Chapter 383 The differences between Zhang Juzheng and the prince
Zhu Houzhao found that since the Ming Dynasty had a free Dongying District, the entire society suddenly became much quieter.
There were a lot fewer noisy scholars, and a lot less people demonstrating.
It seems that all the noisy scholars have gone to Dongying District. Perhaps the current disorder in Dongying District has made these people realize that it is impossible to realize a free society that is not controlled by others. Even if they form their own government, they will still be Human selfishness leads to disorder.
Chen Yiqin, the Minister of Rites, is very sad now. He did not expect that a Japanese region without a king and elected officials would be like this. Now even his own son was killed because there was no law and law enforcement, so the criminals could not be punished.
"Rituals cannot be abolished, nor can laws be abolished. The current chaos in Japan tells us that in the face of the struggle for power, you can never imagine what crazy things people will do to satisfy their greed, and the reason for all this is, The method of struggle is not a contest between individuals, but a contest between groups, even armed groups! Otherwise, there would be no assassinations and large-scale armed fighting!”
Zhu Houzhao has always been very concerned about how Ming Dynasty will take its future path. Although he is confused, he has been thinking about it.
Nowadays, Zhu Houzhao was very inspired by the results of the political pilot conducted in Dongying District in accordance with the mainstream ideas of the gentry, that is, the middle class, that is, the ideas of freedom and civil rights. He couldn't help but call his emperor's son Zhu Zailei and prince Zhu Yisuo together. A meeting was held in the form of a family gathering to determine the future development of Ming Dynasty.
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The reason why the family gathering of Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Zailei, and Zhu Yishuo can determine the future of the Ming Dynasty is because the Ming Dynasty is still an empire, and the main wealth and violent institutions of the Ming Dynasty are still controlled by the Zhu family.
Therefore, even though today's Ming Dynasty generally accepts the value of equality for everyone, the royal family can still decide everything in this empire.
However, Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Zailei, and Zhu Yizhuang did not enjoy and take pleasure because they enjoyed most of the benefits and most of the power of the Ming Dynasty, nor did they truly regard the entire empire as their own private property, and they still regarded themselves as their own. As a member of the entire Chinese civilization, as one of all Han people.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao and his sons and grandsons have been thinking about how to make the Ming Dynasty better and make this peaceful and prosperous age last longer, instead of just thinking about how their royal family can possess more social wealth and how to become the master of everyone for a longer period of time. , after all, with the development of science, materialist thought It has become more and more common, and it is difficult for the royal family to say that they are descendants of God to enslave the world. Even if they still advertise to the world that they are descendants of God, they still have to be descendants of God who can bring gospel to the world. After all, people believe God is kind and loving, only the devil is cruel and greedy.
"So, if I, the Ming Dynasty, want the people to truly dominate the Ming Dynasty, and if we want the Ming Dynasty to truly realize the goals of great harmony and equal wealth, there cannot be multiple violent armed groups. That will only lead to melee, but it is human nature to stick together. After all, People live in groups, so it is impossible for us to eliminate the existence of groups; the only thing we can do is to separate the organs of violence, that is, the soldiers and horses of the court, from these groups. All socialist parties cannot have armies!"
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When Zhu Houzhao said this, Emperor Zhu Zailei couldn't help but said: "But, father, now all non-commissioned officers and officers in the imperial army are members of the Loyalty Society."
"Yes, this was my last resort in order to control the military power, centralize power, and carry out reforms. If it weren't for the Loyalty Society, I would not have been able to contain the power of the civil servants and gentry who dared to depose the emperor."
After Zhu Houzhao said, Zhu Zailei added: "However, today's Zhongjun Society is different from the Zhongjun Society founded by his father. Now the members have actually exceeded tens of millions, and there are people from all walks of life, even the rich. Most of them, and most of the members are no longer pure members. There are even some who do not believe in it, and even the most reactionary ones. They are good and bad, all just for the convenience of promotion and wealth. "
"I have also discovered this phenomenon. Therefore, it can be said that the Zhongjun Society has existed in name only. Therefore, I have decided that we can ban the Zhongjun Society and abolish all social organizations of the Guards and Border Guards. In short, let the army be independent in the government. outside".
When Zhu Houzhao said this, Zhu Yishuang stood up and said, "Grandpa Huang, no! Although the Zhongjun Society is different from before, it is not all hypocritical people. There are also people who truly believe in it, and there are even a lot of them. If it were to be abolished directly, such people might fall into despair, but Sun'er believes that the fact that the Zhongjun Society has become like this is not the fault of the Zhongjun Society's ideals, but just people's different pursuits. "
"Therefore, Sun'er suggested not to ban it, but to reorganize it. After all, it is no longer appropriate to ask the people of the world to serve the emperor as the king. Even our royal family does not believe it. Therefore, Sun'er thinks that it can be changed to the Loyalty Society, and directly and clearly proposes that this society regards the world as the commonwealth. For the ideal, that is, the pursuit of public ownership of power and equal wealth for the people.”
