Li Ruofan rolled his eyes at Liu Chengfeng, sat down immediately, pursed his red lips, and said, "Are you thinking too much? I don't think much at all. In fact, from the beginning, you knew that I would hide the emperor. Get up. You are from Jinyiwei. The situation in Jizhou at that time was clear. I did not kill Liu Jin, so you guessed my thoughts. And the conditions you negotiated for peace also destined that the Mongolian tribes would become vassals of the Ming Dynasty from now on. , if I don¡¯t do this, God knows what trouble he will make once that nonsense guy takes the throne, and maybe he listens to someone¡¯s slander. Then the millions of people in the Mongolian tribes, I¡¯m afraid I don¡¯t know what they are. It¡¯s over.¡±
Liu Chengfeng just ate tea and said nothing.
"After the emperor disappeared, you have already started planning to install Jiao Fang in the cabinet and strengthen control over the factory guards and the new army. You know, it is not that easy to become the regent. The first hurdle is to face Zhu You Ruan.¡±
"Zhu Youruan is a close relative of the late emperor. He is a man of great ambition and talent, but he has the support of hundreds of officials. So you are on the defensive for the time being, weaving a trap in the capital, and waiting for him to escape."
"Zhu Youruan may have been wary of you at first, but later he saw that you were indifferent, so he became domineering. He dismissed Zhang Yong and installed his cronies. Then he asked to enter and leave Daming Gate and live in the East Palace. I want to give you authority. This Zhu Youruan is really stupid. He always thinks that others don't speak or take action because they are afraid of him. As a result, he becomes more and more arrogant. In fact, the conditions he proposes are actually It was close to touching the bottom line of Empress Dowager Zhang. Empress Dowager Zhang was already strongly dissatisfied with Zhu Youruan. If it weren't for the fact that the whole world was paying attention, Empress Dowager Zhang would never agree to his request. The reason why Empress Dowager Zhang gave in was, I don¡¯t want people in the world to think that the clan is alienated from the royal family, so I reluctantly agreed.¡±
"The royal family and Zhu Youruan had this grudge. When Zhu Youruan entered the capital, you began to take action. You first contacted the people in the palace and captured Zhu Youruan's confidants, and then closed the Daming Gate tightly. , and then arranged for new troops to guard the gates of the capital and catch turtles in the urn. Although Zhu Youruan was stupid, he was not too stupid. He knew that you controlled the new army, so he was careful to take precautions. So after entering the capital, he promoted Xiaoqi The camp guards were on the left and right. In fact, he didn't know. Because of this, he happened to give you the first excuse. You used the excuse that he appeared under the Daming Gate with his army and horses, so the Daming Gate did not dare to open the door to welcome him. Then there was another one among the people. Put a few factory guards in the crowd and shout "Long Live the Emperor" in the crowd, and most of the people will follow blindly. As long as one or two people shout, the rest will not understand, and they will naturally follow suit."
"Empress Dowager Zhang had long been on guard against Zhu Youruan. Until this time, she finally decided to take action against Zhu Youruan. This is the opportunity you have been waiting for. As soon as Empress Dowager Zhang gave the order, you immediately took action and directly used thunder to By using this method, Zhu Youruan will be destroyed forever. By doing this, you are not only establishing your authority, but also having a longer-term plan."
Li Ruofan looked deeply at Liu Chengfeng and continued: "At this time, you are still not qualified to be the regent. There are tens of thousands of Ming Dynasty clans, and no one with a foreign surname will be able to get it, so you instruct Jiao Fang to demand severe punishment for Zhu Youruan, and instruct Jin Yiwei to go to An The purpose of Lu's arrest of Zhu You and Ruan's relatives was not to eradicate the roots, but to set an example for the clans in the world. Most of the clans with national surnames were already drunkards, so it was only then that Prince De was pretending to be crazy, and that It would be interesting to see that Chong Wang Zhu Youxi was afraid of entering the capital and would rather set fire to himself."
"Right now, the Ming Dynasty is facing two situations. One is that the clan is afraid to enter the capital and invites a prince, but the prince goes crazy. Then he invites a vassal king, but the vassal king kills himself. Now everyone in the clan is afraid He was targeted by the palace and invited to the capital by the imperial envoy. So at this time, even if you, a foreigner, are allowed to be the regent, no one dares to stand up and object, because if anyone objects, they will be invited to the capital at worst, and there are so many clans in the world. How dare you have such courage? There may not be many. Another situation is that the Queen Mother Zhang has driven a vassal king to death and driven a prince crazy. They only think that the Queen Mother and you are causing trouble behind the scenes. They already feel deep pain and hatred for the Queen Mother. Momo Speaking of hundreds of officials, even the clan has lost favor with the Queen Mother. Under this situation, even if Empress Dowager Zhang insists on letting the clan come to Beijing to serve as regent, the Queen Mother must also consider a problem. Once she has established a firm foothold, how can she be tolerated? Get off her?"
Li Ruofan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "So no matter what the Queen Mother's true intentions are, she has no choice now. She has only one choice. Only by choosing you can we protect the interests of the Zhang family and even her."
