Wanli Xinming

Chapter 16 The Clock

The next day, Zhu Yijun bid farewell to the Empress Dowager Li, and was ordered to serve by the eunuch Zhang Jing, the supervisor of ceremonies, and went to the Wenhua Palace surrounded by everyone to attend the speech.According to the regular rituals that began in the sixth year of Longqing, on the second, twelfth, and 22nd of every month, the emperor's Yuwenhua Hall will give lectures.Its ritual system is much more grand than the daily lecture, which is equivalent to a trumpet sutra feast.The date of the lecture and the early morning was reversed and changed to today.

In the sixth year of Longqing, because the emperor was young, Zhang Juzheng submitted "Di Jian Tu Shuo", which was compiled by Ma Ziqiang and other lecturers after studying the deeds of emperors in the past dynasties. Zhe" 81 styles, with both pictures and texts.He also submitted eight articles in the "Notes on Rijiaoyi", which stipulated the emperor's curriculum in detail, and required that "unless you encounter severe cold and severe heat, you should not stop teaching and reading." strict.

In this lecture, Xunchen, Shangshu, Du Yushi, Tongzhengshi, and Hanlin scholars served as the feast of the classics and the attendant respectively.Zhang Juzheng gave the lecture today, Tao Dalin and Xu Guoshi gave lectures.Although Zhang Juzheng felt that the emperor's holy learning was greatly improved, he did not encourage the growth of the seedlings, so he continued to lecture on "Dijian Tushuo".After a few paragraphs, it was mentioned that Song Renzong did not like pearl powder.The short story is very simple: during the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty, the palace liked to wear pearl jewelry, so the price of pearls in the capital was very high.One day, Renzong saw Concubine Zhang Guifei wearing pearls all over his head, and he said: 'It's not taboo to have a white head. 'Concubine Zhang Gui and the harem no longer wear pearls, and the price of pearls in the capital has dropped.

Zhang Juzhengjin said: "Mingjun valued the five grains, while the gold and jade were cheap. The five grains nourished the people, so the sage kings valued them; although gold and jade are expensive, they cannot be eaten by hunger, and they cannot be clothed in cold. Therefore, the "Book" says: 'Don't do things that are useless and harmful, and don't value foreign objects and use them cheaply'. Good things come from this."

Zhu Yijun's ex-wife likes luxury goods very much. Although he has a rich family, he has also spoken a lot.After listening to what Zhang Juzheng said, he felt that it was very reasonable, so he said: "The treasures of the country lie in worthy ministers, pearls and jades, etc. What are the benefits of treasures!"

Zhang Juzheng led the group of ministers to kowtow: "The emperor said this, the blessing of the gods and gods."

The corners of Zhu Yijun's mouth twitched, and he said narrowly: "However, women in the palace are so good at makeup, I give them rewards during the Chinese New Year. Every time I save, I have trouble talking."

When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhu Yijun sternly.Zhu Yijun looked at him, Zhang Juzheng knelt down and protested: "The affairs of the state are so dense, how much is accumulated in the treasury? Only the sage pays attention, if there are troublesome words in the harem, dismiss them!"

Zhu Yijun was bored, knowing that he had taken the attitude of later generations to face the scholar-officials of this generation, and was secretly cautious.Nai nodded and said: "Master Zhang said that I should take the ancestors as the law."

Zhang Juzheng said with relief: "Since ancient times, the sages have suffered hardships and hardships, but none of them have been like my sage ancestors. When they were young, they were displaced and moved, and they could not make a living. When Renzu and Empress Wenchun died, they could not be buried with a coffin. The crystal palace of Yuan people leaked, and his life was broken! Queen Xiaoci sewed clothes and shoes for the soldiers. The minister secretly thought that the ancestors had the heart of the sky, so they could create a great cause and pass it on to the emperor. The emperor could take the heart of the ancestors as his heart. , will be able to maintain the great industry forever and spread it to the boundless."

After answering twice, Zhu Yijun completely understood the template of the ideal emperor in the minds of these "virtuous ministers".

The two answered each other, and Zhang Juzheng continued to speak for a while.The inner supervisor reminded Ming Zan to let the emperor take a break.

When Zhu Yijun entered the Wenhua Hall, the left room was slack, and the officials in the hall also whispered and stretched their waists.Zhang Juzheng closed his eyes and dozed off when a little eunuch came out and said, "Mr. Zhang, the emperor asked you to come in." Zhang Juzheng listened and moved into the left room.

After the visit, Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "Sir, look at this."

Zhang Juzheng saw that there was a wooden box about a foot and a half high on the table, inlaid with gold and jade, with a crystal cover under the box, and there was a round copper cake swinging from side to side.The top of the box is also a silver disc, densely engraved with time signs such as Zichu and Zizheng.A pointer on the top points to the scale on the disc, which is exactly right.

Zhang Juzheng had never seen a grandfather clock, but he was unparalleled in intelligence.Nai smiled and said, "This thing is timed?"

Zhu Yijun said: "That's right. I call it a "grand clock", which was made by craftsmen in the palace. Compared with Qin Tianjian, the time is a little bit slower every day, but it is very ingenious."

Zhang Jing jokingly said on the side: "The hammer and escapement used in this clock are obtained by the emperor, and there are no craftsmen in the palace."

Zhu Yijun couldn't stop him in time, and his heart was broken.Sure enough, Zhang Juzheng raised his eyebrows and shouted with anger on his face: "You wait for a castration to stand up, and you dare to seduce the emperor to indulge in strange tricks and ingenious things, you really deserve to die!"

Zhang Jing was the Inner Court Sect Li Jian with a pen, and Zhu Yijun came up with the idea of ​​a clock when he was visiting the palace.Previously, because Zhu Yijun wanted to make toothbrushes and other things, he did it all by himself.

At this time, Zhang Jing's authority was only under Zhang Hong and Chen Ju. This time, Feng Bao broke something. Zhang Hong and Chen Ju were promoted to the palm seal and the admiral of Dongchang, but they had nothing to do with themselves, and they felt very lost. Drilling into the camp is more serious, and does not miss every opportunity to flatter Zhu Yijun.

Unexpectedly, I only took a sentence, and Zhang Juzheng scolded it as "castrated vertical", and almost exploded his lungs with anger.He has been in power in the inner palace for many years, but his ability to sue Diao Zhuang has not fallen at all.

Zhu Yijun raised his forehead and said, "Master, don't be annoyed, this is the case."

Zhang Juzheng's anger remained unabated, and he interrupted Zhu Yijun: "Your Majesty, when the minister was speaking, he thought that the Emperor understood it, but why did he misinterpret the saint's truth, but study strange and lewd tricks in the name of 'Gewu'? This must be the case. Bewitching the Sacred Heart left and right, I ask the emperor to kill this treacherous evil that shakes the emperor's heart!"

When Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Jing, he saw that he still didn't say a word, just knocked his head on the ground, and his tears rolled down drop by drop.Reluctantly, he said, "Why is this?"

Zhang Juzheng bowed his waist and said loudly: "Your Majesty, don't you hear that 'do not do good things if they are small, do not do things if they are not small?' "

When Zhu Yijun heard it, his anger surged. He was going to use this clock to make a good fuss, but Zhang Juzheng's attack was quicker, and he actually regarded this clock as a flood and a beast.As a minister, he compared the emperor to King Zhou, who was really just beginning to reveal his power. If Zhu Yijun wanted to gain the dominance of reform, how could he give in?With frost on his face, he looked directly at Zhang Juzheng and shouted, "Sir, it's not too much!"

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