Ming Dynasty: My Brother-in-law is Zhu Youxiao

Is the New Deal good governance?

Shang Zhouzuo's conclusion at this time surprised Tianqi.

Tianqi really understands in his heart that although there are many people who say that the New Deal is not good governance, it does not feel credible just because there are so many people.

However, most of the courtiers opposed the reform and the new deal, so Tianqi had to admit that the resistance to the reform was indeed great, and there were not many civil servants in the Manchu Dynasty who were really available.

Therefore, Tianqi believes that Shang Zhouzuo may also choose to oppose the reform like most civil servants.

But Tianqi didn't expect Shang Zhouzuo not to choose this way.

The key point is that Shang Zhouzuo himself was a great scholar family in the south of the Yangtze River, and he was very representative in eastern Zhejiang and even the entire Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrat class.

Therefore, what Shang Zhouzuo said at this time made Tianqi, who was worried that the resistance to the reform would be too strong and not too tough, completely determined to continue with an iron fist.

Apocalypse knows that Shang Zhou Zuoyan's new policies are good policies, which means that the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River are not monolithic, and may even be divided due to different political opinions arising from the reform.

Therefore, Tianqi said to Shang Zhouzuo: "Tell me, how did Shen Yongmao deceive the emperor, how did he slander the uncle of the dynasty and the ministers of the court, and even slander the New Deal?"

"Follow the order!"

Shang Zhouzuo said: "After returning to my hometown, I saw with my own eyes that the number of refugees in Zhejiang and Zhizhi has been greatly reduced. There are no hungry people in the wild, no treacherous officials in the city, and order. However, due to the excessive exploitation by subordinate officials and tyrants, there are already refugees everywhere, and the roads are frozen to death. It can be seen that the new policy has a very good effect of making up for the deficiency. It not only benefits the national treasury, but also benefits the common people.

"Therefore, what Shen Taichang said is deceitful to the emperor, and the picture of refugees presented may be fabricated evidence!"

"In addition, as for the uncle of the dynasty, the ministers visited the villagers all over the country. The poor all praised him for his virtue and kindness, and the rich also praised him for making business and travel possible. Rao is a strict move, and he is also acting on the orders of the emperor. It’s not illegal, and there’s nothing wrong with it.”

"The only thing that the uncle of the country did not obey the order was to build Xilin Academy. But in my opinion, Xilin Academy did not mislead the children, because Xilin Academy does not preach, but just does not let them talk about their hearts, but let them practice , to contact the common people, to investigate the sufferings of the people, and to practice the way of the sage.”

"In addition, the Xilin Academy built by Uncle Guo has been practicing the purpose of running a school to benefit the people. It does not enclose the people's land and does not enslave the people. On the contrary, the famous Donglin Academy willfully kills the tenants and enslaves the people like an official. It's useless to talk about morality if you don't understand people's sentiments."

"I believe that if Xilin Academy is to be demolished, it is better to demolish Donglin Academy which is not beneficial to the country and harmful to the people!"

"As for Governor Zhao Butang, he is not a cruel official. He is an official of our Ming Dynasty who is not afraid of power. The virtue of the public governor Nan Zhishi."

"Therefore, what Shen Taichang said was all deceitful words to the emperor, and slanderous words to the uncle and court ministers on the spot, and even fabricated a map of refugees to slander the New Deal!"

Shang Zhouzuo said: "I want to ask Shen Taichang, where did the refugee map come from?"

Tianqi nodded and looked at Shen Yongmao: "Shen Yongmao, answer this question!"

"Shang Mingjian!"

Shen Yongmao scolded, with veins popping out of his forehead, and glared at Shang Zhouzuo angrily.

It is impossible for him not to be angry with Shang Zhouzuo's behavior.

You must know that the New Deal is a tyranny that disturbs the people, and it is politically correct among civil servants and scholar-bureaucrats in the capital.

Except for a few officials from the Department of Policy and Policy who supported the reform, almost no one dared to say good things about the New Deal. It can also be said that almost everyone was talking bad things about the New Deal.

Otherwise, Shen Yongmao would not have naturally thought that Shang Zhouzuo, a son of the eastern Zhejiang gentry whose family was also cleared, would definitely have the same idea as himself.

But he did not expect Shang Zhouzuo to say good things about the New Deal. This will undoubtedly greatly increase the emperor's determination to support the New Deal, and it will also make many important officials who have not expressed their neutrality towards the New Deal start to have more favorable impressions of the New Deal. Han Yu, Zhu Guozuo, a scholar, and Sun Chengzong, the new Minister of the Ministry of officials, and others.

Originally, the New Deal is a tyranny, like the emperor's new clothes. Most of the Beijing officials have reached a consensus, and they are trying their best to brainwash the emperor, making him believe that the New Deal is a tyranny.

As a result, now, Shang Zhouzuo is like the first person to expose this lie, making Shen Yongmao and others who oppose the New Deal lose face in full view.

