Chapter 15 How to cut a chicken with a bull's knife
Zhu Yijun walked out of the back door of Wenhua Palace, shook his hands from his sleeves, handed two pieces of paper to Feng Bao, and said: "Feng Daban, leave it to you Two errands, make these two, one will be used at night, and the other will be used tomorrow."
Feng Bao took the two pieces of paper and looked at them. It was His Majesty who was holding a banquet at the Wenhua Hall. At that time, the drawings were drawn by Kai Xiaocha. The lines were extremely neat, and the scales and details of the parts were also marked, as well as instructions for use. On one drawing, there was a pen, and on the other drawing, there were a bunch of knives.
The pen is required to be slender and the knife is required to be sharp.
"I report to the Empress Dowager Ming that I personally went to the War Bureau to build two objects. Your Majesty has ordered me to do so, and I will go to pieces!" Feng Bao took the two drawings, suddenly knelt on the ground, and greeted him solemnly. .
The reason why Feng Bao suddenly paid such a courtesy was that it was the first time that His Majesty asked him to do things since he assassinated the king and killed the king. This is a kind of trust. Being able to do things for His Majesty represents his position as a great leader. It can still be maintained.
The emperor is young, but he will eventually grow up.
Since the assassination of the king, His Majesty the Emperor first took advantage of Empress Dowager Li's doubts about Feng Bao to take away the power of the eunuch of Qianqing Palace from him; and then used Zhang Hong's disguise to clear out Wang Zhang Longpan He was suspected of biting him; now he had a series of exchanges with the foreign court skillfully, forcing Zhang Juzheng to stand on the opposite side of the civil servants.
In Feng Bao’s view, the most important thing in this round of interest exchange is to force Zhang Juzheng to do something outrageous. Even if Zhang Juzheng has no reverence and wants to be as disrespectful as Gao Gong, he still has to think carefully. Let’s see if we can do it.
Jieguyuan is a matter that violates the six core virtues of Confucianism and interferes with Tianhe, but it was led by Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Juzheng was so infamous that he had to rely more on imperial power to do things.
Feng Bao thinks so.
Zhu Yijun believed that the Jiegeyuan itself was the biggest gain from this case. After all, the Jiegeyuan could vigorously promote the medical progress of the Ming Dynasty.
Jieguyuan will definitely attract countless voices of doubt. The world is declining, people's hearts are not ancient, rituals and music have collapsed. Words such as these are constantly heard. Opposition memorials will float to his imperial cabinet like snowflakes. Before.
Leave it all to Zhang Juzheng. If he can't suppress even this wave of opposition, what else can he do?
"Zhang Hong." Zhu Yijun asked Feng Bao to stand up, then turned to the eunuch standing on the right and said.
"I'm here." Zhang Hongben bent down and took two steps forward and whispered.
Zhu Yijun smiled frankly and said: "You and Feng Daban should learn more. Look at Feng Daban in the court today. He angrily rebuked Ge Shouli's words, quoted scriptures, and made Ge Shouli dumbfounded. Speechless, this is the benefit of reading. You must read more books in the future."
"These academic officials are sharp-tongued, so we must defeat them in the field they are best at!"< br>
“I obey the decree.”
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty!" Feng Bao's face beamed with joy. Your Majesty praised him twice for saying well. This is a great affirmation.
The Empress Dowager Li no longer trusts him as much as before because of the assassination of the king. Her Majesty also gave him many admonitions. If this continues, he can continue to sit in the position of Daxun. ?
Zhu Yijun arrived at the martial arts school on time in the afternoon and started practicing martial arts. He was still stretching his muscles, standing still, and screaming repeatedly.
After the stance, Zhu Yijun always felt that his hamstrings were beating constantly. After the imperial doctor Chen Shigong took his pulse, it was not a big deal, mainly because the emperor was a little fat.
This is related to the diet of Emperor Wanli. Emperor Wanli liked sweets and did not like exercise. At the age of ten, he weighed about one hundred kilograms. This standing position was naturally harder than others.
Chen Shigong suggested increasing lean meat, reducing sweets intake, losing weight and gaining muscle, keeping your mouth shut, and opening your legs.
Zhu Yijun told Chen Shigong about the Jiecu Hospital. When the Ming Dynasty surgical master heard about it, he was surprised and happy.
He was admitted to Taiyuan Hospital just to improve his medical skills. After three years in Taiyuan Hospital, he read through the collection of books in Taiyuan Hospital. His goal has been achieved, and he is ready to resign from Taiyuan Hospital and travel around like Li Shizhen. The world is improving medical skills in diagnosis and treatment.
At this moment, His Majesty gave him another choice.
What was surprising was the cruelty of the little emperor, who was a living person.
