Chapter 509 Private Banquet

Night is approaching.

In Daxigou Village next to the Yunliang River, lanterns were lit up one after another. From a distance, they looked like stars in the sky.

At this time, every house in the village smells attractive fragrance, creating a lively and joyful scene.

As Gongfang District settled here, not only Xiaoxigou Village on the other side benefited from the prosperity of the night market economy, but even Daxigou Village, a newly built settlement, became visibly more smoky.

The villagers here are basically craftsmen who brought their families to settle here. This area was originally a wasteland, but now it is planned as a workshop area. It is not considered a family area or dormitory, but it is officially registered with the government. , it can barely be regarded as a concept like "Talent Preferential New Village".

"Mom, is the chicken soup ready? I want to drink it!"

In the kitchen, the child sat in front of the stove and lit a fire, watching eagerly as the firewood crackled and burned in the stove. The aroma of the chicken soup made him salivate.

Ms. Liu smiled and said, "Wait a moment, give it to your father first, and mother will bring it to you later."

"Well, thank you, mother!"

"this kid"

Ms. Liu looked at her son distressedly and felt that her son had suffered during these days.

"Let the child drink first."

The child's father, Mr. Deng, was chopping firewood outside. Hearing the conversation between his wife and son, he couldn't help but interject.

"Okay!" Ms. Liu agreed readily. She had long discovered that her son was very greedy. During this period, even the neighbor's pig was drooling when he looked at it. "Wait, I will give you half a bowl to taste first."

Mrs. Liu quickly took out a broken bowl with a gap in it from the cupboard, filled half a bowl of chicken soup and handed it over.

"Hehe! Mom loves to pamper me!"

"You're such a talker," Madam Liu scolded, "Drink quickly. When you're done, I'll give it to you. Make sure you've had enough!"

"Yeah! Thank you, mother!"

The child happily held the chicken soup and couldn't wait to take a sip, with a look of enjoyment on his face.

"It's too hot! It's too hot!" But then he hurriedly put the bowl on the stone table and kept breathing to cool it down.

"Virtue."

Mr. Deng’s lameness could not be cured, but compared with that time in the prison literacy class, his energy and spirit were completely different. He walked in with firewood in his arms and bent down to put it down. , while saying: "This is the only firewood we have this winter. After the fire is finished, our house will also burn coal."

"Isn't it more expensive to burn coal than to burn firewood? Well, you don't know what the government is thinking about this."

Before Ms. Liu finished her muttering, she saw that her husband looked a little unhappy and quickly stopped talking.

"A woman's opinion! Even the Imperial Preceptor is allowed to burn coal, but you know better than the Imperial Preceptor?" scolded Mr. Deng.

"Yes, yes, what I said is wrong."

Mrs. Liu quickly apologized. Now her husband is working as a "quality inspector" in the workshop. He is a technician. The wages he earns in a month are much more than what he earned in the past when he walked around the streets waiting for people to weigh the scales. This " "Family throne" naturally came up all of a sudden.

In addition, after moving to this bright and bright new house, it is a little empty and the living area is larger than before. Seeing that the family conditions have improved in all aspects, Mrs. Liu naturally becomes more considerate and gentle than before. The poor and humble couple Pepsi Sorry, in the past, I was afraid that trivial things would cause quarrels. Now that I have two children in my pocket, it is not so grand.

In the society of the early Ming Dynasty, unless they were nobles and nobles, the "two-meal system" was basically popular among other classes, which refers to breakfast and dinner. Breakfast is also called "Chao Shi". Chao means the beginning of the day, which is the first day of the day. A meal, and dinner is called "駧". You can know what it means from the composition of the word "駧". A meal under the sunset is the last meal of the day.

Seeing Mrs. Liu serving the food, for the sake of dinner, he also calmed down and explained to his wife.

"If you want to burn coal, just burn coal. It's two cents more expensive. I heard that when the Huanghuai coal mine opens next year, the price of coal will immediately become cheaper."

After saying that, Mr. Deng finally brought the bowl to his mouth and took a sip of chicken soup.

