Chapter 23: The Question of the Son of Heaven

Yu Qian served as the first assistant at the end of the thirty years of orthodoxy. As soon as he took office, he was known as Xiao Gui Cao Sui, and everything was the same. After he had a secret conversation with Liu Dingzhi.

Liu Dingzhi is humble and respectful, as if he is treating his master.

In fact, Yu Qian made it clear to Liu Dingzhi that he would not stay long in the position of first assistant. Liu Dingzhi naturally did not dare to oppose the authority of the Ming Emperor.

Yu Qian's appointment as the first assistant is certainly a big deal, but on the whole, it has not caused much turmoil in the political arena, or this has something to do with the approaching end of the year.

After the 31st year of orthodoxy, Ming Pao published an article signed by Zhu Qizhen. The first question that arises is how to achieve the world of great harmony.

This article is simply a stone that hits a thousand waves.

The influence began in Beijing and spread out in layers.

Broadly speaking, there are two levels of influence.

The first level of influence is more of an impact above officialdom. The second level is the influence of the people.

Everyone in the officialdom understands that the emperor's plan to ask the world like this is not a joke.

The deep meaning naturally reverberated in the hearts of many ministers.

Another level of influence is among the people.

You must know that the popularity of science is not only in the officialdom, in the Sanyang era, the reason why Sanyang is so prestigious is because they are not only the head of the hundred officials, but also the leader of the literary world.

But after Sanyang passed away. The leader of the literary world is no longer in the imperial court.

There is a lot of Confucianism among the people, although they are not officials, but their attainments in Confucianism still give them great influence.

In Beijing.

Xu Youzhen was a little disappointed with this change.

Xu Youzhen is now in his fifties, and he has also made great achievements in the Criminal Department, and Li Xian has taken the position. According to the previous practice, there will be a change in the Ming cabinet, and Xu Youzhen has been preparing to fill the cabinet.

But now that Yu Qian has finalized the general principle of all the same, although there is still a vacant seat in the cabinet, that is, the position left after Liu Qiu went to the throne before.

Because there is no compromise between Zhu Qizhen and Li Xian. So it's always empty.

But Xu Youzhen also understands that there are too many people staring at this position. The possibility of him wanting to enter the cabinet has been greatly reduced, so he has to figure out what Zhu Qizhen means. Only by doing what you like can you get this position.

Also has a great desire for this position, Chen Wen.

Chen Wennai is Li Xian's person.

Even if Li Xian abdicates, it is impossible for him not to arrange his political forces. In many cases, if the center does not have someone to speak for you, it is impossible to truly enjoy the forest.

Chen Wen is the person arranged by Li Xian.

It's just that Li Xian didn't expect that it was Yu Qian who really took over the position of first assistant, not Liu Dingzhi.

If Liu Ding takes office, there will definitely be a big adjustment in the cabinet, and at least one or two will be out. When the time comes, it will be a matter of course for Chen Wen to fill the position.

It's just Yu Qian. also stuck Chen Wen's position.

However, the thing that Chen Wen is a little better than Xu Youzhen is that Chen Wen has Li Xian's guidance before leaving, and he can understand the emperor's mind better.

Chen Wen secretly said in his heart: "Your Majesty's intention is nothing more than to change the status of the supremacy of science, so that he can show his strength and change the law." I can only enter His Majesty's eyes if I help His Majesty. ”

As soon as Chen Wen thought of this, he turned out all the Four Books and Five Classics and re-read them, this time not for the stepping stone of the imperial examination, but for the stepping stone of the cabinet.

It's just that during the imperial examination before, Chen Wen wanted to enshrine these things as golden rules. But at this moment, Chen Wen is trying to catch the flaws in these words.

The best one is the one that shakes the world as soon as it is issued.

It's just that if Zhu Xi's knowledge could be so easy to find flaws, Zhu Xi would not be honored as Zhu Zi.

Even if Chen Wen singled out a few problems, it did not have much impact on Zhu Xi's entire Confucian system, and it was just a corner problem.

When Chen Wen flipped through the "Book of Shang", his heart suddenly moved, his fingers lightly tapped on the writing, and he secretly said in his heart: "This may be possible." Fake is also true and fake, true and false, it is not up to how to say it. ”

At this moment, Chen Wen already has prejudices in his heart, but he still needs a set of logic to prove his arguments.

