Zhu Youxiao looked at Xu Guangqi and said, "I will leave this matter to someone else. You can prepare calmly. I will allocate a place for you to compile these books."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xu Guangqi agreed quickly.
"Okay, you can step aside first!" Zhu Youxiao looked at Xu Guangqi and said slowly.
After Xu Guangqi left, Zhu Youxiao leaned back in the rocking chair, tapping the armrests lightly with his fingers, his face showing some hesitation.
After a while, Zhu Youxiao seemed to have made up his mind. The hesitant expression on his face disappeared, and was replaced by determination.
Turning to look at Chen Hong, Zhu Youxiao said, "Go and get Wei Zhongxian for me."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Chen Hong quickly agreed, turned around and ran outside.
It was obvious that the emperor had another task for Wei Zhongxian to do.
For Wei Zhongxian, this period was not an easy time.
Since Zhu Youxiao ascended the throne, Wei Zhongxian has been given important positions and his status has grown rapidly. However, his status has not been so high recently, and his life has not been easy.
The first competition came from their traditional rival, the Jinyiwei. After Luo Sigong was dismissed, Wei Zhongxian originally thought that the Jinyiwei would decline for a while.
But who would have thought that after Xu Xianchun came to power, he was actually valued and appointed by the emperor. The Jinyiwei was very prosperous during this period. He followed the Tongzhengsi to arrest people and try cases everywhere, and his status grew very quickly.
Apart from this, Wei Zhongxian did not do much in the officialdom. The positions of several cabinet ministers became more and more stable, and with the Tongzhengsi regime, the East Factory's life became increasingly difficult.
In recent times, the emperor has not assigned him any new tasks. Wei Zhongxian knows very well what this means for the eunuchs in the palace.
This is a sign that he is about to fall out of favor.
This made Wei Zhongxian very anxious, but he had no better solution.
The emperor doesn't need me, and if I insist on joining him, it might backfire.
After hearing the summons, Wei Zhongxian hurried over, extremely excited because his chance had finally come.
Looking at Wei Zhongxian who ran in, Zhu Youxiao said, "Catch your breath before you speak."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian quickly agreed.
When Wei Zhongxian had stopped breathing, Zhu Youxiao said, "I have something I want to entrust to you. You must do it for me."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely see to it." Wei Zhongxian quickly assured.
"I've recently fallen in love with some books brought here by foreigners. I'd like to find more of them, so I'll let you do it."
"By the way, those books are written in their language. Go and bring those people to the capital and have them translate the books for me."
"I heard there are many of their churches in places like Nanchang. Go there and look for them."
After hearing this, Wei Zhongxian quickly said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will arrange for someone to help Your Majesty, and all these books will be delivered to the capital intact."
After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "Then go ahead and do it."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Wei Zhongxian agreed and quickly bowed, saying, "I will take my leave."
Looking at Wei Zhongxian's back, Zhu Youxiao breathed a sigh of relief.
After this matter was handed down, Wei Zhongxian would definitely be able to handle it. After all, he had been holding it back for so long, and he would definitely work hard if he had the task.
As for whether those people were willing to come, that was not within Zhu Youxiao's consideration. Whether it was the East Factory or Wei Zhongxian, they had no scruples when doing things.
Their only goal was to make themselves happy, so they did things without any scruples. This is why he did not let Xu Guangqi do it, but instead let Wei Zhongxian do it.
If the missionaries caused any trouble, Wei Zhongxian would take direct action. Moreover, when it came to collecting books, Wei Zhongxian would not hesitate to use any means.
After arranging things, Zhu Youxiao could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
In the next few days, there were no major events in the court, and everyone's attention was focused on the imperial examination, which made the court much more stable.
However, there was still some trouble. The imperial examination issue still caused trouble.
The reason is very simple, because Feng Congwu did a very good job in this imperial examination.
He made a big mistake in the examination questions this time, changing the Four Books and Five Classics to Xunzi.
The theme of the imperial examination is "Heaven has its time, Earth has its talents, and Man has his governance."
This sentence comes from Xunzi's "On Heaven", which talks about the most direct thing in Xunzi's thought: "the separation between heaven and man."
When this exam question was released, public opinion was in an uproar. Countless people were running around, shouting and cursing.
However, the court remained surprisingly silent about this matter, as if no one had heard it, as if it had never happened at all.
This further aroused the anger of the scholars, and countless people began to run around, hoping that someone would stand up and speak out.
For many scholars who read Mencius, this was a devastating disaster.
For a while, public opinion was in turmoil throughout the capital, and there were even several incidents of scholars causing trouble.
Many people are worried about this, fearing that something might go wrong.
Of course, there were also people who were dissatisfied and submitted some questions, but they did not target Xunzi. Instead, they directly targeted Feng Congwu, impeaching him for unfair imperial examinations.
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