In the first year of Xingqing's reign, Jinling began to reform in silence.
First, there was the military reform that combined martial arts and martial arts lecture halls into one, which made the entire Jinling City full of soldiers and turned Jinling City into a military city. Then there is the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Department, which not only involves officials and officials, but also local powerful people. It is vigorous and vigorous, and everyone is in danger.
What's important is that the reform of the boundary law implemented by the imperial court on Jiangnan East Road was unprecedented in scale, speed, and determination in the Song Dynasty. But on the surface, the river was flowing, but there were undercurrents surging inside.
Qingzhang acres of land are measured in townships. The size of the acres is calculated, the color of the soil is distinguished, and the seedling tax is determined.
When making fish scale diagrams, each one has its own diagram, including mountains and rivers on a large scale, people and fields and houses on a small scale, and acres and acres of land, all of which are drawn one by one so that they connect the east and west and the north and the south.
Everyone gets the truth; then combine the ten to form a map of one capital, and combine all the capitals to form a map of one county.
Set up a basic book: Each household should set up a book, indicating the shape of the field, the location of the land, the number of acres, and the reason for the land. The book should be printed and deposited by the county to serve as a permanent certificate.
It seems to benefit the country and the people, but I don’t know how many people’s cheese has been touched.
If you are poor and have no land to stand on, you still have to pay land taxes, and naturally you have none or are in arrears. The rich man's fields are spread across the country, but he conceals the taxable acres and only pays taxes on less than half of the fields. How unfair, how greedy, how grotesque, how audacious!
No wonder Zhen Dexiu is unwilling to wade into this muddy water. It turns out that the resistance is so great that it is unimaginable.
However, Zhao Hong, who had just returned from Lin'an City, had to deal with the affairs of Li Siyu and Tian Yi.
"Except Member Li, Li Siyu is now a student at the Jinling Martial Arts Hall and a soldier of the country. You cannot take her away."
Zhao Hong sat on the chair and said to Father Li in front of him.
Stealing people from the Jinling Lecture Hall, where to put the Lecture Hall? Where to put the majesty of the emperor? Isn't this a slap in the face?
He, the emperor, is too worthless!
Li Siyu, Li Siyu's father and brother, and Zhang Zhengsi, the person involved, stood in front of the table, all respectful.
"Your Majesty, the important matter of marriage has been dictated by parents and matchmakers since ancient times. How about waiting for the little girl to finish her studies next spring before consummating the marriage?"
Father Li nodded and bowed, with a smile on his face.
Seeing that he was dressed in luxurious clothes, calm and calm, neither humble nor arrogant, he was obviously from a wealthy family who had seen the world.
"Exceptor Li, you don't seem to understand what His Majesty means. Li Siyu is a soldier of the country, and no one can force her. If she doesn't want to, your parents' orders are of no use. How dare you come to Jinling Martial Arts Hall to rob people? , if it weren’t for the fact that you are Li Siyu’s father, you two, father and son, would have been sent to prison!”
Dong Songchen gave a good explanation to Zhao Hong's words.
He knew full well that Zhao Hong was acting alone and obviously wanted to help Li Siyu break out of the prison and regain his freedom.
"You dare to go to the Jinling Martial Arts Hall to rob people. What do you think of this place, the back garden of your home? I give you two choices. One is to go to jail and Li Siyu breaks off the engagement. The other is that Li Siyu breaks off the engagement. Are you willing to do so? Obstruction. Choose one."
Tian Yi stood aside and said it firmly.
To force his daughter to get married, he even resorted to kidnapping, which was something this old man couldn't do.
Li's father and brother Li raised their heads in shock, seeing Tian Yi and Dong Songchen there, and moved their eyes to Zhao Hong.
No need to ask, this is what the emperor meant.
"Li Siyu, do you want to terminate the engagement or keep it? You speak your mind and I will make the decision for you."
Zhao Hong and Feng Xiaoyu encouraged their students.
Although universal freedom of marriage cannot be achieved, allowing a person to choose his own marriage may have a subtle effect.
"Principal, I don't like that person who is idle and a philanderer."
Although Li Siyu's voice was low, everyone heard it clearly.
