After Zhu Yijun questioned Zhao Nanxing like this, the clanging bells began to appear clearly in the hall.
In the hall, it seemed that only the sound of bells could be heard for a moment, and in addition, a few wisps of gauze-like smoke rising from the incense burner slowly floated towards the gilded top.
only. Suddenly, after Zhu Yijun asked this question, the sound of crying suddenly started! He couldn't help but look down at Zhao Nanxing on the ground again.
"Your Majesty's words make me so embarrassed!" Zhao Nanxing yelled with his mouth flat at this time, and he started sobbing non-stop.
"I don't blame you."
"Because I know that you are also influenced by the old etiquette and have neglected to treat Han people as human beings."
"Not only have you ignored the common people below, but you have also ignored Zhang Jingxiu, who is also a scholar, and you have even ignored the king you keep claiming to be."
"You only act with loyalty to the king based on your thoughts, but you unknowingly do the most unfair thing."
"Zhao Nanxing, do you still think that you are fair and good at handling affairs?" Zhu Yijun asked about Zhao Nanxing.
Zhao Nanxing stopped crying and said dejectedly: "Yes, Chenhu is painted!"
"It would be better if you even asked Zhang Jingxiu if he would like to be arranged like this. It shows that you at least respect the gentleman." Zhu Yijun said: "Pass it to Zhang Jingxiu." Not long after, Zhang Jingxiu came in and saluted Zhu Yijun. , and glanced at Zhao Nanxing with a complicated expression.
Zhao Nanxing did not raise his head and just closed his eyes. Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Jingxiu at this time and said: "You have heard it, no matter how upright you are, the scholars will still be wary of you, or despise you, even if they want to give you an official position because they are afraid of your revenge. I won't treat you as one of my own, I will just let you idle, lock you up with high-level officials for huge profits, and treat you like a villain!" Zhao Nanxing opened his mouth to say something, but couldn't say anything for a moment.
At this time. Zhu Yijun continued: "Even if they admit that you are a gentleman, and the more upright you are, the more comfortable they are in letting you continue to suffer injustice; because in their eyes, you are guilty of original sin, and they are still afraid that if you take power, you will We will still settle their old scores." After Zhu Yijun said this, Zhao Nanxing on the side had no choice but to cry and kowtow and said: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong! I should not only think about the entire Shilin and whether the entire court is peaceful. And ignore the justice that should be upheld!”
"What your Majesty is saying is that Zhao Bulang himself actually told me that the good thing about the new etiquette is that he treats the people as innocent people and truly practices benevolence. But when he started doing it himself, he forgot to treat his subjects as innocent people. I just wanted to avoid the possibility of party strife and retaliation, and arbitrarily cut off my opportunity to serve the country!"
"It can be said that what you say is a gentleman's talk, but what you do is an independent act."
"On the contrary, Your Majesty cares more about my feelings and whether I can do some practical things for the people of the country. I am also more willing to believe that I will not act like a villain because of what happened in the past." Zhang Jingxiu choked up as he spoke, and He couldn't help but bow to Zhu Yijun and kowtow, "I am lucky to have a holy king in my dynasty, so that I and my family will not be wronged!" Zhu Yijun looked at Zhao Nanxing: "Have I ever caused you to be wronged? "
"Your Majesty treats his ministers with kindness and consideration. Therefore, although there are words of criticism, he does not mean to humiliate him. Therefore, if he invites him to the imperial court to question him instead of directly going to jail to question him, he is also treating his ministers with contempt. As an innocent man, I have no intention of despising or harming you, but I just hope to save my minister and make him change his ways."
"Your Majesty, you only use the right way to treat your ministers, but the minister uses the evil way of not believing in the gentleman but bullying the gentleman!"
"I am not aggrieved, but Your Majesty is aggrieved, and the gentleman Zhang Siwen is aggrieved!"
"I'm sorry for your majesty, I'm sorry for the gentleman, I'm unworthy of my duty!" Zhao Nanxing burst into tears after returning. Zhu Yijun said: "Don't cry! I know that you are afraid that because he is the son of your husband, and I value your husband, he will easily become a close friend, right?"
"Yes!" Zhao Nanxing didn't want to hide anything from the emperor.
