Not long after the Wei Dynasty returned to the palace, an imperial envoy arrived at the Zhang Mansion. The emperor named Zhang Juzheng "Jing Guogong". Although the imperial edict said that "Guogong County looks at 'Jingzhou', so it is named after his birthplace." But everyone with a discerning eye knows: Jingzhou
The title of Duke of the State was given by the late Song Dynasty King Anshi, and the emperor's achievements in encouraging Zhang Juzheng's reform were evident.
Of course, Zhang Juzheng could not give the full ceremony. Zhang Jingxiu accepted the order on behalf of his father and kowtowed to thank Heaven. Immediately, hundreds of officials came to congratulate him - the whole family was busy celebrating Zhang Juzheng's birthday.
That night, there was a curfew in the capital. The Onmyoji of Qin Tianjian recorded: There was a meteor as big as an egg in the southwest, blue and white with light, rising from Ritel, traveling southeast to Yisu, and then scattered.
At the same time, the exhausted Duke Jing struggled to spend his last birthday and died at home at 2:40 a.m. on the fifth day of April in the thirteenth year of Wanli.
At 9 o'clock on April 5th, the palace gates opened, and the emperor rode on the Hufang Bridge to express his condolences to his teachers, friends and prime ministers. Along with the emperor, there was also a decree, posthumously conferring Zhang Juzheng the title of Prince of Zhongxing County, ranking first in the list.
Waiting for the title of county king.
The Jingzhou area was renamed "Zhongxing Road" after the second year of Tianli in the Yuan Dynasty. After Ming Taizu called him King Wu, it was renamed Jingzhou. Therefore, the title of the "Zhongxing" county king still followed the etiquette of "prefecture Wang".
Another clever pun: the emperor concluded Zhang Juzheng’s achievements by sealing his coffin with the title of Prince.
After the decree was issued, Zhang Jingxiu was able to inherit the status of the second-class prince as the eldest son. The Zhang Mansion immediately changed its gates and sent the deceased Prince Zhongxing to the throne as a prince: people at the time thought that the emperor had given Zhang Juzheng more than he had paid, and speculated that the emperor had given Zhang Juzheng more than he had paid.
Only because he was the emperor's mentor and protector, and was both a mentor and friend to the emperor, was he able to have this great encounter.
After the emperor returned to the palace, he ordered to stay away from court for three days and mourn at Chang'an Gate. During the three days, the capital was not allowed to play music, kill animals, and prohibited marriages. He also ordered hundreds of officials to go to the residence to express condolences. In other words, it was not necessary for hundreds of officials to go to the Zhongxing Palace to express condolences.
It depends on the relationship, but it is a task assigned by the emperor. If any official or military officer from the capital dares not to go, it will be considered a violation of the order. Even if you are sick and cannot get out of bed, you will have to kowtow if you are carried on a stretcher.
As the saying goes, things must turn to their extremes. Such excessive courtesy will of course arouse slander and dissatisfaction from some people. For example, Geng Dingxiang was full of opinions. After returning home, he complained to his son Geng Ruoyu, "The merits of this person's courage and accomplishments, and the crime of being presumptuous and selfish.
If we can't hide each other, how can we get this great encounter!"
Since Liang Menglong entered the cabinet, Liang Xin spoke much louder at home. At this time, seeing her husband's face full of anger but not daring to refute, she couldn't help but said: "The "Edict on the Posthumous Title of Zhongxing County Prince" said, 'At that time, the government
It's over. I have succeeded to the throne at a young age, and my ministers will be subordinated. They will play on the sidelines and scholars will clamor in the countryside. I will regulate everything and everyone will fall into ignorance. And the disaster of disintegration and landslide will be hidden in Yan'an.
On a day when there is nothing to do, there must be no thunderous force that is not enough to gather the scattered people, and there must be neat and strict laws that are not enough to keep them tired and stubborn for a long time. The king of the county knows this, and he generously goes out of his way to take care of it.'
What’s not worthy of it?”
Before Geng Dingxiang could refute, Liang Xin said again: "Yesterday I went back to see my grandpa, and he said that the emperor valued the most in the imperial edict: 'The king will not care about the reputation or reputation of the county, and all things that benefit the country and the people will be carried out without hesitation.'"
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When Geng Dingxiang listened to his daughter-in-law's report of the emperor's comments, he became less arrogant. He mumbled twice, frowned and sighed, and he didn't finish dinner that day.
What Geng Dingxiang and other critics did not expect was that after Zhang Juzheng's death, he would be mourned and honored, even compared to the title of king: On April 7, the emperor once again issued an order that Zhang Juzheng would not be buried in Jingzhou.
And choosing an auspicious site for burial next to the emperor's mausoleum that is under construction - this is a super blessing to accompany the emperor's mausoleum.
Since the Song Dynasty, there has been no precedent for imperial mausoleums in the Han and Tang Dynasties for heroes to accompany the imperial mausoleums. As soon as the edict came out, the world was shocked. Geng Dingxiang immediately fell ill. When Geng Ruyu was attending the illness, he persuaded him: "Father, don't get angry, listen to Liang
Xin said, there will be a long encounter tomorrow."
