A large number of civil and military inspectors from Chongwen Temple rushed in and lined up around the bookstore.
Because Chongwen Temple has both literati who are responsible for compiling and checking books and articles, and military personnel who are responsible for law enforcement.
Therefore, although Zhu Youxiao requires these people to be called supervisors.
But within Chongwen Temple, these supervisors are usually called civil supervisors and military supervisors because of their different responsibilities.
After Fang Shihong gave an order, a large number of civil and military inspectors entered the bookstore. Chu Yigu, the shopkeeper, also hurriedly walked downstairs because he saw so many official officers rushing in at once.
This Chu Yigu was not afraid of so many official officials, and even shouted loudly: "Where are you official officials! You dare to come here to act wild, but who owns this bookstore? This is the property of our Yankeji family, who are you?" Have you eaten the courage of a bear’s heart and a leopard’s heart?”
"Shi Jifeizhong, the Inspector of Salt Patrol?"
Fang Shihong asked with a smile.
Chu Yigu didn't expect that the man in a wheelchair in front of him would dare to call his master by his first name, and he was stunned for a moment.
"Do you know Chongwen Temple? I, Chongwen Temple, have the right to interfere with anything that has anything to do with writing. Therefore, it is not why I dare to run wild here, but how dare you not abide by the king's law on the territory of my Chongwen Temple. "
As he spoke, Fang Shihong added: "Also, I should ask you this question, 'Have you eaten the courage of a bear's heart and a leopard'?' Who asked you to ask?!"
As he said that, Fang Shihong smashed the walnuts in his hand towards Chu Yigu, and shouted sternly: "You took my word for it! Do you want me to kill you?!"
Then, Fang Shihong waved his hand: "Search! Put a seal! This bookstore will be renamed Chongwen Store in the future, and I will write another memorial to this official, and refer to this Ji Feizhong one! The charge of the impeachment is to open a bookstore for private sales Banned books!”
"yes!"
The civil and military inspector of Chongwen Temple responded and immediately began to search.
For books that did not involve government affairs, all the books were re-stamped with the seal of Chongwen Temple and then collected as temple property of Chongwen Temple. All books that did not involve government affairs were gathered together and taken away by military inspectors for centralized destruction.
Therefore, throughout the bookstore, the literary supervisors were frantically stamping books, or throwing books to the military supervisors responsible for destroying banned books.
Chu Yigu, the bookstore shopkeeper, had just been hit by a walnut in Fang Shihong's hand and his eyes were bloody. Then he became very anxious because he saw the books in his bookstore being confiscated. He hurriedly said to Fang Shihong: "This official! You guys! What are you doing, and how do you want me to explain it to our boss?"
Fang Shihong glanced at him coldly and said, "Just tell him that it was Chongwen Temple who raided it."
"What are you doing! You are so tyrannical in broad daylight? Who gave you the power to raid a bookstore so casually! Do you know that this is Mr. Ji's property!"
At this time, several scholars who were buying books in the bookstore came over. One of them, Ying Daoheng, yelled at Fang Shihong and others.
"Our power to search and seize bookstores is granted by the imperial power! Do you still want to stop the imperial power?!"
As he spoke, Fang Shihong asked: "This bookstore sells banned books, and there are even some illegal books that slander the emperor and his father, and slander the courtiers. You scholars wearing kerchiefs turn a blind eye to this. Do you still have the emperor in your eyes?" Father, if you still have the imperial court, report your name, I will expel you from your honors for being unfaithful one by one!"
"We, we didn't know there were banned books."
Ying Daoheng lost his confidence. When he heard that Fang Shihong wanted to expel him from his career, he stammered an explanation and ran out of the bookstore like flying.
The other scholars also ran out.
Chu Yigu originally wanted to rely on these scholars to stop Fang Shihong and others, but now, when he saw that these scholars had run away, he couldn't help but shouted: "My lords! Don't leave!"
At this moment.
Fang Shihong glanced at Chu Yigu and shouted: "Take it away!"
"yes!"
As a result, the military supervisors who were born in Liangjin Yiwei immediately detained Chu Yigu.
Seeing this, Chu Yigu was completely panicked and hurriedly shouted: "Please spare your life, this official! Xiaomin is just a shopkeeper!"
Fang Shihong was too lazy to pay attention to Chu Yigu, and directly led the people from Chongwen Temple to search other bookstores.
Of course, it is impossible for Fang Shihong to check all the bookstores in Yangzhou.
