golden scales

Han people's insistence on hair is actually a respect for filial piety.When every child is enlightened, he will learn that "the body, hair and skin are received by parents, and should not be lightly destroyed".Therefore, shampooing and haircuts must be done according to the almanac, and self-mutilation is not recognized-so becoming a monk has always been regarded as "not being a human being".

Further analysis of the relationship between hair and filial piety reveals that "received by parents" does not mean that parents give, so it cannot be dismissed lightly.It means: the body, hair and skin are part of the parents' body.Once it is lightly destroyed, it is not you who are personally injured, but your parents.

The cornerstone of Chinese civilization is filial piety, which is the imprint left by ancient times in order to maintain the order of the ethnic group.As long as it hurts parents, this hatred is a sworn hatred.

The theory is so.

In fact, the general public with a low level of education does not know that there is such a deep connection. They insist on wearing hair more out of folk customs and habits.Once you enter an environment where everyone around you has short hair, your hair will also be cut off out of herd mentality.There are not many people in this world who shave their hair for a meal, so it can be seen that shaving their hair is not absolutely unacceptable.

Zhu Cihong did not use power means to promote hair shaving, but the effect he received was beyond his expectations.If the soldiers didn't have too much rejection of short hair, why did the people in the south of the Yangtze River pay such a heavy price for preserving their hair?

After deep thinking, Zhu Cihong came to the conclusion: the poor shave their hair for food, and it must be voluntary.If there is food to eat, or no food to eat after shaved hair, of course no one is willing to "self-mutilate".If they are forced to shave their hair with a butcher's knife, it also means "punishment", and no one will shave their hair.

This conclusion can be described as mixed.

The good news is that the appearance and sanitation of the military can be improved;

The worry is that this kind of behavior of mine may touch a certain point of the scholar class again.

really.The news of the crown prince's "self-punishment" spread to Jinan, which caused a violent shock in the emperor's presence.

After the shock spread to Nanjing, a huge public opinion war was set off among the southern officials.

Wu Xuan finally knew that the crown prince would not let him live comfortably.

For an official like Shi Brown in the late Wanli period, commuting to and from get off work on time is already very strange, but now he has to get back to the feeling he had when he first became an official.However, as an official, he still has to work overtime. This is probably a special period in the entire history of Ming Dynasty.Even when Zhang Juzheng was in high spirits, working overtime was only an accidental behavior of a few officials.

It was past Haishi at this time, and Wu Tong's office was still brightly lit.Holding the tea, he said in a hoarse voice, "Some people say that His Highness is 'detaining crimes and slandering the Holy Majesty'. It is nothing more than grasping the handle of 'Zhu's crime'. As long as the Holy Majesty's "Edict of Guilt" can be carried out, how much can be suppressed."

Li Banghua is already old, but as the head of the Metropolitan Procuratorate.Had to track this down myself.He intends to transfer Li Mingrui here, but Li Mingrui enjoys the position of inspector. He spends all day studying the book "Original Law" written by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when he was 12 years old. "Yan Lun", "Guan Zi Gui", and also made a lot of analysis on the "Regulations on Inquiry and Punishment" in the Hongzhi period.

If it weren't for the establishment of the "Huangming Publishing Law" that needed someone's help, it would not have been easy for Li Banghua to "encounter" Li Mingrui.

On the contrary, Li Zhensheng, the imperial envoy of the capital of Youqian, listened very carefully.He was supposed to go to Henan to serve as the inspector of Henan, but because the purge work in Henan has not been completed.Judicial intervention now will affect work efficiency, so Zhu Cihong left him in Jinan Xingzai.Although in name he is the censor of Youqian capital of the fourth rank.But the actual job is to be the Deputy Imperial Envoy.It was rumored in official circles that as soon as he returned to Beijing, Li Zhensheng might formally become the deputy governor of the left, the second person in the Metropolitan Procuratorate after Li Banghua.

"Chongzhen's "Sin Ji Zhao" in the first month of the 17th year said: "I am the parents of the people, and I can't take care of them; the people are my children, and I can't take care of them; I sit in Qin Yuqiu. Guilt to Qianli. The crime is not my fault, who is responsible for it?' This can be endorsed by His Highness." Li Zhensheng is indeed worthy of the talent of Jinshi, and he can still read the imperial edict from a year ago at his fingertips.

Wu Xuan praised: "Good. 'I'm not guilty of the crime. Who is responsible', this is the words of the holy emperor's self-criticism, and the crown prince's self-punishment is appropriate."

"It's been too long." Sun Chuanting shook his head slightly: "It's been so many years since His Majesty punished himself, and I'm afraid it will be even more criticized."

Jiang Dejing groaned, and everyone in the office looked over.He said in an orderly manner: "What Mr. Sun said is reasonable, but there is no other way to rely on it. I think it's better to lay the groundwork first."

"bedding?"

"That's right." Jiang Dejing stared at the blue-and-white porcelain teapot in his hand, and said, "The first time His Majesty sinned against himself was in the eighth year of Chongzhen, because of the fall of Fengyang; the second time was ten years, because of the long drought and no rain; the third time The second time was in 15, when the Eastern captives invaded Shandong, and the change of Lu State; the fourth time was the change of Chu State in 16 years;

"These five crimes against oneself are nothing more than two things: natural disasters and corruption. If we further subdivide them, there are also corruptions: the loss of the ancestor's mausoleum, the loss of the vassal clan, and the loss of the community." Jiang Dejing listed them one by one: "Mencius The so-called 'the people are the most important thing, the community is second'. But now the Eastern captives are slashing our people with orders to shave their hair, which is really a more tragic event than losing the community."

