Wanli Xinming

Chapter 151 Attack

When the two were discussing the issue of the clan, Zhang Juzheng came, entered the door and greeted each other as ceremonies, and greeted each other with Zhu Zaiyu, so there was no need to make a detailed list.

Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng carefully, and saw that his temples were gray, his cheeks that were still smooth and full when the platform was called were sunken, only his eyes were still bright and his mental state was good.

Unable to bear it in his heart, Zhu Yijun instructed Wei Chao: "Bring some snacks - copy the Shaqima recipe that Tong Chizhong donated a few days ago to the old gentleman, and let the old gentleman take it back later."

After speaking, he smiled at Zhang Juzheng: "Tong Chizhong accompanied me to practice riding and archery a few days ago, and offered his recipe for making dim sum. The Jurchen language is called Shaqima, and it tastes very good. The old gentleman will try it later."

Zhang Juzheng thanked the emperor, and immediately remonstrated: "Your Majesty, he is not my race, his heart will be different, and Nurhaci is also not the general soldier of Yingyang, and he is not qualified to serve the imperial driver, why should he be accompanied by a sharp weapon? If there is a difference Change, I can't regret it!"

Zhu Yijun listened seriously, and said to Zhang Juzheng: "What the old gentleman said is that I want to show the trust of the Jurchen, it is indeed Meng Lang, and this will not be the case in the future - then Tong Chizhong heard that the imperial court is going to invade Burma, so he went to war with me. Several times, I have been hesitating to bring troops and horses into battle."

Zhang Juzheng listened with a smile and said, "I thought that I might as well agree to this matter. The Jurchen cavalry have fought for the country in Ningxia, Jizhen and other places for several years, and they have made a lot of merits, and the court is not stingy with rewards."

"It's better to let them get used to the domestication of the eagle dogs. In the battle of Burma, we might as well let some of them be mixed with the Han soldiers to fight together. After such a few years, the Jurchen soldiers became familiar with the Chinese language, and mixed them with the Han soldiers. In China, the establishment was gradually abolished—this is the way to transform Hu into Han.”

Zhu Yijun listened and nodded in agreement.Then he pointed to the dim sum plate and tea served by Wei Chao: "Take it, old gentleman."

Zhang Juzheng thanked him, picked up a piece of Shaqima and ate it.Immediately, his eyes lit up and he said, "This dim sum is delicious, no less than Suzhou dim sum."

Wei Chao hurriedly handed the recipe to Shaqima and said with a smile, "Master Zhang took the recipe back and tried to make it in the kitchen at home. If it doesn't work well, the servants will send the imperial kitchen staff to teach it."

Zhang Juzheng looked at Wei Chao lightly, just nodded, then turned to Zhu Yijun and said, "The emperor has summoned his ministers, and I don't know why?"

Zhu Yijun pointed at Zhu Zaiyu and said, "I'm talking to Prince Zheng about the abuses of this dynasty's clan, and let the old gentleman also listen to me. Oh, this clan's chronic disease, will it be at the bottom of Hu?"

During the Jiajing period, Zhang Ju had already paid attention to the issue of the imperial clan in the Ming Dynasty, and had discussed plans with Zhu Yijun many times.
"Your Majesty, at the beginning of the Kingdom, there were not many branches and concubines, and today it is a thousand times the same as the beginning of the Kingdom. The Prince Zheng's Mansion is located in Henan, and there are now seven princes' mansions, 39 county king's mansions, more than [-] generals, and innumerable lieutenants. "

"In the second year of Wanli, the Ministry of Rites counted the clans all over the world, and the newly made imperial clans totaled more than 6 people. Although the princes and lieutenants are not equal in age, if they are all distributed in full, the average per capita will be 300 shi. This item requires With an expenditure of 860 million shi, calculated in the four years of Wanli, the national grain tax has to be paid for the year."

"Therefore, debts are unavoidable—from the beginning of Emperor Shizong to the present, the grain and rice owed by the imperial court has exceeded 8000 shi, and this hole cannot be filled no matter what."

