Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1502 The inevitable cycle!
Under Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Jing Xuan did not give an answer immediately, but pondered for half a cup of tea before raising his head and saying to his father very seriously:

"Father, I may feel a little unbalanced, but I will not be a TG!"

Ye Mingsheng smiled when he heard this, then touched his son's head and said:
"Jingxuan, you said it very well. Only by keeping your original intention in mind can you achieve your goal. You will encounter many setbacks and temptations in your future life, but you must remember your answer!"

"Yes!"

After instructing Jingxuan, Ye Mingsheng continued:

"Jingxuan, although you have made this choice, most people, no! The vast majority of people will make a different choice. They will choose to go along with the crowd and become part of FB!"

As soon as Ye Mingsheng finished speaking, Jingxuan's voice came to his ears.

"Father, did you make a choice at the beginning?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Mingsheng wanted to tell the truth, but when he looked down and saw his son's expectant and admiring expression, he was unable to speak for a moment.

At this time, Pei Zhixiu, who was standing by, came to Ye Mingsheng's rescue and said:
"Jingxuan, a great hero like your father who is honest and upright will naturally not go along with those TG scums!"

Facing his mother's words, Jing Xuan nodded seriously, and then said with a look of reverence:
"Father is my role model!"

To be honest, Ye Mingsheng has been in the underworld for so many years that his skin has long been as thick as a city wall. But at this moment, feeling his son’s admiring gaze, although Ye Mingsheng does not change on the surface, he feels a little ashamed in his heart...
In order to climb up the ladder, Ye Mingsheng did a lot of things like giving gifts, using connections, and taking backdoors!
Although Ye Mingsheng did not think that there was anything wrong with what he did in the environment of the Great Zhou Dynasty at that time, even some court officials beautified this period of history into a reluctant act by Ye Mingsheng in order to fulfill his inner desire for revenge and make the country and the people live a better life, enduring humiliation and bearing heavy burdens, in order to make Ye Mingsheng look even greater!
But Ye Mingsheng knew very well why he had done what he did back then, and he also knew that these things could not be brought to the table!
Ye Mingsheng is very clear that he is one of the majority of people who choose to go along with the crowd. Therefore, for Jingxuan, who has lofty ambitions, he, as a father, may not be a good role model worthy of learning!
Just when Ye Mingsheng was feeling a little sad, Jingxuan seemed to have thought of something and asked Ye Mingsheng:
"Father, do you think it is possible to completely eliminate FB and make the court free of TG?"

Looking at his son's innocent eyes, Ye Mingsheng warned him seriously:
"Jingxuan, you have to remember one thing. As long as people are still managing it, it is impossible to truly eliminate FB. No matter which dynasty it is, who is the emperor, or what kind of organizational structure it is, it is completely impossible!"

"Most people are greedy by nature. There are very few people like Hai Rui. You can't expect everyone in the court to be like him!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng say this, Jingxuan said with some confusion:

"I heard from the teacher that under your rule, the court is now in a stable and harmonious state, and all the ministers are honest and virtuous people. Father, is what the teacher said wrong?"

Ye Mingsheng looked a little emotional when he heard this. After a long while, he still couldn't bear to break the beauty in his son's heart, so he could only say meaningfully:

“Life is like a play. It all depends on your acting skills…”

“I said that no matter how we change, we can never completely prevent FB from happening, but there are different levels of FB!”

"The Great Zhou was not always so bad at the beginning. They also had their good times. At that time, the atmosphere was clean and upright, and the wise men gathered in the court to work together!"

"Although Daqian is stronger than Dazhou at the moment, it is only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. My measures are just like a wall hanging, making the appearance look brand new, but in fact, it is still the same old thing!"

"As long as the soil doesn't change, there will be no fundamental change no matter what we do. In the end, it will just be a cycle that no one can escape!"

At the end, Ye Mingsheng had a wry smile on his face, his expression full of helplessness.

