Chapter 50: Hands-on

Guo Huan smiled slightly and said, "You're right. In the beginning, I actually wanted to make a little money to do things. But I later found out that the household department was all stupid, and I embezzled it, and they couldn't see it at all. So, I thought. What am I doing with my performance? ”

"Naturally, it is to get promoted and get rich. But in the Ming Dynasty, can you get rich if you are promoted? Not necessarily. Your Majesty, the abacus is really fine, what if the Ming officials become first-class officials? It is estimated that it is not as good as Yuan Dadu, the seven-rank official in front of the prime minister. ”

"And I'm scared. I'm afraid that one day I don't know how to offend Your Majesty, and my head will be in a different place. ”

"In that case, why should I bother to make any political achievements. Just put your hands dirty. Money is rolling in. What do you want? ”

"You say, why do I need any political achievements."

He Xi said: "Shameless. Because of your own selfishness, you have increased the taxes of the people several times, are you not ashamed at all? ”

Guo Huan sneered and said: "Only people like you would think like this, but you don't know that these mud legs are in the previous dynasty, and fifty percent of the harvest is in their hands, which is already a great gift." Nowadays, the place with the most taxes is only six buckets per mu, which is only one-sixth of the total. That's a lot. ”

"And this is what one wants? The imperial court destroyed the Shi clan and migrated all the famous clans of the previous dynasty to the barren land in the north, do you know that Suzhou is the most popular today? Beggars, because only by pretending to be a beggar can you go back to your hometown. But the scholars are the scholars, and the mud legs are the mud legs. Even if the dynasty changes, they will not be able to turn the sky upside down. ”

He Xi said: "In this way, the official fields of the imperial court have been dispersed through your hands. ”

Guo Huan said: "Don't say it so ugly, I just admit the reality and give it convenience." Naturally, they also made it easy for me. ”

He Xi suddenly calmed down, looking at Guo Huan, he had never felt that the person in front of him was so unfamiliar, he felt that after six hundred years, it seemed to be reproductive isolation, because of the difference in thoughts, people are simply not the same species.

Suddenly, He Xi could understand Zhu Yuanzhang better.

Yes, although He Xi was also afraid of Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Yuanzhang put a lot of pressure on him. There are many places between him and Zhu Yuanzhang that are difficult to understand each other. But on the major issues of right and wrong, Zhu Yuanzhang's views are the same as He Xi's.

Guo Huan in front of him is a typical Confucian bureaucratic doctor, who speaks of benevolence and righteousness, but underneath is business. What is said in the mouth is not for profit, but in fact it is for the benefit of the court and the people. It's all for your own self-interest. Instead, one by one.

Not to mention the resurrection of Confucius, it is the resurrection of Zhu Zi, and I am afraid that I will be angry to death when I see such a disciple and grandson.

Although Zhu Xi is not perfect, he still has a moral standard. Can't be considered a bad person. And Guo Huan is smart and capable. But it's hard to be called a good person.

He Xi's murderous intent was surging in his heart, and he said: "The sage books have all been read on dogs. ”

Guo Huan said: "Sage book? Nine Confucians and Ten Beggars, since then, except for Song Lian and a few other fools, ghosts believe in the book of sages. Reading the books of the sages is only a little better than asking for food. ”

In fact, what Guo Huan said is the truth.

How much did the Yuan rule hurt Chinese culture? It's hard to say in detail. Not to mention anything else, just looking at the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty are fundamentally two painting styles. The difference between the Song Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty is only a hundred years, only three or five generations.

Why is this happening?

It is the destruction of culture by the Yuan Dynasty.

One official, two officials, three monks, four daos, five doctors, six workers, seven hunters, eight people, nine Confucians, and ten beggars. This is the classification of social classes in the Yuan Dynasty.

A scholar is only a little better than a beggar.

In this case, who still believes in what sage books, and who still believes in what Zi Shiyun.

It is true that some imperial examinations were held in the late Yuan Dynasty, which seemed to raise the social status of scholars, but alas, Han Chinese accounted for only a small proportion of the scholars, while the Mongolian Hui and other ethnic groups had more places. And the Nanren among the Han people, that is, the people from the territory of the former Southern Song Dynasty. It's a small part of a small part. Not to mention, what if you pass the Jinshi exam?

Liu Bowen is a Jinshi of the Yuan Dynasty and a genius in the world. In the end, he just returned to his hometown, even if he was an official, it was more of a transition in the state and county. Because the Yuan Dynasty was an official, that is, he was born.

Although there are some scholars who have passed it down, just like Song Lian. Song Lian's master can go directly to Zhu Xi and is a disciple of Zhu Xi. But more low-level scholars in the Song Dynasty no longer exist.

This is also the reason why Zhu Yuanzhang stopped the imperial examination for ten years, because there were no talents to be selected, and there were not enough scholars.

In fact, at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, science was not too prosperous. The reason is also very simple, the culture of the early Ming Dynasty itself was in the trough, although there were some relics of the Yuan Dynasty embellished, but it is difficult to say that there are any famous people.

There are all kinds of currents of thought.

