Outside the prison, the brave soldiers who rushed to the rescue of Kong Xilu after hearing the news blocked the gate.

They heard that the national teacher and the commander of the Jinyi guard had come to the edict.

They didn't know that Kong Xilu, their idol, was already on the dangerous road of rebellion against science at this time.

The soldiers' attempt to rally up the momentum to rescue Kong Xilu was unsuccessful, because Jin Yiwei's embroidered spring knife was already ready to be unsheathed.

"Presumptuous!"

Seeing the soldiers crossing the cordon and trying to get closer to the gate of the prison, the brocade guards guarding the wooden fence looked at the leading hundred households.

"If you dare to take half a step forward, you will be killed."

The leader of the brocade guards who looked like a hundred households held up the token in his hand and shouted loudly.

Scholars, you look at me, I look at you, and they all look hesitant.

"Hurry up and leave!"

They know very well who Jinyiwei is, during the Hongwu period, Jinyiwei was one of the troops closest to the emperor in the twelve guards of the pro-army, and in today's Yongle period, after the failure of the Guwang rebellion, Zhu Di carried out a thorough change of blood for Jinyiwei, and now Jinyiwei is responsible for guarding the key places of the Beijing division is basically served by the old soldiers of the Yan army, so to speak, every Jinyiwei standing in front of them is a soldier who crawled out of the pile of dead.

These Jinyi guards, armed with long knives and bows and crossbows, aimed at the group of brave young soldiers, their eyes were fierce and full of murderous aura, which made the scholars more aware that if they and others forcibly broke into the edict prison today and crossed this wooden fence, Jinyi Guards would really dare to kill.

The scholars were frightened by them and retreated, but they still supported Kong Xilu in their own way.

- They stood at the gate of the prison and chanted the name of Kong Xilu.

Seeing this, the leader of the brocade guard sneered.

They are still acquaintances, and if these scholars really dare to break into the prison, I am afraid that there will be no bones.

But just then, someone suddenly came forward like crazy, waving his arms.

Under his clamour, the crowd began to be restless again.

"You can't take Kong Gong away, you have to let Your Majesty give an order."

When he stepped over the wooden fence, several sharp blades were ushered in before he could finish speaking.

Blood bloomed in the air, blood splattered and splashed on the faces and necks of the rest of the soldiers.

They looked in amazement at the fallen corpses of their companions, and looked in disbelief at the blood-dripping blade of the embroidered spring knife.

"Whoever dares to trespass on the edict will die." The leader of the Jinyi Guard withdrew his long knife and said indifferently.

At this moment, all the scholars were silent, and there was no longer any controversy and resistance, but they were not willing to leave, but all turned around silently and quietly waited for the result in the edict.

A moment later, surrounded by Ji Gang and the others, Jiang Xinghuo walked out of it slowly, and the brocade guards who drew their swords immediately made way for him.

The scholars were not all opponents of the change, and many of them were also impressed by Jiang Xinghuo's performance on the long street, but at this time, the basic order was maintained.

"Master Guoshi, why is Jinyiwei detaining Kong Gong?"

"Yes, how can Kong Gong Weifu be involved in the rebellion?"

"Kong Gong was only invited to give a lecture in Guozijian, what's wrong with him?"

"I hope the National Teacher can give us an explanation!"

They gathered around and talked nonsense.

Of course, Jiang Xinghuo couldn't directly tell these young scholars that Kong Xilu was the bait he used to fish, and if the bait was released, the fish would not bite the hook.

"Khonhilo has broken the law."

Jiang Xinghuo replied in a deep voice.

"What kind of law will make the head of the Southern Confucian family a prisoner?"

"How could this happen?"

The scholars were puzzled, they felt that things should never be so simple.

"The remnants of the puppet emperor Jianwen may collude with him, if he is indeed innocent, Jinyiwei will naturally be released."

Jiang Xinghuo's voice was smooth and powerful, as if he was narrating a matter that had nothing to do with him: "Jinyiwei is acting according to His Majesty's will, I have no right to interfere, if you have any objections to this, you can tell God." ”

"What is the national teacher here for?"

"Naturally, it's to make sure that Kong Xilu doesn't get hurt in any way."

With that, Jiang Xinghuo walked away surrounded by the attendants.

