In the study room of the Qianqing Palace, Ye Shaoyuan, Ruan Dacheng, Feng Menglong, and Ling Mengchu sat on the brocade stool, all of them looking at their noses and noses, and their hearts were not distracted.

In front of the four of them was Chongzhen's desk, and at this moment, the young emperor was intently flipping through a dictionary, and occasionally nodded subconsciously when he saw the highlights.

After a long time, Zhu Youzhen closed the last page of the dictionary, raised his head and smiled at the four literati in front of him and said: "I am the most satisfied with this version of the dictionary of the Great Havoc in the Heavenly Palace, but there are still a little flaws, I wonder if you can modify and modify it again?" ”

Ruan Dacheng, who had a big beard and looked like a military general, suddenly replied with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty's insight far exceeds that of the ministers, and the opinions put forward several times before are all big and bad, so that the ministers and others are suddenly opened, which makes this book to the current level."

The minister thought that once this "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" came out, I am afraid that Tang Hai would have to retreat if he walked alone in the "Peony Pavilion Soul Restoration". I also ask Your Majesty to point out the problem, so that the ministers can strive for perfection and come up with a wonderful book..."

Ruan Dacheng's performance of slapping Chongzhen's sycophants made Ye Shaoyuan and Ling Mengchu very disdainful, but Feng Menglong did not have the prejudice of the two of them against Ruan Dacheng. After all, because of a broken love when he was young, in addition to fame, he focused most of his energy on writing, and he didn't feel so deeply about the party struggle between the government and the opposition a few years ago.

At the age of fifty-seven, he was able to get the opportunity to go to Beijing to face the saint, which has made up for his regret of not doing well. At this moment, he put most of his energy on this "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace", after all, it is not a common opportunity to produce an opera on the order of the emperor.

Ruan Dacheng's talent in opera made Feng Menglong forget his past of being attached to the eunuch party. What's more, since the new emperor ascended the throne, he has not liquidated the eunuch party, so the scholars in the world only know that the Donglin party has been hit in the court, but the so-called eunuch group headed by Wei Zhongxian does not exist.

Under such propaganda from the imperial court, except for the former Donglin Party and the scholars close to the Donglin Party, the scholars from all over the country did not reach a unified consensus, that is, whether the Donglin Party members really faced a eunuch group. With the passage of time, the suppression of public opinion by the imperial court, and the eunuch group headed by Wei Zhongxian, have gradually dispersed.

On the contrary, the remarks of the Donglin Party members forming a party to exclude dissidents, and the arrogant behavior of vainly trying to manipulate the government while being in the countryside, began to spread widely among the people. This made the glorious image of the Donglin Party as a martyr a little ordinary. As Feng Menglong, who indulges in lyrics and literature, he naturally does not dislike Ruan Dacheng so much as the so-called eunuch henchman.

Feng Menglong also echoed Ruan Dacheng's words and said: "Yuanhai is right, this script of "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" adapted from "Journey to the West", even if the minister himself reads it, he can't bear to release the volume, after compiling it into an opera, I'm afraid that this song will be sung in the streets and alleys..."

Although Ye Shaoyuan and Ling Mengchu were not satisfied with Ruan Dacheng, they still deeply recognized the "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" that they participated in, so they also bowed their heads slightly and subconsciously agreed with Feng Menglong's statement.

Although Zhu Youzhen was very happy, he opened his mouth and said: "No matter how good "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" is, it is also the credit of the four Aiqing, although I have made a few suggestions, but I can't count the credit on my head." Ruan Dabeard, you praise me so much, if I get carried away and fall on my heels, I will settle accounts with you. ”

Ruan Dacheng suddenly said in a sneering voice: "No, no, Your Majesty has Xiangyun to protect him, how can he wrestle." ”

Zhu Youzhen smiled, no longer teased him, but opened the dictionary in his hand and said, "After I read it, I only have two opinions. The first is that after Sun Wukong was detained by black and white impermanence, of course, it is okay to visit the underworld to see the sword mountain and the sea of fire, but these lines of karma are still exempt.

I asked you to choreograph this opera, but I didn't preach karma. If everyone talks about retribution, only cultivates in the next life and not in this life, or thinks about going to the temple to donate the threshold to atone for their sins all day long, wouldn't it be cheaper for those fake monks who are swaggering and cheating?

In addition, now that natural disasters are frequent, what the imperial court needs is to mobilize the affected people to save themselves, instead of worshipping God and Buddha and waiting for pie to fall from the sky. So, if you change it again, the lines of karma are all gone. Of course, the lines of punishing evil and promoting good in the script can be kept.

We can't preach to the people that Hades will punish those who did evil in their lifetime. But we can preach that some people in Hell are punished because they have done evil. ”

Ling Mengchu was thoughtful, and Ye Shaoyuan couldn't help but ask Chongzhen, "But Your Majesty, is there any difference between this?" ”

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and said: "The previous propaganda is to make the people think that the wicked have their own harvest, so they only need to be patient when they encounter evil deeds. And the latter's propaganda is to let the people know that if they do evil, they must be punished, whether they are in the yang world or in the underworld. ”

Ye Shaoyuan was still a little ignorant, but he glanced at the three colleagues around him who were all nodding, and couldn't help but put away his doubts.

