During these days, Zhang Anshi went to see him very frequently.
It's quite a bit like being attentive for nothing.
Zhu Di has been ill recently. He is indeed a bit old, and he even lacks energy when speaking.
However, people who are getting old always want to have someone by their side to accompany them.
Therefore, every time I see Zhang Anshilai, I can't help but be overjoyed.
The weather is getting colder.
But it was hot and warm in the literary building.
Zhu Di was only wrapped in a thin shirt. He did not sit upright, but just leaned on a small chair. The chair was covered with a piece of tiger skin.
This skin was shot by Zhu Di himself when he was in Liaodong. It was thirty years ago. At that time, Zhu Di was very powerful, but now, he has lost his youth.
Zhang Anshi was sitting on the golden pier.
Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi and said slowly: "These days, my health is a little weak, but I have read a lot of memorials in the past few days. My ministers... well... it's really hard to describe."
Zhang Anshi said: "When I was drawing up the votes in Wenyuan Pavilion, I also saw a lot of memorials, but there was nothing treasonous and unethical. Why is Your Majesty so emotional?"
Zhu Di smiled and said: "I teach you to read more articles on weekdays. Although I know that most of those articles are useless. But..."
Zhu Di paused and then said: "Teaching you to read articles is not to teach you to find the truth and solutions to problems from the articles. It is to teach you how to understand the person who wrote the article. Articles are just a combination of words.
, but people who write articles will inadvertently hide their little thoughts behind the articles. Since ancient times, what literati are best at is the Spring and Autumn style of writing. Sometimes they are praising you, but in fact they are ridiculing you.
"
Zhang Anshi was shocked and said, "Is there such a thing?"
Zhu Di thought to himself and said: "Hey... Zhang Qing, over the years, I have been working conscientiously, and I think it is beneficial to the people of the world. Of course, occasionally I have a bad temper, but for the most part, as long as all the officials are harmonious
The minister has no bad intentions, so he is still tolerant. Compared with Taizu and Emperor Gao, he is considered friendly."
After a pause, Zhu Di continued: "It's just that I discovered that no matter what, these people seem to be going against me. They used to do it openly, but now they do it in secret. This person's heart is really scary."
Zhang Anshi looked at Zhu Di seriously. At this time, he felt more and more that Zhu Di was old. In the past, Zhu Di's oldness was only physical structure, but now, it is psychological.
Your Majesty is now more and more likely to express emotion, and he also likes to chatter more and more.
In the past, he was a heroic figure who was in danger of going through life and death. He was in charge of the world, a brave and domineering person, but now, he is not much different from an ordinary old man.
Zhang Anshi felt a little clogged in his heart, and he couldn't help but lament it, and he couldn't help but lament the terrible passage of time.
After thinking for a while, Zhang Anshi replied: "Your Majesty, I am a realistic person."
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows and said without knowing why: "A real person?"
Zhang Anshi said: "In these years, I have studied with Your Majesty, and I have learned a truth, that is, when judging things, one must start from reality."
Zhu Di opened his eyes slightly and said, "Oh? When did I have such a reason?"
Zhang Anshi smiled and continued: "I believe that only when the superiors and subordinates share the same interests can the superiors and subordinates be united. The reason why your majesty is so emotional is simply that the officials are not in the same interests as your majesty. What your majesty wants is to stabilize the country. That is
The Ming Dynasty has a ten thousand-year foundation. But for the officials, serving His Majesty today is no different from their ancestors serving the Emperor of the Yuan Dynasty. They are just receiving a salary and being appointed by the court to govern the people."
"Because of such fundamental differences, it is inevitable that we will have different views on the same things."
Zhu Di tilted his head and thought for a while, then said: "There is some truth to this."
Zhang Anshi continued: "In order to solve this problem, all dynasties have vigorously promoted Confucianism in an attempt to use monarchs and ministers to bridge the fundamental differences between monarchs and ministers. However, in the eyes of ministers, this seems to have an inappropriate effect.
Although people all over the world have always respected loyal ministers and filial sons, since ancient times, there have been a few people who have been truly loyal to the death. They rely on the so-called three cardinal principles and nine constant principles to restrain some people. Although it has some effect, it is of no use at critical moments.
big."
