Chapter 263: Ban

In the hall, the discussion was heated.

In addition to the birth rate mentioned by the Marquis of Zhongshan, the ministers also thought of other aspects.

For example, the crime rate proposed by the new Minister of the Ministry of Justice, Wang Jianzhi, was undoubtedly unanimously recognized by the ministers.

The crime rate of these Ming royal family members has always been high. However, because of their royal family status, the court was concerned about the face of the royal family and the prestige of the royal family, so they had to bite the bullet and deal with it coldly, turning a blind eye, unless these royal family members committed some unforgivable crimes, other minor matters were basically minor punishments.

However, this has instead encouraged the arrogance of these royal family members. They have committed all kinds of evil, such as robbery, fraud, theft, private casting, and intentional homicide, which has a great negative impact on the local people and the management and rule of the court, especially the Ministry of Justice, which is in charge of the world's punishments, which is a headache.

Now that he had such a good opportunity, the new Minister of Justice Wang Jianzhi would not let it go. He spoke passionately, hoping to completely solve this common problem of the Ministry of Justice.

"Your Majesty, everyone, Emperor Taizu Gao established a wise education system for the royal palace, selecting talented people in the court to serve as civil and military ministers. They taught the kings with the style of Confucian scholars. The Chief Secretary of the Royal Palace was in charge of all matters of the royal palace. All requests for names, titles, marriages, favors, and thanks, tributes, and letters were reported by the chief secretary for the king."

"What's more serious is that once the relatives of the princes committed serious mistakes, His Majesty the Emperor would question and punish the chief secretary, which also promoted the officials of the royal palace to perform their duties. Other officials such as Dianshan, Jishan, Dianyi, Gongzheng, companions, and professors all had their own clear division of labor and responsibilities, thus promoting the effective operation of the educational institutions of the royal palace."

Wang Jianzhi changed the subject, with a slightly disrespectful remark.

"However, after Yongle, the restrictions on the vassal states were greatly strengthened, which made it impossible for the children of the royal family to enter the officialdom again. Their enthusiasm for teaching gradually faded, which laid the seeds for the decline of the education of the royal family in the vassal states."

"As for the officials of the royal palace, in the early Ming Dynasty, the officials of the royal palace could hold important positions in the central government, and they could be appointed and appointed by the court officials. After strict selection by the court, most of the teaching staff of the royal palace were old scholars with excellent conduct and academic achievements. They had high cultural literacy, and the court supplemented them with an accountability system, so they could devote themselves to the cause of education. Therefore, the officials of the royal palace were also appreciated and trusted by the court, forming a very stable and good situation."

"But since the Tianshun Dynasty, with the increasing restrictions on the vassal states, the selection of officials of the royal palace has undergone tremendous changes, because once the officials entered the royal palace, they would be Officials, can never be promoted in their lifetime, and their career path is blocked. Under such circumstances, officials in the palace have lost the sense of responsibility and enthusiasm that their ancestors had. Most of them are lazy, behave absurdly, and spend their lives doing nothing. In addition, in the dilemma that Jinshi are unwilling to serve as officials in the palace, the court can only select mediocre talents to serve as officials. "

"In this way, this unwritten system of selecting officials directly caused the overall shallowness of talents and low quality of officials in the palace. Flattery, dereliction of duty, and old age are more common. What's more serious is that some of them use their power to make money and hurt people, ignoring national laws, which seriously hinders the correct guidance and education of the royal family's children by officials in the palace. "

When Wang Jianzhi said this, there was a sudden silence at the scene.

It's really that he said it too bluntly.

This is just like the previous selection system for the transport department. Everyone knows that the salt field transport department is a filthy and corrupt place, so officials are unwilling to go to this filthy place to govern and serve as officials in order to keep themselves clean or for their future career prospects.

Then by the same token, the officials of the royal palace are even worse than the officials of the transport department.

Once you go to the royal palaces in various places to serve as officials, you will almost be trapped in this life, and there will be no promotion career to speak of, let alone the high-spirited regular Jinshi. Even officials who are not Jinshi are unwilling to serve as officials in such places!

Regular Jinshi can enter the Hanlin Academy, and after a few years, they can enter the East Palace, or be sent out as local governors. Where is not better than serving as an official in this royal palace?

