The next day, July 5, Chongzhen discussed affairs with the ministers of the cabinet and various ministries for a while, and suddenly turned to the zodiac and said: "Anything that an individual does without a plan is called Tianli, and what is done with a plan is called human desire."

Your three essays happened to be submitted when the courtiers recommended you to be a cabinet minister and were not selected, is it really a lack of purpose? ”

Huang Dao was stunned on Monday, and then thought: "It seems that he is going to debate with us today, and we must not back down, and it just happens that the courtiers will understand." ”

I made up my mind and said: "My three essays are all for the purpose of maintaining the country's program, and I have no intention of self-confidence. ”

Chongzhen decided that there was a problem with his mentality, and asked, "Why didn't you say it before?" ”

Huang Daozhou said inexplicably: "When there is no fact, the minister thinks that the emperor rules the world with filial piety, it will not be like this, now the fact is done, if you don't say it, how can you say it in the future?" ”

Chongzhen said: "Innocence is originally a virtue, but it cannot be used to show off oneself and satisfy improper purposes, and there is only one person who is innocent among the saints, and it is called innocent like him."

If you are only cautious about inconsequential things, you can only say that you are incorruptible, and you cannot call it innocent. ”

"After all, he is the emperor, let's not tell him these big truths, let's only talk about facts, facts speak louder than words."

Thinking secretly, Huang Daozhou said: "Only filial piety can govern the country and give birth to all things." Those who are unfilial and unfilial are all gone, where can there be branches and leaves? ”

"He is clearly accusing us, but in fact he is against our policy. Hmph, you don't say it, we don't mention it, aren't you talking about filial piety? Let's talk to you about filial piety too. Our Yang Sichang's reputation for knowledge is not as good as yours, and our self-confidence can't lose much to you.

What's more, we still have the emperor to protect us, and when we spoke, the emperor just had a topic. Perhaps, through this debate, it is just the right time to get more people to support our policy. ”

Thinking about it, seeing that Chongzhen didn't speak for a long time, Yang Sichang said: "I, Yang Sichang, didn't come out of the mulberry hole, why don't I know how to honor my parents?" I just want the monarch to be the minister, the father to be the son, and the relationship between the monarch and the minister should be placed before the father and the son.

Moreover, in ancient times, all countries had kings and ministers, and ministers could go here and there; Now that he is a monarch and a minister who dominates the world, it is impossible for the minister's obligations to his father to escape from heaven and earth. Besides, a benevolent person cannot abandon his parents, and a righteous person cannot put himself before the king, and the two cannot be one or the other.

Si Chang wrote four times to try his best to refuse the emperor's affection, and he also thought that there could be people like Liu Dingzhi and Luo Lun among the ministers to protest for Si Chang to apply for a letter, so that Si Chang could fulfill his wishes. Later, when I came to Jingshi, I heard that Dao Zhou's character and scholarship were all grandmasters of the first generation, and he claimed to be inferior to Zheng Manyu. ”

Chongzhen was about to say something, and when he heard it, he said, "Yes, I was going to ask him." The ancients had no plans in their hearts, but now people have their own selfish concerns, so Mencius wanted to correct people's hearts and eliminate heresies.

In ancient times, heresies were a separate sect of their own, but now they are simply attached to the scriptures of the sages, and they are even more harmful to the people of the world. Let me ask you, what kind of crooked truth do you claim to be inferior to Zheng Manyu? ”

Huang Daozhou said without thinking: "Kuang Zhang was abandoned by the whole country, but Mencius was polite to him, because he had his own strengths. I said that I was not as good as Zheng Manyu, and I just said that I was not as good as Zheng Manyu in the article. ”

Chongzhen said: "Zhang Zi can't get his father's favor, how can this compare with Zheng Man's beating of his mother?" You claim to be inferior to him, isn't it colluding with him? ”

Huang Daozhou said: "When everyone hates a person, it may not be the truth, the emperor must be aware of it himself, and don't go along with it casually." ”

Chongzhen didn't answer his words, and continued: "How did Chen Xinjia take the evil path and seek a relationship to embark on a career in office? In addition, which one do you mean by being soft and pleasing and nodding your head? ”

"He has a lot of eyes, hum, he wants us to fall into the pit, but we don't." Thinking about it, Huang Daozhou quibbled: "If a person is not right-minded, then all his actions will not be correct."

