Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 13 Civil servants and eunuchs

Naturally, it was impossible for Zhu Houzhao to take Zhu Youtang to practice too intensely. With Zhu Youtang's body, it is estimated that really strenuous exercise would be unbearable. What Zhu Houzhao was going to practice with Zhu Youtang was Tai Chi.Speaking of which, Zhu Houzhao didn't learn it systematically in his previous life. He still learned it when he was in college. The school used Taijiquan instead of exercises between classes, and Taijiquan was tested in the final physical examination of his freshman year.

Originally, Zhu Houzhao had almost forgotten about it, but who knew that his memory had improved greatly in the past few days, but he remembered it again. Zhu Houzhao decided to take Zhu Youtang to practice together.

In his previous life, Zhu Houzhao once felt that Taijiquan was not tiring. In fact, if you do the movements well, it is not so easy. If you want to practice it easily and easily, it will take a long time and a lot of effort.Zhu Houzhao didn't know if Tai Chi could be used for fighting, but anyway, it should be good for exercising his father.Having said that, there should be many Taoist priests on Wudang Mountain now, right?Find a few to come back and ask?

"Come on, father, my son will fight once first, and then hit the godfather!" Zhu Houzhao made a gesture of raising his hands, dropping his elbows and sinking his shoulders.

Zhu Houzhao played very slowly. In fact, he didn't learn fast, but every movement was very standard. His body is really good now.

Zhu Youtang watched his son punching, and he was still a little happy in his heart. At least his son would not be as weak as himself in the future. After one punch, Zhu Houzhao began to pull Zhu Youtang to fight, teaching him every move.Speaking of which, Zhu Youtang's body is really weak. After learning a few movements, he started to sweat slightly and was out of breath.Of course, this also has something to do with Zhu Houzhao asking Zhu Youtang to pose.

Seeing Zhu Youtang's appearance, Zhu Houzhao didn't let Zhu Youtang continue to practice, but took his father back to wash up.

After washing up, Empress Zhang had already prepared breakfast, and then the meals were put on the table. This time, Zhu Youtang ate half more breakfast than usual.After Zhu Youtang left, Empress Zhang pulled her son and said with a smile: "Your father ate so much yesterday, it seems that this punching is still effective, come back tomorrow, emperor!"

"Yes, Queen Mother!" Zhu Houzhao agreed, and said with a smile, he also intends to persevere for a long time, anyway, he has to practice every morning, and it is good to practice with Zhu Youtang.

Back in his own Xianyang Palace, Zhu Houzhao asked someone to bring some meat up. He has been exercising a lot these days, and his body is growing rapidly. He needs to add some high-calorie food, otherwise his body will not be able to bear it.Although he also ate it in Kunning Palace, Zhu Houzhao did not open up to eat it. He was afraid that his appetite would scare his parents.

After eating, Zhu Houzhao changed his clothes under the service of the eunuchs and maids. It was time for his class, the class at the civil servant's side.

The one who came to teach Zhu Houzhao today is Liu Jian, a well-known official who cannot be ignored in this era or in future generations.

Liu Jian studied under the great Confucian Xue Xuan, and became a Jinshi in the fourth year of Emperor Yingzong Tianshun of the Ming Dynasty. Speaker.Liu Jian is Dad's teacher, so his status in Dad's heart is naturally different.This can be seen from Liu Jian's official position. He is the chief minister of the cabinet, and at the same time he has the title of Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Zhu Houzhao has met Liu Jian before. He is a little grumpy little old man, but he always has a sense of integrity. Whether he is commenting on ancient and modern times, or criticizing people, he is full of righteousness, and he even wants to point at the nose of treacherous ministers .Anyway, Zhu Houzhao thinks that Liu Jian is a cute little old man, and he quite likes it. Liu Jian in history did not end well.

According to historical records, after Liu Jian became a scholar, Liu Jin and others became more arrogant, adding secret agencies, operating everywhere, suppressing dissidents, rejecting loyal ministers, introducing private parties, and wantonly plundering farmers' land, which led to rapid intensification of class conflicts.

Large-scale peasant uprisings broke out in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Huguang, Jiangxi and other places. Liu Jian, who retired and lived at home for the elderly, was heartbroken, but there was nothing he could do.And Liu Jin has been looking for opportunities to frame Liu Jian.In March of the second year of his retirement, Liu Jin and others framed 53 people as traitors, and they were listed in the court, and Liu Jian ranked first.

In the fifth year of Zhengde, Liu Jian was dismissed as a civilian and all his titles were taken away. In the same year, Liu Jin was executed and Liu Jian was able to return to his official position.

After tidying up his clothes, Zhu Houzhao came to the Wenhua Palace, where he studied and where the ministers taught him to read.After waiting in the Wenhua Palace for a while, Liu Jian left the house from outside. After seeing Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jian smiled, and the smile on his face was very sincere.

Speaking of it, Liu Jian really didn't like the former Zhu Houzhao. After all, he himself was a serious person. How could he be used to Zhu Houzhao's jumping off, but the current Zhu Houzhao made Liu Jian very, very fond of it.Smart and wise, he recites books very seriously, and can draw inferences about everything, he is simply a gifted student.

It is the ideal of every teacher to acquire talents and educate them, especially the prince's teachers, because they are educating the future of the country.

"Master Liu!" After seeing Liu Jian, Zhu Houzhao bowed and saluted, very serious, serious and meticulous.

"I have seen Your Highness!" Liu Jian also bowed to return the gift, and then the two masters and apprentices took their seats. What Liu Jian explained to Zhu Houzhao was some spring and autumn. To put it bluntly, spring and autumn is the art of the emperor. black school.Zhu Houzhao listened very carefully, because this is something really practical, and it will definitely be useful to him in the future.

Zhu Houzhao has always believed that whether it is a civil servant or an eunuch, the greatest role of both parties is the emperor's tool for governing the country.

Balance is the most important thing. It is not right to blindly say that civil servants are the first and civil servants are good. It is also wrong to blindly say that eunuchs are good and eunuchs are the first. There are villains and evil things on both sides. It means that no one's buttocks are clean.It doesn't make much sense to say that civil servants are worse or eunuchs are worse. Balance is the kingly way. If one family dominates, no one will get better.

Whether it is Wang Zhen or the Donglin Party, the consequences of the dominance of the family are very serious, no one can afford it, and neither can the emperor.

Zhu Houzhao listened to Liu Jian telling him about the ancient times, and taught him the art of the emperor, but Zhu Houzhao was getting closer to Daming in his heart, combining what he had learned with the reality of Daming, and at the same time adding some perspectives from later generations, re-examining this era. The country, Zhu Houzhao also had an idea in his heart, should he go out and have a look?What can be seen in the palace?It's not that Emperor Zhengde likes private visits in microservices, this habit should be maintained.

(End of this chapter)