There was silence in the Jinluan Hall, and Emperor Wanchang's face on the dragon throne was as sinking as water.
The sky was covered with clouds, and all the civil and military officials in the court were silent, studying the tablets in their hands or the tips of their toes. The entire palace seemed to be infected by the dignified atmosphere at the center of the Wei Dynasty, and became cautious.
, even the magpies that were so vocal a few days ago seemed to be scared away today.
Emperor Wanchang was silent for a long time, and suddenly said one word: "Nian"
This word was not spoken loudly, but all the officials in the palace felt that the emperor's tone was like a sinister wind, which sent chills down people's spines. Some of the lower-ranking officials could not help but shiver.
General Manager Xue Zongting quickly took out an edict, opened it and read loudly: "I heard that the people are like water, and the king is like a boat. Water can make the boat float or capsize... The left deputy governor of the capital Qiu Linjiang
Those who are loyal and upright but not flattering, honest but not dirty, uphold the common mindedness, uphold benevolence and righteousness, ignore the true situation of the world, I am happy to hear it... When it comes to reform, the world is concerned, and all people benefit, but the public heart is benevolent and righteous.
Those who must understand its meaning will then reform the law and system, guide the people, do what is right and stop it, and all officials will discuss it..."
This edict contains three thousand words, and its general meaning is: I feel that the current situation in the world is a bit bad, and Qiu Linjiang, the deputy governor of the left, has written a letter about the reform. I think this idea is good, but what about the changes?
This matter is a major matter, affecting all people in the world, so you still need to discuss whether it can be done and how it can be done.
As soon as Emperor Wanchang issued this edict, the Jinluan Palace immediately exploded. Most officials were not very clear about the specific content of Qiu Linjiang's petition for reform. Therefore, although they heard a few days ago that the new Zuo Deputy Imperial Envoy petitioned for reform, most of them
I think this new official just wants to make a name for himself when he takes office, and it is simply a gimmick to change the law but not change it.
The reason why the court is so nervous today is not because of this reform thing at all, but because yesterday morning it received a report from Tianji Pavilion and the Privy Council in Yangzhou, saying that the two armed guards of Longxiang and Phoenixwu had a confrontation in Slender West Lake.
At this moment, the situation was extremely critical. If Marshal Yun of Yingyangwei hadn't suddenly displayed the "shocking arrow" skill of driving a six-stone strong bow, the two new royal troops of Longxiangfengwu would have almost come to blows! Just imagine.
Now, how angry would the emperor be when he received such a report? How many people would suffer under such overwhelming anger? If you can be an official in Beijing and enter the Jinluan Palace, no matter how idiot you are, you will definitely know that this is the time.
You have to be a human being with your tail between your legs. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a great injustice if I, the emperor, were in a bad mood and used your head to get angry? This was the previously unusually silent wish of Jinluan Palace.
However, what everyone expected was that Emperor Wanchang was silent for a long time and did not mention the matter of Yangzhou. Instead, he suddenly brought up Qiu Linjiang's reform. And judging from this edict, the emperor was very interested.
To do this
How can officials, especially those in the capital who do not have a strong foundation, do their job reliably? Four words: Shangti Tianxin
Naturally, Tianxin is not the heart of God, but refers to the heart of the Son of Heaven.
It's just about this reform... Many officials frowned. Let's not talk about the Green Crops Law and the Farmland Water Conservancy Law for the time being. Let's talk about the Immunization Law and the Farmland Tax Equalization Law. I'm afraid not many officials can agree with this.
What? The Immunization Law requires that for various government servants, civilian households no longer serve themselves. Instead, the palace hires people to serve. Residents pay exemption fees according to their rich and poor grades. Bureaucrats and landlords who did not serve in the original service also have to pay.
Linjiang believed that this would not only increase the income of the palace, but also reduce the labor burden of farmers. As for the land equalization tax law, it was to prevent large landowners from annexing land and concealing the land and population. Therefore, the government had to measure the land, verify the amount of land, and calculate the amount of land according to the law.
