After Shen Tingyun's words came out, the scene instantly quieted down, and no one spoke for a long time. Everyone saw what happened to those Donglin parties.

Li Zhizao smiled awkwardly on the side, touched his nose, and said with some hesitation: "We shouldn't count this, right?" ”

No one spoke, everyone looked at him, he looked at him.

Everyone present knew that Shen Tingyun's words made sense.

This kind of thing is not a matter of whether you say it is a matter or not, but whether someone in the court sees you as unpleasant and wants to deal with you, and even more so, how Your Majesty thinks of you.

Several people glanced at each other, all hesitated, and finally focused their eyes on Xu Guangqi.

Among all the people present, Xu Guangqi is a big man, a deputy assistant to the cabinet, the first to be reused by His Majesty, and now he is also a person that His Majesty values very much.

So everyone wants to know what Xu Guangqi thinks about this matter.

Seeing everyone's eyes looking over, Xu Guangqi took a sip of tea, put down the teacup in his hand, smiled and said, "Your Majesty asked me to go to the household department, and let me choose my own people, what do you think?" ”

A few people still had some hesitation, but they were not stupid, but they also understood the meaning of Xu Guangqi's words.

This is what Your Majesty means when I pick you, and if we don't do that, it will be inappropriate; If Your Majesty were really worried, then he wouldn't let us do that.

"I'll go back to the palace." Xu Guangqi seemed to be trying to comfort everyone, and said with a smile.

Everyone nodded, agreeing with Xu Guangqi's statement.

This matter must be taken into account, otherwise it will be self-defeating. It's also good to ask Your Majesty what he means first.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youxiao looked at the list handed over by Chen Hong, nodded expressionlessly, and said, "Don't worry about this matter, let them go!" ”

Reuse Xu Guangqi by himself and give them power, isn't this the purpose?

Now is not the time to suppress and weaken Xu Guangqi and them, what he has to do now is to support them.

Xu Guangqi They are still very weak, although there are quite a few of them, but they are still far from what they want. At least these people are not superstitious about the ways of Confucius and Mencius. They believe in the natural sciences, which is more important to them than anything else.

Letting Xu Guangqi and others hold power is the most important thing at the moment. As for some other issues, you can put it aside, and when your goal is achieved, then you still have to clean up, but not now.

Reaching out and taking out a question book next to him, Zhu Youxiao's gaze became more serious. This question book is the problem that I urgently need to solve now.

This question book was brought up by Xu Guangqi, and it was privately given, and it was given to him by Xu Guangqi when he met Zhu Youxiao just now.

The content in this question book is the big problem, and Zhu Youxiao doesn't care about other things.

Although everyone doesn't say it, after you get into a high position, you must be promoted by your own people. This is inevitable no matter how you get it.

Whether the person is motivated by public or selfish motives.

Even if you want to get things done, you have to promote competent people, and the most important thing is that you have the same idea as yourself, and other people will definitely not be able to.

As the saying goes, no one will promote an opposition person. Let's not talk about whether this villain does things or not, and he can't stand it if he makes trouble with himself all day long.

After reading the question book again, Zhu Youxiao's face suddenly became serious.

The content of this inscription is very simple, that is, Xu Guangqi is promoting Catholicism to himself, the emperor, and to put it bluntly, he is preaching.

Of course, Xu Guangqi's original intention was not to simply preach, but he felt that this could save the Ming Dynasty.

In this questionbook, Xu Guangqi analyzed his mental journey over the years in detail, and it can be said that he was honest with himself as an emperor.

Xu Guangqi said that he "has the heart of wanting to cure, and there is no cure for hate". But at this time he met Catholicism, and after a detailed understanding, he came to the conclusion that he believed that the Jesuits "could really benefit the king, sway Confucianism, and save the Dharma."

So he presented the emperor with three good ways to govern the country:

First, let the missionaries translate the books of Western learning, and then invite Confucian scholars from all over the world to study them. If these books are sideways, they are willing to be punished;

Second, let the missionaries argue with the masters of the Chinese monasteries and the heavenly masters of the Taoist temples, and if the missionaries "have no words to speak and are at a loss of reason", they should be driven away immediately, and they themselves would be willing to be punished;

Third, conduct a survey in the place where Catholicism is believed, and see if there are any believers among the criminals for three years, so that we can know whether Catholicism is good or bad.

After reading this question book, Zhu Youxiao put down the question book and sighed softly, feeling relieved and sad at the same time.

He was relieved because of Xu Guangqi, who saw the confusion of Da Ming's current thoughts.

In fact, intellectuals have been seeking change, and the budding capitalism has brought about a society that needs new ideas to guide it, but this kind of thinking has not yet emerged.

Even if this kind of thinking appears, such as the Taizhou school of restricting the monarchy and replacing the monarchy with civil rights, this is a very progressive idea and an idea that is in line with the capitalist system.

But in fact, in this country controlled by scholars, it does not work. It can also be said that this kind of thinking is too advanced, and it is simply out of place in this era, so it was directly nipped in the bud.

