Chapter 140 The battle for the B-word scroll (First update, please vote for me!)

 The Qianqing Palace under the setting sun is a little more solemn and dignified.

This was the residence of the emperors of the former Ming Dynasty. The Great Zhou Dynasty followed the Ming system and also made some changes. The Qianqing Palace was renovated. The court affairs were no longer in the Qianqing Palace, but the daily affairs were moved to the Qianqing Palace.

Since Emperor Guangyuan, this has been the emperor’s residence and court office, and the emperor would basically choose this place to meet with foreign ministers.

"Zhang Qing, what do you think Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen are going to do?" Gu Jing Wubo's voice came from one end of the hall. There were only a few people in the entire hall, and there were only two real protagonists.

"Your Majesty, in my humble opinion, the dispute between scholars between the north and the south is a practice that has been continued since the Song Dynasty. From the Ming Dynasty to the Zhou Dynasty, this trend has not changed. The essence is that the literary style of scholars in the south has outweighed it. The Northern Territory, where the capital is located, has impacted the inner superiority of the scholars in the Northern Territory. Investigating the reason, I believe that the Northern Territory was affected by the wars in the Nine Borders and the people's livelihood was in decline. As a result, ordinary people in the area were far less educated than those in the southern provinces. easy,…"

Zhang Jingqiu stood on the east side, with a tall and thin body, a pair of eyes as bright as diamonds, a short beard on his thin lips, and slightly high cheekbones, which showed that this person was not easy to deal with.

"I'm not asking this, but what are they going to do at this time?" Emperor Yonglong Zhang Shen was a little unhappy.

Zhang Jingqiu was unmoved, "I'm afraid the original intention was not what Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen had in mind. The invitation to Zhu Guozhen and Miao Changqi to give lectures in Beijing should have been sent out a year or two ago, but these two people delayed their trip until now. This is the key .”

"Oh, you mean Zhu and Mu have some plans?" Emperor Yonglong was not surprised by this.

"Everyone in the world is bustling for profit, and the world is bustling for profit. Your Majesty, who doesn't have his own ideas?" Zhang Jingqiu smiled bitterly, "I'm afraid these two people don't represent the two of them. Jiangnan Shilin, Nanjing Six departments, and even some people may be a little too restless."

“Zhang Qing, do you think this is a good thing or a bad thing?” Emperor Yonglong smiled silently.

"Misfortune is where blessings depend, and blessings are where misfortune lies. Your Majesty, all you have to do is keep it calm and don't give others opportunities to take advantage of it, and then you can win." Zhang Jingqiu consoled him.

"But Zhang Qing knows that the trees want to be quiet but the wind is not stopping. This grand event affects countless people's hearts. The entire Zhou Dynasty is eagerly looking forward to it. Even the ministers in the court are talking about it, and they don't even have much thought about court affairs." After a pause, Emperor Yonglong said again: "There are still people with impure motives and ulterior motives..."

 One sentence of impure motives made Zhang Jingqiu understand what the emperor meant.

 This is a problem, but Zhang Jingqiu does not think it is a big problem, but the emperor is very worried, or takes it very seriously.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, such tricks are unlikely to work. If Zhou Shilin is so easily influenced, won't it become a joke that the Zhou Dynasty has been raising scholars with good conduct for hundreds of years?" Zhang Jingqiu shook his head repeatedly.

"Zhang Qing, please don't be careless. Some people are very good at pretending to be powerful, and..." Emperor Yonglong pondered for a moment, as if he was considering his words, and then said after a while: "I don't know what my father is thinking at this time,..."

Zhang Jingqiu was stunned for a moment and then his face suddenly became cautious, "Your Majesty, you haven't gone to Ningshou Palace to say hello in the past few days?"

"How could I not go?" Emperor Yonglong laughed to himself, "But my father never mentioned this matter, and I didn't ask too many questions."

Zhang Jingqiu frowned slightly and then quickly said, "In that case, it's easy. Since the Supreme Emperor doesn't ask, then His Majesty can do as you wish. The imperial court is also very concerned about this kind of scholarly event, and asked the Ministry of Rites to send people, and finally Fortunately, the left and right ministers of the Ministry of Etiquette personally took care of them. Such an upright and aboveboard act can represent the imperial court..."

 Emperor Yonglong’s eyes lit up.

Zhang Jingqiu woke him up with just one sentence. Since his father didn't ask, it meant that some people might not really uphold what they meant, but were adding to the drama without authorization.

"Zhang Qing, this is just a grand gathering of scholars, but I always feel that there are some unspeakable things here. Do you understand Qi Yongtai?" This is the question that Emperor Yonglong wants to ask.

"What do you want to ask, Your Majesty?" Zhang Jingqiu said calmly: "I haven't had much contact with Qi Yongtai in the past few years. He lives in Qingtan Academy. When he served in the court before, I was in Nanjing, but..."

"Nothing, just say it, Zhang Qing, don't worry about anything." Emperor Yonglong was very concerned about this.

"This person was one class earlier than me, and he was highly valued by the Emperor as soon as he entered the Imperial Academy. However, later he was dismissed, resurrected, and resigned again due to various reasons..." Zhang Jingqiu was also considering his words, "This person has a tough character. He is very methodical and measured in doing things, and he has a stubbornness that will not give up until he achieves his goal, but he is not the kind of pedantic person who doesn't know how to adapt..."

 It is rare to get such a comment from Zhang Jingqiu.

Emperor Yonglong knew that his confidant was always harsh in evaluating people and rarely praised him, but it was really rare for him to comment on Qi Yongtai like this.

