The next day, the sun was shining brightly, but it had rained heavily last night, so it wasn't too hot.
What's more, Zhu Yijun had to get up very early whether he was going to the Wenhua Hall to give lectures or to go to the Xunzhi Gate to attend court. Therefore, although the heat was not over, on this first day without Feng Bao accompanying him to meet the courtiers, it was only cool. The feeling of peace and the picturesque morning scene with rolling clouds and relaxing clouds.
"I read yesterday's cabinet vote on the Ministry of Industry's inscription on building a new Buddhist temple for my mother."
"Mr.'s vote is this: The empress dowagers of the two palaces have long had a kind message. Since the Japanese invasion, the country's vitality has not yet recovered, and the palace should be frugal in its use. However, the current major renovation of the Buddhist temple is just a conspiracy between Quan and Feng Bao and the sycophants of foreign dynasties. For this reason, let this matter be abandoned."
"I am willing to believe the cabinet's opinion. It is Feng Bao's intention to build a Buddhist temple. But even so, is it inconsistent with filial piety not to build a Buddhist temple for my mother?"
And this day is the day to go to Wenhua Hall to receive lectures.
Zhu Yijun took a break from lectures and readings, and when consulting with Zhang Juzheng, he directly asked about yesterday's events.
He naturally supported Zhang Juzheng in doing so.
After all, six hundred thousand taels.
Moreover, Zhu Yijun has already learned from reading the Ministry of Household Questions that the Ming Dynasty's current financial deficit has reached a deficit of one million taels per year.
Therefore, if such a Buddhist temple is really built, although it will enrich the officials of the Ministry of Industry and the powerful people who contracted the project, it will undoubtedly make the court's deficit even more serious!
Even so, on the surface, Zhu Yijun still wanted to show his filial piety, so when he saw Zhang Juzheng, he took the initiative to ask about it.
Zhang Juzheng reported: "Your Majesty, it is filial to preserve the virtues of the descendants! It is unfilial to just sit back and watch the slaves bully the master and ruin the moral character of the parents! Although your Majesty is purely filial, you should understand that filial piety should be based on preserving the moral character of the parents. .”
Zhu Yijun nodded: "I learned it!"
Immediately, Zhu Yijun said obediently: "Then just listen to Sir."
Zhang Juzheng immediately flattered: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Zhu Yijun smiled slightly and thought to himself that it would be good to have an assistant minister like Zhang Juzheng who cared about the country and the common people. He didn't have to do anything to offend the Queen Mother himself.
Zhu Yijun said again: "Sir, I think of the ancient wise kings who often ordered historians to record the official comments of daily life and the words of the king when he met the courtiers. Therefore, I deliberately set up the official commentator of daily life from the first year of Wanli, and started recording it from today. The key point I want to write down what I asked you about today as a matter of filial piety. What do you think, sir?"
The daily notes Zhu Yijun refers to are the outer notes, that is, the words and deeds of the emperor when he met with courtiers outside the court.
In history, starting from the third year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng requested that Wanli not only set up the Note on Outer Living, but also set up Note on Internal Living.
But Zhu Yijun did not plan to set up an internal living note, but only planned to set up an external living note.
Because the former is suspected of monitoring him, it makes him feel as if he is being watched 24 hours a day, and he cannot really have a personal space; the latter makes it easier for him to display his own image.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun would take the initiative to ask for an external living and official position.
But even so, Zhang Juzheng hurriedly took a step back after being surprised, bowed and said: "Your Majesty wants to be the master of enlightenment, and makes the holy words known to the world to prove the virtue of diligent administration. How dare I rebel? I should do it myself." By His Majesty’s orders!”
"Please sir, please recommend a lecturer for me immediately to be my daily life commentator. In the future, during the lectures and readings, let him be included in the list to record daily affairs."
Zhu Yijun smiled.
Zhang Juzheng agreed happily, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, I recommend Shen Li to be the daily official."