Ms. Liu asked: "How is it?"

Mr. Deng pounded the weight on the weight and said, "It tastes better than what the restaurants in Yunlianghe town make. Those people in town sell it too expensively!"

Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "Don't worry about the things in the town. The things sold in the town are extremely expensive. A pound of pork costs seventy cents, eggs cost eight cents, and candies and cakes are even more expensive."

My son also came over. Although he is an only child, his personality is just out of control and he has no bad habits. If anything, he is greedy and always likes to eat some delicious food.

No, he complained that he was hungry early this morning, and the family ate like this. Deng Lao weighed the weight and squatted on the stool to eat as usual. He soaked the rice in chicken soup, and the food was delicious.

"I heard that the imperial master came to inspect the workshop today?"

After hearing what Liu said, he just nodded silently.

Mrs. Liu put down her chopsticks with her right hand, hit him with her left elbow, and asked in a low voice: "Then you didn't go to see me? After all, you have this incense money with the Imperial Master, and they teach you to read and count, and they also find money for you people." To make a living, it is not an exaggeration to say that we are re-inventing each other. If you go to reminisce about the past, why don't you just take the matter of being a mid-level technician with your hands? Otherwise, you will always be bored in the workshop. Who will take care of you? Seriously, my promotion has been delayed."

Hearing this, Mr. Deng immediately became unhappy and put down his chopsticks.

"It is true that the Imperial Master is kind to us, but they have already helped us. If we don't know what is good and want to ask for more, what will happen?"

Mrs. Liu wanted to say something else, but her husband immediately continued: "Besides, the National Guard is busy with many things every day. I don't know how many things I have to do in a day. All I have time to look at are military and national affairs. Who am I? How can I delay for my own selfishness?" Other people’s time?”

Mrs. Liu nodded and blamed herself: "I am short-sighted, and the Imperial Master is so busy. If you lose face in front of everyone because I have no time to see you, it will make people feel that this relationship is unreliable. You did the right thing."

Mr. Deng was startled. He didn't think much about it. He simply felt that a person should not be too utilitarian. If he could walk his own path, he should rely less on others.

At this moment, the door was suddenly knocked.

"Uncle Five!"

After hearing the cry of his children, Mr. Deng knew someone was coming. Xiao Wu used to grind mirrors, but now works as a craftsman in a glass workshop, and is a senior technician. He is considered to be the most professional in their prison literacy class. In addition, the kiln burners also burned glass in the glass workshop. Deng Lao weighed the weight and Muleng worked together as quality inspectors in the fertilizer workshop. Zhang Ling and Pian Lian'er heard that they were transferred to the perfume workshop to work as "salesmen" .

There are now four workshops in the workshop area: glass, fertilizer, cement, and perfume. These people who graduated from the literacy class did not work in the cement workshop, so Jiang Xinghuo did not see them today.

But Jiang Xinghuo has not forgotten these old friends and good students who are intertwined in his destiny.

"Deng Lao Weighing Weight, come quickly!"

Xiao Wu's rare cheerful voice came over, and Mr. Deng put down his bowls and chopsticks again and stepped forward to greet him.

When he reached the door, he was stunned, his lips trembled violently, and a familiar name blurted out.

"gentlemen!"

The person who came was none other than Jiang Xinghuo, who was holding a bag of oranges. Behind him were several entourages.

Citrus is one of the most accessible fruits for people in Jiangnan in winter. It is also a common fruit used by Zheng He's ocean fleet to supplement vitamins to prevent sepsis. Although it is doubtful whether the latter has sufficient scientific basis, Jiang Xinghuo still insisted on giving it to Zheng He before he left. Several cabins have been prepared.

Jiang Xinghuo handed the orange to Mr. Deng, patted the rough black and yellow back of his hand, and explained easily.

"I came here today to check the acceptance. Seeing that it was getting dark, I didn't go back. It happened that I took my children here last time to visit the night market in Xiaoxigou, and I heard that your new residence is here, so I came to take a look together. How about some extra bowls and chopsticks?"

