His Majesty looked at Shangguan Hongri who was kneeling on the ground and felt that he had been coerced again in a short period of time.

This is not the first time Shangguan Hongri has taken the initiative to seek merit. This was originally a way for him to show his loyalty, because seeking rewards itself is a behavior of the lower-minded against the superior.

But today, after just after the tenth prince forced the palace, the old emperor was bored by this behavior. Many people in the imperial capital had heard of the behavior of captivity and slavery against the demon clan, and many people knew that some soldiers who successfully transplanted organs had served on the front line for a long time. Just do these shameful behaviors in private, so why put them on the surface?

You, a general, took advantage of this opportunity to openly seek power for the soldiers who transplanted organs. It is obviously asking them for good. Then, in this case, the reward I originally gave, but the credit was all won by you Shangguan Hongri. In the future, the soldiers will only remember your Shangguan Hongri's good, but not me. How can this be done!

The old emperor had a bad face. When he allowed Yi Ren (let's call them Yi Ren) to perform, he did not expect this level. Now he regretted it and entered a situation where he was unable to get rid of the tiger. As a superior, he refused at this time, and he did not refuse at this time. He had to bear resentment, and he would not get it even if he refused. In short, no matter what, it was not appropriate. Now he really needed someone to stand up, take the blame for this infamy and solve the embarrassment of the situation.

He looked at Tuoba Lie with anticipation, and saw the other party staring at the strangers with bright eyes. He was obviously not aware of the embarrassment of his situation. It was obvious that without Shen Fei around him, his level was at most moderate, and he could not compare with his own brother Tuoba. He looked at the eldest prince again, and the other party found that his eyes were actually nodding in a pretentious manner.

"Damn it, it's just a fool!" The old emperor was about to curse.

His eyes fell on Shangguan Hongri again, and he wanted to peel off his bones and behead him and show him publicly, but he knew that the current environment would not allow him to do so.

The old emperor sighed in his heart, raised his head helplessly to agree to the other party's request.

At this moment, at the critical moment, a voice suddenly appeared beside him, as if it was raining in time: "I think it is not possible." The hand that was about to be raised was immediately put down. The old emperor deeply exhaled the stuffy breath held in his chest, looked at the person who was talking with joy, and said to himself: At the critical moment, only you can share my worries!

His Majesty is very familiar with this kind voice, who else can be there besides Tuoba Zichu?

At the critical moment, only he could understand His Majesty’s meaning, and only he could stand up and share His Majesty’s worries.

At the same time, Shangguan Hongri suddenly looked up and looked at Tuoba Zichu with fierce eyes. The latter was calm in the almost fiery gaze, and he didn't even look at Hongri. He said to the old emperor: "Your Majesty, I think it's not possible." As long as the prince is not involved, Tuoba Zichu will know everything and say everything. What can you, the general of the empire, do you, how can you be afraid of you?

At this moment, when Tuoba Zichu quietly tapped his sword, the ministers around him seemed to see his body glowing, and personally felt that the tense atmosphere had suddenly changed. His Majesty's attitude towards Tuoba Zichu was unnatural.

They finally realized that Tuoba Zichu's status would never be shaken. As long as the old emperor lived for one day, he would always be the left prime minister of the empire and a person above ten thousand people.

"Zichu, what do you think?" the old emperor asked pretending to be.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter is not possible." Tuoba Zichu answered righteously. Few people know that Tuoba Zichu is actually the inheritor of Confucianism. Fang Jingxiao, a great scholar who was killed by the old emperor, was Zichu's teacher. The day before Fang Jingxiao was given poisonous wine, the old emperor asked Zichu's opinions and asked him if Fang Jingxiao could change his mind. Zichu replied: The teacher's belief is like a mountain in the distance, and it will never be shaken. The old emperor asked again: That

What should I do? Zichu replied: Only by killing him will make him a legend, and there is no other way. The old emperor sighed and asked him again: Fang Jingxiao is your teacher. Isn’t it a move to abandon his master if you propose to kill him? Zichu replied: What Confucians say is that the king is the best, the minister is the subordinate, and the teacher serves the Sima family. Unfortunately, his education did not alleviate the cruelty of the Sima family. The king served by Zichu was His Majesty, let alone the master, even if his close relatives threatened Your Majesty, you and the Empire.

