Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 880

If the previous emperor had been changed, Kong Yanzhi felt that the emperor would really not dare to risk the world to disturb him because of the fact that all the scholars in the world were disciples of Confucius.However, the current reigning emperor is an iron-blooded emperor who has fought on the battlefield and killed countless people, and he is also an emperor who is convinced by the whole world.If there is anyone who dares to move the title of Duke Yansheng, this emperor is probably the only one!
However, not to mention the danger of traveling across the ocean, going to a wild place to get along with uncivilized natives is definitely not what Kong Yanzhi wants to do.If he really had this courage and perseverance, his performance in history would not be so bad. The backbone of the Confucian children has been represented by him!
After hesitating for a long time and thinking about it, Kong Yanzhi could not find a third way.Because he could feel that the meaning conveyed to him by Emperor Chongzhen was already very obvious.In the end, he looked up to the sky and sighed, his expression became extremely depressed, and he could only admit defeat!
The next day, Emperor Chongzhen sent an edict to summon Duke Yansheng for an audience.

The people of the capital, as well as the civil and military officials, heard that Duke Yan Sheng had arrived in the capital. For a moment, they all wanted to know if what was being spread on the streets was true.
Kong Yanzhi went to the Forbidden City and got off the sedan chair. Everyone he met admired him and said "Treasure".Regarding this, Kong Yanzhi was speechless, shouting in his heart, he really didn't want to!
In the Palace of Wenhua, Kong Yanzhi touched the prepared memorial in his sleeve and wanted to take it out several times, but he always wanted to take a chance and wanted to read it again.

When Emperor Chongzhen saw this, he naturally understood what he was thinking. He immediately sneered and said: "I think back to the time when Confucius wrote books and preached to the world, and debated with hundreds of schools of thought. His broad-mindedness is really appreciated by future generations. It’s endless. However, today in our Ming Dynasty, there are still some fake Confucian scholars who claim to be disciples of saints. They have read the teachings of saints and sages into the stomach of dogs. There is no tolerance for others, not to mention, and they even fabricate rumors. , slander other people’s doctrines, I will arrest every one of these people and will never tolerate them!”

Having said that, he turned his head to look at Chen Baoting, the admiral of Dongchang who was serving beside him, and said, "I forgot for a moment, how many people like this have you arrested in Dongchang?"

"Your Majesty, a total of 350 people have been arrested!" How could Chen Baoting not know the emperor's intention, so he quickly reported loudly, "I suspect that there may be someone behind so many people, and we are conducting a strict investigation!"

Hearing this, the sweat on Kong Yanzhi's back was unstoppable, and there was no chance of luck in his heart.

So, he quickly took out the memorial from his sleeve, handed it to Emperor Chongzhen with both hands, and at the same time said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, I heard that my Ming Dynasty conquered the Americas, and there are many uncivilized barbarians there. I would like to go to America to educate them. Please give me your Majesty’s permission!”

"Oh, it's a good idea that you have. I'm sure!" Emperor Chongzhen agreed without even looking at his memorial. "The teachings of the Ming Dynasty are also indispensable to the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. Therefore, I have decided to establish the Ming Dynasty Royal Family. The academy invites the world’s learned men to study the teachings of the saints and educate the world.”

When Kong Yanzhi heard this, he couldn't help being stimulated again.Originally, he thought that even if he went to America, would the emperor set up another Duke Yan Sheng?Unexpectedly, according to the emperor's intention, it seems that they will not, but instead set up some kind of Daming Royal Academy.Why does the emperor only like some novelty things, so he makes all kinds of moths?

He wanted to fight for the Kong family again, but when he was about to open his mouth, he suddenly thought that the princes of the Daming Dynasty were no longer hereditary titles, so could the title of Duke Yansheng still be hereditary?The emperor treats even the princes equally. With the emperor's iron-blooded style, can he still make an exception and fulfill the title of Quanyan Shenggong?
Is it possible that the current emperor in front of us has changed the situation that has never been seen before in the world and created a completely new atmosphere in the Ming Dynasty? Will the Holy Duke remain unchanged?

Thinking in his mind, he had the answer, and couldn't help but let out a deep sigh in his heart.

It was only then that Kong Yanzhi finally figured it out.In the final analysis, it was actually the title of Duke Yansheng that was to blame. Even if he had refrained from doing those things, the emperor would have taken action against the title of Duke Yansheng sooner or later.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Emperor Chongzhen say to him in a caring tone: "Kong Qing, going to America to teach the Tao and promote the sage's learning is not a one-time effort, let alone one person can do it all. Therefore, You can bring your clansmen with you, and as for the fields and other things belonging to Qing, if you can't take them away, you can just treat them like the Daming vassal. In addition, I will think of ways to give Qing more help."

Hearing this, Kong Yanzhi couldn't help but feel like he was struck by lightning.The emperor is so cruel!

