After the dispersal of the dynasty, when Wei Zhongxian was ordered by the Apocalypse to clean up the spies in the inner court, Zhang Gui and Chen Zizhuang went to the Planning Division.

On the way to the Department of Planning, Chen Zizhuang couldn't help but smile and said to Zhang Gui and other ministers of policy: "This time, fortunately, there are many children of the clan who also support the reform of the clan, otherwise, it will not make Jin Zhijun, who opposes the reform of the clan, give up their ideas." ”

"Yes, however, Yuan didn't expect that there would be so many clan disciples who also supported the reform. Even more than our ministers, they are desperate for a restructuring. ”

Yuan Keli said.

Zhang Gui said with a smile: "This is actually not difficult to understand, this clan reform is not so much a reform, but to rescue most of the clan's children, the Ming clan has reached hundreds of thousands, and because of the different clans' different fortunes, so there has been too much gap between the rich and the poor, many concubines out of the clan in front of the elder clan, the oppressed are no different from slaves, and the oppressed clans still account for the majority, after all, there are only a few princes and princes, so most of the clan's children naturally support the reform of the clan. ”

"What Uncle Guo said is very true, there is no need for us to give up the reform of the clan because of King Lu's rebellion! Otherwise, I am afraid that this large number of clan disciples who came to the capital will be unwilling. ”

Chen Zizhuang said at this time.

Yuan Keli sighed at this time and said: "That being said, the rebellion of King Lu cannot be underestimated, the military department has just received the news that the rebels have taken Handan and Guangping Fucheng, which shows that the gentry in the world still do not understand the court, and would rather support the rebels than support the new policy." ”

"Humph! It is really not a heart of loyalty, righteousness and shame, and he actually abandons the country for profit! ”

Chen Zizhuang asked, "Aren't they afraid that the imperial court will settle accounts after the rebellion?" ”

Zhang Gui sneered: "They are naturally not afraid, after all, they can completely blame the rebels for the crime of killing officials and sacrificing the city, and just catch a few ordinary people as scapegoats!" Just like several cities in Liaodong were lost. ”

"Unless, after the imperial court has recovered these cities, it will liquidate the gentry in the city on the grounds of righteousness, that is, all the gentry who have been supported by the imperial court will be liquidated on the grounds that after the rebels have captured the city, their head of their family has not been martyred or has not taken refuge with their whole family in the unoccupied area, and they dare to be obedient to the people of the rebel ruling area, and the land will be recovered, and the people will be divided; The fame is removed, the revolution is for the common people, and the public trial is conducted! Let the local people judge the severity of their sins, and the light ones may be atoned for by hard labor; Severe cases can be put to death. ”

"Liquidation?"

Yuan Keli, Chen Zizhuang and others looked at each other.

Yuan Keli first echoed: "This is a way!" The imperial court did not know the details of the local gentry, but the local people must know it. However, it is very unacceptable for the gentry to let the people judge the gentry, and in addition, the local officials are also willing to do so. ”

"Now the key is whether Your Majesty and the princes can accept it."

Zhang Gui said.

Yuan Keli thought for a while and said: "For the sake of the safety of the society, the contemptible people naturally don't mind the government organizing the people to judge the gentry!" ”

Chen Zizhuang also said: "That's right, although we are also a member of the official gentry and a scholar, but we are also ministers of the Ming Dynasty, shouldering the safety of the society. As Fan Wenzheng said in the past, how can a family cry like crying all the way? It's the same now, how can the dignity of the official gentry be compared with the safety of the society and the discipline of the world? ”

"This is true, now for the Ming Dynasty, the implementation of the new policy is more than enough to make up for the shortcomings, which will only make the strong and the people happy."

"And in this way, it is inevitable that there will be heroes who take risks, or vassal kings or family families or even generals; It is not possible that every rebellion can be made so that these officials and gentry can freely defect to the enemy and be okay afterwards! In this way, how can we be worthy of the soldiers and civilians who died due to the intensification of the rebellion?! Therefore, it is better to take advantage of the rebellion of King Lu to correct the discipline and liquidate all the officials and gentry who were captured by the rebels, since they were supported by the imperial court in the past, they should accept the liquidation of the imperial court! ”

Lu Xiangsheng said at this time.

"What does Motosuke think?"

Zhang Gui looked at Han Yi.

Han Yi looked at Yuan Keli, Chen Zizhuang, and Lu Xiangsheng, and he didn't know how his uncle Zhang Gui was so good at picking people, so that the entire planning department was full of people with public intentions and selfless desires, and even now, as the first assistant, he was also affected by it, and he didn't dare to think more about the safety of the society, but didn't dare to think only about the interests of his own family.

This can also be regarded as close to Zhu Zered, and close to ink is black.

In the Department of Planning, Han Yi, who has the most experience in being an official in governance, reminded him very pertinently at this time: "Liquidation means that the imperial court will not treat the gentry with the 'way of benevolence' at all, and will no longer recognize 'the scholar as the head of the four people', but return to the system of Taizu, the scholar can govern the people, and the people can also supervise the scholars." In this case, my Ming Dynasty will no longer be a king and a scholar in the world, but a king and the people in the world. ”

"If the king wants to share the world with the people, then naturally he can no longer regard the people as cattle and horses, when the wisdom of the people is opened, so that the scholars and doctors cannot monopolize the knowledge of learning, in other words, when there are more scholars, it is best that everyone in my Ming Dynasty is a scholar."

Han Yi looked at Zhang Gui and said with a smile: "Uncle Guo and Zhao Butang were able to complete the new policy of clearing the acres of land and recovering the levies in Jiangnan, which is also related to the fact that there are many people studying in Jiangnan, and there are a large number of scholars from poor families who can be used by the government. ”

"Therefore, if you want to liquidate the gentry of the world now, you must let more people study and become available followers of the imperial court!"

"Back then, Taizu was able to do this because most of the official schools of the guard were from the Han clan of the people, and now if we want to liquidate the gentry without any trouble, we have to let more officials in the world come from the Han clan of the people."

This is indeed a pertinent statement, if you don't educate the people first, unify your thinking, and let everyone be a knowledgeable person, then you still can't rely on the people to liquidate the gentry! It is necessary to eradicate illiteracy, so that more people among the people can gain knowledge and become knowledgeable scholars, and then because of their own position, they will support the imperial court to liquidate the unethical gentry! ”

Zhang Gui nodded and said.

"In this case, the way of education must also change, to educate the people with Cheng Zhuzhi's learning, is to domesticate the people to be obedient like cattle and sheep, not to make them smart, so the people accept such education, even if they become scholars, they are only stupid, not everyone can get rid of this imprisonment, but can be like the ancients have the ability to think about things."

At this time, Chen Zizhuang pointed out the problem that the education method must also be changed, and even boldly said that Cheng Zhu Lixue's official status must also be abandoned.

"Be careful!"

Han Yi couldn't help but remind.

Chen Zizhuang said excitedly: "Xiaguan is not wrong! ”

"What Cheng Zhu Zhixue tells the world is that there can only be one point of view in scripture, that is, Zhu Zi's point of view, but not its own opinion!"

"The wise can pretend to believe it, use it for fame and fortune, and tame the foolish as cattle and horses; The stupid will be even more stupid because of this, and because they are already scholars, they are pretentious and pretentious, and they are just pawns used by others! ”

"Therefore, if we really want the common people to open up their wisdom through reading, we must abandon the existing methods of education! Let the reader ask his heart to study, to find the answer that he agrees with in his heart, instead of only recognizing Zhuzi, only knowing Zhuzi! ”