Xie Jin stood in the warm place holding a thick stack of documents. Suddenly, he saw Li Zhigang coming out with a happy look on his face, and he seemed to be floating in his mind when he walked.

He had a heart to ask, but under the emperor's nose, he could only use his eyes to signal to the other party.

"Master Jie, come in, the emperor is waiting!" The turtlema walked to him and smiled.

"I'm working hard!" Xie Jin smiled gently at the turtle.

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"What's the matter with me?" Zhu Yunxiu rubbed his shoulders and leaned against the Arhat's bed.

Xie Jin took a step forward and put the memorial in his hand on the imperial case and said, "It's about the compilation of books by the Hanlin Academy. Some of the problems are not accurate, so he can only report them to the Emperor Ming!"

"What can I do with editing books?" Zhu Yunsheng smiled.

Editing books is to find a job for those Qingliu to work for several years, so that they can fall into a joyful and fantasize about leaving their names in history and having no time to attack the new policies in the future.

"I have something to do, and it's not small!" Xie Jin looked solemn.

Zhu Yunxiu sat upright, with a bit of serious expression, "Tell me!"

"The emperor's meaning is to compile books to capture the essence of books in the world and compile them into books and spread throughout the ages!" Xie Jin said slowly, "But I found that there are inevitably some... well, it's not satisfactory!"

"What do you mean is that someone chooses books based on their likes and dislikes, and even causes a book destruction?" Zhu Yunxi asked with a calm face.

"It seems that there is no such thing now, but there are signs!" Xie Jin said, "Compiling ancient and modern books should include the hundreds of theories from ancient times to the present. But I look at the scientific examination article of the book I have compiled and said that the scientific examination of this dynasty must be based on Zhu Xi's "Collected Notes on the Four Books"."

"If the saint's theory is limited to Zhu Xi's theory of the Neo-Confucianism, isn't it imprisoned? If this is true, aren't all nerds who have been tested? "

"There is another thing. Throughout history, the two sages of Confucius and Mencius have been there. Although our dynasty only respects Confucius, the learning of Meng Sheng is still a good strategy to govern the world. The ancient and modern books compiled today do not mention Meng Sheng in one article on the encouragement to learn!"

"This is obviously something, just look at him!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunqi fell into silence.

The imperial examination was dominated by Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism and respected Confucius alone, which was actually the meaning of the old man.

The imperial examination is a good thing, providing the best way for the people at the bottom to improve, and it is relatively fair. But at the same time, the reason why the exam is limited to those books is to confine thoughts.

The principles of the monarch, minister, father, son, monarch, and minister are spread to the world through scholars, allowing everyone to be a good person who is content with oneself, loyal to the emperor and patriotism.

Mencius, because his thoughts include the idea that the people are noble and the king is light, was always disliked by the old man.

Although the old man is a bit like the emperor of the people, he is the emperor after all, and he is also a founding king. He can recognize the idea of ​​being the king to be the most underestimated by the people in his heart, or practice it. But he must not let this theory be widely circulated throughout the world and deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Because that would be unfavorable to the rule of the Zhu family.

Now it seems that what Xie Jin said was obviously the Hanlins who chose to ignore it in order to avoid conflicts with the tone set by the old man in the process of compiling books.

But in Zhu Yunyu's opinion, this tone that has been set must be changed.

The so-called New Ming Dynasty, can’t even be enlightened and talk about new things? It has been done for thousands of years that imprison people’s hearts, and it’s better not to do it now. Continuing to imprison will only make the country continue to be dead and enter that kind of vicious cycle again, let alone innovation and development.

"You said it very well!" Zhu Yunsheng nodded, "Is there anything else?"

"And it's also..." As he said that, Xie Jin seemed to be afraid to say anything.

"Speak directly what you want to say. I never sinned with the words!" Zhu Yunsheng said with a smile.

"A lot of books collected among the people record many times in the early years of the country's dynasty... officials and gentry were sentenced to death because of words." Xie Jin stammered, "These things have been debated endlessly in the Hanlin Academy. Should they be recorded or deleted!"

"Ha!" Zhu Yunxiu couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly when he heard this.

If you are guilty of words, it is literary inquisition.

Many people say that the literary inquisitions in the Qing Dynasty were so different later. In fact, to be fair, there were not many literary inquisitions in the Ming Dynasty. However, the scale was not that large and the nature was very different.

The literary inquisitions in the Qing Dynasty were mainly to consolidate the rule and destroy Wenhua. The literary inquisitions in the early years of the Ming Dynasty were mostly due to the old man's sensitivity when he was just becoming emperor.

