Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

After naming Zhang Fujing as a hero of the Purple Pavilion, Zhu Youjian took advantage of the situation that was favorable to him and said to the officials:
"Loyal Bo Lu Bing, he has followed Shizong since childhood and has made many meritorious deeds."

"After his death, he was posthumously awarded the title of Uncle Zhongzhong. He is one of the few people since Jiajing to be knighted for his merits."

"I think that based on Uncle Zhongzhong's achievements, he should be a hero of the Purple Pavilion!"

When this candidate was proposed, the officials immediately burst into an uproar.

Because in their view, people like Lu Bing are sycophants. How can they become the heroes of the Purple Pavilion?

Chengji Ming, the censor of Youdu, said:

"Lu Bing married Yan Shifan, stole his authority, and made countless money."

"How can such a person become a hero of the Purple Pavilion?"

"If he is listed in the Purple Pavilion, I am afraid that the scholar-bureaucrats will be ashamed to be ranked with him!"

Liu Zongzhou, Li Biao and others also expressed opposition.

Even Qian Qianyi disapproved of Lu Bing's inclusion in the Purple Pavilion.

Civil servants are instinctively disgusted with Jin Yiwei.

Faced with the opposition of so many courtiers, Zhu Youjian remained unmoved despite the presence of the old god. Because he could see that Huang Liji, Yang Jingchen and others would support him. So he said confidently:

"There is no greater merit than rescuing the driver. Lu Bing was successful in rescuing the driver, and he never conspired to rebel."

"Why can't such a hero be listed in the Zi Pavilion?"

"Since the ministers have objections, let's vote!"

Let the opponents raise their hands, and the minister of Honglu Temple will count the votes.

The ministers have not yet calmed down because of the debate over the decision-making honor just now. Now they have to vote in front of the emperor. Many people who are not determined yet dare to raise their hands to oppose.

Even Yuan Keli did not raise his hand after thinking again and again. Instead, he said something fair, which influenced many civil servants:

"The imperial court is indispensable for the Jinyiwei. It is better to let the Jinyiwei follow Lu Bing as an example than to have them worship Ji Gang and others."

"Furthermore, Lu Bing was awarded a knighthood. Judging from his merits, he can indeed be listed as a hero of the Purple Pavilion."

As the Minister of War, Jin Yiwei used to be his subordinate in name. Even after the emperor was included in the inner court and the Weiwei Temple was established under the supervision of the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of War still had great influence on the Jinyiwei.

This is because the officials of Jinyiwei mainly come from worldly officials, and these are people under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. Moreover, Wei Wei Si Qing and Shao Qing were also selected by the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of War and the Three Law Departments.

Therefore, Yuan Keli has a great say in the matter of Jin Yiwei.

In addition, he had previously assisted the Three Law Departments and was responsible for the establishment of the three urban bureaus. During the establishment of the Weiwei Department under the personal guidance of the emperor, he realized more deeply that the Jinyiwei was very powerful and that city management and court law enforcement were indispensable. .

In this way, the standardization of Jinyiwei is naturally very important. Yuan Keli believed that it was better for Jin Yiwei to follow Lu Bing's example than to worship others.

His attitude affected many people. Others who had a bad impression of Jin Yiwei were no longer so determined in their opposition.

In the end, under the emperor's gaze, only a few ministers raised their hands to object, and Lu Bing was successfully listed as a hero of the Purple Pavilion.

Zhu Youjian nodded with satisfaction at the result, and also praised Yuan Keli. It was decided that after a period of time, he would report his merits to the Shaanxi Martial Arts Conference and give Yuan Shu, the son of Yuan Keli, an official position.

Then, he continued to posthumously confer Lu Bing the title of Loyalty Bo, a hereditary commander for his descendants. It is planned to seal the city god of De'an Mansion in Huguang and offer sacrifices for generations to come.

He wanted to use this attitude to make it clear that the most important thing for Jin Yiwei was loyalty, and to praise those who were loyal to him.

If the eunuchs were not included in the Purple Pavilion, the civil servants would definitely not accept it. He might also include Zheng He and others.

He had even planned in his heart to choose an attic in the palace and hang the portraits of Zheng He, Liu Yongcheng, Chen Ju and others so that the eunuchs could imitate them——

This is to prevent the eunuchs in the palace from not pursuing fame and doing things unscrupulously, or even just making money. With these thoughts in mind, Zhu Youjian asked Yuan Keli to recommend military generals with outstanding achievements in the Shizong Dynasty. Yuan Keli said:
"Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou had meritorious service in pacifying the Japanese, and they had been awarded knights before."

