I am a director in Ark. If I am not banned, I will be considered successful.

Lao Li also smiled. The ministers thought that the drama had ended. The emperor invited Chen Qi just to give them some pointers, but they never thought that it was not over yet!

But the first episode is already so heavy, what else is there to watch?! The ministers looked at each other in bewilderment. They really couldn't imagine that such a TV series could make officials like them tremble with fear. If it were shown to the people... it would be as destructive as a natural disaster!

However, no matter how reluctant the officials were, the second episode of "The Great Yan Dynasty 1566" was still broadcast in front of them...

On the screen, Emperor Jiajing, played by Wei Yanwu, received good news: Princess Yu gave birth to a prince. Looking at the jade sceptre delivered by the clerk from the Supervisory Office, Emperor Jiajing immediately understood the meaning.

The next moment, Wei Yanwu took out a chestnut and a jujube from his sleeve and placed them next to Yuzhang. This puzzled many officials. What did this mean?

"In folk culture, this is called early (jujube) establishment (chestnut)!" Lv Fang, played by Lao Li, explained Wei Yanwu's meaning with a happy face. Obviously, after seeing that Prince Yu had a son, Wei Yanwu also decided to establish Prince Yu as the prince.

"We humble servants are truly impressed by Your Majesty. How did Your Majesty know that there would be such a great happy event today?"

"——I must know the affairs of family, state and the world."

At this moment, Wei Yanwu's short sentence successfully established the "god" image of Emperor Jiajing in the eyes of the ministers. All officials who have watched the first episode know that Emperor Jiajing, played by Wei Yanwu, seems to be negligent in state affairs, but his appearance of knowing everything still makes them feel awe.

What kind of emperor is this... He obviously doesn't care about state affairs, but he knows everything. Did he install surveillance cameras on everyone?

With this in mind, many officials turned their eyes to their own emperor. Seeing their diligent, conscientious emperor, who had no bad habits and was conscientious in his duties, the officials couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking to themselves:

"Fortunately... the emperor we serve is this one. If we were serving the Emperor Jiajing in the TV series... we would be scared to death by him one day."

Unconsciously, the Great Yan Emperor did not know that the comparison between himself and the Jiajing Emperor had inadvertently made the officials have a better impression and trust on him. After all, compared with the emperor who was diligent and only put effort on the surface, the emperor knew them inside out, which made them feel more at ease...

Officials are afraid of this kind of old monster emperor. In comparison, it is better to serve the current emperor wholeheartedly and life will be much better.

Chapter 278: The Way of Being an Official in the Great Yan Dynasty, the Great Yan Dynasty Where the People Do Not Trust Officials

"Fortunately, our Majesty is not the Emperor Jiajing..."

"Yeah, it's so secretive, but everyone knows everything about me. How scary."

"It's better for His Majesty to be diligent. At least we all know that His Majesty knows our details."

The officials all whispered that the current Emperor of Dayan was indeed much better than the Emperor Jiajing. After all, the diligence of the current Emperor was seen by all the officials. Although he was a little inferior to the previous Emperor in terms of military strategy, he was definitely a wise ruler as he maintained the status quo.

The ministers were all still convinced of the Emperor of Dayan. Moreover, although Dayan was powerful nowadays, it was actually surrounded by crises. Whether it was evil demons, sea heirs, giant beasts... they were all sharp swords hovering over the heads of the officials. Everyone understood that this was not the time to engage in internal friction.

But in the TV series, what Emperor Jiajing faced was a Yan Dynasty that had solved the huge crisis of the "behemoth". Although it was riddled with holes, the most important internal crisis was resolved, and the sword hanging over the heads of officials completely dissipated. Many problems began to be exposed one after another...

"Born in adversity, die in comfort. The crisis of 'Sui' is gradually spreading, making all officials tremble with fear and dare not be careless. All ministers are prepared for danger in times of peace." The Taifu looked at the screen, at the broken and worm-filled Da Yan, and felt heartbroken. He couldn't help but start thinking about how to make Da Yan avoid such a future.

"Perhaps, is it necessary for 'Sui' to maintain the current relationship with Da Yan? 'Sui' is a hanging sword for Da Yan, but it is also a stepping stone for Da Yan to move forward steadily?"

The Grand Tutor thought so and cast his gaze towards the screen again. At this moment, under the heavy snow, he could only see a figure kneeling on the ground in the Imperial Household Department. There was no doubt that it was Feng Bao, who had previously bypassed the Imperial Household Department and reported the auspicious sign to Emperor Jiajing, thus angering a group of Imperial Household Department officials.

