After learning that Deng Ming was about to return to Chengdu, it immediately caused a sensation in the city.

Perhaps because Deng Ming has not been in Chengdu recently, Liu Yao, Liu Jinge, Xiong Lan, Qin Xiucai and other high-ranking officials of the Western Sichuan government are anxious to report their achievements to him; There weren't many opportunities for Tong Xiucai to meet the de facto ruler of western Sichuan; And those who were just immigrants who had just arrived in Sichuan, who did not yet have full imperial citizenship, were even more eager to see the demeanor of this young prince. When the Qing court controlled the zhì district, Deng Ming's name was like thunder, and now he can finally see with his own eyes whether he really has three heads and six arms.

And the two factions in the fierce battle of the academy also tacitly suspended the quarrel and seriously prepared the homework to show Deng Ming. Whether it is Meng Zhengfa, Zhu Zhiyu, or Hui Shiyang and Gong Yan, this is their first meeting with Deng Ming. Both sides knew very well that it would be impossible to overstate the importance of using this opportunity to make a good impression on Deng Ming, and they might be able to decide the outcome of this controversy and their status in the academy.

"Gong Yan has been making a lot of nonsense these days, and he has scolded Emperor Taizu's holy sons and grandsons over and over again." Meng Zhengfa thinks he has a chance to win.

The power of the Chengdu Academy outweighed Meng Zhengfa's imagination before he arrived in Chengdu—during the Fengjie period, Meng Zhengfa and Zhu Zhiyu had speculated that the academy was similar to the traditional Gongyuan Academy, and that it was an accreditation body that granted students official qualifications, and that Deng Ming figured out that Guò was a structure that trained candidates for officials who were absolutely loyal to him and had a teacher-student friendship with him. Wen Anzhi did not categorically deny Meng Zhengfa's speculation, because this was originally his private advice to Deng Ming. Wen Anzhi didn't intend to revisit the content of that private conversation, he thought Deng Ming understood what he meant. When Meng Zhengfa and Zhu Zhiyu visited Wen Anzhi this time, although the old supervisor did not say it explicitly, he still hinted at Deng Ming's identity as the young Tang king.

Meng Zhengfa and Zhu Zhiyu had long heard that Deng Ming, who held military power, had always acted without scruples, but before arriving in Chengdu, they would never have imagined that it would be so excessive: the chief executives of western Sichuan were all appointed and dismissed by Deng Ming without authorization, and they did not even say hello to the imperial court. Needless to say, the current King of Jin is the most respectful to the Son of Heaven, and the King of Yanping County will at least take a formality, and recommend it to the imperial court when appointing civil and military officials. But Deng Ming didn't even bother to go through this kind of scene, and directly awarded a position or fame with a stroke of a pen, and the fame of Tong Xiucai was given to tens of thousands of people, and later it was more than 100,000 or hundreds of thousands of people.

In addition, Deng Ming also openly denied the applicability of the laws of the Son of Heaven, and repeatedly compared himself to Han Taizu in front of generals, subordinates, and troops. Compared with Wen Anzhi, Zhu Zhiyu and Meng Zhengfa's loyalty to Yongli is much worse. Especially Meng Zhengfa, if Deng Ming did not have a similar expression, he would be a little uneasy, worried that the other party would liquidate his surrender past; And Zhu Zhiyu, after experiencing disappointment with the emperor and the court again and again, is not disgusted with having a wise and martial young clan to compete for leadership. Zhu Zhiyu has an excellent relationship with Zheng Chenggong and Zhang Huangyan, these two princes are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, but they are far from being dead set on the Son of Yongli. As for Meng Zhengfa and Wang Fuzhi, these friends are not much loyal to Daming, let alone Yongli.

