After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 123 Questioning the Great Confucians

"It's not good at all!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "By doing this, they are out of touch with the common people. They are simply putting themselves in a higher level than the common people. Those scholars sing every day to cultivate themselves and govern the country and the world, and read the book of sages and sages. It's for the benefit of the common people, but I always feel that I am more noble than the common people. Isn't this the same as that and building an archway?"

He used to be a peasant. When he was a peasant, when he saw those scholars, he felt a little inferior, and felt that those scholars were superior to him.Now that he is the emperor, he hates their self-righteousness.

"I just have this opportunity now. I want to suppress those scholars who claim to be lofty!" Zhu Yuanzhang said, "Erhu, let the Hanlin Academy publish it on a large scale and distribute it all over the country."

"Those scholars who pretend to be lofty and don't want to watch me don't care, the people just want to watch it."

"Chongba, there are probably not many people who are literate." Queen Ma said.

"There are not many people who can read. Could it be that there are not even one or two literate people in a village? Impossible!" Zhu Yuanzhang said.

"Basically, there are several child students in every village, and those who fail the exam will go back to the village. The text in this book is so simple that they can definitely understand it, and then read it to the people."

"Breaking the Sphere" is so attractive. It is estimated that only those who have a reputation as a scholar will be arrogant and unwilling to watch it. There are even some talented and beautiful women who don't watch it on the surface, but watch it secretly."

"It makes sense. I have secretly read The Story of the West Chamber before." Queen Ma said, "However, large-scale publication requires a lot of money. Do you have to use the national treasury?"

"The first volume is free for them to read." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "If you want to read the second volume, you will have to pay for it. We guess that there will be at least ten volumes in this book, and the cost will definitely be recovered by then, and you will even be able to earn money. Big money."

"Is there going to be a fee starting from Chapter 8?" Queen Ma was dumbfounded.

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"Your Majesty, Liu Bowen and the others also said that there is something wrong with the content of this book." Erhu said.

"What's the problem?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked.

"They said that the content of this book is vigorously promoting personal love, hatred, and hatred, without any idea of ​​being loyal to the monarch, and without promoting the Confucian benevolence and morality." Erhu said, "Once the people pay too much attention to their own thoughts, it will be detrimental to the people. the rule of the imperial court."

Confucianism has always been a tool for the feudal ruling class to imprison the minds of the common people, and it is quite easy to use.

"Nonsense." However, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think so. "We were born as peasants, and we know the thoughts of the bottom peasants. The people will only react when they are hungry and starve to death, and it has nothing to do with Confucianism. ."

"If the people can't survive, no matter how ruthless Confucianism is to fool the people, they should turn against it or have to turn against it."

"Let the people live well, even if it is ruled by a foreign court, they will still not rebel."

"Erhu, go and ask Liu Bowen, Lu Chang, Song Lian." Zhu Yuanzhang said, "If Confucianism really works, why did you Han scholars see that they were enslaved by foreign races, why didn't you kill yourself for righteousness? I want to be an official of Hu Yuan's court. Since I have chosen to be an official of Hu Yuan, I should be loyal to Hu Yuan. Why did I abandon Hu Yuan and follow our Zhu Yuanzhang when he saw that Hu Yuan's court was about to collapse? Isn't this two disloyalty? Now? Where has the loyalty to the king that you verbally respected gone?"

Erhu and Empress Ma trembled upon hearing this, and Zhu Yuanzhang's rhetorical question was even more powerful than a knife.

Since ancient times, Confucianism has been ignorant of the people at the lowest level.Smart people like Liu Bowen, Lu Chang, and Song Lian cannot be fooled.

At the critical moment, they will know the current affairs to be the hero, and the good birds will choose the wood to perch.

And the people at the bottom, as long as they can survive.Therefore, Confucianism can help the imperial court to consolidate its rule, but it is actually a lie and cannot play a crucial role.

The only function of Confucianism is to make people more ignorant and hinder the development of society.

"According to the purpose!" Erhu said.

"Also, ask them again, who will pay for the book printing. We used to be farmers, and farmers don't like to read books that are too profound, so this book must be published on a large scale."

"Isn't it bad for a scholar to live close to the common people? Why do you have to be high on your own?"

"Close to the life of the people, and better be able to cultivate one's self-cultivation, align the family, govern the country and the world."

"As ordered!"

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Hanlin Academy.

Liu Bowen, Song Lian, Gao Qi and others are discussing how to make a memorial to the emperor and impeach this book.The crowd was full of confidence, and they all felt that once their memorials were handed in, there would be no reason for Emperor Zhu not to ban the book.

However, at this moment, the two tigers appeared.

"Your Majesty's decree!" Erhu said.

The crowd listened and immediately knelt down to receive the decree.

"Liu Bowen, Song Lian, Lu Chang, Gao Qi, do you all think that Confucianism can stabilize the rule of the imperial court?" Erhu took a beating and said, "If Confucianism really works, you Han family. Scholars, when they saw that the world of the Han family was occupied by Hu Yuan, why didn't they commit suicide and sacrifice their lives for justice, and even became an official of Hu Yuan's court?

Since you have become officials of Hu Yuan's court, you should always be loyal to Hu Yuan's court. Why did you choose to turn against Hu Yuan and follow our Zhu Yuanzhang when you saw that Hu Yuan's court was about to collapse?

Haven't you, have been unfaithful twice?

The words of the sages, the spirit of the descendants of Yan and Huang, and the concepts of the rulers, ministers, fathers and sons, have all gone to the belly of the dog? "

When the ministers heard the words, they knelt on the ground, sweating profusely, and did not dare to speak.

Zhu Yuanzhang's words were too cruel. Just two infidelities were enough to kill their heads, and the killing was justifiable.

Whether they are dead or alive now is a matter of Zhu Yuanzhang's words.The crowd trembled, afraid to hear from Erhu that Emperor Zhu wanted to kill them.

"The four gentlemen don't need to be afraid." Erhu has always respected these scholars and said, "The emperor just asked me to ask you, who should pay for the printing of books."

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The crowd let out a heavy sigh and almost fell to the ground.

It turned out that Emperor Zhu did not intend to kill them, but just wanted them to pay for printing books.

"Back to the emperor, the money for printing books should naturally come from the Hanlin Academy." Liu Bowen said.

"Breaking the Heavens" not only needs to be printed, but also needs to be printed more often, so that people all over the world can read it." Song Lian said.

"If that's the case, then the minister will go back and report to the emperor." Erhu said, "In the end, His Majesty also said two words, isn't it bad for scholars to be close to the common people, why should they think of themselves as high as they are? Being close to the common people is more conducive to the self-cultivation of scholars. The Qi family will govern the country and bring peace to the world."

"Respectfully send off General Erhu." The crowd said respectfully for the rest of their lives after the catastrophe.

(End of this chapter)