Chapter 188 The star hangs purple, seeking healing in chaos
The New Deal is never about treating guests to dinner.
In the eighth year of Jiajing's reign, he was asked to verify the laurels of his fields, and he was forced to resign from the cabinet that year.
The Taizu of the dynasty who impeached the cabinet would not be able to avoid having his bones burned with gold.
The leader of the foreign renaissance, whose tax revenue has reached more than 70%, has a coffin filled with bills to prevent corpse fraud.
Any time the central government intervenes in distribution, it is often accompanied by bloodshed.
Zhu Yijun, who has long been awakened, now has no intention of saving face for anyone.
What kind of horoscope changes, what kind of chief assistant seizes love, everything is on the table.
At this time, Zhao Jin's soul was tortured - was he opposed to the chief minister's seizure of love, or was he opposed to the New Deal?
When the emperor is angry, his momentum will naturally be extraordinary.
The entire altar, up and down, inside and outside, was silent for a while.
There were only mean voices, urging Zhao Jin to respond again and again.
I don't know how much time passed, but the left minister of the Ministry of Rites finally made some noise.
I saw him sighing, slowly taking off his crown and hat, and bowed again with his forehead and hands. As for the third time, he slowly moved to the right train while bowing.
Zhao Jin is sixty-four this year and moves very slowly.
But every move he makes seems to be particularly infectious.
Seeing this, Lu Guangzu hesitated for a moment, followed suit, bowed to the emperor three times, took off his crown and hat, and knelt down behind Zhao Jin.
Seeing what these two people did, the other civil servants woke up one after another, and all of them were excited, and their faces instantly turned pale.
A kind of quiet noise suddenly eroded the entire southern suburbs.
Chiefs of the Criminal Department Shen Shenxiao, Aimu, Yushi Tan Yao and others all took off their hats and knelt down on the right side.
In the blink of an eye, there were more than ten people, from left to right.
The courtiers who were originally serving in the right class either took off their hats and bowed in situ, or moved to the middle with frightened expressions, or moved to the left class with expressions of disdain.
Chen Yubi, the minister of Dali Temple, looked at this scene blankly and knelt on the ground at a loss.
"Did you see it? This is the reply Zhao Shilang gave to you and me. Does Chen Qing think this is just about human ethics?"
When Chen Yubi heard the sound, he subconsciously raised his head.
He saw the emperor looking at him sincerely.
Chen Yubi couldn't help but be startled.
I don't know if he was thinking of the relationship between the emperor and his ministers in the past three years, or of his father Chen Yiqin, who had served the late emperor in the cabinet.
Chen Yubi felt his mind was filled with confusion: "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Yijun shook his head and said with a hint of pity: "What Chen Qing just said was wrong. In the past three years that you have been the Minister of Dali Temple, you have certainly fulfilled your duties and served with loyalty. Not only do I and your colleagues see this, but these alone
The unjustly condemned prisoner who was saved by you in 2008 will not lose your father's reputation."
Chen Yubi had mixed feelings in his heart, but when he heard the emperor's words with his own ears, he finally couldn't hold it back any longer.
His facial features were instantly squeezed together, and tears welled up in his eyes: "Your Majesty, even if someone else is using excuses to cover it up, I am only focused on protecting Gang Chang and have absolutely no extra thoughts about this matter!"
After saying that, he started to cry loudly and at the top of his lungs.
This move almost vividly demonstrates the pain entangled between the three cardinal principles and the five constant principles and the kindness and righteousness of the monarch and his ministers.
All the ministers looked sideways.
Zhang Han from the Ministry of Punishment was most moved when he saw this.
He was stunned for a moment, then glanced at the emperor and Chen Yubi, gritted his teeth suddenly, and took a step forward.
Zhang Han covered his face and bowed: "Your Majesty, the minister did collude with Chen Tingwei last night. However, his words only related to Yuan Fu's defense system and had absolutely no ill intentions towards your Majesty and the New Deal!"
"Your Majesty, please give me a clear warning!"
