Chapter 536 The Emperor's Intention

April 9th.

After repeatedly scrutinizing Liu Mao’s “work”, Yang Jing felt that it was time to officially launch postal carriages and public carriages.

Early in the morning, Yang Jie was wearing clothes and preparing to go to court.

"Da Pei, what's the situation with the new interpretation of the word Confucian outside now?" Yang Jie asked Wang Chengen while accepting the service of the young eunuchs.

"When you go back to Your Majesty, there are also discussions in the Shilin. It is said that Your Majesty is most good. However, the discussions in the Shilin are much more intense and are mixed with praise and criticism. But if you want to say the most popular one is Huang Zongxi. He is very able to understand His Majesty's meaning, but he often makes many people in the Shilin silent. Now, his reputation has risen..." Wang Chengen replied without thinking too much.

"Haha, is it? Huang Zongxi?" Yang Jie smiled after hearing this. Huang Zongxi was indeed a talent for a liberation of thought. He just mentioned some things in this area and gave him a stage. He immediately began to shine. Yang Jie also read many of his remarks in the newspaper. Although they were a bit immature and limited, they were definitely the leader at this time of the Ming Dynasty.

"Back to Your Majesty, yes!" Wang Chengen answered affirmatively.

"Transpray a letter to Fan Weicheng. The debate on the new interpretation of the word Confucian word should be more in-depth. You can interview and pursue people like Huang Zongxi. In addition to being sharp-tongued, you should also tell him that debate is not only about sharp words, but also about practical things, and you should try to use vernacular Chinese. They debate not only for the people in the scholars, but also for the scholars, but also for the people..." Yang Jing ordered.

"Abide by your order, Your Majesty... I dare to ask, what is the use of things?" Wang Chengen asked in confusion.

"What is the real thing? It's just to remove moisture and add more substantive content, such as giving more examples, using real examples to prove your own point of view, and using facts that can be done, instead of blindly sewing a paragraph of text from the words of the ancients to prove your point of view, not random speculation..." Yang Jingwei said.

"I have written it down, so I'll go and pass the order..." Wang Chengen replied.

Yang Jing nodded. This time, he used a knife on the character "Confucianism" and was extremely risky. Even though he had such a high prestige, even if he had an imperial party, his own mouthpiece, and had a main thug like Huang Zongxi, the response among scholars was still said to be mixed. This was just the result that Wang Chengen told him. In fact, it might not be so good, and the actual result might be worse.

Yang Jing was stunned. This has to be said to be a risky thing and a great thing to harm him. Now that he has finally accumulated a lot of reputation in this new interpretation of the word "Confucian" has been cut off, and has set a lot of obstacles for himself in vain. However, Yang Jing felt that this matter is worth it. It should be earlier than later. If he dragged it, it might be delayed until the end of the Qing Dynasty. This matter is still the same trouble, there is no good opportunity, and there is no change. If this kind of thing is based on history, then the end of the Qing Dynasty will be obtained.

In the early Republic of China, China experienced all kinds of tragic experiences and hardships, so that it would change. It was the motivation for the entire nation to liberate its mind under the great pressure of the country's demise. Now, I want to rely on my own strength to reverse this situation. It is conceivable that this pressure and trouble are not afraid, but Yang Jingjing is not afraid of it. He also has corresponding countermeasures and has a killer weapon. Even if there is no main thug like Huang Zongxi, he has lost in this debate, and Yang Jingjing still has a decisive magic weapon.

The thoughtful Yang Jie stopped thinking when he saw Wang Chengen coming in again.

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The ministers waiting for the morning court also gathered together in groups of three or three to discuss some real-time topics.

"Han Ge Lao, Your Majesty's new interpretation of the word Confucian character this time, but he made a knife on our character Confucian character, dividing the word Confucian character into two! I don't know whether this is a blessing or a disaster, how do you think about it?" He Ruchong, the Minister of Personnel, took the opportunity of waiting for the morning court to exchange his views on the new interpretation of the word Confucian character with Han Du.

