Things in the court are disturbing, but whether it is the emperor or the courtiers, everyone is used to it.

The imperial court is so big, there are so many things, and it is normal for them to be disturbed.

If there is nothing particularly big for a while, then it is actually very stable.

After something really big comes out, that's when people really care.

Recently, the court has been relatively stable, and the only time it has caused controversy is because the Ministry of Internal Affairs wants to give the royal logo to private firms.

However, the matter was quickly resolved, but it was Xu Guangqi, a member of the Cabinet Vice-Auxiliary University, who solved the matter.

After solving the problem of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a new problem arose, that is, the Ministry of Household Affairs wanted to set up a yamen to supervise merchants.

How is this yamen positioned and how should it be handled? Everyone's eyes were dark, and they didn't know what to do.

His Majesty has already issued a holy decree to let Xu Guangqi deal with this matter. There are not a few people in the court who care about this matter.

Everyone was waiting for a decision from Tobe. Because they all feel that this time is probably a big deal.

Although Xu Guangqi sat in the position of second assistant of the cabinet, and there were many people who supported him, after all, his foundation was shallow, and there was no one in the local area to support him.

Many people think that Xu Guangqi will not let go of this opportunity, this is a good opportunity for him to reach out to the place, and he will definitely not let it go.

Inside Xu Guangqi's home.

Several people sat opposite each other, and tea and snacks were placed on the table.

Xu Guangqi looked a little anxious and said, "That's the way things are, you all know it." We have to come up with an idea as soon as possible, so you don't have to hide it, just say anything. ”

"Actually, it's not a big deal." Li Zhizao on the side said with a smile: "This matter is nothing more than the establishment of a new yamen, so simply follow the new one." Whether it is the deployment of personnel or the division of authority, everything can be reset, and we don't have to worry about anything. ”

Xu Guangqi nodded, twisted his eyebrows and said, "Scruples are not scruples, but there is a problem here." ”

Hearing this, Shen Tingyun and Li Zhizao all looked at Xu Guangqi, and the two of them wanted to hear him say something.

After all, Xu Guangqi now has the highest status in this small team, he is the second assistant of the cabinet, and he is also the person most worthy of His Majesty's trust, and his news is very important.

Xu Guangqi said: "Who will be in charge of this yamen, is it subject to local jurisdiction?" Sending people to the local area has already been negotiated by us, and at least we have to send people to a few big cities, such as Hangzhou and Yangzhou, which are full of merchants. ”

"This involves the problem I mentioned earlier, although this matter seems simple, but in fact it is not easy to operate."

When Xu Guangqi said this, he glanced at the two of them and said, "You should understand what I said, right?" ”

Of course, Li Zhizao and the others understood, but they both had some hesitation.

Shen Tingyun pondered for a moment, and then said: "It's not too difficult for whoever is in charge, just leave it to Zhizao." He is now a household servant, and his official position is just right, and at the same time, he is also our own person, and it is most suitable for him to preside over this yamen. Now the only question is what His Majesty's side will think, will he agree? ”

After Shen Tingyun finished saying this, he and Li Zhizao looked at Xu Guangqi together.

Neither of them had a way to answer this question, only Xu Guangqi could know, because only he was His Majesty's close minister.

This is indeed a key issue, so both of them are waiting for Xu Guangqi to speak.

Xu Guangqi did not hesitate, nodded directly and said, "There is no problem with this." ”

In fact, Xu Guangqi knew in his heart that since His Majesty agreed to his own question, this matter was basically handed over to himself.

It's been so long, and I've figured out a little bit about His Majesty's thoughts.

If it is something you want to do and His Majesty agrees, then His Majesty will support you; If His Majesty does not agree to this matter, he will never let you do it.

Now that His Majesty wants to hand over this matter to himself, then it is absolutely no problem to recommend Li Zhizao by himself.

So Xu Guangqi can definitely say that there is no problem.

Hearing Xu Guangqi say this, Li Zhizao and Shen Tingyun nodded together.

