Wanli Youming

Chapter 355

Chapter 355

After hearing this, Yu Shenxing pondered for a long time, then nodded and said: "Listening to your words is better than reading for ten years! No wonder they want to establish a new ceremony in Yu Yin County."

Li Sancai sneered at this time: "Anyway, what is certain is that scholar-bureaucrats are really as cheap as grass, and the era of dignified scholar-bureaucrats is gone forever."

"What are you talking about?!"

Yu Shenxing looked at Li Sancai, stared and asked.

Then, Yu Shenxing asked Li Sancai again: "Isn't Your Majesty respecting scholars enough?!"

"In the past, Ye Hanlin made the emperor issue an edict ordering all living beings in the world to eat and give them crowns and belts because of the disadvantages of being a poor family and a poor official in the world;"

"Now there is an opportunity for His Majesty Zou to remonstrate with you because of his great deeds, so he has the opportunity to be summoned by the platform; how many monarchs are there in ancient and modern times who accept remonstrance like this?"

"The words of the gentleman are not in line with the way of a minister!"

"That's right! No one treats scholars better than the Son of Heaven."

Yu Maoxue also agreed, and looked at Li Sancai and said: "The public's words are biased, and there is even suspicion of slandering the emperor and deceiving the emperor."

Li Sancai blushed, he found that since the court was purged through several political struggles, most of the rest had gone with him, which made him miss Gu Xiancheng who resigned and returned to his hometown even more.

But also because the current court is different from before, in order not to be squeezed out, he had to bow his hands in a hurry and said: "What you said is true, it was my expression that was improper."

"But what I really mean is that according to Zou's remonstrance, His Majesty did not forgive the crime of bribing the gentry in the end. It is obvious that there are more and more gentry in the world, and they have always been inconsistent, so even the emperor will no longer do it for you. The gentry who commit crimes in the world cover up their crimes, and pursue their crimes as strictly as the common people. Does this mean that the gentry are as cheap as grass?"

"According to the etiquette, there is no such thing as a gentleman in the world. If a gentleman treats us like nothing, shouldn't we treat ourselves like nothing?"

At this moment, Zou Yuanbiao laughed and asked about Li Sancai.

Li Sancai: "This..."

Yu Shenxing sighed: "Obviously there is a problem with the etiquette! We are loyal to His Majesty's country, not really want to be self-deprecating and self-deprecating as domestic slaves;"

"In addition, His Majesty no longer covers up for the gentry who committed crimes, and it is not considered disrespectful to the gentry. On the contrary, it shows His Majesty's righteousness."

"A gentleman's heart should be like a mirror, and he can distinguish between good and evil, right and wrong, and he is the one who upholds righteousness! Your Majesty is doing this now, but it is a manifestation of a gentleman's integrity, which is in line with the teachings of the ancient sages!"

Yu Maoxue and some civil servants nodded.

Li Sancai frowned slightly, and then had no choice but to bow his hands to Shen Xing and said: "The public opinion is extraordinary! Xiuwu can't match it!"

Yu Shenxing returned the gift.

Here, Zou Yuanbiao looked at Luo Yuren: "Yi Zhong!"

"Ensuke!"

Luo Yuren hurriedly cupped his hands.

Zou Yuanbiao said: "If you don't save me as a teacher, I don't blame you for being a teacher. I'm even very happy to be a teacher."

Luo Yuren couldn't help but blush after hearing this.

"You can't say that, Yi Zhong has been running for the public these days, shedding tears for the public every day."

At this time, Yu Shenxing had no choice but to speak up for Luo Yuren.

Zou Yuanbiao chuckled, without further explanation, he just said to Luo Yuren: "Yizhong, Your Majesty has decreed that he will be promoted to the head of the Ministry of Rites."

"Congratulations to Enfu, who is highly valued by the Lord Renjun!"

Luo Yuren was taken aback for a moment, and quickly said that he was happy.

Yu Shenxing and others were also startled.

Li Sancai couldn't help but think that this could still be promoted to the Qingliu Yamen of the Ministry of Rites?This is much faster than his career promotion speed!

But Zou Yuanbiao continued: "But the mission is to go to Burma to serve as a Confucian envoy, to promote the benevolence of the emperor, to preach the imperial style of Confucianism, and to educate the barbarians."

"what!"

Luo Yuren was surprised for a moment.

Li Sancai couldn't help blurting out: "So that's the case."

Yu Shenxing couldn't help showing sympathy for Zou Yuanbiao, and said to Zou Yuanbiao: "Although it is for the country to preach, but Burma is remote, please be careful, I hope you will come back safely, and then you will be able to serve as a minister and be valued by the emperor. Minister."

"Yes!"

Yu Maoxue followed suit.

Zou Yuanbiao saluted Shen Xing and Yu Maoxue, and then looked at Luo Yuren: "You go with Wei Shi."

"what?!"

Luo Yuren was shocked, then bowed to Zou Yuanbiao and said, "Enfu Rongrong, the students still need to stay in Beijing to prepare for the exam, and my father is also in the capital, so the students need to be filial!"

