Even if Jiang Mian heard it, he turned a deaf ear. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it has been harassed by barbarians from the north. Do you want to change the situation just because of the trains and railways in front of you?
Isn't it too beautiful to think about?
Then we entered the grand ceremony.
Before Zhu Si withdrew the three great scholars from the cabinet, he gave a special reminder: "I have prepared the tent for the ceremony. I have also arranged for some people to take notes. Anyone who wants to join in the debate can just come in."
Liu Chundao said: "Your Majesty, if civil servants participate in the discussion of etiquette, I am afraid that it will not be consistent with etiquette."
Zhu Si frowned: "Mr. Liu Ge, we made a promise before, why did we change our minds again? May I ask what is wrong with etiquette?" Liu Chun looked at the two people next to him and found that except for himself, no one wanted to be the one who stood out today.
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"Your Majesty, it is against etiquette and propriety for scholars and courtiers to discuss politics together. Your Majesty should not set this precedent." Liu Chun continued his words. "Huh-"
Zhu Si snorted coldly: "What Mr. Liu Ge means is that the arrangements I made before have violated the ancestral regulations of the Ming Dynasty, right? In this case, we will set up two separate camps so that we can argue with each other "from a distance".
Wherever there is a novel point of view, the person responsible for recording can quickly spread the news to the other side and start the discussion like this."
"Your Majesty..." Liu Chun expressed dissatisfaction with this.
Zhu Si became angry and shouted loudly: "Liu Qing's family, what else do you want? I have already made a concession. Besides, the reason is unclear. Is my current arrangement disrespectful? That's it!"
After saying that, he walked away. It seemed that the good mood brought by watching the ceremony was completely ruined by Liu Chun's aggressive approach.
The three cabinet members walked down from the viewing platform.
Jiang Mian was full of confusion at this time. Why did Liu Renzhong change his gender today?
Obviously, like Jiang Mian, this person is a pawn arranged by the emperor in the cabinet. Why do the two of them have such big differences when faced with the emperor's decision-making? It shouldn't be a pretense, right?
If Liu Renzhong really had the attitude shown in front of him and was consistent with the civil service group, even if Mao Ji was not in the capital, this grand ceremony would probably not develop in the direction expected by the emperor.
Is it just Huang Li? Add Zhang Cong? There is no one else in the imperial party?
"In the middle hall, the ceremony has begun over there. Do you want to go and watch?"
A minister came over and saluted Jiang Mian.
This person is Wu Yipeng, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites.
After Jia Yong transferred the official position to the left minister, Wu Yipeng had just been promoted from the position of the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, while the new right minister of the Ministry of Rites, Zhu Xizhou, was still on his way to Nanjing to take up his post in the capital.
At this juncture, the emperor made changes to the positions of several ministers in the six departments. It seemed that he wanted to weaken the influence of orthodox civil servants in the ceremony. However, the situation was that no matter how the emperor moved, he could not change the mainstream civil servants in the court.
The reality that supports the theory of "succession to succession" is that no matter who you are, you will stick to it.
Seeing Wu Yipeng directly ignoring the two cabinet ministers Fei Hong and Liu Chun, Jiang Mian couldn't bear it. He turned back to Fei Hong and said, "Let's go and take a look together."
"Why don't you wait?" Fei Hong suggested.
It’s not that I won’t go, I have to wait for a while before going, or at least understand the specific developments of the ceremony before attending.
Jiang Mian immediately understood Fei Hong's intention and said to Wu Yipeng: "Nanfu, it is not appropriate for people in the cabinet to participate in the discussion of rituals too early. Doing so would be tantamount to admitting that the matter is debatable... It is better to let the Ministry of Rites and Hanyuan discuss it first.
Make arrangements first, and if necessary, we will get involved later.”
Wu Yipeng nodded, feeling that Jiang Mian's words made sense.
The cabinet represents the civil servants as a whole. If they go to participate in the ceremony now, it will give the imperial party an excuse. "Then I will go over first."
It was only then that Wu Yipeng saluted Fei Hong and Liu Chun, respectfully bowed out, and then went to the large meeting room behind the viewing platform.
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A debate on the Great Ceremony has officially begun.
There were many literati who came that day, most of whom had no official titles, or had low status in the court, and some were not even scholars.
There was no fame or honor, but I heard that those who spoke today were not guilty and that everyone could participate, so those who thought they were knowledgeable all came over and wanted to express themselves.
There were thousands of literati from the Gyeonggi area who came to participate in the ceremony without being invited by the imperial court, and this was only the first batch to get the number.
Because coming to participate in the grand ceremony requires a "lottery" and an assessment in advance. I can't say that you don't even know the words and can't speak well, so I let you participate in such a sacred debate. At least you have to come up with a suitable point of view.
It makes people feel that they have some knowledge, so they are allowed to sign up.
After registration, because there are too many people, a "lottery" is needed. This means that the debate can be held several times, or even for several days in a row. Those who attend the first one must be knowledgeable and try their luck.
Originally, these people thought they could participate in debates with important officials from the Ministry of Rites of the DPRK, the Hanlin Academy, etc., and they were very satisfied. However, when they arrived, they discovered that the place prepared for them was not the same place specially prepared for officials with Jinshi background.
This disappointed many people.
But because there are people around who specialize in recording, they know that if their views can be appreciated by high-level officials, not necessarily the emperor, even if they support "succession", they can still get the support of the mainstream civil servants, and maybe they can not
People who have passed the imperial examination and become successful. Most of the people with this kind of thinking are from prison students. They are qualified to be officials, but because of their low status and limited opportunities and prospects, they want to show off their faces.
