Chapter 711 Stupid Brother

For the scholars of the Ming Dynasty, it seemed that the scandal was about to happen again. But for them, it seemed that they were accustomed to it, and even if many things happened, it would not be surprising.

The emperor of the Ming Dynasty was destined not to rule the world together with the scholar-bureaucrats. If scholars want to return to the lofty status of the Song Dynasty, it is simply a daydream. Not to mention the emperor, it is estimated that none of those martial artists will agree.

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But for many scholars at this moment, another major case is about to happen, and it can even be said to have a long-lasting impact.

Whether it is the Kongyin case or the Hu Weiyong case, it seems that the emperor is just consolidating his rule. Those cases are actually against officials and have nothing to do with the scholars. They can be said to be very safe.

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But things are different now. The upcoming case is likely to affect the status of many students.

Emperor Hongwu indeed once issued a decree that students were not allowed to discuss government affairs. Even if many people did not agree with it in their hearts, when facing the imperial power, they could only accept it silently, at least when facing Emperor Hongwu, even those scholars

I have a lot of dissatisfaction that I can only hide in my heart and dare not express it too much.

The reason here is also very simple, because although the Yuan Dynasty did not allow some southern scholars to serve as high-ranking officials, the control over the grassroots society was quite poor, and it could be regarded as delegating power to some landlords and scholars.

Whether it is fear of scholars or contempt for scholars. In fact, some scholars are not allowed to discuss government affairs. In the final analysis, it is because of the need to consolidate rule.

From Lao Zhu’s eight-part essay, we can also see that Lao Zhu wanted to imprison the minds of some scholars.

During the Song Dynasty, academies had developed education, and literati were highly motivated to participate in government affairs. Groups with the core of students often launched public opinion movements when the government was corrupt and the country was in danger. The main forms were petitions at the palace gates, petitions, and so on.

This seems to be effective, but Lao Zhu established some systems when he founded the country. He actually realized the role of public opinion, so at the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, he carried out reforms in the construction of public opinion and formulated many systems of opinion.

To understand the underlying situation.

Under such circumstances, scholars can just study in a down-to-earth manner, and there is no need to participate in discussions about government affairs. The Ming Dynasty already had a system of talking about officials, and it would only be troublesome for scholars to participate in it anymore.

In fact, some scholars are not allowed to discuss government affairs because these people can be counted as reserve officials. If they discuss government affairs too early, or once a force is formed and cliques appear, party disputes will naturally arise.

And if you pay more attention, once any rumors appear, it will easily turn into a sudden discussion in the government and the public. One person will advocate it, tens of millions of people will follow it, and the whole country will run wild, and it can even turn the world upside down and change the right and wrong.

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Therefore, it is very important to control public opinion, and much of the public opinion in this era is controlled by the landlord class and intellectuals.

Lao Zhu naturally does not want to see such a thing happen, and Zhu Yunyong actually does not want such a thing to happen either.

Literary associations have become a common practice. In fact, this trend existed in the early years.

For example, in the second year of Hongwu, Song Lian was ordered to write the "History of the Yuan Dynasty". Dozens of people participated in the writing, all of whom were distinguished. In the fifth year of Hongwu, Song Lian and Zhang Ding, their second son Song Can, Xiong Ding, Liu Song, Zhou Ziliang, and Lu Zhongshan Everyone gathered in Chengjun to drink tea and couplets of poems.

It can even be said that Lao Zhu was the promoter of the banquet culture. He once ordered the Ministry of Industry to build ten restaurants outside Jiangdong Gate and added a fifth floor. He gave the civil and military officials money and ordered the banquet to be held in Zuixian Tower.

It's just that such banquets are basically just singing. There are singing and singing in both the public and private spheres. Although it is not prosperous, it has not formed a stable and standardized society.

The gatherings in this period set the tone for the following period of gatherings and singing. Not only did the singing in the public sphere focus on praising peace, but gatherings in the private sphere were also constrained by ideology.

Now with further development, there are more such gatherings, but the thoughts of many literati have come alive.

For example, the Yi Laohui, an association of scholars for the purpose of taking the imperial examination, is much more realistic and utilitarian than the poetry association. Of course, it is also much boring and professional, and it is by no means an elegant and romantic move.

Nowadays, while scholars are studying the profession, they also sing poems and essays to relieve the pain of pondering all day long. As a result, the poetry and literary societies and the profession societies are often mixed together.

