The hall was silent, and the ministers lowered their heads. No one dared to touch the emperor's eyes, for fear that the emperor's karmic anger would break out on his head.
The emperor in front of me seems to be honest and benevolent. In fact, he is exactly the same as the old emperor. The slight difference from the old emperor is that this emperor is not so murderous. But this emperor prefers to kill people.
He also wants to kill people's hearts and hurt them to the point of being completely injured.
"Look, when it comes to the autumn tax on the imperial grain, you all are very clear-minded. But when it comes to this, you stop talking!" Zhu Yunxi said, taking off a string of jujube and red agate bracelets from his wrist, and playing with it in the palm of his hand.
This action was unknown to others, but Li Jinglong was frightened to see it.
The emperor would only act like this when he was extremely upset.
At this time, the old minister Ling Han said, "Your Majesty, I think this matter must be investigated in detail, involving officials and criminals. If we don't kill, the people will not be angry. Not only must we kill, but we must also make the files known to the world, so that officials from all over the world can be informed."
We can learn from this.”
As he said that, the old man paused, his eyes struggled a little, and then he said solemnly, "Not only should we learn from it, but we should also serve as a warning to others. Corruption was rampant in the great rule of the past dynasties. This is definitely not the case in Jurong County.
Reprimand the supervisors, censors, inspectors and envoys from all over the country, accept the public customs, see if there is anything like what happened in Jurong County, and kill a few of the blind people to set the record straight!"
"If no one in the court is willing to do such an errand, I will recommend myself."
These words were said with murderous intent and righteousness.
"I know the heart of the old minister!" Zhu Yunxi nodded and sighed slightly, "But there are some things in your words, old minister, that did not touch my heart."
Afterwards, Zhu Yunxi looked around at the ministers and said again, "It would be wrong to kill a few blind people first, and it would be even more wrong to listen with a straight face in the last sentence."
"Kill a few blind people, what happens next? To rectify the eyes and ears, whose eyes and ears are rectified? Is it for me to see, or for the common people?"
"If you act like this, is it just superficial? Well, after a few years, you will forget about this problem, and it will come back again. This kind of thing should not happen in the first place, and he can't do it."
"Does it mean that I have to send an imperial minister out every time to put up the imperial flag in order to provide clarity to the people?"
Having said this, Zhu Yunxi paused for a moment, looked carefully, and then said, "I know that nothing is perfect in the world, and no one in the huge Ming Dynasty can predict that there will be some crazy bastards and a few black sheep.
Just like ordinary people, even if they are kind families, they will raise prodigal and unfilial sons!"
"But having said that, an unfilial son in an ordinary family ruins a family's family fortune. A black sheep in the court ruins the heart of the court."
"Many people secretly said that when the emperor was in power, he was too harsh on officials. Some people secretly slandered that throughout the ages, there was no royal law that allowed people to sue officials!"
"Why is this old man like this? Isn't it because he knows that people who have been wronged have no way to appeal?"
"The Ming Dynasty... I am not afraid of accidents or embarrassment. What I am afraid of is that I will deceive myself after the accident. What I am afraid of is that officials will cover up the cover after the accident. It is not that I have to embarrass you today, but that this kind of thing is the first
Once?"
The ministers were silent. Everyone could see at this moment that the emperor had a big chapter to write today.
"I remember that when I was studying in Huadian, Bachelor Liu Sanwu taught me a chapter. It was a memorial written by Dong Zhongshu, a great scholar in the Han Dynasty, to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. I still remember it was written like this."
"I would like to write down the "Spring and Autumn Annals", wishing for what has been done in the past life, and observing the situation between heaven and man, how terrifying! The country will be harmed by wrongdoing, and heaven will send disasters to punish them. If you don't know yourself, There are also strange things that should be warned and feared. If you don’t know how to change, you will be injured and defeated. Because of the benevolence of God’s heart in this world, he wants to stop the chaos!”
"He also said that the emperor receives orders from heaven, and the world receives orders from the emperor."
"When he talks about heaven, does he mean God? Does he mean God?"
