Chapter 405: The Declaration of Independence of the Ming Dynasty(1/2)
Shaanxi Parliamentary Council.
"Damn it, don't mess around!"
"Let me go, I am your uncle!"
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The surging students made the council hall in chaos. The unlucky elders were caught by many of their junior students. They struggled and howled like a robbed bride, and then were helplessly carried out to the gate. Outside the gate was already crowded with people, and countless people gathered there, watching the scene like enjoying a big show...
As for the students' process to get here, just ignore it.
Who is Feng Congwu?
The master of Confucianism in Guanzhong has a generation of image among the people, and he is no different from a sage. You should know that there are as many as 5,000 disciples under him.
What does it mean to be a great scholar with five thousand students in ancient times?
A true gentry leader should know that anyone who can be his student will at least be a younger master at home, and no tenant can have money to go to school.
Not to mention him, even Hui Chengfang was respectfully called the Master of Guanzhong.
They were one sage and one master, and they brought thousands of students who could be said to be concentrated in Guanzhong. Who dared to stop them? The militia who maintained public order was always his students. What's more, they were originally elders of the council, and Feng Congwu was even a senator in the Senate. He tried to prevent the alliance of the five provinces from participating in the alliance, but in the end he could not defeat the surrender faction, so he came back to independence in anger.
Who dares to stop them?
Even the governor in Xi'an City had to nod to become the governor.
The only thing in Shaanxi that he didn't need to nod was that the three-sided governor Jia, but Governor Jia was not permanently stationed in Xi'an.
He is in Guyuan.
In fact, when Hongguang appoints the governor, he must first solicit opinions from the Council. The candidates who oppose the Council will definitely not be appointed.
"Shaoxu, what are you going to do?"
Liu Sike, an elder and Shaanxi governor, was held by a group of students and asked without tears when he walked past Feng Congwu.
"I want to save Confucianism."
Feng Congwu stood there, and said with a holy light like a martyr.
"But even so, why bother to cut off your own way out?"
Liu Sike almost cried.
Feng Congwu wanted to pursue independence, establish Datong Kingdom, and completely sever his ties with the Ming Dynasty. This meant a clear rebellion. What everyone had carefully avoided over the years was the name of rebellion, because rebellion means that there is no way out, and rebellion means that once Yang Feng wins, he can uphold justice and thoroughly cleanse them.
Yang Feng didn't rebel!
So far, except for the pirates in Zhoushan, there has been no one who openly severed ties with the Ming Dynasty.
Even super warlords like Li Chengliang are honestly continuing to submit to the emperor. As for those pirates, no one cares...
It's just a group of pirates.
Back then, Wang Zhi and others also occupied Zhoushan, and they were not worthy of attention.
But now Feng Congwu is actually going to take Shaanxi, the first to raise the banner of real rebellion, a great scholar who is regarded as a sage, and the first to raise the banner of separation from the Ming Dynasty in Shaanxi, with his thousands of students. This is simply magical. Although the Ming Dynasty at this time was indeed very magical, the fact that such a great scholar led Confucian scholar to rebel and establish the Datong Kingdom independently was still a magical fantasy, but more importantly, if he did this, there would be no way out.
No one has any way out.
"If you don't cut off your own way, can you fight to the end?"
Feng Congwu said calmly.
"Well?"
Liu Sike shut up.
"Feng Shaoxu, if you want to die, don't pull the gentry of the province. Ma is a minister of the Ming Dynasty. He will never be able to rebel with you, a lunatic!"
The elder and Xi'an prefect Ma Qing struggled and roared.
His family has a great career, but he doesn't want to go crazy with Feng Congwu. His father was Ma Ziqiang, a former cabinet minister and the first cabinet minister in Shaanxi in the Ming Dynasty. In fact, there were two cabinet ministers in Shaanxi in the Ming Dynasty, and the other was the later Xue Guoguan. Therefore, families like the Ma family in Tongzhou had accumulated huge wealth long ago and did not need to care about losing land, so they hoped to make a break through the alliance.
"If so..."
Feng Congwu sighed.
Then he walked to Ma Qing's side, suddenly pulled out a short gun, and then pointed it into his chest and pulled the trigger.
With the sound of gunfire, the bullet instantly hit Ma Qing's heart. The latter stared at him in disbelief.
Then slowly fall down.
"I only have the effective method to kill Shao Zhengmao."
Feng Congwu said slowly.