Liu Chengfeng smiled slightly and said, "Why do you always think so darkly?"
It is clear that the dead duck's mouth is hard.
Li Ruofan smiled and said, "Because I know you so well. I know you as well as I know myself."
Liu Chengfeng was noncommittal and suddenly asked: "Is the emperor okay?"
Li Ruofan said: "He is nowIt's so leisurely, I feel so happy, but in order to maintain his extravagance there, I almost emptied my family fortune by him, ugh this guy is really heartless. "
Liu Chengfeng sighed and said: "If the emperor had made even a little progress, I would not have made such a bad move. At this point, there is nothing I can do. In fact, what I miss most now is when the late emperor was here. At that time, I have to watch You don¡¯t have to worry about anything, even if you are thousands of miles away, you don¡¯t have to worry about villains stirring up trouble, and you don¡¯t have to worry about anyone stumbling upon you, hey But now, you have to fight for everything by yourself."
Li Ruofan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It is better to rely on yourself than to rely on others. The most important thing now is to be justified. Your surname is regent, which will definitely attract opposition from some people, especially you Ming scholars. If it were me, I would take the following measures." The method of removing the salary from under the cauldron and dividing the scholars is actually not a bad idea in the state of Chu. It is not a bad idea to divide the scholars into two."
There were no obstacles to the implementation of the examination to recruit officials in the Chu State, but in the Ming Dynasty, there were many obstacles. However, once it was implemented, it would really draw fuel from the bottom of the cauldron and divide the scholars.
You must know that not all scholars have vested interests in the current imperial examinations. After all, not everyone can be a Jinshi, and not everyone can be an official. There are so many talented people in the world. Although the Ming Dynasty gave some privileges, after all, privileges are not You can't eat, and once the examination for officials begins, it means that ordinary young scholars have the hope of becoming an official. Although the road has many twists and turns, it is much wider than the single-plank bridge that takes the official examination.
Liu Chengfeng can almost predict that once this national policy is implemented, scholars all over the world will be in chaos. On the one hand, some exam masters will beat their chests and collapse, lamenting, but on the other hand, the vast majority of scholars may not. Objection, after all, from now on, you will no longer be an official based on how well you do in your articles, but on how many things you can do. Relying on exams alone, most scholars may not be able to compare with those exam masters, but if this changes The rules of the game are not certain.
If we really want to implement this policy, there are still many problems that need to be solved in advance. The first thing is to allow the petty officials to eat royal food and have the opportunity to be included in the official roster. Only by providing sufficient guarantees in life and improving the status of the officials , can attract readers.
It is still necessary to set up a threshold. If there is no threshold, how can we show the uniqueness of the officials? Although it is easier to take the exam for officials, although it is much easier than the imperial examination that takes one out of ten thousand, there still needs to be a threshold. , giving scholars who can pass the exam a sense of superiority.
Scholars are like this. They always have a sense of superiority. Liu Chengfeng¡¯s approach is actually very simple. It is to eliminate some people¡¯s sense of superiority and allow more lower-level scholars to gain a small advantage. In this way, scholars will definitely be divided. This When this new policy is implemented, some people will lose the benefits they have gained, and some will gain benefits. When someone opposes this new national policy, the scholars who have benefited will definitely attack in groups.
Liu Chengfeng smiled and said, "Now it seems that you do understand me."
Li Ruofan blinked and said, "It's just because I know you that I hate you."
Liu Chengfeng was noncommittal and said, "Why do we always have to mix personal relationships with our children when we discuss things? Can't we always keep the topic more serious?"
Li Ruofan sneered: "It's all about hooking up, why are you pretending to be serious?"
Liu Chengfeng was defeated by her. Mongolians are Mongolians. Her words were too direct, which put a lot of pressure on him, a 'sanctimonious' moral gentleman. He had to think about what was left and right. He said: "The emperor's expenses there will be spent from now on." Come and get it from me. Just ask for as much as you need, one hundred thousand, one million, tens of millions, as long as the emperor is happy, give him as much as you want."
Li Ruofan said: "Are you trying to make up for your debt?"
Liu Chengfeng said seriously: "You are wrong. I just hope that he will always be a child, always carefree, and do what he likes and wants to do."
Li Ruofan was silent.
"What are you thinking about?" Liu Chengfeng saw her remaining silent.
Li Ruofan said: "So now, are you doing what you want to do?"
Liu Chengfeng laughed dumbly and said, "Why does it always involve me in the end? Since you asked, I might as well tell you, have you ever climbed a mountain?"
Li Ruofan said: "It turns out that this also has an allusion to mountain climbing."
Liu Chengfeng's eyes were bright, and there seemed to be flames jumping in the depths of his eyes. He said word by word: "As you climb up step by step, you always see the mountain above your head. At this time, he will I will climb the mountain to see the scenery on the mountain, and now, IIt seems that we are almost reaching the top of the mountain. I will stand at the top of the mountain and overlook the world, because this world will be created in my hands. "(To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.)