People in Hongwu, from heavenly master to emperor master

Chapter 525: The dispute over Bible exegesis, Kong Na’s big-character poster (two-in-one)

Zhang Yi also knew that Lao Zhu valued work the most, so he could only turn around and go out.

Under the guidance of the palace people, he prepared to go to the Prince's Mansion.

But when Zhang Yi left, he happened to see a group of officials coming.

Hu Weiyong, Wang Guangyang, and people from the Sixth Department.

When he met everyone, many officials either smiled half-smilingly or had cold faces when they saw Zhang Yi.

Hu Weiyong, on the other hand, smiled and bowed to Zhang Yi.

Zhang Yi was stunned and couldn't figure out what medicine Hu Weiyong was selling in the gourd?

He instinctively returned the greeting, and Hu Weiyong, Wang Guangyang and others passed by.

"This man is more terrifying than Hu Weiyong in history..."

Zhang Yi understood that the vicious hatred between himself and Hu Weiyong could not be washed away despite all efforts from all over the world.

The more this guy hides his knife behind his smile, the more dangerous Zhang Yi feels.

He thought of the recent rumors about the Tsing Yi Prime Minister and seemed to feel something.

"It's not this bastard who made the noise for me, is it?"

Zhang Yi left a thought and continued to follow the eunuch.

After Hu Weiyong and others entered the imperial study, they all knelt down in front of the emperor.

"My minister has seen the emperor!"

"You all get up and let's talk about business..."

After Hu Weiyong and others got up, he took the initiative to ask the emperor:
"Your Majesty, I heard that His Highness has landed in Ningbo and is heading towards the capital with the King of Japan..."

……

"His Royal Highness!"

"You boy, finally willing to come back!"

When Zhu Biao saw Zhang Yi, his whole face was beaming.

He quickly put down his work and walked quickly to Zhang Yi.

Just like Zhu Yuanzhang, he patted Zhang Yi on the shoulder and said:

"A lot stronger..."

Zhang Yi couldn't help but rolled his eyes:

"His Royal Highness, your reaction is exactly the same as His Majesty's!"

"Hahaha!

Come, sit down, let's talk! "

Zhu Biao took Zhang Yi aside and talked about what happened over the years.

Zhang Yi reported to Zhu Biao the situation in the north, especially the urban construction of Shuntian Prefecture.

"At first, my father just asked you to go out to avoid the limelight, but who knew you would cause another big incident!
When all the civil and military officials heard that you were going to build roads at your own expense, they were all ready to laugh at you!

But you tricked all the wealthy people from Jiangnan to buy houses in Sunchon, and became the richest man in Sunchon in one fell swoop...

Now everyone in Yingtian Mansion knows you, and you have become a legend among storytellers..."

Zhu Biao had mixed feelings when he thought of what happened more than two years ago.

Zhang Yi is a person destined not to be unknown.

"If the date for moving the capital hadn't been set, I would have wanted to see the city you built in person!

But it doesn’t matter, anyway, in more than a year, the work of moving the capital should begin!
And when you come back this time, don’t leave!
At least, you have to decide on the major events of your life..."

Zhu Biao's eyes were full of smiles, and Zhang Yi rarely blushed.

"When I first met you, you were still a seven or eight-year-old child. Time flies, and in the blink of an eye you are about to start a family!

Although you and I are not brothers by blood, our relationship is better than that of brothers!

I am very happy to see you start a family!
Moreover, after becoming Xu Da's son-in-law, the pressure on you will be less! "

"pressure?"

Zhang Yi seemed to be smiling, but Zhu Biao read the sarcasm in his eyes.

He smiled awkwardly. He was confused for a moment and made a mistake.

"Now, there are memorials to impeach you every day!
Many of them were sent from Shuntian Mansion!
Your father originally asked you to avoid the limelight, but in the past three years, you have been quite the limelight!
These people are all thinking about you, even though my father remains unmoved and is determined to protect you.

But this situation is also annoying. ,
After you get married to the girl from the Xu family, you will become Xu Da’s son-in-law!

Those people will naturally give you some face! "

"face?"

