Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 911 Wei Zheng Wei Xuancheng You Are Really Kind

Chapter 33 Wei Zheng, Wei Xuancheng, You Are So Kind
What is kingly way?Why domineering?
When it comes to this issue, there is always one emperor who cannot be avoided, that is Qin Shihuang, who has been one emperor through the ages. Qin Shihuang inherited the throne at the age of 13 and became the emperor at the age of 39. He was the first iron-handed politician to complete the unification of China and establish the first multi-ethnic centralized power. nation.

Of course, Yingzheng made a lot of contributions to history. He established the emperor system in the central government, implemented the Sangong Jiuqing, and managed state affairs.The local government abolished the enfeoffment system and replaced it with the county and county system. At the same time, the books and carts were on the same track, and the weights and measures were unified.Attack the Xiongnu in the north, conquer Baiyue in the south, build the Great Wall, build Lingqu, and communicate with the water system.

It also pushed China into the era of great unification and created a new situation for the establishment of a centralized system of authoritarianism.He had a profound impact on the history of China and the world, and established the basic structure of China's political system for more than two thousand years. He was hailed as "one emperor through the ages" by the Ming Dynasty thinker Li Zhi.

The laws of Daqin were newly established by Yingzheng and Li Si in Shangyang, and they were changed because of him. If it is said that Yingzheng's actions are not overbearing, I am afraid no one can claim to be overbearing.As the emperor, Yingzheng used the legalist dominance to rule the country with hegemony.The Sangong and Jiuqing are all responsible to Yingzheng. He manages the 36 counties in the world by himself, and he has to approve 120 catties of memorials a day.

Of course, everyone has no idea about the 120-jin memorial. Qin bamboo slips are about 27 to 27 cm long, 30 cm wide, and [-] cm thick, and can write more than [-] characters on average (refer to the bamboo slips from the Qin Tomb in Sleeping Tiger Land )

The actual density of bamboo is very close to that of wood. If the density is in the middle, that is, one gram per cubic centimeter, the weight of a piece of Qin bamboo slips is about three or four cubic centimeters, that is, three to four grams.In the Qin Dynasty, a catty was 250 grams. Calculated, 120 catties of bamboo slips were between 22 and 30 bamboo slips.Calculated according to the three-cross characters written on a piece of bamboo (the actual number should be smaller, there will be blank spaces), that is, between [-] and [-] characters.

Some people may say that I can read 100 million characters a day when I read novels, but what Qin Shihuang read is not novels, but memorials in classical Chinese, which contain a lot of information and must be read and corrected word by word.

In terms of diligence and personal experience, Yingzheng is a rare and diligent emperor in history, but he is not the only one. As for Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian was also such an emperor.Yang Jian's throne came from usurpation.As early as the Northern Zhou Dynasty, when Yu Wenyong was in power, Yang Jian was already a man of the day in the Guanlong family.Yu Wenyong tried to get rid of him several times, even Yu Wenyong's son, Yu Wenyun, wanted to get rid of him.

But Yang Jian, like Sima Yi, was good at forbearance. He endured until Yu Wenyun passed away. Seven-year-old Yu Wenchan ascended the throne. Be vigilant, for fear that a second self will appear among the prime ministers, so in the end, they simply monopolize the power, and the position of prime minister in the court has all become decorations.

He is the same as Yingzheng. Qin Shihuang was fine. At that time, the world was divided into 36 counties, and only civil and military officials at the county guard and county lieutenant level could teach him. However, in the Sui Dynasty, the world was divided into 180 and eight counties. , the number of memorials was several times that of the Yingzheng period.

Hundreds of thousands of memorials, if there are no prime ministers to share the work, which emperor can bear it?But Yang Jian can insist on reviewing every day.For this reason, he only slept for two hours a day for 20 years, but when Yang Guang and Yang Erlang ascended the throne, he couldn't even sit still for half an hour on weekdays. How could this concentration be able to govern the country?

To put it bluntly, Yang Guang's subjugation was rooted in Yang Jian.Of course, the most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty also followed the old path of the Qin and Sui dynasties.The founding emperors were all workaholics. They had unlimited energy and could forget about eating and sleeping.But Cheng Zu Zhu Di didn't have this patience anymore, so he made the college students who were working as secretaries in the cabinet in the early Ming Dynasty the fifth rank, and gradually weighted them.

