Of course, there are still a few ministers' mansions that do not carry out the above-mentioned kind of discussion and planning, for example, Xu Guangqi's home, at this time it is already the dead of night, to use a rotten description to describe it: at this time in Xu Guangqi's mansion, it is so quiet that a needle falls on the ground, and the sound is also clearly heard - of course, this is just an exaggeration, and no one will be idle enough to find a needle and throw it on the ground to test, because soon after dark, Everyone in the family had gone to bed early. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After all, Xu Guangqi didn't think that Lai Zongdao really wanted to resign, but just wanted to persuade the emperor in this way - of course, this view is not correct, but taking a step back, even if Xu Guangqi thought that Lai Zongdao sincerely wanted to resign, I am afraid that he would not have any thoughts of taking this opportunity to go further. After all, he has buried half of his body in loess, and he has long passed the age of fighting for power and profit, even if he enters the cabinet, at most it is more convenient when promoting Taixi science. But today, the saint himself is very interested in Western studies, and has arranged for himself to try to promote new crops such as sweet potatoes, and he has been ordered to be busy with these "business", and his life has been very fulfilling, so Xu Guangqi basically does not have any strong energy and desire to plan to enter the cabinet.

Since there was nothing to discuss, and Xu Guangqi himself was also a handful of years, he felt sleepy soon after dinner, and he still needed to get up early tomorrow morning, so he went to bed early to rest. The lords of the house all went to bed early, and the housekeepers and servants below naturally also fell asleep, after all, the lamp oil for lighting at night is not cheap, is it?

It's just that officials like Xu Guangqi who have no desires and no desires are still a minority after all, except for him and the current cabinet elders such as Lai Zongdao, it is estimated that there are only a few officials who have no desires and no hope of promotion. Almost every remaining Ming official smelled the smell of political blood, and wanted to fish in troubled waters to make his official position higher.

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Therefore, when Xiao Mu came to the top of the main hall and was about to start the early dynasty, he would find that most of His Highness's courtiers looked listless, but Xiao Mu, who was naturally dull, did not find the essence of the problem, and he didn't know that His Highness's courtiers were secretly gearing up and eager to try--they were ready to add fuel to the fire and "help" the ministers who came to the sect to resign, so that they or their allies could replace them; There are also those who want to "protect" the position of the first assistant of the sect, so as to form a good relationship with the first assistant; Of course, the most is to wait and see first, wait for the right time and then make a decisive attack, and directly make a final decision. In short, today's morning dynasty will set off another bloody storm if it is not done well.

It's just that as the saying goes, fools have foolish blessings, and this is very suitable for today's Xiao Mu. After the courtiers below made a big salute and shouted long live, Xiao Mu did not play the common routine of "starting the court with something and retreating from the dynasty with nothing", but went straight to the point and talked about the right thing - after all, there is only one theme and purpose of today's early dynasty, that is, in order to eliminate the criticism that the resignation of the official who came to the sect was quickly and successfully retained by himself without doing enough of the three tricks.

Since this is the case, of course, Xiao Mu doesn't want to waste time on useless things, after the first two previous dynasties, Xiao Mu also basically understood this form of early dynasty, in addition to providing an excellent platform for the courtiers to quarrel and talk about cannons, it basically can't solve any national affairs.

"Ahem, the day before yesterday, I watched the lecture in the inner study hall with Zhongqing...... Xiao Mu coughed lightly, and then got to the point.

As soon as the courtiers below heard the emperor talk about what he said in the inner study hall the day before yesterday, they really wanted to talk about the matter of coming to Zongdao to resign from the government, and the next thing must be the main event, so no matter how listless the ministers were just now, they all mentioned one hundred and twenty percent of their spirits and listened to what the emperor was going to say next.

Xiao Mu saw that he just casually said an ordinary opening sentence, which could make all the officials below listen attentively, but he still didn't realize the undercurrent surging at the moment, and thought that the ministers were just under the authority of the Son of Heaven, so he showed such a careful listening appearance, which made Xiao Mu have to think that if there was such order and discipline in the primary and secondary school classrooms in later generations, I don't know how many teachers would be moved to cry directly.

While feeling that the imperial power in feudal society had such power in his heart, Xiao Mu also sorted out his thoughts and continued:

"When the Inner Study Hall opened the day before yesterday, I thought that the teachers of the Inner Study Hall were all guilty of serious crimes and were not qualified to lead the students to bow down to the Holy Teacher, so I forcibly stopped the matter."

Xiao Mu's words made the ministers below feel a little weird, obviously the emperor seemed to want to go straight to the point, but how could he talk and explain the ins and outs of the matter? All the officials above the third rank were present before and after the resignation of the sect, and everyone saw it very clearly, so it stands to reason that there is no need to redescribe one side again.

