Chapter 172: Zhu and Xu
One Xu Jingchang is terrible enough, but now there is another Xu Qin, singing and harmonizing, which is really a headache...... And how can this Xu Qin also have a clear brain circuit, and he doesn't play cards according to the routine at all?
Could it be that the Xu family is all this virtue?
The ministers were puzzled, Xu Jingchang had a special idea, and it was needless to say that if he had the same opinion as these people, wouldn't he live up to the identity of the traverser.
Xu Qin is a bit special, he was born as a gentleman, and he doesn't like to read much, but he was forced by Xu Huizu to stop reading.
Fortunately, he didn't need to take the imperial examination, so he read a lot of miscellaneous books, and he didn't feel that he had any talent to learn, which was why he was scared enough when he mentioned participating in the imperial examination for the first time.
However, Xu Qin, this kid is still a little crooked, or a little rebellious, and even writes some scripts in private, probably because his father doesn't let him do anything, he has to do something.
In history, Xu Huizu died in the fifth year of Yongle, and Xu Qin quickly revealed his original form, becoming a rampant little overlord who did a lot of bad things.
And it also brought Xu Jingchang badly.
But this time Xu Jingchang pulled Xu Qin to participate in Enke, and after studying hard for a while, Xu Qin seemed to understand his father's teachings, and was not so awkward, and wanted to do something serious and glorify his ancestors.
Belongs to the repentance of a sunny rebellious big boy.
But the problem is that he did not receive an orthodox Confucian education, whether it was miscellaneous books in his childhood, or Xu Jingchang's tutoring, or the experience of writing scripts in private, all made him deviant and out of place.
In fact, there are many folk books and miscellaneous books, satirizing scholars, and even insulting Confucius...... Those literati who have tried and failed repeatedly lamented that the article mistook me and I mistook Chunguang more.
After the Di Bao appeared, they also made full efforts to find trouble with Confucianism, write some miscellaneous things, and ridicule the scholars.
Of course, this can only be spread in private, and I don't even dare to sign it, and it will not be until after the heart study is flourishing, and many madmen will enter the house.
It's just that no one expected that because of Enko, it would be released early.
The articles written by Xu Qindian were really not taught by Xu Jingchang, but came from these miscellaneous things.
All in all, there are only two choices in front of the ministers, either to recognize Confucianism, which has limited role and cannot be used to govern the country. Or maybe some places don't work.
Either admit that the scholars of the past generations have tampered with the meaning of Confucius...... If you can tamper with one, you can tamper with two or three places, just like the previous debate on the ancestral system.
Zhu Yuanzhang's words can be changed, but Confucius's words can't be changed.
The brothers of the Xu family, singing and harmonizing, completely put the courtiers in a disadvantageous situation.
Zhu Di frowned, "Jian Shangshu, what do you think of what they say?" Is there any deficiency in the way of Confucius and Mencius? ”
Jian Yi's old face is blue, this is a proposition, no matter how you answer, it is wrong.
But compared to overthrowing the foundation of Confucius and Mencius, let's settle for the next best!
"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that the saint is a little righteous, but naturally he is a late-born junior, and he is not good at what he has learned, and he has not been able to understand the deep meaning."
Zhu Di nodded, very good, finally admitted the same.
At this time, Xu Jingchang suddenly said: "Jian Tianguan, do you include Zhu Zi in this late-born junior you are talking about?" ”
"You!"
Jian Yi was suddenly startled, and the rest of the ministers looked at Xu Jingchang together, Ling Kid plans to overthrow the science of science?
Xu Jingchang muttered: "You can't look at me like that!" Zhu Xi said that the sky does not give birth to Zhongni, and eternity is like a long night. Before Confucius, people all carried lanterns to live? If what Zhu Zi said is right, the people of the Han and Tang Dynasties also carry lanterns to live? It is completely unjustifiable. ”
The more Xu Jingchang said, the louder he became, the more confident he became, I was reasonable, and I was right.
"Ladies and gentlemen, there have been new situations in the past dynasties, and we have to deal with the new situation, if we can't bring forth the new, we will definitely go back to the old way, Zhao Song Yinjian is not far away!"
Speaking of which, Zhu Di was completely moved...... From the status of the Confucian family, to the prosperity of the palace, to the tributary trade. He clearly felt that there was a force that forcibly broke the Ming Dynasty back to the old path of Confucianism.
Zhu Yuanzhang tried, but it was not successful, and it was ruined by the Jianwen New Deal.
If he Zhu Di can't do it, the people behind him won't be able to.
This is a major matter related to the Zhu family's society and society, and it cannot be sloppy.
"Where is Xie Jin?"
Xie Jin hurriedly bowed, "The minister is here." ”
"I asked you to revise the book and re-discuss the orthodox affairs, but now it is not only the orthodoxy of the Ming Dynasty, but also the orthodoxy of official learning, you have to work hard and come up with something convincing...... In this way, you are alone, and these Enke Pavilion selections, all the new Hanlin officials, will be handed over to you. I have allowed you to select the best people from all over the world to participate in the grand event. From top to bottom, from the inside to the outside, you have to come up with something new, and there must be no mistakes! ”
Xie Jin was shocked, there is no doubt that this is a huge power, if it is explained clearly, he is the master of the dynasty, not only a courtier example, but also a leader of Shilin, who can completely replace Zhu Xi's position.
Of course, if you don't get it right, it will be ruined and stinking for 10,000 years.
"Minister, obey the holy decree!"
