Longevity begins with Jinyiwei

This kind of singing and harmony made Liu Qiyuan and the others, who were still worried, a little unresponsive.

You know, in the past, the civil and military of the Manchu Dynasty, who didn't know that he, Li Banghua, was the one who disliked the Duke of Qin when he was in power, but now, he was the first to agree with him, and it was still on such an earth-shattering event!

At this time, Liu Qiyuan suddenly said: "Money, will it go into the treasury?"

Liu Qiyuan's sudden question immediately made the room's originally depressive atmosphere suddenly shattered, not to mention the strange eyes of Sun Chuanting and the others, even Li Xiu was a little unresponsive.

"Hahahaha, that's natural. Taxes, of course, go to the treasury!"

Li Xiu smiled heartily, and gave the answer without the slightest hesitation.

Under these words, Liu Qiyuan didn't say any more, bowed his hands to Li Xiu, and swept away his worries, as usual, but his attitude was obviously very clear.

Sun Chuanting was calm and calm, with a sonorous and powerful voice: "Anything that benefits the country and the people, Sun is obliged to do so!"

"Good good!"

Seeing several people express their opinions one after another, Li Xiu smiled boldly: "There are several adults traveling together, I am not alone in my way!"

Sun Chuanting cupped his hands and asked, "Dare to ask Duke Qin, how do you reform the taxation reform?"

"Before the reform, there are two things that are the most important!"

"Firstly, if the governor wants to come, the adults should have already guessed."

Between words, Li Xiu once again looked at the map of the universe of the Ming Dynasty, with hundreds of guards densely distributed on it.

The guard system is like the production and construction corps of the later generations, which is under the jurisdiction of the five army governors and the Ministry of war. Military, civil affairs, and even justice, strictly speaking, can be said to be self-contained.

In the land divided by prefectures and counties, the guards are embedded in it, occupying the key points, and in the lands without prefectures, the guards are completely like an independent military-government combination.

Even, in Li Xiu's view, the guard system can be said to be the second ruling system of Ming Dynasty.

The first set, of course, is the system of prefecture and county governance in the traditional sense, but in Daming, it was renamed, and it was announced that it was the system of government and secretary, prefecture and county.

Undoubtedly, for Li Xiu, he has a shallow foundation in the traditional system of county and county governance, and if he wants to carry out reforms, he can only rely on the power of civil officials.

But in this guard system, he has a solid foundation, and he even rose from this system.

He has enough prestige and capital to change this system, and the unique self-containedness of the Weisuo undoubtedly means that if it is changed, half of the Ming Dynasty will be changed, and it can change the prefecture and county system in the traditional sense. , or the reform of another system, forming a deterrent to the general trend!

"Duke Qin means to organize the army first?"

Sun Chuanting asked.

"Correct."

Li Xiu didn't deny it.

"The governor inspects the guards and eliminates the ills!"

"My lords, what we have to do is to rectify the administration of officials, clean up the atmosphere, and make preparations for all reforms."

"Wait for Bendu to come to an end..."

"That's the trend of the times. The overall situation is set, and no one can stop it. Wait, we can do whatever we want!"

Hearing this, Sun Chuanting and the others looked a bit complicated. There is no doubt that Li Xiu's progress has undoubtedly put all the resistance and pressure on himself.

For any reform, the pioneers, or in other words, the pioneers, will face the fiercest backlash from the vested interests.

And the Qin Guogong in front of him chose to take over this backlash with one hand.

After a long silence, Sun Chuanting cupped his hands and bowed: "Duke Qin is so righteous!"

"My lord, just do what needs to be done."

"Others, we have to rely on a few adults..."

Li Xiu waved his hand, as if he remembered something, a gloomy look suddenly appeared between his brows.

A discussion lasted for a whole day, until at dusk, several important ministers of Sun Chuanting left the palace under the personal escort of Li Xiu.

When the door of the Duke's mansion was slowly closed, several important ministers looked at each other, but they all smiled heartily.

"*******,*******..."

"Da Ming, what a blessing to have him!"

With a faint sigh, lingering and circling, several carriages are also going further and further away, seeming to be heading towards the unknown off track, calmly going...

Chapter 262 In front of the mourning hall

first month.

The city was full of hustle and bustle, and even the solemn and majestic imperial city in the past was tinged with joy.

However, looking at the entire palace, there is one place that is still deserted and even depressing.

White gauze flutters, candles flicker, and in the huge palace, the mourning hall remains empty.

Cold and oppressive, it has always lingered and shrouded the hall.

Only outside the hall, there is a team of brocade guards guarding it. However, few people will come to check on the place where the coffin stops, not to mention that it is the first month of the month, so no one will come to this mourning hall to touch this bad luck.

Therefore, in the past few days, this team of Jinyiwei has been very relaxed, gathering in twos and threes, sitting in front of the fire, bragging and chatting, very comfortable.

"This day, when will it be a head!"

"Still early!"

"I went home on leave a few days ago and went to Tianshou Mountain to inquire about it. The person in charge said that I only made a rough idea of ​​it, and it will probably take at least several years."

"Besides, haven't you heard that those gentlemen who were in charge of building the Liangling Tombs conspired to steal several 10 taels of silver!"

"The appetite is really fucking big. No, I just succumbed to it. I heard that at that time, Qin Guogong personally rushed to Tianshou Mountain and arrested all those in charge..."

"I also heard that our Jinyiwei also participated in the investigation, but I heard that the Duke of the State handed over the case to the Metropolitan Procuratorate of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, and did not let our Jinyiwei continue to investigate..."

