The officials in the General Administration Department are going crazy.
"Da Gao"?
What era are these from?
Are you talking about the Basic Law when you file a complaint?
No one has used this thing since the Hongwu Year, and now there are still people who come to complain against it with the "Great Imperial Edict"?
But the officials of the General Affairs Department didn't know how to treat Yu Zigao.
Drive him away? But isn’t this the ancestral method?
Accept the confession? In the future, if someone came to complain every day with the "Great Imperial Edict", would I still be alive?
Just when the officials of the General Affairs Department were going crazy, the entire capital's attention was finally drawn to Yu Dayou.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, the deputy commander-in-chief of Zhejiang, who is imprisoned in imperial prison, has become the hottest topic in the entire capital.
But in this turmoil, the calmest person was Xu Jie.
Xu Jie's eldest son Xu Fan, like Yan Song's son Yan Shifan, did not take the imperial examination to become an official. Instead, after becoming an official in Feng Yin, he accompanied Xu Jie and helped him with various confidential matters.
Xu Fan was very anxious. He finally couldn't help but rushed into Xu Jie's study and said to his father:
"Dad! My brother wrote about this Su Ze in his letter this year. He is really targeting our Xu family! We should hurry up and order a ban on this book. It would be terrible if it reaches His Majesty!"
Xu Jie was copying calligraphy in the study. He said without raising his head:
"Banned and destroyed "The Complete Biography of Yue Yue"? Do you want your father to really be Qin Hui?"
Xu Jie sighed. He had trained this eldest son since he was a child, but over the years, his political sense could not be said to be very bad, it could only be said to be almost non-existent.
None of Xu Jie's sons had the talent to take the imperial examinations. Xu Jie originally wanted him to hold some important positions, but now it seems that if he resigns in the future, he will definitely take Xu Fan back to his hometown.
Xu Jie put down his brush and said: "Your father is not qualified to be Qin Hui, and your Majesty is not Song Gaozong."
Xu Jie looked at the couplets written on the paper, "The sound of wind and rain could be heard, and the sound of reading could be heard. He was concerned about family affairs, state affairs, and everything in the world." He then thought of his proud disciple Zhang Juzheng, and sighed: "The descendants are terrible!"
Thinking about his useless sons, Xu Jie could only close his eyes. It seemed that he would really have to rely on his disciples to take care of him in a hundred years.
On the twenty-seventh day of the twelfth lunar month, the decree came from the palace.
"Yu Dayou, the deputy commander-in-chief of Zhejiang Province, was unable to fight against the Japanese invaders, which led to the Japanese invaders entering Fujian and wreaking havoc. He was stripped of his position and military honors, and was appointed to a hundred households to serve in Datong Prefecture to fight against the Tatar Anda."
"Yu Dayou's son, Yu Zigao, left the capital without authorization while holding a military position. He was dismissed from all military positions and demoted to a commoner, and ordered to return home."
"Su Ze, a student at Nanjing Imperial College, was ordered to return to Nanjing before the end of the year."
In response to these three decrees, Lu Bing, the commander of the Jinyi Guards who was kneeling at the entrance of Yuxi Palace, finally stood up. As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Even people like Lu Bing enter the palace with trepidation.
This time, in order to save Yu Dayou, Lu Bing presented "The Complete Biography of Shuo Yue" to the emperor.
After the emperor finished reading it, he just asked Lu Bing to kneel down outside the Yuxi Palace, and then banged the bronze chime in the palace, like lightning and thunder.
Not only Lu Bing, but also the eunuchs serving Jiajing in Yuxi Palace were so frightened that they knelt on the ground.
Because of taking the elixir, the cold and heat in the body were reversed. It was the coldest month of winter in Yuxi Palace, and the palace doors and windows were wide open. The young eunuchs could only serve in single clothes. At this time, several eunuchs kneeling outside were about to freeze to death. .
When the sound of the bronze chimes ended, Lu Bing heard the emperor's voice:
"I am not Zhao Gou! There is no Qin Hui in the court!"
Then came the above three decrees.
After Lu Bing thanked him, he touched his numb knees and limped towards the palace gate.
He was almost fifty years old at this time. Recalling the palace in his childhood memories, Lu Bing felt that the palace was even colder this year.
Lu Bing was walking alone in the palace, and the eunuchs around him did not dare to come forward to help him. He limped to the palace gate and saw a familiar figure.
"Huang Dajue."
Huang Jin is the chief eunuch beside the emperor. Like Lu Bing, he is an old member of Jiajing's Qiandi. He has always been trusted by the emperor. He is now the eunuch in charge of the ceremony and the leader of the eunuchs in the entire palace.
"Commander, why are you bothering? Last time it was for Li Mo, this time it is for Yu Dayou. Your Majesty has been quiet these years and hates the interference of government officials. You don't know. Don't you know the consequences of repaying kindness? "
Lu Bing understood what Huang Jin meant. In fact, after the fire in the palace, Lu Bing rarely entered the palace alone. Even his children were transferred away from the capital at Lu Bing's request, and he blocked the imperial court's rewards for his children. .
