From His Majesty's words, Zhang Yu understood what His Majesty meant, and at the same time knew how strong His Majesty was.

After all, there has never been an emperor who has ever prescribed why a scholar reads, everyone has their own opinions, and more of them start from my formulation.

Why should I read?

What will I be like after reading the book?

But this is obviously not the case with His Majesty today, and his formulation is: Why do you want to study, you come and tell me. If you say that reading is for yourself, then you are too low-end; You have to read for the rise of the Ming Dynasty.

These are two different realms, so Zhang Yu also knows what His Majesty thinks of what he does.

Although he has not yet thought of unifying his thoughts, Zhang Yu also knows that His Majesty does not want to let the scholars think too much nonsense, and wants to convert them.

Of course, this is a Buddhist saying, but that's roughly what it means.

"Your Majesty." Zhang Yu hurriedly bowed down and said, with a happy look on his face and said: "Your Majesty's words, solve the difficulties of my scholars in the Ming Dynasty, brilliant righteousness, and shock the ancient and modern!" The minister really admires in his heart, and His Majesty's attainments in learning are comparable to a generation of Confucians. ”

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhang Yu and felt a little helpless in his heart.

Zhang Yu's sycophancy really made Zhu Youxiao a little uncomfortable. It's not because the other party is too direct in slapping on the back, but because Zhu Youxiao is not used to slapping on the back, and he will talk about things when he has something.

Probably because of the people who crossed over from the later generations, Zhu Youxiao had long been tired of this false politeness. Under this polite face, there is a hidden heart.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao would rather the courtiers be sincere. In the words of later generations, that is, a little more sincerity and less routine.

Looking at Zhang Yu's appearance, Zhu Youxiao had to be amazed. It's rare that this Zhang Yu can say such a sincere word about sycophancy.

Feng Congwu on the side also looked at Zhang Yu a little helplessly, and he regretted it a little in his heart.

Originally, Feng Congwu thought that Zhang Yu was a talented and learned person, whether it was knowledge or calculation, he should be the best; And what he lacks is scheming, so he can cooperate with him, this is nothing, everyone conspires together.

But now Feng Congwu felt as if he had seen it wrong.

As for the reason, it is very simple, this Zhang Yu has no integrity, whatever His Majesty says is what he says, and he can say anything like a sycophant, this looks like a flattering minister with clever words!

If that's the case, it's just that, it's just that this Zhang Yu is still a capable person.

Shameless, capable, and able to flatter.

This is appropriate, and it is the appearance of a fortunate minister. And it is likely to become a favored minister, and it is more likely to become a generation of powerful ministers!

Of course, the last point depends on whether you have this talent or not.

But Zhang Yu has this talent, this is what a generation of powerful ministers looks like.

If you have to make an analogy, Feng Congwu feels that Zhang Yu is very similar to Yan Song, and he has more means than Yan Song.

I knew that Zhang Yu would be like this, so I wouldn't have come with him. The reason is also very simple, that is, such courtiers basically do not end very well.

No matter what official position they achieve, and how much they are favored by His Majesty, it is all useless. When it comes time to liquidate, these people will be ruined, and it is estimated that they will not even be able to save their lives.

Feng Congwu regretted in his heart, what are you trying to do with Zhang Yu now?

I am already so old, although I still want to do something in my heart, but more I want to be famous in history and have a good reputation.

If you get involved with Zhang Yu, your reputation will be ruined in the future, and it will be difficult not to regret it!

But at this point, it seems that regret is a little too late. So Feng Congwu raised his head and looked at his majesty, hoping that his majesty would refuse Zhang Yu or scold him for this kind of behavior.

But to disappoint Feng Congwu, Zhu Youxiao smiled, and smiled happily, looking at Zhang Yu with appreciation, and seemed to be very useful to his sycophants.

This made Feng Congwu's heart turn upside down at once.

Don't, don't take Zhang Yu seriously!

