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Chapter 304: I’m afraid things won’t be too big (Part 2)

As the king of a country and the lord of the world, there is nothing to be afraid of. What Zhu Jianshen is most afraid of now is accidents, riots somewhere, peasant rebellions, etc. Apart from these, it is natural disasters, among the natural disasters.

The earth trembles and the landslides occur, which means that the ruler has violated moral principles and the earth trembles.

When he saw the memorial that there would be another earthquake in Lintong, Shaanxi, and Xianyang, which would affect Xi'an Prefecture, Gaoling, Baishui, central Yan'an Prefecture, Luochuan and other places, Zhu Jianshen became frightened. If others said this, it was unbelievable, but there was only one person

Except, that is Ping'an Bo Zhang Zijun.

The news of a major earthquake in Shaanxi was like an invisible hand, shocking all the officials in the court. It was also said that there was a monster in the court, but they did not say which monster it was.

Use your own imagination to figure out who is the "demon" of the current dynasty. The "demon" in everyone's eyes is different, because Zhang Zijun is famous for his "crow's mouth", and he is sure to hit the mark when he speaks.

"National Preceptor", where did this news come from from Qin Tian Jianzheng?

Not long ago, Zhu Jianshen couldn't hold it in any longer. He informed the Ministry of Rites and gave instructions in the palace to Taichang Temple and Guanglu Temple regarding the sacrifices to heaven and earth. In ancient times, ghosts and gods were used to hint that disaster was coming. Even the emperor was afraid, let alone the people.

Of course some ministers didn’t believe it, but when Mrs. Zhang’s memorial was written on behalf of Mrs. Zhang, it was untrue to criticize the current society, and she complained about the current bad government, but she only secretly applauded. As for whether there was an earthquake or not, it is not important.

The most important thing is to wake up the emperor. Because in the eyes of these scholar-bureaucrats, the emperor has many rebellious behaviors, just like an adult educating a child, who has to hit him every once in a while. The so-called loyal words are hard on the ears.

For Liang Fang, the most important thing is to get Zhang Zijun to spend a million taels of money. As long as the emperor does not ask about Zhang Zijun's stay in the Jinyiwei cell, then the best way to blackmail Zhang Zijun is to lock him up.

, let’s not start with serious crimes such as making firearms privately, authorizing authority privately, and violating ancestral system, but start opening shops to infringe the interests of the people. Let people set up shop thoroughfares and invite merchants to intercept goods. Just treat this as something very inappropriate.

When the emperor sees the huge sum of one million taels in the inner treasury, he will not give up on himself, and may become more dependent on it.

At present, Li Zi, the Minister of Rites and Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, must be notified to impeach Zhang Zijun in front of the emperor for making such unfounded speculations that disrupt the government and breed civil unrest.

And Xingtan... is clearly trying to excuse himself.

Zhang Zijun showed weakness and had already made plans with Yao Ying before entering the imperial edict. He must act like a victim and a persecuted person. Because it was less than two months before the Hongzhi Year.

In the East Palace, Zhu Youtang was answering Xu Qiong. As a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, it was Xu Qiong's turn to teach the prince today. Zhu Youtang asked softly: "Xu Shidu, what do you think of Zhang Zijun, the uncle of Ping'an?"

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Xu Qiong was stunned for a moment and then said: "His Royal Highness, this is a true national scholar."

The prince asked again: "I heard that Uncle Ping'an was sent to prison and his wife broke into the Drum Courtyard and cursed my father. Is it true?"

Xu Qiong replied: "Uncle Ping'an is not scolding the emperor, but the traitors surrounding the emperor."

The prince asked again: "Uncle Ping'an can read the celestial phenomena and understand the Five Elements and Bagua. He said in Shangshu that there will be earthquakes in Shaanxi after that. Is it true? For this reason, my father has been offering sacrifices to heaven and earth these days. Is it true that Uncle Ping'an has

I have the ability to foresee, I think if Uncle Ping An hadn’t predicted the earthquake in Mount Tai, and fought against all the opinions, I would not be the one occupying the position of the East Palace.”

Xu Qiong just smiled bitterly... ...There are some things that you can't talk nonsense about. The prince has a lot of teachers.

Three days have passed since I heard about the Drum Yuan incident. On the surface, everything is calm. In fact, the civil servants are gathering strength and waiting for the opportunity.

On July 27, the 23rd year of Chenghua, a 600-mile high-speed horse rushed straight to the General Administration Department. The Secretary did not dare to neglect this kind of information from the border. After sealing it, it was sent directly to the cabinet for inspection. Liu Ji

After tearing off the seal and reading the contents, his whole body trembled and he knocked the tea cup on the table to the ground.

On July 22, the 23rd year of Chenghua, there was a thunderous sound in the Guanzhong area, many mountains collapsed, and many houses collapsed, killing more than 1,900 people. The death toll is still rising. The Jianfu Temple Tower in Chang'an

(That is, the Small Wild Goose Pagoda), from the top of the tower to the middle of the foot, it is about a foot wide, as bright as a window. The central part of Yan'an Prefecture, Luochuan and other places were also shaken at the same time...

Liu Ji quickly summoned Wan An and others to discuss the response, and drafted a memorandum to report to the emperor. However, a few days passed, but the court did not see any movement in the disaster area, such as disaster relief, food allocation, tax exemption, etc. Nothing was done.

, there was a lot of chaos in the government, and there was a lot of discussion in the streets.

Then many people thought of Uncle Ping'an's words. There was a monster in the imperial court causing trouble, and now there was a big earthquake in Guanzhong. This was like putting a drop of water into a hot oil pan, and it immediately exploded. A few days ago, everyone thought of the "monster in the imperial court."