Because he realized his mistake, and also realized that if he couldn't pass this test, not only would he never have the chance to enter the Imperial Household Department again, but he would also become an abandoned child in the palace with no one to rely on, and might even die a violent death. So Feng Bao knelt in the heavy snow until now to prove his loyalty.

Lü Fang, played by Lao Li, saw that Feng Bao, played by A, was so resilient and gained confidence in the character of his godson. After sending away the other officials from the Imperial Household Department, he immediately ordered his clerks to carry the frozen Feng Bao into the Imperial Household Department.

After being rubbed with snow by several petty officials and warmed by the kang, Feng Bao, played by Ah, finally woke up. The first thing he did after waking up was to kowtow to Lao Li in a crying voice to apologize.

"...You have been with me for so many years. I teach you every day. Even a cow can learn to pull a rope after three times of teaching. Look at your arrogance." Old Li looked at Ah who was constantly paying respect to him. At this moment, he gave his favorite godson a real lesson in a reproachful tone, saying:

"In your haste to climb up the ladder, you killed Zhou Yunyi on the 29th, and today you are rushing to report the auspicious omen?"

"I don't mind you, but how can so many people in the palace not hold a grudge?"

"There are Zhou Yunyi and so many other colleagues, as well as Prince Yu... If you want to die, you don't want to do it this way."

Lao Li's words made all the officials outside the screen silent, especially the many clerks who were waiting outside or in charge of cleaning. After seeing such a scene, they couldn't help but empathize.

Surviving in the palace, there are intrigues everywhere. It's not just between ministers and the emperor, but also between petty officials like them. Who wants to be a petty official cleaning and cleaning toilets in the palace for the rest of their lives? Everyone tries their best to climb up the ladder, even though they don't have the backing and power of Feng Bao in the TV series.

Even Feng Bao had such a difficult time. One wrong step could easily lead to a complete failure. If these petty officials did something wrong, they might never be able to turn things around in their entire lives.

That is to say, the Great Yan is now in a prosperous era, and His Majesty is an enlightened monarch, so these little people at the bottom of this system are unlikely to die an unnatural death, but life in the palace is still like walking on thin ice.

With such feelings, many of the clerks who were working slowed down their movements. Fortunately, the officials around them were all staring at the screen and did not pay attention to this little bit of dawdling.

On the screen, Feng Bao committed a big taboo. Even if Lu Fang, played by Lao Li, did not care, the other people in the Imperial Household Department would not tolerate him. Lao Li also gave his own solution, which was to let Feng Bao leave the palace and work in Prince Yu's Mansion.

All officials knew that moving from the imperial palace to the prince's palace meant leaving the center of power. It was like an official working in the imperial city being transferred to a local place. Even if the official's rank was higher, it was actually a promotion in name only but a demotion in reality.

Feng Bao certainly understood this truth, and he was disheartened and knew that he had no future. However, at this time, Lv Fang, played by Lao Li, the old minister who was closest to the emperor in the plot, taught Ah Zhen the way of life with earnest words.

"I'll teach you two more sentences. Remember them. One is what our civil servants say: 'Think twice before you become an official.'"

"What does it mean to think three times? Thinking three times means to think about danger, retreat and change."

"If you know the danger, you can avoid it. This is called thinking about danger."

"Hide yourself to a place where no one notices you anymore. This is called retreat."

"If you step down, you will have a chance to think about it slowly. Where did you go wrong in the past? What should you do next? This is called thinking about change."

Lao Li's words echoed slowly in the hall. Unconsciously, many officials nodded silently. Some of the younger officials among them also unconsciously took out the pens and notebooks they carried with them and began to silently record the details.

These are all the knowledge for being an official! Generally speaking, an official in the palace needs to appreciate these truths. If you don’t take a master, no one will be kind enough to teach you so much. You have to appreciate and figure it out on your own. However, this process is often accompanied by danger. To understand a truth, you often have to take risks!

It was just like the original "Yes, Prime Minister" that made all the civil servants and politicians in Victoria take out their notebooks to take notes; now Chen Qi's "The Great Yan Dynasty 1566" has no funny elements, and everything written is the real way of being an official.

For example, what Lao Li said now was to point out a clear path for those officials who had admitted their mistakes before. Those officials who admitted their mistakes naturally would not miss this opportunity and listened very attentively.

