Tiqi and the eunuch who accompanied him to announce the decree had already greeted each other, so naturally they didn't use any force. What was important was a refusal but a welcome, which gave Zhu Zaiyu the energy to get it but not completely.
Being within easy reach but not getting it is like a cat's claws scratching in the heart.
It is best to deal with a gentleman who is indifferent to fame and wealth. Find what he really cares about and kill him with one strike.
Xu Jue walked over, opened the exquisite letter under the sextant and said: "This is the sextant adjusted by His Majesty himself. This level, this spiral differential drum, and this telescope are really fantastic ideas and ingenuity." ah!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk."
"These two mirrors were painstakingly polished by the War Bureau. His Majesty left a personal note on this sextant: Shuntian Mansion stargazing found that the angle of the North Pole is 39.98°. It is still not accurate. It is a pity. Does the emperor have it? A good strategy?"
"Your Highness, do you have any good ideas?"
Zhu Zaiyu still refused to let go, nodding his head repeatedly and saying, "Yes, yes, yes."
Xu Jue smiled and said, "How about His Royal Highness come to Beijing with our family?"
"Okay, okay." Zhu Zaiyu nodded again and again, just like a cat can't refuse catnip, a lustful person can't refuse a beauty, and a general can't refuse a warrior who can fight for thousands of miles and swallow his anger like a tiger. As a great scientist, Zhu Zaiyu can't refuse it at all. Refusing precision instruments to appear in front of you, they are easily available.
I simply don't have the ability to refuse.
In this way, Zhu Zaiyu, the crown prince of Prince Zheng who had a gap with Prince Xing's family, began to ride into Beijing with Da Mingti. The day he arrived in Tongzhou was the end of November in the second year of Wanli, and December began.
There are two twelve months in the second year of Wanli.
Zhu Yijun went to the imperial edict and praised Zhu Zaiyu for his general knowledge. He did not summon him to Beijing, but waited until the third day of December.
Why did Zhu Zaiyu refuse to enter Beijing before? Because the emperor announced that he had entered the capital, he had to wear the imperial crown, which meant that he had given up and given up on this bad world.
Therefore, as soon as Zhu Zaiyu heard the imperial edict, he immediately rejected it without hesitation. He wanted to make a right and wrong. After wearing the crown of Crown Prince, he could not make a right and wrong. That was the only thing he could do after he was born. connect.
But after seeing the sextant and telescope sent by His Majesty the Emperor, Zhu Zaiyu immediately surrendered.
He discovered that his previous understanding was wrong. What he really wanted to do was almost impossible to achieve without strong financial resources and policy support.
Those transparent glass, those skillful craftsmen, and the knowledge imported from Europe and the West, without the imperial court, he would not be able to obtain any of it.
Zhu Zaiyu saw hope. He needed observatories all over the Ming Dynasty, a large number of colleagues, huge astronomical instruments, and a large number of people to help him calculate. He could not do these alone.
Astronomical observation is never something that can be accomplished overnight, nor is it something that can be achieved by chance.
The emperor gave him this hope, and he came with full expectations. In the face of the supreme truth, he could compromise and admit defeat, just for an answer.
If you hear the truth in the morning, you will die in the evening.
On the third day of December in the second year of Wanli, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty held a great court meeting in Huangji Hall and announced that Zhu Zaiyu would come to the court to see him.
During this month, Zhu Yijun, Zhang Juzheng, and the court officials were all a little troubled. Those officials came up again and again to stop the reduction of stipends. The reasons were all strange and the methods were various. Whether it was Wan Shihe or Ge Shouli, , Hai Rui, no matter how hard he ran, could not stop this kind of public opinion.
Because once the princes and below are allowed to make a living on their own, it means that the tax-avoiding lands attached to those clans will be exposed immediately.
Zhang Juzheng also came under tremendous pressure. He was as passive as the last time the King of Liao was deposed. The officials held high the authority of the Lord and criticized Zhang Juzheng for mistreating the clan. They were cutting off His Majesty's wings and seeking arrogance. The same was true for the little emperor. He didn't know what was good and what was wrong, and the obedience of the ministers with ears and eyes was completely missing.
