Chapter 54 Slay the ministers at both ends of the head rat, clear the silverfish, and change the law!
Zhang Gui glanced at these civil servants.
He had to admit that the Jinshi of the Manchu Dynasty were indeed human beings.
Swings better than seaweed.
At the last moment, these civil officials also made concerted efforts to demand the dismantling of the West Factory and opposed the restoration of the ancestral system of peeling last grass.
The next moment, these civil officials unanimously supported Zhang Gui's proposition.
Those who didn’t know, thought Zhang Gui was the leader of the civil service.
Of course, these civil servants have different purposes in supporting Zhang Gui at the moment.
Some of them saw Zhang Gui sacrifice Kaienke, a big killer, and knew that they could no longer stop the emperor's will, so they turned to try to make a further step in their official career.
Some people had to change their attitudes in order to keep their official positions after seeing that the emperor could use Enke to replace those who were about to resign.
For civil officials such as Huang Kezuan who wanted to resign to resist the edict, they would rather let the emperor and uncle Zhang Gui get what they wanted than let other civil officials do what they wanted, thus occupying their own official positions.
After all, who let these civil servants stab them in the back.
Wei Guangwei, Qiao Yunsheng and other civil officials were very angry.
In their view, what does it have to do with us if you want to resign to resist the imperial edict? Are you not allowed to support the emperor and the uncle of the country?
Tian Qi looked at this scene with a gloomy face all the time, and said: "Resign from office to resist the government first, and then deceive the emperor and disrespect, jumping repeatedly, cunning and tactful at both ends of the first mouse, and immediately sent the three officials of the three courts and the minister of the Ministry of Rites. Drag it on, die with a stick! I don’t allow such cunning people with inconsistencies in their speech to exist in the court!”
As Zhu Youxiao, who has the blood of Zhu Yuanzhang, he naturally does not allow anyone to tease him in the court.
He can listen to good advice, and even practice it well. For example, Zhu Yuanzhang's advice such as "build high walls, accumulate food widely, and slowly become king" was well practiced by Zhu Yuanzhang. Advice has always been kept in mind.
However, he will not be soft on those who have two ends of the head, who have no principles or even play tricks on him.
In a word, the golden cup is shared with you, and the sword is not kept.
Huang Kezuan and others were astonished.
They obviously only knew how to fight the civil servants who wanted to replace them, and they forgot that the current emperor would not allow himself to be teased!
"Your Majesty is wise! Those who are treacherous should be killed!"
Wei Guangwei was overjoyed to see this, so he stood up decisively and agreed.
Qiao Yunsheng also came out and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
More civil servants stood up and reported.
Since the emperor's will is unstoppable, they are naturally unwilling to go against the trend.
Seeing this, Zhang Gui had to admit that Huang Kezuan and others were not so much killed by Zhu Youxiao as they were killed by these civil servants themselves.
Obviously, civil servants are not that united internally. In the face of interests, they will not hesitate to betray their teammates.
Huang Kezuan, Zou Yuanbiao, Xiao Jingao and Sun Shenxing were dragged down by Jin Yiwei.
"Your Majesty! The minister is wrong!"
"Your Majesty is merciful!"
"Your Majesty, forgive me!"
Huang Kezuan and others couldn't help shouting loudly.
Tian Qi ignored Huang Kezuan and the others. He just wanted to clean up a batch of silverfish that didn't cooperate with him, so as to prepare for a batch of fresh blood.
Snapped!
Snapped!
Snapped!
Following the falling of one board after another, I don't know how long it took, and the four civil servants died because of it.
Tianqi glanced at the other ministers in the court here, and ordered: "Detain Wang Ji and other ink-corrupters. Those who are suspected of ink-corruption will be arrested as soon as they should be arrested, and copied as they should be. They will all be implemented in accordance with the ancestral system. The left deputy capital censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Shaoqing of Dali Temple are temporarily in charge of the three laws!"
"Follow the order!"
Wei Zhongxian, Qiao Yunsheng and others replied.
"Your Majesty! I have something to say! I have something to say!"
Wang Ji and others also shouted loudly when they were dragged down.
But Apocalypse still ignored it.
After Zhang Gui sacrificed the two major killers of "peeling last grass" and "Kaienke", he realized more deeply that the power of civil servants is really not that terrible, and using any means can achieve the effect of killing three scholars with two peaches. Now it is only a relative of the emperor like Zhang Gui who is reused by him, and many civil officials have become obedient to check and balance.
