After a few days of debate in full swing, before I knew it, it was the rainy season.
At this time of year, although spring has not yet appeared in the north, it is finally no longer snowing heavily for days.
The snow in the Forbidden City has also gradually melted, making it a little refreshing.
When the weather is nice, it's a good time to cook tea by the fire.
Zhu Yijun went to Yuanxi Yannian Palace early in the morning to greet Empress Dowager Li, but was left by Empress Dowager Li on the spot, chatting with her relatives.
That is, Li Wenquan and his son, and Li Caiyun alone.
Li Chengming sat in an awkward position with half of his buttocks, moving and changing positions from time to time, grinning.
In the end, he simply stood up to serve his father-in-law and the elders, serving tea and water.
Empress Dowager Li looked at Li Chengming with her eyes, and then looked at her brother Li Wenquan: "Brother, Chengming is nineteen this year. It's time to get married, so as to avoid being impetuous."
Li Caiyun nodded in agreement and looked at Li Wenquan: "Brother, the Queen Mother is right. When we were young, anyone in our village who was not married at the age of nineteen would be criticized from behind."
She is four years older than Queen Mother Li and is already thirty-four this year. She is also the elder who loves to push for marriage.
Li Wenquan looked at the emperor from the corner of his eye, and said calmly: "The Queen Mother, I just met the two families at the end of last year. After a while, we can make a decision."
Li Chengming looked slightly embarrassed and looked at the emperor for help.
Zhu Yijun turned a blind eye, put the tea cup in his hand and rubbed it back and forth to warm his hands, and curiously asked: "Why haven't I heard about it from my cousin? What kind of family is this?"
Li Wenquan spent two years in the Chinese Army Governor's Mansion, and his whole person became much nobler.
He looked at the emperor cautiously but tenderly and replied: "Your Majesty, it is not a big family. One family is the daughter of Zhusheng. The most recent ancestor only served as a county magistrate. The other family is the daughter of a merchant, which is a maritime merchant purchased the year before last.
They seem to be pretty good people, and my parents are kind-hearted."
Zhu Yijun nodded and did not express any objection.
He quite agrees with this. Although he actively embraces political affairs, it is better for these relatives to be less involved.
Especially when Li Chengming went to build a shrine for Wei Zhongxian, it is obvious that he has poor political sense and cannot handle such things.
At this time, Empress Dowager Li took a sip of tea by herself and said: "If you think about it again, another year has passed. Is it possible that you still want to get married at 20? In my opinion, it is better to get married as soon as possible.
The future will be great."
Li Wenquan lowered his head and saw that the emperor's feet shrank back nervously. As soon as he spoke, he immediately changed his statement: "Getting married is a big deal, take your time."
Queen Mother Li still wants to speak.
Zhu Yijun quickly interjected: "My uncle mentioned the maritime business just now, so I happened to talk to my uncle about it so that I could discuss the bride price for my cousin."
"In addition to the official transportation of grain along the coast, various businesses along the coast will gradually open up to private chambers of commerce in the past six months. After almost autumn, you can obtain licenses."
"Uncle, it's better to put up the shelf as soon as possible."
Although it will take more than two years for Zhu Heng to organize the routes, the licenses can be issued first.
In a year's time, the section from Nanzhili to Tianjinwei can be opened first, which is enough for domestic trade.
Not to mention whether it is about generating income or not, Junfu is mainly doing it for the good of the Chamber of Commerce, so he has to arrange the goods and sales in advance.
Of course, there is another point.
As the route is being repaired, there must be some ghosts and ghosts and flies buzzing from time to time.
If the licenses are issued first, people will naturally unite - capital is already considered progress for the conservative feudal forces.
After Li Wenquan heard this, he stood up quickly, avoided the table and thanked: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhu Yijun waved his hand, motioning to sit down and said.
Li Wenquan sat down from Shanruliu and said after careful consideration: "Your Majesty, let's not talk about going to sea for now."
