Why did the emperor rebel?

Chapter 909 Duning's Anxiety

The early court is over. Logically speaking, this court meeting is already thrilling enough for many people, and it has turned around.

However, no one thought that when it was over, the Son of Heaven would throw out such a heavyweight news.

Walking out of the Wenhua Hall amidst congratulations and compliments, and staying in Dali Temple for a long time, Du Ning was still in a daze.

The position of Dali Siqing is not high or low in the court.

Compared with Liubu Shilang, he is a little higher, but there is a big distance from Qiqing's position.

At least, in the perception of most people, the Qiqing can be regarded as the ranks of important ministers. Although Dali Siqing is powerful, he is still classified as an ordinary courtier.

Even after the gradual rise of the cabinet, the power of speech of the cabinet ministers gradually overwhelmed the minister of Dali Temple.

For Du Ning, his ideal expectation is to be able to enter the cabinet and lead the Imperial Academy.

In this way, even though he joined the cabinet late, he was able to secure the third position in the cabinet, which was a big step forward for his career.

This is also the reason why Du Ning was so concerned about the palace examination case.

So in fact, when the emperor finally revealed that he did not want him to take over the Hanlin Academy, Du Ning was actually a little disappointed.

If it is said that he only joined the cabinet and could not take over the Hanlin Academy, then his status seemed to be promoted, but in fact it was lowered.

Relatively speaking, going to the border to assist Jin Lian in rectifying the military settlement, although it seems that he was transferred from the capital, but the military settlement is the most important policy of the emperor.

Once done well, promotion is a natural thing. Even if there are any difficulties, Jin Lian, Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, will stand up to them.

However, what he didn't expect was that in the end, the emperor gave him such a big surprise.

Youdu Yushi governor of Shaanxi, Shanxi, Datong and other places...

This weight is not ordinary heavy!
Among other things, the official position of the governor of Shaanxi, the censor of the right capital, is still vacant today. Yushi Chen Yi.

At the beginning, Zhu Jian was a strong contender for this position, but later, he was transferred to the capital and was ordered to go out of the capital to serve as an envoy to Oala. Naturally, this opportunity disappeared.

So for Du Ning, although this appointment is a transfer from Beijing, it is indeed a promotion. With this level of resume, he will at least start as a second assistant when he returns to Beijing.

Even purely in terms of rank, Youdu Yushi is a second-rank official, and he is already on the same level as the ministers of Qiqing and cabinet assistants.

Therefore, this appointment is undoubtedly a promotion, and it is the promotion of Tun, from the third rank to the second rank. If it is not just a regular increase in rank, and it is transferred out of Beijing, it will inevitably lead to impeachment.

However, after the short-lived joy, Du Ning felt an inexplicable sense of anxiety in his heart. For some unknown reason, he was supposed to sort out the official affairs at hand and prepare to hand them over to his successor all afternoon. In the evening, he went to the government office, and he didn't even deal with a single official business.

This performance also made the officials below become more cautious, and quickly slipped away.

Facing the golden sunset, Du Ning walked out of Dali Temple, hesitating for a moment, and at the end, he ordered the servant, said.

"Go to Chen Shangshu's mansion!"

Now the imperial decree has not yet been issued, but the emperor's golden words are basically impossible to cause any accidents, so in theory, Du Ning and Chen Xun are already equals.

However, neither Du Ning nor Chen Xun obviously intended to change their relationship. In front of Chen Xun, Du Ning still respectfully held the disciple ceremony, and Chen Xun also had no intention of treating Du Ning as equals.

In the flower hall of the Chen Mansion, sipping tea, Elder Chen raised his head to look at the sky, looked at Du Ning who had just straightened up after the salute, and said with a smile.

"It's not too late!"

This sentence has no beginning or end, but Du Ning was startled, and immediately straightened his expression, and said.

"Also ask the teacher to point out the maze."

"sit down……"

Chen Xun waved his hand casually. After Du Ning was seated, he looked at Du Ning with great interest and asked.

"Is something wrong? Let's talk about it!"

Du Ning nodded honestly and said.

"The teacher understands people's hearts and decides the court situation, and the students are not as good as him. However, if His Majesty has promoted him this time, no matter how stupid the students are, they also know the truth that climbing high is easy to fall."

