My father is Jiajing

Chapter 230: Cautious Prince Yu
Zhu Zaigui did not waste time explaining too much about Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng's shock, but just smiled and said nothing.

As for how far the two of them can imagine this matter, that is their problem, and Zhu Zaigui will not get involved.

So when the two of them left Prince Yu's Mansion, there was a hint of shock on their faces that was difficult to conceal.

However, just when the two were parting, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng seemed to suddenly think of something serious. They turned around at the same time and called out to each other seriously.

"Uncle!"

"Master Gao!"

They both spoke at the same time, then nodded in unison, and no one said the rest of the words.

Because they are both smart people, they can understand the meaning of some words with just a glance.

Their intention was very simple, that is, to strictly guard the secret that Prince Yu had just told them, and not to announce the true role of Prince Yu's Mansion in Shunyi Industrial Park to the world.

At the same time, both of them were extremely excited and happy.

Since Prince Yu told these two such an important secret, doesn't this mean that Prince Yu has selfless trust in them?

Being able to gain Prince Yu’s trust is a huge blessing for both of them.

After all, in their hearts, Prince Yu is the future of the Ming Dynasty. If they can gain the trust of the future of the Ming Dynasty, then wouldn’t their own future be a bright and smooth road?
When they thought of this, they were extremely excited, thinking that in the future they would be able to realize their ambitions with the rise of Prince Yu, and achieve unprecedented achievements!
After seeing off Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, Zhu Zaigui crossed his legs comfortably, enjoying the carefree life of wealth and luxury.

Meng Chong came over with a cup of Taiping Houkui tea at just the right temperature and served him, "Your Highness, you told the two gentlemen about what happened in Shunyi. Will they spread the news?"

Meng Chong looked at Zhu Zaigui with some concern and asked this.

Zhu Zaigui took a sip of the tea that Meng Chong handed over and said, "Don't worry, they won't tell anyone. And even if they do, as long as I don't admit it and don't express my opinion, and the palace doesn't admit it and doesn't express its opinion, who will believe it?"

"So, don't worry about this problem at all. Besides, I am saying this because I trust them. If one of them fails my trust, even if he has great talent in the future, I will crush him into the dust and let him live like Yang Shen, who was conceited about his talent and reputation, and survive in the world."

Speaking of Yang Shen, this great talent was also an impulsive young man with hot-blooded personality.

However, even if he was not impulsive, given his status, he was destined to not achieve anything in the Jiajing Dynasty.

After all, he was the son of Yang Tinghe, and Yang Tinghe was the mortal enemy of Emperor Jiajing. Before the Great Ceremony Dispute, there was already an irreconcilable conflict between Emperor Jiajing and Yang Tinghe.

Therefore, after Emperor Jiajing won the Great Ceremony Dispute, a political battle concerning the status of imperial power, Yang Tinghe and his party would definitely be punished and exiled by Emperor Jiajing.

Yang Shen, a famous talent in the Ming Dynasty, naturally could not escape the fate of being exiled.

Moreover, during his wanderings after being exiled, Yang Shen stood on the bank of the Yangtze River and looked back on the past. He was inspired to compose a famous poem "Linjiangxian: The Rolling Yangtze River Flows East", which further elevated his literary status and made him the first of the three talented men in the Ming Dynasty!

The tone of this poem is generous and tragic. Reading it is heart-wrenching and memorable, adding countless emotions to one's heart.

So even though Yang Shen is now very old, his talent and reputation are still so brilliant.

But unfortunately, because of his position in the Great Etiquette Dispute, this renowned talent never had a chance to make a name for himself. He could only waste his life and quietly fade away in an unknown corner.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui believed that as long as Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were clear-headed and not stupid, they would definitely not tell others the secret that Zhu Zaigui had told them.

Because Zhu Zaigui's secret is not just a secret, but also a touchstone of their loyalty. As long as they can pass this test, the three of them can talk more freely and become more intimate when they meet in the palace again.