Fortunately, the Little Emperor provides another way for medical progress.
Chen Shigong quickly convinced himself that under the imperial system, Wang Zhanglong dared to assassinate the king and Chen Hong, as the emperor's domestic slave, dared to betray his master. These were all heinous crimes that violated ethics. Is this still a human being?
Since he is not a human being, just think of the criminal as an animal.
Wouldn’t it be a waste to give such good material to the executioner Ling Chi?
"Your Majesty, why don't you stop watching the execution?" Chen Shigong made his small request. The emperor's imprisonment really frightened him, and the bloody scene might scare the little emperor.
Zhu Yijun shook his head and said: "I will go over and take a look if I have time."
Zhu Yijun was practicing hard on the lower set, and Queen Mother Li also listened to Feng Bao's memorial and said with a smile: "Your Majesty has praised you, so as a reward, you can spend fifty taels of silver in your own money."
Empress Dowager Li took a stick from the hand of the palace maid. The scarlet stick had a gold hoop on the top. One can withdraw fifty taels of silver from the internal funds.
“Thank you, Queen Mother, for the gift.” Feng Bao said happily.
The emperor did not control money and food, and there was no financial reward, but Empress Dowager Li's reward still made Feng Bao overjoyed.
The most important thing is that with this reward, everyone in the palace knows that Feng Bao is still deeply trusted by the Queen Mother and Her Majesty. This is the key. With power and some gold and silver, it is not easy. ?
Feng Bao's report to the Queen Mother and the court discussion mainly focused on scolding Ge Shouli. To please the Queen Mother was Feng Bao's compulsory course;
As for after the banquet, Regarding the exchange of interests between the young emperor and Zhang Juzheng, Feng Bao's report mainly focused on attacking the Jin Party and the ministers for usurping the imperial power and the bitterness behind settling the matter;
As for the Jiecuyuan, which was angry and resentful, and abandoned by both humans and gods, Feng Bao interpreted it as Zhang Juzheng's declaration that he would not join forces with the Jin Party, or that he would not join forces with ministers to limit imperial power like Gao Gong did.
“Can’t we continue?” Queen Mother Li said slightly unwillingly.
Although Zhang Juzheng did something that was outrageous and resentful, he chose to stand completely on the emperor's side, which made people breathe a long sigh of relief.
Zhang Juzheng is even more powerful than Gao Gong. If Zhang Juzheng also learns from Gao Gong, how will an orphan and a widowed mother be able to take over? But these lawless ministers were not punished, which really made Queen Mother Li feel choked.
Feng Bao also said helplessly: "Yuanfu does things in a measured way, and everything he thinks about is the Ming Dynasty and His Majesty. Yuanfu doesn't want His Majesty to take charge of the country personally when he takes over. The Ming Dynasty was in tatters and riddled with holes."
"The Ming Dynasty could not stand the troubles, and Gao Gong wasted the trust of the late emperor." Empress Dowager Li's attitude towards Gao Gong was complicated.
Gao Gong, the Yuanfu who assisted her husband, was still somewhat submissive when her husband was alive. After her husband became famous, she used the Jin Party and its members all over the government and the public to restrict the emperor from reviewing memorials. This was something she would never allow. thing.
No matter what the truth is at this point in this case, it can only be that Chen Hong, the eunuch, believed the handwritten letter and thought he had colluded with Gao Gong, the former chief minister who had lost power. He did so much because he was dissatisfied with the loss of power. Big case.
At least in terms of the nature of the court, this must be the case.
Zhang Juzheng has already stated his position to put things to rest. If Empress Dowager Li insists on doing so, she will completely push the new chief assistant Zhang Juzheng to the Jin Party.
The Jin Party did a lot to win over Zhang Juzheng. Even Empress Dowager Li heard about it in the palace.
Empress Dowager Li was still very satisfied with Zhang Juzheng's attitude. He wanted both fame and power. That was Wang Mang. He only wanted power but not fame, which was just right.
Let go of the pursuit of Gao Gong in exchange for Zhang Juzheng's contribution, and use political interests to exchange for political interests. This is a skill that Empress Dowager Li learned stumbled after the late emperor's rise to prominence.
"Your Majesty, are you tired?" Empress Dowager Li looked at Zhu Yijun limping. Yesterday, he was still limping three times. Today, he is already limping.
It’s not bad to practice some martial arts. In this precarious and declining situation, having the ability to protect oneself is just one point.
Zhu Yijun shook his head, blinked his big eyes and said: "I am a little tired, but Doctor Chen said that the child should move a little. Children who are more active will grow taller."
Empress Dowager Li waved her hand and signaled Feng Bao to step down. She accepted the exchange of benefits. She did not want the emperor to inherit a Ming Dynasty that was riddled with holes when he took charge.
