Chapter 39 Hypocrisy
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In the official history, Lu Weiqi once persuaded King Fu to take out money and grain to reward the soldiers. After being rejected, he beat his chest and stamped his feet, shed tears, and lamented that Luoyang was over. If he didn't know about it, he thought that Lu Weiqi was so worried about the country and the people. But the reality is ironic. His Lu family is also a big family in Xin'an, with hundreds of hectares of land and many industries in Luoyang. He founded the Yiluo Club, gathering a group of scholars and rich young men around him, but he didn't expect that his family would pay for the soldiers.
In fact, none of the wealthy officials in Luoyang paid for the money. No wonder King Fu was unhappy. He said the chaotic words that Luoyang officials and gentry were in danger of being in my football. He was all treating him as a kid.
If you put your heart in the position of King Fu, you may not be able to pay for it simply.
As a result, no one paid the money, and the defenders were resentful. The next day, they opened the door to welcome the King of Chuang. The defeated officials and gentry in the city were banned, and Li Zicheng received countless money and food. Since then, the military's strength has soared and it has been out of control.
It can be said that the Battle of Luoyang was a turning point in Li Zicheng's fate, laying the foundation for the rebel army to sweep the Central Plains. For example, in terms of cause and effect, Chongzhen's hang, Wu Sangui's surrender to the Qing Dynasty, and the Qing Dynasty's entry into the pass can all be traced back to the fall of Luoyang, which is inseparable from the officials and gentry in the city.
Li Xin looked at Lu Weiqi, whose beard was covered in blood, and when he saw Magistrate Feng, he immediately shouted: "Enough!"
The three of them stopped, and Lu Weiqi and Feng Magistrate both had a dizzy turn and fell one after another. However, Lu Weiqi immediately got up and cursed with blood foam, "I am a minister of the court, a famous scholar of Neo-Confucianism, and a great reputation. How can I be humiliated by you, a traitor..."
"Shut up!"
Li Xin interrupted sternly: "You were dismissed from office in Nanjing and returned to Luoyang to set up a society to give lectures. What is your purpose? Isn't it just to raise your value and make a comeback? Haha, what kind of reputation is? It's all business, so don't play tricks with this commander!"
Lu Weiqi said in a trembling voice: "I teach only to spread the teachings of Confucius and Mencius, to correct people's hearts, to curb the decay, and to strengthen discipline. The reason why the world has always existed but not destroyed in the world is only to keep this path. The existence of this path and the reason why people's hearts are immortal. How dare you slander the saints? Is your book in vain?"
“Hahahaha~~”
Li Xin interrupted with a loud laugh again: "Mr. Lu, did your ancestors farm? Or did they work in craftsmen?"
Lu Weiqi was stunned and said, "I have been through ten generations of ancestors, all of whom have passed on their family through farming and reading."
Li Xin asked: "Plow the fields at home?"
Lu Weiqi said for granted: "Although he did not personally hold the ox and plow, he was also called farming. Since ancient times, there have been differences in hard work and labor among gentlemen and villains. Therefore, Fan Chi asked about the crops and the Master called it a villain. The ox and plow was a villain's business, and it should be done by the tenants of the farmer and tenants, and it should be done by the owner of the land.
I read when I was young, and I was strong when I was strong. I went to serve as an official to be loyal to the emperor and father. I wrote books and lectures to promote the ways of Confucius and Mencius. I had a lifelong life and had no shame. Today, I was unfortunately caught in the hands of a thief. I would kill you if I wanted to, and there was no need to ask more questions."
Li Xin stared at Lu Weiqi and walked over step by step. With each step, Lu Weiqi's heart was shocked and he couldn't help but take two steps back. Then he said angrily: "I am a minister in the court and a disciple of a saint. I have written books and lectures throughout my life, promoted benevolence and righteousness, and taught loyalty and filial piety. You can take my life with your order. Why should I humiliate me?"
"oh?"
Li Xin stopped and smiled faintly: "What a great scholar of the dynasty. He really said that two years ago, in winter weather, your eldest lady wanted to eat fresh Yellow River carp, but it was not sold on the street, so she opened the ice of the Yellow River, and a child fell into the water and drowned. Is this a matter?"
