Emperor Kangxi: Yuyu Chengxiang

Chapter 87 Raising Army Pay, The Emperor Speaks Great Righteousness, Filial Sons and Old Mothers Speak Spring and Autumn (2)
It turned out that after Jackie Chan was promoted to the Daotai, it was stipulated that every March [-]th, the four books should be lectured to the left and right aides, soldiers, and family members.Today is the day to speak, so everyone dare not leave.Hearing Yu Chenglong's order, he hurriedly kowtowed to resign.Unexpectedly, the old lady waved her hand and said: "Come back! You have to do what you have to do. What can I do to you? I want to hear whether your knowledge has improved now!" Yu Chenglong hurriedly promised, I asked the girl to beat the old lady's back, and when everyone sat down in order, they began to talk.

"Today I'm going to talk about Mencius's exposition on kings, dominance, righteousness and interests, and set up Taoism to educate people in the world." Yu Chenglong's face was tense, and he stroked the book on the case and said, "There are not only gentlemen in the world, but also gentlemen. There are also villains. I was a gentleman, and the sage guided it with righteousness. The word "Xi" can be interpreted as "Yangwo", sheep, and the ancient meaning comes from "Xiang", which means that I am benevolent in nature to pursue auspiciousness. Where is the righteousness? The original is in my heart! There is a saying in an ancient poem, "There is a sword by the side of the profit, and the greedy person will kill himself." Therefore, if a gentleman is interested in profit, he will do it if it is in line with righteousness, and if it is contrary to righteousness, he will abandon it... "Because he listened to him There are a lot of lecturers with different levels, so Yu Chenglong gave lectures in Yazhong, while reasoning, and at the same time he had to give many anecdotes and examples from ancient sages and sages.Those who listen are not bored.He talked about the meal time before taking him in. He turned around and bowed to the old lady, "Please teach me, mother."

Mother Yu put the crutches in her hand aside, coughed lightly and said, "It's fine to talk. But as far as I think, the heart of benevolence comes from nature. Loyal ministers and filial sons just keep their consciences and are not contaminated by the world. If you deliberately The pursuit of righteousness, on the contrary, is "evil" in nature, which is inconsistent with the way of a sage. So Confucius said, "How far is benevolence? I want benevolence and benevolence to be complete!" You are all people in the temple, for the court Doing things, doing things for yourself, if you can do things according to your own conscience, you will naturally follow the way of a sage——Jackie Chan, am I right about this point?" Yu Chenglong quickly apologized and said with a smile: "What mother said is a bit like turning stone into gold. It’s because of my son’s negligence.” Yu Chenglong’s old screener didn’t think much of it, and some of the new recruits from Nanjing were Jinshi. Hearing this blind old woman in cloth clothes give such a penetrating explanation, Everyone looked at each other in amazement, but they didn't know that Jackie Chan was full of articles because of this lonely widow.After talking for a while, Yu Chenglong ordered everyone to disperse.

Only Yu Chenglong's mother and son were left in the hall.Yu Chenglong asked about the temperature and temperature of the journey again, and changed a cup of fire jujube tea for his mother, respectfully cupped it, and retreated to stand aside.

"Jackie Chan," the old lady Yu Fang said quietly after a long while, "You sent me a letter a while ago, saying that you wanted to use the book to impeach Pearl. I wonder if you wrote it?"

"No."

"Why?" The old lady Yu turned her head and asked, "Are you afraid?" Yu Chenglong lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "What's so scary about my son, I just have to weigh it carefully-you are always old I'm dead, my son knows these things well."

The old lady Yu smiled slightly and said, "It's reasonable that you don't ask me to take care of this matter—but since you wrote to me and told me, I have to ask you what you think!"

"The power of the sky is unpredictable..." Yu Chenglong let out a sigh of relief and said gloomily.

Sometimes a word is like a gate that shuts off thousands of words that are about to flow.The old lady seemed to shiver, stroking the smooth crutches with trembling hands.The mother and son were silent for a long time, and Yu Mufang said: "I know it's difficult, so I came here specially to take a look. Things in the world are like sailing against the current, how can it be easy? Mingzhu has been in power for so many years, and she is also a relative of the state. , if you are not prepared to destroy your family, then don’t do it.”

When Yu Chenglong heard "destroying the family", his heart sank suddenly. Just as he was about to reply, his mother slowly said: "This is not a woman's business. I didn't want to ask you. But in the past few months, there have been many questions." People came to the house, and I was shocked when they chatted. Xiaolian of the Liu family in the east of Qingjiang City committed suicide by pasting papers for no reason in Nanjing Gongyuan that day. Dozens of people were expelled from the examination room because they had no money to fill out! You are the governor now, Carrying a big sedan chair eight times when you go out, calling Bainuo when you enter the door, standing on the dry bank and watching others drown, are you a 'battler of the people' or a 'lord of the people'?"

