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Chapter 749: Your Harem is Illogical, It Must Change_1
Chapter 749: Chapter 749: Your Harem is Illogical, It Must Change_1
Lady Nan Feng thought for a moment, then she continued to speak while eating, "Forgive my blunt speech, I believe, Your Majesty, this is only treating the symptoms, not the root cause."
"Oh? How is it treating the symptoms, not the root cause?" asked the Emperor.
"Your Majesty," Lady Nan Feng put down her bowl and chopsticks, then responded seriously, "You have helped me this time, what about next time? There will probably be others who will use similar means to target me. Ultimately, this is an issue with the system."
"A systemic problem?" The Emperor, too, put down his chicken leg, looking at Nan Feng, "Lady Nan Feng, you mean there are issues with the system of this harem?"
"Your Majesty," Lady Nan Feng started with some flattery, "I dare to speak such words only because you are a wise monarch. You, a wise king, are open to different opinions, whether they are good or bad. If what I say is reasonable, please consider adopting it. If not, please just listen and let it pass."
The Emperor had always intended to win over Nan Feng, so of course, he let her speak, even recklessly if she wished.
Lady Nan Feng began speaking, "Your Majesty, there is a saying in the business world called ’direct professionalisation’. It means that the one who holds the job holds the greatest authority. Just like today’s sapling issue, the Siyuan department in charge of planting is the most authoritative. We have experienced planting specialists here. We know which trees can be planted and which cannot. ’A plant born in the south becomes an orange, the same plant born in the north becomes a trifoliate’. The cultivation of plants depends on the climate. Some plants we believe can be cultivated by improving the environment, but some cannot. Just like today’s peculiar sapling, the noble concubine insisted that it could be planted and forced us to do so, but we couldn’t. Was she going to charge everyone with a crime then?"
The Emperor encouraged Nan Feng, "Keep going."
"Returning to what we were discussing about ’direct professionalisation’. It refers to whoever does the work having decision-making authority. If this principle could be applied to all work, there wouldn’t be so much conflict. But that’s not how it works in our court. Usually, the higher someone’s status, the more decision-making power they have. Isn’t that setting us lower-level officials up for failure?"
The Emperor just watched Nan Feng attentively.
Suddenly, he felt that it wasn’t him trying to conquer Nan Feng. It was Nan Feng who was conquering him.
"Your Majesty," Lady Nan Feng looked into the Emperor’s cool gaze, "if you don’t agree with what I have said, you can pretend I never said it."
"No," The Emperor replied sincerely, "Your point is very valid. This not only applies to the Siyuan department but also to other aspects of the court. Special fields have their own specialists. I just took power and have interfered too much in many court affairs. I should delegate more, let more professionals manage their field, and grant them more rights."
Lady Nan Feng didn’t expect the Emperor to actually listen to her advice.
It seems that this Emperor is not as detestable as she thought.
No, no, she believes she should maintain her stance. This Emperor separated her from her brother by thousands of miles. She shouldn’t develop a good impression of him so easily.
So Lady Nan Feng resumed her indifferent expression, "I only hope that Your Majesty will hold true to his word."
On his way back to Dragon Cloud Palace, the Emperor kept talking to Grandfather Wan, "Direct professionalisation...you see, for instance, in flood control, if I invite some flood control experts to discuss, won’t the old ministers stop disagreeing? Moreover, weren’t the imperial examinations held not too long ago? Now, I am working day and night to select talents from everywhere. But I should leave this job to the Hanlin scholars. In the area of knowledge, they are the specialists. As long as I establish a strict review system which prohibits protection and cheating, I believe we can select talented individuals."
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