The Ming Dynasty started with saving the eldest grandson

Chapter 187: Same Party and Opposition to Different Parties

Soldiers have always liked to be straightforward, even when doing propaganda.

Without further ado, I first cut the hair of all the men in my family short.

Then he started to talk about epidemic prevention knowledge and the benefits of short hair, and asked his family to memorize it.

Then a group of soldiers who had nothing to do took the initiative to go to the market to join in the fun.

A group of muscular men with short shaved hair walked together, and their aura was quite intimidating.

Anyone who sees him must run away.

People thought bandits were coming, but before they could reach the market, all the people going to the market fled, leaving only a messy street.

Even if there are still people who haven't escaped, they don't have the guts to watch them doing propaganda.

After receiving the news, the township commander cautiously brought his officers over to check the situation.

I was relieved when I learned that it was a soldier from the next village.

After asking for the reason, I began to curse in my heart.

Although the civil servants looked down upon the military, they did not dare to humiliate groups of sergeants in person despite giving them a hundred courages.

I can only persuade them to leave with a smile.

This time, the soldiers will not be able to deal with it.

If people run away, what will happen to the propaganda work?

The instructions above were very clear, and you might be punished if you go back.

In the end, these smart people discussed it. If you go to the market, we will go to your village to promote it.

Now you have nowhere to run, right?

In order to protect our own safety, is it okay for each of us to carry a stick for protection?

When dozens of strong men carrying sticks walked into the village with ferocious looks.

When everyone was asked to gather at the head of the village, everyone thought that gangsters had entered the village.

People in the entire village fled in all directions and looked for places to hide.

Naturally, some people also went to the countryside to report to the government.

However, the township government office is just a start-up, and the personnel for patrolling and anti-theft are not yet fully equipped.

The few people under the township order could not take care of this matter, so they could only ask the county government for help.

But it takes time.

Seeing the villagers fleeing, the soldiers were not anxious at all. They sat at the head of the village and waited, not believing that they would not come back.

It turned out to be exactly what they thought, and it didn't take long for villagers to start showing up one after another.

Seeing that these bandits had not left yet, but gathered at the head of the village, the villagers only dared to watch from a distance and did not dare to approach.

Soon some villagers discovered that these people did not steal anything.

Someone boldly came over and asked what the regulations were.

When I learned that Junhu Village next door had come to carry out epidemic prevention propaganda, I felt like a hundred thousand grass and mud horses galloping past.

But facing these strong men, they only dared to curse a few words in their hearts.

Muramasa quickly called everyone back to listen to the lecture, preparing to send these thieves and soldiers away in a perfunctory manner.

But these military men came clearly prepared. Not only did they talk, they also asked questions from time to time.

If someone cannot answer, it means they are not listening carefully, so everyone should continue listening.

And we have worked so hard to promote it to everyone, but you have to take care of the food, right?

The big-bellied man No. 50 or 60 made the people in the village bleed.

What made them even more nervous was that these soldiers left a message before leaving:

Seeing that the men in your village are not shaving their heads, it shows that the understanding of epidemic prevention is not adequate. We will come back another day.

Hearing this, everyone couldn't sit still.

Life is difficult for everyone these days, and even a pot-bellied man in his fifties or sixties can impoverish his village.

Can’t make it through this year?

They went to the homes of village leaders, clan elders, and gentry one after another and asked them to find a solution.

The villagers in some places even directly said that either you can figure out a solution, or you can take care of the big-bellied man's meal, or we can shave your head.

Village leaders, clan elders, and gentry are naturally unwilling to take care of their own affairs.

They can only go to the township or county for help.

However, at this time, the township magistrate and the county magistrate were also the top two.

They can still think of ways to do this in one or two villages, but they can't control it if it happens in every village.

You can only ask your superiors for help.

But their superiors kept silent one after another. When asked urgently, they said they would think of a solution themselves.

The county magistrates had no choice but to follow the example of their superiors and say to those who came for help:

For such a small matter, you can figure it out yourself.

The township magistrate is not stupid, he follows the example:

Don't look to someone above for everything, figure out a solution on your own.

Now the gentry, clan elders and village officials are dumbfounded. What can we do?

In the end, I could only turn a blind eye and let all the men in the village shave their heads.

It only took less than half a month for Henan to basically complete the hair shaving work.

The soldiers calmed down, but before leaving, they still left behind a sentence:

We will come over from time to time to check. If a man in a village grows his hair, it means that he does not know enough about epidemic prevention, so we will continue to come here to give lectures.

