Chapter 303: The Government of the Shang Lord
On the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month, it snowed heavily.
Today is a special day. His Majesty the Emperor has specially ordered a sutra feast, and all high-ranking civil and military officials will be present today.
At the beginning of the morning, the officials rushed to the Wenhua Hall and lined up their positions under the guidance of the etiquette officer
Because of the large number of officials, the officials in the main hall of the Wenhua Hall were relatively busy. It was crowded, but everything was also in order.
After standing still, the hall was extremely quiet, just waiting for the emperor's arrival.
Everyone waited for about a quarter of an hour before hearing movement outside, and knew that the emperor's guard of honor was coming.
Everyone finally tidied up their clothes and appearance, waiting for the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor.
After a few breaths, a dozen eunuchs entered the palace carrying various utensils and furnishings, and finally stood around the throne.
After a while, the emperor appeared outside the main hall wearing military uniform.
Everyone knelt on the ground to welcome the arrival of His Majesty the Emperor.
"Kowtow to Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"
Amidst the shouts from the mountains, Emperor Zhu Xianming entered the hall, followed by Prince Rui and Zhu Jinghong.
Today’s sutra banquet was held, and all the high-ranking civil and military officials were present. It could be regarded as a court meeting, and Zhu Jinghong was also deeply surprised by this.
The Jingfeng Day Lecture is supposed to be held every day, but it has not been practiced since the founding of the country by Taizu. In the later period, it was even difficult to guarantee the monthly lecture.
When it came to Shizu Zhongxing, in order to strengthen his legitimacy at the beginning of his succession, he followed the Eight Classics seriously.
Of course, this system did not last for half a year, and Shizu began to ask the princes to do the work for him. He would rather go to war than go to the Wenhua Palace.
In the later period of King Shizu’s reign, the sutra banquet became a monthly lecture, and in the later period, the formality was lost altogether.
After the emperor sat down, the three princes followed him around. Only the prince was given a stool.
Picking up the tea cup, Zhu Xianming took a sip to warm himself up and said, "Let's get started."
I saw an official walking out of the train and knelt down in front of the lecture and said, " Luo Guangde, minister of the Ministry of Rites, reports on Volume 68 of Historical Records, "Biographies of Lord Shang"
As soon as Luo Guangde opened his mouth, the generals were unfazed, but many civil servants were surprised and anxious.
What Shang Jun did was to reform Qin's laws and strengthen Qin. Before the cabinet was about to make major adjustments, it was particularly sensitive to learn this period of history.
The current third assistant, Zhao Yushan, has always been interested in restructuring and is a popular candidate to be the next first assistant.
"Shang Jun is the bastard son of the Wei Dynasty. His name is Yang, his surname is Gongsun, and his ancestor's surname is Ji."
Luo Guangde began to recite, but there was no one at the scene. Listening.
For things like the Jingyan Festival, the martial artists are just a facade, and the whole process will basically have nothing to do with them, so just think about what to eat at night.
The civil servants present knew Shang Jun's biography by heart, so naturally they did not need to listen, but put their minds to it.Think ahead to how you will respond and debate upcoming fights.
Prince Zhu Jingyuan was completely unaware of the current situation. He only thought it was an ordinary teaching show.
On the other hand, Zhu Jinghong and Zhu Jingyuan vaguely sensed something was wrong.
While Zhu Jingyuan was thinking about his position, Zhu Jinghong breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that he was not the focus of attention today.
The so-called teaching test, probably the old man scared me, Zhu Jinghong thought to himself.
On such an important occasion, how could a person like him, who was illiterate in writing, be specially tested.
After Luo Guangde finished reading the article, he began to analyze it.
First, praise Shang Yang as a good person, then praise the policies he proposed as good, and then demonstrate that changes can make the country rich and powerful.
"Your Majesty, I have finished reading today"
"Yes"
After saluting the emperor again, Luo Guangde returned to the train and entered the main hall. There was dead silence inside.
"Shang Jun's administration made Qin dominate. However, Shang Jun's method was also called evil by historians. It can be seen that it is difficult to say whether it is good or bad."
