Eagle-eyed and wolf-watching

Chapter 1526: Memorial!

Although he has been here for a long time and Ye Mingsheng has integrated well into this society, he still has some ideas of his own!
Ye Mingsheng never considered himself a saint. In order to fight for power and for his own political ambitions, Ye Mingsheng killed many people and harmed many people. Among these people, there were very few who were innocent and were harmed by the disaster!

But Ye Mingsheng would not feel uneasy or guilty about this. After all, as a political figure, especially a political figure under a feudal system, you sometimes have to be hard-hearted and ruthless. Only in this way can you survive in the cruel struggle!
However, Ye Mingsheng also believes that as a human being, one should sometimes talk about humanitarianism!

When he was in the Imperial Guards before, Ye Mingsheng had performed various tasks, most of which were related to combat, but there were also some tasks that were not related to combat, such as serving as a guard at the execution ground!
Ye Mingsheng clearly remembered that when he and his soldiers were carrying out a mission to secure an execution ground, they witnessed the torture of being cut into pieces, and the scene of people being cut from bottom to top, dying helplessly while wailing in agony!
Such a scene caused a great shock to Ye Mingsheng's mind, making him have nightmares for several days. Ye Mingsheng had seen murders and cruel scenes before. He had seen corpses and broken limbs on the battlefield countless times.

Ye Mingsheng also thought that he had become tough enough in his heart after the training and tempering on the battlefield, but really seeing such a scene still gave Ye Mingsheng a great shock in his heart...
As the emperor of Daqian, Ye Mingsheng was well aware that the existence of these tortures could greatly deter the common people and was beneficial to his rule!
But in Ye Mingsheng's heart, he believed that tortures like being cut into pieces and being torn apart by five horses were really anti-human!
Therefore, during his reign, Ye Mingsheng basically did not use these tortures. After becoming emperor, Ye Mingsheng even had the idea of ​​completely abolishing these tortures at the legal level, so that this inhumane punishment would disappear in the long river of history.

However, Ye Mingsheng's idea was opposed by the former Minister of Justice Li Jian and Vice Minister Gongsun Hao. In addition, although Zhu Xiaowen, the Minister of the Supreme Court, and Xiao Lingyu, the former Left Censor-in-Chief, did not make a clear statement, their silence itself was a statement.

In addition, the provincial inspectors in various places basically did not support Ye Mingsheng's idea. Everyone believed that the existence of these tortures was very necessary, and could effectively deter those unruly people and let them know how powerful they were, so that they would not dare to break the law or commit such crimes!
In view of this reality, although Ye Mingsheng wants to promote the abolition of these tortures, he can only put it on hold temporarily!
Ye Mingsheng knew that Liu Ning had the habit of making three major changes when he took office. When he first took office as the prefect of Yijing, he implemented a set of new measures that greatly improved the public security in Yijing. So when he appointed Liu Ning as the prefect of Yijing, Ye Mingsheng was very much looking forward to what Liu Ning would do!

Ye Mingsheng originally thought that Liu Ning might start with some personnel issues in the Ministry of Justice, but Ye Mingsheng really didn't expect that Liu Ning would focus on abolishing torture as his first priority in the Ministry of Justice...
Opening Liu Ning's memorial, Liu Ning quoted various classics to show the harm of cruel means such as torture to the country, such as King Zhou of Shang's burning people alive, the death of Qin II, etc. In contrast, Liu Ning cited many examples to prove the benefits of benevolent governance to the country, such as Duke Huan of Qi, the rule of Wen and Jing in the Han Dynasty, etc.

In a nutshell, as the Minister of Justice trusted by Daqian, Liu Ning supports Ye Mingsheng in abolishing these tortures!
Seeing this, Ye Mingsheng nodded slightly. He knew very well that Liu Ning might not really support him in abolishing these tortures. His attitude expressed in this memorial was most likely a political speculation in order to please him and win his appreciation!
But Ye Mingsheng was also very satisfied. Although he alone might not be able to bring about much change to the world and could not change the reincarnation of thousands of years, Ye Mingsheng still hoped that he could change some things and leave some traces of himself in this world, so he liked Liu Ning's attitude!

However, although Liu Ning, the Minister of Justice, has expressed his support for the abolition of torture, this is far from enough. More people need to stand up and support the abolition of these tortures.

