The topic of Hongwu's banishment was usually not brought up by the ministers because it was accompanied by too much blood and tears of the people.
The Han people are all about returning to their roots after falling leaves, and no one wants to leave their hometown. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang also used violent methods to force people to migrate in order to quickly restore production.
Because of this, there is bloodshed and death during migration.
Although Hongwu's expulsion was a very correct national policy, it was too painful for the people who were expelled at that time.
Even decades have passed, many Suzhou people who have migrated to Taizhou, Yancheng and other places still miss their hometown and call sleeping in Suzhou, because only in dreams can they return to their hometown.
Zhu Yun compiled the True Records of Taizu and did not include this incident in order to maintain Zhu Yuanzhang's image.
Zhu Di re-edited the True Records of Taizu and did not record the deeds of Hongwu's expulsion. This was also to protect Zhu Yuanzhang's image.
The so-called dispersal means to drive people away and scatter them in other places. As you can tell by the name, it is not a policy that you and I agree on.
It was just that at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the military generals were too strong, Zhu Yuanzhang had too much power, and his killings were too heavy. Civil servants had just found a new boss, and no one dared to object for the sake of their own jobs.
It was just that time. If Lao Zhu had implemented it in the middle and late stages of Hongwu, he would definitely have been criticized.
Even if Lao Zhu is still in power now, he will still be scolded if he proposes this national policy, but it will be different if he is dead.
You can criticize people when they are alive, but not when they are dead, especially when Zhu Yuanzhang was still the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. To criticize a deceased founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty is no different from opposing the Ming Dynasty.
Forget about scolding, you can’t even question!
In this era where filial piety is more important than heaven, Zhu Di could have directly chopped up the person involved, and no one would dare to say anything.
This is also the reason why the Minister of Civil Affairs is horrified. To oppose Zhu Yuanzhang is to oppose the Ming Dynasty. You have already opposed the Ming Dynasty. The emperor still allows you to celebrate the New Year?
This is a political red line. Anyone who dares to cross the threshold will be destroyed.
It can be said that from the day Zhu Yuanzhang died, he was a perfect man, at least, in public.
In order to show off his orthodoxy, the successor king will only promote him to an unlimited extent. In order to show his loyalty to the emperor and the country, the ministers will also vigorously promote him, and no one will dare to discredit him.
At the beginning, when Tie Xuan hung the old Zhu Ling sign on the top of the city, Zhu Di didn't even dare to fart, which was evident.
Now, Yu Qian brings Lao Zhu up again, who dares to refute it?
No matter who it is, as long as he uses Lao Zhu as a shield, he will be invincible, and even the emperor will not dare to refute.
However, the prerequisite is that you cannot use it blindly.
Yu Qian obviously didn't use it blindly, so the officials could only stare.
The main hall was silent, and no one dared to confront the cheating Yu Qian. Taizu had already moved out, and he was talking nonsense. If you were not careful, it would be easy to lose your official position, and it would not be unusual to be beheaded; besides, even a person You can't get a good reputation, it's not cost-effective.
Yu Qian cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that moving people north is a good way to govern the country. However, while moving, we must also take care of the people's psychology."
"This is natural." Zhu Di nodded and boasted: "I love the people like a son, so naturally I will not let the people suffer."
The Minister of Civil Affairs rolled his eyes, bypassed Yu Qian, and directly challenged Zhu Di, "May I ask Your Majesty, how can you prevent the people from suffering when you migrate for a long distance?"
He couldn't get any benefits from Yu Qiangang, so he could only fight with Zhu Digang, and at the worst he could get a reputation for being outspoken.
At this time, another voice sounded from the door of the palace: "Your Majesty, I have this memorial."
Zhu Di raised his eyes and saw another person in trouble, and said loudly: "Come forward and answer."
After a while, a northern scholar walked up to the emperor, bowed and said: "I think that the national policy of people from the south to the north can be implemented from the northern areas first. This will not only save the people from hardship, but also It can reduce their psychological resistance.”
He is from the north and strongly agrees with this national policy.
"Your Majesty, think twice. This policy may seem reasonable, but it is actually a big mistake." Hanlin Bachelor said, "This is not a matter of distance at all, but a matter of migration itself."
"Your Majesty, I have this report!" Another Northerner stood up.
"Come forward and answer."
Gai Shizhong stepped forward and saluted, and then turned his gun to the Hanlin bachelor: "What's the problem with migration itself?"
Yu Qian, a seventh-level official, dared to fight against a third-level official. He, a seventh-level official, dared to fight against a fifth-level official. "Migration is for the prosperity of the country and for the people to have enough food and clothing. Why is there a problem in itself?"
The Hanlin bachelor sneered: "Only looking at the results, not the process, I disdain your argument."
"Eating the emperor's salary and sharing the emperor's worries, discovering problems, and solving them. It is the duty of a minister to relieve the emperor's worries. How can a bachelor call it an argument?" The man asked rhetorically.
Scholars are not stupid. These individuals have just entered the official career, when they have dreams and are eager to show their ambitions, so they are very upright.
A doctor from the Ministry of Civil Affairs said, "The problem is that the people are unwilling to migrate."
"Unwilling?" Yu Qian spoke again, "Are the people unwilling, or are the doctors unwilling?"
"Yu Du Gei Shizhong!" the official's doctor snorted: "I am discussing with this Gei Shizhong."
