At night, Yan's study.

At this moment, Yan Song is telling Yan Shifan about the next precautions.

Since Jiajing approved the budget report submitted by Yan Song on the construction and reinforcement of the embankment during the day, soon after returning to Yan's mansion, Yan Song immediately called Yan Shifan to the study to discuss the next countermeasures.

"Your Majesty has approved a total of 9,650,000 taels of silver this time to strengthen the embankment, and if it is only to strengthen the embankment, it will be far less needed!"

"You know, you can also have an errand for the Ministry of Industry, so you should pay more attention to it and send more capable officials to get things done without affecting the quality, understand?"

After Yan Song finished speaking, he shifted his gaze to Yan Shifan on the side.

Yan Shifan just wanted to say something to answer, but immediately after, an inexplicable feeling of palpitations swept through his body, and his face suddenly became extremely pale, and he couldn't help but shiver.

"Father...... I ......"

Seeing this, Yan Song on the side thought that there was something wrong with Yan Shifan's body, and his face was full of worry, and immediately, he saw Yan Song get up from the seat, come to Yan Shifan, and asked.

"Yan Shifan, what's wrong with you, are you feeling unwell?"

When Yan Shifan heard this, he waved his hand, indicating that he was fine, and followed the answer.

"It's okay, father, I don't know what's going on, suddenly a feeling of palpitations flashed, like someone was calculating the child behind his back!"

After listening to Yan Shifan's answer, Yan Song's face suddenly appeared solemn, and he turned his gaze to Yan Shifan and asked in a deep voice.

"Think about it, who have you met and what have you done recently?"

When Yan Shifan heard this, he nodded slightly, and immediately according to Yan Song's request, he recalled all his recent activities and who he had met in his mind.

It's just that even though Yan Shifan reviewed his recent activity trajectory, who he had met, and what he said in his mind, he still didn't notice anything abnormal from it.

Then, I saw Yan Shifan come back to his senses, shook his head, and said slowly.

"Father, the child has been tinkering with the steam engine drawings in the room for a while, except for being on duty in the cabinet, and he hasn't gone out much at all, and the child really can't understand what's abnormal!"

Seeing this situation, Yan Song was helpless, so he had to admonish.

"In that case, you should pay more attention to the movements of the DPRK next, and you must not let your guard down, understand?"

"Yes, father, the child knows!"

When Yan Shifan heard this, a trace of warmth suddenly appeared in his heart, and he immediately leaned down and responded respectfully.

After that, Yan Song looked Yan Shifan up and down again, and only after confirming that his body was okay did he relax and sit down on the seat behind the bookcase.

Immediately afterwards, Yan Song picked up the teacup on the table, took a sip, and then immediately commanded.

"By the way, speaking of the steam engine, His Majesty said earlier when he called me and Xu Jie to the Qianqing Palace for questioning, and then the imperial court will take out five million taels of silver to recruit craftsmen and conduct research on the steam engine!"

When Yan Song said this, he glanced at Yan Shifan, and then added.

"This matter is within the scope of the Ministry of Industry's responsibility, when the time comes, you will let the Shuntian Mansion come forward to help, post notices, and use it to recruit craftsmen, after all, this matter is quite important to Your Majesty!"

"Yes, Father!"

When Yan Shifan heard this, he immediately arched his hand to Yan Song and answered in a deep voice.

Just when Yan Shifan thought that the matter was over and was about to say goodbye to Yan Song and leave, he saw Yan Song sigh helplessly, and then sighed with emotion.

"Alas, it's been an eventful time lately!"

"First the White Lotus Sect in Shandong was raging, and then the clan and nobles were unwilling to be lonely, and wanted to take the opportunity of holding an exam specifically for the clan and nobles, so as to enter the official career and improve their influence!"

"And now, Your Majesty wants to abolish the contemporary Yan Shenggong and nominate a new Yan Shenggong to come up, this matter is not on the table for the time being, just when the court is busy, but suddenly a group of Rakshasa people came, shouting to see Your Majesty!"

Yan Shifan on the side also thought deeply after listening to Yan Song's complaints, and followed closely with Ying Hedao.

"Yes, father, there have been enough things that have happened recently, and the children are too busy to get busy!"

"Not to mention that there are mulberry seedlings that are about to mature in Zhejiang, and Hu Zongxian will be transferred to the capital by His Majesty, these two things!"

