"Your Majesty, when etiquette breaks down and music breaks down, it's often because those in power do evil first, and then chaos begins!"
"So, now it seems that the feudal king is causing trouble, but I'm afraid that the real situation is because the people in power are doing something illegal."
At this time, Shen Shixing stood up first and expressed his views.
Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this: "In this dynasty, the vassal king no longer holds real power. Even if the vassal king is now allowed to serve as an official, the vassal king will not care about the government and the military, and will not even let him be a local official! So, this matter It seems that the feudal lord is dissatisfied, but in fact it is the bureaucrats who are causing trouble!"
"Needless to say, the governor of Ningxia, Cao Zideng, directly raised the flag of rebellion! However, although Dang Xin of Shaanxi has died in the line of duty and died at the hands of the rebels, does it mean that the root cause is that he did something that was unworthy of the court and violated national laws and human feelings? Let the camp soldiers rebel?"
"Back to Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, as Yuan Fu said, this matter should have something to do with Dang Xin. The imperial court has already exempted Shaanxi from corvee service, and the military pay has never been short-term, and it has always provided heavy compensation to the soldiers. Under such circumstances, such a thing can still happen, which shows that Dang Xin has really done something that is outrageous and resentful, and this person may be too inconsiderate."
"However, it is useless to pursue Dang Xin's fault at the moment. The key now is to suppress the rebellion."
"A chaos in Shaanxi may affect the counter-insurgency in Ningxia, and the recovery of Hetao will easily come to naught. In addition, and more importantly, it may shake the hearts of the people in the world and make more people dissatisfied with the new rituals want to live in peace." thing."
Qi Jiguang also stood up and started talking.
Zhu Yijun nodded: "It is indeed of no use, but I and the imperial court still have to give him Dang Xin to clean up the bad situation he caused, and even have to be unable to hold him accountable for the time being because he died in the line of duty. It is really quite helpless! In this world, Bureaucrats, why can't you let me save some time?"
When Zhu Yijun said this, Shen Shixing and other officials in power all bowed their heads and remained silent.
What can they say.
They actually know better than the emperor what the world's bureaucrats are like.
Zhu Yijun just complained. He also knew that it was the bureaucrats who maintained order, but it was often the bureaucrats who destroyed order.
In a country where most people's lifestyle is still self-sufficient, and most people just want to be comfortable and farm to make money, the people still have a period of adaptation to the new state form, and they are not that interested in supervisory bureaucracy, and there are even some Resistance, resistance to the imperial court allowing them to participate too much in politics, and resistance to the imperial court interfering too much in their lives, and the way the imperial court supervises the bureaucrats is basically to let the bureaucrats supervise the bureaucrats. Even the founder of the country, Zhu Yuanzhang, has given the people the right to supervise, and Zhu Yijun also Recognition of this right is still valid.
But most people are still not that interested in who the emperor and his parents are.
Only the emerging citizen class and ordinary scholars, because they are not self-sufficient farmers and do not have a large family living together, and food, clothing, housing and transportation also need to be purchased with wages and subsidies, have begun to feel more closely about who is in charge of this country and their own interests. , will be more willing to supervise bureaucrats.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun could not expect the people to suddenly change from the family-oriented model of thinking that the emperor's country has nothing to do with me to the model of knowing that the operation of the state machine is related to their various rights and interests. He could only open up the people's wisdom at the same time. A bureaucrat who uses his authority to deal with all kinds of bad things that happen from time to time.
What should be mentioned here is that bureaucrats are not just civil servants. Jinyiwei and other military officials, including eunuchs, are also bureaucrats and are all human beings.
In addition, bureaucrats who disrupt order cannot be classified as loyal and traitorous, because often many bureaucrats who are loyal to the emperor also disrupt order very much. After all, they may only be loyal to the emperor personally and have little sympathy for the people.
In short, individuals are complex, but the entire bureaucratic class itself does have a relationship between exploiters and exploited, rather than a savior, for the people.
Zhu Yijun also knew this, and all he expected from the bureaucrats was that they would not destroy the order they wanted to maintain.
Because order is unstable, etiquette will collapse and music will be ruined, and "the bones of public ministers will be trampled on in the street, and the inner treasury will be burned to ashes."
However, due to the greed of the bureaucratic class itself, this kind of disruption of order will always occur, that is, the so-called entropy increase or increase in chaos will always occur. As an emperor, he cannot be 100% worry-free and has to replace it at all times. People all over the world are watching.
Just like Zhu Yuanzhang, you have to kill all the time, otherwise if you are lazy at the top, the bureaucrats below will be lazy and do a lot of damage.
There is no way, this is the responsibility that the people entrusted to the emperor. They packaged and handed over the power to deal with and supervise the bureaucrats to the emperor in an unwritten agreement. The emperor's rule was a violation of this contract and irresponsible to the people.
Therefore.
Zhu Yijun had no intention of slacking off at this time. He just stood up and said: "After the rebellion is put down, we must carefully analyze these two incidents and make further corrections to the policy!"
"Whether it is the rebellion in Ningxia or the military rebellion in Shaanxi, they all illustrate a phenomenon, which is what we have always said. The decrees of the central court will be changed at the local level due to the differences between wise and foolish bureaucrats!"
"Since it will change, we need to keep an eye on it at all times!"
“If a national policy can be completed 70% of the time and relieve the poor people, it would be considered very good;”
"If the completion rate is only 50%, it will only benefit the wealthy and powerful, but it will not harm the common people through the New Deal, and I will admit it!"