Many scholars froze in place, unable to react for a long time.

But soon, a scholar shouted loudly to Jinyiwei: "What is Master Confucius's crime? You have no right to torture him! ”

Ji Gang blackened his face and let people close the gate of the edict.

Kong Xilu was arrested while giving a lecture in Guozijian, and this news instantly shocked every street and alley in Nanjing, and the whole city suddenly exploded.

"What's the matter, how could Kong Xilu suddenly be captured by the Jinyi Guard?"

"Isn't Kong Xilu the head of the Nankong family? How did he offend Jinyiwei? ”

"I heard that Kong Xilu and Jiang Xinghuo, the initiator of Xinxue, had a conflict, I don't know the specific reason, the rafters that came out were rotten first, and Kong Xilu suffered anyway."

"New learning, what new learning? How I haven't heard of it. ”

"Jiang Xinghuo's set of knowledge, no wonder Kong Xilu was arrested by Jinyiwei, this must be inseparable from Jiang Xinghuo!"

"Don't talk nonsense, Kong Gong's prestige is so high, once this kind of rumor spreads, not only Jiang Xinghuo, but even the entire Xinxue will suffer!"

"What's the matter? Isn't science the orthodox science of the country? Aren't students of science human? I'm a big fan of science! ”

In the city of Nanjing, people's hearts are fluctuating, and all kinds of rumors are scattered, some people say that it is the battle between the science represented by Kong Xilu and the new school represented by Jiang Xinghuo, some people say that it is Jinyiwei who wants to use the topic to play, and some people say that it is because of some ulterior secrets.

But either version, the impact on public opinion is enormous.

Jiang Xinghuo's new school has been widely questioned since its birth, and this time the turmoil has intensified, as if a storm that has swept the world is about to come.

Kong Xilu is a descendant of Confucius and one of the representatives of science, and most people in Shilin respect and believe in him.

Now, this person they respected and believed in was captured by the Jinyi Guard, and it almost made people feel that their spiritual pillars were shaken.

No matter who it is, when it comes to such a thing, the first reaction will be fear and panic, especially the students of Guozijian who have just come from the happy Jianwen period, they are also full of confusion about the future.

They can't control their thoughts.

It was like a pebble thrown into the lake, and the ripples of the lake spread out.

Xinxue is a newly emerging science, and its emergence has changed the fate of many people, but it has also angered many people.

In the Ming Dynasty, scholars and civil officials were inseparable, and academic matters, strictly speaking, were temple matters.

This is a huge and complex temple whirlpool, once the new learning emerges, in fact, it is destined to inevitably become a trend, the reason why it is only now rolling bigger and bigger, and even mixed with the change, can only be said to be the time of the storm.

And all of this stems from Jiang Xinghuo's seemingly irrational actions.

In the eyes of the officials, Emperor Yongle will definitely not have any statement, and without Jiang Xinghuo's instructions, will Ji Gang, who has just been reinstated, dare to arrest people like Kong Xilu?

There could have been other better ways to deal with Kong Xilu's entry into Beijing, but at this time it caused an uproar.

Jiang Xinghuo's move not only caused public opinion in Shilin to boil, but also caused subtle changes in the situation above the court, which made many civil officials feel threatened, and even the cabinet had some scruples.

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"Your Royal Highness, Jiang Xinghuo has caused trouble today, Your Majesty will inevitably summon the right person to inquire, how do you plan to deal with it then?"

In Zhu Gaochi's mansion, Yang Shiqi asked.

As the executive vice emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Gaochi is now actually performing the duties of the emperor and is responsible for handling major affairs in the world, and he has long heard of Kong Xilu's entry into Beijing, but because he has taken too much care of it, and many people respect Kong Xilu, he feels that there is nothing wrong with it and does not interfere in this matter.

"Let's wait and see what happens."

Zhu Gaochi sat on the chair, coughed twice, and said: "There is a lot of trouble in the army, my father has been in a bad mood recently, I think no one dares to jump out at this time, and maybe my father acquiesced to Mr. Jiang to do this." ”

The mission with Yang Bo as the main envoy to Annan to investigate had already returned two days after Jiang Xinghuo had solved the case of the envoy's injury, and the news brought back was accurate, the Hu family was indeed a powerful minister usurping the country, and forged a series of things to deceive the Ming Dynasty.