Otherwise, they might only get Zhu Zaigui's hypocritical respect and care. As for what Zhu Zaigui really thinks, he might not share it with the two of them.

When Meng Chong heard what Zhu Zaigui said, he understood instantly. Meng Chong winked at Zhu Zaigui and said with a smile: "Your Highness is really smart. I don't have such a brain."

Zhu Zaigui chuckled, "If you had such a brain, why would I have to work so hard to play tricks on them? You don't know how powerful these two gentlemen will be in the future. Being their student, I am under a lot of pressure."

When Meng Chong heard this, he just thought it was Zhu Zaigui's humble joke and didn't take it to heart.

Meng Chong said: "The prince is extremely intelligent, how can ordinary people compare to him? No matter how smart and capable Mr. Gao and Mr. Zhang are, even if they are both Monkey Kings, they can't escape from the prince's palm."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zaigui couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "You actually know Journey to the West?"

Meng Chong was stunned for a moment and said, "The Journey to the West that Your Majesty is talking about is the latest popular Journey to the West?"

When Zhu Zaigui heard the name "Journey to the West", he suddenly realized that this seemed to be the original name of Journey to the West.

Zhu Zaiqi hummed, then said seriously: "Pass the order down. From now on, whether in the palace or in Shunyi Industrial Park, I don't want to hear anyone talking about "Journey to the West"."

When Meng Chong heard Zhu Zaigui's strange order, he was also stunned. "Why, Your Majesty? Isn't this story quite interesting?"

Zhu Zaigui sighed and said seriously, "It is precisely because it is too interesting that we cannot read or discuss this book. This book would be fine at any time, but it is a big problem now. Your Majesty worships Taoism and cultivates the mysterious, but this book denigrates Taoism and promotes Buddhism. Isn't it a subtle satire on Your Majesty? As a son, how can I allow such disloyal and unfilial remarks to be spread between the palace and the industrial park?"

"So, I can't control how this book appears outside, and I won't control it, but it can't appear openly in my territory. Otherwise, wouldn't I become a disloyal and unfilial son?"

After hearing this, Meng Chong's face turned pale with fright. He never expected that the book could have such a sinister intention. He even treated this book as an interesting story book and put it on his desk to read.

Now that I think about it, it’s really terrifying!

However, the Ming Dynasty was not the Qing Dynasty after all, and there was no such thing as literary inquisition. So even though "Journey to the West" was suspected of implicitly satirizing the emperor's practice of Taoism, neither the Emperor Jiajing himself nor anyone else listed the book as a banned book and banned it.

After all, Emperor Jiajing still had this bit of cultural confidence.

Moreover, Emperor Jiajing was also about to become an immortal, so why would he care about these gossips?

So this shows how open the cultural atmosphere was in the Ming Dynasty.
If our thinking had not been constrained by the traditional class ideology of "scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans", given the historical situation in the middle and late Ming Dynasty when many talented people were keen on cultural creation and technological invention, the world might have undergone incredible changes as early as five hundred years ago.

Unfortunately, all of this was strangled by a variety of accidents, causing the Ming Dynasty, which was supposed to have entered an evolutionary state, to come to an abrupt end, becoming a historical regret.

However, as a cautious time traveler who had seen all kinds of key sensitive words and even had tea because of sensitive words, Zhu Zaigui was still very careful, because he could not guess whether Emperor Jiajing would dislike the implicit satire of the story of "Journey to the West" towards him.

Therefore, for safety reasons, Zhu Zaigui issued an order prohibiting the royal palace and industrial park from watching and discussing "Journey to the West".

Although this order may cause more people who have never heard of "Journey to the West" to go and watch it out of curiosity, that is no longer Zhu Zaigui's problem. After all, he has set an example himself, so who can arrest him?
Therefore, no matter how this matter develops in the end, Zhu Zaigui will be invincible.

After all, his "filial piety" is beyond reproach, and anyone who dares to bring this up is a person with ulterior motives.

By then, Zhu Zaigui won’t even need to fan the flames, someone will jump out and deal with him!

(End of this chapter)