Not long after, the cabinet knew the holy will and requested that the court meetings regarding the recommendation of cabinet bachelors and the discussion of the list of famous assistants who could be included in the cabinet be held in Wenyuan Pavilion.
Zhu Yijun naturally approved it.
With the cooperation of the cabinet, he is indeed much more relaxed, so he doesn't have to work too hard and does everything himself.
And all he had to do was give honor to Zhang Juzheng and honor to Gao Gong.
These things may not seem to be practical affairs, but they are indeed what the emperor needs to do most, and they are tone-setting matters.
And on the day of Tingtui Tingyi.
All the high officials in the court arrived at Wenyuan Pavilion and saw the high arches and Zhang Juzheng's statues hanging on both sides of the statue of Confucius.
Especially Wang Xijue and Shen Li stayed and watched for the longest time.
Zhang Xueyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, was also very jealous.
Because according to the new system after Wanli came to the throne, ministers and censors of the capital were no longer qualified to be promoted to the cabinet unless they were outstanding talents. Instead, a minister or censor of the capital must be admitted to the cabinet, so as to prevent Qingliu from leaving the place and not being familiar with common affairs.
Therefore, Zhang Xueyan knew that although he was not from the Hanlin elite, he still had hope to join the cabinet, so he decided that when the court discussed the famous ministers of the past, he would recommend those who were not from the Hanlin family but started in the state department to join the cabinet. minister.
As the cabinet expanded its staff, portraits of Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong, and Zhao Zhenji were also listed in the Royal Wenyuan Pavilion. They were respected by the country for generations, and marked that the Ming Dynasty continued on the road of reform at the central level, while at the local level it remained the same. Still trying to go back to the old-fashioned route.
Inside Jizhou First Academy.
Wu Zhongxing, who was exiled here, was giving lectures here at this time.
Due to Zhang Juzheng's death, many conservative local bureaucrats took the initiative to relax supervision. In addition, Wu Zhongxing's former reputation for disobeying his mentor Zhang Juzheng and resisting the pursuit of love has long been well-known throughout the world, and is highly praised by the scholar-bureaucrats who abide by etiquette all over the world.
Therefore, more and more scholars came to visit Wuzhongxing.
Wu Zhongxing also used this to preach his own knowledge to achieve the purpose of establishing his reputation.
What Wu Zhongxing admired was that the ethics and other etiquette should be strictly observed, and the rule of etiquette was valued more than the rule of law, which was different from Yu Youding.
Yu Youding felt that the existing ritual rule was not suitable for the country, and wanted to establish new rituals, that is, new national values, and found a theoretically reasonable explanation for the Ming Dynasty's external expansion, such as occupying Japanese land, stationing troops in North Korea, and even stationing officials.
Wu Zhongxing purely advocated conservative etiquette, and used this to oppose reforms and criticize the New Deal.
After all, the reforms benefited the big landowners and bureaucrats like him.
Of course, Wu Zhongxing didn’t feel that he had done anything wrong.
He felt that at present, hundreds of officials and even scholars are criticizing each other, and everyone is corrupting the rules and regulations, just because they despise etiquette and value profit. Even his mentor Zhang Juzheng did not hesitate to abolish etiquette and reform the system for the sake of power, so that the whole dynasty did not talk about justice and etiquette. There are pros and cons, so that national policies are all designed for profit.
"At present, harsh government is rampant and etiquette is abolished and moral principles are in chaos. The urgent task is to abolish the harsh government and rebuild ethical principles. The country must respect etiquette and the people must abide by ethics."
"First of all, to be a loser is to pass the exam. It is not the courtesy to the country's scholars but to cultivate the virtue of talents."
"Secondly, we should reinstate the regulations on preferential treatment and exemption, so as not to interfere with the ancestral system of raising scholars for profit."
"Finally, we should abandon the policy of excessive military force, adhere to the ancestral system of not conquering the Japanese country, and withdraw the officers and soldiers stationed in Japan to save money. In this way, the country will not be deprived of food and unable to defend the nine countries by restoring the system of preferential and exempt military personnel. side."
Wu Zhongxing was in the academy at this time, and put forward his own views on the hotly debated topic among the people today: whether the New Deal should be abolished entirely or only part of it.
Since the death of Zhang Juzheng, local bureaucrats have taken the initiative to relax supervision, which has made the practice of discussing politics through lectures popular again, rather than just giving lectures.
Of course, this in itself is difficult to contain.
Because there was no recording equipment in this era, these people would not leave their discussions on paper, and it was difficult for factory guards to keep an eye on a group of scholars and exiled officials who had no specific threats every day.
Therefore, Wu Zhongxing and others can continue to criticize current affairs.
"You may not know it yet, but this autumn, under the Imperial Academy, your Majesty has planned to set up a pavilion for Jiangling in the Hanlin Academy, and has invited Zhang Puzhou to make him worthy of enjoying the Imperial Ancestral Temple!"
