Everyone nodded again and again at what Lu Shanji said, Liu Zhilun snorted and didn't speak, in fact, he just said a few angry words, and he didn't plan to impeach Li Yu at all - Fengzhou is like a powder keg to the imperial court, and it has to be covered desperately, and whoever dares to light it will be the target of everyone.

Lu Shanji cleared his throat and continued: "I often hear here that 'everyone can be a saint', 'eating and dressing is human ethics and physics', 'fatherless and ungentleman is not killing the father and killing the king', and 'Confucius is also a mediocre human being', all of which are from the mouths of He Xinyin, Li Zhen and others of the Taizhou faction of Xinxue. Mr. Yang Ming founded the original intention of the science of mind is to make up for the lack of science, advocating the practice of knowledge, but the world of wisdom is few and the mediocre many, arbitrarily misinterpreted so that miscellaneous theories arise, especially Wang Gen's Taizhou doctrine is popular in the market, its doctrine can not be said to be unreasonable, but easy to make people confused, do not distinguish between right and wrong, people in science have long abandoned it, but did not expect to appear outside the customs after a few decades, the old man thought that the root of the problem in Fengzhou lies in the mind. ”

The study of mind originated from Mencius, opened in the Song Dynasty Cheng Hao, Lu Jiuyuan, by Mr. Yangming Wang Shouren set his masterpieces, emphasizing "the heart is reason", advocating "the unity of knowledge and action" from the heart to understand the truth, in order to achieve the purpose of "conscience", against the complete opposition between human desire and heavenly principles. Although each school has different opinions, it is generally divided into two categories: one is relatively conservative, mainly existing in the Ming Dynasty, such as Nie Bao, Xu Jie, Zhang Juzheng, etc., advocating to improve personal recuperation, through the inner perception to the conscience, in order to understand and practice the words and deeds of the sages, this kind of school likes to talk about the heart and not seek practice, and is gradually ignored by Shilin, and finally returns to the orthodoxy of science, but also brings the wind of empty talk into the Ming officialdom; The other type is more radical, especially the Taizhou school founded by Wang Gen, a native of Taizhou, which mainly exists among lower-level officials and ordinary people who have read books, such as Wang Gen, He Xinyin, Li Zhen, etc., who openly regard themselves as deviant, oppose Cheng Zhu Lixue, oppose Gangchang etiquette, oppose government control, and oppose the inequality between the noble and the low. The Taizhou school put forward the "natural rules, not manpower arrangement", "everything involved in man-made, is a fraud", advocated giving full play to the free nature of people, and advocated the equality of all people - "the saint has never been high, the people have never been low", "the common people are not low, and the prince is not high". This school is too wild, and is regarded as a "reverse end" by the imperial court to severely suppress, Zhang Juzheng secretly made the governor of Huguang kill He Xin hidden in prison, giving a heavy blow to the Taizhou school, many years later Li Zhen also committed suicide in prison, this school of thought disappeared, but no one expected that after many years of silence, the remarks of the Taizhou school would appear outside the gate, and still guide the continuous development of Fengzhou.

Lu Shanji's analysis made everyone suddenly realize, Song Tongyin said: "Bo Shun is reasonable, that Li Fugui once said that 'the well-dressed Huaxia may not be in the Guannei', does he also want to be a saint and create his own doctrine?" Such arrogant words can also be spoken, it is indeed like the Taizhou faction, Boshun said how we should deal with it. ”

"Psychology advocates the 'unity of knowledge and action', and practices to seek the road, which is indeed a great supplement to the current situation in Fengzhou, but the difficulty is to conscience, and the result of seeking profit without virtue is bound to be the people's mercenary and reckless behavior, and they must have seen this, so we have a place, and the orthodoxy of science must be contested. The food shortage in Fengzhou, as a matter of course, is necessary to open the Industrial and Commercial Academy to solve the survival of Fengzhou, which cannot be stopped, but it must be included in our hands, and the so-called practical learning must also conform to the right path of science. Lu Shanji replied in a firm tone.

"The seniors are high, we just want to fight for the orthodoxy of science, and after the spring ploughing, we will hold a meeting of political officials, and I will talk to them." Liu Zhilun got up and saluted Lu Shanji - being an official in Fengzhou is uncomfortable, Liu Zhilun also had to bow his head to the public assembly and the council of political officials, this governor is considered to be in vain, it is still good to be a big Ming, small officials listen to big officials, big officials listen to the emperor, as long as the authority is big enough, sitting on the toilet can also make big decisions.

