Chapter 283 Zhengguoben (Yuanliu) Imperial power is limited, Confucianism cannot be violated
Gao Pragmatic's move obviously exceeded Zhu Yijun's expectations. He was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "Pragmatic, even you want to do this to me?"
"The reason why Wei Chen has done so little over the years is because of the Emperor's trust. If the Emperor no longer trusts Wei Chen, then even if he remains in his position from now on, it will be nothing more than a mere meal in his place. In the country, in the family, in the king and in the ministers,
, all of which are of no benefit.”
Gao Jingshi let out a long sigh and said: "I have a considerable family fortune. Even if I retire from office and return to my hometown, I will still have half my life's peace and happiness. I may even be able to devote myself to writing and leave a few volumes of manuscripts for future generations. In the end, I will come to this world in vain."
Even if you encounter something, it is also a blessing."
Zhu Yijun's face turned blue and he gritted his teeth and said, "Don't I trust you enough?"
"The emperor's trust in his ministers cannot be compared to the heights of the mountains and the depths of the sea." Gao pragmatically replied.
"Then you still say that I don't trust you!"
"What the emperor just said was based on the ability of the minister, not the generosity of the minister. He even accused the minister of ignoring the emperor's wishes." Gao Pragmatic sighed again and said: "However, the minister's righteousness cannot be proved by himself, and the minister's ability cannot be proved by himself.
Let's stop here. The emperor has no family affairs, and I can no longer do the best of both worlds in this matter. I am really incompetent, and I am afraid that I am no longer able to win the trust of the emperor, so I ask you to go."
"You..." Zhu Yijun pointed at Gao Pragmatic, but he just opened his mouth, swallowed the words that were on his lips, and said, "Get up, let's talk properly."
Gao Pragmatic remained silent and did not make any move.
Seeing this, Zhu Yijun said angrily: "I won't allow you to say anything!"
Gao pragmatic sighed and stood up slowly, but he did not put on his crown and hat. He just raised his hand between his chest and abdomen and stood solemnly, as if he was listening to the holy teachings.
Zhu Yijun took a serious look at him, then suddenly stepped forward, snatched the crown and hat from his hand, and put it on his head again. At the same time, he said: "Pragmatically, this is the first time in my life that I have arranged the crown for someone."
Gao Pragmatic was startled at first, and then showed a look of struggle on his face. The original perseverance on his face was like the snow under the spring sun, which was melting visibly to the naked eye. He bowed deeply and said: "I... Wan Shi."
"You don't have to die." Zhu Yijun took Gao Pragmatic's right arm and said, "Follow me."
It's okay not to come, because Zhu Yijun used a lot of strength. If Gao Pragmatic doesn't follow his wishes, I'm afraid his sleeves will be torn, and it will become a wonder in the world when he goes out, who knows what will happen
How it was arranged by some idle people.
So the emperor dragged Gao Jingshi, and the two of them entered the east wing one after another. This was a study room, and the furnishings looked very familiar to Gao Jingshi. Zhu Yijun often studied here in the first few years after he succeeded to the throne, so Gao Jingshi stayed here.
Even with your eyes closed, you won't bump into anything.
The emperor pulled him over, pushed him onto the chair behind another desk next to the throne, and said, "Sit down and don't move." Then he turned around, walked back to the throne table, and sat down as well.
At this time, Zhu Yijun said: "Remember? We were sitting like this twenty years ago, and you and I are still sitting like this today. How did you talk to me twenty years ago? I hope you can still talk to me like that today.
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Gao Pragmatic said solemnly: "My lord, I obey the order."
"Did you talk to me like this twenty years ago?" Zhu Yijun was obviously not satisfied and asked with raised eyebrows.
Gao Pangshi smiled bitterly and said: "Your Majesty, twenty years ago you were not in charge of the government, and I was not a great scholar. With all due respect, although you were my emperor at that time, you were more of my classmate. But to this day
, you have been the king of the Ming Dynasty and the Zhongxing Dynasty for nearly thirty years, and I... am just one of the hundreds of officials."