The war machine of the Ming Dynasty has been started, and the conquest of Annan is a sure thing, and what bothers Zhu Di the most before this is the evaluation of the generals' ranks.

This question is very tricky, the balance of the different factions in the Yan army, the emotions of the generals of the original Southern Army, these are all things to be considered, after all, Zhu Di is now sitting in the world, and all aspects must be taken care of, and the rating itself contains a certain sorting, as the so-called "where there is blood, there must be a fight", how to convince these bloody generals. At the very least, it has to be superficially convincing, and it is necessary to weigh it carefully, and there are all kinds of hints, persuasions and compromises in between.

can only say that Jiang Xinghuo found him a good job.

Yang Rong pondered for a few breaths on the side, and then said cautiously:

"But I'm a little strange, according to common sense, Jiang Xinghuo is a very thoughtful person, why would he do such a reckless thing? Could it be that there is something going on in there? ”

Originally, there were not many people in the mansion of the great prince who was still in the palace in the past.

This means that the Yongle cabinet originally had seven people, Xie Jin, Hu Guang, Huang Huai, Yang Shiqi, Jin Youzi, Hu Yan, and Yang Rong.

Now Xie Jin has unloaded his cabinet errand and gone to the president's law change affairs yamen to be the editor-in-chief of his "Ming Pao", a professional counterpart, and he is doing a good job; Huang Huai, who was originally ranked only after Xie Jin in the cabinet, was transferred to the political envoy of Huang Huaibu, who had the same name as him, and was appointed as a senator (from the fourth grade); And Hu Yan was also promoted in this round of civil official position adjustment, and went to the Guozijian to serve as a sacrificial wine; Jin Youzi in the "Two Golds" has always been the lonely minister of Emperor Yongle, and he can't play with the cabinet, and he rarely visits the mansion of the eldest prince Zhu Gaochi.

So the cabinet actually left Hu Guang, Yang Shiqi, and Yang Rong to work with Zhu Gaochi.

But Hu Guang is a wall grass, and everyone knows that they can't tell him, so those who are closer are left with "Eryang".

Zhu Gaochi saw that Yang Shiqi didn't answer Yang Rong, and knew that the two had different views, so he didn't say anything, but changed the topic and said: "My father told me before that I want to find some talented people to supplement the cabinet, do you have any recommended candidates?" ”

Yang Shiqi thought for a while and said, "Has His Royal Highness the Great Prince heard of Yang Pu?" ”

Zhu Gaochi replied almost without thinking: "Naturally, I have heard that Mian Ren (Yang Rongzi) and Jin Youzi are both Jinshi of Gengchenke (the second year of Jianwen), and now they are editing in the Hanlin Academy, right?" ”

"Exactly."

Yang Shiqi nodded and said: "Yang Pu is simple and upright, honest and quiet, respectful and cautious, he is a rare talent, if His Highness is interested, he can personally inspect it." ”

Zhu Gaochi looked at Yang Rong, who didn't talk much: "What do you think?" ”

"He's reliable."

Seeing that Yang Rong also said the same thing, Zhu Gaochi roughly made up his mind, if he could solve the serious shortage of members in the cabinet now, it would really make him a lot easier.

"Yang Rong, Yang Pu, Yang Shiqi."

"It's a 'Sanyang Kaitai'!"

Zhu Gaochi also made a joke.

Seeing that Zhu Gaochi was in a good mood, Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi also laughed.

Just when the atmosphere was gradually harmonious, Zhu Zhanji suddenly appeared at the door with something.

Seeing that his son knew how to be polite, and knew that he couldn't come in when he was discussing things with the ministers, and he didn't even dare to disturb him out of voice, Zhu Gaochi was also very relieved, he beckoned and said, "Come in." ”

Zhu Zhanji walked in with a dignified step, first saluting Zhu Gaochi, then Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi, and then jumping into Zhu Gaochi's arms.

"Just got out of school?"

"Yes, Father."

Zhu Gaochi looked at the reflective thing in his son's hand and asked casually, "What is this?" ”

Zhu Zhanji replied crisply: "This is called a magnifying glass, which is made of crystal stone, and Mr. gave one to each of us, saying that it can be used to better observe things and learn from things." ”

Zhu Zhanji has a good memory, and roughly talked about what Jiang Xinghuo said when he returned from the edict to the main hall.