Spring ploughing, autumn harvest is the top priority in Fengzhou, each has ten days of public service to repair water conservancy, after the public service and then organized by the hundred households to work, generally to last more than a month, during this period at all levels of government offices only leave the old and weak on duty, others have to go down to the field, spring ploughing will come back after the end. Liu Zhilun still attaches great importance to farming, and he always feels uneasy if he doesn't go down to see it, and he feels okay after resting for a few days, and he goes out to work with a hoe.

Liu Zhilun planted radishes for a few days, and Ortai, Li Huai, and Li Fugui found the governor's mansion, and followed by Zhang Shi'an, the governor of the Titang Division - this guy has also been promoted, and now he is a thousand households of Jinyiwei, but Liu Zhilun has always hated Jinyiwei, although the two are both officials of the imperial court, they have never spoken.

"My lord, something happened to Jingshi, someone wants to trouble us, let Lao Zhang tell you." After Li Huai said in a low voice, he beckoned back, and Zhang Shi'an immediately stepped forward to report.

Things have to start from the beginning, last year, when the Loyal National Salvation Army entered the customs, Fang Zhikun ordered to arrest some scholars who insulted them and handed them over to the guards of the border wall, the original intention was to let them suffer a little hardship and accept the lesson, but everyone forgot about these unlucky eggs when they left the customs. The defenders of the border wall finally found an opportunity to bully the scholars, then they are willing to let them go easily, aren't you usually very angry, today the soldier asked you to stand guard, wash and cook, wash your feet, and beat if you are disobedient. At the end of the year, Zhang Tinggong, the governor of Datong, died of illness, and the new governor Hu Zhan'en received a complaint before he let them go home, and several people had died by this time, including two Xiucai. The matter is so big that the Yi people and the soldiers dare to bully the scholars, is there still a royal law? The scholars of Datong held the tablet of Confucius to the gate of the government to demonstrate, demanding that the murderer be severely punished and find out who was behind the scenes. The governor of Datong, Hu Zhanen, and the governor of SX, Xu Dingchen, were annoyed by the scholars, and they all blamed the town of naturalization, and sent a letter to Liu Zhilun, pointing out that naturalization was inevitably involved, and he must quickly settle the matter.

Liu Zhilun was furious, and strictly ordered the arrest of the perpetrators to be punished severely, and the Grand Commander's Mansion was forced to be in a hurry, and Fang Zhikun was beaten with seven whips, and then went all out to solve the crisis. Datong's affairs are easy to do, most of the officialdom there are their own people, find someone to scare the leader to make trouble, and then stuff some money for the sufferer. Taiyuan is a little troublesome, the more the scholars make more and more trouble, and they also issue a post accusing Fengzhou of thieves, or Li Jianji is tired of seeing it, and there must be local gentry agitation - in recent years, Pingyang, Zelu businessmen and Fengzhou have cooperated, and the white and black roads have been together, and the business is booming, while the Taiyuan people are struggling, and they must be red-eyed. Li Jianji sent people to find a few well-known figures in Taiyuan Mansion, and clearly told them that they would immediately settle the troublesome scholars, and the business could be given to them, and the stubborn confrontation would be easy to handle, and they would definitely not be able to get out of Taiyuan City - Fengzhou has the officials and soldiers of SX Town as accomplices, and they also have secret dealings with thieves, which is really not easy to provoke, and the Taiyuan gentry confessed in the face of threats and temptations, and the tide in Taiyuan City quickly subsided. But the mastermind behind it is easy to deal with, the scholars who rushed to the front don't buy it, Taiyuan can't make trouble, and they raise their own travel expenses to go to Beijing to complain, and they have a posture of not stopping until the goal is reached, and the Qingliu of the court is also excited, and takes the initiative to help, and also instigates the prisoners of Guozijian to participate in it, as if they want to make things bigger.

"Lord Governor, these corrupt people blocked the gate of the Tongzheng Yuan to stop the officials and complain, scolded us as traitors of the Tongkou, and also teamed up with the scoundrels of the Beijing Division to smash several of our shops, and even the vendors who sold our salt were also beaten, and they can't be allowed to mess around anymore." Zhang Shi'an said angrily.