"Otherwise, I would have to find some connections, transfer out to follow the investigation and ransack the house, those officials and lords are getting fatter one by one, if you just get some, it will be enough for us to eat for a few years..."

The Jin Yiwei chatted happily, but no one noticed that at the gate of the courtyard, two figures stood quietly at the gate of the courtyard.

One tall and one short, one big and one small, wearing python robes and dragon robes, which also clearly explained the identity of the visitor.

"Uncle Li, what did they say you are fat?"

The little emperor didn't understand a word, and the hustle and bustle in the courtyard also came to a sudden stop.

After seeing clearly the figure of the person coming, the faces of the group of brocade guards also turned pale in an instant.

"Your Majesty sees the younger ones, and Qin Guogong!"

In the blink of an eye, the whole courtyard fell to their knees with a crash, and the whole courtyard was terrified, nothing could be more like this!

"Go back to Jinyiwei, and get the punishment yourself!"

After uttering a few words, Li Xiu didn't say much, and led the little emperor beside him, and walked towards the mourning hall.

All Jin Yiwei looked at each other, but heaved a sigh of relief, got up quickly, didn't dare to wait any longer, and ran out of the courtyard in a panic.

"Your Majesty, do you know what mistakes these Jin Yiwei made just now?"

At the entrance of the mourning hall, Li Xiu stopped suddenly, and looked down at the little emperor beside him.

"Missed?"

The little emperor was still ignorant, he frowned, and after a while, he said: "I don't understand..."

Li Xiu chuckled lightly, without any surprise, and slowly squatted down: "It's okay if you don't understand, today, I will teach His Majesty again."

"Uncle Li, you can teach me, mother said, what you taught, Uncle Li, I will remember."

Looking at the serious emperor in front of him, Li Xiu couldn't help sighing a little. It has to be said that a person's growth environment really determines a person's character.

Today, the emperor is less than three years old.

Ordinary people, children of this age may not even be able to speak clearly and are still playing with mud, but the little emperor in front of him has been placed with high hopes since he was born, especially when Chongzhen was assassinated when he knew his fate was not long. How harsh it is.

After the death of Chongzhen, the Empress Dowager Zhou was obviously more stringent.

Less than three years old, now, he is already a little adult, everything is in good shape.

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and the whole country will be in the midst of His Majesty's thoughts. Therefore, in everything, you must think twice before acting, and you must also be tolerant to your subjects."

"Everything has pros and cons, you must not just look at one side and make a conclusion."

"Whether the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, or the disadvantages outweigh the advantages, His Majesty must distinguish clearly."

"The advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and the disadvantages outweigh the advantages..."

The little emperor muttered to himself, and nodded seriously: "Uncle Li, I remember it!"

"Your Majesty is amazing."

Li Xiu stood up, took the little emperor by his hand, and then looked at the cold and empty mourning hall.

While the white gauze flutters, the coffin of Emperor Chongzhen is placed in the center of the hall.

Looking at the heavy and solemn coffin, a gloomy look appeared on Li Xiu's brows.

After a long silence, he took a step. The little emperor was too sensible to say a word, and silently followed Li Xiu to the side of the coffin.

Looking at Li Xiu, who looked slightly gloomy, the little emperor was also obviously a little puzzled. In his impression, he, Uncle Li, seemed to have never had such an expression.

"Your Majesty, the reform is about to begin."

Li Xiu caressed the cold coffin, as if reporting, talking bit by bit.

It tells the process that the two monarchs and ministers have already decided.

Monarchy, ministers dominate the army.

Everything was so natural and extremely smooth. In Li Xiu's opinion at that time, everything should be extremely bright.

But the world is not as expected, an assassination, the situation also shifted to a direction that Li Xiu had never expected before.

The yin and yang are separated, and the state affairs are completely entrusted.

It's honor, it's trust...

And why not a huge burden.

Heavy thoughts, dim eyes.

There is only one sentence to tell, which is still going on.

The little emperor didn't understand either, so he could only listen and remember silently.

"Brother Chun has changed his year name, it was chosen by the minister, the first year of Jingwu, a peaceful and prosperous age, great martial arts..."

"Brother Chun is very smart and sensible. In the future, he will definitely be a wise king..."

In the end, Li Xiu gently stroked the little emperor's cheek, and there was a hint of relief in his gloomy eyes.

"The minister will reorganize the Daming Mountains and Rivers, and then return the prosperous Daming to Brother Chun..."

"Li...Uncle Li, father, won't you come back again?"

The little emperor held his head up and touched the coffin with his small hands, feeling a little apprehensive and puzzled.

"Your father will watch Brother Chun grow up little by little in the sky, and will always protect Brother Chun..."

Li Xiu squatted down and smiled lightly.

"Uncle Li will protect Brother Chun, Mother will protect Brother Chun, and Emperor Father will protect Brother Chun..."

Children don't know what it means to be sad, but the little emperor forgot to be anxious in the blink of an eye, and began to mutter with his fingers.

"Then Brother Chun must grow up quickly. When the time comes, Brother Chun will come to protect Uncle Li, Mother and Emperor Father..."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Hearing this, Li Xiu couldn't help laughing out loud, and hugged the little emperor in his arms.

"Okay, Brother Chun, grow up quickly. When Uncle Li gets old, Brother Chun will come to protect Uncle Li!"

"Ah."

The little emperor nodded seriously...

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Chapter 263 The Empress Dowager

"mother!"

The little emperor trotted into the Qianqing Palace, and the Empress Dowager Zhou immediately put down the embroidery in her hand, and hugged the little emperor in her arms.