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Chapter 1007: Xu Jie is overjoyed and breaks the deadlock
What is Confucianism?
Confucianism is the Central Plains, it is the Ming Dynasty.

This is the world.

Confucianism is everywhere.

For the emperor, Confucianism was another ruler of the empire.

During the Han and Tang Dynasties, Confucianism was only a formality, and although it gradually flourished, it was not Confucianism that ruled the world, but emperors and aristocratic families.

The power of the Han and Tang aristocratic families was so strong that even a wise and powerful emperor like Emperor Taizong of Tang had no choice but to cooperate.

Until that unsuccessful scholar led his army into Chang'an.

The inner treasury was burned to ashes, and the bones of the nobles were trampled on the streets.

Huang Chao raised his butcher knife and sent the aristocratic family on their final journey.

After the decline of the aristocratic families, Confucianism rose.

This was also the beginning of Confucianism beginning to dominate the Central Plains.

Since the Song Dynasty, this behemoth has taken over the guns from the aristocratic families and enveloped the entire empire.

Even the emperor had to bow before this behemoth.

This is what Emperor Renzong of Song did.

This is what Fan Zhongyan said.

Song Shenzong was as determined as this.

Wang Anshi is such a strong and stubborn person.

As these emperors and generals bowed their heads, the Song Dynasty also came to an end.

I thought Confucianism would accompany me till the end.

But what was unexpected was that the Confucians turned around and gave a fawning smile to the Mongols who had invaded the Central Plains.

——Your Majesty, I welcome you.

Then, even if they change their master, they are still the superior ones and still the Confucians.

The situation changes constantly, and the flags on the city walls are also constantly changing.

But what remains unchanged is that Confucianism is still huge.

No one thinks Confucianism will die out.

Xia Yan once heard a great Confucian scholar proudly say: "Even if this world is destroyed, thousands and thousands of years later, the emperors and generals are reduced to ashes and forgotten by future generations, my Confucianism will still exist."

Xia Yan agreed with this deeply at that time.

At this moment, Xia Yan sneered, "What is fusion?"

Sun Di and others looked back.

"Mr. Xia?"

"It's me!" Xia Yan raised his eyebrows, and the long-lost aura of looking down on everyone came over him again.

In Xiyuan, the Taoist priest who had just finished breakfast was listening to Lu Bing's report.

"... Yesterday, someone said that Lord Chang Wei was suppressing the gentry in Songjiang Prefecture, causing unrest in the area..."

Daoye took a sip of tea and said, "Hmm!"

Lu Bing glanced at Nai Ge and said, "Also, Sun Di and others went to the Mohist base outside the city to see what scraps are left after the Mohist fell into decline for a thousand years."

This attitude is wrong!
Huang Jin felt that Sun Di and others were going there to provoke him.

Dao Ye said calmly: "They can't wait?"

Lu Bing was silent.

Huang Jin couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, if Lord Chang Wei was in Beijing, I wonder if those people would still dare to do this."

Lu Bing couldn't help but think of Jiang Qingzhi's debate with the scholars back then.

At that time, a group of great scholars and celebrities besieged Jiang Qingzhi. Jiang Qingzhi remained calm and refuted them one by one, leaving them speechless.

Finally, his identity was revealed.

——The great master of Mohism!
That battle will surely be recorded in history.

——The Mohist school comes out!
What followed was the great war between Confucianism and Mohism.

Now, the attitudes of Sun Di and others made Lu Bing feel secretly happy and worried.

He was secretly happy that Jiang Qingzhi had met a new opponent, and that Sun Di and others were members of the imperial party, and had more experience than Jiang Qingzhi. To put it bluntly, when Sun Di and others were on the same side as Dao Ye, you, Jiang Qingzhi, were not even born yet!

How will Jiang Qingzhi respond when faced with such overwhelming qualifications?

They are all in the same group. You can't hit them or scold them.

It can make people die of suffocation.

