Kong Maojie was very surprised by this, and was the first to express his disapproval of Su Yonglin's decision.
"Although I have had such a premonition, I still find it difficult to accept your proposal. I know it is wrong for me to think this way, but...compared to you, I don't think anyone can replace you as the most important person. important position."
Kong Maojie’s words are also thoughts shared by these people.
The tenure system is of course meaningful, so all dynasties have implemented the system of official turnover to avoid the division of the country caused by local confrontation with the central government.
The Song Dynasty did the best, so although the country was poor and weak, there could never be a splitting force against the central government within the court.
But if the central government does this, wouldn't the country be in danger of splitting?
And more importantly, besides Su Yonglin, who else can replace him and control the power he holds?
Who else can replace him and become the Dinghai Shenzhen in everyone's heart?
Because the opposition was too loud, and it could be seen that each of them actually had something to say, Su Yonglin chatted with each of them individually after the internal meeting.
When they were alone together, they became more candid in what they said.
Among them, Tian Guizi was more candid and kept his promise to Su Yonglin.
"You want to promote the tenure system of the imperial court. I know what your thoughts are, but you must seriously consider whether this matter is feasible at the moment, not to mention whether there can be an agreement within the executive committee, as well as our personal idea.
I am only talking about one problem. If you can solve it, I will support you without hesitation as in the past. I will also do my best to help you persuade other people who do not agree with your ideas to help you achieve this goal. "
Su Yonglin nodded.
"you say."
Tian Guizi took a deep breath.
"How do you ensure that the person who takes over your position after you retire can convince me? How do you ensure that what that person says and does can make me not object and help implement it? Or is that person me?"
Su Yonglin stared at Tian Guizi for a while, and saw that his expression did not waver, so he knew that this was indeed what he was thinking, and he said it in front of his face.
To be honest, that person was not Tian Qizi, and Tian Qizi himself should have expected that that person was not him.
Because he has no military merit.
Even in a modern society where science and technology are developed and civilization is prosperous, if you want most people to truly obey the supreme ruler, prestige is indispensable.
An indispensable and important component of prestige is military merit, which is one of the unchangeable and unshakable logics of the operation of human society.
It is not that a leader without military merit cannot ascend to the position of supreme ruler, but if he does not have military merit, he cannot become a complete ruler. He is a lame person in power and cannot truly persuade opponents to realize his own ideas.
The political struggle surrounding him will continue throughout, and various vicious methods will emerge in an endless stream. Everyone may obey him, but everyone may also betray him, and he will not be able to obtain political forces that are truly loyal to him.
Many people opposed Su Yonglin's policies, and many people risked their lives to fight against him, but he was able to implement his policies to the end, and was even able to change the Ming Dynasty from an imperial system to a republican system.
This is a major event that changes the world and involves a large number of interest disputes in all aspects. Ordinary people cannot get involved. Once involved, they will die without a burial place.
But Su Yonglin succeeded.
How much of this credit belongs to Su Yonglin's unparalleled military exploits, I'm afraid anyone with a discerning eye can see it.
Without military exploits, without military exploits so huge that one cannot look directly at them, Su Yonglin's reforms have no chance of success and are likely to go astray.
For example, Zhao Guangyi, the donkey-drawn war god, died in the army after two defeats and was unable to subdue the army. Therefore, he could not follow Zhao Kuangyin's established pace to carry out reforms and successfully eliminate the shortcomings of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms.
In the end, for the sake of his throne and power, he could only suppress his military power and take a wrong path, which led Song Dynasty to a strange path, causing a series of strange chain reactions with far-reaching consequences.
Therefore, the successor must have military merit and be the kind of person who is quite prestigious and powerful in the army, so that he can intimidate a group of arrogant and powerful generals.
At the same time, because he has the major authority to govern the country and the final veto power, this person must also have certain political abilities and cannot lose too many points in politics to be unable to control the political situation and lead to military dictatorship. the path of the beholder.