Just when Chen Wen was honestly doing his studies, Wu Hebi, who had been doing his studies honestly, was also shocked at this moment.

Zhu Qizhen had issued an edict before, that is, to summon the great Confucians of the world, and Wu and Bi were among those who were recruited.

It's just that Wu and Bi refused.

Wu and Bi are among the three Yangs, and Yang Pu is a disciple.

However, when Wu Youbi was twenty years old, he watched Zhu Xi's "Yiluo Yuanlu". Inspired. He burned all the books on the imperial examinations and returned to his hometown to plough and give lectures.

For decades, he has wholeheartedly practiced the learning of the sages and become a great Confucian in the world.

Even in Beijing, many people have heard of Wu and Bi's reputation.

Even every few years, some people played, asking Wu and Bi to enter Beijing.

But Zhu Qizhen has always regarded science as an enemy, how could he let this contemporary science master enter Beijing. So Zhu Qizhen refused, but in order to show that the Ming Dynasty attached great importance to education, Zhu Qizhen rewarded Wu and Bi with a lot of gold and silver.

Although Wu and Bi worshipped Yang Pu as their teacher, most of his ideas were self-taught. Most of his ideas are his own. His faction was later known as the Chongren School, and many people were influenced.

For example, Wang Yangming.

And Wu Youbi is not the rigid Taoist Mr. that many people imagine, or even the opposite, the real rigid Taoist first

Sheng, who has not read the book thoroughly at all, and who can really be called a great Confucian, generally speaking, is the kind of person who deserves to be respected in modern times. It is not the pictogram of Jia Zheng in the Dream of Red Mansions.

When Wu and Bi taught, they didn't let their disciples study to death. Nowadays, it is emphasized that learning must be practiced, and even if Wu and Bi teach in the township, they also lead their disciples to practice and plough the fields.

Many concepts in later generations were developed from Wu Hebi, such as the labor education required by Mr. Ye Shengtao, which was also borrowed from Wu Youbi.

So after the Ming Pao came out, Wu Youbi also attached great importance to it, gritted his teeth, and ordered a copy, although every time he saw the latest version, it was more than ten days later.

The Ming Pao on the first day of the first month of the thirty-first year of orthodoxy was sent to Wu Youbi here, which was already after the fifteenth day of the first month.

After Wu Youbi read it, he immediately summoned all the disciples and asked them to circulate it.

After everyone finished reading it, Wu and Bi asked the students Zhu Qizhen's question, asking them how they could achieve the Datong world?

These students are gossiping about each other. But on the whole, it was still influenced by the science of science and Wu and Bi.

"Master, in our opinion, if we want to make the world unified, we must first make everyone a sage, and if we want everyone to be a sage, we must first educate and educate, so that all the farmers and businessmen know where the righteousness lies, and everyone will go on a blind date without harming each other, so that the world will be the same." One student concluded.

Wu and Bi seem to hear it every day.

This is not too far from Wu Youbi's answer.

Wu Youbi was not only a physicist in his own right, but also an educator, who had educated an unknown number of students in his life, and did not exclude traffickers and pawns from studying.

It is even said that many concepts in the psychology of later generations can find their roots in Wu and Bi.

It's just that Wu and Bi think more than their own disciples.

This statement, although it is true. But it was not what the emperor wanted.

Without him, because of these words, Hanlin beside the emperor can actually say it. If the emperor thinks this truth is right. 、

How can it be published on top of the Ming Pao and ask the world.

Wu Youbi was silent for a while, and said: "Your Majesty issued an edict a few days ago, ordering me to enter Beijing, I am going to go to Beijing, you each prepare, if you want to go, follow me, if you don't want to go, go home for the time being." ”

"But the way of learning is indispensable for a day, and it can't be relaxed because I'm not there."

The disciples were a little surprised, some were not surprised, got up and saluted, and said, "Master, I will understand. ”

After Wu and Bi finished saying this, they retreated to their room, but saw a disciple behind him coming over and said, "Master, the disciple has a puzzle, please ask the master to solve his doubts." ”

Wu Youbi obviously had something on his mind, but he still asked the student to sit down and said, "Gongfu, what do you have to understand?" ”