He really didn't want to confront Yu Qian.
Gui Shizhong became more energetic, "Then the doctor might as well tell you why the people are unwilling?"
"It's so hard to travel a long distance and leave your hometown, so naturally you don't want to!"
"Hard work?" I asked in response, "Isn't it hard to face the loess and turn your back to the sky?
Isn’t it bitter to be exploited by wealthy gentry and landlords?
All year round, without stopping for a moment, in the end you can only barely make ends meet? "
He asked the question three times in a row, and the doctor who asked the official was speechless.
Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, came out to retort, "Jiangnan is a prosperous place. If even they are suffering, how can the people in other places survive?"
"That's right." The Minister of Justice, who was watching coldly, finally caught the opportunity and came up with a big hat, "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and now our Ming Dynasty is at peace, the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment... How come you have to say that you can barely feed yourself? "
"I..." This was so superficial that he panicked all of a sudden.
At this time, another person at the door of the palace spoke loudly: "Your Majesty, I have this memorial!"
"Come forward and answer." Zhu Di adjusted his sitting posture and continued to eat melon with his chin propped up.
Gai Shizhong stepped forward, saluted, and then expressed support for his colleagues, "The people in Jiangnan generally live a good life, but not all people live well. The long-term workers and tenants of the landlords' families are indeed living in poverty."
They are all new scholars, they are all scholars in the north, and they are all northern scholars. He will naturally support his colleagues. "As a minister, you should listen to the real life of the people up to heaven, instead of blindly reporting good things but not bad things, sitting back and watching the people." born of water and fire;
The minister keeps saying that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, but does he know that the people are suffering? "
"I..." The Minister of Punishment hesitated and hummed, "I don't even bother to argue with you because of your clever words and charming words."
"Who is talking so cleverly?!"
There was a sudden roar, and everyone was startled. Zhu Di's hand supporting his chin slipped and almost knocked, and he glanced at Yu Qian dissatisfied.
Xiao Linzi, the admiral of Dongchang, wanted to scold Yu Qian for not roaring in the court, but seeing that the emperor was not angry, but in high spirits, he put away the dust he raised and chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Yu Qian was really angry: "Does the minister know about the suffering of the people?"
"I..."
"Please answer directly, do you know the suffering of the people?" Yu Qian said every word.
The Minister of Punishment was startled by the aura exuding from Yu Qian, and at the same time, he was also in trouble.
What's the answer?
If he says he knows, then his words of "the country is peaceful and the people are safe" are deceiving him. If he says he doesn't know... then his job as a minister will come to an end.
No matter what he chooses, it's wrong.
After much thought, he decided not to choose, and changed the subject, "From the accent Yu Du gave Shizhong, I guess he's from the South, right?"
"I am a southerner, a native of the Ming Dynasty, and a minister of the Ming Dynasty." Yu Qian was upright, "The Ming Dynasty is rich in the four seas, and everyone in the four seas is one family. Why should we divide people from the south and those from the north?"
Yu Qian dusted off his official robe and said, "The lower official has already answered directly the servant's question. Shouldn't it be time for the servant to answer the lower official's question as well?"
brush--!
Everyone's eyes were focused on the Minister of Justice, with sympathy, pity, and gloating...
The Minister of Justice almost cried. Where did this stupid young man come from?
It's really going to kill me... The Minister of Justice wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied thoughtfully, "I hold a high position and focus on the government affairs of the court;
Of course, we often pay attention to the suffering of the people. As far as I know, the people in Jiangnan are living well. There may be some oversights. I will pay more attention to this aspect in the future. "
He didn't say this to Yu Qian, but to Zhu Di. Although his answer was a bit shameful, at least he would not be punished and his official position could be kept.
Yu Qian couldn't hide his disdain, but he was too lazy to be acquainted with him anymore and asked directly, "What does the minister think of the national policy of people migrating?"
"Ahem... the national policy itself is still good." The Minister of Punishment was really afraid of Yu Qian and said bravely, "But the method must be used correctly and the people must be taken care of."
Yu Qian nodded and asked to the left and right, "What do you gentlemen think?"
The ministers were silent, the minister remained silent, and the minister was the eldest. The minister did not dare to speak, so who dared to stand up to him?
At this time, Zhu Di, who had eaten for a long time, stood up and said, "Since the ministers have no objections, the national policy will be decided first. Jian loves you."
"I'm here!"
Zhu Di said, "These few outspoken and courageous people are all talented people who can be promoted. Is it appropriate for them to be promoted?"
"appropriate!"
Moving from the seventh rank to the seventh rank is not considered a leap, and it is in front of hundreds of officials. This face must be given... Jian Yi cupped his hands and said, "I will handle it later."
Zhu Di nodded, and took another deep look at Yu Qian, but did not say anything to reward him, "After the dynasty, if you have a copy of the memorial, please leave it for reading!"
After a pause, "From now on, all six subjects will be given to Shizhong to go to court, and you can enter the main hall."
Before the ministers could react, Zhu Di had already walked down the jade steps and left the hall from the imperial passage on the side.
"Long live my emperor, long live long live...!"
All officials followed the usual rituals, but the southern officials felt mixed emotions and full of bitterness.
This time, the emperor followed the rules, but they still lost, and they lost in what they were good at.
