"Boss, this son's growth rate is somewhat unexpected."

When he heard Emperor Zhu Qizhen invite Chen Yichen to accompany him, the Minister of Personnel Wang Zhi spoke to Hu Yi, the Minister of Rites beside him.

For the ministers of the imperial court of the level of their level, it is naturally impossible to be as shocked as the young students of the Imperial College.

It’s nothing to put forward academic proposals. Many people want to start a sect these days, but how many people are truly convinced by the world if they spread it?

Chen Yichen's remarks today are convincing, not to mention that they are convincing, I am afraid that the title of young literati leader in the capital will not be guaranteed in the future. He challenged Neo-Confucianism so rebelliously, and he stood opposite to the Confucianism and Taoism in the Ming Dynasty. I don't know what he thought.

Young people must have a degree of enthusiasm, too much is worse than too much!

Originally, Wang Zhi and other civil officials did not take this kind of debate in the "academic circle" seriously. After all, it is now the orthodox dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, rather than the chaotic dynasty of the party struggles in the late Ming Dynasty. Various schools of thought compete with each other to influence the government.

However, the attitude Zhu Qizhen showed made them pay attention to it. Once Chen Yichen received the support of the emperor, it would no longer be a small fight in the "academic circle", and would truly have the ability to affect the direction of the court.

Maybe this is a situation that no one expected in advance. Chen Yichen, a temporary invitation lecturer in the Imperial College, will be crowned as a real imperial teacher step by step!

"What can I do? I have done everything I need to do, and I can't stop this for a while."

Hu Yi replied lightly, his tone calm.

Since the failure to win over before the imperial examination, Hu Yi has tried every means to suppress Chen Yichen's imperial examination ranking and support his own people to the top.

As a result, this kid was favored by destiny. He received help from noble people every critical moment, breaking his own obstacles and completing the highest achievement of the literati such as the Three Yuan and Six Yuan Prize.

Now that Chen Yichen has become an official, his wings have gradually become fuller. If you want to suppress it, it will not be as easy as before.

The ranking of the imperial examinations can be carried out in secret operations. If the wanton suppression in the officialdom is to clearly impeach and confrontation. The civil servants led by Hu Yi do not have the courage to turn against each other publicly.

No matter how much help Chen Yichen is, the "eunuch party", Wang Zhen can give him. A mere honorary group represented by Chengguo Duke is not an easy existence to mess with.

At least before the Tumu Fort Incident, the three forces of eunuchs, honors and civil officials ranked in the rankings, and the civil officials group was firmly in the last, and even one of them could not be beaten by a single fight.

"I'm afraid that he will flatter the priest and reach an alliance with Wang Zhen, and no one can compete with the lieutenant general at that time."

When Hu Yi suppressed Chen Yichen before, Wang Zhi did not intervene too much.

On the one hand, he was a heavenly official of the Ministry of Personnel. Except for his qualifications, he was not as good as Hu Yi, and he should be the second-in-command of civil servants in terms of power and status. When Yang Pu retires or dies one day, Wang Zhi will become the leader of the real civil servants and will never be able to fight for the re-elected position of the chief minister of the cabinet.

When Wang Zhi was the Minister of Rites, he was Hu Yi's younger brother. Now that he has succeeded in the throne, who is willing to live in the long term, naturally there is no need to follow the other party's plan.

On the other hand, Wang Zhi did not take Chen Yichen seriously. No matter how young talented he is, he can reach a position that threatens himself in the officialdom, and it is impossible for him to have been in more than ten or twenty years.

When that day appears, Wang Zhi's grave grass may be more than three feet tall.

But today's scene made Wang Zhi realize that his vision was indeed not as good as that of Hu Yi, a veteran of the Five Dynasties. It would probably not take more than ten or twenty years to develop according to Chen Yichen's momentum.

"No matter what the reason is, this boy has not reached an alliance with Wang Zhen yet. If he chooses to attack him at this time, he will really push him to Wang Zhen."

All those who can stand in the top officials for decades are top-notch old foxes.

Hu Yi's vision is very vicious. The more Wang Zhen promotes Chen Yichen so vigorously, he reveals flaws.

If Chen Yichen is really a member of the eunuch party, Wang Zhen will not only not know how to promote it, but will instead keep a distance without saying a word and promote this kid to a high position first.

