golden scales

"Altering the ancestral system without authorization, and withdrawing the guards into the prefectures and counties, this is to weaken our national defense, and it is a crime!"

"Privately setting up soldiers and generals to mess up the ranks with scattered titles is to mess with our government, and the crime is two!"

"Detaining the Son of Heaven, the position of ninety-five in vain, is destroying our country, and the crime is three!"

"Greedy for the people's wealth, fabricate crimes, and be harsh on scholars, this is an invasion of our world, and there are four crimes!"

"With these four crimes in front, should the central ring go north?" Qian Qianyi listed one, two, three, four, and always felt that there were some crimes missing. .But the so-called all-out effort, he just wanted to use this momentum to wake up Yuan Shu, and he didn't care if there were any omissions.

After Yuan Shu listened quietly, he got up and cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Mu Zhai may have missed one more thing."

"Oh?"

"Rebelling against the Holy Religion, and using punishments to name sorcerers as shepherds, this is treachery to China, a heinous crime," Yuan Shu said loudly.

No matter how great other crimes are, they are not as great as the crime of opposing Confucianism.The scholar-officials in the Ming Dynasty only had the concept of regime, not the concept of country, and even the concept of nation was very vague.The Huayi defense they admired is more of a cultural orthodoxy, not a bloodline.As long as the ruler upholds Confucianism, the scholar-bureaucrat class can cooperate with it, otherwise it is the enemy of the world!

"Exactly!" Qian Qianyi was excited: "What Zhonghuan said is true! Knowing that the prince has no way, why should Zhonghuan go north!"

"It is precisely because of this that Shu wants to go north with his comrades to help the holy driver, so as to reverse the course." Yuan Shu said awe-inspiringly.

"Central made a mistake!" Qian Qianyi said with a heartbroken face, "This is a self-inflicted act! I am not talented. But I also know that a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. If you go and walk now, you will inevitably be reversed." How can you defend the holy car when you are trapped? At this moment, only if you denounce it in the southern capital, you can almost protect the holy car."

"Condemn in the Southern Capital?" Yuan Shu shook his head and said, "When you are reckless. I have never heard of anyone who denounced and returned to the country. I would like to die to remonstrate with Your Majesty. Let the truth be heard. People with lofty ideals, please understand my heart."

Due to the ethos of the Ming Dynasty, life and death are far more important than righteousness.Dying for righteousness is quite popular among scholar-bureaucrats. It is often necessary to fast and bathe, say goodbye to family members, and explain the funeral.Write a suicide note, and then die calmly with the support of old friends and family.In order to express their understanding and admiration for this noble conduct, relatives and friends should wait until the funeral affairs are over before mourning.

History has proved that Qian Qianyi himself was categorically unwilling to go this far, but this did not hinder his yearning and admiration for this kind of behavior.

In fact, if someone now accuses Qian Qianyi of being afraid of death and refusing to do his best for Ming Dynasty, Qian Qianyi will definitely be sincerely indignant at such slanderous words.Moreover, he is absolutely confident that at the last moment, he will be able to embark on the road of extinction with righteousness and awe.Achievement in the name of loyalty.

Seeing what Yuan Shu said, Qian Qianyi had no choice but to say: "Since Zhonghuan's ambition is firm, I can only wish you a safe journey, to persuade the idiot, to persuade the holy emperor to reprimand the villain, and to return to court as soon as possible."

Yuan Shu nodded heavily.I want to say goodbye.

Qian Qianyi did not insist on staying, and personally sent Yuan Shu out.When I returned to the study, I still clapped my hands and sighed.

After a while, a beautiful woman stepped into the study room and called softly: "Master, why are you sighing alone?"

Qian Qianyi looked up and saw that it was Liu Rushi, his beloved concubine. His melancholy dissipated immediately, and he said, "Yuan Boying just came and said that he was going to go north to defend the holy driver. My husband thought that he was a sheep entering the tiger's mouth this time." , unable to protect itself, so we lament."

Liu Rushi has always been known as "smart, courageous", and often dresses up as a man's crown, discussing current affairs with famous people in the south of the Yangtze River, drinking and singing together.Although Qian Qianyi is 36 years older than her, he often consults her on political affairs. .This time he rushed from his hometown to Nanjing, and Liu Rushi accompanied him like a close friend.

"My lord," Liu Rushi sat down beside Qian Qianyi, "I think I should go. After all, the emperor's orthodoxy is there, and there is a decree summoning the ministers in the southern capital to go and listen. If you go and get trapped, you will be wronged." It’s there. If I don’t go, it’s my fault.”

Qian Qianyi smiled affectionately, and said: "You are still a woman's opinion. How can there be reason and righteousness in court battles? As a husband, he is too fond of the saying of 'gentle, kind, courteous and thrifty', so he will lose to that little Wen Tiren In the hands of others. Over the years, every time I sit and think about it, I deeply regret that I was not able to fight that day, so that Emperor Ming was misunderstood by villains!"