Chongzhen said: "Of course, mourning is a fierce ceremony, is it possible that the people who meet the mourning are murderers, and they are all ominous people?" ”

Huang Daozhou said: "In ancient times, the doctor kept a mourning guard for three years, and the king's order would not reach his door at all. He called himself fierce and ominous, so he opened the murderous door and walked out during the military salute. It is still okay to restrain filial piety and become an official outside Xinjiang, but not in the DPRK. ”

Chongzhen said: "Since people are available, why should we distinguish between inside and outside? ”

Huang Daozhou said: "In our Ming Dynasty, since Luo Lun talked about restraining filial piety, more than 50 people came out to be officials, mostly in the frontier.

Therefore, Yang Sichang is okay in the frontier, but not in the center; It's okay in the central government, but it's not okay in the government; Only Yang Sichang is okay alone, but he calls friends again, and he almost wants to turn the court into a world of mourning and love, which is even more impossible. ”

Chongzhen was speechless and said: "Shao Zhengmao was also known as a celebrity at that time, his thoughts were reactionary and evil, his behavior was improper and stubborn, his speech was wrong but he was right, and he had to polish his mistakes when he agreed with them, and he memorized some nonsense knowledge but was very extensive, so it was difficult to escape the punishment of the saints. It's pretty much the same with a lot of celebrities now. ”

Huang Daozhou said: "Shaozheng Mao's heart is not right, my heart is right, and I don't have the slightest selfish desire." ”

Chongzhen was annoyed and said, "You go out and wait for the holy decree." ”

Huang Daozhou said: "I shouldn't have participated in today's meeting, but the emperor invited me, obviously to debate with me, I don't finish today, I am sorry for the emperor; If the emperor kills me today, it means that the emperor is sorry for me. ”

Chongzhen sneered: "Your life's learning has only learned to be flamboyant, and I ordered you to quit immediately." ”

Huang Daozhou kowtowed and took a few steps back, then suddenly knelt down and said, "I dare to dissect the loyal outspokenness and flamboyant tongue." If a person who is independent and speaks boldly in front of his father is called flamboyant, is it called loyalty to slander in front of his father? If you can't tell the difference between loyalty and outspokenness, and if you are confused between integrity and evil, how can you achieve peace? ”

Chongzhen said: "Yes, but it's not that I just criticize you with a flammy tongue." I'm asking this question, but you're answering something else, what is this not a flamboyant tongue? Get out, you give me a quick go. ”

After that, he turned to Yang Sichang and sighed: "How serious it is to be light-hearted now! Zodiac Zhou is unscrupulous, can he not consider himself upright? ”

"Is this the case, if this is the case, won't the impeachment of our people be endless?"

Thinking secretly, Yang Sichang even glanced at Zhang Ruoqi, the director of the Criminal Department.

Zhang Ruoqi, the director of the Criminal Department, was about to be transferred to the Military Department, so he naturally understood what Yang Sichang meant, and stepped forward and said: "I heard that the dignity of the human lord is unique to the point of being noble; People and ministers should not pretend to be great, and if they pretend to be great, they should be killed.

Now Huang Daozhou and his accomplices fabricate rumors, demean the emperor's virtues, and add all the good things that have never been said to Daozhou in the past, then all the bad things can be attributed to the monarch's father.

If the imperial court does not promulgate the whole process of summoning ministers for questioning some time ago, and let the people of the world know, then the guys who betray the public and the dead party will spread it out indiscriminately, confuse the officials and people in various places, and write it privately for future generations to be suspicious, and cover up the true intention of the Holy Son of Heaven to correct people's hearts and eliminate heresies. The impact is very bad. ”

Chongzhen thought for a while and said: "It is reasonable, pass on the decree, Huang Daozhou is demoted to the sixth level, go to Jiangxi to be the judge of the court, severely punish his fellow party Liu Tongsheng and Zhao Shichun, and at the same time briefly refute Huang Daozhou's heresy, and also ask everyone not to accept Dao Zhou's hijacking and collude with him." ”

As soon as the words fell, Wang Chengen said: "Your Majesty, Lu Xiangsheng has asked to go home for the tenth time because of his father's funeral. ”

Chongzhen said impatiently: "It is a critical time to suppress the Kou, and the prevention of the border is very important, and it is not allowed, so he is ordered to mourn on duty and wait for others to take over." As he spoke, he felt inappropriate, and said: "Yang Sichang has entered the cabinet, so let's promote him to the secretary of the military department." ”

Yang Sichang was anxious: "Lu Xiangsheng resolutely opposes peace, how can he be the secretary of the military department?" Before he could speak, Chongzhen had already turned around and left.

Yang Sichang thought about it, this is also Chongzhen's best choice: "We have entered the cabinet, we are still in charge of the military, and let an opposition party be the secretary of the military department, wouldn't it just eliminate those rumors?" ”

After thinking about it, he slowly retreated and ordered someone to transfer Zhang Ruoqi to the military department.