Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 470 Yang Lian comes to Beijing

Guo Zuo of the Ming Dynasty was passed down to the Tianqi Dynasty for more than two hundred years. The reason why there are problems of one kind or another is ultimately caused by power.

The essence of power is a person's ability to turn his will into the action of others. The initiator of power is first of all people, and secondly the recipients of power are people. The former is the ruler, and the latter is the ruled. This forms a perfect closed loop. To change the world we live in.

But in the current Ming Dynasty, there is a strange phenomenon, that is, those who climb to high positions turn the power conferred by their position into privileges without any scruples, in order to satisfy their own selfish desires, even in the The more frequent battles and games also quietly increase the privileges of the class in which they live, in order to achieve the desire for further exploitation and oppression, which in turn makes it increasingly difficult for the bottom group to survive!

If all the above happened in a period of peace, relying on the cohesion of the dynasty itself could still offset the harm caused by this part. But once it happens in a complex situation with frequent disasters, intensified conflicts, and geopolitical tensions, various problems will arise. exposed.

This is what is happening in Ming Dynasty now...

It seems that there is only one emperor in the Ming Dynasty, but there are too many local emperors in too many places. They use their power and connections to talk about morality, benevolence, justice, and morality, but the dirty things they do in private are not It has reached the point where both humans and gods are angry!

It is precisely this that makes Zhu Youxiao, the Ming Emperor, have no choice but to use his own will and determination to deal with these monsters! !

"I will continue to compile articles for Huang Ming Times."

Zhu Youxiao, who was sitting on the throne in Dongnuan Pavilion, looked at the dossier on the imperial desk and said in a sonorous and forceful tone: "At present, the public opinion under the rule of the capital is showing signs of recurrence. I know that the pressure in the South Study Room is very great. But this time, I just want to let the world know that people can’t rest on their laurels all the time. There are people in our ancestors who have made great names and even represent pioneers in a certain field, but this by no means means they can enjoy privileges!”

Dong Yingju, Chen Mingyu, Feng Houdun and other ministers and attendants of the Southern Study Room all had different emotions in their hearts after hearing what their emperor said, and some even broke out in thin sweat on their foreheads.

This is going to completely put a black mark on the Kong family in Qufu! !

As the initiator of the New Great Rites Controversy, Zhu Youxiao certainly knew what kind of ripples his actions would have on the Ming Dynasty.

The existence of the symbol Yanshenggong does not mean what later generations understood. The status of Confucius was so high that in some cases it was even higher than the king.

It is undeniable that Confucianism is indeed a treasure of China, but as time goes by, it has been mixed with too much dross.

What Zhu Youxiao has to do now is to take off these artificially added dregs one by one and stomp them to the ground. Only by doing these things well can Confucianism be rejuvenated. If the new ideas that embrace all rivers can be integrated into the Confucian ideological system, then what he does can take root!

"If you have anything to say, tell me now." Zhu Youxiao saw the concerns and thoughts of the ministers in front of him, "After leaving Dongnuan Pavilion, if anyone can't write according to my wishes, then Don’t go into the South Study Room anymore, I don’t need cowardly people!”

"Your Majesty, I have something to say."

Under such a situation, Dong Yingju hesitated for a moment, but finally made up his mind, stepped forward and bowed: "The situation in the capital is different nowadays. This year's joint examination is about to start. There are many scholars coming to Beijing from all over the world every day. , I think the Emperor Ming Dynasty can postpone it for a while, at least until the examination and palace examination are over, it involves..."

"no!!"

Zhu Youxiao frowned and interrupted: "You can't understand the truth of making great efforts and then failing again and again. I know the current situation better than you. I just want to see if there are any scholars in the world. If they don't have the ability to distinguish right from wrong, then they have been studying hard for more than ten years, and the book has been read into the dog's belly!"

Suddenly the atmosphere in Dongnuang Pavilion changed.

Speaking of which, Dong Yingju and Chen Mingyu were also scholars. Some of their attendants in Nanshufang did not even complete the imperial examination, either in the provincial examination or in the general examination. They were able to walk in Nanshufang purely because of their Get special promotion from today's emperor.

Since Nan Shufang took charge of the Huangming Times, the articles published one after another have completely ruined the reputation of many people in Nan Shufang, at least among the so-called mainstream.

However, although Zhu Youxiao knew about these situations, he didn't care at all. When did the mainstream become self-contained?

This should be decided by the central court! The various plans and deployments made by Zhu Youxiao were actually aimed at one thing, that is, the right to redefine various fields of the Ming Dynasty!

Zhu Youxiao must regain all the powers that were lost in the past, including politics, military, culture, economy, education and other fields, especially the so-called privileges derived from them. Zhu Youxiao must regain them one by one. Once it is taken back and restricted, although Zhu Youxiao knows that doing so is as difficult as climbing to the sky, no matter how difficult it is, Zhu Youxiao must do it, otherwise all his hard work and efforts will eventually be overthrown. That day!

Talented people emerge from generation to generation, and a new generation replaces the old.

Zhu Youxiao knew the power of this sentence only too well.

"Your Majesty, Yang Lian has returned to the capital."

After talking with the ministers in the South Study, Zhu Youxiao leaned on the cushions and closed his eyes to rest. Liu Ruoyu, the eunuch of the Qianqing Palace, walked into the Dongnuan Pavilion with his head lowered and bowed to his prince.

"Do all the Donglin Party members in Beijing know about this?"

Zhu Youxiao said.

"Understood."

Liu Ruoyu reported truthfully: "Some people even went out of the city to greet them, but..."

"It's just that Yang Lian doesn't appreciate it?"

Zhu Youxiao slowly opened his eyes and stared at Liu Ruoyu with a half-smile.

"Yes."

Liu Ruoyu lowered his head and said, "What many people didn't expect was that Yang Lian didn't even meet those people. Instead, he rushed directly to the official post in the capital. After settling in the official post, Yang Lian submitted a memorial .”

"It seems that this Yang Lian has really changed."

Hearing this, Zhu Youxiao raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said, "I'm telling you that Yang Lian will enter the palace tomorrow."

"The slaves obey the order."

Liu Ruoyu hurriedly bowed and responded.

If a former Donglin Party fighter could become a Ming Dynasty fighter, what interesting things would that bring?

Looking at Liu Ruoyu's leaving figure, Zhu Youxiao, who was leaning on the cushions, smiled and shook his head. For a very romantic person like Yang Lian, it is difficult to change him, but he can really break it. The beautiful vision he outlined allowed him to see the real sufferings of the people, and the changes must be earth-shaking! !

(End of this chapter)