Cheng Minzheng opened the window and breathed in the April air of the capital.
What he holds in his hand is a letter from Nanzhili.
In the letter, the friend asked about the recent seizure of land by officials in Jiangxi, Fujian, and Shandong. Although the court's external voice does not say that they have occupied the land, powerful families can have connections. If the connections are in place, why don't they know?
That kind of statement is just to hide it from the common people.
And people are concerned about this matter, not because of gossip, but because there are many powerful families who have invaded the fields.
If Qi Kuan is damned,
So why do they live?
He turned around and spread the letter in front of Li Dongyang: "His Royal Highness killed Qi Kuan and others in anger, which relieved his anger, but it caused constant doubts in the local area and shocked the world."
By the time he killed Li Guang, Li Dongyang knew that the prince had a righteous heart, but there had been many disputes in the palace, and many people could see clearly that the prince's method was far different from theirs.
"...Actually, these are to be expected."
"Why didn't Mr. Ge stop it then?" Cheng Minzheng was puzzled.
From his point of view, whether it was the matter of the Academy or this incident, the cabinet seemed to have left the East Palace too far.
Donggong, after all, is not the Holy Emperor. It's just that the Holy Emperor loves him more, but the emperor and the prince are very different, and some parts of the East Palace are also against the ancestral system.
Apart from other things, would the prince of Emperor Taizong dare to speak like that in front of the king?
"Because it can't be stopped." Li Dongyang said solemnly, "I don't know why, Dong Gong is very opinionated in doing things, and it is almost difficult to convince him. No matter how insistent the average person is, he should always listen to other people's opinions. But Dong Gong... seems to have the prerequisites. He thinks he is right and others are wrong. Although he is smart, he never accepts advice."
"Things like this seizure of land will definitely happen not this month, not next month, but the month after next. Instead of trying to stop it like this, it's better to shock the world. By then, we won't just talk about it, but The world is really against it, so if you don’t listen, you have no choice but to listen.”
Cheng Minzheng didn't expect it at all, "So, you deliberately didn't have the strength to remonstrate?"
"How could there be so many considerations ahead?" Li Dongyang stroked his beard and glanced at him, "I just followed the trend. The thoughts of the East Palace are different from those of all the princes in ancient times. You can tell from his words and deeds after he came out of the cabinet. He is not tired of studying and is not greedy for pleasure. Every time he fights, it is indeed not for himself. Moreover, I think Dong Palace has no good impression of officials. Brother Keqin, don’t you think this is a bit Taizu-like?"
"Precisely because of this, it is... worrying. I think this Qi Kuanzhi is just a trumpet. The original intention of the East Palace should be that the powerful and powerful officials in the world should give up their land. But this is not sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats. I'm afraid it will shake the country's foundation and lead to unexpected events. As for Mr. Ge, he said that he is somewhat like the Taizu, and that's true."
Don’t you want to share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats? Li Dongyang thought to himself, if it's broken, He should have a Xining reform, right?
At that time, Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty discussed reform matters with his ministers. Prime Minister Wen Yanbo objected, saying: The ancestral legal system is there, and there is no need to change it to lose people's hearts.
Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty asked: Changing the legal system would displease the scholar-bureaucrats a lot, but why would it be inconvenient for the people? ….
In other words, changing the law is good for the people. Why are you scholar-bureaucrats, who are ordinary people every day, unhappy?
So Wen Yanbo said the eternal famous saying: To rule the world with scholar-bureaucrats, it is not to rule the world with the common people.
It means that we are the ones who do the work for you!
However, from the perspective of great scholars like Li Dongyang, making changes without authorization will indeed cause turmoil.
"If I get the chance, I would like to give your Highness a try."
"What if it's not accurate?" Cheng Minzheng had suffered a loss from the prince once or twice. As mentioned before, that person did not accept advice.
In the Confucian concept, not accepting advice is a sign of a weak king.
Li Dongyang was really worried, "If it's not allowed... I just have to let His Highness know."
But how to let a prince know that he was wrong?
Both of them should know this.
In fact, this conversation between the two of them happened in March.
At that time, the Qi Kuan Incident had just happened, which caused a stir inside and outside the country.
Probably not just the two of them,
The ministers in the court were a little worried about their own safety before Qi Kuan's death, but how could such words be easily expressed? In just one month,
This worry turned into worry that His Highness has this idea of wanting to reform.
Otherwise, why were you so determined to kill Qi Kuan?
Moreover, so many important ministers were sent to various places to carry out this task with great fanfare. The requirement was that the land must be distributed to the people.
Emperor Hongzhi received the first memorial against the prince probably in early April.
The memorial said: The Imperial Palace is the foundation of the world. Preserving education is the first priority in the world. Since ancient times, when it comes to the master of Taoism, he must be said to have taught the prince in advance. The current prince has only been out of office for a month, and has read less than one book. Yet he discusses the merits of doctrines and shouts at his ministers several times...
The emperor turned his head and glanced at the name: Engineering major to Shizhong An Xiangbo.
The subtlety lies in the cabinet vote: His Majesty’s Holy Judgment.
What does this mean?
Are all cabinet ministers fools?
Can't they see that the emperor loves the prince?
Of course you can see it.
So for this kind of memorial, they should help the emperor prepare a refutation of this person. That is the emperor's intention.
Now writing "Your Majesty's Holy Judgment," doesn't it mean that they think what An Xiangbo said is reasonable?
Emperor Hongzhi felt something was wrong.
It seems that someone in the court is brewing dissatisfaction with the prince. The only way to vent this dissatisfaction is to let the prince go back to study.
Don't come out to force Lai Lai again.
That's not polite, but it actually means you've only been studying for a few days? I always try to reason with you.
"Xiao Jing, go and send the prince over."
"My slave obeys the order."
It's always different after killing someone.
In the past, whether it was leaving the palace or sending a trilateral commander-in-chief, although it made many people feel uncomfortable, in the end it did not threaten themselves.
But this time it was different.
When Zhu Houzhao was in the East Palace, he was reading Yang Tinghe's letter to him. Zhou Jing would not report the progress of the case to him. Only you will send the information in.
He also intentionally showed this thing to Yang Shen, "Your dad, let me discipline you. Take a look."
"If there is anything wrong with you, Your Highness, please speak up."
"No. Please read his letter and then talk about it."
In ancient times, when you were in your early tenth year, you actually knew a few things. In a few years, you would be a father.
Yang Shen read his father's letter, and the more he read the end, the more shocking he felt, "Qi Kuan is a criminal designated by the court and has harmed countless people. Why are there still people obstructing the execution?!"
"Why else? Those who are obstructing are not the real people, they are doing it for themselves!" Zhu Houzhao scratched his brow, "I ask you a question, think about it carefully."
"Your Highness, please speak." Yang Shen cupped his hands and said
"Many ministers in the court, including your father, and the books you yourself read, say that scholars should think about the people and the world, right?"
"Of course."
"In that case. Have you ever seen an official give away his own land to the poor?"
Yang Shen shook his head, "I have never heard of such a thing."
"Yes, no one doesn't say that, but no one does it." Zhu Houzhao said coaxingly: "Isn't the difference worth thinking about?"
At a young age, Yang Shen couldn't help but fall into thinking. .
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