"What does Lord He think?" Han asked in a depressed manner.

"Xiaoguan thinks that Your Majesty is going to attack my Holy Sect, or, alas...Xiaoguan can't say that! I always feel that this is not a good thing. Touching my Holy Sect is to destroy the foundation of it yourself!" He Rutong frowned and said with some annoyance.

"Mr. He is too worried. It is impossible for His Majesty to take action against the Holy Sect. Your Majesty also said in Yilun Hall that my Holy Sect is the foundation of governing the country..." Han Du said with some depression.

"...Oh, Master Ge, it's not about the kind of action, but about distorting my Confucian classics, rewriting my Confucian interpretation, and distorting the sage's speech..., how do you say this..." He Ruchong, the Minister of Personnel, wanted to explain the questions in his heart clearly, but he couldn't find a suitable word. After all, it's about the emperor, and it's not good to say it too much.

"Mr. He is worried that Confucianism will still write that way, but the meaning is completely different? Will it hurt the foundation of my holy religion? And then shake the foundation of the country?" Han Du turned his eyes a few times, understood what He Rutong meant, and said concisely.

"Oh, probably that's what it means. The lower official always wonders why Your Majesty is so good that he suddenly wants to throw out such a thing? Now this matter is very unfavorable to Your Majesty! Since that's the case, why did Your Majesty insist on doing this? I guess he didn't decide to do this suddenly. Your Majesty has always made plans and then acted, and it must be a point. What is Your Majesty's purpose? For reputation? But now Your Majesty's reputation is high enough, but this matter has not added another one to Your Majesty for this matter.

A little reputation has lost a lot of reputation for money for money? But Your Majesty has just copied the salt merchant and obtained a lot of money and is not short of money. He can't squeeze out a lot of money for this matter? Then what is His Majesty for?" He Rutong said, frowned, and asked while answering himself. The emperor suddenly made such a fuss, which really confused him. But one thing he knew very well that the emperor had never thought of this matter in Yilun Hall. He must have been prepared for it. So, the emperor's purpose?

"..." Han Yu was older than He Rutong. He was said to him one after another, and seemed to be dizzy when he asked him what he wanted.

"...If Your Majesty destroys his foundation? Lord He, do you believe it yourself?" Han Du thought for a while, and finally found a few questions and asked back.

"Don't believe it..." He Ruchong immediately replied, "What does it mean to destroy the foundation? If such a smart emperor wants to poach the Zhu family's corners, he will definitely not believe it."

"If Your Majesty is having fun, will Lord He believe it?" Han Yu is an old fox and has his own unique insights into many things.

"This will definitely not..." He Rutong immediately confirmed that if the emperor had nothing to do, who should those salt merchants cry?

"Oh... Lord He, to be honest, our Majesty is very big. We can't speculate according to common sense, and we can't compare the past. Your Majesty is not something you and I can guess. Unfortunately, Han is too old..." Han was a little depressed, and after talking to He Rutong, he felt emotion. This old fox smelled a lot of things. Unfortunately, he may never be able to see the day when these things were revealed, because he is too old and he dare not think about many things, nor is he willing to think about them more. The more he thinks about them, the more he becomes sad.

"Gei Master, can you explain this... in detail?" Although He Rutong is also an old man, he is also respectful when facing Han Du, who is older than him.

"...Oh, what does Lord He think of that Huang Zongxi?" Han Du did not answer He Ruchong's words, but instead asked other questions.

"Huang Zongxi? Is the one who asked His Majesty in Yilun Hall? He is very brave and is very active now. He often sees him defending His Majesty in the newspapers. His words are very particular... Why did the Master of the Pavilion talk about this person?" He Rutong asked.

"Mr. He, our Majesty has always been good at grasping things. Master He didn't think that Huang Zongxi came forward to defend His Majesty. Is this awkward?" Han Du thought of something, had his own unique view on this matter, and said with a wry smile.