"Although I am new to the throne, I am very busy every day, starting to correct the question book in the morning and not resting until late at night. But even so, this has never been easy to read, and I dare not forget to read. ”

"For so long, I've learned a little bit about it. What you said is comparable to a great Confucian, I don't dare to admit it, but it's not unlearned. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao smiled again, turned his head to look at Feng Congwu and said, "You accepted a good student." ”

Feng Congwu was stunned for a moment, this Zhang Yu was not his student!

He hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, although the minister also wants to accept Zhang Yu as a student, he doesn't have this opportunity. Because the minister was late, this Zhang Yu had already worshiped the old Han Pavilion of the cabinet as a teacher. ”

As he spoke, Feng Congwu's face showed a very annoyed expression.

When Zhu Youxiao saw this scene, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Old fox, come with me for this?

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Who said that only one person can be worshipped as a teacher in this world?" Studying is naturally a teacher, and it is beneficial to worship a few more teachers. ”

"For example, I find someone to come to the palace every day to give lectures, and they are all different people. The teachers that the emperor found for me are not one or two. Since Aiqing has the heart to accept apprentices, I naturally can't sit idly by, this adult beauty is what I like. ”

As he spoke, Zhu Youxiao turned his head to look at Zhang Yu and asked, "Are you willing to worship Feng Aiqing as a teacher?" ”

At this time, Zhang Yu definitely didn't dare to refuse, this was proposed by the emperor, and it was in front of Feng Congwu.

If you choose to refuse at this time, what will your majesty think, and what will Feng Congwu think?

Zhang Yu hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "The student has always admired Mr. Feng's character and knowledge, and has always wanted to worship his disciples. It's just that the students are ashamed of themselves and ashamed to speak. ”

"Today, the students are really grateful." After saying this, Zhang Yu hurriedly turned around and kowtowed to Feng Congwu and said, "Students see teachers." ”

Feng Congwu hurriedly helped Zhang Yu up, and said with a smile: "Then you will follow the teacher from now on." ”

After seeing this scene, Zhu Youxiao smiled even more happily, pulled down a jade pendant casually, and said, "I am in a good mood to be able to witness such a good story today." This jade pendant was given to Zhang Yu, which is a gift from me to you. ”

"Student, Thank You, Your Majesty." Zhang Yu hurriedly lay on the ground and kowtowed, and then raised his hands high above his head.

Chen Hong, who was on the side, had already taken the jade pendant in Zhu Youxiao's hand, walked quickly in front of Zhang Yu, and reached out to put the jade pendant in Zhang Yu's hand.

Warm and cool, after getting the jade pendant, Zhang Yu hurriedly lay on the ground and kowtowed to thank him.

Zhu Youxiao nodded lightly and said with a smile: "This apprenticeship is a big deal, and when you go back, you will prepare for the apprenticeship ceremony, remember to be careful." ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the student understands." Zhang Yu hurriedly agreed.

At this time, Zhang Yu also understood in his heart that His Majesty was to let himself worship Feng Congwu as a teacher. As for what His Majesty thinks, this is unknown.

And reminding yourself that the etiquette of apprenticeship should be heavier, it is clear that you are comparing Feng Congwu with Han Yi, and you are warning yourself not to favor one over the other.

Although Feng Congwu on the side had a smile on his face, he was full of mixed tastes in his heart.

He knew that this time he would not be able to run at all. Now Zhang Yu has come to his own door, and he is his teacher.

A lot of things have to be involved, and this time whatever they do, they will have to follow suit. Your Majesty is tying yourself to them.

Thinking of this, Feng Congwu could only smile bitterly.

As for Zhang Yu on the side, he was also very helpless, knowing that this time he was afraid that he would be roasted on the fire.

He first worshipped Han Yi as a teacher, and now he worships Feng Congwu's door. Originally, it didn't have much to do with it, after all, Feng Congwu was full of students all over the world, and there weren't many more of them.

