My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 159
Eliminate hidden dangers?

The Kong family?
"Ding Guogong, the Kong family will not rebel! They have made great contributions to the country!" Yuan Gang's tone was almost crying.

Xu Jingchang calmed down instead, "Yuan Yushi, you made it clear to me that you were confused when you came to the Kong family. This matter is no longer the Kong family. The thousand-year-old family is there, and they claim to be masters and disciples." Scholars spread all over the government and the public. This is a force capable of controlling the world. In our Ming Dynasty, there was only one emperor, and the Kong family was also the ministers of the Ming Dynasty, don’t you think so?”

Yuan Gang nodded foolishly, could it be wrong!
It's just what are you going to do?

"Mr. Dingguo, the subordinate upholds the righteous way and wrote a letter of impeachment. Now I think it is a mistake for the subordinate. If you want to kill or cut, just do it. I just ask you not to force the subordinate!"

Xu Jingchang smiled and shook his head, "Yuan Yushi, why are you so confused? I didn't say you were wrong, on the contrary, I agree with you. Of course I agree with you to close the Xuwang Temple. This is a matter of course. You are right, and I still want to thank you. But I hope you can take a step forward, show more courage, change the wrong ideas of scholars all over the world, and release them from the prison of disciples of Confucius and Mencius. They understand that they are scholars of the Ming Dynasty, and they want to share weal and woe with the Ming Dynasty, instead of learning from the Confucians, seeking to survive through the ages and stand firm. This is not acceptable! This kind of thinking is also inconsistent with Confucian principles of loyalty."

Xu Jingchang was persuasive and persuasive, but in Yuan Gang's ears, it was no less than the devil's voice demanding his life.

"Duke Ding, the whole court is full of loyal ministers. Only the family of Confucius can last forever. No one dares to expect to be like the Kong family. I hope Duke Ding will hold his hand high!"

Xu Jingchang laughed again, "Since ancient times, there have been no two suns in the sky and no two masters in the country. It is unreasonable for the Kong family to be superior. I believe you when you say that the Kong family is a family of benevolence, filial piety and loyalty. After all, there are no members of the Kong family." , climbed up and called out, and came out to rebel. But every time the dynasty changes, the Kong family will stand up to welcome the new king. Seeing the Kong family surrender, many spineless scholar-bureaucrats also surrendered. Then follow the new king, continue to be prosperous, High-ranking officials and rich salary... Among other things, the Zheng family that was just split up by His Majesty's decree is like this. Even if you don't want to learn from the Confucius family, there are still people who want to learn from it, and it has been passed down for hundreds of years."

Xu Jingchang's words were completely based on Yuan Gang's words to block his mouth... and basically Xu Jingchang also made Kong's problem clear.

This is not a matter of discussing how the Kong family is. In the final analysis, whoever has the final say!
A family that pursues continuous inheritance is definitely different from those benevolent people who are willing to live and die with the country when facing national crises.

"Yuan Yushi, when I tell you this, I also persuade you to put state affairs first. As a loyal minister, you shouldn't refuse!"

Yuan Gang is already speechless, stop talking, let me die!

At this moment Zhu Di suddenly said: "Ding Guogong has already made his words clear, Yuan Gang, you should know what to do!"

Yuan Gang trembled all over, raised his head slightly, looked at Zhu Di with serious eyes, and immediately lowered his head again.

Cold sweat dripped down his temples, he thought over and over again, turned his heart, gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, I am talking nonsense, and I would rather cut myself to pieces than complain. It's just that the Confucian family is the foundation of Confucianism, and they are scholars all over the world." Shake the Confucian family, the world will be in chaos, and the country will fail. I implore Your Majesty, you must not disrespect the sages!"

Yuan Gang obviously lost his sense of proportion. What he said didn't dissuade Zhu Di from his thoughts, on the contrary, it made Zhu Di more convinced of Xu Jingchang's words.

Confucianism, Confucianism, officials and gentry... These three cooperate with each other to form the biggest force in the world today.Even if you are the emperor, you have to bow your head.

But I, Zhu Lao Si, just refused to admit defeat.

With a corner of Beiping, Jing Nan succeeded and won the world.

At this time, facing the Confucian officials and gentry, I can also reverse their thinking.

Apart from the Zhu family, there can be no other family in this world!

"Is it true that I don't respect the sages? Nankong crossed the river and inherited loyalty. I admire them very much. Fang is a sage, and he is worthy of loyalty. On the contrary, some people abandon the teachings of their ancestors and lose all the face of the sages, but they still have face." Make me fear them? It's almost laughable!"

Zhu Di spoke harshly, and angrily reprimanded: "Yuan Gang, you should write it now and clearly describe the crimes committed by the Confucian family. If you don't write it, I will cut off your head!"

Yuan Gang was startled for a moment, then suddenly fell down and said nothing.

Zhu Di was also furious when he saw this.

OK!

You want to die, right?
Then I will fulfill you!

Just as he was about to make an order, Xu Jingchang hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I ask Rong Chen to say a few more words to Yuan Yushi."

Zhu Di reluctantly agreed, "Okay then, if he still refuses to repent, I won't be polite. I have already killed thousands of troops, and I still care about him?"

There is no need to doubt Zhu Di's murderous intentions. Xu Jingchang knelt down, first sighed lightly, and then said: "Yuan Yushi, you are an honest and upright speaker. If you impeach me, you are speaking out of justice. I don't resent you. On the contrary, I wish you There are people like you all over the dynasty. But you should also have the courage to face the reality. The situation of the Kong family is already very clear. One is the hereditary Yan Shenggong, and the other is the family of saints that scholars all over the world look up to. It's over."

