"Do you know Li Zhi?" Zhu Youxiao looked at Luo Sigong and asked slowly.

"Your Majesty, I know."

Luo Sigong quickly spoke up, "Li Zhi is from Quanzhou, Fujian. His original surname was Lin, and his given name was Zaizhi. He later changed his surname to Li, given name Zhi, courtesy name Hongfu, and pseudonyms Zhuo Wu, among others. In the 31st year of the Jiajing reign, he passed the imperial examination and took the joint examination. He served as an instructor in Gongcheng and a doctor at the Imperial College. During the Wanli reign, he became the prefect of Yao'an, but soon resigned."

"He lived in Huang'an and Macheng. When he lectured in Macheng, he had thousands of followers, including many women. In the 30th year of the Wanli reign, Zhang Wenda, a member of the Ministry of Rites, followed the instructions of the Prime Minister Shen Yiguan and submitted a memorial to Emperor Shenzong, criticizing Li Zhi. Ultimately, Li Zhi was arrested in Tongzhou on charges of 'daring to advocate heresy, misleading the world and deceiving the people.' His works were burned, and he committed suicide in prison."

Zhu Youxiao looked at Luo Sigong with a thoughtful expression on his face. Did someone tip him off? He turned to look at Chen Hong.

Zhu Youxiao's look almost scared Chen Hong to death.

Chen Hong fell to his knees with a thud, and said with his head on the ground: "Your Majesty, this servant has never done that."

After saying just this one sentence, Chen Hong lay on the ground and never spoke again.

Chen Hong knew his own emperor well. If he tried to defend himself, he would be arrested. He didn't need to say much, just one sentence would be enough, and then he could wait quietly for the emperor's decision.

At the same time, Chen Hong also complained in his heart, what kind of thing is this! Luo Sigong is also a troublemaker. Why do you remember it so clearly? That Li Zhi has been dead for so many years, why do you still remember him?

"Get up." Zhu Youxiao said expressionlessly, "You are embarrassing yourself. Get out of here."

"Yes, yes." Chen Hong agreed, quickly got up from the ground, turned around and retreated outside.

After Chen Hong left, Zhu Youxiao asked, "How did you know so much?"

"Your Majesty, I've been studying recently." Luo Sigong said this with a somewhat embarrassed look on his face. Fearing that Zhu Youxiao might misunderstand him, he quickly explained, "I want to learn more about Donglin Academy."

Zhu Youxiao immediately understood that this was a provocation and Luo Sigong obviously wanted to show off.

There has been a lot of uproar in the court recently about the lecture issue. As for what caused the uproar, it is very simple. Wei Zhongxian has leaked Zhu Tongmeng's petition. Since it was leaked, it naturally caused an uproar.

Luo Sigong was suppressed by Wei Zhongxian, so he was naturally dissatisfied. The Jinyiwei and the Dongchang had been fighting for power for a long time.

This is exactly what happened in history, but in the end Luo Sigong was defeated and dismissed, and the Jinyiwei was replaced by Wei Zhongxian's own man, Tian Ergeng.

Now this struggle has just begun, and it is obvious that Luo Sigong has also found some direction, that is, the reason why Wei Zhongxian was able to turn the tables despite being impeached by countless people and getting better and better is that the biggest reason is Zhu Youxiao's connivance, and the biggest reason is that what Wei Zhongxian did is in line with his own wishes.

This is not a difficult thing to guess. Looking back at what Wei Zhongxian did, it is not difficult to guess what he did to satisfy himself.

Luo Sigong obviously thought of this, so he directed his attack at the Donglin Party, and that is why he said that he was studying Donglin Academy.

Zhu Youxiao leaned sideways on the couch and looked at Luo Sigong with a smile: "My dear minister, you are quite frank."

"I will not tell lies in front of Your Majesty." Luo Sigong bowed quickly.

Zhu Youxiao's words were simple. Luo Sigong actually dared to say that he was trying to figure out the emperor's intentions. You know, this is a taboo. How could a minister like you guess the emperor's thoughts?

But Zhu Youxiao didn't care. This was just a verbal rule, which meant it was just talk and could never be implemented.

In this world, with so many officials in the court, who wouldn't want to guess His Majesty's thoughts? Who wouldn't want to know His Majesty's thoughts? How many people can restrain themselves from thinking about it?

Of course, there are also people who can control themselves because they don't have to think about it.

The reason is very simple. The emperor must do what they say, otherwise he would be a tyrant. It doesn’t matter what the emperor thinks. What matters is that the emperor does what they say.

Zhu Youxiao suddenly felt that what they needed was not the emperor, but the ancestral tablet. It would be best for them if the emperor just sat there, not talking, not moving, not eating, and not spending money.

For example, the Donglin Party thought this way, and then the next second Zhu Youxiao thought of another person, that is Confucius.

Isn't this what this ancient sage did? He didn't speak, move, or eat, and allowed them to dress him up. Therefore, Confucius' status was elevated higher and higher, and he was called the Great Sage Teacher. His descendants were all given the title of Yanshenggong.

Thinking of this, Zhu Youxiao laughed again. He suddenly felt that this was how things were in the world. No wonder they said emperors were lonely men. In fact, they just understood the essence of some things. For example, your queen may not really love you when she married you, and your son may be filial to you just to make you die early.

Under such circumstances, how can the emperor not be a widower? The ministers around him want you to be what he wants you to be, and the eunuchs around him want you to be what he wants you to be. Who cares what you really look like?

Looking at Luo Sigong's statement, Zhu Youxiao smiled and said, "I don't listen, I only watch. Since you know Li Zhi, that's good. Go find someone for me. It would be best if he is Li Zhi's disciple who can inherit Li Zhi's legacy."

After saying this, Zhu Youxiao's expression became serious and his voice became low: "Don't let the news leak out."

"Your Majesty, I think among Li Zhi's students, Wang Keshou can inherit Li Zhi's mantle." Luo Sigong spoke without thinking.

Can Wang accept this lineage?

Zhu Youxiao immediately became interested, leaned back and said, "Then tell me about it."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Luo Sigong agreed, then continued, "Wang Keshou, courtesy name Yixu, pseudonym Yifeng, was a native of Wangge, Dushan, Huangmei, Hubei. He was a Jinshi in the eighth year of the Wanli reign. He was initially appointed Magistrate of Jinhua, Zhejiang, and was soon promoted to Director of the Ministry of Rites. He later served as Deputy Director, Director of the Imperial Academy, Prefect of Ji'an, Jiangxi, Deputy Commissioner of Education in Shanxi, Right Counselor of Jiangxi, Military Commissioner of Bazhou, Shandong, Provincial Surveillance Commissioner of Shandong, Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, Governor of Datong, Vice Minister of the Ministry of War, and Governor-General of Ji, Liaodong, Baoding, and other places."

In the 20th year of the Wanli reign, when he was the magistrate of Ji'an, he built the Bailuzhou Academy; in the 37th year of the Wanli reign, when he was the governor of Shaanxi, he held the "Lianbiao Lecture" at Baoqing Temple. Many people came to listen to the lecture, so he changed the "Xiaoxi Garden" east of the temple into the Guanzhong Academy, where Feng Congwu gave lectures.

"After Li Zhi's death, Wang Keshou, Mei Zhangke, and Su Shiyu donated money to erect a stele in his honor. They also built the Wenling Xianshi Temple in Xilun, Jinxi, and worshipped it."

Zhu Youxiao felt a little strange when he heard Luo Sigong tell him about Wang Keshou's life.