In pre-Qin classics, the original meaning of gentleman indeed refers to the son of the king.
Therefore, what Hai Rui said is correct.
It's just that Hai Rui's words clearly meant that it was only right to make the scholar-bureaucrats suffer the most injustice. It was similar to Zhang Juzheng's words of "I am willing to be a straw mat for the world to sleep on".
Although Hai Rui's philosophy is to hope that the world's scholar-bureaucrats will be selfless and willing to make the greatest sacrifice for the country and the people.
But it is undoubtedly difficult for scholars to accept and practice this concept.
Shu Hua therefore had to say in a hurry: "It is not a pity that I should die! But your Majesty, please do not believe in Otsuka's wise words. If you don't give peace to the people first, it will only make the country uneasy!"
"His Majesty!"
"The sage said: 'A gentleman will never violate his benevolence, and his mistakes will always be the result, and his misfortune will be the result.' If a scholar just asks the emperor to treat him with kindness first, and does not let himself be wronged first, then he is not a gentleman, but a villain. also!"
Shen Li also started talking at this time, and said: "Because when a gentleman ascends the throne, the son of a king is like a son of a family, the common people are children, the emperor and the queen are parents, so how can it be disrespectful to wrong parents, how can it be unkind and wronged The principle of children?"
Shu Hua's eyes were like spitting fire. He looked at Hai Rui and Shen Li, whom he considered very hateful and pedantic people, and he also said:
"Your Majesty, they are the cunning and disarmed villains who deceived you. They should be punished!"
Zhu Yijun had no intention of mediating at this time.
Because the dispute over ideas has been impossible to reconcile since ancient times.
Many times, even when some people give him huge benefits, he is unwilling to betray his own ideals.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun only looked at Shen Shixing at this time: "Yuanfu, you are my master, what can you say to me?"
"Your Majesty is already in charge of the government, and his achievements are as great as those of Yao and Shun. He is extremely wise and wise. I have nothing to teach you. Your Majesty only needs to follow your inner opinions!"
"The way your Majesty believes in your heart is the way of heaven. Otherwise, your majesty is not the emperor and does not receive the destiny."
As soon as Shen Shixing's words came out, some ministers couldn't help but secretly cursed him as "flattery", while others couldn't help but secretly sigh as "insightful".
Those who say flattery naturally feel that Shen Shixing is obviously catering to the imperial power, giving the emperor the right to interpret the laws of heaven, intentionally letting the emperor rule alone, and going his own way, which is very irresponsible to the world.
Those who are insightful think that Shen Shixing’s words are indeed reasonable. Since the emperor exists, there is an objective reason for his existence. He should be both a secular leader and a spiritual leader. Otherwise, wouldn’t the Ming Dynasty have two sides? An emperor? A secular emperor and an ideological emperor.
"That makes sense."
Zhu Yijun nodded, and suddenly looked at Hai Rui and Shu Hua seriously: "What you two said is unrealistic and is a fallacy!"
Hai Rui and Shu Hua both had shocked expressions on their faces.
"What Hai Qing said is wishful thinking. How many people in the world can destroy other people's desires and are only willing to wrong themselves? If I ask the scholars to follow what you said, I'm afraid that all the scholars will be hypocrites!"
Zhu Yijun first looked at Hai Rui and expressed his opinion.
Then, Zhu Yijun looked at Shu Hua again: "As for what Shu Hua said, he took his own scholars too seriously. The two Song dynasties treated scholars very well, so why did they still die?"
Shu Hua lowered his head in silence.
"How can peace of mind be more important than peace of mind for the common people?"
"Can scholars represent the common people of the world?"
"Since ancient times, I have only known of people who perished because they did not treat the common people well, but I have never heard of people who did not treat the scholars well and perished."
Zhu Yijun spoke again.
Shu Hua opened his mouth to argue, but at the moment he didn't know what to say. He only looked around, hoping that other ministers would come forward.
But the courtiers in the DPRK turned a deaf ear.
Affected by Shen Shixing's previous words, they either admitted that it would be better for the emperor to only have the right to interpret the teachings of the saints at the moment, or they were too frightened by the power created by the alliance between the emperor and the chief minister to dare to say anything.
What's more, Zhu Yijun expressed his disapproval of Hai Rui's views, which also made the courtiers feel that there was no need to compete with the emperor for the right to interpret the teachings of the saints at this time.
otherwise.
