As Zhao Kai came up with the "true principles" of Daxing Confucianism that he had prepared long ago, the first Confucian conference suddenly turned into a conference that abandoned the declining and dark pseudo-Confucianism and rushed towards the progressive and bright true Confucianism. .
In particular, Zhu Song, who was not very good at doing things, was not good at being an official, and had only mediocre knowledge, unexpectedly rose to the top because he defected to the True Confucianism and became the storyteller of the Chongzheng Hall. After the news spread in Qufu City, the great Confucian scholar in Qufu City They were all boiling.
How could it not boil? Their storytelling skills are much better than Zhu Song's. They can talk about the Four Books and Five Classics, history books, folk tales, folklore, poetry, and songs. They can talk about all the books 365 days a year!
Moreover, these great Confucians are not only good storytellers, but also serve as masters and elders of the Confucian imperial court, as well as presidents and vice-presidents of various Confucian branches, as well as ministers and ministers of the Six Tribunals of Jinling... In short, as long as they are officials, they can do it all!
Of course, they are all great scholars with noble moral character, and regard money and official positions as dirt. The reason why people rushed to defect to Zhao Kai was not because of the generous salary he offered to high officials, but because he wanted to revitalize Confucianism. It was because he wanted to imitate the sages, preach with swords, spread benevolence and righteousness throughout the world, and spread his good name to all generations!
In short, they all resolutely devoted themselves to the progressive, bright, and correct New Confucianism and True Confucianism for the sake of promoting Confucianism, for the common people of the world, and for the righteousness of the world.
Their actions will definitely go down in history and be admired by all generations... because Zhao Kai has already planned to hand over the work of compiling history to the Confucian imperial court. These true Confucians who defected to the Confucian imperial court can write their own history in the future, so the history books will definitely speak well of them.
Of course, not all the Confucians who came to Qufu to participate in the Confucian Conference were true Confucians, and there were still some pseudo-Confucians who slipped into the ranks of great Confucians.
For example, Geng Nanzhong, Lu Benzhong, Shao Pu, Li Dong, Cheng Duanzhong, Li Qingzhao and others, in the official history compiled by the later Confucian imperial court, were all pseudo-Confucians who were greedy for the rich salaries of high-ranking officials in the Southern Song Dynasty, and they were all scum of Confucianism that had been infamy for thousands of years!
However, even though he knew that they were all Confucian scum, Zhao Kai, a magnanimous Confucian sect, did not expel them from the conference, nor deprive them of their right to speak, nor did he arrest them. After the victory, let a special person escort them back south to Chuzhou - they must not make any mistakes, otherwise they will break the rule of the Confucian Conference that "the speaker is not guilty"...
After arriving safely in Chuzhou, these Confucian scum did not dare to stay for a moment, but traveled south day and night. On April 21st, they arrived at the precarious Jinling City.
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Jinling Imperial City, Chongzheng Hall.
Zhao Huan, King of Wu in the Song Dynasty, was just walking around irritably in the main hall where he did his daily work and summoned ministers. He only wore an old purple military uniform. After professing his tribunalship to Zhao Kai, Zhao Huan often wore military uniforms to show off to others, saying that he would endure hardships and be prepared for danger in order to cheer up. However, he has lived a comfortable life in recent years and does not exercise much (that is, climbing mountains and walking up the stairs in his own home, walking about 10,000 steps a day), but he has already gained weight. Once he wears the narrow military uniform, he looks even better. It looks so plump, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a fat pig waiting to be slaughtered.
At this time, he was already feeling a bit like a trapped pig still fighting. He knew clearly that something was wrong, but he was still unwilling to give up. But why should he compete with Zhao Kai, the hero who reopened the Song Dynasty and the first Confucian scholar?
After convening the Confucian Congress and establishing the Confucian sect, Zhao Kai already had the tools and righteousness to win over scholars all over the world.
It is not said that all the scholars in the Southeast will defect to Zhao Kai, but they will definitely be divided into two... and there will definitely be more Confucian scholars who will defect to Zhao Kai than those who continue to support Zhao Huan.
Geng Nanzhong, Lu Benzhong, Shao Pu, Li Tong, Cheng Duanzhong, Li Qingzhao and others were all sitting in the Chongzheng Hall, just looking at Zhao Huan... They still supported Zhao Huan!
Geng Nanzhong was Zhao Huan's teacher. He had "educated" such an incompetent disciple throughout his life. How could he bear to betray him? Moreover, the fight between the two brothers Zhao Kai and Zhao Huan was not bloody, and generally maintained the warmth and dignity of the brotherly fight.
Therefore, Mr. Geng is so old that he no longer considers becoming a second minister.
Lu Benzhong's situation is similar to that of Mr. Geng. The whole family has benefited so much from Zhao Huan, how can he betray him now?
Shao Pu was the grandson of the great scholar Shao Yong and the son of Shao Bowen, a disciple of the Cheng family. He had already served as an official before the Xuanhe disaster and had always been a member of the prince's party. After Zhao Huan became an official, he made him the minister of household affairs. Later, he became the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and was in charge of Southeast Asia's financial affairs for many years. The children in the family were also highly valued by Zhao Huan and were deeply tied to Zhao Huan.
Cheng Duanzhong is the son of Cheng Yi, but he is not a great Confucian, but a Confucian general of the new army of the Southern Song Dynasty. He has been serving in the military since the early years of Jingkang. Now he is serving as the left deputy minister of the Privy Council... The reason why he went north He came to Qufu firstly because his father was Cheng Yi, and secondly because he was ordered to go north to investigate the military situation.
