Starting from Wanli 8 years ago, after more than two years of hustle and bustle, the reform finally got off the track despite stumbling.
In the past two years, Zhu Yijun has almost changed the officials in the attendant's room - except for a few core figures, the rest who have been mentored by him and understand his thoughts and ideas on governing the country have all left Beijing and started working in various provinces and prefectures of the empire. assume important positions.
At the same time, every time the court issued a new ordinance, it was bound to be accompanied by an explanation of the ordinance to clarify the original intention of the legislation. In this way, it will prevent most places from following the script regardless of reality during the actual implementation process, and sometimes reciting the scriptures incorrectly.
Of course, there are many people like this, and their heads are all lumpy. The reform guidance commissioners stationed in various places were thirsty for words, and these officials responded by saying, "Light corvee and low tax, rest with the people."
For such officials, we can only replace them without changing our thinking. After Zhu Yijun agreed, the cabinet ordered the Ministry of Personnel to carry out the most severe Beijing and external inspections in history in the seventh year of Wanli. A large number of officials were removed from their posts, and a large number of officials who understood the reform well, had innovative spirit and execution ability also stood out.
In order to prevent the formation of "new" and "old" parties and trigger future party disputes. Zhu Yijun specially issued an edict to all officials who were removed from office in the seventh year of Wanli, and they would not be reinstated under any conditions.
Unlike the emperor's punishment of an official, as the political climate changes or the emperor changes, these "never-used" officials will still have the opportunity to recover. This specific decree does not mention any names, so it becomes a law.
This means that even if Zhu Yijun dies, these people will have to go through at least two difficulties of "filial piety" and "ancestral family law" to recover - the chance is almost zero.
Such severe punishments and the promotion of a large number of officials fixed the popular orientation of the reform as hard as steel.
Zhang Juzheng once talked about the emperor with Pan Sheng, he cupped his hands and said to the north: "In terms of the strength of one's mind, after Zulong, he is also among the top five emperors in the past dynasties. We have been lucky enough to meet him in three lifetimes. A master who can achieve such sage."
This is definitely an exaggeration for Zhu Yijun. Although his character certainly has a strong side, he is just above average. This kind of impression will be given to Zhang Juzheng now, but it is actually a benefit for time travellers-compared to the persistence of those politicians who cannot see the way forward clearly in the fog, Zhu Yijun's is considered an open-book examination.
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In addition to these methods, Zhu Yijun also used the channel of Yinzhang Zhizhuo in the past two years to teach local officials almost step by step how to understand the reform. Although this improved efficiency, the emperor's workload increased dramatically.
Two years after his wedding, he finally reached the realm of five or six. What Chen Ju said to Li Xiushan in Nanjing that year was unfortunately true.
Such a heavy workload will naturally accumulate a lot of pressure. Therefore, Empress Dowager Chen was very accurate in judging people: "With a man like that, it would be strange for me to have an affair!"
After Zhuang Jingjia expressed full understanding, Zhu Yijun finally began to let go in the harem - and his fifty wives became less resentful.
Of course, Zhu Yijun is different from his father and grandfather in that he avoids anything that will weaken his body. The so-called letting go is nothing more than watching songs and dances and playing games that are good for physical and mental health and relieve stress.
Of course, the emperor's performance in the harem will also spread. Therefore, beginning in the spring of the eighth year of Wanli, someone in the palace suggested that the queen mothers of the two palaces, while releasing some of the maids, organize a small-scale draft to consolidate the harem. This was also the charter that was set during the draft that year.
Now that the two palaces are no longer specialized in such matters, I can't help but ask Zhu Yijun. Zhu Yijun smiled and said: "I don't care about this matter. The queen mother will discuss it with the queen."
Zhu Yijun, who said this at this time, did not know that this draft in the original time and space would later trigger major historical events such as the "Assault Case" and the "Country-Based Struggle". In his mind, it was just that there would be a group of beauties in the palace next year - and to be honest, he didn't care about it.
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Like him, there are many heroes who don't care about beauty.
At the end of June in the eighth year of Wanli, the sun was shining like fire. In Huojia Village in Dengzhou Prefecture, Wang Zhien, the youngest son of Wang Yuanwai, was holding a long pole and sticking cicadas in the yard.
Amidst the chirping of cicadas, the Wang family entered the central hall of the mansion, and the atmosphere was somewhat depressing. Mrs. Wang was sitting on a chair wiping her tears with a handkerchief.
Sitting next to her facing the door was Wang Peng, who had met Xu Guangqi by chance in Zhangde Mansion, Henan, and worked as a coolie for three months. At this moment, he was fanning himself with a big cattail leaf fan, staring at his wife who had become as wealthy as a balloon in the past two years, with a helpless expression on his face.
