Taking advantage of the situation to suppress a class that is stronger than the vassal?

Hearing Chen Yichen say this, Bian He stared at the other party in a daze. He could not imagine that there would be any grassroots in the Ming Dynasty that would be stronger than the vassal state. Could it be that the boss wanted to suppress the emperor?

"Master, may you want to take the same path as Shi Heng, but Huo Guang and Cao Cao would not end up even if they were powerful for a while."

Bian He's loyalty to Chen Yichen is unquestionable, but the Confucian thinking that he accepted throughout his life made it difficult for him to break out of the scope of etiquette, law, and Taoism of the monarch, minister, father and son.

If you say that when the king treats his ministers as grass, then the ministers treat him as enemies, forcing Chen Yichen to rebel, then Bian He can still overcome the hurdle in his heart and can assist Zuo Dongzhu without any burden

Go to compete for the Central Plains.

But the problem is that now, the checks and balances of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu are still within the reasonable scope of a king. Objectively speaking, it is far from the stage of the king forcing his ministers to rebel. In this way, he is almost destined to be a powerful minister.

There will be no good results.

Faced with Bian He's metaphorical warning, Chen Yichen knew that he must have thought wrongly, so Dandan smiled and said, "Mr. Bian misunderstood. Even if I do something to suppress the emperor in the future, it is definitely not to make myself the next one.

Don't worry, the arbitrary 'emperor'."

rest assured?

Originally, Bian He was relatively relieved, at least he knew that Chen Yichen was not an ambitious man who could do anything for power. But at this time, Chen Yichen said this inexplicably, and a turbulence broke out in Bian He's heart. Could it be that Chen Yichen said this inexplicably?

It’s so reassuring to say that the boss really has the idea of ​​suppressing the emperor!

"Master, I'm sorry, I'm stupid, what do you want to do."

The limitations of the times made Bian He guess Chen Yichen's thoughts, so he could only go straight to the point and seek an answer.

Facing Bian He's confused eyes, Chen Yichen sighed and changed into a solemn expression and replied: "Okay, then I will tell Mr. Bian that it is to suppress the entire literati-official class led by the court civil servants.

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That's right, the harm of the vassal states was not the only mountain that weighed on the people of the Ming Dynasty. In a sense, the harm of the entire literati class was no less than that of the Zhu royal family who were raised by pigs.

Privileges, tax exemptions, escape service, land annexation, etc., the disadvantages of the vassal system can all be found in the literati class. Even the power, the princes in the late Ming Dynasty were far inferior to the prime minister of the dynasty, and the emperor was the peak of the Zhang Juzheng period.

All have to retreat.

But Chen Yichen himself is a member of the scholar-official class. Suppressing the vassal state can get the support of the civil servant group, and the interests of the two sides will not be too conflicted. However, to take the scholar-official class, it is equivalent to destroying the Great Wall and celebrating the civil and military officials in the court.

Except for a few people like Shang Lu, it can be imagined that no one would be willing to harm their own interests.

At this time, absolute power is needed to deprive the privileges occupied by the scholar-official class, reduce the pressure on the lowest-class people, and break the fate of reincarnation in all dynasties in China.

This power alone is not enough by Chen Yichen himself. Even if it is enough, it will become a loss in the end. Over the past thousand years, including Shang Yang, Wang Anshi and other reformers, they often offend too many groups without any good ending.

So in addition to taking advantage of Shi Heng's power, Chen Yichen also needs Shi Heng's "tiger skin" to block the gun and share the hatred and pressure of his own reform.

Of course, at present, everything is Chen Yichen's most ideal strategy. No one can know the results in advance what will happen if it actually executes.

This is why Chen Yichen is about to start a dance on the tip of a knife. He will walk a tightrope between the three forces of imperial power, military honors, and literati, maintain a tense balance. Then all parties suppress each other and weaken them together. If there is no problem, the

If you are cautious, the government and the country will be in turmoil. If you are serious, the war will break out and the lives of the land of China will be devastated!

This situation is very similar to the imperial art that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty often plays. He controls a balance of strength between eunuchs, civil officials, and military honors, but the chess player who controls the chessboard is just like Chen Yichen.

