Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 484 monstrous waves
Zhu Cihong's expression also became serious, and he could vaguely hear that this version of Huang Ming Zu Xun appointed by his father may have more binding force than Tai Zu's version of Huang Ming Zu Xun.

Because the Taizu version of Huangming Zuxun can be deleted and modified by later emperors.

But judging from his father's tone just now, it seems that he doesn't intend to let future emperors delete and modify Huang Ming's ancestor's instructions?
Zhu Cihong still underestimated Chongzhen's ambitions. What Chongzhen wanted to do this time was not only to establish rules for the descendants of the Zhu family, but to bring the first real constitution to Chinese civilization.

This constitution can not only control the descendants of the Zhu family, but also all Chinese people.

Even if the Zhu Ming dynasty collapses one day, this constitution will still be valid.

Confucianism has always emphasized the power of the king, but the sky is high and illusory. No one can represent the sky, and no one can provide an authoritative explanation. So in fact, the power of the king is the greatest, and the civil official group can only use it. Make limited remonstrance.

Many far-sighted officials have long seen that this system has a major flaw that cannot be avoided, that is, if there is an emperor like Zhu Qizhen, it will be in big trouble.

And such tragedies have indeed happened frequently in history.

But seeing a problem is one thing, and solving it is another.

Because no Confucian child can jump out of the academic category of monarchy and heaven, and no Confucian child can make up for this fatal flaw.

What Chongzhen has to do now is to make up for this fatal flaw.

Specifically, it is to visualize the illusory sky and promulgate a visible and tangible law code on behalf of the sky.

With this code, the imperial power can be restrained, and tragedies like Tumubao can be prevented as much as possible.

After a short pause, Chongzhen said again: "In order to avoid the recurrence of such a tragedy as Tumubao, I think it is very necessary to promulgate an imperial ancestor instruction that has the power to restrain the imperial power."

"Emperor Ming ancestors who have the power to restrain imperial power?"

Lu Zhenfei's eyes lit up immediately, surpassing the North Star in the night sky.

As members of the group of civil servants, restricting imperial power can be said to be the ultimate dream they have pursued tirelessly throughout their lives. In fact, they have been working hard in this direction since Sanyang in the Chengzu Dynasty. It is a pity that the emperor of Ming Dynasty Every few generations, there will be a monster-level character, which always makes it difficult for them to do their best.

They originally thought that no one would dare to mention this matter in the Chongzhen Dynasty.

After all, the current Holy Majesty is truly the chosen one, and his future achievements cannot be said to surpass that of Emperor Taizu Gao, but it is already foreseeable that he will be comparable to Emperor Zuwen.

With such a great and powerful emperor, who would dare to limit the imperial power?

That is to say, after the current emperor, Long Yubintian, the prince or grandson succeeds to the throne, the restriction of imperial power can be brought up again.

However, what Lu Zhenfei and the other four court elders didn't expect was that Chongzhen himself proposed to limit the power of the emperor, and there would be an emperor to limit his own power?Good thing!
great merit!This is an unprecedented feat!

The ancients said: meritorious deeds, words and virtues, and then immortality.

But his Lu Zhenfei's great achievement is enough to go down in history.

Hundreds of years later, whenever a scholar mentions the restrictions on imperial power imposed by the Chongzhen emperor's ancestral precepts, it must be Lu Zhenfei, the chief assistant of the cabinet. This great achievement was completed in his tenure.

Seeing Lu Zhenfei and the other three with bright eyes, Chongzhen also smiled without saying a word.

He knew what Lu Zhenfei and the other three were thinking, but he just felt that he was an idiot and proposed to limit his power.

But Chongzhen is not at all right, so he would not be so stupid as to formulate a version of Huangming's ancestors to tie his hands and feet. As a promising master, any code will only hinder his progress.

Therefore, this version of Huang Ming Zu Xun was not prepared for himself, but for all emperors after him, so that there would be no more lawless young emperors like Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen, so that even if With the appearance of a lazy emperor like Wanli again, the Ming government can still be carried out in an orderly manner.

Of course, Chongzhen would never slap himself in the face, saying that I was an exception.

Chongzhen will adopt a more advanced method, that is to drag.

How can such a classic with great historical significance be hasty?

Why not discuss it for 40 to [-] years, and re-draft the first draft, and then finalize it when he is about to die?

Then, as Chongzhen expected, Huang Daozhou objected again: "Your Majesty, I think this is inappropriate."

"What's wrong?" Before Chongzhen could speak, Lu Zhenfei refused to agree. Huang Daozhou, what do you mean?
Huang Daozhou boldly argued: "The power of the monarchy is granted by heaven. No one or organization has the power to limit the power of the monarchy except heaven. Therefore, even if the emperor is the current emperor, he has no right to take the lead in promulgating such a law that can limit the power of the emperor. The old minister thinks this It is an arrogance, and it is a desecration of the Confucian etiquette and legal system."

"You..." Lu Zhenfei wanted to refute but couldn't.

Because there is nothing wrong with Huang Daozhou's words, Chongzhen really has no right to do this.