Shen Tingjun continued: "The first problem has been solved. Continuing with the second question, I think it is better not to classify this yamen as a local jurisdiction, otherwise it will be meaningless. This yamen is to supervise merchants, if it is handed over to the local yamen, what is the use? ”

That being said, everyone understands this truth, and no one wants to give their power to others if they don't think about it in this direction, just from the perspective of power.

Especially these people in officialdom, this is a clear thing. Why should such an obvious thing be brought up and discussed?

The reason is simple, because there are objective conditions that do not allow it. If you don't give this power of moderation to the locality, then it means that you have opened a new yamen in the locality, what does it mean?

Not to mention the amount of money spent by the imperial court, which means that the imperial court is reaching out to the locality.

At the lesser level, it is the imperial court's distrust of local officials, and at the worst, it is the separation of powers.

The other reasons are secondary, and only the decentralization is the main one, which is the central government's collection of power from the local governments.

After seeing the essence of the matter, the rest is easy to understand. How could these local officials be willing to hand over power?

This is something that every official is unwilling to agree to.

If the control power of the new yamen is given to the localities, then it means that the power is still left in the localities, and the addition of a yamen will not have a great impact on them, and it will even be more conducive to their requisition.

In terms of advantages, it is that it is easier to implement this yamen, and there will be much less resistance at the local level, and it will even get local support.

But the disadvantages are not impossible, doing so is tantamount to returning power to the locality, so what's the use of setting up a new yamen? Half of this yamen has been abolished before it is finished.

There are pros and cons, it depends on how to weigh and choose.

What Shen Tingyun said was that the new yamen was not subject to local control, even if it was more difficult to implement, then it was necessary to push it down hard, without the slightest hesitation and hesitation.

After understanding what Shen Tingyun meant, Xu Guangqi turned his gaze to Li Zhizao again, he wanted to hear what Li Zhizao meant.

Because of this matter, Xu Guangqi was ready to let Li Zhizao take care of it. After all, I have just said that let Li Zhizao preside over this yamen, so Li Zhizao's opinion is very important.

"I don't think there should be local moderation either." Li Zhizao said in a deep voice: "We have all been officials in the local area, and you all know what the local government is like. If this power is given to the locality, it will be in vain. ”

"It seems that the local officials are all imposing, and in fact they have to have good relations with the local gentry. And the so-called merchants, which one does not have the shadow of the local clan behind them? Which of those people inside the yamen was not involved with the local clans? ”

"There is only so much that local officials can do, so we can't let this new yamen be restrained by local officials."

What Li Zhizao said, Xu Guangqi and Shen Tingyun both agreed, because the two of them also knew this.

The so-called iron-beaten yamen, the flowing official.

An official can't stay in a yamen for too long, because court officials have a term, but there are some people who won't leave, that is, the yamen and the like who catch fast Xu and the like.

These people are not only locals, but have lived here for generations. If anything, would they help the gentry who had survived here for many years, or would they help an official who would have been working for a few years and then leaving?

There's nothing to choose from. So the power of local officials is limited.

What's more, those big local families also buy a lot of people who catch fast officials on weekdays, and they also have a lot of silver and everything, so who do these people help?

It's something obvious. The three people present knew this, so they all knew what Li Zhizao meant.

"Okay, then don't leave it to the local moderation." Xu Guangqi clapped his hands and said.

Xu Guangqi's words finalized the general direction of this matter.

However, the problem has just been solved, and there are other problems, so Xu Guangqi said again: "But where do the candidates for the yamen come from?" ”

This is also very important, because if the person who goes is not suitable, the consequences can be serious.

If you go to a person who likes to be corrupt, it will be a loot when you get to the place, and you will not be able to do it as a yamen. Not to mention looting, as long as you eat the filial piety of those merchants, you can't do it.

After Xu Guangqi raised this question, neither of them spoke. for they do not know where this man should come from.

Out of the household? Or is it taken out of other yamen?

No matter what you do, it doesn't seem right.

"It's better to leave this matter to His Majesty to decide." Shen Tingyun said slowly.

