The letter from Xiao Tianyao to the emperor was secretly sent to Xiao Tianyao by General Zhu, who had come to Qin Wang to escort him that day.
If such a letter fell into the hands of someone with a heart, the emperor would not be able to wash it even if he jumped into the Yellow River.
"What's the matter with this letter?" The moment he saw the letter, the emperor himself was stunned.
He is an emperor. No matter how stupid or stupid he is, he knows that there is no way to leave written evidence for cooperation with other countries. He is not alone. It is better to ask anyone to pass the word than to write a letter. million times.
"I don't know the servant, but King Xiao ordered the servant to present it to the sage." The little eunuch said truthfully.
"Can anyone see it?" This letter was simply going to ruin his reputation for life.
"No, as ordered by His Royal Highness King Xiao, no one is allowed to look at it." The little eunuch lowered his eyebrows and pleasing his eyes, without a trace of guilt or anxiety, and made it clear that he didn't know anything.
If it was in the past, the emperor would have taken the opponent's life on the principle that he would rather kill by mistake than let it go, but now
In such a huge palace, there are fewer and fewer people he can trust, and if one person in his palace kills one, there will be one less person.
"Go back." The emperor held the letter, but another thing occurred to his mind.
Without waiting for the letter to be processed, the emperor issued an decree to release the eunuchs and maids in the palace and select them again.
In this way, it doesn't matter who those people are, they are all outside the palace anyway.
As soon as the news came out, the queen of Luanfeng Palace almost vomited blood. She managed to take advantage of the emperor's unconsciousness to hold the inner court in his hands, and the palace was covered with eyeliner, but the emperor's words made her fall short.
She said, the emperor should not wake up!
When Zhou Guifei learned about this, her face was not very good-looking. During this time, she did not make small moves, but compared to the queen, her losses were almost negligible.
Her favors all come from the emperor, and the emperor's good will only benefit her and not hurt her.
After solving the problem of employing people in the palace, the emperor focused his attention on the letter. After reading the letter carefully, the emperor personally burned the letter, crushed the ashes, and soaked it in water, and then he felt at ease.
That night, the emperor found out the people in the dark and asked them to find out who had the opportunity to touch his private seal before he fell into a coma.
The emperor's people made a ruthless search, but in the end, only a few palace maids and eunuchs were checked, and these people disappeared long ago when the emperor was in a coma.
The clues are broken, and the origin of this letter is also broken. All the clues are in Xiao Tianyao's hands, but Xiao Tianyao will never tell him.
"Zhen, it's not wrong to lose this time." Obviously, he lost this match, but the emperor didn't take it to heart. After all, he was in a coma at that time, and it was not shameful to lose.
The matter of the letter has passed, but the suspicion in the emperor's heart has not disappeared. Now he doesn't believe anyone, especially after his people found out the various movements of the queen and Zhou Guifei, he can't believe anyone.
It took five days to find out what should be known. After learning that the imperial embassy was on its way, the emperor was in a good mood, and he took care of it for ten days.
The emperor of the ten days was not recuperating from his injuries, but secretly contacted his old department, preparing to seize power in one fell swoop.
Half a month later, the emperor recovered from a serious illness and went to the morning court for the first time. The people who had been in contact with the emperor secretly in the early days had written three papers in a row, the most important of which was reform.
The emperor wants to reform the official system and the military department, change the six departments to ten, cancel the cabinet, and the place where the military generals lead the army is no longer a lifetime system, but a rotation system, which will be rotated every three years, starting from this year.
As soon as the reform plan came out, the whole court was quiet, and Lin Xiang and the six ministers all looked uneasy. They knew without thinking that the emperor was targeting them.
"Do you have any objections?" The emperor was at the top of the list, and he could see the expressions of the ministers. Seeing their panicked expressions, he smiled disdainfully.
The emperor is the emperor, and no one can provoke his authority.
What can the queen be able to do? As soon as he opened his mouth, the queen's plan that took decades to lay out can be easily destroyed.
How powerful is King Xiao? With the financial support of the King of the Northern Territory and the solidarity of the Central Empire, he has enough confidence to reform and cut the right to six divisions.
The minister of the Manchu Dynasty did not speak, and looked down at the toe of his shoe.
If you don't express your opinion at this time, you just don't agree, but the emperor didn't take their objection seriously, and directly called Xiao Tianyao's name: "Tianyao, what do you think?"
"I have no objection, the emperor's reformation of the six departments has greatly reduced the burden of all the adults. Although the military's rotation system will affect the cohesion of the soldiers, it will be fine if they slowly adjust." Xiao Tianyao said indifferently.
reform
After being bored for fifteen days, the emperor made such a bad move
Does the emperor think that the reform will affect his interests
No, it is the power of the family that moves the reform, and the family will never allow the emperor to reform and weaken their power.
"King Xiao has no objection, what about Prime Minister Right? Can you have any objections?" The emperor asked in a symbolic way. He thought that King Xiao would take the lead, and these people would not say a word. The number of officials in the court is not enough, and we need to re-select officials. I don’t know how to choose these people? In addition, if the number of officials is increased by nearly half, will the treasury have money to pay the corresponding salary?”
Although Dongwen is rich, it is the common people who are rich, and the annual tax revenue of the imperial court is barely sufficient. The officials who suddenly doubled, where did the money come from
"Don't worry about the money, I have asked the Northern Territory to pay taxes again, and the King of the Northern Territory has agreed." If there is no preparation in advance, how dare the emperor speak casually about reform.
"That's great. I don't know if the Northern Territory has a fixed tax system
The emperor was ready to respond one by one.
The Northern Territory uses a fixed tax system. The taxes they hand in can just be used to support 40% of the extra officials. There is only one condition for the Northern Territory to pay so much, to ensure that 10% of the newly added 40% officials are from the Northern Territory.
There is nothing in this world, and the Northern Territory gives so many benefits, as long as 10% of the quota is a loss, but in the end, who wins and who loses in this kind of thing, who can say exactly
You must know that these four adults are all raised by the Northern Territory. Once the Northern Territory turns its face, Dongwen's treasury will be in trouble.
The matter is of great importance. Although the question of the right prime minister has been answered, he still does not express his agreement to the reform. Similarly, the generals also reject the rotation system mentioned by the emperor.
Leading soldiers is not a child's play. The money allocated by the imperial court is simply not enough to support them. Their soldiers are all supported by their own money. They have already developed feelings. There is no way to accept.
Also, the most important point, three years is too short, they have not even figured out the local situation, they will be transferred. In this way, if a war is really going to be fought, what will they use to start it
Therefore, the emperor proposed to change the shoes. Except for King Xiao who clearly stated that he had no objection, the ministers of civil and military did not agree, and the matter was deadlocked...