Wen Tiren was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Wanli. With his qualifications, he has now reached the position of Left Minister of Rites.

However, since Li Mingrui, the Right Minister of the Ministry of Rites, was a close minister of the emperor, and had a young prince, and entered the Western Warehouse, he, as the Left Minister, was almost a cold bench in the Ministry of Rites.

But Wen Tiren, who was able to become the chief minister of the cabinet in the Chongzhen Dynasty, was definitely not a mediocre person.

Whether it is the Donglin Party in power or the eunuch Party in power or the current His Majesty Zhu Youxiao stands alone, he has always been standing firm and promoted step by step.

Zhu Youxiao naturally knew that there was a figure of Wen Tiren among the current ministers of the Central Court of the Dynasty, and also knew about him during the Chongzhen Dynasty.

However, Zhu Youxiao did not intend to touch him. First, he had no time to take care of this officialdom who was still a left minister, and second, Wen Tiren was not the Donglin Party.

Today is the day of holiday. Wen Tiren did not go to the Ministry of Rites, but went straight to Liu Zongzhou's mansion.

The court's peace talks with the Jin Dynasty in Manchuria have been a hot topic. The criticism in major newspapers and magazines has become a spread, and supporters and unsupporters have their own set of rhetoric.

But because of Your Majesty's attitude of peacemaking, most of the ministers did not dare to submit a memorial directly, and only Liu Zongzhou was the one who submitted the memorial.

That's why Wen Tiren thought of visiting Liu Zongzhou, a famous Neo-Confucian official, and asked him in detail why he dared to be the first person.

Wen Tiren is a low-key person who attracts others but does not cause any trouble. No one knows his nature now. It is precisely because of this that he and Liu Zongzhou have a very close relationship.

"A peace talks with Huang Taiji are my decree. Ignore, why do you have to take the blame for the world and touch the Dragon Scale? Although the ministers in the court made a hot comment on the newspaper, they dare not refute it. Why are you?"

Wen Tiren sighed slightly, feeling sorry for Liu Zongzhou. Looking at the wind and rain outside the window, he couldn't help but recite a sad poem.

Seeing that Wen Tiren was so concerned about him, Liu Zongzhou felt a little fond of him, so he said, "Some things always need people to do. This peace talk is not a simple matter. If I, Liu Zongzhou, don't stand up, the scholars and officials in the world will really sink into it."

Wen Tiren looked at Liu Zongzhou in surprise: "How can you say this? In the court, Huang Daozhou rebelled against His Majesty, and the ministers attacked him one after another, but you did not stand up. Why did you say such generous and straightforward words at this time?"

"You don't know that your Majesty's personal sacrifice to the Xiaoling Mausoleum is a righteous act of filial piety and loyalty to the country. Huang Daozhou's opposition to your Majesty's personal sacrifice to the Xiaoling Mausoleum is contrary to human ethics, so it is naturally not worthy of punishment. However, this time, if Your Majesty negotiates with Huang Taiji and has his ambitions with His Majesty's ambitions, Brother Changqing believes that who will his next opponent target?"

Liu Zongzhou asked with a smile.

Wen Tiren hurriedly stood up and bowed, "Please make it clear."

Seeing Wen Tiren so humble, Liu Zongzhou proudly stroked his beard under his jaw:

"Of course, it's gentry like you and me. Since these days, Your Majesty has strengthened the Jinyiwei and the Dongchang, trained new troops, attacked the Donglin Party, and confiscated the Shanxi merchants. All of this shows that Your Majesty intends to revive the Ming Dynasty and carry out the major policies of revive the old and eliminate the new. But please think carefully, who is the biggest obstacle to the revival of the Ming Dynasty today?"

Before Wen Tiren could answer, Liu Zongzhou stood up immediately and said sternly:

"It's us scholars and officials!"

Seeing Liu Zongzhou's indignation, Wen Tiren pretended to be surprised and bowed to ask for advice.

Liu Zongzhou continued:

"With His Majesty's thunderous temperament, he still wants to negotiate peace with the Tartars. The purpose is to free up our hands to drive us literati who occupy the land out of the court. Since the fourth year of the Heavenly Revelation, Your Majesty's kindness to the common people has gradually deepened. He either reduces taxes or expels huge funds for disaster relief, but suppresses the literati. His intention to be close to the common people and suppresses the gentry is obvious!"

Wen Tiren didn't expect Liu Zongzhou to make such shocking remarks. He looked at Liu Zongzhou with surprise, and also praised Liu Zongzhou with a few words.

Liu Zongzhou became more and more proud and said without hesitation: "Changqing knows Zhang Jiangling back then?"

"I don't know how powerful ministers of Wanli Dynasty are still talked about by scholars and officials, and even censors who have been rehabilitated."

Wen Tirengang said this, and Liu Zongzhou sighed: "During the Wanli period, Zhang Jiangling caused a decade-long disaster to us literati and officials. Now those who want to rebel against the literati are His Majesty today. The consequences they bring are probably greater than those of Zhang Jiangling."

Wen Tiren couldn't help but sneer, thinking that Liu Zongzhou was really crazy, but he couldn't help but ask curiously: "According to what Niantai said, Your Majesty and the Tartars discuss peace, the bureaucrats and gentry in the world should oppose it. Why do many ministers in the court choose to stand on Your Majesty's side? Instead, you, although there are many responders, they are all small and light?"

"Hmph, these flattering people who only care about immediate interests have taken the lead by His Majesty after they are in high positions. The government is becoming increasingly corrupt because of their flattering people! Our scholars and officials are also suppressed by the factory guards again because of these traitors!"

Liu Zongzhou's remarks shocked Wen Tiren, and he also bowed to Liu Zongzhou with his own identity: "Brother Niantai is wise and far-sighted, and he is not as stupid as a fool. If there are more court officials who are upright ministers like Niantai, why is the government so deteriorated? However, Brother Niantai also has to worry about his own life. Although Your Majesty is a wise and kind king, most of them are small people in the court, so be careful to cause trouble."

Listening to Wen Tiren's tactful advice, Liu Zongzhou was also very moved and sighed again.

Zhu Youxiao didn't care about the views of these court officials on peace talks at all. He was summoning Chen Shizai, who was nicknamed Chen Laitou, with the Qianqing Palace, with the Hanlin Academy's reviewer and academician of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Zhu Youxiao's rebellious behavior has long been common in the eyes of the ministers, so no one finds it strange anymore.

Just like Emperor Xuande is a fond of weaving, the civil officials at most wrote a memorial saying that Your Majesty is naturally a wise king, but there are some things that are lost in their ambitions.

This was the first time that Chen Shizai entered the Forbidden City in the official uniform of the Hanlin Academy and came to the Qianqing Palace, which made him very flattered.

In his opinion, this seemed to be a treatment that only Wenquxing had after being a Jinshi. Although his current knowledge, especially his insights in natural sciences, far exceeds that of some Jinshi masters who claim to be knowledgeable, Chen Bae Head was still a little nervous, especially when he saw His Majesty in a bright yellow robe sitting high above him, he couldn't help but bend down to bow down.

When Liu Ruoyu from the Sili Supervisor helped him up and said that he was already a Hanlin official and didn't have to perform such a big gift, he nodded like a wooden one.

Zhu Youxiao did not make any joke about this. He wanted to make Ming science and technology the mainstream to promote social production rather than relying on the interests of several scholars and officials to promote it. He also asked him, the emperor, to personally improve the status and dignity of these scientific and technological workers.
Chapter completed!