Monument Yangmen

Chapter 874 Deep Rooted Confucianism

On the first day of school at Yenching University, an unprecedented record was created.

In just one hour, all [-] students were recruited.

You must know that Yenching University Hall is not a place where the door is open and anyone can enter.

Scholars who want to enter Yenching University must pass six rigorous assessments. Only after passing the assessment can they enter the school smoothly.

This can be seen.

The [-] students who entered Yenching University were so urgent when they signed up.

Although the dean of Yenching University played tricks on the students when he signed up, none of the students admitted to Yenching University complained about him.

They even felt a sense of gratitude to Xiang Minzhong in their hearts.

Especially those pure readers.

Yenching University seems to have enrolled 500 students at once, but for pure scholars, the number is really only [-].

Because of the 500 students enrolled in Yenching University, the other three subjects accounted for nearly [-] students, leaving only [-] places for pure scholars.

But this time, there are the most pure scholars who have taken the Yenching University exam.

According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 1 people.

This shows how fierce the competition is.

And the students who can enter Yenching University, they don't think they are better than those who have been eliminated.

Because among those scholars who have been eliminated, many of them are long-established figures.

And the 500 of them were able to overtake those long-established figures and enter the Yenching University because of Xiang Minzhong's wit.

As the saying goes, several families are happy, and naturally some are sad.

Amidst the cheers of the first batch of [-] Yenching University students, Xiang Minzhong made people slowly close the gate of Yenching University.

And being blocked outside the door, more than 1 scholars looked ashen.

They were filled with resentment, resentment, and helplessness.

That door, like a moat, straddles the middle, making them feel the difference between heaven and earth.

From now on, we are people from two worlds.

They felt the toughness of the court of the Great Yan Kingdom, the real toughness.

The country of Yan longs for talents, the country of Yan needs talents, but the country of Yan does not seek talents.

"Brother Zhang, this old bastard Xiang Minzhong is too hateful. In terms of talent and learning, you are No. 1 among us. Now you are dismissed, there must be some tricks in it. From my younger brother's point of view, His Majesty imprisoned the descendants of the saints, and now you are no. Suppressing us Confucian scholars in this way is definitely going to attack us Confucianism, we can't sit still and wait for death."

Now that things have happened, there are naturally many villains who have begun to come forward to continue bewitching.

The person called Brother Zhang had a gloomy face. After the person finished speaking, he glanced at the person coldly, "Wu Hao, do you think I'm stupid?"

Wu Hao was taken aback for a moment, and said in astonishment, "Brother Zhang, what do you mean?"

The person called Brother Zhang said coldly: "You and the people behind you want to embarrass Your Majesty, but you shouldn't treat me as a pawn. After listening to your slander, I delayed my career once. Do you think I will do it again?" Do you want to listen?

snort!farewell! "

"Brother Zhang, Brother Zhang, listen to me! Brother Zhang, where are you going?"

"Go to Jinling, sign up for Jinling University, half a month later than Yenching University, I hope there is time..."

After being reminded by that brother Zhang, all the scholars thought of going to Jinling.

Without saying anything, they turned around and left.

The scene at the gate of Yenching University was naturally told to Yang Qi by Peng Pai.

After Yang Qi heard the news, he smiled cheerfully: "I knew that Xiang Minzhong would not disappoint my expectations, he really has a way to deal with those little guys.

Those little guys have been taught a lesson, and they will naturally learn to behave later.

Since they intend to go to Jinling, I will follow suit and give them another chance.

They sent people to Jinling Mansion to deliver an edict that Jinling University would open two more subjects, enroll [-] more students, and postpone the enrollment for [-] days. "

Hearing this, Peng Pai admired from the side: "Your Majesty is wise..."

Yang Qi shook his head and said with a smile: "There is nothing wise or not. They are determined to serve the country, and I naturally want to give them a way to serve the country. What's more, this move will not only defeat the conspiracy of those people behind it, but also recruit a large number of available talents for me. , I would rather not do it.

Confucianism is deeply rooted, and we cannot eradicate it all at once. We can only cut off its roots step by step until we have the strength to uproot it. "

"This subordinate understands, and this subordinate will pass on the decree."

……

Time flies, two days have passed.

Yang Qi changed into casual clothes, took a few followers, and went to the gate of Yanjing City.

As soon as I arrived at the gate of Yanjing City, I saw a group of chariots and horses slowly approaching from a distance.

Yang Qi hurried up to meet him.

On the large carriage, the owner of the carriage saw Yang Qi, stopped the carriage immediately, jumped out of the carriage in a hurry, and trotted to meet Yang Qi.

