mtl008 Chapter 312: Hai Rui is the miracle of the Jiajing Dynasty?
Chapter 312: Hai Rui is the miracle of the Jiajing Dynasty?
【The Collapse of Law and Etiquette】
[“This book describes a bad society, just like Yu Ding casts a traitor, in every detail.”
Throughout the history of the Ming Dynasty, the founding monarch Zhu Yuanzhang set the way for future generations to govern the country.
In the 30th year of Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang promulgated the Great Ming Code, "I follow the ancient ways to govern, clarify etiquette to guide the people, and make laws to enforce the stubborn."
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Etiquette and law.
However, after more than a hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, during the Jiajing and Wanli periods, the rites and laws were abolished and discipline was completely destroyed.
The superficial order of governing the country was already crumbling, leaving only an illusory prosperity. The empire was no longer as strong as it was in its early years. The role of rites and laws was becoming ineffective, which had a huge impact on society. Traditional ethics and values were strongly impacted. From the upper aristocracy to the common people, everyone lost faith in rites and laws.
"The Ming Dynasty declined after the reigns of Zheng and Jia, and became even worse during the reign of Wanli. The signs of the Ming Dynasty's demise were evident during the reign of Wanli."
Therefore, "Jin Ping Mei" is also a realistic novel. 】
＜Zhu Baba’s laws… can only be said to be completely useless hahaha ＞
＜When I read "The 15th Year of Wanli" before, the words "li" and "fa" were mentioned the most. These two words really run through the whole text. Now it seems that these two words also run through the entire Ming Dynasty.＞
＜In fact, it is very important to start from Emperor Zhengde! According to the law of dynasties, a unified dynasty usually lasts about 300 years. The beginning of the Zhengde period is exactly the middle of the Ming Dynasty. Unfortunately, Emperor Zhengde wanted to change the chaos started by his father, but he died early...＞
＜The Jiajing Emperor was the same, smart and with a good brain, but he just didn’t use it in the right way＞
＜That's right. The first thing to be destroyed is definitely the thing that the country advocates the most. The more the country advocates etiquette and law, the more people will want to destroy it in the middle period. The more people destroy it, the less people will abide by it. Now I think about it, Hai Rui is really a miracle of the Jiajing Dynasty. No, it should be a freak [applause] ＞
[Ming Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang: The Great Ming Law...]
[Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang: So, Zhu, don’t worry too much about the affairs of your descendants. The more you worry, the more it hurts [eating melon] ]
[Tang Taizong Han Li Shimin: Children and grandchildren have their own blessings [dog head] ]
[Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang: I don't care about my children and grandchildren, I just enjoy my life [eating melon]]
[Ming Jiajing 27th year Hai Rui: Eh? Are you talking about me?]
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Ming Dynasty Hongwu 29th year
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the comments of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, and Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, on the screen and sighed helplessly.
Their descendants...are really enviable! (Emperor Wen of Han Liu Heng and Emperor Gaozong of Tang Li Zhi) They are both emperors who have produced several generations of wise rulers.
"Am I really worrying too much?"
"Dad, don't be tense, relax, I'm here for you!"
After hearing Zhu Di's words, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyelids twitched. He shook off Zhu Di's hand and continued to look at the light curtain.
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Ming Dynasty, the 27th year of Jiajing
"Hai Rui is the miracle of the Jiajing Dynasty?"
"Has Guangmu ever mentioned this person before?"
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.
Zhu Houcong sat at the top and asked one of them to ask Hai Rui, who was commenting on the screen, where he was.
After shaking off his long Taoist robe, Zhu Houcong thought that Hai Rui must be a person who knows etiquette and law very well, and he might be even better at it in his life and work. Even if such a person has no talent, he should have an impression of him.
By the way, in the original historical time and space, what was Hai Rui's ability? Did I use him?
Although this person may not be very likable, Zhu Houcong asked himself that he was not a stingy person, so he should be able to make use of him...
The others had already formed a stereotype of Hai Rui before they even met him.
Not easy to mess with, he must be a stubborn guy!
The still young Zhang Juzheng became interested in Hai Rui, who was called a weirdo by Guangmu.
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In Hainan, thousands of miles away from the Ming Dynasty capital Beijing, in a poor family, Hai Rui stared at the screen in amazement.
"Are you talking about me?!!"
Someone asked me where I was. This is Zhang Juzheng!!!
Zhang Juzheng was very famous among scholars, all because of what Guangmu had said before: "He is good at planning for the country, but poor at planning for himself."
Advocate reform and extend the life of the Ming Dynasty for decades!
Hai Rui replied with great excitement, unable to contain his emotions.
Next year, I can take part in the provincial examination! I must then go to Beijing to take part in the metropolitan examination!
To be a good official who does not seek personal gain, does not flatter the powerful, and is upright and incorruptible! This has been Hai Rui's ambition since he was a child!
Finally, it's almost happening.
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【“Law is the beginning of governance.”
Only when the laws are fair and strict can a country stop violence and evil and protect all living beings. If a country loses the laws that are the basis of governance and the bottom line of society, then the entire country will fall into more serious harm.
The story of Jin Ping Mei is that although there are laws, the execution of laws by officials is not prudent and fair. In the story, robbery and murder are not judged fairly.
The reason is that the officials in charge of criminal cases do not rely on the law, but on money and personal relationships when deciding cases. Even in the few cases where justice is achieved, the process is only possible through the intervention of personal relationships or bribery of money.
There are only a handful of officials who can resist the temptation of money and the interference of personal relationships. Even relatively honest officials cannot resist the pressure from higher-level officials. This is the laxity of the law.
Zeng Yushi in "Jin Ping Mei" is a rare truly honest and fair official. He does not embezzle, bribe, sell favors, or fear power! However, because Ximen Qing and Xia Tixing bribed Cai Jing with a large sum of money, Zeng Yushi's memorial was suppressed. Zeng Yushi submitted a memorial to refute Cai Jing, but his end was miserable.
At least we can know from the author's intention that in the era of Jin Ping Mei, or in the mid-Ming Dynasty, insisting on being an honest official would cost a lot and lead to a miserable end. 】
＜So, the superficial efforts made by officials to take the legal situation into consideration are really quite hypocritical and ironic.＞
＜This is more than just a description of the middle period of the dynasty... The current situation of officials has really not changed for a thousand years. For those sitting in the office, they are familiar with pretending to obey but secretly disobeying, and all they have in their hands are tools to make money [eating melon] ＞
＜You will understand once you enter society＞
＜ Remember that power is greater than the law ＞
＜The supervision system of the Ming Dynasty had an inspection office, which was considered the eyes and ears of the emperor, and the censors were responsible for supervising and evaluating all officials and clearing up the officialdom. Unfortunately, during the Jiajing and Wanli years, the censors were unable to supervise effectively and punish evil impartially. Corrupt officials were all in the same boat, while honest and upright officials had no place to stand and often ended up in misery.＞
＜The government was corrupt and the officialdom was dark. Looking at Censor Zeng, I was reminded of Hai Rui and Hai Gangfeng＞
＜Yes! I thought of him too. Hai Rui really never mixed up with the corrupt. He was upright and honest, a breath of fresh air＞
＜Recommended TV series "The Ming Dynasty 1566"!!! Really good!!! My top 1 historical drama＞
＜However, Hai Rui... I think his ability is actually quite average... He is a morally perfect person, to put it nicely, but a person with a good reputation but poor administrative ability, to put it bluntly. He is not as good as Zhang Juzheng at all＞
＜I don’t know the rest, but I think Hai Rui is a man who is not afraid of death. He is so brave [狗头]＞