Author: Shui Qianche

After Yi Zhen succeeded to the throne, he issued several imperial orders in succession on his first day in court.

——Introducing the preliminary examination mechanism for children across the country.

——Each city will build night tour classes and Kaiyun Station.

——Add the currently revised "A Thousand Explanations of Weirdness", "Yin Yang Theory" and "A Brief Analysis of Spiritual Materials" to the compulsory courses of government schools.

——All the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty should also follow the training. In the future, whether they want to be promoted to civil servants or military officers, these will be necessary conditions.

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Except for a few young people who were promoted along the way by Yi Zhen, the remaining old people in the civil and military circles of the Manchu Dynasty were overwhelmed by these imperial orders.

Suddenly, the new emperor's first morning court turned into a noisy market.

The veterans either told the emperor to think again, or were confused, saying that this reform was too fast. It was obvious that the current situation in the country of Yi was stable, which was the best state. There was no need to make these changes. Breaking this stable pattern was not necessarily a good thing.

Yi Zhen allowed them to make noise.

The old ministers found that they were shouting dry words, and the new emperor above did not even change his expression.

Gradually, they could no longer talk.

Yi Zhen waited until his voice gradually became quieter and disappeared before speaking: "If you feel that you are not capable, then hand over the position to someone who can."

The old ministers who had opposed the most fiercely before turned blue in the face, while those neutralists shut up and reduced their presence.

That day, several old ministers came to court and asked to see Yi Chu.

However, Yi Chu, who had assumed the position of Supreme Emperor in his early thirties, calmly said to the veterans who came to complain: "I have abdicated and do not care about the affairs of the court."

The old minister said: "Are you just going to watch the new emperor's mischief?"

Yi Chu brewed the tea in his hand.

Another veteran minister spoke more tactfully, "The new emperor is young and has a pioneering spirit, but now that the country is in a good situation, it is not a good thing to be good at making changes."

The last veteran minister said: "Please ask the Supreme Emperor to come forward and take charge of the overall situation."

Yi Chu said: "You guys should go back first."

The three old ministers thought he had agreed and left with satisfaction.

Yi Chu called his close guards, "Go and tell Zhen'er, just use these three people to scare the monkeys. There is no need to deal with the remaining veterans in a hurry. If there are those who take the initiative to give up their positions, remember to retain them a few times, and then give them a sinecure."

Stay in the imperial city."

The trusted guards followed the order and left.

Royal study room.

Yi Zhen received the message from the guard and the note with the names of the three people he handed over, "I understand."

The guards left.

Yi Zhen took out a stack of sealed documents from the secret compartment and found the information corresponding to the three veterans based on their names.

These were all things given to Yi Zhen when Yi Chu passed the throne to him.

Each document corresponds to information about the veterans of the court and their weaknesses.

The three veterans who went to see Yi Chu today happened to all have criminal records. These records were from the past that they thought they had erased. In fact, they were all mastered by the previous emperor Yi Chu. They were now passed on to Yi Zhen as a sign of his change of dynasty and his appointment to the throne.

stepping stone.

Morning next day.

The three veteran ministers were dragged down to the court as the evidence of their guilt was read out on the spot.

The morning that followed was no longer filled with the quarrels of yesterday.

In the afternoon of that day, the homes of the three veterans were ransacked, but the elderly, weak, women and children at home were not punished.

The people watching asked about the reason and learned that the veteran embezzled huge sums of money, harbored criminals, and collaborated with the enemy, which were all serious crimes.

According to the usual laws, such crimes will affect the whole family.

The new emperor was benevolent and gave lenient treatment to the families of the guilty officials, allowing them to make up for their mistakes and send them to serve in the newly established construction camp.

On the third day, an old minister said in the morning court that he was old and wanted to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy.

Yi Zhen made a speech to persuade him to stay, saying that the veteran had worked hard and had rich experience that no newcomer could match. He asked the veteran to continue to help him to avoid making wrong decisions when he was young.

The old minister said that the new emperor was destined to achieve great things, and that the world should be continued by young people. His old bones really couldn't bear it anymore.

Yi Zhen continued to persuade him to stay.

You come and I go, back and forth.

The two made concessions to each other and chose a neutral approach.

The old minister first cultivates himself at home and lets his disciples rise to the top. The old minister will guide his disciples behind the scenes. When the old minister's body and bones become strong again, his position as a senior figure in the court will be reserved for him at any time.

