"Abba, although someone has to make a decision on this matter of rules, you still need to seek the opinions of everyone else before making a decision."
As Zhu Heji spoke, he took out three white-covered thread-bound books and handed them to Zhu Tianwang, Mr. Yu and Yang Qilong as if he were doing magic.
The three people took the book and took a look. There were four big characters on the white cover - Ming Dynasty Covenant!
Seeing these four words, King Zhu Tian, Mr. Yu and Yang Qilong were all startled. Before they even read the contents, the three of them knew that what was written in this "white paper" was not trivial!
Since it was a serious matter, Mr. Yu and Yang Qilong both looked at King Zhu Tian - the promotion of Zhu Heji as emperor was done by this "twenty-five filial piety father". It was originally to create a harmonious situation of father, filial piety and son kindness in the Ming Dynasty. What a good thing, why did you come up with a "date with Ming Dynasty"?
This Ming Dynasty...is still a restored dynasty in theory, and its legal system was inherited from Zhu Yuanzhang!
If this new covenant law is established, then the Ming Dynasty will really be a brand new dynasty.
"Sai Zai, are you trying to abolish the "Ancestor Instructions of the Emperor Ming", the "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" and the "Da Gao"?"
Zhu Heji nodded.
In fact, he has been putting off being the emperor. On the surface, he said he wanted to return to Beijing first, but in fact, he was preparing for "an appointment with Ming Dynasty."
He didn't discuss this matter with his subordinates, he just pondered it over and over by himself.
The main reason why I have to think about it alone is because I am worried about causing controversy over the existence and abolition of the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions", "Da Ming Law" and "Da Gao".
"Ancestral Instructions of the Emperor Ming", "Laws of the Ming Dynasty" and "Da Gao" are all Zhu Yuanzhang's "ancestral family laws", but the one that is truly comparable to the Constitution is the "Ancestral Instructions of the Emperor Ming". The latter two are actually criminal laws. One of the main It is used to govern the people, and the other is mainly used to govern the officials. Moreover, the "Da Gao" used to govern officials was no longer in use after Hongwu... It was just not used, but it was not abolished.
What Zhu Heji wants to do now is to replace the "Ancestor Instructions of the Emperor Ming" with the "Da Ming Covenant", and then formulate new "Da Ming Laws" and "Da Gao" based on the spirit of the "Da Ming Covenant". .
"Abba, contract, Brother Qilong..." Zhu Heji looked at the three people in front of him, paused, and then said solemnly: "Our country has restored the Ming Dynasty in name, but in fact But it was a new dynasty. The new dynasty had a new atmosphere and new laws. Moreover, the laws established by Emperor Taizu also had many things that were not suitable for the current times, and in fact they could not be fully implemented.
Moreover, this dynasty is a dynasty in which the world is for the public, and the root of the "Huang Ming Ancestor Instructions" is that the world is for private interests. Therefore, the Dafa of this dynasty can only be an agreement with the world and hundreds of millions of people, rather than some ancestral rules and family rules. "
"Sai Zai, do you really want the world to be one for the common good?" King Zhu Tian frowned.
This phrase "the world is for the common good" comes from the "Book of Rites", which is one of the Five Classics of the Four Books and Five Classics. Most scholars all over the world can recite the passage "The journey of the great road, the world is for the common good, select the worthy and capable, maintain trust and cultivate harmony".
But everyone memorizes this mainly to prepare for exams, not for actual practice...
Zhu Heji looked at the reluctant King Zhu Tian, smiled and said: "Abba, only when you have the public can you be private, and only when you are private can you be public... Since ancient times, there has only been publicity and forgetting selfishness, but there is no selflessness. Forget. Private things are forgotten occasionally. Therefore, the world is for the public, which does not mean that there is no privateness, but that the public and the private must be distinguished. The public should be public, and the private should be private. This is the world for the public."
The word selfless did not appear in the early Qing Dynasty, and it only appeared in the middle and late Qing Dynasty.
Zhu Heji paused and then said: "As far as our great world is concerned, this world is actually public and common to all people in the world. It is not private to one family and one surname. But the throne is private to one family and one surname. .....The so-called virtuous people occupy the throne, not the world!
As for the Ming Dynasty founded by Emperor Taizu, everything else was fine, except that there was no distinction between public and private affairs. Emperor Taizu regarded the world as the private property of the Zhu family. After Emperor Hui, he regarded the world as the emperor's private property. However, this world is for the public, and it will not become ours just because we treat it as private property.
