The next day, it was Empress Zhuang Jingjia's birthday, and all the ladies in Beijing went to the palace to congratulate her on her thousand-year life. Zhu Yijun's fifty concubines, as well as the concubines of the two former emperors Shizong and Mu Zong who have not been canonized as concubines, also have to go to Kunning Palace to pay their respects and congratulate their birthdays. The concubines who are willing to move can also move around.
Chen Ju was supposed to bring the internal officials with Zhang Hong to celebrate his birthday, but was called by Zhu Yijun to go to the Huangji Palace to accompany the emperor to the imperial meeting.
Due to Liu Tai's participation in the impeachment, Zhang Juzheng has submitted his resignation and is waiting behind closed doors at home. Except for Zhang Juzheng, almost all the other important ministers and honorary ministers above the third rank in Beijing attended the court meeting.
After the emperor's wedding, he still maintained the habit of "three, six, and nine" court meetings. Although today is the 28th, the notice for Zhu Yijun's temporary court meeting was sent out from Xiyuan yesterday. Therefore, except for those who are sick, all of them coming.
When Zhu Yijun sat down with a gloomy face, all the ministers bowed and paid homage. Since all the windows in the Huangji Palace had been replaced, all the ministers could secretly see the emperor's face clearly, knowing that the biggest political wave since Zhu Yijun ascended the throne would begin today.
Chen Ju was the closest to the throne. When he saw Zhu Yijun's eyebrows raised and his brows not furrowed, he knew that he was not as angry as he showed. But his own face was also gloomy, like the bottom of a black pot.
After Zhu Yijun sat down, he didn't say anything. He picked up the tea on the throne and drank it slowly. While drinking, he made a thin sound, making the atmosphere in the Emperor's Palace more and more depressing.
All the ministers below looked at each other, they had never seen Zhu Yijun behave like this before. In the previous court meeting, the ceremonial officer of Honglu Temple had the procedure of asking the ministers if they had anything to report. Today, the emperor has withdrawn all of them, so everyone can only stand quietly in this depressing atmosphere.
Zhu Yijun finished his tea slowly, took the handkerchief handed over by the minister beside him, and while wiping his hands, he glanced at His Highness and his ministers. When he saw the British Duke, he finally said: "The British Duke is old - bring me a pillar and let the Duke sit on it."
After Zhang Rong heard this, he knelt down to thank him. Zhu Yijun nodded and said: "Well, the Duke has been very diligent and meritorious in the past two years. This little guy deserves it. From now on, he will sit down to discuss matters in the dynasty."
When the British prince sat down, Zhu Yijun still said nothing, but his eyes became increasingly serious. The hearts of all the ministers were beating wildly, and some of them had average psychological quality. Dense beads of sweat gradually appeared on their foreheads.
Zhu Yijun saw that the atmosphere was almost over, and was about to speak when he heard a plop. Tao Dalin, the official of Zhanshi Mansion and a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, fell down and fell to the ground.
The officials on the left and right hurriedly gathered around to take a look. There was a chaos in the palace, and Chen Ju looked at Zhu Yijun. Zhu Yijun's heart tightened, and he stood up and said, "Yu Chen has a heart disease. Go and see if he has any medicine."
Chen Ju separated everyone and saw that Tao Dalin's face was as golden as paper. He hurriedly touched him and found Suxiao Jiuxin Pills. He quickly opened his mouth and put two pills in. He took the tea handed over by the official next to him and gave it to him. Take it.
Zhu Yijun stood in front of the throne and shouted: "Everyone around Yu Chen should disperse, the patient is suffocating!" After hearing this, all the officials dispersed from Tao Dalin.
Chen Ju squatted on the ground and asked the internal officials to cushion Tao Dalin's head, rolled up his sleeves and massaged his limbs. However, within half a stick of incense, by the time the imperial doctor from the imperial hospital arrived, Tao Dalin had already come to his senses.
For disrupting the court meeting, Tao Dalin tremblingly apologized and begged for his body. Zhu Yijun pondered for a while and said: "Yu Chen is really not able to do anything anymore. Go back and recuperate for a while. I will allow you to return home. Well, I will give you the title of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel."
Tao Dalin's eyes suddenly turned red, and tears rolled down his face. With the support of the internal officials, he struggled and kowtowed: "Your Majesty Jiajing Bingchen entered the official position at the second place. He received the favor of the country and reached the third rank. However, the human ear of literature is of no use to the country! Before going back, I have something to say from the bottom of my heart. If you are not happy, please ask the emperor to accept it."
After hearing this, Zhu Yijun looked serious and nodded: "You can speak frankly."
Tao Dalin raised his head, as if using all his strength, and said loudly: "I saw the emperor's edict the day before yesterday, which contained the intention of reform. I thought it was appropriate! I live in Kuaiji, Zhejiang Province. When I was young, there was a Japanese invasion in my hometown. I was shocked day and night! At that time, I thought, this is What's wrong with the country? The high-ranking state actually allowed a few Japanese pirates to cause trouble for the people. Isn't it because the country is not strong and does not have strong soldiers to prevent humiliation? "
After saying this, Tao Dalin lowered his voice and said: "Since then, the words 'Rich country and strong army' have been rolling around in my heart for more than 20 years! Since the emperor ascended the throne, he has reformed the salt administration and built water conservancy projects. Re-training the new army, the Ming Dynasty's revival is just around the corner. Although I have no small achievements, I sigh all day and night, and I am happy that our court has a Ming Dynasty leader. Today's court meeting, I originally made up my mind to destroy the Japanese pirates in my hometown. Talk about the tragic situation and ask those who oppose the reform - where are your hearts? Do you still want the people of the Ming Dynasty to suffer? Do you want our emperor to be humiliated by a few Japanese and barbarians?"
