Chapter 1266： Controversy (3)

"Throughout the ages, many talents have been born, but who can keep a dynasty from perishing? No!" Mu Yangling looked directly at them and said, "Do you lords know why?"

"Because the people don't have enough to eat, don't wear warm clothes, don't have a house to live in, they have no medical treatment, their children and grandchildren have no way out, and their lives are not guaranteed. As long as these problems are not dealt with, one day they will be pushed to the extreme and they will still rebel!"

"The common people are just like springs. When the tyrants are forced by the faint-hearted officials, they can only stretch their bodies as much as possible to yield, keep yielding, and keep yielding until the tyrants and the faint-hearted officials push them to a desperate situation, and then a 'bang' spring Whether it is the former or the latter, the pressure of the rebound will always hurt the person who is pulling the spring, and the harder it is before, the more injuries they will suffer.”

Mu Yangling said: "My son's proposal to reform the official system is just because he is worried that Daqi will follow the old road of Dazhou in two or three hundred years."

"Many of you present are adults from the previous dynasties, and you should understand how chaotic the administration of the previous dynasties was. There is a saying among the people in Jiangnan, 'One year to clear the prefecture, one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver!', one by one A prefect with an annual income of 100,000 silver dares to claim to be incorruptible, but what about those prefects who are not clean?”

"Three orders and five orders of the imperial court prohibit bribery, the capital has a censor station and the Ministry of Punishment, and there are censor inspections in the local area, but why can these corrupt officials stand upright?"

Mu Yangling said with a sullen face: "Because your officials protect each other, because you are all involved, because you all benefited, including the superior Jingyan Emperor, who also embezzled the people's money!"

Mu Yangling's words made everyone's face turn blue.

But it's not over yet.

Do you think Qi Wenjin's words are ugly? Mu Yangling will tell them with practical actions that there is no worst, only worse.

"It's been less than three days since Qin Fang's affair. You must have an impression of his greed for money, right? If it is said that the tens of thousands of officials under the Zhou Dynasty drank soup, then he ate meat, and Emperor Jingyan drank it. is blood!"

"Why is Daqi's official governance so clear? It's because the sage is honest and diligent, and Daqi was only thirteen years old. You adults have not forgotten the **** storms in Taikang's first few years, so that hand didn't stretch out longer.

"However, the success depends on the character of the superior. The human heart is the most difficult thing to guarantee in this world. Rather than placing hope on it, it is better to place hope on the system. Even if an extravagant emperor appears on the throne one day, the government should be clear and bright. There will be Qingming! Therefore, the official system must be changed, and it must be greatly changed! In order to prevent one day a superfluous and delusional ruler appears in the upper position, the hundreds of officials below will not follow the trend to search the people. Anyone who reaches out and is found will be cut down and exiled. I will be exiled, and only in this way can I ensure long-term peace and stability in the Great Qi.”

All the ministers were stunned, is this a plan to force them to death?

A rank four young official sitting cross-legged at the end couldn't help but said, "What if the emperor forces us to loot the people?"

Before Mu Yangling could speak, Xiaoxiong already despised him, "If it's not reasonable, you just reject it. You're not a minister, why do you want to please and obey the emperor so much?"

All the ministers looked at the emperor's face again, and they were disappointed.

Qi Xiuyuan, who was sitting on it, was already mad in his heart. Is it really good to bewitch the ministers not to listen to the emperor's salt?

Rong Xuan felt that what Mu Yangling said was too idealistic and asked, "Then how do you think this official system should be changed?"

Mu Yangling sat upright and said: "First of all, the prime minister, the prime minister has too much power, although the censor station can supervise the prime minister, but there are also many restrictions, it is better to abolish the prime minister, establish a cabinet, let the four adults divide the prime minister's rights, and then divide the administrative power in due course. Decentralization can not only weaken the power of the four cabinets, but also exercise the administrative capabilities of the officials."

Mu Yangling added: "Then there is the reform of the local bureaucracy, sage, now the North and the West have been withdrawn, but the names of the places have the Chinese names from decades ago, and the names of Dajin and Xixia, and the local government affairs are in chaos. , Some places are even under the jurisdiction of several state capitals, and the affiliation is unclear, so that even the common people do not know which state capital they belong to."

Qi Xiuyuan immediately said: "The prefects all over the country have written papers and submitted them, but because the West Land has just been withdrawn, there are so many questions, I have asked the Minister of the Left and the Ministry of Civil Affairs to verify it. I don't know how it is now?"

The Minister of Officials and the Minister of Household looked at each other and immediately looked at Rong Xuan, who bowed his head and said, "We have discussed it with the ministers and others, but they were ceded for thirty or forty years because of the loss of land, and they couldn't figure it out for a while. I wonder if the princess has any insights?"

Mu Yangling said: "Re-allocate the province," Mu Yangling paused and said, "I said that the entire Daqi will be re-allocated, and even the powers and responsibilities of local officials must be re-affirmed to clarify their own Jurisdiction and powers and responsibilities, or decentralize some powers.”

Chaotang suddenly burst into an uproar, this action was too big, it was even more shocking than Qi Wen's thoughtful amendment to the law.

Not only all the officials, but even Rong Xuan objected, he said politely: "This matter is of great importance, and it should be taken care of!"

"Of course," Mu Yangling said, "I didn't tell you to do it right away."

As soon as everyone's hearts were relieved, they heard Mu Yangling say: "But you have to be aware of it first, anyway, it's all messed up like this. Since the province is going to be re-allocated, what's wrong with reiterating the powers and responsibilities of officials by the way? Most of it won't change anyway."

Most of them will not change, but who knows what you want to change that will kill you?

Hundreds of officials regretted one after another. They had known that she would not be allowed to speak. I wonder if it is too late to stop her now?

Of course, it was too late. After Mu Yangling finished speaking, he went on to say, anyway, every court meeting has the historian record the truth. If they forget what she said, they will let the historian look for the record.

"Since it is necessary to reiterate the powers and responsibilities of local officials, it is naturally best to modify the official system at the same time. At present, officials can only rely on the censor's rumors, or the Ministry of Punishment and the censor's desk inspect local government affairs every year, but none of them can be officials. Idiot, no one would embezzle and take bribes and then everyone in the world would know it. As for the officials of the Ministry of Punishment and the censors, it is easier to deal with them. The time they stay in each place is limited, as long as the local officials have enough control over the place. People will not find out about their affairs, so I think Wen Jin's proposal to amend the law and release the restrictions on people suing officials is not enough."

The officials all looked at the previous official who proposed to let Princess Rong go to court to defend herself. When you come out, we will definitely not kill you, just maim you.

The official also knew that he was in trouble, so he shrank his neck and sat on the seat to minimize his presence.

Mu Yangling continued to smile and said: "I think the supervision system should be changed, and the censor should be given more powers and responsibilities."