In the 12th year of Baili, this was an eventful autumn.

The weather is getting colder, and the people in the capital are as hardworking as usual, but they all feel that the autumn this year is obviously much stronger than in previous years.

Since that disaster, the court has canceled the morning court every six days.

Emperor Baili even made a case of serious illness, but he did not see anyone and no longer showed up in public. Even if he wanted to meet foreign guests in person, Princess Bai'an would be replaced by dressed as a man.

Even if some officials criticized Princess Bai'an for pretending to be the emperor, they did not have the courage to come forward and expose the matter, nor did they have the ability to expose the matter.

Lin Xuran has been in control of this dynasty for more than ten years. Even if some officials are already interested in Shunwang Zhu Yijun, they do not even have the ability to challenge Lin Xuran's officials.

Of course, there is no airtight wall in this world.

Although the court deliberately concealed the assassination of Dianjinlou and blamed Lin Shiran for the rescue of his son, there were many survivors present at the time.

These people not only witnessed Baili's true appearance, but also guessed that Kang Wuji's assassination of the emperor, and even the young master Zhang Weixian witnessed the emperor's death in that assassination.

Although no one dared to break this matter in public, the matter continued to ferment privately, and everyone was discussing the court's attempt to conceal the death of the emperor.

"This matter is probably not groundless, the emperor must have been killed!"

"Zhao Ye Lin chose to conceal the emperor's death, but he didn't know what he intended?"

"No matter what the reason is, the next emperor must belong to Shunwang Zhu Yijun!"

The people in the capital learned the truth through different channels. At first, they were still debating whether Baili was killed, and then slowly shifted their focus to the candidates for the new emperor.

This was ultimately a feudal era. Even though Lin Xuran brought China to an unprecedented level, some people still could not get rid of the ideas of the monarch and his subjects.

According to the consistent hereditary principle, Baili has passed away. Since he did not give birth to a dragon son, Shun Wang Zhu Yijun, as his elder brother, became the first legal heir.

The same is true. Some officials and gentry realized the change of the throne, so they visited Li Wei, the co-magistrate of the Central Army Governor's Office, intending to curry favor with this future father-in-law.

For a moment, a slight turmoil occurred in this originally peaceful capital, and there was even undercurrent below.

The Ministry of Rites now controls public opinion in the world, and indirectly controls media in various places through branches in various places. It is resolutely the Propaganda Department in later generations.

Chen Jingbang, who was the Minister of Rites at the time, was Lin Qingran's favorite student. He realized that the continued fermentation of this news would have any adverse impact. Not only could the news of Baili's death be hidden, but more and more people would surrender to Shunwang.

Faced with the uncontrollable direction of public opinion, he came to the cabinet chief minister's office to meet Lin Weiran.

"Public hope, sit down!" Lin Weiran, wearing a python robe, was reviewing the constitution just drafted by the Legislative Council, but asked without raising his head.

Chen Jingbang quickly sat down and said straight to the point: "Shi Xiang, now it is not just the capital, but all over the country are discussing the news of the emperor's death! Should we issue a document to clarify and strictly prohibit local governments from discussing this matter?"

"Why should it be banned?" Lin Weiran asked without objection when he left the draft constitution on the table.

Chen Jingbang guessed that the teacher was evaluating him, and immediately explained seriously: "Teacher, if we do not clarify and prohibit such remarks, more and more people will definitely support King Shun, resulting in King Shun's strength being continued.

grow!"

"This matter does not need to be clarified or prohibited. Let the news continue to ferment!" Lin Qingran picked up the teacup and took a sip, which seemed unfathomable.

Chen Jingbang hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Master, I'm afraid this is inappropriate?"

In theory, this kind of unfavorable public opinion is now present. Whether the teacher wants to proclaim himself as the emperor, or plans to use Princess Bai'an to pretend to be the emperor, or other methods, it should control this unfavorable public opinion.

But this teacher, who has always been completely determined, does not intend to interfere with this unfavorable public opinion. This move undoubtedly gives Shunwang an opportunity to take the opportunity to become a big shot.

Once King Shun Zhu Yijun's power grows, and he does have the title of inheriting the throne, the problem will probably be out of control.

"I am a good teacher in this matter, just do what I do!" Lin Qingran knew Chen Jingbang's concerns, but he still insisted on his own actions.

