Zhu Yijun looked at the words on the table. It was a summary of the Analects of Confucius. He said in a serious and concise manner: "It says: If you remain poor and humble, you will be flattered; if you are rich and honorable, you will be arrogant; etiquette will collapse; and happiness will be ruined. .”
Zhang Juzheng has been thinking about how to refute His Majesty. Before refuting, he needs to find the answers to two questions.
He had no way of knowing how he could not kneel when he had no food, no clothing to cover his body, and gravel hurt his feet.
He also has no way of knowing how wealthy people can pursue morality when they regard people as objects and cannot even abide by the law, because the law is only the bottom line of morality.
He couldn't know the answers to these two questions, so he couldn't refute His Majesty's question. Could it be that he answered Your Majesty dryly, living in poverty and turning to Taoism, and being rich and courteous?
Isn't that fooling children?
After thinking about this, four big words suddenly flashed before my eyes: Kill the rich and give to the poor!
Confucianism is a doctrine that emphasizes the order of superiority and inferiority. As soon as these four words appeared, Zhang Juzheng broke into a cold sweat on his back. He quickly smashed these four words into pieces and told himself: The saint must be right!
Soon, another question emerged in Zhang Juzheng's mind, is the saint definitely right?
Zhang Juzheng, who had been studying for forty-eight years, had cracks in his rock-solid ideological seal.
Once the seeds are planted, they will take root, sprout, and bear fruit.
"Your Majesty, why don't you read the "Emperor's Illustrations"?" Zhang Juzheng decided to change the topic and said quite sincerely. These stories were all compiled by him. He was very confident that he could answer your Majesty's doubts instead of letting your Majesty keep doing this. Go ahead and deviate!
To protect the three cardinal principles and five constant principles in your majesty’s heart, Zhang Juzhi is bound to be righteous!
"Okay." Zhu Yijun picked up the Emperor Jiantu, flipped it and said, "Then let's talk about the fact that Song Renzong valued grain but despised pearls and jade."
Zhang Juzheng felt a little regretful after hearing this. It is better to talk about the Analects of Confucius. The Analects of Confucius is just principles.
As soon as this story about precious grains and cheap pearls and jade is told, His Majesty will definitely propose a marriage to farm mulberry trees. This is practice.
Zhang Juzheng said quite solemnly: "During the Renzong period of the Northern Song Dynasty, there were good pearls in the palace. Large and round shapes were considered beautiful. There were many buyers in the palace. As a result, the price of pearls in Bianliang City, the capital at that time, soared. Concubine Zhang wore pearl jewelry. Renzong She hid her face and refused to look at it, saying: "The pearls and jade are all white, it's almost an ominous appearance. Why is there no taboo?" After hearing this, Concubine Zhang quickly took off her jewelry, and Renzong was just happy."
"The emperor does not like pearls and jade, so the palace no longer buys them, and the price of pearls and jade falls accordingly."
The reason why Song Renzong is Renzong is not only that he is not fond of luxury, but also that he will not embarrass the palace people with his dignity as the emperor. Song Renzong is an out-and-out good man. He also wants to do things, but he does not have a son. Constrained, no matter what you do, you can't do your best.
"What about Song Renzong's appreciation of grains?" Zhu Yijun sat upright and asked about another allusion to Renzong.
Zhang Juzheng bowed his head and said: "During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, he paid attention to mulberry farming. When he came to the back garden, he found an open space, so he planted wheat and built a small pavilion called Baoqi Hall. One stem of wheat has double ears, so it is named Baoqi Hall. "Yue Qi, every harvest season, Renzong would personally go to Baoqi Hall to check, and he would personally cut the first bunch of wheat and shell it."
Zhu Yijun smiled and asked: "Then, Mr. Yuan Fu, Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, is he worthy of the word benevolence?"
Zhang Juzheng replied: "Song Renzong said: Treasures such as pearls and jade cannot be eaten when hungry and cannot be worn when cold, but a small thing is worth several thousand dollars. It is not advisable to waste the offerings of thousands of people just for temporary fun."
"Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty regarded the emperor as the supreme emperor. He personally visited farming and knew the hardships of farming. He often said to people: Among the scholars, farmers, industrialists and merchants, this farmer is probably the hardest worker. He plows in spring and works in summer, and works under the stars and moon. In the end, the court's taxes and gentry are the most difficult. The grain rent and local governance are based on selfish desires, and as a result, there is not even a full meal."
"Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty was respectful, thrifty, benevolent and forgiving, outstanding in modern times, so he can naturally be called benevolent."
Zhu Yijun then said: "I heard that Luo Gongchen, a fellow governor of Haiphong, has an auspicious thing, called potatoes, with an output of more than a thousand catties per mu. Although I am young, I never dare to forget the late emperor's instructions. If I want to imitate the old things, light pearls and jade are expensive. Grain, cut down the expenses of the Qianqing Palace, build the Baoqi Palace in Jingshan, and take care of farmers and mulberry trees, so as to consolidate the foundation of the country and bring peace to the Ming Dynasty."
"What do you think, Mr. Gensuke?"
Wansui Mountain and Jingshan were both imperial gardens and royal gardens of the emperor. In the early Ming Dynasty, they were mainly used to pile coal to prevent the remnants of the Yuan Dynasty from besieging the capital and leaving them without firewood, so they were also called Coal Mountain.
In Jingshan, there is the Shouhuang Hall, where you can climb mountains, enjoy flowers, have banquets, and shoot arrows. There is also the Guande Hall, the school grounds of the Ming Dynasty emperor, where you can test the emperor's archery.
Zhang Juzheng originally wanted to protect Feng Bao's position as the great king in the palace, and he also intended to agree. Now, His Majesty used two passages in the Emperor's Illustrations to talk about this matter, and said respectfully: "I think it is good, I have heard: 1 The famine in the evening leads to endless killings. In ancient times, the sage kings always put the encouragement of farmers as their first priority. However, they praised the prosperity of agriculture and the waste of agriculture. Your Majesty is wise."
Zhang Juzheng agreed. In the ancestral precepts of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Gao's farming was a spare ammunition. If anyone objected, he could use the ancestral method to suppress others.
One night of hunger, the beginning of endless killings, Zhang Juzheng specifically told the little emperor what he meant.
If the people can't even get a meal, they will gather in riots and endless killings will begin. Therefore, the ancient holy kings of all ages prioritized persuading farmers and mulberry trees, but they only sang a lot of exaggerated hymns. , farming gradually fell into disuse.
Zhu Yijun asked with some curiosity: "I heard from my mother that Saint Meng once denounced the agricultural disciples for working together with the common people. Why did Mr. Yuan Fu not give advice in such a bad way?"
Zhang Juzheng said quite accurately: "Mencius criticized the agricultural science that the monarch and the people farmed together because he was worried that the monarch would accept agricultural science and be too attached to agricultural affairs, which would lead to absurd government affairs."
"Mencius said: All the workers in the world cannot be cultivated and do nothing. That is to say, all the workers in the world have their own things to do. Of course, they cannot stop doing their own things just because of farming."
"A gentleman has something to do with government, and a common man has something to do to make a living, whether it is hard work or hard work, and the world is righteous."
"Mencius refutes agriculture, and refutes the common practice of farming between the king and the people. He does not refute marriage and farming, nor does he refute the importance of agriculture, nor does he refute benevolence and forgiveness."
"That's it." Zhu Yijun understood what Zhang Juzheng said. Zhang Juzheng is not the kind of person who holds the sage's book and follows every word as a code of conduct. He has his own views on the sage's book, or the operating logic of this world. perceptions and understanding.
In Zhang Juzheng's view, it was not a bad thing that the little emperor wanted to grow potatoes and sweet potatoes. The Ming emperors all had their own little hobbies. Farming was better than fighting crickets or cultivating immortality and refining elixirs.
