Chapter 276 is in full swing

The operation on Confucius was not done on a whim, but after careful consideration.

The Confucius Mansion is in a state of neglect and needs to be cleaned up. The second reason is also for the smoother implementation of new policies.

It is not nonsense to say that the Confucian government was lazy and degenerate.

The sage Confucius is worthy of admiration. He was the guide and pioneer of the comprehensive system of Zhuxia civilization formed in the feudal era. The name of a saint is worthy of heaven and earth.

However, the sage Confucius is the sage Confucius, and the Confucius family is the Confucius family. The beauty of the saint will be killed in five lifetimes. As for Yanshenggong's Confucian Mansion, it has enjoyed the legacy of Confucius for more than a thousand years since Confucianism established its political primacy.

It’s not that they can’t enjoy it. As descendants of Confucius, they have certain qualifications. But while enjoying it, using the name of Saint Confucius to mess around is not the taste. When it comes to discrediting saints, that is true.

Take the current period as an example. At the end of the Ming Dynasty, it was said that half of the people in the six prefectures in Shandong were slaves and tenants of the Confucius Mansion. This may be a little too much, but it is not much different.

At least 200,000 hectares of the most fertile farmland are under the name of the Confucius family. One can imagine how these acres came to be, how much of them were stained with blood, and how much oppression there was.

Of course, it is definitely not all - because scholars in the Ming Dynasty had a very high status and had various privileges, such as tax privileges - after their fame reached a certain level, they could own as many acres of land under their names without paying taxes.

For an existence like the Confucius Mansion, the court did not collect taxes.

When the dynasty was about to end, the world was in ruins, and natural disasters continued, the Ming court continued to impose heavy taxes, which the people could not afford, so they found ways to donate their land free of charge to those who had merit and were eligible for tax exemptions. Voluntarily become a slave.

This is also an important part of the serious land annexation in the late Ming Dynasty.

Of the 200,000 hectares of fertile land in the Confucius Mansion, how much was taken by force and how much was donated voluntarily by the people who could not survive, roughly half and half.

The Confucius Mansion had a great reputation, but during this period, it did nothing at all. Nor did they practice the virtues of a sage family - there were many people in eastern Shandong who were controlled by the Confucian government. When Shandong suffered from natural disasters one after another, the Confucius Mansion did not do anything.

Enjoyment is a matter of course, but as for responsibility, it’s haha.

Relying on being a saint, with the support of scholars all over the world, his eyes have long been on the top of his head, and he has no trace of the virtues of a saint's family. As far as Ying Yi is concerned, he should clean himself up.

Of course, some people have said that as a spiritual leader of scholars, if he does something to appeal to the people, it would be treasonous and might be jealous of the Ming court. Of course, this is a reason, but it doesn't make sense - if we can't appeal to the people in private, can we do it through the government?

The degeneration of scholars in the late Ming Dynasty can be seen from the actions of Confucius, the spiritual leader.

Taking advantage of Confucius's residence was Ying Yi's first warning to scholars and gentry all over the world. Even the Yanshenggong Confucius Mansion was captured without hesitation. After scholars and gentry from all over the country knew about it, they would form two extremes - one is to resist with all their strength and fight to the death. One is to be completely submissive and bow down.

So we can make an effective distinction - the gentry class in the Ming Dynasty was so well-fed that they forgot their responsibilities and took everything for granted. It would require major surgery.

The new dynasty that is about to be established is very different from the previous one in terms of the development of civilization. The existence of the foundation of Yuan Qi's plan indicates that the ruling class in the new dynasty is by no means like those in power in any previous dynasty, who only need to read through the Four Books and Five Classics.

In the new dynasty, the Four Books and Five Classics were only the foundation and could only be used as proof of ideological and moral and basic cultural levels, but not as a basis for power. Only those who meet Ying Yi's needs in terms of Yuan Qi Plan and Humanity Plan will become the controllers and executors of power.

The scholars of the old era will surely be eliminated. It is enough to leave a group of obedient scholars who can carry forward the past and connect the future. There is no need for stubborn, conservative people to continue to exist.

This is the reason why the government of Yan Sheng Gong was attacked in the first place.

The innovation of orthodoxy will inevitably be accompanied by blood. Yan Shenggong's Mansion will definitely never be the same as it used to be - Sage Kong is Sage Kong, and he will still be worshiped by all generations, but Yan Shenggong's Mansion, haha, poems and books are passed down from family to family, so just pass them on.

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In Qufu, Duke Yansheng's Mansion was in chaos, with cries, curses, and screams heard endlessly. All the glory and glory trembled under the sword.

The governor of Yanzhou Prefecture in the Ming Dynasty wanted to go to persuade him, but he turned back halfway when he heard that soldiers were attacking the Holy Mansion. The magistrate of Qufu County bravely broke into Yanshenggong's mansion, and blood splattered three feet outside the gate.

Thousands of scholars shouted and insulted the saint and were hacked to death in the street.

The whole Shandong was shaken, and the whole world was shaken!

Zhending Mansion, when three thousand armored soldiers arrived, they encountered fierce resistance. After shelling and gunfire for half a day, the city was breached, all the resisters were killed, and blood flowed like a river.

In Guangping Mansion, when the armored soldiers arrived, the whole city surrendered and Kaicheng surrendered.

Like a snowball, with the advance of the army and the follow-up of the Pastoral Council, prefectures and counties were captured one after another. Many county soldiers and regiments were recruited, and countless gentry and powerful men were wiped out.

In the mountains and fields, more and more selected and armed troops appeared. Under the guidance of the people, they wiped out bandit nests and mountain strongholds one by one.

Amid the wails of the old era, the reputation of King Xia Yingyi spread throughout the world and shocked the world!

Capital.

Ying Yi was sitting on a stool beside the dragon chair. His Majesty, the civil servants from the Pastoral Council and the Royal Court, headed by Zheng Yunzhi and Sun Xiucai, were trying to dissuade Ying Yi.

"Your Majesty, the Confucius Mansion can't start a big war!" Sun Xiucai said earnestly: "If you attack the Confucius Mansion, you will be the enemy of the scholars in the world, and it will be difficult for you to move forward!"

Ying Yi looked at them with a smile, but he did not expect that Sun Xiucai was more anxious about this matter than Zheng Yunzhi.

Logically speaking, as a once-down-and-out scholar, Sun Wen did not enjoy more benefits as a member of the old system. On the contrary, Zheng Yunzhi received more benefits as a member of it.

However, after the news from Shandong came, the first person to dissuade him was Sun Wen and Sun Xiucai.

All the civil servants in the dynasty were descendants of Confucius and Mencius. Ying Yi had already anticipated this scene before he decided to attack the Confucius family.

One by one, they came forward to dissuade him. They moved him emotionally and rationally, which can be described as a painstaking effort. But Ying Yi could also see that many of them had grasped the pulse of the new era - they came to dissuade them just because they were disciples of Confucius and Mencius, but they were just dissuading. As for whether Ying Yi would listen or not, these people were not Care too much.

But Sun Xiucai and others were too concerned. Although it doesn't make Ying Yi unhappy, he really won't ask for benefits in front of Ying Yi.

After they finished speaking one by one, Ying Yi said, "Are you done? Listen to what I have to say."