Of course, even though the ministers were dissatisfied and felt that the emperor's words were too inky, no one would express them, and everyone would at most slander them in their hearts, and of course they continued to listen attentively on the surface.

"I didn't realize what I had done at that time, and for this reason, I and you Aiqing argued on the spot, and almost made a big mistake." Xiao Mu said, and at the same time, the conversation changed sharply, and he talked about the topic he originally planned to say, "Fortunately, Aiqing spoke bluntly, and I repented, knowing that etiquette should not be wasted. If this is the case, even if these students learn the words of the sage, they cannot become disciples of the sage, isn't it strange that if they hadn't come to Aiqing's advice, I would still be obsessed and not let the students of the inner study hall kneel down to worship the master. ”

Xiao Mu seemed to be talking energetically, and without waiting for the reaction of the courtiers below, he continued to speak: "I have thought about it carefully in the past two days, and I think of the story of 'Zou Ji satirizing the king of Qi', Tang Taizong and Wei Zheng, and I deeply feel the importance of humbly accepting advice. ”

Xiao Mu finally said the main topic of today's court, and used a bullshit and nonsense explanation, probably expressing that it was wrong for him not to let the little eunuchs worship Confucius, and it was against the law of etiquette. Thanks to the fact that the first assistant of the cabinet came to Zongdao, he did not hesitate to give up the position of first assistant, but also to persuade himself, and he realized his previous mistake.

As for why Xiao Mu was willing to admit that his behavior of not letting the little eunuchs worship Confucius was wrong? This is also the result of weighing the pros and cons, of course Xiao Mu has no interest in this kind of feudal ritual-like ritual activities, and even wants to ban it, but now after all, it is the Ming Dynasty, and what has no meaning in his eyes is a big thing in the hearts of the aborigines of this time and space, although he can rely on the imperial power to forcibly suppress this matter, but in addition to satisfying his obsessive-compulsive disorder, it doesn't seem to bring any direct benefits, at least compared with helping to avoid criticism in the sect, Or is the latter more meaningful.

Therefore, after Xiao Mu listened to the idea proposed by Lin Yi, he did not hesitate, and decisively gave up his belief and persistence, so he chose to recognize the legitimacy and necessity of the students of Neishutang to kneel and worship the master with the idea of "following the customs of the locals" and "respecting the customs and habits of the people of the Ming Dynasty". After all, admitting the correctness of a thing that was originally right in Daming is not a loss for Xiao Mu, since there is no loss, and it can perfectly solve a series of troubles caused by the resignation of the sect, such a cost-effective deal, of course Xiao Mu has no reason not to do it. As for what caused this big trouble in the first place, Xiao Mu automatically ignored it.

Of course, the topic in Xiao Mu's heart is not the same thing as the topic that the ministers below originally thought in their hearts, and the ministers listened to the emperor's words, and they all understood what was going on: that is, the emperor didn't talk about the key points just now, what the emperor said was actually the main point, but he didn't think of it.

However, since the courtiers below have been officials for so many years, their ability to accept it is naturally very strong, and after understanding the meaning of the emperor's words, they also showed off their drills one after another, showing their unique skills of housekeeping, and praised Lai Zongdao in unison, what "bluntly admonished", "My generation is a model" and the like, Lai Zongdao himself of course also excused himself again and again, and modestly said "Where and where", "Your colleagues have praised these sentences". Then I don't know who got up and said, "The emperor humbly accepts advice, it is really the blessing of the Ming Dynasty", and after the other courtiers listened to it, they all learned the same, and took the words that were just praised to the sect to be processed and modified again, and what was used to praise Xiao Mu, the emperor, and the whole hall was suddenly a group of harmony.

Xiao Mu was also very satisfied with the harmonious scene in front of him, seeing that the atmosphere below was almost brewing, and it was not beautiful for the courtiers to continue to pat on the back endlessly. So he interrupted the flattery below and proposed a solution to the problem, since he, the emperor, has realized his mistake, then the matter must be remedied, right?

So Xiao Mu opened his mouth and ordered: "Cao Huachun! ”

"The slave is here."

"I order you to sacrifice wine for the Inner Book Hall, and all the affairs of the Inner Book Hall are overviewed by you."

"The slave obeys." Of course, Cao Huachun still replied.

"Go back and choose a good day, and you will personally lead the students of the Inner Study Hall to kneel and worship the ancestors, so that they can learn the words of the saints in the name of righteousness." Xiao Mu commanded, and then immediately emphasized, "This matter should not be taken lightly, I and my ministers still have to go and watch." ”

"The slave understands ......"