"Youdu Censor..."

With a wry smile, Du Ning said with a complex expression on his face.

"Your Majesty's trust is not light!"

"What, are you afraid?"

Chen Xun looked calm, looked up at Du Ning, and asked softly.

Seeing this situation, Du Ning immediately turned serious and said.

"Teacher Mingjian, for the sake of the country, students should go through fire and water without hesitation. Rectifying the army is an act that benefits the country and the people. Although it is difficult, it is precisely because of this that loyal ministers are required to come forward. Since the court has ordered , students have no fear?"

What he said was just and righteous, but Chen Xun was obviously not satisfied, and he still looked at him without saying a word.

Seeing this situation, Du Ning shrank his head and said in a slightly lower voice.

"After all, His Majesty personally implements the major policy of rectifying the military settlements. With Yu Shaobao and Jin Shangshu sitting in charge, the students feel that no matter how difficult the matter is, it can be solved."

"In that case, why did you come to find me?"

Chen Xun asked indifferently, Du Ning was so choked that he couldn't speak.

After hesitating for a moment, Du Ning's face was also a little confused, and said.

"The student is just... just a little uneasy..."

"Why are you upset?"

Chen Xun looked at Du Ning, but instead of "guiding him in the maze" as Du Ning expected, he kept asking questions.

Du Ning couldn't answer this sentence.

Because he himself doesn't know where this uneasiness comes from...

The two just sat like this, Chen Xun was not in a hurry, he sipped his tea one after another, just waiting for Du Ning to think clearly.

For this student, he valued it very much. Because of this, he taught Du Ning too much in the past, but the court cannot always rely on others.

In particular, if Du Ning wants to continue to go up, then he must be able to have his own way of being an official.

What Chen Xun told him is Chen Xun's stuff, but there are some things that he has to realize by himself!

Chen Xun didn't tell Du Ning about this intention, but after many years of understanding, Du Ning understood in his heart that as a teacher, he has always done things with his own deep meaning.

So, instead of asking, he followed Chen Xun's train of thought and began to think...

Why should he feel uneasy?
Was it because of the sudden promotion that received too much attention and compliments?

As soon as this thought came up, Du Ning couldn't help shaking his head.

After all, he has worked hard in this court for so many years. Although he dare not say that he has cultivated a normal mind, he will not feel uneasy because of a temporary promotion.

Even if this promotion is beyond his imagination.

So, is it because the rectification of the army will encounter many obstacles, so he fears and avoids it?
Maybe, but certainly not the main reason.

What Du Ning said to Chen Xun just now, although it sounds high-sounding, but it is not really fake words.

Du Siqing, should now be called Governor Du. In the Imperial Academy, although he has outstanding talents and profound qualifications, he is not the best in every aspect.

The reason why Chen Xun valued him was largely related to his personality.

Du Ning has a strong literati spirit. From this perspective, he is actually somewhat similar to Yu Qian.

However, the biggest shortcoming of Duning is that he is not pure.

He not only has the ambition to serve the country and the people, but also has the desire to pursue an official career, and he is also a person who cares about the reputation of scholars.

However, he can't be like Yu Qian who is dedicated to serving the country, regardless of his own selflessness, and he can't accept that he is like Xu Youzhen, and he doesn't have the courage to lose his reputation like losing his life like Xiao Ying.

His character is contradictory and hesitant, so most of the time, he is more inclined to follow the guidance and suggestions of his teacher, Chen Xun.

Thinking of this, Du Ning had a faint realization in his heart, hesitated for a moment, then bowed his head in shame, and said.

"Students rely too much on teachers!"

In fact, he was not disturbed by the sudden promotion, nor did he want to retreat because the situation he was about to face was too complicated.

The reason for feeling irritable is simple.

The appointment of the emperor this time is obviously not a temporary dispatch, but a long-term appointment.

In other words, from now on, Du Ning will bid farewell to the environment he has adapted to for a long time since he became an official, and go to a local office.

In the past, Du Ning also went out of Beijing to do business, but basically the time was not long, but this time, after he left Beijing, he had to take care of everything by himself, not just Chen Xun, what he lost, And his contemporaries, familiar colleagues.

