"The sound of wind and rain and the sound of reading are all in my ears!"
"Heaven cares about family affairs, state affairs, and everything in the world!"
In the first month of the first month, the emperor went to the Imperial College to visit the supervisors who were preparing for the exams, and also met here with representatives from various provinces who came to Beijing to prepare for the exams.
During this activity of inspecting the Imperial College and visiting the supervisors and candidates, the emperor suddenly took up a pen and wrote a couplet to the Imperial College.
This couplet was so famous in the late Ming Dynasty that almost no one knew it.
"Years ago, on a stormy night, Mr. Chen Yunpu took a boat to take shelter under the bridge. There was a faint light from a house on the shore, and he could see the silhouettes of two children studying hard under the light. Mr. Chen was inspired to say
, recited a line about the sound of wind and rain, and the sound of reading filled my ears. One of the two children studying in the room actually wrote a second line to each other, saying, "I care about everything in the world, family affairs, national affairs, and everything in the world."
Everyone knows who this child is, right?"
Many scholars below blurted out, "Mr. Wuxi Donglin."
"That's right, that child was Gu Donglin and Gu Xiancheng. Later he became a Jinshi in the eighth year of Wanli's reign and served successively as a Beijing official, reaching the rank of doctor in the Literary Selection Department of the Ministry of Personnel."
In the 22nd year of Wanli, the imperial court held a meeting to recommend cabinet ministers. The person nominated by Gu Xiancheng was disgusted by Shenzong and was stripped of his official status and dismissed from his post and returned home.
After ten years of silence, Gu Xiancheng and his younger brother Gu Yuncheng rebuilt Donglin Academy in their hometown, and together with Gao Panlong and others, they gave lectures. They also organized the Donglin Conference with An Xifan, Liu Yuanzhen, Qian Yiben, Xue Fujiao, Ye Maocai and others to formulate the Donglin Convention.
In addition to lecturing, he satirized the government, judged the characters, pointed out the current shortcomings, and made new plans.
Gradually, Donglin Academy formed a Donglin Party, calling themselves Donglin people.
Gu advocated the principle of staying true to the world and practicing it, and opposed empty talk and being divorced from reality. Therefore, he moved the government and the public. Countless scholars admired him and followed him, and they all returned to Donglin. For a time, it was an unprecedented event.
All the officials who came with the car were a little surprised by the emperor's sudden remarks.
But the supervisors and everyone below were extremely excited.
Although Donglin was actually somewhat controversial due to party strife in the late Ming Dynasty, it was still the mainstream among scholar-bureaucrats, and even had a sense of political correctness in the late Ming Dynasty.
But Zhu Yihai continued, "In those days, Gu Xiancheng and others revived Donglin, gathered people to give lectures, and made appointments for academy meetings. One meeting every year, one small meeting every month, three days each. Each meeting would recommend one person to be the leader, and if there were any questions, he would ask
"If there is business, there will be business. Everyone in the meeting should listen with an open mind."
"I deeply believe that Gu Xiancheng is definitely a great Confucian."
"Educated and thoughtful. Donglin Academy was founded in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was the place where the great Confucian Yang Shi gave lectures. It was later rebuilt by Gu Xiancheng. After walking through the Yimen, you are faced with a stone archway with three rooms, four pillars and five floors. There are four characters inscribed on the forehead,
What four words do you know?"
Some people say it is an old relic of Donglin, while others say it is Jinliang, a later school.
Mao Bijiang, who was accompanying him, stood up and said, "It's the word "Luo Min Center", which is intended to praise Yang Shi for his role as a link between Luoyang's Ercheng and Fujian's Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism."
The words of this palm printmaker attracted waves of praise.
The fourth son of Fushe at that time was also an idol among young scholars. Fushe was also called Xiaodonglin, and they were of the same political line. In recent years, these four sons edited several major newspapers, mastered science, refreshed the official system, and rectified the affairs.
Chao Gang, supervising the judiciary, is indeed in the limelight, and his political reputation is extremely high.
They have even been called the Four Gentlemen of Donglin.
