Zhu Gaojie saw Yu Qian sitting aside reading a book and waved.
Yu Qian quickly put down the book in his hand and walked over, saluted and asked: "Sir, what are your orders?"
"I asked you to study less and practice more, but you didn't take it easy?"
Zhu Gaojie said helplessly, "I called you from the liberal arts college and asked you to follow me on my southern tour, just to give you a chance to practice. But it turned out that you didn't leave this book. Isn't it a perverse move?"
"Gu teaches you the Xin Sect academics. You have to find a way to spread the knowledge of the Xin Sect. You are the only direct disciple of Gu."
Yu Qian said in shame: "The student realizes his mistake. Please rest assured, sir. Yu Qian will definitely carry forward the academic knowledge of my heart!"
Zhu Gaojie nodded slightly: "You can teach me."
Reading? Reading nonsense!
I accept you as a student because I want you to help me preach, carry forward my Xinzong, let Xinzong academic replace Confucianism and become the cultural mainstream of the Ming Dynasty, and let myself become the academic authority and pinnacle of the Ming Dynasty literati, and become the cultural leader of the Ming Dynasty.
Representative figures, in order to maintain the absolute stability of the right to speak.
Can you read an egg when you read?
But he could not say these words clearly, and could only remind him tactfully: "Yu Qian, you have to understand Gu's painstaking efforts. In the past, when hundreds of schools of thought contended in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, our Han people's academics were so brilliant. They were the pinnacle of culture in the entire Central Plains and the entire world.
But over the past two thousand years, our Han culture has not advanced but retreated, so what is retrograde behavior? This is retrograde behavior!"
"Two thousand years of precipitation have not made Confucian culture more colorful, but have made Confucianism sink to the bottom. Today's people can only talk about the philosophies of saints, but have no action to turn them into reality. They only know how to commit corruption in private
Corruption, intrigues in officialdom, harming the people while benefiting oneself."
"Gu Zheng firmly believes that there are three core directions to make a country prosperous and strong. The first is policy, which determines the rational operation of a country's economy, military, and politics. The second is science and technology, which is the key to a country's economic, military, and political operations.
There is no proof of a sharp sword. People often say how majestic the military soldiers of Wei were in the past. But if I, the capital camp of the Ming Dynasty, were to go against the soldiers of Wei, then the soldiers of Wei, which the Wei State is proud of, would be like paper.
Same. Because, my Ming Dynasty’s capital camp has guns, cannons, and the world’s top equipment. This is the power of technology.”
"The third core and the most important one is culture."
"Good culture can bring a high level of stability and tranquility to a court, while bad culture brings a vicious cycle of corruption. Culture is not just a simple book, it is a symbol of thought and a spiritual panacea for the Chinese people.
, Think about it, the rich people of the former Song Dynasty needed equipment, food and grass, money and silver, so why did their performance in foreign wars make people laugh?"
"Because the culture of the Southern Song Dynasty was so inferior, Song lyrics are still praised today, but this is only an artistic culture. The most important culture is the will of the Song people. The will of the Song people has been defeated by land cession and indemnity time and time again. Their
Generals died in internal fighting, and their soldiers fought bloody battles, but the court failed to live up to the victory they sacrificed their lives for. So what if they won the battle, the court would still pay compensation to the enemy. If things go on like this, do the people of Song Dynasty still have any will?"
Zhu Gaojie never believed that Ming Dynasty was invincible if it had guns and cannons. Ming Dynasty's biggest enemy was the imperial court itself.
A certain group of people in the West engage in demonstrations and chaos every day and buy for free. This is also a kind of culture, but it is just the negative impact of the despicable culture of the lower class. A truly superior culture brings social stability.
and prosperity, high cultivation and quality of human beings.
Without a high level of cultural heritage, no matter how powerful the country is, it will eventually fall apart due to the weakening of culture.
The red giant that stood tall in the north in the 20th century fell apart due to the collapse of the system. The collapse of the system originated from the lack of cultural foundation.
If the cultural heritage is insufficient, even if Zhu Gaojie leads the Ming Dynasty to become the world's most powerful country and incorporates all the territory of the world into the Ming Dynasty, it will only be short-lived in the end, because the world's most powerful country cannot rule the country's territory and cannot assimilate.
Territories conquered by oneself will fall apart due to cultural differences.
Yu Qian said excitedly: "Students understand!"
Zhu Gaojie touched his head: "What do you understand?"
Now he just wants to trick Yu Qian into becoming a missionary so that the Xin Sect can spread its branches. God knows what this kid has had another epiphany.
Yu Qian looked at Zhu Gaojie with eyes full of admiration and longing, as if he were a loyal believer arriving at the temple to worship. His voice was impassioned and trembling with excitement: "Sir, you are a saint, the number one saint in this dynasty, no.
, is the first saint throughout the ages!”
"Sir is the guide who holds the lamp in the darkness of academia and illuminates the way forward. He is the life-saving straw on the edge of the cliff. He is the sage who guides us back to the right track!"
