Chapter 154 Ming Contract Theory

Yang Feng's evil deeds successfully aroused the anger of Confucian scholars.

Of course, what aroused their anger was His Majesty the Emperor's inaction.

For this fight, His Majesty the Emperor chose peace. First, those adopted daughters had extraterritorial jurisdiction, so they could not be punished. Second, a group of Confucian scholars who had read poetry and books fought in the street with a group of underage girls. This

If it spreads in a big way, do you think it is embarrassing for them or for you? So in the end, Ying Tianfu reported it, the imperial censor criticized it, and the civil servants unanimously remonstrated, the final result was to let Yang Feng restrain his adopted daughter, and the other injured

Both the Confucian scholar and the adopted daughter were given ten guan notes for medical expenses.

As for those Hanlin Dengwen drum players, just leave them alone and not deal with them.

Moreover, His Majesty the Emperor has also decreed that all officials should go through formal channels when making reports. The Dengwen drum is used to redress the grievances of the people. If you want to make a report, just report it. Why are you going to beat the Dengwen drum?

Do you need to knock that?

Wouldn’t it be enough to direct the memorial to the Secretary for Transportation?

In short, His Majesty the Emperor's treatment was completely inconsistent with his style.

This also encouraged Confucian scholars.

This is encouragement.

His Majesty the Emperor has made it clear that he will not interfere with the criticism of Yang Feng, and at most he will not respond to such criticism, so you can do whatever you like and just treat him invisible.

If that's the case, there's nothing more to say.

The very next day, a large number of stickers appeared on the streets of the capital. There were even Confucian scholars standing beside the stickers, explaining to the people that their contents were nothing more than Yang Feng's various evil deeds and the evil intentions behind his actions.

Although when facing him, they did not dare to trigger the crossbow even if they were holding a crossbow, but as long as they were not standing in front of him, the Confucian scholars were still very brave. Besides, it was not that the Confucian scholar was cowardly...

Why is this cowardice?

That’s obviously taking the overall situation into consideration!

Obviously it was to maintain the image of the Ming Dynasty as a state of etiquette.

After all, he is an envoy of a friendly country.

Scholars like those are well-read in poetry and books, and attach great importance to etiquette. Even if they face an arrogant and domineering envoy from a friendly country, they can only treat him with etiquette, so even if they have a crossbow in their hands, they cannot really attack him.

Shoot it over. But this has nothing to do with cowardice, it is definitely not cowardice. In fact, when this incident was reported to Yangzhou, it has become that the scholar abides by etiquette, so he would rather give in to take care of the overall situation.

Isn’t it just the right to speak!

There are indeed countless pairs of eyes watching in the capital, but outside the capital, it is not the mouth of the literati.

As for the rumors in the market...

That is of course just a rumor in the market.

In short, what happened that day was that several editors of the Hanlin Academy, along with some scholars from the Imperial College and the capital, went to Dengwen Drum Academy to play drums and reported to His Majesty two demon books and their publishers, the Daxia envoys.

Yang Feng.

After learning the news, Yang Feng ordered his adopted daughter to beat the scholars in the street. After being scolded by the scholars, he became so angry that he even drew a gun on her.

Scholars took the overall situation into account and did not share his common sense.

But this kind of evil behavior is outrageous, and he also speaks nonsense, saying that the ancestors of today's Confucian scholars are the same as Liu Mengyan, and that the sages and calligraphers are all Qin Hui and Duchong...

Crazy!

Who can bear this?

No harm to the family!

You are not even letting our ancestors off!

Digging the ancestral graves!

Why do we all kneel to Hu Yuan? Is there any ancestor in this world who didn’t kneel to Hu Yuan and survive?

"This is really different. Rights and obligations are equal. As rentiers, if you enjoy rights, you have to bear obligations. Confucian scholars in the Song Dynasty enjoyed all kinds of preferential treatment, so they have the obligation to be loyal to the Zhao family.

What did the common people get? Not only did they get nothing, but they had to pay heavy taxes every year to support the Zhao family, civil servants and generals. They had no obligation to defend the Zhao family, because the Zhao family relied on them to support them. On the contrary, the Zhao family and the rent

The civil servants and generals were obliged to protect their safety, but instead of protecting them, they were slaughtered by foreigners, so the Zhao family was no longer qualified to enjoy their support.

