After Shen Tingyun said this, the scene instantly fell silent, and no one spoke for a long time. Everyone saw what happened to the Donglin Party.
Li Zhizao smiled awkwardly, touched his nose, and said hesitantly, "Ours shouldn't count, right?"
No one spoke, everyone looked at him.
Everyone present knew that what Shen Tingyun said made sense.
Things like forming cliques for personal gain are not a matter of what one can say or not, but a question of whether there are people in the court who dislike you and want to deal with you, and more importantly, a question of how His Majesty views you.
Several people looked at each other, hesitated, and finally focused their attention on Xu Guangqi.
Among all the people present, Xu Guangqi is the boss and the second assistant of the cabinet. He was the first to be favored by His Majesty and is now also a person that His Majesty values very much.
So everyone wanted to know what Xu Guangqi thought about this matter.
Seeing everyone's gazes on him, Xu Guangqi took a sip of tea, put down the cup in his hand, smiled and said, "Your Majesty asked me to go to the Ministry of Revenue and let me select the personnel myself. What do you think?"
A few people were still a little hesitant, but they were not stupid and understood the meaning of Xu Guangqi's words.
I chose you because it is His Majesty's intention. If we do not do so, it would be inappropriate. If Your Majesty is really worried, then you would not let us do this.
"I'll go back to the palace." Xu Guangqi said with a smile, as if to comfort everyone.
Everyone nodded, agreeing with Xu Guangqi's statement.
This matter must be taken into consideration, otherwise it will backfire. It would be a good idea to ask His Majesty's opinion first.
Forbidden City, Palace of Heavenly Purity.
Zhu Youxiao looked at the list handed over by Chen Hong, nodded expressionlessly, and said, "Don't worry about this matter, let them be!"
Isn't this the purpose of promoting Xu Guangqi and delegating power to them?
Now is not the time to suppress and weaken Xu Guangqi and others. What I need to do now is to support them.
Xu Guangqi and his men were still very weak. Although they had a considerable number of people, they were still far from the level he desired. At least these people did not blindly believe in the teachings of Confucius and Mencius. They believed in natural science, which was more important to him than anything else.
The most important thing right now was to let Xu Guangqi and his people take power. As for other issues, they could be put aside until their goals were achieved, and then they would have to deal with what needed to be dealt with, but not now.
Reaching out and taking out a copy of the examination paper next to him, Zhu Youxiao's eyes became more serious. This examination paper was the problem he urgently needed to solve.
This question book was submitted by Xu Guangqi, and it was submitted privately. It was Xu Guangqi who handed it to Zhu Youxiao personally when he met him just now.
The content of this question book is the big problem, Zhu Youxiao doesn't care about other things.
Although no one says it, once you get to a high position, the people you promote will definitely be your own people. This is inevitable no matter how you do it.
Regardless of whether this person is motivated by public or private interests.
Even if you are doing it out of public interest and want to get things done, you have to promote capable people. The most important thing is that they have the same ideas as you. Other people will definitely not work.
As the saying goes, people with different ideals cannot work together. No one will promote an opponent. Regardless of whether this villain does anything, I can't stand him making trouble all day long.
After reading the question book again, Zhu Youxiao's face suddenly became serious.
The content of this memorial was very simple. It was that Xu Guangqi was promoting Catholicism to himself, the emperor. To put it bluntly, he was preaching.
Of course, Xu Guangqi’s original intention was not simply to preach, but he felt that this could save the Ming Dynasty.
In this memorial, Xu Guangqi analyzed in detail his mental journey over the years, and it can be said that he was honest with himself as the emperor.
Xu Guangqi said he "had the desire to govern, but I regretted not having the necessary skills." However, around this time, he encountered Catholicism. After a detailed understanding, he concluded that the Jesuits' teachings on astronomy could truly supplement the king's rule, influence Confucianism, and correct Buddhism.
So he presented three good strategies for governing the country to the emperor:
First, let missionaries translate Western books and then invite Confucian scholars from all over the world to study them. If these books are unorthodox, I will be willing to accept punishment.
Secondly, let the missionaries debate with the masters of Chinese temples and the celestial masters of Taoist temples. If the missionaries "have nothing to say and are at a loss for words", they should be immediately driven away and the missionaries would be willing to be punished.
Third, conduct a survey in Catholic areas to see whether there are any Catholics among those who committed crimes in the past three years. This will help us understand whether Catholicism is good or bad.
After reading this petition, Zhu Youxiao put it down and sighed softly, feeling relieved and sad.
He felt relieved because Xu Guangqi saw the current ideological confusion in the Ming Dynasty.
In fact, intellectuals have always been seeking change. The emergence of capitalism has brought about a society that needs new ideological guidance, but this ideology has not yet appeared.
Even if such ideas emerged, such as the Taizhou School's restriction of royal power and replacement of royal power with civil rights, this was a very progressive idea that was in line with the capitalist system.
But in fact, in this country controlled by scholars and officials, it was not feasible. It can also be said that this idea was too advanced and completely inappropriate in this era, so it was directly nipped in the bud.
The old ideological system was no longer in line with the development of the current era. The Ming Dynasty needed a completely new ideological system to guide the development of society. This was a progressive trend, and in Zhu Youxiao's view, it was a good thing.
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