Although the people very much agreed and supported Zhu Yijun's liquidation of the Kong family.
But many gentry are still a little bit uncomfortable with this.
Especially some scholar-bureaucrats who still fantasize about restoring the old etiquette.
They did not want to see the Confucian family be overthrown, because once the Confucian family was overthrown, it would mean that the hope of using Confucianism to imprison the people would be even slimmer.
If they want to resume the old ritual of cannibalism, they will have to endure it for a longer time.
However, when these gentry saw that Zhu Yijun immediately had Kong Shangxian and Kong Shangtan publish their own confessions and confessions, in which they admitted that they were unfaithful and unfilial, and that they were not descendants of Kong Sheng, they were helpless.
"Are they so afraid of death?!"
"Why can't we even give up our ancestors!"
"In this way, even if future kings are willing to treat them favorably in the future, restore the old etiquette, and only respect Confucianism, they will no longer be able to treat them favorably. After all, even they themselves do not admit that they are descendants of saints, and there is no doubt that even the kings of future generations will If you want to force his descendants to be the descendants of saints, I'm afraid that the people in the world will also be confused and even ridicule the emperor who does this."
Shandong Councilor He Zhen was very angry and told the deputy envoy Chen Jiuchou about this matter.
Chen Jiuchou sighed and said: "The matter has come to this, and there is no other way. We can only hope that future generations of kings will be willing to cover up the Confucian family. This can also downplay the matter and prevent the people from thinking that Confucianism is useless."
"Yes, when it comes to future generations of kings, I wonder if the prince may have become a deviant because of his exposure to too much knowledge."
He Zhen started talking at this time.
Chen Jiuchou chuckled: "You still have to ask, instead of hoping that the prince can know the difference between good and evil, it is better to deny the prince now and make him know that if it is not good, it can only be evil!"
He Zhen nodded: "That makes sense!"
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"Your Majesty, since they have planned to shake the foundation of the country, they must be dealt with severely!"
Zhu Yijun was also on his southern tour, and through Jinyiwei learned about the reactions of some bureaucrats and scholar-officials to the handling of the Confucius Mansion.
Zhu Yijun also learned about the anger and countermeasures of bureaucrats like He Zhen who wanted to restore the old etiquette to the Confucian family's unscrupulous behavior.
But Zhu Yijun didn't expect that someone would still want to attack the prince.
It is clear.
In Zhu Yijun's opinion, this is because these bureaucrats and scholar-bureaucrats who want to restore the old etiquette have been completely disappointed with him as the emperor, and know that there is no way to change his mind as the emperor, and there is no need to even get rid of him as the emperor. He can only target the prince.
To this.
After Li Chengliang learned about it from Zhu Yijun, he made suggestions to deal with these people strictly.
But Zhu Yijun said: "It is easy to get rid of them, but it is impossible. First, Jin Yiwei only records their words. If they don't admit it, it cannot be used as evidence. They will bite Jin Yiwei back, saying that Jin Yiwei is slandering and framing them, and then they can win Everyone in the world sympathizes. Secondly, the prince should also face some pressure. He is now thirteen and needs some psychological experience."
"Therefore, there is no need for Jinyiwei to make any announcements, unless they really do something too extreme. If someone is going to die, they can catch it first and report later."
Zhu Yijun then gave Zhang Jingxiu such instructions.
Zhang Jingxiu raised his hand and said yes.
Although Zhu Yijun mentioned these two reasons to express his opinion that "it is better to be still than to move", he actually had another reason that he did not say, that is, he believed that with the advent of the Industrial Revolution, Ming Dynasty began to completely industrialize. Later, the nature of society will begin to change. Even if someone wants to revive the traditional dross, it will be difficult, because the eyes of the people who have enlightened their people's wisdom will be sharp, and if they want to restore some ancient rituals, they can only It is impossible to completely retro and return to the old era under the banner of extracting the essence.
"His Majesty!"
"Scholar-bureaucrats are still dissatisfied with the imperial court's policy of changing the emphasis on literature to the emphasis on military affairs, and even in the name of reforming etiquette and advocating new rites so as not to make the difference between high and low too great, especially in the south."
"Because there are many literati and officials in the south, and there are no less than literati and officials who are quite popular, their words can often easily guide public opinion."
"Now, whether the court only favors military households, or promotes steam engines that bankrupt a large number of workshops and make workers unemployed, the people will be easily led to become dissatisfied with the court."
"Now that His Majesty is touring the south, he should be comforted and make him feel more at home."
At this time, Wang Xijue raised his hand and expressed his opinion.
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "My southern tour is intended to appease the soldiers and the people, but it is not just about appeasing them. I still need to beat them when they need to be beaten."
"However, in general, the strategy is the same as that I and the ministers have agreed upon before."
"In order for the steam engine to make this dynasty more and more prosperous, education and literature and art should be developed so that more people in this dynasty can engage in this field, and many heavy and dangerous tasks should be handed over to machines and overseas. Hard working people."
“We should continue to aim at benefiting the people, develop projects that benefit the people, and allow many merchants to participate in contracting. This will not only solve the problem of ordinary merchants going bankrupt due to technological iterations and the masses becoming unemployed, but also allow the country to prosper at its peak. It’s time to create more processes that will benefit the future.”
