Letting the officials feel at ease, letting the officials not live in fear, this was also a kind of ability of an emperor.
If you always let the officials panic, then the officials would naturally think of countermeasures to deal with it. As an emperor, no matter how iron-blooded and powerful you were, it would only be for a few decades. After a few decades, could you find an equally iron-blooded successor?
That was really hard to say.
How iron-blooded was Zhu Yuanzhang?
In 31 years, he killed tens of thousands of officials, setting a record in history, but in the end?
The emperor died and the government ceased to exist.
Xiao Ruxun did not think that he was smarter than Zhu Yuanzhang. In terms of intelligence, he felt that he was far inferior to Zhu Houcong.
This guy had played with the officials for decades without any military power in his hands before he was seen through. Xiao Ruxun used the iron-blooded banner of the emperor to suppress the officials, so he could not be compared to him.
Xiao Ruxun was also very clear that in terms of intelligence and black-bellied degree, he could not compare to Zhu Houcong. The only thing worth rejoicing about was that the banner of the founding emperor and the emperor on horseback allowed him to control the court while he was alive.
But this was also not safe. There was only one emperor, and there were tens of millions of officials, generation after generation, endless. A group of the country's elite surrounded the emperor like wolves and tigers, even an emperor would feel uneasy.
No matter who it was, once they reached this position, everything before could be thrown away and started anew.
Xiao Ruxun had no way to make herself smarter than Zhu Houcong, so she could only think of ways to limit the IQ of the ministers. She did not want them to think of her in a dark, evil, and vicious direction. If they really did figure it out, then she would lose her advantage.
In the first year and a half since the founding of the country, not to mention the three consecutive major wars, there was a great purge from last year to this year, who knew how many people were purged. While the officials were panicking, they were also trying to figure out what Xiao Ruxun meant.
They felt that Xiao Ruxun was different from the other emperors. He did not like to enjoy life, did not like to squander, did not like to be ostentatious, and did not like big ostentatious and face-saving projects. He wholeheartedly tormented them, doing construction in the local areas and waging wars outside. He looked like a war maniac and a martial arts maniac, and he still wanted political achievements.
They felt that Xiao Ruxun wanted to prove himself. He wanted to prove that his overthrow of the Daming Dynasty and the establishment of the Daqin Dynasty was correct and in line with the law of historical development. Therefore, he wanted to emphasize both political and martial arts. He did not want to enjoy himself or show off, but only wanted achievements.
Their guess was not wrong. Xiao Ruxun did have this thought, but to the officials, an emperor who liked to torment others was not a good emperor. An emperor who was single-minded and had no worries about his own backyard was also not a good emperor. An emperor who did not like to play with women and used all his energy to torment the officials, how could they bear it?
After all, they were not philosophers.
They definitely hoped that the emperor would select a concubine and then put some of his energy into the harem so that he would not torment them so much. But the emperor refused to budge. He ate and lived in the Palace of Heavenly Purity and even made them work together. His eyes were fixed on the work of the officials, so that they did not dare to slack off.
It was fine if it was a short time, but if it was a long time, they would not be able to bear it.
What was this emperor trying to do?
Was he trying to tire us to death?
When would the great purge end?
When would we be able to enjoy ourselves a little?
At this time, they needed a political signal, an unusual political signal that revealed some of the emperor's thoughts. Even if it was only a very small political signal, as long as it appeared, it would be where the hope was.
The emperor should not stubbornly hold on to something that the officials all hoped for. Otherwise, an emperor who let the officials see what he wanted to do would not be a qualified emperor.
Especially when the officials were all looking forward to it. At this time, when they were all looking forward to it, the satisfaction would not be ordinary.
Giving them a signal for the emperor to relax would allow Xiao Ruxun to see many things.
So when the emperor's signal was sent to Qi Dayong's home, Qi Dayong's servants immediately galloped out of the city and went to the barracks to find Qi Dayong. Qi Dayong was training his cavalry in the barracks, but when he heard the news, he immediately ran back home.
Seeing Li Sheng personally come to deliver this decree and read its contents, Qi Dayong's face bloomed into a smile.
"General Qi, is this Miss Yang well?"
Li Sheng smiled mischievously.
"Heh heh heh, of course. Chief Steward Li, this woman is a gift to His Majesty, even if I had a hundred guts, I would not dare to touch her. All these days, I have placed her in a small garden in the backyard. Not to mention the backyard, I have not even stepped into the house.
It's been more than a month, but I haven't been home at all. Not only me, none of the men in the family have been there. All of them are taken care of by the maids. Good food, good drinks, and no one dares to delay. This Miss Yang is eating well, using well, and living well. She is preparing everything for His Majesty! "
Qi Dayong's face was filled with a flattering smile.
"Heh heh heh, General Qi, you really understand His Majesty. His Majesty told this old servant to tell General Qi that His Majesty is very satisfied with General Qi. He said that General Qi did not fail to live up to His Majesty's expectations. His Majesty is very happy!"
Li Sheng used a few words to make Qi Dayong smile so widely that he couldn't even see his eyes.
"Of course, this official is His Majesty's official. I am wholeheartedly for His Majesty."
"Hahaha, General Qi's loyalty, His Majesty sees it and remembers it in his heart!"
Li Sheng smiled and said, "Then, General Qi, this old servant will come to pick her up!"
"Good, good, good, I have long been prepared!"
Qi Dayong immediately ordered the servants in the house, "Serve Miss Yang well, dress her up and hand her over to Chief Steward Li. If there is the slightest mistake, be careful of your heads!"
"Yes!"
The servants complied one after another.
There was still some time left. Qi Dayong invited Li Sheng to sit down and asked some questions about Xiao Ruxun.
"Steward Li, although I've been with His Majesty for a long time, after His Majesty became the Emperor, we rarely saw each other. You're different. You're His Majesty's follower. I have a question. Steward Li, could you tell me about it?"
Li Sheng took a sip of tea and smiled, "General Qi, this old servant is just His Majesty's servant. If General Qi has a question, how can this old servant dare not answer?"
Qi Dayong didn't dare to believe Li Sheng's words. As the saying goes, the Prime Minister's servant is a dog. Li Sheng is indeed a servant, but it also depends on who the master is. If the master is an ordinary person, then a dog is a dog and a servant is a servant, there is no big deal.
But if the master is the Emperor, or the current Emperor, then even the Prime Minister has to be polite.
Li Sheng is the Emperor's servant. Being in close contact with the Emperor, just a few words can cause people to have a bad impression.
That's why the officials of the previous dynasty were so afraid of eunuchs!
"Then I will thank Chief Steward Li!"
Qi Dayong laughed and said, "Chief Steward Li, since His Majesty ascended to the throne, there has been no concubine selection or concubine selection. Rumor has it that His Majesty wants to learn from the previous Emperor Xiaozong and only wants one Empress in his life. Why did he suddenly …"
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