Zhu Youzhen continued: "This second point, Sun Wukong played the Lingxiao Treasure Palace, and he was too polite. How can this be regarded as a monkey who has poked a big hole in the sky? You should still change it, the protagonist of the havoc in the heavenly palace is this monkey, and you want to write out the momentum of him stepping through the sky and despising power.

I know what you're scrupling about, but I think you're thinking too much. Opera is opera, if you have too many shackles in your heart, how can you write a good book. I can let the monkey kick over the throne of the Jade Emperor and scare the Jade Emperor away. At this end, don't invite any Western Heavenly Buddha to subdue him, until the monkey escapes from heaven and returns to Huaguo Mountain to re-erect the banner of the Monkey King, I think it is excellent. ”

Ye Shaoyuan and the others were suddenly a little stunned, and Ling Mengchu, who was the first to react, couldn't help but blurt out in surprise: "Your Majesty, in this way, I'm afraid that Yu etiquette is not in agreement?" Sun Wukong made a fuss in the sky for a reason, but how could there be no punishment for disturbing the order of the heavenly court?

This kicked over the throne of the Jade Emperor and deleted the ending of the Buddha surrendering to the monkey, isn't this "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" tantamount to encouraging those people to rebel? I'm afraid this is contrary to His Majesty's intention to order us to arrange this script, right? ”

Ye Shaoyuan and the other three also reacted, and they all echoed Ling Mengchu's proposition, and the four of them reached a rare consensus.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the four people in front of him, and couldn't help but smile and asked, "Xuanfang thinks that I want you to arrange this "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace", what is the purpose?" ”

Ling Mengchu thought for a moment, and then involuntarily replied: "I think that now there are disasters in various places, and there are thieves in Shaanxi and other places. His Majesty wants to rule the country, and he should select talents and talents to appease the Quartet.

The purpose of arranging this "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" should be to call on the heroes of the Quartet to be used by the imperial court, so that they can show their ambitions. If you have other intentions in your heart, you will be captured by the court..."

Zhu Youzhen looked at Ling Mengchu, his face was a little strange, he didn't think that Ling Mengchu could still look at "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" from this angle. He glanced at the expressions of the other three, and found that only Ling Mengchu had really considered the intention of arranging "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace".

After Ling Mengchu told his opinion, Zhu You said lightly: "I didn't think about it so much, it's just a drama, Xuanfang doesn't have to think too deeply." A drama can change people's hearts, so it can't help but look at things too simply, and I don't believe it.

If I have any hope for the play "Havoc in Heaven", there are really some. In addition to the disasters in various places today, the ** of local officials is also obvious to all.

In some places, officials even have to stretch out their hands to provide relief materials from the imperial court, which can be described as unscrupulous. I have been wondering why these ** officials regard the laws of the court as nothing, even if Taizu is severely punished, they can't stop their greed**.

After I sent someone down to investigate, I realized that my people in the Ming Dynasty were too easy to bully. As long as they have a bite to eat, they can endure all unfair treatment.

This is actually not a good thing for the imperial court. The tolerance of the people will only make the officials at the bottom more and more excessive, and the princes in the court are ignorant of the anger of the people at the bottom. It was only when the people of a certain place rose up that some people in the court felt that the local officials were greedy and incompetent, which led to a civil uprising in the locality, and then they thought of punishing the local officials.

However, once the people rise up, will it be useful to just remove a few officials? I thought it wouldn't work. I thought it would be better to plan ahead than to make amends.

If the people of the Ming Dynasty have resisted the unfair and illegal actions inflicted on them by corrupt officials, can the people's grievances be smaller? I, an official at the bottom of the Ming Dynasty, will I be more obedient in my daily life? ”

Although Ling Mengchu still felt that the emperor's idea was a little naïve, he was not so resistant to the emperor's request for them to revise it.

Since Ling Mengchu was silent, Ye Shaoyuan, Ruan Dacheng, and Feng Menglong naturally did not have the courage to refute to the emperor. The four of them recorded one by one Chongzhen's revisions to the script of "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace".

After talking about the revisions to the script, Zhu Youzhen asked the four of them, "Where can the Bell and Drum Division cooperate with you?" How is the opera being rehearsed now? When the Grand Theater opens next month, will it be staged in time? ”

Ye Shaoyuan, who was in charge of the opera rehearsal, answered the emperor's questions one by one. After Chongzhen listened, he was satisfied and let the four of them retreat.

After the four of them went down, Zhu Youzhen looked at the script of "Havoc in the Heavenly Palace" in his hand and was stunned for a long time. He had just explained to the four literati that it was not a lie to cultivate the spirit of resistance among the people at the bottom.

It's just that he himself doesn't know whether such propaganda has an effect. The progress of society does not only lie in the progress of science and technology, but also in the ideological and cultural changes, which can truly promote the development of the entire social form.

Zhu Youzhen has always believed that Western France will only have the Renaissance before the industrial revolution will appear, and finally build a modern capitalist country. Some roads are indeed quite long.