Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 113: The corpse of the Hanlin lays on the street, and the emperor angrily rebukes all officials
Wei Changgui, who was in charge of leading this group of militiamen, waved his hand decisively.

Suddenly.

A large number of militiamen rushed up and beat up the Hanlin scholars.

Yu Hao was also knocked dizzy and seeing stars by the flying punch.

Followed by.

He was knocked to the ground by the militiamen who rushed over.

Before he could even open his mouth to curse, he saw many feet stepping towards him.

Wei Changgui even took out the sharp knife hidden in his sleeve and stabbed it into the abdomen of the Hanlin who was cursing him, with a sneer.

The Hanlin was shocked: "How dare you kill us, the chancellor!"

The Hanlin scholars behind him were all shocked when they saw this.

Logically, this kind of collective movement is currently just a hobby for civil servants and scholars.

No one would have thought that ordinary people would start doing this.

Naturally, the Hanlin scholars could not defeat these militiamen.

The reviewer Wang Zhengyuan then ran away.

Only a few Hanlin scholars who did not escape, such as Yu Hao, were beaten on the spot with blood in their mouths and noses. Their injuries were too severe, and many were even beaten to death or killed in ambushes.

Yu Hao himself had broken ribs and lost teeth, and he said weakly: "Why are you rebelling?"

original.

Zhu Houcong had long known that these civil servants who protected rituals would be dissatisfied with his handling of the Kong family.

He also told Liang Chu that he wanted grace to come first and the stick to come later.

Grace is naturally what he said to Liang Chu.

As for the big stick, it is the scene that appears now.

Zhu Houcong has been strengthening the ideological work on the militiamen of the Gyeonggi Province patrol team and the orphans of Xingming Academy, including dealing with the Kong family. He also asked old people in his palace to analyze them and guide them, so that they are ready to deal with possible collective demonstrations at any time.

When these ritual-protecting civil servants began to advocate with each other and took advantage of the power of foreign invaders to force the emperor to abdicate, Zhu Houcong also asked the Jinyiwei to organize them to fight against these ritual-protecting civil servants.

This way he wouldn't have to use the army directly.

Let the people deal with them.

So that they can no longer threaten the court in the name of the people.

On the contrary, Zhu Houcong could blame them for losing the support of the people in the name of the people.

Kong Wenshao was very disappointed and angry when he saw that these Hanlin officials were driven away by these militiamen, and these militiamen took the initiative to help the government troops clear the road so that he could be taken to the execution as soon as possible without wasting time. He gnashed his teeth and cursed:
"Trickster!"

"They are all a bunch of unruly people who deserve to be killed!"

"How dare you beat up an imperial official? You really have no respect for the law!"

As Kong Wenshao continued to curse, tears began to flow again.

Because he soon found that he was getting closer and closer to the execution ground.

"Down with the Kong Family Store!"

"Save Confucius!"

The militiamen continued to shout slogans.

Many people who were unaware of the situation also started shouting.

Although they did not understand what the Kong Family Shop meant, they were simple-minded enough to know that Confucius was a great sage, but most of his descendants were very bad, which brought shame to Confucius.

Therefore, the people are willing to rescue Confucius!

Kong Wenshao became more and more frightened because of this. He didn't expect that so many people wanted him dead.

Yang Shen, who was hiding in a teahouse, was also shocked when he saw many Hanlin officials lying on the ground and the militiamen leaving in a triumphant manner, still shouting slogans such as "Down with the Kong family shop, rescue Confucius".

of course.

Yang Shen couldn't help but secretly rejoice that he escaped in time, otherwise he would have been beaten to death or injured.

Soon after Yang Shen arrived at the execution ground, he saw Kong Wenshao being skinned alive.

This made him feel very depressed.

Because he had to admit that their ritual protection faction had ultimately failed.

Therefore, even after returning home, Yang Shen still had a dejected face.

Seeing him like this, Yang Tinghe laughed: "Failed?"

"As father expected, our Hanlin officials failed to prevent the Kong family from being taken to the execution ground, and instead lost several lives."

"Fortunately, you asked your son to come back when he saw that something was wrong, saying that the purpose of stirring up trouble was to win the hearts of the people who protect courtesy, but that he should not risk his life and ruin his future plans. So my son found an excuse to avoid it, otherwise he would have lost his life."

Yang Shen replied with lingering fear.

Yang Tinghe said: "I have said long ago that the current Majesty cannot be underestimated. If you want him to follow the example of Xiaomiao, you can only hope that the Majesty is willing to choose to do so."

"Generally speaking, a wise emperor will choose to be lenient after working hard for a period of time, and will eventually find that it is better to maintain the system than to change it!"

