Kangxi, your Qing Dynasty is dead

Chapter 112 Reverse, Reverse, Really Reverse! (ask for subscription, ask for monthly pass)

In the second hall of Duolong's governor's office, Governor of Liangjiang, several cups of tea were exuding a fragrant aroma.Because the weather was a bit hot, Duolong had already changed into thin casual clothes without a hat, waving a fan, and urging Jie Shu and Geng Jingzhong to be crowned.

Duolong used to be the head of the guard stall outside the Qianqing Gate, and he was an old acquaintance with Jie Shu and Geng Jingzhong, so they didn't hold their hands anymore, and they all changed their clothes, just sitting there and talking to each other. Doron chatted and laughed.Echu, Mahu, and Liang Huafeng, the three local officials in Liangjiang and Jiangsu, and Wang Zhongxiao, Cao Xi, Cao Yin, and Shi Lang, the four people called by Duolong and Jieshu to accompany them, have also changed. The clothes fell off.

While talking and laughing happily, the big guys waited to taste the banquet prepared by Governor Liangjiang's yamen to cleanse the dust.

Wang Zhongxiao was appreciating their demeanor as an important minister, while looking at Shi Lang's big and dark face.This is a tricky product!Not only is he capable, but he is also extremely difficult to serve. Like the unfilial father Wang Fuchen, he also repeatedly jumped between the Qing Dynasty and Zheng Ming, and because the whole family was slaughtered by Zheng Chenggong, they are already at odds with Zheng Ming, so It is also impossible to go to the anti-Qing and Fuming scene again. Kangxi probably believed in Shi Lang because of this matter, and did not regard Shi Lang as a die-hard member of the Ao Party because of Tu Hai's "that mouthful" when he was dying.

And if Kangxi put a reliable label on Shi Lang, it would be a bit difficult for Wang Zhongxiao, the final minister, to frame this traitor.
After Jie Shu, Geng Jingzhong, Duolong, Echu, Ma Hu, and Liang Huafeng finished talking about the scenes, they finally started talking about the real thing.Then I saw Jieshu's serious face: "Mafutai, besides sending He Shuo's son-in-law to the feudal domain this time, this king also has a secret errand on his shoulders. Did the emperor tell you in the court post?"

Although the name of Jiangsu governor Ma Hu was a bit "sloppy", but this person was a shrewd and careful guy at first glance.He is a relative of the red flag inlaid in Manchuria. He was a Jinshi translator in the ninth year of Shunzhi. He was released as the governor of Jiangsu in the eighth year of Kangxi last year.
Hearing Jie Shu's question, Governor Mahu immediately said with a serious face: "My lord, the emperor has already told the humble official, and the humble official received a letter, and immediately mobilized [-] elite pacesetters, all of whom put on plain clothes. The Humble Administrator’s Garden where Wang Yongkang lives has been monitored.”

When Ma Hu talked about monitoring the Humble Administrator's Garden, both Shi Lang and Liang Huafeng were surprised.Apparently these two people don't know that Wu Sangui's son-in-law is now the third prince Zhu
However, Jiang Ning General Er Chu, and the Jiang Ning weaving doctor Cao Xi who looked quite similar to Cao Yin, all looked calm.

Jieshu asked again, "Does that Wang Yongkang look like the real Third Prince Zhu?"

It seems that this Prince Kang is not a fool. He still has doubts about Wu Sangui marrying his daughter to the third prince Zhu.

Ma Hu said: "Your Majesty, this Wang Yongkang is about the same age as Emperor Chongzhen's third son Ding Wang Zhu Cijiong, and he speaks a northern dialect, and his appearance is considered gentle. In addition, according to the investigation of the humble official, he was born in about three years of Shunzhi. He fled from the north. When he first came, he was surrounded by servants and an old mother. He bought a house in Suzhou City to live in. Later, he lived and lived, and gradually declined. His mother passed away the year before last. There was not much left, so I sold them all, collected some money and went to Yunnan, but I didn’t expect that when I came back, I was already the son-in-law of King Pingxi. As for whether he is really the third prince Zhu, I can’t be sure about it.”

This is true enough!

Wang Zhongxiao let out a sigh of relief, he was worried that this Mahu was "too careful" in handling things, and if he accidentally found out that Wang Yongkang was really not the third prince Zhu, it would be difficult to handle.