Ge Shouli was also scolded profusely, saying that Ge Shouli was a subordinate to powerful ministers, despised his lord, sat back and watched such evil things happening between relatives, but stood by and watched, completely forgetting Yang Bo's explanation before leaving.
No one even mentioned the case of Zhao Mengyou's love being stolen. Instead, they chattered endlessly about the topic of reducing the stipend and making the prince and his subordinates have to make a living on their own.
"Prince Xuan Zheng has an audience." Zhu Yijun waved his little hand, and Zhu Zaiyu was here. In order to show his close friendship, Zhu Yijun summoned all his uncles from far away to come to the capital. This is not a close friendship. ?
Zhu Zaiyu gave people the impression that he was a humble gentleman but weathered, with a heroic spirit between his brows. However, this vigorous heroic spirit came to an abrupt end as if something was interrupted. After Zheng Wang Zhu Hounan was imprisoned by the high wall, Zhu Zaiyu He also encountered all kinds of difficulties. Many people made things difficult for Zhu Zaiyu in order to please Shimiao and Yan Song.
How did Prince Zheng's Mansion collapse? Zhu Zaiyu knew everything.
Zhu Zaiyu put on the prince's crown, bowed and said loudly: "I, the Crown Prince of Prince Zheng, Zaiyu, pay my respects to Your Majesty. Long live your Majesty. Long live your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, no courtesy." Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Zhu Zaiyu stood up, straightened his clothes, and didn't know what to say. It was the first time in his life that he had an audience. Xu Jue only emphasized etiquette on the way and did not tell him at all that he was going to the palace. What to say, what to do.
Zhang Juzheng came out of the queue and bowed his head and said: "The horned bow of the turtle is turned back. The marriage of brothers is not far away."
"The friendship between relatives must be respected by those who have a country. If there is no harmony between relatives, the people will be resentful; if the ruler has too much virtue and has little virtue, the common people will steal. And the opportunity for transformation comes from the process, and now the prince of Zheng has entered When I see you in the palace, the gods of abundance are floating in the air, and the utensils are majestic. I invite you to a banquet and give me a table to show your close friendship."
"What you said is reasonable." Zhu Yijun said with a smile, and agreed to eat and drink to express the friendship between uncle and nephew.
"Your Majesty, please go to the left and return to work. I still have some unfinished business at the court meeting today. After the court meeting, I will talk about my family ties." Zhu Yijun noticed Zhu Zaiyu's discomfort. He had never been to court in his life, and he didn't know where to stand.
The noble prince and prince are also the first from the left standing in the audience.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Zhu Zaiyu walked to Zhang Juzheng and stood aside.
Zhu Zaiyu called himself the Crown Prince when he opened his mouth, and expressed gratitude when he opened and closed his mouth. Kuang Sheng's behavior made many courtiers very disappointed!
The emperor ordered Zhu Zaiyu to return to the dynasty. Kedao Yanguan did not think it was different. In order to express his close friendship, it was not uncommon for the vassal king to come to Beijing to declare his friendship. During the Tianshun period, the restored Ming Yingzong wanted to win over the vassal. With his support, he invited his direct emperor Shuxiang Wang Zhu Zhanzhen to the capital twice to support the occasion.
The reasons for the disappointment of these courtiers are complicated.
It has been twenty-seven years since Prince Zheng's Mansion and Prince Xing's Mansion were at odds with each other. Emperor Jiajing was Prince Xing before he joined the Dazong branch. Many courtiers called this line Prince Xing's Mansion, just like when Prince Qing of Yan came to Nanjing and became emperor. Many courtiers called this line Prince Xing's Palace. Scholars all called Zhu Di's family Yanwangfu or Yanfu.
Emperor Jiajing's great etiquette indeed won, and he won completely, but some people still think that Emperor Jiajing was a countryman who came to Beijing to become emperor.
