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Chapter 615: Choose the lesser of two evils; choose the greater of two benefits

Since the connection between the earth and the sky, humans are humans and gods are gods. Human affairs are managed by humans, and gods' affairs are managed by gods. Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di claimed that they were the reincarnations of the True Martial Emperor because of the situation at the time.

Zhu Yuanzhang was faced with a dynasty that had been divided for a long time, and Zhu Di needed the Emperor Zhenwu to prove his legitimacy, and Taizong was the temple name Zhu Di wanted most.

Now, the court decided to promote the gods and Buddhas and deify the emperor, which Hai Rui thought was extremely inappropriate.

Zhang Juzheng did not agree with Hai Rui's return to the court from the very beginning. When the court passed a resolution to allow Hai Rui to return to the court, Zhang Juzheng said, "It's better to bend than to be weak."

This is Hai Rui. When he thinks something is wrong, he will stick to it to the end. His aura as a moral role model forces people to seriously consider his opinions. After all, Hai Rui is a true clean person.

Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu successively agreed to deify the emperor again, but Hai Rui firmly disagreed.

"Suiyuan is a newly opened place, and it can be slightly modified." Zeng Xingwu was a conservative. He believed that there was nothing wrong with the ancestral laws.

"This is not a workaround. The new policy is like a dike. If one part breaks, there will be nothing left to block or seal. The only thing we can do is let the river change its course, fertile fields will be submerged, and the people will have to migrate. In the long dike of the new policy, if we talk about the reincarnation of Emperor Zhenwu again, it will become the breach of the dike, and the collapse will spread thousands of miles." Hai Rui refuted Zeng Xingwu's point of view and further elaborated on the reasons for his opposition.

In addition to secularization, there is another most important reason. This may become a breakthrough for the new policy. The deification of the emperor itself is inconsistent with the traditional politics, culture and public order and good customs of the Ming Dynasty. Once the deification of the emperor is initiated, the day of counterattack will be the day when the new policy will burst.

When a flood passes through, there will be pipe bursts on the dam, that is, water will penetrate the dam under the action of water pressure. Under the action of infiltration, water will form pores in the dam and flow, carrying away the soil, and then it will become more and more serious and eventually burst the dam.

What Hai Rui was worried about was that the mythical emperor would become the breaking point of the new policy.

"What General Hai said makes sense." Zhang Juzheng frankly admitted that what Hai Rui said made sense. He looked at Hai Rui and said, "Then what can General Hai do?"

"Wang Ci Fu and I have been blocking the government from gaining too much power. The distribution of coal in Meishikou was at the mercy of the people, which caused chaos. After Xu took control of Meishikou, he added a lot of loess to the honeycomb coal in the hope of making more profits. He even funded Shen Zibin, Luo Yuren and others to start a newspaper, stir up public opinion, and cause the evil incident of kneeling in front of the Li Kui Yuan."

"General Hai, sometimes you can only choose the lesser of two evils or the greater of two benefits. This is Guanzi's way of weighing the pros and cons."

Zhang Juzheng had to convince Hai Rui, as a representative of the Qingliu, that once Hai Rui no longer supported the new policy, the Qingliu would join in the commotion, which would bring huge trouble to the new policy. The censors were now like sheep, as there was no role model like Hai Rui. Once Hai Rui took the lead in opposing it, the Ming Dynasty would have no choice but to completely silence and ban it.

"Some things can naturally be weighed and adjusted. I am not a stubborn person who sticks to the old ways. But Prime Minister, there are some things that cannot be compromised. Your Majesty is the Majesty of the people." Hai Rui looked at Zhang Juzheng and also argued with reason.

"I also think what Hai Rui said makes sense." Li Youzi did not intend to take advantage of the opportunity to add insult to injury. If Hai Rui offended Zhang Juzheng and was dismissed, Li Youzi could be promoted to become the Left Censor-in-Chief. However, Li Youzi did not do so, but chose to agree with Hai Rui's opposition.

There are many things that are more important than promotion and transfer.

"I also think that what General Hai said makes sense." Wan Shihe looked left and right, but did not dare to look at His Majesty, and chose to agree with Hai Rui.

As the guardian of rites and laws, the Mythical Emperor clearly violated rites and laws, so Wan Shihe naturally opposed it.

Zhu Yijun saw the court officials quarreling and immediately said, "My dear ministers, my dear ministers, please listen to me."