But once Feng Congwu is favored by His Majesty from today, then things will immediately become different. He has the trust of the first assistant of the cabinet, and at the same time, he has also won the trust of a favored minister like Feng Congwu, so what has he become?

You must know that Zhang Yu is not even a jinshi now, so this is putting him on the fire to roast.

However, Zhang Yu also understood that this was His Majesty beating himself.

It seems that he jumped up and down, making His Majesty think that he was too smart. But there is no way to do it, if he doesn't jump up and down, this thing can't be done.

If he can get so many benefits in the past, then he deserves this sin.

Seeing the harmonious appearance of Feng Congwu and his master and apprentice, Zhu Youxiao seemed to be very satisfied, and he smiled very gracefully. He said, "Actually, I am very interested in what you two are saying. ”

"In this way, you will enter the palace every three days in the future." Zhu Youxiao looked at Feng Congwu and said.

He said to Zhang Yu again: "You can enter the palace with Feng Aiqing and wait on the side." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty. Students understand. Zhang Yu nodded hurriedly and said.

It's over, this is another time to roast him on the fire, and His Majesty is really prepared not to let him have a good time.

Being favored by the two big men and being able to see His Majesty every day is simply a matter of human life.

But this is not over, Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said: "In this way, your official position of Shang Baoqing is inconvenient." In this way, it is much more convenient to enter the palace as the right general government of the General Administration. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Feng Congwu hurriedly knelt down and said.

This official position is much better than the original Shang Baoqing, although the General Administration Department has declined badly in recent years, but the emaciated camel is bigger than a horse, and it is not comparable to him as a Shang Baoqing.

The General Administration Department is in charge of the cashier's order, communicates the situation, investigates the official documents of customs defense, and reports the real feudal words, grievances, military information, disasters and other matters of the subjects of the Quartet.

In the establishment of official positions, the establishment of a general political envoy, is three products (in charge of accepting internal and external chapters, perfunctory refutation)

There is one person on the left and one on the right, and there are four products (accepting internal and external chapters and sealing complaints from subjects).

That is to say, at this moment, Feng Congwu has been promoted from Shang Baoqing, who is the fifth grade, to the right general politician of the fourth grade.

Whether it is in terms of rank and status or power, this is a very high-quality leap, and it is something that ordinary people dare not think of.

However, Feng Congwu and Zhang Yu were a little hesitant, because both of them knew very well in their hearts that they were not doing this to ask for an official position, let alone for a right-hand position in the Department of General Affairs.

This official position is not that valuable, although it is much stronger than Shang Baoqing, and there is not even any comparison. But in recent years, due to the continuous growth of the cabinet, the General Administration Department is about to exist in name only. In such a situation, this position is really not that important.

If there were no more requirements, it would naturally be the best position, after all, it would be very pleasant to be able to get in touch with His Majesty.

However, what they were looking for was the sacrificial wine of the Royal Academy, and the things in it were different.

The sacrificial wine of the Royal Academy may not be of a high grade, but the substantial power it holds is very, very large. And at a critical moment like now, whoever can hold the Royal Academy will be able to have enough right to speak.

They have been planning for so long, isn't it still for the Royal Academy?

So in such a situation, Zhang Yu and Feng Congwu were a little hesitant in their hearts.

However, this hesitation did not last long, and Feng Congwu and the two acquiesced in this matter in their hearts. Because this is the word of His Majesty, there is no way to change it.

So Feng Congwu took a step forward, knelt directly on the ground and kowtowed: "Minister Feng Congwu, thank Your Majesty." ”

Feng Congwu and the two of them were mixed with joy and sorrow in their hearts.

In fact, the two of them have always wanted to bring the relationship one step closer, but they have never acted. This time it is important that the wish has been achieved, and it is still under the witness of His Majesty.

However, Feng Congwu was not so happy, and the reason was very simple, today he met another side of Zhang Yu, which made him very worried in his heart.

He and Zhang Yu are bound so tightly, once something goes wrong with him, I'm afraid he will be terrible. At that time, I will definitely be implicated, and I may not be able to eat and walk around.