What the courtiers want to see is that Zhu Zaiyu is madly born, does not kneel when entering the palace, scolds Prince Xing for losing the friendship between relatives, treats the clan members poorly, and stages a fratricide; or because twenty-seven years ago, Prince Zheng cried bitterly and rebuked the emperor about old things. You Xingwangfu ignored the help of relatives and asked who was right and who was wrong about what happened back then. Or because the little emperor was young, the emperor's uncle Zhu Zaiyu pretended to be an emperor and taught him a lesson. It would be nice to take a look at this little emperor who does evil things and scolds people every day, even if it means killing the little emperor.
Even if Zhu Zaiyu scolded Zhang Juzheng, the King of Liao's abolition of the feudal vassal would have hurt the prince!
Unfortunately, none of this happened. Zhu Zaiyu has been very honest since he came to court.
Around Zhu Zaiyu's entry into the capital, the courtiers developed many ideas and made many plans on how to follow up and how to set up a fire rack to hold Zhu Zaiyu high and roast him to death.
The result is a crazy birth that everyone calls crazy, is this it?
When you enter the palace, you kowtow, and when the emperor says a word, you thank him. Where is the madness?
Zhu Zaiyu also wanted to go crazy. It wasn't that he was concerned about the majesty of the court, or that he didn't want to do that. He really didn't want to cause trouble for his own father. If he were alone, he would have roared at the court, but he still had a My own father, who has suffered under the high wall for nineteen years, is roaring in the court. Wouldn't his whole family be demoted to common people?
You must know that the King of Liao was deposed in the second year of Longqing. The person who did this was standing in the court, named Zhang Juzheng.
Zhu Yijun reached out to the memorial and took out a copy.
Zhu Zaiyu was keenly aware that the hundreds of people in the entire Huangji Hall were all quiet and silent, and a few people even trembled.
The main reason is that he was scolded by the little emperor, which did not improve his reputation, let alone gain a reputation for criticism.
Zhu Yijun picked up the first memorial and said, "Is Zheng Yue present during the criminal investigation?"
"I'm here." Zheng Yue came out of the queue and bowed his head and said.
Ever since the little emperor started randomly calling names, no one in the imperial meeting had intentionally failed to attend the meeting. The scene of Jia Sanjin being escorted into the palace was vivid and chilling.
Zhu Yijun took the memorial and said: "Your Majesty, I am here to tell you: It is recorded in the meeting ceremony of the vassal that because of the vassal king's body and dignity, all his dishes can be played with music, not only to welcome the imperial edict. There are twenty-seven households of prince's musicians, and now they are all under the rule." Ge, this reduction is too harsh and the example is not appropriate."
There should be twenty-seven households of musicians in the Prince's Mansion, all of which should be abolished.
"The vassal king is respectful, but his kindness is too thin." Zheng Yue didn't feel anything was wrong.
Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "In your memorial, except for music households, houses and other items will be stopped, the price of graves after death will be stopped, and the prince will never be granted a title. I have read all the seventeen articles like this. ”
Zheng Yue hurriedly bowed his head and said: "We must examine the state's constitution and examine human relationships. We must not fail to display the benevolence of fraternity and family members, and we must not fail to use the best medicine to make up for the deficiency."
"I sincerely know that the country's finances are in great debt, but this vassal is a vassal of the imperial court. We should review human relationships when doing things. If we can show the benevolence of the friendly family without losing money, and do not lose the care of the surplus and the deficiency, it will be a good deed." plan."
"I carefully selected seventeen items. These seventeen items do not cost much, but they can reflect the kindness of the court."
Zhu Yijun looked at Zheng Yue with a strange look, as if Zheng Yue was just a child, and Zhu Yijun's eyes looked like he was looking at a child who did not eat the fireworks of the world.
"You should not lose the kindness of being close to the clan, and you should not lose the ability to make up for the deficiency. Have both, have both, there is no such thing as having both in this world." Zhu Yijun did some calculations and said: "I'll just say Let’s stop paying for this house and other items.”