Not only Jingren didn't understand what Ye Mingsheng said, but even Pei Zhixiu who was standing beside him was a little confused.

At this point, Ye Mingsheng didn't want to continue this topic. Sometimes, Ye Mingsheng felt very sad deep in his heart. He knew that those things were the right path, and he had intended to develop in this direction, but there were some deep-rooted concepts and ideas that could not be changed and shaken by his own strength alone...
Just when Ye Mingsheng was about to change the subject to a lighter one, Jingxuan seemed to suddenly realize something after thinking about it and said to Ye Mingsheng:
"Father, I think I understand what you mean now. The soil you mentioned refers to the imperial court. But why hasn't the imperial court changed? There have been so many emperors in the past dynasties. Father, this doesn't make sense!"

After saying this, Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:
"Jingxuan, you need to think about this question carefully. I can only tell you that absolute QL will inevitably lead to absolute FB, and power will only be responsible to its source!"

Hearing what Ye Mingsheng said, Jingxuan nodded thoughtfully, then sat aside and began to think.

At night, after a fierce battle between the couple, Ye Mingsheng was extremely exhausted. Just when his consciousness was a little fuzzy and he was about to fall asleep, Pei Zhixiu suddenly came over and whispered in Ye Mingsheng's ear:

"Your Majesty, the soil you talked about with Jingxuan today is this, right?"

After saying that, Pei Zhixiu used her slender fingers as a pen and wrote two words on Ye Mingsheng's palm.

Ye Mingsheng, who was about to fall asleep, immediately woke up when he heard the two words written by Pei Zhixiu. He turned his head and looked at the person beside him. Facing Ye Mingsheng's gaze, Pei Zhixiu said in confusion:
"Your Majesty, I see that you don't usually read books, how can you understand such a truth?"

Ye Mingsheng smiled and said:

"This is the experience I have gained from all these years of hard work!"

Pei Zhixiu nodded slightly and asked softly:

"So what does Your Majesty plan to do?" Ye Mingsheng fell silent about this question. After a long while, he said slowly:
"As an emperor, I can't possibly kill myself!"

Hearing Ye Mingsheng's answer, Pei Zhixiu's expression was somewhat relaxed. Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng smiled and asked:

"what are you worried about?"

Pei Zhixiu hesitated for a moment, but still said honestly:
"You have always been an idealist. I am a little worried that you will give up!"

Ye Mingsheng burst into laughter upon hearing this, then shook his head and said:

"Productivity determines form. I have only given birth to a bud, and it is far from the right time. Being too advanced is not a good thing..."

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Evening of January 22

Cui Shao returned to his mansion in a carriage. There were only a few days left before the New Year. The work at the Ministry of Revenue had been almost completed, and all the account books had been settled. The only step left was to distribute the New Year's reward money to the people at all levels of the court.

Although the court's finances, which had just become more comfortable, will be tight again because the war may be restarted on the grassland next year, there are some voices in the court that believe that in view of the impending war, the New Year's reward this year can be reduced or not given at all. I believe that all officials in the court can understand and support this!
Such remarks received some support among the senior management, but Ye Mingsheng ultimately rejected the idea. The New Year bonuses were still paid out as usual, and compared to previous years, this year's bonuses were even more.

In Ye Mingsheng's words, this year the court has been filled with complaints about layoffs, and now that the New Year is approaching, it is necessary to give everyone a little sweetness to appease people and continue to do a good job in the coming year.

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Many people applauded Ye Mingsheng's decision, and even began to look forward to how he would spend the money. However, some people felt that this round of layoffs should end here, and they were finally spared and could continue to rest easy...

As the Minister of Revenue, Cui Shao heard similar voices in the Ministry of Revenue. Cui Shao felt that it was too naive to have such an idea!

Although the current layoffs have achieved phased results, with more than 10,000 people laid off, the court has saved hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year.

