Powerful

Chapter 87

(This chapter is updated late, I'm sad, the reason is at the end of the chapter.)
The court officials looked out of the gate of the Xuanzheng Hall in unison, and saw that the person who came was not wearing court clothes, but wearing moon-white clothes, wide-sleeved robes, and his appearance like a banished fairy instantly made the majestic Xuanzheng Hall shine brightly .

Wei Changyin!
What is he doing here?And he refuted Zhu Youluo's words as soon as he came, obviously, he supported Gu Chong'an.An Guogong's mansion is the noble family, so it's possible that they don't know the influence of Gu Chong'an's memorandum.
The faces of Jiang Qin and other court officials were extremely ugly, and then they remembered: Although Wei Changyin did not serve as an official, Emperor Chongde valued him very much and granted him the right to stand in the Xuanzheng Hall.However, Wei Changyin basically never showed up. Why is he standing here now?
But when they saw the old man Gebu standing next to Wei Changyin, their eyes widened in shock, and they put their doubts about Wei Changyin behind them.What they wanted to know more now was why this old man was with Wei Changyin and why he appeared here!

Emperor Chongde, who was sitting high in the Xuanzheng Hall, also squinted his eyes when he saw the old man. Like the court officials, he never expected that the old man would appear here.
However, what surprised Emperor Chongde even more was that the old man walked slowly to the middle of the Xuanzheng Hall, knelt down respectfully, and said: "Caomin Meng Guitang pays homage to the emperor!"
The court officials in the Xuanzheng Palace were suddenly confused. They watched Meng Guitang kneeling and kowtowing in disbelief, thinking that there must be something wrong with their eyes.This is Meng Guitang?Back then, Meng Guitang sneered at Emperor Chongde and refused to kneel!Is this really Dading tough Meng Guitang? !
Whenever there is a change of dynasty, there will always be some people who are obsessed with the glory of the past and will always be against the new dynasty and new emperor. More importantly, these people often have unshakable status and influence, and they are always stuck like a hard bone. In the throat of the new dynasty and the new emperor, he couldn't spit it out or swallow it.

Meng Guitang is the biggest bone in the year of Chongde, and Emperor Chongde has nothing to do with him so far!
Meng Guitang is a great Confucian, the number one Confucian in Dading!The so-called literature is not the first, and military is not the second. Meng Guitang is called the first. His talent and learning surpass other great Confucians, but his virtue is so high that no Confucianism can match.

During the time of the first emperor, Dading had a big battle with Dasheng in the west. At that time, the western border was full of dead bones. Meng Guitang called on Confucian scholars to go to the western border to resist foreign enemies with the body of a literati and the power of swords and pens, and defeat Dasheng for Dading. He has made great contributions!

Later, during the rebellion between the two princes in Taiyuan Prefecture, Meng Guitang went to Jinzhou and other places in person to deliver food, clothing and other urgently needed items to the local people, and he contributed to the survival of countless people.

And his people, who do not worship the official position, will not be rewarded, and after the incident, they will settle down in the mountains and forests and concentrate on the scriptures.It is the blessing of Dading to have such a great Confucian in Dading, but it is not the luck of Emperor Chongde.All because Meng Guitang did not accept Emperor Chongde as an emperor.

During the rebellion between the two kings, Emperor Chongde killed everyone around the two kings, including many Taiyuan people who couldn't help themselves. Meng Guitang had witnessed the killing at that time, but he couldn't stop it.

When Emperor Chongde came to the throne, he sent Xu Shanfu, the Minister of Zhongshu, to write a seal letter to him, and invited him to write an imperial edict for his enthronement.However, Meng Guitang threw the seal book on the ground and said coldly: "If virtue is not worthy of its position, disasters will surely happen to the country! I'm sorry grassroots people can't write this edict!"

He thought that Emperor Chongde ascended to the throne by killing, which was too bloody, and he was not the master of Mingjun, so he dared to keep the seal, which was so disrespectful.
Meng Guitang is such a person, who does not avoid death and is not afraid of death. What can Emperor Chongde do with such a person?Emperor Chongde was not afraid to kill one more person, but killing Meng Guitang was just to fulfill his name. Emperor Chongde hated him very much, so how could he do this?

Fortunately, Meng Guitang didn't believe in Emperor Chongde, but he didn't make trouble. Emperor Chongde turned a blind eye to him. If he didn't think about it, he didn't think there was anything wrong.

However, now Meng Guitang actually came to Xuanzheng Hall, and even knelt down, looking respectful.why is that?Wouldn't these scholars rather die than surrender?Are you willing to give up your life?

Emperor Chongde couldn't figure it out, so his face looked unfathomable; the court officials couldn't figure it out, and were busy picking up his dropped chin; even Shen Du was very surprised when he saw Meng Guitang.

He went to ask Wei Changyin to lend a helping hand. He thought that Wei Changyin and An Guogong were enough, but he didn't expect Wei Changyin to move out someone with more weight. Now it's not a question of getting enough weight, but it will be very Heavy.

Young Master Changyin's gaze touched Shen Du, then turned back to Meng Guitang, and then said to Emperor Chongde: "I report to the Emperor, Mr. Meng has something to say, but he can't enter the palace. See you, let’s come to the Xuanzheng Hall together.” ——A grassroots man in the Menggui parish, without Mr. Changyin leading him, it is absolutely impossible to appear here in the Xuanzheng Hall.

Even so, if Emperor Chongde pursued it, it would be extremely inappropriate for Mr. Changyin to bring people here.However, Mr. Changyin had no choice, he only waited for Meng Guitang to come at this time.Fortunately, there was still time.