Zhu Di said again: "Xu Qin, you can also study with Master Xie!" Your family has military generals and civil ministers, and the civil and military are complete, and it is also a good story for the ages! ”
Xu Qin hurriedly bowed down and said: "Your Majesty praises you, not to use martial arts, but to serve the Ming Dynasty and be loyal to Your Majesty." ”
"Hahahaha!" Zhu Di laughed heartily, "Well said, you have to pay more attention." ”
Zhu Di then asked about the arrangements of the new branch jinshi, and ordered the officials to make arrangements as soon as possible.
Jian Yi could only bow down and agree, and everyone came out of the Golden Palace, including Xia Yuanji and others, and gathered the officials...... This time, Xu Jingchang's conditions were tempting, and Lao Xia also felt that he should be on Wenchen's side.
The so-called comradeship only lasted for a few days.
After all, whether it is Kong Meng, or Zhu Zi...... It's all about digging ancestral graves.
They also saw through that Xu Jingchang, Xie Jin and others were constantly winning over allies and expanding their strength, and their final goal must be to replace the Confucian way of governing the country with something new.
Something they tinkered with.
It's tolerable, it's unbearable!
"Guo Zi is already bedridden, Song Li was expelled from the court, Lu Zhen served as the secretary of Dali Temple, and Xie Jin's general envoy became a second-grade official......" Zheng Ci, the secretary of the Criminal Department, lamented: "They are pressing step by step, the sun is arching, it is really not when and where, above the court, there is no place for the ministers of science!" ”
Liu Jun, the secretary of the Ministry of War, was also sighing lightly, "The key is that Your Majesty is willing to believe in them, even if we are reasonable, we can't tell!" ”
Several people looked at each other, and finally spoke uprightly.
"I thought about it for a while, and the most urgent thing was to find one thing to prove that the Confucian things were right, so that His Majesty would change his mind. It's just that it's not easy to find. ”
At this time, Xia Yuanji suddenly spoke, "Do you know about Annan?" ”
"Annan!"
Hearing this, the first thing that lit up was Liu Jun...... Of course, he knew that there had been a turmoil in Annan a few years earlier, and the powerful minister Hu seized the throne.
Because Annan was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, in the first year of Yongle, he sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty and claimed to Zhu Di that the Chen family had succeeded to the throne and the branch had been destroyed, and there was nothing to bear. Chen, the nephew of the Chen family, was pushed by the public and asked the Ming Dynasty to be canonized.
After Zhu Di sent Yang Bo to Vietnam to observe, the local courtiers and elders all said: Everyone sincerely pushes the ministers to manage state affairs.
The Ming Dynasty had no reason to doubt it for a while, so he named Hu Hancang as the king of Annam.
This was supposed to end here, but then something happened...... It turned out that the Chen Dynasty of Annam was not dead, and some descendants fled to Laos, and sent an envoy to the Ming Dynasty to ask for help to restore the country.
Moreover, the descendant of the Chen Dynasty, named Chen Tianping, had already arrived in Yingtian and was begging the kingdom to help restore the country. I am willing to thank God, be grateful to Dade, and never forget.
Natsuhara Yoshichi said this...... Several of the people present were ghostly and clever, and they quickly understood his intentions.
Didn't Xu Jingchang say that tributary trade was bad?
Don't you think it's wrong for Confucianism to be thick and thin?
We give a reward to the vassal state, that is conditional, the lord of the vassal country, must be canonized by the Ming Dynasty. If this kind of usurpation happens, Da Ming can interfere.
Zheng Ci smiled in surprise and said: "This matter is wonderful, Your Majesty has the intention to expand the territory and declare the power of foreign lands, and this matter is the best excuse." We can send troops south to escort Chen Tianping back to China. ”
Xia Yuanji nodded, "That's right, if the Hu clan is unwilling to agree, then take the opportunity to send troops to crusade against Annan." ”
Jian Yi thought about it, and it seemed that this was the same reason.
He muttered, "According to your idea, you will send troops again, and you will have to spend nothing. What's more, the Confucian ministers have always been opposed to expanding the territory, unwilling to overhaul the border, and the waste is useless...... What should I do if I get angry and resentful because of this? ”
When Xia Yuanji heard this, he was immediately dumbfounded...... What did the Confucian ministers of the past generations advocate? Why do you always contradict yourself?
Liu Jun muttered: "The matter has come to this, the lesser of two evils, let's immediately write to your majesty to see Chen Tianping and agree to send troops to restore the country for the Chen family!" ”
……
"Yes, that's great!"
Xu Jingchang pinched a secret report, and couldn't help but laugh on his face, "They are really capable of raising their skills, and they even advocate using troops against Annan, this is the first time I have seen courtiers so belligerent." ”
Opposite Xu Jingchang, there were Zhu Da and Zhu San, and Xu Qin, who got together to discuss countermeasures.
Zhu Dazhuang immediately said: "I oppose sending troops to Annan, absolutely not!" ”
Zhu Gaosui said: "Otherwise, I will launch the Di newspaper and expose the thoughts of the courtiers." ”
"No way!" Xu Jingchang flatly refused, "They saw His Majesty's intention to expand the territory, and rashly launched the Di Bao, which would only cause His Majesty's disgust, no matter what, they can't do this." ”
Zhu Gaosui was dumbfounded, "Then what should I do?" ”
Xu Jingchang thought for a while, and immediately said, "Your Royal Highness, you have to find a way to drag the courtiers and prevent Your Majesty from seeing Chen Tianping...... Then I went to meet the envoys of the Hu clan, they want to sit on the throne, and they must honor the Ming Dynasty! ”
Zhu Gaochi was shocked, and immediately nodded, but he was puzzled: "Brother Xian, you also know your father's temper, I'm afraid I can't stop it!" ”
Xu Jingchang took a deep breath and said slowly: "Then follow the four-stage tactical ......"
(End of chapter)