Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 117 Stop Examination, Liu Zongzhou Burns Books

After meeting Song Xiance by chance, after a heart-to-heart talk, Li Cunming's determination to carry out the New Deal became more and more firm.It can be seen that Song Xiance sincerely supports the New Deal.

Song Xiance is different from Niu Jinxing, and also different from many officials in the Ming Dynasty who had a vegetarian meal in the corpse. He has the most precious spiritual quality of a scholar-bureaucrat, and the rebellion is to save the people of the world from fire and water.

Being able to receive sincere praise from such people shows that the New Deal is not wrong, and it is indeed beneficial to the country and the people!
Song Xiance's words gave Li Cunming a sedative.In fact, he doesn't need to say much, Li Cunming also understands the meaning of the New Deal, and will stick to it unswervingly.

The policy of "supplying a farmer into the mu, officials and gentry paying food and errands together" was implemented by Emperor Yongzheng in history.After the implementation of this policy, the Qing Dynasty relaxed the personal restrictions on the common people and injected vitality into the social economy. Only then did the Qianlong prosperity and the subsequent population explosion come about.

To be honest, the Manchu rulers had many problems, but only Emperor Yongzheng made Li Cunming respect him!

This kind of respect is not hypocritical, but from the heart.Especially after crossing over to become Emperor Chongzhen, Li Cunming had a deeper understanding and respect.

But there are few sober people in the world, some are because their brains are not enough, some are pretending to be ignorant, and some are trying to protect their own interests.

Among them, the scholars in Nanjing city were the most troublesome. After reading a few sage books, these scholars thought that they had Tianxian in their mouths and held the truth in their hands, and they looked like they had iron shoulders and morality.

In addition, most of the scholars were young, the most easily agitated, and the most emotional, so they became the vanguard of opposing the New Deal.

As the day of Kaienke drew closer, more and more scholars in Nanjing gathered together.They had no intention of preparing for the exam, and they called their friends and friends to discuss and criticize the shortcomings of the New Deal all day long. They wrote many related articles and poems and spread them everywhere.

Crowds took to the streets to protest, and with Guozijian as the center, the wave of protest gradually spread in Nanjing.

In the end, as long as the scholars who came to Nanjing to take the exam impassionedly cursed the new policy, they would attract applause and praise from scholars.If any scholar argues for the New Deal, he will immediately be reviled and stared at, and he will not be able to gain a foothold in Shilin.

Faced with this situation, the court has remained silent, and the emperor doesn't seem to care.

This attitude made the scholars misjudge the situation more and more, thinking that the emperor and the court had the idea of ​​​​conceding, becoming even more arrogant and forgetful.

And the ruling officials who were originally members of the Donglin Party also secretly contacted each other. They tried to make a comeback by taking advantage of the trend of scholars opposing the New Deal.

Wang Cheng'en dispatched spies from the East Factory to closely monitor the forces of all parties. He had already figured out all the situation and reported it to His Majesty the Emperor.

Li Cunming took the list submitted by Dongchang, and said to Yan Ermei: "Looking at it from the military division, the scholars are led by Zheng Sen and Qu Shisi, and the Donglin party members are led by Mao Xiang and Lin Shidui. Among the officials of the court, Qian Bing Stirrup and Chen Zhenhui jumped up and down. Heh, ghosts, ghosts, monsters, monsters and monsters all jumped out!"

Yan Ermei frowned and said, "When His Majesty killed the Donglin party members, he let Maoxiang, Lin Shidui, Qian Bingdeng, and Chen Zhenhui go together. Why don't they repent? Especially Qian Bingdeng and Chen Zhenhui, Your Majesty is right. They are magnanimous, and still give them official positions, these two are really wolf-hearted people!"

"Military advisor, since ancient times, reform has been full of difficulties. How many reformers have had good endings? What is reform? The redistribution of interests is reform. If you touch other people's interests, they will fight to the death. It has been the same since ancient times. If you want to reform, you must be prepared to shed blood!"

Yan Ermei nodded and said: "I am not afraid of bloodshed, for the sake of the people of the world, I will throw my head and blood! But where did Zheng Sen and Qu Shisi come from, and why can they incite a large number of scholars?"

Li Cunming said: "Dongchang has already found out that both of them were Qian Qianyi's students."

"Oh, Qian Qianyi's ghost is still there. Even if he dies, he can cause trouble to His Majesty!" Yan Ermei cursed, and then asked, "Your Majesty, is it time to close the net?"

Li Cunming waved his hand and said, "The climax is not here yet, let the clowns dance around for a few more days!"

The climax finally came on the day of the Enke exam.At Yinshi, the scholars collectively stopped the examination and sat quietly outside the examination hall, and no one persuaded it to be of any use.

Li Cunming stood outside the Hall of Martial Heroes, his robe sleeves were blown by the wind, and he said with burning eyes: "Take charge of the affairs of the past, why do you plan to criticize them later! Wang Chengen, ring the Jingyang bell and wake up, I want to go to court early!"

A long wind was blowing, the clouds were thick, and the city of Nanjing was about to be shaken by wind and rain.

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But it was said that the crown prince Zhu Cihong arrived in Kaifeng City, and after handing over to Zhou Yuji, he went to visit Liu Zongzhou.

Liu Zongzhou has been serving in Zhou Yuji's army. These days, he followed Zhou Yuji to manage Kaifeng City and put in a lot of effort.Seeing the prince, Liu Zongzhou was surprised and delighted.

