open sea

Chapter 650 Excited
The mouth cannon failed.

Frozen three feet does not happen in a day, Zhang Han has been disliked by Zhang Juzheng for a long time, it is not something that Chen Mu can say in a few words.

If we really want to talk about hatred, Zhang Han and Zhang Juzheng are far from each other, but during the time we worked together in the past, Zhang Han complained about Zhang Juzheng's monopoly of power, and Zhang Juzheng was also unwilling to reconcile Zhang Han who should have stood by him this time.

The old man is not the kind of person with great ambitions. If you put this matter aside, persuasion may work, but with Zhang Han, persuasion is useless.

The next day at the court meeting, the four Hanlin officials who were supposed to be beaten to pieces outside the palace gate were not beaten, and the emperor did not intend to mention it. After thinking about it, let the four young Hanlin go first.

Needless to say, Chen Mu, who was standing in front of the court class, saw the reserved smile on the corner of the little emperor's mouth, as if he was trying his best to enjoy this moment of freedom. Give the little emperor enough face, and ask the emperor what he thinks first.

This kind of smile is the one that makes the courtiers with their own thoughts feel inscrutable, while the other group of people just look stupid.

Chen Mu belongs to the latter, and he knows very well that this is the feeling that the emperor is looking for a hand in power.

Since the old man of Zhang's family passed away, Chen Mu met the little emperor and heard him say 'hands-on', 'wait for him to take office', and 'Mr. Zhang returns to office' several times in a row.

The impatience of the little emperor just shows that Chen Mu's cultivation of the imperial sense of honor by several insinuations has achieved initial results.

Little Wanli ignored Wang Xijue at all, and asked Uncle Wang to stand back to court with a smile, as if he was not the one who issued an angry order a few days ago to beat the four Hanlin to death, and asked Beiyang symbolically The recent situation of military training, the military affairs of Jizhen and Liaodong, and then ordered the officials of the six ministries to ask about politics.

From local examinations by the Ministry of Officials, budget and taxation by the Ministry of Households, funeral pensions for hometowns in the Pavilion of the Ministry of Rites, and tribute arrangements from various countries, to the river and water conservancy of the Ministry of Industry.

When he finished his addiction to being an emperor, he had already worked in the court until noon, and none of the court officials at the front of the court could continue to stand and listen to the court proceedings. The emperor asked the eunuchs to bring chairs for a group of old men to sit and listen.

The military officer's side is okay, but the civil servant's side can't stand it even if the young officials stand for a whole morning. From time to time, there will be a few stomach gurgles, which means that the emperor is young and doesn't know that he is hungry at all. use nonsense,

Chen Mu was in a good state of mind, and watched eagerly as the old man Zhang Han and others were given chairs by the emperor to sit and listen to the court proceedings. He was neither in the rank of military officer nor in the rank of civil servants. The chairs were nothing more than that, and there were still people who kept muttering in low voices. The emperor in the front kept chattering, and the nobles in the back also chattered in low voices, which made the already inaudible court proceedings even more chaotic.

It wasn't until some eunuch presented a copy on the grounds of passing on the leave-asked copy, and the emperor threw it in the ground, that the court was quieted down.

Little Wanli was not angry, but just sneered sarcastically, and said to Zhang Jing who picked up the playbook: "Read, read it aloud, let all the princes of the court listen. Whose copy is this?"

It would have been the day before yesterday, I'm afraid the emperor would jump up in anger, but now he is not angry.

Anger stems from being dissatisfied with the reality and having no means to change it. Right now, the relaxed Wanli already has the means to torment others. If he hides in his heart and wants to hold it big, he will naturally not be angry again.

Zhang Jing originally built the memorial that was thrown on the ground, so he was trembling, knelt down and picked up the memorial, and responded to the emperor's request, but as soon as he opened the memorial, his eyes straightened, looked up at the emperor, looked down at the memorial, and froze there Neither dared to stand up nor read out.

