Domineering Daming

Lu Daqi, governor of Shanxi Province, accompanied Zhu Xu to slowly inspect the newly built Shanxi Provincial Academy.

Lu Daqi was slightly plump. He had been transferred from the Ministry of Officials to Shanxi for a few years, and he became more and more like a frontier official. Standing beside Zhu Xu, there was only a smile on his face, and he said: "Your Majesty, Jiangxi Province has been newly built in the past few years. There are more than 60 academies at the provincial, prefecture, and county levels. This provincial academy alone is admitted to the Royal Academy every year. There are more than 2000 graduates. Most of them are excellent in character and learning.

Behind Lu Daqi, there are more than 30 officials of all sizes in Shanxi, following behind Lu Daqi cautiously and frightened.

The Majesty in front of him has always been unpredictable. Now that the court situation is in turmoil, they are already uneasy. When the emperor stays here, they are even more uneasy.

Zhu Xu came to a small pavilion, and there was a qin in the pavilion.

Lu Daqi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the teaching of the Provincial Academy covers all aspects, and piano, chess, calligraphy and painting are compulsory. Here, it should be a place where a certain student usually contacts. Most of the students in the Provincial Academy are quite poor. These are the additions of the Provincial Academy..."

Zhu Xu waved his four fingers on the strings, and it was really crisp and melodious. He looked at Lu Daqi with satisfaction, and said, "You guys in Shanxi are doing well. I'm in Jiangxi. I heard that there are many officials who think it's a good idea to let those poor people study." This kind of mistake not only reduces the young and strong people who are farming, but also increases the burden on the court. Moreover, if there are too many scholars, it will cause a lot of trouble, which is not good for the country and the family..."

When Lu Daqi heard this, he raised his hand in suspense and said, "Your Majesty, I think this statement is absurd! 'Great Harmony' is the ardent hope of a sage. How could there be so many illiterates in a Datong Ming Dynasty? Scholars will reduce farming youth and increase the burden on the court. It is a big mistake. There will never be a shortage of farmers. Moreover, "literacy" is the responsibility of the court. How can it be called a burden? The so-called "belonging to the country and family" Unfavorable, this is ulterior motives, if everyone knows the etiquette and abides by the law, how can there be any trouble..."

Zhu Xu fiddled with the strings, turned to look at the people other than Lu Daqi, and said, "What about you? Do you think so too?"

A group of adults raised their hands and bowed together, saying: "I understand the hadith deeply."

Zhu Xu smiled with satisfaction, and said: "It's rare that you at the foot of Shanxi Mountain can understand righteousness and distinguish between cleanliness and profit. I have always said that as an official and the people, you must uphold integrity and don't be confused by fame and fortune. But, I I'm very disappointed, you all know what's going on in the capital, right? Look at what those grown-ups are doing, do you have any ideas?"

Lu Daqi didn't answer this time, and there was a lot of commotion in the capital, isn't it just "bewitched by fame and fortune" as the emperor said?

Zhu Xu plucked the strings with his hands, and said: "They are all high-ranking officials of the imperial court. Under the banner of 'serving the country and the people', they are running around like dogs and dogs, causing unrest in the government and the public, and turmoil in the world. They really embarrass me, Daming..."

A group of people held their breath and concentrated, not daring to say more.It was a fight between gods and gods in the capital, and they mortals would not dare to participate.

Zhu Xu went on to say: "Reading the books of sages and sages, I will make an appointment tomorrow. One by one, I have studied hard for more than ten years and worked hard for official positions. Then I got lost in the officialdom, reluctant to bear power, tremblingly greedy for profit, and became a disaster for the country and the people. I forgot my original intention..."

Lu Daqi and the others bowed at some point, with awe-inspiring expressions.

Zhu Xu stopped, looked at Lu Daqi and the others, and said, "Tell me, how can these grown-ups always remember their original intentions, and put the word 'national' at the top whenever and wherever there is trouble, instead of just saying it when there is trouble?" Arguing endlessly, forming cliques for personal gain, and leaving the country's righteousness and the well-being of the people behind?"

This should be an eternal problem. The human heart is the most complicated and elusive thing, so why should it be imprisoned and guarded against?

Zhu Xu laughed and said, "I won't make things difficult for you, I'll ask you another question. Now the officials in the capital are vying for power and profit, and they are lawless. How should I deal with it?"

Lu Daqi and the others were heartbroken and lowered their heads even more.

They couldn't answer, not only the water depth of the capital, but also Zhu Xugangang's arbitrary decision.

Zhu Xu looked at a group of people and said: "I have set up so many institutions and sent out so many people's anointings, just to prevent these things. I am deeply disappointed, I am sorry for their food and clothing parents, disloyal and filial!"

Zhu Xu's words were already quite serious, and Lu Daqi and the others were frightened, bowed their bodies, and held their breath.

They could hear that His Majesty the Emperor in front of him was very dissatisfied with the turmoil in the court, and it seemed... that he was about to take action.

After Zhu Xu finished speaking, he turned his head to look at Lu Daqi, and said, "If you were in charge of Qingfeng Division, what would you do?"

Lu Daqi was stunned, but suddenly came to his senses, and said in a deep voice, "I will abide by the holy decree, strictly enforce the law, revamp our Ming Dynasty's official governance, and eliminate lawbreakers!"

Zhu Xu looked at him, and said quite seriously: "Well, I remember your words. Let's go, go to the library and have a look. I heard that there are hundreds of thousands of volumes of books here, but is it true?"

