Xu Jie, who Xu Fan had repeatedly blocked, colluded with the local gentry and proposed his own solution, which seemed perfect.
But he offended some people, some maritime merchants from Su Song, Zhejiang, and Nanya, because once Xu Fan's proposal was passed, an inevitable problem would arise, that is, there would be a large number of competitors at sea.
In the process of targeting the governor Yingtian and the eunuchs, Xu Fan was the only one charged with murder. Even if he had a grudge against Xu Jie and compared Xu Jie to Wang Daokun of Qin Hui, he was just splashed with dirty water and was just a warning.
Wang Daokun had the support of the Zhejiang Party in his court and Zhang Juzheng's protection. Wang Daokun made a small mistake that every adult man would make. After a period of time, it would disappear or even be revived.
In the ethical world of the Ming Dynasty, where the hierarchy of superiority and inferiority was clearly defined, Wang Daokun was a member of the top class of the Ming Dynasty. He was a big shot living in Ziweiyuan and a high-ranking official. His rape case would probably become a famous story among scholars. A kind of suave.
Even if Wang Daokun is willing, even if he takes that good family as a concubine, the case will suddenly turn into a story of the golden wind and jade dew meeting each other.
But Xu Fan was involved in a murder and wounding case.
This was an obvious retaliation, and everyone knew that Xu Fan was unjustly accused.
He was charged with murder, but all physical evidence, witness evidence, and documentary evidence would point to Xu Fan, and soon there would be a round of public opinion from Shilin, changing Xu Fan from a rather elegant young master to a Become a murderous, cruel villain.
Xu Jie knows all this.
When doing things on the ground in Nanya, Xu Jie's network cannot be circumvented. If anyone wants to take action against Xu Fan, without Xu Jie's nod or acquiescence, this case will not happen.
Just so quickly, Xu Fan went from a young master praised by everyone to a murderer and was imprisoned.
There is a rule for tomb robbers, that is, the father must come out of the cave first, and then the son, because the father will not push his son down for the property gained from tomb robbers, but the son may.
But Xu Jie had three sons, and the eldest began to openly defy and contradict him, and when he tried to stop him, he acquiesced in certain actions.
That's why Tan Lun said that a tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds, and Xu Jie is a ruthless person.
Zhang Juzheng looked at the memorial in his hand and said: "Xu Fan's murder is well-documented, with witnesses and evidence. The case is ironclad. Murder must be paid with life. It is a matter of course."
"Xu Fan has made great contributions in building the Yongshou Palace. He is the third-rank minister of Taichang Temple, so he should be demoted."
"Gu Jiuxi, the director of the Guanglu Temple, reported: Xu Fan, the son of Master Xu, returned to his hometown and annexed the country. He was a fishy person. He joined forces with evil officials and evil officials to extort good people. He acted recklessly and violated the common people without restraint. , for being in a bad country, the crime is aggravated, and he should be sent to the army to guard the border."
Murder must be paid with life, but there are two of the eight propositions, namely merit and nobility. Nobility is the third grade or above, so the death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped.
Xu Fan also became a villain who everyone shouted to beat, and being sent to the army to guard the border became the final punishment.
The reason why Xu Fan's case was discussed by the Wenhua Palace was because Xu Fan was a third-rank minister of Taichang Temple. Although he didn't take things seriously, his official rank was real.
"Does anyone have any objections?" Zhang Juzheng asked the courtiers for their opinions after finishing the punishment in Dali Temple.
Wan Shihe frowned and said, "Isn't Gu Jiuxi, the official of Guanglu Temple, the son-in-law of Grand Master Xu?"
"Yes." Tan Lun looked at Wan Shihe and answered the question.
After Wan Shihe received this affirmative answer, he immediately became frightened. In his heart, the world of honor and lowliness, the world of intimacy and friendship, was collapsing.
Gu Jiuxi was Xu Fan's brother-in-law. Not only did Gu Jiuxi not speak up for Xu Fan, he also added insult to injury and stabbed Xu Fan in the heart.
