Zhu Yijun walked out of the back door of Wenhua Hall, shook his sleeves, handed two pieces of paper to Feng Bao, and said: "Feng Daban, I give you two errands to build these two things. One will take you one night." Use, one piece will be used tomorrow.”
Feng Bao took the two pieces of paper and looked at them. They were drawn by His Majesty while he was having a banquet in the Wenhua Hall. The lines were extremely neat, and the scales and details of the parts were also marked, as well as instructions for use. One drawing read: A pen, a drawing, and a bunch of knives.
The pen is required to be slender and the knife is required to be sharp.
"I report to the Empress Dowager Ming that I personally went to the Military War Bureau to build two things. Your Majesty has ordered me to do so, and I will be utterly devastated!" Feng Bao took the two drawings, suddenly knelt on the ground, and greeted them solemnly.
The reason why Feng Bao suddenly gave such a great gift was because His Majesty had asked him to do things for the first time since the assassination of the king. This was a kind of trust. Being able to do things for His Majesty meant that his position as a great leader could continue to be maintained.
The emperor is young, but he will eventually grow up.
Since the assassination of the king, His Majesty the Emperor first took advantage of Empress Dowager Li's doubts about Feng Bao to take away the power of the eunuch of Qianqing Palace from him; and then used Zhang Hong's disguise to eliminate the suspicion of Wang Zhanglong biting him; now He also skillfully conducted a series of exchanges with the foreign court, forcing Zhang Juzheng to stand on the opposite side of the civil servants.
In Feng Bao's view, the most important thing in this round of interest exchange is to force Zhang Juzheng to do something outrageous. Even if Zhang Juzheng has no reverence and wants to be as disrespectful as Gao Gong, he still has to consider whether he can do it. .
The dissolution of the Guiyuan was a matter that violated the six core virtues of Confucianism and was related to Tianhe, but it was led by Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Juzheng was so infamous that he had to rely more on imperial power to do things.
Feng Bao thinks so.
However, Zhu Yijun believed that the Jiecu Institute itself was the biggest gain from this case. After all, the Jiecu Institute could vigorously promote the medical progress of the Ming Dynasty.
Jieguyuan will definitely attract countless voices of doubt. The world is declining, people's hearts are not ancient, rituals and music have collapsed. Words such as these are constantly heard. Opposition memorials will float like snowflakes in front of his imperial case.
Just leave it all to Zhang Juzheng. If he can't suppress even this wave of opposition, what else can he do?
"Zhang Hong." Zhu Yijun asked Feng Bao to stand up, then turned to the eunuch standing on the right and said.
"I'm here." Zhang Hong, who was already bending down, took two steps forward and whispered in a low voice.
Zhu Yijun smiled frankly and said: "You should learn more from Feng Daban. You see, Feng Daban was in the court today. He angrily rebuked Ge Shouli's words, quoted scriptures and made Ge Shouli speechless. This is The benefits of reading are that you must read more books in the future.”
"These academic officials are sharp-tongued, so we must defeat them in the field they are best at!"
"I obey the decree."
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!" Feng Bao's face beamed with joy. Your Majesty praised him twice for saying well. This is a great affirmation.
Empress Dowager Li no longer trusts him as much as before because of the assassination of the king, and her majesty also gave him many admonitions. If this continues, can he continue to sit in the position of Daxun?
In the afternoon, Zhu Yijun arrived at the martial arts studio on time and started practicing martial arts. He was still stretching his muscles, standing still, and screaming.
After the stance, Zhu Yijun always felt that his hamstrings kept twitching. After the imperial doctor Chen Shigong took his pulse, it was not a big deal, mainly because the emperor was a little fat.
This is related to the diet of Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli liked sweets and did not like exercise. At the age of ten, he weighed about 100 kilograms. This standing position was naturally harder than others.
Chen Shigong suggested increasing lean meat, reducing sweets intake, losing weight and gaining muscle, keeping your mouth shut, and stretching your legs.
Zhu Yijun told Chen Shigong about the hospital. When the Ming Dynasty surgeon heard about it, he was surprised and happy.
He was admitted to Taiyuan Hospital just to improve his medical skills. After three years in Taiyuan Hospital, he read through all the books in Taiyuan Hospital. His goal has been achieved. He is ready to resign from Taiyuan Hospital like Li Shizhen and travel around the world to improve his medical skills in diagnosis and treatment. .
At this moment, His Majesty gave him another choice.
What was surprising was the cruelty of the little emperor, who was a living person.
Fortunately, the Little Emperor provides another way for medical progress.
