Chapter 735: Tang Shunzhi's Rebellion against the School of Mind
"The due date is in these two days."
In the Xin'an Lane Earl's mansion, the imperial physician finished taking the patient's pulse and said with a serious expression.
But he immediately felt that his attitude might affect the pregnant woman's mood and increase the possibility of a difficult birth, so he forced a smile and said, "But the county lady is in good health, so the mother and child will be safe."
Li Tian nodded, "Thank you for your hard work."
"As I should." The imperial physician left, looking up at the sky and smiling bitterly, "I have been practicing medicine for half my life, and this period is the most tormenting. It is clearly a childbirth, but if it is not handled properly, it will cost you your head... Fortunately, I asked for a favor to grab this job. I thought it was a good job... Alas!"
Being able to look after Chang Wei's wife during childbirth would earn Jiang Qingzhi a favor. Secondly, he would also receive a reward from Emperor Jiajing, killing two birds with one stone!
But opportunities are often accompanied by crises. The Taoist said, if the mother and child are safe, you are safe. If the mother and child are in trouble, you are fine... Just end it yourself!
Li Tian sat on the chair, leaning back habitually to maintain balance.
Huang Yaner brought tea... no, it was water.
Following Jiang Qingzhi's instructions, Li Tian stopped drinking tea after she became pregnant.
Nowadays, people, unless they are extremely poor, will not be deprived of even coarse tea. This is why the saying "coarse tea and plain food" comes into being.
Drinking tea has long become a part of the lives of emperors, generals, and peddlers, just like those coffee lovers in later generations who are used to drinking coffee and feel listless if they don't have a few cups a day. For Li Tian, not drinking tea is torture.
Jiang Qingzhi argued that tea can make people energetic because it contains something that stimulates the brain. Adults can enjoy this, but children... especially children in the womb whose bodies and brains are not fully developed, are stimulated by this thing every day...
——Madam, aren’t you worried that our child will be born a fool?
Li Tian was horrified and immediately ordered Huang Yan'er to lock up all the tea. He also warned Huang Yan'er: You must learn from Zhengchen. If one day I can't help but order you to take out the tea, don't agree.
At this moment, Li Tian just wanted to drink a cup of tea to boost her spirits.
"Madam, the housekeeper is here."
Fu Cheng came in, bowed, and first glanced at Li Tian's face. Seeing that he was fine, he said, "Someone from the palace said that a war will start in the next few days. Lord Bo submitted a memorial saying that this war will be won. The palace said that in this battle, we have the strong city of Datong in our hands, and Lord Bo is a master of military tactics, so we will definitely make Altan return empty-handed."
"That's good." Li Tian said with a smile.
“By the way, this matter was reported by someone from Yongshou Palace.” Fucheng said.
Favors may seem like a trivial thing, and we have to exchange them several times or even many times every year. But the more we take it for granted, the more cautious we should be.
What others give you is love and friendship, if you forget it, you are heartless.
Face is given by others, but also lost by oneself.
Therefore, we must remember these sentiments and respond appropriately...even between family members.
It is impossible that others love you, but you always respond with a cold shoulder. Over time, no matter how much affection there is, it will turn into responsibility and eventually become nothing.
"Your Majesty is so kind." Li Tian was a pregnant woman, so she only needed to bow. At this moment, she nodded to express her gratitude.
"Madam, is this..." Fucheng hinted to Li Tian that it was time to respond.
"My husband took away a lot of bacon before he left, but he left a lot of pickled vegetables. It's easy to get angry in autumn and lose your appetite. Send some to the palace to whet the appetites of His Majesty and Concubine Lu."
"Yes."
This is the response to the Taoist's kindness.
"Tian'er."
The voice came before the Chang family members arrived.
As the date of delivery drew closer, Chang came to Xin'an Lane more and more frequently. In recent days, she came early and returned late, leaving Li Huan at home.
Fortunately, the daughter-in-law took over the household affairs, so that Li Sicheng, who was in charge of Taichang Temple, did not suffer from the consequences.
"Mom!" Li Tian was lazy and didn't move.
"You are getting more and more lazy. How are you today?" Chang asked.
"This child doesn't seem to be making any movement." Li Tian said carelessly.
"Nonsense." Chang said angrily, "You are about to come out to meet your parents, and I just don't want to bother you. You are a well-behaved child."
"Yeah!" Li Tian leaned back in his chair, listening to his mother talking about the excitement and gossip outside, his thoughts had already flown to the border...
The war was about to begin, and the Taoist asked someone to say these words to reassure her, which Li Tian knew very well.
"It is said that Altan Khan has sent an army of 200,000 soldiers. Your father said that this is a complete rumor. I asked him why. Your father said that with Altan Khan's family resources, if he really dared to send out an army of 200,000 soldiers, the food and grass would be gone halfway.
I thought that this was not the case... When those merchants from the grasslands came to the capital, they were just like bumpkins. They went to the taverns to eat and ate like refugees who were starving to death...
Oh my! With such a family background, how dare we send out a large army? My son-in-law is so capable that he will surely make Altan return empty-handed. "
"Yeah!" Li Tian narrowed his eyes and said softly, "Dad is right, but..."
"But what?" Chang said with a smile, "Does my daughter know military tactics?"
"I don't understand the art of war." Li Tian shook her head, her voice getting lower and lower, and she said in a voice that only she could hear clearly: "But I know that my husband will definitely make Altan... a great defeat!"
……
The capital, Shen Lian’s home.
Several fellow students of the School of Mind are criticizing Tang Shunzhi.
