Chapter 203 Yuxi Palace Political Discussion, Xu Jie: This moment has finally come! Yan Mansion, dining hall. Yan Song, Yan Shifan and Yan Shaoting, a group of three generations of grandfather and grandson, were having their meal in the dining hall, without a single servant serving them. Ever since the imperial court embarked on the immortal path, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren have lived a relatively quiet life, but of course their quality of life has not decreased. At this time, the three generations of grandparents and grandchildren were already thinking about how to divide the interests of the court. After all, Yan Song already knew the outcome of the struggle between Li Chengwu and Xu Jie's factions this time. It was indeed a lose-lose situation, but the actual result was even more tragic than what was originally expected. "Dad, we must control the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, and the Inspectorate," Yan Shifan scooped a mouthful of spiritual rice and swallowed it with the 'sour and spicy yellow taro shreds' grown in the spiritual fields, and said: "The Ministry of Personnel is in charge of the appointment and dismissal of personnel in the Xian Dynasty, and the Ministry of Revenue is in charge of money. They have been in Zhao Zhenji's hands before, and now it is time to return them." Yan Shifan paused, holding a small jade bowl in one hand and chopsticks in the other, and looked at Yan Song who was drinking porridge silently, and said: "In the future, the new Imperial College will definitely be returned to the Ministry of Rites." "It was my Yan family who proposed the reform. All the students in the world should be my Yan family's disciples in the future."
"As for the Supervisory Office, as the real power that supervises all officials, their presence will definitely be indispensable in the future of the Immortal Dynasty." "I plan to let Yan Maoqing serve as the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Inspectorate. Luo Longwen will serve as the chief priest of the new Imperial College." "As for the three ministries of household, rituals, and personnel, let our Yan family's confidants take charge of them. By the way, that Li Zhi is very good. I have high hopes for him. Let him be the Minister of Rites!" If we were to say who Yan Shifan liked the most, it would undoubtedly be Li Zhi, who had openly opposed the Kong family and supported him. Although this person has always been a heretic, he was the only one who dared to stand up and speak for himself. In Yan Shifan's opinion, Li Ying should be from his own clan. While listening to his son Yan Shifan's plan, Yan Song always looked calm and composed, as if he didn't care about it all. As for Yan Shaoting standing aside, he tried his best to reduce his presence and tried not to attract the attention of his grandfather Yan Song. Of course, the bigger reason why he did this was that he didn't want to be targeted by his father Yan Shifan. Because as long as he participated, no matter whether he said good or bad things, he would inevitably be scolded by his father Yan Shifan. The key point was that he had no intention of apologizing afterwards. In his words, it was natural for a father to teach his son a lesson. But sometimes the more you fear something, the more you avoid it, the more it will come. Grandpa Yan Song didn't even raise his eyelids, and said slowly: "Shao Ting, tell me what you think." "Swish!" Before he could open his mouth, Yan Shaoting noticed a sharp gaze beside him suddenly looking at him. In response to this, Yan Shaoting could only smile bitterly in his heart, then put down his bowl and chopsticks, wiped his mouth, and said with a stiff upper lip: "My grandson thinks that the most urgent and most important thing is the layout of the people." "Of course," Yan Shaoting added, sensing his father Yan Shifan's unfriendly gaze, "What my father said makes sense. The Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Personnel and the Inspectorate will have greater powers in the future!" "If we can control it in the hands of our Yan family, it will be more stable for our Yan family to take root in Ming Dynasty." Hearing that this rebellious son did not completely deny his idea this time, Yan Shifan's face relaxed slightly, and then he said: "What Shao Ting said is actually what I was going to say next." "We have planned before that all walks of life in the society must be rooted in people. In the future, when the Ming Dynasty enters the Immortal Dynasty, the mortal world will become a world of immortal cultivation. All walks of life and all walks of life must develop." After saying this, Yan Shifan said nothing more and waited for his father Yan Song to make the final decision. "The most urgent task now is the upcoming imperial examination," Yan Song said in a gentle tone, "Next, my Yan family will develop a new force." Having said that, Yan Song looked at Yan Shifan and his son.
