The establishment of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism gave all the thoughts of the pre-Qin sages an important doctrine with clear definitions and authoritative explanations.
In Zhu Yunxi's eyes, the Song Dynasty's group of civil servants were cowards, a group of idiots who indulged in useless words and righteousness all day long.
They not only limited the possibility of the former Song Dynasty to conquer the sixteen states of Yanyun, but also restricted the overall development of the Central Plains society.
Those civil servants who seemed to be famous for their virtuous talents in later generations were just flattering by the descendants who were also scholars in the following hundreds of years.
The history of the Tang Dynasty was compiled by people like Ouyang Xiu who had strong subjective thoughts and made small talk.
Promoting dogma and etiquette has created civil servants like the Second Sect of Qinhui who only care about their personal reputation and have disgraced the Han family in the Central Plains.
For the so-called writing of books and biographies, the most advanced technical records of the Central Plains at that time could be published. In the end, they felt that this still could not express their noble thoughts, and sent these books to the cowards of the empire.
They regard their personal reputation as more important than the dignity of the country. On this basis, they always start with the reputation of their political opponents.
Nowadays, some people in the Ming Dynasty have also learned the advanced methods of their predecessors and began to use those despicable methods in the Ming Dynasty.
This is the fundamental reason why Zhu Yunxi hated that era from the bottom of his heart.
With a gloomy expression on his face, he looked at Jie Jin, who had become particularly familiar with gossips because he spent all day in the Imperial College: "When did the incident come out?"
Xie Jin invited Zhu Yunxi and Zhu Gaochi to go under the pergola next to the bookstore construction site.
I saw two clerks sent by the Ministry of Works to supervise the progress, still drinking herbal tea under the pergola, showing no vision. Xie Jin immediately raised his foot and kicked the nearest person.
"Eternal God Emperor"
"Let me keep an eye on the progress."
The two clerks did not dare to offend the dignified Wenhua Hall walkers and Hanlin bachelors, so they rushed into the construction site nearby with a puff of smoke.
Zhu Yunxi glanced at him indifferently. Today he changed his style and became angry with Xie Jin.
Zhu Gaochi no longer felt any resistance or uneasiness about skipping classes. He could no longer remember how many classes he had skipped with Brother Xi in this short month.
Seeing that Brother Xi wanted to talk to the scholar, he went to the tea table first, put aside the bowls used by the clerks, and took three clean bowls. He still felt that they were not very clean, so he started from himself. He took out a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped the inside and outside of the three bowls several times before getting a cup of tea for each of the three of them.
Jie Jin's face was gloomy and ugly. After sitting down, he cupped his hands in front of Zhu Gaochi, thanked him, and drank the bowl of tea in one gulp.
Zhu Gaochi, who was about to say that he was impatient and wanted to drink tea slowly, then opened his mouth to Jin Jin and said, "I'm tired of the prince pouring me another bowl."
Zhu Gaochi laughed, but he didn't think that as the dignified Crown Prince of Yan, he should pour tea for Jie Jin.
At this moment, Xie Jin wiped his mouth and looked at Zhu Yunxi: "Those eggless guys are really nothing!"
Zhu Yunxi snorted: "So, the news is more serious than what you said?"
Jie Jin's face was still full of anger: "Those guys couldn't compete with Ren Hengtai in the court, and they didn't get rid of Shilang Ren. They turned around and started to use these dirty tricks to throw dirty water on Shilang Ren. They are really very serious." What a gentleman did! Now that Mr. Ren has been shut in, his servants will be scolded by the people in the city if they go out on the street."
Zhu Gaochi, who was sitting nearby and watching everyone's actions, couldn't help but whisper: "Has the matter spread to this extent?"
Jie Jin glanced at Zhu Gaochi, the Crown Prince of Prince Yan, and said angrily: "Nowadays, it is being spread outside that Minister Ren has made his niece-in-law pregnant. At home, my niece is the only one who takes care of the daily life and food."
"It's so insidious..." Zhu Gaochi cooed, silently knocking on the side of Zhu Yunxi, and whispered: "When I was in Peking, I often heard about Ren Shilang's diligence and talent. If his reputation is ruined now, his official career may also be ruined. That’s it, there will be one less capable and loyal minister in the court.”
Zhu Yunxi also had a gloomy look on his face. He had thought of those people's ruthless methods, but he never thought that those people would be so bottomless.
People often say that a gentleman promises a thousand pieces of gold, and what matters most is his reputation.
Whether traveling in the world or joining the court.
Reputation is the most fundamental way for a person to survive.
Once the reputation is bad, today's pure public opinion will crush a person to death.
Zhu Yunxi asked: "What is the truth of the matter? This matter cannot be groundless. There must be a reason so that those people can seize the loophole and make up the facts."
Just like the rumored niece-in-law and niece of Ren Hengtai, these two people are bound to exist.
Jie Jin sighed, his face full of helplessness.
"If I hadn't studied carefully in the past few days, I really wouldn't have known that Minister Ren is a gentleman of our Ming Dynasty!"
After giving a full compliment to Ren Hengtai, who is now being splashed with dirty water.
