Wanli Xinming

Chapter 7 Side Attack
The little inner prisoner was speechless, but couldn't answer, just bang bang kowtow.Zhu Yijun looked as usual, came to Empress Li's side, and said softly: "The queen mother doesn't need to move, these slaves are killed. You have to pay attention to the phoenix body."

Seeing his calm expression, Empress Dowager Li moved in her heart and added doubts.Asked: "The emperor had expected this festival?"

Zhu Yijun said indifferently: "Since ancient times, in order to understand the thoughts of the government, these officials and others in power have all bribed or intimidated the servants around us, etc., to obtain a few words, to cater to the thoughts of the mother and my mother, and to deceive them. It's not surprising that things like this - a few days ago, I also found one in my bedroom, and I was attacked by me, because my mother violated the peace, I didn't come to report it."

As the saying goes: the common emperor is also common.The people around this emperor, when they first served, all believed that the emperor was a demigod, different from ordinary people.

I was used to serving, but found that the emperor also shit, urinated, and farted, just like himself, except for a few more words, nothing special.This reverence has also diminished, and the reverence is much less than that of foreign ministers.Therefore, it is not surprising that there are internal prisoners who are eavesdropping on major affairs and have choices in exchange for benefits, but they dare not go too far because they are afraid of the strict laws in the palace.In the Ming Dynasty, apart from those who were more careful when the emperor spoke and ordered to retreat to serve, there were always those with sharp ears who overheard the emperor's words, which led to the leakage of information from the inner palace, like a sieve.

Today, the queen mother screened everyone before entering the palace, thinking that there was no one in the palace, and then talked to the emperor about the pro-government.Unexpectedly, because of the emperor's unusual behavior these days, he has long been alarmed inside and outside the palace.Those who urgently need to get news about the Queen Mother and the Emperor have increased their spying efforts.There are those who are greedy for profit and have luck, or prick up their ears, or hide their bodies, to eavesdrop on the words of the master, in order to invite pets to sell well.

Empress Dowager Li took a few deep breaths and asked Xiaodezi Senran: "Who asked you to spy on Gong Wei, tell me, and spare you not to die."

Where does Zhang Dean dare to say it? Not only does he die, but all his family members outside the palace are also dying.He just banged his head and cried back: "The slaves didn't intend to eavesdrop, because they were sweeping in the palace and saw the queen mother and the emperor enter the palace, so I hid behind the curtain, the slaves did not dare to deceive the king, please spare the slaves. !" After saying that, he kowtowed again, blood splashing all over his forehead.

This lie was not clever. Empress Dowager Li laughed angrily, shouted loudly, and called Cao De, the eunuch of the Qianqing Palace outside the palace, into the palace, and instructed: "This slave is spying on the palace, you go down and cook, and you must find out who is instigating... ..." Seeing the emperor looking at himself and shaking his head, he stopped talking and asked, "What did the emperor say?"

Zhu Yijun said: "Mother, how much has this dog listened to? It's not appropriate for people to know what the mother and I said just now. Why don't you——" sighed, with a look of unbearable expression on his face, "stop your mouth and just Stick to death outside this hall, and let others see what happens to this slave who bears the master."

Zhang De'an couldn't help knowing this, so he pissed on the floor.Seeing that the Queen Mother nodded in approval of the emperor's disposition, Director Cao called in a few able-bodied internal supervisors, gagged Zhang De'an, dragged him down, and asked someone to come in to wipe the floor before he retreated.After a while, there was a banging sound of court battles outside the hall, as well as the suppressed cries.Mrs. Li's face was not disturbed, and she chanted Buddha with her hand beads.

Zhu Yijun was also uncomfortable. A few days ago, in order to shake up the palace, he also used his hair as an internal prisoner, but he was kicked out of the palace with forty boards. Looking at the tragedy, he probably died if he went out.Today, the little eunuch was killed by him with a cane. It was the first time in two lifetimes that he killed someone. Even though he didn't kill him with his own hands, he couldn't help feeling strange.Thinking about it again, I am in the most dangerous place in the world, I don't have any decisive means to kill, but I am making a joke of my own life, don't you hear about the change of the maid during Shizong's time?An emperor was almost strangled to death by a court lady in his sleep. If it weren't for his fate, he would still be an emperor for more than 40 years?After doing a lot of psychological construction, it was easier.Sighing, he said to Empress Dowager Li: "Mother, just now you asked Director Cao to interrogate Xiao Dezi, but you may not get the truth. Although there are fights among the big crotches in the palace, some things are routinely deceived. .”

Empress Dowager Li was stunned. Why did this little emperor understand the matter of the forbidden palace better than the person in charge of the harem?Asked: "What can the emperor hear? Why do you say that?"

