All these changes made by Zhang Juzheng were ultimately for the land survey and the Single Whip Law that he had always dreamed of.

Only by thoroughly surveying the land across the country can the Single Whip Law be implemented throughout the country. Only by implementing the Single Whip Law throughout the country can the financial crisis of the Ming Dynasty be resolved once and for all, and the Wanli New Deal can be called a success!

However, these two things, especially the land survey, seriously violated the interests of the bureaucratic landlord group. In the fifth year of Wanli, Zhang Xiangzheng was just about to survey the land nationwide, which led to the terrible "love storm"! Even his father was lost...

At that time, Mr. Zhang was at a disadvantage in public opinion and had to agree to delay the land survey. But now he has returned with the determination to perish together with his enemies and will never allow what happened last time to happen again!

The simplest way is to replace all those who oppose you, then there will be no opposing voices, right?

But Mr. Zhang himself did not realize that when your body is covered with thorns, in addition to hurting your enemies, you will also hurt the people around you.

It’s okay for others, but it’s a bit troublesome if you stab the emperor.

He thought that since Wanli was the son of Longqing, he would be happy to rule the country by himself, leaving the country to the prime minister to govern and then he would reap the fruits of his labor, right?

Wanli did inherit his father's laziness and lust. But most of his personality traits were inherited from the previous generation. He completely inherited his grandfather's abnormal desire for power and paranoia. And his ancestral laziness...

If Zhu Yuanzhang, the most diligent emperor in history, knew that his descendants were lazier than each other, would he regret not shooting them into the wall? However, those who are diligent seem to be more harmful, such as Chongzhen, who echoed Taizu...

In addition, Wanli also inherited his grandfather Li Wei's greed, short-sightedness, and pettiness...

In short, he is the product of a genetic failure. Well, the Zhu family has been passed down to this day, and there are no good qualities to pass on to their descendants...

Moreover, Wanli himself suddenly developed the skills of an actor. His characteristic is that he is very good at acting. Even Zhang Juzheng, who raised him, was overwhelmed by his acting skills. Until now, he still thought that his student was a talented person. The one he taught by words and deeds was a generation of god.

Of course, we should look at everything dialectically, and we can't just blame Wanli alone. Zhang Juzheng, the educator, naturally has an unshirkable responsibility for his students becoming scumbags.

First of all, he was too hasty. Geniuses cannot be good teachers, especially enlightenment teachers. Because they simply cannot understand the brains of ordinary people. How can they be so stupid?

So although Zhang Juzheng compiled comic books with good intentions to teach knowledge and moral principles to the emperor, he always subconsciously felt that his students would be like him, and would be able to understand and master anything they learned as soon as they heard it.

If Wanli still didn't understand after one or two times, he would not be able to help but yell at the emperor... So Wanli didn't understand and didn't dare to ask, he could only pretend to understand everything. He was also worried about being exposed, so every time he met Mr. Zhang alone, he panicked. Over time, he regarded him as a scourge and wanted to avoid him.

Secondly, Mr. Zhang was too strong. After the Queen Mother returned to the palace after the wedding, Wanli felt that he was an adult, so he wanted to have his own ideas in everything. However, as long as there was a conflict with Mr. Zhang's ideas, Mr. Zhang would definitely find a way to change them.

What if you can't twist it? Then twist it harder...

At least so far, Wanli has always complied obediently, so Zhang Xianggong has no idea that dissatisfaction has accumulated in the emperor's heart, and he even thinks that the emperor will be his good student for life.

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The most depressing thing is that even Zhao Hao was pricked by his father-in-law.

On the way back to his grave the year before, Zhang Juzheng told him that he was going to ban teaching and destroy the academy, and asked him to prepare in advance...

Of course, Mr. Zhang was not targeting Zhao Hao. He had a long-standing hatred for lecturing.

After a century of spreading, Wangming's philosophy of mind had already become a prominent school of thought in the Ming Dynasty. Wang's school of thought placed the greatest emphasis on preaching, so lecturing became a popular trend, and academies sprang up everywhere.

But the School of Mind is not as peaceful as science. It emphasizes the liberation of thought and does not take any authority seriously. Therefore, criticizing the government in the academy is a commonplace, and only criticism can win applause...

Under the repeated attacks of the School of Mind, many people lost confidence in this country and this system. Since the reign of Emperor Jiajing, the Ming Dynasty has presented a scene of the end of the law, where the moral principles have been completely lost, usurpation has become a trend, people live for the moment, and there is no sense of shame.

What worries Mr. Zhang even more is that scholars, who are the pillars of society and role models for the people, have become disdainful of old values ​​under the influence of the School of Mind.

After the School of Mind removed the last trace of people's sense of responsibility to benefit the world, the literati abandoned the great ideal of self-cultivation and peace, and instead devoted themselves to the secular revelry of luxury. They no longer shouldered the responsibility of keeping themselves clean, restraining themselves, and leading morality. What was left was only the indulgence of temperament and the eccentricity of character. As a result, all kinds of bizarre behaviors appeared, which not only did not attract criticism, but won praise among the literati.

