I am the carpenter king

Zhou Jiamo is one of the few hard-working factions in the Donglin Party. He once served as the right deputy capital censor and governor of Yunnan, and later he was promoted to the right servant of the Ministry of War and still governor of Yunnan.During this period, he not only impeached Mu Changzuo, the Duke of Guizhou, for occupying more than [-] hectares of civilian land, but also supervised the military affairs of Guangdong and Guangxi and the governor of Guangdong. During this period, the border defense was strengthened to prevent the invasion of Jiaozhi soldiers.Presided over the restoration of embankments destroyed by floods in Nanhai, Shanshui, Gaoyao and other towns.

Because Zhou Jiamo had been working in the local area for a long time, Zhou Jiamo was well aware of the sufferings of the people and that it was hard to return to the Ming Dynasty, so after he became the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he did not promote his own people as the Donglin Party imagined.Instead, they recognize people as virtuous and purge officials. They are the few practical factions in the Donglin Party.Its ability is second only to Zuo Guangdou, even above Yang Lian.

Looking at Emperor Tianqi's expressionless face, the ministers below didn't know what the emperor was planning, and they didn't say anything.There were a few ministers of the Qi, Zhejiang and Chu parties who were eager to try, but Fang Congzhe signaled them not to stand up.

This veteran of the three dynasties has experienced countless ups and downs in the officialdom, but he is a little bit incomprehensible to the 16-year-old emperor.Although the emperor was only 16 years old, his disposition was calm and terrifying.Before ascending the throne, Sha Fa Guojue was able to kill people by himself, which can be said to be very extraordinary.

I thought that the emperor would make some big moves after he ascended the throne, but he didn't expect to be very calm, which made Fang Congzhe think that the emperor was extraordinary.Since Emperor Tianqi drove Li Ruhua home, he must have his own ideas, so it's better to wait and see at this time.

There is another thing that made Fang Congzhe smell a little strange, that is, Dongchang and Jinyiwei, the two yamen that were originally quiet, are now extremely busy.Although no news came out, and he didn't know what these people were busy with, Fang Congzhe believed that they must have something to do with the Emperor Tianqi.

At this time, the Qianqing Palace was very quiet, all the ministers were silent, and Chen Qi, who was kneeling on the ground, was also sweating coldly.At this time, everyone's attention was focused on Emperor Tianqi, wondering what the emperor was thinking.

Looking at the ministers below, Emperor Tianqi smiled slightly, which should be rarely seen in the history of Ming Dynasty. He sighed softly, and Emperor Tianqi said slowly: "Since you don't have any objections, then this matter is fine." It's settled! It's nothing, retreat!" After speaking, they all walked out of the hall slowly.

After Emperor Tianqi left the hall, there was a moment of silence in the hall, followed by a burst of noise.There are complainers, there are congratulators, and so on.

When everyone was in a mess, the appearance of a person made the hall quiet again, and this person was Chen Hong.Chen Hong also ignored these ministers, walked straight to Zhou Jiamo's side, and said with a smile: "Our family congratulates Mr. Zhou first. Your Majesty has an order to invite Mr. Zhou into the palace."

Zhou Jiamo's expression was a little dazed at this time, he didn't expect that he would become the Minister of the Ministry of Officials in this way, he came back to his senses after hearing Chen Hong's words, and walked behind Chen Hong.

At this time, Emperor Tianqi was waiting in the Imperial Study Room of Qianqing Palace. When he saw Zhou Jiamo coming in, Emperor Tianqi smiled faintly and said, "Zhou Aiqing is free of courtesy! Come and give me a seat." After Zhou Jiamo sat down, Emperor Tianqi slowly sat down. Said: "Zhou Aiqing is a Jinshi!"

Zhou Jiamo was very nervous. He originally thought that Emperor Tianqi would talk about his promotion, but he didn't expect to chat with him about family affairs, but he didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly said: "Return to Your Majesty, I am a Jinshi in the fifth year of Longqing."

"Well, Aiqing is already a veteran of the four dynasties. You must know what has happened for so many years. Emperor Shenzong dotes on Zheng Guifei and likes King Fu. I and the first emperor are not very liked. After so many years, I have not had a decent one. Teacher, let alone read the books of sages. The late emperor passed away early, and I succeeded to the throne hastily, and I deeply feel that my knowledge is insufficient!" Taking a look at Zhou Jiamo, Emperor Tianqi said slowly, his tone Slightly sad.

Zhou Jiamo has been fooled, he naturally knows these things, Emperor Shenzong not only dislikes Emperor Taichang and his son, but even wishes to live without them!Then he can pass the throne to Concubine Zheng's son, King Fu, and the father and son's life can be imagined.Don't say that after studying, you don't even have the minimum living security. Only when you are about to die, Emperor Taichang is appointed as the prince, and Emperor Tianqi is the grandson of the emperor.They found a teacher for them, but it was too late at this time, Emperor Taichang was 39 years old, and Tianqi di du was 16 years old.This is also the main reason for the stupidity of these two emperors, and when Emperor Tianqi mentioned this matter, Zhou Jiamo really didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Emperor Tianqi didn't ask him anything, after a moment of pondering, Emperor Tianqi continued to speak: "I have been studying these days, and I have learned something after so many days, but I am also confused. I don't know if Zhou Aiqing can help you. Can I clarify?"

Looking at Emperor Tianqi's face, Zhou Jiamo was even more at a loss. What did the emperor want to say?Although I was born as a Jinshi, I am not well-known for my knowledge. Why did such a thing come to me?There was no time to think about it, so I could only bite the bullet and say: "I know everything, and I can say everything."

"Okay, very good." Hearing Zhou Jiamo's words, Emperor Tianqi was overjoyed, stood up slowly from behind the Long Shuan, came to Zhou Jiamo's side, and patted him on the shoulder.

Zhou Jiamo was immediately flattered. In the Ming Dynasty, there were very few emperors and ministers who made such intimate gestures. Emperor Tianqi smiled and said lightly: "I saw a passage a few days ago, but I forgot most of it. Have you heard of it?"

"Please show the emperor."

"It's like this. I only remember one sentence, which is: What is the so-called reading a sage's book? I wonder if Aiqing has heard of it?" Seeing Zhou Jiamo's appearance, I felt amused in my heart, and slowly asked my question thrown out.

Hearing this question, Zhou Jiamo's heart sank, although he had a little understanding, he didn't seem to have grasped it, so he could only slowly say: "This sentence is a famous sentence of Wen Tianxiang in the Southern Song Dynasty, which was left by him when he was dying. "

"Does Aiqing know what this passage is all about?" Emperor Tianqi saw that Zhou Jiamo was vague, so he also asked the following question.

"I remember, the full text is like this: Confucius said to be benevolent, Meng said to take righteousness, but only when righteousness is exhausted, so benevolence is the best. What have you learned from reading the books of sages and sages? From now on, you have nothing to be ashamed of!" Zhou Jiamo had already guessed this at this time. What did the Emperor Tianqi want to say, and he secretly thought in his heart that this emperor is far more experienced than his age, but it is not as simple as it seems.Those ministers who tried to fool him must end up miserable.But from another point of view, such an emperor is likely to be a good emperor, perhaps the blessing of the country, the blessing of the community, and the blessing of the people.

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