"Chen Qixin of the Huai'an Martial Arts Examination reported that there are three major diseases in the world today: One is to select people for subjects. In today's composition, filial piety is the same as Yao and Shun, benevolence and justice compete with Confucius and Mencius, and when it comes to political affairs, let one's temperament be allowed to be greedy and cruel. If one is cruel, the people will swallow him up.
Its voice is greedy, but the people absorb its essence. Since the two political articles are contradictory, how can one rely on subjects to select people? The second is qualifications. In the early days of the country, Feng Jian, the classic historian, was appointed as the capital of Qian, Peng Youxin, a tribute scholar, was appointed as the chief minister, and Zeng Tai, a scholar,
When being awarded a minister, why is it limited by qualifications... If he is a Jinshi, then all the nobles in the world will be his best, and all the officials in the world will be his friends. Don't ask about it. When it comes to transfer, if it is not his salary, it is his seniority.
It is true that as the emperor once said, 'Imperial edicts can be ignored, but gold can be used at will', how can one be qualified to employ people?"
In the magnificent Forbidden City of the capital, located in the Jianji Hall on the central axis, a slightly feminine man's voice echoed.
There were more than a dozen old men in court uniforms standing quietly in the hall, but the one sitting high on the throne was a young man. He wore a Yishan crown, a yellow coiled collar and narrow sleeves robe, and a coiled dragon pattern sewn with gold thread on each shoulder.
He was Emperor Chongzhen, the supreme ruler of the Ming Dynasty.
The emperor gently raised his hand to the eunuch who was reciting, and the gentle reciting voice immediately stopped. He turned to the several old men standing solemnly in the hall and said, "I finished my lecture in Jianji Hall today. I received this memorial, although it is not much.
The literary talent also has something unique and unique, so I invite the cabinet ministers and other ministers to judge it together. What do you think after listening to it?"
No one in the hall spoke rashly for a while, most of them looked at the minister in the middle of the front row, who was wearing a court dress with a crane patch.
The emperor waited for a moment and saw no one spoke. He turned to the minister in the middle and said calmly, "Mr. Wen."
"I'm here, my old minister." The minister wearing a crane patch stepped forward. He was the chief minister of the current cabinet, the Crown Prince and Grand Master of Jianji Palace, Wen Tiren.
His tone was low and steady, and he bowed slightly and said, "I think it is very valuable that Chen Qixin is far away from the world and has the ambition to care about the country. He uses martial arts instead of being limited to military affairs. He can be said to be both civil and military."
The hall was quiet, and everyone was looking at his toes. Wen Tiren's words only praised Chen Qixin's character and talents, but avoided commenting on the content of Chen Qixin's memorial. As Jian's chief assistant in the Sacred Heart, he could follow
The emperor does Tai Chi, but other people here may not have the same treatment.
Today, the emperor summoned all the ministers to listen to a memorial written by a common man. It was not just for fun. But the memorial he heard so far dealt with the fundamentals of imperial examinations and official appointments. It can be said that it was related to all the officials.
The civil servants are enemies. Even if there is really a discussion, it should not be decided by such a few people here. For the time being, everyone is not sure about the emperor's intention. Is he using this memorial to beat his ministers, or does he have other agendas?
, so not speaking at this time is a safer choice.
As expected, Chongzhen did not force the chief minister. Wen Tiren's statement could at least allow the emperor's conversation to continue, and the emperor turned to another bachelor.
"What's Qian Aiqing's explanation?"
The person who was called was Qian Shisheng, the second assistant to the cabinet. He had already been mentally prepared. At this time, he coughed dryly and said, "I and Mr. Wen have the same view."
However, Chongzhen did not give him Wen Tiren's preferential treatment and asked calmly, "Does Mr. Qian agree with what Chen Qixin said?"
Qian Shisheng had been in the cabinet for some time and was already familiar with the emperor's style. When he heard the questioning, he knew that he could not deal with it, so he had to bite the bullet and said, "If you go back to the emperor, Chen Qixin's report on the old things in the early days of the country is also the way of the ancestors."
, when there is nothing impossible to do.”
