Zhu Yijun was playing with some silver coins in his hand. These silver coins were cast by the Baoyuan Bureau using the pouring method. There were some pores on them, which made them look a bit crude and not exquisite enough. The silver coins were white without obvious shine, and the texture was soft. Baoyuan Bureau knows that the silver coins minted are very poor, and is improving the production method of silver coins.
The way to improve it is to learn from the military experience in the palace.
The Imperial Palace of the Ming Dynasty had the habit of casting gold and silver coins extensively as rewards. The shapes of these gold and silver coins are similar to copper coins. They are all cast. On the front is written Wanli Tongbao or Wanli Year Made, and on the back is the weight. The shapes are two coins, five coins, nine coins. Money etc.
Zhu Yijun did not make specific requirements for Daming's money. As long as he said he was not satisfied, Baoyuan Bureau would have to rebuild it.
Gold and silver can be rolled, and the silver coins made in this way will be very beautiful. Baoyuan Bureau is currently trial-producing them.
In fact, apart from treasure banknotes, the Ming Dynasty never really issued coins in large quantities because there was no copper, silver or gold.
Zhu Yijun spread out the silver coins in his hand one by one, all face up, and then threw them into the air one by one, caught them with his hands, and placed them on the table. There were more than ten silver coins with heads and tails.
The little emperor smiled, picked up the silver coins in his hand, put them in his sleeves, and continued to listen to the peace negotiations. It was better to say that it was a peace negotiation than that the great uncle Wan Shihe was cursing.
"It is absolutely impossible for my father to accept the title of king. That is surrender. There is already a traitor on the grassland, which is a shame to the Golden Family." Buyan loudly stated his first condition. It is impossible to make the king a king. Yes, only by becoming a Khan can he maintain his little remaining glory.
As the Great Khan of the clan, Tuman Khan must not be crowned king, even if he pins the crime on a woman. This is a necessary condition for Tuman Khan to become the Great Khan and the glory of the Golden Family.
Without this honor, Tuman Khan is nothing.
The reason why Zhu Yijun is the supreme Ming emperor is not because of his great achievements, but because his surname is Zhu, and the little emperor's ancestor is Zhu Yuanzhang, that's all.
If Tuman Khan surrenders to the Ming Dynasty, all he will lose is his cohesion, which is the basis of Tuman Khan's survival.
"Da Sima, what am I talking about? I said that Tuman Khan is very similar to the Yanguan of our Ming Dynasty. Tuman Khan's biggest problem is that he is not pragmatic. Two hundred years have passed since the glory of the Golden Family, and he still has Holding that glory, it is like the officials who foolishly worship the ancients all day long, holding the etiquette of three generations above to guide today's Ming Dynasty." Wan Shihe said to Tan Lun with some emotion.
Wan Shihe had a great say in this matter. In his first year as a court official in the Wenhua Palace, Wan Shihe said that Buyan was like this. The past was right. The reason why people's hearts are not ancient. It was entirely because of differences with Zhou Rites that led to all the chaos in the Ming Dynasty. All you had to do was follow Zhou Rites.
"It is a common practice to be roundabout and ruthless, to take quotations out of context and excerpts, regardless of the suitability of the times, not to adapt to the current situation, and to use them as praise or criticism." Tan Lun thought for a moment and said something.
This is a passage that Zhang Juzheng gave to the young emperor. It means that some ministers in the court are as pedantic as asking for a sword, regardless of whether the time and the world are suitable. They copy things mechanically, do not observe and analyze the current situation, and praise and slander at will.
Zhang Juzheng had a very thorough understanding of the problems of the Ming Dynasty. He was working hard to correct the problems in several systems of the Ming Dynasty, hoping to make the Ming Dynasty prosperous again.
Give Zhang Juzheng ten years, and Zhang Juzheng can give the emperor a powerful Ming Dynasty.
Buyan immediately became angry and angry.
Wan Shihe's scolding was so unpleasant. He treated Tuman Khan and Buyan as civil servants and scolded them. It was simply abominable. But Buyan couldn't refute him. Who asked Wan Shihe to tell the truth?
The glory of the Golden Family had long since disappeared completely after Yuan Zhaozong. Yuan Zhaozong's younger brother Tianyuan Emperor succeeded to the throne. Yuerhai was directly defeated by Lan Yu, and the Northern Yuan Dynasty perished.
