Chapter 110 Three Climbs to the Yellow Crane Tower-10
In the thick aroma, His Majesty, ministers, and many scholars and politicians held their breath, looking at their noses and noses, waiting for the auspicious time.
Under the intervention of His Majesty, the Prime Minister, and the Ministry of Rites, the Great Rite Law was discussed by the public government little by little, but it was beyond everyone's control. Even Chen Dong had to agree that the state and county scholars could independently nominate the household department secretary, and all tax system changes, especially the practice of raising the regular tax or adding miscellaneous taxes to the regular tax, must be countersigned by the household department secretary before it can be promulgated. The disposition of Shuzhou Xuezheng Investigation Shouyong was also first agreed by Duo Shuzheng to remove him from his position as Xuezheng, and then the Ministry of Rites and the Criminal Department interrogated the case together, and there was Xuezheng supervising it, and it was set as a system.
In the Monarch and Minister's Compendium, the king is appointed by heaven, so he is called the Son of Heaven, and he should serve heaven with filial piety. And the sky sees itself as the people, and the sky listens to itself. Therefore, those who are virtuous enough to reassure the people will be punished by heaven, and those who are willing to thieves and harm the people will be taken away by heaven. Specifically, the public scholars and politicians elect the prime minister on behalf of the people of the world, and if the lord is mediocre and brutal, the prime minister can convene all the scholars and politicians to abolish the establishment for the people of the world. The mandate of heaven can give birth to a king, can kill a king, can be a noble king, can be a cheap king, can be a rich king, and can be a poor king.
It is the responsibility of the king to be a minister, to be an example of virtue for the people of the world. Those who are kings should be cautious and cautious, be cautious, be like ashes, be like clothes, be quiet and recuperate, and be lonely and inactive. When people reprimand, and talk about the king's mistakes, the king should bow down and examine himself. Those who are ministers should be tempered and disciplined, each abide by his own way, perform his duties, abide by the law, be conscientious, discuss political affairs in the court, widely educate in the state and county, and defend the enemy and the state. The monarch and the minister keep their own way, and the king takes the law from the sky, and should be high in his position and hide his form. Those who are subordinate to the law take the law from the ground, and when they are violent, they show their feelings to show people. The will of the king, without the countersignature of the prime minister, the discussion of the ministers, and the tyranny of others, is a disorderly government.
The Great Rites Law reaffirms the system of "not punishing doctors", and the state and county scholars are not allowed to be imprisoned for interrogation unless it is discussed by the academic administration. Persons with meritorious names must not be imprisoned for punishment without the public consultation of the state and county schools. Dali Temple and the Criminal Department shall not use torture for interrogation of officials above the three grades, and there must be supervision by Xuezheng on the spot. At the same time, all the words of Xuezheng and Xue Sheng in public deliberations cannot be used as evidence for the court to ask for guilt.
The Great Rite Law determines that there is no separation of households, etc., and all land taxes and Ding taxes are paid equally. The master account is not responsible for the customer's taxes. Official households, situation households, and private households are equally responsible for errand service, professional service, and husband service. Those who do not want to bear the burden are exempted from military service. If the above three service laws are not normal, they can only be increased or decreased after the state and county school councils. Without the permission of the state and county schools, the imperial court can no longer change the service law and set up another name. The imperial court branches, folds, miscellaneous changes, and purchases were all cancelled. All the usual rules of worship and tribute will be cancelled. Except for a few goods such as crossbows, artillery, firearms, and salt, the monopoly of wine, tea, gong, and horses was all canceled. These were the things that the southeastern gentry were most concerned about. With these points, the state and county school officials were relieved and went back to explain to the gentry.
The exemption of various harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes, and the abolition of monopolies, led to a sharp decrease in the income of the imperial court, and the income could not make ends meet. The big tent of the imperial court was placed there, and after several disputes between raising taxes and clearing the land register, it was agreed that the household department and the military department proposed to re-clean the land deed and land register. The number of hidden fields in this dynasty is very large, and the household department estimates that the tax-paying fields only account for three-tenths of the country's land, so the imperial court gives three months for the states and counties to report the hidden fields, and after being recognized by the state and county schools, the land deeds are issued at one time, and the fields are registered and taxed every year. From now on, all land deeds that are not registered in the land register will be invalidated, and the land without land deeds will be regarded as ownerless wasteland, which will be handed over to the military department and the garrison army for disposal, and the officials and soldiers will drive the original owner away.
