Wanli Youming

Notes to Chapter 34

The next day, the sun was shining brightly, but because of the heavy rain last night, it was not too hot.

What's more, whether Zhu Yijun went to the Wenhua Palace to give lectures or go to the Xuanzhi Gate, he had to get up very early, so although the heat was not over, on this first day without Feng Bao to accompany him to meet the courtiers of the outer court, he could only feel cool. Feeling, and the picturesque morning scene of Yunjuanyunshu.

"Yesterday, I have read the cabinet proposal for the Ministry of Industry's inscription on building a new Buddhist temple for my mother."

"Mr.'s proposal is: the empress dowagers of the two palaces have long been benevolent. Since the Japanese disaster, the country's vitality has not yet recovered. The palace should be frugal, and the large-scale repair of Buddhist temples is just a collusion between Quan Dang and Feng Bao and foreign officials. For that, so this matter is discarded.”

"I would like to believe the opinions of the cabinet. It is Feng Bao's intention to overhaul the Buddhist temple. But even so, is it not in line with filial piety to not build a Buddhist temple for the mother?"

And this day is the day to go to the Wenhua Hall to receive lectures.

Zhu Yijun accepted the gap between lectures and readings, and when consulting with Zhang Juzheng, he directly asked about yesterday's events.

He naturally supported Zhang Juzheng in his heart to do so.

After all, 60 taels.

Moreover, Zhu Yijun has already learned from reading the account book of the Ministry of Accounts that Daming's current financial deficit has reached tens of millions of taels per year.

Therefore, if such a Buddhist temple is really built, although it will enrich the officials of the Ministry of Industry and the dignitaries who contracted the project, it will undoubtedly make the court even worse!
Even so, on the bright side, Zhu Yijun still wanted to show his filial piety, so when he saw Zhang Juzheng, he took the initiative to ask about it.

Zhang Juzheng said: "Return to Your Majesty, and preserve the virtues of the future, that is great filial piety! Sit back and watch the slaves bully the master, and destroy the morals of parents, that is not filial! Although your Majesty is pure filial piety, you should understand that filial piety should be based on preserving the morals of parents. .”

Zhu Yijun nodded: "I have learned it!"

Immediately, Zhu Yijun said kindly: "Then listen to the master."

Zhang Juzheng flattered immediately: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhu Yijun smiled slightly, thinking to himself that it would be good to have a minister like Zhang Juzheng who cared about the people of the country, and he didn't have to do anything to offend the Queen Mother himself.

Zhu Yijun said again: "Sir, I think about the ancient Ming emperors, who often ordered historians to be daily commentators and record the words of the king when he saw courtiers. Therefore, I intend to set up daily living commentators from the first year of Wanli, and start recording from today. The key points I want to write down what I said about filial piety today, sir, what do you think?"

Zhu Yijun’s daily life note refers to the external daily life note, that is, the words and deeds of the emperor when he met courtiers abroad.

In history, since the third year of Wanli, Zhang Juzheng played the invitation, and Wanli set up an internal living note in addition to the external living note.

But Zhu Yijun didn't plan to set up an internal living room, only an external living room.

Because the former is suspected of monitoring him, making him feel like he is being stared at 24 hours a day, and he cannot really have personal space; the latter is convenient for him to show his image.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun will take the initiative to ask for an official to live outside.

But even so, Zhang Juzheng hurriedly took a step back after being astonished, bowed and bowed and said: "Your Majesty wants to be the master of enlightenment, and let the world know the holy words to prove the virtue of diligence. By His Majesty's order!"

"And please, sir, immediately recommend a lecturer for me to comment on my daily life. In the intervals between lectures and readings, let him also be included in the list to comment on my daily life."

Zhu Yijun smiled.

Zhang Juzheng readily agreed, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Your Majesty Qizuo, I recommend Shen Li as the living official."

