"Master Yu, our family also knows a little about your situation in the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Your life is not too easy. Your Majesty favored Master Yu and promoted you to the position of Yu Shi of the Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. What is this?

This is Your Majesty's kindness to Mr. Xu. Don't you always say, 'You treat me as a countryman, and I will repay you as a countryman'?"

"Besides, is Master Yu really willing to give up? Now that Master Yu has been promoted to the imperial censor of Zuodu, it is the time to show off his grand plans and talents. Is it possible that Master Yu is willing to retire sadly and live in the mountains, forests and wild springs?

Die alone?"

"If you can't show what you have learned in your mind, will Mr. Yu really be willing to do it? Life in this world is nothing more than taking a risk. If you can win over it, the world will be brighter; if you can't win over it, then there is nothing to say. Don't Mr. Yu want to take a risk?

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"Huang-Lao School once regarded Dong Zhongshu and others as heretics, and even Confucianism did so. But who can say so clearly about the things in the world today? Sometimes, it is not a step back that will open up the world, but a step forward that will open up the world.

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After Chen Hong said these words, he picked up the teacup again, took a sip of water, and stopped talking.

Yu Maoheng's face turned red and white. He glanced at Chen Hong, smiled bitterly and shook his head.

That's what I say, but how can things be so easy? If it were so easy, why would I have been struggling for so long?

However, Yu Maoheng also saw that Chen Hong obviously did not have any simple purpose in saying these words to him.

How many people living in this officialdom are really innocent? Chen Hong just wants to unite with himself.

As for mentioning Dong Zhongshu, he just wanted to paint a bigger picture for himself, and at the same time he was also telling himself that he was willing to support him in becoming Dong Zhongshu.

And what should I give him in return?

That is naturally the support given to him by the outside world.

There are currently two eunuchs in the court, one is Wei Zhongxian, and the other is Chen Hong in front of him.

Needless to say, Wei Zhongxian's power has really increased day by day since he took control of Dongchang.

The Eunuch Chen Hong and Chen in front of me has served His Majesty for the longest time. It can be said that he is also the popular person in front of His Majesty.

Under such circumstances, it would be a ghost if these two people did not fight.

They couldn't tell the winner for a while, so they naturally had to open a second battlefield and find ways to defeat their opponents from other angles. It was obvious that Chen Hong was preparing to find a way in the court.

Although they didn't make it clear, the two people finally had some tacit understanding about this matter.

Yu Maoheng finally gritted his teeth, knowing that he had no way out.

You have to do this thing whether you do it or not.

Thinking of this, Yu Maoheng put away the question book and said to Chen Hong, "Father-in-law, is there anything else?"

Seeing Yu Maoheng put away the question book, a smile suddenly appeared on Chen Hong's face.

The errand is finished. As for whether I have anything else to do? Of course I do, but I can't say.

Some things can only be understood but not expressed.

Although he really wanted to have a good and honest chat with Yu Maoheng, he couldn't do it yet.

"Our family has nothing else to do. If Mr. Yu has nothing to say, then our family will go back to the palace." Chen Hong said with a smile.

"Then I will send my father-in-law off." Yu Maoheng stood up and said with a smile.

The two of them left the Metropolitan Procuratorate Yamen together.

Watching the other party leave, Yu Maoheng turned and walked towards the house.

Now that things have been settled, it’s time to get started. But before that, you need to make all preparations.

The preparation that Yu Maoheng needs to make is also very simple, that is to find allies.

As the saying goes, if you are in the world, you will have many friends and many paths. Not to mention that if you want to do such a big thing, you must leave your own escape route. If you handle the matter yourself and cannot be accepted by the other party, then it will be the worst.

matter.

Yu Maoheng will not go to Chen Kedao, because in Yu Maoheng's view, Chen Kedao is an unworthy person.

Real bosses will not be like Chen Kedao.

In fact, after careful analysis, it can be seen that the real boss is someone else. This person was recently promoted by His Majesty. He was also depressed before. It is best to be connected with Chen Kedao.

So who is this person?

As long as you have a little understanding, you can guess it. Look at the people who have been reused in recent times, and then look at their resumes, and you can find one person in an instant. This person is Xu Guangqi.

Why was he excluded in the officialdom? It's simple, because he was Jiao Hong's favorite disciple.

Who is this Jiao Hong? He is also a representative of the Xinxue school, and he was the closest to Li Zhi in his life.

He believes that what the Buddhist scriptures say best captures the essence of Confucius and Mencius' "fulfill one's nature to one's destiny"; while the annotations by Confucian scholars in the Han and Song dynasties have turned into dross. He attempts to introduce Buddhism into Confucianism and reconcile the two schools of thought.

In the 17th year of Wanli's reign, Jiao Hong took the examination in Beijing and won the first place in Jinshi (No. 1). He was compiled by the Hanlin Academy and later served as a secretary in Nanjing. According to the official practice of the Ming Dynasty, this was definitely not the official position a top scholar should have.

road.

But that's what happened, because he was ostracized and regarded as a heretic.

Although his final fate was not as miserable as Li Zhi's, his ambition was never fulfilled in his life. Under such circumstances, his disciple Xu Guangqi would not be promoted.

As the saying goes, if there are people in the court who are easy to be officials, those who are not in the court can still work hard. But people like Xu Guangqi who are tripped up by others in the court will not be able to be officials at all, let alone being easy to be officials.

But at the beginning of the year, this man was promoted by His Majesty to the Minister of War, responsible for managing the Beijing camp, and now he is training troops with Qi Jin, a descendant of Qi Jiguang.

Although Xu Guangqi was training soldiers before, it didn't seem to be a big deal compared to now.

But Yu Maoheng was different. From his promotion, to Chen Kedao's lectures, to the copy of Zhu Tongmeng's title book in his hand, to the attack on the Donglin Party in North Korea, when these things are combined, those things become very clear.

Your Majesty wants to support a new school of thought and support a new group of ministers in the court.

All ministers who oppose this school of thought and His Majesty's policies will be killed.

After understanding all of this, all that remains is the question of which side to take.

Since I had no choice, I naturally had to stand on the side His Majesty wanted me to stand on.

If he wants to stand out, he must be recognized by some people. That is the leader of the upcoming Heart School, and naturally this person will not be Chen Kedao.

In Yu Maoheng's opinion, this person should be Xu Guangqi.

If you get his support, you will have no worries about your future.
Chapter completed!