Capital.

On this day, Li Dongyang, as a member of the Shangting Office, was summoned by the emperor.

When others arrived at the Qianqing Palace, the emperor didn't let him in, but Xiao Jing came over and told Li Dongyang a piece of news by the way: "Elder Li Ge, our family is not talented, and now he is in charge of the seal in the celebrant supervisor." ”

The matter of Dai Yi's retirement and Xiao Jing's replacement of Dai Yi has been officially confirmed.

Li Dongyang asked: "Who will take care of the affairs of the East Factory?" ”

Xiao Jing smiled and shook his head: "Your Majesty has not yet decided, but at present, Yang Peng is handling it on his behalf, and you also know that this person is very close to Lai Guogong." ”

This is to remind Li Dongyang, don't treat me as an enemy now, you should guard against Yang Peng and Zhang Zhou colluding together.

"In addition, regarding the marriage between Ling Yan and the Kong family, Your Majesty has decided after consideration, saying that there are many inappropriate places, and Your Majesty will dissolve it on your behalf, and then you will talk to the people of the Kong family about this matter." Xiao Jing smiled.

This incident is tantamount to the emperor giving Li Dongyang a favor.

Li Dongyang said: "How can you bother Your Majesty with a little family matter?" ”

Xiao Jing said: "Since it is a matter of Li Ge Lao, it cannot be said to be a trivial matter, Your Majesty has always taken Li Ge Lao very seriously. ”

……

……

The two waited outside together for a while before being summoned.

Xiao Jingli went to Zhu Youji's side, Chen Kuan and Wei Bin were there, as for who was the chief eunuch of the ceremonial eunuch, Li Dongyang was still unclear.

But according to the previous ranking, Chen Kuan's status should be above Wei Bin...... It depends on who can really take the power of Dongchang in their hands......

Li Dongyang is also thinking, it can't be the treacherous and shameless Yang Peng, right?

Yang Peng's reputation in the court is very bad, and he is also disliked by traditional civil officials, especially the previous Mancang'er case is also related to Yang Peng's uncle and nephew, and the court and China are also talking about it, after all, Yang Peng once obeyed Li Guang's orders.

“…… Li Ge Lao, this is Bingkuan's strategy for using troops, in the next three or four months, the Ming Dynasty will fight a battle in Liaodong, and before concentrating on the use of troops in the northwest, it is necessary to clear the possible hidden dangers in Liaodong. ”

Zhu Youzhu asked Chen Kuan to hand over the detailed strategic map and strategic plan to Li Dongyang, who would examine it.

After Li Dongyang read it, he instantly knew why Zhang Zhou hadn't shown up recently, and he hadn't even appeared at the New Year's banquet, obviously it wasn't that Zhang Zhou was sick, but that Zhang Zhou ran to lead the troops.

Li Dongyang said: "If Liaodong uses troops one after another, I am afraid that it will have a great impact on people's livelihood. In the past two years, the Jurchen tribes in various places of Jianzhou Wei have been full of contradictions with each other, and there is really no need for the Ming Dynasty to send troops, so it is more likely to cost the people and money. ”

He knew that persuasion was useless.

can only make a stand, probably to say that our traditional civilian officials do not support the use of troops against the Jianzhou Jurchens in Liaodong.

Zhu Youzhu sighed: "Dozens of Jurchen tribes in Jianzhou, although they seem to be disorganized, but in terms of combat quality, they are often more courageous than the Mongolian cavalry, and they are also hidden dangers in Liaodong sooner or later. ”

Li Dongyang said: "Your Majesty should seek the opinions of the ministers in the DPRK and China more on the matter of using troops. ”

"Let's wait." Zhu Youzhu said, "If Bingkuan is not too concerned about the use of troops, I can ask the ministers of the court again, but now Bingkuan often has more foresight than others in the use of troops, and I don't want to live up to his foresight." ”

This seems to be saying, wait for Zhang Zhou to lose, let's discuss again.

Li Dongyang was also helpless about this.

I'm not afraid that the other party is very good, but I'm afraid that the other party is very important.

Of course, Zhang Zhou's acceptance is based on the victory of the planned battle, but if there is a little unexpected battle......

Li Dongyang understands that there are still opportunities for traditional civil officials in the imperial court.

"Recently, the DPRK and China have criticized Bingkuan, but for some reason, there has suddenly increased again." Zhu Youzhu said, "I don't want this situation to happen again, Li Qing's family, you might as well go and talk to those people, and let them think about the future of the Ming Dynasty." ”

As he spoke, Zhu Youzhi asked Wei Bin to send Li Dongyang a compiled roster.