Yan Shifan and Yan Shaoting were stunned. They didn't expect that neither of them, father and son, hit the point this time. "Before, the selection of court officials was all based on Confucian rules, but from now on, the Hundred Schools of Thought, the Three Religions and Nine Schools, the Five Elements and Eight Works will be a new force." "These people can enter the court, occupy a place in the Immortal Dynasty, and even have the possibility of embarking on the road to immortality," Yan Song said, raising his eyelids, a gleam in his eyes, and asked sternly: "Who should they thank?" "Father!" At this time, Yan Shaoting spoke first. Yan Shifan was stunned, and it was obvious that he had reacted. If he had not had the hatred with the Kong family, and if he had not proposed "Innovation" in order to take revenge on the Kong family, how could they have what they have today and a better future? Yes, if the imperial court wanted to develop, it was inevitable to take the step of ideological reform. However, looking back from the future is obviously unfair, because it was indeed Yan Shifan who proposed "initiating thought and innovation." No matter what these people's attitude towards the Yan family is, what they can never deny is that the Yan family has given them a future. "Shifan, manage this new force well. In the future, the power of the court and the underworld will be more complicated, but no matter how things change, they will still remain essentially the same. In the end, they will still be unable to escape from the hundreds of schools, the three religions, the nine streams, the five elements, the eight works..." Listening to his father's words, Yan Shifan now realized more and more that this was the real purpose of his father's encouragement and unremitting efforts to help him complete the reform. "Don't worry, Dad. I won't let you down!" Yan Shifan nodded heavily. The next day. On the third day of the first lunar month in the fifty-second year of the Jiajing reign, there was a heavy snowfall. On the outskirts of the capital, two figures were standing high up in a basin that covered an area of about 20 to 30 acres and seemed to be the result of human intervention. The leader was naturally Jiajing, who was dressed in gorgeous Taoist robes, and standing next to him was naturally Lu Fang, the only person who knew about the world of immortal cultivation and who would become the gatekeeper between the two worlds in the future. At this moment, both of them were looking at the six mares in the basin below. They had mutated due to absorbing spiritual energy and had become two times larger than normal horses and had different colors. Each of the six mares has a numbered steel ring on its neck, marked as A, B, C, D, E, and F respectively. At this moment, the six mares had bright eyes flashing with human-like curiosity as they looked at the horse in the middle, which had shiny snow-white fur, straight and even hooves, and deep blue eyes. "A spiritual horse in the early stage of foundation building, the Thundering Horse." Jiajing spoke slowly, with a look of satisfaction on his face. During these few years, he naturally had not been idle. Apart from practicing, he continued to transport mountains and land to the world of immortal cultivation. The "seeds" that were originally sown into the world of cultivating immortals were carried away by those spiritual birds, and then drifted with the wind, or carried by people or ancient beasts. In two years, they had spread throughout the wilderness. Yes, it is so exaggerated. In two years, the dust has spread all over the wilderness. Every speck of dust is a coordinate for Jiajing. Not only him, but everything related to his natal object can freely enter the designated location according to the coordinates. Then Jiajing naturally would not be polite and moved several mountains outside the capital into the world of immortal cultivation. Then, he did the same thing as before and continued to spread his natal object Daming throughout the world of immortal cultivation, leaving behind its coordinates. Jiajing believed that it would not be long before these Ming Dynasty's natal objects, which had turned into dust, flowers, plants, and tree stumps, would leave the wilderness and be taken to the Central Plains by something unknown. The world of immortal cultivation in Arcturus can be divided into six major parts. Among them, the four major academies of Dazhu, Baima, Qiuju and Ao Shuang govern the four continents of southeast, northwest, northeast and southwest. The other two continents are under the control of other large and small academies. The continent where the Great Wilderness is located is the Southern Continent!
