In the Forbidden City, the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Zhu Youxiao is having a meal.
Because the affairs of the court had come to an end, Zhu Youxiao was in a much better mood, so his appetite also improved. He ate today's meal very sweetly.
Chen Hong came in at this time, hesitant to go forward but not daring to disturb Zhu Youxiao who was eating happily.
Glancing at Chen Hong, Zhu Youxiao raised his head, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "Just say what you want to say. Why hesitate?"
"Your Majesty, someone reported that Gao Panlong went to Sun Chengzong's residence. Gao Panlong first went to Sun Shenxing's residence, and after leaving Sun Shenxing's residence, he went to Sun Chengzong's residence." Chen Hong said hurriedly, bowing.
Zhu Youxiao wasn't surprised to hear what Chen Hong said. He just smiled and said, "Are you interested in the Ministry of War?"
At this point, the remaining Donglin Party members in the court naturally had to find ways to protect themselves, especially Sun Shenxing and Gao Panlong. These two people should have realized the danger and naturally needed to find a way to stay.
However, the relationship between these bigwigs in the court and Sun Shenxing and the others was not very good.
There is no need to mention Han Yu, the chief minister of the cabinet. Originally, these people had a good relationship, but they completely broke down because of the Donglin Party case.
Especially Sun Shenxing and Han Yu, they have really torn their relationships apart, and Gao Panlong is almost the same.
Under such circumstances, it would be impossible for the two of them to go to Han Yu, so the best choice was Sun Chengzong. After all, they were very close before, so it was not strange for him to lend a hand now.
However, Zhu Youxiao was very curious about what the final result would be.
If Sun Chengzong really agreed, it would be a real disappointment to him. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Gao Panlong was not the right material for the Ministry of War.
If Sun Chengzong really agreed, then this decision would be entirely out of selfishness, which Zhu Youxiao could not allow.
You have to know that the premise for him to use Sun Chengzong is that Sun Chengzong still has a certain degree of public spirit and does not act out of selfish motives in everything. This is the same reason as when he used Han Yu as the chief minister of the cabinet.
"Do you know the outcome of the matter?" Zhu Youxiao asked, his face now serious.
"Your Majesty, we don't know yet. However, someone below also reported a piece of news. Gao Panlong didn't look very happy when he left the Sun Mansion. Many people saw it, so it's very likely that the negotiations broke down."
Zhu Youxiao nodded and said expressionlessly, "The East Factory is very busy, so I'm asking the Imperial Guard to help with the Ministry of Works' case."
"I understand. I'll go right away." With that, Chen Hong turned around and hurried out.
In fact, everyone thought the case was almost over, but only Zhu Youxiao knew that there was still a Ministry of Works that had not yet been burned.
Once the Ministry of Works also catches fire, many people will be burned to death.
Zhao Nanxing went to investigate the case, but there was no progress. Because of the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Works had been delayed, but the Ministry of Works was actually more serious than those two departments.
Now Zhu Youxiao is preparing to move the Ministry of Works as well, taking advantage of this opportunity to consolidate Bi Maokang's power.
Although I had previously appointed Bi Maokang as the Minister of Works, Bi Maokang's real power was not much, as he focused more on the Hundred Workshops. But this time was different, I wanted to let Bi Maokang go.
As for Zhao Nanxing, he has done a good job. If nothing unexpected happens, let Zhao Nanxing continue to do his job, that is, promote him to the position of Minister of Works.
Although the palace was relatively calm, there was already a lot of commotion outside.
Many people started to ask questions, trying to rescue those in the middle.
Even the scholars of the science school began to run around and cry out. They were begging and wanted to make their voices heard, but they had no way to write to them.
The connection between the central government and them has been severed. Gao Panlong and Sun Shenxing can hardly protect themselves, let alone others.
As for Han Yu and Zhao Nanxing, they were unable to speak for these scholars at this time, and were even very disgusted with their behavior.
Han Yu and Zhao Nanxing now hope that the situation will calm down as soon as possible, but these scholars are still trying to dig up the matter further.
But everything in this world always has two sides. Some people are wailing, while others have to celebrate.
The ones wailing are the losers, while the ones celebrating are another group of people.
Several people were having a party at Xu Guangqi's house.
This small group was headed by Xu Guangqi, and many of its members did not have high status. In addition to Xu Guangqi, the representative figure was Li Zhizao.
Li Zhizao was a man of profound knowledge, skilled in astronomy, calendar calculation, and mathematics. He was "well versed in military strategy and proficient in Western studies" and was as famous as Xu Guangqi and Yang Tingyun.
In the 26th year of the Wanli reign, he became a Jinshi and studied Western science under Matteo Ricci. In the 31st year of the Wanli reign, while serving as the education commissioner of Fujian, he included astronomy in the imperial examinations.
Later, Li Zhizao accepted Catholic doctrine and was baptized in the Catholic Church in the 38th year of the Wanli reign. Others who were baptized and joined the Catholic Church at the same time as Li Zhizao included Wang Zheng, Li Tianjing, and others.
Li Zhizao's original official position was Shaoqing of the Taichang Temple in Nanjing. After Xu Guangqi was highly valued by Zhu Youxiao, Xu Guangqi recommended Li Zhizao to Zhu Youxiao.
At that time, in order to let Zhu Youxiao use Li Zhizao, Xu Guangqi said a lot of good things about Li Zhizao, saying that he was proficient in astronomy, mathematics and calendar, and was especially good at making cannons.
So Li Zhizao was promoted by Zhu Youxiao from Shaoqing of Nanjing Taichang Temple to Shaoqing of Guanglu Temple, and was also in charge of the affairs of Langzhong of the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Water Resources, but his position was still very insignificant.
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