There is no more suitable candidate than Xu Guangqi. He was a Jinshi, served as a shuji, translated the Elements of Geometry, became a Catholic, had a profound understanding of Western philosophy, was a pioneer in exchanges between China and the West, and even compiled agricultural works.

Zhengquanshu coincides with Zhu Youxiao's idea of ​​dividing fields, stabilizing farmers, and expanding agricultural output.

And his current position is due to Zhu Youxiao's appreciation, and he was promoted to the position of second assistant. This rhythm is more than ten years earlier than in history, and in less than two years, he will have the position of first assistant waiting for him.

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Chinese people have always judged heroes based on success or failure. Xu Guangqi can reach this position. No matter how many people are secretly scolding him in the scholar forest or in the Imperial Daily, in terms of status, he is top-notch, and just now with the support of Zhu Youxiao

, he printed the complete book on agricultural affairs and distributed it all over the world, and he was not bad at academics either.

No matter what aspect, Xu Guangqi is the most suitable.

"It seems that this important task has to fall on Aiqing's head!" Zhu Youxiao laughed and found his next home. He felt a lot more relaxed.

"Ah?" Xu Guangqi was stunned, not knowing why.

"I have decided to re-compile and annotate Confucian classics, and this important task will be handed over to Aiqing." Zhu Youxiao said boldly, "Let Xu Aiqing be the righteous one, and Feng Aiqing be..."

"Your Majesty, how can such a grand event be without the veteran minister? Mr. Feng is very busy with affairs. He also has to contact Western missionaries, train translators, and translate Western works. I won't bother Mr. Feng. I will leave the deputy post of compilation to the veteran.

That’s it.”

Just when Zhu Youxiao was about to decide on the candidate, a voice hurriedly came from outside the door, interrupted the emperor's words, and then, a tall and straight old man with a long beard walked in.

"I have offended Tianyan, please forgive me." As soon as the old man came in, he knelt down and admitted his mistake.

Liu Ruoyu, who was standing next to the emperor, originally wanted to scold him, but when he saw his face clearly, he hurriedly swallowed the words that came to his mouth.

The old man who came was none other than Sun Chengzong, who was known as the Emperor's Master. He had been with the Emperor since he was five years old. His Majesty's confidant, the Grand Governor, Sun Chengzong.

"How could it be him? It's really unlucky." Feng Congwu saw the person clearly and cursed in anger. Now his good deeds were ruined.

If it were anyone else, Feng Congwu would probably have to fight for it at this time, but in front of Sun Chengzong, the governor-general in charge of the national army who is highly trusted by His Majesty, he did not dare to take the lead at all.

He is one of the few people in the entire Ming Dynasty who can suppress him.

Ruolun's academics, Feng Congwu asked himself, did not need Fang Ruo, but in terms of status, power, emperor's trust, scholarly prestige, and even the connections in the Confucian sect, he could not compare with him.

How dare he fight under such circumstances!

However, he did not give up just as the situation went. Instead, he secretly hoped that His Majesty would not change his mind and leave the deputy editor of the Confucian classics to him.

A Yongle Canon made Xie Jin famous throughout the ages, but the other scholars who participated in the compilation were overshadowed, and there was no movement among the paintings. The same is true for this revision of the Confucian classics. There are at most two editors, chief editor and deputy editor.

The usurper can be passed down, and others are just a bunch of people.

Feng Congwu did not dare to fight for power, but he placed his hope on the emperor, looking at him with eager eyes and full of expectation.

However, Zhu Youxiao's reaction was destined to disappoint him.

"Sun Aiqing is here, please sit down." Zhu Youxiao said cheerfully, not at all annoyed at being interrupted. If it were anyone else, he would definitely scold him, but if it was Sun Chengzong, it would be nothing.

After this interruption, he also realized at this time that the importance of this compilation was, to a certain extent, higher than the Yongle Dadian. After all, the Yongle Dadian was only for viewing and showing off, but the Confucian classics were

Different, it is to be promulgated to the world and let thousands of students learn.

If you can inject your own thoughts into it, you will really be a teacher for all people in the world! No Confucian disciple will let go of such a choice before him.

It's no wonder that Sun Chengzong ignored the emperor's punishment and directly interrupted His Majesty's appointment. Once the appointment was made, it would be difficult for him to speak. Now that the appointment was still an exit, there was room for change.

"Why are you here, my dear?" Zhu Youxiao asked. He was very surprised as to why Sun Chengzong came after hearing the news.

"Haha, it's better to come early than to come by chance. I heard that Your Majesty was sitting with Xu Dongge to discuss the national talent promotion ceremony. I also had some important things here, so I packed up. I thought about it and discussed it with His Majesty and Xu Dongge. As soon as I arrived at the door, I heard that

With such a good thing, compiling Confucian classics, how could your Majesty forget the old minister." Sun Chengzong explained with a smile on his face.

He was really glad that he came to see the emperor today, otherwise the good thing would have ended up in someone else's bowl.

