Please ask me to be the emperor

When Zhang Shun heard this, he just said lightly: "That's great. From now on, we will all be brothers. Let the past be forgotten!"

In fact, Zhang Shun was overjoyed. He was just telling lies out of habit to muddy the waters.

Firstly, he deceived "Running General" Huang Lai'er into Songxian County, which he failed to capture despite all his efforts; secondly, he deceived five students into joining the rebel army.

Although there is no shortage of civil servants and military officers under Zhang Shun, there is still a shortage of basic civil servants and military officers. Military attachés can still be trained by themselves, but civil servants need to be able to read and write before they can be appointed.

It had only been two years since Zhang Shun started his army. How could he have time to train so many civil servants?

Now he has deceived five students in one go. If there is a great talent among them, he will definitely make a profit; if he is a mediocre person, he can still act as a clerk and still not lose money.

On Zhang Shun's side, the emperor and his ministers got along well with each other, but on the other side, He Fu, the magistrate of Song County, was almost furious. He couldn't help but curse loudly: "Xu Quan, Hong Jinyang, Li Xijiu, Wang Maozhong, Sun Chengzong! What did you learn from reading the books of sages?"

Xu Quan and the other two had followed the magistrate He Fu to defend Song County, and they were somewhat familiar with them. They had just "followed the thief" and were so ashamed that they bowed their heads and said nothing.

As the saying goes, "It depends on the owner to beat a dog." These five people had just taken refuge with Zhang Shun. Why would the magistrate of Song County slap him in the face like this? Is it unbearable?

Seeing that others couldn't answer, Zhang Shun answered in person: "Cultivate yourself, harmonize your family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world!"

Songxian He Fu heard this with a sarcastic look on his face and spat without saying a word. Xu Quan and others even scrambled to hide their faces, unable to bear to look directly at them.

Zhang Shun felt strange and quickly asked in a low voice: "Isn't reading the books of saints and sages just for the sake of the family, country and the world?"

Seeing that Zhang Shun was really uneducated, Xu Quan had no choice but to explain in a low voice: "This sentence comes from Wen Tianxiang and Prime Minister Wen's "Ode to Clothes and Belts". After the death of Prime Minister Wen, the world found it on Prime Minister Wen's clothes and belt. It says : Confucius said that benevolence, Mencius said that righteousness, only the righteousness is exhausted, so benevolence is the best. What have you learned from reading the books of sages? From now on, you will be worthy of shame!"

After saying this, Xu Quan turned away and was too embarrassed to see anyone.

Zhang Shun understood as soon as he heard that the magistrate of Song County was "playing tricks" on his feelings. In this era, it is also called an allusion. This is him mocking Xu Quan and other five people for not being able to sacrifice their lives for righteousness.

Zhang Shun saw that this was not going to work. He was at a disadvantage in the public opinion war, and no scholar would be willing to follow him in the future.

So he burst into laughter and said: "Do you dare to talk about benevolence and righteousness even if you are a corrupt scholar? Confucius said benevolence and Mencius said righteousness. Their meaning lies in the people. The people are the foundation of the country?"

"There are people and a country, there is a country and a king, and there are kings and a country. Therefore, 'the people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least'. Therefore, we ask for orders for the people, punish the people for their crimes, and save the people from water and fire. , Only by relieving the people from the danger of being overturned can we be the most benevolent and righteous people in the world!"

"Today there are corrupt scholars who are flattered by the monarch and are like villains, seeking fame and fortune. They are human beings who do not care about the safety of the country and the lives of the people. They dare to talk about benevolence and righteousness. Are they making the world laugh?"

Since the Song Dynasty, Confucianism has only talked about virtues such as loyalty, filial piety, justice, etc., but has avoided talking about "what is loyalty", "why loyalty" and "what is loyalty". It has gradually transformed from a doctrine into a religious form.

Zhang incidentally made use of later ideological systems and in turn relied on Confucian classics to deconstruct Confucianism.

