"So, the imperial court has established a constitution?"
Wang Yiyan therefore asked.
Gao Zhibi also followed up and said: "It should be that the imperial court's establishment of the constitution turned the set of ideas that His Majesty currently governs, which is the set of ideas promoted by the Xingming Society and the derived Tadong faction scholars, into a charter, not us The kind you want, which is to maximize freedom.”
"That's right! That's it!"
As Geng Yuyuan spoke, he gritted his teeth and said: "Huang Degong is particularly abominable. He relies on having a gun in his hand to force the current charter not to have any effect on His Majesty! And that Juren named Lu Sheng is truly the scum of our scholarly community. , for the sake of personal fame, he went so far as to please the workers and farmers, and because of this, he repeatedly targeted me, making it difficult for me to step down and say all kinds of things to help the workers and farmers! As a result, those of us who truly advocate freedom can hardly stand alone!"
"This means that even after your majesty has passed through generations, your majesty's laws will continue to influence the politics of the Ming Dynasty, and future generations of kings will be cursed because of this. If you want to change your majesty's philosophy of only seeking the welfare of the common people, you will have to suffer a lot for it. Big pain, even unacceptable pain?!”
Gao Zhibi also felt the seriousness of the situation when he said this, and hurriedly asked: "Brother Geng, please tell me in detail, what is this situation?!"
"Yes, please tell me in detail!"
"What the hell is going on? How did a good constitutional reform turn into this?"
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"This is the situation. What this constitution is most beneficial to is your majesty and the thousands of common people below, and what is most detrimental to the scholar-bureaucrats and future kings!"
Chen Weisong also talked about the constitutional situation to the second prince Zhu Cican.
After hearing this, Zhu Cican also slapped the table for the first time: "Fortunately, it is not implemented immediately. There is still a ten-year preparatory period for the constitution. In addition, as long as my father is still the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, this constitution will not be considered effective!"
"Yes, what your Majesty is doing now is a policy that is beneficial to the common people. Naturally, the common people will not do anything to him. But now he wants to turn his ideas into a constitution, and next, in the name of implementing the constitution, Forcibly unify the thoughts of the people of the world, and if this is the case, those who do not want this constitution will not want His Majesty to leave the throne too early. After all, as soon as he leaves the throne, the constitution will officially take effect!"
"It can be said that in the name of constitutionalism, His Majesty has installed a barbed wire fence to prevent himself from being harmed!"
"Your Majesty is still unwilling to face any threats during his lifetime!"
Chen Weisong replied.
"you're right!"
"Father is really powerful. He always comes up with some strategies that we can't think of. Maybe this is the true art of the emperor!"
Zhu Cican nodded and replied.
"Your Highness, there is no need to be discouraged. A person dies like a lamp extinguished, but he is as strong as Taizu. He just passed away and the government he left behind was changed beyond recognition by Jianwen!"
"So, the key is still the choice of the next king. I just hope that the concept that Your Majesty upholds now will not subtly become a truth recognized by everyone in the world, or even Officials and officials were also impressed by his ideas, and they even became part of our Chinese national culture and were engraved in the bones of all Han people. No matter who the Han people were, in that case, our Confucian Neo-Confucianism would never be able to come forward again!"
Chen Weisong encouraged Zhu Cican at this time. He was afraid that the prince, whom he had always liked, would lose the confidence to secretly subvert his father's ruling model.
Zhu Cican smiled bitterly because of this and said: "According to this constitution, in the future, if the king wants to send troops or raise taxes, it must be equivalent to the consent of the prime minister's ministers and their names! The ministers can also refuse to carry out the execution, and they will not be punished with death. However, the auxiliary ministers can only be recommended by the Council, but the Council of Ministers also requires that workers and peasants and other major strata should make up the majority. This means that if the king who succeeds in the future wants to restore the land tax and corvee in Guan Nei, It is no longer possible to return to the old academic examinations! In my opinion, if my eldest brother becomes emperor, he will be willing to follow this constitution."