Feng Bao did not fool the little emperor and reported the details of the Wenhua Palace to the Queen Mother. Feng Bao went to the war situation. He wanted to keep an eye on what His Majesty wanted in person.
"What did the emperor read today?" Empress Dowager Li asked about her homework. Yesterday, Zhang Juzheng praised Zhu Yijun for his good study. Today, there was no praise, which made Empress Dowager Li a little confused.
"Learned the allusion of how to cut a chicken with a bull's knife." Zhu Yijun knew that Queen Mother Li was going to take a test in school. Queen Mother Li was the first person in charge of the little emperor's education. After an hour of the banquet, there was a lot of content, and Zhu Yijun chose A narrative.
“When Confucius arrived at Wucheng in Yanzhou, he could hear the singing of harp and harp wherever he went. At that time, the lord of the county in Wucheng was Ziyou, a disciple of Confucius. Confucius smiled when he saw Ziyou. He said: Wucheng is a small city, so why use the great method of ritual and music? Isn't it like cutting a chicken with a bull's knife? If you learn the Tao, you will love others, and if a villain learns the Tao, it will be easy to use. The meaning is: The Master advocates teaching without distinction. Although Wucheng is small today, I am still studying under the disciples of the saints. I dare not despise the people of Wucheng and not teach martial arts. The people of the city have rituals and music."
"Confucius then said to all his disciples: Yan Zhiyan's preface means: Ziyou's words are correct, and what I said before is a joke. "
Empress Dowager Li then realized that the allusion of cutting a chicken with an ox knife came from this. She continued to ask: "What does Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang mean? "
Zhu Yijun was quite puzzled. Exactly: "Mr. Yuanfu Zhang said: Emperor Zhaolie of the Shu Han Dynasty left an edict: Do not do evil because it is small, do not do good because it is small, only be virtuous and virtuous, and be able to obey others."
"Don't do any evil deeds, no matter how small they are. Small evils will accumulate and become great evils; do good deeds no matter how small they are. Small good deeds will accumulate and become great good deeds."
"What do you think, the emperor?" Empress Dowager Li couldn't help but nodded. Zhang Juzheng was really teaching the emperor to study carefully.
Zhu Yijun thought for a moment and said, "Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang is right."
"Huh? Haha." Empress Dowager Li covered her mouth and chuckled. Zhu Yijun's answer was really reasonable. Among them, it was unexpected and made people smile.
Zhang Juzheng was born as a serious academic scholar. His knowledge is naturally good. He is afraid that some ministers, who are full of knowledge and have read books all their lives, tell lies with open eyes, confuse right and wrong, and confuse right and wrong. Right and wrong.
Zhu Yijun then replied seriously: "The child asked Yuan Fu: Does a gentleman only refer to the king? Yuan Fu replied: A gentleman is a person who governs people. It refers to the person who governs the country, not just the king. He is the monarch."
"Haier asked again: Does it mean that a gentleman does evil, and small evils turn into great evils, and small good deeds turn into great good?" Yuanfu replied: "Yes."
"Haier. To explain this sentence: A gentleman is the one who governs people. If a gentleman does evil, the country will be greatly harmed; if a gentleman does good, the country will be good. This means: A gentleman learns the Tao and loves others. "
"Yuan Fu said in silence for a long time. When the Lord comes, I should do my best to assist him, carry forward the ancestral business, and wipe out the evil forces."
After hearing this, Queen Mother Li's eyes lit up and she said with a smile: "Okay, okay, my son is very talented. In the past, it was all those ministers, everyone was reasonable, but they all confused my son.”
If the child does not study well, it is all because the teacher does not teach well. Empress Dowager Li’s logic is reflected in Zhu Yijun. , is extremely fluent. When a ten-year-old child is studying, it is strange that he can understand a sentence that is interpreted by several teachers. Even Zhang Juzheng was confused, let alone the ten-year-old emperor?
Empress Dowager Li tested a few more sentences, and Zhu Yijun explained them again according to the narrative structure of the classics, Zhang Juzheng's annotations, his own annotations, and Zhang Juzheng's evaluation.
The attendant also organized the records of today’s sutra banquet in the palace and presented them to Queen Mother Li.
After taking the exam, Empress Dowager Li kept nodding her head. Although the child was practicing martial arts and was a little distracted from his real job, he had not failed in his homework after all.
The most important thing is that Zhu Yijun’s study was affirmed and recognized by the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Yijun was very fortunate that Empress Dowager Li agreed to settle the matter. Zhu Yijun had already prepared his words to persuade Empress Dowager Li, but Empress Dowager Li did not insist on taking people, which made Zhu Yijun relieved.
It is important to deal with the Jin Party that is deeply rooted in the DPRK.
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