Zhu Xu, accompanied by Song Yingxing and others, walked on the bluestone path of the Royal Court.

Song Yingxing is rigorous, his book will not be published for a while, and so will Gu Yanwu. His book is still in its infancy and requires too much time to study and verify.

Zhu Xuqing knew that he was too anxious, so he said patiently: "There are a few new books compiled in the Fourth and Five Halls. I have read them. They are all good. If you have time, you can also go around. If you have the right ones, you can take them as textbooks."

Song Yingxing had heard this kind of words once, and said, "Yes, I understand. Times change, and the Ming Dynasty is at a critical moment. We should use new methods, new visions, new attitudes to look at things. We are also examining them, and we are studying more reasonable textbooks, focusing on cultivating students' pragmatic attitudes, and strengthening their ability to handle real affairs..."

Zhu Xu was very satisfied with Song Yingxing's attitude. In the past, many things he said were always ambiguous in the Cabinet's six ministries, and he needed to put pressure on him repeatedly, but Song Yingxing was more likely to accept this. Even saying that this was his original idea, and there was no need for Zhu Xu to say too much, let alone pressure.

Zhu Xu nodded and said, "I know that there are too many problems now. Many people have different opinions, and they are hindering each other and dragging their backs. I have a way to deal with this in the court, but in the Zhengyuan and the affiliated academies, colleges, etc., we must communicate our thoughts and not suppress them. It is better to lose them than to block them. If there is any problem, then hold meetings and hold meetings often until their thoughts are smooth! The way of heaven is not enough to care for, and the saints are not enough to fear. It is better to have no books than to believe in books. We must move forward boldly. When we encounter doubts, we must learn to verify them. We cannot walk with all doubts. This is harmful to ourselves and the country..."

Although Zhu Xu's words were already said, the intention of questioning the "saint" was obvious.

Song Yingxing was originally thinking of "seeking truth" in his academic research, and he agreed with Zhu Xu's words, but Zhang Rongxiu frowned and looked at Zhu Xu's back, wanting to speak but stopping.

Zhu Xu and others walked in a small woods. Just as they were about to say something, Cao Huachun suddenly stepped forward and said, "Emperor, Your Highness."

Zhu Xu paused and turned to look. He saw Xiao Ciye squatting on the bluestone on the road, looking at a grass on the side of the road.

Zhu Xu walked over and looked down from a high place. He saw a bird's nest in the grass, with several young birds huddled together, and their bodies were wet, as if they had just been wet.

When Xiao Ciye saw Zhu Xu coming, he raised his head to look at him.

Zhu Xu looked at the little guy without saying anything.

Song Yingxing, Zhang Rongxiu and others also surrounded him, looking at Xiao Ciye, and smiling behind him.

The little guy looked at Zhu Xu, looked at the three chicks again, looked at Zhu Xu again, blinking, as if he wanted to say something.

The little guy's ability to express himself is not enough. Zhu Xu squatted down and said with a smile: "If you think they are pitiful, you can pick them up and take them back to the palace to raise your mother so that you won't starve to death."

The little guy opened his eyes, reached out and picked up the bird's nest, carefully placed it in his arms, and stood beside Zhu Xu.

When Song Yingxing saw this, he smiled and said to Xiao Ciye, "Your Highness, the young birds can feed some steamed buns or small insects. After about ten days, it will be fine. If it is bigger, it will be allowed to fly away."

Xiao Ciye looked at the chicks, looked up at Song Yingxing and said, "Mother's wife."

Although it was ambiguous, Song Yingxing understood it, then understood, looked up at the tree, and said, "Their mother has gone out and has not come back yet."

The little guy blinked, stretched out his hand and handed the bird's nest to Song Yingxing.

Song Yingxing was stunned and didn't react.

Zhang Rongxiu suddenly smiled and said, "Your Highness has a kind heart, and he can't bear to separate the birds and the son. When someone comes, he puts the bird's nest on the tree."

Song Yingxing woke up and hurriedly took it over and handed it to a guard of the Zhengyuan.

The guard took it, climbed up in a few seconds, and placed the bird's nest in its original position.

The more Zhang Rongxi smiled on his face, he looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Your Highness, the spirit of benevolence is truly a blessing for my Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Xu glanced at him. What does the child's temperament have to do with "benevolence". If someone like Zhang Rongsheng is Ci Ye's teacher, what he taught might be a "benevolent person".

Zhu Xu ignored him, grabbed Xiao Ciye's hand, walked forward again, and said, "Yer is almost two years old and can be in trouble. The palace is looking for a teacher for him. Do you have any suitable candidates?"