The village sages who had broken their jars cursed and swore that they would never let men grow their hair.

Naturally, such a big matter cannot be kept secret, so it was quickly reported to the superiors.

Chen Jingke was shocked when he heard this. Do these people want to rebel?

He was about to leave the palace to find Xu Da and ask him to restrain the people below.

But before he could start, he was stopped by Princess Fuqing:

"Hundreds of thousands of soldiers are running rampant in the local area, which is tantamount to conspiracy."

"If there is no order from above, would they dare to do this?"

Chen Jingke said in surprise: "Who is so bold as to give such an order?"

Princess Fuqing said: "Except for dad and eldest brother, who dares to give such an order?"

"But my father doesn't bother to deal with such a small matter as shaving my hair. It was my eldest brother who gave the order, and Wei Guogong carried it out."

Chen Jingke said in disbelief: "Why would Your Highness do this?"

Princess Fuqing sighed and explained: "Think about which people support you most in shaving your hair."

Chen Jingke thought for a moment and said: "Military, this matter can only be implemented with the support of the military."

Princess Fuqing shook her head and said: "On the surface, they appear to be the military, but in reality they are nobles."

The place with the most honors and honors is the military.

"At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there were two major factions, the Huaixi Xungui and the Jiangsu and Zhejiang factions."

"After Hu Weiyong's attack, the strength of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang factions was greatly reduced, and they were broken into pieces and integrated into the Jiangnan Civil Service Group."

"Later, Hu Weiyong rebelled, which dealt a heavy blow to Xungui's power."

"In this matter, Jiangnan Civil Service Group made a lot of efforts."

"All the honorable nobles saw it in their eyes and hated it in their hearts."

"After the Zhao Mao case broke out, the honorable nobles originally wanted to use this opportunity to attack the civilian clique."

"But Mao Xiang's madness exceeded their expectations. He attacked Xungui and Jiangnan civil servants at the same time, causing heavy losses to both sides."

"Both parties have calmed down after experiencing this incident. They are not willing to cause trouble for both sides because of a little grudge."

Chen Jingke smiled bitterly. He didn't expect so many things to happen in private.

He was in the palace and didn't notice at all.

Sure enough, apart from the advanced knowledge and thoughts brought by time travellers, I am just an ordinary person.

Princess Fuqing paused for a moment, giving him time to digest, and then said:

"But some people always focus on food rather than fighting. With this military and political reform, civilian officials have begun to act like monsters again."

"According to the plan, civilian officials served as township commanders, and young men and women were selected from military households to serve as wandering messengers and anti-robbers."

“However, after accepting the township order, the civil service group was reluctant to implement the latter policy.”

"They also set up obstacles everywhere in the review of military merit. The military and nobles are extremely dissatisfied with this."

"It just so happens that you asked to shave your head at this time."

"The nobles and the military just pushed the situation along and used this matter to teach civilian officials a lesson."

"So, on the surface, it seems that you proposed and promoted hair shaving, but in fact, the nobles and the military were the driving forces."

To put it bluntly, you are being taken advantage of. Chen Jingke smiled bitterly. He finally understood why the soldiers were so obedient in Luoyang.

Taking a deep breath, he asked:

"Then why does Your Highness want to get involved?"

As the crown prince, it is very irrational to directly participate in factional struggles.

Princess Fuqing replied: "The eldest brother is telling the nobles and the military that he stands with them, thereby gaining their support."

"And he is indeed very dissatisfied with the civil servants. Such an important reform is delayed by internal fighting."

"Just wait and see. If the civil servants don't stop, the blow will be even heavier."

At the beginning of the founding of the country, the nobles who controlled the army were the cornerstone of the country.

Zhu Biao naturally wanted to express his support.

No wonder he suddenly gave everyone a month off. It turned out to be for this purpose.

Only I, the most innocent person, thought he was shaving his hair to help promote publicity.

And he also thought of another thing, Xu Da and Xu Yungong.

I regarded them as close friends, but I didn't expect that in the end they were just pawns.

This was the most unacceptable to him.

Princess Fuqing had been secretly observing his expression, and naturally saw the pain and felt very distressed.

She mustered up the courage to hold his hand and comforted him: "These are just my guesses, they may not be true."

"Besides, you were young and had so many things to worry about, so you didn't notice this."

"With this experience, you will definitely do better in the future."

Chen Jingke looked up at the girl's white face and realized for the first time that she was so beautiful.

Resisting the urge to hug her, he forced out a smile and said:

"Thank you, I'm fine."

