Idle courtiers

Chapter 472 Novel Theories

Zhou Nan did not go on directly, but asked instead: "I dare to ask your majesty, what is the most important sign of a person? How does your majesty know who is who? For example, Huang Jin Huang Gonggong, what does your majesty do when others mention him?" Do you know you are talking about him?"

Jiajing pointed to Huang Jin: "It's not easy. When people mention Huang Jin, they will mention his name. When Huang Jin is mentioned, I know that I am referring to the loyal old slave in front of me."

Huang Jin smiled and bowed his body.

Zhou Nan nodded: "Long live is right. The name Huang Jin represents the respectable old man in front of him. It is the code name for Eunuch Huang to walk in the world. The name is a code name that represents his status in this world. Location. By the way, Eunuch Huang, when you are at home, what do your sons call you?"

Huang Jin is the number one in the inner court. According to the rules of the palace, he will accept many adopted sons.However, this matter can only be discussed below.Bringing it up in front of the emperor is undoubtedly suspected of forming a party.

Eunuch Huang was taken aback.

Zhou Nan: "Mr. Huang is going to misunderstand me, so I will ask you about it."

Huang Jin saw that the emperor seemed to be disapproving, and said in a deliberate tone: "There is an ignorant servant in the palace who calls me godfather."

"Eunuch Huang, Zhou Nan is asking you an offending question."

Huang Jin: "Excuse me, Zhou Sheren."

Zhou Nan: "As Eunuch Huang, if he dies in the future, I'm afraid it will be recorded in the annals of history. I don't know what you will be called when it is written in the book?"

Huang Jin felt a little unhappy: "The old slave only knows how to serve the emperor wholeheartedly, that is, the royal servants, what qualifications do they have to be recorded in the annals of history?"

Jiajing knew there was something in Zhou Nan's words, and smiled slightly: "Huang Jin, you will definitely be recorded in historical records when you die in the future, but I don't know whether it will be included in "The Legend of the Ningzhe" or "The Legend of the Eunuch" haha, I am a little curious gone."

Huang Jin: "Thousand-year meritorious deeds will be commented by later generations, slaves and maidservants don't take it to heart."

Zhou Nan: "Eunuch Huang misunderstood. What I'm talking about is what name Eunuch Huang used when he entered the Historical Records. Presumably it must be Huang Jin who was in charge of the Supervisor of Rites, and it can't be anything else."

Huang Jin: "The names of our servants were either given by our parents, or given by the emperor, how could there be others."

Zhou Nan's words seemed meaningless on the surface, but Eunuch Huang knew that he was not a nonsense person, so he became curious.

Even Jiajing looked at him suspiciously.

Zhou Nan said: "The name Huang Gonggong walks in the world represents your status in society, which is your social life; Huang Gonggong is called godfather by godsons, that is your natural life; Recorded like the annals of history, commemorated by future generations, is your spiritual life."

"Just now Zhou Nan said that people have three lives. These three lives are social life, natural life and spiritual life."

"One hundred years of life, one autumn of grass and trees, there will always be a day when you are old and can't take care of things. The inner court is nothing more than that. When the officials of the outer court reach a certain age and their blood is weak and can't take care of things, they have to return to their hometowns for the elderly. Gradually, this social thing It has nothing to do with them, and after 20 years, no one remembers him anymore, which marks the end of his social sacrifice."

"When he dies, his natural life is over, and only his children and grandchildren can remember his name."

"After a person dies for a hundred years and is forgotten by future generations, without incense and offerings, his spiritual life is also over."

Zhou Nan used a lot of words and phrases in modern society, which may not sound easy to understand, but what kind of characters Jiajing and Huang Jin are, after a little thought, they both nodded at the same time, thinking it was reasonable.

Jiajing signaled him to continue talking.

Zhou Nandao: ""Wu Yin Ji Yun" says: When people die, they become ghosts, and people fear them when they see them; It says: When a person dies, he is a ghost, when a ghost dies, he is a scorpion, if a person dies, he is hopeful, and if he is hopeful, he is a barbarian." The word "xiyi" here has appeared many times in Taoist classics, such as "Tao Te Ching" once said: If you don't see it, it's called Yi, but if you don't hear it, it's called Xi.It can be seen that people die as ghosts, and ghosts die too.After experiencing several deaths, the entire soul will dissipate into nothingness, that is, it will disappear completely, and there is nothing worse than this in the world. "

Hearing what he said, Jiajing's expression changed drastically.There is great terror between life and death. Isn't the reason why he cultivates immortality is to seek a long life?

Zhou Nan said: "Why did the ancients insist on offering sacrifices to their ancestors? If a ghost does not receive incense, it will first become a lonely wild ghost. The lonely ghost will look for incense everywhere, and only incense can maintain his soul and body. The incense of ancestors, as long as the incense burns, people's spiritual life will last forever."

Seeing that Jiajing and Huang Jin had succeeded in making Jiajing and Huang Jin fearful, he didn't feel complacent, and said, "Actually, even people without descendants can maintain their divine form, as long as they are offered incense. For example, the ancient Bigan, the Three Emperors and Five Emperors, loyal ministers and filial sons, they can To leave their names in the world and be able to enter the temple to be worshiped by future generations, they will live forever, which is another sense of becoming gods and sanctifications. His Majesty’s great achievements in Fenggong, Huang Gonggong’s contribution to the country’s construction, after thousands of years It must be remembered by the world.”

Hearing what he said, a smile appeared on Jiajing's face.As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he will naturally enter the Taimiao in the future, and he still needs incense.The names of myself and Huang Jin must be recorded in the historical records, and the spiritual life will last forever.