They don't need to be loyal to the Zhao family.

It's like a contract.

The people and the monarch signed a contract. The people paid taxes to support the monarch, support the clan, support the monarch's civil and military officials, and support the monarch's army, and the monarch had to protect their safety.

Paying taxes is the obligation of the people.

It is the duty of the monarch to protect the people.

If the people do not pay taxes, it is a breach of contract by the people. The monarch can punish it with laws. If he cannot protect the people, it is a breach of the contract by the monarch. The people have no obligation to support the monarch anymore. This is a very simple truth, so the people of the Song Dynasty do not need to serve the Zhao family.

They paid taxes, but the Zhao family couldn't protect them, so why should they be loyal to the Zhao family?

But the minister is different.

Ministers are rentiers. The Zhao family takes the taxes paid by the people and hires them to do work. Of course they have to bear the obligations after taking the money.

This obligation includes faithfulness and integrity.

Any emperor requires his ministers to be loyal and loyal to him. They had already put their fingerprints on this contract the moment they became officials and received their salaries. But if they failed to do so, then they were traitors and treacherous officials of the Song Dynasty.

They cannot compare with the common people.

When the Zhao family cannot protect the people, the people can even choose a new owner.

Of course, Hu Yuan is definitely not.

This was a forceful conquest. Hu Yuan was a country in itself, and he forcefully conquered another country and enslaved its people.

But your Majesty the Emperor can be regarded as this new master. After all, he came from humble beginnings and used enslaved people with no land to drive out the Tartars and rebuild the country. The people can recognize him as the new king of the contract. As long as the Zhu family can protect the people, the people will also

Will accept the rule of the Zhu family. If the Zhu family cannot do this, the people also have the right to replace it. If the Zhu family causes starvation and death everywhere, the people also have the right to overthrow the Zhu family and find a new king."

Yang Feng continued to promote his fallacies.

Now this issue is the focus of the Confucian scholars' attack on him. After all, it is easy to arouse resonance. The whole world was once ruled by Hu Yuan. This can also be interpreted as everyone kneeling. Since everyone kneels, why are you just blaming us?

"Nonsense, my father is clearly destined by fate!"

The little princess said angrily.

"Look, even Zhang Hanlin is laughing!"

Yang Feng pointed at Zhang Xianzong and said viciously.

The little princess instantly turned her eyes to Zhang Xianzong, who immediately looked serious...

"Did you laugh?"

The little princess said with eager eyes.

"Princess, the emperor is naturally destined by destiny. The end of Song Zuo is also destiny. His Majesty Long Xing is also destined by destiny. God has sent your majesty to all people, and everyone in the world regards your majesty as the supreme. King and minister are divided by destiny. Ambassador Yang

It's nothing more than clever words and sophistry, trying to cover up destiny with contract theory."

Zhang Xianzong said.

I don't dare to joke, if His Majesty the Emperor finds out, my house will be confiscated.

"You can talk!"

The little princess said with satisfaction.

Yang Feng just smiled and watched their performance.

"Then Huang Chao and Zhu Wen were also chosen by the people, and the separatist regimes of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were also chosen by the people?"

Zhang Xianzong said.

It's clear he also enjoys discussing this issue in depth.

Just now I just fooled the little princess.

"Can you guarantee that every choice you make is right? If you choose the wrong person, of course you will have to bear the consequences. What's more, there must be only one person chosen by the people? The person chosen by the people will definitely succeed? Any choice

Everyone has to take risks. Failure and being exploited are the overwhelming results. This world is real and cruel.

People's choices may not necessarily be successful, or even correct.

but.

They have the power to choose.

They have the right to choose not to starve to death, even if they are just praying mantises, but at least they do it in an upright manner.

If you don't die of hunger in peace, you will be like a mantis with its arms stretched out.

This was said by an official of your Ming Dynasty who suppressed the rebellion of the hungry people, so I would like to ask your emperor, did he choose to die of hunger or to be a mantis?"

Yang Feng said.

Zhang Xianzong was silent.
To be continued...