Chen Kan forced a smile.
He is now not sure whether Zhu Gaoxu is just nostalgic for his old friendship and intends to recommend him as an official, or whether he is already preparing to start making moves in the chess game to prepare for his own heirloom.
If it was the former situation, Chen Kan wouldn't be so panicked.
But if it's the second type, that's terrible.
Just thinking about it makes my hands and feet feel cold.
Looking at the entire history of feudal dynasties at home and abroad, no one who participated in such things ended well.
The power of the dragon sounds nice, but it means putting all the lives of nine tribes in the casino.
Chen Kan doesn't have that much courage.
What's more, Chen Kan is still a time traveler, and he knows clearly that Zhu Gaoxu is not the final winner.
Betting on Zhu Gaoxu is asking for death. He has just escaped from death.
So, I declined.
"The prince is joking. The common people have no idea of becoming an official for the time being. Firstly, the common people are still young, and secondly, they have not yet learned a lot of knowledge. It will take a few years to become an official. Let me and the teacher study for a few more years. Bar."
"Then, the common people will leave now that they are full. Your Highness, please help yourself."
After saying that, Chen Kan cupped his hands towards Zhu Gaoxu and turned to leave.
"stop."
Zhu Gaoxu's voice sounded, and Chen Kan's footsteps stopped.
He turned around and said, "Your Highness, is there anything else?"
Zhu Gaoxu said: "Did this king let you go?"
Chen Kan shook his head honestly: "No."
Zhu Gaoxu frowned and said, "You really don't want to be an official?"
Chen Kan said: "It's not that I don't want to, I just plan to wait a few years before talking about it. The reason has been explained clearly to His Highness just now. If you can't learn knowledge at home, even if Cao Min wants to be an official, Cao Min's teacher will not agree. .”
Zhu Gaoxu did not answer, but just stared at Chen Kan, as if he was judging whether what Chen Kan said was true or false.
He didn't speak, and Chen Kan didn't dare to leave.
So, one of them stood and the other sat.
The atmosphere in the private room suddenly fell into silence.
"Okay, in that case, I don't want to force you."
After a while, Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, indicating that Chen Kan could leave.
Chen Kan felt relieved and offered his hand to Zhu Gaoxu again.
After leaving Jude Building, Chen Kan quickened his pace and rushed towards Datong Street.
Just as he entered the door, Master Zheng came to greet him and said: "Yuansheng, I am waiting for you in the study."
Chen Kan nodded, came to the door of the study and knocked gently.
"Come in."
Fang Xiaoru's voice came, and Chen Kan pushed open the study door and walked in.
"Teacher, are you looking for me?"
Fang Xiaoru was looking down at a book when she saw Chen Kan come in.
He asked without raising his head: "Did you go to see Prince Gaoyang today?"
Chen Kan was a little surprised. The news that Zhu Gaoxu came to see him spread so quickly?
As if he heard Chen Kan's thoughts, Fang Xiaoru continued: "What are you thinking about? It was not the fault of Prince Gaoyang, but the teacher's own information channel."
Chen Kan suddenly realized that Fang Xiaoru was also the leader of the Ming Dynasty Shilin, so he was well-informed, which was quite reasonable.
Then he cupped his hands and said, "Yes, the student was intercepted halfway by His Highness the Prince of Gaoyang County. He said that he was willing to recommend the student to be an official, but the student refused."
"Well, you were right to reject him. Don't have any contact with him in the future."
"Yes, students must obey the instructions carefully. Does the teacher have any other instructions?"
"No more, go out."
Chen Kan bent down and saluted, and was about to exit the room.
Fang Xiaoru suddenly said: "By the way, when I was in prison, you gave me a poem as a gift. My teacher didn't have such good literary talent, so I wrote the same poem for you, so I'll just give you a few words."
As he spoke, he took a piece of paper from the table, picked up a pen, dipped it in ink, and started swiping.
Chen Kan looked back and walked to Fang Xiaoru.
Watching Fang Xiaoru quietly as he wrote.
In an instant, six big characters jumped on the paper, shaped like a swimming dragon and as graceful as a startling giant.
"A gentleman is a friend but not a party."
Fang Xiaoru's character is hard to find among scholars.
Look at the six characters "gentleman, friend and not party" written on the paper.
Chen Kan knew in his heart that this was the political direction set by Fang Xiaoru for him.
He straightened his clothes, put his hands together, and performed a serious Confucian hand-clasping ceremony.
He sincerely thanked me and said, "Student Chen Kan, thank you for your cultivation."
"Go ahead."
Passing the words to Chen Kan, Fang Xiaoru was full of expectations for him.
Chen Kan respectfully stretched out his hands to take it, and then exited the study respectfully.
...
The news of Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng's execution did not cause much turmoil among the people.
But for the Ming Dynasty officialdom, the impact was no less than a major earthquake.
For most of the lower-level officials who surrendered to King Yan, the death of Qi and Huang was enough to make everyone feel sad.
However, this is all a story for another day.
Among the old ministers of the Jianwen Dynasty, Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, Lian Zining, Tie Xuan, Fang Xiaoru and others were die-hards who refused to surrender to King Yan.
Among them, Fang Xiaoru had to bow to King Yan because he was kidnapped by Chen Kandaode, and was able to change the outcome of his death.
Lian Zining was still unwilling to surrender because Fang Xiaoru interceded for him, but he was able to avoid death.
He was just deprived of his official position and sent home.
Tie Xuan was still stationed in Jinan, but Fang Xiaoru's letter persuading him to surrender was already on his way to Jinan.
Moreover, Zhu Di promised Fang Xiaoru that even if Tie Xuan refused to surrender, he would spare his life when the city of Jinan was destroyed.
Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng were not so lucky.
Fang Xiaoru would not plead for them, but would only hate them for not dying four years earlier.
The reason is simple. The two have always had political differences with Fang Xiaoru.
Not only did they have different political opinions, the two of them also relied on Zhu Yunwen's trust to issue many government orders that seemed reasonable but actually harmed the country and the people.
Both Fang Xiaoru and Lian Zining knew that those decrees were unreasonable, but Zhu Yunwen believed them firmly in Qi and Huang.
Instead, they suspected that Fang Xiaoru and Lian Zining had ulterior motives for obstructing their decree.
They were so angry that one of Fang Xiaoru and Lian Zining asked to be demoted, while the other simply refused to be involved in political affairs.
There is no doubt that Qi Tai and Huang Zicheng are loyal ministers.
But there is no doubt that they are also mediocre ministers who harm the country.
As the saying goes, it takes ten years for scholars to rebel.
But a scholar can mislead his country very quickly.
With the dedicated assistance of Zhu Yunwen and Qi Huang, in just four years, the world successfully changed hands.
Originally, if Zhu Yunwen had listened to Fang Xiaoru, this war would have been won long ago.
Even if you listen to Lian Zining, you can win later.
If you listen to the two of them, you will win sooner or later.
But Zhu Yunwen chose to listen to Qi and Huang.
Not only did the king lose his country.
It also made Fang Xiaoru have to accept Zhu Di's coercion for the sake of the people of the world, and he was known as a traitor from then on.
How could Fang Xiaoru not hate her in her heart?
Don't think that the great Confucians will not be petty. Confucius even killed Shaozhengmao.
