Chapter 354 Even though I am old, I still have to make suggestions for us!
"Abolish the life-long system."
Zhu Yuanzhang held the memorial tightly in his hands, his cloudy eyes flashing with strange colors.
He naturally knew that the only thing that could be abolished was the lifetime tenure of officials. As an emperor, he would not be affected.
If we want to abolish the tenure system, it means setting some scope of service. The most common one is the time, with three years as a term, or a little longer, so that officials have no time to form cliques. He had to change positions, and was transferred from official position to official position one after another, and was eventually forced to retire from the court.
This in turn ensured the concentration of power of the emperor.
The emergence of powerful ministers is also avoided as much as possible. Even if a powerful minister does appear, as long as there is this time limit, he will eventually have to step down. Moreover, in Zhu Yuanzhang's expectation, this system also has to design a certain age. The echelon is to prevent some officials from entering the court prematurely.
This gives these people too much time to cultivate party members.
As long as the time for these people to enter the dynasty is slowed down to only ten years or so, unless the reigning emperor is a waste and completely delegates power, it will be impossible for the powerful ministers to have power over the government, let alone arbitrarily The powerful ministers monopolize the power.
Thinking of the benefits of abolishing the lifelong system, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes became brighter and brighter.
Thinking of the excitement, I couldn’t help but applaud.
Pu Gouer raised his head curiously and glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang. He was very curious about what on earth his majesty saw that made him so happy. He had served your majesty for so long and it had been a long time since he had seen your majesty so happy. But your majesty He is happy. As a slave, he is naturally happy for His Majesty.
Zhu Yuanzhang put down the memorial and said with raised eyebrows: "Now we can't understand Xia Zhibai more and more."
"But we can see it more and more clearly. "
"From the beginning, he went to the north to get involved in the army, then to the south to get involved in 'money', and now he has intervened in the system. From what Biao'er told us before, I am afraid that this Xia Zhibai wants to be He is never a businessman, nor is he a bachelor. He wants to be the prime minister of our Ming Dynasty. ”
"Furthermore"
"What he has done now may have been in his mind for a long time, but he has been looking for opportunities to shake it out bit by bit. This person has a deep mind and thinks a lot. And it’s quite a beautiful idea.”
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted, not too angry.
He has now gradually sorted out some clues.
Xia Zhibai really wanted to reform the world system, and unlike what he did, he wanted to combine the historical lessons of past dynasties and fully activate some social habits in the ruins of China after the war. , to reorganize a new system for the world.
A new system that is different from the past and will carry forward the past and open up the future.
Institutionalization, standardization and rationalization.
And it’s a process.
Everything has traces to follow, everything has laws to follow, and everything has established regulations.
It’s just that Xia Zhibai’s ambition is obviously not limited to the system. He also wants to correct the world’s atmosphere and inject new vitality into the world. In the past year or so, he has edited a book. He also took the time to read it, especially Xia Zhibai's several 'pointers' to the Hanlin bachelor, which made him realize that it was different.
What he wants is universal!
What is important is what Confucianism calls ‘education without distinction’.
Rather than giving and receiving privately.
He even criticized and hated the private teachings, and this was the fundamental conflict between Xia Zhibai and the bachelors of the Hanlin Academy. Liu Sanwu came to him to impeach and complain, how could he not know what Liu Sanwu said? It was probably true, but in the end I chose to turn a blind eye. He also wanted to see what Xia Zhibai could finally come up with.
And ‘how many books’ did Xia Zhibai read!
At the beginning, Xia Zhibai used the poems of Tang Dynasty poets to insinuate that he "doesn't study" and has been following the old path of history. He is not proficient in many aspects and even just cuts all corners. He would like to see Xia Zhibai, who is full of knowledge, and What kind of 'encyclopedia' can we compile for the Ming Dynasty?
Can it really be universal? !
Zhu Yuanzhang pressed Yu Ruyi with his palm, and Xia Zhibai's past heroic words kept flashing in his mind. Finally, these heroic words were slowly woven into a big direction, but he never found it. What is Bai's intention in doing this?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Pu Gou'er and said: "Pu Gou'er, you haven't seen Xia Zhibai too. Come and tell us what Xia Zhibai is thinking about all these things, and what exactly does he think? What are you thinking about?"
Pu Gouer smiled bitterly.
He is just an eunuch and a eunuch, how can he understand these things?
Pu Gouer bent over and said: "Your Majesty, I don't understand this. I only know that no matter how much Xia Zhibai wants, he must get your Majesty's permission. If your Majesty does not allow it, even if Xia Zhibai says The flowers falling from the sky and the golden lotus rising from the ground will have no effect."
"The servants only believe in your Majesty's words."
"The subjects of the Ming Dynasty also only listen to your Majesty's words."< br>
Pu Gouer's face was filled with smiles, and his waist was bent even deeper, almost to the point of bending at ninety degrees.
Zhu Yuanzhang grinned and said: "We are too old and confused. Why do we still ask you about a eunuch? What do you know as a eunuch?"
"Put this memorial away. We really need to think about it." ”
“How can we make our official take the initiative to speak?”
Zhu Yuanzhang put the memorial aside, and Pu Gouer quickly stepped forward and took the memorial in his hand. Then it was put into a brocade bag, and then carefully put into a wooden box by His Highness, and then put into the box.
Zhu Yuanzhang sat on a chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, thinking about how to get officials to speak proactively.
He didn't want to speak himself.
It seems a bit forceful to speak by yourself.
It is also easy to arouse dissatisfaction among the veterans. Although he does not care about these people very much, if these veterans scold him unanimously, he will be somewhat embarrassed, especially if he is responsible for his own fault. After all, he is the brother who has followed him through life and death. , you have to pay more attention to your face.
But it’s not that easy to get these veterans to take the initiative to speak.
Everyone is greedy for power, even he himself is the same, and Li Shanchang is also the same. It is not that simple to want them to hand over power. Although Zhao Kuangyin drank a glass of wine to release his military power, that is simply written in the history books. , In fact, Zhao Kuangyin paid a high price for this, gave up a lot of things, and even made the entire Song Dynasty weak. Naturally, he was not willing to be like Zhao Kuangyin.
Think about it.
He still set his sights on Li Shanchang.
After all, Xia Zhibai has explained Li Shanchang's "future affairs". Either he will be Li Si or Sima Yi. Of course, there is another possibility, which is to die early. However, Li Shanchang has always paid attention to his health. Not willing to 'die' where he is.
Then he might as well take advantage of the situation and continue to suppress and scare Li Shanchang. When Li Shanchang is really scared, he might compromise.
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said: "Old man, you have been giving us advice all your life. When you are getting old, you have to help us again. We will always regard you as the Xiao He of the Ming Dynasty."
(End of this chapter)