In Jinan City, many people tried to use the Supreme Emperor to "rebuild the world" and sacrificed their lives, putting their family's decades or even centuries of heritage on the line and the fate of their descendants.
But who would have thought that they risked their lives and paid such a high price to get the Supreme Emperor, but they had never even seen his face, but today, they were easily pinned to the bed of a prostitute by several government officials. , or three...
How sad, ridiculous, and deplorable...
But that's the way the world is.
The things or people you dream of getting are like chickens to others...
After the government officials saw Dongchang's waistband, they released Zhu Qizhen and several women from North Korea, and then left cursing, but did not leave any face to the people of Dongchang.
In Nanjing, the Duke of Wei is afraid of people from Dongchang, and the six ministers are also afraid of people from Dongchang. Officials and high-ranking officials are all afraid, but a few small government servants at the grassroots level and temporary workers will never be afraid.
These people were big shots, and if they were not allowed to take Zhu Qizhen away, they would not be able to get the commission from the fine. They looked dissatisfied without hiding it at all.
So when they were leaving, they each looked at the disheveled Zhu Qizhen.
"Be careful. If you get caught next time, we won't be able to talk so easily."
"Spend some money and bring this kind of thing to your home. It's not embarrassing. If you have to come out, you won't be so lucky next time. You are a big shot, but sooner or later you will fall into the hands of a bigger shot."
After the government officials left.
Wang Cun quickly whispered: "Master, let's go..."
Zhu Qizhen snorted coldly, dragged the three women in to continue what he had not done just now, and reprimanded Wang Cun with a straight face: "If you let others disturb your master's pleasure again, you will be severely punished... Bring more people here and don’t let others take advantage of this loophole again.”
After Zhu Qizhen finished speaking, he entered the room.
"I'm a little angry..."
Of course, Zhu Jianshen knew where his father lived in Nanjing, but he didn't know much about what he did every day.
At this time, Zhu Jianshen arrived in Qufu. After a night's rest, Zhu Jianshen took all the officials to participate in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius. The preparations for this thing had been started very early, and the three animals and ritual utensils needed were all arranged. Officials from the Ministry of Rites were prepared in advance.
After this sacrifice to Confucius, Zhu Jianshen ordered Kong Wenshao, the four-year-old son of Kong Hongxu, the Duke of Yansheng who died suddenly, to inherit the title of Duke of Yansheng. This was another favor given to Li Xian, because Kong Wenshao was Li Xian's son. Xian's grandson.
After the sacrifice to Confucius was over, Zhu Jianshen stood in the Dacheng Hall wearing a crown robe.
Dacheng Hall is the main hall of Confucius Temple and the core of Confucius Temple. The Dacheng Hall is 25 meters high, 50 meters long and 25 meters wide. It is located on a three-meter-high foundation and is the tallest building in the temple. The stone pillars supporting the main hall are all carved dragon pillars.
Confucius temples in various places cannot be compared with the Confucius Temple in Qufu, whether in terms of scale or statues of saints.
In front of Zhu Jianshen, the statue of Confucius sitting on the high platform was dressed the same as him.
A generation of sages also wore twelve crowns and twelve chapters of clothing, looking awe-inspiring and independent.
The image tends to be deified and imperial.
Of course, this is also the characteristic of the statue of Saint Confucius in Qufu. In other Confucius temples, Confucius is created in the image of a sage, an old man, an amiable, respectable, a teacher, an elder, and a venerable figure.
Most of them are wearing loose Confucian clothes with kind and dignified expressions, with flowing sleeves that look like immortals. They have their hands crossed on their chests, with thumbs uncovered to symbolize humility. Their four fingers together represent brothers and sisters in the world, with a smile on their faces. With a kind smile, it makes people look amiable, but this is the main temple, and the main thing is to be an unattainable person, so he wears the clothes of the emperor and the twelve crowns.
There are plaques on both sides of his statue, which read "The position of the most holy teacher of Dacheng".
At this time, there was only Zhu Jianshen in the Dacheng Hall.
