Under normal circumstances, officials would not dare to bring up the topic of Hongwu's banishment because it was accompanied by too much blood and tears from the people.
The Han people are all about returning to their roots after falling leaves, and no one wants to leave their hometown. At that time, Zhu Yuanzhang also used violent methods to force the people to migrate in order to quickly restore production.
Because of this, there is bloodshed and death during migration.
Although Hongwu's expulsion was a very correct national policy, it was too painful for the people who were expelled at that time.
Even decades have passed, many Suzhou people who have migrated to Taizhou, Yancheng and other places still miss their hometown and call sleeping in Suzhou, because only in dreams can they return to their hometown.
Zhu Yun compiled the True Records of Taizu and did not record this incident in order to maintain Zhu Yuanzhang's image.
Zhu Di re-edited the True Records of Taizu and did not record the deeds of Hongwu's expulsion. This was also to protect Zhu Yuanzhang's image.
The so-called dispersal means to drive people away and scatter them in other places. As you can tell from the name, it is not a policy that you and I agree on.
It was just that at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the military generals were too strong, Zhu Yuanzhang had too much real power, and his killings were too heavy. Civil servants had just found a new boss. For the sake of their own jobs, no one dared to object.
It was just that time. If Lao Zhu had implemented it in the middle and late stages of Hongwu, he would definitely have been criticized.
Even if Lao Zhu is still in power now, he will still be scolded if he proposes this national policy, but it will be different if he is dead.
You can criticize people while they are alive, but you cannot criticize them after they are dead, especially when Zhu Yuanzhang was still the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty. To criticize a deceased founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty is no different from opposing the Ming Dynasty.
Forget about scolding, you can’t even question!
In this era where filial piety is greater than heaven, Zhu Di could have directly chopped up the person involved, and no one would dare to say anything.
This is also the reason why the Minister of Civil Affairs is horrified. To oppose Zhu Yuanzhang is to oppose the Ming Dynasty. If you are already against the Ming Dynasty, the emperor will still let you celebrate the New Year?
This is a political red line. Anyone who dares to cross the threshold will be destroyed.
It can be said that from the day Zhu Yuanzhang died, he was a perfect man, at least, in public.
In order to show off his orthodoxy, the successor king will only promote him to an unlimited extent. In order to show loyalty to the king and the country, the ministers will also vigorously promote him, and no one will dare to discredit him.
At first, when Tie Xuan hung the old Zhu Ling sign on the city wall, Zhu Di didn't even dare to fart, which is evident.
Now, Yu Qian brings Lao Zhu up again, who dares to refute it?
No matter who it is, as long as Lao Zhu is used as a shield, he is invincible, and even the emperor does not dare to refute.
However, the prerequisite is that you cannot use it blindly.
Yu Qian obviously didn't use it blindly, so the officials could only stare.
The main hall was silent. No one dared to be tough with the cheating Yu Qian. Taizu had already moved out and talked nonsense. If you were not careful, it would be easy to lose your official position. It would not be unusual to be beheaded. Moreover, even a person
You can't get a good reputation, it's not worth it.
Yu Qian cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that moving people north is a good way to govern the country. However, while moving, we must also take care of the people's psychology."
"This is natural." Zhu Di nodded and boasted: "I love the people like a son, so naturally I will not let the people suffer."
The Minister of Civil Affairs rolled his eyes, bypassed Yu Qian, and directly challenged Zhu Di, "May I ask Your Majesty, how can we prevent the people from suffering when we migrate for a long distance?"
Since he couldn't get any benefits from Yu Qiangang, he could only fight with Zhu Digang, and at the worst he could get a reputation for being outspoken.
At this time, another voice sounded from the door of the palace: "Your Majesty, I have this memorial."
Zhu Di raised his eyes and saw another person in trouble, and said loudly: "Come forward and answer."
After a while, a northern scholar walked up to the emperor, bowed and said: "I think that the national policy of people from the south to the north can be implemented from the northern areas first. This will not only save the people from hardship, but also
It can reduce their psychological resistance.”
He is from the north and strongly agrees with this national policy.
"Your Majesty, think twice. This policy seems reasonable, but in fact it is absurd." Hanlin Bachelor came out, "This is not a matter of distance at all, but a matter of migration itself."
"Your Majesty, I have this report!" Another man from the north stood up.
"Come forward and answer."
Gai Shizhong stepped forward and saluted, and then turned his gun to the Hanlin bachelor: "What's the problem with migration itself?"
Yu Qian, a seventh-level official, dared to challenge a third-level official. He, a seventh-level official, dared to attack a fifth-level official. "Migration is for the prosperity of the country and for the people to have enough food and clothing. Why is there a problem in itself?"
The Hanlin bachelor sneered: "If you only look at the results and not the process, I will disdain your argument."
"Eating the emperor's salary and sharing the emperor's worries, discovering problems, and solving them. It is the duty of a minister to relieve the emperor's worries. How can a bachelor call it an argument?" This person asked rhetorically.
There is no stupid person among scholars. These individuals have just entered the official career, when they have dreams and are eager to show their ambitions, so they are very upright.
A doctor from the Ministry of Civil Affairs came out and said, "The problem is that the people don't want to migrate."
"Unwilling?" Yu Qian spoke again, "Are the people unwilling, or are the doctors unwilling?"