Zhu Di was stunned, thought carefully for a moment, and then said: "Judging from the outcomes of past dynasties, what Zhang Qing said is not unreasonable. So, does the way to long-term peace and stability lie in the desire of the emperor and his ministers to share the same desires?"
Zhang Anshi said: "There is a saying that melons that are forced are not sweet. Why should your majesty continue to dwell on this? In fact, there are many things that Saint Kong said that make sense. The stability of a country depends on whether it can benefit the people of the world.
, This is the foundation of what Confucianism calls benevolent government."
"But today, many Confucian scholars' understanding of the word benevolent government may actually be somewhat different from other people's. The so-called benevolent government does not mean excessive exemption of taxes, nor does it mean frequent lenient punishments and amnesties. For the government to function, it must be necessary
The fundamental problem with large amounts of taxation is not that it should be exempted from taxation, but that we should try our best to tax more people who have money and food, and try to tax less people who are poor. As for criminals, we should crack down hard, but this is not the case.
We need to do our best to identify whether there are cases of unjust imprisonment, rather than just so-called lenient sentences and frequent pardons."
Zhu Di nodded and said: "Of course I know these principles. I have abandoned Confucianism in the more than twenty years since I ascended to the throne. This is where I was. When I was young, Emperor Taizu Gao chose a good teacher for me and taught me.
But my most glorious thing is my decades of military career. In terms of knowledge, I may be far inferior to the officials. In terms of knowledge, how can ordinary people compare with me? Now, the world finally looks different.
, but I’m still a little uneasy.”
Zhang Anshi looked at Zhu Di with piercing eyes and said, "I wonder why your majesty is uneasy?"
Zhu Di looked at him steadily and then said: "This... I can't say for sure."
Zhang Anshi said casually: "But I heard something. Any uneasiness can be solved with money. Maybe your Majesty's internal funds are still too little."
As soon as these words came out, the originally solemn exchange between the emperor and his ministers seemed to be a little crooked. Zhu Di's eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly became energetic from being sluggish.
Zhu Di's eyes were obviously brighter than before, and he said: "Yes, who would complain about the lack of money? With money, the descendants of future generations will be blessed."
Zhang Anshi smiled, but then changed the subject and said: "I heard that His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince, was the governor of Henan and the new policy in Guanzhong a few days ago, and he will return to Beijing in the next few days."
Zhu Di said: "Over the years, he has been in Henan and Guanzhong, and the emperor's grandson has been in Jiangxi. I planned to temper them, but now, my energy is getting worse and worse. I really don't have the energy to solve the complicated things in the world, so I issued an edict.
, order the prince to return to Beijing."
Zhang Anshi understood the implication of these words. Next, Zhu Di had obviously begun to work on the prince's supervision of the country.
Although Zhu Di has been trying to let the prince Zhu Gaochi supervise the country since the seventh and eighth year of Yongle, in fact, Zhu Di has always held the power in his hands very tightly. But now, with Zhu Di's age, it is obvious that the prince can really participate in the world.
Decisions on major matters have reached an urgent stage.
Zhang Anshi seemed to have woken up, but his expression remained as usual.
Although he knew it in his heart, he couldn't say it outright.
But Zhu Di is
He frowned slightly and said with a bit of worry: "The prince has gradually understood how to govern a country over the years, and he has also gained his own understanding of the New Deal and the real situation of the world. The only thing I can't worry about is his.
temperament."
Zhang Anshi was confused for a moment, so he said: "Your Majesty's so-called temperament is..."
Zhu Di sighed and said: "Of course the prince's temperament is too gentle, and he is still a little hesitant in his actions. The wise emperors have always been able to kill decisively, but how can those who are kind to women punish evil and promote good?
How about bringing peace to the world?"
As for Zhu Di's concerns, Zhang Anshi actually knew that they had existed in Zhu Di's heart a long time ago, so he said: "In that case, why don't your majesty wait and see what means His Royal Highness will use when he comes back this time?"
Zhu Di pondered for a moment, said nothing more, and just nodded.
