Chapter 499: The Best of Both Worlds

This so-called living charter is so deadly.

It simply gave Zhu a reason he couldn’t refuse.

Three birds with one stone, so to speak.

This hundred officials could think with their asses that His Majesty must be moved, the benefits to the palace are too great.

Not to mention, there is a hidden benefit.

That is, the chief historian of a vassal state, if he is mobile with the ministers of the court.

This undoubtedly increased the vassal’s centripetal force toward the court.

Come to think of it, the vassal state itself has no talents. The vassal kings of this generation are fine, then when it comes to the next generation, the ministers who really come from the right path, the hell will be willing to go to the vassal state to serve as officials!

But now there is such a path, it means that many of the Hanlin, had to enter the clan, the clan also has a certain talent pool.

After these people entered the clan, they had to serve the clan, but on the other hand, they had the opportunity to enter the center, so inevitably, they had to take care of the interests of the clan while at the same time needing to show their ability and loyalty in front of the imperial court.

In this way, you will have a chance to join the dynasty and rise to the top of your life.

This mobility of high-level ministers is both an exercise for the ministers and, in a sense, of great benefit to the court and the vassal states.

In the imperial court, it is difficult to see whether a minister is wise or not. After all, the court is a more stable structure, and it is difficult for a person to show that he or she possesses the ability to make decisions.

It’s as if, if there hadn’t been the Tumu Fortress Incident, I’m afraid no one would have realized how powerful someone like Yu Qian was.

After all, during the weekdays, this person might be like many unusual ministers who were on daily duty and dotted, and at most, he was a bit stubborn.

The reason why the court will rise the wind of clean talk, also lies in this, after all, in a peaceful world, it is difficult to show their ability, then who is more powerful, can only rely on the mouth to say, who is more sharp-tongued, who has the possibility of rising.

But the clans are different, they are in a more sinister environment, if it is a clear talk, it is going to be a big deal. Just like Yang Shiqi, if a mediocre person is replaced, how can this new continent to today?

What’s more, even for those who advocate the puritanical, once in an overseas vassal state, under internal and external pressure, they will slowly begin to focus on the practical.

Not to mention, almost all of the system of the clans, are dependent on trade to maintain, because the clans, after all, can not be like the former general self-sufficiency of the Ming Dynasty, the trade line to some extent is their lifeline, the ministers who grew up in this environment, is bound to emphasize business.

They have even been completely cut off from the internal squires of Daming, and it is no longer possible to represent the interests of the squires.

All of the above, for Zhu Di, are the best candidates for the chancellor or Wen Yuan Pavilion university scholar.

But the hundred officials …… have quite a feeling of a dog in the day.

After all, for them, is not their own imperial examination for the sake of the gold list, carp leap Dragon Gate?

The Dragon Gate leapt backwards and actually went down to Java.

But once you refuse to go to the sea, you cut off the possibility of your career, which is a one-two punch for the hundred officials.

At least the many Hanlin and imperial historians in the hall now, their faces were already very ugly.

Even if it wasn’t them, it was someone who was already in a high position, and their face wasn’t much better.

After all, …… they have disciples and former officials, which also cuts off the possibility of training their successors, unless they personally send people to the vassal state to go.

Zhu was obviously coming to a strong interest, he got up and started pacing back and forth in a spirited manner.

In this quiet hall, the hundred officials had their hearts drumming with the sound of His Majesty’s footsteps.

Zhang Anshi wore an amiable smile and glanced at his brother-in-law.

And Crown Prince Zhu Gaoqi, pursing his lips, showed silence.

If it had been the former Zhu Gaoqi, he obviously did not agree with such a practice, which is not a small killing force for the minister.

But Zhu Gaoqi had the experience of the Model Camp and Henan, and it seemed clear that the soil of today’s world had also changed with the New Deal.

And Yang Shiqi’s appearance, let him realize, this kind of person not only familiar with the history of the scriptures, and on the actual affairs can be done to pinch, have the ability to stand alone, and decisive and perseverance, really is not ordinary people can be compared to such a person even if into the cabinet, his ability is also more than enough.

Zhu Di could not help but sigh, “Taizu high emperor and I …… always still quite diligent ……”

This sentence of his sentiments …… further caused the hearts of the hundred officials to sink to the bottom.

Zhu Di said, “The crown prince and the royal grandson are also very different from normal people.”

The temple are all human savvy, words to this point, his majesty’s meaning, obviously has been revealed.

Zhu continued: “But manpower ultimately has its limitations, the son of heaven want to deal with the affairs of the world, without fault, I am the son of heaven, will not know, it is difficult as heaven.”

He paced a few more steps and then said, “There must be ministers like Yang Shiqi in the court, who can assist the Son of Heaven and govern the world on behalf of the Son of Heaven, so that we can try our best to minimize the negligence and make the people live in peace and work in contentment. If my Daming temple is full of people like Yang Qing, then the world can be free of worry.”

Actually, Zhu’s meaning is quite clear.

