Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 459 Trend of Thought

"This is going to be a big deal!"

Imperial College.

Lu Xiangsheng stood there in a daze, staring at the Huangming Times in his hand, with an expression of disbelief on his face, but the horror in his heart became even stronger.

On the front page of the latest issue of Huangming Times, it was written "On the Orthodoxy and Core of Confucian Thought." The article's high sense of purpose and new angle made Lu Xiangsheng deeply attracted. After reading this article, Lu Xiangsheng was shocked. He knew something big was going to happen!

"Jiandou, why are you standing here?"

Ni Yuanlu, who was holding a book in his hand, saw that the figure standing in front of him was very familiar. When he got closer, he saw that it was Lu Xiangsheng. He inevitably stepped a few steps faster and asked with concern on his face: "But what happened?"

"What else could happen? Brother Jiandou must have been attracted by Huang Ming Times."

Su Guansheng, who was traveling with him, smiled, looked at Lu Xiangsheng and said, when he saw the Huangming Times in his hand, the corners of his mouth could not help but turn up slightly.

Anyone who got acquainted with Lu Xiangsheng in the Imperial College knew that besides reading, he also loved reading the Huangming Times, and he never fell behind every time.

And unlike other scholars in the Imperial College, Lu Xiangsheng never participated in discussions involving government affairs. Whenever he read some novel articles, Lu Xiangsheng was more alone and lost in thought.

"Brother Ruyu, please read this article first."

Under Su Guansheng's gaze, Lu Xiangsheng handed the Huangming Times in his hand to Ni Yuanlu and said with a serious expression: "I'm afraid something is really going to happen."

Ok?

After hearing this, Ni Yuanlu frowned slightly, glanced at Su Guansheng standing beside him, and then took the Huangming Times from Lu Xiangsheng.

However, when he saw the front page, Ni Yuanlu's expression changed slightly. Su Guansheng's interest was aroused. He raised his robe and came forward to look at the Huangming Times that Ni Yuanlu was holding.

"!!!"

But when he saw the above content, Su Guansheng was shocked. He never thought that Huangming Times would write such an article!

Ni Yuanlu, who is several years older, behaves a little calmer, but after reading the entire article, Ni Yuanlu's mood is difficult to calm down.

"This is really going to be a big deal."

Ni Yuanlu tried to calm down, raised the Huangming Times in her hand, looked at Lu Xiangsheng and said: "None of the articles that can be printed in the Huangming Times can be printed casually. Jiandou, I remember that in the past few days, I There are many people in the capital talking about Yan Shenggong."

"In particular, the Integrity Commission, which went to Shandong to investigate the case, was criticized. Among them, the Shandong native who went to Beijing to participate in this year's joint examination was the most vigorous. It was said that Cui Chengxiu and others arrested Kong Yinzhi just to shake the cultural context of our dynasty. This Under the circumstances, if Huang Ming Times publishes this kind of article, it will probably cause an even greater disturbance!"

"Isn't it?"

When Su Guansheng heard this, he suppressed his surprise and said: "I think that although many of the ideas put forward in this article "On the Orthodoxy and Core of Confucian Thought" are very novel, it will not cause a bigger disturbance. After all, The Integrity Commission supervised the water transportation case in Shandong. It was under the emperor's order. The arrest of Kong Yinzhi must have been based on conclusive evidence. Otherwise, no matter how brave Cui Chengxiu and the others were, they would not dare..."

"As for!"

Lu Xiangsheng frowned and said: "This is not caused by one thing, but by the accumulation of many things. You don't really think that the public opinion in the capital is purely spontaneous, right? No, I have an intuition that this has nothing to do with the DPRK. The Gong Gongs among them are inextricably linked." "Under this delicate situation, the Huang Ming Times published such an article, clearly intending to further expand its influence, but the key to the problem is that this year's The conference is about to be held, and scholars from all over the world are coming to Beijing in a steady stream. If there is such a trend under this situation, I am afraid that many people will be involved!"

"Going to find Xu Jijiu?"

Ni Yuanlu's Adam's apple squirmed, she frowned and looked at Lu Xiangsheng and said: "I'm afraid it will be difficult for our Imperial College to deal with this matter alone. If it gets involved, then..."

"Let's go find Xu Jijiu first and then talk about it."

Lu Xiangsheng said in a low tone: "In the final analysis, we are scholars and did not enter the official career through the imperial examination. For many things in the court, our understanding is superficial. For us right now, the important thing is not to participate in it, but to prepare for the exam. Will try."

After saying this, Lu Xiangsheng walked forward quickly. Ni Yuanlu and Su Guansheng looked at each other, and followed Lu Xiangsheng to go to the Imperial Academy to offer wine to Xu Guangqi.

I don’t know since when, there has been a trend in the Ming Dynasty, that is, scholars satirize the government and comment on the officials. Whether they are hopeless in the scientific examination, or those who are outstanding in the scientific examination, or the famous Qingliu, they often will Come together and express your opinions and opinions.

Under the guise of criticizing current affairs, we demand integrity, revitalization of government, openness of speech, elimination of long-standing abuses in the government and the public, and opposition to the corruption and bending of the law by the powerful, in order to attract more people's attention.

However, the key to the problem is that these groups have no experience in participating in governance in the past, or even experience in local government. Many of the views and ideas they put forward may not seem to have any problems on the surface, but they really need to be savored carefully. But they discovered there was a big problem hidden.

What's more, there are some people with ulterior motives among them, who use such a banner to fully display their hidden thoughts and calculations.

Such as gaining fame!

For example, recruit more students!

This has also led to the trend of empty talk that harms the country and general talk, which is very popular among the Ming Dynasty scholars. The vast majority of scholars have no consistent political opinions and political ambitions. The reason why they participate is purely to comply with It's just a trend.

But the last thing Ming Dynasty needs is this kind of person!

The Imperial Academy’s Sacrifice Hall at that time.

"Your Majesty, what exactly do you want to do?"

Xu Guangqi, with a complicated expression, sat on the official hat chair. On the Eight Immortals table next to him, there was a copy of Huangming Times. Apparently, Xu Guangqi also saw the latest issue of the article.

"Whether the orthodoxy of Confucianism respects Confucianism itself or respects Confucius, how can it be so easy to tell with such remarks?"

Xu Guangqi muttered to himself: "Even if we have to make it clear, we still have to save some face for the Qufu Kong family. We can't write down in this article the things that need to be investigated in Shandong."

Xu Guangqi felt worried in his heart. In this special situation, the key is that this year's examination is about to begin. It is easy for such an article to become a hot topic. Once someone with ulterior motives secretly incites it, The consequences would be unimaginable, and even Xu Guangqi didn't dare to think about it...

(End of this chapter)