Huang Kezun waved his hand and said, "It's getting late, you should go to bed early. Also, don't go out for the next few days. I believe there will be results."
By the next day, the news had spread throughout the capital.
Everyone knows that Huang Kezun submitted a memorial to the emperor, and the outline of the revised imperial examination system was released. The Four Books and Five Classics remained unchanged, but the "Mencius" in the Four Books was replaced by "Xunzi".
This proposal alone caused an instant uproar.
How can Mencius and Xunzi be mentioned in the same breath?
Mencius is a sage, the second best sage!
What is Xunzi?
There is no place for Xunzi in the Confucius Temple now. Are there still believers of Xunzi in this world?
What is Huang Kezun going to do?
He is a heretic, he is doing evil!
So, petitions impeaching Huang Kezun flew into the imperial palace like snowflakes.
Although the court was calm for a while, everyone knew that it was just the beginning of a storm.
Before, there were repeated struggles in the court, and the emperor suppressed many things in order to maintain stability.
But anyone with a discerning eye can see that as long as things are not over, after a period of stability, there will definitely be another wave of trouble.
Everyone originally thought that it would be revealed from the Imperial Household Department or the Royal Academy, but unexpectedly it was revealed from Huang Kezun.
He actually wants to belittle Mencius and praise Xunzi, that's the problem.
Some people are angry, some are afraid, but some are happy.
East Factory.
Wei Zhongxian listened to his subordinates' reports with no expression on his face, but he was very happy in his heart.
Finally something to do again!
Wei Zhongxian was in a very bad mood during this period. Chen Hong became more and more favored in the palace; Wang An did a very good job in the Ministry of Internal Affairs; even the one named Fang Zhenghua was now known as a rising star in the palace.
Luo Sigong and Chen Hong of the Embroidered Uniform Guard colluded with each other and were in cahoots with each other. They were about to reach the top position, but now they have fallen to this position.
If he hadn't gotten it, he might not have had hope in his heart; but success was at his fingertips, yet he was just a little bit short of it, how could he be happy?
Thinking of this, Wei Zhongxian felt like a fire was burning in his heart. Now that something was finally happening in the court, he, Wei Zhongxian, could not be absent.
Glancing at Sun Yunhe standing beside him, Wei Zhongxian raised his lip and said, "Is everyone talking about Huang Kezun now? Everyone is against him, right?"
"Replying to the Governor, this is the case." Sun Yunhe nodded and said.
Wei Zhongxian slowly sat up straight, gently opened his eyes and said, "Then tell Cui Chengxiu to get everyone to support Huang Kezun. This matter must be handled well. If anyone makes a mistake again, don't blame us for being unreasonable."
After hearing this, Sun Yunhe was stunned and said hesitantly: "Eunuch, it's not appropriate for us to get involved in this matter, right? If Huang Kezun succeeds, I'm afraid he won't appreciate our kindness; if Huang Kezun fails, I'm afraid we will be implicated. Why would you do something like this that has no benefit whether it succeeds or not?"
"You know nothing!" Wei Zhongxian glared at Sun Yunhe and cursed, "Huang Kezun can get things done."
"If he succeeds, there will be factional strife in the world, and countless people will oppose him. At the beginning, our family thought Xu Guangqi would stir up factional strife, but those people were timid and even more cowardly than our family. So we did nothing, and ended up in this situation today."
"But this time is different. As long as Huang Kezun succeeds, there will definitely be a party struggle. Then we can profit from it. As long as I have something to do, we will have a place to show our abilities."
"But what if Huang Kezhen can't do it?" Sun Yunhe said again.
As for being scolded by his own supervisor, Sun Yunhe didn't take it to heart. Who among the people in the East Factory hadn't been scolded by the supervisor? Scolding you means you are a confidant, so Sun Yunhe dared to continue asking.
Glancing at Sun Yunhe, Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "Let me teach you a lesson. Even if Huang Kezun fails to accomplish his mission, it won't be any bad for us. As for Cui Chengxiu and the others, they will just follow us wholeheartedly."
"Do you know what it means to have no escape route? These days, seeing the decline of the Miscellaneous Sect, they are not very content."
Now Sun Yunhe understood that what his governor said was not a lie.
As time went by, Cui Chengxiu's power rose and he became the most powerful person in the Censorate. He had less and less contact with the East Factory, and it was obvious that he wanted to get rid of his own supervisor.
The Governor-General didn't want them to get away, so it wasn't surprising that he did this. If Huang Kezhen failed, then people like Cui Chengxiu would need the Governor-General to protect them, otherwise they would have a bad end. At that time, they would just be the Governor-General's running dogs.
So Sun Yunhe quickly smiled and bowed, saying, "Don't worry, sir. I understand. I know what to do and will do it right away."
Seeing Wei Zhongxian nod, Sun Yunhe turned and walked outside.
At the same time, in Xu Guangqi's home.
Xu Guangqi, Li Zhizao and others were also discussing it.
The faces of several people were not very happy. They had guessed something in advance. They thought that Huang Kezhen would mention Xunzi, and even guessed that Huang Kezhen would talk about Xunzi to His Majesty.
But no one expected that Huang Kexun would be so bold and do such a big thing, directly replacing Mencius with Xunzi.
No one really expected it!
Xu Guangqi glanced at Shen Tingyun and said slowly: "What do you think about this matter?"
After all, this matter concerns the Ministry of Rites, which also participated in the formulation of the imperial examination curriculum. To put it bluntly, Shen Tingyun's matter is also involved, so asking him is also appropriate.
Shen Tingyun smiled bitterly and said helplessly, "I really don't know anything. Huang Kezun did this without consulting anyone. I have no idea what to do now."
Li Zhizao on the side said calmly, "It's nothing more than supporting him or opposing him. As for the pros and cons of supporting him or opposing him, we need to think carefully about it. Our lives are not easy now."
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