Until Wanli urged again: "Read it out, read it out loud."

"Your Majesty, do you think that Zhang Juzheng is really beneficial to the country? Although Zhang Juzheng's talent can make a difference, his academic foundation is not the right way; although his ambition is lofty, he is too self-willed."

It was very difficult for Zhang Jing to bite the bullet and read this memorial. His heart was so regretful that his intestines were blue. Dare to accept—you, Zou Yuanbiao, are a disciple of Wang Xuezheng. Isn't it nonsense to say that Zhang Juzheng's academic foundation is not the right way?

The little eunuch looked at the emperor with fearful eyes, only to see the emperor nod his head with a grin, and he did not forget to turn his head and whisper something to the hanging curtained Empress Dowager Li. stop."

"His, some of his policies and measures are unreasonable. For example, the number of students enrolled in prefectures and counties is limited to [-] or [-]. In order to cater to his will, the relevant government agencies have further reduced the number. This is not a good way to select talents."

"There are also a certain number of prisoners sentenced in various places. The relevant departments are afraid of being punished, so they must seek to have a surplus in the number. This is because the punishment is too unrestrained."

"Ministers took their salaries, and took their salaries to live on. Small ministers kept silent for fear of being convicted. Some people stated their opinions today, but they were condemned tomorrow. This is because the upper and lower speech channels are not smooth."

"The Yellow River was flooded, and some people lived on the grasslands and drank water to satisfy their hunger, but the relevant departments turned a deaf ear to it. This is because the suffering of the people has not been relieved."

"Other things, such as appointing cruel officials and burying outstanding talents, are really too numerous to mention. I respectfully read the emperor's edict, which said: Your majesty has not completed his studies and his ambitions have not been determined. The gentleman left your majesty. Let it all go to waste."

"Your Majesty's words are indeed an endless blessing to the country. But even so, there are no people in the imperial court who help complete the emperor's studies and establish the emperor's ambitions!"

"Fortunately, Zhang Juzheng suffered the death of his parents, so he can still stay. If unfortunately he passes away, will His Majesty's studies never be completed? Is it possible that one's ambition is uncertain after all? The minister saw Zhang Juzheng's Shangshu and said: There are differences in the world first. Ordinary people, and then you can do extraordinary things."

"This is a person who regards mourning as a thing and doesn't bother to do it. Who doesn't know that a person can only be called a human being if he abides by the five moral ethics of benevolence, righteousness, propriety, and wisdom and trust. Now this person, parents do not take care of them when they are alive. He didn’t go to funerals after he died, and still boasted that he was extraordinary, and the people of the world didn’t think he lost his conscience, but just thought he was a pig, dog and beast, can this be called an extraordinary person?”

"The minister said such things in the memorandum, and he will probably be severely punished. The Minister and Punishment Department observes the government affairs and Zou Yuanbiao is ready to accept the punishment. I hope His Majesty will listen to the words of the memorandum."

After reading the memorial, all the courtiers were silent, Zhang Jing was about to cry holding the imperial edict, and Wang Xijue, the dean of the Imperial Academy, wanted to cry without tears—he worked so hard to save the four Hanlins from prison. Well, with this memorandum, even if the four people didn't have a big problem at first, they are now in trouble.

Although Wang Xijue felt that Zou Yuanbiao's words were correct, he couldn't say that.

"Whee!"

In the eerie silence, the little emperor covered his mouth and smiled on the dragon chair. It was like eating fruit. He was so happy that he couldn't hide his brows. He stretched out his big sleeve of the sun and moon robe with his little hand, and asked the officials excitedly. Said: "Is there anything else, like this—the queen mother, please be safe, don't be impatient, the son can see and hear such memorials, doesn't it mean that the way of speaking is smooth?"

"Is there any minister who thinks this way, stand up today and let me see, tell me quickly and let me listen!"

　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)