Moreover, these princes and sons are all arrogant and domineering. They are not willing to learn at all when they are taught to study and cultivate virtues, and they cannot be beaten, scolded or punished. Only fools are willing to do such thankless things.

In addition, once a member of the royal family committed a crime, the court would take the lead in holding the officials of the palace accountable, and they would be implicated!

So, no matter what, it is reasonable for officials not to be willing to serve in the palace.

But you, Wang Jianzhi, said it so openly, and the ministers were embarrassed.

After all, they are members of the royal family of the Ming Dynasty, and His Majesty the Emperor is in front of them. If you say it so bluntly, aren't you accusing the civil officials and gentry of having selfish intentions and unwilling to share the worries of the country?

As expected, Zhu Houzhao's face immediately sank.

"What is the "unwritten system of selecting officials"?"

"Why don't I know that the court has such a system?"

"Can't Jinshi go to the palace to serve as an official? Which bastard set this rule?"

His Majesty was furious, and the ministers were immediately silent.

Tang Hao mocked sarcastically: "Your Majesty, Jinshi is the elite among the elites, how can you put them in the palace to waste their lives?"

"Didn't Wang Shangshu say that? Since Tianshun, the vassal ban has become more and more strict. After the civil servants and gentry took control of the government, any promising new scholars are their potential descendants. Naturally, they must vigorously cultivate and endure the qualifications. You can now step into the court, so how can you waste your youth in the palace..."

Hearing this, Yang Tinghe looked unkindly at all the civil servants, especially Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet, and Wang Hao, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Wang Hao felt the unkind look in His Majesty the Emperor's eyes, and couldn't help but curse Tang Hao in his heart.

This dog thief Zhongshan Hou is really a famous dog thief. He is a bastard and a disgusting person. Whenever he seizes the opportunity, he will put eye drops on His Majesty the Emperor!

Along with the new Minister of Punishment, Wang Jianzhi, Wang Hao could not help but feel resentment in his heart.

You bastard just said all the things you shouldn't have said in order to solve the problem of the Ministry of Justice. What should we do?

The trouble in your criminal department has been solved, but now the trouble has become everyone's. How can there be such a person who doesn't care about the overall situation?

However, under this situation, Wang Hao had to speak.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case. Most officials are unwilling to serve in the royal palace. Even if the Ministry of Personnel makes transfer orders, the officials will refuse to take up their posts for various reasons, so the Ministry of Personnel has to select other officials... "

Wang Hao had nothing to explain, so he could only say so.

After all, Wang Jianzhi told the truth, what else could he say?

Instead, Zhu Houzhao seized the opportunity and cursed at all the courtiers.

"I see, I finally understand why my Ming Dynasty clan has become increasingly ineffective. It turns out it is because of the deliberate indulgence of you civil servants and gentry!"

"You really can do it! For your own selfish reasons, you select people with shallow talents, low quality, flattery, neglect of duties, and senile people to serve as officials in the palace and be teachers to the members of the clan. What good can be taught by such trash? Students coming?”

"On weekdays, don't Lier and others shout something about "eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor"? Don't they shout about "loyalty to the emperor, being patriotic and sacrificing one's life for righteousness" every day? Why do they put it into practice, but they all shrink back, and they are all fucking playing A conspiracy?"

"What kind of unwritten official selection system is there! I will change this official selection system today. That Min Gui has also returned to his hometown as an official. I will give him a chance to go to Prince Lu's Mansion to serve as an official. When will Yanzhou be replaced?" After the government is in charge, when can we return to the court?"

Hearing this, the faces of the officials all changed slightly.

The consequences of Wang Jianzhi telling the truth were born.

When His Majesty the Emperor learned about this unwritten system of selecting officials, the consequence was that he began to kick some of the court officials directly to serve as officials in various palaces!

Once this precedent is set, it will definitely not be stopped in the future.

Tang Hao couldn't help but give Zhu Houzhao a thumbs up, because his hand was really disgusting.

The former Minister of Punishment has become the Chief Historian of Prince Lu's Palace. Not to mention how Min Gui will feel in his heart, no matter how disgusting he feels, he can only go and take up the post obediently.

