Domineering Daming

Zhang Guowei also attached great importance to Gu Yanwu, and stared at his signed article word by word. Gradually, the smile on his face disappeared, and he raised his head to look at the little official, and said, "The draft of the morning newspaper, will it be published tomorrow?"

The little official said, "Yes, Deputy Editor-in-Chief Wang asked me to show it to the adults."

Zhang Guowei waved his hand at him, and handed the newspaper to Xu Jie beside him.

Xu Jie was puzzled, took it over and looked at it, his eyes widened suddenly, his face was ugly, it seemed inconceivable.

Li Youtang looked at the expressions of the two, stretched out his hand to take it, and was immediately surprised at first glance.

Others looked over one after another, with somewhat surprised expressions on their faces.

For a while, Yang Guiying couldn't help it, and said angrily: "My lord, what is this Gu Yanwu going to do? You must be too courageous!"

What Gu Yanwu wrote in this article is a kind of academic attitude, emphasizing the "practical learning of self-cultivation and governance of others", "cultivating the body and mind to be solid, and achieving political affairs is more important", "sit down and talk, you can stand up and act" .

To put it simply, Gu Yanwu criticizes "Xin Xue", and severely criticizes "Xin Xue" as a nonsense theory that talks about mind nature and suppresses metaphysics, a useless study that carves rhetoric and composes facts.

If you zoom in, Wang Yangming's "Xin Xue" developed from Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism, and it is the last peak of Confucianism.Gu Yanwu's criticism of "mind learning" is to criticize Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism and traditional Confucianism.

He is striving for innovation and being pragmatic and current.

Gu Yanwu criticizes Confucianism, but Zhang Guowei doesn't care about it. There are not one or two such "crazy people" in Ming Dynasty, and no one really cares.However, Gu Yanwu's attack on "heart learning" must be taken seriously.

For one thing, many Confucian scholars in Ming Dynasty are disciples and grandchildren of Wang Yangming, including Bi Ziyan, Zhang Guowei, Sun Chengzong, and Sun Chuanting.Secondly, there are political considerations. The article posted by Gu Yanwu is clearly in line with Sun Chuanting's "Cultivation of Classics and Learning". Could it be that Sun Chuanting is manipulating it behind the scenes?

Everyone is thinking about this issue and the possible impact.

After a long while, Liu Zhiyao said: "My lord, everyone, no matter what ideas Gu Yanwu and Shoufu have in mind, once this article is published, it will not only slap us, but also scholars all over the world. This time, Shoufu Sun is probably trying to steal chickens." It's not worth the loss!"

Zhang Guowei suddenly struggled out of his inherent thinking, a little stunned, and said with a relaxed smile: "That's true. Gu Yanwu has always acted against the rules, and he has a lot of wild words. Everyone doesn't take it seriously. I am afraid that the pressure will be borne by Sun Shoufu."

Li Youtang was thoughtful, if it wasn't for the Japanese incident, they could use this incident to attack Sun Chuanting and prevent him from being demoted to the Ministry of War.

Speaking of this, Li Youtang woke up suddenly, looked at the crowd and said: "Not long ago, I heard a rumor in the General Administration of Taxation that the Ministry of Punishment was downgraded to make room for another department."

Qi Qi present changed color, and Yang Guiying immediately asked, "Which department?"

The downgrading of the Ministry of Punishment has little effect on them, but if another department suddenly takes over and is upgraded to the "six departments" sequence, the impact will be great.

Li Youtang naturally heard those two names, but shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Liu Yuyao questioned, but Li Youtang just shook his head and refused to say more.

Zhang Guowei noticed something, stopped them from asking, looked at Li Youtang seriously and asked, "Do you think this statement is reliable?"

Li Youtang thought for a while and said, "Sixty percent."

Li Youtang said "[-]%" instead of "[-]%", but in fact he said that this matter is likely to be nine out of ten.

Zhang Guowei nodded silently, glanced at Xu Jie, and said nothing more.

Xu Jieben was still thinking about the yamen directly under the cabinet, which one could be promoted, looked at Zhang Guowei's gaze, and suddenly came to his senses, cold sweat broke out on his head.

