Chapter 151 Believe in the people! (First update)
It’s a hot summer day.
The river water blows by, bringing with it a sense of heat.
Yuan Gong turned his head and looked at the calm lake in front of him, but his heart was not at peace.
Made for the common people.
What an ambition.
But can it really be done?
Even in Peiping, Zhu Di might not agree.
After pondering for a long time, Yuan Gong did not ask Xia Zhibai about these things, but asked about another one.
He said: "Why does King Yan agree with what you say?"
"You mentioned improving firearms for the three guards of Prince Yan's Mansion, and also providing information about the north. These are not things that can be accomplished in a short time, and they may not be possible. Why did Prince Yan finally agree to your request? ?”
“Why?”
Xia Zhibai stopped: “You understand it wrong.”
“Wrong?” Yuan Gong was stunned.
"Yes." Xia Zhibai nodded and said with a smile: "King Yan did not agree because of these empty words, but because he was afraid!"
"Afraid?" Yuan Gong looked surprised.
He didn’t understand where the word ‘fear’ came from.
The majestic King Yan is also afraid? And what is there about Xia Zhibai that King Yan would be afraid of?
Xia Zhibai said: "That's right, I'm just afraid."
"You have never set foot in the court before, so you don't know much about politics, and you don't know much about the political games in the court. He knows very little, and even if he understands it, it is very superficial. It is normal not to understand, but King Yan is different. He is in an imperial family and has been involved in it since he was born. "
Yuan Gong nodded.
He had no objection to this.
He indeed rarely cares about the affairs of the court.
When the Yuan Dynasty was still there, although he was a guest of many Yuan Dynasty scholar-bureaucrats, he only came to meet them, and left after giving some advice.
Basically not concerned with the politics of the court.
Xia Zhibai put his hands behind his back and walked forward slowly.
"Everyone in the world knows that His Majesty has established a royal guard to monitor all officials in the world. Princes and princes from various places are also under surveillance, but few people in the world know that these princes of the Ming Dynasty also None of them are fuel-efficient."
"They also have spies in Yingtian Mansion."
Yuan Gong's face changed slightly.
Xia Zhibai smiled and said: "I once recommended a situation to the court in Yingtian Mansion, which is to use local data to understand and infer the actual local governance situation, and let the 'state-owned enterprises' in various places, Act as the eyes and ears of the court in the local area.”
“Not many people know this news.”
“But a few vassal kings such as Qin, Jin, and Yan Wang should be able to find out.”
“A person is in the dark The Jinyi Guards have frightened many feudal kings. If another one is installed in the local area, I am afraid that these local feudal kings will be completely uneasy and restless. These feudal kings in the Ming Dynasty have dirty hands and feet in private. "< br>
“They are very afraid of your Majesty.”
“The more evil they have in their hearts, the more they want to inquire about the situation of Yingtian Mansion.”
"In fact, these things are all well known."
"The vassal kings everywhere know it, and your majesty also knows it today. It's just that your majesty knows his methods better. Even if the vassal kings such as King Qin, King Jin, and King Yan have already The people in the mansion have cleaned up the house several times, but it still hasn’t been cleaned up. This situation of being constantly monitored and spied on makes them feel deeply uneasy and anxious.”
“This is the second case of Guo Huan in Peiping. Something happened."
"This may not be a warning."
"Your Majesty will not allow the vassal king to completely control the military and political power of a place. King Yan has used bribery and bribery in recent years. He used various methods to win over all the former Chief Secretary officials in Peiping, so through the Guo Huan case, His Majesty purged all these officials who had "two masters in mind".
"When the court arranges manpower in the future, with the lessons learned this time, how many people will get close to King Yan?"
"If they don't say they are on the opposite side of King Yan, they will at least keep away from him."< br>
"And this also means that in the important town of Peking, King Yan will not only have Jinyiwei, but also the supervision of the local Chief Secretary. If I successfully establish a state-owned enterprise here, the surveillance of Peking will be How can King Yan not be afraid of being more strict?"
"What's more."
"In the eyes of many people, I am the prince's man."
"It is essential to be on guard against others. After these two days of contact, King Yan can basically judge that I am unlikely to be the prince's person."
"But he does not dare to take it lightly, nor does he dare to take it seriously. Reject me completely, otherwise if I am really a "small-bellied chicken", then the state-owned enterprise I will establish in Peiping will become a shining sword, facing the chest of King Yan."
"Really let go. What King Yan said was that I asked King Yan to review the information reported by the state-owned enterprises. "
"This is actually a cooperation between the two parties."
"It's just that King Yan felt that he was suffering too much and was unwilling to do it. Too much concession, so I don’t want to continue talking.”
"As for what you just mentioned, they are indeed all 'empty words' and have not been taken to heart at all. Of course, if I do it, when will it be effective? This decision is in the hands of King Yan, and he can make it at any time. Falling out, or denying it.”
Only after hearing Xia Zhibai’s explanation, Yuan Gong suddenly realized.
He was puzzled before, why Xia Zhibai could be so aggressive, but King Yan could only tolerate it.
Here’s the reason.
It’s not that King Yan can’t be stubborn.
I don't dare.
