"The first thing Zhu Yuanzhang did was to do something that no emperor dared to do since the Han Dynasty.”
"Declaring war on the Confucian Sect and kicking Confucius and Mencius off the altar.”
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What was that?
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Li Shimin were stunned.
This was especially true for Li Shimin. Ever since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had eliminated all the other schools of thought in favor of Confucianism, the Confucian Sect's development had grown day by day, to the point where it was even on par with the imperial power.
He also wanted to suppress the Confucian Sect, but he didn't have the strength to do so, nor did he dare to cause such chaos!
It had to be known that the aristocratic families of that time were all cloaked in the Confucian Sect, and their prestige among the people was extremely high, much higher than Li Shiming's.
"Could it be that the Confucian Sect of the Ming Dynasty is very weak?”
"Even the emperor can be suppressed?"
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"The Confucian Sect could only be considered prosperous during the Han and Tang Dynasties, but it was at its peak during the Song and Yuan Dynasties!”
"During the Song Dynasty, the Confucian Sect developed the Cheng-Zhu school of thought. They turned the Confucian Sect into a theocracy and paid attention to the preservation of heaven's will and the elimination of human desires.”
"It even combined with the imperial power to carry out the cruelest suppression and imprisonment on people's thoughts.”
"During the Yuan Dynasty, the Confucian Sect defected to the enemy first and was willing to become the blade of the Yuan Dynasty's nobility. They used the Confucian Sect's influence to rectify the name of the Yuan Dynasty.”
"On the other hand, the Confucian Sect continues to restrict people's thinking, making the Confucian Sect and imperial power even more mythical.”
"They constantly spread the word that the emperor's power was bestowed by the gods, and they also told the people to preserve justice and eliminate human desires. They were willing to be the lower class of the Yuan Dynasty and whitewash the peace for the rulers of the Yuan Dynasty.”
"They numb people's minds, telling them not to resist, to be patient, to be obedient, to be submissive.”
"As for these Confucian Sect members, because of their contributions in defecting to the enemy, they became high officials and high salaries, becoming evil dragons that helped the Yuan Dynasty nobles and exploited the people.”
"It can be said that during the Yuan Dynasty, the Confucian Sect's power and influence reached the peak of all dynasties!”
"Because the Yuan Dynasty divided people into ranks, and the Confucian Sect was the best tool for this system.”
Fang Datong's voice was filled with disgust!
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Li Shiming's mouth twitched. He thought of the faces of the aristocratic families. They would really do such a thing!
Li Shimin was even more curious. How was Zhu Yuanzhang going to resist the Confucian Sect when it was at its peak?
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"Zhu Yuanzhang used Confucius and Mencius to do something that left everyone dumbstruck. He killed the second sage, Mencius!”
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What was that?
Not only was Li Shimin stunned, but even Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty had his eyes wide open. Confucius and Mencius were almost deified figures.
Other than the First Emperor, who else would dare to attack them?
Wu Zetian was also extremely shocked. Imperial power and the Confucian Sect were intertwined, and it could be said that they loved each other and killed each other, but no emperor would dare to directly attack the Confucian Sect!
At this moment, Zhu Di was extremely proud. This was his father, he was so tough!
Li Shi Min only regained his senses after a long while.
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"Zhu Yuanzhang, throw Mencius out of the Temple of Confucius!”
"No one is allowed to offer sacrifices to Mencius, and they say that there are too many things in Mencius 'sayings that are nonsense.”
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Fang Datong's words were too lethal to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. How could he do that?
Li Shiming opened his mouth so wide that an egg could fit inside.
He did not expect that there would be an emperor who would throw Mencius out of the Temple of Confucius.
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"Does Zhu Yuanzhang have no civil officials to fight with?”
"Does anyone think that Zhu Yuanzhang is as soft as Li Shimin?”
"You still want to seek death in front of Zhu Yuanzhang and play the Confucian style of hanging up your official position?”
"Zhu Yuanzhang will tell him that if he wants to die, hurry up and don't waste time. He also asked the guards to prepare water and prepare to wash the floor at any time. He even prepared coffins for them.”
"If he dares to die, Zhu Yuanzhang will dare to bury him!”
"The Confucian Sect is a classic example of bullying the weak and fearing the strong!”
"If you meet someone as cold and uncaring as Zhu Yuanzhang, no one would dare to joke with their own lives.”
"Zhu Yuanzhang threw Mencius out of the Temple of Confucius. No one dared to point at Zhu Yuanzhang's nose and scold him! How could they dare to be unreasonable with Zhu Yuanzhang? They could only tell Zhu Yuanzhang the truth and reason with him.”
"Because Zhu Yuanzhang killed people in hundreds or thousands.”
"Those who are loyal are often the ones who slaughter dogs, but those who are unfaithful are the most educated!”
"Only at the lower levels of society will the Confucian Sect's hypocritical mask be easily exposed, and their eating habits will be even uglier.”
"And Zhu Yuanzhang knows the ugly faces of these people the best.”
"That's a death sentence!"
"Does Zhu Yuanzhang not need to balance the relationship between various interest groups?”
"Isn't he afraid that the Darming Dynasty will have more internal disagreements and chaos?”
"This is the advantage of Zhu Yuanzhang's low birth. For example, Liu Bang has the support of the Lu family and the aristocrats of the six states.”
"Therefore, even if he became the emperor, he still had many scruples.”
"Because many forces will grow into towering trees after Liu Bang becomes the emperor. Touching them without authorization will shake the foundation of the country."
"However, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't have this scruple at all. He started from scratch, and everything was a force that he supported. It could be said that in the Darming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang had the final say.”
"He doesn't have to care about anyone. He can do whatever he wants, and no force can fight against him!”
"This is where Zhu Yuanzhang is tough.”
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Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Li Shimin were both fascinated. Although they were emperors, they were sometimes aggrieved as emperors.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was suppressed by his uncles and brothers and the Dou family of the Empress Dowager.
As for Li Shimin, he was even more depressed. The Guanlong Gentry, the Shandong Gentry, the Lingnan Gentry, the West Shu Gentry, etc. These aristocratic families had not declined in power after Li Tang founded the country. Instead, they had increased in power and profited greatly in the chaotic times.
Li Shiming had to consider the balance of interests in every decision he made.
He really yearned for someone like Zhu Yuanzhang, who had no restraints and was the only one who reigned supreme!
He was even more curious about Zhu Yuanzhang. What was the result of his battle with the Confucian Sect?
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