Only by entering the Central Plains can one be said to have set foot on the true world of cultivating immortals. As for the Great Wilderness, it is too barren, and one hundred and twenty years is too short. It still needs time to settle. For Jiajing, the resources in the Great Wilderness were very limited, and it could even be said that every piece of land was marked. Whenever any force or person appears in the Great Wilderness, anyone who is interested can investigate it. But if we enter the Central Plains, well, that's too big... If the Ming Dynasty wants to start getting involved in the world of immortal cultivation one day in the future, the first step must be to start from the Central Plains. Of course, these are still far, far away, so far that they can't be considered at the moment. Suppressing the thoughts in his mind, Jiajing looked towards the spiritual beast, the Thunder Horse, whose cultivation had reached the initial stage of foundation building! This was captured by him in a "wasteland" around the southern corner of the Great Wilderness, and it was just right for breeding Ming war horses! Moreover, Jiajing made another discovery during the process, that is, he could bring back everything within the scope of his native Ming Dynasty, including living beings, of course, but there were restrictions. This limitation was the conclusion he discovered and inferred when he captured the "Thunder Horse" this time. The first one is naturally the simplest, the other party does not resist and allows you to capture him. Secondly, if you want to capture a living creature, your cultivation cannot be much stronger than his, otherwise it will break free from control. "Even if we encounter a creature that is too strong, and the other party deliberately submits to being captured, it is also okay. But if we encounter a powerful ancient beast, or a human..." Thinking of this, Jiajing was secretly alert in his heart, and he must be careful when capturing creatures for breeding in the future. What if some ancient beasts that are powerful but do not resist are taken to Ming Dynasty by themselves? The consequences will be disastrous! In fact, as the phenomenon of mountains appearing out of nowhere increases, it will inevitably attract the attention of the academy. Other people in the academy didn't dare to say, but Jiajing was sure that Li Changqing was definitely attracted by these mountains that appeared out of nowhere, and he would chase them relentlessly as long as the mountains appeared. "There are already enough natal objects placed in the world of immortal cultivation. They need to be kept quiet for a while. Before Daming grows up and has the strength to challenge the academy, we must not be careless, especially when it comes to transporting them between the two worlds..." "Master, that spirit beast seems unwilling to cooperate," Lu Fang's voice rang out at this time, "Do you want to think of a solution?" "The Thunder Horse, the inherited talent of its bloodline is to release lightning. Although the offspring born still use thunder as the main means of attack, the spiritual properties of the spirit beast are different." Jiajing, who had regained his consciousness, glanced at the Thunder Horse and said, "Thunder magic is divided into yin and yang and the five elements." "So, the bloodline of the descendants of this Thunder Horse may have spiritual energy that is more of a gold attribute, and what they cast is golden thunder." "Some are wood-attributed spiritual energy, and they cast wood thunder. The others are similar. The most special ones are Yin thunder and Yang thunder. However, according to the "General Records of Ancient Beasts," Jiajing raised his hand and handed an ancient book to Lu Fang, saying: "Among the descendants of Thunder Horse, Yin-Yang Thunder rarely appears, and most of them are Five Elements Thunder Techniques." "The attribute of this Thunder Colt in front of me is wood. If it is bred in large numbers, the number will increase, and perhaps Yin-Yang Thunder will appear." Lv Fang listened, nodded, and then looked at the pair of six top-quality mares below, which were not colored by the thundering colts, and said, "The spirit beasts don't seem to like these fake spirit beasts." "If you want it to cooperate and be a stud in the Ming Dynasty, you probably need to find some drugs that can make livestock estrus. It just so happens that there are a lot of them in the ranch of Lord Yan's family." Listening to Lu Fang's words, Jiajing nodded, "I have already set up constraints on Thunder Horse's soul, sealed its cultivation, and set up formations and restrictions below." "For the next period of time, you will be responsible for observing the breeding of the Thunder Colts again. The trained spirit colts will be moved to a new place for safe keeping. When they reach adulthood, they will be bred again." The restraint of the soul and the blockage of cultivation are naturally the innate talents that Jiajing obtained from his concubines through hard work day and night. The life force of one of the beauties is a chain, and her life force talent is to confine and seal the soul, and can seal and control any living being. Of course, the prerequisite is that your cultivation must be higher than the other party! It is worth mentioning that in the past two years, perhaps because of the continuous transformation of Benming from the inside out, the innate seeds nurtured by Benming have all matured at this moment.