But Your Majesty just let the two of you tie up together, we can't help but listen, Feng Congwu's heart can be said to be more worried than happy.

Zhu Youxiao said with a smile: "Okay, get up." Just do things well in the future. ”

Zhu Youxiao is not going to talk too much with them today, as long as he determines the next topic point. In the future, there will be time to discuss, after all, he has already asked Feng Congwu to enter the palace once every three days, and he also asked Zhang Yu to accompany him.

As for why the two of them entered the palace together, the reason is also very simple. Zhu Youxiao just wanted to instill his own thoughts into their thoughts, which was why he valued Feng Congwu and Zhang Yu.

Whether it is Xu Guangqi or Huang Kezhang, they do not have this point.

Xu Guangqi is a study of the mind, and some places are more suitable, but some places are still not good.

As for Huang Kezhang, although he is advocating Xunzi now, he is more of a political opportunist, which is not in line with his own wishes, and it is very inconvenient to fiddle with.

But for Feng Congwu and Zhang Yu, Zhu Youxiao has no such concerns, and their thoughts can be drawn by themselves.

This has always been something Zhu Youxiao wants to do.

Now that they are here, naturally let them do it.

"It's not too early today, so stand down." Zhu Youxiao looked at the two of them and said with a smile.

"The minister retired."

"The student quits." Feng Congwu and the others hurriedly said.

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand.

After Feng Congwu and the others left, Zhu Youxiao stood up, moved his body slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.

He was really in a good mood today, so he turned around and went to find Queen Zhang.

His Majesty received the news of Feng Congwu's meeting, and naturally he couldn't hide it, and it soon spread throughout the officialdom of the capital.

Feng Congwu was directly promoted from Shang Baoqing to the right general government of the General Administration Department, which naturally became a hot topic for everyone.

The official hats of all sizes in the officialdom are all staring at, and any one of them is for you and me.

Although the official position of the Right General Administration is not very high, and the status of the General Administration Department is not very high, it looks inconspicuous, but this position means that you have stepped into the power center of the central government, which has a different meaning.

If you go out in the future, it will correspond to a very high position.

The most critical point is that His Majesty let Feng Congwu enter the palace to give a lecture, which made many people unable to understand.

Although His Majesty has always asked people to come to the palace to give lectures, how could he pick Feng Congwu?

So more news was dug up and spread all over the Jingshi.

It was Zhang Yu who followed Feng Congwu into the palace, and at the same time, Zhang Yu worshipped Feng Congwu as a teacher under the witness of His Majesty. This makes a lot of people smell something.

Recently, this Zhang Yu's reputation in the officialdom of the capital is not small.

A mere promoter, some time ago, he just worshipped Han Yi, the first assistant of the cabinet, as a teacher, and now he worships Feng Congwu as a teacher, if you want to say that there is no collusion here, no one believes it.

So the general context came out, and the whole thing was that the first assistant of the cabinet, Han Yi, was playing ghosts.

All of a sudden, many people felt chills in their hearts. The cabinet scholars in the court basically began to find their own positions again, and then there was a big fight.

As Feng Congwu's claim came out, this point was even more confirmed by everyone.

Inside Xu Guangqi's house.

Xu Guangqi, Shen Tingyun and Li Zhizao were all there, and the three of them all had a helplessness on their faces.

Things turned a little against them because everyone started to attack them.

Li Zhizao and Shen Tingyun glanced at each other.

Shen Tingyun said with a calm face: "I'm afraid it will be even more difficult in the court in the future." ”

Xu Guangqi on the side continued: "There is no way to do this. Although His Majesty has great ambitions today, who can say clearly what is going on in the court? We can only take one step at a time. ”

Li Zhizao nodded and said, "That's all it can be." ”

In Huang Kezhang's house.

Huang Kezhang put down the teacup in his hand, glanced at the son next to him, and said with a solemn face: "This court will not be peaceful again." ”

"Father, what do you want next?" Huang Yongji looked at Huang Kezhang with some concern, and said with some hesitation.

