eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 227 The name is Qiwen, the official should retire from old age and sickness

If Zhu Houzhao was an emperor like Song Renzong or his father Ming Xiaozong, then the three-person cabinet of Liu, Li, and Xie is actually very suitable and there is no problem.

But he wasn't, and then he sat down on the dragon chair, and he suddenly discovered that these old men were all highly respected veterans of the third and fourth dynasties.What you have to do to persuade such a person is very difficult, but you always fight with him, and the court's face is not good, so you will unconsciously feel aggrieved.

At the same time, he himself is no longer the kid when Hongzhi was ten years old. The gradual increase in power in his hands has made him more and more inflated. Willing to compromise.

Human beings are like this. As an emperor, while he is influencing the environment, he himself is also being affected by the environment.

After sending these ministers away, the name of Zhang Tianrui, the sacrificial wine of the Imperial College, was also on the note in the attendant's room.

Zhu Houzhao pinched his eyes with his fingers, suppressed some emotions in his heart, and ordered: "Let's declare."

Liu Jin cautiously said, "Your Majesty, do you want to rest for a while?"

"No, you let him in. I guess it's been a long time."

Zhang Tianrui was timid, so he always came early. He was worried that what if the emperor asked the emperor to wait before the agenda was over?
After entering, he bowed to the courtier, then raised his hands, and sent the memorial,

"This is the situation of the academy that His Majesty ordered the minister to report to me the day before yesterday. After I returned to the mansion, I have been working hard for a few days, and now I am already on it."

Liu Jin went to take it, and the emperor took it in his hand, not in a hurry to open it immediately,
"How about Gewu College?"

Zhang Tianrui lowered his head and reported back: "According to His Majesty's order, I am teaching arithmetic and Gephysics. I have achieved some results, but I don't think it is of much practical use."

Zhu Houzhao sneered, "Of course you have read Zhihu Zheye all your life, and of course you find it useless. However, if you are so aimless, it is estimated that the speed of achieving results will be very slow. You still have to be problem-oriented and make progress in the process of solving problems. The other is to pay attention to talents, those who are particularly curious and willing to study, you must keep them.”

"What about the others?"

"Give me the way. Gu Shilang from the household department has gone to Zhejiang, and he should return to Beijing in a few days. At that time, please remember to remind me that there must be a contact between the academy and the Shaofu, and those who are unwilling to study those boring issues , Anyway, I can do some arithmetic, let them manage the account books, the court is now employing people. Those who are willing to stay, that is the hope. Is there any good performance now?"

Zhang Tianrui didn't dare to say no, even if he made it up, he would have to make up a name, otherwise, what would the job report be called.Fortunately, he has a candidate in mind, "There is a man named Shi Chengqi. He answered the question of why stones sink in water and wood floats in water. Later, he continued to study according to the word mechanics that His Majesty said. Now he is like a madman."

"I hope he can really become a weapon."

"Your Majesty is in court, everything will be blessed by God and ancestors."

"Academy, I care about everything. The lectures where knowledge and action are united, and the training of doctors who hang pots to help the world, are all good governance that benefits the country and the people. If one day, I want to find someone who knows how to control water, you can report it. Get the name; I want to find a famous doctor in the world, and you can also report the name... 360 lines, and the number one scholar, my Ming Dynasty is full of talents, then you Zhang Tianrui is a shocking achievement, I will reward you heavily. "

Zhang Tianrui was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly knelt down to thank him.

Liu Jin on the side seemed to see the emperor's fondness for it, so he took two steps forward and said in a low voice, "Maybe your majesty hasn't visited the academy for a long time, do you want to go there again?"

Zhu Houzhao likes that place, not because it's so fun, but because when you face those courtiers every day, you can't breathe and feel suffocated, you will naturally like it there.

The emperor didn't immediately veto it, but asked Zhang Tianrui first, "What do you think of Jijiu?"

It means that the emperor wants to leave the palace.

Zhang Tianrui didn't dare to answer these words, but the majesty of the emperor was no longer that of the prince, so he didn't dare to say something wrong, so he uttered a soft sentence, "What your majesty wants me to do, you only need one order, and I will definitely do my best. "

Liu Jin flashed a trace of disdain, and the literati just held it, wanting the emperor's appreciation, but not wanting to be obedient.In the current situation, even a pig can see that the emperor's heart has moved.

But Zhu Houzhao didn't care about these things with him. He was an honest man, and he did whatever he asked him to do.

"Liu Jin, you can arrange it."

"The slaves obey the order."

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Li Dongyang dragged his old body back to the mansion after he came off duty. He is already 59 years old. He has served several emperors and reached his current high position, but it seems that he cannot escape that fate.

The emperor's dissatisfaction with the cabinet was about to overflow, so he had no choice but to deal with this matter today. Not long after he returned home, he asked the servants in the mansion to carry the sedan chair to find Elder Liu Ge.

They could all see the situation in Qianqing Palace today clearly, but Liu Jian just didn't talk about it.