There is no class that betrays the class, only individuals who betray the class, and individuals who betray the class have to pay a heavy price. Relatives and friends in the past have become strangers overnight, and have turned into enemies with knives and eager to kill each other. .
This is the price.
After no one had any more questions, Zhang Juzheng signed the memorial and handed it to Zhang Hong. Zhang Hong placed it in front of the emperor and asked His Majesty to seal it.
Zhu Yijun took a look and found that the place where Xu Fan was exiled to guard the border was rather strange. The place where Xu Fan was exiled was in Jizhou.
Jizhou is one of the nine borders of the Ming Dynasty, and it can be considered a border town. This is Qi Jiguang's territory, and he can be treated preferentially, so that Xu Fan will not die on the border.
Under normal circumstances, Liubian would go to places with poor mountains and rivers such as Yunnan, Guizhou and Zhennanguan. Zhang Juzheng chose Jizhou for Xu Fan, which can be regarded as a return protection.
Zhu Yijun placed his seal, looked at the memorial and said: "The etiquette is broken and the music is ruined. There are few benevolent people and many unbenevolent people. The benevolent people's benevolent government is like a drop in the bucket. The ancients sincerely do not deceive me. Let's write down the punishment department."
This is an ironclad case of murder. It doesn't matter whether Xu Fan killed someone or not. The evidence proves that Xu Fan killed someone, and the evidence is ironclad.
Song Yangshan was demoted to the third level for meritorious service, Wang Daokun's reputation was stained, the imperial court sent Tiqi to investigate, Yu Dayou and Chen Lin were reprimanded, Zhang Jin and Zhang Cheng were beaten with ten sticks, and Xu Fan was dismissed from his official position and sent to Liubian.
On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the Laba Festival, when the capital of the Ming Dynasty was preparing to celebrate the New Year, all the officials sent by the Ming Dynasty to Nanya to clean up the Qingtian in Nanya were dealt with.
Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, continued to preside over the court discussions and seemed not to care much about this matter. However, court officials who were familiar with Zhang Juzheng knew clearly that Zhang Juzheng would never give up so easily.
For the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty, they could more intuitively feel the terror of Zhang Juzheng.
When humiliation occurs and Zhang Juzheng remains silent, it is time for the tiger to narrow its eyes and plan to eat people.
Even the atmosphere of the court meeting was somewhat suppressed. Everyone spoke for fear of offending Zhang Juzheng. He didn't know how much anger Zhang Juzheng had in his heart and was ready to vent it to his subordinates.
The ministers concluded the court meeting and before the banquet, Zhu Yijun felt doubtful and unhappy. He asked the attending lecturer to enter the palace later. There were only Zhu Yijun, Zhang Juzheng, Feng Bao and Zhang Hong in the palace.
"Xu Jie is so vicious? Xu Fan is his son. Money moves people's hearts. Sure enough, such huge profits can really turn people into ghosts when they only see profit." Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and said, commenting on this series of things. .
What the little emperor couldn't understand the most was the persecution of Xu Fan, Song Yangshan, Wang Daokun and others. This was a struggle to protect their own interests, but Xu Fan, the eldest son of Xu Jie, was able to do this.
"Xu Jie is a disciple of Yangming's Xinxue. He has no taboos. He has no choice but to do this, otherwise all the bad reputation will come to him." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said. He knew Xu Jie very well. Xu Jie It is inevitable to be mercenary, and it has not yet reached the point where the tiger poisons the tiger and eats the fruit.
Xu Jie had no choice, he could only do this.
Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and asked, "Like Yang Dazai?"
"Yang Dazai is a minister of great virtue." Zhang Juzheng thought for a while and still thought that Xu Jie and Yang Bo were different. They did have similarities, such as being forced to do something, such as having to do something, but Yang Bo was still stronger than Xu Jie. Yang Bo always maintained the conflict to the point where it could not be resolved through fighting. In this regard, he was hundreds of times stronger than Xu Jie who unjustly died of Hu Zongxian.