Zhang Yi chuckled:
"Does His Majesty really want me to make peace with Hu Weiyong and others?"

A trace of embarrassment appeared on Zhu Biao's face.

Zhang Yi, this kid, has not failed at all in his ability to pierce people's hearts.

In an essential sense, except for the conflict with Hu Weiyong, which resulted in a never-ending situation between them.

Zhang Yi actually didn't have any big hatred against most officials.

All officials hate him because what Zhang Yi has done over the years has been targeting the entire civil servant class.

What they hate is not Zhang Yi as a person, but what he has done.

Unless Zhang Yi changes his stance, what's the point of being the emperor's consort, let alone Xu Da?
Zhang Yi believes that in the face of this power struggle.

Don't talk about him, if it weren't for Lao Zhu's strength, the civil service group might have made him fall into the water and die...

So what Zhu Biao calls Xu Da's son-in-law is just a joke.

"We can't talk about making peace, at least suppress the smell of gunpowder on the surface!
After all, your issue of holding a national memorial ceremony is still being debated! "

Zhang Yi listened to Zhu Biao's summary of the matter and understood the pressure that was now on him.

The Japanese king was escorted to heaven. Lao Zhu's national memorial ceremony was to commemorate the people and soldiers who were killed by Japanese pirates or died in the anti-Japanese war over the years.

This is a political show to revitalize the country's prestige and appease the people.

Zhu Yuanzhang, who has tasted the benefits of guiding public opinion, will naturally not give up this opportunity to unite people's hearts.

It is precisely because of the importance of this national sacrifice that Zhang Yi, the person who presided over it, is controversial.

Lao Zhu vaguely wanted to take this opportunity to confirm Zhang Yi's status as a national master.

But how could the civil service group agree so easily?

This was one of the reasons why Zhu Biao was talking nonsense when he had a headache.

"In addition, we also have internal quarrels about the handling of the Japanese king..."

……

Zhang Yi was stunned when he heard this. Do you have any objections to the emperor's treatment?
Zhu Biao did not sell the truth and directly told the whole story.

Life has been difficult in the past two years. When the Ming Dynasty went on an expedition, they originally thought there was nothing?
In recent years, only the ronin who lived a small life exported Japanese pirates to the surrounding areas. Who has ever seen China export war to Japan?

Coupled with the blessing of the divine wind a hundred years ago, the king in his early days was very disdainful when he first received the news from Japanese pirates from the sea.

But the Ming Dynasty's strong ships and powerful guns quickly taught these people a lesson.

On the sea, the small Japanese sampans and the pirates they raised basically collapsed rapidly.

When Chang Yuchun led the army to land, those people saw that the Ming Dynasty's army was only more than 1, and they shouted slogans to massacre these people.

However, Chang Yuchun, who was once the most powerful general in the world and now transformed into a commander, quickly handed over his first answer after the transformation.

He took more than 1 Ming troops and began his journey of abusing vegetables.

After destroying the Southern Dynasty, the Emperor of the Northern Dynasty was completely panicked.

While resisting, they sent people to beg for mercy, but Chang Yuchun had already understood Lao Zhu's thoughts and didn't give him a chance at all.

These people had no choice but to use the power of the sea to go to Ming Dynasty to beg for mercy.

The emperor handed over his credentials and declared himself a vassal.

However, they met Lao Zhu, a man who didn't play by common sense at all, and naturally they would not agree.

At this time, murmurs began to appear in the DPRK regarding the Eastern battlefield.

A group of people, represented by Yang Zai, talked about the relationship between Japan and the Central Plains and advocated that the Ming Dynasty should give up when it was good, accept Japan's surrender, and return to the relationship between the suzerain and vassal states.

The heavenly soldiers of the imperial court will naturally withdraw.

How could Lao Zhu accept such consequences?He also directly reprimanded Yang Zai.

However, this kind of opinion has always been popular in Ming Dynasty.

Even now that the Japanese king is captured, hundreds of officials still advocate letting him go.

"fart!"

Zhang Yi showed a rare gaffe and couldn't help but curse.

The war has progressed to this point, so there is no reason to let him go back.