After all, Sanyuan and the third place are already conspicuous enough, and they also widely publicize their identity as eunuchs. Many obscure means of promotion in the officialdom have to be concerned about the influence, so it is not easy to operate it blatantly.

Even if Wang Zhenhuai is bad, he is definitely not stupid!

"Then you may experience endless troubles when you watch him grow bigger like this."

Regarding Wang Zhi's words, Hu Yi smiled and replied: "No one can make no mistakes, and it is even more impossible for a young and famous person like Chen Yichen."

"In addition, Otsukazu, you are the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Personnel. Is it difficult to suppress the promotion speed of Shen Yichen?"

According to the Ming Dynasty's laws, the Ministry of Personnel has the direct appointment and removal power of officials below the fourth rank. Even if Chen Yichen is Sun Houzi, he cannot escape the Wuzhishan assessed by the Ministry of Personnel.

There is no need to deliberately suppress it. Just slow down the promotion speed step by step. Chen Yichen will have to sit in the Hanlin Academy prison. By then, the people selected by the civil servant group will already be in a high position. Do you still have to be afraid of this official?

"The big brother is really old and planned the country."

Wang Zhi sincerely admired him, saying that he is worthy of being his old boss, but he is confident.

After hearing this, Hu Yi smiled and said nothing more. Seeing that Zhu Qizhen's imperial guards had started, he followed him stepping.

On the other hand, Chen Yichen followed Zhu Qizhen's imperial guards. In the past, this treatment was only available to eunuchs and close officials, but now it appears on a low-level official wearing a green robe, which attracted the palace guards to look at him sideways.

"Chen Xiangbei, I heard your lectures emphasize the practicality of the world, criticize the empty talk of righteousness and reason, and think there is some truth."

"But this remark seems to be in conflict with the emphasis you emphasized in the palace examination article that you have cultivated yourself to gain virtuous governance, right?"

Zhu Qizhen was forced to listen to the lectures of the imperial lectures for so many years, and he had long been tired of those Confucian principles. Today, Chen Yichen proposed that knowledge should be pragmatic, governing affairs, practicing, etc., and he felt very much acknowledged.

But later Zhu Qizhen remembered that in the palace examination article, Chen Yichen was crazy about bragging that as long as the emperor did a good job of "cultivating himself", could all problems be solved?

Now it seems that this is also unrealistic "empty talk"?

Good guy, you have finished talking about both good and bad things by yourself. You are right at the right time. Today, I want to see how you can smooth things over!

When Chen Yichen heard Zhu Qizhen's words, his old face turned red and he felt a little embarrassed.

He thought that Zhu Qizhen asked him to accompany him, and he was really prepared to ask for advice like the students, but he didn't expect that he would have a sense of provoking a military officer to ask for advice.

However, Shen Yichen is still a person in the officialdom now. He is thick-skinned and tells lies with his eyes open. That is one of the basic qualities of being an official.

In the blink of an eye, his face returned to normal and said righteously: "Reply to Your Majesty, self-cultivation and practical use are not in conflict. On the contrary, the two have a complementary effect."

"It's just that since the Song Dynasty, many great scholars and scholars have raised their self-cultivation to an isolated position, thus breaking the idea of ​​managing the family, governing the country, and pacifying the world, and embarking on the path of 'exploring the truth'!"

Cultivating oneself, managing the family, governing the country, and pacifying the world were the supreme realm pursued by ancient literati. Zhu Qizhen had never heard of the idea of ​​separation, which made him have a strong interest.

So he asked, "How to split?"

"Once the concept of righteousness and principles falls into rigid thinking, it will lead to the "internal sage" who cultivates one's self-cultivation and the "outer king" who governs the country and pacifies the world."

"It's like the Confucians from the Song and Yuan dynasties who became a woman's attitude, so they were so shy. They talked about their hearts and minds with nothing to do, and died in danger and repay the king, and they were the best."

The inner sage and the outer king are the core concepts of Confucianism, and it is also the ultimate ideal of Confucian governance of the world. It emphasizes that those who govern the government cultivate benevolence and virtue within themselves, meet the standards of the sage, and then apply it to the outside, which is the rule of the kingly way.