Mr. Deng was so excited that his hands holding the grapefruit peel were trembling.

"Gotta get it, gotta get it."

He stuttered for a long time before barely squeezing out a few words, with tears glistening in the corners of his eyes.

"Quick, get the bowl and chopsticks."

The Deng family had a lively meal. When Jiang Xinghuo came from Xiaoxigou Village Night Market, he even asked people to buy some food. The kiln burner and Muleng were both honest people and didn't say much, but it looked like They were also very excited when they came out.

Because it was Jiang Xinghuo who came to visit in person, which alerted the village chief and Li Zheng of the new village, and several squires and elders came. Jiang Xinghuo could not refuse their company, so he kept them all because he wanted to take care of these old friends. Yes, we had a meal at Deng’s house.

Mr. Deng finally told Jiang Xinghuo about his recent work with the help of Jiu Jin, saying that he had become a qualified quality inspector.

Jiang Xinghuo's eyes wandered around his home. Because he was facing the door, his eyes naturally fell on the clothes and shoes and socks hanging by the courtyard wall. He couldn't help but stop and was stunned for a moment.

These are the clothes and shoes of Mr. Deng and his family. Most of them are old and not new. The old cotton-padded jacket at the bottom has been worn to tatters and patched one after another. The other two pairs of exposed cloth shoes are also covered with dust. No. It's a precious thing, but it can be seen that it is cherished and not willing to throw it away.

"Are there any difficulties in work and life?"

Xiao Wu quickly said: "Sir taught us that each of us is a big sun and can shine and generate heat on our own. Now we have something to do and make money, and everything goes smoothly."

"What about you?" Jiang Xinghuo looked at the remaining three men.

"Brother Deng and I are about the same," Muleng said hesitantly. "We have food, drink, and a house. We just lack a wife to warm the bed."

This answer was obviously not unexpected. Jiang Xinghuo nodded and looked at Mr. Deng's weight again.

Mr. Deng smiled and waved his hand: "It's all good."

While talking, Mr. Liu had already cleared the table, and the family enthusiastically invited Jiang Xinghuo to sit on the chair.

The old man who fired the kiln poured a cup of hot tea for Jiang Xinghuo and said.

"Sir, he is usually in Beijing. It is inconvenient to come here once in a while. When the spring flowers bloom, if you are free, please come again. We will treat you well."

Jiang Xinghuo smiled and shook his head, then nodded: "You living a good life is the best treat for me."

"By the way, do you have a half-grown boy at home who has been sent to school?"

The kiln burner scratched his head, smiled sheepishly, and said: "It's not that kind of material. I stopped studying for a few days. Now I'm working in the mines in Tangshan, and I can also subsidize my family." "

"It's more tiring in the mines."

"It's all physical work, and it's a solid way to earn hard money."

When Jiang Xinghuo heard this, he didn't say much. He just asked if wages were paid on time in the mining area and if the supervisors beat, scolded or physically punished the coal miners.

After learning that everything was normal, Jiang Xinghuo nodded.

Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. It does not mean that one should do what he thinks others should do. Sometimes one has to respect everyone's own destiny.

Mrs. Liu brought up a plate of radish strips and handed them to Jiang Xinghuo: "These are the radish strips I pickled last year. You can try them."

Jiang Xinghuo took it and took a bite. It tasted sour and sweet. It was a perfect match with wine, but not as good with tea.

"Good workmanship."

"You bring a bag?"

"That's a good relationship." Jiang Xinghuo smiled, "That's troublesome."

Mr. Deng gave a simple smile and rubbed his hands.

"correct."

Jiang Xinghuo asked again: "The workshop asked you if you have commercial insurance?"

"Asked, I have to pay more than ten cents every month."

"Are there many people on board?"

"not much."

The situation was not too surprising to Jiang Xinghuo. Although commercial insurance was launched by Daming Bank, its acceptance among workers and citizens was not high. On the contrary, commodity insurance for exported goods was quite popular among businessmen involved in ocean trade. They are sought after.