At this time, scholar Qin Hongzhi started talking to Wu Zhongxing.
Wu Zhongxing immediately darkened his face: "I already know! Puzhou is a villain. As for your majesty, you should be humble. How could you personally speak for the traitor who violated the etiquette and power? He must have been instigated by the remnants of the Zhang Party in the DPRK, and You deceive the emperor without knowing the roots!"
"However, Xingming Academy should be abolished. The emperor, who was instigated by the remnants of the Zhang Party in the inner court, actually established his own academy. Who is the emperor's disciple?"
"Isn't it deliberately trying to make the emperor form a secret party, so that the emperor cannot uphold justice?"
"This is undoubtedly chaos!"
Wu Zhongxing said.
"Why do you even have to abolish this?"
"I don't agree with what you said, sir!"
Ye Xianggao, a taxi who also came to Jizhou to listen to the lecture, stood up at this time and replied:
"As far as I know, His Majesty established Xingming Academy to adopt the orphans of fallen soldiers, teach them knowledge, and make them successful, so that the soldiers on the front line who fight against the enemy will have less worries! Without this academy, would the orphans of soldiers really have to do this? Do you want to sit back and watch him become a refugee and be devoured?!"
"In my opinion, Your Majesty's establishment of an academy is beneficial to the long-term good governance of the country and is also a benevolent government that cares about the soldiers. Why do you think that the emperor cannot establish his own academy?"
As Ye Xianggao said this, he questioned: "As for the emperor's disciples, do they have to pass the Jinshi examination to be the emperor's disciples?"
"Who are you, and what qualifications do you have to question sir's words?!"
At this time, Tan Hongzhi stood up, looked at Ye Xianggao and asked.
"Yes, what qualifications do you have?!"
Many scholars present questioned Ye Xianggao.
Wu Zhongxing also changed his expression at this time, coughed a few times, and then asked: "The orphans of soldiers have their own plans to have their own officials to care for them. The emperor personally set up an academy to train them. What is the difference between training and training sycophants?"
“It’s better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish!”
"The late student is a child of the military. Because his ancestors were military households, he was granted military land, so that he could cultivate and educate the family, and today he can serve as an eunuch for generations. It can be said that without the dynasty, there is no family. From the perspective of national justice, it is really difficult for the late student to I agree with Mr. Gou’s point of view and say that adopting orphans is cultivating sycophancy. This is undoubtedly denying all military orphans!”
After Ye Xianggao said this, he handed over to Wu Zhongxing: "Farewell!"
Ye Xianggao left here as he spoke.
Ye Xianggao is only in his twenties now, so he is in his prime of life and has not yet reached the point where he has lost his spirit due to the dull and conservative political situation in history.
In addition, he was indeed born in a military household in the Fujian Fuqing Guards Station. He was born during the Japanese Rebellion and relied on Qi Jiguang to quell the Japanese Rebellion before he could return to his hometown. He mentioned this in his personal notes, which shows that his parents often told him , so that he was quite impressed by this matter, and because of this, he is not so conventional now, he is upright and energetic, and dares to speak out.
Just like in history, when he first joined the cabinet, he was able to support Xu Minshi's work in Jiangnan, where officials and gentry were all paid as one. He was not that old-fashioned, and he was willing to accept the new system based on national interests.
And now he left here angrily.
Li Tingji, a fellow countryman who came with him, caught up with him and said, "Why are you angry? Mr. Fu'an is also worried that people who come from the emperor's own academy may be more valued and affect other gentry children."
"After Zhonglie died in battle, shouldn't he be taken more seriously?"
"Just like important ministers will be valued when they enter the Imperial Academy due to their kindness."
Ye Xianggao spoke.
"Sir, you don't need to pay attention to him. We are waiting for the imperial court to reinstate you as an official, so that we can bring order to the chaos."
"Such an act will remind those who served as officials in the same dynasty when he returns next year that they don't have to let others down. They still only speak for their military sons and don't know that they are already among the scholars."
At this time, Tan Hongzhi also spoke to Wu Zhongxing.
Wu Zhongxing only glanced at Ye Xianggao, and then asked Tan Hongzhi: "Has there been any news from the court?"
Wu Zhongxing is still more concerned about when he will be resurrected.
As soon as Wu Zhongxing finished asking, suddenly, a scholar stood up and shouted: "Jinyiwei!"
Qin Hongzhi subconsciously asked Wu Zhongxing: "Did the Jin Yiwei come to announce Mr. Fu's will?"
Wu Zhongxing also stood up excitedly.
Suddenly, a large group of Jin Yiwei rushed into the academy.
"There is a purpose! Wuzhong bribed court officials, formed secret gangs, and planned to harm the country. He will be arrested and sent to Beijing immediately!"
