I'm really not doing business

Chapter 297 Even the shit basin thinks he smells bad

Yu Dayou said that base Confucians would not be allowed to enter the army, and the Ming Emperor immediately agreed. In military matters, Zhu Yijun attached great importance to the opinions of generals because Ming Dynasty had experienced similar things.

During the Hongwu period, Xu Da threw cheap scholars into the army and got rid of all his bad habits. However, after Xu Da and Zhu Yuanzhang passed away one after another, this method immediately became ineffective. The most typical example is Jianwen Jun Zhu Yunwen.

Zhu Yunwen also filled the army with unscrupulous scholars. Zhu Yuanzhang could control it, but Zhu Yunwen could not. Many affairs in the army began to deteriorate rapidly. These scholars were all crooked and frivolous. They showed off their power in the army and relied on the emperor to value scholars. , more unscrupulously.

The Eight Hundred Iron Forest Army of Prince Yan's Mansion started out and won many battles. The more they fought, the more people they fought. The Ming Dynasty's army that suppressed the Yan Mansion was defeated repeatedly. It is true that the military talent of King Yan Zhu Di was powerful, but there were also cases where the cooperation between the government and the army was too tacit. related.

These intellectuals are like stinking shit in the army. The combat effectiveness of the army is declining rapidly. It is the generals who are fighting on the front lines. The ones who take the credit are these leaders. That’s fine. These leaders are still behind. Trying to hold back.

It's just that.

For example, on April 23, the fourth year of Jianwen, the army came out from a victorious battle. Their morale was high, but King Zhu Di of Yan was on the verge of having to withdraw his troops. However, Huang Zicheng, Qi Tai and others in the court told Jianwen Jun, saying: The Yan army has already retreated. In the north, when Huizu is summoned to return, we must be on guard against the old affairs of Chenqiao.

Huang Zicheng and Qi Tai certainly had people in the army. They said they had received a secret report that King Yan had returned to the north after being defeated. It would be better to recall Xu Huizu, who had won the battle. Otherwise, what if there was another yellow robe and the Chenqiao mutiny?

Jianwenjun agreed with the two men and recalled Xu Huizu. As a result, He Fu was unable to support himself alone, and the army was defeated in the Battle of Lingbi.

Lord Jianwen's situation was over, and Prince Yan's palace went directly south to the capital and became the emperor.

This is the bad consequence of this cheap scholar participating in the military plane. This is also the reason why Yu Dayou objects. It is definitely a good idea to throw these cheap scholars into the military for training, but they must be able to control these bullies, otherwise these guys will It will only play a negative role in the military.

Military affairs are important affairs of the country and must be done with caution.

What is more interesting is that in the eyes of some courtiers, it is strange that Wan Shihe can survive to this day.

Wan Shihe was from the Jin Party, but he had a very close relationship with the Zhejiang Party and the Chu Party, and even sometimes played the role of peacemaker. This kind of wallflower, when encountering major events, will definitely be attacked by both parties at the same time, and eventually lose political life.

But Wan Shihe lived very well in the court.

He became the minister of the Ministry of Rites, and then went to the Ministry of Personnel to become the Heavenly Official. He didn't care about the affairs of the Ministry of Personnel all day long. He pointed out the etiquette and law every day, and his main focus was an abstraction.

It is said that Wan Shihe is a fence-sitter. In fact, Wan Shihe has always been an imperialist who can no longer be firm. He acts in the court as an imperialist, and the foundation for his unbreakable standing is the emperor.

Wan Shihe had a reverent heart. He knew that his abilities were limited. The administration of officials was the core of the power of the country. He became the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, but Wan Shihe never changed the rules of the Ministry of Personnel. He let His Majesty take charge of personnel power and then took refuge. Survive with His Majesty.

This is Wan Shihe's way of survival, living well, thriving, and living out his own style.

Wan Shihe had dirty information about Xu Jie in his hands. When the direction of the court was unclear and the emperor did not make a clear statement, Wan Shihe chose to ask first. If the emperor was not prepared to let Xu Jie die now, what would Wan Shihe do? I don't intend to let the newspapers stir up public opinion. If His Majesty intends to let Xu Jie die now, then he can report it.

