Zhu Yuanzhang felt happy in his heart, but there was a cold snort on his face: "Sent to Yinzhou overseas? Wouldn't it be easier for these rebellious people?"
Zhu Han said quickly: "As the saying goes, waste should be reused. It would be such a waste to kill them!"
In the past, hearing these words, these civil servants would have been furious, but now, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are listening to the sound, just nodding wildly, yes, yes, yes, we are all trash, spare us Damn it!
At this moment, these officials were distracted, and their little thoughts were almost written on their faces. Zhu Yuanzhang almost stopped being happy, but he looked like he was thinking on the surface, and then reluctantly said: "Well, it's easy for them!"
"Then a formal edict was issued: "In this edict, Hou Fang and Huang Jiuyan, the four thieves' accomplices, will be punished by their clan according to their crimes, but..."
"In consideration of God's virtue of good life, no matter the officials of the imperial court, officials of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, or students of Dongshan College, my whole family will be spared from death and exiled to Yinzhou overseas. I will teach the local indigenous people on behalf of the Ming Dynasty and atone for my sins!"
After the decree was issued, the officials who were still kneeling in the hall finally breathed a sigh of relief, okay, no need to die!
Then everyone burst into tears of gratitude and shouted long live!
"The Emperor is benevolent!"
"Your Majesty is a famous king throughout the ages!"
"I thank the Lord for your kindness, I am a sinner. Long live, long live, long live!"
In the midst of the noise, there were all words of thanks to Zhu Yuanzhang for his posthumous honor.
Zhu Han only thought it was extremely funny. When Zhu Yuanzhang rewarded each of these people, everyone in this group felt that they should be arrogant.
Now Zhu Yuanzhang has exiled them to America, but all of them are sincerely grateful.
It's ridiculous to the extreme.
The more Zhu Han thought about it, the funnier he became. He couldn't help but shake his head, and then his spirits were lifted.
Now that these die-hards are gone, the court has been cleared. Although there are still a large number of vacant official positions and no one is in charge, in Zhu Han's opinion, it is a great good thing.
In recent years, the new imperial examination has actually selected many talents, and training at the grassroots level has long been enough. However, the door to advancement is controlled by die-hards.
For many important official positions, talents who came out of the new imperial examination system had no chance at all.
Now, we finally took this opportunity to wipe out these die-hards. Those young officials who have been unable to advance for many years can fill these vacant positions at any time.
This is also part of Zhu Han and Zhu Yuanzhang's plan.
As for the military attache, he was even happier.
These sour Confucian scholars who looked down on themselves every day finally got out and no longer had to listen to the buzzing of flies.
As for the attitude of these exiled officials, let alone them. In one sentence, it is good to be alive. It would be even better if the whole family is alive!
Anyway, it was settled that a large number of officials and their families would be sent to America.
Everyone is very satisfied, including the people who were assigned, it’s just so outrageous!
But Zhu Han remembered one more thing, this hand must be closed!
I saw him take a step forward and loudly said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "Your Majesty, I have something to do, please ask your Majesty for your judgment!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was also stunned. When discussing with Wu Qi before, he didn't act like this.
Although he felt guilty in his heart, Zhu Yuanzhang still answered: "What's the matter?"
"The Kong family is also involved in this case. May I ask Your Majesty, how should I be punished?"
The new Confucianism forged by brothers Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han can fool others.
But it is a fake thing after all.
There are too many flaws in front of the serious Kong family, which has always been a hidden danger.
Furthermore, the Dongshan College incident in Zhejiang also has the shadow of the Kong family behind it, so Zhu Han naturally cannot let them go.
In today's ideological circles of the Ming Dynasty, Confucianism is a branch, and the Confucian family in Qufu is basically not worth mentioning. Only Nankong still has some fighting power. It just so happens that this time, the last hidden dangers have been completely eliminated.
When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he understood what Zhu Han meant.
He pretended to scold: "How to punish them? Didn't I just make a decree? The whole family was exiled overseas to Yinzhou and the Yin people were civilized. Do you still want to intercede for those rebellious party members?"
Although Hou Fang's family is related to Nan Kong, if we talk about it accurately, it has long been outside the scope of the Nine Clans. There is no room for change in the middle, but at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang's words can be regarded as completely settling the matter. The child is determined!
Song Lian, who was kneeling at the front, originally wanted to plead for Nankong, but after hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he quickly shut his mouth tightly.
The decree was issued, and Mao Xiang suddenly became more majestic again.