The more than ten people standing in the hall are all candidates recommended by the Ministry of Civil Affairs to join the cabinet. Currently, there are only three bachelors in the cabinet, and the remaining few places must be selected from here. Therefore, after the lectures in the Jianji Hall were completed today, Chongzhen convened
This group of people was also called in for cabinet discussions as an opportunity to inspect them.
At this time, everyone else was listening and quickly organizing their words, fearing that if the emperor called on them to speak, Wen Tiren had perfunctoryly passed it by, while Qian Shisheng only agreed with the old things from the early days of the country and left it to
There is less and less room left behind. Everyone must think carefully in order to deal with this shrewd emperor.
Chongzhen's voice came from the audience, "Since Chen Qixin's performance can be approved by the cabinet ministers, it shows that he has merits other than martial arts, so what use does Qian Aiqing think of this person?"
The other ministers secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Chongzhen's main target today was Qian Shisheng, and he might not let anyone else speak.
"This..." Qian Shisheng was sweating slightly on his forehead. He never expected that he would suddenly be called to Jianji Hall today. He originally thought it was just an ordinary matter, but suddenly he would be put into such an extremely dangerous situation.
As for the memorial of Chen Qixin that I heard now, the first two sentences are an attack on the entire imperial examination system. Once Qian Shisheng makes this person an official, today's records will appear in the Liuke Langfang tomorrow for all officials to browse. Qian Shisheng immediately
He became the enemy of the entire civil servant class. But the emperor's words just now were very clear. Chen Qixin had merits other than martial arts. Obviously, he was not asked to lead troops in war, but to serve as a civil servant in the capital. Qian Shisheng did not dare to violate it.
It went against the emperor's will.
Chongzhen looked at Qian Shisheng in the palace coldly. Although he did not urge him, he had no intention of giving him any steps.
"Old minister, I thought..." Qian Shisheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Since Chen Qixin talked about the three major diseases in the world, I only heard two of them, and I don't know what the third one said."
Wen Tiren lowered his head and glanced sideways at Qian Shisheng beside him, guessing that the bachelor was forced into a corner and could even think of such low-level delaying tactics.
Chongzhen breathed out slowly and said to the eunuch who had just read the memorial, "Read the third article to Mr. Qian."
"The third one is to push for knowledge and practice. According to the old rules of science and education, the officials were selected to serve as censors, divided by Jinshi, Jinshi, and instructors. At the beginning of Wanli, they were still selected to push officials, magistrates, three Jinshi, and one tribute. Now only Jinshi is selected.
, when he was appointed, he regarded himself as a scholar and treated each other as a scholar, so he abused the people and killed them. If the people were uneasy, how could they be in chaos? How could they be presumed to be a scholar? The country suffered from these three major diseases.
Chapters and sentences are useless, the party is getting stronger day by day, the harshness and violence are increasing day by day, and the rules and regulations are getting tighter and tighter. The only thing that can be done is what is right, and it cannot be done without love, and it has become a puzzle without waking up!"
Wang Chengen read very quickly this time. Qian Shisheng still couldn't think of a way to deal with it in this short time, so he could only continue to evade, "It doesn't matter whether these three major diseases are appropriate or not. If a doctor diagnoses the disease, he must have a prescription."
, Only in this way can we deduce what use this person can be used for."
Chongzhen looked at Qian Shisheng, who was a little embarrassed, with a joking smile on his face, "Wang Chengen, please finish reading the rest of the memorial."
"I will present the medicines for treating diseases again. There are four explanations of them, and I will pay special attention to the methods of admiring the generals. One is to stop the subjects to eliminate the empty essays, the other is to promote filial piety and honesty to promote practice, the other is to promote the officials and practice to eliminate the accumulated bad habits, and the other is to remove the bad habits.
The disaster has damaged money and food to save the exhausted gangsters. Now the general is no longer useful. He looks up to the civil servants and listens to the subordinates. Since his prestige is not more important than usual, he orders Hu Neng to fight against him? Now we must recruit real talents.
When recruiting people to the altar, performing the promotion ceremony, and all important tasks, let them do it at their own convenience. If there are officials who do harm to the people without hesitation or follow untrue principles, they will also be punished. The supervisors will be dismissed and the slanderous books will be burned. In this way, the altar of Han Gao, Emperor Wen
The slender willow tree and the golden platform of Yan can be seen again today..."
