"Since I came to the throne, I have acted wildly and rebelliously, causing the world to suffer. I must not regret it." [Luntai Sinji Edict]
The sixth day of June in the third year of Chuping.
Ordered the construction of the tombs of the emperors in Chang'an.
The chariot drove to the Changling Mausoleum, the ancestral hall and the high temple, and issued orders to the princes, pastors and guardians and below.
say:
"... This dynasty has been in power for four hundred years. Our ancestors and ancestors have been deeply benevolent and generous. Can you describe it clearly? I mean, the virtues of the Han Dynasty have not been lost, but the government of the court has gone wrong? I have been on the throne for three years.
Although he failed to uphold the government of caring for the people, it did not harm the people, let alone the violence of the Yin Dynasty. Why is the sea boiling and the people are spreading?... It is really inexplicable to encounter such a change, but I can only blame myself... If you are gentlemen,
If you are willing to be loyal and good, you should serve the country with all your heart and save me from the blame; if you are willing to be despicable, don't sacrifice yourself to protect your position, which will increase my sins."
During the Han Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties only issued edicts on sinners after major natural disasters occurred. The content was all about self-effacement and self-examination, and they were not truly repentant. Only those who really issued edicts on sinners that were extremely sincere and had the nature of confession were only filial piety.
Emperor Wu.
Now, as soon as the emperor's imperial edict was issued, it spread throughout the three auxiliaries overnight. At this speed, coupled with the emperor's secret promotion, it would be known to the whole world within a few months.
This edict was extremely informative, far-reaching and of great significance. The emperor wanted to use it to let the people know the imperial court's determination to reform and rejuvenate, and to re-establish the confidence of the gentry and common people in the imperial court. Therefore, he did not let anyone else write it for him.
The emperor wrote it himself.
The Sin Ji Edict is divided into three contents.
"First, it is clearly stated that in the 400 years since the founding of this dynasty, although the moral destiny has changed, it is still the destiny of the Han Dynasty, and there is no doubt about it." Taiwei Ma Rixi sat in the hall and went to the lower house to analyze.
According to the imperial edict issued by the emperor: "This can refute the prophecy that 'those who succeed the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao'."
Sun Rui, a minister of the Shangshu, immediately added: "Everywhere in the country thought that the imperial court was weak. For example, when the Qin Dynasty was competing for deer, they would have the heart of Qi Huan and Jin Wen to strive for hegemony. How absurd! Although the imperial court has some villains who are trying to cause trouble, there is no harsh rule.
.Now that the Emperor of Tomorrow is in power and there is hope for the great Han Dynasty to revive, how can we allow Xiao Xiao to cause trouble?"
Everyone in the hall nodded in agreement.
Ma Rixi glanced at Shisun Rui thoughtfully, nodded and said: "Secondly, His Majesty has only been on the throne for three years, and is controlled by powerful ministers. How can he have the chance to help the world? If the whole world is guilty of this crime, how can it be done to Your Majesty?
Isn’t that ridiculous? But Your Majesty takes all the failures of the imperial court upon himself. This is a way of retreating in order to make progress, in order to let the world see His Majesty’s frankness and openness.”
"What about the third one?" Ma Yu, the servant, asked: "I think the last part of the edict seems to be a warning to us? Is it warning us ministers not to work on their own, but to put national affairs first?"
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Ma Yu and Ma Rixi both came from the Ma family in Fufeng, and they were Ma Rixi's nephews. He was a man of great ambition and talent, and he was prone to telling lies.
The Fifth Patrolman of the Farming Order heard this and retorted: "Is that so? This clearly refers to those Guanfang uncles and pastoral guards of prefectures and counties, asking them not to harm each other and to put the livelihood of the people first. If anyone violates this intention,
This is to inflict a crime on Your Majesty and isolate yourself from the world, so that Your Majesty can be a dignified master and conquer the disloyal ministers."