After all, the most important thing is the change in thinking. After all, if it is just a simple abolition, Ye Mingsheng can completely suppress it with an order. No matter whether it is the Shangshu, the Shilang, or the provincial inspectors, all the opposition voices will disappear in an instant!

But this is not what Ye Mingsheng wants. What Ye Mingsheng wants is complete abolition, not for everything to revive again when he is gone...

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng planned to hold a meeting with the Censorate, the Dali Temple, and the Ministry of Justice to unify their opinions and ideas, and strive to implement this matter thoroughly in the first half of this year.

After putting down Liu Ning's memorial, Ye Mingsheng opened Su Yi's memorial.

Ye Mingsheng was a little surprised after just glancing at the contents of the memorial. Su Yi actually recommended Gao Shen, the Minister of Rites, to be in charge of Daqian's external affairs!
Ye Mingsheng felt Su Yi's idea was very sudden. It was completely beyond Ye Mingsheng's expectations!

After all, Su Yi and Gao Shen had been trying to trip each other up for the position of director of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs, and they almost got their heads knocked out. The power struggle between the two even affected the normal work of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs. For this reason, Ye Mingsheng had to step forward in person and warn the two people, which put a stop to the infighting between the two people!

When Gao Shen's corruption was exposed, he transferred Gao Shen back to Beijing to report on his work. Although Su Yi pretended to be on Gao Shen's behalf in front of him, she actually hinted to herself that Gao Shen might defect for fear of being punished!
Before this incident, Ye Mingsheng admired Su Yi's work ability and character in all aspects, but after this incident, Su Yi left a much worse impression on Ye Mingsheng, leaving Ye Mingsheng with the impression that she was petty and unworthy of great things.

Ye Mingsheng really never thought that Su Yi would recommend Gao Shen, his former enemy, the person he once wanted to kill...

With surprise in his heart, Ye Mingsheng continued to look at Su Yi's memorial. In the memorial, Su Yi stated that although Gao Shen had encountered some failures in handling grassland affairs before, and was exposed to have accepted benefits from Nurha, Ibugel and others, Gao Shen was still the person in the Daqian court who knew grassland affairs and Robinia Qincha the best!
In addition to having sufficient knowledge of the real things on the grassland, Gao Shen of the Qipchaq has extensive connections in Luobi and Luobi. Especially in Luobi, Gao Shen has personal relationships with almost all the leaders of the Luobi tribes. Su Yi specifically emphasized in the memorial that this is a network of contacts unique to Gao Shen!
Su Yi also sent people to try to contact those tribal leaders, but unfortunately he did not gain their trust. Su Yi believed that this was an important reason why he failed to sort out the affairs on the grassland.

But now if Gao Shen comes back, all these problems can be easily solved!

At the end of the memorial, Su Yi also told Ye Mingsheng very frankly that he did have conflicts with Gao Shen in the past, but in the face of the interests of Daqian, their conflicts would immediately disappear, and he, Su Yi, would go all out to support Gao Shen's work and ensure that Gao Shen could guarantee the interests of Daqian on the grassland.

As for Gao Shen's guilty body, Su Yi also hopes that Ye Mingsheng can give Gao Shen a chance to redeem himself and recruit talents without any restrictions!

Feeling Su Yi's thoughts, Ye Mingsheng also nodded slightly. In fact, Su Yi was not the only one who advised Ye Mingsheng to restart Gao Shen. A few days ago, Ji Xian from the Coordination Office also advised Ye Mingsheng to restart Gao Shen and let him be fully responsible for Daqian's grassland affairs...
Ji Xian, who is in charge of intelligence, is very clear about Gao Shen’s value!
Ji Xian believed that it was unknown whether Ibugele was alive or dead, and the situation among the Luobi tribes was volatile. Once Ibugele died, internal strife would likely occur. Even if Ibugele did not die now, he would certainly be seriously injured. In addition, he was not young anymore. Combining these factors, it could be concluded that Ibugele would not have much time left, and Daqian must prepare early!

Faced with such a complex situation that affects Daqian’s national strategy, there must be someone who can control the situation to coordinate!