"Yes..." Hearing his mother's rhetorical questions, Yu Chenglong didn't know how to answer for a while, so he could only say: "What mother taught is true." "And that Jin Fu, I don't think it's a good thing!" Yu said again , "The Cai family, Liu family, and Huang family in the east of the city were originally well-off households. The fields were flooded and turned into businesses. Now that the fields have dried up, they should be returned to the original owners. They also dominate the farmland and sell it. What is this? Reason? For example, Huang bitter gourd, I went to see me in the Mid-Autumn Festival last year. He was still a member of the river worker. He used to have more than 240 acres of dry land, but now he has to pay for it. The big family and the small family are all cooked in the River Governor’s Mansion. On my birthday, Jin Fu sent the man surnamed Chen to give 100 taels. Great, where can I get this money? Didn’t He Gong’s blood and sweat be withheld?’——Jin Fu and Mingzhu are not the same thing?”

Yu Chenglong's heart suddenly moved: If Jin Fu's occupation of more than [-] hectares of people's land was impeached, it would immediately be a major case that caused a sensation in the government and the public!Mingzhu has always been proud of using Jin Fu.Blessing Jin Fu and Chen Huang in every possible way, wouldn't they be wiped out all at once?He listened to his mother's words with piercing eyes and nodded frequently.After a long time, his eyes suddenly dimmed, and he said in a whisper: "Mother... this... this, I'm afraid it will affect your old man..."

"What?" Old Madam Yu opened her eyes abruptly. Both eyes were completely blind, and they glowed white and bright under the lamp. She stared at Yu Chenglong and said sharply, "Say it again and tell my old lady to teach me!"

"..."

"Do you understand the meaning of 'husband obeys son'?" Mother Yu said after hearing that he was too scared to speak, "You are Yue Fei, and I am Yue Fei's mother; you are Qin Hui, and I am Qin Huizhi Mother! This is 'husband dies, obeys son'! Think about it!" After that, he ignored Jackie Chan, called the girl, and went inside with his help.

One day later, it was the ninth day of the fifth lunar month, and the director of ceremonies calculated that it was an auspicious day for offering sacrifices to Xiaoling.When the imperial decree comes down, the governor of Jiangsu will go there.At the moment of the hour, Yu Jackie arrived at Xingzai as scheduled according to the order.There are already crowds of people along the way, and everyone can't wait to pay their respects to the emperor's demeanor.The joss sticks on both sides of the road continued to discharge from the east gate, and the sound of firecrackers and the smell of gunpowder filled the whole city.Nanjing City started from Yongle Jingnan.It became the accompanying capital of the Ming Dynasty.Twelve emperors had to go to Xiaoling to pay homage to their ancestors when they ascended the throne. Old people over the age of 60 can still recall the story of meeting Chongzhen when they were children.But for more than [-] years since the Qing Dynasty entered the customs, there was no chance to see this scene again.When Yu Chenglong was full of worries and rushed to the Jinshui Bridge in the Ming Palace, the guard of honor was almost over, and he didn't care about the dragon flag, static whip, silver gun, and yellow umbrella flashing in front of him, and he kept thinking about how to be alone. See Kangxi.While he was thinking about it, he suddenly heard excited shouts behind him: "Long live!" When Yu Jackie looked up, he saw Kangxi's royal chariot, shining yellow and shining, approaching.

This is a five-foot-high golden palanquin, carried by 36 eunuchs of the yellow gate, with the Xiang curtain rolled up high, and Emperor Kangxi sits firmly in the middle, with a face like a crown jade, a green beard hanging slightly, wearing a golden dragon jacket. Satin crown.Mingzhu was in front, and Suo'etu and Gao Shiqi were behind. At this time, there were gongs, drums, firecrackers and cheers like mountains and tsunami everywhere, and it was rare to hear people speaking to each other.

Sitting in the sedan chair, Kangxi raised his hand when he saw the officials and people cheering and cheering, and suddenly thought that this was going to Xiaoling to pay homage, and he should have a solemn and solemn appearance, so he put it down again, and only smiled and nodded to the worshipers : Waiting for the car to drive out of the city, it immediately became deserted. Here Jinwu is under martial law, and the common people are not allowed to come here.On both sides of the royal road, bright yellow curtains with endless heads are pulled up, leading directly to the divine way of Xiaoling.Kangxi looked back, but saw stone statues, stone lions, and Weng Zhong standing among the grass and bushes under the emerald green mountains, and the pomegranates and camellias all over the hills were shining red like flames.At this moment, Kangxi suddenly remembered what Wu Ciyou said in his lectures, "He who is good at the beginning must be cautious in the end, and he who seeks the nearest must pursue the far", which is a famous saying!I was in charge at the age of 15, and at the age of 19, I decided to withdraw from the vassal state despite all opinions. In just a few years, the "San Francisco" has been flattened. North and South are still unknown.My grandfather once told the sky with the "seven great hatreds" that he had no goodwill towards the Ming Dynasty. But today, if he wants to win the hearts of the Han family and seek this "nearness", he must pay homage to the soul of Zhu Yuanzhang more than 200 years ago.It is incredible that the creation of heaven and earth is set up so skillfully.Kangxi turned around, and was about to ask if the former Ming gentry who had been invited was waiting in front of the mausoleum, when suddenly three loud bangs from the salute made tits fly and geese flew, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs dispatched eight hundred The Ruihe was released and soared into the sky. The eunuch Qin Cangai went to the front of the sedan chair and kowtowed and said: "Long live, the Xiaoling Mausoleum is ahead, please come to the side hall and rest!"

(End of this chapter)