Jinyi Town Mountains and Rivers

Chapter 545 Greatly reward three enemies
In July, midsummer, the Chengtian Temple is in the early court.

Zhang Juzheng came out of the class and said: "Report to the emperor! The governor of Henan reported that on June 23, the whole province of Henan will rain! This year there will be no drought in Henan! There will be no autumn famine! This is the blessing of the emperor who respects the sky and loves the people! "

Emperor Wanli said with a smile on his face: "No! This is not my credit! Mr. Zhang is in charge of the cabinet, serving the people wholeheartedly, and feeds three times! It is Mr. Zhang's painstaking efforts, and God is right!"

All the ministers fell to their knees and shouted together: "The emperor is wise! Mr. Zhang is wise! The Ming Dynasty will last forever!"

Although He Liu also echoed in the generals class, he remembered a word he learned from Lao Hu back then: praise and kill.

The courtiers' flattery is over.Zhang Juzheng continued: "The third lady, the concubine of the Khan of the Tatar tribe, sent envoys to the capital with gifts. Now I Dahan is old. Everything in the Tatar tribe is decided by the third lady. The third lady is doing this because she wants to embarrass us. Keep the peace!"

Emperor Wanli said: "This is a very good thing! The Western missionary Matteo Ricci taught me a famous saying on their side a while ago: There is no good war and bad peace. Since the third lady has expressed her wish for peace, We should treat each other with courtesy. Order the Ministry of Rites..."

As soon as Emperor Wanli finished saying the words "Department of Mandate and Rites", he immediately changed his words: "Ah, I don't know what Mr. Zhang thinks?"

Zhang Juzheng said: "The Ministry of Rites should be ordered to send a special person to receive the envoy of the third lady!"

Emperor Wanli nodded hurriedly: "Mr. Zhang is absolutely right! Do as you wish! Order the Ministry of Rites to send a special person to receive the envoy sent by the third lady!"

Zhang Juzheng said again: "Pan Jixun, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, has supervised the completion of the flood relief project for the Shandong section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal in Shandong. Pan Shangshu said that after the completion of this project, there will be no more floods along the coast of the Shandong section of the canal within 30 years!"

Emperor Wanli said three good things in a row: "Good! Good! Good!"

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "Pan Shangshu has been conserving the water for decades, and he has made great contributions to the court. He has greatly benefited the people. I suggest to the emperor to make Pan Shangshu the crown prince's young master."

Emperor Wanli nodded: "What Mr. Zhang said is true! Pan Jixun has been controlling the flood since the Jiajing Dynasty! He has made great contributions! Mr. Zhang strongly recommended him to be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. It was a wise move! Mr. Zhang is indeed a model of knowing and employing people! According to what Mr. Zhang said, he was named Prince Shao Fu."

Zhang Juzheng reported seven or eight things in a row.Everything is good news.Since the Ming Dynasty began to implement the New Deal, the fortunes of the country have been booming, and the weather has been smooth everywhere.Even more so this year.

Emperor Wanli suddenly asked: "By the way, Mr. Zhang, your eldest son, Zhang Jingxiu, has a reputation as a scholar? Right now he is taking the provincial examination in Hubei?"

Zhang Juzheng didn't know why Emperor Wanli suddenly asked him about his son.He said: "Report to the emperor, yes."

Emperor Wanli said: "I made up my own mind and drew up a decree. Please don't be offended, Mr. Zhang! Special decree: No matter whether Zhang Jingxiu can pass the Hubei provincial examination this year, he can participate in the capital examination next year!"

There is a system in the Ming Dynasty, and students who take part in the examination must have the honor of juren, or the status of supervising students of the Imperial College.Zhang Juzheng, as the chief assistant, let his son enter the Imperial College just to say hello to the people below.But in order to avoid suspicion, he never let his son enter the Guozijian.

If Zhang Jingxiu lands in the provincial examination in Hubei this year, he will participate in the capital examination next year with a special purpose.Then he will become the first scholar in the Ming Dynasty to participate in the examination!This decree is enough to show the extraordinary grace of Emperor Wanli to the Zhang family!

Zhang Juzheng did not shirk, he kowtowed and said: "On behalf of the dog, I thank the emperor for his kindness."

Emperor Wanli said with emotion: "When I was young, I had two companions. One was He Shizhong and the other was Yuan Keli. Now, Yuan Keli is the Prime Minister of Yingtianfu in Nanjing, and He Shizhong is a member of Jinyiwei Hundred Households. I think of the relationship between the monarch and his ministers when I was young. Friendship, I am always filled with emotion. He Liu."

He Liu came out of the class and said, "The minister is here!"

Emperor Wanli said: "I heard that He Shizhong will get married at the end of the month?"

He Liu replied: "Yes, Your Majesty. At the end of the month, Quanzi will marry the daughter of Xu Siye's family from the Imperial Academy."

Emperor Wanli said: "Mr. Zhang always taught me to be respectful and simple. I won't give He Shizhong rewards, silver rewards and other vulgar things! I especially reward He Shizhong with the title of Deputy Thousand Household of Jinyiwei, and the right is my wedding gift to him!"

What Emperor Wanli said was sincere, and He Liu naturally couldn't refute his father's face. He knelt down and kowtowed: "I am on behalf of the dog, thank you for your kindness!"

Emperor Wanli said again: "Feng Daban."

Feng Bao, who was standing beside the dragon chair, cupped his hands and said, "Your maidservant is here."

Emperor Wanli said: "Feng Daban has been with me since I was born, taking care of my food and daily life. For 17 years, he has been loyal to me! Award Feng Dabaner the title of 'Eunuch of Six Virtues' as a token of honor. Thanks for it!"

Since Chengzu, favored eunuchs have often received the emperor's "reward number", such as Zheng He was awarded the title of "Three Treasures Eunuch" by Chengzu.

Feng Bao was so moved that he wept bitterly, he fell to his knees and said, "I thank the emperor for your kindness, slave!"

Emperor Wanli did have superb skills that were not commensurate with his age.The people he hates most now are Zhang Juzheng, Feng Bao, and He Liu.Now, he greatly rewarded the three of them.It was nothing more than pouring ecstasy soup on these three people.

After the court, Emperor Wanli went straight to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to pay his respects to Empress Dowager Li.

Empress Dowager Li said: "Your Majesty, did you leave early?"

Emperor Wanli nodded: "It's gone, Queen Mother."

Feng Bao picked up an apple, peeled it, put it on a jade plate, and wanted to present it to Queen Mother Li.

Emperor Wanli took the jade plate and presented the apple to Empress Dowager Li with his own hands.

Empress Dowager Li ate a piece of apple and asked, "What did the court say earlier?"

Emperor Wanli said: "Mr. Zhang has reported eight political affairs. I have followed Mr. Zhang's wishes and issued orders one by one."

Empress Dowager Li nodded in satisfaction: "That's right! Mr. Zhang is a peerless national scholar. His decision must be right! The emperor should agree."

Emperor Wanli hastily praised Zhang Juzheng in front of Empress Dowager Li: "Yes, Empress Mother. Recently, I often think what would happen if Ming Dynasty did not have Mr. Zhang. Alas, the more I think about it, the more afraid I am! Without Mr. Zhang, I really don't know what to do Take up the burden of the two capitals and one thirteen provinces!"

(End of this chapter)