eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 99
Cheng Minzheng opened the window and breathed in the April air of the capital.

What he held in his hand was a letter from Nanzhili,

In the letter, my friend asked what happened to the recent cases of land seizure by officials in Jiangxi, Fujian, and Shandong.Although the voice of the imperial court is not that they have occupied the land, but the powerful family can have a relationship, why don't you know if the relationship is in place?

That kind of statement is just to deceive the common people.

And people are concerned about this matter not because of gossip, but because there are many powerful families who invaded the fields.

If Qi Kuan be damned,

So why do they live?
He turned around and spread the letter in front of Li Dongyang: "His Royal Highness angrily killed Qi Kuan and others to relieve his anger, but it made local doubts continue and the world shook."

When Li Guang was killed, Li Dongyang knew that the prince had a righteous heart, but there were many disputes in the palace, and many people could see clearly that the methods used by the prince were far from theirs.

"...Actually, these are also predictable."

"Why didn't the old man stop it then?" Cheng Minzheng was puzzled.

From his point of view, whether it's the matter of the academy or this incident, the cabinet seems to be letting the East Palace go too far.

Donggong, in the final analysis, is not the Holy Majesty.It's just that the Holy Majesty is more fond of it, but the emperor and the prince are very different, and some parts of the East Palace are also against the ancestral system.

Not to mention, in front of the emperor, does the prince of Emperor Taizong dare to speak like that?

"Because I can't stop it." Li Dongyang said in a deep voice, "I don't know why, Donggong is very assertive in doing things, and it is almost difficult to persuade. Most people insist on listening to other people's opinions. But Donggong... It seems that the prerequisite He thinks he is right and others are wrong. Although he is smart, he never accepts advice."

"Things like this case of seizing land, not this month, not next month, will definitely happen next month. Instead of stopping it like this, it is better to shake the world. At that time, we will not talk about it, but The world is really against it, so if you don’t listen, you can only listen.”

Cheng Minzheng didn't expect it at all, "So, did you deliberately not remonstrate with me at the beginning?"

"Where are there so many thoughts ahead?" Li Dongyang stroked his beard and glanced at him, "It's just following the trend. The thinking of the Eastern Palace is different from that of all the princes in ancient times. You can also see his words and deeds after he left the cabinet. He is not tired of reading, he is not greedy for pleasure, and every time he fights, it is true that he is not for himself. Moreover, I think Donggong doesn't like officials, Brother Keqin, don't you think this is a bit of Taizu style?"

"Precisely because of this, it is... worrying. I think this case of Qi Kuan is just a clarion call. The original intention of the Eastern Palace should be that all the powerful and officials in the world should give up their land. But this is not sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats." I'm afraid it will shake the foundation of the country and cause accidents. As for the elder Ge's saying that he has the style of a great ancestor, it is true."

Do not share the world with scholar-bureaucrats?Li Dongyang thought to himself, if it's broken, shouldn't there be a reform in Xining?

At that time, Song Shenzong and his officials discussed reform matters.The prime minister, Wen Yanbo, objected, saying: the ancestral legal system exists, so there is no need to change it to lose people's hearts.

Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty asked: How displeased are the scholars and bureaucrats to change the legal system, but why is it inconvenient for the common people?

That is to say, if the law is changed, it will be good for the common people.Why are you scholar-officials who are ordinary people every day unhappy?
So Wen Yanbo uttered the famous saying through the ages: In order to rule the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, it is not to rule the world with the common people.

Meaning, we are the ones who do the work for you!

However, from the perspective of great Confucians like Li Dongyang, reforming the law without authorization will indeed cause turmoil.

"If I have the opportunity, I would like to speak to His Highness for a try."

"What if it's not allowed?" Cheng Minzheng had suffered the prince's loss once or twice, as he said before, that person would not accept advice.

In the Confucian concept, not accepting advice is a sign of a foolish emperor.

Li Dongyang was really worried, "If it's not allowed...then we have to let His Highness know."

But how can a prince know that he is wrong?
This, both of them should know in their hearts.

In fact, this conversation between the two of them was already in March.
At that time, the case of Qi Kuan had just happened, which aroused domestic and foreign attention.

Probably not just the two of them,
The ministers in the DPRK were a little worried about their own safety before Qi Kuan died, but how easy it is to say such words, in just one month,
This kind of worry turned into worrying that His Highness had such thoughts of wanting to reform.

Otherwise, why are you so determined to kill Qi Kuan?

Moreover, so many important ministers were sent to various places to handle the case with great fanfare, and what was required was that the land must be distributed to the people.

On the side of Emperor Hongzhi, it was probably at the beginning of April that he received the memorial for the crown prince for the first time.

Zou Shuyan said: The Chu Palace is the foundation of the world.Preserving education is the top priority in the world.Since ancient times, when discussing the merits of Taoism, it must be said to pre-educate the prince.Today the crown prince has only been out of the court for one month, and he has read less than one book, but he talks about the merits of the truth, and he has called his ministers several times...

The emperor turned his head and glanced at the name: "Engineering Department to Shizhong An Xiangbo."

The subtlety lies in the proposal of the cabinet: His Majesty's Holy Order.

What do these words mean?
Are the cabinet ministers all fools?

Can't they see that the emperor loves the prince very much?
Of course I can see it.

So for this kind of memorial, they should help the emperor draw up a refutation of this person, that is what the emperor meant.

Now write a "His Majesty's Holy Judgment", doesn't it mean that they think what Ann Xiangbo said is reasonable?

Emperor Hongzhi felt something was wrong,
It seems that someone in the court is brewing dissatisfaction with the prince. The outlet for this kind of dissatisfaction...in this dynasty, the prince can only go back to study.

Don't come out to push Lai Lai again.

What you said is blunt, but it actually means that you have only studied for a few days?Just keep telling the truth.

"Xiao Jing, pass the prince over here."

"The slaves obey the order."

After killing someone, it's always different.

In the past, no matter whether it was going out of the palace or sending a trilateral chief officer, although many people felt that it was not right, in the end it was not a threat to oneself.

But this time it was different.

When Zhu Houzhao was in the East Palace, he was reading the letter from Yang Tinghe. Zhou Jing would not report the progress of the case to him.Only you will send the information in.

He also intended to show this thing to Yang Shen, "Dad, let me discipline you. Look."

"If there is something wrong with the boy, His Highness will bluntly say so."

"No. You can read his letter first."

In ancient times, people who were in their early ten years old actually knew something, and in a few years they would be fathers.

Yang Shen read his father's letter, and the more he saw the end, the more shocking he felt, "Qi Kuan is a criminal appointed by the court, who has harmed countless people, why would there be people obstructing the case?!"

"Why else? Those who obstruct are not real people, they are for themselves!" Zhu Houzhao scratched his brows, "I ask you a question, you should think about it carefully."

"Please speak, Your Highness." Yang Shen cupped his hands,
"Many ministers in the court, including your father, and the books you read say that scholars should think about the people and the common people, right?"

"Of course."

"That's the case. Have you ever seen any official who took out his own land and distributed it to the poor?"

Yang Shen shook his head, "I haven't heard of such a thing."

"Yes, there is no one who doesn't say that, but no one does it." Zhu Houzhao said inducingly: "Isn't the difference worth thinking about?"

The young Yang Shen couldn't help but fell into thinking.

(End of this chapter)