Chongzhen Chat Group

In fact, even in later generations, the situation the little boy just mentioned will still exist. But now that you know about this kind of thing, you must take it seriously!

Emperor Chongzhen thought, and suddenly regretted that when he came out this time, he only brought guards, and at most an imperial doctor, and no one who was knowledgeable and could be consulted. Next time you go out on patrol, you’d better bring someone with you in this field.

However, fortunately there is a chat group. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen directly entered the chat group and privately chatted with Wen Tiren, the chief minister: "I want to change the practice of not sending government officials to counties. Does Wen Qing have any good ideas?"

Wen Tiren saw this private chat unexpectedly and couldn't help being startled. After thinking about it for a while, he replied: "Your Majesty, the government has nothing to do with the county."

"Why can't you control it?" Emperor Chongzhen asked again immediately.

Wen Tiren didn't know what happened to Emperor Chongzhen outside, so he tried to be conservative when answering: "Your Majesty, there are only so many officials in the Ming Dynasty. Within a county, there are only county magistrates and county lieutenants..."

When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he immediately interrupted: "If you don't have enough officials, just add more!"

"Where's the salary? The imperial court doesn't have that much money!"

"It doesn't mean there won't be in the future!" Emperor Chongzhen replied without hesitation, "Otherwise, the county level and below are the cornerstone of the Ming Dynasty. If the cornerstone is unstable, how can the house be stable?"

After hearing this, Wen Tiren understood a little bit what Emperor Chongzhen meant. After thinking about it, he said: "Your Majesty, in fact, most of the people below the county level are autonomous, and the government also intervenes, so it is not necessary to ignore it at all!"

The problems that Emperor Chongzhen was aware of have existed in China for thousands of years, excluding the time when the population was not large. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, some people have also realized the problems involved. Therefore, as early as the Northern Song Dynasty, brothers Lu Dajun, Lu Dalin and other brothers formulated the "Lu Family Pact", also known as the Lantian Pact, in the ninth year of Xining, Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty. system for the purpose. During the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhu Xi re-wrote this rural covenant.

After the Ming Dynasty, when Wang Shouren was the governor of Tingzhang and other places in southern Gansu in the 12th year of Zhengde, he paid more attention to it. In the 15th year of Zhengde, he promulgated the "Southern Ganxi Township Treaty", which was a sixteen-article agreement that stipulated the entire township. A moral convention abided by by the people, which involves military training, political education, moral cultivation, etc.

During the Jiajing period, the ministers made public appeals to the world and held local treaties, which probably increased the teachings of Wang Wenchenggong. If the "Lu's Township Covenant" is a rural organization initiated by the people, then the "Southern Ganxi Township Covenant" promulgated by Wang Yangming in 1518 is a rural organization supervised by the government and belongs to the tradition of official rule.

After Wen Tiren explained all this, Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but be very curious, so he asked more questions in detail. It was found that the "Southern Ganxi Township Convention" made detailed provisions on the organizational structure, responsibilities of the person in charge, activity methods, meeting procedures, etiquette systems, etc. of the "Xiangxi Township Convention".

Among the colleagues, one who is senior and virtuous is recommended to be the chief of the covenant, with two deputy chiefs, four who are fair and decisive are recommended to be the chief of the covenant, four who are knowledgeable and discerning are elected to be the history of the covenant, and there are also positions such as the chief of the covenant and the chief of the covenant. , the organization is very strict, each has its own powers. Whenever there is any danger or difficulty between the people of the Tongren, the chief of the general meeting must deal with it together with the person of the general agreement. If someone is caught in a crime, the chief of the general agreement will rectify everyone.

I have to say that Wang Yangming is really amazing. This set of systems also involves the implementation of military training, reform of customs, and improvement of morals. The Ming Dynasty had a life span of nearly three hundred years, and Wang Yangming's contribution was considerable. Unfortunately, this system was not well implemented. A hundred years later, almost all aspects collapsed, allowing the Manchus to easily seize the world.

Emperor Chongzhen thought for a long time, and finally expressed what he wanted, including the education of children, and asked Wen Tiren to think of a way to connect it with the Xiangyue. In addition, those who hold positions similar to those held by township mayors and town mayors in later generations can also be considered as official officials.

This is a major event. Like the previous reform of the etiquette system, Zhou Xiang must plan it. Emperor Chongzhen was not in a hurry anyway.

After discussing this matter, when Emperor Chongzhen withdrew from the chat group, he found that it was already very dark. He couldn't help but be a little surprised and said: "Hey, it got dark so fast?"

"Haha, sir, it's been over half an hour!" Concubine Tian was still with him and said with a smile, "Thankfully the weather is still cold and there are no mosquitoes, otherwise I might not be able to sit still for so long!"

When Emperor Chongzhen heard this, he couldn't help but smile, stood up and said, "Let's go have a meal!"

He and Concubine Tian passed through the side door, and suddenly saw Chen Youming and his wife waiting there with a child in their arms. When they saw them coming, they both pulled the child and knelt down. Among them, Chen Youming said a little cautiously: "Master, my child is not going to die." If you are sensible, please ask me, the Prime Minister, to be able to support the boat. The adults will not remember the faults of the villains, so..."

Emperor Chongzhen was speechless after hearing this. He glanced at them who were frightened and uneasy, then turned around and looked around. Then he understood, and immediately interrupted with a smile: "What are you doing? Get up, get up. You don't have to worry about me. What is my identity? Just remember that I am a guest who came to Nanxun Town and couldn’t find a hotel. You kindly lent me to stay with us. It’s up to us to be grateful to you. Don’t care about anything else. Do you understand?”

Chen Youming originally thought that this gentleman was a rich man, maybe a little powerful. Here in Nanxun Town, we have seen a lot of wealthy businessmen coming and going, so we are not too surprised. But after the real contact, especially after arriving at home, he found that all the expenses of this master were taken care of by his men personally, even the food. It can be said that except for this house, which belongs to them, everything else is handled by his hands.

More importantly, Liu Xingzuo's words made his wife feel something. Then when they looked at these men, they were all closely protecting this master. When the men were standing around, they felt that this master was definitely not. What kind of wealthy businessman is most likely a high-ranking official of the imperial court.

With this understanding, Chen Youming dragged his son back and asked. He was a little frightened when he learned that his son was asking the old man for help and wanted to fight him back. He didn't know what the old man would think of his wife. At his suggestion, they brought their children over to apologize.

However, Emperor Chongzhen's attitude confused Chen Youming and his wife again. Are high-ranking officials in the imperial court so easy to talk to? They could feel that this gentleman was telling the truth, without any anger or malice.

In this way, they all breathed a sigh of relief and stood up as instructed.

"Tomorrow, come and walk around the town with me, or else you'll have a black eye, right?" Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile.

Chen Youming felt relaxed after hearing what he said easily, and nodded in agreement. But what I didn't expect was that early the next morning, before anyone could go out, someone would come to the door.

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