What Zhu Yishuo said made Zhu Houzhao think it was reasonable, and he also thought that if the Zhongjun Society was abolished, it would mean that all the people in the world who relied on their status as members of the Zhongjun Society to gain power and interests would lose the basis for protecting their status, and they would definitely It caused dissatisfaction among millions or even tens of millions of people.
Therefore, Zhu Houzhao agreed with Zhu Yishuo's point of view: "Let's reorganize it. Who else among the senior officials of the imperial court truly believes that the world is for the common good?"
"My grandson knows that Zhang Juzheng, the second assistant, really believes in this, and has published such articles in the "Huangming Newspaper" many times. Although many people scolded him for his official talk, his grandson knows that Zhang Juzheng really thinks so. He also advocated that the imperial court prohibit the private establishment of academies, prohibit students from discussing affairs, and hoped that the imperial court would strengthen the control of culture. These ideas were very contrary to those officials in Jiangnan who pursued returning power to the people."
When Zhu Yishuo said this, Zhu Houzhao also felt that Zhang Juzheng should really believe in the ideal of the world as a public institution: "In that case, it will be up to you and Zhang Juzheng to reorganize the society. I can see that you should also believe in this."
With that said, Zhu Houzhao added: "But military power must still belong to the people of the world, so the Privy Council abolished the General Political Office, and all officers and soldiers either retired or gave up their membership in the community."
"My grandson will obey the emperor's will! I wonder what my father thinks?" Zhu Yishuang looked at Zhu Zailei.
"Since it is your imperial grandfather's order, you just go directly to Zhang Juzheng to do this. Remember to be cautious and careful in doing things. After you become the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, whether you can continue to let the Ming Dynasty develop according to your own will depends on Is your Xinshe really serving the public and making decisions for the people? ”
Zhu Zailei said with a smile.
Zhu Houzhao also smiled and said to Zhu Yi Bracelet: "You don't have to worry too much. You can leave it to Zhang Juzheng directly. From my perspective, no matter what happens to the Ming Dynasty in the future, our royal family will still be able to continue to be rich. Your great ancestor drove out the Tartars and rebuilt China. Thanks to the glorious age that I have created and the dignity that I have given them as true human beings, even though the people of the world no longer regard the royal family as their masters, they will not regard it as their enemy, but will only regard it as a symbol of the country's peace and tranquility, even for eternity. Respect those who are kind to you.”
Zhu Yi Bracelet agreed.
A royal family gathering ended like this, but after this gathering, whether it was Zhu Houzhao or Zhu Zailei, the two most powerful people in the Ming Empire, they both made clear the future direction of the Ming Dynasty.
However, Zhu Houzhao did not let Zhu Zailei and Zhu Yishuo tell the world about this because it was just their royal family's own idea.
Of course, reorganization does not mean that reorganization can be achieved, because most people actually don’t know whether they believe it or not, and most people are confused.
Therefore, when Zhu Yisuo started to do this, many people began to think about whether they believed it or not. They were even worried about whether it would affect their career if they said they didn't believe it. Therefore, even though they were confused, most of them just said they definitely believed it. of.
Even when Zhu Yishuo and Zhang Juzheng were talking, conflicts arose. "Mr. Zhang, I have something to tell you. The Emperor intends to reorganize the Zhongjun Society. I suggest that you take charge of this matter..."
After Zhang Juzheng heard Zhu Yihuan convey Zhu Houzhao's meaning, he was also very horrified, because he did not expect that the Supreme Emperor would actually make such a decision.
At this time, Zhang Juzheng asked Zhu Yi Bracelet in confusion: "May I ask His Highness the Crown Prince, what does the Supreme Emperor mean by this? Why does the good Zhongjun Society need to be reorganized? Isn't it right for the world to be fair?"
"Mr. Zhang misunderstood. It's not a question of right or wrong, but that there are some people who don't think the world is a public one, so now we need to exclude these people. Of course, this does not affect their status in the secular world, but they can no longer engage in Military position".
When Zhu Yihuo said this, Zhang Juzheng stood up directly and bowed to Zhu Yihuo in a serious manner: "Your Highness, please forgive me for speaking frankly. If you dare not think that the world is the commonwealth, then you do not take the world as your own responsibility. If such a person is an official, he must be a corrupt official, if he is a businessman, he must be a profiteer, and if he is a scholar, he must be a deceitful person. Why should he be punished directly? "
After Zhang Juzheng's retort, Zhu Yishuang didn't know what to say for a moment. After a while, he said: "Mr. Zhang, even if we have different beliefs, there is no need to be incompatible. After all, whether it is a corrupt official, a profiteer, or someone who deceives the world and steals his reputation." If a villain is punished, it is because he violates the law, not because he has different beliefs.”