However, there are also some innate seeds that, perhaps because they are related to the strength of their abilities, are still being nurtured. "Master, rest assured. I will take good care of this place." Lu Fang said solemnly. Lu Fang, who had already entered the world of cultivating immortals, naturally had his horizons greatly broadened. He also knew clearly that if Daming wanted to distinguish those pseudo-spiritual beasts from the real ones, breeding was necessary. Only by mating with a real spiritual beast and giving birth to a spiritual beast with bloodline inheritance can it be a spiritual beast that truly belongs to the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the imperial court was going to develop a large army of immortal cultivators in the future, so powerful spiritual beasts and war horses were a must. "Let's go back, those people in the cabinet are probably waiting impatiently..." Jiajing said as he pinched the magic formula in his hand, and a flying talisman was cast, and then the spiritual energy rolled up Lu Fang and headed towards the palace. It was already noon. Outside the Yuxi Palace, Prince Yu, Prince Jing, and everyone from the Cabinet and the Imperial Household Department stood still. The snow was falling heavily, and a thick layer of snow had already fallen on everyone's shoulders, but no one used their spiritual energy to bounce it off. This is the rule that everyone in the cabinet, including the two kings, has followed since they embarked on the immortal path. This means that in front of the emperor, they always maintain the attitude of mortals, and remember that it is because of the emperor that they can embark on the path to immortality. On the Silijian side, since Lu Fang was not there, the person standing in the first position was naturally Chen Hong. Since serving the Imperial Master Chan Shuang, Chen Hong has become more focused, mainly because he has learned a lot. That’s right, Chen Hong originally just wanted to emulate Huang Jin and gain the appreciation of his master by serving the national teacher Qingfeng. Everyone in the Ming Dynasty knew that Imperial Preceptor Qingfeng enjoyed unique favor in the eyes of his master. Chen Hong's original purpose was to let Chan Shuang follow Qingfeng's example, follow Qingfeng's path, and become the second favored national teacher. But unfortunately, things went against one's wishes. After the dispute among the three religions ended, National Master Chanshuang seemed to have been forgotten by His Majesty. Even National Master Qingfeng was rarely summoned by His Majesty. Especially from the moment when his master took a concubine and did not take in the Imperial Master Qingfeng, he knew that his master's favor for Qingfeng had nothing to do with sex, and Chan Shuang would most likely not be taken into the harem. However, fortune and misfortune go hand in hand. What Chen Hong did not expect was that he actually learned a lot from staying with this talented Buddhist girl. For example, the first step he learned was to delegate power, show kindness, exchange sincerity for sincerity, and treat others with sincerity! As he delegated power, he continued to use both kindness and force on his godsons and grandsons, and even treated them with sincerity. The betrayal and backlash that he had worried about before never happened. He could even clearly feel that his children and grandchildren, who used to be more afraid of him than truly filial to him, were becoming closer to him. He felt that he was getting closer and closer to Lu Fang's level, as if that was how Lu Fang had won people's hearts in the past. But unfortunately, he had never taken this seriously. He himself had climbed up from the bottom, so he naturally knew what these eunuchs were thinking. He could only scold himself, saying that they were rootless and twisted snobs. In his philosophy, if you hold power for one day, you should use that power to the fullest extent. Now it seems that he is narrow-minded! The improvement of his state of mind made Chen Hong clear-headed and no longer overbearing towards everyone in the cabinet. He no longer cared about the ministers' disregard and cold attitude towards him. It has the meaning of not being surprised by praise or criticism. Naturally, no one paid attention to Chen Hong's changes. The two kings were too lazy to look down, and Yan Song and others didn't even pay attention to him. Huang Jin and Shi San of the Imperial Household Department were at the same level and held different powers. Besides, they disliked Chen Hong, so they naturally did not pay too much attention to him. Little did they know that Chen Hong had secretly completed his transformation. Chen Hong tilted his head slightly, glanced at the people in the cabinet, his eyes flickered slightly, and he thought to himself: "Today is the last power reshuffle of the cabinet. The next reshuffle may take decades at the least, or even a hundred years..."