It lists the people who have recently participated in the impeachment of Zhang Zhou, but it does not list the content of the impeachment, which is a bit for Li Dongyang to guess.

Li Dongyang thought to himself, is this for me to dissolve my marriage with the Kong family, and let me do things immediately?

Zhu Youzhu said: "I am still very tired recently, I don't know how much time I have to go to court after the New Year, let's wait for the Yuan Festival to see." I have read all the notes on persuading me to accept a concubine, and I have decided to accept a concubine into the palace, and the time will probably wait until after April or May. ”

Li Dongyang also heard about this, and also clearly heard that the emperor's concubine, who had not yet entered the palace, was pregnant.

"Your Majesty bows down heavily." Li Dongyang persuaded.

"I see." Zhu Youzhu smiled, "Elder Li Ge also takes good care of his body, and the Ming Dynasty is still inseparable from Elder Li Ge, and I also need your assistance." I'll have someone send you out of the palace. ”

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Cabinet duty.

Liu Jian and Xie Qian learned from Li Dongyang that Zhang Zhou was going to use troops in Liaodong.

Liu Jian said: "This incident in Liaodong has revealed a lot of evil spirit, Your Majesty has always admired Zhang Bingkuan's ability to use troops, why would he take Jianzhou Wei as the next target for using troops?" ”

Xie Qian asked: "Two of you, is it possible, Zhang Bingkuan is not confident in himself anymore, so he has to use soft persimmons to practice?" ”

Li Dongyang shook his head and directly denied Xie Qian's statement: "Jianzhou Wei has never been a soft persimmon in Liaodong, on the contrary, this is a hard bone. In the past, the Ming Dynasty also wanted to completely quell the hidden dangers of Jianzhou Wei, but there were too many internal disputes among the Jianzhou Jurchens, and it was difficult to cure them, so they had always supported certain tribes to exterminate the other tribes and complete their governance. ”

"If you want to overwhelm the realm like today, I am afraid that it will bring the Jianzhou Jurchens together, and their strength in archery and horse riding may be far above the Duoyan Sanwei."

Xie Qian smiled and said, "Binzhi, you still have a high opinion of those Jurchens in Jianzhou. ”

Li Dongyang said: "When I was in the Hanlin Academy before, I often consulted the classics about the Liaodong Jurchens, so I knew something about it. ”

Xie Qian asked: "Then does Zhang Bingkuan not know this, is he treating Jianzhou Jurchen as a soft persimmon?" ”

Probably means that even I, Xie someone, don't know that the Jurchens are so awesome, you Li Dongyang said that he only knew by reading the classics that Zhang Zhou hadn't studied hard in the yamen of the Hanlin Academy for a long time, so he might really not know that the Jurchens were easy to bully?

This time, without Li Dongyang answering, Liu Jian shook his head.

"Two sides use troops." Liu Jian said, "North Korea will send troops first, and the Ming Dynasty will send troops to cooperate, such a plan shows that Zhang Bingkuan has already estimated the strength of the Jianzhou Guard, otherwise it can be directly sent to the Dingliao Guards, so why bother?" ”

Xie Qian asked curiously: "Using North Korea to cooperate with the Ming Dynasty to send troops, isn't this the strategy of using troops against Jianzhou Wei twice during the Chenghua period?" ”

Liu Jian said: "But the two use of troops did not meet expectations, all because the Jurchen departments advanced and retreated freely and came and went like the wind, after those two battles, the Ming Dynasty has given up the idea of completely destroying the Jianzhou Guard." Since His Majesty ascended the throne, it is impossible not to know what the Ming Dynasty's position on Jianzhou Wei is, and if Zhang Bingkuan wants to eradicate Jianzhou Wei at one time, most of the ideas are from Zhang Bingkuan. ”

"I don't think so." Li Dongyang said, "Your Majesty seems to be more concerned about the affairs of Pingliao. ”

Xie Qian smiled and said: "You two, you have all told me that you are blind, whether His Majesty wants to use troops in Liaodong, or Zhang Bingkuan wants to use troops, I can't say clearly, why do you care about this?" It's better to talk about whether the Ming Dynasty can really level the Jianzhou Jurchens in this battle! Also, if this matter is not notified to the people of the DPRK and China in advance, will it be again as soon as the result of this battle comes out...... The uproar of the Manchurian Dynasty? ”