Although Chen Ying knew that what Wei Zheng said was reasonable, but the officials were not convinced?

The controversy over the Xiande Palace continued.

Chen Shuda pointed at Wei Zheng and shouted: "Listen everyone, this kind of weird talk can only come from Wei Zheng's mouth..."

Wei Zheng faced each other frankly, neither happy nor angry.

Yuwen Shiji came out angrily and said: "Your Majesty, the demise of Guozuo in the Sui Dynasty was at the hands of Yang Guang. This is the consensus of scholars all over the world. Is this truth known to all women and children, should we still argue in court?"

Even Li Jiancheng's confidant Pei Ju came out and said: "Your Majesty, I also served Yang Jian. Although Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was mean and slaughtered heroes, he was diligent in governing and loving the people. He can be called a generation of sages."

All the officials nodded in agreement.

Li Jiancheng looked at Wei Zheng with interest and said, "Wei Zheng, what do you say?"

Wei Zheng's expression remained unchanged, he looked at Li Jiancheng firmly and said, "Your Majesty, Emperor Wen of the former dynasty was indeed a good emperor, but at the same time, he was also the one who caused the collapse of the Sui Dynasty..."

There was another uproar in the Xiande Hall, and the order in the court hall was somewhat chaotic.

Wei Zheng looked at Li Jiancheng and said, "May I ask how many memorials His Majesty can review in one day?"

Li Jiancheng thought for a while and said, "Maybe around a hundred copies."

Wei Zheng raised two fingers and said, "Menxia Province receives no less than five hundred copies of memorials every day, and the various official documents received in three months can fill a room. Dare I ask Your Majesty, if there are no three provinces and six departments, how can we sort them out?" All kinds of official documents, [-] official documents a day, can your majesty see it?"

Li Jiancheng pursed his lips and shook his head: "I can't, even if I don't eat or drink, I can do it occasionally, but I can't do it every day!"

Wei Zheng nodded and said, "Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, was able to see it and comment on it one by one."

Li Jiancheng sighed sincerely: "Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty is a role model for my generation!"

Wei Zheng smiled coldly: "It is precisely because of this that Sui Dynasty II died."

Hearing this, Manchu was in an uproar.

Even Li Jiancheng almost choked on his own saliva.

Wei Zheng continued: "Yang Jian's biggest mistake was that he took charge of the state affairs by himself, leaving aside the prime ministers who assisted him in handling state affairs, deprived the prime minister of the right to make decisions and govern affairs, and even later refused to appoint Prime Minister. One husband alone, with the power to control the world. This point must have been clear to the Prime Minister. Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty established three provinces and six ministries, and the prime minister was divided into several parts. He had the right to make suggestions, but he no longer had the ability to lead the government. "

Pei Ju, Wang Gui and the others looked at each other tacitly.

Li Jiancheng said suspiciously: "Why did Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty do this?"

All the officials bowed their heads and remained silent.

Li Jiancheng frowned and thought about it.Suddenly, Li Jiancheng suddenly remembered that Yang Jian did not have a prime minister, and regarded the three provinces and six ministries as decorations. Because Yang Jian was not in the right position, Li Jiancheng's face suddenly changed. He pointed at Wei Zheng and said, "Wei Zheng, are you mocking me, that the position is not right?"

Feng Deyi and Yuwen Shiji glanced at each other, then looked at Wei Zheng with playful eyes.

Fang Xuanling's forehead was sweating immediately.

But Wei Zheng said loudly: "Your Majesty's position is not upright at all, this is a fact known to the world, why should I insinuate?"

Li Jiancheng's face turned black immediately.

Feng Deyi simply closed his eyes and rested his mind. Wei Zheng was originally Li Jiancheng's lackey, but now he and Li Jiancheng are biting each other, dog biting dog, he just happened to be having fun.

Fang Xuanling winked at Wei Zheng from a distance.

Chen Ying was also secretly anxious.

Wei Zheng continued persistently: "What I really want to say today is not that Yang Jian was not in the right position, but that his leadership was arbitrary. This is the fundamental reason for the demise of the Sui Dynasty."

Li Jiancheng pursed his lips and looked at Wei Zheng helplessly.

