As soon as Zhu Yijun finished speaking, only the midwinter wind howled outside, but none of the officials in charge of the imperial court dared to speak easily and remained silent.
Zhang Hong, the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, only caught the robe that Zhu Yijun suddenly took off, and waved to the servants to add some charcoal.
At this time, Zhu Yijun continued to look at the ruling ministers with cross eyebrows and asked: "I have never dared to treat the people of the world as dirt, but why do some people regard me as an enemy? So much so that I spend my legitimately earned money on In their eyes, they are all doing evil and behaving badly!"
Zhu Yijun said and suddenly laughed bitterly: "I originally thought that they just didn't treat the common people as human beings, and they didn't treat the husband, his descendants, and other scholars who were not with them as human beings. For me, the emperor, they I still know how to respect you. I'm sorry, they don't even treat me as a king and father! Even I, a king and father, have no right to control my legitimate income. I am also a slave under the old rites they require. I am worse than a slave. They are cattle and horses that can be sacrificed for their rites at any time!”
"What's the point of being in front of such an emperor?"
"This kind of Ming Dynasty should die!"
Suddenly, Zhu Yijun yelled these two words again with a strong voice, and these words made Shen Shixing and other officials in power couldn't help but tremble.
"Your Majesty, calm down!"
"Your Majesty, please take back your words!"
Shen Shixing hurriedly knelt down and shouted with tears in his eyes, then kowtowed to the ground and said something.
In addition to Hai Rui, Wang Xijue and other ruling ministers also knelt down.
Because they were all shocked by the emperor's words.
Like a thunderbolt, they were all confused.
But Hai Rui couldn't help but ask at this time: "Does Your Majesty really want to be Yao and Shun?"
Zhu Yijun looked at Hai Rui with cold eyes.
Shen Shixing and others also looked at Hai Rui.
At this time, Hai Rui raised his hands and said: "If your Majesty wants to truly be like Yao and Shun, you should be a dog and horse in the world. Naturally, you will be selfless and have selfish desires. This is the purpose of honest philosophy!"
"I am who I am, and I don't want to be like Yao and Shun!"
Zhu Yijun replied with a stern face.
Hai Rui couldn't help but took a step back, closed his eyes slightly, and then said: "No wonder Your Majesty salutes you again, because you don't want to do anything for the world!"
"Although I don't want to be the sage king of Yao and Shun, I still dare to look at thousands of people with cold eyebrows and bow my head. I am willing to be a ruzi ox."
"But this is just my imagination, not my true desire to become Yao and Shun."
"I am who I am!"
Zhu Yijun stared at Hai Ruiyan and said.
"I am willing to die!"
Hai Rui suddenly knelt on the ground and started sobbing.
Zhu Yijun asked instead: "Why are you crying?"
"Your Majesty treats his ministers with sincerity and benevolence. He also treats the people of the world with sincerity and benevolence. Even when he treats foreigners, he intends to practice the true way of mercy, forgiveness and salvation! He can be said to be the benevolent monarch closest to Yao and Shun!"
"In my heart, the emperor who can be close to Yao and Shun is Emperor Taizu Gao!"
"But now I think that the one who is closer to Yao and Shun than Taizu Gao is your Majesty!"
Hai Rui is indeed a loyal fan of Zhu Yuanzhang, and he has always practiced himself in accordance with Zhu Yuanzhang's requirements for scholar-bureaucrats. Therefore, at this time, he would also say that Zhu Yuanzhang is closest to Yao and Shun.
But Zhu Yijun did not expect that Hai Rui would think that he was closer to Yao and Shun than Zhu Yuanzhang, which was the most ideal monarch image in the minds of literati like them.
Yes, the scholar-bureaucrats of this era had their own ideal image of a monarch, and that image was Yao and Shun.
Zhang Juzheng's lifelong ambition was to make Zhu Yijun become Yao and Shun, so in history, in order to make Zhu Yijun become Yao and Shun, he was so strict that he overcorrected and made Zhu Yijun completely unable to appreciate the joy of being an emperor. Later, it was very serious and even a little I want to expose myself to the Ming Dynasty.
After all, if the Ming Dynasty had not destroyed the Ming Dynasty, it would not have bothered to appoint the important officials of the Six Ministries and the Procuratorate, and even the prefects and county officials. As a result, the local gentry and subordinate officials became more and more lawless, and the land annexation became more serious.
