Chapter 419: Seeds
Kyoto.
Prime Minister's House!
It used to be the Prime Minister's House, and now the plaque on its lintel has long been removed, but a new plaque has not yet been hung.
The mansion has now been given a new owner.
He is warm boiled rain.
The yard is too big, and Wen Zhuyu is alone, so Nian Chengfeng also moved here from Qiuyuefang.
After all, the premises here don't leak.
After all, it's a lot closer to the palace.
Nian Chengfeng is very poor, but Wen Boilyu is rich.
Wen Zhuanyu was not only rich, he was also very lazy, so he entrusted Jingzhao Mansion to buy some subordinates in Yaxing.
The mansion became lively again.
It's twenty-nine years old, and the court has taken a break, but the warm cooking rain has not been idle.
This is still Ningguo, and although the era name is still Zhaohua year, everyone knows that it is a new dynasty.
A new dynasty means a lot of new things.
For example, the evaluation, appointment and dismissal of a large number of officials.
For example, there are a lot of concertos sent from the states that need to be dealt with urgently, and so on.
In this way, the old prime minister's mansion became a political hall outside the palace.
Just now, Li Wenhou, the head of the household, left, Wen Zhuanyu rubbed his head, got up, and walked a few steps into the courtyard outside the study, when he saw that the gatehouse brought an old man in.
When he saw it, he was immediately happy.
It was Qian Guodong who came.
The old man had a sad face, and he didn't have the vigor he had when he first met.
He stood in front of Wen Zhuoyu, staring at Wen Zhuoyu's face, "You're still smiling!" β
"This thing can't be done by the old man!"
Warm boiling rain is more happy, "Come on, come on, don't worry, go inside for a cup of tea first." β
The two walked into the study again, Nian Chengfeng had just cleaned up the pieces on the desk, turned his head to look, and saw the frustration on Qian Guodong's face.
"Stumped?"
Qian Guodong sat on the stool, "Just a few programs...... The old man couldn't figure out how to integrate the laws of the current Ning Kingdom into those programs! β
He spread his hands, "I can't fit in at all!" β
"All the laws that exist are contrary to these programs, if they have to be placed within the framework of them...... Then all the laws of our country must be changed! β
"In this matter, don't talk about the old man alone, even if you give the old man a hundred people, you can't get it!"
Wen Boiling Rain listened and boiled a pot of tea.
"Old Qian, revise a new law, or the supreme law, how can this be done overnight!"
"You're in too much of a hurry, right...... For this matter, the DPRK and China have set up a special legislative department in the Criminal Department. The regent was in such a hurry that he could only draw up such a program, and as for how to perfect it, and as for the time to perfect it, the regent knew the difficulties, so he did not set a time. β
"If it doesn't work in three or five years, then thirty years and fifty years!"
"If one generation doesn't work, there will be two generations, and if two generations can't do it, three generations!"
"There is no end to the children and grandchildren, and there will always be a day when it will be perfected."
Qian Guodong was taken aback, he sighed for three breaths, and suddenly asked a question:
"You give me an explanation, I think about this thing, if it is really perfected, it will really be implemented...... The old man thought that he was afraid that it would cause a big change! β
"This is the regent's proposition, he can understand the trick, but no one else can!"
"Especially the new emperor...... If the regent really welcomes back the eldest son of the emperor, the eldest son of the emperor ascends the throne as emperor, only to find that the power belonging to the emperor is gone...... What do you think he will do? β
"He wants to abolish this thing, and you still have all the ministers in the court, can you oppose it?"
"Dare to object?!"
Nian Chengfeng stroked his beard, "Old money, don't think about it so much, when you're old, let's get it slowly." β
"No, if you don't make it clear to the old man today, the old man won't go to the legislative department!"
"Isn't it more comfortable for the old man to hang out and drink tea in the teahouse and chat with the tea guests!"
Wen Zhuyu poured two cups of tea and handed them over, looking at Nian Chengfeng.