The reason why Yuan Zhaozong's son failed to succeed was because this son was a prisoner of the Ming Dynasty. He was captured by the Ming army Yu Yingchang in the third year of Hongwu. In the seventh year of Hongwu, Ming Taizu ordered that Yuan Zhaozong's son be returned to Beiyuan. , wanted to recruit Yuan Zhaozong, and after this son returned to Beiyuan, he tried his best to persuade Yuan Zhaozong to give up resistance.
Nearly two hundred years have passed since the last Ming Lord of the grassland, and the glory has long been gone. There are Wala people in Mobei, Ada Khan in Monan, and Tuman Khan in Liaodong. They have long been divided.
"I won't be crowned king anyway." Buyan was silent for a long time, and then said with a pinched neck.
At this time, Buyan finally understood why Yuan Zhaozong's son was captured. After returning to the Northern Yuan Dynasty, he had been trying his best to persuade Yuan Zhaozong to surrender. If he tried to reason with the Ming Dynasty civil servants, he would really be said to be dizzy.
When Zhu Yijun heard this from behind the screen, he always felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.
Buyan is the eldest son of Tuman Khan, the direct descendant of the Golden Family, and the indestructible cognitive world has been hammered by Wanshi and Sanliang until it is about to collapse.
What's wrong, Wan Shihe actually became the hammer bearer!
Wan Shihe picked up the tea cup, took a sip, raised his eyes and looked at Buyan, and said doubtfully: "The Tuman Khan refused to accept the canonization, and still asked for tribute? Are you going to be a prostitute again? We have to erect an archway, how can such a beautiful thing happen!"
"You both want things from Ming Dynasty but are unwilling to surrender to Ming Dynasty, so be pragmatic."
"Even if the imperial court doesn't do business, there are still merchants doing business!" As soon as Buyan said this, he immediately knew that something was wrong. He put a smuggling chain in the open and let Daming know.
Even if there is no mutual trade, Tuman Khan himself will not lack food or clothing, and even live a somewhat luxurious life because there are people worshiping him.
In fact, the Ming court knew clearly that Zhao Wanzui even sold the armor sent by the court to Liaodong to Gao, the counter-chief of Gule Village, which was captured in Gule Village.
Last year, in the case of Zhao Wan, some people questioned that Li Chengliang was excluding dissidents. Later, a line of people was implicated, and the evidence was overwhelming, which directly silenced all the officials. And the crime of Liu Tai, the Liaodong patrol officer, was that he had committed a crime. .
Wan Shihe said without any surprise: "Then my Ming Dynasty has recaptured Daning Guard, how will you respond?"
"Uh..." Buyan looked at Wan Shihe blankly, why Wan Shihe knew these things so well!
In the second year of Longqing, after Qi Jiguang supervised Jizhou, Yongping, and Shanhaiguan, the smuggling line from Jizhou to Tuman Khan was completely cut off, and was replaced by Guangning to Yingzhou and entered Daningwei.
The other line is that Anda pays tribute, and Anda blatantly imports it reasonably and legally from the Ming Dynasty, and then sells it to the Tuman Khan as a second-rate dealer.
Once the Daningwei line is cut off, another smuggling trade route will have to be opened, otherwise Anda Khan will definitely take the opportunity to raise the price. However, it seems that one key figure cannot be avoided, Li Chengliang.
Second-rate dealer Li Chengliang is even darker than An Dahan!
If An Dahan dared to increase the price by 50%, Li Chengliang would dare to double the price!
If there was a choice, Buyan would not come to Beijing to listen to Wan Shihe's lectures.
Wan Shihe leaned forward and seemed to say inadvertently: "So, we still want to be crowned king. You have agreed with your father. You committed a crime in the Ming Dynasty. We, the Ming Dynasty, detained you. Your father did it for To save you, I have to accept the title of king from the imperial court. Is this a solution to the dilemma?"
Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Hong, Zhang Hong looked at Feng Bao, and Feng Bao looked at His Majesty blankly. The three of them looked at each other.
"Remember, this is the scholar. Look, how dirty this scholar is!" Zhu Yijun said to Zhang Hong and Feng Bao sadly: "Recognize their true colors and don't believe a word of what the scholar says. "
The purpose of Ming Dynasty's insistence on making the king king was to weaken the enemy's will to resist, divide and disintegrate the enemy's internal cohesion, advance troops again, divide the opponent, and then defeat them one by one. This is the purpose.