At this moment, everyone present had similar thoughts, but some were happy while others were worried. Prince Yu and Prince Jing looked at each other and saw the smiles in each other's eyes. The current situation was exactly what they wanted. Anyway, Xu Jie, Yan Song and others have nothing to do with them anymore, so they can fight however they want in the current situation. Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and Zhao Zhenji appeared calm on the surface, but were actually extremely confused. You know, although they also contributed a lot in the fight between Xu Jie and Li Chengwu, the people staying in Nanjing now are all from their respective families. Even many officials belonging to their faction throughout the Ming Dynasty received their hints on this matter. Although they were all acting in the name of the Xu Jie family, now that the result was out, they had no idea how the emperor would rule. It was unclear whether the Emperor would accept Lord Xu's gift, or whether he would show leniency out of consideration for the relationship between the monarch and his subject. As for Yan Song and his son, they were calm and composed. They had other things to plan for, and they didn't care about the future of the Qingliu faction. "Crench." Finally, when everyone was thinking different things, the door of Yuxi Palace slowly opened, and Lu Fang's voice rang out. "Xuan, the two princes, the cabinet and the Imperial Household Department will discuss politics in front of the emperor." "Wow!" Upon hearing the emperor's summons, everyone began to circulate spiritual energy throughout their bodies, and the snow on their bodies dissipated. Then everyone entered the main hall of Yuxi Palace one by one. At the top position, Jiajing sat on the imperial throne. At the bottom, the two seats on the left and right were prepared for the two kings. The small stool next to the stove in the middle was naturally for the chief minister of the cabinet. The people from the Imperial Household Department stood on the left, the Cabinet was on the right, and in the middle was a long desk filled with memorials, files, etc. After everyone entered the hall, Lu Fang came to Chen Hong, who took a step back, and then everyone knelt down respectfully to worship him. "My Lord, the Immortal Emperor, may you live forever and be well!" Looking at the people kneeling below, Jiajing's serious face relaxed slightly. He raised his hand, motioning for everyone to stand up, and said, "I am well." After expressing their gratitude, everyone returned to their seats. "... Lu Fang." Jiajing didn't waste any words. He raised his hand and signaled Lu Fang to preside over the imperial meeting. "Yes," Lu Fang bowed respectfully, then took a step forward, looked around at everyone, and said, "Let me first talk about the reform that the court decided at the end of the 47th year of Jiajing..." As he spoke, Lu Fang looked at Yan Shifan and said, "Young Minister, it was you who first proposed the national policy of innovation, and the court gave us five years." "It is now the fifty-second year of the Jiajing reign. Let's talk about it." Everyone was not surprised to hear that the emperor did not talk about Nanjing, but talked about the national policy of "initiating innovation". After all, the imperial court had decided to carry out reforms in the 47th year of Jiajing, allowing the Ming Dynasty to break the old dynasty system that had existed since ancient times and then complete the final transformation. At that time, Yan Shifan also proposed the national policy of "initiating thinking and innovation". The main purpose of this national policy was that the reason why the old system of dynasties had not been broken since ancient times was that the people's thoughts were constrained by Confucian rules. If we want to break the old dynasty system, we must change the thinking of the people of the world and no longer be bound by Confucianism. At the beginning, Jiajing gave Yan Shifan five years, which is exactly the 52nd year of Jiajing, so today we are discussing the results of the implementation of national policies in the past five years. "No one is more wise and witty than the Emperor!"