Of course, since it is teaching children, what is taught in the main hall must be the same as what is taught to Kong Xilu in the Imperial Prison, and it is not of the same level in terms of difficulty.

Zhu Gaochi took the crystal magnifying glass and found that it was really as his son said, as long as the things that were illuminated were magnified and reflected on the eyes, it could be said that it was exquisite.

Yang Shiqi also took it and took a closer look, nodded and praised: "Your husband does have some ability. ”

This means that Jiang Xinghuo is so busy, it is definitely impossible to come over every day to give enlightenment to the children, but only once every few days, so there are actually many other gentlemen in the main hall, most of them are well-educated people selected from the Hanlin Academy, and Zhu Gaochi and others knew that Jiang Xinghuo went to the Imperial Prison today, so they didn't think about Jiang Xinghuo at all.

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji immediately held his head high and said proudly: "Of course! Mr. Jiang is amazing! And the things he makes are all fun! ”

"Oh?"

Hearing that it was Jiang Xinghuo who gave it to Zhu Zhanji, Zhu Gaochi, Yang Rong, and Yang Shiqi's demeanor suddenly changed.

"Father, what's wrong?"

Zhu Zhanji is smart and very discerning, so he naturally knows Jiang Xinghuo's name, and the atmosphere becomes different.

"It's nothing, you go to your mother's place to play first, your uncle (Zhang Anshi) came back from Jiangnan, and now he is talking to your mother, this little gadget will play with your father for a while, and then I will return it to you later." Zhu Gaochi coaxed his son and said.

Zhu Zhanji heard that Zhang Anshi was back, but he was also a little excited, although Zhu Zhanji was precocious, but after all, he was a child, he only knew that the whole family would be able to play with his uncle, and his uncle would take him to fight crickets, take him to the street, and buy him all kinds of delicious and fun food, so he left the magnifying glass and left.

Looking at his son's rare jumping figure, Zhu Gaochi also smiled.

When Zhu Zhanji's figure disappeared, Zhu Gaochi's smile retracted, his eyes swept to Yang Shiqi and Yang Rong, and he said softly: "What do you think, how is this thing?" ”

The faces of the two changed, and of course they knew what the eldest prince meant.

In fact, the three people in the room all have good attainments in science, and they know very well where the defects of science's theory of physics and epistemology are, so if Zhu Gaochi can think of things, they can also think of them.

"Jiang Xinghuo is by no means untargeted, this magnifying glass has some sayings."

Yang Rong was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "Xinxue. It is indeed a bit beyond imagination, but there are also merits, I heard Hu Yan say that in the Guozi Prison, the academic atmosphere of Xinxue is very good, and some of the prisoners really like the Xinxue method of learning from things, such as the craze for making hot air balloons that swept Nanjing some time ago, and the students in Guozi Prison, but those who have some family backgrounds and can afford the cost of silk and other things, will join in the fun. ”

"Do you think that new learning can replace science?" Zhu Gaochi turned his head and continued to ask Yang Shiqi.

Jiang Xinghuo's actions are unusually radical, and people can't help but think about whether he will go to the most drastic extreme, that is, directly abolish science, so Zhu Gaochi's worries in private occasions are not unreasonable.

In fact, Zhu Gaochi did hear some rumors.

"Yes, yes, but science is still flawed, and I don't think the new science can replace science."

Yang Shiqi carefully used the words and said it tactfully.

Yang Rong flipped over the magnifying glass in his hand, his face was also embarrassed, he thought for a while and said: "Although there are some places where people criticize science, it is also a good doctrine, Emperor Taizu Gao's theory is the official knowledge of the Ming Dynasty, and if it is deposed rashly, it will inevitably cause a shock in the world." ”

Seeing that he had reached the critical point, Yang Shiqi got up and closed the door.

With a soft sound of "squeak~", the atmosphere in the room quickly became serious.

