Of course the civil servant said Chen Ju was fine.
Chen Ju developed a close relationship with Ye Xianggao, and Wang An developed a close relationship with Wang Wenyan. These two are indeed the top three smart guys in the Donglin Party~
If the inner court and the outer court are united, can't they create a vacuum? Everyone wants to imitate Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao... But do you have the talents of Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao?
After patiently listening to Wei Chao's flattery of Chen Ju and Wang An, Zhu Youxiao maintained the expression of joy and admiration on his face and asked:
"It's a pity that Eunuch Chen passed away just after I was born. By the way, the cover of this book is inscribed on Eunuch Chen. I wonder if there was anyone in the palace who was close to Eunuch Chen and was particularly knowledgeable about culture?"
"This... there are people from Eunuch Chen in the palace, but they are afraid..." The Wei Dynasty belongs to Wang An, and Wang An is shuffling the cards in the palace. Of course, the people left by Chen Ju are among the shufflers.<
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"Hey? There is someone, there is someone who might understand!"
"Who?"
"Liu Shimin, Yinshou eunuch Liu Shimin, he is also a literary eunuch. He met many civil servants with Chen Ju and Chen Gonggong." The serving eunuch said this man because he has no ambition and is not within the scope of Wang An's purge.<
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"Wow! Really? That's great. Can you invite Eunuch Liu for me? I can't read this book. I hope he can help me answer my questions."
"Uh..." He didn't want to do it without Wang An's consent.
"Hey? Why don't you invite me? Didn't I just say that Mr. Chen Ju is highly virtuous and highly respected, and Mr. Liu Shimin is also a literary giant, so of course he should be invited to help me clear up my doubts."
"Ahem...yes!" The emperor's grandson is now the prince, and it is really not something that he, a serving eunuch, can directly object to.
"By the way, Eunuch Wei, how long have you been working with Wang Daban?"
"Slave Wei Chao, I have been working under the prince for twelve years."
"Okay, Eunuch Wei, let's go."
"Yes!"
The Wei Dynasty left respectfully, but asked other Wang An people to ventilate their anger, and asked someone to inform Wang An.
"Liu Shimin...he, you have to keep an eye on him to avoid making mistakes like last time." Wang An cheered up. Wang Wenyan told him to pay attention to the main figures in the palace, including the prince.
Some of the palace servants who had been taken advantage of by Zhu Youxiao were also secretly observing the situation in the East Palace, and they could tell at a glance that the serving eunuch was looking for someone to report to Wang An.
Just to make Wang An watch out for Liu Shimin.
Thereby neglecting to find Wei Jinzhong or others.
"Okay, we are all our own, no need to think too much, just keep it a secret and continue to observe."
Zhu Youxiao laughed inwardly, Wei Dynasty, right... He looks like a gentleman, but he doesn't have eyes~
Let’s see if I, the prince, have higher expectations, or Wang An and the Wei Dynasty can convince the palace more.
In his own eyes, Donglin's biggest weakness is that he relies heavily on eunuch Wang An, and eunuch Wang An has a reputation as "upright and serious" in history books.
In fact, this is a civil servant saying good things to Wang An, an eunuch who prefers civil servants. Judging from his deeds, Wang An's "upright and serious" is actually very stupid.
On the one hand, this stupid person is because Wang An usually does not pay attention to details, goes straight to offend people without saying anything, and becomes more and more arrogant.
But on the other hand, he couldn't figure out what the eunuch should do.
He thought that when someone called him "internal minister", he was really just like a civil servant~
As a eunuch, he always leaned towards the civil servants. He had the upper hand but didn't know what to do. After the transfer case, he thought it was done. He spent a lot of time either offending the people in the palace or recuperating. In the end, he died without knowing how.
, I still feel unjust.
If a eunuch is so stupid that he thinks he should cooperate with the civil servants to trample the emperor, and he takes it for granted, takes credit for himself, and does not take precautions, he is naturally stupid to a certain extent.
After a while, Liu Shimin, the eunuch with a seal and ribbon from the Wei Dynasty, came.
Zhu Youxiao took a closer look and saw that the person who came was about 40 years old, tall and thin, wearing a dark python robe and a eunuch's official hat with a printed ribbon on his head. He looked taller and more capable.
Looking at his face again, Liu Shimin didn't have the flattering smile of most people in the palace, nor did he have the bossy look of Wang An. From his face, you can roughly guess that he should usually be a gentle, elegant and uncomplicated person.
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"Liu Shimin, the eunuch of Yinshou, has met His Royal Highness."
"Eunuch Liu, get up quickly, you must know this book."
Zhu Youxiao called Liu Shimin over and looked at this "Mozi" carefully.
Liu Shimin looked at it for a while, put it down, and then respectfully replied: "This book is the seventy-one volumes of Mozi that were lost outside. My slave read this book ten years ago, and then put it in the corner of the bookshelf in the inner library. I'm afraid
There isn’t much interpretation on the content either.”
Before coming, the serving eunuch told him the reason why he was invited, so he explained that he could not explain it in depth.
"Eunuch Liu, do you think anyone can explain?"
"This book has been lost outside, and the original cover was damaged, so Master Chen Ju put a new cover on it and marked it as lost outside. It is estimated that no one in the world can explain it in detail, unless it is printed again.
Let people study it.”
"That's it."
There is only one of the seventy-one volumes... There are fifty-three volumes outside.
This means that I have the right to interpret these additional contents.
After another brief chat, Wang Tiqian’s voice came from outside the house: “Brother Wei, bring us here!”
Wei Chao in the room was slightly startled, which Eunuch Wei?
Wang Tiqian and Wei Jinzhong walked in. Wei Chao took a look and thought it was him... This man is old and slippery. He was once promoted by himself, but he still did not get along well. The prince unexpectedly found this man.
Zhu Youxiao also felt that Wei Jinzhong looked very different from what he imagined. He didn't feel sinister and scary at all. The first impression he gave was a simple and honest appearance, coupled with a slippery demeanor.
"My servant Wei Jinzhong has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Get up, after so many years, I can hardly remember what Eunuch Wei looks like, but I still remember the care he gave me very clearly."
As soon as Zhu Youxiao said this, Wei Jinzhong immediately panicked and bowed again, saying thank you to His Highness. This is what he should do...
Wei Chao looked at Wei Jinzhong with jealous eyes.
"Eunuch Wei Chao."
"My slave is here."
"Eunuch Wei Jinzhong has just come back, so let him follow you first. You are all from the old Wei family, and you are all old people around your father."
"Yes."
"Thank you, His Royal Highness."
The Wei Dynasty took Wei Jinzhong to arrange a place to live. For the time being, only Liu Shimin and his men were left in the house.
Glancing at Liu Shimin, Zhu Youxiao got straight to the point: "Eunuch Liu, are you a disciple of Eunuch Chen Ju?"
"Exactly."
"At the time of Emperor Wanli, he suppressed party strife in the imperial court, and the ceremonial supervisor maintained friendship with the civil servants and started a dialogue. Eunuch Liu, you are a smart man, should the Taichang Dynasty do the same?"
Liu Shimin was shocked. This question is very important and difficult to answer.
He raised his head and saw the prince looking at him seriously.