Chapter 37 Don’t be a saint, be a good minister
After Zhu Houzhao used the money he earned through the Royal Exposition to reissue Qi Lumi to the officers and soldiers of the regimental camp and the imperial army, it was not only Guo Rong's family who received the favor, but also tens of thousands of middle- and lower-level officers and soldiers.
Liang Ze, the commander-in-chief of Guo Rong, also had money to ask Wen Po to deliver the baby for his wife. Even a few days later, his wife gave birth to a big fat boy for him.
For the soldiers of the imperial army, although Zhu Houzhao only gave each person a salary ranging from one hundred taels to five taels, it really made these soldiers remember Zhu Houzhao and determined their loyalty to Zhu Houzhao.
Emperor Zhu Houzhao of the Ming Dynasty not only provided them with the guarantee of life, but also gave them the desire to change their lives through verbal incentives and promises.
at the same time.
Zhu Houzhao not only conquered the military morale of the regiment camp and the forbidden soldiers, but also influenced Wang Yangming, who was then the director of the Ministry of War.
Wang Yangming was very inspired by Zhu Houzhao, so as soon as he returned to his home, he got into his study and started writing furiously, without even bothering to eat.
As the New Year is approaching recently, and the emperor's funeral ceremony is under the control of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Hua, who was promoted to the Minister of Household Affairs, is not too busy with government affairs. He is a little afraid of the cold, so he went home early and saw his son Wang Yangming. What to write in the study, I couldn't help but smile knowingly, thinking that my rebellious son finally knew how to read and write instead of being in a daze in the bamboo forest or on the tree.
Wang Hua changed into his daily clothes and walked over to his son. When he saw that his son was writing a memorial, he was even more satisfied: "Now that you are an official of the imperial court, it is good for you to be dedicated to government affairs. Your duty as an official is also to benefit the people." Min, what did you write? ”
"Book of Ten Thousand Words!"
Wang Yangming replied and continued to write with ink.
Wang Hua was very horrified. In all his years as an official, he had never seen an official write a letter of ten thousand words. He couldn't help but read it.
But when Wang Hua saw that the words on it were "promote military preparations", "recruit elite soldiers", "open sea trade" and the like, he couldn't help but became furious. He grabbed the unfinished memorial by Wang Yangming and tore it up:
"Bastard! You are really crazy! Who asked you to write this! Do you think I don't live long enough? Do you think my Wang family is too stable? You think the court is too peaceful! Why do I have a son like you who is just trying to gain fame? ”
"Master, I am not just trying to gain fame, but I am considering the country of the Ming Dynasty. To be precise, I am considering the country of the Han Dynasty. Your Majesty said it right when he inspected the regiment camp today. The Ming Dynasty cannot repeat the path of the two Song Dynasties! Although dynasty change It is a common thing in history books, but after all, the rise and fall of a family is nothing, and it does not even have much impact on our family. But if a foreign race destroys our country, it will not destroy our family, but our country!
The Ming Dynasty can fall, but the Ming Dynasty cannot fall at the hands of foreigners. As a minister of the Ming Dynasty and a person of China, I should advise you, Your Majesty, to take advantage of the fact that the Ming Dynasty is still strong, revive its military power, and clear out the Tartars outside the Great Wall. In order to prevent China from being invaded by foreigners a hundred years later, as well as from the Japanese countries in the east and the Westerners coming from the west, they all have the ambition to treat China as a paternal one! ”
When Wang Yangming was talking, Wang Hua was already trembling with anger: "What are you talking about? You want His Majesty to go into military warfare. How can you have nothing to do with the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty? Now I can see that you are not only a rebellious son, but also a rebellious minister!" If I don’t kill you today, you will eventually kill the king and usurp the throne!”
"Enough! Your Majesty is right, this is our era. Master, you are already old and don't quite understand our thoughts. My child can understand, but can you just sit back and watch the Tatars wantonly plunder my border towns and kill my border residents? You are also the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, six ministers and nine ministers. You can't even think of a way to pay for rice. You only know how much rice you have to eat. You are not a rebellious minister, you are a mediocre minister!"