The prince said: "Lord Liu, we haven't seen each other for more than a year. I can't listen to the teachings of my lord, so I can't sleep or eat well!"

Liu Zongzhou said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has spoken harshly. The veteran minister has little talent and little knowledge, and he cannot teach me much. By the way, why did Your Highness come to Kaifeng?"

The prince then explained the ins and outs of the matter, and asked for advice: "My lord, you have read the books of sages and sages, and you are my great Confucianist. Tell me, am I really wrong? The scholars all over the world are against the New Deal. Do you want to go your own way?"

Liu Zongzhou did not answer immediately and asked: "Your Highness, how is the situation in Nanjing?"

"When I was going north, the scholars who came to take the exam were talking about it fiercely, and the crowd was excited."

"Oh, it's something bad!" Liu Zongzhou's eyelids twitched, he turned around on the ground, rubbed his hands and said, "No, I have to go back to Nanjing immediately!"

After speaking, he hurried away.Zhu Cihong still called out to himself: "Master Liu, what do you want to do?"

When Liu Zongzhou rushed back to Nanjing, it happened to be the first day of the Enke exam.The general trend has come, and he knew that he could not dissuade the scholars from giving up their exams and making trouble, so he was so anxious that he sent his family to find Gu Yanwu and Huang Zongxi.

"You two tell me the truth, did you take part in the troubles caused by the scholars?" Liu Zongzhou asked with a slap in the face as soon as they met.

Gu and Huang have always regarded Liu Zongzhou as their teacher and respected him very much.Gu Yanwu said frankly: "The students really have this intention."

Huang Zongxi said: "The imperial court implements the new policy and belittles the scholars of the world. This is a tyrannical government. The master said that a tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger. I am a scholar, so why not resist the tyrannical government? The boss came back just in time and can preside over the overall situation for us..."

"Confused, confused!" Liu Zongzhou slammed the table and said sternly, "Do you understand what harsh government is and what tyranny is?"

Huang Zongxi was taken aback, Gu Yanwu said: "Sir, don't get angry, the students have done something wrong, please enlighten me!"

"I do have a lot of things in my heart to tell you, but where do I start with thousands of words?" Liu Zongzhou patted his forehead, thought for a while and said, "Have you ever been to the battlefield?"

"What?" Gu and Huang looked blank, wondering why Mr. Liu changed the subject.

Liu Zongzhou stood up and talked eloquently: "I have been on the battlefield, I have seen the dead, I have also experienced battles, I have seen the hardships of the soldiers, and I understand the hardships of the common people. I suddenly discovered that I spent most of my life in my study. Some of the truths are completely fallacies!"

"What is said in the book may not be correct, nor may it work in the real world. After reading it on paper, you will realize that you have to practice it. You should really go to the front line and take a look. .”

"To save the country, you don't rely on talking about the truth, nor talking about it, nor looking for chapters and excerpts. I can see that the scholars, officials and gentry of my Ming Dynasty have fallen, decayed, and become the worms of the country. Already!"

"Today's emperor is gifted with talents, and his talents are as great as those of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty. Ask yourselves, is the New Deal really a tyranny? I think the scholars are opposing the New Deal not for the sake of the common people, but for their own selfish interests and to preserve their privileges!"

Liu Zongzhou talked for nearly half an hour, his mouth dry and tongue dry.

Gu Yanwu fell into deep thought, but Huang Zongxi did not understand the deeper meaning and said: "Shouldn't scholars defend their own rights and interests?"

"If the rights and interests of scholars conflict with the people of the world and become a burden and cancer to the country, they should give up!" Liu Zongzhou Dayi said awe-inspiringly.

He decided to teach Gu and Huang another lesson, turned around and picked up a book from the bookshelf, saying: "This is the "Sheng Xue Zong Yao" that I have worked hard for decades to write. You have also read it. This book has received great praise. Thanks to the praise of many people, I have gained some false reputation. Today in front of you, I will burn it to the ground so that you can understand my attitude!"

"No!" Gu and Huang yelled, but there was no time to stop them.

The works of Neo Confucianism, which condensed Liu Zongzhou's life's painstaking efforts, turned into green smoke.Gu and Huang shed tears, but they were also deeply shocked.

"You can't save the Ming Dynasty by talking about your heart and mind. It's better to go to Kaifeng City to move bricks and build walls!" Liu Zongzhou said calmly and earnestly, "You two are my most proud students, and you can learn far more than ordinary students. The old man wants Back to Kaifeng, are you willing to come with me?"

"Students are willing!" Gu Yanwu said.

Huang Zongxi was still hesitating, but Liu Zongzhou yelled angrily: "This old man is saving your life, why are you hesitating?"

Huang Zongxi hastily bowed and saluted: "Students are willing to follow the boss!"

Liu Zongzhou laughed loudly, and then told his family: "Get us ready with our luggage, carts and horses, and leave the city immediately."

The three left the city in a carriage. Liu Zongzhou looked back at the city of Nanjing and sighed: "I'm afraid there will be a bloody storm in Nanjing tomorrow. Hey, I tried my best to save two reading seeds for the world, and I finally lived up to it." The teachings of the saints."

Then he patted Gu and Huang on the shoulders and said with a smile: "Trust me, old man, you go to the front line to experience it, which is better than studying for ten years. Why don't you bring a Wu hook and collect the fifty states of Guanshan! Please go to Lingyan Pavilion temporarily, How about a scholar with tens of thousands of households?"

(End of this chapter)