Zhang Tongchang looked at the emotional Zou Yuanbiao and said nothing, but his expression became more and more solemn.
After a long time, Zhang Tongchang said: "Well, back then, our ancestors were trying to reform and eliminate the evils of the world, and you, Zou Yuanbiao, tried your best to stop it. Now that I have been ordered to demolish Donglin Academy, you are here to stop it. Since I, the Zhang family, will inevitably serve as kings for the world. And the only way to deal with you is to kill him!"
With that said, Zhang Tongchang waved his hand: "Satisfy Mr. Zou's request and step over him!"
Zou Yuanbiao was quite shocked by this, his lips trembled, and he pointed at Zhang Tongchang: "You, you, you..."
"yes!"
At this time, Yang Huan and other Dongchang servants had already walked over first.
"Step aside!"
Moreover, Yang Huan personally kicked Zou Yuanbiao.
Zou Yuanbiao fell directly to the ground, suffering severe pain in his abdomen and a fishy-sweet feeling in his mouth.
But before Zou Yuanbiao could say anything, he saw a foot suddenly appear from above, and then stepped directly on his face.
Zou Yuanbiao's raised head hit the ground again.
Zou Yuanbiao felt severe pain in his face and was about to curse, but at this time, another foot stepped on his eyes.
"ah!"
Zou Yuanbiao couldn't help but scream.
But at this time, countless pairs of feet were already stepping towards him. As soon as Yidongchang Banner's foot stepped on Zou Yuanbiao's stomach, he stepped on his face again.
By the time countless flag schools from Dongchang and Guards Battalions passed by, Zou Yuanbiao had been trampled until his whole body was covered in blood and mud, and he was unconscious.
"You imperial hawks, how dare you humiliate me, the elder Donglin!"
At this time, a scholar accused Zhang Tongchang and others.
Yang Huan, who came over, didn't say much, and stabbed the scholar directly in the stomach. Then he pulled out the bloody knife and said, "Anyone who blocks the imperial officials will be killed without mercy!"
"Kill without mercy!"
The rest of the banner schools also drew their swords and came over to kill the soldiers wearing kerchiefs one by one.
These scholars had no choice but to flee in a hurry.
In the end, except for the dozen or so killed scholars and Zou Yuanbiao lying on the ground, everything was covered in blood, and there was also a square kerchief and folding fan missing on the ground.
The fleeing scholars finally stopped when they fled to a place far away in the back mountain.
Because they have seen that the flag schools in Dongchang and Guards Camp have begun to demolish Donglin Academy.
The banner schools of Dongchang and Guards Camp were pouring kerosene on various places in Donglin Academy.
Then, as a fire was lit, the entire Donglin Academy began to turn into a sea of flames.
The fire engulfed every wooden building here.
The crackling sound of wood burning is very clear and loud.
But because of this, burning so much wood makes people feel particularly warm this winter.
Tenants from some nearby huts began to gather around to keep warm.
Next, Zhang Tongchang organized these tenants belonging to Donglin Academy to turn the burned Donglin Academy into farmland.
Naturally, Gu Xiancheng was also cut into a coffin and killed.
The entire Donglin influence was completely eliminated, and the attempts of Jiangnan scholars to manipulate government affairs through private lectures in private academies were further prevented.
Zhu Youxiao forcefully taught these Jiangnan scholars another lesson, so that these people had to know that Ming Dynasty was an imperial society and a world where the emperor's principles were arbitrary.
Naturally, the news that Donglin Academy was burned down soon became known to the civil servants and gentry all over the world.
Although there was no bourgeois-style democratic ideology in this era, the emperor's toughness and autocratic style still made these civil servants and gentry feel uncomfortable.
As scholars and elites, they can only accept the emperor's rule from the top, and it is difficult for them to accept a life of being controlled like the common people.
"Donglin Academy has been burned down, Man Gong and others were killed. Nearly ten thousand Jiangnan gentry in Liaodong are working hard like Li Shu. Many of our Jiangnan scholars also live in thatched huts every day and have to carry dung and dig soil. This is really a shameful loss of grace, Mr. Qian, what do you think of this?"
On this day, in the darkroom of a certain guild hall, Wu Zhihuan, a young official in casual clothes, mentioned this matter to Qian Longxi.
After hearing this, Qian Longxi trembled for a moment and asked in shock: "What are you talking about? Duke Man was killed and how was he exposed?"