Two days later, Prince Zhu Gaochi returned to Beijing.
When he came back this time, he was in great health. He looked stronger and stronger. He was no longer as fat as before, and he also seemed to be energetic.
When Zhu Gaochi returned to the capital, he first went to the palace to see Zhu Di, and then went to the harem to see his mother. It was not until dark that he returned to Zhan Shifu with some weariness.
Zhu Gaochi had a deep relationship with Crown Princess Zhang, but after returning to Zhan Shi's Mansion, although he was thinking about his wife, he did not immediately enter the back court because he knew that Zhang Anshi must have been waiting for him in the palace of Zhan Shi's Mansion.
Sure enough, as he expected, Zhang Anshi had been waiting here since noon. He was already a little tired at this time. When he saw Zhu Gaochi, he cheered up and said with a slight smile: "Brother-in-law."
Zhu Gaochi was also happy to see his brother-in-law whom he hadn't seen for a long time. He nodded to him, with an easy-going face, and said with the same smile: "I knew you would be here. Come on, sit down. I'm a little hungry. I'll teach you to make some porridge."
, you can also eat some together."
Zhang Anshi nodded, and then said bluntly: "This time my brother-in-law enters the palace, does your majesty have anything to say?"
Zhu Gaochi trusted Zhang Anshi and said directly: "My father has repeatedly said that he is old..."
Zhang Anshi sighed and said: "Brother-in-law... maybe brother-in-law will really be ready to govern the world next."
These words were naturally treasonous, but in front of Zhu Gaochi, Zhang Anshi had nothing to shy away from.
Zhu Gaochi nodded and said: "My father, the dragon body, is not in good condition. He has issued an edict and ordered me to supervise the country. However, supervising the country is not easy..."
Zhang Anshi looked at Zhu Gaochi and said: "Brother-in-law means...brother-in-law doesn't have the confidence?"
Zhu Gaochi shook his head and said: "If you do it too well, you will inevitably be jealous, but if you do it badly, you will inevitably disappoint the world."
"Brother-in-law, I don't think so. This is definitely not His Majesty's test of my brother-in-law..." Zhang Anshi paused and said: "It's more likely that Your Majesty really hopes that my brother-in-law can withstand the test this time, so that His Majesty can be happy with his successors.
Someone."
Zhu Gaochi's heart is very complicated. It is impossible for him not to worry. His father's temperament is too changeable. He may hold your hand today and say from the bottom of his heart that you are my son and everything about me is yours.
Work hard and work hard.
When you turn your head, you will suddenly start to suspect something, so you issue an order to kill the officials of Zhan Shifu who are close to you and close to you.
Accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. This is true for the ministers, and it is even more true for the prince.
Zhu Gaochi sighed quietly in his heart and said, "So, what do you think?"
Zhang Anshi thought for a while and said, "My opinions are all here."
With that said, Zhang Anshi took out a copy of the charter and handed it to Zhu Gaochi, saying: "The so-called three days of farewell should be used to treat each other with admiration. Next, it is time to teach your majesty and the people of the world to see the methods of my brother-in-law."
Zhu Gaochi flipped through the articles of association casually, and the slow candlelight shone in his eyes. He pondered, and after a long time, he said: "According to what you said."
Zhang Anshi responded with a faint smile!
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The really lively thing in the capital is actually the recent actions of Qixia Trading Company.
Suddenly, they began to build mansions in the west of the city.
This place was originally the emperor's forest garden, but over time, it gradually became deserted. There used to be a guard stationed there, but now, this guard has been transferred.
Today is different from the past. In the past, a large number of soldiers and horses were needed to defend the capital. Therefore, the Fifth Army Camp under the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion set up a large number of troops near Nanjing.
According to the design of Emperor Taizu Gao, a large number of military camps were set up near the entire capital to supply the soldiers and horses of the local garrison for farming. In this way, a large number of troops and horses could be used to defend the capital, and at the same time, soldiers' wages could be saved.
It’s one thing that achieves multiple things with one stone.