Wei Zhengdao: "Yang Jian is the founding emperor of the country. He set a precedent for the emperor to rule the world by himself. This precedent finally destroyed the Sui Dynasty. Although Yang Jian is a sage and a wise lord, he is also an out-and-out-a generation of independent husbands. "

Feng Deyi suddenly opened his eyes.

Yuwen Shiji gave Feng Deyi a puzzled look.

Gao Shilian frowned.

Wei Zhengdao: "When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian was in power, these hidden dangers were still hidden under the surface of the water. When Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty came here, the disasters of the country's government affairs broke out together."

Li Jiancheng listened carefully to Wei Zheng's words, not daring to relax in the slightest.

Chen Ying slowly approached the front, the words in the court today were too shocking, he was really worried, the hall was stained with blood.

Wei Zheng turned to look at the ministers and said, "Everyone must know that before Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty made his grand trip, what was handed over to Yang Guang was a country that could be called affluent. The Xingluo warehouse next to Luoshui had enough reserves for the people of the whole country to eat. The grain of the past few years; the silk and silk stockpiled in Luoyang piled up like a mountain; the stockpile of weapons and treasury in Chang'an has not been used up until now. Even after the Han Dynasty experienced the rule of Wenjing, the country's financial resources were not as good as The family property left by Yang Jian. But who would have thought..."

Wei Zheng's expression became more and more agitated, and he was so excited that he was about to growl and said, "13 years...13 years, the Sui Dynasty was so huge that it disappeared into thin air? Why? Why did a foolish king cause such a dynasty to die suddenly?"

Wei Zheng spread his hands, looked around at all the officials, and then turned around to face Li Jiancheng.

There was silence in the hall.

Wei Zhengdao: "This is still the curse planted by Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. The power of Kyushu falls into the hands of only one person, whether it is the prime minister or Jiuqing, they are all lackeys, not even individuals."

Chen Yinghuo's wide eyes looked at Wei Zheng and thought to himself: "Wei Xuancheng, you are really kind!"

All the ministers also fell into deep thought.

Wei Zhengdao: "Yang Guang's three things of subjugation, the construction of the Eastern Capital, the construction of the canal, and the conquest of Koryo, are all actions that benefit the country and the people. It is a pity that these things that were done with the power of the whole country were all taken by the Sui Dynasty. The law of dictatorship created by Emperor Wen was completely destroyed. Emperor Sui Yang imitated his father and monopolized power, but he could not really manage all the big and small affairs of the country. This led to the de facto loss of power. All government affairs and state policies, As small as urging the people to plant land and pay donations, as large as building canals and conquering Korea, all of them are neglected and neglected. Disabled soldiers cannot receive pensions, disaster-stricken people cannot receive relief, and rebellious thieves, There is no one to suppress, and no one to control the flooded rivers.

Li Jiancheng frowned and said, "Why all this?"

Wei Zhengdao: "The crux of all this is that ruling the world with one person is just a beautiful dream, and it simply doesn't work in reality."

Wei Zheng looked solemnly, and said to Li Jiancheng sincerely: "Your Majesty, it is common sense to listen to both to make you bright, and to listen to one side to make you dark. This is common sense. The world can be owned by one family, but it can never be ruled by one family. No matter how powerful a person is, It also cannot take care of the common people in the world, so if the world is to be governed, the first thing that must be restricted is the supreme imperial power."

There was commotion in the hall again, and the officials looked at each other in blank dismay.

Feng Deyi opened his eyes slightly, but immediately stopped talking.

Li Jiancheng stood up abruptly, with a livid face, pointed at Wei Zheng and said, "Wei Zheng, are you looking for a family leader?"

Wei Zheng turned to look at the ministers and said, "Wei Zheng wants to ask His Majesty and you, what is a scholar-bureaucrat?"

A playful smile appeared on Yu Wenhuaji's face and said: "Scholar-bureaucrats, of course it refers to the world's aristocratic families and famous county officials. They are the foundation of the Tang Dynasty."

Wei Zheng sneered and said, "Yuwen Xiangguo really doesn't like reading."

Yu Wenhuaji's face suddenly darkened.