When Wu Zhihuan saw Qian Longxi's question, he couldn't help but sigh: "This matter is also the fault of the Jin gentry in Jiangnan. Because the emperor directly followed the riots in Jiangnan and caused a major case, the Jin gentry in Jiangnan could not sit still and did not dare to betray the emperor. , we could only persuade Man Gong to come forward, and Man Gong agreed, but later the members of the society were still arrested. I don’t know whether Man Gong took the initiative to report or was forced to report, but what is certain is that this matter has never happened since. It was because the Jin gentry were too weak from the beginning."
After hearing this, Qian Longxi no longer knew how to speak. He clenched and opened his fists again and again.
After a long time, Qian Longxi sighed: "The Jin gentry in the south of the Yangtze River have done a lot of harm to me and Duke Man! If I had known they were so unreliable, it would be better to be a loyal minister and a sycophant."
After Qian Longxi finished speaking, he took out a porcelain vase and said with a wry smile: "However, fortunately, I also expected that such a day would come. Man Gong, I can't stop him, and the Jin gentry in the south of the Yangtze River, I can't stop him even more, but I will be implicated by them sooner or later, and now it seems that it is indeed the case."
With that said, Qian Longxi swallowed the pill in the porcelain bottle.
"Mr. Qian!"
Wu Zhihuan shouted.
But not long after, Qian Longxi fell on the chair, his pupils dilated.
…
"Reporting to your Majesty, in response to the news from the commune member Zhang Cai and others that Qian Longxi, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, was related to the Jiangnan riot, and I was about to ask you for instructions on whether to send someone to arrest you, but suddenly received a secret report that Qian Longxi, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, has been arrested. He committed suicide by taking medicine. This servant neglected his duty. Please punish me."
After Qian Longxi committed suicide, Wei Zhongxian quickly got the news and immediately came to the Political Hall to report to Zhu Youxiao.
"I understand, please step back."
Zhu Youxiao replied.
"yes!"
Wei Zhongxian replied.
Next, Zhu Youxiao said to Fang Congzhe because of this incident: "This Qian Longxi is a smart man. It is better to commit suicide than wait for me to do it. However, it is no wonder that he cannot escape this time. I can only blame the people they rely on for not having the courage."
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. These people have always bullied the weak and feared the strong, but I boldly said that if this continues, I am afraid that there is also a hidden worry, that is, the scholar-bureaucrats in the world will not dare to talk about current affairs because of this, and then there will be a situation where thousands of horses are in silence. This will be detrimental to the future of the empire. In terms of strategy, it’s ultimately not good.”
Fang Congzhe knew that Zhu You was violent but not fainted, so he directly expressed his opinion.
Zhu Youxiao guessed that Fang Congzhe would say this.
Because he also knew that in this era, if a dynasty wanted to have long-term peace and stability, it must not only control the scholar-bureaucrats, but also use the scholar-bureaucrats to maintain the dynasty's agenda.
But Zhu Youxiao had considered this a long time ago and said: "Before the people's wisdom is enlightened and all the people in the world have the consciousness of being the masters of the country, what I need is for these scholar-officials to be obedient, not to supervise me, nor to act freely according to the king's laws." outside;
Now, any measure that hopes to let scholar-officials supervise the king will become an opportunity for some people to seek rent and usurp imperial power. Instead of hoping that scholar-officials will supervise the king so that the king knows how to govern the country, it is better to focus on how to cultivate good choices for the future. On the king!
Of course, it is okay if the scholar-officials are still allowed to supervise the king, but who will supervise the scholar-officials? Common people? Are rentiers willing? This is not impossible, and it is in line with the ancestral system. The "Da Gao" produced by Taizu contains the words that the common people supervise officials. "
Fang Congzhe laughed bitterly: "Your Majesty is still wise! My words are inappropriate! This is indeed not the time to follow the ancestral system and ask the people to supervise the officials! As your Majesty said, the people are not enlightened and do not know the etiquette. At this time, they are ordered to supervise the officials , will only cause disharmony between superiors and subordinates, and scholar-bureaucrats cannot overstep the etiquette and have no regard for the king."
Compared to absolute democracy, which allows the people to make the decision, Fang Congzhe would rather choose absolute monarchy.
"Yuan Fu is a man of understanding. I am ordered by Heaven. If I am not worthy of being the Lord of the world, Heaven will accept it. If the people of the world are not worthy of being human, I will accept it!"
When Zhu Youxiao started talking, he knew that Fang Congzhe was definitely not willing to let common people supervise scholar-bureaucrats like them.
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