But Shi Lang and Liang Huafeng's jaws almost dropped in shock—Wu Sangui's son-in-law is the third prince Zhu?This guy turned out to be a loyal minister of Ming Dynasty, he hid it so deeply.
Jie Shu shook his fan, thought for a while, and asked Governor Mahu again: "What is this Wang Yongkang doing recently? Who does he communicate with on weekdays?"

Ma Hu said: "This Wang Yongkang likes to make friends with people in the officialdom and scholars, and from time to time he holds poetry meetings in his Humble Administrator's Garden to meet friends through literature."

"Oh?" Jie Shu asked, "Did you say anything against Qing Dynasty and Ming Dynasty?"

"I don't know about the humble job," Mahu paused, "However. Recently, there is a counter-book circulating in Suzhou Mansion!"

"Rebellion?" Jie Shu asked, "How much rebellion?"

Ma Hu said solemnly: "It's quite powerful!"

"Are you going to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty?" Geng Jingzhong, who was with Jie Shu, heard the word "Fan" and regained his energy, so he typed it too.

He's interested in rebellion.
"Not only!" Ma Hu shook his head.

"What do you mean more than?" Geng Jingzhong was taken aback.

Ma Hu said: "If this book was left in the Ming Dynasty, it would probably be a counter-book!"

"What? It's so anti?" Geng Jingzhong was taken aback, "Ma Futai, what is written in this book?"

Jie Shu also asked: "What book can be reversed like that?"

Ma Hu gave Cao Xi a wink, and Cao Xi immediately took out several thread-bound copies from his sleeve pockets and handed them to his son Cao Yin, asking him to distribute a copy to each of Jie Shu, Geng Jingzhong, Shi Lang, and Wang Zhongxiao.

"The Theory of the World Is the Public" Jieshu read the title in a low voice while holding the booklet, and then frowned, "The world is the public. I'm familiar with it. I seem to have heard it from someone in Beijing! Could it be that there are also people in Beijing? The accomplice of the third prince Zhu?"

Mahu immediately explained: "Your Majesty, this 'The World is the Public' comes from the "Book of Rites". "only son"

"Stop, stop, I remembered!" Jie Shu blushed and waved his hands, "When I was in school, I could hear calluses in my ears, and I had to recite them. But although I can't believe all the words in the "Book of Rites", it's not true. Against the book!"

"My lord, you are looking at who wrote this book."

"Oh, this is Zhu Ci Jiong?" Jie Shu took a look, "Who is he?"

"He is the third prince Zhu!" Ma Hu replied, "My lord, have you forgotten? This third prince Zhu is named Cijiong, the third son of Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, named King Ding."

"Oh." Jie Shu nodded pretendingly, he actually didn't know the name of the third prince Zhu at all?Because the question books sent up below all use "false Zhu third prince" to refer to the inexhaustible Zhu Laosan.

"Then where is this book anyway?" Jie Shu asked while flipping through the book.

"My lord, this book is not only against my Qing Dynasty, but also against all the emperors from the first emperor to the present!"

"Ah, to be so insane?" Jie Shu was taken aback.

Geng Jingzhong next to him stared wide-eyed, "Wouldn't it be true that even Emperor Ama Chongzhen turned against him?"

"That's right!" Ma Hu nodded and said, "A chapter of this book is called "Yuanjun". It is all right to return all the harm to oneself, and to return all the harm of the world to others. It is also said that there is no other way. The king is also the master, and the world is the guest. Anyone who has no land in the world and finds peace is the king. It is also the one who has not obtained it. To kill the liver and brain of the world, to separate the children of the world, and to win my own property , It was not tragic. 'My lord, look, isn't this scolding all the emperors throughout the ages? As long as the emperor regards the world as his own property, he will attribute all the harm of the world to others and disperse the power of the world. Children are the inheritance of one person"

"This, this, this third prince Zhu is crazy? What does he want to do by writing such a counter-report?"

"That's right, does he still want to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty? You are now a guest, why is that Ming Dynasty here?"

"This Third Prince Zhu is disloyal and unfilial!"

"Yes, yes, yes, it is a crime worthy of death, heinous!"

Jie Shu, Geng Jingzhong, Shi Lang, and Wang Zhongxiao all exclaimed.They have also seen the reverse book, but to this extent, it is simply appalling!

