The Ming Dynasty was prosperous for three years, on the second day of the first month.

A man in his thirties, dressed in a pale Confucian robe, strolled towards the Temple of Literature.

From a distance, there are three gates side by side, each with two open doors, and the top of the door is a heavy palace-like building, and between the doors is a wall, and the wall is also paved with glazed tiles. The first impression of this row of mountain gate buildings makes people feel heavy, especially solemn. The main entrance of the Temple of Literature was open, but it was deserted, and no one could be seen.

Although it is now the second day of the first lunar month, it is the most lively time for the New Year, but the Temple of Literature, but it is not a lively place, although in the past, places like Confucius Temple, Confucian Temple, etc., are the favorite places for the people to come, and the temple fair does not know how many people to attract, but now, according to the law of the Ming Dynasty, such a temple fair is not allowed to be held near the Temple of Literature, so as not to disturb the sages and clear spirits. Therefore, the inside and outside of this Temple of Literature always seem very quiet.

After entering the Confucian Temple, the huge plaque of "Wanshi Table" is hung high in the Datong Palace, which is the handwriting of the Emperor Xingqian of the Ming Dynasty, "Datong Palace" takes the meaning of "the world's great harmony", and there is no distinction between respect and inferiority in the Datong Palace, and all living beings are equal and have no distinction between wealth and nobility, so it is Datong. In the middle of the hall enshrines the statue of the holy teacher, the statue of seventy-two disciples and the ancestors of the Confucian sages of the past dynasties are divided into left and right, but in the main hall, it seems very quiet, in the hall, rows of chairs are empty, that is, when the child's pen ceremony, it will be full of children's relatives and friends at home. According to the official decree, this "opening ceremony" can only be presided over by the enshrinement in the Temple of Literature to show solemnity, according to the law, every child must be enshrined and presided over by the enshrined to carry out the "opening ceremony" at the age of three, and the order is: dressing properly, worshiping Confucius, cinnabar enlightenment, drumming wise, enlightenment and red, and sealing the heart.

It is at this time that the Temple of Literature is more lively, of course, the reason why it is deserted here now is because no one will hold a "writing ceremony" at this time, besides, in the city, there are no less than dozens of large and small Confucian temples, so naturally there is no need to rush to one place.

After entering the Datong Temple, the young man walked slowly to the front of the temple, and in front of the bench, there was a special place to bow down to the Holy Master, and he knelt there, looking at the portrait of the Holy Master, where he prayed silently, and seemed to have a little grievance in his words.

"The saint is on the top, when the Tartars stole the Central Plains, the disciples strictly guarded the Huayi defense, adhering to the family motto, never went out of the Qing Dynasty, and never went to the township to test, three years ago, the new emperor ascended to the pole, the disciples heard the Chinese orthodoxy Kuangzheng, every time they were excited and difficult to sleep, only intended to stay until the Son of Heaven opened the Enke, to serve the imperial court in his life, but the new emperor ascended to the pole for three years, and he insisted on going his own way, not opening the imperial examination, so that the corporal today is cold-toothed, and even more, in the past three years, in my Shilin is bullying in every way, under the pretext of not recognizing the name of the imperial examination, and removing the fame of the scholars from all over the world, Although he recognized the merits and fame of the scholars and the emperor, he deducted them from them for all kinds of reasons, and the tyranny of the new emperor towards Shilin was far greater than that of the Tartars......"

When Zhao Ming, kneeling in front of the holy icon, said these words, the words were full of boundless grievances, and the tears were like rain, so that he didn't notice at all that someone entered the Temple of Literature and heard his complaints. The person who came just sat on the chair next to him, listening to his words, and he was also thoughtful.

In the past three years, although it is the country and the people, but Shilin Yu Xinhuang is quite complaining, and the fundamental reason is probably the removal of the fame, the original dismissal of the scholar in the pseudo-Shunzhi years of the fame, there is nothing, even if there is some resistance, Shilin can understand, even if it is removed, the next year will be re-examined. However, what they couldn't understand was that the new emperor had been on the throne for three whole years, but he had never opened Enke at all, so that the scholars who had been removed from their fame naturally had no hope of regaining their fame, and they could not get fame, which meant that they could neither be officials, nor be exempted from conscription.

Not only that, but even the scholars who had gained fame in front of Chongzhen were also hit hard, if they had been out of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, then they would be removed from the fame, and exiled to the Northeast or overseas. Even the gentry who regarded themselves as the remnants of the Ming Dynasty under the rule of the Qing Dynasty were also hit. Three years ago, there were even many gentry who were loyal to the Ming Dynasty who were exiled to the Northeast or overseas because of their resistance to the new law.