"Science cannot be abolished, at least not for now! I can't move this thought, what Jiang Xinghuo is doing is very dangerous! Your Highness must go and persuade Your Majesty, and that's what I meant at the beginning. ”

Yang Shiqi said solemnly: "Anyway, science is now the official school of my Ming Dynasty, science can be said to be like a big river that flows eastward, bringing together scholars and students from all over the world, if it is rashly destroyed, it will be as if the river is diverted, it will inevitably lead to serious consequences, and then the world will be in chaos, which will be unfavorable to the imperial court, and even directly affect the foundation of His Majesty's rule." ”

Yang Rong also frowned, the influence of science in the hearts of the world's scholars is incomparable, although he personally has no prejudices against Xinxue, but the balance of power between the two sides is so obvious, Yang Rong does not think that Jiang Xinghuo has the slightest hope of winning.

"What news did Your Highness receive?"

In the solemn gaze of the two, Zhu Gaochi nodded.

"Your Majesty intends to support Xinxue, and Jiang Xinghuo privately promised that if Xinxue can defeat Lixue in this debate, then it will be necessary to move part of the system related to the election of officials."

"Is it to restore the three-way method?" Yang Shiqi lost his voice.

The three-house method is one of the contents of Wang Anshi's reform in the Northern Song Dynasty, that is, to replace the imperial examination with school education, as the name suggests, the Tai credit is divided into three houses: the outer house, the inner house, and the upper house, with 2,000 people in the outer house, 300 people in the inner house, and 100 people in the upper house.

According to a certain number of years and conditions, students are promoted from the outer house to the inner house and then to the upper house, and finally according to the imperial examination law, their graduation results are respectively stipulated and awarded official positions, that is, "the upper class is an official, the middle is exempted from the official examination, and the lower class is exempted", which is equivalent to the tilt of official resources, which is also Wang Anshi's attempt to cultivate the class that changes the law and benefits the class.

In addition, the three-rounding method also has a strong practical significance, that is, students mainly read the scriptures in the house, in order to help the lack of emphasis on literature and words in the imperial examination at that time. And this means that a separate set of education-election system, if put to today, can also play a role in opening up a new track and cultivating officials to learn new learning.

In the reign of Song Zhezong Shaosheng, he even abolished the imperial examination for a time, and used the method of three rounds to take scholars, and it was not until the third year of Xuanhe that this method was abolished, that is to say, this is a historical experience, and it is another system that can replace the imperial examination.

"Not bad."

Zhu Gaochi nodded and said: "The national teacher intends to set up the Daming Administrative School, not only to train officials to learn the relevant policies of law change, but also to restore the three-way method in it and train some officials who are newly born. ”

"This"

Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi's faces became extremely solemn.

The system of moving the imperial examination is a major event that is about to set off the sky, but it is much more serious than the arrest of Kong Xilu.

After all, the imperial examination system is the most important system for electing officials at present, and the decline of the Guozijian is inevitable.

And Jiang Xinghuo restored the three-way method and set up his own official training system, which is a very taboo thing, and it has touched the practical interests of almost all officials.

"What does Your Highness think?"

After being silent for a long time, Zhu Gaochi leisurely confided his true thoughts: "Cheng Zhu Lixue is an extension of the Tao of Confucius and Mencius, and the core of Lixue is the Three Principles and Five Constants. ”

In the final analysis, Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaochu are different.

Since he was a child, Zhu Gaochi received a science education, and after Zhu Gaochu dropped out of school, he received a fist and foot education.

Science has an extraordinary position in Zhu Gaochi's heart, and he himself is very keen on research, often convening some great Confucians to give lectures, this kind of thing that has been fixed in people's minds for more than 20 years is difficult to erase, it does not mean that Zhu Gaochi himself has any problems.

And to tell the truth, standing in Zhu Gaochi's position, he wants to consider the stability of the entire Ming Dynasty, Zhu Gaochi supports the change of the law because Emperor Yongle supports the change, and he needs to obey Emperor Yongle's proposition, not how much he believes in Jiang Xinghuo.

Zhu Gaochu is different, he was originally a blank slate, and he hated science, after being stuffed with Jiang Xinghuo's things, his temperament and knowledge have indeed made a lot of progress compared with before, naturally the more he learns, the more he believes, and based on his disgust with the civil and official group, Zhu Gaochu also naturally supports the change of the temple.

Learning and politics have always been inseparable in the Ming Dynasty.

