Chapter 797 [Leader of Donglin, the inner pillar of the complex] two
Mu Linfeng took a deep breath of cool air. At this moment, the good neighbor suddenly felt a chill in this airtight private room. Mu Linfeng looked at Zhang Cai and said calmly: "Mr. Zhang has been talking for so long, this
What does this matter have to do with punishing Chen Zilong?"
Zhang Cai smiled slightly when he heard this, and said to Mu Linfeng: "Your Majesty, most of the officials you dismissed last time were from the Donglin Party, and Chen Zilong was also derelict in his duties this time. If Your Majesty does not punish him severely, I am afraid that he will be punished by the Donglin Party."
Those guys gave the excuse... and Zilong was promoted by the prince. Because of this, the prince should deal with Zilong severely and let the Donglin Party people see how selfless the prince is!"
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly when he heard this, but did not say anything. He thought to himself that if Chen Zilong was punished severely, it would indeed be able to stop the mouths of those in the Donglin Party, but he had unintentionally dismissed so many officials last time. Wouldn't it be an indirect help?
Restore society? That is to say, Mu Linfeng suppressed one party with his left hand, but supported another party with his right hand.
In the past, Mu Linfeng also felt that among the talents he had hired, too many people were from the society. At that time, he felt something was wrong, but he did not expect the situation today. Since ancient times, emperors have liked party disputes in the government, so these
The officials would not point their finger at the emperor, and would focus on the party and government. However, the emperor hated party strife. If the party strife became intense, it would directly affect the foundation of the court.
Maybe Mu Linfeng's background of growing up was somewhat out of touch with this era. His freedom was influenced by the one-party dictatorship. Even if he became a gangster and entered the underworld in the future, those organizations would all agree. Therefore, Mu Linfeng hated this party struggle from the bottom of his heart.
With these spirits, it is better to engage in constructive things.
Mu Linfeng stood up at this time, cupped his hands to Zhang Cai and said, "Mr. Zhang's glance made Linfeng suddenly enlightened. Linfeng knew what to do...and we said goodbye!"
Zhang Cai smiled slightly at this time, stood up, cupped his hands to Mu Linfeng and said: "Your Majesty is extremely talented. If you can show it at a glance, then I won't send you off!"
Mu Linfeng left Wanfu Tower and immediately returned to the palace. He immediately called Wang Zhizhen, Shi Kefa and Hong Chengchou overnight. These things have made Mu Linfeng more and more worried recently. There is no outline for a constitutional monarchy, and now there is another one.
Qian Qianyi's Donglin Party, together with Zhang Cai, an old fox, seems to be ready to vigorously support the restoration of society.
Before Shi Kefa, Hong Chengchou and Wang Zhizhen arrived, Mu Linfeng had been thinking about the Donglin Party. He had indeed heard of it before, but had never thought about it. At this time, he suddenly had an impression in his mind that it seemed like this Donglin Party
The Lin Party was a political group dominated by Jiangnan scholar-officials in the late Ming Dynasty. Another feature of this group was that all officials were middle- and lower-level. However, the largest party in the court at that time was the eunuch party headed by Wei Zhongxian. In the history of the Middle East, the Lin Party
The struggle between the Party and the Eunuch Party lasted from the Wanli period to the Nanming period.
However, due to the relatively large power of Wei Zhongxian's eunuch party, the Donglin Party has been persecuted and suppressed by the eunuch party. It was not until Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne and Wei Zhongxian died that the Donglin Party was able to breathe, and then gradually began to grow in size.
From Donglin Academy to the Manchu Dynasty, ten out of ten ministers were students of the Donglin Party. One can imagine how rapidly the party developed.
And Mu Linfeng knew that in the current Nanming regime, the eunuchs could not hold their heads high in his eyes. There would never be eunuchs messing up the government again, so now there was a confusion with the official history. The original Nanming was still the Donglin Party.
The fight against the Eunuch Party seems to be turning into a fight between the Donglin Party and the radiation in Mu Linfeng's hands.
The Donglin Party has a couplet that Mu Linfeng is quite familiar with. It was written by Gu Xiancheng, the leader of the Donglin Party, and engraved on the gate of Donglin Academy: "The sound of wind, rain, and reading can be heard; family affairs, state affairs,
I care about everything in the world."
When Wang Zhizhen, Hong Chengchou, and Shi Kefa arrived, Mu Linfeng had already sorted out his thoughts. After the three of them entered the door, they immediately went to kowtow in a panic. Mu Linfeng's summons late at night must be a big deal, and none of the three dared to take it lightly.
Mu Linfeng waved his hand and motioned for the three of them to sit down, then said straight to the point: "How do the three adults think the most appropriate way to deal with the matter of Chen Zilong's dereliction of duty?"
Wang Zhizhen, Hong Chengchou and Shi Kefa all looked at each other after hearing this. They didn't want to think that they were summoned in the middle of the night just for this matter? The three of them pondered for a while, and Wang Zhizhen spoke in advance, saying: "Chen Zilong was promoted by the prince.
