Chapter 429: They All Volunteered
Zhu Di received the decree and only looked down at it, then immediately thought about it.
This decree, indeed, was given by him in person, and in just a day or two.
Zhu scanned the decree and then handed it over to Yiluoha.
Also lost Ha will understand, then again will be the decree, sent Yang Rong people and so on to read.
One by one, all the ministers looked confused, Yang Rong did not change his face, but Hu Guang frowned: “What is the connection between this decree and the Jin Yi Wei arresting the readers for no reason?”
Zhang Anshi smiled and said: “The content of the decree, is not very clear? The Hanlin Academy of this ‘filial piety facts’ is too good, especially His Majesty’s Royal Pen, I read it is more difficult to their own feelings, especially the sentence: ‘but heaven and earth scriptures and righteousness is not respected by the pro, down to the heart of the Bing Yi is not the first in the filial piety. Therefore, filial piety is the foundation of all actions, the original of all good, big enough to move heaven and earth to feel the ghosts and gods, small enough to transform the violence of birds and beasts Vu grass and trees, are out of the nature of heaven, rather than artifice. The Facts of Filial Piety and Obedience will enable the viewer to realize the way of filial piety, and will give rise to the heart of love, which will be conducive to the world teaching of the customs of Mingren London.'”
Zhang Anshi paused, then said: “Such a good book, His Majesty issued a decree to publish it, and also personally wrote a preface, since it has the intention of educating the world. And I Zhang Anshi got this book, like a treasure, so I petitioned His Majesty to continue to increase the number of printings, and hire great scholars and readers to teach the four directions, which is not only to educate the world, but also to persuade the world to comply with the rites and filial piety, and His Majesty therefore approved my initiative, and also personally ordered the order of the Taiping government to supervise this matter, is this not a good thing?”
Hu Guang is a bit speechless, his eloquence is not as good as Yang Rong, but you Zhang Anshi also dare to show off, in front of the old man wild?
Hu Guang instantly felt his heart clogging up with a tight seal.
So he couldn’t help but say, “But this still has nothing to do with catching the readers.”
“Who said unrelated?” Zhang Anshi said, “If we want to preach to the four directions and convince the four barbarians, of course we should ask people to go to the western provinces to preach the teachings of my Great Ming, not only to the various clans and towns, but I also heard that the Tianzhu countries and the western provinces of Tupan also look up to the benevolence of my Great Ming, but there is no way to know the benevolence of my Great Ming. Now with this “Filial Piety Facts”, it is like sweet rain after the rain, the way of the saints, filial piety as the basis, and His Majesty also advocates filial piety, so what’s wrong with granting me permission to teach the four sides of the world?”
Hu Guang tensed his face and said, “But you can’t take the readers either!”
Zhang Anshi righteously said: “I opened the list ah, open the list to seek wisdom, hope that there are readers, can respond to His Majesty’s will to preach filial piety, deep into the barren land, teaching the four sides, but I did not expect, they just talk about what loyalty and filial piety etiquette, but when it comes to the matter, one of them is willing to go on no.”
Hu Guang s face was green, so he said, “So …… what about that?”
Zhang Anshi solemnly said, “During the Han Dynasty, in order to promote Confucianism, there were Confucian scholars like Zhang Qian and Ban Chao, who penetrated into the Western lands and popularized Confucianism, so that the world admired the rites of the Heavenly Kingdom. There is also Su Wu, Su Wu Hu Gong should be aware of it, the rites and teachings can have today, precisely because there are so many loyal, filial and righteous people.”
“Nowadays, the decline of Confucianism, I am in the eyes, anxious in the heart, Daming inherited the system of the Tang and Song Dynasty, is the Han family world, His Majesty and the wide rise of the King’s Way, advocating loyalty and filial piety, this is a good time to shine Confucianism, but now …… the court is using people at the same time, all around the recruitment of Confucians deep into the barren land, broadcasting benevolence and righteousness, but no one is willing to be recruited, you say this is not considered disloyal. But no one is willing to recruit, you say, this is not considered disloyal?”
Hu Guang was silent, when a person he spoke more radical than you as a party, although you know that this guy ghost words, but there is no way to refute.
Zhang Anshi said, “In addition to this, what is to be preached here is the Facts of Filial Piety. This book is since the Tang and Song dynasties, the first step of filial piety scripture, but also countless Hanlin and great Confucian, compiled and revised. His Majesty’s Royal Pen has personally endorsed it and made the preface himself. I Zhang Anshi read it, and still have feelings, these readers read it, but no feelings, but also indifferent to it.”
