Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 9

During Zhao Xingde's ten-year cold window, in addition to the classics that must be examined in the imperial examinations, the works of the current Confucian masters and the academic tendencies of the important officials of the court must also be mastered. Worse than the ignorant prodigal son.What the new party opposes is exactly what the old party advertises, and vice versa.To put it simply, Xinxue is the official learning of the imperial court. It entrusts three generations of governance to carry out reforms, admires the three generations of sages and despises the Han and Tang Dynasties, focuses on classics and despises the history of Ci and Fu.

Contrary to the prosperity of the new Confucianism in the imperial court, among the people, the old learning vigorously advocated by Sima Guang and other important ministers of Yuanyou is more popular. In addition to the new party and the old party, there are Cheng brothers who advocate the concept of "heaven and man" in Henan Academy. Luo Xue and Huang Zhoushan of "Heyi" advocated the idea of ​​"the world is the master, and the king is the guest".There are many Confucianists in each school, and there are a large number of supporters among the people, but they don't understand each other, and the Confucianism dispute has become military and political, and it has become entangled with the imperial court and party disputes.

Since the dispute between Wang Anshi and Sima Guang, although the imperial court has vigorously attacked cronies, but without the support of effective cronies, even if Confucius and Mencius were reborn, and Guan Zhongleyi was resurrected, it would be difficult to establish a school of its own in the Great Song Dynasty, only to be decadent in the Jianghu.This is also the reason that although Ercheng is a great Confucian in the world, he has been idle in the countryside. Cai Jing dared to disregard material opinions and dismissed Huang Jian from the high position of Taichang Shaoqing as Qiongzhou Biejia.

Zhao Xingde was in deep thought when suddenly he was pushed and shoved and nearly fell down. When he came back to his senses, he saw a yamen servant holding a scabbard in his left hand and a waist knife in his right. Want to rebel?" Seeing that the handle of the knife was about to hit Zhao Xingde in the face.

Before Zhao Xingde could answer, Chen Dong shouted loudly: "You filthy little official, how dare you beat up an imperial scholar?" Zhang Bing, Deng Su, He Fang and other imperial students clamored loudly.The imperial court has always favored scholars, Tai students are not ordinary people, as long as they pass the Shangshe examination to become an official, they are the immediate superiors of these yamen subordinates, how can they be bullied by them.

The yamen servant also hesitated after eating this drink. When the people in the distance finally saw the subordinate officials of the yamen and were also frustrated, someone took advantage of the chaos and shouted: "This kind of treacherous minister murdered Zhongliang. Kill all the gangsters first, and then ask the officials to remove the 'treacherous' ministers!" Surprisingly, several strong men with iron rulers and wooden sticks came out of the crowd, and beat the yamen servant head-to-head, originally emotional The common people went up to beat and kicked them one after another, until more than a dozen yamen servants kept begging for mercy, and even Huang Jian, Shao Wu and others behind couldn't persuade them, and they were about to beat them to death.

The escort officer who led the team hid beside Huang Jian and others, and murmured: "Treason, treason." He took out a loud arrow and shot it into the sky, and the sharp whistle sounded in the hustle and bustle. It's spread far and wide.

"Not good." Li Rui's face changed drastically, and Zhao Xingde groaned secretly in his heart. Huang Jian, Shao Wu and his party and all the students from the Taixue gathered as the center, and the chaotic crowd around them kept rushing forward , Some wanted to take a look at Mr. Huang, some wanted to beat the government servants to vent their anger, some crowded around, and some just watched the excitement but were squeezed in the middle and couldn't get out.Shouting, scolding, begging for forgiveness, and even crying father and mother sounded together.Although the scholars wanted to avoid it, they were tightly surrounded by the crowd, and it was difficult to move half a step.

Not long after, the sound of horseshoes sounded indistinctly in the distance, and more than five hundred warrior cavalry galloped out. All the people ran around with their heads in their arms, closely behind the cavalry, and there were more than [-] footmen in front of the palace, each holding a sword, punching and kicking, and swearing to disperse the crowd. , armed with an iron ruler and chains, specially arrests the leaders of troublemakers, even those who wear low-grade official uniforms and look like Confucian scholars.

