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Chapter 518 The emperor likes to be deviant

Nanjing, Forbidden City.

Zhu Yijiong was reviewing memorials on a daily basis, randomly selected one, looked at it for a few times and then put it aside.

On the Imperial Case, there are now no fewer than ten memorials, all of which are to be left unpublished.

As the founder of the country, Zhu Yijiong rarely ignored the memorials below. Those who often ignored the memorials were often the emperors of later generations. They had no way to deal with their ministers, so they resorted to this method to compete with their ministers.

Zhu Yijiong was naturally not competing with his ministers, but because all the memorials in Liuzhong were right. No matter from any angle, there is no reason to directly refute it.

The contents of these memorials are also very simple and even unified. They can be summarized in two sentences: "His Royal Highness has reached the age of entering school. It is time to find a teacher for the prince as soon as possible."

Zhu Yijiong also tried to deal with it tactfully several times, but these courtiers not only did not restrain themselves, but intensified their actions. Fortunately, I only found one copy and kept one. At worst, it will become an archaeological relic for future generations.

The reason why the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were so happy to report to the emperor was naturally not because they were concerned about the prince's study status.

Although according to the system, the prince, who is just ten years old this year, has indeed reached the age of entering school, in essence, this is still a political game between the monarch and his ministers.

It is not difficult to understand that with so many civil and military officials in the imperial court, there will always be some who have different political ideas from the emperor. Even the cabinet that firmly supported the emperor sometimes felt that the emperor's methods were too harsh, especially unfriendly to the gentry.

Even if we want to reform, it is too strong and too much is not enough.

To put it simply, many ministers felt that the current emperor had no hope, so fortunately they turned their attention to cultivating the prince.

I have to say that this idea is indeed feasible. For details, please refer to Emperor Jianwen of the former Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Yijiong was no longer a political novice, so he knew exactly what these ministers had in mind.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Wang Wenyuan of Suzhou Prefecture arrived in Nanjing today, and the Ministry of Rites has sent people to greet him."

"I know."

Zhu Yijiong nodded slightly, and then continued to review the memorials. Those memorials that were left out were quietly put aside.

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"Your Majesty Wen Yuan, please pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor!"

Wang Wenyuan was summoned three days after arriving in Nanjing.

Zhu Yijiong put down the "Qian Shu" in his hand, raised his empty hand, and said warmly: "Without courtesy, I will give you a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Wang Wenyuan cupped his hands to thank him.

Only then did Zhu Yijiong observe this person carefully. A few years ago, he had heard that this person studied in Wuxian County and had deviant theories that even alluded to imperial power.

Wang Wenyuan thought wrong. It was not because the new dynasty was enlightened that they did not arrest him, but because the county magistrate felt that the matter was serious, so he hurriedly reported to the emperor and asked for a ruling.

Zhu Yijiong looked at it for a long time, but didn't see any special temperament. Instead, he had a rather bookish air, which fit the stereotype of an ancient scholar. The key is that this guy is clearly in his sixties, almost seventy, but he is still strong and tall, his breath is steady and not frivolous, and he does not look senile at all.

This is normal. Historically, this guy lived to be eighty years old. If his health was not good, how could he live so long in ancient times.

Zhu Yijiong smiled and said: "I have read Wang Qing's "Qian Shu". Some of the theories in it are indeed a bit deviant, and even I was shocked. But after a closer look, I found that there is something unique about it. Wang Your teacher is really a scholar of heaven and earth, I just wish I was born at the wrong time and couldn't see him in person!"

After Wang Wenyuan heard this, he quickly stood up and held his hands in his hands: "Your Majesty, you are so flattering! If the teacher knows something, there will be no regrets." There is indeed no regrets. Even the emperor agreed with his idea of ​​a monarchy. This is not without regrets.

However, these were all polite words from Zhu Yijiong. After reading the "Hidden Book" for three days, he came to an impression: it was extremely empty.