Seeing that Xu Guangqi and Li Zhizao were both looking at him, Shen Tingyun stretched out his hand and stroked his beard and said: "This matter is very tricky, you also know this, we really don't have a suitable candidate, so it's better to let Your Majesty call the shots." ”

The three of them nodded together, and Xu Guangqi said, "Then this matter will be done." ”

After obtaining the unanimous approval, Xu Guangqi said: "Now we are starting to formulate some other things of this yamen, such as rights and responsibilities, which is very crucial. ”

In fact, all three of them know that this is no longer a critical or non-critical issue.

Anything that involves power and responsibility is a very important matter, and if it is not done well, it will lead to a party dispute. After all, everyone wants a little more power and a little less responsibility.

The heads of the three of them came together to discuss, trying to make a clear division of power and responsibility.

West Garden.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Huang Kezhang who was standing beside him, and said with a smile: "There is no one else here, the atmosphere is so good, don't stand, sit down and talk about something." ”

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao turned his head and said to Chen Hong: "Move a stool for Huang Aiqing." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Huang Kezhang hurriedly bowed down and said.

It didn't take long for Chen Hong to bring a stool to Huang Kezhang.

Huang Kezhang sat down after being polite.

After he sat down steadily, Zhu Youxiao asked, "Aiqing came over today, but he has eyebrows?" ”

Huang Kezhang's side is not noisy, it is because the noise is over.

Now countless people are staring at him, waiting for him to formulate the syllabus for the imperial examination. Everyone wants to know what Huang Kezhang will come up with, which is related to the fate of readers.

The current Huang Kezhang should have been anxious, but it didn't look like that, he looked calm, with a smile on his face, as if everything was already in order.

Regarding Huang Kezhang's attitude, Zhu Youxiao was very happy to see it. After all, the courtiers in the court showed such expressions, which basically meant that the matter had been done.

For Zhu Youxiao, as long as things are done well, everything else is not so important.

Hearing Zhu Youxiao's question, Huang Kezhang hurriedly said: "The minister does have some ideas, but I don't know if it's appropriate, so I came to talk to Your Majesty today." ”

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "I believe in Aiqing. But since Aiqing wants to talk about it, then I'll listen to it. ”

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao sat up straight, looking like he was waiting for Huang Kezhang to speak.

Huang Kezhang didn't hesitate, he was here to do this today. Now that His Majesty is willing to listen, he naturally wants to talk about it.

Huang Kezhang said: "The minister feels that there are too many sects and too many ideas in the world, and the imperial court formulates the syllabus for the imperial examination, and there is no need to do everything in detail, just need to circle a few books of sages." ”

Hearing Huang Kezhang say this, Zhu Youxiao thought of the Four Books and Five Classics, which is the current system, and there is nothing strange about it.

He didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Huang Kezhang's gourd.

However, Zhu Youxiao also thought of a point, resuming the imperial examination from the Yanyou period of the Yuan Dynasty, and officially limiting the scope of questions to Zhu's "Four Books".

The Ming Dynasty followed the Yuan system and derived the "Baguwen" examination system, and the questions were all from Zhu's Note "Four Books".

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Huang Kezhang, he wouldn't just do this, right?

If it is to attack this, it is to completely defeat Zhu Xi and cut off the root of science.

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but hesitate a little in his heart, Huang Kezhang wouldn't be so ruthless, right?

He asked, "Does Aiqing have any ideas?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, this is the list drawn up by the minister." After saying this, Huang Kezhang took out a question book from his sleeve and presented it directly to Zhu Youxiao.

Chen Hong hurriedly walked over, reached out and took the inscription in Huang Kezhang's hand, then walked to Zhu Youxiao with both hands, and respectfully handed the inscription to Zhu Youxiao.

Reaching out and picking up the question book, Zhu Youxiao glanced at it, and then his pupils contracted suddenly.

On the title book of this one, the Four Books and the Five Classics were also written.

The four books that prevailed in the Ming Dynasty were Confucius, Mencius, Daxue and Zhongyong, and the Five Classics were Poems, Books, Rites, Yi and Spring and Autumn.

However, what is written on Huang Kezhang's book is not like this, the Five Classics have not changed, but the Four Books are different.