Wei Zhengdao: "The so-called scholar is the general term for the scholars who traveled with swords in the pre-Qin period; the so-called doctor is the collective term for the subjects of the princes and princes in the pre-Qin period. Among the two, the former is a commoner and the latter is a servant. They are considered real nobles. Scholar-bureaucrats have nothing to do with the world’s elite. Before the Warring States Period, there were only senior officials, but since the beginning of the Warring States Period, scholars who were born in common people, relying on their talents and abilities, have become princes and ministers, and scholar-bureaucrats have come from this.”

Yu Wenhua and the old man blushed, and roared hysterically: "It's a bunch of nonsense!"

But Wang Gui stood up quietly and bowed: "Your Majesty, what Wei Zheng said is true. Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and businessmen are the four people appointed by Guan Zhong. Since they are lined up with the third-class common people such as peasants, businessmen, and businessmen, scholars are also...common people. list."

Li Jiancheng said, "Wei Zheng, what exactly do you want to say?"

Wei Zheng bowed to Li Jiancheng and said: "I believe that your Majesty's election as a scholar, practicing the kingly way, accepting advice, constantly introspecting, respecting the power of the prime minister, and governing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, this is the fundamental way for the Tang Dynasty to be peaceful and the world Changan. .”

Chen Ying silently recited Wei Zheng's words: "Practice the king's way, accept advice, often introspect, respect the power of the prime minister, and rule the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats..."

Li Jiancheng murmured thoughtfully to himself: "Choose scholars, practice the kingly way, accept advice, often introspect, respect the power of the prime minister, and rule the world together with the scholars and bureaucrats."

Gao Shilian looked at Wei Zheng in astonishment.

Feng Deyi's hands began to tremble.

Fang Xuanling looked at Wei Zheng in surprise, Fang Xuanling did not expect that Wei Zheng's situation would be so big, once Li Jiancheng listened to Wei Zheng, why worry about the downfall of the Tang Dynasty?The world can't last forever?

There was a long silence in the hall.

Chen Yingze seemed to be about to cry. He was not moved by Wei Zheng's words. Of course, his IQ was not so high. He felt that he really encountered a great era.

In Tang Dynasty without Li Shimin, Chen Ying didn't know whether Li Jiancheng could become Tian Khan.However, seeing that Wei Zheng actually agrees with him with the thinking of the ancients.

What Chen Ying wanted for the Great Tang Dynasty was that scholars could be selected, the political affairs hall be transformed into a cabinet, and the world be governed by a responsible cabinet. Even if the future emperor is an idiot, the court can still operate as it is, and the country can still enjoy long-term peace and stability.

In later generations, there are countless people who discredit Ming Dynasty. The key is that there are many strange emperors.However, under the rule of so many unruly emperors, the Ming Dynasty is still not finished, which is enough to show that the political system of the Ming Dynasty is perfect.

However, it is a pity that Emperor Chongzhen was too self-righteous, he broke the political balance of the court, and finally listened to the talkative Donglin Party.

For a while, Chen Ying was full of confidence in Datang's future.He is also full of admiration for Wei Zheng, but he feels that it is very rare to be a minister for Wei Zheng's sake.

At least, Chen Ying thought that he would never be as ambitious as Wei Zheng and Wei Xuancheng, who dared to risk the world's wrongdoing.

sunset.

The ministers rushed out of the hall exhausted.

Wei Zheng walked slowly at the end of the queue.

With Feng Daoyan's support, Feng Deyi staggered forward.

Chen Ying also yawned and rushed out from the hall, stopped Wei Zheng, clasped his fists and saluted him respectfully, "Mr. Xuan Cheng, accept Chen Ying's respect!"

After hearing these words, Wei Zheng looked at Chen Ying in surprise.

It was really difficult for Wei Zheng to see through Chen Ying. Chen Ying's innovations seemed a bit conservative in Wei Zheng's eyes, and he really looked down on Chen Ying.

However, Wei Zheng didn't understand that Chen Ying had too many scruples.

Yang Guang is a lesson learned from the past, his steps are too difficult, and it is easy to get messed up!
At this moment, a member of the Huang family came to stop Chen Ying and Wei Zheng and said, "Chen Xiangguo, Wei Xiangguo, Your Majesty invites you to the back hall to have a meal together."

Feng Deyi trembled all over when he heard these words.

Hundreds of officials stopped to watch Wei Zheng and Chen Ying.

Yu Wenhuaji's face was pale and bloodless.

Suddenly, the corner of Chen Shuda's mouth twitched, and a mouthful of blood spurted out!

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