Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

"Who are you?!"

Zhou Guangxiong's eyes were unkind, he stared at Zhu Youxiao and snorted: "What we are talking about here is the long-standing shortcomings of the Beijing Camp, why do you mention the Liao Bureau with ulterior motives?"

"It doesn't matter who I am, and you don't need to know."

Zhu Youxiao tapped the folding fan in his hand, faced countless looks, and said calmly: "Just now you were discussing the long-standing shortcomings of Beijing camp, but since you got up and talked loudly, you have been changing the topic intentionally or unintentionally, trying to take advantage of it." Focus on other things to enrich the point of view you want to export, am I right?"

"you!!"

Seeing Zhu Youxiao exposing him so directly, Zhou Guangxiong's expression changed, and his cold eyes stared at Zhu Youxiao. He didn't know who the young man in front of him was, but what he wanted to achieve was clearly seen by the young man in front of him.

indeed.

Zhou Guangxiong did have a lot of dissatisfaction with the "On the Accused Abuse of the Beijing Camp" published by the Ming Dynasty Times, but what he wanted to achieve was to become famous in the capital by commenting on the accumulated abuses of the Beijing Camp!

"It's so ridiculous!"

A scholar stood up from the table, stared at Zhu Youxiao and said, "We heard clearly what Brother Zhou said just now. How could Brother Zhou ever change the topic intentionally or unintentionally, and rely on something like what you said?" Look, it’s you who wants to distort the truth!”

"That's right! Brother Zhou is a supervisor of the Imperial College and is studying the way of saints. Why would you do such a dirty thing? It's you who makes people wonder!"

"Looking at your clothes, you don't look like a serious scholar. Could it be that you belong to a powerful family?"

"He must be a son of a powerful family. Otherwise, why would he bring so many servants with him when he goes out..."

Many scholars sitting in the teahouse stood up and questioned Zhu Youxiao at this moment. They did not have a good impression of such a person who came to disrupt the situation.

Seeing the scene in front of them, Liu Ruoyu, Li Ruolian and others all looked around cautiously, fearing that someone would dare to collide with the Holy Driver.

"Master, should I go back home first?" Zhang Weixian, who was standing nearby, whispered with a slight frown for fear of any accidents.

"fine."

Faced with Zhang Weixian's persuasion, Zhu Youxiao stretched out his hand to signal.

Empty talk is harmful to the country!

Zhu Youxiao felt deep in his heart. The scene that happened in front of him made Zhu Youxiao more determined. He must take back the leading power of public opinion. Otherwise, if it is left in the hands of scholar-bureaucrats Qingliu for a long time, it will be secretly exploited by many people. In turn, it affects more readers.

If the scholars who pass the scientific examination are just general talkers without any political opinions or ambitions, then they will be the best targets for corruption when they enter the official career.

"So you are all people who judge people by their appearance?"

Zhu Youxiao held a folding fan, stared at the group of scholars in front of him, and said in a sonorous tone: "Since it is a discussion, you should talk about your point of view, and I will tell my point of view. This is called everyone expressing their own opinions. Now that there are some different opinions, could it be that? Because he is a student of the Imperial College and I have not reported my family status, you think I am inferior to him?"

When talking about this, Zhu Youxiao pointed to the silent Zhou Guangxiong.

Why is the emperor wasting his time with these scholars?

Zhu Youjian, who had been watching, inevitably had doubts in his heart when he saw the scene in front of him. He didn't understand why his royal brother, with such a distinguished status, wanted to talk to these scholars about what had happened.

"Just now you mentioned the ancestral system, so I will discuss the ancestral system with you."

Facing countless looks, Zhu Youxiao paused and continued: "At the beginning of our dynasty's quest to conquer China, we controlled the affairs of the Chinese and foreign military affairs in the Privy Council, and later changed it to the Governor's Office. Until the Hu Weiyong case occurred, Taizu Emperor Gao dismissed the Central Secretary and the Prime Minister, and in turn changed the Governor's Office into the Governor's Office of the Five Armies in order to control the Chinese and foreign military forces."

"If we go by the argument you just made, during the period when the Five Army Governor's Mansion controlled the Chinese and foreign military forces, our Heavenly Army fought bravely and skillfully, shocking the remaining Yuan tribes and demonstrating the majesty of our Dynasty!"