There was silence around him, and everyone looked at him in shock. You must know that this was the first time that the elders shot and killed the elders in public. The Ming Dynasty has been disturbing this.
"What are you looking at? I won't invite you to take your seat!"
Feng Congwu shouted.
"Hurry, please take your elders!"
Hui Shiyang shouted among the students.
Then the students woke up, and when they saw the blood, they became even more excited. Besides, Ma Qing had no good reputation.
Death is worthy of death!
The students who were completely dominated by enthusiasm immediately took the elders to sit down. The elders were already honest at this time. In fact, most of them were half-spoken. Feng Congwu was able to obtain the support of the academy teachers and students, which originally meant that there was a strong warfare faction among the gentry. Most of the gentry in places like Shaanxi relied on land, and they were not super landlords. After all, Shaanxi was arid in this era, and the number of real fertile land was limited.
Therefore, the more like this the landlord, the more stubborn he is to sacrifice his life and not give up his wealth.
Not to mention that they did not face the war directly now, the Red Turban Army was far away from them. Even in the late Chongzhen period, Sun Chuanting only took the interests of some Shaanxi landlords and was attacked by the latter.
He was indeed forced to fight.
The one who forced him was Chongzhen.
But Chongzhen forced him to be fooled by a Shaanxi censor.
This Shaanxi censor deceived Chongzhen because Sun Chuanting had to attack the gentry in the face of the decay in Shaanxi.
It was already at that time these guys still sacrificed their lives and money!
Not to mention now.
Shandong, Henan, and even Beizhili began to tend to join alliances because they faced wars. If they did not resist, they would be destroyed. If they resisted, they would be emptying their wallets. They would have to face the escape of the people, and even the constant civil unrest. In this case, they simply made a decision through alliances. In the end, they would be considered a fate. After all, they could still save some wealth. It would be more cost-effective than getting nothing in the end, and even losing their lives.
But Shaanxi is different.
The local rich men did not encounter any direct threats and were geographically most suitable to stick to them. They had no other wealth except land. In this case, several top families would choose to surrender.
But the vast majority of the landlords who formed the basis of the gentry were stubborn resisters.
Now that Feng Congwu is taking him, just give up half of it.
As for independence...
If you don’t burn your boat, who will fight to the end, the old Qin people are still very bloody.
"Bring it!"
Feng Congwu stretched out his hand to the side.
Zhou Shuyuan, a teacher from the academy next to him, immediately handed him a copy of what he had written long ago, and Feng Congwu read it directly to the gathering people in front of him...
This is a letter to the world.
Or it can also be said to be the Ming version of the Declaration of Independence.
OK, that's the nature.
And the first one made the people cheer.
"Abolish the vassal fields of the vassals of the Ming Dynasty and return them to the people!"
Feng Congwu shouted.
After being forced to donate, suspend their salary, and restrict land rent, the poor vassals finally waited for the last blow to deprive them of all their land. Since they no longer recognized the Ming Dynasty and now they were about to establish the Datong Kingdom, they will certainly not recognize these vassals again. Since they do not recognize these vassals, they will certainly not recognize their privileges. All the vassals are given to the people, but in fact they are definitely not the people. Those gentry will rush up like hungry wolves to divide them up.
In recent years, they have been occupying the vassal fields, including the vassal kings' management business, and have also colluded with the gentry to divide the land.
The vassal palace was taken back.
All the vassal kings in Shaanxi were expelled from the country and asked them to leave Shaanxi to look for whom.
In fact, there are not many, only King Qin, King Han and King Su. King Han was granted the title of Pingliang. In addition, King Su is in Lanzhou.
Now all of them are driven out of Shaanxi.
Their land, their houses, their shops, and even the Qin Palace was transformed into the Senate of Datong State.
Yes, it's the Senate.
The council is too low-end. All power in the future Datong State belongs to the Senate. The senate is elected by the township genius associations of each county and the township genius are elected by the township genius. The township genius is the manager of all villages. In this way, the power system of the Datong State is formed from the township genius, the township genius, and then to the Senate. Local officials are appointed by the township genius association, the Senate appoints consuls, and the consuls nominates officials of various departments. The command power of the army belongs to the Senate, but the Ministry of War is responsible for mobilizing them.
Everything in the Datong country needs to respect the ways of sages, that is, Confucian classics.
However, this is a very broad thing. The specific details are definitely not something that can be solved by a declaration. The Senate will continue to discuss it next.
To be continued...