Zhu Yijun can be said to be sincere in what he said. Having ascended to a high position, being incompetent is a kind of original sin.
Gao Yi quickly avoided the table and stood up: "Your Majesty..."
Zhu Yijun interrupted Gao Yi: "Sir, please sit down. This is what I say from the bottom of my heart."
"Today I will talk about "Zicai", and I deeply agree with what the officials said."
Zhu Yijun picked up a chopstick and tapped the edge of the bowl regardless of his manners.
Ding…ding…
He slowly recited in his mouth: "There is no shame in killing, no shame in abuse, as for respecting widows, and as for being a woman, just tolerate them."
"The king will imitate the king of the country and go beyond the imperial affairs, and he will give orders to guide and support Tian."
After reciting these two sentences, Zhu Yijun put down his chopsticks and did not wait for Gao Yi to speak.
He continued: "Yu Tanhua explained it best. The so-called Yin Yang Yin Tian means to make the people grow up and make them live in peace."
"As a king and father, how can I not keep the people in my heart?"
"Sir, I don't want to be the Emperor Hui of Jin who says, 'Why don't you eat minced meat?'"
Gaoyi was silent, his thoughts drifting away.
He looked at the crown prince blankly, and a poem suddenly appeared in his mind - I was not born before you were born, but I am already old after you were born.
At this moment, Gao Yi seemed to have returned to the age of twenty, seeing the humble school in Qiantang County when he was a student, and seeing himself scolding Fang Qiu and guiding the country.
At that time, he was just thinking about what it would be like to become an official one day.
At that time, he was just thinking about what he would do if he entered the palace.
A mere student spends his days dissecting newspapers and planning the world with his classmates.
At the age when he was the most ridiculous and passionate, he was also very high-spirited.
Looking back, I am already over fifty years old in the blink of an eye.
He almost forgot when and why his hot blood became cold.
Oh...it's the official court where corruption is rampant and cliques are formed for personal gain. It's Emperor Sejong who supports Yan Song to gain wealth and ignores Li Shu. It's Emperor Daxing who huddles in the harem all day long drinking the medicine of tigers and wolves and asking for beauties.
To this day, it feels like a dream.
At this time, he looked at the Crown Prince as he saw himself at that time - a young man with a heart for the world and a passionate young man.
Gao Yi suddenly understood why his husband, who had resigned and returned to his hometown to give lectures, had that look in his eyes when he watched them discussing state affairs outside the window.
He looked at Zhu Yijun quietly, his heart churning, and his nose gradually became sour.
I'm sorry for who are the parents, and my people suffer so much without telling...
Gao Yi repeated these words in his heart, and Gao Yi could hardly help but burst into tears.
What is a king and father? What is a parent and an official? Who calls the people?
This issue that does not need to be discussed has become a castle in the air and a mirage in the sea in today's world.
So much so that the people were confused. Where were their kings and fathers? Where were their parents and officials? Who could they turn to for help in their distress?
It is said that the words of a child are unbridled and the heart of a child is innocent. The Crown Prince's expression of his heart was more kind and honest than he expected. It was like a piece of uncut jade, containing divine brilliance and radiance.
As a king and a father, he cared about the people. He served the two dynasties with great grace and finally met the holy king?
Gao Yi couldn't stop choking and bowed sincerely: "Your Highness's benevolence is truly a blessing to our country."
"I just hope that Your Highness will not Don't forget what you have gained today, and will provide for the people and rest with them in the future."
These words are somewhat disrespectful of etiquette. How can you tell your Majesty what you should not Don't forget today?
But Gaoyi regards itself as a scholar and really can't restrain this impulse.
This is not an admonition from a minister to the king, nor is it a request from a master to his disciples. This is just an encouragement to a close friend after hearing like-minded words from a scholar.
Zhu Yijun quickly stretched out his hand to help Gaoyi, feeling filled with emotion.
The lethality of etiquette is too strong for these old-fashioned scholars.
Even if he only acted like a competent emperor, the old man was deeply moved.