Because something happened to the Chief Secretary in Peiping, and he heard the news that "state-owned enterprises" were the eyes and ears, this naturally made Zhu Di panic. He was worried that his Majesty would know what he was secretly planning, so the warning he made was also I am worried that if I continue to be domineering, I may completely anger His Majesty, and then suffer greater suppression. Only then could he swallow his anger.
Xia Zhibai is pretending to be powerful.
It’s just that Zhu Di didn’t dare to gamble, let alone bet.
It is true that he is a vassal king, but he is a vassal king appointed by His Majesty, so how can he dare to provoke His Majesty?
Moreover, if Xia Zhibai is completely offended, there will be no benefit. It will only leave an even more unflattering impression on His Majesty. If Xia Zhibai is jealous, he will keep staring at him secretly. , then he might not be able to do anything in the future.
The trade-offs are clear at a glance.
This kind of political game is actually very dangerous.
Yuan Gong has also been avoiding it.
But these games, in the hands of Xia Zhibai, seemed calm and calm, which also made Yuan Gong admire him.
"That's it." Yuan Gong nodded, then showed a puzzled look on his face and said, "But King Yan may not be so dedicated to helping you."
" The iron ore is what King Yan cares about. You secretly intervened, which made King Yan dissatisfied. You also tried to squeeze King Yan in various ways. Although King Yan didn't say anything openly, he must have felt secretly. Displeased, and the iron mine is likely to become the 'eyes and ears' of the imperial court, how can King Yan be happy to see it completed so quickly?"
Xia Zhibai smiled, showing a sly look.
He chuckled and said: "Of course I know this. King Yan will help me, but he will not try his best."
"He will not even hand over the thousands of soldiers under his command to me. The verbal agreement has always been empty. I don't care, and King Yan won't care either. Both of us know this."< br>
“But I didn’t expect too much.”
“The reason why I spoke fiercely was mainly to ‘break the window’.”
“I came to Peking this time. , I only brought one person, and a few accompanying people arranged by the imperial court, which can be regarded as a weak manpower. If King Yan does not take action, I only rely on my own strength and wait for the imperial court to send manpower to build the iron factory. I am afraid that it will also be necessary. Most of the year.”
“The King of Yan may still laugh at me secretly.”
"If this was indeed the case when I first came here."
"But it's not necessarily the case now, because King Yan will take action."
Xia Zhibai smiled, looking quite worried. For mystery.
Yuan Gong was startled.
Xia Zhibai stood with his hands behind his back, with his back to Yuan Gong, and said: "Today, the most powerful people are always the people. I believe that the people will also try to mobilize the people. Wherever the people are, With help, it won’t take long for the iron mine to be established.”
"Mobilize the people?" Monk Yuan Gong became more and more confused.
He couldn't understand it at all.
Xia Zhibai didn't explain too much. The previous explanations are not important.
He just said lightly: "Whether it is the staff of Prince Yan's palace or the civil servants and counselors, they all believe in violence and conspiracy too much, and they are less upright and righteous. This time I will go to court for them. A lesson.”
“What does unity mean?”
Looking at Xia Zhibai bathing in the sun, Yuan Gong shook his head slightly. He stared deeply at Xia Zhibai. He suddenly realized that the Xia Zhibai in front of him had changed. His whole body was filled with confidence and calmness. It seemed that everything was under control, and there was no constraint or embarrassment like when he was in Prince Yan's Mansion.
It seems that everything in Prince Yan's Mansion is just an illusion.
It was just to deceive Zhu Di and set a trap for Zhu Di. Now that the purpose is achieved, there is no need to hide it anymore.
Yuan Gong smiled bitterly.
He is also glad that he has never been involved in politics in the past.
Yuan Gong pondered for a while and suddenly said: "Are you really so sure?"
Xia Zhibai said: "Some things can only be known after you have done them. As long as you have a clear conscience, I also believe in my own choices."
Yuan Gong was silent.
A long time.
Yuan Gong said: "I am not as good as you."
"Over the past many years, I have known myself to be stupid, and I hardly dared to get involved in court disputes. I have also been trying to escape from it. I offered you courtesy, but if you don't respond, I will stand up to you. If you are polite, your loyalty will be weak. The leader of chaos!"
"If you really can do it, I can help you."
Hearing this.
Xia Zhibai was a little surprised.
He is actually not too worried about Yuan Gong.
I'm not worried that Yuan Gong will tell anyone about today's conversation.
As a fortune teller, Yuan Gong has long developed the habit of protecting himself wisely over the years and will not put himself in danger. What he said, in the minds of King Yan and others, is almost It's obvious, and once Yuan Gong opens his mouth, it means that he can no longer remain independent.
This also means that there will be death.
But he did not expect that Yuan Gong would choose to help him.
I was lost for a while.
Xia Zhibai nodded and said: "Okay."
"But if it is convenient, I hope you can find a few literate scholars for me in Peking in the past few days."
"No matter where you are born. Second, it doesn’t matter if you are Han, Semu, Mongolian or Jurchen, as long as you are literate.”
Yuan Gong hesitated and said solemnly: “Okay”
“Thank you. ." Xia Zhibai handed over.
(End of this chapter)