"In the eighth year of Zhengde, he was granted the title of King of Honor, and 800 palaces were built. Civil services, rice beams, wooden frames, masonry, etc. were converted into a total of 420,000 silver. In the fortyth year of Jiajing, King Jing was granted the title of vassal and the palace was built. 440,000 yuan in silver."
"A county prince's mansion requires 20,000 silver for each person to build a mansion, including a front gatehouse, a middle gatehouse, an front hall, a side room, a back hall, a kitchen, a storehouse, a rice warehouse, a stable, etc., dear sir, Do you know how many princes there are in the Ming Dynasty?"
"A county prince's palace costs 20,000 taels of silver. Hongwu has a total of 218 princes so far. My dear, this is 4.36 million taels of silver."
Zheng Yue shuddered. He mentioned seventeen points. Just to build a house, four million silver would be spent. If all seventeen points are implemented, then the life of the Ming Dynasty is still at stake?
"As Aiqing said, the friendship between relatives is strong, and the next chapter will be the household department." Zhu Yijun picked up the big seal and was about to seal it.
Zheng Yue was so frightened that he trembled violently and bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, wait a moment, this matter still needs long-term consideration."
"Isn't this what Aiqing is saying? Just do it like this." The seal in Zhu Yijun's hand was slowly pressed down.
Zheng Yuehun was almost frightened. He immediately knelt on the ground and said loudly: "I am stupid and failed to understand the emperor's report. I am guilty."
Only then did Zhu Yijun stop. He thought Zheng Yue was so courageous, but it turned out that he wasn't afraid yet, but Zheng Yue was.
The little emperor didn't speak. He did some calculations, shook his head and said: "What you said, based on vague calculation, will cost tens of millions of silver, and the future expenses will be a lot of money. Let's take it back and make a clear calculation before reporting it." Words and things.”
Zhu Yijun handed the memorial to Zhang Hong, and asked Zhang Hong to return the memorial to Zheng Yue. It had been marked with a cross and could not be printed.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty." Zheng Yue carefully put away the memorial. Just now, when His Majesty was sealing it, the great Situ Wang Guangguang's eyes were sharp. He looked at Zheng Yue and wanted to eat him alive.
During the Northeast War, the imperial court had to go to the palace to beg for food in order to pay tens of thousands of taels of silver. This was indeed His Majesty's sage wisdom. However, since Jiajing, the national and internal funds have been divided. This is begging!
Your Majesty is concerned about the court's reputation and worried about the war in the Northeast, so he is willing to give this money.
Zheng Yue was generous. He asked for tens of millions of taels, which could keep the Quanchu Guild Hall running for ten thousand years, which was exactly one perpetual calendar.
As for the things Zheng Yue listed, each family is inconspicuous. Multiplied by more than two hundred county kings, it is an astronomical number.
"Is the Marquis Yu Zhao here?" Zhu Yijun took another memorial and asked.
"I'm here." Hou Yuzhao didn't have to be in such a hurry when he came back. He came back by car, but he had recovered well and his face became rosy.
"Going to Prince Zheng's Mansion to declare the decree was tiring and hard work." Zhu Yijun said quite sincerely, how could he tie Hou Yuzhao behind him and rush on the road? Even if he was in a hurry, he couldn't do it. If the time comes, he would treat his ministers poorly. That's not the emperor he is. Unkind?
Zhu Yijun severely criticized Xu Jue and Tiqi, telling them that they couldn't do this next time, and they had to add two cushions anyway.
"It's not hard, it's not hard. Thank you for your consideration, Your Majesty." Hou Yuzhao hurriedly thanked him. The hard work was a bit hard, but after being outside for a while, his ears were much cleaner and his life was comfortable. This time when he returned to Beijing, his ears were filled with accusations. , colleagues are all hostile, and they are all pointing fingers behind me.
Zhu Yijun continued: "Your memorial is very good. It explains very clearly why the "Zongfan Regulations" were enacted in the 44th year of Jiajing, and why today the subordinates of the county and prince are allowed to fend for themselves."
