Is the New Deal Good Governance?

Shang Zhouzuo's conclusion at this time surprised Tianqi.

Apocalypse does understand in his heart that although there are many people who say that the New Deal is not good governance, it cannot be credible just because there are many people.

However, most of the courtiers were opposed to the new policy of changing the law, so that Tianqi had to admit that the resistance to the change was indeed very great, and there were few civil servants of the Manchu Dynasty who could really use it.

Therefore, Tianqi believes that Shang Zhouzuo may also choose to oppose the reform of the law like most Wenchen.

But Tianqi didn't expect Shang Zhouzuo to make such a choice.

The key is that Shang Zhouzuo himself is a scholar in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is very representative in eastern Zhejiang and even the entire Jiangnan scholar class.

Therefore, Shang Zhouzuo said this at this time, so that Tianqi, who was worried that the resistance to changing the law was too great and it was not good to be too tough, completely made up his mind to continue with an iron fist.

Tianqi knew that Shang and Zhou Zuo's words about the new policy were good governance, which showed that the gentry in Jiangnan were not monolithic, and even split due to different political opinions arising from the change of law.

So, Tianqi said to Shang Zhouzuo: "Tell me, how did he deceive the king, how did he slander the uncle of the dynasty and the minister of the court, and even slandered the new policy?" ”

"Yes!"

Shang Zhouzuo said: "After the minister returned to his hometown, he saw with his own eyes, the number of displaced people in Zhejiang and Zhejiang was greatly reduced, there was no hunger in the wilderness, there were no treacherous officials in the city, and the order was orderly, and before the implementation of the new policy, although the minister's hometown was a rich land, but because of the excessive exploitation of the officials and gentry, it was already a homeless person, and there were bones frozen to death on the road. ”

"Therefore, what Shen Taichang said is a deception to the king, and the sacrifice of the exiles is probably fabricated evidence!"

"In addition, for the uncle of the dynasty, the ministers visited the villagers, the poor all called it virtuous and gracious, and the rich also praised it for making business travel passable, Rao is a strict act, and it is also acting on the orders of the emperor, not illegal, nor rampant."

"The only thing Uncle Guo did that he didn't do was to build Xilin Academy. But from the minister's point of view, Xilin Academy does not mislead people's children, because Xilin Academy does not preach, but does not let them talk about their hearts, but allows them to practice, to contact with the common people, to investigate the people's suffering, and to practice the way of the sage. ”

"In addition, the Xilin Academy built by Uncle Guo has been vigorously implementing the purpose of running a school to benefit the people, not enclosing people's fields, and not serving the people. On the contrary, it is the famous Donglin Academy, but it wantonly kills tenant farmers, enslaves the people like officials, and many scholars do not understand the people's feelings, so it is useless to talk about morality. ”

"Chen thinks that if you really want to demolish Xilin Academy, it is better to demolish Donglin Academy, which is not beneficial to the country and harmful to the people!"

"As for the governor Zhao Butang, he is not a cool official, but a cadre of my Ming Dynasty who is not afraid of the powerful, His Majesty appointed its governor Zhejiang until now, the officials and cunning officials dare not go to the countryside at will, and the powerful and gentry dare not merge the fields at will, and there is the virtue of the Haigong Governor Nanzhi when he was in the past."

"Therefore, what Shen Taichang said was all words of deception, and he also slandered the uncle and the ministers of the court on the spot, and even fabricated a plan to slander the new policy!"

Shang Zhouzuo said: "The minister wants to ask Shen Taichang, where did the homeless map come from?" ”

Apocalypse nodded and looked at Shen Yongmao: "Shen Yongmao, answer this question!" ”

"Shang Mingjian!"

Shen Yongmao snorted, his forehead was bruised, and he glared at Shang Zhouzuo angrily.

Shang Zhouzuo's behavior, it is impossible for him not to be angry.

You must know that the new policy is a harsh government that disturbs the people, and it is politically correct among the scholars and scholars in the capital.

Except for a few officials in the Department of Formulation and Policy who supported the reform, almost no one dared to say good things about the New Deal, and it can be said that almost everyone was saying bad things about the New Deal.

Otherwise, Shen Yongmao would not have thought before this, and naturally thought that Shang Zhouzuo, a son of the Zhedong Shi clan whose family was also cleared, would definitely have the same idea as himself.

But he didn't expect Shang Zhouzuo to say good things about the new policy, which would undoubtedly greatly increase the emperor's determination to support the new policy, and also make many important ministers who had not yet maintained neutrality on the new policy begin to have more good feelings about the new policy, such as the first assistant Han Yi, the university scholar Zhu Guozuo, the new official department Shangshu Sun Chengzong and others.

Originally, the new policy was harsh, and it was like the emperor's new clothes, which was the unanimous view of most of the Beijing officials, and they were also trying to brainwash the emperor and make the emperor believe that the new policy was harsh.

As a result, Shang Zhouzuo is like the first person to debunk this lie, making Shen Yongmao and others who oppose the New Deal lose face in front of everyone.

Shen Yongmao and others, who originally planned to unanimously force His Majesty to admit that the new policy was harsh, seemed to have been suddenly stabbed by Shang Zhouzuo in the chrysanthemum, making them lose their defense all of a sudden.

