The roots of Confucianism have been dug up!

But the one who followed the digging of the roots of Confucianism was the 56th generation descendant of Confucius, Wenxuan Gong Kong Xilu!

This made the ministers of the court have no reason to resign, and can only continue to do things for the court.

Many ministers are very uncomfortable, and under the impetus of the general trend, they can only go with the flow.

At first, they still wanted to resist a little.

Since Southern Confucius aided the abuse and took the initiative to help the imperial court dig up the roots of Confucianism, what about the benevolent, righteous and kind Northern Confucius?

However, at this time, the North Kong, the exile who had been exiled, and the beheaded, had already fallen and scattered, and there were chicken feathers all over the place.

It is said that when the Confucian Mansion was bulldozed, the people of Qufu all applauded, burst into tears, and kowtowed several times in the direction of Yingtianfu.

These people were oppressed and exploited by the Confucian government, and they were so angry that they were very desperate, because no one would care about their life or death.

That is the Confucian Mansion, the descendants of the Confucian saints, in all dynasties, no emperor will treat the descendants of the saints harshly because of the life and death of these civilians!

From Song to Jin, Jin to Yuan, Yuan to Ming, no matter how the dynasty changed, the Confucian Mansion has always stood tall.

Because they represent Confucianism, behind them stand the literati of the world.

No matter who becomes the emperor, they dare not touch them in the slightest.

But for the people under the rule of Confucius, it was extremely desperate.

The patriarch of the Confucian Mansion can decide life and death with one word, and even the imperial court has no right to govern......

Such unfettered rights made the Confucian government more and more unscrupulous and do whatever they wanted.

These ordinary people thought that in this life, they would have to swallow their anger like this, and spend time in torture, but suddenly one day, a team of brocade guards broke over and besieged Confucius.

And immediately after that,

Confucius, down!

The mountain that had been pressing on their heads for countless years suddenly disappeared!

Soon, the officials of the imperial court came to Qufu and announced the crime of the Confucian family of the Northern Sect.

All the people listened to the verdict of the crime, one by one excited weeping bitterly, and then bowed their heads, the sound of kowtowing was endless, the scene was spectacular, extraordinary!

Even the well-informed court officials, after seeing such a situation, could not help but be moved, and their mood was extremely complicated for a while.

They were sent here by the imperial court to pronounce the crimes of the Confucian clan of Beizong, and they were all reluctant, after all, as Confucian students, they had to do this kind of thing, which was to be infamous on their backs.

However, the destiny of heaven is difficult to disobey, as court officials, if they refuse, the consequences will not be so serious as death, and the black gauze hat on their heads will definitely be gone.

There is a precedent for this......

There are really people who refuse the emperor's dispatch, of course, not directly, but euphemistically saying that they are sick and cannot do things for the court for the time being.

But such a euphemistic refusal was directly dismissed by the emperor, and ordered that the children and grandchildren of this official should never be hired!

This is really a hundred times more uncomfortable than killing him, not only is the official body gone, but also his children and grandchildren are implicated, so that future generations will never have a chance to step into the officialdom, which is equivalent to extinguishing the flame of the clan.

If the emperor simply killed him, and let him leave the name of a loyal and virtuous minister, his family would also be looked down upon by other Confucians, and it was normal to be taken care of.

But he was dismissed from his post and ordered his children and grandchildren to never be hired, this kind of punishment is really frightening.

There are such examples in the past, no one dares to easily disobey the order of the Son of Heaven, they came here with reluctant thoughts, thinking that they would see the people of Qufu who were reluctant to be sentenced to the Confucian family, and even more, they would insult them as lackeys of the court, insulting Sven, and they dared to come to pronounce the sentence of the Confucian family, how to see the ancestor in the future?

As a Confucian literati, I am most afraid of seeing such a scene......

But the reality is the opposite of what they imagined!

The people of Qufu not only did not insult them, but were grateful to the imperial court for its legislation, the law was not noble, and it was really selfless!!

When many officials saw this scene, they couldn't believe it at all, and subconsciously thought that these people were crying bitterly for Kong's family, and after careful questioning, they knew that what they were crying was that Kong's family had finally fallen, it was not easy, after so many years, it finally fell! That's great!

No one knows how long they have been oppressed, how desperate they are, and how excited they will be when the imperial court pronounced the sentence of the Confucian Mansion of the Northern Sect.