The identity of anonymous informants is really useful. It is also an important tool for Wan Shihe to control public opinion.

"Send it up." Zhu Yijun attached great importance to Wan Shihe's memorial. After opening it, he read the entire memorial and then fell silent. After Zhu approved it, he handed it to Feng Bao and said to Wan Shihe: "Send it out. Bar."

Lu Tiaoyang got the memorial and read it for a long time, then handed it to Wang Chonggu, exhaled, closed his eyes and rested.

"Is this old man crazy?" After Wang Chonggu read it, his expression changed dramatically and he handed the memorial out.

"I also heard about this Huishantang in Nanya." Hai Rui expressed his opinion after reading the memorial. He said with a sense of disappointment: "I originally thought that Xu Jie was seeking fame, but I didn't expect that he was seeking profit."

After Wang Guoguang and Zhang Xueyan read it, they passed the memorial on again with shocked expressions on their faces.

There are seven Huishan Halls in Songjiang Prefecture and 23 in Nanya 40th Prefecture. In 23 years, they benefited more than [-] people. In the end, only [-] people survived to adulthood. People, in these [-] years, the survival rate is less than three thousandths.

At the foot of Yufeng Mountain in Kunshan, there is a Huishan Hall, which provides charity and supports children. After the memorial arch of the Huishan Hall, the terrain suddenly rises. This is the largest mass grave in Kunshan. A trampled path stretches out to A small tower, you can reach this lonely little tower by walking along the path.

The small pagoda is about three feet long. It is made of rough-hewn stones that are stacked randomly to form a circle. The stone pagoda is conical with a pit inside.

The small pagoda is piled up against the mountain, with blue sky and white clouds, and tombs all around. It looks a bit simple and elegant, but as soon as you get closer, you can smell a disgusting smell, and some baskets are thrown very casually inside and outside the pagoda. , these baskets contained bits and pieces of carrion, and the entrance to the stone tower could only accommodate the size of a basket, with dead children inside.

There is an abandoned baby tower not far from every Huishan Hall.

The stench in those stone towers was so bad that even animals did not dare to approach them. Even the babies that were thrown in to soak in excrement did not even dare to approach these animals.

The reason why the survival rate is less than two thousandths is not only because Huishan Tang raised the children to death.

According to reports from people familiar with the matter, the rule of Huishantang is that all deformed animals will be killed. If not, all deformed animals will be raised. When they are about nine years old, they will start to be sold. The jargon is to sell them.

Ren Yazi from Ren Ya Store comes to Huishan Hall to purchase goods, and the children in this Dashan Hall, boys and girls with slightly better looks, will be sold at this time. The remaining crooked melons and cracked dates, and the girls are sold to the poor. At home, the men were castrated and became eunuch slaves.

There were many eunuch slaves in the south of the Yangtze River. During the Chongzhen period, many slaves in the south of the Yangtze River rebelled. The slaves rebelled and killed their masters and their sons with knives.

Obviously, Huishan Tang is a business, and it is an extremely dirty business.

"Wan Dazai, who revealed this to Wan Dazai? Does Xu Jie know about this?" Zhu Yijun frowned and asked in a bad tone.

Wan Shihe bowed his head and said: "A person with knowledge of the matter revealed it to me. He is Ren Yazi from Ren Ya Xing. I asked Inspector Songjiang to visit it and I did not make it up."

"As for whether Xu Jie knows, I think he knows. The sixteen locations of Huishan Hall are everywhere in hell. He just doesn't know. Let's do some accounting. Xu Jie doesn't know that Huishan Hall makes so much money. Even if I don’t ask, I know exactly what the deal is.”

Wan Shihe didn't believe Xu Jie, but he didn't know that people can lie, but money can't. With so much money, Xu Jie knew it after taking a look at Huishantang's account book.

"I thought he was just greedy for profit." Zhu Yijun said with a complex expression.

When Zhu Yijun left Yicheng's residence, he told Zhang Juzheng that even if he speculated on base Confucianism with the greatest malice, he would still overestimate the lower limit of base Confucianism. This sharp boomerang hit him hard. Zhu Yijun's body.

Zhu Yijun had tried his best to speculate that they were evil, but he still underestimated the evil they had done.

Does Xu Jie still need someone to hold the shit basin for him?Even the shit basin thinks he smells bad.