The two approached.

One of them bowed deeply and saluted, "Chen Su Yijian sees Your Majesty..."

Yang Qi stepped forward, raised Su Yijian, and said with emotion: "You have been staying in Suzhou and Hangzhou for more than half a year, and I thought you would not come back..."

Su Yijian said with a wry smile: "I really want to come back, but I dare not come back because I haven't completed the government affairs you have given me."

Yang Qitiao laughed and said, "So, the property in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places has been divided equally?"

Su Yijian nodded slowly, and said with emotion: "This errand is much more difficult than my minister's governing the Southern Kingdom. The things found out can be said to be shocking."

Decades of grievances, once uncovered, will definitely be shocking.

This was expected by Yang Qi.

Yang Qi tugged Su Yijian and said, "Let's go back to the palace and talk about it. I've already prepared food and wine, and I'm waiting to wash you off."

Su Yijian was taken aback, and said pleasantly: "Is there any wine? I haven't drunk alcohol for half a year, so go quickly."

After the two monarchs and ministers returned to the palace.

Immediately, the food and wine were served, and they chatted while eating.

Su Yijian drank three cups in a row, and he was so excited that he could drink it all the time if Yang Qi didn't stop him.

"Don't worry, I promise you a pot of wine today, so this pot of wine is yours, no one will grab it from you, you can keep it and drink it slowly, or tell me about things in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places."

Su Yijian heard the words, immediately hugged the wine pot in his arms, and said: "I first arrived in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and with the help of Lu Duan, I quickly quelled the rebellion in Suzhou and Hangzhou.

Then the local fields were checked.

After the minister's investigation, in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places, millions of acres of land have been hidden for decades.

It can be said that the powerful families are connected and the land is annexed, which can be said to be shocking.

If it weren't for this investigation, we wouldn't be able to find these.

With millions of acres of land, how much less tax will be paid to the court every year?
The decades pile up and the numbers get even bigger.

These big landlords took advantage of this one by one to eat their brains full of fat.

Your Majesty, do you know?
The dirty money confiscated by the minister amounted to ten million taels. "

Hearing this number, Yang Qi's heart twitched subconsciously.

You must know that with the Nanguo money bank following the footsteps, the liquid silver taels that can be obtained today are only one hundred million taels.

The Nanguo Money Bank's business has spread across this large area of ​​land, connecting nearly eight countries.

The silver deposits of big landlords in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places are actually comparable to one-tenth of the southern money banks.

This shows the prosperity of Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places.

Su Yijian continued: "Among them, the most terrifying one is the Kong family in Jeju Prefecture. In Qufu, there are more than 400 million acres of arable land, and the Kong family accounts for half of it. Half of the people in Qufu are working for the Kong family..."

Yang Qi frowned slowly, and asked, "Why didn't you mention anything about the Kong family in your memorial to me?"

Su Yijian smiled wryly and said: "The Kong family has a lot of ties to it. I have no way to investigate them, so naturally I can't tell His Majesty."

Yang Qi's eyes were slightly cold, and he said in a low voice: "Is someone blocking it?"

Su Yijian's face became even more bitter, "It's not just that someone blocked it, the officials of the entire Jeju Prefecture, when they heard that the Kong family was going to be raided, they all stumbled.

Even some officials outside the Jeju government tripped up the officials.

There are also people who stand up blatantly, scolding the minister and humiliating the saint's family, they want to fight the minister desperately.

If it were not for the protection of soldiers and horses, I am afraid that I will not be able to come out after entering the Jeju Mansion.

Of course, the minister didn't dare to forcibly raid the Kong family just because they had soldiers.

Otherwise, it is very likely to provoke a violent civil uprising. "

Yang Qi clenched his fists subconsciously, and then slowly relaxed, he smiled slowly: "It's fine if there's no search, after all, it's the saint's family, so we should give the saint some face."

Hearing this, Su Yijian looked at Yang Qi in astonishment.

Yang Qi raised his eyebrows and said, "What are you doing looking at me like that?"

Su Yijian said suspiciously: "I just want to see if your Majesty has changed during the time I left the capital?"

"how you said that?"

"I am very familiar with Your Majesty. In my understanding, Your Majesty is a person who hates evil and never compromises. Today I heard that the Kong family occupied nearly 200 million acres of fertile land, and they let it go lightly. It shouldn't be ah."

Yang Qi glanced at Su Yijian angrily, "Then what do you want me to do, lead the army to kill, and raze the Kong family to the ground?"

