Wanli Youming

Chapter 471

Chapter 471

It was the autumn of the 14th year of Wanli, and the wind blowing into the hall had begun to bring a chill.

Under the stimulation of the cool wind, Zhu Yijun's expression became more sober, and he looked at Jiang Zhongxiao, the household doctor under the steps, like a torch.

The political atmosphere of the Wanli Dynasty has always been relatively serious.

Especially after Zhu Yijun came to power, not many ministers dared to impeach the minister so directly in front of the imperial court.

However, because in recent years, Zhu Yijun supported the implementation of new rituals that emphasized benevolence, and the atmosphere in the court gradually became active from seriousness, and ministers began to dare to offend Yan Zhijian.

This is unavoidable.

Because your emperor wants to be respected by the people of the world, he promoted the new rituals, and the people of the world should treat them as human beings, so that the people of the world can treat themselves as emperors as human beings, instead of simply being a puppet that meets the standards of a Confucian sage king , then you must first treat the minister as a human being and allow him to speak.

Ministers like this kind of atmosphere very much, this kind of atmosphere where ministers dare to impeach the emperor and other dignitaries.

If a country has admonishing ministers, the country will not be destroyed; if a family has admonishing sons, the family will not be destroyed.

This sentence is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

"You really dare to remonstrate with a gentleman!"

At this time, Yu Shenxing, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, looked at Jiang Zhongxiao who was prostrate on the ground with admiration, and sighed in his heart.

Because of this, he looked at Zhu Yijun with anticipation, hoping to see that the emperor would be delighted by gaining a minister who dared to speak out.

Shu Hua, Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, also showed excitement in his eyes, and looked at Jiang Zhongxiao with admiration, and said in his heart: "Such loyal ministers still exist."

Zhao Nanxing even had tears in his eyes as he looked at Zhu Yijun.

Zhu Yijun also noticed the expressions of many ministers looking at Jiang Zhongxiao.

He knows that most of the ministers have a heart of "everyone is equal above me", and he hopes that he respects them, and he also hopes that he can treat these ministers equally regardless of their rank.

But Zhu Yijun is more willing to admit that people in this era have a need for hierarchy.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun did not really obey the ministers because they liked this kind of "everyone is equal above me", but asked at this time:

"Hubu Lang Zhongjiang Jiang Zhongxiao spoke falsely about the way of heaven and deceived the people with his evil words. What punishment do you think should be given?"

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

At this time, Shen Yiguan, the left servant of the Ministry of Rites, hurriedly came out and echoed, and then said loudly: "I believe that the death penalty should be cracked!"

Jiang Zhongxiao was stunned because of this, and looked at Shen Yiguan.

The other ministers were also stunned and looked at Shen Yiguan.

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, I did not speak in vain. Natural disasters do exist frequently. There are chapters in the study room where officials report disasters!"

"In addition, Zhang Butang, who was in charge of the governor's recruitment of security, did mention in the chapter that Shen Shixing wanted to embezzle the recruitment bank."

"But your Majesty, please be clear."

Jiang Zhongxiao spoke in a trembling voice.

Zhu Yijun glanced at Shen Shixing at this moment.

Shen Shixing was very quiet, and there was no disturbance on his face.

Zhu Yijun looked at Jiang Zhongxiao again: "Let me ask you, you said that the frequent disasters are warnings from the heavens, so is the heavens benevolent?"

Jiang Zhongxiao replied: "God naturally advocates benevolence."

"That being the case, if there are treacherous ministers who harm the country and the people, why didn't the heavens directly let the king of Hades kill the treacherous ministers? Even if they wanted to warn the police, why didn't they just entrust Mengzhen directly! Why did they let the people suffer disasters, and let the innocent people suffer natural disasters and their families be ruined?"

"So, you said, where is the benevolence in heaven?"

"If every disaster is a warning from heaven, why does God have to let the people bear the price of this warning?"

After Zhu Yijun asked, he looked at Jiang Zhongxiao.

