"I don't know what the teacher has to teach you? I must remember it." Seeing Huang Daozhou say this, Ma Mingfeng quickly stood up straight and said with his hands down.

Huang Daozhou said in Wenyan: "Why do you and me be so dissatisfied? Just sit down and let's talk together. Xianqi. After hearing what you said, I suddenly felt that no one in this world knows me better than you. Since that's the case, then I will talk about my way of being an official. Lao Su has a poem that says that people are in the righteousness of heaven and earth, and are originally the spirit of all things. Only when the family is united can the country be governed, and one can cultivate oneself. As the spirit of all things, people adhere to the righteousness of heaven and earth. This is the root of human existence. Zhang Zai also said that establishing a heart for heaven and earth, establishing a destiny for the living and the people, inheriting unique knowledge for the past sages, and opening peace for all ages. This is the ultimate pursuit of our scholars, not for being an official. We are also the official to achieve this

This kind of pursuit, so we scholars should base ourselves on the heaven and earth, the people, the holy heart, and the peace. Just like in today's era, scholars do not respect the world, regardless of the people, and do not understand the holy heart. They just think that corruption, or they are slaughtering for power, forming cliques for personal gain, and disregarding the country and the country. This is really a shame for scholars. The former eunuch party is like this, and the Donglin is also like this. The Donglin party members fight for power and profit, forming cliques for personal gain. Although there is no trouble for the time being, they are blinded by interests and will definitely not be far from the future. Unfortunately, Gu Jingyang founded Donglin Academy, which was originally for the country and family affairs, but now the Donglin scholars have developed to this point, which is far from his original intention."

When Ma Mingfeng heard this, he was shocked. He thought that Huang Daozhou was arrogant and unwilling to be with others, but he did not expect that he could see through the nature of the Donglin Party members' formation of cliques and personal gains, so he couldn't help but admire his teacher's eyes.

In fact, this is true. After the eunuch party fell, the Donglin Party has come to power one after another, but it has always only protected the interests of some people, and ignored the national crisis. Although there are some heroes who are determined to serve the country and refuse to surrender, many people still choose to surrender in the face of the cavalry of the Qing army. The so-called "Donglin's misleading the country" is not without reason.

So Ma Mingfeng nodded and said, "Teacher, you are right. The formation of a clique in Donglin is just an interest group in the southeastern provinces. They ignore the interests of the north and even the world for their own interests. How short-sighted and stupid? The result can only be a mistake for the country and the people, which is far from the original intention of Mr. Gu Xiancheng to establish Donglin Academy. The teacher is already very polite. In fact, according to the disciples, their approach is exactly the opposite of Mr. Gu's original intention."

"It is true. Because of this, I actually don't like the practices of the Donglin Party. The party is fighting against the differences for its own interests. This is a matter of the relatives' grievances and enemies. Now my Ming Dynasty is in turmoil, with Qing people outside and thieves and chaos inside. Well, maybe you don't know. In the past one or two months, the thief Zhang Xianzhong has been in chaos again. Now he confronts Yang Sichang in Xiangyang. Yang Sichang is now stubborn and arrogant, and looks down on Zhang Xianzhong's thief. But I am very worried. This thief has always been cunning. With Yang Sichang's nature, if he is careless, it will definitely cause a disaster. There is no need to say that we are not very useful in talking about war on paper."

Huang Daozhou sighed and continued, "In addition to internal and external troubles, the problems of the victims need to be worthy of our attention. Now Henan has a severe drought, with hundreds of millions of people displaced and struggling on the brink of death every day. These are all people of our Ming Dynasty. If they are not properly managed, these people may force them to Liangshan and turn against the thief. In this way, I am afraid that the foundation of our Ming Dynasty will be shaken. Alas, the Donglin Party members don't care about these problems, just pay attention to them.

