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Chapter 605: The rich and powerful are watching singing and dancing, but they are afraid that the spring clouds will dampen the strings.

In March of the 20th year of the Wanli reign, the Ming court passed a resolution to impose a luxury tax. For example, previously one tael of ink was priced at 30 taels of silver, and merchants were charged a % tax on the tax, which meant they had to pay a tax of cents of silver. Now that the tax has been increased to %, merchants have to pay taels of tax.

This tax is a special tax and the list of goods is very clear.

Moreover, taxes are not collected from merchants, but tax inspection offices are set up on both sides of the street to sort out taxes.

You can actually escape by using all your tricks and means, but no one can prove whether what you have in your hand is true or false.

The essence of luxury goods is waste, and the purpose of waste is to show off. If you don’t pay taxes and don’t have tax invoices, no one will know whether the luxury items in your hands are real or fake, and everyone will assume they are fake. Then the greatest exchange value and emotional value of luxury goods will disappear.

It was obvious that the clothes were made in the garment shop using the same Shujinchuan forging, the styles were exactly the same, and a huge amount of money was spent on them. However, due to the lack of certification, they were only ridiculed instead of envious looks and praise.

The worship of money believes that money is omnipotent, which is essentially a denial of the value created by labor. Denying the labor theory of value means denying that individual efforts can change destiny. The ultimate result is the overall inactivation of the entire Ming society from top to bottom.

The Ming Dynasty has reached a point where there is nothing left to merge with and nothing to be merged with. Relying on personal efforts and hard work cannot even maintain basic life. If the worship of money continues to spread, the overall vitality of the Ming Dynasty and the systemic failure of the court will not be far away.

Can personal efforts really change one's destiny? Zhu Yijun is not sure, but he has tried his best to make personal efforts rewarding and gainful.

Zhu Yijun was very cautious about raising taxes. In twelve years, he raised taxes twice. One was the direct profit tax on going out to sea. This tax was called the traitor tax among the people. It was a tax that allowed one to betray the Ming Dynasty and escape from the Ming Dynasty and leave freely after paying money. It had a very clear derogatory meaning. The second was the luxury tax that is currently being implemented.

In fact, in addition to these two tax increases, there was another tax increase, which was the "One Whip Law" that was piloted in Songjiang Prefecture.

This is also the reason why Yan Shixuan made up his mind to leave Shanghai County. Yan Shixuan is not a heavenly person like Shen Shixing and Yao Guangqi. Faced with a situation where conflicts will definitely become more intense, Yan Shixuan can only escape.

Zhu Yijun never thought that Yan Shixuan's escape was a shameful act, just as Wang Zhigao chose to leave Wenhua Hall and did not dare to go on.

There is nothing shameful in escaping, because the officialdom is so cruel. If you have no one in the court, your career will be like crossing the Flaming Mountain in the hottest days of summer, without even a place to shelter from the sun. And obviously, the trial of the Single Whip Law is as dangerous as crossing the Flaming Mountain in the hottest days of summer.

The purpose of the Single Whip Law was to solve the problem of miscellaneous taxes and levies that were created under various pretexts. It was to combine a wide variety of corvée labor and miscellaneous taxes into one single tax and convert them into silver taels of silver. It was to solve the incompleteness of the Ming Dynasty's fiscal and taxation system, which was a chronic problem left over from the establishment of the Ming Dynasty during the Hongwu period. It was to solve the problem of shifting from in-kind taxes to monetary taxes.
Moreover, the Single Whip Law was intended to solve the problem of excessive burdens on the people. Sun Kehong of the Songjiang Sun family said it very clearly that the Single Whip Law was to increase taxes, but the more fully and thoroughly the Single Whip Law was implemented, the lighter the burden on the people would be.

The more taxes are raised, the lighter the burden on the people, just like the more taxes are raised, the more mergers can be curbed. It is a paradox, but it is reasonable under the special national conditions of the Ming Dynasty.

Since the land tax was set at 1/30 during the Hongwu reign, the Ming Dynasty's land tax seems very low. However, there has been a transportation problem since the Hongwu reign. At that time, the people had to transport the grain to the county town or government office by themselves. How much grain was wasted in the transportation of grain over dozens or hundreds of miles? How much grain was wasted from the local to the court?

Later it was changed to government delivery and collection, but the government still had to conscript laborers, and the issue of freight was still a huge expense and needed to be increased.

