A petition. No, it's two petition events.

Ended with a massive brawl, uh, maybe a one-sided beating.

The righteousness of the scholars is of no use to the iron fist of the working class.

In the end, it was the patrol and arrest department of Zhongdu that dispatched a large number of patrols and arrested a group of people to calm down the incident.

The workers arrested a lot, but the scholars also arrested a lot.

However, behind the workers are all big bosses, and there are lawyers with university degrees to bail, and they come out after paying the bail.

And where did the poor people have this money, they were locked up for several days, and finally they were released from prison under the operation of some great Confucians.

This time the struggle, so to speak.

Xinxue won a big victory.

The spirit of the scholars was not reflected, and the methods of the new students were also greatly appreciated by the emperor.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I have read the petitions of the Confucian scholars and the new students. The reason why my Ming Dynasty was able to drive out the Tartars again and restore China was not because of Confucianism, but by advanced weapons and factories everywhere! Without these, how could my Ming Dynasty completely defeat the Qing court in just four years? ”

"How is it feasible to ban Western studies and stop the New Deal? Is that not to the countries of the South Seas, not to the Far North (East and West Lea), not to the Indian vassals, not to Australia, to live behind closed doors, waiting for the Europa people to open the door of the Ming Dynasty with strong ships and cannons, just as I opened the door of the Qing court? ”

Inside the Hall of Diligence.

Emperor Zhu sat on the throne and talked eloquently.

There was no sadness or joy on his face.

But all the ministers knew that Emperor Zhu's tendencies.

And they do.

If you follow the method in the petition of Wu Xin's gang.

Then wait for the death of the country!

You don't have to wait for Westerners to fight.

Now the Ming vassal states.

If the Ming Dynasty returns to the state of the previous Qing Dynasty.

I'm afraid I can't hold it down

It may even be not only impossible to suppress, but also to be beaten.

Before Emperor Zhu, tens of thousands of soldiers were able to crisscross the south of the Yangtze River.

It's like a strong clan under the command of the Ming Dynasty now.

Japan has more than 100,000 new troops.

The Indian princes also had nearly 100,000 soldiers and horses capable of fighting.

Arguably.

If the Ming is weak.

No need for Europa shots.

It's time for these vassals to be on the move—loyalty is never without reason.

If the Ming becomes as weak as the Qing Dynasty.

How could the princes of Japan and India not have ambitions?

The official of the Ming Dynasty, although it is easy to get.

But there are not many pedantic people in the real power.

Even if it is a Confucian minister, he must pay more attention to the use of the world.

And now there are too many officials in the Ming Dynasty.

The number has exceeded 250,000.

That's five times as much as it was during the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

And the treatment is quite generous.

If it weren't for the financial income from the opening of factories and the development of commerce, where would the imperial court be able to afford so many officials?

So.

These 250,000 officials of the Ming Dynasty.

All are beneficiaries of the New Deal.

This also means:

In fact, the vast majority of the gentry and landlord class did not benefit from the New Deal, although they had to pay a land tax.

But it is easier for them to be officials and more likely to gain political power than before.

This back and forth.

Whether it is a loss or a gain, everyone has a scale in their hearts.

Although most of the scholars were not interested in the new school, they did not give up the benefits of the new school and the new policy.

It's really quite contradictory.

Generally.

The benefits received by the scholarly class are still tangible things.

Their dislike for new learning is emotional.

At that time, the doctors in Jiangnan didn't want to shave their heads.

Compared to new learning.

Shaving the tail of a money rat is even more disgusting, right?

But isn't it an itchy scalp yet?

Why?

Because the Manchus put on a posture that as long as you surrender, I will not touch your wealth, and I can also exploit and bully the Han people with you.

This made the literati and doctors who seemed to be much more backbone than the current scholars and doctors in the late Ming Dynasty compromised.

Now Emperor Zhu did not confiscate their land, did not force them to shave their heads, did not refuse them to be officials in the Ming Dynasty, and did not completely ban the way of Confucius and Mencius.

Then why did these literati doctors go to the top with Emperor Zhu in order to avoid most of the field tax by using a little means?

They don't like new learning.

But the benefits of new learning are real.

Who would give up real benefits for the sake of a little personal emotion?

Such a person, the sage book of Confucius and Mencius, cannot be taught.

Therefore.

Emperor Zhu will break through step by step and challenge the bottom line of these Confucian scholars and doctors' tolerance of the New Deal.

This step-by-step method of cutting sausages did make it difficult for the non-monolithic class of scholars to cope with.

There will always be someone who will be the official of the Ming Dynasty.

There are always people who are reluctant to give up the tangible benefits.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks. Although the petitions of Wu Xinzhong, Du Ruchong and others are biased, the original intention is still good, and it is for the sake of the country and the imperial court. This matter should not be expanded, it is preferable. Not to be pursued. ”

The first to speak was Prime Minister Luo Fangbo.

In fact, he can't do it anymore as prime minister.

Because with the increasing number of officials in Hunan and Liangjiang.

Luo Fangbo and Gu Song, two Guangdong officials, have begun to become more and more unfavorable to the balance of the court.

And between Luo Fangbo and Gu Song, it is naturally Luo Fangbo, the national abbot, who is relatively vulnerable to attack.

This time, he came forward to protect the six gentlemen, in fact, it was not a compromise.

These six gentlemen are petitioning for the famous religion, and if Emperor Zhu takes them under the knife, I am afraid that he will be infamous for blocking the way of speech.

In the future, I am afraid that no one will be willing to come to petition.

The minister also thinks that the intentions of these scholars are good, and the emperor might as well recruit them into the court as officials! Peng Jun suggested.

Emperor Zhu shook his head.

He knew what Peng Jun and the others were thinking.

Giving these scholars and leaders an official role, on the one hand, it shows that the court and the emperor are magnanimous, and on the other hand, they also save themselves from shouting in the newspaper every day.

"Zhao'an? I won't recruit An, I won't do it for Wu Xin and other officials! ”

Emperor Zhu said.

"They all want to be officials, but I don't want them to be officials, they want to be officials, they can take the right path, they can take Sichuan scholars to invite the imperial examination, and if they are admitted at that time, they will naturally have officials to do it."

There was silence in the courtroom.

Everyone sympathized with what happened to the scholars this time.

But

But this time, the performance of the young scholars was too embarrassing

was beaten to cry dad and call mother, and ran away one by one.

How could this convince the emperor that his court could rely on these spineless scholars?

The Confucian scholars of the Manchu Dynasty stopped talking.

They all know it.

The emperor just wants to give the six gentlemen a little hardship.

But I don't want to carry the reputation of a faint king, a tyrant, and a lack of faith.

That's when it happened.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Grand Duke Shang Shulin, broke the silence.

"Your Majesty, news has come from the west that the Russian crown prince has led his troops into Moscow. Now, perhaps, it has been done. ”

(End of chapter)