Although he was resentful to Hai Rui, no one would go to find trouble for Hai Rui. As soon as he became too famous, he would easily be nailed to the pillar of shame if he found trouble for Hai Rui.

Secondly, even fools can see the emperor's attitude towards Hai Rui, let alone them.

The problem now is not caused by Hai Rui. It would be better to negotiate with Hai Rui. Everyone looked at Shen Shixing and was a little confused. What did Shen Shixing mean when he took out Hai Rui's memorial at this time?

Seeing that everyone looked at him, Shen Shixing put Hai Rui's memorial aside and said, "Now the public opinion is raging, all officials are panicked, afraid that the disaster of cruel officials will appear. We are the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, so we have to investigate this matter."

The expressions on everyone's faces suddenly became strange. Everyone knows what's going on. Why are you still singing high-profile here?

If you have the disaster of cruel officials, go and tell Your Majesty, and see how Your Majesty answers you.

Shen Shixing made a good attitude and then spoke: "The panic of all officials is that they are too severe in sentencing. Major cases occurred frequently during the Hongwu period. We cannot let the old Hongwu incidents appear in the current dynasty."

As soon as this came out, everyone was shocked. When did Shen Shixing dare to say so?

So brave? Are you crazy?

You should know that Shen Shixing gave everyone the impression that he was basically a peacemaker who was very respectful to the emperor. To put it bluntly, he was a complimentary person with no bottom line. When did he dare to speak so hard?

In the Hongwu case, can you criticize me as a minister? Do you want to say that Emperor Taizu did something wrong?

Yu Youding was almost stopping Shen Shixing. If this was heard in the emperor's ears, Shen Shixing would be lightly scolded. Yu Youding even suspected that Shen Shixing was anxious and confused?

Shen Shixing himself did not care and continued, "Your Majesty's wise candles shine on the candles, and strictly orders all yamen to abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty, so that all yamen have laws to follow, and do not make government orders obstruct and human relations repeat."

"However, the Ming Dynasty's law practice has been practiced for many years. Is it really suitable for the present? Can you think about it?"

Everyone was stunned and finally understood what Shen Shixing meant. This was to attack the Ming Dynasty!

The formulation of the Ming Dynasty law was very detailed, and naturally it was not a one-day achievement. It had been revised several times, but most of it was supplementary and increased, and it was never corrected. The eighty-straight hanging is still there, so what about the rest?

Listening to what Shen Shixing said, this is to revise the sentencing of the Ming Dynasty Law!

At first glance, it seems a bit amazing, but when you think about it carefully, it seems to be another shortcut!

Now the officials are afraid, are they afraid that the court will investigate corruption? Of course not. The court did not investigate corruption in any year and did not investigate corruption at any time. Although the Legal Affairs Department investigated corruption this time, it was indeed quite effective, but it has not been investigated before.

But this time the difference is that the sentence is in accordance with the Ming Dynasty law, so I can't stand it.

Who can bear the hang of 80 sacrificial punishment? So the root of this matter is to follow the Ming Dynasty's law. But the emperor insists on using the Ming Dynasty's law to sentence. What can he say as a minister?

Do you oppose sentencing with the Ming Dynasty law? Where do you place the Ming Dynasty law?

Now the practice of Shen Shixing is simple, that is, to modify the law of Ming Dynasty.

It sounds quite simple, but in fact it is not that simple. The slogan that civil servants often shout is to follow the ancestor system, and there are many things to check and balance the emperor. The Ming Dynasty law is much more serious than the ancestral system. If the ministers propose to amend the Ming Dynasty law, then there will be no way to call the ancestral system in the future.

Although many ancestral systems have been broken in recent years, especially after the Longqing switch.

But having this name is different from not having this name. With this name, you can use it when you want to use it. Without this name, you will disappear when you want to use it.

Once the Ming Dynasty law is proposed to be amended, the slogan that will inevitably be put forward is "Time changes and the world changes". Once this slogan is shouted, many new problems will inevitably arise. The emperor of his family is not the master who is content with the status quo.

In fact, what Zhu Yijun wants is to modify the laws of the Ming Dynasty and break the constraints.

With this constraint, no matter what Zhu Yijun wants to do, there will inevitably be a lot of people opposing it, such as changing commercial taxes and household registration. These people will gather under the banner of the ancestral system and block horizontally and vertically.

What Zhu Yijun wants is to break this barrier and make room for what he wants to do.

