Steel Dynasty - Chapter 668

[Chapter 667 Never Compromise]

There was silence in the political hall.

Xiao Ming’s angry words made the officials look at each other in shock, and the reformists headed by Pang Yukun were naturally ashamed.

Just when Xiao Ming thought his words could wake up these officials, he saw a dozen officials from behind Fiji kneeling down.

“Your Majesty, this kind of decree has never been heard of by ministers. If it is implemented, it will definitely cause dissatisfaction among the scholars in the world. I hope the Emperor will take back his order.” Yu Ming said urgently.

“Please, Your Majesty, take back your order!” Other ministers agreed in unison.

Xiao Ming laughed angrily when he saw this. He didn’t expect that the drama he often saw in TV dramas would appear in front of him this time.

Are these ministers planning to threaten themselves by saying that they cannot afford to kneel down?

“What if I insist on carrying it out?” Xiao Ming said coldly.

Yu Ming said, “If the emperor does not take back the order, I will keep kneeling.”

Xiao Ming glanced at Fiji at this time. Yu Ming and Chao Jun were both people he had recommended to him, because these two people were officials in Chang’an. He is known as a virtuous person.

At that time, these two officials were indeed useful to him. After all, they were rare and honest officials. But now the problem has arisen. The former virtuous officials of Dayu often opposed his decrees more and more fiercely.

Xiao Ming thought about this issue for a while and understood. In his opinion, these people are like the three good students of the contemporary era. They respect their teachers too much, to the point of being pedantic.

Therefore, in their opinion, some of Xiao Ming’s decrees were deviant. If Xiao Ming were not the emperor, they would probably spit Xiao Ming to death.

This was the first time in such a long time that Xiao Ming and the officials had such a fierce confrontation. At this time, Xiao Ming understood that this was actually a struggle between the monarchy and the bureaucracy.

If he loses this time, these officials will further restrict their rights in the future, and they will definitely try their best to obstruct things they don’t like.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming became more determined. He said to Yu Ming, “Since you like to kneel, then keep kneeling.”

After that, he went straight out of the political hall and ignored these officials.

When Qian Dafu saw Xiao Ming leaving, he immediately shouted “Retreat!” and when he passed by Yu Ming, he let out a strange “hum”.

The officials watched Xiao Ming’s figure disappear. At this time, Pang Yukun said to Yu Ming: “Yu Shangshu, stop kneeling. I think the emperor is determined this time. It’s useless even if you kneel to death.”

Fiji sighed. He said to Pang Yukun, “Pang Chief Assistant, did the emperor have this temper before?”

Pang Yukun recalled, “The emperor’s temper is much better now. No one would have dared to disobey his orders before.”

Fiji clicked. Nodding, ever since Xiao Ming followed his advice about marrying Cui Xueer, he suddenly felt like he was back to the days when he was with Xiao Wenxuan.

At that time, Xiao Wenxuan would basically listen to his suggestions. This familiar feeling made him think that Xiao Ming and Xiao Wenxuan still had something in common.

But what happened in the morning this morning finally allowed him to see another side of Xiao Ming. Different from the usually kind Xiao Ming, he just saw the power of an emperor in Xiao Ming.

“Yu Shangshu, please stop kneeling and get up. The emperor is gone.” Fiji also advised. Although he also opposed Xiao Ming’s decree, He Xini’s instinct prevented him from pushing himself into a dead corner.

Yu Ming has always been famous in Chang’an for not giving face to anyone. He is not afraid of treacherous ministers or virtuous ministers, and only does things according to his original intention.

“If the emperor doesn’t take back his order, the subordinates will keep kneeling in this government hall.” Yu Ming looked like he was ready to fight to the end.

Fiji and Pang Yukun looked at each other helplessly, and he said: “Why is this necessary? We and the emperor can just waste it slowly. Maybe the emperor is just interested in it for a while, and he will make up his mind after a few days.”

Yu Ming shook his head. Shaking his head and still ignoring it, he said: “I am afraid that the emperor’s decrees will disturb the people’s hearts. If there are no scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, who will still study as officials or work hard, it is better to become the pawns of the traffickers.”

Pang Yukun said: “Yu Shangshu’s words have some truth. It’s just that after the emperor scolded me, the subordinates suddenly felt that the emperor had his own reasons. Before that, the emperor made the decrees of the feudal country. Now the feudal country is strong. If it weren’t for this, I’m afraid there is no more Qingzhou and no more political affairs hall.”

“Pang Shoufu’s words are wrong. In the past, the emperor was only the king of Qi, so the only thing he cared about was Qi. But now, the emperor is the lord of the Chongqing Kingdom, so he must worry about other places. “People, what works in Qingzhou may not work in other places,” Fiji said.

Pang Yukun said, “Can it be done before Qi Di? It all depends on man-made things.”

After saying that, he shook his head and turned around and left the political hall.

The reason for his opposition this time is that the introduction of these two policies will reduce the status of civil servants in the court. Not to mention his opposition, I am afraid that all civil servants will feel a little uncomfortable.

Just put this aside, these two policies are extremely beneficial to Dayu State, and he was also obsessed with it in the court.

Thinking of this, he became even more ashamed, because he didn’t know when he began to consider his own interests, which he had never done before.

Gritting his teeth, he sighed, feeling that he should go back and reflect.

While the officials were still making a fuss in the government hall, Xiao Ming had already returned to the camp under the protection of the guards.

“Dafu, keep an eye on the government hall for me, and tell me if you have anything.” Xiao Ming ordered.

Qian Dafu nodded, “This Yu Ming is a stubborn person, and I don’t know if he will keep kneeling down.”

Xiao Ming is a bit over the top. He needs some upright officials, but upright officials can sometimes be double-edged swords.

“Let him kneel for a few days if he likes. I will never compromise on this matter.” Xiao Ming snorted coldly.

Qian Dafu nodded, “What the emperor said is absolutely true. These officials are simply rebellious. If the emperor listens to them this time, I don’t know how many things will happen in the future. I will send people to keep an eye on them now.” .”

After saying that, Qian Dafu turned and left.

Watching Qian Dafu leave, Xiao Ming frowned. He was not afraid of these civil servants, because later generations taught him that political power comes from the barrel of a gun, so his focus has always been the army.

Thinking of this, he wondered whether Niu Ben had captured Qingzhou, and whether he had gone to work as he said.

While he was thinking about these things, Niu Ben and a group of generals were discussing an imminent war.

Lu Fei, who was about to find the brothel women’s labor force, suddenly received a secret message, which told them that King Zhao’s troops were heading towards Juyong Pass.

After watching silently for such a long time, King Zhao finally stepped onto the stage.

(End of chapter)