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Chapter 217 The Emperor's Good Helper: Confucianism "Changes with the Times and Constantly

[The "North-South List" case is kept secret in various historical materials.

There is no clear record in "Taizu Shilu", and "Ming History·Biography of Liu Sanwu" only gives a brief explanation of the incident.

Regarding Liu Sanwu's ending, the History of Ming Dynasty records: "At the beginning of Jianwen, Sanwu was recalled and died after a long time." After Zhu Yuanzhang's death, Liu Sanwu was recalled. As for whether he was rehabilitated? And what was the truth of the "Southern and Northern List Case"? The History of Ming Dynasty does not record it.

Therefore, regarding the "North-South List" case, people have repeatedly discussed whether Liu Sanwu cheated and favored his own interests? Was it the officials' attempt to test him? Or was it because the northerners were incompetent?

Let's first talk about a little episode about Liu Sanwu. Liu Sanwu was recommended to Zhu Yuanzhang at the age of 73 and was awarded the title of Zuo Zanshan and later promoted to Hanlin Bachelor.

According to the "History of Ming Dynasty", "Sanwu was a generous person, not cunning, and called himself Tan Tan Weng. When it came to great events, he was unshakable."

In the 25th year of Hongwu, the crown prince passed away. Zhu Yuanzhang lost his son in his old age, and he was the one he valued the most and was sure to be the next heir. This was a big blow to Zhu Yuanzhang, because he would then face the question of whether to establish his son or grandson.

After the establishment of a hereditary monarchy, the throne is usually inherited by the eldest son. An abnormal succession would cause unrest.

At this time, Liu Sanwu, who was a Hanlin scholar, suggested establishing the crown prince in order to cut off the other kings, saying: "The crown prince is young and has made plans long ago. Who would not be loyal to him?"

It can be seen that Liu Sanwu is a man of honesty and generosity, who puts national interests first. 】

＜Liu Sanwu himself was really trusted by Zhu Yuanzhang. When the Lan Yu case broke out, his grandson was also sentenced to death for Lan Yu's party. The fate of the people involved was not very good, but he was only suspended for one year and then re-employed.＞

＜Alas, if Zhu Biao hadn’t died, I feel like the early Ming Dynasty would have been very different [sigh]＞

＜The main reason is that Zhu Yunwen was fooled by the southern literati…＞

＜No, no matter how I look at it, I feel that they are really testing Lao Zhu. This time, the North-South Ranking is just the beginning. The first ones to be involved are all small fish and shrimps. If Lao Zhu does not kill people, then it will really be what they want [Shocked]＞

[Tang Taizong Li Shimin: Don’t be soft-hearted, kill those who deserve to be killed!!!]

[Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che: If you can act, don’t talk]

[Qin Shi Huangdi Ying Zheng: I'm afraid your grandson needs to be taught again]

[Song Renzong Zhao Zhen: Alas, the saddest thing in life is to lose a son in old age]

[Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin: The Crown Prince's behavior is probably quite different from that of Zhu Yuanzhang. Since he is so popular among southern scholars, he is probably a kind and cowardly person.]

[Yu Qian in the fifth year of Ming Jingtai: ...Alas, the reputation of southern literati has been damaged]

[Zhang Juzheng in the seventh year of the Wanli reign of the Ming Dynasty: Alas, we cannot kill them all with one blow]

[Emperor Wen of Sui Yang Jian: I can probably guess why the Ming Dynasty later established its capital in Youzhou]

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Tang Dynasty, the third year of Zhenguan

Li Shimin said to himself: "The eldest son will inherit..."

Then he sighed again, "Alas, I hope Cheng Qian can take on this task."

He himself ascended the throne through the Xuanwu Gate succession system, but he did not want his children and grandchildren to do the same. The primogeniture succession system was undoubtedly the most stable and secure.

Seeing that His Majesty seemed to have determined that the Ming emperor was being tested by his subjects, Fang Xuanling and others frowned. There were still too many doubts...

According to the four major cases in the early Ming Dynasty mentioned earlier, tens of thousands of people suffered in each case. This case is different from the previous ones. How will the Ming emperor solve it in the end?