Huang Kezhang directly removed "Mencius" and replaced it with "Xunzi".

Zhu Youxiao really didn't expect it, he found that he really underestimated Huang Kezhang, this guy is too bold!

Originally, Zhu Youxiao thought that Huang Kezhang was bold enough to put Xunzi on it, but he didn't expect him to remove Mencius.

You must know that now is not before the Song Dynasty, and Mencius's status has long been different. Mencius's ideas had a great influence on later generations, but his status was not very high before the Song Dynasty.

Since Han Yu's "Yuan Dao" listed Mencius as the only figure in the pre-Qin Confucianism to inherit Confucius's "Taoism", there was a "promotion movement" of Mencius, and Mencius's status gradually improved.

Mencius's theories had a great influence on the Song Dynasty.

In the fourth year of the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Northern Song Dynasty, the book "Mencius" was listed as one of the subjects of the imperial examination for the first time.

Later, the book "Mencius" was upgraded to a Confucian classic.

Zhu Xi of the Southern Song Dynasty combined Mencius with the Analects, the University, and the Mean into the "Four Books".

In the first year of the Yuan Dynasty to Shun, Mencius was crowned as "Ya Shenggong", and later called "Ya Sheng", second only to Confucius; His thoughts, together with Confucius's thoughts, are called "the way of Confucius and Mencius", and together with Confucius, they are called "Confucius and Mencius".

Under such circumstances, Huang Kezhang actually dared to slash at Mencius.

It's not bold anymore, it's just a death at all.

Zhu Youxiao glanced at Huang Kezhang, and the expression on his face was wonderful.

Originally, Zhu Youxiao thought that Huang Kezhang would dig out the roots of science, and would target Zhu Xi, and even the four books annotated by Zhu Xi.

But Zhu Youxiao didn't expect that Huang Kezhang didn't dig the root of science, he directly dug the grave of science!

Replacing Mencius with Xunzi is too bold! It can be said that from one extreme to another!

And if Mencius is replaced by Xunzi, then it has nothing to do with Zhu Xi, and the four books annotated by Zhu Xi are completely useless.

Mencius is gone, you are a notemaker, it really doesn't matter.

Zhu Youxiao's mood couldn't calm down for a long time, and he was thinking about the gains and losses in his heart. If I really listened to Huang Kezhang, what would be the result?

There must be an uproar in the world and a big wave of public opinion. When the time comes, there will definitely be disturbances, quarrels, quarrels, and quarrels.

Can you hold it down on your own? Zhu Youxiao asked himself in his heart.

In Zhu Youxiao's opinion, if there is only himself and Huang Kezhang, it will definitely not work. This guy gambles too much, and if he doesn't do it, someone will want to kill him directly.

If you add Xu Guangqi and them, maybe it's possible.

This made Zhu Youxiao think of another thing, that is, balance.

The current balance in the court is very reluctant, and it seems that the science of science has died down, but these are all illusions.

If Huang Kezhang is released, he may be able to bite them to death, at least not let them pretend to be grandsons anymore. Do you get any benefit from it?

Of course, you can get the benefits. Xunzi's ideas are useful in many places. People are materialist thinkers, and the idea that those who put forward the idea of "making the destiny of heaven and using it" will conquer the heavens are enough for their own use.

If Xunzi's thought is used, there will be no such thing as the unity of heaven and man. This can be combined with the theory that Chen Kedao preached before, which can be regarded as complementary.

Not talking about hypocrisy, not playing with metaphysics, and only talking about practical things, will be of great benefit to one's future work and policymaking.

In Zhu Youxiao's view, only when the leading ideology is resolved can there be no confusion in the main body, will all kinds of problems not arise, and will we be able to further guide practical work.

"Does Aiqing really want to be like this?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Huang Kezhang and asked him slowly.

This is a terrible question.

Zhu Youxiao wanted to know what he really thought, so he asked.

"That's what the minister thinks." Huang Kezhang said with a firm face.

Looking at Huang Kezhang's firm expression, Zhu Youxiao didn't speak for a long time.