I, Zhang Shun, can't argue with you guys who are slanderous, rotten scholars and poor scholars. But I can "put people first", which in turn destroys the root of your so-called "benevolence and righteousness" morality.

Only with the people can there be a country, only with the country can there be a monarch, and only with the monarch can there be a country and a country. The two sages Confucius and Mencius said that benevolence and righteousness are aimed at "asking for orders for the people and punishing the people for their crimes."

To sacrifice one's life for the benefit of the people is the most benevolent and righteous thing in the world. People who are loyal to their family and surname are just to please the monarch. What is the difference between them and those sycophants? Do you dare to talk about sacrificing your life for righteousness?

Zhang Shun's words were clear and logical. Not only did He Fu, the magistrate of Song County, become speechless with his arguments, but they also amazed and admired the people present including Xu Quan and others, Fu Yuren, Liu Jiangyue, and the surrounding gentry and common people. The five body parts fell to the ground.

Everyone here has been deeply educated in Confucianism since childhood, and has always believed that benevolence, righteousness and morality are things that are natural and right. Who would have thought that Zhang Shun would say such a thing.

The ideological system of later generations was a crushing force on the Confucianism of this era, and it suddenly impacted the moral system of benevolence and righteousness to pieces. In addition, it is born out of the traditional moral system, and it makes up for the shortcomings of the original moral system of benevolence and righteousness.

When everyone suddenly heard such remarks, they felt perfect and deeply shocked. There was no one to argue for a while, and the whole place fell silent.

I don’t know how long it has been since I came here, but Wei Zhiyou, who has a relatively low level of education, has not been so greatly affected. He was the first to react. He tentatively shouted: "He Gong?"

It doesn't matter if he shouted, it broke the silence in the audience and woke up He Fu, the magistrate of Song County.

He Fu just stood there for a long time, trying to find some excerpts to refute, but he didn't know where to start.

After he was woken up by Wei Zhiyou, he felt angry but didn't know where to direct his anger. He wanted to reprimand but didn't know where to reprimand him. In the end, he had no choice but to sigh dejectedly, as if he had aged dozens of years in an instant.

He sighed in frustration: "I have been studying hard for twenty years in Han Chuang, and I was speechless by the ignorant young people. How can the principles of sages be wrong? I am afraid that I am not good at learning and art, and I will not be able to do what I want." , thus humiliating the sages!"

"At first I heard Wei Zhiyou say that you call yourself 'King Shun', and I laughed at you for being arrogant. How could you dare to compare yourself with a holy king if you have any virtue? Now it seems that I am sitting in a well looking at the sky. The world is so big, There are no wonders, and those who know them from birth are not lying!”

Death, He Fu didn't want to die for the time being. Who wants to die in vain and be labeled as a "sycophant" and "villain" without even having a chance to argue?

At this time, Fu Yuren, the deputy leader, and Liu Jiangyue, the deputy leader, realized what they were doing and tried to command Wei Zhiyou's 500 soldiers to force Zhang Shun to release the county magistrates He Fu and Wei Zhiyou.

The so-called deputy list is relative to the main list.

During the Jiajing period, there was a deputy list in the provincial examination. For every five candidates admitted to the list, one additional candidate was admitted. Those who are ranked on the deputy list are allowed to be Gongsheng students, but they cannot go to the joint examination with the candidates and can only take the next provincial examination.

This is the case for Fu Yuren in this list. Although he is not considered a candidate, his status is still higher than that of other students.

He and Liu Jiangyue were both talents favored by He Fu. Although one was knowledgeable and the other was mature and prudent, they were not shrewd and fickle people, and it was difficult for them to quickly come up with solutions to current problems.

Seeing that they were going to play hard, Zhang Shun couldn't help laughing and shouted loudly: "I am King Shun, the leader of the Thirty-sixth Battalion. If you don't kill thieves, if you don't surrender now, how much later? Do you still want to fight with me?" Are the weapons facing each other?"

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