Just like the famous Liu Bowen, he can be regarded as a typical person in the early Ming Dynasty, so he can't be regarded as a person in science.

In the early years of Hongwu's imperial examination, he did not regard science as the main content.

It was Zhu Yuanzhang who thought about it and finally had to decide that science was the main content of the imperial examination. Then it was strengthened by Ming Chengzu. In the end, it became the central idea of the Meiji state. It can even be said that Zhu Yuanzhang has completed a revival of Chinese culture.

It's just that Zhu Yuanzhang started to study seriously when he became an adult because of his own defects. A lot of Confucianism is subtle, but he doesn't really understand it. In addition, science is the manifestation of science in the Yuan Dynasty. In the end, it evolved into what it was historically.

And He Xi came to this period, which was the moment when Zhu Yuanzhang made the final trade-off of science. If there is no change, a few years later, after Zhu Yuanzhang deleted the Four Books and Five Classics, he restarted the imperial examination, and it was centered on this.

The center of the Ming Dynasty is still like this, as for Guo Huan, he doesn't look at any sage books at all, and he probably feels hard to wipe his buttocks.

He Xi was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while.

Guo Huan suddenly looked up at the sky and said, "It's almost time." I don't know why you came to see me. But I'm not a fool. You came over this time, under the guise of you, and secretly it was the Jinyi Guard who came to check on me. I've seen through it, come on, you're here, Jinyiwei has already started to act. ”

"It's just that you forgot one thing, money can make ghosts grind, and today's Hangzhou City is no longer surnamed Zhu, but surnamed Guo."

As soon as Guo Huan's voice fell, as if confirming Guo Huan's statement, He Xi heard a sudden shouting of killing outside. The distance is not too far, probably outside the yamen of the political envoy.

He Xi was stunned, he didn't know how Guo Huan came to the conclusion that he was a pretense, and Jinyiwei was the one who hosted him. However, Guo Huan's reaction really surprised He Xi. He Xi said: "Are you going to rebel? ”

Guo Huan said: "Rebellion, I don't want to rebel, I just want to get some money, I was born and died for the Ming Dynasty, is it just for a few taels of silver, now Your Majesty is just an old farmer, it's too generous, since that's the case, I'll just take it myself." And now to this day, but you forced it. Since you have found out that I have embezzled a large amount of money, do you think that if you don't rebel, you can live? ”

"Since the result is the same, why don't I do it?"

Behind He Xi, Wang Qianli's forehead was sweating profusely. The scabbard was almost popping out, and there were figures outside the window. It should be Guo Huan's ambush. He Xi gently pressed Wang Qianli's hand, so that he could not be restless.

He Xi said: "In fact, the result is different, you are just corrupt. An accomplice can alleviate the downfall, but now you are a rebel, and the accomplice is estimated to be unable to escape death. ”

Guo Huan said: "Are you kidding? Now that my family is ruined and I have to go into exile overseas, you want me to think about them? At this moment, Guo Huan's true mentality was exposed, Guo Huan said with a hideous face: "Originally, if you hadn't chased so closely, after I went to sea, I wouldn't have had anything to do with you, but you were so confident that you came to the door, wouldn't it make me out of this bad breath." ”

"He Xi, I won't let you die well."

He Xi said: "Are you sure that the bureau you do outside can net Mao Xiang Mao's commander?" ”

Guo Huan was stunned for a moment and said, "It's Mao Xiang?" Although Guo Huan had noticed that there was a problem with Mao Xiang's whereabouts, he never expected that Mao Xiang would really come. After all, he is the commander of Jinyiwei, and his weight in Guo Huan's heart is different.

Guo Huan then smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, now Hangzhou City is under my control." These officials in Hangzhou City are all my people. None of them had a way back. Don't say it's Mao Xiang today, it's the prince, Your Majesty is here, and you have to hate it. ”

"Really?" He Xi said.

Guo Huan looked at He Xi, suddenly smiled, and said, "I don't understand, you seem to be delaying time now, and you want to see if there is any possibility of turning the situation around." No problem, I'll fulfill you, I'll let you see Mao Xiang's head, and then send you on your way. It also makes you walk clearly. ”

He Xi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, he actually didn't expect that there would be such a danger today, originally he just wanted to drag Guo Huan for a while and let Mao Xiang complete the deployment outside. is ready to catch Guo Huan all.

It's just that he didn't expect the current situation. He thought that Guo Huan was just a corrupt criminal. Where did you think that now you are so bold. It's just a secret killer. Dare to blatantly fight against Jinyiwei.

He Xi is a person who cherishes his life. Naturally, I was a little afraid. Now that I heard Guo Huan say this, I was relieved.

However, he didn't think that Guo Huan could win outside. This confidence is not in Mao Xiang, but in another person. Only by surviving this period of time, the situation will definitely be reversed.

He Xi said: "Then thank you Lord Guo for your love." It is better to obey the order than to be respectful. Otherwise, let's talk about a game. ”

He Xi's attitude made Guo Huan a little puzzled, he couldn't help pondering in his heart, and said secretly: "Could it be that I didn't think about it clearly and ignored it." ”