Daming heir

Chapter 422
The political structure of the Central Plains has undergone a long evolution over the millennia, and it is always trying to find an optimal model.

Since Xia Yu established the Xia Dynasty and determined the family world.

The Central Plains experienced feudal feudal feudal lords, aristocratic families, and nine ranks of Zhongzheng. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties when the aristocratic families ruled together, imperial examinations and officials gradually appeared in the political arena with a new look. After the chaotic years of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the establishment of the Zhao and Song Dynasties , so that the imperial examination has completely become the only political mainline in the Central Plains.

The gentry group upholds the government, and the gentry group controls the local area, so there is the ridiculous saying that they share the world with the gentry.

The Ming Dynasty inherited the Song and Yuan Dynasties, rebuilt the Central Plains, reshaped the orthodoxy, and inherited the imperial examination system. Although there is no promise to share the world with the gentry, all the gentry scholars in the world are doing such things .

In front of the Meridian Gate, in front of all the officials, Zhu Yunxi openly declared that Daming would abolish all the preferential treatment for scholars in the world after entering fame.

The uproar was to be expected.

Those officials who spent their entire lives in office fell down one by one.

Countless officials shouted at the top of their lungs, expecting the emperor grandson to take back what he just said.

Even Jiang Yu, the commander of Jinyiwei, who claimed to be the Great Ming Eagle Dog, became hesitant. Looking at the officials who had become crazy, he did not dare to order easily for a while, ordering people to arrest and detain them.

Ren Hengtai's whole body was cold, he stared at Zhu Yunxi in front of him dully, and whimpered in a low voice.

"Is Your Highness going to chill the hearts of scholars all over the world?"

"This dynasty has only been established for 28 years. Your Majesty first ruled the Great Treasure, reformed the old, reshaped the orthodoxy of the Central Plains, and appeased the people. At the right time, talents withered, and talents were hidden in the mountains, forests and countryside.

His Majesty spent money and food, rebuilt schools, raised the old and the poor, and honored the virtuous and the corporal. It lasted 28 years, and the official vacancies in the country are still frequently vacant.

For those who are famous for being supported by the state, the two list Jinshi are the disciples of the emperor, and the holy emperor takes his talents from all over the world.There are [-] officials in the ruling and opposition parties, and hundreds of thousands of students in the world.Even if he is guilty, is it true that all the people who study in the world are guilty?
The subject is dull and has no grand plans, but he sees that the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty can be expected.Your Highness is a young talent, the government is blocked for a while, but he has time to recuperate.Governing the country is like cooking fresh food, simmering slowly.His Highness implicated innocent people and future generations because of the current crimes, it was like a raging fire, and in an instant, the firewood was dry and the pot was cracked, how could the society be safe. "

"Chen, a scholar of the Wenhua Palace, Minister of Rites, admonishes Your Highness to the death, I hope His Highness will observe clearly, think twice before acting, and put the Ming Dynasty as the most important thing."

Ren Hengtai let out a long sigh and dissuasion for the last time, threw himself on the ground, and kowtowed heavily on the ground, his voice was like tears, he kept sobbing, and his back trembled.

Zhu Yunxi's gaze has never been so firm at this moment.

He looked at the officials who were in despair and howling, and said softly: "I am not discussing with you at this moment."

"Gu is telling you."

After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi turned around and walked towards the dark city gate under the Meridian Gate.

"Your Highness!"

"Your Highness!"

"I beg Your Highness to take back the order."

"Your Highness, Daming can't be messed up!"

"..."

Ren Hengtai shouted loudly, distraught.

Ru Yu picked up Zhai Shan who had fallen to the ground and fainted, and hugged her in her arms, there was no trace of blood on her face.

Suddenly, he turned his head angrily to look at Yu Xin and Wang Jun at the side.

Yu Xin and Wang Jun sensed the gazes around them, and silently glanced sideways. After seeing Ru Xuan's face and eyes clearly, their bodies moved involuntarily.

"That's what you guys did!"

Ru Yu whispered angrily, her eyes seemed to spew fire.

Yu Xin frowned, his jaw trembled twice, but he couldn't speak.

Wang Jun, who was beside him, snorted coldly: "Your Majesty's decree has not yet come down, and the preferential treatment of the world's famous people has not been cancelled! Could it be that His Majesty can still be like His Highness, really chilling the hearts of scholars all over the world? Could it be, Do you really want to cause chaos in the world?"

Deng Deng Deng Deng.

In the dark Meridian Gate city gate, Zhu Yunxie's figure had disappeared.

But a burst of dense footsteps came from the city gate.

It was the people in the city who were called into the palace today to watch a play with the emperor. Sun Gouer, the head of the 24 yamen in the inner palace, came out of the palace accompanied by others.

It was probably because of what happened before the former fan entered the palace. Today, I talked to the emperor about many old people with short family backgrounds, and I no longer want to beat these officials in front of the Meridian Gate.

But he still looked curiously at the officials who were fine the moment before, but now all of them seemed crazy.