Jiang Zhongxiao didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"Answer me!"

Zhu Yijun said in a deep voice.

"Minister, minister."

Jiang Zhongxiao's forehead started to sweat for a while, and he could only say: "Your Majesty, why do you need to ask so many questions? This is the words of a sage. As the saying goes, heaven and man are in harmony, and yin and yang are in harmony!"

"You mean the saint is wrong?"

Zhu Yijun asked.

"I don't have any!"

Jiang Zhongxiao hurriedly denied it.

"Then why did God warn the people to be unkind to the people?"

Zhu Yijun asked.

Jiang Zhongxiao fell silent again.

"Answer me! Is the sage wrong, or are you lying about the way of heaven and misunderstood the sage's will?"

Zhu Yijun asked.

At this time, Shu Hua saw that the emperor began to question the theory of "interaction between heaven and man" put forward by the "Shangshu", so he hurriedly stood up and replied:

"Your Majesty, it's not that the sage is wrong, nor is it Jiang Yushi's nonsense, it's just that he himself is not good at learning, so he can't answer your majesty's questions;"

"The way of heaven lies in the rules and order. Regardless of whether you are loyal or treacherous, you are the emperor's disciples. You should not kill them without authorization because of the stars in the sky. You have to blame the common people first to warn the emperor."

"In that case, it seems wrong to say, 'The people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least'?"

Zhu Yijun looked at Shu Hua and asked.

Shu Hua was stunned for a moment, and regretted coming forward, but it was impossible for him not to answer Zhu Yijun's words at this time, so he could only say: "Return to Your Majesty, the scholar is the leader of the four peoples, and the people are the most precious, so the scholars should be honored first and then the common people."

"In that case, the gentleman who dares to love me is the one with the lowest status?"

Zhu Yijun asked.

Shu Hua's face turned pale immediately, and he hurriedly knelt on the ground: "I don't mean that!"

"Then what exactly do you mean?"

Zhu Yijun asked.

Shu Hua replied: "Your Majesty, there is also a saying in the "Shangshu" that the people are the foundation of the state, and the state is solid and peaceful; this is to say that if you want the country to last forever, you must first secure the people, then the country, and finally the king. Father! You are not saying that the status of the ruler and the father is inferior to that of the people, since your majesty was taught by the grand master, why do you ask this question?!"

"Because my husband didn't teach me that way, what my husband said is to follow the reality."

Zhu Yijun said at this time.

After hearing this, Shu Hua really wanted Zhang Juzheng to be resurrected in place, so he could ask Zhang Juzheng why he taught the emperor this way.

But Zhang Juzheng naturally cannot be resurrected.

Otherwise, Zhu Yijun would not be able to put everything on Zhang Juzheng's head, nor would he be able to speak out the principles he learned from later generations in the name of Zhang Juzheng.

At this moment, Shu Hua could only argue sophistry: "Your Majesty, according to reality, it is indeed the priority to put the people at ease!"

"You say that the scholar is the head of the four peoples?"

Zhu Yijun asked.

Shu Hua said: "Your Majesty, I didn't say this, I just spoke on behalf of the sage."

"Well, let me believe you for the time being. Is it according to the sage's statement that the people should be the first to settle the people? No matter how wronged, no one can wronged the scholar-officials, right?"

Zhu Yijun asked.

"Qizou Your Majesty, of course not!"

"What Da Sikou said is simply distorting the theory of saints!"

"The sage said: 'The people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least'. It is not in terms of status, but in terms of importance to the foundation of the country. And so, the people here should not have a hierarchy. point!"

"What's more, a scholar is no longer a citizen, but the son of a king. You should subdue yourself rather than subdue the common people of the world, and use the virtue of your father!"

Hai Rui couldn't stand it anymore, so he stood up and said something to Shu Hua, and then said to Zhu Yijun:

"Your Majesty, the chief bandit bewitched the Son of Heaven, wanted to disrupt the country, and plotted against him, he should be punished!"

(End of this chapter)