"More importantly, we should continue to encourage scholars and common people to go out. Whether they move out or go out for official travel, we must encourage them to go out. This will not only increase their knowledge, but also benefit the expansion and progress of the entire Chinese civilization. What's more, their increased knowledge means that The country’s knowledge will also increase.”
"What His Majesty said is that with these three directions, the significance of the southern tour will become extraordinary."
Li Chengliang replied at this time.
Zhu Yijun just smiled slightly and then looked outside.
At this time, outside, the pea-green Grand Canal was slowly heading north, while his horse-drawn train was slowly heading south.
Many scholars and people in the south also knew the news of the emperor's coming south.
Even Ye Agui, a wealthy businessman in Qingjiangpu, knew about it.
For this reason, he couldn't help but come to Pukou for several days to inquire, which made him not even take business seriously.
There is no way, for a wealthy businessman like Ye Agui who was originally a refugee, he is where he is today only because of the series of good governance implemented by the current emperor.
First of all, it is not to kill the refugees as if they were thieves, but to turn them from refugees into workers through practical development, and then to become workers by purchasing subscription tickets and sharing the benefits of external development with the country. A wealthy businessman.
Therefore, Ye Agui, under the influence of some Dongchang undercover agents, had already regarded Zhu Yijun as his savior, and now that Zhu Yijun was touring the south, he naturally wanted to take a look at him.
Like Ye Agui, Chen Jiuzhu and other bureaucrats, gentry or wealthy businessmen from the bottom of the society were able to rise to power all because of Zhu Yijun, so many people came to Pukou day and night to pay homage to the saint.
After all, when the Ming Empire developed and Zhu Yijun came to the throne, there were actually not many wealthy middle classes in the world, and the gap between rich and poor was huge.
The social status quo of the Ming Dynasty is that "the rich have vast fields and the poor have no place to stand." In short, there are many rich people at the top of society and prostitutes and women at the bottom, while there are very few middle classes.
It was not until more than 20 years of reforms after Zhu Yijun came to the throne that a large middle class emerged.
Whether they are farmers, small traders or even craftsmen, they are all increasing their wealth. Even those with the most conservative financial management methods can still achieve wealth growth by just buying subscription coupons.
Therefore, it can be said that most of the middle class in the Ming Dynasty today emerged during the Wanli era, and they are all the profit-making class of the New Deal, and they all respect Zhu Yijun.
In particular, people like Ye Agui and Chen Jiuzhu did not become rich through official careers. They firmly believed that the reason why people like them are where they are today is related to the emperor.
Since the Ming Dynasty now has a lot of middle class, and they all regard it as a big deal to take advantage of the emperor's southern tour to pay homage to the holy face, and everyone has some savings and starts to be particular about it, so they basically hire a boat and boat. These, along with slaves.
The entire waterway in the Qingjiangpu area was directly congested and blocked.
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun had no choice but to agree to the proposal of Song Yingchang, the governor of water transportation, and park all the official ships in Qinghe County, north of Qingjiangpu, preparing to transfer overland to the south in advance. Zhu Yijun himself also changed ashore from Caowan and went directly to Huai'an City.
"What will we do if His Majesty doesn't come to Qingjiangpu?"
After Ye Agui learned that the emperor had gone to Huai'an City, he said something to Chen Jiuzhu in disappointment.
Chen Jiuzhu thought for a while and said, "Then we will return to Huai'an City immediately!"
Ye Agui also nodded.
At the same time, the scholar Ren Jiadeng also said with a smile to his friend Yu Liangting: "The emperor went directly to Huai'an City. It seems that he is still afraid of repeating the old incident in the Wu Temple in Qingjiangpu."
Ye Agui heard the words of Ren Jiadi and Yu Liangting at this time, so he asked from across the boat: "Two husbands, do you dare to ask about the old martial arts temple in Qingjiangpu?"
"Of course it's the old story of the Martial Temple falling into the water here."
Ren Jiadeng replied with a smile.
"Even if he is not afraid of falling into the water, isn't he afraid that so many boats will suddenly go into the water and he will be trapped here?"
Yu Liangting also laughed and started talking.
After hearing this, Ye Agui asked: "Why should the emperor be afraid? Who would harm such a good emperor?"
"You think you are a good emperor because you have no fame and are not a scholar. When you become a scholar, or your son becomes a scholar, you will know whether he is a good emperor or not!"
Ren Jiadeng replied with a smile.
"That's right! However, if you were a military householder, I'm afraid you would think the emperor is more kind."
Yu Liangting also agreed and sneered: "But how long can such good things last? It's just a flash in the pan!"
Ren Jiadeng also sneered and said: "The important thing is not how long it can last. I don't know how much good name a person who despises gentleness will leave in future generations!"
"Brother, you are so bold! You are not afraid of whether there is a Jin Yiwei on the other side."
At this time, Yu Liangting said directly to Ren Jiadeng with a smile.
Chen Jiuzhu's face darkened at this time, and he pulled Ye Agui over: "Don't talk to them, they are making fun of His Majesty in a weird way!"
After hearing this, Ye Agui immediately became angry: "They receive subsidies from the court every month, why do they still want to ridicule His Majesty? Besides, shouldn't scholars be more loyal to the emperor?" (End of this chapter)