The original old ideological system is no longer in line with the development of the current era. Daming needs a new ideological system to guide the development of society, which is a progressive trend, and this is a good thing in Zhu Youxiao's view.

After the fall of the Ming Dynasty, the Qing Dynasty unified the world, which was really a complete regression.

Under this understanding, Xu Guangqi, a practical person, hoped to find a way to save the country and survive, so Xu Guangqi set his sights on the Jesuits. After some understanding, Xu Guangqi came to such a conclusion.

But Zhu Youxiao is from a later generation and knows exactly what these things are about. The missionaries said that they were beautiful, but behind them there were more dirty things, and at that time the West had no fewer problems than China.

But Xu Guangqi was an idealist and could not go to Europe for field research, so the West introduced by the missionaries became a utopia in his heart.

That's what you can't listen to, you have to listen to what people do.

Zhu Youxiao felt that he wanted to reverse this trend, and Xu Guangqi and others were the innovative faction he wanted to cultivate, and this kind of person must have a unified ideological understanding.

It's not okay to learn Catholicism, those guys think about building a **** country all day long. The Ming Dynasty does not allow people who are more powerful than themselves to exist, and besides, the church is now in decline in Europe, so he wants to seek glory here?

Zhu Youxiao could only give them one word, that is, get out.

We can learn some of your knowledge of the natural sciences. But let your thoughts go.

If anyone knows what the world of thought will be like in the future, and who knows where the country should go, Zhu Youxiao feels that he is the most suitable.

After experiencing the information explosion of later generations, Zhu Youxiao felt that he was a master at a theoretical level; As for the actual operation, Zhu Youxiao never thought of operating it himself, he is the emperor, why should he operate it?

"Emperor, Elder Xu Ge asks to see you." Chen Hong came to Zhu Youxiao's side and spoke.

Is this telepathy? I was thinking about Xu Guangqi's affairs, and he came.

But it's just right to come, and I can discuss it with Xu Guangqi.

So Zhu Youxiao said, "Let him come in." ”

Soon Xu Guangqi walked in from outside, and after seeing Zhu Youxiao, he said, "Minister Xu Guangqi, see Your Majesty." ”

"Aiqing, excuse me. Zhu Youxiao opened his mouth to speak, and then instructed Chen Hong on the side: "Sit." ”

Wait until Xu Guangqi sits down. Only then did Zhu Youxiao speak: "I don't know what Aiqing is talking about here?" ”

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao looked at Xu Guangqi with a smile.

Although Xu Guangqi has many shortcomings, this is really the top talent of this era. Whether it is the ability to accept new things or the insight into the law of the ancestors, this person has a unique ability.

All Xu Guangqi lacks is a door. As long as he pushes this door open for him, he can enter a whole new world.

But now is not the time, Xu Guangqi has to hold back again, and he will have a deeper understanding at that time.

"Your Majesty, the minister came to see Your Majesty today for the sake of the household department." Xu Guangqi said.

This Zhu Youxiao really didn't expect it, how did he get here?

Just now, Chen Hong told himself that they were partying, and he also got himself a list, but he didn't pay attention to it. Then you can report it after you have discussed it, how did you come here?

"Aiqing, but it's okay to talk about it, is there any problem? You can say it to me. Zhu Youxiao said.

Xu Guangqi hurriedly said: "It's not that there is a problem on the side of the household, but there is a problem on the minister's side." His Majesty asked the minister to choose the manpower of the household department, but the minister's knowledge is limited, and the friends are not extensive, so he can only choose from the people he knows well. In this way, the minister must choose someone who is close to the minister, and he is afraid that he will be suspected of forming a party for personal gain, and the minister will think that this policy is inappropriate. ”

"The Ming Dynasty is so big, and there are so many officials in the court, the ministers think that they should select talents and talents as much as possible, and choose people with lofty ideals in the world as much as possible for the use of the court, so that they can do great things. The minister asked His Majesty to select the officials of the household department, calm down the criticism, and at the same time select materials for the country. ”

Zhu Youxiao looked at Xu Guangqi in a strange mood.

No matter how you look at this, Xu Guangqi can be regarded as retreating as advance, and no matter how you look at it, he is testing himself.

However, Zhu Youxiao also knew how to deal with it, and they were just not at ease.

So Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Aiqing's words are wrong, I have said before that you don't avoid relatives when you move inside, and you don't avoid revenge when you move outside." Since I handed over this matter to Aiqing, then Aiqing can do it boldly with confidence. There's nothing I'm worried about. ”

"Since I am at ease with Aiqing, then Aiqing must also be at ease with me. The so-called monarch and minister are not suspicious, it is not only the way of the king, but also the way of the minister, so Aiqing does not have to worry, he can do it freely. ”

Xu Guangqi was moved in his heart, and hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Minister, thank you, Your Majesty!" ”

"If Aiqing doesn't have anything to do, then go and get busy! I am waiting for Aiqing's good news. Zhu Youxiao said with a smile.