Chapter 244 Sima Yi is also loyal!
Li Shanchang looked at Xia Zhibai suddenly, a sharp cold light flashed in his eyes, and said coldly: "How dare you threaten me!"
Xia Zhibai shook his head and said calmly: " The Grand Master joked. With the Grand Master's current power, how many people in the world dare to threaten the Grand Master? The reason why the Grand Master is afraid is not because of me, but because everything I just said could really happen. ."
"Perhaps in the eyes of the Grand Master, he will not fight for anything in court."
"His Majesty is always the most important thing."
"Although I have some small selfish motives, I only want money. I have never thought of betraying His Majesty or even disobeying His Majesty. However, this is ultimately the Grand Master's own idea. Looking at the court, everyone knows the Grand Master's power. Who doesn’t know, and who is not afraid of three points?”
“As a minister who has followed His Majesty through thick and thin, he enjoys certain privileges and obtains a high status in the court. This is all as it should be. "
"No one in the world criticized him for this."
"However, time has changed, and the Grand Master is trapped in the past."
"This world is composed of two sets of orders. The first set of rules is fairness, justice, morality, etiquette, etc. that are respected by the upper class, while the second set of rules is the most bitter and coldest struggle for interests in the world. "
"Morality is an appearance, and interests are the reality."
"Confucianism educates and governs people with appearances, and through controlled knowledge, the first set of order becomes its own means of doing things, and the goal is to achieve The second set of rules, the moral rules, are spoken by everyone, while the rules of interests are seen and remembered by everyone in the world. "
"Master, you are the same as your Majesty. They are just like killing scholar-bureaucrats.”
“They are just using appearances to cover up the truth.”
“They say that the world is for the common good and that Your Majesty is the most important thing, but in fact, they are all looking for their own interests. Heavy, but this is normal. ”
"It's just that the Grand Master only cared about the front, but didn't take care of the back."
"Grand Master, your tail is exposed!"
"The ancients said: The bustling world is all about profit and gain. .”
“This sentence is so profound.”
“It’s just that it’s too obscure to allow people to fully understand it. To me, this sentence should be taken seriously. It directly becomes: 'There are no eternal friends in the world, only eternal interests.' Once the interests change, the so-called enemies and friends will quickly change. And all this, with the founding of the Ming Dynasty and the heroes being awarded high officials and generous salaries, they will A transformation has occurred.”
"Yang Xian and Hu Weiyong are fools."
"They don't know how to hide themselves, let alone when their ambitions are born, they should immediately wrap themselves up with the first set of rules and put a layer of morality on themselves. Therefore, he was quickly exposed and ended up in a different place."
"The Grand Master is smarter than them."
"Always leave a certain amount of room for yourself."
"Always try my best to avoid falling into the limelight."
"But just like your Majesty today, when the Grand Master is in his position and plans his own affairs, there are some things that he cannot tolerate. Even if he doesn't want to, the people behind him will push the Grand Master to move forward. Before, just like this southern riot."
"Perhaps the Grand Master didn't know much about it."
"But when letters from old friends and colleagues arrived, let the Grand Master know. When opening the mouth for them, the Grand Master chose to speak after weighing the balance. It was impossible for the Grand Master to allow himself to be 'isolated' by others because of this 'little thing'. Although the Grand Master had a high position and authority, it was impossible for the Grand Master to speak. He does everything personally, and the Grand Master also needs someone to help him."
"It's just that the Grand Master hasn't looked back for a long time."
"Now there is only the Grand Master left in the huge court. The teacher stood proudly.”
Li Shanchang's expression changed slightly.
A rare look of shock and anger appeared in his eyes.
"Xia Zhibai, do you dare to sow discord between me and His Majesty? You are looking for death!" Li Shanchang shouted angrily.
Xia Zhibai chuckled lightly, glanced at Li Shanchang lightly, and said slowly: "Grand Master, you really don't understand? Today's court is no longer the past court. Once in the military Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, Li Wenzhong and others with high prestige among them all died."
"And Liu Ji, who had been fighting against the Grand Master for many years, also died."
"And those rising stars, such as Yang Xian in the early years and Hu Weiyong later, were also defeated. In the past, the Ming Dynasty was mainly divided into the Huaixi Group and the Zhedong Group. With the deaths of Yang Xian, Liu Ji, Song Lian and others, the Zhejiang Group The East Group has existed in name only, and although there are still some remnants, it can no longer affect the situation in the court."
"But Huaixi is not like that."
"Huaixi can be said to be both civil and military."
"When His Majesty ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, the only person these people can get close to is the Grand Master."
Li Shanchang's face changed wildly.
His body couldn't help but tremble, and when he looked at Xia Zhibai, his eyes were filled with anger and fear. He pointed at Xia Zhibai tremblingly, but looked around in panic, and then walked a few steps quickly. , close all the doors and windows in the lobby.
After everything was done, Li Shanchang walked back in shock.
He looked at Xia Zhibai fiercely, bowed his hands respectfully towards the Fengtian Palace, and said in a deep voice: "Shut up, you idiot, you dare to confuse right and wrong here, I, Li Shanchang, am loyal to Your Majesty. , I have never had any objections, how can I allow you to slander me?”
