Chapter 242 The Flustered Taoist Master
After experiencing what happened to King Jing, Emperor Jiajing once again deeply realized what it means to be unworthy of the world.
Fortunately, at this time, besides King Jing, he also had a son.
Otherwise Emperor Jiajing would not know what to do with his future.
So next, Emperor Jiajing had greater expectations for Zhu Zaijing, and at the same time, his obsession with cultivating and becoming an immortal became deeper.
Because Emperor Jiajing is not sure whether his child can withstand such a precious destiny as the son of the emperor, so now he can only focus on the immortal way and cultivate himself into an immortal, so that he will not be afraid of being liquidated after his death.
You must know that after his predecessor, the cousin who had no son, passed away, his reputation after his death was not very good.
Emperor Jiajing did not want to be his second cousin.
So, the only two things that the current Emperor Jiajing is proud of are that he has a son, and that he still has immortality to pursue.
But the problem now is that his sons are not very reliable either. They died one after another, and the Emperor Jiajing was panicking.
So now he is obsessed with becoming an immortal, which is the last retreat for Emperor Jiajing.
As long as he has achieved immortality, whether he has a son or not will affect his future generations.
So, this also shows how strong the expectations of Emperor Jiajing were, fearing that he would really follow in the footsteps of his cousin.
In Prince Yu’s Mansion.
Due to the strict decree of Emperor Jiajing, even Zhu Zaijing did not know what emergency Zhu Zaizhen had.
However, Zhu Zaijing was not overly worried about this matter, because Zhu Zaijing also knew that Zhu Zaizhen did not seem to die so easily.
If the original historical development were followed, Zhu Zaizhen would have lived to the forty-fourth year of Jiajing and died in his fiefdom of Deqing.
It is only thirty years after Jiajing. According to this calculation, Zhu Zaizhen still has at least fourteen years to live.
Since there are still fourteen years left, he will definitely not die now.
Therefore, Zhu Zaijing also judged that Zhu Zaizhen may have suffered from qi disease at most this time, but it is not the spring season when flowers are blooming, so how did he suffer from qi disease?
Zhu Zaijing was also very puzzled by this.
However, as an elder brother, Zhu Zaijing should still show care, so Zhu Zaijing also asked Meng Chong to write a letter on his behalf, requesting that a medical officer from Prince Yu's Palace be dispatched to Prince Jing's Palace for consultation. See a doctor and see if you can get some help.
However, the memorial of this request was kept by Emperor Jiajing, and Huang Jin came to deliver the message, saying that the imperial physician in the palace had stabilized King Jing's condition, and everything was now focused on rest.
So Zhu Zaijing’s kind request was not approved.
“I hope Brother Zhen can take good care of his health.”
Zhu Zaijing sighed while sitting in his study.
The people still in the study at the same time were Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng.
Now when the two of them have nothing to do, they will appear together in Zhu Zaijing's palace, and chat with Zhu Zaijing in the study about the current affairs of the capital, so that Zhu Zaijing can familiarize himself with the intricacies of the capital in advance. personnel status. Emperor Jiajing also acquiesced to this, and Zhu Zaijing himself was very measured about these matters. Even though he heard a lot about things in Beijing, he only expressed his own opinions and never instigated or asked Gao Gong to act. Ju Zheng and I have intervened in any issue on our behalf.
So now the study trio of Prince Yu’s Mansion has formed naturally.
Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng heard Zhu Zaijing's words of concern for King Jing, and they immediately replied: "Prince Jing, a good person has his own destiny, so you don't have to worry too much."
Zhu Zaijing gently said He nodded and said: "What the two gentlemen said is that you should all sit down. There is no need to stand around like this. There are only three of us in this small study, so there is no need to be formal."
Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng He thanked him slightly, and then sat on both sides of the study again.
At this time Gao Gong spoke first again: "Your Majesty, I have something I can't hide, and I have to say it today."
Zhu Zaijing looked at the outspoken Gao Gong and felt full in his heart. Full of warmth, he knew that when Gao Gong said such words, he almost died for him. This selfless heart, Zhu Zaijing was really unrequited and moved to the extreme.
Zhu Zaijing said: "It's okay for Mr. Gao to just say it."
Gao Gong took a sip of herbal tea and said directly: "Your Majesty, now King Jing is ill. The expansion project of the capital is about to be launched again. But Yan Shifan He and Yan Maoqing are not credible. They can get one million taels of project money from the salt administration this year, but it will be hard to say next year. "
"At that time, if they can't get it. Silver, this money has to be released by the Ministry of Finance. If the Ministry of Finance cannot come out, then your Majesty will come out. But how can your Majesty's internal funds be released so easily?"
"So, I thought that the prince was far away. In this matter, you must not take on the task of expanding the capital, otherwise, the consequences will be really unimaginable."
As soon as Gao Gong finished speaking, Zhang Juzheng on the side also said: "Your Majesty, What Su Qing said is true. Although Yan and Yan are smart, they are greedy. His Majesty asked them to raise money for the capital expansion project. They can only raise 20-30% of the money. What happens next is absolutely unbelievable. . Therefore, please don’t get involved in this matter.”
Now Zhang Juzheng also calls Gao Gong by his nickname, which is not the honorific title of "Gao Xueshi" before. The reason for this is that Zhang Juzheng has also been promoted recently. Under Xu Jie's recommendation, Zhang Juzheng easily completed the triple jump and has now become a fifth-grade bachelor of Zuo Chunfang of Zhan Shifu. Of course, this There is still a big gap between the Grand Bachelor and the Cabinet Grand Bachelor.
But even so, when Zhang Juzheng goes out in the future, he will be respectfully called "Scholar Zhang".
So the current Zhang Juzheng grade can be considered as temporarily equaling Gao Gong's grade.
So the name he used to call Gao Gong is also a normal name.
Zhu Zaijing looked at the two concerned teachers and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Did he not know that this was a sinkhole?
Originally, Zhu Zaijing's plan was to wait a year and a half later, when Yan Shifan and the others could no longer play, and then he would appear on the stage again to clean up the mess.
As a result, Zhu Zaizhen slipped up at the critical moment and became ill.
This kind of thing directly made Zhu Zaijing passive.
Zhu Zaijing sighed and said: "It's too late. Your Majesty ordered Eunuch Huang Jin to come to my house yesterday to announce his decree. I have been appointed by Your Majesty as the prime minister for the expansion of the capital. Although I The king has a noble status and does not have to take care of any affairs personally. "
"But if there is any problem with the capital expansion project, I will be jointly and severally responsible for it, and there is no way to run away. Yan Shifan doesn't seem to be optimistic about my future. I estimate that he will definitely make a mess in advance and throw a mess directly to me."
"So, I am also worried!"
(End of this chapter)