The servants of the Liu residence led him to the study with special respect.

Pushing the wooden door lightly, the wind blowing outside the house made the candles flicker, just like these old people are in the vortex of the court.Liu Jian is in good health, but Li Dongyang is already bending slightly when walking.

I don't think so on weekdays, but considering the background of the court at this time, Liu Jian couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "I have been loyal to the country for 40 years, and now, you and I are both very old."

"Old Liu Ge should know that I will come?"

"I know. But you don't have to come. Because it doesn't matter if you come or not. Confucius said that you know what you can't do. Some things, your Majesty has no choice, and neither do you and I."

Liu Jian usually doesn't say these words in the cabinet office, but Li Dongyang knows as soon as he speaks that Liu Ge's old official has been up and down for more than forty years, and his heart has long been like a mirror.

"Elder Ge, Your Majesty is not that kind of monarch. Didn't Elder Ge also say that such a monarch is a blessing for you and me? Now that you have retreated like this, don't you have any regrets in Elder Ge's heart?"

"I was born before you were born, and I am old when you were born. Maybe this is fate. I know you want to mediate, but if you can mediate with me, can you mediate with His Majesty?"

Of course Liu Jian felt that it was a pity that his ideal had not yet become a reality.Meeting a reliable monarch is the greatest guarantee for him to realize his ideals.

But after the new king came to the throne, the conflict with the cabinet came so fiercely, not to mention that Zhu Houzhao didn't expect this, even he, an old and refined person, didn't expect it before.

Because the two parties have cooperated very well in the past, after all, there is still a common goal of 'strengthening the country and enriching the people'.

Li Dongyang is unwilling to leave. He has no children and only a little belief and morality left in his heart. If these are also let go and are no longer important, then he may cease to exist as a person.

"If you can mediate, you can't mediate. Boss Ge wants me to try. I don't think His Majesty is ready, and everything is still turning around."

"Jin Yiwei went to Nanzhili, did you know?"

Li Dongyang didn't understand why Liu Jian mentioned this suddenly, he frowned and shook his head, "So what?"

"Your Majesty doesn't believe Ding Zuping's memorandum, and thinks that there must be food in Nanzhili. Ding Zuping didn't want to borrow it, so he was dismissed. But Ding Zuping wrote to me that there is indeed no food in Nanzhili." Liu Jian stretched out his old man. The yellowed fingers nodded on the table, "He is a little lacking in ability, but why doesn't he do things that can please his superiors? This is unreasonable."

Li Dongyang suddenly felt that there was something wrong, "No, with His Majesty's wisdom, he would not be unaware of Ding Zuping's unreasonable behavior. But why is Your Majesty insisting that Ding Zuping is not willing to borrow?"

"From your majesty's point of view, it may be impossible to tell whether Ding Zuping is acting in the public eye or not, because some courtiers are indeed bold. If Ding Zuping is really telling the truth, then he must be punished, and at the same time, he must go to Nanzhili. Because Nanzhili should not be without food. In the sixth and ninth years of Hongzhi, the imperial court sent important officials to manage the Susong River , The tax is heavy there, but there is no food, what does that mean?"

A chill suddenly rose from Li Dongyang's back, that's why Jin Yiwei went to Nanzhili!
Although Emperor Xiaozong and these old men have many flaws, they are really serious about governing the country. There are also a group of officials who are doing things, at least they are not messing around. The 18 years have been stable and stable. How can there be no food in that place?
Liu Jian said worryingly: "Your Majesty believes that Ding Zuping is unwilling to borrow food, but he didn't startle the snake. But after the court meeting, he sent Jin Yiwei to Nanzhili. Binzhi, with your majesty's scheming and skills, Nanzhili will not say anything. It's a big case. And your majesty's new and strange ideas are emerging one after another. These are all big things. If you let me stay, how can you stay? What does this have to do with whether your majesty is ready or not?"

Li Dongyang didn't speak anymore.Liu Jian is a person with political wisdom. He can see that in the future it will not only be about sending troops, but many things will happen. Under this situation, he can retreat once or twice. If he retreats every time, he will You have to think about your own reputation.

Now he is still a minister of the cabinet and a pillar of the imperial court. Maybe after a few years, he will be almost the same as the "Long Live Pavilion Old" when Emperor Xianzong was.The elder Wansui refers to Wan An when Emperor Xianzong was in power. One day the emperor called him over and asked him a few questions. Wan An couldn't answer, so he kowtowed and said long live, so he was jokingly called the elder Wansui.

For Liu Jian, this may be the future. The emperor wants to have wrists and strength. Just like this time when he sent troops, he took out the money himself. Everything will be done according to the emperor's wishes. At that time, what can you do if you don't kowtow and say long live when you encounter something?
"The name is not an article, but the official should retire due to old age and sickness. How does fluttering look like a gull in the world. When the general trend comes, how can manpower stop it?"

(End of this chapter)