Thousands of years of cultural inertia are deeply rooted in people's hearts and are truly irresistible.
It's a pity that everything has two sides. Now I can use it easily, but when he implements new laws in the future, the etiquette will also become a stumbling block, smelly and hard.
Zhu Yijun shook his head and shook the random thoughts out of his mind.
Continue to be good at tempting: "You have nothing to say, I may not dare to forget, I will definitely introduce you to Yintian in the future."
"Now, however, I am a young man with little virtue and limited knowledge. I still have to rely more on you to preach, govern, and support the people."
Facing the Crown Prince's high expectations, Gao Yi felt that his gaze seemed to be extremely important: "I have little knowledge, and my talent is not as good as that of the middle man. I just stole a high position with a despicable body."
"Your Highness is naturally wise, wise and discerning. With time, your talents will far surpass those of the humble ministers."
Gao Yi is both humble and self-deprecating.
He is now in the cabinet, has entered the palace, can be said to be the leader of thousands of people, and has great political power in his hands.
But what did he do?
Nothing was done.
He neither fulfilled his youthful aspirations nor followed the ethics of a scholar serving the world.
For the rest of his life, it can really be said that he lived in a corpse position.
Zhu Yijun shook his head, with a hint of sadness: "On that day, before my emperor took the imperial examination, he asked Mr. Yu and three other people to assist him in the government. Please do not be humble."
"Yuan Fu is my husband, Huang Kao. At that time, I, Huang Kao, held hands and said to Yuan Fu with tears in his eyes that he was tired of the world."
"Now, I, Deliang Youchong, my husband, don't you want to be burdened by me?"
Zhu Yijun showed the common people of the world in his left hand, and the late emperor's decree in his right hand. With the attitude of a holy king, he repeatedly shook Gao Yi's mind.
Gao Yi pursed his lips, obviously a little overwhelmed.
He looked moved and sighed with emotion: "God's grace is so great that I dare not let it go."
Only then did Zhu Yijun show his face.
He sat down calmly and said: "Sir, please sit down quickly. The lunch is almost getting cold. Don't waste the natural resources. Every grain of it is hard work."
Gao Yi couldn't contain his emotions for a while, so he had to sit down without saying a word.
During the dinner, Zhu Yijun asked some academic questions in a nonchalant manner, showing an attitude of eagerness to learn.
I scratched Gaoyi's itchy spots several times, causing him to disregard his manners and spit.
Zhu Yijun saw that the heat was almost the same, so he said without leaving a trace: "Sir, the word filial piety is well understood, and I will practice it as a good student."
After saying that, he sighed quietly.
Gao Yi asked in confusion: "Why is Your Highness sighing?"
Zhu Yijun said eloquently: "Sir, I don't know something. Emperor Daxing asked me to be filial to the two palaces, but I often don't do it well."
"I've seen my mother and concubine quite upset recently. She must have something to worry about. But when I asked about it, she was afraid of disturbing my studies because of political issues, so she didn't let me know."
"My mother has worries that I can't resolve. Sir, how can I still be said to be filial to her like this?"
When the crown prince mentioned it, Gao Yi immediately understood what he was talking about.
In recent days, the court has been discussing two major difficulties, one is passing the examination and the other is internal money, both of which have caused unpleasant quarrels with Concubine Li, and there is a sense of stalemate.
But now that the crown prince mentioned it, Gao Yi felt a little embarrassed.
It is said to be taboo for the venerable, and it also involves internal and external struggles for power, and other insidious things. If it is told to children, it will not look good on the face.
Seeing his hesitation, Zhu Yijun asked with a simple face: "Sir, what exactly happened in the court that angered my mother and concubine? Can you please tell me in private here to satisfy my filial piety?"
Gao Yi didn't know how to answer for a while.
Zhu Yijun hurriedly advised: "Sir, my mother-in-law was deeply bewitched by Feng Bao. I am afraid that she was deceived by her superiors and subordinates, so she was unhappy with the courtiers."
