So, early the next morning, Huang Zongxi prepared the gifts for apprenticeship and hurried to apprenticeship.
Zhang Mingwei was naturally happy about this. He even dictated it overnight and asked Zhu Yu'ao to record it. He sorted out the physics knowledge related to steam engines and threw it to Huang Zongxi for him to read first.
Looking at professional terms such as torque, moment arm, friction force, and pressure, Huang Zongxi felt that the knowledge gained from Xingguo Gong's investigation of objects was indeed unheard of, and naturally he was even more excited.
At this time, Fang Yizhi came. Not only did he come to formally become a disciple, but he also brought bad news.
"Today, many people in the court want to impeach my mentor, saying that you distributed money and food to refugees outside the city, which resulted in death!" Fang Yizhi said with a serious face, "Some of them said that you harmed those refugees and you must be responsible. ; Others say that your efforts to appease the refugees are a failure, and they want to hold you accountable, or at least take away your title!"
Huang Zongxi was very surprised when he heard this and immediately became angry. However, before he could speak, Fang Yizhi said angrily: "They confuse right and wrong so much that instead of blaming the thieves, they blame the teacher. From the student's point of view, The people in the court are all hopeless. Being an official in the same court as them makes the students very shameless. They will resign after a while and it is best to concentrate on their studies. "
The reason why he knew in advance was because someone from Fushe came to contact him, a great talent and one of the four young masters of Fushe, and told him not to watch the show anymore and to file an impeachment petition together.
Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but be a little surprised after hearing this.
As Fang Yizhi said, those people actually impeached him for giving travel expenses to refugees, which led to his murder. This was his responsibility. This statement really refreshed his understanding of these officials in the late Ming Dynasty.
Immediately, Zhang Mingwei remembered that the news that the refugees had been intercepted and killed spread in the capital. According to Zhou Wenzhen, someone was secretly fueling the situation.
It can be seen from this that, regardless of whether there is a ruthless person in the court who has done such a black-hearted thing, one thing is certain, that is, there are people in the court who dislike him very much and are trying every possible means to bring him down!
Thinking of this, Zhang Mingwei couldn't help but sneer.
If you were an ordinary person, even if you were favored by Emperor Chongzhen and were constantly being impeached by them in different ways, you might actually be able to be impeached by them.
After all, in the Chongzhen Dynasty, every newly appointed chief minister must be trusted by Emperor Chongzhen. However, which first assistant has good results. That is to say, Wen Tiren, who was non-partisan and famous for his integrity, persisted the longest, but even so, he was eventually impeached and brought down by them.
However, they never imagined that they were not ordinary people, but came from later generations, and the trust they had with Emperor Chongzhen could not be destroyed by people of this era, especially since Emperor Chongzhen already knew the true face of these people in the court. The reason why they were not dealt with was because their replacements had not arrived yet.
With this in mind, Zhang Mingwei said to Fang Yizhi, who looked worried but angry: "It's okay, just let them impeach him, and we can just do our own thing."
Fang Yizhi became anxious when he heard this, and quickly reminded: "Teacher, they won't give up until they overthrow you. Students are afraid of the emperor..."
As soon as I said this, I saw Princess Kunxing coming over, and I was stuck for a moment.
Zhang Mingwei smiled after hearing this and said: "I said nothing will happen. The emperor will deal with those people sooner or later. But what you said about resigning and not doing it reminded me of it."
"Sir, who wants to resign?" Zhu Yuyao happened to hear this and was a little surprised, so she asked quickly.
"It's not me!" Zhang Mingwei heard this and smiled and said, "It's Mi Zhi. He wants to concentrate on his studies."
Having said this, he looked at Fang Yizhi and Huang Zongxi and said: "The matter related to this steam engine is a major matter that benefits the country and the people, and must be mentioned at the level of the country. I will suggest to the emperor that a special yamen be established later. Special official positions are engaged in the research and development of this steam engine. If you study hard, I will not treat you badly."
Hearing this, Fang Yizhi and Huang Zongxi couldn't believe it. How is it possible to establish special yamen and set up special official positions? This has never happened before!
After hearing this, Zhu Yuyao nodded and endorsed Zhang Mingwei: "Sir, you are right, my father will definitely not treat you badly."
At this point, she smiled and said, "Father will be very happy to know that you are studying with your husband."
Seeing that Princess Kunxing was so sure, Fang Yizhi and Huang Zongxi couldn't help but look at each other. In their hearts, the extent to which the emperor valued their mentor was once again refreshed.
There is no highest, only higher!
Zhang Mingwei didn't want to talk more about this. He looked at his two famous students and said seriously: "The research and development of steam engines requires a lot of money and manpower. However, the court currently does not have the money and food. The limited points must first stabilize the situation. Therefore, you should start with these related knowledge. If you don’t understand, you can come to me at any time.”
"I will follow my teacher's teachings!" Huang Zongxi and Fang Yizhi responded immediately upon hearing this.
In terms of study, both of them are academic masters, and of course they are serious about their attitude towards learning.
Not only that, but Fang Yizhi also said: "The student's family still has some savings, so we can try it without the court's funding."
The reason why all the achievements in ancient times came from scholar-officials was because they were not disturbed by food and clothing and had the strength to do the things they were interested in.
This is the same as in later generations, when Western countries reached developed countries first through colonization. That’s why they can do what they like without worrying about food and clothing. It’s all for the same reason.
Therefore, Zhang Mingwei certainly would not care about Fang Yizhi's suggestion.
While they were talking, Wang Erbiao hurried over again.
Sure enough, as Fang Yizhi said, there were many memorials to impeach Zhang Mingwei, and the reasons were exactly what Fang Yizhi said.
In addition, there are some memorials that speak for Zhou Yanru and want to rescue Zhou Yanru from the imperial prison. The reason is simply that as the chief minister, Zhou Yanru had the power to remonstrate and could not be punished for his words. Even if Zhou Yanru suspected Duke Xingguo at the time, he would not be imprisoned.
They were impeaching Zhang Mingwei and speaking for Zhou Yanru. As expected, there was no pause in the court.
In this regard, Wang Erbiao conveyed the words of Emperor Chongzhen: "Long live the Lord, please rest assured, probably tomorrow or so, we will deal with it severely, kill the chickens, scare the monkeys, and kill the atmosphere in the court!"
After hearing this, Zhang Mingwei naturally knew what was going on, so he nodded and said it was okay. He was too busy with his own affairs, so he would not be affected by what happened in the court!
Wang Erbiao finished conveying his words and left in a hurry. There was really not enough manpower in the palace. The official punishment would be announced tomorrow, and some of Wang Zhixin's minions had not yet finished interrogating them. He had to rush back to help.
In the afternoon, Zhang Mingwei suddenly got a report that someone came to complain at the entrance of Jinyiwei Yamen.