"Really?" Zhu Yijun stared at Gao Pangshi and said: "In the eighth year of Wanli, you were on the gold list. Who among the three hundred Jinshi on the list now has a different status from you? Don't you recognize them as your peers?
?"
Gao pragmatic shook his head and said: "These two things cannot be generalized..."
"I don't see any difference!" Zhu Yijun suddenly stretched out his hand and interrupted arrogantly: "They are on the gold list with you, so they will be your same age in this life. You and I have been classmates for ten years, so naturally we will be classmates in this life.
No one can change these experiences!”
Gao Pragmatic had no choice but to remain silent.
"You have nothing to say?" Zhu Yijun snorted softly and said, "Can you talk properly now?"
Gao Jingshi had a wry smile on his face and said, "Yes, what does the emperor want to say?"
"What do I want to say? I..." Zhu Yijun seemed to be angry for some reason. He slapped the table hard and said, "I just said the wrong thing, okay? Ah? If I say the wrong thing, you have to pay me.
I gave up my job? Are you deliberately angry with me? Are you wrong? Huh?"
This is really speaking straight from the heart. Fortunately, the logic is still clear. Gao Pragmatic could only smile bitterly, then cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I am at fault."
He obviously couldn't say that the emperor was wrong, so he could only answer the second half of the sentence.
"You also admit that you were wrong, right? Then this matter has been exposed, and you and I are not allowed to mention it again in the future." Zhu Yijun said immediately.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Zhu Yijun raised his eyebrows: "Huh?"
"Okay, I won't mention it anymore, I won't mention it anymore."
"Hey, that's right." Zhu Yijun nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Actually, you were wrong just now."
"Oh, what's wrong?"
Zhu Yijun snorted softly and said, "You said you can't have both in this matter. That's not right. You can obviously have both."
Gao Pragmatic was silent for a moment, shook his head and said, "I thought we couldn't have both."
"That's nonsense." Zhu Yijun said louder, "What you mean by not being able to have both worlds is simply because you feel that as one of the cabinet's bachelors, you cannot ignore the voices of the officials. So since Concubine Zheng is involved in this medicinal diet, then
Concubine Zheng must be taught a lesson, and she may even stop thinking about competing for the heir apparent, right?"
Gao pragmatic thought for a while and said: "The merits of right and wrong have their own merits. The reason why medicinal dietary eucalyptus must be investigated is because it involves harming the king..."
"I said, we are classmates discussing things today, there is no need to bring out these high-sounding words." Zhu Yijun waved his hands and said: "Just like what you said, you yourself have no control over whether to punish Concubine Zheng. The reason why you want to check the medicinal diet
Eucalyptus, in the final analysis, with your current status, you must give an explanation to the officials."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhu Yijun exhaled and continued: "What do the officials want? It is nothing more than to settle the East Palace early. As long as the East Palace is settled, what will Concubine Zheng do to them?
I'm too lazy to care! Now that I have decided, I will follow your previous idea and let Hao'er be the crown prince, so don't you have an explanation?"
Is that so? Yes, but also no.
Gao Pragmatic knew that the emperor knew everything in his heart, but after all, he had been influenced by him for many years and his acting skills were superb. Zhu Yijun's words just now may have contained 90% of his true feelings, but they were also deliberately pretending to be stupid.
What is the key to this issue? According to Zhu Yijun, isn't the key to your civil servant group's request to establish a prince early? Now I have compromised, and I have compromised on your pragmatic side. You should be satisfied with your pragmatism. Among the civil servant group
Your group of people must be satisfied, but even if the rest of the group is dissatisfied, they can't find any other reason.
But, is this really the truth? No!
To clarify this issue, it is better to ask directly: No matter in the past or present, what is the Wanli Dynasty's struggle over the country's foundation?
The historical dispute over the Wanli country began with the birth of Zhu Changxun in the 14th year of Wanli, and ended with Zhu Changxun being forced to seize Luoyang after the eucalyptus attack in the 42nd year of Wanli. It lasted for nearly thirty years.
The starting point of the current national dispute can basically be regarded as unchanged, and the end... may be just around the corner, or it may be far away.
