Domineering Daming

"Yes." Gu Yanwu answered.

Zhu Xu casually picked up another book with four large characters on it: Jing Zheng Xin Fa.

Zhu Xu opened it, and saw that it was all the guidelines and prohibitions promulgated by the Ming Dynasty after he ascended the throne, and the extensions also explained the functions, sources, and influences of these.

He read it very carefully. The writing was very detailed, well-founded, with quotations, advantages, disadvantages, and various principles, which were much better than his dry words.

After reading it for a while, Zhu Xu was very satisfied, and then picked up the next book, which was titled: Pros and Cons of the New Deal.

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes and picked it up.

Regarding the "New Deal", although most of the officials in the imperial court vocally supported it, they kept it secret in private and did not dare to say too much.Those who oppose can find countless reasons, excuses, and flaws to attack wantonly, and the uproar has not stopped until now.

Now there is actually a "Pros and Cons of the New Deal" here, he glanced at Gu Yanwu, Liu Zongzhou and others, and flipped through it.

Once caught in the eyes, Zhu Xu couldn't move away.

This book starts with Zhu Xu putting aside the cabinet at the beginning and taking charge of the six departments, the six subjects, the censor, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the clan, the Zongqing, and then the localities, and then to various derived policies, agricultural administration, imperial examinations, Business and politics, the abolition of cheap registration, and then to the acreage system, tax laws, etc., are almost all-encompassing.

This book alone has more than ten pages, covering all Zhu Xu's reforms, large and small, over the years, and there are two words "pros and cons" at the end of them.

Zhu Xu groaned as he turned a page, and what he saw was "science and morality are abolished, words and ways are irrelevant, all officials are restrained, and loyalty and evil are indisputable".

Zhu Xu raised his eyebrows, and fell silent for a while after seeing this sentence.

No one knows the pros and cons of the "New Deal" better than him, and no one understands better than him the power of speech officials at this time and the terrible role they play.

However, the speech officer system, which has lasted for thousands of years, naturally has its reasons.

Zhu Xu looked at this sentence and didn't continue to read it.

Every aspect of the current "New Deal" is very rough, and it is still in-depth and refined. Any policy can pull out a lot of disadvantages, some of which are true and need to be improved, but many are prepared by Zhu Xu for the future. It's ridiculous and scary, but it will be extremely important in the future. If it is not completed and established now, it will be extremely difficult in the future!

Chapter 1098 Denying Saints

Zhu Xu put down the books, patted them with his hands, his face changed from stare to smile.

After a while, he looked around and saw that the surroundings were already full of people, except for a few old gentlemen, almost everyone was here.Zhu Xu replied with a smile, and said: "That's right, that's how it should be. The positive ones need to be written in a big way, and the bad ones can't be avoided. As for me, there's nothing shameful about it. It's good for the country and loyal to the ears. It's very well written. Keep going, don't be shy, if anyone puts pressure on you, come to me, and I will argue with him."

A group of people bowed one after another, and there was a mess of voices.

Zhu Xu waited for a while, turned his eyes to Gu Yanwu, Liu Zongzhou and the others, and said: "We must observe the words of the sages, base ourselves on the present, and examine the people's livelihood plans for a century. We must understand the principles of extracting the essence and discarding the dross, using history as a mirror to identify the current situation, and the immediate priorities to see the long-term road. The rise and fall of the world, the survival of the Ming Dynasty, and the well-being of the people are all in our hands. Do things according to the book..."

Gu Yanwu listened to Zhu Xu's words, but there was nothing wrong with it, but some old scholars frowned.

Although His Majesty's words were euphemistic, the questioning and even negation of the saint's intentions were obvious, which was unacceptable to them.

However, what Zhu Xu said made sense, not that he couldn't refute it, but that the speaker couldn't refute it.

Everyone looked at each other silently, not daring to speak, and remained silent.

Zhu Xu just came to explain the "central idea" of editing. He believes that after finishing his speech today, it will have a great impact on the fourth and fifth halls. The compiled books will reflect the content of his words, and even be fuller, rounder, and more transparent.

Looking around again, Zhu Xu felt that there was no need to continue shopping, and she gave a few words of encouragement, looked at Gu Yanwu and said, "Zhongqing, come with me."

Gu Yanwu hurriedly followed, and a group of people left the four or five halls behind Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu has always had a "let go" attitude towards the Fourth and Fifth Halls. Today is the first time he has come here, and what he saw really surprised him.

"What do you think of the Fourth and Fifth Halls?" Zhu Xu asked after walking for a while with his hands behind his back.

