The next day, there was a court meeting.
This time the meeting was different from the past.
No matter how prejudiced the ministers were, when they looked at each other now, they no longer looked angry, but nodded.
The ministers in the temple, who had not been able to unite for a long time, were united by one person.
Whether they are the Emperor Faction or the Family Faction, they all hope that He Zeng, Guo Jian and other Mad Dog Factions can be deposed as soon as possible.
The inhumane actions they committed are something that no one can stand.
Even Ji Kang and others, who were most partial to Cao Mao, issued articles in various places to reprimand Guo Jian and He Zeng for their actions, and then suffered retaliation from He Zeng.
The atmosphere was uniquely solemn.
The ministers walked into the palace one after another, and He Zeng was among them. Facing the angry glares of the ministers, he stared back provocatively, as if he was still thinking about who to arrest.
Except for a few people of similar rank to him and some ministers from Cao Mao's faction, no one dared to raise their heads and glare at him.
Even Xun Yi, the leader of the Aristocratic Family Sect, did not dare to glare at He Zeng at this moment, or even dare to speak publicly about He Zeng.
He Zeng is simply crazy.
He even arrested Zheng Chong!
Xunyi never believed that Zheng Chong would be involved in any rebellion. Just because he came to the banquet with Tao Qiuyi, He Zeng thought that he was suspected of treason and might be the leader of the rebels, so he was imprisoned directly.
That man was Sikong before him, and he was so rude to him, let alone others?
He Zeng walked into the palace with the eyes of these ministers wanting to deal with him but not daring to deal with him.
Wang Chang and others looked very ugly.
When Cao Mao appeared here, he could clearly feel the change in the atmosphere.
The ministers paid their respects, and then the court meeting officially began.
Just as Zhuge Dan was about to speak, Zhong Hui spoke first.
"Your Majesty, please play!"
Zhuge Dan was a little dissatisfied with Zhong Hui's behavior, but Zhong Hui was usually polite to him, so Zhuge Dan didn't take it to heart.
Zhong Hui immediately said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Punishment has conducted a thorough investigation and found that the official system in the world has collapsed, and the nine ministers in the temple are suspected of treason."
Zhong Hui talked about the affairs of Ende inside and outside the court, and he looked very angry.
This is also the reason why the ministers dare not rush to criticize He Zeng now. Someone is really plotting rebellion.
At the time, Xiahou Xuan, Li Feng and others were more famous than Tao Qiuyi, and were almost leaders of the scholars. However, just because they were on the list of rebels, they were sentenced to death, even in a very cruel way. He came to torture and kill him, but no minister dared to come and plead with Master Sima in person.
Because they were afraid of being associated with rebellion, which was a serious crime that could be punished by death without even a trial.
The more Zhong Hui talked, the more excited he became. Just when everyone thought he was going to target He Zeng, Zhong Hui changed the subject.
"Your Majesty, I think that these things will happen because of insufficient education. Since Emperor Ming, the education of the world has not been mentioned. The King of Qi only cares about having fun and despises the education of the people of the world. The people do not have the knowledge of the saints. The officials I don’t understand the fundamentals of benevolent government.”
Zhong Hui suddenly brought the topic to education and knowledge.
This time, the ministers calmed down. Are they planning to use this incident to educate others?
They knew Wang Chang's seven political strategies.
Zhong Hui suddenly said: "Your Majesty, there are more books in the world than those in the East View. All the strange books in the world are hidden in the palace. These are treasures. I would like to ask Your Majesty to open the East View and collect the treasures and scatter them around the world. Everyone in the world can benefit. By spreading the saint's teachings in this way, the world will be well governed."
Zhong Hui once again gave the ministers a scare.
When they heard these words, the first reaction of the ministers was that Zhong Hui also went crazy.
I have only heard of emperors collecting books from private collections, but never heard of private collections from emperors collecting books.
Knowledge is power and a ladder for advancement. Rich families everywhere hide their own books. Even disciples can hardly see them and can only listen to oral instructions. In this case, you ask the emperor to take out the books and distribute them to the world. Rich family? ?
Are you too pampered and don't want to live anymore?
In the stunned eyes of the ministers, the emperor actually nodded.
"What Zhong Shiji said makes sense. I heard that the collection of books among the people has never been circulated in the local area. Therefore, the teachings of the saints have not been known to the public. There is a lot of chaos among the people, especially in the court!"
"This is the root cause of everything!"
"However, Zhong Qing, the world is huge. Although I have a large collection of books, how can I distribute them to the whole world?"
Zhong Hui replied: "It should be copied."
The conversation between the two made the officials feel confused. Are they really going to let go of the library? ?
Du Yu spoke in time, "Your Majesty! I have something to say!"
"The famous Master Qiao Ma has a method that allows one person to copy thousands of copies in one day."
The three of them just started their performance as if no one else was around, complimented Ma Jun, and then decided to set up libraries in various states and distribute the books to all parts of the world.
