The emperor asked, how can the emperor rule the world when the clans and factions are always rejecting each other and the central party in the DPRK is holding the sky?
Yang Bo stood up and bowed his head and said: "Report to your Majesty, I am ashamed."
The Jin Party saw that he was getting old and had stopped listening to him. In fact, he was not very clear about the impeachment today. Zhang Juzheng was disappointed in him, and Yang Bo himself was also very disappointed.
I have lived my whole life openly, walked into the Palace of Wenhua, and become a courtier, but I have been doing these things all day long. Now, I am looked at with strange eyes by my descendants.
But as the leader of the Jin Party, Yang Bo could only say this and do this. He could not help himself. Just like Gao Gong, the clan party behind Yang Bo did not allow him to stop.
That's why Yang Bo planned to become an official and retire bravely. If he continued like this, he would end up with a ruined reputation.
Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and said: "Tan Lun, the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Lu Shusheng, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, have violated the rituals of the altar of the sun and are fined one month's salary. The official department gave Luo Zun, the imperial censor Jingsong and Han Bixian three people who were involved in the matter, and they were demoted from their official posts and returned to their hometowns to live idle. I don't know. What do you think, Yuan Fu?"
"Your Majesty makes a decision, and I dare not discuss it." As the chief minister, Zhang Juzheng cannot discuss the appointment or dismissal of Beijing officials. In full view of the public, he naturally would not say anything. The little emperor did not send three guys who almost provoked party strife to the Jiecuiyuan. That is Your Majesty's mercy.
Zhang Juzheng also breathed a sigh of relief. His Majesty was very cautious about sending him to the Jiecuyuan.
"What do Yang Dazai think?" Zhu Yijun looked at Yang Bo and asked.
"Your Majesty is wise." Yang Bo thought for a moment and did not plead for the three Jin Party officials.
"That's it, you can continue the court discussion, and I continue to study." Zhu Yijun showed a bright smile, took the sharpened pencil handed over by Zhang Hong, and continued to write and draw.
When it came to the emperor's affairs, Zhu Yijun naturally wanted to speak. Since Zhang Juzheng wanted to report to the Ming Emperor, Zhu Yijun did not wait until after the banquet and directly opened his mouth to deal with it, so as to avoid the rumors of Zhang Juzheng cheating and abducting the young emperor.
Who deceived whom?
During the official affairs, Luo Zun impeached Tan Lun, Yushi Jingsong, and Han Bixian impeached Tan Lun. The punishment for the three of them was to lose their official status and return to their hometowns to live idle. Without their official status, they were not even gentry in the countryside. , tax avoidance is not allowed, and it is not possible to start again.
Since the three of them were going to make knives, they had to be prepared for them to be broken.
The crime of the three of them is that they are hostile to the clan and party, and they are always fighting against each other. They are willing to give others to take advantage of each other, without discipline and discipline. Zhu Yijun has already broken three knives. This is to kill the chicken to scare the monkeys and stop the trend of party disputes.
If anything happens again, we can only sit in the elegant seats of the courtyard.
The court meeting ended soon, and Zhang Juzheng stood up and gave a banquet to the emperor.
Zhang Juzheng's expression was quite strange. He was savoring what His Majesty said, mainly that word, clan party.
This word is very interesting. The word clan is concise and comprehensive.
"Mr. Yuan Fu?" Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and asked doubtfully.
"Your Majesty, Luo Zun, Jing Song, and Han Bixian have resigned from their official positions and returned to their hometowns to live leisurely. Is it open to discussion?" Zhang Juzheng came back to his senses and said with a somewhat unbearable expression.
It took a lot of effort to get to this step step by step, studying to be a scholar, being a civil servant, and being a Jinshi. This directly reduced his official status, and Zhang Juzheng couldn't bear it.
Zhu Yijun seemed not to understand the meaning of Zhang Juzheng's words, his eyes lit up and he asked: "Mr. Yuan Fu means to send them to the Jiefuan Yuan, there is no need to be so harsh, it's not like they are plotting to kill people." Forgiveness of sins.”
"Then it's better to resign from the official position and return home to live leisurely." Upon hearing this, Zhang Juzheng immediately chose a compromise.