"My lord, if all the ministers in the southern capital go to the line, can they still block all the rebels?" Liu Rushi said: "Isn't it also the same for the court to control the government?"

"It's just one thing to have more people and fewer people." Qian Qianyi shook his head and said, "I still need to talk about the word 'root'. For the big men in the court, students and former officials are their roots. If you have a good foundation, you can control public opinion and promote politics." Such as Xia Yan, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, etc. are all like this. On the other hand, Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru failed because they had no such foundation.

"For military generals, such as Zuo Liangyu, Fang Guoan, Zheng Zhilong, etc., their foundation lies in the generals in their hands. As long as the generals stay together, they are a feudal town. Entering his army is like entering an enemy country, and his life is in his hands. Therefore, not only did Ni Chu not dare to go to Huguang, but he also dared not use the soldiers of these feudal towns. Those powerful generals in the feudal towns naturally disdain to pay attention to King Qin's orders.

"My husband was convicted of a political dispute. Although he was pardoned, he has no real job. Why did the senior officials discuss matters with me? It is also because of the foundation. Other book friends are reading:!" Qian Qianyi said, quite proud.

"Master's reputation is naturally extremely high."

"It's not just about fame." Qian Qianyi shook his head and said, "This reputation is just false, and eight out of ten people are carried out by people in bridal sedan chairs.

"The so-called roots are the gentry, powerful families, and wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River!

"The imperial court wants to collect grain, and the fields are in the hands of these people;

"The imperial court wants corvee, and the civilian husband is in the hands of such people;

"The imperial court wants officials, and scholars are in the hands of such people;

"The imperial court wants sea tax and commercial tax. Do you think which sea ship is not the property of these people, and which company does not have the silver taels of these people?

"These are the real foundations. As long as the foundation is in hand, after the imperial court is lucky, it will naturally be able to act calmly, drive out the villains, promote the gentlemen, and then open the situation of the people and the prosperity of the dynasty, and restore the country as soon as possible!"

Liu Rushi's eyebrows twitched slightly, and said: "What the master said today is really shocking!"

"Foolish Fushan has lived in seclusion for more than ten years, and he has just realized the art of dominance. Alas, it is a pity, this kind of truth cannot be shown to others." Qian Qianyi sighed regretfully: "As long as all the officials in the Southern Capital are of one mind, cut off Shandong. How many days can the reverse storage of money and food last? Don’t they have to obediently go south? Now they are going north one after another, just abandoning their own foundation and letting mermaids. It’s even more regrettable that there are still people in the south who don’t want to be lucky in the court, for fear of increasing taxes and apportionment. Mediocre too!"

Liu Rushi suddenly got excited, and said: "Master, I heard a piece of news a few days ago, I just thought it was nonsense, so I didn't take it to heart."

"What's the news?"

"Someone secretly incited to establish a supervisory state in Nanjing."

"I've already learned about this. It's the foolishness of Gao Hongtu, Lu Daqi and others, so don't worry about them." Qian Qianyi showed displeasure on his face, and felt sad that Donglin's signboard was hard to win people's hearts.

"However, some people say that it was the master who first proposed the establishment of a foreign domain as a supervisory state, thinking that the Holy Son of Heaven would help him." Liu Rushi said cautiously.

Qian Qianyi was startled and angry when he heard the words, lost his composure and shouted: "This statement is true!"

Liu Rushi nodded, and said: "Some people say that because the master saw that he had committed a crime against the sage, he would not be able to use it after the court went south, so they secretly contacted him to discuss setting up a vassal king to supervise the country and seek a prominent position, which made the sage afraid to go south. "

It is a custom for celebrities in the south of the Yangtze River to love famous prostitutes.Liu Rushi, as the leader of the makeup team, has many sisters who are concubines and friends in the famous scholars' mansions in the south of the Yangtze River. Many inside stories can often be drawn out in the conversations, and this is also her main source of information.In addition, there is also the news that she directly made friends with celebrities. No one would be wary of a woman who is famous for her talent, so the reliability is naturally extremely high.

Qian Qianyi knew that the source of the concubine's news was reliable, so he sat down with a dazed expression. After a long time, he said sadly: "The fool still underestimated those villains! I don't think they would go so far! Talking about supervising the country before returning! Isn't this a traitor and a traitor!"

"Master," Liu Rushi stepped forward and gently shook Qian Qianyi's knee, "Since it wasn't the master's idea, we should speak out loudly, lest those villains make false accusations!"

"It's just gossip, it's useless to slander, I'm afraid people will say it's a guilty conscience..."

""Bulletin"!" Liu Rushi's eyes fell on the newspaper: "Since Ni Chu has "Emperor Ming Bulletin" for him, why can't the master run a "Gentlemen's Daily" and "Shilin Daily"? Do this How much does it cost to produce newspapers? We give them away for free! Let’s see who else can spout blood!"

"Qingqing really has a good opinion!" Qian Qianyi was overjoyed immediately.

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