Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 315 Uprooted
Xu Yaoji said cautiously: "Brother, can't you?"

Xu Yinjue also said: "Yes, it is their Donglin Party who murdered the king and conspired against him. What's more, there is no conclusion yet, and our Xu family only participated in supporting Yongwang, so it shouldn't be a catastrophe?"

"You are so confused." Xu Hongji stomped his feet, "Can killing the king and plotting rebellion and supporting Yongwang be separated? Don't you still believe that the Donglin Party is really innocent?"

Xu Yaoji, Xu Yinjue and Xu Renjue were all silent.

Except for those ignorant fools and foolish women, who would believe that the Donglin Party is innocent now?
Xu Hongji sighed: "Now our Xu family is really full of yellow mud in the crotch. It's either shit or shit. I just hope that the Holy One will be lightly punished because our Xu family ancestors have made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty."

While talking, the butler hurried in: "Master is not good."

"What's wrong?" Xu Hongji asked with a dark face, "What happened?"

The housekeeper said: "A group of Qin Wang Shizi and many Jiangjiang soldiers came to guard the main entrance, side entrance and back entrance of our Duke Wei's mansion."

Xu Hongji asked: "Is it forbidden to enter and exit?"

"Entry and exit are still allowed." The housekeeper said, "But before going out, you have to report something to Prince Qin, explaining where you are going, what you are doing, and when you will return?"

Xu Hongji sighed after hearing the words: "It's over, it's over, it's over, it's at home awaiting trial, the Holy One is treating our Xu family like a Donglin party."

……

At this moment, in the bamboo charcoal workshop.

Li Jinglian gave a long bow to Gao Hongtu, and said respectfully, "I pay my respects to my benefactor."

Gao Hongtu poured some water on the table to grind the ink, and asked, "Yizhou, how did you come here? They actually let you come to visit this old man?"

Gao Hongtu was very puzzled that Li Jinglian could still visit the mansion at such a time.

What kind of medicine is sold in this gourd, Your Majesty?At this time, they were not sent to prison, but just sent home to await trial, and they were not restricted in their movements and allowed to go out?

Isn't His Majesty worried about their collusion?
Or did the Holy One know that they didn't have to collude confessions?

There is really no need to collude confessions, because there are only four people who know about it.

Except for his three students Gao Hongtu, Li Jinglian, Liu Zhengzong, and Yuan Pengnian, even Jiang Riguang, Lu Daqi, Qian Qianyi and other Donglin party veterans didn't know about it.

"Men, let me grind ink for you."

Li Jinglian took the ink stick from Gao Hongtu's hand.

Gao Hongtu didn't refuse either, but spread out a piece of rice paper with his hand.

While grinding ink, Li Jinglian said, "Teacher, do you want me to ask someone to find out where Jiemei was taken? Since the Holy Majesty said that he would not set up torture halls privately, nor would he torture to extract confessions, then he is bound." It would be a pity if we didn't take advantage of such an opportunity with our own hands and feet."

Jiemei is Yuan Pengnian's nickname.

What Li Jinglian meant was that as long as Jin Yiwei punishes Yuan Pengnian, the Donglin Party can use this matter to make a fuss and guide scholars and public opinion towards torture.

After a pause, Li Jinglian said again: "Or, why not act preemptively and directly create public opinion?"

"Inappropriate, at this time the enemy is in the dark and we are in the clear, so don't act rashly." Gao Hongtu took off the brush from the pen holder, put it into a large table to soak up enough ink, and then splashed ink on the rice paper.

In a short while, the four vigorous characters have been written.

When Li Jinglian came over to look at it, he saw that it was about murder.

"Murder to kill people?" Li Jinglian's expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice, "Teacher, what do you mean to say that the Holy Majesty deliberately didn't put us in prison, or even restrict our actions, in order to kill people?"

"If the old man is not wrong, it should be like this." Gao Hongtu sighed, "The depth of the mind, the meticulous strategy, and the ruthlessness of the means are really amazing. The old man thought it over and over again after returning home, and finally guessed. See the cruel intentions hidden under the benevolence and peace."

After a pause, Gao Hongtu said again: "Your Majesty wants to uproot our Donglin Party!"

"Uproot?" Li Jinglian said proudly, "Teacher, it's really not the students who underestimated him. Not to mention him Chongzhen, even Emperor Chengzu Wen or even Emperor Taizu Gao, it is absolutely impossible to uproot our Donglin Party."

Having said this, Li Jinglian said again: "If he wants to uproot our Donglin Party, he must kill tens of millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River! If not, the more Donglin Party he kills, the more Donglin Party will be killed." The reputation of our party will only grow stronger, and the foundation of our Donglin Party will only grow deeper, because the foundation of our Donglin Party is deeply rooted among the people in the south of the Yangtze River!"

