But this time, Chongzhen really spent the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain.

Zhang Shenyan complained that Chongzhen did not carry out the ceremony of sacrificing prisoners, which was really not to satisfy the formalism of the civilian official group, but completely for Chongzhen's sake.

Zhang Shenyan is nearly seventy years old, how can he not see that Chongzhen is slandering him?

However, this prince is a real gentleman, and he is also an enlightened gentleman, and he did not make a big fuss about Chongzhen's pigtails like those corrupt Confucians who sell their reputation.

At that moment, Zhang Shenyan sighed: "Shengshang, the old minister is not sincere to find your fault and embarrass you, in fact, the old minister agrees with many of your measures in the Shengshang, such as the implementation of various examinations in the national examination, not just limited to Cheng Wen, the old minister very much agrees, Bagu Cheng Wen should have been removed from the imperial examination a long time ago." ”

"For example, as you said, Confucian etiquette should keep pace with the times, and the old minister also thinks so."

"At present, it is no longer the Warring States Period, and my Confucian etiquette has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so the formal things such as respecting the virtuous and the virtuous should have been abolished long ago, especially for His Holiness."

"Because of the same name as the emperor, you have to change the names of the ancients, how can there be such a reason in the world?"

"For another example, the Holy Lord ordered the King of Jingjiang, the Duke of Qian, the Duke of Wei and other nobles of the clan to donate all the fields under their names to relieve the difficulties of the country and tide over the difficulties together, and the old ministers even raised their hands in agreement."

"There is also the change of land and return to the stream, and the old minister also agrees with it."

Zhang Shenyan said this time, Chongzhen was stunned, I can't see it, you are a respected Zhang Shenyan, you are so perfect when you pat yourself on the back, I am embarrassed to say it.

But Chongzhen is also smart, and he quickly reacted that something was wrong.

"How?" Chongzhen's face fell, and he said coldly, "Listening to Zhang Ge Lao's words, is there another imperial historian in Beijing who is insulting me?" And the scolding is quite ugly? ”

"No wiser than a saint." Zhang Shen said, "Shengshang, public opinion in Beijing is already turbulent. ”

"Public opinion is turbulent?" Chongzhen snorted and said, "So it's not one or two imperial historians who insult me, but a large number of imperial historians, eh?" ”

Zhang Shenyan said: "Shengshang, as of yesterday, most of the imperial historians in Beijing have already been on the script, and many affairs officials have also been on the script, and they are all scolding you. ”

"Really?" Chongzhen smiled, "Where's the book?" Show me it. ”

"Holy Lord, you don't have to read the script, lest you get angry with your dragon body." At this time, Lu Zhenfei said, "You just need to know that there is such a thing, and then let's re-engage in a ceremony to sacrifice prisoners, and use the rebellion in Shadingzhou to create public opinion, which can suppress the criticism of the ministers and reunite the hearts of the people." ”

"That's not going to work." Chongzhen laughed and said, "I just want to see it." ”

After saying this, Chongzhen said again: "Did you give it to me, or did I let people take it?" ”

"Holy Lord, the minister has left the most excessive book here." Qian Qianyi suddenly took out a copy from his sleeve.

Gao Qiqian, who was standing next to him, immediately snatched the music book from Qian Qianyi's hand, and walked quickly to Chongzhen to give it to him.

Chongzhen opened the recital and saw a beautiful line written on the title page: Li Huicao, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, played carefully.

"Li Huicao? Why does this name sound familiar? Chongzhen thought thoughtfully, "Where do you seem to have seen it?" ”

Qian Qianyi looked embarrassed when he heard this, Lu Zhenfei, Zhang Shenyan and Meng Zhaoxiang also rolled their eyes when they heard this, and said in their hearts, Holy Lord, can you be more favoritous?

Lu Zhenfei said: "Holy Lord, Li Hui Calyx is the champion of the Yi Chieftain Family!" ”

"Huh? Oh, I remembered. Chongzhen said suddenly, "Go to the year Enke champion." ”

Lu Zhenfei and the other four were even more speechless, Holy Lord, how careless you are about Chief B Enke, you can't even remember the champion.

Flipping down further, the first sentence is the quote of Hai Rui's famous words: In order to speak bluntly about the first thing in the world, with the right monarch and the position of ministers, seek peace and order for all generations, this is to learn from Hai Rui?

The monarch is also the lord of all things among the subjects of the world.

Don't be careless, don't be unnoticed, don't be virtuous.

Seeing this, Chongzhen's face immediately fell, is this a scolding for not cultivating virtue?

The next thing is to quote the scriptures and sprinkle a large section of the discussion on virtue, Chongzhen directly skipped it and didn't read it, these are all nonsense, and there is no substance at all.

After a few thousand words, there is finally substance.

Your Majesty has committed many misdeeds since the Emperor's reign, and there are eight crimes.

The first crime is to abandon the ancestral mausoleum without permission, which is unfilial piety......

The second crime is to abandon the land for no reason, causing the land north of the Yellow River to sink ......

Third, misinterpreting Confucian etiquette and causing moral degradation......

Fourth, being mean and unkind, depriving the lords of their clan property without reason......

Fifth, the reward is excessive, and the criminals of the people have no merit and get their land......

Sixth, greedy for money and good goods, setting up a market exchange office, and maliciously amassing people's wealth......

Seventh, he is unscrupulous, and he accepts prostitutes and barbarians as concubines, and he doesn't know what shame is......

The eighth sin is obsessed with miscellaneous learning, likes curiosity and skill, and regards the imperial examination as nothing, perverse, and intends to subvert the Confucian millennium to reduce the righteous path of scholars?

sprinkled this scolding, Chongzhen looked sweating profusely.