"But if they not only benefit the nobles but also harm the common people, I can't tolerate them!"
"There can only be thorns on the road, so cut them off!"
After Zhu Yijun said this, his face sank, and there was a hint of cruelty in his painted eyes, while Shen Shixing and others became even more silent.
"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"
At this time.
Wang Xijue stood up first and shouted, then said:
"Both the chaos in Ningxia and the chaos in Shaanxi, the root cause is actually related to the imperial court. As Yuan Fu said, the collapse of etiquette and the collapse of music began when those in power first committed evil. But now, the real powerful person in this world is your majesty!"
"Therefore, if there is chaos in one place in the world, if we trace the source, it must be related to Your Majesty!"
"The rebellion in Ningxia was caused by His Majesty's acceptance of Yuan Fu's request, allowing foreign captives to be sold, and the gentry and common people being exempted from corvee service; and the rebellion in Shaanxi, I speculate, may also be related to the invasion of Ningxia!"
"Because large-scale military conquests always consume a lot of money, food and manpower, and this time the pressure on the governors of Shaanxi and Yansui to supply money, food and other materials is naturally the greatest. Therefore, I think this matter is related to the large-scale military conquest of Ningxia. Tielinghou himself may have pushed them too hard, which prompted a mutiny in Shaanxi and then the King of Qin's rebellion;"
After Wang Xijue said this, Zhu Yijun, who was already sitting behind the imperial desk, immediately leaned forward and frowned and asked: "So, you think the root cause of this rebellion is my fault. As the saying goes, all parties are guilty. Is it my fault?"
When Zhu Yijun asked, all the ministers in the imperial palace trembled slightly, as if a cold wind had penetrated their robes, and they all looked at Wang Xijue.
"His Majesty!"
Wang Xijue himself looked calm. Before Zhu Yijun scolded him, he shouted first and then replied: "Of course, I don't think this is the result of your Majesty's evildoing!"
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun leaned on Zhijin Tuanlong's soft backrest and said, "Keep talking."
"yes!"
Wang Xijue responded, and then said: "Your Majesty is the emperor and holds the power of the world. He can often kill an entire clan with a word and destroy a country with a decree! Therefore, any decision made by your Majesty will cause turmoil in the world, and foolishly What I would like to advise is that Your Majesty does not have to let one or two turmoils cause your mind to wander!"
"As the saying goes, it's hard to see fine steel without being calcined in a fierce fire. Therefore, whether Ningxia and Shaanxi are in chaos because of this, it's better to just let it rot and then cut out the rotten flesh!"
"I would like to ask your majesty to simply issue an order to fight in person, so as to put pressure on the local area, stir up all the demons and ghosts, and then rectify the place in the name of suppressing the rebellion, instead of just relying on minions in the capital to watch all directions. No matter how loyal the minions are, he will It is not as good as His Majesty’s own eyes, nor does it necessarily have His Majesty’s wisdom to see through the surface and understand the changes in the country.”
"I would like to ask your Majesty to personally conduct the expedition and then leave the palace to inspect the world!"
Wang Xijue said and bowed to Zhu Yijun again.
Zhu Yijun glanced at Wang Xijue deeply, and then asked: "What do you think?"
"Your Majesty, I think this is not allowed!"
"People's hearts are complicated, and besides, how can we be safe outside Beijing and inside Beijing?"
"Your Majesty's personal expedition will not guarantee anything!"
"In the past, when the Yingmiao went out to the capital for personal expeditions, there were hunting events in the north, when the Wumiao Temple went south, there was the loss of Qingjiangpu, and when the World Temple went out of the capital, there was the disaster of flooding in the palace, these are all clear evidences."
"In addition, when Your Majesty leaves the capital, the people will only worry that they will be disturbed, or even be bewitched by traitors, and then there will be another civil unrest. Will this be blamed on Your Majesty or on us in power?"
Shen Guan, the Minister of Rites, raised objections at this time, and directly cited the accidents that Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Houzhao, and Zhu Houcong encountered when they left the capital to support his worries.
Qi Jiguang glanced at Wang Xijue at this time, then raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the recovery of Hetao is different from the recovery of Luzon and the conquest of Japan and Burma. It is to declare power on the mainland, and there are many troops and horses at the moment. It is necessary to command and unify. It is appropriate for the emperor to personally take command, and the recovery of the Hetao involves all the tribes outside the Huimeng Great Wall, and preparations for the future revitalization of the trade routes in the Western Regions all require the emperor's supervision. As for the unexpected things, they are all related to the unpopularity of the people. Now His Majesty has repeatedly implemented good governance. , even though there is a small disturbance, most of the people in the world are loyal to Your Majesty, and as long as His Majesty's decree is fulfilled and the people's efforts are not wasted, it will not happen."
"I agree with what Mr. Wang Ge said."
Qi Jiguang then raised his hand and said something.
Zhu Yijun looked at Shen Shixing: "What do you think, Master Shen?"
"Back to Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, the Holy Will is the will of God. If the Holy Will has confidence in the New Deal, he can go out to the capital to observe the people's situation in person, and God's will will not embarrass Your Majesty! If the Holy Will does not have confidence in the New Deal, even if His Majesty does not Once you leave the capital, God’s will will make all the hard work your Majesty has put in since he took office in vain.”
Shen Shixing replied.
Zhu Yijun narrowed his eyes and glanced at Shen Shixing, and then said resolutely: "According to Wang Qing's instructions, I will personally lead the Sixth Division to fight against the rebellion to calm people's hearts!"
(End of chapter)