"And don't underestimate the enemy." The Donglin Party has already shown up, and Gao Hongtu no longer shy away from treating Chongzhen as an enemy. After a pause, he continued, "Go and tell Kezong that the two of you will live in secluded places during this period of time. , don’t go out easily, so as not to give others a handle and ruin the big event.”

……

After Qian Qianyi returned home, he seemed extremely anxious.

Mrs. Ru Liu Rushi felt Qian Qianyi's anxiety, and asked, "Master, what's wrong with you? You're out of your mind, and you've drank tea up your nostrils."

Qian Qianyi hurriedly put down the teacup handed to his nostrils.

Liu Rushi said again: "Master, I heard that the Holy Spirit returned to Nanjing last time, is it true?"

"It's true, the Holy Majesty has really returned to Nanjing." Qian Qianyi sighed, "And he brought the crown prince and His Highness Ding Wang back together. You don't know. , everyone is stupid! The whole imperial ship was blown to pieces by underwater mines, yet the Holy One was unscathed, can you believe it?"

Liu Rushi smiled and said, "It's not rumored that the Holy Majesty has become a saint since Meishan realized Taoism. Ordinary weapons and even firearms can't hurt him at all."

"There are such rumors?" Qian Qianyi was taken aback when he heard the words, "Why have I never heard of it?"

"I just heard about the concubine's identity today." Liu Rushi said, "Anyway, the traffickers and the seven aunts and eight aunts in Chaoku Street and Gongyuan Street have already spread the word."

"The body of a saint? The body of a saint?"

Qian Qianyi murmured twice, and then sighed again.

"My lord, what are you doing sighing." Liu Rushi said, "Your Majesty is safe, this is the blessing of the common people."

"Your Majesty is safe, it is indeed a blessing for the common people." Qian Qianyi nodded, and then continued, "But it is not the blessing of our Qian family. Our Qian family may have a catastrophe."

"Master!" Liu Rushi's face changed drastically, "You can't..."

"No, madam, what nonsense are you talking about? How could you do such an unethical thing for your husband." Qian Qianyi categorically denied it, and then sighed, "But after all, I am a member of the Donglin Party, and I am also the leader."

"My lord?" Liu Rushi's face turned pale, "Would the Holy Majesty take advantage of this king-killing and treason case to set up a big prison and indiscriminately arrest and kill Donglin party members? I'm afraid the Holy Monarch did not do this."

Hearing this, Qian Qianyi sighed again.

Madam, this is what my husband fears most.

In a flash, Qian Qianyi suddenly remembered another rumor.

"Ma'am." Qian Qianyi took Liu Rushi's little hand and asked, "I remember, you and Li Xiangjun from Meixianglou seem to be friends with handkerchiefs, right?"

"Well, why did the master suddenly ask this?" Liu Rushi asked in confusion.

Qian Qianyi said again: "Then do you know that Li Xiangjun has been appointed by the Holy Master as a general to assist Xuzhou? And he will return to Nanjing soon to be appointed."

Liu Rushi said: "Xiangjun's younger sister was appointed by the Holy Master as a general to aid Xuzhou. This concubine knows about it, but she doesn't know that she is going back to Nanjing to be appointed, but I don't know what reward it is?"

"It is to confer titles, and Li Shen will confer the third-class loyalty and brave sons."

Although Qian Qianyi is not an official of the Ministry of Rites, he still holds the title of Minister of the Ministry of Rites, so he also knows that the Ministry of Rites is planning to confer titles on generals in Xuzhou Bian Town.

Qian Qianyi said again: "Ma'am, you and General Li, no, you must maintain a good relationship with Lord Li, and don't let the old relationship fade away. If you need money, you can tell your husband, how much is fine?" to make."

"Master, what's wrong with you?" Liu Rushi asked in surprise.

"Don't ask." Qian Qianyi said, "Madam, just do as you want."

Li Xiangjun had an affair with Shengshang, and His Majesty did not admit it, so who would dare to say more?
After a pause, Qian Qianyi said again: "Whether our Qian family can escape this time will be up to Lord Li, so Madam, you must have a good relationship with her."

……

Donglin party members or civil and military officials who are inextricably linked to the Donglin party have already started various rope camps, but Chongzhen brought the scholar camp to the west foot of Zhongshan Mountain.

Accompanying him was a chief priest of the Ministry of Rites.

The main purpose of bringing the priest to the Ministry of Rites is to pay homage to Xiaoling.

The Xiaoling Mausoleum where Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang and Empress Ma were buried together is at the southwestern foot of Zhongshan Mountain.

After taking the scholars to worship Xiaoling, Chongzhen and his party came to Xiaolingwei not far away.

