Please, let me be a fool

Chapter 142 Counterattack, the capital shakes, and the gentry treason? 【Ask monthly ticket】

Zhang Zhengming, who has been the chief assistant of the cabinet for so many years, knows it well.

The emperors of all dynasties seem to have the same power, and they are rich all over the world.

But in fact, after Emperor Taizu, the influence was not as good as one generation after another.

In the final analysis, it is because the prestige of each emperor is different.

The strength of prestige will also be reflected in power.

Just like the first emperor.

He did a lot of things during his reign, fought against the outside world, and made various achievements. It can already be said that he has great power in his hands.

But Zhang Zhengming knew that the first emperor actually didn't have much reform in his heart towards the gentry.

Because these people are very powerful, when he was implementing various measures.

It is also often opposed, and it is difficult to truly implement it.

It is hesitation that hurts the interests of some gentry.

In the end, many reforms came to an end.

Even if it succeeds, it will not have the effect originally expected.

And this is precisely because the emperor's power is not strong enough to suppress those resisting forces.

Otherwise, there will be no problems that should not arise.

Now, after hearing Song Gongwen's words.

Zhang Zhengming discovered that His Majesty wanted to deal with the gentry and at the same time purge the officials.

The purpose is to attack the power of the gentry and allow the imperial power to be concentrated.

When doing something in the future, there will be no hindrance.

Only in this way can we truly call it power.

It is something that the ancestors of all dynasties never had.

After all, although the late emperors were also monopolistic, they also needed to take care of many things.

But if His Majesty succeeds today, he will no longer have any worries.

At this point in his thoughts, Zhang Zhengming felt emotional, and couldn't help saying: "Your Majesty, you really have planned a strategy."

"That's natural." Song Gongwen also nodded slightly at the side, and said: "So, these lists can't be brought out so early, otherwise, it will destroy His Majesty's plan, and as time goes by, more people will jump out. "

"At that time, the students will start again and arrest all those nobles for the crime of colluding with the Baiyimen."

"In this way, the people and officials of the corresponding gentry before that will all be in panic all day long."

"And the students will leave this matter to His Majesty to decide."

"The initiative rests in His Majesty's hands."

Speaking of this, he had a smile on his face, and continued: "At that time, His Majesty can do whatever he wants, and it will be justified."

From Song Gongwen's point of view, everything about him is probably in His Majesty's plan.

Now just do as His Majesty wishes.

"Well, I'll leave everything to you."

Zhang Zhengming also nodded at this time, and said: "Your Majesty's promotion of you is indeed a wise move. You can even guess His Majesty's plan."

Since ancient times, the king's mind has been unpredictable, and he felt that if it were him, he would never have thought of so much.

But Song Gongwen can calculate it and implement it.

Sure enough, blue comes from blue and is better than blue.

"The teacher is rude."

Song Gongwen was a little embarrassed when he heard the words, and said: "As the student said before, Your Majesty is the eternal sage, but every word must be carefully thought out."

"What's more, His Majesty's actions are so abnormal this time, there must be a deeper meaning in it."

Zhang Zhengming, who heard this, laughed dumbfoundedly, and then pointed at the other party.

The look on his face seemed to say that you are the only one who is smart.

But soon.

He suppressed his smile and asked: "By the way, there is one more thing. I heard that Chen Xuance and Ouyang Ji visited your mansion before they left the capital?"

One of these two is the number one scholar and the other is the second place in the list, and they were born in the imperial examination for the first time in the Tianqi dynasty.

Zhang Zhengming will naturally observe in secret to see if he has the talent to govern the country.

And after hearing that the two had met Song Gongwen.

Although I don't know what it is.

But the curiosity in my heart couldn't help asking.

Hearing this, Song Gongwen didn't hide anything, and told everything about that day.

It includes Chen Xuance's plan to go to Tiandu Kingdom, and Ouyang Ji's plan to go to the northwest region.

Of course, the reason why he didn't hide it was because he wanted Zhang Zhengming to know that these two people were talented, and they might become ministers of the imperial court in the future, so that he could rest assured.

After all, it is not possible for one person to govern a country well.

We need to rely on talents from all walks of life, as well as those young children who are wholeheartedly serving the country.

The teacher has done a lot for Wei.

I want to hear that there are newcomers in their early years.

