"Your Majesty, it is reported that Mr. Yuanfu Zhang's family has recently stopped supplying lamp oil and incense to five Buddhist temples. He has also laid off the theater troupe and asked them to set up their own business. As a result, the powerful gentry in Beijing are puzzled. Some I also speculate that Your Majesty is dissatisfied with the Zhang family."
On this day, Zhang Jing reported to Zhu Yijun the latest information obtained by Dongchang.
After Zhu Yijun heard this, he was silent for a while and said: "Well, it's your choice, sir. He has to set an example and show it to me. He knows that he can't convince me just by talking empty words. Let him go. This is actually fine. In the future, It’s better to protect him, after all, scholar-bureaucrats value private ethics.”
With that said, Zhu Yijun opened the window, looked at the falling snow outside, laughed, and said, "It's probably going to be sunny again on New Year's Eve this year."
"Since the emperor ascended the throne, the weather has been good and the grain has been abundant every year."
"Now it looks like this year will be the same."
"It can be seen that God also knows that the emperor is a virtuous saint, so he protects the Ming Dynasty every year."
Zhang Jing said with a smile from the side.
Zhu Yijun said nothing.
Because Emperor Zhu Yijun persuaded Zhang Juzheng, the Aoshan Fireworks and Lantern Festival was still held by Shuntian Prefecture during the Lantern Festival in the seventh year of Wanli.
This also attracted hundreds of thousands of people to watch, many of whom came from other places and traveled thousands of miles to come to the capital.
Just to take a look at the Aoshan fireworks in the capital.
This makes the capital city on the New Year's Eve just like what Xin Qiji said in a poem: "The roads are full of BMWs and cars, and the fragrance is filled with laughter."
The Aoshan Fireworks and Lantern Festival in the seventh year of Wanli was indeed more grand than in previous years.
This is all related to Xiu Mu's new policy.
The powerful gentry spent ten days on a prodigious diet, doubling the income of various merchants and craftsmen.
Even caterers have made a lot of money by delivering food and hosting lavish banquets.
In addition, it has been seven years since the New Deal became law.
Both the vassal treasury of Shuntian Prefecture and the pockets of the common people were greatly enriched.
Therefore, this year's Aoshan Lantern Festival was much bigger than in previous years, and the area around Qipan Street outside Daming Gate was illuminated like daylight.
There were so many people and they seemed to be at a standstill.
There is an endless stream of people watching lanterns and shouting and selling people, spreading from Daming Gate to outside Yongding Gate, and even around Buddhist temples, Taoist temples and post houses in the suburbs.
"It's strange, it's strange. Zhang Jiangling shouldn't let the Aoshan lights continue to exist! Why is it more grand than in previous years?"
He Xinyin, a fugitive and great scholar who had the courage to come to the capital, was also surprised when he saw the grand fireworks and lantern show in the capital at this time.
"Say less!"
"Don't forget, the government is still looking for you! What's more, this is still under the emperor's feet!"
He Xinyin's good friend Hu Shiwen reminded He Xinyin of this.
He Xinyin, as a representative figure of Wang Yangming's Taizhou School of Mind Studies, has always advocated that human desires should not be destroyed, and advocates sharing the same desires with the people. He does not agree with the policy of obscuring the people. He believes that I was able to plunder the capital at will, and the Japanese pirates plundered the southeast, but the people did not dare to resist. , all caused by the imperial court weakening the people, so they advocated strengthening the people and advocating equality for everyone.
This also led to ideological contradictions and conflicts between him and Zhang Juzheng, who advocated both Confucianism and Legalism, and even many scholar-bureaucrats in the world who advocated weakening the people.
Because of this, as early as the fourth year of Wanli, He Xinyin was arrested by Wang Zhiyuan on the order of "evil speech" because the content of his lectures was too contrary to the principles of Neo-Confucianism.
But with the advance notification and help of some scholar-officials who supported or sympathized with him, he was never caught.
Now, with the help of some gentry friends, he came to the capital.
But now, He Xinyin said this after seeing that the Aoshan Lantern Festival was more prosperous than in previous years.
Although his friend Hu Shiwen reminded him to pay attention, he still didn't care and said: "Don't you find it strange that with Zhang Jiangling's nature, he should ban the Aoshan Fireworks and Lantern Festival! After all, in his eyes, this should be, It’s a waste of money without any benefit! Even if he hadn’t noticed it in previous years, he wouldn’t have allowed the Aoshan Fireworks and Lantern Festival to exist this year, and it would be several times grander than in previous years!”
"I know, you said that it will be Zhang Jiangling who destroys our Taoist scholars in the future!"
