Mingshi

Chapter 624 Talking in a Tavern
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"Don't understand?" There was a trace of bitterness in Xu Jie's eyes.

"Also ask the teacher to give pointers!"

Xu Jie raised his finger and pointed to the sky.Zhang Juzheng was stunned: "You mean Your Majesty..."

Xu Jie nodded slightly.Zhang Juzheng's face kept changing, and finally blushed and said:

"But... but... With such constant strife, Da Ming is getting corrupted day by day..."

"If Luo Xin hadn't been born..." Xu Jie smiled wryly and said, "Speaking of which, Daming would still like to thank Luo Xin. It was his birth that brought Yan Song down, and it was also his birth." Born, let the northern border pass be peaceful for at least 20 years. Otherwise, today's Ming Dynasty doesn't know what it looks like."

Speaking of this, Xu Jie sighed and said, "Taiyue, put away your temper and teach King Yu well."

Xu Jie's gaze became deep, and he lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty is getting old!"

Zhang Juzheng suddenly opened his eyes. He understood the meaning of Xu Jie's words. Emperor Jiajing would not live for many years, and King Yu's personality was much weaker than that of Emperor Jiajing. when fighting.

"Gao Gong...he is also King Yu's teacher!"

"It depends on you!" Xu Jie said with a look of trust in his eyes: "He Gao Gong is King Yu's teacher, and so am I, so our two influences on King Yu can cancel each other out. The rest It depends on how you do it, and you have a lot of responsibility."

Zhang Juzheng left Xu's mansion in a daze, the coachman hurriedly opened the door of the carriage and asked him to get on the carriage.Zhang Juzheng waved his hands. He had a habit of thinking about things while walking, so he walked along the street with his hands behind his back, thinking about how to gain King Yu's trust and pull him into his camp.

At the other end of the street, Luo Xin walked towards him. At this time, Luo Xin was also thinking about the matter that Emperor Jiajing made himself Teacher Yuwang while walking.At this moment, Zhang Juzheng seemed to be tired from walking, he raised his head and wanted to get in the car, but when he saw Luo Xin at a glance, he blurted out:

"No weapon!"

When Luo Xin heard someone calling him, he raised his head and followed the voice, and saw Zhang Juzheng opposite, with a smile on his face, walking towards Zhang Juzheng, he bowed his hands and said:

"Brother Taiyue, this is..." At this point, Luo Xin glanced in the direction Zhang Juzheng was walking, which meant that this was not the direction you went to work, let alone the direction you returned home. Where are you going? ?

Zhang Juzheng opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say it was from Xu Jie, but he remembered Xu Jie's evaluation of Luo Xin. Although he knew that the grievances between Xu Jie and Luo Xin could not be resolved, he still had a relationship with Luo Xin in his heart. To be close, he smiled and said:
"I'm just walking around, why don't you and I have a drink?"

"it is good!"

Luo Xin respected Zhang Juzheng very much, and immediately nodded happily.The two looked around for a while, then walked towards a restaurant not far away.

The two of them went up to the second floor and asked for a private room, and the food and drinks were served quickly.Luo Xin picked up the wine glass and said:

"Brother Taiyue, I don't respect you."

After drinking for three rounds, Zhang Juzheng's face showed a look of depression.He showed his true colors in front of Luo Xin. On the one hand, he knew that although Luo Xin was not Xu Dang, he was not Gao Dang either. On the other hand, he really admired Luo Xin.Zhang Juzheng was a proud person, there were few in the entire Ming Dynasty that he liked, even his teacher Xu Jie was disappointed in his heart.But the process of Luo Xin's rise made him very admired.

Whether it is "The Combination of Confucius and Mencius", "Yanglin Hundred Chapters", "Yanglin Poetry Collection" published as a literati, or as Marquis Wu, he was able to protect his family and country, these are all things that Zhang Juzheng wanted to do but failed to do. How could Zhang Juzheng not admire him from the bottom of his heart?From the bottom of his heart, he felt that Luo Xin was the one who was with him, and he was worthy of revitalizing Daming with him.Coupled with a few glasses of wine, Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but confide his depression to Luo Xin.

"Now the Ming Dynasty is in chaos. First, Zou Yinglong was impeached for nepotism, and then Gao Gong intensified his efforts to cleanse officials on such a large scale. Even Yan Song didn't go too far, right?"

Luo Xin also had a wry smile on his face, in fact, he also had a good opinion of Gao Gong in his heart.Gao Gong went too far, so he nodded and said:
"I didn't expect Mr. Gao Ge to be so generous!"

