People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 52
Zhang Yi did not hesitate to stand on the side of the emperor in this matter, which stunned Zhu Biao for a moment.

Immediately, his face turned red.

Zhang Yi's evaluation of Kong Kejian is even lower than that of Zhu Yuanzhang!
Traitor, this word sounds quite new. Although Zhu Biao has never heard of it, he understands the literal meaning.

"Why did my brother say that?"

Zhu Biao was slightly angry, but still wanted to hear Zhang Yi's opinion.

Why did Zhang Yi and Zhu Yuanzhang have such low evaluations of Kong Kejian?

"As a descendant of the most holy teacher, the Mongols invaded the Central Plains and separated the north and the south. As long as he has the slightest backbone, he, Kong Kejian, would never join the Mongols..."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Biao replied:

"Brother, you can't say that. Although Your Majesty expelled the Tartars and restored China, the Central Plains has been under the rule of the Mongols for 80 years. The people who succumbed to the Mongols' power are not limited to the Confucius family? If you use this standard to measure the northern Are the Han Chinese biased?"

"Don't say anything else, your Zhang family..."

Zhu Biao used Zhang Yi's spear to attack his shield. He thought Zhang Yi would be speechless, but Zhang Yi replied:
"That's why I look down on my ancestors too! Isn't our Longhu Mountain being cleaned up?"

Zhu Biao: ...

The power of sincerity is the most speechless!
They don't even give face to their ancestors, how do you ask Zhu Biao to answer?
Zhang Yi continued:
"But our Zhang family is not the same as the Kong family. First of all, in terms of status, although the Zhang family and the Kong family are also called aristocratic families, the Zhang family is Taoism, and the Kong family is Confucianism...

Although my Zhang family has been in charge of Taoism for 80 years, the Zhang family is the leader of Zhengyi, but has never been the leader of Taoism. Does the Lingbao faction serve us? Does the Quanzhen Taoist listen to our Zhang family?None...

Besides, my Zhang family is from a foreigner, and if I don't enter the imperial court, I can't affect the general situation of the world. What is the status of his Kong family?Can Taoism and Confucianism be compared? "

Can't compare!
Confucianism has become China's well-deserved orthodoxy since Dong Zhongshu deposed the other schools of thought.

Throughout the dynasties, even the previous dynasties that did not attach much importance to Confucianism, the Confucian family, as the totem of scholars, would receive preferential treatment to some extent.

Because no matter who is in the land of Huaxia, if they want to rule the world, they need a group of scholars!
If the Zhang family and the Kong family want to compare their influence, they really don't deserve it!
but……

Before Zhu Biao spoke, Zhang Yi continued.

"If the Kong family just passively accepted the rewards from the Mongols and became their mascot in Qufu, I wouldn't call him a traitor. After all, when a foreign race entered the court, everyone had no choice but Kong Kejian. It’s as simple as being a mascot, but he’s still a high-ranking official in the previous dynasty, so it’s fine as a high-ranking official, and everyone knows his loyalty to the previous court!”

"During the Northern Expedition of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Yuan wanted to move the capital, but he was also persuaded by this Duke Yansheng. His appearance as a loyal minister is disgusting!"

Zhu Biao remained silent, as if he did not agree with Zhang Yi's opinion.

Zhang Yi guessed what Zhu Biao hadn't said, and said, "Brother must be thinking, each is his master, right?"

Zhu Biao nodded.

"This sentence can be said to be correct when other dynasties are rising and falling, but it is only wrong when it is used in the Ming Dynasty to defeat the Yuan Dynasty! Do you know what the meaning is?"

Zhu Biao shook his head blankly, Zhang Yi said:

"Expelling the Tartars and restoring China, you can use up the martial arts of today's sages, expelling the Tartars as martial arts, and restoring China as civil rule! If both are achieved, His Majesty's status in history will not be inferior to that of Emperor Qin and Han Wu!
Why do I have such a high evaluation of His Majesty? This is not due to His Majesty alone, but a hero created by the times!My Han family has been divided for hundreds of years since the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty...

Over the past few hundred years, foreign races have ravaged the north one after another. Under the rule of the foreign races, the Han people have gradually forgotten the inheritance of their ancestors. Many people in the Han family in the north have regarded the southerners as foreign races, especially those ruled by the Mongols. 80 years,
People are divided into four classes, and Han people are divided into two classes. The northerners do not regard the southerners as the same family, and fight in the same room...

Today's Holy One is the Ming Lord who was born in accordance with the times to end this tragedy. He may have many shortcomings, but no one can deny his historical achievements!
Under the leadership of His Majesty, my Great Ming's Northern Expedition will be a mission to carry the long-cherished wish of the heroes of the Han family for justice!

Anyone who stands in the way of this torrent of history is a sinner. What kind of thing is Kong Kejian?Not to mention him, even the most holy teacher Confucius stood in front of our Great Ming Northern Expedition Army, he is also a traitor! "

At the end of Zhang Yi's speech, he couldn't help feeling agitated.

As a person of later generations, no one understands the meaning of this war better than him.

The so-called gentleman's fortune is cut off for five generations, and the same is true for cultural identity. The northern part of China has been lost for hundreds of years, and the national identity of the Han nationality has long since collapsed.

Without the continuation of the Han family inheritance in the Ming Dynasty, perhaps the concept of Han nationality would not exist in future generations.

Times make heroes, since the times chose Zhu Yuanzhang, then he is the master in Zhang Yi's heart.

Zhang Yi has always been a brat in the eyes of others, and he also has his selfish side, but now seeing him excited and giving a generous speech, Zhu Biao was also shocked.

He never thought about this war from the perspective of the rise and fall of dynasties.

Zhang Yi opened up his mind for him, and his blood also boiled.

It turns out that father is so amazing?

Zhu Biao was trained by Zhu Yuanzhang as an emperor since he was a child, and he was always with him, and he even arranged the best teacher to guide him.

The meaning of his life is to take over this slowly rising empire from his father, and then pass it on.

In the process of learning, he learned some different things from others, and formed his own world view. When he was able to think independently, he also had his own ideas on how to rule the world.

Just like in the matter of treating Yan Shenggong, he felt that his father had gone too far, but because of his filial piety, he would not refute his father.

It's just that he, who has just gained independent consciousness, is not recognized by Zhu Yuanzhang, so he will inevitably want to find recognition from other places.

But what Zhang Yi said, not only could he not get approval, but he himself had to be persuaded.

Yan Shenggong is the descendant of the most holy teacher and the totem in the minds of scholars.

He didn't object to his father beating Yan Shenggong, but he felt that Zhu Yuanzhang's method was too extreme!

But thinking about it now, he also felt that Kong Kejian deserved it a little bit.

"To win the country is the most righteous, only Han and Ming!"

"The torrent of history, the teacher of justice...?"

When these concepts were formed in Zhu Biao's mind, Yan Shenggong, who had lost all power in the previous dynasty, but was still reluctant to part with the past glory and swayed back and forth, seemed a little bit hateful.

But Zhu Biao insisted:

"I admit that this Daiyan Shenggong has a little bit of it, but His Majesty's handling method is still too extreme. After all, he is the most holy teacher, and scholars all over the world will have complaints..."

"cut!"

Zhang Yi interrupted Zhu Biao very impolitely:
"Brother, you are stupid in reading, I dare say that those scholars in the court are also on the emperor's side!"

"what!"

Zhu Biao was dumbfounded!
(End of this chapter)