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Chapter 56: Cooking with gold and jade, working hard

Outside Jingyun Gate, the school grounds.
The afternoon was originally the time to learn archery, but today I brought Hai Rui with me.
In a large open space, the disciples of Jingwei Martial Arts are performing hard, hoping to be like the few lucky ones before, who can enter the eyes of the Holy Spirit and reach the sky in one step.
Equestrian, boxing, drawing a full bow, and all kinds of self-expression, just to name a few.
Seeing the emperor coming, these disciples saluted one after another.
Zhu Yijun asked them to continue with a kind expression, while he and Hai Rui stood in front of Jingyun Gate.
He called a eunuch to come closer and ordered: "Go and call someone over."
While the eunuch went to call for help, Zhu Yijun explained to Hai Rui: "Before, I, Huang Kao, always regretted it when he thought about Xu Jie's incident."
"Then he taught me again and again, but if similar things happen, I should take warning."
"Your trip to Lianghuai to collect taxes this time will definitely be more intense than when Xu Jie returned to his fields a few years ago."
Having said this, Hai Rui immediately understood what the emperor was going to do.
He glanced at the school grounds and hesitated: "Your Majesty cares for your humble ministers, and I deeply appreciate them. But... isn't it too much?"
The emperor formed a three-law division for him alone.
He then went down the road and took over the most difficult-to-eat royal family members, as well as senior officials of fourth rank and above.
He was also afraid that he would be easily broken if he was too strong, so Dundun told him that he didn’t have to do all the work. If he had four successful results, it would be a huge achievement.
Having already reached this point, he still wants to assign personal guards to Hai Rui!?
King and father, king and father, the conscience of heaven and earth, Hai Rui felt his father's love for the first time!
Zhu Yijun shook his head unconsciously: "Although I have never been to the place myself, I understand what a 'revolt' is and what a 'reunion' is."
"Hai Qing, if something is not done once, it can be done two times or three times."
"If you were to die in Lianghuai, I would be heartbroken."
Hai Rui remained silent.
But his thoughts were already drifting away - this time, he really had no room to retreat.
The emperor said that he failed to do it the first time and could do it again and again. But Hai Rui asked himself, could he accept it?
He looked at the young emperor with emotion in his heart, and there was nothing he could do in return.
Some big shots from Huaihe and Huaihe, some senior officials from Southern Zhili, and some relatives from the emperor.
He, Hai Rui, has now received the mission to obtain scriptures. On his way westward, he is determined to kill gods if gods stand in his way, and Buddha if he stands in the way of Buddha!
The two stood quietly on the spot, each with their own thoughts.
Not long after, the eunuch brought in several people, and they all knelt down to salute.
When Hai Rui saw how many people were kneeling and saluting, he immediately knew that they were either nobles or generals - civil servants would not kneel down in public like this.
He began to look at the people in front of him without leaving any trace, secretly guessing their identities.
Fortunately, Zhu Yijun didn't show off. After letting a few people avoid the ceremony, he began to introduce himself to Hai Rui separately.
"This is Jiao Ze, the deputy general of Gu Huan, the governor of Beijing." Zhu Yijun pointed to a person.
Honorable military ministers are not so fussy about it, and there is no need to introduce their names, and they may not even have them.
Hai Rui looked at the sturdy man in front of him and couldn't help but secretly praise him.
"Next month, Jiao Ze will be transferred to the position of deputy commander-in-chief of water transportation, leading a battalion of 800 elite soldiers, and will accompany Haiqing to Lianghuai to take up his post."
These eight hundred people were composed of Gu Huan's personal soldiers and the best soldiers from the Beijing camp.
Although I have only practiced for more than a month, the basic look has finally come out.
Of course, the key point is that he went around fighting the autumn wind, and the good news was that he paid back the salary arrears of these eight hundred people, and also gave an extra two taels of reward money.
According to Gu Chengguang, he has never seen soldiers training so hard.