"Let's make it clear first. There may be a lot of noise in Wenhua Hall, but once the decree leaves Wenhua Hall, we must all carry it out. If you have any opinions or ideas, you can express them in Wenhua Hall. Otherwise, the meaning of the court discussion will be lost."

"Liu Bowen said that only when ten thousand men work together can the world be invincible. If even the court officials do not work together, nothing can be accomplished."

"Okay, you continue."

Zhu Yijun hurriedly made a point and reiterated the rules of the court discussion: you can argue, you can say whatever you think, there is no need to hide, but once a resolution is passed collectively, it must be implemented resolutely and consistently from beginning to end.

After reiterating the rules, Zhu Yijun began to watch the fun. This was also the reason why Zhu Yijun was willing to attend court sessions. It was extremely interesting to watch the wise men of the dynasty who had passed the imperial examinations and were selected in the officialdom quarreling.

"Then let's go back to the starting point. After destroying Buddhism, do we need a new god?" Hai Rui asked.

Zhang Juzheng said immediately, "Yes, General Hai is in office, so he must know that changing customs is not something that can be done overnight. If changing customs is that simple, there wouldn't be so many Tusi in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan, and Guizhou. General Hai was born in Qiongzhou, so he must know how many Tusi there were in Qiongzhou."

"That's true. Changing customs and habits is a long-term plan." Hai Rui nodded and said, "Precisely because changing customs and habits is a long-term plan, we can't start wrong from the beginning, because going in the wrong direction will only make us go further and further away."

"The cheap scholars in the court are such examples. They do not read history, do not understand the profound meaning of the teachings of the saints, cannot make progress every day, and refuse to acknowledge the principle of the development of all things. The more books these cheap scholars read, the more profound their mistakes become."

No matter how hard you work towards the wrong direction, the result will still be wrong. Knowing that this direction is wrong, you still choose to escape and take shortcuts because of temporary difficulties. This is not something that a tough guy like Daming should do.

"What President Hai said makes sense. What does President Hai think we should do?" Zhang Juzheng was not in a hurry and asked with a smile. If someone gets angry because of opposition from others during a political meeting, he is not an authoritarian person but a lunatic. One person's plan is short-sighted, while everyone else's plan is long-sighted.

"Either do nothing, or do it completely. Send all these lamas to the Womagang Mine to mine and destroy all the temples. This is the right way. Since we want to destroy the lamas, we must do it thoroughly." Hai Rui said with certainty.

"This will require greater investment and will cause widespread opposition in the Western Regions and the Sichuan-Tibet area. This is something we must consider. Hai Rui's reasoning is certainly correct, but we also have to consider the difficulty of implementation. Metaphysical theories must of course provide guidance for practice, but physical practice is the first prerequisite for policy considerations." Zhang Juzheng once again agreed with Hai Rui's reasoning. Hai Rui was right.

But we must consider the reality that the complete destruction of Buddhism will lead to a more united resistance.

The influence of Lamaism is not only in Suiyuan, but also in the Western Regions and Sichuan and Tibet. It has even reached a point of social consensus: should the Ming Dynasty reopen the Western Regions? When reopening the Western Regions, must it create more enemies? Zhang Juzheng would also talk about this, but he was also the one who was in charge of the administration, so he had to consider it more comprehensively.

This time it was Hai Rui who remained silent.

Because what Zhang Juzheng said made more sense, and he understood the reasons behind it, but he still made the same choice. It was obviously a well-thought-out decision, not one made on a whim.

The difficulty of governance and widespread opposition are both costs that the Ming Dynasty must consider.

In fact, Zhang Juzheng's words also touched on the question of whether it was worth it, which was also a calculation style. Was Suiyuan really worth the court's investment? Zhang Juzheng, who was deeply influenced by the distinction between Chinese and barbarians, felt that the Ming Dynasty had invested nearly 30 million silver to build highways and mining areas, and control gold, silver, copper, iron and coal mines, which was more than enough. In Zhang Juzheng's view, being able to tie the rope tightly and prevent the grassland people from moving south was a great success in governance.

Wanghua was just a beautiful political idea; maintaining peace in the north was Zhang Juzheng's fundamental goal.

Therefore, Zhang Juzheng chose a lower-cost method.

"What the Prime Minister said makes sense." After being silent for a long time, Hai Rui chose to agree. After all, when it comes to practice, Hai Rui is an upright person and a censor. He can avoid talking about it and not think about the cost, but as the Prime Minister, Zhang Juzheng must consider it.

