.Chapter 763: Sangong Huaixia (middle)
Updated on: 202020:22
This dynasty does have problems of one kind or another, but it has never stifled people's ideological vitality. As long as you are willing, you can freely lecture, publish, form association, gather, and promote your own ideas. Although it is too shocking and has a great impact on social norms, it will still be subject to open or secret resistance or even persecution. However, this kind of opposition rarely comes from imperial power, and most of them only come from opponents in the ideological world, and the administrative suppression caused by these opponents themselves being officials.
This dynasty is undoubtedly tolerant of such dissidents, and will not pursue them again and again, nor will it be killed. "literati do not act on their own," "stay a line of people and meet each other in the future." This is a conventional rule. Therefore, since Ren Xuan, there have been scholars who have been killed for being heretics in the country and North Korea, which is very distinct from the life-and-death battle in the political arena.
Even in that great ceremony, 90% of the scholars in the world stood on the side of the Jiesi Sect, among which Wang Xuemen performed the most fiercely. They cursed on the forum, criticized the academy, mocked the Xuetong faction in public, supported Yang Sheng'an and others, and angered Emperor Jiajing and ordered the closure of private academies across the country and prohibited the public lectures of Wang Xue. However, the factory guards were not dispatched to arrest people on a large scale, and the Daxing literary inquisition and other words were not killed and impunciled... Even the leader of the Xuetong faction, Yang Sheng'an, just let him die in Kunming, and even ran back to his hometown in Sichuan, and turned a blind eye. It did not hurt the vitality of the scholars.
This phenomenon may be caused by two reasons. One is that from the perspective of this dynasty, there are various reasons for the rise and fall of dynasties in Chinese history, but they can never escape the impact of people's livelihood, military, and political levels, but they have never been shaken by the impact of thought. It is useless to scholars. The emperors of the Han nationality do not think that there is any harm in the affairs between scholars, so naturally they do not have the awareness to restrain academic thoughts.
Secondly, Neo-Confucianism was prevalent in this dynasty, scholars encouraged themselves with their reputations, emphasized the way of cultivation, harmony, governance and peace, and unified personal success with their contributions to the country, which was naturally very popular among the rulers.
Although Wang Xue, who advocates self-reliance, has emerged in the eyes of Neo-Confucianists, it is easy to be talked about by the mind. If you learn from famous scholars of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, it is better to sit in the Qing Dynasty. If you want to use it to help the world and the country, it is a hemp rope tied tofu and cannot be lifted.
The most well-known Sangong Huai debate at present also proves this point... Every time the debate is crowded with people and has a huge momentum, they focus on such things as "the good and evil of human nature", "the sages have hearts but not hearts", "what is the body of benevolence", etc., and what is the result of a debate? But the debaters are crazy and the listeners are drunk, and they are all extremely devoted.
Such debates that are becoming less and less irritating can not only show the academic atmosphere of Kyoto, but also attract scholars from all over the world to gather in the capital. Of course, the court supported it. Moreover, its location is located in the Imperial College in Beiyi, which gives people an impression of authority. In addition, the Hanlin poets in the capital who are so idle in the capital are extremely keen to join this debate... Because if you can kill the world in an eloquent manner, you can become famous in the capital; even if you can't win, as long as you perform well, you can still be familiar with it.
These days, there are many redundant officials and fewer positions, and there are even fewer positions to have money and second-generation positions. If you don’t fight for the position, you have to queue up. You can’t even queue until the flowers fade.
Furthermore, Beijing in Beifang really needs such a high-end forum to compete with the famous academies and literary associations in Jiangnan, otherwise the imperial capital would be despised as a skilled position. This is something that so many pretentious Jinshi masters and Hanlin masters in Beijing could not accept.
As a result, the Sangonghuai debate took up all the right time, place and people. In just five years, it became the only academic center in the north that could compete with Jiangnan. Everyone was proud to be on this forum and show their eloquence. Many scholars from the south even came here from afar, just to compete with the literati in the capital. This was unimaginable before... Before the Sangonghuai Forum was born, people only regarded the capital as the political center of the Ming Dynasty, and they never took it seriously in other aspects.
San Gonghuai had such a great influence that even Emperor Jiajing, who was in the ninth level, was well-known. He was very impressed by the performance of the literati who swear to defend the orthodoxy to the death. He believed that he had ruled stably for decades. These scholars who held the words of saints would stand on their own side just like they were defending his uncle back then.
Because I am the emperor, the king and the father, the leader of the rules, the orthodox of the Ming Dynasty, and the only choice for those scholars!
So he wanted to put Hai Rui on Sangonghuai and let scholars all over the world criticize him, so he didn't believe that everyone was his accomplices!
Of course, in order to be foolproof, Jiajing also ordered Li Chunfang, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, the Zhanshi Mansion and the Hanlin Scholar, to take the lead, to gather all the Hanlin and Wenmo officials in Beijing to hold a meeting to study, and how to refute every word of Hai Rui and how to criticize him in a perfect way... Of course, the emperor would not admit that it was his own instructions. All of this was the ministers who saw the emperor and his father being humiliated and empathized with spontaneous behavior.
