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 civil officials or military officers want to be promoted, 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.
For a time, the new emperor's first morning court turned into a quarrel in the vegetable market.
The veterans either told the emperor to think again, or they were confused, saying that this reform was too fast. It is obvious that the country of Yi is now stable, which is the best state. There is no need to make these changes to break this situation. Stability is not necessarily a good thing.
Yizhen allowed them to make noise.
The old ministers found that they were shouting, and the new emperor above did not even change his expression.
Gradually, they could no longer talk.
Yi Zhen waited until the voice faded and disappeared before speaking: "If you feel that you are not capable, then hand over the position to someone who can."
The one who opposed the most before The faces of the old ministers were all blue, and those neutral factions shut up and reduced their presence.
On that day, several old ministers came to court and asked to see Yi Chu.
Yi Chu, who took the position of the Supreme Emperor at the age of just thirty, calmly said to the old ministers who came to complain: "I have abdicated and no longer care about the affairs of the court."
The old minister said: "Are you just watching the new emperor like this? Are you kidding?"
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 the current situation of the country is just right, and it is not a good thing to be good at making changes."
The last veteran minister said: "Please come forward, the Supreme Emperor. Take charge of the overall situation.”
Yi Chu said: "You should go back first."
The three veterans took him as a promise 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 any who take the initiative to give up their throne, remember to retain them a few times." Then give them a casual position and stay in the imperial city."
The close guards followed the order.
Royal study room.
Yi Zhen received the message from Guanwei and the note with the names of the three people he handed over, "I understand."
Guanwei 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 that Yi Chu gave to Yi Zhen when he passed the throne to him.
Each document corresponds to information about the veterans of the DPRK 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 had been erased. In fact, they were all mastered by the previous emperor Yi Chu and were now passed on to Yi Zhen as a sign of his change of dynasty and his appointment to the throne. stepping stone.
Morning the next day.
The three veterans were dragged down to the court after the evidence of their crimes was read out on the spot.
The following morning meeting no longer had the quarrels of yesterday.
That afternoon, the homes of three veterans were ransacked, but the elderly, weak, women and children at home were not sentenced.
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 usual laws, such crimes will affect the whole family.
The new emperor was kind 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 early court that he was old and wanted to abdicate in favor of someone more worthy.
Yi Zhen offered words to persuade him to stay, saying that the veteran has worked hard and has rich experience that no newcomer can 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 become a great king, and that the world should be continued by young people. His old bones really couldn't bear it anymore.
Yizhen continued to persuade him to stay. You come and I go, back and forth.
The two gave in to each other and chose a neutral approach.
The old minister first cultivates himself at home and lets his disciples take up positions. The old minister will guide his disciples behind the scenes. One day the old minister's body and bones will be strong again, and his position as a senior member of 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 is sheltering, and the court will be safe only because of you."
The civil and military officials of the court cheered.
It is the best scene for the king and his ministers to be in love.
After going to court, the old minister climbed into the sedan chair and returned home with a cane shaking.
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 tree, but now he walked into the hall with flying strides.
The men, women and children of the family are already waiting in the hall.
"Master, all the luggage has been packed."
The veteran sat down with a pale face and said, "Put them all back, we 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 expressions became more relaxed just now.
The eldest son asked: "Dad, do you mean that the new emperor still wants to respect the Li family?"
"Idiot." The old minister scolded, "What will happen to the three of them?" It just happened yesterday, why do you still have such stupid thoughts?”
The second roommate said thoughtfully: "Last night, my father said that he would retire and return to his hometown, and the whole family would leave 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 gave up his position.”
The old minister nodded, “That’s right. The new emperor asked me to give my position to my disciple. Dan Fu is the closest disciple to the new emperor. This position must be given to him. It is more popular for him to be recommended by the new emperor than to be promoted by the new emperor himself. As for me, I was retained by the new emperor out of his righteousness to assist his disciples."
This is a clear attitude of not letting people go. To them, it is equivalent to a big knife always suspended above their heads.
"Fu Dan 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 Fu and he were only nominally teachers and students, and the two met only a handful of times.
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 obtain fame and hold important positions in the court in the future. Then we will no longer have to worry."
The old minister looked at his grandson with joy, but Thinking of the reforms being discussed by the government in the past few days, I couldn't help but sigh. I was about to tell my grandson that things are different now, and the books he will read and the tests he will take will all change drastically.
"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 revitalize my Li family. Glory."
The old minister was stunned for a moment, a little surprised by Sanfang's out-of-temperature grandson. After thinking about it, I changed my past and followed his words: "Did you know that it is difficult to pass the night tour class, and even more difficult to become a night tour envoy."
The eldest son of the third room said: "I know, but I Don’t be afraid!”
The young man’s eyes were bright and high-spirited.
The old minister went to see the eldest son again, and saw that the young man also looked full of ambition.
It suddenly dawned on him. Yi Zhen's reforms were not sudden or impulsive. These young people had already become familiar with the new things that the old guys found difficult to accept, and they accepted them very smoothly.
Most of the grandiose reasons given by veterans who opposed reforms in the court were fear of the unknown.
They are all knowledgeable people. Suddenly one day they find that their knowledge is not that useful, which makes them feel uneasy and fearful.
The more I thought about it, the clearer I became. I sighed in my heart that I was indeed getting old. When I saw my grandchildren’s enthusiasm for the future, I remembered that remaining unchanged was the prelude to decay.
"Okay, okay, okay!" He said hello three times in a row, each one louder than the last. His face returned to red, and he looked 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 felt empowered. The expectation, especially for the concubine children who used to have a low sense of existence, became even more excited after discovering that the grandfather of the family was also looking at them.
Their parents were surprised by the old man's sudden attitude.