Otherwise, when the ancestral flag is released, many ministers who want to support Zhu Yijun will not dare to speak, for fear of ruining their reputation. After opening this barrier, many people who change their minds will become more courageous.

With these people waving flags and shouting for themselves, they will definitely be able to support themselves with a large number of people.

This matter cannot be pushed down from the top, otherwise the resistance is too great and needs to be pushed up from the bottom. Zhu Yijun is reluctant to do so. This is the best strategy. When the Law and Discipline Department was first established, Zhu Yijun was already planning today's affairs.

The Law and Discipline Department investigated the officialdom and used the strict Ming law to force civil officials to propose revision of the Ming law.

Even if no one proposes it, Zhu Yijun will arrange for others to propose it himself to promote the revision of the Ming Dynasty Law. Once the Ming Dynasty Law is used to start killing, Zhu Yijun believes that all officials will inevitably be frightened.

At this time, corrupt people, or civil servants with unclean foundation, must be feeling like they are on pins and needles.

Once the solution to the amendment of the Ming Dynasty law is thrown out, these people will inevitably regard it as a life-saving straw. As for other things, they no longer care about it, and saving their lives is important.

Under such a situation, the Ming Dynasty law will inevitably be revised.

Zhu Yijun sent people to promote the changes of time and the world, and there is no way to change all ages in the world, or practice is the only criterion for testing the truth. As long as it is a thought that is beneficial to his own reform, it can be thrown out.

In this way, he introduced new thinking and new doctrines, and began to promote Confucianism and study, praised the Gongyang School, played the Renaissance of the Ming Dynasty, and chased the Han and Tang Dynasties.

This lays the foundation for institutional reform and ideological reform, which is a long-term and large-scale layout.

In the past five years since Zhu Yijun took power, he has been breaking barriers and has done many things that are unconventional. This is also the reason why Zhu Yijun left behind the ministers used by Zhang Juzheng.

These people have been called out as arbitrary, and it doesn’t matter if they are scolded once, but this is the reason for throwing them away.

As the chief minister of the cabinet who served Zhu Yijun for so many years, although Shen Shixing didn't react at first, he didn't take long to react. After thinking for a few days, he suddenly felt that this was a great opportunity.

A famous minister must have done something extraordinary. How can you do it yourself?

Shen Shixing never found an opportunity. When Zhang Juzheng was alive, he was so glorious. He was the chief minister of the cabinet after Zhang Juzheng, and he would definitely be shrouded in his light. If there were no earth-shaking actions, how could he become famous?

I have become the position of Chief Secretary of the Cabinet, and the pursuit is naturally different. What I want is to keep the name in history.

However, Shen Shixing has never found a suitable breakthrough, and this time he found it. Since the emperor wants to do it, why can't he drive the emperor forward? This move can not only set a precedent for fame, but also be able to be favored in front of His Majesty. Why not do it?

As for reputation, Shen Shixing doesn't care much, let alone how bad the reputation will be if he deals with this at this time?

All officials are shocked every day. If they come up with such a method, will they disagree? Will they make themselves famous? They don’t want their lives? For themselves, this is just a motion, but for them, this is a way to save their lives.

There is no need to care about some opposition voices, and it’s not that no one can help me promote it.

Shen Shixing believed that once this move was done, he would definitely have a great reputation. Since that is the case, why can't he take a risk? Even if it fails, it is just an initiative. What's the point?

But once it is done, the emperor can win the favor of His Majesty, and the emperor can make his name famous and kill two birds with one stone.

Having said this, Shen Shixing was naturally not afraid to say it thoroughly, so he simply said bluntly: "The Ming Dynasty has been established for more than a hundred years, and the times have changed, and many things are no longer in line with the current Ming Dynasty."

"Not mentioning anything else, just officials and officials were worshipped. At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the resources were in decline and the people's livelihood was difficult. The salaries of officials were not only enough to survive, but also to be middle-class. But what about the present?"

"There are abundant products, prices are rising, populations are increasing, and official careers are all suffering."

"Therefore, the court had a salary increase, and the salary was already like this, let alone the law that concerns the survival of the people? I am ready to give advice to the emperor and revise the laws of the Ming Dynasty to meet the current situation."

Shen Shixing's statement made everyone stunned.

Whether he was a senior minister or became the chief minister before, Shen Shixing never did anything so clearly. He was not a strong cabinet master, but suddenly this happened, which made everyone feel a little uncomfortable.

Everyone even wondered, is this influenced by Your Majesty? Why are you full of His Majesty’s style?

It's just that the matter is serious, and it's a sudden incident, and I don't know how to reply for a while.

