Chapter 349 ‘Family Law’ National Law!
"Family law, national law"
Zhu Biao muttered a few words, but his eyes were still a little confused.
He couldn't understand it for a moment.
Xia Zhibai's expression was a little complicated, because he didn't know whether his initiative was good or bad, because it was a further step towards centralization of power.
Xia Zhibai said softly: "Your Highness may not understand it yet, I will explain it in detail to Your Highness. Throughout the ages, the court has relied on laws to restrain its ministers, but many times in society, laws are enforced symbolically. The more local the place, the more I like to use the 'family method'."
"Loyalty in the world is particularly important. It is also something that emperors of ancient and modern times value, and it is also something that many ministers strive for. Therefore, people like Zhuge Liang are praised by so many people. To put it another way, when you are an official of the Ming Dynasty, you must take an oath , loyal to China, loyal to the country, loyal to the people, and even loyal to the emperor. Doesn't this put a shackles on these officials who have "ulterior motives" or "bad intentions"? "
"Because they said the oath themselves."
"But they also violated it."
"This way."
"Even if these people betray themselves in the future, they will definitely be stabbed in the back by future generations, and they will almost never be able to clear their names."
"This is one of them."
"Secondly, just like family laws, they are generally more stringent than national laws. Therefore, if officials who violate the law are dealt with using 'family law disciplines', they will naturally be dealt with more severely, so the "Da Gao" makes it clear at once Scope of use.”
"Only useful for joining officers and will not lead to abuse."
"Thirdly, the world is flooded with ideas. If you form your own dominant ideas internally, you can also unify the ideas above and below. Just like the 'Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism' advocated by your Majesty, this can be applied to officials, leaving the common people less Affected, the common people only want to have enough food in their lives, and they don’t have much thought to mess with these things. If they want to mess with it, then mess with the officials.”
"Since you want to be an official, you have to face these 'tests'."
"At the same time, since there are no factions in the court and there are all kinds of strange things, then first set up a big faction at the top to include all officials. This can also strengthen the selection and control of officials. When appointing officials, there will be There are two sets of inspection systems, one is the inspection of the officials, and the other is the inspection of him by the 'patriarchal clan'."
"In addition, I also want to make it clearer."
"It is the emperor who controls everything. It is also necessary to make it clear who will lead the Ming army, and who actually owns the military and political power. All power must be concentrated in the court. In this way, even if someone seizes the military power, it will be difficult to command the army. .”
"To a certain extent, it adds another layer of insurance to the military power of the world."
"In this case, even if the prime minister, Taiwei, etc. are reinstated, their rights will be greatly restricted."
"Strengthen the constraints on officials while delegating power to a certain extent."
"Let officials concentrate on running the country."
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Xia Zhibai patiently explained the benefits of establishing the 'official faction', and his words had such a huge impact on Zhu Biao that they were deafening and enlightening, making Zhu Biao feel like he was enlightened.
in short.
Power can be delegated to officials.
But they had to swear an oath that they were loyal to the Ming Dynasty and to the emperor. Through this "conspiracy", these people were forcibly tied to the Ming Dynasty's chariot, and they were unable to get off easily, otherwise they would be ruined. This way.
Many of Ming's restraint systems will be further strengthened.
The original Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies is now bound by the disciplines of the Great Imperial Order, further weakening their actual power to mobilize the army. The army can only be mobilized only when the emperor speaks. The Commander-in-Chief of the Five Armies is only used for daily training and other military activities. of.
For example, Dali Temple, Honglu Temple, etc. also have clear basis for handling cases.
Besides these, there is much more.
Now that Zhu Biao only thought of it, he couldn't help but feel shocked and horrified, because the imperial court itself was a mixed bag, but Xia Zhibai deliberately added to it, carried out further upper-level construction, forcibly united his thoughts, and further concentrated power upwards. .
Li Jinglong was stunned.
He didn't understand its meaning at first, but after hearing Xia Zhibai's explanation, he was shocked.
It even felt a little creepy.
However, he didn't think that with so many benefits, there would also be disadvantages. But just what he could think of at the moment, the idea of adding tiles to the Ming Dynasty system still shocked Li Jinglong.
Xia Zhibai said: "If it is really implemented, the constraints on officials will not only be national law, but also 'family law and discipline'."
"The national law may be very light in culpability, because it is for the whole world, but the local people do not understand the law and do not know the law. If the law is heavy, they may repeat the mistakes of the Qin Dynasty. Therefore, it is beneficial to the world to be appropriately lenient. But officials are different. All of them are well-educated and literate, so they should abide by themselves and hold them to higher standards, which is natural. ”
"And this is the price of being an official!"
"If you don't want to be restrained, don't want to be an official in the Ming Dynasty."
"Since you want to be an official, you must abide by the rules."
"There are two levels of constraints on officials. Family law, and for ordinary people, only 'national law' applies."
"After solving the problem of law, many things in the world will be relatively easy. Whether it is the restructuring of the army, the restructuring of the six ministries, or other matters, internal adjustments can be made first, and it will not easily affect the lower levels, let alone It will make the whole world boil, and it will not affect the local people.”
"However, there are advantages and disadvantages."
"In the future discipline supervision of Ming Dynasty, the assessment of officials needs to be more stringent."
"Otherwise, once discipline is broken, trust will be broken at all levels."
"When the Ming Dynasty is really about to collapse, there will be no way to save it, because it is rotten from top to bottom, so it will have higher demands on the emperor of the Ming Dynasty!"
Xia Zhibai didn't say much about this.
What he is saying now is beyond the current understanding of Zhu Biao and Li Jinglong. If he tries to teach them other things, they will not listen at all. At the moment, Zhu Biao needs to be given some time to buffer so that what he said can be better understood. understand.
(End of chapter)