Zhu Yuanzhang, who was hiding around the corner, his eyelids jumped when he saw this scene and he almost jumped out.

Queen Ma grabbed him in time and dragged him away.

Lao Zhu said dissatisfied: "What are you doing to me?"

Empress Ma said angrily: "What are you doing out there? Are you scolding Fuqing for not loving himself, or are you scolding Chen Jingke for teasing Fuqing?"

Lao Zhu also calmed down and hummed:

"Then we can't just take advantage of him."

Queen Ma rolled her eyes and said:

"This girl from Fuqing is smart and knows how to hide her clumsiness."

"I keep everything in my heart and never say or show it."

"If I hadn't cared about Jing Ke, I might never have said these words in my life."

Zhu Yuanzhang said proudly: "That's right, it doesn't matter whose seed it is."

Then he said bitterly: "I'm just taking advantage of that stinky boy Chen Jingke."

Queen Ma ignored his complaints and said:

"Do you think Jing Ke can't think about it?"

Zhu Yuanzhang also said worriedly: "It's really possible. You can enlighten him later."

Queen Ma shook her head and said, "The person who tied the bell must untie it. Let Tiande explain it himself."

Then she called a chambermaid and made such arrangements.

The two of them were strolling around the palace and arrived here unknowingly.

I happened to hear Fu Qing instructing Chen Jingke, so I hid aside and listened.

Then I saw the scene just now.

Although Lao Zhu said he was not happy, he did not really go back to cause damage.

Their marriage has been confirmed, so holding hands in private is nothing.

But this is not always good, so he made a decision immediately:

"We will arrange the marriage for them after the New Year, so that the young people will not cause any trouble."

Empress Ma nodded and said, "That's fine, Jing Ke's idea is good, but a bit naive. Let Fuqing help, and we can rest assured."
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On the other side, after being comforted by his fiancée, Chen Jingke's mood improved a lot.

At noon, he was ready to leave the palace and go home.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, so naturally we need to make some preparations.

As soon as I reached the palace gate, I saw a person coming up to me and said:

"Chen Bandu, the head of the family would like to ask you to come over and have a chat."

Chen Jingke knew this person, Xu Da's family general.

Seeing this person, he immediately understood that what happened in the palace in the morning had spread.

There is a high probability that Zhu Yuanzhang did it.

He wanted to hear how Xu Da planned to explain this matter.

Anyway, the two families are on the same road, so it is convenient to go there.

"Lead the way."

The streets along the way were bustling with activity.

After all, this is Yingtian City, the people here are relatively prosperous, and the festive atmosphere is even stronger.

In the past, Chen Jingke would have definitely appreciated it, but he really wasn't in the mood today.

All the way to the Wei Guogong Mansion, I met Xu Da in the lobby.

He was immersed in writing couplets, and Xu Yungong was helping him.

Seeing him come in, Xu Yungong's face was happy, and then he seemed to think of something and felt a little embarrassed.

For a moment I didn't know what to say.

Chen Jingke was not as friendly as before. He just gave a formal salute and stood aside waiting to see what kind of charter Xu Da was.

Xu Da finished writing the couplet in his hand in one breath, put down the pen, and waved the servants waiting beside him to leave.

Then he said: "You feel betrayed, don't you feel very sad?"

Chen Jingke said calmly: "Yes."

Xu Da said: "It's okay to feel uncomfortable. Only when you feel uncomfortable will you have a better memory. Do you know how many mistakes you made this time?"

Chen Jingke said sarcastically: "The biggest mistake is not to trust others."

Xu Yungong was a little anxious and wanted to explain.

Xu Da waved his hand to stop him and said with a smile: "It seems that you are indeed very angry... Do you know what party struggle is?"

Chen Jingke replied bluntly: "It's just that the party agrees and opposes those who are different."

Xu Da laughed and said: "That's it? It seems that you look down on party strife. But you have forgotten that reform means that all parties agree to defeat those who are different."

"All struggles in the imperial court can be seen as a struggle between the same party and against those who are different."

"When you enter this circle, you cannot do without party struggle. You must face up to and learn from the principles of party unity and opposition to differences."

Chen Jingke also had to admit that what he said did make sense.

No matter how it is glorified, the principle of party unity and opposition to differences always runs through political activities.

Xu Da continued: "What do you think party struggle should look like?"

"Everyone talks and persuades the other party through debate to make the other party agree with us?"

"Or use various means to completely subdue the other party and either obey you or be destroyed?"

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