Damn it!

Xie Ji originally didn't want that much, but he didn't expect that the emperor gave him the entire household department.

This emperor is really generous. Why does he believe in himself so much?

Isn't the emperor afraid that he will embezzle the entire treasury?

Xie Ji looked a little in disbelief.

This emperor is really bold enough, doesn’t he care?

Don't you care that he controls the household department?

"I believe in you."

The emperor saw Xie Ji's doubts and said these three words categorically.

Xie Ji saw that the emperor said such serious words, it seemed that the emperor really believed in him.

Tears were rolling in Xie Ji's eyes. It felt like they were about to fall.

"His Majesty."

Xie Ji choked up and said: "I thank your Majesty for your trust."

As Xie Ji spoke, he put his hands on his head in a clasping shape, and then bowed deeply.

The emperor watched Xie Ji kowtow quietly and remained silent.

I have given you most of my rights, so don't let him down.

Otherwise, don't blame him for being rude.

"Don't let me down. This is my only request for you. No matter you are corrupt, bending the law or pretending to be public for personal gain, I will suppress all impeachments within one year. After one year, I will look at your results."

The emperor sighed and placed all his hopes on Xie Ji, hoping that he would not let him down.

Since he came to the throne, although the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty have treated him respectfully and never coveted him, he feels that he is thousands of miles away from them.

Among the ministers of the Manchu dynasty, there are those who are highly virtuous and respected, there are those who are both civil and military, there are those who make decisions for the people, there are those who dare to give direct advice...

He does not lack talents, but he does not agree with the views of those talents at all, and even has a rebellious mentality.

They repeatedly stressed that a king should be kind and loving to the people, and should put the country and the country first. He was tired of listening to them.

Not only his father told him this, his teacher told him this, but even the eunuch beside him said this, saying that the people are the most important, the country is the second, and the king is the least.

But they only talk about it in words. In fact, how many people can do it? They are a bunch of hypocrites.

This really made him feel particularly unhappy, but he had no choice but to govern according to their ideas.

Although he has supreme power, he still can't get angry. He could kill them, but the next wave of people will still be like this, and killing them will be useless.

Until Xie Ji, this Xie Ji had different ideas from others. He originally thought that this Xie Ji was like this and didn't want to meet those people trained by aristocratic families.

However, the fact is that on the contrary, this Xie Ji actually had such different ideas and thought about how to weaken the people.

He was shocked by this idea at first and abandoned the so-called etiquette, justice and integrity.

No, those hypocrites are just pretending to look good. Xie Ji is putting the essence on top, without the hypocrisy.

Xie Ji is such a villain. He fell in love with Xie Ji at a glance, and this thought interested him.

Because even though his ancestors have always emphasized putting the people first and being close to virtuous ministers and staying away from villains, there is no substantial high-level role.

This dynasty is still not as good as the previous generation. I really don’t know what went wrong.

He wanted to find other ways out, and Xie Ji's appearance gave him a direction.

After all, that way didn't work, so he wanted to find another way.

Xie Ji emphasized the need to weaken the people, which was different from others. After all, the strategy of weakening the people came from Shang Yang, and it was precisely because of Shang Yang's reforms in the pre-Qin period that the Qin Dynasty gradually became stronger and stronger than the six eastern countries.

Everyone says that Qin II died because he lost the support of the people and was not benevolent and righteous.

However, looking at the past dynasties, so many dynasties also perished. They also implemented benevolent and righteous policies, but they also perished. This made him think that it was not only because of the loss of popular support.

Since Xie Ji said that weakening the people is a good way to control the people, he thought about it. As long as the people cannot resist the government, wouldn't it be easy to control the hearts of most people?

He also wants to become an unparalleled wise king, but if he adopts the rhetoric, unrealistic, and conservative approach, then he will never be able to become a wise king in his life, and at most he will only be a conservative king.

If Xie Ji is appointed, he will not become a wise king, but a faint king. But he thinks about it, among the emperors of the past dynasties, apart from the bright kings, the faint king is the most famous. As for the emperors who are conservative in the middle, they will be unknown.

Thinking about it this way, it's no big deal to be a faint king. If Xie Ji doesn't work, he himself will be a faint king. But if Xie Ji's path is useful, then he may be a wise king.

