The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Duchayuan, duty room.

Today, Lu Wan saw Yan Chengjin was late to return, and asked the Hanlin, only to find out that Yan Chengjin went to see the emperor alone, and he could not help but feel uneasy.

He waited for another quarter of an hour before seeing Yan Chengjin coming back.

He closed the door and said to Yan Chengjin: "Sir, I have something to say. On the eleventh of last month, I sent a letter from Beijing with the blueprint of an ironclad ship."

"Aren't you afraid that I will sue you and put you in jail?"

Lu Wan raised his head slightly and said in a deep voice: "I want to expose this matter and make up for my faults! Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao may have a rebellious heart, and it was he who asked me to report the news."

He raised his head slightly, but saw that Yan Chengjin was not moved at all.

Was he so shocked that he had no reaction?

Lu Wan continued, "I have no intention of opposing you, sir. I just accepted the money and property from King Ning and helped him a little."

Yan Chengjin took out a letter from his arms and put it on the desk: "But this one?"

Lu Wan's pupils trembled, looking at Yan Chengjin in disbelief.

"Why did you have this letter?"

Yan Chengjin opened the letter and spread it on the desk, "As the censor of the Censorate, I know something about the movements in the capital."

The duty room became quiet, and Lu Wan did not dare to look up at Yan Chengjin, but just cupped his hands.

"I wonder how you are going to deal with me?"

Yan Chengjin folded the letter and put it back in his arms again: "I won't deal with you."

"I am stupid and can't guess your intentions. Please tell me clearly." Lu Wan could feel that Yan Chengjin was very interested in him.

According to the law, if you leak important drawings of the Ministry of Works, you can be sentenced to demotion and exile a thousand miles.

He couldn't guess Yan Chengjin's intentions.

"Come to the Censorate tomorrow to take up your duties. Since you are the governor-general, you will be in charge of the future governor-general affairs."

The Censorate has a governor-general position, who visits and inspects the salt, horse, tea and river affairs of various places. It is a tiring job to travel all year round.

The first time he met Lu Wan, Yan Chengjin knew that he had the potential to be a spy.

A few days later, Lu Wan was extremely uneasy, and he didn't hear any news of any punishment.

He gradually felt relieved.

In the middle of December, Zhang's house.

Zhang Cai set up a simple banquet in the main hall, drank a glass by himself, and looked at Lu Wan opposite him, and felt a sense of sympathy.

"Thank you, Lord Zhang, for the banquet." Lu Wan asked, "I wonder what Lord Zhang wants?"

He didn't have a deep friendship with Zhang Cai, but Zhang Cai invited him to his house.

Is he asking him for something?

"If I guess correctly, you and I are both in the same group as Lord Yan?"

Lu Wan was stunned for a moment. Although Yan Chengjin held a high position in the court.

But he changed many old systems, not to mention waiting for the sons of gentry to become high officials.

The emperor's will is unpredictable. Even if he falls out of favor one day, he will end up like Shang Yang, who was torn to pieces by a chariot.

Therefore, no official in the court wanted to have anything to do with Yan Chengjin.

Lu Wan said, "I don't know what Lord Zhang meant by that?"

"The new emperor vowed to double his achievements compared to the retired emperor.

Now it's the end of December, and all departments are dealing with the affairs of the ministry at the end of the year. I heard that the six ministries want to ask for surveying and storing grain."

"Is it because of the new emperor?"

"To be precise, it's because of Lord Yan. The retired emperor and the officials don't know whether Lord Yan discussed it with the new emperor?

Lord Yan has made many rectifications, which are all considered the new emperor's policies.

Especially the Lijia system that was previously promoted throughout the country.

Now it's the end of the year, and the officials will definitely use the military farming to verify whether it is a good policy or a bad policy."

"I understand." Lu Wan came to his senses.

In the morning court, it's time to ask for the end of the year.

The retired emperor Hongzhi looked at Zhu Houzhao and Yan Chengjin, and then he said, "The six ministries requested to survey the military farms and grain reserves. What do the new emperor and Mr. Yan think?"