Song Yingxing said: "When we returned to the emperor, we received the imperial edict from the Empress Dowager, but we have not found a suitable one yet."

In fact, the education of the princes of the Ming Dynasty, especially the eldest son of the emperor and the eldest son, is generally carried out by the Hanlin Academy and selected from the Hanlin Academy. This is also the origin of "no Hanlin, no entry into the cabinet". Now the harem directly requires the Royal Court to select, which is indeed a bit embarrassing for them.

Also, the identity of the eldest son of the emperor is quite complicated and sensitive. After all, the Empress of the Central Palace has nowhere to come out. If there is a legitimate son in the future, the eldest son will not be that important. But if the Emperor of the Central Palace has nowhere to come out, then this is the foregone conclusion of the future emperor!

"Jian'an Bo, you said?" Zhu Xu looked at Zhang Rongxiu.

Jian'an Bo is Zhang Rongsheng's title.

Zhang Rongyu stepped forward and said with a respectful expression: "The emperor, it is of great importance to select the teacher for His Highness. I believe that the cabinet should carefully select it so that there will be no mistakes."

Zhu Xu stopped, held his hands behind his back, rubbed his index finger with his thumb with his right hand, and said for a moment: "Is the list of imperial examinations coming out?"

Song Yingxing said: "We are still stepping up the review of the papers. Although there is no specific list, I roughly know it. No surprise. Meng Zhaoxiang, Wei Xuelian, Yu Chenglong are the first academy, Cao Dingjiao, Jiang Yongchang, He Guishan and others will be the second academy, and there are 3060 in the third academy. It is expected that there will be a complete list tomorrow."

Zhu Xu listened to these names, nodded secretly and said, "After coming out, I will send it to the cabinet first, and then make an announcement after the review is correct."

"Yes." Song Yingxing said.

"Meng Zhaoxiang, where is Wei Xuelian now?" Zhu Xu suddenly said again.

Song Yingxing thought for a while and said, "Back to the emperor, the Zhengyuan has been raising donations from wealthy families in various places recently. The money and grain they have obtained are used to build some 'public housing' for temporary residence for teachers and students of the Zhengyuan. Meng Zhaoxiang and Wei Xuelian are not from the capital. They should be in the public housing. Should the emperor summon him?"

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "No need for now. After going back, we will summarize some of the progress and results of your Zhengzhou Yuan's research and show me how to plan, development direction, focus, etc. of the Royal Yuan."

Song Yingxing quickly raised his hand and said, "I obey the order."

Zhu Xu looked ahead, at the end of the woods, a group of people sat by the water and said, "You go and do your business, I'll just take a walk."

Song Yingxing and Zhang Rongxiu looked at each other, and although they were a little worried, they still said, "I will obey the order."

Zhu Xu led Xiao Ciye and walked forward slowly. There were trees on both sides of the bluestone path, and a river at the end. There was a high ground not far to the left, with more than a dozen men and women sitting there.

Zhu Xu and others walked quietly and stood in the forest, not far or near, just blocking their figures.

One of the men, his voice was quite excited, and said, "I have been in peace for two hundred years in the Ming Dynasty, and countless filth has been accumulated. Of course, I have to clean up vigorously. The 'New Policy' is an inevitable move!"

Another man immediately continued, "I don't oppose innovation, but on such a large-scale innovation, aren't you afraid of repeating Wang Mang's mistakes??"

"Wang Mang usurped the throne and lost the hearts of the world. How can he be the same as today?"

"Although Wang Mang was not in a good position, the world was indeed in his heart at that time, but it was still staggering and the people were in trouble and forced to revive Guangwu, which was so similar to today!"

"I think that the 'New Deal' is not an inevitable move, but a helpless move. If there is other method, why should it be so intense and offend everyone in the world!"

"The 'New Policy' period is to be reborn in the ashes and rebuild the glorious Ming Dynasty. The disaster of the 'New Policy' is to cause fire to burn yourself. If it cannot be completed, it will inevitably be burned!"

These people are all young people in their twenties. They speak every word and say something, and their tone is getting increasingly fierce. Some strongly support the attitude towards the "New Deal", some reserve support, some are "neutral", and some are also watching coldly.

Zhu Xu listened quietly with his hands behind his back. These people's words are generally representative and can be seen in the real attitude of Shilin towards the "New Deal".

At this time, a woman's voice suddenly sounded, crisp and decisive, making Zhu Xu's eyes slightly open.
Chapter completed!