Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 602 The right to know Hangzhou military affairs 47
Some people began to understand why Wang Xiu had made great achievements without standing up, and now he is in charge of the direction of the entire march, he is more detached than them.

Ye Mengde, Yin Xuan, and Li Tong were in extremely complicated moods, excited and worried at the same time. They knew that Wang Xiu had always been kind and did not do things sharply. They paid attention to accepting everyone's opinions and paid attention to harmony.This time, they were very tempted, but very worried. In the lecture hall, they openly risked the world and did not violate it. It was too radical, and it made people extra excited.

"The meaning of the mountain leader, is he a member of Confucianism?" The student fought hard, trying to pull Wang Xiu off his horse.

"Using the ancients as a teacher, only the virtuous learn from it." Wang Xiu did not deny or affirm, but there was almost no room for rebuttal to his words. How dare you say antonyms?Don't think about it, it will be reviled by the entire scholarly community.

"Governing the country is not the theory of one family. It is not a bad thing to learn from the various schools of thought. Confucianism has been integrated into the theory of the hundreds of schools of thought for more than a thousand years. Some people ask, why did saints come out in large numbers during the time of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors? It has been thousands of years now , the most virtuous is Tang Zong and Song Zu? In China and Kyushu, the water and soil have not changed, and the gods are still there, why?"

Wang Xiu didn't care about everyone's reaction at all, and directly commented on the shortcomings of Confucianism and Taoism. This is a lecture hall where people can speak freely. If you don't even dare to express your opinions, what kind of learning is there?Let's sell sweet potatoes together.Oh, the current sweet potato is still on the other side of the vast ocean, and he is planning to see if he can come here for a long voyage.

"People's customs are changing, and morality is going down."

"Confucian saints are born to know, so what has it to do with folk customs?"

"This."

"Nowadays, the folk customs have changed, so it's not wrong to say it. What's the use of Huabiao? It should be known that when the three kings and five emperors were in power, the country was small and the people were few. The flying horse traveled fifty miles out of the country. Ordinary people could talk directly to the emperor. The ancient emperor Huabiao is also set up at the side of the palace gate. If villains do evil, Shengmin can write a letter on Huabiao to expose their crimes, and the government will take it down directly for questioning. Moreover, Shengmin can speak out about the gains and losses of the government. How can one person deceive the eyes and ears of the world for a long time?"

"At the time of the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, even villains could not gain a foothold, and the emperors were all holy emperors. As the territory expanded, the emperor had to set up hundreds of officials, and only a few days were divided between officials and the people. The public opinion was separated from the emperor. Today, there is I heard that the Drum Court is true, but even if the common people sue the officials, even if they are charged with the crimes of the officials and gentry, the common people will also be punished. Even though the people in the world know that there are villains in the imperial court, they dare not tell the emperor on the table. Look at the news Drum Academy, if Shengmin had no way out, who would dare to beat the drum? Not to mention, in the first year of Jingkang, the imperial student wrote a letter, which caused chaos outside Donghua Gate. What's more, right and wrong are still being debated, but if the emperor can understand the public opinion, why should the emperor beat the broken drum?"

"Students dare to ask the head of the mountain, and encourage the people to report on the officials. The master said: It is not easy to commit crimes, but those who are fond of making troubles are rare. Students think that a gentleman is fundamental, and it is a great chaos for ordinary people to report on officials without any scruples. , What is the difference between this and the era of cruel officials in Wu Zhou?" Another person stood up and said, obviously disapproving of Wang Xiu's argument.

Wang Xiu saw that he was a student of Jingyi Poetry and Fu Hall again. He frowned slightly but still smiled and said: "Good question, ancient and modern Confucian classics have the righteousness of monarch and minister, but there is no distinction between officials and people. Officials are not used to enslave the people, but to help the people live and work in peace and contentment, so that the people can get what they want. In the end, in order to deter Xiaoxiao, the officials' dignity was added, and there was a distinction between officials and people, and the distinction between high and low among the common people."

"Later generations have followed, the so-called public ministers sit down and discuss the Tao, and the scholar-bureaucrats talk about it and do it. They are all superior. Wu Zhou's rumors and reports, where is the inheritance from ancient times, it is clear that the heroine is coming to the court and wantonly suppressing dissidents. Today, the orthodox, who dares to harbor dissenting intentions ?”

"In ancient times, the king was only a hundred miles away, the officials had hundreds of plans, the people did not exceed ten thousand people, and the government was simple; but today, the emperor ruled over a thousand miles of territory, and the emperor ruled billions of subjects. It’s not appropriate to stick to the shape. Let’s talk about the political system first. There are old people in each county. Why not set up a political system to discuss the gains and losses of a county’s governance, and its people’s virtuous and foolishness. If it is approved by the seven-level people, it will form a local policy and be implemented by the county magistrate, and even the officials in the county can be impeached, and even directly written to the emperor, so that the officials will not dare to act arbitrarily."

"Under this system, who dares to take power? Why do villains stay in important positions for a long time and deceive the people of the world? Through the supervision of the parliament, there is no way for a good person to have conspiracy. Although there are still disadvantages, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. "

"Another advantage of setting up the political council is that the government offices at all levels remain the same. The political council is not a government office, so there is no need to add officials. It only needs to be legislated by the court to ensure the power of discussion between gentry and villagers, so that they can watch the rumors and hold regular meetings to speak freely. No The gentry needs to be given a monthly salary, as long as they provide food and beverages for the chariots and horses during the organization meeting. The gentry will naturally safeguard the interests of the village and unite their destiny with the emperor.

Wang Xiu designed a parliamentary system with separation of powers, advocating a constitutional monarchy and people's discussion of government, but it is not perfect, it is only an idea at the county level, and even the state has not achieved it.However, he has great hopes. This era is the era of the most popular education, the era of politeness in the country, and the era of active thinking, which fully has the basis for ideological enlightenment.

There was silence around the podium. Wang Xiu spoke clearly and clearly. It was difficult for anyone to find a strong rebuttal for a while. Some people were thinking deeply, and some were very unconvinced. They were thinking about how to refute. The academy does not object to students raising criticisms , everything is based on academic discussions, as long as you don't go too far.

People who have caused thinking, of course agree with Wang Xiu's point of view.The most important thing is that they see that the benefits of the political discussion system are absolutely in line with the interests of the scholars, especially the rights of the middle and lower class scholars are guaranteed.

It's not that many scholars in the opposition do not want to participate in politics, but that they have no chance. Otherwise, what's the use of their reputation?Not everyone can become a student of the Son of Heaven, and if you fail the five exams, you will be awarded a Jinshi, and no one is qualified, because you have to pass the Rites Examination every time, talk about two lines of sad tears!
Let me ask, is there any scholar who does not have the ambition to be famous in history, what they lack is a platform.

In their eyes, the idea of ​​candidates for the political system is by no means illiterate farmers and warriors, but must be scholars like them, and the temptation is not so small.

(End of this chapter)