If you want to do your best for the country, you will be happy too, right?

Sure enough, when Zhang Zhengming heard this, his eyes lit up slightly.

With such young people in the imperial court, the country can continue to grow stronger.

But soon, he frowned slightly, and said involuntarily: "According to what you said, Chen Xuance sent an envoy Tiandu, in order to complete the mission His Majesty entrusted to him, to overthrow King Ali's regime and let King Aqin follow him. on stage?"

It is very difficult to subvert the regime of a country.

Moreover, after Chen Xuance went to Tiandu Kingdom, he was just a foreign envoy.

Everything comes from Great Wei.

want to do this.
Totally impossible.

Unless it is a person with real perseverance and great wisdom.

"Chen Xuance subverted Tiandu's regime and let King Ah Li step down. This matter is really unbelievable." Song Gongwen said: "But it depends on human effort, maybe he did it?"

"And teacher, you also know that the relationship between Dawei and Tiandu has deteriorated to a certain extent."

"Whether Chen Xuance can succeed or not, there is no great harm to us."

Recently, Tiandu Kingdom has been invading Wei.

There are various conflicts between the two sides.

If this continues, I'm afraid there will be a direct war, so even if it continues to deteriorate, it's actually nothing.

That is why Song Gongwen said that no matter whether Chen Xuance is successful or not, it will not have any influence.

Especially if it succeeds, it will definitely be a great thing for Wei.

Zhang Zhengming was also aware of this, nodded immediately, and said, "That's right, but Chen Xance, a young man, is too temperamental, and he actually wants to directly overthrow the Tiandu Kingdom's regime."

"But teacher, you have to admit that being young is not a bad thing."

"Chen Xuance has such an idea, to be loyal to the country."

"Maybe, he can really do things that none of us expected?"

Song Gongwen also laughed, his expression became a little serious, and he murmured: "The country sometimes needs such vigorous young people."

Beside, Zhang Zhengming didn't say much after hearing this.But at the same time, he also thought of a person, that is Song Hongzhi, the son of Song Gongwen, the champion, who destroyed the country in one battle.

If you don't have such youthful vigor, you can't do this even if you think about it.

At this point in his thoughts, he took a deep breath, and then said, "What about Ouyang Ji? The Northwest is a barren land. Although he is talented, there are some things that are not just about being talented."

From Song Gongwen's mouth, I heard that the second place seems to have always wanted to go to the Northwest.

improve the lives of the people there.

The original intention is good.

But the problem is that this is also an extremely difficult thing.

Even if Zhang Zhengming went there in person, he might not be able to do his best.

"He's still young, so it's better to go to the northwest to practice." Song Gongwen thought for a while, and then said: "Besides, I have already asked Ouyang Ji to take away the potato seeds brought by Brother Ying Xing."

"Brother Ying Xing said that this thing can grow well even in barren land, and it is very easy to grow."

"If it's just like what he said, then Ouyang Ji can at least improve the situation of some people in the Northwest who can't get enough to eat."

The seeds brought by Ying Xing?
Hearing this, Zhang Zhengming was stunned for a moment, but soon he was relieved.

During this time, he has been paying attention to the things his nephew did.

What surprised Zhang Zhengming was that the opponent made extremely high preparations on the way to open the canal and build the Weizhi Road.

Especially for the understanding of mountains, rivers and rivers, as well as the design of some blueprints, the continuous innovation made some officials of the Ministry of Industry amazed.

At first he didn't believe it when he knew it, but he heard what the Minister of the Ministry of Industry said.

Only then did I really confirm that although my nephew is not very good at reading.

But in this regard, he is very talented.

and so.

Zhang Zhengming was completely relieved.

But now, Ouyang Ji took those seeds away.

Although he didn't know whether the so-called potatoes were what his nephew said, but thinking about it, it must be quite close.

Thinking, will it be possible to implement it nationwide?

Of course, this is something.

Now Zhang Zhengming also agrees with Song Gongwen's words, no matter what, it is not a bad thing for Ouyang Ji to go to the northwest to practice.

Afterwards, the two continued to discuss matters concerning the gentry going to Beijing this time.

In their eyes, this is about His Majesty's grand plan.

So do your best no matter what.

