Really.

Qi Heng's casual words shocked Zhu Yuanzhang.

As an emperor, the desire for personal self-interest has almost reached its peak.

There is power, there is wealth, there is a woman.

What's missing?

What to pursue?

Name!

He wants to be the emperor of the ages.

This is a common problem of emperors.

And when Qi Heng talked about it, the seemingly random joke was remembered by Zhu Yuanzhang.

Thinking about it, what Qi Heng said is not unreasonable, once this opening is opened, then what is next?

Then there are those ministers who want to imitate.

When the time comes, won't it be out of control?

Just as Zhu Yuanzhang was pondering, Qi Heng also continued: "Of course, in addition to the emperor's reputation, how should this country be managed in the future? ”

"We often say that the country has national laws, families have family rules, and there are no rules."

"In that case, how should the state punish those who have made mistakes? On what basis? The law of the land, that is, the law of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Since the Da Ming Law stipulates that Song Shanyan should be taken from office and exiled, but Yang Xian just killed the person, not to mention, and skinned him and packed his bags, let me ask the emperor, isn't this Da Ming Law empty? If this continues, wouldn't the officials just need to talk about the past at the moral level, and then they can exercise the power of life and death without permission? ”

"Who would put that great law in their eyes? If you take it out when you need it, and ignore it when you don't need it, and if you do so for a long time, who can guarantee that officials will not use it on the people? The people don't pay taxes and silver, kill! The people gathered to fight and kill! The people steal their finances and kill! Where is the middle of this? ”

"If you want the Ming officials and people to abide by the law, you first need everyone to respect the Ming Law, whether it is higher than the Ming Law or lower than the Ming Law. The Great Ming Law is the measure of measurement, and no one can cross it. Even if a few wicked people are allowed to steal their lives because of this, and the good people are deceived. But it is the majority of the people in the world who benefit, because they have laws to follow. ”

"In this way, we can deter hundreds of officials. It is not a momentary pleasure under the heavy canon. ”

"Besides, Song Shanyan is also an official of the imperial court, and even if Yang Xian is the prefect of one party, he has no right to kill him. If the bosses of the officials have the power of life and death over their subordinates, where is the imperial power? ”

"The emperor is far away in the capital, but the boss is right in front of him, should the officials listen to the emperor or the officials? If it goes on for a long time, won't it be chaotic? ”

Listening to Qi Heng's words, Zhu Yuanzhang tasted some tastes.

When finalizing Yang Xian's matter, he took care of his own personal preferences, but forgot the rules and regulations of the imperial court.

Personal preferences are small, if it is really like Qi Heng said, the prefect of an outsider can control the power of life and death of subordinate officials, then who still listens to him, the emperor?

Zhu Yuanzhang gradually realized that he was indeed a little reckless in this matter.

A casual act of oneself may cause subordinate officials to exercise their authority without permission.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was born in poverty since he was a child, knows better how many tricks those black-hearted officials can play if they can exercise their authority.

They can punish corrupt officials privately, and then they can use it on other people the next day.

to make a profit, or whatever.

In this way, isn't this Ming messed up?

Zhu Yuanzhang, who realized the seriousness of the matter, gradually became a little solemn on his face.

However, while thinking about this matter clearly, he still asked with some doubts: "But if you don't need to be severely punished, how can you deter those corrupt officials?" ”

Zhu Yuanzhang's question has nothing to do with Yang Xian's matter itself, it is completely like a student asking the teacher for advice.

However, Qi Heng did not refuse, and after thinking about it, he said: "The emperor acts on behalf of the court, the country, and the Ming Dynasty." If you want to deter the officials and warn those corrupt officials, you can't deal with them in a case-by-case manner. ”

"For example, in the case of Yang Xian, if the emperor feels that the scale of punishment is low, not only can Yang Xian not increase the degree of punishment privately, but also cannot be beheaded by the emperor with a word. No matter how big the case of Song Shanyan's corruption is, it is a trivial matter in the entire Ming Dynasty. Therefore, the emperor should solve this matter with the national system, and at the same time solve all such things in the whole country, for example, revise the Daming Law and increase the punishment of corrupt officials and corrupt officials. ”

"In this way, if there are such things like this in the whole country, they can be solved uniformly in accordance with the laws of the Ming Dynasty, instead of killing people in order to deter Xiaoxiao and satisfy their temporary preferences."