Taizu Emperor Gao even farmed the land himself. If he had the ability, he would go to Emperor Gao and say: Emperor Gao, you are not doing the right thing!
Zhang Juzheng's meaning is: Anyway, the little emperor is not pro-government, and he is idle when he is idle. He cares about farming and mulberry trees, and can see the suffering of all people. When he is in power in the future, it will be better than being deceived.
"Then Lao Yuanfu will quell the criticism from the foreign court. Feng Daban, can you free up a few acres of land in Wansui Mountain today to build Baoqi Palace?" Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao.
Feng Bao's heart hanging in his throat completely fell back into his stomach. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, don't worry, it will be done tomorrow."
There are orchards planted under the Jingshan Mountain, called the Baiguoyuan. Feng Bao had people inspect it. The land was fertile, so he moved the fruit trees from the Baiguoyuan to other places. Jingshan was so big that it could accommodate the Ming Emperor to plant several acres of thin farmland to promote his empire. Benevolent government.
Zhu Yijun and Zhang Juzheng continued to talk about various things in "The Emperor's Illustrations". In the volume in his hand, every story has a full-color illustration, which is extremely well-made.
When the banquet was over, the scribes, attendants, and lecturers began to leave. After they were completely gone, Zhu Yijun did not stand up to greet him and end the banquet. Instead, he took out a memorial, which was Tan Lun's official memorial.
"Mr. Yuan Fu, let's not approve Tan Shangshu's memorial for becoming an official for the time being." Zhu Yijun talked about the affairs in the court. King Tan Lunka's list of promotions was refused to be approved even if he was promoted to an official position, while Zhu Yijun's The attitude was that Tan Lun was not allowed to become an official.
reason?
The reason is that he doesn't want to fall asleep and his head will be gone.
Zhang Juzheng hesitated for a moment and said: "This is the appointment and promotion of the officials in the capital. They are all ordered by the emperor. I should not say too much. Your Majesty is so young that I overstepped my bounds. I thought it was a bit funny to say that Tan Lun's corpse was sitting on a plain meal."
The appointment and dismissal of Beijing officials was a core part of imperial power. Even when Prince Zhu Biao of the Hongwu Dynasty supervised the country, Prince Zhu Gaochi of the Yongle Dynasty supervised the country, and Prince Xiang Zhu Zhangang supervised the country during the Xuande period, the appointment and removal of Beijing officials required Emperor Zhu's approval.
Zhang Juzheng should not have said anything about Tan Lun's appointment in front of the emperor, but the emperor asked him for his opinion. As the emperor's advisor and the only remaining minister of the auxiliary country, Zhang Juzheng still expressed his attitude.
Even if the emperor does not ask, Zhang Juzheng will clearly explain the reasons why the cabinet does not agree with Tan Lun's appointment in the draft of the memorial, and let Empress Dowager Li make the decision.
However, when drafting the vote, Zhang Juzheng would not just say that Tan Lun was not doing anything but a simple meal. Instead, he clearly stated the stakes and the exchange of interests in Wang Chonggu's promotion of the general list. If he did not write clearly, he was afraid that Empress Dowager Li would not see it. Understand the key.
Zhang Juzheng was unwilling to explain in detail the filthiness of the adult world to ten-year-old Zhu Yijun.
But no matter how Zhang Juzheng looked at it, he felt that the little emperor seemed to understand what was going on.
Zhu Yijun really understood that the matter was not complicated. Tan Lun rebelled against the Jin Party, the Jin Party liquidated Tan Lun, and Zhang Juzheng wanted to keep Tan Lun.
From the standpoint of the Jin Party, Tan Lun was treacherous and indeed had bad personal ethics. He did not arrange for Tan Lun to be shot eighteen times in the back and commit suicide. That was because Tan Lun was in the capital.
But Zhu Yijun stood on the standpoint of imperial power and the Ming Dynasty. The generals in the Beijing camp from top to bottom are all members of the Jin Party. He should not be the emperor anymore. Tomorrow, he will pluck his head off and let the Jin Party kick him and make a fuss. .
