Why weren't these things before?

Zhou Shixiang's answer is the right to speak. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoHe clearly told Guo Zhiqi that it was precisely because they controlled the right to speak that these gentry dared to act unscrupulously.

"What is the right to speak? It is public opinion, the power to speak, or the power to control what others say. As long as you have the right to speak, you can decide who can speak and who can't, whose words can be heard and whose words are not heard. With the right to speak, even if he does evil and the people's grievances are monstrous, so that people and gods are angry, as long as the people who can control him can't hear the following words, then he can naturally continue to do wrong. ”

Zhou Shixiang got up and took off his wet robe, "Why have these evil gentry not been punished before?" It is because they have the right to speak in the local area, they can decide that what the adults in the court hear is absolutely different from what they say below, so they can naturally continue to fish in the village. It doesn't matter whether it is clear or clear, as long as anyone recognizes his status and his right to speak, he will recognize whom. Even with it, it is logical to shave his hair and be willing to be a Manchurian lackey, and to act for the tiger. ”

"The so-called people do not lift, and the officials do not hold accountable. Let's ask the elder of the pavilion, how can those victims fight against the evil gentry if they have no status, no financial resources, and no right to speak? ... From top to bottom, the official is both a gentry, a gentry is also an official, the official and the gentry are one, and they protect each other. ”

"I understand what Your Highness said. But I think that His Royal Highness is a little biased, after all, these inferior gentry are only a few, and most of the gentry are still good, otherwise, Da Ming is afraid that he will die a long time ago. ”

Guo Zhiqi admitted that Zhou Shixiang was right, the local gentry and landlords had great power, they could influence the governance of local officials, and even influence the decision-making of the court. It was with the support of the landlord class that Emperor Taizu was able to gain a foothold in the south of the Yangtze River, and finally the Northern Expedition to the capital and the great tomorrow. Until now, if it were not for the early support and support of the Jiangnan gentry for the Taiping Army, where would the Taiping Army quickly stabilize Jiangnan, stabilize the situation, and welcome the establishment of Dingwu and return to the capital. Therefore, after the situation in the south of the Yangtze River stabilized, Zhou Shixiang immediately turned his face, quite suspected of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, and it is no wonder that those scholars regarded the Taiping Army as the robbers and robbers of the year.

Guo Zhiqi is not an official who will only burn incense and worship the Bodhisattva when things like the city wall come to the end, nor is he a Confucian who is so frightened that he hides in the mountains to be a "remnant" when the Qing soldiers come, and he is not a so-called "loyal minister" who bends the law on weekdays and reports to the king when the city is broken. He has his own understanding of the political accumulation since the apocalypse and the current situation. He is an official who knows how to be flexible, otherwise he would not have taken the initiative to stand up for Zhou Shixiang to support the establishment of the Tang Dynasty and erect the royal flag for the world's anti-Qing army and people.

There is no clear law that the gentry do not pay grain and do not pay, but it is just a "convention" for a hundred years, and Guo Zhiqi sees its harm very thoroughly. The Manchu Qing Dynasty could make the gentry in Jiangnan pay grain and taxes, why couldn't the Ming Dynasty? There is no money, grain, and taxes, what does the army use to fight, what does the court use, and what does it maintain. If the gentry are still penniless as before, and the state affairs have nothing to do with them, who will surrender whom, then what's the point of restoring the southern capital, is it just to wait for the next Jiashen to change. Therefore, when Zhou Shixiang clearly said that the treasury was empty and wanted to start a debt settlement in Jiangnan, Guo Zhiqi supported it.

It's just that Guo Zhiqi didn't expect that Zhou Shixiang's efforts to clear the arrears would be so great, and the target of the attack would be so wide, from the original collection of arrears to the attack on the Jiangnan gentry class, and the last shot was out of control, so that the people's hearts were lost, and even the Taifu Qian Qianyi resigned and returned to his hometown, refusing to serve the Dingwu court anymore. The second auxiliary even the city wall was forced to supervise Anhui due to strong opposition to the settlement of debts, and died of illness.