After seeing Li Chunfang's initial plan, the emperor finally smiled. He believed that he could be invincible this time. So he ordered the Sangonghuai debate, which was originally scheduled to be at the end of this month, so that more well-known scholars could rush to the capital to participate. Why is it so solemn? Because Jiajing knew that the impact of Hai Rui was already very bad, and he believed that the small group that opposed him was very powerful. It was necessary, and only by a huge criticism could the situation be completely reversed and then smashed all those who were ill-treated.
For this reason, he was willing to wait, of course, the premise was that the dragon body could still persist... Fortunately, with Li Shizhen, a big player, he could not collapse for a while.
The emperor attached so much importance to it, and the object of refuting was Hai Rui, the first person in history. The popularity of the Sangonghuai debate can be imagined. Starting from the end of February, experts from all over the world flocked to the capital one after another. By March, representatives of all major schools were all here. Open the list of people who were preparing to attend the forum. You will see all the famous genocides, famous Neo-Confucianists, and so on, all of them were famous figures, accounting for half of the cultural circle of the Ming Dynasty. Of course, all these people went to the stage to start a war, and then they would become a group fight. At that time, a few people would fight and most of them would watch the fun.
At most, those big names only have a lot of advice, dialect comments, etc., and they usually don’t come to the stage to participate in the battle. This is understandable. After all, they are all big names who become famous and have a family. If they win the best, they will be even more embarrassing to lose. This is not a good deal.
But it is not absolute. Maybe anyone can make them scream on the stage and start scolding. The audience will be worth the price, and the challenger will become famous all over the world and will be talked about by Shilin in the future. This is a good story.
But these are all past experiences. This time there are actually very different. First of all, the topic is not empty or light at all, but it is extremely sensitive and taboo. If it is held immediately, it is okay to fight and decide quickly. It may be based on strong ideological inertia, and the result will not be unexpected. But in order to achieve the best results, the emperor delayed it for a month, and many people arrived in Beijing early. So many intellectuals got together, so they must exchange and discuss. The topic of the Sangonghuai debate is of course the one they talked about the most.
In the teahouse, in the wine shop, on the brothel, and beside the sea, there are scholars talking loudly everywhere. The truth becomes clearer and clearer as it is debated. Gradually, many people's thoughts have changed, and even touched some places that they had never dared to think about before.
For the emperor, this was a hidden danger of losing control, but his health was extremely poor. He was so angry that he couldn't get sick by Hai Rui. He was drowsy all day long. He did not improve until spring was blooming. However, he also ignored the shocking world mixed in the information, which allowed the debate to be held smoothly...
"I really want to be there." Today is the day of the Sangong Huai debate. Shen Mo, who is still under house arrest, expressed such thoughts.
"Haha..." Zhu Wu smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, this is really impossible."
"I know, I know." Shen Mo smiled at him, "I just feel that such a historical moment should really be seen with my own eyes and listen to it with my own ears."
"It's the same when you look at the records." Zhu Shisan comforted him: "We have five clerks on the scene, so you can't miss a single paragraph... I'll send it back to you after recording it, it's fresh."
"This is almost the same." Shen Mo complained rarely about the Ming Dynasty's backwardness, thinking, if there was a satellite TV, wouldn't everything be broken?
Zhu Shisan didn't quite understand Shen Mo's reaction. He had never seen an adult scratch his heart and lungs like this. He thought it was just a debate? Is it that attractive? In his opinion, it was not as attractive as Hu Ji's belly dance performance in Fanzi Hutong.
This is called 'Summer insects cannot speak to you." He would not understand how much Shen Mo cherished this opportunity today. In fact, before and after Hai Rui wrote a letter, Shen Mo did a lot of work, either openly or secretly, completely contrary to the principles of being a human being, pushing allies and followers to dangerous situations, and even... he also took on himself.
He paid such a big price, and naturally he was planning to do something very much - he only had one thing, that is, to strengthen the effect of Hai Rui's book and transform it from Hai Rui's moral success to the fuse that triggered the changes in the entire society's ideological changes.
This transformation is an extremely difficult process, and a huge and complex project is required. Shen Mo has already designed it, mobilized the public opinion power he has mastered, and launched a big discussion on the "way of the king and the minister". Sangonghuai is naturally one of the battlefields, as well as publications, academies, and newly opened newspapers in the southeast. All the means that can be used will be mobilized to force the opening of ideas.
The disadvantages of doing this are obvious. The soft power he has been deliberately hiding is likely to be completely exposed and... Because the plan is too huge, the traces of deliberateness cannot be erased. As long as those real enemies catch clues, they can follow the clues and find the master. What awaits him will inevitably be a head-on blow or even a devastating blow.
In the final analysis, his current strength is not enough to use this sharp blade. Just like a child playing a big knife, it is easy to hurt himself. The safest way is to wait for the child to grow up and then fuck this knife to play. But his goal is too big and slim. If he always takes safety first and pursues safety, he may not be busy all his life and will be obscured by history without any effort.