"There are stories about the shipping along this coast from the pre-Song Dynasty, and each family is relatively active. At present, Wei Guogong, Ying Gong, Pingjiang Bo, Dingyuan Marquis, Dachang Princess, Wang Chonggu's family, Xu Guo's family... all intend to work together to do this.
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"Now everyone is talking about whether we can follow the water transport yamen's trial shipping route last year. Let's try it out first."
When it comes to business matters, Queen Mother Li no longer dwells on what she just did, and instead focuses on the so-called maritime business - making money for her family. Queen Mother Li is still very supportive.
She asked curiously: "Didn't I say that Qingjiang Shipyard's ships will not be built until next year? What can we try now?"
Li Wenquan was about to speak but stopped.
Zhu Yijun didn't have any taboos: "Mother, the country's sea ban is only strict for those above. It is made privately by those below. The smuggling has never stopped. It is just announced to the outside world that it is not allowed."
"That's why when the sea opened during the Longqing period, people eagerly went to the private sector to buy ships."
Queen Mother Li said: "It seems like you can still make money."
It’s not like a chamber of commerce would take risks just to lose money.
Zhu Yijun thought for a while, looked at Li Wenquan and said: "Taicang, we can't let you go on the north route from Jiading. The water gathering area there is so vast and mountainless that it can't be crossed without a boat covering the ocean."
"In this case, we should go east from Huai'an and lead to Denglai to Tianjin."
He paused and emphasized again: "Safety comes first."
Why is it easier to travel along the coast than out to sea? It’s because you can make frequent stops.
However, the East China Sea is a vast and mountainless area, so the requirements for ships are much higher.
It's okay that the boat drifted and it didn't sink, but I was afraid that some people might have died.
Li Wenquan quickly agreed.
The little emperor made a mistake, and Empress Dowager Li stopped talking about the marriage.
He rambled on for a while and told the emperor about moving the palace.
In fact, after the Lantern Festival, some unimportant things in Xiyuan were gradually moved back to the Forbidden City.
Now, it's time for the three saints to go back.
Zhu Yijun thought for a while and nodded helplessly: "Later, I will go to see if Ciqing Palace has been repaired properly. If it is okay, we will set off."
It must be properly repaired and it will be ready in August, but I haven't seen it with my own eyes.
Moreover, the house has just been renovated and is left to sit for half a year. Isn’t it very reasonable?
We can’t blame Zhu Yijun for delaying.
Mainly, the experience is completely different whether the office is located in a building complex or close to mountains and rivers.
The greening of the Forbidden City is really bad!
Having said this, Zhu Yijun also had an excuse to say goodbye.
He looked at Queen Mother Li: "The child is going to Qianguang Palace to say hello now, and also to visit Ciqing Palace on the way, so that he can move to the palace early. Does the queen mother want to go with her?"
Empress Dowager Li pursed her lips and rolled her eyes: "I won't go. The king's father will enter the palace later."
When Zhu Yijun saw this, he couldn't help but sneered. He was already thirty years old, and he was still acting like a little girl.
Thinking in his heart, he stood up and bowed respectfully, then turned and left Yuanxi Yannian Hall.
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As soon as Zhu Yijun came out of the hall, he saw Hanlin editor Deng Yizan straightening his back and waiting outside the hall with Zhang Hong.
When the two saw the emperor coming out, they immediately stepped forward to greet him: "Your Majesty."
Zhu Yijun gave Deng Yizan a strange look: "Isn't Deng Qing on duty tomorrow? Where is Shen Li?"
The rotation must also be in accordance with the Basic Law.
Hearing this, Deng Yizan replied: "Your Majesty, a few days ago there was a cold spring, with sudden cold and hot weather. Shen Kaifang accidentally contracted wind-cold and fell ill. After that, he did not get better and could no longer get out of bed."
"I really can't stand it anymore, so I asked you to take over."
