Chapter 57 The king is not the king, the minister is not the minister, and the world is in chaos
Qi Jiguang’s ennoblement is not a trivial matter. Yang Bo objected in the Huangji Palace. The debate with Zhang Juzheng should have been just the beginning. Qi Jiguang lost the Quanchu Guild Hall. The Jin Party will not give up until they find this thorn in the side, superfluous and useless, find various reasons to impeach him.
But the Jin party has too much to worry about now, and Huyukou was easily penetrated by the northern captives. The Ming Dynasty decided that the military department should take Li Le and a group of people to Datong, Xuanfu, to inspect the border. But now the Jin Party can only be tired of defending.
Sometimes, the best defense is to attack, and party fighting does not necessarily require all kinds of intrigues and tricks. Sometimes, waiting for the opponent to make a mistake is also a good choice.
The young emperor of Ming Dynasty was not very optimistic about this inspection.
Zhang Juzheng thought for a moment and then said: "I thought that being able to send Shizhong, who was not from the National Party, to Datong, Xuan Mansion, would have been a harvest. If I could find out something, it would be an unexpected surprise. It would be even more joyful if we could learn more about it."
Hearing this, Zhu Yijun understood what Zhang Juzheng said. Zhang Juzheng did not expect that Li Le could really find out anything that could bring Li Le, who was not from the National Party, to justice. The fact that Lepai went to Datong and Xuanfu towns is a victory in itself. If there are any more gains, it will be an unexpected joy, adding to the joy.
"Reviewing the past and learning the new can serve as a teacher. Mr. Yuan Fu said before that things must eventually end, which is called Yi." Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and said with a smile.
Perseverance must be achieved when doing things must have results. Obviously Zhang Juzheng’s statement that being able to send people out is victory is not in line with Professor Zhang Juzheng’s knowledge, and things must eventually end.
"I am ashamed." Zhang Juzheng never thought that one day, his Majesty would be silenced by his own words, and he could only say one sentence: "I am ashamed."
"No, I think Mr. Yuanfu has done a great job. He sent a censor today and found out something tomorrow. We can learn more about it the day after. We can walk step by step and eat a meal." Eating in one bite is like farming. It is hypocritical to plant seedlings today and harvest tomorrow."
"A gentleman's duty is to be down-to-earth and practical. "Serve the foundation." Zhu Yijun rejected Zhang Juzheng's self-denial very definitely.
These are also the principles taught by Professor Zhang Juzheng. A gentleman should stick to his roots and practice them. This actual situation is the foundation. The actual situation is that Xuanfu Datong has long become the back garden of the Jin Party and can send out censors. It is already a great success, and any more would be unrealistic.
Zhang Juzheng found that the little emperor had really read the book, because his majesty could turn the words upside down and reverse them, and still make sense.
Being reasonable is a kind of self-cultivation for scholars.
It is always reasonable. No matter what happens, he is always reasonable. It is always reasonable.
And His Majesty already possesses this basic self-cultivation.
The lecture began again, and Zhu Yijun discovered an interesting thing. When Zhang Juzheng taught, he did not teach by rote, let alone follow the length, but what happened in the court and what he talked about , speak with facts.
Rituals are made according to the situation, and legislation is made according to the situation.
Zhang Juzheng held up his hands and said seriously: "Confucius said: If the world is Taoist, rituals and music will come from the emperor; if there is no Taoism in the world, rituals, music and conquests will come from the princes."
"From the princes, it will last for ten generations." Hope will not be lost; since I have been a great official, I will not lose it in the fifth generation; I hope that I will not lose it in the third generation as a minister."
"Conquest of rituals and music: the great power of the ruler to control the world. Hope: rare. . Accompanying ministers: retainers, ministers. Guoming: orders of the country. "The Master said: When the world is in order, all rituals and music are decided by the emperor;"
"There is no order in the world." , Ritual music and conquests are decided by the princes. If it is decided by the princes, it will probably be up to ten generations, and few will not fall; if it is decided by the officials, after five generations, there will be few who will not fall; if the retainers and ministers control the order of the country, after three generations, There are few who do not collapse."
