First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 167
Zhu Biao thought for a while and asked, "How far does the father want to go? It may be difficult to completely remove Mencius from the Confucian Temple. After all, he is a Confucian sub-sage, and the Confucian family will also play."

Zhu Yuanzhang said slowly: "It's up to them how far they can go, but those in "Mencius" that value the people more than the emperor, and the ministers treat the emperor like a bandit, all need to be deleted, and the same is true for other pre-Qin classics. All need to be removed.”

When Zhu Biao heard this, he understood that the tablet of Mencius could be moved back to the Confucian Temple. After all, Zhu Yuanzhang would not really care about a person who had been dead for many years. His purpose from beginning to end was these remarks that did not conform to the rule.

At the end of this incident, the monarchs and ministers compromised with each other. In the end, whoever has the upper hand depends on the means during this period. Now Zhu Yuanzhang directly played black chess with his high position and took the lead. Mencius' tablet is still blowing outside Woolen cloth.

The father and son communicated for a while, and Zhu Biao left. This matter was actually not a big deal for Zhu Yuanzhang. Now Neo Confucianism occupies the mainstream. No one will really believe in Mencius’s theory. Several magistrates and magistrates are people-oriented.

The way of Confucius and Mencius was not accepted by the rulers when they were alive, let alone now, their teachings have been revised from generation to generation, forming a unique Confucian culture today, benevolence is the spiritual pursuit, but in fact they still enjoy it. With the enjoyment of corruption.

Early the next morning, Zhu Biao got up and went to the gate of Fengtian Temple. Civil officials gathered together to discuss, including Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, Yang Xian and others. They are bound to speak for Mencius.

The military generals on the other side looked at the joke with a playful smile, and looked at the civil servants as if they were fools. They didn't understand why they were so active in speaking up for the dead. Even if their parents died, they might not be so anxious.

Seeing that the crown prince came down, the civil servants couldn't care less about other things, and they all came forward to salute and said, "Your Highness, you are also my famous disciple, and Mencius is the sage of our scholars. He has been worthy of the Confucian Temple since the Song Dynasty. , how can it be moved out like this now!"

"The Holy Majesty is probably out of anger for a moment. Please help me persuade you for a while. The new major exam has just been held, so why did such a thing come out!"

"Since yesterday, I have received many letters from my friends in the capital. They are all looking forward to the Holy Majesty's revocation. Those candidates are also panicking."

Zhu Biao practiced Tai Chi and didn't agree to anything, he just comforted them and warned them not to offend the Holy One.

Li Shanchang saw that it was almost done, so he asked them to stand up and prepare to participate in the court meeting. Zhu Biao was relieved and walked to the gate of Fengtian Temple.

After a while, the gate of Fengtian Hall opened, and everyone immediately silenced, stepped into the hall in a regular manner, saluted and greeted His Majesty the Emperor above, Zhu Biao walked to his seat after saluting.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't speak, there was commotion below for a while, Li Shanchang sighed and stood up, this is his responsibility, as the leader of civil servants, he must speak for this group.

Li Shanchang bowed and said: "I heard that yesterday, the sage ordered the removal of the tablet of the sub-sage from the Confucian Temple. Dare I ask the sage why?"

Zhu Yuanzhang said: "We read the book "Mencius" and found that there are many fallacies and heresies in it. Meng Ke should not be a sub-sage and should not be sacrificed by the state."

As soon as this remark came out, there was chaos in the court, and Zhu Biao even saw several censors really shed tears. Now it was not only Li Shanchang who persuaded him, but Fengtian Hall suddenly became noisy.

The civil servants all stood up and complained hoarsely for Mencius, some were talking about Mencius' achievements, and some were talking about the consequences of removing Mencius.

Anyway, what they mean is that without Mencius, there will be no morality in this world, and the hearts of the people in the world will be unstable. If now, with the persuasion of these famous disciples, the emperor will return from his lost way, then there is still time.

Zhu Yuanzhang watched their performance blankly, until everyone's mouth was dry before he said: "I have made up my mind, and if there are any admonishers who say disrespect, I will order the imperial army to shoot them."

Then he got up and left. The civil servants below stared at Zhu Yuanzhang's back in a daze.

Naturally, Zhu Biao hurriedly followed his father. These civil servants did not dare to spit at Zhu Yuanzhang, but they were not polite to him. If they stopped him, Zhu Biao would not even think about leaving before dark.

Seeing that the emperor was gone, the Wu Xuns chatted with each other, then hooked up and discussed where to drink at night, full of obscenities, and didn't care about Mencius at all.

The censors who reacted first wiped their tears, glared at these warriors, and prepared to go home and write a memorial with painstaking efforts, and handed it to the Holy Majesty, hoping that he would repent.

Li Shanchang and Liu Bowen glanced at each other, and then went back to deal with official business. They are all mature politicians, so it's enough for them to save face.

Don't they know the temperament and nature of their own emperor? If they really played some deadly remonstrance trick, maybe Mencius' tablets went back, but their tablets were also placed at home.

In the end, everyone retreated in twos and threes. This was the first time since the founding of the country that the imperial court was so early. Zhu Biao followed his father to the Imperial Garden, and the rest of the eunuchs followed from afar.

After leaving the court, the expression on Zhu Yuanzhang's face eased a lot. This matter is just an attempt by the emperor. It is good to win, but it is just to put Mencius' tablet back to its original place if he loses.

This is the unfairness brought about by status. Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the flowers and plants in the garden with his hands behind his back. Normally, he would have a lot of official business to deal with after he came down to court, and he didn't dare to waste time.

But today it was rare to go to court so early, and Zhu Biao also knew that his father might not have time to enjoy the flowers for half a year, and Zhu Biao didn't say those troublesome words.

The father and son walked around like this for more than half an hour. During this period, Zhu Yuanzhang also told his son the habitual names of many trees, which Zhu Biao really didn't know, and he never paid attention to them.

There are also many Zhu Yuanzhang who don't recognize the name, but it doesn't matter, the emperor Jinkou Yuyan directly gave the tree a name, and the eunuchs behind him even wrote it down in their notebooks, and the tree instantly gained status in the palace.

Looking at Zhu Yuanzhang with a bright smile, Zhu Biao couldn't help but said: "Father should be like this on weekdays, and my son also wants to see you smile more."

Zhu Yuanzhang patted Zhu Biao's shoulder and said with a smile: "Everything in the world must be done by someone. Being a father is better than being a son. Don't worry, our health is very good."

Zhu Biao's eyes were a little red, and he said softly: "The more this is the case, the more I feel guilty. As a son of man, I can't share my father's worries, but I have to ask you to plan for me...

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