But now, after the emergence of the model camp, the Ming Dynasty has gradually begun to favor the recruitment system. Although the original military households were not immediately disbanded, they began to allow them to fend for themselves. After such an edict was issued, military households in other parts of the world
, I am still hesitant. After all, my ancestors and grandchildren have been in the army for several generations, and now they suddenly have to make a living on their own, which is inevitably daunting.
It’s just that the military households in the capital are very different. The capital was the first to launch the New Deal, and commerce was the most prosperous. Whether it was the shops or the countless workshops, a lot of manpower was needed. Compared with cultivating the land in the military settlements,
, and for the military households who have been living in poverty, as long as they have some strength, they can find a bite of food no matter where they are, and their lives will be much better than before.
Because of this, after the edict was issued, there was no movement from other guards in the world, but the guards in the capital almost dispersed in a rush.
Of course, it is impossible to just let them fend for themselves, especially for military attachés. After all, they have finally made meritorious service and obtained a military position, or they have inherited an official position through ancestral influence. Ordinary military households are naturally eager to do so.
Dismissal, but for them, this is nothing less than a disaster.
In order to alleviate this complaint, the Military Academy had to make some inclines to the original hereditary military positions. For example, Zhu Di specially created a Military Academy to allow the children of hereditary military positions to attend school for free since childhood. What they learned was
It is probably some of the knowledge in the Military Academy, which provides better conditions for them to actually pass the Military Academy.
Under normal circumstances, as long as you practice and study hard in the Military Academy, there won't be much problem in getting admitted to the Military Academy. As for those who really can't support themselves, they can only blame themselves.
In addition, if there are military ministers who are willing to go overseas, the imperial court will still give them their original official positions and let them serve in the princes' palaces.
Since ancient times, the so-called New Deal has essentially been a pie-sharing game. Once the original pattern is broken, it will inevitably encounter huge resistance. After all, there are so many gentry and military ministers who take people's money like killing their parents. The anger of a common man can only cause blood to spread in five steps.
, but once these people in power get angry, the consequences are extremely unpredictable.
The success of these measures was not only because Zhu Di was the emperor immediately and had sufficient prestige, but the most important reason was that with the expansion of overseas expansion, the Ming Dynasty was in urgent need of a large number of civil servants and generals. Therefore, this cake became
Big.
So in essence, when you take a bite of this pie and he doesn't get to eat it, it becomes a situation where he eats more and you eat less. Although it will also breed dissatisfaction, it won't make people get jealous and lift the table.
After the military households were demobilized, a large number of military camps around the capital naturally fell back into the hands of the emperor.
Although these lands can grow crops, with the development of agriculture, the increase in grain production, and the New Deal, people no longer have an urgent need for farmland, so these lands actually do not have much value.
Qixia Trading Company purchased a large amount of land directly from the palace, and then began to build a mansion. For a while, it was also bustling.
At this time, Zhang An Shizheng was sitting idle with the princes in Wenyuan Pavilion, Shi Shiran took a sip of tea, and then said casually: "Your Majesty sold the land of Yulinwei in the west of the city to Qixia Trading Company at a low price.
, this Yulinwei area is not far from the palace, and only a stone's throw away from the capital. Your Majesty intends to open up such a place, build mansions, and reward the civil and military princes in the capital..."
When he said this, all the scholars subconsciously pricked up their ears.
Zhang Anshi kept saying that it was just a stone's throw away, but in fact, it was still too far away from the capital.
It's not that the distance is far in a straight line, but in the planning of Nanjing City, for the purpose of defense, the Yulin Guard area is far away from the city gate. As a result, if you want to enter the city, you have to take a long detour.
Yang Rong and others also listened carefully to Zhang Anshi's words.
But at this moment, a eunuch suddenly came in a hurry and said anxiously: "My lords, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has issued an edict, ordering the great scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion to accompany his retinue to the Yulin Guards."
As soon as this statement came out, Yang Rong and others looked at each other, and some even raised their eyebrows with complicated expressions.
They obviously realized that something seemed to be happening.
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My body is probably too tired these days, so I haven't felt very well in the past two days, so I haven't updated it. I'm just here to explain it to you now. I'm very sorry.