If the state is insufficient, in the case of the failure of the public agreement to increase taxes, the household department can sell tax stamps to borrow taxes, whether it is the state or the county, or the people, not only can use the tax stamps to pay taxes, but also collect the fruits from the household department on an annual basis. The imperial court bought ships to go to sea, raised horses, and often closed positions, but acted according to the law, regardless of profit or loss, it had nothing to do with the treasury tax.
In view of the three dynasties of the Han, Tang and Ben dynasties, the party struggle is particularly fierce for the imperial court. The Great Rites Law designated the friends as the head of all evils in the DPRK and China. The scholars and politicians separately elected nine people of high moral standing to deal with the impeachment of their friends. Scholars who form associations to discuss the government must be registered in the state and county schools, and if they form associations to discuss without registration, they will be punished as treason. The officials of the imperial court are appointed to deal with personnel, and they regard the same party as the right and others as wrong, so they belong to the party of friends. The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Officials select officials, and all relatives within the five uniforms, as well as people from the same society and fellow villagers, have a system of avoiding suspicion.
According to the theory of freedom of people's hearts and self-discipline in choosing laws, Wu Zilong compiled the "Song Rite Law", the Ministry of Rites drafted the "Gentleman's Law", plus the original "Song Criminal Code" and other laws, under the Great Rite Law, there are a total of three rites and regulations in the world. A man of the kingdom who is over twenty years old may choose the law of self-discipline, and under the age of twenty he shall follow the law chosen by his father. A woman follows her father's law before she marries, and after she marries, she follows her husband's law. The meaning of the "Song Rite Law" and the "Gentleman's Law" is very different, but it is similar to the smallest detail, and it is also known as the "Clear Stream Law". Originally, the imperial decrees were collectively referred to as "vulgar law". At the beginning of the ritual law, the imperial court stipulated that the people of each state and county should determine the law of self-discipline within one year, and from then on, the Qingliu and the vulgar Yi each abided by their own laws. Two-phase violators, from the clear stream method. The two-phase contract is easy to law. The intersection of Qingliu and the gentleman is from a more stringent etiquette.
Because the interests of all parties are intertwined and resist each other, the Great Rites Law not only exceeds everyone's expectations, but also in the truth and human feelings, as if there is a providence in the underworld, and when the oath is made, many people have a sense of unpredictability in their hearts. Zhao Qi, Chen Dong, Deng Su and others, as well as hundreds of civil and military officials, many scholars and politicians, all looked solemn. Only Lu Yunsun, a scholar in Chuzhou, had a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth. After waiting for a while, the yellow bell rang nine times, indicating that the auspicious time for the oath had arrived. Bianliang's water transport instrument elephant platform has been moved to Youzhou by the Liao people, and the Ezhou Palace is a sundial, which is also a bit ancient. Chen Dong coughed lightly and bowed slightly upward, Zhao Qi nodded, and without even saying a word, Chen Dong unfolded the manuscript of the Great Rite Law that he had already held in his hand and read it out loud. Standing under the Panlong caisson, his voice was very loud, and the whole hall could hear it clearly, until he finished reciting the great ritual law of the public discussion, and there was silence below.
"Everyone," Chen Dong closed the yellow silk book, looked around the hall, and asked, "No objections, right?" ”
In this way, after asking three times, all Xuezheng had no objections, Chen Dongzheng was about to ask His Majesty to lead the ministers to read the oath, at this time, Lu Yunsun, who was standing in the forefront, suddenly laughed, and all Xuezheng were shocked and looked at Lu Yunsun. Lu Yunsun's wild laughter not only did not stop, but became bigger and bigger, and the halberd pointed at the white jade platform, and then pointed around and pointed at the other officials and scholars around him, as if he was crazy. Lu Yunsun is a senior Su Ru, and idlers don't dare to scold him.
