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Chapter 764 The Intensification of Contradiction

People in Beijing are still enthusiastically playing with rubbing silk with glass to generate electric sparks, and are still enthusiastically discussing the construction of the Altar of Humanity.All kinds of new things are constantly impacting the vision of Ming Dynasty people, Taoism is constantly impacting the status of Confucianism, and new concepts are constantly impacting old, old, and conservative concepts.

Some people are busy publicizing their new concepts and discoveries, such as Zhang Xianyong.

Some people are intensively planning their own business, while others are proving their own ideas day and night. Anyway... each of them is busy with their own affairs.

Some people are worried about the continuous destruction of the old tradition, and are ready to wait for an opportunity to counterattack...

Yang Reform was also busy with his own affairs. Sun Yuanhua was preparing to submit a memorial for the construction of a concrete dam. Yang Reform asked him to do more research and make more preparations.

Yang Reform is also busy because of this matter. Yang Reform's plan is not like this. According to Sun Yuanhua's implementation, the situation of industry and agriculture competing for water is a foregone conclusion. Yang Reform planned to give priority to industrial use, but since Sun Yuanhua When this matter was brought up, Yang Reform felt that maybe he should follow the "historical" choice, so Yang Reform chose to revise his plan.Modifying the plan is a huge project, and it is necessary to coordinate the relationship between various places so that the goals of each place are consistent.

"Your Majesty, Lord Yansheng seeks an audience!" Wang Chengen reported softly in front of the emperor, for fear of disturbing the emperor's thoughts.

"Oh, is that so? Kong Yinzhi is here? What's the matter with him?" Yang Reform paused his thoughts and asked.

"Your Majesty, the servant asked, but Yan Shenggong refused to say..." Wang Chengen reported, with a lot of self-blame, one of his tasks was to find out the intentions of the people who came to see the emperor, so that the emperor could Know it in advance, and you can do something in advance, so you won't be caught off guard.

"Oh, didn't he come here a few days ago? Why did he come again?... I know, let him in..." Yang Reform said.

"The maidservant leads the order!" Wang Chengen said.

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Kong Yinzhi came to the palace with great troubles. Zhang Xianyong kept showing those miraculous things. Now the whole court and even the world are talking about him. The pressure of Taoism on Confucianism can be clearly felt.

If it is about Zhang Xianyong's squeeze on Confucianism, although Kong Yinzhi is troubled, he may not be so troubled. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, only scholars can be officials, and he still has the emperor's promise.

But obviously it’s not just these, the bigger troubles come from other aspects. Nowadays, all kinds of new things emerge in an endless stream, all kinds of things that break the rules and traditions, and start to make many people who are used to the routine and traditional life feel different. Small resentments, these resentments, began to accumulate continuously, and gradually began to erupt into conflicts and frictions.

And Zhang Xianyong, who is in the limelight, will inevitably become a thorn in the eyes of some people, but Zhang Xianyong's status is no longer unshakable by anyone, so Confucianism, which has a lot of conflicts with Taoism, has become a savior in the eyes of some people.

Kong Yinzhi also came to see the emperor helplessly, he was forced to come to the emperor in a hurry.

"I see Your Majesty!" Kong Yinzhi saluted neatly.

"No..." Yang Reform said.This time, instead of letting Kong Yinzhi sit down, he was asked to stand.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Kong Yinzhi thanked him.

"Looking at the expressions of the Qing family, it seems that something is on their minds! I don't know what it is..." Yang Reform asked directly.

"Report to Your Majesty, minister..." Kong Yinzhi replied in a difficult way.He Yan Shenggong was born to represent many things, and what he didn't want was not something he could just get rid of.

"Oh, but there is something embarrassing, tell me, I'll see if there is any way to solve it..." Yang Reform said, looking at Kong Yinzhi's expression, Yang Reform could roughly guess what was going on. Today's Daming In the DPRK, change is gradually accelerating, social turmoil and disputes will definitely intensify gradually, and contradictions will become more and more antagonistic. Yang Reform, who is determined to promote social change, is naturally psychologically prepared for these things.

"...Your Majesty, it is really hard for me to say this..." Kong Yinzhi said in a difficult way.

"But it's okay to say..." Yang Reformed.

