Yes, while refuting Xue Tingxiang's book, these people did not forget to beat him as a villain.
This is the consistent rhetoric in the court. Anyone who has a different attitude is a villain who is trying to deceive the Holy Spirit and shake the country.
The moves are not afraid of getting old, just enough.
This trick is a bit old-fashioned, but it doesn't work. If Xue Tingxiang is a treacherous villain, wouldn't the Jiacheng Emperor, who has heard the treacherous villain, be a faint-hearted monarch
No emperor wants to be called a fool.
Or if you were beaten up as a villain, your concentration was not good, and you couldn't stand the attack for a while, and it was even better. If no one strikes, you will be defeated without a fight.
Therefore, it was originally an attack on the various drawbacks of raising the commercial tax, but in the end it became a special session to criticize Xue Tingxiang. It was not until Emperor Jiacheng listened to it that he was very impatient and said that he would discuss it another day, and then the court dispersed.
When the courtiers walked out of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the red sun was already sinking.
Several officials who made a big show in the court today were very proud, and they were in high spirits, and there were many officials around them, talking in a low voice.
Seeing Xue Tingxiang passing by, most of the expressions were sneering and dismissive.
"Master Xue, it's good to be young and energetic, but you can do things more or less in a certain way." Feng Chengbao swaggered over, his chubby face was full of a condescending smile.
"What do you mean by old Feng Ge, the lower officials don't understand."
"Don't understand? I won't understand today."
Abandoning these unfathomable words, Feng Chengbao left.
Leaving Xue Tingxiang to watch his retreating back, his eyes darkened.
Not far away, Chen Jian looked here, with several officials standing beside him.
One of the officials said: "Master Chen, in the current situation, it is the right way to protect yourself. This Master Xue has ideas and outstanding talents. It's a pity..."
It's a pity that you know you can't do it.
People who know they can't do it are stupid.
Chen Jian didn't speak, and still looked at the bright yellow glazed tiles in the distance, and the orange-red Jinshui Bridge at the end of his line of sight.
Is it about to start
has already started.
To everyone's surprise, Xue Tingxiang was more indomitable than expected.
Every morning, he will present other corroborating evidence to prove that raising the commercial tax is indeed a move that benefits the country and the people. Gradually, people in the court began to support him. At first, there were only one or two low-level officials with clear names. Later, more and more officials joined, and there were many middle-level officials.
Compared with Baiguan, these people cannot be compared with each other, first of all, they cannot be compared in terms of quantity. But these people also play a role,
At least the artillery fire focused on Xue Tingxiang was dispersed.
And just when the courtroom was arguing about this matter every day, Xue Tingxiang made another amazing move.
In later generations, "Awakening the World", known as the turning point of the Dachang Dynasty, was born at this time. At this time, in the eyes of everyone, this memorial is nothing more than grandstanding that Xue Tingxiang was besieged and jumped off the wall.
This performance was so rare that it caused shocks both inside and outside the court.
In the memorial, Xue Tingxiang denounced all kinds of abuses in the imperial court, corrupt officials were in power, officials were not cultivated, and the people were not living well. There are finished eggs under the nest.
Naturally, his comments are not empty vernacular, but he cited many examples.
Starting from Kaifu in Dinghai, it expounds many of the unknown things. It is supported by what the governor of Guangzhou has seen and heard, supplemented by the experience of disaster relief in Henan. .
And the long talk has said so much, nothing more than to introduce the crisis that Dachang is facing today, and to resolve these crises, the imperial court urgently needs reform.
There are two important reforms, the first is to increase the commercial tax, and the second is to clear the land. These two complement each other, in order to truly benefit the country and the people.
This memorial directly pokes the core, which is equivalent to tearing down the last layer of fig leaf for the court and even the officials in the public. This time, the attack surface is broader, and it even involves the land issue.
Can't others see what Xue Tingxiang said
Of course you can see it, but if you don't say it, you don't say it.
They are all scholars. From the moment they embark on this career, they are destined to have common interests. And this common interest is nothing more than the court's preferential treatment of scholars and officials.
The style of offering has always been prevalent. There is such a saying that as soon as a scholar ascends to the township, he will be offered as a wealthy person.
So the court seems to still have so many places, but many of them do not collect taxes, and some people even collude with local officials in order to avoid taxes and pass heavy taxes on to the common people.
The population of Dachang is increasing day by day, but the land that may receive tax is decreasing year by year, and the imperial court has opened Fu. Those profiteers destroyed the fields and planted mulberries for the sake of greater interests, even at the expense of the people's rice fields. It seems that In exchange for a huge amount of silver taels, it is actually just drinking poison to quench thirst.
He has no direct relationship with himself, but as far as one country is concerned, the crisis has long been approaching silently.
"Wei Chen knows that many people think that Wei Chen is crazy. He was besieged by the officials when he raised the business tax again, and it is still vivid in his mind, but Wei Chen doesn't want to be silent anymore, and it is also Wei Chen who has experienced these days. , I suddenly gained confidence. Because I don't believe that the sage is like Your Majesty, I will sit back and watch; I don't believe that this courtroom is just hiding filth; I don't believe that here only refers to a deer as a horse, confounding black and white; I don't believe that officials who are familiar with the sage's book can obliterate their conscience; The ministers do not believe that they only have Kong Fang in their hearts, but have no righteousness...
"That's why this minister stood up. There is a public opinion on what is right and what is wrong. Even if we can't make a conclusion now, there will be history books a hundred years later, and there will be countless people who will come later, and I will definitely see the difference at that time, and I, Xue Tingxiang, have a clear conscience!"