Before noon, the debate on the Great Ceremony was already in full swing.
Zhu Si did not go to discuss the etiquette in person, but there were officials from Dongchang sent by Huang Jin who would constantly inform Zhu Si truthfully about the on-site debate, so he could grasp the information in a timely manner.
"...How is it? Those ordinary scholars have a lot of support for my views, right?" Zhu Si asked excitedly when he saw Huang Jin coming in to report.
In Zhu Si's thinking, those scholars who are not officials will most likely choose a different direction from the orthodox views in order to gain attention. Only by finding another way can they have a chance to rise to power. After all, there is nothing better than supporting a "weak" emperor.
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Zhang Zuo reminded: "Your Majesty, this is not your opinion, but a spontaneous opinion among ministers."
Zhu Si smiled and patted his head: "Yes, yes, I am confused. Jingdao has reminded me many times to make people think that I only provided a platform for the government and the public to express their opinions, and did not participate in it."
······What happened?”
Huang Jin poured cold water on the emperor's head: "Your Majesty, it seems that... there are still only a handful of people who support the argument of succession without heirs." "Huh?"
Zhu Si's face instantly became embarrassed, and he blushed and asked, "Why is this happening? Didn't you say that many people will stand by me?"
Huang Jindao: "I sent people to inquire about some people who participated in the ceremony, and visited them secretly. According to their opinions, they cannot change the definition of great ceremony by civil servants in the DPRK. It is not easy to win His Majesty's appreciation through public discussion of ceremony.
, If you are not compatible with the scholars because of your strange views, you may ruin your path to the imperial examination, and the gain outweighs the loss."
"Asshole!"
Zhu Si was so angry that he banged the table on the spot.
Zhang Zuo looked a little regretful: "These scholars have not yet achieved fame and wealth, but they are very capable of adapting to the wind. What are they thinking about all day long? Don't they know... No matter which way they become officials in the future,
Will you eventually become an official for His Majesty?"
Zhu Si was so angry that he paced back and forth. After a long time, he calmed down and pointed at Huang Jin and said: "Don't worry, as long as whoever has good views and good intentions, I will reward him on the spot and give him an official position... I believe it won't take long."
People will follow suit."
Huang Jin reminded: "Your Majesty, if you grant an official position rashly, will it... change the established strategy of today's ceremony?" At this time, Huang Jin spoke under tremendous pressure.
The emperor was angry and acted very willfully, but in fact Zhu Hao had a clear plan. Today he was just disseminating the content of etiquette among the inner circle. He did not distinguish between right and wrong. He only talked about his personal opinions. Even if he wanted a reward, he had to wait until the debate was over.
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The emperor listens to the opinions of his subordinates from a fair, impartial and neutral standpoint.
If the emperor granted an official position as soon as he came up, wouldn't it mean that the emperor already had a biased stance? Zhu Si frowned and said, "Then... "What if I reward both sides?"
Huang Jin was helpless: "If this is the case, I'm afraid there will be more people supporting the other side..." Zhu Si was speechless for a moment.
Think about it too.
If you want to guide public opinion, the best way is to reward those who support the view of "succession without heirs", but this will make the emperor fall into the whirlpool of public opinion.
But if both sides are rewarded, and others can be rewarded if they support the orthodox public opinion, then why go against the mainstream public opinion? "Let's explore further, and if that doesn't work... please bring me Jingdao!"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu is not here."
"Isn't he hiding behind the scenes to ensure that the train opening ceremony goes smoothly? How could he not be here?" "After the train entered the station smoothly and started unloading, Mr. Zhu went back to the city, and he is indeed not here now."
"Okay, let's call Mr. Tang here... I'm really depressed. If Jingdao was around right now, why would I be so anxious? I don't know what to do.
The task of inviting Tang Yin fell to Zhang Zuo.
Zhang Zuo, with the emperor's order, found Tang Yin in the crowd. At this time, Tang Yin was being harassed by a group of Hanlin Academy scholars. They did not enter the big tent to participate in the grand ceremony, but found Tang Yin who was alone and fired, telling Tang Yin to his face.
It goes against the principle of scholars to abide by etiquette and criticize Tang Yinhao.
Some even accused him of not establishing correct norms for the emperor since he was a child.
Tang Yin looked innocent.
I'm just here to join in the fun. What are you guys doing here?
Originally, Tang Yin expected Zhang Cong to come out and say a few words for him, but as soon as Zhang Cong heard that the ceremony was about to begin, everyone disappeared, presumably to express his opinion.
Anyway, Zhu Hao only asked Zhang Cong to cooperate with Huang Zan, but he did not say that he would not be allowed to express his views. He believed that no matter where he was an official in the past few years, he had devoted himself to studying the theory of "succession without heirs", and won Gui
With the full support of Calyx and others, we have summarized a complete set of theories. If we don’t show it now, when will we wait?
Huang Zan is nominally in charge of the overall situation, but whether Huang Zan's eloquence and eloquence are better than mine is another matter. I am relying on my strength to get to the position.
"Eunuch Zhang, the Master of Ceremonies, is here!" Someone warned. A group of people from the Hanlin Academy were immediately frightened.
They were full of confidence against Tang Yin, but they had to face Zhang Zuo, the eunuch who was the ceremonial supervisor and the eunuch... They thought they didn't have the ability, so the crowd quickly dispersed, and Zhang Zuo "saved" Tang Yin without any effort.