"Lu Xuezheng," Deng Su said sharply, "You are a disgrace in front of the king!" ”
Lu Yunsun ignored it, but pointed at Deng Su and laughed nonstop. Zhao Qi stood on it, looking very embarrassed. The faces of the other civil and military officials and Xuezheng changed from surprise to very complicated. After repeated bargaining with the Great Gifts, no one expected this scene now. If you ask the warrior in front of the palace to drag Lu Yunsun out like this, it will be too child's play.
"Lu Xuezheng," Chen Dong frowned and asked, "What do you want to do?" ”
"Humph!" Only then did Lu Yunsun stop laughing and said sharply, "I laugh at you rebels and thieves!" He turned to the ministers, Xuezheng, and angrily reprimanded: "Wang Mang pretended to trust the mandate of heaven and usurped the Han dynasty to stand on his own. Husband and thief, what are you waiting for? A bunch of thieves? If it was just Chen Dong who was rebellious, he did something of usurpation, and he asked three times in a row, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, many scholars and politicians, all known as Qingliu gentlemen, but no one spoke out against it. And no one put things in order, and wanted to return the government to the king. It's chilling! In the hundred years of the Great Song Dynasty, there were such a group of rebellious ministers and thieves. Ridiculous, shameful, lamentable! ”
"Lu Yunsun," Chen Dong's eyes burst out with anger, unfolded the yellow silk, and said sharply, "In the Great Rites Law, you also signed the Great Rites!" ”
"If it weren't for that, how could I accuse you of being a rebellious minister in the court, and how could I see the saint!" Lu Yunsun was pale, his eyes widened, and he said loudly towards the white jade platform, "The people's hearts are still in the Great Song Dynasty!" The clan is withering, Your Majesty is a body of gold, these chaotic ministers and thieves will not dare to harm Your Majesty if they want to pretend to be righteous, Your Majesty, don't be forced by them to make this false oath! ”
The more he talked, the more excited he became, and he was about to rush forward, next to Taizhou Xuezheng Wu Chichang wanted to hold him, Lu Yunsun shook it hard, tore the sleeves of his robe, and then was hugged by Guangzhou Xuezheng Feng Shichuan to the waist, Lu Yunsun was still struggling, waving his fist, hitting an official who stepped forward, and his left eye was beaten blue. Lu Yunsun's own hat also fell off, his hair bun was crooked, his beard was pale, and the blue tendons on his face were bursting out, which was very scary.
"Your Majesty, the Great Song Dynasty, the ancestors of the country, don't easily hand it over to such a villain," Lu Yunsun said loudly: "They have different hearts, the so-called destiny is just an excuse to facilitate their people!" As long as Your Majesty insists on not accepting it, this great ritual law is not a great righteousness, and the hearts of the people in the world are in the Song Dynasty, and one day they will return to your Majesty's government...... Da Song, Da Song was destroyed in the hands of these hypocritical villains! ”
Chen Dong's face turned blue, and on the white jade platform, Zhao Qi did not cheer up at all, but took a few steps back with a pale face, looking at Lu Yunsun with a look of fear in his eyes, and then at Chen Dong, Deng Su and the others, to see how they cleaned up this chaotic situation.
"Lu Xuezheng is old and crazy!" Chen Dong's face was pale, "Drag him down quickly, and take care of him!" ”
At this time, some officials and Xuezheng rushed to Lu Yunsun, wanting to stop him, others hid to the side as if they had seen a ghost, and the originally solemn Daqing Hall was in chaos, tossing for a while, before dragging Lu Yunsun out of the hall, and spent a lot of effort to reorganize the court, and then, according to the etiquette set by the Ministry of Rites, Chen Dong guided His Majesty to read the oath, and then many ministers followed the joint oath. The Ministry of Rites has been preparing for this meeting for a long time, and it is very solemn, but because of this scene just now, many people's hearts are shrouded in a layer of gloom.