And it is obvious that there is no such person in the Ministry of Rites at present!
Ji Xian believed that if those people in the Ministry of Rites were allowed to continue to manipulate things, Daqian would become increasingly slow to realize things about the grassland, so it was necessary to use Gao Shen!
Ye Mingsheng had also considered Ji Xian's idea at that time! Gao Shen had long been the person in charge of the Fengwu Army's grassland affairs. The Fengwu Army's military success against the grassland forces could be said to be inseparable from Gao Shen's contribution!

Ye Mingsheng was also very clear about Gao Shen's abilities and contributions, which was why when he was exposed for accepting bribes, Ye Mingsheng did not kill him but only dismissed him from his post and confiscated his illegal gains.

Ye Mingsheng also knew that re-employing Gao Shen would definitely strengthen Daqian’s current control over grassland affairs!

However, Ye Mingsheng also had some concerns. First of all, Gao Shen had received several thousand taels of silver at that time, which was not a small number. This had caused a very bad impact within Daqian. Ye Mingsheng had shown mercy by not killing him because of his contributions over the years. Now that he was re-employed, there would definitely be some different opinions within the court, and it might even cause some controversy!
Secondly, Gao Shen is not young anymore, and Ye Mingsheng learned that he had been living in the open air on the grassland for many years and had some health problems, so he had been recuperating at home after returning to Yijing.

Ye Mingsheng did not doubt Gao Shen's ability, but he doubted whether Gao Shen's current physical condition could support him in carrying out foreign affairs work in Luobei.

Thirdly, Ye Mingsheng also wants to train a new generation of diplomatic talents. After all, Gao Shen is fifty years old. In this era where the average life expectancy does not exceed sixty, Gao Shen is already an old man. So you can rely on him now, but how many years can you rely on him?

Therefore, Ye Mingsheng also wanted to make preparations early to see if the young man could take on the big responsibility. This was also the reason why Ye Mingsheng did not use Gao Shen now. But now that Su Yi recommended Gao Shen again, Ye Mingsheng began to reconsider the possibility of Gao Shen.

After pondering for a while, Ye Mingsheng still hadn't decided whether to employ Gao Shen, but Ye Mingsheng felt that he should meet Gao Shen to see what Gao Shen's current situation was!
After all, if Gao Shen was seriously ill and couldn't walk, even if he decided to ask him to go, he wouldn't be able to go. So Ye Mingsheng had to see what kind of physical condition this guy was in now.

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng called Ye Cheng and instructed:
"I want to summon Gao Shen! I want to see him this afternoon..."

"As ordered!"

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While Ye Mingsheng was dealing with some JZ matters in the imperial study, An Miaoyi, who was in the warm room not far away, was looking at the morning newspaper in her hand and asked Qi Qige who had walked into the room:
"Is there any important business in the Imperial Study?"

Qiqige thought for a moment and said:

"There's nothing else, but it seems that Minister Gongsun has resigned!"

After hearing this, An Miaoyi, who was reading a newspaper, put down the newspaper in her hand and looked at Qiqige to confirm:

"Are you saying that Gongsun Hao has resigned?"

Facing the gaze of her master, Qiqige nodded and said:

"Yes! I heard it's related to the Yide Trading Company!"

An Miaoyi frowned slightly when she heard this, and after a moment of hesitation, she asked:
"Is Yide Company the one that runs the brothel and the gambling house?"

"Yes! Specifically, the Yun family is in charge of the operation. The Gongsun family and many members of the Liaoyang Gang are involved!"

An Miaoyi seemed to have thought of something when she heard this, and immediately asked:
“Do I have a stake in it?”

Qiqige said without hesitation:
"The Yun family wanted to give you 20% of the shares, but you refused!"

Hearing Qiqige say this, An Miaoyi nodded slightly. She had built up a lot of businesses outside over the years. Among the many businesses, An Miaoyi could remember some of them, like Xin Kangji, one of the eight buildings that gave An Miaoyi a good experience, but she really couldn't remember some of them.

However, Qiqige's reminder also made An Miaoyi slowly recall the situation at that time. At that time, the Yun family asked someone to give her 20% of the shares, saying that the Yide Company could make a lot of money. 20% of the shares could get dividends of several thousand taels of silver every year, but they did not tell An Miaoyi what specific business the Yide Company did...