To reduce taxes in the southeast and crack down on dissenters, it is not only contrary to the lessons of the saints, but also pushing my Ming Dynasty into the abyss step by step. I saw it in my eyes and was anxious in my heart. It is precisely because of this that I accepted the position of chief examiner of Guizhou. I traveled thousands of miles and rushed to Guizhou day and night, hoping that I would see me well and be transferred back to the capital so that I can do my best to advise the emperor, hoping that the emperor can first take into account the foundation of the country and then quell the internal and external troubles."

Ma Mingfeng also empathized with this. He had deep sympathy for the victims in Henan before, but he could only sympathize with nothing else to do, but Huang Daozhou was different. He could use his influence to persuade the emperor.

But Ma Mingfeng knew that the Emperor Chongzhen was eager for quick success and instant benefits, but was also suspicious. At this time, the limited amount of money in his hand would only find ways to deal with internal and external troubles, and would not take into account the victims in Henan. Therefore, although Huang Daozhou tried hard to persuade, the result could be imagined and would never be adopted.

Unexpectedly, Huang Daozhou took the initiative to say it: "But I know that the money in our hands is very limited and it is impossible to use it to help the victims. This will only lead to the situation even more deteriorating. So no matter how much I make suggestions, he will never obey, and even throw me into prison in anger. However, I don't care. For the sake of the people and the country, what can I do if I, Huang Daozhou, die? But before I die, I have something to ask you."

Ma Mingfeng was shocked by Huang Daozhou's righteousness and subconsciously said: "I don't know what the teacher needs to ask the disciples? The disciple will do his best to serve the teacher."

Huang Daozhou asked, "Actually, I admire you very much, but one thing is, what does the Taoism as the body and the instrumentality as the use that you mentioned in the test paper mean? Could it be that we can learn the art of Westerners making artillery?"

Ma Mingfeng shook his head and said, "The teacher misunderstood people. In fact, the artillery technique is not owned by Westerners. The first person to invent artillery was from Middle-earth. Westerners just used it to study it more, so the skills of these disciples exceeded that of the teacher. We took back the technology that should belong to us and used it to deal with internal and external troubles. What's wrong with this?"

Huang Daozhou sighed when he heard this, "I knew that you thought so, but do you know that once these artillery technologies are developed, the creed that my ancestors have adhered to for thousands of years will gradually collapse. What people believe in is no longer Taoism, but the robbers who kill and robbers. Once this is the case, I am afraid that in decades, there will be no more benevolence, righteousness, courtesy, wisdom and trustworthiness in the world, only strange skills and tricks. People will learn how to take advantage of tricks, be clever and deceitful, and no longer be kind and kind."

Ma Mingfeng said, "What the teacher is concerned about is not unreasonable, but students believe that things are divided into priorities. If it is in peace, there is no need to say much about the Taoist instruments. However, in order to quickly stabilize the situation and give the world a chance to breathe, we must rely on the powerful deterrence of firearms. Only by paying attention to the instruments first can we make the world stabilize quickly. As long as the world is stable, it is not too late to educate. If we do not pay attention to the instruments, we cannot quickly calm the chaos by relying solely on benevolence, righteousness and morality. Once the chaos cannot be assessed, the generals of the world will go to the abyss, leaving the people hungry and cold, and no matter how benevolence, righteousness and morality are effective."

"Then according to your wishes, the instrument must be taken seriously?" Huang Daozhou looked at Ma Mingfeng, saw his persistence, and said with a wry smile: "I knew that there was actually a big gap between us, and I also knew that your opinions would be more likely to be accepted by the emperor in the future. However, since we are different and do not plan together, the division between master and apprentice will end here. In the future, you and I will still be master and apprentice who promised to include you in the wall, but will not regret it. I will still support you to make a name for yourself in the court and the country, and will constantly recommend you. However, you do not have to meet me alone in the future. Even if you meet alone, you are not allowed to call me a teacher, and I will not let you meet my disciples, let alone let them surrender to you. Moreover, I will not give up my obsession. For the inheritance of the Chinese Thousand Abbreviation Taoist Orthodox, I will definitely fight hard in the future and will never surrender."
Chapter completed!