Ma Yu was still unconvinced and said forcefully: "What's wrong with what I just said? Although there are many famous ministers in the imperial court, there are also some ignorant people among them. The imperial edict said that 'the government of the imperial court has some faults', but these faults are not there.
Your Majesty, you are among your subjects. How can you say that your Majesty's edict does not have the intention of warning us ministers?"
Seeing that the two of them were gradually turning into a verbal quarrel, Ma Rixi had to stop him and said: "Okay! Regardless of whether this sinner has this intention in the edict, we must work harder and work harder, and we must not get angry."
"We encourage ourselves, but what about others?" Ma Yu said: "Since Huan Ling, the government has been in disarray and the world has been in chaos. Is it the fault of our scholars? We are not eunuchs, but our relatives are deceived by our superiors, and we have taken power without justice.
To? The day before yesterday, His Majesty summoned his ministers in the Proclamation Office. He once said that there were three matters of rise and fall. Among them, the refugees and the Qiang and Hu had already made plans. However, the government was in a state of disarray, but he did not give an explanation to the world's scholars, nor did he say how to put an end to it. How can this help me?
Waiting to encourage yourself?"
Ma Rixi was speechless for a moment. It is true that everyone in the world knows that the reason why the government has been neglected and unethical for so many years is all caused by the eunuchs and relatives who have taken power. Countless party members and scholars have worked hard and sacrificed their lives.
Forgetting death led to the current situation in which the power of eunuchs and relatives has collapsed.
At this time, it was time to make an effort to let the emperor re-establish the rules, expressly restrict them from the system, and even cut off the power of eunuchs and relatives to participate in the government and the way to join the court, so as to realize the true monarch and his subordinates, and rule the world together.
Because the imperial court only has so much power in dealing with affairs, out of its own interests, it is naturally not willing to let relatives and eunuchs take a share of the pie. What's more, these two are causing trouble for the imperial court and are really not good people, let alone allowing them to appear in the court.
Above. Therefore, many noble ministers looked forward to the emperor, hoping that the young emperor would be close to the nobles and stay away from the villains.
But I didn't expect that the emperor was secretly guarding against the scholars. Even though Ma Rixi, Huang Wan and others were all famous officials at the time, and even though the emperor favored Mu Shun of Xiaohuangmen, he never allowed him to interfere in politics.
Just because it is like this for a moment does not mean it will be like this for the rest of your life!
In this regard, from the fact that Wang Bin and Dong Cheng, uncles of the emperor, were awarded important tasks one after another, it can be seen that the resurgence of the foreign relatives is not far away. By then, there will inevitably be a battle between the foreign relatives and the noble ministers, no matter who bows down first.
As long as the two merge, the day when the emperor will rise again in order to check and balance the eunuchs will not be far away.
The emperor now only mentioned a few words in the imperial edict, which seemed to attach great importance to it. In fact, he passed it off in a single stroke. He deliberately left a hole that the eunuch and his relatives might reappear at any time, which made the gentry and ministers in the court feel like they were in the throat, so much so that they even treated the emperor.
I am very dissatisfied with the attitude of holding high and taking things lightly.
"This time His Majesty issued an edict to blame oneself. This is the first time that I, a great man, have made a personal statement about the successes and failures of political affairs in the past dynasties and faced his mistakes. If we want to give an explanation to the world's scholars, nothing can be more solemn than the edict to blame oneself." See Ma Rixi.
Silent, as the second most powerful scholar in Kansai, Shisun Rui said solemnly: "Bo Xuan is here to serve Your Majesty. You should think carefully and speak carefully."
Ma Yu said unwillingly: "But Dong Cheng, the commander of the Sili School, has repeatedly criticized the government since he entered the court. This is..."
Shisun Rui is a well-mannered and shrewd man, so how can he not know what these people are thinking and what they are singing? This group of people claims to be loyal and good, and they want to exclude eunuchs and relatives and restore political clarity to the Han Dynasty. It sounds nice, but in fact it is not true.
