Bachelor

Chapter 387 The Attraction of Rights ([-])

At this moment, Zhang Cong's face was already twitching, and the depression during this period had completely distorted his personality.Hearing Sun Dan applaud, the reaction made him explode suddenly.

Zhang Cong glared at Sun Dan, and roared in a low voice: "Why, Jingyuan is laughing at me?"

In front of Sun Dan today, Zhang Cong has completely lost all face, and he only feels an evil fire in his chest that can't help but shoot up.

Sun Dan was not afraid, instead he smiled and said, "I don't mean anything else, I just think that Brother Bingyong is a real person who is happy to be kind and enmity, and I appreciate it in my heart. In fact, if it were me, Sun Dan, once the big handle is in hand, naturally The breeze is all over the world. People who are kind to me will naturally repay their kindness, and those who insult me ​​will definitely repay them a hundred times. This is human nature, and Sun Dan can't avoid it when he asks himself."

Hearing Sun Dan's explanation, Zhang Cong felt relieved and looked better.

He cupped his hands at Sun Dan: "Zhang Cong blamed Jingyuan for his mistake, I hope Brother Sun Nian will not take it to heart."

Sun Dan rubbed his chin: "No, no, I just want to ask, do you want Brother Bingyong to join the cabinet?"

Zhang Cong's heart suddenly became excited. This Sun Dan is as cunning as an old fox, and he is also the emperor's confidant. Could it be...he is here to deliver a message for the emperor today...Impossible. Eyes are like mustard seeds...

However, it is impossible for Sun Dan to say these words for no reason.

So what does he mean?

Zhang Cong didn't say yes or no.He just said indifferently: "Scholars of my generation have been struggling for ten years to seek fame and fame. Some people want to use this to change their personal destiny, while others want to do something for the country and the people. Zhang Cong is not talented. He is already in his forties. Seven, but he is unwilling to waste his life on this, and wants to do some practical things for the country, the people, and the court."

"Brother Zhang has such thoughts, and Sun Dan has nothing to worry about." Sun Dan put his hand down from his chin: "It's still the same sentence just now. According to Sun Dan and Chen Niangniang, Brother Zhang will be in the same position within three years. He will definitely enter the cabinet as a prime minister. However, some extraordinary measures must be used. Even if he cannot enter the cabinet, he will still be in the heart of the emperor, and there will be a chance to show his ambition in the future."

"Really?" Zhang Cong's body trembled suddenly, and he stared at Sun Dan brightly.

Sun Dan: "Bingyong, did I come all the way to find you just to see you make a fool of yourself in the bureaucracy? I, Sun Dan, don't have such a leisurely attitude, I don't talk nonsense, just answer me, you Do you want it or not?"

Zhang Cong fell silent, his face was cloudy and uncertain. After a long time, he said softly: "Zhang Cong has been studying for so many years, and every day he thinks about serving the country and the people. If he can leave this place, even if he goes to the local A small magistrate is better than living here forever." He swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said solemnly, "I am willing to serve Empress Chen."

Regarding Zhang Cong's refuge, Sun Dan seemed to disapprove: "You are wrong again."

Zhang Cong finally lowered his face and sold himself to join him, but was rejected by Sun Dan, feeling that he had been greatly insulted, his face turned purple, and he said angrily, "What do you mean by Jingyuan?"

Sun Dan: "Brother Bingyong, you have misunderstood. The empress means that you don't need Brother Zhang to be her staff. In fact, with Brother Zhang's great talent, how can it be possible to be someone else's staff. Empress Chen said that she is willing to work in the palace. Say something for Mr. Zhang. Mr. Zhang can do what he likes to do without worrying about other things. If there is a chance in the future, just return her a favor."

Zhang Cong was suddenly full of gratitude to the queen who had never met before, and murmured: "What a holy empress! Tell me, what exactly do you want Zhang Cong to do, you will always agree."

Sun Dan stopped talking nonsense, walked to the desk, pointed to the Four Treasures of the Study on the table and said, "Brother Zhang, you only need to write a memorial. I will read it, and you write it."

Zhang Cong was a little puzzled: "Jingyuan, Zhang Cong is just a small official of the Ministry of Officials, and has no right to write a memorial. Even if it is written and handed in, it will be rejected first at the level of the Ministry Hall. Even if the Ministry of Officials comes here, the memorial Handed over to the cabinet, just as thrown aside."

According to the system of the Ming Dynasty, the ministers with the right to play the turning point must be above the fourth rank.In other words, only officials who are qualified to participate in the early court can write memorials.

Of course, close ministers like Sun Dan are not within this scope.It is a special case that low-level people like Sun Dan and Lu Bing who have a special relationship with the emperor have the right to write secret books.

