Nine hundred and twentieth-fourth section chicken and dog (3)
Of course, the landowners, nobles and bureaucrats have always been just chickens and dogs, not worth mentioning.≧Net
They just look scary.
Mencius once said: Zhou was once honored as the emperor, but his death was not as good as that of an ordinary man.
What kind of fighting power do the powerful bureaucrats who were born with golden keys have? How terrible are they?
A folk ranger held a knife to their necks and they were scared to death.
If it's a machine, wield the butcher's knife.
They don't even have the courage to resist!
In history, Zhu Yuanzhang swung his butcher knife and killed hundreds of people.
One major case after another has cleansed almost the entire country's bureaucracy again and again.
The results of it?
As a result, the Ming Empire conquered the world, conquered the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties in the north, conquered Jiaozhi in the south, and sailed to the West, spreading the prestige of the central empire to unfamiliar areas beyond the known world.
In Liu Che's current eyes, the bureaucrats and powerful people in the world need a strict father who can whip them behind with a whip.
Otherwise, they will become slack, lazy, and corrupt.
And Liu Che has the unshirkable responsibility to shoulder this task and historical mission.
But there are also things to pay attention to in how to be a strict father.
China's scholar-officials and bureaucrats are very arrogant.
The whip alone cannot make them obedient.
Combining kindness with power is the recognized kingly way.
However, ministers may not necessarily understand their king's good intentions.
Just like now, these guys are awkwardly looking at each other in the audience.
But no one dared to say the word 'suppression'.
It's not that they don't know that they need to be suppressed.
It's that they dare not bear the consequences of suppression.
After hesitating for a long time, and with Liu Che's cold gaze from above, someone finally said: "Your Majesty, I heard that back then, Zichan said: Fire is fierce, and the people look at it and fear it; water is cowardly, and the people play with it.
Otherwise, many people will die! Zhongni said: To be lenient will help the fierce, and to be lenient will be to be lenient, and the government will be harmonious. Please practice a lenient and fierce government!"
Only then did Liu Che smile slightly.
only……
The next second, his face became a little ugly again.
because
Although what this person said makes some sense.
But in fact, deep down, he was still interceding with Qilu landlords and bureaucrats.
Still asking Liu Che to forgive those guys and appease those guys.
But it just looks a little prettier, making it a little more comfortable for people to listen to.
Why?
Although the famous saying of Zheng Zichan he quoted is very correct.
If it is used on the governor or even the prime minister, it is very suitable.
But alone, in the emperor, a paradox will form.
Although the emperor of the Han Dynasty shouted that he had "poor virtue" every day, in fact, in the eyes of the world, the emperor must be "virtuous".
Those without virtue will soon lose their country and their country.
What Zheng Zichan said back then was: Only the virtuous can serve the people with leniency.
Then comes the next water and fire analysis.
If Liu Che agrees with this guy's statement, it would be equivalent to admitting that he has no virtue, or at least has "very little virtue."
Therefore, it is necessary to implement a policy of combining leniency with violence.
Although, this kind of recognition is completely irrelevant.
It's just a matter of face.
However, more than 80% of emperors are face-saving.
There are very few kings like Liu Bang who have no face at all and only care about appearance and don't care about their own image.
Of course Liu Che also wanted to save face.
If he doesn't want to lose face.
If you still need to ask the courtiers for advice, just give the order directly and order the Wei Lieutenant and Jingfu Captain to go out and arrest people.
He asked the courtiers for advice. Essentially, he wanted to find someone to take the blame.
In this way, if something goes wrong, it will all be the fault of the traitor.
With merit, it is the emperor's wisdom and prowess.
This seems to be completely different from his previous views and thoughts on bureaucrats.
It's almost an unquestionable double standard.
However, this is the nature of the emperor.
I can be ruthless, I can change my orders day by day, I can be despicable and shameless.
But ministers can't.
In theory, double standards, being strict with others and lenient with self-discipline, are the emperor's talents and standard equipment.
It would be the same if anyone were the emperor.
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"When the country is in trouble, we miss our loyal ministers..." Liu Che missed Liu She who had to deal with the funerals of Liu Li and Liu Fu.
If this number one loser was here, why would he still need to ogle like this?
With a little movement of the eyelids, people happily jumped out to take the blame and take over.
Fortunately, although the emperor of the old Liu family was very concerned about face a lot of the time.
But, when there is really no other way.
They lose face quickly.
Just like Liu Che.
If the ministers are unwilling to take the blame, can the matter not be done?