Otherwise, Grandpa Wei Miao would not have died due to poverty. When Grandpa Wei Miao unfortunately died for his country, the land south of the Yangtze River was still prosperous and prosperous. For example, the whole of Jiangnan was even richer. Dad, can you say that during the Jiashen crisis, Jiangnan belonged to Master Wei Miao? "
King Zhu Tian sighed: "This is quite reasonable."
Zhu Heji said again: "Master Wei Miao thinks that the world belongs to him, but when he encounters a crisis, he can't even come up with one or two million silver to save his life, and he doesn't have three to five thousand emperor's servants who can help him to the death. This is ...There is no distinction between public and private affairs, both public and private affairs are in vain! This emperor...is at a loss!"
The emperor actually suffered a loss!
The three people present didn't know what to say.
Zhu Heji continued: "Now we have opened another Ming Dynasty. Although the name has not been changed, we can do it again. Because we are virtuous, and we got the throne because of our virtue, so we He has the right to abolish the "Ancestor Instructions of the Ming Dynasty" and re-establish the "Covenant of the Ming Dynasty"... In the future, public and private affairs must be distinguished, and we must not be at a disadvantage again!"
King Zhu Tian, Mr. Yu and Yang Qilong all nodded in agreement.
It’s hard to say what Zhu Hejie’s virtue was, but his martial virtue was extremely abundant! And his martial virtue is not only on the battlefield, but also in the field of public opinion!
He is a cannon, a cannon, and a cannon!
Whoever disobeys his cannons will be dealt with by the soldiers of tomorrow! No one is convinced by his rhetoric, and there are "big scholars" with long swords and grenades to reason with him.
You are so virtuous, how could you be at a loss as an emperor?
Seeing that the three people in front of him nodded, Zhu Heji knew that he had passed the first level of "The Law of the Ming Dynasty".
Although his fists are big, he can't hit everyone!
Thinking of this, he smiled and said: "Abba, Master Qi, Brother Qilong, take a look first... After reading it, you think it's okay. When we go to the court on the first day of May, we will use this Take it out and show it to everyone.”
When King Zhu Tian, Mr. Yu and Yang Qilong heard this, they all thought that Zhu Heji was going to be the emperor, and the expressions on their faces became wonderful.
King Zhu Tian immediately asked: "Sai Zai, do you want to wear a yellow robe?"
Mr. Yu smiled and said, "Do you want to recruit a million people to persuade us to move in?"
Yang Qilong asked: "Do you want to find some Yi people to come to the court from all nations?"
Zhu Heji just smiled and shook his head: "No, no... no need to engage in such nonsense, and the first day of May is not a good day to ascend the throne. The Gujia has already calculated that it will be the first day of July or the beginning of October. One is the most auspicious day of the zodiac!"
"Then on the first day of May..." King Zhu Tian looked at Zhu Heji and asked.
"Of course it's a covenant!" Zhu Heji said, "First make a covenant, and then ascend the throne in accordance with the covenant. This is the way for the world to be fair!"
"Okay," Zhu Tianwang nodded, "Then it will be the first day of July. After he ascends the throne, he will be able to attack that false emperor Wu Yingxiong to establish his authority!"
Of course, Mr. Yu and Yang Qilong both thought that Zhu Heji could ascend the throne earlier, so they both agreed on the first day of July as a good day.
After deciding on a good day, the three of them began to read "The Laws of the Ming Dynasty".
"The Ming Dynasty Covenant" does not have many words, and its content mainly consists of two parts. The first part is the "National Outline", which means that it explains the relationship between the world, the people of the world, the emperor, officials, and Confucianism. Generally speaking, they follow the opinions of "Yuanjun", "Yuanchen" and "Yuanru".
Define the emperor as "the one who rules the world" rather than "the one who owns the world". The "people of the world" are defined as "those who have the world". Officials were designated as subordinates, mentors and friends of the emperor, rather than slaves. At the same time, the original Confucianism of Confucianism was designated as the prominent school of the country!
The second part of the "Ming Dynasty Covenant" is the economic "the world is for the public", that is, the protection of "equalized land is the main, private land is supplementary, public and private are clearly distinguished" and "equalized land is for the clan and is shared by the village and community" land system.