Wang Chonggu is a businessman who likes to make money, and he is also very good at making money. However, when he goes to do business outside the Great Wall, he always has his head tucked into his waistband. Beibei, horse bandits, and bitter cold outside the Great Wall do make a lot of money by selling goods outside the Great Wall. Money, but the money Xu Jie earned was really heartbreaking.

The money that Shanxi merchants earn is also conscience-breaking, but the amount of money Xu Jie earns is really jaw-dropping.

"Does he still have the nerve to flaunt himself as a decent person? How can a decent person earn this kind of money?" Lu Tiaoyang had read Tiqi's newspaper. Xu Jie said that he was a decent person and had not touched any evil business, but he did it himself. The thing is also very evil.

Wan Shihe judged that Xu Jie must have known about it. Huishantang was originally a matter of supporting the people and gaining a good reputation. However, Huishantang has made more than 20 taels of silver in more than 50 years. Xu Jie could not be unaware, even if no one After reporting it, how could someone like Xu Jie not guess it?
"I remember that when my husband was giving me a banquet, he once talked about how to kill a chicken with an ox-dagger. I said to him: A gentleman is the one who governs people. If a gentleman does evil, the country will be in great evil; if a gentleman does good, then the country will be in great good. This is what I mean. : A gentleman learns how to love others.”

"Learn the Tao and love people, learn the Tao and love people." Zhu Yijun repeated, his expression became a little sad.

Xu Jie is the former chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty!

He is greedy by nature and uses his power to benefit himself. This is generally the case in this world. He wants to cash in any power he has. It is not unusual for Xu Jie to use his power to make money when he is in power. But why is he so dirty? Do you also want to earn money?He was proficient in Confucianism and Taoism, learned Chinese style, became a Jinshi, became the chief minister, and became the leader of the country. Is this how he learned Taoism and loved others?

"This matter of Huishantang is to get to the bottom of the casserole. Xu Jie sold this person, and this person has to thank Xu Dashan for his great kindness!" Hai Rui said with a heavy face and contempt.

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Jie cannot be convicted because Xu Jie made money in this business but did not commit a crime.

As soon as Hai Rui spoke, the courtiers came to their senses. In this process, Xu Jie fulfilled his reputation as a great benefactor. Those parents who handed over their children to Huishantang probably knew the fate of their children. This transaction had already been completed. It lasted for hundreds of years, with natural and man-made disasters, and the people who lost their land were unable to feed themselves, let alone their children. Even if they knew that their children would be doing nothing if they entered Huishan Hall, it would be better than living with their parents and not being able to survive. many.

The parents of these children, these children, need to be grateful to Xu Jie, because Xu Jie raised their children.

What crime was used to convict Xu Jie? Xu Jie did not buy or sell by force. His parents took the initiative to send him to Huishan Hall. Xu Jie did not criticize him too harshly. Many of the children in the abandoned baby tower were either deformed or seriously ill. Time was running out, so Huishantang just abandoned the children who died in the Abandoned Infant Tower again. It was their parents who abandoned the children first!

Pity the parents of the world.

Who told parents to send their children there even though they knew Hui Shan Tong was a place that would eat people without spitting out their bones?

Who makes these parents lose their land and make them homeless?
The six words "the world is trapped in annexation" were placed in front of the emperor with bloody reality.

In the 35th year of Jiajing's reign, Zhang Juzheng, who held an official position, was worshiped by the people, and traveled around the mountains and rivers, became more and more restless as he walked, and the more he looked at him, the more frightened he became. He resolutely returned to the court because of these six events. word.

Zhang Juzheng has a lot to say and a lot to do. He combines knowledge with action and puts it into practice.

Taixi believed in treating money as the devil that stirs up the inner world, while Ming Dynasty was very taboo about amassing profits. Money is just money, but money brings countless filth. "He has gained both fame and benefits. It's really a good trick! He deserves to be a scholar of the Ming Dynasty!" Zhu Yijun slapped the table and said in a calm tone.

Xu Jie, what a great trick!