Chen Shigong quickly convinced himself that under the imperial system, Wang Zhanglong dared to assassinate the king and Chen Hong, as the emperor's domestic slave, dared to betray his master. These were all heinous crimes that violated ethics. Are they still human?
Since he is not a human being, just think of the criminal as an animal.
Wouldn't it be a waste to give such good material to the executioner Ling Chi?
"Your Majesty, why don't you stop watching the execution?" Chen Shigong made his small request. The emperor's imprisonment really frightened him, and the bloody scene might scare the little emperor.
Zhu Yijun shook his head and said, "If I have time, I will go over and take a look."
Zhu Yijun was practicing hard, and Queen Mother Li also listened to Feng Bao's memorial and said with a smile: "Your Majesty praised you, so as a reward, you can spend fifty taels of silver in your own money."
Empress Dowager Li took a stick from the hand of the palace maid. The scarlet stick had a gold hoop on the top. One stick could be used to withdraw fifty taels of silver from the internal coffers.
"Thank you, Queen Mother, for the gift." Feng Bao said happily.
The emperor did not control money and food, and there was no financial reward, but Empress Dowager Li's reward still made Feng Bao overjoyed.
The most important thing is that with this reward, everyone in the palace knows that Feng Bao is still deeply trusted by the Queen Mother and Her Majesty. This is the key. With power and some gold and silver, it is not easy. ?
Feng Bao's report to the Queen Mother and the court discussion mainly focused on scolding Ge Shouli. To please the Queen Mother was a compulsory course for Feng Bao;
As for the exchange of interests between the young emperor and Zhang Juzheng after the banquet, Feng Bao's report mainly focused on attacking the Jin Party ministers for usurping imperial power and the bitterness behind settling the matter;
As for the Jiegeyuan, which was angry and resentful, and abandoned by both humans and gods, Feng Bao interpreted it as Zhang Juzheng's declaration that he would not join forces with the Jin Party, or that he would not join forces with ministers to limit imperial power like Gao Gong did.
"Can't we continue?" Queen Mother Li said slightly unwillingly.
Although Zhang Juzheng did something that was outrageous and resentful, he chose to stand completely on the emperor's side, which made people breathe a long sigh of relief.
Zhang Juzheng is a bit more powerful than Gao Gong. If Zhang Juzheng also learns from Gao Gong, how will an orphan and a widowed mother be able to dominate the world?
But these lawless ministers were not punished, which really made Queen Mother Li feel choked.
Feng Bao also said helplessly: "Yuanfu does things in a measured way. Everything he thinks about is the Ming Dynasty and His Majesty. Yuan Fu does not want the Ming Dynasty to be in tatters and riddled with holes when His Majesty takes over the country."
"The Ming Dynasty cannot withstand the torment, and Gao Gong has wasted the late emperor's trust." Empress Dowager Li's attitude towards Gao Gong was complicated.
Gao Gong, the Yuanfu who assisted her husband, was still somewhat submissive when her husband was alive. After her husband became famous, she used the Jin Party and its members all over the government and the public to restrict the emperor from reviewing memorials. This was something she would never allow. thing.
No matter what the truth is at this point in this case, it can only be that Chen Hong, an eunuch, believed in the handwriting and thought that he had colluded with Gao Gong, the former chief minister who had lost power. He was dissatisfied with the loss of power and committed a heinous case.
At least in terms of the nature of the imperial court, this must be the case.
Zhang Juzheng has already stated that he wants to put things to rest. If Empress Dowager Li insists on doing so, she will completely push the new chief assistant Zhang Juzheng to the Jin Party.
The Jin Party did a lot to win over Zhang Juzheng, and even Empress Dowager Li heard about it in the palace.
Empress Dowager Li was still very satisfied with Zhang Juzheng's attitude. He wanted both fame and power. That was Wang Mang. He only wanted power but not fame, which was just right.
Letting go of the pursuit of Gao Gong in exchange for Zhang Juzheng's contribution, and exchanging political interests for political interests, were skills that Empress Dowager Li learned stumbled upon after the late Emperor's rise to prominence.
"Your Majesty, are you tired?" Empress Dowager Li looked at Zhu Yijun limping. Yesterday he was still limping three times, but today he was already limping.
It's not bad to practice some martial arts. In this precarious and declining situation, having the ability to protect oneself is just one point.
Zhu Yijun shook his head, blinked his big eyes and said, "I'm just a little tired, but Dr. Chen said that the child has to move a little. Children who are more active will grow taller."
Empress Dowager Li waved her hand and signaled Feng Bao to step down. She accepted the exchange of benefits. She did not want the emperor to inherit a Ming Dynasty that was riddled with holes when he took charge.
