Chapter 473: The truth emerges
Emperor Apocalypse felt a terrifying atmosphere.
The words of this scholar are in the words of the words, there is no king or father.
But are these words without a king and father really just the thoughts of this scholar?
This person is a scholar with fame and fortune.
Behind his remarks was not just a crazy raving.
Emperor Tianqi sneered and looked at the scholar, then said, "Do you know what the consequences will be for such a perverse statement?"
The scholar sneered repeatedly, closed his eyes and said, "It's nothing more than death, no complaints."
Emperor Tianqi gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, very good, this is what you scholars say, "You are loyal to the emperor, but you are actually without the emperor. At the same time, you say, the king, the minister, the father, the son, the son, but you regard the king as a mustard."
"It's originally a mustard of grass, so why should I raise it?" the scholar said sternly.
Zhang Jingyi finally couldn't sit still because he knew that Emperor Tianqi could never say that this scholar. Although he was just a scholar, Emperor Tianqi was simply useless compared to him in terms of eloquence.
Of course, he could not immediately say to Emperor Aoqi, "Your Majesty, don't argue anymore, you will be pinned to the ground and rubbed against it."
He coughed, stopped the angry Emperor Aoki, but dragged Emperor Aoki out.
Emperor Tianqi said furiously: "I want to tear this son apart."
After leaving this temporary cell, Zhang Jing looked speechless.
Emperor Tianqi said angrily: "Why are you stopping me? I must teach him to be convinced. I have already prepared my words to scold him."
Zhang Jing said, "Yes, yes, yes, Your Majesty is knowledgeable and talented. How could a mere scholar be your Majesty's opponent? I am afraid that Your Majesty will be too serious for him to scold him. He is ashamed. If he breaks himself, it will be more than worth the loss. We still have to save his life before we can dig out the person behind him."
Emperor Tianqi's expression then calmed down and said slowly: "Is that true? In this way, do you think he is talking nonsense?"
Zhang Jingyi was silent for a moment.
Emperor Apocalypse frowned and said, "Why don't you say?"
Zhang Jingyi said: "Your Majesty wants to listen to the truth?"
Emperor Aoki said: "Natural."
Zhang Jing sighed and said, "Actually... I think this Confucian scholar makes sense."
"What?" Emperor Tianqi was shocked: "There is a reason for such words without a king or a father? Zhang Qing, you..."
Zhang Jingyi said seriously: "It does make sense. The governance and chaos in the world are not the rise and fall of the same surname. Isn't that the case? The world is the master and the king is the guest. Isn't this reasonable? Your Majesty insists that I tell the truth, so I have to tell the truth."
Emperor Tianqi was so angry that his blood was cold.
Zhang Jingyi immediately said, "Actually...these are the words of Confucian scholars, and they have made sense. Starting from the supremacy of Confucianism, what did the words of scholars in that dynasty and that generation of scholars have no reason? Every word they say is beautiful and irrefutable. When they say that when they are monarchs and ministers, they emphasize etiquette and use etiquette to determine the order of the world. Through the education of the people, the identity and responsibilities of each person, they let everyone do their own things. Isn't this reasonable?"
"After that, I emphasized that I was sincere in managing the family and governing the country, using these to restrain myself and restrain myself and restore etiquette. Isn't this reasonable? What the scholars said today are also reasonable. In fact... it is nothing more than Mencius's noble people and the king is light."
Emperor Tianqi then understood what Zhang Jingyi meant, so he said, "What you mean is that these people sit and talk about it, and everything they say makes sense, so we can never argue with them?"
"The problem is that there is no meaning in argument or not. Their words are reasonable. Even if Your Majesty talks to him for a day and a night, what's the point? They are scholars. Although they are offered offerings like Your Majesty, they can talk about their hearts and minds and sit down to the truth. But Your Majesty is the emperor. If the world is prosperous, your Majesty will prosper, and if the world is spared, your Majesty will be spared. Can Your Majesty waste your great time on this verbal dispute?"
"In fact, the ministers do not agree with his words. He said that the world is the master, the king is the guest, and the people are noble and the king is light. They seem to be beautiful, but in fact? What will happen when the emperor has no binding force in all dynasties? In fact, to put it bluntly, is the people they talk about often speaking the so-called world in front of the people? In fact, this people are not the other people."
Zhang Jingyi said again: "The rise of bandits are also people, but why do these people rather be bandits? These scholars, and those attacked by bandits, are also people, so why do these "people" hate bandits to the core? You see, Your Majesty, the fundamental problem is that they generalize the "people". Although in private, they divide people into different levels, today they despise this one and tomorrow they will look down on that one, but once it comes to demonstrating to the court, they will be forced to represent the world and ask for the people. Some people have three thousand servants, and they have a group of slaves, and they live a life like gods. Some people have no clothes to cover their bodies and food, so they cannot generalize. Instead, they should distinguish different people, understand their different living conditions, and formulate strategies to suppress or help relieve difficulties in a timely manner. This is what the emperor should do!"