When Yan Shifan said this, he looked at Yan Song with curiosity and asked.

"By the way, father, you said that when Hu Zongxian comes to the capital to take up his post, what position will His Majesty give him?"

When Yan Song heard this, he glanced at Yan Shifan quite indifferently and responded without thinking.

"Hmph, for so many years, Hu Ruzhen can be said to have worked hard!"

"Don't mention anything else for the time being, just completely exterminate the Japanese robbers in the southeast coast of my Ming Dynasty, this achievement is enough to make Hu Ruzhen go down in history!"

"After that, Hu Ruzhen also personally led the army to the neighboring province of Fujian, as well as Jiangxi to quell the rebellion, not to mention, he also personally led more than 30 warships to Jintang Island, not only destroyed the lair of Wang Zhi, the leader of the Japanese Bandits, but also captured him alive!"

When Yan Song said this, he withdrew his gaze from Yan Shifan's body, and then sighed.

"Yan Shifan, you say, with these exploits, will Your Majesty not reuse Hu Ruzhen?

"I will not be surprised by what position His Majesty bestows on him next."

"In the final analysis, I, a teacher, can be regarded as stained with Hu Ruzhen's light!"

Seeing that Yan Song unabashedly praised Hu Zongxian, a sour feeling surged into Yan Shifan's heart uncontrollably.

Yan Shifan couldn't understand that whether it was Yan Dang's side or Qingliu's side, the evaluation of Hu Zongxian's person was surprisingly high!

After that, I saw Yan Shifan suppress all the chaotic thoughts in his mind, lean down, and salute Yan Song respectfully.

"Father, it's not too early, child......"

Yan Song seemed to see what Yan Shifan was thinking, and after glancing at him coldly, he followed up and spoke.

"What's the hurry, there's one more thing left unfinished!"

When Yan Shifan heard this, the panic on his face flashed, and he immediately lowered his head and said cowardly.

"Father, is there anything else you want to tell the child?"

When Yan Song heard this, he nodded imperceptibly, withdrew his gaze from Yan Shifan's body, and instead admonished.

"Remember what I said before, no one will be allowed to meet this Kong Shangxian without my permission at that time, do you understand?"

"Yes, father, the child knows what to do next!"

After listening to Yan Song's advice, Yan Shifan's face suddenly showed a look of determination, and he immediately responded in a deep voice.

Seeing this, Yan Song waved his hand quite casually, and immediately commanded.

"Well, it's not too early, you should go back and rest early!"

"Yes, Father!"

When Yan Shifan heard this, the whole person couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and immediately, he didn't stop at all, turned around and left the study.

After Yan Shifan left the study, the orange light in the room reflected Yan Song's figure, and a sigh came from the study.

……

On the other side, the study of Yuwangfu.

What is different from usual is that in today's study, there are only two people, Zhu Zaikun and his teacher Gao Gong.

Before coming, Gao Gong had a rough guess, because no matter what way he looked at it, it was impossible for Zhu Zaikun to persuade His Majesty to retract his fate, and he might even be disgusted by His Majesty because of this.

And when Gao Gong saw Zhu Zaikun, who was unusually depressed, the conjecture in his heart was confirmed.

Immediately, I saw him sigh helplessly, turn his gaze to Zhu Zaikun, and say comfortingly.

"Your Royal Highness, there is a way that life is unsatisfactory, nine times out of ten, it is not terrible to suffer setbacks, what is terrible is that once you encounter setbacks, you will collapse, you are Your Majesty's prince!"

After listening to Gao Gong's comfort, Zhu Zaikun raised his head, his face full of helplessness.

"Teacher, do you know what my father says about me?"

After Zhu Zaikun finished speaking, he didn't wait for Gao Gong to respond, and then added to himself.

"Father said, I am not a competent prince at all, teacher, do you think so too?"

Gao Gong on the side heard this, and after being stunned for a moment, he immediately responded quite firmly.

"Your Highness, you are a qualified prince, diligent and studious, good as a stream, and always have the people in mind at all times!"

"What Your Majesty said is just angry words, you don't have to take it to heart."

After listening to Gao Gong's comfort, Zhu Zaikun's mood also improved a lot, but there was still a little confusion on his face.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Zaikun hesitated for a long time before continuing to speak.