"Since this person is highly valued by his father, why did he have many conflicts with his father later?" Emperor Yonglong asked seemingly casually.

Zhang Jingqiu was stunned. He didn't believe that the emperor didn't understand these situations.

Even though this happened in the past ten years, the reasons are very complicated, and even lasted for many years. There are many reasons. I also said that Qi Yongtai is not the kind of person who doesn't know how to adapt, but why did Qi Yongtai resign decisively?

After the prince was deposed and the kings took over the heir apparent, the emperor was slow to establish a prince. In the end, he unexpectedly passed the throne to the man in front of him. To say that the emperor did not understand what had happened in the court over the past few years, Then he doesn't believe it.

 Just asking myself at this time, it is obvious that there are other meanings.

"Your Majesty, it's a long story, and it's not just a matter of one or two days, or one or two things. Some of the ministers used by the Supreme Emperor and Qi Yongtai probably had different views on some issues. In the end, the Supreme Emperor After supporting some cabinet ministers and officials from the six ministries, Qi Yongtai was a little disappointed. The specific issues involved a wide range of topics, including the nine-border expansion of China and France, military settlements, and the strategy against the Tatars. Well, there was also maritime trade. If there are too many conflicts, if this kind of contradiction accumulates too much, the final result may be the resignation of one party..."

Zhang Jingqiu was still working in Nanjing at that time, and he was somewhat aware of these situations, but somewhat unclear about them. Of course, he did not say anything about the more important thing.

That is to say, Qi Yongtai was firmly opposed to deposing the prince. Even after the prince was deposed, Qi Yongtai believed that the prince should be restored. As for the only reason, he said that it was beneficial to the stability of the Zhou Dynasty.

He didn't know if the man in front of him still had a grudge against this matter. If Qi Yongtai and his party had persisted and succeeded, perhaps there would be nothing to do with this man, and Prince Yizhong would have been the one to take the throne.

Emperor Yonglong looked thoughtfully at the left minister of the Ministry of War. The current minister of the Ministry of War, Xiao Daheng, had both ends and was not worth relying on. However, the right minister, Wang Ziteng, belonged to his father. How to balance this situation now? He has not yet figured out how to balance the situation. well considered.

Zhang Jingqiu’s opinion is very pertinent and should be kept calm. We cannot act rashly now.

 The more the eldest brother can dance, the more stable he must be and cannot "dance upon hearing the chicken".

But this does not mean that he will just let it go. As the emperor, he should have his own response strategy, and he should respond openly and above board.

But this guy may have underestimated his own ambition. Is he still worried that he still resents Qi Yongtai for protecting his eldest brother's position as the crown prince?

Emperor Yonglong chuckled and shook his head: "Zhang Qing, there is no need to be too taboo about anything. In the past, it was difficult to say who was right and who was wrong. The key is now. Well, will I still argue with my own ministers? Zhang Qing is too Are you looking down on me?"

Zhang Jingqiu was not embarrassed and smiled calmly: "Of course it is best for the emperor to think so. His Majesty is sitting all over the world. Qi Yongtai is not a fool. He can naturally see the situation clearly. I also plan to find an opportunity to get in touch with Qiao Rujun..."

Qiao Rujun is Qiao Yingjia.

 Qiao Yingjia has a close relationship with Qi Yongtai, and this time Qiao Yingjia is very likely to be promoted to the right deputy censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. Qi Yongtai's previous visit to Beijing should also be related to this matter.

Emperor Yonglong was noncommittal, "Well, Zhang Qing, this grand gathering of scholars should not be taken lightly. I think your beloved should know the meaning contained here and must pay attention to it. I will issue an order from the Ministry of Rites, but this is not enough. You also need to think about how to deal with this matter, um, among the scholars in Shuntian Prefecture..."

The voice gradually became quieter, but Zhang Jingqiu understood what Emperor Yonglong meant and nodded slightly.

It should be said that Your Majesty saw clearly. He was prepared to take precautions and not allow the other party to easily gain the hearts of the scholars. This move deserves a lot of praise.

“Your Majesty, don’t worry, I will take care of it myself.”

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Wang Yongguang stood in front of the window with his hands behind his back and remained silent for a long time.

As the headmaster of Chongzheng Academy, he was very happy that Yang Sichang found such an opportunity. To be honest, he was also surprised that Qingtan Academy was willing to take the initiative to share such a grand event with Chongzheng Academy.

 He did not think that Qi Yongtai and Guan Yingzhen were so generous.

Although the two academies cannot be said to be on equal footing, they do have a competitive relationship. They are only a few miles apart. It is impossible to say how harmonious they are.

But after several contacts, I really didn’t notice anything fishy about it. Chongzheng Academy is not a small business that is afraid of challenges. Wang Yongguang has no reason to refuse such a great opportunity.

 The two families quickly joined forces and cooperated, and everything was carried out according to the predetermined steps.

Miao Changqi and Zhu Guozhen have arrived in Baoding and will soon arrive in Beijing, and Tang Binyin is also making a big splash in Beijing.

Chongzheng Academy will certainly not show weakness, and Mr. Fang Ge has also spoken out for this.

But Wang Yongguang did not expect that Prince Yi Zhong would suddenly become so interested in this scholarly event, and he also followed the emperor's wishes and sent someone to contact him.

At this time, Mr. Fang Ge’s attitude became vague and unclear.

At this moment, Wang Yongguang could smell the strong atmosphere of conspiracy here.

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