Of course, there would occasionally be some singing, dancing, and banquets, which seemed to be more elegant. But more often than not, there were some trends that the emperor was not happy to see.

For example, literati associations have never only talked about romantic affairs. Most of them talk about politics and express their opinions on the development of the world. Some people want to speak out their opinions to attract the attention of big shots, and some are He denied some political actions of the imperial court and spoke loudly.

This is obviously not good. Anyway, Zhu Yunyong is not happy to see such a thing happen. The Donglin Party in the late Ming Dynasty, not only talked about harming the country, but they were all good at causing party disputes.

There is no need to say more about the Northern Song Dynasty. Although there was no Donglin Party at that time, there was indeed obvious party struggle. These can be said to be bad examples. Zhu Yunyong certainly needs to be more vigilant as he never forgets the lessons of the past. .

Huang Zichenghe and Fang Xiaoru were imprisoned by Suo Na, Emperor Tiqi took Guozi Prison under tight control, and Dongchang's fans were screened one by one.

For a time, people were in a state of panic. Indeed, many people felt it was absurd, even disheartened, and felt that the Ming Dynasty was hopeless and would treat scholars like this.

However, there are also many people who regret it too much. They just talked loudly at gatherings where they should not have appeared, and actually ruined their official careers. Now let alone official careers, they have even been deprived of their fame, and the only privilege they have is gone.

Zhu Yunyong obviously doesn't care about the discussions or pleas of some civil and military officials. Even if there are a lot of discussions in the next period, he doesn't have much to care about. Although he also knows very well that some of the rules he has established now may not be applicable in the future. Now he is in charge Once the case is filed, it may not have much of a deterrent effect.

But what needs to be done is to kill some bad trends now to prevent them from getting worse.

There were also civil servants kneeling outside the Meridian Gate, hoping that His Majesty the Emperor would spare the students the hardship they had endured for ten years. Suddenly an angel appeared and summoned King Zhu Yun of Xu to see him.

Isn't it said that only one or two Wu Xun who devoted himself to literature participated? Why, His Royal Highness King Xu also participated in the gathering of Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and others?

No, Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng, what are their intentions?

Scholars and Wu Xun, if these two groups are too close, it will cause some discussion and touch the sensitive nerves of the emperor. But once this involves the clan, it must be extremely complicated.

Who is King Xu? That is the second son of Emperor Xiaokang, the half-brother of today's emperor. Even in the early years, although discerning people knew that the status of today's emperor had always been stable, it was also rumored that Zhu Yunwen was quite powerful.

Literary talent, honest and elegant reputation.

In addition, King Xu was born from the Lu family, the concubine of the crown prince at that time, which was a family of civil servants and famous in the Song Dynasty. In fact, some people also think that it might be good if His Highness King Xu can become the grandson of the emperor.

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Although everyone knows that is unrealistic, it is true that there were some people who were cautious at one time. If Emperor Xiaokang had not died young, he might have actually been able to take action, for example, through a series of actions such as establishing a queen, etc.

Fight for opportunities for His Royal Highness King Xu.

But now, these civil servants are eager to disappear one by one. If only ordinary clan members participate in the gathering, it would be sensitive in itself. This is even a prince who is considered to have a chance to contact Dabao, a prince who is disliked by the emperor

, this is simply nonsense!

Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng are so stupid. Those two guys really have ulterior motives and are bookish!

Zhu Yunwen is probably going to be trembling with fear. In fact, he really doesn't have much thoughts. In the early years, he did have some thoughts and ideas, but don't say 'father died', even if his father didn't die,

Zhu Yunwen also knew that he had almost no chance.

There is no other reason than that the emperor's brother's position is too stable, and that the power in his hands is not small. All of these are destined to have no chance for him. Some of the fantasies he had when he was young are just that he and his mother and concubine are not the same.

It's just an unrealistic fantasy to understand the situation of the DPRK.

Zhu Yunwen had no other thoughts when attending the rally held by Fang Xiaoru and Huang Zicheng. He simply liked reading when he was a child, and he was indeed close to Confucianism. When facing the erudite and talented Confucianists, Zhu Yunwen would definitely be closer to them.

Anyway, he is just an idle wealthy prince now, he doesn't like romance, and he doesn't hold any position in the clan mansion. It is also a good thing to study and talk with some students and great scholars.

But this beautiful thing has become taboo?

