The officials stabilized their emotions and returned to the topic. At this moment, everyone realized that this great change was inevitable. Because Prime Minister Lin had already used the butcher's knife, and although the deaths of dozens of officials just now were more than justified, they should have died.
Obviously, Prime Minister Lin killed them on this occasion, obviously with the intention of killing the chicken to scare the monkeys. Those dozens of officials jumped out to criticize and banished them, which led to the bad luck of being killed on the spot. Once the matter involves human life, and a knife is used, then
It needs to be treated with caution. It is no longer a child's play.
"My lords, I will continue to explain to you what 'co-governance by virtual kings' means. I don't think I need to elaborate on the meaning of virtual kings. In short, virtual kings are not deposed kings. The world is still the world of the Guo family, and the emperor is still the emperor. It's just that the emperor is still the emperor.
However, in order to better govern the country and avoid ruining the future of the entire country due to one person's mistakes, it is necessary for the emperor to hand over the power of governance to wise ministers to rule together. There is only one emperor, but there are countless wise people in the world.
Is it more reliable to entrust the government affairs of the country to an emperor who is unknown to the wise and foolish, or to entrust it to a group of capable people? I think the answer is self-evident."
Lin Jue's words pulled the officials' thoughts from the chaos back to the topic to be discussed. Lin Jue's words became more and more unsubtle, and he bluntly said that the emperor's position is unknown to the wise and foolish.
Such words would have been outrageous in the past. But I have to say that this is the truth.
Throughout the dynasties, the emperors on the throne were indeed mixed and uncontrollable. Just like gambling, when the old emperor passed the throne to a new emperor, no one knew whether the new emperor had the ability to govern the country. Everything seemed to depend on
Luck. If you are lucky and meet a wise ruler, the country will be strong and the world will be at peace. If you are unlucky and meet a foolish ruler, the world will be in chaos and you may even lose your country. The incompetence of a person who holds the highest power in the country will bring harm to the country.
It's so big that it's hard to imagine and describe. There is no need to cite examples from other dynasties. Let's just talk about the Great Zhou Dynasty. Guo Xu's decision to carry out the Northern Expedition beyond his capabilities after usurping the throne is an example. In other words, it can be said that Guo Xu's random actions accelerated the
He cannot shake off the responsibility for the decline and collapse of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
From this logic, it is obvious that Lin Jue's idea of the emperor delegating power to capable ministers to govern state affairs would be much better, because it would avoid decision-making errors caused by personal arbitrariness. After all, it is a group of capable people working together.
The probability of making mistakes is much smaller when making decisions. Of course, there will be many problems and doubts here, and officials need further explanations.
"The so-called co-governance, as I just said, is the co-governance of the world by capable ministers. These capable ministers include not only officials, but also other people. Officials include not only civil servants, but also military generals. Here I
I must say a few words emphatically. Since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty, we have attached great importance to civility and neglected military affairs. Of course, we in the Great Zhou Dynasty have their own reasons for using civil servants to govern the world. That is to limit the power of military generals to lead the army and avoid the occurrence of rebellion and chaos.
There is no need to hide this fact, everyone understands this in their hearts. This idea is certainly understandable and even makes some sense. However, the pros and cons of this move are also obvious."
"I am not denying that civil servants have the ability to lead armies. There have been many Confucian generals leading armies throughout the ages. However, when it comes to leading armies in battles, civil servants are generally inferior to military generals. Not to mention fighting to the death with the enemy.
In battle, when charging into battle, military generals can charge together with the soldiers, live and die together, cultivate tacit understanding and emotions between the soldiers, and create a common hatred for the enemy to stimulate morale. This is the communication and understanding of the soldiers in daily language.
In terms of service and care, they cannot be as natural and suitable as military commanders. What I mean is not to say that civilian officials cannot lead the army. I mean that regardless of whether they are civil servants or military commanders, those who have the ability to lead the army should make full use of them, and it should not be because of their status as civil servants or military commanders.
Then they will be treated differently. I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, once had two million soldiers. What a huge number. With so many soldiers and horses, it stands to reason that when the country has no worries and the world is at peace, no one dares to covet the country of my Great Zhou Dynasty, right? But the result
How? Just hundreds of thousands of Jurchens almost destroyed our Great Zhou Dynasty. This is clear proof. This shows that the combat effectiveness of our Great Zhou Dynasty’s soldiers and horses is extremely low. This is the result of our Great Zhou Dynasty’s garrison method. The soldiers do not know the generals and the soldiers.
'It is caused by the shortcomings of the war. There is no strategy or combat effectiveness during the battle, which is the leader's responsibility. The painful lessons have explained everything."
After listening to Lin Jue's words, all the officials were convinced. Before the Jurchens invaded, everyone was confident that Dazhou had a powerful army, and it was absolutely impossible for Dazhou to be defeated by the little girl from the north.
The Zhen tribe's soldiers and horses were destroyed. Even after learning the news of the invasion led by the Jurchens, the officials in the imperial court were still so optimistic. Until reality slapped them in the face, the Da Zhou soldiers and horses were just a bunch of rabble. They spent a lot of money on daily food and salary.