Said this, Zhang Anshi stared at Hu Guang said: “Hu Gong, I come to ask you, if even the readers, are on filial piety is still so indifferent, this …… Kong saint if the spirit of heaven, learned that his learning, was a group of later generations of unfaithful and unfilial generation, distorting to such a point, it is more will be loyal and filial piety two words. He would have discarded the words “loyalty and filial piety” as if they were his own. You say, Confucius saint his coffin board …… still press the hold? His old man ……”
Zhang Anshi’s latter words didn’t make it.
Hu Guang face violently color change, sternly interrupted him, “You do not pull east and west, Confucius saint and this has nothing to do …… with it.”
Zhang Anshi said with a bit of sarcasm, “If Sage Confucius knew that he had become a signboard for a group of unfaithful and unfilial people, and a cover for a group of people who only know how to seek fame and fortune, he would have died of anger even if he had been brought back from the dead.”
“Duke Hu, don’t change the topic, the matter of Sage Confucius is my Zhang Anshi’s matter, and also your Duke Hu’s matter. Furthermore, these readers, open mouth Confucius, closed mouth is Mencius, but really encountered things, but one by one turn a deaf ear, still daily indulge in comfort and happiness, this is not unrighteous.”
Speaking here, Zhang Anshi bellowed, “Unfaithfulness, filial piety, and unrighteousness can be forgiven if they were other people. After all, they are not scholars and have not read Confucius and Mencius. But these readers are different, they have read the holy books, and they still dare to do such a thing, what is this called? This is called knowing the law and breaking it!”
“I Zhang Anshi can not look down, can not be so let them again sorry Kong saint, and thus …… then invited them to go to the Jin Yiwei head, drink a few mouths of tea, a good life to teach them loyalty, filial piety, propriety and righteousness, and how is this?”
He seemed to smile, not smile, glanced at the ministers, then said: “How, see a group of disloyal, unfilial, unrighteous and also shameless, if not good to give them a little lesson, is …… still want to turn a blind eye to it? If this is the case, gentlemen, my Ming have morality and benevolence to speak of? I Zhang Anshi to ask, if even the readers are still shameless, face are not, my Ming is not even barbarians are not as good as?”
“So there is nothing to say, this matter, is the will of His Majesty, there must be Confucian students to preach the four directions, and the maintenance of morality and propriety, the Jin Yi Wei is also duty-bound, whoever opposes, is in collusion with those who are disloyal and unfilial!”
Hu Guang was a little angry and said, “You are …… trying to add to the crime! Parents are here, they don’t travel …… far.”
Zhang Anshi was smiling at this time, saying, “Since parents are here, they don’t travel far. Then why do so many scholars, for the sake of the imperial examinations, prefer to come all the way to the capital?”
Hu Guang pinched his beard and said in annoyance, “Swimming is a good idea.”
Zhang Anshi said calmly, “To take the examination for merit and to chase after profit and fortune is therefore to travel, so to preach the teachings of the saints and to broadcast benevolence and righteousness is to be without party?”
Zhang Anshi said here and smiled, only this smile added a few points of mockery, he then said, “Hu Gong, I advise you to carefully reflect on these dangerous remarks of yours, what you are saying now is becoming less and less like a scholar, if this continues, I will expel you from the wall of the saints’ gate.”
Hu Guang was furious, his eyes widened, glaring at Zhang Anshi, “Yellow mouth children also dare to ……”
On the side, Yang Rong tugged on his sleeve.
Eventually came out to round up the situation, “Originally thought that it was taking people for no reason, but this is just enlisting readers to go on a mission, which is not a problem. In this way, both can broadcast my Daming benevolence and righteousness, but also so that the readers can read ten thousand volumes of books, traveling ten thousand miles, is not impossible.”
“Only …… this kind of thing, how can His Highness the King of Wuhu County use the brocade guards, according to my opinion ah, we each take a step back.”
Hu Guang: “……”
Hu Guang opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing more.
The ministers were also silent.
To be honest, Zhang Anshi’s running to take on Sage Confucius and loyalty and filial piety was something no one expected.
This kind of thing, said to this point, can only be in the heart to scold Zhang Anshi lack of virtue ancestral tomb smoke.
Or Zhang Anshi such behavior, really sensational, but …… people s heart is good, are for the saint s indoctrination Well.
But in the values of the ancients, or under the value system of Rigaku, people are concerned with the heart regardless of signs.
That is, it is understandable that a moral person would do bad things.
And if a bad person happens to do a good deed, that person also falls into the category of ten evils.