Zichu must also bring it to justice. The old emperor praised: Zichu, I will never forget your loyalty in my life. The next day, Fang Jingxiao was given poisonous wine and died in Shanlou. What few people know is that the cup of poisonous wine was presented to the teacher by Tuoba Zichu himself. After the teacher received the poisonous wine, Zichu knelt on his knees and bowed three times, saying to the teacher: Master, if you don’t die, the empire is insecurity. Please forgive Zichu for his unfilial piety. Fang Jingxiao said: Zichu, you are the smartest among all the teachers’ disciples.

One is also the most suitable person to inherit the legacy of a teacher. Confucianism will be implicated once the teacher dies, but it doesn’t matter. As long as you are here, the torch of Confucianism will not be extinguished. Remember our teacher’s teachings? The king is the king’s lord, the minister is the minister’s lord, each performs his duties and fulfills his responsibilities, and the empire is orderly. Remember, remember. After saying that, drink the poisonous wine without any regrets. Fang Jingxiao died, Confucianism entered the dark age, a large number of Confucian scholars were arrested and buried, and books written by Confucian scholars were burned. Confucianism was in a slump after this.

People say: "Wealth and honor cannot be lust, poverty and humbleness cannot be moved, and power and force cannot be betrayed" means Confucian scholars. The ideas of Confucian scholars were inherited from Confucius, who was a person from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. They are much younger than those of Wuya, the founder of Shushan Taoism and Shakyamuni, the founder of Jingtan Buddha Sect.

The idea left by Confucius is very simple. As mentioned in the previous article, the king is the ruler, the minister is the ruler, each performs his duties, performs his responsibilities, and the empire is orderly. In order to achieve this, people as monarchs need to trust their ministers, and people as subjects need to be absolutely loyal to the monarch. This leads to a phenomenon, that is, if you want to overthrow the empire and the emperor of the dynasty, the first person who refuses to agree is a Confucian scholar. Because of the monarch, the existence of Confucian scholars is valuable.

At the same time, when the monarch makes a mistake, the Confucian scholars will speak out without hesitation. If the monarch does not agree with their opinions, they will even make a desperate advice. This is to fulfill the duty of helping the monarch to govern the country as a minister.

Therefore, people in the world use wealth and honor to be lust, poverty and humbleness to be moved, and power and force cannot be surrendered. Although it has beautified a lot, it does make sense. Looking at the past and present, the Confucian scholars are the least afraid of death. No matter whether you are an arrogant and domineering powerful minister or a foolish lord, I am justified and unceremonious. At worst, I will die. In the eyes of Confucian scholars, dying for the country is the most glorious moment in life, and can be kept in name in history. For them, no matter how much wealth and honor you are, it is not as glorious as being kept in history.

Therefore, Confucian scholars are actually a group of people living in glory and responsibility. They are not loyal to a certain person, but to a specific class, and that specific class is Your Majesty.

Only Your Majesty is the object of their absolute loyalty! This is the conviction of Confucian scholars and the cause of Chu Xiu's death.

The Confucian scholar was so arrogant that he could only allow the existence of the monarch in his eyes.

Tuoba Zichu, who had not seen any movement for a long time, finally spoke. As soon as he opened his mouth, he refuted Shangguan Hongri, the most powerful general in the empire. Shangguan Hongri called him a friend, but he refuted the other party at such an important moment, not because the two had a bad relationship, but because of His Majesty's worries.

For the sake of the empire and for Your Majesty, Tuoba Zichu must do this, even if he is doomed to do so. This is Zichu's way of becoming an official. In fact, it can be summed up in four words for Your Majesty.

"I think it's not possible." Tuoba Zichu put his two arms in his sleeves and nodded slightly to His Majesty: "I think that if you have merits, you will be rewarded, and if you have mistakes, you will be punished. You should not be regarded as a hero for accepting the organs of the demon clan and be praised by the world."

After hearing his words, the old emperor finally got the idea. He calmed down and said kindly: "Zichu, what do you mean?" In fact, the ending was already destined from the moment Tuoba Zichu stood up, but the old emperor still had to finish the show.

Tuoba Zichu answered strongly and vigorously. His tone was so stumble and powerful that it was hard to imagine that he was an old man over 60 years old: "I believe that the role of reward lies in rewarding the meritorious people, so that the people in the world can use him as a model to do things that are beneficial to the empire; the role of punishment lies in punishing the mistakes of those who have mistakes, so that the people in the world can use him as a warning and no longer make the same mistakes.