"Haha, okay, okay." Chongzhen closed the notebook and sneered, "Another Zuo Guangxian." ”

Lu Zhenfei said: "Saint, Li Huicao is still different from Zuo Guangxian, Zuo Guangxian is a corrupt Confucian who sells his reputation and reputation, but Li Huicao's personal ethics can be called an official model. ”

"So, he's right." Chongzhen smiled, "Is it my mistake? ”

"Holy Lord, that's not what the minister meant." Lu Zhenfei said with a dark face, "It must be wrong for Li Huicao to insult the Holy Lord like this, and his words are indeed a bit excessive. ”

"What does Lu Ge Lao mean, isn't it still wrong?" Chongzhen said with a smile, "Although Li Huixu's words are a little excessive, the general meaning is not wrong, is this what Elder Ge means?" ”

Lu Zhenfei was silent, obviously being said by Chongzhen.

In fact, the cabinet has been bickering almost every day for the past few months.

Or to be more precise, it was the first assistant Lu Zhenfei and the second assistant Zhang Shenyan who quarreled every day.

Meng Zhaoxiang, the third assistant, and Qian Qianyi, the fourth assistant, stayed out of the matter and rarely participated in the debate.

Lu Zhenfei was silent, but Zhang Shenyan said angrily: "Anyone who achieves great things should be informal, and the saint doesn't have to care about the nonsense of these ministers." ”

Hearing this, Lu Zhenfei couldn't help it.

"Despise Shan, Li Huixu's words aren't necessarily all gibberish, right?" Lu Zhenfei frowned and said, "Regardless of the rest, he is right about reforming Confucian etiquette, miscellaneous and end-of-the-line tricks, and depriving the clan nobles of all the farmland, the saint is a little too rough and too careful." ”

Chongzhen frowned when he heard this.

This is really like water, how deep is it?

Therefore, it is the most difficult to control people's hearts.

It's only been less than a year, and the honeymoon period with Lu Zhenfei, the first assistant of the new cabinet, is over? What is this called, after the defeat of the Donglin Party, did the Imperial Party start infighting?

What's the matter, it's uncomfortable if you don't fight in partisanship?

"The first man said this, and it was categorically difficult for the servant to agree." Zhang Shenyan retorted, "Can't Confucian etiquette be changed? Confucius has said that if you pass, don't be afraid to change, there are also clouds in the left biography, and you can change it after that, and the good is great......"

Lu Zhenfei argued: "The question is, is Confucian etiquette really over? Is it really to the point where you have to change? ”

"How?" Zhang Shen said, "Respect the virtuous and virtuous and kiss and don't say it, it is very inappropriate to save the heavenly principle and go to people's desires, the reason why people want is the heavenly reason, how to get it?" If you go to human desire, is it still human? Thing also! ”

"This is really a fallacy and heresy." Lu Zhenfei said angrily when he heard this, "You are quibbling, you are misinterpreting." ”

"Alright, don't make any noise." Chongzhen could only forcibly interrupt the quarrel between the two, and asked with a dark face, "So, what is Li Huixu's demand?" Do they just want to scold me a few words, or do they force me to change course? ”

"Father!" At this time, Zhu Cijiong suddenly roared, daring to love him, he had already finished reading the playbook.

Zhu Cijiong pulled out his waist knife with his backhand, and said with a dark face: "Erchen will go to find that Li Huicao and cut it with a knife!" ”

"Shut up! What do you cut. Chongzhen reprimanded, "You have to let people speak, and let people talk and the sky can't fall." ”

After a pause, Chongzhen asked Lu Zhenfei again: "Old Lu Ge, so what is Li Huixu's specific demand?" ”

Seeing that Lu Zhenfei hesitated to speak, Zhang Shenyan immediately became impatient, and said on his behalf: "Holy Lord, Li Huixu and they demand the restoration of the etiquette of respecting the virtuous and virtuous relatives, and ask the emperor's eldest grandson to change his name, and ask for the revocation of the edict on foot binding, in addition to demanding that the mansions, family assets and land properties of the clan vassal kings and lords and ministers be returned, oh, by the way, and Vice General Li and Shi Nanxuanfu Ran Sanniang will also be expelled from Zhongfu immediately. ”

"It's unreasonable!" Chongzhen was furious when he heard this.

"You civil officials can take prostitutes and concubines, and be merry, but you also have to take care of the two concubines? I am the marionette in your hands, I have to do whatever you ask me to do, and I can't do anything you don't let me do? Are I the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, or are you the emperor of the Ming Dynasty? Huh? ”

"The Holy One is angry!" Lu Zhenfei hurriedly turned over and knelt on the ground, "Expelling Vice General Li and Ran Xuanfu from Zhongfu, this matter is indeed unreasonable for those junior ministers, and the ministers have already admonished him for the Holy Lord." ”

"It's more than that." Chongzhen snorted, "I won't allow any other appeals!" If they are not convinced, just continue to insult me in this book, and see if they can scold me to death. ”

Lu Zhenfei persuaded: "Holy Lord, people's words are terrifying, and you still need to be cautious. ”

"Terrible words?" Chongzhen snorted coldly and said, "Elder Ge is right, people are terrible. ”

Speaking of this, Chongzhen continued: "I will let them know what is really terrifying, Jiong'er, let's go, go to the East Palace with my father to see our eldest grandson of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Heyi!" ”

After Chongzhen finished speaking, he turned around and left, leaving the four pavilion elders messy in the cold wind.

(End of chapter)