What he was worried about was that this kind of internal strife would put the sentimental Taoist priest in a difficult position.

Sun Di and others were speculating back then, but Dao Ye's situation was so difficult that he was almost hanging on by a thread. Anyone who could speculate at that time was almost risking ruin.

The Taoist priest values ​​friendship, so when these people saw that the situation was not going well and chose to retreat, he was not angry, nor did he make things difficult for them. Instead, he rewarded them generously...

Good to get together and good to go!

These people came out again this time just to speculate again.

The new policy requires manpower, but if it were Lu Bing, he would certainly use such speculators with caution, or even abandon them.

But Daoye still accepted them.

Unexpectedly, when these people arrived in the capital, instead of attacking those who opposed the new policy, they targeted Jiang Qingzhi.

Lu Bing knew that this was also for power.

As soon as the old monsters came out, the Yan Party was on high alert. Yan Shifan even said that anyone who wanted to enter the Zhilu should first see what happened to Xu Jie.

Since his downfall, Xu Jie has lived in seclusion, but he still comes to Zhilu and goes to the Ministry of Rites every day, and even his gentle smile remains.

But within ten days, Xu Jie's face had become thin and out of shape. His official robe fluttered in the early summer breeze, as if he was just a skeleton underneath.

Everyone knows the situation of this deputy assistant.

The scholars in the capital were sarcastic and even made personal attacks.

Leader of the Shilin community?

Xu Jie is no longer that.

There is a problem within Confucianism. The right thing to do is to launch a massive attack on them while they have no unified opinion and have not elected a new leader. This is the right way to go!
But the old monsters chose Mohist School and Jiang Qingzhi as their opponents.

Make your so-called loyalty a laughing stock.

Pretending to be loyal, they are actually fighting for power and profit!
Lu Bing lowered his head, with a look of sneer in his eyes.

The Taoist said in a deep voice: "The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit. It's not that I don't understand, but..."

The new policy cannot cause internal strife and cannot be laughed at by outsiders.

The Taoist has another worry. If the two sides start to quarrel, and he slaps the old monsters to death, will those who support the new policy or those who are waiting and watching be afraid?

The new policy seems to be advancing, but the road ahead is long and thorny

According to Jiang Qingzhi, the new policy must attract more supporters and make more friends.

How do friends come?
Use benefits!
what!
The Taoist was suddenly stunned, thinking how could I measure all this with interests.

Yes.

It was the influence of that idiot.

The Taoist's eyes were gentle, "Keep an eye on them. We will wait for the news from the south before we decide on anything else."

Jiang Qingzhi launched a massive war in Songjiang Prefecture, and the capital could not be in chaos before the final outcome was decided.

So the Taoist chose peace.

"What about those people in the capital?" asked the Taoist priest.

Those people refer to those who oppose the New Deal.

Lu Bing said: "It's very strange, everything has died down." Normally, early summer is a good time for scholars and poets to gather. In previous years, there were at least eight poetry gatherings every day in and outside the capital in early summer.

But this year there are very few.

So much so that the madams and prostitutes of the brothels were looking forward to it, but they didn't know why the patrons didn't come.

Could it be... that it has withered?
Early summer is an exciting time.

Emperor Jiajing said: "Those people are waiting just like me."

What are you waiting for?
Emperor Jiajing looked to the south.

His cousin was fighting those people to the death in the south.

He is waiting for news.

And the enemies of the New Deal are also waiting for news.

Both sides are waiting for the final moment to come.

If Jiang Qingzhi is defeated in Songjiang Prefecture, the capital and the literati throughout the country will take the opportunity to counterattack.

If you win.

The new policy opened up a big gap.

A big hole has been torn in the dark curtain that has shrouded the Central Plains for many years!

He was looking forward to it, but also a little uneasy.

……

Xu Jie's emotions were somewhat complicated at the moment.

He sat in the duty room, a cup of tea and a book were all he had for the whole morning.