Because Min Gui was deprived of his title and official status, he was basically useless. If he wanted to make a comeback, he could only seize this opportunity and go to Prince Lu's Mansion to complete this long history. There was still hope that he could return to the court, otherwise he would spend his whole life. We can only work until death in Prince Nalu's Mansion!

"Your Majesty, Academician Li Dongyang is a famous person in the world. He is also idle at home now. How about..."

Tang Hao started to recommend immediately, and his words directly disgusted everyone.

Li Dongyang, a famous person in the world, this is not a lie.

But the problem is that Li Dongyang is an eunuch and has long been tolerated by the gentry in the court.

Well, it is indeed a good choice to become an official in the local prince's palace.

No matter how Li Dongyang goes to the palace to scheming, it will not affect the overall situation of the court.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Wang Hao and said with a smile: "Leave this matter to Wang Shangshu to arrange. Be sure to arrange a good place for Academician Li."

When Wang Hao heard the words, he immediately understood and bowed to accept the order.

For the gentry in the court, Li Dongyang's best choice is to get out of the capital.

Seeing that the matter was about to end like this, Wang Jianzhi was unwilling to miss the great opportunity and spoke again.

"Your Majesty, for the children of the clan, under the vassal ban policy, the children of the clan cannot enter the officialdom and lack motivation to study, which has led to the increasingly serious crime phenomenon of the clan children."

“In order to completely eliminate the harm caused by the vassal kings, Emperor Taizongwen implemented the vassal ban policy in a drastic way, which stipulated that all clan members were not allowed to serve as officials or engage in industry and commerce. Even entering the capital and entering the court had to be approved before being allowed. "

"As victims of the vassal policy, kings often failed to display their talents and abilities, and could not realize their ideals and ambitions. Under such embarrassment, the children of the clan naturally lost the motivation to study and enjoy the salary in the vassal government. They did not need to pay for Worried about livelihood, they gradually lose their direction and goals in life, so the phenomenon of clan crime will naturally increase. "

"They committed all sorts of evil including robbery, fraud, theft, private money, intentional murder, etc. Not only did they have a great negative impact on the government's management and rule, but the local people also suffered as a result, and suffered at the hands of the feudal princes and clans!"

It’s still the commonplace issue, that is, the vassal policy.

As Tang Hao said before, the children of the clan are not allowed to participate in the business of the four people and are not allowed to enter official careers. So why do they still study and cultivate virtue honestly and study hard and practice hard?

Anyway, people don’t have to worry about their livelihood. If they have this free time to endure all these hardships, they might as well go out to eat, drink, have fun and play with women!

So why the Ming Dynasty clan is rotten to the core? This vassal policy is the main reason!

When a person loses all goals, sees no hope in life, and can see the end at a glance, then they will naturally give up on themselves and degenerate.

Wang Jianzhi made his words very clear, echoing what Tang Hao said before.

The ministers started talking about it for a while, all focusing on this vassal ban policy.

However, they did not dare to open this mouth and change the imperial court's vassal ban policy.

Why?

Because of the Battle of Jingnan!

The current Tianjia is not the orthodox Tianjia.

If we really talk about it, the lineage of Prince Yiwen and Zhu Biao should be the orthodox royal family of the Ming Dynasty!

And King Zhu Di of Yan rebelled and usurped the throne to seize the world. Later, he learned from his own experience and lessons, so he implemented the extremely harsh vassal ban policy!

Under this premise, who dares to open this mouth to lift this strict ban?

The matter involved Emperor Taizong Wen and the Flying Dog Gou Gou in the Jingnan Campaign, so no one dared to take the lead.

They didn't dare, but Tang Hao did.

"Your Majesty, in fact, as long as we take away the military power of these vassal clans and provide them with living security, there will never be another Jingnan War in the Ming Dynasty!"

Are you kidding?

Do you really think that the Battle of Jingnan just happened?

The King of Yan, Zhu Di, conquered the entire world with a small corner of Beiping. Is it really replicable?

If there really was such a hero in the Ming Dynasty clan, and he really fought a battle to overthrow this imperial court that was rotten to the core, then the Ming Dynasty would not have collapsed!

The Battle of Jingnan itself was an unrepeatable miracle!

"So whether it's for the good of these clan members, the good of the people in their country, or for the court itself, I also hope that your majesty can slightly relax the vassal restrictions on these clan members."

