"Visitors, please note that all the supplies in this study were once used by Master Zhang. Everyone must be careful." The sweet voice of the tour guide reminded everyone.
A study house in the south with dark tiles and white walls.
The room is almost full of bamboo utensils, chairs, beds, everything.
In the eyes of outsiders, there is no doubt that this is evidence of the simplicity of the Grand Master. Such an upright and honest Grand Master Zhang is worthy of being a role model for civil servants since Hongwu.
The tour guide smiled and said: "Look, everyone, there are thick bamboos outside the house. These bamboos were planted by the Taishi himself, and the Taishi was a person who liked to do things by himself. In his later years, the Taishi often made some bamboo utensils.
, In addition to using it for yourself, it will also be given to relatives and friends. Therefore, the most precious bamboo couch in the Zhongshan Palace in Yingtian was given by the Grand Master to Xu Da, Duke of Wei."
The tourists couldn't help but whisper among themselves. Xu Da Guangfu Yanyun was recognized as the best general in Hongwu, and Taishi Zhang was a famous minister. The friendship between the two was really extraordinary.
"According to rumors, Xu Da had always wanted to become in-laws with the Grand Master, but the time was not right. Otherwise, we would have seen the union of two great sects, one in culture and one in martial arts. Of course, the Grand Master can grow bamboo and weave
The main reason for the bamboo utensils is my wife. In his later years, the grand master wrote books behind closed doors, while his wife followed his eldest son to teach abroad. She did not return here until she was seventy years old, and spent the last eighteen years with the grand master. These bamboos
, is also a witness to the relationship between the Taishi couple. The bamboo is evergreen and the love is immortal. Therefore, young people often pick a bamboo leaf here and take it back as a token of engagement."
"There is no doubt that Mrs. Taishi is also a great heroine. Her achievements in currency and finance are unparalleled. Her proposals for court intervention helped the Ming Dynasty survive numerous economic crises. In addition, she established the international currency
The settlement system has been running smoothly to this day. It is obvious that the Grand Master and his wife are really an enviable couple of gods and immortals."
The tour guide continued to talk. After coming out of the study room, to the east is the Taishi's study room. There is an extremely rich collection of books, including ancient and rare books from all dynasties.
But among the vast number of books, the most precious ones are the hundreds of books written by the Grand Master himself... These books cover almost all aspects and can be regarded as encyclopedias.
When the third emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Hongxi, compiled the Hongxi Canon, he placed the content written by Taishi Zhang in the most important position.
Yes, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty was named Hongwu, and the second emperor was named Jianwen.
When the third generation Zhu Xiongying succeeded to the throne, it was originally planned to be Yongle.
But after someone told the old master, Zhang Ximeng said: "Why use the thief's reign name!"
When everyone heard this, they hurried to check. Sure enough, Yongle was the reign name used by Fang La. Zhu Xiongying accepted Zhu Biao's abdication and succeeded to the throne naturally. How could he have the same reign name as Fang La?
So I decisively changed it to Hong Xi.
The situation of the first three generations of monarchs in the Ming Dynasty is very interesting. Zhu Yuanzhang took Hongwu as his reign name and was the founding leader who conquered the country.
After Zhu Biao accepted the Zen position, he took Jianwen as his reign name, which meant that he was practicing martial arts and cultivating literature.
After Zhu Biao turned sixty, he took the initiative to take the throne, and Zhu Xiongying took over the throne. He also used the reign name Hong Xi. Hong naturally inherited his grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang, and Xi means bright.
It was during the reign of Emperor Hongxi that the Ming Dynasty reached its peak.
In addition to the original Chinese golden tripod, there are also golden tripods symbolizing eight places. The nine tripods gather in the sky, shining brightly and shining in China.
In the year when the Jiuding was cast, the Grand Master went to Beijing for the last time. After attending the ceremony, he returned to the West Lake and never left again. Three years later, the Grand Master died of illness at the age of eighty-eight.
Before that, Emperor Hongwu had passed away, and the generation that represented the foundation of entrepreneurship had all withered away.
Later generations gave Taishi a very high evaluation... First of all, Taishi reshaped the Chinese spirit, divided history, and led the times. He can be regarded as a figure on par with the Spring and Autumn Period.
Taishi deserves the evaluation of a great thinker.
Assisted Emperor Hongwu, expelled the Yuan Dynasty, planned the world structure, promoted China's new prosperous age, and unified the world. Taishi was a well-deserved great strategist and great statesman.
The rest have profound attainments or groundbreaking contributions in literature, history, physics, chemistry, mathematics... almost all fields.