"Furthermore, Qi Jiguang was posthumously awarded the title of Marquis of Pinghai because of his concurrent merits."

"Another person who had outstanding achievements at that time was Ma Fang."

"Ma Fang was plundered by the Northern invaders and appreciated by Ada Khan, but he fled back to his country. He is a loyal person."

"Later on, he became a general from a soldier, and performed many meritorious deeds by trespassing on the nest. The reason why I decided to care for him was because of his reputation."

"Many of his descendants died in state affairs. They can be said to be loyal and loyal for generations."

"I think Ma Fang's contribution is enough to be ranked in the Purple Pavilion!"

This choice made many civil servants nod, and it was not as controversial as Lu Bing.

After all, Ma Fang's contribution is real. Even in the eyes of some officials who pay more attention to side achievements, his contribution is greater than that of Yu Dayou——

Yu Dayou could be posthumously awarded a count, and Ma Fang should also be posthumously awarded a title.

Zhu Youjian knew the most about the military generals of the Jiajing Dynasty before, and they were Yu Long and Qi Hu who were very famous in later generations. Later, after getting to know Ma Fang, I also believed that such an outstanding general should be given a knighthood.

So after Ma Fang's proposal to become a hero of the Purple Pavilion was approved, he immediately ordered:

"Ma Fang has made outstanding contributions and has a red heart. He should indeed be given a gift."

"Ma Fang was given the posthumous title of Polupp, and his descendants will be hereditary commanders."

"It is planned to be granted the title of City God of Datong to protect the border officers and soldiers."

Then Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou were also listed as the heroes of the Purple Pavilion.

The two men had already been given posthumous titles before, and this time they were listed in the Purple Pavilion, which was expected by the officials.

Zhu Youjian's gifts of titles to the two people remain unchanged, and he plans to confer Qi Jiguang the title of City God of Dengzhou Prefecture and Yu Dayou, City God of Quanzhou Prefecture. Like the previous city god, as long as the local city god has no name and the people will not object, he will pray to Taizu to become the second ancestor and officially canonize the city god.

After Zhang Fujing, Lu Bing, Ma Fang, Qi Jiguang, and Yu Dayou were successively listed as Purple Pavilion heroes, the number of Purple Pavilion heroes during the Jiajing period has reached five. If Wang Shouren, who was knighted during the Jiajing period, is included, there are six people.

This number is much higher than in other periods. Although Emperor Jiajing reigned for a long time, there were too many heroes. It would be okay if the Jiajing period was a prosperous period, but given the situation during the Jiajing period, many officials believed that they could not support so many meritorious officials.

Some ministers slandered that the current emperor said that he wanted to imitate Taizu and become the second ancestor, but in fact he was more imitating Emperor Jiajing. All kinds of political tactics are like the Jiajing Emperor.

Fortunately, the current emperor is more generous and generous in giving rewards. He is not as sensitive, jealous, mean and selfish as Emperor Jiajing.

However, they remembered that Emperor Jiajing had killed Zeng Mian and Xia Yan, and then they thought that the current emperor also paid attention to utilitarianism and punishment. I feel even more that we need to learn from past mistakes and not let the emperor start killing people——

Otherwise, if the emperor kills him smoothly, all ministers who make mistakes in the future may be killed.

Some people even read the entire "To Jun Yao and Shun Shu" and admired Liu Zongzhou even more. I think Liu Zongzhou's vision is indeed superior to others, and he has already seen the current emperor clearly.

The emperor listened to his advice and practiced the ways of Yao and Shun by remaking rituals and music, and he was indeed a wise king.

The thoughts of the ministers turned around, and through the list of Purple Pavilion heroes selected by the current emperor, they could see the emperor's character more clearly.

At the same time, Yang Yiqing, Hu Zongxian, Xu Jie and others proposed by some ministers were decisively rejected.

One is because these people either did not have outstanding achievements or lacked moral character, and did not meet the standards of Zige heroes.

The second is that we don’t want too many Zige heroes from the Jiajing period, so that the current emperor will look at their deeds and respect the Jiajing Emperor in the future.

Just when the famous ministers of the Jiajing period were rejected one by one and the Longqing period was about to enter, someone finally proposed a person who became famous during the Jiajing period and was almost killed -

Hai Rui! (End of chapter)