"...Your Majesty, many people think that there are more and more outrageous tricks and outrageous things happening in this world..." Kong Yinzhi brought up this matter again, and went up He came here once, but quickly sent the emperor away. Obviously, he didn't find what he wanted from the emperor, and some people behind him were not satisfied with the emperor's perfunctory attitude.

"Oh?...Really?..." Yang Reform raised his brows, looked at Kong Yinzhi, and felt a little dissatisfied in his heart. Since you, Kong Yinzhi, want to be a saint, how can you not pay a little bit? Not at all difficult?If everything in the world is a pie in the sky, it is obviously impossible.However, Yang Reform can also understand Kong Yinzhi. A huge society needs to undergo changes, and its energy is definitely not something that ordinary people can bear. It is not unusual for Kong Yinzhi to come to see him.

Kong Yinzhi quickly lowered his head, not daring to look at the emperor.

Yang Reform began to think about this matter. The energy of social change and transformation should not be ignored or underestimated. Kong Yinzhi couldn't resist the pressure and came to him, but he couldn't always be so perfunctory. He still had to think of other ways to deal with it. just work.

Kong Yinzhi kept his head low and didn't dare to raise his head. How could he not know the reason why he came here, how could he not know the whole story of these things?Although it seems that Zhang Xianyong is standing on the cusp of the storm and doing these things with a dazzling attitude, it seems that he should also find Zhang Xianyong, but Kong Yinzhi knows that the emperor who can really control these things in the world is actually the emperor, and Zhang Xianyong is just standing at the front desk." The person who dances" is actually in control of all this or the emperor...

"...The Qing family said that Zhang Xianyong's actions were too bizarre?" Yang Reform thought for a long time before asking.Kong Yinzhi's matter, we still have to find a way for him to solve it, otherwise, completely relying on his own prestige to suppress it is not a solution, that will concentrate all the rebounding force on himself, if the rebounding force is too big, If you fall into a passive position, you will end up in an unflattering end, so you must shift your goals and pressure.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, this... I am not saying that Master Zhang did something wrong, but that these facts are too contrary to tradition. Many things are really unacceptable. Many people think that as a Taoist , you should have the awareness to be a Taoist priest, and you should not do things that are inconsistent with Taoist priests..." Kong Yinzhi can only talk about Zhang Xianyong to this extent, and he dare not speak too clearly. I hope that the emperor can understand his difficulties.

"...I can understand and understand what the Qing family said. Let's not say whether the things Zhang Zhenren did were right or wrong. These things have indeed caused quite a stir, and they have indeed had a great impact on tradition. ..." Yang Reform made his words clear.

"Your Majesty is holy..." Kong Yinzhi heaved a sigh of relief, it was better for the emperor to talk, so he didn't have to hold himself back so hard, since the emperor made his words clear, it would save him from offending others.

"...The Qing family feels that Master Zhang has posed a considerable threat to Confucianism and squeezed the survival of Confucianism?" Yang Reform changed the subject and began to refer to the conflict between Taoism and Confucianism. The impact of new things on traditional things, Yang Reform will not talk about it, this thing can’t be discussed now, we can only talk about it after the follow-up measures come out, now I’m talking about this, even with the power of the emperor, I can’t explain it clearly .

"...This..." Kong Yinzhi looked up at the emperor suspiciously. The emperor seemed to have said one thing, but he felt that the emperor seemed to have changed his tune...

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, I dare not speak falsely about the good or bad of Taoism,...but it is true that many people think that those things are too outrageous, too outrageous, and they are not good for my Ming Dynasty. Playing with things and losing one's ambition..." Kong Yinzhi said.

"Well, I have heard this kind of words before, and I can understand what the Qing family means. Regardless of whether what Zhang Zhenren did is right or wrong, has the Qing family thought about how to deal with this situation? ... Don't worry, I am here just Let's make an assumption with the Qing family, not really, the Qing family just say..." Yang Reform asked.

