"Your Majesty, this person is talking nonsense. Mr. Liu has always been loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and has devoted himself to serving the country and the people. The Ming Dynasty is able to have the prosperous age it is today, and Mr. Liu is indispensable."
"However, this person is here talking nonsense, attacking and slandering important officials of the imperial court and the pillars of the country. This is not only to kill Mr. Liu, but also to destroy the righteous way of our Ming Dynasty, destroy the pillars of our country, and destroy your majesty's
Humerus."
"If we allow it to succeed, our Ming Dynasty will truly have no peace, and the bright world will be filled with dark clouds, the world will be shaken by wind and rain, and the country will be in turmoil."
Emperor Hongzhi's face was expressionless. Among the officials below, someone immediately stood up and pointed at the official who had just criticized Liu Jin and said with great indignation.
"Your Majesty, what the prince said is reasonable. Mr. Liu has always been loyal to the emperor, patriotic, devoted to the people, and selfless. How can we allow such villains to attack and slander wantonly in the court?"
"If we let him succeed, all the officials of our Ming Dynasty will be in danger from now on. The pillars of the country and the country, the consolidation of the emperor, and the cornerstone of the country will be easily destroyed. From now on, our country of the Ming Dynasty will be in turmoil."
"I am ashamed that such people are officials in the same dynasty. If they are not eliminated, our Ming Dynasty will never have peace."
"Yes, Your Majesty, such villains will only criticize and slander important officials for no reason, but they will not contribute anything to the country or the country. They say they are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but what they do is destroy the foundation of our Ming Dynasty.
thing."
"Your Majesty, how can such a person be allowed to speak nonsense in the court hall, attack important officials of the court, slander and slander the leader of the country? I ask your Majesty to kill this person."
One after another, ministers stood up to criticize Zhang Cai, the censor of Liu Jin, with fierce words. For a moment, the entire court was filled with swords and swords.
After all, Liu Jin was the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, deeply trusted by the emperor, and he was also the initiator of capitalism and colonialism. There were countless people with interests and people who wanted to take refuge in Liu Jin.
Zhang Cai's wanton attack on Liu Jin will naturally encounter strong opposition from a large number of officials, and this is just some not very important ministers in the court, the real bosses, all of them are frowning at this time,
What are you thinking about.
Jiao Fang also had an expressionless face.
This time it seemed that I had gone too far and acted too hastily.
It is not easy to bring down the big tree of Liu Jin, and it cannot be achieved overnight.
Zhang Cai's words just now were too strong, and he was probably dead now.
And I am afraid that I will not have a good life in the future.
"Your Majesty, the questions and answers in the imperial examinations were all set by Emperor Taizu. This is the ancestral system. Liu Jin randomly set the questions without authorization, which violates the ancestral system and is really treason."
"I am devoted to the country and loyal to Your Majesty. The traitor Liu Jin, relying on Your Majesty's favor, has always acted wantonly and brought trouble to the government. He has violated the ancestral system many times and reorganized the system indiscriminately. He has dominated the government and the opposition, has no regard for the king's laws, and has fought against others.
They use their own power to collect money and compete with the people for profit."
"Such an unfaithful, unjust, profit-seeking, and powerful treacherous minister. I will remonstrate to the death, and I am certain that Your Majesty will kill this beast!"
Zhang Cai saw that many ministers stood up to oppose him and spoke tit-for-tat against him. He knew that he had no intention of turning back, so he could only pretend to be loyal and lament that Liu Jin had harmed the country and the people, and hoped that his majesty would kill him.
Liu Jin.
Hearing Zhang Cai's words, Liu Jian couldn't help but close his eyes.
He kept talking about the ancestral system. Emperor Hongzhi used to abide by the ancestral system too much, so he was severely restricted by these civil servants. If he wanted money but had no money, he couldn't do anything he wanted to do. Even if he wanted power, he didn't have much power.
Even military power is in the hands of civilian officials.
After ten years of being an aggrieved emperor, do you still want Emperor Hongzhi to return to his past?
I estimate that if anyone asks Emperor Hongzhi to hand over military power or restrict Emperor Hongzhi's financial resources, Emperor Hongzhi will definitely be the first to kill you.
Liu Jin had huge companies and trading firms under his command, but these were all joint ventures with Emperor Hongzhi, the prince, and many dignitaries in the court.
At least half of the people standing in the court are inextricably related to Liu Jin. There are too many, too many business firms that Liu Jin took the lead and led everyone to get rich together.
If you have the ability, you can do it too.
But you just don't have the ability, so you are still here talking about competing for the interests of the people.
It would have been fine if I had used these words to deal with Emperor Hongzhi in the past, but now, none of us know the nature of those businessmen and gentry.
The salt from the Changlu Salt Farm under Liu Jin's command only costs a few cents per catty for a pound of fine snow salt. However, the salt in the hands of salt merchants in the past cost dozens of cents per pound, and sometimes even sold for
Hundreds of articles.