Zhao Hong nodded slightly. According to the news, Li Siyu's fiancé is the son of a high-ranking official in Jinling City, but this fiancé has bad morals and is notorious. Li Siyu looked down upon him, which was understandable.
But what actually made him even more angry was that this Li Siyu actually entered the martial arts hall to escape from marriage! This was even more unacceptable to him than those who entered the martial arts hall for the sake of success.
People always have ambitions, and not all people have noble aspirations and serve the country and the people. But Li Siyu's behavior made him feel embarrassed that he had been slapped in the face.
What has become of the Jinling Martial Arts Hall? Hiding dirt? How could this make him feel so embarrassed?
"You evildoer..."
Father Li's face turned red with anger and he wanted to scold his daughter, but when he met Zhao Hong's cold gaze, he subconsciously shut up.
"It is unreasonable for you, a father, to push your daughter to someone you don't like! Is she your enemy? Is your face that important? Or do you want to sell your daughter at a good price?"
Zhao Hong looked at Father Li with anger.
"Commander Li, it seems you are still not convinced. Let me ask you, have you read the book?"
Father Li looked ugly but seemed to be dissatisfied. Zhao Hong changed the subject.
Being able to be rich and powerful in Jinling City is not easy even if you think about it.
"Replying to your majesty, I have been educated as a scholar and became a Jinshi in the first year of Kaixi. I once worked as an officer in the tea and salt company in western Zhejiang."
Father Li replied ignorantly, with a look of pride on his face.
That trace of pride that only scholars have.
"Oh, you have taken the imperial examination and are a court official, so you are familiar with the teachings of Confucius and Mencius?"
It turns out that he is still a famous scholar, no wonder he has to accept it, no wonder he is so awesome.
"Your Majesty, I am a humble citizen with little talent and limited knowledge. I dare not make mistakes in front of Your Majesty."
Father Li had a straight waist, a wide robe and long sleeves, a righteous face, and replied calmly.
"Li Yuanwai, since you are a scholar, please explain, in the Analects of Confucius "Yan Yuan", Confucius's explanation of the way of governing a country: "lord, minister, minister, father, son, son."
Zhao Hong no longer hesitated and went straight to the point, to break this man's pride.
That pedantic, self-righteous bullshit pride.
When he was the prince and emperor in the East Palace, the emperor's teachers were really virtuous and the officials in the palace practiced the teachings of Confucius and Mencius every day. He was fortunate to learn a lot from them.
"Your Majesty, the king has the majesty of the king, the ministers have the behavior of the ministers, the father has the father's appearance, and the son has the son's behavior. Marriage matters, parents' orders, and matchmakers' words are all natural and natural."
Father Li was slightly startled and then replied, not forgetting to remind Zhao Hong of the "Three Cardinal Principles and Five Constant Rules".
"Executive member Li, you are still a Jinshi of the imperial court. I think your book has been read into the dog's belly!"
Father Li's seemingly erudite rhetoric made Zhao Hong furious, and he yelled angrily.
"Let me ask you, did Confucius and Mencius ever mention the "Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Rules"? What Confucius meant was that a king behaves like a king, and ministers behave like ministers. This is the etiquette of a king and his ministers. Only when a father behaves like a father can he set an example for his children. Children have their own rules, and this is how children should behave. All this was done by both sides, not by one side. Dong Zhongshu’s Three Cardinal Principles and Five Constant Principles, Cheng and Zhu’s Neo-Confucianism of “preserving natural principles and destroying human desires” are all a piece of shit! It completely distorts the original Confucian path of Confucius and Mencius! "
"The king is the guide for his subjects, the father is the guide for his son, and the husband is the guide for his wife" is nothing but rubbish Confucianism castrated and transformed by Dong Zhongshu, the Cheng brothers, and Zhu Xi, and the "benevolence"-based Confucianism of Confucius and Mencius. There is a huge difference between the two. Different places.
Things like "If the king wants his ministers to die, they have to die; if the father wants his son to die, the son has to die", "Death by starvation is a small matter, but lack of integrity is a big deal", "It is forbidden for men and women to have sexual relations, it is forbidden for widows to remarry", etc., etc., are extremely disgusting.
When a country reaches the point where its people are starving to death, shouldn’t the country die long ago?
