The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 250 It's not about how to cure, but that it can't be cured

Zhang Zhou once again participated in the court meeting.

In Fengtian Hall, there is nothing wrong with him, he is still listed among civil servants, after listening to the advice of all the people that day, he will go to Qianqing Palace with Xiao Jing when he leaves Fengtian Hall.

He is completely different from other ministers.

That day was the day when the emperor and the cabinet had a showdown on the "Da Ming Hui Dian", because when Zhang Zhou entered the palace that day, he had already compiled the "Da Ming Hui Dian" into a book and sent it to the palace. The emperor did not intend to read it himself, after all. I don't understand, professional things should be left to professional people to complete.

But the matter could not be leaked out. After the court meeting ended, Liu Jian was also ordered to go to the Qianqing Palace to discuss matters together.

"Old Liu Ge, I don't know what's going on? Is there a major event in the court recently, and it needs to be discussed by the inner court?"

As the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Tu Yu walked over and asked curiously.

Liu Jian and other cabinet ministers have been summoned by the Emperor's Qianqing Palace a lot recently, but it is difficult for Tu Yu to enjoy this kind of treatment as the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He also wants to know what is going on between the emperor and the cabinet.

Liu Jian didn't want to answer.

If it is known that the "Da Ming Hui Dian" was compiled and compiled by one person, the rest of the people are all decorations, not to mention the three members of the cabinet, and even the entire Imperial Academy system will be ashamed. Now the emperor only talks to them The cabinet ministers and Wang Jia also gave a lot of face when they talked about this matter. If Tu Yu and the others knew about it...it would be tantamount to making the scandal public.

Xie Qian came over and said with a smile: "It's nothing serious, everyone in the Imperial Academy is busy."

"Yeah yeah."

A minister came over to look at him, but he was still responding.

Is the Imperial Academy busy?
Maybe.

The officials at all levels in the Ming Dynasty, if you want to say that the most leisurely and comfortable ones, may belong to the officials of the Imperial Academy. The tense atmosphere is completely different.

The conversation here was interrupted by Xie Qian, Liu Jian also took the opportunity to come out, and followed the little eunuch to the direction of Qianqing Palace.

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

A whole set of "Da Ming Hui Dian" was placed there. When Liu Jian arrived, Zhang Zhou had already talked with the emperor for a long time, and the conversation was lively and lively.

The emperor was not behind the desk either, standing almost side by side with Zhang Zhou, without any airs.

Liu Jian once dreamed that the emperor could treat each other as an equal with their civil servants... But this is just a dream, but it seems that everything has come true in Zhang Zhou.

"Liu Qing's family is here." Without waiting for Liu Jian to salute, Zhu Youtang raised his hand to signal that he doesn't have to stick to so many courtesies, "Before the court meeting in the morning, I sent someone to inform the cabinet that I need someone to proofread it today. The "Congress Code" compiled by Kuan, but this matter cannot be announced to the outside world, except for the Hanlin Wang Xueshi, it is best that only one or two people participate in it, does Liu Ge have any idea who to find?"

Liu Jian looked troubled.

Such a set of books is said to be proofreading, but it is actually a review.

Let's see if this set of books is really ready to be published as Zhang Zhou and Cheng Minzheng said before. Such a time-consuming and laborious work involves research and other things. Find one or two people to... make trouble?
Could it be that the three old guys in our cabinet are also involved in proofreading?Even with Wang Jia added, the workload is astonishingly large.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Does Elder Liu Ge feel that there is not enough manpower? Regarding the matter of textual research, I have prepared a special volume. It should save a lot of time when it comes to the source and the rules."

The reason why Zhang Zhou didn't take out the book directly, but had to prepare first, and even asked Lin Han and Cheng Minzheng for their opinions, was more because of some laws and responsibilities covered by the government office, etc. You can’t say what you should do for this position, you need to have a source, if there is no source, you need to cite precedents, for example, what happened during the Zhengtong and Chenghua years, and what method was used by the court at that time, What was the conclusion of the court meeting at that time?

This is fully taking into account that civil servants will criticize.

Originally, the two sides did not deal with each other, but now Zhang Zhou has exceeded his authority to do the work of the Imperial Academy, which means that Zhang Zhou's power is becoming more and more ruthless, and the civil servants will still find a way to struggle before they are suffocated.

Liu Jian said: "Master Zhang is really thoughtful and thoughtful."

The implication is that you know that we are going to pick you up, so you are so well prepared?