Liu Jian said casually: "We have already used troops, and we only knew about it a few days earlier than our colleagues in the DPRK and China, so how important do you think our opinions are?" I am afraid that the proportion of discourse in the DPRK and China will increase in the future, and this is what we should be guarded against. It is better to take advantage of Zhang Bingkuan's absence and try his best to find a way to cancel these two extra yamen out of thin air. ”

Li Dongyang seemed to agree, nodded and said, "This is the best policy." ”

Xie Qian asked: "It's all settled, Zhang Bingkuan is often able to win by surprise when he uses his troops outside, and he has won the trust of His Majesty, how can he cancel it?" ”

Li Dongyang looked back at Xie Qian and said: "As long as Zhang Bingkuan is not in Beijing, then there is no need for these two yamen to exist, unless someone can skip Zhang Bingkuan and support the existing yamen." Is it possible? ”

"Impossible." Xie Qian replied very simply.

"That's it." Li Dongyang's implication is that these two yamen will exist in name only, as long as Zhang Zhou is prevented from returning to the dynasty.

Liu Jian said: "I heard that Your Majesty recently summoned Wang Bo'an, who had made meritorious contributions to Weininghai, back to Beijing, saying that he wanted to give him the title of new earl. ”

Obviously, Liu Jian regarded Wang Shouren as a potential hidden danger.

Li Dongyang looked very confident and said: "I'll go to Wang Dehui when I turn around, Bo'an won't mess up the court." ”

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Lee House.

Li Dongyang had a busy day, and when he returned home, his son Li Zhaoxian was waiting to see him at home early.

"Something?" Li Dongyang looked very tired.

After the New Year, many things need to be sorted out, especially the budget for a year and other things, and many yamen in the DPRK and China are still resting, but as a cabinet minister, they can't rest for a moment.

Li Zhaoxian said with a smile: "Father, my son's illness seems to have been completely cured. ”

"Healed?" Li Dongyang frowned.

He knows very well that it is impossible to cure Hualiu disease, at most it is better to raise, and it is said that the recurrence is mild, but the deterioration will be slower.

Li Zhaoxian said: "Recently, I have seen the doctor, and some traces on my body have gradually disappeared, and I haven't sent new ones for a long time. The meaning of the child, looking back, wants to open a school in Beijing Normal School and make friends with students from all over the world. ”

"You ......"

Li Dongyang wants to say, what kind of fame do you kid want to do?

It doesn't matter if you're good or not, it's the point to give me a grandson quickly, you don't want to renew the incense for the Li family now, so you think about how to go out by yourself?

Li Zhaoxian said eagerly: "So I want to take two hundred taels of silver from my father to complete the opening of the school." ”

What about the cheat?

Want money?

Li Dongyang said coldly: "At such a time, you should study behind closed doors, or go back to China to continue your studies in prison, why do you want to do that unrealistic thing?" The so-called school affairs are almost in the market, and they are not suitable for you to do. ”

"But I've driven it before." Li Zhaoxian was puzzled.

Li Dongyang said angrily: "It used to be because of ......"

Before he finished speaking, what he wanted to say was that he used to think that you were dying, and he followed your wishes to make you happy before he died, but now he knows that even if you are not cured, at least you will not die for a while and a half, and you still want to get the treatment you received when you were dying before?

"Too much silver, for the father does not agree."

Li Dongyang was not reluctant to give up the two hundred taels of silver, nor did he despise his son's management ability, but he didn't want his son to ruin the reputation of the Li family.

Li Zhaoxian said: "Father doesn't know that the recent spread of Confucianism and Confucianism in Beijing has been very rapid, and both students from the south and the north have joined this discussion. Many people took the opportunity to set up a school and make friends with scholars, but also began to impart some insights, and even formed a school...... I heard that the Lingnan School is going to Beijing to challenge the master of Xinxue......"

"Who?" Li Dongyang frowned.

"Mr. Zhang Zhou, Mr. Zhang." Li Zhaoxian replied without hesitation.

"Who? You repeat! Although Li Dongyang usually maintains it well, his face is suddenly wrinkled at this time.

Li Zhaoxian said: "It is the Lai Guogong, and the study of mind was founded by him, and as a result, many schools of thought were formed based on some ideas of the study of the mind, and there were also heated discussions with some traditional schools of science, especially those adhering to the doctrine of Zhu Zi. Now is the time for the academic collision of Beijing Normal School......"

Li Dongyang didn't take the so-called psychology seriously.

I thought it was just a group of young people fighting petty.

Who would have thought that the study of mind would have such a big effect, and what is even worse is that this is actually Zhang Bingkuan's handwriting?