Some people say that they are the new generation of leaders of Donglin. Liu Zongzhou, Huang Daozong and others are not entirely considered Donglin. Qi Biaobiao, Jiang Yueguang, Lu Daqi and others are even old. Now Donglin has to rely on these four gentlemen to preside over it. Even before, due to impeachment
Gu Xianshou and others who were demoted due to Ruan Dacheng's reputation also greatly increased.
Mao Bijiang stood there, nodded to the supervisors, and then sat down.
Zhu Yihai's face was still full of smiles.
"I admire Mr. Donglin very much. I am deeply shocked every time I read about the grand scene of the time when Donglin was first built, with the sound of wind, rain, and sound of reading.
At that time, Mr. Donglin and others held the title of inspection, promoted moral integrity, were strict and upright, and established the dynasty. However, the first group of Donglin people who came out of Donglin Academy were honest officials and had clear public popularity. Those who had corrupted their political platform
year, this undoubtedly rectified the atmosphere of the court and society.
Donglin was once famous in the world, the representative of Shilin, and the embodiment of justice!"
Sitting there, Mao Bijiang was shocked when he heard the word "Zeng".
He keenly felt something was wrong.
He was once famous in the world, he was once the representative of Shilin, he was once the incarnation of justice, but that means he is no longer the same?
In the past few years, the fourth son's official career has indeed increased, and his reputation has increased. From the earliest Fuxing Newspaper to the current Remonstrance Newspaper, the fourth son has edited a major newspaper and edited many books and periodicals, not to mention being in charge of the six major seals.
But today the emperor suddenly talked about Donglin so openly and used such words, which made him feel bad.
"I used to read Legends of the Tang Dynasty, and there was a story about a boy who slays a dragon and turns into a dragon. It was so sad to read!"
"In Gu Xiancheng's time, the people of Donglin were so progressive. Although they were far away from the rivers and lakes, their hearts were as high as the temple. In the sound of reading in the wind and rain, they were also concerned about the affairs of their family, country and world.
But later, with their efforts, they developed rapidly and attracted countless scholars. More and more Donglin people entered the court and became the Donglin Party. They fought in the middle of the court and formed a political force with power in both the government and the opposition.
, controlling the development of the political situation in the court,
They were once high-spirited and enterprising, but they could not get rid of the shackles of fame and fortune, and could not escape the narrow-mindedness of cliques. They began to join the party and oppose dissidents, and appointed private individuals.
In the end, it gradually declined in the struggle with the eunuchs, and even Donglin Academy was burned down!
It makes people sigh!”
The atmosphere of the venue slowly changed.
Became quieter and dignified.
Since Emperor Shaotian set up the army to supervise the country, he has emphasized repeatedly to stop party disputes, share the same hatred with the enemy, and work together to deal with the outside world. He even canceled the cases between this party and that party since Wanli.
Not only did they reuse traitors such as Ruan Dacheng and Ma Shiying, but they also reused Qian Qianyi, Gao Hongtu, Jiang Yueguang and others.
Regardless of party, past, origin, or even whether he surrendered or surrendered, even the former Prime Minister Niu Jinxing and Zhang Xianzhong's adopted son were given equal importance.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "When Gu Xiancheng rebuilt Donglin, he probably never thought that his Donglin Academy would become the Donglin Party, let alone accept the name. When he was still alive,
His opponents attacked them as the Donglin Party, which Gu Xiancheng did not accept.
But later on, many people openly called themselves Donglin Party members. Why is this?
What is a party? Just a crony!
Since Wanli, after several dynasties, the Donglin Academy and Donglin people advocated by Gu Donglin have long since changed. They have become a tool of political struggle between the same party and those who oppose dissent, a tool for fighting for power and reputation, and even a tool to protect their own interests.
They opposed the dictatorship of the eunuchs, the emperor’s dispatch of mine supervisors, and the personal tax envoys who went to collect taxes in various places. They demanded that industry and commerce be emphasized, and that business benefits be reduced and taxes be reduced. They opposed for the sake of opposition.”
"Do you students still remember what the two Donglin propositions proposed by Gu Donglin were?"
"Who else remembers?"
Huang Zongxi, the governor and governor of Shandong, stood up and said, "Returning to your majesty, Mr. Donglin had two major propositions at that time. One was against illusions and empty talk, and the other was to advocate seeking truth and pragmatism, and practical learning and practicality."