Hearing Chen Yichen's answer, Bian He was completely stunned. His most irrelevant thought was nothing more than Chen Yichen's ambition to overtake the emperor and become Huo Guang and Cao Cao.

Unexpectedly, the answer I got was to suppress the literati!

The scholars and officials jointly rule the world with the king. Chen Yichen Ling is the king and wants to suppress the scholars and officials. Then who will rule the country? What exactly does the boss want to do?

"The proprietor, the scholar-officials are the foundation of the country, how can they be suppressed?"

Bian He asked in confusion, or Chen Yichen's thinking had exceeded his limit of understanding.

"Mr. Bian, you are wrong. The scholars and officials are not the foundation of the country, but the people are the people."

"What I want to do is to be the public!"

Chen Yichen finally spoke the four-word words in front of others that he had suppressed for a long time in his heart. This is his true original aspiration and ideal as an official.

The public is eternal, while the private is for a while. The reason why feudal dynasties cannot break the fate of reincarnation is that they are the products of one family. If an official wants to take the world as his responsibility and the mission of the people, he must make the world public.

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Is the world the public?

Listening to Chen Yichen say these four words, Bian He fell into a deep thought. It took him a long time to digest the impact and shock brought by today's conversation.

However, Bian He was at least sure, that is, Chen Yichen still did not still be the young man he used to be in the whirlpool of power in the capital, without any change. This is a blessing for the family and country!

With the swaying of the carriage, Chen Yichen returned to the Duke Cheng's mansion. Chen Yichen did not tell anyone about his joint cooperation with Shi Heng. After visiting Chen Qingtong and his daughter, he went to the study alone to grind paper and ink, writing about the restriction.

Laws and regulations of the vassal states.

In fact, the entire Ming Dynasty did not have any action in restricting the vassal state. Jiajing issued the "Regulations on the vassal state" and in the 14th year of Wanli, the "Main Regulations on the vassal state" was issued as a supplement.

The result is flood death, drought death, and the prince-level high-ranking vassals are not affected at all. Their income is more free from gray areas, such as the merger of fertile land and the affiliation of various farmers, and the use of power.

monopoly industry.

If the lower-level remote royal family cannot engage in any production, they can only rely on a little salary to extend their lives. If the court dares to cut off their food, it is equivalent to taking their lives, which was decided by Zhu Yuanzhang, the Emperor Taizu of Ming Dynasty.

If the laws of the ancestors do not change at all, the financial expenditure of the royal family will never be reduced.

The focus of the "Regulations on the Clans and Families" written by Chen Yichen is to address the various rules and regulations for the production of the royal family in the "The Instructions of the Emperor Ming Dynasty". Anyway, it has reached this point, so we must try our best to solve the problem so that we will not be able to implement it in the end.

A piece of nothing to talk about.

In the next few days, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu once again fell off court. I don’t know if it was because of his health or being addicted to alchemy. However, Chen Yichen also went to Wenyuan Pavilion to serve on duty, and put all his remaining energy into

In the compilation of the "Regulations on the Religious Affairs", there is a state of turning a blind eye to the outside world.

But Chen Yichen did not pay attention, which did not mean that what happened in the courtroom discussion would not spread throughout the capital and even the Ming Dynasty. Soon, the Imperial College, the Guild Hall, the academies and other places where scholars gathered in the capital were all

Discussing his memorial "The Discussion on the Disadvantages of the Clan".

Especially Peng Shi, He Wendao and other "Shen Xue" disciples simply held a lecture at the famous Daxinglong Temple in the capital to debate how to successfully reform the vassal state, and would not cause turmoil in the court and the country.

Although Daxinglong Temple is a temple, it can be enshrined in it with portraits and rankings of "Ming Ming National Master" Yao Guangxiao, and it has a very high status among the scholars of the capital. Wang Yangming, a master of "mind learning" in later generations, had been in the long run.

The lectures here and the discussions with Fang Xianfu, the doctor of the Ministry of Personnel, at that time, caused an uproar in the academic community.

