Zhu Tongmeng glanced at Cui Chengxiu and naturally knew what he was going to do. He also knew what this guy was planning.

Zhu Tongmeng has been happy since Cui Chengxiu was promoted.

Zhu Tongmeng was very clear about his own situation. His Majesty had promoted and valued him earlier in order to make him a knife.

In fact, Zhu Tongmeng did make a knife once. However, after that, Cui Chengxiu suddenly appeared and snatched away his opportunity to make a knife, actively taking over and enjoying it.

Under such circumstances, many things were done by Cui Chengxiu, and Zhu Tongmeng was not so prominent. Of course, as a result, Zhu Tongmeng's official position could not be promoted, and he was not even valued by His Majesty.

On the contrary, Cui Chengxiu's official position continued to rise, and he was increasingly valued by His Majesty.

Zhu Tongmeng had no jealousy towards this. He had his own ideas, but he was not a fool, and he and Cui Chengxiu had nothing in common. The two were simply not of the same kind.

In Zhu Tongmeng's view, his impeachment of the academy and the lectures was out of public interest, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty and His Majesty.

It is obvious that Cui Chengxiu is taking advantage of the situation and doing it for his own benefit and for his official position.

So the two of them couldn't pee in the same pot at all.

Zhu Tongmeng knew that Cui Chengxiu came to him this time just to ask him to take action.

You know, there are many academies of all sizes in the capital, but only a few are truly respectable. Among them, the most prominent is Shoushan Academy, which is also an academy with a grudge against Zhu Tongmeng.

Shoushan Academy was founded by Chief Censor Zou Yuanbiao and others, who gathered there to give lectures. He also gave lectures here with Gao Panlong, Zhong Yuzheng and others.

Although the Donglin Party had declined after the previous incident and was defeated by His Majesty, in fact, the status of Shoushan Academy has always been very high, and many people gathered here. It can be said that it is a major gathering point for the Donglin Party in the capital.

If the reform of academies were to be piloted in the capital, then the first academy would have to be touched upon. Not only that, but it would have to be done with great fanfare, and it would have to be the first to be touched upon.

It is obvious that Cui Chengxiu came to Zhu Tongmeng for the sake of Shoushan Academy, thinking that Zhu Tongmeng would take revenge.

Glancing at Cui Chengxiu with disdain, Zhu Tongmeng said, "Sir Cui, His Majesty has entrusted you with this task, and the Censorate is not in a position to interfere. You can proceed without any concern for the Censorate, let alone me. I cannot interfere, so Sir Cui, there's no need to speak."

After saying this, Zhu Tongmeng walked forward directly, looking like he didn't want to bother with Cui Chengxiu.

This matter is difficult to handle and will definitely offend people. Besides, Zhu Tongmeng is not the kind of person who seeks revenge.

Zhu Tongmeng would never participate. Cui Chengxiu was foolish to want to use him as a pawn.

Cui Chengxiu looked at Zhu Tongmeng's back and his face instantly turned gloomy.

At this time, Cui Chengxiu had already become ruthless in his heart.

This old guy Zhu Tongmeng must be dealt with. He is really an eyesore in front of me.

This time, I wanted to join forces with him, but he was so ungrateful! What did he think of himself?

"snort!"

Cui Chengxiu flicked his sleeves and walked forward.

The news from the court has always been of great concern to everyone, and the speed of transmission is also very fast. Moreover, this time, not only the civil and military officials in the court, but also the entire capital are paying attention.

Under such circumstances, the news spread even faster. The news had already been released as soon as the court was dismissed.

After the news spread, there was naturally a lot of discussion.

There are too many things to discuss this time, so the opinions will be expressed in different directions depending on the situation.

Some people care about the office of the commander of the royal army; some people care about the affairs of the Kong family, believing that this is the fate of scholars; some people care about the reform of the academy.

For a while, people were in a panic and were talking about it.

Most people who were not involved in the incident just used it as a topic of conversation after dinner; but everyone involved was extremely nervous, as no one knew what the court's final decision would be or how deeply this incident would affect them.

However, not everything matters to everyone. For example, the Kong family's affairs are of concern to everyone, but whether they succeed or fail won't harm them too much.

Although it is the duty of scholars to do so, and shouting slogans like "The reputation of Confucius cannot be overturned" can also establish their own prestige, if the court does not agree, it will be no different from what it is now.

As for the establishment of the Royal Guard Command Office, most people didn't care. What did this have to do with them? It was nothing more than His Majesty wanting to raise some soldiers. Aren't all the soldiers in the world His Majesty's?

So they didn't care anymore. The only thing that worried them was the affairs of the academy.

If the Royal Academy changes, there will probably be no place for discussion in the future. This is a matter of vital interest to everyone, so even before a specific policy is released, the discussion below has already turned into a mess.

The news soon reached Cui Chengxiu.

Cui Chengxiu was also helpless about this. After all, he had a bad reputation. After the news spread, when the people below heard his name, they would think that he could not do anything good and would subconsciously oppose it.

Cui Chengxiu was furious about this, but there was nothing he could do.

However, Cui Chengxiu also knew that this matter could not be made too violent, after all, this was the capital, under the feet of the emperor. If things got too bad and the emperor lost face, he might lose his head.

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