After the Chinese New Year, normal work began in all offices.

However, I am always a little lazy just after the New Year, and this is true for both ancient and modern times, both in China and abroad.

But this emotion did not appear on Jian Yi, and his work was very full.

On the first day of going to the yamen, Jian Yi convened people to discuss matters, but the issue was the question of the candidates for minor officials.

"The minor officials are inconspicuous, but they are indispensable. In addition to the gentry, this is the foundation for maintaining the stability of the Ming Dynasty."

Shuntian Mansion's inaction has angered Jian Yi, but he waited quietly until after the New Year to start making arrangements.

"We must warn all localities that minor officials should not be ignored."

Jian Yi's attitude was very firm. Everyone below understood the meaning of this boss, so they expressed their opinions, very vague, but every sentence was inseparable from the minor officials.

"Everyone goes back and think about it carefully, and I will inform all places when I come back into the palace."

Jian Yi was very stable, so stable that even Zhu Di could not find any major flaws in this Minister of Personnel.

Zhu Gaochi also respected him very much, so when he heard that it was Jian Yi who asked for a visit, he put the matter at hand on his back and invited him in.

After the ceremony, Jian Yi was not vague and said, "Your Highness, the number of minor officials in various places has increased a lot, and many of them are... deviating from the teachings of the ancestors. I want to ask Your Highness to be kind."

This sentence is vague but clear, and Zhu Gaochi understood it in a moment.

After taking a sip of tea, Zhu Gaochi said calmly: "The Ming Dynasty is very big, and the situations are different in different places. The teachings of the sages are profound and profound. We have never been able to see them all our lives. Science is not big, but they are all practical studies. The people do not understand the ways of the sages and only know how to seek themselves. This is the way of the people, who dares to stop it..."

Zhu Gaochi's expression was relaxed, and Jian Yi gradually understood.

What the people want is practicality, and the way of the saints is a bit far away for them and is not necessary.

As for how to balance the relationship between Confucianism and science...

Zhu Gaochi smiled and said, "There is no hurry to do this. The Ming Dynasty is on the rise. Everything is fine. This is the best."

Jian Yi understood Zhu Gaochi's meaning: It is not advisable to make a big move at present.

"Yes, I'm too narrow-minded."

Jian Yi left, and Wen Fang, who was holding his hands beside him, relaxed a little.

As the prince's recent "new favorite", Wen Fang and Zhang Mao are not welcomed by Jian Yi and others, so if he dared to speak out just now, Jian Yi would definitely dare to make suggestions to Zhu Gaochi in front of him and give him shameless on the spot.

Zhu Gaochi's smile stopped and said lightly: "What do you think Yan Cheng thinks?"

Wen Fang slowly glanced around and said, "Your Highness, science is gradually corroding the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. If you ignore it, who will be the world of the Ming Dynasty in decades? You must investigate it!"

Zhu Gaochi's expression was still faint. Seeing this, Wen Fang continued to say: "Science does not teach people to be kind, nor does it teach the way to be loyal to the emperor. Once it spreads, your highness will be surging in the world and keeping your eyes full of selfishness. Who else can the Ming Dynasty rely on?"

The air in the hall seemed to stop flowing and solidified.

Wen Fang was a little nervous, but he didn't dare to say anything else.

After a long time, Zhu Gaochi picked up the memorial and said, "I understand, you should retreat for the time being."

Wen Fang went out respectfully. When the cold wind outside blew, he realized that his back and under his armpits were covered with sweat.

He went to find Zhang Mao with uneasiness.

After Zhang Mao came to Peking, he felt quite like a fish in water. He worked hard on gold and stone, calligraphy and painting every day, and his identification ability soared, which was very popular with Zhu Gaochi.

Seeing Wen Fang enter the room, Zhang Mao put down a seal in his hand and smiled and said, "Brother Yan Cheng, this seal should be Mr. Dongpo..."

Wen Fang was not in the mood to appreciate the seals. He looked at the house full of calligraphy and paintings and seals everywhere, and said, "Jian Yi was hostile to science. He felt that science was grabbing his job and was about to take action, but his Highness was rejected."

