Chapter 400: Enlightenment from the top down again
Concubine Li's face sank.
When her emperor's husband was still a nest prince, she, as the mistress of the East Palace, had a good impression of Wang Tiqian.
At that time, this eunuch in charge of the imperial dining room often quietly added some good dishes and snacks to the East Palace.
But today, when I heard the five princes mention Ke Yinyue and Wang Tiqian together, Concubine Li Guifei's chest couldn't help but arch into flames.
If it weren't for the fact that Keyinyue had the ability to shit and wipe her buttocks, Zhu Changluo would not have reprimanded her with her, so that the lord of the six palaces would lose face in front of the princes and princesses, as well as the ministers of the Wenhua Palace.
Concubine Li then rolled her eyes and said, "That's right, what did Wang Tiqian do to please that Hakka? Is it to dig Wei Zhongxian's corner? Ke Yinyue, not only a fox spirit, but also a fox spirit who loves to climb the mountain, the mountain of the Wei Dynasty is also occupied, and Wei Zhongxian's mountain is also occupied, and now he is eyeing Wang Tiqian's backer? I know that when the emperor was the first emperor, there was no rule for the people in the inner court, how could he be the nurse of the prince who was coquettish and attracted people at a glance like Ke Yinyue......
Zheng Haizhu looked at Zhu Youzhen, meaning, Niangniang, there is a half-sized king of letters here, you put these eunuchs and nurses in a romantic manner, and it is inappropriate to talk about them with great interest and full of details.
Li Guifei also realized that she stopped her angry tone.
Zheng Haizhu acted like a virtuous minister who didn't want to add fuel to the fire, and said comfortingly: "The celebrant supervises the affairs of the previous dynasty, this harem is handed over to Niangniang to manage by Long Live Lord, Niangniang's eyes are hot, and flies and mosquitoes can't fly in."
Li Guifei was praised for her authoritative position again, and she felt a little more comfortable.
She caught a glimpse of Zhu Youzhen's face and became embarrassed, and she no longer had anything to ask Zheng Haizhu, so she sent the master and apprentice back.
Out of Yikun Palace, Zheng Haizhu and Zhu Youzhen walked on the splendid trail of pomegranate flowers, and Zhu Youzhen's personal eunuch Wang Chengen followed at a distance where they couldn't hear the conversation clearly.
Zheng Haizhu said: "The next thing will be left to the master to do, you wait for the good news."
He added compassionately: "The master knows that you have no flaws in acting, but when you mention that guest Yinyue, you feel dirty."
Zhu Youzhen showed a cold tone that was incommensurate with his age: "It's okay. As the master said, if people always think that they don't know like dogs, they may eventually find out that those dogs are actually wolves, and they want to bite you to death."
Zheng Haizhu turned his head sideways, and he could almost look at Zhu Youzhen, who was running around.
Zhu Youzhen not only hated her for being an accomplice to the death of her biological mother back then, but was also worried that she would really return to the palace, and with such a despicable nature of power, she might harm the concubines of the imperial brother Zhu Youxiao.
Master Zheng seemed to be able to find out the deeper thoughts of this apprentice, and said slowly: "You have a deep brotherly relationship, and when you completely drive away the wolves that should be in harmony with the inside and outside, Your Highness will be able to go to the fiefdom and enter the country with peace of mind."
Zhu Youzhen said "um", thought of another matter, and asked Zheng Haizhu sincerely: "Master, have you ever seen a female official in Yanzhou?" Well, it's not a female official like the Liushang Bureau in the palace, it's, it's like Master Sun."
Zheng Haizhu smiled: "You just say it, like your Master Zheng, it's okay."
Zhu Youzhen also showed his face: "Yes, it's a foreign minister. However, you don't have to be like a master, you have to have military merits and orders to be a courtier."
Zheng Haizhu was furious and asked, "How did you think of this?"
Zhu Youzhen said: "The accompanying sisters of the British public told the sixth princess that their distant cousin, Zhang Yan, was very unhappy when she returned to Luoyang, complaining about why even if she read so many books, the woman still could not enter the court as an official, and could only go home to marry."
Zheng Haizhu didn't play the tricks that those old scholars admired with the royal boy in front of him, who had already begun to think independently, but asked directly: "So, does Your Highness have a heart of compassion for women, and feel that even if that Miss Zhang Yan can be your imperial brother's crown princess, it is not a thing to be happy about?"
