He happily took the letter and immediately ordered someone to inform the palace and ask for an audience.
Of course, before entering the palace, Zhang Anshi had to go to the East Palace first.
When Prince Zhu Gaochi heard that Zhang Anshi was coming, he was a little surprised, but he quickly asked someone to call Zhang Anshi.
Seeing Zhu Gaochi, Zhang Anshi immediately said happily: "Brother-in-law, your majesty's serious concern has been solved."
"Solved?" Zhu Gaochi was stunned.
He looked at Zhang Anshi, showing doubts.
Zhang Anshi said: "Brother-in-law, what is your Majesty most worried about now? Has brother-in-law forgotten it?"
Zhu Gaochi pondered for a moment, then immediately said: "Visiting talented people?"
"Yes." Zhang Anshi said: "His Majesty was worried about this before. At that time, he ordered my brother-in-law to go up with me to come up with the regulations. Brother-in-law...did he forget?"
"How dare you forget?" Zhu Gaochi smiled bitterly, and then said: "My father was impatient, and he also had hidden worries at this time. What An Shi said touched my father very much!"
When Zhang Anshi was in the court, he believed that after hundreds of years of war, European countries would form a complete set of efficient systems under the pressure of war. He also cited examples from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, which really gave Zhu Di a sense of crisis.
Others may not take this sense of crisis seriously, but people like Zhu Di know it best.
You must know that when he was in Peiping, he was threatened by people outside the customs. It was precisely because of the threats and heavy pressure that he continued to hone himself.
This is also the reason why, in a mere corner of the country, with a group of civil servants and generals trained in Peiping, he was able to suppress Jingnan and directly compete for supremacy with Zhu Yunwen, whose strength was ten to a hundred times different.
How could the overly comfortable environment and the civil and military officials who had hardly experienced any hardship be the opponents of Zhu Di and his ministers in the border town?
When it comes to examinations for fame, people like Yao Guangxiao, Jin Zhong and others around Zhu Di may be a hundred blocks behind Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru.
In terms of legitimacy, Zhu Di was a traitor, but Zhu Yunwen was the emperor.
But it was still the Yan army that made the final decision, and the world finally fell into Zhu Di's hands.
Now Zhu Di no longer worries about his children and grandchildren. At least whether they are the prince or the emperor's grandchildren, their performance has exceeded his expectations.
But... what about the minister?
If there were a group of people like Huang Zicheng and Fang Xiaoru in the court, could this group of unrealistic scholars who were only good at writing documents really help the emperor in governing the world?
After all, in order to prevent the problem of excessive power of the prime minister, the Ming Dynasty's system did have a patch to limit the power of the prime minister.
But at the same time, ministers will sooner or later become a group of people who only know how to talk but do not understand reality.
This was actually barely possible in the Ming Dynasty in the past.
However, with the rollout of the New Deal, government affairs have become even busier. From commerce to industry to maritime trade, more and more new things have appeared. Ming Dynasty can no longer expect to rely on a group of people with Hanlin backgrounds to succeed as before.
Understand how the world works.
To put it bluntly, the economic foundation has changed, but the supporting superstructure knows nothing about this foundation.
Even for smart people like Yang Rong, although they have tried their best to understand and accept these new things, it has actually become laborious.
Your Majesty is such a shrewd person. He has already seen through this contradiction at a glance, and then ordered the prince and Zhang Anshi to draw up the charter.
On the one hand, it is a test for the prince.
On the other hand, I really want to find a way.
After Zhu Gaochi heard this, he looked at Zhang Anshi with stern eyes and said: "An Shi said at the beginning that this charter will be left to you. But now, I have been waiting here and there, but I have never heard from you. How many times have I heard from my father?
When asked, I don’t know how to answer. Why, do you have an idea now?”
"Yes." Zhang Anshi said with a smile: "That's why I hope to enter the palace with my brother-in-law, but... we still need to wait for someone to come."
"Waiting for someone..." Zhu Gaochi was stunned and asked curiously: "Who is this person?"
Zhang Anshi said mysteriously: "A person...who is also familiar to my brother-in-law..."
Zhu Gaochi: "..."
…………
Songjiangkou.
A huge ship flying the flag "Zhang" has entered the harbor at this time.
Such a huge ship was unheard of in the port.
At Huating Port, the connection of this huge ship has become a problem for the civil and military officials here.