Zhang Hong, who was on the side, took out a memorial from his sleeve, presented it with both hands, and said briefly: "Your Majesty, Shen Li wishes to serve as an official due to his illness."
Zhu Yijun was stunned for a moment and subconsciously took it.
Since he came to the throne, he has seen too many officials who want to become officials. This is the first time that he has met someone who is extremely ill and wants to become an official. For a while, he was not used to it.
Zhu Yijun opened Shen Li's memorial.
I can see that the handwriting is quite crooked, which is obviously caused by weakness when writing.
Shen Li's diction is excellent and his reading is clear and catchy.
Zhu Yijun watched all the way, immersed himself in it subconsciously, and murmured to himself: "A bone is empty, the body and soul are separated, the language is confused, he is careless, moaning and crying day and night..."
"I visited the doctor and checked his pulse. He said that he was suffering from multiple internal fires, exhaustion of the heart and spleen, fighting of cold and heat, and muscle weakness. He is now as thin as firewood, with only one breath left, and he is dying."
This is so well written... When Zhu Yijun saw this, he couldn't bear to read any more.
I closed the memorial in silence.
He knew that Shen Li was in poor health, so he took leave to go back to his hometown in the first year of Longqing. Especially since he got married, he gave birth to more than a dozen children, most of whom died in infancy, and only two daughters survived. This shows that the quality of his sperm is not good either.
After all the talk, Zhu Yijun couldn't be forced to stay.
Zhu Yijun sighed and told Zhang Hong: "There is no need to become an official. Just give me leave due to illness. I will return to the court when I have recovered."
After that, he looked at Deng Yizan again and said seriously: "When you have free time on weekdays, you should strengthen your body and take good care of your body."
Shen Li is not the only one who is in poor health.
What about Zhang Juzheng, Chen Dong, and Yu Youding? They were either born with malnutrition or they took supplements indiscriminately and were extremely weak. They either suffered from wind-cold lung disease or heatstroke and heart disease.
Not to mention exercising, just some conditioning.
Deng Yizhan was short and not in good health. He was one of the people who often took leave due to illness.
Seeing the emperor say this, he had no choice but to stand and be trained silently.
Zhu Yijun had expressed enough and stopped continuing. He waved his hand and said, "Let Wang Jiaping fill Shen Li's position. It's worthy of the Wenhua Palace."
In fact, from a political perspective, Xu Guo is more suitable.
But Xu Guo's accent was too strong. He could read the examination papers for the emperor and rank the candidates out of a hundred.
If I spend the whole day in the Wenhua Hall "I'm a kid", I'm afraid Xiong Dunpu will be second.
Deng Yizan remembered it in his heart and replied: "I obey the decree."
Zhu Yijun nodded, and gave some instructions to Zhang Hong. In addition to giving him travel expenses and ordering Chiyi to return home, he also sent a message to visit and comfort and encourage Shen Li.
The group of people talked about business and walked towards the Queen Mother Chen's bedroom in Qianguang Hall without stopping.
Zhu Yijun walked in front and said without looking back: "I have other important things to do in the past few days. Let Deng Qing tell me."
There is a word called increasing day by day.
Zhu Yijun felt that this was the trend in his political affairs, with more and more affairs happening day by day.
Nowadays, it has reached the point where it may be missed without anyone reminding it.
This was the duty of the Longevity Palace, so naturally Deng Yizan had already prepared it: "Your Majesty, the first thing to do is to be played by Yuan Fu, on the third day of the second lunar month, the ceremony of the imperial palace at noon."
Zhu Yijun nodded.
He still remembered this.
The noon ceremony of Yuhuang Jimen was a great ceremony to receive local officials, and it was also Zhang Juzheng's first honorable project in the New Year. This was a good habit left by Taizu, visiting people's sufferings, but after the Hongzhi Dynasty, it was abandoned. .
