Father can be an enemy country

Chapter 766 Song Lian comes to Beijing
On the other side, the official reception pavilion where the Fourth and the Sixth last welcomed the Fifth was crowded with famous Confucian scholars from Nanjing City. These people stretched their necks and looked at the official road to the south with longing eyes.

After noon, on the official road where cars were coming and going, the black carriage they were looking forward to finally appeared.

"Here he comes, he comes!" After seeing the car coming clearly, all the scholars hurriedly rushed out of the reception pavilion and went to the official road to greet it.

"Call..."

When the carriage stopped in front of them, all the senior scholars clasped their fists and saluted: "Welcome Taishi of the Song Dynasty."

The car door opened, and a tall, thin old man with gray hair and wrinkles appeared in front of everyone.It was Song Lian and Song Qianxi who were leaders of the literary world, leaders of scholars, and teachers of the prince.

"Why are you all here?" Song Lian saw that many old guys in their seventies and eighties were out.This is obviously not to show respect, but something big happened again.

"Alas, Song Taishi didn't know something, and something big happened." His fellow countryman Dai Liang sighed: "The emperor expelled Mencius from the Confucius Temple again, and he is no longer allowed to be worshiped."

Otherwise, how can we say that literati are terrible?Dai Liang did not talk about the antecedents, but directly talked about the results.The image of Boss Zhu as a coward and tyrant was immediately highlighted.

"In order to protect Yasheng, today a censor named Chen Wenhui was beaten to death on the spot. Li Shilu, the minister of Dali Temple, threw his wat in anger and wanted to resign, but he angered the emperor and was beaten to death on the steps."

"What?" Song Lian was stunned.The last time he got news, the situation wasn't so dire.How come we are in such a state in such a blink of an eye?

Dai Liang and others then continued with tears in their eyes: "But the other officials were not frightened. They knelt together outside Fengtian Gate and swore that if the emperor's order was not withdrawn for one day, they would keep kneeling!"

"Wu Zhuangyuan also brought the Confucian scholars from the capital to kneel and cry outside the Meridian Gate to support the officials in the palace." Another great Confucian, Su Boheng, continued: "We have had people pass the news on. I believe that in the near future, all the Confucian scholars in the capital will be They will all respond to us.”

"If the emperor is still stubborn, we will mobilize all the scholars in the world to oppose him!" The third scholar, Hu Han, was older than Song Lian and the most angry.

"Yes, we have discussed it. We will go all out this time, and if we don't succeed, we will be benevolent!" The other famous Confucian scholars also said with emotion: "No matter how much sacrifice we make, we will not hesitate!"

"Of course, Song Taishi has to take charge of the overall situation. We all listen to you..." There are also smooth people who don't forget to give Song Lian a high hat.

"Hey, how did it get to this point?" Song Lian sighed and said to Dai Liang and the others: "Time waits for no one, let's talk on the way."

"That's fine." The three great scholars got on Song Lian's carriage. His eldest grandson Song Shen, who was accompanying him in the carriage, quickly got off and gave way to his seat.

Other famous scholars also got on the carriage and followed Song Lian's carriage back to the capital.

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Song Lian's carriage was very spacious, and the four old men were not crowded at all.

The three Dai Liangs are all from Zhejiang and have high status in the literary world.

In fact, those who came to greet Song Lian today were all famous Confucian scholars who were famous in the world.It is not an exaggeration to say that half of the literary world of the Ming Dynasty is included...

This is also thanks to Boss Zhu's previous "thirsty search for talents".After the incident of someone committing suicide to avoid conquest, Zhu Yuanzhang ended up personally.

While he was writing an article angrily denounced this behavior of not eating a toast and being fined with wine, he ordered the government offices all over the world to list all the "seniors" of the Yuan Dynasty in all provinces and prefectures. Anyone who refused to come to Beijing would be kept away from him. mind……

In desperation, the famous scholars like Dai Liang and Su Boheng had no choice but to go to Beijing obediently. No one dared to leave without the emperor's will.As a result, Nanjing quickly became the center of Confucianism in the Ming Dynasty. Most of the world's greatest Confucians gathered here, so the energy that burst out was also the greatest.