How much land is there? How fertile is the tax?
Many ministers curled their lips when they heard this. Your Qiu Linjiang family is very poor. Doing this will have no impact on you. That’s why you can talk like this, as if you are a great sage who serves the world. My family has vast hectares of fertile land. How can you be like this?
Playing, how much more do you need to spend every year to maintain it? Isn’t this nonsense?
What annoyed the famous officials the most was that Qiu Linjiang repeatedly mentioned the administration of officials in his reform, believing that the administration of officials was not clear at present. However, it was obvious from his tone that the left deputy imperial envoy despised it.
The officials of the aristocratic families felt that these people were the worms of the world and the court, and they should all be replaced by officials from poor families. Of course, although Qiu Linjiang was very high-spirited, he was not so arrogant as to bring down all the officials of the aristocratic families. He only vaguely expressed that there were some aristocratic families.
Officials must be incompetent and greedy, especially at the local and grassroots levels. In his words, how can such officials complete the reform?
The method he proposed was simple, which was to appoint officials from poor families. He felt that because such officials had grown up with hardships, they must know that people's lives are not easy, so that they would not be too harsh in politics, etc.
Mr. Shen looked at Emperor Wanchang lightly and said nothing.
Gu Heng looked at the emperor, then at Qiu Linjiang who was standing in the queue, and sneered in his heart: Qiu Linjiang is still a fool in his forties, how can such a reform be possible? It's just...
The emperor is not a hasty person. What does he mean by pushing Qiu Linjiang out?
Qin Ting and Du Fan just glanced at Qiu Linjiang coldly and stopped talking. I'm afraid they don't even know how much fertile land their two families have. With so much wealth gathered, you Qiu Lin.
Jiang, a mere left deputy imperial envoy, dared to raise a knife and hold it over an open fire and said he wanted to shave off several kilograms of their flesh. How could they just give up?
The Big Four made slight gestures, and naturally a large number of officials came out to describe the harm of the reform. However, because the final measures of the reform have not yet been fully determined, and it is difficult to judge whether it will be implemented well or not, these officials did not directly say that the reform must have failed.
This is just to emphasize that Qiu Linjiang's reforms are against the ancestral system and even against the words of the saints.
There are officials from aristocratic families in the imperial court, and naturally there are also officials from poor families. Although officials from poor families usually have a slightly lower status than officials from aristocratic families, that refers to their absolute strength. In fact, because of the support of the emperor, officials from poor families are often able to
The emperor's attitude, which was competing with the officials of the aristocratic family, was already obvious at this moment. He sent Qiu Linjiang's edict to all ministers for review, and personally issued the edict. It seemed fair, but in fact he made a lot of remarks in praise of Qiu.
Naturally, these officials wanted to reciprocate the favor and united closely under the banner of "Qiu Linjiang New Law" to fight against the dark forces of the noble families. The whole court was arguing endlessly.
Emperor Wanchang listened for a long time, then suddenly slapped the throne and said in a serious tone: "I have made up my mind about the reform. All you dear friends can do is discuss how to change it." After that, he ignored the astonishment of the ministers.
, got off the throne and went away. It was not until Xue Zongting shouted loudly: "Retreat from the court!——" that they realized and left one after another noisily.
The clouds over Luoyang finally reached their peak, and the rain began to fall. Maybe it was because the spring cold was not over yet. The ministers who had just walked out of the Jinluan Palace suddenly felt cold. They each looked at the sky, but their moods were very different.
It's raining, isn't it?
----------------------------------------I am guilty, I am guilty, less today
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But today it was really unexpected. I went to bed at 1pm. I thought I would wake up at 7pm, but I ended up sleeping until 9pm. After sweating and writing almost a thousand words, I suddenly got a blue screen. After that, I couldn’t log into the system for half an hour.
After a long time, the memory module was not inserted securely. I doubted that the ddr667 memory module was no longer working. I will buy a ddr800 memory module in a while. Alas, Mimi!
