Chapter 464 Join forces to rebel? Do they have the courage?
science?
Xia Yuanji suddenly heard this term and was stunned.
After he took over the Liberal Arts College, he heard Zhu Gaojie mention science. The various courses taught in the Liberal Arts College had nothing to do with Confucianism. They were all knowledge subjects such as mathematics, agriculture, and industry and commerce.
In Zhu Gaojie's words, the liberal arts academy does not need junk knowledge that can only talk but has no practical effect. It only needs to cultivate practical talents with comprehensive qualities.
It was precisely for this reason that hundreds of Confucian scholars were instigated by others to attack the Academy of Arts, causing the dean Xia Yuanji to be injured...
However, when he heard the word science from Yang Rong, the chief minister of the cabinet, Xia Yuanji suddenly became serious, his expression full of solemnity:
"Brother Mian, let me ask you, is your Majesty really going to abolish Confucianism and reestablish science this time?"
Yang Rong stared at him for a while, then smiled slightly:
"As the dean of the Academy of Arts, you can't even see this?"
He stood up, walked a few steps in the hall, and then spoke again:
"Two batches of students from the Faculty of Arts have graduated. Judging from the feedback from their assigned positions in various places, it is indeed very effective. Compared with the officials in the past, they are much more vigorous and resolute, and they are willing to do practical things for the people below."
"But judging from His Majesty's intention, it is still far from enough!"
"Brother Wei Zhe, there are still too few students from the liberal arts college. At most, they can only be regarded as miscellaneous students. If they are spread throughout the Ming Dynasty, they can only make a few small waves. They are far from meeting His Majesty's requirements.
I can’t afford those thousand waves.”
"Now that His Majesty has ascended the throne and has great power, he will naturally increase his efforts again."
"Although Confucianism is a prominent school in the world, if it doesn't suit His Majesty's will, it will be nothing more than a miscellany!"
Xia Yuanji couldn't help but sigh slightly when he heard this.
He was also a scholar. In other words, almost all of the scholars before the Ming Dynasty grew up reading Confucian classics. They were out-and-out Confucian disciples.
But since they followed His Majesty, they, whether they were high-ranking ministers or lower-level officials, gradually began to abandon Confucianism and quietly learned the science that Your Majesty mentioned.
After all, Confucianism can only be empty talk, but science can be practiced and is of great benefit to governing the country.
"Confucianism is deeply rooted. It will be very difficult for Your Majesty to remove him from his position..."
After a long time, Xia Yuanji sighed, obviously thinking of the situation they would face next.
Yang Rong also felt the same way. As the chief minister of the cabinet, he had more access to and learned more information. He even knew that Jinyiwei had already begun to arrange certain things secretly. Elite teams from the three major battalions were constantly being transferred to other places...
All of this means that a new storm is about to break out in the Northland!
And this time, it will definitely not be as easy as cutting off the heads of the Minister of Civil Affairs and others a while ago. Maybe many wealthy families in the North will be uprooted and completely wiped out from now on!
Thinking of this, the expression on his face became serious, and he said to Xia Yuanji:
"Brother Wei Zhe, once His Majesty's decree is issued, it will definitely cause an uproar among the government and the opposition."
"And among them, I don't know how many undercurrents there will be, and maybe someone will even try to rebel..."
"We have to do our best to share His Majesty's worries."
Xia Yuanji frowned and had some doubts:
"That's not the case. Your Majesty's military strategy is so powerful that he dominates the world. He just swept across Mobei. Is there anyone in the north who is so unwise?"
Yang Rong recalled some of the news he had seen and couldn't help but sneer:
"In this world, there are more than just one or two people who want to die!"
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"Your Majesty, do these people really dare to rebel?"
In the palace, Zhu Gaojie called Su Wu and Shen Qingyu and explained some things.
Su Wu felt a little surprised and couldn't help but ask:
"The three major battalions have just returned from the expedition. They are full of vitality and gearing up. Are these people crazy? Are they really going to rebel?"
"Do they have the guts to join forces to rebel?"
When Zhu Gaojie heard this, he immediately sneered:
"Oh, you've got it wrong. They still have some courage."
"However," he said domineeringly: "What if we rebel?"
"You and I both know that the morale of the army is high and it is invincible. However, in the eyes of outsiders, I am an emperor who is aggressive in military affairs. The expedition to Mobei has exhausted the court's financial resources. Now that the army has finally escaped and returned, it is natural that it will be released to Nanshan.
Very relaxed."
"Perhaps in the eyes of some people, my three major battalions are not worth fearing at all. They are just defeated soldiers and defeated generals!"
In fact, according to the investigation by the Jin Yiwei spies sent by Shen Qingyu, many people indeed feel that their army suffered heavy losses in the Battle of Mobei and is now just an empty frame...
But for Zhu Gaojie, the less others value the three camps, the better it is.
Only then will it be convenient to catch all these people and uproot them!
When Su Wu heard this, he immediately became angry.
He is the commander of the imperial court and Zhu Gaojie's confidant in the army. He naturally knows the true strength of the three battalions now and is full of anger towards those who want to cause trouble.
"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will handle this matter strictly in accordance with your will!"
"We will never let any rebels go!"
From Su Wu's point of view, now that His Majesty has ascended the throne and is in charge of the Ming Dynasty, those who dare to oppose His Majesty should all be rebels and unpardonable sins!
Seeing this, Zhu Gaojie just smiled slightly. He still trusted Su Wu to do things. But this time, he had the idea of cleaning up the entire Northland thoroughly so that he could write and draw on white paper in the future. Naturally, he would not ask for it.
Su Wu showed mercy.
Those so-called aristocratic families, no matter what kind of background they have, no matter what they claim to have been through for many years, or what poems and books have been passed down to their families, they can only be cut off in one way, and there is no other way to go.
In the popular words of later generations of Zhu Gaojie, that is, fight against the local tyrants and divide the land!
Logically speaking, Lao Zhu should have done some work in this area when he founded the country. However, due to the limitations of class, as well as the narrowness of personal vision and knowledge, at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, it was not very important to the people.
Not too friendly.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang killed corrupt officials without mercy and killed them one after another, he did not know how to govern the country. Therefore, during the Hongwu period, the people did not have much land, but the taxes were extremely heavy. Bibi could not survive and rebelled.
All...
Fortunately, it was only about thirty years after the founding of the Ming Dynasty. It is not too late for Zhu Gaojie to correct himself now!