The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"Teacher, what do you think of this matter?" Zhu Yijun retreated all the eunuchs and maids who served him, and called Zhang Fan by this name again, "Mr. Zhang asked to re-open the sutra banquet. How does this matter look?"

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Zhang Fan didn't answer right away, he always had to ask Zhu Yijun what he meant first, so that he could speak.

"Hmm..." Zhu Yijun thought for a while, and said, "Mr. Zhang's melody has just come up. After I read it, I asked my teacher to come over. I didn't think about it too much, but I think it's not bad. I don't mean to belittle the teacher, but although the teacher taught me very well, I am still young after all, and there are many details about governing the country that are not very clear. Mr. Zhang can open a sutra feast and explain it to me. I think it's pretty good,"

The minister asked to re-open the sutra banquet and explain it to the emperor. This was originally a good thing. Moreover, Zhang Fan heard what Zhu Yijun meant. Obviously, Zhu Yijun also thought it was very good and was willing to agree.

Originally, when the matter came to this point, Zhang Fan should speak immediately and agree, but now, Zhang Fan hesitated. Of course, he would still agree to reopen the Sutra Banquet, but before he spoke, he There is a question in my heart.

Zhang Juzheng's request to re-open the sutra banquet seems to be no problem on the surface. This is exactly what a dedicated and ethical official should do. Apart from supporting the young master, he must also teach the young master how to govern the country in the future way.

If it was in the past, Zhang Fan would not have any doubts at all, but now, he is not sure about anything, especially for Zhang Juzheng.

Zhu Yijun saw that Zhang Fan didn't speak for a long time, as if he was thinking about something, and he couldn't help but feel puzzled. He didn't know what Zhang Fan was thinking about, or he couldn't figure it out at all. Why did Zhang Fan even think about this matter? It takes so long to think about it.

Originally, in Zhu Yijun's opinion, re-opening the Sutra Banquet was a great thing, and Zhang Fan, who he respected and trusted the most, would definitely agree to it without thinking about it. Today, Zhu Yijun called Zhang Fan, In addition to talking about this matter, I also want to ask about Zhang Juzheng.

After all, Zhang Juzheng is now the chief assistant scholar of the cabinet. If the Jingyan is reopened, Zhang Juzheng will naturally be the keynote speaker. Although Zhu Yijun also respects Zhang Juzheng and has met many times before, but at that time Zhu Yijun was really He was too young, after Long Qing asked Zhang Fan to teach Zhu Yijun, Zhang Juzheng seldom went to the Prince's East Palace.

Now, with the growth of age, although Zhu Yijun is not very big now, the matter of enthronement and succession to the throne obviously made Zhu Yijun, who is only ten years old, mature a lot.

Well, since Zhang Juzheng was the keynote speaker, he naturally had to inquire about Zhang Juzheng in advance. He was too young to have an accurate impression of Zhang Juzheng now.

But he didn't expect that Zhang Fan would stop when he just asked the question.

But since Zhang Fan was thinking about something, Zhu Yijun naturally wouldn't disturb him, but just stood aside, quietly waiting for Zhang Fan to think.

What Zhang Fan was thinking about was exactly this question, but what he was thinking about was another aspect. He was wondering whether Zhang Juzheng's request to reopen the sutra feast might have some other purpose.

To be honest, when Zhang Fan thinks of Zhang Juzheng, using the word "purpose" makes him feel very uncomfortable, but Zhang Fan has to think about it this way.

Today, apart from Gao Gong, the emperor Zhu Yijun is too young to manage the government personally; and the Empress Dowager Li, who is in power, trusts Feng Bao and Zhang Juzheng very much, especially Zhang Juzheng, the Empress Dowager Li can't trust her the most. Therefore, today's court is completely controlled by Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao.

Moreover, Zhang Juzheng has always had the intention of reforming the government, and both Zhang Fan and Feng Bao agreed with his idea. Today's Ming Dynasty, no matter whether it is the government or the opposition, seems to be peaceful and peaceful, and there is no sign of decay at all. But the inside is not very good. The current scene is too fragile, and it will easily fall apart.

But what Zhang Fan is worried about now is not Zhang Juzheng's idea, but how Zhang Juzheng plans to realize his idea.

Although nothing has happened so far, Zhang Fan has some guesses from the fact that Zhang Juzheng asked to re-open the sutra banquet this time.

Zhu Yijun was a very clever prince back then, and now he is also a very clever emperor, but he was so clever, after all, he was born with it. Zhang Fan understood that Zhu Yijun was not the kind of diligent and studious person. Those in the past, how to say Well, half of it was for his father and mother.

Now that Long Qing has passed away, Zhu Yijun's motivation to study hard is missing the biggest thing.