After heated discussions, it was finally agreed to promote the theory of the reincarnation of Zhenwu Emperor in the grassland. Zhang Guoxiang, the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain, and Matteo Ricci, an envoy to China who studied Taoist Canon, went to the grassland together, and the court approved the reincarnation of Zhenwu Emperor.

"Huh? Don't I need to issue an imperial decree?" Zhu Yijun was stunned after reading Zhang Juzheng's floating vote. The final result of the court discussion was that the lama would suffer, and Pan Jixun and Sanniangzi would bear the blame.

The reincarnation of Zhenwu Emperor, that is, the emperor himself, was not publicly acknowledged.

The emperor did not issue an imperial decree to destroy Buddhism, and the emperor did not issue an imperial decree to promote the theory of the reincarnation of Zhenwu Emperor. In other words, the Ming court did not recognize the mythical emperor and did not leave any evidence to prove that it was the court's idea. This was entirely a policy order implemented by the local government to resolve local conflicts.

When Hai Rui heard this, he looked at Zhang Juzheng in confusion. They were all scholars, so could it be possible that Zhang Juzheng had secretly taken extra classes? !

If you had told me earlier about your way of playing, why would I object?

"It's just leaving some blank space so that we won't be at a loss as to what to do." Zhang Juzheng bowed his head again and said, Your Majesty had asked Zhang Juzheng if he was a scholar. Of course Zhang Juzheng was, and he was very good at studying.

How could Zhang Juzheng leave such a breakthrough point for the opposition to attack?

Mythical emperor? No way! It's just a weird trick that the local government came up with to resolve conflicts.

"Then let's do as you say, sir." Zhu Yijun learned another trick and lied with his eyes open.

"The Nagasaki Governor's Office sent a memorial stating that Oda Nobunaga of Azuchi Castle agreed to allow Kanda Shinichi to enter the Ming Dynasty. Governor Xu Wei submitted a memorial requesting the court's approval." Zhang Juzheng said hesitantly, "Governor Xu is in Nagasaki. Isn't it too dangerous to do this?"

What did Xu Wei say? In short, it can be called the Silver Sulfur Treaty.

Japan exports about 3.5 million ounces of silver and nearly 6 million kilograms of sulfur to Ming Dynasty every year. These two commodities are Japan's specialties and an important source for Japan to exchange for Ming Dynasty goods. Now the Nagasaki Governor-General's Office requires Oda Nobunaga to agree that all silver and sulfur must be shipped to Nagasaki and handed over to the Nagasaki Governor-General's Office, which will be responsible for their circulation for the sake of trade security.

The method of lending was mainly based on the Japanese currency notes, supplemented by Ming Dynasty goods.

The most dangerous part of this treaty is that the Nagasaki Governor-General's Office has the power of supervision and can seize goods, suspend loans or even refuse to lend money for various reasons.

In other words, the Nagasaki Governor-General's Office could confiscate goods arriving in Nagasaki without any reason, and it was legitimate and open.

This treaty requires the signature of Oda Nobunaga of the Azuchi shogunate. As long as Oda Nobunaga signs it, Japan will completely lose its trade autonomy.

However, Japan was not the Ming Dynasty. It was rich in resources, had great strategic depth, and had land trade routes for trade. Japan was extremely dependent on the influx of overseas goods. This was a treaty of compulsory isolation, prohibiting Japan from communicating with the outside world.

Originally, Japanese merchants in Nagasaki could not only come into contact with merchants from the Ming Dynasty, but also with merchants from the red-haired foreigners. Now they can only communicate with the Nagasaki Governor-General's Office, and what they can get from foreign trade is entirely decided by the Nagasaki Governor-General's Office.

Therefore, Zhang Juzheng said that the Nagasaki Governor-General's Office would definitely be in great danger if it acted so overbearingly.

"I really hope that this issue can be passed by the court." Zhu Yijun expressed his attitude. As an emperor, he has a veto power and the power to approve, but he still has to look at the opinions of the court officials.

"The navy should be mobilized to support and prevent changes." Zeng Xingwu, standing on the position of the Minister of War, agreed with this proposal and believed that active action should be taken. This actually involves a question that has been discussed since the early Ming Dynasty: whether vassal states have the power of independent diplomacy.

