Chapter 283: The Great Controversy (2)

After more than ten days, Zeng Hua convened a meeting, which was attended by important officials from Zhongshu Province, Menxia Province, Shangshu Province, the Privy Council, and Dali Temple, and all Zeng Hua's children in the country, such as Zeng Wei, Zeng Yun, and Zeng Min.

"Yin Shen, do you know what aspect I hate you the most?" Zeng Hua went straight to the point

"Your Majesty, the criminal ministers dare not speculate." Yin Shen bowed his head and replied, naturally after the matter was revealed, Yin Shen had already been prepared.

"For the sake of your master's ascendancy, you can ignore the interests of the country. Is this what you believe? Zeng Hua stood up, pointed at Yin Shen and shouted angrily, "You are from a Chinese culture, naturally you have been educated by loyalty to the country, that is, loyalty to the king, and you have also received a new education, and you have also traveled all over the world to see the world, I don't believe that you will believe the that "White Tiger Tongyi" put on the bookshelf." But for the sake of your master, the righteousness of the country was thrown into the ditch like a piece of rotten cloth by you, and you really know how to divide the loyalty of the monarch and the loyalty to the country! ”

Everyone had never seen Zeng Hua scold people with such harsh and direct words, and they were all so frightened that they didn't dare to come out, and Yin Shen stood there with a dead face.

"What's the difference between you and those university scholars who play tricks on celestial sense? As long as he can sell it for a good price, whether it is Han Wu or Zhao Shi, these people can say that he is ordered by heaven, so that it is poor and poor in other countries, and it is dangerous that Shenzhou sinks. Tell me, what's the difference between those people and a dog that goes up and wags its tail when it sees a bone? And you? As long as you can let your master ascend to the throne, then it doesn't matter if it is bloody conflicts, the country is chaotic, then it is a historical regression, and the people's livelihood and people die, this is the knowledge you learn in Chinese culture, and the professor who knows Chinese culture early is better than letting a pig go to school, and it is better than knowing what is the country's righteousness and what is the real courtesy, righteousness and shame! ”

Everyone may not understand why Zeng Hua is angry. In the past, when he was reading history books, he always felt a sense of depression in his chest when he saw those who planned for the feudal rulers to calculate the "Mandate of Heaven", and even waved their flags and shouted for the Mongols and the Manchurians. But Zeng Hua knew that at that time, there was no concept of a country in China, nor a concept of a nation, the world was only the world of a certain family, and those people always had various reasons such as "survival pressure" and "self-realization of self-worth", and it was not good to blame too much from the historical position at that time. But in this world, Zeng Hua has painstakingly raised the banner of the country and the nation for decades, and there are still people who do not hesitate to play the trick of "the soldier dies for the confidant, the loyal to the king is not loyal to the country, and the loyal is not loyal to the people", and he is also an elite with a higher education in Chinese studies, how can this not make him angry?

Zeng Hua's words were like a knife, piercing Yin Shen's heart, making this talented man who was once famous in Chang'an Xicheng tremble, and these words were also beating the words of everyone present. China had Huayi's defense before, and Zeng Hua raised it to the level of the country and the nation, and it has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people for decades. Now Yin Shen heard Zeng Hua directly point out that his behavior was suspected of being a "traitor", this crime is going to be remembered for 10,000 years, how can he not be heartbroken.

Seeing Yin Shen's face pale and almost collapsed there, a person next to him couldn't stand it anymore, so he hurriedly stood up and said loudly: "Father, everything Shoucheng did was planned for me, and I am willing to bear this great sin." ”

This person is Zeng Min, who was promoted to the head of the Coastal Defense Bureau of the Admiralty for leading the navy in the South China Sea and the Far Aerospace Zhu and Oman before Zeng Hua's expedition to the west, and Yin Shen also returned to Chang'an together as a foreign officer. In the past few years, Yin Shen saw that the position of Crown Prince Zeng Wei was becoming more and more consolidated, so he became more and more anxious, so he made dangerous moves and sent people to the old school to spread rumors, saying that Zeng Hua saw that the overall situation had been decided, and decided to no longer win the hearts of the people, and was ready to ascend the throne and be the emperor, and be a real son of heaven.

At that time, many people did not understand why Zeng Hua would formulate such a political system of "no king and no father". Hearing that Yin Shen sent someone to say the "inside story", he immediately believed it and immediately jumped out and waved his flag and shouted. Although they were later violently counterattacked by the new school, they believed that the greater the difficulty, the greater the credit, and the central center had not expressed its position, so these people believed it even more, so they were able to persevere until the end.

And Yin Shen just wants to use these people to mess up the situation, as long as the crown prince Zeng Wei can't help but jump out to make a statement, Yin Shen will lead the spearhead to Zeng Wei, let him take this black pot on his back, and then arrange a follow-up move to push him off the crown prince in one fell swoop. As for the consequences of this debate, it is really not in his mind what the consequences will be for China if the old school gains the upper hand or the resulting confusion of thought.

