My father is Jiajing

Chapter 532 Liubiju

Yan Shifan was imprisoned.

This news was like a whirlwind, sweeping across the entire capital in an instant and heading towards all directions of the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Zaigui knew that this political storm was inevitable.

However, Zhu Zaigui still insisted on his original attitude and would never let this political storm turn into a "black or white" political struggle event.

We will never allow one group of people to take advantage of another group's misfortune, thinking that this will free up more positions and benefits.

If this is really the case, let these officials enjoy such benefits, even though they know that they may follow in the footsteps of their predecessors in the future.

But as long as they are allowed to feel that doing so is an opportunity for progress, then the Ming Dynasty will become plagued by constant party struggles as social contradictions become increasingly severe.

Once this kind of party struggle becomes the political norm in the future, future officials will only think about how to stand in line rather than how to get things done.

After all, taking sides is much easier than doing things.

If you stand on the right side, even a pig can get promoted.

Even if you get things done well, you may not be appreciated by others.

Therefore, in order to prevent such official atmosphere from overshadowing future political development, Yan Song did not count the many shameful things he had done in his previous position as the prime minister of the cabinet.

Zhu Zaigui also had to protect his affairs after his death, as well as those ministers who had followed him.

Otherwise, a major political earthquake would occur in an instant.

What followed was the denial of Emperor Jiajing.

You must know that the current Jiajing Dynasty is very different from the Jiajing Dynasty in history.

The current Jiajing Dynasty is at a time when Zhu Zaigui is exhausting all his energy in its vigorous development. If the downfall of Yan Song turns into a major political earthquake, and then with the crackdown and negation of Yan's party, the problem will be extended to Emperor Jiajing.

So wouldn't the momentum that Zhu Zaigui had worked so hard to build up over the years be destroyed by this wave of party struggles?
Therefore, no matter whether Yan Song was really bad or was forced, Zhu Zaigui had to let him land safely.

Let those members of the Yan Party who once followed Yan Song or Yan Shifan in order to get things done feel at ease, and let them understand that Yan Song's departure was just a normal replacement of the old with the new.

Yan Shifan's punishment was just a normal anti-corruption action of the court.

It was definitely not an opportunity for the imperial court or certain individuals to take advantage of the situation to wipe out the "Yan Party" and start a vicious political struggle.

Inside the Wenhua Hall.

At this moment, three days have passed since Yan Shifan was arrested.

During these three days, Zhu Zaigui did not issue another "Regent Order" regarding the Yan Shifan case, nor did he approve or approve any memorial that took the opportunity to impeach Yan Song or Yan Shifan, as well as other members of the Yan Party for illegal activities.

At the same time, Zhu Zaigui also made it clear to the cabinet that the current affairs the cabinet had to deal with were still the major national policies determined last year, rather than the follow-up impact of the Yan Shifan case.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui required the cabinet to set a good example. Anyone who dared to take the lead in starting a vicious trend of party struggles would be punished with the same crime as Yan Shifan.

After the cabinet understood that Zhu Zaigui did not want anyone to take advantage of the Yan Shifan case to stir up trouble, they immediately tacitly agreed not to say a word about the Yan Shifan case or about what happened after Yan Song left office.

It seems that the imperial court is still the same, except that a new person serves as the prime minister.

Therefore, three days later, in order to once again show the court and the world that he had no intention of initiating a major political change, Zhu Zaigui summoned Yan Song to the Wenhua Hall to make a report, and also asked important officials from the cabinet and the six ministries to attend.

After receiving Zhu Zaigui's summons, the cabinet elders and the ministers of the six ministries looked at each other in bewilderment. For a moment, they could not guess what this prince regent was up to.

Li Chunfang, Gao Gong, Zhao Wenhua and others got together.

The three of them are now a prominent small group in the court.

When other people saw the three of them together, besides envy in their eyes, they were also wondering how they could join in.

After all, Prince Yu’s position is so stable now.

Now he not only has the power to issue the "Regency Order", but also the right to be called "Gu".

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Zhu Zaigui was now the official successor to Emperor Jiajing.

Li Chunfang, Gao Gong and others were all officials from Prince Yu's mansion. Although Zhao Wenhua was a latecomer, he was also a Shangshu.