Wang Chengen's feminine voice echoed in the hall, and all the ministers buried their heads. Qian Shisheng's forehead was covered with sweat. He didn't need to carefully understand Chen Qixin's memorial. It didn't matter what would be unusable later. After all, it only involved military attachés, but
Just hearing the words "Stop subjects to depose Xu Wen", you know that you must not give Chen Qixin any official position, otherwise the saliva of civil servants will be enough to drown him, but for a while he still couldn't find a suitable way to deal with it, and he panicked
He tilted his head slightly to look at Wen Tiren.
Since Qian Shi was promoted to the cabinet, he has been acting according to Wen Tiren's wishes. Even so, he is not Wen Tiren's confidant. A year ago, he would have been dispensable to Wen Tiren, but since Wu Zongda and Wang Yingxiong left office, the cabinet has only
With the remaining three, Qian Shisheng and Wen Tiren came to each other's aid, eliminating Zhang Zhifa, the most junior person, so he currently has a considerable position in front of Wen Tiren. Today the emperor is specifically targeting Qian Shisheng, I wonder if it is related to this.
Wen Tiren was also looking at him, but his eyes did not communicate with him, but looked at the top of his head. Qian Shisheng was confused for a moment, and Wen Tiren looked at the top of his head again after winking.
Qian Shisheng was in a state of anxiety and his reaction was far less than usual. Wen Tiren looked away and ignored him.
No matter how long the memorial was, it was time to finish reading it. The moment Wang Chengen's soft voice stopped, Qian Shisheng suddenly understood what Wen Tiren meant. He was looking at his hat, which meant a crown, and couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.
This time, he didn't wait for the emperor to ask questions and took the initiative to speak.
"Your Majesty knows that Chen Qixin has the talent to criticize the current shortcomings and has the courage to speak out and dare to make progress. Although he is a martial artist, he can still take power in emergency situations. The old minister thought that Chen Qixin could be allowed to lead six departments or six subjects. Try this:
The appropriate position depends on the results. As for what position it is, Xie Shangshu, the official minister, should be more clear than the old minister."
Xie Sheng, the official secretary in the back row, trembled slightly. He didn't expect the ball to be kicked over like this. Qian Shisheng's so-called crown and belt walking meant that he was not given an official position and worked in the court as a civilian. This did not lead to advancement due to the memorial.
He won the official position, avoided offending the civil servant group, and satisfied the emperor's wish to appoint this person. Indeed, neither party was offended, but the problem was left to Xie Sheng.
All the ministers were secretly looking at Xie Sheng. Wen Tiren was standing in the front row and couldn't turn around, but he glanced at Qian Shisheng and saw that Qian Shisheng's chin was already dripping with sweat, and his expression became relaxed.
It should have been dealt with, the emperor could not continue to press, but he was busy getting away for a while, forgetting that Xie Sheng was from Wen Tiren's lineage, and unintentionally offended Wen Tiren again.
The emperor's eyes fell on Xie Sheng, "Mr. Qian said that Chen Qixin is outspoken and dares to advance. Does the Minister of Personnel think that this person can hold any position?"
When Qian Shisheng heard this, he complained again in his heart. The emperor didn't understand the word crown and belt, and now he directly took part of the meaning and asked the staff to arrange the positions. If it was spread and publicized by someone, it would still be
He, Qian Shisheng, could not escape his involvement. But he did not dare to correct the emperor at this time and could only find a way to clarify it later.
Xie Sheng knew he couldn't hide, so he was about to go out to speak. At this moment, a figure suddenly stepped forward. He raised his head and said loudly, "I thought it was absolutely impossible!"
Xie Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and stayed where he was. Everyone in the hall looked towards that person, even Wen Tiren turned his head from the front row, and only turned back after seeing who it was.
Chongzhen looked at the man coldly and said, "Liu Zongzhou, I didn't ask you."
Liu Zongzhou held his head high, looking confident and confident, "The emperor may not ask, but the veteran has to tell me. Today, it is a small matter where the Huai'an Military Examiner is, but it is a big matter when it comes to the court system. The emperor's talents are often lost.