According to the rules, the memorials of the fourth-rank officials need to be handed over to the Minister of the Ministry for review after they are written, and then to the staff of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang who are on duty in the Ministry for review before being handed over to the cabinet.Of course, this procedure is just a formality.But for Zhang Cong, who was written by a fourth-rank official, this hurdle would be impossible to pass anyway.

Sun Dan smiled and said, "Brother Zhang Nian, since the department hall can't submit it here, can't you go directly to Da Nei to submit it to His Majesty?"

Zhang Cong was terrified: "Go directly to the palace?"

"Yes, go directly to the palace." Sun Dan nodded affirmatively: "It depends on whether Brother Zhang is willing to take this risk?"

Zhang Cong's body stood there straight, without moving for a long time.

Breaking into the palace is a felony, one is not good, I am afraid that Jin Yiwei will directly kill him with the court stick.Even if he is not beaten to death, he will be expelled from his rank, and this official will not be able to do so.

Sun Dan can understand Zhang Cong's concerns, and he is not in a hurry.

Like a devil, Sun Dan seduced Zhang Cong step by step.He said in an indifferent tone: "Bingyong, I will not force you. Otherwise, I will read this memorial and you write it. If you think it is worth the risk, you can submit it. As for how to submit it, it is up to you." If you can't hand it in, you can tear it up immediately. Today, Sun Dan has never been here, and in the future, whether Brother Zhang is dead or alive, has nothing to do with Sun Dan. You see it like this."

Zhang Cong still stood there dumbly.

Sun Danyou shouted, "Bingyong."

"Ah!" Zhang Cong came back to his senses, mechanically walked to the case, and raised a pen: "What?"

Sun Dan smiled softly: "Bingyong, you really listened to me, I'll read it right away."

After finishing speaking, he took a sip from the teacup first, moistened his throat, and said loudly: "The most important thing for a filial son is to respect relatives. The best thing for respecting relatives is to be supported by the world. Your Majesty will be the heir to the great treasure. Correcting the name, flattering the Holy Mother so that she can support her, is sincere and filial. The court discussed the story of Dingtao of the Han Dynasty and King Pu of the Song Dynasty, saying that the latter should be the son of a man, and he should not care about his private relatives. Is there any country without parents in the world?"

Zhang Cong first followed Sun Dan's words mechanically with the pen. Although he was in a trance, he came to his senses when he picked up the pen, and the words were neatly written.But as soon as he heard this, he crooked his pen, but a black dot was stamped on the paper, and the handwriting became scribbled.

"He is a man who will be his son." Zhang Cong cried out in surprise, and Sun Dan could clearly see behind him, only to see a layer of goosebumps on the back of Zhang Cong's neck, and a few hairs stood on end.

Zhang Cong suddenly turned around at an extremely fast speed and stared at Sun Dan fiercely, with a cold light shining in his two pupils, as if two knives were hidden inside: "Huang Kao, do you want me to discuss a big gift? "

Sun Dan also disagreed with him, and continued to read: ""Records" said: "Rituals do not come from heaven, they do not come from the earth, they are just human feelings." In the palace of raising heirs, the righteousness of being a heir is very clear. Therefore, Shi Dan and Sima Guang's theories can be practiced at that time. Today Wu Zong has no heirs, and the ministers follow the ancestor's precepts, and welcome him according to the order of his majesty. The posthumous edict directly says 'Xingxian Wang's eldest son', which does not reflect the righteousness of being a queen."

Zhang Cong opened his mouth wide and wanted to scream, but he couldn't make a sound.

Sun Dan paused for a while, as if he was a little unhappy: "Does Bingyong not want to write or... If you want to write, if you stay in a daze like this, you won't remember what I just said. Otherwise, I'll read it again."

Zhang Cong: "It is the ability of a scholar to never forget. Don't worry about Jingyuan, I remember everything." As soon as the words were spoken, his voice was extremely hoarse.

He simply stopped talking, Zhang Cong picked up a pen and wrote down what Sun Dan just said word for word. The handwriting is still neat, but it can be clearly seen that from the beginning to the end, Zhang Cong's hands are on the ground. trembling.

"This memorial, this memorial is clearly to find a reason for the emperor to rectify his father's name. But... why didn't Sun Dan write it himself... Yes, if this memorial is handed over, no matter who it is, it will stand on the side of scholars all over the world." The opposite. Can I, Zhang Cong, do this?" A voice in Zhang Cong's heart grew louder.