Needless to say, Li Qingzhao, how could the wife of Zhao Wenzhenggong, the mainstay of the Southern Song Dynasty, seek refuge with Zhao Kai?
It is surprising and admirable that Li Tong, Mr. Yanping, did not defect to Zhao Kai in Qufu to seek an official position. He did not serve as an official in the Southern Song Dynasty, but retreated to Yamada to do his own learning. Even if you take refuge in Zhao Kai, you are not considered a traitor, and you can feel at ease with the high-ranking official Houlu... So after Zhao Huan learned that Mr. Yanping was not tempted by Zhao Kai's high-ranking official Houlu, Zhao Huan was very moved and issued a special edict He was recruited as an official and promoted to the position of storyteller in Chongzheng Hall. But Li Tong refused to accept his resignation. He was really a scholar who was not confused by fame and fortune!
However, Zhao Huan still did not give up. Today, he specially ordered people to invite Li Tong, who was about to leave Jinling and return to the Yanping Mountains to live in seclusion, to the Chongzheng Hall to go out for him together with Geng Nanzhong, Lu Benzhong, Shao Pu, Cheng Duanzhong, Li Qingzhao and others. The idea... can be regarded as a dead horse being treated as a living horse doctor!
But now, is there any good solution? The monarch and his ministers looked at each other with almost sadness. Later, Zhao Huan couldn't even sit still, so he was pacing in circles in the main hall... But it seemed that his steps were very steady, and he walked very fast. He walked for almost half an hour. Not panting, it seems that this little fat guy is still in good health.
Everyone looked at the fat little Zhao Huan walking around and felt heavy... To be honest, apart from not knowing how to fight, this Zhao Huan was pretty good in other aspects. Under his governance, the southeastern region was prosperous and prosperous.
Moreover, Zhao Huan's Southern Song Dynasty (Wu State) was not weak militarily. The navy was invincible, and the army was invincible, maintaining a 100% winning rate - the new army of the Southern Song Dynasty defeated Wanyan Zongbi who invaded Huainan, and together with the navy They defeated Goryeo, Vietnam, Champa, Zhenla, some Tiansun on Ryukyu Island, and even forced Japan to launch the Song Dynasty Movement.
But how could the Southern Song Dynasty, which had an invincible navy, an invincible army, a prosperous economy, and a peaceful and happy people, be about to perish now?
Where is the law of heaven?
Thinking of this, Geng Nanzhong finally couldn't stand it any longer. He stood up and said with tears in his eyes: "Guan! You must cheer up! General Tiance's militancy... I have seen it in Shandong. Well, it was really a depression in all industries and the hardship of people's livelihood, which cannot be compared with our place. How can he have the money to maintain it? Now he has established a Confucian imperial court, and he has to spend a lot of money! Where does he get the money? As long as If we can hold on, if we delay it for one or two years, he will definitely not have enough money. What else will he use to fight us by then?"
What Geng Nanzhong said is not all unfounded. Zhao Kai's economy is indeed not doing well... It can be said that it is due to the military front that the industry and commerce are in depression!
I originally wanted to run it well and make more money after taking over Shandong. But now it’s no longer possible in Shandong... In the spring of this year, spring famine broke out in many places. It seems that it will not be able to recover without three to five years of development.
Therefore, Zhao Kai's finances are still very difficult!
Shao Pu, who was in charge of Zhao Huan's financial planning, also echoed Geng Nanzhong: "In the official family, General Tiance's finances are indeed very difficult...and he must have made up his mind to send troops, so we must not waste our money anymore. The goods have been transported to the north, let alone handing over Ezhou!"
It turns out that the money Zhao Huan promised to Zhao Kai has not yet been paid. Moreover, the delivery of Jinghu South Road (including Ezhou) has not been completed... Ezhou, the most important part of Jinghu, is still in the hands of Wu State.
Cheng Duanzhong also said: "The officials, as long as Ezhou is in hand, the middle reaches of the Yangtze River will have peace of mind. And the defenses in Huaidong are also impregnable, and the Northern Army cannot get through at all... The key now is to defend Huaixi."
The water network in Huaidong area is crisscrossed, and the wide river surface of the lower reaches of the Huaihe River is relied on, making it difficult for the Northern Army to break through.
Huaixi was very safe because it was blocked by the yellow flood zone, so it was not properly defended. But the problem is not big, because the Northern Army that breaks into Huaixi will also be blocked by the Yangtze River, making it difficult to cross the river.
Zhao Huan stood still and turned around slowly, his eyes full of sorrow, "Where is the human heart? If the human heart is gone, the dangers of the Huaihe River and the Yangtze River cannot be relied on... isn't it? Huaixi The water is shallow and cannot withstand the Northern Army. And the Yangtze River is so long that it is impossible to fortify everywhere... Once a large number of gentry along the river defect to the Northern Army, what difficulty will they have in crossing the river?"
Yes, the most difficult thing about guarding the Yangtze River is guarding people's hearts!
Because it’s too easy to sell out and the harvest is too rich…and Zhao Kai now has a double share of righteousness! Surrender to Zhao Kai and you don't have to worry about being infamy for thousands of years.
There was sudden silence in Chongzheng Hall.
I don't know how long it took before I heard Hu Jian's voice: "Guan family, it seems that we are also going to establish a Confucian sect... You might as well become a great Confucian sect!"
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