Yang Tinghe continued to say a few more words, and then said: "But killing the Hanlin Confucian officials will ultimately damage the emperor's virtue and will not be conducive to winning the hearts of scholars all over the world! When I return to the cabinet in the future, I am afraid that it will take a lot of effort to restore the loss of the emperor's virtue this time. At any rate, I must ask Your Majesty to do a benevolent policy like removing the eunuchs stationed in various places to make up for the loss this time, such as dismissing the Jinyiwei!"

talking.

Yang Tinghe asked Yang Shen again: "How many lives were lost? Was it the Jinyiwei who did it, or was it the Dongchang people?" "Neither."

"He was beaten to death by the common people."

"My son didn't expect that they hated us so much!"

Yang Shen replied with a sad expression.

"what?!"

Yang Tinghe was stunned.

“This is not ordinary people.”

"These are rebel bandits!"

"This is treason!"

"This is a great gift that breaks the rules!"

"We should let the Royal Guards execute all these bandits and exterminate their entire clans!"

Followed by.

Yang Tinghe lost his temper and started cursing.

Extremely furious.

Yang Shen was shocked, so he stood there with his mouth half open.

"Help me into the palace!"

"I want to see the emperor!"

"We must never forgive this thief who brazenly beat and killed a Confucian official!"

"I would rather die in front of the emperor than come to your majesty and kill these villains!"

"Your Majesty's refusal to follow the etiquette of the world's discussion is understandable, but if the people violate the etiquette, it will be like the recurrence of Huang Chao's disaster, and we must be strict!"

Yang Tinghe's attitude was particularly firm.

Yang Shen had no choice but to agree.

And at this time.

In the palace.

Follow the left door.

Zhu Houcong has already begun to hold court.

"Your Majesty! The enemy is so powerful that they have deployed their troops at the border, and they are planning to invade China. All this happened because the descendants of the saint committed a crime. The treacherous officials in the court only catered to your Majesty's personal grudges and advocated the lingering death of the descendants of the saint and the extermination of the saint's family, which allowed these remnants of the previous dynasty to stir up trouble."

"So, in my humble opinion, in order to stop the fighting, to keep the people at the border safe, and to protect the country, Your Majesty, please show mercy, forgive the sins of the descendants of the saint, and restore their titles!"

"In addition, the treacherous ministers are in power now because the great rites were not correct in the past. Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to reconsider the great rites to follow the will of heaven and the people's will. Then the invaders will retreat!"

Assistant Minister He Mengchun spoke first.

"I second the proposal!"

"Foreign invaders are rampant because domestic affairs are not well managed, the great rites are not correct, and benevolence is not sufficient, so the invaders think they have an opportunity to take advantage of them!"

"In the past, Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty practiced benevolent policies, so after his death, the Liao ruler also mourned him. It can be seen that if benevolence and righteousness are practiced, the invaders will also be submissive. Therefore, I also ask Your Majesty to pardon the Kong family! Remove the tax camp and put an end to the policy of disturbing the people!"

Chief Censor Zhang Zan replied.

"I second the proposal!"

……

For a while.

Many ministers stood up.

Zhu Houcong no longer listened seriously to what these people were saying.

But he knew that although these people were all eloquent and quoting from classics, they were actually saying the same thing, asking him to compromise, endure the Kong family's offense against the royal family, and preferably change the great ceremony. Don't think about reforming the system, don't think about really doing anything to revive the country, and don't really pursue justice.

In short, he would rather damage the imperial power than not protect the power of scholars.

As for guaranteeing the rights and interests of the people, that is just a slogan.

After these people finished speaking, Zhu Houcong said with a gloomy face:

"You think I am afraid of the Tartars and that my country will be destabilized, so you use their power to force me to abandon the rules and regulations of the court and endure the humiliation that the Kong family has brought upon me and the people!"

"I will also label some of the court officials as traitors and launch a large-scale ban on party members."

"You make me very disappointed! And very angry!"

"I can't help but wonder, are you my subjects, or his little prince's subjects, or are you his little prince's spies planted in this Zuo Shun Gate?"

"It hasn't been that long since the battle to defend the capital in the 14th year of Zhengtong. Everyone has forgotten about it!"

"Are you not as brave as your ancestors?!"

Zhu Houcong suddenly stood up and asked loudly.

then.

He brushed his sleeves again and said, "My Ming Dynasty was founded on the basis of fortitude. We could not stand the unjust rule of the previous Yuan Dynasty, so we followed the will of the people. We are not the Song Dynasty that was founded by bullying orphans and widows! I am not Emperor Qinzong of Song! Let alone the enemy troops stationed at the border, even if they arrived in the capital and surrounded the Forbidden City, I would not abandon the kingly way because of their rampage!"

(End of this chapter)