Wanli Youming

Chapter 40
At this time, Zhang Jing took out two secret reports from his sleeve, and said: "The cabinet has not drafted a draft, but Yuan Fu and Mr. Yuan Fu’s opinion is that he should only be dismissed; however, Zhao Ge’s intention is to make a decisive decision to imitate others.”

Secret disclosure is a kind of official document that cabinet ministers secretly report to the emperor about the gains and losses of the government. Because there are no more than six subjects and no copies are issued, it is mostly used as a way for cabinet ministers and the emperor to conveniently exchange opinions on relevant policies.

Zhu Yijun took over the secret disclosure of the two, looked at it, and said: "Although Zhao Zhenji is a bachelor who joined the cabinet when the first emperor, and has quite a lot of qualifications, if Mr. Yuanfu Zhang really wants to ignore his opinion, just follow I won’t say anything about my own opinions and votes. He is the chief assistant, so why should I force him to unify the opinions of the cabinet ministers first, and he is not qualified to fight against everyone’s opinions?”

"What the emperor said is naturally true, but there must be a reason for Yuanfu to do so."

Zhang Jing said.

Zhu Yijun said: "He has committed the problem of being a good teacher again, and he wants to test the school!"

"Nothing can be hidden from the emperor."

Zhang Jing replied with a smile.

Then, Zhu Yijun asked: "How does Yu Mao imitate this person's official voice? Why does he dare to criticize the New Deal at this year's end?"

"According to Dongchang's investigation, this person is a clean and honest official, and his family background is not rich, and his family has a large population. He is the first Jinshi in his family, so he has many people to take care of, and he is still renting in the capital. I live in a house, but I like to speak out. In the past, when I was in Nanjing Huke Youge, I made a speech on the case of Minister Wang, complaining about the high-tech Zheng Zheng."

Zhang Jing replied.

Zhu Yijun nodded after hearing this: "No wonder Yuanfu Mr. Zhang just wanted to dismiss him. But Zhao Zhenji did act violently. Regardless of his character, if he dared to be a leader, he would be cut off."

Zhang Jing smiled slightly and didn't say much.

Zhu Yijun himself continued to say: "This matter is not difficult. As the saying goes, it is easy to do things with money. After watching the court tomorrow, you leave him and Mr. Yuanfu Zhang, and say that Yuntai is right."

"According to the order!"

The next day.

It is also the day when every three, six, and nine will look at the court.

Zhu Yijun rode on the imperial chariot, squinting his sleepy eyes, and came to Xuanzhi Gate drowsily.

And when Zhu Yijun opened his eyes and looked at the eunuchs who were walking around in the palace city, he also found that after he decided to make up for the salary owed by all the people in the inner court, the eunuchs and maids in the inner court were more active in their work. , Rao it is such an early morning, the snow has been swept away, and the running is much faster.

Suddenly, Zhu Yijun saw that the little servant who changed the wick did not simply hide behind the corner of the palace wall when he saw Yu Jia as in the past, but appeared beside Yu Jia, knelt down on the ground that had just swept the snow, and put his head deep Buried deep in the remnant snow, waiting for his imperial chariot to pass.

This can be regarded as a way for the little people to express their favor.

Zhu Yijun couldn't help smiling slightly at this.

Affected by the strict attendance check last year, no courtier dares to be absent casually now, and even the nobles who are usually lazy have arranged their morning shifts and waited early. Respect it.

Morning court is just a process, at most we discuss unimportant things.

After all, there is no need to discuss major issues in a court meeting with a large number of people, and the discussion will not come out, and many people will not be able to hear it.

So, the early morning came to an end.

After this, Zhang Juzheng and Yu Maoxue were led by the eunuchs to Yuntai Gate.

Zhu Yijun sat upright inside the door, and after the two saluted, he looked at Yu Maoxue: "Do you know why I want to announce to you?"

Yu Maoxue said: "Naturally, His Majesty was moved by what the minister said, and realized that the test results of the New Deal are indeed inappropriate."

Zhu Yijun sneered after hearing this, and immediately said: "I have no intention of abolishing the exam!"