Of course, when thinking about the current situation of Ming Dynasty, Tian Qi didn’t want the civil servants to be obedient, and he was still willing to treat those who were willing to do things for the country as national scholars.
Therefore, next, Tianqi said sincerely: "Now we are discussing the legal reforms mentioned by Yuan Keli and Shangshu. As Yuan Keli said, now in the Ming Dynasty, the country is poor and the people are exhausted, internal and external troubles, and it is necessary to innovate. I deeply think that However, you think that you can speak freely about how to reform the law, and it is not a crime to speak out about politics. I would like to regard you as my share, and you should repay them with a pure heart, not a cunning and treacherous heart."
Reform?
In fact, civil servants who only accepted Confucianism since they were young only wanted to be paperbackers at most, and they always regarded the reform as timid.
Therefore, most civil officials have never thought about the reform.
Zhang Gui is also speechless about this. The emperor finally tried his best to govern, but you two-ranked Jinshi are more active. Do you have to be chased away with a whip?
"It's no wonder that in history, even in the Chongzhen period, when the Ming Dynasty was about to fall, most civil servants were just busy fighting for power and profit. Most of these people really didn't care about the people of the country."
Zhang Gui couldn't help but slander.
As soon as he thought of the day when the Ming Dynasty would perish, and as a member of the imperial family, he was closely related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty, so he had no choice but to stand up and say:
"Your Majesty, I believe that since we want to reform the law, we must first establish the purpose of the reform. Just now, Your Majesty said that the current Ming Dynasty is poor and the people are suffering from internal and external troubles. Therefore, I believe that the purpose of the current reform should be to enrich the country, strengthen the army, and benefit the people. , nothing will work without it.”
As Zhang Gui thought, most of the conservative civil servants need to be driven by a whip before they are willing to take a step forward.
Before Zhang Gui said anything, when the emperor asked about the political reform, most of them were silent.
Now that his relative Zhang Gui said this, Yang Lian, who was afraid that Zhang Gui would take advantage of the reform again, couldn't help but stand up and say:
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, I believe that internal and external troubles and poverty in the country are due to extravagant expenses, inappropriate rewards, numerous clans, excessive official positions, and incompetent military forces. There is no need to carry out reforms, but to follow the laws of the ancestors and the rules and regulations. , Govern the country with frugality!"
"There is a saying in "Shangshu": 'Don't be clever and mess up the old chapters.' In the past, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty believed Zhang Tang's words and changed the system of Han Gaozu. From then on, the people's livelihood in the world withered and thieves swarmed. Later, Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty restored the system of Han Gaozu, and the world was prosperous. , it can be seen that if His Majesty wants to revitalize the Ming Dynasty, he only needs to follow the ancestral etiquette and be frugal."
Zhang Gui heard Yang Lian's intentions and decided to fight against the army, saying: "Your Majesty, I think that what Yang Fuxian said is not unreasonable, but cutting expenses is a good law. Why don't you let Yang Gong preside over the legal reform that His Majesty said, and not Make the country rich and the people rich!"
Tian Qi nodded: "Yang Qing is the Minister of Gu Ming entrusted by the late emperor. He also made great contributions when he helped me ascend the throne. He has always been quite prestigious. It is very appropriate for Yang Qing to preside over the New Deal and implement the reduction of all laws. I decided to let Yang What do you think about your appointment as a council member?"
"Your Majesty!"
Yang Lian yelled in a hurry, and said: "Your Majesty, I am not worthy to be a cabinet minister, and I am incapable of presiding over the new government. I am only suitable to be an official of science and Taoism. Please criticize the current evils, please learn from your majesty!"
Yang Lian's meaning is obvious, I just want to be a keyboard warrior, beep a few words if it's okay, let me do practical things, I won't do it!
Of course, Yang Lian also knows that although presiding over the New Deal has a lot of power, it is actually a job that offends vested interests.
Yang Lian was really worried that Tianqi would make an exception and let him join the cabinet, and then hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the cost reduction is very simple, and it can be implemented without ministers. Your Majesty only needs to issue an order to the twenty-four yamen of the inner court and the ministries of the outer court. It’s enough to cut down the government offices of the two capitals and the thirteen provinces!”
At this moment, Tianqi gave Yang Lian a chance to preside over the government, but he was unwilling to seize it.
Tianqi could only look at Zhang Gui: "Go on and talk about how to enrich the country, strengthen the army, and benefit the people."
(end of this chapter)