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Chapter 670 Guanglu Academy (5)

As a disruptor, Li Shaoyi left the capital and embarked on a journey.

Generally speaking, from the capital to Jingzhou, they all take a boat from Tongzhou, pass the canal and go all the way to Yangzhou, and then go up the Yangtze River to reach Jingzhou. It may take more than a month to go down the road.

After this month, I'm afraid Jingzhou has already done everything, so where is his turn to disrupt the situation?

Therefore, Li Shaoyi went south from the capital by carriage, and went from Baoding to Henan. When he was in Ye County, Henan, Li Shaoyi also took a horse-drawn carriage and enjoyed the feeling of speeding up.

When he was in Fangcheng, Li Shaoyi took a boat to cross the Han Zhang Canal and headed straight to Jingzhou.

Li Shaoyi was conscious of a disruptor and was thinking about how to deal with the indifference and obstruction of Jingzhou. Unexpectedly, after arriving in Jingzhou, he not only did not receive cold treatment, but also received warm hospitality from Lin Chunhong.

Lin Chunhong even pointed at Li Shaoyi in front of all the people and said: "Mr. Li has a talent for conquering the world and the world. I have been admired by him for a long time. After the separation of Yuzhou, it has been several years since it was separated. Today, we should reminisce about the past with Mr. Li!"

Li Shaoyi couldn't figure out what Lin Chunhong sold in the gourd, so he also praised Lin Chunhong and did not forget to review the past of Yuzhou's close cooperation in suppressing bandits.

Of course, all the people knew what Li Shaoyi had come to Jingzhou. He was worried that Jingzhou and Li Shaoyi would be full of sparks, and they were having a big fuss. Now, seeing the two of them having a good time talking, they finally felt relieved.

After the reception was finished, Zhang Daohan and Zhu Zhiyu invited Li Shaoyi to join the special working group. Li Shaoyi declined: "The emperor ordered the officials to inspect the local area, that is, to take a look, but did not let the officials interfere in local affairs."

Li Shaoyi made the word "local" very important, and the meaning is self-evident: if the censor system is established, he will supervise it on the side. If Jingzhou guards the local duties, he will not care. If Jingzhou tries to extend his hand to the central power, he will definitely intervene.

Zhang Daohan and Zhu Zhiyu didn't care and let Li Shaoyi walk around Jingzhou.

Li Shaoyi said that he would not interfere, which was equivalent to farting, and he forgot his promise in a blink of an eye. After he rested, Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu came to visit. Li Shaoyi followed the procedure designed by Zhang Daohan and pointed at it:

"Of the nine people in the special task force, Lin Chunhong is the team leader, and the people from Jingzhou account for four. If Hong Qiyun is included, there will be five. Since that's the case, they are not the final decision on what? Lin Chunhong is cunning, gaining a good reputation and substantial benefits!"

When Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu heard Li Shaoyi's words, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts: Lin Chunhong seemed to have no intention to gain reputation from this matter, nor did he claim to give up his dominance. As the saying goes, there is no way to worry about the crime you want to add!

Huang Zongxi asked: "Can Mr. Li, what is the current attitude of Mr. Yang?"

Li Shaoyi sighed: "What attitude can you have? Take one step at a time. If the design of the censor system is beneficial to the court, Yang Ge Lao will not be self-confidence and will be promoted to the whole country; if the system does a slight harm to the court, Yang Ge Lao should fight to the end. Therefore, Li also asked the two to make plans for the people and the court, and fight according to reason and not to harm the court!"

Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu both said, "No need for Minister Li's instructions, I will do this!"

After Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu said goodbye, famous scholars from all walks of life visited Li Shaoyi one after another. Li Shaoyi all spoke kindly and asked everyone to argue for the court.

...

Li Shaoyi's arrival in Jingzhou was just a small episode, and the design of the censor system was moving forward steadily.

When the three plans were issued, the task force held its first overall meeting and held its first collaborative meeting on the structure of the censor's organization.

Interestingly, when the Central Secretariat Office and the Supervisory Office saw that there was little hope for the Censor’s organization to be under the jurisdiction of the headquarters, they all proposed to add the Censor’s organization to become the fourth largest independent organization independent of the Central Secretariat Office, the Supervisory Office and the Supervisory Office. This coincides with Lin Chunhong’s idea.

As for the name, Lin Chunhong proposed to call it Guangluyuan, and everyone was overjoyed and thought the name was good.

Correspondingly, in all provinces, prefectures, counties, the Secretariat and the Supervision Office all believe that it is necessary to establish Guanglu Courts at all levels to exercise consulting powers over administrative agencies and supervisory agencies at all levels.

Huang and Gu also agreed to establish Guanglu Courts at all levels, but opposed the establishment of the highest Guanglu Court in Jingzhou. It is recommended that the Supervision Office register and file the work of Guanglu Courts at all levels.

Of course, those attending the meeting knew the intentions of Huang Gu and others: if the Supreme Guanglu Court was established, in name, it would be a snatching the central authority of the court, which would eventually damage the reputation of the court.

Huang and Gu's proposal was unanimously opposed by everyone, and they all believed that the decision of Jingzhou was related to the welfare of most areas of the Ming Dynasty. Jingzhou not only needed censors, but also needed censors with a very high level.

