"The way of a university lies in being virtuous, being close to the people, and striving for perfection."
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According to Zhang Juzheng's teaching arrangements for Zhu Yijun, when Zhu Yijun gave lectures in the Wenhua Hall, he had to read "The Great Learning" ten times a day, and then read "Shang Shu" ten times a day, and then the lecturer would continue his lecture.
Therefore, after Zhu Yijun arrived at Wenhua Hall, he first read "The Great Learning".
When Zhang Juzheng and the lecturers were reading aloud by Zhu Yijun, they all looked satisfied, as if they were listening to fairy music.
In their cognition, the emperor can act as king according to their requirements for the Holy Lord and benevolent king, which can give them a great sense of accomplishment.
In other words, this will make them feel that the emperor is under their control, and they will feel the pleasure of controlling the emperor.
Especially Zhang Juzheng, whose ideal is to teach the emperor to become the king of Yao and Shun, seems to be seeing the value of his life being realized step by step.
Of course, he would not have known that if the original historical development were to follow, the emperor's student, whom he devoted all his efforts to teach and had high hopes for, would abandon all the high hopes of his teacher after his death, and his home would be ransacked. He even almost obeyed the demands of the bureaucracy and had him whipped to death and abolished all his new policies. After that, he willfully refused to go to court for more than 20 years because he was disappointed with the civil servants and became the laziest emperor in the Ming Dynasty. , so lazy that even when there are vacancies for ministerial-level officials in the six central ministries, they are too lazy to fill them.
As a result, there was even a historical evaluation that "the Ming Dynasty actually fell in Wanli".
It can be said that Zhang Juzheng would not have thought that the monarch he had devoted his efforts to educating for ten years would become what he least wanted to see after his death.
Fortunately, Zhu Yijun in this life has the soul of future generations, and he is determined to be a Wanli Emperor different from the one in history.
After Zhu Yijun finished reading "The Great Learning" and "Shang Shu" here, the lecturers came forward to give Zhu Yijun a lecture.
Zhang Juzheng was worried that Zhu Yijun was not taught well enough, so he specially assigned a number of knowledgeable Confucian officials to wait around Zhu Yijun when he was giving lectures in the Wenhua Hall, in addition to the original number of lecturers allotted to the emperor. Be prepared for consultation.
Among them were Ma Ziqiang, Tao Dalin, Chen Shoubang, He Luowen, Shen Li, Ding Shimei, Ma Jiai and Xu Jizhong, who were well-known Hanlin poets at the time and served as Japanese lecturers or clerks.
In addition, in order to let Zhu Yijun know more clearly how to be a good emperor.
Zhang Juzheng also specially presided over the compilation of "Illustrated Commentary on Emperor Jian" for Zhu Yijun.
This book was presented to Zhu Yijun by Zhang Juzheng and his lecturers on December 17, the sixth year of Longqing Dynasty. It selected 81 good things by kings of all dynasties that could lead to virtue, and 36 bad things that could lead to warning. Based on this book, Zhang Juzheng personally taught Zhu Yijun the virtues and bad governance of emperors of the past dynasties, so as to achieve the purpose of making Zhu Yijun truly qualified as a wise king.
Zhu Yijun's favorite class in his memory was the class on "Emperor's Illustrations" because the book was rich in pictures and text, and had stories and vivid images, which made him more interested as a young man. At the same time, Zhang Juzheng, as a powerful strategist in this era, taught him These emperor's mental skills can also be penetrated deeply and pointed directly to the vital points, so that he can quickly absorb the important means that he should master as a king.
Zhu Yijun knew that Zhang Juzheng had good intentions, so he was naturally willing to cooperate. In addition, he was indeed willing to learn some real skills from Zhang Juzheng, so he would not show any impatience when reading Confucian classics.
However, the "Di Jian Shu" that Zhu Yijun was looking forward to and had practical significance would not be taught until close to the beginning of the afternoon. After studying the Confucian classics, according to the process arranged by Zhang Juzheng, Zhu Yijun had to go to Nuange to take a rest.
At this time, the Bureau of Ceremony will send the chapters of each yamen to the imperial examination.
Zhang Juzheng and other ministers will retreat to the west wing to wait.
But if Zhu Yijun wanted to consult, he could call the ministers to the imperial court and ask them to explain everything about the chapter.
So it can be seen from this that Zhu Yijun is not completely a puppet emperor. He is still a decision-maker in the Ming Dynasty in name, and in fact he is also a person who participates in the discussions of the highest power.
"Call Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang!"
