King of Han Dynasty of Ming Dynasty

This is said.

There was silence in the hall.

The seemingly light and negotiating words left all the ministers present speechless. They didn't know how to answer the question, and their expressions unconsciously became solemn and anxious.

Have no idea!

No one was a fool. How could they not hear the threat in Zhu Gaoxu's words? It made everyone feel very nervous.

Although he was very reluctant and uncomfortable, he finally had to lower his head, reach out with trembling hands to pick up the memorial in front of him, looking at the extremely vast project, and slowly read it.

People have to bow their heads under the roof.

What can they do?
How dare you think you are playing a rival role?
Who doesn't know that Prince of Han Zhu Gaoxu is unhappy and almost about to lose his temper?

If everyone's buttocks can be guaranteed to be 100% clean, there will be no problems.

They do have the courage and confidence to fight against it, but their own family knows their own business, and who can guarantee that their own bottom is clean?
Be an official!
It is more or less certain that there are some interests involved.

There is some connection with certain people and things.

Moreover.

As for the current situation, don’t be fooled by the way they speak with great righteousness and passion.

But ask yourself, are they really doing this for the good of the Ming Dynasty? Do they really have no other thoughts and are not acting out of personal gain? Is that possible?
This is obviously impossible. If it was really for the good of the Ming Dynasty and the Ming court, they would not have spoken out against it or expressed different opinions on this matter.

After all, we are not fools. Who doesn't know that the Mohist school's involvement in the Ministry of Works is obviously the most beneficial thing for the Ming Dynasty at the moment?

It is precisely because they have no good intentions and want to eat meat and seek benefits for their own people that they have to stand up.

This is something that everyone knows, so naturally they have lost the confidence they should have to fight back.

Seeing them all with their heads down, silently reading the memorials recording the past affairs of the Ministry of Works, Zhu Gaoxu couldn't help but sneer at the corners of his slightly raised mouth. He turned to look at the silent prince beside him, and the two of them looked at each other at the same time and smiled imperceptibly.

That's it.

Nearly an hour and a half passed.

The two full boxes of memorials were divided and read by the ministers in the court one by one.

After everyone finished reading the memorial, their faces involuntarily became gloomy. They subconsciously looked over at their colleagues nearby, observing their reactions and trying to see what to do.

At the same time, they finally understood why Zhu Gaoxu was so tough on this matter, why he stood up to them and refuted the opinions of so many of them.

I also understand why Zhu Gaoxu asked them to sign a military order.

As for the things in the memorials, which have been recorded one by one by the Ministry of Works from the time of Emperor Taizu to the present, it can be seen that over the years, although the entire Ministry of Works has done everything without any mistakes, in a sense, there is absolutely no highlight at all.

Everything is done step by step, everything is in accordance with the past, without any changes or improvements.

Isn’t this what Han King Zhu Gaoxu meant by living off past glories?
Before, when they saw the warships drifting on the rivers at the dock when Prince of Zhao Zhu Gaosui and others were heading for the Japanese mainland, they all thought it was the masterpiece of the Ministry of Works. They also thought that these people in the Ministry of Works were really good at hiding!
Such good stuff, such powerful and awe-inspiring stuff.

I have never heard anyone from the Ministry of Works talk about this before, but now I have read the memorials that record the detailed past affairs of the Ministry of Works.

These people almost couldn't hold back from cursing and swearing.

Isn't this definitely a scam?

How can this be the Ministry of Industry's masterpiece? How can this be the Ministry of Industry hiding something from the public?
These were the things that Zhu Gaoxu and the Mohist craftsmen spent dozens of days and nights to create.

I finally understood why Zhu Gaoxu looked down on the officials of the Ministry of Works.

This, this, this... Judging from what the officials of the Ministry of Works have done over the years, there is really nothing worth mentioning at all.

Even these people, thinking about what they had said before when they pleaded for those officials from the Ministry of Works, couldn't help but blush slightly, feeling embarrassed for their previous words.

These bastards only have themselves to blame.

