Chapter 85 Powerful people
Having said that, Xu Zixian doesn't have to continue talking.
Emperor Chongde was originally very suspicious because he was not a serious royal family, but a foreign vassal embraced into the palace. After becoming an adult, he was quite wary of the royal family and adopted a suppression attitude towards all the royal families. As for His Royal Highness of the King of Qi on Fujian Road, his power in the past two years was far less than that during the reign of the late Emperor Chengzong, this is an obvious signal.
The only royal nobleman who was not affected and even more powerful than before was the only one who was much more powerful than before was the only one.
"Who has such an idea for the official family?" Chen Dujing's expression changed drastically and he said sternly: "This person should be killed!"
"I think so too." Xu Zixian said calmly: "The general trend of the world is unstable. At this time, we should show the people of the world to be kind, reduce taxes, be close to virtuous ministers, choose generals and abilities, slowly adjust the rule, stabilize the defense of the northern border, act urgently, and seek to accomplish things. These are all taboos for the emperor."
Chen Dujing heard Xu Zixian's subtext. In fact, it was meaningless to talk about who came up with this matter. But today, Emperor Chongde is a person who is eager to achieve success. In the past few years since the emperor ascended the throne, he has almost changed orders every day, appointing officials as much as possible, and repeatedly breaking the law. To be honest, although the left prime minister Han Zhong and the right prime minister Xu Xiashang have different political views, they have attacked each other and formed cliques for personal gain, at least they should try to stabilize the emperor as much as possible, so that the irritable emperor should not rush to do something bad. The left prime minister and the right prime minister are still qualified. The two have suppressed many ambitious families, so that the emperor cannot do whatever he wants. If the world of Wei and the world of the Great Wei acted according to the emperor's mind, it would have been a great chaos in the world.
Chen Dujing said with a pale face: "In Mingda your opinion, why didn't the left and right ministers stop this time?"
"Of course, he is the right prime minister who is protecting the royal family, and he will never agree with this matter." Xu Zixian smiled bitterly: "But what he is catching is a crime of disrespect. He respects his ancestors and actually replaces gold with copper. It is indeed the princes. If the old prime minister wants to speak, he can easily block his mouth. And I doubt whether the right prime minister can really hear the news before this matter is launched. As for the left prime minister, Han prime minister, of course, he wants to stabilize the major policies, so this matter can only be to create chaos, and to push further in the chaos. This person is both a high-ranking official and aspire to go further, so he gave the emperor such an idea... After this matter, the right prime minister was afraid that he was uneasy in his position..."
"I understand, I understand." Chen Dujing said: "This matter cannot be done by the Privy Councilor. With his qualifications, he is almost the same as he wants to enter the Political Affairs Hall, so he can only be one of the few political affairs."
“That’s right.”
"So who is it?"
"Uncle," Xu Zixian smiled bitterly: "At present, I have just got some information and made some inferences. I can't be sure which one it is, nor can I be sure of it."
"Ah, I want to leave."
Chen Dujing was also slowly calmed down in shock. In the distance, Chen Zhengzhi and Chen Wenjun were walking slowly in the bamboo forest trail. Chen Dujing turned his head and looked at it, and sighed: "Mingda, I originally thought my son was already good enough, but it was still far behind you."
"I don't dare to accept my uncle's words." Xu Zixian laughed and said, "I am not as outstanding as my uncle thought. I have always been thinking about everything in the past two years. If I don't rely on myself, I can only rely on myself. Since I rely on myself, I will think more about everything and do it carefully before doing it. I will never cause too much trouble."
"You and the emperor are brothers of the same clan?"
"Yes, the emperor said it was my cousin."
"Oh, it would be great if the official had the same temperament as you."
Chen Dujing had already guessed who was going to make trouble with money. Without the emperor's acquiescence and indulgence, no one could take action on such a thing.
It is conceivable how uproar the extinction of hundreds of national marquises and civil marquises will cause.
It seems that the emperor's authority and will have been implemented again, and the power and authority of the central government made the princes tremble, but in fact, such a arrogant and rude approach can only make people feel disappointed. Prior to this, it was just an idea and worry, and it will gradually become a reality afterwards.
Establishing authority when strength is insufficient will only accelerate centrifugal force. The emperor does not understand this, but the professional bureaucrats who gave him advice should understand that since they understand and still do so, it means that the pursuit of power has overwhelmed rationality. Even if such a powerful empire as Dawei is about to fall apart, it can last at least a few decades. Decades are enough for those who are powerful to establish a powerful family. Even if the dynasty changes, they can become a family as long as they change their ancestral families. Many families in Dawei can go back thousands of years, so the demise of the Dawei is not that scary.
Xu Zixian had a faint murderous aura in his eyes. If the Great Wei was strong enough and the Hu Hu was weak, it would be a civil war that lasted for more than ten or twenty years, with heroes competing for the strong, and the strong became the founders of the new dynasty. There was nothing wrong with this.
But now Donghu is strong and has already suppressed the Great Wei. It is really a damn thing to engage in internal fighting at this time. People who are harming the country and the people will definitely be killed in the future.