Zhu Yijun sighed: "Mother, do you still remember the tribute tea that I just said?" Seeing Empress Dowager Li nodded, he continued: "Recently, I have read the records of ancestors and the archives of the household department in recent days, and only this tribute tea It is shocking——During the Taizu period, five hundred tea households were specially set up to use tea in the palace, exempted from corvee service, and dedicated to harvesting and supplying it exclusively. The annual tribute was no more than a few thousand catties. The amount of tribute tea was several times, and the tribute was only 5 catties. According to Liang Cai, the Minister of the Household Department of Sejong, the amount of tribute tea at that time had exceeded 8 catties. It reached more than 20 catties—except for the [-] catties paid as tribute, the rest were privately distributed by people inside and outside the palace. For this alone, the corruption exceeded [-] taels per year." The Empress Dowager Li was shocked when she heard this , staring at Zhu Yijun in a daze, speechless.

Zhu Yijun said with a wry smile: "This government of tribute tea still has first-class drawbacks. The eunuchs and local officials guarding these places, in addition to the [-] catties of tribute, also pay extra and collect extra fees, all in the name of ancestors, mothers and queens of the past dynasties. Under my banner, they overcharged more than [-] catties? Hundreds of thousands of catties. There was a local official named Han Bangqi in Sejong’s time. In the memorial, he said that the tea picking was wrong in the farming season. Paying money to buy tea in the market to pay tribute - almost aroused civil unrest. I have read the notes of my predecessors, the quality and taste of these overcharged teas are far superior to the tribute teas, and the ones for our mothers are the second time. Wait.——It just hurt the people and the people, and also ruined the reputation of the mother and me."

When Empress Dowager Li heard this, her face turned pale.She is also a commoner. Although she doesn't feel the suffering of the common people, she can also imagine the suffering of tea farmers.After listening to the emperor's rational and well-founded remarks, he couldn't help hating those slaves and officials who ruined the reputation of himself and the emperor, and played tricks on him, and trembled: "This... how can this be good? This Feng Bao, how is it? Don't play and this palace know?"

Zhu Yijun sneered and said, "How could he tell our mother these two? These are all examples in the palace, and even with the strictness of Grandpa Sejong, they cannot be banned. These slaves, under our banner, are greedy and blasphemy. ——It's more than that. The mother knows that the big crotch has tribute tea, and the money is better for buying various items. That time, the first-class person who stole the treasure in the palace and sold it outside the palace to exchange money to buy a house and land was not a problem. Only one thing - a pearl shirt was lost in the palace of Ning Fei, and it was reported to me because my mother violated the peace. The day before yesterday, a small prison in Neihantang told Zhang Cheng that the only books and rare books in the collection of Wenyuan Pavilion in the past dynasties were , in recent years, it has been stolen and sold, and only less than [-]% remains - this is a treasure that ancestors and sects have collected in many ways for me and other descendants to increase their knowledge!" After speaking, he made a distressed expression, and peeked at the face of the Queen Mother Li. .

When Empress Dowager Li heard it, her heart felt as if a ball of cotton was blocked, and she was so embarrassed that she almost burst into tears.How did she know that most of these things were read by Zhu Yijun in the history books of later generations, and it was only because of his careful thought that he could discover so many drawbacks.She said in a trembling voice, "The queen mother is in charge of the harem, but the emperor is not as clear as the emperor. According to you, these slaves are deceiving the upper and lower, and these deeds are only deceived by the two of us?" to drip blood.

Zhu Yijun was taken aback. In his previous life, he had been working as a local director for more than ten years after graduating from his previous life. He had a first-class ability to make a case. Every sentence was aimed at the character of Empress Dowager Li. to the affordability of the Queen Mother.His revelation not only wanted to destroy Empress Dowager Li's political confidence, but also had the intention of showing his ability.After seeing the fire, he hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry about the mother, you have come here like this for many years, but you need to rectify it but it is not at the same time, please forgive me."

Empress Dowager Li calmed down and said bitterly: "I can really spare these dog slaves and servants who are deceiving and deceiving!" She was about to call someone in and seal the palace and investigate.Zhu Yijun hurriedly stopped: "The queen mother is the most sage, how can you be so angry today? This palace gate is sealed, but I am surprised inside and outside." Anyway, persuaded to stop.

Empress Dowager Li calmed down, and stared at him for a while, until Zhu Yijun's heart froze.I saw Empress Dowager Li was in a trance for a while, and suddenly said softly: "You have kept these words in your heart for a long time, right? I just said that I want you to be in charge of the government-" After she finished speaking, she waited for Zhu Yijun to answer.

Zhu Yijun has been thinking about how to answer the queen mother's question these days.Hearing that the queen mother re-examined the conversation, she hurriedly replied: "Empress mother, I really have the intention to develop big plans, but I am young. Once I govern, there may be many absurdities, so I thought it would be better to share my thoughts with my mother and Mr. Zhang. Tell me, if I think my idea is feasible - I will have Mr. Zhang and other foreign ministers to implement it. If it is not feasible, can the queen mother and Mr. Zhang watch me make mistakes?"

After listening to the Queen Mother, Zhanyan smiled and said, "So, you are not in a hurry to govern?"

