Zhu Yijun was not only worried that he would not have much to ask Zhang Juzheng when he returned to the Wenhua Hall from the Imperial Ancestral Temple to give lectures tomorrow. He was also worried because he had not known the world's affairs for many days, so he wanted to read more chapters.
What's more, the Ming Dynasty is currently in a period of rising national power. The officials are in charge of the Qingming Dynasty. Many local governors dare to speak out about the problems of the six central government ministries, and even allow him, the emperor, to see a lot of the truth.
Whether it is Pang Shangpeng or Ling Yunyi, or people such as Liang Menglong, Wang Shangkun, Jin Xuezeng, and Pan Jixun, in this era, they are all people who can detect problems in time and even issue true insights.
Zhu Yijun was even able to learn from Chen Qu during the incident that Qi Jiguang was on an empty salary, that Wang Zongmu, the left minister of the Ministry of Justice, proposed to open sea transportation, and that Xu Shi, the right minister of the Ministry of Works, thought that the camp and repair department was spending a lot of national funds.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun is very willing to read the memorials of officials at all levels in the Ming Dynasty today.
And this kind of chapter that raised many questions gave him a sense of solidity the more he read it.
While Zhu Yijun continued to read the chapter, the queen did not fall asleep, but was still sitting on the edge of the bed, Zhu Hongyi's lower legs swaying slightly, and looking at him calmly.
One is a young emperor and the other is a young queen.
But at this moment, they are the most prestigious newcomers in the Ming Dynasty.
It's just that their Ming Dynasty is more than two hundred years old.
The empire's twilight began to spread around them.
But fortunately, just because their own world is still young, it is not impossible to make this empire come alive again.
"Yin Zhengmao asked him to accompany Gao Gong and provide advice on the Ming Dynasty's general strategy. The Ministry of Household Affairs still let officials who understand money, law, local civil affairs and respect practical matters be in charge."
The next day, Zhu Yijun specifically mentioned Yin Zhengmao after meeting Zhang Juzheng. He was very dissatisfied with the current situation of Yin Zhengmao's management of the household department, so he insisted on replacing Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Juzheng was also very disappointed with Yin Zhengmao, so he naturally accepted him and recommended Zhang Xueyan to be the Minister of Household Affairs. The reason was that Zhang Xueyan had made great achievements in money, food and civil affairs when he was in Liaodong.
Zhu Yijun naturally agreed, and he had a good impression of Zhang Xueyan.
After that, Zhang Juzheng suddenly mentioned begging to return to his hometown for burial.
Zhu Yijun did not refuse. After all, Zhang Juzheng had already made a great sacrifice in front of him as the emperor by accepting his love. There was no need for him to deny Zhang Juzheng a chance to return to his hometown to bury his father.
However, what Zhu Yijun had to admit was that the Ming Dynasty, which governed the country with etiquette, arranged too many etiquette systems for his emperor.
Especially after a wedding, it means that he has reached adulthood, and it also means that he will practice more ceremonial ceremonies, such as the plowing ceremony and the mausoleum ceremony, as well as various praying for rain and offering sacrifices to the sky.
In the past, he could use his youth as an excuse, but in the future, it will be difficult for him to use this as an excuse.
Unless, like in the original history, he wanted to directly destroy it within a few years after Zhang Juzheng's death, delaying various etiquettes as long as they could, until the civil servants couldn't stand it and went on strike.
But the designers of the empire did design a lot of etiquette, so Zhu Yijun would have to spend more time on etiquette in the future.
This will undoubtedly greatly affect his energy in handling government affairs.
However, it seems that the elites of the empire, that is, the civil servants in charge of government affairs, do not care whether the emperor will be delayed in handling actual government affairs due to etiquette, but care more about whether the emperor has completed various etiquettes seriously.
In a Confucian society where the country is governed by etiquette, they feel that the emperor's seriousness in etiquette is more important than his seriousness in actual government affairs.
But Zhu Yijun himself knew that every time he delayed government affairs by completing various false rituals, it would have a great impact on the country.
Especially when the chief minister and other cabinet ministers are incompetent.