Didn't the new emperor and Yan Chengjin say that the political achievements should be doubled compared to my years?

Now a year has passed. If there is no change, it should be proved that the measures of the new policy are ineffective.

See how I deal with you two.

The eyes of all officials fell on Zhu Houzhao and Yan Chengjin.

Zhu Houzhao turned around, and he was unsure whether the military farms and grain reserves in the world had increased or decreased.

"Old Gao, shall we investigate?"

The Censorate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate can receive memorials from various places.

As for the understanding of the local areas, Old Gao is better than him. If Old Gao says he will not investigate, it means that the time is not right and he cannot let his father investigate.

"I also want to take advantage of the end of the year to survey the military farms and grain reserves." Yan Chengjin said.

All officials showed doubts.

At this time, an official behind the Censorate stood up and bowed, saying, "I would like to ask for permission to inspect Jiangnan."

During the investigation, the court would send officials to various places for supervision.

The official position should not be too high, otherwise officials from various places would come to offer their services, nor should it be too low, otherwise it would not be able to intimidate local officials.

The fourth-rank Right Censor-in-Chief is just right. The retired emperor Hongzhi heard Yan Chengjin say that this person is a talent, but he has not yet seen it.

Yan Chengjin's heart moved slightly. Zhang Cai met Lu Wan yesterday and arranged everything.

"Approved."

After the court meeting was over, Lu Wan returned to the Censorate to prepare and bid farewell to Yan Chengjin.

This time, the court sent five governors, namely Zuo Tongzheng Conglan of the Tongzhengsi, Zhou Dong, Shaoqing of the Dali Temple, and Wu Shizhong, the temple minister of the Shangbao Temple.

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Guizhou, Longchang.

Wang Shouren closed his lecture in the cliff cave, and the natives gradually dispersed.

There was an old Confucian scholar in Confucian robes who stayed behind, with seven or eight followers beside him, and he looked a little dissatisfied.

The old scholar came up with his hands behind his back and said with a stern face: "I am Huang Luo, the official in charge of Longchang. I heard that you are spreading heretical academic knowledge here. Who are you and what is your doctrine?"

After listening for half an hour, he shook his head repeatedly at the scholar's academic knowledge.

"Aiming at the study of the mind, returning to the way of the saint."

Wang Shouren did not hide his intention to become a saint.

Huang Luo could not help but laugh at Wang Shouren's straightforwardness. Longchang, Guizhou is a place where bandits and thieves are mixed.

You want to come here to be a saint?

"From what you just taught about 'benevolence' and 'forgiveness', it seems that you have a lot of knowledge. Please teach me."

Wang Shouren carefully observed the man in front of him.

This man was wearing Confucian clothes, so he must be a Confucian scholar. He must have thought that his study of the mind collided with Confucianism, and he was speaking up for Confucius and Zhu Shengren.

"If we use Wang's philosophy of mind to explain 'benevolence', we should not impose on others what we do not want others to do to us, and we should not impose on others what we cannot bear. This is what Confucius said about benevolence.

However, what I want should not be imposed on others. We should make the truth clear and let them accept it naturally. This is what Confucius said about forgiveness."

In short, what I do not want others to do is benevolence.

I do not force others to do what I want, and this is forgiveness.

In the words recorded by Confucius, there is no explanation for why he did so, and it is entirely up to future generations to understand.

Huang Luo stood there in a daze, looking at Wang Shouren: "What did you just say?"

"It is Wang's understanding of Confucianism, and I attribute it to the philosophy of mind."

At this time, the servant Wang Yi hurriedly walked in from outside: "Master, the censor just sent a letter, saying that it was sent by the adult in the capital."

Wang Shouren sighed before he opened the letter, knowing that it was Brother Gao who summoned him back to the capital.

I have been secluded here for nearly half a year. I don't know what happened in the capital. Brother Gao must issue an urgent order to recall him.

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