When the news that Cai Jing was named Taifu came out, it really shocked many people.
Throughout history, only the talented assistants of the king and the unparalleled state figures could reach that step.
And what about Cai Jing?
To put it bluntly, in the eyes of court officials, he was just a treacherous minister who appointed people based on personal connections and accepted bribes.
It was only under the pressure of Ying Yuan's imperial power that he began to do things that benefited the country and the people.
Can such a person become a Taifu?
Is the emperor blind?
Is it stupid?
Obviously not.
There must be a deeper meaning behind it.
At the residence of General Huo Guang, the General who Conquers the East.
Almost all the military generals in the court who did not follow the expedition gathered here.
They were discussing Cai Jing being appointed as the Grand Tutor.
Huo Guang faced the crowd and said slowly, "Everyone, I believe that the court will make a big move soon."
One of them asked bluntly, "General, please explain clearly."
Huo Guang said: "Now the wars are going on one after another. I believe that after the war is over, our Great Qin will have a new batch of generals.
By then, the military generals will be powerful and the civil officials will be weak. How can Your Majesty not be worried?
Your Majesty appointed Cai Jing as Grand Tutor, the main purpose of which was to check and balance our military commanders."
"Isn't that possible? Even those four high-ranking officials have pledged their loyalty to Your Majesty. What else does Your Majesty have to worry about?"
Some people are puzzled.
Huo Guang shook his head and said, "Why did Your Majesty hide his own shortcomings in the beginning? His purpose was to delegate power to us so that we could fight against those civil servants.
Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, either military generals have been demoted or civil officials have been sent to remote areas, and have not been allowed to enter the capital until now. It can be said that both we and them have suffered losses.
It was during this opportunity that Your Majesty was able to seize power. Now Your Majesty is trying to hide his own shortcomings and repeat the same old tricks, which will surely not work.
As for Cai Jing, as the Prime Minister, how biased he was towards the civil officials, I don't need to say more, right? To sum up, His Majesty appointed Cai Jing as the Grand Tutor because of our military general.
Huo Guang was a very capable man, both civil and military.
In Ying Yuan's previous life, this person served as the general and the grand marshal.
Not only is he good at leading troops in battle, he is also very good at politics.
"So, Your Majesty, by conferring the title on Cai Jing, is it because he wants to maintain a balance between civil and military officials in the court?"
"Your Majesty's methods are truly brilliant. Only by maintaining a balance in the court can the country avoid chaos. However, if this happens, I'm afraid our lives will become even more difficult."
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More and more people are worried about their future.
Huo Guang smiled and said, "My dear men, there is no need to be so. Your Majesty is a rare and wise ruler. As long as you are capable, I believe that Your Majesty will make use of you sooner or later."
In his opinion, this is also true.
There is no need to mention how many civil officials are corrupt and bribery?
Your Majesty created the East Factory organization in order to rectify the court administration.
So far, there have been some results.
However, His Majesty still did not punish officials of the third rank and above, even though he knew that they had committed corruption and bribery.
It’s because they have the ability.
Your Majesty is an emperor who promotes people based on their talents.
As long as one has talent, can do things for the country, and does not touch the fundamental interests of the country, His Majesty will not kill him.
It was precisely because he saw through this that Huo Guang gradually learned to keep a low profile and no longer competed for power with civil officials.
Just wait for the opportunity, and one day you will be valued by the emperor.
at the same time.
They were not the only ones discussing the emperor's conferring of a higher title on Cai Jing.
Even other officials were discussing it.
The military generals all thought that Ying Yuan's move was intended to suppress the power of the military generals.
As for the civil officials, their thoughts were more complicated.
Some say that His Majesty wants to completely rule the court through Cai Jing.
Some people also said that this was a message from Ying Yuan to his ministers.
As long as they can be as loyal as Cai Jing, they will definitely be valued by me.
Of course, this is not the most critical point.
After becoming the Grand Tutor, Cai Jing summoned Qin Hui, Heshen and other ministers to his house.
He did not mention the news that he had become the Grand Tutor, but instead said to them:
"I am already old, and I can't serve the court for many more years.
Our country is in a difficult situation now. Money is needed everywhere, both inside and outside the country.
I believe that the Minister of Revenue Heshen and His Excellency should be the most clear about this.
Therefore, I decided to donate all my family's money to the national treasury, but the amount is not small.
I hope that all the gentlemen can join in and help me get this money clean."
Cai Jing really had no other intentions.
After all, even if five million taels of silver were to be laundered, it would take some time.
If we get help from everyone, then this matter will become much simpler.
The purpose of laundering this money was to show it to outsiders, not to show it to Ying Yuan.
Because Cai Jing felt that no matter how he tried to wash himself, he could not escape the eyes of the East Factory.
He does this for outsiders to see, so that people will think that he is not a corrupt official.
As for the Emperor...
I just hope that he can see my determination to be loyal to the country.
This way, you get the best of both worlds.
But others don't think so.
They thought that this was Cai Jing's secret hint to them.
We should follow his example and donate money to the court.
At this time, Heshen slowly said: "Since the day Your Majesty decided not to negotiate peace with the enemy, I have already put all my belongings in the household treasury."
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