Liu Zhilun snorted and didn't speak, but he scolded in his heart that he deserved it, Zhang Shi'an was anxious, and said viciously: "These ugly people are bold, it's not okay if you don't clean it up, as long as the governor nods, I'll kill a few." ”

"Bold, the scholars are wreaking havoc on the inheritance of sacred learning for the world, you are an official of the imperial court, but you sell illicit salt and illegal goods, don't say that you are a traitor, it is natural to cut off your head, if you dare to mess around, this official will punish you first." Liu Zhilun got up and pointed at Zhang Shi'an's nose and scolded.

"The governor is right, of course scholars should not be harmed, but the word 'traitor' comes from the Jian chief Dorgon, they actually used it to scold us, and it is difficult to ensure that there are no spies in the middle, so there is no need to be polite to these guys." Li Fugui grabbed Zhang Shi'an, who was about to get angry, and said to Liu Zhilun with a smile.

Ortai frowned, waved his hand and said loudly: "Zhang Shi'an, you immediately go to Jingshi, ask your Jinyiwei friends to help, and arrest the Jin State traitors who instigated trouble, and not let any of them go." ”

Liu Zhilun was so angry that he trembled, pointing at the few people in front of him who couldn't speak, Li Fugui continued: "Zhang Shi'an, have you arranged manpower in the caravan to the Jin Kingdom?" It is necessary to tell them that they must find out the movements of the Eastern Prisoners this year. ”

"Xiaguan has already arranged it, this time led by Fan Erxi, he is familiar with people in Jinguo. I will try to go to Shenyang to contact the people of the Liaodong Titang Office," Zhang Shi'an nodded, hesitated for a while, and then said, "However, although we have rebelled against a few Zhushen captives to be Titang, their official positions are too low, and it is difficult to find out the exact news. ”

Li Fugui waved his hand: "Then find a way to let them make meritorious contributions and become big officials, and the Great Commander's Mansion will add an errand to the Titang Division, and in the future, all the export of bulk grain and cloth to Liaodong will be reviewed by the Titang Division, and the use of saltpeter, refined iron and weapons will be handled by the Titang Division, you know what to do, right?" ”

"Xia Guan understands that it is to create opportunities for our people to be promoted and make a fortune." Zhang Shi'an replied with a smile.

After sending Zhang Shi'an away, Ortai, Li Fugui, and Li Huai respectfully waited for the instruction, Liu Zhilun leaned back on the chair and said coldly: "You have already discussed, what kind of play are you still playing, are you here to demonstrate to the official?" ”

"The subordinates don't dare, I just want the adults to understand, there is nothing to hide from the adults in Fengzhou, there are some things that the adults may not be able to figure out now, but one day they will understand, please believe that the adults will never betray the Ming Dynasty." Li Huai got up and said.

"Then the official will wait and see," Liu Zhilun sneered, and casually threw an official document on the table, "This is the charter proposed by Chahan Naoerwei to establish the Industrial and Commercial Academy, how do you plan to deal with it?" ”

"Please show me the Governor." The three of them looked at each other and replied.

"The righteousness of the world lies in Confucianism, and the academy is the place where preaching and teaching and cultivating talents are located, how can it be opened indiscriminately," Liu Zhilun patted the official document contemptuously, thought about it and said, "Naturalization is different from Guannai, and it is not wrong to use business to help farmers, so let's do it, there are not many students in Fengzhou Academy, and those who want to learn business can enter the academy to be taught, and the required teachers and trainees can also be introduced, and the official thinks that there is no need to set up an industrial and commercial academy." ”

"It's up to the Governor." Li Fugui immediately agreed, he had been secretly scolding Nuo Min for a long time, this person was honest and willing to do things, but he was born and raised with little knowledge, Li Yu and Batu also patted their heads and thought, is the Industrial and Commercial Academy so easy to open? Not to mention where the funds come from, it's not easy to find teaching alone, and I'm afraid that the only people in Fengzhou who can teach Western learning are Gao Yizhi, Wang Zheng and Han Lin, and these three people may not be able to enter the customs one day, so it's better to stuff people into Fengzhou Academy first, and how much they can learn, and talk about other things later.

Liu Zhilun didn't expect the other party to agree so happily, so he waved his hand and motioned for the three of them to go out, and he returned to the bedroom in a trance, this time his body really couldn't stand it. In the evening, when Jin Sheng came to visit, he sat up from the bed, took Jin Sheng's hand with tears in his eyes, and poured out a stomach of bitter water.