Commercial insurance generally covers illness insurance, work-related injury insurance, and unemployment insurance. If it is less than a month, it will cost more than ten yuan, and if it is more, it will even cost dozens of yuan. Workers in the workshops almost instinctively resist this.

They would rather have more copper coins on hand than prepare for possible surprises in the future.

And there are quite a few people here who are more interested in participating in various hometown associations that also have insurance properties or folk religions that have the nature of mutual aid. In other words, they are less willing to believe in investments from the government and are more willing to believe in them. Credibility of private organizations.

For this reason, the workshop cannot force them to buy it, it can only do it for the purpose of promotion.

"Buy it if you can. It is a guarantee after all. Send your children to study when they are old. There may be a way out for studying in the future."

"It's not urgent. We'll send him there when the weather gets warmer later. Otherwise, we won't worry about going back and forth by ourselves."

Jiang Xinghuo nodded: "Okay, don't rush, take your time, we have plenty of time, there is no need to rush."

"Yeah, don't be in a hurry, take your time." Deng Lao said cheerfully.

Seeing this, the others couldn't help but lower their heads and snickered, and Jiang Xinghuo also laughed.

Jiang Xinghuo himself also realized that maybe he had higher expectations for their lives and hoped that they and their descendants could live a better life. But in fact, from their perspective, he already felt very uncomfortable with the changes in their current lives. Happy and satisfied.

The word "not in a hurry" itself contains hope.

Life is a long, long road, and you may only look back for a moment, but in fact, for these people who once met in prison, although these old friends are not together in many places, they still have a close relationship. This kind of friendship is not as hypocritical as other relationships. It is a sincere and pure friendship. Even if we are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, we still have each other in our hearts. It’s just that time continues to lengthen and gradually fades away. Maybe one day, we can even sit down and eat like this. We will never see each other again for a meal or even a farewell scene.

But what does that matter?

Jiang Xinghuo stayed at Deng's house for a while before saying goodbye to Mr. Deng and others.

The Deng couple and their child escorted him out of the alley and watched him riding away. The child wiped the sweat from his forehead and murmured: "The people around the Imperial Master are really amazing. This is the first time I have seen him like this." A majestic horse, it would be great if I could raise a horse for the national master.”

"It's worthless."

Mrs. Liu gave her son a hard look and felt angry.

Mr. Deng was leaning against the fence outside, seeming to have made up his mind. He immediately said, "I'll send you to study when spring begins! The Imperial Master is right, you won't go to the mines."

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At the same time, a private banquet was also held in Nanjing city.

This was originally an ordinary mansion in the capital. It was a property left by a former official who returned to his hometown after serving his official career. It didn't matter what it belonged to. Anyway, it was taken back to the treasury during the Jingnan period. When Jin Youzi was appointed as the judge last year When he was the young minister of Dharma Temple, the emperor conveniently awarded this house to Jin Youzi as his new residence.

But today, because it is Jin Youzi's birthday, many officials gathered here.

Sanyang, Xie Jin, Hu Yan, Hu Guang and others were among them, as well as Lü Zhen, the young minister of Dali Temple, and Li Wei, the young minister of Guanglu Temple. On the contrary, not many people from the Six Ministries came, and none of the ministers and ministers were missing. .

When the wine is full and the face is flushed and the ears are hot, it is inevitable to talk about things in the temple. Jin Youzi is the protagonist today, so naturally the conversation will revolve around his work content.

The "Da Ming Code" has been officially announced to the world and has become a law with the status of the Constitution. Compared with the previous version, this version of the "Da Ming Code" mainly focuses on the provisions related to the salt law, the test law and the sea ban.

As for the Insurance Law and the Social Relief Law, and even the previous restrictions on the purchasing power of various departments, as well as the "reduction of redundant staff in various yamen, limiting the power of 'hidden officials', and severely punishing theft and sale of national materials" as mentioned by Jiang Xinghuo a few days ago, these are Secondary laws and case supplementary laws are similar to the "Da Gao".