Liu Che stood up and looked at the minister who made the suggestion, and said: "What you said makes sense, but I have a weak virtue and cannot help the world. I cannot influence the people, so I can only settle for the next best thing!"
Anyway, the old Liu family has been shouting "Debo" to themselves for fifty-six years.
Not bad this time either.
It's nothing more than a loss of face.
Face is worthless.
But the minister was so frightened that he immediately fell to the ground and did not dare to make a sound.
When the emperor himself calls himself virtuous, he is being humble.
Suppose that a certain minister told His Majesty to his face that he had "bad moral character".
What will happen to this minister?
If you are lucky, Feng Tang said to Taizong: I don't know the taboos, so I am wandering around in the southern country and will not be able to enter the court for the rest of my life.
If you are not lucky enough, you can just take off your black gauze hat, go home and farm, and then bring trouble to your descendants.
"Order the guards to clear the streets of Chang'an immediately!" Liu Che stood up and made a decision: "No one who disturbs the order is allowed to be seen in Chang'an. If the relevant people want to complain, they can go to Tingwei Yamen and submit a complaint.
You can also go to Jinwu Yamen to plead guilty!"
The ministers looked at each other in shock after hearing this.
Go to Tingwei to submit a complaint, or go to Jinwu to plead guilty?
Isn't this: Who is this person in the hall and why is he suing me?
Is there anything funnier than this?
Liu Che also knew that it seemed a bit ugly to say so.
Moreover, it will give people in the world the illusion that he, the emperor, is not benevolent at all.
Especially not 'friendly' enough towards scholar-bureaucrats and landowners.
This is a very bad reputation.
This world, after all, is a world ruled by the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats and princes.
The emperor could favor the lower class, but he also needed to take care of the feelings of the scholar-bureaucrats and nobles.
A slap must be given with a sweet date to comfort it.
"If the people have any disagreement with the ruling, or if they do not agree with the punishment of Tingwei and Zhijinwu, they can go to the North Tower and beat the drum and sound it. I will come out when I hear the drum!" Liu Che dropped these words and turned around and rolled his sleeves.
And go.
Ji An immediately followed him with Shangshu Lang and his servants.
The others were left alone to look at each other.
It wasn't until the emperor left that these ministers sighed and stood up with some trepidation.
"Bang the Dengwen drum?" Someone shook his head in his mind.
The Han family did have such a system of beating the board and hearing the drum.
This was the last path that Emperor Taizong Xiaowen left for the people of the world and those who had been wronged after Tiying saved her father.
However, no one would dare to take this road.
The reason is that when the drum sounds, the emperor comes out.
When the emperor comes out, the nine ministers will review it and the three halls will discuss it together.
All correspondence and ruling evidence in the case will be put on the table and exposed to the sun.
Unless someone can pat their chest and guarantee that they are calling for injustice.
Otherwise, haha...
Alarming the emperor, but you can't prove your innocence?!
What's the crime?
At the very least, it would be a crime of disrespect to kill an entire family!
What's more, this Dengwen drum is not that easy to beat.
The Dengwen Drum stands in the Public Transport Department, which is under the North Tower.
If you want to sound the Dengwen drum, you must first move the Beique garrison to let them pass, and then you must get the director of the Public Transport Department to nod to agree to enter.
But the problem is, if someone can move the Beique garrison to let them in, he can also convince the director of the Public Transport Department to let him in.
So, in fact, this person has actually obtained the consent of the emperor.
It was the emperor who ordered him to play the drum.
And if the emperor gives his permission, what case can't be overturned?
So, this is a paradox.
The Dengwen Drum has been standing at the Public Transport Department for nearly 20 years, but it has only been beaten three or five times.
And each time it led to the downfall of a prince or even a nine ministers.
"It seems that the Liu family's wariness and hatred towards Qilu have not dissipated yet..." Many people were thinking in their hearts.
Yan Yi was even more disappointed.
Hundreds of Qilu people traveled through counties and counties and braved many dangers to come to Chang'an, but the result that greeted them was so sad.
This was somewhat unacceptable to Yan Yi.
Yan Yi had read the case files of scholar-bureaucrats and landowners who had been sentenced to death reported by Zhi Jinwu and Tingwei.
Judging only from the charges listed in the case file and the evidence cited.
These scholar-bureaucrats and landowners deserved to die.
In the Fish and Meat Township, they dominate the market, instigate knights, break the bones and suck out the marrow of the people, collude with officials, assign corvees and taxes, and plunder people's fields at every turn.
It can be said that the sin is so serious that death is not a pity!
but……
"Your Majesty is so unkind to Qilu..."
