"presumptuous!"
The first assistant Shen Shixing, who was also standing at the Yuntai Gate, suddenly changed his color and shouted at Zou Yuanbiao sharply.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand: "No problem!"
Then, Zhu Yijun looked at Zou Yuanbiao and asked with a smile: "Then tell me, where did I go wrong?"
Zou Yuanbiao raised his head and glanced at Zhu Yijun, then lowered his head in a hurry: "The guilty minister seems to have said the wrong thing! Your Majesty is not wrong! Your Majesty is an unparalleled sage in ancient and modern times!"
"explain!"
"Speak out what's on your mind. If you don't, we'll be escorted back to the Xishi Archway!"
After Zhu Yijun answered in a deep voice, he threatened Zou Yuanbiao.
Because Zhu Yijun roared like this, Zou Yuanbiao trembled for a moment, replied with a trembling "yes", and then said:
"The guilty minister feels that Your Majesty is wrong in criticizing the gentry too harshly, and does not know the etiquette of raising scholars, and does not know the difference between high and low;"
"It is understandable that Your Majesty wants to kill corrupt officials. After all, since you are depriving yourself of the emperor's salary, you should do so;"
"But the gentry are the leaders of the four people, they are respected ones, and they have the ability to calm the people and collect taxes. Even if they do something wrong, Your Majesty should not implicate them with severe punishment, but should protect their dignity. Otherwise, how can you rely on them to calm the people and collect taxes?"
"Once Your Majesty despises them, the common people will despise them as well. In this case, the common people will become unruly people, and the tax-resisting criminals will be afraid that the servants and tenants will ignore the regular etiquette and follow the rules. From then on, the etiquette will collapse and the world will be in chaos. Bad!"
"According to you, if noble people like the gentry commit a crime, they should cover it up if they can?"
Zhu Yijun asked after hearing this.
Zou Yuanbiao said: "Your Majesty..."
"Answer truthfully! I said, you have to say everything in your heart."
"Since you want to be an outspoken critic, the first thing you have to do is to be sincere to your Majesty. Regardless of whether what you say will offend Long Yan, the first thing you have to do is to be true!"
"Don't be here, stinging and stinging, and thinking about how to speak to avoid being torn apart and to satisfy me. This is not what a critic should be like!"
"Since you believe that I am not a fool, you should act like a true critic, instead of just being a gambler who wants to gamble on your reputation!"
"If the Haiqing family was as hesitant as you, I'm afraid the World Temple would have killed him long ago, instead of leaving it to the late Emperor and me!"
It is a common problem for people to like to be teachers, and Zhu Yijun was no exception. He actually taught Zou Yuanbiao at this time.
"yes!"
"Your Majesty said so!"
"Honorable people, if you can cover up your moral failings, you should do so; if you can hide your faults, you should hide them. This is how you treat the venerable and sage people of ancient times when compiling history, and it should be the same way when you are questioning the venerable and sage people of this world. "
"This is a courtesy!"
Zou Yuanbiao thought for a while, then answered Zhu Yijun's questions seriously, and started talking, as if he was sorting himself out and brainwashing himself.
Zhu Yijun continued to ask: "In that case, am I a venerable person?"
"Your Majesty is the lord of the world, so naturally he is the most noble and noble."
Zou Yuanbiao replied.
Zhu Yijun asked again: "Am I a virtuous person?"
"Since your Majesty came to the throne, you have worked hard to govern. You have been as diligent as the previous dynasty in extending and observing dynasties. Your tax exemptions and disaster relief efforts have been even greater than those of the previous dynasty. The people of Suzhou have been in dire straits. Your annual income has increased by more than 30 million taels of silver, and your tax land has increased by hundreds of millions. My mother, who resists foreign invaders and makes the barbarians dare not invade the border, can be said to be a virtuous king!"
Zou Yuanbiao replied truthfully.
"Not flattery?"
Zhu Yijun asked.
"This is not flattery! Otherwise, how would I dare to go to court?"
Zou Yuanbiao replied.
Zhu Yijun said: "In that case, I can do a few things that go against moral standards without being held accountable. I can even cover it up when I can."
Zou Yuanbiao raised his head suddenly.