The next three cases and the current rebellion completely exceeded Guo Zhiqi's cognition and bottom line of "reform", and made him wary of Zhou Shixiang, so he came to Zhenjiang in person this time to ask Zhou Shixiang what he wanted to do and when he could stop.

Zhou Shixiang showed him a bunch of bad gentry deeds reported from all over the country, Guo Zhiqi was not confused, he knew the purpose of Zhou Shixiang's move, this King of Qi obviously wanted to use these bad gentry to refer to all the gentry, so as to prove that he was right and block the mouths of those who opposed the officials.

Guo Zhiqi definitely couldn't agree, and he would never be fooled by Zhou Shixiang like this, and he couldn't tolerate him to continue. If he really agrees with Zhou Shixiang's statement, the landlords and gentry are all bad, and they must be suppressed and cleaned, then from now on, this court is only afraid that it will no longer believe in Zhu, but in Zhou.

Zhou Shixiang is shaking the national capital of the Ming Dynasty!

No matter how enlightened he is, no matter how enlightened he is, he has the idea of removing the old and establishing the new, deliberately reforming to sweep away the drawbacks, and reviving the Ming Dynasty, Guo Zhiqi is always a civil official in this era, so it is impossible for him to agree with Zhou Shixiang's statement.

The landlords and gentry have existed in the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, and in the whole of China for 2,000 years. Which dynasty and which generation is not the monarch and the scholar rule the world together, who is the scholar, isn't it the landlord and gentry!

Reuse martial arts and govern the country with martial arts, isn't this a big joke in the world!

Zhou Shixiang is now walking on the edge of the cliff, and if he is not careful, he will be crushed! The enemy of the scholar is the enemy, and there is no good end in ancient and modern times!

The impact of the three major cases, the settlement of debts and the so-called suppression of the rebellion on the court was unprecedented in the Ming generation, and the scholars from all over the south of the Yangtze River were very disappointed with the Taiping army, otherwise, where would so many gentry participate in the riots and collude with the Manchus.

What is the cause and what is the effect, in Shoufu's opinion, he can see it better than Zhou Shixiang.

If Zhou Shixiang didn't mess up, how could the Jiangnan gentry rebel?

Of course, Shoufu admitted that Zhou Shixiang's starting point was good, all for the Ming Dynasty and to restore the north, but the means were greatly improper. At the very least, he should not have branded the gentry class as the opposite of the imperial court. Pull a faction, fight a faction, from ancient times to the present, the high-ranking and powerful people have played a trick, won't this His Royal Highness the King of Qi?

Whether it won't, or disdain to do it, or deliberately!

If it really doesn't, it's too hasty, doing bad things with good intentions, Guo Zhiqi can forgive, and is willing to help Zhou Shixiang remedy it.

If you don't bother to do it, the original intention is not the current situation, Guo Zhiqi can also persuade him with hard work, and it is not too late to make amends.

But if it is deliberate, Guo Zhiqi has nothing to say, but watch him rise up a tall building, watch him feast guests, and see when he collapses and the guests disperse.

Guo Zhiqi will not be Ma Jixiang, he hopes that Zhou Shixiang can learn his way back, put away his ambitions, and be a real loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty. He recovered Beijing one day, and who else in the annals of the Ming Dynasty could be more glorious and dazzling than him!

Zhou Shixiang knew that Guo Zhiqi could not be persuaded by himself, so he turned to support himself with all his might, so after his mouth was dry, he threw out his long-planned decision.

"Elder Ge is not coming, and I am also going to Nandu." Zhou Shixiang chuckled.

Guo Zhiqi's eyes flashed, he pondered for a moment, looked at Zhou Shixiang, and said slowly: "Your Highness finally thought of returning to Beijing. ”

"Haha..."Zhou Shixiang laughed, waved his hand and said: "The rumors stop at the wise, does the elder think that Shixiang is that kind of person?" ”

"If not, why?"

Guo Zhiqi's face was sarcastic, and Zhou Shixiang knew that he didn't believe him, so he said frankly: "This time I went to Nandu, I intend to issue and revise the "Daming Constitution" and change the old system. ”

"The Constitution? What is a constitutional decree? Guo Zhiqi was surprised.