When a gentleman explains that he is a ruler, regardless of personal ethics, the harm caused by Xu Jie's unjust death of Hu Zongxian is hundreds of times worse than what Yang Bo did to protect the Jin Party's marginal interests.
Of course, this has a lot to do with Yang Bo's brave retreat. If Yang Bo continues to be in the court, he is afraid that more and more evil will happen.
It is not a kind of wisdom to retreat bravely from the rapids.
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty asked before about what is public and what is private. I have some understanding, but I dare to go overboard and clear up your doubts."
"In his later years, Yan Song made a living by robbing tombs and offering sacrifices. He died in front of his wife's tomb. On the third day of December in the forty-fifth year of Jiajing reign, the temple master fell seriously ill. He thought about Yan Song and asked his attendants how Yan Song was. None of them dared to say anything. Huang Jincai, the eunuch of the palm print and the director of the East Factory, told the master of the temple that Yan Song died in the temple ceremony in April, and no one had recovered his body."
"There is only one thing left: serve the country with loyalty throughout your life, and obey others' opinions of right and wrong when you die."
"Until his death, Yan Song always believed that he was loyal, diligent and smart. In the confusion of public and private affairs, Yan Song was loyal to the emperor but had no regard for the country. He stole the country for twenty years, indulged in evil men, and poisoned the world."
Zhang Juzheng is the president of "Records of Emperor Shi Zongsu of the Ming Dynasty". When he was compiling this history, he thought of His Majesty the Emperor's public and private affairs. A series of recent events gave Zhang Juzheng a deeper understanding of public and private affairs. .
And what he said was actually very, very dangerous, especially in the first year of Wanli, when etiquette was strict. If other courtiers heard it, they would definitely impeach Zhang Juzheng for his treason.
Because Zhang Juzheng’s words questioned the basic political structure of the unity of the monarchy and the state.
Yan Song was undoubtedly loyal to the emperor throughout his life. If the monarchy and the country were one, the Ming Dynasty would be the Emperor Jiajing, the Emperor Jiajing would be the Ming Dynasty, the emperor would be the world, and the world would be the emperor.
Could it be that Yan Song was divided into two people, one was a loyal minister and the other was a treacherous minister?
Obviously, Yan Song cannot be divided, that is, the monarch and the Ming Dynasty are not one.
Zhang Juzheng had absolutely no intention of defending Yan Song, and he even had no intention of clearing Yan Song's name. Yan Shifan's demands for bribes went to Prince Yu's Mansion. Zhang Juzheng was in Prince Yu's Mansion at the time, so he would not clear Yan Song's name.
Zhang Juzheng used Yan Song to determine the definition of public and private.
Regarding the unity of the king and the country, Zhang Juzheng can only say this. He understands it all, and he can't elaborate on it if he doesn't understand Zhang Juzheng.
As the regent, he loudly shouted that the kingdom is not one, one is one, and two is two. He was afraid that he would end up like Gao Gong tomorrow.
Zhang Juzheng did not intend to seek the throne and usurp the throne, so it was enough to say that Yan Song was loyal to the emperor without respecting the country. To elaborate further, it was a slide that could not be touched.
"What is filial piety?" Zhu Yijun understood what Zhang Juzheng meant. He could understand that one is one and two is two. It was Zhu Yijun who asked Zhang Juzheng what filial piety is. of.
Zhang Juzheng showed a relaxed expression. Fortunately, His Majesty did not continue to delve deeper into the issue of whether the monarchy and the country are integrated, but asked about the definition of public.
The little emperor was extremely irresponsible. He wielded a sledgehammer with an innocent heart and a pure white heart, shattering the solid cognitive world that Zhang Juzheng had established in his forties, but was not responsible for rebuilding it, leaving Zhang Juzheng to explore with difficulty alone. reconstruction.
If the little emperor insists on insisting on whether the king, father, and the country are one, Zhang Juzheng is going to quit. Whoever wants to come to this feast will come!
ask! ask! ask! Is that something you can ask?