"One life is the destiny of all eternity. The gentleman is a saint standing on the top of the mountain, but he never forgets to reach out and grab the people at the bottom of the mountain. He leads us to the top of the mountain together, where we have an epiphany in the cold wind and enlightenment on the clouds!"
Zhu Gaojie paused and said happily: "Yu Qian, you have finally grown up. I am very happy to be a teacher."
This is so mind-blowing!
Zhu Gaojie just boasted and drew a circle, and Yu Qian seemed to have seen the scrolls of gods and Buddhas all over the sky and took them as his faith. If everyone in the world was like Yu Qian, then Zhu Gaojie would still be patrolling the south, directly
If you can complete the unification of the ideological and spiritual world by squatting in Beijing and preaching, there is no need to tour the south to safeguard imperial power.
Zhang Muzhi clicked his tongue and said: "Although I don't understand, I am greatly shocked. Your Highness, do you still lack students? I also want to study under you."
Zhu Gaojie joked: "There is no class under the Xin Sect. Even street vendors, people who drive cars and sell pulp can still enter the Xin Sect. Culture is not the culture of one person, but the culture of a group of people. It belongs to everyone.
In our culture, in the face of knowledge, all living beings are equal, and everyone is qualified to learn the academics of the Xin Sect."
He was just joking, but after hearing this, Yu Qian looked around and found paper and pen to write on.
After hearing this, Zhang Muzhi was also in awe and bowed: "Brother Yu Qian is right. Your Highness, you are truly a saint."
Zhu Gaojie blinked: "I said it casually, don't take it seriously."
"No, no, no, sir, this was definitely not a casual mention. The student has already recorded it."
Yu Qian held the paper in his hand and said excitedly, "In the past, the disciples of Confucius recorded his remarks in books and passed them on from generation to generation. The speaker is the sage's language, and the commentators and Confucian discussions are also recorded. The student union records all the remarks of the teacher.
Come down, and then let the officials of the Hanlin Academy compile it into a book, publish it, and print it. The student has already thought of the title of the book, and it will be called "The Sacred Words of the Heart Sect". I wonder what you think, sir?"
Zhu Gaojie was silent for a while and gave a thumbs up: "Yu Qian, you can leave the army."
He only thought about word-of-mouth communication, but he never expected that Yu Yu had the idea of publishing a book.
It seems that Yu Qian is more suitable to be the leader of this MLM than him.
Yu Qian said humbly: "My teacher is ridiculous. The student's knowledge is still shallow, far from the level of a teacher. My teacher's knowledge is vast. If the student can learn the most outstanding virtues from my teacher, he will be considered a master."
It’s a great generation.”
"Sir, don't worry, "The Holy Words of the Heart Sect" will eventually spread all over the world and become a book of sages praised by people from all over the world. Although the student has just recorded a sentence at this time, the student can already see that everyone in the world is praising my teacher.
The most holy picture."
Zhu Gaojie coughed dryly: "Then you are indeed in a trance."
Zhang Muzhi knelt down on the spot: "Sir, please allow me to be your representative in traveling around the world to teach the philosophy of saints. This is a great cause that benefits the world!"
Zhu Gaojie was a little confused: "You stay in Jinyiwei's yamen every day, either killing people or interrogating, how can you pass on a piece of cake?"
"The brilliance of the saint will eventually shine in every corner of the world, so that everyone will be illuminated by the holy light!"
Zhang Muzhi said plausibly, "Even if the operators and hidden stakes of the Jinyiwei have been in the shadows for a long time, they still need to be illuminated by the holy light frequently to dispel the gloom in their hearts. If someone in the prison is about to go to the execution ground
It would be such an honor for a death row prisoner to read "The Sacred Words of the Heart Sect" before going on the road, and what a healing it would be."
Yu Qian couldn't help but sigh: "Junior brother, you have realized it."
Zhang Muzhi cupped his hands and said, "I still have a lot to learn from senior brother."
Zhu Gaojie's head was buzzing: "Wait a minute, before I say anything, you two are called by my senior fellow apprentice?"
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In front of the Yangzhou government office, a pair of stone lions stand majestically with their angry eyes wide open. There are century-old trees in the courtyard, which are prosperous and lush. The spring thunder has just passed, and the rain inside the government office is beating the gray clay tiles, and the running water is clean.
The decoration in the upper room of the official residence is simple. After all, a prefect will leave after two or three years in office, so there is no need to make it too extravagant. After all, it is in the Yamen, and Yangzhou is close to Nanjing, so it is better to be restrained.
Kang Shike, the current magistrate of Yangzhou, was dressing up his clothes under the service of his servants. He was wearing a fourth-grade official robe. He was very lively and asked casually: "Are all the guests here?"
The servant said respectfully: "The Ma family from Jiangdu, the Lu family from Beicheng, and the current patriarch of the Fan family who are descendants of Duke Fan Wenzheng, as well as seventeen well-known family princes from Yangzhou, are all waiting for you in the inner hall."
