Chapter 382: Conspiracy and Calculation, the Tragedy of Mr. Gongfu!
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Jinling, the imperial capital.
Xie Jin, the Minister of Education, was imprisoned.
As a result, the academic department was leaderless, with only the assistant minister Chen Gongfu supporting him alone.
Chen Gongfu was originally the down-and-out headmaster of Xiangshan Academy. He lived in poverty and his family had no money left.
After entering Beijing this time, although His Highness the King of Han bought him a mansion, Chen Gongfu politely declined. He still lived in a simple courtyard in the north of Jinling City.
The residents of the imperial capital are mainly concentrated in the south and central areas of the city. One section is the prosperous areas on both sides of the river along the western half of the inner Qinhuai River, and the other section is east of Guangyi Street.
In contrast, because there are no fixed gates or city wall facilities in the north of the city, there are fewer people living there, and it has gradually become a place where poor people gather.
Since Xie Jin was imprisoned, His Highness the Crown Prince failed to replenish the post of Minister of Academic Affairs in time, so Chen Gongfu's work was extremely busy.
It was a sensitive time for the Ministry of Education to vigorously promote new learning and the restructuring of official schools. Government affairs were submitted to all prefectures and counties, and there were too many government affairs that required his decision-making.
Chen Gongfu has no complaints about this. At this moment, he just thinks that in his lifetime, he can see the great success of the new school with his own eyes and see the disciples of the Lu school all over the world. That is enough!
Life is hard and government affairs are complicated, so it is acceptable.
Chen Gongfu spent the first half of his life doing nothing, living in Xiangshan Academy. He thought his life would end like this, and he was ashamed of his teacher's teachings.
However, the emergence of Zhu Gaoxu, King of Han Dynasty, finally gave him hope and the hope that Lu Xue would become popular!
It's just a shame that His Highness the King of Han suddenly left Northern Xinjiang, otherwise this new study would definitely be implemented as scheduled and replace Cheng Zhu on the altar!
When he thought of this, Chen Gongfu couldn't help but sigh.
While he was still at his desk reviewing government affairs, a figure suddenly appeared outside the door. It was Hu Yuancheng, director of the Royal Manufacturing Bureau.
"Master, let's go, it's time to leave."
Hu Yuancheng looked at his friend and sighed in his heart.
Living in a shabby house, but able to devote oneself to serving the country and managing politics, such scholars are the real great Confucians!
It is true that he, Hu Yuancheng, is from Annan, and it is true that he, Hu Yuancheng, has never studied the words of Zhu Shengxian. However, he, Hu Yuancheng, has been an official in the Ming Dynasty for so many years, and most of the officials he has seen are corrupt, perverting the law, arrogant and lewd gentry officials!
And they are all Cheng and Zhu scholars!
Compared with those borers and rice bugs, Chen Gongfu is comparable to a sage!
Among the eight people in the Imperial Academy at that time, the eldest brother Chen Ji was a historian, and he was respected and convinced by the other seven in terms of knowledge and prestige.
Xie Jin is a heartless fool, arrogant but sincere and frank, and an out-and-out drunkard.
Wang Jing, Zou Ji, and Zeng Qi were forced to enter the imperial edict to compile books. Even if they finally accepted the new learning, they still looked down on Chen Gongfu, the successor of Lu learning.
Especially after the seven people returned to the court, Wang Jing, Zou Ji, and Zeng Qi obviously formed their own sect. They seemed to be promoting Confucian Gongyang Thought, and became competitors with the Lu Xue promoted by Chen Gongfu, and the two sides were not harmonious.
Only Hu Yuancheng, a former Annan man, could understand the pain of being squeezed and suppressed by the ministers, so he and Chen Gongfu had always been on good terms, and the two regarded each other as confidants.
In fact, to be honest, Hu Yuancheng is more optimistic about Lu's philosophy of mind, which emphasizes the initiative of human nature, compared to Cheng and Zhu's philosophy, which only advocates benevolence, justice, morality and etiquette.
Chen Gongfu saw that it was indeed getting late, and he had to rush back to his residence in the north of the city, so he simply packed up and walked out of the official office with Hu Yuancheng.
The regulations of the academic department should be the same as those of the six departments, so the office is also located in the Thousand-Step Corridor in the Forbidden City.
The Qianbu Corridor is connected to the left gate of Chang'an in the east and the right gate of Chang'an in the west. There are more than 100 east-west corridors on the left and right sides of the north side. These are the offices of six ministries and departments of the central government.
According to the pattern of Wendong and Wuxi, civilian officials are in the East Qianbu Corridor and military attachés are in the West Qianbu Corridor.
Chen Gongfu and Hu Yuancheng left the palace and got on Hu Yuancheng's carriage.
Hu Yuancheng could be considered a minister after all, and he was once the prince of Annan, so his living standard was naturally quite respectable.
The two sighed deeply in the carriage, telling each other about their sorrows and worries.
Chen Gongfu is worried that his work in the new school will be hindered and there will be no one to take charge of the overall situation.
If the new learning fails to be promoted, and the disappointment that has been waiting for so long turns directly into despair, it will be even more uncomfortable than killing him.
Hu Yuancheng was worried that there were not enough craftsmen in the Royal Manufacturing Bureau and there was too little land, but the prince did not agree to expand it.
This was clearly a three-step strategy to strengthen the country that His Highness the King of Han had formulated before leaving, but now the Crown Prince suddenly changed his mind. His claims that the treasury was empty and the funds were insufficient were all bullshit lies!
After all, the generous and kind-hearted Crown Prince still looked down on craftsmen like them and was unwilling to elevate the status of craftsmen to the same level as scholars!
After the last court meeting, Hu Yuancheng finally figured out why those Cheng and Zhu Jin gentry strongly opposed the formation of the Ming Dynasty Trade Union!
The reason is very simple. Only literati can have the privilege of exempting and exempting corvee taxes!
How could a craftsman with a humble status and humble profession be on an equal footing with literati like them?
Scholars, farmers, industry and merchants, this is a fixed class that has never changed in all dynasties of the Central Plains. This class concept has even been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!
Even the well-known prince Zhu Gaochi had this idea in mind and deliberately suppressed the world's craftsmen!
The only thing to blame is that His Highness the King of Han was not ruthless enough. If he was ruthless enough to directly overthrow His Highness the Crown Prince and take control of the East Palace himself, then why should they still be so worried?
The two members of the Han Dynasty talked to each other, but they did not expect that the more they talked, the more they became more and more distressed, so they simply found a wine shop, and the two of them came and drank happily.
The bitter wine goes into the throat and goes straight into the sad intestines.
Unconsciously, night fell quietly, and both of them were extremely drunk.
Seeing that it was getting late, Hu Yuancheng supported Chen Gongfu and stumbled towards the carriage, preparing to go back to his mansion directly and let Chen Gongfu stay overnight.
After all, this friend lives in the north of the city. If he rushes back now, it will be too late.
However, just as Hu Yuancheng struggled to help Chen Gongfu to the carriage, he found that the groom in his house was missing, leaving only a carriage.
He looked around and froze in a daze. Then when he looked around, he broke out in a cold sweat!
Under the cover of night, there were densely packed literati standing in front and behind the two of them, staring at the two of them fiercely!
"Bastard! What do you want? Why don't you retreat quickly?"
Hu Yuancheng yelled angrily, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net looking a little fierce and shy.
The two waves of literati before and after seemed to be heard, and they kept approaching.
Chen Gongfu was also awakened, and most of the drunkenness in his mind disappeared instantly, and he looked at the scene in front of him in disbelief.
Almost instantly, he understood why these people were here!
The last time they gathered to cause trouble, they wanted to kill Jie Gongbao!
This time, they want Chen Gongfu's life!
"Yuan Cheng, run away quickly, their target is me!"
Chen Gongfu pushed Hu Yuancheng away, pushed him into the wine shop, and even closed the door.
"Gongfu? Gongfu!"
Hu Yuancheng looked at this scene with shock and anger, and frantically slapped the door to no avail.
The next moment, overwhelming rubble came out and hit Chen Gongfu straight up.
The latter immediately let out a scream and subconsciously held his head.
"Chen Gongfu, a rebellious scholar, brought trouble to the government, harmed the country and brought disaster to the people. Today is the day you die!"
A scholar shouted angrily, recalling that his failure this time was all because of these unfaithful scholars, he became extremely angry and rushed forward to punch and kick Chen Gongfu.
When the others saw this, they rushed forward and beat Chen Gongfu alone.
At this moment, not far from the wine shop, a Jinyiwei Xiaoqi looked at his Baihu family. He wanted to rush out to save people, but Baihu held him tightly!
"Master Baihu, if this continues, Master Chen will die..."
"This is an order from the commander!" Baihu shouted, causing Jin Yiwei Xiaoqi's expression to change greatly.
Master Zhang’s order?
Why?
"Aren't we ordered to protect these adults?"
"No, the order has changed, it's surveillance!"
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