Jin Party, an unbreakable political alliance? It's just self-destruction if you don't attack.
Tan Lun was recommended by Yang Bo, but it turned out that Tan Lun was not in step with the Jin Party on such a crucial matter of promoting generals in the capital.
"Mr. Xie Yuanfu." Zhu Yijun stood up and bowed slightly, ending today's lecture.
"I excuse myself." Zhang Juzheng hurriedly bowed his head and returned the salute. According to etiquette, he was going to kneel down to reply, but the emperor had something to say, and he was spared the red tape of the ceremony. He slowly retreated to the door of the Wenhua Palace, and then turned around and left the Wenhua Palace. When walking towards the Wenyuan Pavilion opposite the Wenhua Palace, Zhang Juzheng always felt that something was wrong.
The little emperor seems to be really knowledgeable about the exchange of interests.
After lunch, Zhu Yijun started to practice martial arts again. He was still the tough-talking little emperor. Zhu Xixiao, who was responsible for teaching the little emperor to practice martial arts, found that the Ming Emperor practiced martial arts for real, and he did not become lazy after a few days of enthusiasm.
Because the emperor was serious, Zhu Xixiao's attitude became particularly serious.
According to the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty should be successful in all three arrows when he was in Chengding, that is, when he was fifteen years old. Due to various complicated reasons, after all, after Zhu Qizhen, the Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, ascended the throne in the first year of Zhengtong, this item Assessments were abolished.
At that time, the Empress Dowager Zhang and the Empress Dowager Sun did not want Zhu Qizhen, who was only nine years old, to suffer too much.
Now Queen Mother Li doesn't want the little emperor to suffer too much, but the little emperor has his own ideas and seems to have convinced Queen Mother Li.
Zhu Xixiao was very grateful to the little emperor. In Wang Zhanglong's case, if His Majesty the Emperor had not appeared in Beizhen Fusi, it would have been difficult for Beizhen Fusi Yamen to deal with it alone. However, since the emperor was here and the emperor personally supervised the trial, he let Beizhen Fusi Yamen In this case, a lot of trouble was saved.
If the emperor doesn't go, no matter how he tries, he will either offend the Jin Party or Feng Bao.
For Zhu Xixiao, these are all people he can't afford to offend. Jin Yiwei is no longer the powerful man Lu Bing was in charge of during the Jiajing period.
The emperor went to Beizhen Fusi. The imperial power was supreme and the sky was clear. This case was in full view of the public, so Zhu Xixiao did not have to be forced to take sides.
"Tishuai, the imperial court recommends the generals of the capital camp. Those who accompany me to practice martial arts are all eunuchs. Are there no honor guards or swords to accompany me to practice martial arts?" Zhu Yijun slowly turned away and calmed down before speaking.
Xunwei and Daodaosheren are the official positions held by Ming Dynasty hereditary military honors before they inherit the titles of Baihu, Qianhu, Bo, Hou and Gong.
Zhu Xixiao's expression changed and he said, "Yes!"
How could the Tiqi led by Lu Bing be so powerful that they even suppressed the governor of Dongchang?
Because Lu Bing’s mother was the wet nurse of Emperor Jiajing, Lu Bing followed his mother in and out of the palace since he was a child, and he and Emperor Jiajing grew up together;
In the eighteenth year of Jiajing's reign, Emperor Jiajing visited Weihui on a southern tour. There was a fire in the palace. Lu Bing rushed into the fire and carried Emperor Jiajing away;
In the 21st year of Jiajing's reign, the Renyin Palace changed. The palace maid assassinated Jiajing and almost strangled Emperor Jiajing to death. It was Lu Bing who rushed in to save him immediately.
Of course Zhu Xixiao wanted to recommend Xunwei and Daosheren to accompany His Majesty to practice martial arts.
But is it possible that the Queen Mother and Feng Bao would agree to this matter?