During the period of care and concern, giving was the order of the day, many of the key points were not grasped, and the emperor's one-thought corrections gradually accumulated and became serious, and there was almost no way to remedy it. If things go on like this, the world's affairs will be in bad shape.
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Liu Zongzhou openly accused the emperor, which made everyone in the palace look at him, but no one came out to scold Liu Zongzhou, because it was not uncommon for ministers to refute the emperor face to face like this. Based on their understanding of Liu Zongzhou, a direct verbal conflict with him would in most cases lead to
He is a loser, and even if he wins, there is no gain at all, so everyone avoids arguing with him.
Chongzhen said coldly, "Then tell me, what can I do to worry about you?"
"The Holy One is determined to restore the Liao Dynasty, but the thieves and officials are able to use it based on the five-year peace of the Liao Dynasty. This is Caoqie."
A blush appeared on Chongzhen's pale face, and his chest heaved a few times. The ministers were slightly agitated, because this matter was a scar on the emperor, and normal ministers would not expose it. Liu Zongzhou has done it now, and the consequences will be extremely difficult.
Anticipate.
"Liu Shilang's words are wrong." Wen Tiren turned around slowly, "In the early days of the country, all the sages were born out of recklessness. It can be seen that the market is not empty of people. Now the world is in turmoil. The emperor is interested in ZTE, and only those who are capable are promoted.
It is not set in stone. The emperor's decision to recruit talents for the country is arbitrary. As long as you have the intention to serve the country, whether it is civil or military examinations is secondary, not to mention that Mr. Qian's intention is to make him walk around and do things with his crown.
If it doesn’t harm the imperial system, then there’s no need to worry about it!”
Liu Zong flicked his sleeves on Monday and said, "If Chen Qixin really has good advice and clever ideas, he can teach them, but I don't want to stop there. To criticize the world's ills, the imperial court has its own way of talking about officials. These villains are using their lies to make excuses."
If you use the opportunity to make progress, people from the market will follow suit in the future, but there are still questions about state affairs. Furthermore, how a person from the market submits a letter to the imperial court should be thoroughly investigated..."
"Liu Zongzhou!" Chongzhen's slightly raised voice came. After everyone was quiet, the emperor looked at Liu Zongzhou and said, "You not only call Chen Qixin's memorial a lie, but also call me a failure to care, then I will let you do it today.
Tell me, do you have a good cure for the disease, a way to destroy the invaders and bring peace to the world?"
Liu Zongzhou took a step forward and said loudly and loudly, "What the emperor relies on to rule the world is the law, not the law. Therefore, the law is the Tao. If you follow the Tao, you will have the heart to go up to heaven.
Respect Heaven, and not just rely on the wind and thunder...promulgate political orders in brief, follow the example of Yao and Shun who sacrificed themselves to serve others, and cultivate talents with generosity...to eliminate the worries of later generations of clans and vassals. Apart from these three major worries, what is the cause of the buds and mulberry trees?
Are the Yu Yi invaders? In Chi Chi Huangchi, the plan to suppress the people is not certain, but the imperial edict of Chi Yi was issued, painfully describing the reasons why the invaders were attacked the day before, and because today they cannot bear to ignore the people, so they sent the court officials
He used money from his own family to patrol the prefectures and countries to appease the envoys and recruit those who were innocent and went into exile. He also ordered Master Chen to build a dangerous pass and build a strong wall to clear the wilderness, allowing them to return home in poverty. He did not kill anyone outside the canal. This sage ruled the world.
It’s very effective.”
Chongzhen smiled coldly and said, "Your method of destroying bandits is to issue an edict and send ministers to appease them with internal funds, and then the bandits will be destroyed. This is what you did in Shaanxi with Yang He, the criminal governor. If the money is gone, the bandits will return.
Chi, is this your way to bring peace to the world?"
"No, Yang He's solicitation has lost the foundation of calming people's hearts. To rectify the world, we must first rectify people's hearts. As long as the emperor is able to rectify his origins, the traitors will perish..."
Before he could finish speaking, Chongzhen had already stood up, stepped down from the throne under the astonished gazes of all the ministers, and strode straight out of the palace. Wang Chengen quickly chased after him and shouted loudly, "Your Majesty, come back!"