Han Yu and the other four looked at each other.

In Zhu Youxiao's words, they all heard a name. This person's name was Wei Dazhong, and he was also Gao Panlong's student.

How could this person say something like "Only the teachings of saints who are worthy of being enshrined in the Confucius Temple can be taught"?

Everyone present knew very well why Gao Panlong was imprisoned by the Jinyiwei.

Now Gao Panlong’s students actually said such words, what is he trying to do?

Han Yu and others looked unhappy. They felt that Wei Dazhong was not a good person. He was probably a treacherous and cunning person. After his teacher entered the Jinyiwei prison, he wanted to show off so much.

The matter about Wei Dazhong was said by His Majesty himself, so it cannot be false.

But how did Wei Dazhong get the news to the palace?

No minister has ever submitted a memorial related to this matter, so it definitely did not go through the cabinet; then there is only one possibility, that is, through the East Factory or the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

No matter through which channel His Majesty was informed of such remarks, it shows that Wei Dazhong is not a good person.

If it was through the East Factory, it means that Wei Dazhong has come together with Wei Zhongxian. How shameful is this?

Even though these cabinet ministers were all promoted by His Majesty, they were still at odds with Wei Zhongxian. Under such circumstances, Wei Dazhong's decision to join Wei Zhongxian was truly a poor character.

If Wei Dazhong had defected to the Imperial Guard, then his character would be even worse. His teacher was still imprisoned in the Imperial Guard's prison, which was a very serious matter.

The five people present had different thoughts.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care much about what they were thinking. His expression didn't change much, he just sat quietly on the dragon throne, waiting for the five people to come to a conclusion.

For Zhu Youxiao, there was no psychological pressure at all to put the hat on Wei Dazhong's head.

You should know that "Only the teachings of sages who are worthy of being enshrined in the Confucius Temple can be taught" were Wei Dazhong's original words, and he did not add any exaggeration.

Now that someone has reported this to me, I can bring it up in the court and claim that it was said by scholars from the public. What does this mean?

This represents public opinion!

Through this incident, Zhu Youxiao learned another trick: he should cultivate some representatives of public opinion, let them express their opinions at the appropriate time, and then take advantage of the situation to bring them to the court.

These are all public opinions. As an emperor, how can I ignore public opinion?

This is how the matter began.

If he placed some ministers who supported him in the court, what would he not be able to pass?

None of the four cabinet ministers and one minister of rites knew what Zhu Youxiao was thinking.

After pondering for a while, Xu Guangqi spoke first.

Because for Xu Guangqi, there was nothing to consider about this matter.

So he slowly said, "Your Majesty, I think this is feasible. Every dynasty has its own ideologies. Now, rebuilding the Confucius Temple and redesigning the sages who are to be included in the Confucius Temple is a good thing for the Ming Dynasty. So I think this matter can be carried out."

This Wei Dazhong was a man of insight. For Xu Guangqi, if this thing worked, then he could expel some people from the Confucius Temple.

For example, Zhu Xi could be expelled and forced to leave the Confucius Temple completely, so that his knowledge could not be passed on in the court or even among the people.

This is definitely a very good wish for the students of Xinxue. If it can be realized, it will surely make Xinxue flourish.

Without Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism, there must be the School of Mind. We can invite some great masters of the School of Mind to enter the Confucius Temple, such as the great Confucian scholars of our own School of Mind. You should know that Mr. Yangming is in there now.

Now His Majesty's attitude is very clear, that is, he has been suppressing Neo-Confucianism and allowing the School of Mind to quickly take the lead.

Under such circumstances, Xu Guangqi naturally wanted to make good use of this opportunity, so he felt that this matter had great potential.

Xu Guangqi was the first to express his attitude in order to seize the initiative and then ask His Majesty to finalize the matter.

After receiving this reply, Zhu Youxiao nodded in satisfaction and said with a smile, "My dear ministers, do you have any objections? Feel free to speak frankly."

After hearing what Xu Guangqi said, Han Yu and others naturally knew that there was no way to stop this matter, because you can see how happy His Majesty is.

Moreover, if the list of people eligible to be enshrined in the Confucius Temple is really re-drafted, it would be an opportunity, an opportunity to win over some people.

The other thing was the Imperial Academy of the court. How could they not know that this matter involved the academy and teaching?

The Royal Academy is something His Majesty has always wanted to promote. If they oppose this matter now, it would be equivalent to opposing the Royal Academy and lectures as well, which is absolutely something His Majesty cannot tolerate.

So they had no choice but to agree.

After thinking about this, Sun Chengzong took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, I also think this is a good thing. However, I think we should still strictly establish rules to prevent it from becoming a means of factionalism. There are many factions in the court, and they all learn a lot of different things. If it really gets to the point where you attack me and I attack you, it will inevitably split the court, and then the country will definitely be unstable. So this matter must be handled with caution."

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