The tyranny of the new emperor towards Shilin can be said to be far greater than that of the Tartars.

When these words reached his ears, it only shook his heart. To describe the emperor in such words, doesn't he know what is disrespectful?

Pan Renyuan, who stood up, walked over to that side, and from the side, the young man kneeling in front of the saint looked extraordinary. For more than ten years, Pan Renyuan has read a lot, but he has never seen a young man with such an extraordinary spirit as this young man, but it is the first time he has seen such a bold person.

Zhao Mingfu, who was crying and complaining about his grievances, heard the footsteps, immediately stopped talking, got up and looked at the person behind him, who was a middle-aged man about forty years old.

After a while, Qian Mingfu spoke.

"The previous nonsense made Brother Ren laugh."

Pan Renyuan was not surprised by the young man's words, and said casually.

"As it is said in the Temple of Literature, even the government cannot be held accountable."

Three years ago, after the new emperor ascended to the pole, in order to "restore" the style of culture and education, while rebuilding social studies in various places, the Confucian Temple was also greatly revitalized, and the ritual system in the Confucian Temple was formulated by official order.

At that time, all the scholars of the country were full of joy, only thinking that the prosperous era was coming, and the wind of the world would flourish from now on. But who would have thought that three years later, although the Temple of Literature has long penetrated into all aspects of people's lives, it has also become a god and a ...... Respect the gods who are far away.

As for the so-called "not holding them accountable", it is just "talking to the ghosts and gods", and the government will naturally not pursue it.

Pan Renyuan's answer made Zhao Mingfu smile heartily, and Pan Renyuan also smiled.

I think what Brother Fang Cai said, "The new emperor's tyranny towards Shilin can be said to be far worse than that of the Tartars." ", maybe a bit exaggerated."

Pan Renyuan's words made Zhao Mingfu's brows furrow slightly, and he said.

"How?"

"Not to mention the fact, just take this preferential exemption as an example, according to the Ming law, it is according to the official grade quota to exempt Ding, grain or Dingtian, outside the quota, Ding, grain, and field "with the people as one errand", and this official rank, from the first grade to the lifter, the student, the prisoner, the officer, the idle, all have their customization, this is not wrong. ”

Pan Renyuan had a smile on his face, and when Zhao Mingfu nodded yes, he asked rhetorically.

"The amount of preferential exemption stipulated by the imperial court for the official gentry is quite generous, but it is only within a certain range and within the limit, and there are always people in the world who are not satisfied with the scope and amount of preferential exemption, and what they want is to be exempted arbitrarily without restriction, and resist and obstruct the limited amount of preferential exemption in every way, and through trickery, spending, and sending to the village, they hide the households that lack the right of preferential exemption, and seek much more illegal exemption than the preferential exemption in the law."

Pan Renyuan's words made Zhao Mingfu's brows furrow, and he wanted to say it several times but stopped.

"And as far as the conscripts are concerned, the officials themselves are only exempt from the service, and they do not run for the service, but the relatives of the same room must bear the conscription, but this is not the case, those clans, relatives, and even slaves who are attached to the family of the official gentry are not subject to the conscription, which can be described as "not sitting in the slightest", "all heavy servitude, often exempt from the exception", the gentry evaded, and the heavy service was naturally added to the small people, making the people unbearable. ”

Pan Renyuan's remarks have long been repeated in the newspapers, and this is also the fundamental reason why the new dynasty implemented the new law.

"This conscription, like taxation, is the basis for the functioning of the state. And the number of land in the state is certain, so if the gentry hide the land, it must be made up by the common people, which increases the burden on the common people. However, the gentry not only enjoyed the preferential exemption of forced labor, but also relied on their power to annex land, and the gentry illegally evaded forced labor, so that the poor and small households had to bear more forced labor, which inevitably led to a serious imbalance in the distribution of forced labor, the poorer the poorer, and the rich richer, so that the world was naturally unequal. Nowadays, the imperial court "officials and gentry pay grain as a whole", and those who are exempted will be given silver compensation after paying their taxes. ”

Although he has never been out of office, Pan Renyuan still knew through the newspaper that three years ago, His Majesty wanted to implement the "integration of officials and gentry to pay food", although in the face of the countermeasures of "abolishing the preferential exemption of officials and gentry, it should also abolish the preferential exemption of honors and soldiers", because it involves hundreds of new dynasty honors and hundreds of thousands of officers and soldiers, in order to avoid causing turmoil in the court situation, His Majesty had to make concessions and implement the "integration of officials and gentry to pay food", after they paid the field and service silver in full, and then within the limit stipulated by the imperial court decree, the government subsidized it with silver, after all, The land endowment and service silver are all quotas, and the preferential exemption is also a quota. Although the imperial court paid some money for this, it fundamentally exempted the possibility of unrestricted arbitrary exemptions.