"Huang Qing is right. Gu Donglin also proposed three specific propositions: opening up the voice, opposing eunuchs' interference in politics, and opposing mining taxes."
"I will ask you all the proud men of heaven today."
"Since I started the army, although the world has not been completely restored, half of it has finally been restored. I have been working hard to restore the country and rectify the government. Do what I do conform to Mr. Donglin's two major ideas?"
"I think I have done a good job in his three specific political demands. Now we also prohibit eunuchs from leading troops, supervising the army, intervening in politics, judging palace servants, and reducing the number of eunuchs working outside the palace.
I think I've done a good job in opening up channels of expression.
As for the mining tax, I levied it, but I did not send eunuchs to collect it. Now the imperial government is responsible for collecting it. The tax system and tax rate are reasonable and do not disturb or harm the people.
Am I right?"
The countless officials and students in the Imperial College heard this question and nodded after thinking about it.
The emperor was right.
At that time, Donglin opposed the eunuchs and mineral taxes. In fact, firstly, the eunuchs were interfering in politics. Secondly, the mineral taxes collected went into the emperor's private treasury. Secondly, the emperor sent eunuchs to collect taxes. The eunuchs' tax collection in local areas did disturb and harm the people.
In addition, it was also because of the collection of industrial, commercial and mining taxes that affected the interests of the gentry.
Now, in the past few years, the Shaotian Dynasty, although not a long time, has followed a different path. Practice has proved that the emperor's taxes have indeed greatly reduced the burden on the people.
"My taxes, whether it is the land tax, Ding Yin, or other industrial and commercial taxes, have been fully investigated and considered when they were established, and the collection is also very formal. Generally speaking, the people are relatively supportive. Isn't that right?"
Everyone nodded in agreement.
The smile on Zhu Yihai's face gradually disappeared and became serious.
"When I started the army, I asked everyone to abandon their sectarian views, and more importantly, to forbid forming parties and fighting, and to unite with foreign countries to jointly save the country from difficulties.
But there are still some people who always want to form cliques for personal gain, and under the banner of Donglin, what they do is attack and frame up, completely ignoring the facts and ignoring the overall situation!"
"Today's stable situation is hard-won. Although the Donglin brand has been almost destroyed before, I still hope that I will not let down Mr. Donglin's original intention.
I will never allow a small group of people to use the banner of Donglin and claim to be clean, but influence public opinion, and do not want to protect the country, but want to seek personal fame and gain.
Everyone, the world has not yet recovered, and Beijing is still in control.
Are you really just so drunk by the warm breeze that you call Hangzhou Bianzhou?
Recently, many people have begun to use Donglin's name to float their banners. They oppose the collection of taxes on industrial and commercial businesses, and want to cancel overseas trade taxes. They also want to cancel mining taxes, salt taxes, tea taxes, and gold taxes.
What's more, they want the gentry not to pay grain or taxes, but also want to protect the countless military fields, imperial estates, official fields, pastures, etc. that they have occupied during the chaos. They want to continue to occupy the reclaimed land and continue to take advantage of the disaster to make usury loans.
They want to continue to submit their names, and even want to completely control the politics of the court. Some people even want to negotiate peace with the Tatars, and want to disband and reduce the imperial army..."
"I know that these people are only a small number, but now they have the intention to raise their heads. Today, in front of countless scholars, I want to tell everyone that these people are not the real Donglin, they are just a group of wall-keepers.
The speculators are even more of a bunch of scum!"
"It's not the court that needs to be changed, but these people."
"These worms in the country must be purged!"
The emperor's words were shocking, and even caused many people present to become frightened.
Because the emperor's words today were too shocking, I decided to mention Donglin's name directly. Although he was talking about some fake Donglin, the meaning behind his words still refers to Donglin.
Could it be that the emperor has grown up and is about to start purging Donglin?
Mao Bijiang, Hou Fangyu and others' faces turned pale. They finally understood that the emperor was definitely coming for them, and the reason was the several major newspapers they controlled. The previous Gu Xian case, and this time Wang Zhiren's impeachment case, had probably touched the emperor.