He only randomly checked a few large bookstores, and then came to Nanjing with the operators of these bookstores.
Even business operators such as Ji Feizhong, who were considered court officials, were forcibly arrested by Fang Shihong.
Because Fang Shihong's inspection of civil affairs in Nanzhili was also an inspection on behalf of the emperor, which was equivalent to an imperial envoy. Therefore, he could naturally arrest these local officials who were suspected of participating in selling books to slander the emperor and father and slander the government.
In addition, Zhu Youxiao once again issued an order to add 2,000 supervisors to Chongwen Temple, and appointed Jin Yiwei to serve in order to increase the law enforcement strength of Chongwen Temple.
Although the quota of two thousand supervisors is not too many, it is more than enough to deal with the officials and gentry who also only have a few wealthy slaves to protect the courtyard.
What's more, Fang Shihong represents the emperor and the imperial court.
Therefore, the canal transport officers and soldiers and salt guards in the southern Zhili area, as well as the garrison soldiers in various places, would not rebel against the imperial court for a few officials and gentry who opened bookstores.
While Fang Shihong was banning bookstores, Feng Quan also led troops to surround the Suzhou Confucius Temple.
"According to the decree of the imperial court, there is someone here who is up to no good. Surround all the people here!"
Feng Quan started shouting when he arrived at the Confucius Temple.
As a result, a large number of officers and soldiers from the Governor's Biao Camp surrounded the Confucius Temple with spears and firearms.
"Chongtian Qi Dao, Ying Rui, Courteous, Pure Constitution, Wen Jing, Wu Yuan, Renyi, Xiao Zhen, Emperor Qian Qianyi and other Jiangnan subjects are crying and offering sacrifices in the Confucius Temple today. They are crying for the injustice of Xu Yuanqing, Dong Zuhe, Gu Yongcheng and other righteous men! Today, treacherous ministers When the government is in power, it cruelly tortures the gentry and imposes excessive taxes. It can be said that the people are in dire straits and civility is ruined! But these treacherous sycophants also deceive the emperor and block the way for the ministers to speak, so the ministers have no choice but to ask you to redress their grievances!"
Qian Qianyi was crying in the direction of Zhu Changluo's mausoleum of Mingguang Zong. .
"O late Emperor!"
Ye Maocai and other Jiangnan scholars were also crying.
The entire Confucius Temple was crowded with hundreds of scholars, almost all of whom were crying.
It was not until Feng Quan and his officers and soldiers appeared that the scholars outside stopped crying.
Scholar Zhang Pu hurriedly ran into the temple and came to Qian Qianyi and others: "Mr. Mu Zhai, there are many officers and soldiers coming outside!"
Qian Qianyi stopped crying immediately after hearing this and looked at Zhang Pu.
Ye Maocai spoke first: "What's going on? We cry for sacrifices to the righteous and complain to the late emperor. What are we doing to hinder the government?"
"The students don't know, but there are indeed many officers and soldiers outside."
As Zhang Pu spoke, he looked at Qian Qianyi, the leader of Jiangnan literati: "Mr. Qian, do you want the students to directly call a few classmates from the literary society to beat these officers and soldiers out! We are also scholars after all, how can they surround us for no reason! What's more? , and what’s still surrounding is the land of saints!”
"Of course we should be beaten out! This is really unreasonable. This is the Confucius Temple and the place of saints. How can we allow Qiu Hachibuten to come here! It is simply a stain on the place of saints!"
Ye Maocai spoke excitedly.
"Qian suddenly has a severe headache. The pain is like splitting. He has to go home and rest! Qian will leave first. Everyone, please leave."
Qian Qianyi dropped the incense in his hand as he spoke, then hurriedly walked toward the backyard with his forehead in his hands.
"Mr. Mu Zhai, what are you doing?"
Ye Maocai asked hurriedly, and everyone else looked at each other in confusion.
But as soon as Qian Qianyi came to the backyard and was about to leave through the back door, the soldiers of the Biao Camp who had already surrounded the Confucius Temple and were holding the handle of the back door saw him and forced him to stop with their spears: "What are you doing! No!" Get out of here!"
Qian Qianyi smiled hurriedly and said: "Master Bing is very kind, I am just an ordinary scholar. Now I have a splitting headache. I want to go see a doctor. Please leave me."
"Don't let him go!"
Feng Quan walked over at this time, shouted, then looked at Qian Qianyi and said, "Qian Muzhai! I didn't expect you to be here too!"
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