Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1471, sword light and sword shadow

"Your Majesty, this person is simply talking nonsense. Mr. Liu has always been loyal to the emperor and patriotic, devoted himself to the country and the people, and made great contributions to our great Ming's prosperity today."

"However, this person is talking nonsense here, wantonly attacking and slandering the important officials of the court and the pillars of the country. Humerus."

"If he succeeds, there will be no peace in my Ming Dynasty, and the bright and bright universe will be covered with dark clouds, the wind and rain will be precarious, and the society will be in turmoil."

Emperor Hongzhi was expressionless. Among the officials below, someone immediately stood up and pointed at the official who had just attacked Liu Jin and said indignantly.

"Your Majesty, what the prince said is justified. Mr. Liu has always been loyal to the emperor and patriotic, dedicated to the people, and selfless. How can he allow such villains to attack and slander wantonly in the court."

"If he succeeds, all the officials of our Ming Dynasty will be in danger from now on. The pillars of the country, the consolidation of the emperor, and the cornerstone of the country can be easily destroyed. From now on, our Ming Dynasty will definitely be in turmoil."

"Such a person, I am ashamed to be an official in the same dynasty. If he is not eliminated, my Ming Dynasty will never have a peaceful day."

"That's right, Your Majesty, the way of such a villain is to attack and slander important officials of the court for no reason, but it does not contribute to the country or the society. It talks about being loyal to the emperor and patriotism, but what it does is destroying the foundation of our Ming Dynasty. thing."

"Your Majesty, how can such a person be allowed to spread nonsense in the court hall, wantonly attack the important officials of the court, and slander and slander the leader of the country. Your Majesty, please kill this person."

One after another, ministers stood up and criticized Zhang Cai, the censor of Liu Jin, with fierce words, and the entire court was full of swords and swords for a while.

After all, Liu Jin is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, deeply trusted by the emperor, and he is the initiator of capitalism and colonialism. No matter how many people are related to him or who want to take refuge in Liu Jin, he doesn't know how many people there are.

Zhang Cai's wanton attack on Liu Jin will naturally be strongly opposed by a large number of officials, and this is just some not very important ministers in the court, the real bosses, all of them are frowning at this time, Thinking about something.

Jiao Fang was also expressionless.

This time it seems that I have played too much and rushed too much.

It is not easy to bring down the big tree of Liu Jin, and it is not something that can be achieved overnight.

Zhang Cai's words just now were too intense, and it is likely that she is dead now.

And I am afraid that I will not have a good life in the future.

"Your Majesty, the rules for writing and answering questions in the imperial examinations are set by the Emperor Taizu. This is the ancestral system. Liu Jin's random writing of questions without authorization violates the ancestral system. It is really a big treason."

"Your Majesty is dedicated to serving the country and loyal to His Majesty. The thief Liu Jin, relying on His Majesty's favor, has always acted recklessly, disrupted the government, violated the ancestral system many times, reorganized the system indiscriminately, and poured power into the government and the public. With their own power, wantonly misappropriating money and competing with the people for profit."

"This kind of treacherous minister who is disloyal and unrighteous, only seeks profit, and has great power, I will swear to the death to admonish him, and I am sure His Majesty will kill this beast!"

Zhang Cai saw that many ministers stood up against him, and they were tit-for-tat against him in words. He knew that he had opened the bow and had no turning back, so he could only pretend to be loyal, and complained that Liu Jin was a disaster for the country and the people, and hoped that His Majesty would kill him. Liu Jin.

Hearing Zhang Cai's words, Liu Jian couldn't help closing his eyes.

The open-mouthed mention of the ancestral system, Emperor Hongzhi used to abide by the ancestral system too much, so he was strictly restricted by these civil officials. He wanted money and had no money, and he couldn't do anything he wanted. He didn't have much power if he wanted power. Even military power is in the hands of civilian officials.

After being an aggrieved emperor for ten years, do you still want Emperor Hongzhi to return to the past?

It is estimated that if anyone asks Emperor Hongzhi to hand over military power and limit Emperor Hongzhi's financial resources, Emperor Hongzhi will definitely kill you first.

There are huge enterprises and commercial firms under Liu Jin's command, but these are all joint ventures with Emperor Hongzhi, the prince, and many dignitaries in the court.

At least half of the people standing on top of this court are inextricably linked to Liu Jin. Too many, too many commercial firms are led by Liu Jin, leading everyone to get rich together.

If you have the ability, you can too.

But you don't have the ability, and you are still talking about competing for the interests of the people here.

It would be okay if these words were used to deal with Emperor Hongzhi in the past, but now, no one of you knows the pissing nature of those businessmen and gentry.

The salt in Liu Jin’s Changlu Salt Field is only a few cents a catty of good snow salt, but the salt in the hands of those salt merchants in the past cost tens of pennies a catty casually, and sometimes even sold Hundreds of words.

