Chapter 71 Lingji Palace

However, Zhou Mengchen didn't care about Xu Jie's threat at all.

He didn't mind Qi Jiguang's hard work in hard battles. After all, Zhou Mengchen felt that although Qi Jiguang is good now, he is still a little worse than Qi Jiguang in history. I wonder if it was Zhou Mengchen's own illusion. Since this is the case, Zhou Mengchen was sure that Qi Jiguang was a good piece of steel, so he naturally wanted to let him grow in various difficulties.

Although the war in the mountains in the southwest has become a little harder and tired, it is impossible for Qi Jiguang to quell it.

Xu Jie was a little disappointed. He didn't expect that Zhou Mengchen was so ruthless to Qi Jiguang. Xu Jie was no longer implicit. He said, "Yin Zhengmao should move in Heshuo. Wang Daokun was promoted too fast in Fujian. I think he should make up for his qualifications and become a Beijing official. There is no position in Beijing now. It is better to let him transition in Nanjing. There is also the Minister of War Tang Shiying of Nanjing. I heard that he was sick before----"

Zhou Mengchen said: "The chief minister, Gao Gong is in the Ministry of Personnel."

Xu Jie smiled faintly and said, "Do you think I can't do it?"

Zhou Mengchen was silent.

Compared with Xu Dang, Zhou Dang's bench is still too thin and can easily be penetrated.

Almost everyone under Zhou Mengchen's capable person arranged it out. This is not that Zhou Mengchen knew people and used it well, but that Zhou Mengchen had too few people.

For example, Tang Shiying was only qualified as the Minister of War in Nanjing. Compared with some generals or civil officials who had previously controlled the military power in Nanjing, it was much worse.

If Xu Jie attacks this person, he only needs to fight for one round. Zhou Mengchen will have no one to replace him. Even Zhou Mengchen learns that Xu Jie does not talk about martial ethics to bully the small. However, if Xu Jie goes down, he can get up. It is far from what Zhou Mengchen can compare to.

Heshuo Province is Zhou Mengchen's old territory and cannot be lost. As for Wang Daokun's excessive in Nanjing, he may have been overly in Nanjing for the rest of his life. After all, Nanjing is very overdoing official positions in Nanjing, which is a retirement. As for Tang Shiying, when people get older, they will inevitably suffer from illnesses of all sizes.

But many times, serious illnesses can be said to be minor illnesses, and minor illnesses can also be said to be serious illnesses. And serious illnesses can be said to be incurable and need to retire.

In short, it would be a bit troublesome for Xu Jie to really take action against Zhou Mengchen. However, if he takes action against other Zhou Party members, he would calculate and write easily. Even if the Ministry of Personnel is Gao Gong's territory, the transfer of senior officials has never been decided by the Ministry of Personnel.

Even the core power that the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel have been competing for many years is the appointment power of senior officials, whether it is in the Ministry of Personnel or in the cabinet.

Zhou Mengchen said: "Prime Minister, just say whatever you have. No need to do this."

In fact, today's words are no longer in line with Xu Jie's own style. If it weren't for being too impatient, Xu Jie would not have used this method of losing his manners. Xu Jie slightly calmed down and said, "This matter cannot be continued."

Zhou Mengchen said: "Is this statement from the chief minister for public or private?"

Xu Jie said, "How do you say this?"

Zhou Mengchen said: "If it is for personal gain, it is for some nerds in the Hanlin Academy, and for a bookcase where I can read books to death. I, Zhou Mengchen, will never give in."

"What do you say about it?" Xu Jie said.

Zhou Mengchen said: "If you are the public, you think that I will not shake the foundation of the world. I can understand that it is just that the world talks about the world. Since it is a business, how can you be afraid of people saying it? It is afraid of people talking about it? It cannot be true or false, but the false cannot be true."

"Don't plan for the public to accomplish great things. Don't you know?" Xu Jie said.

Zhou Mengchen said, "I think it is the opposite. You should not plan for the public to achieve great things, it depends on what kind of big things. If it is such a private matter like the Gaopingling Incident, you should not plan for the public. If it is a major matter that is beneficial to the family, you should not plan for the public. But if it is a great matter that is for the benefit of the people of the world, how can you be afraid of making it public? A gentleman is open and honest."

