Mixed with salted fish in Hongwudang

Chapter 462 Confucius said to achieve benevolence, and Meng said to obtain righteousness.

Zhu Yunxi's eyes-opening and nonsense directly fooled Kong Na, and even Lao Zhu lowered his head in embarrassment.

Old Zhu asked himself, he was really not as noble as Dasun said.

In many cases, he also severely reprimanded his sons for their bad behavior, and even ignored them directly in many cases.

But Dasun's words directly elevated the vassal king to the height of court security, which made him both happy and secretly ashamed.

It seems that we have to add some burdens to those bastards in the future, so that they can truly shoulder the responsibility of defending their homes and the country!

After listening to Zhu Yunxi's nonsense, Kong Na felt as disgusted as eating a fly poop.

What kind of virtues do their old Zhu family have, don't they have any clues in their hearts?
Is it true that people in the world are fools?

Just say that the old emperor sealed out those vassal kings, which one has a good name?

But he can only slander this kind of words in his heart, once he said it, it would really tear his face.

In fact, his behavior today is a bit too much.

But he really hoped that the old emperor would find his way back, stop searching the world too much, and leave some chances for the world's aristocratic families to survive.

After Kong Na hesitated again and again, he bowed to Zhu Yunxi.

"Teachable!"

"Listening to the words of the emperor's grandson today made the old minister suddenly enlightened, and made the old minister feel deeply ashamed."

"The old minister has been in the temple for so many years, but he can't understand the painstaking efforts of His Majesty to worry about the country and the people. He is really ashamed of his trust in His Majesty!"

Lao Zhu waved his hands generously when he heard that Kong Na was submissive.

"Yan Shenggong don't have to blame yourself too much, we have been misunderstood a lot in this life, and you are not alone..."

"We act all our lives, only to be worthy of the people of the world."

"Your Majesty is as open-minded as a valley, and frank and frank, he is indeed a sage king of the ages!"

"The old minister just heard what His Royal Highness said. Since the vassal king has the responsibility to guard the country, then our family also has the righteousness to defend China."

"The vassal king guards the gate of the country, and the family is the minion, which is beneficial to the country and the people!"

"Please think about it, Your Majesty, is it really good for the court if the aristocratic family is eliminated?"

"The reason why generals can become a family is because the ability to lead troops to fight needs to be passed down from generation to generation."

"Choosing a famous general from among the farmers who are farming the land is definitely not as convenient as choosing from the existing military generals in the imperial court, isn't it?"

"The same goes for officials."

"It is far more convenient to select children from officials' children to become officials than to select from ordinary people, and it is easier to cultivate talents."

"Therefore, the aristocratic family is not useless to the imperial court. They are the cornerstone of the imperial court, the inheritance of China, and the continuation of classics..."

"Your Majesty, please be careful, leave a way for the aristocratic family to survive, and also leave a way for the Chinese civilization!"

When Kong Na said this, he knelt down heavily. At his age, this kneeling would at least shorten his life for half a year.

Lao Zhu was also surprised when he heard the "bang" kneeling. Thinking about what Kong Na said just now, he hesitated for a while, wondering whether to give scholars and officials some privileges, so that they can continue China and continue the inheritance?
But this thought was just a flash, and was strangled to death by Lao Zhu.

His eldest grandson managed to help him find out how much family property Daming had, how could he give it away as a grandfather?
But he really didn't know how to refute Old Kongtou. If he used his status as emperor to suppress him, he was afraid that this old thing would laugh at him.

Therefore, Lao Zhu can only set his sights on his grandson, hoping that this grandson will surprise him again.

Zhu Yunxi was already eager to try, but now that he saw Lao Zhu looking at him, he stopped hesitating and went up with his mouth open.

"Yanshenggong, the Huaxia inheritance you keep talking about can only be continued by squeezing the people and embezzling the court's tax revenue?"

Kong Na raised his head tremblingly when he heard the words, and said three sins in his heart.

"Returning to His Royal Highness, the Emperor Taisun, a gentleman is meant to be righteous, and a villain is meant to be beneficial. As a descendant of Confucius, the old minister should not talk about profit."

"However, no matter whether it's a military general's exercise, or a literati's pen, ink, paper and inkstone, which one doesn't need to cost money?"

"His Majesty gave preferential treatment to scholars at the beginning of the founding of the country. Isn't it because studying requires a lot of time and money to achieve certain results?"

"The old minister is not looking for benefits for himself, but for the benefits of scholars in the world."