Fortunately for Zhu Yijun now, he has Zhang Juzheng, a good assistant, who can handle all kinds of government affairs for him at any time, so as to prevent him, the emperor, from delaying etiquette and causing many government affairs to be executed incorrectly, which would lead to civil commotion or disaster.
Don't underestimate an inappropriate policy at the court. When it is implemented on an ordinary person below, a small mistake will often lead to the destruction of a family.
It's just that the rulers of this era ignored the feelings of individuals and each specific family, and cared more about whether the macro-level etiquette system was perfectly implemented.
Therefore, mistakes in government affairs are often not taken seriously.
But Zhu Yijun attaches great importance to it. He knows the price of a speck of dust of the times falling on a specific ordinary person.
Therefore, he was worried that without Zhang Juzheng, if he would be hampered by various etiquettes again, whether the minister in charge of government affairs could correct the shortcomings in government affairs in time.
Zhu Yijun couldn't imagine that if he met an unreliable chief minister who either only knew how to make money, or only knew how to avoid responsibilities, or didn't like to offend people, then he didn't know what the various policies of the Ming Dynasty's central court would be like. How many problems arise due to delays in various etiquettes.
Because of this, even though Zhang Juzheng had only left the capital for a short period of time, Zhu Yijun still felt a little unsure.
He didn't doubt that he couldn't handle government affairs well. He was worried that after Zhang Juzheng left, who would be able to correct every government affairs in time when he was hampered by various etiquette.
In addition, he doesn't know who he should trust who can sincerely do things for him as the emperor. Who can really care about every common person who is as humble as dust like Zhang Juzheng?
After one sentence, who can replace Zhang Juzheng?
"Sir, although you are going here out of filial piety, you must also pay attention to state affairs, think of me, and return to the capital as soon as possible without delay."
Zhu Yijun then spoke to Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Juzheng understood Zhu Yijun's concerns, so he said: "Your Majesty's great ceremony has just been completed. In the future, there will be other ceremonies such as farming records and visiting mausoleums. The middle palace will also encourage weaving and raising silkworms. Although it is very complicated, it is for the sake of the peace of the world. Please give me some thanks." Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty."
"It's just that matters in the court cannot be delayed, and I dare not delay to harm the country. Therefore, your Majesty, please rest assured. Since I have difficulty in fulfilling my filial etiquette, I should preserve my courtesy, so I dare not stay."
"Of course, I am returning to my hometown for burial. Thousands of miles away, it is difficult to know the lack of government affairs. Therefore, I intend to ask your Majesty to add auxiliary ministers to prevent everything from being overlooked. I also ask your Majesty for your permission."
"When it comes time to add auxiliary ministers, I would like to ask you, sir, to select a few auxiliary ministers for me. However, I hope that the new ones to join the cabinet should not only have experience as ministers who know the rules and regulations, but also have experience in local state capitals and even governors."
After Zhu Yijun came back, he said: "Otherwise, there will be a situation where the ministers are ignorant of the public sentiment and the official situation, so that many political deficiencies will not be discovered and it will be easy to put the cart before the horse."
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng asked: "Your Majesty, do you think that Mr. Zhao Ge, who has done the classics and history, can more easily understand the people's sentiments by joining the cabinet?"
"Don't you think so, sir? People like Zhao Mengjing who have served as people-friendly officials are indeed more reform-minded."
Zhu Yijun said.
"Your Majesty is right! I will just obey your orders."
"It's just that, I would like to give a chance to those who can join the cabinet now. After all, it is not easy for them to survive from the cold place of Hanlin to now. Even if they can bear the grievance of suddenly not being able to join the cabinet because they have not experienced the place, but other I am afraid that my disciples will not be able to bear it and become disheartened."
Zhang Juzheng replied.
Zhu Yijun nodded: "There must be a transition! Let's do this. Those who are qualified to join the cabinet and have not experienced the local area, let them join the cabinet first to prepare for maintenance, and inspect the local area for one year as a low-level palace bachelor, and then they will be ranked based on the inspection results. Rank! If during the inspection, his conduct is not upheld or he is harmed by his slave disciples, then the imperial court will not be blamed."
(End of chapter)
