Chapter 62 I’m still waiting to help San’er save money
Just when Zhu Zaijing was remodeling his bathroom in the palace, Zhang Juzheng, a handsome man from the Hanlin Academy, finally couldn’t hold back his desire. With a passionate heart, he prepared to write a eloquent memorial to express his true feelings to Emperor Jiajing and point out the current shortcomings of the imperial court.
As Zhang Juzheng, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, if he wants to write memorials, he must also have high literary talent and good examples.
So when Zhang Juzheng was preparing the manuscript, he had already chosen the format of the memorial he wanted to write.
Zhang Juzheng plans to imitate the famous Western Han Dynasty minister Jia Yi's "Chen Zhengshi Shu" and write a political memorial to express his infinite love for the Ming Dynasty and his infinite loyalty to Emperor Jiajing!
Zhang Juzheng began by bluntly stating the five most pressing issues in the political crisis at that time.
They are: clan issues, talent issues, bureaucratic issues, armament issues and fiscal revenue issues.
These five questions were clearly highlighted by Zhang Juzheng and placed in the first sentence of the memorial.
“The great ones are said to be the arrogance of the royal family, the common people and officials to be vast, the officials to govern according to the rules, the border equipment not repaired, and the huge loss of money. Others are burdened by the sage and cannot be cited in full, and The five are especially great authors.”
Only young people have the courage to write such a direct memorial.
So when Emperor Jiajing saw this memorial, he couldn't help but smile.
Can Emperor Jiajing not know these issues mentioned by Zhang Juzheng?
After being the emperor for twenty-eight years, Emperor Jiajing spent a lot of effort to solve these problems.
But can these things be solved by just talking?
Whether it is in the imperial court or in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty, these issues are intertwined and deeply entangled.
It simply cannot be solved by a decree, a few imperial envoys, or killing a few people.
Even if Taizu was alive and allowed to kill, it might not be able to solve the problem.
After all, the selfishness and interests involved are too great. Even if there is a risk of beheading, there will still be people who carry their heads to do it.
If killing people was really useful, the four major crimes would not have happened one after another during the Taizu period.
This shows that in the face of interests, the butcher's knife may not have much deterrence.
And this is where Emperor Jiajing was most powerless.
Otherwise, why would the King of Zhongxing leave it alone and insist on cultivating immortality?
It’s just because I have worked hard for more than 20 years, thinking that the world can get better, but when I look back, I find that there are still so many of these lifeless worms, and they use shady and counter-intuitive methods. Even more hidden and advanced, Emperor Jiajing felt powerless and had the idea that "the world is not worth it, it is better to cultivate immortality".
Emperor Jiajing continued to look at Zhang Juzheng's memorial: "I have heard that the clans of today and the princes and kings of ancient times are what they like and admire. They are all observed by the people, and the customs have changed. I saw the ancestral precepts and observed them. The reason why the imperial dynasty treats the clan members with great courtesy and strict precautions is that the first and second sects of today do not think about the teachings of their ancestors, and they are strict in restraint in order to inherit the heaven. , and the noble king of Shehou competes for the title of real person, recruits people who have escaped through alchemy, and confuses the people's ears and eyes. "
"All of them are seeking marriage and flattery from the Lord in order to expand their power, but inside they are actually raped, greedy, and abusive, and they are cheating on officials and carving out the common people to indulge their desires. Now the ministers in Henan Province have reported it again. Don't create it early. , I am afraid that the ministers in the four directions will not be able to carry out their ambitions. I am stupid and think that this is the reason why the clan is arrogant."
Looking at this period of Jiajing. The emperor couldn't help but snorted. It was clearly written about the clan issue, but in the end, he was secretly accusing Emperor Jiajing of cultivating immortality.
If it weren’t for the fact that Zhang Juzheng’s memorial contained some insights and youthful vigor, Emperor Jiajing would have asked people from Dongchang Jinyiwei to knock on Zhang Juzheng’s door to express warmth.
“Look, this is my good minister. He actually used the clan’s affairs to talk nonsense about my cultivation of Scrophulariaceae. How brave he is.”
Emperor Jiajing said to himself, Huang Jin did not express his opinion, and only said: "The emperor's heavenly heart is so high, how can it be seen by mortals?" When Emperor Jiajing heard this, he couldn't help but hummed proudly, "Go and get a piece of ice candy."
Ever since Zhu Zaijing developed the ice heart candy, Emperor Jiajing fell in love with the refreshing mint flavor.
Huang Jin carefully held the ice candy to Emperor Jiajing. Emperor Jiajing held an ice candy and put it in his mouth. The cool feeling of menthol immediately lifted Emperor Jiajing's spirits.
Emperor Jiajing said with emotion: "The Taoist scriptures say: If the heart is as clear as ice, you will not be surprised when the sky falls. Everything is still stable, and your spirit is pure and refreshing. The feeling of this ice heart candy really coincides with the mantra of the Taoist scriptures. It is true. It’s a masterpiece!”
The Taoist sentences spoken by Emperor Jiajing are from the Taoist classic "Bing Xin Jue".
Huang Jindao: "What the emperor said is absolutely true. Prince Yu really has the inheritance of a true immortal, otherwise the servants would not know how to praise him."
Emperor Jiajing chuckled, "San'er, he is just a little smart. Although I don’t know how this ice heart candy is made, I am certain that it must contain Yiran candy and silver pill grass.”
Yin pill grass is the ancient name of mint.
Huang Jin said with a smile: "A saint is no better than an emperor. The emperor's eyes are like a torch, and he can see the essence of this ice heart candy at a glance."
Emperor Jiajing smiled proudly, and then continued Asked: "What have San'er been doing in the palace recently?"
Huang Jindao: "Anzi said that Prince Yu was renovating the house in the palace and seemed to be building a very different bathroom."
Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but become curious when he heard that Zhu Zaijing was building a bathroom in the palace.
"What kind of bathroom?"
Huang Jin said awkwardly: "It's not clear yet."
Emperor Jiajing said again: "Then check it out, I want to Look what tricks this guy has played again. Instead of doing his job and making money for me, he built a bathroom at home. How is his Shunyi Industrial Park?”
Emperor Jiajing finally asked about Zhu Zaijing's Shunyi Industrial Park. Although this industrial park has not yet been built, it is no longer a secret among Emperor Jiajing.
So Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but become concerned. After all, the money Zhu Zaijing earned still included his "three-point profit". Seeing his son making such a big fuss, what kind of industry could he pursue in Shunyi? Garden, it’s strange that Emperor Jiajing didn’t care.
Huang Jindao: "It has begun to take shape, and it should be ready in three or four months."
When Emperor Jiajing heard that it would take three or four months, he felt that it was a bit long.
"Please coordinate and send some more craftsmen from the palace to help San'er catch up on the progress. I'm still waiting to help San'er save money."
After Huang Jin heard Emperor Jiajing's instructions, he quickly responded: "I will arrange it now."
Emperor Jiajing hummed, "Go ahead."
Walk in Huang Jin After reading it, Emperor Jiajing looked at Zhang Juzheng's essay on current affairs. After reading it, Emperor Jiajing collected the memorial and put it under his futon, and then began to meditate again, as if He didn't take Zhang Juzheng's memorial into consideration at all.
(End of this chapter)