He had some thoughts that he couldn't guess Huang Kezhang, which made him feel very bad. Because Zhu Youxiao can't see what benefits Huang Kezhang can get from this, but it will do more harm.

This is not something that an old bureaucrat should do, so there must be something in it that he doesn't know.

For Zhu Youxiao, this feeling was very bad, but he still nodded and said, "This matter makes me think about it." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. The minister retired. Huang Kezhang arched his hand and said.

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand.

After Huang Kezhang left, Zhu Youxiao fell into deep thought.

He didn't know what to do, but Huang Kezhang had gambled too much, and he had no other choice now.

If you don't agree to Huang Kezhang, then it is equivalent to giving up on him. The reason is also very simple, this matter is too hot, and he can't keep Huang Kezhang.

If you want to keep Huang Kezhang, unless you agree to his request, let him do it.

As for whether he can keep Huang Kezhang in the end, it largely depends on himself.

Zhu Youxiao sighed, leaned on the back of the chair and pondered for a moment, and then smiled self-deprecatingly.

Huang Kezhang dared to do it, but he was timid.

I'm still a time-traveler!

Turning his head to look at Chen Hong, Zhu You handed him Huang Kezhang's question book, and said expressionlessly: "Pass it out." ”

This question book is too important, Huang Kezhang should not have seen it to others.

In such a situation, only himself and Huang Kezhang knew. After Zhu Youxiao releases the news, he will see how everyone reacts. He wanted to use this incident to test the courtiers he had appointed.

Those courtiers supported a series of policy reforms for themselves, the emperor, because what they were doing was not out of line, or they were in line with their ideas.

But this time, it will not necessarily continue to support. So Zhu Youxiao wanted to give it a try and try to see what kind of attitude they would have this time.

"Yes, Your Majesty. The slave and maid will do it. Chen Hong agreed

This matter is not difficult for him, the question book in the palace is not a secret, unless he wants to keep it secret, otherwise he will leak it out if he takes it out, and there is no need to deliberately arrange it at all.

After leaving the palace, Huang Kezhang did not return to the cabinet, but chose to go home directly.

Until the outcome of this matter came out, it didn't make much sense for him to do anything.

If things don't work out, his position can't be kept; When it happens, that would be a different story.

Now Huang Kezhang, just go home and wait.

After arriving home, Huang Kezhang found his son waiting for him in the lobby with a worried face.

Glancing at his son, Huang Kezhang said with a smile: "Why are you waiting here, worried that your father won't come back?" ”

Huang Yongji said helplessly: "Father, you also know the weight of that question book. My son still can't figure it out, why did you do this? You just need to add Xunzi's name, why take Mencius away? This will cause an uproar, and then everyone will target the father. ”

"Not necessarily everyone." Huang Kezhang said with a smile.

The father and son walked into the study together.

Huang Kezhang took a sip of tea, and then said, "Since you want to know, then I'll talk to you." ”

"The court is disturbing, and everyone is busy with nothing more than those few purposes, for power, fame, and profit, and there are not too many purposes."

"For power, it is nothing more than wanting to make the official bigger and let himself have more power; For the sake of fame, it is nothing more than wanting to leave a name in history; For profit, it is nothing more than wanting to get some benefits. ”

"But when it comes to your father's current status, for the sake of profit, he can't be on the table. It's the same for me, or for a few other university scholars. ”

"As for the sake of power, being able to become a cabinet scholar is already considered to be at the top, and the difference is whether or not he can be the first assistant of the cabinet. It's good to be able to do it naturally; I can't do it, and I don't have that much regret. ”

"Then it's just a name. Everyone wants to be famous in history, but there are many ways to leave a name in history, some people have been stinking for thousands of years, and some people are admired by all generations, what is the difference? That's what they did for the country and for the people. ”

"Many people, even if they are famous for a while, may not be able to leave a good name afterwards, and the person who asks for it is just a clear conscience. Xu Guangqi: What are they insisting on? ”

"They feel that this is for the good of Daming, and even if they offend many people, they still insist on doing it. But the world is like a game, how can it be so easy? ”