"...Although my school of thought is a different path, it is still a branch of Confucianism. Confucianism and Mohism are incompatible, and they have different paths and cannot work together." "Mr. Jingchuan, you are too close to Jiang Qingzhi."
"Sir, you also led the army to suppress the Ning Wang Rebellion, but you never fought like Jiang Qingzhi. It was fine that he built a Jingguan last time, but this time he actually took action again... Do you know what the South says about him? A butcher!"
"Man-slayer! He is full of murderous aura, which makes people tremble with fear. The Mohists were like this in the past. They would draw their swords and fight each other as soon as they disagreed with each other. Once they became enemies, they would fight to the death."
Tang Shunzhi sat to the side, facing the open door, and stared at the autumn scenery outside. "What you are talking about is nothing more than prejudice. When you were here, did you have prejudice?"
"There was no Mohist school when you were here!"
"Confucianism and Mohism are incompatible!"
"What evil things did the Mohists do that you cannot tolerate them?" Tang Shunzhi asked gently.
"Don't use the words 'human slaughter' and 'building Jingguan' as an excuse. They are foreigners, bandits who are ready to rush into the Ming Dynasty to burn, plunder, and kill people. Can you have compassion for them?"
Tang Shunzhi said sarcastically: "I have traveled to the north several times. In the north, whenever the foreign tribes on the grassland are mentioned, everyone shouts and fights. In the south, Chang Wei Bo is called a butcher, and the crime is that he killed prisoners and built a Jingguan outside Datong. Let me ask, Chang Wei Bo also killed Japanese pirates and built Jingguan in the southeast, why did no one punish him!?"
Everyone was silent.
"It's nothing more than the Japanese pirates wreaking havoc in the south, damaging the interests of the southerners. As for the north... it's none of my business, right?" Tang Shunzhi sighed, "Changqing Bo fought for the country and eliminated the scourge in the southeast, but he was criticized for being bloodthirsty. Can't people be so shameless?"
Tang Shunzhi looked at these people and suddenly thought of Xu Jie.
He suddenly understood, "Now all the scholars in the world regard Xu Jie as the representative of Confucianism in the court. Xu Jie is a follower of my school of thought. You and others..."
Shen Lian sighed, "Xu Jie and I haven't contacted each other for a long time."
As a leading figure in the School of Mind, Xu Jie represents the dreams of many people in the School of Mind.
Apply what you have learned, integrate knowledge and action... Enter the court to assist the emperor to display what you have learned and achieve immortality.
"You all want to leave your name in history like you, right?" Tang Shunzhi's expression was still gentle. "If Xu Jie was willing to help you, your career would be much smoother. But he doesn't care about the study of the mind, so you are panicking?"
The men blushed slightly, and one said, "Confucianism is in power now. My School of Mind is a branch of Confucianism, but it is suppressed secretly. The rise of Mohism and its struggle with Confucianism are a great opportunity for my School of Mind to rise. Mr. Jingchuan, even a good opportunity needs someone to help. As for Elder Xu..."
"Does Xu Jie have anything to say?" Tang Shunzhi knew that these people had come with ill intentions and must have learned something from Xu Jie.
"Lord Xu said that the School of Mind is now too close to Jiang Qingzhi. And Jiang Qingzhi and Yan Song are almost allies. Yan Song is a treacherous minister... Everyone in my School of Mind wants to get rid of him as soon as possible."
Shen Lian smiled bitterly, "Lord Xu probably meant you."
"I often go in and out of Xin'an Lane, I admit it. I am good friends with Chang Wei Bo, I admit it." Tang Shunzhi smiled and stood up, "Tell the people in Xinxue, tell Xu Jie."
Everyone knew that he was going to make a decision, and they all stood up.
Tang Shunzhi looked at everyone slowly, "I never thought that a person could have friends all over the world. If so, then most of the so-called friends must be drinking buddies. If you have two or three close friends, you are lucky. I have never found a close friend until I came to Beijing... and finally met one."
Tang Shunzhi smiled slightly, "That's Qingzhi!"
……
Xu Jie returned to the duty room.
Just before this, Emperor Jiajing ordered the Jinyiwei to go south to investigate the grain case, and then sent someone south to rebuke the small court in Nanjing, and even let the censor accompany him to collect information about the matter.
Once discovered, Xu Jie felt that those people would inevitably be exiled.
The South!
That is the foundation of Confucianism and also the foundation of Xu Jie.
Xu Jie whispered, "Those idiots, why do they have to make a fuss about food when there are so many things they can do."
Once this news gets out, many people will grit their teeth at Nanjing.
Xu Jie thought of the School of Mind.
The development of the School of Mind in recent years has actually been quite rapid, with many people practicing it in the southern literati and government circles.
If we can unite this force and pull it over, it will be a great help.
However, the scholars at that time were quite dissatisfied with the School of Mind, especially after the two great masters of the School of Mind, Tang Shunzhi and Jiang Qingzhi, became friends, which caused public ridicule.
Tang Shunzhi!
Xu Jie picked up the pen and wrote these three words.
"Mr. Ge."
The attendant outside reported that someone wanted to see him.
The person who came was the person who had previously criticized Tang Shunzhi from the School of Mind.
"Today we are trying to persuade Tang Shunzhi..."
"How?" Xu Jie asked, "If Tang Jingchuan is willing to come back, I have prepared several positions for him. He can choose from them."
What a privilege and respect this is!
The visitor raised his head and said with a wry smile, "Tang Shunzhi said that it is rare to have a close friend in life, but you can't have your cake and eat it too. I will naturally choose a close friend over fame and fortune!"
Autumn of the 30th year of Jiajing!
Before the Great Northern War.
Tang Shunzhi proposed the School of Mind!
(End of this chapter)