Lu Daqi had a premonition that he was going to be promoted, and he was inevitably excited. He hurriedly followed Zhu Xu and said, "Yes. The Royal Government Academy and academies around the world are carrying out "rescue ancient books". Many places, to ensure that the wisdom of the sages will not disappear in time..."

Zhu Xu was very satisfied, and said cautiously: "Not only 'rescue', but also sorting out, researching, and revitalizing the classics of sages and the wisdom of sages is an important task for us at present. , medical classics, iron smelting, geography, etc. must be carefully studied and systematically sorted out. They are all precious treasures of the ancestors, and they cannot be buried in the hands of us unworthy descendants who are not as good as the next generation..."

Lu Daqi raised his hand, he didn't know how to answer for a while, so he could only say: "I obey the order."

Cao Huachun accompanied Zhu Xu, silently remembering.

Zhu Xu said these words from the beginning to the end, not only for the officials in Shanxi, but also for those in the capital.

These words are very important in themselves, but to settle accounts in the future, this is "unspoken and unpredictable".

Zhu Xu walked around in Shanxi, and even stayed in the Zhujun camp in Shanxi for two days, and uttered some seemingly insignificant words.

"The army must have absolute loyalty, loyalty to me, and loyalty to Daming. Everything must be based on the interests of Daming, not just obeying the superior."

"Soldiers are the most valuable people in this country. They are more noble than the brightly dressed adults in the court, because they are risking their lives to protect Daming and the people of Ming Dynasty on the front line..."

"Someone looks down upon, treats harshly, or insults soldiers. This is absolutely not allowed! I will order the parliament to legislate to protect soldiers, and if any similar situations are discovered, they will be severely punished..."

Zhu Xu's words were like a weathervane, quickly spread to the capital.

Zhu Xu made it clear that the officials in the capital had no integrity of being an official, and they were busy with dogs all day long, which made the court turbulent.

What does this mean?

Chapter 1303

Zhu Xu's words were very serious, and the officials in the capital were trembling, worried that this was some kind of signal.

But these are some ordinary officials, some real high-ranking officials, but Zhu Xu's close ministers heard something else.

Cabinet, meeting hall.

Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong sat side by side, with Sun Chuanting and Fu Changzong on the left, Prince Jing and Wang Qiaonian on the right, six people neatly, and three vacant chairs.

Bi Ziyan was as usual dignified and calm, looked around, turned to Sun Chengzong, questioning in his tone, and said: "Why is there such a big change in the Shuaifu, such a big plan, I don't know at all?"

Bi Ziyan is the assistant of the left, and Sun Chengzong is the assistant of the right. Although the military and government are separated, according to the current cabinet system, strictly speaking, Sun Chengzong is lower than Bi Ziyan. According to the existing rules, Sun Chengzong needs to submit to Bi Ziyan. Strictly inform the commander-in-chief of important matters.

Sun Chengzong pondered, and said: "The commander's mansion just added a deputy marshal, which is not a big change. Other plans, which were approved by the emperor, are kept secret for the time being, including the cabinet."

Sun Chengzong's words are meaningful.

Bi Ziyan naturally understood that Sun Chengzong didn't keep it a secret from him, but Sun Chuanting kept it a secret from the future "chief assistant"!

Of course Sun Chuanting could hear it, his expression didn't fluctuate at all.There was no army in his plan, and Sun Chengzong's vigilance was completely superfluous.

Bi Ziyan didn't ask any further questions. As the "Chief Assistant", he kept his distance from the army all the time. He turned to Sun Chuanting and said, "Bai Gu, according to the emperor's words, there is an article in the newspaper, signed by Chi Qing, do you know?"

Sun Chuanting frowned, and said: "I asked someone to go to Chaobao to ask, and Gu Yanwu's reply was: Chaobao adheres to the principle of 'no matter big or small, no power, no value'. For the author, unless there is a judgment from Dali Temple Or the emperor's permission, they refuse to disclose it to anyone."

Bi Ziyan was expressionless, and said: "I will recite that article for you: "Courtiers' selfishness is more important than the state, and they cannot be entrusted with big or small matters. Every time a major event occurs, the cabinet will be the first to cause chaos, and the six ministries will be determined when disaster arises. It seems that it is profit, and it is named after the name. There is no family, country, and community'..."

Although due to the rise of newspapers, each family is quietly testing the cabinet and the emperor's bottom line, but such a blatant name-calling, as an organization directly under the cabinet, is really shocking.

The agencies directly under the cabinet are under the jurisdiction of Sun Chuanting, so many people looked slightly surprised and looked at Sun Chuanting vaguely.

Is this a declaration of war?Is Sun Baigu really going to step on Bi Ziyan's corpse to embark on the road of "chief assistant" and establish his authority?

Sun Chuanting has always been calm, but at this moment he frowned, looked at Bi Ziyan, bowed slightly, and said: "This matter is indeed not what I meant, I asked, this Chiqing was arranged by the Supervisor of Rituals, there is an independent In the class, not many people know about it, and those who know about it are tight-lipped."

Bi Ziyan took a deep look at him, and said: "Now the government and the people are disturbing, big and small things are constantly happening, and the newspapers of the court and other places must be strictly controlled. I heard that there is a saying recently that in some places in the south of the Yangtze River , causing quite a shock, has any of you heard about it?"

Everyone was startled, not knowing what Bi Ziyan was going to say.