He, the emperor's teacher, has the direct responsibility for educating the little emperor into an out-and-out tyrant. The child is still young, but he cannot teach his majesty the emperor to become a tyrant. Zhang Juzheng is bound to protect the three cardinal principles and five permanent principles in his heart.
Zhu Yijun knew what Zhang Juzheng meant.
These three Kedao Yanguan passed the Jinshi examination and observed government for three years. After taking office, they worked as Kedao Yanguan without any outline or discipline, not to mention that they were responsible for the Ming Dynasty, the emperor, the court, and the constitution and discipline. They have no reverence, but if they had any reverence for the books they read, they would not do such a thing.
They make a fuss out of molehills and form cliques for personal gain. Is this what the books of sages teach them?
Zhu Yijun also reads the books of sages, so why doesn't he think that the sages' teachings are about these flies and dogs?
"Why hasn't Qi Shuai come to Beijing to receive the reward?" Zhu Yijun asked a little strangely.
It had been decided to open the Fengtian Palace to reward Qi Jiguang, but Qi Jiguang had not come to the capital for a long time, and there was no movement at all, so Zhu Yijun made a special inquiry.
Zhang Juzheng said with a hint of helplessness: "Qi Shuai is outside the pass, Dong Hu's entire army has been wiped out, and Dong Hu's nephew has been captured. Qi Shuai is afraid that the northern captives will take advantage of this to head south and go to scout outside the pass."
Zhu Yijun was a little pity. He had seen Qi Jiguang's portrait but not Qi Jiguang himself. He took a memorial and said: "I read this memorial from a Taoist lecturer and said that Qi Shuai started the war lightly. Since Dong Hu asked for a reward , just give me some money, why do you want to set up an ambush and kill me, so that the barbarians are frightened."
"Commander Qi is brave and resourceful, his soldiers are brave and unafraid of death, the enemy's entire army was wiped out, and the leader of the bandit leader was captured alive. How can this be the case, and he has taken advantage of himself by holding the bandits hostage?"
Zhang Juzheng waved his sleeves quite solemnly and said: "Since ancient times, the barbarians have feared power but not virtue. If they were given money, they would only press forward step by step and make every inch more. The Ming Dynasty could sleep peacefully overnight. When it looked around, the barbarians arrived again. , the other bandit and bandit chieftains will follow suit, and there will never be peace on the border."
"Annihilate the entire army and capture the thieves alive to have the effect of intimidation and punishment."
Zhang Juzheng's governance consisted of four words: enriching the country and strengthening the army. Did Zhang Juzheng achieve this? done.
In the Battle of Salhu, where did the soldiers from the Ming Dynasty go?
In the winter of the 23rd year of Wanli, in Shimenzhai, Jizhou Town, Wang Bao, the chief military officer of Jizhou, said, "Today's payment is due, don't bring armored soldiers." He killed all the Zhejiang soldiers who had just won the battle in Korea. Qi's army asked Honor and disgrace have become a footnote to the decline of the Ming Dynasty.
"Thank you, Commander Qi." Zhu Yijun stopped asking about Qi Jiguang's movements. As the chief military officer of the three towns, Qi Jiguang was really busy. Although he was very close to the capital, he was still a border soldier and was prepared to inspect the border.
Regarding the content of Chen Wu Shi Shu, Zhu Yijun did not ask much. The method of passing the examination for the capital of the Ming Dynasty had just begun to be tried out, so it was not easy to act too hastily.
The banquet began, and Zhang Juzheng felt sincerely confused about the banquet. This kind of confusion had never happened to him after he passed the Jinshi examination. The annotations on the Analects of Confucius became more and more strange, and the familiar classics became more and more strange. The stranger.
Zhang Juzheng opened his mouth and said: "The Master said: Tao [dǎo] is based on government, and order is based on punishment, and the people are exempted from shame. Tao [dǎo] is based on virtue, and order is based on etiquette. There is shame and integrity."
"Tao, guidance; politics, those who are right are not right, laws and decrees; Qi: Qi Yi; Xing: punishment."