Therefore, now that we have reached the critical period of changing the law, that is, the time of the life-and-death struggle between two different learnings, we can see who is firm and who is wavering.

"The minister understands, but in this way, I am afraid that there will be a contradiction between His Highness and His Majesty, after all, Jiang Xinghuo has successfully provoked a dispute between the two sides, at this time, if Jiang Xinghuo thinks about it again, he openly proposes to His Majesty to abolish the science or restore the three-way method."

Yang Shiqi wanted to speak and stopped, this dispute over Taoism caused the world's famous Confucians to pour into Nanjing, and there was an endless stream of scholars who came to study every day.

Yang Shiqi even heard that Cao Duan, a great Confucian who was far away in Guanzhong, rushed over thousands of miles just to defend the glory of science.

In this context, if the science of science is abolished, it will inevitably cause an uproar, and the situation in the entire Ming Dynasty will inevitably become tense.

"It's only been less than half a year." Yang Rong also sighed in his heart.

"I will enter the palace to advise my father and the emperor to prevent trouble."

Zhu Gaochi breathed a sigh of relief and made up his mind.

He paused, and suddenly smiled helplessly: "It's just that I'm afraid that nothing in this world can stop my father's footsteps." ”

"Huh?"

Yang Rong and Yang Shiqi were stunned for a moment, and then understood.

After Jiang Xinghuo's bewitchment, His Majesty's ambitions are no longer limited to the surroundings of Daming.

His Majesty wants to "govern the Tang and Song dynasties and the Han and Tang dynasties".

His Majesty wants to become the Emperor of the Ages.

In the eyes of civilian officials, this idea is to burn money, that is to destabilize and to use military force, which is simply crazy.

But in the eyes of Zhu Di now, he feels that this is a matter of course, with the advancement of Jiang Xinghuo's reform, and the initial effect of dealing with Japan, North Korea, Annan and other countries, his ambition has been completely revealed.

Zhu Di's idol is Li Shimin, who has just ascended the throne and is determined to compete with Li Shimin.

Li Shimin, the young god of war, "captured two kings in one battle" to stabilize the world, defeated the Turks and Tuyuhun to expand the territory, and established the Zhenguan prosperous era, Zhu Di wants to surpass him, how can he do it without enhancing the national strength?

Seeing that Jiang Xinghuo is effective in making a strong country with hegemony, a large number of cotton textiles in Jiangnan have been manufactured, waiting for the Ming army to open up the market to earn interest margins and obtain a steady stream of wealth, how could Zhu Di not support Jiang Xinghuo in terms of internal reform?

In the eyes of a ruthless person like Zhu Di, in the past, the defenders of science and science criticized him verbally and penally, but now it has become a stumbling block, hindering his progress.

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When Zhu Gaochi came to the palace not far away, he unexpectedly found that except for Jiang Xinghuo, his second and third brothers were there.

"Hu Yan's new newspaper came up, not the other day that reported it to you, what kind of stuff is this?!"

Zhu Di threw a stack of torn posters to the ground.

Kong Xilu was arrested by Jinyiwei and put in prison, and immediately, it triggered a large-scale backlash.

The third prince, Zhu Gaosui, also held a bunch of papers, which were all posts spread in the streets and alleys of Nanjing.

Public opinion reacted greatly, and even Zhu Di had to pay attention to it.

And this matter was handled by Jiang Xinghuo, so Zhu Di could only ask Jiang Xinghuo.

In front of the emperor and the three princes, Jiang Xinghuo had nothing to hide, he said calmly: "Kong Xilu has been defeated by me. ”

Zhu Di frowned and said, "You said Kong"

Halfway through speaking, Zhu Di looked at Jiang Xinghuo in disbelief, and Jiang Xinghuo nodded.

"What?!" Zhu Gaosui's reaction was a little surprised.

And Zhu Gaoxu is a matter of course, after all, in his heart, the master is simply a transcendent existence, and it is normal to win.

"How do you win?"

Jiang Xinghuo originally retold the main process of the debate between the two.

Zhu Di's expression was a little complicated.

Although there are some things that he doesn't understand, he has heard of Kong Xilu's reputation, since he can win Kong Xilu's debate, then if he wants to come to the world's great Confucianism, I'm afraid that no one can really win Jiang Xinghuo.