Shen Yongmao and the others, who had originally planned to force His Majesty to admit that the New Deal was a tyranny at this time, seemed to be stabbed hard at the chrysanthemum by Shang Zhouzuo suddenly, making them lose their defense all at once.

Therefore, Shen Yongmao is very depressed now, and he can no longer count on Shang Zhouzuo to speak for him, so he immediately put a big hat on Shang Zhouzuo: "You really are a flatterer!"

After speaking, Shen Yongmao looked at Tianqi: "Your Majesty, what Shang Mingjian said is not credible!"

Boom!

Tianqi immediately slapped the table and pointed at Shen Yongmao: "You are presumptuous! It is you who said that Shang Aiqing's words can represent the opinions of the people in Jiangnan, and now you are the one who says that his words are not credible. How can you play in the courtroom?" ! Or, you clearly don’t see me as an emperor and treat me like a monkey?!”

Shen Yongmao was also stimulated by Shang Zhouzuo just now and lost his mind, so he was eager to label Shang Zhouzuo and deny Shang Zhouzuo, but he forgot that the real magistrate of Ming Dynasty was the emperor, and he was not qualified to label Shang Zhouzuo.

Shen Yongmao was so frightened that he prostrated himself on the ground immediately: "Minister, I made a mistake!"

"deliver an imperial order!"

Tian Qi looked at Shen Yongmao with a cold face, and shouted orders, he didn't intend to spare Shen Yongmao so easily.

"His Majesty!"

But at this time, Yang Lian, the minister of Gu Ming left by Taichang and the censor of Zuodu, stood up, shouted loudly, and played with the elephant wat:

"Your Majesty, please kill Zhang Gui, the traitorous minister, and Yuan Keli, the treacherous minister, so as to clarify the emperor's virtue!"

"Before this, I have already published a book, listing twenty-four serious crimes committed by Yuan Keli, the censor of the left deputy capital, and all of them should be punished!"

"However, the eunuchs deceived His Majesty, and kept them silent. It is obvious that the traitors Zhang Gui, Yuan Keli and other Inner Court Supervisors also have colleagues. Your Majesty, you are a wise master. How can you sit by and watch such traitors appear? Aren't you afraid that the power will fall?! Your Majesty!"

Yang Lian's words were like a blockbuster, bringing in relatives, reformist civil servants, and eunuchs from the inner court. He just didn't call the emperor clearly that you are a fool, or saved some face for Tian Qi, saying that he was just being deceived.

Of course, by doing this, Yang Lian is looking for death, and he is actively looking for death. He just wants to force Tianqi to kill him, and then use his own blood to abide by the way of governing the country that he insists on in his heart.

In fact, Yang Lian was not a big landlord in the south of the Yangtze River, he was from Huguang, and he was born as a small landlord in Huguang.

Clearing Zhang's land and recovering the gentry's tax did not affect his interests very much.

But why is he so vehemently opposed to the New Deal? Are you still on the side of the Donglin Party?

Because he has been educated in Confucianism, he has always believed that a gentleman should be a metaphor for righteousness, not profit.

The court is the same, be ashamed of words! Pay attention to etiquette!

In the view of Confucianism, the imperial court should not compete with the people for profit, and should not aim at accumulating wealth. Instead, it should lightly pay taxes, govern the country with rites, advocate benevolent government and love the people, and therefore abide by the rites without any change. .

The emperor must demand himself like a saint.

Ministers should also demand themselves like saints.

But now the imperial court clears up the land and pays taxes, in Yang Lian's view, they are all competing with the people for profit and accumulating money from the people. The head ransacked the house.

This is unacceptable to Yang Lian, who believes in Confucianism.

That's why Yang Lian now stood up and risked his life to fight. He wanted to use his own life to force his father-in-law to insist on being a Confucian emperor! Instead of chasing and beating Shen Yongmao and other civil officials who opposed the New Deal.

Tian Qi knew Yang Lian's purpose, and was extremely angry because of it. He didn't want someone to threaten him like this, even if it was to threaten him with his own life.

Tian Qi gasped.

Why did my father leave such a difficult person for me, he was like a stone in a latrine, smelly and hard.

Zhang Gui knew that now is the time for Tian Qi to need people like himself, so he stood up decisively and said: "Your Majesty, Zongxian Yang said that this foreign relative of the minister has a party, and the minister indeed has a party."

Tian Qi looked at Zhang Gui in astonishment after hearing this, and thought, "What are you talking about?! Don't you think I'm not chaotic enough now?"

All the ministers present looked at Zhang Gui, and they didn't know what Zhang Gui was talking about.

Zhang Gui replied at this time: "The minister's accomplice is Your Majesty!"

"The minister is an imperial party, not a traitor party!"

"I dare to say this not only for myself, but also for Yuan Fuxian and others. Yuan Fuxian and Yuan Liqing are also imperial parties!"

"Because we are all imperial parties, it looks like we are colluding with each other, but in fact, we are just loyal to the king."

"If it is said that the imperial party is a traitorous party, then according to President Yang's intention, everyone in the world who is loyal to His Majesty but not Confucianism and Taoism should be killed?"