Although Deng Ming's academy has not yet conferred the fame of tribute and prison students, Meng Zhengfa and Zhu Zhiyu estimate that this is only a matter of time. At present, this academy is mainly to educate children - this Meng Zhengfa and Zhu Zhiyu both think that it is very correct, the chaotic ministers and thieves are originally to be cultivated from an early age, these children eat the free lunch given by Deng Ming, and sometimes there are some leftovers for their younger siblings to take back; Sitting in the classroom built at Deng Ming's expense, studying the textbooks designated by Deng Ming, they will not have the slightest affection for the Son of Yongli; After these children got the official fame given by Deng Ming, Meng Zhengfa estimated that these officials would be able to "persuade" Yongli Chan Rang with knives.

Furthermore, Deng Ming's academy also trained professors, tried to get these professors to popularize education for all, and even taught female students. Meng Zhengfa and Zhu Zhiyu did not expect this in advance, but they secretly thought in their hearts that Deng Ming's plan was very big, so his move must have a deep meaning.

But in any case, Deng Ming is a member of the Ming clan, and the highly respected and well-informed Wen Anzhi also hinted that he is the queen of Tang, so Deng Ming must maintain the reputation of the great emperors of the dynasties since Ming Taizu - although there is no direct ancestor of Deng Ming, he can't let Gong Yan splash black water. Denying the political achievements of the Yan Wang family is good for the Tang Wang family to seize power, but it must also be just right. Like Gong Yan to this point, it is not only the Yan Wang family that has been victimized, but the legitimacy of the entire Ming royal family has begun to be questioned.

Therefore, Meng Zhengfa thought that Deng Ming might have been happy to hear Gong Yan's remarks at first, but now that the goal has almost been achieved, it is time to stop Gong Yan from continuing to smear the Ming Dynasty.

"Gong Yan burned the god card, and Hui Shiyang wants to be the father of the Three Kingdoms." Meng Zhengfa had already thought about the topic of his speech when he met Deng Ming. Even if Gong Yan did not burn the divine throne of Deng Ming's ancestors, his remarks were also a strict insult to the Ming Dynasty. Maintaining the reputation of the Yan Dynasty may not be a heartfelt desire for Deng Ming, but it will be of great benefit to his reputation.

After these days of polemics, Meng Zhengfa understood that his debate was not Gong Yan's opponent, but it was not a shame to lose to Jinshi and Xuezheng. This kind of controversy never looks at the level of the level, but only on whether the political direction is correct or not. Meng Zhengfa has been maintaining the reputation of the Ming royal family, which can ensure that he is invincible. As for his previous shaving and lowering his hair, Meng Zhengfa felt that Deng Ming would not be held accountable, and Chen Zuocai could see Deng Ming's magnanimity.

Chen Zuo is the hardcore of the Son of Eternal Heaven, at least once, Deng Ming fully trusted him and handed over such a key position as the academy sacrificial wine to him; In the eyes of people who are accustomed to officialdom intrigues, this position is given to Chen Zuocai, but the teaching materials and lecture content are completely up to Deng Ming, and Deng Ming is likely to do this to force Chen Zuocai to resign on his own, or to lose a reputation for betraying Yongli - in fact, Deng Ming has no interference with Chen Zuocai, and the imperial court will not be so laissez-faire to the obedient Guozijian in the past. Deng Ming also endured Chen Zuocai's face-to-face reprimand - I heard that Deng Ming's face was ugly at the time, but it is estimated that his face will not look good if he is replaced.

And the result of this qiē is that Chen Zuocai's loyalty to Yongli has also become suspicious. Although Chen Zuocai has been shouting that Deng Ming despises scholars, now Chen Zuocai will never scold Deng Ming as a rebellious minister and thief - although Deng Ming is already Sima Zhao's heart.

Even if Chen Zuocai can still accuse Deng Ming of being disobedient now, the people around him may not praise him for his loyalty, but will think that he is ignorant and ungrateful. A Yunnan gentleman went to the Son of Yongli, ran before and after the saddle for so many years, followed Li Dingguo, Liu Wenxiu, and Mu Tianbo everywhere to beg for thieves, but Ma Jixiang, the old man of the Soft Bone Pavilion who persuaded Sun Kewang, did not take him seriously at all, how did the Son of Heaven repay this loyal scholar? Thousand! Even if it is a gentleman in a remote area who has no reputation, he will not be given such a position.

