Lun Wenxu's sudden and untimely death is undoubtedly equivalent to a loss for conservatives.

For a time, the movement to promote vernacular literature gradually became mainstream.

But this does not mean that after Lun Wenxu, the conservative ideological phenomenon of advocating retro and ancient worship will disappear.

Yan Hong still adheres to the banner of science, and tries his best to encourage more scholars to participate in the activities of maintaining the orthodox status of Confucianism.

However, Tang Bohu and others also adhered to Zhu Houzhao's will and tried their best to prevent the activities of these literati to maintain the orthodox status of science.

Yan Hong found Huang Fang, the former editor of the Hanlin Academy, who was demoted to a commoner, and persuaded him to continue to maintain the operation of "Confucianism and the True Path" with him, but Huang Fang rejected Yan Hong's proposal because Wen Zhengming offered a high salary of 100 taels of silver per month to let him participate in the lectures of the hundred schools he presided over, because Yan Hong could only persuade Huang Fang with righteousness, but could not give him a good salary.

Yan Hong had to manage "Confucianism Zhengdao" by himself, but because Confucianism was really unable to make a profit, in order to maintain the funds for operation, in desperation, he also took over the private work of the Chunlou Dream Society.

In the end, Yan Hong also opened his own monthly magazine "Yulou Xiangmeng" of the same nature as "Spring House Dream Society", and used "Yulou Xiangmeng" magazine to spread bad content to make profits, while using these profits to maintain the operation of "Rulin Zhengdao".

"Your Majesty, since the tenth year of Zhengde, there have been more and more newspapers and periodicals on the market that write about incestuous things in the house, do you think you need to take care of it?"

Ma Yongcheng of the East Factory couldn't help but make this matter clear to Zhu Houzhao, after all, he also has the power to monitor the development of all walks of life in the Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to Zhu Houzhao's eyes in the people.

Zhu Houzhao just nodded at first, the food and color are also, vulgar content is liked and accepted by the public in any era, and there are natural harms, but Zhu Houzhao also knows that it is difficult to prohibit this kind of thing, and Rao will not be able to do it in the future, not to mention the current Ming Dynasty.

But Zhu Houzhao was not sure to ignore it, he still had to think about the significance of managing and not caring about it.

Zhu Houzhao is most concerned about whether the civil officials who resigned pose to their ideals of reforming the Ming Dynasty in public opinion.

Thereupon.

Zhu Houzhao continued to ask: "How many newspapers and periodicals such as slandering the imperial court, saying that they must not compete with the people for profit, demanding Confucianism, Taoism, and following the ancestral system, are there more or less?" ”

"Many! Recently, there have been several more schools in Beijing, and even Gu Lan, the secretary of the Criminal Department who had just resigned, was moved out of the mountain by Yan Hong, and said that he would form a Confucian Literary Society, and proposed to respect Confucianism and advocate reason as the concept of governing the country. ”

When Ma Yongcheng said this, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but look nervous, thinking that this is the possibility of establishing a political party, which is no longer as simple as a simple academic group, and asked:

"Where did they get the funds, could it be that these people are like Lun Wenxu, and they don't hesitate to sell their property in order to run a "Confucian Righteous Path"?"

"Not really, many of them are writing some vulgar books behind their backs to make a profit, their newspapers and periodicals do not sell as well as the publications of the attendant's room, and there is no funding from a financier like Your Majesty, and they can only rely on these profits to maintain their newspapers and periodicals, although the minister is an eunuch, but he is also very shameful for their behavior, while high-profile saying that they want to clean up the source, and on the other hand, they write some things behind the scenes about kicking the widow's door and stealing people's wives."

Ma Yongcheng replied.

"I know", Zhu Houzhao nodded and asked Ma Yongcheng to send Wang Hua, the first assistant of the cabinet.

As soon as Wang Hua came, Zhu Houzhao asked Ma Yongcheng to tell him about the rampant vulgar newspapers and periodicals in the market that he had investigated in the East Factory, and said:

"Wang Qing, this is not a trivial matter, although the people are free to express their speech, but we can't ignore it, if these vulgar and unbearable contents are overflowing, let my Ming children see it, won't it damage the physical and mental health of my Ming children! You, the head of the cabinet, should be in charge! ”

Wang Hua didn't expect Emperor Zhu Houzhao to suddenly care about the physical and mental health of children in the world, but he had nothing to object, after all, as a decent literati, Wang Hua himself couldn't accept too many vulgar newspapers and periodicals on the market.

"The minister understands, please show your majesty!" Wang Hua replied.

"I will order the Hanlin Academy to compile the "Daming Child Protection Regulations"!

Children are the hope of the long-term stability of the Ming Dynasty, and they are related to the future of my Ming Dynasty, but I have repeatedly heard that there are still high-ranking officials and nobles who raise children and accept young girls, and now there are even publications that openly promote these! How can you leave it alone?!

In addition, there is a flood of vulgar publications, I will be more and more literate children, if I let the children of the Ming Dynasty see these vulgar content, will not ruin the future atmosphere of my Ming Dynasty, there is no virtuous king, there is no virtuous minister!

So, I must make a law on this!

In addition, the Ministry of Rites took the lead in prohibiting the dissemination of vulgar publications, and vulgar publications were all prohibited from being published. If the Ministry of Rites is not in good hands, I will let Dongchang come! ”

Zhu Houzhao said in a somewhat stern tone.