Zhang Juzheng raised his hands. He already had a clear definition of public affairs. Although this process was very difficult, the decline of the country gave him many examples to observe and determine this concept, which became easy and simple. He smiled and said: "The Book of Changes: Part 1 of the Book of Changes says: Birds of a feather flock together, things divide into groups, and good and bad things come to pass."
""Warring States Policy·Qi Ce III" says: Birds of a feather flock together, and people divide into groups."
"People always group things with the same characteristics into one category, such as horses. There are Houshan horses, Hu horses, Qiji horses, Qianli horses, and Dawan horses, but they are all horses."
"And people always form groups based on their region, relatives, friends, ambitions, character, hobbies, etc. This is how people are divided into groups."
"The Analects of Confucius: Duke Linggong of Wei says: A gentleman is reserved and does not fight, and he is a group but does not party."
"So, the male is the group, but the group is not the male."
Zhu Yijun heard this and said in confusion: "Since the public is a group, why is the group not a public?"
Zhang Juzheng thought for a moment and said, "If I want to explain this issue clearly, I need to take Xu Jie's case as an example."
"Xu Fan and Xu Jie are father and son, and the Xu family in Huating is a family. They are a group. When facing the imperial court's will, Xu Jie or the Xu family can only return the land, otherwise the ax will be upon them."
"And the Xu family of Huating, the Shen family of Dashitou, and the Gu family of Kunshan belong to the same group. They are the gentry of Songjiang Prefecture. They have been married to each other for two hundred years. They are willing to pay for the government's order to find out the occupation and demand the return of the land. Returning the land at a certain price, such as getting a boat to pilot the sea, because the Xu family, Shen family, and Gu family have their own cloth and grain farms, they occupy a favorable position in opening the sea."
"And the Jin gentry of the fourteenth government in Nanya are also a group. They echo each other from a distance, form a forest of each other, and have a tacit understanding with each other. They are extremely resistant to the imperial court's cleanup and occupation, because as long as there are changes, there will be losses, which is very important. Maybe in the maritime trade, their past status was no longer there, and they were extremely resistant and unwilling to compromise, so Xu Fan killed and injured others."
"So, there are all kinds of groups in the Ming Dynasty. All the groups form a whole, which is the public. The public is a group, but the group is not a public."
Zhang Juzheng felt that what he said was too complicated. He was worried about whether the little emperor could clearly understand his definition of a public servant.
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "Is it the relationship between inclusion and being included? The public contains the group, and the group is included in the public."
"Sir, consider each household as a group, and extend it to the public."
"I, Deliang Youchong, don't know what to say, so I'll try to give you an example."
"Both I and the women of the Ran family in Yunnan are from the Ming Dynasty. Our relationship is that we are of the same clan, clan and country. When someone harms the interests of the Ming Dynasty, such as the Nanya Jin gentry group, they occupy the land, resulting in insufficient tax revenue for the court and the inability to stabilize it. The Ming Dynasty is in chaos all over the world, and my interests and those of the Ran family’s women have been harmed.”
"In this process, the Jin gentry group, a group with simpler relationships, harmed the common people in the world who have more complicated relationships."
"When the group further expands due to relationships, the public is at the top and the group is at the bottom."
"Compared with a group of one household in the city, a square in the city and one mile outside the city (one hundred and ten households are one mile) are public; compared with one square in the city or one mile outside the city is a group, the county is public; compared with the county If the states are groups, then the prefectures and roads are public; if the prefectures and roads are groups, then the world is public."
"The world is [wéi] public."
When Zhang Juzheng heard that His Majesty had determined the specific and clear definition of group and public according to the complexity of the relationship, he said with conviction: "Your Majesty is wise and wise, people are divided into groups, public is a group, and groups are not public. "The public is big and the group is small, the public is at the top and the group is at the bottom, the world is [wéi] public."
People are the basic building blocks of groups. People can be divided into groups based on relationships.
