"Sir, I know a little about your situation in the Censorate. It hasn't been easy for you. It was His Majesty who showed favor to you and promoted you to the position of Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate. What is this? This is His Majesty's kindness to Sir Xu. Don't you always say, 'Your Majesty treats me like a great man, and I will repay you like a great man'?"
"Besides, is Lord Yu really willing to give up? Now that Lord Yu has been promoted to the position of Left Censor-in-Chief of the Censorate, it is the time for him to realize his ambitions and show his talents. Are you willing to retreat in disgrace and live out your life in solitude in the mountains and wild springs?"
"Master Yu, are you truly willing to accept not being able to demonstrate what you've learned? Life is nothing more than a gamble. If you succeed, the world will be yours; if you fail, then there's nothing to say. Master Yu, don't you want to take a chance?"
"Huang-Lao school of thought once considered Dong Zhongshu and others heretics, and even Confucianism did the same. But who can say so clearly about things in today's world? Sometimes, it's not about taking a step back that opens up a new world, but taking a step forward that opens up a new world."
After Chen Hong finished saying these words, he picked up the teacup again, took a sip of water, and stopped talking.
Yu Maoheng's face turned red and white. He glanced at Chen Hong, smiled bitterly and shook his head.
That's what I said, but how could it be that easy? If it were that easy, why would I have been struggling with it for so long?
However, Yu Maoheng also realized that Chen Hong obviously did not have any simple purpose in saying these words to him.
How many people in this officialdom are truly innocent? Chen Hong simply wants to unite with him.
As for the mention of Dong Zhongshu, it was nothing more than an attempt to paint a rosy picture for himself, while also telling himself that he was willing to support himself in becoming Dong Zhongshu.
And what should I give him in return?
That is naturally an external support for him.
There are two eunuchs in the court now, one is Wei Zhongxian, and the other is Chen Hong in front of him.
Needless to say, Wei Zhongxian's power has been increasing day by day since he took control of the East Factory.
The eunuch Chen Hong in front of you has served Your Majesty for the longest time and can be said to be a favorite of Your Majesty.
Under such circumstances, it would be strange if these two people didn't fight.
Since they couldn't decide the winner immediately, they naturally had to open up a second battlefield and find a way to defeat their opponent from another angle. It was obvious that Chen Hong was planning to find a solution in the court.
Although they didn't say it explicitly, the two of them finally reached some tacit understanding on this matter.
Yu Maoheng finally gritted his teeth, he knew he had no way out.
This thing has to be done whether you want to or not.
Thinking of this, Yu Maoheng put away the notebook and said to Chen Hong, "Does the father-in-law have anything else to say?"
When Chen Hong saw Yu Maoheng put away the question book, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
The errand was done. As for whether he had anything else to do? Of course he did, but he couldn't tell me.
Some things can only be understood but not expressed in words.
Although he really wanted to have a good and frank talk with Yu Maoheng, it was not possible now.
"We have nothing else to do. If Lord Yu has nothing to tell us, we will return to the palace." Chen Hong said with a smile.
"Then I will see you off, sir." Yu Maoheng stood up and said with a smile.
The two of them left the Censorate together.
After watching the other person leave, Yu Maoheng turned and walked towards the house.
Now that the matter has been agreed, it is time to start working. But before that, I need to make all preparations.
What Yu Maoheng needed to prepare was very simple, which was to find allies.
As the saying goes, when you are in the arena, the more friends you have, the more paths you can take. Moreover, if you are undertaking something so big, you must leave a way out for yourself. If you accomplish something and it is not accepted by the other party, then that would be the worst thing that could happen.
Yu Maoheng would not go to find Chen Kedao, because in Yu Maoheng's opinion, Chen Kedao was a person who was not presentable.
A real boss would not be like Chen Kedao.
In fact, a careful analysis will reveal that the real boss is someone else. This person was recently promoted by His Majesty and was also frustrated before. It would be best if he could be connected with Chen Kedao.
So who is this person?
With just a little understanding, one can guess it. Looking at the people who have been promoted recently and then looking at their resumes, one person can be found instantly. This person is Xu Guangqi.
Why was he marginalized in official circles? Quite simply, because he was Jiao Hong's favorite student.
Who was this Jiao Hong? He was also a representative figure of the School of Mind, and had the closest relationship with Li Zhi.
He believed that the Buddhist scriptures best embodied the essence of Confucius and Mencius's "fulfilling one's nature and attaining destiny" and that the annotations of Han and Song Confucian scholars were dregs. He attempted to introduce Buddhism into Confucianism and reconcile the two schools of thought.
In the 17th year of the Wanli reign, Jiao Hong took the imperial examination in Beijing and won the first place in the first class of the imperial examination (the top scholar). He served as an editor in the Hanlin Academy and later served as the Secretary of Nanjing. According to the official practice of the Ming Dynasty, this was definitely not the official career that a top scholar should have.
But that's what happened, that's because he was ostracized and regarded as a heretic.
Although his final fate was not as tragic as Li Zhi's, his ambitions were never realized in his lifetime. Under such circumstances, his disciple Xu Guangqi would not be promoted.
As the saying goes, it is easy to be an official when you have connections in the court, and you can still work hard when you don't have connections in the court. But for someone like Xu Guangqi who was hindered by others in the court, let alone being an official, it was impossible for him to be an official at all.
But at the beginning of the year, this person was promoted by His Majesty to be the Minister of War, responsible for managing the Beijing camp, and now he is training troops with Qi Jin, a descendant of Qi Jiguang.
Although Xu Guangqi was just training troops before, it didn't seem like a big deal now.
But Yu Maoheng was different. From his promotion, to Chen Kedao's lectures, to the memorial from Zhu Tongmeng in his hand, and the crackdown on the Donglin Party in the court, putting all these things together, those things became very clear.
Your Majesty wants to support a new school of thought and a group of new ministers in the court.
All the ministers who oppose his school of thought and the policies of His Majesty will be killed.
After understanding all this, the only thing left is to take sides.
I have no choice, so I naturally have to stand on the side that His Majesty wants me to stand on.
If he wanted to stand out, he had to get the approval of someone. That person was the leader of the upcoming School of Mind, and that person naturally wouldn't be Chen Kedao.
In Yu Maoheng's opinion, this person should be Xu Guangqi.
If I get his support, then I will have no worries.
After returning to his duty room and packing up briefly, Yu Maoheng walked out of the gate of the Censorate.
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