Zhang Jingyi knew very well that Sun Chengzong really wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with him.

So Zhang Jing paced one by one, thought about it, and then said, "Who has a choice to this point today? You and I have no choice. Your Majesty is like this, I am like this, and the scholars and officials are like this."

"Of course I know what the impact will be. But... I know more clearly what the consequences will be if I don't do this!"

After a pause, Zhang Jingyi continued to say sincerely: "If I don't do this, then... all the achievements I have done today will eventually be buried by them. Just like when I went to the West, the imperial court spent a lot of manpower and material resources to build the largest fleet in the world. But what? As soon as Zheng He died and Emperor Chengzu died, there was nothing left. They first reduced the allocation of the fleet, then disbanded the crew and ship craftsmen, and then began to destroy the ship. In the end,... they directly banned the sea and could not go into the sea."

"What is the reason why I can destroy Jiannu today? Is it just because of the Donglin Military Academy? Or because of... countless skilled craftsmen, the magical weapons and weapons created? But... what is the use? No one who is really tied to the Donglin Army and skilled craftsmen has been in the court, and let these people be in the court, then what will it look like in ten years or twenty years?"

"Those Donglin students, they have maintained their lives and honor and disgrace on me, Zhang Jingyi. They have made great contributions to the court, but once Your Majesty dies, what if the governor is gone? Once there is no more, these people in the court, like Qian Qianyi and Xue Zhen, will destroy all the achievements little by little. So in the end, nothing will be left. They can do such a thing, in order not to let the meritorious ministers end up in a miserable end, and in order not to let those students become Qiu Ba again, what choice do I have? "

After hearing this, Sun Chengzong was speechless. He was actually very clear that what Zhang Jingyi said was right.

Over the years, the party struggles in the court have become increasingly fierce. Once these people gain power again, all national policies under today will be overturned again.

Finally, Sun Chengzong sighed and said, "Why is this? Why is this..."

Even though he sighed like this, he seemed powerless. Then Sun Chengzong said, "It's just... without them, then the world... will be in chaos? Can I rule the world with only military men? So what should I do in the local area? Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, the world has been unified and the people who maintain the unity are the scholars."

Sun Chengzong expressed his last concerns.

This... what Sun Chengzong said is the truth.

In ancient times when productivity was low, most people and farmers had no knowledge. In some places, they might not have the language of each other, but the true unified one was actually written.

Who is the one who masters the text?

Ordinary people can never walk out of a fifty miles in their lifetime. From their birth to death, they stared at that acre of three-point land. It can be said that... In their eyes, those gentry were the real emperors, and they were too far away from the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. Whether it was the Song Dynasty ruled them, the Ming Dynasty, or even the Mongol Yuan, there was actually no difference for ordinary people.

And in this world, people who truly agree with unity and often move, and are closer to the court are just scholars!

It is precisely because of the existence of scholars that the "powerful people" from all over the world can continue to communicate. They have the theoretical basis of great unity, the strength to control local people, the talent to master writing, and the willingness to participate in the imperial examinations at any time, be recruited by the court, and maintain the rule of the court.

Once these people are lost, can the Ming Dynasty... still be maintained? Who has the will to maintain unity? Can your Donglin student control any corner of the world?

After hearing this, Zhang Jing said, "Mr. Sun's concerns are not unreasonable. This is also what Your Majesty and I were worried about at the beginning, but now... I have no worries anymore. These gentry can rule the world with hundreds of Jinshi, thousands of Juren, and hundreds of thousands of scholars. Then I, Zhang Jingyi, can also control your majesty with tens of thousands of students and countless civil servants!"

Sun Chengzong shook his head, feeling that Zhang Jingyi's words were a little complacent.

"This is too risky." Sun Chengzong said bitterly: "If there is any mistake, it will be doomed!"

A firm look flashed in Zhang Jing's eyes and said, "It's time to come, even if it's impossible to recover, we must try our best."

If you don’t know history and have not been a human being for two lifetimes, Zhang Jingyi will compromise because tradition and these people are too powerful, so powerful that even if you change your dynasty, you must respect their traditions and safeguard their interests in the end.

But it was precisely because of his two lives that Zhang Jingyi deeply realized that the world was changing, and the world was also changing in the depths of the ocean outside the Ming Dynasty. If he continued to follow this dead cycle, it would be just a difference between dying earlier and dying later.

So... what we need to do now is to change the ruling class and completely strangle these classes that have long been corrupted to the roots.