After Anda Khan became the king, he fell into a predicament of sharp decline in reputation. The current Jin Kingdom of the Ming Dynasty, Anda Khan's Jin Kingdom, has become the Jin Kingdom of Sanniang Zi.
In the original history, after the death of Anda Khan, Sanniang Zi married Anda Khan's son Huang Taiji, his grandson Chelik, and his grandson Chelik's grandson Bu Shitu, and held power until the day of his death in the 41st year of Wanli. .
"Then there's nothing to talk about, no more! Daming has no sincerity, it's a waste of time!" Buyan stood up suddenly, his expression extremely angry, and he said that he would not continue the conversation. If he continued to talk, he would really I'm going to write a letter to my father.
"It's better to leave without seeing him off." Wan Shihe said without caring at all.
Just like doing business, when a person wants to leave and says no with bluff, he will definitely come back in circles, especially when there is only one choice. The angrier Buyan is now, that means Buyan is more likely to come back.
In this negotiation, Buyan had no ability to flip the table. This was the main reason why he was at a loss and was completely passive.
Buyan was a little stunned, but he still led a group of people out of the yamen of the Ministry of Rites and returned to the Siyi Pavilion.
Zhu Yijun walked out of the screen and came to the main hall of the Rites Yamen.
"I will see you, Your Majesty." The ministers greeted him.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand and said, "No courtesy, thank you for your hard work, Uncle Zong."
"Qi Shuai still fought well." Wan Shihe didn't dare to take the credit. It wasn't Qi Jiguang who led the Jingying camp to beat Tuman Khan to pain. How could Wan Shihe be so confident?
In the 29th year of Jiajing, Anda Khan invaded the invaders, and in the first year of Longqing, the envoys of the Ming Dynasty who went to peace talks were humiliated in every possible way.
"If you fight well, you also need to talk well." Zhu Yijun said with a smile: "Uncle Zong, the Tuman tribes still have other choices. Uncle Zong knows exactly what I am talking about."
"I know, I will deal with it." Wan Shihe thought for a moment, bowed his head and said.
Zhu Yijun looked at Tan Lun, took a step forward, and said very solemnly: "Thank you for your hard work, Great Sima. This trip to Daningwei was tiring."
"I just want to get some fresh air." Tan Lun said quickly.
"Uncle Ning Yuan reported that he asked Hou Yuzhao to go to Liaodong to serve as the inspector and serve as Zhang Xueyan's second officer. Da Sima can do things well. We, the ministers of the Ministry of War of the Ming Dynasty, are all people like Da Sima. Why worry about the world being in trouble?" Zhu Yijun moved forward again. He took a step forward and said to Zhang Hong, "Bring it here."
Zhang Hong was holding a plate with a python pattern double-breasted crane cloak on it. This was a gift that had been prepared a long time ago. Feng Bao stepped forward to take it and put it on Tan Lun. However, Zhu Yijun blocked Feng Bao's hand and took the crane. The cloak flicked and was about to be put on by Tan Lun.
Tan Lun was a tall man. When he saw this posture, he quickly knelt down.
After Zhu Yijun tied Tan Lun's cloak, he helped Tan Lun stand up and said, "Da Sima is exempt from courtesy."
"I thank your Majesty for your grace." Tan Lun thanked him again and then slowly stood up. Zhang Juzheng had three python-patterned crane cloaks, but Tan Lun's one was put on by His Majesty himself, and it surpassed Zhang Juzheng's three!
Tan Lun solved a very difficult problem, testing Li Chengliang to see if he would go all the way on the road to Fan Town.
At present, the Ming Dynasty is no longer the Hongwu Yongle period, or even the Chenghua period. The Jin party in the northwest relies on its own enemies, and Li Chengliang in Liaodong has the foundation for becoming a vassal town. As the chief minister, Tan Lun tests Li Chengliang's methods and does not show off his skills. This is political leeway. .
If the courtiers send patrols again, Li Chengliang will definitely not say anything, but he will definitely do something behind his back.
