"It's ridiculous, is it ridiculous that my Ming royal family wants to fight with the monkeys in the book? Lift the ban on this book, and let the factory print 5,000 copies first. You can put the first ** words in the world on the cover, and then add the price of 30%. Well, let me read the sample book first, and then open it. After Zhu Youzhen finished speaking, he picked up the Zhu pen and scribbled out the Journey to the West on the catalog.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wang Chengen nodded and agreed, for a book or something, he didn't think as much as those literati, and he had read a few paragraphs of this Journey to the West, and that bold and reckless monkey was indeed popular. However, some literati insisted on taking a joke in the book seriously and slandered Emperor Jiajing, resulting in a good book being banned.

Although Wang Chengen has gone to the Inner Library, he is not a top student of the Inner Library, such as Li Yongzhen and Tu Wenfu, and he does not have such a high understanding of politics, otherwise he would not have been sent to King Xin.

The reason why Journey to the West was banned is not as simple as a joke, but that Journey to the West itself is a book that worships Buddhism and suppresses Taoism, and the section where Tang monks and apprentices pass through Che Chiguo is simply satirizing Emperor Jiajing himself.

And Zhu Youzhen's desire to lift the ban on Journey to the West is not a whim. For today's lifeless Ming court, what Zhu Youzhen needs is a Sun Monkey who can challenge the old rules.

Zhu Youzhen looked at the two lines of titles at the bottom of the ** table of contents, and hesitated for the first time. He frowned, his right hand tapping on the table.

In the end, he finally made up his mind, "Let's remove all Li Zhuowu's books from the ** catalog, "Book Burning" and "Continuing Book Burning" have been printed, let's print 500 copies each." After printing, 10 sets will be sent to Yenching University. ”

At this time, Wang Chengen finally didn't dare to go along with it, and he persuaded him a little anxiously: "Your Majesty, this Li Zhen is not a Confucian saint, he despises famous religions, he is really the enemy of the world's corporals, Your Majesty must not lift the ban on this person's book." ”

"Ao, according to what you say, if I ban Li Zhuowu's book, the people of the world will also regard me as an enemy?" Zhu Youzhen put down the catalog in his hand, leaned back on the back of the chair, looked at Wang Chengen standing in front of his desk and said quietly.

Wang Chengen knelt down and replied earnestly: "Li Zhen's name has long been hated by the world's corporal forest, Your Majesty has not been on the throne for a long time, and he has the heart to get rid of the old evils, why bother to offend the world's corporal forest for a foolish person?" ”

Zhu Youzhen was noncommittal, and after being silent for a while, he said: "If I don't rehabilitate Li Zhuowu, will the world support me in reforming the old evils?" ”

Zhu Youzhen's rhetorical question, Wang Chengen was speechless for a moment. Although he is relatively dull politically, from what Zhu Youzhen has done since he ascended the throne, he can also feel that this prince, who had to study in the domain, obviously wanted to carry out drastic reforms to the Ming system.

The civil officials and scholars of the Ming Dynasty were probably helpless in dealing with foreign enemies and solving the country's finances, but they were more ferocious than the wild dogs that protected their own interests within the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Juzheng, who was also born in Shilin, just wanted to protect the interests of the entire Ming ruling class and reformed the tax law. As a result, the civil officials and scholars, who felt that their interests had been violated, refused to let go of Zhang Juzheng's body.

Although Chongzhen is the son of the great tomorrow, but these Taoist scholars who talk about their father all day long, after their interests are violated, they will not swallow their anger and obey unconditionally.

Seeing that Wang Chengen was speechless, Zhu Youzhen said gently: "Okay, I also know that Wang Companion is thinking about me, but I don't want to praise me in this life, and I will be satisfied if I can be scolded less by these scholars in the future." ”

"Who dares to scold the monarch's father, the old minister will give up this life, and he will tear up their mouths." Wang Chengen suddenly became angry.

Looking at Wang Chengen's seven feelings, his face full of grief and indignation, Zhu Youzhen seemed to understand a little why the emperor was willing to trust the eunuchs around him. At the very least, these eunuchs who are opposite to each other are willing to understand the emperor's feelings and make empathetic expressions, rather than treating the emperor as an emotionless clay wooden statue like those civil officials, and blindly criticizing him with morality and responsibility.

Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and motioned for Wang Chengen to stand up. Then he said: "Okay, just do what I just said, and go to check Li Zhuowu's descendants and grave, send someone to comfort one or two, if his descendants are gone, find someone to repair it, and send someone to manage it, and prohibit anyone from damaging his grave." He Xinyin's case has also been rehabilitated, and Wang Yangming's doctrine is not useless. In the future, I will not condemn people by thoughts... This one is still slow, and the rest of the things will be like this first. What's next for today? ”

Wang Chengen thought hard for a while before he replied cautiously: "The next thing is to summon Wei Liangqing, the Marquis of Suning, and Tian Ergeng, the former commander of the Jinyi Guard. ”

Zhu Youzhen stroked the hand on the chair, and then said a little tiredly: "Let Suning Hou Jin see you first, Tian Ergeng asked him to wait a little longer." ”

Wei Liangqing trembled and followed Wang Chengen into the upper study, as Wei Zhongxian's nephew, he worked in the fields for the first 20 years of his life, but people under 30 looked like they were in their 30s. After Wei Zhongxian made his fortune, he quickly changed from a rural peasant to a noble with purple wear.