After hearing Shen Du's request, Mr. Changyin has been thinking about this matter, whether the establishment of an academy can be allowed, and if the academy is opened, what impact will it have on Dading.Shen Du said that this matter was "shared by heaven, earth, spirits and gods". Later, Mr. Changyin also agreed with Shen Du's judgment.

Therefore, he personally went to Yunshan in the eastern suburb of Jingzhao, went there to find Meng Guitang, and asked him to come forward to ask Emperor Chongde to open an academy, which is why Meng Guitang appeared here.

At this moment, Meng Guitang knelt down on the Xuanzheng Hall, and slowly said: "Your Majesty, with a meager body, I implore the Emperor to allow the establishment of an academy, so that many people can have the opportunity to learn and understand. If the academy is opened, the emperor can send the world's talents After returning to the hub, Cao Min is the first to agree with him... the talents of the academy are ready for the imperial court!"
Meng Guitang was over sixty years old, but his loud voice echoed in the Xuanzheng Hall, making Emperor Chongde and the court officials silent.

Meng Guitang is a great Confucianist in the world, and he has experienced the battle of the Western Xinjiang and the chaos between the two kings. Otherwise, Emperor Chongde would not have asked him to write the enthronement edict.

This statement also has the same effect.After what he said, everyone had a sense of seeing the prosperous future.They saw pictures one after another: if the academy is opened, the common people will understand reason and righteousness, and the merits of the rule of law will be popularized; Retained, the legacy can last forever...

All in all, if the academy can be opened, Dading will have a prosperous era of civil governance, and there will be a long period of peace and prosperity. The court officials seem to be able to see these.
Even Shen Du, who had already been shaken in Chunhui Building, was still agitated by Meng Guitang's words.These words are so well said, so... deceptive!Shen Du is happy with such "bewitching", and feels that his father Shen Su doesn't need to go to the palace again.
Suddenly, Shen Du felt his eyes a little sour. This bone, the hardest in the year of Chongde, turned out to be so soft. Because of his own hardness, he was soft for the people. It is a blessing for Dading to have such a great Confucian.

Gu Chong'an in the middle of the hall showed an excited and ashamed expression.He also wanted to open an academy, and he also had Qizhao, but it was far from as good as Meng Guitang said!
After Meng Guitang finished speaking, he lowered his head, ignoring the reactions of the officials in Xuanzheng Hall.Through the bright stone slabs of the Xuanzheng Hall, I remembered the words of Young Master Changyin.

After he refused to come to the court to meet Emperor Chongde, Mr. Changyin was not in a hurry, but looked at the foot of Yunshan Mountain from a distance, sighed, and said: "The way you pursue must be better than material enjoyment and continuation." Life is more important, so sir, if you don't live in an official position or fear death, you are keeping the Tao, right?"

Before Meng Guitang could reply, Young Master Changyin laughed and continued: "If you don't live in an official position, what's the difficulty if you don't fear death? Isn't that what I am, boy? If you don't live in an official position and don't fear death, what good is it for the people? For the world What's the use? What does it matter to the past? This is the way that Mr. keeps? It's too shallow!"

After Master Changyin said this, he floated down the Yunshan Mountain, like an exiled immortal descending to earth, reflected in Meng Guitang's eyes.

But at that time, Meng Guitang saw nothing in his eyes, he felt that he was blind and deaf, if it wasn't for Mr. Changyin's words, he still didn't know the way he was following, it turned out to be so superficial!Not being an official, not fearing death, is actually just being a pure and simple person, just self-cultivation, which is not beneficial to the people, useless to the world, and has nothing to do with the holy.

It's just self-cultivation. For a great Confucian like him, it's too shallow and ridiculous.At that moment, Meng Guitang seemed to be enlightened, crying and laughing on the cloud mountain, and finally went down the mountain, and followed Mr. Changyin into the palace.

The silence in the Xuanzheng Hall lasted for a long time.Emperor Chongde was aloof and his expression was still unfathomable. He stared at Meng Guitang, recalling his words over and over again.

Caomin was the first one to agree with him... The talents of the academy are well prepared for the court to serve as envoys... Meng Guitang's words express the meaning very clearly: the academy is established for those who submit to obedience.

No one understood what Emperor Chongde was thinking, he didn't approve, he didn't refuse, he didn't respond in any way, only after confirming that the court officials had nothing else to do, he ordered Xuansang's servant: Retire from the court!
Retreat!
Emperor Chongde didn't even look at Meng Guitang again. The moment Meng Guitang knelt down, Emperor Chongde felt that the bone had been spit out.

Three days later, Emperor Chongde made a decree, which said: "The world is peaceful, and the style of writing is getting better and better. I like to hear it and should be rewarded. Therefore, the establishment of an academy is specially allowed, so that the people have the foundation for learning and understanding, and the world is reclusive and talented." Shan Yi, the benefit of the academy's morality and education, makes up for the loss of officials studying literature and Taoism!"

This decree is to allow the establishment of an academy!With this decree, some people are not in a good mood.

(Outside the chapter: After writing this chapter, I feel very sad. I have always felt that the disappearance of the academy is a great loss for the nation. Although the situation is progressing and the disappearance of the academy is inevitable, I am still sad. But it is not only because of this. I have always I feel that there is a problem with being a simple and happy person, at least... it is a big problem for Guochao. Everyone has gone to simple and happy, and who will guard the righteous way and peace we yearn for? ——Is this hypocritical?)
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