Zhu Yijun was silent for a long time. When did the orders of the Ming Dynasty begin to be completely controlled by the ministers?
From the fifteenth year of Wanli, Emperor Wanli began to fail. If we don’t count the death of Emperor Taichang just one month after he ascended the throne, then Wanli, Tianqi, and Chongzhen were exactly three generations, and the Ming Dynasty died.
"Is there any precedent?" Zhu Yijun asked with a frown.
Zhang Juzheng nodded and said: "In the Spring and Autumn Period, when the emperor of Zhou was weak, the princes were in power, and then there were Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Wen of Jin, Duke Mu of Qin, King Zhuang of Chu, and Duke Xiang of Song. The five uncles emerged one after another, and they all gathered together. "
"Bo, read Ba, means Fang Bo, the leader of the princes, who unites the world, and is also called the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period."
"The Spring and Autumn Period has ended before the Tenth Generation, and we have entered the Warring States Period."
"The rituals and music conquests came from the princes, and the tenth generation hope will not be lost."
Zhu Yijun understood, Bo and Ba actually mean the same thing, that is, Fang Bo, the leader of the princes. Ritual music and conquests originated from the princes. Within ten generations, the order of the world will be over.
Zhang Juzheng saw that His Majesty had carefully taken notes and continued: "After the death of Duke Wen of Jin, the State of Jin entered the dictatorship of the Six Ministers, the Fan family, the Zhongxing family, the Zhao family, the Han family, the Wei family, and the Zhi family. , and they fought against each other for more than ten years. "
"The Fan family and the Zhongxing family were destroyed, and the Jin State entered into chaos, which only lasted for more than thirty years. The three families of Han, Zhao and Wei were divided into Jin."
"It took less than a hundred years from the death of Duke Wen of Jin to the division of Jin into three families, but within five generations, the Kingdom of Jin was gone."
"The conquest of rituals and music has been carried out since the great officials came out, and I hope that they will not be lost in the fifth generation;"
Zhu Yijun nodded. This doctor did not mean a scholar-bureaucrat, but a prince of the Jin State who served as a food city, or in the Spring and Autumn Period of the Pre-Qin Dynasty. The aristocratic family at that time was more appropriate. "After the death of Duke Zhuang of Lu, the three Huan clans, the Jisun family, the Mengsun family, and the Shusun family took charge of the rites and music of Lu. Later, Jisun family's retainers Nan Kuai, Yanghu, and Shusun family The retainers of the Meng Sun family, Gong Li and Chu Fu, etc., successively took over the power of the three families and imprisoned their masters. The state of Lu, which once competed with the state of Qi, was destroyed by the state of Chu. "
"I will accompany you to carry out the destiny of the country, and I hope you will not lose it for three generations."
Accompanying ministers are what later generations call scholar-bureaucrats, scholars, or ministers. There are countless such examples. Zhang Juzheng can cite many more examples. For example, after the death of Qin II, Zhao Gao and Li Sijiao established Qin II. Qin II brought the Qin Dynasty to ruin.
"There is a way in the world, and the conquest of rituals and music comes from the emperor. Master said this to cover up the harm. However, how can the power of the king's power and wealth be not above the imperial court for a day?" Zhang Juzheng returned to the court again. The very beginning, the palindrome, sticks to the theme.
The conquest of rituals and music, and the decision of the emperor to control the world, should be decided by the emperor, not the princes, not the aristocratic families, and not the ministers.
Can and can only be the emperor.
Confucius said this because he was sad that the rituals and music in the world have collapsed. The power of the king cannot be above the court for a day. Otherwise, the king will not respect his ministers and will not be humble. It has become the norm to be strong, to replace the emperor in the lower tombs, to have the princes overstep the emperor, to have the officials override the princes, and to have the retainers overlord the officials.
Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and found that the Japanese country was like this. The political system of the Japanese country focused on the one below overcoming the superior, with layers of emptiness. The shogunate emptied the emperor, the leaders emptied the shogunate, and the daimyo emptied the leaders. It was a mess.
Zhang Juzheng should really hope that the little emperor can become a talented person.
"Mr. Yuan Fu, I am confused." Zhu Yijun sat upright and looked at Zhang Juzheng and said.
As soon as Zhang Juzheng heard the words "I am confused", he immediately concentrated on it. He looked at Lu Ke, breathed a sigh of relief, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the time is coming. You can't bite off more than you can chew."
Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "The conquest of rituals and music came from the emperor. I am the emperor, so there is no problem in adding a quarter of an hour."
"I accept the decree." Zhang Juzheng was helpless. Your Majesty is simply selling what you have learned now. The emperor wants to add more time. Zhang Juzheng just talked about the power of the emperor, how can he not be above the imperial court for a day?
Your Majesty has already learned and put it into practice.
"Can Xuanfu and Datong be regarded as ritual and music expeditions, coming from the princes?" Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and asked the question he wanted to ask.
This sentence really expands on whether Xuanfu Datong has formed a close-knit society with privileged economy as its fundamental interest and fellow villagers and in-laws as the hub of relationships after more than ten years of mutual conquest. United together, it is equivalent to a small political group of princes. To be more precise, does the current Xuanfu Datong have all the characteristics of a vassal town in the middle and late Tang Dynasty?
Zhu Yijun didn't speak clearly, but he believed Zhang Juzheng could understand.
Zhang Juzheng bit the bullet and said: "The clan party's opposition is endless, and the chaos in the border areas is governed by the clan party's orders. It can be regarded as the ritual and music conquest coming from the princes."
"Why did the clan party become such a thing?" Zhu Yijun asked again.
Zhang Juzheng looked at the little emperor's slightly innocent eyes and really wanted to wave his hand to tell His Majesty to stop asking, stop asking.
But if His Majesty has doubts, he, the Imperial Master, must answer them.
He thought for a long time and said: "Because the country is not rich and the army is not strong, the country is not rich and cannot reward, and it cannot even feed the soldiers to fight, so they can only rely on local supplies and cannot celebrate rewards; If the soldiers are not strong, they cannot win in battle; if they cannot suppress violence, they cannot use force and punishment.”
"Celebrations, rewards, power and punishments cannot be carried out. The virtuous cannot advance, the unworthy can advance but not retreat. Everything is not suitable, events cannot be responded to, there is no time for heaven above, no favorable geography for below, and no harmony in the middle. Therefore, outside the legal principles, the princes are in trouble "
Zhang Juzheng also has some examples that he did not mention. For example, during the Anshi Rebellion during the reign of Emperor Tang Ming, the cause of the separatist feudal rule in the Tang Dynasty can be attributed to the fact that after the Anshi Rebellion, the country was not rich, the army was not strong, and the rituals and music were conquered. From the princes.
Zhu Yijun understood clearly, he already understood the reason why the clan party became bigger, and he also understood the confidence that Wang Chonggu had to dare to say such disloyal words at the court meeting.
The conquest of ritual and music came from the princes.
Zhu Yijun said with emotion: "The authority to control rituals and music, and rewards and punishments for power and fortune does not lie with the court, but in the local government. This is unethical." , We should be loyal to the country and loyal to the righteousness as the premise, and judge the merits and demerits based on the facts. "
"In the king, knowledge and action should be consistent, words and deeds should be consistent, and one should follow one's heart. Once you say it, you must do it. There must be results. If a minister's words and deeds are not fulfilled, he is untrustworthy and untrue. If his words and deeds are not true to his heart, he is unfaithful, unfaithful and unfilial. This is not the virtue that a minister should have."
"You are not a king. , If you don’t obey, the world will be in chaos.”
Zhu Yijun scrawled a line of words on the paper with a pencil, summarizing today’s lecture.
There is a way in the world, and rituals and music come from the emperor. Asking for all support, woohoo! ! ! ! ! ! !
(End of this chapter)