amaotonovel Chapter 353 Turning your hand becomes clouds, turning your hands becomes rain
Chapter 353 Turning your hand becomes clouds, turning your hands becomes rain
Ji Chuhe and Xiao Yan'an went to visit Marquis Wuyang again.
Marquis Wuyang also knew what happened in the court.
"Prime Minister Qin insisted that Luo Heng go to the border to supervise the army this time. Given Luo Heng's mentality, he will definitely fight against the Hu bandits. Prime Minister Qin's move is puzzling."
After Wuyang Hou finished speaking, he sighed, "Obviously, Prime Minister Qin is not in favor of war. Could it be that the emperor has weakened the power of the nobles, and Prime Minister Qin has also felt the crisis?"
"Teacher, although Prime Minister Qin holds a high position in the court, the power of the Qin family in the court is not complicated. The emperor's weakening of the power of the aristocratic families has little impact on him. I guess he did this to help the Luo family. It's not that complicated." Ji Chuhe responded softly.
"I hope so." Marquis Wuyang was not optimistic.
After all, the emperor wants to fight this battle.
No matter what, no matter the consequences, we must fight.
"Teacher, I have an idea that can prevent this war from happening at all." Ji Chuhe poured a cup of tea and placed it in front of Marquis Wuyang.
"Xiao He, do you have any ideas?" Marquis Wuyang asked anxiously.
"As long as someone in the court proposes that all ministers donate military supplies according to their own circumstances and send them to the northern border, we can fight the Hu bandits and this war will definitely not start."
Wuyang Hou pondered for a moment and couldn't help laughing, "This is easy to handle!"
"But, if we don't fight this battle, and the Hu bandits refuse to give up and instead launch a massive invasion, what should we do?"
Everyone except Ji Chuhe was worried about this situation.
"There's no need to rush. We just need to see what the Hu bandits are doing. If they attack in large numbers, we'll have to fight them. If they don't make any moves, it means their situation isn't much better. No one can sustain such a costly war."
"That makes sense!" Marquis Wuyang nodded repeatedly.
It was not easy for the emperor to want to fight this battle, otherwise, the war would have started long ago.
The treasury is empty, where does the money come from?
Asking the ministers in the court to join in would be the same as breaking their ribs, wouldn't it?
"If the war stops, His Majesty should also turn his attention to the people of the Great Xia Dynasty, right? The people's lives will be better then."
Ji Chuhe did not respond because she knew that the emperor would not do what her teacher thought.
In the emperor's eyes, there is only power.
Absolute, supreme power.
"Teacher, I came here today because I have something else I want to talk to you about." Ji Chuhe spoke again.
"You said."
Ji Chuhe took out something from his pocket and handed it to Marquis Wuyang.
Marquis Wuyang immediately took it, opened it and read the contents.
"Teacher, nowadays, officials in Daxia are selected and appointed by recommendations from high-ranking officials. They only look at relationships, not abilities. Aristocratic families have disciples everywhere, and power is increasingly concentrated in the hands of those powerful people. The emperor weakens the power in the hands of the aristocracy in order to change the current situation. We might as well take the opportunity to change the model of official appointments and completely disperse power." Ji Chuhe introduced softly.
The thing she gave to Marquis Wuyang was a method to change the recommendation system in the court.
Marquis Wuyang looked at the contents of this document and nodded repeatedly.
He has always had this idea in mind, wanting to change the current situation, but he only had some general ideas and had no idea of how to do it specifically.
Ji Chuhe's document was written in such detail.
For example, the selection of officials must be subject to assessment before they can be appointed.
For example, the Minister of Agriculture holds a high position and is responsible for agriculture, mulberry and water conservancy. If the nobles who cannot distinguish between grains are allowed to take this position, how can they understand the hard work of farming! Not to mention, how can they deal with various natural disasters and increase the harvest!
Apart from the Minister of Agriculture, how many of his subordinates understand agriculture and farming?
What would the situation be like if all officials were no longer appointed based on family background or recommendation by the powerful, but were appointed based on what they have learned, what they are good at, and what they are good at!
Marquis Wuyang couldn't help but increase the strength in his hands.
The amount of this thing is immeasurable!
"Teacher, what I wrote are all my own imagination. They are too idealistic. It is impossible for them to be exactly as I wrote. It is unrealistic." Ji Chuhe spoke again.
“Xiao He, even if we can achieve half of what you wrote, it will be enough to bring about earth-shaking changes in Da Xia!” Marquis Wuyang could not hide his excitement.
"I just have an idea, but it's extremely difficult to implement it."
"Such a good policy for governing the country, even if it is impossible, we must do it, work hard, and face the challenge!"
"Teacher, if such a reform is really implemented in the court, it will definitely cause an uproar. I don't need to explain in detail the current situation of the Huaiyang Palace, I believe you can understand it. I also hope that you will not let anyone know that this strategy came from me."
"I understand!" Marquis Wuyang nodded solemnly.
Ji Chuhe chatted with Marquis Wuyang about some more details. Before they knew it, it was already dark, so she and Xiao Yan'an stood up to say goodbye.
The earliest this can happen is after the New Year, so there's no need to rush.
On the carriage back to the Prince's Mansion, Xiao Yan'an was still in shock and hadn't recovered.
Looking at Ji Chuhe next to me, she seemed so strange.
In fact, it should be said that he never really understood her.
Xiao Yan'an has not figured out Ji Chuhe's overall plan yet, and can only glimpse the surface. All he can think of is to deal with the ***.
But is it necessary to go to so much trouble to deal with ***?
"Madam, is the strategy you gave to Marquis Wuyang just to contain the enemy?" Xiao Yan'an asked his doubts.
"From the perspective of the emperor's efforts to weaken the power of the rich and powerful, the queen mother does not agree. Prime Minister Qin was recommended by the queen mother after the emperor ascended the throne. In fact, he should be considered the queen mother's man. The emperor's attack on the Luo family has not really hurt the queen mother's interests, so the queen mother is still waiting and watching."
"However, the Emperor's goal is definitely not as simple as the Luo family. If he continues to weaken the power of the rich and powerful, it will definitely affect the Empress Dowager's mother's family, the Cao family, and those noble families who support the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager will definitely not sit idly by and will definitely create a rift between her and the Emperor. The two forces will definitely compete secretly. Reading the records of the previous dynasties, there are too many examples of Empress Dowagers interfering in politics, but the final results are different."
Xiao Yan'an nodded, "According to the current situation in Daxia, as long as the emperor is determined to weaken the power of the nobles, even if the queen mother intervenes, it will not affect the situation too much."
"That's right. The Emperor has been on guard against the Queen Mother since he ascended the throne. Otherwise, the Queen Mother would never have such little power."
"What if the emperor doesn't adopt that strategy?"
"So, the plan is made step by step. There are plans that are adopted, and there are ways not to adopt them." Ji Chuhe answered ambiguously.