When asked by Li Rusong, Li Chengliang also had room for advancement and retreat. If Li Chengliang didn't want another civil servant to look at him, he could not submit the memorial asking Hou Yuzhao to go to Liaodong for inspection, or change someone else, or simply pretend that he didn't know. Then the court and Liaodong They will not break up and maintain the superficial stability.
The temptation without any political room is to intensify the contradiction between the Ming court and Liaodong. If a one-day armed parade is caused, as far as the country is concerned, it will really be an Anda Khan, a Tuman Khan, and a slave. Have fun.
Li Chengliang's choice was to ask the loyal Marquis Yu Zhao to patrol Liaodong.
Thinking from Li Chengliang's point of view, the imperial court really rewarded me for my merits. I didn't lack any money, and I also gave him world certificates. Li Chengliang told his men again that the imperial court treated me too poorly. I must support my troops and respect myself. Could it be that my soldiers felt Marshal Li is fooling the ghost.
As Minister of War, Tan Lun used a method with great political leeway to perfectly resolve the matter of testing whether Liaodong should be transformed into a vassal town.
This is the reason why Zhu Yijun personally put the crane cloak on Tan Lun.
"The Ming Dynasty is lucky to have a beloved minister in the country." Zhu Yijun's words were sincere. A Wen Jinshi who went into battle to kill the enemy was indeed suitable to be the Minister of War. The Ming Dynasty currently had another Wen Jinshi who also went into battle to kill the enemy, and that was Yin Zhengmao.
Tan Lun still feels that His Majesty is too kind. How big of a deal is this? Isn't this what a minister of the Ministry of War should do?
Tan Lun bowed his head and said, "It's just a matter of duty."
Zhu Yijun's smile was particularly bright. He waved his hand and said, "I'm going back to the palace."
The little emperor left the Rites Yamen and returned to the palace with steady steps. The Liubu Yamen and the Jinyiwei Yamen were both outside the Huangji Gate, just in front of his home, only a few steps away.
After Wan Shihe saw off all the officials, he went to Wang Chonggu's private residence and told Wang Chonggu what happened in the Ministry of Rites. However, he only missed the sentence that His Majesty said: The Tuman tribes still have other choices. .
Wan Shihe is not a temptation, but there are some things that your Majesty can say but your ministers cannot.
Can Wang Chonggu understand? Of course! They are all old foxes for thousands of years, but they can still hear this in their voices.
As soon as Wan Shihe left, Wang Qian walked out of the shadows and asked in a low voice: "Father, are you setting a fire? If you don't keep Zhang Siwei under your nose, I'm afraid something will happen."
"Let it go!" Wang Chonggu said without any hesitation.
To put it bluntly, for the sake of making money from the Yongding Woolen Factory, Wang Chonggu also set fire to Zhang Siwei's house, and only after having Zhang Siwei under his nose did he feel at ease!
In the middle of the night, Zhang Siwei's house suddenly flooded. The weather was dry in winter, and the fire started. The captain of the Qiao Tower (watchtower) immediately rang the gong, and the firemen immediately went to the scene of the fire.
But Zhang Siwei's home was burned to the point of being uninhabitable.
Zhang Siwei had more than one residence in the capital, but that night, Zhang Siwei moved to Wang Chonggu's home!
Zhang Siwei was too scared. He was not a fool. The fire this time could not be an accident. Coupled with the last poison case, Zhang Siwei was frightened. Of course, the only one he could rely on was his "Uncle, Minister of Punishment" 》.
And Wang Chonggu, the uncle of the Minister of Punishment, accepted Zhang Siwei who had defected, and he was very sure that he would find out the truth and give Zhang Siwei an explanation!
Wang Chonggu is the Secretary of the Ministry of Punishment, and of course he has control over the criminal names. However, arson cases are really difficult to investigate. A big fire will burn away all the evidence.
On the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month in the third year of Wanli, a person who surprised everyone entered the capital. Gao Gong, the former chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, appeared at Huitongguanyi and came to the capital!
There was an uproar inside and outside the capital!
At this time, in the side hall of Wenhua Hall, the little emperor walked up and down with his hands behind his back. He looked at Zhang Juzheng and said angrily: "Foreign officials, county magistrates, elders, and common people were all invited to me by Sir. In the first year of Wanli, Wanli I've seen him in the past two years, but this time, why did Mr. Gao Gong get Gao Gong to come to the capital!"