"Although your majesty is young, you should not entrust the government of the country to the chief, in case you are clearly a loyal minister, but you are actually a cunning and deceitful generation!"

Yu Maoxue replied.

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun glanced at Zhang Juzheng, and seeing Zhang Juzheng's calm expression, he nodded and said, "Are you trying to separate me from the Minister of the Prime Minister?"

Yu Maoxue said: "I have no intention of alienating, but I hope your majesty will see clearly."

Zhu Yijun nodded: "I can tell you that regarding your criticism of the New Deal, according to the intention of the cabinet Zhao Qing, I want you to be executed, and the husband just wants to dismiss you."

"Whether the minister lives or dies is up to His Majesty, there is no need for others to pretend to be human."

Yu Mao learned Taoism.

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun took a deep breath and said, "I know that gentlemen are ashamed of their words. It's not easy for you to say why you oppose the examination, but you only express your opposition by saying that the strict government will cause hardship, and the secret law will disturb."

"However, in fact, I know that Qing's objection to passing the exam is not because the government is strict and the law is disturbed. After all, if you can't stand the paperwork, why bother to become an official?"

"Qing was born in a poor family, and he was a clean official and did not accept bribes, so he didn't have much savings. However, due to the deficit of the imperial court over the years, the annual official salary was not enough. In addition, he had to support his family and help the clansmen, so that a clean and honest official like Qing , the livelihood is quite difficult, but it is not good to talk about profit, otherwise it will lose the Confucian way of being a minister."

"Fortunately, the government was not strict before the imperial court. Although life was difficult, at least it was easy. In addition, as a speech officer, he was not suppressed by the superior, and he could even criticize the current malaise and express his dissatisfaction;"

"But now, the imperial examination is too strict, so that this official not only has no income, but also is not happy. He also has to be reprimanded by the cabinet ministers, and he is given the name of a corpse, but it is not easy to accept bribes to destroy his innocence. Going against your lifelong beliefs, not to mention the fact that the exams are too strict now, plus the crime of corruption, will not only make it difficult to be an official, but also difficult to save your life."

When Zhu Yijun said this, Yu Maoxue started to sob a little.

"So, now the exam results can be said to make Qing very dissatisfied; I feel that the cabinet ministers are inconsiderate of their subordinates, and even deceived the emperor, and did not let the emperor know his difficulties. An official, saying that he is ashamed of the court and has no energy to innovate and eliminate evils."

"Presumably there are quite a few Beijing officials who are dissatisfied like Qing, and most of them have always been regarded as honest and upright officials in Qing's eyes, so that they give Qing the impression that the new policy is indeed unpopular and not pleasing to gentlemen. But if you feel that this is a bad government, you should speak for the gentleman of the world.”

Zhu Yijun asked Yu Maoxue at this point, "Are you right?"

Yu Maoxue didn't answer.

Zhu Yijun said: "Mr. Yuanfu Zhang talked to me about the cabinet Zhao Qing yesterday; he mentioned that 'as a minister, you should be honest in everything, since there is no gap in sincerity, so it is better to be disobedient than to deceive.' Such a sentence, I I think it makes sense, if you really want to be a loyal and upright minister, you should put your sincerity first, and then consider whether you can reflect your ability and virtuousness."

After hearing this, Yu Maoxue choked up and replied, "Yes! Your Majesty is wise!"

Zhu Yijun nodded, and asked again: "So, it's really because of the serious lack of official salary and the strict pressure of political affairs that you are dissatisfied?"

After Zhu Yijun asked, he said: "I know that according to the principles of sages and sages, a gentleman is a metaphor for righteousness, and a villain is a metaphor for profit; therefore, if you call yourself a gentleman, you naturally feel that a gentleman should be ashamed of talking about profit, and you don't want to admit that it is because of insufficient official salary. But you should still tell me the truth, so that you don't deceive me or yourself."

"I'm guilty of not being sincere to Your Majesty!"

Yu Maoxue suddenly bowed his head to the ground and began to cry.

　After watching Wanli for 15 years, I found that the ancient developed people not only supported their families but also their clansmen, so the situation will be different.

　
(End of this chapter)