"It's better to be still than to be still, for my father for a while ago, it was enough to be public, and then as long as Taoguang is obscure, I just started to straighten out the criminal department. Things in this world are easy to say, but hard to do. ”

"A lot of times you still have to do things, it's useless to just talk about it, and you will see people's hearts over time." Huang Kezhang took a sip of the teacup, and said without any hurry.

In fact, Huang Kezhang really wasn't in a hurry, no matter what other people advocated Xunzi and what kind of ideas they had, it wouldn't have such a big impact on him.

Because Huang Kezhang was the first person to shout the slogan of degrading Mencius and lifting Xunzi; In addition, in terms of status, he is the secretary of the criminal department. Under such circumstances, it is basically impossible to shake Huang Kezhang's position.

Cabinet scholar Sun Chengzong's house.

Zhou Jiamo, the secretary of the ministry, looked at Sun Chengzong, with a relaxed expression on his face, and said slowly: "You don't have to worry, we don't need to mix this matter." ”

Sun Chengzong raised his eyes and glanced at Zhou Jiamo, and said with some hesitation: "But the court has just been quiet for so long, and now it is going to be chaotic." Everything is already on the right track, so why bother making a fuss? ”

"Don't you know why it's making a fuss?" Zhou Jiamo smiled and asked with a calm face.

Sun Chengzong frowned, looked at the tea leaves floating up and down in the teacup, and sighed helplessly.

In fact, how could he not know?

The courtiers are all fighting, and the main reason is because His Majesty wants them to fight. As the saying goes, there is something good at the top, and there is an effect at the bottom.

What His Majesty wants the courtiers to do, the courtiers will naturally have to do it.

Thinking of his young student, Sun Chengzong was also a little helpless, so he could only smile wryly and shake his head.

Why didn't you find out in the first place? Now that I've found out, it's too late, and I can't say anything anymore.

"You don't have to worry too much." Zhou Jiamo looked at Sun Chengzong and said in a light tone: "They can't make any waves." ”

Sun Chengzong glanced at Zhou Jiamo, and he also knew the meaning of Zhou Jiamo's words.

Judging by what His Majesty has done since he ascended the throne, this young emperor is not a person who does not know what to expect. Since he dares to make a fuss about them, then he naturally has his ideas, and it is impossible to let things develop to the point of being out of control.

"Besides, above the court, it has always been stable on the surface, but the undercurrent is turbulent in private, when has it changed?" Zhou Jiamo said with a bit of sarcasm.

"It's just that this time it's just a matter of bringing things to the surface, it's not a big deal." Saying that, Zhou Jiamo waved his hand indifferently, and continued: "It's better to be still now, and we just do our own thing." ”

"Don't worry about the rest, let them go and make trouble. Above the court, people are needed to stabilize the court, and when they make a fuss, we will be stable. ”

Hearing this, Sun Chengzong nodded, which he agreed.

His Majesty has always left a back hand in things, and it was Han Yi who was left before; Now that Han Yi is gone, then he has naturally become the best candidate.

Once they make too much trouble and His Majesty needs to clean up the mess, then it will be when he and Zhou Jiamo will be in power.

So now for yourself, it's better to be still than to be still.

Cabinet First Aid, Han Yi's home.

Looking at Zhang Yu, the student standing in front of him, Han Yi put down the scroll in his hand, his expression a little complicated.

He expected that Zhang Yu would behave in front of His Majesty, but he didn't expect things to come so quickly.

Originally, Zhang Yu was just a vassal, but now it just made him a posture dominated by him.

Whether it is himself or Feng Congwu, there is actually a feeling of surrounding Zhang Yuhuan. This made Han Yi feel a little ridiculous.

But now, I can only continue to walk, and there is no turning back from the bow.

Of course, Zhang Yu knew Han Yi's mood, so he said respectfully: "Teacher, what should we do next?" ”