There were no other people in the carriage, and the four old men spoke more straightforwardly.

"What does the emperor want to do?" Song Lian did not come to Beijing for the Holy Birthday Festival last year, and his eldest son was sent to Uzang as envoy. At that time, he simply thought that it was because the case of Guozixue involved his father and son, and he was being harassed. The emperor's punishment.

Now it seems that it is not that simple...

"What else can you do? It's not like you don't know. The emperor has always disliked our holy religion. In the emperor's opinion, we are the worst of the three religions, even inferior to the monks." Dai Liang said angrily: "Over the years, the emperor has been trying every means In order to weaken us, this time the old man, Liu, fell in love with the emperor again and hired some accountants and clerks to enter the Guozi University, hoping to teach a group of grammarians to replace the Confucian scholars."

"Yes." Hu Han nodded and said, "Despite his young age, the King of Chu is a loyal believer in Legalism. He has made up his mind to summon the ghosts of the grammarians."

"What does Bowen say? Do you care about him?" Song Lian asked in a deep voice.

"Uncle Chengyi closed the door to thank guests and saw no one." Hu Han said in a dull voice, "I have made up my mind not to be concerned with worldly affairs."

"If the teaching is not strict and the teacher is lazy, he can keep his composure." Song Lian knew in his heart that the King of Chu was so deviant and had one method after another, and Liu Bowen was afraid that he would be involved.

"Forget it, he's old and sick, let him go." But at this time, he couldn't be more ambitious, so he sighed and said, "Let's get back to business."

"Well, the most terrifying thing right now is that the emperor has been completely bewitched by King Chu. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to take action against Confucius and Mencius if he borrowed the courage of the old man."

"Sigh. If we really want him to succeed, it will be an ugly scene where the ancient scriptures are abandoned but not revised, the sacred knowledge is dark but not clear, the Confucian scholars are silent in empty rooms, and the civil servants are noisy in the court." Su Boheng said with a face full of pain: "Could it be that our holy religion has been oppressed by lamas for nearly a hundred years, and we are letting the Legalists take over again?"

"You must never give up!" Dai Liang shouted anxiously: "It has been so difficult for more than ten years, why don't we still try our best to support it? No matter how unhappy the emperor is, we can still keep the Holy Religion intact. As long as we persist until the crown prince is in power, Everything will be fine!”

"That's the truth." Song Lian nodded and said: "I told you when I took office, I have been operating in a miserable state for the past few years, and things will get better if I stick to it. I still make this judgment now."

"Can we still hold on?" Hu Han asked in a low voice. His words were also the common sentiment of the great scholars in the capital. Otherwise, they would not have traveled so far to pick up Song Lian.

"How can it be impossible to hold on? The holy religion has gone through many hardships? But it can survive for thousands of years. Where is this?" Song Lian first cheered up the three of them, and then asked: "What is the attitude of the prince?"

"Of course the prince is thinking of us. Not only has he saved Chen Wenhui's family, but he has also been helping to persuade the emperor." Dai Liang was slightly relieved and said: "Well, fortunately the prince is my disciple of Confucius and Mencius, otherwise This day is hopeless."

"Yes, seeing that the Crown Prince is on our side, there is still hope at least." The other two people also nodded in agreement and praised: "It's all thanks to Tai Shigong's teachings. We can benefit a lot from today."

"Haha..." Song Lian smiled reservedly and said, "The prince is pure in nature, kind and eager to learn. He is a naturally benevolent king. I don't dare to take credit."

As he spoke, he said in a deep voice: "As soon as I enter the capital, I will go to see him immediately. Let's hear what the prince has to say first, and then we will make a decision."

"Okay." The three of them nodded and said, "The only one who can resolve the current situation is the Crown Prince."

"We will cooperate in whatever way he needs us to cooperate."

(End of this chapter)