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Everything is done for the imperial court, and the work of the "Hui Dian" will last for thousands of years, and it is not due to the next person. It also needs the full cooperation of Han Yuan's colleagues."

Originally, Liu Jian was still thinking about how to "negotiate" with Zhang Zhou and share the credit for compiling "Da Ming Hui Dian", but now he sees that Zhang Zhou has already proposed it without him .

I wasn't happy about it, but I was actually relieved.

If Zhang Zhouyi really took out the book by himself, and based on the emperor's trust in Zhang Zhou, he found someone to proofread it and found that Zhang Zhou's book was ready for publication... then the officials of the Imperial Academy can collectively resign .

At any rate, there is still room for both sides.

It's just that he is still thinking in his heart, is this kid really so confident?With the strength of one person, can the book be repaired?When did he start?Who is helping him behind the scenes?

Zhu Youtang said: "The time required for proofreading should not be delayed for too long, two days is the most. Does Mr. Liu Ge think of someone to consult?"

It cannot be brought back to the Hanlin Academy, which probably means that it must be sent to the cabinet for value.

Liu Jiandao: "Please read Liang Chu in Hanlin. When Yang Tinghe returns to his hometown to visit his relatives, Liang Chu will be responsible for proofreading and editing books on his behalf."

"Okay." Zhu Youtang didn't ask Zhang Zhou's opinion, and glanced at Xiao Jing, "Send someone to pass Liang Chu into the palace!"

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A complete set of "Da Ming Hui Dian" was carried by six eunuchs in the study room sent by the Rites Supervisor, plus Chen Kuan who went to supervise, a total of seven people.

Follow Liu Jian to the cabinet to check in.

Seeing this posture, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian knew that the emperor and Zhang Zhou were not playing tricks.

The books were brought up.

To put it bluntly, it can be issued directly when you turn back.

"Eunuch Chen, do you want to stay?" Liu Jian asked, saying this was actually reminding Chen Kuan that you can leave.

It was originally sent by the emperor, so you still need Liu Jian to ask if you want to stay?
Since you ask, it is an order to evict customers.

Chen Kuan smiled wryly and said: "Our family will find a place nearby to rest for a while, and send him over when that Liang Hanlin arrives."

"Okay." Liu Jian nodded.

If Chen Kuan was present, the three members of the cabinet would have to worry about discussing it, for fear of being heard by Chen Kuan and telling the emperor.

After Chen Kuan went out, the atmosphere in the cabinet room seemed to relax a lot in an instant.

Xie Qian asked with a smile: "Do you want to send a few people to the middle-value room to help?"

Both Liu Jian and Li Dongyang glared at him.

"Yu Qiao, what time is this, you don't need to make such a joke!" Li Dongyang reminded, "Did you ask His Majesty to let Uncle Hou come over?"

"Yeah." Liu Jian nodded, "Jizhi will come too."

Li Dongyang sighed: "It's best not to let outsiders know about this, but they don't know what the book is about?"

"Look for yourself." Liu Jian was very anxious.

Whether the book is made up indiscriminately, or has reached a very high standard, or is far-fetched, etc... all need to be verified before it can be determined.

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Inside the Qianqing Palace.

After Zhu Youtang sent Liu Jian and his party away, he was not at all worried that they could find faults in Zhang Zhouxiu's "Da Ming Hui Dian".

Even Cheng Minzheng felt impeccable, why would he doubt it?

In governing the country, Zhu Youtang relied heavily on the iron triangle of the cabinet, but when it came to building learning, the emperor relied heavily on great Confucians like Cheng Minzheng.

Zhang Zhou also felt that the emperor had done a good job in this regard, at least he was able to use only his talents. Even himself, didn't he also rely on his strength to gain the emperor's trust?

"Bingkuan, look, here is a report saying that Uszang will come to pay tribute again this year. I heard that two groups of envoys have been sent. The first wave has already entered Shu, and it is estimated that they will arrive in another month." Zhu Youtang took out a place to play.

Uzang, that is, Tibet.

As far as Zhang Zhou knows, U-Tsang once sent envoys to pay tribute in the eighth year of Hongzhi. This was after the end of the orthodox era, and U-Tsang resumed tribute after several decades. The Ming Dynasty treated him very well and rewarded him a lot.