“Firstly, the kings are so poor that they have no choice but to adapt; secondly, the wealth in the world can only provide the monarch with 4 million dan per year, while the royal palaces in various places have 8.53 million dan, which is twice as much; Third, those above the county king still get generous benefits, but below the county king, most of them cannot survive on their own, and suffer from hunger, cold, and humiliation; fourth, when the situation is inevitable, they often call out the road and gather criticism. The ministers who guard the land are always afraid of changes; fourth, the father Children beget sons, sons beget grandsons, grandsons beget sons again, the descendants and grandsons are endless, the wealth cannot be increased, and the clan is expanding day by day.”
"The disadvantages of poverty are that we must adapt to change. We are short of food and money. We cannot survive hunger, cold, and humiliation. We disturb the local area with our shouts, and the clan is endless. The summary is very accurate and deserves to be commended."
"Feng Daban, give me thirty taels of silver and a bottle of national cellar."
"I thank your Majesty for your kindness." Hou Yuzhao was on the verge of breaking the pot. He followed others every day, and it was not his intention.
Little did he know that the public opinion in the court would change from reducing the vassal's salary to restoring the vassal's salary. Hou Yuzhao did not grasp this change of public opinion, and he could not control it.
"Go back to work and do your best in the future." Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "I love you, you are a worthy minister of the country."
Hou Yuzhao's memorial was really well written. This was the ammunition sent by Hou Yuzhao. Zhu Yijun immediately loaded it. Taking out the few points outlined in this memorial, he could eliminate 99% of the discussion on reducing the salary. The memorial was blocked.
Zhu Yijun named several censors one after another, and took the ammunition provided by Hou Yuzhao to refute them one by one, which was called a clean and neat one.
Of the five items proposed by Hou Yuzhao, if one could be solved, Zhu Yijun gave them a stamp of approval and immediately restored the vassal status and abolished the "Zongfan Regulations" of the old Jiajing Taoist priests to show their close friendship.
Under the prince, hunger, cold, hardship, and humiliation cannot exist. Take the simplest one. In the Ming Dynasty, the prince controls the prince, and the prince controls the general, and so on. Often the clan salary is passed, and the general pays it back. There is a little bit left, and there is not even a hair at all. Who among the officials in the court can handle this matter? The little emperor will immediately appoint him as a general tomorrow.
Wang Guoguang could only ask Jiubian to give him money in kind and the court to pay him money. Such a variant of receiving salt would open the way.
Qi Jiguang was in Jizhou for six years, but he could not solve the problem of sending military pay to the sergeants. He could only let the Northern Army fight with full stomachs. The Northern Army directly defeated Dong Hu and captured Bu Ha alive. out.
Qi Jiguang was also able to fully distribute military pay to the 6,000 Zhejiang troops he led and the 10,000 Beijing troops he currently led.
If we can solve the problem of withheld stipends, then we can naturally solve the problem of military pay being transferred to the soldiers. The general and the chief situ can be taken care of by him!
"Where is Fu Yingzhen, the censor of Shanxi Province!" Zhu Yijun touched another memorial, took a look at it, and immediately changed his appearance. His face was full of anger, and even his tone was a bit stern.
Fu Yingzhen hurriedly came out of the queue and bowed his head and said, "I'm here."
"Bah!" Zhu Yijun threw the memorial in his hand to the ground and said sternly: "You are not the son of a man!"
"If you are promoted to Jinshi, sir, you will be your president; if you are appointed minister, sir, seeing your loyalty, recommend you to become censor; you have received great kindness from sir! I am going to remonstrate with you today, shall I impeach you?"
"Even if someone from the Zhejiang Party, Nationality Party, or Jin Party came out to say these words, I wouldn't be surprised. In the two hundred years of the Ming Dynasty, no disciple has been able to impeach his teachers and elders, but it is you!"
"Are you still a human being?"
