I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 28 Discussion
It was still dark when Sun Chengzong left the palace. His servants had already prepared the sedan chair and were waiting for him.

Seeing him coming, the servant hurriedly went over to greet him, leaned over and said, "Sir, as soon as the court comes in the morning, Lord Zou Yingyuan will send someone to tell him that when you go to court, he will ask you to go to his house to talk to him."

"I know, let's go now." After hearing this, he got on the sedan chair and began to close his eyes and rest.

Being a daily lecturer, from preparing lessons, to attending classes, to speeches, etiquette, etc., you have to pay attention to everything and be careful, it is very energy-consuming.But fortunately for him, Zhu Youxiao was a good student who was studious and inquisitive, so it was not difficult for him to get up.

I was also worried about the affairs in Liaodong, and I had already made plans for farming in my mind. However, people spoke softly, and even Fang Congzhe ignored the memorial.But fortunately, Zhu Youxiao also listened to Yan's advice and adopted his own advice. This was the benefit of being able to see the saint's face when he was an official on that day.

Not long after, the sedan stopped and arrived at the gate of Zou Yingyuan's mansion.

When he parked the sedan chair and came out, he found that there were five or six sedan chairs parked at the door. He had a suspicion in his mind. It must be because of the morning meeting today.

There were people waiting at the door, and when they saw him getting off the sedan, someone came over to greet him.

"Master Sun, my master has asked you to come over as soon as you arrive. Master Liu, Master Zuo and others are already waiting inside."

"Okay, lead the way."

Zou Yingyuan's mansion was not big. After entering the mansion and passing the screen wall, he was led by his servants to the living room in the west wing.

Before they arrived, they heard an argument coming from the living room.

"Mr. Zou, why do you still want to speak for Mr. Liu? Fang Congzhe already knew our intentions, but he could take the initiative to resign and let Liu Yishen temporarily take over the position of chief assistant. If this means retreating in order to advance, then forget it. But I Even though he knew the shortcomings of the examination method, Liu Yishen still agreed to the request of Fang Congzhe and others. I really don’t know what Mr. Liu meant by this."

"Brother Yang, it was not because Fang Congzhe recommended me that I agreed to the examination. I have already said that when the emperor met with Fang Congzhe and me earlier, he expressed his dissatisfaction with Fang Congzhe and instructed me to replace him.

It's just that I'm afraid that it would be inappropriate to publicize it rashly while the matter is still pending, so I haven't mentioned it to you and have nothing to do with them. "

Sun Chengzong heard this and walked in, and found that Liu Yisui, Zou Yingyuan, Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian and others were already arguing inside.

He quickly apologized and said, "I'm sorry. After the lecture in the afternoon, His Majesty asked me to stay for Q&A. After the Q&A, the time passed, so he asked me to stay and have dinner with him. I'm late, so I apologize to all the gentlemen."

Everyone present saw him coming and stood up one after another. Zou Yingyuan saw him coming in and smiled and said:
"Zhisheng (Sun Chengzong's nickname) is joking. State affairs are the most important thing. You are the emperor's teacher now. As long as you teach His Majesty well and enable His Majesty to rectify his gains and losses, it will be a great achievement. Hurry up and sit down and talk."

Quickly give orders to the servants. "To serve tea, take out the Biluochun that I collected and brew it."

Hearing this, Liu Yishen said: "Brother Qingyuan (Zou Yingyuan) is so unkind. When we came, we fooled us with ordinary tea. When Brother Chengzong came, he brought out the unpleasant incense. We also want to take advantage of this, haha Ha ha."

When Zuo Guangdou heard this, he laughed and joked: "This can't be compared. Chengzong is now a daily lecturer and has a heavy responsibility. You didn't listen to what he said. Today, on the first day of the daily lecture, His Majesty was left to ask questions and have a meal. It seems that the emperor I also like him very much as a teacher.”

When Sun Chengzong heard what they said, he waved his hands quickly.

"Everyone is really embarrassed. Chengzong is just a daily lecturer. All he can do is to prepare and explain to the emperor as much as possible so that the emperor can gain something. Fortunately, today I see that your majesty is also a person who respects teachers, is diligent in learning, and is eager to ask questions. This is really A blessing to the country.”