Zhu Zhiyu tried to convince Huang Gu and the other two: "Two clarified that although Jingzhou is one of the local institutions of the Ming Dynasty, it controls most of the Ming Dynasty. This is a fact. Please do not turn a blind eye to it. The name is noun. If light affects the welfare of thousands of people for the sake of the name, it will be suspected of losing the big one because of the small one!"

Huang and Gu insisted that the central position of the imperial court should not be coveted and that this cannot be concessions.

The collegial meeting suddenly fell into a deadlock and was temporarily suspended.

In private, Zheng Hongkui found Huang Gu and others and advised: "I finally let the Marquis of Jiangling open an opportunity to participate in the system design. If the two of you continue to insist on not giving in and let Jiangling change the original intention, we will not even have the opportunity to participate. Then Jingzhou has the final say? The harm outweighs the benefits!"

Huang and Gu did not agree to Zheng Hongkui's advice, but only reported today's dispute to Li Shaoyi. Li Shaoyi praised the two and suggested that they stand firm and not give in.

Zhang Daohan, Zhu Zhiyu, Li Chongde, Peng Xin and others were dissatisfied with Lin Chunhong's introduction of Huang Gu, and now they complained about Huang Gu and the others.

Peng Xin proposed: "It's better to vote tomorrow so that they can't speak!"

Zhang Daohan, Zhu Zhiyu, and Li Chongde also had this intention, and even thought that if there were any differences in opinions in the future, they would vote to resolve the issue, and simply make Huang Gu and others angry.

All four of them looked at Lin Chunhong with anticipation.

Lin Chunhong said: "This is because of a small loss of big things. Finally, through Huang Gu and others, he summoned famous scholars from all over the world to Jingzhou to discuss national affairs. Jingzhou also had the atmosphere of the central government. If the true energy left Huang Gu and others, Jingzhou would be considered a big loss."

Zhang Daohan and the other two were silent, but they complained in their hearts: If they had known this, why would Huang Gu and the others have been left behind?

Unexpectedly, Lin Chunhong continued: "The left and right are just the advisor's power, so what's wrong with handing it over to the court? Tomorrow, we will make a step back and propose that the court establish the highest Guanglu Court according to the plan we discussed, and the location is in Beijing!"

When Zhang Daohan and the other four heard this, they were stunned and everyone was overjoyed. They said, "If Yang Sichang doesn't bother with too many flies, what's wrong with him?"

...

On the second day, Zhang Daohan proposed that the highest Guanglu Court must be established, and after the suggestion that the imperial court set up in Beijing, Huang Gu and the others were in a dilemma.

Huang and Gu certainly recognized Zhu Zhiyu's words. Although Jingzhou has no name as a center, it has the reality of a center. The Guanglu Academy is located in Beijing, and the benefits of establishing the highest Guanglu Academy are gone.

Furthermore, the imperial court already has a Censorate, and the power of the Guanglu Court partially overlaps with the Censorate. Will the emperor and Yang Sichang agree to add some more flies to their ears?

Gu Yanwu was quick-witted and immediately proposed: "It is better to follow the Ming Bank and ask the court to set up Guangluyuan in Yangzhou according to the plan we discussed."

Establishing it in Yangzhou is indeed more troublesome than establishing it in Jingzhou, and this is also the most suitable solution at present, and no one objected.

So, the structure of Guangluyuan was finally reached and the discussion began to discuss where the censors came from.

There is nothing to discuss about this. Zheng Hongkui and Hong Qiyun believe that the great merchants have opened workshops and transferred goods, which have made outstanding contributions to the local government. They have the most profound experience of the ills of local administration and supervision agencies, and are naturally qualified to be a censor.

Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu believed that people with fame and reputation were highly prestigious in the local area and respected and sought after by the people, and should also be qualified to be a censor.

Zhang Daohan and others believe that administrative and supervisory agencies are proficient in civil affairs and often go deep into the people to investigate. They know the best of who has the ability to consult, and the administrative and supervisory agencies should appoint censors.

The three parties quickly reached a compromise, and one-third of the appointed officials, including the masters of the workshop, were appointed by the officials.

Lin Chunhong looked at this plan and was puzzled: the Jingzhou regime he had worked hard to establish eventually became a regime controlled by the masters of the workshop, the literati and the upstarts. As for ordinary workers and farmers, they had no chance to express their views at all.

Perhaps, this is the general trend. Even Lin Chunhong didn't know how to make workers and farmers speak out and compete for power that should belong to them.

Based on this, Lin Chunhong had no intention of interfering, but just proposed that every martyr must have a family member to become a censor; craftsmen and technicians who have been rewarded by the Engineering Academy must also become censors.

No one objected to this. After all, these people made outstanding contributions to the Ming Dynasty and should be taken care of from a political position.

The composition of censors has been resolved, and how to generate censors is the top priority in the discussion. After all, the number of censors in each county is limited, and the number of censors with great fame and fortune is countless.

Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu insisted on passing the exam to select censors to ensure the quality of censors. Zheng Hongkui and Hong Qiyun firmly opposed it, advocating the election among their respective groups.

Based on the demands of both parties, Zhang Daohan and others insisted that the county teachers organize the examinations, and those who pass the examinations have the qualifications to become censors, and then elected by their respective groups.

Zhang Daohan's plan was approved by everyone and everyone was very happy.
Chapter completed!
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