The main work of Shenfa Temple this year is to revise trade-related laws, which include the Foreign Trade Law, the Domestic Commercial Law, and the Commodity Insurance Law.

Generally speaking, things are complicated and difficult to sort out in a short time. It can also be said that we are crossing the river by feeling the stones along with the reform.

Sanyang was not in a good mood, because they had not done much of their little tricks in private, but they were taught a lesson by the emperor without leaving any trace. The eldest prince and concubine were also punished, which made them feel a little discouraged for a while.

Obviously, although they are all smart, the time they entered the official career is too short, their performance in the temple is not mature enough, and even the intrigues they play are not clever, so it is only natural that they will have a self-defeating ending. .

But fortunately, Zhu Gaochi gave them the scoop.

Although Zhu Gaochi is younger and in poor health, his political performance is much more mature than them. The emperor asked him to think about his mistakes behind closed doors. He really thought about his mistakes behind closed doors and summarized his governance deviations and handling of affairs in the past year or so. methods, and carefully observed Jiang Xinghuo's actions outside. He was obviously a strong man who was good at learning and growing.

The guests also have their own small circle, and there are some things that are inconvenient to say to others. This kind of private occasion has less scruples.

Lu Zhen, the new Shaoqing of Dali Temple, is a particularly cunning person. He keeps trying to persuade others to drink, and then he silently listens to what others are saying with a glass in his hand.

Hu Guang was obviously a little drunk, his face was red and his tongue was wide open at this time, but the wallflower's mind was always clear and his words were correct.

"This, this supplementary regulation is in the same vein as purchasing restrictions. It's very, very good!"

For people like Hu Guang who work in the cabinet, he has no purchasing power and cannot get or take advantage of it. This time it is naturally very good to reduce redundant staff and crack down on the theft of materials.

But for the doctors, Yuanwailang, directors and others who work in the nearby ministries and temples, it is not good at all. This is their weakness.

Let’s not talk about the purchasing rights. This is where the biggest oil and water lies. However, since the Ministry of Punishment Papers incident came to light, because it involves the development of the entire capital’s commerce, the purchasing rights of various related supplies have been cancelled. Now I want to "eat and take them" "Stuck" is as difficult as climbing to the sky.

But without the "eating and taking cards" of purchasing power, basically all that is left is the transfer of supplies and the filial piety of subordinate staff.

Now the subordinates who came in through connections will soon be dismissed one after another, and various audits have begun in the warehouse. Whoever is panicking must know it in his heart.

But what's the use?

The three axes to rectify the administration of officials, Kaochengfa and Jingcha, have all been struck on the officials, leaving a bloody mess. The officials were unable to resist. The last ax struck on the heads of the minor officials, who had less say. The petty officials are just saying nothing.

"The Qingli New Deal may not be like this."

At this time, Lu Zhen, the young minister of Dali Temple who had been silent until now, spoke.

This is a very subtle statement, and it has different effects in different people's ears.

For those who are dissatisfied with these new policies, this is a strange thing, but for those who support the reform or the beneficiaries of the reform, this seems to be a neutral statement, and no one can criticize it.

Moreover, for many things, the stance and attitude can not only be distinguished by "supporting" or "not supporting" the reform. In different positions, the attitudes towards this are also completely different.

For example, people in the cabinet may agree with the reform on the surface but not in their hearts. However, they support the rectification of officialdom because it does not harm their interests and it is in line with their political ethics.

For Xie Jin, the minister of Honglu Temple, and Li Wei, the young minister of Guanglu Temple, who were suddenly promoted because of their support for the reform, these new official rectification policies did harm their actual interests, but these actual interests were compared with their official careers. , but is relatively insignificant.

As for Hu Yan, who offered sacrifices to the Imperial College, he was such a clean-minded person, but he did not agree with the further rectification of officialdom. These policies did not harm his interests or even affect his career, but they were contrary to his political ethics.

These are just the different positions, attitudes, and opinions of the dozen or so people present. It can only be said that political diversity is sometimes no different from biological diversity, and both are diverse enough.