Once the news of lectures was spread, young talents in the entire capital were gathered. Since Emperor Taizu promulgated the "Instructions on the Emperor Ming Zu", it was not allowed to discuss the royal family members and vassal kings in the Ming Dynasty, this is the first time that a high-ranking minister has clearly stated that the royal family members have been clearly stated.

It's a disadvantage, it's hard not to cause a sensation.

"Ge Chen is a national sage. This memorial is a key point. If it can be implemented, it will be a blessing for the people of the world!"

"Mr. Fan Wenzheng once said that when you live in a high temple, you worry about the people, and when you live in a far away world, you worry about the king. It seems that only Master Chen has the civil and military in the court, and only Master Chen has the heart to keep the country."

"The ills of the clan vassals are becoming increasingly apparent. In order to pay the royal family's salary, the border army was defeated in a crushing defeat, and reform is imminent!"

"The morality is borne by the iron shoulders and the article is written by the wonderful hands. The character of the literati is Chen Ge Lao!"

Young means passion and vitality. Young talents who participated in the lectures looked at Chen Yichen's article "The Discussion on the Disadvantage of the Clan and the Discipline of the People on the stage, and were filled with righteous indignation, and all kinds of confrontations.

Yichen's praise is endless.

Such a huge scene, the second place in the first year of Jingtai and the host of the Hanlin Academy Shujishi, naturally, it is impossible for the only young scholars to attract. In a Zen room in the attic of Daxinglong Temple, the two of them looked through the open windows.

The scene that happened on the podium downstairs.

Moreover, these two people are not low in identities. One is Chen Yichen's old acquaintance, and he is Jin Lian, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The other person will become the world-famous "prisoner" in the future, but now he is only the Ministry of Revenue.

The position of Minister of the Secretariat.

This person created the cabinet chief auxiliary system, and after San Yang, Li Xian, who once again let the cabinet overwhelm six ministries!

Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Rites, which is the Ministry of Revenue, which is in charge of etiquette and law, is the Ministry of Revenue, which is in charge of money and grain. In order to pay the salary of the royal family, Jin Lian gritted his teeth and deducted the additional salary of the Xuanda border army under the pressure of Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu.

This caused more than 20,000 Ming soldiers to sleep forever in the Korqin grassland, which became an indescribable pain in his heart.

Now three years have passed, Jin Lian has not let go of this old thing, and is always overwhelmed by guilt. Until Chen Yichen wrote a memorial to "The Discussion on the Disadvantage of the Sect and the Vast", which allowed him to solve the problem from the root

Hope.

But as an important official in the court, Jin Lian knew more about the radicalization of Chen Yichen's memorial content, and there was almost no possibility of full implementation. So he today brought a three-person mentality that he must have my teacher. I want to listen.

What are the insights of young talents in learning? Maybe they can find a path of reform from it!

As for Li Xian next to him, it was Jin Lian who looked for the successor of the Minister of Revenue after he felt that he was old and weak. This person is talented and has great qualities. More importantly, he can tolerate good people. Many qualities make Jin Lian feel that

The person you can trust is trusted.

This time, Jin Lian brought Li Xian to listen together, just to tell the other party that the Ministry of Revenue money is a string of numbers on the books. If it is placed on the people and soldiers, it will become a life of human beings. We must be aware of the heavy responsibility.

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"Yuan De (Li Xian's name), what do you think about the following scholar's discussion?"

Hearing Jin Lian asks him, Li Xian quickly bowed and said, "Da Situ, Master Chen's memorial resonates with all the scholars. It seems that the ills of the vassal state are much more serious in the local area, and it has already reached the point of being forced to do so.

The change point."

The scholars who can study in the capital or take the exam are basically separated from the category of poor scholars and most of them belong to the category of wealthy families. But even such groups are indignantly denounced the ills of the clan, praise and support Chen Yichen for reforms.

, it can be inferred that the place is even more miserable.

"Yes, the salary of the royal family is just an introduction, and the real harm lies in land annexation. Clans are often not satisfied with fiefs designated by the court. In addition, after the descendants are reproduced, the royal family's land is not enough to divide the descendants, so they will use various means to seize the plunder.

The people's good land."
To be continued...