Feelings have no other purpose at all except to make money.

The ghosts have made great contributions through hard work, and even if they have made no contributions, they have worked hard. They are a group of things that have not done any work at all.

It's really embarrassing.

For a moment, the atmosphere in the field was extremely awkward, and everyone fell silent. Although no one said a word, it was not difficult to tell from the rapid breathing of the crowd that the people present were not calm at this moment.

After a brief pause, Zhu Gaoxu slowly raised his head, glanced around at the people in front of him, and sneered:
"Everyone, now that you have looked at what you have in your hands, how do you feel?"

“Can you share your thoughts and feelings?”

The ministers: "!!!!"

view?

What opinions can they have and what opinions do they dare to have?
How do they know that the people in the Ministry of Industry are such a bunch of idiots?
He was speechless and felt resentful. He wanted to question Zhu Gaoxu, asking him why he didn't take these things out earlier when he knew the situation was like this and that the people in the Ministry of Works were like this.

Do you have to wait for them to jump out, and when they are jumping happily, take out these things? Isn't this a slap in their faces and deliberately making things difficult for them?
Not only did he slap them in the face, but he was also shameless and deliberately poked their hearts with words. It was definitely murderous!

Look, is this human stuff?
But is it really possible for any individual to do such a thing?
Isn't it just deliberately setting a trap for them, waiting for them to jump into it, letting them jump, and then watching them make a fool of themselves?

Dele.

Although they had many complaints in their hearts, they were too embarrassed to speak out and criticize Zhu Gaoxu.

There is no other reason.

How to say?
In this matter, who can be blamed for the situation turning out like this?

Can Zhu Gaoxu be blamed?
It is obviously unlikely. The only people to blame are these people. They are too greedy and take things for granted.

If you are not greedy, if you do not have any other thoughts, if you do not want to take advantage of this opportunity, then this situation would not have happened.

Why would it make everyone so embarrassed?

So in the final analysis, it's all their own fault. They couldn't suppress their greed, which ultimately led to the current result.

Feeling the gazes being cast around them, all the ministers had to force out a smile that was uglier than crying and said:
"Report to the prince."

"This matter... This matter is true, but I am not aware of the specific circumstances."

"It is too narrow-minded to think about the current problems with old ideas." "I really don't know that for so many years, the Ministry of Works, as one of the six ministries in the court, has enjoyed the heavy trust from the court, but it has remained stagnant and has been living off its old capital without any innovation or change."

"It is indeed a shame for our Ming officials."

After hearing this, the face of Song Li, the Minister of Works who was standing nearby, became extremely ugly and gloomy, and his eyes involuntarily became deep. He had a clear understanding of the shamelessness of his colleagues.

He never dreamed that these bastards could be so shameless.

No!

You said...is it necessary for you to do this?
What’s up!
He wanted to grab the fat meat and have a piece of the pie, but when he failed, he started to belittle the Ministry of Industry.

Besides, isn't belittling the Ministry of Works a disguised way of belittling him as incompetent?
As the saying goes: When a wall falls, everyone pushes it. The problem is that his wall hasn't fallen yet! Are you so impatient to push the wall?

We are our own family members, and we know what’s going on. We are all from the six ministries, so who doesn’t know who?
Not to mention that his Ministry of Industry has been living off the past years, just look at these officials who are now righteously criticizing their Ministry of Industry, let me ask, who among them is not living off the past years?

They talk as if they have changed at all over the years. The Ming treasury is still poor, the corrupt officials are still corrupt, and the big brothers are all the same, not to mention the second brother. None of them are much better.

Thinking about this, and seeing these shameless bastards who were taking advantage of someone's misfortune, Song Li was already filled with rage. At this moment, he could no longer bear it. He suddenly raised his head, as if he was about to retort.

But before he could finish his words, he heard Zhu Gaoxu's very familiar voice asking:
"Master Song..."

"That's right. As the Minister of Industry, do you have anything to say about your evaluation?"

"Are there any different opinions or ideas?"

This is said.