The officials looked at these common people who left the palace, and felt a chill in their hearts.

Zhu Yunxi's previous words were still clearly imprinted in their heads at this moment.

There will no longer be preferential treatment for fame and fame in the Ming Dynasty, and everyone below the royal family will have no distinction.

In the future, even the old men with white heads in front of me, don't they need to bow down to them?

In the eyes of Ren Hengtai and others, Sun Gou'er, who thought he was sending the people out of the palace, stopped after walking out of the Meridian Gate.

The accompanying little servant came up behind Sun Gou'er.

The pupils of Ren Hengtai, Ru Yu, Yu Xin, and Wang Jun suddenly shrank.

The little servant was holding a bright yellow imperial decree in both hands.

The imperial decree came to Sun Gou'er.

Sun Gou'er raised his eyebrows, and glanced lightly at the civil servants in front of the Meridian Gate.

Why is there an imperial decree at this time?
Ru Yuan's fingers pinched fiercely on Zhai Shan's arm who was still fainting.

A painful exclamation came from Zhai Shan's throat, and the stunned Minister of the Ministry of Officials opened his eyes in a daze, before he could speak.

Ru Yuan already said in a low voice, "There is a decree coming."

Zhai Shan stared blankly, then turned to look at Sun Gou'er standing in front of him.

Sun Gou'er looked at Zhai Shan who had woken up, with an ambiguous smile on his face: "The officials are also awake, that's just right, and the miscellaneous family can read His Majesty's will."

With his red eyes and tears all over his face, Ren Hengtai stretched his neck, trying to see what was written in the imperial decree in advance.

Zhai Shan and the others were packing their robes.

A little servant stood beside Sun Gou'er and shouted at the officials in red and green: "There is a decree, all officials kneel down and listen."

Sun Gou'er shook his arms and unfolded the imperial decree.

"I often hear a saying that says that every generation of righteousness who slaughters dogs, most of them are scholars who are guilty. The Confucius family betrayed me, the gentry of the world betrayed me, but I have never betrayed you.

The people in the world are very miserable, they just want to eat enough and wear warm clothes.If you eat more and wear more, they will eat less and wear less.

This is what I don't want to see, so I decided today that there will be more schools in the imperial court, and those who want to study will always sit in the schools with a full stomach.Outside the school, those who have gained fame and fame, if they can't become officials, they can find jobs on their own. They can go to the fields to plan food, go to the shop to settle accounts, or serve in the army. There is no preferential treatment anymore.

This is it. "

The will of the emperor is stamped with a jade seal, and the decree is clearly issued, which is the national policy.

The content of the imperial decree read out by Sun Gou'er at this moment will also be reported to the yamen of various ministries in Yingtian City tomorrow, and then sent by the mansion to the [-]th local government of Daming.

In this way, it will be announced to the world.

The officials who were trying to force the palace by kneeling quietly in front of the Meridian Gate today were still trying to appease themselves a moment ago. This was just a personal act of His Royal Highness, who wanted to cancel the preferential treatment of fame and fame in the world.In the next second, the emperor's will had appeared in front of everyone.

The emperor did not conduct a court meeting, and even the officials of the Zhengyin Hall of the Six Departments, Five Temples and Three Legal Departments did not know in advance, and they had already promulgated the imperial edict according to the emperor's will.

Sun Gou'er didn't give all the officials a chance to come forward. After reading the imperial decree, he lowered his head and looked at the ministers in front of him: "All ministers, can you hear what your majesty means?"

Zhai Shan wanted to faint again, but his head was extremely clear, he nodded blankly: "I will know..."

"Now that we know everything, the miscellaneous family will go back to report, and all the ministries please feel free to do so."

Sun Gou'er swayed, turned around in a circle, and was already walking towards the back of the Meridian Gate.

And in front of the Meridian Gate, Zhu Gaochi, who had not yet left, folded his hands, his eyes were quite meaningful.Zhu Shangbing next to him pulled down his sleeve, and Zhu Gaochi turned his head slightly, with doubts in his eyes.

Zhu Shangbing said in a low voice: "Is this going to happen?"

Zhu Gaochi nodded, but he didn't speak, but walked forward vigorously, out of Zhu Shangbing's sight.

In front of the Meridian Gate, Ren Hengtai, who was already completely heartbroken, suddenly got up from the ground, staring fixedly at the entrance of the Meridian Gate.

Just when he was about to take a step forward, Zhu Gaochi flashed in front of his eyes.

"Sir Yan..."

Ren Hengtai's heart skipped a beat, his intention was blocked, which made him blush a little.

Zhu Gaochi kept his hands clasped all the time, his eyelids drooped slightly, and he sighed softly: "Ren Butang, why is this so? Let's go back."

Ren Hengtai blushed and looked at Prince Yan who stood in front of him, he shook his head, his face was dull: "It can't be like this, why is this?"

"Is it reasonable to compete with the people for profit?" Zhu Gaochi softly asked the Minister of Rites who seemed to have aged a lot in front of him.