"Your Majesty, I don't know, please teach me..." Kong Yinzhi quickly lowered his head and said, if he asked how to deal with Zhang Xianyong, he obviously didn't have it. The emperor stood behind Zhang Xianyong, unless he could find a way to deal with Zhang Xianyong. Also bring it down, otherwise, Zhang Xianyong would not be able to fall.Thinking of the difficulty of bringing down the emperor, Kong Yinzhi shivered unconsciously.He himself was supported by the emperor, so why should he challenge the emperor?Just because of his status as Duke Yansheng?

"I want to ask the Qing family, do you have a deeper understanding of the word 'human needs'?" Yang Reform thought for a while and asked.

"People need..., Your Majesty, I have been studying this word every day, but I have a lot of experience..." Kong Yinzhi quickly agreed.

"Okay... then I'll ask the Qing family again, what do you think of Master Xu?" Yang Reform thought for a while and asked.

"Master Xu,...Your Majesty, is Xu Ge old Xu Zixian?" Kong Yinzhi asked.

"Yes, there are only one or two people in the world who can be called masters. The Qing family might as well tell you what you think of Master Xu..." Yang Reform said.

Kong Yinzhi was depressed and had a headache. He didn't know why the emperor wanted him to talk about Xu Guangqi. Now this person's reputation has already spread all over the world, and he is even praised by a living Bodhisattva.It seems that he should be greatly appreciated, but in fact, Kong Yinzhi knew that many people still had a lot of opinions on Xu Guangqi, saying that he joined the barbarian religion and forgot about his ancestors.Zhang Xianyong doesn't know how to talk about it, and now he is asked to talk about Xu Guangqi, and he is even more difficult to talk about.

Seeing Kong Yinzhi's dilemma, Yang Reform said: "The Qing family thinks that Master Xu joined the barbarian religion and forgot his ancestors..." Yang Reform lifted the cover.

"...Your Majesty, I never said that..." Kong Yinzhi immediately denied that this is not something that can be said casually.The emperor himself said just now that Xu Guangqi is the only one in the world who can be called a master by the emperor. If he is asked to blame Xu Guangqi for his shortcomings, isn't this making himself uncomfortable?

"The Qing family doesn't need to evade it in a hurry. I know that this kind of voice has always existed in the government and the public. I don't deny it, and I don't intend to suppress or prohibit the existence of this voice... I just want to ask, why did Master Xu want to Join the barbarian religion? But do you really want to be someone who forgets his ancestors and joins the barbarians?" Yang Reform asked indifferently.

"...Reporting to Your Majesty, I think that Mr. Xu Ge is definitely not this kind of person. Mr. Xu Ge is dedicated to the people, to the court, and to the people of the world. It can be said that he has devoted himself to the people of the world. There are no such things as His Majesty said..." Kong Yinzhi hurriedly Said.

"These are just words for the occasion, but they don't get to the bottom of it.... Didn't I just say that? Let the Qing family understand what 'people's needs' is, understand the word 'people's needs', and then look at Master Xu's work." What I said is not difficult to understand... If you don't understand this, you are not qualified to talk about Master Xu." Yang Reform continued to speak calmly.

"People's needs..." It's people's needs again, and Kong Yinzhi's head started to get bigger. The emperor asked him to participate in the research of the word "people's needs" not once or twice. What does this person's needs mean? What does it mean, he is really confused, this person needs to be combined to be Confucianism, the emperor said, and it is closely related to his Confucianism...

"Does the Qing family know why Master Xu was taught by the barbarians?" Seeing Kong Yinzhi's bewildered look, Yang Reform asked again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I don't know..." Kong Yinzhi replied.

"...Why did you join the barbarian religion? It's just because the barbarians surpassed my Ming Dynasty in astronomy, arithmetic, calendar, geography, etc., and my Ming Dynasty was in dire straits...Why did you join the barbarian religion and learn from the barbarians? People’s things? It’s just for the sake of survival and salvation... Whose death is it to save? Whose survival is it for? It’s not my Daming..." Yang Reform said.

"What your majesty said is very..." Kong Yinzhi didn't dare to distinguish, the emperor looked up to Xu Guangqi for a long time, how could he argue with the emperor for this?
"...So, true Confucians, all of them take people's needs as their own responsibility, and all of them take it as their own responsibility to solve people's needs. When our Ming Dynasty needs to comfort the people, help the poor, and resist foreign humiliation, they will all stand up. Dedicated to the spirit of Confucianism..." Yang Reform said.