But Sun Dan didn't give Zhang Cong time to think, and after Zhang Cong finished recording the above passage, he continued to say loudly: "Then your majesty's prosperity is actually because of inheriting the lineage of the ancestors, and in the palace of pre-established as heirs." They are quite different. The proponents said that the virtues of filial piety are in people, and there must be no descendants. If the test of the saint is still alive, and the successor is today, there is no sense of brotherhood in fear of younger brothers. And to welcome the Virgin Mary, it is also called the mother's relative. The emperor's aunt should see the emperor and his ministers respectfully, fearing that the son will not have the righteousness of the minister and the mother. "Rituals" "the eldest son shall not be a queen", the holy test prohibits the birth of your majesty to be a queen for the benefit of the world, and fears that the son will not have the righteousness to kill his parents. Therefore, your majesty says that it is okay to follow the ancestors and not abandon their respected relatives; it is not allowed to cut off their relatives after being a human being. The husband line is different from the heir, and the father must die and the son must be established. The Han text inherits the emperor Hui, then After Emperor Xuan succeeded Emperor Zhao, he was succeeded by brother and grandson. If one must seize the relatives of the father and son, establish the name of the father and son, and then call it succession, then there are people who are called Gao Bozu and Huang Bo Kao in ancient times. Is it the same? The minister said that today's ceremony should not be established in the capital, so that the emperor can respect his relatives, and let the mother be as precious as the son, and respect the same as the father. Then the saint will not lose his father, and the saint will not lose his Be a mother."

So far, this memorial has finally been written.

Of course, this book was written by Zhang Cong himself in the real history. All Sun Dan needs to do now is to read it out word for word, without even revising it.

Zhang Cong's mind was already in a mess: "To do it or not to do it, to do it or not to do it?" Although he was confused, his subordinates still copied it subconsciously until the last word.It was as if there was an invisible hand grabbing his pen and making him scribble strokes on the paper.

When the last word was written, Zhang Cong suddenly felt a little scared, and his face was pale.

What a shrewd person he was, he naturally knew that this memorial was a powder keg, once it was handed in, it would explode immediately.Either blowing up others to death, or crushing yourself to pieces.

Because the question of the imperial examination is related to feudal ethics, it is the foundation of governing the world and correcting the hearts of the people, so it must not be messed up.In the eyes of the people in the world, the emperor's throne was obtained from Wuzong, and Wuzong's emperor was not inherited from Xiaozong.In other words, the emperor's emperor was obtained from Xiaozong, and he could only call Xiaozong his father if he wanted to.As for the emperor's biological father Xingwang, the emperor could only call him uncle.

This is also the common understanding reached by scholars all over the world and the ministers of the DPRK and China. In their view, this is in line with the principles of nature and human relations.If anyone dares to make a different voice, he is the public enemy of the gentlemen, and naturally everyone will attack him with one heart.

Zhang Cong has his own views on the question of the imperial examination.Like all scholars, he is also a person who reads the same textbooks, and is a famous celebrity, who attaches great importance to the principles of nature and human relations.In his opinion, the emperor should have adopted Emperor Xiaozong and called his biological father his uncle. There is no doubt about this.

However, the memorial that Sun Dan asked him to write had a fierce conflict with his worldview. Can this be done?

If I did, wouldn't I, Zhang Cong, be despised by the world, wouldn't I become a traitor accused by thousands of people?

Only then did Zhang Cong come back to his senses, slapped the pen on the table vigorously, and spat out a sentence from between his teeth: "Heretics!"

Zhang Cong's reaction was within Sun Dan's expectations, and Sun Dan was not angry, but said: "So, Bingyong doesn't want to hand in this memorial?"

Zhang Cong said in an affirmative tone: "This matter must not be done."

Sun Dan smiled and said, "Why don't you think about it again."

Zhang Cong shook his head: "Don't think about it, Zhang Cong is not such a person."

Sun Dan slowly put away her smile, looked at Zhang Cong quietly, and said only one sentence: "Admiration."

Zhang Cong felt a little proud, stroked his long beard, and said: "A gentleman does something, but he doesn't do it."

Sun Dan said: "But a gentleman also has the time to obey the power, and also has the time to do something. Bingyong, let me tell you the truth, I have been preparing this memorial for a long time. If you don't do it, some people will do it." .By the way, there are at least several hundred Jinshi, bestowed Jinshi and fellow Jinshi in Jinke. I looked at it, and the best assigned ones are only those who enter the Imperial Academy to observe politics. There are hundreds of people, all kinds of people, and some people want to be in the Imperial Academy. Make a difference in the official career. After ten years of hard work, how many people have lost their hair, if they continue to be qualified in the department hall and the local government, how many years will they have to keep. The superior. He has always been an exception, for the sake of his future, he is not afraid of being infamous. If you quit, he will be very willing."

Zhang Cong said angrily: "Don't associate me with Ping."