From the first year of Hongwu to the abdication of the old man, there were nineteen records of them.

The cause is very complicated, mainly because the old man is disgusted with the insinuated literati from the bottom of his heart, and the unsuccessful scholars are talking about the old man's origin in private.

For example, the instructor of Peking Prefecture School Zhao Boning presented the "Longevity Table" to the old man, and there was a sentence that was sent to his descendants and made the decision. Because of this sentence, the instructor of the prefecture school was beheaded.

Then, it is homophoned with thief in the Huaixi dialect.

If you are the descendants and grandchildren, you will do the deeds and grandchildren, you will become the thief.

The old man started his business by rebelling. No matter how unpopular the Yuan Dynasty was, he could rebel, and the rebels were thieves.

Zhao Boning's poem made the old man who had been living all over the world think that he was secretly ridiculing himself and cursing the descendants of the Zhu family as thieves, so he lost his head.

Another time, the old man visited a temple privately and saw a poem by monks on the wall. After all, it was collected and dispersed. What's wrong with relaxing the country? The old man was furious at that time because at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, he ruled the country with severe punishment and law. Are these monks ridiculed the old man for being too strict in governing the country?

The order was issued on the spot that all the monks in the temple would be executed.

There is another time, but it actually has something to do with Zhu Yunxiu.

After he was made the crown prince, Wu Xian, the De'an Prefecture School instructed Wu Xian to write a letter to "The Chronicle of the Crown", which included a sentence that there was a way in the world. Because of this word, the old man directly asked the Jinyiwei to attack Wu Xian.

Daotong thief!

In the old man's mind, my eldest grandson was made the crown prince. What do you mean by the word "thief"? Is it mean that my eldest grandson is not established properly or that my country is not established properly?

Another time, when Zhu Biao was alive, officials in Taizhou wrote a letter to "Xie Dong Palace Giving a Banquet". There is a saying, "The style of Qian and Kun are used to decorate Taiping." This was nothing at all, but Zhu Biao died of illness soon.

The old man suddenly remembered that doesn’t algae decorate mean early death? Isn’t this cursing his son to die early?

The scholar who was suffering from the strait of the mother, cursed my son. My son is really dead now, so he cut his head off for us!

Whether these various literary inquisitions are insinuated or ridiculed by the Zhu family's origins, they are actually not going to die if they are fairly speaking!

Therefore, under this atmosphere, everyone in the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty was in danger, and folk literati were trembling, and they were extremely careful in their words and writing, for fear that the words would be incorrectly caused by the murder.

However, these crimes were mostly among officials and literati, and there was a fundamental difference from the Qing Dynasty, that is, they did not affect ordinary people.

But even so, it is not a good thing.

Now that I want to compile books, I have discovered many books in the folk that record these stories. Now I am facing two difficulties, should I compile all these stories into ancient and modern books, or would I just not record them and pretend not to know them.

Even, should we burn all these books?

The burning of books has been done in all dynasties, and the means of imprisoning people's hearts and thoughts are similar. Just like Zhu Di, the original Chukong came to power, all the works left by the loyal ministers of Emperor Jianwen were burned down, and no words could be left in the world.

All records, including when Emperor Jianwen was the emperor and when Zhu Di was the king of Yan, were also destroyed.

"Your Majesty, look?" Xie Jin asked when he saw that Zhu Yunxi did not speak.

"You learn from other things and your intelligence is far beyond ordinary people. Why are you confused about this?" Zhu Yunxi asked with a smile.

Xie Jin smiled embarrassedly and said in his heart, "I can't be confused! These matters are related to the reputation of your old man. If I ask them to edit them, you will be punished in the future. Wouldn't the one who is unlucky? If I don't allow them to compile them, wouldn't the charge of destroying books fall on me? Although I don't participate in editing books, I am not a human being because of the responsibility of trial!"

Zhu Yunxiu tapped the desktop with his fingers, "Delay!"

I understand!

Xie Jin immediately understood, and at the same time he was secretly scolding the Hanlins for not knowing the matter.

There are so many projects that can be done in editing books, why do you just focus on these things? It is temporarily put on hold, and Isn’t everyone happy to say that in the future?

"There is another thing you have to remember!" Zhu Yunxi said seriously, "I ordered people to edit books not to embellish the peace, nor because of my personal preferences. All books cannot be burned or deleted, do you understand?"

"I obey the order!"

"By the way! I heard that you and Li Zhigang, the Minister of Rites, are friends of the same year. How is he?" Zhu Yunyu picked up the teacup and asked.
Chapter completed!