Therefore, Shen Yongmao is very depressed now, and he can no longer expect Shang Zhouzuo to speak for him, so he immediately buckled his big hat to Shang Zhouzuo: "You are really a flattering and powerful person!" ”

As he spoke, Shen Yongmao looked at the apocalypse: "Your Majesty, what Shang Ming said is not credible!" ”

Peng!

Tianqi immediately slapped the table and pointed at Shen Yongmao: "You are presumptuous!" It is you who say that Shang Aiqing's words can represent the will of the people in Jiangnan, and now it is you who say that his words are not credible, how can you play in the court! Or do you clearly don't have me as a genius in your eyes, and you treat me as a monkey?! ”

Shen Yongmao was also stimulated by Shang Zhouzuo to lose his mind just now, so he hurriedly buttoned Shang Zhouzuo's hat and denied Shang Zhouzuo, but he forgot that the real magistrate of the Ming Dynasty was the emperor, and he was not qualified to deduct this hat.

Shen Yongmao immediately fell to the ground in fright: "Minister, minister lost his words!" ”

"Message!"

Tianqi had a cold face, looked at Shen Yongmao, and shouted, he didn't plan to spare Shen Yongmao so easily.

"Your Majesty!"

But at this time, Yang Lian, the minister of care and the imperial history of Zuodu, who was left by Taichang, stood up, shouted, and said with an elephant wat playing:

"Your Majesty, please kill the minister Zhang Gui and the traitor Yuan Keli, so as to show the virtue!"

"Before this, the minister has already been on a book, listing the twenty-four major sins of Yuan Keli, the left deputy capital, and all of them should be punished!"

"However, the eunuchs deceived His Majesty's hearing and hearing, and did not send it in the middle, and it was obvious that the traitorous party Zhang Gui, Yuan Keli and others also had the same party in the inner court, Your Majesty, you are a wise lord, how can you sit back and watch such a traitorous party appear? Aren't you afraid of losing power?! Your Majesty! ”

Yang Lian's words were like a bombshell, pulling in his relatives, reformist civil officials, and eunuchs in the inner court, but he didn't explicitly scold the emperor for being a faint monarch, or saved some face for the apocalypse, saying that he was just blinded.

Of course, Yang Lian is looking for death by doing this, and he is actively seeking death, he is now trying to force the Apocalypse to kill him, and then use his own blood to abide by the way of governing the country that he adheres to in his heart.

Yang Lian is actually not a big landlord in Jiangnan, he is a native of Huguang, and he is a small landlord in Huguang.

The clearing of the acres of land and the recovery of the gentry's endowment did not affect his interests much.

But why did he strenuously oppose the New Deal? Still on the side of the Donglin Party?

Because he received Confucian education, he always believed that a gentleman should be a metaphor for righteousness, not for profit.

The court is the same, be ashamed of your words! Pay attention to your words!

In the view of Confucianism, the imperial court should not compete with the people for profit, should not be aimed at accumulating wealth, but should be light on the small endowment, govern the country with courtesy, advocate the rule of virtue of benevolence and love for the people, and therefore abide by the etiquette system without any changes.

"The Great Age of Genes"

The emperor is to demand himself like a saint.

Ministers are also to demand of themselves like saints.

But now the imperial court is clearing the acres of land and recovering the levies, in Yang Lian's view, they are all competing with the people for profits, collecting wealth from the people, and even treating their own people as thieves, not treating them politely, and actually killing their heads and robbing their homes at every turn in order to recover taxes.

This is unacceptable to Yang Lian, who believes in Confucian morality.

Therefore, Yang Lian is only now standing up and risking his life, he wants to use his life to force his monarch father to insist on being a son of heaven in line with Confucian morality! And stop chasing and beating down civil officials like Shen Yongmao who oppose the New Deal.

Apocalypse knew Yang Lian's purpose, and was extremely angry because of it, he didn't want anyone to coerce him like this, even if it was to use his own life to coerce.

Apocalypse gasped.

Why did his father leave such a difficult person for himself, it was just a stone in a pit, smelly and hard.

Zhang Gui knew that it was time for the Apocalypse to need his own people, so he stood up decisively and said: "Your Majesty, Yang Zongxian said that the minister's relatives have the same party, and the minister does have the same party. ”

After hearing this, Tianqi looked at Zhang Gui in astonishment, and said in his heart: "What are you talking about?!" Isn't it messy enough now? ”

The ministers present all looked at Zhang Gui, and they didn't know what Zhang Gui was saying this for.

Zhang Gui replied at this time: "The minister's comrade is Your Majesty!" ”

"The minister is an imperial party, not a traitorous party!"

"The minister not only dares to say this for himself, but also dares to say this for Yuan Vice Xian and others, Yuan Vice Xian, Yuan Liqing and others, are also the imperial party!"

"It is precisely because we are all imperial parties that it looks like they are colluding with each other, but in fact, they are just loyal to the king."

"If the imperial party is a traitorous party, then according to Yang Zongxian's meaning, should all those in the world who are loyal to His Majesty but not loyal to Confucianism and Taoism be killed?"