Chapter 3047 He deserves to die!
Nan Yan was silent for a moment, and when she spoke, her voice was a little hoarse: "Is this why you helped Zhu Chengjin, even at the cost of betraying your own family?"
Xu Shizong said: "Even if I die, I have no regrets."
His eyes became resolute and indestructible again.
Nan Yan knew that it was difficult to change Confucian scholars who held such beliefs. In fact, since ancient times, it was precisely because of the scholars' belief of "die for remonstration, die for military service" that the Chinese cultural heritage has been passed down to this day.
The stories that happened during this period were both tragic and respectable.
She thought for a long time and said with difficulty: "You are a Confucian scholar, and you should have heard a saying - the destiny changes, and the artifacts are also replaced. This is the law of nature."
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"Even Emperor Gao, who stabilized the country, seized power from others."
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"If you think so, and if we really want to trace this orthodoxy back to its roots, will there ever be an end to it?"
Xu Shizong glanced at her coldly.
Nan Yan also felt a little guilty after seeing his look. She knew that she was just making excuses, so Xu Shizong might have said a few words to her just now, but after hearing her such vulgar words, he didn't even want to say anything to her.
Nan Yan thought for a moment and then said, "Well, Master Xu, you should have heard this saying: The people are the most important, the country is second, and the emperor is the least important. This is what Mencius, who you Confucians regard as the second sage, said."
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"You're talking about orthodoxy. That's the king's business, but the king always comes after the people and the country."
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"Since your accession to the throne, has the emperor ever wronged the people or done anything detrimental to the country?"
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"Master Xu, if something like this ever happened, if the Emperor didn't treat the people with benevolence and morality, and didn't make any contributions to the country, you wouldn't be the only one helping Zhu Chengjin cause trouble for the Emperor over the years."
Hearing this, Xu Shizong's expression darkened.
It felt like being pricked by a needle.
Nan Yan continued, "You've caused so much trouble, even colluding with the bandits of Reyuewan in Handongwei, and diverting the trouble eastward, allowing the army of Dian to take advantage of the chaos and attack the capital. Are these things what the people want?"
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"The fact that the Emperor is still able to sit firmly on the throne proves that your actions are unpopular. If your actions were in line with the people's wishes, the Emperor would have been deposed long ago."
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Xu Shizong's face was pale and he was silent for a long time.
At this time, he slowly raised his head and looked Nan Yan up and down, as if re-examining the person in front of him. After a while, he chuckled and said, "You are indeed someone that even I admire. Even though I valued you enough before, now it seems that I underestimated the Imperial Concubine."
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"Your Highness, your character is indeed noble, different from that of ordinary women."
Nan Yan lost no time in saying, "Before I entered the palace, and even after I entered, I was just an ordinary woman. It was just that the Emperor trained me well."
These words were meant to stab Xu Shizong, but they were true.
Having been with Zhu Feng for so many years, she not only enjoyed the favor of the imperial concubine, but also the careful teaching of this man. In many things, she was reborn because of him.
Xu Shizong naturally understood the meaning of her words and sneered.
Then he said, "It seems that the Imperial Concubine disagrees with what I call 'orthodoxy'."
Nan Yan said, "It's not that I disagree with 'orthodoxy', but it seems that Confucian scholars shouldn't always cling to 'orthodoxy' when it comes to righteousness."
Xu Shizong nodded gently, then suddenly looked up at her and asked, "Dayi, what else are there?"
Nan Yan was stunned by his question.
This is really hard to say.
However, Xu Shizong obviously didn't intend to let her speak. He smiled and said, "For example, the orthodoxy of the Chinese bloodline, is this considered a righteous cause?"
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Nan Yan's heart skipped a beat: "You——!"
Xu Shizong sneered at her and said, "Don't think you can keep this a secret. After all, it happened at the Grand Altar. How could I not know about it?"
Nan Yan gritted her teeth and said nothing.
Xu Shizong continued, "When I say the Imperial Concubine is of noble character, I'm not flattering her. The most important thing for a woman is her reputation, and yet, to protect him and for the greater good, she's willing to sacrifice her own reputation, even turning the birth of her daughter into a stain. This is truly something an ordinary woman wouldn't do."
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"Although the queen's reputation is ruined, her noble character is unmatched."
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"Just do the whole act."
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"His Majesty the Emperor is wise and should be ruthless. He should banish you to the cold palace and never see you again. Even Princess Xinping should be sacrificed to silence Youyou. This is the ruthless approach that a man of great ambition should take."
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"Unfortunately, he didn't do that."
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"Princess Xinping is still the apple of His Majesty's eye; and the Imperial Concubine is still firmly in her position. Even after the Empress's passing, she will hold the Phoenix Seal. Although she may not be the Empress Dowager in name, she is the Empress Dowager in reality. Who can fail to see the connection between these two?"
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"So, those words you said at the Grand Altar were just to deceive those present and stabilize the situation."
Nan Yan was so weak that she couldn't speak.
If Zhu Feng really treated himself and Xin Ping like that, he probably couldn't do it. Even when she had a miscarriage for Jian Ruocheng, which angered him and caused a complete breakup between the two of them, he slapped himself in the face and took Nan Yan out of the cold palace and sent her to his own bedroom for recuperation. As the emperor, he had nowhere to go.
Looking at Nan Yan's pale face, Xu Shizong sneered and said, "So, the orthodoxy I'm talking about is not just the orthodoxy of Emperor Gao's succession."
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"Your Highness, Chinese culture and blood are equally important to us Confucian scholars. I will never allow such an alien to wield a divine weapon."
Looking at his determined eyes, Nan Yan was speechless for a moment.
After a long silence, she sighed and said with a wry smile, "I didn't expect you to be so stubborn, even more stubborn than Jian Tongguang."
When the name "Jian Tongguang" was mentioned, a trace of disdain flashed across Xu Shizong's face. A cold light flashed in his eyes, and he said coldly: "I am not the kind of person who kowtows. The so-called leader of scholars is nothing but a broken-back dog. He deserves to die!"
Hearing this, Nan Yan's heart skipped a beat.
"What did you say?!"
She opened her eyes wide and looked at Xu Shizong with an expression of disbelief, but Xu Shizong's face remained cold. He only raised his eyelids to look at Nan Yan's shocked expression and said lightly, "What's wrong?"
"You, you guys—"
Xu Shizong said coldly: "Could it be that you just thought of it?"
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