"What is the so-called so-called reading of the sages for my father since childhood? Wen Tianxiang once said: Kong said to be benevolent, Meng said to take righteousness; But its righteousness is exhausted, so it is benevolent; What do you learn when you read the books of the sages? Now and then, you are almost worthy of it! ”

"Fathers never wanted to be saints, but there are things that someone has to do. Xu Guangqi felt that Li Zhen's doctrine was okay, and felt that Catholicism could save the Ming Dynasty. But the Father doesn't think so. ”

"The Ming Dynasty has been more than 200 years, and there are many disadvantages, and if you want to continue to continue the national ancestry, only innovation can be; There is no other way to go but to innovate. My father has tried to find a way, but there is no good way. ”

"What Zhang Juzheng has done before, he may not be able to succeed if he does it again, so I don't want to do that. Looking through the annals of history, the father felt that Xunzi could, and the etiquette and law were both used to strengthen the country. ”

Speaking of this, Huang Kezhang looked at Huang Yongji and said with a smile: "My father has been thinking about this for so many years, but how can innovation be so easy? ”

"We must be united, we must be united in our monarchs and ministers, and we must have the courage to break through the cauldron and sink the boat, all of which are indispensable, otherwise the innovation will not succeed. Originally, the idea of being a father had been extinguished, but now the Holy One has rekindled hope for a father. ”

"Your Majesty is now reusing Xu Guangqi, and he is actually able to accept Li Zhen's doctrine, do you know what this means? This means that His Majesty is broad-minded and can accept everyone's words, and any doctrine can be accepted, and it also means that His Majesty has realized the current situation of the Ming Dynasty and wants to make changes! ”

"When you said that Your Majesty believed in Xunzi, your father already had an idea."

"Could it be that my father also believes in Xunzi?" Huang Yongji asked with some hesitation.

In fact, Huang Yongji was a little unsure, because his father had never shown anything in this regard, so why did he suddenly change his faith in Xunzi now? also let myself read Xunzi's books all the time.

"Xin Xunzi?" Huang Kezhang smiled and said, "I don't believe it. But what does it matter if I believe it or not? ”

"There is no reason to talk about innovation in itself. Your Majesty has a good saying, practice is the only criterion for testing truth. You don't know what you want to do until you know what you want to do, and it's useless to just say it if you succeed or not, and after you do it, you will naturally have results. ”

"But you must also know that if you want to innovate, you must have the absolute trust of Your Majesty, you must have Your Majesty's absolute support, and you must have enough ideas to convince Your Majesty. Although Xu Guangqi did this, he didn't do it well enough. ”

"But Xu Guangqi has succeeded enough now, and what he has done is all his majesty." Huang Yongji said with some surprise.

"Far from it!" Huang Kezhang shook his head and said, "Now above the court, why does Your Majesty still keep Han Yi?" It's nothing more than that he doesn't want to reuse Xu Guangqi, and leaving Han Yi is just to balance Xu Guangqi. Why? ”

"Because Your Majesty doesn't trust Xu Guangqi that much. In other words, Xu Guangqi's ideas were partly accepted by His Majesty, and partly not. His Majesty admires Xunzi, just if he wants to use the Dharma, this point does not need to be considered, then someone must bring it up. ”

"Now that we know, it's up to me to bring it up. If Your Majesty is willing to reuse me, he will take out Han Yi and use me to balance Xu Guangqi, otherwise your father and I will go home this time. ”

"But after being an official for so many years, I am also disgusted with the flies and dogs in the officialdom. If I can do things according to my own ideas, then maybe I will continue to do it, otherwise I would rather go back to the mountains and forests, enjoy the joy of the countryside, and it is good to have fun with my grandson. ”

"But it's too dangerous!" Huang Yongji said with some eagerness.

"There is no danger." Huang Kezhang waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's nothing more than saying that I'm crazy." Your father is so old, and he doesn't have a few years to live, so it's nothing for them to talk about. It's just that I've suffered you, I'm afraid the imperial examination is hopeless. ”

"But like you, you can't study, and it may not be a bad thing to fail the imperial examination, and it is not a bad thing to study and farm at home."

glanced at his father, but Huang Yongji did not speak.

