Although there are a lot of system points, Zhu Cixiang doesn't use them very much now. He doesn't want to rely on the system to complete everything and end up with nothing but the system.

With the points that Zhu Cixiang had in the system, he could now exchange them for two armored battleships or other advanced weapons. Zhu Cixiang didn't want to do this. If he took too big a step, he would be in trouble.

In order for the Ming Dynasty to develop steadily and healthily, Zhu Cixi could only exchange some advanced science and technology from the system, such as steam engines, manual machine guns, etc.

Zhu Cixiang had given the technical drawings and samples to the Royal Academy of Sciences a year ago, and he believed that steam would appear soon.

After the emergence of steam engines, railways between various provinces in the Ming Dynasty will be put on the agenda, especially in Liaodong and Mongolia. The railways can quickly deliver strategic materials there.

Zhu Cixiang picked up the wine glass and drank with Sun Chuanting and others. But as soon as he drank two glasses, the young eunuch Cao An quietly came to Zhu Cixiang and whispered:

"Your Majesty, the Emperor and the Queen Mother are at Qianqing Palace, please go quickly!"

Hearing that the Emperor and the Queen Mother had arrived at the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Cixi immediately put down his wine glass, told Sun Chuanting a few words, and quickly returned to the Qianqing Palace.

Returning to Qianqing Palace, I saw Emperor Chongzhen, Empress Dowager Zhou and Empress Dowager Yi'an all here. Their expressions were very serious, and there was no smile on their faces.

"Damn it, this person is not evil..."

Although he was already the emperor, Zhu Cixi still had to greet his father, the emperor and his mother with greetings.

"I've met my father, the emperor, my mother, the queen, and my aunt!"

Emperor Chongzhen snorted and ignored Zhu Cihong.

Queen Mother Zhou and Queen Mother Yi'an looked at Zhu Cihong, with faint smiles still showing on their faces:

"Your Majesty, no gifts!"

Although Zhu Cixiang had guessed why the three people suddenly came to Qianqing Palace, he deliberately pretended not to know anything. After the ceremony, Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and said:

"Why did your father, the emperor, and your mother come to Qianqing Palace if you don't play mahjong in the harem?"

"Your Majesty..."

Empress Dowager Zhou was about to say something, but she was suddenly interrupted by Emperor Chongzhen. He glared at Zhu Cixiang fiercely and shouted:

"Don't think that the emperor can do whatever he wants to destroy the Confucius family. Was it your personal idea or was he deceived?

Scholars in the world are the foundation of Ming Dynasty. Without scholars in the world, who will help you manage the huge country.

Kong Yinzhi cannot be killed. If the evidence is conclusive, he can be demoted to a commoner at most, and his son can be allowed to inherit the position of Duke Yansheng.

Once the Kong family is wiped out, the world will definitely be in chaos, and the Ming Dynasty, which has just settled down, will inevitably start a bloody storm again.

In order to balance the imperial examinations, Emperor Hongwu Gao created a historical list of northern and southern imperial examinations to balance scholars from the north and south of the Ming Dynasty.

Not only are you reforming the imperial examination, but you are also planning to destroy the Kong family. If Emperor Hongwu Gao finds out, he will definitely take it from the coffin and chop you..."

The more Chongzhen talked, the angrier he became. He could not take his last breath and almost died from suffocation in Qianqing Palace. At this time, he really regretted giving up to Zhu Cihong. This was such a big disaster.

The Empress Dowager Zhou and the Empress Dowager Yi'an were both staunch supporters of Zhu Cihong after Zhu Cihong supervised the country.

But this time, for the sake of the Kong family, the two queen mothers seemed to have changed their stance.

When Chongzhen was gasping for breath, they also tried to comfort him with sincere words:

"Your Majesty, the Kong family really can't be touched. It doesn't matter if you kill some corrupt officials, but once the Kong family is destroyed, it will be a huge blow to the scholars in the world. They will definitely run counter to the rulers of the Ming Dynasty.

Even if they don't dare to rebel now because of your strength, they will definitely use their advantages to try to hack you in the future.

We all don’t want to see the great Shenwu Emperor who saved the Ming Dynasty from fire and water, and finally be blackmailed and become a sinner for the ages..."

Zhu Cixiang never objected or said a word. He wanted Emperor Chongzhen and the two queen mothers to vent their inner thoughts before speaking.

Chongzhen finally recovered and saw that Zhu Cixiang didn't say a word, so he said again:

"Your Majesty, you supervised the country at the age of eight, killed corrupt officials, and destroyed the slaves and bandits. You have saved the Ming Dynasty from about to collapse. Even if you do nothing now, you are already a saint king in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

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Although the land reform was a great benefit to the farmers of the Ming Dynasty, it also offended a large number of the most powerful and vocal people in the Ming Dynasty. They were the key to the stability of the Ming Dynasty.

After the land reform is completed, the emperor will definitely promote the unified payment of grain by the gentry and levy commercial taxes. The most serious impact of any subsequent reform will be on scholars.

Now you still want to destroy the gods in the hearts of scholars. Do you really want to fight to the end with scholars all over the world? How will it end if this continues?

Could it be that when scholars oppose reform, you lead an army to carry out a bloody massacre? This is what a reckless man does.

Without the support of scholars, it is nonsense to rely solely on military generals to govern the country. Sooner or later, they will wear yellow robes..."