Both civil and military practitioners must make great achievements at each level. There are only a handful of such figures in the Ming Dynasty. Su Yonglin is the number one in the world and has no other branch. Under him, there are really not many such figures. .
Tian Guizi is obviously not one of them, because he does not have military capabilities, and he knows it in his heart, so by raising this issue, he is essentially objecting to Su Yonglin's decision.
It is conceivable that if Su Yonglin chooses to rule for life, then at least while he is still alive, Ming Dynasty will be extremely safe and prosperous.
There will be no shortage of political struggles, but they will definitely not have any major negative impact on the country.
The second conference was held in the year 2020 of the Republic of China. Su Yonglin was thirty-eight years old. He was not considered young, but he was not considered old either. He was in the prime of life.
His body is well maintained, he doesn't get sick very often, his complexion is rosy, he talks energetically, and his energy is good. If there are no major problems, it shouldn't be difficult for him to live to be seventy years old.
Calculating this, Su Yonglin still has at least thirty years to lead the Ming Dynasty and build a stronger foundation for the Ming Dynasty. Under his leadership, everyone will work hard for the Ming Dynasty without thinking about other things. No.
Thirty years is enough time to change a lot of things. No one can predict what will happen in thirty years, but this also represents unlimited hope. Taking a step back, Su Yonglin will have enough time to cultivate successor.
It is undoubtedly more appropriate to make such a decision thirty years later.
But if Su Yonglin makes a statement at this moment, it will inevitably trigger some troubles that no one wants to see.
What needs to be made clear is that although Su Yonglin ended the imperial power system and distributed his power to everyone, Su Yonglin can still become the final decision-maker on major matters with his unshakable prestige and strong influence.
Although everyone knows that Su Yonglin is no longer the emperor, they will still follow his opinions involuntarily. They will not want to be the person who holds all the power and exclude others, and will not have extravagant hopes of gaining more power.
Because of Su Yonglin's presence and intimidation, everyone involuntarily acquiesced that they should work honestly instead of fighting for power and gain, so the political operation of the Ming Dynasty was very efficient.
But if this kind of presence and intimidation is lost, whether Su Yonglin is active or passive, how should everyone treat the new successor when faced with a new situation?
Treat him the same way you treat Su Yonglin?
Impossible, there is only one Su Yonglin, and his son cannot become the second Su Yonglin without military merit, let alone a pure "outsider" with no blood relationship?
In this case, dissatisfaction will arise, and dissatisfaction will lead to disputes, and fights will arise due to irreconcilable conflicts of interests. The internal struggle of the Ming Dynasty court will gradually intensify, and gradually enter a very violent state.
Can the Executive Committee still maintain its current state of working hard and operating efficiently?
Tian Guizi thought it was impossible.
For example, he couldn't stand Lin Jingchun's grinding and irresponsible way of doing things, and was very dissatisfied with him.
Lin Jingchun also didn't like Tian Guizi's expression and method of doing things as if someone owed him a hundred taels of silver all day long. There were conflicts and disputes between the two because of some things.
At the same time, because he is mainly responsible for supervision work and often invites officials to drink tea and chat, Tian Guizi also has a lot of conflicts with Zhou Chong, who attaches great importance to administrative work.
Zhou Chong has always had a lot of dissatisfaction with Tian Guizi's overbearing way of doing things.
In addition, Kong Maojie, a rising star, has been putting a lot of pressure on him in a sense. As the first and second leaders of the supervisory department and the Renaissance Association, Tian Guizi has always regarded Kong Maojie as a competitor in his heart.
Except for Su Yonglin, no one could suppress or reconcile the conflicts between these three people and him.
Without Su Yonglin as the final deterrent, the conflict between the four of them might not be so easy to deal with.
At least on sensitive fiscal issues, none of them obeyed the other.
If Lin Jingchun, that stingy guy, hadn't been supported by Su Yonglin, he would have been blocked at home and couldn't even get out.
He was not familiar with Xin Qiji and had no favorable impressions of the other people.