Zhu Yijun asked Wan Shihe to announce the filth and ugliness of Huishantang caused by Xu Jie. Zhu Yijun sent a letter to Nanya. Four days later, Zhu Yijun received Luo Bingliang's letter. Luo Bingliang said that this kind of Shantang was very common in Jiangnan. , with the return of the land, this business became more and more difficult to do. Several abandoned baby towers were torn down by poor coolies and crops were planted.If Your Majesty is stronger, you can come to Jiangnan in person and see that Nanya and Zhejiang are slowly getting better. This is the significance of the country's upliftment and the reality of the importance of the country and the country.

The court is fulfilling its original duties.

What is Jiangshan Sheji?The country, the country, and the country are the people.

Zhu Yijun looked at Luo Bingliang's Tang newspaper for a long time, feeling a little disappointed but also a little happy. Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty was getting better.

At this time in Xitucheng, Zhang Juzheng angrily found Xu Jie's house, holding a miscellaneous newspaper in his hand, and hit Xu Jie in the face. Zhang Juzheng pointed at Xu Jie and shouted with unprecedented anger. Said: "Xu Jie! You are in vain to be a teacher!"

Zhang Juzheng, a student taught by Xu Jie in the Hanlin Academy.

It was also this teacher-student friendship that made the emperor always give Zhang Juzheng some face when dealing with Xu Jie.

Zhang Juzheng never expected that Xu Jie could do such a thing, and his anger was justifiable. After joining the cabinet, Zhang Juzheng thought that he had long passed the age of joy. Zhang Juzheng, who was in his 50s, really couldn't understand Xu Jie's anger. Greed is so bottomless.

It is difficult for a decent man to imagine the evil of a wicked man.

"Did I do it myself? Did I do it myself? In the whole Nanya, who doesn't have this kind of business? Is it just Nanya? What about Yangzhou Shou Ma, Datong Auntie, West Lake Boat Girl, Taishan Girl, Sichuan Sichuan Embroidery Girl , did it grow out of the soil?!" Xu Jie stood up suddenly and slammed the newspaper in his hand on the table with the same anger.

"Is it my fault? There is this kind of business in Datong, there is this kind of business in Hangzhou, there is this kind of business in Yangzhou, there is also this kind of business in Yanzhou, this kind of business is everywhere in the world! The Ming Dynasty is rotten! Everything is rotten! It is full of holes It’s rotten, it’s rotten with pus everywhere! It’s rotten!”

"Is this my fault? Emperor Sejong lived in Xiyuan for 25 years and allowed Yan Song's party to run rampant and dominate. The late emperor never said a word. Did I create the refugees in the world? Wang Chonggu settled 19 refugees in Xuandadingjian! 19 strong men! Those who can be displaced are all young and strong, and those who cannot be displaced have long since died on the road!"

Xu Jie's voice was louder than Zhang Juzheng's. Ever since Wan Shihe dominated the public opinion and completely exposed the evil that Xu Jie had done, Xu Jie was furious. He didn't know what he was angry about. He knew about those transactions. Sooner or later, it will be revealed. The little emperor and Zhang Juzheng are both the kind of people who want to kill people but also want to punish them. They can expose his evil deeds and kill them with a clean and sharp sword.

Xu Jie's anger was not because his sins were exposed, but mostly because he was angry at himself. It was almost time to close his eyes. Looking back at his life, he saw that he had accomplished nothing. He obviously had amazing talents, but he used them to do this. The class is probably angry about these.

"Then you can't do it!" Of course Zhang Juzheng knew what the five specialties Xu Jie mentioned were. He had heard that what happened to Xu Jie was difficult for Zhang Juzheng to accept. In his heart, no matter how bad Xu Jie was, he could not do it. It won't be so bad.

"I can't do it? Why can't I do it? If I don't do it, there are people who do it!" Xu Jie pointed at Zhang Juzheng, his face turned red, and with a wave of his hand, he pushed the things on the table everywhere, and said loudly: "Zhang Juzheng, you Do you think that with your own power, you can clarify the world and make the Ming Dynasty clear and clear?"

"Let me tell you, not to mention one Zhang Juzheng, even ten or a hundred of them would never be able to turn this turbid world into crystal clear!"

Zhang Juzheng was not angry anymore, and looked at Xu Jie with a little disdain in his eyes.

