My father is Jiajing

Chapter 221 The Zhu Family’s Tradition
Zhang Juzheng left Prince Yu's Mansion in a daze. Along the way, he kept recalling the class he had just had with Zhu Zaigui.

Whenever Zhang Juzheng thought of Zhu Zaigui praising the current emperor, he found it incredible.

This was really unexpected. According to his inherent thinking, no matter how smart Zhu Zaigui was, he was just a prince born and raised in the deep palace.

Where can I find these things?
But this is how Zhu Zaigui behaved now, which forced Zhang Juzheng to re-evaluate the prince's mind and ability.

"Could it be that Gao Xinzheng taught this?"

When Zhang Juzheng thought of the end, he couldn't help but think of Gao Gong. He felt that the most likely reason why Zhu Zaigui had such a reaction was because of Gao Gong's teachings.

When he thought of this, Zhang Juzheng suddenly felt under tremendous pressure.

It turned out that he thought he was the only one who understood the world best.

Zhu Zaigui’s reaction now forced Zhang Juzheng to re-examine Gao Gong’s abilities.

Originally, Zhang Juzheng just thought that Gao Gong was lucky.

But now Zhang Juzheng no longer thinks so, and Gao Gong may also have real abilities.

Otherwise, how could he educate the fifteen-year-old Prince Yu to be so smart?
He actually drew inferences from one example and used Emperor Wen to praise the present emperor. This is really amazing!

Zhang Juzheng left with emotion, but at the same time he was full of fighting spirit.

Since Prince Yu has understood such an important principle at such a young age, then in the future...

Zhang Juzheng became even more excited.

Not long after Zhang Juzheng finished his lecture, Emperor Jiajing in the Wanshou Palace in Xiyuan had received a secret report from the spy in Prince Yu's Mansion.

Because of his "Essay on Current Affairs", Emperor Jiajing paid special attention to Zhang Juzheng.

So with Xu Jie's recommendation, Emperor Jiajing agreed to Zhang Juzheng's suggestion to serve as a lecturer in Prince Yu's Palace.

Otherwise, how could Emperor Jiajing allow a young man who had just entered the Hanlin Academy a few years ago to teach Prince Yu in his mansion?

Emperor Jiajing flipped through the secret report sent by the spy, nodded after reading a paragraph, and then said to Huang Jin beside him: "This Zhang Juzheng is still a bit smart, he knows to remind Saner about the coming-of-age ceremony. By the way, how is the preparation of the Ministry of Rites going? When do they plan to report to me?"

Huang Jin said: "Your Majesty, rest assured. Elder Xu is very clear about the importance of this matter. He has already instructed the Ministry of Rites to prepare for the two princes' coming-of-age ceremonies. Now we just have to wait for the Imperial Astronomical Observatory to set a good day."

When Emperor Jiajing heard that it was the Imperial Observatory, he frowned and said, "Don't let those idiots in the Imperial Observatory set the date. The dates they set have never been smooth. Go to Chaotian Palace and tell Immortal Tao and Immortal Lan to help set a good date, and then send it to the Ministry of Rites for preparation."

Huang Jin lowered her head and replied, "Yes, I will arrange it right away."

Then Emperor Jiajing began to carefully read the contents of the next secret report. When he saw Zhang Juzheng explaining Emperor Wen's edict to Zhu Zaigui, he nodded with satisfaction and continued, "This Zhang Juzheng is quite capable. When he talked about Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty, he was not bound by ancient traditions and had his own opinions. He also spoke out three-tenths of the essence of Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty. He is qualified to continue to serve as a lecturer in Prince Yu's Palace."

Huang Jin listened to Emperor Jiajing praising Ju Zheng, and laughed along, saying, "This is because the Emperor has a keen eye for talent, and he saw Zhang Ju Zheng's talent at first sight."

Emperor Jiajing snorted complacently, "He has some ability, otherwise I would have driven him away in a moment. Do you still remember his "On Current Affairs"? The words in it are totally disrespectful to the emperor and father, and he even dared to secretly mock me for practicing Taoism? Am I practicing Taoism? I am learning from Emperor Wen of Han, and I am learning better than Emperor Wen of Han." Huang Jin laughed again when he heard this, "The emperor is definitely better than Emperor Wen of Han. When Emperor Wen of Han ascended the throne, all obstacles were cleared by loyal ministers such as Zhou Bo and Chen Ping. The emperor relied entirely on himself to defeat the treacherous ministers and created the prosperous Jiajing era. This is something that Emperor Wen of Han cannot compare to."

When Emperor Jiajing heard what Huang Jin said, the smile on his face became even brighter. What Huang Jin said was absolutely right.

However, when speaking, Emperor Jiajing was still relatively modest. "The dog slaves only know how to flatter me. How can I compare myself with Emperor Wen of the Han Dynasty? After all, he is my senior and my role model."

Huang Jin smiled and said, "What I am flattering is not a horse, but a dragon."

When Emperor Jiajing heard this, he couldn't help laughing happily again, "If the civil servants outside heard you, they would definitely think you were flattering the emperor with sweet words."

Huang Jin said: "What I said is the truth. If they really remember it, it will be my honor! Besides, I will follow the emperor to ascend to heaven and become a happy immortal in the future. Why would I care about the words of these mortals?"

When Emperor Jiajing heard Huang Jin's words, he expressed his approval.

Then Emperor Jiajing seemed to think of something else.

Emperor Jiajing asked, "How is Ouyang Bijin's work going? Why hasn't he submitted a new plan in such a long time?"

Huang Jin said: "During this period of time, Feng Bao has been taking him to investigate everywhere. I believe there will be results soon."

Emperor Jiajing snorted, "How fast is fast? Don't you know that time waits for no one? Do you want me to wait for him?"

"Send an order and ask him to give me the latest expansion plan for the capital within three days, otherwise I will replace him."

Emperor Jiajing was very dissatisfied with the progress of the Ministry of Works.

The suggestion to expand the capital was made by the Ministry of Works in conjunction with Shuntian Prefecture. However, after so much time, the Ministry of Works still doesn't even have a satisfactory plan. Is this deceiving the emperor?
Don’t they know that the expansion of the capital is the most important thing today?

Emperor Jiajing now linked the expansion of the capital to his Jiajing Reign of Prosperity.

If anyone dares to let him down or cause trouble in this matter, Emperor Jiajing will definitely kill him!

So, now it seems that Yan Shifan has shot himself in the foot, but the sad thing is that Yan Shifan is still unaware of it.

He also thought that the expansion of the capital was an opportunity for him to demonstrate his abilities to Emperor Jiajing.

Little did he know that this opportunity was about to turn into a disaster due to Zhu Zaigui's instigation.

If Yan Shifan doesn't wake up soon, and still wants to use the expansion of the capital to do small things, or to be clever, then he will be really close to death.

You have to know that when it comes to being ungrateful and heartless, few emperors in history were as cruel as the Zhu family.

The Zhu family could kill meritorious officials and pillars of the country at will, let alone an opportunist like Yan Shifan who only knows how to be clever?
If Emperor Jiajing realized that Yan Shifan was playing tricks on him, he would be in for a miserable death.

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