You must know that the largest tonnage ship in the Ming Dynasty at this time was the Fuchuan. Therefore, many facilities in the port were built according to this size.
Now, such a big guy suddenly appeared. In addition to the clerk boarding the ship to negotiate, the other party then took out the customs and defense documents of Xinzhou. When he saw that it was the document of the Xinzhou Governor's Palace, the clerk did not hesitate at all.
Xinzhou is the fiefdom of His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County.
Speaking of which, His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County has a very close relationship with this civil servant. This civil servant graduated from the Customs School. Although he was only in the junior class, he knew best that His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County was their food and clothing parent.
Almost all Xinzhou ships, customs and ports will try their best to provide some convenience.
After that, some people disembarked from the boat together with the officials.
This man's complexion was a little dark, but he had put on a new official robe. A closer look revealed that he was a third-rank official.
The civil servant was surprised, Xinzhou's third grade... good guy, he could no longer imagine the other party's identity.
Fortunately, this person was quite easy-going and immediately asked the clerk some information.
The clerk quickly answered.
This person also asked about the salaries of civil servants.
The literary official said: "Six taels per month."
"It's not that small." The man said: "But if it were in Xinzhou Port, I'm afraid I could only have nine taels. What Xinzhou lacks is people like you."
The clerk was sarcastic and subconsciously said: "The student has worked in the port for so many years, but he has never seen such a huge ship. I really didn't expect how such a ship was built?"
The man only smiled without answering, but asked: "Please prepare some horses, I want to enter Beijing immediately."
The clerk understood that this person did not want to answer his question, and it was hard for him to say anything, so he only said wisely: "Okay."
Immediately, a group of people quickly headed for the capital.
And the clerk watched the group of people leave, turned around, and saw the huge ship that had entered the harbor.
Compared with other ships, this ship looks particularly burly.
He muttered a few words in a low voice, but suddenly his eyes widened slightly and he said suddenly: "Xinzhou, peacock supplement, third grade... Could this person be... Could it be the rumored Changshi of Xinzhou? His name is...
His name is...Yang...Yang..."
He tried hard to recall that while working in the port, after all, he had come into contact with many ships in Xinzhou, and occasionally heard about some things that happened in Xinzhou. It was just that he was in a hurry, but he couldn't remember it.
…………
"His Majesty……"
He also lost his temper and hurried into the palace.
Zhu Di nodded.
He is old, his temples have turned gray, and his face has wrinkles like knives.
But those tiger eyes are still sharp and lively.
"What's the matter?" Zhu Di said calmly.
"The Crown Prince and His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County, kindly request an audience at noon tomorrow."
Zhu Di nodded: "Oh."
Normally, such a memorial usually means that there are important matters that need to be discussed in the palace.
So Zhu Di said: "What's the matter?"
"They say the charter has been drawn up."
After Zhu Di heard this, he looked at Yi Shiha in surprise and said, "Has it been finalized?"
He seemed to be interested, cheered up, and said, "Take it and let me take a look first."
Generally speaking, if a plan has been drafted, it will be submitted to His Majesty first, and then presented to the audience. Changes will be considered and made according to His Majesty's wishes.
Ke Yishu said: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Highness the Prince of Wuhu County... did not send the charter. They only said that we will know tomorrow."
After hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but be disappointed and said in confusion: "The prince has become evil and started to learn from Zhang Qing's behavior."
At this time, a voice from the side said: "Your Majesty, no, uncle... His Royal Highness, you are very good. He will not follow my father's example and become bad."
Zhu Di turned his eyes and saw a young man in the corner. Zhang Changsheng was kneeling in the corner of the hall, holding a pen and copying poems. At this time, he couldn't help but make comments.
Zhu Di is old, but his children and grandchildren are not around, so he can't help but feel lonely. Zhang Changsheng's entry into the palace, to a certain extent, filled this gap.
Occasionally, there is a grandchild around, and in front of him, he recounts some of his courage and past glory. I have to say that this is a pleasant thing for the body and mind.
What's more, this man is not only the son of his wife Xu's niece, but also the son of his daughter-in-law's brother.
Zhu Di smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about it anymore."
Zhang Changsheng said: "I have copied these poems thirty times."
He drooped his head, looking dissatisfied.