"It's not over yet!" Ma Hu said, "The following "Yuan Chen" is even more powerful. It says, 'The world is so big that one cannot rule it by one person, but it is divided and ruled by a group of workers. Therefore, I will be an official when I come out. , for the world, not for the king; for the people, not for one surname'. These words fundamentally deny the loyalty of the courtiers to the emperor! The treason has reached the extreme!
What else do you say that the order and chaos of the world does not lie in the rise and fall of a surname, but in the joy and sorrow of all people.That's why the demise of Jie and Zhou was the reason for rule; the rise of the Qin government, Mongolia, and Manchuria was the reason for chaos! '. This is also an outrageous remark, which turns our prosperity of the Qing Dynasty into chaos!Zhu Yuanzhang also regards the worry and happiness of the people as the standard for governing chaos. Zhu Yuanzhang has to read this, and he has to kill the third prince Zhu!

What else is there to be an official to the king? If you don't take the world as your business, you will be your servant and concubine; if you take the world as your business, you will be your teacher and friend.Furan, who is called a minister, has changed his name over and over again.Husbands, fathers and sons are immutable." Look, what are these words?Well!Monarchs, ministers, fathers and sons can't take it anymore, let alone us who are slaves! "

"It's reversed, it's reversed, it's going to be reversed!"

"It's so rebellious, how dare the third prince Zhu be so rebellious?"

"He probably knew that Ming Dynasty would not be able to come back, so he just smashed it?"

Mahu shook his head, pointed to the book and said, "There are more!"

"Anything else? Who else will he turn against?" Jie Shu asked with his eyes wide open.

Ma Hu said: "He still wants to oppose the gentry in the world!"

"What? How did the gentry offend him in this world?"

Ma Hu said: "The last article of this anti-book is about this. It is called "Juntian", also known as "Yuantian". Gentlemen depend on their upbringing. If foreign enemies invade, the cultivators must serve as soldiers to resist. Therefore, all the land in the world must be owned by the cultivators. Otherwise, the cultivators will become weaker and poorer, and in the end they will be unable to support them. The country protects the country, and the most important thing is to rise up! This is the root cause of the Ming Dynasty's demise!

The Third Prince Zhu also said that nowadays the gentry in the world have merged too much with our Eight Banners, enclosing all the land in the world, so that the plowmen have no land, so they have to rent the land to plant, and the rent is too high, and they have to bear the responsibility of the landlord. The taxation and labor that were passed on, the hard work, the income is very little, and even the food and clothing have to be borrowed.Such a world is by no means order, but chaos!It is necessary to overthrow and start over, and then distribute the land to farmers, and then serve as soldiers, serve in the service, and pay food according to the amount of land allocated.Those who are meritorious officials can share more, but it must be strictly limited. Even the king of the world cannot occupy too much land.

Only in this way can all the tillers have their fields, the people can live and work in peace and contentment, and the world can be ruled! "

"This, this, this..." Jie Shu was shocked, "Why is this similar to King Chuang's? Does the Third Prince Zhu want to turn against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, or to turn against the Qing Dynasty and restore obedience?" After saying this, he pointed his hand again. The book in the book asked, "Have Duzhijun, Mafutai, and Cao Langzhong sent to the emperor?"

"Give it away!" Duo Long sighed, "I've sent it a long time ago, and now it should be sent to the South Study Room? I don't know how angry the emperor will be when he sees it?"

"You guys, have you finished watching?"

In the South Study Room of Qianqing Palace, the voice of Qing Emperor Kangxi suppressing his anger sounded.

"I've finished reading it! Your Majesty, this book is shocking, so I can't keep it!"

"Your Majesty, I've finished reading the subject too. This servant also thinks this book is extremely rebellious!"

"Your Majesty, this book is full of treasonous words, and this servant suggests that it be banned immediately!"

"Your Majesty, the slaves also suggest that this book be banned, and anyone who dares to keep it privately among the people will be severely punished!"

Those who answered were four ministers lying on the ground, two full members and two Han members.

The two full members are Mingzhu and Suo'etu. Emperor Kangxi's most trusted ministers are these two gangsters.

And the two Han members were Kangxi's two teachers, Xiong Cilu, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and Chen Tingjing, a bachelor of trial lectures.

This Hanlin Academy was a yamen that disappeared for a while during the Shunzhi and Kangxi years.And whether there is a Hanlin Academy involves the struggle between the imperial power of the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the power of the king and ministers who discussed politics.When the Four Assistant Governments were in power, there was no Imperial Academy in the Qing Dynasty. At that time, the kings and ministers met to discuss military and state affairs. The scholars of the three inner courtyards were responsible for drafting edicts, and the little emperor was responsible for agreeing.