Your random attacks on Liu Jin will not only have no effect, but will even make Emperor Hongzhi resent you even more and trust Liu Jin even more.
"enough!"
Sure enough, Emperor Hongzhi, who was sitting on the dragon throne, shouted in great displeasure.
Obviously, Zhang Cai's random attacks and slanders touched Emperor Hongzhi's bottom line.
Emperor Hongzhi knew very well that Liu Jin had a lot of credit for his success. Otherwise, Emperor Hongzhi needed money and had no money. He wanted to do something but couldn't do it. The imperial edict was no different from the waste paper after it left the capital. The Ming Dynasty
Due to internal and external troubles, he may have died of intestinal carbuncle a few years ago.
Now Zhang Cai is really like a mad dog attacking Liu Jin randomly, talking about the ancestral system. If he succeeds, then the officials will be like a raging wave, demanding that Emperor Hongzhi restore many of the previous systems.
Demand the abolition of tax bureaus, etc.
At that time, the Ming Dynasty will return to what it was before, and the emperor will turn into the useless emperor he once was. He wants money but has no money, and cannot get things done. However, those ministers who keep shouting about being loyal to the emperor and patriotic will not be able to do it one by one.
Selfish, striving for power and gain, with no regard for the life and death of the country.
This is definitely something Emperor Hongzhi doesn't want to see.
It is no longer as simple as attacking Liu Jin. Attacking Liu Jin is nothing. Ministers attack each other and compete for power. There are many things that have happened since ancient times.
Liu Jin, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian and others have all been impeached and criticized, and the battles in the court have always been extremely dangerous.
As an emperor, the emperor is still happy to see fights between his ministers, because this can help control the situation of the court.
But struggle is a struggle, but when it concerns national affairs and the emperor's grand cause, Emperor Hongzhi cannot tolerate it.
Emperor Hongzhi did not want to go back to the past, let alone be constrained and constrained by the so-called ancestral system.
Today's Ming Dynasty is facing an unprecedented situation. It is at a critical crossroads. What it needs is continuous courageous advancement and continuous innovation, rather than being the same as before.
Emperor Hongzhi's voice echoed in the Jinluan Palace. For a moment, all the ministers bowed their heads respectfully and became silent.
"I think there is nothing wrong with the questions Liu Jin asked in the examination."
"The examination is a ceremony for the court to select talented people who can govern the country, rather than mediocre people who only keep saying they are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but can't do anything and can't solve it."
"Selecting talents is the purpose of the country's imperial examinations."
"The topic Liu Jin is dealing with is the Ming Dynasty today. This is to test the students' understanding of the Ming Dynasty today, to know some of the problems that exist in the Ming Dynasty, and to give some appropriate strategies for governing the country."
"This is in line with the purpose and original intention of the imperial examination and is in line with the ancestral system."
"If a student or an official of the imperial court cannot see clearly or understand the situation that the Ming Dynasty is facing now, even if he is brilliant in literature and talented, he is probably not suitable to stay in the court, because empty talk will harm the country and the common people will
What is needed is not people who talk in general terms, but officials who can do practical things for the people."
Emperor Hongzhi's business was very clearly communicated to every corner of the Jinluan Palace and reached the ears of many officials.
The meaning is very clear, he just supports Liu Jin and stands on Liu Jin's side.
Not only does it support Liu Jin, but it also supports the reformers and doers represented by Liu Jin. The problems that Ming Dynasty is facing now are unprecedented in history. Are we going to use those things from the past to govern Ming Dynasty?
I am afraid that the entire Ming Dynasty will be in a smoky atmosphere, and it will be impossible to have the prosperous age it is today.
Without military reforms, the Ming Dynasty would not have had an army that swept across the world, and naturally it would not have been able to expand its territory and obtain vast lands for immigration.
Without fiscal reform, the Ming court would not have had sufficient financial and material resources to support large-scale immigration and infrastructure construction. However, the conflict between man and land would still be acute in the Ming Dynasty, and natural and man-made disasters would continue.
Without the reform of officialdom, officials from both upper and lower Ming Dynasties would still drink tea and listen to music. The imperial edicts would be useless after they left the capital. Officials all over the world would not work diligently to govern one side or guard one side, but would only think about forming cliques and fighting each other.
Struggle for power and gain.
Emperor Hongzhi knew clearly that the current Ming Dynasty had gone further and further on the road of reform and hard work. At this moment, even if he wanted to go back to the past, it was probably impossible.
Could the previous Ming Dynasty control such a huge territory?
Could the Ming Dynasty of the past be able to conquer the world?
Even if we really want to go back to the past, can the emerging capitalism and colonialism of Ming Dynasty agree?
Obviously, they will not agree.
Capitalists need a strong country to provide them with strong support so that they can obtain raw materials and dumping markets from all over the world.
The colonists also need a strong country to back them up and provide them with strong support, so that they can colonize all over the world and plunder a steady stream of wealth from the colonies.
Anyone who goes against these capitalists and colonists will definitely encounter a powerful counterattack from them, and their power is definitely a very powerful and terrifying force.