With a shout, a large number of guards came in and dragged out all the officials associated with Hou Fang, Zhang Hong, Liu Fulin, and Huang Yanjiu. This time, the prisoners cooperated extremely well, and no one made a big fuss. A big fuss.
Afterwards, Mao Xiang hurriedly retreated and went to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to fetch people.
This time, officials from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, plus scholars from Dongshan College, had a big job!
Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen, and Song Lian looked at each other and sighed bitterly in their hearts.
From today onwards, Confucian Confucianism is very different from before, and I don’t know whether it is a disaster or a blessing...
As for the scholars and officialdom in Zhejiang...
Thinking of this, the three of them felt even more bitter.
Since then, Zhejiang has been completely in the hands of His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the King, from the officials to the people. The three of them no longer have the shame to be called the leaders of Zhejiang scholars...
Hangzhou, on the bank of the West Lake, in Qixialing, peach blossoms are in full bloom and a sea of fragrant snow!
Today is a big day for all Zhejiang scholars.
With the support of Nan Kong, Hou Fang, the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Zhang Hong, the prefect of Hangzhou, and Liu Fulin, the chief envoy of Zhejiang, summoned all the famous scholars in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to establish Dongshan College!
Liu Fulin will be appointed as the mountain director of the college, and Hou Fang and Zhang Hong will be appointed as deputy mountain directors.
Immediately, the scholars in the entire Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas were excited. After hearing the news, they came one after another and rushed to enroll as apprentices!
Ever since the imperial examination system was reformed, these students, who could only write the Four Books and Five Classics and write eight-legged essays, were completely dumbfounded.
If you don’t take the exam if you learn it yourself, then the court will not take the exam. This imperial examination is useless!
Therefore, everyone could only stay at home, scolding the court for being ridiculous, scolding Zhu Han for advocating the reform of the imperial examination system, and bewitching the saints. Other than that, they could not do anything.
There is no way, there are so many students, and there is no one who is important enough to take the lead!
Now, the three elders, the Superintendent of Schools in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the Prefect of Hangzhou, and the Chief Envoy of Zhejiang are going to stand up for themselves and others. If they don't show their loyalty now, how long will it take?
The most important thing is that they also heard that these three elders intend to hold their own "little imperial examination"!
In other words, as long as he can enter Dongshan College, the three adults will be his teachers. Even if he cannot get himself into the imperial court, under the operation of these three people, he can become an official in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. It’s not impossible!
This is simply like after the imperial court changed the imperial examination, these three adults opened a window for the students!
These days, no one is smarter than anyone else. After figuring this out, there have been more than a thousand students coming to Qixialing since three days ago, and today there are even more than 3,000 students.
Such a big movement attracted many wealthy businessmen and landowners nearby.
But I was even more happy when I learned that the three senior officials were holding a gathering here. This was a rare opportunity to build relationships. For a while, many wealthy businessmen came to call their friends. A rough calculation showed that the number of people was close to four. A thousand.
At the very back of the assembly was a high platform. On the high platform, Hou Fang and the other two people were not wearing official uniforms. They were just Eguan Bodai, dressed as celebrities, and sat on the ground on straw mats.
Looking at the dark crowd under the stage, mostly young scholars, the three of them were extremely satisfied.
Liu Fulin stroked his black beard happily: "Okay, okay! These are the seeds of Confucianism. There is still hope for Confucianism!"
Hou Fang also had a smile on his face, and then he sneered again and again: "The King of England harbors evil intentions, and the foolish king favors the treacherous king. They think that changing the imperial examination will end our tradition of sacred learning. Bah! What a wishful thinking!"
"Hey, Brother Hou, please calm down!"
Zhang Hong calmly poured a cup of hot tea for the two of them, and then said leisurely: "Since ancient times, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats have always ruled the world together. Even the barbarians in the former Yuan Dynasty held several imperial examinations. If If the imperial examinations are held a few more times, how could there be a riot in the Red Scarf Army!"
Speaking of this, the three of them were a little confused.
When the Yuan Dynasty ruled China, it was actually the golden age for these scholar-bureaucrats.
These barbarians did not know how to govern the country, so they delegated all the power over people's livelihood to the scholars. As long as they paid food and taxes on time, they also bribed the powerful officials...
These Mongolians don’t care what you do there!
As a result, Emperor Zhu drove away the Mongols and seemed to have restored China, but it was not a good thing for the scholar class in these places.
After having tasted the power, who would be willing to hand it over again?
Especially now that the emperor and the king of England are actually tampering with the imperial examinations. This will destroy the roots of the scholars...
It is tolerable, but what is unbearable!