He is not afraid of local government affairs, but what he is afraid of is this way of fighting alone.

This is a method that he has never been exposed to or tried since he became an official. All his contacts and past experience, when it comes to the place, almost all have to be pushed back.

Although Du Ning had great ambitions and aspirations for an official career, he cared about the reputation of scholars, and he had been under the protection of Chen Xun for many years, so he was not aggressive enough.

This contradictory state of mind manifests itself as irritability and restlessness for no apparent reason.

However, after thinking about this point clearly, the inexplicable emotion in Du Ning's heart suddenly calmed down.

"Buddhist teachings clarify the mind and see the nature, and explore the falsehood, which is the right way."

"If you can think about this clearly, it means that you have indeed made great progress during this period of time..."

Chen Xun nodded with a smile, with a kind face.

After a short pause, Chen Xun suppressed his smile, sighed, and said.

"Since you became an official, although it has not been smooth sailing, you have not suffered any major setbacks. This is not a bad thing. To tell you the truth, when I was in the cabinet before, the old man always wanted you to follow him into the cabinet. One is Help me, and secondly, I can teach you something to stabilize the inheritance of Qingliu."

It should be said that in Chen Xun's position, there is no need to hide many things.

He is not a selfless person. Du Ning was cultivated because he valued his talent and character, but it was also because Du Ning could help him.

Du Ning had known this for a long time, but he didn't feel any dissatisfaction.

The most rare thing in the official career is to have a famous teacher to guide and protect them. Chen Xun certainly has the idea of ​​cultivating disciples for these disciples, but he has indeed shielded them from the wind and rain, and made their official careers a lot easier .

"The students are ashamed that they failed to help the teacher. In recent years, they have caused a lot of trouble for the teacher and made the teacher worry..."

Chen Xun waved his hand, apparently not wanting to hear such kind words, looked up at Du Ning, and said.

"You don't have to belittle yourself. When the old man was not in Beijing, Gao Shiyong insisted on going his own way. You were able to take care of yourself and keep Qingliu's glimmer of life. You have lived up to the teacher's respect for you."

"So after returning to Beijing, although I was not in the cabinet, I always hoped that you could enter the cabinet and have a good relationship with the emperor. After all, you are still young and you have a long way to go."

"As for the Imperial Academy, I know that you have been thinking about it all the time, but there is no perfect thing in the world. If you get a blessing, you will lose it. If you are too trapped by it, it will bind your hands and feet and make you lose your original intention."

These words pointed directly at his heart, and Du Ning couldn't help but think deeply. After a while, he opened his mouth and said.

"Teacher Xie taught that the students were indeed too obsessed before. Today, when His Majesty asked His Majesty, the students were indeed very hesitant, but after they really gave up the Imperial Academy, they felt much more open-minded, as if they had lost some burden."

In fact, after the morning court ended, when he recalled the scene at that time, Du Ning realized why Chen Xun didn't respond to his hesitation at that time.

Because the Imperial Academy is of great significance to Du Ning, the decision to give up can only be made by Du Ning.

If other people intervene, then it is Chen Xun, the teacher, who will eventually leave a knot in his heart.

Du Ning may finally be able to understand that Chen Xun is for his own good, but he always regrets it. Only when he understands it himself and can let it go can he really get rid of this bondage.

Seeing that Du Ning understood his intention, Chen Xun nodded in satisfaction and continued.

"If you can think clearly, now that you have entered the ranks of important ministers, this is a very critical time for you."

"Whether you can finally take this step, in addition to opportunities, what is more important is whether you can have your own way of being an official."

"In the final analysis, everything this old man taught you is based on my own experience, and may not apply to you. You have to walk your own path."

"In the past, this road may have been the cabinet, but now, Qingliu is declining, and it is even more difficult to get promoted through the cabinet alone. Therefore, you have to go out, go to the place to see, and do something. That's the only way. You will find that many things are not as simple as you imagined."

"Only by doing things can you walk out of your own way. When you go out of Beijing this time, when you return, as a teacher, I hope that you can have your own way, which is different from Chen Dezun's way..."

(End of this chapter)