At this moment, in the imperial palace.
Three cabinet ministers have arrived at the palace.
Han Yu and his team were already aware of what was happening outside, and they suddenly received a large number of petitions. Most of the petitions were similar in content and very strongly worded, basically opposing the reform of the academy or requesting the removal of Cui Chengxiu.
All of a sudden, voices opposing the reform of the Royal Academy arose.
It's impossible to say that there's no one behind this. It's just that whoever is behind this is currently unknown, and it's unlikely to be found out.
However, the three cabinet universities did not dare to neglect it.
After hearing what Han Yu and the others said, Zhu Youxiao showed a look of helplessness on his face.
It seems that things are still hopeless. The emperor cannot really break with the scholars. If all these people are arrested now, only when the reform of the academy is completed can he, the emperor, gain the mainstream.
Everyone understands this: whoever controls the academy controls public opinion and the hearts of scholars.
If the academy was in the hands of the emperor, many people outside would not be able to do what they wanted to do.
Judging from the current situation, these people are going to cause trouble.
Zhu Youxiao had also considered using Wei Zhongxian's methods to directly push forward.
After all, in the original history, Wei Zhongxian demolished the Donglin Academy and destroyed academies across the country. But what was the result?
The result was that Wei Zhongxian was completely pushed to the opposite side. If Zhu Youxiao did the same, the result would be the same.
What Zhu Youxiao wanted to compete with the Donglin Party for was the hearts of the people, the support of scholars, and the support of people all over the world, rather than simply defeating the Donglin Party.
Even after using violent means to overthrow the emperor, people will still be dissatisfied. At that time, there will still be the same trouble. This is not what Zhu Youxiao wants.
Zhu Youxiao certainly had a plan B, but he originally didn't want to implement it. However, now it seems that he had no choice but to implement it.
Zhu Youxiao glanced at the three cabinet ministers and said, "What do you think? Let me hear it."
The three of them looked at each other, with embarrassed expressions on their faces.
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