Emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao lovingly.

This child is not like himself at all.

But what does it matter?

Although I knew that this guy seemed obedient, I thought that eight out of ten people would take his words as wind in his ears, and his left ear was in his right ear, but Emperor Hongzhi still said: "You have experienced very well over the years and have made a lot of contributions. I... am very pleased! I have nothing to ask for, I just want you to act in the future and think twice before doing anything. Just think about whether you are worthy of your ancestors and ancestors in doing this... and let your spirit come with your other nature."

Zhu Houzhao said, "My son is obeying the order of his father."

But I muttered in my heart that it has been too unusual recently.

Emperor Hongzhi immediately smiled, lowered his head, looked at the charter of the Academy of Sciences, which was quite similar: "A servant here, named Wang Wenyu, who is this person...?"

Zhu Houzhao said: "I am a student of Xishan Academy. What I learned is astronomy and geography."

Emperor Hongzhi burst into laughter.

He knew a few names in it, but he had never heard of this Wang Wenyu, but he didn't know what qualifications this person had to enter the Academy of Sciences.

He pondered for a moment: "Is astronomy and geography also knowledge?"

Zhu Houzhao said happily: "Father, all things in the world have their own knowledge. Wang Wenyu claimed that he had two mentors, one was Wang Shouren, who taught him his new study, and the other was Xu Jing. It is strange that Xu Jing went out to sail, and this person did not officially join Xu Jing's disciple. However... Xu Jing's countless accusations of sailing in recent years were stored in the library of Xishan Academy. This person loves to study this most, claiming to be taught by him."

"Oh, by the way, the earth under our feet is a ball. This paper was written by him, which completely denied the theory of the sky and the earth. Not only that, he also observed the celestial phenomena. Father, you know that this navigation not only requires a lot of geographical knowledge, but also requires understanding to observe the celestial phenomena so that you can better distinguish the direction. Different places have different weather conditions. This person... writes articles all day long and criticizes... Longquan Temple..."

"Criticize Longquan Temple, isn't this flood rushing into the Dragon King Temple?" Emperor Hongzhi was surprised.

If he remembered it well, then Li Zhenren from Longquan Temple was also Fang Jifan's nephew.

Zhu Houzhao was happy and was full of spirit: "This is the stroke of God. In this Xishan Academy, no one cares about what knowledge you are in charge of, and lets them say anything nonsense. This person believes that the so-called rain prayer is purely false, and there are no gods and ghosts in the world. This is just a trick to deceive people... Also, there is a sun in the sky, and the sun produces heat, just like steam, which will turn the water on the ground into steam, and according to the proposal of the sons

He believed that the steam might be locked in the sky, so it became clouds and drifted outside the sky. After the clouds accumulate in the air, if they encounter air conditioning, they condense into water. This is the origin of rain. In short, this guy is very strange. But he has several papers, all of which have been registered in journals and obtained academic positions. This time he was able to enter the Academy of Sciences, which is said to be the result of internal weighing of the academy..."

Emperor Hongzhi nodded, but said, "But, what's the use of astronomy and geography? It's better to use more agriculture and engineering, even business, or more important."

Zhu Houzhao immediately said: "My son thinks that engineering is the most important thing, and the rest are the next."

Emperor Hongzhi glanced at Zhu Houzhao with a meaningful look.

After thinking for a while, "But there is nothing wrong with a gentleman respecting ghosts and gods and keeping them away."

Zhu Houzhao nodded repeatedly: "Yes, it's not bad."

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly felt emotion: "When Master was obedient... I feel very touched by these words."

It seems that Emperor Hongzhi could speak freely because of outsiders: "Do you understand what this sentence means?"

Zhu Houzhao: "..."

Emperor Hongzhi did not blame him, but smiled: "The reason why the sage's learning can last forever is that it follows the trend. Just like Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, it can travel the world smoothly. Isn't it because it goes with the times? This new learning is strange and diverse. If it were in the Southern Song Dynasty, it would be despised. Even when Emperor Taizu Gao saw these bad-minded knowledge, Emperor Taizu Gao had to chop off the culprit Fang Jifan."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "Because, when Emperor Taizu Gao was at the beginning of his life, the world was settled, and the people in the world were most needed to stabilize the hearts of the people, and to separate all the subjects in the world. The thieves who had been fighting for wars before had to use torture to attack them, and also needed to use a set of etiquette to restrain them and curb their restless selfish desires. Therefore, Neo-Confucianism is smooth, the king, the ministers, the father, the son and the son."

Emperor Hongzhi said this and paused: "But today, all the subjects and people in the world regard me, Zhu, as their national surname, and people abide by etiquette and law, and dare not step over the fish pond. But today's problem is no longer the unstable people's hearts, but the land is increasingly annexed, the powerful are rising, and the people have no place to stand, and the rich have a smell of wine and meat. At this point, if they ignore these imminent refugees, the world will sooner or later be in chaos."