Huang Jian and Shao Wu's disciples all looked at their mentor, Huang Jian's face showed anger, and he shouted: "The traitor is jealous of me, why bother the disabled people to succeed!" Shao Wu's face remained unchanged, and he stood up Standing upright, looking back at the disciples on the left and right, he said in a deep voice: "Mencius said that the mighty can't be subdued, so he is called a man. The strength of the scholars in the world is getting stronger and stronger. Today, I have to see if the gangsters of the 'treacherous' ministers will wait for me. How?" All the disciples got the teacher's order, nodded one after another, and stood side by side with Huang Jian and Shao Wu, more than a thousand people stood still, their robes fluttering, and their expressions were awe-inspiring, as if they were going to die generously.

The imperial army and government servants rushed to the front of Huang Jian and the others, and after threatening them for a while, they saw that the people were standing still, so they split into two groups, only beating and arresting the scattered crowd, and separating the ordinary people from Huang Jian and Shao Wu. After that, hundreds of soldiers in front of the temple were left to guard around.The Song Dynasty emphasized literature over military affairs, and the status of scholars was respected, while the status of soldiers was quite low.These footmen in front of the palace beat the people like wolves and tigers, but now they were restrained by the officers, and they could only forcefully yell in all directions, not even daring to look towards Huang Jian and the others.

Upstairs in Fengxing Restaurant, Luo Ruji showed a look of disappointment on his face. If these forbidden soldiers and government servants didn't know how to measure, killed scholars and violated the ancestral rules of the Zhao family, they could take the opportunity to make a big fuss, even if they couldn't get Cai Jing , You can also take the opportunity to cut off many of his henchmen.Qin Hui sighed secretly, suddenly heard the sound of footsteps behind him, looked back, it was Zhao Guangshi, the son of benefactor Zhao Zhifu, who came in accompanied by Prince Zhao Ke.

"The gangsters of the 'treacherous' ministers dare to mobilize the forbidden army without authorization. It is really treasonous." Zhao Ke's face was full of indignation. Zhao Ke brought Zhao Guang to visit the situation unannounced today. Unavoidable staggering between rushing and running, the hem of the robe was covered with mud spots, today is an unlucky year, embarrassing for the villain, and the two young masters who usually strive for cleanliness in food and clothing are greatly indignant.

Zhao Guangshi looked down from the restaurant leaning on the railing, the scene of soldiers and civilians running wild and chaotic was not as thrilling as before, his heart slowed down, he shook his head, and sighed: "Master, benevolent, forgive me!" How sad that the Tao has not been practiced in the world!" He trotted with Zhao Ke just now, and felt that his clothes were wet with sweat, and he felt a little cold, looking around, there were no servants around, so he had to endure it forcefully, and waited until he returned to the mansion. Change clothes.

"Arbitrarily mobilizing the imperial army is no small matter, Mr. Qin, the old thief is too deceitful, can you write a letter to impeach the 'treacherous' Prime Minister?" Zhao Ke's eyes were dark and ruthless, which was quite different from the usual cautious look in front of the emperor Zhao You.

"Kaifeng Mansion, Yushitai," Qin Hui hesitated for a moment, before he said, "there is also the Imperial City Secretary, who will speak out for the old thief, and they can use the 'chaos' as an excuse to say that they have to rush to power and shirk responsibility. Ten Over the past few years, the Holy Majesty has shown unabated grace to Cai Jing. If this matter is made into a fuss, at most Cai Jing will be reprimanded, but if the old thief is hated because of this, it will be detrimental to His Highness."

His tone was unhurried, but persuasive. The prince thought for a moment and nodded. "If he ascended the throne in his young age, he will definitely repel Cai Jing and other treacherous sycophants." Zhao Ke secretly said.His mother died young, and his personality was not as flamboyant as his father's, so although he was established as the prince, he did not like his father's favor.In recent years, the third prince, Zhao Qiwen, has outstanding talents, and has become more and more favored by his father. In recent years, even the Imperial City Secretary, who supervises the clan officials, has been handed over to the third prince for promotion.