"You all are full of knowledge. , I have unique insights after thinking about it, why not try to discuss it today."
The emperor's words are equivalent to sounding the battle horn, and the officials who have been prepared have prepared rhetoric based on their own positions.
"Your Majesty, I have something to say"
"Your Majesty, I have something to say"
For a while, five officials came out to report. The atmosphere reached a climax.
"Xu Qing, you speak first"
After the emperor called his name, the official named Xu began to present his report, while the others returned to the train.
"I think that although Lord Shang has a plan to enrich the country, he only intends it for a short time, and the second generation of Qin will perish."
As soon as this man opened his mouth, he criticized Shang Yang He is obviously a conservative person who only mentions the shortcomings of an individual and rarely talks about its benefits.
If some people object, others will naturally support him. After the official surnamed Xu finished speaking, someone else immediately spoke out.
The two sides talked back and forth, and what they said made sense after thinking about it carefully. Zhu Jinghong was dizzy when he heard it.
He also had to admit that these officials, who were well-read in poetry and books, were really good at debating, and the way they quoted scriptures alone made people confused.
Of course, although there were many people speaking at the scene, the highest one was the Minister, and the three cabinet ministers did not speak from the beginning to the end.
As the chief assistant, Xie Changen even squinted his eyes as if he was asleep. He did not want to get involved.
The argument lasted for half an hour. At first, Zhu Jinghong listened carefully, but in the later stage, he started to yawn.
To be honest, the matter of reform depends on the attitude of the emperor. When meeting a monarch like Qin Xiaogong, Shang Yang will naturally be reused.
However, most monarchs in history actually lacked the courage to change. Even if they showed strong interest at the beginning, they would encounter resistance in the later stage.flinch.
This is also human nature. Even a fierce man like Zhu Xianming will appear hesitant when it comes to reforming the court system.
“It’s all said and done”
Seeing no one answered, Zhu Xianming glanced at the ministers and asked, “Who else wants to speak?”
Although the speech just now was lively , there were still some fence-sitters in the middle who didn't say anything. These were the people the emperor was asking about at the moment.
But since these people have decided to sit on the fence, how can they easily decide to take sides?
Even if the emperor asked the question for the second time, these people who had climbed to the core power level still pretended to be deaf and dumb and did not speak.
This was extremely disappointing to Zhu Xianming, who very much hoped that these people would support the change.
"Prince Rui just now discussed it with the ministers, and they all have their own opinions. What is your opinion on this matter?"
Hearing the emperor's first question to Lao Liu, the prince sitting next to him felt particularly awkward. Regardless of status or line of work, you should ask him first.
Now the old man asked Prince Rui first where he would place the prince and how the officials would view him
The prince’s anger has nothing to do with Prince Rui. At this moment, the latter is entirely responsible. This was an opportunity, and he only wanted to perform well.
"Reporting to my father, Lord Shang's law was beneficial to Qin, but it did not harm Korea's reform. It was exactly the same as Lord Shang's policy, but in the end the law was broken and the country was destroyed."
"It can be seen that there is no good or bad law, but it needs to be adapted to local conditions and to make strategies according to the actual situation."
"Therefore, I thought that I would only discuss the merits and demerits of Shang Jun's laws and ignore them. Regarding the national conditions of Qin and Han, such an argument is tantamount to building castles in the air."
Zhu Jingyuan knew that the emperor wanted him to express his position, but at this moment he could only pretend not to understand and talk about "Shang Jun's method." Nonsense about pros and cons.
No matter which way Zhu Jingyuan falls, the people on the other side will be offended to death, which Zhu Jingyuan never wants to see.
Although he had guessed that Lao Liu would be cunning, Zhu Xianming still felt very disappointed when he actually heard these words.
He is very fond of this son, so he hopes to see Zhu Jingyuan take responsibility in these major events.
After Zhu Jingyuan finished his long speech, Zhu Xianming said in a deep voice, "Old Liu, please step back."
"Yes"
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