"Father, do you know, many people think that Mr. Zhang is using the knowledge of the future school, and only a person like him who can understand the future can create such a worldly academic thought, and he admires his doctrine very much, so I want to ......"

"Don't think about it!"

Li Dongyang almost wanted to really pick up the stick and give his son a realistic version of "head drink".

It's futile to say anything, and it's true to hurry up and stop your son's "conjectures".

Li Dongyang said: "No matter what others discuss, you shouldn't come forward, you represent a father, you must have a calm character, don't get involved in any right and wrong." If you can't obey, the Father will only stop you and you will not be able to go anywhere! Recently, my father is still thinking about taking a concubine for you, you are so self-cultivation, and someone must follow you when you go out again! Go read! ”

Li Dongyang has no better way to discipline his son.

He has too little time, and all he can do now is to scare him, and he thinks that the only way to get his son to ask for those unrealistic ideas is to read more.

This is obviously not what Li Zhaoxian wants.

They are already adults, and they don't rely on reading books to gain fame, so why do they still hold books every day?

Besides, the study of the mind is also the study of learning, why does it seem to my father to be on the edge of the abyss?

……

……

Li Zhaoxian entered the inner courtyard with a disgraced face.

But seeing that Li Yu was waiting early, and seeing him come in, Li Yu hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Brother, does my father agree?" ”

Li Zhaoxian shook his head regretfully and said: "No, my father said, let me get involved less in academic theories, and also said that I represent the Li family, so I can't let others think that our Li family has any narrow ideas about traditional doctrines...... That's probably what it means. ”

Li Yu comforted: "Brother don't be disappointed, if you don't open a club, won't you just join someone else's club in the future?" ”

"Little sister, did you understand what I said?" At this time, Li Zhaoxian was also like a big child, looking very annoyed, "My father said that I was not allowed to participate in the discussion, so I could only stay at home, and my father also asked me to study more." ”

"That's a pity."

Li Yu was still laughing.

Probably mean, you're going to be grounded, but I'm not.

I went out for you to join the school, anyway, I'm a woman, and I can't represent the Li family.

Li Zhaoxian said: "I also learned from my father that your marriage to the Kong family was canceled. ”

"Oh."

Li Yu nodded, and there was no reaction on his face.

Li Zhaoxian was puzzled and asked, "Are you happy or sad?" ”

Li Yu said: "It's nothing, anyway, I don't marry this, and that, I haven't seen them, and I'm not familiar with them." Brother, you don't have to worry about me. ”

"Then you must not go out." Li Zhaoxian said.

"Why?" Li Yu was not happy when he heard it.

Li Zhaoxian said with a straight face: "You are not married, and you have no marriage contract, you are still the Li family, and there will be wild bees and butterflies around you outside, not to mention that because of your relationship with the Kong family, there will be people who think that our Li family has done something wrong, and even criticize and attack you, you can't fall into the handle." ”

Li Yu said: "Big brother, you just can't see the good of others, and deliberately prevent me from going out, right?" I also want to learn more about women and be a female gentleman. ”

"No need." Li Zhaoxian said, "You can only go with that Miss Lin family...... Now it is Lai Guogong Zhang Ruren who is studying women's studies before he can go out. I have the authority to oversee you. ”

After Lin Yi married Zhang Zhou, she would not have had any title as a concubine.

But Zhu Youzhu also took this into account and gave Lin Yi the status of "widow", which in the Ming Dynasty was a title that could only be obtained by the wife or mother of the seventh official.

"Just as domineering as my father."

Li Yu counted and went to the inner courtyard.

Li Zhaoxian was still chattering: "The eldest brother is like a father, if I don't learn from my father, who can I learn?" ”

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……

Li Yu was bored at home for a few days, and finally saw his female husband arrive.

After Lin Yi got married, she still had the qualifications to enter and leave the mansion, which was also granted by Zhang Zhou, and after she went out, it was also to continue to complete her "studies" for Li Yu.

"Mr. Woman, what is it like to marry? Does it mean that after getting married, you can only follow the rules and can't even go out? ”

Li Yu was also not serious about listening to the class, she asked Lin Yi, who had relevant experience.

Lin Yi shook his head, as if he didn't understand this: "I can go out, there are no restrictions, but there are people who go in and out." As for the people next to me...... I haven't been, so I won't know. ”

"Then ......," Li Yu thought for a moment and sighed, "It's pretty good." At least more enlightened than our family. ”

(End of chapter)