"This..., this is, I think Huang Zongxi is my Donglin child, the descendant of the Seven Gentlemen, and is a pure filial person..." He Ru was so fond of being so arrogant that he couldn't continue to say anything.

This is awkward here. Although Huang Zongxi and his teacher Liu Zongzhou became a school-running party and broke with the Donglin party, in theory, Huang Zongxi was right to speak for the emperor, but it was awkward here. Huang Zongxi was a descendant of the Seven Gentlemen of Donglin, the Six Gentlemen of Donglin, and the Seven Gentlemen of Donglin are the signatures of the Donglin Party. Although the Donglin Party was divided, it can be said that people were split. The sign and the righteousness are still there, but now, even the sign and the righteousness are split. The descendants of the signature and the righteousness run to others to talk to others. This is awkward. He Rutong felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly.

"Haha, Lord He should understand now." Han Du said with a wry smile, his face full of helplessness.

"I beg the master to give me some advice. What does this have to do with Your Majesty's new interpretation of the word Confucian? " He Rutong's head was very confused and asked quickly.

"I don't understand this? Throughout history, how many people have achieved the Three Immortality? Our Majesty is afraid that his eyes will just see this and will not be on the same line as us!" Han Du explained with a wry smile. He felt that he understood the emperor's intentions.

"Ah! Master Ge means that Your Majesty wants to make contributions, establish virtue, and make words? These are the Three Immortals!" He Ru was so fond of Han Yu to remind him and immediately asked in surprise. How many people can do this thing from ancient times to the present? Even the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty could not do it. This is the highest evaluation of a person.

"Does Lord He think that Your Majesty has nothing to do when he is full, and he will make a knife on our character Confucianism?" Han Du asked with a wry smile.

"It's still wise. In this way, what Your Majesty did is reasonable. Now Your Majesty's achievements are not to mention. It's necessary to force the Eastern Captains to be suppressed and the people of the ***. The situation outside the pass is becoming more and more beneficial to our dynasty. It is definitely not difficult to win. It's just a matter of time. Including Your Majesty's ambition for the sea, it's not an exaggeration to say that it is expanding territory and purging the world. His achievements are probably to chase the founding ancestor of our dynasty; let alone establish virtue, tens of millions of taels of silver for relief, but this matter is really unpredictable.

The ancients have been one of the best in history. However, the Majesty lacks a lot of words. If you want to have words that match meritorious and moral integrity, you will be afraid that this words will not work if you are too small... After all, you can only use a knife on the head of our Confucian character. I think only this word is worthy of the two things in front of us..." He Rutong suddenly realized why the emperor used the sword on the head of Confucian character. These three immortal sayings combined with the emperor's words and deeds are really a perfect explanation.

"It's good that Lord He understands it. Therefore, our Majesty's ambition cannot be underestimated. Even our important officials from the border will not be able to meet your Majesty's back!" Han Du said with a wry smile, with a look of helplessness on his face, and a feeling of endless regret. He is too old. If he could be ten years younger, he would be born at the wrong time!

"Your Majesty understands it, understands it! Your Majesty is indeed aimless in doing things, and it is indeed purposeful. These three immortals, from ancient times to the present, are only a few people. Now Your Majesty is afraid that he will like this. Huang Zongxi is... No wonder, no wonder..." He Ruchong also had a bitter smile and helpless face. It turned out that the emperor was interested in the Three Immortals, but he lacked a single sermon that matched his merits and virtues. In this world, Confucianism is the only one who respects Confucianism. If you want to make a sermon, you can only think of a way to make a sermon. If you give the sermon a knife, it is certain. If you want to run away, there is no way.

"Oh, Your Majesty is so accurate in doing things..." Han Yu said mocking himself again. When he thought that the emperor had asked Huang Zongxi to be the "gunner" of Li Yan for this matter, Han Yu smiled bitterly, helplessly making fun of himself. The emperor's move was considered to have dismantled the signboard of their Donglin Party and went to decorate his own storefront. He could only smile bitterly except for laughing bitterly.