It seemed like a question, but Song Li keenly saw the warning in Zhu Gaoxu's eyes, which made him hold back the words that he was about to say in anger.

Song Li is not a fool, he naturally knows why!

Zhu Gaoxu's move was because he was worried that Mohist would interfere and affect the original layout. At the same time, he also wanted him to take the opportunity to cooperate and propose that Mohist school be promoted to the position, so as to change the original appearance of the Ministry of Works. In this way, he could fight back and shut up the mouths of those ministers who refuted and criticized the Ministry of Works!

See this situation.

Song Li was stunned for a moment, then he briefly pondered, and looked around at the people in front of him coldly. A sneer appeared at the corners of his slightly raised mouth, and then he said without any hesitation:
"Hmm... My Lords, your comments are very sharp."

"We have been educated."

"That's just right. Didn't Prince Han just propose that the Mohists be stationed in the Ministry of Works?"

"I was reluctant at first, but after hearing your passionate criticism, I finally understood. I realized that I was too narrow-minded before. I always focused on the immediate interests and did not truly do what the saints said: worry about the country and the people, and share the worries of the king."

"This, I feel deeply ashamed."

"For this reason, in response to the prince's proposal just now, let the Mo family serve as officials in the Ministry of Works, bring changes to the Ministry of Works, and make the entire Ming Dynasty better. This old minister thinks this proposal is very good."

As he spoke, Song Li turned around and looked around at his colleagues and colleagues. He smiled intriguingly and continued:
"I think, judging from the impassioned words of the ministers just now, the thoughts of the ministers should be similar to those of this old minister."

"You must want Mo Jia to serve as an official in the imperial court and take on important responsibilities for the Ministry of Works, right?"

"As for the selection of officials by the Ministry of Personnel, based on my many years of experience as the Ministry of Works, this is completely unnecessary."

"In the past, officials in the Ministry of Works were selected by the Ministry of Personnel."

"But no matter what the final result is, the Ministry of Industry has no use at all except coordinating with various departments."

"Not only that, the officials selected by the Ministry of Personnel have almost no understanding of the nature and affairs of the Ministry of Works. In many cases, they not only fail to play any role in their work, but also cause considerable obstacles."

"There are also clear records in the memorials that clearly show that the craftsmen below were willing and capable of improving certain weapons to some extent, greatly enhancing their power."

"But some officials, for the sake of safety and their own positions, fear that they will be blamed if something goes wrong, and so they simply reject many proposals."

"They even expelled the craftsmen to consolidate their own status and interests."

"What is this behavior?"

"Isn't this simply taking history backwards and hindering the development of the Ming Dynasty?"

"My Lords, what do you think?"

Having said this, he paused, and then did not give the officials who were about to refute and explain a chance at all, and continued:

"certainly……"

"If you gentlemen still insist that it is inappropriate for the Mohists to serve in the Ministry of Works, you should insist on letting the Ministry of Personnel select officials to take office."

"As the Minister of Industry, I naturally don't dare to say much. After all, the minority must obey the majority, right?"

"But if the Ministry of Industry remains like this in the future, the officials who take office will be even more virtuous than before."

"As the Minister of Industry, I dare not take the blame for this, and I cannot bear this responsibility."

"Then... I hope that those who hold opposing views today will not shirk their responsibilities and will be willing to take on the responsibility when the time comes."

This is said.

It seems like he is summarizing his own problems, but his words are full of self-deprecation.

However, the meaning contained in the words was full of thorns, which really hit the heart of the officials present, causing their faces to become extremely solemn and their expressions to become extremely ugly.

All are not fools.

Knowing that this was the Minister of Works, Song Li, it was a severe response to their recent belittling of the Ministry of Works.

But I knew it was so, I knew it was intentional.

But this left them speechless and they didn't know how to answer this question.

Agree?
They are also afraid of taking responsibility and cannot afford it.

Don’t you agree?

They admitted defeat, but still felt a little embarrassed.

I can't help but fall into a dilemma. (End of this chapter)