Wanli 1592

Chapter 1173
On some busy days, Xiao Ruxun had to deal with more than 200 memorandums, and even on a few days, there were [-] to [-] state affairs to deal with.

When encountering difficult problems where the cabinet ministers disagreed, he had to make decisions himself, and he really had to squeeze out time for meals.

At this time, he really felt how hard it is for the emperor who holds absolute power.

I also really felt what kind of mood Zhu Yuanzhang was in when he wrote that doggerel.

Before all the officials got up, I started first, and when all the officials were asleep, I still didn't sleep. It is not as good as the rich man in the south of the Yangtze River, who is still surrounded by five feet every day.

When he was very tired from dealing with government affairs, he read this poem to Wang Xijue, Li Tingji, and Ye Xianggao with a wry smile, expressing his tiredness and desire to rest.

However, this is just a sigh. If anyone thinks that Zhu Yuanzhang is too tired and feels that he needs to divide power to others, he is very wrong.

Everyone knows that a man cannot be powerless for a day, let alone an emperor.

In order to hold this tiring power in his hands, Zhu Yuanzhang overthrew countless competitors, launched eight Northern Expeditions to drive Meng Yuan out of the Central Plains, and then killed an unknown number of ministers, more than a million.

In order to hold this tiring power in his hands, Xiao Ruxun mobilized one class to overthrow another entire class, killing people like hemp, and will continue to kill in the future until they die.

They have mastered this hard-won power by standing on the mountain of blood and blood, and they must stand on the mountain of blood and blood to obtain this power. Except for the emperor standing on the mountain of blood and blood, No emperor can get this power.

Not to mention that the emperor loves power. Even in modern times, many of those business tycoons wake up earlier than chickens and sleep later than ghosts, and they will never delegate power.

For any elite person, his rest time and entertainment time are always not enough, and it is the same in any era and anywhere.

Are those rich men in the south of the Yangtze River really in the throes of the day?
The higher the status, the more important the position, the greater the power, the less time that belongs to oneself, or even almost none.

Except for retired people and abnormal people, even an ordinary person who goes to work and school does not have the right to sleep late every day. If you want to do this, you must retire.

Not to mention the emperor of this era.

So the emperor can complain and make jokes, but if any of the officials believe it, it is purely courting death.

Many ministers have been cooperating with Xiao Ruxun for more than a year, and they also know exactly what kind of character Xiao Ruxun is.

The Jagged Emperor is nothing more than that.

There are problems that can be discussed, but whoever dares to question after making a decision, whoever wants to sing against the emperor, then has to think about whether or not to use his own head.

This is just the emperor's self-ridicule. To put it a little more modern and vulgar, it's called pretense.

But this is not pure pretense, general pretense refers to incompetent people bragging for the sake of face, but the emperor's pretentiousness is the product of vanity that has swelled to the limit after being extremely complacent.

This is a show off in essence, not a complaint.

This is the emotion after being extremely comfortable, not complaining.

These are the words and emotions that can only be uttered by the emperor who has enjoyed the bliss.

In other words, the emperor enjoyed it.

Zhu Yuanzhang wrote this doggerel in an extremely comfortable situation.

The same is true for Xiao Ruxun.

He's tired, it's true, tired, tired, and wants to rest, but at the same time, he's so happy, he's so happy, he's so happy, he's so happy that nothing in the world can add up to match what he's doing right now. Happy on par.

You have to nod your head to approve anything, and you can decide on any major national affairs by yourself. If you don’t nod your head, no one will dare to do anything. If you stomp your feet, the whole world will shake three times, and if you sneeze, the whole court will be worried.

A casual look can make a person restless for a whole day, and even make him suspicious to the point of schizophrenia.

A casual sentence can make countless people speculate on the meaning inside and make them worry.

A random imperial decree can allow the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to predict the future direction of the court, making them move around like their own marionettes.

With a random finger, countless loyal dogs rush forward, howling, and follow their own orders to fight, grab, and die.

Holding the real power of life and death, holding everyone's lifeblood, playing with everything in this world, this feeling is really...

Bliss.

He really felt the joy of holding power right now, right now, right now.

And almost obsessed with it.

He clearly understands why people can give up everything for power.

If he didn't understand the trend of history more clearly, and clearly understood that all these are just castles in the air, he would definitely be completely addicted to it, and become the second Zhu Yuanzhang, governing Daqin into an enhanced version of Ming Dynasty. After 300 years, ushered in One revolution, or two, and then it falls apart.

Because it's just so much fun.

So happy.

Therefore, a wise minister is very clear about this, and if you don't know it, you can read the Taizu volume of "Ming Shilu", and you can almost predict Xiao Ruxun's behavior pattern.

Xiao Ruxun made a small complaint, but they didn't dare to take it seriously. If they said something like "Your Majesty is so tired, why don't you let me share one or two for Your Majesty, I am really worried about Your Majesty's health", then they can wait for their heads to fall to the ground .

Companion to a king is like a tiger, the heart of an emperor is like a needle in the bottom of the sea, especially an excellent emperor, his thoughts are not comparable to that of ordinary women.

It is even more so in His Majesty's mind today.

They are also often "tempted" by Emperor Xiao intentionally or unintentionally, and they have to be careful every time they respond, for fear that they will say something wrong and make the emperor feel dissatisfied, so they will be slapped down directly.

Now who the emperor wants to kill is easier than Zhu Yuanzhang.

So they always "comfort" Xiao Ruxun with the allusion that Tang Taizong lamented that he had lost weight.

Your Majesty is indeed tired, but if His Majesty is so diligent, the people must be relieved.

He can really talk and is really smart. Daqin needs this kind of smart people.

Xiao Ruxun just laughed and told them to go back to work, not to be lazy, he took care of food and food, but whoever wants to be lazy will have nothing to eat.

After Qianqing Palace became the emperor's office, the elder Ge and the emperor worked in the same office, and they discussed and dealt with each other directly when they encountered problems. Xiao Ruxun could also closely supervise their work and the work of the cabinet staff.

At the same time, it is also convenient to make a relatively complete estimate of the ability and potential of certain people, and then you can directly see who has relatively strong ability and potential, and can take over important positions in the future, and even eventually enter the cabinet work.

Now there is no rule for Hanlin to join the cabinet in Daqin. Right now, the Hanlin Academy is just a miscellaneous official office for writing and history. Under Xiao Ruxun's arrangement, a large number of old scholars who have nothing to do have gathered and started to compile "History of Ming Dynasty".

It turns out that the Hanlin people in it were killed and demoted before and after the founding of the Great Qin Dynasty, and those who were talented and could stand with Xiao Ruxun were basically sent to various departments to work, leaving only some old and sour scholars in the Hanlin Academy .

There was really no reason to kill them, and I didn't want to be annoyed by them, and I didn't want to be criticized for driving them away so that they had nowhere to find a stove, so I simply stayed and let them do some chores.

After that, the cabinet officials must be recruited from the underground service department. Anyone has the possibility of entering the cabinet, and any official has the possibility of eventually becoming the imperial cabinet minister or even the imperial chief minister. Xiao Ruxun was completely abolished.

And the young officials who are currently working in the cabinet will be sent to localities, even remote places, and will be gradually transferred back to the central government in the future according to their respective political achievements to preside over all the operations of the empire.

The future of the empire is approaching step by step.

(End of this chapter)