Lu Bing is a smart man. He understands that if he, the person who saved the emperor, hangs around in front of the emperor for a long time, the emperor will not know how to get along with him.
Kindness is limited, so what if you save the emperor? What was the final result of Empress Fang who rescued the emperor from the palace maid?
In November of the 26th year of Jiajing's reign, there was a fire in the palace. After the middle palace asked for help, the palace failed, and the palace collapsed.
Lu Bing sighed and said, "On the first day of our service as Jin Yiwei, we must pay homage to Yue Wumu. My father-in-law, you also know that."
"I didn't believe it when I was young. It was my father who pressed my head to worship. But as I worshiped, I always developed feelings for the clay sculptures."
"We Jin Yiwei, no matter how powerful we are, are no more than the emperor's servants, and we have countless dirty things on our hands. If we didn't worship Yue Wumu, I might not be able to sleep a day."
"What happened today is the last time. Huang Daxuan said goodbye."
After saying that, Lu Bing bowed heavily to Huang Jin, then turned around and bowed heavily to the Forbidden City, dragging his limping legs out of the palace gate again.
Huang Jin sighed heavily. He and Lu Bing were both old friends from Qiandi, but their relationship now was not very good.
There were many conflicts between the Jin Yiwei and the eunuchs. It was Lu Bing's attack last year that caused many eunuchs to be punished in the palace.
Huang Jin thought of the days in Prince Xingxian's Mansion, and everything had changed.
From then on, Lu Bing stayed at home and wrote to his boss several times, requesting to resign from the position of commander of the Jinyi Guards.
The emperor did not allow it, but the matter of the Jinyiwei was left to Lu Bing's deputy Jinyiwei and Li Fang, the admiral of Dongchang, to handle it together. Lu Bing became more sedentary and did not even leave his house.
Outside the capital, Yu Zigao had tears in his eyes as he looked at the haggard Yu Dayou.
After coming out of prison, Yu Dayou's beard and hair were all white, and his previously strong and burly body had quickly shriveled up, making him look like a waning old man.
Yu Dayou looked at his son with a complicated expression, but in the end he couldn't utter a word of reprimand.
Decades of hard work by father and son were in vain, and Yu Dayou once again returned to the state he was in when he inherited military membership.
Moreover, he had to go to Datong Prefecture in the north to become a hundred households. Yu Dayou was in a complicated mood at this time. He had revolted several times before and was demoted and fined by the court because of defeats in battles. Yu Dayou had never complained that he did not do well in battles. , Yu Dayou, who suffered a defeat, was only punished by knowing his shame and being brave enough to train harder.
But this time, Yu Dayou won the battle, but was beaten to the end. He could never be the same as before. Yu Dayou also knew that going to the north was not to redeem his crimes, but to defend the border and atone for his sins.
Looking at his son, Yu Dayou finally patted his shoulder and said:
"After you return home, follow Mr. Su."
Yu Zigao was startled. He looked at Yu Dayou. Yu Dayou said: "Xianggong Su will be the person who will join the cabinet in the future to become the Prime Minister. If you follow him, you will still have the opportunity to join the army. Is it possible that you can still do business and farm?"
After this time, Yu Dayou also figured out a lot of things. His boss Hu Zongxian also wanted to curry favor with Yan Song. He just had no backing, so he suffered such a big loss this time.
The reason why he asked his son to follow Su Ze was because Yu Dayou saw Su Ze's ability and skill. He was also the Jieyuan of the Fujian imperial examination, and he might not be unable to achieve success in officialdom in the future.
Yu Dayou pledged the next generation of his family to Su Ze. He bowed to Su Ze and said:
"Thank you Mr. Su for the rescue this time. I am a dog, and my ability to lead troops in battle is 70% like mine. It is really useless, but I am still qualified to be a guard on duty."
Su Ze held up Yu Dayou and said, "Young general Yu can go to the General Administration Department to avenge his father. His courage has exceeded that of most people in the world. There is a successor to the Yu family."
Yu Dayou was happy in his heart. He regained some of his boldness and said, "It is Yu's happiest thing to be able to continue to serve the country. I have military orders, so I can't delay, so I say goodbye!"
Yu Dayou greeted the two soldiers behind him, and the group rode towards the northwest.
After watching his father leave, Yu Zigao said to Su Ze, "Please take him in, Mr. Su."
Su Ze pulled Yu Zigao and said: "I have a family friend, why would you say this? Even if you are not in the army, you still have a chance to fight against the Japanese. Let's go back to Nanjing!"
Su Ze was expelled from the capital this time. He looked back at the walls of the capital. Although the current Emperor Jiajing was already looking old, he still had a very strong control over the affairs of the court.
Yandang and Qingliu checked and balanced each other, and the court was still under the control of the emperor.
And Jiajing's power skills are still very powerful, and the result of this time can be said to be a model of the use of power skills.
He never mentioned whether Yu Dayou had been wronged, which prevented the imperial court from framing a meritorious general. It only punished Yu Dayou with a disadvantage in battle and sent him to Datong to "pay for his crimes and perform meritorious services."