Hu Shiwen couldn't help but say something, and added: "But the fact is that even in the seventh year of Wanli, although Zhang Jiangling became more and more powerful, he really did not prohibit the opening of academies and lectures."
"So, what you expected was wrong. You misjudged Zhang Juzheng!"
"You said that Zhang Jiangling will not let Shuntian Mansion continue to hold the Aoshan Fireworks, or that he will not make the Aoshan Fireworks more grand. It only shows that you do not really understand Zhang Jiangling."
"That's because the emperor also established an academy, saying that the orphans would have the opportunity to study. Therefore, it's not good for him to ask for an order to prohibit the establishment of academies and prohibit lectures!"
He Xinyin suddenly replied, "But you are wrong to say that I don't understand Zhang Jiangling. It can be said that no one understands Zhang Jiangling better than me!"
"He Zhang Jiangling will try his best to prevent the people from mourning and starving to death. He will even ruin his reputation because of this, but also want to relieve the people's poverty and benefit the country."
"But he will never encourage the government to do things that make people gather for fun, unless the emperor refuses."
Then, He Xinyin stretched out his hand and said, "Wait a minute, Emperor!"
With that said, He Xinyin asked Hu Shiwen: "Do you think that when the emperor allows the orphans to study, is it not just to give the orphans the opportunity to study? Does it mean to promote our Taoism?"
Hu Shiwen glanced at He Xinyin: "You might as well say that the emperor is a friend of our comrades!"
"You are not afraid that your body will be dismembered because of this! You really think that the emperor will support our Taoism, and you don't even think about who the emperor's teacher is!"
"That's why it's weird!"
He Xinyin replied, and then said to himself: "Did Zhang Jiangling really start to accept our Taoism, or did the emperor influence Zhang Jiangling? But if it is the latter, who influenced the emperor?"
"No matter what the situation is, it's enough that the emperor is a wise king and a benevolent lord, and Yuan Fu is a wise minister and good assistant!"
At this time, Liu Quexian, who was also in the capital, heard the conversation between He Xinyin and Hu Shiwen and replied.
After hearing this, He Xinyin turned around and saw Liu Quexian wearing a scarf, so he smiled and asked, "Why do you see that?"
"It's no need to ask. If it weren't for me, I wouldn't be able to go to school, and I wouldn't be able to do business in the capital now."
As Liu Quexian spoke, he cupped his hands and said, "The younger generation is from the south and goes to the Yuan Dynasty. The second generation Liu Quexian is named Zijing. I don't know who you are?"
He Xinyin returned the gift and said to Liu Quexian: "I am He Zhuqian, my name is Fushan."
He Xinyin introduced Hu Shiwen.
"It turns out to be Mr. Fushan! I have admired his name for a long time! Hearing it a hundred times is worse than seeing it, so disrespectful!"
Wang Changgeng, who came with Liu Quexian, first saluted He Xinyin and introduced himself.
He Xinyin smiled slightly, returned the gift, and asked Wang Changgeng: "Do you also admire Jiangling like Liu Zijing?"
"No! He just admires him, I only fear him."
Wang Changgeng said something.
He Xinyin laughed: "Me too!"
Then, He Xinyin asked the two of them: "What are you doing in Beijing?"
Liu Quexian did not say that it was because of the surge in military demand in Jiubian that the price of cotton cloth increased sharply, and the domestic demand market for cotton also expanded a lot, which made him want to go to Beijing to buy cotton from Jiubian. He only said: "Go to Beijing." Have fun and have fun.”
Wang Changgeng also cooperated and said: "That's right, but this trip was not in vain. I didn't expect to meet Mr. Fushan."
"Mr. Fushan is He Xinyin!"
"catch him!"
However, as soon as Wang Changgeng finished speaking, Zhu Lian, the patrol censor who was responsible for maintaining order here, shouted.
As a result, soldiers from the Liangwu City Military and Horse Division immediately rushed over and pinned He Xinyin to the ground.
The next day, Zhu Yijun learned about this from Zhang Juzheng.
"The censor patrolling the city captured He Xinyin?"
Zhu Yijun therefore asked another question.
Zhang Juzheng glanced at Zhu Yijun in surprise, and then said: "Your Majesty, yes."
"In that case, I want to meet this person!"
Zhu Yijun said.
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this person has always deceived the public with his evil words. He thinks that the king should have the same desires as the people and does not recognize the five moral ethics. He advocates that the king and his ministers, father and son, and brothers should be fortune tellers and friends. This is simply treason and inappropriate for your majesty. Meet this person.”
"So arrogant?"
Zhu Yijun couldn't help but ask.
(End of chapter)
