"His Majesty!"
Zhang Siwei had to stand up at this time and said: "What Xu Jie said is completely biting and slandering my ministers!"
"I would like to ask your Majesty for a clear warning. I have never advocated this, nor have I ever said that matters should be governed by the six departments and words should be governed by science!"
The ministers present and the Qingliu from the Imperial Academy couldn't help but look sideways at Zhang Siwei.
Many of them still support the idea of "relegating matters to the six departments and speaking to scientific principles" and realize the model of public discussion and discussion of politics.
After all, this idea sounds really good. It allows everyone to be more relaxed and free without having to worry about being oppressed by a powerful minister. They can also express their own voice and represent a kind of public opinion. It seems that they can also participate in government affairs.
But now Zhang Siwei denies it because Xu Jie said this.
This made the bureaucrats and intellectuals who made the world's decisions subject to public opinion even more disappointed. They were not only disappointed that Zhang Siwei denied supporting "returning matters to the six departments and speaking to science", they were also disappointed that Zhang Siwei denied it because he was afraid of the emperor's blame. .
Xu Jie sneered at this time: "Otherwise, what is Cifu's idea?"
Zhang Siwei did not answer.
"tell him."
Zhu Yijun gave an order at this time.
Only then did Zhang Siwei have to say: "Of course it is based on Yuan Fu's proposition."
Xu Jie laughed again: "But the grand master didn't put forward any opinions in his suicide note. He only mentioned that people should have opinions and not follow the crowd. Didn't you read it seriously?"
Zhang Siwei: "..."
"Your Majesty, I believe that Xu Jie's words are very biased. I would like to follow the public opinion and return matters to the six ministries and departments. Those who are quiet and do nothing may not be good ministers."
"Xu Jie ended up like this because of his own lack of virtue! It cannot be said that ministers who are quiet and do nothing and obey public opinion are all sanctimonious people."
Shao Zhanshi Zhao Zhigao retorted at this time.
Xu Jie laughed: "If you reach the position of assistant minister, you can really be virtuous without doing anything. Do you really believe in fairness?"
"Could it be that the Duke's relatives, friends, disciples and even domestic slaves did not take advantage of the Duke's influence to seek profit and wealth, but instead took the initiative to restore the Duke's reputation and restore his courtesy?"
"If you want your relatives, friends, and even domestic slaves to be able to really control yourself and clear your name without asking for profit, I'm afraid you have to have the courage to offend your relatives, friends, disciples, and even your domestic slaves, right?"
"But if that's the case, who else is willing to spread the public's pure name? I'm afraid that at the very least, it would mean that the public is arrogant and unkind, mean and ungrateful, right?"
Zhao Zhigao blushed and said: "If the family tradition is upright, then all the people in the clan will be upright! If you only make friends with gentlemen, then all your followers will naturally be gentlemen! Why should you blame the fault of your neglect of discipline on your family and neglect of restraint on yourself on others?" Everyone in the world is like this!"
"Actually, most of us, Qingliu, are upright people who value both family tradition and making friends, and will not be willing to degenerate!"
Xu Jie looked at Zhu Yijun: "Your Majesty, the criminals can't refute what you said, and the criminals can't prove whether he was talking nonsense in front of the emperor, or whether he is really a frog in the well;"
"But the criminal told your Majesty a fact. Your Majesty can go and look through the historical records and notes of civil servants before the Ming Dynasty."
"Most of the civil servants recorded in it were praised for their integrity, strict family tradition, and strict self-discipline, but there were only one or two treacherous officials;"
"But if there are only one or two traitors, how can the country be destroyed?"
"Are all civil servants in the world afraid of traitors who dare not speak out or resist? Are they all cowards? But if they are all cowards, how can they restrain their clan members, disciples and friends? How can they be regarded as honest ministers? ?”
"So if Your Majesty believes in his words and thinks that those who can reach the position of assistant minister and advocate tranquility and inaction are true saints, then future generations will only blame Your Majesty for the country's collapse!"
"After all, future generations will not be able to find anything wrong with the ministers at that time in the history books."
"But if Your Majesty appoints someone who dares to do something as an assistant minister, even if the country ends up being destroyed, future generations will know that the country's collapse cannot be blamed on His Majesty alone, or even Your Majesty, but only on the improper governance of the Assistant Minister."
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"His Majesty!"
"When a man is about to die, his words are good."
"The criminal knows that his crime is so serious that he can no longer live in this world, let alone the fact that his crime is so obvious that it is difficult to conceal it."
"Therefore, it is impossible for the criminal to lie at this time. After all, I relied on this to get His Majesty to issue an order to exempt me from Lingchi's torture."