But now that the little emperor is in power, the meeting of kings and ministers is responsible for standing aside, and the bachelors of the three inner courtyards assume the responsibility of discussing politics-the little emperor still has to listen to suggestions, so the three inner courtyards become the cabinet again. For a while, it will not be called the University of the Three Academies, but will be changed to the University of Zhonghe Palace, the University of Baohe Palace, the University of Wenhua Palace, and the University of Wuyingdian.

But Kangxi was not at ease to hand over all the power to these great scholars, so he had to restore the Imperial Academy, let the academicians of the Imperial Academy come to draft edicts, and at the same time provide advice to himself-if you listen to it, you will understand!

At the same time, Kangxi was also an emperor who loved to learn, and he had a good relationship with some of the Inner Three Academy attendants and bachelors who taught him Confucian classics, so he let them enter the Imperial Academy to be the pillars.

Following this "pillar", the Han dog officials in the Qing Dynasty also found a way to rise-first "roll" a first-class or second-class top, and then enter the Imperial Academy to "roll", if they grow up If he is handsome, speaks well, and has a nice voice, both the emperor and the empress dowager like him, then he can become an emperor's teacher, and then he can be a very good minister.In the history of the Qing Dynasty, there were probably only two Hanchens who climbed to the position of prime minister and minister (the Han army of the Eight Banners was a banner man) who did not have such experience. Tang, one is Yuan Shikai who was the prime minister of the cabinet
And at this moment, the two Manchus and two Hanchens whom Emperor Kangxi trusted the most, all gave a unanimous opinion - the book "The World is Public" must not be kept!

It's too much!Moreover, this book is written by the third prince Zhu with the same rebellious principles, and it is completely different from the mouth of the third prince Zhu.

Due to the special status of the third prince Zhu, this book is no longer a "anti-book" in the simple sense, but also the reflection and self-criticism of a subjugated prince. Every word is bloody and sincere, and it is very convincing.

However, Kangxi’s response to his subordinate’s suggestion to ban it immediately was just a sigh: “Forbidden, it must be banned. But it’s too late! Because the four books I’m showing you are from Jiangsu and Yunnan respectively. , Guizhou, Sichuan!"

Hearing Kangxi's words, several ministers gasped.

"The World Is Public" over there in Jiangsu is so banned, it is nothing more than a literary inquisition.But what about Yun, Gui, and Sichuan?It is obvious that the Pingxi Palace is playing tricks. The incomplete book was printed on Wuhua Mountain. Who can go to Wuhua Mountain to check the counterfeit book?There are not only rebels on Wuhua Mountain, but also armed rebels!
"Your Majesty," Mingzhu said, "Wu Sangui is creating public opinion for rebellion! If all the scholars in Yunguichuan are bewitched by him, and they all believe that he is rebelling for the sake of the people of the world, then it will be difficult for the imperial court to exterminate him!"

"Your Majesty," Xiong Cilu, who had just become a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, reminded, "Wu Sangui's rebellion in Yunguichuan is already a clear sign. The imperial court only needs soldiers to block it, and water to cover it. The land is small and the land is vast, and the method of equalizing the land and dividing the land will not confuse many people. What I worry about is the secret trick of Wu Sangui and the third prince Zhu in the south of the Yangtze River. Bewitched by the prince, I'm afraid it will be a mess!"

Kangxi frowned, nodded lightly and said, "I am also worried that Jiangnan will be chaotic! Do you have any good solutions?"

"Your Majesty," Chen Tingjing suggested, "the south of the Yangtze River must not be messed up. If the Jiangnan is in chaos, the imperial court will have no military expenses to suppress the southwest, and Wu Sangui will have a chance to take advantage of it! But the emperor should not worry too much. Because the third prince Zhu and Wu Sangui are here Made a big mistake when demagoguery?"

"What's wrong?" Kangxi asked.

"They shouldn't use land distribution to confuse people!" Chen Tingjing laughed, "The so-called original monarch, original minister, and original law are false to most Jiangnan gentry, but their land is real. Wu Sangui If you want to divide their land with the third prince Zhu, isn’t that their lifeblood? Your Majesty, I suggest that the court can ban the original monarch, original minister, and original method of "The World is Public", and at the same time print more Yuantian articles in Jiangnan Distribute it, so that the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River can see clearly that what Wu Sangui, the third prince Zhu and his ilk are going to do is no different from Li Chuang!"

"Good!" Kangxi was overjoyed, "Chen Tingjing, you really are my Zhuge Kongming!"

(End of this chapter)