Zhou Hong leaned against the table dejectedly, staring at Zhou Maoxue, and said, "Fang Zhengyi is not as simple as you think."
"He is your Majesty's confidant, and he is as close to the Crown Prince as a brother. Moreover, he holds the Jinyiwei, which is related to everyone's lifeline."
Zhou Maoxue sneered: "When my father was young, he boasted that he dared to face the emperor, but now he is afraid of Fang Zhengyi because of his power. Isn't he a little too timid?"
Zhou Hong slowly closed his eyes, anger brewing in his chest, but he suppressed his temper: "Fear? Your father is a civil servant, and he dared to follow Your Majesty to fight on the battlefield. How could I be afraid of power?"
"In terms of power, my father is not necessarily less powerful than Fang Zhengyi. What is smaller is your vision! You cannot see the intricacies of the court, and you cannot see the general trend of people's hearts!"
"Fang Zhengyi is a great man of the time. I have traveled all over the world and never seen such a genius."
"He entered the court as an official before the age of 30, and has made many outstanding achievements. Any one of them is enough to make him go down in history. He still has a long way to go. How can you go against such a person!"
Zhou Maoxue stiffened his neck and said, "Repeatedly achieved great success? Could it be that father is making excuses for himself? Go down the stairs?"
"How dare you!" Zhou Hong shouted, and he hit the ground with his crutch, then he opened his eyes wide.
"People in this world are ignorant and forgetful, unable to see the truth. It's a waste of your time studying!"
"Dajing's papermaking and grain are all related to Fang Zhengyi. He was also the one who made the voyage to the West and built trains possible. Don't you have eyes?"
"Ordinary people, when they first saw the train claiming it was a miracle, they took it for granted after just two or three months, or even ignored it. How is your mind and vision different from those foolish men and women?"
Zhou Hong walked slowly, leaning on a crutch.
"Your father has been away from home for many years and has been lenient with you for many years. I didn't expect that you still haven't made any progress. You only know how to be a running dog and hang out with that bunch of idle people."
"I dare not say I have seen all of this great landscape, but I have seen at least 50% to 60%. Although there were not starving people everywhere in the past, most people were starving and cold. An ordinary farmer's family had a pigskin coat that was worn by three generations of grandparents and grandchildren. Do you know how hard and cold that coat was?"
"Now they can have enough food to eat and wear new clothes, all thanks to Fang Zhengyi."
Zhou Maoxue stood there in a daze, thinking back to his life in the factory and how his fellow workers had talked about their lives. His face gradually turned red.
Zhou Hong continued, "He went to the West, enriched the national treasury and saved countless people. This is another merit. There is also something you don't know, a major event that the court kept secret. He conquered the Jin Kingdom and gained a large area of land and pasture. He also made a great contribution in it."
"He is such an important official of the country, and you dare to confront him face to face?"
Zhou Hong raised his eyebrows when he saw that he remained silent.
"Yes, I have to admit that there are many people like you who lack vision in the court. Especially in the Hanlin Academy. Although I was born in the Hanlin Academy, it is just a group of corrupt scholars who sit and talk about doctrines and talk about great principles. If the philosophy is not in line with this one point, it will be useless even if Fang Zheng has made ten thousand achievements."
"But so what? Now for the court, no matter whether you like Fang Zhengyi or hate him, you cannot go against him!"
"Why?" Zhou Maoxue looked up and asked in surprise.
He knew that Fang Zhengyi was powerful, but he never thought that one person could be so powerful that the entire court dared not offend him.
Zhou Hong's tone became meaningful: "Because he changed the big scene."
"Everything changed after the advent of the train. He explored a path that no one else had ever thought of, a path that was once considered a gimmick in the eyes of scholars."
“The potential of the future of railways is obvious to everyone, and it all comes from Eastern Suburbs University and science.”
"He created a dream for the court, a dream that can be realized. Once the goal is achieved, it will be enough to make the entire court famous for thousands of years and create a prosperous era that no one in the past could have imagined. Whoever stands in the way, His Majesty will be the first to eliminate him."
"Just because of an unpredictable future?" Zhou Maoxue said in disbelief.
"It's hard to say?" Zhou Hong snorted, and then sighed, "It's hard to say, it's hard to say, as long as people's hearts want it, it's true."
"However, this vague concept alone is not enough to convince everyone in the court. Fang Zheng's ability is definitely not just words."
"There is huge profit to be made in the railway, and the court is speculating that Fang Zhengyi can make a fortune from it. However, the facts are unexpected. Not only did he not profit from it, but he gave the opportunity to the court, and countless court officials benefited from it."
"Later, the stock exchange in the capital was established, and the forces in the court all joined in."
"But later everyone discovered that Fang Zhengyi was behind the exchange. Don't you understand? Fang Zhengyi has almost pulled everyone on board, openly or secretly. Countless officials in the court have interests tied to him. If Fang Zhengyi falls, no one will benefit from it."
"Even if you hate him, you can't oppose him. Even if your personal philosophy doesn't match his, the family's interests will push him to follow Fang Zhengyi."
"Fang Zhengyi has done so many great things in the court, and none of them were for personal gain. He is strong without desire. He is already a person without weaknesses."
Zhou Hong said as he threw the two articles in his hand fiercely at Zhou Maoxue's face: "Only you, a bunch of ignorant folk scholars, can write such crap articles. What kind of moral education can you talk about?!"
Looking at the two articles scattered on the ground, Zhou Maoxue's eyes twitched twice: "Is it wrong for my son to talk about morality and education?"
"When the great way is abandoned, benevolence and righteousness come into play. The country advocates moral governance and education, but that is because the country's chronic diseases are difficult to resolve. Only when the great way is abandoned will benevolence and righteousness be talked about. The less there is, the more people will talk about it! Now that the people are well fed and the great way is independent, do you think that the court officials will read these meaningless things you write?" Zhou Hong retorted loudly.
"Fang Zhengyi has been constantly active in the court, inviting people to go to Dongjiao University to learn new knowledge. More and more people's concepts have been changed by him and reality, and there is no going back!"
Zhou Maoxue frowned and dared not refute.
Seeing this, Zhou Hong sneered: "You are not convinced, right? Well, even if your father puts all these aside, then tell me something you can understand."
"Mr. Li is already very old now. He won't be able to sit in that position for many more years. Do you know who will be given the title of Grand Secretary?"
Zhou Maoxue looked strange: "Could it be Fang Zhengyi?"
"Yes, the court concedes that he is the most likely candidate."
"Impossible. Only Hanlin scholars can enter the cabinet. How can he be worthy of being a Grand Secretary if he is not a Hanlin scholar?" Zhou Maoxue said in surprise.
Zhou Hong shook his head: "Those are not rules on paper, and rules are made by people. People with ability will not be bound by rules."
"Mr. Li has resigned from the cabinet. If it is Fang Zheng's turn, he will have the Imperial Guard in his hands and the title of Grand Secretary."
"When the crown prince ascends the throne in the future, he will be the first well-deserved prime minister of our Great Jing Dynasty!"
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