Xie Jin sighed and said: "First, it's the nephew-in-law of Ren Shilang's family. It's no wonder that she married someone other than a good man. Ren Shilang's nephew is a lazy person. He spends the whole day either hanging out in the Qinhuai River or in the gambling house. Li Gong is red-eyed."
"The family's foundation was completely ruined. When the nephew came home, he didn't like everything and beat and kicked his daughter-in-law many times."
"Shilang Ren can't see it. His nephew lost his husband early in life, leaving behind an old mother who can't be disciplined. Shilang Ren came to the door. His niece-in-law was being beaten by a man, so the niece-in-law had no choice but to grab Shilang Ren and hide behind her."
"Obviously it was just a matter of disciplining the children in the family, but it was rumored that Minister Ren was having an affair with his niece-in-law. It happened that no one knew that his nephew-in-law was pregnant at that time, so this matter was not considered staged. ”
Zhu Yunxi frowned when he heard this. He could already imagine that at that time, the assistant minister Ren heard about his nephew's misdeeds and came to the house to discipline him. Then he saw his nephew beating his nephew's wife again. When the poor woman saw her elders coming, she instinctively wanted to hide behind them.
It was probably a good person who noticed this, and then he was taken advantage of by that group of people.
His face became more and more gloomy: "What about the niece who lives in the back house like a servant?"
When Xie Jin heard this, he slammed the table. Zhu Gaochi, who had been shaking his head when he heard Ren Hengtai being arranged, trembled all over.
Xie Jin said coldly: "This is even more nonsense. The niece of Ren Shilang's family suffered a disaster many years ago and all of them died. The people in the clan are a bunch of bastards and they don't care about a little girl." Yes, it was out of great kindness that Minister Ren took him home and gave him to his wife to take care of."
"Normally, Minister Ren treats her as his own daughter. Last year, he began to think about the marriage for his niece. How could such a kind family treat their nephew so kindly, so how could they be ruined by those eggless people? Such a look!"
Zhu Gaochi, who thought he was calm and composed, also showed anger at this moment: "It's abominable! It's not a gentleman's behavior!"
Zhu Yunxi was also furious in his heart. He was indeed deliberately allowing those people to be arrogant. This was also to allow them to relax their vigilance and be completely exposed.
But he would never allow things that touched the bottom line.
But at this moment, he suppressed the anger in his heart and turned to look at Zhu Gaochi: "Brother Chi, how do you think this matter should be handled?"
Zhu Gaochi was stunned when his name was called. He never thought that he needed to answer this question.
He looked at Zhu Yunxi blankly, hesitating in his heart as to how he should answer.
Zhu Yunxi smiled silently: "Brother Chi, it doesn't matter, we are all our own people here."
I got Zhu Yunxi’s reassurance.
Zhu Gaochi nodded and said: "The reputation of a good person like Shilang Ren must not be damaged. The court should clearly explain this matter, make Shilang Ren's good deeds public and praise them. It should also reprimand those who spread rumors and order When you change your ways, you must never tarnish someone's reputation. If you do it again, you should be ordered to be arrested and punished."
After finishing what he was thinking, Zhu Gaochi carefully raised his head and looked at Zhu Yunxi.
Zhu Yunxi slowly shook his head.
Under the watchful eyes of Xie Jin and Zhu Gaochi.
Zhu Yunxi said gloomily: "Not enough! Just this is not enough!"
"Not enough?" Zhu Gaochi was a little confused and felt that restoring Ren Hengtai's reputation was the most important thing now.
Zhu Yunxi looked at the two of them with a smile, then waved to Sun Cheng who was standing outside the pergola, and coughed lightly.
Sun Cheng, who was wearing the imperial uniform of Qianhu Feiyu, immediately turned around and entered the pavilion.
Not long after, a man wearing a black t-shirt walked in where no one noticed. It was Tian Mai who was the secret guard who led troops to Pujiang County in the wind and snow in Zhejiang Province.
Sun Cheng and Tian Mai stood bowed under the pergola.
"What are your instructions, Grandson?"
Under the curious gaze of Zhu Gaochi and Xie Jin, Zhu Yunxi snorted coldly and turned the white jade ring on his hand.
"Go and find out the person who is spreading rumors among the people and slandering Ren Hengtai, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites."
Sun Cheng responded immediately.
Tian Mai, who was a secret guard, whispered: "Grandson, what will I do when I find these people?"
Zhu Yunxi didn't even think about it: "Wherever I found it, I just gave it an excuse and slapped it in public!"
Before Tian Mai and Sun Cheng could speak.
Zhu Yunxi said gloomily: "If someone from the government or court comes forward to question you, tell them, it is the decree of the Ming Dynasty Supervisor!"
"Here!"
Sun Cheng and Tian Mai agreed at the same time.
Immediately, the two of them came out of the pergola, and a team of guards in golden uniforms immediately separated from outside and followed Sun Cheng towards the downtown area of the city.
And in the darkness, there were countless footsteps coming from the secret guards.
When Xie Jin saw Zhu Yunxi's instructions, he just frowned and said nothing.
Zhu Gaochi also frowned and couldn't help but whisper: "Do you want to do this?"
Zhu Yunxi snorted coldly, then looked at Zhu Gaochi with a smile: "Brother Chi, such and such is not enough."
Zhu Gaochi looked puzzled: "Not enough?"
