"Those who seek profit are very discerning, but those who seek fame are very different. Some seek the name of that time, while others seek the name of all ages."
Emperor Longqing's words were a bit difficult for the young prince to understand. Looking at his son's puzzled face, Zhu Zaiye also felt that he might have said something too profound. How could his son understand it when he was still young?
So after thinking about it, he decided to give an example and said: "My dear, you may not know that when my father was still Prince Yu, because of Yan Shifan... In short, Prince Yu's palace was getting poorer and poorer, and he could barely survive on the salary given by the court.
. But in fact, there are gifts from the royal family, but I can't get them. At that time, Mr. Gao put down his identity and ambition and went back and forth for his father. He even came to Yan Shifan's door in person and begged Yan Shifan humbly, so that my father got the pitiful gift.
. My dear, you have to know that Mr. Gao is a talented man with a lot of experience. He is like a beggar. He works tirelessly and goes to great lengths for dad. How can dad not be grateful for his kindness?"
Zhu Yijun was surprised: "Well? It's not merit?"
"It's a favor, it's also a merit." Zhu Zaiye said seriously: "Mr. Gao is my teacher, preaching, receiving karma, and solving my doubts. This is his official duty. He teaches with all his heart, which is merit. But he sacrificed so much for me, but only
Be able to view it with 'grace'."
Zhu Yijun hesitated for a moment and said hesitantly: "But dad said that Mr. Gao also has selfish motives."
"Mr. Gao's selfishness is just what I want, isn't it?" Long Qing said with a smile: "Didn't I just say that Mr. Gao's target is Guan Zhongleyi, and my father is well aware of his talent and courage, so I let him do it.
, so what? What he wants is to rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty, but doesn’t it mean that the emperor, father, doesn’t want it?”
"But, my son heard that Xu Jie had driven away Mr. Gao Ge the year before last, and his father had just resurrected him not long ago. Then why?" Zhu Yijun asked strangely.
After hearing this, Longqing Emperor Zhu Zaihe fell silent, his eyes were a little dazed for a moment, and he murmured: "Sometimes, doing great things requires some sacrifice, but in fact, there are not many people who are really willing to sacrifice for you."
He recalled that not long after he ascended the throne, because of his so-called greed for money, lust, and his seeming indifference to everything and asking questions from the cabinet about everything, an old minister known for his uprightness angrily commented on him: "Since the beginning of the world, I have never seen such a man.
An emperor who can create a prosperous age by living such a careless job!"
Zhu Zaiye didn't mind such a roaring rebuke. He had his own way of being a king. He believed that he could create a prosperous age and create a resurgence.
In fact, many officials in the world know that he was very miserable and useless in his early years; but what many people don't know is that he is used to the hardships of the people's livelihood and has experienced the hardships of officialdom. He learned this compulsory course for emperors earlier than many emperors.
deep.
Moreover, although Jiajing was mean to him, he still trained him as his successor. Which of the teachers Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others who equipped him were not great talents?
Even after he came to the throne, he never forgot the bitter hardships of those years. Once when he saw a local official requesting to commend a filial son during a memorial, he recalled the past with his mother and burst into tears on the spot. This memory filled with tears is a symbol of
He has always adhered to the ideals, just as he lamented to Gao Gong after Gao Gong's restoration: I have encountered many difficulties since I came to the throne, but what I have never forgotten is the eight words in the edict of my accession to the throne - "The changes are appropriate."
, Tonghong Xinhua!”
Facts have proved that he fulfilled this lifelong promise. And his method is two idioms: know people well and assign them well, be soft on the outside and strong on the inside. These eight simple words are exactly the governing policy of Emperor Longqing.
The reason why Zhu Zaihe is "lazy and stupid" is because he believes that although there are many problems in the Ming Dynasty, the root cause is one - official governance. If you are pragmatic and pragmatic, you may not completely agree with this view, but it is Zhu Zai's opinion.
The point of view that we hold on to.
Zhu Zaihe also believed that the most shocking thing in government administration was the ever-increasing corruption.
In the past, sneaky corrupt behaviors, such as giving bribes, accepting bribes, and embezzling public funds, have now become the rules on the table. As for seniors teaching juniors to be corrupt, and leaders leading subordinates to learn bad habits, it is even more common. Mr. Gao once said to him: "That's why
Corruption is unbreakable." He agreed with Mr. Gao's words. The officialdom atmosphere has become even more degenerate. A minister once commented that flattery has become modesty, and being carefree has become honest. People's descriptions are even harsher: "The wolf in the public office.
Private Eagle Dog.”
In fact, similar problems were encountered by Chongzhen sixty years later. However, Zhu Zaihe's understanding was obviously more than one level higher than that of Chongzhen. He publicly stated: "I can't survey all the countries in the four directions by myself," and asked for collective efforts.
rule by law!
But to do this, it is similar to the principle of catching birds. Not only must a good net be set up, but the key is to lay out the bait and release the fragrance. His "lazy and stupid" is to blow the fragrant wind. In singing and dancing, he is peaceful.