But it's much simpler to change to silver.

The Ming Dynasty took 400 million dan of grain from the Southern Ya every year. Many local officials in the Southern Ya would bring silver to Songjiang Prefecture and purchase imported grain directly. The grain would not even leave the ship but would go directly to the capital. In this way, the local government offices were relieved of the heavy burden of freight costs. Of course, the money, such as the four-service silver and corvée silver, still had to be collected, but it all went into the pockets of the local government offices.

From the basic operating logic of the Ming Dynasty court, it can be seen that the court and government offices are merely tools of rule in the hands of the ruling class. The ruling class of the Ming Dynasty is very clear, including hereditary officials and officially appointed officials, as well as the local gentry, powerful officials and wealthy people who gave birth to officially appointed officials.

The Guochao can use this tool not only to gain benefits but also to ensure its own social status.

The Single Whip Law was meant to seize the cake of the wealthy and powerful and local government offices. It was an internal fight among the ruling class. Faced with such contradictions and conflicts, Yan Shixuan chose to leave. He was judging the situation and had no choice. If he, Yan Shixuan, was a member of Wang Chonggu's clan instead of an ordinary Jin party member, he would dare to fight in Shanghai County until the last moment!
"It is not shameful for Yan Shixuan to escape, because he chose to leave after knowing that Yao Guangqi had come to Shanghai County. This is also a kind of responsibility." Zhu Yijun personally wrote a letter to Yan Shixuan, encouraging him to work hard after arriving in Hangzhou Prefecture. Along with the letter, there was also the newly printed "Officialdom Records: From Entry to Power".

This is affirmation and also encouragement. Compared with the first battlefield of Songjiang Prefecture, the second battlefield of Zhejiang is equally important. Zhejiang Governor Zhu Wan, Li Tianchong and Hu Zongxian died in the position of Zhejiang Governor one after another because of suppressing the Japanese pirates. No matter whether they were members of the Yan Party or the Qingliu, they had to die as long as they suppressed the Japanese pirates during the Jiajing period.

Therefore, even when Yan Shixuan became the prefect of Hangzhou, he could not let his guard down.

Yan Shixuan was not irresponsible. Yao Guangqi had made his choice long ago. The nickname of Kelp King meant that Yao Guangqi had no choice but to continue on the path of benefiting the people. There was a scar on Yao Guangqi's face, which was his medal of honor for protecting the interests of the people.

"Your Majesty, here are the memorials from Guihua City and the notes from traveling." Feng Bao presented several other memorials.

Zhu Yijun received the second set of notes from Lin Fucheng and Li Zhi on their study tour in the grassland. This set of notes was still extremely bold, but the boldness did not mean that the country had lost its soul, but that its behavior was too daring.

The topic of discussion is still the alienation of people by religion.

Lin Fucheng and his party arrived at Guihua City smoothly. The governor of Suiyuan received them with the highest standards. Sanniangzi also tactfully expressed the hope that Lin Fucheng and Li Zhi could say something good about them. As a first-rank loyal and obedient lady canonized by the Ming Dynasty, Sanniangzi was very familiar with Mr. Huang's identity.

Sanniang knew clearly that the gains of Lin Fucheng and his friends from this study tour would be reported directly to the emperor, so she naturally did not dare to neglect it.

However, Lin Fucheng still criticized Guihuacheng and criticized Guihuacheng's religion, which was somewhat shameless.

There is a Lama temple near Guihua City, which is very popular. A Dharma Assembly is held on the third day of March every year. Lin Fucheng and Li Zhi then realized that the Dharma Assembly on the third day of March is a common practice, and it is held when spring comes and the flowers bloom and the rivers thaw.

Spring comes much later on the grassland than in the inland areas, and the third day of March is the busiest time.

There is a problem with the Dharma Assembly on the grassland! Because it affects the spring ploughing on the grassland, people go to participate in the Dharma Assembly, and the result is that the spring ploughing is delayed.

In the Ming Dynasty, when spring silkworms were about to spin silk, even the county magistrate could not sound the gong to clear the way, because the silkworms would be frightened and stop spinning silk, or even convulse and die; in the Ming Dynasty, when an old cow gave birth to a calf, everyone had to be very careful, and the government would send runners to congratulate the owner, and the record would be kept;

The Ming Dynasty law clearly stipulates that from January to March, no government office may conscript labor without reason unless there is an imperial edict. However, in order to avoid being scolded, the emperor would not easily issue such an edict.