Yan Shifan, a young cabinet minister dressed in a red official robe, stepped forward and started by offering his own unique flattery. However, at this time, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Zhao Zhenji and others had no intention of secretly criticizing Yan Shifan's shamelessness. At this moment, they were extremely confused and only thought about what would happen to them when the emperor's sword fell. They had no time to care whether Yan Shifan was flattering them or slandering them. As for the New Party members Hu Zongxian, Wang Chonggu and Yu Dayou, they didn't care much, as they also had their own struggles. The court factional struggles among the cabinet officials were over for them. At this moment, the young cabinet minister Yan Shifan was beaming with joy. He calmly took out a thick book from his sleeve and said: "Thanks to the grace of the Lord, the national policy of 'initiating thought and innovation' was established at the end of the 47th year of Jiajing. It took five years and fortunately it has been fulfilled. It has now been basically completed. The above is my summary of the five-year reform and the arrangement for the ideological enlightenment of the people in the future..." As he said this, Yan Shifan took a deep breath and said seriously: "Please take a look at it, Your Majesty!" Upon seeing this, Lu Fang took the memorial from Yan Shifan and presented it to Jiajing. "That's right." His face relaxed slightly, Jiajing took the memorial from Lu Fang, and began to scan the contents of the memorial with his spiritual sense. "Your Majesty," Yan Shifan also began to explain, "I believe that the way to govern a country lies first in people's hearts. The foundation of education is especially related to customs!" "Since ancient times, the peace and stability of China have all been closely related to the customs and habits of the people. Although the Confucian way is the foundation of life, the world is changing and it will be difficult to continue if you don't move with the trend." "Now that our dynasty wants to create a new situation, it cannot be achieved with just the power of weapons and armor..." These were all written in the memorial, but when the ministers submitted their reports, the emperor would read and comment on them. This was the rule, and it was also to let other people in the cabinet know the general content of the memorial. Today, the young cabinet minister exudes confidence from head to toe. The main hall of Yuxi Palace has become his solo stage. "…We must first correct people's minds and educate people widely, so that everyone in the world can understand the principles of flexibility and understand the great principles. This is not a one-day job, but a long-term plan…" "Select talented people, employ enlightened people, set an example with their words and deeds, and guide the social atmosphere towards goodness and progress..." "…We should be tolerant of those who are conservative and stubborn, but we should not allow them to hinder the process of reform…When implementing new policies, we should proceed gradually rather than radically, so that the people can adapt to the changes…" "..." "..." "… encourage a hundred schools of thought to contend… include all religions, all schools of thought, all professions, all arts, and all arts in the imperial examination…" Yan Shifan's memorial was very long. Jiajing took a quick look at it with his spiritual sense and indeed understood it all, but he did not interrupt Yan Shifan. After all, the national policy of "initiating innovation" is very important, and it is also necessary to let others listen to Yan Shifan's summary. Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, more than an hour had passed, and Yan Shifan's memorial was coming to an end. "…On the ninth day of the second month in the fifty-second year of Jiajing, the imperial examination was my answer to 'Initiatives of Innovation'!" After saying this, Yan Shifan took a deep breath and then bowed. "Good!" Jiajing said well without hesitation, "It seems that you have learned a lot from your father over the years." As he said that, Jiajing nodded and gave an affirmative smile. "To share the worries of His Majesty, I am willing to sacrifice my life and die for you!" Yan Shifan knelt down and expressed his loyalty loudly. "My lords, do you have any objections to Yan Shifan's reforms?" After raising his hand to signal Yan Shifan to stand up, Jiajing looked at the other people in the cabinet, including the two kings. "Your Majesty, I have no objection." Prince Yu spoke first, followed by Prince Jing. "I have no objection either."
The reform was a national policy decided upon by all levels of the court, including them, so naturally there was no objection. Otherwise, the national policy cannot be implemented smoothly, and that will concern everyone present here. They don't have the mood to cause trouble at this time. Immediately afterwards, Yan Song took the lead, and Xu Jie and others also spoke up: "We have no objection." Everything that needed to be discussed has been discussed, and everyone knows that it is time to get down to business. "In that case, after the imperial examination is over, let's announce to the world that the Ming Dynasty has officially entered the Immortal Dynasty!" Jiajing paused for a moment, and then said, "Now that I have said everything I need to say, let's talk about the recent smuggling incident in Yingzhou Prefecture..." Hearing this, Xu Jie and others knew that this moment had finally come! "..." (End of this chapter)