Hurt self-esteem.

Huang Kezhang didn't care about his son, but continued: "So it's not possible to succeed here once." When you go to the cabinet tomorrow, you will say that your father is cold, and your body is not very cool, and you need to take a leave. ”

Huang Yongji nodded and agreed: "Yes, father." ”

Raising his head and glancing at his father, Huang Yongji said again: "My son still doesn't understand one thing. Even if my father thinks so, there is no need to attack Mencius, why can't he just fill in Xunzi's name? ”

"Because I want to see what His Majesty will choose." Huang Kezhang said with a smile: "Since ancient times, he has been a courtier, His Majesty is choosing a courtier, and the courtier is not choosing a master?" It's not just the time when troubled times are competing for power that need to choose the master, it's the same now. ”

"If the father just wants to be an official in peace, then there is no need to do it; But if you want to do something big, if you want to do something like innovation, you must have a master. ”

"Since ancient times, there have been innovators and achievers. But whoever succeeds must have a clear master behind him. Such a master must have great courage, a big mind, and unparalleled courage, not to look ahead, but to have great courage. ”

"Although His Majesty has the idea of innovation, it is not certain whether it can be achieved or not. There were also emperors in the Song Dynasty who wanted to innovate, but what was the result? So your father wants to know, what His Majesty will choose. ”

Huang Yongji looked at his father with wide eyes, and said in disbelief: "But this is a loss of the way to be a minister!" ”

"The way of a minister?" Huang Kezhang smiled and said, "What is the way of being a minister? Loyalty to the monarch and patriotism is the way of being a minister, and what your father has to do may not only save his life, but also implicate his family. Before doing this, it is impossible to be too cautious as a father. ”

"If Your Majesty can't even tolerate this, then let's pack up our things and go home early, so we don't have to stay in the capital to be an eyesore."

As he spoke, Huang Kezhang waved his hand and said, "It's not early, you should rest early." In addition, you should not go out these days, I believe there will be results. ”

By the next day, the news spread throughout the capital.

Everyone knows that Huang Kezhang gave the emperor an inscription, and the outline of the imperial examination came out, and the Four Books and Five Classics did not change, but the "Mencius" in the four books was replaced by "Xunzi".

This proposal alone caused an instant uproar.

Mencius and Xunzi, how can they speak the same day?

Mencius is a saint, a sub-saint!

What is Xunzi?

Now there is no place for Xunzi in the Confucian Temple, are there still Xunzi's believers in this world?

Huang Kezhang: What is this going to do?

He's a heretic, he's a perverse!

So the question book for the impeachment of Huang Kezhang flew into the palace like snowflakes.

Although there was calm in the court for a while, everyone knew that it was just a mountain rain coming and the wind was full of buildings.

In the previous time, there were many battles in the court, and the emperor pressed many things down for the sake of stability.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see that as long as things don't pass, after a little bit of stability, there will definitely be another wave.

Originally, everyone thought that it would be uncovered from the Internal Affairs Office or from the Royal Academy, but they didn't expect it to be uncovered from Huang Kezhang's body.

He actually wants to belittle Mencius and lift Xunzi, this is the problem.

Some people are angry, some people are afraid, but some people are happy.

East Plant.

Wei Zhongxian listened to the reports of his subordinates, and there was no expression on his face, but his heart was happy.

Finally there is something to do again!

During this time, Wei Zhongxian's mood was very bad, and Chen Hong became more and more favored in the palace; Wang An did a very good job in the Internal Affairs Office; Even the one called Fangzhenghua is now known as the rising star in the palace.

Luo Sigong and Chen Hong of Jinyiwei hooked up together, and the two of them were embarrassed, and they were about to climb to the top, but now they have fallen to this position.

If you don't get it, maybe you won't have hope in your heart; But success is just around the corner, but it's just a little bit short, how can he be happy?

Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian's heart felt like a fire was burning. Now that there is finally something in the court, it is impossible for him Wei Zhongxian to be absent.