As soon as he finished speaking, countless strange eyes looked at Zhang Han - the Minister of Punishment was an undisputed imperialist. Unexpectedly, he was also shaken by the astrology last night, and even secretly met with Chen Yubi to criticize Zhang Juzheng verbally and writtenly.
Zhang Han sighed in his heart, he was the only one who understood Chen Yubi's state of mind best at this moment.
The emperor had a deep affection for him, and Zhang Juzheng was also his arbiter, but he had the eternal law of Gang Chang.
The pain involved is really difficult to explain to outsiders.
Zhang Han moved his sleeves slightly and met the emperor's disappointed eyes, feeling panicked for no reason.
Of course Zhu Yijun was disappointed.
Zhang Han's dissatisfaction with the love-stealing incident was expected. What disappointed him was that nothing unexpected happened. Is Confucianism really so stubborn?
Zhu Yijun glanced at Chen Yubi who was sobbing, Zhang Han who was hiding his face in shame, Chen Wude who was hesitant, Wang Xijue who was hesitant to speak...
He shook his head and said sincerely: "Okay, since you mentioned this, I will make a thorough distinction today!"
"Then let me put it another way. I will put an end to the robbing of love today, and you will stand up for the new law!"
As soon as these words came out, Chen Wude said in shock: "Your Majesty wants Yuan Fu to return to his hometown to guard the system!?"
He was not the only one, the other civil servants all had different expressions on their faces.
Chen Yubi stopped crying.
Wang Xijue, Zhang Han and others all looked at him with concern.
Chen Younian couldn't help but tug at Xu Fuyuan's sleeve.
Zhu Yijun did not respond to Chen Wude's questioning, but turned to look at Shen Shixing.
When he saw Shen Shixing taking a nap to catch up on his sleep, he couldn't help but raise his voice and shouted: "Where is Shen Shixing, the official?"
Shen Shixing was excited and subconsciously walked up to the emperor: "I'm here."
Zhu Yijun's face was expressionless: "My oral instructions were handed down and drafted by Zhongshu Sheren. You will draw up the votes for me."
"The affair of the great scholar Zhang Juzheng in seizing his love has been given up, and he is allowed to return to his hometown with his coffin in his arms, and observe mourning for three months according to the law!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the courtier who had just relaxed slightly frowned again.
What is the three months of observing filial piety according to the system?
Do you really regard the chief minister as the deputy emperor?
Censor Tan Yao reminded loudly: "After a child is born for three years, he will be free from the care of his parents. Your Majesty, you should observe filial piety for three years."
Zhu Yijun was indifferent.
Shen Shixing understood the idea, turned around and said loudly: "Yu Shi Tan may not know yet, but before the sacrifice in the southern suburbs, the Ministry of Civil Affairs posted a list of people who passed the imperial examination this year."
The ministers looked at each other in shock.
Tan Yao frowned: "What does it have to do with this matter?"
Shen Shixing glanced at the ministers and said seriously: "Zhang Juzheng of Jiangling Prefecture is a doctor of Lukeng from the Qin Tianjian, from the ninth grade."
All the court officials finally reacted.
Chen Yubi and Zhang Han both saw surprise and helplessness in their eyes.
Chen Wude shook his head and laughed at himself.
Lu Guangzu was stunned and speechless.
Zhao Jin's eyelids twitched.
Shen Shixing did his duty and explained to the stunned Tan Yao: "The country has made it a rule that after three years of mourning, those who have been mourned will be dismissed and those who observe the system will be punished to seize the mourning, hide the mourning, or short-lived the mourning."
"In the 19th year of Hongwu's reign, Emperor Taizu failed to abide by Taizu's orders. In the following year, Xu Ben was reinstated in the third month of his funeral."
"Therefore, Yuan Fu should observe mourning for three months!"
The ministers looked at Shen Shixing talking freely, and their hearts were filled with a sense of absurdity.
The courtiers naturally knew about this established law established by Emperor Taizu.
It's just that when the chief minister of the dynasty was admitted to the Qin Tianjian, it was beyond everyone's expectations - the Qin Tianjian was hereditary in the past, but now it is impossible to take the exam and get an official position.