"Emperor Cheng Zuwen even planned to build three major battalions, conduct five conquests against the Tatar and Oara tribes to terrify the grasslands of northern Xinjiang, conquer Annan in the south to boost our imperial power, open up Xinjiang and Hami, and guard against Japanese pirates. These were all headed by the Governor's Office of the Five Armies. Then can I say that the current external and internal troubles that the imperial court is encountering are all caused by the inaction of the Ministry of War?"

One word stirs up a thousand waves!

No one thought that Zhu Youxiao would dare to say this. The Fifth Army Governor's Office was now empty-handed, and all its powers had long been taken away by the Ministry of War. Those who served as officials in the Ministry of War were all civilians without exception.

What does Your Majesty mean by these words?

Could it be that he wants to re-empower the Fifth Army Commander's Office?

At this time, Zhang Weixian showed a look of surprise, and there were even more waves in his heart. As a noble of the Ming Dynasty, how could Zhang Weixian not think in his heart that the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army could regain power? After all, only in this way can the noble group be in power. Talent is not regarded as a card, but this kind of thing is so difficult.

The civil service community alone will never allow this to happen.

If such signs really arise, regardless of which party or faction in the DPRK, no matter how fiercely they fight with each other, they will temporarily put aside the fight and work together to combat such signs.

no way.

The power in their hands must not be thrown away in their hands under any circumstances, otherwise they will be reviled, and even historical records in the future will scold them in a roundabout way.

"absurd!"

"ridiculous!"

"Nonsense!"

While Zhang Weixian was thinking, many of the scholars gathered in the teahouse became angry and criticized Zhu Youxiao one by one.

Faced with this sudden change, Li Ruolian and other imperial guards in casual clothes put their hands on the handles of their swords and stared at the scholars with sharp eyes.

"Whether it's ridiculous or ridiculous, what I just said is based on his argument." Looking at the group of scholars in front of them, although they were all indignant, no one dared to step forward when they saw Li Ruolian and others holding knives in warning. , Zhu Youxiao felt dull.

"The "On the Accused Abuse of Beijing Camp" published by the Ming Dynasty Times is not something you take for granted. You can say whatever you want. It presents facts and evidence. You can't show them. So you are just here reminiscing about the past. You are living in your imagination. You are such a sour fellow, I have no interest in wasting my time with you!"

After saying that, Zhu Youxiao flicked his sleeves and faced countless angry looks, then turned and walked out of the teahouse. Zhang Weixian and Zhu Youjian immediately followed and left.

"go!"

Li Ruolian took out a piece of silver from his pocket, threw it on the tea table, said coldly to the guards on the left and right, and then left the teahouse.

"Who is this person? He dares to say such shameless words!"

After Zhu Youxiao left, the teahouse became lively, and the scholars all made emotional attacks.

"Brother, why are you wasting your time with them?" Zhu Youjian, who was leaving the teahouse, heard the voice coming from inside, hesitated for a moment, looked at Zhu Youxiao and said.

"I don't mean to waste my words, but to understand the actual situation."

Zhu Youxiao, who was walking forward with his hands behind his hands, said with a slightly solemn expression: "I'm afraid that among the Ming Dynasty scholars, there are many people who comment on the government like this. There are many people who comment on the officials. What they care about is not current affairs at all, let alone They care about the country and the country, they just want to gain fame."

For fame?

At this time, Zhu Youjian fell into deep thought. He really hadn't thought of this level.

“There’s a long way to go!”

Zhu Youxiao sighed softly and continued to move forward, but he had no interest in continuing to wander. If the group of scholars no longer studies for practical purposes, then this group will become dangerous.

Now Zhu Youxiao is extremely convinced that what he is doing is correct. If he does not take back the leadership of public opinion and let it be controlled by the Ming Central Committee, but continues to be controlled by the so-called scholar-official Qingliu, the harm caused will be difficult to assess. After all, No matter how many people are killed, subsequent groups will still maintain their original ideas. In fact, nothing has changed.

If you want to completely reverse this situation, you must first dig out the roots of the scholar-bureaucrats' clean flow. Only after controlling the direction of public opinion can you try to touch the deeper levels, such as transforming Confucianism and removing the dross that has been added up layer by layer. In Zhu Youxiao's eyes, retaining the essence of freedom is the most difficult thing. After all, ideas that have been passed down for thousands of years cannot be changed overnight...