Wang Yangming seemed to be stimulated by his father Wang Hua's actions, so he rebelled and directly ridiculed his father.
Wang Hua, the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance, was so angry that his face was red with shame. He couldn't help but slap him in the face, but in the end he couldn't do it. He just sat down helplessly, lowered his hands and stamped his feet and said: "It's against it, it's against it!" When Wang Yangming saw his father like this, he didn't say anything and just kept silent. He stood silently beside him, his mouth raised high, and he looked at the unfinished book on the ground with a little heartache: "My child has decided not to be a saint or a good minister. A saint cannot eliminate the evil in people, but a good minister can assist the king. Eliminate the hidden dangers of the world! ”
Wang Hua did not expect that his son Wang Yangming would be so rebellious. He stamped his feet in anger and shouted: "Come here! Lock Wang Yun in the woodshed!"
With that said, Wang Hua turned to Wang Yangming and said coldly: "I will write you a letter of resignation tonight, and you can go back to your hometown to study! If you stay in the capital, sooner or later you will cause great disaster to my Wang family! You are also in your thirties. How come you are so unsophisticated!”
At this time, two slaves from the Wang family came in: "Master, do you really want to lock him up?"
"Lock him up! Don't let him out without my order! This boy will become a shame to my royal family!"
In Wang Hua's rage, he lost the gentleness and elegance of the past. When he looked at Wang Yangming, his eyes burst into flames.
Wang Yangming, on the other hand, talked about nails calmly, as if he was accustomed to his father's anger, and seemed to believe that his father would not do anything to him. He waved his sleeves and followed the servant to the woodshed: "Sooner or later, the Wang family will I’m proud!”
It is now the tenth day of October.
The Ministry of Rites has previously agreed that Emperor Daxing should be given the posthumous title of Emperor Jiantian, Mingdaocheng, Zhongzheng, Shenwen, Shenwu, benevolence and virtue, and his temple name should be Xiaozong.
Now is the time when Emperor Xiaozong Zi Gong is buried in the mausoleum. According to the requirements of the Ministry of Rites, starting from October 16th, Emperor Xiaozong's Zi Gong will set off for the imperial mausoleum.
Starting from the tenth day of October, Taichang Temple issued a memorial requesting the fasting. Then Zhu Houzhao ordered the ministers to start fasting and stay overnight in the yamen. Slaughtering and music were prohibited until the day when Zi Gong was buried in the mausoleum.
Zhu Houzhao also had to start fasting from this day, and because he had to complete the burial ceremony of Emperor Xiaozong, he also had to return to the Forbidden City.
Because the Qianqing Palace was being renovated by the Ministry of Industry, Zhu Houzhao temporarily lived in the Cining Palace to the west of the Qianqing Palace. The Empress Dowager Zhang also lived here temporarily. The mother and son lived in the same palace at the same time.
Although Zhu Houzhao is now a time traveler, he now occupies the body of the son of Emperor Hongzhi and Empress Zhang, so naturally he should fulfill his obligations as a son of man.
However, regarding the repair of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Houzhao actually did not understand at first why all the officials were eager to repair the Qianqing Palace for him. Hongzhi did not repair it for eighteen years, but had to wait until Emperor Xiaozong was buried to repair the Qianqing Palace, and it seemed that It was very urgent. After the Ministry of Industry reported the matter, the cabinet voted to approve it on the same day.
But after thinking about it, Zhu Houzhao could almost understand the thoughts of these civil servants. They just wanted to stay in the Forbidden City.
Zhu Houzhao did not stop the Ministry of Works from building the Qianqing Palace for him. He did not mind whether he lived in the Qianqing Palace or the Leopard Room in the future. In his opinion, as long as he came to power, even if he lived in the Qianqing Palace, the civil servants would never want to lock him up. In the Forbidden City.
(End of chapter)