On April 8, the emperor issued an order to the Zhengshitang, ordering Zhang Siwei to temporarily act as Prime Minister. The first thing the Zhengshitang did was to finalize Zhang Juzheng's posthumous title. Wang Guoguang and others had no objection to Zhang Juzheng's posthumous title of "Wenzheng", but they did not expect Zhang Siwei.
He directly crossed out the word '正' with a pen and said with a smile: "I think that the posthumous title "文" alone can better describe the purpose."
As soon as this statement came out, although there were many "Zhang Dang" in the political hall, they all looked at each other and were speechless.
After all, the single posthumous title with the word "文" in the posthumous law is the highest posthumous title for a civil servant. Since the birth of the posthumous title law in the Zhou Dynasty, only two people in history have received this title: Wang Anshi and Han Yu.
Since Wang Anshi in the Song Dynasty, the highest posthumous title for civil servants has been "Wenzheng" - the so-called "born as a Taifu, died as Wenzheng". The single posthumous title of "Wen" definitely exceeds Zhang Juzheng's achievements, at least Zhang Juzheng's achievements in philosophy and literature
His achievements are not even a little worse than those of Wang Anshi and Han Yu.
Immediately, everyone discovered the disgusting thing about Zhang Siwei. Zhang Siwei's proposal was bound to win the emperor's favor, but it had no character. What was depressing was that everyone couldn't come up with any opinions, no matter who was going to say something today.
The word "no" made the emperor, who was in grief at this moment, light on his grudges. The Zhongxing County Prince and his family could bite him to death.
Among the cabinet members of the Political Affairs Hall, Pan Sheng is a reformist and does not particularly care whether Zhang Juzheng is given a posthumous title of "Wen" or "Wenzheng"; Wang Guoguang is less dignified than Zhang Siwei; Liang Menglong is more capable than a monkey and can never express his objections;
Luo Wanhua is still walking back.
Only Shen Shixing and Xu Guo still have some integrity and are the only remaining righteousness in the political hall. However, their mouths are like fish that have landed on the beach. They opened their mouths several times but no sound came out.
He just cursed Zhang Siwei in his heart.
Zhang Siwei officially led the first meeting of the Zhengshitang, and his style of governance was fully demonstrated: everything should be stated first. Crossing out the word "正" in "文正" was a warning to the deputy prime ministers of the Zhengshitang -
—If you have the guts to object, give it a try.
Facts have proved that although the deputy prime ministers all believe that "name and reality" are the key to governance, when it comes to making decisions about their own future and destiny, the body is much more honest than the soul. Therefore, the political affairs hall reached a consensus: the posthumous title of the Prince of Zhongxing County Shan
"Wen", written by Zhang Siwei.
Because it was the top priority of the emperor, the attendants did not waste a moment and rushed to the Yangxin Palace. After Zhu Yijun read the memorial, he burst into tears - Zhang Juzheng in the original time and space was impeached four days after receiving the posthumous title of "Wenzhong". After the liquidation, his family was ruined, and not only nearly
He was whipped to death and his posthumous title was also taken away.
"The most capable minister through the ages" is not entirely Zhu Yijun's understanding of Zhang Juzheng, but comes from the evaluation of these people in later generations: Liang Qichao said that Zhang Juzheng was the only great statesman in the Ming Dynasty; Chang Kaishen said that Zhang Juzheng was the greatest statesman after Wang Anshi.
It was Zhang Juzheng of the Ming Dynasty.
Xiong Shili, a later Chinese philosopher and thinker, commented on Zhang Juzheng: "People of more than 2,000 years after the Han Dynasty were truly honest and courageous, and their foresight and far-sightedness were deeply rooted in the disaster of overthrowing the country.
On a day when the whole world is in a coma and everything is safe, but he resolutely takes on the safety of the world with his whole body, works hard and does not complain, does not doubt or betray, and is able to help the dangers and stabilize the situation, and overcome the original source, I will examine the history of the past, and there is only one person in Jiangling."
It's a pity that the Prime Minister who supported a time-traveler to spread his great plan, devoted himself to eradicating the old and establishing the new, and revolutionizing the world to save the country has left him. He is only sixty-one years old.
When the old man was around, Zhu Yijun could express his creativity at will, move forward bravely and dare to despise all thorns. He knew that a top-notch person with unparalleled talent, unparalleled knowledge, and loyalty to himself was there.
By assisting him, he can discourage his own rashness, inspire his fighting spirit, forgive his selfishness, and shoulder the heaviest government affairs. Just because this great man wants to break the world's slow habits and bring order to the world!
At this moment, Zhu Yijun understood that even though he had the soul of an adult when he first traveled through time, he had "grown up" again with Zhang Juzheng's company.
Now, the old man who took him under his wings has left. From today on, Zhu Yijun will face all the hardships and thorns independently - history has already deflected in a completely unknown direction, and Zhu Yijun will become an unreliable first mate.
The captain fights the strong wind and huge waves in the angry sea!