Chapter 488 Etiquette
Although Goryeo is not as rich as Ming Dynasty, its resistance is low. Japanese pirates are brave and fearless, but they are not without brains. If there is no room for choice, that’s all.
Zhu Biao put it aside after reviewing it, and then saw the memorial written by the prefect of Taiyuan. Lin Wanghan Wuer, a soldier of the Taiyuan Guards, accidentally discovered that Liu Yuanli, the leader of Taiyuan Dawang Village, was gathering people to rebel...
Zhu Biao shook his head helplessly. Although the world is settled, the hearts of the people have not yet been completely surrendered. Not to mention the big ones, there are countless lunatics who want to set up flags, fold trees, and build an era.
Most of these people can't even get through the county guard. Three or four arresters with knives and iron whips are enough to suppress dozens of them.
There is nothing to say, Zhu Biao, who is looking for death, can't stop him, but the innocent relatives involved are pity, they are put on the guillotine for no reason, and there is no way out for crying out for grievances.
The poorer the knowledge horizon, the more inexplicable courage and pride people have, because the poorer the knowledge, the more absolute what they believe.
They probably think that Zhu Yuanzhang, a monk who begs for alms bowls, can sit in the country, and that Lao Tzu is better than a beggar.
Zhu Biao commented and replied: "Give Lin Wang Han Wuer, a soldier of the Taiyuan Guards, as one hundred households, reward them for discovering and suppressing Liu Yuanli's rebellion, and give each of them fifty taels of silver and eight pieces of silk for Zhaosheng to listen to."
This is not an imperial decree of the emperor's favor. After all, it is only a reward for a few hundred households. After it is sent to the Ministry of Zhongshu, they will naturally pass it down level by level. In the end, it will be conveyed to the local guard in the name of the Ministry of War.
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered the eunuchs to summon the important officials of various ministries to come to discuss the meeting. Zhu Biao sat aside silently, and only said something like excuses when they came in to salute him specially.
The ministers also knew that the crown prince had already started reviewing memorials for several years, so they were all used to the crown prince watching the government. This time, the discussion was about the matter of asking for food in Bashu. In order to resist the Ming Dynasty, many young and strong folks were forcibly recruited, which delayed farm work.
As a result, there is not enough food in Bashu, and the price of food has risen sharply, so some food needs to be supported by the imperial court. The Secretary of the Household Department proposed to order Huguang, Wuchang and other ten prefectures to send 30,000 people to boats to transport 140,000 shi from Xiangyang to Hanzhong. The sergeant of the guard station escorted him along the river.
There are so many things like this, officials from the Six Departments of the Central Secretariat and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion come and go, and every important matter of the court is handled in this way.
It wasn't until dusk approached that the Jinshen Hall stopped. After Zhu Biao helped his father finish today's memorial, he went straight to the back of the Wuying Hall to accompany the third and fourth children to **** the fields.
He didn't have much else to do at first, and it's good to move his body after sitting for a day. He works for more than an hour a day, eats well and sleeps soundly. .
For more than a month, it was basically the same every day. In the end, Lan Yu's matter was not serious or serious, and he taught him a lesson. After that, Zhu Biao would go to the morning court from time to time. Review the memorials in the palace, and exercise with the younger brothers in the afternoon.
As for the second child, Zhu Yu, he got out of bed on the eighth day after being beaten and worked with the third and fourth children every day. Although the work was a little slower because the injury had not healed, it was still a show of attitude.
The style of speech and style returned to the previous state, and the two brothers tacitly skipped the conversation that day, but Zhu Biao could still see that Zhu Yi was not so depressed and decadent, and he was more energetic.
After the autumn harvest, the tense and busy atmosphere of most of the government offices gradually calmed down, whether it was official business or the originally turbulent political situation, it seemed that everyone was preparing to have a good year before talking about other things.
Only the Ministry of Industry is still busy, it can even be said to be in full swing, and the weather is getting colder. Although the south is fine, there is news of snowfall in the north. Both the people in the north and the frontier army urgently need a lot of low-priced coal.
The efficiency of the Great Unification Dynasty is trustworthy, especially with Zhu Biao, the crown prince, who is watching closely. Both the central and local governments are unimpeded. Tai Sui broke ground on his head.
However, insinuations are inevitable. With coal at such a low cost, as long as a group of officials can get two or three achievements, they will be able to eat and drink enough to live a rich and prosperous year. Needless to say, everyone else, even those affiliated with the Eastern Palace, will come to try it out. .
Zhu Biao naturally couldn't agree. After a few closed doors, everyone became honest, and even Donggong's confidants couldn't be caught, let alone others.
Zhu Biao is not stingy about sharing the cake. For him, as long as he has the power to divide the benefits, he doesn’t feel bad about how much he shares. It’s just that the coal is not a luxury but a necessity for many poor people in the north. It is a huge burden for them.
As for other government offices, the Ministry of Etiquette is relatively busy. Zhu Biao is almost ready for the etiquette preparations for welcoming Princess Goryeo, and after the princess is Miss Li and Miss Chen. Li Shanchang is also a prince. It is impossible for his daughter to accompany the former King of Korea. His daughter entered the East Palace together.