Isn’t it just about fighting for power?
Everyone in the DPRK and China has their own political bottom line. Only under the premise of understanding each other's political bottom line can the two sides avoid falling out and test each other, compete with each other, compete with each other, and even exchange interests within the scope of mutual tolerance.
This is the art of compromise, and it is also the charm of politics.
For example, Situ Zhao Qian's bottom line is to do his best to maintain the status of his younger brother Zhao Wen, so as to ensure that the Zhao family in Shu County can still have a place in the court after his death. Therefore, when targeting Zhao Qian, unless you want to fight him
Do not stop until death, otherwise no matter what you do, you will not be able to harm Zhao Wen. It was precisely because of this that the emperor followed the trend and agreed to Zhao Qian's suggestion to make Huang Wan Sikong, so that Huang Wan could protect Zhao Wen more in the future.
To reciprocate the favor, Zhao Qian has also been obeying the emperor's advice recently and respecting him in every way.
In Shisun Rui's view, the emperor's self-incriminating edict undoubtedly announced to everyone his own political bottom line, that is, 'If you want to be loyal and good, you should serve the country with your heart and take the blame for me;
If you are despicable, then don't die and protect your position, which will increase my sins.'
The reason why the emperor was unwilling to relent on the matter of preventing eunuchs and relatives from intervening in politics was to keep this tiger that might break out of the cage at any time to alert his officials. 'If you are willing to be loyal and good', then the emperor will naturally not let this happen.
The eunuchs came to disrupt the situation and consume internal strength. But if they stepped on the emperor's bottom line of "being willing to be despicable" and "increasing my sins", then don't blame the emperor for using eunuchs and relatives again.
Ma Yu, a group of people who could not understand the situation, thought that by convincing Ma Rixi, they could contact the courtiers and force the emperor to express his position. They were really stupid. Even Wang Yun failed to cross the bottom line and get the emperor to make concessions on issues of principle.
How many people can Ma Yu do it?
"Boxuan." Shisun Rui raised his right palm to stop Ma Yu from talking, with a warning in his tone: "Be aware that 'the one who wants the king is supreme'!"
This was a sentence included in the original Chengming Palace Examination Questions. It was quoted from the "Book of Filial Piety" and was drawn up by the emperor himself to declare his dissatisfaction with Wang Yun to the court.
It was precisely because of Wang Yun's stubbornness and insistence on committing crimes that he became a "junior" in the eyes of the emperor. In just a few days, he was knocked down from the top of the clouds to dust.
Now Shi Sunrui used these words to remind Ma Yu to take Wang Yun as a warning.
Ma Yu immediately became alert and kept silent.
"Just because I didn't talk about it, it doesn't mean that others won't talk about it." Wei Duan, the Huangmen servant, suddenly interjected: "Back then, the Yuan family first killed the Huan Temple and used it as a great achievement. Now your Majesty's attitude is ambiguous.
, since it has not blocked the opportunity for the eunuch temple to turn around, it will invisibly reduce the achievements of the Yuan family. There are many guests from the disciples of the Yuan family in the court, and if they are dissatisfied, they will inevitably come forward to incite."
Wei Duan was a mature and prudent man, and his tone and attitude were so well-controlled that people couldn't help but listen attentively: "If those Guandong scholars, instigated by Yuan's disciples, submitted a memorial to protest on the grounds that the imperial court should be established and the eunuch temple should be destroyed. We would
If you remain silent, you may not be able to stand up morally first and foremost, and you may also be criticized.”
"Let them make trouble." Ma Rixi, who had been silent for a long time, spoke now. Although he felt that he had the obligation to stop the eunuchs from rising again, the emperor did not have such intention. He also believed that the emperor would not do such a thing.
It is a matter of no benefit to the country, so there is no need for him to cheer for those disciples of the Yuan family.
Ma Rixi said: "Wang Yun is gone, and the Yang family is wise enough to protect themselves. This group of people can't do anything in the court."