After Jiao Ze saluted again, Zhu Yijun pointed to another person and introduced to Hai Rui: "This is the commander of the Jin Yiwei, Gu Chengguang."
Hai Rui nodded again, feeling satisfied.
It was obvious at a glance that this tall and round-chested Jin Yiwei had experienced a killing field.
"Gu commanded the Qian affairs and led two hundred royal guards as Haiqing's personal bodyguards when he was patrolling the Huaihe River."
Jin Yiwei and Qiu Ba are different.
Jin Yiwei has no scruples about many things that Qiu Ba cannot do.
Gu Chengguang greeted Hai Rui.
"This is the leader of the Jingwei martial arts school this year. The special Jinwuwei, Luo Sigong, is the prince of Pingjiang Bo, Chen Yinzhao."
Zhu Yijun pointed at the two of them again and said to Hai Ruifen.
Hai Rui ignored the former and glanced at the latter.
He smiled and said, "I just met this prince a few days ago."
Zhu Yijun was startled.
He immediately realized that when he promised Li Wei shipping, the head of the country, Li Wei, approached his in-law Ping Jiangbo and said that they would do this business together.
Then they each sent people to inspect the ports, purchase dilapidated maritime merchant guilds, etc.
I'm afraid they met by chance when they returned to Beijing.
He waved his hand to ignore the matter and explained: "Luo Sigong's martial arts are extraordinary, so he can protect Haiqing well."
Then he looked at Luo Sigong: "Be sure to stay close."
Luo Sigong was only seventeen years old, but he was able to stand out from the Jingwei martial arts school. In addition to his martial arts skills, he was also smart.
He saluted and said: "I obey your order!"
Zhu Yijun said again: "Liang Jifan, the Marquis of Baoding, who was the commander-in-chief of water transport, was impeached and left idle. The current commander-in-chief of water transport is Ping Jiangbo and Chen Wangmo."
Liang Jifan was impeached because he instigated others to do it.
There is no other way. This Baoding Marquis is an in-law of the Empress Dowager Chen's family. If you want to do something now, you naturally need to be on guard and find a reliable one.
Hai Rui can get through it with just a few clicks.
Just now he was wondering how he could assign a prince with thin arms and legs as his bodyguard.
Daqing was used to manipulate Uncle Ping Jiang.
As a personal bodyguard, it is natural to stay close to him. Once someone plots evil, the personal bodyguard will bear the brunt, and Uncle Ping Jiang will definitely not be able to sit idly by.
Hai Rui was amazed again.
The young emperor took care of almost all possible problems.
Send them down as soon as possible.
There are a thousand soldiers and guards who can personally control them.
He also used the crown prince to recruit a water transport commander to honor the prince.
This Pingjiang Bo once went out to Guangdong and Guangxi to build armor, and then the bandit Zhang Lian rebelled. It was Chen Wangmo who personally went into battle and captured and killed more than 30,000 people before he was quelled.
These types of martial arts veterans who have been on the battlefield are more or less personal soldiers. Even if they cannot fully control the cavalry, they still have a good base.
In addition, the Holy Father also hinted to him that the governor Wang Zongmu would also fully support this matter - if he refused to accept the prevarication, he would go to Ding Anbo to suppress it.
Those who knew about this battle knew it was to investigate and deal with corruption, but those who didn't know thought it was some kind of war.
After Zhu Yijun introduced several people one by one, he also gave some instructions: to obey Haiqing's orders and not to be arrogant and domineering.
That's why I asked people to leave.
Hai Rui suddenly remembered something and asked curiously: "Does the cabinet know about His Majesty's arrangement?"
According to his understanding.
Jin Yiwei's affairs are easy to arrange.
But the rest should be difficult to deal with.
Jiao Ze was originally the deputy general of the Beijing camp. Now that he is transferred to the water transport commander, he must pass the Ministry of War.
Wang Xijue, the Minister of Justice of the South Zhili Province, cooperated with him. It seemed simple, but it also required the consent of the North Zhili Ministry of Justice to delegate power.