There is a truth in this world, the greater the risk, the higher the benefits. Life is a gamble, and it is impossible for you to win forever. When it comes to a critical moment, you must not hesitate if you should take risks. Therefore, silence has long made up its mind to put out chips to fight.
Unexpectedly, God gave mercy to Jiajing, who thought what he thought, was anxious about what he was anxious about, and took the initiative to hold a critical meeting. The effect of the emperor taking the initiative was a hundred times stronger than that he could use all means... Of course, the premise was that the process and result of the debate were what he wanted.
So as soon as he learned about the Sangonghuai debate, Chen Si immediately canceled the original plan and secretly ordered Wang Yin, Shen Mingchen, Zheng Ruozeng and others to contact Xu Wei, Wang Ji, Ji Ben and others, and asked them to invite famous scholars and scholars with aspirations to come and help in their personal names. Even if they do not take the initiative to fight, they must cheer for the debaters on their side.
Now Wang Yin and others have a big job... They are silent in prison, after all, they can only grasp the general direction. How to help Hai Rui, how to deal with possible passive situations, and even who can help with punches and routines are repeated. Fortunately, at the end of February, Xu Wenchang, who was successful in creating a human, finally returned to the capital; Zheng Ruozeng and Wang Ji were also walking with him. Mr. Wang was still trying his best to make suggestions regardless of his 80s. How could others have the nerve to rack their brains and make the plan perfect?
Today is the day to produce results. No matter how well prepared you were before, you were still full of anxiety. At this time, a pleasant whistle sounded from the sky. He raised his head and saw a group of white pigeons flying over his head. He really wanted to become one of them...
The flying doves in the sky crossed the high wall of the sanctuary, then went to the Imperial College, and landed on the Sangong Lotus to rest. While combing their feathers, they tilted their heads and looked down.
The forum was built under the Sangong Huaihuai. Because debates often have to be held, the large open space in front of the Sangong Huaihuai has been transformed into a three-meter-square forum. The podium is three feet high, white marble paved with incense burners and futons on it. It looks solemn and elegant, and there is no one at this moment.
There were rows of seats under the table, and even the three Gongguis in the north were seated, densely packed with seven or eight hundred seats.
Because this debate is in the Imperial College, we naturally cannot come just by thinking about it. If you want to sit in the audience, you need to go through three ways. The best one is to be invited by a committee of the Imperial College. Of course, it is all the masters who have this honor. Moreover, everyone is equal under the three kings. No matter whether you are a python robe or a prince or a nobleman, as long as you are not academically powerful, you will not be able to reach the committee's eye.
Therefore, in order to avoid causing humiliation, those celebrities and nobles can only stay away from this.
There are many guests invited, and the quality is also very high. It gathers cultural elites from the Ming Dynasty. When you open the list, you will see Ouyang De, Wang Ji, Huang Zuo, Wei Liangbi, Luo Rufang, Li Wei, Wang Shizhen, and Zhu Zaiyou... It is full of stars.
The second type is to register at the Imperial College. You can get tickets for both scholars, farmers, industry and commerce. However, the forum is too popular, but the seats are limited. Therefore, the threshold has been raised a lot. Some people who are usually qualified to be invited can only apply. Many academic circles in many places, including officials in Beijing, are listed here.
The third type is that the Tai students from the Imperial College are all qualified to attend, but this time the seats are limited, so they can only stand outside.
In fact, there are many people who did not come in through these three methods, so there is nothing strange about it. After all, there are many people who want to come in and watch, and tickets become a rare item. Although the Imperial College is a solemn academic institution, the officials in it are all people. It is understandable that they exchange tickets for some money to subsidize their household expenses.
It is said that such tickets have been sold for 500 taels of silver on the market, and there is still no market price.
Now there is still a little time before the guests enter the venue. The Tai students of the Imperial College have seized the last time to arrange the tea and cushions in place. They feel extremely happy when they can serve tea and pour water on such occasions and listen to them by the side, especially a young man who is looking for it, with a smile on his face brighter than the sun.
"Zou Erzhan, don't be so funny." Seeing his classmates, he kept grinning and silly. A young man with an old appearance whispered: "Is it good to have some success?" Another handsome young man also came over and smiled: "Yes, Erzhan, his saliva flowed out."
The person who called Erzhan quickly raised his hand to wipe his mouth, and realized that he had been deceived. He smiled bitterly: "Brother Mengbai, you are fooling me again."
"You don't have a memory forever." The man named Meng Bai narrowed his eyes and said, "I never fell for my uncle when I saw him..." Before he finished speaking, he heard the man named Xu Shi's low voice: "Mr. Si Ye is here..."
"**xing! Zou Yuanbiao! Gu Xiancheng! What are you three muttering about?" He was still seen by Lord Si Ye and said angrily: "You must be calm and solemn, and if you don't have a long memory, you will all go back to your room and think about it."
If they couldn't watch this scene, the three of them would be depressed. **xing quickly accompanied Xiao Siye and said, "I dare not, I dare not." The two of them quickly saluted.
Chapter completed!