Chen Yuliang and Wang Yan are both juniors in his eyes, people who need to learn from him. He has never thought that these two people can be compared with him, or even surpass him.
The last one, Chen Dao, was away from Zhongdu for most of the five years in order to prepare for the establishment of the Ministry of Public Security. In front of him, he was almost a transparent person.
It was only because of Su Yonglin that he was able to maintain a cooperative relationship with the other seven people. When they had conflicts with each other at the meeting, Su Yonglin slapped the table and glared, and they shrank their heads and did not dare to argue anymore.
It can be said that except Su Yonglin, he doesn't obey anyone.
And he also believed that the other seven people had more or less the same view. Su Yonglin took the lead, and everyone said nothing and obeyed orders. If Su Yonglin stopped taking the lead, whoever wanted to be the leader would not have a good situation.
First of all, everyone has conflicts with Lin Jingchun on the issue of money. When a group of people who want money face a person who likes to save money, conflict is inevitable.
Although Kong Maojie and Zhou Chong had a relationship as good friends in the past, they also had certain conflicts on issues of supervision and administrative work.
Although Chen Yuliang didn't say it, Tian Guizi once heard that in the Shangshutai era, Chen Yuliang, who should theoretically be the superior leader of financial work, was quite dissatisfied with Lin Jingchun, who also had a domineering and direct style of acting, and felt that he had complete control over the financial power. It is a very shameless thing to have in hand.
Chen Dao used to be Su Yonglin's sidekick. He had dealt with everyone, and his relationship with some pleasant people was acceptable, such as Xin Qiji and Wang Yan.
But when dealing with other colleagues with good personalities, there is no shortage of glances and face-to-face arguments.
And not to mention now, when the public security department is established in the future, as the leader of the law enforcement department and violence agency, he will definitely pursue his right to speak in the executive committee and show his sense of presence. He will be a very intimidating player in the future. .
Among the eight people except Su Yonglin, only Xin Qiji and Wang Yan have a gentler personality, less personality, and are more peaceful in their dealings with others, and appear to be more sensible. The other six people have more or less personality problems.
Therefore, if Su Yonglin no longer continues to be the overall mediator and overall controller, fighting within the executive committee in the future is almost inevitable. Unless Su Yonglin takes them away together to make room for latecomers, it will have no impact. .
Regardless of whether the impact of the term system on the executive committee members will be accepted by them, Tian Qizi felt that this issue alone was worthy of Su Yonglin's careful consideration.
Of course, Su Yonglin had seriously considered the internal conflicts within the executive committee, and he also knew the impact of his role and position on the overall situation.
Of course, he knew that it would be a good option for Ming to continue to hold this position until his death. As a price, what would happen to Ming after his death may have been written in the history books.
Therefore, he cannot accept this ending. He cannot accept that once he dies, Ming Dynasty will face civil strife and division. Therefore, he would rather take the initiative to pierce this hidden danger while he is still alive, take the initiative to let conflicts break out, and then resolve the conflicts.
These things started because of him, were born by him, and must be finally solved because of his choices, and can only be solved by him.
Tian Guizi was very honest with him, and Su Yonglin also decided to be honest with him and tell him his true thoughts.
"Gezi, my idea is actually not complicated. I cannot accept anyone, including me, turning the country into a private weapon. Therefore, holding a position for too long is a great risk for each of us. Yes, I hope we start well and end well, instead of getting into trouble later."
Tian Guizi looked at Su Yonglin and seemed to understand what he meant.
"If I understand you correctly, you want the eight of us to retire after completing our ten-year term with you?"
"This is my initial idea. If it can be realized, of course it would be best. If it cannot be realized, then we can discuss it further."
Su Yonglin smiled and said: "I know, it is a bit difficult to achieve this goal, because everyone is not that old yet, but this is also a special situation of our Ming Dynasty. The Jianguo generation is too young, including me. too young."
"You also know..."
Tian Guizi wiped his nose, sighed and said: "I don't know whether you are born selfless or a habit developed in the future. You don't want such a great power, and you don't want such a respected position. .