"Scholars were enlightened at the age of six, and started to study at the age of 15. They took county examinations, government examinations, courtyard examinations, township examinations, general examinations, and palace examinations along the way."

"Leaving home and leaving home, not afraid of cold and heat, ten years as one day, the hard work is well known to the world."

"If they are made to pay taxes like ordinary people, where will they have the time to study and learn?"

"If there is no one to study, then who will help His Majesty govern the country and help His Majesty teach the people?"

After hearing these words, Lao Zhu felt a little convinced again. It was indeed because of these reasons that he gave preferential treatment to scholars in the early years, and even gave them rice noodles every month, so that they could study with peace of mind.

Seeing Kong Na mentioning the word "money", Zhu Yunxi also realized that the confrontation between the two had reached a fever pitch, but it was also the most difficult contradiction to resolve.

If the imperial court wants to collect more taxes, it must either squeeze the people or squeeze the powerful.

He didn't want to oppress the people, so he could only start with the local tyrants.

"Yan Shenggong's words are true. It is true that no matter whether you are practicing martial arts or writing, you need financial support."

"If the hard-working people can't get rich, the hard-working people can't make progress, the talented people can't realize their ambitions, and the gifted people can't study, it will only prove that there is something wrong with the court itself."

"What I insist on is to treat all lands equally, regardless of whether they are officers, soldiers or civilians. This is a great benevolence."

"Moreover, the tax collected is not for my royal use, but for the people and for the people."

"At that time, the imperial court will set up schools so that all the children of common people in the Ming Dynasty can afford to study and become the inheritors and disseminators of Chinese culture."

"For those with excellent academic performance, the imperial court will also reward them heavily."

"But this matter has nothing to do with the aristocratic family. I will never let Daming have a group of parasites that only lie on the court to suck blood, but are of no use to the court!"

"Whoever pays me taxes is my subject. Those who are unwilling to pay me taxes are not worthy of being my subjects!"

When Zhu Yunxi said these words, not only Kong Na was stunned, but even Lao Zhu was shocked.

Old Zhu looked at his grandson with a smile, and thought to himself, it's okay, what he said is more domineering than our emperor!

If you don't want to pay taxes to us, you don't deserve to be our people!

Gee!

Domineering!

After being stunned, Kong Na also realized that the new tax system cannot be changed.

Whether it is the old emperor or the grandson of the emperor, they are all strong-willed people.

Perhaps, only when the world is in chaos and the people are in dire straits, can the two of them wake up?

Thinking of this, Kong Na suddenly felt disheartened.

"Since your majesty and the emperor's grandson have made up their minds, let's wait and see!"

Before Zhu Yunxi could speak this time, Lao Zhu rushed to reply.

"Then wait and see!"

"Zhu Yunxi, you stay to chat with Yan Shenggong, let's go outside to solve your troubles!"

As soon as Lao Zhu said this, Kong Na felt his heart thump.

"Your Majesty!"

"They are all the reading seeds of Daming, and they are the continuation of Daming's cultural heritage. Your Majesty must not be tempted to kill!"

When Lao Zhu said these words, it meant that he had made up his mind, how can others change it?

"Come on!"

"Block the Hall of Mental Cultivation, no one can enter or leave!"

Zhu Yunxi was unhappy on the spot when he heard this.

"Grandpa Huang, grandson is the protagonist today, how can you throw me here?"

"You take me there, no matter what happens, I will not change my mind."

Hearing this, Lao Zhu turned his head and glanced at his grandson, and stopped Zhu Yunxi with a single question.

"Let me ask you, what should you do if Qi Tai jumps out to object?"

"This……"

"If Kong Yanjin jumped out to intercede, what should you do?"

"If your uncle Lan Yu jumped out and cried and asked you to give him some privileges, what should you do?"

The more Zhu Yunxi thought about it, the more numb his scalp became. These people are his husband, friends, and relatives, and they are the people he cares about most.

"Grandfather, they probably won't..."

When Lao Zhu heard Dasun's innocent question, he immediately thought of the afternoon when Li Shanchang left the palace.

Once upon a time, he never thought that Li Shanchang would oppose him.

However, when it comes to interests, who can be relied on?

"My child, when you are thinking about your family relationship, some people are using your family relationship to influence you, hold you back, and even hurt you..."

"You are too kind. It's not suitable for you to come forward today. Let us solve it for you."

After Lao Zhu said these words, he resolutely stepped out of the door, no longer paying attention to the stupid grandson.

Outside the Hongwu Gate, tens of thousands of candidates who had entered the capital from all over the country, as well as the supervisors of the Imperial College who had obtained the qualifications to take the imperial examination, knelt neatly on the ground.

