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Part One: Penghu Storm Chapter 467 Asking for Talents

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    Speaking of this, his voice suddenly rose:

    "All the people in the world are the private property of the king. Therefore, the minister's position is appointed by the king, and the responsibilities are also designated by the king. Everything the minister manages is the king's private property. It is natural that he must obey the king's orders everywhere. So Taoists have always said that  It's not surprising that the saying "the emperor worries about the humiliation of his ministers, and the emperor's humiliation and his ministers' death". Under these various constraints, ministers can only spend most of their energy on how to figure out their superiors' intentions and how to get promoted and make a fortune. No,  When the world is in chaos and is about to endanger their own interests, they will not be willing to work for the people. "

    Ding Yunyi even claimed: "I heard that Mr. Nan Lei also suggested restoring the prime minister system?"

    "Yes, I have said it on many occasions." Huang Zongxi did not deny it at all: "The most critical step in limiting the power of the monarch is to appoint a prime minister. There is no good governance since the emperor dismissed the prime minister. In ancient times, a king treated his ministers.  When the minister bows, the king must answer the question, and they are equal. After the Qin and Han Dynasties, the prime minister was promoted, and the emperor's throne still maintained the relationship of host and guest. Now that the prime minister is removed, there is no one to talk to.  In this way, the emperor becomes more superior, more servile to his officials, more arbitrary, and does whatever he wants. Secondly, according to the feudal system, the emperor's sons are not all virtuous; in this case, it is up to the prime minister to pass on.  Failure to pass on a virtuous son is enough to remedy the situation. However, after the prime minister is dismissed, if the emperor's son is not virtuous, there will be no virtuous ones. This will inevitably bring endless disasters to the country and the people  "

    The more he spoke, the more excited he became: "Again. The duties of the cabinet bachelor established after the abolition of the prime minister are only to serve as advisers and to comment on the emperor's decrees. The cabinet has no staff and no effective organization. Its powers are very light and cannot be used at all.  Compared with the prime ministers of the past, the cabinet had no real power, and the emperor was unable or unwilling to handle political affairs, so he relied on a group of brutal palace slaves to rule. This gave rise to the most harmful and powerful eunuch power in the Ming Dynasty. "

    "What should Mr. Yi want?" Ding Yunyi said calmly.

    Huang Zongxi had already made up his mind: "There should be one prime minister. A number of people should participate in political affairs, and together with other ministers, they will discuss government affairs with the emperor in the side hall every day. Chapters and memorials will be approved by the emperor, and the emperor cannot complete them. Then the prime minister will approve them, and the next six ministries will implement them. More  Instead of submitting it to the imperial court, he forwarded the draft in the cabinet; the cabinet handed it over to the imperial court and then went down to the yamen like a story, so that the power came from the palace slaves. In addition, the prime minister set up a political hall, divided into several rooms, to take charge of the general affairs of the world;  Nothing is wrong. The establishment of a prime minister is an effective measure to limit the excessive expansion of monarchy, because the emperor still holds great power and is still the true head of state."

    Ding Yunyi doesn¡¯t really agree with this.

    The cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty was actually very advanced.  Although the prime minister was seemingly abolished, the monarch became more arbitrary and arbitrary.  In fact, the result of development is that the monarch is subject to greater institutional restrictions when exercising power than in the past, and it is more difficult to act arbitrarily.

    Of course, in actual implementation, these systems will always be affected by various factors and errors will occur. This is not the fault of the system itself.

    Although Ding Yunyi thought so in his heart, he did not say it in front of Huang Zongxi.

    Huang Zongxi went on to say: "There is another problem with schools. To make schools a place for public opinion and discussion of politics is another measure to limit the power of the monarch. The establishment of schools is not only for raising scholars, let alone for imperial examinations. It is necessary  To make the tools for governing the world come from the school, the purpose of establishing the school is to form a good custom on the one hand, so that in the court, the details of the palace will be gradually rubbed, and all the poems and books will be broad.  On the other hand, a strong force of public opinion is formed to influence the political situation. Only in this way can the thieves and evil spirits be frightened by the righteousness and the frost and snow, so that the king can be safe and the country can be protected.  As a great scholar, his status should be equal to that of the prime minister. On the first day of each year, the emperor, the prime minister, the six ministers, and the admonishment ministers all have to go to the Imperial Academy to give lectures in the south, and the emperor is also among the disciples.  If there are any shortcomings in the government, the wine sacrifices are outspoken.  The academic officials in counties and counties are also headed by Confucian scholars.  On the first and fifteenth day of each month, a gathering of gentry and scholars from the same town was held; county and county officials were also required to go to listen to the lectures given by the academic officials, and to perform the rituals of disciples.  "

    Ding Yunyi nodded slightly. Although Huang Zongxi's idea is impossible to realize now, it is commendable.  The constitutional monarchy plan has its initial germination in Huang Zongxi.