"You said yes or no?"
Zhu Yijun continued to ask Zou Yuanbiao.
Zou Yuanbiao stuttered again: "My lord, my lord..."
"Answer me!"
Zhu Yijun said in a deep voice.
Zou Yuanbiao had no choice but to say loudly: "Your Majesty, yes! It stands to reason that there is no bad king or father in the world. Thunder, rain and dew are all due to your kindness."
"Your Majesty, I am guilty!"
"I should not accuse the king's father. It is a sin to accuse the king's father!"
After Zou Yuanbiao said this, he immediately bowed to the ground.
Zhu Yijun asked: "Is this true?"
"It's true."
Zou Yuanbiao replied.
Zhu Yijun said: "Then why should I set up an admonishment officer?"
As Zhu Yijun spoke, he shouted sternly: "If you do something wrong as a king, you should remonstrate! You, Zou Yuanbiao, as an official in charge of civil affairs, have the power to remonstrate, so you are not guilty!"
"His Majesty!"
Zou Yuanbiao suddenly shouted excitedly, then kowtowed to the ground and cried:
"I am guilty!"
"I am guilty of lying to you!"
"Your Majesty is all wrong, so the bureaucrats and gentry employed by Your Majesty are all wrong, and they should all be treated with courtesy. But before, I only thought about treating the gentry with courtesy, and forgot to treat the king and father with courtesy, so I deserve to die!"
"In addition, Ke Dao is not an admonishing officer. Now the world no longer needs admonishing officers! Ke Dao officers are just admonishers who investigate and supervise for His Majesty. Moreover, there should be no officials in the world who can admonish the king and father. If this officer himself is It’s against etiquette!”
"So, even Wei Zheng is not a virtuous minister now!"
Zhu Yijun: "..."
present?
He seemed to smell a stale air now.
"I ask your Majesty to punish me with death!"
"It's OK if the car breaks!"
At this time, Zou Yuanbiao suddenly stopped being greedy for life, and gritted his teeth and started asking for it.
Shen Shixing on the side closed his eyes and sighed when he saw this.
Hai Rui's face darkened.
After Zhu Yijun looked at Zou Yuanbiao for a long time, he said solemnly: "If the gentry commits a crime, I will punish it according to the law. If I make a mistake, all the officials should dare to remonstrate with me. It is not to maintain the old order of etiquette. If the gentleman commits a crime, he cannot speak of it. Crimes cannot be punished and the people’s resentment cannot be tolerated. Otherwise, the whole world will be in unison, and how can the country and the nation last?”
"In today's world, the gentry and common people often change within a few generations, and families with a thousand-year history are rare. Therefore, Your Majesty can rule alone and make the world follow Your Majesty's aspirations."
"Therefore, if Your Majesty wants to strictly control the gentry, he can do it. Even if there is resistance, it will be like the example in Jiangnan, divide and rule or extend grace."
"but!"
"Has your Majesty ever thought about it? Even if this is successful, it will still end up being that some powerful nobles and gentry instigate the people to rebel, and many people will be implicated and executed as rebels. At that time, wouldn't it be contrary to His Majesty's love for the people? heart of?"
"Therefore, I would like to ask your majesty to follow the general trend and govern the country with etiquette instead of law. Please believe that all scholars and officials are gentlemen, and also believe that no matter what you do, you are a holy king!"
"In this way, the common people will not be unruly, because the gentry will take care of it on your behalf, and they will only pay taxes and farm! The gentry will also regard the emperor as their father and the country as their home!"
"And for this reason, Your Majesty should punish the ministers, but forgive the gentry who were arrested!"
Zou Yuanbiao had a serious look on his face as he talked. He obviously believed that his point of view was correct, beneficial to the country, and beneficial to the long-term interests of the entire landlord class.
Pan Cheng and Liu Yingjie couldn't help but nod.
Even the eunuch Zhang Hong began to feel that it was right and looked at Zou Yuanbiao.
"You also agree?"
Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Hong and asked with an angry smile.
Zhang Hong knelt down in a hurry: "I dare not hide this from the emperor. Zou Yuanbiao is right! At least I feel that he himself deserves to die."