Zhu Yijun nodded, and after carefully thinking about Shen Li in his mind, he nodded happily: "It's accurate, announce him immediately!"
After a while, Shen Li was brought in by Zhang Hong.
Soon, Shen Li also learned the news that he was going to serve as the emperor's daily official. He was naturally overjoyed. He quickly thanked Zhu Yijun, and began to record the remarks of Zhu Yijun and Zhang Juzheng just now, and then handed it to Zhu Yijun for reading. .
Zhu Yijun was quite satisfied after seeing it, and thought to himself: "In the future, if anyone who is ignorant dares to accuse me of being unfilial, I will throw this daily note in front of him and let him take a closer look at what Zhang Juzheng said!"
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"Zhang Hong, how is your prince lately? Has he done anything inappropriate?"
One day after Zhu Yijun officially decided to record his conversation with Zhang Juzheng in a daily note, Zhang Hong was called by Empress Dowager Li, and Empress Dowager Li asked him about the emperor's situation.
Zhang Hong replied: "Back to the Queen Mother, your Majesty is very eager to learn. He always asks Mr. Zhang, Yuan Fu, personally for everything. He is highly praised by him!"
Queen Mother Li was very happy after hearing this, smiled slightly, and looked at Queen Mother Chen.
Queen Mother Chen also smiled.
Then, seeing this, Zhang Hong continued to speak well of Zhu Yijun: "Moreover, the emperor also consciously imitated the ancient Mingjun. During the latest lecture break, he personally issued an edict to establish a living official. Yuan Fu and other lecturers were greatly praised for this. !”
Queen Mother Li suddenly smiled and asked: "Really?!"
Zhang Hong said: "How dare I deceive the Queen Mother?"
"No wonder you have always reported to me the emperor's current situation. It turns out that the emperor has always been reassuring."
Queen Mother Li said.
Empress Dowager Chen also said: "Jun'er has always been reassuring. My father liked him very much back then, even more than the late emperor!"
"Sister said it, so of course she knows."
Queen Mother Li replied with a smile and said to Zhang Hong: "Bring us the Emperor's Daily Notes to see why the Emperor is praised by the gentlemen."
Zhang Hong raised his hand and said yes.
So the next day, Zhang Hong went to the Hanlin Academy to present the "Wanli Daily Notes" written by Shen Li to the Queen Mother.
But when Empress Dowager Li opened the daily note, she immediately frowned.
"What's wrong?"
Queen Mother Chen, who was also here, asked.
Queen Mother Li gave her daily living expenses to Queen Mother Chen, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang is right, Feng Bao hid this from me. My sister knows that she has never dared to waste money."
Empress Dowager Chen nodded after looking at it: "This Feng Bao is really hateful. He did so many things that ruined the reputation of the two palaces without telling us! If Mr. Zhang hadn't been upright and understanding, he might have made the foreign courtiers think that the emperor was the emperor. Being implicated by the Queen Mother.”
"Isn't it?"
Queen Mother Li responded and said: "This old slave, how could I have imagined that he would actually deceive us all!"
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"Did the queen really say that?"
After Zhang Hong came back and told Zhu Yijun what the two palaces had said, Zhu Yijun smiled and asked.
Zhang Hong nodded: "How dare I hide this from the emperor?"
Zhu Yijun had to admit that it was better for the dead to take the blame, so he asked: "Ask Zhang Jing, how did Dongchang copy Feng Bao's property? The 10% Haili that the Xu family gave to Feng Bao was intercepted Is it done?"
Zhang Hong raised his hand and said yes.
Then, Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Hong: "Do you think Xu Fan was escorted to Beijing?"
Zhang Hong said: "It must be still early. It will take more than a month to go to Huating."
Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this.
In fact, it was not until the beginning of September in the first year of Wanli that Wang Yongji arrived at Huating.
It was not that Wang Yongji deliberately delayed, but that there were too many officials and gentry interceding for the Xu family along the way.