However, Cui Shao believed that Ye Mingsheng would not be satisfied with this goal. Although Ye Mingsheng had not discussed this issue with him in detail, some previous discussions had enabled Cui Shao to clearly perceive Ye Mingsheng's attitude. He believed that Ye Mingsheng's layoffs next year would not be less than this year, and at least 10,000 T jobs would be lost.

Cui Shao felt that Ye Mingsheng's original intention was good. He wanted to cut the court's expenses, improve the situation of redundant court staff, and use more money for more useful purposes, but at the actual operational level.

Cui Shao felt that Ye Mingsheng's approach was a bit too rough, and some local governors and provincial judges, in order to please Ye Mingsheng, regarded layoffs as part of their performance, and laid off employees just for the sake of laying off employees. In this way, layoffs had some bad effects.

Although Cui Shao had this idea, he did not report it to Ye Mingsheng!
Cui Shao was very clear that in the context of Ye Mingsheng's insistence on layoffs, if he raised objections at this time, it might cause Ye Mingsheng to misunderstand.

And by then, some G employees who were originally against layoffs but dared not to oppose due to Ye Mingsheng’s authority would set him up. If so, Cui Shaozhen would be in a difficult situation...

So after weighing the pros and cons, Cui Shao felt that it would be best for him to keep a low profile and remain silent!
His Majesty has always been concerned about his influence in the court and his students and old friends. The reason why he has not taken any action yet is, on the one hand, because this old man is still useful, and on the other hand, he keeps a low profile and does not seem to be a threat to His Majesty!
If he took the lead in this matter, the situation would most likely be broken. Although Cui Shao wanted to benefit the people of the world and let them live a better life, compared to this, Cui Shao, who came from a noble family, cared more about his own interests and the interests of the faction he had built up.

Cui Shao would never do such a good deed of sacrificing himself for others!
After Cui Shao returned to his mansion, he had a simple dinner. Just when he wanted to hug his grandson Cui Wenzhe and enjoy the family happiness, the butler Cui Fu came to report:

"Master! Young Master Hang wants to see you for something!"

Cui Shao was a little surprised to hear that Cui Hang wanted to see him, but soon this experienced Minister of Revenue of Daqian realized that something was going to happen. After all, the Ministry of Personnel has been very busy recently, and the news that many people have been working overtime has spread, especially young staff like Cui Hang, who are the main force of overtime!
Therefore, instead of working overtime in the Ministry of Personnel, Cui Hang came out to find himself. This was enough to show that Cui Hang might have encountered some trouble!
Thinking of this, Cui Shao nodded slightly. Seeing this, Cui Fu immediately invited Cui Hang in.

After the uncle and nephew exchanged greetings, Cui Hang immediately reported the affairs of Yide Trading Company to Cui Shao.

Cui Shao was shocked when he heard this. Not to mention Cui Zhi's involvement in gambling and brothels, just talking about usury and forcing women of good families into prostitution, which were things that the court had repeatedly issued orders to strictly prohibit, Cui Shao himself had repeatedly warned these old friends not to get involved in them and not to put themselves behind bars for some material gain!

On the surface, those people all agreed and assured Cui Shao one by one that even if they were doing business, they would be doing legitimate business and would not violate the laws of Daqian. But now it seems that these people did not take the old man's words seriously at all!
Thinking of this, Cui Shao was a little angry, but in front of his nephew, this old fox in the G field remained calm and asked calmly:

"What do you think about this matter, Cui Hang?"

Since Cui Hang came to see his uncle, he had thought about this matter in his heart, and immediately spoke without hesitation:

"Uncle San, based on my current understanding, many people from the Yun and Gongsun families, including our Cui family, are involved in this. The first one to bear the brunt of this should be Minister Gongsun. As far as I know, the licenses for the gambling dens and brothels under Yide Company were obtained by Minister Gongsun!"

Cui Shao's expression did not change after hearing this. Seeing this, Cui Hang had to say:

"Uncle San, we should make plans early at this time..."

Before Cui Hang finished speaking, Cui Shao said calmly:

"Are you going to give up on your big brother?"