In fact, at first, Xue Tingxiang didn't intend to do so. He Xiangzhuang danced his sword with the intention of Pei Gong, and planned to use the increase in the commercial tax as an opportunity to go through various arrangements and then cut into the matter of Qingzhang's land.
Everything should not be rushed, but boiled frogs in warm water. There is a bottom line deep in people's hearts. As long as they don't cross that bottom line, they can operate slowly.
But he suddenly changed his mind, because gradually officials who had not lost their conscience stood up, and because these more and more officials let him know that Dachang had not reached the point where there was no cure.
Probably because of that dream, Xue Tingxiang had always been disappointed with the officials, and these officials did not have the qualities that an official should have. They can't afford to be too early for no benefit.
Therefore, when he is facing the game with these people, he is used to conspiracy, and he does not like to use conspiracy.
It is out of reach, and it is cheaper because of detours.
But this time he didn't want to do it, he wanted to stand up and take a look. Look at how many officials in this court have medicine to save, and how many people in this world have people who have the world in their hearts.
And this sentence 'I don't believe it' said all the things that Xue Tingxiang had been squeezing for a long time. Maybe he has completely changed since he spent several nights at his desk and writing, but who knows
Perhaps as he said, it will be a few years later, and the history books will have their own opinions.
This "Awakening of the World" is like a tornado, sweeping the entire Dachang.
From north to south, from court to folk, to Shilin, countless people are talking about it.
There are countless people who slander him and confuse the public, and there are also many who scold him for grandstanding. The best scolding in this world is this group of scholars. Criticisms were spoken and written, and all over the place for a while, there were scoldings, and even many scholars wrote and criticized them.
But at the same time, Xue Tingxiang also welcomed countless vassals.
As he said, he did not believe that those people only had Kong Fang, but had no righteousness.
There are always some people in this world, they may have various unpleasant personalities, even have bad personal morals, and even have done many wrong things, but at the same time, they also have a conscience in their hearts that has not been destroyed.
Just like that spark of fire, as long as you give it an introduction, it is enough to start a prairie fire
The death of the previous dynasty is vivid in my eyes. Is it really until that day that I will know that I am sober.
…
In that unknown mansion, Lin Miao came to the door again.
Unlike before, after nearly ten years, there have been many changes between them.
The two sat face to face, one in blue and the other in red.
The man in the blue shirt has not changed in appearance, the man in the red shirt has gone through all these years of strife in the court, and those who hide under the water's intrigue, with an old face and tired brows.
"how?"
"Uncle Master, I was born as a teacher these years, but I watched on the sidelines and let it go up and down. Just because you said that it is for the overall situation, for the future of the Beilu family, for the rejuvenation of the society, and for the righteousness in our hearts. But now, I don't know if the righteousness in our hearts still exists.
"My real learning is derived from my own mind learning, but I oppose mind learning and talk, criticize emptiness and non-existence, advocate anti-virtual and pragmatic, oppose escape from the world, advocate saving the world, and take saving the world as our responsibility, so we entered the office. "It is said, 'Dengmingtang cannot lead to the emperor, the Changjun and towns do not know the people, the talents are declining, the officials are stealing more and more', this is a big mistake, wrong for the country, wrong for the people, and wrong for oneself.
"Now I don't want to go deeper and continue to be neutral, whether I will restore the society in the future, I only know that the rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of everyone, I only know that there are people who have stood up now, I should not continue to remain silent. Not only for the teacher , is also a minister and a person, so I plan to step down from the position of the future mountain chief of the Beilu family and do what I should do."
Yu Qin was originally a teacup in his hands leisurely, and made a pleasant crisp sound.
He put the tea cup on the table and said, "Do you know what you are talking about? You do this, but is it worthy of your teacher's cultivation of you?"
In the past ten years, too many things have happened. Lu Huanqing, the chief of the northern foothills, has exhausted his life and died. At the same time, with Lin Miao's entry into the pavilion, the Beilu family once again stood above the court.
After Lu Huanqing's death, there were no dragons in the northern foothills. Because Lin Miao was the mainstay of the moment, the Beilu family all took him as their leader.
Now that he is going to give up his pick and leave, what should the rest of the Beilu do
"I don't know if I'm worthy of the teacher's cultivation, but if the teacher has always advocated the rejuvenation of the society, I think he would like to see this scene. This child has the name of a disciple and a grandson, and he doesn't even know why the society is restored, but what he can do. For the sake of restoring the core social responsibility of our society, maybe the teacher has a spirit in heaven and will regret standing by him that day, but I don’t want to regret it again.”
…
The next day, Lin Miao, the right servant of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Dongge University, sent a letter to the letter, along with the memorial of Xue Tingxiang, the right servant of the household.
His move attracted the attention of the court and the public, and at the same time, it was like a booster, entering the hearts of officials with Xingshishu as the core.
Immediately afterward, Chen Jian also came off to support him, along with several Qingliu officials.
These people seem to be very few, but they are already included in the list of high-ranking officials, and those who can really shake the overall situation of the court are low-level officials who do not play a big role, and are still high-level officials.
In particular, Lin Miao's status as a court official was extremely important.
After the early morning, since Xue Tingxiang stood up, for the first time, there was no cynicism, or a group attack, but a rare silence.
This silence symbolizes a kind of unrest, but this unrest is in the opponent's camp.
Xue Tingxiang left the officials who surrounded him and went here.
"teacher."
Lin Miao didn't say anything, just nodded, but his tense face had already explained the restlessness in his heart.
Lin Miao left, leaving Xue Tingxiang and Chen Jian behind.
"Teacher is still so restrained." Actually, what Chen Jian wanted to say was that he was thin-skinned, but unfortunately he was not Mao Badou, so he couldn't say such a thing.
Xue Tingxiang smiled and nodded.
"We will definitely win this time."
"I hope so."