Li Zhi waved his hand to the frightened Han Jinxin to stand up, nodded and said: "Indeed, we pushed the emperor a little hard this time. The ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial examination, was forcibly abolished by us. The emperor must be very angry. We
The relationship between Tianjin Town and the imperial court has also dropped to a freezing point."
"The civil servants in the court did not commit any crime, but they all ran away in fear, as if I, Li Zhi, wanted to kill all the civil servants in the world."
"There are many discussions among the people, saying that I, Li Zhi, want to be a powerful minister and Cao Cao."
"Back then, Cao Cao placed the emperor in Xudu, lived in Yecheng, and controlled the court with absolute power. The situation was indeed somewhat similar to today's situation."
"However, what everyone in the world has overlooked is that I govern the country with public morality and law, and I must pay attention to principles and rules in everything. I built a court in one town and nine provinces to promote public morality. What I want is a rule and an order."
"Although the emperor was privately dissatisfied and angry, he always maintained a determined pace of innovation in terms of justice and honor. Today, the Ming Dynasty not only equalized land taxes and established courts, but also abolished the Confucian imperial examination and began to select scholars based on public morality.
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"Because of the emperor's assessment of the situation, the entire Ming Dynasty is now full of vitality."
"The emperor is virtuous and has no faults. I can't do things for my own benefit. If I do that, I will break the rules of the game for personal power. I have worked hard for more than ten years and established a town and nine provinces where everything must be followed."
We cannot break such rules by ourselves at such a critical moment and destroy the culture that a few people have single-handedly supported."
After Li Zhi said these words, he looked at his subordinates.
After listening to Li Zhi's words, these subordinate officials all fell into deep thought.
Before the emperor made no mistakes, Li Zhi was not prepared to do anything detrimental to the emperor. Li Zhi did this to establish absolute rules in the world and set an example to show the culture of one town and nine provinces where "the wise live".
Since the emperor is "virtuous", Li Zhi has to be "loyal". Otherwise, it will tell the world that everyone can break the rules for personal gain.
Zheng Kaicheng admired Li Zhi's magnanimity very much. He cupped his hands and said, "I am so impressed by your majestic layout!"
Gao Ligong suddenly stood up, raised his hands and said, "I have something to say, I don't know whether I should say it or not."
Li Zhi said: "Governor Gao, please tell me."
Gao Ligong said: "Now the scholars in Beizhili say that the prince forcibly abolished the imperial examination policy to support public morality in the Ming Dynasty, which actually paved the way for future rise and fall. The Ming Dynasty has been maintained by Confucianism since Emperor Taizu Gao.
The country's top and bottom systems are all determined by Confucian culture. The reason why the emperor is loyally supported by billions of people is precisely because of the Confucian culture in the world."
"But the prince was wise and powerful, and he rose up on the shores of the Haihe River. He marched south and north with his troops and made achievements that were unprecedented in the ancients. He governed impartially and established a paradise on earth where the people were prosperous and everyone lived and worked in peace and contentment in one town and nine provinces. If we talk about
In terms of public morality and public welfare, the most prestigious person in this Ming Dynasty is undoubtedly the prince."
"So the scholars in Beizhili said that the reason why the prince forcibly abolished the imperial examinations to promote public morality was actually to let the culture that was beneficial to him gradually penetrate into every corner of the Ming Dynasty and destroy the people's support and popularity of the Ming Dynasty. Two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty
For many years, the dynasty has a solid foundation in the hearts of the people. The prince is slowly planning for it, so that when the dynasty changes in the future, it will be completed in one go and everyone will look forward to it."
After hearing Gao Ligong's words, everyone in the hall frowned.
In the eyes of Confucian scholars, the things Li Zhi stood up for and did for the sake of the common people were all a pattern set up for personal gain. In the eyes of Confucian scholars, when others did good things for him, they also had ulterior motives to seize his property.
Zheng Kaicheng said unhappily: "These Confucian scholars judge a gentleman with a villain's heart and spread rumors and slander. It is really annoying and sighing."
Hearing Gao Ligong's words, Li Zhi sneered. He flicked his sleeves and said nothing, as if the Confucian rumors Gao Ligong said were not worth refuting at all.
No need to refute it.
The officials pondered for a while and thought carefully about Li Zhi's words.
Li Zhi explained the truth clearly. But after all, the emperor was training an army of 200,000, and there were still many people in the palace who couldn't turn around.
Zhong Feng frowned and said: "Your Majesty, things have the right to change. Although we are doing things that are beneficial to the people of the world, in the eyes of the emperor, we have repeatedly made the following mistakes. Although we uphold the principle of being a virtuous person,
Culture always tolerates the emperor, but if the emperor gains power, he may not treat us the same way."
"Your Majesty, once our Tianjin Town loses power, we may face a thunderous punishment from the Emperor."
Zhong Feng has always been quick to speak and dare to speak and act. At this critical moment, he has made his words very straightforward. These words are a bit treacherous when spread out, but they are the current reality.
After hearing Zhong Feng's words, everyone had serious expressions.
Li Zhi smiled and said: "I have never paid much attention to the emperor's two hundred thousand soldiers and horses."
"The current strength of one town and nine provinces can no longer be challenged by the emperor's new army in Beijing. Even I sometimes am surprised by the industrial and commercial development that is blooming everywhere. Now under the protection of the patent system, technology confidentiality licensing system and strict rule of law
, craftsmen are working hard to innovate in every process in all walks of life. The scientific and technological level of our town and nine provinces is hundreds of years ahead of this era, and our weapons have exceeded the imagination of our opponents. "
"For example, the Mughal army of 200,000 people was also equipped with muskets and cannons, but faced with the technology and efficiency of one town and nine provinces, it was completely defeated. The Jiangbei army gathered 200,000 people, but was completely wiped out by tens of thousands of Tiger and Ben troops.
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"Let alone the emperor training 200,000 new troops, even if he trains 300,000, I don't care."
"Without absolute strength, how could a few people dare to challenge the emperor and force him to abolish the imperial examination system established by Taizu of the Ming Dynasty?"
Li Zhi smiled and said: "If the emperor wants to train his troops, let him do it. If he is not allowed to train, he will definitely think that we are suppressing the court with our temporary power, and he will be full of fire. Only when the emperor discovers the gap after training, will he
Only when you understand what is the general trend and what is the majestic kingly way will you be convinced."
None of the officials in the palace were responsible for industrial affairs and had no first-hand data. Their understanding of the strength of one town and nine provinces was not as profound as Li Zhi's. All the officials were a little surprised when they heard Li Zhi's extremely confident words.
But soon, they were convinced by Li Zhi's words.
Li Zhi's judgment ability has been repeatedly confirmed by victory after victory over the years.
Li Zhi thought for a while, pulled out a design drawing from the drawer, and said with a smile: "Look, this is the design drawing of the breech-loading gun that the craftsmen in the arsenal imitated the design of the breech-loading rifle. Nowadays, many inventions and creations no longer require a few people to design them."
Already."
The officials in the hall took one look at the complicated drawings, shook their heads and sighed.
They bowed their hands and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty is wise and mighty!"
"Your Majesty is a wise man! One town and nine provinces are so lucky! The Ming Dynasty is so lucky!"
