Ming Dynasty: Domination of the World from the Imperial Examination

Chapter 283 It’s just a knife!

Hua Lun watched Xia Zhibai leave.

Xia Zhibai's words had a great impact on him.

If you can't even clean your own house, how can you clean up the world?

Many big things in the world are made up of small things. As long as these small things are solved, the original big things will gradually become smaller, and even disappear and be solved in the end.

But how many people in the world can keep calm?

Can you calm down?

Lian Zining opened his lips slightly, sighed and said, "Why do I feel that Brother Xia has already shown signs of being torn to pieces?"

Xie Min said: "Maybe he never cared."

"What he wants is to change the world's customs."

"We should correct the past profit-seeking and selfish trend, but where is the easy way to go? Regarding the salt administration, perhaps it was because of your majesty's pressure and the help of the Xin Guogong Jinyiwei that we were able to suppress the local government, but what about the future?"

"The ancients said that the world is bustling with people because of profit."

"It's possible for a while, but not forever."

"It's even harder for eternity!"

"Perhaps in the end, I will be the only one left with a clean conscience."

Ding Zhifang nodded and said, "I'm not that pessimistic. Brother Xia always plans before he acts. You and I don't know what other tricks Brother Xia has up his sleeve, and we don't know what other plots he has made in secret. When the imperial examination was held, the court had already posted the results. Who would have thought that in the final palace examination, Brother Xia would soar to the top and win the first place?"

“Some people are born different.”

"Someone is born to break the rules. Maybe Brother Xia is such a person."

"It's just that he has a lot of things to break."

“But if you really think about it, it might not be the right path.”

"Since the Song Dynasty, the governance of the country has been seriously flawed. Officials have been corrupt, military preparations have been neglected, and people are living in poverty. At the end of the Song Dynasty, many great scholars had already thought about the future direction of the country. However, before they could figure it out, they were hit hard by the Mongols, which completely interrupted their existing exploration."

"After a hundred years of rule by the Mongols, the country has already regressed significantly."

“There was also a very noticeable landslide.”

"Your Majesty is wise and powerful. With his natural talent, he swept away all the heroes, expelled the Tartars, and restored the Han Dynasty. At the beginning of the founding of the country, he wanted to reform the world system. But some things cannot be done just by wanting to do them. After all, our Ming Dynasty is still making some repairs on the basis of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty."

“You could even say it’s just a different way of saying it.”

"The influence of the Mongols on the world was too profound. Not only the officials were deeply affected, but also the local scholars and common people. It has been a long time since the war ended. It is not easy to revive the country. I think that I should maintain a positive attitude towards some of Brother Xia's views, but I am not optimistic about some of the things that Brother Xia wants to achieve."

Ding Zhifang shook his sleeves and said with a serious face, "I have read a lot of history books recently. Looking back at history, in fact, in every dynasty, there are always some people who simply think that if they overthrow a corrupt country, they can rebuild the world. They also always think about breaking the world into pieces and then rebuilding it."

"The rebuilt world will definitely be better than the original one."

“But what about history?”

"It is still the same pile of stones and earth. It is just built and destroyed, destroyed and built again. Even if it is really built, it is just a change of appearance. It is still the same pile of stones and earth. There is no change at all. It is just called a change of dynasty."

Ding Zhifang sneered and said with disdain: "The land we stand on has experienced countless events and has long formed its own culture. How can a few or a dozen people shake up the culture of the entire world?"

"And is the new one really better than the old one?"

"hehe."

"I can't see it."

"It's just another form of patching up."

"Brother Xia is more insightful than others. He knows that even if the Ming Dynasty is overthrown, the world will not change at all, because the people are not the same people, and the officials are still the same officials. Brother Xia is smarter than others. He did not think of becoming a bandit, but instead joined the court."

“But that’s where he was wrong.”

"Because just like us, sometimes when it comes to our own interests, we will still oppose him. We know Brother Xia to some extent, and if this is the case, what about other people in the world? The only thing he can rely on now is the trust of His Majesty."

"But how long can this trust last?"

"When that day comes and trust disappears, I wonder how fierce the criticism Brother Xia will face will be."

"How many people want to eat his flesh and drink his blood."

"In my opinion, Brother Xia's body has long been broken into pieces."

"Just wait until the time comes to crack."

"I don't understand what Brother Xia is doing now, but I still think that what Brother Xia is doing is right, just at the wrong time. Perhaps when the Ming Dynasty is really terminally ill and really needs to save itself, when it is time to save the nation from extinction, someone will mention Xia Zhibai, pick up what he tried, and carry it forward."

"But not now."

"Not now either!"

"He wanted to open up a way for future generations, but he blocked the way for the present generation."

“I respect it but I don’t agree with it.”

After Ding Zhifang finished speaking, everyone else looked surprised.

They rarely heard Ding Zhifang talk so much, and his words were also deafening to their ears.

They had never thought that Ding Zhifang saw Xia Zhibai so clearly, even more clearly than they did. However, they knew more and had more contact with Xia Zhibai.

