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Volume 4 Hu Han Cang Qiong Chapter 315 Big Endorsement

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    While the political situation in Liaoyang was undercurrent, the contradictions in Yanjing were further intensified.  A big event happened during this period - Yang Dingguo fell ill!

    On that day, Guo Fen's decision to dismiss his great scholar and imperial envoy from the capital, and reduce his rank to a general, was sent to the Western Regions. When he returned, he also had the gold seal of General Tiance stamped on him, letting people know that Zhang Mai, who was thousands of miles away, respected Xishan.  The heroine's decision.

    Those old-style bureaucrats and old-school gentry who were dissatisfied with the current political situation did not dare to defy Guo Fen head-on, but it was inevitable to create some minor troubles secretly.  This is not official corruption, nor is it the military generals being domineering, it is just the family members of the gentry taking advantage of the loose public opinion environment of the Tiance regime.

    The matter involves public opinion, so Yang Dingguo, who is in charge of the correction forum, can't help but put out the fire. After all, he is getting old. He has been working hard in the past year to prepare for the establishment of correction forums at all levels in Hebei, Shandong, and Henan. Recently, due to Zhang Mai's tour to the west,  , Yanjing was unstable, and the workload became more and more heavy. After several layers of pressure, Yang Dingguo was exhausted!

    This time the illness was extremely severe, Guo Fen was shocked when he found out about it. Now that Zhang Mai is gone, Yang Dingguo is one of the backbone of the country, and nothing should happen to him - regardless of national affairs, since Guo Shidao's death, Yang Dingguo  Yu Guofen was like a father, and in terms of family ties, it was difficult for her to accept that Yang Dingguo had something to do - so she rushed to the Yang Mansion in Youzhou City to personally deliver the medicine.

    Yang Dingguo was taken care of by a doctor. He regained consciousness a little, but he also knew that he could no longer handle affairs. He murmured in his illness, but he was only talking about state affairs. Guo Fen said: "Uncle, don't worry about these things. Someone will do it!"

    Yang Dingguo said: "Your father sacrificed his life for us. As long as I can still move for a day, I have to do my duty. Otherwise, I will not be able to see my old brothers when I go down to Jiuquan."  .”

    When Guo Fen heard this, she burst into tears. This was something she had never done since she took charge of Liangzhou.  He also thought that now Yang Dingguo was seriously ill, but Yang Yi and Yang Zhuo were not around. The old man had failed the country, but Guo Fen felt that the country owed him something. Yang Dingguo felt sad when he saw Guo Fen being emotional.  Sighing: "My child, don't be like this, don't be like this. You are a mother and the mother of a country. You can't cry like this. People will think you are weak if they see you. Alas, my illness will kill me temporarily."  I won’t go. I’m afraid I won’t be able to manage the affairs anymore, but I’ve fallen, and the correction platform cannot fall, so I have to find someone to take over.”

    Guo Fen said: "Who else can shoulder this important responsibility except my uncle!"

    Yang Dingguo said: "When the Corrective Commentary Platform was originally established, the original intention was for the people to elect loyal and upright people to speak for the people. After all, people like me who retired from the military were just forced to come out during the initial stage, not real people.  It’s appropriate. Nowadays, the frameworks for corrective commentators at all levels have been set up. I might as well step down at this time. But you have to worry about this big endorsement election.”

    When the correction and evaluation platform was first established.  The Tiance regime only occupies a corner of the northwest, so it is established at three levels: country, state, and county. The censors at each level are elected layer by layer. Recently, the territory has expanded, and affairs have become increasingly complicated, between countries and states.  In Kaifeng, Xiangyang, Liangzhou, Qinzhou, Qufu, and Ye, the first level of the Dujiu Review Station was added. However, the Dujiu Review Station is not a permanent institution yet. It only divides some of the powers of the National Correctional Review Station from the local governments.  If we follow the legal procedures, the National Congress will correct the censors of the Pingtai.  Still selected from the state level.

    At the level of the national review board, in addition to convening major meetings involving the country's foundation, daily affairs are usually composed of various standing central review boards, either for business, religion, or public security.  Some are in charge of criminal law, some are in charge of engineering, some are in charge of education, or some are in charge of corruption. There are sixteen departments in total. These were the so-called "Sixteen Halls of Correction and Evaluation Station" at the beginning. Later, as their authority increased,  As the affairs became more and more complicated, twenty-four halls were added.