Yang Rong smiled and said, “Your Highness the County King, in my opinion, this matter is too big, it’s better to release people early.”
Zhang Anshi turned to Yang Rong, but calmly said, “Don’t worry, I will never make things difficult for them, and I will definitely send them out with their limbs intact in the future.”
Yang Rong immediately heard Zhang Anshi’s sent out the front, added a lot of qualifiers, the heart is clear, but also know that this tug of war is not a solution.
At this time, Liu Guan, Minister of Rites, said: “The matter of missionary work, this is the main job of the Ministry of Rites, now it is the Brocade Guards on behalf of the work, it is really inappropriate, not to come to a compromise policy. Your Majesty, the old minister …… to go to the brocade guards a trip, visit the readers who were taken, how?”
At this point, the most important thing is to have a step down.
Especially for the group of righteous indignation led by Hu Guang.
It’s unacceptable for the jinx to take someone.
But if the brocade guards are for the saint s officers, this …… is unacceptable, but also have to pinch their noses to recognize.
Liu Guan, the old smoothie, stood out, both rounding off the scene and making the group of ministers feel that it was barely acceptable.
At the same time …… this is, after all, to cooperate with Zhang Anshi to, and can take the opportunity, and Zhang Anshi hooked up, this time, although it may not earn silver, but the debt of human kindness is earned a lot of, or else do not suffer losses.
Most importantly, Liu Guan is very clear, he is greedy and lazy and incompetent, the reason why his majesty let him in the Ministry of Rites, did not give him a direct cut, since because he is good at hooking, the dynasty needs to be so able to hook people, he just can be qualified for this role.
Upon hearing Liu Guan’s words, the crowd then immediately looked at Zhu Di.
Zhu Di has been all clear, so he stood up, slowly pacing, slowed down for a while, only then said, “The fact of filial piety, is the Hanlin Academy edited by the filial piety scripture, this I am the foundation of Daming, Han and Jin to filial piety to rule the world, Daming also to filial piety to rule the world, I am so valued by the book, also because of this. Zhang Qing uncovered things, shocking, my Ming’s Confucian students, less than the Han and Tang’s Confucian students far away.”
“If a man does not have a heart of loyalty and filial piety, then how can he dare to claim that he is a disciple of the saints? And how dare they say they have read the book of saints? This matter …… should be taken seriously and never be ignored, Zhang Qing can comply with my will, this is very good. In any case, this matter I do not intend to rest, things to do, from the heavy do, if not, the world lost filial piety, then sooner or later, the word of the demon to scourge the country, the discipline is gone, the Ministry of Rites this side, but also to assist in this matter, which is the responsibility of the Ministry of Rites, this time, although the jinyiwei is more than the kitchen on behalf of the kitchen, but if not the jinyiwei uncovered the matter, who will go to deeper into it?”
“Painful ah!” Zhu Di emotionally said: “I tasted people say, filial piety is the fundamental of man, the father to the son has licked the calf love, the son of the father more need to always remember the grace of nurturing. If people do not think of filial piety, and how different from animals. Missionary is the most important thing in the world, is why I Ming in the world’s prefectures and counties to set up a wide range of school officials, responsible for missionary matters.”
“Zhang Qing book has said, the world’s four barbarians do not serve the king, the root of which lies in not knowing what filial piety, so as to be no different from the beasts, I want to get along with the Ming Dynasty, it should be to promote the rites and righteousness, widely pushed the loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, these words are very good Well, it is now the time of the effectiveness of the Confucians, the readers will not be able to resist this?”
“Let it be so, the matter need not be discussed again! Zhang Qing must dispose of this matter in a thorough manner, and after a few days, submit the report again, I want to know the result.”
After saying that, without looking at the reaction of the ministers again, he directly dismissed them.
Zhang Anshi went out of the Wen Lou, then he sought Liu Guan in a big way, and in front of the face of the retreating ministers, he said with a frank face, “Liu Gong, it may be better to go to the South Zhenfu Si first, His Majesty has both the decree, then also please Liu Gong to work hard some.”
Liu Guan stroked his whiskers and smiled, “Okay, okay.”
The ministers on the side, silently bowed their heads and went away, pretending that they had not heard anything.
It hurts to hear such things, and it is better not to hear them!
Liu Guan, on the other hand, followed Zhang Anshi’s footsteps, and while walking, said, “The readers didn’t suffer, did they?”
Zhang Anshi said, “I don’t think so.”
Liu Guan said, “That’s good, that’s good, I’ll go and visit, so that both the court and the old man can rest assured.”