Xie Min opened her mouth but said nothing.

Maybe what Ding Zhifang said is right. Or maybe no one is wrong, they just have different standpoints.

Hua Lun smiled bitterly and said, "But we have been dragged onto the pirate ship. Even if we jump off the ship now, how many people will believe us? The only thing we can hope for now is that Xia Zhibai can restrain himself a little and not go too far. The class of 'scholars' has been rooted in the world for thousands of years. How can they be easily shaken?"

"It's easy to shake a mountain, but it's hard to shake a scholar!!!"

Several people looked at each other and shook their heads, with some reluctance and helplessness.

Still feeling deeply confused.

They were dragged in by Xia Zhibai, and now they can't even get out. They can't see the future or the way to survive on the path Xia Zhibai is going to take, only the endless blood.

Zhejiang Provincial Government.

Zhou Ziliang sat in the main seat and Wang Xuanfan sat in the second seat.

The rest of the Chief Secretary officers were divided.

Lin Shijia recounted everything that happened at the officials-business conference in detail.

Hear the words.

Zhou Ziliang said expressionlessly, "Xia Zhibai didn't bother him too much?"

Lin Shijia shook his head and said, "No."

He continued with a smile, "I'm afraid Xia Zhibai still hasn't figured out why we are so generous all of a sudden."

Zhou Ziliang snorted coldly and said, "Of course he can't figure it out, because it has nothing to do with him. It's just that the Jinyiwei has been investigating too closely recently. It is said that they have already found out about Lin Xian and others. If he doesn't distance himself from the matter sooner, he will be blamed sooner or later."

Lin Shijia asked in a serious tone, "Sir, what did the Jinyiwei find out?"

He looked puzzled.

He was ready to argue with Xia Zhibai yesterday, but he was woken up in the middle of the night and asked to cooperate with Xia Zhibai as much as possible to end the salt administration issue as soon as possible. He didn't understand it in his heart, but time was tight and he didn't have time to ask.

Now that everything was over, he asked the questions in his mind.

Zhou Ziliang's eyes darkened slightly, and he glanced at the other officials below with indifference, and said coldly: "I'm afraid you haven't thought it through."

“I was also shocked when I heard the news.”

"The Jinyiwei went south this time not to cooperate with Xia Zhibai, but to investigate the remnants of Hu Weiyong."

As soon as the words were spoken, everything fell silent.

All the officials present were silent.

Hu Weiyong.

These three words are taboo in their hearts.

They could not afford to be afraid. After the Hu Weiyong case broke out, too many people died, and every once in a while someone was implicated, followed by another bloody massacre. Over the past six years, the court killed nearly 100,000 people because of Hu Weiyong.

It’s not over yet?
After these six years, they have also realized it.

Hu Weiyong is just a cover, just an excuse for Your Majesty to take action.

But now, His Majesty has pointed his sword towards the south.

None of them could guess who His Majesty would point the knife at, and no one wanted to be that person. Moreover, they had already reached a consensus on the salt administration issue and had never intended to monopolize the benefits from the beginning. It was just that some people were dissatisfied, and now the Jinyiwei happened to have found out about Lin Xian.

The original resistance is gone.

They won't waste their breath on it.

If Xia Zhibai remembered their names because of these few words, and once His Majesty noticed their names, they might be the next targets to be investigated by the Jinyiwei.

This matter started with profit and ended with profit.

a long time.

Wang Xuanfan said, "Sir, is the news you found true? Did Jiang Li really find out that Lin Xian was the one responsible? Lin Xian's official position is not low. He is the commander of Mingzhou Guard. And as far as I know, Lin Xian and Hu Weiyong don't have much contact. How did they find out that he was the one responsible?"

Wang Xuanfan looked puzzled.

Zhou Ziliang said coldly: "How should I know this?"

"The Jinyiwei's secret investigation methods are varied and hard to guard against. Perhaps Lin Xian was careless for a moment and revealed his handle, or perhaps he was already targeted by the court, but Lin Xian kept holding on to the salt factory, which made Xia Zhibai dissatisfied, and then brought the situation forward."

"Either way, it's not a good sign."

"Fortunately, we didn't have much contact with Lin Xian, so I don't think we will be implicated."

"It's just that the salt administration can't be so persistent anymore."

"It's time to abandon it."

"The court has mobilized so many people. If nothing is accomplished, it would be a real joke. Zhejiang cannot afford the anger of His Majesty. But Xia Zhibai is indeed difficult to deal with. He always uses some despicable means to make people feel extremely uncomfortable. He is really a shame for scholars."

Zhou Ziliang had no good feelings towards Xia Zhibai at all. His words were full of contempt and disdain, as well as deep contempt.

As a scholar, he has no moral bottom line and does not understand the tactics of officialdom.

Just a young and ignorant person.

Such people are destined to fail.

It is just a sword that Your Majesty uses to intimidate the South.

(End of this chapter)