Therefore, all the officials naturally looked at them with envy, and they also knew that these people would definitely soar to the sky the moment Prince Yu truly gained power!
If they can establish a good relationship with them now, when these people become successful, wouldn't they be able to benefit from it?
Inside the Wenhua Hall.

Yan Song arrived early.

At this time, the only people in Wenhua Hall were Zhu Zaigui, some palace servants serving on the side, and some secretarial staff.

Zhu Zaigui said, "I heard a few days ago that a pickle vendor refused the elder's calligraphy. Is this true?"

When Yan Song, who was sitting below Zhu Zaigui, heard Zhu Zaigui's words, he immediately wanted to get up, but Zhu Zaigui waved his hand and asked him to sit down and talk.

Yan Song sat cautiously on the chair, and replied with a hint of self-mockery in his voice: "Your Highness, it is true. But this is also common sense. I have no official position now, so it is reasonable for the boss to look down on my calligraphy."

Zhu Zaigui said: "I hate such human nature! The Lord has worked hard for the court for 10 to 20 years. Even if he has no merit, he has no hard work. Moreover, the Lord's calligraphy is also recognized as good calligraphy by the court and the world. He is a small boss selling pickles, but he wants to be so mercenary and distinguish himself from the Lord. It's really unreasonable!"

"If it weren't for the favor of the Lord, how could his pickles have survived in the capital for decades? Today, the Lord will write a couplet for me and send it to him. I want to see if the world is really so heartless."

When Yan Song heard what Zhu Zaigui said, he had no idea what Zhu Zaigui was planning.

But since he had been summoned to the Wenhua Hall by Zhu Zaigui today, Yan Song must have been prepared and understood his situation as a prisoner.

Naturally, he would not reject Zhu Zaigui's arbitrary intention.

After Zhu Zaigui finished speaking, he gave another instruction to Meng Chong, asking him to prepare rice paper, brushes and ink.

By the time Meng Chong had prepared all these, it was the time when the cabinet elders and the six ministers arrived at the Wenhua Palace.

Zhu Zaigui did not allow anyone to stop them and let them in directly.

When they came in, they happened to see Zhu Zaigui standing aside and Yan Song writing seriously on the desk.

When this scene came into everyone's eyes, they were all shocked. But no matter how scared they were, they still had to follow the etiquette.

Xu Jie took the lead and bowed, "Your Highness, we pay our respects to the Regent."

Zhu Zaigui hummed, without looking at them, but only at Yan Song's hand where he was writing.

"Everyone, please get up. I am watching Lord Yan writing. Please wait for a moment."

When Xu Jie and others heard Zhu Zaigui's words, they couldn't help but shrink their heads and looked at Zhu Zaigui and Yan Song cautiously.

They didn't understand the current situation. Why did Yan Song go to the Wenhua Hall to write?
However, at this time, no matter how many questions they had in their minds, no one stood up to ask a single question.

After a while, Yan Song finally finished writing the big characters.

Zhu Zaigui looked at the three characters written by Yan Song, which were indeed vigorous and powerful, and full of artistic conception. He could not help but admire and said, "I have long heard that Lord Yan's calligraphy was first-rate at the time. Today, I am able to see Lord Yan writing in person. It is indeed a rare spiritual enjoyment."

Yan Song gently put down his brush and bowed to Zhu Zaigui again, saying, "Your Majesty, thank you for your praise. I have only practiced calligraphy for a few more years, but my calligraphy is not first-rate."

Zhu Zaigui laughed and said, "Lord Yan, there is no need to be modest. Whether calligraphy is good or bad, the world will have its own opinions. But the three characters Liuxinju are not good."

When Yan Song heard that the three characters Zhu Zaigui were not good, he quickly said, "I will rewrite it."

Zhu Zaiqi waved his hand again and said, "I am not saying that the characters are bad, but the meaning of these three characters is bad. The affairs of the world require one to be single-minded. If one has six minds, how can one get things done?"

"By extension of this, there are billions of people in the world, so could there be billions of people with the same mind? If so, how can our Ming Dynasty be united in purpose and achieve peace?"

"So, I don't like six hearts. I like everyone in the world to have one goal, which is to bring eternal peace to the Ming Dynasty!"

When Zhu Zaigui said this, both Yan Song beside him and the others standing below were shocked.

It turns out that Zhu Zaigui called everyone here today because of this sentence.