“If you dare to say these treasonous words again, don’t blame me for taking you to the Ministry of Punishment personally.”
Li Shanchang’s eyes! The shock will not dissipate for a long time.
He was really frightened by these words.
Zhu Yuanzhang is a murderer. If these words fall into Zhu Yuanzhang's ears, no matter how he explains, he may not be able to escape prison.
He is over sixty years old and does not want to suffer this.
Facing Li Shanchang's vicious gaze, Xia Zhibai showed a smile and sneered: "Grand Master, why do you have to deceive yourself anymore? When you are in this position, below one person among the courtiers, everything When you are above others, many things are not up to you. "Even if you don't have the heart, but you have the ability, that's your sin."
"This crime was already committed when you took this position."
"It's just that there were other officials to check and balance before."
"Now it all depends on His Majesty's tolerance."
"I am already old." Li Shanchang said coldly.
Xia Zhibai said: "It doesn't matter whether the Grand Master is old or not."
"Your Majesty has the final say."
"Not to mention that Your Majesty is also old. I have never heard of Sima Yi in history. He is an old man who has ambitions for thousands of miles. As for the word loyal minister, it is not just words, history How could Cao Cao not be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, and how could Sima Yi be a loyal minister of the Wei State?"
"Is he really loyal?"
"I don't see you, Li Shimin, Li Jingshang. I am sincere and frightened."
"The Ming Dynasty is so picturesque, who dares to believe your one-sided words?"
"Who dares to gamble the empire's foundation?"
Li Shanchang's face turned red with anger.
He looked at Xia Zhibai in shock and anger. He wanted to refute, but he just opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to refute. The only way to refute was to die prematurely, but how could he? Would you like to die so early?
To this moment.
Li Shanchang was finally afraid.
He also showed timidity.
Xia Zhibai looked at the lost Li Shanchang with a slight smile, and said leisurely: "In the past, the Huaixi Group was headed by His Majesty. However, when His Majesty ascended the throne, His Majesty was destined to no longer be able to lead the Huaixi Group. Focusing on the West, we will look at the world. To a certain extent, the Huaixi Group has become an obstacle to His Majesty's governance of the world."
"His Majesty rarely takes action because of old feelings."
< br>“Also tolerated again and again.”
“But this tolerance will not last forever.”
"Especially the interest groups headed by Taishi will not be willing to hand over the interests in their hands, and will even try to get them from His Majesty in various ways. In your opinion, you have made contributions and shed blood for the Ming Dynasty, and you have served His Majesty Going through fire and water, we deserve more."
"But there is not only one Huaixi in the world"
"It can't be just Huaixi!"
"But now. The Grand Master knows the situation better than I do.”
“Huaixi relies on its great merits and hard work to selfishly strive for more benefits for the Huaixi region. Little does it know that this has violated a taboo, and It is a big taboo, but the Grand Master did not know why he spoke for these people. Did the Grand Master ever think about how much trouble he would suffer? "
Xia Zhibai looked at Li Shanchang coldly.
Li Shanchang had a livid face.
He gritted his teeth and looked at Xia Zhibai. He didn't understand. Why did Xia Zhibai insist on biting him?
They have shed blood and worked hard for His Majesty, don’t they deserve special treatment?
His Majesty said nothing about all this.
It's Xia Zhibai's turn to speak?
Li Shanchang said: "Xia Zhibai, don't think that you are right. Things in the world are not as simple as you think, nor can they be done with just a slap on the head. Don't you think that you can convince me and let me Your Majesty agrees with your idea, can you change the dissatisfaction of the entire south?"
"You have no idea how important the south is to the Ming Dynasty."
"It is precisely because the south is important, as a minister of the Ming Dynasty. , we must hold the south in our hands, rather than 'raising tigers for danger.'" Xia Zhibai was not soft at all, and said tit for tat: "I also know the importance of the south."
"Today's situation. The South accounts for nearly 70% of the world's economy and pays 70% to 80% of taxes. To put it bluntly, the entire Ming Dynasty was supported by the South to a certain extent. "
"But the more this happens, the more the imperial court wants to seize the south."
"Otherwise, how will the imperial court collect taxes?"
"It will rely on the millions of people in the north to support a huge defense line. , and the huge expenditures of the court? Now a small reform of the salt policy has caused an uproar in the whole south. If the court takes new actions against the south in the future, will the south directly rebel? "
"The south is the south of the Ming Dynasty."
"How can the priorities be reversed?"
"I can tell the Grand Master clearly that the imperial court will definitely get hold of the tax sources in the south. Anyone who tries to intervene or stop them will have their hands cut off by the court. I am here to sincerely advise you. If the Grand Master is still stubborn, then don't do it. It’s my fault that you will be punished in the future.”
“Don’t forget, Grand Master”
“You are now the leader of all officials, and you are also the leader of the South!”
< br>“You can’t escape!”
“I don’t want too much bloodshed in the world. This is the purpose of my trip. But if the grand master insists on insisting, then the river of blood is destined to flow. It’s inevitable.”
(End of this chapter)