As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi raised his head fiercely and pointed at the Hanlin Academy, "Huang Zicheng, you are a great scholar in the Hanlin Academy. Come and tell me what the sky refers to. I remember that you were also in the palace on the day I studied this ancient book!" "
Huang Zicheng, a Hanlin scholar who had not been named or even questioned by the emperor for a long time, immediately cheered up and even said with some excitement, "Back to the emperor, the heaven mentioned by Dong Ru refers to the people's heart, and the heaven's will mentioned in the Spring and Autumn Period also refers to the will of the people. It refers to the people’s hearts.”
All the scholars in the dynasty who had been in the imperial examination for decades, naturally knew the meaning of this. According to Dong Zhongshu’s theory, the top is heaven, the emperor, the bottom is learning, and the bottom is the people. Under this order, The emperor is not suppressed, but is suppressed and restricted by heaven.
The term heaven in Confucianism is actually very broad. It includes three aspects of people's moral ethics and etiquette. The implication of heaven is that heaven is unchanging, and these are eternal. If the monarch violates these, he is violating the will of heaven.
The meaning of this doctrine is actually a restriction on imperial power.
Zhu Yunxi said, "It seems that as early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, people at that time understood that whoever has the support of the people is virtuous, and whoever has the support of the people has destiny!"
"He who wins the hearts of the people wins the world! It is difficult to win the hearts of the people, but it is easy to lose them!"
"The reason why I said so much and got so angry today is because those stupid officials below have lost the people's support of the Ming Dynasty."
Zhu Yunxi emphasized his tone, "Remember, it is not my people's support that is lost, but the people's support of the Ming Dynasty."
As if he was tired from talking, Zhu Yunxi waved behind him, and Wang Shai trotted over with a bowl of tea.
Wang Shai had served Zhu Yunxi all his life and naturally knew the emperor's temperament, so the tea was half warm and half hot, making it easier for him to drink it all in one go.
Zhu Yunxi drank the tea with a half-smile expression on his face, "I remember learning such a chapter, which is also a story of the Han Dynasty. It talks about Zhang Shizhi, a court official during the Han Dynasty."
"The Emperor of the Han Dynasty once went out to inspect the Weiqiao Bridge. A man somehow got into the entourage and surprised the emperor's ministers. After he was arrested, the emperor asked Zhang Shizhi to try him."
With that said, Zhu Yunxi looked at the ministers again, pointed at Xie Jin, the leader of the Hanlin Academy, and said, "I'm tired of talking, please tell me. When I was studying, you were accompanying me."
"I obey the decree!" Xie Jin saluted, and then slowly said, "After Zhang Shizhi's trial, he thought that this person was just curious about what the holy driver was like, so he just committed the crime of cheating, so he sentenced this person to pay a fine. .”
"The emperor was furious after hearing this and ordered Zhang Shizhi to kill this man."
"Zhang Shizhi reported that the law should be shared by the emperor in the world. Now that the law is so important, it is even more important. The people do not believe in the law. Moreover, at the time, the superior envoys set up executions. After handing it over to the court, the court How can the world be at peace? When all the people in the world use it as a matter of priority, how can the people be at a loss for their safety?"
"As expected of a talented scholar from the Hanlin Academy, he can quote scriptures and allusions without hesitation!" Zhu Yunxi smiled, "Zhang Shizhi dared to confront the emperor, and told the emperor that you would kill him if you wanted to. But since I handed it over to the minister for trial, I
We must enforce the law impartially, and we cannot change course after enforcing the law.”
"This man is very good, but during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, there was also Du Zhou, a court official, who was completely different from him, right?"
Xie Jin hurriedly said, "Du Zhou tried the case without respecting the legal principles and acting based on the will of his superiors. It is recorded in the history books that those who were overcrowded by superiors were trapped because of this. I wanted to explain it to you, but I have been waiting for a long time to ask you to see the injustice."
"Okay, what a talented scholar!" Zhu Yunxi praised again and continued to ask, "Then tell me, Zhang Shizhi and Du Zhou, what they have so many meanings, or why they did what they did?"
Xie Jin solemnly said, "The reason why Du Zhou acted like this during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was because he believed that power respects the law, and the law comes from the king!"
"But during the reign of Emperor Han, Zhang Shizhi advocated sharing the law with the world!"
This chapter has been completed!