In May, when wheat is harvested, all the students in the county school will have a holiday to harvest wheat.

To protect production or to protect etiquette and law? The choice of the Ming Dynasty was very clear, and it has not changed for more than 200 years, that is, to protect production.

But it is not like this on the grassland. The Lama Temple in Guihua City is full of music and dance, and the ceremony lasts for half a month. Almost all the young and middle-aged people go there.

Lin Fucheng turned into a troll and went to someone's lama temple to cause trouble. During the Dharma Assembly, he spoke nonsense and angrily criticized the great lamas for not doing their job. The great lamas were scolded for a long time, but in the end they did not dare to talk back and chose to disband the Dharma Assembly and let the young men go home to prepare for the spring festival.

The great lama originally wanted to curse back, and even mobilized the monk soldiers to sew Lin Fucheng's mouth shut. When a scholar curses in the streets, it is much more cruel than when a shrew curses in the streets, because many times, the great lamas can't understand what is being cursed, they just know that it is very dirty.

However, when the great lamas saw Chen Mo and other Ti cavalrymen silently setting up the tiger squat cannon, they immediately came to their senses and chose to give in.

Buddhism cannot stop bows and arrows, nor can it stop firearms. The imperial order Chen Mo received was to protect the safety of these scholars. No matter what mistakes this group of scholars made, only His Majesty could judge them.

In addition to planting forage grass, spring farming on the grassland also involves shearing wool. These are things that must be done during this season, otherwise the wool will naturally fall off under the spring breeze and be blown everywhere. Children and women alone will not be able to finish these tasks.

Because the grass was planted too late, it was unable to supply the ewes' terrifying food intake before and after the lambs were born.

Lin Fucheng thought the grassland people were crazy. The beginning of the year is in spring. Why hold a ceremony at such an important time? Can the Buddha give us food, clothes and daily necessities? It's just nonsense!

Lin Fucheng was just expressing his emotions, cursing as harshly as he could, while Li Zhi explored the reasons behind it.

Li Zhi begins with a poem titled "Watching the Rain Prayer" by the Tang Dynasty poet Li Yue.

The mulberry branches are leafless and the ground is emitting smoke. Flutes and pipes are playing to welcome the dragon in front of the water temple. Several red-handed people are watching the singing and dancing, yet they are still afraid that the spring clouds will silence the strings.

There had been no rain for a long time, the mulberry trees had no leaves, the ground was cracked, and dust flew up when the wind blew. The ground looked like it was about to smoke and burn. People came to the Dragon King Temple beating gongs and drums to pray for rain.

The wealthy families in the mansions were still enjoying the singing and dancing. They heard that some people went to the Dragon King Temple to pray for rain. They were worried that the continuous spring rain would make the orchestral instruments damp and would not be able to produce beautiful sounds.

People look at the problem differently depending on their standpoints. Under the drought with the scorching sun like fire and the crops in the fields half-burnt, the common people only hope for a general rain, while the rich and powerful do not have to worry about the impact of the drought at all. They are more concerned about whether the orchestral instruments will get damp.

The same is true of the Buddhist ceremonies on the third day of March that are common on the grasslands.

The nobles who supported the lamas in holding such rituals did not actually have to worry about the loss of wool, the malnutrition of the lambs, or the starvation of the lambs due to insufficient milk from their ewes, because the wealth in their hands would not decrease. At most, the poor people would suffer more and the lamas would have to bear the blame.

After Lin Fucheng caused a big disturbance at the water and land ceremony, Sanniangzi went to the Taoist temple to petition for justice.

Sanniangzi's memorial explained why the Dharma Assembly had to be held during the busy spring season. In fact, no one had thought about this issue, because they were used to it and did not think there was anything wrong with it. It was not until someone pointed out the problem that they were extremely upset. Such a simple truth had not been noticed or mentioned before.

In the Emperor's New Clothes, only the innocent child pointed out that the emperor was not wearing any clothes. It was not that there were no smart people on the grassland, and it was not that no one noticed the problem, but they were unwilling to meddle in other people's business. No matter how big the complaints of the poor and laborers were, they would never reach Sanniang's ears.

