Chapter 679: Picking Buds (5)

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 Huang Zongxi returned to his house in despair. Seeing him like this, his second brother Huang Zongyan and his third brother Huang Zonghui were surprised and asked him why.

Huang Zongyan, also known as Huimu, was known as Mr. Partridge; Huang Zonghui, also known as Zewang, was known as Mr. Shitian. The three brothers were all disciples of the great Confucian Liu Zongzhou, famous scholars and Confucian scholars in the Ming Dynasty.

A representative figure of the Eastern School.

These three men were not only talented in literature, but also patriotic. After the fall of the Hongguang Dynasty in the Southern Ming Dynasty, the three brothers met the King of Lu on foot, destroyed their homes to relieve the disaster, and started an uprising, which was called "Shizhongying" at the time. After the defeat, they traveled among the villages in Siming.

, was arrested by Qing officials and almost died.

"Alas! The Holy Spirit read Yu's "Records of Visits to the Ming Yi" and was very dissatisfied with the idea of ​​'no king' in it. Long Yan was furious. Brother Yu is going to be in great trouble this time. My personal death is a small thing, so this

I'm afraid it will affect the whole clan!" Huang Zongxi was dejected, with tears in his eyes.

"Brother, as scholars, it is our duty to set up our minds for the heaven and the earth, to establish our destiny for the living and the people, to carry forward the unique knowledge for the past saints, and to create peace for all generations." It is our duty to uphold morality and admonish the Supreme Being. If the elder brother is convicted for this, I am willing to follow."

, Huang Zongyan said impassionedly.

The second brother's words were tough, but there was no good way to deal with them. After hearing this, Huang Zongxi cheered up a little, but he was still anxious.

Huang Zonghui smiled after hearing this, "Don't worry, brother, you'll be fine."

"Oh, why?"

Huang Zongxi knew that his third brother was a perseverant reading maniac with a good personality and a photographic memory of reading. He would finish a hundred pages a day and double his regular lessons the next day if something happened. However, in his impression, the third brother

He's just a nerd, not good at strategy. Why do you say he'll be fine?

"Third brother, there is no need to comfort Brother Yu, Brother Yu is in doom this time!"

"Haha, brother, didn't you hear about Gu Ningren? Didn't he eventually change from exile to relegation?"

Huang Zongxi was shocked, "Are you saying that Gu Ning was demoted because he wrote books?"

"It must be so. Everyone knows that Ning Ren's case is an unjust case, but from the Ministry of Punishment to Dali Temple, they insist that Ning Ren is guilty. Why? Zun Shangyi'er. Don't forget, Ning Ren has written a "Japanese novel"

"Zhilu", the content in it is no weaker than your "Mingyi Waiting for Visits".

Huang Zongxi suddenly realized that no wonder the Kunshan Ye family dared to sue Gu Yanwu, the hero of the restoration of the country, and no wonder the Sanfa Si refused to give him any face and insisted on being exiled. It turned out that it was all the fault of writing a book!

"Since ancient times, emperors have not wanted to hold the power alone and rule the world. What they hate most is those who advocate limiting the power of the king. But they also have something to fear, and that is the outpouring of public opinion. Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. If it is lost,

If the people lose their support, the world will be in chaos and the throne will be unstable. Why doesn't the Holy One kill Ning Ren? Because Ning Ren has a reputation, the Holy One is afraid of losing the people's support! Your reputation is not inferior to Ning Ren, why should you be afraid?" Huang Zonghui said calmly.

explained.

After hearing the third brother's explanation, Huang Zongxi first relaxed his brows, and then showed a look of fear, "I know the temperament of the Holy One best. He is resolute and fond of holding grudges, and he likes to settle accounts. You don't know, but he has a pamphlet dedicated to it.

Record the name of the person. As long as you are in this booklet, you will not be able to escape even if you are a high official. This time Long Yan is furious, I am afraid Brother Yu’s name is already on the booklet." After saying this, he looked desolate and despaired of all thoughts.

Also, in feudal society, it would be difficult for anyone who was resented by the emperor to survive!

Huang Zongyan and Huang Zonghui looked at each other. They both said that Emperor Guangwu was a great hero who swallowed up mountains and rivers, but he also had a side of revenge.

After a long while, Huang Zonghui sighed leisurely: "Brother, if you want to avoid disaster, you can only taint yourself."