Glancing at Sun Yunhe, who was standing beside him, Wei Zhongxian hooked the corners of his mouth and said, "Are you talking about Huang Kezhang outside now?" Everyone is against him, isn't it? ”

"Hui Dugong, that's it." Sun Yunhe nodded and said.

Wei Zhongxian slowly sat up straight, opened his eyes lightly, and said, "Then tell Cui Chengxiu to let all of us support Huang Kezhang." This matter must be handled well, and if anyone goes wrong again, don't blame our family for being unreasonable. ”

After hearing this, Sun Yunhe was stunned, and said with some hesitation: "Father-in-law, it's not easy for us to participate in this matter, right?" If Huang Kezhang succeeds, I'm afraid he won't receive our affection; If Huang Kezhang doesn't succeed, I'm afraid we will be implicated. This kind of thing is not beneficial if it can't be done, why should the Governor do it? ”

"You know a!" Wei Zhongxian glared at Sun Yunhe and scolded, "Huang Kezhang can get things done." ”

"As long as he gets things done, then there will be party strife in this world, and countless people will oppose him. At the beginning, our family thought that Xu Guangqi would provoke a party dispute, but those people were cowardly, and they simply had no eggs compared to our family. So we didn't do anything, and we got to where we are today. ”

"But this time is different, as long as Huang Kezhang gets things done, then there will definitely be a party dispute. Then we'll be able to reap the benefits. As long as I have something to do, there is a place for us to show what we are capable of. ”

"But what if Huang Kezhang can't do it?" Sun Yunhe said again.

As for being scolded by his own governor, Sun Yunhe didn't take it to heart. Who hasn't been scolded by the governor on the Dongchang side? Scolding you means that you are a confidant, so Sun Yunhe still dares to continue asking.

Glancing at Sun Yunhe, Wei Zhongxian said with a smile: "Teach you a good job, even if Huang Kezhang doesn't get things done, it won't hurt us." As for Cui Chengxiu and others, they will only follow us with all their hearts. ”

"Do you know what it means to be out of the way? These days, they see the decline of miscellaneous families, but they are not very peaceful. ”

Now Sun Yunhe understood that what his own governor said was not a lie.

With the passage of time, Cui Chengxiu has risen to the top, and he has been in the limelight in the Metropolitan Inspection Academy, and he has lost a lot of contact with the Dongchang side, obviously wanting to get rid of his own governor.

The Governor didn't want them to get rid of it, so it wasn't surprising that he was doing so. If Huang Kezhang fails, then Cui Chengxiu and these people need the governor to protect them, otherwise they will not end well. At that time, they can only be lackeys under the Governor's door.

So Sun Yunhe hurriedly bowed down with a smile and said, "Don't worry, father-in-law, the lowly duty understands, and the lowly duty knows what to do, so I will do it immediately." ”

Seeing Wei Zhongxian nodding, Sun Yunhe turned around and walked outside.

At the same time, inside Xu Guangqi's home.

Xu Guangqi, Li Zhizao and others are also discussing.

The faces of several people were not very good-looking, and they had guessed some in advance, thinking that Huang Kezhang would mention Xunzi, and even guessed that Huang Kezhang would tell His Majesty about Xunzi.

But no one expected that Huang Kezhang would be so bold and make such a big vote, and directly replace Mencius with Xunzi.

No one really thought of it!

Xu Guangqi glanced at Shen Tingyun and said slowly: "What do you think about this matter?" ”

After all, this matter is related to the Ministry of Rites, and at the same time, the Ministry of Rites also participated in the formulation of the syllabus of the imperial examination. To put it bluntly, there is also Shen Tingyun's matter here, and it is also appropriate to ask him.

Shen Tingyun had a wry smile on his face, and said helplessly: "I really don't know at all. Huang Kezhang did this without discussing it with anyone. I don't have a clue now, and I don't know what to do for a while. ”

Li Zhizao on the side said unhurriedly: "It's nothing more than supporting him or opposing him." As for the pros and cons of supporting him and opposing him, then we need to think about it. We're not having a good time right now. ”