"But Zhang Jingxiu is a gentleman. Is this what you said?" Zhu Yijun asked again. Zhao Nanxing replied again: "He is a gentleman!" Zhu Yijun said: "Since he is a gentleman, why are you afraid that he will become a minister of recent luck? Shouldn't you be glad that a gentleman is a recent minister of luck, which will help the emperor to maintain integrity?!" Zhao Nanxing replied again: "He is a gentleman!" Nan Xing was stunned after hearing this.
"It seems to make sense! Why haven't I thought about it this way?" Then, Zhao Nanxing suddenly realized and raised his hands: "Your Majesty, you are wise!"
"I believe that your Zhao Nanxing has a good heart, so I also believe that what you said is the truth. Zhang Jingxiu is indeed a gentleman."
"And I have always been respectful to the people of the world, not just to benefit them, but to enable them to realize their ambitions, so I have to reject your memorial."
"I intend to appoint Zhang Jingxiu as a close minister, and ask him to use his father's influence to appoint Tongzhi, the commander of Jinyiweidu, to take charge of Jinyiwei Nanzhen Fusi." After Zhu Yijun said this, he looked at Zhang Jingxiu: "Your Zhang family is a descendant of Jinyiwei. Jin Yiwei officer is not abusing the name of Jin Yiwei, but I still give you a chance to refuse. Do you want to be a civil servant or a close minister?" Zhang Jingxiu hurriedly bowed and said: "I thank your Majesty for your envoy's repayment of the emperor's kindness. Given the opportunity, I am willing to be a close minister, not to hold the power of the court, but to investigate adultery for His Majesty!" Zhu Yijun looked at Zhao Nanxing again: "Zhao Nanxing, do you think I am sensible in doing this?"
"Your Majesty's behavior is naturally wise and he is more kind to the people of the world than I am!" Zhao Nanxing replied sincerely.
"Deliver the edict to serve the imperial minister and prepare the edict according to my words." After Zhu Yijun said this, he gave instructions to Sun Bin, and then said: "Zhao Nanxing, the doctor of the examination department, has retired, and Zhang Jingxiu has stayed!" Zhao Nanxing resigned first and left. Zhu Yijun is here.
But after walking out of the hall, he couldn't help but look at the dim light of the sky with a sense of loss. For a moment, he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of frustration.
He originally thought that he was a great talent that led to the kings of Yao and Shun. In terms of ambition and morality, he was not comparable to ordinary people. He just lacked the opportunity to display in front of the emperor. When he came to this world, he was supposed to stand upright, but unexpectedly, he finally reached the position of the emperor and the queen. , was refuted by the emperor as an individual without perfect skin!
It seems that in the eyes of the emperor, he is just a pig and a mangy dog, neither upright nor polite. Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Jingxiu at this moment and laughed: "You really seem to be the exact same mold as Mr. You, but much younger. I just don't know if his aspirations are the same."
"I dare not forget my late father's ambition." Zhang Jingxiu replied quickly. Zhu Yijun nodded: "That's good!" Then, Zhu Yijun asked again: "Did you see a lot of things on the way to Beijing?"
"Your Majesty, yes!"
"I am anxious to see Your Majesty because I have seen a lot." Zhang Jingxiu replied. Zhu Yijun said: "In these years, I have allowed you to use Ding You's time to learn martial arts from He Xinyin and learn from Li Zhi the daily life of the people. Now I believe that you have indeed seen many things that my subordinates would not report to me. Tell me, there are some things that make people angry."
"It's just as Your Majesty expected."
"It's really a matter of anger."
"Although the imperial edict strictly prohibited the Qing army from hooking up with the Qing army, there were still people in the local area who hooked up with the Qing army. Many civilians were hooked up as regular servants without any reason, and their property and fields were taken away. Those who argued the slightest bit were tortured and slandered! "
"There are Shuntian Fuyuan and Jinyiwei who are not doing their job and sit back and watch this kind of phenomenon happen."
"Moreover, although Wang Jian, the governor of Fengyang, started to prevent this matter after the imperial edict was issued, he had also secretly condoned the matter before that, and the local Jinyi guards did not report it."
"It seems that the life and death of the people have nothing to do with them, but they care more about whether their colleagues at home and abroad can be harmonious with each other, and whether your majesty is more willing to hear the good news of peace and prosperity in the world. After I came to Beijing, Zhao Bulang also intended to make peace with me." Zhang Jingxiu replied.