"When the water is full, it will overflow, and when the moon is full, it will lose money. Can't all the good things in the world fall to their families? Either abolish the title of Duke Yansheng, or let the world's scholars give up their status as disciples of Confucius and Mencius, or stop worshiping Confucius. ... At least one of these three things should be done, don't you think?"

Yuan Gang was dumbfounded when he heard this. If he really did this, he would become a Confucian sinner, and he would be the heinous one.

He kept shaking his head, desperately refusing.

Xu Jingchang gradually became serious, and said with a faint smile: "So, I was wrong, Yuan Yushi didn't put the truth in his heart first...You impeach me, it's just to gain fame, to invite favor directly What a disappointment, I thought I met a real Confucian scholar, it is really disappointing!"

Yuan Gang shook his head in pain, struggled for a while, and finally said: "Where the Tao lies, there is no turning back. It's just that this matter is related to sages and sages, and it will shake the foundation of the country. I would rather die than be a sinner through the ages!"

If you don't want to do it, then die!
Zhu Di frowned, and wanted to kill again.

Xu Jingchang pondered and said again and again: "Yuan Yushi, since you are unwilling to choose, can you write an article to explain the harm of this matter clearly, and let the world judge."

Yuan Gang still shook his head, "I, I don't know what harm this matter does, I, I don't know how to write."

At this moment, Yuan Gang only felt his eyes go dark, and something was thrown in front of him.

Looking quickly, it was the memorial he wrote to Zhu Di, and it contained all the things he impeached the Xu family.

Zhu Di snorted, "Didn't you see it clearly and write it clearly! Just follow this and replace Zhongshan Wang and Xu's family with Yan Shenggong and Kong's family!"

Yuan Gang stared at the memorabilia on the ground, almost crying.

Is this self-inflicted, lifting a rock and shooting yourself in the foot?

He was unwilling in every way, but what could be done now that the matter had come to this.

He could only tremble, picked up the writing brush sent by the eunuch, fell on the ground, and began to write intermittently... It took him half an hour to finish writing.

The moment he stopped writing, it seemed as if all the strength in his body had been drained.

He collapsed limply, out of breath, and didn't even have the strength to speak.

Xu Jingchang was quite concerned about him, so he took what he had written and handed it to Zhu Di, then he winked at the eunuch, and soon brought a bowl of lotus seed soup with honey.

"Yuan Yushi, please use it."

Yuan Gang lowered his head and thanked softly.

Then took a sip, warm and sweet, straight into the heart and lungs.

There is such a delicious thing in the world, why didn't I know it before?
At this moment, he really walked around the gate of hell several times, and then came back again.

I can't ask for death.

There are mixed feelings in my heart, I can't explain clearly.

At this time, Zhu Di looked at this thing, thought about it again and again, and then slowly said: "The courtiers of all dynasties have formed cliques for personal gain, emptied the imperial power, and committed evil... I can see some clues to the reason for this."

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty, the Confucian Mansion has a long heritage and a prominent position. Looking around the world, there are all disciples of Confucius and Mencius. There are so many new scholars every year, and they all claim to be disciples of Confucius and Mencius. All the great families in the world follow the example of the saint's house... …The so-called family country is the world, and the family is in front of the country, so it’s no wonder that there are many national policies, but they just can’t be pushed.”

Zhu Di took it for granted. Over the past year, the resistance encountered was the same.

You want to promote the status of craftsmen, but the scholars obstruct you in every possible way. They want to promote loans to facilitate the common people, and they ruin the jobs of the gentry.There are also many obstacles to rectify fiscal and taxation.

The gentry always wanted to pay less tax and take advantage of more.

Even if the country encounters fiscal and tax shortages and the treasury is empty, they won't care. Anyway, Ming Dynasty is still alive, and it has nothing to do with us.

Great Yuan, Great Song, Great Tang, Great Han... How many dynasties have we sent away, not bad for you!
Scholars are aloof, alienated from the country, and unwilling to share their fate... In the final analysis, they are an existence beyond the dynasty.

And the representative of all this is the Kong family!
They exist and enjoy the glory and wealth, which shows that the dynasty can't do anything to them.

"Scholars in the world are blessed, and there are very few who can be loyal to the country. This is a problem from the root." Zhu Di gritted his teeth, burning with anger.

"Xu Jingchang, you gave three prescriptions, which one do you think I should start with and make changes?"

Xu Jingchang thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, I want you to tell me that even the Emperor Taizu recognized Yan Shenggong's inheritance from generation to generation. Your Majesty doesn't need to abolish the title. It's just a matter of spending a little more salary."

Zhu Di frowned, nodded for a while and said, "What about the others?"

"With so many scholars in the world, it is neither realistic nor feasible to ask them to give up their status as disciples of Confucius and Mencius."

"Then the only way to stop offering sacrifices to Confucius?"

"It's not stopping." Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "I'm thinking about it. It's okay to sacrifice Confucius, but the imperial court can't participate, or the standards can't be too high, just leave it to the local yamen. Those loyal officials and heroes who really need the imperial court to sacrifice, this is the Ming Dynasty. fundamental!"

Zhu Di thought for a while, then nodded vigorously and said, "Good!"

(End of this chapter)