Zhu Di raised a smile on his lips and said: "Copy it another thirty times, and I will take you to learn riding and shooting."
Zhang Changsheng's eyes lit up at first, but after a while, the expectation that had almost overflowed suddenly dissipated.
"Oh." Zhang Changsheng nodded and said, "But Your Majesty, the last time you rode a horse, you almost fell. I'm worried..."
"Fuck your mother." Zhu Di said angrily: "I have been riding horses all my life, but I am just setting a wrong example for you."
Zhang Changsheng was still young, and even when faced with His Majesty, he seemed to be ignorant and innocent, so he said: "Nonsense, the Queen clearly said that Your Majesty is old and can no longer ride a horse, Your Majesty should not be so aggressive!"
Zhang Chang looked at Zhu Di angrily.
Zhu Di was furious, feeling that his self-esteem had been challenged, and said angrily: "Presumptuous."
"I will die." Zhang Changsheng said immediately.
As the son of Zhang Anshi, his desire to survive is very strong.
After that, he said nothing, his eyes began to turn red, and then he picked up the pen and continued to copy poems with tears in his eyes silently.
a long time.
Zhu Di saw him sobbing softly and still waving the pen in his hand.
Immediately said: "Have you finished copying?"
Zhang Changsheng said: "I copied it, but I didn't copy it either."
His voice was very soft, as if he was whispering.
Zhu Di frowned strangely and said, "What do you mean?"
Zhang Changsheng said honestly: "I copied other things, but I didn't copy the poems that Your Majesty wanted to teach me to copy."
Zhu Di stood up and said in a gentle tone: "What did you copy?"
Zhang Changsheng said: "What I wrote silently is Han Yu's "The Master's Theory"."
After Zhu Di heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned.
This "Teacher's Theory" is a famous article throughout the ages. Of course, the most exciting part of it is that it explains the principle of studying from a teacher.
This article focuses on criticizing the unhealthy trend of not respecting teachers and being ashamed to follow their teachers.
Zhu Di's expression softened greatly, and even his patience improved a lot. He said, "I spoke a little more harshly just now."
Zhang Changsheng said: "I am brave."
Zhu Di said: "I am too strong, hey... When people get old, they refuse to accept it. They always think that they are as brave as they were in the past, which makes people laughable. You must take me as a warning and know what to do.
Do you understand what you can’t do?”
"yes."
Zhu Di said: "Then I won't take you to ride horses. I will teach you how to practice swordsmanship."
Zhang Changsheng hesitated for a moment and then said: "But... Your Majesty, the current fire blunderbuss can hit the enemy in a hundred steps. Is it still useful to practice the sword now?"
Zhu Di laughed loudly and then said: "Sword practice is of course useless if it is used to kill people. This is Xiaoyong. A real enemy of ten thousand people, how can it be just a mere swordsmanship? However, sword practice can sharpen one's will and strengthen one's will."
If a person is willing to work hard to do something and has a strong body, then there is nothing impossible in this world."
"There is so much knowledge in the world that it is impossible to count it, but how do people know what they need to learn in order to be useful to themselves in the future? The so-called Confucianism has some knowledge, which is called self-cultivation, harmonization of the family, governance of the country, and peace of the world. This
In the eyes of the corrupt Confucians, self-cultivation is only interpreted as cultivating the body and mind and cultivating virtue. But in my opinion, self-cultivation is actually to train yourself so that when you truly become a man, you will have enough body and energy to learn more.
affairs."
"You are still young. In addition to learning some knowledge, you must also learn riding, archery and swordsmanship. If you don't learn it now, it will be too late in the future."
Zhang Changsheng said: "I understand."
Zhu Di smiled slightly and said: "From now on, you will be regarded as my deputy general, and I will rule you with military laws."
Zhang Changsheng: "..."
After saying that, Zhu Di turned back to look at Yisheha and said, "Tomorrow I will bring you a dagger to grant him immortality. I will also look for an armor and choose a good bow for him."
Yishi laughed and said, "I obey your order."
…………
The next day.
Yang Rong and others learned early about the prince's meeting with Zhang Anshi.
Immediately, preparations were made for entering the temple.
What was reported this time was the imperial court's regulations for recruiting talents, so all the officials took it very seriously.
In fact, this is understandable. The ancients called the promotion of talents a ceremony for recruiting talents. It can be seen that this selection of talents is related to the future of a country, and it is the most important thing to not be careless.