Not to mention, Chen Dong, a dignified Shaoqing of Dali Temple and a fourth-rank official, who was of the same rank as himself, was sent to accompany the two Huaihe Rivers, which was somewhat out of the ordinary.
He really didn't know how the emperor persuaded the cabinet and six ministries.
Zhu Yijun suddenly turned his head and looked at Hai Rui.
With a complicated look on his face, he said with a hint of distress and a bit of pride: "Hai Qing, do you think that the one million taels of silver that I have in my internal funds was collected for free by the six cabinet ministries?"
The incident in the Sixth Division actually led to a million dollars in internal funds. How can we not spit out some of the meat?
Naturally, this money is not just spent here, but it is normal to take the opportunity to reach the above political consensus.
Hai Rui only thought for a moment and reacted immediately.
Zhu Yijun grabbed his hand: "Whether it's worth it depends on Hai Qing."
Hai Rui was speechless and choked, so he had to reassure himself.
The monarch and his ministers discussed some more details, and then had some family affairs.
It was almost evening, and Zhu Yijun reluctantly watched Hai Rui leave the palace.
Wait until Hai Rui leaves.
Only then did Zhu Yijun call over a member of the Zhongshu family and said: "Draw up an edict for me, give it to Hai Rui's mother, add an edict, and discuss it with the cabinet in detail."
The people in the center left in response.
Zhu Yijun called Zhang Hong again: "Go and give Hai Rui twenty taels of silver, and then choose a concubine for Hai Rui who will have a good childbirth."
"If Hai Rui and Hai Mu shirk it, just say...it is a gift from your parents and you cannot refuse it. You must not let down the emperor's grace."
It always sounds a bit desolate for such a pure good person to be alone without any descendants.
He just did it casually. Whether it works or not depends on fate.
Zhang Hong took the order and left.
Then he asked Li Jin: "How is the person chosen by Zhang Jing?"
Li Jin hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, it has been handed over to Zhang Jing. They are all the elites of the Imperial Horse Guards."
Zhu Yijun nodded: "Call him over."
Li Jin was about to leave in response
Zhu Yijun stopped him again: "Forget it, there are too many things to do. You can give him a message for me."
Li Jin bowed and waited quietly for the Holy Emperor's voice.
Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment, then slowly said: "Nanjing garrison was Zhang Hong's previous job, and I know they have some foundation there."
"This time Zhang Jing goes to Nanjing to guard the city. He doesn't have to do anything. I can suppress his movements with my bullets. He can't leave the camp without a piece of armor."
"If you can't handle such a trivial matter even if you bring the elite of the Royal Horse Supervisor to take office, then you might as well kill yourself in Nanzhili instead of being embarrassed when you come back."
Zhu Yijun waved his hand, signaling that he was finished and asked Li to go in and deliver the message.
Since he has sent elite troops to Hai Rui, he is not afraid of simple civil unrest.
Instead, we have to guard against internal and external collusion to instigate officers and soldiers to cause trouble.
The so-called garrison of Nanjing refers to the control of the garrison in Nanjing, which is usually held by both nobles and eunuchs.
Zhang Jing is a ruthless man. Historically, since he was able to bring down Feng Bao, he must be very skillful. The purpose of sending him to Nanzhili was to suppress the Nanjing guards and prevent changes.
This was the best he could do to guard against the slightest possibility. He only hoped that Hai Rui would not disappoint him this time.
Li Jin quietly retreated.
After all the instructions were given, Zhu Yijun rubbed his brows tiredly.
He stayed alone on the school grounds, recalling his response and wondering if there were any omissions.
After confirming that it was correct, I let out a sigh of relief.
These days, there are too many things that consume my mind.
Unfortunately, it's not time to rest yet.
With that in mind, he asked someone to put on his wooden armor and start practicing his boxing skills.

After dinner.