The ministers were either in a trance, or their teeth were cold, or they were relieved.
At this moment, a burst of intermittent laughter suddenly sounded.
But it was Liu Tai who had not left yet.
His face looked stupid and dazed, and from time to time he burst into silly laughter.
He finally realized it at this time.
The emperor was so well prepared for Zhang Juzheng's love affair.
I even realized how ridiculous the way he held his head and held his chest high before was ridiculous.
To seize love and observe filial piety for three months, there is no escape from the golden revolution. The emperor prepared layer by layer, and finally calculated on the establishment of the Qintian Prison!
I am afraid that after the emperor took charge, he began to prepare for a rainy day!
Taizu's customization...the ancestor's law...was actually played to this extent by the emperor.
Liu Tai really turned into a joke.
Liu Tai smiled stupidly, scratched randomly with his hands, and turned forward and backward from time to time, looking crazy.
Colleagues around him quickly stayed away.
Immediately, some Jinyi guards came forward, each grabbed an arm and dragged the person down.
At this time, Tan Yao finally came to his senses.
He was still dissatisfied, and turned towards Shen Shixing, angrily saying: "How can there be a great scholar who is the Imperial Supervisor of Heaven!?"
Shen Shixing has always been at peace with each other, and he turned his back on the anger of his subordinates.
He replied with a gentle expression: "The official position of Grand Scholar of Diange is only the fifth rank, and it is common to hold concurrent jobs. In the past, he often served as six ministers and ministers. Why not now he also serves as the eunuch of Qin Tian?"
"Furthermore, Qin Tianjian's examination is only limited to knowledge, not job. If Tan Yushi has any objections, we will discuss it next year, but this year's results cannot be changed."
Aimu, who was kneeling on the ground without a hat, couldn't help but raise his head at this moment and looked at Shen Shixing's little face in disbelief.
He spoke in a mocking tone and said slowly: "For this reason, Mr. Shen Ge did not hesitate to treat your majesty's math subjects as child's play and privately award and accept positions. What else can we say?"
Shen Shixing has a really good temper.
Faced with this kind of accusation, he was still very patient and said with a smile: "I'm afraid Mr. Ai has forgotten that for these three mathematics courses, Sichuan Governor Hai Rui was the part-time examiner when he returned to Beijing to report on his duties."
"Master Ai can't trust the cabinet, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Civil Service, and the Qin Tian Jian. The reputation of the Governor of the Sea should always be trusted."
Hearing this, Aimu was speechless for a moment.
Tan Yao, who was standing by, couldn't help but get angrier as he thought about it, and continued to make things difficult: "Even so..."
"Enough!"
Zhu Yijun scolded and regained everyone's attention.
He was determined to deal with Tan Yao finally, so he simply ignored him and only looked at Chen Yubi in front of him: "Yuanfu is so strict, does Chen Tingwei recognize it?"
Chen Yubi, who was crying loudly just now, rolled up his sleeves and wiped it on his face, nodding fiercely: "Rules and regulations, and human ethics are all in it! How can I deny it!"
Zhu Yijun nodded and looked at Chen Wude: "Does Chen Xiantai recognize it?"
Chen Wude seemed to have finally relieved himself of the burden and smiled freely: "It is in line with etiquette and law, and it is entirely a courtesy."
Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Han, Wang Xijue, Chen Younian and others one by one, until he reached the end of the two shifts, taking in all the courtiers, and asked seriously: "Where are you?"
Zhang Han and Wang Xijue raised their hands and said yes.
Chen Younian pushed Xu Fuyuan's hand away and said loudly: "Yuan Fu seizes love, and I resist in every possible way; now I abide by the rules and observe filial piety, and I am convinced!"
The remaining half remained silent and half bowed down.
When Zhu Yijun saw this, he didn't look too happy on his face.
He finally set his sights on Tan Yao: "It's already reached this point, and just now Yushi Tan is still trying to coerce him. How much does he hate the new law?"
Tan Yao was speechless for a moment.
Zhu Yijun looked at him coldly.