Zhu Yijun was really angry. He had never scolded someone so bluntly before. He clenched his fists. If he had a Qi family sword at hand, he would have to give him a "T" to kill him.
Fu Yingzhen was regarded as a student of Zhang Juzheng. He was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Longqing's reign, and Zhang Juzheng recommended him to be the imperial censor.
Fu Yingzhen's first memorial was to impeach Zhang Juzheng in thousands of words, saying that Zhang Juzheng had no capacity for words; that Zhang Juzheng was not a Yuanfu, not in charge of the country, but a de facto prime minister; that Zhang Juzheng was excused from the cabinet because of his illness. He also framed Gao Gong with the case of Minister Wang; he said that Zhu Xizhong, the king of Xiang, had no extraordinary achievements in gifting the prince; he said that Zhang Han was Zhang Juzheng's personal use; he said that the examination method was to eliminate dissidents endlessly; he said that Zhang Juzheng monopolized the banquet to isolate the inside and outside; he said that Zhang Juzheng presided over it Baoqisi was laughing all over the place; it was said that Zhang Juzheng was taking revenge for the serious crime committed by the King of Liao; that Zhang Juzheng was corrupt, not in the civil service but in the military officials, so he gave some power to the generals;
It is said that Zhang Juzheng was in the country and the vassal salary was reduced because he wanted to usurp the throne. He was a traitor and he should be punished with the law!
what!
If you have a dog, you still know how to bark twice!
Fu Yingzhen came out of the queue and bowed his head, and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "I have received great kindness from you, but now you dare to file a lawsuit and attack me! The friendship between the monarch and his ministers is so important that personal favors cannot be ignored! I hope your majesty will check that the ministers are foolish and will harm the prime minister." With authority, do not harm the country with your private affairs, and your ministers will be immortal even after death."
"You're going to die, right? Come here!" Upon hearing this, Zhu Yijun said calmly: "Drag him out and kill him with a stick!"
Today we are going to let Fu Yingzhen see what it means for a child to act lightly or not. Isn't it just memorizing a book of sins?
Two Tiqi came up to the hall, kicked Fu Yingzhen in the leg socket, and tried to drag him away with both hands.
Fu Yingzhen was confused, so he said that he was dead and immortal, which was an exaggerated statement. Everyone wanted to impeach Zhang Juzheng to gain his reputation of not being afraid of the powerful. Aren't there such heart-wrenching words everywhere? Why was it that when it was his turn, he was about to be killed with a rod?
He just wants some reputation, not death.
"Your Majesty, no." As soon as Zhang Juzheng saw this situation, he stood up quickly. The little emperor was already furious. Even in the case of assassinating the king and killing the driver, the little emperor was exchanging benefits. When it came to this matter, he could be so angry. , is a situation that Zhang Juzheng did not expect at all!
He had always thought that the little emperor had become as ruthless a political machine as the courtiers because of the collapse of his country and the collapse of his country. Anger could no longer obscure his reason. He never expected that the little emperor would do something like this for such a thing. For trivial matters, the speaker will be beaten to death!
Emperor Jiajing had his officials killed with a stick, and he fell into a state of passivity.
He left a blank floating ticket. There were so many people in the world impeaching Zhang Juzheng. Is there a shortage of this disciple?
"Sir!" Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and said in a gentler tone: "Sir, he is not a son of a human being. How could he do such a thing after being favored by him?"
Zhang Juzheng shook his sleeves, knelt down slowly, bowed his head, and said with a hint of sadness: "Yes, in the past two hundred years of the country, no disciples have impeached teachers and elders. He impeached ministers. He is the censor, so he has heard about it." Speaking of things, ministers with ears and eyes, if the rod kills and blocks the way of speech, doesn't it mean that the accusations are confirmed?"
"Your Majesty, think again."
Zhu Yijun flicked his sleeves, took a deep breath, calmed down his anger, looked at Zhang Juzheng, frowned and said, "Should good people be bullied?"