    Among the twenty-four halls, there is another constitution hall, which is a non-permanent institution that existed first to correct the commentary. The reason for its birth was to respond to the legislation of the Tiance regime - Zhang Mai originally created it with the Hundred Laws of the Tiance regime.  , many laws and regulations are hastily implemented, and there must be imperfections and loose parts in them, and the wording also needs to be modified. Therefore, after every law is enacted, or before every decision is made to repeal a law, the new law or decision must be copied into  Several copies were handed over to some knowledgeable people who could represent a certain group of people for their deliberation. It can be said that this was the earliest legislative body.

    Not counting Guo Luo, Yang Yi, Luo Fu, Murong Guiying, Cao Yuanzhong and Sun Chao who briefly joined and then quit, there were only nine members who played a continuing role after customization, namely Han Buddhism  The great masters include Zong Hui, the great master of Tibetan Buddhism, Mubeid, the high priest of Zoroastrianism, Wen Suhai, the elder of Mingjiao, Yang Dingguo, the state elder, Zhang De, the imperial official, Zheng Wei, Zhang Yi, and the last one is Guo Fen.

    Among them, two of the first four religious masters have passed away, and two more are no longer involved. Later, as the division of labor became clearer, they were in charge of "Datang".Zheng Wei, who was in charge of the "Seal of the Prime Minister", and Zhang De, who was in charge of the "Seal of Public Law", both withdrew according to the rules, so the only elder members of Lunxiantang were Yang Dingguo, Guo Fen and Zhang Yi.

    ??The Lunxian Hall was like a small circle from the beginning, with no fixed affairs. However, it had an extremely far-reaching influence on institutional power. Once you enter the hall, you only have seats, and there is no hierarchy.

    Yang Dingguo asked his daughter-in-law to get the seal of "Words for All the People" for him, and said: "It stands to reason that I should personally hand over this seal of "Words for All the People", but in my current state, I can only entrust you with it."

    He said that such a conversation was very tiring and made him feel uncomfortable. Guo Fen did not dare to refuse. After taking over, he said: "Uncle, just rest in peace and recuperate. I will take care of everything!"

    Yang Dingguo felt relieved after receiving her words. As soon as he let go of his hand, he almost lost consciousness.

    Guo Fen hugged Dai Wanmin Yan Seal and felt bitter in his heart: "Brother, you have no conscience and went to the Western Regions to be happy, just left Yanjing's mess to me. Now this correction platform has also fallen into my hands.  How can I do this! Forget it, let’s hold a meeting first and quickly recommend a new spokesperson.”

    The title of "endorsement" originally came from Qin Dong's common name for the self-appointed censor of correction, but it was passed down that even Qin Xi's official censor of correction also claimed to be an endorsement. After the "Seal of Dai Wanmin Yan" was released, he was in charge of  Also known as the "big spokesperson", he is the natural chief of Xiantang and the great steward of the entire system.

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    After Guo Fen returned, he assumed the status of the elder of Xiantang.  On behalf of Yang Dingguo, he issued an order to hold a national meeting one month later to elect a new spokesperson.  According to the system, the qualifications for candidates are that they must be recommended by three members of the Constitutional Hall.  Second, there are joint recommendations from more than thirty national review censors.  She is upright, open-minded and generous, but sometimes her thoughts are not meticulous enough. At this time, she just wants to quickly select a new spokesperson, firstly to take over the important responsibilities on Yang Dingguo's shoulders, and secondly, to stabilize the current state affairs.

    Unexpectedly, one stone stirred up a thousand waves!  As soon as the news came out, Yanjing, which was already in turmoil, became even more lively. From officials to gentry, from the political circles to the business circles, countless people joined forces overnight.  Exchange news!