You are indeed amazing, but I also hope you understand that not everyone can be as selfless as you, otherwise the democratic republic would not have been created by you. Who doesn’t have some selfishness and some selfish desires? What do you think? "
Su Yonglin nodded.
"I know, so I understand your thoughts very well. I know that my idea may be a bit wishful thinking. It is ideal. You are unlikely to be as willing to give up your current power and status as I am. And ten years later, half of us will None of the people are fifty yet.”
"Everyone can accept retirement at the age of 60. No matter who it is, we can understand it."
Tian Guizi sighed: "But if you are less than fifty years old, you will lose the power to make decisions, and you will have to abdicate regardless of whether you are at fault. This awareness is really a bit high. How many of us eight people do you think can do it?" Accept it?
And more importantly, it’s okay if you don’t mention this matter. Once you mention it, everyone will start to think about who you will choose as your successor while imagining this matter. You don’t want the throne to be passed on, and you don’t want your own son. If you take the top position, then who else can take the top position?
Of course, the eight of us are the ones closest to you. Each of us has made contributions to Ming Dynasty. Everyone has made a high contribution to Ming Dynasty. You can skip us eight and choose others to inherit. Consider it. Have you experienced the feelings of the eight of us? "
He could say this in front of Su Yonglin, which shows that Tian Guizi is really very candid.
So Su Yonglin didn't have any other thoughts about him, just being honest.
"Gezi, let me tell you the truth. No matter from any aspect, I want to select a suitable candidate among you to be my successor. I think it is inappropriate to skip you and choose other young people directly. of.
We are too young, so we are still some distance away from the retirement age of sixty. I simply ask you to follow me and retire. I estimate that there will be many people who oppose you, and you will definitely try every means to oppose me.
But if we are not in our thirties or forties now, but forty-seven or eighty-years-old, or even fifty years old, then ten years from now, won’t it be the right age to retire?
I understand the temptation of the executive committee's huge power. I also know that not everyone can give up power freely and easily. And to reach this position, you each have your own political base.
If I force something to be done, then for your own benefit, even if you don't want to, your respective supporters may make certain counterattacks against my ideas.
They are all excellent administrators, and each of them has excellent abilities. I don't want them to lose the opportunity to continue to contribute their talents to Ming Dynasty due to political reasons. I hope they can continue to shine in their posts.
It is not easy to train a qualified official in Ming Dynasty, and it consumes too many resources, so my idea is to link the term system and retirement system of executive committee members through the efforts of two generations of leaders.
In this way, there will be fewer disputes and more room for relaxation, so that conflicts will not suddenly break out and direct conflicts will be bad for all of us. I don’t want to fight with anyone, you say What about Gezi? "
Tian Qizi pursed her lips and nodded to admit that Su Yonglin's idea had practical significance.
But distant water cannot quench near thirst.
"Your idea will become a good solution in ten years, but now that you have spoken out, everyone's mood is different. Do you think this matter can start and end well? Some things cannot be solved once they start. It may end easily, but there will definitely be disputes, and you can’t underestimate everyone’s determination.”
"Quizi, do you think I can do it with my prestige?"
Su Yonglin looked at Tian Guizi expressionlessly.
Tian Guizi swallowed, thought about it seriously, and then came to a conclusion that frustrated him.
"You can do it if you pay a certain price. No one among us can stop you. But except for you, from now on, no one may be able to do it."
"So, I also want to do it later, but what I hope more is that this rule can be formed before I die."
Su Yonglin shook his head and said: "I will die, and my time is limited. I hope that while I am still alive, I can watch these rules become ironclad political laws that everyone recognizes and cannot be violated. I hope that everyone can truly Respect these rules.
This is not impossible, but it takes time. It takes enough time to form a consensus and form something that everyone knows. Whether it is active or passive, long years will expose some problems, but it will also give me the opportunity to Get rid of.