If people like Chen Younian still have the value of persuasion, then if people like Tan Yao end up well, then he, the emperor, should be struck by lightning. In history, Emperor Wanli suffered a severe drought, and he was also the emperor.
Praying to heaven, he also added a private sentence after the confession: "Although it is due to my bad ethics, it is also because there are officials in the world who are corrupt and corrupt the law, cruelly harming the people, and refusing to care for and care for them. May God bring peace to you."
Tan Yaodang even retorted, "Feng Jing told Shenzong: 'Your Majesty's retreat from the palace and reduced meals are not enough to change the situation. You should blame yourself and ask for good words.' How many bad policies are there in Xining? The world relies on young crops to protect armor.
Tyrannical people
Who are the people? And when Feng Jing sues the emperor, he must first hope that he will blame himself." - Xining's New Deal, there will be a sudden change. And after Wanli's New Deal, there were three years of drought. As an emperor, shouldn't you "
"Blame yourself"?
He even said, "Why were things going well in the past, but why are we going against them now?" This kind of thing, the state affairs were fine before, why did they fail in your hands? Can you still blame Yusi?
It's really ridiculous for this kind of person to talk about Tsunasa.
Especially now, Tan Yao has no intention of restraining himself at all, jumping up and down, not knowing whether to live or die.
Zhu Yijun continued to ask coldly: "Tan Yushi keeps saying that human ethics are consistent."
"Why didn't you think about the principles of monarch and minister when you circulated the post the day before yesterday and insulted me as a single husband?"
As soon as the emperor said these words, the officials all changed their expressions and looked towards Tan Yao.
I saw that the blood on his face faded instantly, becoming as pale as paper.
The whole body was shaky.
After Tan Yao glanced at Jin Yiwei Xu Wenbi, his lips moved for a long time, but he still did not complain.
He just argued with difficulty: "Your Majesty, aside from inappropriate words, I also have a sincere heart!"
Zhu Yijun almost laughed out of anger.
He nodded: "Okay, you are so sincere. In this case, you will go to the Imperial College to be a doctor and be responsible for teaching the principles of monarch and minister!"
Then he looked at He Luowen, who was offering wine at the Imperial Academy: "He Qing, engrave Dr. Tan's deeds in the school, and when the writing is obscured by the weather, let him serve as an official."
After that, regardless of Tan Yao's wonderful expression, he directly waved his hand and asked the ceremonial officer to escort him down.
Zhu Yijun stood down from a high position and said in a solemn voice: "Duoqing, I have finished distinguishing."
"With the principles of human ethics behind you, there is no hiding place for you to oppose the New Deal."
"You might as well give me an accurate word now."
"Who is in favor of the New Deal and who is against it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Jin suddenly raised his head: "Your Majesty, before I took up my official post, I had some heartfelt words, and I would like to ask your Majesty for your mercy."
Zhu Yijun looked at Zhao Jin and couldn't help but shake his head and laugh: "Let's just say, there are six hundred court officials here. I will follow your instigation. Even if only ten of them are left, I will push down the New Deal!"
From the moment the emperor forced the courtiers to take sides, it meant that the matter was not going well.
The emperor must have wanted Zhao Jin and others to serve as officials.
Zhao Jin naturally knew this, otherwise he wouldn't have said anything before he became an official.
This is a tacit understanding between both parties.
It is also the focus of the battle between the two sides, whether Zhao Jin and others can be directly expelled.
Zhao Jin believed in the overall situation - most of the courtiers did not support the New Deal. Once the emperor expelled them all, most of the two capitals, nine borders and thirteen provinces would be paralyzed immediately.
Therefore, he had something to say from the bottom of his heart, naturally not for the emperor, but for his colleagues present.
The emperor's confidence lies in the fact that...he has no uniform that he cannot take off.
As he said, even if there were only ten people left to support him, it would not prevent him from boarding the ship on Taiye Pond to hold another meeting.
If you have great righteousness, military power, and treasury, how can you still be afraid of being without anyone?
The two of them said a word each, and all the courtiers couldn't help but have their thoughts swirling.
After all, who is the big picture?