He and Emperor Taizu Gao, even including the Crown Prince, could have been diligent in their governance.

In particular, Emperor Taizu Gao was a model of labor. He could rest for only a few hours a day and deal with state affairs from morning to night.

But Zhu Di also understood that his own descendants, certainly could not do this, they need a large number of wise ministers to assist.

And those who are able to do so are not to be feared.

After all, the tree has deep roots and is inevitably in cahoots with others.

The fact is also true, the end of the Ming dynasty, how many university scholars, they come from the gentry, step by step to the high position, in fact, …… but never swing away from the implication associated with the interests of people.

It is like a person born in the family of the scholar-gentry, from the beginning of the study, there are many so-called teachers, classmates, classmates, and after the imperial examination, there are a large number of colleagues and colleagues and the old officials, and when finally in charge of the world’s power, you can ignore the interests of these people?

But once you choose to protect their interests at all times, then inevitably and the imperial power to produce a conflict. Thus, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, such a situation reached the point of tears and laughter.

Ministers in high positions, because they could not ignore their own interests or the interests of their disciples, friends and relatives, still stubbornly protect the gentry, will be more taxes, imposed on the people. The people rose up one after another, and in order to quell the rebellion, they needed more money to pay, which, as usual, was not added to the gentry, but continued to be imposed on those who had not yet rebelled against the people.

The end is, in fact, predetermined.

This time, Zhang Anshi could be said to have dealt a heavy blow to the hundred officials.

If before, it was only through the New Deal that they went about destroying their soil, now, it’s kind of a direct injury.

But heard Zhu Di murmured: “Yang Qing can stand alone, this kind of frontier officials, can not be obtained, Edict its into the dynasty, into the Wen Yuan Pavilion to listen to.”

Not waiting for Yang Shiqi to thank him.

Zhang Anshi, who had been complacent, was a bit confused.

Panicked: “Your Majesty, Your Majesty …… wrong, wrong …… What I mean is that …… Yang Gong is a living charter, but Xinzhou can not leave him for the time being ah , I just take him to give an example, this Yang Gong …… Xinzhou is only afraid to use a few more years …… Your Majesty ……”

Zhang Anshi wanted to cry. Such a talent, baby bumps in general, Your Majesty, you take a look at the good, how can you still take the good of others?

Chu: “……”

Zhang Anshi hurriedly continued, “What I mean is …… what I mean is ……”

Obviously, it’s not wise to steal from the Emperor.

At this time, Yang Shiqi said: “Your Majesty, I’m still young, still need to be in Xinzhou, continue to sharpen, can serve for the court, really is the wish of my life. Just …… plead with your majesty, must not pull the seedling to grow, allow me in Xinzhou, continue to sharpen some days.”

That was a decent thing for him to say.

Finally, the embarrassment was broken.

Zhu Di glared at Zhang Anshi, heart roughly in the scolding, into your mother, you are excited to run to the offering of treasure, the result is just to let me take a look at, over the eyes, right?

The heart curses to curse, Zhu Di mildly to Yang Shiqi nodded, said: “Yang Qing said, can be said to be sophisticated, is so a reason, both so, will be allowed to play. Minister in overseas seniority, indeed must have ten and fifty-six to twenty years can not, if not, I am afraid it is difficult to handle the heavy weight in the temple.”

Hundred Officials: “……”

Ministers are human beings, and human beings means that no matter what restrictions the court has set, they can always find shortcuts in any way they can.

Originally, we all lamented in our hearts that it was too much, and that we might really have to go to sea in the future.

But it’s okay, shortcuts may not be no, the big deal is to go to sea for two or three years, simmering seniority, and then back to the dynasty can always it.

As a result, Yang Shiqi actually politely refused Zhu Di’s recruitment.

Zhu directly came to a sentence, overseas seniority non-ten years to twenty years can not. This is really finished, ten or twenty years, this is not where to boil seniority, this son was born out of the sea, back to the grandson are going to have.

Zhang Anshi’s spirit was revitalized, immediately said: “your majesty is right, exactly this reason, if the time is too short, I’m afraid that it is difficult to see the results, it should be formulated bylaws, must have fifteen years can not be. In this way, the vassal states to use, also feel more at ease. Otherwise, within a few years, people will leave, the vassal side, I’m afraid that the opinion is not small, especially His Highness the King of Zhao and His Highness the King of Han, they are anxious …… nature.”

Zhu Di’s face is like an ancient well, take the king of Zhao and the king of Han to be a shield, but Zhu Di did not think of it.

Zhu Di pondered: “Just …… now the court really need one such minister into the dynasty, open a wind, or teach me, and then weigh one or two, this Yang Shiqi, I will not take away the good, or in the other clans to choose a member of the long history into the dynasty it.”

It was a heavenly matter, and even Zhu Di could not do it with a slap on the head.

Otherwise, the opposition will be too great.

And first choose a person into the dynasty, estimate the ability of this person, with a use, on the one hand, can block the world’s mouth, Zhu Di can also be used to observe one or two, can be said to be the best of both worlds.