And Jiang Xinghuo's theory obviously solves something that science can't solve.

In this way, Jiang Xinghuo is really silent, and he has done another big thing.

Zhu Di puzzled: "Since you won, why don't you let Kong Xilu out?" so that these scholars may also be convinced. ”

"It may not be convincing, and it is even difficult to take it orally, after all, it is not won in public." Zhu Gaosui reminded.

Zhu Gaoxu also asked at this time: "Then why didn't Master choose to win Kong Xilu in public?" He is one of the representatives of science, and if he wins in public, won't he save a lot of things? ”

didn't choose to be in public, naturally because Jiang Xinghuo was not 100% sure of winning before starting, it was Zhu Gaoxu who thought he was just nine out of ten.

But you can't say this, you have already won, and you have said that you are forced to do so.

Jiang Xinghuo replied: "First, he himself doesn't want to go out now, and second, when the time comes, he still needs Kong Xilu as a bait." ”

"Bait? What is the national teacher going to do? ”

Zhu Di was a little interested.

"The literati are hard to convince, and so is the debate of the scriptures, rather than fighting the Confucians, it is better to save some effort, and now that Kong Xilu is imprisoned in the edict, the crowd is clamoring to save him, just enough to bring all the masters of science together to debate. My idea is to simply use Kong Xilu as bait, let out the rumors, set up three rings, and let the science side choose someone to be the representative to come to the debate, if you can win three rings, you can come in to visit Kong Xilu. ”

"Three rings?"

"Not bad."

Jiang Xinghuo nodded and said: "One is Wang Ba, the second is Yili, and the third is ancient and modern, let Zhuo Jing, Zhang Yuchu, and Yao Guangxiao guard them separately." ”

Zhu Di understood what Jiang Xinghuo meant.

The three most important theoretical problems involved in the reform of the law are the three debates of Wang Ba, righteousness, and benefit, ancient and modern.

Is it the royal road of resting with the people (gentry), or the domineering way of quickly strengthening the country and enriching the people?

Is it to uphold righteousness and maintain the moral system that is the cornerstone of social order, or to put profit first and pursue profit in everything?

Is it the ancient or the modern? Is it the first king or the queen of the law? Can the law of the ancestors be changed?

If these questions are debated one by one, it will inevitably be too slow, and the people will be too mixed, and even if some science masters lose, there will be a lot of people who will not be convinced.

But now it's simpler.

Kong Xilu is famous all over the world, at this sensitive point in time, he is highly suspected of being arrested and imprisoned because of the dispute over Taoism, if he really engages in such a ring, then he wants to save him to become famous, and even become a great Confucian figure in the next generation of science masters, not too much.

In this way, let them elect representatives from within themselves to fight, and the candidates selected are naturally based on the consideration of qualifications and abilities, and if they lose, they have to be convinced, because they are elected by themselves.

And if no one can argue against Zhuo Jing, Zhang Yuchu, and Yao Guangxiao, who are guarded by the New School, then the main academic problems faced by the reform of the law will naturally have an answer.

If he can win, there is Jiang Xinghuo waiting for him in the back.

In fact, none of the three people who guarded the ring were given for nothing, whether it was Zhuo Jing of the "elderly version of Xie Jin", or Zhang Yuchu, the "Taoist Confucian", or Yao Guangxiao who "learned the three teachings", which was placed in Confucianism, and they were all leaders in the Great Confucian level.

"That's a clever idea."

Zhu Di bowed slightly.

Jiang Xinghuo continued: "Of course, this is not enough. ”

"Not enough?"

"I have to add another fire to make the already angry public opinion completely burn."

Jiang Xinghuo took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di took it and raised his eyes to look at the title: "Please apply for the style of study to revitalize talents"

"Recently, the scholars of science have talked about metaphysics, and their fate is unfounded, most of them are familiar with the road, and the reason of the field is sparse, only seeking in the knowledge and worship, and not knowing the study from the humble place, which makes people overbearing and lofty, and the habit of being long and void is the so-called walking on the ground and talking about the wheel, and talking about the sea in the well.