Originally, he thought that it was enough for him to write a letter to be exiled to America as the emperor wished.In this way, it not only satisfies the emperor's wishes, but also makes him have a good reputation, which is not bad.

Then I thought that the emperor didn't even think about letting it go, and actually wanted to uproot the Kong family!
Of course, on the bright side, Emperor Chongzhen would never admit that this was a blow to the Kong family.But for Yan Shenggong's feat, he was helping him.And the treatment of the Kong family is at the same level as that of the Daming vassal king, so what else?Can't we raise the salary any more?No matter how high it is, there is only the emperor!
Childish, I am really childish!

Think about it, the emperor in front of him can turn Qian Qianyi, a well-educated scholar of his generation, into a treasonous person. Now that he has the leverage in his hands, how can he easily let him go?
Childish, I am so childish!
However, Kong Yanzhi himself had no courage, and stepped step by step into the trap set by Emperor Chongzhen for him. He could not resist at all, and he couldn't help but sigh again in his heart.From now on, the good days of the Kong family have come to an end!I don’t know if I will get better again after arriving in that barbaric land?

After Emperor Chongzhen achieved his goal, he was too lazy to talk to Kong Yanzhi anymore and simply asked him to step back and prepare for traveling with the expeditionary force next year.

The land owned by the Confucian family in Qufu can be said to be no less inferior than that of the Ming vassal kings. Their local actions are also the kind that no one dares to control. Emperor Chongzhen has long wanted to clean up.

However, after all, all scholars in the world are disciples of saints. Even if the new learning has spread all over the world, the time is still short after all. If we take action directly, it may cause unnecessary turmoil.Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty is gathering the strength of the whole country to develop domestically and expand its territory externally. Emperor Chongzhen does not want any civil strife to consume, so he uses this method to drive away this parasite.

As for the Confucianism, as he said to Kong Yanzhi just now, the Daming Royal Academy will be established, and learned scholars from all over the world will be called to inherit and carry forward the Confucianism.

In fact, he didn't elaborate further.This Royal Academy of the Ming Dynasty not only wants to inherit and carry forward the theory of Confucius, but also the theory of Mencius, the theory of new learning, and the ways of various schools of thought, all of which are fine.This is the cultural treasure of the Chinese nation standing in the East, and it must not be lost.

Soon afterwards, the news about the Yan Sheng Gong tribe going to the Americas to civilize the uncivilized natives and the establishment of the Ming Royal Academy were announced to the world.Local officials also received the imperial court's consent and encouraged disciples of saints from various places to follow Duke Yan to do meaningful things, that is, to go to America to educate the natives.

Needless to say, many conservative Confucian scholars in the Ming Dynasty were really moved by Yan Shenggong's feat and wanted to go to America.

In addition, those Confucian scholars who spread rumors and were caught were actually exiled and were about to be thrown into America.

For ordinary people, this matter can only be seen on the bright side.However, there are so many smart people in the court, how can they not know what happened behind this incident.

But since these are smart people, how can they reveal this matter? What's the benefit?With this approach now, Yan Shenggong can still gain a good reputation.If you really want to fall out with the current emperor, that will definitely be the worst outcome!

Just like that, Emperor Chongzhen sorted out all the titles in Daming. Except for the title of emperor, there is no hereditary title.

As far as Emperor Chongzhen himself was concerned, he was quite satisfied with the result of this disposal.The use of the Kong family can be considered to the extreme.If the Ming Dynasty wanted to turn America into its own vassal state, it must have the same clan, same race and same culture.And there are uncivilized Indians there. The most important thing is that the American continent was the first to be eroded by European culture.

If we don't pay attention to the ideological aspect, people who came from the Ming Dynasty will eventually be assimilated by others, or develop a different path. This is not what Emperor Chongzhen wants to see.

The teachings of Confucius are taught by the Confucius family and his many disciples. This power should be strong enough.Reaching this step can be considered as your best effort.As for how the Chinese people in America will develop in the end, we can only wait and see!
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When Emperor Chongzhen was busy with these things and paid attention to the various conditions of the people's livelihood in the country, Hong Chengchou, who was far away in the Tianshan Mountains, received no return from his dispatch, reconfirming that Tsarist Russia was at war with another powerful country, Poland.So, without any further hesitation, he ordered [-] soldiers and horses, and started the expedition to the Caucasus.

Since we want to control the Caucasus, our troops must cross the Caucasus and explore the new frontier of the Ming Dynasty.Of course Hong Chengchou had done his homework and knew what to do.

Behind the [-] soldiers and horses he led, there were civilians escorting supplies to follow up, and he also told them that reinforcements coming from the pass would also continue to follow up.

At this time, the surrounding area of ​​Tianshan Mountain had already been cleaned up by Hong Chengchou before.Therefore, the army set off without encountering the enemy at all.Some, apart from the cheers belonging to the herdsmen under Hong Chengchou's rule, only those who did not submit to Daming fled in haste.

As a result, the Ming army's westward advance was very fast.

(End of this chapter)