Zhao Jin raised his head, stared at the emperor's expression for a long time, and suddenly sighed quietly: "Your Majesty, I had a dream last night, and I only dreamed that the Ming Dynasty had only been in Zuo for more than fifty years.
Yashan.”
Zhu Yijun was startled.
He looked at Zhao Jin suspiciously.
What's going on?
Only to hear Zhao Jin continue: "Later, in a daze, I remembered that this is the story of my ancestor."
"I am the 21st grandson of Song Taizu. My ancestor traveled south to Zhejiang in the second year of Jingkang. It has been more than 450 years since."
Hearing this, Zhu Yijun suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and was almost frightened by this guy.
He said with a slight cover-up: "Zhao Qing is also a magnanimous gentleman, why should he come here under the pretense of prophecy?"
Zhao Jin shook his head and continued: "This is not a prophecy, but the people of the Song Dynasty have no time to mourn for themselves. I am here to mourn, so that your majesty can learn from it."
"At that time, many people said that the two saints were mourning the country, but..."
"In my humble opinion, the collapse of the former Song Dynasty probably started with the Xining Reform!"
"After Wang Anshi's New Deal, the old and new parties fought fiercely, the government was in turmoil and the situation was chaotic, there were many complaints about the struggle for profits with the people, and the local central government was against each other!"
"In just sixty years, aliens have marched straight in and broken through the imperial city!"
"Your Majesty, from the first year of Wanli to the present, hasn't our dynasty been heading into this abyss and never coming back?"
"Today's Zhang Juzheng is just like the king of that day, Anshi."
"Today's New Deal is just like Xining's New Deal."
"Measuring acres of land and counting the population are more beneficial to the people than the original methods of exemption from labor, green crops, and market transactions!"
"Since Zhang Juzheng took office in the cabinet, he has acted even more harshly than Wang Anshi! There are complaints everywhere in Nanzhili, Huguang, Sichuan, Shandong, Fujian..."
"Since the New Deal, the central party struggle has reached the point where His Majesty asked me to stand in line. The local gentry and local officials' desperate counterattacks have become more and more fierce. The national treasury is full but the people are even more trapped. The barbarian Khan in the north was looking at the establishment two years ago."
"Your Majesty, how similar are the two!?"
"If we don't rein in the situation, I'm afraid the sixty years will not be enough!"
After Zhao Jin finished speaking, the southern suburbs became silent again, except for the sound of other people kowtowing.
Even the courtiers who just thought he was being hypocritical were now deep in thought.
They all looked towards the emperor.
But he saw that the emperor was in a state of wandering mind, with no intention of arguing with him.
Seeing that there was no movement from Zhao Jin, Zhu Yijun turned around and asked, "Has Zhao Qing finished speaking?"
The emperor's reaction was unexpected, and Zhao Jin couldn't help but be startled.
Then he reluctantly replied: "I have risked my life to make this statement, so please give me your Majesty's enlightenment!"
Zhu Yijun nodded: "In that case, please express your stance."
Zhao Jin was about to speak but stopped.
Zhu Yijun finally laughed when he saw him like this: "Zhao Qing doesn't think I can't help but debate, right?"
Seeing the emperor say this, Shen Shixing couldn't help but secretly roll his eyes at the emperor.
It is rare for the emperor to have such a debating temperament that he does not end up reasoning. Otherwise, how did he think that he was wise enough to refuse remonstrance?
Now I'm pretending to be more restrained.
Zhu Yijun was completely unaware of the slander. He just put his hands behind his back, shook his head and sighed: "In the past eight years, I have said as many as eight hundred truths, if not a thousand, and the number of people who have argued with me is even more numerous."
"Before and after he ascended the throne, he argued with Ding'an Bo, reorganized the Salt Administration and argued with Xu Shaoshi, sorted out the orthodoxy and argued with major masters, and after taking office, he argued with Fengwen Zhaoshi's Yanguan..."
"My mouth is dry and my tongue is dry, and I have run out of words."