This has been an issue that has been repeatedly raised since the enthronement of the Joseon Dynasty during the Hongwu period.

Lee Seong-gye was the first king of Korea enthroned by the Ming Dynasty. If it had not been for the Ming Dynasty's enthronement, it is hard to say whether Lee Seong-gye could have established the Joseon Dynasty.

In the 29th year of Hongwu, Jeong Do-jeon, a Korean minister, instigated the Korean King Lee Seong-gye to join forces with the Jurchens to attack Liao.

In traditional cognition, North Korea is a filial nation, but filial sons are not always filial. Since Lee Seong-gye became king, he has been submissive to the Ming Dynasty on the surface, but in fact he has been actively training soldiers in secret. It is self-evident what his intentions are.

Zheng Daochuan was Lee Seong-gye's confidant.

Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang sent an edict to Korea, using frivolous and mocking words in his congratulatory message, and asked Jeong Dojeon, who advocated attacking Liao, to go to Nanjing. Jeong Dojeon refused to go and continued to instigate Lee Seong-gye.

Lee Seong-gye's son Lee Bang-won brazenly launched the First Prince Rebellion, killed Jeong Do-jeon who intended to attack Liao, forced Lee Seong-gye to become the Supreme King, and abdicated the throne.

The national policy of "serving great powers and making friends with neighboring countries" was finally established after Prince Suyang Yi Seo launched the "Guiyou Rebellion" during the Jingtai period and seized the throne from his nephew. This also became the national policy of Korea later.

At the beginning of the country, Ming officials generally believed that Lee Seong-gye dared to attack Liao because he had flirted with the Jurchens. At that time, some officials proposed to deprive the vassal state of its diplomatic rights.

Jeong Do-jeon was Lee Seong-gye's confidant and a direct descendant. Did Lee Seong-gye really have no idea about Jeong Do-jeon's idea of ​​attacking Liao?

And now, the Silver Sulfur Treaty of Xu Wei, the Governor-General of Nagasaki, is to deprive Japan of its diplomatic rights. Trade, envoys, etc. are all prohibited, depriving the vassal states of their diplomatic rights, starting with Japan.

"The proposal of the Nagasaki Governor-General's Office is excellent, but it is doubtful whether the Nagasaki Governor-General's Office has the power to protect itself. The Nagasaki Governor-General's Office has 1,500 guards, and the Osaka Bay Defense Thousand Households of the Nagasaki Gyodosu has only 3,000 people. The decision of Wenhua Palace should take into account the difficulties of the local area, and it is still necessary to ask the Nagasaki Governor-General's Office whether it is determined to do so." Zhang Juzheng also agreed to this treaty.

However, this treaty is somewhat like forcing Oda Nobunaga to rebel, and the Nagasaki Governor-General's Office would be in great danger at that time.

"I think so too. We should send a letter to Nagasaki and ask them to reconsider this issue carefully, especially from the perspective of their own safety." Wang Chonggu also thought that they should be more cautious.

Everyone knows that the guards and guest soldiers who go to Nagasaki are all crazy. As long as they can destroy the Japanese, they will not care about anything else. However, the Ming court must take this into consideration when making decisions.

The court did not pass the Silver-Sulfur Treaty, but asked the Nagasaki Governor-General's Office to consider it carefully again. Moreover, Kanda Shinichi had not yet come to Ming Dynasty, so they could wait a while and weaken Oda Nobunaga's strength.

The court discussion continued. After Zhu Yijun listened carefully to opinions from all sides, he made various decisions, some conservative and some radical.

The implementation of the Single Whip Law in Songjiang Prefecture was relatively smooth, because the Qu family bribery case was stopped in the account books, and Shen Shixing's implementation of the Single Whip Law became much smoother. At least the wealthy and powerful families agreed to the trial of the Single Whip Law. After all, compared with the confiscation of property, paying a little more tax was still very little.

What is more interesting is that the wealthy families in Songjiang Prefecture actually didn't care much about the tax increase of the One Whip Law, because it was a land tax. What they were most worried about was the emperor's tax increase on the Maritime Customs, that is, the tax increase on the Maritime Customs Offices, because the sea tax was 6% of the 100th value, which was really low and not worth mentioning compared to the huge profits of maritime trade.

A case of suicide occurred in front of the Nan Ya Weaving Bureau. A brothel girl hanged herself in front of the weaving bureau in the middle of the night.

