Domineering Daming

The Ming court has always been complicated, and Taizu's wanton slaughter was even worse for Emperor Taizong.

Xuanzong was more stable, but killing ministers after Yingzong was commonplace. After Jiajing, party struggles were in full swing. In the reign of Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian wanted to kill the Donglin Party, which still makes people terrified and unwilling to mention it.

Not to mention today, the Eunuch Party and the Donglin Party have been completely wiped out, and there may be hundreds of thousands of officials, large and small, who died and exiled for this!

After years of preparation and overcoming countless difficulties, the "Jingzheng New Deal" has reached its final juncture. How can we leave at this moment of great importance?

"How can I go?"

Zhang Guowei looked at the starry sky, murmured softly to himself, "Someone has to guard the last line, even if the body is smashed to pieces, someone has to be smashed to pieces..."

No one heard Zhang Guowei's voice. Early the next morning, the signed article by Minister of Rites Gu Yanwu was published in the newspaper, which immediately caused a huge discussion in the capital.

Gu Yanwu's status as the servant of the Ministry of Rites is enough to make people think about it, not to mention that this article is extremely sharp and sharp.

Gu Yanwu is different from Li Zhi. At that time, Li Zhi was opposed by everyone and could only "collect books for future generations".Gu Yanwu is different, he is the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and he seems to be talking about his personal academic attitude, but he is actually speaking on behalf of the imperial court.

The headline of his article is: Apply what you have learned.The subtitle is: Ming academics, rectify people's hearts, set aside troubled times, and promote peace.

You can see something from his two titles, especially in the article.

He lashed out at Xinxue for its rhetoric rather than practicality, using illusory metaphysics to discuss state affairs, and derived accusations that many ancient books of the imperial court were full of such mystical theories, which would harm the country and the people, and bring disaster to the future.

"Xin Xue" was created by Xinjian Bo Wang Yangming. It is the highest peak of Confucianism since Song Dynasty and Zhucheng Neo Confucianism.

What's more, Wang Yangming is not a quintessential Confucian master of the generation, he is almost a "sage", he is moral, capable of writing and martial arts, and the title of Xinjian Bo is even more because of his military exploits.

Now someone criticizes "Xin Xue", which disciple of the saint can stand it?

It didn't take long before all kinds of abuse sounded in the capital, and then I don't know how many memorials flew into the cabinet. Some people insisted on their identities, and even blocked the doors of many cabinet elders, court newspapers, etc., to persuade them with good words Lost and know how to return; almost pointing to the nose and yelling, citing scriptures every sentence, spitting all over the place, most people don't even have a chance to open their mouths.

When Gu Yanwu came to power this time, he was criticized a lot, thinking that he was young, had little qualifications, and especially had too many "nonsense", even more so than Li Zhi, so most scholars didn't like him.

This time, in the eye of the storm, there were the most impeachment books and more requests for his resignation.

Ministry of Rites.

Lu Daqi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, was looking at the "Policy for the People's Peace" formulated by the Chief of Staff, with a focused and serious expression, as if he was deliberating every word.

Because this "policy" is very unusual, it not only involves domestic resettlement, but also includes overseas immigrants, and there are some familiar and familiar ones such as "base", "land lease", "territory" and "overseas enclave". unfamiliar vocabulary.

Lu Daqi used to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, so he was very familiar with these things. He could tell at a glance that things that seemed to come from the cabinet were actually from the Qianqing Palace, and most of them were written by that person himself.

Who dare not pay attention to this, if something goes wrong, it will not be 01:30 o'clock.

Not waiting for him to look for a while, a chief came in and said with a wry smile: "My lord, every day, our Ministry of Rites can't do anything."

Lu Daqi raised his head, listened to the outside world, his expression remained normal, and said, "Who is it?"

The master said: "I heard that he is the elder of the Gu family, the grandfather of Gu Yanwu's family, and a Yuanwailang during the Wanli period."

The elders of the family chased after the Ministry of Rites to teach Gu Yanwu a lesson, what can they do?If Lu Daqi pretends to be qualified to persuade him to make peace, maybe this old man can use his status to teach Lu Daqi a lesson.

