Chapter 604 Zuo Zongtang
"Aren't you afraid that I will chop your head?"
Yang Feng asked curiously.
Standing in front of him was a middle-aged man Davis had seen at the dock. This man bravely went to the God Palace with his braided hair on his head, and then requested a visit in the form of a prayer letter. Because this kind of thing is very rare, it takes considerable courage to see the God Emperor with his braided hair. So the guards of the God Palace hesitated for a while and asked the attendant on the phone.
Because this person is actually a juren, this is even more strange. So the attendant asked the attendant to ask the attendant. The Divine Emperor who had just returned was reading the newspaper, so the attendant reported to the Divine Emperor...
Well, it is also very troublesome to see the God Emperor at this time.
After all, the God Emperor is also busy with everything. A huge country needs to be governed, and usually he is not interested in meeting those idle people. However, this person's name immediately aroused the interest of the God Emperor, and then he was allowed to meet him. He was actually quite surprised. He did not expect that it was so easy to see the legendary evil dragon that became a spirit. He didn't even need to perform rituals at the Ministry of Rites. I have to say that this kind of grass-raised troupe is inconsistent. Moreover, the palace is actually a small garden. Although the scenery is good, it is not as big as the Yangzhou salt merchant's garden, which makes him even more shocked. There are only a small garden, and there are not a eunuch, only a dozen big-footed women and a few guards standing guard. It is actually the current palace of the Ming Dynasty. This is simply unconventional!
Zuo Zongtang...
Well, this is actually Zuo Zongtang.
"Your Majesty, a poor scholar in the people, who is neither an official nor an official believes that he will not violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty. Why should he be afraid of Your Majesty's axe?"
Zuo Zongtang, who was just thirty years old this year, said calmly.
"braid!"
Yang Feng sneered.
"The road guide of Hengyang Military Control Commission is particularly accurate!"
Zuo Zongtang immediately took out the road guide he applied for at the Hengyang Military Control Commission as a northern merchant. He did carry a braided license with a validity period of half a year. This is a must-have for northern merchants to go to the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and they all carry a validity period. Once the police find that the overdue person is found, they will be arrested.
"Are you a juren?"
Yang Feng said with a smile.
“That’s right.”
Zuo Zongtang admitted frankly.
"A juren also eats the Tartars' salary. Eating the Tartars' salary is a traitor. If a traitor is a traitor, then of course he can be killed."
Yang Feng said.
"Then, that grass people are waiting to be killed."
Zuo Zongtang said.
"Forget it, since you have the road guide of Hengyang Military Control Commission, you will be approved to the Ming Dynasty. There is no law of the Ming Dynasty that the Juren is not allowed to be banned by the Shang Dynasty. Now you are here as a merchant in the barbarian territory. I will treat the merchant with courtesy. Your crime of traitor is temporarily put on hold. Let's talk about it when the King's army attacks your house. Now let's talk about why you came to see me?"
Yang Feng asked.
"The Caomin had doubts in his heart and wanted His Majesty to give him a solution."
Zuo Zongtang said immediately.
"explain."
Yang Feng said.
"Why is Your Majesty hostile to Confucianism?"
Zuo Zongtang mustered up the courage to say.
"Who told you that I am hostile to Confucianism. A battle cruiser that the navy just served was named Wang Shouren. Do you think I am hostile to Confucianism? I am not hostile to Confucianism. Confucianism is not worthy of my hostility at all. Except for those who promote heretics and gods who dare to disrespect the God of Haotian, I am not hostile to any other ideas. Confucianism is the same, but Confucianism is just the same as others. As for the people I punish those who shout loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, but in fact they are not loyal, filial piety, unfilial, unkind, unkind, unkind, unkind, unkind, unkind, unkind, unkind, unkind, unkind, unkind, and unkind, it has nothing to do with whether they are Confucian scholars. They violated the education of God of Haotian. And Confucian scholars who have truly become loyal and righteous will also praise them. For example, Shi Kefa, He Tengjiao, and Ma Shiying are also on the Record of Loyal Ministers of the Ming Dynasty. In the future, I will even build a monument in Nanjing and carve their names on the monument to enjoy the admiration of future generations.
But these also have nothing to do with whether they are Confucian scholars.
I represent the world, rewarding good and punishing evil, rewarding loyal and punishing traitors, and loyal ministers and righteous men are rewarded, and treacherous villains are punished. Everything is based on the laws of heaven, regardless of their origin, nor do they care about their ideas. Qu Shizi held the chastity for the Ming Dynasty until the end. Although he entered the Western Barbarians in despair, he was still forgiven by me, and he could also be included in the list of loyal ministers in the Ming Dynasty.
But Chen Ming and Xia Shu are too cold, they must be included in the treacherous ministers.
You have to understand something.
I represent God Haotian.
All the schools of thought that you mortals are the same for me.
I only follow the teachings of God Haotian.
Instead of some Confucianism in you mortals.”
Yang Feng said.
I understand, Zuo Zongtang understands it very well.