Historically, Wu Sizang also paid tribute twice in the 12th year of Hongzhi. In fact, the tribute was rewarded and tasted the sweetness. He wanted to come a few more times, and then the officials of the Ministry of Rites said, "If you are one year old, you can pay tribute again. Please cut the gift. Zhi" means that if you break the rules by paying tribute twice a year, if you want to revoke the reward, the emperor agrees.

In the next few years, Wu Sizang did not come again, and the next tribute was not paid until the first year of Zhengde.

The best way to govern the greedy vassal state is not to pretend to be the courtesy of the so-called heavenly state, and not to be the son of the king, then the vassal state will be acquainted.

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Your Majesty, did you tell me this... because of a special reason?"

Zhang Zhou is a discerning person.

What does it have to do with him paying tribute to foreigners?He doesn't work in the Ministry of Rites.

Zhu Youtang sighed: "So it's Bingkuan that you can see clearly. When I paid tribute to Wu Sizang last time, I asked about the destiny and other things. Maybe they know that I have a lot of inquiries in the imperial court. You, and you will send someone if you can achieve God's will."

"Oh." Zhang Zhou nodded with a smile.

Wu Si hid in the Ming Dynasty, and there have always been rumors that the "Dharma King" or "Living Buddha" could know the future. Because Emperor Hongzhi believed in this very much, they also liked to use this method to make Daming "take advantage of".

In the 11th year of Zhengde, when Wu Sizang paid tribute, he mentioned the Living Buddha who could know the future in its territory. More than half of the mission was killed or injured.

Zhu Youtang said: "I don't intend to compare you with anyone, but maybe they have paid tribute, or they have intentions against you."

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "I have never had the heart to compare myself with others, and I don't care whether they have any special purpose."

"Yes, I can also see that they are nothing compared to you." Zhu Youtang laughed, "I really wanted to ask them more about Daming's future before, but asking you now is not enough. ? Bingkuan, I have time recently... I might as well do some more calculations."

"This one……"

Zhang Zhou knew that the butterfly effect he had produced was getting bigger and bigger. Except for natural disasters, it was basically difficult to make achievements in man-made disasters.

"Haha, looking at you like this, I don't make things difficult for you. It's fine if you can really figure it out, but it's okay if you can't. What you have done is enough for Daming." Zhu Youtang comforted with a smile, "Recently There is a lot of rain, and the folks are talking about it, saying that it is a blessing from heaven to me and the people, and I know it is all due to you."

"Your Majesty was joking, this rain is not what I begged for."

"That's about the same. Alright, Bingkuan, let's go to the queen for treatment. My body has been recuperated to the point where I should take care of the queen... Recently, there is still no movement at the queen's side. I am also worried."

"Yes!"

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Zhang Zhou is going to be a "gynecologist" and he wants to recuperate Queen Zhang's body.

Compared with treating Zhu Youtang, in fact, this is what Zhang Zhou is good at, isn't it just taking out the methods of later generations of Chinese medicine to treat "palace cold" and the like?This prescription has been used since ancient times. After a long period of conditioning, if there is any effect... who knows?

Before Zhang Zhou and Xiao Jing arrived at the Jiaotai Hall, there were already two young maids standing there, the beauty of these maids...

Zhang Zhou can only say that he is ugly.

Queen Zhang is also scheming.

It is impossible that there are no maids in the palace, and the court ladies have the opportunity to be alone with the emperor. If the little palace maid really develops a relationship with the emperor, it is self-poaching.

To choose a court lady, you must not only choose ugly ones, but also choose those who look honest and not wishful thinking, but also those who cater to those who please... When Zhang Zhou saw these two court ladies, he thought of the peace brought by Wang Mingshan. ,auspicious.

a way...

When Zhang Zhou was walking to Kunning Palace with the two young maids, he was still thinking about what the emperor told him to divination.

The emperor said it was not forced.

But Zhang Zhou knew that once the emperor found out that there was a prophet by his side, he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't give him the enlightenment of the future for a while.

Then I will do some calculations for you when I look back. So many things happened in Daming, and I can remember quite a few.

"Mr. Zhang is here? Please come in."

Now that the eunuchs of Kunning Palace saw Zhang Zhou, it was like seeing his own father.

Zhang Yong, the eunuch who was also closest to Empress Zhang, got military merits, and everyone thought it had something to do with Zhang Zhou's ability to become famous.

If you are not convinced, look at Zhang Yong. Before, he was just an eunuch running errands for the queen. Now that he has gone to the Northwest and Liaodong, he can make great achievements, and even have the opportunity to win official titles for his family. Who would not want such a good thing?
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Inside Kunning Palace.