Large groups with more complex relationships involve more people, and smaller groups with simpler relationships involving fewer people.
The largest group is Tianxia, which includes all the people of the world. This is the largest public group in the world, and the world is the public.
Once the public is clearly explained, the corresponding one is private.
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and said: "Yin Zhengmao, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, expelled Xiao Fulangji for public service. However, in order to do business, the Jin gentry of Guangdong and Guangxi joined forces with Xiao Fulangji and bribed Wang Bai, the deputy envoy of Guangdong Haidao, and Huang Qing, the commander-in-chief of the capital. He lives in Haojing for his own privacy."
"Yin Zhengmao said that raising taxes on Xiao Fo Langji was for the public good, while Wan Shihewei interfered with him every time when he discussed the possibility of harming the interests of the Jin gentry."
"The Ministry of Industry refused Wu Qingbo's request for money to build a house for public purposes, but my mother asked for money from the government for four thousand taels of silver to build a house for Wu Qingbo for private purposes."
"The imperial court cleared 70,000 hectares of land in the Fourteenth Mansion of Nanya for the purpose of taxing the world. It was for the public. The Xu family, the Shen family, the Gu family and others used their arms as chariots for private purposes."
"In this way, Xiao Fo Langji's tax increase is a public matter, so he should not support the palace's private funds, but should go into the state's funds; and the palace should not use the money from the Ministry of Revenue to reward Uncle Wu Qing, and let the Ministry of Revenue bear the shortfall and Holes. These are all the consequences of bribery, and there is a risk of appeasement."
Zhang Juzheng was stunned, and he was hit by the boomerang again!
What Xu Jie said about the major disadvantages of bribery and appeasement in officialdom was plagiarized from "On Current Affairs" written by Zhang Juzheng in the 32nd year of Jiajing. These two sentences were proposed by Zhang Juzheng. Now, they are boomeranged by the emperor. It hit Zhang Juzheng.
Yin Zhengmao's punitive tariffs to support the emperor were bribes to the emperor in order for the emperor to appease Zhang Juzheng.
This little emperor is a bit ungrateful! The poor people went to the outer court to beg for food, and they looked so upright and sanctimonious!
Zhang Juzheng thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I am an official, and everything is about accomplishing things. Contradictions exist in all things, and it is better to reconcile them. Metaphysical cognition is often contradictory to the metaphysical practice. I am It will be judged based on the actual performance. Yin Zhengmao is my sect and is far away in the extreme south. If I increase taxes and do not provide for His Majesty, I am afraid that the world will criticize me."
The little emperor is always reasonable, and Zhang Juzheng is always reasonable. You, the little emperor, can boomerang, but Zhang Juzheng can't boomerang?
The contradiction is an extension of the question of whether Yang Bo is a gentleman or a villain. A detailed analysis of specific matters is the golden words of His Majesty the Emperor!
"The king and the country are one, the king and the father are one, and the world is public. Yin Zhengmao has a reverent heart, and Wang Guoguang also has a reverent heart. If Yin Zhengmao does not pay the tax increase to the palace, he will not have much time in the extreme south, and he may not be able to stabilize the extreme south. "If it weren't for Zhang Cheng's decision for the angels, the national funds would not have been increased by these 121,100 taels of silver this year, and there is a certain amount of progress and retreat." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head again and said.
The monarch is the world, and the world is the monarch. This is a physical reality. Zhang Juzheng cannot achieve anything without relying on imperial power. Zhang Juzheng knows this very well. Take the return of Zhang Siwei as an example. If not The little emperor refused to let Zhang Siwei come back because he was ugly. Zhang Juzheng could only watch Zhang Siwei return to the court and become the vice president of "Shizong's Records" and wait until the day it was completed to join the cabinet.
After Zhang Siwei entered the cabinet, how could Zhang Juzheng be able to pursue and attack the Jin Party when he was doing his job?
