Chapter 67: Human Heart
In the context of the world, this thing is empty. Although it is useful, many things are of no use. But to say no is not necessarily true. Without him, it is basically empty talk to say that the people of the world belong to the people of the world. But the world belongs to the world of scholars. It may be a bit biased, but it cannot be said to be wrong.
Even a martial artist cannot command thousands of troops without studying.
And cultural context is equivalent to the commanding heights of ideology.
It's not that He Xi can win it as soon as Fang Xiaoru dies. But once Fang Xiaoru died, at least the northern and southern capitals returned to the same starting line.
Li Jinglong sighed. He also felt that Beijing's chances of winning were getting better and better.
This also made him become more polite to Yao Guangxiao, but he also felt a little melancholy in his heart. After all, he has been in Nanjing all year round and can be considered a Nanjing native. He could also see that if Beijing won, Nanjing might really be Nanjing. Beijing is now the capital.
This is not what he wants to see. But what can he do?
He could only sigh and pour a cup of tea on the ground as a tribute to Fang Xiaoru.
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Although Ding Xian has been hinting to himself that he should not get carried away or get carried away, his expression has already revealed some of his mood.
He is very happy. Very happy.
However, he also knew that killing Fang Xiaoru was the beginning. After all, he has done the following things well, and only by doing them solidly can he guarantee his power and position. Therefore, the first thing he needs to do is to reward according to his merits.
His team is weak, so everyone who relies on him will be there. All his original supporters, regardless of their status or background, will be promoted.
Ding Xian met each one, and finally arrived at Yang Pu.
Ding Xian said: "Yang Sheng has made great contributions to where I am today. If you have any ideas, just say it. Even if you ask for an official position, I will agree."
Ding Xian admired Yang Pu very much. Although, Yang Pu just wrote a good article. This is just an introduction, what follows has little to do with this article. But good articles are hard to find, and good writers are hard to find either.
The most important thing is that Fang Xiaoru, as the leader of the literary world, most of these talents are from Fang Xiaoru's sect, even if they are not from Fang Xiaoru's sect. He also admired Fang Xiaoru. Therefore, it is difficult to find people who are loyal and useful.
Yang Pu is obviously one of his own. He had made it obvious. Let Yang Pu ask for an official position.
But Yang Pu had complicated thoughts.
Yang Pu before was actually very simple. But this year, his life has experienced ups and downs. He originally thought it was a small thing, but he paid a heavy price for this small thing. His mother also died because of it. He lurked in the capital and tried his best to get revenge.
Now the revenge has been avenged. And a lot of retribution was made, even Fang Xiaoru, the great literary master, died because of this incident.
Yang Pu's heart felt empty instead.
I don’t know if what I did was right or wrong.
Yang Pu actually didn't know that his article would have such an effect. When he went to Ding Xian, he also felt that Ding Xian and Fang Xiaoru were not compatible. And the person he wants to deal with is Fang Xiaoru. Only in this way can the hidden things be revealed.
But the result is this.
Fang Xiaoru's whole family was killed.
And Yang Pu also felt that all his friends in the capital had stayed away from him almost overnight.
Some people even tried to avenge him, but even those who had helped him avoided seeing him.
Some people even told him explicitly. They could understand that he wanted revenge, but what did Mr. Fang do wrong? Due to today's difficulties, from now on, we will cut ties with each other. After going out. Don't say you and I know each other.
Overnight, Yang Pu became a loner.
What he wants most at the moment is actually not glory and wealth, but a question, that is, is what he did right or wrong?
But he knew that his question was not something that the person in front of him could answer.
Yang Pu said: "The great ones praise me, and the humble ones should serve me. It's just that I didn't keep my filial piety when my concubine passed away. I have already committed great rebellion, and now I have a great hatred."
After getting retribution, the villain wants to return to his hometown and observe mourning for three years. Please forgive me. "
How could Ding Xian not see what Yang Pu meant. Although it was a pity for him, filial piety was an excuse that could not be rejected, but it didn't matter. Most people in this officialdom always wanted to climb up. With his current status, Ding Xian is worried that he will not be able to find a suitable candidate.