After Zhu Yuanzhang was buried in Xiaoling Mausoleum, the succeeding Emperor Jianwen set up Xiaoling Guards at the southern foot of Zhongshan Mountain, and sent an entire army of guards to guard Xiaoling Mausoleum, with more than [-] people.

But now more than two hundred and sixty years have passed, Xiaolingwei has already changed beyond recognition.

The original number was [-] people, but now there are less than [-] people left, and they are all old, weak, sick and disabled. Where are the other guards?I couldn't survive and fled.

It's interesting to see Chongzhen bringing thousands of Qin Wangshi's sons, Xiaolingwei's commanders, commanders, commanders, and more than a hundred thousands of households and hundreds of households rushing out to meet them. More than soldiers!
Chongzhen didn't bother to pay attention at all, and just sent the prince Zhu Cihong to deal with them.

The Weisuo system, craftsmen's registration and cheap registration have seriously lagged behind this era.

That is to say, Chongzhen still has no time to deal with it now, otherwise he would have ordered it to be abolished long ago.

Chongzhen pointed to an open space behind Xiaoling Guard and said: "I have asked a Feng Shui master to survey it, and this is the most suitable place to build the Hall of Martyrs. The Hall of Martyrs is dedicated to enshrining the souls of heroes who have made outstanding contributions to the establishment of the Ming Dynasty."

"For example, Maoxiang, his tablet will be enshrined in the Hall of Valor forever, forever!"

Hearing this, Huang Zongxi, Gu Yanwu, Xia Yunyi and other Qinwang scholars couldn't help but feel their blood boil.

What does it mean?That is, as long as Daming Guozuo is not broken, it will always be enshrined here.

This is even higher than the standard for sharing the Taimiao, because if you are sharing the Taimiao, unless you are an emperor like Taizu or Chengzu, otherwise, you may be removed from the Taimiao someday.

Chongzhen pointed to the front and said: "In front of the Hall of Martyrs is the square, and a stele of heroes will be built on the opposite side. From March onwards in the [-]th year of Chongzhen, the names of all the soldiers who died for the Ming Dynasty will be engraved on this square." On the stele of heroes and heroes, generations from generation to generation are admired by future generations, and there are dedicated people sweeping and offering sacrifices at all seasons."

If possible, Chongzhen even wanted to build the entire Zhongshan into a large martyr's cemetery.

Then, the ashes of all the soldiers who died for the Ming Dynasty were buried in Zhongshan. In this way, this place will become the best patriotic education base.

Educate whom?Naturally, it was the son of King Qin later.

As the saying goes, flowing water does not rot, and the hinges do not rot. If any group wants to maintain its vitality for a long time, it must have a continuous injection of fresh blood.

Therefore, it is wishful thinking to expect more than [-] diligent princes to conquer the world in the first phase.

At present, the more than [-] Qin Wang Shizi have not left the collective life, so there is no big problem.

But when these diligent princes are spread out, problems will arise sooner or later. How many scholars will be left to keep their original intentions after three years, five years, or even ten years?God only knows.

Scholars who have problems must be eliminated.

At this time, it is necessary to have fresh Qin Wang Shizi to supplement.

So where do you go to find fresh Qin Wang Shizi?Then issue an edict to challenge the captives, calling on the world's scholars to Qin Wang?

This is definitely not possible. In the first phase of the imperial edict, the scholars of King Qin came here, most likely because of their blood, but if the imperial edict was issued again, most of them who came here were chasing fame and fortune.

Moreover, the age and quality of the scholars who came here are also mixed.

Therefore, it is necessary to regularize the personnel change of Prince Qin.

For this, Chongzhen also has a comprehensive plan, that is, Guozijian.

Chongzhen officially took over the Guozijian after the Tongkou case and the regicide case were dealt with.

That's right, Chongzhen will personally serve as the sacrificial wine of the Guozijian, or the principal, as the emperor.

Then, Guozijian will recruit students from all prefectural, state and county schools in the Ming Dynasty. As long as they have the reputation of a scholar and are between the ages of fifteen and thirty, they can all apply for the exam.

The second phase (actually the first phase) plans to recruit [-] students for Prince Qin, with a three-year schooling system.

In this way, after three years, a thousand Qinwang scholars will graduate, and then a thousand scholars will join every year, which can basically guarantee the vitality of the entire Qinwang scholar group.

Therefore, it is very important to build a patriotic education base for scholars.

It's just that this condition is not yet available, mainly because of lack of money.

The amount of engineering required to build such a martyr's cemetery is much larger than that of an emperor's tomb.

Leaving aside the time, the amount of silver that will be consumed is an astronomical figure. Chongzhen still can't afford so much silver, and even if he can afford it, it can't be used to build a martyr's cemetery.

(End of this chapter)