After hearing this, Chen Weisong resolutely stood up and raised his hands and said: "What your Highness said is that we, as long as there are knowledgeable people who want to restore the orthodox status of Confucianism, will do our best to help His Highness win the throne, even if it means destroying the family, we will not hesitate." !”
Zhu Cican smiled after hearing this: "You don't have to be like this, Mr. Chen. Please sit down. I know what you think!"
"Even if His Majesty is like this, Your Highness should continue to practice filial piety. It is indispensable to look at the morning and dusk and pray for him. I believe that there is no father who does not like filial sons! This is human nature, and kings cannot avoid it! And Your Highness also He has not shown that he does not care about the behavior of the common people. His Majesty is probably happy that a kind gentleman like you will stick to his ideals. On the contrary, he may be worried that the eldest son of the emperor, who has always been arbitrary, may change the principles of the constitution he established."
Chen Weisong replied.
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"Now it seems that the reform has completely failed! We can only hope that the new king will come to power in the future and sweep away the current chaos."
Gao Zhibi couldn't help but sigh after listening to Geng Yuyuan describe his experience in detail.
"But the problem is that the position of the throne is unknown now. His Majesty has established a secret throne, so that everyone in the world is not sure which prince will take the throne in the future!"
Wang Yiyan said at this time.
Geng Yuyuan said: "You can go to the princes' doors to lobby more."
"Are you a candidate?"
At this time, a group of Jin Yiwei with Chongwen Temple badges on their waists came over. Seeing Geng Yuyuan and others chatting animatedly in a pavilion, they started asking.
Gao Zhibi nodded: "We are exactly that. What are you people from Chongwen Temple going to do?"
"Good guy! Since he is a scholar, he can be regarded as a scholar and a doctor. What has he done?"
The leader of the Jin Yiwei named Lei Lian asked.
"No!"
Wang Yiyan replied.
"According to the edict just issued, everyone in the world must practice the ideas embodied in the Constitution and cannot be indolent. As scribes, although you do not have to work or farm, you cannot do nothing, even if you write a few poems and lyrics, write It’s better to say some words or something instead of doing nothing! I think you need to be arrested and taken to Chongwen Temple to study hard!”
Lei Lian said and ordered: "Take it away!"
"Wait!"
Geng Yuyuan suddenly remembered that he was already a fourth-rank official of the imperial court, so he raised his official authority, shouted loudly, and then took out his official badge and said: "You can see clearly, I am an official of the imperial court, and these are all my friends. Do you really want to take us away?"
When Lei Lian saw that Geng Yuyuan's official title was the fourth-rank minister of the Council, he hurriedly raised his hands and said, "Don't be surprised if you consult! This is what the higher-ups require. Chongwen Temple is responsible for urging literati and officials to engage in more cultural creations! Otherwise, they will be regarded as Because you are mentally slack, you need to study in a special study class organized by Chongwen Temple for a period of time, which can be as short as ten days or as long as one month."
Lei Lian said and then replied: "As for your friends, they are literati, but they don't bring paper and pen with them, and they don't say they are doing anything serious. Naturally, they need to study."
Geng Yuyuan thought that he had finally become a council minister, but he could not be dismissed for taking the lead in preventing the construction of constitutional government, so he said to Gao Zhibi and others: "Everyone, you should go to Chongwen Temple to study!"
Therefore, Geng Yuyuan said to Lei Lian: "Take them away! They really only like empty talk, and they don't do much serious things at the moment."
"Brother Geng, you!"
Gao Zhibi was shocked.
Lei Lian saw that Geng Yuyuan, the consulting minister, did not stop him, so he hurriedly said: "Take him away!"
Therefore, Gao Zhibi, Wang Yiyan and other scholars were arrested by Jin Yiwei.
Gao Zhibi had to shout: "Don't listen to his nonsense! I have serious business. I am preparing to open a new book recently and write stories about talented men and beautiful women!"
Wang Yiyan also said hurriedly: "Me too, I am preparing to compile the medical books left by my grandfather! Don't arrest me to study!"
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