Wang Xijue took the lead in raising objections, but he did not sincerely oppose the relocation of the ancestral mausoleum. Zhu Yijun has been in charge of politics for more than ten years. Most ministers may not know what kind of person this emperor is, but for important ministers who often meet the emperor, there is no possibility of any misunderstanding.
Moreover, Zhu Yijun usually did not take the initiative to engage in the "unpredictable" behavior of the emperor, so as not to make his subordinates suspicious and delay important events. Therefore, the important ministers all knew that the emperor was the most "pragmatic" person and insisted on filial piety.
"It is more important to do things to relatives than to do things to ghosts."
If relocating the ancestral mausoleum can reduce floods, Wang Xijue will definitely support it based on his understanding of the emperor. But the emperor's support does not mean that the Minister of Rites will support it.
If Wang Xijue expresses support after Pan Jixun throws out the memorial, then he is not a qualified Minister of Rites. And as a Minister of Rites, it is impossible not to speak on this issue and try to muddle through.
But knowing the emperor's intention clearly, if he opposes the intention too firmly, it will be irresponsible for his own future. Therefore, he used the "dragon vein" as an unqualified reason, which not only expressed his opposition, but also was easily criticized.
——When the general trend of relocating the ancestral mausoleum has been completed, it is completely too late for me to "helplessly" change my position.
Sure enough, even though he expressed his objections, the emperor was not annoyed. If he agreed without thinking, the emperor would doubt his "morality", or political wisdom.
And sure enough, the "civilian traitor" Jia Sanjin's brainless counterattack proved that Pan Jixun's chapter was still a routine, and Wang Xijue was convinced.
It’s not just Wang Xijue who understands Jia Sanjin’s tricks.
After Jia Sanjin spoke, before Zhu Yijun could speak, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Political Affairs Hall, Shen Shixing, had already come out to retort: "Bogong Lu Hai's loyalty to the country has been recognized by all the people at home. Regardless of the right or wrong of what he said in the memorial, the imperial court opened the way for speech, so how can he sin with words?"
?Jia Sanjin’s words are ridiculous!”
Wang Xijue smiled and said to himself: "After the case was revealed, this is the first time that Shen Shixing expressed his attitude on something."
After being reprimanded by the Vice Prime Minister, Jia Sanjin returned to work after completing the signal. Shen Shixing then bowed and said: "Your Majesty, Kong Shengyun said, 'If you can't serve people, how can you serve ghosts?' Moving the ancestral mausoleum to protect people's livelihood is the same as serving people."
Emperor Xuan, Emperor Heng, and Emperor Yu are wise and must put people's livelihood first - I think it is feasible to move the ancestral mausoleum!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Geng Dingxiang, the censor of Zuodu, came out and said: "The theory of applying for prime minister is wrong! With the sage and wisdom of Taizu, how could he not know the danger of Hongze? Because Emperor Yu's Zi Palace is located, he had to listen to him out of filial piety.
The Holy Emperor ruled the world with 'filial piety', and now in the prosperous times he has moved to the tomb of his ancestors. Can this be called filial piety?"
Finally, some ministers expanded the political significance of moving the ancestors' mausoleums to "filial piety", which is the basis of today's ideology. Everyone, including Liang Menglong, shut up because no one dared to define the matter of "moving the ancestors' mausoleums"
Whether it is "filial piety".
Seeing no one to refute, Geng Fang continued to speak earnestly: "Your Majesty, Lu Haibo's proposal to move the ancestral mausoleum is just to get a 'full credit'. The ancestral mausoleum will not be moved, but the court will pay more for river management every year and waste more labor."
.Why should the world be shaken because of this?”
"Your Majesty's words and deeds are the law of the world. Now if you don't honor the tombs of our ancestors, how will the world view your Majesty? I think Lu Haibo's memorial is absolutely unacceptable."
Zhu Yijun listened to Geng Dingxiang's advice and remained silent, only looking at Pan Jixun.
Pan Jixun was about to speak. Shen Shixing stepped forward first, bowed and echoed: "Your Majesty, when Taizu built the ancestral mausoleum, Hongze Lake was not as vast as it is now. In the past two hundred years, due to the continuous increase of embankments on both sides of the Huaihe River, and
Hongze Lake is low and low-lying, and water from large and small rivers cannot enter the Huai River and enter Hongze. As a result, its water surface continues to expand, getting closer and closer to the ancestral mausoleum. Today's water conditions are completely different from those of Taizu.
The merits are beyond what people in Taizu's time could have imagined."