The relationship between the monarch and his subjects also seemed to have changed greatly.

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【We have a God's perspective, so we naturally know that the people on the Spring List are all talented and useful. According to the "Ming Shilu", Song Cong, the winner of the first place, was kind-hearted, fair in judging and convicting, and well-known in the court. He held a high position as the Minister of the Imperial Household Department.

Yin Changlong, the runner-up, was promoted to the head of the Ministry of Rites. He dared to confront and advise the emperor on his mistakes. According to the History of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chengzu promised Gao Xu the title of crown prince because of his military merits. Gao Xu's confidant, Duke Qiu Fu of Qi, and others advised the emperor to make him the crown prince. Yin Changlong and others advised him against it.

The third place winner Liu Shizhen was exiled to Weilu because his review of the examination papers was "not clear, and his writing was too blunt, which was confusing to the emperor." On the second day of April, he was transferred back by grace and demoted to the position of assistant minister of the Honglu Temple. Soon after, he was impeached by the censor and finally executed.

It can be seen that these people have made achievements after entering officialdom, which further proves that the people selected in the Spring List are all talented and capable, and this is not caused by southerners or northerners being the chief examiners.

The purpose of the imperial examination as a system of selecting officials is to select Confucian scholars with real talents and knowledge, who can cultivate themselves, manage their families, govern the country and bring peace to the world. Starting from the representatives of the Spring List, we find that none of them are mediocre.

Therefore, there is something strange about this "North-South List" case in the 30th year of Hongwu. 】

＜The top scholar Chen? was the most miserable top scholar, he was directly executed [covering his face]＞

＜Old Zhu is still as good as ever＞

＜When Zhu asked them to review the papers, he also asked the runner-up and third place winners to participate. As a result, the third place winner Liu Shiye was stupid and chose southerners, while the runner-up Yin Changlong was very smart and chose some northerners [eating melon] No wonder the other person got second place＞

＜The first three are not simple characters, at least they have experts behind them＞

＜Why has Confucianism lasted so long? It’s because “I have everything you want” [狗头]＞

[Qin Shi Huangdi Ying Zheng: Confucianism is flexible]

[Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang: Hahahaha, Brother Zheng, I agree with you on Confucianism]

[Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che: What I value is Confucianism "in line with my heart"]

[Su Shi in the second year of Song Baoyuan: I want to know why the champion died when the runner-up and the third place winners were both fine? Since cheating has been ruled out, what other hidden stories are there?]

[Ming Hongwu 29th year Zhu Chong: Zhu Di, you really promised your second son the position of crown prince! Where do you want to put my nephew Gao Chi? ! ]

[In the 29th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Di said: Look carefully, this is what the Ming History says. The Ming History is quite clean and well-written, how much truth can it contain? Do you believe it?]

[Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, Aisin-Gioro Hongli: I have tolerated you Ming Dynasty emperors for a long time! We have been compiling your family history books carefully for 95 years! ! ! ]

[Emperor Zhengde of Ming Dynasty: Wow, that’s terrible…]

[Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houcong: You have been practicing for nearly a hundred years. Do you feel inferior?]

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Han Dynasty, the fifth year of Yuanshou

When Liu Che saw Guangmu making fun of Confucianism, he couldn't help laughing. Then he remembered that he was the one who started "respecting Confucianism" and coughed lightly.

"Alas, the Confucianists who do not hinder me from sending troops to fight the Xiongnu are very much to my liking!"

Dong Zhongshu was teaching the Gongyang Spring and Autumn Annals.

When the Confucian students below heard the light curtain say this, their faces changed and they wanted to draw their swords and scold.

However, Dong Zhongshu waved his hand at them and asked them to sit down and be at ease.

Dong Zhongshu stroked his beard, his eyes shining. In the future, Confucianism would definitely change with the changes of the emperor. As long as the status of Confucianism remained, Guangmu's ridicule would not be a big deal.

He is now the leader of Confucianism, and he has been proud of this for a long time, because it was he who brought Confucianism to this level!

Besides, Guangmu was not wrong. During the time of Emperor Gaozu, Shusun Tong made Confucianism develop further and adapt to the times, which led to the Confucianism of today.

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