Compared to Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Biao and even everyone in the Ming Dynasty, he hated his small life more than anyone else.

Only those who have experienced China's hundred years of humiliation and know how much suffering China has suffered as a result can understand Zhang Yi's mood.

People in Ming Dynasty could not understand it, but Zhang Yi still believed that Lao Zhu should not give up.

The so-called concept of a heavenly empire should be thrown into the trash can.

The tribute system was nothing more than a backup system set up by the Middle-earth dynasty because it was unable to manage further territories.

Now that the warships of the Ming Dynasty have been insulted by others, why are they withdrawing?

Isn't that farting?

Of course, Zhang Yi also understands what those in the civil service group think?

It is nothing more than the structure of the Middle-earth dynasty and concepts such as the kingly way.

With the advent of the Age of Discovery, these ideas originating from agricultural civilization began to fail to keep up with the development of the times.

Zhang Yi also felt for the first time in reality the collision of ideas between two interest groups.

Yes, when the Age of Discovery began, it was inevitable that there would be two voices among the elites of the imperial court.

In the future, as overseas resources converge towards the Ming Dynasty, the changes brought about by this production relationship will only make many people more confused.

Zhang Yi took a deep breath, and his mood gradually calmed down.

If it were another emperor, he would still be worried about Lao Zhu's fame and reputation, but he is Zhu Yuanzhang, and he is probably more powerful than himself in terms of shamelessness.

"So, His Majesty did not agree?"

"That's natural!"

Zhu Biao didn't even think about it and answered Zhang Yi directly:
"They don't know the meaning behind the great voyage, but how come my father doesn't know?

But the collision of ideas between the old and new generations has made the current political situation extremely chaotic!
I am also a little worried, can my father be able to suppress it..."

This is why Zhu Biao couldn't help but say that getting married to a girl from the Xu family would ease conflicts.

In fact, it was because he was upset.

Zhang Yi was silent and thought carefully.

Only then did he understand what kind of pressure Zhu Yuanzhang had endured during his three years in exile in Beijing?
Starting from Dong Zhongshu, the scholar-bureaucrat group has long had a deep-rooted influence on all aspects of society, making it a smooth emperor and an ironclad scholar.

If put on one person, for a while.

The imperial power suppressed the power of the prime minister, and there were many cases of emperors killing officials. However, the power of the prime minister, representing the scholar-bureaucrat class, has never declined.

Starting from newspapers, Zhu Yuanzhang's hands reached into the untouchable places of these people.

This is also the reason why Wang Guangyang, an old man with a quarrel with others, firmly stood up against him.

In fact, if we use politics to explain it, it may not be clear.

But if we explain it through religion, everything makes sense.

Because Lao Zhu is digging out the foundation of their faith step by step.

The so-called cutting off people's wealth and killing their parents.

It is not surprising that there was tension between the emperor and his ministers.

Fortunately, Zhu Yuanzhang was the founding king and was able to withstand this overwhelming pressure.

If it were anyone else, even if Zhu Biao was here, I'm afraid this reform could only be implemented slowly.

And because of this, Zhang Yi also understood the crisis in himself.

These people couldn't touch Zhu Yuanzhang, so why couldn't they touch themselves?

"Sure enough, it's very troublesome!"

Zhang Yi chuckled, this battle has reached the point where the brave one wins, and there is almost no possibility of retreat.

In this case, he can only go one step further and overcome obstacles.

"The reason why hundreds of officials objected to this national sacrifice held by the emperor is that your majesty does not have the demeanor of a king of a great country, and does not conform to Confucian benevolence and kingly behavior!
But Pindao believes that this national sacrifice needs to be held!

Not only must it be held, but this sacrifice must be used to win over everyone’s hearts! "

He didn't have much expectations for this national sacrifice, and thought it was just a formality that Zhu Yuanzhang went through in order to fulfill his promise to him.

But now it seems that this national sacrifice is very important.

"Let's go, it's almost time for lunch, let's go find our father for dinner!"

Zhu Biao looked at the time. It should have passed the day for the emperor and the officials to discuss.

Zhang Yi got up and followed Zhu Biao into the palace, all the way to the imperial study.