    The Correctional Review Station is a brand-new institution unique to Tiance Tang Dynasty. Although it does not have daily administrative power, it has extremely broad supervision powers. Moreover, this kind of supervision is top-down supervision. As long as the Correctional Review Censor does not violate  Laws and regulations are not afraid of being dismissed during the term of office. Although they are not officials, they can restrict officials.  According to the current legislation, the chief spokesperson of the Correctional Commentary Station is in charge of one of the "Six Seals", the "Seal of Words for All People".  For the establishment of the emperor and the succession of prime ministers, their edicts must be stamped with the seal of the people before they are considered legal - what a respected position this is!

    Originally, Yang Dingguo was sitting in this position.  With his status, no one dared to aspire for the title. Now that Yang Dingguo is ill, this position will be vacant, and countless people will immediately start coveting it.

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    During this time, Wei Renpu would go to the teahouse to drink tea at the end of the day after sitting in meditation and reading in the morning. He sneered in his heart while listening to some unscrupulous ants discussing the ownership of the big endorsement.  I lost my mood and walked back home.

    He participated in the court meeting that day and made a mistake because of his selfish motives. He was severely criticized by Guo Fen and dismissed as his envoy.  Although Guo Fen still asked him to temporarily take charge of the Monitoring Station, Wei Renpu had a heavy sense of shame. He felt that his reputation for half a lifetime had been lost, so he voluntarily stepped down from the position of the General Constitution of the Monitoring Station, and then studied behind closed doors. However, he participated in the establishment of this  After all, he is still enthusiastic about the country - otherwise he would not stay in Youzhou and not return to his hometown.  His disciples and old friends also knew a lot about his mood, so they didn't come to see him during this period, and Wei Renpu was happy to be quiet.

    However, after the news that Yang Dingguo was about to abdicate in favor of someone new came out, there was suddenly an endless stream of people from his disciples and old friends coming to visit. Only then did Wei Renpu remember that although he was no longer the president of the Supervisory Office, his status as "Lunxiantang" was still there - Lunxiantang  There are now thirty members. In addition to representatives from twenty-four fields, the other six are all highly virtuous or highly respected people. Although Wei Renpu is young, his prestige is already very important, so there is no need to join the Lunxian Hall.  objection.

    The imperial censor of Taidu and the academician of the Hanlin Academy were both appointed by the emperor, so they could be removed directly by the emperor. However, the members of the Constitutional Review Hall were elected. Yang Dingguo did not hold a meeting for a day to vote for removal, and Wei Renpu's status as a reviewer of the Constitution has always existed.  .

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    When he returned home from the teahouse, he saw several students waiting for him. Wei Renpu knew what they were doing without even asking. Since his resignation, not only the operation of the monitoring station has been greatly affected, but also his disciples.  People are panicking, and as soon as the news of this big endorsement election came out, these people were already thinking about it.

    Wei Renpu said without waiting for them to speak: "I know you have something to say, but if it's a big endorsement matter?That goes without saying!  I came here to supervise the post of Taiwan President-General because I did something wrong. Confucians like us should know our integrity. The position of supervising the Taiwanese President-General cannot tolerate any dirt!  Since my moral character is deficient, I cannot but take the blame and resign.  What's more, the position of great spokesperson is based on the will of heaven and the will of the next generation. No one who is not the great prince of the world can usurp his position.  It is unethical for me to be the president of the watchdog, let alone a great spokesperson!  "

    A few harsh words persuaded the disciples to leave. Unexpectedly, at night, Feng Dao suddenly came to invite him. Wei Renpu and Feng Dao also had a teacher-student relationship. The teacher could drive away the students when they came in. It was inconvenient and rude for the teacher to invite the students. He came  The two met in Feng Dao's mansion. After sitting down politely, Feng Dao drank tea without talking or greetings. After Wei Renpu got into the habit of sitting on the supervisory platform, he became sharp and said: "Master Feng has been here for a long time.  I haven’t summoned students yet, but if I suddenly invite you tonight, could it be related to the criticism of NTU’s endorsement?”

    Feng Dao smiled and said, "People of the Ming Dynasty don't speak secretly, that's why."

    Wei Renpu said: "Who does Master Feng want to recommend? As long as he is a person with both moral and prestige, the student will definitely name him!"

    Like Wei Renpu, Feng Dao is also a member of Lunxantang. According to regulations, as long as the two of them reach a consensus, they can find another member of Lunxantang to complete the recommendation.  Moreover, the two of them had a great influence on the gentry community in the Central Plains.  The foundation is deep, and if they join forces, their reputation will be huge.

