King Guangtong's rebellion, Shen Yichen vaguely heard some rumors, saying that it had something to do with Zhu Zhandong, the king of Xiang. However, after the investigation, Emperor Jingtai Zhu Qiyu only demoted the two kings to concubines and imprisoned them in Fengyang, and did not involve anyone, which means that the emperor did not want to attack King Xiang with this matter.

Now that the old matter is brought up again, I don't know whether to say that Zhu Zhandong, the king of Xiang, hit the muzzle of the gun himself, or that Zhu Qiyu has been waiting for this moment to come. But none of this matters, from the moment the emperor makes a decision, the fate of King Xiang is already sealed!

"The minister will live up to His Majesty's trust."

Shen Yichen gave up his order, the emperor had already arranged for King Xiang to charge him with rebellion in advance, and he only needed to deal with it based on his position, and everything would be extremely simple.

"Shen Qing, it seems that you are not surprised by King Xiang's rebellion."

Faced with Shen Yichen's calm as water, Zhu Qiyu asked rhetorically, how can you say that this is also a prince-level matter, can this son be able to be happy and angry?

"The minister only needs to follow the form of the holy oracle, and the rest is not important."

Hearing Shen Yichen's loyal words, Zhu Qiyu suddenly laughed.

"If it is really as unimportant as you say, then there is no promulgation of today's "Sect and Domain Regulations."

"Shen Qing, sometimes I don't know what you want."

Zhu Qiyu said such a sentence meaningfully, he never understood Shen Yichen, "great treacherous loyalty" and "great loyalty like treachery" have almost been shown in this son, he wants to trust but dare not trust.

"What the minister wants is actually very simple, it is nothing more than the king's affairs in the world, and he will win the name before and after his death."

Shen Yichen's expression at this time was filled with a sense of righteousness, indeed in a sense, what he wanted to do was like this, but it was not entirely so.

In the face of Shen Yichen's answer, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu agreed or opposed, but looked at the other party's face and was silent for a long time.

After that, he changed the topic and said, "Shen Qing, there is one more thing I want to talk to you about. ”

"Minister, listen up."

"In two days, it will be the Wangshuo Day Dynasty, and I am ready to officially announce the Yi Chu in front of the civil and military officials, and the crown prince Zhu Jianshen will be renamed the king of Yi, what do you think about this?"

Over the years, Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu has been preparing for Yi Chu, and now the queen has been abolished, and the cabinet has been leveled, and there are important parts such as the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War in the six ministries, and there is a situation of two Shangshu and even three Shangshu.

With upstarts such as Shi Heng in control of the soldiers and horses, even the most tricky clan will now be attracted by Shen Yichen's "Clan Regulations", which can be said to be to the extent of a kick in the door.

However, as an important minister in the court, Shen Yichen has been ordered to conquer Wuliang Ha Sanwei over the years, and he has never expressed his attitude towards Yi Chu directly.

Of course, the current Jingtai Emperor Zhu Qiyu has taken control of the overall situation, and whether Shen Yichen approves or not is not so critical. The reason why he asked this question was more because he wanted to know how much Shen Yichen supported the emperor's eldest son, Zhu Jianji.

After all, Shen Yichen is the "lonely minister" selected by Zhu Qiyu, the auxiliary minister of the future prince!

"Your Majesty's decision is the minister's opinion."

Shen Yichen has a historical perspective of God, especially when all the forces in the palace are eyeing each other, he really can't be sure that the emperor's eldest son Zhu Jianji can live to the day he ascends the throne and succeeds to the throne, and he can only take one step at a time.

Only when we reach that tipping point in history can we really make a choice.

"Shen Qing, you still prefer not to support Yichu, right?"

A surging disappointment appeared on Zhu Qiyu's face, for the emperor, this kind of ambiguous and sleek answer often expresses the meaning that it cannot be refused, if it is sincerely supported, it will be said bluntly.

"Your Majesty misunderstood, and the minister didn't mean it."

Realizing that Zhu Qiyu's words were cold, Shen Yichen hurriedly explained. Whether it is Zhu Jianshen or Zhu Jianji inheriting the unification, in fact, he doesn't have much feeling, after all, instead of pinning the country's society on the king's wisdom, it is better to entrust it to the system and the rule of law.

This is what Shen Yichen has always wanted to work hard to change.

"I hope I've thought about it too much, Shen Qing, you can step down."

Zhu Qiyu waved his hand, the matter of easy storage was a foregone conclusion, and there was no need to seek too much support.