"Yu Du Ge Shi Zhong!" the official's doctor snorted, "I am discussing with this Ge Shi Zhong."
He really didn't want to confront Yu Qian.
Gui Shizhong became more energetic, "Then the doctor might as well tell you why the people are unwilling?"
"It's so hard to travel a long distance and leave your hometown, so naturally you don't want to!"
"Hard work?" I asked in response, "Isn't it hard to face the loess and turn your back to the sky?
Isn’t it bitter to be exploited by wealthy gentry and landlords?
All year round, without stopping for a moment, in the end you can only barely make ends meet?"
He asked the question three times in a row, and the official doctor who asked the question was speechless.
Wai Lang, a member of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, came out to retort, "Jiangnan is a rich land. If even they are suffering, how can the people in other places survive?"
"That's right." The Minister of Justice, who was watching coldly, finally caught the opportunity and came up with a big hat, "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and now our Ming Dynasty is at peace, the country is peaceful and the people are safe, and the people live and work in peace and contentment... How come you have to say that you are barely able to eat?
"
"I..." This was so superficial that I panicked all of a sudden.
At this time, another person at the door of the palace spoke loudly: "Your Majesty, I have this memorial!"
"Come forward and answer." Zhu Di adjusted his sitting posture and continued to eat melon with his chin propped up.
Gai Shizhong stepped forward, saluted, and then expressed support for his colleagues, "The people in Jiangnan generally live a good life, but not all people live a good life. The long-term workers and tenants of the landlords' families are indeed living in poverty."
They are all new scholars, they are all scholars from the north, so he will naturally support his colleagues, "As a minister, you should listen to the real life of the people up to heaven, instead of blindly reporting good things but not bad things, sitting back and watching the people
born of water and fire;
The minister keeps saying that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, but do you know that the people are suffering?"
"I..." The Minister of Punishment hesitated and hummed, "I don't even bother to argue with you because of your clever words."
"Who is talking so cleverly?!"
There was a sudden roar, and everyone was startled. Zhu Di's hand supporting his chin slipped, almost knocking him, and he glanced at Yu Qian dissatisfied.
Xiao Linzi, the admiral of Dongchang, wanted to scold Yu Qian for not roaring in the court, but seeing that the emperor was not angry but in high spirits, he put away the dust he raised and chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
Yu Qian was really angry: "Does the minister know about the suffering of the people?"
"I..."
"Please answer directly, do you know the suffering of the people?" Yu Qian said every word.
The Minister of Punishment was startled by the aura emanating from Yu Qian, and at the same time, he was also in trouble.
How to answer this?
If he says he knows, then his words of "the country is peaceful and the people are safe" will become a lie. If he says he doesn't know...then he will end up as a minister.
No matter what he chooses, it will be wrong.
After much deliberation, he decided not to choose and changed the subject, "From the accent Yu Du gave Shizhong, I guess he is from the South, right?"
"I am a southerner, a native of the Ming Dynasty, and a minister of the Ming Dynasty." Yu Qian was full of integrity, "The Ming Dynasty is rich in the four seas, and everyone is one family in the four seas. Why should we divide people from the south and those from the north?"
Yu Qian dusted off his official robe and said, "The lower official has already answered directly the servant's question. Shouldn't it be time for the servant to answer the lower official's question as well?"
brush--!
Everyone's eyes were focused on the Minister of Punishment, with sympathy, pity, and gloating...
The Minister of Justice almost cried. Where did this stupid young man come from?
It's really going to kill me... The Minister of Justice wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied thoughtfully, "I hold a high position and focus on the government affairs of the court;
Of course, we are always concerned about the sufferings of the people. As far as I know, the people in Jiangnan are living well, but there may be some oversights. I will pay more attention to this aspect in the future."
He didn't say this to Yu Qian, but to Zhu Di. Although his answer was a bit shameful, at least he would not be punished and his official position could be kept.
Yu Qian couldn't hide his disdain, but he was too lazy to talk to him anymore and asked directly, "What do you think of the national policy of people migrating?"
"Ahem... the national policy itself is still good." The Minister of Punishment was really afraid of Yu Qian and said bravely, "But the method must be used correctly and the people must be taken care of."
Yu Qian nodded and asked to the left and right, "What do you gentlemen think?"
The ministers were silent, the minister remained silent, and the minister was the eldest. The minister did not dare to speak, so who dared to stand up to him?
At this time, Zhu Di, who had eaten for a long time, stood up and said, "Since the ministers have no objections, the national policy will be decided first. Jian loves you."
"I'm here!"
Zhu Di said, "These few people who are outspoken and outspoken are all talents that can be developed. Is it appropriate for them to be promoted?"
"appropriate!"
Moving from the seventh rank to the seventh rank is not considered a jump, and it is in front of hundreds of officials. This face must be given... Jian Yi cupped his hands and said, "I will handle it later."
Zhu Di nodded, and took another deep look at Yu Qian, but did not say anything to reward him, "After the dynasty, if you have a copy of the memorial, please leave it for reading!"
After a pause, "From now on, all six subjects will be given to Shizhong to go to court, and you can enter the main hall."
Before the ministers could react, Zhu Di had already walked down the jade steps and left the hall from the imperial passage on the side.
"Long live my emperor, long live long live...!"
All officials followed the usual rituals, but the southern officials felt mixed emotions and full of bitterness.
This time, the emperor followed the rules, but they still lost, and they lost in what they were good at.