According to the Ming Dynasty's imperial succession principle of the direct eldest son system, the candidate for the crown prince, known as Guoben, should be said to have been destined from the moment he was born. Therefore, the dispute between Zhu Yijun and the civil service group over the candidate for the crown prince was Guoben.
It has lasted for nearly thirty years. This incident itself is very puzzling to people who don't know what's going on.
However, it is obvious that Zhu Yijun and the civil service group are not just full of food and have nothing to do. Therefore, he and the civil service group will inevitably have their own considerations in the Guoben dispute. Judging from the entire process of the Guoben dispute, Guoben
The struggle can obviously be divided into three stages, and the different essences are reflected in the three stages of national struggle.
The events of this dynasty have been described in previous articles, so there is no need to go into details. Let’s look at the historical disputes over the country: At the beginning of the 14th year of Wanli, the third son of the emperor Zhu Changxun was born. On the third day of February, the chief minister of the cabinet Shen Shixing went to Zhu Yijun and asked for his enthronement.
The eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Changluo, who turned five years old, became the crown prince.
The reason given by Shen Shixing is very high-sounding: "I found out the story of the ancestral dynasty. Xuanzong was established in the third year of Xuande, Yingzong was the crown prince when he was two years old, Xianzong was established in the eleventh year of Chenghua, and Xiaozong was the crown prince in the sixth year.
Years old, Xiaozong established Wuzong as the crown prince in the fifth year of Hongzhi, and he was not yet one year old. The tomb was built at the age of 16, so he was promoted to the reserve, so the importance of the earthquake was obvious; the year of the tomb was full of wisdom, so the merits of Duan Meng's support were established. The establishment of the constitution is evident and can be tested.
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On the surface, Shen Shixing's reason was entirely for the sake of the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. However, if we look at the specific circumstances at the time, it is not difficult to find that Shen Shixing's request to establish the crown prince was completely unreasonable.
As mentioned many times before, the Ming Dynasty’s appointment of crown princes was based on the system of direct eldest son, “with direct descendants, but without direct descendants”, which was not a system of succession. Therefore, although Zhu Changluo was the eldest son of Ming Shenzong, he was not a direct descendant.
The eldest son, and Ming Shenzong and the Queen were both only 21 or 21 years old at the time. Who can guarantee that the eldest son will not be born? If Zhu Changluo is rashly appointed as the crown prince at this time, wouldn't it be more troublesome to wait until the eldest son is born and then change the crown prince?
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The above situation has basically not changed in this life, so as soon as the incident happened, before the emperor could worry, Gao Pragmatic came up with a solution: he said that he would wait for his eldest son to be born. The emperor complied, so Ansheng was not mentioned again for several years.
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It was similar in the original history. Although there was no highly pragmatic suggestion, Zhu Yijun also dismissed it in this way. However, although Shen Shixing did not go to the office again, other people in the civil service group quit. For example, Hu Ke gave Jiang Yinglin the job
, Sun Rufa, the head of the Ministry of Personnel, and others successively petitioned to appoint Zhu Changluo as the crown prince.
It is impossible for anyone in the civil service group to not know what the heir system is and the troubles that may arise from appointing Zhu Changluo as the crown prince, but no one stood up and explicitly opposed the appointment of Zhu Changluo as the crown prince. From this, it can be seen that Shen Shi
OK, Jiang Yinglin, Sun Rufa and others actually represent the attitude of the civil service group.
Therefore, the essence of the initial stage of the national dispute is that the civil servants are making unreasonable troubles - don't be impatient for now, and don't rush to the conclusion that the civil servants are making unreasonable troubles when they have enough to eat and have nothing to do. Let's wait and see later.
In the 20th year of Wanli, the civil service group still did not wait for the news of the queen's pregnancy. They assigned Li Xianke in the Etiquette Department and Zhong Yuzheng in the Li Department to request Zhu Changluo to go out to study.
Get up again.
The dispute over the foundation of the country has been going on for six years, and the civil service group is still unanimously demanding that Zhu Changluo be appointed as the crown prince. This is extremely abnormal. You must know that during the reign of Emperor Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty, the Li party was unable to unify at the court even though it had an absolute advantage.