Feng Bao did not fool the little emperor and reported the details of the Wenhua Palace to the Queen Mother. Feng Bao went to the war station. He wanted to keep an eye on what His Majesty wanted in person.
"What did the emperor read today?" Empress Dowager Li asked about her homework. Yesterday, Zhang Juzheng praised Zhu Yijun for his good study. Today, there was no praise, which made Empress Dowager Li a little confused.
"I learned the allusion of cutting a chicken with an ox's knife." Zhu Yijun knew that Queen Mother Li had to take a school test. Queen Mother Li was the first person in charge of the little emperor's education. After an hour of the banquet, there was a lot of content, so Zhu Yijun picked a section to tell.
"When Confucius arrived at Wucheng in Yanzhou, he could hear the sound of music and singing wherever he went. At that time, the lord of the county in Wucheng was Ziyou, a disciple of Confucius. When Confucius saw Ziyou, he smiled and said: Wucheng is In a small town, why should we use the avenue of ritual and music? Isn’t it like cutting a chicken with an ox’s knife?”
"Ziyou didn't know that Confucius wanted to teach his disciples through him. Ziyou said: A gentleman will love others when he learns the Tao, and a villain will learn the Tao easily. It means: Master advocates teaching without distinction. Although Wucheng is small today, Ziyou studied under the sage and did not dare to despise the common people of Wucheng and not teach the people of Wucheng the rituals and music."
"Confucius then said to all his disciples: Yan Zhiyan is right. The preface is the ear of play. That is to say: Ziyou's words are right, and what I said before is a joke."
Only then did Queen Mother Li know that the allusion of cutting a chicken with an ox's knife came from this. She continued to ask: "What does Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang mean?"
Zhu Yijun said quite accurately: "Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang said: Emperor Zhaolie of the Shu Han Dynasty left an edict: Do not do evil because it is small, do not do good because it is small, only be virtuous and virtuous, and be able to obey others."
"Don't do any evil deeds, no matter how small. Small evils accumulate and turn into great evils; do good deeds no matter how small they are. Small good deeds accumulate and turn into great good deeds."
"What do you think, the emperor?" Empress Dowager Li couldn't help but nodded. Zhang Juzheng was really teaching the emperor to study carefully.
Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang is right."
"Ah? Haha." Empress Dowager Li covered her mouth and chuckled. Zhu Yijun's answer was really reasonable, unexpected, and made people smile.
Zhang Juzheng was born as a serious academic scholar, so his knowledge was of course no problem. He was afraid that some ministers, who were full of knowledge and had studied all their lives, would tell lies with open eyes, confuse right and wrong, and confuse right and wrong.
Zhu Yijun then replied seriously: "The child asked Yuan Fu: Does a gentleman only refer to the king? Yuan Fu replied: A gentleman is a person who governs people. It refers to the person who governs the country, not just the monarch."
"The boy asked again: Does that mean that a gentleman does evil, a small evil becomes a great evil, and a small good becomes a great good? Yuan Fu replied: Yes."
"My child explains this sentence: A gentleman is the one who governs others. If a gentleman does evil, the country will be greatly evil; if a gentleman does good, the country will be good. This means: A gentleman learns the Tao and loves others."
"Yuanfu was silent for a long time and said: When the time comes to meet the emperor, I should do my best to assist him, carry forward the ancestral legacy, and uphold the banner to wipe out the evil forces."
When Queen Mother Li heard this, her eyes lit up and she said with a smile: "Okay, okay, my son is very talented. In the past, all those ministers were reasonable, but they all confused my son."
If a child does not study well, it is because the teacher does not teach well. Empress Dowager Li's logic is very smooth for Zhu Yijun. When a ten-year-old child is studying, it is strange that he can understand a sentence after being interpreted by several teachers. , even Zhang Juzheng was confused, let alone the ten-year-old emperor?
Empress Dowager Li tested a few more sentences, and Zhu Yijun explained them again according to the narrative structure of the classics, Zhang Juzheng's annotations, his own annotations, and Zhang Juzheng's evaluation.
The attendant also organized the records of today's sutra banquet in the palace and presented them to Queen Mother Li.
After Empress Dowager Li took the exam, she couldn't help but nod her head. Although the child was practicing martial arts and was a little distracted from his real job, he had not failed in his homework after all.
The most important thing is that Zhu Yijun's study was affirmed and recognized by the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yijun was very lucky that Empress Dowager Li agreed to settle the matter. Zhu Yijun had already prepared some words to persuade Empress Dowager Li, but Empress Dowager Li did not insist on taking anyone away, which made Zhu Yijun relieved.
It is important to deal with the Jin Party that is deeply rooted in the DPRK.