Zhu Yijun said: "You don't have to be in charge of the government, just try some of my ideas first. Besides, the emperor has to study more and grow his body, how can he have time to read a lot of excerpts? This state affairs is handled by Mr. Zhang and others, and the mother is in charge of the outline. That's good." He smiled and said, "The emperor has to sleep more to grow up, grow up, marry a daughter-in-law, and give birth to grandchildren to his mother and grandchildren!"

After hearing this, Queen Mother Li sighed, noncommittal.Seeing the look of doubt on Zhu Yijun's face, he said, "Your father, Huang Bintian, put this tens of thousands of burdens on my shoulders." Hearing this, Zhu Yijun hurriedly knelt down and listened quietly.

Seeing the emperor kneeling down, Empress Dowager Li called him up.Seeing that he couldn't hold on, he sighed and continued: "My wife is a Taoist family, where do you have any insight to manage the state affairs of the Nine Provinces and Wanbangs? You have the courage to hand them over to Mr. Zhang, Feng Bao and others. But after all, they are not surnamed Zhu. , how can the queen mother believe it? It's just that there is no way to do it." After speaking, thinking of the late emperor, I was about to cry again.Seeing Zhu Yijun looking up at her, his face full of regret and worry, his heart warmed, and he said:
"It's fortunate that your father and emperor saw our orphans and widowed mothers in the sky, and they fell into a dream for you. They also found a master for you, and opened a heavenly aperture. Seeing the emperor in the past few days is like a different person, and the mother and queen are really relieved. Originally You are young and your temperament is uncertain. The queen mother thinks that she will wait until you become a human, give birth to a child, and then hand over the state affairs to you. But in the past few days, I have seen you speak and handle things clearly and ingeniously, and the mother is afraid of delays. about you……"

Seeing that Empress Dowager Li was diligent, Zhu Yijun told him all the troubles and anguish in her heart.With a sour nose, she cried, "Don't worry about the mother, otherwise the son will be ashamed! This political matter is still in accordance with the method of the son, there is no need to make a big move, just let the son be more familiar and have more ideas!" When finished, bow to the ground.

Seeing the sincerity of the emperor's words, Empress Dowager Li believed in her heart that he really did not have the intention of being a pro-governor, but because she was young, she was eager to try it.She was originally an unambitious person, but once she tasted the taste of governance, and then compared with other women in the harem, it was difficult to let go for a while.Now that I have experienced the emperor's bloody copying of the scriptures, some unspeakable knots in the subconscious about the emperor have been eliminated, and I feel that these things are very tasteless.She thought for a while and said, "Since the emperor has the mind to participate in politics, from today onwards, you should stay with Mr. Zhang in the Emperor's Palace early and later!"

This emperor stayed with the ministers, but it was a major event to be recorded in the history books.Generally speaking, the emperor took the initiative to stay with a minister, just to listen to the opinion of a minister on some undiscussable state affairs, so it is a rare honor for a minister.And the minister asked to keep it right, usually he wanted to make a small report from his colleagues, which would be despised, and even the censor would impeach him for this.Empress Dowager Li asked the emperor to stay with Zhang Juzheng every day, which showed that the royal family gave him all the trust in the state affairs. It not only established Zhang Juzheng's authority, but also signaled to the court that the emperor was about to govern.

But in the eyes of Zhu Yijun, who has already opened up, the Queen Mother is not enough to watch these two times.After seeing the Queen Mother's instructions, he stood up and said: "Mother, I thought that it would be too hard for Mr. Zhang to stay early in the morning. After all, I have to talk about it every day, and it also delays Mr. Zhang's administration - it's better than this, I think it's better to choose one. On an auspicious day, how will I treat Mr. Zhang on the platform?"

The Queen Mother Li was overjoyed and said, "Da Shan!" What is "Platform Summoning Right"?The Jianji Hall is located in the middle and backward, and it is located on the top of the white jade railings in the third floor and opposite to the Qianqing Gate, that is, the left and right gates of Yuntai, also known as the "platform".In the Ming Dynasty, the platform summoning was equivalent to the State of the Union consultation. The emperor could summon the ministers or one person.If the ministers are summoned, the ministers stand, the emperor sits there, and if he encounters a problem, he will call the official's name, and the official will kneel there to answer, and if the emperor approves, he can also stand there and speak.But summoning a person is a heart-to-heart talk, you can be given a seat, you can also give tea, the atmosphere is like a family, and it is a rare honor for the minister.The platform call has a strong political atmosphere and has a special etiquette system.On the one hand, it shows the emperor's trust in a certain minister, and on the other hand, it shows the emperor's diligence and open-mindedness.Therefore, once a courtier is called alone, he will immediately become famous all over the world.And the emperor's virtuous voice of diligence will also spread all over the world.Zhu Yijun's method is free in form - it can be called at any time, and it is a national event, and it can get five-star praise, so it is a little higher than the Queen Mother Li's method of staying right.

The two agreed on a plan, and they both put their minds at ease.Seeing that the queen mother was still a little embarrassed, Zhu Yijun changed the jokes of later generations and told a few jokes, making the queen mother laugh, and then gave up.

(End of this chapter)