Zhang Mao tightened his hand and grabbed the seal, and his knuckles turned white. He asked anxiously: "Is Your Highness protecting that person?"

Wen Fang sat dejectedly on the chair, pulled open the seals on the table, dipped them in cold tea and drew three dots on the table.

"This is Your Majesty, This is Your Highness, This is Your Grandpa."

Zhang Mao closed his eyes and listened without looking, he guessed Wen Fang's meaning.

"Your Majesty seems to appreciate Fang Xing very much and take many measures to protect him. Not to mention the grandson, the relationship between the two is almost wearing a pair of pants, and the only thing we can hope for is His Highness..."

"Are you worried that Your Highness will wake up with His Majesty's shelter?"

Zhang Mao opened his eyes and asked, looking calm.

The weather was so cold that Wen Fang was only wearing a single dress, with long sleeves floating, revealing a piece of his chest. He said angrily: "Isn't it? Your Highness is close to Fang Xing like a son and nephew, so he let the princess have a close relationship with him. Yin Zhen. If Fang Xing one day...forget it, I was thinking too much, Fang Xing has a wife."

Zhang Mao shook his head and said, "Your Highness is still the prince. Over the years, your Highness has learned the essence of keeping a low profile. Otherwise, how do you think you have survived these years? Also, the so-called science is just the learning of the servants..."

“How to say it?”

Wen Fang thought it was wrong. He felt that Fang Xing would not give up science so simply.

Zhang Mao said aloudly: "This kind of person is just a cadre, but we can go from white clothes to the sky and become a close minister of His Highness. Can they compare this?"

After putting those seals into the brocade box, Zhang Mao smiled slightly, and Feng Shen was handsome.

"Brother Yancheng, Your Highness is prosperous in spring and autumn, this is our greatest reliance! Fang Xing is just a lucky minister. After luckily making some military achievements, he thought he was a hero. It was just that there was no hero, so he made the prince famous. I am just keeping a low profile. I just waited for Your Highness to fly to the sky. That was the opportunity for you and me to show off your skills."

Wen Fang looked at Zhang Mao in surprise, and after a long time, he smiled and said, "Yinzhen, you have been living a little bit in this period of time. I thought you were discouraged. I didn't expect that my ambition was like this. But I will definitely not be behind me. Let's assist Your Highness together."

Wen Fang said with hatred: "That day Liang Zhong scolded me for being a brother, so we have to pay more attention to that eunuch in the future."

Zhang Mao has changed a lot recently, and his eyebrows are full of confidence. He nodded slightly and said, "Your Highness is very dissatisfied with the number of palace maids and eunuchs in the palace. It will definitely be reduced in the future. No matter how favored Liang Zhong is, it is just a matter of one sentence."

...

With a high spirit, it can also be said to be proud of the spring breeze. This is what Shen Shitou feels now.

In the Black Thorn Camp in the West Mountain, watching Xin Laoqi crawling forward on the ground and the black Thorn soldiers behind him felt that he had come to the wrong place.

Even if he continues to hang out in the palace, he will be neglected when Zhu Gaochi takes office. He is likely to be sent out to serve as an official of a hundred households, and the deputy thousand households will be at the top.

But now he is Zhu Zhanji's personal bodyguard, a position that he cannot hold if he is a confidant. In the future...

"Hehehe!"

Thinking of the proud part, Shen Shitou couldn't help but smile.

When Jia Quan saw this silly smile, he couldn't help but whispering Zhu Di's eyes in his heart.

After Shen Shitou was called by Zhu Di, Jia Quan knew that this person was the leader of the guards of Zhu Zhanji and would become Wang Fusheng the second place in the future.

But this person is not reliable no matter how you look at it!

"Are you all optimistic?"

Xin Laoqi had already stood up and asked someone to come one by one.

Fang Xing and Zhu Zhanji stood by and watched. Fang Xing was explaining the role of this action, and Zhu Zhanji nodded frequently.
Chapter completed!