Mr. Chief Assistant said that the current emperor is a sage and has worked hard to govern. He is finally able to take action. He must show it to the local officials and elders. This is called showing the power of heaven, showing virtue and intention, and making a glorious event.
Of course, Qi Jiguang was naturally among them.
Deng Yizan continued: "The second is Gu Huan's memorial. After it was discussed in the court, three of the six articles were approved, and the remaining three were rejected."
"There is some debate. The cabinet would like to ask His Majesty to go to court early to listen to the affairs."
Zhu Yijun heard this and fell into thinking.
He also read the six articles. One of them said that the Beijing camp was only practicing infantry archery now and hoped to add more mounted archery; the third was to teach firearms drills; the sixth was that the officers and soldiers of the second battalion of the fourth guard supported Yeting and would not do so in the future. Then rotate with other departments, only eliminating people and not replacing the entire department.
These three items were agreed, while the other three items were rejected, such as verifying the squadron, training and recruiting generals and servants, etc.
The debate was indeed quite controversial, with the generals from the Beijing Camp and the Ministry of War having some opinions.
but……
After a while, Zhu Yijun shook his head: "I won't go, let Gu Huan fight."
Isn't the reason why Gu Huan was asked to come to court to discuss matters so that Jingying can speak up?
You can’t always stand up for yourself in everything, right?
Deng Yizan did not ask in detail and continued: "The third one is the envoy of the King of Shunyi, the leader of the Jurchen Yi people, the envoys of North Korea and Ryukyu, who came to congratulate each other and each contributed a lot of gold and silver. They hope to meet His Majesty.
The court memorial shows the close friendship between the two parties."
Zhu Yijun did not answer immediately.
Instead, he asked casually: "What is the name of the Jurchen leader?"
He looked at Deng Yizan, could it be...
Deng Yizan recalled for a moment and replied: "Haixi's La and other female guards were directly governor-general of Ashubu, and Talu and other female guards were direct governor-general of Qian Shilongbu."
Okay, never heard of it.
Zhu Yijun shook his head: "The Yi people are ugly. I am still young and haven't slept deeply, so I still disappeared."
Deng Yizan was about to respond calmly, and then realized what the emperor was saying.
He opened his mouth, then closed it and nodded.
"In addition, there is also a bullet from Li Zaiting, a leftist political strategist in Fujian."
Zhu Yijun cast a questioning look at Deng Yizan.
The impeachment process is a matter of process and will not be discussed in front of the imperial court.
Deng Yizhan paused and recounted the whole story: "After Li Shenzheng took office, he hired Lu Wen, the former governor of Southern Jiangxi, and spent more than 5,650 taels of tax money."
"In addition to the public use of 1,399 taels for the construction of the workshop and other items, the gift to Yan Xueshi is 4,250 taels."
Lu Wen? This happened in the 40th year of Jiajing, right?
It is taboo in official circles to settle old scores.
Has Li Zaiting become so ignorant?
Just listen to Deng Yizan continue: "Some officials from the Chief Secretary of Fujian are involved, and they all have their own opinions."
"Also, Li Shenzheng raided the Chief Secretary's treasury at night when no one was on duty. Fujian Left Councilor Cha Zhili impeached Li Shenzheng for this matter."
"In addition, there are also memorials written by officials impeaching Li Shengzhi for colluding with military general Yu Dayou and committing misconduct."
Zhu Yijun understood it as soon as he heard it. It was another official classic.
When you take office, you fight for the purse strings.
However, Zha Zhili was a left-wing political activist in Henan last year. He was impeached by Liang Menglong and sent to Fujian on the grounds of corruption. He is not honest yet, is he?
As for Yu Dayou...
Zhu Yijun asked curiously: "What kind of collusion method?"
Deng Yizan hesitated for a moment and then said: "It is said that Li Shenzheng stayed in Governor Yu's house. The memorial also said that the two of them slept against each other's feet. They were colleagues who played with the beautiful maid together."
