My Daming New Empire

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At this time, he saw the blue smoke like an orchid in an empty valley. She was sitting on the big rock by the river with two maids. When she saw Zhu Zhanji, she hurried to the woods behind the rock.

Zhu Zhanji frowned, thinking of her abnormality...

Chapter 74 Negotiation

Ying Tianfu.Be careful.

There were eight Gu Ming ministers present today, together with Zhao Yan, Li Qing and others whom he specially summoned, now more than a dozen people are sitting around the hall with Zhu Zhanji as the center.

Discussions about Liu Wan's family affairs ranged from the transitional law enforcement of villagers to the differences between a humane society and a legal society.

"Your Highness, I think that going to the countryside under the imperial court's law is not only a matter of cost, nor an issue of education, but also a struggle for power."

All the Ministers of Gu Ming and the Minister of War Zhao Yan turned pale with astonishment, staring at Li Qing, not knowing what to say.

Jian Yi was here today, and upon hearing the words, he reprimanded him, "Li Shilang, be careful with your words."

Zhu Zhanji was all smiles. He looked at Li Qing, who was dark and thin, like a black judge, but thought he was extremely pleasing to the eye.

Li Qing is now the minister of the Ministry of Industry, but Zhu Zhanji specially summoned him, just to let him show off his cannon.

Now that Yang Rong is not here, several people in the cabinet are more literary than capable.For example, Xie Jin, his understanding of many matters is superficial.

Gu Zuo is regarded as the contemporary Bao Gong, but he has a tough character and does not have an aggressive aura.

Only Li Qing, who is proficient in the law, is also a cannon who is strict with himself and doesn't get sand in his eyes.

He was "assigned" to the Ministry of Industry because he was too flamboyant, but he still did not change his nature, and no one in the Ministry of Industry was afraid of him.

Zhu Zhanji just wanted a minister who dared to speak and act like him to remind himself.

After hearing Li Qing's words, Zhu Zhanji smiled and said: "Jian Aiqing, I called Li Shilang here today, I just want to listen to the truth. I like the truth the most, because in this world, the most reasonable is always, as long as Li Shilang It's reasonable, and Gu won't care about it. Li Shilang, tell me why the imperial power going to the countryside is mainly a power struggle?"

Li Qing did not lose his momentum because of Jian Yi's status at all, and said: "During the Warring States period, the king's rule penetrated into the countryside. There was the Qin generation. Qin had hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but the total population was only 500 million. During the ten-year unification war, , Qin State mobilized about 100 million soldiers, equivalent to one out of two men serving as soldiers.

However, after the death of the Qin Dynasty, Confucianism flourished, and in the Han Dynasty, hundreds of schools were abolished, and only Confucianism was respected.What followed was that the power of the king was restrained. From then on, the power of the king no longer went to the countryside, and the king and the scholar-bureaucrats ruled the world together.

Especially since the period of Song Renzong and Song Shenzong, the status of scholar-bureaucrats has increased, and the countryside has become an area where the royal power cannot enter. Where is the court?Where is the king? "

The more excited Li Qingyue said, he bowed and cupped his fists and said, "His Royal Highness, now my Ming Dynasty is peaceful all over the world, and it is flourishing day by day. It is imperative that the imperial court go to the countryside under the law of the imperial court, and I will not do it. I wish to hold the reins for Your Highness, and bring the whole world to life." It has become a place of court law."

Everyone else's faces were a little ugly, including Xie Jin.Li Qing's words directly revealed the conflict of interests between royal power and Confucianism, which was unacceptable to the ministers who had always wanted to downplay the dispute.

Although Xie Jin is also a dumbass, he has a simple mind and many things he can't think of deeply.

But Li Qing, a dumbass, could see it clearly, but he only cared about the country, and on the contrary, he looked down on Confucianists who were good at fighting among themselves.

In his opinion, this world should be the emperor's world, and scholar-bureaucrats only want to help, don't they want to fight for merit?

Jian Yi interjected, "Although Qin was strong, he died in two generations. What does Li Shilang think?"

"The eunuch's doing evil, except Fusu brought great disaster."

"No, it's actually Qin's tyranny..."

"It's just that the Han Dynasty discredited Qin in order to promote its own justice. There was no darkness and tyranny in this dynasty?"

The two ministers fought with each other, and they came and went, arguing about the demise of the Qin Dynasty again.

Zhu Zhanji smiled and clapped his hands, and the two stopped immediately.He smiled and said: "It's the court's law to discuss things as they are, and they often deviate from the topic by making use of them. What the two Qing family said is reasonable, but because of their positions, what they said is not comprehensive. We will discuss this matter later..."