You also said that only I can solve these things. After me, no one will have the opportunity to solve them. My prestige is unsolvable. As long as I am still alive, I will definitely be able to do what I want. What I want to accomplish is even if I create my own rebellion. "
Tian Guizi was speechless and admitted everything.
"You are right, no one else can do this except you, and we will not follow anyone's orders except you. If it is you, you can."
"So, I will choose a successor among you to inherit my position. I will step down and hand over the power to him, but I will also supervise him."
Su Yonglin said with a smile: "I will supervise him to hand over power to an excellent leader who is already in his forties and almost fifty years old by then, and then start this standard change of leadership. At the same time as this action is started, I will also Age limits for members of the Executive Committee.
Although I will not explicitly set the term of office to forcibly intensify conflicts, but when the retirement age of civilian officials reaches 60 years old, there is nothing wrong with retiring in an open and honest manner. It is logical, isn't it? "
Tian Guizi thought about it and could only sigh slightly.
"Your thoughts are a little too ideal. I'm afraid something will go wrong by then."
"Of course this is just a draft. We still need to discuss some details, such as some unexpected changes brought about by birth, old age, illness and death. These can all be discussed. There is nothing that cannot be discussed."
Su Yonglin shook his head and said: "But I don't want this general pattern to change. Ten years, only ten years."
"Ten years doesn't seem to be enough time for a group of people to show their talents. I'm worried that Ming Dynasty will become lifeless because of this."
Tian Guizi shook his head and said: "Is ten years really enough? Is it really not going to cause a disconnect between national policy and national will?"
"With the development of science and technology, I believe that there will be huge changes in Ming Dynasty in a short period of time."
Su Yonglin raised his head and looked into the distance: "By then, the speed of Ming Dynasty will not be as slow as it is now. The speed of Ming Dynasty will suddenly accelerate and continue to accelerate. The next ten years and the current ten years will be completely different concepts.
At the same time, when our rules are formed, the relationship between the predecessor and the successor should not be a competitive relationship, but a relationship of carrying forward the past and opening up the future. The successor will continue to do things that the predecessor has not finished. This is the core of our set of rules. "
"You're thinking too far ahead."
Tian Guizi sighed: "You always think so far, so that we can't keep up with your steps and your thinking. We will only think that you are too advanced and even a little crazy. This will make us feel uneasy and make us feel uncomfortable." We feel we are in danger.
Under this threat, we cannot always remain rational and trust you. I hope you can seriously consider this. We are grateful to you, but this does not mean that we do not cherish our lives. "
"Gezi, I'm not crazy."
Su Yonglin smiled bitterly and said: "I just want to make the Ming Dynasty a well-behaved country before I die, so that the officials of the Ming Dynasty can behave well and not do something I don't want to see, even if I have to pay a little for it. cost.
You oppose me, and I admit it. If you want to attack me and fight me, I admit it. But I firmly believe that I will win the final victory. As long as I live, there is nothing I can't do, even if it is I can recreate the Ming Dynasty, what do you think? "
Tian Qizi was silent for a while, then slowly lowered his head.
"What you are saying is that this country actually belongs to you. No one can really stop you no matter what you want to do. If we forcefully stop you, we will definitely die under the anger of the people with no possibility of victory."
"In that case, then, Gezi, this time, I will be domineering."
Su Yonglin took a deep breath and said slowly: "I have never wanted to be a domineering person. From the beginning, I have given you full respect and autonomy. Unless someone goes too far, I will not turn against you." table.
But when it comes to issues that I cannot agree with and must be changed, I will never compromise. This time, I must do it. There is only one Su Yonglin, and he will never appear again in the future. I can't let anyone belong to It is inappropriate for Su Yonglin's rules to be passed down to future generations. "
"So, what do you want to do?"
Tian Guizi looked at Su Yonglin seriously.
Su Yonglin also looked at Tian Guizi seriously.
"Gezi, I will be domineering this time. After ten years, I will retire, you will half-retreat and start training the next generation. After twenty years, you and the successor will all retire! Don't keep anything, don't interfere with anything. , spend your remaining years with me."
(End of chapter)