Sanniangzi was also part of the ruling class on the grassland. The age-old problem of communicating information from the top to the bottom was also common on the grassland. Sanniangzi made a guarantee that the Grand Lama's Dharma Assembly would not be held again in the spring. If there was any violation, the Grand Lama would be ordered to return to secular life and the Lama temple would be burned down.

In her memorial, Sanniangzi once again tactfully expressed the hope that His Majesty the Emperor could control the Shanxi merchants, saying that they had made a lot of money by lending money at high interest rates on the grasslands, and that they should give border residents a way to survive. Zhu Yijun specifically replied to Sanniangzi about the Shanxi merchants lending money at high interest rates, saying that Wang Chonggu had already issued a warning to the Shanxi merchants and stipulated that the annual interest rate on high interest rates should not exceed one cent, that is, the annual interest rate should not exceed 10%, and that violent debt collection was expressly prohibited.

The border residents have to survive, and the Shanxi merchants who lend money at high interest rates also have to survive. In this year of natural disasters and man-made disasters, a white hair wind froze more than 30% of the livestock to death. Even if the Shanxi merchants lower the interest rate, they will lose money. There are people who will do business that will get them killed, but no one will do business that will lose them money.

When the border people belonged to Altan Khan, the Ming emperor's attitude was to let them go as much as they wanted and suck their blood as much as they wanted. When Suiyuan belonged to the Ming, Zhu Yijun's attitude immediately changed and he made clear restrictions.

"Madam Zhongshun is still respectful. When she discovered the problem, she immediately took action. She has to deal with it from both sides. On the one hand, there are local customs, and on the other hand, there are the decrees of the Ming Dynasty court. Although the content discussed by Lin Fucheng and Li Zhi, the alienation of people by religion, is not universal in the Ming Dynasty, it is still very suitable for the grasslands, the Western Regions, and Sichuan-Tibet regions." Zhu Yijun sorted out the memorial and handed it to Feng Bao, which was then submitted to the cabinet. He also sent a copy to Li Yashi.

The West does need to discuss the alienation of people caused by religion.

Feng Bao took the memorial and bowed his head, saying, "Your Majesty, the alienation of people by religion is also common in the heartland of the Ming Dynasty. There are countless obscene sacrifices in the countryside. We still need to discuss and destroy these obscene sacrifices. During the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there was an emperor from a humble family, Liu Yu, who led a war of war."

"Liu Yu marched northward and destroyed all the obscene sacrifices along the way."

Your Majesty is somewhat optimistic about the heartland of the Ming Dynasty. In the eyes of Feng Bao, the Prime Minister, the freedom discussed by liberals such as Lin Fucheng and Li Zhi is actually a very certain issue. People are people, everyone is a person. How to transform people from local gentry, religion, and power into real people? This is Feng Bao's understanding of freedom.

A licentious person is one who indulges himself in excess, goes too far, loses self-control, and violates the law.

The Book of Rites says: "To offer sacrifices to something that is not meant to be offered is called lewd sacrifice. Lewd sacrifices bring no blessings."

The gods that are approved by the court for worship are all righteous gods, all of whom have titles conferred by the court; those that are not approved by the court are evil gods that cannot be worshipped, and are lewd sacrifices.

"Feng Daban is right, and it is also very meaningful to the heartland of the Ming Dynasty." Zhu Yijun thought for a while and agreed with Feng Bao's advice. As the prime minister, he not only spoke ill of the civil officials, but also performed his duties conscientiously in advising the emperor and criticizing Chen Shan.

"Li Zhi has another memorial." Feng Bao took out another memorial, and the Imperial Household Department sorted out the memorial to make it more organized.

Li Zhi also discussed the alienation of power to people. The alienation of power, religion, money, etc. to people is Li Zhi's topic, and Li Zhi is still improving it.

When discussing the topic of human alienation, Li Zhi tried his best to avoid discussing the alienation of power to people, because the source of power, the Emperor, would review the manuscript.

However, Li Zhi still tried hard to discuss these taboo topics in the face of the imperial power that had the power of life and death over him.

"Li Zhi is really bold." Zhu Yijun looked at the memorial in his hand and said sincerely: "This must be revised before it can be published. It is still a bit treasonous."

Li Zhi first flattered them a lot, praising the wisdom and bravery of Emperor Taizu Gao and the civil and military strategies of Emperor Chengzu Wen, and called Zhu Yuanzhang: an emperor unique in the history, who cannot be evaluated in the history, and it took thousands of years to produce such an outstanding person.