After talking about political affairs for so long, a sense of exhaustion came over him, and he closed his eyes and made a gesture of recuperation.

"Minister, retire."

Shen Yichen slowly withdrew from the Wenhua Palace, Cao Jixiang had been waiting by the door, and when he saw him come out, he immediately greeted him and said: "Shen Ge Lao is really Jane in the emperor's heart, and it is rare for the Lord to chat with the minister like this recently." ”

"Thanks to Your Majesty's love, this cabinet can only do its best and die."

Shen Yichen has always said very much, he doesn't know if Cao Jixiang is an ordinary compliment, or if there is a temptation instructed by the emperor behind him, anyway, if he can show loyalty in the palace, he must not "pick and search".

"Shen Ge Lao is really brave and loyal, and hundreds of officials should take it as an example!"

In terms of the skill of slapping horses, Cao Jixiang will definitely not be inferior to Shen Yichen, especially if he wants to cooperate with him, he will try his best to pick up the words.

For this kind of hypocritical flattery, even if Shen Yichen has long been accustomed to it in the center of the court all these years, there is still an inexplicable disgusting feeling after saying it.

"Gonggong Cao praises it, the cabinet department still has official business, so don't go ahead this time."

"Okay, then our family won't bother much, Shen Ge will go slowly."

After casually saying goodbye, Shen Yichen turned around and walked in the direction of the Wenyuan Pavilion duty room. Looking at his departing back, a touch of disdain also appeared on Cao Jixiang's face, and he replied contemptuously: "Literati just like fake Qinggao." ”

In fact, after the change in history, Xu Youzhen, Cao Jixiang, and Shi Heng, the rupture factors of the iron triangle of civil officials, eunuchs, and honorable relatives, really lie in the fact that they don't look down on each other.

Although Xu Youzhen's own character is not very good, but after serving as the first assistant of the cabinet, the inexplicable sense of literati superiority made him really look down on eunuchs like Cao Jixiang, as well as big bosses like Shi Heng, who can share joys and sorrows but cannot share wealth and prosperity, and soon turned their faces and attacked each other.

It really verifies the old saying, the gentleman is harmonious but different, and the villain is the same but not harmonious.

After the "Regulations of the Sect and Domain" was approved by the emperor, it was reviewed by the Zongren Office on the same day and issued by the General Administration Department, which caused a huge repercussion among the government and the opposition for a while.

No one may have thought that Shen Yichen's "Regulations on the Clan" that overthrew the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty could really be promulgated and implemented. In particular, the collection of taxes in the royal palace and the demotion of the lord have simply reformed the life of the prince of the clan, and if it is not done well, it will cause turmoil in the world.

However, Shen Yichen didn't pay much attention to these public outroars, on the contrary, on the second day after the promulgation of the "Sect and Domain Regulations", he even skipped the duty of the cabinet. took Bian He to Daxinglong Temple together, stood in the attic where Jin Lian and Li Xian came out, and listened to the discussion of the imperial court policy in the dojo.

He Wendao and Yue Zheng were standing beside Shen Yichen at this time, with a touch of excitement on their faces that could not be hidden, and their eyes were full of admiration. They didn't expect that Shen Yichen would quietly come to Daxinglong Temple, watching everything as a bystander.

Peng Shi was in the position of presiding over the dojo, and his fame in the first year of Jingtai could completely convince the literati present. Now not far from the autumn of the third year of Jingtai, the number of students who come to Daxinglong Temple to lecture and debate has increased sharply, and there are probably hundreds of people in the black oppression.

In the middle, there is a young student who Shen Yichen does not know, who is talking passionately about the benefits of the introduction of the "Sect and Domain Regulations", and from the conversation, he can feel that he is deeply affected by "Shen Xue", and it is no longer the kind of empty talk of etiquette and law in the past, and it combines facts to achieve specific analysis of specific affairs.

"Hearing this, Ji Fang (Yue Zhengzi), I didn't expect that the lecture in the Great Xinglong Temple you founded has reached such a hot situation, and I am quite pleased to be the teacher."

Shen Yichen praised with emotion, he thought that the lecture in Daxinglong Temple was at most a spark, but today it has already become a prairie fire. At the same time, compared with the hypocrisy and turbidity of officialdom, the literati here are full of blood and passion.

This is the literati that the Ming Dynasty needs in the future, not a group of decadent physicists!

"The teacher is too praised, and the student is ashamed."

After hearing Shen Yichen's praise, the two of them bowed their hands and became humble.