So, with a reward of a hundred taels, Yang Pu was restored to his fame and allowed to return to his hometown.
After discussing merits and deeds of reward.
Ding Xian immediately went to visit someone. It's not someone else. It’s Huang Zicheng.
Without him, Ding Xian knew very well that Huang Zicheng was the person in Nanjing who was most familiar with He Xi's tricks. He studied with He Xi, but in fact he only learned some concepts and methods. He didn't know exactly how to do things. The one who truly understands this is Huang Zicheng.
We can only ask Huang Zicheng to come out. Only then did he have the confidence to do this well.
Ding Xian met with Huang Zicheng. Huang Zicheng stayed behind closed doors.
It's just that Ding Xian had so many ways that Huang Zicheng had to see him.
For example, take advantage of the Huang family. Huang Zicheng couldn't just collapse from the stone. There are always people he cares about. Even if he fell out of the stone, wouldn't there still be that piece of stone? Ding Xian will not get things done. But Huang Zicheng is a smart man. Know what will happen if you keep saying no.
Huang Zicheng could only see Ding Xian.
As mentioned earlier, Huang Zicheng was a traditional Confucian scholar after all, and he did not fully agree with some of He Xi's ideas. However, he did not agree with He Xi's ideas, which were actually somewhat consistent with Fang Xiaoru's ideas.
This is actually very simple.
In the history of Confucianism, it is normal for many disciples of great Confucians to defect to their enemies.
Fang Xiaoru thought about using Confucianism to integrate and consume He Xi's ideas. Huang Zicheng actually had similar thoughts. He also felt that Confucianism should be unified with He Xi's new learning. He Xi's previous academic studies were actually pretending to be a Confucian school. But He Xi's attainments in Confucianism were too shallow. ..
Many things are full of loopholes and make people laugh or cry.
Therefore, both Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng can see the huge gap in their ideological systems. It is reasonable to want to make amends.
One of the contradictions between Huang Zicheng and He Xi is. He Xi just started using Confucianism as a cover in order to make others accept it. However, Jin Hexi's theory has spread day by day and has a group of supporters. The integration of Confucianism and New Learning is no longer so important. Even decades later, there may be a group of people who want to separate the two.
discussed separately.
Therefore, Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru have similarities in many places. Huang Zicheng's thoughts on Ding Xian's murder of Fang Xiaoru are clear.
It's just that his arms can't twist his thighs.
Ding Xian was very thick-skinned and said, "Senior Brother Huang, please come out. As long as you nod, I will leave a place for you in the cabinet."
Huang Zicheng's heart moved slightly, but after a while, the heartbeat calmed down. He said: "How can you, like my teacher, reform the six ministries, rebuild the cabinet and staff system, and create new departments to take charge of all affairs in the world?"
Ding Xian thought for a while and said, "No."
Ding Xian simply couldn't do this.
First of all, Ding Xian actually does not have the support of the bureaucracy. Yes. Ding Xian is in a high position and has great authority. But in fact, the truly ideal, capable and honest minister is determined not to defect to Ding Xian's sect. This is actually the paradox of the reform that He Xi encountered at the beginning.
He Xi's reform was not supported by mainstream public opinion. No one is willing to defect to He Xi's family and do it by force. After gaining power, many people will naturally come to He Xi's family for power. These people are useless.
Because they are in it for power. Reform or something like that is just a stepping stone. Throw away after use. It seems that they are loyal and willing to go through fire and water for the reform, but in fact, they do not care about the effect of the reform, they only care about their own power.
At this time, Ding Xian canceled all six parts. To start over, he doesn't have that many talents available. Within the current system, he could use some of the losers in the power struggle. Or follow the trend
people. Within the original power framework, Ding Xian was still able to control and dismantle the framework. To what extent would the Ming court lose control? He couldn't even imagine it.
Without He Xi's ability to control the bureaucracy, there would be no need to even think about this matter.