Zhang Zhou came to treat Empress Zhang, unlike usual imperial physicians, he didn't even bring a medicine box.

Come empty handed.

And there is no need to put up curtains, and there is no such impractical thing as hanging a thread to diagnose the pulse. Empress Zhang is already sitting there, putting her arm on the pulse pillow.

"Bingkuan, you look pretty good, is everything going well at home?"

"Thank you Queen for your concern." Zhang Zhou clasped his hands, "There's nothing wrong at home recently, it's fine."

While speaking, Zhang Zhou had already sat beside Queen Zhang.

Looking at the wrist of the woman in front of him, Zhang Zhou didn't know whether he should put his finger on it.

It's not what he's good at.

"Bingkuan, why haven't you started yet?" Queen Zhang asked.

Zhang Zhoudao: "I have something to ask, but I don't know if I should ask, or... it's inconvenient."

"Yes." Empress Zhang waved her hand, and everyone around her was very sensible, and they all left the hall immediately.

"Just ask."

Queen Zhang is tantamount to getting along with Zhang Zhou alone.

Zhang Zhoudao: "What I'm asking is all about the Dragon's heir, not personal matters."

"Ah."

"I would like to ask, has the empress had a miscarriage in the past few years?"

If you want to understand the reason why Queen Zhang couldn't conceive, you need to understand what she went through, and this kind of thing is actually not a secret, can't the imperial doctor ask?

Queen Zhang said: "Three years ago, there was one time."

"Oh." Zhang Zhou nodded.

Regardless of whether this is true or not, Zhu Houzhao was born to Empress Zhang, so he can't find any doubts for the time being.

Zhang Zhou continued to ask: "Has the queen recuperated her body in recent years?"

"Yes." Queen Zhang didn't hide anything, "Do I need to bring you the prescription?"

Zhang Zhou was also moved by Queen Zhang's kindness.

Is this scheming?Not like it.

"No, if there is a record at the Supreme Hospital, I can get it from there." Zhang Zhou said.

"It's too much trouble, come here!"

Then Empress Zhang called the maid in again, "Go get the prescription and show it to Mr. Zhang."

What Empress Zhang said was very dependent on Zhang Zhou. She probably pinned all her hopes of having another son on Zhang Zhou.

Then the little maid brought over several prescriptions.

"In the past six months, I haven't used the medicine above. It's His Majesty who told me to wait. Recently, His Majesty's health...has improved a lot."

Speaking of this, Queen Zhang's face was a little stagnant.

There are probably some things that she hasn't told anyone except her husband and wife, and she can only talk about them in front of the doctor who treats the disease.

Zhang Zhou stared at the prescription.

Good.

Even in terms of choosing medicine, Zhang Zhou felt that it might be better than what he knew.

And here comes the biggest problem...

The problem of Empress Zhang's childbirth is not how to cure it, but that it can't be cured.

Zhang Zhou recalled what Zhu Houzhao had said before. Zhu Youtang said that Zhu Xiurong was Zhu Houzhao’s closest relative. Zhang Zhou could even boldly assume that Zhu Houzhao and Zhu Xiurong were the only ones who were not born to Queen Zhang. In fact, Zhu Houwei was born to Queen Zhang. ?

Zhu Xiurong and Zhu Houwei were born in the same year, at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year. It seems that there is no big problem, but the biggest problem is...the two of you didn't have any more children. How could you have two children in that year?Can I conceive during confinement?
"Bingkuan, is there something wrong with this prescription?"

Seeing that Zhang Zhou hadn't spoken for a long time, Queen Zhang couldn't help asking nervously.

Zhang Zhou put down the prescription and said, "The prescriptions are very neat."

"I know it, and it's just neat. If I can get pregnant with these neat prescriptions, I won't wait until now." Empress Zhang sighed softly, "I'm just afraid that your majesty's health will get better and better." , and Ben Gong... alas!"

That's a bit of an open heart.

If her husband can't do it, she doesn't worry at all. Anyway, that bear, he can't do anything if he is given a bunch of women.

But now that her husband has gradually started to "be fierce and fierce", but her stomach has not moved for a long time, she has to worry that her husband will be snatched away by others.

Even though she is a queen, and her mother respects the world, no one in the six palaces dares to compete with her.

But the problem is that the emperor still has an old lady, the Empress Dowager Zhou, who thinks about finding a woman for the eldest grandson every day, so that it is convenient for him to hold the great-grandson.

(End of this chapter)