After Zhu Yijun read some memorials, he sent Zhang Juzheng in.
Historically, Zhu Yijun called Zhang Juzheng "Mr. Yuanfu Zhang". Yuanfu refers to his official position, and Mr. Zhang means that he is his teacher. In short, he is very respectful.
At this time, Zhu Yijun still called Zhang Juzheng this way according to the memory of the original owner.
After Zhang Juzheng entered the Nuan Pavilion, he bowed his hands and asked Zhu Yijun for more information. He also asked: "Your Majesty, is there anything you don't understand?"
"There is nothing wrong with today's chapter. There is just one thing I want to tell Mr. Yuanfu Zhang. Yesterday at the banquet, the lecturer on "Great Learning" was missing one word. I want to correct it, but I am afraid that it should be "official". So I was afraid of feeling guilty, so I didn’t mention it.”
Zhu Yijun told him.
Zhang Juzheng's heart skipped a beat, and he had no choice but to plead for mercy on behalf of the official: "The official is closely connected with the power of heaven. He made a small mistake, but I hope the Holy Spirit will tolerate it." He also said: "People have sins. If it is an unintentional mistake, no matter how big it is, You can also be tolerant.”
"Yes!"
Zhu Yijun nodded. He didn't know whether the officials had deliberately omitted words from the Sutra banquet, or whether Zhang Juzheng had deliberately not mentioned it, but he knew that he had to mention it himself to prove that he was indeed listening carefully, and at the same time for his sake. The next thing to say is a foreshadowing, intended to make Zhang Juzheng understand that he is not so easy to fool, and is really trying to be the emperor of tomorrow.
Zhu Yijun said at this time: "After the banquet yesterday, while completing the homework given to me by Mr. Zhang, the Fu of Yuan Dynasty, I also read the chapter memorials in order to know how to govern from the votes of the gentlemen. Tao and the virtues of the names of officials from all over the world, I also wrote down some doubts, and I am going to ask you sir today, and I hope you will answer them without hesitation!"
"Your Majesty is diligent in his work and studies, and the country is blessed!"
As Zhang Juzheng spoke, he hurriedly handed over his hand again and said impatiently: "Your Majesty, please ask!"
Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Hong to hand Zhang Juzheng an imperial note on which he had written notes.
Zhang Juzheng took a look at the contents on the imperial note after holding it with both hands.
At this glance, Zhang Juzheng's body trembled slightly, and then he glanced at Zhang Hong.
Zhu Yijun started to smile and said: "Xu Fan and Xu Kun are the sons of Mr. Xu Qing and Master Xu?"
According to the "General History of Chinese Customs: Volume of the Ming Dynasty", the most noble title for Beijing bureaucrats is Mr. Xu, and Xu Jie was once the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty. Today, Zhu Yijun still calls Xu Jie this way according to the memory of the original owner.
Zhang Juzheng replied: "Yes! He is indeed Mr. Xu's son."
Zhu Yijun nodded: "The Ministry of Civil Affairs discussed the matter and said that the two of them can be admonished by Dai. After serving the old ministers for their merits, Enyin will be reinstated as the magistrate of Taichang Temple and Shangbao. Sir, I can vote for it. But I don't know something. What’s more, why were these two people dismissed from their posts before and why are they being reinstated now?”
Although Zhang Juzheng was a student of Xu Jie and naturally needed to take care of the Xu family politically, so he hired Xu Jie's two sons regardless of the fact that they had poor moral character. But now that Zhu Yijun asked him, he still had to answer truthfully. :
"Your Majesty, Xu Fan and Xu Kun were dismissed from their posts due to the impeachment of Yingtian Governor Hai Rui for seizing the people's land and failing to cultivate their personal ethics. I think that they have already defended themselves and returned to the people's fields, which is a sign of courtesy. Therefore, use it to set an example for the world."
Zhu Yijun nodded: "Even so, in my opinion, it is better not to use Xu Fan and Xu Kun, mainly because considering Mr. Xu, he is Mr. Xu's student, and I am Mr. Students who are students naturally have to think more about Mr. Xu. Mr. Xu must be in his late 70s, and he must also want his children and grandchildren to be around him to respect him."
"So I think it's better to let Xu Fan and Xu Kun continue to fulfill their filial piety at home!"
"These two are still young, and they will have plenty of time to serve the country in the future, but the opportunity to serve the high court is impossible. The country governs the world with filial piety, and since I came to the throne at the age of 18, I should promote benevolence and filial piety to govern the country. I wonder what you think, sir?"
