Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

"Wish to hear about it." Hearing Chongxu say that Zhengde can live a long life if he takes good care of him, Su Mu saw the hope and hurriedly asked.

Chongxu stroked his long beard, and he looked like a master of Taoism: "Speaking of it, it is actually four words of pure heart and few desires."

"Pure-minded and ascetic?"

Chongxu said: "In the past, when Quanzhen Changchun Daoist was accompanying Genghis Khan, Temujin was old and wanted to ask Master Qiu the way of longevity. In fact, what I practice in my Taoism is the art of longevity. If I want to teach him two It is also easy to practice the method."

Su Mu: "The Taoist priest means to let His Majesty practice Wudang's Longevity Technique?" Somewhat disapproving in his heart, from ancient times to the present, Taoists who cultivate longevity are not ordinary people, but I have never heard of the one who finally ascended to the sky.

Unlike the afterlife and heaven and hell of several religions such as Buddha and Jesus, which cannot be verified, the Taoist longevity technique needs to be verified.Everyone's hearing is believing, and seeing is believing, so naturally they don't believe it.This is probably why Taoism in later generations has gradually declined compared with Buddhism and Western religions.

Chongxu didn't pick up on this, and continued: "However, if you want to practice the Longevity Technique of my Taoist sect, the most important thing is. To paraphrase a Buddhist saying, a cup must be emptied before it can be filled with new things. Genghis Khan, as a generation of emperors, has too many things inside, but he can't let go. Moreover, he cultivates one thing, so that he can be peaceful. The so-called don't be happy with things, don't be sad with yourself. Lose, only then can you touch the threshold of cultivation and comprehend the way of heaven. Obviously, a king cannot reach this level."

Su Mu understood what Chongxu said, and remained silent.

Chongxu: "So, when Genghis Khan asked Qiu Chuji about the technique of longevity, Master Changchun only smiled and said, If your majesty can avoid killing, you can live a long life and deal with it. If you can't let go of your heart and the heart of gain and loss, how can you realize the laws of the universe and live the same life as the heaven and the earth. Obviously, Genghis Khan couldn't let go of his throne. In the end it's all a lie."

Su Mu smiled bitterly: "The Taoist priest has served His Majesty for so many years, don't you know his temperament? It may be possible for an ordinary person to be pure-hearted and ascetic, but he is not."

That's right, if Zhengde's temperament was mild and peaceful, how could it be possible for him to personally conquer Tatar and make such a great achievement, and how could he leave an image of an absurd monarch in the history books?

Su Mu: "If it's medicine stones..." However, he quickly dismissed this idea, because Chongxu had already made it clear just now that medicine is actually useless.Even in modern society, for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, there is no specific medicine that can cure them at hand.To be honest, he has no confidence in the medical level of the ancients: "What if we use diet to regulate it?"

"Less meat and more vegetables, avoid oil and meat, avoid sweet and greasy, don't get angry." Chongxu said slowly: "Also, don't work too hard, keep an open-minded state of mind. In this way, other poor people dare not say, 50 years Shouyuan can still be guaranteed."

Seventy years of life has been rare since ancient times. Judging from the information Su Mu has, the average life expectancy of people in the Ming Dynasty is only about forty years old, and living to fifty years old is not bad, especially for an emperor.

Chongxu's recuperation method is correct, Su Mu naturally knows that people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases should not eat too much greasy food.

He couldn't help a wry smile: "It's extremely difficult to make His Majesty a vegetarian. Moreover, the Emperor has been diligent and diligent in recent years. If he is not allowed to intervene in political affairs, it will be even more impossible."

Chongxu: "This matter is not something that poor people can talk about."

After finishing speaking, he cupped his hands and left.

Su Mu also knew about Chongxu's concerns. Emperor Zhengde used to be willful and mischievous, and in the minds of the ministers, he was already the same as a faint emperor.Now that he finally has the air of a famous monarch, and he is told not to interfere with state affairs, the instigator Chongxu will inevitably be impeached by the officials in the future, so he will not go to this trouble!

"This old fox, he has become a master of Taoism!" Su Mu cursed secretly, stood for a while, and said in his heart: "It's not difficult for Emperor Zhengde to stop meddling in political affairs and continue to be as ridiculous as usual. It only takes a while. Plus guidance. It’s a bit difficult to be a vegetarian, so you have to think hard about it.”

"Yes, Su Zhai is actually well prepared, and it's just as delicious. I'll ask Xiaodie when I get home."

With this thought in his mind, Su Mu hurried forward, and just as he reached the gate of the palace, he was stopped by a man: "Scholar, bachelor, please stay."

Looking up, it was Zhang Yong who looked worried.

Su Mu: "So it's Eunuch Zhang."

Zhang Yong had obviously been waiting here for a long time, he drank back and asked in a low voice: "Zi Qiao, did your majesty fall ill again just now, what's the matter?" It is his eyes and ears.The emperor in front had just been ill, but Zhang Yong knew about it.

He thought that the emperor was angry because the ministers impeached the cabinet, and felt that the matter was of great importance, so he hurried over to ask Su Mu.

Su Mu: "It's okay, it's okay, Eunuch Zhang, you don't have to worry."

Suddenly something came to mind: "By the way, has Your Majesty been to Xiyuan recently?"

Zhang Yong was stunned, and replied: "Your Majesty's dragon body is not healthy, so naturally you can't go to Xiyuan. This is also the meaning of the Empress Dowager Cisheng, who said that the Lord Long Live should rest in the confinement."

Just kidding, Dongchang and Jinyiwei have always been at odds, and that Qian Ning is ambitious, determined to compete with his Eunuch Zhang in front of the emperor.During the Great Inner Restriction, Qian Ning was not allowed to enter. As long as the emperor was in the palace for a day, Qian Ning would have no chance of competing with him for favor.Zhang Yong was naturally happy to see the emperor stay in the palace all day.

Su Mu said lightly: "Your Majesty's personal conquest this time, life is hard, and Long Live Lord is a temperament that likes to move but not to be quiet. In this autumn season, Your Majesty might as well go out and walk around the palace, hunting or something, for his dragons The body is also beneficial."

Zhang Yong was taken aback again, Su Mu did this, didn't he rush to push the emperor to Qian Ning's side, this is not his style of doing things.For Su Mu's wisdom, Zhang Yong naturally believed in it: Could it be that he has no deep meaning in doing this.

Sure enough, when he was pondering, Su Muyou said: "Eunuch Zhang, Your Majesty's dragon body is slightly ill. If there are some things, don't let Long Live Lord know. The supervisor and the cabinet will deal with it on their own."

This sentence moved Zhang Yong's heart, and he thought to himself: Could it be that... Su Mu wants to let the cabinet and the chief of ceremonies take the long live Lord into the sky, so that he can do something important.Well, that's it.

He sighed: "Your Majesty's dragon body is uneasy, we as slaves and courtiers will naturally have to take responsibility, bachelor, don't worry."

In fact, the political development of the Ming Dynasty to this day has formed a complete and rigorous system.The decision-making of the cabinet, the approval of the supervisor of ceremonies, the implementation of the six ministries and the supervision of the officials of the Yulitai, and the emperor only exists as a constitution and the final arbiter.To put it bluntly, even if there is no emperor, this state machine can continue to operate smoothly.Sometimes, if the emperor is too strong, there will be big problems in the national affairs.

Su Mu's proposal is in line with the thoughts of the civil service system. According to them, it is in line with the way of saints governing the country.