Jin Youzi saw that something was wrong with the limelight. As the host of today's banquet, he just invited his colleagues to get together in the name of his birthday to consolidate connections and connect with each other. He didn't want to cause any trouble, so he said quickly.

"How can the Qingli New Deal be compared with today's reforms?"

"Why not?"

To everyone's surprise, Hu Yan, a gentle scholar, twisted his beard and asked before anyone else said anything.

"The Qingli New Deal strictly enforced the official promotion and demotion system with the 'Ming Dynasty', changing the earlier grinding system that promoted officials based on their seniority and not demoting them to one based on performance assessment to determine official promotion or demotion, which is different from today's Isn’t it the same principle to test the law?”

There is nothing wrong with this statement in theory, but combined with the outcome of the Qingli New Deal, it always seems to have some meaning.

In fact, the reason why the Qingli New Deal failed was largely due to the excessive rectification of officialdom. Fan Zhongyan and others took various measures to rectify officialdom and removed a large number of officials with insufficient political performance from high positions. There are still many pampering and perks waiting for them. The children of high-ranking officials have no future. In addition, when it comes to promoting officials, that is, "selecting officials", there is indeed a problem of "how to choose". The New Dealers must be nepotistic in their employment, and therefore put many of their own His relatives and friends were promoted to key positions. In this way, the interests of everyone from top to bottom, from officials to official reserve personnel, were harmed, which directly shook the foundation of rule. Therefore, after Song Renzong felt the threat of the throne being shaken, he immediately stopped The Qingli New Deal was implemented.

That time and that moment, exactly this moment.

Of course, the first two axes of Kao Chengfa and Jingcha are no different from "Ming Dezhi", and the third ax to attack the material interests of the grassroots of each ministry and monastery is the same as "suppressing luck" and "equalizing public land".

At this point, with the help of wine, the topic naturally continued.

Lu Zhen, the young minister of Dali Temple, asked: "Everyone, what do you think of this problem?"

The original Shaoqing of Dali Temple was Yu Qian, who took part in the trial of Li Zhigang's case when Chen Qia, the minister of Dali Temple, and Huang Fu, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, went to Annan to prepare military pay. Now he has been promoted to the minister of Taipu Temple, and Lu Zhen's qualifications and resume They were all quite impressive. At this time, he continued to guide the topic, and everyone really couldn't avoid it.

Lu Zhen was also a student of the imperial eunuch of the Hongwu Dynasty. Lao Zhu once asked him to inspect the land tax of Zhejiang and Zhejiang. He did a good job, so he was promoted to the Shandong Inspector General. Later, he was transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs as the director. In the early years of the Jianwen Dynasty, he was promoted to Peking. According to Chaqian Shi, Zhu Di surrendered during the Battle of Jingnan and served as the prefect of Zhending (fourth rank) before becoming the Shaoqing of Dali Temple. The Shaoqing of Dali Temple was originally the fifth rank in the early Ming Dynasty, but Hongwu 22nd He was promoted to the fourth rank in the year, so in terms of rank, Lu Zhen was transferred to the capital from a local official, but in fact, he was promoted to half a rank.

Unlike many civil servants from the Peking Department, Lu Zhen hung out in Beijing, Shandong, and Zhejiang during the Hongwu Dynasty. He had many friends and had a good relationship with the Hongwu-Jianwen group. He was one of those rare people who could take care of both. This kind of person is inherently versatile, and has a good career prospects, so no matter what circle or faction is gathering, he is very happy to invite him.

Jie Jin coughed and said: "The past and present are different and cannot be generalized. However, reform is the aspiration of the people and the general trend. Even if there are pains in rectifying the administration of officials, it is inevitable."

Obviously, Mr. Xie is worthy of being a strong warrior who has endured two blows with his own body. This position is not an ordinary one.

And ever since the incident in Jianwen's fourth year, he knew very well that gathering with friends, especially those after drinking and talking nonsense, was a pit, and it was a pit dug by oneself to bury oneself!

But Hu Yan didn't think so. This person saw the problem too clearly, but he was unwilling to adapt.