Su Yijian's heart skipped a beat, and she hurriedly said: "That's not dare, if His Majesty really does this, there will be a lot of smoke."

Yang Qi spread his hands, and said helplessly: "That's not the end...Since I can't do anything to the Kong family for the time being, I can only bear with it and make a long-term plan. Do you know that after Kong Lianjie was detained by me, he wrote a letter There are tens of thousands of memorials to intercede for him.

By the way, one of them was written by you. "

Su Yijian heard the words, and said seriously: "In my opinion, Kong Lianjie's actions can be said to be a crime worthy of death. However, his identity is very implicated, and His Majesty has to deal with it properly.

Besides, not all descendants of saints are like this.

When I was in Jeju Prefecture, I met several Confucian family members. They were all knowledgeable and reasonable, and could distinguish right from wrong, but because of their status, they could not be reused.

The reason why I wrote the letter to His Majesty was because I was afraid that His Majesty would kill all the Kong family members in anger. "

Yang Qi smiled wryly: "In your eyes, I am such a bloodthirsty butcher?"

Su Yijian smiled dryly.

Yang Qi sighed: "Just because I often kill people doesn't mean I'm really bloodthirsty. It's just that when something happens, among the many solutions, killing is the fastest and most convenient way. Only killing can solve the problem." Let people remember the lesson deeply.

As for the matter of the Kong family, I know the depth of it, so it is naturally impossible to use violent means.

I just imprisoned Kong Lianjie, and there are tens of thousands of pleading memorials.

If I kill him, I'm afraid there will be tens of thousands of resignation memorials on my desk. "

"Hey... I still count on them to govern the tens of thousands of people in the Great Yan Kingdom."

Su Yijian glanced at Yang Qi suspiciously, and muttered in a low voice: "I think, Your Majesty, you are not someone who just sits and waits to die."

Yang Qi rolled his eyes and said coldly, "What are you talking about in a low voice?"

Su Yijian hurriedly said, "I didn't say anything."

Yang Qi said with a straight face, "I heard everything."

Su Yijian smiled awkwardly: "I just feel that His Majesty will not let those cancerous tumors in the Kong family continue to harm the country of Great Yan so easily."

Yang Qi grinned suddenly, "You still know me well, come here, I'll show you something good."

Su Yijian quickly stood up and followed Yang Qi to the dragon case.

On the dragon case, there was a white cloth, which was lifted to reveal a huge cowhide.

A strange map was drawn on the leather.

Yang Qi nodded casually, and said, "This is my Great Yan Country..."

Su Yijian stared at her eyes, and said in amazement: "I, Big Yan, can't be so small."

Yang Qi said helplessly: "Actually, my Dayan is just that small."

Su Yijian shook her head like a rattle, and said firmly: "I don't believe it, where did you get such a picture, Your Majesty, to deceive me."

Yang Qi said frankly: "I didn't lie to you. I found this picture in an ancient "Shan Hai Jing". According to the comparison in "Shan Hai Jing", the description in it is basically the same as this picture. match.

In other words, this is what our world really looks like.

And our Great Yan Kingdom is only a very small part. "

Even though the facts were in front of her eyes, Su Yijian still shook her head in disbelief.

After all, if he believed in the things on this map, many things that had been stored in his mind for decades would be smashed to pieces.

Moreover, there is only one ancient "Shan Hai Jing" that can prove that the things on this picture are true. No one knows if there is something tricky in it.

Next, no matter how Yang Qi explained, Su Yijian kept shaking her head and said she didn't believe it.

In the end, Yang Qi didn't expect to win Su Yijian's trust anymore. He sighed and said, "It's up to you whether you believe it or not. Anyway, the task I entrusted to you now is to make the people of Great Yan Kingdom believe that this picture is real."

Su Yijian said in astonishment: "What are you doing?"

Yang Qi raised his eyebrows and said: "Why? Of course, it is to dig out the foundation of Confucianism. Tell me, if the people really believe that the things on this picture are true, many of the sayings in Confucianism, right? Has it become a nonsense?"

The corners of Su Yijian's mouth twitched in horror: "Even if the common people really believe in this thing, the Taoists will be most affected."

Yang Qi said with a half-smile: "Once the common people believe that this picture is true, then the theory of round heaven and earth will be broken. If at this time, someone sets up a new theory to explain the existence of this world, you say that Confucianism is in Under this impact, can we still stand firm?"

Su Yijian gritted his teeth and said: "Confucianism can stand out among hundreds of schools, and it naturally has its advantages. It cannot be overthrown by one or two theories."

(End of this chapter)