Cui Chengxiu's question book is very simple and there is nothing difficult to understand in it.

But the reason why Chen Hong sent this question book over was because the content inside it represented something.

Cui Chengxiu clearly expressed his attitude in the memorial, expressing his deep dissatisfaction with the group of people in the court who formed cliques for personal gain.

Cui Chengxiu felt that these people were full of righteousness and morality, but in reality they were full of thieves and prostitutes. Although they kept saying that they were loyal to the emperor and loved the people, and that they were working for the Ming Dynasty and the world, they were actually trying to deceive the emperor so that he would believe them and achieve their goal of monopolizing power.

These people use their own slogans as a cover, but in reality they are doing the things that powerful officials do, forming cliques and pursuing personal gain.

Cui Chengxiu criticized these people from beginning to end, and summed it up in one sentence: he requested His Majesty to severely punish those who formed cliques for personal gain.

Zhu Youxiao would naturally laugh when he saw such a question book.

This represents a shift, and some people are starting to take sides.

After the first person comes out to take sides, it will soon cause a domino effect, and countless people will choose to stand up. The pressure to follow the trend and conform to the crowd will be much smaller.

But Zhu Youxiao still had some doubts.

Turning his head to look at Chen Hong, Zhu Youxiao asked, "What's going on with this question book?"

Hearing Zhu Youxiao's question, Chen Hong quickly said, "Your Majesty, this has just been delivered. I brought it to you."

Nodding gently, Zhu Youxiao handed the examination book to Chen Hong expressionlessly and said, "Put it aside and keep it in the middle school."

This questionnaire does not explain anything at all, so Zhu Youxiao is not in a position to express his opinion.

Of course, the fact that there was no imperial edict to refute and rebuke Cui Chengxiu actually represented Zhu Youxiao's attitude, but this attitude was not convenient to express publicly.

There is never a shortage of smart people in this world.

Cui Chengxiu submitted this memorial partly because he wanted to be admitted; partly because he was testing the current emperor, and this test was directed at himself.

As for whether it was Cui Chengxiu himself who wanted to do it, or the people behind him who wanted to do it, it actually makes no difference.

As long as he did not issue an imperial decree to reprimand Cui Chengxiu, there would definitely be someone else to follow.

There is no shortage of smart people and adventurers in this world, especially in the officialdom. So Zhu Youxiao only needs to keep this petition and not send it out, and he doesn't need to do anything else.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong agreed, respectfully took the question book and walked out.

The people in the court were in panic, and the situation among the scholars was also not peaceful.

Chen Kedao has been very busy these days. Although the academy has not been built yet, his lectures have already begun.

Whether it was him or the Jinyiwei who were in charge, everyone knew what the emperor wanted. So even though the academy hadn't been established yet, lectures could begin.

A lot of people gathered for this lecture, and many students of Neo-Confucianism came.

You know, there are quite a few Neo-Confucian students in the capital. Everyone gathers in the capital, so naturally they would come if there was such an opportunity.

The purpose of gathering here this time is different from ordinary gatherings.

Normally, people get together to give lectures, criticize current affairs, and make a name for themselves.

This time everyone came here to eliminate heresy.

In the eyes of everyone, Li Zhi's doctrine was heresy, and everyone wanted to eliminate him.

Of course, academic debate is only one aspect of the story.

From ancient times to the present, ideological debates in this country have never been simply ideological debates. What is involved are political issues and the question of who is in power.

No matter which ideology is in power, people who advocate this ideology will inevitably be given important positions.

Now that Neo-Confucianism was in power, the School of Mind was in decline and had a very difficult time. In addition, there were several heresies in the School of Mind, so it was naturally rejected by the emperor and the mainstream school.

Under such circumstances, no one cares about the study of the mind.

Of course, inclusiveness has always been its advantage, so Neo-Confucianism also began to learn things from the School of Mind and put them to use for its own benefit.

This is not difficult at all for Confucianism.

The famous lecturer Feng Congwu was one of the best among them, and was known as the master of both Neo-Confucianism and the School of Mind.

But this is just a superficial thing. Everyone knows that this is to cut off the roots of psychology.

From ancient times to the present, Confucianism has never lost in its struggle against other schools of thought, basically in this way.

It constantly embraces and absorbs the advantages of other schools of thought, while also constantly currying favor with those in power and gaining the support of those in power.

Therefore, the status of Confucianism is constantly improving.

Between Neo-Confucianism and the School of Mind, Neo-Confucianism inherited this aspect better.

However, the School of Mind appears to be much more rebellious, so it is called heresy.

This time, Chen Kedao entered the capital and was summoned by His Majesty. His lectures were approved by His Majesty, which made people very worried.

Once Chen Kedao and his men were pushed forward, what would he do? Therefore, countless people from the School of Principle began to gather here, ready to kill Chen Kedao in one fell swoop.

More and more people gathered, including followers of the School of Mind.

Although everyone believes in different schools of thought, they all belong to the same School of Mind. Your Majesty is willing to listen to Chen Kedao's lectures this time and is also willing to establish an academy for him. So who knows if there will be a place for me in the future?

The platform for lectures outside has been set up, and there are Jinyiwei guards around it.

Everyone who came here was a little surprised by this.

Everyone knew that Chen Kedao was brought here by Luo Sigong, the commander-in-chief of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

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