Zhu Youzhen thought about it seriously, shook his head and said, "It's not so black and white. Master, you see, what Miss Zhang is unhappy about is that she can't join the ranks after completing her studies like the men's imperial examination, and she doesn't mention that she doesn't want to tie the knot with men. Therefore, if she can be like a man, even if she gets married, she can still start a business, maybe she can
I'm glad."
Zheng Haizhu blurted out, "You are very logical."
Zhu Youzhen was surprised: "What is the logic?"
Zheng Haizhu simply stopped and patiently unfolded: "Logic is the rules that we use to study affairs, or to declare what we think and think. If the logic is confused, the person's words and deeds will either make people laugh and cry, or they will not actually solve the problem. For example, what you just said is very logical and very clear."
Zhu Youzhen said: "Isn't that the same as the method in the "Geometric Original" taught by the masters?"
Zheng Haizhu was pleasantly surprised.
This Emperor Chongzhen, who was scolded by later generations in history, is really good.
"That's right, although "Geometry Original" is Tessie's arithmetic, the chapter of deduction and induction in it is logical. However, beyond logic, facts are also important. Let me give an analogy to Your Highness, does Your Highness still remember the old stubbornness in Donglin who attacked me for advocating the resumption of maritime trade with the Japanese Kingdom?"
"Yes."
"Well, they haven't studied logic, but in fact, they're using a different kind of logic to discredit your master and me. If you don't show incompatibility with the Japanese state, you are a female cadre, and the Zheng family does not behave incompatibly with the Japanese state, so Zheng is a female minister. Sounds smooth, doesn't it? Just like you, when it comes to relieving Miss Zhang Yan's difficulties, it's very smooth."
Zhu Youzhen frowned, rolled his eyes, and said keenly, "No, the sentence they said before was not right. Who said that if you are not in opposition to the Japanese state, you are a loyal minister? If you can exchange silver from the Wa Kingdom, solve the embarrassment of Taicang, and be able to send military salaries to Liaodong, isn't it also a loyal minister who relieves the worries of the Ming Dynasty?"
"Yes, Your Highness, they are called sophistry. Sophistry, you can also understand as, nonsense, nonsense. This kind of routine, either, is to fabricate a fact, and then start from this false appearance, to draw a slanderous and framing conclusion, or to exaggerate a kind of conclusion, taking this conclusion as a premise, which seems to be impassioned, but in fact is equivalent to using the conclusion to prove the conclusion. There are even more stupid ones, you say that the gunners of the Franky people work, he said that I can't produce good gunners from the Ming Dynasty, and you say that the arquebuses of the Japanese country can be used for reference, and he said that the Qi family knife of the Ming Dynasty can't be used? There is no logic at all."
Zhu Youzhen nodded: "I understand, in fact, my brain is not bright enough, and I don't know the situation in the grass, and I still think that I am a righteous gentleman."
Zheng Haizhu smiled: "Okay, let's stop talking about these idiots. Back to His Highness's plan for female officials. From what I saw when I went in and out of the Lu Domain, Changshi and the left and right deputies were each in charge of the foreign affairs of the palace, just like the Shangshu and the left and right servants of the six departments of the Beijing Division. The two people who decide to be sentenced to prison are called the chief and deputy trials. Both of these are important positions, and it is too radical for His Highness to appoint women to fill them. But there are also the treasure keepers of the Prince's Golden Book, and the good medical officer in charge of the distribution of medicines in the palace, and His Highness may wish to serve as a breakthrough."
Zhu You listened, but became more and more contemplative.
"What did Your Highness think of again?" Zheng Haizhu asked.
"Master, what if I set up a new official position in my fiefdom? For example, like the state and county, set up an edict and ask a woman who is proficient in the text to do it."
Zheng Haizhu's voice lowered, but his eyes sparkled: "Very good, who said that the law of the ancestors is immutable. As long as it is beneficial to the country and the people, what is immutable? If there is an old-fashioned mourning in your palace who howls at you, you will say, "You were taught by a female master, and women can teach even princes and princes, so can't you care about the discipline of your sons and nephews after the palace has been distributed?"
Zhu Youzhen was secretly excited.
Twelve or thirteen-year-old boys, whose male instinct to destroy and rebuild is thriving, is always excited to hear such rebellious ideas that smell of destroying the old order.
Zheng Haizhu added another handful of firewood: "The disciple does not have to be inferior to the teacher, but the master must set an example for the disciple. Your Highness, next, I have to go to the Long Live Lord, to the Pavilion Elder, to the Ministry of Officials, and to ask for officials."
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