His wife cried for a while and handed the maid next to her some herbal tea to drink. Putting down the tea bowl, holding the handkerchief and saying: "It has only been two good years, but you are going crazy again. When Zhien was three years old, you ran to the Northeast and was almost eaten by a bear. The year before last, you were killed by bandits in Henan. Robbed it, I’m so scared when I think about it now!”
"I heard that the people living in Myanmar are barbarians. There is less human flavor and more animal flavor. So what if you become an official there?"
Wang Peng was speechless and just frowned. His wife added: "I'm afraid you've listened to the rumors that it's a land of girls, and you want to go and enjoy some gorgeous blessings? My appearance has declined in recent years, and I'm afraid it's no longer on your mind."
Wang Peng's face softened after hearing this. He reached out to touch her head and said with a smile: "You can really think blindly - didn't I knead you into dough last night? Does it have anything to do with Burmese women? Don't be blind."
After hearing this, her wife's fat face was like a big red cloth, and the little maid next to her also puffed out her cheeks and suppressed a smile.
Wang Peng said: "It's true that our family has been struggling in the past two years, but as a man in his thirties, you want me to sit at home and gain weight?"
"The old Huo family is looking after the salt shop in Daning for us. This is a solid business. The shops in Fucheng are all in good condition, so it's enough for your brother to take care of it there."
"The newspaper said that the army was destroying the city in Burma and had already reached the seaside. Only a city called Yalu is still in the hands of the Burmese. There is a serious shortage of officials there. If you are a scholar, as long as you dare to go there, you will Give it to a magistrate!”
"A scholar is a county magistrate! Since the beginning of the world, is there still such a good thing in the world for you to occupy? In China, you have passed the top three Jinshi examinations. If you have no other options, why not become an official in places like Yunnan, Guangxi, and Hainan? Then? How far are Yunnan and Guangxi from Myanmar? Are you thinking of opening this account - isn't it a waste to pick a seventh-grade official? "
His wife listened, but disagreed: "Then you are still taking exams as an official in China. You have money in the past few years, but you can't buy as many papers as you want?"
Wang Peng couldn't laugh or cry and said: "How can I pass the exam if I can just buy the back of the test paper? Everyone in the world is a Jinshi! I gave up my career for many years. If I am asked to study again at this age, my brain will hurt. And I heard that , the questions in the past two years have become more and more complex, and the ones I originally memorized are all useless and of no use."
His wife pouted, pointed at the maid behind her and said: "As long as you don't go crazy, Xiao Tao will have fun today. If you still have the heart, buy two more to serve you and I will admit it - I heard that the Burmese woman Hei Ningong, can you compare with the people in our family?"
Wang Peng laughed angrily when he heard that his wife would rather let him have a child than go to Myanmar.
"Are you playing a beauty trap? Don't tell me that this little Tao is not a beauty. We have three children, and the eldest girl is about to get married. You don't know what kind of person I am? Why have I ever thought about this!"
Xiao Tao stood behind his wife. When Wang Peng said this about himself, his cheeks puffed up again with anger. He stared at Wang Peng with his big eyes, and his long eyelashes flickered as if he were talking.
Seeing that his wife was silent, Wang Peng said helplessly: "Well, I don't know what to say to you. Our father left early and you never saw him. A few days after you passed away, our mother was gone. Well, no It’s your fault, I was just trying to be happy at that time.”
"Since there are no old people, wherever the two of us are, that's where our home is! Let's do this. If you don't agree with me to go alone, our whole family will go. What do you think?"
When he made this suggestion, the woman was confused. Wang Peng smiled again and said: "You have been a rich lady for two years, but you have never been an official wife, right? Have you ever been to Myanmar to enjoy yourself?"
Her wife's face turned red again, and she pointed at the child who was clinging to cicadas in the yard and said, "Zhien is only six years old, are you willing to let him suffer?"
After hearing this, Wang Peng said with a solemn face: "In the past two years, I have bought newspapers wherever I can buy them. Let me tell you, things have changed! From now on, will you be able to get ahead without reading? , but to see if you are capable!"
"I am also a person who has been studying for twenty years, and my skills have not improved as much as my trip to the Northeast! If we children all follow this journey of thousands of miles, our future prospects may not be worse than those of the ministers and ministers in the court. Got it!"
His wife couldn't see Wang Peng being like this. Every time she saw her husband's high-spirited and arrogant attitude, she almost turned into water. Wang Peng was so excited that he said to his wife: "In the latest issue of the newspaper, there is a poem revised by the emperor: Why don't men ride a huge boat and travel thousands of miles across the sea to find a feudal lord?"
"It's a pity that I don't have much capital. Otherwise, I would have to recruit a group of people to travel all over the world. I might not be able to become a prince!"
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