As for political affairs...from the moment I was disgraced, I had nothing else to do except the affairs of the Ministry of Rites.

Xu Jie had already thought thoroughly about how he had fallen from grace.

The most crucial person in the whole thing is not anyone.

It’s Taoist!
It’s also him, Xu Jie!
Jiang Qingzhi informed the Taoist priest of Xu Jie's voluntary declaration via letter.

What Dao Ye chooses has nothing to do with him.

Why did Daoye take action?
Xu Jie knew that he had been on the wrong side.

As the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, you can speak out for Confucianism, and you can fight for Confucianism and Mohism.

but!
When it comes to matters of right and wrong, you, Xu Jie, shouldn't stand on the wrong side.

Jiang Qingzhi went south, and Xu Jie secretly instigated him.

Thinking of this, Xu Jie couldn't help but smile bitterly.

The Xu family has annexed a huge amount of land and taken in a huge number of people. If he ignores it, once it is exposed...

As a modest gentleman and leader of the literati, he would inevitably be besieged by the Chiang faction and the Yan party.

In order to save himself, he had to stop Jiang Qingzhi from going south.

The Taoist then struck him with a palm thunder and sent him into the eighteenth level of hell.

"It's my own fault." Xu Jie said dimly.

Nowadays, all the great scholars and celebrities regard him as stinking dog shit and no one cares about him.

No one came to the door of the Xu family in the capital anymore.

"Who will win?" Xu Jie's eyes were dim. "At this moment, I actually hope that Jiang Qingzhi can win a great victory!"

Suddenly, there were hurried footsteps outside.

"Why are you panicking?" someone shouted. It was the voice of Yan Shifan's entourage.

With the emergence of those old monsters, Yan Song and his son's control over Zhilu became tighter and tighter.

"There's news from the south!"

"What? How?"

Xu Jie stood up suddenly.

He hurried to the door, reached out his hand, but held back.

Xu Jie stood at the door with his ear pressed against the crack.

breathe!

rapid!

Heartbeat!

Like thunder!

"Said to be……"

The subsequent words were unclear.

Xu Jie clenched his fists, wishing he could rush out.

But he knew that once he rushed out, the two would definitely choose to remain silent.

"... Jiang Qingzhi was well prepared and used cavalry to attack..."

it is good!
Xu Jie's face flushed.

Well done!

"...behead...Jingguan..."

"...The powerful bow down..."

Xu Jie raised his head and roared silently.

——Without me, you are just a bunch of loose sand!
—— Jiang Qingzhi! Well done!
He laughed silently.

Well done!

Let those idiots see that it’s not that I’m incompetent or weak.

Rather!

It has to be so!
Hahahaha!

His body trembled with silent laughter, shaking the door.

The door banged...

The attendant hurried into the duty room of Yan Song and his son.

"Prince, young minister, big news!"

Yan Song raised his eyes, and Yan Shifan, who was resting with his eyes closed, said calmly: "Speak!"

The attendant said, "The powerful people in Songjiang Prefecture colluded with the Japanese pirates and raided Huating..."

Yan Song looked up suddenly.

Yan Shifan opened his eyes, and a gleam of light flashed in his one eye.

"This is a collaboration between inside and outside. Jiang Qing is in danger!"

"Who knew that Jiang Qingzhi had already made preparations, and he successfully eliminated the rebels and encircled and suppressed the Japanese pirates..."

Yan Shifan covered his forehead with his hands, "The big thing is settled!"

"Jiang Qingzhi confiscated more than ten households of powerful people in Songjiang Prefecture and arrested more than ten local generals in the name of collusion with the Japanese...Now the powerful people and scholars in Songjiang Prefecture are queuing outside the government office to file a complaint..."

Bah!
Yan Shifan frowned and looked over.

The brush in Yan Song's hand fell on the memorial.

The old minister murmured:

"This deadlock was actually...opened by him!"

(End of this chapter)