My father is Jiajing

Chapter 387 Dad, how to solve it?

As the saying goes, when you are at home, trouble may come to you.

Zhu Zaigui never dreamed that Emperor Jiajing would simply quit his job and let him be the regent. Isn't this just cheating him?
However, even such deceptive news still made Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others excited.

In their eyes, Zhu Zaigui's ability to regent was what everyone wanted.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui accepted the task of regent vaguely.

However, even with the responsibility of regent, Zhu Zaigui still did not feel complacent or conceited at all.

Because Zhu Zaigui knew that Emperor Jiajing was trying to pass the buck at this time because he did not want to bear the responsibility for the Huazhou earthquake alone.

Of course, letting Zhu Zaigui serve as regent was not really to let Zhu Zaigui take the blame, but to make it easier to shift the blame to the cabinet and the court.

Therefore, the most panicked people at this time were actually the cabinet and others. They could not evade their responsibilities by directly using the reason of "fasting and bathing" to pray for the people like Emperor Jiajing did. They could only bite the bullet and continue to deal with a series of problems after the Huazhou earthquake.

If these problems are handled well, it means the emperor is wise; if they are not handled well, it means the cabinet is incompetent.

At that time, if there was resentment in the local area, Emperor Jiajing could also stand up selflessly and severely punish the cabinet officials and the main responsible officials who failed to provide adequate rescue to the people in the disaster area, in order to demonstrate the emperor's love for the people and his hatred of evil.

So at this moment, the three members of the cabinet, after realizing what was happening, were actually very panicked, fearing that they would eventually become scapegoats of the emperor and be used to appease the grievances of the people in the disaster area.

"Dad, it's obvious that the emperor is trying to trick us. We have worked diligently for the Zhu family over the years, but at this moment, the emperor is hiding and letting a young boy who is still wet behind the ears govern the country. Is he letting Prince Yu govern the country? Are we the ones to take the blame?"

After Yan Shifan saw through Emperor Jiajing's actions, he complained to Yan Song angrily.

Yan Song's face became terribly gloomy as he listened to his son's complaints.

If his son could see through it, how could he not see through it?
But what can we do now that we have seen through it? Can we still jump up and say that the emperor should not pray for the people in the disaster area at this time and take the initiative to assume responsibility for the Huazhou earthquake?
Don’t you ever think about how such a good thing has ever happened throughout history?
Ever since Dong Zhongshu reformed Confucianism and introduced the theory of "correspondence between Heaven and man" to explain the relationship between Heaven and the Son of Heaven, and after it was recognized by Emperor Wu of Han, the emperor was no longer the same emperor.

The emperor will only become more and more mean and ungrateful. Not to mention anything else, just during the Han Dynasty, there were many prime ministers who took the blame for the emperor's astronomical phenomena and disasters.

The dynasties and emperors of later generations followed suit. Whenever there was a major event that could not be handled, the emperor would not hesitate to "change the prime minister" to explain to God and the people of the world.

The general meaning is that the world is in trouble now because I have appointed the wrong people. Now I have changed the people, God agrees, and the people of the world should understand.

Therefore, at this moment, even Yan Song, who had always thought that he was in a safe position, could not help but feel a chill in his heart. Could it be that His Majesty really wanted to get rid of him?
However, all the things that the Ming Dynasty needs to do and the people it needs to use are still supported by Yan Song. If he were really replaced, many things might lead to even greater disasters in an instant.

Therefore, Yan Song could not understand why Emperor Jiajing suddenly fasted and bathed at this time and let Prince Yu govern the country.

Yan Song was annoyed and said angrily, "Enough, if you have time to complain, you might as well think about how to solve the current problem."

Yan Shifan shrank his head, a little afraid of the angry Yan Song. But Yan Shifan still said stubbornly: "Dad, how can we solve this problem? What is the situation in Huazhou in this winter? We can only see the reports sent back by local officials and imperial envoys. They said that people have already started freezing to death in the disaster area. What should we do?"

Yan Song said nonchalantly, "Which year hasn't had people frozen to death? Is this year's death only due to the earthquake in Huazhou? Besides, earthquakes are natural disasters. Your Majesty has already sincerely fasted and bathed to pray to God. What we, as your subjects, have to do now is to protect the Ming Dynasty for Your Majesty and eliminate some dangers in the bud."

"You go and inform the Ministry of War and have them send a letter to all the garrisons in the disaster area to prepare for the disaster. If there are any evildoers in the disaster area who are spreading rumors and trying to cause trouble, they should be arrested on the spot!"

Yan Song was still very decisive. He knew that the current problem was no longer just a matter of disaster relief.

Because the court has already done its best, any further demands would be unrealistic.

Therefore, stability is the top priority at this time.

As for other problems, they can be put aside temporarily. As long as we survive this winter and wait until spring comes, when the ice and snow melt and everything revives, the government will organize the local people to slowly resume construction and production, and this stage will be passed.

After receiving instructions from his father, Yan Shifan immediately went to the Ministry of War and reported Yan Song's intentions as the cabinet's intentions, asking the Ministry of War to carry out the instructions.

After hearing about this, Zhu Zaigui did not react at all, and he did not use his position as regent to interfere.

Because Zhu Zaigui, who had calmed down, also knew that Yan Song's decision was correct. In a sense, the stability of the disaster area was the cornerstone of everything.

As long as the disaster area can be kept stable, not only can the disaster relief work proceed as planned, but the people will also suffer fewer casualties.

So at this time, Zhu Zaigui could not help but sigh in his heart, "It turns out that the Yan Party is also a group of capable people. No wonder Taoist Jiajing could use them for twenty years. Without any real ability, relying on a few poems and flattery, how could Yan Song hold the power of the country for more than twenty years? It seems that we should take a good look at the ability of Yan Song and others."

Zhu Zaigui sat steadily in his study, surrounded by memorials sent by the Ministry of Public Administration, all of which needed to be reviewed and approved by him as the regent.

Looking at such a thick stack of memorials, and the two larger stacks that had just been delivered, Zhu Zaigui couldn't help but sigh in his heart that this was really not a job for a human being.

But there was no other way, since Zhu Zaigui was the regent at the time, so he could only watch it with gritted teeth.

Zhu Zaigui felt a toothache when he saw these memorials written in four-six parallel prose with gorgeous words. Can't these intellectuals speak more directly? Why do they always like to write so much nonsense and only say a few words about business at the end?

No wonder emperors become more and more lazy as they work more. It turns out that this is the problem.

Zhu Zaigui said to Meng Chong who was waiting beside him, "Meng Chong, go and call the manager of the Tongzhengsi. I have something to ask him."

Meng Chong was also stunned when he heard Zhu Zaigui's order. He thought that the first person Zhu Zaigui would call should be the cabinet elders, but he didn't expect that he would call the Tongzhengsi. It was really unexpected.

(End of this chapter)