This brothel girl was abducted and sold to a human trafficking shop when she was young. Because of her good looks, she was sold to a brothel. She saved money for five years and spent all her money to redeem herself. She then rushed to the weaving bureau, hoping to become a weaver. However, Wang Chonggu had just banned prostitutes from entering the factory the day before. The other side that this brothel girl had been longing for closed its door to her.

Just one more day, just one more day! She would reach the other side.

She cried and made a fuss, and even went to beat drums to appeal for justice, but she was unsuccessful in gaining entry into the weaving bureau.

The woman did not commit suicide at that time, but because she was born in a lowly family, she could not find any way to make a living. She became desperate and became a prostitute. As a result, she accidentally became pregnant. Her life was completely cut off. On the second day of April, she decided to go all out and hanged herself in front of the weaving bureau, denouncing the injustice of the world.

Zhu Yijun originally wanted to persuade Wang Chonggu to make some adjustments. If they continued with this one-size-fits-all approach, such tragedies would continue to happen. However, Wang Chonggu refused to do so and insisted on a one-size-fits-all approach because it was impossible to tell whether the woman was truly surrendering or had ulterior motives by using her identity as a weaver in an official factory to deceive into marriage.

No matter how much he was scolded, Wang Chonggu still refused to allow him to enter, because this brothel girl hanged herself in front of the weaving bureau, and Wang Chonggu had been impeached many times as a meat-eater with no mercy or mercy.

Wang Chonggu explained that there was actually another reason, which was that the treatment in state-owned factories was extremely generous, which meant that they had one foot in the threshold of becoming meat-eaters. They did not have to farm, had fixed jobs with guaranteed income regardless of drought or flood, their children's education was guaranteed by three levels of schools, there was a security law office in the factory, etc. These were the treatments that poor laborers dreamed of.

It is better to be exploited by the court alone than to be doubly oppressed by the court's straw tax and the land rent from local gentry.

While there is no shortage of people in government-owned factories nowadays, the requirements for entry have also been raised, and at the very least one must have a clean background.

Moreover, the weavers who came from humble backgrounds in the government-run factories also supported this one-size-fits-all approach, because as long as a case of marriage fraud occurred, the weavers' origins would be brought up, which would also be hurtful to them.

There is no way to resolve a dilemma in this world. Someone always has to pay the price. Zhu Yijun could not resolve this complex contradiction. In the end, he chose to take action against human ivory. These human traffickers who buy and sell human beings deserve to be killed!

The tragedy of the woman who hanged herself in front of the weaving bureau was caused by human traffickers. The woman was abducted and not sent to the charity by her parents.

Zhu Yijun did not punish Xu Jie for his charity at that time because the charity was different from the pawnshop, at least it did not do business with the pawnshop.

The production scale of the Lanzhou Woolen Official Factory was still expanding, and the effect of economic control had begun to show. Many tribes from Qinghai requested to submit to the court. The newly appointed Governor-General of the Three Borders, Shen Yikuan, asked the court whether these tribes should be allowed to submit, and he was finally allowed.

After the surrender, the mode of production would change from nomadic to fixed pasture. The Ming Dynasty's rule in Suiyuan still achieved a certain influence. At least the tribes doing wool business with the Lanzhou Woolen Factory knew that it was really good to lean on a big tree for shade.

As for Liaodong, the discussion was about the transfer of Li Chengliang. It was mainly about the establishment of a provincial government in Liaodong by the Ming Dynasty, but due to the presence of Li Chengliang and his foreign troops, the process of establishing Liaodong as a county could not be advanced. If Li Chengliang was transferred, the process of countyization could be greatly promoted, and the Ming Dynasty would be expanded from two capitals and fifteen provinces to sixteen provinces.

The main reason why it ultimately failed to pass the court debate was that Li Chengliang had to continue to make advances and expand the territory of Liaodong.

There was a lot to discuss in the court. Zhu Yijun rested for seven days as many things needed him to deal with. After the court session, Zhu Yijun went to the Beida Camp to review the troops. When he returned to Tonghe Palace, the sun was setting.

"The court's punishment for Tu Long is only to send him back to his hometown and serve as an official. Although he has lost his official position, he still has his honors. The court just thinks that what he did is too abstract, but Tu Long's supporters really want Tu Long to die." After listening to Zhao Mengyou's report, Zhu Yijun laughed.