Sun Dan said slowly: "I know Brother Zhang had a bad fight with someone back then, Concubine Zhang was optimistic about Ping Qiuli. By the way, so is Huang Jin. He doesn't seem to think much of Bingyong. If someone Ping With this memorial, and the cooperation of Huang and Zhang, they may not necessarily be in high positions. At that time, those people will have to see Brother Zhang's jokes."

As soon as Huang Jin and the others were mentioned, and thinking of the humiliation he had received from them, Zhang Cong's complexion changed drastically, and his eyes were full of resentment.

Hatred was like a poisonous snake biting his heart, and Zhang Cong lost his mind a little bit.

He asked in a deep voice: "Jingyuan, what will happen if I hand over this memorial?"

Seeing that Zhang Cong was tempted, Sun Dan struck while the iron was hot, and said, "What else can I do, the most likely thing is that Brother Zhang will be scolded to death by scholars all over the world. But, you boosted your ambition for His Majesty and spoke a fair word for His Majesty. You said, will the emperor forget your kindness? First of all, His Majesty will definitely transfer you from this place where you don’t want to shit, and transfer you to a position that can better display your talents. Then you will practice for a few years and join the cabinet. It's not a dream either. Brother Zhang, this matter is related to your future. Sun Dan is not sure what will happen in the future. But life is rare to fight. Brother Zhang, you are already in your forties, and you can still do it. For several years."

"I'm already 47 years old!" Zhang Cong's hairs stood on end.

Officials in the Ming Dynasty were not tenured for life, and there was a certain age limit. When they reached the age, they had to retire, which was called becoming an official.In the Zhou Dynasty, "doctors cause trouble at seventy", that is to say, officials at the doctor level will go home to take care of themselves at the age of 70.This system has been preserved and gradually evolved and changed in history.In the Ming Dynasty, there were certain systems and regulations.A doctor, that is, a senior official at the ministry level, retires at the age of 70.Officials below the Ministry level retire at the age of 60.

But people in the Ming Dynasty didn't live long, and many people didn't live to be sixty.

Zhang Cong is fourteen or seventeen years old this year. Even if he is healthy, he can only serve as an official for another 13 years. 13 years, with a flick of a finger, it will be here in a blink of an eye.

Do you have to stay in this obscure position for the rest of your life?

Is this the life I, Zhang Cong, want?
Do not!
no way?

I can't let Huang Jin and the others laugh at me.

If I, Zhang Cong, were able to enter the cabinet as Prime Minister in other years, I would never let go of those who insulted and hurt me, Huang Jin, Zhang Fei, Ping Qiuli, and hundreds of people from the official department.

Isn't it just a bit of fame? What is it compared to happy and enmity?When a gentleman does things, he only asks for my peace of mind, and when others slander him, the clouds pass by.

Power, what Zhang Cong needs is power.

Power is really a good thing. Just now, Song Wuxing insulted me, Zhang Cong.Isn't it because I, Zhang Cong, am a petty official and I am too old to look promising?

But when he saw Sun Dan, he looked respectful.Why?It's not because Sun Dan is the number one scholar and editor of the Imperial Academy. If he wants to enter the cabinet as a prime minister, he will surely hold great power in the future.

Fame is nothing compared to power.I, Zhang Cong, want to take power and stand out!
In my heart, there is a voice crying, howling.

Thinking of this, Zhang Cong made up his mind and said to Sun Dan: "I can hand in this memorial, why did you choose me?"

Sun Dan breathed a sigh of relief, and solemnly said to Zhang Cong: "Because you are on the surface of Huang Jin and Zhang Concubine. You handed in this memorial. In the eyes of outsiders, you are just their representative. You must scold me." , they will naturally scold Huang Jin."

"Okay, let Huang Jin bear the spittle of scholars and officials all over the world!" Zhang Cong suddenly realized, and found a moral reason for his memorial. He looked upright: "Huang Jin, the eunuch A thief is the biggest treacherous official in the world. With him, the government will be corrupted to the point of no control. In order to defeat this traitor, Zhang Cong has no regrets even if he bears this infamy. Justice is at ease, and when the time comes, the people of the world Naturally, I will be given justice."

Sun Dan felt disgusted, this Zhang Cong, who was clearly greedy for power and position, wanted to find a high-sounding reason for himself, and wanted to stand on a moral high ground.Hehe, it really is a powerful minister in the early years of the Jiajing Dynasty. This thick-skinned person is really speechless.

But Sun Dan still pretended to be admiring: "It's great, Sun Dan admires it. It's not too late. Your Majesty is in Xiyuan today. Bingyong, hurry up and write a letter to Fu Que."

(End of this chapter)