But Yin Shen didn't expect that Zeng Wei would have such a large capacity, and he was indifferent to watching several factions of people fighting, and he didn't say anything for such a long time. And Yin Shen found a more embarrassing situation. Zeng Min was born by Fan Min, and the forces that supported him were concentrated in the church and the Changshui and Beifu systems, which were dominated by new learning, but this vote could not be with the modern Wenjing school and the old school at all. And the old-school people who were mainly from the original Jiangzuo court would naturally support Zeng Wei more because of the eldest princess of Guiyang. Later, the situation became even more evident when the increasingly powerful merchant group and the military elite group fully supported Xinxue because they were afraid that their property and land would be taken away under the banner of the "Three Guidelines".

Yin Shen had no choice but to make another risky move, encouraging the radicals of the church to come out and shout for the establishment of a theocratic regime, and encouraging the radicals of the new school to put forward the concept of "revolution", in order to make the situation even more chaotic. But with Zeng Hua's return to China, everything has settled.

Zeng Min knew Yin Shen's intentions, and he didn't approve of doing it from the bottom of his heart, but in the end he acquiesced, because Zeng Min was still a little unwilling in his heart.

Now seeing Zeng Hua angrily scolding Yin Shen, Zeng Min couldn't hold back anymore and walked out directly, willing to take all the responsibility.

"Can you bear it?" Zeng Hua asked coldly.

Zeng Min trembled all over, and involuntarily bowed his head to the ground, but he didn't say anything anymore in sweat, and Yin Shen also bowed his head to the ground and shouted loudly: "These are all done by the criminal ministers, and they have nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Zeng Hua looked coldly at the two people who bowed their heads to the ground, didn't make a sound for a long time, and finally closed his eyes and was silent for a long time before saying: "I can't decide what kind of crime you should bear, it should be decided by Dali Temple." But Zeng Min, you can bravely stand up and admit your responsibility, and finally don't let me be too disappointed in you. ”

After saying this, Zeng Hua sat back in his seat as if he had collapsed, and sighed gloomily: "Why is this happening? Who in the world can really understand my mind? ”

Seeing Zeng Hua's gloomy and sad appearance, everyone had their own thoughts in their hearts, and they couldn't speak for a while.

And Yin Shen, who was kneeling on the ground, raised his head at this time and just saw Zeng Hua's sluggish appearance, and his heart was full of mixed feelings for a while. He has always admired this person immensely, because he is a strong man and hero who drove away the Karma Hu and helped Shenzhou. Yin Shen once listened to Zeng Hua's lectures at Sinology with great excitement, and once supported Zeng Hua's words and deeds with great loyalty. It is this worship that Yin Shen has always believed that Zeng Hua is the real lord of the world and an incomparable son of heaven. Although Yin Shen supported the new political system and new ideas established by Zeng Hua, he thought it was just a kind of imperial power trick of Zeng Hua to win people's hearts. Of course, Yin Shen also thinks that Zeng Min is the most suitable heir to Zeng Hua.

But seeing Zeng Hua so angry and sad today, Yin Shen couldn't help but feel an indescribable feeling in his heart, does King Ming really want to share the world with the world?

"King Ming, if you have any doubts, please ask Your Majesty to answer them." Yin Shen asked with a straight neck.

"Say it." Zeng Hua replied weakly.

"May I ask why Your Majesty did this? Why do you want to share the world with everyone in the world? ”

All eyes were projected on Zeng Hua with Yin Shen, and it seemed that many people didn't understand.

Zeng Hua was stunned when asked, yes, why did he do this? As a traverser, he took advantage of his unique advantages to create a miracle in troubled times. His feats are far better than those of the Qin Emperor and the Han Dynasty, and the territory he has laid is far better than that of all dynasties, and his name should be able to shine in history. He succeeded in combining worldly power and divine power, and he could have become the most powerful emperor of all time. But he did not hesitate to divide the power, and opened a window, so that the Chinese people could see the shadow of science and democracy.

Why? Why would you do this?

Because I am a traverser, because I can see the history of another world, and see the party struggle between yesterday's gentleman and today's kid; Seeing the shame of Jingkang; See the Yashan Coast; saw the great integration of nationalities by means of slaughtering cities and thousands of miles of uninhabited people; saw the "mighty imperial grace" of the ten clans of Xulian; Seeing the national elite who only know eight shares and do not know the barnyard wheat; saw the former Ming scholar who was reading the book of the sages but kneeling on the white bones and wagging his tail to the new master and begging for mercy; saw the great integration of the new nationalities by means of the Ten Days of Yangzhou and the Three Massacres of Jiading; saw the former Ming surrender army that killed compatriots more ferociously than the Manchurians; saw the "prosperous Kangqian era" that turned the richest and most powerful nation in the world into a group of beggars; saw Ning Yuwaiyi's "bold words" of not being a domestic slave.

Maybe it's because of seeing these things that I don't hesitate to do what I have to do.

Thoughts flashed through Zeng Hua's mind one by one, and finally converged into one sentence, Zeng Hua replied with a solemn expression: "I love this country and nation more than myself." ”

Hearing this, Yin Shen was stunned and didn't move, no one knew if he understood it. Everyone just saw that his eyes were full of tears, and then he bowed his head to the ground again, and said loudly: "The criminal minister Yin Shen is willing to die!" ”