Tu Long wrote excellent poems and had many fans. When these fans heard that Tu Long was dismissed from his post because of his romantic life and debauchery in Taibai Tower, they immediately took action and ran around to represent Tu Long.

Some of them appealed to the emperor, hoping that he would plead for them; some said strange and weird things to satirize the court for its intolerance and lack of freedom; some ran around to tell others, and even organized a group to kneel down at the Meridian Gate, asking the emperor to show mercy.

That's why Zhu Yijun said that this group of guys wanted Tu Long to die, because Zhu Yijun made it very clear that if anyone made trouble, Tu Long would be paraded through the streets in shackles for three days. Tu Long was very talented, and his performance as a local official in Qingpu County showed that he was also very capable. If he was paraded through the streets in shackles for three days, how could such a great poet and talent like Tu Long have the dignity to live in this world?
Tu Long has already submitted a letter of thanks, and the victim has admitted his guilt, but these supporters are determined to stir up trouble.

"Where is Tu Long?" Zhu Yijun took out a slingshot and shot a tailless arrow at the carp swimming in the Dragon Pond, but this time he missed. It was not because Zhu Yijun's aim was poor, but because these carp had long been accustomed to hiding under the water when they heard the emperor's footsteps.

"He ran away. After receiving the imperial edict and reporting to the Ministry of Personnel, he left immediately. He must be almost in Zhuozhou now." Feng Bao said with his head bowed.

Tu Long knew very well that the emperor was willing to punish him by sending him back home to serve as a judge despite the ridiculous things he had done. In fact, it was because the emperor loved his talent. After all, the ridiculous things did not happen during the emperor's convalescence, so it was considered a bit of respect.

If Tu Long is no longer tactful, he is no longer a scholar.

While supporters are still running around, the victim has already fled.

"He ran pretty fast!" Zhu Yijun said with a smile, "Have Wang Xiyuan post a notice telling everyone that Tu Long has left. If anyone still bothers him tomorrow, arrest Tu Long and parade him through the streets. Three days is too short. The last day of May is the day when new wine is sold and inspected. Won't all the wineries compete for the top spot on that day? Just parade him through the streets until after the inspection."

"Doesn't he like being in public? Just let him have fun."

"I obey your command." Feng Bao shuddered. Tu Long had been paraded through the streets from April to mid-June. Even if he was thick-skinned, he would probably end up dead.

After Zhu Yijun finished his dinner, he was about to review today's memorials when a eunuch walked in and bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty, Shuntian Prefecture Minister Wang Xiyuan requests an audience with you."

"Xuan."

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be well and healthy." Wang Xiyuan bowed in a proper manner. Although the Majesty asked him to excuse himself, he still knelt and refused to stand up. He kowtowed again and said, "Your Majesty, this is my petition for retirement. I beg to return home with my bones."

"If I remember correctly, you were a Jinshi in the fifth year of Longqing, and a disciple of my teacher. You were only 27 years old when you passed the imperial examination, and you are only 40 years old now. Why do you want to retire?" Zhu Yijun said with a frown.

Begging for my bones means that I am too old to hold any office anymore. Your Majesty has allowed the ministers to rely on their relatives. Wang Xiyuan wants to beg for his bones. Is there any official in the Ming Dynasty who does not beg for his bones?

Forty years old is still young.

"Your Majesty is wise. I am indeed forty years old this year." Wang Xiyuan kowtowed hurriedly. The young and vigorous man back then is now a middle-aged man.

"Is it Tu Long's matter that makes you so embarrassed?" Zhu Yijun asked after opening the memorial.

"Tu Long? Ah? That matter is simple. We can find a few clerks to persuade him with emotion and reason. It is not difficult." Wang Xiyuan took a moment to react before he remembered who Tu Long His Majesty was talking about. This matter was actually very simple.

After reading the memorial, Zhu Yijun felt that there were more and more people in the court and Wang Xiyuan was overwhelmed. He felt incompetent and ashamed of Zhang Juzheng's recommendation and the emperor's trust. He had no face to stay any longer and prepared to go home to grow sweet potatoes.

"Including the people living in the surrounding areas, there are now 2.84 million people in the capital. It is really difficult for you, my dear minister." Zhu Yijun said with emotion.

The main thing is that this is an area of ​​the capital. There is a case, and the people implicated are all of higher rank than Wang Xiyuan. It is really not easy to be the official in the capital.

(End of this chapter)