"The queen's house is 15 hectares, the imperial concubine and the concubine's house are 10 hectares, the concubine's family is 5 hectares, and the princess's family is more than 10 hectares.

The marquis is limited to 100 hectares, and the earl is limited to 70 hectares. If the above limit is exceeded, the land will be withdrawn until the land is harvested. The duke, as usual. ”

Zhu Youzhen didn't think much about it, so he followed the * as his behalf. Li Chengzuo was a little worried, and afterwards those relatives of the emperor cried in front of the emperor, and when the emperor was down, he had to repent again and change back to the old system again.

Then he, the person who is present today, may not be angry. So he asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, will this reform be too harsh on the relatives of the Heavenly Family?" With such a scale of land, it can only maintain food and clothing, will it lose the dignity of the heavenly family? And I'm afraid that the royal family and princesses will cry to Your Majesty. ”

"In this world, it's good not to be hungry. The people of the world are busy all day, and they may not be able to mix food and clothing. What else are they not satisfied with? If you want to live a good life, you have to earn it yourself, and don't expect to enjoy it by taking money out of the treasury. ”

Zhu Youzhen's words were a little mean, Li Chengzuo thought that this was the rebellion in the capital yesterday, and he immediately stopped persuading, lest Chongzhen, who was in a bad mood, use himself as a punching bag.

After a period of silence in the room, Zhu You asked the prosecutor: "What do you think I said just now, and is there anything else that needs to be added?" ”

"Your Majesty clearly sees that the minister feels that there is really nothing to add, and he only needs to choose an honest and reliable person to implement it, so as not to arouse the opposition of your lords and relatives, and it can be implemented." Li Chengzuo said flatteringly to Chongzhen.

Zhu Youzhen looked at Li Chengzuo and thought for a while and said, "Just now, the Marquis of Fengcheng said that he wants to share his worries for me, is it sincere?" ”

Li Chengzuo's heart suddenly chuckled, it seems that Chongzhen is going to hand over this problem to himself, but he has already taken the initiative to be loyal to the emperor, and now he can't show a sign of fear, otherwise the opportunity to give up the land in exchange will be wasted.

Li Chengzuo gritted his teeth and said: "The minister's allegiance to His Majesty's heart is absolutely not false. If His Majesty asks his ministers to implement this policy, the ministers will definitely do their best to share His Majesty's worries. ”

A smile appeared on Zhu Youzhen's face, and he applauded and said, "Okay, the loyalty of the Marquis of Fengcheng will be remembered in my heart." Wang Chengen called Tian Ergeng in. ”

After Tian Ergeng came in, he knelt beside Li Chengzuo, and Zhu Youzhen looked at the two and said, "I plan to set up a noble house to manage the lords and nobles of the Ming Dynasty. This Zongren Mansion has a Zongren Order, and this noble house is called the Dean, and the grade is one level lower than the Zongren Order, and it is set as a subordinate rank.

The specific subordinate official settings, after the Marquis of Fengcheng goes back, draw up a charter and report it to me. As for the management measures, the ones that Feng Chenghou said just now are very good, and I think they are feasible. When you go back, write a detailed tie and come up. ”

Li Chengzuo looked up a little frightened and said, "Who, those suggestions from the minister?" Looking at Li Chengzuo, the boss with wide eyes, Zhu Youzhen nodded affirmatively and said, "Exactly, why does Fengcheng Hou have any questions?" ”

Li Chengzuo's mouth was a little bitter, he didn't expect that Chongzhen would even wear the entire pot on his head. However, looking at Chongzhen's gaze, he didn't have the courage to deny it after all, so he subconsciously nodded and admitted that it was his idea.

Only then did Zhu Youzhen say to Tian Ergeng with satisfaction: "I have also heard about this mutiny in the capital, and it is probably inseparable from Xungui. Since the Marquis of Fengcheng is the dean of the House of Nobles, he naturally has the obligation to help you sort out which nobles are reliable and which are unreliable.

I will say a request to the two of you, do not wronged a good man, and do not indulge a bad man. The cost of rebuilding the homes of the suffering people in the capital, suppressing the rewards of the rebels, and appeasing the soldiers of the Beijing camp all need to be dug up from these behind-the-scenes principals.

Of course, I am also willing to accept the donations donated by the relatives of the fathers and nobles to the people suffering in the capital. Zheng Zhilong, who had just landed as pirates, donated 20,000 taels of property. I don't think my Ming nobles are inferior to a pirate, right?

The list of people who donated money this time will be erected as a souvenir, so that the people of the capital can remember these people who helped them, and you can tell them truthfully about the Marquis of Fengcheng. ”

Zhu Youzhen's behavior of forcible apportionment is no stranger to Li Chengzuo. However, in the past, it was the officials who apportioned the small people, but today it is the emperor who apportions it to the nobles.

Li Chengzuo had to say to the emperor: "Minister Li Chengzuo is willing to help 3,000 taels to rebuild the homes of the suffering people in the capital." ”

Tian Ergeng immediately followed up and said, "The minister is also willing to help 300 taels to add some clothes to the people of the capital." ”

"You're both doing well, so let's go back and do your business." Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and motioned for the two to step back.