"Using history as a mirror, we can understand the ups and downs; using people as a mirror, we can understand gains and losses."

"When Duke Rongguo asked for reform, I said that whether the reform can succeed depends on whether it can cultivate a beneficial class. But today's various measures make me more and more worried."

At this time, Yang Shiqi couldn't help but pulled him and whispered: "Ruosi, be careful what you say!"

Hu Yan, however, ignored it and seemed to be pouring out what he had been thinking these past few days under the influence of alcohol: "Now in the Imperial College, the minds of the scholars are confused, customs and morals are non-existent, people's hearts are full of ulterior motives, and they are all looking for signs." The pursuit of profit used to be for scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, but now it is for all the people. However, if we allow scholars to recognize profits while sweeping away all these 'profits' in the yamen, it will be a contradiction. Seed, won’t the scholars who enter the yamen become more serious in the future?”

"Teaching and educating people means being sincere and upright. Unfortunately, now from top to bottom in the Imperial College, people's intentions are crooked."

It took Jin Youzi a while to recover, and he said in surprise: "Are you crazy?"

"Is there anything inappropriate in what I said?"

In fact, according to Hu Yan's logic, there is nothing inappropriate. Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism is bad in every way. No matter how duplicitous the moralists are, we have to admit that in terms of strengthening moral binding force and forming a moral society, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism is Neo-Confucianism is very good. At the very least, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism does not encourage people to pursue profit.

So judging from Hu Yan's logic, Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism also advocated that scholars should be honest and good officials in the future. Of course, all the middle and senior officials who participated in the banquet knew what kind of scorn they actually were.

Hu Yan's argument is that there is a contradiction between the current change of wind direction and the actual implementation of the policy.

Li Wei, the young minister of Guanglu Temple, who was brought up by Jiang Xinghuo from Xingrensi, also said hurriedly: "How can there be so many ways to get the best of both worlds?"

"What's the best of both worlds? They're completely different things!"

At this time, Jie Jin suddenly shouted sharply.

Li Wei suddenly ascended to a high position, but his foundation was very weak. Faced with Xie Jin, who was famous all over the world, he was submissive at this time and did not dare to speak at all.

Jie Jin then stood up and asked Hu Yan: "To rectify the officialdom, is it to restore the world to a clear sea, a clear river, a bright world, is it wrong?"

"I didn't say that it was wrong to rectify the administration of officials. Don't change your mind."

Hu Yan learned the meaning of the word "stealing concept" from Jiang Xinghuo.

"Be practical and practical."

Xie Jin became more and more impatient: "Benevolence, justice and morality cannot be exchanged for food, money and silk. It does not mean that benevolence, justice and morality are not important, but that if we want to run the country and benefit the people, we cannot rely solely on empty talk. What's more, who said that 'all people are fundamental' 'Forget about benevolence, righteousness and morality? Were the two contradictory in the Northern Song Dynasty? What does the rectification of officialdom have to do with the change in the atmosphere in your Imperial College? I think you are very drunk!"

Jie Jin's sharp words made Hu Yan unable to parry for a moment. At this time, Hu Yan looked at everyone's somewhat anomalous eyes and calmed down. The alcohol had dissipated, and he was dripping with cold sweat behind his back.

At this time, Lu Zhen stood up and started a fight: "Calm down, everyone."

"It's all for the good of the country, why should we get angry? But we must have forgotten that in the final analysis, we must be careful to sail the ship for thousands of years."

Yang Rong also pointed to his chest and said: "We are scholars, since we have read the books of saints and sages, we should have some character."

Everyone fell silent after hearing this.

At this moment, it was impossible to tell whether Yang Rong's words were meant to be sarcastic or because he was really angry. In short, the scene was cold.

After sitting awkwardly for a while, Jin Youzi said, "It's getting late. Everyone, please go back and rest early."

Lu Zhen hummed and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave first."

Everyone bowed and then left with their own agenda.

Not long after, Jin Yiwei commander Ji Gang, who was concentrating on coaxing the baby in the middle of the night, received the news.