"Great hand!" Zhang Juzheng picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp. With a "bang", he put the wine glass heavily on the table and snorted coldly:
"It's really a big deal! Those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me perish. Incompetent people flood the court, and the corpses are eaten without food. As a result, the government cannot be smoothly carried out, and the country and the people are wronged. It is only because of the dictatorship of the current emperor..."

"Brother Tai Yue, be careful!"

Zhang Juzheng squinted at Luo Dao: "What? You are afraid of the Holy One? Hehe..."

Zhang Juzheng laughed maniacally twice and said: "Yes, who is not afraid of the Holy Majesty now? Daming no longer has direct ministers, no one who dares to argue with the Holy Majesty, no one who is deadly admonishing. This is the tragedy of Daming, this is The sorrow of the literati!

Strong!

What about the strength of character of the literati?

Ha ha……

Today's Shilin has a broken spine!
Ha ha……

The court elder... is just a puppet who acts according to His Majesty's wink..."

Teacher, he...has said in no uncertain terms that he is a puppet, and the character of a literati can no longer be found!

With a flash of Luo Xin's eyes, he realized that Zhang Juzheng should have gone to Xu Jie's place, and Xu Jie saw it very clearly, probably completely different from Zhang Juzheng's ideas, which made Zhang Juzheng extremely depressed.

"No, the teacher has a very high evaluation of you. The teacher said... If you hadn't turned out to be born, Daming still doesn't know what it would be like now. To put it bluntly, the only person who can revive Daming is not Qi and Tai Yueer!"

"There's no need to rush this!" Luo Xin sighed and comforted him.

"Why can't we be in a hurry?" Zhang Juzheng said, his face flushed red: "Although the scourge in the north of my Ming Dynasty can be eliminated without weapons. However, the north has been in ruins after the war, and there are still a lot of ruins. There are still wars in the southeast, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Bashu. It goes on and on, the people are in dire straits. The national treasury is empty, and even the salaries of officials cannot be paid out. What is this?
This is a sign of doom.If we don't take strong medicine, the day of national subjugation will not be far away. "

Luo Xin remained silent, recalling that Zhang Juzheng in history, after he came to power, really acted vigorously and took strong medicine.A whip method to reform the Ming Dynasty is corrupt.However, it was precisely because the medicine was too strong and the drug was administered too hastily that Da Ming did not get ZTE, but made Da Ming slide further into the abyss.

"Why don't you speak?" Zhang Juzheng looked at Luo Xin with drunken eyes: "Are you scared too? Afraid that the Holy Majesty will kill your official and kill your head?"

Luo Xin looked at Zhang Juzheng silently, and said in a concentrated voice: "Brother Taiyue, I have a question for you, and you have to answer me with your conscience."

"ask!"

"Is it useful for the holy remonstrance?"

Zhang Juzheng was stunned, sat there blankly, shook his head for a while and said: "It's useless! But..."

"No but!" Luo Xin interrupted him: "We can still do some things in the officialdom. If we are dismissed or killed, we can't do anything. For example, when Huang Taiji's soldiers approached the city, I was in the capital. I am an official, so I can still do some things. If I am a commoner, what can I do?

Dead remonstrance!To be useful is to die.It doesn't work, that's stupid! "

Zhang Juzheng cleared his mind and completely sobered up.Staring blankly at Luo Xin for a while, he sighed and said:

"No, I'm not as good as you!"

Speaking of this, distress appeared on his face and said: "Nowadays, the court is chaotic, and the officials are all panicked. Maybe the hat you and I both wear will be taken off at any time. No matter, what are you doing?" Intend?"

Luo Xin shook his head and said: "I don't have any plans now, just now, His Majesty summoned me and gave me a promotion."

"Promoted?"

Zhang Juzheng was stunned for a moment, he understood Luo Xin's situation very well with his wisdom.Emperor Jiajing's fear, Xu Jie's suppression, and Luo Xin not losing to Gao Gong's party, how could he be promoted?
"En!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "Zhan Shifu You Zhongyun, let me be the teacher of King Yu."

Zhang Juzheng thought for a while, but he didn't understand why Emperor Jiajing was having a seizure, but he still picked up his glass and said:

"Congratulations!"

Luo Xin also picked up the wine glass and touched Zhang Juzheng, drank it down in one gulp, and after putting down the wine glass, bitterness appeared on his face and said:

"You don't need to congratulate me, you can't understand my situation. Am I a little confused? Please brother Tai Yue give advice."

Zhang Juzheng thought about it seriously for a while, then shook his head and said, "I don't understand!"

He glanced at Luo again: "Then what are you going to do?"