Hai Rui is actually no exception. What they have received is actually a set of education, and naturally they all have an ideal.
"Therefore, I don't want to blame your majesty for not wanting to be a servant of the world. But if even your majesty, a king who is closest to Yao and Shun, is not willing to be a servant of Yao and Shun, then I will really lose all hope!"
"I couldn't help but cry, feeling sad that I could not achieve my lifelong ambition."
Hai Rui choked up and replied.
Zhu Yijun didn't expect that he would make the stubborn Hai Rui cry.
"Then there was something wrong with Yao and Shun, and it's not your Majesty's fault!"
"So why does Da Si Nong need Jiao Zhu, drum harp?!"
Shen Shixing knew that this was the time when he needed to improve his leadership and boldly take another step forward in the innovation of state governance, otherwise the current New Deal would not be able to proceed and would fail, so he stood up and spoke out at this time. , and then said to Zhu Yijun:
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask Your Majesty to issue an order to abolish the official school of Zhu Xue, return to the orthodox Confucianism, and respect the Confucianism of various schools since the Song Dynasty. Starting next year, the scholars will no longer completely rely on Cheng Zhu's theory! Scholars all over the world will adopt the opinions of each school. Let’s discuss it based on reality!”
Shen Shixing's words were like a scorching thunder, exploding in the small room where the emperor and his ministers gathered, making Chen Jingbang and other ministers horrified for a moment.
Then, Shen Shixing elaborated: "Cheng Zhu asked everyone to be a saint and to eliminate human desires. This is unrealistic and contrary to great benevolence and virtue! If everyone must be a saint, then he is asking everyone to be a saint. slave!"
"Of course, if someone is willing to be a slave or even a servant of the world, and get the name of a sage, that is okay, and it is also conducive to the long-term stability of the country, so there is no need to abolish it, but it is not exclusive; the new ritual is based on Han people, It’s not about what the Han people must do, but what rights they are allowed to have! First of all, it is necessary to clarify what rights the king and father have!”
"Just like what we are encountering now, shouldn't it be clear whether the king's father can use his own internal funds at will?"
Zhu Yijun looked at Hai Rui: "Hai Qing, what do you think?"
Hai Rui said: "Your Majesty, please remain silent and not comment on this."
"also."
Zhu Yijun nodded.
At this time, Shen Shixing said: "Your Majesty, I think that Da Sinong should agree, because Da Si Nong was originally the most devout disciple of Neo-Confucianism, but he could not be admitted as a Jinshi. This shows that although the imperial examinations in the past were based on Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, The ideal scholar, but during the actual examination, he did not admit a gentleman like Da Sinong who truly practiced Neo-Confucianism and became a saint. Instead, he admitted those who on the surface wanted to eliminate human desires and uphold morality, but in fact were not qualified between the lines of their articles. Hypocrites who take Cheng and Zhu's Neo-Confucianism as an example can only pick out chapters and excerpts to misinterpret Cheng and Zhu."
"What you said is reasonable. I wish you had more loyal ministers like Hai Qing and less hypocritical and corrupt scholars like Zhou Honglun. I hope you will tell me!"
"With this edict, next year all major universities will no longer take Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism as the guideline, and allow scholars to freely explain the theory of governing the country."
"If the examiner dismisses the examiner because he thinks it is not Cheng and Zhu's opinion, the examiner will be punished for resisting the imperial decree!"
After Zhu Yijun said that, he said: "As for Zhou Honglun, take him directly to the execution ground and behead him! I have no intention of talking to him. Anyone who bullies me should be killed!"
"yes!"
Soon, Zhou Honglun was dragged out of the Shuntian Mansion Yamen.
On the same day, Zhou Honglun's son Zhou Peicheng heard the news, beat the drum and shouted: "My father has been convicted and will be executed soon. Please show mercy to your majesty and let the prospective student die on my father's behalf!"
Zhu Yijun quickly learned about this situation, and then sneered: "Death on behalf of my father? He only knows how to plead for his father and die on his behalf. He doesn't know how to be unfair to me, the king and father. How dare he only have filial piety and no loyalty in his eyes? Such disloyalty. Let’s put them to death together!”
(End of chapter)