    "All the right and wrong in the world come from the court. What the monarch admires, everyone thinks it is correct; what the monarch dislikes, everyone criticizes with words and writings for fear of failing. Specific affairs such as accounting, purchasing, activities, and public security are all  Leave it to the officials below to deal with it. In this environment, talented people occasionally come up, so everyone thinks that the school is of no use. In fact, their so-called school is just a place where everyone is greedy and always thinks of themselves.  The likes and dislikes of governing come from??Introduce your own academic direction.  This really has nothing to do with school in the real sense.  People with real talents and learning are often self-taught and have nothing to do with what the world calls school.  Therefore, the saying that schools cultivate talents is basically nonsense!  "Huang Zongxi's words at this time were very cynical:

    "During the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were 30,000 college students in the country. They discussed state affairs sharply and profoundly, and did not excuse officials. The senior officials at that time were very afraid of being discussed by them. During the Song Dynasty, college students knelt in front of the imperial court,  Beating drums and petitioning for the upright Li Gang to come out. Only in these two examples can we see some traces of the school tradition of ancient times. If the rulers at that time could correct what the students thought was incorrect.  Then the evil spirits must be overcome by the righteousness, and only then can the monarch and the country stand upright. However, many people regard the incidents of college students in the Eastern Han and Song Dynasties as signs of the country's destruction, but they do not know that the country's destruction was caused by the suppression of speech and the detention of dissidents.  , and these actions are a kind of destruction of the school's tradition of pursuing true knowledge. How can we blame the students for deliberately causing trouble?

    Since these common people were born, the responsibility of their education and upbringing is entrusted to the king.  But.  After the land allotment system was abolished, people bought their own land to make a living.  And the king had to impose taxes to harass them; education existed in name only, and the common people lost educational opportunities.  And the king also uses fame and fortune to tempt them.  Isn't this too heartless?  But the king still clings to a false name, calling him "lord father" or "lord father". This is nothing more than deceiving the ignorant people!  "

    The more he spoke, the angrier he became, and the louder his voice became. In the end, he was just banging the table.

    Ding Yunyi listened with a slight smile, Huang Zongxi.  I'm afraid he is the biggest angry young man of this era, right?

    Once such a person uses it himself, it is a double-edged sword.  If you use it well, it can be of great help to you. If you use it badly, it will be of great help to you.  Instead, you'll cut yourself.

    However, in Huang Zongxi's mind, he opposed the single imperial examination and advocated the use of multiple channels to recruit talents, so as to prevent the children of high-ranking officials from unfairly defeating civilians in the admission process by relying on the power of their elders.  The admission targets were expanded to include minor officials, people who knew the secrets of calendar calculation, music rhythm, prediction, fortune telling, firearms, water conservancy, etc., people who wrote letters and spoke out, etc.

    This point is quite appealing to Ding Yunyi.

    After venting all his thoughts one by one, Huang Zongxi breathed out a sigh of relief: "I have been here for a long time, and I have never been so comfortable with others. Today, I made my husband laugh."

    Ding Yunyi smiled lightly and said: "Sir is a great talent, why are you willing to avoid living here?"

    "Some people recommended that I come to Fujian to join Ding Yunyi, the Fujian general." Huang Zongxi didn't hide anything: "But I think he is a martial artist, how can he like me, a scholar who can only complain in vain?"

    "That's not necessarily true." Ding Yunyi shook his head: "Although Ding Yunyi is a martial artist, he respects you scholars very much. He is also a good friend of the great scholar Zhang Pu. With your talent, why not give it a try?  "

    Huang Zongxi smiled bitterly: "I'm afraid that if I go there, others may not like it."

    ¡°If you don¡¯t try, sir, you will never know the truth.¡± Ding Yunyi laughed loudly: ¡°I dare to guarantee that sir, as long as you are gone, he, Ding Yunyi and Ding Xiangwen, will definitely be able to use you.¡±

    "Ding Yunyi. Ding Xiangwen?" Huang Zongxi muttered these two names, and suddenly thought of something that shocked him: "Ding Xiangwen? Xiang Wending? Could it be that you are Ding Yunyi, the commander-in-chief of Fujian?"