"I will teach you the phrase used by military officers, which is 'to survive only after death'." Lao Li also patiently explained why he arranged for him to go to Prince Yu's Mansion to avoid the center of power, and said:

"Looking at the fate of our Great Yan, the throne will belong to Prince Yu sooner or later. When that day comes, people like you and me who are loyal to the current emperor will definitely be feared by Prince Yu, and that will be the end of us."

"I am sending you to Prince Yu's mansion to be the emperor's grandson's confidant on behalf of the emperor. You must keep your tail between your legs and truly let Prince Yu and the people in his mansion get to know you again."

"If there really comes a day when Prince Yu enters the palace... my godfather's life will depend on you."

Lao Li's words finally revealed all his thoughts. Now it is impossible for Feng Bao, played by Ah, to please Emperor Jiajing, so he has to get on the list of the future emperor's thighs as soon as possible, so that he may have the merit of following the dragon in the future and be promoted in one step.

Lu Fang, played by Lao Li, is completely bound to Emperor Jiajing in this life. It is impossible for him to be loyal to anyone else, let alone connect seamlessly to Prince Yu. That would be courting death. Therefore, if he wants to retire safely in the future, he can only rely on his godson.

With just a few lines, Lao Li expressed the best way an official could do when faced with a crisis.

It can also be said that Lu Fang, played by Lao Li, is now practicing what he said to Ah Ting. Now it seems that he, who is closest to the emperor, has to think about his retreat now.

"How sad... the people of Da Yan in later generations are all beasts without a king or father."

Even the Great Yan Emperor felt sad about this, and he sensed another meaning from it. That is, Prince Yu, the heir to the throne, also had a trust crisis with his father, Emperor Jiajing, so that when Prince Yu ascended to the throne, these confidants of the Imperial Household Department had to think about their retreat.

It is said that the alternation of power cannot avoid blood and tears, such as in Ursus, where almost every change of imperial power is accompanied by a fight. But the situation in Da Yan is special, because the race is the immortal race, the emperor and the prince often have a very deep relationship, and the prince also has enough time to be trained and guaranteed to become a talent.

This also means that the emperor does not have to die before handing the throne to his son. In this way, the previous emperor and his ministers have enough time to slowly transfer the center of power to the next emperor.

Now that such a scene has appeared, and all of this has happened to the descendants of Dayan, the Emperor of Dayan can't help but feel sad. The ministers don't trust the king, and even the princes don't trust their fathers... This Emperor Jiajing really makes him feel sad and ridiculous.

Putting aside the fact that he was an emperor, and just talking about his father, Emperor Jiajing could be described as a failure among failures.

"Grandmaster, will my son be so afraid of me and these old ministers I left behind in the future?"

"...No, Your Majesty. As long as Your Majesty and I are united in our efforts to serve the people of Great Yan and set a good example for our descendants, the future of Great Yan will definitely not be like this."

The Taifu also knew that teaching by words and deeds was the best way to teach future generations. Virtues such as virtue, loyalty, filial piety, etc. can only be maintained through the efforts of generation after generation so that people can follow and believe in them.

Back to the play, soon, the Prince Yu played by Emperor Dayan himself also appeared again. Speaking of which, he and Wei Yanwu were brothers, but in this play, Emperor Dayan played the son of Emperor Jiajing, which is quite interesting.

At this moment, Prince Yu was also discussing the issue of replacing rice with mulberry with Qingliu. Although Prince Yu's status as a prince was basically stable, they still had to pay attention to the issue of the Yan Party. As for the issue of replacing rice with mulberry, Qingliu, without exception, felt that the Yan Party would definitely make some moves.

"You mean, they will take advantage of the opportunity to annex the land of the mulberry farmers?"

"It's entirely possible." At this moment, Tan Lun, one of Prince Yu's confidants, also explained in time: "The emperor has issued an order that no tax will be increased after farmland is converted into mulberry fields, but the yield of one acre of mulberry fields is more than 50% higher than that of one acre of farmland."

"Plus, the mulberry fields are in their hands. From planting mulberry trees to raising silkworms to weaving silk, there are fewer middlemen and links in between. You can imagine the profits."

Finally, after several people discussed, they decided to let Tan Lun go to Zhejiang City to discuss with Hu Zongxian, the top leader of Zhejiang City. Although Hu Zongxian was promoted by Yan Song, Tan Lun believed that with Hu Zongxian's character, he must know what is important.