When Jiang Dejing said this, even Li Yuzhi, who seemed to be asleep, couldn't help nodding.

According to the logic of Mr. Jiang Ge, when the country was lost, he only pleaded guilty and did not punish himself because the degree was not enough.Because the Ming Dynasty has not been destroyed, there is still the possibility of retaking the country, so there is no need for self-punishment.However, it is already a fait accompli that the Eastern captives are cruel to the Li people, and the degree is even worse than the loss of the country, so they have to punish themselves to thank the world.

"As His Highness said, the Son of Heaven cannot be punished. It is a great filial piety for the son to replace the father." Wu Sheng nodded in agreement: "We have to link the cutting of His Highness's hair with Ti Ying's saving the father in the public opinion."

Tiying's saving his father has been passed down from the time of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty to today, which shows the power of filial piety.As long as "filial piety" is highlighted and occupies the moral high ground, no one can only look up.

"This kills two birds with one stone." Li Banghua cleared his throat, and said, "If His Highness can achieve this kind of loyalty and filial piety, then the 'unfilial piety' of cutting hair will naturally be untenable."

In addition to accusing the crown prince of accusing the emperor of crimes, some people in Jiangnan focused on the act of "cutting hair" itself.

According to the logic of the moralists, lightly destroying the body is actually equivalent to harming one's own parents.Such behavior is naturally condemned severely, but there is an exemption.

This exemption regulation is: loyalty.

Filial piety is the foundation of loyalty, and loyalty is the sublimation of filial piety.Filial piety at home and loyalty to the emperor in office, such is the benevolent gentleman.As the saying goes, loyalty and filial piety cannot be both. When there is a conflict between "loyalty" and "filial piety", "loyalty" should be given priority.

Just like the officials who died for the country and the country since the National Revolution, from the perspective of filial piety, they abandoned the life given by their parents and cut off the continuation of their parents' life. Although they were not filial, they were an act of loyalty. It will be passed down through the ages.

It is true that Zhu Cilang lost his hair on the level of filial piety, but if he is regarded as a "subject", it is worthy of great praise on the level of loyalty.And those soldiers who follow the crown prince to shave their hair have naturally become loyal men, and they cannot be judged by the filial piety of one family and one surname.

Wu Xuan glanced at the first assistant Li Yuzhi, and said, "It's very good."

Li Yuzhi's old eyes were dizzy, and his eyes were already a little teary from the stimulation of the candlelight. Hearing Wu Yan's words, he nodded slightly and said, "Please prepare a detailed strategy for Xiantai, and implement it as soon as possible."

Li Banghua bowed slightly to show he knew.

Wu Zhen finally heaved a sigh of relief secretly, but Jiang Dejing, who was younger than him, let out the breath loudly.

Of all the people in this room, who doesn't want to sigh?

The crown prince is talented, but he just opened his mouth to cause trouble.And never knew how to be cautious in words and deeds.For example, this time, as long as you find some soldiers to shave their hair in private and set an example, you will naturally get good results. Why do you want to take the lead yourself?

Even if the wind is reversed in public opinion, it will undoubtedly give the villain a reason to criticize.If the little people write books and deceive innocent scholars who don't know, wouldn't they be slandered after death?

To take a step back, to make such a big move, how many times have the cabinet been informed to prepare for it, how can it be done immediately?

However, this is also the time for cabinet ministers to demonstrate their own value...

Wu Sheng looked around at all the gentlemen present, and said, "That's it, today's short meeting is over. The minutes of the meeting will be sent to the halls of the gentlemen tomorrow, please go back and rest as soon as possible."

Sitting in the corner, the secretary in the cabinet had red eyes, knowing that the "tomorrow" that Mr. Cifu said meant before going to work tomorrow.

This also means that he has to stay up all night again tonight.

"Old Mr. Wu," Sun Chuanting said suddenly, "After the "Draft Tax Law" was submitted to His Highness, Mr. Sun has not received the receipt, has it not been delivered yet?"

Seeing that Sun Chuanting mentioned cabinet affairs, Li Banghua and Li Zhensheng got up and said goodbye first.The other three elders had no choice but to sit down again and hold a short meeting on this issue.

The corners of Zhongshu Sheren's eyes twitched, and he prayed silently in his heart: Don't deliver it!Do not deliver!

If the draft has not been sent, then this short meeting will not start.If it was delivered without a receipt, Wu Sheng had to explain it.Although this question and answer is very simple, but it involves the operation rules of the cabinet, even if it is simple, a record must be issued, signed and archived for inspection.

The result made Zhongshu Sheren very sad.

The crown prince's reply was not only sent back to Jinan, but also appended a large number of amendments.

"Originally, I wanted to discuss it with the Ministry of Household Affairs before handing it over to the cabinet for discussion. Since Mr. Sun asked about it, why not pass on His Highness's opinion to all the kings today." Wu Sheng's words sent the poor Zhongshu Sheren to the bottom of the sea.

—Don’t try to sleep tonight.

Zhongshu Sheren is sincerely envious of his colleagues who worked overtime yesterday and only reached ugly hours. (To be continued..)

ps: This month's update will be a bit unstable, Xiaotang can only say that he will do his best.Once there is spare energy, Xiaotang will definitely explode, there are no strings attached, thank you for your support!Six thousand words are submitted today, please use them slowly.