, Zhu Zaihe's first "big net" - Jingcha, began.
At this time, the Beijing Inspectorate had become a formality, and the evaluation of officials was basically a formality. Power and money often led the way. Whoever has money and power can stay. For a long time, the number of good officials has decreased with each passing exam, while the number of corrupt elements has increased.
More and more. So everyone was very relaxed about this Beijing inspection, thinking it was just a formality. What they didn't expect was that Zhu Zaihe's breakthrough in rectifying the official administration was this "Beijing inspection" that only targeted Beijing officials.
In the first month of the first year of Longqing, the results of the Beijing Procuratorate were announced like thunder: a large number of Beijing officials were dismissed. Even more than half of the officials who had been protected by the Procuratorate in the past and could never be offended were dismissed this time.
Such a fierce Jingchao had a harshness that had not been seen in decades, because its presiding officer was Yang Bo, the then Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This capable minister was old and had a stubborn temper. The Metropolitan Procuratorate, which originally collaborated with the Jingchao, was also suspended by him.
As a decoration.
However, Yang Bo did not forget the hometown party in his anti-corruption campaign. As a Shanxi native, he did not even arrest a single Shanxi native. He "loved his hometown" so blatantly that the capital was in an uproar.
Sure enough, not long after the results were announced, Li Ke wrote an angry letter to Hu Yingjia, strongly criticizing Yang Bo's shameful behavior of shielding his fellow villagers during the Beijing inspection. Things like this were very common in previous Beijing inspections, and most emperors never
Don't take it seriously, especially if you rarely deal with scolding officials.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But to everyone’s surprise, Zhu Zaihe, who was busy drafting girls, playing with jewelry, and entering the bridal chamber, became angry when he heard that Yang Bo had been scolded.
I wrote an edict to the cabinet, saying that this official named Hu Yingjia is really outrageous. Your cabinet should discuss it and teach this guy a lesson!
There was an uproar when the edict was sent to the cabinet, but this was what Zhu Zaiye was waiting for. He wanted to use this edict as a lead to bring out the disease hidden in Ming Dynasty's seemingly majestic body - inaction!
The people who suffer from the disease of "inaction" are headed by Xu Jie, the first assistant.
Long Qing looked around his trusted ministers, Zhang Juzheng was a disciple of Xu Jie, Chen Yiqin was fair but did not dare to be the first, Yin Shidan was the same year as Zhang Juzheng, and he was also a disciple of Xu Jie...
Zhu Zaihe could only propose Gao Gonglai to fight with Xu Jie!
As a result, everyone knew: "The Manchu Dynasty was inverted". Gao Gong wrote more than 20 memorials to resign and returned to his hometown to become an official.
Xu Jie seemed to have won a great victory, but Zhu Zaihe sneered behind his back.
The real loser is actually Xu Jie: his people were completely exposed in front of the emperor, and he went too far this time and angered the public - Gao Gong is gone, but the "Gao Party" will not
The stars dispersed in an instant!
As a result, Xu Jie was surprised to find that many of his thugs were either punished or dismissed from office, and several other colleagues in the cabinet also began to defy him... After several months of suffering, in the second year of Longqing, Xu Jie finally
Realizing that this might be the emperor secretly punishing him, he wrote a resignation letter to see what the situation was.
The situation was of course very bad, because Emperor Longqing wrote in his imperial pen: You should go home as usual, and you should not see him off.
When Xu Jie and Gao Gong were fighting, the reason why Gao Gong left in the first place was also for this reason: the country was riddled with many ills, but the new emperor had just ascended the throne, and he had to prioritize stability, so Xu Jie wanted to let Xu Jie go.
Jie exposed his strength, and for the time being, he needed "Licorice Pavilion Elders" like Xu Jie to ensure the stability of the court; until it was time to deepen the rectification movement, Emperor Longqing would naturally not forget the teacher who in his mind could truly rule the world!
So, the high-gong king returns.
In order to ensure the success of the rectification, Zhu Zaihe also broke the old system and asked his teacher Gao Gong to concurrently serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs as a cabinet bachelor, with a hand in administration and personnel matters.
Faced with the almost unreserved trust of the emperor's students, Gao Gong certainly would not be vague. This was also when Gao Pragmatic persuaded him to make greater efforts to open the sea and other matters. Gao Gong repeatedly said that it was not that he did not want to do it, but that there were more important things at the moment.
The reason for the matter.
Emperor Longqing shook his head to free himself from his thoughts, smiled inexplicably, and said to Zhu Yijun: "For this reason, dad will teach you next time. Today dad will ask you another question first: If these honors
Your noble son can't stay with you for a long time, how about daddy finding a civil servant to accompany you?"
Zhu Yijun asked: "Whose descendant?"
"Mr. Gao's nephew." Long Qing said with a smile: "You rewarded me and said you had a great time chatting with him."
"Is it him?" Zhu Yijun's eyes lit up: "My son thinks he is pretty good."
Zhu Zaihe nodded and said with a hint: "Then, daddy will support it for a few more days to make the noise outside bigger, and then...it depends on the performance of your little friend."