Although the people very much agree with Zhu Yijun's liquidation of the Kong family, they also support it very much.

But many of the gentry were still a little unfamiliar with this.

In particular, some scholars who fantasize about restoring the old rites.

They did not want to see the Confucian family overthrown, because once the Confucian family was defeated, it would mean that the hope of using Confucianism to imprison the common people would be even slimmer.

If they want to restore the old ritual of cannibalism, they will have to endure it for a longer time.

However, when these gentry saw the remarks written by Kong Shangxian and Kong Shangtan that Zhu Yijun immediately had published, admitting that they were disloyal and unfilial, and admitting that they were not descendants of Confucius, they were also very helpless.

"Are they so afraid of death?!"

"Why don't you even have ancestors!"

"In this way, even if there are future kings who are willing to give them preferential treatment again, restore the old rites, and respect Confucianism alone, they will no longer be able to treat them favorably, after all, even they themselves do not recognize themselves as descendants of saints, and there is no doubt that even if the kings of later generations want to force their descendants to be descendants of saints, I am afraid that the people of the world will be puzzled, and even ridicule the Son of Heaven who does this."

Shandong Senator He Zhen was very angry and told Deputy Envoy Chen Jiuchou about this matter.

Chen Jiuchou sighed and said: "The matter has come to this point, there is no other way but to hope that the future generations of kings will be willing to cover up for the Confucian family, so that this can also downplay this matter, so that the people will not feel that Confucianism is useless." ”

"Yes, when it comes to the kings of later generations, I don't know if the prince will really become a deviant because of the miscellaneous knowledge he has been exposed to."

He Zhen spoke at this time.

Chen Jiuchou smiled: "Do you still need to ask, instead of hoping that the prince can know the difference between good and evil, it is better to deny the prince now and let him know that if it is not good, it can only be evil!" ”

He Zhen nodded: "Makes sense!" ”

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"Your Majesty, since they have already planned to shake the country's foundation, they can't help but deal with it strictly!"

Zhu Yijun was also on his way to the south, and learned through Jinyiwei the reaction of some bureaucrats and doctors to the handling of the Confucian Mansion.

And Zhu Yijun also knew about the anger and countermeasures of the bureaucrats and doctors who wanted to restore the old rites and the Confucian family's undisciplined behavior.

It's just that Zhu Yijun didn't expect that someone still wanted to do something to the prince.

It's obvious.

In Zhu Yijun's view, this is because these bureaucrats and doctors who want to restore the old rites have been completely disappointed in him as an emperor, and know that there is no way to change his mind as an emperor, and even getting rid of him as an emperor is no longer necessary, so they can only target the crown prince.

on this.

After Li Chengliang learned about it from Zhu Yijun, he put forward a proposal to deal with these people strictly.

But Zhu Yijun said: "It's easy to get rid of them, but it can't be done, one is that Jin Yiwei is just recording their words, if they don't admit it, it can't be used as evidence, and they will bite Jin Yiwei back, saying that Jin Yiwei is slandering and framing them, and then they can win the sympathy of the world, and the second is that the prince should also face some pressure, and now he is thirteen years old, and he needs to have some psychological experience." ”

"So, there is no need to make a noise on the Jinyi Guard's side, unless they really have something too much, if there is a human life, they can catch it first and then play."

Zhu Yijun then gave Zhang Jingxiu such an order.

Zhang Jingxiu said yes.

Although Zhu Yijun said these two reasons to express his claim that "it is better to be still than to be still", he actually has another reason not to say, that is, he believes that with the advent of the industrial revolution, after the Ming Dynasty began to completely industrialize, the nature of society will begin to change, and even if someone wants to revive the traditional dross, it will be difficult, because the eyes of the masses who will open the people's wisdom will be bright, and when the time comes, they will restore some ancient rites, and they can only use the banner of taking their essence. It is impossible to completely go back to the old times.

"Your Majesty!"

"Scholars and doctors are still dissatisfied with the imperial court's policy of changing the emphasis on literature to a heavy army, and even in the name of reforming the etiquette law and promoting new rites, so as not to make too much difference between the noble and the low, especially in the south."

"There are many literati and doctors in the south of Gain, and there are no less than well-respected scholars, and their words are often easy to guide public opinion."

"And now, whether the imperial court only favors military households, or the promotion of the steam engine to bankrupt a large number of workshops and unemployed workers, it will make it easy for the people to be guided, and then they will also be dissatisfied with the imperial court."

"Now that Your Majesty is touring south, it is necessary to appease and make it more heartfelt."

Wang Xijue gave up his opinion at this time.

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun bowed his head and said: "My southern tour is intended to appease the people, but it is not just to appease, it should be beaten. ”

"However, in general, it is the same as the strategy that I and Zhu Qing have agreed on before."

"In order for the steam engine to make the dynasty more and more prosperous, it is necessary to develop education and literature and art so that more people in the dynasty can engage in this kind of ministry, and many heavy and dangerous tasks should be handed over to the machine and the people who need a hard job overseas."

"We should also continue to benefit the people for the purpose of promoting projects that benefit the people, and let many businessmen participate in contracting, which not only solves the problem of a large number of bankruptcies and a large number of unemployed ordinary businessmen due to technological iteration, but also allows the country to create more beneficial processes in the future."