Emperor Hongzhi sighed: "I have been looking for a solution to this problem for many years since I ascended the top. Neo-Confucianism cannot solve it. The monarch, minister and minister cannot make people hungry and displaced people abide by etiquette and law. It is just a new learning, a gentleman has a conscience and practices benevolent government. Only in this way can the most important contradictions at the moment be alleviated. The essence of Neo-Confucianism is to lose its enterprising spirit and blindly reduce its storm. It is available when people's hearts are initially set! And this new learning is to open up the source, and when people are in a state of vain and people are seeking full food!"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but say, "Oh, it turns out that my father had already had his own plans. My son thought that my father had long been disgusted with those hypocritical hypocrites, just now..."

Emperor Hongzhi smiled: "What is the emperor, the emperor, the lord of all people, with great power, but at the same time, I have my own considerations. How could it be possible to easily change the national policy because of my likes and dislikes of a person or a group of people? When Emperor Taizu Gao, the one he hated the most was Confucian scholars. This was because of the experiences before Emperor Taizu Gao's rebellion. But... even if he gritted his teeth, he would peel off some evil scholars and put them into use. In the national policy he formulated, did he still treat scholars preferentially, and did he still give a lot of privilege to the gentry?"

"So, for the king, you should not like or dislike something. When looking at a person, you should think about whether this person is available and whether this matter is feasible. In this regard, you will never be as good as Jifan. Although Jifan is loyal, he is very evil in everything he does. Therefore, he meets my heart and knows that this will be good for the court, the world, and me, and he has used the heads of his disciples as a guarantee. You, you do whatever you want, do whatever you want."

Zhu Houzhao scratched her head: "Son minister...son minister..."

But at this moment, Xiao Jing came, and Emperor Hongzhi coughed. These words just now were the words between father and son. Even in front of Xiao Jing, Emperor Hongzhi tried his best to say it.

Xiao Jing smiled and walked forward, holding a charter in his hand, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Yang Yiqing... He submitted a report. Inside, there are officials from Tongzhou Prefecture appointed and removed from Tongzhou Prefecture. Tongzhou Prefecture has four counties under its jurisdiction. From the prefecture's Tongzhi, to the Tongzong, then to the county magistrate, county magistrate, chief clerk, etc...."

Emperor Hongzhi took it and opened the charter. When he saw it, he frowned.

There are forty-three officials recommended here. It can be said that almost all the ninth-rank officials in Tongzhou Prefecture have been included.

There are actually many of these recommended officials, which are well-known to Emperor Hongzhi.

"This Wuqing County Magistrate is Chen Mao?"

Zhu Houzhao was also quite interested in the Tongzhou incident: "Father, is this person... any name?"

Emperor Hongzhi said, "You haven't heard of this person? This person is a famous minister. Ten years ago, he was just a juren, a small county magistrate under Qiongzhou Prefecture. You know where Qiongzhou is. But since he took office, within three months, he cleared the thieves in the county, rebuilt the county school, and dealt with the accumulated cases that had been accumulated for more than two years. When the people of the county saw him, they were like a long drought and rain. After that, I ordered him to be the prefect of Taiping Prefecture in Nanzhili. This person's political achievements were also remarkable. This person was honest and honest, clean, and steady in his work. Then, he entered Dali Temple. His political achievements were quite good. I took him seriously. I didn't expect... In the foot of Tongzhou, a small Wuqing County, Yang Yiqing actually recommended this person. If such a person goes to govern a county, wouldn't it be a ox knife to kill a chicken?"

Zhu Houzhao was not a fool. When he heard this, he suddenly became angry: "This is unfair, unfair. If such a person is a county magistrate, then other county magistrates and county magistrates are not all the most capable officials in our Ming Dynasty? Yang Yiqing is clearly... cheating."

"No wonder Yang Yiqing!" Emperor Hongzhi saw many familiar names again and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "That's all the strangers, you are too high-profile. This time, if you want to dig the roots of all officials, can they not rebound? Behind this Yang Yiqing are all the officials of the imperial examination in the Ming Dynasty. This time, I plan to roll up my sleeves and give you and Jifan a few ears!"

Zhu Houzhao felt his face hurting: "That dog-like thing dares to hit Erchen in the face. Erchen will bring Lao Fang to his house tomorrow, and make trouble for his whole family."

Emperor Hongzhi glared at Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao laughed: "Just just laughing, just laughing. Erchen is not such a person. Erchen is just a reason, but Lao Fang is always unable to control his temper. He can't guarantee anything that hurts the world."

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It’s still updated during the Chinese New Year. I wonder if there is anyone else, such a conscientious author, wouldn’t he vote for a monthly ticket and encourage him?
Chapter completed!