Chen Chong had been preparing to refute the talent theory for a long time. He wrote the article in private. He not only asked Jiang Wei for his opinion, but also mentioned it to many of his staff in order to make the article complete. He waited until early March
When he was writing, he had polished it several times, and Xiong Xi, Liu Zhen and other students all felt that the article was impeccable. Then Chen Chong told Fu Qian to spend a day giving lectures at Taixue, which was scheduled to be in March.
Ding Chou.
After the news came out from the Prime Minister's Palace, it immediately caused an uproar in the capital. After all, since the first year of Long'an, due to one or other reasons, Chen Chong has not given lectures at Taixue again. By rough calculation, it has been ten years. This makes
The young scholars only remembered the identity of the prime minister, Wenzong, but had not seen his grace in discussing classics. Therefore, the scholars from Henan treated this lecture as a grand event in the literary world and gathered in Taixue one after another. On the day of the lecture, there were even more people
Many dignitaries, officials and wives from the eastern capital also came to watch.
Chen Chong was wearing a snow-white robe and a cyan turban on his head, looking like an ordinary scholar. However, as he got older, he was no longer as powerful and as windy as when he was young, so he naturally lost his temper.
He was a bit unrestrained and seemed to be just a steady and talkative old man, which made the young people a little disappointed. However, thinking of hearing the teachings of the prime minister of the dynasty, the students still cheered up, hoping to hear some unique insights.
However, what happened next caught everyone by surprise. After the Prime Minister ascended to the altar and sat down, he did not talk about the way of self-cultivation of mainstream sects, and secondly did not talk about the historical interpretation of scriptures on which he was famous. Instead, he criticized the Tai Tai
Study the newly popular Four Books on Caixing, and the content is extremely sharp. Just as Chen Chong had prepared before, he successively criticized the existing Qingyi, party members, Tanxuan and other phenomena, and also said that it is true that scholars have a unified family.
Ruling the country is fake. Not only is it deviant, but it also has no dignity as a scholar.
At the beginning, Taixue was bustling with people outside the altar anxiously listening to what was going on inside. But after the Prime Minister's remarks came out, the surrounding scholars were silent. They waited until Chen Chong finished his lecture and left Taixue, and then they began to whisper.
Many scholars who came to study abroad said: Regardless of whether the Prime Minister's words are reasonable or not, this is clearly an attempt to attack political opponents through lectures. It not only insults the custom of learning and learning, but also uses the opportunity to bully others, which is unavoidable.
I have lost the dignity of the prime minister.
But there are also some people who are fascinated by what they heard and agree with it. They say that it is indeed true. Throughout the ages, there has never been a lack of hypocritical and pretentious people. Even the Master said during his lifetime: "Hometown wishes are the thief of virtue." This is not consistent with the Prime Minister.
Is it compatible? At present, there is a Zhumen commander who controls the Qing Dynasty and selects people based on their virtues. But Guan Zhong said: "If you have a solid warehouse, you will know the etiquette, and if you have enough food and clothing, you will know the honor and disgrace." He was born in a humble background and had to struggle to maintain food and clothing. How could he care about it?
What about loyalty, filial piety and keeping integrity? It's just like raising a horse without enough food and strength. Although it has the ability to run a thousand miles, how can it be used? The prime minister insists on this statement, which is really the best thing in the world.
After this lecture, Taixue talked more and more about the theory of talent and nature, and then it actually replaced the previous debates on scriptures and discussions on metaphysics. It was even more prosperous than before Chen Chong gave the lecture. By May, whether it was in
Taixue, whether in the official office or within the clan school within the noble family, Luoyang people were talking about the similarities and differences of talents from morning to night, as if the matter was related to their own wealth and life, and there was no hesitation even if they knew the way to death. So Taixue
The students also gradually divided into two groups: one group said that if clear discussion is indispensable, moral education cannot be neglected, and there are many discussions in the world, how can the high school control it? It is just not enough to delegate power to the subordinates; the other group said that the Prime Minister
If you are far-sighted and cannot choose people based on their talent, but instead measure their virtues, it will end up being a comparison between families, resulting in the result that there will be no high-ranking scholars in the humble family, and all the wealthy families will be empty.
On the day of Dinghai in May, a disciple from a poor family named Zheng Chong went out for an outing with several friends. They climbed west to Longmen Mountain and looked at the scenery of Longmen Mountain and the beautiful scenery of Yishui. They saw picturesque green mountains standing on both sides of the bank, clear and clear.
The river gurgled north, the mountains were lush with trees, the birds were chirping, the springs were splashing, and the jade beads were falling. They lingered for a while, feeling relaxed and happy. But when they were going down the mountain, they also met a group of young people who were outing. This group of people were dressed in rich and noble clothes.
A dozen or so people were talking about political anecdotes as if no one else was watching. One of them, a scholar named Zhuge Dan, happened to be talking about the recent controversy over talent and sex, and he ridiculed the government, saying that Prime Minister Chen Chong was a first-rate traitor in Liang and Ji.
Struggles are nothing more than a means for parties to unite and defeat dissidents, and to eliminate dissidents. But if they cannot stop the world, sooner or later they will be defeated like Liang Ji.
This made Zheng Chong, who was watching, very angry. He immediately got into a dispute with Zhuge Dan and others. In the end, they fought with fists and kicked, making a big fuss. Although Zhuge Dan had more people and strength, he was not as brave as Zheng Chong and other poor people who dared to risk their lives.
, during the beating, several people were injured, and many suffered fractures. Naturally, Zheng Chong and others were also seriously injured.
