After taking a look at the test paper, Yu Maoheng looked a little unhappy.

Of course he could understand the contents of this memorial, as it was written by an imperial censor named Zhu Tongmeng.

This matter had been a topic for some time before, but it did not cause any big stir.

Yu Maoheng was also a censor of the Metropolitan Censorate, so he knew about this matter. However, he never expected that His Majesty would actually bring out this memorial at this time.

He naturally knew what had happened today. Chen Kedao's lecture had been disrupted. Although this incident had only just happened, it had already spread like wildfire.

In fact, officials in the government are all aware of this matter.

Everyone was waiting to watch the fun and give Chen Kedao a hard time.

But smart people know that this involves more than just a dispute between two schools of thought.

Behind the whole thing is a huge struggle for interests.

Chen Kedao gave lectures to His Majesty, and whether it was someone's encouragement or for some other reason, the result was that he had a place in His Majesty's audience.

This was something that the authorities absolutely would not allow, so they wanted to attack Chen Kedao both academically and physically.

On the surface, it seems that the attack is against Chen Kedao as a person, but in fact it is aimed at the people behind Chen Kedao, and implicitly at His Majesty.

In the eyes of the current court officials, although the people who targeted the Donglin Party and the people who organized Chen Kedao's lectures were not the same people, their purpose was the same.

So this time we can't retreat, we must defeat Chen Kedao.

Since we are paying attention to what is happening over there, any news that happens there will naturally be reported first.

Chen Kedao's academic work frightens many people, so those who are afraid will take more drastic measures.

A riot broke out at the lecture hall, which was a drastic measure.

It was simply an unorganized act, and no one had anticipated this beforehand. The one who took action wasn't a powerful figure in the court.

But after this incident, some powerful figures in the School of Confucianism will inevitably take action, which means that the struggle has escalated.

A simple academic dispute has escalated into a dispute over policy direction.

The academic dispute is between scholars from civil society groups, but the line dispute is a struggle between the ruling parties.

Although no one has proposed this concept, this is the reality.

Although the emperor has power, the final say on what philosophy to use to govern the country is not held by the emperor, but by the Donglin Party and others in the court.

This is actually similar to the struggle between Huang-Lao school and Confucianism in the Han Dynasty. It also means the struggle between various Confucian schools, and all means were used.

So the struggle will become more and more intense.

This is a major partisan trend that has begun to unfold.

Yu Maoheng naturally saw this clearly, and he really didn't want to get involved in these things.

Although he was also a student of Neo-Confucianism, he was also an official and was well versed in how to protect himself.

This fight is definitely not a simple one, and it will definitely result in loss of life.

Therefore, Yu Maoheng was not prepared to participate. He had previously planned to be sent out of the capital, and even planned to resign if the transfer failed. However, he was summoned to the palace by His Majesty. The transfer was out of the question, and resignation was out of the question. He was directly promoted to the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Metropolitan Censorate.

It is obvious that His Majesty wants to drag himself into the battlefield.

Yu Maoheng was also very depressed. What did His Majesty see in me? I didn't think I was that outstanding.

Now it seems that things are sliding towards the worse.

Zhu Tongmeng's petition contained a simple statement: "The prevailing trend of lectures in academies throughout the country, criticizing current politics and causing widespread local unrest." In fact, it can be summed up in a few words: "Confucianism is using literature to disrupt the law."

Although these words are simple, no one dares to say them in this era.

Zhu Tongmeng is so brave. I didn’t feel anything before, but now I feel this way.

It is self-evident what purpose His Majesty had in giving himself Zhu Tongmeng's memorial, which was to let him write another memorial based on this one.

Thinking about how he had been promoted to the Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, all of this seemed to be prepared.

This question book was given to me, of course, not for me to write it alone, but for me to lead my subordinates to write the question book.

Many people in the Censorate are now in a state of panic, looking for a way out. Some want to take this opportunity to get promoted and learn from me.

Once this intention is revealed, many fence-sitters will follow suit and submit their petitions, as will many who want to become famous and get promoted; at the same time, there will be many people who oppose it.

The Censorate will first split, but what will happen after the split?

Yu Maoheng didn't dare to think about it.

It's obvious who this means. This is what Your Majesty means.

Did His Majesty think so himself? Or was he persuaded by Chen Kedao? Or was he persuaded by the eunuch before him?

Yu Maoheng is unknown.

But these were no longer the problem. The question was what should I do? Should I accept this test paper?

If you accept it, you must follow your majesty's instructions. After firing this shot, you are standing against all Neo-Confucianism.

At that time, I will have no choice but to accept Chen Kedao's theory, otherwise I will have no place to stay. I will become the leader and benchmark figure of Chen Kedao's theory, and naturally I will suffer the most criticism.

I'd probably be labeled a traitor. The first rafter to stick out gets rotten first, and I'm afraid I'll be targeted. The pressure on Chen Kedao will be directly transferred to me. They'll want to kill me first.

Thinking of this, Yu Maoheng sighed helplessly.

If I don't accept it, then I guess His Majesty will find someone else.

As for me, not only is my career ruined, but I might even lose my life. This means I have no way out. Once you become a chess piece in the game, you must have this kind of awareness.

Chen Hong was not in a hurry. He sat there quietly, drinking tea from the Censorate.

He looked at the teacup of the Censorate, as if it were a work of art, and as if the tea in the Censorate was some kind of peerless tea.

Chen Hong looked so relaxed and contented that Yu Maoheng felt a little annoyed.

The easiest way is to take the question, play dumb, and wait for His Majesty to deal with you.

"Master Yu, are you willing?" Chen Hong spoke from the side at this time.

After hearing this, Yu Maoheng was stunned.

He didn't expect Chen Hong to say such words to him, but he could probably guess what this sentence meant.

After a slight hesitation, he still asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

Chen Hong looked at Yu Maoheng playfully and a smile appeared on his face.

Regardless of whether Yu Maoheng was really stupid or pretending to be stupid, Chen Hong put down the teacup in his hand, straightened his body, and his expression became serious.