Qi Heng's words were like a beacon, allowing Zhu Yuanzhang to see a different path.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who has learned something, is getting more and more energetic.

He hurriedly asked: "We have been worried that the officials in some places are secretly corrupting the law, and the people have been wronged. According to Jun Tao, if you can't use this to deter, how can you solve these things? ”

Qi Heng said: "It's still a national body." The king, do the king's business. Seeing that the road is uneven, he draws his sword to help, that is what a chivalrous man should do, and as the emperor, the eldest brother should think from the perspective of the whole country. For example, the people you said were wronged. ”

"You and I want to ask, what does the Metropolitan Procuratorate do?"

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned and said: "In the final analysis, the Metropolitan Procuratorate is still limited in strength and cannot take care of the whole country." ”

Qi Heng said: "Then add a way for the people to complain." Since ancient times, only the government has sued the people, so why can't the people sue the officials? Add a special yamen for the people to sue the officials, or some other means to achieve this effect. ”

Listening to Qi Heng's words, Zhu Yuanzhang was thoughtful.

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang's appearance, Qi Heng didn't delay, got up and said, "Your Majesty, think about it first, the younger brother will go back first." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly got up to send it, but was stopped by Qi Heng.

For the next three days.

Zhu Yuanzhang's imperial study was full of people.

At the same time, the decrees in the imperial study are also constantly coming out.

First of all, he gave an answer to Yang Xian's killing of corrupt officials.

First of all, blame Yang Xian for committing life and death without permission, and privately punish him.

However, considering that Yang Xian had a reason, he was dealt with lightly, but he was still fined three months.

At the same time, he warned the officials of the world.

Such a reply not only exempted him from the danger of competing to learn from all over the world, but also gave him Yang Xian an attitude.

According to the normal punishment, this Yang Xian is also a punishment for the dismissal of officials, but it is only a three-month punishment, and it is not painful.

It can be regarded as an implicit indication of his attitude towards Zhu Yuanzhang.

At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang also gathered many officials from the Criminal Department, and he personally participated in the imperial study to rectify the laws and regulations of the Ming Law on punishing corrupt officials.

At the same time, all the corruption after the founding of the Ming Dynasty, whether it was corruption in the army or in the court and yamen, was all compiled into a book.

Finally, according to this information case, there are also decrees.

Drawn into the [Great Message]!

At the same time, he also issued a decree to all the earths of the world.

Anyone who has a grievance and sues the official can come to the capital to sue the emperor.

Whoever passes through the places shall not be obstructed by the officials of the yamen on errands.

Whoever stands in his way will be killed!

According to Qi Heng's words, a way to sue for grievances has been opened.

Although he also wanted to set up a yamen in various places, he couldn't help it, and the cost was too great.

Moreover, such a yamen is not like the government that will handle daily government affairs, which is necessary.

Under the big fight, it is too much labor and money.

At the same time, he ordered the Metropolitan Procuratorate to send imperial envoys to various places to secretly inspect.

The fight against corruption has always been on the minds of officials everywhere.

In the officialdom, a trend of anti-corruption and clean government has been formed.

With a few busy days.

These decrees were issued from the Imperial Study.

Whether it was Liu Bowen or Li Shanchang, they were all shocked by Zhu Yuanzhang's decisions.

The Great Decree has given a brand-new punishment method for dealing with corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and has increased the intensity of punishment.

Let the law be found in the future to punish these corrupt officials.

And there are events and data, which makes people have to be convinced.

It's kingly.

No one can say anything.

At the same time, a path was opened up for civil prosecution of officials.

Although the solution is certainly not perfect, it is a beginning, and it will continue to be improved in the future.

At the same time, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has increased its efforts to fight corruption.

These measures have formed a complete set of combination punches.

The rigor of the means made Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen feel incredible.

According to their understanding of Zhu Yuanzhang in the past, although the emperor's ability to handle politics is improving rapidly, it is inevitable that he will still fall behind in their eyes.

For example, the fact that he praised Yang Xian in front of Liu Bowen and Li Shanchang before, and also rewarded Yang Xian, was completely confused in the eyes of the two of them.

Although the anti-corruption intention is good, the method is really ugly.

But as soon as the will to deal with Yang Xian came out, they immediately realized that Zhu Yuanzhang had a master behind him.

Including these initiatives this time.

It's hard for them to believe that Zhu Yuanzhang himself suddenly came up with this.