Sun Chengzong looked at the person in front of him with a bright look. From this young man, he saw a spirit that was indescribable, perhaps this was heroic spirit.

However... Sun Chengzong felt sorry for it because... he understood very well that heroes of history eventually had tragic fates, and those who tried to change and fight often remained in the end.

Even now Zhang Jingyi is powerful!

Sun Chengzong said: "Your words are too complacent."

Zhang Jingyi said calmly: "I'm not complacent, just because... I have something."

"What is it?"

Zhang Jingyi said confidently: "A real weapon to change the world."

Sun Chengzong couldn't help laughing: "Change the world?"

He looked at Zhang Jingyi, and there was obvious distrust in his eyes.

Zhang Jing said: "Let's just ask Mr. Sun to wait and see. Then... when you and I see each other again, maybe I will reveal the answer."

Sun Chengzong didn't say much. In fact, when he said this, he had already understood Zhang Jingyi's determination. When he said it, it became useless, so he had to say, "Your Highness... take care of it."

Zhang Jingyi bowed and replied: "Mr. Sun... It is better to do it on time in the future, and don't always hide your worries."

Sun Chengzong smiled bitterly: "I can do it."

The two said goodbye.

The Northern Town Fushi is already busy.

There are too many things to be busy with now, and the court has issued an order, so exiling these rebels and stolen officials has become the top priority.

However, the great migration of so many people is to ensure that everyone can be sent to Liaodong, but it is definitely not a small matter. If there is a slight mistake, trouble may occur.

Therefore, almost everyone in the North and South Fufu Division was busy without touching the ground.

Zhang Jingyi obviously felt tremendous pressure during this process.

Because the battle in Jiangnan really made the gentry give up completely.

In fact, this is understandable. The scholars were completely discouraged by the court.

In all dynasties, in order to win over these people, whether it is the Nine-rank Zhongzheng system or the Imperial Examination system, they actually have a strong political purpose, that is, to recruit these people into the dynasty as officials, in order to use them to maintain rule for the dynasty.

As Sun Chengzong said, it is precisely the local emperors in the prefectures and counties that truly maintain the unity of the world. Except for scholars, almost the vast majority of people were actually separated.

Therefore... many terrible reports have been passed.

One of the reports came from Guiyang. There were people who were in chaos, but they were just people who were in chaos... but not just bandits in the traditional sense, but were actually local scholars. He raised his arms and called out and recruited thousands of people and attacked the county town. The local county magistrate actually followed the bandits, and then... this group of bandits was in a prairie fire.

On the other hand, it seems that some people on the bandits have seen the opportunity.

The general Li Zicheng of the Chuang was aimed directly at Hankou and Wuchang. At this time, in addition to the King of Chuang Gao Yingxiang and Zhang Xianzhong, the general Li Zicheng of the Chuang was the largest. He seemed to have seized the opportunity to cross the Yellow River first, abandon Guanzhong, and headed south all the way. His purpose seemed to be like crossing the river.

Of course... the court had no way to fight against Li Zicheng, a general.

But because Li Zicheng and Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Xianzhong and others agreed that he would divide his troops to the three towns of Wuhan, while the King of Rebellion Gao Yingxiang led his troops to attack Nanzhili, with the target directed to Fengyang.

Fengyang is the place where dragons rise and the emperor's hometown. After getting this situation, almost all the Ming army rushed to Nanzhili frantically, but Li Zicheng attacked all the way without any obstacles. He saw that the three towns in Wuhan were about to change hands.

Of course... in recent years, bandits have been everywhere. Some of these dozens of bandits have been annexed by other bandits, while others have been wiped out by the court. Now these major bandits have become the most difficult to deal with.

They wandered around, and the court wanted to wipe out, but as soon as the officers and soldiers arrived, they had already swept away.

At this time... a report completely made the court realize the terrible thing about the general Li Zicheng.

As soon as Zhang Jing saw the latest report, she immediately went to see the car.

Emperor Tianqi did not expect that the Jinyiwei's report was delivered first. He hurriedly took the report. When he saw it, he frowned: "What do Zhang Qing thinks about this?"

Zhang Jingyi said: "This is no longer an ordinary bandit, it has truly become a confusing to our Ming Dynasty."

Zhang Jingyi answered honestly.

"Your Majesty, if the memorial is true, then Li Zicheng has the mind to truly compete with me for a long time."

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Chapter completed!