Lu Daqi thought for a moment, then said, "How about other places?"

The chief said: "There are people in various departments making troubles, and some even want to break into the palace and express their feelings to the emperor in person."

Lu Daqi paused, and said, "What's Gu Shilang's plan?"

The principal looked solemn, and said: "I heard that Minister You does not intend to compromise, and has prepared another article to further explain his academic views."

It seems to be a "scholarly point of view", but it is carried out under this cover, and it still criticizes a series of disadvantages of the current "mind study", and then has the meaning of negation.

Negating the philosophy of mind is indirectly negating Confucianism!

Chapter 1460 The Controversy That Comes Suddenly

When the government and the public were in turmoil, the scholars were boiling, and Gu Yanwu was about to continue publishing articles.

A contribution to the Chaobao alarmed the Chaobao, and many copies were quickly copied and sent to the cabinet, the supervisor of etiquette.

This article comes from a well-known academy in the capital, Luqin Academy. The reason why this academy is famous is that the founder was the chief assistant during the Jiajing period. Over the past few decades, it has trained nearly a hundred Jinshi, which is second to none in Ming Dynasty.

This article was written by the contemporary dean, Qin Yilong, with the title: Indifferent.

The subtitle is: Self-cultivation and morality, with lofty aspirations.

The article is plain and unpretentious, without citing classics, let alone gorgeous rhetoric, and narrates his way of doing scholarship in a plain way.

Indifferent: Take it easy, don't force or seek, follow your heart, and the way is as usual.

Qin Yilong's article was extremely reasonable and there were no flaws. The cabinet deliberated it and did not stop it. Once it was published, it immediately aroused great applause.

On the other hand, Gu Yanwu was accused of "being so ambitious and rebelling against ignorance".

Gu Yanwu's prepared article was thrown away, and he wrote another one that night and sent it to Chaobao.

Gu Yanwu's article was even sharper. Instead of citing scriptures, he presented the facts and examples of those empty talks that harmed the country.

Qin Yilong immediately wrote another article, the whole article was about the way of scholarship, as plain as water, calm and composed, not like a counterattack at all, more like a hermit chatting with others, every word and sentence has hidden deep meaning, unfathomable and profound.

After this back and forth, the people who read the newspaper had enough of their addiction, and they also had their own evaluations of the two.

Gu Yanwu gave people a feeling of being frustrated and unreasonable.And Qin Yilong is the kind of person who is not a high official and makes people look up to.

One is a high-ranking official of the imperial court, and the other is a famous official in the field.

Naturally, the imperial court couldn't sit still. First of all, Lu Daqi stopped Gu Yanwu from publishing a signed article himself.

As Gu Yanwu's immediate superior, Minister of Rites, his article criticized Qin Yilong's so-called "indifference", but in fact he had high eyesight and low abilities, and could only read books without practicality, which was harmful to the country and the people.

This time Qin Yilong did not speak. He was a master who had never been an official. He used the phrase "Qianlong in the Yuan" to attack Lu Daqi. The article was gorgeous and every sentence had deep meaning.

Lu Daqi maintained his identity and would not fall into controversy. The one who played again was an editor from the Hanlin Academy. It was ridiculous to attack this "Qianlong Zaiyuan". Is it "Dragon" He Qian?

There seemed to be a certain kind of enthusiasm among scholars, and some people appeared quickly, not one by one. After five days in the Chaobao, ten articles appeared from both sides of the court, with clear attitudes, full of attack power, and full of gunpowder.

For half a month, not only the capital, but also scholars in the entire Ming Dynasty seemed to have joined the debate, and all kinds of newspapers were vying for each other, refusing to give an inch.

Gu Yanwu himself did not expect that one of his articles caused such a big commotion, which gradually turned into a confrontation between scholars, and the two sides became clearer day by day.

——The party that supports the "New Deal" and the party that opposes the "New Deal".

Qianqing Palace.

Sun Chuanting, Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu had a rare gathering, and they sat on the porch with Zhu Xu and ate hot pot.

Zhu Xu's four sons, carrying small stools, sat obediently on both sides of Zhu Xu, with their small bodies upright, listening carefully.