This is the current basic structure of the world. Zhang Juzheng has drawn a line. The monarch and the country are one, and the emperor and father are one. The emperor's power of power cannot be violated. In the future, this line cannot be crossed. After crossing, Zhang Juzheng will shut up.
"The distinction between public and private matters, sir, is not a great talent." Zhu Yijun thought about it seriously and said, "What I just said is very similar to Qingliu. He is not down-to-earth, talks eloquently, and does not speak based on facts. Thank you, sir, for your teaching."
"I'm ashamed of myself." Zhang Juzheng hurriedly returned the gift.
Zhang Juzheng thought for a while and bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the salt disciples resisted arrest and the sea wind capsized the boat. In the past, it was a common thing. However, today, there are complaints of injustice due to the encroachment and occupation. The evil people deceive the people and are selfish, so they are not with others." Conspiracy to murder. The master who wants to be wise is wise, understands the reasons, weighs and discerns clearly what is allowed, and determines the importance of the matter. He will not obey the emotions and laws."
The little emperor knew what Zhang Juzheng meant. The general idea was that the officials of Nanya were being slandered and someone was deliberately slandering them. Zhang Juzheng was also afraid that the little emperor would become suspicious of these ministers, so he explained it.
Zhu Yijun showed a gentle smile and said, "Then let's continue with the feast."
Whether it is because of his actual performance, the order of the world, or the limitations of his own Confucian etiquette, Mr. Zhang still unswervingly supports the emperor and respects the power of the emperor. This is a pragmatic way. manner.
Imperialism is the original sin of the world's ills, and it is also the best solution at the moment.
The current productivity of the Ming Dynasty is simply not enough to overthrow the imperial system and establish a new order. Zhu Yijun cannot do it, and neither can Zhang Juzheng.
Since it is impossible to establish a new order, we should support the old order, stride forward, lead to qualitative changes from quantitative changes, and continuously promote the development of productivity.
Zhang Juzheng gave the definition of public today, and Zhu Yijun did not use a sledgehammer to smash Zhang Juzheng's ideological seal. Everyone has a refractory period. Let Mr. Zhang wait for two days, and then continue to smash. Now we only have the definition of public and private. Regarding public and private affairs, the road ahead is long and difficult.
At this time, in the Yamen of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Hai Rui and Ge Shouli were sorting out the memorials of the officials of the world. After the ministry meeting, they were sent to Wenyuan Pavilion.
Hai Rui and Ge Shouli were very busy. Hai Rui was mainly responsible for the department's affairs. Specifically, it was to identify whether the popular Ke Dao spokesperson was really upright.
Ge Shouli was mainly responsible for the impeachment memorials. He had to confirm the authenticity of the memorials issued by officials from all over the country, especially the impeachment memorials, and express his position at the court meeting.
"Hai Zongxian, I have some doubts." Ge Shouli asked when he was free, looking at the meticulous Hai Rui.
The little emperor pretended not to understand, but Ge Shouli just asked if he didn't understand.
Hai Rui looked at Ge Shouli and said with a smile, "Mr. Ge, do you have any questions? Tell me everything you know."
Ge Shouli said rather puzzledly: "The officials in the world are looking forward to Hai Gangfeng's return to the court, as a sharp sword, to cut off the sycophants that God is warning against, but judging from Hai Zongxian's return to the court, it seems that he is fighting against Yuan Fu is complicit."
Hai Rui thought for a moment and said, "It was never me who could save the Ming Dynasty, but Yuan Fu, who was dedicated to the country and poor in his career."
"I just hope that Ming Dynasty can wipe out the long-standing evils and restore peace to the world. I can't do it, but Yuan Fu can do it, so naturally I won't criticize him."
"Politics is not about virtue, because the enemies we encounter on the road to reviving the Ming Dynasty are all monsters, ghosts, ghosts, and monsters. You can't kill them with all your righteousness."
"Besides, Yuan Fu is so good at his methods and his virtue is as pure as jade, so he can't hold the position of chief assistant, can he?"
"What we want is the chief assistant, not the leader of Qingliu."