For example, the scholars who were supposed to be the defenders of ethics began to circulate and publicly comment on pornographic novels. Not satisfied with just reading them, some even took the initiative to write pornographic novels themselves...

It is said that the literati in Yangzhou would hold a grand horse racing meeting with the salt merchants every year.

Jinling is the most dissolute place in the world. Scholars and prostitutes are mixed together all day long, praising each other... It's disgusting. It is said that after the autumn examination, a grand lotus platform fairy meeting will be held to select the Twelve Beauties of Jinling!

I also heard that officials in Guangdong hold a shameless feast every winter...

There are so many examples like this! How could Mr. Zhang feel embarrassed?

Although he had critically read erotic novels such as "Jin Ping Mei" and "Ruyi Jun Chuan" and had actually practiced them, it did not prevent him from despising the moral degradation of the literati and officials who had become tantamount to beasts!

Of course, not all scholars liberate their nature and become unrestrained. There are also those like his teacher who sit idly by and talk about Zen, which actually cause greater harm to the country!

The former can at least make a chicken fart, but the latter can only be regarded as a dog fart...

Zhang Juzheng knew that if social thoughts were not controlled, the foundation of rule would not be solid. In order to avoid the collapse of rituals and music, it was necessary to correct the root cause and eliminate the School of Mind from the root.

Moreover, academies generally controlled the imperial examinations, infiltrated officialdom, and formed cliques for personal gain in the name of teaching, so Zhang Xianggong's idea of ​​destroying academies and banning teaching had long been deeply rooted.

It was just that because science, which he admired very much, was also involved, Mr. Zhang was reluctant to throw the baby out with the bathwater. Moreover, his son-in-law was running one academy after another and was enjoying himself, which made him hesitate to make a decision.

However, in the storm of love, academies all over the country stood against him, and insults and attacks on him became the main content of lectures. Zhang Xianggong knew all these things, and he was so angry that he had hemorrhoids. It was just that the situation forced him to endure it temporarily.

But by then he had finally made up his mind to destroy the academy and ban lectures no matter what!

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Zhang Juzheng was not targeting Zhao Hao and science. In fact, Zhang himself was a great admirer of science, believing that it was the true study of the study of things and of practical matters, which could counteract the empty talk and empty talk brought about by the study of the mind.

So not only did he study science himself, he also let his sons study under Zhao Hao, and even married his daughter to Zhao Hao.

But the problem is that if he wants to ban all academies in the world, the whole world will be watching his son-in-law's academy. If the Jiangnan Group's academy is not closed, all academies in the world will be dissatisfied.

Finally, Zhang Xianggong gave Zhao Hao a two-year buffer period, asking him to figure out how to get through this hurdle. Two years later, that is, after this year's palace examination, he would announce this decree.

Zhao Hao knew that Zhang Juzheng was determined to change his ways.

Fortunately, only the academies will be closed. The primary and secondary schools and vocational schools under the Jiangnan Education Group will be classified as elementary schools and will not be closed.

After much thought, Zhao Hao finally figured out a way to turn a bad situation into a good one. He decided to move all his ten academies to Tamra, Taiwan, and Luzon after the competition...

This will strengthen scholars' understanding and feelings towards overseas territories and deepen the ties between the mainland and overseas.

It can also cultivate a group of educated people who understand their own careers and are truly willing to devote themselves to the great immigration.

This matter is actually very important, because at present in the Ming Dynasty, the idea of ​​being rooted to one's land is still very strong. Only those who can no longer make a living and have become refugees will be willing to immigrate overseas.

Scholars, especially excellent scholars, would not leave their homes and beg for food overseas. So if it weren't for his father-in-law, he really wouldn't have been able to bring this up with the students in the academy.

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Zhao Hao was able to turn a bad thing into a good thing when it came to the academy. But he really couldn't handle another matter well...

Since last year, Prime Minister Zhang secretly ordered his local confidants to capture and kill He Xinyin.

Because He Xinyin was the most extreme member of the Taizhou School, the most extreme branch of Xinxue. He fiercely criticized the moral code and ethics throughout his life, and claimed that "having no father and no king is not killing the father and the king", and other treasonous views, and his followers were very wide.

Secondly, it was out of personal grudge. Zhang Xianggong had been asking Feng Bao to investigate who was secretly colluding to attack him. Finally, the East Factory found that Fu Yingzhen, Liu Tai and Zou Yuanbiao, who attacked him successively, were all from Ji'an, Jiangxi. Among them, Liu Tai's ancestral home was Huguang, but he was born and educated in Ji'an.

He Xinyin was also from Yongfeng County, Ji'an, and was very close to the three.

He Xinyin had helped Xu Jie to overthrow Yan, so he had a history of becoming a prime minister as a commoner. So Zhang Xianggong seriously suspected that this guy was behind the impeachment of him, and even the death of his father was related to him.

As a result, He Xinyin became the target of the government's pursuit. He has been hiding from place to place and running around the world for the past two years.

The reason why he has not been caught is only because this person will be of great use to Zhao Hao in the future, and there are people from the special operations department helping him secretly, so he can predict the future and escape as soon as he hears the news.