Chapter 408 Only a sedan chair can be carried by everyone!
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month.
Nothing has happened in the court recently.
When the world was calm, Liu Sanwu was so shocked that he pulled off the beard on his chin when he heard Xia Zhibai's thoughts.
Liu Sanwu looked at Xia Zhibai, unable to hide the panic in his pupils, and said at a loss: "Scholar Xia, everything must be done secretly. Military and national affairs cannot be planned outside. What are you thinking? How come you suddenly Want to announce the government’s major affairs to the public? ”
Liu Sanwu was worried.
After what happened last time, his relationship with Xia Zhibai has eased a lot. Even after hearing some of Xia Zhibai's words, he also gained a new understanding of Xia Zhibai and began to cooperate. Xia Zhibai was doing things, but what Xia Zhibai said this time really made him a little restless.
That’s crazy.
I actually want to make some political affairs of the imperial court public.
Not just once or twice, but I also want to use the name of the Hanlin Academy to open a newspaper all over the world to publish some of the policies set by the imperial court on a weekly basis. This is 'confidential' 'Well, how can the affairs of the imperial court be made public so easily?
If His Majesty knew this, what would His Majesty think?
Let the officials know, what do the officials think?
He didn't even have to think about it. He would definitely be criticized by hundreds of officials, and the memorials to impeach Xia Zhibai would continue like snowflakes. This idea was too crazy, even if he already knew how audacious Xia Zhibai was. , hearing this idea, still couldn't help but take a breath.
Xia Zhibai moved a chair to Liu Sanwu and asked Liu Sanwu to sit down first, saying: "This matter is not that troublesome. It is indeed right to keep things secret, but many policies of the imperial court have to be announced. , but in the past, it was only relayed to the local government through the mouth of officials, and this undoubtedly gave local officials room to deceive superiors and subordinates. "
"I, a Hanlin scholar, can take care of the emperor's salary, and relieve the emperor's problems. ”
"If these policies that should be truthfully communicated to the people are told in detail and effectively through the writing of literati, wouldn't it greatly avoid the scope for local officials to commit fraud? Isn't this a good thing for the world?"
" We Hanlin scholars have lofty aspirations and should plan for the world."
"As for those important matters, they will not be announced. However, some policy changes that affect local people, as well as some new policies, can be informed to the people in advance so that they can be mentally prepared. In my opinion, Come, this is what we literati should do.”
Xia Zhibai was not discouraged.
He knew that his proposal to open a newspaper had a great impact on Liu Sanwu, but in his opinion, the time was ripe now. There was never a shortage of people in the world who were good at writing, but there were too many inversions. Black and white, confusing scholars, if these black sheep are not driven out from the world's public opinion field, the world's atmosphere will not be improved.
If the court does not occupy the high ground of public opinion, it will be occupied by others.
This should not be allowed.
Liu Sanwu looked at Xia Zhibai blankly, feeling his scalp numb.
They, the Hanlin bachelors, are here to reserve talents and set up biographies, not to act as messengers, and to a certain extent, they have exceeded their authority and usurped some of the officials' rights. Doesn't this make the Hanlin Academy the target of public criticism?
Liu Sanwu shook his head and persuaded: "I know you have a good heart, but there are some things that cannot be taken for granted. The imperial court has always had its own set of rules for the promulgation of policies. How can we have exclusive power? Changed? And if we do this, aren't we making enemies for ourselves? If the officials responsible for the relevant matters are dissatisfied, won't it cause disputes in the court, which is absolutely unacceptable."
"Bachelor Xia, listen to my advice and don't do anything you shouldn't do."
"We are just Hanlin bachelors. We just have to do our own thing. If we forcefully interfere in other things, we will not only have to do it." If you go to the court to appreciate you, you are more likely to bring trouble to yourself."
Liu Sanwu persuaded him earnestly.
He still didn't want Xia Zhibai to harm himself because of his impulse. "Master Liu, I have considered the concerns you mentioned, but what we, the literati, want in our lives, is not to speak out for the world? Do we take the world as our own responsibility? His Majesty has been in power for twenty years. In these twenty years, There have been so many major corruption cases in the world, has your Majesty killed too few people?”
"In order to rectify the bad habits in the world, His Majesty promulgated books such as "Da Gao" and "Da Gao Sequel"."
"Many of these books are prefaces written by Master, and they contain profound words. 'This is the foundation of superiority and inferiority, the supreme treasure of the subjects, and it must be distributed to the world. Every family must have it. Anyone who dares to be disrespectful and refuse to accept it is not the people who are governed by me. "It's not true."
"Master wrote clearly in the book, but when it comes to doing practical things, he suddenly becomes cautious."
"Is this the style of a scholar?" br>
“But Master can also see that the "Great Edict" promulgated by His Majesty has very little effect."
"The main reason is that the policies promulgated by the imperial court have long been distorted after being passed down from level to level. Local officials use their own power to cover up the situation at the local level, and even confuse right and wrong and distort facts at will. The people have no choice but to endure it because they are unaware."
“The court cannot ignore things!”
“Otherwise if local officials are allowed to continue to behave like this, the Ming Dynasty will follow in the footsteps of the Yuan Dynasty sooner or later. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty, Master, you should be The country shares its worries and helps the country solve its problems. "
"Although I also know that the existence of newspapers and periodicals will offend a large number of officials, but they do not work together. If they are truly upright and selfless, they will never do it. There are too many complaints about this, but Only those who have private actions are worried, lest the people know the truth and they will no longer be able to exploit the people easily."
"It also puts them at invisible risk."
Liu Sanwu smiled bitterly.
How could he not know this truth?
But some things just need to be thought about, but actually executing them is destined to be difficult.
Not many people in the world care about 'facts', and not many people care about 'truth'. Most people only care about the 'Edict' issued by the court. As long as the court has issued an 'Edict' , the final power of interpretation lies in the hands of local officials. Xia Zhibai's intervention directly put himself on the opposite side of the vast majority of officials in the world.
When the water is clear, there will be no fish.
How could hundreds of officials think that Xia Zhibai alone was an upright official?
He didn't understand this principle before, but after staying in the court for a long time, he gradually understood this principle of being an official.
The light is the same as the dust, the rain and dew are all touched, and the flowers and sedans are carried by everyone.
A person who is the enemy of most people is destined to not get far.
The reason why he had such a problem with Xia Zhibai before was because what Xia Zhibai did, it seemed that Xia Zhibai alone was capable, but he stepped on them all. This made At that time, Liu Sanwu, who thought he understood the principles of being an official, how could he hold back his anger?
Now Xia Zhibai starts again.
(End of this chapter)