When Wang Chengen sent people back, Zhu Youzhen said to him: "Send a eunuch to manage these donations, and you must have accounts to check." In addition, the land donated by the Marquis of Fengcheng was returned to him for 100 hectares, and the rest was not entered into the official land. ”

Zhu Youzhen said as he looked at the files piled up on the table. As a result of the change from consent to opposition, the power of the celebrant was greatly reduced.

In the past, when the inner court and the outer court were in contention, the method of containing the foreign court by delaying or refusing to approve the red was obviously ineffective.

The celebrant who has been competing with the governor for the power to dominate the affairs of the palace has the upper hand in the power struggle in the palace.

Many of the chief eunuchs of the ceremonial eunuch felt a little surprised by the pressure of the chief eunuch on their heads, but after the restructuring of the 24th Yamen, the old pattern has been broken, and it is obviously very difficult for the celebrant to maintain his traditional status.

The most intuitive thing about the reduction of the power of the inner court is that there are not many files in front of Chongzhen that need to be approved, and most of them are just for the emperor to understand the disposition of the cabinet.

Zhu Youzhen flipped through it very quickly, and when he reached the bottom of the file, he realized that it was a stack of articles. He glanced at it a few times, and it turned out to be the article he asked the Hanlin Academy and the Daming Times to write.

As for the benevolence and righteousness that the Master said, what level of society can it reach? Most people think that "the punishment is not good for the doctor, and the courtesy is not for the common people", and they believe that benevolence and righteousness can only be applied to the people.

A small number of people are even more extreme and say that the benevolence of kings and scholars can only be applied to scholars, and even ordinary people are not eligible to enjoy the benevolence of masters.

Among the more than ten articles, only two believe that officials, slaves and maids should also receive the favor of benevolence and righteousness.

One article starts from the benevolence of the master, arguing that the benevolence in the master's heart does not distinguish between the people and the king, so benevolence and righteousness should be extended to officials, slaves and maids.

One is based on the fact that officials, slaves and maids are essentially human beings, and believes that although the people, scholars, and officials and slaves have different identities, fundamentally speaking, everyone is a person who is no different. Therefore, benevolence and righteousness can be applied to scholars and doctors, and to the people, and it can be applied to officials, slaves, and maids.

The former was written by Sun Zhiqi of the Hanlin Academy, and although he argued that benevolence and righteousness can reach officials, slaves, and maids, he has not yet departed from the social moral standards of this era.

That is, whether benevolence is imposed or not, and to whom it is imposed depends on the thoughts of the superior person, and has nothing to do with the identity of the recipient. Although this article echoed Chongzhen's request, it could not alarm the stagnant pool of Daming.

The latter was written by Liu Jingting, the chief writer of the Daming Times, and it seems that the Xishan Coal Mine brought him a great shock.

Therefore, in the text, a feeling of grief and indignation rushed to the face. It is different from Sun Zhiqi's quotation of scriptures and gorgeous rhetoric. Liu Jingting's essay is in the vernacular of market slang, with little allusion, but it is full of emotion, as if he was telling a book.

This article is exactly what Chongzhen wants, detached from all social identities and simply discussing the essence of human beings, which is the essence of humanism.

Advocate the emancipation of individuality, pursue happiness in real life: pursue freedom and equality, oppose hierarchical concepts: advocate rationality, and oppose ignorance. This is the beginning of the past 300 years when Europe has emerged from the dark Middle Ages of ignorance and into modern society.

If Chongzhen is not mistaken, this is the beginning of the enlightenment of modern European thought, the purpose of the Renaissance era.

With the rise of humanism, the capitalist trend of thought that buried the feudal order began to grow gradually, and the rational way of thinking that constructed the modern scientific system began to become the mainstream in the West.

Unlike the feudal order of Europe, which was based on ignorant theology, the Chinese feudal order, which was built on Confucian ethics and morality, appeared to be more complete and indestructible.

Although the commodity economy in the southern part of the Ming Dynasty far exceeded that of European commercial cities of the same era, the Chinese literati did not find a powerful weapon to break the house of Confucian ethics and morality that had been built for more than 2,000 years.

Wang Yangming tried to improve Confucianism and advocate the unity of knowledge and action, but in the end, the mind still did not escape the Confucian ethical order.

As for others, Zhu Yunming acted "cynical and self-indulgent, and was close to the Confucianism of etiquette"; Xu Wei said: "Since the monarch of the four seas, the lord of billions of trillions, trivial to the art of governing a song, all those who benefit people are saints." ”； Li Zhen believed: "The husband is born a person, and he has his own use, and he does not wait to be given to Confucius and then to be left." ”

The ideas of these Ming literati were not inferior to those of the three masters of the Renaissance: Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio, and even more dazzling.

But compared to the stupid and ignorant Holy See, these Ming literati encountered enemies that were too powerful and intelligent.

Wang Chengen carefully observed, and Chongzhen's expression when he looked at these articles. After reading the article, Zhu Youzhen thought for a long time before saying.

These articles that speak of benevolence and righteousness can only be sent out first, one a day, and then the people are organized to criticize each article. Readers from all over the world are welcome to write and express their opinions.

After the atmosphere is cultivated, these articles of benevolence and righteousness that can be given to the people will also be sent out for everyone to discuss.

Then came Sun Zhiqi's article..."