Chapter 2764 The Gradual Change of Mentality in Gui Zi Juan

Chai Ke smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No one can achieve self-improvement. The warriors' previous request was actually not too much. It was just slightly different from the imperial policy. The conquest of Mongolia naturally did not require disarmament. This request is also reasonable. , but now we suddenly have to use Ziying as the emperor as a guarantee, and we no longer want to believe it, but it has created a problem for us."

Xu Guangqi also joined in: "The impression that the warriors have on us is probably extremely bad. Even if Ziying persuades them, they may not be willing to believe it. And pushing Ziying to the position of emperor is actually forcing Ziying to fight with us. break."

Cui Jingrong nodded: "That's right. This move is quite cruel. Maybe it's the trick Liu Ji Gong came up with."

 “If it really comes to this, what should we do?” Chai Ke asked.

Cui Jingrong remained silent, but his heart was filled with confusion.

It was Xu Guangqi who sighed, "Not just us, other colleagues may be facing this problem. If Ziying is kidnapped and pushed to the throne, the current emperor will definitely cooperate and abdicate in order to save his life. Then when it's his turn, We, the people, have taken a stand, and you and I are the first to bear the brunt, what should we do?”

 This is the most realistic problem.

With the warrior's sword and ax in front of them, the three elders were the first to express their attitude whether they support Feng Ziying as emperor, and Cui Jingrong was the first to express his attitude. Being vague or silent would be very difficult to pass.

Cui Jingrong sighed.

From the bottom of his heart, he certainly didn't approve of the warrior's method of changing the dynasty. As a scholar, this method was also more difficult to accept, but for Feng Ziying's yellow robe and the status of emperor himself, , Cui Jinrong was not so resistant.

From Emperor Wan Tong to Emperor Xuan Shun, we can even extend it to the first two emperors, Emperor Yuan Xi and Emperor Yong Long. Except for Emperor Yong Long's performance, Emperor Yuan Xi was almost as arrogant and extravagant and lustful as Emperor Wan Yang of Sui Dynasty. Emperor Tong was just a toss-up, while Emperor Xuanshun was almost a puppet. These emperors gave Cui Jingrong a bad impression.

Feng Ziying has been in contact for so many years. Except for being too radical in the reform of the imperial examination, other concepts and policies are very consistent with Cui Jingrong's views. Moreover, Cui Jingrong is not as radical as scholars such as Han Xu and Sun Juxiang. He believes that sharing the world with scholar-bureaucrats, It is more appropriate for scholars to be in power, and the emperor to be in a weak position is more in line with the role of scholars in the world. He prefers a balance in which imperial power and prime minister power complement each other.

Chai Ke’s views are similar to Cui Jingrong’s.

Feng Ziying had a closer personal relationship with him, but this was not the reason for him to support Feng Ziying as emperor. It was just that in this situation, he seemed to have no choice. If someone wanted to risk his own life and that of his family to oppose, Chai Ke felt that he would not It is difficult to do, so under this situation, it is not completely unacceptable for Feng Ziying to really ascend the throne as emperor.

 In comparison, Xu Guangqi's mentality is much more open than Cui Jingrong and Chai Ke.

 He was originally a relatively pure academic bureaucrat and did not care too much about his status as a scholar, otherwise he would not have believed in Western religion.

In his opinion, many of Feng Ziying's views are very similar to his, and he also agrees with some of Feng Ziying's policies that many people think are very radical and even deviant, such as the reform of the imperial examination and the addition of the financial plan, so from the bottom of his heart, Xu Guangqi believes that Feng Ziying ascends the throne as emperor. It will only make the future brighter and better.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, but the tangled expressions on their faces were clearly visible, Xu Guangqi could also understand the dilemma of the two of them, and said: "You two may be in greater difficulty. If there is no choice, I will express my position first. Right." Cui Jingrong and Chai Ke were shocked, "Zixian?"

"I'm not as worried as you are. Whether it's Yu Chen, Bo Fu, or Meng An, they don't have much favorable impressions of me, and I don't need their approval. If they really don't let me be this cabinet minister, I Go back and continue to think about things by yourself, it will be more leisurely and relaxed, and you may be able to do more things." Xu Guangqi said calmly: "From my heart, I think it is a good thing that Ziying really ascended the throne as emperor. There are many people with this mentality, but they are unable to speak due to various reasons, and they dare not be the first to speak, so why not break this taboo and relieve their embarrassment and pressure."

To be honest, Xu Guangqi's attitude made both Cui Jingrong and Chai Ke breathe a sigh of relief.

If Xu Guangqi takes the initiative to accept Feng Ziying as emperor, then the pressure on Cui Chai will be greatly reduced. Even if he later agrees, at least it will not attract too much criticism from other scholars. Xu Guangqi may not care much about this, but the two of them are now vaguely Northern. The leaders of the local and Huguang scholars could not help but care.

　　After pondering for a while, Cui Jingrong said: "Zixian, if you do this, you must be mentally prepared to attract slander from all over the world."

"I have this consideration, but some people are openly scolding Xixi. Maybe after scolding for a while, they will insist on following me. I even think that maybe the situation is not as bad as we think. The really stubborn people may not be as stubborn as us. There are so many expectations, and the saying "He who knows the current affairs is a wise man" may be appropriate to use at this time."

There was a hint of ridicule in Xu Guangqi's words, and he didn't know whether he was mocking himself or others.

While Chai Chai and Xu were discussing secretly, Han Xu, Sun Juxiang, Li Banghua and Zhu Guozhen were also discussing.

"Those warriors really want to force us to support Ziying as emperor, what should we do?" Han Xu looked at Sun Dingxiang and his brothers, and also glanced at Li Banghua and Zhu Guozhen.

The two brothers, Sun Juxiang and Sun Dingxiang, said in unison: "You don't have to be an official, but we brothers will never bend our knees in this matter!"

Li Banghua and Zhu Guozhen were silent for a long time, but could not utter a clear word.

Han Xu finally understood this group of Jiangnan scholars and said in a deep voice: "What if Ziqiang, Zishu and Zixian all follow?"

 The faces of the two brothers Sun Juxiang and Sun Dingxiang became increasingly ugly.

"Bofu, what if they all obey and everyone else also obeys?" Han Xu asked again: "Don't think it's impossible. I do think it's very possible. Some people don't. As loud and fierce as this on the surface is, if it really comes to the last moment, I'm sure you will be the first to defect."

Sun Juxiang Sun Dingxiang and the brothers looked at each other, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed possible. Didn't you see that Li Banghua and Zhu Guozhen were beginning to hesitate in their attitudes?

The leaders of the scholars in the south of the Yangtze River are all like this, so how can the scholars in the north be all hard-core? Besides, the relationship between Lian Guoshi and Feng Ziying is so close, and both of them have high prestige among young scholars. Who can tell clearly what these young scholars are thinking?

 (End of this chapter)