Palace of Heavenly Purity.
The cabinet ministers and ministers above the assistant minister rank stood outside the palace gates, looking in from time to time.
"Not long after Zhang Juzheng's death, another self-proclaimed reformist has appeared!”
"Moreover, this person is a brat who has just grown up! You're overestimating yourself!"
"Everyone, this Commander Zhu is not boasting shamelessly. Didn't you see the article sent by the Jinyiwei to the various departments? Zhang Shoufu's reform was almost criticized by him.”
"However, we have to admit that this article has explained the reason for the failure of Chief Assistant Zhang's reform from another perspective. I agree with the reason for Chief Assistant Zhang's failure in the article and believe that it is the root cause of the failure!”
"What Chief Assistant Zhang! Zhang Juzheng was a traitor who almost stole the country!”
"Don't slander Chief Zhang like this. Although Chief Zhang has all kinds of flaws, if you say that he's a thief, it's a little too much!”
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The ministers standing at the front heard the discussion behind them gradually turn into a quarrel, and many people looked helpless.
This was a very bad result of Zhang Juzheng's reform.
In the process of reform, Zhang Juzheng would roughly kick out people from different political factions.
Such a simple and crude method had created a very bad atmosphere for the central government.
As long as there were people with different opinions, they would definitely think of all kinds of ways to destroy them.
There was no compromise in the political struggle.
It was becoming more and more as if there was only life and death left.
This kind of life-and-death battle resulted in fighting for the sake of fighting, fighting until one forgot about state affairs and civil affairs.
When an official forgets about state affairs and civil affairs for the sake of fighting.
He no longer had the sense of responsibility and moral integrity of a subject.
This kind of fight would inevitably develop into a fight for personal gain.
"All this while, some people have privately called us stubborn, rotten, and conservative. We were the ones who obstructed Zhang Juzheng's reform and overturned the results of his reform.”Shen Yiguan suddenly said emotionally,""All this while, we've been silently enduring this kind of grievance.”
"Today's article has finally vented the anger that I have been unable to vent for more than ten years.”
"Are we really opposing Zhang Juzheng's reform for personal gain, as outsiders think?”
"No, what we object to is Zhang Juzheng's unreasonable style of being strict with others and lenient with himself during the reform process. This kind of behavior makes the already bad atmosphere even worse.”
Yu Shenxing glanced at Shen Yiguan, a trace of disdain flashing in his eyes.
This brilliant article about the reform gave Shen Yiguan and the other villains an excuse to defend themselves.
Of course, Yu Shenxing did not blame Zhu Ke for this.
The purpose of Zhu Ke's article was not to provide these selfish villains with a handle to attack and annihilate Zhang Juzheng.
The original intention was to dig deep into the reasons for the failure of the predecessors, summarize the reasons, and point out the way for the reform of the Wei Institute.
Villains could always seize every opportunity and twist everything to desperately support their high-sounding words and actions.
Not only did Yu Shenxing not resent Zhu Ke, but he also suddenly felt enlightened after reading Zhu Ke's article.
He fully agreed with his point of view. Back then, he couldn't stand the extravagant life of his teacher. After the Reformist Party took power, the domineering behavior of the internal department became successful. That was why he directly admonished his teacher, Zhang Juzheng.
Unfortunately, the seated master did not listen.
Unfortunately, Yu Shenxing only saw the bad atmosphere of the Reformist Party and dared to remonstrate with his teacher. He didn't see the negative impact of this bad atmosphere on the reform and the bad influence of the environment.
Without waiting for Yu Shenxing to speak, Chief Assistant Zhao Zhigao was worried that Shen Yiguan would stir up a fight in the cabinet, so he spoke first and said in a deep voice,""The matter of Chief Zhang has already been decided by His Majesty. There's no need to say anything more.”
"We came here because there is a debate about whether to reform or not, and we need His Majesty's ruling.”
When the news of the initial success of the reform and reorganization of the Jizhou Guards came, especially after the Jinyiwei sent Zhu Ke's article, it stirred up a strong debate in the central government.
Some people thought that they should follow Zhu Ke's reform of the Ji Prefecture Guards and push the Wei Office's reorganization across the world.
Opponents thought that Zhu Ke was a traitor. As the commander, he had deprived the right to recruit soldiers in the process of reform. This was trampling on the ancestral system!
The main opponents were the Conservatives who had opposed Zhang Juzheng.
This group of people was the most intense.
They were afraid of any reform.
Even though it was only the Wei Institution, they were worried that this reform targeted at the Wei Institution would become a breakthrough that would tear apart their interests and trigger a comprehensive reform.
Zhang Juzheng had also changed it bit by bit back then, gradually damaging everyone's interests more and more.
The conservative faction led by Shen Yiguan, Ye Xianggao, and the others used their ancestral system to refute, leaving Zhao Zhigao, Yu Shenxing, and the others who agreed helpless.
These ancestral systems were all set by Emperor Hongwu.
As officials, they did not dare to speak on these ancestral systems. In the end, they could only bring the case to the emperor.
At this moment, everyone saw someone walk out from the depths of the pitch-black palace.
A group of palace maids and eunuchs followed behind Luo Sigong and Chen Ju.
When everyone saw Chen Ju come out, Li Ke rushed up to him."Supervisor Chen, how is it? When will His Majesty summon us?”
Chen Ju looked at everyone and said in a deep voice,"His Majesty is tired and has decreed to rest. No one is allowed to serve or disturb him.”
Zhao Zhigao and the others couldn't help being dumbfounded.
Just now, the Emperor had begun to summon his courtiers. Why did it suddenly feel like they had returned to a few years ago?
Everyone left in disappointment and worry.
