Chapter 23 Three Changes

"The ministers seconded the proposal."

The ministers shouted in unison, everyone is an old fox who has been in the officialdom for decades, and no one knows Zhu Houzhao's thoughts.

Since Zhu Houzhao wants Wang Yangming to enter the cabinet, there is no need to work against Zhu Houzhao, after all, if you work against Zhu Houzhao, the end is usually not very good.

"Okay, since all Aiqing have no objections, then from today onwards, Li Dongyang will be promoted to the first assistant of the cabinet, Wang Yangming will enter the cabinet and serve as the second assistant of the cabinet, and Yang Yiqing will be crowned a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion."

Zhu Houzhao was quite satisfied with the ministers' knowledge of current affairs, and also pulled Yang Yiqing by the way, this product has good ability, and it is obedient enough.

Wang Yangming, Yang Yiqing kowtowed and thanked him.

Subsequently, Zhu Houzhao gave Wang Yangming a look and signaled that he could start!

Wang Yangming comprehended, and immediately said loudly: "Your Majesty, since the founding of Taizu, my dynasty has lasted for nearly 200 years, and while many systems continue to be inherited, there are also many inappropriate places. ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers changed color, and the words "change the law" deeply stimulated their nerves, making their hearts, livers and organs tremble violently.

To be able to stand on the Fengtian Temple, all of them are human spirits, smart people among smart people, they are familiar with history books, and they deeply understand that every change means bloodshed, which means that the old order will be provoked, and some people's interests will be deprived.

As the people in power, the beneficiaries under the current system, once the reform begins, they will definitely be the first to have their interests harmed.

Liu Jian Xie Qian regretted it, he knew that Zhu Houzhao and Wang Yangming would play this game, even if they died, they would never retreat rashly, and when they left, no one would be able to stop Zhu Houzhao's footsteps!

"Your Majesty, you can't, the law of your ancestors can't be violated!"

Without waiting for Zhu Houzhao to speak, and without waiting for Wang Yangming to explain the details of the change, some ministers couldn't wait to jump out to find death, crying loudly, and those who didn't know thought that his mother was dead!

"The law of the ancestors is immutable, who told you, why, you went to the Netherworld to ask the great grandfather?"

Zhu Houzhao's face instantly became gloomy, and he looked at the official of the Ministry of Rites and said coldly, with a hint of fierceness flashing in his eyes.

Dare to block his way, don't say that a petty official of the Ministry of Rites is Liu Jian Xie Qian, and he will never let it go.

"Minister, minister......"

The official of the Ministry of Rites was speechless, of course he couldn't go to the Yin Cao Prefecture to ask Zhu Yuanzhang, the so-called immutable law of the ancestors was just an excuse for these civil officials to protect their own interests!

"Daring, are you fooling me?"

Zhu Houzhao shouted angrily, and when he arrived, he scared the official half to death and fooled the emperor, he couldn't afford to bear this charge, so he could only mourn vigorously.

"Your Majesty, the law of the ancestors is immutable, once it changes, the world will be restless, and the people will be uneasy!"

"Yes, Your Majesty, the law of the ancestors is immutable, and if you change the law rashly, the success or failure is unpredictable, and the Ming Dynasty needs stability, Your Majesty."

Some ministers who had no eyesight also cried, as if Zhu Houzhao had committed some heinous crime, and Zhu Houzhao felt that if he didn't listen to them and give up the idea of changing the law, then he would be a tyrant comparable to Shang Sui Yang.

For example, Li Dongyang, Yang Yiqing, Fei Hong and others are old and serious, neither opposing nor supporting, Zhu Houzhao wants to be the enemy of many interest groups, just let him go, they can't stop this young and powerful emperor.

"Since all Aiqing has said this, I won't sell it to you."

Zhu Houzhao's face sank like water, and his attitude was extremely tough: "Change the law, you agree to change, if you don't agree, you must change." ”

"Your Majesty, the law of the ancestors ......"

There are also ministers who want to use the old-fashioned, but very practical excuse of the immutability of the ancestral law to pressure Zhu Houzhao, but Zhu Houzhao was rudely interrupted: "Don't use the ancestral law to prevaricate and fool me, unless any of you has the ability to go to the underworld to ask the grandfather, ask the Yongle Emperor, and see what they have to say about the transformation law." ”

The ministers were speechless, and went to the underworld to find Zhu Yuanzhang, wouldn't that mean they wanted to die, they finally had the power they have today, and how could they be willing to die.

"Wang Yangming, tell the civil and military officials how you plan to change the law."

Zhu Houzhao's eyes fell on Wang Yangming and gave Wang Yangming the greatest support.

"Yes......."

Wang Yangming told the ministers about the change of the law that he and Zhu Houzhao had discussed a long time ago.

Military reform, land reform, tax reform, three changes and one out, the ministers were shocked, not afraid, but afraid, the so-called three reforms were simply produced for them, each of which poked their backbones, once the three reforms were completed, they were almost finished!

In the military reform, in view of the increasingly erosive system of health centers, it is the Xungui group whose interests are damaged, and it is the scum in the army who eat empty noises and drink the blood of soldiers.

The land reform was aimed at the gentry and wealthy families, the vassal groups, and the landlords, inhibiting land annexation and preventing the local power from growing.

The tax reform is aimed at the civil bureaucracy and the merchant group, which occupy a lot of resources in their names, but pay less taxes than a dime, and there are even many tax evasions.

The three reforms include almost all interest groups, what Zhu Houzhao wants is for them to spit out all the resources of the empire that they have encroached upon, and the blood of the Ming Empire is not something they can suck if they want to.

After listening to Wang Yangming's narration, the ministers all broke out in a cold sweat, and terror and anger lingered in their hearts.

"Your Majesty......"

Liu Jian's desire to speak up for the civil official group and make scholars pay taxes has never been done since ancient times, which is really ridiculous.

"Since Liu Aiqing has resigned and gone into hiding, don't do much!"

Zhu Houzhao said coldly.

"Alas......"

Sighing weakly, Liu Jian understood that the glory of the civil official group was over, and the three changes had already shown the determination of the young emperor.

He is no longer willing to be an emperor who has made a little difference, he is comparable to Taizu, Qi Ping Yongle!

With such an enterprising emperor, Liu Jian should have been happy for the Ming Dynasty, but when he thought about the laws against the civil official group and the scholars in the three reforms, he was not happy at all.

After the battle of Tumubao, the civil official group finally rose, putting aside the shadow of being suppressed by the two generations of heroes of Hongwu Yongle, and now there is a Zhu Houzhao, with Zhu Houzhao's martial character, coupled with cruel methods that are more than Hongwu Yongle, Liu Jian seems to have predicted the end of the civil official group.

"Your Majesty, the three changes to the law are really ridiculous, and it is absolutely impossible!"

Liu Jian can see the consequences of the three reforms, how can the treacherous and cunning civil and military ministers who are as treacherous as ghosts and foxes not see it, one by one, they are like mourning and approval, and they are wailing.