"Let's have a look first and then talk about it." Luo Xin sighed and said, "Maybe it's because I don't know. I'm going to stay out of it after the new year. Maybe I'll see everything clearly at that time."

"Stay out of it?" Zhang Juzheng looked at Luo Dao: "You... do you want to resign?"

"That's not true!" Luo Xin shook his head and said, "I'll be 17 years old after the new year, and Dai'er will be 14 years old. I'm going back to my hometown to get married."

Zhang Juzheng nodded, although Luo Xin and Lu Rudai are both in the capital now, getting married is a major event in life, and one has to go to the ancestors to pay homage to one's ancestors.Even if Xu Jie wanted to continue to suppress Luo Xin, even if Emperor Jiajing had some purpose, it was impossible not to approve Luo Xin's marriage leave.

"What about after the wedding leave?"

"At that time, maybe I will figure it out, and I will come back naturally." Luo Xin said lightly.

"Then what if you haven't figured it out yet?" Zhang Juzheng asked.

"Then go on vacation!" Luo Xin shrugged and said, "It's not difficult for me to come up with a reason not to come back, right? Taiyue, what are your plans? You are Xu Jie's most proud student, I'm afraid Gao Gong may not let you go."

Zhang Juzheng pondered for a moment and said: "Seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages is not what a man does."

Luo Xin sighed, Zhang Juzheng has such a temperament, so he stopped trying to persuade him, raised his wine glass and said:
"Then I wish Brother Tai Yue all the best!"

"Why do these words sound so awkward!" Zhang Juzheng stared at Luo Dao.

"Faithful words are harsh!" Luo Xin sighed.

"Fuck you!" Zhang Juzheng scolded with a smile, "I wish you an early baby!"

The two drank the wine in their glasses, Luo Xin put down his glasses and said, "Don't you blame me for seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages?"

Zhang Juzheng shook his head and said: "You are different from me, your situation is really... and I believe that you are definitely not a person who seeks advantages and avoids disadvantages, otherwise you would not dare to lead 2000 people into the grassland. You just want to get rid of this vortex temporarily and think things through quietly. When you figure it out, you will definitely come back. Even if this vortex will crush you to pieces."

The two drank for a while, feeling a little bad, and finally left the restaurant a little drunk.Luo Xin walked towards his own residence on foot.Back in their mansion, Die'er and Chunhua saw Luo Xin's drunken appearance, and hurriedly complained that Lu Daqing, who was following Luo Xin, didn't take a good look at Luo Xin. Then he helped Luo Xin to go to bed, covered Luo Xin with a quilt, and then quietly retreated out.

midnight.

Luo Xin woke up from his sleep, his throat was very dry, so he got up and grabbed the teapot on the table and drank it happily. Die Er and Chun Hua outside heard the sound from the inner room, and hurriedly put on their small clothes. Walking in, seeing Luo Xin drink up a pot of tea, Die Er hurried out with the tea pot to make tea for Luo Xin, while Chun Hua picked up her robe and put it on for Luo Xin.Luo Xin sat on the chair and waved his hands, letting Chunhua go out.After a while, Die Er also made a pot of tea, brought a plate of snacks and put them on the table, and then quietly backed out.

Tomorrow he was going to Prince Yu's mansion, Luo Xin recalled King Yu's voice in his mind.

According to historical records, Emperor Jiajing was indifferent to King Yu.It stands to reason that King Yu's two elder brothers died one after another, leaving only King Yu and King Jing. King Yu was older, and King Yu should have been established as the prince.But Emperor Jiajing didn't establish a prince until his death.King Yu, like a normal prince, lives in Prince Yu's mansion outside the palace. While enjoying the happy life with his wife, he also lives in gossip.

All civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty knew that King Yu was the heir apparent, but Emperor Jiajing did not make King Yu the crown prince, which led to undercurrents in the court and great speculation.In the court, there are ministers who stick to the rules of the ancestors, and there are also ministers who want to get chestnuts out of the fire.So everything about King Yu has been repeatedly studied by these people.

King Yu's mother was Concubine Dukang, and Emperor Jiajing didn't like her.But King Jing's mother, Concubine Lu Jing, was very much loved by Emperor Jiajing.This can't help but make those ministers with ulterior motives speculate whether Emperor Jiajing has the intention of King Lijing to be the prince?

This kind of speculation is very dangerous to the stability of the country, and it is also very dangerous to King Yu.Since ancient times, there has been one king and one courtier, so it is very important to stand in line.The ministers of the court will inevitably hesitate in their hearts, who are they supporting?Under such circumstances, King Jing, who had no idea about the position of prince, couldn't help dreaming of being a prince.

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