The landowners and scholar-bureaucrats in the world did this, and it was not just Qilu who did this.
The Qilu landlords were just a little out of line, a little greedy, and not so particular about food appearance.
Why is this so!
and……
A gentleman will be crowned even after death!
Even if the crime needs to be punished, the law should not be used to punish the crime.
It could definitely be more humane.
Everything is done according to the law. What is the difference between the Han Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty?
Apart from legal principles, it’s nothing more than human feelings!
"Alas..." Yan Yi sighed longly: "If things continue like this, I'm afraid the world will be in an uproar and there will be a lot of material discussions!"
Landowners and scholar-bureaucrats have always been saddened by the death of rabbits and foxes, and things harm their own kind.
I am afraid that after this incident, some people will break away from the imperial court and harbor resentment.
Especially the relatives and friends of the executed landlords, gentry and scholar-bureaucrats.
They will probably regard the imperial court as a hostile bandit!
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"Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly..." Ji An also had the same worries as Yan Yi. At this moment, he also worriedly said to Liu Che: "Your Majesty will use the wrath of thunder to punish you. I am afraid that from now on Qi Lu
It’s so troublesome!”
As an elite from the scholar-bureaucratic group, Ji An had a sufficient understanding of the power and vitality of those deep-rooted scholar-official families.
These people, these families, are often deeply rooted in the place.
Many people's families have been big local landowners for generations.
A family can spread over hundreds of miles.
Many of the local people have worked as sharecroppers and long-term laborers for these guys for several generations.
And these families are often very prosperous. In addition to the direct line, there are countless collateral lines.
Therefore, since ancient times, China has had the law that the three Yi tribes sit together.
If a person commits a crime, he will be incarcerated by three generations of close relatives of the same clan.
If you chop off the heads, there will be hundreds of them.
This is not cruelty, but an attempt to eradicate the threat and completely uproot the threat.
However, this method is obviously not suitable for the current Qilushi officials and official families.
If used, it would be a major case involving tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of heads.
It simply cannot be done without the country mobilizing the army.
Moreover, the impact is also very bad.
Therefore, this is destined to be a punishment of chopping off the evil head.
Most of those killed were direct descendants of these families.
And those branches will stay.
Then, they will inherit the wealth of the direct line and the main family.
Then, they will remember today's hatred.
And he will try every means to become an enemy of the country and the emperor, holding back his efforts.
There were even rebellions and uprisings every now and then.
The court and the country will be exhausted.
But Liu Che chuckled, looked at Ji An, and said, "You think you're troubled?"
"I thought the world would be peaceful from now on!"
Ji An stupidly raised his head and looked at his emperor, only to find that the other man was filled with murderous intent and his face was full of excitement.
"The evil ones will be punished!" Liu Che played with the jade seal in his hand: "All the subordinates and the three clans will be expelled!"
Liu Che could tell all the tricks played by scholar-bureaucrats and landlords with his eyes closed.
Naturally, I already knew how to deal with it.
In fact, not only he knew, but all the courtiers and local governors of the Han family also knew how to deal with the powerful landlords.
It's very simple, kill if you can, and exile if you can't.
When he couldn't be exiled, he moved to Guanzhong and moved to the side of the emperor's mausoleum. He euphemistically called it: the strong at the beginning and the weak at the end.
In fact, it is a strategy to completely eliminate hidden dangers!
"The lands of Andong and the counties of Donghai County are thirsty for talents!" Liu Che said with a smile: "In this way, tens of thousands or even one hundred thousand people can be immigrated at one time!"
"Not only can the frontier fortress be enriched immediately, but also local culture, education and other affairs can be put into operation immediately. It is really a great benefit!"
Ji An's body was shaking as he listened.
The words from the emperor's mouth were so shocking, so domineering, and so terrifying!
"What if they go to the frontier to cause trouble?" Ji An weakly asked a question that he himself did not believe.
"Hehe..." Liu Che sneered twice: "Just you?"
"Are those five idiots from Qilu? How dare they cause trouble at the border fortress?" Liu Che seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world.
If you open a Chinese history book, can you find a landowner, gentry and powerful man who was exiled to a strange area and still caused trouble?
The key to the ability of the landlords, gentry and powerful men to threaten the imperial court and cause chaos to the country lies in their decades of local connections and relationships, as well as the prestige and popularity they have established in the local area.
Without these, they are just chickens and dogs, and they are the five scum of war!
Totally not worth mentioning!
What's more, they are still Qilu's landlords and gentry!
That would be even more of a joke! (To be continued.) 8