Zhu Yunxi grimaced and said to Zhu Yunyong, "Brother Emperor, you also know what my second brother's temper is like. Let's face it, he is just stupid at studying. How much thought can he have?!"

Zhu Yunyong rolled his eyes at his brother and said angrily, "Why are you pretending to be a good person here? Do we know what Yunwen's nature is? We told him a few years ago that he should not just study hard.

, he refused to listen and asked his mother and concubine to teach me like a Confucian disciple, for fear that what we taught would be fallacies and heresies."

"Mr. Lu was originally afraid that you would teach the second brother a bad lesson. If the emperor hadn't been here, maybe the second brother would have had a chance." Zhu Yunxi said carelessly, "Let's think about it now. At that time, Mr. Lu was a

Jin let us play, and it was at that time that we developed the temper we have now."

Zhu Yunyong felt happy and praised, "I have gained some brains this time. Although it is a little slow, I finally figured it out! If we were not here and had this temper, even the legitimate son would be able to achieve greatness." Yun Wen

Although he is a little bit more scholarly, if the outside world can’t understand it, he might be thought to be a benevolent gentleman.”

Zhu Yunxi sneered. Others didn't know what his second brother's temperament was, but he knew it very well. Of course, Zhu Yunxi knew better. This was just the emperor's brother giving face to his second brother. It was not as straightforward as he said.

The second brother seems kind-hearted on the outside, but he is also a member of the Zhu family at heart. If you want to say he is mean, he is really mean.

Furthermore, after so many years of getting along, Zhu Yunxi also knew that his second brother was actually suspicious at heart. He was just less decisive and ruthless than his father and brother, and more indecisive.

Zhu Yunyong looked at Zhu Yunxi and said, "We have been too lazy to discipline Yunwen these years, and we are worried about his temper. If he is in front of us, the saint said, I am afraid we can't help but deal with him. As for him, I guess

I also know that I hated me a few years ago and didn’t dare to get close to us.”

Zhu Yunxi hurriedly said, "Second brother and I have some contact, and the fourth and fifth brothers also like to follow us. Brother Huang, if you want me to move out when the fourth brother opens a house, I will not be happy following the second brother."

The same is true for the fifth brother. The second brother always thinks that he is a wise king, and we are afraid that he will become a nerd for the fifth brother."

A nerd, Zhu Yunwen is really an out-and-out nerd. No matter in his 'previous life' or 'this life', there hasn't actually been much change. The only difference is that Zhu Yunwen didn't sit on the dragon throne, let alone

Through a series of extremely stupid means, the country was handed over to others.

Zhu Yunyong really can't get close to his silly brother.

They are half-siblings, coupled with the bad impression from the previous life, and the conflict of 'fighting for the right of birth' in this life.

All of this also led to Zhu Yunyong basically being too lazy to ask anything about Zhu Yunwen, that is, because of the matter of face, so he treated Zhu Yunwen with some dignity and never felt sorry for him.

It is no exaggeration to say that Zhu Yunyong thinks that he is a very good brother. Compared with Zhu Yunwen who forced his uncle to self-immolate and imprisoned him in history, Zhu Yunyong is too kind. He did not make the clan uneasy and did not force him to do anything.

The clan cannot survive or raises a flag to rebel.

Looking at Zhu Yunxi, Zhu Yunyong said, "Your second brother is not bad, he is really stupid! We are too lazy to talk about him anymore, but we are the elder brothers after all. Now that the father is gone, we, the eldest brother, should discipline him.

If he acts recklessly like this, he might make a big mistake in the future."

Zhu Yunxi didn't understand and said, "How can it be possible to compete with some scholars reciting poems? We have often asked some scholars to compose poems at banquets. A few days ago, we also asked people to write poems for us.

I also wrote a few poems.”

Zhu Yunyong looked at Zhu Yunxi, but his eyes did not frighten Zhu Yunxi. Because it was not an oppressive look, it was just a look at his stupid brother.

"How can your banquet be the same as the banquet he attended?" Zhu Yunyong gritted his teeth and said viciously, "Don't ask someone to write poems for you, it will only make people laugh."

Zhu Yunxi was not happy and said, "After all, we are also the brothers of the emperor. Who in the world doesn't know that the emperor is talented in poetry? Even if we find someone to ghostwrite as well as the emperor, we should still have something to show for it. But the emperor, it's better not to

The most important thing is the second brother."

Okay, what a joke, silly brother is busy begging for mercy!
Chapter completed!