The old minister was so moved that he burst into tears in the court hall. He paid homage to the king and called him wise, righteous, benevolent and kind!

Yi Zhen personally went down to help the old minister, and said sincerely: "The big tree protects me, and the court will be safe only if you are there."

All the civil and military officials in the dynasty cheered.

It is the best scene of a monarch and his ministers dating each other.

After going to court, the old minister climbed into the sedan chair tremblingly with crutches and crutches and returned home.

The moment the sedan enters the house, the door of the house is closed.

The old minister got down from the sedan chair. Before, he looked like a dead general, but now he walked into the hall with flying strides.

The men, women and children of the family were already waiting in the hall.

"Master, all the luggage has been packed."

The old minister sat down with a livid face and said, "Put them all back, they can't leave."

Everyone was shocked, and some people turned pale.

The old minister looked around and comforted: "Don't worry, the new emperor has no intention of paving the way for my Li family."

Everyone's faces became a little more relaxed.

Dafang asked: "Dad, do you mean that the new emperor still wants to respect the Li family?"

"Idiot." The old minister scolded, "The fate of Lao He and the others happened yesterday. Why do you still have such stupid ideas?"

The second roommate said thoughtfully: "Last night, my father said that he was going to retire and return to his hometown, and the whole family left together. Now that he is left behind, it must be because the new emperor found an excuse to force him to stay in the imperial city. As for the official position, he has to resign.

The new emperor’s team gives way.”

The old minister nodded, "Yes. The new emperor asked me to give the position to my disciple. My disciple is Fu Dan who is the closest to the new emperor. This position must be given to him. It is more popular for me to recommend it than for the new emperor to promote him personally. As for Dan Fu, he is the closest to the new emperor.

I was retained by the new emperor out of his great righteousness to help his disciples."

This clearly shows an attitude of not letting people go. To them, it is equivalent to a big knife always floating above their heads.

"Dan Fu is not close to our Li family." Sanfang sighed.

The old minister said: "If he is close, the new emperor will not choose him to train him."

Dan Vo and he were only teachers and students in name only, and the number of times they met was only counted on one hand.

The atmosphere in the hall was stagnant.

"Grandpa, don't worry." The legitimate son in the big room said.

The young man said: "I will study hard to gain fame and hold important positions in the government in the future. Then we will no longer have to worry."

The old minister looked at his grandson happily, but when he thought about the reforms being discussed by the government in the past few days, he couldn't help but sigh. He was about to tell his grandson that things are different now, and the books he will read and the exams he will take will all happen.

Earth-shaking changes.

"That's right!" The eldest son of the third room said immediately, "My cousin went to Kao Chaotang to take up an important position, and I went to Kao Si Ye Mansion's night tour class to compete for the position of night tour envoy. The combination of the two will revive my Li family.

Glory.”

The old minister was stunned for a moment, and was a little surprised by Sanfang's out-of-touch grandson. After thinking about it, he changed his old ways and followed his words: "Do you know that it is difficult to pass the exam for the night tour class, and it is even more difficult to become a night tour envoy.

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The eldest son of the third family said: "I know, but I'm not afraid!"

The young man's eyes were burning and he was full of energy.

The old minister went to visit the eldest son again, and saw that the young man also looked full of ambition.

He suddenly realized that Yi Zhen's reforms were not sudden or impulsive. These young people had already been familiar with the new things that the old guys found difficult to accept, and they accepted them very smoothly.

Most of the grandiose reasons cited by veterans who opposed reform in the court were fear of the unknown.

They are all knowledgeable people, but one day they suddenly find that their knowledge is not that useful, which makes them feel uneasy and fearful.

The more the veteran thought about it, the clearer he became, and he sighed in his heart that he was indeed getting old. Seeing his grandchildren's enthusiasm for the future, he remembered that remaining unchanged was the prelude to decay.

"Okay, okay, okay!" He said hello three times in a row, each sound louder and louder than the last, and his face returned to red, looking at all the grandchildren in the hall.

Even the concubine children who were not favored by him in the past, now looked at them one by one and said to them: "The future of the Li family is in your hands."

The juniors all feel the expectations they have been given, especially the concubine children who used to have a low sense of existence. They were even more excited when they discovered that the grandfather of the family was also looking at them.
Chapter completed!