Boss Zhu smiled at Hu Weiyong and said, "Thanks to Mr. Hu today, otherwise I would have been unable to get off the stage."
"Your Majesty's words are serious, I'm just trying my best." Hu Weiyong smiled flattered and said:
"Fortunately, we have Prime Minister Wang and the others, as well as several subordinates who are trying their best to cooperate."
"Don't mention them." Boss Zhu said unhappily: "It's a shame that we called them one by one in advance yesterday and agreed with them to cooperate today so as not to make the scene too ugly."
"Haha, Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking frankly..." Hu Weiyong said with a smile: "It is commendable that several ministers did not stand up to oppose today and suppressed the subordinate officials to prevent them from speaking. After all..."
After a pause, he smiled bitterly and said: "After all, they are all disciples of Confucius and Mencius, and what happened today has a great impact on them. In the end, if you don't stand up to oppose, you will be scolded by the scholar later. Don't be too hard on others, Your Majesty."
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"Listen to what Mr. Hu said, don't you consider yourself a disciple of Confucius and Mencius?" Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at him and asked.
"I have only been in private school for a few years, and I have never even seen a county school. I am really embarrassed to just pretend to be a fool." Hu Weiyong laughed at himself and said, "I'd better serve the emperor wholeheartedly."
"Hahahaha..." Zhu Yuanzhang burst out laughing like a barbell and said: "You old guy, you are getting more and more lovable!"
"The emperor is as kind as a mountain to my old minister and will never leave him. The old minister can only repay it with his heart and mind and sacrifice his life." Hu Weiyong said with a long sigh and said: "I just forgive the old minister for his lack of virtue. I'm afraid I won't be able to completely solve the emperor's problems this time.
, I’m afraid this matter is far from settled.”
"I know." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Lao Liu dumped their Confucian Temple and interfered with their imperial examinations. This is a hornet's nest for scholars. Even if they fooled them today, they will definitely go crazy and sting people again."
"It's good that the emperor is mentally prepared." Hu Weiyong paused and said hesitantly: "But with all due respect, I must say that the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Constant Rules of Confucianism are a good law that will last forever. His Highness, the King of Chu, cannot just leave the memorial tablet of Confucius in his mouth.
Bar?"
"Who said that Lao Liu wanted to stick out the Confucius tablet? Don't worry, even if he wants to, we won't let him go." Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and said: "Confucius' tricks can calm people's hearts and let the people understand the rules. We must do it.
use."
As he spoke, he said with a displeased look on his face: "Besides, the five additional studies and one pavilion are all practical studies. They are not in conflict with his Confucian classics. Why are everyone so excited? I just followed him.
Like the family’s ancestral grave?”
"Haha, Your Majesty Mingjian, it's really like digging up the ancestral graves of those disciples of Confucius and Mencius." Hu Weiyong said with a bitter smile: "It took them hundreds of years to depose hundreds of schools and only respect Confucianism. One family is used to being the dominant one.
, how can we allow others to snore and sleep on this side of the couch?"
"Are you used to being the only one in the family? That's too much!" Boss Zhu chuckled and said bitterly and sarcastically:
"Were they able to outdo Buddhism and Taoism in the early years? That is to say, in the Song Dynasty, they had the final say for a while, but they were still in a mess. In the Yuan Dynasty, Lamaism was suppressed again, and everyone was divided into ten grades, nine Confucians and ten Confucians.
Beggars have conquered the whole city, and yet one family is the only one? Bah!"
"..." Hu Weiyong felt that saliva was sprayed on his face, and he said with a bitter smile: "The emperor is really ruthless in revealing his old secrets... Maybe it is because of this that when they arrived in this dynasty,
Just try your best to avoid the misfortune of the Yuan Dynasty and restore the glory of the Song Dynasty."
"They were the ones who had the glory in the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty was not glorious!" Zhu Yuanzhang leaned on the slightly swaying bright yellow soft couch and said with disdain: "These people are actually no different from monks and Taoists. They recite the scriptures of Confucius.
It’s enough to maintain the Three Cardinal Guidelines and Five Permanent Policies. If they do anything else, they are just amateurs.”
"Otherwise, you are a useless scholar." Hu Weiyong agreed with a smile and said: "Over the years, I have also deeply felt that these scholars are invincible in the world, but they are powerless in action. To really get things done, you have to rely on those below.
scribe."
"It's not that they are useless, but that's what they are used for. If you ask these Confucian scholars who only read the Four Books and Five Classics to deal with the leveling of students, farmland water conservancy, and legal and criminal names, they are just laymen. Do you understand that the sage didn't teach this?" Zhu Yuanzhang
Then he complained loudly:
"Especially we can't let them control the army. If our army of the Ming Dynasty comes under their control one day, do you believe it or not? Our tiger and wolf army, which is invincible in the world, will become a group of soldiers in less than twenty years."
Beat the local chickens and dogs.
"This is why we opened the Guozi University and set up six studies and one library. We have to train some people who can do practical things, do you understand?"
"I fully understand that I firmly support the reforms of the Emperor and His Highness the King of Chu." Hu Weiyong firmly expressed his position: "As for the scholars in the government and the public, I will do my best to do the work and let them accept the reality."
"Well, thank you for your work." Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction and said: "We know that this battle is difficult, but now that it has begun, we must persevere no matter how difficult it is. In a few years, when the first batch of college students graduate and take office, the situation will be
It will be much better.”
"Yes." Hu Weiyong nodded and said, "I also firmly believe this."
"Well." Zhu Yuanzhang patted Hu Weiyong on the shoulder and said with a happy smile: "Except for you, we don't want to use anyone as prime minister anymore."
"Your Majesty, the old minister will eventually become an official..." Hu Weiyong was flattered.
"Haha, that's not a matter of a word from us. We won't let you become an official." Zhu Yuanzhang said domineeringly.
"Alas, I can't live without the emperor..." Hu Weiyong felt numb, he was definitely the best of both worlds.
The king and the prime minister then said a lot of heart-wrenching words to each other. Until they reached the palace gate, Zhu Yuanzhang let Hu Weiyong get out of the imperial chariot.
When the royal chariot entered Daming Gate, the smile on Zhu Yuanzhang's face disappeared.
The prince, who had been silent all this time, now said: "Father, the situation is a bit tricky. The reaction of the civil servants is more intense than expected..."
"Yes. Fortunately, Hu Weiyong has changed his gender now, otherwise the three of us would really be in trouble today." Boss Zhu said depressedly.
He even temporarily revised the imperial edict for this purpose, keeping the reform of the official system secret first... Otherwise, Piyongli would have to explode today. That would be too ugly.
"What about the reform of the official system..." Zhu Biao asked tentatively: "Do you want to slow down for a while?"
"No need." Zhu Yuanzhang said flatly: "Today I am afraid that the ceremony cannot go on. After today, it doesn't matter. We will announce it tomorrow morning."
As he spoke, he said with murderous intent: "Anyway, you can catch even one toad, or even three toads. If anyone refuses to accept it, jump out! Kill until there is no one left!"
"Alas..." The prince sighed deeply, knowing that a bloody political tide was inevitable.