It is hard to imagine that one person can cover so much content and achieve success in almost all fields.
Therefore, outside the Ming Dynasty, especially in the West, Zhang Taishi is simply known as the King of Philosophers.
Since Hongxi, there have been three major sacrifices throughout the world. One is ancestor worship, which mainly worships Yan and Huang. The other is emperor sacrifice, which is naturally a sacrifice to Emperor Hongwu who made great contributions to the founding of the country.
The third thing is to offer sacrifices to the saints. There is no doubt that this treatment fell on Taishi Zhang.
This person is truly a heavenly being.
But obviously, there are always some experts in the world who like to talk without surprising people.
Since Chenghua, more and more cultural celebrities have begun to question Taishi Zhang. The first is the entire civil service system left by Zhang Ximeng.
Although many people deliberately avoid it, the classic four-stage strategy was spoken by the Grand Master himself.
In addition, the memoirs written by Li Shanchang before his death seemed to give everyone a different perspective on Taishi Zhang.
There is no doubt that this person is good at power, sophisticated in calculation, cunning, cunning, and ruthless.
Master Zhang has two faces, one can be easily seen by everyone, while the other is carefully hidden.
For example, the King of Yan, Zhu Di, who lacked great virtues, was very close to Master Zhang. At least King Yan and the eldest son of Master Zhang were the best friends.
It is worth considering who should be blamed for the famine in Tianzhu, which drove up food prices and caused countless people to starve to death. After all, Emperor Hongwu, who was the supreme emperor at that time, was furious and wanted to severely punish the fourth son Zhu Di.
Unexpectedly, it became silent later.
The only person who could easily resolve Zhu Yuanzhang's anger and protect Zhu Di was Grand Master Zhang.
And following this line, you will find that Grand Master Zhang is related to many people who lack great virtues and great virtues. This makes people suspicious.
Digging out the historical truth and finding out the facts hidden behind it is not just as simple as how to evaluate the Taishi... but with the departure of three generations of emperors, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty became more and more unhappy and his status continued to decline.
Many people have a question: Who is the ruler of this world?
At this moment, people discovered that there was always a powerful force that was vaguely overshadowing the emperor.
The source of this power is the civil service system created by Master Zhang... Now that it has developed, the officials are strong enough. They attract the best talents and have the strongest team. No matter what happens, they have corresponding measures.
Complex processes and cumbersome rules.
Facing this group of people, several generations of emperors from the Zhu family have been doing nothing.
They tried to promote new people and win over nobles...but without exception, these moves failed.
"We need to defend the civilization left by the Grand Master." A short and sharp middle-aged man said confidently: "Our employment tradition, our professionalism, and the laws and regulations passed down for two hundred years. Including our official uniforms, Fengyang Huagu
, and higher education – both schools count.”
"We absolutely cannot allow those immature laymen, the young and unopinionated emperors, and those colorful freaks who are so messed up that they can't even tell whether they are male or female to occupy our court and corrupt our civilization! Understand!
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Zhang Juzheng was startled subconsciously, wondering: "Yes, but we are just humble public servants, and the world belongs to His Majesty."
"That's right! It is precisely because the world belongs to him that he is required to offer sacrifices to the heaven and earth at the spring equinox and winter solstice every year. You must remember that after two hundred years of hard work, we have succeeded in making the emperor have nothing left to do except sacrifices.
He has no authority whatsoever. He is a symbol of the country, nothing more."
Zhang Juzheng was very suspicious, "But your Majesty dismissed him five years ago and gave it to Xia Yan."
When this matter was mentioned, Xu Jie's expression changed slightly. This was a great pain in his heart, and it could also be said to be the greatest setback for civil servants.
It is undoubtedly a setback for all civil servants to be dismissed directly in the midst of the incident.
"So we need to become smarter and more flexible in our methods. After that, we also succeeded in getting rid of Zhang Cong. As for Yan Song now, he will be gone soon."
Xu Jie said firmly, then stared at Zhang Juzheng, then slowly took out a pamphlet from his arms and handed it to Zhang Juzheng.
"This is a booklet that was left behind when the second son of the Grand Master left office. I will give it to you now."
Zhang Juzheng was stunned and said subconsciously: "Really, does this really exist?"
Xu Jie chuckled and said meaningfully: "Only the most determined and reliable people can control things. These are all the experiences summarized by the Grand Master... Take good care of our civilization. Don't let the Ming Dynasty collapse!"
Zhang Juzheng was shocked, reached out to take the booklet, and nodded vigorously, "The Ming Dynasty will continue to pass it on!"