Lu Weiqi shirked his responsibilities and said, "This is done by his family, and I have also heard of it."
Li Xin asked, "I only ask you, you want to respect your mother eating Yellow River carp in frozen weather. Is there anything wrong with this?"
Lu Weiqi was inconfident: "This matter is true. It was originally my filial piety. I didn't expect someone to fall into the water."
Li Xin said coldly: "How can you fall into the water without opening the ice to catch fish? In the cold weather, if you want to be filial, why don't you break the ice to catch fish by yourself?"
Lu Weiqi said proudly: "I am a scholar and an official, and I will not open up the ice of the Yellow River."
Li Xin shouted loudly: "In the Jin Dynasty, Wang Xiang was begging for carp and was also included in the twenty-four filial piety. Since you are a great scholar of the dynasty, I must be familiar with it. I ask you, since there are wise men who demonstrated it, if you want to be filial, why don't you go to the Yellow River to lie on ice? Hum?"
"this……"
Lu Weiqi's speech was stagnant for a moment, and his strong momentum of waiting for death was instantly dissipated.
Li Xin said sternly again: "What do you want to promote benevolence and righteousness and teach loyalty and filial piety? I think you, Lu Weiqi, are a hypocrite. He teaches others benevolence and righteousness, but he pretends to be kind and righteousness. He regards benevolence and righteousness as business. What qualifications do you have to put on airs in front of me? Kneel down!"
Lu Weiqi's mind was taken away, and he knelt down with a pounce. Then he woke up. He knew that he should not kneel on the ground, but should jump up and curse the thief. He would rather knock off his teeth, cut off his tongue, and curse him until his death, kill himself and establish the righteousness of heaven and earth. Like Zhang Xun of the Tang Dynasty, he left a reputation for eternity. However, the swords and swords around him, the dozens of slaps and the majestic expression of Li Xin made him weak all over and lose the courage to jump up and curse.
"Yeah~~"
Li Xin nodded with satisfaction. He had great use for Lu Weiqi in the future. Li Xin needed Lu Weiqi to raise the banner of countering Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism for himself. Of course, Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism are Lu Weiqi's belief. If he wants him to rebel now, he would rather die. Therefore, Li Xin was not in a hurry and destroyed Lu Weiqi's will step by step, and finally wiped out his will and used it for his own use.
After all, a Confucian scholar who opposed Cheng and Zhu Neo-Confucianism was not hesitant to detonate a nuclear bomb at that time, and the response was much stronger than that of Li Xin's unilateral rebellion.
Li Xin turned his gaze to Wang Shaoyu again and asked, "Soldier Master, are you willing to serve the prince?"
The lower-level officers and soldiers of the Ming Dynasty respected the general as the chief of the soldiers, but Wang Shaoyu felt that the call of the chief of the soldiers was like a huge rock, which made him breathless. He had seen Li Xin's methods. He was not only cruel and cold, but also moody. He slapped Lu Weiqi and Feng's prefecture in a disagreement, but also had an unparalleled eloquence. He actually made the contemporary great scholar Lu Weiqi speechless. He suddenly felt a little dry.
He knew that as long as he dared to say half of the word, it would be impossible for him to die in another place, and even to die well. Moreover, seeing Li Xin like this, it was probably impossible to be perfunctory. As long as he didn't want to die, he could only follow the thief.
But, can follow the thief really succeed?
If things fail, it is not as simple as death, but a person who is disgraced and has a bad reputation for thousands of years.
After gritting his teeth, Wang Shaoyu asked boldly: "May I ask if Commander Li really has the determination to clear the emperor? Do you really want to help the King of Blessings to take the throne?"
He felt that since he was forced into a dead end, he might be able to gamble. After all, the Ming Dynasty was like a broken ship, full of holes. The generals who led troops to fight had the most clear feeling about the current situation. The Ming Dynasty... was really going to die.
Li Xin said lightly: "Soldier Master, I'm asking you, not you asking me."
"Um?"
He Hu's face turned sharper and half-drawn his sword!
"I... I will be willing to be loyal to the prince!"
Chapter completed!