"Virtue means gaining by doing the right thing; etiquette refers to the system and integrity. Shame means shame and shame."
"Confucius said: A ruler's purpose in governing the world is only to encourage people to do good and to forbid people to do evil."
"Explanation: Use the legal system to guide the people, and use the criminal law to order them. Although the people are exempted from the criminal law, they have lost their sense of shame; use moral education to guide the people, use etiquette to order the people, the people will not only have a sense of integrity, but also use the etiquette system to order the people. And it will also make people's hearts rectify and the world will be in order."
"The Book of Rites: Zhenyi Chapter says: Teach the people virtues and regulate them with propriety, and the people will have a sense of shame; teach them government and regulate them with punishment, and the people will have a desire to escape."
"Mencius: The Best of the Heart" says: Good governance will be feared by the people; good teaching will be loved by the people."
"These are all talking about the same truth. Use morality to guide and use etiquette to order all people, so that people in the world can emigrate after hearing good things, correct mistakes after knowing them, cultivate their character, and practice virtue."
Zhang Juzheng was talking about the Analects of Confucius, quoting Confucius, "Book of Rites" and "Mencius". It seemed that quoting scriptures like this was enough to solidify his own thoughts and prove that he was right.
Zhu Yijun sat up straight and asked: "Conquer people with virtue and govern the country with virtue?"
"Of course." Zhang Juzheng breathed a sigh of relief. His Majesty really understood it very well and extracted the key and essence from it. The core proposition of these words is to govern the country with virtue.
Zhu Yijun wrote four words on the paper, gentleman, villain, and then wrote Tan Lun and Qi Jiguang under gentleman, and Yang Bo, Wang Chonggu, Zhang Siwei, Ge Shouli, Luo Zun, Jing Song, Han Bixian.
After thinking about it, the little emperor dismissed Ge Shouli again. This guy was not worthy of being a villain.
After finishing writing, the little emperor looked at it for a long time before asking: "Mr. Yuan Fu, I am confused."
"I will answer your Majesty's doubts." When Zhang Juzheng heard the words "I am confused", he felt a chill rush from his tailbone to the sky, making his mind tremble. This task of giving a feast must be done as soon as possible. , if he continues to play like this, Zhang Juzheng may not even recognize the books of sages.
A dignified Jinshi of the Ming Dynasty and the chief assistant of Wenyuan Pavilion, teaching a ten-year-old child, why is it so difficult!
Zhu Yijun asked: "Tan Lun does things openly and aboveboard. He does not follow the clan party. He is open and honest. He has no shame in his righteousness and his heart. He can be called a gentleman? Luo Zun, Jing Song, and Han Bixian make a fuss about trivial matters and rely on etiquette to row the clan party. He keeps winning over different things, gives things away to take them away, has no rules and discipline, can he be called a villain?"
"A gentleman is magnanimous, and a villain is always concerned." Zhang Juzheng replied affirmatively.
Zhu Yijun immediately asked: "Mr. Yuan Fu taught us, how can we convince others with virtue?"
The reason why Tan Lun was impeached several times was because he refused to attach himself to the Jin Party, and the person who impeached him was a spokesman for the Jin Party. He carried the banner of etiquette and did things that were against the clan and party, so what about his morality? What about convincing people?
Not convincing!
The final decision must still be based on laws and regulations.
Zhang Juzheng was silent for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know."
Zhang Juzheng actually knows how to convince people with virtue. To be precise, the book of sages said: If you are inspired by poetry, established in etiquette, achieved in music, benevolence arises from the heart, and behaves out of righteousness, you can convince people with virtue. This logic is Very complete.
But when Tan Lun was impeached, Zhang Juzheng really couldn't say these words. These were words to coax a child. Although Your Majesty is ten years old, Your Majesty is the king of the Ming Dynasty.
In politics, those who uphold justice are not upright. When the power of morality cannot correct the behavior of others, we can only use laws and decrees.
As your Majesty said before, if you are poor and humble, you will be flattered; if you are rich and honorable, you will be arrogant; etiquette will be broken; music will be broken; if etiquette breaks down, music will be destroyed.
"Mr. Yuan Fu, I am confused." Zhu Yijun continued.