Everyone present was filled with emotion after hearing this.As Confucian scholar-bureaucrats in the Ming Dynasty, it has always been their political ideal to be good at learning and then become an official.

In the Wanli Dynasty, the Donglin Party declined and was not reused.So they put their treasure on the crown prince Zhu Changluo. In the end, Zhu Changluo successfully ascended the throne. They felt that they could finally stand up. Unexpectedly, Mingguangzong Zhu Changluo died suddenly, and they had no choice but to help Zhu Youxiao ascend to the throne.

Fortunately, Zhu Youxiao's performance seemed to be good. He was worried about national affairs and determined to reform, which gave them hope again.

Yang Lian pondered for a moment, interrupting the calm.

"Your Majesty is diligent and inquisitive, but he is easily bewitched by treacherous ministers. Now he has retreated from the philosophy. In the end, he made suggestions to His Majesty to implement the test method. The purpose is to block the way of speech. Now the implementation of the test method is a foregone conclusion. The court The forces of traitorous parties such as Central Qi, Chu, Zhejiang and Xuan are still very powerful, and we must be on guard against them.”

Sun Chengzong heard the argument between Yang Lian and Liu Yishui outside the house.

Yang Lian is an upright person, not afraid of power, and cannot tolerate sand in his eyes.Naturally, they have objections to the implementation of the examination method and Liu Yishen's failure to tell in advance that Fang Congzhe would recommend him.

But the matter has reached this point, and it is useless to say more. I can only advise:
"Wen Ru (Yang Lian's calligraphy said) Don't worry. After Fang Congzhe retired, there are now three people in the cabinet. Only Shen Guan is from the Zhejiang Party. When Sun Ruyou and others come to Beijing next year, there will be many people from Donglin in the cabinet. Zhejiang Party and others No one can afford to overturn any big waves.

Besides, Your Majesty doesn't like empty words and prefers practical results. I think this is also the purpose of promoting the examination method.

As long as we follow the path, do things in a down-to-earth manner, and implement reforms, as long as it is beneficial to the country and the people, Your Majesty will naturally care for virtuous ministers and stay away from villains. "

Sun Chengzong also had a relatively positive view on the Kao Cheng Law. It was better to rectify the administration of officials and improve efficiency.

This is actually the view of Liu Yishen, Zou Yingyuan and others.

Liu Yishen has always felt that being too strong-willed is not a good thing.He also echoed:

"What Chengzong said is very true, the affairs of the world are done, and the six officials are the ones who are responsible for the affairs of the world. If they talk too much, the six officials will not be able to govern. Those who are good at governing the world will let the six officials do their work, and they will be guided by their words. If you make mistakes and speak to officials, the government will decide what to do and the world will be in order."

The affairs of the world mainly depend on the six ministries. It is not good for the officials to be too strong. In the past, when the emperor misbehaved, it was okay for the officials to give more advice and admonitions. Now that the emperor is strong and pays attention to performance, naturally he cannot be too strong in speech, otherwise he will be disliked by the emperor.

After hearing this, Yang and Zuo were about to refute, but Sun Chengzong did not want to continue this meaningless quarrel and directly interrupted:
"Master Liu said yes. Speaking of your Majesty's emphasis on practical results, your Majesty asked me to talk about "Historical Records: The Chronicles of Han Wu" today. After finishing the lecture, your Majesty compared the Han Dynasty's defeat of the Huns and asked me what enlightenment I have for the Liaodong War.

After the Q&A, I mentioned the need to farm in Liaodong and build a new navy to transport grain to Liaodong in order to lower the price of grain in Liaodong and reduce Liaodong's payment expenses.

After hearing this, His Majesty readily agreed and asked Wang An to instruct the cabinet to discuss the matter. "

What Sun Chengzong said made everyone present instantly interested, so Sun Chengzong explained the matter to everyone in detail.

The war in Liaodong is urgent. If the Donglin Party can take over this job now, it will definitely gain a lot of honor in front of the emperor.

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