"However, the latter is obviously fabricated, and the memorial has been sent back by the cabinet."
Zhu Yijun couldn't help but clicked his tongue. He was really good at using words and had to be convinced.
He said casually: "Let the cabinet handle it."
Deng Yizan nodded after hearing this.
He spoke in a lighter tone and concluded: "That's all. In addition, there are agenda papers for the general examination, debates on the General Administration Department's newspapers, personnel appointments in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, rewards for great success, etc."
The group of people was not far from Qianguang Hall.
Along the way, many female ministers could be seen carrying objects towards the Forbidden City.
Apparently it was preparation for moving to the palace.
Zhu Yijun walked in front, swung his arms, and finally started chatting: "Speaking of newspaper debates, I remember that Deng Qing is a disciple of King Jiang You?"
This is the gold content of mind science.
In the past, he was the first assistant, now he is the assistant, and he is the group assistant. He has become a scholar in Zhongshu, an editor in Hanlin, and his disciples are all over the place.
Deng Yizan knew what the emperor wanted to ask, and said calmly: "How dare I offend Your Majesty? I am indeed an apprentice of the royal family. I just don't know what the royal family of Jiangyou is."
Zhu Yijun reacted and laughed: "I'm talking about which school you are from."
Deng Yizan laughed at himself: "Reporting to your majesty, it is exactly the theory that there is no good or evil that Mr. Gu now dismisses as empty and Mr. Li dismisses."
After the debate, Gu Xiancheng was respected as a monarch based on his knowledge, and Li Zhi was respected by everyone.
Zhu Yijun couldn't help but joke: "You are quite calm. You took the initiative to bring it up after being scolded."
Deng Yizan finally calmed down his expression and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I believe that learning is not done for heaven, earth, or saints. So, why should we care about other people's words?"
Zhu Yijun looked at Deng Yizan's expression and felt a sense of emotion for no reason.
He is worthy of being a Confucian scholar who ranked first in the examination and third in the palace examination.
The deeper you learn, the harder it will be to be swayed by your own ideas.
Even if Li Zhi brought out a big killer weapon like universal values, Deng Yizan exposed it with a simple saying that he didn't do anything for the saints of heaven and earth. Obviously, he really didn't take it to heart.
Zhu Yijun walked in front without looking back: "Who is Deng Qing's scholarly work for?"
Deng Yizan could not clearly see the emperor's expression, but he only felt that his tone was not good.
As if he was unaware, he replied seriously as always: "Your Majesty, learning is naturally done for one's own benefit."
"I say that the essence of the heart lies in its origin."
"In the beginning, it is the time when all worries are forgotten. A sudden feeling and a sudden response are pure heaven. The mind is moved, and two or three thoughts follow. What's more, the thought only emerges. , and the second and third have merged out of it, and the succession and merger are not the beginning."
"Therefore, dear, I love you, but if you say you should love me, it means it is not true; if you are long, I respect you, if you say you should respect me, but you mean it, but it does not mean it."
"Being noble is the same as humility and arrogance; being drunk is the same as being respectful and chaotic."
"Why? The mentality of favoritism is the mentality of human beings. It is also the so-called inheritance and merging."
"The origin of this mind does not fall into a square shape, does not fall into calculations, goes away in a blink of an eye, comes back suddenly, sees the front but not the back, knows one but does not know the two, that's all."
"This is what is called the beginning."
"Gu Xiancheng wants to save the world and talk about morality, but Li Zhi wants to seize the moral system and talk about the world, but none of the ministers will take it..."
"I only draw the ground as a prison, a corner and myself."
"Your Majesty, I am a real person."
This is the theory of no good and no evil criticized by Gu Xiancheng. Everything must be sought from the origin. All acquired ideas are false and deceive Lingtai.
At the same time, he is also the most authentic and self-centered person.
After Deng Yizan spoke, the little emperor did not answer for a long time.
The former is neither sad nor happy, waiting quietly.