The meaning of this divine emperor is very simple. He is a god. You Confucianism and other things are all played by ordinary people. He will not take it seriously! That's even more cruel. He immediately stepped on Confucianism. His doctrine is the law of nature, which is supreme and supreme over all ideas. Confucianism is just a thing for children to play house, and he has no qualifications to be hostile to him. He will not care about Confucianism. As long as you don't challenge his doctrine, you will be heresy. This means that Confucianism has become an unnecessary margin under his rule and may even disappear directly.
unless……
Unless it is transformed within the scope of his doctrine.
It should be said that this is still a little room. If Confucianism can still survive in the scope he limited to his teachings, it is not too embarrassing. As a famous scholar who is well-versed in the past and the present, Zuo Zongtang still knew very well that Confucianism had reached its peak like this, and the dominance of Neo-Confucianism was just to cater to our Qing Dynasty.
But in the past, we welcomed those monarchs and alien rulers, but now we have changed to cater to the Divine Emperor.
Of course, that's the case in mind.
Everyone understands that this thing is just a stepping stone, and interests are the most important. Zuo Zongtang was able to come to see Yang Feng, and originally hoped to discover a saint lord and wise king, and then he could achieve his career here like the legendary ancient names. After all, he had been taking the exam for almost ten years but had not passed. Seeing that his peers' old acquaintances were all high schools, he could only rely on others to be a teacher. He also longed to achieve his career. It would be nice to come here to try it, especially
Ming Jun was separated from his family by Changsha. Obviously, with his mind, he knew that our Qing Dynasty could not protect Hunan. So he was also prepared to compromise. He actually had no burden. His family just had just a little bit of land to support himself. Although his in-laws were the governor of Liangjiang, he was already dead. Moreover, his in-laws were still a child, and his daughter and Tao Shu's son were not yet adults! He did not have much burden in thinking. If he could compromise, endurance and burden, the Confucianism could be continued...
Uh, when he thought about it this way, he felt much greater all of a sudden.
"Your Majesty, since you reward good and punish evil, you should also be kind and kind, and be clear about the master's obedience, give people the opportunity to reform and make the mercy of heaven clear. Those gentry are just threats, why do you clean them up indiscriminately? Although those tribute students are not officials, how can they be equated with officials? Besides, even if one person is guilty of his family? Wherever your army goes, kill officials, arrest gentry, confiscate their property and exile their relatives, and the crying sounds shock the sky. How can all people understand the kindness of God? Your Majesty saves the people on behalf of the heaven, and let the people be so kind to the heaven, why do they become the scorching sun in the summer, and exil the people to the scorching heat?"
Zuo Zongtang said.
"Crying? How come I hear cheers? Chunhui? Don't these people from Guangdong and Guangxi think they are bathing in spring? "
Yang Feng said.
"Obviously, you don't know enough about the Ming Dynasty. I think you should continue to take a look in the Ming Dynasty. I will give you half a year and send you another road guide. You can go to any place in the Ming Dynasty except the military restricted area. If you still have the same view in half a year, then you don't need to see me go home by yourself. If you change your opinion in half a year, you can come here to see me again."
Then he said.
He issued an order to expel guests, so Zuo Zongtang naturally took his leave tactfully. A servant led him to handle a new road guide so that he could conduct a more in-depth investigation in the Ming Dynasty. With this new road guide, some factories that people would not allow him to visit under normal circumstances, he could also go in, so that he could feel the strength of the Ming Dynasty more directly.
As for the Jinyiwei, there is no need to follow!
Emperor Yang Shenhuang had rebuilt the Jinyiwei and actually acted as the responsibility of the People's Committee of the Internal Affairs. Even the badges were the kind of swords and shields he had used before.
By the way, Zuo Zongtang is still worth saving. After all, he is really talented, and his background is not that complicated. He is so small that he can be ignored. He failed the exam for almost ten years. The only special thing is that he has a dead Governor General of Liangjiang. In addition, he has a deep old relationship with Hu Linyi and others. However, his daughter Zuo Xiaoyu is only eight years old and Tao Jun is only twelve, so this is not a hindrance. As for old friends, it is not worth mentioning. In short, he is the only famous minister who is likely to devote himself to the embrace of the people.
But if he could still cry and shook the sky after half a year, then this person would have been really devastated and there was no need to rescue him.
If he can change his understanding, he can still reuse it. Not to mention anything else, it will be fine to let him go to a certain place to be a governor in the future. According to the current situation, there will be chaos there, especially since the green camp there has appeared on the battlefield during this period, and the Qing army's defense there is already empty. Zhang Geer had already made trouble before, and the fire was not completely extinguished. In fact, they are always looking for opportunities. The Qing army was all pressing on the battlefield in Jiangnan, which undoubtedly gave them excellent opportunities. If they don't take action, it would be abnormal.
By the way, Yang Feng found this problem and needed to be seriously considered. He had to think of a way to achieve the best of both worlds and not let the trouble there any longer.
But he cannot change his established strategy either.
so……
"It seems that the plan for the Battle of Beijing needs to be changed!"
The God Emperor said with a deep face.
Chapter completed!