"Disciple obeys the order!" Chen Jingbang didn't know what the teacher had, but he still bowed in a regular manner.

The world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit.

Even though Lin Qingran drew the prospect of "rule of law" for the people of the world, humans are selfish animals after all, and resolutely hope to continue to maintain the system of rule of man.

As the news of Baili's death continued to ferment, more and more people chose to vote for Shun King Zhu Yijun.

A censor who was dismissed by the court for spreading rumors hurriedly left the capital with his luggage, but set Pingyang Prefecture, Shanxi for his next stop.

A local magistrate who was investigated and punished by the court for being full of his personal pockets, took money and family to the Shun Prince's Mansion, and resolutely presented all his property to Shun Prince Zhu Yijun.

A group of bandit leaders who were forced to the death by officers and soldiers led hundreds of their brothers to the territory of Pingyang Mansion and submitted a letter of surrender to King Shun.

Since Zhu Yijun was enfeoffed to Pingyang Mansion, he always wanted to return to the capital, return to the magnificent Forbidden City, and sit on the throne that should belong to him.

Now that he learned that Kang Wuji had successfully assassinated Baili, Lin Qingran was still trying hard to suppress the news of his death, he decided not to hide his ambitions.

However, he would not refuse those who came to surrender. No matter what the other party was from, as long as he had money or someone, he would recruit these people.

When things have come to this point, especially Lin Qinran has been in charge of the court for more than ten years. He also has to build a team that is loyal to him to compete with Lin Qinran.

In just half a month, there were dozens of people who went to surrender to Shunwang, and more people rushed over from other places.

Chinese people like gambling, and this characteristic is not only reflected in the gambling table, but also in the court there is no shortage of gamblers.

Like Zhang Cong, who was begging Jiajing in the battle of great etiquette, he successfully entered the cabinet and became the prime minister in just six years.

Now with such a good speculative opportunity, they also chose to bet the chips on Shun King Zhu Yijun, but they wanted to win a worth of ten thousand gold medals.

Once they make a successful bet, they will not only wash away the stains on their bodies in one fell swoop, but also get a successful official career. It can be said to be a very cost-effective gambling behavior.

Just when King Shun was complacent, public opinion suddenly exploded.

Talking about the past and present is the most influential reading material nowadays, and it is regarded as a masterpiece by many scholars. Each issue of the article can lead a fierce trend of thought.

Under the writing of Xu Wei, a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, this issue has published an article titled "Emperors are all thieves".

Qingteng lives inside, drinking at night, sitting west, wife sits east, daughter sits north, and concubine sits in northwest corner, holding pot to drink, laughing with each other.

The green vine eats fish and is sweet, and asks his concubine, "Why do you come from the market have to be raw?"

I replied, "It's not that the fish has died for a long time. It's since the market started to be cold again, so the taste is as fresh as this." So I drank very much. Suddenly I sighed.

Qingteng said, "Since Qin Dynasty, all emperors have been thieves." His wife laughed and said, "Why are they called thieves?" He said, "Now there are people who carry several pieces of cloth, or carry several buckets of millet and walk on the tupa, or kill them.

If there is a thief in the cloth and grain, is it a thief? "Is it a thief?" said: "It is a thief."

Qingteng said: "Killing one person and taking his piece of cloth and fighting grain is still called a thief; killing the people in the world and having the wealth of cloth and grain is not called a thief? After three generations, no one in the world is as good as the Han,

However, Emperor Gao slaughtered Chengyang, Emperor Guangwu slaughtered 300 cities. When he slaughtered Chengyang, he would cry and leave. When he slaughtered Chengyang, he would cry and leave. When he slaughtered Emperor Guangwu, he would cry and leave. When he slaughtered a city, he would cry and leave.

That's it. I can't bear to be a minister."

My wife said, "When there is a great chaos, how can we not kill one person and determine the world?" Qingteng said, "How can we not kill the chaos? In ancient times, there were two people who had to kill if they had to be killed: they were guilty and had to be killed; when they were in war, they were

, have to be killed. If you are guilty, you cannot avoid it. If you are killed in a crime, you cannot avoid it. If you are killed in a war, you cannot avoid it. If you are not, why do you think it is to kill? If you pass through the inner and the inner and the market is to escape from the market,

What is this? If a general kills people, it is not a general who kills them, but the emperor actually kills them; if a side general kills them, it is not a side general who kills them, but the emperor actually kills them; if a soldier kills people, it is not a soldier who kills them, but the emperor actually kills them.

It is true that officials kill people, not officials kill them, but the emperor actually kills them. Those who kill people have many hands,

The emperor made great efforts. The world was determined, neither attack nor war, and the people died in soldiers and those who died due to soldiers. The bones were not stopped, and the crying was not stopped. So they put on their crowns and took the magic carriage.

Sitting in the front hall, receiving court congratulations, high palaces, and wide gardens, to value their wives and concubines, and to enrich their children and grandchildren. How can he bear to enjoy it? If God asks me to punish the prison for killing people, I will be able to deal with it.

.A man who kills people for no reason and uses his body to fight the death of one person is enough; if a person in the world kills people for no reason, even if a hundred bodies are not enough to fight the crime of killing one person. What is this? The emperor is the kind mother of the world.

What people look forward to is to raise breasts, but kill them for no reason. Isn’t the crime more serious than ordinary men?”

The title of this article alone is a traitor. However, if you carefully savor this article, you will find that there are many thought-provoking arguments.

The article starts with Xu Wei eating fish, quotes the argument that "those who kill one person and take his cloth and millet are thieves", and then lists the behavior of "all emperors kill the people of the world and take his cloth and millet all", and then draws the conclusion that "all people are

Emperors are all thieves.”

Of course, this article also has a deep spirit of benevolence, but compared with such a rebellious argument, it is no longer worth mentioning.

From now on, everyone thinks that the emperor is the son of God and the supreme being. But in Xu Wei's writing, he resolutely becomes "all emperors are thieves."

"The Emperor is a thief?"

"This is too fierce!"

"Are Mr. Xu wrong? The founding emperors of all generations are essentially thieves!"

Faced with such an incredible argument, although many scholars were shocked, they later agreed with this view.

Since Qin unified the six kingdoms, the world has changed several times, and every founding emperor is a thief, even the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang, was no exception.

In fact, Xu Wei's contempt for imperial power is not an isolated case. With the decline in printing costs in the Ming Dynasty, especially now, copper printing plates worth tens of thousands of taels per pair have already become a mess, resulting in the emergence of various publications.

Like the most popular Journey to the West nowadays, there is a white text on it: "The emperor takes turns to do it, and he will come to my house next year." The people's thoughts have long been liberated.

Everyone had already known in their hearts that the emperor was not the real son of God, but he had just been reborn as a good child and thus took up the throne.

Jiajing, who was obsessed with practicing Taoism and Longqing, who was greedy for money and lust, both were reborn. These two monarchs had no talent for governing the country at all. In fact, they were just greedy for pleasure.

"The emperor is an ordinary person!"

"Is there any lord, prince, general, and minister? The emperor is just born in the imperial family!"

"Today, I can be very governed, but it has nothing to do with the Tian family. Fortunately, I am the Prime Minister Lin!"

"If the Ming Dynasty really wants to change the emperor, I think I can no longer follow the same trick as before and should innovate!"

After seeing the article that emperors are all thieves, everyone no longer taboos on the topic of the emperor, but they have expressed their opinions and regarded the emperor as an ordinary person.

Most importantly, some people have already begun to think about the role of the emperor, and even the meaning of the existence of the emperor, based on the rumors of Baili's death.

As this article continues to ferment, it seems that the emperor's mysterious veil was torn off, and it also pulled the emperor off the altar and realized that the emperor was essentially a mortal.

In fact, everyone has already understood that they can only discuss in public places. This situation has first occurred, which has stimulated everyone's enthusiasm for discussion.

Huang Zongxi, a man with good deeds, seemed to think that the matter was not big enough, and even put forward a shocking argument.

Anyone who has no land and can get peace is the king. Therefore, he has not obtained it, slaughtered the liver and brains of the world, and separated the children of the world to gain my own property. He was not miserable. He said, "I am sure

Start a business for my descendants." After he got it, he cut off the bone marrow of the world and separated the children of the world to serve me alone and regard it as a matter of course. He said, "This is the flower of my industry." However, it is the world.

The greatest harm is the king.

If Xu Wei only promoted the evil deeds of the founding emperor to the public, then Huang Zongxi even pulled off the emperor's fig leaf, which was essentially to harm the people of the world for one person and one family.
Chapter completed!