What's more... in terms of immediate interests, selecting talents is the most important thing for officials.
After all, the standards for identifying talents have changed, which is also related to their own future and destiny.
These days, there are many discussions about this matter every day.
Most people are worried.
They were worried that Zhang Anshi was trying to get something private here again, but they thought that the prince was stable and might not be so radical.
So in the midst of uneasiness, it seemed as if my boots were about to fall to the ground.
Yang Rong said to Hu Guang: "Look, all the officials are uneasy these days. This regulation affects the fate of so many people."
Hu Guangtan ⒌The corpse coat is playing with the horsefly, so Qie Na reins Gu !?
Yang Rong smiled and said: "That's true. Fortunately for Mr. Hu, he knew that he was no longer a talent, so he was more open-minded."
Hu Guangdao: "You..."
You're hurting me again!
"It's just a joke." Yang Rong laughed loudly: "Principal Hu always says that he is mediocre. How come you can be modest but others can't?"
Hu Guang said seriously: "You can say it behind your back, but you can't say it to your face!"
Yang Rong glanced at Hu Guang, a little helpless, and finally said: "Come on, let's go into the palace."
Hundreds of officials came to Chongwen Hall one after another.
Soon after, Zhu Di ascended the throne.
Baiguanshan shouts long live.
Zhu Di looked around: "The prince and the prince of Wuhu County have not entered the palace yet?"
Yi Shiha hurriedly came over and said, "Your Majesty, I went to ask. I said I was waiting for someone and he would be here soon. It was a little late, so..."
Zhu Di pressed his hands: "Then just wait for a while."
Not long after, a eunuch came to say: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wuhu County, and Yang Shiqi, the Governor of Xinzhou, have an audience."
Zhu Di didn't think there was any difference between the first two people.
But this long history of Xinzhou made Zhu Di frown slightly.
He seems to have some impression of this long history of Xinzhou.
Yang Shiqi... seems to have been a member of the Imperial Academy, a man of great knowledge and understanding of the past and present.
Zhu Di said: "Xuan."
The three of them entered the palace and saluted.
Zhu Di glanced behind Zhu Gaochi and Zhang Anshi, and saw someone wearing a peacock patchwork suit and a winged hat. Behind Zhu Gaochi, a skinny man with no Hanlin style at all.
Zhu Di immediately said: "Get on your feet."
Zhu Gaochi said: "My father, my son, my ministers and the king of Wuhu County have come up with a plan to use their talents. I sincerely ask your majesty to take a look at it."
"Where are the charter?"
Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, stand here. This is a living charter."
Zhu Di: "..."
The people in the palace were in an uproar.
Many people have some impression of Yang Shiqi.
Especially for many Hanlin officials from more than ten years ago, Yang Shiqi was their original colleague.
It’s just that we haven’t met each other for more than ten years, and many people have almost forgotten that such a person exists.
When it comes to Yang Shiqi, there are many sympathizers in the court. After all... As a Hanlin, his status is so noble, and his future future is limitless.
As for Yang Shiqi, even though he has a long history of the third rank, in fact, in the eyes of people in the court, even if he is a first rank, he cannot be compared with the nobles in the court.
What a pity for this man, who was exiled and had a bright future, but now... has become like this.
Especially Yang Shiqi's disgraced look made people shake their heads secretly.
Pity.
Zhu Di asked doubtfully: "Living regulations?"
Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, this person is Yang Shiqi. He has served as editor, editor, and attendant of Hanlin Academy. He also served as deputy governor of Annan and chief historian of Xinzhou. He has been in office for ten years. Now Mr. Yang
When I enter the court, I come here to pay homage to His Majesty. This... is what I call the regulations for recruiting talents."
Zhu Di's expression became increasingly strange.
This kid Zhang Anshi can always come up with all kinds of fancy things to live up to expectations.
Fortunately, Zhu Di had already gotten used to it, so he wasn't surprised at all. He just nodded and said, "Yang Qing, come forward."
Yang Shiqi immediately walked forward and saluted, "Your Majesty, Yang Shiqi."
Zhu Di asked: "How is Xinzhou?"
Yang Shiqi said: "That's good."
Zhu Di raised an eyebrow: "What is still good?"
Yang Shiqi said: "It's comparable to Suzhou and Hangzhou."