You should have already had a plan in mind!"
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly, pointed at Wang Zhizhen and said: "Master Wang is becoming more and more like Master Hong now!"
When Hong Chengchou heard this, he raised his eyebrows and turned to look at Mu Linfeng, seemingly at a loss. Mu Linfeng quickly motioned for him to sit down and not to panic. Then he stood up, walked in front of the three of them, and said, "Excuse me, it's so late.
The three of you are here. Apart from the Chen Zilong incident, I still have a few things to say!"
When Hong Chengchou, Shi Kefa and Wang Zhizhen heard this, they all thought, I mean, how could it be just for Chen Zilong? After thinking about it, they all held up their hands and said: "Please give me your instructions!"
Mu Linfeng walked to the desk at this time, picked up the outline of the constitution that he had written in the afternoon, handed it to Shi Kefa and said: "My lords, take a look at this first!"
Shi Kefa picked up the outline and glanced at it, his face changed slightly, and then handed the outline to Wang Zhizhen who was sitting next to him. Wang Zhizhen's expression after reading it was exactly the same as Shi Kefa's, and then handed it to Hong Chengchou, but Hong Chengchou looked at it calmly.
There has been no expression....
Mu Linfeng said to the three people at this time: "This is the constitutional program. Any law mentioned in it must be clearly stipulated. The essence of the previous constitution should be discarded and the dross should be discarded. It is urgent to amend the constitution. The three adults discussed it and
Let’s get this thing done!”
Shi Kefa stood up at this time and cupped his hands to Mu Linfeng and said: "Your Majesty, my Ming Dynasty's Constitution cannot be said to be absolutely perfect, but it is relatively sound. Your Majesty suddenly revised the Constitution and added so many new outlines. Why is this?"
Shi Kefa's question actually revealed the thoughts of Wang Zhizhen and Hong Chengchou, but Wang Zhizhen was tactful and Hong Chengchou was old-fashioned and did not ask.
Mu Linfeng pointed at Shi Kefa and said with a smile: "Master Shi, that's a good question... This is the main purpose of why I invited the three of you here tonight!"
Mu Linfeng sat back at the desk as he spoke, and then said: "The purpose of amending the new constitution is to improve the current laws, and the most important thing is to establish a constitutional monarch!"
As soon as Mu Linfeng said the words "constitutional monarchy", both Shi Kefa and Hong Chengchou seemed a little surprised. They had never heard of these four words, but Wang Zhizhen had heard it for the first time, and thought to himself, the prince seems to have
There's going to be a big move...
Mu Linfeng knew that Shi Kefa and Hong Chengchou might not understand the meaning of constitutional monarchy, so after a brief explanation, Shi Kefa's face turned pale, and even Hong Chengchou, who had always been taciturn, was surprised.
The expressions of the two people were completely as expected by Mu Linfeng. Mu Linfeng smiled slightly, picked up the tea cup, and after taking a few sips, he said: "Master Wang should know something about this matter. I am not thinking about this two times a day.
Today, it is definitely not a whim...Constitutional monarchy is the general trend, and imperial dictatorship can only make it history..."
What surprised Shi Kefa and Hong Chengchou was not this, but that they had always thought that Mu Linfeng would one day depose Zhu Cilang and establish himself as emperor. But if this constitutional monarchy comes out, then it means that Mu Linfeng really does not take the throne as the emperor.
?Mu Linfeng has always said that he does not want to be the emperor. At that time, they both thought that Mu Linfeng was deliberately being modest. But now it seems that Mu Linfeng does not want to be the emperor sincerely.
According to the thinking of people in this era, people who don’t want to be emperor can be said to be born as fools and idiots. Everyone thinks, who doesn’t want to rule the world, who doesn’t want to be high? But that can only be thought about, because after all, there is no
The power supports this idea, but to someone like Mu Linfeng, who clearly has great power and does not have the title of emperor, but already has the status of emperor, saying that he does not want to be the emperor, isn't it a fantasy?
As for Mu Linfeng's unique ideas, the three people who were doing it were already impressed by him for the first time. The three of them were all thinking to themselves, who is Mu Linfeng and why does he not want to be the emperor?
Mu Linfeng did not expect that these three people had already thought so much, and immediately said: "A country can only rely on the law to enforce all order. Not only must the prince break the law and the common people are equally guilty, but also the emperor must break the law and the common people are guilty.
Only if we are guilty of the same crime, this country will be strong. However, once the constitutional monarchy is established, the emperor's real power will be emptied... These are secondary, the most important thing is that there must be a complete legal system to truly implement the constitutional monarchy!"
When Mu Linfeng said this, he glanced at the three people and then said calmly: "What opinions do the three adults have on this proposal of this king? If you have any opinions, just say it... But I have also said that this matter is inevitable.
It must be done…”
Wang Zhizhen, Shi Kefa and Hong Chengchou all secretly thought after hearing this, since it is inevitable, what objections do we have? They immediately stood up, cupped their hands and said: "I have no objections!"