But the problem is, whether there is power is one thing, and whether it is beneficial is another matter. Even fools know how beneficial it is to limit imperial power, so why stick to ancient rituals?
At that moment Lu Zhenfei snorted coldly and said: "Old Huang Ge, please respect yourself."

At least at this moment, Lu Zhenfei really regretted it, it seems that Huang Daozhou should not be allowed to join the cabinet.

Ever since Chongzhen handed over the power of approving reds to the cabinet, and since the bills issued by the cabinet can be directly promulgated to the world, the power of the chief assistant of the cabinet has been strengthened unprecedentedly.

For example, if the court pushes for additional cabinet members, the chief assistant will have a veto power.

Huang Daozhou would not have been able to enter the cabinet without his selection.

So Lu Zhenfei's words already have a strong sense of warning: Huang Daozhou, don't be shameless, the old man can get you into the cabinet, just as he has the ability to drive you out of the cabinet.

However, Lu Zhenfei underestimated the strength of Huang Daozhou's head.

"I understand the meaning of Shou Kui." Huang Daozhou smiled, and continued, "But even if the court is held again tomorrow and the minister is elected out of the cabinet, I still want to say that no one person or organization has the power to represent the sky. Issuing legal codes to restrict the imperial power, because doing so is completely contrary to my Confucian etiquette and legal system."

While talking, Huang Daozhou took off his black yarn.

The implication is that the official can be inappropriate, but the old man who should persist must still persist.

Seeing this, Lu Zhenfei was instantly pissed off, but there was nothing he could do about Huang Daozhou.

At this time, Zhang Shenyan finally spoke: "I don't agree with Mr. Huang Ge's words."

"Oh?" Huang Daozhou's eyes blazed with fighting spirit, "Please enlighten me, Mr. Zhang Ge."

Zhang Shenyan said: "Mencius said that the people are the most important, the society is second, and the monarch is the least. Therefore, since ancient times, our Confucian sages have emphasized that the monarchy is bestowed by heaven, and at the same time they have also emphasized that the will of the people is the will of heaven. According to this theory, at least the will of the people is completely valid. Does Huang Ge feel qualified to promulgate a legal code that restricts imperial power?"

"This..." Zodiac Monday was speechless.

How to refute this?You can’t say that what Mencius said is wrong, can you?
If what Mencius said was wrong, the entire Confucianism would be shaken.

However, within the framework of Confucianism, Zhang Shenyan's remarks cannot be refuted at all.

But Huang Daozhou did not give up easily, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "The words of Mr. Zhang Ge are a distorted interpretation of the aphorism of the sage. The public opinion mentioned by Mencius is not really the opinion or opinion of the common people. Generally speaking, its intention is only to warn the king not to treat the people harshly."

Zhang Shen said: "You are sophistrying that a white horse is not a horse."

At the moment, the two were at war with each other, arguing in front of Chongzhen.

After a while, Lu Zhenfei and Meng Zhaoxiang joined the battle group one after another.

However, even if it was three against one, it still couldn't refute Huang Daozhou.

The title of master of Neo Confucianism in the late Ming Dynasty is really worthy, and there is still something about Huang Daozhou.

[I won’t go into details here, because some readers have already seen that the author’s understanding of Confucianism is very superficial, and it is true in fact. The author is a dog of science and technology, and he doesn’t even have a half-knowledge of Confucianism]

In the end, it was Chongzhen who forcibly interrupted: "There is no need for the elders to argue. Even if the argument goes on for three days and three nights, I am afraid it will be difficult to argue for a result. How about this? On the head of Huangming Times and Hanlin Daily This issue was raised on the headlines at the same time, so that scholars and people all over the world can participate in the discussion to see whether there are many people who support or oppose it. If the majority of scholars and people support it in the end, it will not be too late to discuss and promulgate this code. "

"My minister seconded the proposal." Although Lu Zhenfei wished to support it on behalf of the people of the world, he still patiently seconded it. Zhang Shenyan and Meng Zhaoxiang soon followed suit.

Zodiac Zhou has no objection to this either.

"The old minister also seconded."

……

The next morning, the two articles were simultaneously published on the headlines of the Huangming Times and the Hanlin Daily, and instantly caused a huge wave of public opinion in the eight prefectures and one prefecture in the south of the Yangtze River.

Huangming Times article: The people are the most important, the society is second, and the king is the least. Therefore, when the king's virtue is at a disadvantage, the scholars and the people have the right to restrain him or even depose him!

Hanlin Daily article: The right to the king is granted by heaven, the king is the son of heaven, sacred and inviolable, so no one or organization in the world has the power to restrain or depose the king.

In response to the two articles in the newspaper, a vigorous debate has resumed.

Moreover, the scale of this debate is larger, surpassing the previous debate on Neo-Confucianism and Psychology.

However, it was somewhat beyond Chongzhen's expectations. This time, it was the minority who supported the restriction of the monarchy, but the absolute majority supported the sanctity of the monarchy. Chongzhen obviously underestimated the number and power of the royalists.

However, Chongzhen was not in a hurry about this, because the constitution itself required a very long process.

But the paradox is that the kings in the West are all passive constitutionalists, but Chongzhen is active in constitutionalism.

[There is still only one update today, sorry, it's still false]

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