He looked at the statue of Confucius. After a moment, he sighed. The saint's words benefited all people and made many achievements, but later generations did not know how to adapt. The good saint's thoughts were solidified and distorted, and turned into techniques to control the people. The thoughts that have imprisoned the nation for hundreds of years.
"As the sage said, those who are beneficial should be used, and those who are harmful should be discarded. This is also my mission..."
After Zhu Jianshen finished speaking, he turned around and left. In the huge main temple, there was only green smoke, and the statue of Emperor Confucius sitting high in front of the stage...
After leaving the Confucius Temple, Zhu Jianshen returned to the temporary palace. At noon, the imperial driver was almost ready, so Zhu Jianshen changed into his casual clothes, boarded his chariot, and left Qufu.
in a large carriage.
Zhu Jianshen was sipping tea and reading a book, stopping to think from time to time. Next to him was the well-behaved Yao girl Ji Yao...
The book Zhu Jianshen read was Wang Anshi's reform policy, which Xu Youzhen found among the people a few years ago and presented it to the emperor.
This book also became Zhu Jianshen's favorite, and he kept it with him during this southern tour.
Although Wang Anshi failed, he knew the psychology of those opponents very accurately, but his power was too meager to change the entire inherent powerful class.
As for Zhu Jianshen's new tax system, although it was Yu Qian, Li Xian, Xu Youzhen and others who pushed it to the forefront, after so many years, people below also understood that it was impossible for the emperor to abolish the new tax system, but the emperor's authority Let them have no other choice but to rebel.
The nobles and officials who want to plot rebellion, to put it bluntly, want more. They want to obtain more privileges and preserve their own interests.
But they forgot one thing. To preserve their privileges and preserve their interests was to make life more difficult for thousands of people in the Ming Dynasty.
Every year, most of the social wealth and means of production are in their hands, and the poor people in the world can account for 50%. It can be said that the court has done something to curb land annexation. If the root cause is not solved, and some people are not abolished, they should not With the privilege of existence, it is almost impossible for the Ming Dynasty to prosper for a hundred years. Even if there are no foreign enemies, it will be overthrown by others. The crooked neck tree is still waiting for the king of future generations...
One grain of millet is planted in spring, and ten thousand grains are harvested in autumn. There is no idle land everywhere, and farmers still starve to death...
Anyone who went to the city yesterday and came back with tears in his face and clothes all over his body is not a sericulture person...
Shilin was allowed to have superior material conditions, but Zhu Jianshen would never allow this tragic situation to happen in the Ming Dynasty when there was no idle land and farmers starved to death.
Their demands cannot be too many, because the court has to satisfy the simple and humble demands of thousands of ordinary people.
Work hard and work hard, can you let the children read some books and be literate... During the Chinese New Year, can you give your mother-in-law and daughter-in-law a piece of floral cloth? The daughter-in-law of the old Wang family next door is very nice... I want to give it to my mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. My parents were stewing a little hen. The cook who came back from the city said that the old people in the city drank soup instead of meat, saying it was good for their health...
The new tax system implemented by the imperial court can give many people who are tired of running around a little more thought.
The vigorous promotion of the new tax system was, on the one hand, so that the court would have tax money available, and on the other hand, it was also to reduce the pressure on the people.
In the past, the people were burdened with corvees and poll taxes, and their lives were difficult. Now local officials need to pay the people's money for dredging rivers, repairing city walls and other services, and the poll tax has also been changed.
Now that the new tax system has made progress, Zhu Jianshen will certainly not allow it to be overturned again. In order for the new tax system to continue, he himself will have to live a few more years and keep a close eye on it, because in the feudal dynasty, the death of a person and the death of a person were a matter of course. kind of normalcy.
Even though the successor emperor kept saying that he was filial to the late emperor, he did not dare to change his legacy at all, but what he said and what he did was completely different.
This can be seen from the fact that even Zhu Yunwen dared to vigorously reduce the vassal status after the death of Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and sent his uncle to see the old man.
No one wants to live in the shadow of the previous emperor forever...
What Zhu Jianshen has to do is to live a long life, hold the imperial power firmly in his hands, and fight against these people who want to go back...
Biquge