In fact, Li Zhi was just stacking armor. Li Zhi changed the subject and talked about Emperor Xuanzong's deposing of the empress, Emperor Xuanzong's cooking of Prince of Han, Emperor Yingzong's Tumu Fortress Incident, the Battle of Sejong Gate, and Emperor Xiaozong's calm and military behavior. Then Li Zhi used a long article to analyze Emperor Shizong, Daoye.

The whole article is dedicated to Dao Ye!

Li Zhi believed that Emperor Shizong's inaction in his later years was not only the result of complete disappointment, but also the result of long-term alienation from the peak of power, which ultimately led to his death.

With power, one can do whatever he wants. This is the capriciousness of power. The laziness in old age is in sharp contrast to the diligence in the early days. People will indeed lose their original intentions in boundless power and forget why they set out.

Zhu Yijun spread his hands and said, "It's fine if he said that about Emperor Shizong, after all, Emperor Shizong himself accepted it. Hai Rui had been in charge of public security for such a long time, but Emperor Shizong finally couldn't make up his mind to kill Hai Rui. The reason is very clear, because Hai Rui was right."

"Hai Rui is right, so who is wrong?"

"But does he want to blame the late emperor, who was so elusive and didn't really take care of things?"

"I think there is some truth in this. The late emperor was a little too doting on eunuchs." Feng Bao felt that Li Zhi was right.

Li Zhi also criticized Emperor Longqing for some stupid things he did in the first two years of his reign.

In the first year of the Longqing reign, Emperor Longqing suddenly issued an edict to the cabinet, ordering the three eunuchs, Lu Yong, Gao Xiang, and Tao Jin, to take charge of the military camp, supervise the troops in the Beijing camp, set up an internal drill ground, and form a Jing Army. As soon as this edict was issued, the cabinet went into an uproar!
Even Xu Jie, a prime minister who was very good at protecting himself, could not stand it anymore, and hurriedly submitted two memorials, "Requesting the Ministry of Justice to advise against the eunuchs' sitting in the camp" and "Requesting the censor to approve the imperial memorial to stop the training in the inner training grounds", explaining the interests involved and asking Emperor Longqing to revoke his decision.

Emperor Longqing refused to listen.

If he is the commander of the eunuchs, this is an ancestral practice of eunuchs supervising the army since the Hongwu period, and it has been used by all generations, so it is not a problem. However, if he is the commander of the regiment camp, then this is a big problem!

Eunuchs have the power to mobilize troops and hold military power. Are they crazy?

But Emperor Longqing refused to listen and insisted that the three eunuchs go to the regiment. In the eyes of Emperor Longqing, the ministers were not trustworthy and the military merits did not have the talent to lead the troops. How could he feel at ease if the army was not under his control?

It was only after Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng knocked on the palace gate at night and used all their persuasion that they finally convinced Emperor Longqing to revoke his order.

Gao Gong brought up the story of the Ten Eunuchs of the Han Dynasty and the eunuchs of the Tang Dynasty who deposed and enthroned nine emperors to scare Emperor Longqing, saying that if he gave eunuchs military power, especially the military power in the capital, the consequences would be very serious.

Since Zhu Xi and Cheng Yi's Neo-Confucianism became the prominent school of thought, there was no great meaning after the Spring and Autumn Annals, only records of events. This school of ancient worship that followed the Three Dynasties became the mainstream. Even when scholars in the Ming Dynasty generally did not read history, Emperor Longqing had never read any history books in Prince Yu's Palace.

Gao Gong's story of how eunuchs deposed and enthroned nine emperors in the Tang Dynasty greatly surprised Emperor Longqing, who also wondered: Is this really true?
This is also the reason why Zhang Juzheng wrote "The Illustrated Emperor's Mirror". It is impossible not to read history. Times are changing. The theories from two thousand years ago cannot explain some problems. People must keep pace with the times, and the emperor is no exception.

Li Zhi's criticism of Emperor Longqing focused on: taking it for granted.

The alienation of power to people can easily lead to a very common phenomenon, which is understandable.