If Chen Zuocai scolded Deng Ming for Yongli, it would be all for Yongli's monarch and ministers, but how should Deng Ming's kindness to him be counted - Meng Zhengfa and Zhu Zhiyu privately felt that there was probably only one way for Chen Zuocai to have both, that is, after scolding the usurper thief Deng Ming for the Son of Heaven, he then cut himself by the sword to thank Baoguo Gong for his kindness, otherwise he would wait to be poked in the back.

In his heart, Meng Zhengfa also envied Chen Zuocai's experience, if he had received such a favor back then, then he would be embarrassed to shave his head and go home to get married. But it's still too late, he Meng Zhengfa is a person who lifts Longwu, and he must be able to let Deng Minggao take a look.

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When Meng Zhengfa and Zhu Zhiyu discussed countermeasures, Gong Yan was on his way to find Hui Shiyang. Like his opponent, Gong Yan also believes that he is sure to win. If Deng Ming was the third prince of Zhu, then Gong Yan couldn't think of a reason to tolerate himself scolding his ancestors for more than ten generations, not to mention that he had burned down the temple of their old Zhu family, those were the ancestors of the third prince.

Although Deng Ming is not in the city these days, I heard that it is in the fifty-one pavilion on the outskirts of the city, if you want to stop Gong Yan, a message is enough. But Gong Yan got accurate information from Liu Jinge, that is, Deng Ming didn't ask about this matter at all, not once.

Now that the forces of the camp have controlled the two prefectures of Chengdu and Xuzhou, and the Kuidong Army has an alliance to echo it, if the direction of education of the academy is controlled and a large number of officials who are interested in the camp are cultivated, then the foundation of Sichuan will be firmly held in the hands of the camp. Back then, the camp was a loss due to the lack of literati, but this time it will be completely different, not only can the west of Sichuan provide troops and materials, but also have an academy that can continuously produce reliable supporters, isn't this the emperor's capital? Moreover, the atmosphere of the academy in Sichuan is even grander than Gong Yan thought before he came, and the objects of education include agriculture and industry in western Sichuan. If millions of people are educated to break through, will there be no civil and military officials available in the future?

"Where is Lao Pingzhang?"

Gong Yan saw a retinue of Hui Shiyang. Gong Yan's entourage were all old subordinates brought from Shaanxi and fought with him for more than ten years, while Hui Shiyang's entourage was provided by Kui Dongjun.

"Lao Pingzhang is practicing etiquette," replied the attendant, and when they met in private, they had no scruples, and the old names of the past came out: "Shangshu, please come in." ”

On the issue of the academy controversy, Hui Shiyang was not as clear-cut as Gong Yan, in fact, he has always remained neutral and has not shown any tendencies. Although Gong Yan has been promoting Deng Ming as the queen of Chuangwang, Hui Shiyang still has doubts about this. As long as there is still a trace of doubt about Deng Ming's background, he will not put all the bets on the camp side. Hui Shiyang has not burned the god card of the old Zhu family, and there is no need for him to give up his two-sided betting strategy.

And tomorrow's meeting, Hui Shiyang does not plan to make any radical remarks, and only intends to kowtow.

When Gong Yan came in, two of Hui Shiyang's entourages were holding a large bronze mirror, and Lao Pingzhang was kneeling and bowing to it, while examining his most subtle movements with a critical eye.

"You're here." When Gong Yan came in, Hui Shiyang still saluted the bronze mirror meticulously, and said hello lightly.

"The old grandmaster has worked hard." Gong Yan walked behind Hui Shiyang and responded politely.

"I haven't done a salute for years, so I can't do it if I don't practice." Hui Shiyang sighed lightly: "Tomorrow can't be rude, let Meng Zhengfa find fault." ”