However, it is obvious that he cannot be a wise king now. After all, Xie Ji's reputation is already bad in the streets. According to his information, even in remote places, the mention of Xie Ji can make even three-year-old children cry.

Some parents specifically use Xie Ji's arrival to threaten their children to be obedient. This reputation is so bad that no one in history has ever done so.

I don’t know how he did it?

"Promise, I will work hard and do not dare to live up to your majesty's trust."

Xie Ji didn't expect that His Majesty would value him so much, and he would feel a little guilty if he couldn't do this well.

How could you be so nice to him?

He was a little uncomfortable with it.

"I see your legs are sore too, get up!"

Xie Ji thought that the emperor finally remembered, and this time he really wanted to be grateful to the emperor.

Xie Ji thought about it, but his legs were sore and he couldn't get up.

Seeing the emperor ignoring me, I cursed in my heart. The emperor is good at everything, but he is not good at this. Is it interesting to see you kneeling? Can it set off your authority?

Xie Ji complained about the emperor and thought, it's over, I can't even walk today.

Xie Ji gritted his teeth and stood up with great effort. When he stood up, his legs were shaky and a little unstable, and he almost fell down.

"Go down and pay attention to your promise. No matter what you do this year, whether it is to weaken the people or enrich the people, I will suppress it for you. But if you live up to my high hopes for you, don't do it."

It’s my fault.”

The emperor looked at Xie Ji and said that he could tolerate it for a while, but not for a lifetime.

He was particularly dissatisfied with the bandit suppression this time. The dignified prime minister was actually inferior to his subordinates. It was really ridiculous.

If he hadn't been so seriously injured, he wouldn't have let it go so easily.

"No. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Xie Jiqiang held on and bowed to the emperor before exiting.

Xie Ji walked to the entrance of Weiyang Palace and rested for a while while holding on to the pillar.

It was really uncomfortable. It turned out that it was difficult to even walk after kneeling for a long time.

The emperor had never made him kneel for such a long time before.

He almost fell inside.

He used to squat in the toilet and play with his mobile phone in modern times, and his legs and feet were so sore in just half an hour.

These four hours are really life-threatening.

I really don’t know how he got through it. The emperor just read for four hours.

Maybe the emperor was secretly laughing when he saw him.

"Prime Minister, what's wrong with you?"

Several eunuchs passed by and saw Xie Ji leaning on a pillar, motionless. The one leading the eunuch obviously knew that it was Xie Ji, so he went over to ask.

Xie Ji was a little embarrassed. He couldn't say that he couldn't walk anymore and needed to take a rest.

"The truth is observing this pillar. This pillar stands here. Like other pillars, it supports the entire palace. Without these pillars, the entire palace will collapse."

Xie Ji looked at the pillars with solemn eyes and said seriously: "These pillars are the pillars of the palace. Just like governing a country, you cannot do without the talents of the pillars."

"The prime minister is concerned about the country and the people, he talks about righteousness in a small way, and he can associate the righteousness of the family and the country with small things. I admire him." The leading eunuch looked at Xie Ji with admiration.

Xie Ji smiled awkwardly, he, could he say that he relied on this pillar because he couldn't walk?

Where are the small words and great righteousness?

But why doesn't he want to explain?

"If you still have something to do, please leave first. We have more important things to do."

Xie Ji didn't want others to know his embarrassment, so he asked him to leave quickly. Otherwise, if he saw some clues, he would be very embarrassed.

"The Prime Minister turns out to be so approachable. I have resigned and will not disturb the Prime Minister anymore." The leading eunuch smiled at Xie Ji, then looked at the other young eunuchs and said, "Let's go."

Xie Ji watched the eunuchs leave and breathed a sigh of relief.

What should I do now? I want to sit for a while. There is still a certain distance from here to the palace. The key is that I can't walk through it!

My legs may become weak halfway through. I'll go, what should I do?

Why don't you find a place where you can work and take a rest.

I remember that there is a garden not far ahead, and there is a pavilion in the garden. I remember that I used to play chess with the emperor in that pavilion. It was really pleasant.
To be continued...