However, before I walked in, I heard someone shouting:
"Your Majesty, what you do is really insulting to the country and unbecoming of a king..." "Drag him out for me, with a hundred sticks!"

Zhu Yuanzhang's angry voice came from the imperial study.

Not long after, Zhang Yi saw an official being dragged out by the emperor and began to be spanked.

The guard struck hard, and within a short time, the man was beaten unconscious.

Zhu Biao couldn't bear to see it and asked the eunuch to report it before taking Zhang Yi in directly.

In the royal study, the emperor's face was ashen, and the others were kneeling on the ground, silent.

Zhang Yi hid aside knowingly and did not get involved in this matter.

"Father, please calm down. After all, Mr. Yang is doing it for state affairs. Even if he says the wrong thing, he shouldn't do it...

Father, my son and I looked outside and saw that the man was unconscious.

Just stop fighting to death! "

Lao Zhu glanced at Zhu Biao and gave a look to the eunuch who was waiting on him.

The eunuch ran out quickly and asked the guards to stop.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, and thank you, Your Highness, the Crown Prince!"

When Hu Weiyong and other officials saw that the emperor had betrayed Zhu Biao's face, they quickly knelt down in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Everyone get out! Take that unlucky Sangmen Xing and leave!"

Lao Zhu was so angry that he even called out Sangmen Xing.

The officials looked at each other, lowered their heads, and exited silently.

Zhang Yi could feel the frustration and anger in their hearts, especially Hu Weiyong. When he left, he took a deep look at himself.

After everyone left, Zhu Yuanzhang sat down and said to Zhang Yida:

"You have also seen that these people are getting more and more restless!"

"Your Majesty, do you know who the person outside is?"

"Yang Zai!"

Zhang Yi suddenly realized what he said.

Yang Zai is actually a person.

He contributed to the Japanese team's submission to the Ming Dynasty.

However, in this time and space, the appearance of Zhang Yi changed the trajectory of history. The diplomat who was supposed to be a hero of the Ming Dynasty became the first person to oppose Zhu Yuanzhang.

The words Yang Zai shouted just now were just pointed at Zhu Yuanzhang's nose and cursed.

It can be seen that the civil servants had strong opinions on the way the Japanese king handled it.

The biggest opinion is that the emperor should not treat the king of a country like this, even the king of a foreign country.

Their reason was that Ming's behavior would chill the surrounding vassal states.

But in fact, Zhang Yi understood that the so-called Japanese king's solution was just an excuse between the civil servants and the emperor.

No one will pay attention to that guy's life or death, but Zhu Yuanzhang's actions and the opinions of the officials represent two behavioral patterns respectively.

Officials tried to bring the emperor's words and deeds back to Confucian standards, and kidnapped the emperor based on morality.

As for Lao Zhu, his interests come first. Since he has swallowed Japan, he will never spit it out.

Those officials who scolded the emperor for being unkind and unruly would naturally make Lao Zhu furious.

"It turns out to be Mr. Yang... Pindao remembers that he was one of the envoys returned by the general of the Southern Dynasty!

Mr. Yang has repeatedly asked your Majesty to send him as an envoy to persuade Japan, but your Majesty has not agreed!

Now that he stands up to oppose it, it is reasonable! "

"I just can't understand. I have been preparing for the war for many years. People taught me a lesson, and they also asked Ming to spit out the benefits...

I sacrifice so many interests just for the sake of face? "

Zhu Yuanzhang was still upset, Zhang Yi chuckled:

"Because they can't enjoy Japan's interests..."

The dominance of Confucianism is based on agricultural civilization.

Therefore, for matters such as overseas expansion, where the central court cannot reach, naturally these elites cannot benefit.

It is impossible for them to leave their hometown and become officials in distant Japan.

In fact, not only the elites, but the emperor also thought so to a certain extent.

It's just that Zhang Yi pointed out a way to Zhu Yuanzhang, which would indeed allow Lao Zhu to reap real benefits.

And these interests have nothing to do with the elite class, mainly the gentry.

In other words, even if some people can benefit, it is the landowners along the coast.