Chongzhen himself was a standard Confucian scholar and always attached great importance to the Confucian family.

Suddenly hearing that Zhu Cihong had taken action against the Kong family, Chongzhen almost fainted with fright, and hurriedly pulled the two queen mothers to come to plead for the Kong family.

In order to convince Emperor Shenwu, Chongzhen also moved out Emperor Hongwu Gao.

The meaning is obvious, these are equivalent to the ancestral precepts, and if you don't listen, you will be unworthy of your descendants.

Zhu Yuanzhang indeed vigorously revived Confucianism during his Hongwu period, respected scholars, and valued scholars as officials.

It can be said that we tried our best to respect and take care of these traditional intellectuals, but the spring of Confucianism did not come.

Zhu Yuanzhang attached great importance to and respected scholars and Confucianism. His actual purpose was just to stabilize his rule and make everyone in the world submit to him.

At that time, in order to achieve a unified national consciousness, Zhu Yuanzhang needed a strong culture as the official leading culture.

The admiration of Confucius, the establishment of Confucian temples, and the strengthening of the orderly concept of superiority and inferiority. For traditional farming societies, if they want to maintain their stability, an extremely strict hierarchy must be established from top to bottom.

Build schools, encourage enrollment, and tame the people of the world. If you want to exert the most complete control over the people, it is best to start from a young age.

The only places where people are educated from childhood are schools. In fact, such an activity that seems to be extremely beneficial to the people is exactly the gentle trap of Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! There was no problem with Zhu Yuanzhang's decision-making at the beginning, but by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the situation had been seriously distorted, and scholars had become a cancer of the Ming Dynasty.

They occupy a large amount of land and do not pay taxes. Minerals and salt are all under their control. They eat, drink, and have fun and squander without restraint, and the taxes they pay are pitiful.

Food and grass are also in their hands. The soldiers shed blood and died on the battlefield, so it is better for them to talk in the court.

They either fight among themselves or unite to deceive the emperor. For the benefit of their own family, officials and businessmen collude, completely regardless of the safety of the country and the life and death of the people. The fewer such scholars, the better.

After Zhu Cihong reforms education, this situation will slowly change.

I believe that in the near future, the new generation of scholars cultivated by the Ming Dynasty will completely replace these corrupt scholars who are ignorant of what is happening outside the window...

Although he felt a little funny in his heart, Zhu Cixi didn't show it at all and still pretended to listen carefully.

Feeling that his legs were a little sore, Zhu Cixiang sat down on a chair nearby, took out a bottle of yogurt, and listened to the teachings of Emperor Chongzhen and the two queen mothers while drinking.

Chongzhen and the two empress dowagers originally thought that Zhu Cixiang would try his best to argue, and grievance was not Zhu Cixiang's character.

But they found that Zhu Cixiang had a calm face, as if nothing had happened. The three of them were surprised and asked hurriedly:

"Your Majesty, why don't you speak? Is Kong Yinzhi already free?"

Zhu Cixi smiled and nodded:

"Yes, they are very free now. No one can control them except the Imp Judge and the King of Hell!"

When Chongzhen heard this, he was suddenly startled and asked hurriedly?

"What's the meaning?"

Zhu Cixiang said seriously:

"Father, Queen, Queen, and Auntie, you are too late. The Jinyiwei have already wiped out the three clans of the Kong family, and Kong Yinzhi was stabbed thousands of times by people before he died."

"thump……"

Before Zhu Cixiang finished speaking, Emperor Chongzhen and the two Emperor Taiji were already slumped on the ground, with words in their mouths:

"It's a disaster, a big disaster..."

Zhu Cixiang stood up, picked up the queen and put her on a chair, then picked up the emperor's aunt and put her on a chair. Finally, he went to help Emperor Chongzhen, but Chongzhen pushed him away.

Zhu Cixi thought that his father was angry with him and he was the one who killed the Kong family, but unexpectedly the Supreme Emperor said:

"I gave up the dragon throne to you. Three of us fell down, but you were the last one to help me. You are unworthy of our descendants..."

"Jealous?"

Even the Empress Dowager Zhou and Empress Dowager Yi'an Zhang Yan almost laughed out loud when Chongzhen acted in such a serious way.

Zhu Cixiang scratched his head in embarrassment, and then bowed deeply to his father:

"Father, please forgive me, the queen mother and the imperial aunt are weak, and the emperor should help the weak first!"

After that, without any explanation, he grabbed one of Chongzhen's arms and gently pulled him up.

Both beauties were held in a princess hug. Chongzhen directly grabbed their arms and pulled them up. This time, Chongzhen did not complain again.

When Zhu Cihong saw that Chongzhen and the two queen mothers stopped talking, he told him all the bad things the Kong family had done.

When the evidence was conclusive, the two queen mothers sighed:

"It's hard for the emperor. The queen mother and the emperor's aunt will never interfere in politics again..."

Chongzhen had a dark face and said nothing.

Zhu Cixiang saw this and said:

"Father, Queen, Mother, Queen and Auntie, the Ming Dynasty treats the Confucius family very well. They can actually commit such acts of bullying and betraying the country. The emperor will never be lenient. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, no matter who dares to do anything that harms the Ming Dynasty,

Kill without mercy!"
To be continued...