"Sir, if you listen to me, I can still reconcile it. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"
Gao Yi paused for a moment, and felt that it seemed to make sense. Not to mention the fact that the crown prince was out of filial piety, but the Li family lived in a deep palace, and foreign ministers could only express their opinions through memorials. On the contrary, it was him, a student, who served in front of him.
If you have this kind of mind, you can really reconcile the inside and outside.
He thought about it and quickly convinced himself.
"Your Highness doesn't know something. Now there are two things that are causing constant trouble inside and outside the country..."
Gao Yi explained everything in detail. He thought Zhu Yijun knew nothing about it, so he explained it in quite detail.
After Zhu Yijun heard this, he frowned and asked: "Aren't Yuan Fu going to transfer these one hundred thousand taels into internal funds?"
He asked knowingly.
Gao Yi quickly explained: "Of course not. Nowadays, the Ministry of Rites is holding a grand ceremony, the Ministry of Works is building a mausoleum, and the Yellow River is flooded in summer. Each of them has urgently withdrawn a batch of money, and the Ministry of Household Affairs is stretched."
"The cabinet's intention is to wait until the summer tax revenue comes up before moving the money into internal funds."
Zhu Yijun said oh.
Very reasonable: "Since everything happened for a reason, I can really persuade my mother. Now it is time to bear with each other for the sake of the country and overcome the difficulties together."
Gao Yi was once again deeply moved by Xinjun's kindness.
After Zhu Yijun said this, he hesitated and said: "It is a bit difficult to take the test... It seems to be quite harmful to the saint's virtue."
To harm the saintly virtue is to offend others.
A trace of surprise flashed in Gao Yi's eyes, and he couldn't help but admire his disciple's keen political sense and understanding of people's hearts.
Just listening to what he said briefly, I immediately noticed the resistance.
He hesitated for a moment, but in the end he decided not to be pretentious and could only nod helplessly: "There are indeed some questions."
This is the disadvantage of the harem supervising the country, it does not have this responsibility.
Lao Tzu said that if you receive criticism from your country, you are called the master of the country; if you receive bad luck from your country, you are called the king of the world.
There is no one in power in the world who would not offend others.
Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty did not offend others, and his reputation in history books shows that he did not do anything that should offend others.
Zigong asked Confucius: "Everyone in the country likes it, so what?"
Confucius said: It is impossible. It is not as good as the good people in the country, and the bad people are evil.
Everyone says he is a good person, but it is not as good as good people saying he is good and bad people saying he is bad.
Unfortunately, Concubine Li does not understand this truth.
This also led to the fact that the examination method has never been implemented, unless someone can take on this bad reputation for her - Gao Gong is preparing to take up the responsibility.
It is a pity that Gao Yi cannot tell these words to the Crown Prince because of the taboo of the Lord.
Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment and looked at Gao Yi with pure eyes: "Sir, passing the law examination is a good policy for governing the country, right?"
Gao Yi nodded without hesitation: "Your Highness, today's officials are responding to false stories, leaking rumors, and corruption is rampant. We must deal with it!"
He had carefully studied Zhang Juzheng's examination method. Once implemented, it would definitely be able to effectively clarify the administration of officials.
As for how effective it will be, it depends on whether all parties can work together as one.
After listening to Gao Yi's words, Zhu Yijun nodded vigorously and said firmly: "Since sir said this, it must be right. For the sake of the Ming Dynasty, I will definitely convince my mother and concubine!"
As he spoke, he said with a shy smile: "This method of taking the exam is too radical. If Yuan Fu and my mother and concubine can both take a step back, then I will be more confident."
Gao Yi was greatly moved, and felt a little ashamed that he had unintentionally used the crown prince to influence the harem.
He took a deep breath and said confidently: "If Your Highness can know the imperial concubine's thoughts, I will definitely be able to convince Yuan Fu."
As an auxiliary minister, the weight of his words needs no words.
No matter how tough Gao Gong is, no matter how persistent Zhang Juzheng is, they just don’t understand the general situation. Gao Yi is not without his edge!