"Since Aiqing is interested, I am not stingy. I plan to re-edit the Confucian classics, define names, and establish orthodoxy. From now on, Confucianism will be based on this. Since Aiqing is interested, I will be the deputy editor-in-chief and Xu Aiqing for this time.

Let's work together to make this grand event a success." Zhu Youxiao was not stingy and directly gave Sun Chengzong the position he wanted to give to Feng Congwu.

For him, Sun Chengzong's important role is much greater than that of Feng Congwu. Since his confidant wants it, he will not give it to others. This is the consideration of the emperor's mind. A mentally retarded military minister likes literary names. This is

All emperors want to be satisfied and not hindered.

Sun Chengzong was satisfied with this announcement, but Feng Congwu was extremely disappointed. He could only watch helplessly as an opportunity to leave a name in history and shake up the past was right in front of him, and just slipped away, which made him feel uncomfortable and wanted to die.

However, facing the two most powerful people in the entire Ming Dynasty, he did not have the courage to raise any objections or even feel any dissatisfaction. He was trying to crush him to death like squeezing an ant to death. Don't look at it.

He is an academician of the Hanlin Academy and has a first-class rank, but he has no effect at all in the face of power.

However, he did not dare to say it in person, but Feng Congwu recorded the incident in his notes after going to the meeting. It was not until Zhu Youxiao died that his grandchildren discovered it decades ago, and thus disclosed it and became a

This was a sensational event in the literary world of the Ming Dynasty, and it also tarnished Sun Chengzong's reputation.

It even made the Sun and Feng families turn against each other and become enemies for generations.

However, some of the people who used this to attack the Sun family often secretly said, no wonder Governor Sun had the shamelessness to snatch this job back. Looking at the status of the Sun family now, it is really worth it!

Of course, these were funeral affairs, and no one here knew about it. Seeing that the emperor had decided on the candidate and had nothing to do with himself, Feng Congwu resigned in a wise manner.

Zhu Youxiao did not insist on staying, and simply let him go. After all, in a certain way, Feng Congwu was an outsider and was not suitable to participate in such a core discussion.

"I have some requirements for the compilation of the Four Books and Five Classics." Seeing the irrelevant people leaving, Zhu Youxiao began to describe the basic rules that need to be followed.

The most basic thing is to reinterpret scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, and redefine some traditional concepts. Interests and morals must be unified. The most classic, sister-in-law, lend a helping hand, and power must be carried forward.

Then there are other things, such as the spirit of entering, the spirit of exploration, being humble and kind, repaying grievances directly, etc., there are a lot of them. Finally, any mistakes must be written in vernacular and handed over to the emperor for review.

, it can only be passed with the emperor’s approval.

Although Xu Guangqi and Sun Chengzong were annoyed by these numerous requests, they were not unable to understand that His Majesty wanted to promote natural science and eliminate ill effects.

After the requirements are understood, what is left is endless excitement. This is an opportunity for the Taoist tradition to inherit Yi Ding. It means that the future development direction of Confucianism is in the hands of the two of them. What kind of classics will they compile?

So what will Confucianism look like in the future?

What is this status?

Confucius, Mencius, Xunzi, Dong Zhongshu, and Zhu Xi generally have such status. Even Mr. Yangming, who was praised by people in the previous generation, is not as good as these two in terms of Confucian status.

"So, do you two understand the heavy burden on you?" After finishing speaking, Zhu Youxiao took a breath and asked seriously.

"I understand that I will live up to your majesty's trust. I will carefully compile and select the Confucian orthodoxy that meets your majesty's wishes." The two looked at each other and said in unison.

"That's good." Zhu Youxiao nodded, "If this is done beautifully, I will have another book-repairing task for you two to do, a grand book-repairing event like the Yongle Ceremony!"

In order to make the two of them work with all their heart, Zhu Youxiao once again spent a lot of money, which immediately made Xu and Sun breathless.

There’s more!

They continued to ask, but saw the emperor wave his hand and stopped talking about the matter. The two of them had no choice but to put aside the itching feeling in their hearts, and tried their best to sit down and discuss the matter quietly.

"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. We will know it later. Let's deal with these important government affairs today. I just have time now to make decisions." Zhu You said calmly.

"Yes, Your Majesty." The two of them had no choice but to stop fighting unwillingly, but in their hearts they wrote down the matter of compiling a book like the Yongle Dadian, and they wanted to get this job done no matter what.

No wonder they are like this. The three immortals of the literati are to establish virtues, meritorious service, and words. It is too difficult to establish virtues. And they are doing meritorious service now. This is not lacking. What is lacking is standing up words. The emperor said that it is good to establish the orthodoxy of Confucianism.

, whether compiling a book like the Yongle Dadian, belongs to the category of establishing a statement.

This is what literati want to do most, and it is not surprising that Xu and Sun behaved this way.

Seeing the itchy expressions of the two of them, Zhu Youxiao was secretly happy in his heart. This was his intention. It was like letting a donkey grind, hanging with the carrot in front, the efficiency would be better. When it comes to work, people and donkeys

There is no difference.
Chapter completed!