Ren Hengtai frowned, the truth was there, it never changed, everyone knew it.

However, it is one thing to know, but it is difficult to change.

Then Zhu Gaochi's tone became more serious, and he said in a deep voice: "It's unreasonable to take advantage of the country!"

"Tax Secretary Zheng!" Ren Hengtai said suddenly, calling out Zhu Gaochi's current official position.

Zhu Gaochi looked at Ren Hengtai indifferently, his face was extraordinarily calm.

Ren Hengtai was panting heavily.

"Ren Butang, am I wrong?" Zhu Gaochi stared at Ren Hengtai with deep eyes.

Ren Hengtai wanted to calm down his chaotic mood several times, but it was always difficult to succeed.

It is an indisputable fact that the local gentry and dignitaries competed with the people for profit.But if the matter involved competing for interests with the country, it would be the crime of treason and theft of the country.

Just thinking about it, Ren Hengtai felt that floating corpses stretching for thousands of miles had appeared in front of his eyes, with blood flowing like rivers and holes for thousands of miles.

Zhu Gaochi clasped his hands in his sleeves, made a gesture of holding his belly, lowered his eyes, and said softly: "The country has a lot of territory, there are a lot of Li Shu, and there are a lot of records in the Yellow Book on Xuanwu Lake. If the gentry's fame and fame take the benefits of the people, the people will lose a little bit of profit.

If the gentry seizes one commoner, tens of mu of fertile land will be lost, and the country will lose tens of mu of farmland, and the two taxes in summer and autumn will lose tens of mu of farmland.There are countless gentry in the world, with countless fame and fame, how can they seize the land?How much less is the national summer and autumn tax?

Isn't this about taking advantage of the country? "

Exploitation from top to bottom has turned into exploitation by the middle class, encroaching on the interests of the top and bottom, and enriching the middle class privately.

Ren Hengtai's shoulders slumped, how could he not understand after hearing this explanation.

Zhu Gaochi continued: "The state collects taxes and collects miscellaneous servants. What it does is not only a family, but also the community of the world. Dredging water transport, dredging ditches, the northern and southern borders, the army of the country, the salary of the court, and local relief, which one is the same? Don't you need countless money and food?
How much is it to win a share of the local profit?Not much.But if the whole world takes advantage of the country, how much is it?How wonderful!

The country is in short supply, the local area is rich, and the people are hungry and cold.Dare I ask the Ministry, under such circumstances, how long will the Ming Dynasty survive? "

Ren Hengtai's eyes flickered, but he couldn't speak: "Da Ming..."

"The Ming Dynasty will last forever!" Zhu Gaochi sighed: "Nowadays, the Holy Son of Heaven brings the prestige of the founding of the country, and all the officials dare not to follow, but in the face of fundamental events, there is still the situation today. How can future generations change? Dare to change? I dare not..."

Sighing lightly, he dragged it into the city gate for a long time.

But that voice of questioning was firmly engraved in Ren Hengtai's mind.

He looked at Fengtian Hall, which was only illuminated by faint lights behind the Meridian Gate because of the emperor's frugality.The first minister in the world who owns the number one scholar archway, the first minister of the Ministry of Rites, and the first scholar to lead the University of Wenhuadian, turned around with his head bowed, looking extremely lonely.

Ru Yu supported the pale Zhai Shan, and looked anxiously at the downcast Ren Hengtai, wanting to know what he and Yan Shizi just said.

It's just that Ren Hengtai didn't have the strength to speak anymore at this moment, and walked to Zhai Shan and Ru Yu with heavy steps: "It's all gone..."

After saying the last sentence, Ren Hengtai no longer wanted to stay in front of the Meridian Gate, and accompanied the group of officials kneeling quietly to force the palace officials, stepping on the imprints under the palace wall, walked to the outside of the Duanmen lonely with his back.

Zhai Shan tightly grasped Ru Xun's arm, and shook it anxiously a few times.

Ru Yu looked up at Ren Hengtai who was going away, and shouted, "What did you say?"

No one answered Ru Xun's inquiry.

Yu Xin and Wang Jun looked at each other, seeing that Ren Hengtai had already left, they waved their robes and cupped their hands towards Zhai Shan and Ru Yu: "Since Your Majesty has issued an order, I will leave first." gone."

Ru Xun stretched out her hand and opened her mouth, but Yu Xin and Wang Jun already had their hands behind their backs, and they also left in front of the Meridian Gate.

"Let's go, let's all go back..."

Zhai Shan, who had fainted for a while and never recovered, muttered weakly, then let go of Ru Xun's arm, and staggered out of the Duanmen.

Ru Yu was stuck in her throat like a stick, holding her breath in her chest, and she couldn't get it out.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he glanced gloomyly at the officials in front of the Meridian Gate who were completely flustered after hearing the imperial decree, and he couldn't help snorting coldly.

"Is this the result you want?"

"This is what you want!"

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