Zhu Yijun was overjoyed.
He said: "In that case, after I have lunch, I will go and persuade my mother. If the result is obtained, I will send someone to inform you sir."
"In order to convince my mother, there may be some changes."
"At that time, Mr. Yuan Fu and Mr. Zhang Ge will have to take care of them a little more."
Gao Yi raised his head and nodded.
…
Until Gaoyi finished his work today, he was still thinking about sharing meals with the Crown Prince and having a conversation.
As soon as he got home, he couldn't wait to enter the study, sat in front of the desk, and wrote down what happened today.
He either recalled it or expressed it.
"Show your sincerity with great righteousness..."
Just sitting at my desk and writing quickly, I felt like I was inspired to write.
It was completed in one go, until the end, Gaoyi paused, thinking about how to put down the pen.
I can't think of the best way to end it.
Tuk! Tuk! Tuk!
Gao Yi was deep in thought when he was suddenly startled back to his senses by a knock on the door.
"Master, someone from the palace is coming to the door." The old servant outside the door said.
Gao Yi quickly stood up and went out to greet him.
When I arrived at the door, I saw that it was the crown prince's eldest companion, Zhang Hong, who came to the door in person.
Behind him was a young eunuch, holding something.
Gao Yi quickly said: "Zhang Dayun, please come in quickly."
Zhang Hong took two steps in, stopped when he was standing in the courtyard, and said with a smile on his face: "I have met Mr. Ge."
"Recently, lychees have been sent from Yunnan. This afternoon, the prince also asked the imperial concubine to give gifts to officials of third rank and above in various ministries."
"Our family has other places to go, so I won't bother Mr. Ge."
After that, he made a gesture, and the little eunuch held the plate and handed it over.
Gaoyi quickly thanked him.
He watched the old servant take it and saw that there were ice cubes on the plate and it was filled with air-conditioning.
Plump and round lychees are placed in a golden cup.
Grohe ordered the old servant to change the utensils and take them out.
Zhang Hong quickly stopped him: "Mr. Ge, this cup belongs to the Crown Prince. Yesterday, during the Qing Dynasty in Ciqing Palace, the Crown Prince said it was too extravagant, so he wanted to seal it up."
"Today, I changed my mind and said that I would hide my wealth in the palace, but instead I would waste it."
"The prince is benevolent, so he asked the noble concubine to give this thing to the elder, so as to supplement the family income."
Gao Yi was stunned and was about to speak.
Zhang Hong had already smiled in greeting and led the young eunuch out.
Gao Yi looked at Zhang Hong's leaving figure, raised his hand, but hesitated to speak.
After a while, he didn't speak.
As if frozen in the courtyard.
The old servant didn't dare to disturb him and was about to put the plate away and put it in the study.
Gao Yi finally spoke up.
He put down his raised hand and sighed: "Let me do it."
The old servant knew that his master was like this when he was thinking about something, so he responded and retreated.
Gao Yi silently brought the plate into the room and placed it on the desk.
After a little fumbling with the plate containing the lychees, I took out a short note from under the partition.
It said words like "pilot" and "performance" written by Li Guifei.
But he didn't look at it carefully, he just glanced at it and put it aside.
Instead, he looked at the golden cup with burning eyes and fell into silence for a long time.
In a daze, he seemed to see the face of the Crown Prince.
That disciple of his was raising a glass to himself and inviting him with a serious face.
"Sir, let's drink from the golden cup together," the crown prince seemed to say.
The Crown Prince...is he taking the first half of Taizu's story to express his feelings to him?
He is so noble, can he really get along well with his ruler and his ministers in this life?
After a long pause, he looked at the unfinished inscription and the still-dry ink.
It seemed that there was a movement in his heart, and Gao Yi finally made a move.
He slowly raised his pen and stared at the end of the inscription.
He rolled up his sleeves, wrote slowly and carefully, and wrote down the last sentence: "...Therefore, Heaven's heart only cares for saints, and famous ministers must treat Allah."
Chapter completed!