Zhou Jiamo is one of the few doers in the Donglin Party, he has served as the right deputy governor of Yunnan, and later promoted to the right squire of the military department is still the governor of Yunnan. During this period, he not only impeached Mu Changzuo, the prince of Qianguo, for encroaching on more than 8,000 hectares of civilian land, but later supervised the military affairs of Liangguang and Guangdong. He presided over the restoration of the embankments destroyed by the flood in Nanhai, Sansui, Gaoyao and other eups.

Because of his long-term service in the local government, Zhou Jiamo knew that the people were suffering and that it was difficult for the Ming Dynasty to return, so after becoming the secretary of the ministry, he did not promote his own people as the Donglin Party imagined. Instead, he recognized people as virtuous and rectified the rule of officials, which was one of the few doers in the Donglin Party. Its ability is second only to Zuo Guangdou, and even above Yang Lian.

Looking at the expressionless appearance of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the ministers below didn't know what the emperor was thinking, and they didn't speak. There were several ministers of the Qi, Zhejiang, and Chu parties who jumped to try, but they were all signaled by Fang Congzhe not to stand up.

This old minister of the Three Dynasties has risen and fallen countless times, but he is very incomprehensible to this sixteen-year-old emperor. Although the emperor was only sixteen years old, his heart was calm and terrifying. Before ascending the throne, Killing Decisive was able to kill people by himself, which can be said to be very extraordinary.

I thought that this emperor would make some big moves after he ascended the throne, but he didn't expect it to be very calm, which made Fang Congzhe think more and more that this emperor was extraordinary. Since the Emperor of the Apocalypse drove Li Ruhua home, he must have his own ideas, and it is better to wait and see at this time.

There was another thing that made Fang Congzhe smell a little weird, that is, Dongchang and Jinyiwei, the two yamen who were originally silent are now extremely busy. Although there was no news coming out, and he didn't know what these people were busy with, Fang Congzhe believed that it must be inseparable from this Emperor of the Apocalypse.

At this time, the Qianqing Palace was very quiet, all the ministers did not speak, and Chen Qi, who was kneeling on the ground, also broke out in a cold sweat at this time. At this time, everyone's attention was focused on the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and they were all wondering what this emperor was thinking.

Looking at the ministers below, the Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled slightly, this should be rare in the history of the Ming Dynasty, sighed softly, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse said slowly: "Since you Aiqing have no opinions, then this matter is decided!" Nothing, retreat! After speaking, they all walked out of the main hall slowly.

After the Emperor of the Apocalypse left the main hall, there was a quiet moment in the main hall, followed by a commotion. There are complainers, there are congratulations, and so on.

When everyone was in a mess, the appearance of a person made the hall quiet again, and this person was Chen Hong. Chen Hong didn't pay attention to these ministers, walked straight to Zhou Jiamo's side, and said with a smile: "Our family congratulates Lord Zhou first, Your Majesty has a decree to invite Lord Zhou into the palace." ”

Zhou Jiamo's expression was a little dazed at this time, he didn't expect that he would become a secretary of the ministry like this, and only came back to his senses when he heard Chen Hong's words, and walked behind Chen Hong.

At this time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was waiting in the imperial study of the Qianqing Palace, and when he saw Zhou Jiamo coming in, the Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled faintly and said, "Zhou Aiqing is exempt!" Someone will sit down. Waiting until Zhou Jiamo sat down, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said slowly: "Zhou Aiqing is from a Jinshi!" ”

Zhou Jiamo was very nervous, he originally thought that the Emperor of the Apocalypse would say something about his promotion, but he didn't expect to talk to him about family life, but he didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister is a five-year jinshi of Longqing." ”

"Well, Aiqing is already a veteran of the Four Dynasties, and you must know what has happened over the years. Emperor Shenzong favored Concubine Zheng and liked King Fu, but I and the former emperor were not very liked. After all these years, I didn't have a decent teacher, let alone read the books of the sages. The first emperor died early, and I succeeded to the throne hastily, and I deeply felt that my knowledge was insufficient! Glancing at Zhou Jiamo, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said slowly, with a slight sadness in his tone.

Zhou Jiamo has been fooled, and he naturally knows these things, Emperor Shenzong not only doesn't like Emperor Taichang's father and son, but even wishes to be without them! In that way, he can pass on the throne to King Fu, the son of Zheng Guifei, and the son of father and son can be imagined. Not to mention that there is no minimum living guarantee when you study, only when you are about to die did you set up Emperor Taichang as the crown prince and Emperor Tianqi as the emperor's grandson. I found a teacher for them, but it was too late at this time, Emperor Taichang was already thirty-nine years old, and Tianqi Didu was already sixteen years old. This is also the main reason why these two emperors are mediocre, and at this time, when Emperor Tianqi mentioned this matter, Zhou Jiamo really didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, the Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't ask him anything, he pondered slightly, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse continued to speak: "I have been studying these days, and I have learned a little bit for so many days, but I also have a lot of confusion, I don't know if Zhou Aiqing can solve my doubts?" ”

Looking at the face of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, Zhou Jiamo was even more at a loss, what did this emperor want to say? Although he was born as a Jinshi, he is not famous for his knowledge, why did such a thing find him? I didn't have time to think about it, so I could only bite the bullet and say: "Weichen knows everything, and he has no end to it." ”

"Good, good." Listening to Zhou Jiamo's words, the Emperor of the Apocalypse was immediately overjoyed, slowly stood up from behind the dragon book case, came to Zhou Jiamo's side, and patted him on the shoulder.

Zhou Jiamo was immediately flattered, it was rare for an emperor and a minister to make such an intimate action in the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor of the Apocalypse smiled, and said lightly: "I saw a passage a few days ago, but I forgot most of it, I don't know if Aiqing has heard of it?" ”

"Please show the emperor."

"That's right, I only remember one of them, that is: What is the so-called thing about reading the books of the sages? I don't know if Aiqing has heard of it? Seeing Zhou Jiamo's appearance, I felt a burst of amusement in my heart, and slowly threw out my own questions.

Hearing this question, Zhou Jiamo's heart sank, although he had a little understanding, he didn't seem to have caught it, so he could only say slowly: "This sentence is a famous sentence of Wen Tianxiang in the Southern Song Dynasty, which was left by him when he was dying." ”

"Then does Aiqing know what this passage is all about?" Seeing Zhou Jiamo's vague words, the Emperor of the Apocalypse also threw out the questions that followed.

The minister remembered that the full text was like this: Kong said that he became benevolent, and Meng said that he took righteousness, but his righteousness was exhausted, so he was benevolent. What do you learn when you read the books of the sages? Now and then, you are almost worthy of it! Zhou Jiamo had already guessed what the Emperor of the Apocalypse was going to say at this time, and he secretly thought in his heart that this emperor was far more sophisticated than his age, but it was not as simple as it seemed. Those ministers who want to fool him will definitely end up miserable. But from another point of view, such an emperor is likely to be a good emperor, perhaps the blessing of the country, the blessing of the community, and the blessing of the people.

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