"Self-defilement? How to defile yourself?" Huang Zongxi asked strangely.

"The trouble caused by writing a book can only be eliminated by writing a book."

Soon, a world-famous book: "Why the Ming Dynasty Needs an Emperor" written by Huang Zongyi, the great literary master of the Ming Dynasty, was born.

In this book, Huang Zongxi quoted classics and systematically discussed the positive role of the imperial system in national development. He loudly declared: "Our happy life today is given by His Majesty the Emperor", "Without His Majesty the Emperor, there would be no Ming Dynasty", "The Emperor

May your Majesty live forever".

In order to avoid disaster, the three brothers committed suicide together. Huang Zongyan wrote "Long Live Long Live Long Live" and Huang Zonghui wrote "Ode to the Holy Grace".

These books were quickly presented to Zhu Hengjia's court. They were indeed effective, and Emperor Guangwu calmed down his murderous intention.

But the petty emperor was not completely relieved. An imperial edict ordered all three of them to retire and return home. Poor Huang Zonghui, one of the three brothers, was only forty-three years old and had to retire.

The three brothers were very lucky to have escaped the disaster. From then on, they retired to the countryside and never dared to write a book again.

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"The general climate among the people is the microclimate of the imperial court. Officials such as Huang Zongxi, Wang Fuzhi, and Gu Yanwu, with their salaries from the imperial court, vigorously promote democracy and freedom. This is because they are influenced by the bad ideas of the people! No, I have to think of a way to control the civil society.

Democratic trend of thought," Zhu Ningjia said to himself.

This free spirit among the people mainly comes from a dazzling variety of literary societies. Like-minded scribes gather together to discuss government affairs. Some literary societies also invite great Confucian scholars to write some articles for publication and circulation. Over time, a literary society has formed.

Newspapers such as "Fushe Daily", "Yunjianjishe Newspaper", "Nanshe Wenbao", etc. emerged one after another.

Newspapers and magazines are not uncommon in China. In the Tang Dynasty, official newspapers such as Jinzouyuanzhuangbao, Jinzouyuanzhuang, and Dilizhuang appeared; in the Song Dynasty, in addition to official newspapers, various private newspapers also appeared, collectively known as

Tabloid. People in the Song Dynasty sometimes called tabloids "news", thus linking the term "news" with newspapers.

Zhu Hengjia drew on the experience of later generations of mustaches and established a department in the Ministry of Rites that specializes in censoring books, magazines, and newspapers: the News Censorship Section.

From now on, books, magazines, and newspapers that have not been censored by the Press Censorship Section will not be allowed to be printed!

The great emperor showed his fangs, but he underestimated the backbone of the Ming Dynasty's literati. Scholars across the country were angered, and gathered in Confucius temples everywhere, and then went to various prefectures, states, and county offices to protest. Some farmers and craftsmen also

Joining the ranks of scholars, Qian Qianyi, Su Guansheng, He Tengjiao and other important ministers all advised Zhu Hengjia to withdraw his orders, saying that it is better to defend the people's mouth than to defend the river; to suppress speech and not listen to loyal words is an act of subjugation to the country.
The whole country was shaken and in chaos.

Zhu Hengjia was shocked. Just launching a cultural censorship resulted in such a big reaction. Doesn’t it mean that the ancients were very feudal and didn’t care about democracy and freedom? Why did he set up a press censorship section and create such a big stir?

After all, he was a horse-riding emperor who was killed in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. He was not intimidated by the fierce public opinion. Instead, he quickly stabilized his position and said that the establishment of the Press Censorship Section was the idea of ​​Li Guoxiang, the Southern Zhili Supervisory Censor.
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"Li Guoxiang mistook me!"

One morning in the morning, Zhu Hengjia said angrily in front of hundreds of officials. Then, he issued an order on the spot to revoke Prime Minister Li Guo, and announced that there would no longer be a press censorship department and freedom of speech.

"Listening to both will lead to enlightenment, and partial belief will lead to darkness. I encourage scholars to boldly give opinions to the court." In the Jinluan Palace, the emperor's voice was cordial and sincere.

"My Holy Emperor!" The court hall cheered.

"My Emperor is Holy Ming!" The civil demonstrations and riots quickly subsided.

The matter seemed to end here. However, what outsiders didn't know was that that night, in the Qianqing Palace, the emperor threw several tea cups angrily.


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