"I don't want to see him!"
"I want to restart the major case of assassinating the king and killing the driver." Zhang Juzheng said very solemnly.
Zhu Yijun frowned upon hearing this, shook his head and said, "The case of assassinating the king and driving the driver is over."
"Sir, Mr. Yang received support from Yang Dazai for the imperial examination. Yang Dazai also became an official. The imperial examination law has been implemented throughout the country. The Jin Party in Ge Zongxian's hands is not useless. If the case of assassinating the king and driving is restarted, once it is confirmed, If Gao Gong is really treasonous, many people under Gao Gong will be implicated, and people will be in panic."
"Don't talk about things when they are done, don't admonish when things are done, and let bygones be bygones, this is what you taught me!"
Zhang Juzheng said with great persistence: "This grievance cannot be ignored like this. In the first month of the first year of Wanli, the state affairs of the Ming Dynasty were extremely corrupt, and it was indeed impossible to trace them. But it is no longer possible. Qi Shuai won a great victory in Daningwei. Taking this opportunity, he Investigate this case thoroughly and make it clear that one is one and two is two, this is what His Majesty said."
The foreign officials, county magistrates, elders, and common people were all arranged by Zhang Juzheng, and Zhu Yijun did not take care of it. As a result, Zhang Juzheng made a big move and took Gao Gong back to the capital to settle old scores.
Zhu Yijun said without giving in at all: "I will not do a loss-making business. I will just let Gao Gong go back to where he came from."
"In the case of assassinating the king and killing the driver, I promised your majesty." Zhang Juzheng held up his hands and refused to give in.
"Sir, why don't you deal with Xu Jie? Isn't this man rebellious? Gao Gong is the same way. As long as he doesn't return to the court, he will be a politically dead figure. What's the use of pursuing it? Sir, he will bear notoriety in vain." Zhu Yijun still disagree.
This was the biggest disagreement between the emperor and Zhang Juzheng since Zhang Juzheng came to power. This disagreement was very strange. The person involved, Zhu Yijun, refused to pursue the matter. Zhang Juzheng, who was peaceful at first, insisted on settling old scores.
"Li Chengliang in the Northeast has now asked Hou Yu Zhao to go to Liaodong for inspection. This is the best time at the moment. Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty's restoration of the Ningwei will inevitably have to be repeated. East of the Daxianbei Mountains (Daxingan Mountains), once the war is dragged into a stalemate, I'm afraid There will be changes in the Northeast." Zhang Juzheng stated his reasons for launching at this time. There were only Feng Bao and Zhang Hong here, and there were no ears between them. Zhang Juzheng chose to speak clearly.
Zhang Juzheng cannot guarantee that the Ming Dynasty will always have the upper hand in the Liaodong War, nor can he guarantee that Li Chengliang will always be as obedient as he is now. If the Liaodong War falls into corruption and quagmire, it will be extremely difficult to overturn old scores.
The timing is right to take action now, and we can also get to the bottom of it, further weaken the clan party in the northwest, intimidate Li Chengliang's troops in the northeast, and let the Liyue expedition come from the emperor, instead of like now, even sending a patrol must be careful to test.
In the spring of next year, Daming and Tuman Khan started a tug-of-war again. Finding such an appropriate time would be as difficult as climbing to the sky.
"The injustice your Majesty suffered was the fault of the original minister." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head again and said.
Zhu Yijun smiled and shook his head and said: "In the first month of the first year of Wanli, the total amount of the late emperor's mausoleum was 501,050 taels. The total internal and state money was 390,932 taels. The debt was 1,100,118 taels of silver. It was not paid off until the December of the first year of Wanli. Then The national affairs at that time were too difficult, and it was not your fault, so you don’t have to blame yourself."
"Sir, my grievances are not included. What's the benefit of overturning this old case? By then, sir, you will have a bad reputation as a partisan who opposes dissenters, so he changed it to a review of an unanswered case. Three years have passed, and the investigation is still very difficult. It is difficult to find out clearly, and party strife will inevitably resume, which is not what I want."
Zhang Juzheng still said with great certainty: "How can your Majesty's grievance be ignored? I just have a little reputation."