He was worried that the relationship between the monarch and his subjects, which had finally eased up, would return to a few years ago.
"If the central control was like a few years ago, then it was caused by Zhu Ke, this braggart who was still wet behind the ears!”
"What talent? He's clearly a calamity to the country and the people!”
“……”
Some people quickly blamed this on Zhu Ke and used it to attack him. Whether they were worried about the government or used it to attack Zhu Ke and stop the possible reform, it was unknown.
In the palace.
Zhu Yijun sat on the soft couch with the flickering candlelight, holding the court bulletin from the Jizhou Guard Commander's Office that the Brocade Guard had sent him.
Gradually, tears flowed out of Zhu Yijun's eyes.
"Sir." At a certain moment, Zhu Yijun muttered.
The only person in the world who could make Emperor Zhu Yijun call him Mister was the late Zhang Juzheng.
"The world only thinks that I personally pushed Sir's reform and issued an edict to flog Sir's body to vent the anger of Sir's years of strict discipline. It was purely for the sake of concentrating power.”
" However, how would the world know, and how would the people in Jiuquan know, that Sir's vigorous reforms and the reformist party formed from the reforms have quickly corrupted and degenerated after the students took over the government. They have become extravagant and licentious. Moreover, they have already formed an interest group for a period of time.”
" The Reformist Party that Sir promoted and personally formulated the reform measures has become a rice worm attached to the reform. They formulated the rules and they know the loopholes in the rules.”
"The students 'storm-like reform has almost completely collapsed, and it has become an obstacle for the students to take over the government.”
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As he spoke to himself, tears rolled down Zhu Yijun's eyes again.
After a long time, he carefully read the article on the court bulletin in his hand again.
The goal of the reform was to measure the data of the reform results. The most fundamental purpose of the reform was to change the bad atmosphere of the environment through the reformers 'own moral conduct, so that the entire environment would be renewed and develop in a good and orderly manner.
He would use the environment to influence and infect more groups, approve of the reform, support the reform, and approve of the reform.
As a person who had personally witnessed Zhang Juzheng's reform and personally pushed Zhang Juzheng's reform, Zhu Yijun saw this paragraph and his years of loss and confusion suddenly became clear.
"Give birth to a child like Zhu Ke…Give birth to a child like Zhu Ke…"
Zhu Yijun looked at the court bulletin with an extremely complicated gaze and muttered in an extremely complicated tone.
Yanxi Palace.
"Niangniang, I've found out. Although I don't know about His Majesty's situation, the palace maids who came out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity said that His Majesty's eyes turned red when he saw the article in the court bulletin, and then he chased them out.”
While Madam Zheng was reading the court bulletin, her trusted maid was reporting from the side.
"This Zhu Ke has walked out of His Majesty's eyes and into His Majesty's heart.”Madam Zheng sighed and put down the court bulletin before walking to the window.
Looking out of the window, he ordered,"Inform Thousand Households Zheng to send 100,000 taels of silver to Peace Stronghold in the name of this prince. Tell them that the Third Prince is training a new army for Zhu Ke. The Third Prince hopes that Zhu Ke can become a pillar of the Great Ming Dynasty!”
Madam Zheng understood her husband better than anyone else.
She had been favored by the Emperor for more than ten years. Even now, the Emperor still missed her.
Outsiders only knew how ruthless the Emperor was toward Zhang Juzheng.
She didn't know how guilty the Emperor felt towards Zhang Juzheng, and how many times the Emperor had called him 'sir' in her bedroom.
Ever since the battle for the throne began, the emperor had not seen his courtiers.
Everyone thought that the Emperor was only here because of the struggle for the country's foundation.
However, no one noticed that this was just a few years after the Emperor whipped Zhang Juzheng's corpse and purged the reformists that were all over the country.
Madam Zheng knew clearly that the Emperor had slacked off because he had witnessed the failure of Zhang Juzheng's reform. He had tried his best to govern the country for a few years, but he realized that he could not reverse the incurable disease of the Ming Dynasty.
He was completely disheartened.
The struggle for the country was only one of the inducements.
The real reason was that the state affairs were terrible. There was no hope for reform, and he was disheartened because he was helpless!
It was because of this that Madam Zheng realized that her son's position was not that stable. That was why she kept persecuting Zhu Changluo and his mother.
Her goal was to increase her son's chances of inheriting the throne.
At this moment, Madam Zheng was keenly aware that the article of the young border army leader, who was excellent in both military and tactical formations, had left a very deep impact on the Emperor's heart.
Perhaps the Emperor had already transferred the guilt and longing he had for Zhang Juzheng to this young general.
That was why she made the judgment that Zhu Ke had entered the Emperor's heart.
It was as if it had verified Madam Zheng's guess.
That day, the emperor stayed alone until evening.
When the Emperor walked out of the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he gave an order to the North Town's Yamen," Pay close attention to the results of the battle between the Qi Family Army and Zhu Ke's new army.
Collect the list of scholars who participated in the reorganization of the Ji Province Guards. Those who have contributed to the reorganization of the Ji Province Guards, who have passed the imperial examination, will be given the opportunity to meet the emperor in the palace examination!
It was as if this was just an honor to reward those who had made contributions during the reform process.
However, those with keen senses could already sense that the Emperor was probably going to observe these people through the court examinations to see if they could become the vanguard of the reform!
This also indirectly indicated that a huge wave of reform seemed to be coming!
Countless conservative people's expressions changed drastically as they hurriedly connected!
At the same time, he was also paying close attention to the outcome of the confrontation between the Qi Family Army and Zhu Ke's new army.
This time, he hoped that Zhu Ke would be able to fall hard and lose points in the Emperor's heart!
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