Your attacking Liu Jin indiscriminately like this will not only have no effect, but will even make Emperor Hongzhi dislike you even more and trust Liu Jin even more.

"enough!"

Sure enough, Emperor Hongzhi, who was sitting on the dragon chair, yelled in extreme displeasure.

Obviously, Zhang Cai's random attacks and slanders touched Emperor Hongzhi's bottom line.

Emperor Hongzhi knew very well that Liu Jin owed a lot of credit to his being able to have what he is today, otherwise Emperor Hongzhi wanted money and had no money, and he couldn’t do something if he wanted to do something. Due to internal and external troubles, he may have died of intestinal ulcer a few years ago.

Now this Zhang Cai is really attacking Liu Jin indiscriminately like a mad dog, talking about the ancestral system. If he succeeds, then the officials will be like a raging wave, asking Emperor Hongzhi to restore many of the previous systems. Demand the abolition of the tax office and so on.

At that time, Daming will return to the way it was before, and the emperor himself will become the useless emperor before. He wants money but has no money, and he can't do things if he wants to do it. Selfishness, fighting for power and profit, completely disregarding the life and death of the country.

This is definitely something that Emperor Hongzhi does not want to see.

It is no longer as simple as attacking Liu Jin. There is nothing wrong with attacking Liu Jin. There are many things between ministers attacking each other and fighting for power and profit. This has happened since ancient times.

Whether Liu Jin, Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, etc., everyone has been impeached and criticized, and the battles above the court have always been extremely dangerous.

As the emperor, the emperor is still very happy to see the struggle between his courtiers, because this can help control the court situation.

But struggles are all struggles, but when it is related to major national affairs and the great cause of the emperor, Emperor Hongzhi cannot tolerate it.

Emperor Hongzhi didn't want to go back to the past, let alone be constrained and bound by the so-called ancestral system everywhere.

The current Daming is facing an unprecedented situation, and is at a critical crossroads. What is needed is continuous brave advancement and continuous innovation, rather than being the same as before.

Emperor Hongzhi's voice echoed in the Golden Luan Hall, and all the officials bowed their heads respectfully for a moment, becoming completely silent.

"I don't think there is anything wrong with the questions Liu Jin asked in the exam."

"The examination is a grand ceremony of ethics and talent in the imperial court. It selects talented talents who can govern the country, not mediocre talents who only keep saying that they are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but they can't do anything and can't solve it."

"Selecting talents is the purpose of the country's imperial examinations."

"Liu Jin's topic is today's Ming Dynasty. This is to test the students' understanding of today's Ming Dynasty, know some problems in my Ming Dynasty, and give some appropriate strategies for governing the country."

"This is in line with the purpose and original intention of the imperial examination, and it is in line with the ancestral system."

"If a student or an official of the imperial court can't clearly understand the current situation facing the Ming Dynasty, even if he is talented and talented, he is afraid that he is not suitable to stay in the imperial court, because empty talk is harmful to the country. What is needed is not people who talk in general terms, but officials who can do practical things for the people."

The business of Emperor Hongzhi was clearly conveyed to every corner of the Golden Luan Hall and reached the ears of many officials.

The meaning is very clear, he is supporting Liu Jin and standing on Liu Jin's side.

Not only support Liu Jin, but also support the reformists and practicalists represented by Liu Jin. The problems that Daming is facing now are unprecedented in the ages, and then use those things from before to govern Daming?
I'm afraid that the entire Ming Dynasty will be filled with smog, and it is impossible to have the prosperity it has today.

Without military reforms, the Ming Dynasty would not have a large army sweeping the world, and naturally there would be no way to expand its territory and obtain vast land for immigration.

Without financial reforms, the Ming court would not have had enough financial and material resources to support large-scale immigration and infrastructure construction. However, conflicts between man and land would still be sharp in the Ming mainland, and natural disasters and man-made disasters would continue.

Without the reform of bureaucracy, officials in the upper and lower capitals of the Ming Dynasty would still drink tea and listen to music. The imperial decree would be waste paper when it comes out of the capital. Fight for power.

Emperor Hongzhi knew clearly that the current Daming had gone farther and farther on the road of reform and hard work. At this moment, even if he wanted to go back to the past, it would probably be impossible.

Could the former Ming Dynasty control such a huge territory?
Could the former Ming Dynasty be able to travel across the world?

Even if it is really necessary to go back to the past, can the emerging capitalism and colonialism of Ming Dynasty agree?
Obviously, they will not agree.

The capitalists need a strong country to provide them with strong support, so that they can obtain raw materials and dumping markets from all over the world.

Colonists also need a strong country to back them up and provide strong support, so that they can colonize all over the world and plunder a steady stream of wealth from the colonies.

Anyone who opposes these capitalists and colonists will be met with a strong counterattack from them, and their power is definitely a very powerful and terrifying force.

(End of this chapter)