Zhu Yijun knew clearly what Zhang Juzheng wanted to do. This Yuanfu had gained a lot of notoriety, so it would be natural for him to return to power. In the fifth year of Wanli, all Zhang Juzheng's new policies would yield certain results. With the emperor personally in charge, it would become easier to trace. High arches will inevitably lead to criticism from the world. Zhang Juzheng can retire and return to his hometown until the emperor's wedding and return the world to His Majesty.
"Since Gao Gong has returned to Beijing, let him have an audience. After the interview, let him go back overnight. State affairs are the most important thing. I have decided that there is no need to remonstrate anymore." Zhu Yijun directly lied. He was the emperor. He said he would not pursue it, and Zhang Juzheng also You can only obey orders.
"I... obey the order." Zhang Juzheng could only obey the orders of his leader. He wanted to bring up the old matter again, mainly because of his original promise. This case was so unclear and stuck in his throat. Even if it was Gao Gong who did it, Zhang Juzheng was confident that the bad influence would be brought to light. , controlled within a controllable range.
But the little emperor made it clear that he would not disregard the safety of the world just to take such a breath. When the time comes, Gao Gong's disciples and former officials will fight with Zhang Juzheng's disciples and former officials, and the world will be uneasy.
Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Hong to send Gao Gong to the palace for an audience. Looking at Zhang Juzheng's still worried expression, he thought about Zhang Juzheng's words seriously. The reason why Zhang Juzheng made the dangerous move was that he was not optimistic about the outcome of the Liaodong war.
Zhu Yijun said: "Qi Shuai won't win this time. He will win one after another. I just feel that the timing is not right. When Qi Shuai drives Tuman Khan to the west of Daxianbei Mountain, Tuman Khan and Anda Khan will The best time is to start biting, what do you think, sir?"
Zhang Juzheng was stunned and said with a frown: "Does Your Majesty have so much confidence in Qi Shuai?"
"That's Commander Qi!" Zhu Yijun was a little stunned after hearing this, and then he waved his hands and said, "Sir, the Ming Dynasty has suffered too many defeats in these years, and almost every tree and plant has been defeated."
Qi Jiguang and Liang Menglong felt that Zhang Juzheng was not scary, but Ma Fang believed that Zhang Juzheng could definitely handle the power of the court. How could a group of stinky fish and shrimps be Yuan Fu's opponent?
According to general reasoning, Zhang Juzheng believes that victory or defeat is a common matter for military strategists. He believes that Qi Jiguang cannot be victorious in every battle. However, enemies such as Japanese pirates and Tuman Khans are more sympathetic to Qi Jiguang's terror. Qi Jiguang is indeed an ever-victorious general, and his heads are like The best evidence.
I don’t know the true face of Mount Lu, just because I am in this mountain.
Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang have actually been in the same camp, so they cannot understand each other's horror more intuitively.
When Gao Gong came to the audience, he walked in with his chest held high and his head raised. He did not feel guilty. After entering the side hall, he waved his sleeves, saluted, and said with great energy: "My lord, Gao Gong, pay homage to your Majesty. Long live your Majesty." , long live."
"No courtesy." Zhu Yijun's smile was very warm. This appearance was too deceptive, and the high-arched appearance also fit the stereotype of Zhu Yijun, an old scholar with a very stubborn temper.
It was very dangerous to enter Beijing this time. Once Zhang Juzheng took action against Gao Gong by assassinating the king and killing Jia Jia, Gao Gong had no room to resist, but he still came and entered the side hall.
A stubborn old man who thinks he is right from beginning to end.
When Feng Bao saw Gao Gong, he was also very calm, but his hand was very tight. When this stubborn old man was in power, he was the life and death enemy of the Chief of Ceremonies.
Zhu Yijun picked up a gold coin and threw it up. The gold coin fell to the ground, face up. He looked at the gold coin and asked: "Xin Zhenggong, if a gold coin is thrown and falls on the ground, is it possible that it will be right or wrong?" How many are each?"
"Half and half." Gao Gong replied without knowing why.
Zhu Yijun took out another gold coin, threw it out and landed on the ground and asked: "What is the probability that both gold coins will land heads?"
Gao Gong was a little stunned for a moment. He was silent for a moment and said exhaustively: "A quarter?"
"What's the chance that all three gold coins will land heads?" Zhu Yijun took out another gold coin and threw it out, asking with a smile.