Because he didn't know what Zhu Zaiyu said to the emperor, Zhang Juzheng said this because he was afraid that the emperor would hear that his relatives were impoverished.

Zhu Yijun shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said to Zhu Zaiyu: "It's really hard for me to be this family! I couldn't bear it when I heard the tragic state of the clan; but the affairs of the country are so dense, and the food and money are carefully calculated to be able to barely maintain it, which is really sad. people."

Zhu Zaiyu heard it and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's better to relax the ban on the clan and let them make a living, otherwise the population will multiply, and the burden will become heavier and heavier."

When Zhang Juzheng heard that the Prince of Zheng was not here to fight the famine, his favoritism for him soared, and he smiled and said to Zhu Zaiyu: "I have seen the prince well! Open the ban on industry, peasants and soldiers, and make a living by yourself, otherwise this deadlock will not be solved!"

Zhu Yijun said: "I want to open this ban, one is against the ancestral system, and the two are likely to be ridiculed by the clan."

Zhang Juzheng listened and said, "When did you care about the ancestral system? It's new!" Seeing that Zhu Yijun didn't look at himself but looked at Zhu Zaiyu when he spoke, if he realized something, he gritted his teeth and said:

"Your Majesty, when the Great Ancestor established the system, how many people were there in the clan? Now there are so many clans, it's impossible to do anything! The poor clan are starved of food, gathering crowds to shout and humiliate lawsuits; Don't change the ancestral system at this time, no!"

These words were so loud that Zhu Zaiyu was stunned when he was on the sidelines.He secretly said in his heart, "No wonder outsiders say that Zhang Juzheng has the authority and overwhelms hundreds of officials. Sure enough, he is a great husband!" He couldn't help but cast an admiring look at Zhang Juzheng.

After hearing this, Zhu Yijun slapped the table and said: "Okay! It seems that it is impossible not to change this ancestral system, and I agree with what the old man said. However, excluding those who make their own living, last year's annual salary was 550 million shi, and the court was in a bad situation." Heavy burden, what's the old man's idea?"

Zhang Juzheng almost spat out a mouthful of old blood, gritted his teeth inwardly.At this moment, I couldn't back down, so I had to bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, please issue an order to lower the ranks! When the Taizu opened the foundation, the total number of princes, county kings, and generals was no more than [-]; today, the number of princes alone has already passed. Sixty, there are thousands of county kings! Except for those who have committed crimes, the princes of my dynasty are hereditary. If the prince has sons, please seal the county kings. The number of county kings is becoming more and more numerous. Among these invitations, there are also a lot of concubines and peanut children-the root of the clan problem is still on the prince!"

The so-called children of concubines and peanuts are the children born between the clan and the outer clan or prostitutes - those who are prohibited by this patriarchal law, but the patriarchal law of the Ming Dynasty is abolished, and such situations are difficult to prohibit.

"Therefore, if you want to solve the problem of the imperial family, you can only use the method of lowering the title!" After Zhang Juzheng said this, he raised his hand to wipe the sweat with his sleeve, and then ate a piece of Shaqima to suppress his shock.

Before the emperor could speak, Zhu Zaiyu shouted beside him: "Okay! The first assistant's words are right! The emperor, the minister also thought that to solve the problem of the clan, we must change the hereditary law - otherwise this dead knot will not be solved!"

When Zhang Juzheng heard Zhu Zaiyu say this, a mouthful of Shaqi Maca was in his throat, and his face flushed.Wei Chao hurriedly stepped forward to help him relax, and let him take a sip of tea before swallowing it.

Seeing Zhang Juzheng like this, Zhu Yijun struggled in his stomach to hold back his laughter, with a hesitant look on his face, and said in his mouth, "This ancestral system has been reformed too much. The suzerain, the imperial family, is treated so poorly, Sheji is also worried about weak branches."

Looking at Zhu Zaiyu again, he said, "Prince Zheng's line is the prince appointed by Emperor Renzong. Now the prince agrees to the order of lowering the rank to the nobility. Are you not afraid that future generations will stab the spine?"

　Let's watch first, there will be a chapter in a while.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)