He also pulled out Yu Dayou's influence in the southeast, which was equivalent to banishing Yu Dayou in disguise and depriving the Yu family of their hereditary military positions.
The emperor did not deal with Qingliu, but there was no official ban on the book "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan", which was equivalent to a blow to Qingliu. The spread of this book would continue to weaken Xu Jie's leadership position in Qingliu and split the growing Qingliu. .
In the end, the emperor did not punish Su Ze, but expelled him from the capital and returned to Nanjing to study, and did not allow him to continue teaching in Lingji Palace.
This set of boxing combinations can be said to be quite sophisticated. It was obviously Su Ze's fault, but the emperor became the biggest beneficiary.
This actually ignited Su Ze's fighting spirit.
That's right. With such a powerful opponent, this "chess game" can be so interesting.
But, I am not strong yet, but you are old.
Su Ze continued to board the ship from Yongdingmen Pier, and heard a voice at this time.
"Brother Rulin!"
Su Ze left Beijing quietly. He looked at the pier in surprise and saw only a familiar figure.
With his long beard and eyes like the starry sky, Su Ze could tell it was Zhang Juzheng at a glance, even though he was in casual clothes.
"Brother Zhang."
Su Ze didn't expect that it would be Zhang Juzheng who came to see him off.
Su Ze walked back to the shore and saluted Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Juzheng said: "After listening to Brother Rulin's lectures, Brother Rulin will definitely become a sage in the future!"
Zhang Juzheng was not as tense as before, but praised Su Ze's knowledge and asked: "The theory of the four morals of the people can be called a solid statement! Zhang is convinced."
After saying that, Zhang Juzheng bowed to Su Ze, and then said:
"Brother Rulin, you are giving lectures now, are you not preparing to become an official?"
Su Ze looked at Zhang Juzheng without comment. Zhang Juzheng continued:
"Since the emergence of Mr. Yangming, the imperial court will definitely not tolerate a scholar in the court. If you want to follow the path of Mr. Yangming, it will be difficult to seek fame in the examination hall. You want to educate the world with morality. ?"
Zhang Juzheng is so keen. Su Ze couldn't help but sigh. This time in Beijing, Su Ze understood his current and future opponents.
No one is an ordinary person!
Zhang Juzheng said sincerely: "Li Yan is also one of the three immortals. But when Mr. Yangming was here, the current situation was like this. Today, when Mr. Yangming's theory has been carried forward, the current situation is still like this. Brother Rulin is really sure that this road can is that useful?"
Good guy, Su Ze didn't expect Zhang Juzheng to say such a thing.
Zhang Juzheng continued: "I have never told others about my ambitions. Today I can tell Brother Rulin that I want to follow the example of King Jinggong and change the law to become stronger!"
Zhang Juzheng looked at Su Ze and said: "One day when I am the Prime Minister of Otsuka, I will definitely invite Brother Rulin to compile the New Meaning of the Three Classics!"
Su Ze looked at Zhang Juzheng again. "The New Meaning of the Three Classics" can be said to be the legal basis and political program of Wang Anshi's reform. Zhang Juzheng's invitation was tantamount to letting Su Ze be responsible for the ideological construction of his future reform.
Good guy, he is worthy of being a top figure who will go down in history. Zhang Juzheng is indeed extraordinary.
Su Ze said perfunctorily: "Then I will wait for the day when Brother Zhang becomes prime minister."
Zhang Juzheng suddenly laughed: "It seems that Brother Rulin doesn't believe me, and that's right. It's really ridiculous for a small Hanlin editor to talk about entering the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister."
Su Ze shook his head and said, "Brother Zhang said this, I believe it."
"I just want to ask, what is the purpose of all the reforms?"
"To make a country rich, it is necessary to become strong!"
"No, in my opinion, whether it is Shang Yang, Sang Hongyang, Yang Yan or Wang Anshi, their reforms are all the same."
Zhang Juzheng showed a listening expression.
Su Ze said: "These reforms are nothing more than merging miscellaneous court taxes into regular taxes, and then collecting regular taxes in a standardized way to make the country fiscally rich."
Zhang Juzheng was shocked. He had studied the materials of the Hanlin Academy over the years, and his experience was the same as Su Ze's!
Su Ze continued: "But miscellaneous donations can be converted into regular taxes. Can the people no longer pay more taxes? No, after Wang Anshi, the Song Dynasty levied more exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes on the basis of the original tax increase."
"Reforms and reforms are just more and more changes. They can enrich the country but cannot strengthen the people."
"What I seek is the way to enrich the country and the people."
After saying that, Su Ze said goodbye.
Zhang Juzheng was thoughtful, but he was also a man of firm belief and could not change his ambition just because of Su Ze's words.
Zhang Juzheng suddenly thought of his comments about Cao Cao.
A capable minister who governs the world, but a troubled one?
Zhang Juzheng shook his head quickly. Nowadays, Henan Province is prosperous and prosperous, but there is no such thing as troubled times.
End of this volume
New volume in the evening
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