After saying this, Tao Dalin's face flushed with excitement and his eyes were bright. His clear eyes swept over the faces of the ministers who bowed their heads and remained silent, but in the end all their emotions were contained in his thin body. He kowtowed again and said: "This is what I have said. I hope that the emperor will work diligently, love the people, reform the government - and live up to the expectations of our ancestors!"
After hearing Tao Dalin's heartfelt words, Zhu Yijun felt intense emotions rolling through his heart. He stood up from the throne, walked down the steps, helped Tao Dalin up, and said: "Yu Chen has the ambition to serve the country. I have been blind all these years, but I did not let the Qing family spread the cloth. It is my fault."
After Tao Dalin heard this, his lips trembled and tears rolled down like broken beads. He said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, my body has been dying for a long time. I have been lying on my body for many years without any achievements, and I feel so ashamed. Today I have said what I have hidden in my heart, and I will die without regrets. Your Majesty! I hope you can see it." The day when the Ming Dynasty became rich and powerful and its people were strong, and congratulations came from all over the world!”
Zhu Yijun's eyes turned red after hearing this. He held Tao Dalin's hand and said with a smile, "Yu Chen, take good care of yourself. I promise you, you will see it!"
Tao Dalin bowed to the ground, bowed his hands to the ministers in the palace, and walked backwards out of the Huangji Palace with the support of the officials.
Zhu Yijun watched him exit the palace gate, then walked a few steps outside and stood for a while at the entrance of the palace facing the square in front of the Huangji Palace. After calming down, he turned around and passed through the ministers hiding on both sides, walked to the throne again and sat down.
Looking at the ministers, Zhu Yijun said: "Tell me what you think about what Tao Yuchen said before he left."
Led by Zhang Han, the Minister of Civil Affairs, Lu Shusheng and others were originally prepared to defend the ancestral system to the death and to compete with the emperor who cared about politics. Unexpectedly, Tao Dalin suddenly fell ill, and he came again before leaving. It was a divine assist for the emperor, but it was hard to say this.
Seeing that the ministers were silent, Zhu Yijun's face turned cold, and he squeezed out a voice from between his teeth: "Why don't you speak? Yesterday when I wrote the book, I wrote a thousand words, but today I have not said a word in the meeting? Why, those words are afraid of being exposed to others. ?”
Wang Xilie was aroused by the emperor's words in the class. He was about to leave the class, but he didn't expect that one of the honorable class would go out first. It turned out to be Xinning Bo Tan Guozuo.
He was wearing a unicorn suit, kneeling down and saying: "Your Majesty, although I, Old Tan, are vulgar and uncivilized, I also know that the ancestral system of the Ming Dynasty cannot be improved unless it is changed!"
"For many years, except for the several victories in Liaodong and Jizhen after the emperor ascended the throne, our Ming Dynasty has been bullied by the Tartars. Wang Gao simply doesn't take the court seriously!"
Because he was too fat, Tan Guozuo said a few words, then took a breath and continued: "When we have to fight, we always have no money and no food. I would like to ask, can we get money and food by adhering to the ancestral system? Last year, even a stinky country like Myanmar His nose and face are all scratched up, this——" At this point, the words he had memorized all night suddenly got stuck, and his face turned pale in a hurry, and his head started to sweat.
Mr. Ying rolled his eyes angrily, stood up from the small pier, and added his words: "Your Majesty, what I mean by Uncle Ning is that if you don't change the law, you can't enrich the country and strengthen the army!"
Chen Ju stood under the throne, taking Zhang Hong's original position. He could see Tan Guozuo's embarrassment as he rolled his eyes and thought for words. His belly was almost bursting with laughter, and the corners of his mouth were twitching fiercely due to the force of suppressing his expression.
Tan Guozuo murmured for a long time but couldn't think of anything. He could only follow the British Duke's words and continue: "What I want to say is what the Duke meant! I'm done." After saying that, he stood up and went back with his eyebrows downcast.
Zhu Yijun suppressed his smile and said with a straight face: "I already know what Mr. Xin Ning means. Who else can tell me?"
Wang Xilie finally left his duties, knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, our dynasty was founded by our second ancestor, and the laws are complete. The laws established by the ancestors are not a temporary government, but the foundation of the Ming Dynasty! Your Majesty, as long as you are cautious and self-defeating, hang your clothes and The world is in great order, so why bother with reforms to disturb the people! Since China’s surrender from Qin, how many people have destroyed the world due to reforms?”
"And since the emperor ascended the throne, has he changed the laws established by his ancestors? How is the world today? Although it cannot be said that the prosperous times are prosperous, great governance can be expected. There is a ready-made road that cannot be followed, but great changes will be carried out. Once the foundation of the country is shaken, it will be too late to regret it. !”
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