Seeing that Zhang Juzheng was silent, Xu Jie raised his head, like a victorious rooster, and sneered, "Why don't you speak? Zhang Juzheng, what's the use of doing this? You're still alive, and the little emperor is afraid of you. I was obedient to your orders and fully supported your new policy. What if you died? Tell you, my parents overstepped the authority of the Lord, so why is it no wonder that death did not take long, but killing and humiliation followed!"

"That's the emperor! You have such strict demands on the emperor. When you leave, it will be time for him to vent his anger."

"Hahaha!" Zhang Juzheng suddenly smiled with relief. He smiled very wantonly and heartily. A question that had troubled Zhang Juzheng for a long time suddenly got an answer in this quarrel. He suddenly had an idea about the future of Ming Dynasty. A sincere expectation.

The question that has troubled Zhang Juzheng for a long time is, can the Ming Dynasty really be revived?

The answer has emerged: yes.

Zhang Juzheng sat down slowly, even looked at a cup of tea, and said very calmly: "How can you tell that His Majesty is afraid of me, the Tutor? It's me who is afraid of Your Majesty, and you are putting the cart before the horse."

Zhang Juzheng was really fed up with the little emperor's big and small hammers hitting his rock-solid ideological seal. The values ​​​​that he had formed throughout his life were completely destroyed by the little emperor. I am confused about every sentence. As if I have something, it keeps wandering in Zhang Juzheng's mind. Now that Ding is worried about becoming an official, he feels relaxed.

It is indeed a shameful and cowardly act to evade the essential work of being a master, but Zhang Juzheng only has a few ideological seals left, which really cannot be broken anymore. When Ding You is over, whether he returns to the court or not, he will not have to face him again. A huge blow to the indescribable thought.

Zhang Juzheng put down the tea cup, stood up and said: "Seeing you, I understand the contradiction a little more. The Ming Dynasty is very big, there are many people, the Ming Dynasty has millions of people, and among these millions of people, everyone's thoughts Different, different cognition, different thinking, this is the dominance of the theory of contradiction. When you learn to look at a problem dialectically, many confusions will be easily solved."

"There are people who are willing to sacrifice their lives for the Ming Dynasty, even if they lose their lives. For example, they don't close their posts at night, and the turrets are far away. There are also people who work hard to harm the public and enrich themselves, and are willing to harm the interests of the larger group to satisfy themselves. The interests of small groups, such as Wang Shizhen, and you, Xu Jie."

"What I want to do is to find the heroic people who have the world at heart, worry about the world's worries first, and enjoy the world's happiness later, and select them before your majesty. The ministers will only promote their talents, and your majesty will use them only."

Xu Jie's hands trembled, and he frowned and said: "Zhang Juzheng, is this your first day as an official? You are so naive, just like the king, saint, minister, virtuous world, Tai'an, just deceive the little emperor, don't put yourself in trouble was deceived."

"No, no, no, I didn't believe in kings, saints, and ministers before, but now I do, so let's go." Zhang Juzheng said no more words, and only said a few words without speculation.

The Ming Dynasty is a big country with a lot of people. When there are more people, it will become noisy. As the Prime Minister, Zhang Juzheng, on the road to the New Deal in the future, what he has to do is to find those who want to do things, are willing to do things and can still do things, and send them to Go before your majesty and let your majesty use their abilities, so that the Ming Dynasty can be revived.

This matter is not complicated, as long as sufficient conditions are given to delineate it.

Xu Jie is the first assistant, and Zhang Juzheng is also the first assistant. There is also a gap between the first assistant and the first assistant. They have different ways and do not work together.

The condition for all this to be established is that the little emperor taught by Zhang Juzheng himself is really wise.

Zhu Yijun sneezed heavily and tightened the dragon cloak around his body. The weather suddenly turned cold in the past few days. It was late spring, and even the spring breeze became a bit sharper, blowing into his neck like a bone scraper. pain.

"Squeak!" Wang Yaozhuo closed the window of the imperial study room in Guanghan Palace, a little panicked, and complained that the window made strange noises. Zhang Hong did not apply some shark oil to lubricate it, interrupting His Majesty's thoughts. Disturbing the holy driver.