It is also because of this that once stable maritime trade appears in the Ming Dynasty, new interest classes will definitely be created.

The emergence of these people will also dilute the existing Confucian foundation.

Confucian scholars plan to monopolize the smartest people in China. They may not be able to see the changes in the next hundred years.

But he could feel the cold wind blowing from the emperor.

"can not eat?"

Lao Zhu was stunned when he heard this, and Zhang Yi explained:
"Just like the gentry, the gentry in the coastal areas of Zhejiang and the gentry in the interior have different interests!
Ruling Japan means that the court needs to invest a lot of resources in the early stage. The investment of these resources is equivalent to sucking blood from them in disguise!

However, the benefits generated were foreseeable but not accessible to them.

Why should we support His Majesty’s idea? "

Everyone and any group must act in their own interests.

Zhu Yuanzhang is like this, Zhang Yi is like this, and others are naturally like this.

“The moral values ​​established based on agricultural civilization will no longer be applicable in the Age of Discovery!

Although the Neo-Confucianism founded by Master Zhu strengthened the centralization of power and the authority of the scholar-bureaucrat group!
But in the face of the new era, it’s time for them to be relegated to the past…”

Zhang Yi's words seemed a bit heart-wrenching. If they were placed outside the royal study, I'm afraid it would also cause an uproar.

However, the Zhu family and his son have long been accustomed to his shocking behavior, and what Zhang Yi said today is indeed in line with Zhu Yuanzhang's original intention.

The birth of new production relations will also change the composition of social interests.

Although the seeds planted by Zhang Yi have not yet grown vigorously, they have taken root and sprouted.

In the past, even if Zhu Yuanzhang recognized Zhang Yi or was dissatisfied with the scholar-bureaucrat group, he would not be likely to agree with Zhang Yi, because he, Zhu Yuanzhang, was also a beneficiary of this system.

But as commercial tax became an important part of the court's tax revenue...

Lao Zhu's attitude relaxed a little.

The upcoming prelude to the great voyage has found a new chain of interests for Lao Zhu.

In short, thanks to Zhang Yi's efforts, the chair under Zhu Yuanzhang's butt has gradually become no longer the same as that of the civil servants.

"Then what do you think should be done?
Do you still want to touch Confucianism?"

Zhang Yi shook his head when he heard this. He had no such idea.

The thoughts of the later man named Ma were too shocking in this era.

Moreover, Zhang Yi doesn’t think there is any problem with Confucianism itself. For Chinese people, Confucianism is engraved in their bones.

How many people have been influenced by the so-called Confucian cultural circle?

Confucian thought can also become the main force of cultural export.

But Confucianism is not necessarily equal to Neo-Confucianism, some things can be separated...

However, what is the new theory that can replace Neo-Confucianism?
Psychology?

That is naturally impossible. Wang Yangming’s theory of mind is essentially a supplement to Neo-Confucianism.

Zhang Yi didn't have the answer to this matter, but he felt that he could provide a way.

"Your Majesty, do you still remember Kong Ne?"

Zhu Yuanzhang was slightly startled. Why did Zhang Yi mention Kong Ne at this time?
What Konne had done over the years came to mind.

He has been redefining Confucianism and denying some practices of Neo-Confucianism.

"The reasons why all the officials oppose His Majesty are rooted in Confucianism. Everyone's interpretation of Confucianism is different!
But everyone believed in Zhu Zi, so Zhu Zi became a saint!
But why can only one person interpret the Four Books and Five Classics? "

Zhu Yuanzhang was silent. The truths Zhang Yi said were actually the theories that Kong Ne had been preaching.

What Konner preached was to leave the interpretation of the classics to anyone.

This idea is somewhat shocking.

Not to mention the scholar-bureaucrats who were quite disdainful of Kong Ne's teachings, even the old man of the Confucius family was very dissatisfied with Kong Ne.

However, this good friend of his seems determined to find his own way, and has actually been studying abroad these years.

However, because he also became a thorn in the side similar to Zhang Yi, the emperor said that he would be reused, but he was never reused.

“What Kong Na advocates is to return the power of Bible interpretation to the people of the world!