"So what Geng Zongxian said that Taizu knew the danger of Hongze was not found in his ancestors' words and writings. This is just speculation." Shen Shixing looked calm and talked eloquently, "I have read the newspapers of my residence over the years. The location of the ancestral mausoleum has long been
It cannot stop the great flood. Although the Huanghuai River is now separated, the role of the flood hub is even greater than before. If the water levels of the Huanghuai River rise and the water level rises at the same time, in order to protect the ancestor's mausoleum, the embankments will be broken in Sizhou and other places to divert the flood - before the ancestor's mausoleum
We were in danger many times, but we sacrificed the lives of thousands of people to gain peace."
He turned to look at Geng Dingxiang, "General Geng Xian, risking the lives of millions of people in his homeland to protect the word 'filial piety', is this really 'filial piety'?"
Geng opened his mouth wide and opened and closed it meaninglessly twice, but no sound came out.
During previous floods, the newspaper reported that a certain dam was dug to divert floodwaters to protect the tombs of the ancestors. Geng Dingxiang never thought it was strange. Now when Shen Shixing asked him about it, he found it strange again - why should the homes of millions of people be used?
Life, to save a tomb two hundred years ago?
The other ministers were almost convinced by Shen Shixing's strong logic. For a moment, there was silence in the hall, and Shen Shixing smiled slightly.
Zhu Yijun was convinced that what Shen Shixing said just now had nothing to do with Pan Jixun, because he had previously communicated with Pan Jixun in a silver medal, and the reason mentioned was not this. Then what Shen Shixing said was that he had anticipated the incident of the ancestral mausoleum in advance - he was really a prime minister.
It's a pity that his teacher planted a poisonous thorn in his heart back then.
Looking at Shen Shixing, Zhu Yijun said warmly: "Mr. Yaoquan's words are deeply appreciated by me. Do you have any other comments?" This means that he wants to give the final word.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Zhigao, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I have examined all the histories and found that only during the war between the Jin and Song Dynasties, Wanyan Liang moved to his ancestral grave. Later, he was defeated in the Song Dynasty and was killed in the rebellion. His posthumous title
'King Yang of Hailing' was eventually demoted to a commoner. Less than a hundred years later, Jin was destroyed by the Meng Yuan Dynasty. Although the theory of Feng Shui is not advocated by the Holy Spirit, it is difficult to ask God's will, so we must not be afraid."
Wan Yanliang, the fourth emperor of the Jin Kingdom, was an extremely romantic man. His lofty ambitions and deeds are recorded in the history of Qing Dynasty, and have also been used as references in many novels: "No matter how close or distant he is, he can marry the most beautiful woman in the world."
Zhao Zhigao talked about this period of history, and all the ministers were worried about it.
Pan Jixun was afraid that the emperor would punish Zhao Zhigao for this, so he hurriedly interjected: "The strength of a country does not have to be in Feng Shui. If Feng Shui is effective, Jie Zhou, Emperor Yang, etc. will not be able to destroy the world. Besides, Wan Yanliang did not die in the tomb of his ancestors, but died in poverty.
Extravagant desires have caused internal strife among the nobles of the Jin Kingdom. Young Sikou should not make random contacts."
Although Zhao Zhigao's political leanings were conservative, he did not show it very clearly in the climate of reform. Because he was a generous man, he was regarded as an elder by the courtiers and was highly respected. Therefore, when Pan Jitong's gentle words came out, everyone nodded in agreement.
To ease the atmosphere in the palace.
When Zhao Zhigao saw Pan Jixun refuting him, he asked him: "Taizu, Chengzu started building the ancestral mausoleum in the 18th year of Hongwu and it was not completed until the 11th year of Yongle. The expenditure was huge. If the ancestral mausoleum is moved, it will avoid the ridicule of being unfilial to your majesty.
, it is necessary to choose another good land, and waste countless money, food and labor - compared with 'Jingquangong', has Lu Haibo ever calculated which one is better?"
Pan Jixun smiled and said: "I have actually calculated it. If the ancestral mausoleum is moved and built on the same scale, it will cost 1.5 million taels of silver. It will be more grand, at most 2 million. But if the ancestral mausoleum is moved, Hongze
The capacity of the lake can be expanded by more than three times. Even if there are no floods, millions of dollars can be saved in river management in ten years - if it is calculated over a hundred years, plus the elimination of floods, the benefits are indescribable."
Zhao Zhigao was speechless and could only sigh and said: "I have no objections to this." After thinking about it, he was unwilling to give in. With red eyes, he knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Yijun and said: "I am only afraid that your Majesty will be ridiculed for being unfilial in future generations.
This leads to tarnishment of holiness."
Zhu Yijun had suppressed the unhappiness caused by Zhao Zhigao's advice. Seeing that he was in agitated mood, he could only comfort him with gentle words: "I'm not far from Qufu. I plan to go to Confucius Mansion to worship the saint in the next two days. By the way, I want to ask Yan Sheng.
Sir, is it considered an act of filial piety to move to the ancestral mausoleum to protect people's livelihood? Shao Sikou will follow you, you might as well ask the people of Qufu."