"Zhu Wan is like this, Hu Zongxian is like this, Qi Jiguang is like this, Yu Dayou is like this, Yin Zhengmao is like this, and now, sir, it is like this. Why is it so difficult to do something? What is the use of keeping such traitors? Can they really nourish their bones and strengthen their righteousness?"
Zhang Juzheng once again admonished: "If your majesty abolishes the public affairs for private reasons, I dare not agree with him. The master's disciples are private, and the country is public. Your majesty once asked the ministers about their public and private affairs. Your majesty is convinced and studious. The vitality of the Ming Dynasty will be restored to two points. I will not be sincere." I am willing to abolish public service for private reasons."
"Is he worthy of being a minister of ears and eyes?" Hai Rui came out and bowed his head and said: "As for the charges he was impeached for, every one of them is hypocritical. If he refutes it, it will only make him clear. If he is beaten to death, , doesn’t it mean that he is immortal even after death? Through the ages, people have made judgments and admonitions about him, and killing him with a stick only allowed him to succeed."
Hai Rui also stood up and advised the emperor not to be angry with such a person and kill him. Wouldn't he really turn from a bitch to a critic?
Zhu Yijun closed his eyes for a moment, then opened his eyes, his face gradually softened, he looked at Fu Yingzhen and said: "Fu Yingzhen, have you seen it? Sir is protecting you. At this point, sir is still protecting you. Sir is the emperor's master. The Yuanfu of our country, the most advanced person in the world, is kneeling on the ground, pleading hard, and defending you thoroughly."
"I am also your teacher's student. If you don't respect your teacher, I respect your teacher. If you can do such a ruthless thing, I can't."
"Sir, please rise. I will do as you say."
Zhang Juzheng kowtowed again and said solemnly: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."
"Take off the badge from the Quan Chu Guild Hall on his body. Is he the only one who deserves to be my student?!" Zhu Yijun's eyes were poisonous. He immediately saw the badge on Fu Yingzhen's body and said sternly: "Dear gentlemen, I know that you have a good reputation. Third, there must be a threshold. If you want to accept this kind of bad stuff, it will only attract ridicule."
Tiqi let go of Fu Yingzhen, suddenly took off the waist badge of the Quanchu Guild Hall, gave it to Zhang Juzheng, bowed with a military salute, and remained on guard at the entrance of the hall.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, and thank you, Mr. Sir, for your help." Fu Yingzhen was really frightened, and he quickly kowtowed and knelt down to thank him.
"Disband the court! Emperor uncle, Yuan Fu, come with me." Zhu Yijun stood up, flicked his sleeves and left the Huangji Palace. Zhu Zaiyu returned to Beijing today and was not going to discuss it after the court meeting. Originally, Zhu Zaiyu returned to the court. It was a very happy thing, but when Fu Yingzhen disturbed it, Zhu Yijun's mood became very bad.
Zhu Yijun arrived at the side hall of Wenhua Palace and sat in front of the telescope, lost in thought.
When Zhang Juzheng and Zhu Zaiyu came to the side hall, Zhang Juzheng saw His Majesty who was completely different from the past, whether he was sunny and cheerful, or indescribable, or fighting fiercely with Luo Sigong, or tirelessly pursuing all kinds of knowledge. .
Zhang Juzheng could always see the exciting and enterprising fighting spirit in the emperor, but now the emperor seems a little discouraged and lonely.
The side hall of Wenhua Hall is a simple optical laboratory. The thick and tall curtains opened a gap wide enough for one person. The cold winter sun shone on Zhu Yijun's body. This beam of light seemed a bit cold.
The little emperor sat there quietly, motionless looking at the telescope, sextant, and a lot of optical lenses. These things seemed to be silently mocking Zhu Yijun. Is it useful to do so many? Zhang Juzheng did more and did it very well, so what’s the use? In exchange, his protégé stabbed him so hard that he saw blood.
Zhu Yijun leaned on the back of the Grand Master's chair, looking a little lonely and depressed.
Emperor's uncle Zhu Zaiyu always felt aggrieved and clenched his fists.