Therefore, at this time, Zhu Yijun finally understood that the unanimous consensus of the civil servant group must be coordinated by someone behind the scenes.
After understanding this, no matter whether Zhu Yijun wanted to appoint Zhu Changluo as the crown prince or not, he could not appoint Zhu Changluo as the crown prince at this time, because doing so would play into the plans of the civil service group and the masterminds behind it - that is, one day
Not registering Zhu Changluo as the crown prince means that Zhu Yijun will not be able to get rid of the suspicion of deposing the elder and establishing the younger.
Since Zhu Yijun cannot clear himself of suspicion, the civil servant group represented by Wang Xijue, the chief minister of the cabinet, can use their ultimate nirvana: Zhu Yuanzhang's family law of "with direct descendants, without direct descendants", and
The rule of Wen and Jing in the Han Dynasty benefited from the early establishment of the crown prince, and the shortest life span of the kings in the late Tang Dynasty was due to the failure to establish the crown prince early.
After the civil service group used its ultimate move, Zhu Yijun was indeed put into a very passive situation, forcing him to adopt the last resort of delaying.
However, Zhu Yijun is not a wise and foolish person like his father. He is smart and has inherited some of his grandfather Jiajing's temper from generation to generation. He will definitely not sit still and wait for death. Therefore, in order to weaken the power of the civil service group and the masterminds behind it, Zhu Yijun
Two measures were taken: not filling the vacant officials and dispatching mine supervisors and tax envoys.
However, the civil servant group and the masterminds behind it did not compromise with Zhu Yijun because of this. Since your emperor has no official to fill, the civil servant group will make its own decisions when dealing with government affairs that do not involve military affairs.
Since your emperor has sent out mine supervisors and tax envoys, the masterminds behind the civil service group have organized massive anti-mine supervisors and tax envoys campaigns time and time again on the pretext of "competing with the people for profit", and even directly incited the people to engage in many "
Riots against mining tax.
In the end, Zhu Yijun was helpless and was forced to appoint Zhu Changluo as the crown prince in the 29th year of Wanli. At this point, the nature of the national dispute at this stage became clear.
On the surface, the various efforts of the civil service group are just to get Zhu Yijun to appoint Zhu Changluo as the crown prince as soon as possible, but its deeper meaning is actually that the civil service group and the black hands behind it want to use Zhu Yuanzhang's family law and the rise and fall of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
The old events can constrain and limit the imperial power, and then achieve the purpose of the emperor ruling by doing nothing, while the civil servant group and its behind-the-scenes masterminds take charge.
At the same time, in order to prevent himself from being forced to rule by inaction, Zhu Yijun could not find a more high-sounding reason to resist, so he could only resist by not filling the missing officials and sending out mine supervisors and tax envoys.
After Zhu Changluo was appointed as the crown prince, the struggle over the country did not end. In order to retaliate against the civil service group and the masterminds behind it, Zhu Yijun did not stop filling the vacancies and recalled the mine supervisors and tax envoys. Moreover, in order to wait for the opportunity, he
It also broke the convention that the vassal king had to go to the fiefdom to join the vassal when he came of age, and allowed Zhu Changxun, who had been named Prince Fu, to stay in the capital as usual.
Finally, in the forty-second year of Wanli, with the inexplicable assassination of Crown Prince Zhu Changluo, the war over the country finally came to an end. Because Zhu Yijun did not take any new measures in this last stage.
, so the essence of this stage is Zhu Yijun’s final struggle.
If you understand the above principles, you can understand Zhu Yijun's pretense of stupidity at this time.
Essentially, from the perspective of the entire civil service group, they don't really care much about who Zhu Yijun appoints as prince. Who he appoints as prince only affects the interests of individual factions - because the Xin School supports Zhu Changluo and the Practical School supports Zhu Chang.
Hao ma.
As for why the Xin School insists on supporting Zhu Changluo, it is because of what happened before, which caused the "sunk costs" of the Xin School to be too high. This has been said before.
In short, although the civil service group has its own ideas about who to establish, the essence of the "national dispute" has never been about who to establish or not, but to let the emperor know one thing: imperial power is limited, and Confucianism cannot be violated
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And now? The emperor wants to play dumb.
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