After Wei Zhongxian's career, Wei Liangqing has only lived a good life for more than two years, although he suddenly came to a high position in the past two years, and once became a high-ranking official of Jinyiwei, but Wei Liangqing's nature is simple and loyal, and he has basically not entered the official office of Jinyiwei in the past two years.

Because of this, after Zhu Youzhen assigned Wei Zhongxian, he did not listen to the impeachment of the Yanguan and wanted to investigate Wei Liangqing's crimes, but only canceled the title of Duke of Ningguo given to Wei Liangqing by Tianqi after the completion of the three major palaces.

Before being kicked out of the capital, Wei Zhongxian and Wei Liangqing had a conversation. Since then, Wei Liangqing has sent away his family, and he stayed in the Suning Marquis Mansion and did not dare to go out, for fear of being remembered by those civil officials.

And Suninghou Hutong, which was originally like a city, has now become a place that everyone avoids. This feeling of being in prison made Wei Liangqing feel more comfortable than the days when he was farming in the countryside.

To this day, he was summoned by the emperor. His restless heart had finally settled, and whether the emperor stripped him of his title and drove him back to the countryside, or exiled him to the southern frontier, it was more reassuring to him than to know if there would be a tomorrow.

Wei Liangqing, who had entered the palace several times because of Wei Zhongxian's relationship, felt for the first time today that this palace was full of indescribable majesty.

In the past, when he entered the palace, the little eunuchs who were full of smiles were gone, and only two middle-aged eunuchs with straight faces took him left and right, all the way to the right side of the Qianqing Palace, and then let him wait in the open space on the edge of the palace.

The guards standing guard in the distance and the silent eunuchs on the side made Wei Liangqing feel that the time seemed extraordinarily long. However, Wei Liangqing found that he was not the only one waiting here, the former commander of the Jinyi Guard, Tian Ergeng, was also waiting on the side, but Tian Ergeng, who was smiling when he saw him in the past, lowered his head today and said nothing, as if he had never known him as a person.

Tian Ergeng's style made Wei Liangqing retreat and stand still. Wei Liangqing, who has been flattered and cared for everywhere over the years, found for the first time that there is a lack of human affection in officialdom. The field was placed in the shadow under the corridor, while his nephew, Wei Zhongxian, was placed in the sun-drenched clearing.

Wei Liangqing, who had not worked in the fields for a long time, realized that the sunshine that he used to care about when he was working in the fields was so vicious today that he felt dizzy.

After more than half an hour, Wang Chengen came out, called his name, and motioned for His Majesty to summon him.

Wei Liangqing, who was sweating profusely, followed Wang Chengen into the upper study, and suddenly felt a cool breath coming to his face, he glanced at it slightly, it turned out that there were two child-sized ice cubes placed on the right side of the study, and the two little eunuchs stood behind the ice cubes and continued to fan the wind, blowing the cold air all over the room.

Wang Chengen, who was leading the way in front, suddenly stopped, Wei Liangqing was suddenly excited, he didn't dare to raise his head, so he knelt down straight and bowed, and bowed to Chongzhen.

Zhu Youzhen looked at it calmly, kneeling in front of him, some blessed young people, were silent for a while before he spoke: "Wei Liangqing, I know that you are an honest man, after Wei Zhongxian left Beijing, you have never even left the mansion. However, the officials of the DPRK and the Central Committee have never forgotten your uncle and nephew, and they are impeached every day. Wei Liangqing, tell me, do you think you are guilty? ”

When the matter came, Wei Liangqing's heart suddenly settled down. He boldly said: "I grew up in the field, I have to bear the sufficiency, how do I know that the wealth is called meritorious, tomorrow's praise, the merit is towering, since I should be worshipped, I am not suitable for the nephew, so I am added to the robe, it is the one who praises the virtue, and I force me with wealth and nobility, what is my sin!"

Zhu Youzhen suddenly lowered his face and reprimanded Wei Liangqing: "It is shameless to praise the merits and virtues, but aren't your uncle and nephew at fault?" You yourself said that you grew up in a farm house, and that all the food and use of your uncle and nephew came from the treasury, and when you enjoyed these things, did you remember how much time you had to work in the field house to be worth the cost of your present meal? Are you worthy of those farmers who have worked hard in the field for a year and still can't fill their stomachs? It's someone else's fault that others praise you, but what about your heart? You ask yourself, are you really not guilty at all? ”