As for Emperor Wanli not recognizing these things, the reason why he can be sure that these objects are good things is very simple. He is the emperor, and all the things he uses are of the highest quality, so he naturally has the ability to identify these objects.
Legend has it that after liberation, the country recovered a large number of cultural relics that had been lost from the Forbidden City. After appraisal by a group of experts, they were determined to be genuine. Then the experts invited Puyi to tell him which things belonged to which palace, so that they could keep records.
But after Puyi arrived at the scene, he pointed out a large number of fakes without hesitation! The angry expert asked him under what conditions he was sure these things were fakes?
Puyi replied: "I don't know what fakes are, I just think these things are different from what I used before!"! Therefore, it is normal for Emperor Wanli to have some basic identification skills!
In fact, in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, due to the continuous accumulation of social wealth, the trend of extravagance has become bigger and bigger! High-ranking families and wealthy businessmen hold courtesans, raise thin horses, play literary games, and spend huge sums of money without even frowning!
Not to mention anything else, just saying that when Zhang Ju was returning to his hometown to guard the system, the sedan he took was a large sedan carried by 36 people. It had a study, a bedroom, and even a bathroom!
On the way, an official invited him to a meal. There were more than a hundred dishes in the meal, but Zhang Juzheng actually left a sentence, "There is no place for cutting chopsticks!"!
This shows how powerful the impetuous and extravagant style was at that time! Therefore, it is not easy for the powerful Zhang Juzheng to get some better items in his home than those in the palace! After all, Zhang Juzheng is the real person in charge of the court. As for the emperor, in the eyes of the officials, he is just a decoration!
After Emperor Wanli and Zhang Jingxiu sat down as guests and hosts, a maid brought tea. Emperor Wanli felt unhappy again when he smelled the fragrance of tea! Because this is another thing he doesn’t have!
However, he still suppressed his anger and started talking and laughing with Zhang Jingxiu. But his desire to see other places in Zhang Juzheng's mansion became even stronger! But as a guest, even if he is the emperor, he cannot wander around the host's house. This is completely inconsistent with the etiquette of the Ming Dynasty.
Just as he was thinking of an idea, his bodyguard walked into the hall to report the situation. As an emperor, his safety is the top priority! According to requirements, when the emperor visits a minister's home, the imperial guards must search the entire house. In the homes of some high-ranking ministers who cannot be fully searched, these guards must also take over all the responsibilities of guarding the courtyard, at least to surround the entire hall with water!
Emperor Wanli estimated that the guards had come up to inform Zhang Jia that manpower had been deployed around the hall, so he had an idea and said directly to the guards: "This is my master's house, and those rules don't apply here! Feel free to take a look around. That’s it.”
The guards were indeed here to report the situation to Zhang Jia, but they were a little confused after hearing Emperor Wanli's words! But there is no fool who can be carefully selected by Emperor Wanli, Zhang Jia and others! He immediately agreed and said to Zhang Jingxiu: "Master Zhang, I'm afraid I have to ask you to arrange a butler to accompany me around the neighborhood!"
Zhang Jingxiu had no doubt that he was there and immediately called the housekeeper to accompany the guards down. Emperor Wanli then calmed down and started joking with him. The two of them even talked about some Confucian matters, and the two of them even talked about something quite speculative!
While the two people were talking, Zhang Juzheng had already rushed back. As soon as he entered the hall, Emperor Wanli and his two men immediately stood up to greet him. After Zhang Juzheng saluted Emperor Wanli, the two of them were naturally polite. Finally, Zhang Juzheng said, "Your Majesty, what are you doing here this time?"
As a result, when the event of Emperor Wanli came, he was a little timid, but he finally plucked up the courage and said, "I have some things I want to discuss with you, sir."
Zhang Juzheng quickly went over his possible requests in his mind and said: "Then please invite your Majesty's entourage to serve tea in the study."
After speaking, Zhang Juzheng led the way, and Emperor Wanli followed him. When they entered the study, they waved away the people waiting on them, leaving only the master and the apprentice in the study.
Zhang Jingxiu and others waited outside for about a quarter of an hour. The door of the study room reopened, and Emperor Wanli walked out dejectedly. But he still forced himself to bid farewell to Zhang Juzheng. It can be seen that although Zhang Juzheng refused certain requests, he did not hurt Emperor Wanli's face.
After Zhang Juzheng and his son saw off Emperor Wanli, Zhang Jingxiu said, "Father, does your Majesty come to you this time for something important?"
Zhang Juzheng looked up at the door and said, "Your Majesty wants to discuss with me that his personal eunuch Li Song will take over as the royal horse supervisor."
Compared with Zhang Juzheng, Zhang Jingxiu's political literacy was much lower. He subconsciously said: "Is it worth your Majesty's personal trip to do just such a thing?"
Hearing this, Zhang Juzheng withdrew his gaze and glared at him hatefully, which made Zhang Jingxiu feel a little nervous! Because his father has always been strict, even to their brothers. However, Zhang Juzheng still explained: "How can this be said to be a trivial matter? It is related to the balance in the palace!"
Zhang Jingxiu said: "Then it seems that father has not agreed to His Majesty's request?"
Zhang Juzheng sighed and said: "My father cannot agree to this matter. Not long ago, Feng Bao sent a secret letter to my father explaining this matter. Feng Bao said that he did not want to give up the Royal Horse Prison. To be precise, he did not want to give up. Thirty thousand pure troops!”
Zhang Jingxiu said in confusion: "Father, it doesn't matter if those 30,000 pure troops are given to His Majesty. They are now just a group of ordinary people doing chores and are completely useless. How can this affect the balance of government affairs?" ?”
Zhang Juzheng said: "These 30,000 pure troops are just 30,000 ordinary handymen in Feng Bao's hands. But that may not be the case if the owner changes!'
He did not say the following words, because the following words were a bit disrespectful and needed to be understood by his son.
In Zhang Juzheng's view, Emperor Wanli is now very different from before! Since he had Liu Haojia under his command, the most obvious thing is that he has enough money in his hands!
In the past two years, the palace has given very generous New Year rewards to the troops in the capital, which has made everyone in the army happy and their loyalty to the royal family has increased a lot! Even some civil servants who were rewarded praised Emperor Wanli highly!
But it would be okay if Emperor Wanli only had money, but Liu Haojia had a good ability in training soldiers! Zhang Juzheng clearly knew what Liu Haojia had done with the hundreds of military policemen under his command!
Now Liu Haojia's military police have expanded to more than 600 people. In addition to collecting money, these military police now receive training. With the support of sufficient supplies, these military police quickly changed their appearance!