By this time, different opinions emerged among the officials.
Someone was ecstatic.
If the collection of books in the palace is circulated, they will naturally benefit the most. They can browse those treasured books, and even delve into more profound knowledge and accumulate more knowledge.
Some people are frightened.
They can have their current monopoly position because they have knowledge. If knowledge spreads to the world and everyone has knowledge, can they continue their monopoly?
Although the inheritance of knowledge cannot be solved by relying on books alone, it will indeed break the monopoly of the big families to a certain extent.
For a while, the ministers became controversial.
Those who don't have many books at home and have come up through their own efforts are all supportive, while those children of wealthy families who rely on their family's inheritance of Confucian classics to gather power are fully opposed at this moment.
The two sides started arguing, and no one gave in to the other.
Cao Mao looked at the ministers calmly.
These are the ministers of the Wei Dynasty. When interests arise, Tao Qiuyi and cruel methods become unimportant. Eat the meat first.
The ministers on Cao Mao's side still agreed with this idea.
This is helpful for their education.
The right to speak of the big families in the temple today seems to be declining at an alarming rate. In normal debates like this, they would always have the upper hand, but when Cao Mao threw out his collection of books, these opponents were drowned, and the temple The core has been gradually replaced.
The rich people realized this with horror.
Xunyi stood among the ministers and did not express any opinion on this.
He is not afraid of this. His family has "Xunzi", and he himself is a descendant of Xunzi. In addition to Xunzi, his family has several Confucian classics. Xunyi himself is also the master of "Yi", and his family has the most complete Annotations, as well as experiences and explanations summarized from generation to generation. Without these things, others will not be of much use even if they get the books.
Even if they can understand it, as long as Xun Yi does not approve it, they do not have the right to interpret it.
Until the debate ended with Zhong Hui winning, Cao Mao immediately looked at Zhuge Dan aside.
Zhuge Dan is one of the few people today who dares to stand up to He Zeng.
Zhuge Dan would not miss such an opportunity. This was an opportunity to truly become famous in the world. Even if He Zeng was arrested and imprisoned, he would not give in.
Cao Mao asked first, "Does Duke Taiwei have anything to say to enlighten the world?"
Zhuge Dan immediately said: "Your Majesty, if you want to educate the world, it should be Emperor Jiwen's government to make local governments pay attention to teaching. Today's local learning is really unsatisfactory."
“Only by treating education as the most important aspect of political performance evaluation can officials from all over the country pay attention to this matter.”
Zhuge Dan naturally talked eloquently.
This Zhuge Gong is famous for being a talkative man but a low-handed person. Others are high-minded but low-handed. But he is different. He is an ancestor-level figure who talks freely. For such a big talker, he can talk to the ministers for days and nights, but If you let him handle it, he may not be able to do it.
I heard that when the Ming Emperor learned about the pomp and circumstance among the people, he summoned his ministers to issue an edict. As a result, he found that all the people in the court were people like Zhuge Dan who talked nonsense and did extremely rough things.
Emperor Ming was furious and dismissed all these people.
Cao Mao is very accepting of this.
After Zhuge Dan spent a long time explaining his opinions and views on enlightenment, Cao Mao clapped his hands happily.
"You are indeed the Grand Lieutenant. Your words are exactly what I need most!"
"From now on, we will handle this matter according to these letters from Grand Duke Taiwei. If it can be accomplished, it will be a great achievement of Grand Duke Taiwei!"
The atmosphere of the court meeting seemed to be much more relaxed this time. Zhuge Dan seemed a little hesitant when he heard the emperor's words.
He did not lead the charge against He Zeng, as the minister thought.
Zhuge Dan hesitated, Wang Su remained silent, and Wang Chang even closed his eyes.
If these three people don't take the lead in starting a group, the other ministers can't take action.
At this moment, the last important official of the Wei Dynasty, the emperor's confidant, and the cornerstone of the world, General Wei Sima Zhao, walked out.
Sima Zhao would attend every court meeting, and sometimes even go to the Chancellery.
But he rarely spoke, so Sima Zhao saluted the emperor at this moment.
"His Majesty!!"
"I've got something to say!!"
Sima Zhao said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Tao Qiu and other traitors are plotting rebellion. There must be remnants of his accomplices in both the government and the public who must be investigated!!"
"In addition, Wang Rong, a man from the Huangmen clan, committed a crime, but the government and the public actually defended him. Some scholars came to the minister's house with weapons and used crossbows to shoot arrows into the house. They wanted to kill the old minister, but they were stopped by the passing soldiers. I found out that they openly attacked the soldiers and wanted to attack His Majesty the Imperial Palace. The traitors have become so rampant!"
"Please, Your Majesty, punish these traitors and seek justice for the ministers and others!!"
Sima Zhao immediately started to accuse him, his words were so sincere that it made people cry.
When the emperor heard this, he became furious.
"Are the people in the government and the public all rebels?! How dare you do this?!"