"..." He Ruchong shook his head, feeling that apart from being frustrated and helpless, he could only stare at me. The sword on the character Ru's head would be a must.

"Your Majesty has an order. The morning court will be summoned on the platform today..." A small yellow gate said loudly, and the ministers who were still talking stopped and talked. Should the morning court be held on the platform? This is a rare thing!

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platform.

"Today, the court is on the platform. The place is small, so just be a little casual, there is no need to be so grand!" Yang Jie arrived at the platform first, and saw that the ministers who came were tending to kneel down collectively, so he immediately spoke to stop him.

"Thank you for your kindness!" After all the ministers thanked, today's morning court began.

...

"Today, there is a reason for summoning your Qing family to the platform to attend court. You can all squeeze in. If you can stand in, try to stand in as much as possible." Without too many rules, Yang Jing began to do a serious business. In this platform, in addition to having a throne, there was a large sand table in the middle. The ministers could only look at the emperor strangely on both sides of the sand table.

"... Recently, the imperial court has received reports of abnormal climates in various places. I believe all your families know about it," Yang Jinge asked.

"Your Majesty, I will know." The minister led by Shi Fenglai replied immediately.

"Ministry of Households, please explain the climate abnormalities in various places that have been counted on the sand table." Yang Jing ordered directly that the court officials were called to the platform today for the morning court for the sake of drought this year. It was said that it was to deal with drought. In fact, this drought is a catalyst for many things. It is a bad thing, but for industrialization, it is even more good. Farmers who have not gone bankrupt and want to migrate farmers from the land. This difficulty is not ordinary, involving household registration system, taxes, corvee service, etc. This is the fundamental national policy.

"I obey the order..." Bi Ziyan, who was prepared, immediately stood up and agreed. With the surprised eyes of the ministers, he picked up a small stick and began to give instructions on the sand table.

On this sand table, there are yellow, blue, black, and all kinds of colors. If you are from the terrain, you can easily distinguish it. This is a complete picture of the Ming Dynasty. There are the Yangtze River in the south and the Great Wall in the north. They are all very obvious. There are two capitals and thirteen provinces, each outlining a rough outline, and there are several cities with the names of each city, which are clearly visible.

"Dear colleagues, all localities have reported that spring is early this year and we need to beware of drought..." Bi Ziyan began to explain.

"...In order to cope with the upcoming drought, the Ministry of Revenue has counted the situation reported by several northern provinces one by one. It is concluded that the drought this year will be a large-scale reduction in production. Perhaps some prefectures and counties will reduce production significantly. It is not impossible if some prefectures and counties have no income..." Bi Ziyan held a small wooden stick and kept giving advice on the sand table.

"...Shuntian Prefecture, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Shandong, Henan and other places are all among the most expensive places..." Bi Ziyan took a small wooden stick and drew a big circle on the topographic map of the Ming Dynasty, basically circled the north of the Ming Dynasty.

"By the way, I'll explain that on this sand table, yellow indicates where the climate is reported, green indicates that there are no abnormalities, and red indicates where there may be no income. You might as well take a closer look at the places where the production is reduced, and those are the income." Yang Jing interrupted and explained.

After the emperor said this, the ministers became turbulent and stretched their necks to look at the sand table. Recently, they have been hearing that various places reported abnormal climates and possible droughts. They hope that the court can deal with the upcoming drought as soon as possible. However, they are all Chinese characters and names. In fact, how many places reported abnormal climates and how many places would actually suffer disasters. Everyone was confused in their hearts. They really calculated that few people understood them, but today they were different. The sand table was clear at a glance. The yellow pieces were the places with abnormal climates? There were too many. They really covered the entire north. Moreover, the area was so wide and distributed, and there were some red areas, which were particularly eye-catching.
Chapter completed!