According to the outline of the constitution established by Zhu Houzhao's summoning of his ministers, only His Majesty the Emperor has the legislative power, but the Ming Dynasty does not yet have a professional legislative body, and there is not even a special legal talent, so Zhu Houzhao basically rarely exercises his legislative power.

But now, in order to crack down on the gentry and publish vulgar publications in the name of protecting children, Emperor Zhu Houzhao indirectly aimed at Confucian disciples who opposed his political ideas, he could only first compile a law on the protection of children in the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Hua didn't expect His Majesty to be so angry all of a sudden, and it was about the rights and interests of young children, he didn't even expect that His Majesty the Emperor would suddenly care about the physical and mental health of young children in the world, he couldn't help but think, is it because His Majesty became a father and began to care more about this aspect?

However, Wang Hua also knows that playing with young children and even taking it for fun has been a romantic affair in the circle of scholars and doctors since ancient times, and no one even discriminates between men and women, and no one really regards this as a sin.

Therefore, if it weren't for Emperor Zhu Houzhao suddenly mentioning it today, he Wang Hua would not have realized that he still had to take care of this.

But in any case, since the emperor has issued an order, Wang Hua can't help but obey, and now the emperor has said that if the Ministry of Rites doesn't care, he will let Dongchang take care of it, in order to prevent Dongchang from interfering in the government again, he also hurriedly agreed: "Your Majesty, rest assured, the minister will immediately let the Ministry of Rites set rules and manage the vulgar publications in the world!" ”

"Well, go ahead and do it, as soon as possible, I don't want more children in my Ming Dynasty to be poisoned by these vulgar content!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded.

Thereupon.

Wang Hua immediately summoned Ouyang Dan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and relayed to Ouyang Dan the instructions of Emperor Zhu Houzhao.

"Your Majesty is kind! It is the first time that Xia Guan has seen a law specially formulated for the rights and interests of ordinary children, although the laws such as the Daming Law also involve relevant regulations for the protection of young children, but now it is the first time in history that a special law has been formulated to protect the children of the world.

Please rest assured, the lower officials will immediately ask the Ministry of Rites to issue a decree prohibiting the publication of vulgar publications, and let the local government severely crack down on these vulgar publications that are not conducive to the body and mind of young children in the Ming Dynasty! ”

It is normal for Ouyang Dan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, to sigh because of this incident, because it is normal for Zhu Houzhao to be benevolent and sage, because few kings will really care about the rights and interests of ordinary people and children.

"Your Majesty has specially made a law to protect the young children of the world, but I am afraid that those who play with young children in the scholars will be punished! In this way, aren't the world's magnates and gentry very dissatisfied? Moreover, once Your Majesty's law is established, he will still restrain himself," Wang Hua said with a smile.

"That's why I said that Your Majesty is benevolent, and now that I am in the Ming Dynasty, the people are safe, and the image of arrogance and lasciviousness is becoming more and more serious, Your Majesty is so disciplined, and it is also for good governance!"

Ouyang Dan said and asked Wang Hua: "Dare to ask Shou Yu, is it good here?" ”

"The old man didn't, Wang Qiong did, he just bought a thirteen-year-old girl and entered the house, saying that she was learning the way to play in the Western Regions and what kind of circumcision was done," Wang Hua said.

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As soon as Zhu Houzhao made an order, the officials of the Hanlin Academy began to get busy, and Kang Hai, the secretary of the school and the head of the Hanlin Academy, was the president, preparing to formulate a law to protect the young children of the Ming Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, it is a folk custom for women to bind their feet, and now that the court has banned it, will it make the common people dissatisfied!"

Kang Hai had to ask.

"But at least, the court can't support foot binding! Just for the doctor's foot fetish and let the girl suffer from foot binding since childhood, you and I have mothers and sisters and other daughters, how can they be tortured like this! So this law is established! ”

Kang Hai couldn't refute Emperor Zhu Houzhao, and even felt that the emperor was benevolent, and he also hoped to eliminate this bad habit through the emperor's forced order.

On the basis of the Daming Law, the Hanlin Academy established the "Daming Children's Protection Regulations" by the will of Emperor Zhu Houzhao.

It can be regarded as another initiative of the Zhengde Dynasty to emancipate human rights after the Constitution prohibits slavery.

But after all, the Ming Dynasty was still a society dominated by backward Confucianism, and this kind of law to protect the interests of the common people was actually contrary to the interests of the powerful gentry.

Although according to Confucianism, there are also remarks such as the old and the old, the young and the young, although Zhu Yuanzhang also formulated the relevant laws and regulations to protect the common people and children in the world when formulating the Daming Law, but the scholars basically will not abide by it, and it is the consensus of the society that the doctors cannot be punished, so no matter how the scholars play, they will not be punished, and only when they are suspected of threatening the imperial power, they will be punished.

And now, Zhu Houzhao really wants to restrict the freedom of pleasure of the scholars and doctors for the rights and interests of the children in the world, prevent some of them from playing with young children, and even punish them with this, and even prevent them from promoting vulgar content, which will naturally suffer the dissatisfaction of the scholars.

"The death of Qin Zhi is really because of the burning of documents and the torture law, first deceit and then benevolence, tyranny is the beginning of the world, and now the imperial court also uses strict punishment to control the people of the world, which is really a tyrannical act!"

Yan Hong made such a comment on current politics in his "Confucianism and the Right Path".

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