Gu Yanwu followed Zhu Xu, he didn't quite understand the meaning of Zhu Xu's words, he thought about it, and said: "Returning to the emperor, I think that the fourth and fifth halls will be the most prosperous place for my Ming Dynasty's writing style in the future. .”

Zhu Xu was noncommittal to Gu Yanwu's answer, walked slowly, and said: "The development of the Royal Political Council has begun to take shape, at least above the county level, and everything that should be available. Now, the teaching materials are the most important. I plan to What do you think about merging the Fourth and Fifth Halls into the Hanlin Academy and moving them outside the palace?"

After all, Gu Yanwu was still young, and couldn't keep up with Zhu Xu's thinking rhythm. After thinking for a while, he said: "I agree, in this way, the Fourth and Fifth Halls, no, the Imperial Academy will become a holy place in the world, and the compiled textbooks are naturally the best. Well, if the Royal Government Council develops further, our Ming Dynasty's grand goal of 'everyone is illiterate' is just around the corner!"

Zhu Xu smiled. Gu Yanwu didn't know the political intentions hidden here, so he took a few steps and said, "Then this matter is settled, and I will let the cabinet handle it. Tell me your thoughts on business. "

Gu Yanwu has been studying "business" for a long time, but when he heard this, he frowned, his face darkened, and said: "Return to the emperor, I have been a little confused recently, I haven't thought through some things clearly, and I can't answer the emperor's question for the time being."

Zhu Xu raised his brows, turned his head to look at Gu Yanwu unexpectedly, and immediately understood, saying: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. This is the purpose of asking you to exercise more. How about this, I will give you a token , you take it out of Beijing, walk around, write while walking, write it, sort it out, I want to see it."

Gu Yanwu knew that Zhu Xu had always intended to cultivate him, so he quickly raised his hand and said, "I obey the order."

Zhu Xu glanced at him again with a smile, and said, "Be practical, do what you do, and combine knowledge and action. These are very important, and you must keep them in mind."

"Yes, I will keep this in mind." Gu Yanwu said.

Zhu Xu nodded, didn't say much, turned around and turned to Qianqing Palace.

Before Zhu Xu went in, Liu Shimin came out and said, "Your Majesty, the meal is ready, is it in Dongnuan Pavilion?"

Zhu Xu thought for a while and said, "Go to the Imperial Garden, it's cooler there."

"Yes." Liu Shimin responded and turned around to make arrangements.

Zhu Xu counted the time and also ran towards the imperial garden.

It was getting late, and there was a cool breeze, and the imperial garden had just been sprinkled with water, making it even cooler.

Zhu Xu sat down in the gazebo, took a sip of summer tea, turned to look at Cao Huachun who was standing beside him, and said, "The weather in the capital is too hot, I plan to go to Jiangzuo to escape the summer heat, what do you think?"

Jiangnan will only be hotter than Beijing, where can we escape the heat?

Cao Huachun pondered Zhu Xu's intentions, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, Nanzhili is basically stable, and Mr. Bi Ge has just left. If the Emperor goes again, I'm afraid it will backfire..."

Zhu Xu looked at him without moving, and immediately said nothing.

He didn't want to appease Jiangnan Shilin, but he planned to participate in the International Business Expo in Shenlong Mansion.

But it is really not suitable now, we have to wait until next year.

"I see the emperor." Ping Wang's fat figure appeared in front of Zhu Xu, and he raised his hand and saluted with a smile.

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said: "Uncle Emperor, excuse me, the weather is so hot, come, sit down, drink some herbal tea, and rest for a while."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Prince Ping smiled and sat down opposite Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu poured him a cup of tea, chatted for a while, and then said: "In Mongolia, a grand ceremony has been prepared, and I will be honored in Guihua City. I don't have time to go. After much deliberation, the emperor Uncle is suitable, I would like to ask Uncle Huang to go on my behalf."

King Ping immediately said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Guihua City is not far away. I just need to walk there. Your Majesty can just say something. I'm so busy, so I don't need to greet you."

Zhu Xu poured him another cup of tea with a smile, and said, "Mongolia is stable now, will something happen in a while, what I want the emperor to do is to tell them that I and Daming have no idea about the Mongol territory, Let them rest assured that the prime ministers stationed in Mongolia are only in charge of civil affairs and not involved in military affairs. Don't let the Mongolians have any grudges, and they can do what they want to do without worry..."

King Ping naturally knew the situation that Daming was facing now, and said: "Yes, I understand. I will definitely let the Mongols know that my Daming is not interested in the Mongols' territory. It is all barren land and it is useless. I am not need……"

Zhu Xu nodded with a smile, and said: "Uncle Huang is always at ease when he does things. This time, Uncle Huang will not have to go to Bei'annan, and enjoy the blessings in Beijing."