The officials who pronounced the sentence, after hearing such a response, all of them were numb!

The officials who were reluctant to come here at the beginning have very complicated feelings at the moment.

How...... Will that be the case?

And this matter soon spread to the surrounding counties and counties, and became the talk of many people, and everyone constantly discussed the various actions of Beikong, and he really deserved to be judged like this.

Of course, the things about these people were quickly covered up and not completely spread.

It was really because of this kind of thing, which was immoral and damaging to the reputation of the saints, and those literati and Confucians could not let it go at all, so they all took action to stop it.

How could such a thing happen under the descendants of the saints? Someone must have maliciously slandered and spread relevant rumors!

But.

The news of the imperial court's trial of Beikong's crimes, they have no way to hide it, and there is no need to cover it up, after all, this is the atrocity of the imperial court!

As these things evolve.

These Confucians' impression of the new dynasty has long been extremely bad.

In fact, as early as the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the emperor wanted to stop the Confucian sacrifice in the world, but fortunately he was prevented, and later he wanted to expel Mencius from the Temple of Literature.

Who was Mencius? Confucian sub-sage.

If Confucius is the founder of the building, then Mencius is the founder and perfecter of the building, and the sensation caused by inviting such a heavyweight existence out of the Temple of Literature can be imagined.

Zhu Yuanzhang's several attempts, repeatedly jumping sideways on the edge of the limit of the Confucian literati's bearing, naturally aroused the disgust of many great Confucians.

But.

Zhu Yuanzhang's previous actions did not shake the foundation of Confucianism, and it is not a particularly serious problem.

But soon, Su Che took away the title of Duke of Yansheng, and then tried and sentenced the family of Duke Yansheng.

This caused a lot of buzz.

Qufu Kong's family has never been treated so violently, and this incident is really unheard of.

The most infuriating thing is that when the officials announced the crime of Qufu Kong, those people under the rule of Yan Shenggong all applauded, and they didn't know how to protect the reputation of the saint!

Even if the people suffer, how can the descendants of the saints be treated unfairly?

It's time to put the cart before the horse!

For such a thing, the Confucians can only shake their heads and sigh, lamenting that the world is declining and people's hearts are not ancient.

Can be fast.

Half a year later, the hundred colleges and a large number of enlightenment colleges were launched, but they directly dug up the foundation of Confucianism!

This time, these Confucians really couldn't sit still.

How can those low-grade studies be compared with Confucian learning?

This matter is very serious.

Many great Confucians gathered together and began to discuss countermeasures, how can the current situation be alleviated?

If it continues like this, the consequences will be unimaginable!

The Confucian monopoly will disappear completely!

In a dimly lit library, a few candles are lit, and a few famous Confucians sit at the table.

An old Confucian with gray hair and known as Bi Shenggong said in a low voice: "I really didn't expect that Nanzong Wen Xuangong would be so ignorant, openly betray Confucianism, and say that kind of rebellious words for the imperial court, but unfortunately now, if you want to find the Confucian clan of Beizong, you can't find it......"

"Hey, when the imperial court disposed of Beikong, we should have taken action, what did you say that the general trend is irreversible, and now if you want to support Beikong, it is no longer possible, it is really regrettable!" A young man said through gritted teeth.

"Brother Beiyue, now that it's useless to talk about this, let's discuss it, what should I do!" The middle-aged man with beautiful hair on the side waved his hand and said.

The young Confucian known as Beiyue glanced at the old man standing in the corner of the room reading a book, and asked: "Foolish layman, you are familiar with the art of looking at qi observation, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, is there any unstable luck and shaking the foundation of the dynasty?" ”

"If there is unstable luck and the foundation of the dynasty is shaken, we may be able to ......"

He didn't finish saying this, and the young Confucian Beiyue didn't dare to finish it, anyway, everyone just understood it.

The foolish man put down the book in his hand, glanced at the expectant eyes of everyone in the room, his face was a little strange, and he didn't speak, just shook his head silently.

Everyone shook their heads when they saw it, and they were immediately disappointed, and said a few times a pity, pity!

"Not shaken at all?" A great Confucian asked, he didn't believe that the emperor was so perverse, and there was no sign of shaking the foundation, even a little bit was good, it was a little comfort to them.