"As for the so-called world as the master and king as the guest, the Confucian scholar, what is he? Can the world be discussed by a few people who do not work in production? The so-called world rule and chaos do not depend on the rise and fall of a single surname, this is true, but can he represent the surnames of a hundred schools and the people of the world?"
After a pause, Zhang Jing raised his eyebrows and continued, "What I am worried about now is precisely who is behind this scholar. Who is inciting these remarks? If those people who really do not cover up their bodies and account for 90% of the world, then Your Majesty should take it as a warning. This shows that the people are already resentful towards Your Majesty. But if there are some remarks about people who are fed all day long, and oppressing the people in the local area, then Your Majesty must also be vigilant!"
"Because these people have grown and bigger, they no longer just want to get involved in the various privileges given to them by the court on weekdays, but want to get involved in the monarchy."
Emperor Tianqi felt cold in his heart when he heard this, and he couldn't help but say, "I understand what you mean. When you say this, I feel more and more radiant in my back, especially what this person said is exactly the same as the words of the Donglin Party. No, it is even more radical than those Donglins."
Zhang Jingyi couldn't help but sigh.
Emperor Tianqi was too rough. During the party struggles, the struggle between the Donglin Party and the eunuch Party had become increasingly fierce, but Emperor Tianqi directly retreated behind the scenes, causing Wei Zhongxian to kill.
Of course... Although the so-called large-scale killing was shocking the world, not many people were actually killed. In the case of Donglin, six or seven people were killed. After all, it was only Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou, Wei Dazhong, Zhou Chaorui, Yuan Huazhong, and Gu Dazhang, while more than fifty people were removed from office.
This is the murder of the six gentlemen of Donglin who were famous for a while and made the world look shy.
But just because he killed six people, he is still used as the ironclad evidence of Wei Zhongxian's cruelty and Emperor Tianqi's stupidity.
You should know... In this era, many people died one after another like harvesting wheat. Those ordinary people who often die thousands of miles away will die if they die. They don’t even count the numbers. But these six people were immediately made spiritual idols.
As for the more than 50 people who were dismissed, they were praised by countless people after they were dismissed and returned to their hometowns, and have long become symbols of a gentleman.
So on the surface, it seems that the final result was that the eunuch party gained power, and Wei Zhongxian became Nine Thousand Years with the most brutal means.
But in fact... the outcome is not discussed.
Donglin, who had lost the support of imperial power, has gradually begun to show signs of theoretical innovation. They no longer care about family affairs, state affairs and the world, but under great disappointment with Emperor Tianqi, signs of Xujun began to appear.
This new idea began to prevail in the gentry and scholars in Jiangnan. They maintained an uncooperative attitude towards the court or the Emperor of Heaven.
After all, Emperor Tianqi valued Wei Zhongxian and sent a large number of eunuchs in Jiangnan with mining and commercial taxes, which had completely made the contradiction public.
Emperor Tianqi obviously had his anger that he had not yet disappeared, and said with anger: "But, do I allow these people to make trouble?"
Zhang Jing said: "It is said that the ice is three feet long and it will take a day to get cold. Your Majesty... This scholar, I know how to deal with it. The matters in Jiangnan cannot be solved overnight. I think, please ask Your Majesty to relax. After all, it is just a scholar. The so-called scholar's rebellion will not last for three years. This is not an urgent matter."
Emperor Tianqi sighed, and finally calmed down under Zhang Jingyi's persuasion, and said, "I have to do this."
In fact, Zhang Jingyi didn't say a word, that is... On the surface, this is just a scholar's rebellion, but in fact, behind the scholar, the disgust of countless aristocratic races rooted in Jiangnan for hundreds of years, has reached an irreconcilable level!
If we continue to let go, the Emperor of Heaven will re-activate the Donglin Party in order to gain their trust and obey everything!
Otherwise... this public retaliation is actually only a matter of time.
The next day, Emperor Tianqi returned to the palace with a depressed mood.
However, I have just returned to the capital shortly after.
Huang Taiji, who returned from Liaodong, brought a piece of news that made people feel alarmist.
As soon as Zhang Jing returned to his residence, Huang Taiji was already waiting anxiously here.
Zhang Jingyi was cold in attitude towards Huang Taiji. He just used this guy to divide the Jiannu people. He really couldn't have any deep friendship with this guy!
Chapter completed!