"They don't have to participate in the four people's undertakings, but they can have certain hobbies, such as seeking immortality, practicing Zen and worshiping Buddha, painting, or studying medicine... There are so many things that can be done. Well, for them, the most indispensable thing is time and wealth, so why not let them waste this time and wealth on meaningful things, which can prevent them from becoming waste and pigs? Benefit the common people, so that the Zhu Ming royal family will be truly loved and respected by the people!"

"Furthermore, in the clan year-end bonus we just mentioned, we can also set a clan contribution rate. As we just said, these clan members need money, money, and time. Precisely because they have no goals and no direction, they only If they can eat, drink, have fun and have children, or if they plunder the people's wealth and harm the people, then the court has to find something for them to do, which is called contribution!"

"For example, excavating and restoring the ancient books of the sages is a great achievement. The court will be rewarded and the contribution will be recorded; another example is that a certain prince likes medicine. He does not need to practice medicine, but he can compile medical classics and then publish them. Writing a book to benefit the common people is also a great achievement, and the contribution rate must be given. Another example is that a certain prince likes painting, or the art of painting, then the court can hire him, that is, pay him to go If you draw a defense map in the frontier fortress, you will be rewarded, and your contribution will be recorded..."

"In addition, during the process of countering the rebellion, Zhu Dangqi, the returned king of the Lu vassal, performed outstandingly. He was brave and good at fighting, and he also made meritorious deeds in this battle. Naturally, we must remember his contribution to the country at the end of the year. An extra share of the prize will be given to Lu Fan. In addition, Zhu Dangqi can also be regarded as a brave general. In case of war, the court can also recruit him to lead the army, and the military power will be lifted after the war!"

Tang Hao simply spoke more straightforwardly.

"There are not many generals who can be reused in the current dynasty. If Zhu Dangqian is abandoned because of his clan status, that would be the biggest loss."

"The Ming Dynasty will never see another Jingnan War. If this is the case, why should we continue to implement strict vassal bans?"

"Strict feudal restrictions are not good for the country and the people. Changes should be made according to the current conditions!"

In fact, the reason why Tang Hao said these rebellious words and planned to reform the vassal ban was because of the people.

In history, the reputation of the Zhu Ming royal family was such that it was so stinking that it was so bad that it was so bad that it filled the streets.

Starting from the first generation of kings, most of them are not good people. They are all cruel and cruel, and they treat human life as nothing. They oppress the people in the feudal country, treat human life lightly, kill and take away, take and ask for everything!

After Emperor Yongle carried out the second vassal reduction and completely eliminated these clan kings, the clan kings restrained themselves somewhat, but they all turned their activities secretly, occupying manors and fertile fields, plundering the people's wealth, enslaving and squeezing the people... …

What Wang Jianzhi, the Minister of Punishment, said just now is not just empty talk, but a record of clan crimes, and they are increasing year by year!

For example, how far had the lineage of the Ming Shu kings gone so outrageous by the Wanli period?

The Prince of Shu's Mansion occupied 70% of the land in the Chengdu Plain!

The remaining 30% of the fields and the 20% belonging to military households belonged to the imperial court.

That is to say, millions of ordinary people in Chengdu only occupy 10% of the fields for farming!

What do people use to support their families, and what do they use to pay heavy taxes?

If this feudal policy is not reformed, it will reach that point sooner or later!

The Zhu Ming royal family should not be like this!

Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang loved the people like his own children, but in the end his descendants became the biggest cancer of the Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Houzhao fell into deep thought.

Of course he trusted Tang Hao, the kind of absolute trust that could be entrusted with life and death.

Zhu Houzhao really listened to and understood the suggestions that Tang Hao made at this moment.

But the problem is that Zhu Houzhao can't agree immediately.

Because he has to be responsible for the throne and his descendants!

Once this precedent is set and the vassal ban is lifted, who can guarantee that there will be another Jingnan Campaign in the future?

If you, Tang Hao, say no, will it really not happen?

Who dares to make this guarantee?

This is the throne!

This is the country of the Ming Dynasty!

So Zhu Houzhao had to think carefully.

"My dear ministers, let's discuss what Lord Tang proposed!"