It is extremely important, but it fell off the chain at a critical moment, and it is not worth relying on at all. Naturally, many people have done some analysis and reflection in private for the reasons. It has to be said that what Prime Minister Lin said today are all fundamental reasons. Of course, the court wanted to
Recruiting refugees and thieves into the army to maintain stability is also an important reason for the destruction of the overall combat effectiveness and discipline of the army. Other problems in the army are also causes. But the root cause is a systemic problem.
"Things in the army are just an example. The truth is that capable ministers do not distinguish between civil and military officials. Of course, there should be no distinction between high and low, and regardless of origin. The people who are scholars, farmers, industry and commerce are the same as the stone people of the country. They are all my Zhou Dynasty.
The common people are all the pillars of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They have their own careers and achievements, and there is no hierarchy. But I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have always regarded scholars, farmers, industry and commerce as a high and low level. How is it strange? Those who study look down on those who work on the land.
The local people look down on craftsmen, and merchants are even more despised. In addition to these four people, there are also all kinds of low-class people, who are discriminated against by everyone. This is not good, this is wrong. Lin
Coming from a family of merchants, Lin thinks that his intelligence is no less than that of others. Even if he cannot surpass him, he can at least be on an equal footing. Lin should be considered a capable person, right? What does this mean? It means that regardless of rank, everyone is capable.
Heroes are born out of capable people. Don't ask about the height of the hero's birth. Only those who are capable can be promoted and used. This is the truth. The meaning of co-governance mentioned by the truth is not only the scholarly officialdom, civil and military officials, but also the great Zhou Dynasty.
This is called co-governance among people from all walks of life. For example, when it comes to formulating policies related to business, it is obvious that people with business backgrounds know more than those who have not been involved in business affairs. The opinions they give are obviously more professional and reliable.
To formulate agricultural policies, people who have never farmed the land can't do it behind closed doors and don't know the right time. This is the principle of specialization. What I want to talk about is co-governance, which is to bring together talented people from all walks of life in the world.
When people gather together, discuss and weigh together, manage and system together, the government decree formed must be better than one person's
Act on whim and wantonness.”
There was silence in the venue. Whether it was the officials who had a positive attitude before or those who were resistant, at this moment they had to admit that Lin Jue opened a new picture in front of them. According to Lin Jue's description,
This is a very perfect and fair concept of governing the country. However, although the previous Zhou Dynasty also used various agencies such as the Third Privy Council to be in charge of all aspects of affairs, it was not entirely a dictatorship of the emperor. The specifics of Prime Minister Lin's method of governing the country
I'm afraid there will be many problems in implementation, but I don't know if Lin Jue can further elaborate on this to convince himself. However, up to this point, Lin Jue has successfully attracted the interest of the officials and made them understand the concept of "co-governance by virtual kings".
This method gave rise to more interest in understanding and exploring, instead of the initial resistance to worry and dissatisfaction with being forced.
"I think that all of you must be confused at this moment. I don't know how to implement this method of co-management and co-governance and whether it is effective. I would like to share some of my thoughts with you for your reference. My idea is
A cabinet is established. The cabinet is the government agency of the general court, with various offices under it responsible for specific affairs. The cabinet establishes a chief minister and a general affairs minister, and the rest are cabinet ministers responsible for various affairs. The chief minister and ministers are responsible for handling daily government affairs.
When national policies and orders are formulated, the subordinate yamen serve as the executive agencies. When government orders are issued, all yamen work together to implement them collaboratively, linking all the state governments in the Zhou Dynasty."
As soon as Lin Jue said this, the venue immediately became buzzing, some people made a sound of surprise, and some frowned with expressions of dissatisfaction.
Lin Jue coughed, glanced solemnly at the audience, and said in a deep voice: "My lords, listen to the truth. You must think that this is a change of soup without changing the medicine. You think that, as someone said before, this is to change the emperor's power.
If the power is simply transferred to the hands of the chief minister of the cabinet, then you are thinking wrong. The Prime Minister has already said before that co-management and co-governance will be carried out. The administrative orders of the cabinet are not from individuals. The imperial court will set up a political council, composed of all the states in the Zhou Dynasty.
The yamen of the government recommend people of good character, ability and virtue to join them and assume the responsibility of formulating government orders. All major government orders must be discussed and decided by the political council. Only after the decision is made, can the cabinet implement it. Matters that cannot be resolved by the council can be
, the cabinet has no power to implement it. The candidates for the chief minister and assistant ministers of the cabinet must also be recommended and appointed by the political council. The chief minister of the cabinet has the power to lead the government affairs and should also bear his responsibilities. Every year, the chief officials of the cabinet ministers and yamen are required to
Report to the political council, and any incompetent officials will be dismissed. So, everyone, listen up, the political council is the highest authority of our great Zhou Dynasty. All major personnel appointments and removals, and the issuance of major decrees must be decided by the political council.
.Do you understand everything?"
When the officials heard this, people with quick thinking had already understood it, and had already sketched out a basic picture of the power structure in their minds. The political meeting is the highest power to make decisions, and the cabinet is the yamen that does the specific work. The chief assistant minister of the cabinet
Although they have specific powers, the political council is their immediate superior and restricts their authority. The political council is composed of multiple people and makes decisions together. This is the core essence of the entire structure. If you follow the situation described by Lin Xiang
In this case, no one person can have all the power. Power is indeed shared, and the country is indeed co-governed. But obviously there are still many questions and it is far from perfect.