"For a moment, I actually thought that the Yan Party really wanted to enrich the national treasury." When the Great Yan Emperor saw this scene, he sneered unconsciously and said lightly:

"Yes, the profits from sericulture are incomparable to farming. If they take the opportunity to secretly convert more mulberry fields, or even merge the mulberry fields of local people, then not only can they meet the target, but they can also line their pockets. Especially without middlemen making a profit from the price difference, the profits will definitely be high."

"Okay, okay. I want to see how they bully their superiors and flatter their subordinates, and how they make good national policies go wrong."

The Great Yan Emperor laughed out of anger. Although he participated in the performance of the second episode, he only had a few shots. The rest were shot by Chen Qi and his team in Gou Wu. Therefore, it was also the first time he watched the entire second episode.

Now he was also very curious about what the local executive power of Da Yan would be in the future. When he watched "Yes, Prime Minister" before, he heard Chen Qi write in the script more than once that the local government was full of idiots. He was confident that the local officials of Da Yan could do a good job, but after investigation, he still found a lot of idiots.

The Dayan in the TV series is even more devastated, with rituals and music in disarray. Zhejiang City has become a place governed by the Yan Party's staff. The Emperor of Dayan wants to see to what extent the Dayan of future generations can force the people.

As the Great Yan Emperor thought so, lines of words soon appeared on the screen, and the narration voiced by Chen Qi slowly sounded:

"Zhang Juzheng's words unfortunately came true. As soon as the imperial court's policy of replacing rice with mulberry trees was implemented, it brought disaster to the people of Zhejiang City."

As soon as the narration finished, the camera came to Zhejiang City, and the scene that appeared really made the Emperor of Dayan and all the officials stunned, and they even doubted their own eyes.

In a field with countless rice seedlings planted, a group of Dayan soldiers were blocking a group of civilians who were shouting at the top of their lungs. On the other side, a group of civil engineering masters dressed in Tianshi Mansion were using the origin stone technique to cover all the rice seedlings!

This is a scene of forced land acquisition! The people who were unwilling to convert their farmland into mulberry fields were forced by the government to do so. The method of forced execution was to cover all the farmland, leaving the people with no choice but to choose to convert their farmland into mulberry fields.

As they watched the screen show that every seedling was covered by the Originium Technique and there was no possibility of recovery, all the officials in the hall fell silent, and then a surge of anger rose from the bottom of their hearts!

Such a scene was enough to make any official with a conscience furious, and for some officials, tutors, and the Emperor of Dayan himself of humble origins, it was easy to imagine what a huge shock it would cause.

The imperial court might start another big crackdown. If the scene filmed by Chen Qi is really verified, the wrath of the real dragon will not be so easy to bear...

Chapter 279: The real crisis of Da Yan? The scene of officials forcing the people to revolt

"You beast! You really bring shame to the people of Da Yan!"

"How dare a local official treat the local people like this? How can he face his ancestors?!"

"How can such a thing, worse than an animal, be the governor of a region? Is there no capable and loyal minister in Great Yan? How dare we let an animal eat our salary!"

It should be said that due to various reasons, although the economy of Terra has developed rapidly, its political development is not as "chaotic" as the world where Chen Qi originally lived. On Terra, even the so-called politicians are mostly relatively "pure".

Otherwise, how could Chen Qi's "Yes, Prime Minister" and other knowledge in the original world, which has been emerging in civil servants to the point that it can be spoken openly in a cafe, be regarded as "advanced knowledge" in Victoria?

Similarly, although many phenomena and knowledge in the Great Yan Dynasty may have occurred in Great Yan, basically no one has coordinated them in such detail. Even if they have been taught, they are basically one-on-one and will never be passed on to outsiders.

The extent to which officials could be so ugly was also unimaginable to the officials of Great Yan. Even though Great Yan had been secretly accumulating strength since the time when the giant beast was still there, and had gone through several generations of prosperous and wise rulers, it was difficult to avoid the emergence of termites.

However, this scene has refreshed the concept of how hateful these "parasites" are for the officials of Dayan and the emperor himself.

"Your Majesty! I want to report Zhejiang City Prefect Ma Ningyuan! He is a heinous criminal who bullies the people and forces them to rebel. He should be executed!"

A minister of humble origin could not bear the anger when he saw this scene. He stood up suddenly and spoke angrily to the Emperor of Dayan. He looked so indignant that he acted as if he would go to Zhejiang City to fight someone if the emperor disagreed.