As for Song Gongwen, he also planned to choose to take action in a few days when the nobles really turned upside down.

At that time, take the list directly and transfer people to Jingzhao Mansion to control all the gentry who colluded with the Baiyimen.

Colluding with the Baiyimen is a felony, and with the appearance of the cabinet minister, the Jingzhao Mansion naturally dare not neglect it.

As for Zhang Zhengming, he would not choose to be idle, and decided to spend the next few days.

Continue to submit memorials and support the cessation of allotment.

There are two purposes.

First of all, to continue to build prestige for His Majesty.

Secondly, it is to paralyze the gentry and those officials, making them feel that this matter is the general trend, and then dance more happily.

It will also allow His Majesty to be more thorough when he purges the officials.

At last.

The two confirmed the details of the plan.

Immediately, they didn't stay in the yard too long, and left here one after the other.

And outside.

Because of the fueling of the gentry, more and more people opposed the reform and attacked Song Gongwen.

Even the people who wanted to speak up and support them did not speak up anymore, because these people found that no matter how many memorials they gave, His Majesty seemed to remain silent.

He neither chose to suppress the gentry, nor continued to support Song Gongwen, and his attitude was ambiguous.

Some people feel that His Majesty is really afraid of the gentry?
Think about the end result.

Will His Majesty compromise?
If this is the case, isn't what I did meaningless?
Of course, there are still some people who are insisting on submitting the memorial, refuting the gentry, and supporting the sharing.

In the eyes of these people, no matter what the final result is, it doesn't matter, as long as they have a clear heart.

As for the gentry.

Also during this time, I felt a little strange.

It is quite understandable that His Majesty is indifferent to the reform.

It's nothing more than wanting to wait until the end, when things get out of hand, and come out to solve it.

But Song Gongwen didn't say anything, didn't even refute, as if nothing happened.

This made the gentry a little strange. You must know that when he was in Longyang Mansion before, the method of the head of the country was very tough. He directly arrested a large number of people. What happened now?
Will this person have a backup?
But after careful consideration by the gentry, they felt that this was unlikely.

Because I don't have any handle in Song Gongwen's hands. After all, the other party has been in the capital before, implementing the Jiangnan Reform by remote control.

Even if you want to do something, it is impossible.

In this way, time passed bit by bit.

Wei Yunyi still stayed in the alchemy room.

Looking at the news that came, I also knew that the gentry seemed to be getting more and more violent.

In his heart, he also estimated that it should be a few days before he can go out and clean up the mess.

What he thought was that taking advantage of the gentry's commotion would not only shake the court, but especially when he came forward, he could take advantage of the trend and stop the reform.

At that time, Wei's luck will inevitably be hit.

If you can have all the stupid king value, there will be more.

just.

Wei Yunyi, who had never left the alchemy room, didn't know.

On this day, Song Gongwen finally moved.

After a period of indulgence, more and more officials stood at the head of the gentry and prevented the reform.

But after that, no more people came forward.

he knows.

Now is the best time to attack the gentry.

Because everything that should come out has come out.

So in the early morning of this day, the people, officials, and gentry in Beijing discovered that Song Gongwen left the mansion, took a carriage directly, and went to Jingzhao Mansion.

Not long after, hundreds of yamen servants walked out of Jingzhao Mansion, and they lined up neatly one by one.

Then under the order of Song Gongwen, all of them took action.

Next, the entire capital was shaken.

Because the targets of these Jingzhao government servants are those Jiangnan gentry.

In less than an hour, the yamen servants went to various places in the capital to arrest all those gentry.

No one knows what's going on.

The arrested gentry felt that Song Gongwen was in a hurry, saying that he was arresting people randomly.

Even some officials who supported the gentry came over and asked why they were arrested.

The laws of the Wei Dynasty are strict, and even the second assistant can't mess around.

So they are very confident.

But Song Gongwen responded with only one sentence, that is, some people from the Jiangnan gentry colluded with the Baiyimen, and at the same time fanned the flames to obstruct the implementation of the national policy.

As soon as this remark came out, the entire capital was shocked.

Those officials who defend the gentry.

They were all dumbfounded.

Obstructing the implementation of national policies is an easy crime, depending on how it is explained.

But colluding with the Baiyimen made them afraid.

Because of this sin.

It's like treason!

(End of this chapter)