Zhu Yijun nodded, and after carefully thinking about Shen Li in his mind, he also nodded happily: "Zunzuo, announce him immediately!"

After a while, Shen Li was brought in by Zhang Hong.

And soon, Shen Li also learned the news that he was going to be the emperor's living commentator. Naturally, he was overjoyed, and quickly thanked Zhu Yijun, and began to record what Zhu Yijun and Zhang Juzheng said just now, and then handed it to Zhu Yijun Yulan .

Zhu Yijun was quite satisfied after seeing it, and said in his heart: "In the future, if anyone who doesn't understand dares to accuse me of being unfilial, I will throw this daily note in front of him, and let him take a closer look at what Zhang Ju said!"

……

"Zhang Hong, how is your emperor recently? Did you do anything inappropriate?"

And one day after Zhu Yijun officially decided to record his conversation with Zhang Juzheng in the form of daily notes, Zhang Hong was called by Queen Mother Li, and Queen Mother Li asked him about the emperor's situation.

Zhang Hong replied: "Back to the queen mother, the emperor is eager to learn. He always asks Yuanfu Mr. Zhang about everything, which is quite praised by him!"

Empress Dowager Li was very happy when she heard that, she smiled slightly, and looked at Empress Dowager Chen.

Empress Dowager Chen also smiled.

Then, seeing this, Zhang Hong continued to say good things for Zhu Yijun: "Moreover, the emperor consciously imitated the ancient Mingjun. During the interval between the last lecture and reading, he personally issued an edict to set up a living commentary. Yuanfu and other lecturers praised him a lot !"

Empress Dowager Li immediately smiled and asked, "Really?!"

Zhang Hongdao: "How dare this old slave lie to the Empress Dowager?"

"No wonder you have been reporting to me the emperor's recent situation in the future. It turns out that the emperor has always been reassuring."

Empress Dowager Li said.

Empress Dowager Chen also said: "Jun'er has always been reassuring, and my father liked him very much back then, even more than the late emperor!"

"What my sister said, my sister naturally knows."

Empress Dowager Li replied with a smile, and said to Zhang Hong: "Show us the emperor's daily life note, and see why the emperor can be praised by the gentlemen."

Zhang Hong clapped his hands and said yes.

So the next day, Zhang Hong went to the Hanlin Academy and presented the "Wanli Living Notes" written by Shen Li to the Queen Mother.

But Empress Dowager Li frowned immediately when she opened the daily note.

"what happened?"

Empress Dowager Chen, who was also here, asked.

Empress Dowager Li gave the daily life to Empress Dowager Chen, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang is right, Feng Bao kept this from me. My sister knows it, and my sister has never dared to waste money."

The Empress Dowager Chen also nodded after seeing it: "This Feng Bao is really hateful, he has done so many things that have ruined the reputation of the two palaces without telling us! If Mr. Zhang hadn't been upright and understood, maybe he would have caused the courtiers to think that the emperor is the emperor. Involved by the Queen Mother."

"Isn't it?"

Empress Dowager Li responded, and said: "This old slave, who would have thought that he would deceive us all!"

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"The queen mother really said so?"

After Zhang Hong came back and told Zhu Yijun what the two palaces had said, Zhu Yijun asked with a smile.

Zhang Hong nodded: "How dare this old slave lie to the emperor."

Zhu Yijun had to admit that the dead are still easy to blame, so he asked: "Ask Zhang Jing, how did Dongchang copy Feng Bao's family property? Already?"

Zhang Hong clapped his hands and said yes.

Then, Zhu Yijun asked Zhang Hong again: "You said, was Xu Fan escorted to Beijing?"

Zhang Hongdao: "It must be still early, it will take more than a month to go to Huating."

Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this.

In fact, Wang Yongji did not arrive at Huating until the beginning of September in the first year of Wanli.

It wasn't that Wang Yongji deliberately delayed, but that there were too many officials and gentry interceding for the Xu family along the way.

(End of this chapter)