No one can say for sure whether the emperor will simply turn to support people like Hai Rui and Shen Li, and have higher demands on the scholar-bureaucrats, making them truly slaves to the people of the world.
At this time, Zhu Yijun continued: "Of course, as Shen Qing said, scholars are gentlemen, and I should treat them with kindness and will not treat them unkindly, otherwise I am afraid that you will vent the resentment generated by me on the common people. ; The previous reforms have clearly proven that once you have been wronged by the new policies of the imperial court, many of you do like to transfer this grievance to the people. Therefore, if I want to bring peace to the people, I have to consider you. Feelings.”
"but!"
"It cannot be said that treating you well is more important than treating the common people well! The people who have always been the easiest to rebel are the people. I treat you well for the sake of the people. So you, Shuhua, deliberately misled me and asked me to treat you well even if I wronged the people. This is simply Abandoning the safety of the country and not caring about it, all you want is for you scholars to become masters yourself!"
"Although Hai and Shen Qing's arguments are unrealistic, they are not for themselves, but for the country and the people. In essence, they also put the safety of the people first. Therefore, although I do not support it, I do not oppose it and will not kill them. Allow them to ask this of themselves; however, what you Shu Hua said was selfish."
As Zhu Yijun spoke, he pointed at Shu Hua and said sternly: "His heart is not unforgiving!"
When Zhu Yijun said this, he said: "Publish the decree to seize the post of Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment in Shuhua and impose a death penalty. If his studies are not correct, his family, teachers and disciples will be investigated. Three generations of his family will not be allowed to take the imperial examination. Three generations of his teachers will not be allowed to take the imperial examination. His disciples will be punished." The three generations were not allowed to take the imperial examination, and all those who had official positions and honors were demoted to common people. They had to go to school again. After one year, the local academic officials would inspect the thoughts of their children. If they were still not correct, they would be exiled for three thousand miles. Since the ancient sages and sages could not make them successful Righteousness, that can only allow it to receive a realistic education!"
"Follow the Holy Order!"
Shen Shixing replied at this time.
Shu Hua collapsed to the ground without saying anything.
Only after a while, he glanced at Shen Shixing with cold eyes: "You are more hateful than Haigangfeng!"
But Shen Shixing didn't say anything, he just stood there with his eyebrows lowered and calm.
After Shu Hua said this, he took off the beam crown on his head, and then kowtowed to Zhu Yijun: "The criminal thanks your majesty for not cutting him into pieces and not carving them apart!"
Zhu Yijun didn't say a word, but looked at Jiang Zhongxiao: "Jiang Zhongxiao talks nonsense about the way of heaven and has evil intentions. He will also be punished with death!"
Jiang Zhongxiao gritted his teeth at this moment and said: "Your Majesty will grant death, but I dare not cry out for injustice, but I will not accept it!"
"What's your objection?"
Zhu Yijun asked.
Jiang Zhongxiao said: "The one who refuses to obey is because Your Majesty clearly knew that Li Che was instigated by Shen Shixing to instigate Zhang Butang to embezzle Zhao'an silver without asking, but he only hates me for lying about the way of heaven!"
"Zhang Yue only mentioned in his memorial that Yuan Fu suspected this, but there was no proof."
Zhu Yijun replied.
Jiang Zhongxiao said: "Li Che may have solid evidence. Why doesn't Your Majesty personally examine it and eliminate his doubts? Now he doesn't even ask questions. He is obviously suspected of covering up. How can the world be convinced by this?!"
Zhu Yijun smiled slightly: "I will follow you!"
After saying that, Zhu Yijun said: "Pass on Li Che!"
Not long after, Li Che was escorted to the palace.
Because the bullets submitted by Zhang Yue had proven that Li Che was suspected of embezzling recruitment funds, Zhu Yijun had already ordered him to be imprisoned.
Therefore, Li Che was escorted here from the imperial edict by the Jinyi Guards.
When Li Che arrived at the imperial court, Zhu Yijun asked: "Are you really ordered by Yuan Fu to ask Governor Zhang Yue to collude with the wealthy gentry to embezzle the recruitment silver and massacre the bandits who were recruited to security?"
Li Che said: "Yes! If it wasn't Yuan Fu's intention, how could I dare to do it?"
The ministers made an uproar and looked at Shen Shixing.
(End of chapter)