But it's not hard to figure out who is behind this.

As long as you think about it a little, it is clear that there are very few people in the court who can say these things in Zhu Yuanzhang's ear and talk to Zhu Yuanzhang face-to-face about these policies for governing the country.

Even he, Liu Bowen, can't.

Speaking of which, in addition to Li Shanchang's ability to say a few words, there are only Ma Xiuying and Qi Heng today.

And Ma Xiuying, as a member of the harem, was naturally ignored by them.

The rest is only Qi Heng.

The identity of the person behind this is obvious.

For this reason, they also have to admire Qi Heng's means.

Especially that Liu Bowen, thinking of the judgment he made when he and Qi Heng first met, he couldn't help but sigh secretly.

If this person becomes the emperor now, I am afraid that it will never be worse than what Zhu Yuanzhang did.

Meanwhile.

When Qi Heng in the palace of the backer of the capital got these news, he understood that this was a move to benefit the people, so he added another fire and helped Zhu Yuanzhang.

He played Zhu Yuanzhang and was willing to undertake the official newspaper of the imperial court.

Some cases collected and synthesized from various places on a daily basis, or some political achievements worthy of publicity, were drawn into newspapers and periodicals and widely distributed throughout the world.

And this is the finishing touch of Qi Heng's ideas for Zhu Yuanzhang.

The previous methods were only methods of punishment, but this official report is to change the mind.

If we want to reduce corruption, punishment alone is not enough.

Because this is a problem of the century, an inevitable problem in any country and in any era.

Therefore, instead of punishing after the occurrence, it is better to be vigilant in advance.

To put it bluntly, it is to change the mind.

And the role of the official newspaper is like this.

At the same time, the publicity of some political achievements can also stimulate the enthusiasm of some officials.

Really.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw Qi Heng's twists and turns, his eyes lit up in an instant.

This official newspaper is like a book of sages.

Something is changing all the time.

Loyalty to the monarch and patriotism, how are these ideas established?

Isn't it because of the books of those sages and the deliberate promotion of the imperial court?

Now, as the name suggests, the official newspaper is aimed at officials and changes their thinking.

Of course, it's not just for officials.

It can also be used as a means of rallying the hearts and minds of the people.

Show the achievements of the imperial court and let the people return to their hearts.

The incident of exposing corrupt officials made the people understand the determination of the imperial court.

And so it goes.

This is a virtuous circle of anti-corruption policies.

At the very least, it will not make the people think in their hearts that it is better to go home and sell sweet potatoes if they are not corrupt as officials, so it is so natural.

The most important thing is that, according to Qi Heng's compromise, the establishment of the official newspaper does not require a penny from the imperial court.

Completely self-sufficient.

This is a good thing, for Zhu Yuanzhang, it is simply pie in the sky.

There is no reason to refuse.

When even the quasi-play receipt.

At all, the province of Zhongshu did not pass, but only verbally.

And after the incident of the official report was transmitted to Zhongshu Province, Li Shanchang suddenly felt a pain in his heart.

"Such a good solution, why didn't I come up with it!"

I have to say that Qi Heng's idea of this official newspaper is simply amazing.

As a scholar, Li Shanchang knows that the official newspaper is not just a superficial role.

In other words, this official newspaper has the right to speak in the court!

Many things that cannot be said on the surface can be conveyed through official newspapers.

To a certain extent, this is something that can influence the position of officials!

But he lost the right to undertake the official newspaper and let Qi Heng take it in his hands!

For a while, Li Shanchang, who was the right prime minister of Zhongshu Province, was naturally very unhappy.

However, if he is not happy, Qi Heng will not pay attention to this.

After receiving a sum of money from the palace, Qi Heng immediately started the matter of undertaking the official report.

He had been thinking about the establishment of the official newspaper for a long time.

But there has never been a suitable opportunity.

Now it's finally done.

The role of the official newspaper, Qi Heng, as a traverser, knows better than anyone else.

This is the only media channel in the Ming Dynasty today, and if you master the media, you will have the right to speak.

To put it mildly, if he can't get used to Li Shanchang and scolds him Li Shanchang in the official newspaper, he Li Shanchang has no way to fight back.

Although Zhu Yuanzhang did not give any rank and official position to the contractor of the official newspaper.

But it's more in line with the mind.

Nominally belonged to the imperial court, but the imperial court did not have any means to restrain them.

More freedom!

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