It is because the superiors set goals too presumptuously. Impossible construction periods, impossible outputs, unrealistic expansions, etc. are all the result of taking things for granted. In this era, an acre of land near the capital can produce 300 kilograms of grain, which is already a good harvest. If the emperor does not understand, the magistrate of Daxing County can produce 1,000 kilograms of grain per acre, which will cause a terrible turbulence and affect the implementation of the New Deal of the Ming Dynasty.

Power, especially the supreme power of the Ming emperor, will inevitably create an illusion that I possess a supernatural power similar to the "power of my thoughts".

As long as I want, I can do it.

"What he said does make some sense. But Feng Daban, as a eunuch leader, isn't your position a bit wrong when you say that the late emperor doted on eunuchs too much?" Zhu Yijun was a little confused that Feng Bao didn't speak for the eunuchs.

Feng Bao thought for a moment and replied, "In July of the second year of the Longqing reign, the eunuch Xu Yi, who was in charge of the Imperial Horse Administration, brought more than a hundred eunuchs and captured the Imperial Censor Li Xuedao at Zuoshun Gate. They beat him up. They dared to do this without the Emperor's order. If they dared to do this without the Emperor's order, they are no longer the Emperor's lackeys."

"Ah?" Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao in surprise and said, "Is there such a thing?"

How powerful the civil servants were during the Jialong period is vividly reflected in the four words "the prime minister is in charge of the country". Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng, which one of them did not monopolize power?
As a result, in the second year of the Longqing reign, the censor was ambushed by eunuchs in the imperial palace.

Feng Bao described what happened very clearly. The eunuch Xu Yi relied on his status to rob people outside the palace. The imperial censor Li Xuedao saw this and naturally could not tolerate it, so he punished Xu Yi and impeached him for robbery. Xu Yi held a grudge and took his men to beat Li Xuedao.

When Emperor Longqing learned that Xu Yi had brought more than a hundred eunuchs to beat Li Xuedao, he was furious. Dozens of eunuchs led by Xu Yi were beaten with a hundred sticks and exiled to the smoky and malaria-ridden area of ​​Yunnan. The rest were beaten with sixty sticks and sent to exile to the Xiaoling Mausoleum.

Emperor Longqing doted on eunuchs, which led to such an incident, which made the emperor lose face and he had to exile Li Xuedao, who was given fifty lashes of the cane.

Since then, Emperor Longqing also realized that he might really have no talent, so he was too lazy to care about the affairs of the outer court. The more he did, the more mistakes he made, and if he did nothing, he would make no mistakes. When the outer court received a memorial, he would just stamp it and hand it over to the outer court.

Everything has to be done in moderation. Excessive trust and pampering are not good things for the eunuch himself.

"This is why I think what Li Zhi said is right. It is precisely because of excessive pampering and too much power that eunuchs such as Chen Hong, Teng Xiang and Meng Chong are so bold and presumptuous." Feng Bao talked about the assassination of the king in the first year of Wanli. Chen Hong actually dared to collude with people outside the palace and send people into the palace to assassinate the emperor.

The dog biting its master is the result of alienation.

Zhu Yijun suddenly thought of what Li Yougong said when he saw the luxury goods street of Xiafei Street, he became greedy and was ready to confiscate the property of the owner for the crime of usurpation, but he did not do it in the end. The reason he did not do it was that there was an imperial decree that eunuchs who went out were not allowed to disturb the local area. Li Yougong was able to obey the imperial decree. This was the result of not being alienated by power.

"It makes some sense. We should send a memorial to the Ministry of Rites and ask Lord Wan to revise the draft." Zhu Yijun still did not plan to directly publish Li Zhi's editorial which mainly criticized the emperor. No matter how reasonable his words were, they were still criticizing the Taoist priest and the late emperor.

As an emperor, Zhu Yijun had no right to allow this editorial to be published in this form.

But the content of the discussion is worthy of recognition and can be handed over to Wan Shihe for revision. To use another example, the principle is still the same: power makes people willful and power makes people take things for granted.

"Emperor Hui of Jin's "Why don't you eat meat porridge?" is very good." Zhu Yijun felt that there was a ready-made example for replacement. He replaced "Daoye" with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and "The Former Emperor" with "Why don't you eat meat porridge" by Emperor Hui of Jin.

In this way, it can also be argued, but the impact is not as strong as Li Zhi's statement. If Li Zhi's original manuscript is published in this way, without anyone else's intervention, the literati can label Li Zhi as disloyal and unfilial, and then kill him completely.

(End of this chapter)