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Chapter 33 Breaking the Shackles

Zhang Han also stood up and looked at Wang Daocheng, and said in a deep voice: "As the chief minister of the cabinet, the example of all officials, and the teacher of Your Majesty, he should respect the etiquette and filial piety. The father was worried about his family and obeyed the system. That was the etiquette and law of heaven, and the eternal principles, and I would not agree."

Listening to Zhang Han's words, Wang Daocheng was also stunned. He didn't expect that Zhang Han would say so bluntly, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Sir Shangshu, the emperor has an order. If you do this, you will not be able to get the exam together!" Wang Daocheng held it for a long time and said this.

When Zhang Han heard this, he became angry and the exam was completed. He pointed at Wang Daocheng angrily and said loudly: "In the face of the eternal principles and etiquette of heaven, what is the exam? Zhang Taiyue dared to trample on the eternal principles and etiquette of heaven, why didn't I dare to trample on the eternal principles and etiquette of heaven?"

Zhang Han's voice was very loud, so it naturally spread far away. Everyone knew that Zhang Shangshu had arguing with Wang Daocheng, which also meant that Zhang Han had officially expressed his opinion.

After looking at Zhang Han, Wang Daocheng said nothing, turned around and walked out. At this moment, Wang Daocheng knew that nothing he said was useless, so he turned around and walked out.

The quarrel between Zhang Han and Wang Daocheng soon spread throughout the capital. This was the most explosive point since the Zhang Juzheng's love affair, so it quickly detonated the officialdom in the capital. With this wave of trend, more people wrote to the book.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Yijun's face became increasingly ugly as he listened to Zhang Jing's report. What is the most difficult thing about reform is not the system, not personnel, but thoughts. Is Zhang Han's support for Zhang Juzheng a reformist?

But at this time, Zhang Han and Zhang Juzheng parted ways. What was the purpose? They were not the country and the people of the Ming Dynasty, but the people of the world, but the purpose of eternal principles and etiquette and law.

As examples of officials and role models of literati, one should obey the eternal principles and etiquette of heaven.

This logic makes sense, but Zhu Yijun saw other things. In the eyes of these people, the eternal principles and etiquette of heaven is above everything else. It is higher than personal life and death, higher than the emperor's imperial edict, and even higher than national interests.

Listening to Zhang Han's words and looking at Zhang Han's performance, Zhu Yijun thought of three words: Taoist priest!

In the Ming Dynasty, what we need to change is not the system or personnel. These are all shallow levels, and how to reform ideas is the most critical. The deep-rooted etiquette and law education that has been deeply rooted for thousands of years is really not something that can be changed just by thinking about it.

This time it was not so much that Zhang Juzheng took over the relationship, but rather that it was a counterattack by scholars.

If Zhang Juzheng loses love, it means that Zhang Juzheng surrenders to the rules of literati, then you are still us humans and do things in the circles we draw. If Zhang Juzheng does not surrender, it means that he will be abandoned from the circle of scholars.

The so-called scholars represent scholars from the Ming Dynasty. They control public opinion, official positions, and the economy and people's livelihood of the Ming Dynasty.

If you succumb to their rules, then you are a scholar and can be recognized by others. If you do not succumb, then you are no longer a person in their circle. The person who is least recognized by them is a eunuch.

Eunuchs took the interests of the emperor as their pioneers and were fundamentally impossible to succumb to the rules of scholars, so they became eunuchs.

The same is true for ministers. If they do not succumb to their rules, they are powerful ministers and slander ministers.

Even the emperor was the same. The emperor did not succumb to the rules they set, which was a foolish monarch. Is there little that the emperor could not leave the Forbidden City? If the emperor of the Ming Dynasty did not have eunuchs and Jinyiwei, the government orders could not leave the Forbidden City.

Even with the eunuchs and Jinyiwei, they still couldn't get to the place. The mining prison sent by Wanli was beaten to death. The wrong one was the mining prison, the emperor, but they stood on the side of justice.

Zhang Juzheng's seizure of love this time is actually the total accumulation of reforms in the past five years, and the rules war initiated by the scholar group. In name, it is to defend the eternal principles and etiquette and laws of heaven. If Zhang Juzheng does not follow the rules of scholars, then he is a powerful minister and is no longer recognized by the scholars.

Those who stand on Zhang Juzheng's side are helping the evil and those who are the followers, just like eunuchs, are to be eradicated. This set of civil servants is very good at playing with it, and when the Donglin Party is reached the peak completely.

The eunuch party formed by the nine thousand-year-old eunuch and his followers was a huge hit. Anyone who did not succumb to their rules was defeated. Even in the Southern Ming Dynasty, these people were still fighting and still robbing. It was true that the rules of scholars were above everything else, and even the country was destroyed was not as high as that.

Although Zhang Han supported Zhang Juzheng's reform and knew that this was good to the Ming Dynasty, he did not have the courage to challenge the rules of scholars. Or from Zhang Han's heart, he did not want to challenge, but instead defended this rule of scholars.

