Chen Hongmi couldn't stand it anymore: "Fengnian, why are you interested in Liu Ruyi?" Where do you put Chen Yuan? ”

Hua Xue knew that she had misunderstood when she heard it, and explained, "My lord, you have misunderstood. The student felt that he might have to be away a lot, and it was not easy to leave Sister Yuanyuan alone at home, and Sister Yuan would feel bored alone. So I want to ask a female gentleman to accompany her and teach her some poetry. I heard that Liu Ru is talented and is the first class in poetry among women in the world, so I want to know more about it. ”

On the other side, Chongzhen heard Zhou Daodeng and interjected: "What, this Liu Ru is the concubine of Zhou Ge Lao?" Although Zhou Ge Lao has never won the champion, he was a scholar of Dongge University and a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, the chief master of the upper study, and the president of the National History Museum. There is talent to learn, talent to learn. Chongzhen originally wanted to say that his talent was naturally very high, but when he thought of the jokes made by Zhou Daodeng, he had to change his words.

Hua Xue heard Chongzhen praise Zhou Daodeng for his talent, but she didn't take it seriously, first, this kind of person who has not heard much of the name, presumably the talent will not be higher than Wu Weiye and Chen Zilong here, and second, Chongzhen's vision and evaluation are basically not convincing. So Hua Xue checked Zhou Daodeng again, and then laughed out loud: "Your Majesty, is the affection really the meaning of the face?" What does it mean to be affectionate? ”

This is the deeds of Zhou Daodeng found out by Hua Xue. When Zhou Daodeng was a scholar, Chongzhen asked him: "Recently, among the ministers, there is always the word 'affection'. What is affection? He replied, "Those who are affectionate are also affectionate." This explanation not only made Chongzhen cry and laugh, but also inexplicable, even the eunuch standing next to him couldn't help laughing.

Chongzhen's face darkened when he heard it, how could the words he asked the cabinet in private come out? And even a child in Suzhou knows?

Hua Xue was still paying attention to the information in her consciousness at this time, she didn't pay attention to Chongzhen's face, and when she saw Zhou Daodeng making another joke, she couldn't help but ask: "How did Zhou Ge Lao explain to you in the end that 'the prime minister must use a scholar'?" ”

This is another deed, when Chongzhen had a feast, he asked Zhou Daodeng: "The prime minister must use a scholar, what is the explanation?" Zhou Daodeng thought for a long time, and replied casually: "Rong Chen will wait until the cabinet finds out, and then return to the emperor." "The imperial feast is a bachelor's class for the emperor, Zhou Daodeng used to be the chief master of the study, and often gave lessons to Chongzhen, so Chongzhen did not study well and did not completely blame himself, the key is that the teacher who taught him was unreliable, but this teacher was also chosen by himself, in the final analysis, it was his own unknown reason.

Chongzhen couldn't bear it anymore, Hua Xue seemed to be recalling something, obviously recalling Zhou Daodeng's affairs, but these things happened in the cabinet and the latter was the imperial feast, and no outsiders were present, how did it come out? Did the living note leak out? Or are you too much to keep your mouth shut? It can't be Zhou Daodeng himself, right?

Chongzhen couldn't help but ask, "How do you know this?" ”

Hua Xue was looking hard, and when she heard Chongzhen ask, she wanted to find out where the record was, and then saw that it was the record of the "History of the Ming Dynasty". As soon as I was about to say it, I immediately woke up to the fact that "History of the Ming Dynasty" was written by the Qing Dynasty after the fall of the Ming Dynasty, and the dynastic history of each dynasty was written by the next dynasty after the demise.

After coming back from the system, Hua Xue's mind was racing, thanks to the practice when she was happy with the young lady, so she opened her mouth to talk nonsense: "Your Majesty really thinks that Zhou Ge Lao is so stupid?" ”

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment, I obviously asked you the source, what do you tell me about my evaluation of him? He can say that kind of answer, how smart can a person be?

Hua Xue didn't wait for Chongzhen to answer, and continued to ask: "Although Zhou Ge Lao is not the champion, he is also a real Jinshi background, and nothing else is enough, if he doesn't even know what the word 'affection' means, how do you think he passed the exams and the title of the gold list?" Even if there is fraud in the imperial examination of the Ming Dynasty, it will not be so serious, right? ”

Chongzhen was completely stunned by the question, he thought that Zhou Daodeng was very talented, so as soon as he ascended the throne, he promoted Zhou Daodeng to become a university scholar, but Zhou Daodeng made a lot of jokes during his tenure, which made Chongzhen feel that he was too stupid, and other courtiers also played to remove him. Chongzhen's side hasn't dealt with it yet, Zhou Daodeng himself resigned, and Chongzhen would keep one or two of the ministers with such a status anyway, but because of Zhou Daodeng's stupidity, Chongzhen directly let him go home.

Chongzhen thought that Zhou Daodeng was indeed that stupid, but as soon as Hua Xue said this, he realized that this was not right. When he first ascended the throne, Zhou Daodeng obviously looked shrewd and capable, and put forward three suggestions to himself: "Keeping the ancestral system, being impartial, and being responsible and effective", which made him so amazing, thinking that he was a capable minister, why did he look confused later? And if he is really that stupid, as Hua Xue said, how can he pass the layers of imperial examinations? His family is not from a powerful minister, which can make him have the possibility of cheating all the way.

Chongzhen couldn't figure it out, so he asked, "Are you saying that Zhou Ge's stupidity in the late stage is all pretended?" ”

Hua Xue nodded, and shook her head again: "This is the greatest possibility." Of course, it is not ruled out that he has amnesia, Alzheimer's disease and other diseases. However, since he returned home, he was able to take a concubine, and personally taught knowledge, and taught a well-known talented girl, presumably without those diseases. ”

Chongzhen was puzzled: "But why is he pretending to be confused?" ”

Hua Xue glanced at him: "Your Majesty, why is your scholar pretending to be confused, you ask me?" Who do I ask? ”

Seeing that Chongzhen wanted to be angry, although he didn't care very much, Hua Xue felt that there was no need to provoke him, so she said again: "Okay, since you asked sincerely, then I will explain it to you with great mercy." ”

Regardless of Chongzhen's appearance of wanting to kill, he explained: "Throughout the ages, pretending to be confused is nothing more than a few reasons. Take "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" as an example.

"The first is to play stupid, to save your life. It's like Liu Chanle didn't think about it, so he was able to die well. And Li Yu recalls the past all day long, and he doesn't know how to pretend to be stupid, which is obviously tired. But to put it mildly, with Your Majesty's character, if there is such a day, it will definitely not be as wimpy as the two of them. ”

As soon as they heard this, Wang Chengen, Wu Weiye, and Er Chen all hurriedly shouted: "What nonsense! ”

Chen Hongmi pondered even more in his heart, Hua Xue's intention to live in seclusion was very strong, which was clearly deliberately provoking Chongzhen.

Instead, Chongzhen waved his hand to stop them. When the Jianjiao soldiers came to the city, some people persuaded him to move the capital, but he refused. At that time, I thought that once the city was broken, I would never survive. So although Hua Xue's words sounded unpleasant and unlucky, it went to his heart and made him feel like a confidant.