"So good."
Magistrate Kang nodded, "Please ask the people serving in the inner hall to step aside for now. Today's conversation must not be known to outsiders."
"clear."
After Kang Zhifu tidied up his clothes, Long Xinghu walked to the inner hall of the government office. Compared with the upper room of the official residence, the decoration of the inner hall was more elegant. The four paintings that caught his eye were all ink paintings, depicting the Four Gentlemen, which was pleasing to the eye.
In the inner hall, a group of Yangzhou's powerful gentry were already waiting. When they saw Magistrate Kang, they all stood up and handed over their hands: "Your Majesty."
"Everyone, there is no need to be polite, this is really embarrassing for me."
Magistrate Kang waved his hand and said, "There are no outsiders here, just me and you. The rest of the people have withdrawn. I have summoned you today because I want to talk to you about what is on my mind."
The head of the Fan clan nodded and said, "We will definitely follow whatever instructions your Lord Fu has."
The Fan family is descended from the line of Fan Wenzhenggong, the second son of Fan Zhongyan, a minister of Ming Dynasty in the Northern Song Dynasty. The surname Fan originated from the surname Qi, which belongs to the Yi surname and is one of the six ministers of the Jin Dynasty.
It was already extremely prominent from the beginning. After the scholars met Fan Wuzi, Fan Wenzi, Fan Xuanzi and Fan Xianzi were all ministers of the Jin Dynasty for generations. From the beginning of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Fan family was one of the aristocratic families.
At that time, due to the invasion of the Jin Dynasty and Mongolia to the south, the Fan family moved south in a large scale. The Fan family moved here from Yangzhou, inherited and took root, and became more and more powerful. It became the representative of the Yangzhou family, and the head of the Fan family became the representative of the Yangzhou family.
It is the leader of Yangzhou clan.
"Since Mr. Fan is so polite, I will make it clear."
Magistrate Kang coughed lightly and said slowly, "Everyone should know that the Crown Prince is coming to Yangzhou."
The head of the Fan family nodded slightly and said: "My friend in Beijing mentioned to me when we were exchanging letters that His Highness the Crown Prince was going to tour the south, and the first stop would be Yangzhou. Since the Crown Prince chose Yangzhou as the first stop,
It is enough to see that the imperial court still attaches great importance to us in Yangzhou, and we are the first in the world. This is all the merit of Lord Fu."
"You're welcome, Mr. Fan. I have just taken up my post. I have only been in office for one year. The prosperity of Yangzhou is all due to you. I will still need to consult you for advice in the future."
When Magistrate Kang said this, he also revealed his true face in Lushan, "Let me get straight to the point. The Crown Prince is on a tour to the south. He is accompanied by Zhang Muzhi, the commander of the Imperial Guards. Mr. Zhang has already given me a letter to warn me, asking me to take the place of the Crown Prince first.
Visit the chamber of commerce and clans in Yangzhou. When he comes to Yangzhou, he will inspect the granaries and bank vaults. After all, the imperial court is going to the north this year, which is reasonable. I also want to ask about your attitude."
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Yangzhou is rich, but what the government holds in its hands is only the small head. The real big head is in the hands of these wealthy gentry families. These people control the imperial examination promotion in Yangzhou. The officials who come out of Yangzhou are all from the system of the wealthy gentry families, named
The people from the same hometown are actually in charge of the business. And the prosperous business and trade in Yangzhou are also controlled by these aristocratic families behind the scenes.
Although it has only been a year since Prefect Kang came to Yangzhou, he has already figured out the urinal nature of these aristocratic families. They will inevitably be used to steal money. They will disappear without a trace after giving money and effort.
It's okay if you play like this on weekdays. This is a tacit thing, but now that the prince is on a tour to the south, you guys are not allowed to pay a token amount. You can't let the prince return empty-handed.
Everyone has said that they want to check the granary and the bank. This person is obviously here to withdraw money. This prince is the god of plague. Governor Kang knows very well that if the other party returns empty-handed, not to mention the black gauze hat on his head, even his head.
It may not be possible to save it.
There are 17 wealthy Yangzhou families, including the Yangzhou government office represented by Kang Zhifu, a total of 18 families. If everyone joins together to chip in, it is also a large amount of food and money. As long as the prince can be well served, let the
He returned home with a full load and coaxed him away. Everyone will come as they please, and everything will be fine.
And his words "I still need to ask you for advice in the future..." are actually warning these patriarchs that he still has a lot of skills in Yangzhou. If these patriarchs don't help him get through this period of imprisonment for the prince,
, as the prefect of Yangzhou, he has plenty of time to liquidate these aristocratic families.
The heads of the aristocratic families naturally understand these official words. They looked at each other and discussed in low voices, as if they were planning something.
Governor Kang sat firmly on the Taishi chair. He was not in a hurry, he just hoped that these patriarchs could understand the reality.
Some things can be fooled, and some things cannot be fooled.
If you dare to fool this current prince, he is really good at killing people.