Among the three women, Miss Chen's status is a little lower, but Chen Youzong is Zhu Biao's confidant minister. The Chen family has been loyal to the king's affairs in recent years, and the dignity that should be given cannot be vague, so they have to stagger their time.
In addition to these wedding matters, there are also many things in the Ministry of Rites. Since the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the court etiquette has been abandoned and messy.
My father recently summoned hundreds of officials every day to wait on the left and right, inquire about the people's feelings, consult the gains and losses, or examine the ancient and modern ritual systems, so that some officials with low positions can go to the hall to discuss things that exceed the order of the ranks, which happens from time to time.
Four years after the founding of the country, Ming finally gained a firm foothold, and now he has the time and energy to pay attention to these things carefully, especially when there was a teacher performing music at the banquet half a month ago, Zhu Yuanzhang hated the music of the previous generation, which used flattery as a glory, and even was vulgar Unbearable, he ordered Tao Kai, the minister of the Ministry of rites, to change his words.
It is required that courtesy guides respect, and enjoyment promotes harmony. Disrespect and disharmony, how can we govern?
It was ordered that all ancient music in the Yuan Dynasty be abolished, but obscene words and songs, mixed with northern sounds, and even decorated with sacrificial gods as team dances, to harmonize the palace court, is not the reason for guiding neutrality and advocating governance. Abandon all vulgar and obscene pleasures!
Zhu Biao has been ordered to spend the past few days in the Ministry of Rites looking through the etiquette books and music scores of the Han, Tang and Song dynasties.
Zhu Biao put down the book in his hand, rubbed his eyes and said to the officials of the official department beside him: "The Holy Majesty thinks that the three shouts of long live during the court congratulations are all empty words, and it is difficult to establish a relationship between the monarch and his ministers if they are not truthful and dishonest. All you loves think that it is better if you replace them." .”
The lobby of the Ministry of Rites is full of officials from the Ministry of Officials, and there are also a few old scholars borrowed from the Imperial Academy. After tossing, everyone is a bit sluggish now, but it is natural to have an attitude after hearing His Highness the Crown Prince's question.
After quarreling and arguing for a while, Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites stood up and said: "I thought it would be better to meet the day of court congratulations. The officials praised the ceremony, and all the officials shouted "May the king have the way" and then praised, and all the officials shouted "Peace in the world." "I don't know what His Highness the Crown Prince thinks of this as a congratulatory ceremony for the emperor and ministers?"
Zhu Biao frowned when he heard this, why did he feel that it was not as good as Shanhu Long live? Seeing the dissatisfaction on the prince's face, all the officials in the room sighed in their hearts. , It is the sincerity of the minister to pray for the king, these two words are a bit beyond the duty, not to mention that every court congratulations and praises should be three shouts, so there are only two shouts, which is not in accordance with the etiquette system."
"It's the lower officials who don't investigate, please punish the crime, Your Highness."
Zhu Biao waved his hands and said: "We are ordered by the Holy Order to formulate etiquette, and we should speak freely. As long as it is not a rebellious statement, I will never pursue it."
After discussing this for a while, Tao Kai, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, said: "It's better to call Tianfu with virtue first, Haiyu Xianning second, and holy bow and blessings third."
Zhu Biao heard that there is a sky, a sea, and an emperor, which seems to be good, and it sounds more honest than Long Live. According to Lao Zhu's thinking, he should be able to live.
"It's not bad. Let's save this one for now. I will pass it on to the Holy Majesty. Now, I would like to trouble you, my loves, to think of some good ones. I will still have a preparation when the time comes."
The main course was finally set, and the officials in the house were greatly relieved. They also knew that as long as the crown prince said it, there was a high probability that the Holy Majesty would also pass it. After all, these words were mainly for these two Lord's.
After half an hour, two more good ones were ordered, and the congratulatory ceremony came to an end for the time being. The Minister of Rites went out and called a group of officials from the Ministry of Rites to come and tidy up the books and classics scattered throughout the hall.
Liu Jin and others brought a pot of good tea for everyone. These were specially taken from the East Palace. They read and discussed all day long, and they couldn't stand without tea.
Zhu Biao and the officials drank a cup of tea and rested for another cup of tea. Baskets of books and classics outside the door were moved into the house, and all aspects must be formulated before they were disseminated to all provinces, prefectures and counties. And all the vassal states of Ming Dynasty...
"Zhou's benevolence can be the law, and Qin's tyranny can be a warning. The government of the Han Dynasty, Tang and Song Dynasty also have their own gains and losses. We must choose their strengths and discard their weaknesses..."
"For the way of learning, one cannot be full of ambition, complacent in capacity, and arrogant in mind. Full of ambition will be full, content in capacity will lead to pride, and conscientiousness will lead to smallness. Fullness will lead to loss, arrogance will lead to laziness, and smallness will lead to humbleness..."
"Modern literati don't study the foundation of morality, and don't reach the current affairs. Although their speeches are difficult and profound, their meanings are simple and close. In the future, when writing in Hanlin, they should understand the truth, understand the affairs of the world, and don't pursue superficiality."
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(end of this chapter)