Zhu Zhanji sat up straight, and everyone sat up straight. Suggestion and Li Qing bowed to Zhu Zhanji to salute, and then sat down.

Zhu Zhanji said again: "It is a lonely idea for the imperial power to go to the countryside, but it cannot be denied that the imperial power must be restrained. Otherwise, it is true that when you meet a wise king, you can be in harmony with the government, but when you meet a foolish king , the people will live in dire straits.

Looking at the past dynasties, the first few generations of kings could be called wise, but they became more and more stupid as they went on.Therefore, no matter what kind of measures are taken, they should be mutually restrained and restrained, otherwise, if one mistake is made, the whole board will be lost. "

Jian Yi looked at Zhu Zhanji in surprise, and couldn't believe that such words came from the domineering Zhu Zhanji.

Since Zhu Zhanji took office, he has been taking in the rope and letting the ministers use it for him.Although it is not unreasonable to say that those who follow me will prosper and those who oppose me will perish, any people and things that dare to stand in front of him will be bulldozed.

The Kong family is like this, and so is the prince.

But now, he even said that he agrees to restrict the power of the king. This is because the sun has come out from the west.

Although Xie Jin did not agree with Zhu Zhanji's suppression of Confucianism, he absolutely agreed with him to gather power, because the Ming Dynasty needed a powerful emperor to move forward bravely.

Zhu Yuanzhang is such an emperor, Zhu Di is also such an emperor, and now Zhu Zhanji is also such an emperor.

How can I take the initiative to say that I want to restrict the imperial power before I have secured my position!

If Zhu Zhanji hadn't time-traveled, of course he wouldn't have said such a thing, but he is a time-traveler, he can know the advantages and disadvantages of Confucianism, and of course he can know how terrible things will become if the imperial power is not restricted.

Of course, saying so, this is just to give the ministers hope that Zhu Zhanji will not abolish his martial arts and limit the imperial power now.

Only when the Confucian forces no longer dominate the government and the opposition, and the system is perfected, and the power of the ministers is limited, will the imperial power be limited.

This is also a kind of protection for the imperial power, because no one can guarantee that future generations must be wise and virtuous.

Xie Jin stood up and said, "Your Highness, such a contradiction is not the principle of governing the country..."

Zhu Zhanji waved his hand and said with a smile: "Master Xie doesn't need to worry, I know what I'm talking about. A huge empire is governed step by step, and many governance strategies will be contrary. When encountering such a situation , it must be considered again and again to form a compromise and balance.

For the Ming Dynasty to be strong and the people's lives to be prosperous, it needs the unremitting efforts of Gu and you.Among them, the two most critical points are the law and the second is to open up the wisdom of the people.

Unlocking people's wisdom requires the disdainful efforts of several generations, and it is a long process, so I won't talk about it for now.Let me first mention this issue of legality.

At the beginning, Emperor Taizu ordered Li Shanchang, the Prime Minister of Zuo, to formulate the Law of Ming Dynasty, which included two volumes of official laws, seven volumes of household laws, two volumes of ritual laws, five volumes of military laws, eleven volumes of criminal laws, and two volumes of industrial laws. There were also five punishments and ten evils. Eight proposals, a total of 460 articles.

Although these laws cover many aspects, there are many omissions, so that the people follow the old routine and judge cases become the mainstream.

I am lonely but not talented, and I am willing to pick up the omissions and make up for the omissions, so as to perfect the law.This law not only restricts civil and military ministers and ordinary people, but also restricts the imperial power and clan.

Only when everyone in the world abides by the rules can the law be just.Only with such a set of laws in Ming Dynasty can everyone abide by the law and behave according to the rules.Only in this way can we spread our reputation all over the world and meet the aspirations of the people.

Today, all the ministers are here, and I promise to say something alone. All the ministers have perfected their own laws. Once they are adopted, they will be rewarded. "

Jian Yi asked excitedly: "Your Highness, how to adopt this new law?"

Zhu Zhanji said: "Any law must first be discussed by the court, and then reviewed by the cabinet after it is passed, and then reviewed by the solitary. Once adopted, no one is allowed to change it privately. To modify the law, it must be approved by all officials of the court. Modifications can only be made with the consent of the above.”

Jian Yi knelt on both knees and kowtowed: "Your Highness is wise!"

In fact, although this is regarded as an improvement, the implementation of the law requires the consent of Zhu Zhanji, that is to say, it is impossible to pass some laws that do not conform to the interests of the imperial power.

The so-called restriction of imperial power, at present, is just a big pie.

After these words, everyone's topic returned to the affairs of the Liu family.