Nian Chengfeng sighed slowly, "Old man Qian, do you think these programs set up by the regent are correct?" β
Qian Guodong pondered for a moment, "It's too ideal, it's not realistic!" β
Nian Chengfeng didn't deny it, he even nodded:
"Ideal things need to be fought for from generation to generation!"
"It's really not quite in line with reality, but you have to admit that if you achieve a mutual check on power...... Including Imperial Power! Then this can solve the root cause of officials' greed, and can also avoid the fault of one person to the greatest extent, and the whole country will bear it! β
"That's what's so beautiful about it."
"It's just that people are selfish, and no one wants the power in their hands to be supervised and constrained."
"And the purpose of the state to give power to these people was originally to hope that they would use their talents to seek a better future for the country and the people."
"However, if you look at the history of thousands of years, power without restraint will eventually become a means for them to accumulate wealth, and the final result is that corruption is rampant and out of control!"
"The upward trend must be the downward effect!"
"So it was dark, and in the eyes of the common people, there would be no more faint light, because such light would be quickly extinguished by the darkness!"
"There is only one result...... Destroy the country! Change the dynasty! β
"The regent said that absolute power must corrupt absolutely! So why not put those powers in a cage? β
Qian Guodong opened his mouth:
"The old man admits that this is its benefit, but the old man thinks that this step is too big!"
"It's still the old man's words just now, if it is implemented, where will the emperor be placed?"
"Didn't the regent let the Imperial City Priest supervise the hundred officials? Wouldn't that be nice? The Imperial City Division was independent of the Six Ministries and was not under the jurisdiction of the Three Provinces, and they only obeyed the orders of the regent or future emperor. β
"With their supervision, even if the officials can't be completely clear, at least they can prevent the occurrence of corruption to the greatest extent!"
Wen Boilyu smiled slightly, "Actually, when the regent brought up this matter, the old man and I also refuted it with similar views as you, but he finally convinced us. β
ββ¦β¦ What did he say? β
He said that the rule of man tests human nature, and human nature is the most difficult thing to figure out and will change at any time due to changes in the environment.
"But the rule of law is different."
"It's cold, it's unforgiving, and it never changes!"
"The transition from the rule of man to the rule of law is an extremely long process, and it requires some conditions."
"It's true that there are no such conditions at the moment, but there are two benefits to implementing this."
"First, let those thinkers in the world think, maybe they can get some inspiration from it, and then give birth to some schools to study better methods, and let students in the world think about the truth while reading."
"This is to open up the wisdom of the people."
"Second...... That's a seed, he said. β
"Maybe there is no suitable soil for this seed to germinate, but after several generations of people to pursue and explore, maybe one day, when the people's wisdom of the vast majority of people is opened, it can become a reality."
He said...... The road is long, we should go up and down and seek! β
Qian Guodong's eyes widened suddenly, he thought carefully about what Wen Zhuoyu said, and after a while, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.
He understood the purpose of the move.
"Now the whole city knows about it!"
"I'm afraid it won't be long before the whole country knows about it!"
"The officials of the Ji Tai family have not yet fallen from power, I mean, if those officials use this to make trouble for the regent...... He went to Shuzhou and didn't bring the janitarian guards, don't underestimate the powerful power of those henchmen that Ji Tai has cultivated over the years! β
"Hmm...... The Regent also had the idea of killing them all. β
Qian Guodong looked at Wen Zhuanyu and asked almost the same sentence as Zhong Lisu: "Why does the regent have to commit such a dangerous crime?" β
Wen Boiling Rain pondered for a moment, "He said, since it is going to rain, it is better to have a rainstorm." β
"Wash away all filth and bring a new look to the world."
ββ¦β¦ A lot of people will die! Where do the people at all levels of government come from? β
"There are many protΓ©gΓ©s of Mr. Chunfu, and although they are older, they are all people of real talent and learning, and the regent has visited them."
"Where the rain falls......"
Qian Guodong didn't wait for the temperature to cook the rain to answer, his hand knocked on the table: "When it's Jiangnan!" β