Zhang Fan, who has taught Zhu Yijun for such a long time, naturally understands very well. If he is teaching Zhu Yijun just, or preaching like those senior scholars in the court before, Zhu Yijun will definitely lose interest and lose energy. Fan had to come to the teaching method of "following what he likes". Zhu Yijun likes wars, so Zhang Fan put the truth into the war stories and told Zhu Yijun to let him understand. Similarly, operas, history, etc. Zhang Fan even told Zhu Yijun about the story of the Ranger in the Green Forest. It can be said that he racked his brains. This is what keeps Zhu Yijun interested in learning at all times, and the effect is quite good.

However, why Zhu Yijun, who needs to be treated so specially, agrees so much to reopen the Sutra Banquet, is probably because Zhu Yijun is too unfree today.

After Gao Gong was expelled from the capital, although Long Qing's edict was not written on it, it was obvious that Zhang Juzheng had naturally become the Minister of Gu Ming, and even Queen Mother Li herself, who trusted Zhang Juzheng very much, did not care about her. The position of assistant government is also very recognized.

However, there is another item in Longqing's will, that is, Feng Bao is also an assistant to the government, that is to say, Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao are now taking on the duties of foreign minister and internal minister.

However, Feng Bao's internal affairs were a bit too "dedicated to his duty". Every day, the Empress Dowager Li summoned him, or something happened in Dongchang, or the memorials of ministers. When it came to the Supervisor of Ceremonies, he needed his approval. Except for the time taken up by these three things, Feng Bao stayed by Zhu Yijun's side almost all the time except for sleeping.

There is a eunuch accompanying the emperor. To be honest, this matter is very normal and there is no need to worry about it. However, Feng Bao, the eunuch, is different. This is a person with huge power in his hands, which is so huge that it can curb the emperor's authority. Eunuch, with such a eunuch by his side, one can imagine how Zhu Yijun felt.

Regarding the daily etiquette in the palace, Zhu Yijun absolutely must not deviate from it by half. Whenever he makes a mistake, Feng Bao will definitely lecture him by the side.

In Zhu Yijun's life, from the day he was born, the only people who could preach and criticize him were Long Qing, his mother and concubine, and the current Empress Dowager Li, and Zhu Yijun performed well on weekdays, and these two people loved him very much, naturally Don't accuse him of anything.

But now, there is such a person beside Zhu Yijun who will say a few words about him at every turn. If he has done something serious wrong, then Feng Bao will absolutely have to go to the Queen Mother Li to sue him. So far, this situation is not correct, but every time, the Empress Dowager Li gave him a strict lecture on him who has become the emperor, and even once, Zhu Yijun, who replied a little because he was upset, was almost beaten by Li. The Empress Dowager forced her to issue an edict of guilt, which was too painful and unforgettable for a Haitong who was only ten years old.

Fortunately, Empress Dowager Li dismissed the idea that time because Feng Bao said a lot of good things from the sidelines. However, Zhu Yijun would not be grateful to Feng Bao for this, but complained to him even more. After all, it was all because of Feng Bao. It would be like this, if Feng Bao hadn't complained, he wouldn't have these things at all.

But this time, Zhang Juzheng's request to re-open the Jingyan was obviously giving Zhu Yijun a good opportunity to escape Feng Bao.

The Sutra Opening Banquet is a grand ceremony of the imperial court, and on that occasion, although Feng Bao, the eunuch, can be present, he has absolutely no right to speak. Rules are rules. None were allowed to speak.

As for the sutra banquet, there are no regulations on the emperor's style of work, and it doesn't matter to the ministers who lecture on the scriptures. No matter whether the emperor is sitting or lying down, the most important thing is to be able to listen, so Zhu Yijun can catch it. Taking this opportunity, I had a good time to relax. Besides, the purpose of Jingyan is to explain to the emperor, and the officials don’t know how to bite the bullet. What they say is plain words, which are very simple and can be understood by others. There is no such thing as listening. Questions I don't understand.

Now, from Zhang Fan's point of view, Zhu Yijun would agree to Zhang Juzheng's request to reopen the Sutra Banquet. Although this reason was not all, it definitely accounted for more than half of it.

However, although Zhang Fan knew it in his heart, he would not say it. After all, this is not a glorious thing. Thinking about it, he felt that Zhu Yijun had worked hard enough. In order to avoid Feng Bao, he would feel that listening to a stick It was really interesting for the ministers to preach to him, which really made Zhang Fan feel a little sad.

However, it seems to Zhang Fan that Zhang Juzheng also has intentions. Now Zhu Yijun trusts Zhang Fan, and also quite trusts Zhang Juzheng, but Zhang Fan feels that Zhang Juzheng is not too trusting of Zhu Yijun. Perhaps, Zhang Juzheng wants to take advantage of this matter. , to improve the image in Zhu Yijun's mind, maybe,