Chapter 178: The Battle of the Bronze
Things often have two sides, some are happy and some are worried. Wei Huaichao, the chief censor, has been very happy during this period. The sanguan has been promoted to the fourth-rank Taizhong Doctor, not far from the position of the Censor.
Wei Huaichao felt that he was highly valued during this period. Those royal relatives who did not look at him were polite when they saw him. Power is really satisfying. Wei Huaichao felt like a mirror. Why do people respect and fear him? It is because there is a shadow behind the recent series of promotions and demotions in the Political Affairs Hall, and these are all from the information collected in the Tongtu.
Tonight, the Second Prince of Beimo invited officials from Zheng Chao. Wei Huaichao's mouth was filled with oil when eating the desert-style barbecue. I don't know which brothel invited those unrestrained dancers, which really made him angry. Although Wei Huaichao tried his best to act like a gentleman, his chasing eyes betrayed him.
Wine and sex are the most testable things. Qu Andao sat in the corner and looked at the important members of the Dazheng court. Although these people were only of the fourth or fifth rank, they were the top powers in the Dazheng court in the next few years. If you want to do something big, you must first plan. Who is worthy of winning and making friends with and who is worth noting, and you will start to make arrangements in the next days.
He was sent to the carriage with a little drunkenness. Inside the carriage, Wei Huaichao opened the heavy gift and was blinded by Huang Cancan's glory. It turned out to be gold, at least fifty taels of gold. These people from the Northern Desert are really rich. Wei Huaichao greedily left tooth marks on a piece of gold, and then wrapped it tightly and placed it beside him.
As the Chief Censor, Wei Huaichao has always shown integrity, and he sternly refused the money he sent. Every time he refused property, Wei Huaichao would lock himself in the study. Wei Huaichao's family was not rich, and he relied on the salary of a fifth-rank official to support the life of a family of seven in the capital. Therefore, except for the glamorous official robes outside, the clothes inside were all sewn by the wife.
The reputation of integrity and integrity has been planted, and now it is time to harvest. The carriage flashed in front of the lantern of the high-ranking family, and the lights that passed through the curtain flashed over Wei Huaichao's face. In the dark, this face was twisted, full of greed desire.
Wei Yishen discussed with the six ministers and nine ministers to remove the Tongpu did not go smoothly. First of all, the censor Yan Hualou firmly opposed it. During this period, the Censor Yan Hualou was praised by the emperor. This credit was attributed to the Tongpu. Yan Hualou was of course unwilling to remove the Tongpu. Wu Huaren, the Minister of Justice, and Huang Sheng, the Minister of Dali Temple, all of these yamen, which were also known as the "Three Laws", benefited from the Tongpu and were not enthusiastic about the removal of the Tongpu.
It should be said that the Tongtu is currently located in front of the Sima Yamen of each state, and only collects complaints about clearing the land of the war, which is of great help to the Ministry of Revenue's cleanup work. Therefore, although Yu Zhijie is worried that the Tongtu will bring disadvantages to everyone in the future, and when the national treasury is empty, he will probably have to keep the Tongtu in front of him first.
Wei Yishen felt a little discouraged. The overall situation in the court was difficult to control. As the prime minister, he could not command all officials. A strong sense of crisis came to his face. Wei Yishen decided to take a risk and make a voice to the emperor and the officials.
On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, the Zichen Hall. The secretary of the Zhengshi Hall, the right supervisor of the Zhengshi Hall, submitted a copy and asked to withdraw the Tongtu. A dispute inevitably broke out. Headed by the Prime Minister, 60% of the officials demanded the removal of Tongtu. On the other side, the Censorate was the main force, and combined with the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple, demanded the removal of the removal.
Of course, Shi Fangzhen was unwilling to remove the bronze pot. The benefits were obvious, and his control over the court had also been strengthened. The bronze pot was a double-edged sword. The former Wei used the bronze pot to produce cruel officials, which made officials restless in sleep and food. The atmosphere in the court was very tense. The king and the officials were disunited. This harm was obviously not something that the king could bear.
The debate was not successful, Shi Fangzhen finally made a decision and focused on the officials of the world. The scholars spoke freely about whether to implement the Tongluo, and no one could stop the letter from submitting the letter. The Secretary-General of the Political Affairs Hall was responsible for collecting the memorials, and on February 15th, the Grand Court finally decided on the fate of Tongluo.
A stone hit a thousand layers of waves, and the memorial flew towards the secretary like snow, which was very likely to flood the secretary. The secretary was an institution under the Political Affairs Hall, and was also in charge of the secretary's secretary. The secretary's left supervisor Kong Sheng and the secretary's right supervisor Qi Guowei were all third-rank officials. The two had different attitudes towards Tongpu. Qi Guowei asked for the removal of Tongpu, but Kong Sheng believed that it could be tried and see the results. So the memorial was divided into two parts. Qi Guowei was responsible for the removal of the part that Qi Guowei was responsible for the removal, and Kong Sheng collected the memorials that continued to be retained.
Wei Yishen is very concerned about this matter and has to specifically investigate the memorial situation every day. In February, he has received more than 3,000 memorials sent by various government offices and prefectures in the capital. The approximate statistical results are that half of the people firmly oppose the establishment of the bronze pot, and the remaining half are divided into several types:
About one tenth is to support the original state and maintain the pressure on the land of Qing dynasty, and then remove it after the Qing dynasty is over; about one fifth believes that the copper treasure system should be fully restored, and the copper treasure should be set on four sides, just like during the Great Wei Dynasty: the east is called "Yan'en", and there are offerings of tributes and tributes, and those who seek officials and jobs can be submitted to them; the south is called "recruiting advice", and those who advise on the gains and losses of the government can be submitted to them; the west is called "seeking justice", and those who are wronged and wronged can be submitted to them; the north is called "Tongxuan", and those who advise on the celestial phenomena and disasters, and those who are secretly planning can be submitted to them; the remaining one fifth is said different, but the content of the jurisdiction of Tong treasure is different.
