Zhengshitang did not disappoint Zhao Xi. Not only did Zhengshitang quickly introduce measures, but it was also rare that Zhengshitang achieved consensus.
"The law of clan relations has been agreed upon by the political affairs hall in ten articles. First, the sons of Xuanzu, Taizu, and Taizong all choose one person to be their clan, and they will be granted the title of duke for generations to come, and they will be supplemented by sanitation officials for sacrifices. If they do not obey, they will be killed.
A gift."
"Second, the ancestors have exempted relatives (distant relatives other than the five civil servants), and have given names to those who have been appointed officials. Those who are below the general are willing to leave the palace and serve as officials at will, but they must be heard by the chief minister..."
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Ten major points... Not to mention, if Mr. Zhengshitang wants to do something, he can still think carefully.
These ten reform measures, from offering sacrifices, to conferring officials, to having someone to support the young and provide for the elderly, each one has been carefully considered.
Zhao Xi didn't make any changes and signed directly. The main reason was that he didn't have a deep understanding of the clan concept in this era and had no idea where to start.
Let’s just focus on the political affairs hall.
In Zhao Xi's view, this is already quite generous.
"Officials, after releasing the Yamen today, dozens of clan members gathered at the gate of Prime Minister Wang's house and pushed and shoved each other with Mr. Wang's servants. The police and intervening parties dispersed, threatening to continue asking for explanations tomorrow..."
It sounds like Wang Zhongzheng is a little gloating about his misfortune.
The clan members blocked the door of Wang Anshi's house? There is no reason.
"There are rumors in the market that the clan reform is part of Wang Xianggong's new law. It was Wang Anshi who single-handedly promoted the clan reform..."
This... this is too ridiculous! Where is it? It's really shocking.
When it comes to reforming some of the current dynasty's systems, Wang Anshi was originally a role that carried thunder, at least that was what Zhao Xi had in mind from the beginning.
Zhao Xi's original intention was to let Wang Anshi block the attack of the civil servant group, so as to prevent the entire court from being a whole and causing him to be unable to promote some of his ideas.
I couldn't bear it these days, so I consciously shared some of the attention of civil servants with Wang Anshi. Unexpectedly, the clan members took action first.
There are still experts in the court.
Judging from the current situation of the court, the king has made good use of the interference of different phases.
The innovative side and the conservative side are fighting openly and secretly, and the king's attitude becomes more and more important... The king's attitude is important in the first place.
In this way, the idea was created that whoever pleases the king can better capture the king, and whoever takes the initiative in the court.
This is the last thing the civil service community wants to see.
Don't talk about literary integrity, let alone character. Those things are shown according to needs under specific circumstances.
This is the best thing to do if you learn the arts of literature and martial arts and serve in the emperor's family.
With the smooth implementation of the Farmland Water Conservancy Law and the Clan Reform, what ministers and workers saw was that the officials intended to reform.
At the same time, the boundaries between the reformists and the conservatives became increasingly clear. The ministers who originally cheered for the conservatives became more and more withdrawn.
This makes discerning people very worried. They are not worried about innovation, but worried about the situation where the king dominates the court.
In the past hundred years, through three dynasties, several prime ministers worked hard and succeeded one after another, and finally achieved the current situation of decentralization of political affairs. As a result, Wang Anshi made such a fuss, and the initiative returned to the hands of the emperor.
This made the civil servants very worried about the current situation and very angry with Wang Jiefu.
"Kuanfu, is this okay?"
"Zhigui is a clan member who is looking for trouble, and the Guan family is the clan leader. When the clan members pester Wang Jiefu like this, but the Guan family as the clan leader ignores them, Wang Jiefu understands the necessity of unity among civil servants."
Two people, a pot of tea, a private environment, talking about the most sensitive topic in the court today.
These two people are Han Qi and Wen Yanbo.
"Zhigui, what you are worried about is not the new law, unlike most ministers who oppose the new law. You are worried about the situation in the court."
"If Wang Jiefu is allowed to do this, the courtiers will inevitably form two obvious factions because of their different demands. In this way, it will become inevitable for the officials to dominate the court."
"In the end, it will become a situation where the ministers please the king and the king decides the affairs of the country. This is not what you and I, or even the entire civil servants in the court, want to see."
Civil servants, generals, nobles, emperors, clansmen, these are the divisions of power in a country.
It has always been the civil servants who have controlled the court. But now, the officials have once again used subtle and silent means to let nobles and nobles deeply participate in the military.
Moreover, because of the change of redundant troops, the great victory of two southern expeditions and one western expedition subtly enhanced the status of generals.
This time, because of Wang Jiefu, the civil servants were divided again. The advantages of civil servants in the court would no longer exist, and the attitude of the king would become crucial and no longer subject to the control of civil servants.
The largest force in the court was thus disrupted and torn apart.
Different starting points will lead to different perspectives on the problem, and the conclusions drawn will vary widely.
Wen Yanbo considered this from the perspective of the entire civil service community. In a sense, it was considered far-sighted.
Because Han Qi was deeply involved, he could not stay out of the matter like Wen Yanbo and observe the entire court like a bystander.
However, after listening to Wen Yanbo's plan to build a guard camp from the government, and analyzing and summarizing it bit by bit, I really feel that maybe Wen Yanbo is right.
Prepare to build a guard camp, develop armaments on a small scale, make a big splash during the southern expedition, open mines, lay tracks, solve redundant troops...
Training the new army, building up the self-esteem of the soldiers, giving lectures on martial arts, honors once again entering the palace, and now allowing Wang Anshi to innovate...
One by one, it seems that the facts are proving Wen Yanbo's judgment.
Looking at the originally solid civil service group...~ The farming and studying families who were the first to enter the official industrial system, as well as the major shareholders of Gongfang City, manganese mines and coal mines, have become a family of their own. They closely follow the pace of the official family and never give up.
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This time, because of Wang Jiefu's reforms, Wang Jiefu brought together some intelligent but speculative and bad-character capable ministers.
In addition, there was a court debate among the officials, which led to a direct rupture among the ministers and officials of each school of thought in the court...~The struggle for orthodoxy was comparable to the hatred between the country and the family.
Today's courtiers are no longer the civil servants of the past, and it is difficult to unify their steps.
Therefore, they wanted to use their clan relatives to help Wang Jiefu sober up.
If Wang Jiefu's side dies down and Sima Junshi is kicked out of the court, it will be difficult for other schools to form a force in the court because the founders have low official ranks.
By that time, they were just some of the ministers recruited by the official industrial system and could not make a big splash in the court.
The planning is very good and the plan is reliable.
The only thing I took into consideration was how sensitive Zhao Xi was to such things.
I think it was Zhao Xi who planned the big battle between the Four Armies. Wen Yanbo only got inspiration from it and instigated his clan members.
At that time, he was at a loss as to what to do about the mass incident, and he believed that it would be in trouble if anyone left it in his hands.
As everyone knows, Zhao Xi is deeply silent on this idea.
"Zhongzheng, you must investigate the leader of the clan trouble in the shortest possible time..."
Zhao Xi did not dare to look down upon the mass incident, even if it was a clan that was despised by the whole court and the whole country.
It's not that I'm worried about what these clan members might do...if they really had that ability, they wouldn't play such tricks.
The biggest fear in this kind of group incident is that it will be taken advantage of by people with ulterior motives to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble.