At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Huang Xian's face was calm and calm, and he stood in the main hall after coming out of the queue.

Not long after, he took off his hat, revealing his pale hair.

Huang Xian leaned over and placed his hat on the ground, then stood up.

Cheng De looked at Huang Xian and frowned slightly. The other ministers looked at Huang Xian in surprise.

"Your Majesty, I have risked my life to remonstrate with you. Today's scholars are not attached to the Ming Dynasty. From my perspective, it is actually because Duke Yansheng of the Ming Dynasty failed to return to his throne. Looking at all the dynasties, if Duke Yansheng is there, then As long as the country is here, there will be no shortage of scholars who will govern the country and govern the people."

"Your Majesty has now eliminated Chen Han, and the south will be unified. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, the hearts of the scholars in the world will be attached to the Ming Dynasty, and for the long-term plan of the Ming Dynasty, I sincerely request your Majesty to enthrone 'Yan Shenggong'."

After saying that, Huang Xian bowed his head to the ground and couldn't kneel down.

Cheng De's face immediately turned cold, and his eyes were as gloomy as water.

He glanced at Huang Xian coldly.

"In your opinion, Huang Xian, the world's scholars would not be interested in the Ming Dynasty without Yan Shenggong?"

Cheng De's tone was as cold as a knife, and all the ministers fell silent.

This was the first time they had seen His Majesty so angry. The Emperor's anger was like thunder falling, making people afraid to look directly at him.

Huang Xian still didn't look up, "That's exactly what I mean."

Cheng Dehan said: "This Ming Dynasty was snatched from the Yuan Dynasty by me and my brothers with swords and swords. Later, civil servants helped to govern it, and today we have it. How can the hearts of the scholars in the world not be attached to it? It depends on you. Huang Xianzhi said, the blood that I and your brothers have shed, as well as the efforts of the civil servants who have made great contributions, are not worth the efforts of a Duke Yansheng?"

"In my opinion, with all the brothers here and the civil servants of the dynasty here, plus I am diligent in political affairs, benevolent and caring for the people, the hearts of the scholars in the world should naturally belong to the Ming Dynasty. If they do not, then they will annihilate themselves from the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty is here, and they can’t step into the Ming Dynasty’s officialdom for a day, that’s what I think.”

"Huang Xian, do you still think that without Yan Shenggong, the world's scholars will not be attracted to the Ming Dynasty?"

Cheng De's voice was as cold as the cold wind, blowing into the ears and making people shiver.

All the ministers in the court lowered their heads and did not dare to look directly.

They all felt a cold sweat in their hearts for Huang Xian.

Huang Xian, doesn't he know that His Majesty has never had a good impression of the 'Yanshenggong'?

Although Your Majesty may not know it, the ‘Yanshenggong’ in this world can be divided into north and south.

But no one dared to contradict Cheng De and raise this matter with him.

After all, His Majesty's previous attitude had already shown that he did not have a good impression of Yan Shenggong.

It is estimated that he was dragged out before he finished speaking.

Huang Xian still put his head on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, I think this is exactly what I said. If you don't accept what I said, the Ming Dynasty will be in danger!"

Cheng De was so angry that he stood up from the dragon chair and walked down the jade steps step by step. When he reached the last step, Cheng De suddenly pulled out the four-foot-long knife hanging from his waist.

"Zheng!"

There was a sound and all the officials were shocked.

Could it be said that Your Majesty will be spilled with blood in the court today?

Isn't Your Majesty afraid of what the world's scholars say?

Cheng De put the knife on Huang Xian's neck and looked down at him, "Huang Xian, do you really think that I dare not kill you? Do you know that for what you just said, I can punish you for the crime of misleading people with your evil words? Aren’t you afraid of death?”

Huang Xian still didn't raise his head, "Your Majesty, I just took off my official hat and already expressed my intention."

Cheng De was stunned on the spot. He looked at Huang Xian kneeling on the ground and fell into thought.

The ministers all looked at him from the corner of their eyes and wiped their sweat away.

This Huang Xian is really not afraid of death!

A moment.

Cheng De put away his sword, turned around and faced the dragon chair, with his back to the ministers.

"Huang Xian, don't you know the integrity of 'Yanshenggong'?"

After hearing Cheng De's words, Huang Xian answered: "Your Majesty, you don't know something. The Confucian family in the world is divided into Southern Confucius and Northern Confucius."

Cheng De was stunned. He turned to look at Huang Xian, "Get up and answer!" Huang Xian was not polite, stood up directly, and said: "During the "Jingkang" period, the Jin soldiers went south, and after Song Gaozong established a small court in the south, Kong Duanyou, the then Duke of Yansheng, was immediately summoned to the south to show his orthodoxy. Kong Duanyou took the Kaimu statues of Confucius and Qi Guan's wife to build the Confucius family temple in Quzhou, Zhejiang, which was the southern sect of the Confucius family. The Jin Dynasty also emphasized legitimacy. , Kong Duancao, the younger brother of Kong Duanyou, was granted the title of Duke Yansheng, and he was asked to preside over the sacrifices at the Confucius Temple in Qufu, Shandong Province, which is the northern sect of the Kong family."

"After the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, Kublai Khan discovered that there was another Yanshenggong named Kong Zhu in the south, so he wanted to recall him to the north. Kong Zhu refused Kublai Khan's canonization on the grounds that he had to guard his ancestral graves in the south for several generations. Meng Yuan then A new Duke Yansheng was ennobled, but there were several changes later. During the Yanyou period of the Yuan Dynasty, it is said that a Kong family who changed his surname from Yuan Dynasty was granted the title of Duke Yanshenggong."

"The world is in chaos and China is in turmoil. The Northern Confucius enjoys all the honors in the world, while the Southern Confucius is as scattered as grass and trees. However, in terms of integrity, the Southern Confucius has not lost the teachings of Confucius on etiquette, justice and integrity."

"Wei Chen believes that in the Ming Dynasty, Confucius of the south should be regarded as the Duke of Yansheng, so as to set an example for the world's scholars and win the hearts of the world's scholars. As for Bei Kong, let's not mention it."

After Cheng De listened, he glanced at Huang Xian and then at the ministers, "Are Huang Xian's words false? Li Aiqing, tell me?"

Hearing Cheng De call his name, Li Shanchang stepped out of the queue, then bowed respectfully and said: "Your Majesty, Huang Xian's words are absolutely correct as far as I know."

Cheng De was silent.

He climbed up the twelve jade steps and sat back on the dragon chair.

After sitting down, Cheng De glanced at the ministers and asked, "How many of the descendants of Nan Kong are of upright character now?"

The ministers remained silent.

Cheng De then looked at Huang Xian and said, "Huang Xian, follow my will, find the descendants of Nankong, and then bring them into Nanjing City. I will consider their character and learning before deciding to bring Yan The Holy Duke' conferred upon whom."

Huang Xian was stunned, and then said with great joy, "Your Majesty, you are wise!"

"Your Majesty is wise!" the ministers echoed.

Cheng De looked at the scene before him calmly and sighed in his heart: The influence of Confucianism is so terrifying.

Cheng De felt slightly comforted when he thought of the Ming Military Academy, the Ming Academy of Sciences, and the Ming Academy.

Ten years of trees, a hundred years of trees.

It will take time for them to grow up.

And they will definitely be able to compete with Confucian influence in the future.

Ugh.

A long way to go.

He was thinking about the future of Ming Dynasty.

Ming Dynasty must not repeat the mistakes of the past and the reincarnation of the laws of historical cycles.

Cheng De thought of this and glanced at Li Ru.

Li Ru hurriedly shouted: "Retreat from the court!"

"Farewell Your Majesty!" All the ministers saluted.

After Cheng De left Xuanzheng Hall, he went directly to Qinzheng Hall.

Cheng Debing withdrew and stayed alone in the Xuanzheng Hall.

Cheng De, who had something in his mind, arrived at the Qinzheng Hall, but contrary to usual, he did not immediately handle the matter with the memorial.

Instead, he walked to a large box in Qinzheng Palace. This box was made of special materials and had only one lock and one key in the world.

The key is in Cheng De's hand.

After opening the big box, a small wooden box was revealed inside. After opening the small wooden box, a booklet was revealed, with "Top Secret of Tuqiang" written clearly on it.

Cheng De flipped through "Top Secret of Tu Qiang" and in the blank space above, he wrote in pinyin:

In the new Ming Dynasty, the influence of Confucianism was too heavy. If this continues, it will inevitably be unable to escape the law of historical destruction cycles.

After thinking about it again and again, we must continue to promote science in the Ming Dynasty Academy and the Ming Military Academy. We must also actively support innovative talents in various industries and encourage them to write books. There is no need to control too tightly in thinking and adopt the learning of Huang and Lao. Rule by doing nothing, giving the people of Ming Dynasty enough space to think freely, so that they can relax their minds

After finishing writing, Cheng De sighed, "I'm going to work on it slowly. I hope that in my lifetime, I can set the direction of the Ming Dynasty and lay a strong enough foundation."

After locking it again, Cheng De called Li Ru in.

"Li Ru, if you pass on my decree and the imperial censor Huang Xian dares to speak out and give advice, I will reward you with a hundred pieces of silk and a hundred taels of gold."

When Li Ru heard the words, he bowed and responded: "I obey the order!"

Afterwards, Li Ru left, Cheng De's eyes were a little complicated. (End of chapter)