Xu Jie's temper was slightly upset. Then Xu Jie's temper was pretty good. However, Zhou Mengchen's words were still a little too much. Compared with the Sima family, Xu Jie could withstand this insult. Although he did not have any complaints about Jiajing. However, such complaints did not prevent him from being loyal to Jiajing. On the day when he really wanted to distinguish life and death, Xu Jie might also sacrifice his life to save Jiajing.

And what did the Sima family look to the Cao family? How could Xu Jie stand this?

Xu Jie said: "In this way, Xu is a traitor."

Zhou Mengchen immediately said, "I dare not, I have never said it."

Xu Jie snorted coldly and said, "No matter what you think, this matter cannot continue. The imperial examination will be held next year. At this time, I will talk about this. How can I not make the scholars in the world panic? This is really a major event that will shake the foundation. This matter must be settled."

Zhou Mengchen was silent for a moment, and felt that Xu Jie's words made sense.

The scholars of the Ming Dynasty were all reserve officials of the Ming Dynasty, and the imperial examination was too important to them. Before the imperial examination, this matter could not be settled, which was too unfavorable to them.

Moreover, Zhou Mengchen felt that he was ready for it, whether it was the momentum or other aspects. Maybe it was time to make a decision.

Zhou Mengchen said: "The chief minister is right, but how do you decide?"

Xu Jie said: "Do you know Lingji Palace?"

Zhou Mengchen said, "Of course I know." At this point, Zhou Mengchen's eyes were already a little surprised.

Lingji Palace is a famous scenic spot in Beijing. According to legend, Emperor Chengzu was seriously ill and dreamed of Erxu giving medicine, and the medicine was cured immediately. After Emperor Chengzu recovered from his illness, he established a temple for Erxu, which was Lingji Palace. The scale was quite large.

Of course, what Zhou Mengchen thought of was Xu Jie's lecture at Lingji Palace.

Xu Jie taught in Lingji Palace for many years, and packaged himself as a master of mind and consolidated his foundation step by step. Later, after the purpose was achieved, he gave lectures much less. However, Lingji Palace taught in Lingji Palace was also a brilliant mark in the history of Confucianism in the Ming Dynasty.

Sure enough, it was not as expected by Zhou Mengchen.

Xu Jie said: "Since that's the case, let's ask famous artists to discuss this matter together. Just decide whether it will be successful or not. Don't worry about it. What does Lord Zhou think?"

Xu Jie will also keep pace with the times.

Zhou Mengchen used newspapers as a new medium and a new battlefield to catch Xu Jie off guard. Now Xu Jie wants to introduce the lecture and refutation into political decision-making. After all, Xu Jie has been teaching for so many years. He is very clear that many times, the victory in words does not mean the factual correctness.

This is the case for the rebuttal in lectures, and the same is the case for the discussion in newspapers.

Just introduce these and give them another battlefield.

Zhou Mengchen said, "Then it's better to obey your orders than respect."

Xu Jie said: "It's just that there is one thing I want to say in front."

Zhou Mengchen said, "Prime Minister, please speak."

Xu Jie said: "You and I are both officials of the court. If you go publicly on such occasions, there are some inappropriate things no matter what. Let's do this. This time, all the officials are not allowed to participate. What does Lord Zhou think?"

Zhou Mengchen knew as soon as he heard this, Xu Jie was setting up a trap for him.

The reason is that a large number of masters from the heart, led by Wang Ji, went to Beijing. However, there were not many heavyweight figures on Zhou Mengchen's side. The Qixue lineage is still quite weak. Zhou Mengchen's appearance will naturally be able to keep the scene. But if there were no Zhou Mengchen, there would be almost no bosses who could rely on in the Qixue lineage.

How can I argue about this?

Zhou Mengchen was about to speak.

Xu Jie said: "Mr. Zhou, since you want to fight for the right battle, otherwise you and me will end up, who dares to speak loudly?"

Zhou Mengchen thought helplessly: "I probably have to respond to this matter."

Zhou Mengchen knew that this clause was not good for him. But he had to admit that Xu Jie's statement made sense. If they all ended up, first, they were not decent enough, and the officials in the officialdom were red-faced in front of the people. They did lose the dignity of the court. Secondly, if everything was judged by the level of official positions, I was afraid that many words would not be possible. This was contrary to Zhou Mengchen's original intention.

He also hoped that the Ming Dynasty would become more and more open, not the other way around.

Moreover, Zhou Mengchen also understood one thing. As his status improved, he was not very suitable as a leader in Qixue.
Chapter completed!