    "How dare you, how can you call my master by his name?" Jiang Qi, who had been waiting on the side, said in a low voice.

    Now Huang Zongxi was really shocked. He stood up in a hurry and bowed his head: "Huang Zongxi didn't know that the mayor of the town was trying to talk nonsense. It is a capital crime!"

    "You are indeed guilty of a capital crime. You have said so many treacherous words." Ding Yunyi sighed, and suddenly smiled: "Sir, there is no need to be afraid. Most of what you are thinking is the same as mine  .Mr. Nan Lei, please sit down.¡±

    Huang Zongxi sat down, surprised and unsure, not knowing what the mayor would do with him.

    Ding Yunyi took a sip of wine and said slowly: "Sir, he is full of talents, but there are some things that have not yet been said. It doesn't matter if you say it in front of me, but if it gets out, I'm afraid it will cause disaster.  "

    "It's just a great death." Huang Zongxi didn't have much fear: "I know what kind of person I am, so I have been prepared to lose my head."

    "Mr. Nan Lei wants to die, but I can't bear to do that." Ding Yunyi laughed loudly: "I still want to make good use of him."

    Huang Zongxi was startled, and then he heard Ding Yunyi say: "I don't want to hide it from you sir, I amI need to formulate a new law to restrict the rights of officials and really do something for the people. However, I lack such talents around me. I wonder if you, sir, would be willing to help me?  "

    Huang Zongxi was stunned for a while.  He did not expect that Ding Yunyi not only had no intention of blaming himself, but actually wanted to use him.

    "I told you, Zhang Pu is also a good friend of mine." Ding Yunyi said indifferently: "I also heard that Zhang Pu once introduced you to me, but Mr. Zhang avoided seeing me just because I was a warrior. This  It seems a little inappropriate.¡±

    Huang Zongxi nodded: "Yes, Mr. Ximing even wrote a letter to the main town for you, but to be honest, I think in my heart that the main town may not pay attention to people like me.  Maybe they will chop my head off because of my remarks.¡±

    Ding Yunyi laughed "haha": "No, no, I still have to have a good discussion with my husband. For example, my husband once said, the market has stopped, people's living conditions have been taken away by the emperor, and taxes and salaries will never increase."  There are no restrictions. From the perspective of citizens, Mr. calls for reducing the burden of military expenditures and advocates the implementation of a conscription system; I agree with this, but he also says that farmers have no land to cultivate, and the land is owned by the royal family, relatives, and eunuchs.  Occupied by powerful officials and powerful local officials, taxes and servitude are extremely heavy. Take the Jiangnan area as an example. Once trapped in taxes, and then trapped in servitude, the skin is gone but the bones are left The gentleman advocates reducing taxes.  I don¡¯t agree with this.¡±

    "Oh, why?" Huang Zongxi asked curiously.

    Ding Yunyi thoughtfully said: "Actually, since the Ming Dynasty, taxes have been very low, too low, and even tax revenue has been abnormally low. But I have never been an official, so I don't know this. You and I  We can talk about this all night long.¡±

    Ding Yunyi is indeed right about this, Huang Zongxi does not know much about these things.

    Speaking of this, Ding Yunyi's face straightened: "Sir, I am thirsty for talents. Fujian has just experienced turmoil. If you are willing to come out to help me, it will definitely make me more powerful. Besides, let me tell you something big, these remarks and thoughts of Mr.  My Fujian no longer has any place to show off."

    Huang Zongxi looked at him blankly for a while: "Can the town really tolerate heresy like me in the eyes of others?"

    "Yes!" Ding Yunyi answered very affirmatively: "Others think what you said is heresy, but I know it is right, but some of the ideas need to be discussed. If you are willing to come out, you can help me improve it.  The new law I am formulating can also be continued in its entirety so that it can be passed down to all generations!¡±

    "Headquarters!" Huang Zongxi's words were full of gratitude: "Huang Zongxi hit a wall everywhere and was looked down upon by others. I thought it was the same in Fujian, so I never saw the general town. But now it seems that I treat it like a villain.  The heart of a gentleman is great. Huang Zongxi is willing to go out and follow the chief commander to show his ambition!"

    "Sir, I'd like to thank you in advance!" Ding Yunyi said loudly: "I will definitely let your talent develop to the greatest extent with me."

    Huang Zongxi finally agreed to come out, and this also gave Ding Yunyi one more useful talent!  (To be continued: Gone with the Sky. Registered members of literature recommend this work.
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