The few leaders, holding the Wanyan book in their hands, knelt upright on the ground, looking at the three strong characters on the city gate.

On the left side of the juren phalanx, the military generals stood aside to watch the excitement, while the civil servants on the right paid attention with solemn expressions, and only a few officials rushed into the crowd to start persuading activities.

But their voices are too small, they can't even suppress the breathing of tens of thousands of people, so how can they have any effect of exhortation?

Lao Zhu climbed up the city wall, just glanced down, then turned his head back with disgust.

"Tsk tsk, there are quite a lot of people, many old coffins are here!"

When Lao Zhu was looking down, the people below were also looking up.

Tang He grabbed a handful of melon seeds, sat in a wheelchair, and led several generals Xungui to watch the fun in the shade outside the Hongwu Gate.

"Duke Xin, do you think His Majesty will back down this time?"

"will not!"

"Then what should we do, do we have to pay taxes like civil servants?"

Tang He asked back when he heard this.

"The imperial court didn't say that the land granted by the emperor needs to pay taxes?"

Fu Youde nodded with a heavy heart.

"It's true that I didn't say it, but whose family lives on the little field rewarded by His Majesty, who doesn't enclose hundreds or thousands of hectares in the countryside?"

"Otherwise, let alone supporting the children of the clan to practice martial arts, it will be difficult to live decently in the capital!"

Feng Sheng also followed suit.

"Yes!"

"The past two years have been really difficult. The subordinates dare not give us convenience. We have to pay a lot of tax every year, and the tenants below scold us for stealing..."

Tang He smiled confidently when he heard the words.

"Then find a way to expand the fields granted by the imperial court?"

"expand?"

"How can it be expanded? The officials in the government are holding account books in their hands to collect taxes, and they can't count an extra mu of land!"

Hearing Fu Youde's complaint, Tang He pointed to the city gate corridor.

"This is the back door His Majesty left for us. As long as you don't go too far and explain the existing land and fields clearly, His Majesty will naturally give you an explanation."

"After all, we are different from civil servants. We are going to lead troops to fight for the imperial court. How could His Majesty keep us from getting enough to eat?"

"If we don't have enough to eat, how can we get the strength to fight on the battlefield?"

Fu Youde and Feng Sheng were enlightened when they heard this, and hurriedly bowed to Tang He.

"No wonder it is said that an old family is like a treasure."

"Our military general Xungui can escape this wave, thanks to the protection of Mr. Tang!"

Tang He smiled indifferently.

"Don't give me the ecstasy soup, you won't be able to drink milk when the old man is pouring the ecstasy soup!"

"Say hello to the people below. Don't get involved in today's matter. If you have something to do at home, go home quickly. Don't even watch the excitement!"

"In a short while, the superior will definitely kill someone!"

"Okay, let's tell someone to pass on the message..."

Compared with the calmness and calmness of the generals, the calmness of the civil servants is only superficial.

The six ministers stood at the front of the crowd, feeling a thorn in their backs.

Today is a test for these candidates who participated in the imperial examination. Isn't it a test for court officials like them?

If the old emperor really ordered to kill people, should they persuade them or not?
If persuading, die together.If you don't persuade me, just wait to be cast aside by the world.

Now they only hate that their official position is too high, so high that they can't escape.

Even if they hide at home and pretend to be sick, people in the world can still scold them to death.

Therefore, they knew that nothing good happened today, so they could only bite the bullet and come here.

Compared with the entanglement of several ministers, Kong Gongjian was not entangled but suffering.

Because his father, Kong Na, has entered the palace since he entered the palace, and there is no news about it until now.

Kong Gongjian was very worried about his father's safety, but he was more worried about his son standing beside him than he was about his father.

Because once there is a conflict, the people in front of Hongwumen will inevitably be dragged in.

"Yanjin, you have connections in the palace, go find someone to find out how your grandfather is doing, will your Majesty..."

Kong Yanjin didn't know what happened, but he still panicked when he heard what his father said.

He knew too well what his father was like, if something very serious hadn't happened, he would never have allowed himself to associate with the eunuch on his own initiative.

"Father, wait a moment, the son will come as soon as he goes!"

Kong Gongjian looked at the back of his son trotting all the way, and sighed helplessly.

This is the last hole card of the Kong family, don't let this silly boy get involved!

After Kong Gongjian sent his son away, when he looked at the city gate again, his eyes became more determined.

Confucius said to achieve benevolence, and Meng said to obtain righteousness.

The Day of the Dead is just now!
(End of this chapter)