"Teacher, in fact, the students have not done too much, on the contrary, the teacher has used his own body to practice over the years, and took the lead in telling the people of the world what is called practical use in the world, and what is practiced by deeds."

When He Wendao said this, his eyes were even full of tears.

I think that in the West Lake Yaji, hundreds of schools of thought contended, but I was the only one who longed for the application of "Shen Xue", which was regarded as a deviant heresy. He Wendao, who was ridiculed and ridiculed at that time, fell into a dark trough period in his life, and it was Shen Yichen's sudden appearance that ignited the light of hope in his heart with the "way of a saint".

But this only affected He Wendao alone, and now the scene of the gathering of responders in Daxinglong Temple lies in the fact that Shen Yichen has always been the unity of knowledge and action over the years. With Shandong's water control, Fujian's rebellion, Jingshiqinwang's achievements, Liaodong's defense against the enemy, Monan's opening of Xinjiang, etc., he told the world what is truly applied to the world, and used what he learned in his life in his family and country!

Looking at He Wendao, who had red eyes, Shen Yichen also recalled his innocence back then, so he patted his shoulder and replied: "As a teacher, I just did a little bit of the duty of a literati and an official. ”

"What the teacher did was not only what he did, but set up a goal for the literati and students of the Ming Dynasty, which is why today's grand occasion has been!"

Yue Zheng also responded to Shen Yichen with enthusiasm, when he came into contact with "Shen Xue", Shen Yichen had already become a big member, so the feeling was completely different from He Wendao.

It is precisely because he regards Shen Yichen as his idol and goal that he will want to step into the officialdom to change the world, no longer talk about the corrupt righteousness, and use his knowledge, words and deeds to help the people of the world.

If there was no lamp of Shen Yichen, there would be no Yue Zheng today, and there would be no scene of today's Xinxin students gathering in Daxinglong Temple.

Listening to the words of his two protégés, Shen Yichen didn't know whether to be proud or embarrassed for a while. He remembered the words given by the other party when he said goodbye to Gao Gu in the Forbidden City, and the three immortals of the literati should make meritorious contributions, words, and virtues!

Meritorious service or speech is not difficult for Shen Yichen, he has already done it in his official career. But Lide asked everyone to follow, but Shen Yichen never had enough confidence, or he was not sure that he could change the concept of the world.

Over the years, Shen Yichen, an official, has clearly understood in his heart that relying on the power leaning towards the government and the opposition and a group of like-minded people in the DPRK and China, he can indeed implement reforms strongly. However, the examples of previous dynasties also told Shen Yichen that if he can't change the thinking of the world in essence, even if the reform continues, it will be nothing more than the end of his personal demise.

Today's scene finally made Shen Yichen see the hope of the future of the Ming Dynasty, as long as he insists on doing it consistently, then "Shen Xue" will definitely spread more and more widely, thereby changing the rotten thinking and concepts of traditional literati.

And today, I see that almost all the literati who participate in the lectures of Daxinglong Temple are some young talents, and the court will eventually belong to them.

"If you are a teacher and be humble, is it a bit hypocritical, you can see the vigorous vitality and honor of today!"

When he said this, Shen Yichen also felt a surge of enthusiasm, as if he had the feeling of seeing Mr. Liang Qichao's "Young China Talk" for the first time. After all, the giant wheel of history has turned in another direction under its own propulsion, only hoping that the future will go further and further.

"Teacher, why don't you go down and give a lecture, I believe that all the students present will definitely be encouraged!"

He Wendao persuaded at this time, among the literati in Jingshi, I don't know how many people expect to see their teacher in person, let alone listen to each other's lectures.

In the face of He Wendao's "instigation", Shen Yichen waved his hand and said with a smile: "As a teacher, I have focused on officialdom over the years, and I don't know how much I have regressed in my knowledge. ”

This sentence is half true, half joking, Shen Yichen came here today more to be busy, wanting to relieve the fatigue and pressure brought about by the compilation of the "Regulations of the Sect and Domain" for two consecutive months, and by the way, to feel the ideological trend of the young literati in Beijing, so as not to become an "old antique" that he despised.

"By the way, Ji Fang, in fact, I came here today as a teacher, and I really want to discuss something with you."

"Teacher, please speak, the students will do their best."

He Wendao and Yue Zheng immediately gave up their positions, as long as it was something entrusted by Shen Yichen, they would definitely do it.

"I don't know how much you know about things like Di Bao, but I want to improve and run a Times that is more suitable for the bottom."