After Sun Zan left.
Zhu Jianshen asked everyone in the palace to get down, and then he opened the wooden box in front of him with his own hands.
At the top of the book is a memorial written by Yu Qian to him.
This is also the last memorial.
But when Zhu Jianshen opened the memorial solemnly.
He froze.
He thought Yu Qian would have many instructions for him, but there was only one sentence, eight short words.
"The words of many people are heard, but the ears are stopped..."
Nothing else.
After a moment of pause, Zhu Jianshen smiled bitterly.
Of course he knew the meaning of the words Yu Qian left for himself.
The emperor himself is a role that accepts advice, but Yu Qian put the cart before the horse and told the emperor not to listen to so many ministers. He was telling Zhu Jianshen that he should be cautious when dealing with any official. He should be trustworthy, but not trustworthy. , of course, this is also the principle by which Zhu Jianshen has always acted.
But this code of conduct will change. As time goes by, the rules of conduct will change with changes in people's mentality.
After the emperor has held power for a long time and the throne has become unshakable, he will become proud and arrogant. He will even feel that he is the god of a country and that he cannot make mistakes. In this case, how is it possible? Still remaining cautious.
Tang Xuanzong Li Longji will always be a warning to future emperors.
For an emperor, it doesn't matter whether the loyal words are listened to or not, but if the slanderous words are listened to, big trouble will happen.
The words Yu Qian left for him were not meant for Zhu Jianshen at this time.
It is about Zhu Jianshen twenty or even thirty years later.
You must always keep a clear head and have your own judgment. No matter you are middle-aged or in your twilight years, you must remember that you are an emperor, and what you do affects the fate of thousands of people.
"Yu Taibao, I've benefited from it..." Zhu Jianshen said with a sigh, then closed the memorial and gave a wry smile.
He didn't know what he was laughing at.
Perhaps, he also felt a deep loneliness.
The emperor is lonely, because the emperor will not give power to anyone, and is afraid that anyone will want to get the power in his hands, so he is destined to be lonely.
Whoever becomes the emperor will look for eagles, dogs, thugs, and beauties instead of friends.
Many people in the civil and military circles of the dynasty believed that His Majesty the Emperor was a vengeful, stingy, overachieving, and even somewhat cruel monarch.
But there are also many people who believe that the emperor is an emperor who loves and respects the people and is brave in reform. If his measures can be successful and sustained, the Ming Dynasty will be richer than the two Song Dynasties and more powerful than the Han and Tang Dynasties.
But Zhu Jianshen will not take other people's opinions to heart. No matter what, Zhu Jianshen is now an emperor with the power of life and death. A single decision can change the fate of many people.
Although Zhu Jianshen did not show signs of becoming a faint emperor at this time, after taking office, he made great efforts to occupy North Korea, seize Annan, destroy the Jurchens, open up sea routes, and promote a new tax system. This has affected the interests of many people.
If Emperor Taizu Gao had not left behind the system of supremacy of imperial power, and if the Tumubao Xunchen Group had not been preserved, Zhu Jianshen, who had done these things, would have been doomed to be alienated from his relatives, unable to move forward, and would have to spend most of his time and energy arguing with the civil servants... …
A foolish king will make his subjects and people feel afraid, but a wise king will also make his subjects and people feel in awe.
Regardless of whether he is a foolish king or a wise king, his social relationships will always be monotonous and boring, and they are destined to have no one to whom they can tell their true feelings.
Before, Zhu Jianshen had only two people who could tell the truth.
One is Zhang Bao.
One is Yu Qian.
But both of them are leaving him now.
And this also means that Zhu Jianshen's lonely road will continue...
After a brief absence of concentration, Zhu Jianshen picked up the record of experiences compiled by Yu Qian and started reading.
It was quiet in Qianqing Palace.
There was only the sound of Zhu Jianshen flipping through books.
Different winds are different in ten miles, and customs are different in hundreds of miles. The water and soil of one place nourishes the people of the same place, and the emotions of the people of one place nourish the customs of the other...
Yu Qian recorded it in great detail, and Zhu Jianshen was also fascinated by it.
Half an hour later, Zhao Huanong tiptoed into the Qianqing Palace. Seeing that His Majesty the Emperor was very serious, Zhao Huanong paused for a moment, thinking about letting the emperor notice his arrival.
But after waiting for a long time, Zhu Jianshen didn't even look at him.
Zhao Huanong could only say softly: "Your Majesty, Minister Zhan wants to see your Majesty..."
After hearing what Zhao Huanong said, Zhu Jianshen didn't even raise his head: "What's the matter with him? If it's about his son-in-law, don't come to see me."
Sun Zan had just won the opportunity to go to Annan to lead troops here, and Zhan Yang was Sun Zan's old father-in-law. He must have been the first to get the news. Now he came to see him, Zhu Jianshen made a subjective judgment.
"Your Majesty, Minister Zhan said that he has something important to ask for. As for what kind of important matter it is, I don't know, but it definitely won't be about Sun Zan, because I have just confirmed it." Zhao Huanong said softly.
After listening to Zhao Huanong's words, Zhu Jianshen put down the book in his hand, paused for a moment and then said: "Let him in, I want to see what happened to him?"
After Zhao Huanong received the decree, he went out to summon Zhan Yang, and Zhu Jianshen also used this time to carefully place the eight-character memorial and the record of observations and hearings that Yu Qian had left for him in the wooden box.
Zhu Jianshen didn't wait long before Zhao Huanong took Zhan Yang into the Qianqing Palace.
After Zhan Yang finished his salute, Zhu Jianshen said straight to the point: "What is the confidential matter?"
"Your Majesty, do you still remember Zhang Huaizhi who contradicted Your Majesty in the twelfth year of Chenghua?"
After Zhu Jianshen heard Zhan Yang's words, he was stunned for a moment. He tried hard to recall what happened in the twelfth year of Chenghua. Although Zhu Jianshen was deeply impressed by the collision of pillars in Fengtian Temple, he had no impression of the name. At this time, Zhan Yang suddenly mentioned it, and Zhu Jianshen couldn't connect it because there were many civil servants who contradicted him.
"Your Majesty, Zhang Huaizhi is a member of the Ministry of Rites and Ceremonies. In the twelfth year of Chenghua, he contradicted your Majesty in the Fengtian Palace and fought against him. His Majesty was kind-hearted and did not punish him. Instead, he was promoted and sent to Ryukyu as an envoy..."
After Zhan Yang finished speaking, Zhu Jianshen immediately came to his senses: "It turned out to be him, what happened to him?"
"Your Majesty, he is back."
"Who asked him to come back, was it Xu Youzhen or Li Xian? Why did I know nothing and no one reported..."
"Your Majesty, he sneaked back with a letter of help from the leader of the Ryukyu Kingdom. He wanted to meet your Majesty..." Zhan Yang said quickly.
After Zhu Jianshen heard this, he frowned. Although the Ryukyu Kingdom is relatively close to the Japanese Kingdom, in terms of political affinity, it is close to the mainland. This place should have become China's bridgehead in the Age of Discovery, but the Japanese Kingdom's invasion and division. Let Ryukyu become their Okinawa...
Is it possible that now Japan is beginning to have thoughts about Ryukyu...
That's okay.
You have an idea about our Ming Dynasty's vassal country. Have you asked us for our opinion?
Biquge
