sbdcsierra Chapter 253: Warring Confucians
Chapter 253: Warring Confucians
Several old Confucian scholars knelt on the ground, and the leader of them must have all white hair: "Using the blank paper to write the books of sages to do such filthy things, such absurd acts have been debated by the court for more than a month and have not been banned. Prosperity like Zhao State has never been like this! This is an act that is wrong to the country. I hope your majesty will learn from it! I hope your majesty will ban the soft paper of the State Chamber of Commerce and severely punish the county magistrate of Anding!"
Now because of Xu Qing's movement, the court has been stabilized, but it is really unexpected that several old Confucian scholars who have already retired from official positions have united today to come to the palace to face the saint.
The Emperor of Chu hurriedly asked his servants to lift up several old Confucian scholars and give them seats one by one. These old Confucian scholars are better than the late emperor, ahem, the late Emperor is his older brother, and he is older than the late Emperor. The Emperor of Chu would not dare to let them kneel like this .
In case anyone is physically unwell, because he knelt for a while and died in his Tai Chi Palace, he will be scolded to death by future generations!
During this time, Emperor Chu has become more and more inseparable from the useful thing of soft paper. If he really wants to say no to it, he really doesn't want to give it up, but he is afraid that these great scholars will kneel down again if he says no to it.
What a headache!
However, as an emperor, he couldn't tell them the benefits of soft paper.
I can't always say: soft paper is very easy to use, and I like to use it.
Then it is estimated that just after he finished talking here, the pillar next to him could hit someone to death...
The Emperor of Chu sighed and said, "It's not that I don't want to punish Xu Qing, but that there is no law to punish him! Moreover, I have already suspended him from his job to face the wall at home."
The leader of the old Confucianism said: "Your Majesty, although the Anding county magistrate is suspended at home, the soft paper is still being sold, and buying more and more every day, which shows that Xu Qing is still secretly manipulating the National Chamber of Commerce, and this son is still unrepentant." , is still doing such a blasphemy! What is the intention of this son?!"
Another old Confucian also sighed: "It's a pity that no one in my Great Chu dares to come to reprimand this son, let alone stop those ignorant people in Beijing who are vying to buy paper! It's my Great Chu's disaster!"
At this moment, the servant outside suddenly sent word that the prince is here.
At this moment, Emperor Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief, he was saved!
He would rather face hundreds of memorials than these old Confucians who stick to the rules.
You can't beat them in reason, let's fight, you can't fight yet.
Not only can you not fight, but you can also persuade them with good words to make them calm, and pray that they will not die with you.
It's really hard for me!
Those old scholars also stood up from their seats when they saw Queen Xian.
The virtuous king said: "Are you going to meet the emperor for the matter of soft paper? This king also knows the resentment towards Xu Qing in the hearts of the scholars in Beijing. The king and the emperor are also very angry, but there is no law to punish him. Don’t drag it on like this, I hope this person can repent.”
"Moreover, after all, Xu Qing has made a lot of contributions to Da Chu. If he is punished at will, it will inevitably chill the hearts of the people in the world."
"How about this, let the emperor summon Xu Qing to the palace, you are all famous Confucians in my great Chu, just take this opportunity to reprimand him well, wake him up! Let him know that sages are not to be profaned!"
"If he can repent at this point and walk on the right path since then, it can be regarded as saving a pillar of our great Chu. If he can persuade Xu Qing to return from the wrong way, it will be a good story. I wonder what you think of it?"
After hearing this, the leader of the Confucianism immediately said: "Your Highness is wise, this old man just wants to reprimand this person heavily! Then please choose a time to summon Xu Qing into the palace. Youth is not an excuse for frivolity and ignorance. The sages don't allow this son to blaspheme at will!"
After the old Confucians were finally sent away, the emperor looked at King Xian with a sigh of relief and said, "This is the solution that brother Huang said?"
King Xian nodded and said, "Of course."
Emperor Chu waved his hand and said, "Brother Huang, you were the worst brother among the brothers born from father, so let's stop being so polite."
King Xian glanced at Emperor Chu, and said with a smile: "That's true, but among the many favored brothers of Emperor Father, only the two of us are still alive, do you know why?"
Emperor Chu's heart tightened immediately, and he coughed dryly and said, "Ahem, brother, whatever you want, brother whatever you want."
Which one who can win in the battle for succession is not a ruthless person? You reason with him and he talks about fists with you!
However, Emperor Chu still worried; "Brother Huang, the solution Xu Qing said is to engage in a verbal war with these great scholars? Can he speak well of these great scholars?"
The virtuous king said: "When did Xu Qing do something he was not sure about? You have to trust Xu Qing."
Emperor Chu still worried: "Xu Qing, he is not even a child, can he do it?"
When it comes to reasoning, the Emperor Chu and the Xian Wang together can't speak to any one of those old Confucianists.
Did he think he was Zhuge Liang? A young man who was born as a policeman wants to fight the Confucian scholars?
King Xian glanced at Emperor Chu: "Don't you believe that he has other ways?"
Emperor Chu coughed and said, "Brother Huang, let him work hard."
Now this situation is beyond their control, unless the imperial court ordered the ban on soft paper, but the Emperor Chu really doesn't want to ban it now, why is he banned?
Now we can only hope that Xu Qing's lips are more slippery than theirs.
However, this kid is a person who can legislate anyway, and his words will not be too bad if he thinks about it.
second day
Inside the side hall
When Xu Qing walked into the side hall, except for one empty seat, the rest of the seats were already full.
Emperor Chu and King Xian were also present.
Xu Qing walked into the hall with cupped hands and said: "I have seen His Majesty, I have seen the prince, and I have seen you seniors."
The virtuous king said: "Uncle Anding County, these two are Zhao Daru and Li Daru. You have committed such filthy things with holy paper, and you have committed public anger. Zhao Daru and Li Daru are here to admonish you today. I hope you I can know my way back when I go astray!"
The white bearded Zhao Daru stared at Xu Qing and said, "You are Xu Qing!?"
Xu Qing walked to the own position, but did not sit down, just stood with cupped hands and said: "Exactly."
Zhao Daru said in a deep voice, "Are you guilty of blasphemy against saints?!"
Xu Qing looked at Zhao Daru: "I'm a little talented and uneducated boy, do you dare to ask me for this crime?"
As soon as this remark came out, Zhao Daru was dumbfounded. Apart from being criticized by scholars all over the world, it seemed that there was really no other crime for blaspheming the sages.
Li Daru said at this time: "You junior don't want to admit your mistakes but talk back! In front of His Majesty and the prince today, I will definitely reprimand you!"
"Blank paper has been a holy thing since ancient times, but you use holy paper to clean up dirt, isn't that a sin?!"
Xu Qing continued: "Blank paper has been a holy thing since ancient times. Dare I ask senior, which classic book did this sentence come from?"
Li Daru was also speechless immediately.
Emperor Chu and King Xian looked at Xu Qing in surprise, this kid has something!