He spat at a sigh of relief: "It's all nonsense, and Huang Jin, a simple and honest old man, can be fooled. However, Zhou Nan, you have been in the Daolu Department for a while, but you have read a lot of Taoist classics. Many places say It's interesting, but you can fool laymen, I don't believe you."

Jiajing has always been serious, but today he laughed and scolded Zhou Nan in a non-normal manner, which is rare.

Zhou Nan said: "The minister is talking nonsense, just to make fun of Junfu."

It can be seen that after Zhou Nan's comfort, Jiajing's mood improved a lot.

He pulled his feet out of the tub and let Huang Jin dry them.She sighed and said to him: "I'm getting old, there is always a banquet in the world, so don't cry. Don't worry, once I live forever, I will never forget you. After all, you are the person I made old, How can you bear to ignore it? Huang Jin, how many years have you been with me?"

The emperor is old and his memory is not very good. Huang Jin: "It's been more than 20 years."

Jiajing: "I forgot, it's been more than 20 years. In the past 20 years, many people who have been in front of the car at any time have come and gone, gone and come again, only you are by my side, it is not easy! You and I It can be regarded as a match between the monarch and his ministers, but unfortunately, you are a servant, otherwise it would be a good story."

Huang Jin felt sad in his heart: "It's not a good story, the slaves don't care, they just want to serve you by Long Live's side."

Jiajing turned his head and looked at Zhou Nan: "It's been a long time since I had a funeral ceremony. You wait until the people from the Daolu Department come in and write a Qingci poem. After the funeral ceremony, I will allow you to go to Chunwei on your vacation!" "

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhou Nan was delighted to hear that the emperor granted her leave, and hurriedly agreed.

Jiajing: "By the way, the optimistic people are also sent to play the song. Today, I will "Be the Joy of Talking for Me as a Monarch and His Ministers" with Huang Jin."

"Being the Joy of Conversation between the Monarch and His Ministers for Me" is a famous article in "Mencius", which Zhou Nan learned when he was in high school.It probably means that the king is happy with the people, happy with the people's happiness, and worried about the people's worries.

Because Zhou Nan had asked Zhou Nan to sell the degree certificate a while ago, Jiajing had forced Xu Jie to get some money, so Jiajing had a lot of cash, so it took three days to complete the water and land dojo, wasting 1 taels of silver.

As the host, Zhou Nan had no choice but to run back and forth.

At this moment, it is early spring, the snow is not cold, the snow is cold, and it is freezing enough.Since he had a serious illness last time, he studied hard again, and his physical fitness has deteriorated so much that it is unbearable. He secretly complains in his heart why I have such a good job again?

Also feeling bitter is Wu Miao, Youzheng of the Daolu Division: "It's hard to hope that Mr. Zhou will leave the Daolu Division to become a member of Zhongshu Sheren. Why is this dojo still presided over by you? So, my department is doing it right now." What's the point? The worst thing is, I heard people say that the official department will send a Zuo Zheng over soon... Life is really hard!"

After the wedding ceremony, Zhou Nan handed over all the errands, and returned home relaxed and started to review her homework.

The three-year Chunwei is a national talent ceremony, which is directly related to the country's future senior cadre reserve.Therefore, during this month, almost all the affairs of the imperial court were put aside and not discussed until the exam was passed.For example, the cabinet will add two auxiliary minister candidates, such as the tax system reform that is gaining momentum.

The emperor also issued an edict, everything will be discussed after the palace examination, except for the front line in Fujian, everything will be disturbed.

Zhou Nan seriously suspected that Jiajing was lazy because he was old and tired physically and mentally. At his age, and taking pills for a long time, his body organs were already failing, and he no longer had the energy to deal with government affairs.Everything, a day is a day.

The emperor did not have a retirement system. In fact, sometimes it was a tragedy for the country and himself.

Even if you are wise and powerful, it will not be good for the country when you are in a daze.For example, when Tang Xuanzong was young, he overthrew Empress Wei, who was in power for a while, and Princess Taiping, who had great prestige, and opened the prosperous age of Yuan Dynasty. He is simply a famous emperor through the ages.When he was old, it caused the Anshi Rebellion, which made Datang decline from then on.

Speaking of things on the front line in Fujian, Tan Lun did a good job, or Qi Jiguang and the others did a good job.

During the Spring Festival this year, they received military pay from the imperial court, Prince Yu's Mansion, and Gu Yan from Guangdong, but they were well-equipped for soldiers.

Fujian set up an ambush in the northeast of Guangdong, achieved an unprecedented victory, beheaded more than a thousand ranks, and recovered five fallen counties.

When the good news came, the emperor was delighted and the courtiers were excited.

The Spring Festival that just passed was a rare festive year in the Jiajing Year of the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking about it, the Japanese pirates were hit hard by this, and they dare not disturb again this year.

In the past two months, the imperial court has been peaceful and fine!
After Zhou Nan went to Shuntian Mansion to sign up, he rubbed his hands and said to himself: "The important moment to change fate is coming, but this time there is no one to help, Zhou Nan, you have to rely on yourself."

Yes, the reason why he successfully passed the two imperial examinations last year.One is that Wang Shizhen is a famous teacher, the other is that he has followed Duan Chengen's path, and the third is that Chen Ju missed the question in advance.

The right time, the right place, the right people, and all three of them are all in place. Zhou Nan does not expect such a beautiful thing this time in Chunwei.

So, can you win?

Zhou Nan didn't dare to think about it, nor did she want to think about it.

(End of this chapter)