themonasnovels Chapter 394 Zhu Yuanzhang’S Imperial Strategy
Chapter 394 Zhu Yuanzhang’S Imperial Strategy
Chapter 394 Zhu Yuanzhang’s Imperial Strategy
Mao Xiang agreed and hurried out to prepare.
He is a discerning person, knowing that Zhu Yuanzhang has absolved Li Shanchang today, he will definitely use it again, but how to use it is still unknown. His care these days has not resulted in loss after all.
When everyone left, Li Shanchang also recovered from his surprise.
He looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and suddenly showed a wry smile.
Seeing him like this, Zhu Yuanzhang asked: "We have forgiven you of the crime, and you react like this? What do you mean by chanting Shang Cai? We know it very well!"
Li Shanchang smiled bitterly and said: "Your majesty's kindness will never be repaid by death. However, I have known your majesty for many years. I know that your move is not just for the love of the king and his ministers, but has a deeper meaning."
Seeing Li Shanchang say this, Zhu Yuanzhang did not hide it.
He nodded and said helplessly: "I really can't hide it from you, so let's make it clear that we intend to abolish the Prime Minister. We have seen through the matter of Hu Weiyong. The system of Prime Minister will only harm the country and the people, and create powerful traitors. .'
Perhaps because he felt that his logic was correct, or because he was worried that Li Shanchang would not believe it, Zhu Yuanzhang emphasized his tone again.
"Besides, wasn't the defeat of Meng Yuan just because the prime ministers and ministers were autocratic, power-seeking, corrupt and perverting the law? So we don't intend to let this system harm future generations.
Li Shanchang knew that Zhu Yuanzhang must have a plan, but he did not expect that his plan was so big.
It has been a thousand years since the establishment of the prime ministership, and it can be said that it shares the honor and disgrace of the emperor.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang just said a few words and wanted to abolish this position. Looking at ancient and modern times, he is the only person who has the courage.
For a moment, Li Shanchang didn't know what to say and could only remain silent.
Seeing that Li Shan was silent for a long time, Zhu Yuanzhang could only ask briefly.
"Don't you want to say something?"
Li Shanchang shook his head and spoke helplessly.
"Your Majesty must have considered this move over and over again, and weighed the pros and cons. With your Majesty's character, whatever I say at this moment will be of no use.
Seeing Li Shanchang's attitude, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately lost interest.
He shook his sleeves, snorted coldly, turned around and left.
After a long time, Li Shanchang sighed and walked out of the prison.
The next day, Zhu Yuanzhang issued several decrees, in which in addition to pardoning a group of officials including Li Shanchang, there was also the abolition of officials and official positions.
When the news came out, everyone in the government and the public thought that Zhu Yuanzhang had finally stopped and was preparing to revive the government.
As for the officials and official positions that were abolished, no one paid much attention to them.
A few days later, just as everyone was waiting for Zhu Yuanzhang's arrangements and arrangements to resume government operations, Zhu Yuanzhang's decree shocked the entire Ming Dynasty.
Yingtianfu, Imperial College.
"Dear classmates! His Majesty has actually abolished the Zhongshu Province and abolished the phase! Doesn't this kind of behavior chill our hearts?"
"Yes, we should jointly submit a petition asking Your Majesty to take back the order!"
The highest pursuit of the students was to become a knight and become a prime minister, but now, with Zhu Yuanzhang's decree, it has come to nothing.
Therefore, many people could not bear it and began to create public opinion in Shilin, hoping to change Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.
After all, people's words are terrible. Zhu Yuanzhang killed so many people, including many unjust, false and wrongly convicted cases. This naturally shows that he needs some measures to restore his image.
Many people have seized on this mentality, so they are deliberately creating topics.
But they forgot that this was the emperor's feet, and Jin Yiwei was not a vegetarian.
Soon, Mao Xiang got the news. After asking Zhu Yuanzhang for instructions, he directly issued an order. Anyone who dared to discuss the matter or criticize the imperial court in the country would be arrested. In serious cases, their reputations would be cut off and their entire families would be convicted.
Due to the pressure accumulated from handling the case before, the voices of doubt within Yinming's territory suddenly became much quieter.
But among literati, after all, there are those who are strong-willed and unafraid of power.
Although in Yingtian Mansion, almost no one dares to discuss the abolition of Prime Minister, but outside Yingtian, there are still many scholars who are secretly contacting, judging the matter, and even secretly lobbying, hoping to jointly submit a letter. , to advise Zhu Yuanzhang.
In the evening, Yanyu Tower.
Li Shanchang was sitting by the window, his eyes full of complexity.
Just yesterday, he had received permission from Zhu Yuanzhang to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors.
It was said to be an ancestor worship, but in fact it was just a reassurance Zhu Yuanzhang gave him, reminding him that he would not really kill them all, or abandon them.
The two of them had a tacit understanding, so Li Shanchang did not rush on the road, but stopped and stopped along the way.
After walking for a day, he had just left Yingtian territory.
……………Please give me flowers…
Originally, he wanted to enjoy the sunset here and enjoy life.
But before the waiter's food and drinks were even served, there was a commotion outside.
Li Shanchang looked sideways downstairs and saw a group of scholars wrestling with Jin Yiwei.
Youdao is when a scholar meets a soldier. You can't explain it clearly. One of the two parties relies on fists and strength to make a living, while the other is dedicated to criticizing with words and ink. This encounter is said to be a scuffle, but it is just one party struggling hard. .
Within a moment, the scholars were captured by the Jinyi guards.
Li Shan took a long breath, sullen in his heart.
As a person who has been through hell, although he has lost his official position and title, his magnanimity has not diminished at all.
Seeing that the scholar was about to be taken away, he immediately stood up and shouted downstairs.
"Why are you arresting people randomly?"
In Li Shanchang's eyes, Zhu Yuanzhang's previous killings had led to the extermination of a large number of officials, which made scholars fearful of the Ming Dynasty's court.
If another trouble occurs, it will be even more difficult for Ming to choose talents in the future.
So when he spoke at this moment, he also intended to help Daming win back people's hearts.
But as soon as Jin Yiwei's people opened their mouths, Li Shanchang's heart completely went cold.
I saw a small flag officer bow his hand politely after seeing Li Shanchang.
"Master Li doesn't know something. These people collude together to slander the government and slander His Majesty. They even say that the abolition of Zhongshu Province and Xiangxiang is due to evildoers.
After hearing these words, Li Shanchang already knew the seriousness of the matter.
Before he left Beijing, he had heard that someone had been arrested for signing a petition.
Now it seems that even just talking about it may have violated a taboo.
Although he was not afraid of Jinyiwei, it did not mean that he was not afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang. After some weighing, he could only stop talking and sit back in his seat.
Just watching the Jin Yiwei take the person away, Li Shanchang was silent for a long time and then sighed again.
At this moment, he finally realized that he had underestimated Zhu Yuanzhang's determination to eliminate the power of the prime minister and implement centralization.
Although he did not know the various theories and principles of later generations, he understood that Zhu Yuanzhang's move undoubtedly tied the country and the emperor completely together. I am afraid that the situation in the Ming Dynasty will be more complicated in the future.
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