Qingliu could not save the Ming Dynasty. Yan Song was in power at that time, and Hai Rui also thought that Qingliu could save the Ming Dynasty. Since the fall of Yan Song in the 41st year of Jiajing, Hai Rui had only seen Xu Jie's repeated pursuit of the Yan Party. When it comes to Qingliu's fierce counterattack against Yan Dang, we only see Qingliu holding high the banner of Qingliu and doing the things of turbidity.
Xu Jie left and Gao Gong came. Hai Rui thought he could make Xu Jie return his land and find out the occupation of the Fourteenth Prefecture of South Zhili, but in the end he was forced to serve.
Hai Rui, who had made a comeback again, changed again and again in his judgment of Zhang Juzheng.
"He accepted bribes." Ge Shouli was silent for a moment, and then talked about Zhang Juzheng's money collection. Zhang Juzheng's money collection was mainly from Bing Jing Tan Jing, concentrated in the spring and autumn.
Hai Rui looked at Ge Shouli. The more he looked at Ge Shouli, the more guilty he felt. Ge Shouli's eyes became more evasive.
Hai Rui smiled and said: "Mr. Ge wants to say something about himself, or in other words, in this DPRK, the leaders of the Zhang Party, the Jin Party, and the Zhejiang Party all accept bribes. Why do I turn a deaf ear to them and treat them as if I haven't seen them?" Impeach?"
"The disadvantages of bribery are easy to cure, but the troubles of appeasement are difficult to eliminate. Only when the law is tested to eliminate the troubles of appeasement can the disadvantages of bribery be addressed."
"If you don't accumulate steps, you can't reach a thousand miles; if you don't accumulate small streams, you can't become a river."
"A lot of feathers can sink a boat, a lot of persimmons and jujubes can break an axle, and a unanimous crusade can even melt metal. This is how accumulation of feathers sinks a boat, a group of people can break an axle, and a group of people can make gold."
"Only when the examination method is effective and the drawbacks of appeasement are eradicated, can bribery be cured. Your Majesty is still young and determined to forge ahead, so there is still time."
Hai Rui was not in a hurry, especially when he saw the contents of the banquet between the emperor and Zhang Juzheng every day. Hai Rui was even less anxious. What could be more pleasant than living full of hope?
"Has Mr. Ge studied the Theory of Contradiction?" Hai Rui asked about the recently popular best-seller, "The Theory of Contradiction". At first glance, this thing doesn't seem like much, but when you study it carefully, you feel extremely horrified.
Ge Shouli said with a complex expression: "Mr. Yuan Fu, he is not a great talent."
Everyone is the leader of the party, and they cannot compare with each other as officials, nor can they compare with each other in knowledge.
"Hai Zongxian, Ge Zongxian, the banquet is over. Wenhua Palace's Attendant sent someone to deliver the content of today's banquet." A clerk placed the palace banquet on the table.
Talking about the banquet notes, the content is actually very scattered and not as easy to understand as summarized in "Theory of Contradiction". However, Hai Rui and Ge Shouli will still study these notes very carefully.
Nothing else, just witness that the omnipotent Zhang Juzheng said those four words when he couldn't answer. Rong Chen thought about it slowly.
To put it more clearly, Hai Rui and Ge Shouli wanted to have fun.
"This!" Ge Shouli said dumbfounded after reading the notes: "This, this, this... can public and private be explained in this way?"
"This is how public and private should be understood!" Hai Rui replied with deep emotion.
Hai Rui also had his own contradictions, or rather doubts. Bribery in government should never be done, but the reality was that this trend of bribery could not be corrected. Hai Rui wanted to impeach, but the actual implementation made it impossible for him to write. He is a person who bends down to find answers. The doubts caused by such contradictions and contradictions even make him a little confused about his belief in integrity.
But after reading the definitions of public and private, Hai Rui felt like he was enlightened and cleared up his doubts.