"Come here?" Zhu Yijun put down his pen. He put down the memorial in his hand. There are still more than a dozen books that need Zhu Yijun's personal approval. They will be sent to Wenyuan Pavilion tomorrow morning. Small matters will be discussed in chapters and departments, and major matters will be discussed in court. discussion.

This is Zhu Yijun's daily work, because after going to Xishan for a day, he had to work an extra night shift to make up for it.

"This late-spring cold weather is the most annoying. A while ago, I just asked the Xixin Secretary to stop the fire in the Nuan Pavilion, and it's getting cold again today." After Wang Yaozhuo greeted him, he sat aside and lit the lamp. Some.

The pen used by His Majesty is a hard pen with an ink bag. It is a pen sent from the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts. It has a white copper bead on the tip. It writes smoothly and is extremely easy to use.

Zhu Yijun picked up a memorial and said nonchalantly: "We remember that the Lu family in Shaanzhou was also engaged in this disgusting business, and so was Xu Jie. They were really from the same mold, and they were carved from the same mold. Today, Mr. Let’s talk to that old immortal Xu Jie for the theory. What Xu Jie said is all nonsense, but he is right. The number of refugees in the world was really not created by him, but by the imperial court.”

"The imperial court's interference in local areas has been absent for a long time, allowing it to grow wildly and failing to regulate the increasingly intensified conflicts. One day the people will shout that sentence, mourning for days, and you will all perish!"

During the Xia Dynasty, Xia Jie compared himself to the sun and benefited the world. Faced with Xia Jie's tyranny, the people who couldn't bear it said that even if you are really the sun in the sky, we will die with you.

It just so happens that the sun and the moon are bright, and if the imperial court continues to be absent and does not perform its functions, there will be a day.

Zhu Yijun continued: "Luo Bingliang wrote that the Ming Dynasty is much better now. The business of Xujia Huishantang is not as good as before. Nine out of sixteen have collapsed, and others are trying to maintain it. Wherever the execution of the clearing of the abbot and the return of the land is good, Hui The business of the shantang has collapsed."

"Sometimes we also wonder whether it is right or wrong that Zhang Xueyan, the Minister of Household Affairs, said that the world should be liberated, but we did not respond."

"What did you say, sir?" Wang Yaozhuo didn't understand state affairs, but she completely understood what His Majesty said. That's how she got into the palace. She became a queen because after entering the palace, her appearance and figure aroused the attention of the Queen Mother. Note that the queen mothers of the two palaces only have one request for the emperor's wedding, and that is to have a good family and be anxious to have grandchildren.

His Majesty didn't have the energy to care for his children, so Wang Yaozhuo took advantage of him.

It's already the appointed time, and His Majesty is still at his desk making comments. He really doesn't have the energy.

"The teacher said there is no need to be in a hurry. Eat the rice one bite at a time, walk the road step by step, the dog licks the noodles, the chicken eats the rice, and the candle burns the copper lock. One day we can finish it." Zhu Yijun also smiled when he talked about Zhang Juzheng. It is an allusion from Journey to the West, and Zhang Juzheng used it as a metaphor.

Where there is a will, there is a way.

"Then follow what Mr. Wang said." Wang Yaozhuo imitated Zhu Yijun's tone and said with a smile.

She was teasing Zhu Yijun. When Zhang Juzheng was in court, Zhu Yijun liked to say this sentence. Since Zhang Juzheng gave his opinion and the emperor also felt the same, then take your time. There is no need to rush things like land. For the sake of the soil in the fields, lives can be sacrificed.

"Bold!" Zhu Yijun was not angry at all and grabbed Wang Yaozhuo.

Wang Yaozhuo dodged slightly, stood up, smiled like crescent moons with his eyes and said, "Come and catch me."

Wang Yaozhuo floated away, but Zhu Yijun did not move, but continued to review the memorial. Wang Yaozhuo, who floated away, looked at the emperor who was sitting at the desk, then looked at the stick of shark oil in his hand, and sighed heavily, She competed with Guo Shi for favor, but failed. The tricks taught to her by the old ladies were useless.

You can't blame her for not working hard. His Majesty thinks that we should wait until after the wedding. The third day of March is the wedding day, and there are only five days left.

　Shark oil is a top-notch natural biological lubricant, cough cough.Please give me a monthly ticket, wow! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !
　　
　
(End of this chapter)