The Great Han Dynasty: From Feng Lang Juxu to the Eternal Emperor

Chapter 220
  If we want the country to have long-term peace and stability, we need faith and belief.

The social beliefs and beliefs of the feudal society for thousands of years are all Confucian, not because Confucianism is good, but because it conforms to the ruler's policy of governing the country.

Rulers of all dynasties have been doing two things: rebelling and preventing rebellion.

Nothing is more important than these two things. Empress Dowager Cixi said, "I would rather treat foreign invaders than domestic slaves," pushing the extreme of this ruler's thinking to its peak.

From the Shang, Zhou, Spring and Autumn, Qin and Han dynasties, rulers have been looking for an ideological structure that fits the notice, and now Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty has found it.

Confucianism is undoubtedly more capable of making society more stable.

It does have disadvantages, but what the rulers see is not a disadvantage. As long as the country has long-term peace and stability, it is a good idea for them.

Why did the first shot to overthrow feudal society start from the ideological point of view?
  Why were the Three People's Principles first proposed?

History tells us that unity of thought and belief is more important than the barrel of a gun.

Dong Zhongshu was afraid that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty would change his mind. A country is most afraid of changing its orders overnight, so he wanted to persuade Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty that no matter what grudges the Confucius and Wei families had, they should not change the basic ideas of governing the country.

Confucianism still needs to be used, and Confucianism cannot be discarded like worn out shoes just because a scum like Kong Anguo appears.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty glanced at Dong Zhongshu and said, "I understand."

"I will not change the Confucian philosophy of governing the country."

Hearing Emperor Wu of Han's affirmative answer, Dong Zhongshu breathed a sigh of relief.

……

In the prison of Tingwei Mansion, all Kong Anguo's disciples were imprisoned here.

Liu Huan came over with his hands behind his back.

The gratitude of this group of Confucian disciples to Liu Huan is self-evident. When everyone was criticizing Kong Anguo, only the eldest son came forward to speak for their teacher.

In their view, a gentleman has no worries or fears, which is vividly reflected in Liu Huan.

"We meet the eldest son."

Liu Huan pressed his hand and said, "I know everything, you don't need to say anything more."

"I am going to pray to Father to release you all. Master Shi is my teacher and your teacher's friend."

"I will remember this kindness in my heart."

"I may not guarantee that I will succeed in rescuing you, but I will do my best, even if my father doesn't like it."

This group of Confucian disciples shouted: "The eldest son is righteous!"

Liu Huan sighed, then turned and left.

He's done enough.

He has successfully gained the influence of Shandong Confucius, and he believes that today's statement will make such a group all on his side.

As long as his father did not abandon his philosophy of governing the country by respecting only Confucianism, he would have a strong backer.

The entire Shandong Kong family!

This group of people are all teaching and educating people, and in the future, all the officials of the Han Dynasty will come from them.

Liu Huan won too many things in this fight between Weining and Kong Anguo.

The moment he turned around, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

After entering Weiyang Palace, the young eunuch beside him asked Liu Huandao: "Eldest Young Master, aren't we going to find His Majesty?"

Liu Huan: "What are you doing to find your father?"

The young eunuch said: "No, save them?"

Liu Huan smiled and said: "If the father wants to pardon them, they will not die; if the father wants to kill them, they will not survive."

"So I went to find my father to no avail."

He promised the group of Confucian disciples, but who knows whether he can save them or not?

They will still be grateful to me if they are pardoned.

Even if they were to die, they wouldn't be able to resent me.

This time, he reaped the benefits and gained so much. He had never been so happy to win. It’s a pity that idiots like Wei Ning and Wei Qing don’t know.

I really look forward to telling them these things in person one day. Their expressions will be very interesting then.

……

Dong Zhongshu clasped his fists and said to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty: "Your Majesty, will the murder of Kong Anguo arouse fierce opposition from Confucianists?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty said: "Didn't he already ask Confucius to expel him from the family tree?"

"Does Confucius dare not to do this?"

"Who would object if he really exposes his body? No matter how angry they are, they can only hold it back for me!"

Interceding for Kong Anguo proves that you still regard Kong Anguo as a member of the Kong family, and the Kong family will suffer humiliation along with Kong Anguo.

The Kong family wants to save face, and for the sake of family inheritance, they will definitely expel Kong Anguo from the family tree. In this way, everything Kong Anguo does has nothing to do with the Kong family.

So they could only watch helplessly as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty used this method to destroy Kong Anguo!

Not only would he be whipped, but he would also be raped to death!
  No one dared to speak for Kong Anguo, and all the Kong family members could only bury their grievances in their hearts.

After the body was exposed, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked Zhang Tang to take Kong Anguo's body to feed the dogs.

Dong Zhongshu's face twitched slightly, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was so cruel.

"Your Majesty, there are still many Confucian scholars imprisoned in the Tingwei Mansion. How should we deal with these Confucian scholars and the students in Taixue?"

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty waved his hand and said: "Let them go. Putting them in Tingwei's Mansion is not an option."

Dong Zhongshu clasped his fists and said, "I will go and inform Tingwei Mansion now."

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty stopped him and said, "It's fine that some Confucian disciples are disciples of Kong Anguo."

"Tai Xue University is the highest institution of higher education in the country. If they don't take classes properly, what are they causing trouble?"

"Since you don't want to stay in Taixue, just expel me from Taixue Academy."

Dong Zhongshu was stunned for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, this..."

"Go."

"Here!"

In the afternoon of that day, the Confucian disciples in Tingwei Mansion were released. The group of Confucian disciples were impassioned and silently grateful for Liu Huan's kindness.

However, bad news followed. Among them, all the students were dismissed from their status as Taixue students.

This caused strong dissatisfaction among the students, but no one could intercede for them. These students were full of regrets. Although they still pretended to be strong on the surface and talked nonsense about righteousness, in their hearts they had given up on these idiots from the Kong family. The scolding was so intense.

It's easy to talk until one's own interests are involved, but if one's own interests are damaged, no one can do anything!

But the Taixue students could only endure this kind of dumb loss.

Some of the disciples brought by Kong Anguo went to Shandong to bring back this bad news, and some inherited Kong Anguo's ambition and continued to preach and practice in Chang'an.

Autumn.

The cool autumn wind blew across the land of Chang'an.

At the south gate of Chang'an, a fast horse galloped towards Chang'an City mixed with dust.

It was already dark, and the doors of the government offices in Weiyang Palace had been closed. The cavalry on horses could only ride towards Li Cai's residence.

Li Cai was not at the mansion today and went to Goulan, Chang'an for a drink at night.

The servants of the Li Mansion asked the cavalry to wait outside. The cavalry waited for a long time but still did not see Li Cai. They had no choice but to head towards the Zhenbei Hou Mansion.

Zhao Ce found Weining and explained the situation, and Weining let him into the mansion.

"Report, report!"

"Master Hou, something happened in Southern Xinjiang."

Weining: "?"

(End of this chapter)