It was not Sun Chuanting's decision to promote a department, or in other words, the reform of the Ming Dynasty's official administration was not planned by Sun Chuanting, but the Qianqing Palace.

Rather than saying that Sun Chuanting wants to make room for this department, it is better to say that Sun Chuanting is only implementing the plan that the Qianqing Palace had long ago.

Which department does Qianqing Palace want to promote?Think about which department the emperor is most passionate about and favorite, and things will become clear at a glance.

"Bronze Smelly Emperor", "Commercial Reform", one of the three pillars of the Great Ming Reform, Shenlongfu, Haimao, Royal Bank, Royal Commercial Group, etc., are these not enough to explain the problem?

Chapter 1459 Uncompromising

Xu Jie remained silent, even if he had guessed the "[-]%" new department, he would not say it.

In other words, it's useless to say it, it's just an annoyance.

Li Youtang, Zhang Guowei, and Xu Jie were playing riddles, and the others were watching each other, not knowing what to do.

"These are undecided matters, and the future is uncertain. Don't worry. Let's see how Sun Shoufu will respond when the newspaper is published tomorrow." Zhang Guowei smiled, his tone very brisk.

Sun Chuanting has been tossing Zhang Guowei for the past six months. Zhang Guowei is still very happy to see Sun Chuanting in a mess.

Everyone also let go of this inexplicable matter, smiled and agreed, and were all waiting for tomorrow's good show.

So the wine glass was raised again, a group of people toasted and staggered, and the excitement resumed.

Not long after they were happy, the cabinet announced that Zhang Guowei should go to Annan, and rumors of his inspection tour in Phnom Penh spread to Zhang's residence.

The lively atmosphere was swept away, and everyone was depressed and speechless, as if their throats were stuck.

Liu Yuyao calmed down quickly, and said, "My lord, I feel that this is the bluff of the first assistant, deliberately letting us know."

Yang Guiying followed and said: "Brother Liu is right, there are many things at the end of the year, and the governors of various provinces are about to go to Beijing to discuss matters. Such a critical moment, how can we miss you..."

Li Youtang and Xu Jie also thought so, so they all looked at Zhang Guowei with stable eyes.

Zhang Guowei looked normal, but smiled bitterly in his heart.

No one can see these truths, but Sun Chuanting just let him know that if he doesn't follow Sun Chuanting's request and puts his flag down, even if he is not sent to Phnom Penh, there are still ways to torment him.

In other words, this is a warning, either obey or wait for the big stick behind.

When it comes to officialdom, Zhang Guowei is indeed much clearer than Xu Jie and Li Youtang. After all, Zhang Guowei came up step by step. Li Youtang and Xu Jie were promoted by Bi Ziyan, so they lost a lot of training.

Zhang Guowei remained motionless, and said, "Well, let's eat."

Everyone didn't realize it, and raised their glasses again, but the excitement before was gone, but they all dispersed in boredom after a while.

Zhang Guowei sent a few people away, and came back to stand under the eaves, looking at the rare clear starry sky, with a few stars shining occasionally.

Zhang Guowei held Gu Yanwu's newspaper in his hand, with a cold expression and complicated eyes.

His wife Qin came over, put a coat on him, and said softly: "Master, it's late at night, go to sleep."

Zhang Guowei looked down at the newspaper in his hand again, and said, "Father-in-law still wants me to resign?"

Qin's expression hesitated, and said: "Well, father feels that the current political situation is treacherous. Let alone you, the husband, Sun Shoufu will fall at any time. If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, it is the best choice to protect oneself wisely."

Zhang Guowei's father-in-law was a doctor in the Ministry of Rites during the Wanli period. He was exiled by Shenzong because he was involved in the "national dispute". Later, he was pardoned and returned to Beijing with the help of his colleagues. Become an official.

Zhang Guowei naturally knew what his father-in-law meant, he patted his wife's hand, and said, "Let me think about it, you go to sleep first."

Qin Shi looked at Zhang Guowei's resolute side face, sighed inwardly, and did not persuade him any more.

Zhang Guowei said "Think again" many times, but never counted.

Looking at the little starlight in the dark night, Zhang Guowei also heaved a long sigh in his heart.