The three people who were originally in a good mood were suddenly in a bad mood because of the thought of this incident.
Zhang Hong shook his head, dispersed these distracting thoughts, and comforted the other two people: "Don't worry! We can't govern the world without people like us, the disciples of the Holy Learner!"
Speaking of this, Zhang Hong showed a look of disdain on his face: "The emperor and the King of England are brothers with mud legs and cowherd children. How do they know the twists and turns between the court, officialdom and governing the world? "
"When they suffer a loss, they will naturally invite us, the disciples of saints who have studied the Four Books and Five Classics, back to the court respectfully!"
Hearing this, Liu Fulin and Hou Fang nodded: "That's exactly the reason!"
If the words said by these three people were spread, they would be treacherous and unethical.
But in their hearts, they had disdain for the origins of Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Han. In addition, the reform of the imperial examination system had almost ended the career of their class. Therefore, when talking, they became less and less concerned about respect and respect. No.
Suddenly Liu Fulin asked Hou Fang: "Has anyone come from Nankong today?"
It's okay not to mention this. When Hou Fang mentioned it, his face didn't look good. He just said with a slight sarcasm: "Kong Mingde wrote to me and said that the imperial court has become increasingly dissatisfied with Nan Kong recently, so he won't come today. Already..."
At this point, Hou Fang no longer concealed his anger: "I don't know what he is afraid of. The imperial court controls the heaven and the earth. Can it still control him when he goes out to relax?"
"We are setting up an academy, but he doesn't show up anymore. What's this?"
Hou Fang was very angry. This was obviously a slap in the face of his relative!
Seeing Hou Fang openly expressing his dissatisfaction, Liu Fulin and Zhang Hong looked at each other helplessly.
What Kong Mingde did was indeed unreasonable, but these two people also knew the difficulties involved.
Beikong had already been accused of being a traitor by Emperor Zhu, and the court did not show much kindness to Nankong. From this point of view, Nankong's attitude of doing more than doing less was indeed okay.
By the time they were talking, people had almost arrived. The three of them looked at each other and slowly stood up from the high platform.
Everyone in the audience knew that these three officials were about to speak, and they fell silent in an instant.
Among the three, Liu Fulin has the highest official position, so he is doing his part to speak on behalf of the three.
Liu Fulin raised his hand and said loudly: "Dear students, I, together with Mr. Hou Fanghou, the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and Mr. Zhang Hongzhang, the prefect of Hangzhou, were entrusted by Kong Mingde of Nankong to build this building on the ridge beside the West Lake. Dongshan College..."
"I am so grateful to all the students for coming here to support me. I, Master Hou, and Master Zhang are all very grateful!"
Hou Fang, who was standing behind, smiled with satisfaction. It was Hou Fang's idea to drag Kong Mingde in when Liu Fulin was speaking.
As soon as Liu Fulin finished speaking, there were various responses from the audience.
"Master Liu, this is serious. This is for the benefit of our Zhejiang scholars. How could we not come!"
"The three adults are highly respected and have helped the Confucian students to advance. We can't thank you enough!"
"Today's monsters are causing trouble to the saints' orthodoxy, and we need elders like these three adults to bring order to the chaos!"
"His Majesty the Emperor was bewitched by the treacherous king and tampered with the imperial examination. Sir, I built Dongshan College to protect the Confucian tradition. Your merits are immeasurable!"
"Bah, what a treacherous king is bewitching, it's clearly the foolish king who went against the grain and joined forces with the treacherous king to ruin the sage's learning!"
The students below responded and responded, and began to resent and complain, and their words became more and more fierce.
The whole room was full of their own people, so they became unbridled.
On the high platform, the three people looked at each other calmly, each showing a look of satisfaction!
Yes, this is what it takes. Only in this way can these scholars' hatred for the imperial court be inspired and they can be united together.
Then Hou Fang took a step forward and said, "Everyone, please put aside your righteous indignation for a moment! The system of the imperial court has its own reasons. We should not be so critical, let alone be disrespectful to the Holy One..."
As soon as these words came out, many students immediately changed their expressions. Just as they were about to question him, Hou Fang immediately said: "However, we don't care about the imperial system, but we must defend the way of the saints!"
"We established Dongshan College and gathered scholars from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, not to fight against the imperial court, but to preserve the seeds of reading the sacred science!"
"The reform of the imperial examination system, in our opinion, has certainly brought disaster to the orthodoxy of the saints. However, His Majesty did not listen to his advice. We, as ministers, cannot be criticized, but we cannot sit back and wait for death..."
"Dongshan College is one of our ways to deal with it!"