    Feng Dao said with a smile: "I don't want to speak for others, but to seek advice for myself."

    Wei Renpu was slightly surprised and said: "Master Feng is already a bachelor! There is still something missing!"

    "Grand Bachelor, Grand Bachelor" Feng Dao sighed and said: "If the emperor has faith, the post of Grand Bachelor will have great achievements. It will even be a matter of serving the emperor and controlling the prime minister. But if the emperor does not have faith, this university will  Scholars are just decorations. How can those who speak on behalf of the people do more practical things for the country, the country, and the people of the world?"

    Wei Renpu muttered: "We are waiting to be punished. Not long ago, Master Feng will run for a big endorsement. I'm afraid it's not appropriate, right?"

    "Daoji, you are good at everything, but you have too much sense of right and wrong and too much sense of shame." Feng Dao said, "What's more, in that matter, it's hard to tell right from wrong, so I don't think I did anything wrong. But since the empress wants to kill me.  I have no complaints. It’s just that for this great spokesperson position, I ask myself, after Yang Guolao resigns, who else in the world will replace me?"

    Wei Renpu also felt that with Feng Dao's reputation, it was appropriate to take over the big endorsement, but what happened some time ago always made people feel resentful, and he didn't want to get involved.  Nai said: "Will the queen agree?"

    Feng Dao took out a memorial and said: "Early tomorrow morning, I will go to Xishan and resign from the post of head of the Hanlin Academy. As for the position of spokesperson, since it is said that it is recommended from the bottom up, then I only need three constitutional commentators.  Recommendation, or the joint recommendation of thirty censors, that is according to legal principles. Then no one can stop me. As for whether I can be selected in the end, it depends on each person's methods."

    Wei Renpu said: "Then Master Feng came today to ask the students to sign up?"

    Feng Daohan said with a smile: "Actually, I have found three people who discussed the constitution before you. If you are willing to add your name, that would of course be better. But I invite you here today for more than that! Now we are gathering in the capital  There are twenty-three correctional censorship halls, each with three or five people, a total of one hundred and twenty-three. Five of them are your disciples, and another sixteen are your disciples.  Five of your family members, including your father, uncle, or brothers, are your closest friends. Not counting those who admire you, there are at least twenty-six people who are very influenced by you. One month.  Later, various groups were ordered to go to Beijing to correct and criticize 212 censors. As far as I know, there are at least 200 or 30 people who have a close relationship with you. Regardless of the people in Xiantang, these 335 people  Among the people who are qualified to nominate great spokespersons, there are at least fifty people who can be moved by you. I invite you to come tonight, not to ask for your name, but to tell you that I am willing to go to the correction platform to serve the country.  Continue to work hard. As long as I take the position of spokesperson, I will definitely take over the important responsibility of Yang Guolao, and I will live up to the emperor's expectations and the people's hearts."

    It has been less than three days since Guo Fen announced that he would nominate a major spokesperson. Wei Renpu did not expect that in these short three days, Feng Dao had already planned to go to this extent. He even tried to correct who supported whom in Taichung.  After all, it seems that he is destined to win this big endorsement position.

    However, Wei Renpu still hesitated.

    Seeing that he still refused to agree, Feng Dao added, "Daoji, do you want to go up on your own? If you want to go up on your own, then I will stop immediately and do my best to help you go up!"

    Wei Renpu said: "Students don't dare. I am a guilty person and I don't dare to do this."

    "Actually, you are a more suitable candidate than me, but if you don't get the job, you should support me." Feng Dao said: "Tiance rose in the northwest. Although the marshal is indeed of Han family blood, the structure of the imperial court, I  Confucianism actually started??Missed it.  With this corrective commentary platform, this dynasty will probably be different from previous dynasties. In all dynasties, the founding emperor has always made his words into the constitution!  But in this dynasty, it has been clearly stipulated that unless it is sealed by the seal of the people, the constitution is unconstitutional and the law is illegal!  So one can imagine the importance of this corrective commentary platform.  However, if you look at the most important Constitutional Hall, there were initially nine elders: two were Buddhists, two were foreigners (He refers to Zoroastrianism here), one was a soldier (referring to Yang Dingguo), and one was a criminal (referring to Zhang De).  , a woman (referring to Guo Fen), a businessman (referring to Zheng Wei), the only one who can be called a Confucian is Zhang Yi, and Zhang Yi has little knowledge and cannot be the representative of our Confucian school.  Under the laws established in this way, what status does our Confucianism have?  Therefore, I am fighting for this great spokesperson position not for myself, but for my Confucian sect. This is a battle for orthodoxy throughout the ages, and we must never give in because of a moment of loyalty!  "