You officials are allowed to have three wives and four concubines, and widows are not allowed to remarry. Aren’t widows human beings? Doesn’t she have the right to pursue life?
"His Majesty!"
Father Li was sweating profusely, trembling, and no longer as calm as before.
Even the son beside him was trembling all over, his face was pale, and he looked like he was about to fall down at any moment.
"Confucius said: The king is the king and the ministers are the ministers, and the father is the father and the son is the son; Mencius said: The father and the son are related, the king and the ministers are righteous, the husband and wife are different, and the elders and the young are orderly; Han Feizi said: The king is the guide for the ministers, if the emperor is not upright, the ministers surrender to other countries; the country is for the people. If the country is not upright, the people will rise up and attack it. If the father is the guide for the son, if the father is unkind, the son will run away to another country; if the son is the father's hope, if the son is not upright, justice will destroy his relatives. If you don't remember the wise sayings of the sages, you will remember the "Three Cardinal Guides and Five Constant Rules" .If you are not a father, won’t the son go to another country?”
Both Confucius and Mencius, as well as Han Feizi, believed that the relationship between monarch and minister, father and son, was a two-way rather than one-sided relationship. There was mutual respect and relative equality between the two.
As for the Cheng brothers and Zhu Xi, as great scholars in the Song Dynasty, they inherited the legacy of Dong Zhongshu and committed too many evils, causing endless harm.
The king exerts absolute control over his ministers, parents over their children, and husbands over their wives, a complete trampling of human nature. Mencius's view of the supremacy of human dignity was also selectively deleted by Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism.
If people no longer have pursuits and thoughts, are they still living people?
"Li Siyu, please listen carefully. Li Siyu is a soldier of the Song Dynasty and is sacred and inviolable. When you return, quickly break off the engagement with him and tell your shitty in-laws that this is my will. Otherwise, I will let you know that I will be exiled to the army. What does it feel like!”
Zhao Hong suppressed his anger and left no room for doubt.
We are not afraid of gangsters being bad, but we are afraid that gangsters are educated. These rogue literati have greatly damaged their consciences for their own selfish interests.
The "three-inch golden lotus" in those late Qing photos made him sick when he thought about it.
A woman has been tortured to this extent, is she still a woman?
"Your Majesty, please calm down and the common people will obey your orders! The common people will do it when they get back!"
Father Li was frightened and sweating profusely. He and his son knelt down and kowtowed repeatedly, no longer as calm as before.
"Get up! Remember, I am doing it for Li Siyu's sake and won't argue with you. Don't realize it!"
Zhao Hong's face was ashen and he waved his hand impatiently. Father Li got up shivering and left with his son in disgrace.
If you don't leave, if Emperor Long Yan gets angry and kills his father and son, it will be a huge loss.
"Principal, thank you for your kindness!"
Li Siyu knelt down and kowtowed, the pear blossoms brought rain, and her heart finally relaxed.
The emperor said eloquently that his father might never dare to force himself again.
"Go back and just go to school well from now on."
Zhao Hong said as gently as possible.
Although he was very dissatisfied with Li Siyu's impure motives for entering the martial arts hall, he would not show it, let alone miss the major event of training military officers in the martial arts hall.
There were many people in the entire Song Dynasty waiting to see his joke.
Tian Yi stepped forward and helped Li Siyu up.
"Your Majesty, you are using your power to bully others. But I like it!"
Tian Yi smiled playfully and complimented Zhao Hong.
Those who are close to ink are evil. His current words and deeds are too deeply poisoned by Zhao Hong.
"Bullying others with power? This is called convincing others with reason! How do these people pass the imperial examinations even if they don't know the teachings of Confucius and Mencius?"
Zhao Hong said angrily and was very unhappy.
Under this situation, he wanted to maintain the dignity of Jinling Martial Arts Hall, and even more, he wanted to teach these scholars how to behave.
In his time, Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism wanted to enter the palace and become the official doctrine. They are just talking nonsense, so go and sleep.
The cynics had emasculated Confucianism and were extremely poisonous. He was thinking about whether he could publicize it in newspapers to enlighten the people's wisdom.
Of course, in order to avoid making too many enemies and becoming the target of stubborn feudal defenders, he could not come forward openly.
All he had to do was start this war behind his back.