After Zhuge Dan returned to Taixue, he couldn't sleep for a while. He thought that he was the younger brother of Zhuge Liang, the current governor of Huainan, and he was quite famous in Langya, but one day he would be beaten up by a humble family. The reason was inexplicable, which made him
Worrying about it.
At first, he planned to find Wang Chang, the commander of Luoyang, and planned to use Zhuge Liang's connections to arrest Zheng Chong and others in prison and torture him. However, after Wang Chang heard the reason, he immediately refused, saying that the matter should not be publicized. But Zhuge Dan was shocked.
After being rejected, his hatred increased instead of decreasing, so he became ruthless and spent money to find a few dead men to plan murder and revenge.
Two days later, two of Zheng Chong's friends died tragically in the streets, named Ding Shuang and Guo Chen respectively. Ding Shuang had his neck cut, and Guo Chen was disemboweled. Their deaths were horrific. And they were killed.
It was in the evening, and the location was in a dead end in Dongdu. There were no witnesses or evidence, and he had no idea where to start the investigation. Zheng Chong was furious when he saw his friend end up like this. He quickly guessed that it was Zhuge Liang.
He immediately borrowed a sword and ran to Taixue to question Zhuge Dan. When Zhuge Dan saw that the other party was holding a knife, he had a smile on his face and said sarcastically: "I come from a famous family and have served the country for generations.
It has been hundreds of years now, how could they do such a disgraceful thing to the family name? Could it be that they were trying to do harm to others, and ended up seeking their own death?" What he said was different, although he did not admit the murder, but in fact
The emperor did not deny it. After all, Zhuge Dan's hands and eyes could reach the sky, and he was surrounded by a large number of servants. As a result, Zheng Chong had no way to sue the officials and had no way to fight for his life, so he had nothing to fear.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zheng Chong had no choice but to suppress his anger and go back to collect the bodies of his two friends. But how should he return his friends' coffins to his hometown?
What? When he thought of this, Zheng Chong suddenly felt sad and couldn't help himself. After thinking about it, he thought that his good friend Huan Fan was serving as the Yulin Zuojian, and he might be able to help Ding and Guo redress their grievances, so he immediately went to ask
His opinion. After Huan Fan heard the cause and effect, he came up with an idea and said: "Since it has been confirmed that he was the murderer, you might as well make the matter bigger. Luoyang is the capital of the country and the most benign place. Such a shocking murder has not happened.
People dare to deal with it as they please. The reason why these dandy boys are so emboldened is because they think we don’t dare to cause trouble."
Three more days later, just when everyone thought the matter was over, Zheng Chong contacted hundreds of friends from poor families and used the coffin of the deceased to block the way in and out of the Imperial Academy. It was still early morning, and Zheng Chong and others all
Wearing plain clothes, he denounced the cause and effect on the road, attracting thousands of people to watch. Zheng Chong took advantage of the moment when the poor people were filled with righteous indignation and gnashed their teeth in pain for the deceased. He climbed up and shouted, and more than a thousand people walked towards Zhuge Dan's residence.
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When the doctorate bureaucrats learned that the students were making such nonsense, they were all shocked and said: "How could such a thing happen?" Then they hurriedly led the guards to stop the students, but when the students saw someone trying to stop them, they ignored them.
They quickly broke through these obstacles and directly surrounded Zhuge Dan's residence. But Zhuge Dan had fled long ago when he heard that so many people were coming to make trouble, leaving only an empty house. The students had nowhere to vent their anger, so they simply went to Taixue
A fire was set off, and the houses of several people involved were burned to the ground.
As soon as this incident came out, there was an uproar in the capital, and everyone in the government and the public was discussing this matter. Although Luoyang ordered Wang Chang to capture and imprison the leading student, he did not dare to take action on his own, but reported the incident to Chen Chong, the prime minister's office.
Chen Chong naturally intervened in a case with such a major impact. He carefully examined the circumstances of the case. At the same time, he sent people to arrest Zhuge Dan and other party members and bring them to justice. After questioning them one by one and comparing their confessions, the truth soon came to light. The case was completed.
Understandably, Zheng Chong and others were acquitted, while Zhuge Dan and other conspirators were punished by Ming Zhengdian and beheaded in the street.
However, after this incident, Taixue did not regain its peace. On the contrary, because of the poor family, high-ranking students began to compete with each other, and the battle for talents became more and more fierce. People often got into fights in Taixue over disagreements, and then evolved into fights involving hundreds of people.
When the people in Luoyang saw it, they all said: "Where are you studying here? You are obviously trying your best!" When the matter got to this point, the guards could not control it. Even if the government often arrested a large number of people and grounded them, such fights
It was still common. By the second half of the year, everyone had become accustomed to this kind of contradiction. As long as no one was killed, or not many people were killed, Fu Qian would pretend that nothing happened.
But in fact, both the government and the opposition are well aware of the source of the conflict. The essence is still the struggle between Prime Minister Chen Chong and the aristocratic families. If one party refuses to admit defeat, then this conflict will continue. But is it really that simple?
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In the fourth year of Yanxi's reign, some rumors began to spread in Gyeonggi. They were said to be rumors, but in fact they were commonplace: who was the Tu Gao who Emperor Sejong said "the person who succeeded Han Dynasty should be Tu Gaoye"
What? Now some people say that Chen is Tude, Tingjian is Tu Gao, and Tu Gao is naturally referring to the Prime Minister Chen Chong! So unknowingly, the statement that Chen Chong was the emperor became known to everyone.