"In the eyes of criminals, the bureaucrats in this world are either treacherous and loyal, or loyal but treacherous. There are few who are perfect."
"Because if you want to be a traitorous minister, you have to hide yourself. If you want to be a loyal minister, you have to be inhumane in order to practice the way of a saint. The former will naturally look loyal, and the latter will naturally look mean."
"The criminal is undoubtedly the former, so the criminal will cover up. In fact, he did something that was sorry for the people of the country, and the crime he committed is much more serious than that of the Grand Master."
"The Grand Master is undoubtedly the latter. Although he has done many unkind things, the things he has planned are of great benefit to the country."
"And the opinion in the Taishi's suicide note at this time is undoubtedly correct. Your Majesty's governance is not as focused on virtue as on merit. After all, it is difficult to distinguish a truly virtuous person. It is better to look at his ideas and what achievements he wants to accomplish. Maybe he will be a loyal minister."
Xu Jie had indeed never been so candid or spoken so freely. Suddenly he became more energetic and talked a lot.
"The one who understands you better is you, Xu Huating."
Zhu Yijun said something.
At this time, Zhao Zhigao also stopped and stared at Xu Jie with blazing eyes.
At this time, Shen Shixing stood up and said: "In my humble opinion, it is often not up to the minister whether he is loyal or treacherous. Although Xu Jie was a treacherous minister, there were times when he was loyal, such as ensuring the smooth accession of the late emperor to the throne. "
"Therefore, in the eyes of the minister, it is better to listen to his aspirations and observe his actions. As the Taishi said in the book, whether you employ people or manage things, you should seek truth from facts. Use them when you feel they are loyal, and use them when you feel they are traitorous. Deposed! Use practice to verify one person and one thing."
Xu Jie said at this time: "Your Majesty, Mr. Shen Ge obviously understands this very well."
Zhu Yijun looked at the others: "Do you still have any ideas?"
For a moment, all the ministers and scholars present were silent.
Because most of them do not advocate that governing the country based on morality should be replaced by governing the country based on merit.
But now, because the emperor advocated so, and Xu Jie used himself as a negative example, he spoke in an orderly manner, and silenced both Zhang Siwei and Zhao Zhigao, so they did not dare to speak anymore. , and maybe the emperor really thought that he was a traitor.
Those who support ruling the country by merit have nothing to say and just nod where they are.
Because Xu Jie said everything they wanted to say.
What Shen Shixing added was difficult for them to think of due to their temporary qualifications.
Zhu Yijun simply looked at Shen Li directly at this time: "Shen Li, tell me."
Shen Li stepped out of the queue and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I am stupid. Only now do I realize the profoundness of the Grand Master's knowledge. At the moment, I really don't know what to say. I only have the intention to continue to study the Grand Master's knowledge seriously."
Zhu Yijun took advantage of this and said: "You reminded me."
Then, Zhu Yijun stood up because he had been sitting for a long time, put his hands into his sleeves, and looked at Zhu Geng, the minister who carried out the decree:
"According to Taoist decree, Zhang Juzheng Research Institute will be added to the Hanlin Academy!"
"Similar to the history museum, a special Hanlin official should be assigned to be in charge of the museum. Shen Li, Shen Aiqing, and Sun Jigao Sun Aiqing should preside over the museum. The first thing to do is to sort out Mr. Wang's collected works and compile them into a book. At the same time, he will organize the Hanlin officials to elaborate on his ideas and put forward their own opinions. , If anyone has unique insights and has made great achievements, I will reward him heavily, after all, this is conducive to improving the way of governing the country."
Zhu Geng, Shen Li and Sun Jigao all raised their hands and said yes.
The ministers and scholars present were shocked.
You know, there are so many chief assistants in this dynasty, but there is no one who can be appointed as an official to study their knowledge by the government.
But these people also knew that the emperor wanted to support Zhang Juzheng's governance philosophy as the core governance philosophy and wanted the New Deal to continue.
Zhu Yijun went on to say: "In addition, an edict was issued to establish the Ming Dynasty Ruling School. Starting next year, newly admitted Jinshi must first enter the Ming Dynasty Ruling School to study before being selected for the academy;"
"At the same time, the people-friendly officials such as the magistrates of the world and the officials in charge of the six ministries who have passed the examination will be selected to enter the school to learn from the teacher's ideas and be used as important ministers of the country in the future."
"In this school, Shen Aiqing also serves as the priest."
After hearing this, Shen Shixing couldn't help but perked up and said yes.
At this time, Zhang Siwei saw this and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, please allow Yuan Fu to enjoy the Ancestral Temple, so that future generations of kings will also know his contribution to governing the country!"