Just like Huang Zongxi and Gu Yanwu, they look awesome and even have a profound impact. But the actual content is too empty. This is what he thinks from the perspective of a commoner. Although it has indeed touched the edge of democracy ideologically, due to the limitations of the times, the overall outcome is still inevitable.

But these are not important to Zhu Yijiong.

In the name of asking for advice, Zhu Yijiong briefly tested Wang Wenyuan's political philosophy. After basically confirming that he was of the same lineage as the deviant Tang Zhen, he finally said: "Wang Qing is a great talent, and he has inherited Mr. Tang's mantle. If he lives in Wuxian County School, it would be too buried. According to my handwriting, Wang Qing will be transferred to Nanjing. Imperial College, temporary appointment as Imperial Doctor of Imperial Education (sixth grade). In addition, he enters the palace once every seven days to teach the crown prince about human nature."

"The minister obeys the order."

Wang Wenyuan did not hesitate and immediately stood up and handed over his hands to thank him.

They all came to Nanjing, so naturally they had already thought about it, and the emperor personally ordered him to be the prince's teacher. Not surprisingly, he could still be an Emperor's Master in the future. No one could or could refuse such a huge temptation.

Zhu Yijiong also had his own considerations. As a student of Tang Zhen, Wang Wenyuan's knowledge would not be too bad. Moreover, this guy, like Tang Zhen, is a typical deviant, and despises Confucianism for advising people not to seek utilitarianism.

Let him teach the prince, and he will not turn the prince into a Confucian idiot.

Of course, there must be more than one teacher to the prince. For example, Mei Yao was previously responsible for teaching the prince astronomy and mathematics. Moreover, someone must be sent to keep an eye on anyone who dares to bring in private goods while teaching the prince, they will be stopped immediately, and those who refuse to listen will be directly exiled from the whole family.

I don’t work as Prince’s Master for nothing!

The name of the Prince's Master was announced to the world by the "Da Ming Yue News". All civil and military officials in the dynasty fell into silence, and the emperor had actually reserved a hand for a long time.

Killing first and telling later... No, this is called Qian Gang's arbitrariness. Even if the cabinet comes forward, there is no chance to intervene, and the cabinet will not come forward.

The current cabinet, in the eyes of the civilian gentry, has completely become the emperor's rubber stamp, but no one dares to say so openly. Because the emperor has made it clear before that I don't like people scolding me.

The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were either silent or unwilling, but there were still many scholars and scholars who saw a glimmer of opportunity.

The entire list of Prince's teachers is either about remote knowledge such as astronomy and calculus that is not valued, or it is directly deviant. These people can all be selected by the emperor to teach the prince's knowledge in the future, and can also take this opportunity to promote their own theories in the Imperial College.

Could it be that the emperor really liked to deviate from the orthodoxy, like new learning wonders, and overseas vassal affairs?

Yes, that must be the case!

This time, it can be said that Pandora's box has been opened in the hearts of literati all over the world.

This was also due to the time limit for the imperial examination set by Zhu Yijiong, which caused many scholars to directly cut off their path to Jinshi. Although one can become an official in the provincial examination, the starting point is too low, and it also makes many literati feel shameless.

As a result, these scholars turned to literary pursuits, and then many of them were exiled to Heilongjiang by the emperor. Now I see that the emperor actually likes deviant learning, and can even be selected as the prince's tutor, and even the emperor's tutor in the future.

Since you are destined to be unable to resist, you should just cater to it and delve into the new strange theories.

An ancient saying goes: "The King of Wu is a good swordsman, but the people are prone to scars. The King of Chu is very narrow-waisted, and many people in the palace starve to death."

As the saying goes, learning literature and martial arts will bring you wealth to the emperor's family.

Whatever the emperor likes, the people will cater to it. If things continue as they are now, as long as there are no problems for the prince. After more than a hundred years, it will really be possible to develop a true democratic theory. It even developed on its own, without foreign influence, as a deformed variant (not talking about red, the dog head saves lives).

　"The Hidden Book" is written so straightforwardly, I am still very curious as to why Tang Zhen was not killed (ω)

　　

　

(End of this chapter)