Little brother Su felt that his change was right, but to most people, Little brother Su's change was the real mistake and should not have existed.
This was the battle between the old party and the new party.
But little brother Su did not know that, he only wanted to use his passion to change this unfair world.
Just like Gu Yuan, when little brother Su became the top scholar, countless people came to congratulate him.
Ten years ago, when Marquis Su wanted to use his daughter to obtain the Emperor's favor to consolidate his position, everyone laughed at him for being delusional.
Eight years ago, when the Emperor bestowed the marriage between Gu Yuan and Jiujiu, everyone began to congratulate Marquis Su.
Although his daughter did not enter the palace to become the Emperor's favorite concubine, she obtained Gu Yuan as a son-in-law. Although there was no guarantee of wealth in the future, as long as Gu Yuan was around, his position in the Marquis' household would be stable.
Today, little brother Su became the top scholar and would definitely be highly regarded by the Emperor after entering the court.
Marquis Su's position was as stable as Mount Tai due to the Emperor's high regard and the hereditary title of Marquis.
Marquis Su was born a hereditary Marquis. Although he did not have much talent, his position was stabilized by marrying his daughter to Gu Yuan. After that, Marquis Su's son became the top scholar and sat firmly on Marquis Su's position.
Even though Marquis Su did not have any great achievements in his life, his father, the old Marquis, and his son and daughter guaranteed him a lifetime of wealth.
In other people's eyes, Marquis Su was simply a reincarnated master.
When Jiujiu and Gu Yuan got married, Marquis Su did not manage to educate little brother Su and instead became seriously ill from anger. Marquis Su did not care much about little brother Su's studies.
Later, when Jiujiu took little brother Su to her side to take care of him, Marquis Su completely ignored him.
He even thought that even if his son did not succeed, under the guidance of his son-in-law, he would be able to hold onto his position in the Marquis' household.
As long as his position was there, perhaps his grandson would also have a promising future.
But he did not expect that his son-in-law was so good at educating people that he actually trained little brother Su to become the top scholar.
Marquis Su was in high spirits and could not help but drink a few more cups. He drank until he fell ill.
Marquis Su had been recuperating on the sickbed for more than half a year, while his younger brother Su had already entered the imperial court as an official.
However, it was different from what Marquis Su had imagined.
Junior Brother Su did not enter the imperial court to become an official like he had taught him. He did not walk the path of moderation. Instead, he was especially outstanding.
Little Brother Su proposed his idea on the first day of court, which shocked all the civil and military officials in the court.
The Emperor was very surprised by Younger Brother Su's idea, so he personally received the two of them and chatted for a whole day.
Little Brother Su originally thought that the next step would be a bold and decisive reform.
However, the implementation of the new policies was extremely difficult.
Moreover, the implementation of the new policies would affect the interests of many people. The more one thought about it, the more one would realize that the person whose interests would be affected by Younger Brother Su's reforms was the Emperor.
Everyone was realistic.
When you interfere with other people's interests, the most I can do is stand aside and watch. After all, it has nothing to do with me.
Once your primary benefit is my benefit, then it's normal to shed all pretense of cordiality.
After the Emperor found out that Little Brother Su's reform would ultimately affect his interests, even if he knew that if Little Brother Su's reform succeeded, he would become a great Emperor, but he still chose to retreat.
He was not an aggressive young man like Little Brother Su.
Right now, he was constantly being pressured by the Empress Dowager, and he did not know what that unknown grain store owner's wife was up to. If he recklessly carried out a bold and decisive reform, who knew what would happen?
He was an Emperor.
Even if he really wanted to add to his own merits, what he wanted more was to be able to continue sitting in this position.
If he couldn't even sit firmly in this position, then what was the point of having great achievements?
Since that time when he met Little Brother Su, Little Brother Su had never seen the Emperor again.
Among the civil and military officials in the court, except for a few who dared to fight for experience, most of them were very unfriendly to Little Brother Su's reform.
Among the civil and military officials in the court, except for Gu Yuan and Great General Bai Ze, no one took the initiative to befriend Little Brother Su.
Little Brother Su was full of talent, but there was no place for him to use it.
Little Brother Su was extremely depressed.
Little Brother Su looked at his sister, who was currently brewing tea, and could not help but say, "Sister, why do you think the Emperor did not agree to my reform? He clearly knows that once the reform succeeds, our country will become unprecedentedly powerful, and we can even unify the three countries."
Little Brother Su was not even 18 years old yet, and his face, which was somewhat similar to Jiujiu's, was filled with depression.
Little Brother Su's listless appearance was like a leaf that had been hit by frost, dejected and dispirited.
Jiujiu rubbed Little Brother Su's head, "Little Brother, you're not bad, but have you ever thought that although your reform can bring benefits to the majority, it will also affect the interests of a small number of people. Have you ever thought about what kind of people your reform will affect?"
Jiujiu's words woke him up from his dream.
Little Brother Su discovered at this time that although his reform could help a lot of people get benefits, it would also affect the interests of those people in the upper class.
And the person whose interests he could affect the most was the Emperor.
No wonder the Emperor was ecstatic at the beginning, but in the end, he avoided her.
Because the Emperor clearly knew that his reform would affect the Emperor's interests, so he would not implement this reform.
After figuring it out, Little Brother Su's expression was even more depressed than before.
Because the naive Little Brother Su had always thought that the Emperor should be like what was written in the books, 'Worry about the worries of the world first, and enjoy the pleasures of the world after'.
In the end, the Emperor was like other mediocre people. He did not worry about the worries of the world first, but instead, he first considered his own interests, and then considered other things.
He even gave up the interests of more people for his own interests.
This kind of Emperor was different from what Little Brother Su had imagined.
Little Brother Su's face was filled with depression.
Why couldn't a ruler put himself in the shoes of his subjects and think for himself?
A person who only cared about his own interests and always considered his own interests would not be able to become an outstanding monarch.
A ball of fire burned in Little Brother Su's heart.
But because he was too young, he did not fully understand what this ball of fire was and what it meant.
Jiujiu looked at Little Brother Su's thoughtful expression and smiled. She handed over a cup of fragrant tea, "Drink tea. You're a child. If you frown all day, it'll be easy for you to grow old."
Speaking of getting old, Younger Brother Su immediately thought of his brother-in-law, Gu Yuan. "Elder Sister, Brother-in-law has such a good relationship with His Majesty. Let Brother-in-law persuade His Majesty not to give up the interests of the common people for his own interests."
Speak of the devil.
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