Compared with the Ming Dynasty, which was a larger, more complicated government that involved more people, Zhang Juzheng, Tan Lun, and Ge Shouli were all private, bribing government for private purposes, and eradicating old abuses for public purposes.
"It's not difficult for Mr. Yuan Fu at all!" After reading it, Ge Shouli also had some understanding, but he was a little disappointed that Zhang Juzheng really answered the question.
Is it still difficult to get Zhang Juzheng in this world?
have.
The education of the little emperor.
At this time, in the palace, the young emperor was explaining Zhang Juzheng's definition of public and private to Empress Dowager Li and Empress Dowager Chen.
Zhu Yijun held up his hands and said eloquently: "Mother, this is the way to explain the group and the single, the public and the private. During the Hongwu period, the Ming Dynasty had no distinction between domestic and national funds. The emperor had twelve treasuries, and even nine treasuries. Returned to the outer court as ambassadors and deputy envoys to manage, the salaries of officials in the capital are all paid from the inner treasury."
"In the Yongle period, Emperor Chengzuwen even said that all the treasures stored in the inner treasury are heaven's treasures, and they will be rewarded for their merits, although I dare not spend them rashly. Emperor Chengzuwen used the inner treasury for the Northern Expedition. This is a confusing but certain phenomenon. .”
"By the time of Emperor Xianzong Chun, foreign ministers could no longer check the internal treasury. During the Chenghua period, the Ministry of Household Affairs repeatedly requested petitions to check the internal treasury accounts, but Wang Zhi used the excuse of inconvenience and changed the position to the Secretary of Ceremony to inspect the accounts. .”
"Later on, it was repeated many times. In the twelfth year of Jiajing, the emperor's grandfather issued an edict that the emperor's inner treasury should be used exclusively by the emperor. From now on, both public and private affairs are divided."
Zhu Yijun briefly told Empress Dowager Li and Empress Dowager Chen about the development of the Twelve Treasurys of Internal Money in the Ming Dynasty, from the confusion of public and private funds between public and private funds during the Hongwu and Yongle years, to the complete denial of foreign court interference during the reign of Emperor Xianzong of the Ming Dynasty, and then to The internal and state funds of Xiaozong and Wuzong were treated in detail, and finally the public and private accounts were reconciled.
According to the ancestral law of Emperor Jiajing, the outer court must give 30% of the income to the internal funds every year. The internal funds are exclusively used by the emperor, and the rest are owned by the state funds. Since then, the internal funds and state funds of the Ming Dynasty have been completely separated. If you borrow money, you will also need to issue an IOU.
So when Empress Dowager Li asked the Ministry of Industry for money to build Wu Qingbo's house, she was not distinguishing between public and private matters.
Empress Dowager Li was a little relieved and said helplessly: "Sister, look at what I'm saying. The emperor is very reasonable. His grandfather's affairs are all over, and he still tells me so many truths. Mr. Gensuke really doesn’t have much talent.”
"That's what the emperor said." Empress Dowager Chen was just happy when she heard this and said with a smile.
Zhu Yijun said quite seriously: "Mother, today Mr. Yuan Fu reported that during the reign of Emperor Taizu, every time foreign officials came to Beijing to report something, or if the county magistrate had someone who was honest and capable of loving the people, or if the common people had grievances, they would often summon him. He gave food, visited the people's sufferings, and begged to restore the ancestors and establish the Dharma."
Zhang Juzheng not only allowed the young emperor to meet with court officials, courtiers, and officials in the capital, but also allowed the young emperor to meet with foreign officials (outside the capital), county magistrates, and ordinary people. The purpose was to visit the sufferings of the people.
Empress Dowager Li pulled four-year-old Zhu Yili back. The child dug sand in the sand pit without paying attention, and it was everywhere. Empress Dowager Li said with a smile: "If you have an idea, you can make it yourself."
Public and private are in a relationship that speaks to each other, just like big and small. Public and private can only be seen in contrast. For example, one household and one floor are public. If the first floor is public, building through the load-bearing columns will harm the public and enrich the private. Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
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