"We should continue to encourage scholars and common people to go out, whether they are moving out or going out to travel, we must encourage them to go out, not only to increase their own knowledge, but also to benefit the expansion and progress of the entire Chinese civilization, not to mention that their knowledge will increase, which means that the country's knowledge will also increase."

"What Your Majesty said is that with these three directions, the significance of the southern tour will become extraordinary."

Li Chengliang replied at this time.

Zhu Yijun just smiled slightly, and then looked outside.

Outside, the bean-green Grand Canal was slowly heading north, and his horse-drawn train was slowly heading south.

Many scholars in the south also knew the news of the emperor's arrival in the south.

Even Ye Agui, a wealthy businessman in Qingjiangpu, knew about it.

For this reason, he couldn't help but come to Pukou for several days in a row to inquire, which made him not even serious about business.

There is no way, for a wealthy businessman like Ye Agui, who was originally from a homeless background, he can have today because the current emperor has implemented a series of good governance.

First of all, they did not exterminate the displaced people like thieves, but through the way of development practice, they turned them from homeless people to workers, and then became rich businessmen because they bought subscription coupons and shared the benefits of foreign development with the state.

Therefore, under the influence of some undercover agents in Dongchang, Ye Agui has long regarded Zhu Yijun as a savior, and now that Zhu Yijun is touring the south, he naturally can't wait to look at it.

Like Ye Agui, Chen Jiuzhu and other bureaucrats and gentry from the bottom or wealthy businessmen were able to rise because of Zhu Yijun, so there are many people who come to Pukou day and night to pay homage to Shengyan.

After all, when Zhu Yijun ascended the throne in the Ming Empire, there were not many wealthy middle classes in the world, and the gap between the rich and the poor was very large.

The social status quo of the Ming Dynasty is that "the rich have no place to stand, and the poor have no place to stand", in short, there are many rich people at the top of the society and many children and women at the bottom, and there are very few people in the middle.

It was not until Zhu Yijun ascended the throne that through more than 20 years of reform, a large middle class emerged.

Whether it is a yeoman farmer, a small trader or even an artisan, they are all increasing their wealth, and Rao is the most conservative person in terms of financial management, and he can also increase his wealth by only buying subscription vouchers.

Therefore, it can be said that most of the middle class of the Ming Dynasty today appeared in the Wanli era, and they are all the profit-making class of the New Deal, and they all have great respect for Zhu Yijun.

Especially people like Ye Agui and Chen Jiuzhu, who did not become rich by becoming officials, they are even more determined that their people can have what they are today is related to the Son of Heaven.

Because the Ming Dynasty now has a lot of middle class, and they all regard it as a big thing to take advantage of the emperor's southern tour to pay homage to the holy face, and one by one has some savings, and they also begin to pay attention to it, so they basically hire buildings and boats, and bring slaves.

The entire waterway around Qingjiangpu is directly congested.

When Zhu Yijun heard about it, he had to agree to the proposal of Song Yingchang, the governor of Caoyun, to stop all the official ships in Qinghe County, north of Qingjiangpu, and prepare to transfer to the south by land in advance, while Zhu Yijun himself also landed from Caowan and went directly to Huai'an City.

"Your Majesty doesn't come to Qingjiangpu, what should we do?"

After Ye Agui knew that the emperor had gone to Huai'an City, he said a word to Chen Jiuzhu in a bit of frustration.

Chen Jiuzhu thought for a while and said, "Then we will go back to Huai'an City immediately!" ”

Ye Agui also nodded.

At the same time, the scholar Ren Jiadeng also smiled at his friend Yu Liangting and said: "The Son of Heaven went directly to Huai'an City, it seems that he is still afraid of repeating the old story of the Wumiao in Qingjiangpu." ”

Ye Agui heard the words of Ren Jiadi and Yu Liangting at this time, so he asked across the boat: "Two ministers, dare to ask Qingjiangpu what old things about the martial temple?" ”

"Naturally, it's the old thing that Wumiao fell into the water here."

Ren Jiaden replied with a smile.

"Even if you are not afraid of falling into the water, aren't you afraid that so many boats will suddenly go out of the water and let him be trapped here?"

Yu Liangting also laughed and said.

After hearing this, Ye Agui asked: "Why should the Son of Heaven be afraid, such a good emperor, who wants to harm him?" ”

"You think you are a good emperor because you have no fame and are not a scholar, when you become a scholar, or Ling Lang becomes a scholar, you will know if you are a good emperor today!"

Ren Jiaden replied with a smile.

"That's right! However, if you are a military household, I am afraid that you will feel that the emperor is better. ”

Yu Liangting also echoed, and sneered: "But how long can this kind of goodness last?" It's just a flash in the pan! ”

Ren Jiaden also sneered: "The important thing is not how long it lasts, it is such a contemptuous person of Sven, and I don't know how many good names will be left for future generations!" ”

"What a boldness, brother! I'm not afraid that the other side is not a brocade guard. ”

Yu Liangting said Ren Jiadeng with a smile directly at this time.

Chen Jiuzhu lowered his face at this time and pulled Ye Agui over: "Don't talk to them, they are sarcastic Your Majesty!" ”

After hearing this, Ye Agui suddenly became angry: "They get subsidies from the imperial court every month, why do they still ridicule Your Majesty, besides, shouldn't scholars be more loyal to the king?" (End of chapter)