"All examples are given.

A common man is also a monster.

Hey! Old thief, a rat has skin and a human has no manners. What will happen if you don't die!

The Duke said: If you do too many unjust things, you will be killed yourself, and your aunt will treat you accordingly.

He is not a human being. He behaves like a human being and leaves by agreement.

You common men, don't try to cause trouble, anyone who insults others will be insulted...

The region does not distinguish between north and south, people regardless of age, so they attack each other in the court. The eunuchs fight against the Taoist officials, among the civil servants, the northern officials fight against the southern officials, the lords fight against the military attachés, and everyone in the cabinet fights against each other.

There are good people who pretend to be bad and good for no other reason. In the twenty-three years since the founding of the Chenghua Dynasty, we have experienced too many absurd things, and the government is in chaos and lifeless. This is someone who wants to use the "monster" method to cause a stir.

come out.

Things that added fuel to the fire happened again. A few days later, Yao Ying came to Dengwen Drum Courtyard again and ran around to cry out for her husband. She did not beat the drum and directly submitted a petition.

Deng Wenguyuan was afraid, fearing that Yao Ying would beat the drum again and cause an earthquake.

Soon this memorial once again aroused heated discussions about government affairs. Some people cried after reading it, some were silent after reading it, some clapped their hands and applauded after reading it, and some were panicked after reading it.

Said to be a memorial, it is actually a self-narrative. Yao Ying used the tone of a bystander to comment on everything her husband had done for the court and the country over the years, starting from every small household matter to the big one.

The bad policies of the Ming Dynasty can be seen clearly from many daily life events. After feeling the same for myself, I realized that there have been many changes in the Ming Dynasty over the years.

First of all, it opens with a sentence from "Old Book of Tang Dynasty, Biography of Wei Zheng", "Using copper as a mirror, you can straighten your clothes and hats, using ancient times as a mirror, you can know the ups and downs, and using people as a mirror, you can know gains and losses."

Since Chenghua, looking at the entire Ming Dynasty, Wen Tian and Wu were playing hard, and thieves were everywhere. But Mr. Kefu successively cultivated high-yielding grain varieties that could produce thousands of kilograms per mu. From then on, the people of the Ming Dynasty no longer starved to death, risking their lives in the Hetao Tatars.

The land was opened up to create a grain-producing area in the Ming Dynasty, which could be described as grabbing food from the tiger's mouth. It gathered hungry people and gave them fields to settle down and start a business. However, over the past decades of promoting high-yielding grain varieties, the government has been ineffective, forming cliques for private gain, eunuchs intervening in government affairs, and factories and guards using them for private purposes.

The high-yielding grain of the originally powerful country has been turned into the selfish interests of some treacherous people, making it difficult to promote... Looking at today's tyrannical government, I feel deeply that the Ming Dynasty is gradually weakening. The origin is far away. Years of border crossings

The situation was tight and the war continued. Therefore, my husband worked day and night to improve firearms for the court, built an ironworks kiln, made cement, built houses for the refugees, and built roads. What he did was not for personal gain or loss, nor for posthumous reputation. He was indifferent.

Fame and fortune, whether we are in Luzhou or living in peace at the border, we just want to make the Ming Dynasty stronger and make our descendants' lives better. But now we are in prison because there are "monsters" in the court who harm our Ming Dynasty and bully me.

Meishang. When Shang Yang ruled Qin, there was no word for it. Yuan Ji stole Cai, and the fire burned night after night. This also caused the mourning of the officials, and the country gradually declined and fell...           .

This is also a personal summary of Zhang Zijun over the years. It is narrated by Mrs. Zhang in her voice. Every piece of it, she reflects on the hard work of the Ming Dynasty with one drink and one peck. The feeling of worrying about the country and the people leaps out.

It records the success of the first improved musket and artillery in a certain month of a certain year, using only a hundred soldiers, and repelling three thousand Tatar cavalry. It includes the battle against the epidemic in Shengfang City, the first battle of Zoumaliang, the defense of Shenmu, and the robbery of Wuliang Suhai.

, the Erlin Rabbit Defense Battle, and the Hewan Defense Battle, repulsed 30,000 Tatar soldiers and defended Yulin. Of course, the description adopts the Spring and Autumn style of writing, the plot is exciting, and the focus is on the border warriors who died in the Ming Dynasty.

How to be a hero? In such an era, it is necessary to create a few heroes. For example, the Gaojiabao Hundred Household Team who was completely wiped out were the heroes who fought against the Tatars. For this reason, the Martyrs' Shrine was built in Gaojiabao after the war.

There are memorials here and there that are clearly reportage, placing Zhang Zijun on the side of the vulnerable victims, which makes people sympathize. After this memorial entered the cabinet, the court, which was still fighting with each other just now, immediately became quiet. Many people

Three, three, two and two gathered around and talked softly.

Mr. Wu, look at my wife, she handles things properly and moves in and out in an orderly manner. All the princes in the court today are not as good as a woman.

Mr. Xu, you are wrong. As a minister, this is a slap in our face. Uncle Ping An has silently done so many things for the Ming Dynasty in these years, but the whole court..., it is said in the memorial.

Wow, that's Wen Tian Wu Xi.

Sir Wang, as the imperial censor, you should impeach Jin Yiwei for falsely accusing an important official of the imperial court, and ask Emperor Shu to let Liang De be released immediately. Our Ming Dynasty cannot bear the trouble at the end.

The purpose of Yao Ying's letter is to let everyone understand that over the years, her husband has had no official position and has only been given the title of Ping'an Bo. Regardless of personal gains and losses, he has done many things for the Ming Dynasty and has not been rewarded by the court. Now he is
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