The impact of this incident on the entire scholar-bureaucrat group will not be less than the noise I caused, but Kong Ne is the future Duke Yansheng, and his identity protects him.

Secondly, other people's words cannot move others.

The dispute between the ministers and His Majesty now is nothing more than etiquette!
But who is going to explain the etiquette, and whose explanation should we use as the standard? This is very particular..."

Zhang Yi peeled off these problems, and the emperor was enlightened.

"You mean, reuse Kong Ne?"

"That's right, His Majesty suppressed the Kong family because they were ungrateful and harbored alien intentions!

I [-]% support Your Majesty in teaching this kind of traitorous behavior, but...

After all, His Majesty did not kill Kong Kejian, probably because he was interested in the thousand-year-old signature of the Kong family!
Now that Kong Na is being reused, he still needs to use the Kong family’s trademark! "

The descendants of Duke Yansheng, no matter what, had supreme appeal in the feudal era.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded when he heard this. It would be great if Kong Ne was used to share part of the pressure from the civil service group...

However, Zhu Yuanzhang still had concerns:
"Then do you think that if the Kong family is re-employed, they might go the way of the previous dynasty?"

Zhu Yuanzhang did not want to use people from the Kong family. The prestige of the Kong family among the people was much higher than that of Longhu Mountain.

If it weren't for that, the various weird things the Kong family produced would have completely defeated the family long ago.

But precisely because the Kong family was not very successful, Lao Zhu was afraid that if he supported the Kong family, the impact would not be very good.

Zhang Yi's words dispelled Zhu Yuanzhang's worries:

"Your Majesty, Kong Na's so-called return of the right to interpret scriptures to the people of the world is actually weakening the influence of the Kong family!
What the Kong family hopes is to have both the sanctity of blood and the power to interpret scriptures. If these two are in the hands of the Kong family, that would be the most terrifying thing!

Granting the right to interpret scriptures to everyone in the world is actually harmful to the Confucian family.

Since ancient times, emperors and scholars of all dynasties have regarded the Confucius family as mascots, but they also have the sacredness of inheritance because they are mascots!
If everyone interprets the Bible, who will care about the Confucius? "

"So, why would Konne do this?"

"Perhaps, he doesn't like a Kong family that relies on blood..."

Zhang Yi said something meaningfully.

Kong Ne had great ambitions. When Zhang Yi was in the capital for more than two years, Kong Ne traveled to Shuntian and discussed Taoism with him for three days and three nights.

Although no one convinced anyone, Zhang Yi could feel the pride in Kong Ne's heart.

He wanted to revive the learning of his ancestors through knowledge rather than relying on the aura of blood.

Zhang Yi thought of the lonely and cautious child in the capital.

Looking at Kong Ne now, who has the courage to face the world's evil, Zhang Yi only feels very pleased.

In the time and space he lived in, Kong Ne was just a well-behaved Duke Yan.
And the current Kong Ne might be able to bring him a lot of surprises.

“New Confucianism!”

A noun flashed in Zhang Yi's mind and he blurted it out.

"New Confucianism?"

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed when he heard this:

"Where is Kong Na?" Zhu Yuanzhang called his subordinates.

"Back to Your Majesty, in Yangzhou!"

"I order you to bring him here as quickly as possible!"

……

Yingtianfu, morning.

Many officials had already gotten up. After washing themselves, they began to prepare for attending court.

Everything is no different from the past. Ever since the emperor ascended the throne, their lives have been like this, day after day.

If there is anything that has changed, it is that officials will habitually ask their servants to buy a copy of the "Sun and Moon Times"!
Although everyone is opposed to newspapers, they also like reading newspapers.

The same was true for Hu Weiyong. He put on his clothes and asked casually:
"Where are the newspapers?"

"Master, I have already prepared it for you!"

The servant handed Hu Weiyong a newspaper that was just published today.

Hu Weiyong clicked it and took a look, and his expression suddenly changed.

"Kong Ne, today's front page headline was written by Kong Ne..."

"Repaying evil with kindness, how to repay kindness?" 》

The headline on the front page is very eye-catching.

(End of this chapter)