Once someone challenges the rules of scholars and has not been severely punished, it is slapping all scholars in the face and smashing their jobs, so they will naturally fight back to life. Zhang Juzheng's robbery of love this time is challenging the rules of scholars.

Zhu Yijun stood up and walked around the hall with his hands behind his back. Now he could understand why Zhang Juzheng gave up after he robbed the love.

Before seizing love, Zhang Juzheng was still a model of officials and a literati leader. However, after seizing love, Zhang Juzheng completely became a powerful minister and a person like Cao Cao. It should not be the one who said that he used the emperor to command the princes, and he was no longer recognized by the mainstream scholar circle.

After not being recognized by the rules of mainstream scholars, Zhang Juzheng could only focus on the Wanli New Policy.

History is left to future generations to comment, probably this is what Zhang Juzheng thinks. His methods are more intense, his reforms are more radical, and he is more greedy for power. He knows that this is the only thing he can protect himself and the results of reform. Once he loses power, he will lose everything, he will be completely nailed to the pillar of shame, and he will be infatuated for thousands of years.

Zhu Yijun can understand what Zhang Juzheng did to his son.

Although Zhang Juzheng reformed for the Ming Dynasty, he was also a father and he had to consider his children. On the one hand, he educated Emperor Wanli, and on the other hand, he asked his son to take the imperial examination, and even used his power to seize the position of the first class for his son.

This is to save one's life. On the one hand, it is placed on Emperor Wanli. After all, Emperor Wanli is his student, and on the other hand, it is placed on his son.

The road ahead was paved, and there was no problem if you didn't go wrong later. However, Zhang Juzheng didn't expect that he would die so early, and he didn't expect that his students would turn against each other faster and more thoroughly than reading books.

After understanding these things, Zhu Yijun breathed a sigh of relief, and the depression just now was wiped out.

If Zhu Yijun was still struggling with whether to support Zhang Juzheng in seizing love, he felt that he should take this opportunity to drive Zhang Juzheng home, now Zhu Yijun is no longer struggling with him and is firm in his heart.

Looking into the distance, Zhu Yijun smiled at the corner of his mouth. If he had surrendered now, he might have to kneel on the ground from now on.

After looking at Zhang Jing, Zhu Yijun turned his head and said, "After the cabinet drafting an order, Zhang Han is old and stupid, and he ordered Zhang Han to return to his hometown."

Zhang Jing was suddenly shocked. It was just fine, so why did he let the Minister of Personnel return to his hometown? But looking at the emperor's expression, he didn't dare to ask. At this time, Zhu Yijun returned to his previous expression, and Zhang Jing felt even more frightened.

Since the Liu Tai case started to the current case of Zhang Ge Lao’s love affair, the emperor’s performance has not been as high as before and has not been so wise in the world. But at this time, Zhang Jing discovered that the emperor’s aura had returned.

If the Emperor used to be a mountain, then the Emperor now is a sea.

It is calm and indifferent, but deep and unfathomable, as if it will inadvertently exude great power. A gentle word directly drove the Minister of Personnel home, as if he did something small that cannot be more small.

Zhang Jing didn't dare to breathe, and hurriedly said, "I'll go now!"

After Zhang Jing left, Zhu Yijun glanced at Liu Se behind him and said with a smile: "I want to eat hot pot. Go and prepare it. By the way, come back and eat with me, and prepare some iced fruit wine."

"Yes, the emperor!" Liu Se agreed and walked outside with a smile on his face.

What is the most popular entertainment venue in Beijing? It used to be a brothel, but now it is a pear. At this moment, in a private room in the pear garden, a middle-aged man was sitting and drinking tea, with a very indifferent expression on his face.

After a while, a knock on the door suddenly sounded outside, and the man said lightly: "Come in!"

Soon a man came in from outside. He was very thin and not tall. He had a mustache and his eyes were rumbling around. It could be seen that he was a very smart person.

"Mr. Shao." The little man smiled and bowed his hand when he saw the middle-aged man.

"How is the situation?" The middle-aged man, known as Mr. Shao, poured a cup of tea for the little man and asked anxiously.

The little man took a sip of water and said, "Just heard some news, the little emperor had issued an order, and Zhang Han, the Minister of Personnel, was sent to the scholar." After that, he looked at Mr. Shao and stopped talking.

Mr. Shao sighed and said, "I have said that these people cannot count on them. They are all a bunch of wood."

"Brother Tian, ​​let's do it ourselves!" Mr. Shao said to Tian Sheng: "Are all the things I asked you to prepare?"

"I've been ready for a long time, and I'm waiting for you to speak." Tian Sheng smiled and said, "Those people are stupid enough to read. They think about relying on impeachment all day long. I have received news. The little emperor doesn't even look at the memorials impeachment of Zhang Juzheng."
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