In this regard, although public opinion unanimously applauded, but in private, I don't know how many officials and gentry lamented that "the new emperor is tyrannical", just like the one in front of him.

The human heart is always greedy!

"What the imperial court has done is indeed a good law, so that the gentry can be exempted from escaping, which will naturally be of great benefit to the country, but, brother Tai, don't forget, Jiangnan Shilin was only slightly opposed at the beginning, and now he will get rid of the fame of thousands of people, so tyrannical, it is rare!"

As soon as Zhao Mingfu's words fell, Pan Renyuan said with a smile.

"If it is changed to the Manchu Qing Dynasty, I am afraid that it will be directly on the knife, the virtuous brother must have forgotten, after the Emperor Lie is now, what happened to the Emperor Lie back then?"

Pan Renyuan's rhetorical question made Zhao Mingfu suddenly become dumb.

"I am not the king of the fallen country, you are the minister of the fallen country. I don't treat people well, so far today, why don't any of the ministers follow? ”

Sighing at such the last words of the Fierce Emperor, Pan Renyuan asked rhetorically.

"How do the people of the other day treat the Emperor of Lie? Looking at the current treatment of Shilin, why should the virtuous brother be demanding, if he reports it today, I am afraid that the scholars who tried to coerce public opinion to counter the court at that time would not be as simple as removing their fame! ”

"Isn't it true that Brother Tai has not seen that he is holding a grudge against us by removing the reputation of the scholar at every turn?"

Zhao Mingfu asked in a deep voice.

"The king regards his ministers as mustard, and the ministers regard him as an enemy. In the long run, how can it be done by Ming Jun? ”

Faced with Zhao Mingfu's rhetorical question, Pan Renfu chose to remain silent, he knew that the other party was telling the truth. After a moment of silence, he asked again.

"Do you know that three years ago, the courtiers drafted the era name, why did you choose "Xingqian" today? ”

The sudden rhetorical question made Zhao Mingfu stunned for a moment, and only replied after a little thought.

Xing, both for "Zhongxing", as for Qian, it is "heaven", this name represents "the mandate of heaven in Xing", its meaning is obvious, since "I Ming Zhongxing is really the mandate of heaven" ......"

Suddenly, when the words came to his lips, Zhao Mingfu's complexion changed slightly, and he sighed helplessly.

"So, can I be the master of ZTE?"

Pan Renyuan's rhetorical question made Zhao Mingfu silent, and in the end, he nodded helplessly.

"Today, the expulsion of the Tartars and the restoration of the Daming rivers and mountains, such a meritorious deed, can naturally be called the lord of Zhongxing."

Just by virtue of this article, he can be called the "Lord of Zhongxing", and since this is the case, it is naturally "Mingjun". In this way, that is not Mingjun's words, and naturally it will cease to exist.

Pan Renyuan smiled. At this time, the sound of firecrackers sounded nearby. There was a sporadic sound in the distance.

"Listen to Mr. accent, is he from Jiangnan?"

Hiding the embarrassment on his face, Zhao Mingfu diverted the topic.

"It's a native of Anqing, Nanzhili."

"Oh, why are you here? Now there are not many people in Nanzhili here. ”

Zhao Mingfu sighed.

"In the next three years, I have been in the Northeast."

The smile on Pan Renyuan's face turned into embarrassment, and seeing that he seemed puzzled, he explained.

Three years ago, he was exiled to the Northeast because of the "Jiangnan Shilin Case", and because of family matters, he was given the grace of the official and allowed to return to his hometown to visit relatives on leave. ”

"Ahh

Zhao Mingfu's eyes widened, he looked at Pan Renyuan in puzzlement, he was originally tyrannical and indignant for the new emperor, but he didn't expect that the person in front of him was the scholar who was exiled to the Northeast because of the Shilin case three years ago.

"I don't know below, but why is Brother Keren ......?"

Hesitating, Zhao Mingfu's eyes were full of incomprehension, he couldn't understand why the Brother Pan in front of him was obviously exiled from the prosperous land of Jiangnan to the bitter cold land of the northeast, but instead of being angry, he spoke for Jinshang and defended the imperial court.

"Why are you defending the imperial court?"

Pan Renyuan smiled, then shook his head and said.

"If it is not to justify the court, if it is the government of the court and the people, then what is said is naturally to justify it, if it is for the benefit of the people, how can it be justified? Brother Xian thinks that's the truth? ”

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