After a while, the emperor slowly turned around, but to Deng Yizhan's surprise, the little emperor actually had a look of appreciation on his face.
Zhu Yijun looked at Deng Yizan, nodded and said in approval: "What a self, what a real person."
"I only hope that Deng Qing can find his original intention in the future."
Xiao Deng was not tall. After hearing these words, he wondered if the emperor was trying to blame himself.
As everyone knows, Zhu Yijun is really not being sarcastic, but he is very satisfied with the status quo of Li Zhi's move so far.
Li Zhi's universal moral theory was born under his influence, and it naturally has elements of suturing.
Everything must be viewed dialectically in two, and suturing naturally has its drawbacks.
Although this theory has rational enlightenment significance for the modern reconstruction of Chinese philosophy, at the same time, it also has a tendency to dissolve tradition.
The universalist cultural stance constructed by universal moral values ​​based on objectivity and externality is a kind of cultural hegemony for current Confucianism.
A little bit of a bad grasp.
It will completely obscure the subjective introspection vision and spiritual transcendence vision of traditional culture.
What follows is that self-cultural awareness is cut off, and cultural genealogical identification gives way to external judgment.
This means going from one extreme to another extreme.
But looking at Deng Yizhan's reaction now, it's obvious that the heat is just right.
Moderation is good, but letting a hundred flowers bloom is good.
I just hope that a medicinal introduction can really collide with China's philosophical self.
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"Going to Ciqing Palace?"
Zhu Yijun and his party finally reached the Qianguang Hall, but unexpectedly missed it.
Who knew that Queen Mother Chen actually went to Ciqing Palace.
Zhang Hong considered and summarized the information he had just gone in to report: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager asked the Li family girl to move back to Ciqing Palace in advance to take care of it for the Empress Dowager, so as to gain some popularity before the empress moved to the palace.
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"Unfortunately, the Li family girl fell ill last night, and the Queen Mother went to Ciqing Palace to take care of her early in the morning."
Zhu Yijun shook his head.
This is nonsense.
He shook his head: "Let's go, we'll go to Ciqing Palace to see it."
The group then turned to Ciqing Palace.
Ever since Zhu Yijun ascended the throne, he has rarely gone to Ciqing Palace. After a fire, he never visited it again.
But there is no need to worry about the craftsmanship of the craftsmen.
The rebuilt Ciqing Palace is almost exactly the same as before the fire.
The only difference is that it has a completely new look and is a lot brighter.
Logically speaking, the emperor should be happy with such good craftsmanship.
But Zhang Hong carefully looked at the emperor's gloomy face and didn't understand what happened.
Is it because the Li family girl is sick?
Or is there a difference between the restored Ciqing Palace and the East Palace in this person’s impression?
Time passes slowly.
The emperor stood outside Ciqing Palace, neither leaving nor entering.
He had stopped and looked at it for a long time, but his expression became increasingly ugly.
Zhang Hong didn't know what was going on, so he stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Zhu Yijun stood by a wall, stretched out his five fingers and wiped it, twisting it between his fingers.
He looked at Zhang Hong, unable to understand the tone, and frowned: "I remember that according to the regulations of the Forbidden City, the inner walls should be made of red clay."
There are many places in the Forbidden City where red is used, and there are regulations on what materials should be used in which places.
Zhang Hong didn't know anything about engineering issues, let alone what the emperor meant by doing this.
I had to carefully pick up the rules and said: "Your Majesty, red soil should be used, but sometimes in order to rush the work or for other reasons, other materials will be used. This reconstruction of Ciqing Palace will never cut corners."
Zhu Yijun wiped his fingers on Zhang Hong's clothes and nodded: "I believe this."
"After all, cinnabar is more expensive than red soil."
Zhu Yijun looked up at the newly built Ciqing Palace.
The cinnabar all over the wall is more dazzling and beautiful than the red soil.
Chapter completed!