In this matter, one mountain, two mountain, three mountain, four mountain, five mountain, and five mountain have made contributions. The contribution lies in the fact that they have devoted themselves to the empire and fought bravely to the enemy. This is a military merit and can be rewarded! However, General Shangguan must make detailed details and count his merits. Although other organ transplants of demons may face setbacks such as death, illness, etc. when transplanting organs, they also accept the huge and benign changes in the body that will be brought about once the organ transplant is successful. It can be said that the risks and benefits are equivalent, and there is no contribution to it, so they should not be rewarded."

"I think what the Prime Minister Zuo said is absurd! The people join the army to defend their country, and they fight bravely to fight the enemy even if the heads fall to the ground. However, the enemy is strong and the ordinary combat power is not enough to deal with it. Therefore, they can only give up their human body and endure huge pain and risk their lives to transplant the organs of the demon clan. What benefits can they do for themselves? After the war is over, they will not return to their hometown to farm and live a life. They will pay such a huge price to better protect the safety of the country and protect the people's living and working in peace. Isn't this spirit worthy of praise?" Shangguan Hongri retorted without being outdone. As long as he did not face His Majesty, he would never have a flattering face, but a fierce look.

Tuoba Zichu narrowed his eyes and said unmoved: "In this way, all eunuchs in the palace should be rewarded. If anyone can compare to them when it comes to paying! If you lose the most important thing for men to ensure the normal operation of the palace, shouldn't you be rewarded?"

As soon as this statement was made, the ministers sighed that Tuoba Zichu was worthy of being the number one think tank in the empire and immediately found the key point of the problem. In this way, eunuchs are indeed more worthy of reward than Yi Ren.

Shangguan Hongri could not refute for a moment, so he could only say: "You...you are simply arguing."

Tuoba Zichu ignored him at all and turned to Your Majesty, "Your Majesty, according to my humble opinion, it is better to reward all the eunuchs in the palace together. Anyway, the national treasury is now full."

"Thank you Your Majesty." The eunuch Liu Yi could also look at his face. As soon as he finished speaking, he knelt down to thank him for his reward. Shangguan Hongri was so angry that his lips trembled.

At this moment, the old emperor was so happy that he thought to himself: Zichu, Zichu, because of a loyal minister like you, my imperial career can be stable.

Think about it carefully, there is nothing wrong with Shangguan Hongri fighting for power for his subordinates. Transplanting organs of the demon clan has to bear the risk of death. If you don’t give enough benefits, how can the soldiers be willing to go to the danger without hesitation? The mistake is that he should not propose this matter on such an important occasion, because this is an open occasion. Once Your Majesty agrees to his request, the reward for Yiren will become Shangguan Hongri’s credit. All Yiren will only remember Shangguan Hongri but not His Majesty.

Therefore, the mistake is not in the matter, but in the person! It is definitely impossible to pass.

Think about it from another perspective. From the unscrupulous leadership of the troops and the crowds who came to the front of the palace, Shangguan Hongri actually seized this opportunity to constantly test His Majesty's bottom line, and wanted to gain the greatest benefit for himself while proposing the bottom line. He knew very well that if he offended all the gentry, his Majesty would not offend the military again. At least in a short period of time, His Majesty would not dare to live. How long can the old emperor live after a long time? With this judgment, Shangguan Hongri dared to do this.

Unfortunately, he didn't expect that even if he offended the whole world, there would always be someone standing next to His Majesty. That person was Tuoba Zichu. Tuoba Zichu's strong counterattack not only defeated Shangguan Hongri's false fantasy, but also completely collapsed his attempts, making him understand that the empire is the empire of His Majesty today, and his ministers are His Majesty's people. Shangguan Hongri is just a dog that is good at biting people. If you are a dog, you must be obedient and wait for your master to throw the remaining bones over before you can start your meal.

At this moment, Shangguan Hongri's face was as ugly as it was. When he came, he had planned everything and thought that everything would go according to his plan. However, he missed a person and underestimated the remaining power of the old emperor. He suddenly realized that he was afraid that the prince had really made the same mistake as himself and was put under house arrest. This huge empire encompasses all kinds of forces. No matter which family emerged, His Majesty could use other forces to eradicate it. This is the way to check and balance as a superior.
Chapter completed!