"Zhengxi, this place is even worse than I thought, it's a den of thieves, standing on the table is Li Huai, Ortai and Li Fugui are like masterminds in the audience, but Li Yu is like a thug, they have no law, wanton and reckless, maybe one day they will fall to the east, but I can't do anything, I want to talk to Li Yu, if he is disobedient, then let him be, we don't recognize this disciple, I will resign with you and go home." Liu Zhilun said dejectedly.

"Yuan Cheng, you have no way out, the imperial court is to tie us up with Han Epitek and contain each other, Han Ming sees this very clearly, so he deliberately avoids you," Jin Sheng held Liu Zhilun's hand and continued with a serious face, "Everything that happened in Fengzhou is not under the control of Han Min at all, and the others don't know where they will go in the future, but they have no way out, so they can only cross the river by feeling the stones." It is too difficult for more than 200,000 people to survive in the bitter cold! All Hermes-Epitek can do is to maintain internal stability as much as possible, and the rest will obey the will of God, what can he say when he sees you? It is absolutely impossible for the Han people to fall to the east, and the people of Fengzhou will not follow the old road of the Ming Dynasty, nor will they go to the ship of the Dongyu, they must face the reality in order to survive, and the war will be war, business will be business, and friendship will not be mixed up. In fact, in my opinion, the Ming Dynasty is gloomy and has been unable to deal with the Dongyu, and the peace negotiation may be more realistic, the so-called quelling the Liao Rebellion is just a dream, and Fengzhou is full of vitality, and 'freedom, equality, and benevolence' can be more accepted by the ordinary Han people, and the fierce enemy of the Dongyu in the future is none other than Fengzhou. ”

Liu Zhilun covered his head and pondered, Jin Sheng said in an impassioned tone: "Don't have hope for the imperial court, the officials are greedy for ink, the officials and the army are cowardly, the people rise up, the Ming Dynasty is like a broken car, it is about to fall apart, and the hearts of Fengzhou people are upward, everyone is bleeding and sweating for their homeland, and the Han people themselves are also suffering in Chahan Naoerwei, with them on the border, Datong and Yulin can keep the peace, Yuan Cheng, Han Ming is our disciple, you know who he is, we should trust him and help him!" ”

Liu Zhilun looked at Jin Sheng in surprise for a while before he slowly spoke: "Maybe you have a point, but I have to think about it more." ”

While Liu Zhilun was pondering, a farce was being staged in a new mansion not far from the governor's mansion - this is the Fengzhou Chamber of Commerce, with a three-story brick and wood pavilion and two courtyards in front and back. The poor peasant and pastoral association was greedy, and also cheekily squeezed in, Li Jianji once named it "Xiangxian Yuan", Zhao Ji passed by, saw the plaque hanging on the door and was very angry, ordered someone to take it down and smash it, and scolded the people of the Chamber of Commerce and the Farming and Animal Husbandry Association - do you know how to read and understand etiquette? , I'm embarrassed to call myself "Xiangxian", I blushed for you, and immediately changed the title to me. Li Jianji was not afraid of Li Yu and the Great Commander's Mansion, he was afraid of this kind of unreasonable horse thief, and after finding someone to dredge Zhao Ji, he renamed this place "Council".

After Liu Zhilun arrived in Fengzhou, the council has been panicked, and the merchants have successively invested more than 500,000 taels of silver in Fengzhou, unless they give up their money, there is no way out, and the displaced people and Yi people understand that the black hand of the imperial court has reached in, and they have absolutely no good fruit to eat. Liu Zhilun's desire to change the Great Commander's Mansion to the General Military Mansion is a signal, if the Great Commander's Mansion is gone, the "Naturalization Oath" to protect them will be useless. Originally, Wu Langha, as the president of the Chamber of Commerce, should come forward to lead them against the imperial court, but Wu Langha was not stupid, and took Ma's sister-in-law, Liu Naren, and Yang Wan to the council to show up, saying that they only wanted to do business and did not want to take care of political affairs, and reminded them that public discussion on the grassland is still very effective, it is better to think of more ways in this regard, if there are enough people who support them, no one can help them.

The council has a headache, they have no good way, fortunately, the Chamber of Commerce, the agricultural and animal husbandry association is still there, so they send people around to promise benefits, pull popularity, try to fool the people to listen to them, this is not easy, everyone has their own plans, especially the farmers and animal husbandry association people, when they ask for money and a house, they pat their chests to ensure obedience, but they are also afraid of offending the villagers, once it comes to specific interests, they will not give in.

There was a lot of noise in the council every day, which annoyed Zhao Ji, who lived nearby, and even shouted and scolded and intervened.