"What my father said is what Zhang Shixiong also said in the letter: When the ministers were discussing matters in the newly built official residence, even if Zhang Shixiong and others had the intention to persuade Jiangling to stop the restructuring, they could not say it out loud, and it was not just Afraid of not being in line with Jiang Ling's original intention, he could no longer stand in the middle of the court, and because of Wang Yangcheng's interference, and the cooperation of people like Pan Xinchang and Fang Jiayu, it became clear that if it was not enough for the country and the common people, it would not be for the selfish interests of the powerful officials and gentry. Gentlemen are hypocritical villains, so they don't dare to say clearly that it is inappropriate to continue the restructuring; but in the name of considering Jiang Ling's death, they can only ask Jiang Ling to make his own decision on this matter."
Xu Ying continued: "Including you suing for peace with Jiang Ling and personally persuading him to beg for divorce, when Wang Yangcheng said that once he listens to you, he will be as arrogant as you. Suddenly, no one dares to persuade Jiang Ling to listen. It’s your fault, even Zhang Shixiong himself has to say that what you did was indeed not appropriate enough.”
Bang!
Xu Jie suddenly threw the crutch in his hand.
Seeing this, Xu Ying hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Father, calm down!"
"Cheng and Zhu's studies should be abandoned!"
Xu Jie suddenly said four words.
Then, Xu Jie added: "This is why I want to support the new Taoism! What I value is not his concept of strengthening the people, but his implicit concept of a virtual king!"
"We, a wealthy gentleman from the south of the Yangtze River, have come to this stage. The righteousness of the monarch and his ministers has become the biggest obstacle to our ability to settle down and live in peace!"
"After all, ordinary people are innocent of the crime of harboring a jade. Although I, the Jiangnan officials and gentry, are not ordinary people, the benefits we possess will not go unnoticed! And the only person who can take away our benefits is the person who can occupy the righteous title of king and minister. The emperor!"
"But father, if we really follow the views of the Taizhou School and make friends with others, wouldn't the servants and tenant farmers at home also have dignity?"
Xu Ying couldn't help but ask at this time.
Xu Jie sighed: "Of course what you said makes sense, so mental learning also needs guidance. My father doesn't like people like He Xinyin and Li Zhi, and I wish Zhang Juzheng would really kill them, but he can't do so openly." That's all; in short, He Xinyin who was executed by the imperial court is the most beneficial to us."
"It's a pity that Zhang Jiangling was so superior that he didn't kill him. He also made him confess to many famous Confucian scholars, and these famous Confucian scholars were also arrested and imprisoned. How should we guide him?"
"Even now, we have no way of knowing what new ideas the great Confucian scholars of mind science have put forward."
Xu Ying nodded after hearing this, and then asked: "Father, is Cheng Zhuzhi's study really abandoned?"
Xu Jie was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "My father just lost his temper."
Then, Xu Jie stood up with the support of Xu Ying and said: "Whether Cheng Zhuzhi's studies should be abolished or not is beyond my father's control; it depends on whether the carnivores in the world still need him as herders."
"But what is certain is that we still can't do without him. After all, the monarch, minister, father and son are the foundation for the stability of our clan. Now it seems that we still need to admit Zhu Xi's saying, 'The monarch, minister, father and son, the rule of the world';"
"So, I can't say that just now. It's just that Taoism cannot stop at Cheng and Zhu! If we can guide Taoism in a way that only emphasizes father and son and not king and minister."
As Xu Jie said this, he looked at the calligraphy given to him by Zhang Juzheng that was still hanging in the hall: "Now I just hope that Jiangling will not have the intention to cancel the preferential treatment and make the officials and gentry pay for the work together, otherwise."
"Otherwise what?"
Xu Ying asked.
Xu Jie didn't answer.
…
"Cancel the discount?"
West Room of Wenhua Hall.
After Zhang Juzheng reported to Zhu Yijun the system that he and the ruling ministers had agreed to change if they were to continue restructuring, Zhu Yijun asked a confirming question.
"Yes, Your Majesty, Mr. Ma Ge and Mr. Shen Ge, who have returned from inspecting the area, both believe that if this system is changed, it can still be done."
Zhang Juzheng replied at this time.
Zhu Yijun nodded: "Since the elders of the two pavilions have been patrolling the place for so long, listening to the opinions of the people and the people in person, and putting forward unanimous suggestions, it shows that it is feasible."
After saying that, Zhu Yijun asked again: "What do other ministers in power think?"
Zhang Juzheng said: "No one has any objection."
Zhu Yijun was stunned after hearing this, and asked with a smile: "Really?"
"Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty is currently in full swing. The ministers are all loyal to the country, and they all have the heart to benefit the country and the common people. Therefore, even if the exemptions for officials, gentry and clan are cancelled, it will suffer for the officials, gentry and clan, but you know This is for the long-term peace and stability of the country, and everyone is willing to sacrifice profits while preserving righteousness."
Zhang Juzheng replied.
Zhu Yijun didn't question, just patted his knee: "That's very good, sir, he is good at recommending people!"
"I am ashamed."
Zhang Juzheng replied with a cupped hand.
"Since the ministers and others have no objections, and the elders of the two cabinets have returned from inspecting the local area, they all agree that this new policy is feasible and will provide long-term stability to the country. Sir, I will choose the opportunity to report and implement this policy. Then I will have to work hard."
Zhu Yijun said something.
"I am willing to do my best for His Majesty!"
Zhang Juzheng replied.
Zhu Yijun smiled slightly and said no more.
However, Zhang Juzheng was not in a hurry to make his attitude clear, and implemented the new restructuring policy that the emperor wanted to implement in the name of his intention to cancel preferential exemptions.
Although Zhang Juzheng clearly knew that the ministers of the DPRK and China, who represented the entire bureaucracy, chose to support all his decisions for various reasons, Zhang Juzheng still had to consider the attitude of the army.
After all, it is a cancellation discount.
The clan is okay.
Nowadays, the clan has no military power since it moved inland.
Moreover, canceling the preferential exemptions does not mean taking back the land granted to them, so the problem is not big. If it is combined with allowing the middle and lower-level clans to find their own way out, and even giving them certain opportunities to participate in politics, I am afraid there will be no objections. not see.
Only the official and gentry class, which controlled the right to speak and laid the foundation for the entire Ming Dynasty bureaucracy, were the most difficult to deal with in the abolition of preferential exemptions.
Because these officials and gentry have huge power, they manage the grassroots people below the county level on behalf of the court, and they are the basis of the entire bureaucratic group.
And canceling the preferential exemptions is equivalent to imposing another tax on them.
For these property owners, tampering with their interests is as hateful as killing them.
Among the officials and gentry, there will definitely be dissatisfied people who will use their power to cause trouble.
However, the cancellation of preferential exemptions did not harm the roots of the officials and gentry. It did not force the officials and gentry to vomit out the land they had occupied through annexation and distribute it to the common people, as Hai Rui did in history in Nanzhi, nor did it directly attack the local tyrants to allocate the land to the common people.
Therefore, it is certain that the officials and gentry will not rebel just to cancel the preferential treatment and lose some profits.
After all, the previous dynasties were not without dynasties in which officials and gentry all paid for themselves and worked as errands.
But the most worrying thing is that the generals who command the army are also dissatisfied with this, and they join forces with the officials and gentry who are also dissatisfied with this, and force the emperor to compromise in the name of the Qing emperor.
Therefore, Zhang Juzheng needed to confirm the army's opinion.
As long as the army is fine, even if the officials and gentry cause trouble, it will not make a big splash.
The Ming Dynasty currently has heavy troops, mainly Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang.
The former controls the Southern Army, and basically all the important generals of the Southern Army are his former subordinates.
The latter is the most powerful Liaodong cavalry commander among the northern troops.
Fortunately, Zhang Juzheng had the favor of recommending both of them, and they were both in a relationship of competition and checks and balances. Therefore, as long as the cancellation of the preferential exemption could provide some benefits to both the Southern and Northern soldiers, he would not support the cancellation of the preferential exemption. .
Just like the previous Qingzhang Tianmu, if Zhang Juzheng had not taken the initiative to tilt state funds expenditure towards the military in the name of attaching great importance to military preparedness, Qingzhang would not have been able to proceed smoothly in the border town.
However, Zhang Juzheng is still considering how to confirm the military's opinion, and Zhu Yijun also knows that Zhang Juzheng is still considering it.
Because he was the supreme military commander of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng could not meet Qi Jiguang and Li Chengliang directly, and even private communication was considered taboo, especially after the emperor was married.
When the young master is in doubt, it's easy to say, after all, Zhang is the minister who cares about life.
But now, even if Zhu Yijun doesn't mind, others will have different ideas.
As a result, the new policy to cancel exemptions and exemptions has been undecided, and the matter has been dragged on until February 18th, the eighth year of Wanli.
Zhang Juzheng has not yet grasped the military's opinion.
Zhu Yijun also did not receive any secret notes from Qi Jiguang and others.
However, this day is an important day.
That is the day when Zhu Yijun held the farming ceremony.
(End of chapter)