"Teacher, if you find something that is very different from what you once thought, or even a world apart, what will you do at that time?"

When Gao Gong heard this, after being silent for a long time, he turned his gaze to Zhu Zaikun and asked.

"Is Your Highness referring to those things of the Qufu Kong family?"

"Hmm."

After Zhu Zaikun responded, he lowered his head and waited anxiously for Gao Gong's response.

Seeing this, Gao Gong finished sorting out the language in his mind, and then turned his gaze to Zhu Zaikun and said earnestly.

"Your Highness, you are still young, there are many things you don't understand, the books of the saints are used for others to read, but they are useless for doing things!"

"And the Qufu Confucian family is the same, the meaning of their existence is to set an example for everyone in the world, even if it is extraordinary, ruined, but the benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and faith it advocates are convinced by everyone in the world!"

"It is precisely because of this that Your Majesty did not exterminate the Qufu Confucian family, but planned to abolish the contemporary Yan Sheng Gong Kong Shangxian, and then recommend a new Yan Sheng Gong to come up, because Your Majesty is still useful in keeping them, and the court also needs them to decorate the façade, and everyone in the world also needs such an example!"

"There is a word called justification, if you lose such an example, then I am afraid that the world will soon collapse and become no different from barbarians!"

After listening to Gao Gong's explanation, Zhu Zaikun's eyes flashed with an inexplicable look, and he immediately responded excitedly.

"Teacher, the student knows!"

Gao Gong saw that Zhu Zaikun understood the meaning of his words, a hint of relief flashed on his face, he stroked his beard, and then spoke.

"Well, if only you knew!"

"In short, this is a good thing, especially for the people who have been oppressed and exploited by it!"

"Your Majesty's move is to get justice for those people, so that they can spit out everything they have snatched from the people intact, so that they can win over the people's hearts!"

After listening to Gao Gong's explanation, Zhu Zaikun suddenly had a feeling of enlightenment, and then, when he recalled what he had done before, a touch of shame couldn't help but appear on his face.

"But teacher, the student angered his father and disappointed him before!"

Gao Gong heard Zhu Zaikun's words, and comforted him without thinking.

"It doesn't matter, no matter what, Your Highness, you are also Your Majesty's child, your Majesty's biological flesh and blood, there is no overnight feud between father and son, it is excellent that you can draw lessons from this matter!"

"When the time comes, you just have to admit your mistake to Your Majesty!"

After these words, Gao Gong couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Zhu Zaikun's mood was not as low as before.

At this moment, Gao Gong was extremely glad that he did not agree to Zhang Juzheng's proposal, and asked His Majesty to let King Yu go to the fief to become a vassal.

In Gao Gong's opinion, although Yuwang has all kinds of shortcomings, it is far from being hopeless, and as his teacher, he has the obligation to pull him back on track!

Even if King Yu has lost his qualifications as a prince, as long as he can fulfill his duties as a prince and spend this life in peace and stability, it is the highest arch and the greatest wish at this moment.

Thinking of this, Gao Gong's eyes looking at Zhu Zaikun couldn't help but soften, and at this moment, I saw Zhu Zaikun on the side clearing his throat and changing the topic.

"By the way, teacher, how is the distribution of the 360,000 mu of land to the landless people?"

Gao Gong heard this, and after thinking for a while, he immediately responded.

"Your Highness can rest assured, although the land distributed to the people this time has increased compared to before, but with the previous experience, there will not be too many mistakes!"

"Besides, with that Song Yiwang's ability, it should be enough to deal with this matter!"

After listening to Gao Gong's response, Zhu Zaikun also put his mind at ease and said with emotion.

"If only there were more talented and ambitious people like this!"

When Gao Gong heard Zhu Zaikun's words, he did not respond, but lowered his head and said secretly in his heart: "Why not, it's just that Your Highness didn't find out, like this, there are not a few people in my Ming Dynasty, Hu Zongxian, Tan Lun, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui......

As Gao Gong silently recited the names of one person after another in his heart, his gaze gradually became deeper.

After that, seeing that it was getting late, I saw Gao Gong get up from the seat and say goodbye to Zhu Zaikun on the side.

"Your Highness, it's not too early, I should go back too!"

Hearing this, Zhu Zaikun hurriedly got up from the seat, leaned down, and saluted respectfully to Gao Gong.

"Teacher, walk slowly!" (End of chapter)