Yes, their family had grievances, but the late emperor restored the royal title to their family and increased their salary. The past is over. Emperor Jiajing has been gone for more than eight years, and even the late emperor has been gone for more than two years.
Zhang Juzheng is such a powerful Yuan Fu, and the little emperor is so sharp-tongued, but he is so difficult to move forward.
To put it bluntly, as an imperial uncle, even a distant imperial uncle, could he just watch the little emperor being bullied like this by outsiders?
But Zhu Zaiyu thought carefully and found that he was nothing. In today's situation, his handling might not be as good as his nephew's.
"See Your Majesty." Zhang Juzheng stepped forward and saluted.
"See Your Majesty."
Zhu Yijun turned around and said, "No courtesy."
Zhang Juzheng took another step forward, stood in the cold light, and said with a gentle smile: "Your Majesty, are you disappointed?"
"Some." Zhu Yijun nodded, looked at Zhang Juzheng and said with some confusion: "Sir, I don't seem to be surprised or disappointed at all."
Zhang Juzheng thought for a while and shook his head and said, "In the past, I would have been a little confused."
"Not now. "The Theory of Contradictions" says that everything is complex, changing, and even more contradictory. Therefore, he impeached me. I was not as disappointed as I thought. At most, it was a pity for Fu Yingzhen. He was originally He shouldn't have achieved this, in fact, he is very smart, but at a young age, he has embarked on an ambitious and unyielding path."
"I'm afraid I'll be stuck in confusion for the rest of my life, alas."
Zhu Yijun heard this and said with a strange expression: "Isn't it a bit shameless for you to quote your own teachings?"
Zhang Juzheng quickly shook his head and said: "That is His Majesty's doctrine, and it is published throughout the world in His Majesty's name."
"Your Majesty."
"Sir, you have something to say, but it doesn't matter." Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng and said with certainty. This is his mentor. When the young master was in doubt, it was Zhang Juzheng who was holding this place.
Zhu Yijun himself is already aloof and ungrateful enough, but people are the sum of all relationships. Zhu Yijun really can't do it when he puts down the bowl and scolds his mother.
Zhang Juzheng said earnestly: "Your Majesty, you cannot be disappointed. Your Majesty is disappointed. This is what they want. They clearly know that impeachment will not fail, but they continue to write chapters, day after day, never stopping. The purpose is to disappoint Your Majesty. If they are disappointed, they will slack off, and if they slack off, they will be even more disappointed. This cycle repeats, and in the end their goal is achieved.”
Zhu Yijun thought about Zhang Juzheng's words and asked, "What is the purpose?"
Zhang Juzheng said very seriously: "Destroy all the good things, and wear away your majesty's spirit bit by bit. Subtly, every drop of water penetrates the stone. When your majesty begins to be disappointed, they begin to win, and the sun is gone and every pawn is endless. The result is worthless, and when His Majesty despairs, they will win a great victory."
There is no end to the sun, and all the efforts will end up in the sea: every day, like a pawn, take a step forward, and there will be no day of rest. The efforts and efforts you put in will not be in vain and will eventually merge into the sea.
Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "I understand, they want to turn me into a coward who is not generous and courageous, or is not courageous and courageous, and is weak and coward. Then, let them overstep the righteousness and do evil. They want me to kneel down and become the emperor!"
"My legs and feet are not good, I can't kneel down!"
Zhang Juzheng found that he, as a student, studied really well. He kept the word "Hongyi" in his heart and summed it up very well.
"Your Majesty is wise."
What did Zhu Zaiyu see? If the king is a saint and the ministers are wise, why should the Ming Dynasty be worried that it cannot rise again?
When I wrote this, I found that the minds of these scholars are really dirty. They can turn a good person into a bad person. Don't Zhang Juzheng, Yin Zhengmao, and Li Le not want to be moral gentlemen, but they still get things done? Of course they want to, but they can't do it. They can only become bad people and get things done. It’s the beginning of the month, please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! ! ! !
(End of chapter)