"This is not a matter of different beliefs, this is a matter of right and wrong. In other words, Zhang believes that the Ming Dynasty can only have one belief, and that is that the world is for the common good!"
Zhang Juzheng said quite excitedly.
Zhu Yishuo had no choice but to ask again: "You know He Xinyin? This person puts forward the idea that having no king and no father is not regicide and patricide. He also directly said that he does not believe in the idea of Zhongjun Society and only believes in himself. Do you think this person should Being killed? ”
"This person instigated powerful people to resist taxes, made arrogant comments about world affairs, and even supported the chieftains in refusing to become kings. The court should have killed this person long ago!"
What Zhang Juzheng said surprised Zhu Yishuang: "But after all, he can be considered a great scholar, and he is quite famous in Thai studies. He has not broken any laws. He only has different beliefs from us."
"Your Highness! Forgive me for being presumptuous! Your Highness and I have different views on this aspect. There is really no need to say more! Your Highness does not think that He Xinyin deserves to die because he has not committed a crime that deserves death; however, I think that He Xinyin deserves to die because his belief and The truth is different, and those who are different from the truth are stupid or have bad intentions, and they must be killed!”
"However, since Your Highness has passed down the Emperor's decree, I will obey the order! However, I still ask Your Highness to tell the Emperor that those who have different beliefs should rather be dealt with strictly than tolerated and fostered traitors!"
Zhang Juzheng said.
"He really said that?"
Zhu Houzhao was also quite surprised when he found out about Zhu Yishuo. He did not expect Zhang Juzheng to react like this.
Zhu Yishuo nodded: "My grandson did not expect that Mr. Zhang would have such a big difference with my son on this matter."
"Forget it, since Zhang Juzheng has agreed to follow the will of our royal family to reorganize the Zhongjun Society, there is no need to care about what he thinks. We can only do what we think is right, and let history judge the rest."
Zhu Houzhao could only say this now. He also discovered from this that even if people are really different from each other, even if they have the same beliefs, they still handle certain things differently. Some are extreme and some are moderate.
Although Zhang Juzheng still acted in accordance with Zhu Houzhao's will and went to Zhongzu Zhongjun Society without giving different treatment to those who no longer believed in the Zhongjun Society's philosophy, the effect was not obvious in the internal affairs system and society as a whole, and few people chose to Quit, but the people who quit the most are people in the military.
Because in order to keep their military positions, officers can only give up their positions in the political and ideological field.
"Uncle, the matter entrusted to you by the Supreme Emperor is obviously not good enough. In the Manchu Dynasty, Duke Tan and Duke Yang, who are loyal to the country, had to retreat. On the contrary, the eldest uncle Chen Gong, who was a close friend of He Xinyin, did not retreat".
Gao Gong knew that Emperor Zhu Houzhao was still a little dissatisfied after he handed over the reorganization of the Zhongjun Society to Zhang Juzheng, so at this time, he couldn't help but laugh at him.
Zhang Juzheng replied directly: "The Emperor has his own reasons for doing this. Zhang believes that even if Mr. Tan and Mr. Yang withdraw from the society, as long as they have a heart for the country, it is still as if they have not withdrawn."
"Uncle's words are reasonable, but the sudden action of the Supreme Emperor just shows that there are indeed impure people in the Manchu Dynasty, otherwise the Zhongjun Society would not have been reorganized. Therefore, Gao believes that several people from our Political Affairs Office Still have to do it in the future Carefully screen them to see who is truly dedicated to the public good. Such people must be reused. For example, Hai Rui is the first person to serve the public good. Now he has been serving as governor of Yingtian for a long time. , should be promoted!”
Gao Gong said.
"Yes, Hai Rui should be promoted. Yuan Fu's words are reasonable!" Liu Tiqian, the Minister of Household Affairs, agreed.
"I think Hai Rui is indeed promoted. The imperial court cannot allow honest ministers to remain in the local area as pastors and guardians!" Wan Shi, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, also agreed.
"It just so happens that Yang Lin, the censor of the left capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, retired due to old age. Now it is time for Hai Rui to be promoted. With Hai Rui in charge of the general constitution, Haiyan and He will be clear." Zhu Heng, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, also agreed.
Zhang Juzheng didn't know that this matter was so related to Hai Rui, but he had to admit that among the high-ranking officials of the court in front of him, few were truly worthy of staying in the society.
Zhu Houzhao also learned about Hai Rui's promotion from Zhu Zailei, and said directly: "Hai Rui is not a person who needs to be promoted. Giving him the power to govern the local area is the best reward for him. Let him regulate Henan. Serve as governor! I remember that the first assistant, Gao Gong, is from Xinzheng, Henan, right?”
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