Therefore, whether it was Yan Song beside Zhu Zaigui or Xu Jie and others below, they all bowed at the same time and said: "Your Majesty is wise! The whole world should be of one mind, and we are also of one mind."

Zhu Zaigui looked at Yan Song, then at Xu Jie and the others, and said with a faint hum: "You are right. Not only you should be of one mind, but also I and Your Majesty. As long as we focus on one thing, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished in the world, and the Jiajing prosperous era is not impossible."

Yan Song and Xu Jie bowed again, "Your Majesty, your Majesty and I are of one mind, and we will work together for the prosperity of the Jiajing era!"

Zhu Zaigui laughed and said, "I am very pleased that you have such a heart, and I believe that His Majesty is also pleased."

Zhu Zaigui then turned around and looked at Yan Song and said, "So, please add a 'one' to the word 'heart' so that the six hearts can be unified!"

Yan Song immediately bowed and said, "I obey your command."

Then Yan Song picked up the brush beside him, and under the watchful eyes of Zhu Zaigui, Xu Jie and others, he wrote the character "一" above the character "心" on the already written calligraphy on the desk.

The character "一" is like a sharp sword, piercing straight through the heart and turning into the character "必".

At this time, Zhu Zaigui also looked at the "Liubiju" calligraphy with great appreciation, and then instructed Meng Chong: "Go and bring out my 'Prince Yu's Seal of the Regent'."

Upon hearing this, Meng Chong immediately went to get the jade seal that Zhu Zaigui mentioned.

Then, Zhu Zaigui personally placed the seal on the calligraphy under the watchful eyes of Yan Song, Xu Jie and others.

After doing all this, Zhu Zaigui put the jade seal in his hand aside.

Zhu Zaigui said, "Go and send this calligraphy to Liuxinju, and have them carve a plaque and hang it in the store now. Tell them that from today on, Liuxinju will be renamed Liubiju."

Meng Chong immediately bowed and said, "I obey your order."

Then Meng Chong rolled up the calligraphy and walked out of the hall.

After Meng Chong left, Yan Song also bowed and quietly stepped back from Zhu Zaigui's desk.

Zhu Zaigui naturally sat in his seat again, "Please show some seats to Lord Yan and Lord Xu."

Yan Song and Xu Jie thanked him at the same time: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Then the two of them sat carefully on the chairs behind him, one on the left and one on the right.

At this time, Zhu Zaiqi looked at everyone again and laughed, "I asked you to come here today. Actually, there is nothing special. I just want to chat with you and understand your views on the current political situation and the current world affairs."

"Just speak freely and I will listen. Even if you speak poorly or incorrectly, I will not criticize you or blame anyone."

Yan Song and Xu Jie glanced at each other, and so did the other officials.

I was a little confused for a moment.

After all, they had never experienced this kind of thing before.

So if you want to let them speak, they really don’t know how to say it.

Seeing everyone like this, Zhu Zaigui knew that they would not know what to say for a while, and they were even worried that if they said something that did not please Zhu Zaigui, they would get into trouble again.

Therefore, Zhu Zaigui smiled and said, "How about this, I will start by throwing out some ideas."

Zhu Zaigui said: "In fact, I am filled with awe when I am able to serve as regent in Wenhua Palace. I am afraid that I will not do well and disappoint His Majesty."

"But since your majesty has chosen me and given me the power to govern the country, I must not let down your majesty's grace and trust, nor let down your majesty's painstaking efforts."

"So during this period of time, I have been working hard to adapt and study, so that I can handle these urgent but important state affairs."

"Also, I have been paying attention to the road construction in Shuntian Prefecture. I didn't care about these things before, thinking that it was just a matter of road construction."

"But as I understand more about state affairs and the territory of the Ming Dynasty, I believe that if there is a convenient and easy-to-travel road that is not blocked by wind, rain and mud, then the Ming Dynasty will surely become more prosperous in the future because of this road!"

"The prosperous era of Jiajing that your majesty expects, and the peaceful and prosperous life that the people expect, will become more beautiful and real because of the emergence of this road."

"Therefore, I seriously believe that the current national policy of the Ming Dynasty should be inclined to study the success and influence of this road. The cabinet and the Ministry of Industry should also shoulder important responsibilities and seriously study and plan the formulation of future national policies to connect all parts of the Ming Dynasty through this road. It can even be connected to the grassland, Hetao, Hami and other places to restore the glory of the time of Taizu Chengzu!"

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