This concept was originally somewhat idealistic, but later Neo-Confucianists did not know how to adapt. They overemphasized the role of self-cultivation, thus ignoring the kingdom of the country and the world, and turning Neo-Confucianism into the metaphysics of "cultivating immortals and becoming saints".

So Chen Yichen's subsequent words are a harsh satirizing such Neo-Confucianists. The translation means that Confucians since the Song and Yuan dynasties are really ashamed.

If you don’t do practical things on weekdays, you can only use the method of serving the country by servitude by servitude when the disaster is coming. Instead, you will leave the so-called good reputation behind you and become a top-grade person.

In fact, it is not just the case in the late Song Dynasty, but many literati in the late Ming Dynasty were the same.

"Sit down and talk about your heart and soul without any trouble, and repay the king if you die in danger."

Zhu Qizhen recalled Chen Yichen's words, as if he vividly summarized the history of the fall of Yashan in the late Song Dynasty.

Instead of repaying the king with a death to the death, it is better to pay attention to national affairs and criticize current ills in daily life, and take the people of the world as their responsibility. Why do you need to fall into such a situation?

"Chen Yichen, you really dare to say it."

When Zhu Qizhen said this, he didn't even need the word "天天" but called him by his name, and his tone seemed to have a warning.

To be honest, if the emperor in front of him was not Zhu Qizhen, if it were Emperor Wanli Zhu Yijun, Chen Yichen would never dare to say this.

Li Zhi, a madman in later generations, gave a vivid case on the road of challenging etiquette and law. He was eventually arrested and imprisoned by Emperor Wanli on the charge of "daring to advocate chaos and confusing the world and slandering the people", and thus committed suicide and committed suicide.

However, the Ming Dynasty Emperor Yingzong Zhu Qizhen was different. The experience he gave during the lectures on the imperial examinations left a deep shadow on him, which led to him not having much favorable feelings for Confucian Neo-Confucianism.

In addition, the temple name "Ying" means virtue and intelligence, talent and heroic power.

Although temple names are all hyped and are not derogatory like posthumous titles. In a sense, they also contain the monarch's own personality traits, and heroic martial arts means that he likes martial arts.

He had no good feelings for Confucian Neo-Confucianism and liked martial arts. He almost destined that Emperor Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Qizhen, would not have too much disgust with Chen Yichen's academic remarks, let alone any guilt for his words.

This is why Chen Yichen dared to criticize Neo-Confucianism in front of the emperor.

Chen Yichen understood that Zhu Qizhen's warning was more like a temptation in a sense, so he replied with great righteousness: "I am deeply grateful to the emperor. I should give up my personal honor and disgrace and self-interest, and speak out for the family, country and the world!"

When Zhu Qizhen heard Chen Yichen's words, he was a little moved. He really did not put his own safety aside. Who dared to speak so bluntly in front of the emperor?

"I have felt the innocent heart of Chen Aiqing's loyalty to the emperor and the country. However, your concept is too radical, so it is better to be calm and cautious."

Although Zhu Qizhen thought Chen Yichen's words were reasonable, his words were really shocking. Even as an emperor, he would not dare to agree with the propaganda, otherwise it would shake the foundation of the country.

So he could only encourage and praise his feelings, but could not praise his ideas and doctrines.

"I understand."

Chen Yichen was not discouraged at Zhu Qizhen's performance, but on the contrary, the results he obtained were beyond expectations.

For the current Ming Dynasty, my words were a complete heresy, and almost no one could accept them.

Not to mention that the emperor also encouraged him, as long as Zhu Qizhen did not show disgust and scold him, it would be a victory for Chen Yichen!

If you want to change the thinking of this world, you can do it overnight. What you do today at least allows Zhu Qizhen to see another completely different idea.

At the same time, a small seed was planted, and there was hope of taking root and sprouting in the future!

"Aiqing Chen, today's lecture is very exciting. I wonder what rewards I want?"

As a king, praise cannot be only verbal, but must give some practical benefits to the ministers, so that the other party can be better loyal to him. This is the way to control the subordinates.

When Wang Zhen heard the word "reward", he got closer and wanted to hear what kind of answer Chen Yichen would give.

Only by understanding the other person's desires can you better control it.

"This is my duty, and I dare not take credit."

Chen Yichen's answer without hesitation made Wang Zhen unable to help but nod his head secretly.
To be continued...