Gao Gong was a little confused. On the way to Beijing, he imagined ten thousand ways to play the correct answer. He never expected that His Majesty was asking about arithmetic. He carefully calculated all the possibilities, but always felt that something was wrong.
"Does Feng Banban know?" Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao.
Feng Bao bowed his head and said: "One-eighth, each gold coin is a separate probability. Multiplying them together can get one-eighth. It is unwise to exhaustively."
Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao and said with a smile: "Feng Banban said it well."
"Following His Majesty, hearing and seeing, I am stupid, but I have learned some skills after all." Feng Bao bowed his head very humbly and said, and looked at Gao Gong triumphantly, his eyes were like looking at a big fool.
"Mr. Xinzheng, if ten gold coins are thrown out at the same time, what is the chance that they will all land heads?" Zhu Yijun continued to ask.
"I'm not good at arithmetic." Gao Gong replied honestly.
Feng Bao said with a smile: "One-half to the tenth power, which is 1/1024."
"Xin Zheng Gong must be confused, how come the emperor is asking some arithmetic questions when he is not doing his job properly." Zhu Yijun put the ten gold coins in his hand in front of him, lined them up one by one, looked at the gold coins and said: "We regard the gold coins as It is state affairs, and then it is stipulated that heads are up for order and tails for disorder.”
"Every time something big happened in the court, such as the peace crisis, the relocation of the capital, the emperor's hunting in the north, the generals in the court, the invasion of the north, or the suspicion of the young master. These major events are actually tossing gold coins. ,like this."
Zhu Yijun took ten gold coins in his hand and threw them out one by one. There were pros and cons.
Zhu Yijun stretched out his hand and fiddled with it and said: "Just like this, there are invisible hands in the court, and people from all walks of life are affecting the falling of these gold coins. Some gold coins fall heads, and some gold coins fall tails. Some can be corrected, some can’t.”
"There are still some gold coins. I can't tell the difference between front and back, right from wrong." Zhu Yijun took out another gold coin and threw it out. There was no front or back, only the smooth side.
Zhu Yijun took out a money bag, poured out all the copper coins, silver coins, and money inside, and then said: "What if we toss so many coins? What is the probability that they will all be heads? Can it be corrected? I can't tell the difference. What’s right or wrong?”
"I don't know." Gao Gong understood what the emperor was talking about.
Zhu Yijun said earnestly: "These are still some gold, silver and copper coins. The amount for state affairs is much more than this bag of money."
"Xinzheng Gong, just now Feng Daban said that every drop of a gold coin is an independent event. However, Xinzheng Gong used to be the chief assistant. Is there any single thing in the state affairs of this dynasty that is independent? They are all inextricably linked. The connection between you and me is extremely complicated.”
"Mr. Xinzheng doesn't know, nor does Mr. Xi, but Mr. finds the coins with tails up one by one and makes them face up. Being able to find them is a skill. Being able to reverse them is a skill. Being able to distinguish the heads and tails is indistinguishable." It's both positive and negative."
"Sir can do it, so I value him."
"I am scared." Zhang Juzheng heard the emperor's praise and hurriedly bowed his head and said.
Zhu Yijun signaled Zhang Hong to put away the gold, silver and copper coins, and looked at Gao Gong. He knew that Gao Gong understood what he meant.
Rather than saying that Gao Gong's downfall was due to Gao Gong's lack of obedience, it was better to say that Gao Gong was incompetent.
Just like Gao Gong cannot calculate the probability of all ten gold coins landing heads, incompetence is incompetence.
What did Gao Gong do when he was in power? Counting from the first month of the fourth year of Longqing's reign to the sixth month of the sixth year of Longqing's reign, the late Emperor Long Yu honored guests, and the national funds could only spend less than 400,000 taels of silver for repairs. This was Gao Gong's political achievement. Zhang Juzheng was in the country. In the second year of Wanli, the national fund already had a balance of more than 500,000 taels.
This is just one aspect of finance and taxation.
Emperor Wanli had a certain gold-silver winged crown, which was hand-knitted from top to bottom with 518 fine gold wires with a diameter of 0.2 mm. The knitted pattern not only had even gaps and consistent density, but also had no small knots in the middle, making it look thin. Like gauze. This is the terrifying strength of Ming craftsmen. Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! ! ! ! !
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