Zhang Anshi said, “Then I’ll work hard for Lord Liu.”
“How dare I call it hard work.” Liu Guan said with a smile.
Zhang Anshi and Liu Guan went out of the palace, and immediately boarded the carriage, and under the escort of the guards, went straight to the Jinyiwei.
These readers, and did not close in the Imperial Prison, which is also Zhang Anshi’s command, people are not criminals, put people into the Imperial Prison, this is not to treat people as criminals?
But if they were locked up in other places, such as the Chitose’s Chitose, they wouldn’t be considered criminals.
Zhang Anshi got off the carriage and led Liu Guan into the Thousand Household Office.
Qianhu had heard the news and came to meet him, Zhang Anshi only nodded at him and said, “Where are all the people?”
This Qianhu glanced toward Liu Guan.
Zhang Anshi, on the other hand, said, “This is Minister Liu of the Ministry of Rites, one of our own.”
Liu Guan smiled awkwardly, his smile is a little stiff, although he likes to hook up, but not so much as to be a family with the brocade guards, if this spreads out, is not the world of readers will be scolded for his rotten ass?
This thousand households but will understand, then first lead the way.
This Thousand Households all the rooms are connected, before you walk in, you will hear someone inside wailing loudly, “The student is willing to go to the Tianzhu, the student is willing to go to the Tianzhu ……”
Liu Guan only heard his scalp go numb, but he still pretended to smile and calmly followed Zhang Anshi.
Arriving outside the room that wore out the wailing, Zhang Anshi pointed inside and said, “Lord Liu, why don’t you go in and see why this reader is howling?”
And at this time, the person inside is still screaming miserably, “Ah …… ah …… ah ……… students are voluntary, voluntary of …… absolutely no complaints ……”
Liu Guan only froze in place, the smile on his face becoming more and more rigid, seeing Zhang Anshi standing aside, looking at him with a smile.
Just this smile, let Liu Guan suddenly feel as if awn in the back, but he still smiled and said, “This scholar, but is quite loyal and filial. Under the probation of your highness, can repent, really is the great fortune of Confucianism.”
Zhang Anshi said casually, “Go, go inside and talk.”
Liu Guan, however, was busy shaking his head and said, “Count it, the old man usually eats fasting, can not see the blood …… No, the old man thought …… it is better to let the scholars repent well, the old man only look at the number.”
“Look at the number?” Zhang Anshi was good at talking today, and immediately said to a man on the side, “Come man, arrange for Lord Liu.”
With that said, Liu Guan then quickly went to the lobby of the Thousand Household Office again.
No longer hear those piercing howls, which makes Liu Guan’s heart a little bit more at ease, and after taking his seat, that Qianhu Cheng up the number to come.
Liu Guan looked down and muttered under his breath, “A total of three hundred and seventy-two people, isn’t that more ……”
Zhang Anshi said: “I still think it is too little, now they are teaching them to pull some of their own countrymen and countrymen to join the gang. You also know, indoctrination this kind of thing, but sloppy, fewer people, scattered in the four seas, such as a handful of sand into the ocean, is really a drop in the bucket. Jin Yi Wei side, the scheduled posts are ten thousand people.”
Liu Guan heard, the whole person suddenly shuddered, but smiled and said, “It is not unreasonable …… However, ten thousand people is not too much? In my opinion, there are seven or eight thousand, should be able to cope with it.”
He, Liu Guan, is not a kowtow, he has a backbone, at least he has bargained with the brocade guards.
Zhang Anshi said, “We’ll see, there’s no other good way at the moment, we can only take one step at a time.”
Liu Guan continued, “These three hundred and seventy-two people, there have been three hundred and sixty-five people, have signed the pledge, willing to go to the four seas?”
The Qianhu on the side immediately looked at Liu Guan warily.
Zhang Anshi, on the other hand, looked up at this Qianhu and said, “In one night’s work, so many people have agreed? Could there be something fishy going on?”
Chito has yet to answer.
Liu Guan, however, pressed his hand and smiled, “It’s not easy, it’s really not easy, it seems that the Brocade Guards are fruitful and too diligent.”
Zhang Anshi said: “This is not their credit, mainly or the saints indoctrination of good, reading people at first just a momentary thinking, now a little that is, and is willing to fight for loyalty and filial piety, see my Ming readers, one by one, are good, and no less than the Han and Tang.”
“Ah …… right right right.” Liu Guan was full of redness, shaking his head and saying, “Your Highness’s words really coincide with my old man.”