Zhao Zhigao was very clear about his position.
"Of course I'm not as good as Zhuge Wuhou."
Zhu Yijun spoke again: "Then how does Cabinet Elder Zhao compare me to Liu Chan?"
Zhao Zhigao understood.
Who was Liu Chan?
He was the second emperor of the Ji and Han Dynasties, the ruler of a subjugated country, a mediocre person who indulged in pleasure, a mud that could not be helped up, the last gravedigger of the Liu Han Dynasty, the representative of the humiliating emperor who left the city to surrender.
Someone who was incompatible with Daming's stubborn idea of establishing a country would never be recognized by Daming.
Was Zhu Yijun the ruler of a subjugated country? Or did Zhao Zhigao think that Zhu Yijun was the ruler of a subjugated country? Or did Zhu Yijun decide to give up resistance in the face of the country's crisis and surrender?
Since Zhao Zhigao was not as good as Zhuge Liang, and Zhu Yijun surpassed Liu Chan, what else could be said?
Zhu Yijun's unspoken words were very clear.
Old Zhao, you don't have to teach me these things. Just do your job honestly, be the Grand Secretary, block the spears and knives for me. In return, I'll give you a peaceful old age, give you wealth, but just one thing, don't try to teach me. The only person who can be my teacher is the one I'll regret for the rest of my life.
You don't deserve it.
Zhao Zhigao was speechless and closed his mouth. His lips trembled slightly, and then he bowed expressionlessly.
"I understand. Your Majesty has your own judgment on the matters of the cabinet. No matter what Your Majesty decides, I'll follow it. Your Majesty, I'll take my leave now."
"Take care, Cabinet Elder."
Zhu Yijun smiled.
Zhao Zhigao trembled as he left Zhu Yijun's sight. The smile on Zhu Yijun's face also disappeared.
No one can teach me. The only one who can teach me is that person, the person I destroyed with my own hands. He is my Zhuge Liang, and I … am not even as good as Liu Chan.
Turning around, Zhu Yijun let out a deep sigh and closed his eyes.
Turning around, Zhao Zhigao, who was walking slowly, let out a deep sigh as he stared blankly at the ground under his feet.
There was no room for redemption or reconciliation. Both sides had become enemies, and there was no room for redemption. What he had been trying to do had finally ended in failure, and there was no room for redemption.
Throughout history, when had there ever been such a serious antagonism between the Emperor and his ministers? They hated each other. One side wanted nothing more than to destroy the other, and the other side wanted nothing more than to imprison the other.
Daming down … Daming down …
No one knew what Shen Yicheng would bring to the Daming Dynasty. Would it be the hope of rebirth or the omen of destruction?
Zhao Zhigao instinctively felt that this was not rebirth, but destruction.
As a result, he was powerless to stop it. He was unable to stop it. It was impossible for him to stop it.
After Zhao Zhigao returned to the Cabinet with no expression, he closed the door and refused to see anyone. Two hours later, the Emperor's message came from the palace.
Shen Yicheng was promoted to the Vice Minister of the Cabinet, assisting the old and weak Zhao Zhigao to deal with government affairs.
Shen Yicheng's mood could no longer be described as ecstasy, and Shen Li's mood could not be described as simple disappointment. It was at this moment that everyone understood who the next Prime Minister of the Daming Dynasty would be after Zhao Zhigao.
At the critical juncture of the country, the next Prime Minister of the Daming Dynasty was newly appointed.
Shen Yicheng!
However, before Shen Yicheng could be happy for a while, an hour later, the Emperor gave another order to Shen Yicheng and no one else.
Shen Yicheng was in charge of the post-war Shanxi reconstruction and disaster relief work, and Shen Yicheng was fully in charge of the allocation of money and grain from the national treasury.
Shen Yicheng was stunned, and so was Shen Li.
After a while, Shen Yicheng finally understood the Emperor's meaning.
It turned out that this was the certification test to see if he could be promoted from the Vice Minister to the Prime Minister and become the ruler of the Daming Empire.
If he passed this test, he could be called the new Prime Minister of the Daming Empire. If he failed this test, he might be fired, and he might not even be able to keep his life.
Moreover, this order did not mention anything about the internal fund, which meant that the internal fund was a means of cheating in this test, and was not allowed by the Emperor.
The Emperor was determined not to use the internal fund, and only allowed Shen Yicheng to complete this test through the national treasury.
An hour later, Shen Yicheng, who locked himself in the duty room, finally understood the Emperor's intention.
It was not that he was in the Emperor's heart, but that the Emperor knew that he did not have a good relationship with the officials and had a grudge with the Imperial Censor Group. Therefore, the Emperor decided to let him be a suicide squad to fight for the control of the national treasury with the corrupt officials in the court, and use the price of offending the corrupt officials in the court in exchange for his position.
'Your Majesty, you … you're pushing me into a pit of fire …'
Shen Yicheng hid in his duty room and smiled bitterly.
So that was why. The reason why he did not choose Shen Li was because he was sure that Shen Li would not follow his orders, and would still use the old method of forcing the Emperor to hand over his internal fund to solve the problem, and at the same time, divide his internal fund. However, Shen Yicheng would not do that, and he did not have the guts to do so.
'I see, I see.
This was forcing me to completely separate from the officials, and completely become the Emperor's thugs in exchange for the position of Prime Minister. Otherwise … the Emperor would not even have a Prime Minister, and not set up some official positions to threaten the officials.
The Emperor treated the officials as mortal enemies, and not as comrades in the same boat! 'What are you trying to do, Your Majesty? 'Do you not want Dynasty anymore?'
You're throwing this hot potato to me, Shen Li, you're asking for my life!
To fight with those corrupt officials for money, to redistribute the benefits, and to do these kinds of offending things.
'Your Majesty, you should know that no one would be willing to spit out what they've taken. Taking someone's money is like killing their parents, and they will not let it go! 'Not to mention me, even if it's the Emperor, they can do it! 'Why don't you take a look at Emperor Zheng De?
There's only one Zhang Juzheng, and he has the guts. He already has the determination to die, but I don't. I, Shen Yicheng, am a bureaucrat through and through, I … I don't have the guts!
'Daming, there won't be a Zhang Juzheng anymore, not now, and not in the future. Really, believe me, my Majesty, there won't be a Zhang Juzheng anymore!'
Shen Yicheng thought about it for a few days, and finally decided to give up this glory and wealth that seemed to be easily obtainable, but in reality, it might cost the lives of his entire family.
He was a bureaucrat, he was a politician, but he was not a statesman.
He picked up his pen and started to write a memorial. He had decided to give up this glory and wealth in exchange for his life and a peaceful old age.
'I quit, I quit. This isn't something that I, Shen Yicheng, can do. Your Majesty, if you want me to get rid of Shen Li, it's fine, I have my ways. But if you want me to get rid of Shen Li's representative, I don't have the guts, I value my life.'
After more than two hours and thousands of words, Shen Yicheng finished writing his resignation report.
'I can't stay here anymore. The Emperor can't hold back his anger anymore. If I stay here any longer, I might be dragged into a terrifying political whirlpool, because no one is willing to wait for death.'
'Although power is cute, life is more important.'
'Then … I'll …'
"Report! Urgent military news! The Northern Barbarians have breached Taiyuan, and Taiyuan has fallen! Governor Wang Shiyang requests to be dismissed! "
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