"Since there is such a thing this time," Chen Dujin said, "Our Changwen Hou Mansion will also exchange real gold. Mingda, how many people have you mentioned this?"
"Only uncle and His Highness the King of Qi."
"It's very good, you must be cautious." Chen Dujing said helplessly: "It is said that you will not be trusted in advance and be hated afterwards. The emperor and powerful ministers will definitely regard you as a thorn in your eyes, so be cautious and be cautious."
When he said this, Xu Zixian felt relieved.
The Zhuojin incident did accelerate the fall of the Great Wei Dynasty, but Xu Zixian could do nothing about it.
Even if there is a way to stop him, he will not work hard. Today, the Emperor of the Great Wei Dynasty is not enough to be the emperor, and his virtue is not enough to be the emperor. Xu Zixian will not work hard at all.
Now he just wants to accumulate strength on Fujian Road and have a chance to soar to the sky. The collapse of the Great Wei Dynasty is a matter of time sooner or later, and it is not worth paying a little bit of money for it.
On the contrary, if there is a chance, Xu Zixian has the intention to take the chestnut from the fire...
Everyone walked through the quiet bamboo forest path. This was a considerable area. There were already dozens of acres of bamboo forests. Xu Zi first bought the surrounding land and planted more bamboos, leaving a path, and the outer edges were blocked by bamboo fences.
From the outer doorman, wing room, stable, and bypassing the trail were several elegant houses, as well as pavilions built between rocks and bamboos, Chen Dujing and others began to appreciate the layout here.
Wu Shizhong led a few children to come out of a small courtyard. His face was not happy or unhappy. For this noble scholar, his current attitude showed that he was living here really comfortable. If he hadn't been on the road, he would have been much more relaxed.
Several dirty children were taken care of by the servants whom Xu Zi first found. Originally, Xu Zi planned to re-enact Wu Shizhong first, but he couldn't find a suitable one for a while. Those vulgar fans, Wu Shizhong looked down on him, so how could the ladies from a wealthy family marry him? He just delayed it.
Fortunately, it was different for someone to take care of him. When everyone went into the house to have tea, the courtyard was deep and the hall was high, the windows were bright and the windows were clean, and when several children were showing their salutes, they could see that their faces and bodies were clean.
"It seems that Dr. Wu has been quite comfortable here." Chen Dujing turned his head and said to Xu Zixian: "Mingda has done a good job."
Wu Shizhong smiled and said, "The prince is indeed intent."
Chen Dujing said: "What are your academic experiences recently?"
Wu Shizhong shook his head and said, "I have recruited more than ten students recently. After several of them are old friends, I have already returned letters. I took this opportunity to help them. I can't say that I have carefully taught them. I am already ashamed of my gods. How can I have the time to think about my knowledge?"
This is a good opportunity. Chen Dujing said happily: "When Dr. Wu comes back from the capital, can the Dogzi come to Zhuhai Mingtang to study?"
Wu Shizhong thought for a while and said, "I have heard from Changwen Prince, who is gentle, elegant, humble and polite, and is already a scholar, right? And he is a proofreader. Can he really devote himself to learning from me?"
"Disciples have always been interested in learning." Chen Zhengzhi couldn't hear that Wu Shizhong had already allowed it. He stood up and worshiped with great respect.
"Very good, this is really an unexpected surprise." Not only Chen Dujing was happy, but the other people from Changwen Hou Mansion were also very happy.
The second thing that can be worshipped under the great scholars of the times is that they will not grow in knowledge. The key is that it will be of great benefit to the growth of one's own fame. Chen Zhengzhi's identity and the halo of a famous scholar's disciple will not achieve the same achievements as his father in the future.
Famous scholars are not only famous but also those who can be worshipped by Wu Shizhong. The poor disciples are extremely intelligent. Even powerful disciples must be qualified only by passing the assessment of character, knowledge, and mind. This will be a powerful support in the future. For the major academies of the Great Wei Dynasty, it is normal for officials from the same academy to watch over each other and help each other. This is also a very reliable and stable resource in the officialdom.
Everyone exchanged a few greetings and knew that such great scholars as Wu Shizhong did not like to waste time. Xu Zixian brought a plate with neat horse hoof gold on it. Xu Zixian smiled and said, "Gold is 100 taels, plus the travel expenses of 1,000 guan, which is enough for the gentleman to use it."
This time, in addition to offering a gift, Wu Shizhong went to Beijing, he also wanted to attend more gatherings, banquet guests from various prefectures, and become famous for Xu Zixian. It is all the guests' affairs.
As for meeting the powerful ministers and flattering them, don’t expect Wu Shizhong to do such things. If you want to do such a thing, ten thousand coins may not be enough.
"I will do my best to do what I have to do." Wu Shizhong smiled and said, "Please rest assured, Prince."
Everyone said goodbye, Chen Dujing discussed things with several family members. Chen Zhengzhi looked at the scenery with his hands behind his back. In fact, it was not very beautiful. Xu Zixian smiled at Chen Wenjun and said, "Sister Wenjun seems to have not spoken much?"
"I'm just wondering." Chen Wenjun smiled and said, "Why do you have to ask everyone to place the cups and towels so neatly and fold the quilts so square?"
Chapter completed!