    Wei Renpu didn’t want to agree at first, but after hearing this, he was persuaded by Feng Dao.  However, after all, he had experienced it for many years and did not express his position clearly for the time being, but he was already inclined to support Feng Dao.

    "Because what Lao Feng said is right, the influence of Central Plains Confucianism on the legislation of Tiance Datang is indeed small. If we want to change this situation, we really need to make a difference in the selection of the correction committee.

    After Wei Renpu left, his sons came out from behind the screen. The eldest son said, "Dad, Wei Daoji has already stepped down. Do you need to be so arrogant to him?"

    "Hey! What do you know!" Feng Dao said: "Daoji has presided over several major examinations and often visited various states. He is deeply rooted in the people. It is really no small matter. Fan Wensu has been in power in Dongshu for so long, and there are only a few people who can influence him.  They are only in their thirties or forties. Taking advantage of the tax exemption order, Li Bo can only influence more than 20 people, and it is limited to Hebei. When it comes to Dao's current endorsement elections, Daoji's influence is greater than anyone else!"

    The second son said: "If all three of them can support father, then this election will be a sure thing, right?"

    "That's not necessarily the case." Feng Dao said: "The people the three of them can influence overlap with each other. Even if they are all brought in, plus the ones I can influence, it will only be **10 people. Not even that."  It has reached one-third of the total, which already accounts for most of Hebei, Henan and Shandong. The rectification and commentating platform in Jingbei has not yet become a climate, so it is not enough to discuss. But the other ends of Guanzhong and Hexi are beyond our control.  "

    After a pause, Feng Dao added: "This is from a geographical perspective. If we talk about the field, I don't know if there was no such major endorsement election. Now that there is an election, my father discovered that the power of criticizing Taiwanese businessmen is really huge.  .Many censors are supported by businessmen. In addition, there are soldiers. Not many soldiers directly enter the review platform, but there are indeed many military dependents who enter the review platform, and many military dependents work with businessmen.  The merchants collude and infiltrate with each other. If they can unite and push one person together, then even if we, the Central Plains gentry, work together, they will never be able to withstand the enemy! But fortunately, among those merchants now, none of them has enough prestige to convince them all.  Everyone, Fan and Li have promised to support me, and if Daoji can also help me, then our chances of winning will be great."

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    In Tiance's Tang Dynasty, although the gentry still controlled most of the land and population in the Central Plains, the merchant class and the warrior class were now also very powerful, and many military family members were engaged in business or married into merchant families. When it came to local  They don't have many officials, but when it comes to correcting and criticizing the censor, they have a lot of people.

    But as Feng Dao judged, in the business circle, except for the special case of Zheng Wei, there are very few people who have successfully entered politics and achieved outstanding achievements. Unlike scholars, who have been trained for thousands of years since the weekend, they naturally have many  Talents with high culture and high reputation.  As for the famous generals in the military class, although their prestige in this troubled time is far beyond that of the great scholars, almost all of them are still serving, so they have not been able to stand up and become leaders.

    In the seven or eight days since the news came out, there has been a lot of chaos in the markets everywhere. The merchant families in Yanjing are connected with each other, but they are in groups. There are many small leaders who have emerged, but there are no big leaders who have gathered to respond.  , all in vain.

    At this moment, news came from Xishan: Feng Dao, the bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, resigned from his position!  Afterwards, three Xianxianists from the Xianxian Hall jointly recommended him as the spokesperson for the new term.

    As soon as this incident came out, there was a lot of discussion in the market. Not only Zheng Ji, Nabu and others became anxious, but even Cao Yuanzhong could not sit still.

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