In recent times, scholars have not been pragmatic and have only sought it in words and fame, so their words have changed repeatedly and become more and more confused. Listening to its discussions, it is all to gather the party's reputation, shortcuts, the so-called morality, empty and inappropriate, seems to be the Buddha's so-called 'shrimp toad' ear. ”

These two paragraphs say that the physicist's lecture is only pragmatic and not pragmatic, and he talks about it in order to seek fame, which is all about morality, but it is very empty, just like the fish, shrimp and toads in the pond screaming, Jiang Xinghuo described it very spicy, thinking of the scene when the physicist lectured full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, Zhu Di laughed out loud.

After laughing, Zhu Di continued to watch.

"Since the Han and Tang dynasties, most of the famous people who have been famous and have been successful in their careers have been people who have bowed down and acted cautiously, and every scholar has said: 'Although he has established something, he does not know how to learn, and he is all determined to do things', and so on, isn't it absurd? This wind is gradually rising, will make the future children who will learn from Faye? ”

Zhu Di is very satisfied with this paragraph, the heroes of the Han and Tang Dynasties, in the mouths of Confucian doctrins, have become people who "don't know how to learn", but isn't Zhu Di this kind of person? Jiang Xinghuo wants to crack down on this style of study, but he is actually creating a positive image for Zhu Di, and Zhu Di is naturally very satisfied.

"Learning knows the mind, you must peek into practice, want to see practice, not to trivial, to vulgar to tangled investigations, then it is not stable, this is the principle of 'fire is fierce, gold is present'."

This is talking about the investigation and practice that Jiang Xinghuo has always advocated, which can be regarded as a rehash of the same old tune, and Zhu Di looked at the last paragraph.

"The study of sages begins with the subtlety of likes and dislikes, and investigates the peaceful rule of the world. Is it useful? Is it beneficial to strengthen the country and enrich the people? Scholars and scholars should practice what they do, and those who talk nonsense have no ear. ”

Jiang Xinghuo's performance is quite well written, Zhu Di can imagine that once it is announced, it will be in a muddy pond full of fish, shrimp and toads, and a big stone will be smashed into it, and it will definitely kick off a lot of sludge.

And this kind of thinking is actually the study of merit, that is, the idea of practical learning.

The change of thinking is closely linked to the change of the temple, and what Jiang Xinghuo advocates is closely integrated with his political practice, that is, all things that change the law must be verified by success or failure, and naturally reject pedantic rhetoric.

At this time, after four years of Jianwen, the popular style of empty and sparse learning was popular, if this unhealthy trend was not reversed at the academic level, the Yongle New Deal was naturally impossible to talk about, and at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, it was precisely because of the rise of science that everyone was engaged in the preservation of heavenly principles to destroy people's desires, negative and war-weary, so that although there were many loyal and brave soldiers, but because of the delay of the government, Sichuan was lost, Xiangyang was lost, and finally the Mongols went south, and Shenzhou Lu sank, until the Zhu Yuanzhang period, the Han regained the world.

During the Southern Song Dynasty, science was the dominant idea, and binding the two to hit targets was obviously one of Jiang Xinghuo's plans.

"It seems that the national teacher has a plan."

Zhu Di is generally satisfied with Jiang Xinghuo's plan.

In fact, contrary to the speculation of the outside world, Zhu Di actually put far less thought into the current controversy than the evaluation of the generals.

As long as Jiang Xinghuo can handle these things well, Zhu Di doesn't mind delegating power appropriately.

After all, for Zhu Di, with the handle of the knife in his hand, no one can turn the sky.

What you give it to you today, I will take it back tomorrow.

After dealing with the troubles of public opinion, Zhu Di looked at his eldest son and asked, "What's wrong?" Is the Cabinet busy? ”

Zhu Gaochi hesitated for a moment, but still said: "Erchen has some different opinions today, and I also ask my father to allow Erchen to state." ”

Jiang Xinghuo seemed to have thought of something, he just didn't expect it to come so quickly today.

"Say it." Zhu Di was in a good mood, and he said to Hao'er.

"Father, the emperor, the son believes that science is the foundation of the dynasty, and it must not be easily shaken."

Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth and finally said this sentence.

"Huh?"

Zhu Di didn't get angry, but looked at Zhu Gaochi with interest, and he looked at Jiang Xinghuo again.

"What do you mean by the national teacher?"

(End of chapter)