"I have been working hard so far, and personally commanded the 100,000-strong army in the capital. I have amassed tens of millions of silver in the warehouse and internal funds. The governors of the nine provinces are my heart and gallbladder. The governors and governors of the thirteen provinces are all my confidants. If I continue to speak so earnestly, I am afraid it will be a shame.
The trust of a loyal minister."
"I don't have any reason to say today, I just force you to make a statement!"
"I want to recreate the Ming Dynasty. Do you want to follow me or not?"
At the end of the sentence, his voice was so fierce that all the ministers looked frightened.
Zhu Yijun chuckled and simply turned away, not bothering to look again.
The emperor was forced to this point, and the ministers finally had no room left.
Except for Ma Ziqiang who was the foreman on the right side, Shen Shixing, Wen Chun, Wang Guoguang, Zhu Heng and others stood silently on the left side.
His expression was calm, but his determination was unwavering.
Wang Xijue came up from behind, pushed Wen Chun aside, and stood behind Shen Shixing with his head held high.
Zhang Han and Chen Wude looked at each other and stood silently behind a few people.
Chen Yi, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, sighed, ran away in the opposite direction, took off his hat and knelt in the right column: "Your Majesty, the Ming Dynasty has been ill for a long time. If you take a dose of tiger and wolf medicine, it may be counterproductive!"
"I hope your Majesty will think twice!"
After saying that, he took off his hat and bowed his head to the ground to resign.
After Chen Yan came forward, several people immediately stood in the right column.
Shi Yaochen, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, was one step behind, and he also knelt down without his hat: "I am not as talented as a middle-aged man, but I am unable to distinguish right from wrong. Please return home."
Lin Fiao, the governor of Cangchang, followed closely behind him, but said nothing and fell to the ground silently without his hat.
More than ten people stood over again.
Jin Lijing, Yin of Shuntian Prefecture, choked up and choked up: "Your Majesty is a generation of heroic masters, and I admire you very much in my heart."
"It's just that the officialdom is ups and downs, there are disciples and old officials, and there are many in-laws and family members, so you often have no control over what you do."
"Since I have become an official and become an idle poet, I can be regarded as getting rid of a big man for Your Majesty."
Zhu Yijun originally had his back turned, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but feel moved.
He slowly turned around and said with regret: "If your career is not going well, your talents will surely spring up."
Jin Lijing kowtowed again and said nothing.
With this group of high-ranking officials taking the lead, both sides were no longer restrained and swaggered about taking sides.
The two groups of civil servants went from left to right and from right to left.
The rustling sounds of clothes rubbing together and hats being removed made the southern suburbs feel particularly quiet.
After a while.
The entire southern suburbs were clearly divided between left and right.
On the right, from Zhao Jin down, Lu Guangzu, Chen Yi, Lin Fiao, Jin Lijing, Shi Yaochen... more than 190 people were lying on the ground without their hats.
On the left column starting from Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue, Wang Guoguang, Zhu Heng, Wen Chun, Zhang Han, Chen Wude... more than 400 people stood bowed.
The dust has settled.
The Jin Yiwei who had been holding the handle of the sword the whole time finally put down his weapon.
Zhu Yijun looked at Zhao Jin who was smiling bitterly. He wanted to say something, but suddenly he felt uninterested.
The emperor glanced at everyone and sighed: "I have worked with you for several years, and it is a pity that we have different political views today."
"Finally, let me sacrifice to God and fulfill the final fate of you, my king and my ministers, and then we part ways!"
Zhao Jin instantly lost all energy and spirit, and bowed down with difficulty.
Shen Shixing and others watched indifferently.
It was noon, and the blue sky was dotted with clouds.
The sun passes overhead, appearing submissive in this winter, and the light discreetly penetrates through the clouds.
Sprinkled on the left and right of the southern suburbs.
Wang Shizhen looked at the majestic emperor and was filled with emotion.
He thought for a moment, modified it slightly, and then wrote: "... Si Gan Fu Tianhe and more than 190 people worshiped the sky and prayed, and the sky suddenly broke, dividing the yin and yang."
"The comet is trailing its tail, and the star is hanging in the purple pole. It is an omen, and it means seeking healing in the midst of chaos."
Chapter completed!