Seeing that the two of them didn't speak, Shen Shixing continued, "The officials are scared and the public opinion is raging. Our cabinet feels pressure. If we don't do anything, how can we explain to the officials?"

After hearing Shen Shixing say this, the two of them instantly realize it.

Everyone was frightened by Shen Shixing's remarks and completely forgot their original intention. Why are you gathering here to discuss matters today? It is not just to appease all officials. The cabinet must not speak out!

It is not possible for the cabinet to not express its opinions in such a big matter. So can Shen Shixing's words be the attitude of the cabinet?

sure!

No one can refute this point. If you act according to the Ming Dynasty law, no one can refute it. Then revise the Ming Dynasty law. At this time, the cabinet came up with such suggestions, which was not only courageous and responsible.

They are not afraid of unreasonable suggestions, but afraid of not making suggestions. If they succeed or not, let all officials argue. As long as they do not attack the cabinet, it is good. The two of them looked at Shen Shixing differently. The officials seemed to underestimate the Chief Minister!

The feeling and style of behavior that Shen Shixing has always given people are basically kind and easy to talk to, but now it seems that it is not the case at all.

"I think the words of the old master are the words of the old man to plan the country." Yu Youding, as the hardcore Shen Shixing and the second auxiliary to the cabinet, naturally spoke at this time, and his speech was very simple, and he fully supported Shen Shixing.

"Amendment of the laws of the Ming Dynasty can be a plan for the long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty, and a plan for appeasement of public opinion among all officials. In this situation, it should be the most appropriate method, and I support the words of the old master."

When Fang Fengshi heard Yu Youding say this, he knew that he had nothing to say, so he also said, "Then let's act according to the words of the elders!"

When the public opinion in the capital was raging, all officials were frightened, the cabinet suddenly emerged and spoke out for all officials.

Originally, no one expected the few Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. Everyone knew what kind of virtues Shen Shiying had. It was okay to be a peacemaker with a slut, but when it was really time to use it, they could not count on it at all.

How long have you been calling the title of clay sculpture chief minister? You can count on him and everyone compared him with Liu Mianhua. But no one expected that this time Shen Shixing actually made the strongest voice.

The first assistant to the cabinet, the Grand Secretary Shen Shixing, first advocated, and the other two Grand Secretary jointly requested to report to His Majesty to revise the Ming Dynasty Law.

As soon as the memorial was released, a huge uproar occurred. No one expected that the cabinet would make such a sound. It was not directed at the Law and Discipline Department, nor at the sentencing, but directly pointed to the Ming Dynasty's laws.

It is said bluntly that the Ming Dynasty’s laws are no longer in line with the current national conditions and need to be revised again.

Originally, everyone was shocked by what the cabinet did, but soon the ministers reacted. The Law and Discipline Department was rampant and all officials were shocked three times a day. It was not because the Ming Dynasty law firm was too severe.

If you only 80 stakes, you will be hanged and your family will be confiscated. If you don’t have such a serious criminal law, you won’t have to be so scared.

Once the Ming Dynasty law is re-enacted, wouldn’t this be removed? And it can be revised in a direction that is beneficial to all officials? This move is simply a magical stroke, like an altar hanging its horns and nowhere to be found.

It's a trick!

So many people began to write letters to request the revision of the Ming Dynasty Law, especially those guilty officials. If they were found out, hanged themselves, and confiscated their homes and were exiled, how could they not be afraid?

Now that there is a chance to change this situation, how can you not worry about it? It is like grabbing the last straw. As for other things, you can't control so many things.

Of course, some people objected, calling out some ancestral system, but these people were too weak and were directly drowned.

Forbidden City, Wenhua Hall.

Zhu Yijun looked at the memorials piled up like a mountain, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. This is the minister of the Ming Dynasty. He can do anything shameless in his favor.

In the past, they held the ancestral god lord card, but now they are the ones who abandoned the ancestral system like worn-out shoes.

"Silijian looked through it. If you want to review the Ming Dynasty's memorials, take them out." Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Jing and said directly: "It's annoying here."

In fact, it is not really annoying. What Zhu Yijun needs to do is posture.

If all officials know that I don’t want to practice the Daming Law, do you think I can’t see your thoughts? Zhu Yijun said to Zhang Jing again: “Issuing an order to rebuke the cabinet, how can the ancestral system be activated? How can the Daming Law be changed without any changes?”

"Emperor Taizu once said that he was the eternal example. Don't they understand what this means?"
Chapter completed!