Zhou Shixiang waved his hand and commanded: "Take the "Daming Constitutional Order" for the first assistant's reference. ”

Soon, Xu Yingyuan, who was standing outside, took the "Daming Constitutional Decree", Guo Zhiqi opened it and saw that his head said: The emperor, who governs the people on behalf of the heavens, is the king of eternity. The Privy Council is appointed by the monarch with the power of consultation, the cabinet by the power of governance, and the Metropolitan Governor's Office with the power of conquest. Under it, there are large and small Jiuqing yamen restructured, or abolished, or merged, or separated. There are nearly 100 articles on all kinds of affairs.

Among them, the most important restructuring is the establishment of the Privy Council, which is appointed by the public of the military ministers and above the marquis of the military ministers and the three orphans of the civil ministers. There are 120 members of the Privy Council, all of whom are called Privy Councillors. The first is called the regent, and the deputy is the auxiliary government. All major matters such as the change of law, the declaration of war, the negotiation of treaties (treaties), and the levy of levies were all discussed by the Privy Council and then heard of the Son of Heaven. The Privy Council can ask about the gains and losses of the Cabinet, the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and the ministries. The monarch has the right to stay in the middle.

The cabinet increases the department, is in charge of the school, and will try all things; The household department is divided into two departments: the household department is in charge of civil affairs, and the treasury department is in charge of financial management; Abolish the power of the Criminal Department to adjudicate and change the matter of patrol and arrest; The Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple are responsible for foreign tribute and alliances. The ministry of works and officials remained unchanged, and the military department was abolished and returned to the Metropolitan Governor's Office. In this way, there are a total of seven departments, namely the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Households, the Department of Treasury, the Department of Criminal Affairs, the Department of Learning, and the Department of Industry. The first assistant to the Prime Minister is the Prime Minister, or the Vice-Minister, and the Vice-Minister.

The government affairs of the original imperial court were inspected by the Metropolitan Procuratorate. However, Zhou Shixiang thought that the news of the imperial history was frivolous. Or use politics to self-government, and use criminal names and taxes to entrust them, which has the disadvantage of covering up. Therefore, the Metropolitan Procuratorate was abolished, and an audit court was set up under the Privy Council to supervise the imperial court, and a court of judges was set up to adjudicate cases. The original Dali Temple's trial duties were abolished, and the responsibility for the law was relieved.

The original General Political Envoy was placed under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, and the ministry was changed from the original progression to the Inner Court to receive civil complaint documents, sorted out and classified and sent to the Cabinet, the Tribunal, and the Dali Temple for handling, and the responsibility of supervising and inspecting in parallel.

The 24 yamen of the original inner court were all abolished and the palace affairs court was established. The original Taichang Temple (sacrifice), Taifu Temple (car driving), Guanglu Temple (banquet longevity), Hanlin Yuan (word minister), Honglu Temple (ceremony) five yamen were all merged into the palace affairs institute, and set up Shang Bao Division (seal) a total of six yamen. The Court of Justice is under the jurisdiction of the Privy Council, which is responsible for the ministry of the Inner Court.

In addition to the reform of the large and small yamen, the constitutional decree also involves the imperial examination. In addition to the Department of Economics and History, five new disciplines were added: arithmetic, morality, military equipment, financial management, and law. Three years will be used for two years. Those who are good at scripture and history but not good at the five subjects will be given the rank of Hanlin Cichen and will not be given ministry. According to the comments of the five studies, the successful candidates will either be awarded the official or enter the official school.

The restructuring of the army is already underway, and this constitutional decree is his specific method for reforming the court.

This constitutional decree involves so many yamen and so many ministry improvements that Guo Zhiqi did not speak for a long time after reading it. I only read the constitution repeatedly and touched on various matters, frowning and contemplating from time to time.

Seeing this, Zhou Shixiang thought that this Lord Shoufu did not agree to the reform, so he wanted to open his mouth to explain why the system was reformed, and the benefits of the court and the local government after the reform, but he didn't want to, but before he could speak, Guo Zhiqi suddenly closed the constitution and said: "If Your Highness wants me to agree with what this constitution says, you need to do something." ”

Zhou Shixiang said: "What's the matter?" ”

"Your Highness must marry the eldest princess immediately."

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