"What your majesty said is really..." Kong Yinzhi said, sweating.

"So, a true Confucian needs to have the spirit of dedication to 'Confucianism'...and Master Xu is exactly this kind of person, a representative of Confucianism..." Yang Reform continued to praise Xu Guangqi.

"Your Majesty is right..." Kong Yinzhi nodded again.

"...Then, what do the Qing family think about Sun Yuanhua?" Yang Reform suddenly asked.

"Sun Yuanhua..." Kong Yinzhi had a big head, he first talked about the master, and now he talked about the apprentice.

"...Your Majesty, I don't know how to evaluate this person..." Kong Yinzhi said with a big head,
"What's wrong with this? Is Sun Yuanhua a child of Confucianism?" Yang Reform asked.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this..., yes..." Kong Yinzhi thought for a long time, but decided to include Sun Yuanhua in the ranks of Confucian disciples.

"Since Sun Yuanhua is a disciple of Confucianism, what he does can be regarded as representative of what Confucianism does. These things are for survival, salvation, and deeply in line with the spirit of Confucianism. Why can't the Qing family carry this person or Master Xu out as a peace?" Zhang Xianyong, who is competing with Taoism?...Master Xu's reputation in the south is quite high, and he is known as a living Bodhisattva. If he is brought out to compete with Zhang Xianyong, Zhang Xianyong will have to give up three points, right? People prefer it It goes without saying that Master Xu who can solve the problem of food and clothing is still Zhang Zhenren with fancy spells..." Yang Reform said flickeringly.

"...Your Majesty..." Kong Yinzhi's brains grew bigger, and he brought Xu Guangqi or Sun Yuanhua out to fight Zhang Xianyong and snatch the Confucianism. Kong Yinzhi felt that his brains were not enough.

"Why, can't it work?..." Yang Reform asked.

"It's not impossible to report back to Your Majesty, but..." Kong Yinzhi said in a difficult way.

"Don't worry, the Qing family. Sun Yuanhua won't hold back the Qing family. After a few days, he has something important to say. When he speaks out about it, the eyes of the world will return to him. Sun Yuanhua here, Sun Yuanhua is a child of Confucianism, that is to say, he represents Confucianism and Taoism in the ring, won't it be happy to win Zhang Xianyong and win justice?" Yang Reform said.Kong Yinzhi's thought, Yang Reform has already seen through it, and he can see it through, but there is no good way to solve it. Now, Yang Reform has thought of a way to let Sun Yuanhua and Zhang Xianyong fight in the ring. Whether it is useful or not, let's take it out for a while .

"...Your Majesty..." Kong Yinzhi was already stunned, and asked them to push Sun Yuanhua to fight Zhang Xianyong... This is really a crazy idea. Kong Yinzhi felt unreliable at first, but think again, Not right!The emperor actually said that he would have an important event happen in a few days, which would make the emperor feel more important. It must be a big event. If this event happened, he could really fight Zhang Xianyong. Kong Yinzhi felt that this idea Very nice and satisfying.

Kong Yinzhi is actually a pawn of the emperor, with his own demands.In fact, I don't really like to come to the emperor to complain. There is really no way for him to come here.

What Kong Yinzhi thought was that this method does not say right or wrong, nor good or bad. At least, he can delay and hide for a while. As for whether it will succeed or not, that is another matter, at least before Sun Yuanhua does that. , he can relax for a while.

Kong Yinzhi decided to follow the path given by the emperor.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this may indeed be a good idea. I think you can give it a try... but I don't know what happened to Sun Chuyang..." Kong Yinzhi wanted to become a saint, so he must avoid it. Confronting the emperor directly, what he wanted more was to delay the time, and what he wanted was to get through this for a while.

"As for what it is, I can't say for the time being. Anyway, it is definitely a good thing... Confucianism should use this as an opportunity to fight Zhang Xianyong. Can't let Zhang Xianyong take advantage of it alone..." Yang Reform said.

Yang Reform knew that social conflicts were intensifying, and he had to find an outlet for him to vent.In this world, some people like to have nothing to do when they are full, so I have to find something for them to do, so as not to give them directions and mess around all day long.

(End of this chapter)