"yes, hasn't it changed at all? Tell me what's going on! Someone else asked.

"There is change, and naturally there is change." The foolish monk smiled bitterly and said helplessly.

When everyone heard this, they immediately fell silent.

I only heard the foolish monk slowly speak: "I look at his luck, the foundation of the Ming Dynasty has not been shaken, but more stable, and there is a faint sign of the coming of the world!" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned, and they all showed unbelievable looks, and they couldn't believe that it would be such a result.

"The world is coming?"

"What kind of great world is coming?"

"This ...... How can it be! ”

"Foolish man, you're kidding!"

"How is that possible? How is this possible! The founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty acted so perversely, digging up the roots of our Confucianism, which has caused a lot of dissatisfaction, how can there be a great world coming? This is ridiculous! It's so weird! ”

"Foolish man, what nonsense are you talking about!"

The Confucians didn't believe it at all, and even worse, they directly scolded it, unwilling to accept such a reality.

This is equivalent to denying everything they have, and making them all clowns jumping off the beam one by one!

"Hey......" The foolish monk also knew that everyone would react like this, so he didn't want to say it at first, and only after repeated questioning by everyone did he tell the truth.

"I know you don't want to believe it, and I don't want to accept it, and I couldn't believe what I saw at first......"

"Previously, I was in Yingtianfu, observing the luck of the Ming Dynasty, and saw an unseen and unheard of image of prosperity, that scene, that movement...... If the Ming Emperor really does it, he may create an unprecedented prosperous era! ”

"A prosperous age like never before!"

"No!"

"Even if he doesn't do it, if it continues to develop according to the current situation, it will still be a rare world!"

"This is the result of my observations, believe it or not."

After saying this, the foolish layman closed his mouth, and the faces of these great Confucians were difficult to see.

When it comes to this, naturally no one is talking nonsense anymore.

If you want to mess around, then it will really be out of place.

The people who can enter this room can trust each other.

But the more this is the case, the more uncomfortable everyone is.

Why?

Why did the Ming Emperor act so recklessly, and he could still create an unprecedented prosperous era?

Is it true that they are not Confucian at all?

No way!

When pigs fly!

From Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to the present, the world has flourished and declined under the assistance of Confucianism for so many years, and in the Song Dynasty, a pattern of emperors and scholars sharing the world has been formed.

Now that Confucianism is flourishing, who would have thought that such a change would suddenly occur!

Many Confucians were silent for a long time, and finally couldn't help but sigh.

They instigated Yan Shenggong, incited all kinds of public opinion, united the people of the world to fight against the emperor's will, covered up the ugly things of the Northern Sect, and what they did secretly was to protect everything in Confucianism.

And now, it seems that their Confucianism is about to be abandoned by this era?

After everyone was silent for a long time, the young Confucian named Beiyue suddenly said faintly: "Do you still remember what Wen Xuangong said? ”

"Wen Xuangong??"

"What did he say?"

He said...... Your Majesty has changed to implement all kinds of studies, which is a great thing, we should follow the study, improve ourselves, how can we stop opposition? This is not the right behavior! Confucianism, how can it be so short-sighted and self-interested? ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent again.

Do you really want them to learn those ninth-rate knowledge?

……

Meanwhile.

Inside the Royal Palace.

Su Che was thinking about something.

How to get the imperial power to go to the countryside?

From the Qin and Han dynasties to the Ming and Qing dynasties, the county was the most basic administrative body, with grassroots organizations under it to manage the people, and the chief was generally not directly appointed by the central government.

So how did the successive generations establish the "self-government" management of the grassroots people?

The Qin and Han dynasties had a township system, such as the three elders, and the Shiwu organization.

In the Ming and Qing dynasties, there was a system of armor and a system of protection.

For the countryside, an empire is of course about in control.

However, the so-called imperial power does not go to the countryside does not refer to the imperial power's control over local administrative work, but the imperial power's actual control over the townships and towns.

In ancient China, large local households or clans had a strong voice at the local level, and their power and economic influence directly affected the daily life of the people in the townships and towns.

In the process of governance, local officials often had to compromise with the local gentry, and more often became a communication hub between the local gentry and the upper-level yamen.

The imperial power can reach the level of county officials, and below the county officials, they must rely on the local clans!

This is the so-called imperial power does not go to the countryside.

(End of chapter)