Only then did Zhu Yijun have time to open the Analects of Confucius and the Book of Rites and start studying.
I was exhausted.
But when he thought about the prayer feast tomorrow, Zhu Yijun could only steel himself and finish his homework first.
He just started reading quietly.
Meditate sometimes.
From time to time, I would make notes on certain places with my pen.
After about half an hour, I slowly closed the page.
Then I felt really tired, so I just closed my eyes and took a nap.
After resting for a while, I stretched, sat up and continued to work.
He regained his composure, spread out the paper, picked up the pen, considered it for a moment, and wrote slowly: "Jing Yan Guan Shi Xing said to me that in the beginning, human nature is good; Jing Yan Guan said to me in the four dimensions of human beings
In the beginning, my nature was inherently evil. I was at a loss and didn’t know what to do.”
"After the banquet, I read through all the classics and books, and found out that there are Mencius's theory of good nature, Xunzi's theory of evil nature, and Gaozi's theory of neither good nor evil. These are the words of the sub-sages. I am more and more confused and don't know where to go.
"
"Fortunately, the country of Korea shared the worries of the king and father and donated his innate talents."
"I ordered the inner court to observe him for more than a month, record what he did, and finally make a conclusion."
"He is not bothered by evil, does not rejoice when he sees good, he follows his heart's desires, his actions are unlimited, and his heart has no rules."
"When eunuchs teach etiquette and ministers preach human ethics, they are like the world gradually separating from pure and turbid, and they gradually have conscience, good deeds, and gratitude."
"It is understood that at the beginning of human nature, there is no good or evil, and it will be determined by what we encounter later in life."
"Then based on Gaozi's theory - 'Nature is like turbulent water. If it breaks through things in the east, it will flow eastward; if it breaks down things in the west, it will flow westward'."
"There is also an experience, which is said: the disputes in the argument cannot be convinced without clear evidence."
He finished writing his homework for tomorrow's prayer feast in one go and breathed a sigh of satisfaction.
He waited quietly for the ink to dry and turned to Jiang Keqian, who was standing beside him.
He asked casually: "When will Li Zhi arrive in the capital?"
Jiang Keqian's face was expressionless and he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Li Zhi has been looking for people to discuss knowledge and preach to colleges in various places along the way. It is much slower than expected. It is estimated that there will be two or three days."
Zhu Yijun frowned. This guy was really disrespectful. He was still procrastinating on the road even after urging him like this.
Then I thought about it. In this guy's eyes, Confucius was like a barking dog, so the emperor himself was probably no different from shit.
He asked again: "Where is the prince of Prince Zheng's family?"
Jiang Keqian shook his head: "Jinyiwei sent people to go with the clan's mansion, but I still can't shirk it."
Zhu Yijun sighed, still feeling resentful.
At first King Zheng made a report to Emperor Shizong, but in anger, Shizong immediately removed the prince, demoted him to a commoner, and imprisoned him in Fengyang.
Although the late emperor was kind enough to free Prince Zheng and regain his title, Liang Zi obviously did not let him go so easily.
When King Zheng was imprisoned, the eldest son of King Zheng was just fifteen years old. He said that "it is not a sin to hurt one's father", and then built an earthen room outside the palace gate, leaving Xi Gao alone until King Zheng was released.
Prince Zheng was imprisoned without any charges, so it is obvious who was at fault. Therefore, Prince Zheng always harbored resentment against the royal family. After that, he could not live in his palace and built earthen chambers, which was a kind of silent protest.
And King Zheng himself refused to receive food and salary in history. He lived in common clothes until he died, and ate light rice and vegetables.
This is no wonder why when Zhu Yijun ascended the throne, the family did not even have a congratulatory form.
Now he has invited me again and again, but he still refuses again and again, which is reasonable.
If it were anyone else, Zhu Yijun wouldn't bother to pay attention. Anyway, it was Shizong's fault, and he wouldn't bear the burden in his heart.
The problem is...the prince of the Zheng family is determined to win.