"The imperial decree has been issued, and you will go with Bo Guan, the master of Honglu Temple, as your teacher. Now His Majesty has already issued a decree, and you can take the exam again to become an official, so you don't have to worry about it. Do things for the country first. Go to Myanmar to give lectures and become a Jinshi in the future." After that, it can be regarded as a political achievement that can be surpassed."

Zou Yuanbiao said.

Luo Yuren's eyes were burning, and he straightened up suddenly: "Is it because I didn't submit your apology, why do you want to retaliate against me like this? Your Majesty wants to exile you to a place of smog, but you want me to go too!" , the size of the male is so small?!"

Yu Maoxue and the others couldn't help being startled, looked at Zou Yuanbiao, thinking that Zou Yuanbiao had planned to plead guilty a long time ago, and he wasn't that hard-headed.

"Luo Yizhong!"

At this time, Yu Shenxing couldn't help shouting at Luo Yizhong, looked at Luo Yuren, and asked, "Is this the gift of respecting teachers and teaching? As the son of Luo Yixian, he was born in a family that respects etiquette. , didn’t even show courtesy?!”

"In addition, why not let you make meritorious service? It is also in accordance with the etiquette to serve your relatives and teachers! Military officials can go to sea to perform meritorious service, can't civil servants not?"

It was only then that Luo Yizhong realized that he had lost his composure, clenched his fists, swallowed, seemed to suppress the fire in his heart, and bowed to Zou Yuanbiao: "This disciple is disrespectful and impolite, please forgive me."

Zou Yuanbiao smiled, and then told Luo Yuren, "Kneel down!"

Luo Yuren was slightly taken aback.

Yu Shenxing and others also looked at Luo Yuren.

"Yes! Kneeling to be taught by kindness is also regarded as respecting etiquette and teaching, and students are willing to be punished."

Luo Yuren knelt down.

Zou Yuanbiao said at this time: "Your Majesty has an oral order to convey to you as a teacher, so he made you kneel down."

"I tell you Luo Yuren, the culture of the Holy Dynasty should be a strong culture, the people of the Holy Dynasty should be a strong person, and if you want to be a prominent official, you should fight for it yourself, go over the thorns and thorns, instead of stepping on the corpse of your mentor and waiting to rely on it Yes! Just like the Marquis of Bowang back then, he would rather abandon his pen and join the army to make fun of the achievements of the world, than sit in the scripture room and wait for others to recommend it."

After speaking in Zhu Yijun's tone, Zou Yuanbiao said to Luo Yuren again: "If you don't believe me, you can go to Shushu and ask if the imperial decree is passed on as a teacher."

"Students dare not believe it."

"Students must remember the hadith."

Luo Yuren answered with a lonely face.

At this time, Yu Shenxing asked Zou Yuanbiao: "Erzhan, did you really prepare an apology and hand it over to Yizhong?"

Zou Yuanbiao nodded, then smiled and cupped his hands and said, "I made you laugh. I thought I could cover it up, but I didn't expect Yizhong to lose his composure and say it. But if it is according to the etiquette, it is right for me to apologize. It is wrong for Shangshu to accuse Junfu."

Yu Shenxing, Yu Maoxue and other civil officials all sighed.

"Those who are good at wandering drown, those who are good at riding fall, each takes what he likes, and turns himself into a disaster. The person who respects etiquette and law the most becomes the most hypocritical person."

Yu Shenxing then even laughed out loud, and then said to Zou Yuanbiao: "Forget it, maybe it is true that the grand master knows our scholarly ills better, and His Majesty who has been taught by him knows ourselves better than us, so we are more concerned about ourselves." If you are good at correcting the malpractices of today's scholars, the wise one is the Son of Heaven, but our courtiers are ignorant and don't know it. I hope the Duke and Yizhong will come back smoothly and change their minds!"

With a red face, Zou Yuanbiao saluted Yu Shenxing, and then left.

Luo Yizhong also followed.

Five days later, the two bid farewell to their families in tears and went to Myanmar.

……

It is now the twelfth lunar month of the 11th year of Wanli.

For Daming, it was the coldest season of the year, few people went out, and water transportation was bleak.

It is also the coldest season in Myanmar at this time.

However, the temperature in the coldest season in Myanmar is also above [-] degrees. On the contrary, it is the most suitable time for people to travel, and it is also the most suitable period for the Ming cavalry from the north of the Ming Dynasty to fight in Myanmar.

After the heat of the 11th year of Wanli passed, the troops led by Li Rusong passed through Annan and Siam on a naval warship and took a rest in Bangkok, Siam as planned. It entered the delta plain area of ​​Mon State, Myanmar.

"Pass down the commander-in-chief's order, keep women but not men, keep young but not old, keep civilians but not officials!"

At this time, Li Rusong was also drinking horses by the Nu River, and issued his order according to the instructions given to him by the Privy Council.

Because his army came to the rear of Burma, the strategic purpose was to effectively destroy the vital forces of Burma before March, so there was no intention of seizing land, but only reducing the number of young and strong Burmese population, especially the number of nobles.

(End of this chapter)