Wei Yishen put the summary data in his hand back to the table. Qi Guowei saw Wei Xiang's loss and comforted him: "Wei Xiang, most people still agree to remove the Tongpu. Most of those who agree to the establishment want to seek a way to advance through Tongpu, and their hearts are punished. Wei Xiang told the situation to Long Live, and I believe that Long Live will not be deceived."
Qi Guowei was the top scorer who won the lead exam in Xiangfu's eleventh year. Later, Wei Yishen took a lot of attention to Qi Guowei, so Qi Guowei can be said to be Wei Yishen's disciple, and he is no different from Yu Zhijie and Jiang Anyi. There was no scruples between the two of them.
Wei Yishen shook his head and smiled bitterly: "National power, you still don't know much about the emperor. Restoring the bronze pot is proposed by the emperor. As long as two hundred people agree to keep the bronze pot, the bronze pot will not be cancelled. Unexpectedly, more than 40% of the people in the world will agree to establish the bronze pot, and even think about restoring the situation when Emperor Shun of Wei. I really don't know what these people think. Life is too comfortable and willing to hang a knife on their heads? When the period of Emperor Shun of Wei, I'm afraid these people will not have time to cry. When I get old, the consequences of the bronze pot system are difficult to see. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings, so let him go."
Seeing Wei Xiang’s disappointed look, Qi Guowei said angrily: “I want to join forces with knowledgeable people to write a letter. With the lessons of Emperor Shun of Wei, are these people not enough to be alert?”
"I am afraid that these people only see the tempting honey in front of them, and only think about the shortcuts to get promoted and make money, but forget that there may be a deep abyss under their feet." Wei Yi sighed deeply: "It has come to this point, and it is impossible to stop it. I can only find a reasonable way to minimize the harm of the copper sauna system and turn it into benefits."
"It is impossible for the emperor to read all the memorials. Guowei, you carefully select a few good memorials with skillful words and thorough reasoning. At that time, I hope it can impress the emperor." As he said that, Wei Yishen stood up and came to the secretary Left Superintendent opposite, found Kong Sheng, and smiled and said, "Kong Zuo Superintendent, thank you for your hard work. Can the memorials you have collected here be meaningful, please show me."
"Yes, yes," Kong Sheng took out a few books from the cabinet, smiled and handed them to Wei Yishen, and said, "Wei Xiang, these memorials are well written, especially Jiang Anyi's most prominent one. He is worthy of being the top scholar. He has brilliant literary style, his words are concise and resounding. I admire him very much after reading it."
In order to repay the king's appreciation, Jiang Anyi's memorial took him half a month. Wei Yishen opened the memorial and couldn't help but lit up:
"I heard that the lord will be clear when he listens to both sides, and the partial trust will be dark when he believes in it. The setting of the bronze treasure is widespread, and the eyes and emotions are revealed to the masses... Now the bronze treasure is set up to show that the people in the world are thirsty. If the wise men say, they believe and take their strengths. They are often afraid that they will not be as good as possible... Some people are afraid that the bronze treasure will be harmed, but there is no way for the blessings and good fortune. However, the summons of people will not be disturbed by others, and the demons will not act rashly... Select virtuous people, take charge of the affairs of the treasure, and make them serve as the treasure envoy... It takes a thousand years of rest and it is difficult to get it again. I wish the wise treasure to do it."
Wei Yishen praised the case: "This article "Commentary on the Punishment of the Copper Box" is reasonable and eloquent, pointing out the pros and cons of the Copper Box system. I was also convinced. Kong Zuojian, you can temporarily draw a bronze Box system for this memorial of Jiang Anyi, wait for the emperor to make a decision."
On February 15th, the bronze treasure system was officially notified to the world to implement. Two bronze treasures were set up in front of the gates of each prefecture. The bronze treasures were painted in black and white. White was "admitting advice". Any advice was made and suggestions were offered to give suggestions and suggestions to the white box; black was "responsible", and everyone stated the injustice and reported to them secretly.
The bronze slabs in front of the prefecture gate are cleared every day and are collected and archived by Longwei. Depending on the severity of the circumstances, they are transferred to the prefecture and county sanctuary for processing. After ten days, the advice collected is reported secretly through the post road to handle the prison, and the prefecture government sanctuary will be directly investigated.
The new Liqun Supervisor was established under the Political Affairs Hall, with the left and right prisons, all of which were in the fourth rank of the lower rank. The Right Supervisor Duan Ci Zongli Baili, and the Left Supervisor Wei Zhongchao, the Heihe. The Liqun envoy was composed of the Political Affairs Hall, the Censorate, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple. The results were directly reported to the emperor. Anyone who advised and offered suggestions would be given to him. The injustice was actually clear, and the reward was verified, such as false accusation, etc.
With the promulgation of the Tongpu system and promulgation of the world, Jiang Anyi's article "Commentary on Advice on Advice" also quietly spread. This article was praised by people at that time as "a righteous body and a strong mind, not a monarch, not a clique, and not a loyal person." Naturally, it could not escape the eyes of the Qunar.
Li Man said with interest: "This man beat Venerable Fuying with one stone during autumn hunting. He didn't expect to write such an article. If both civil and military talents can be used by the Lone King, I would like to exchange it for the land of the Three States."
Chapter completed!