As for the reason… Actually, it was a coincidence that Chen Qi and his team went to Gouwu to shoot this scene, and coincidentally, the prefect of Zhejiang City in Gouwu really had the same name as the prefect in "The Great Yan Dynasty", both of them were called Ma Ningyuan. And because of this reason, Chen Qi immediately pulled this prefect to film the scene, after all, his role was not that big.

However, unlike what was shown in the TV series, Zhejiang City Prefect Ma Ningyuan was a truly good official. When he heard that this scene was going to be filmed, he would rather Chen Qi kill him than appear on camera. In the end, it was not until the Great Yan Emperor issued an edict guaranteeing that his reputation would never be ruined that he reluctantly agreed.

"My dear minister, don't get excited. This is just a play. I allowed it. Moreover, this scene has been agreed by the local people. Ma Ningyuan paid double the compensation and remuneration. I can testify to this."

The Emperor of Dayan also explained this scene on behalf of the prefect of Zhejiang City, but even so, he still couldn't hide his anger. When he thought that the behavior in the TV series might be happening somewhere in Dayan, his true dragon aura could not help but leak out.

In particular, the Great Yan Emperor knew that Chen Qi dared to shoot like this, most likely because someone had really done it before. This was similar in many of Chen Qi's previous critical works... He felt like his blood pressure was about to explode.

Putting aside the reality, Ma Ningyuan in the TV series quickly captured several people who were resisting the brutality of the government, and asked one of the particularly burly men, "Who was the man who said 'rebellion' just now? What's his name?"

"Qi Dazhu!"

The actor who played Qi Dazhu was none other than Huai Tianpei who came from afar. Chen Qi chose him to play this important role at first sight, and was really glad that Huai Tianpei could bear to not act after seeing this play.

"What do you do for a living?" Ma Ningyuan continued to ask, and Huai Tianpei immediately replied: "A local mulberry farmer!"

"Mulberry farmers? Why would mulberry farmers come to cause trouble with rice farmers?"

"——I feel unfair!"

This time, Huai Tianpei's rebuke was particularly powerful. Most civilians did not know how to argue, but officials were the best at it. When he shouted this, he was destined to be treated as "anti-civilian".

Ma Ningyuan raised his eyebrows and immediately came up with an idea. He immediately asked Huai Tianpei, "What kind of leader are you in Wang Zhi's place?"

"What Wang Zhi?" Huai Tianpei was also stunned when he heard this. Facing this name he didn't know at all, all his answers at this moment became wrong. He shouted in confusion: "I don't know Wang Zhi!"

"——Wang Zhi, the leader of the Deep Sea Church!" At this moment, seeing that Huai Tianpei, the farmer, had fallen into the trap as expected, Ma Ningyuan smiled cunningly, and finally revealed the identity of this fictitious person, directly accusing Huai Tianpei of being a "Deep Sea Church member".

"Changing rice crops to mulberry trees is a national policy!" Facing the common people, the prefect Ma Ningyuan was also extremely angry. Looking at this group of "ignorant" farmers in front of him, he said sternly:

"It's good for the country and good for you! I just don't understand why this great thing can't be implemented? And today you're gathering to protest!"

"Now I understand. It turns out that the Deep Sea Cultists are inciting! Keep building the seedlings! Anyone who dares to interfere will be arrested and taken to the government office along with these Deep Sea Cultists!"

Ma Ningyuan waved his hand and dragged away several troublemakers as members of the Deep Sea Cult. He was ready to arrest any other people who dared to cause trouble as members of the Deep Sea Cult. At this moment, a strong man in armor arrived at the scene with several soldiers and immediately stopped these behaviors.

The person who came was none other than the famous anti-Japanese general "Qi Jiguang" in Chen Qiyuan's world. However, in Terra, he became a general fighting against the Hai Si of the East Country and the Deep Sea Church, and the actor was none other than the eldest brother Zhongyue himself.

Ma Ningyuan was a little nervous when he saw Zhongyue coming, but when he thought that he was a soldier transferred by the Ministry of War, he said to Zhongyue without any hesitation: "General Qi, you were not here when the troops were transferred. I left you the order from the Ministry of War."

However, Zhongyue ignored Ma Ningyuan and waited for a soldier leader to come to him. With a rare rage flashing in his eyes, he stared at the leader and asked: