Of course he knew that there must be truth to what His Highness King Song said.
But where the truth lies, he still needs to think carefully.
After all, these things have never appeared in the Four Books and Five Classics.
Nowadays, many scholars like him, who once studied the teachings of saints, are beginning to become confused. This is the truth.
At the beginning, it can be said that scholars all over the world were unanimously opposed to Zhang Anshi. It was not necessarily that all scholars were heinous. In fact, it was because in their opinion, what they had learned and known was indeed unacceptable to Zhang Anshi.
behavior.
After all, in a pastoral society created by the gentry, many of Zhang Anshi's works can be called deviant.
It's just... Now that the New Deal has been implemented, the world has changed beyond recognition. In Zhili, ships of overseas merchandise have flowed in, and taxes have also increased greatly. Many workshops have sprung up, and various universities have sprung up.
The ordinary pop-up, steam locomotives running on the railway lines, and numerous workshops, can be said to belong to the foundation of scholars, but in fact it has long been gone forever.
At this time, many scholars were surprised to find that the sage's teachings, which were supposed to be eternal, were no longer enough to explain the phenomena happening in front of them. The real world seemed to be completely out of touch with them.
Of course, there will be many people who remain indifferent to this and still insist on their opinions.
But there are also many scholars who, in confusion, have to think.
They became more and more aware that things that could not be explained by existing knowledge in the past gradually found the answers from Zhang Anshi. Inadvertently, under the influence of influence, many people like Hu Mu had actually been transformed.
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Many times, people are like this.
At first, they will fall into self-doubt. As a last resort, they learn from the pain and slowly try to accept it.
But as long as you accept it for the first time, your eyes will suddenly become clear. Things that you couldn't explain before are now clear. Things that were incomprehensible before, you followed Zhang Anshi's thinking and found that it was unexpected.
It's so clear.
By this time, people like Hu Mu had turned into Zhang Anshi.
The scary thing is that there is a psychology in the world called convert fanaticism. The more such people are, after they have experienced confusion and slowly begun to become convinced of a new field of knowledge, it is often at this time that they are the most radical.
As a result, many scholars began to think about smashing the Confucius Temple.
Hu Mu is one of them, but he has a more stable temperament and is never too extreme.
So he said goodbye, but what he was thinking about most was chewing on Zhang Anshi's words.
Zhang Anshi obviously did not understand Hu Mu's strange mental state. At this time, he was even more looking forward to news from the Fujian Chief Envoy and Guangxi Chief Envoy.
A few days later, Donghua Gate.
This is the commercial thoroughfare of Nanjing City, and a horse road is specially set up here. Therefore, a large number of carriages and horses continuously deliver goods to the capital.
A large number of merchants gathered here. At the same time, because this place was bustling, there were countless shops inside and outside the city walls.
Wherever there are people, there will inevitably be disputes. Therefore, this is almost the distribution center for news about Nanjing City.
Because there are people from all over the world, when everyone gathers in one place, they can't help but sit around in nearby teahouses and wine shops, read the latest newspapers, and exchange some current news.
Naturally, compared to the news in the newspapers, some discussions on the streets are naturally much louder.
Speaking of the current situation, many people frowned. The world is not peaceful, which is inevitably worrying. Coupled with the news of rebellions in various places, it is even more worrying.
But at this time, there are people who come here every day. Most of the time they are silent, but they are looking around for something.
The visitor is from the Xia family, and he is Xia Yuanji's manager.
There is only such a young master in the Xia family, and his life or death is uncertain. Although they have sent people to find ways to find him at the Fujian Chief Envoy, in fact, this is almost equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack.
The manager of the Xia family was in such a hurry that there was nothing he could do. He knew that there were many merchants and tourists here, and people talked a lot. Although he might not be able to find out accurate information, he couldn't help but want to find out some clues about Fuzhou Prefecture.
In the past few days, he had heard too much information about everything, but the more he listened, the more confused he became.
While he was listening to the discussions between the scholars sitting next to him and the merchants at the next table.
At this time, someone came upstairs. The steward glanced subconsciously, but couldn't help being stunned. He subconsciously murmured: "Master."
The voice was very soft.
Obviously the manager never expected that Xia Yuanji would come here today.
These days, the master can be said to be thinking more about tea than food, but he is still stubborn on the outside.
The steward once mentioned that he came here to inquire about information. A few days ago, Xia Yuanji did not respond.
I just never thought that the master could not bear it anymore and came here today.
The steward quickly stood up and offered his seat to Xia Yuanji.
Both the master and the servant were silent.
I could only hear the noise from the next seat, and someone said: "The rebellion has been going on for so long, why hasn't His Highness the King of Song ever proposed an army to quell the rebellion? If this continues, something big will happen."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Your Highness the King of Song has his own reasons..."
Hearing this, Xia Yuanji's face couldn't help but tremble.
He felt that these people... were simply unreasonable.
At this time, they heard them say again: "I heard... Datong Dusi, there are also signs of rebellion now, but... it's hard to say..."
"Hey, if the chaos continues, I'm afraid there will be countless thieves... sharpening their knives... Those damn thieves have frightened us, and now our business is also affected. The market is much lower than before, and everyone is afraid...
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As they were talking, someone couldn't help but said: "There is no movement at all in the Song Dynasty Palace, which is rare. Logically speaking, His Highness the Song Dynasty would hate to see this the most. Could it be that His Highness the Song Dynasty...is ill..."
"I'm sick. His Royal Highness the King of Song is young, what kind of illness could he have?"
"It's... hard to say... I've heard some rumors..."
"Say it quickly..."
"I heard...His Royal Highness King Song doesn't have any bad habits in his daily life, but...he is very familiar with some...Oh, it's hard to say..."
"You mean lustful?"
"Ahem, that's not what I said."
"It is said that someone saw His Highness the King of Song in the brothel. Of course... it is just a rumor. I said it casually. Don't believe it."
At this moment, everyone couldn't help but pricked up their ears.
Such things are like this. If you say that His Highness the King of Song reads "Spring and Autumn" every day, maybe everyone is not interested, but if you say that the King of Song loves to visit the brothels, then he must be interested in it.
Xia Yuanji was speechless. He was talking about the affairs of his family, country and the world. Why did he end up talking about this?
But I heard the man say again: "I was wondering, could it be that...His Royal Highness the King of Song Dynasty unfortunately contracted Hualiu Syndrome because of this? It is said that...this is a stubborn disease, and even the medical school is helpless."
"No, is it wrong?"
"I just said it casually."
"But if you think about it carefully, it may not be impossible... Hey, poor His Highness the King of Song... Damn Fireworks Girl, if this Fireworks Girl didn't know how to keep herself clean, how could she have been stained with flowers and willows? If she hadn't been stained with flowers and willows, so what?
His Highness the King of Song is infected with the disease. If His Highness the King of Song is not infected, how could he teach this traitor to be so rampant? After all, in all dynasties, it has always been women who have harmed the country."
After Xia Yuanji heard this, his face darkened.
The more he listened, the more ridiculous he felt, so he subconsciously stood up, snorted gloomily, raised his legs and walked away.
When the steward saw him, he chased her out of the tea shop.
Xia Yuanji glanced at him and said, "Is this what you call asking for information? It's really ridiculous. What kind of information can you expect to find out from these people?"
The steward said with a grimace: "They don't always talk about this on weekdays..."
Xia Yuanji sighed: "Hey, don't say it anymore, don't say it anymore..."
He felt desolate and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "But I don't know what evil I have done, and in the end, I will become an unfilial descendant of the Xia family."
There are three kinds of unfilial piety, the greatest is not having an heir. Xia Yuanji originally had a son in his old age, but now he has freckles on his temples, but the son is gone. A man with white hair gives a man with black hair. If Xia Xuan makes a slight mistake, the Xia family will be here.
Never.
When he said this, there was an indescribable desolation on Xia Yuanji's face.
The manager followed him silently without saying a word, with the same sad look on his face.
But at this moment, someone suddenly passed by on the street.
There were three or four men and horses, wearing short clothes unique to the Post Office. Three or four men on Pegasus, each carrying a huge package on their back, whizzed by.
In an instant, he passed Xia Yuanji and headed towards the end of the street.
Xia Yuanji subconsciously glanced sideways, but saw that one of them... looked familiar.
He thought he was dazzled and rubbed his eyes vigorously. When he opened his eyes again, the group of people had already disappeared.
Xia Yuan Ji stood there, motionless, his eyes widening.
Seeing Xia Yuanji's appearance, the manager thought he was in poor health, so he worriedly said: "Master, master...what's wrong?"
Xia Yuanji said blankly: "Just now, did you see the faces of those people clearly?"
The steward was stunned for a moment, then said: "Ah... little man... I didn't look carefully, sir, why..."
Xia Yuanji trembled his lips before saying, "Just now...there was a person like Xuan'er..."
The steward said in surprise: "Ah..."
The butler's reaction suddenly brought Xia Yuanji back to his senses. He then thought about it carefully and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Maybe I saw it wrong, hey... These days, I am always in a trance.
I feel...as if Xuan'er is back..."
He shook his head and continued to smile bitterly.
The steward comforted him and said, "Master, the young master will definitely be able to turn the crisis around. He is a good person and has his own destiny."
Xia Yuanji only pursed his lips, and the energy in his eyes seemed to have dissipated a lot, and he said no more.
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"Report, report..."
Zhang San hurriedly broke into Zhang Anshi's study and shouted: "The Chief Envoy of Fujian... The Chief Envoy of Fujian... is here."
Zhang Anshi was sitting in front of the desk reading a book. When he heard the words of Zhang and the other two people who arrived before they heard anything, his face remained calm and he just said: "Which government is it from?"
The Fujian Chief Envoy Department is very large. In fact, in these days, postmen from Fujian have also come to Beijing one after another, but the news they bring is not accurate.
These days, Zhang Anshi calmed down after hearing so many miscellaneous disappearances.
Zhang San had already arrived in front of Zhang Anshi, with a bit of excitement on his face, and said directly: "It's Fuzhou Prefecture. The postman from Fuzhou Prefecture said that he has definite news."
When Zhang Anshi heard this, he stood up from his chair suddenly, and his whole body suddenly became energetic.
Fuzhou and Quanzhou are the areas hardest hit by the rebellion. If people come here, then the news will be really accurate.
After a while, Zhang San ushered in several people.
Zhang Anshi looked at these people carefully, and the leader stepped forward and said: "I am humbled by Xia Xuan, the third-class official of Pingtan Station in Fuzhou Post Office, who has met His Highness."
"Xia Xuan..." Zhang Anshi raised his eyebrows, the name sounded familiar.
However, since there were so many people familiar with it, Zhang Anshi was not in the mood to think about it carefully at this time, so he immediately asked: "How is the situation in Fuzhou now?"
Xia Xuan said simply: "The traitors have been wiped out."
Hearing this, Zhang Anshi opened his eyes slightly, exhaled a long breath, and his whole person became a little more alive for a while.
However, he still had many questions, so he stared at Xia Xuan closely and said, "Is it accurate?"
"I am fortunate enough to have participated in the suppression of bandits. Yes, there is also a relevant report here. Please take a look at it, Your Highness."
With that said, Xia Xuan presented a memorial.
Zhang Anshi glanced quickly, then his body shook and said: "Emperor of the Song Dynasty..."
Xia Xuan then said: "These thieves are so crazy that they actually established themselves as false emperors, granted dozens or hundreds of princes titles, set up internal prisons, and conferred crown princes..."
Zhang Anshi said angrily: "It's okay to risk your life if you marry his mother. Why do you proclaim yourself Emperor of the Song Dynasty? I have a grudge against him?"
"This..." Xia Xuan was a little nervous, but also a little bit excited. She thought for a moment and said, "Maybe... they also respect His Highness."
Zhang Anshi suddenly glared at Xia Xuan fiercely.
Xia Xuan immediately realized that her flattery had hit the horse's leg, and she quickly pursed her lips.
Zhang Anshi gritted his teeth and said: "Thousands of people were captured, and the rest...we all surrendered, more than 40,000 of them surrendered?"
"Yes." Xia Xuan said: "Many are ignorant people who are coerced by it, so... once they see the real chapter, they either disperse or surrender, but those who stubbornly resist are the more than two thousand people...
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Zhang Anshi nodded: "You have recruited hundreds of thousands of people..."
"There are a lot more people, they are all recruited by the state capitals..."
Zhang Anshi nodded: "This report says that your contribution is not small. I didn't expect that you will be formidable in future generations."
"What merits do you have for your humble work? It's all the senior officials who taught you well. In addition to that... there is also Your Highness..."
Zhang Anshi waved his hand: "Stop talking about this. Later, I have many things to ask you, but now is not the time to talk here. I will teach people to prepare the car. You and I will ride together. Later, on the road
Speak slowly."
"Prepare the car..."
"Enter the palace." Zhang Anshi said: "Since we have the exact news, we should report it immediately. By the way, do you have all those letters with you?"
Xia Xuan said: "I carry them all on my back..."
Zhang Anshi took one look at the big baggage they were carrying, and he understood clearly in his heart, and said with great enthusiasm: "Take them with you."
Along the way, Zhang Anshi had to ask many more details.
In fact, these details are similar to what Zhang Anshi had expected before.
The New Deal is extremely tempting to ordinary people.
But pure temptation actually doesn't mean much.
The fundamental problem is that countless people like Xia Xuan need to go deep into the villages. In addition, the reports must be delivered to every village.
The first thing to do is to have a group of people who are eager for knowledge and gradually master a certain knowledge. In fact, it is difficult to say that it is difficult to read, and it is easy to say that it is easy. Even if the conditions are not enough, as long as there are printed materials, some people are really determined, and occasionally
Ask someone for help, but you can do some basic literacy.
However, these people who are unwilling and willing to put in great determination to read are often not ordinary people. If a person has such perseverance and determination, and his brain is still good, then he must be from every village.
'A capable person'.
They are not only the backbone of the implementation of the New Deal, but also the disseminators of the content of the Di newspaper, and they are very willing to make contributions. Therefore, as soon as Zhang Anshi's edict comes, they must encourage their relatives, friends and old friends to follow the Yi Station.
Of course, judging is one thing, but actually being able to do it is another.
From this, it can also be seen that the Postal Department is indeed working hard. Otherwise, it is absolutely impossible to achieve today's results.
Zhang Anshi only listened carefully to Xia Xuan's statement, with mixed feelings in his heart.
Soon, Zhu Di heard the news and quickly summoned Zhang Anshi, Xia Xuan and others to see him.
In the literary building, Zhu Di was sitting upright, and several accompanying ministers were standing beside him.
Zhang Anshi saluted: "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Di was obviously a little anxious, and said: "My rebel general has finally arrived."
Hearing this, Zhang Anshi smiled bitterly in his heart. For more than a month, His Majesty has been feeling very hard. Ever since he took the initiative to ask for military service, he has been holding back. His Majesty did not urge him, but he did not urge him. Today, it was Zhang Anshi who finally hit him.
At gunpoint.
The words "disobedient to the general" are quite resentful.
Then Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, I am here to report the results of the battle."
"The result of the battle?" Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi and frowned: "What is the result of the battle?"
"Of course it's a matter of fighting against rebellion." Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, Fujian Chief Envoy Si Dajie wiped out all the traitors. These rebellious officials and traitors were so bold that they gathered tens of thousands of people, hijacked the people, and even... even proclaimed themselves emperor.
, the great feudal prince, fortunately the emperor has blessed us, and your majesty has the wisdom to punish the thieves. As soon as he sent a message to the Chief Envoy of Fujian, loyal and brave people from all over the country rose up to fight against the rebels. Within a few days, the rebels collapsed and the entire army was wiped out. "
"This is all the result of Your Majesty...implementing benevolent governance and loving the people like your own children..."
Zhu Di: "..."
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I'm really sorry for yesterday, mainly because I was really busy yesterday and Tiger was really tired, but Tiger was indeed wrong!