His name was Zhu Zaiyu, and later he was known as the Sage of Law. He was a famous musician and mathematician.
Even the term "genius" is not enough to describe him. He is an epoch-making figure who can perform square root and cube root calculations using a large abacus spanning 81 levels.
This person historically proved that the intervals of the uniform scale can be taken as the twelfth root of two, accurate to twenty-five decimal places!
This is the law of twelve equals in law.
Not to mention the useless comparison that he was decades ahead of the Europeans, Zhu Yijun would not be able to let him go based on his mathematical talent alone.
Mathematical talent has its own sense of smell corresponding to mathematical talent.
This person made great achievements in determining the calendar, calculating the geographical location and geomagnetic declination of Beizhili, and then accurately calculating the length of the tropical year and the proportion of mercury.
Zhu Yijun couldn't even imagine what a wonderful situation it would be if such a person could conduct mathematical research and promotion for him besides doing music.
But holding grudges now is not an option.
Zhu Zaiyu voluntarily gave up his position as a king in history and devoted himself to studying music theory. This kind of ideological state was obviously not something that ordinary means could impress.
Zhu Yijun thought for a long time and finally made up his mind.
He spread out another piece of paper, raised the pen and slowly lowered it, and wrote on the top of his head: "Prince Zheng, I am dear to Houtan; Prince Zheng, I am dear to Zaiyu."
"I've heard that King Zheng reduced his rank because of his words. It's not a crime. Although I, Huang Kao, try to bring order out of chaos, it's hard to heal his wounds."
"This is the fault of my imperial grandfather. I am willing to accept it and apologize to Prince Zheng from a distance. I hope that my family will be relieved and let go as soon as possible."
"Also, I heard that I am very interested in music theory. My close guard, Ke Qian, is also good at it. I have gained something recently, which can increase the position of equal interval music to the twelfth place."
"If you have free time, you can go to the capital to enjoy the friendship between relatives and explore the art of music."
"Looking forward to recovery."
After Zhu Yijun finished writing, he picked up the private seal on the side and stamped it.
At the signature, there are four words "Changwei layman" left.
After doing this, Zhu Yijun called Jiang Keqian.
He said with determination: "Jiang Qing, I heard that you have a new understanding of music, right?"
Jiang Keqian was startled.
Somewhat confused, he said: "No."
His Qinshu compilation progress is slow and there is no new progress. I don't know what the Holy One means by this.
Zhu Yijun waved his hand: "I said you have it, you have it."
He handed the letter just now to Jiang Keqian and told him, "Send someone to deliver this letter to Prince Zheng's house."
"In addition, if you attach your letter again, just say..."
He was like this, personally teaching the secrets
He personally taught Jiang Keqian how to be a Riddler, pretending to be incomprehensible.
He couldn't remember some of the mathematical ideas clearly, but he was from a science and engineering background, so he could still remember some fractions and abstract algebra, which was more than enough for him to be a riddler.
At worst, we can deceive others and then study together.
To restructure the Ming Dynasty's tax laws and finance, it was necessary to restructure the Ministry of Household Affairs.
It can be said that the talent he lacks most now is clerks who are proficient in mathematics.
Although he has a mathematical system in his mind, he has vaguely forgotten it. If he wants to localize it, he will definitely need these mathematicians to implement it in detail.
Jiang Keqian nodded as if he understood, and prepared to write down these sentences silently according to the emperor's instructions.
He took the letter and was about to exit.
Zhu Yijun stopped him again and handed Jiang Keqian his previously written homework on The Theory of Good and Evil.
He ordered: "Go to the General Affairs Department first and send a copy of this copy to the next issue of the Sun and Moon Morning News."
"The old rule is to use the vernacular."
"Also write down the causes and consequences of the sutra banquet, and add a comment at the end, saying..."
Having said this, Zhu Yijun paused and thought for a long time before saying word by word: "In any dispute over claims, proof comes first."
Chapter completed!
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