"So, the school of science has collapsed?" Yun Xi asked Chen Ying in front of him.

"Your Majesty, the minister heard that Song Lin and Song Bachelor had already planned to resign and go into hiding, and the rest of the Confucian scholars of the school of science also fell silent, even if they didn't resign, they wouldn't say anything more."

"Many young people who want to go further in their careers have turned to other schools, and it is not easy for Song Lin and others to recruit students, and it should be difficult for the school of science to flourish." Chen Ying said.

Yun Xi let out a sigh. After this was done, he finally had a thing on his mind.

"However, does this person called Zhou Shu really think so, or is it intentional?" Yun Xi suddenly thought of Hui Yuan Zhoushu, who stood up and quoted Confucius to preserve some of the beneficial views of the science school when the school of science was about to end.

At that time, even if Zhou Shu didn't stand up, he would instruct other people to quote Confucius's words to preserve some things of the School of Reason, so did Zhou Shu see through his own thoughts, or was it really the same as what he thought?

Of course, Chen Ying didn't dare to answer, but listened to Yun Xi continue: "Now I don't dare to decide, I can only let people check it." In addition, Jin Shan and others are all from Jiangxi, and Xie Jin is a fellow villager of Zhoushu, they have had contacts in the past, and they should know some of his past. ”

After thinking about this matter, Yun Xi raised his head and smiled at Chen Ying: "Chen Aiqing has worked hard. ”

"It is natural for your subordinates to do things for Your Majesty, so why is there any hard work?" Chen Ying immediately lowered her head and said.

"Even so, how can merit not be rewarded? Chen Ying listened to the appreciation. ”

After he knelt down, Yun Xi continued: "I have issued an edict to confer the rank of Doctor Chen Ying Zhongshun of the Imperial History of the Imperial History of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Palace, and to be promoted to Doctor Zhongxian, and to reward one hundred taels of gold and ten horses of silk and satin. "It was not unseemly for him to instruct Chen Ying to participate in the Confucian debate, so he could be rewarded publicly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chen Ying kowtowed. But there was a faint disappointment. Recently, there has been a vacancy in the right deputy of the Imperial Palace, and he thought that he would be able to go up, but he didn't want His Majesty to mention it, so it can be seen that he didn't plan to promote himself.

However, he immediately thought that he had only been appointed as the fourth rank of Zuo Yushi for two years, his qualifications were too shallow, and he was suspected of Tongyan before, so he was relieved that it was indeed easy to cause criticism if he was rashly promoted. Although Chen Ying is a person who is very enthusiastic about promotion, she is very good at adapting to the environment. The current general situation is stability, not only the ministers temporarily yearn for stability after the rule of the Hongwu Dynasty, but the emperor also tends to be stable out of consideration for the Timurid war, so it is understandable that the emperor does not promote him now.

Yun Xi encouraged him a few more words and told him to retreat. But as he retreated, he kept staring at his back.

Different from Chen Ying's own analysis, there are other reasons why Yun Xi did not promote him this time.

Yun Xi has now seen through the essence of Chen Ying, a person who is very keen on power and has no firm beliefs, if he gains power, he will definitely use cruel means in the political struggle to consolidate his power, and he will be widely involved.

And Yun Xi himself tried his best not to be too involved in the political struggle, although Yun Xi will be very harsh to deal with himself who made mistakes, but he will not have to create a bunch of fellow parties. Therefore, for Chen Ying, he must not only use it, but also suppress it, and he can't let him rise too fast.

'When you have completed your six-year term, I will promote you to the rank of official of the third rank. Yun Xi thought.

After thinking about Chen Ying's matter, Yun Xi raised his head and asked Huang Lu: "Can Kong Gongjian of the Shandong Kong family arrive in the palace?" ”

"Your Majesty, the Holy Father of Yan has entered the palace and is waiting outside." Huang Lu replied.

"Let him in." Yun Xi commanded.

Not long after, Kong Gongjian walked in, and after saluting him, Yun Xi greeted him for a while, and said, "I have something to do with Zhaowen." ”

Kong Gongjian was beating a drum in his heart. Although their Confucian family has inherited the Yan Shenggong for more than 400 years, they are all in vain, only in charge of a county in Qufu, and their family has been used as a signboard in the past dynasties, and now the emperor of the Ming Dynasty wants him to do something?

But no matter what he asked him to do, he didn't dare to refuse, so he could only say: "But please ask Your Majesty to command." ”

"Recently, the Confucian masters in the capital debated with each other, and I also read the Analects several times, and saw that there was a saying in it, 'Zi said: There is no class in teaching', and I felt a lot of emotion."

"Today, my Ming Dynasty has just pacified Annan, and there is still some restlessness in the local area; However, the people of Annam are different from other barbarians and are very interested in Confucianism. Since Confucius has a saying that there is no such thing, I want Zhaowen to lead his people to move to Annam and educate the people of Annam, how about it? ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers should obey the will of the ancestors and the will of Your Majesty, but the tombs of my Kong era are all in Qufu, and I can't bear to make no one to sacrifice my ancestors, so I dare not obey the edict. In the nineteenth year of Zheng, the ancestor of the Yuan dynasty ordered Silu Gong to return to Qufu to inherit the Shijue, but Silu Gong preferred to abandon the Shijue to protect the Lu tomb because the tomb was in Quzhou, and the minister was the same. After a while, Kong Gongjian said.

"This is simple, your Kong family left a few families to serve the ancestors, and Qufu Zhixian is still hereditary by your family, can't you have the best of both worlds?" Yun Xi said again.

Kong Gongjian's heart was abrupt, and he barely calmed down and defended a few words, the central meaning was that he was unwilling to go.

But as Yun Xi's tone of speech became more and more unkind, Kong Gongjian became more and more scared in his heart. 'Did you give the lord of the Holy Duke of Yan to his younger brother and let him go to Annam to educate the locals?' I stay in Qufu hereditary prefect county? He thought to himself.

When he became more and more frightened and wanted to say what he thought in his heart, he suddenly smiled and said, "I also know that your Kong family has been filial piety for generations and is unwilling to stay away from the tomb of the ancestors. ”

"In this case, there is also a Southern Sect of the Confucian Clan in Quzhou, and I am determined to crown its current head Kong Xilu as a hereditary doctor of the Five Classics, and go to Annan to educate the people."

"Your Majesty is wise." Kong Gongjian breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately knelt down and said.

"However, your Northern Sect can't let the Southern Sect dominate the front. I heard that you also have a younger brother who is familiar with the classics? Yun Xi said again.

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister has a younger brother named Kong Gongchang, who is good at classics. The two ministers were the only children of the late father. Kong Gongjian replied.

"In that case, send him to Annam to assist Kong Xilu." Yun Xi said in an unquestioning tone.

Kong Gongjian hesitated for a moment, then bowed down and agreed. Yun Xi said a few more words to him and told him to step down.

After he retreated, Huang Lu thought about Wang Xi's instructions before leaving the palace, and boldly asked: "Official, why don't you seal the Yansheng Gong to Annam?" Just now the servant could see that he no longer dared to argue with His Majesty. ”

Yun Xi was really not angry as Wang Xi said, but explained: "One, Kong Gongjian is not at fault now, I am afraid that it will cause turmoil if I change the seal rashly, and the last thing I want now is turmoil." ”

"Both, I will have a more suitable place in the future, and I will be crowned as the Holy Father."