Chapter 376: Monarch and Minister
God help Daming!
Almost as soon as Yi Fan's excerpt arrived in the capital, and before people could figure out why Yi Fan took the risk of sending it with "Eight Hundred Miles Expedited", a news spread in the capital privately - King Yi wrote to request Yi Feng Nanyang.
Although the news was not confirmed, when the news came out, it still caused everyone's surprise, although they had seen Yi Feng Nanyang's suggestion in the newspaper, but they never thought that there would really be a response from the vassal king, and in addition to being shocked, they felt that it was a little taken for granted, after all, the king of the Yi clan was from the Xianzong lineage, and it was the same root as today.
This Yi Fan is really shrewd enough to take this head, the question is whether the emperor may agree?
Again, Zhang Ju was on the platform to accept the emperor's summons. He may have been thinking too much for a while, and Zhang Juzheng looked very tired. As usual, when he arrived at the platform, Zhu Yijun gave him a seat after the ceremony, and then talked about business.
Zhu Yijun's purpose in summoning Zhang Juzheng this time was to benefit the fan's excerpts.
Although he had made up his mind to throw away all the clans that might pose a threat to him and his descendants and kick them to Nanyang, Zhu Yijun still had some scruples, after all, "friendship with relatives" always had to be worried. Moreover, he also needs Zhang Juzheng's clear statement.
"Mr. Zhang, the excerpt of Yi Fan's request for Yi Feng, has already read it, and I want to ask Mr. Zhang's opinion."
When Zhang Juzheng heard this, he hurriedly replied:
"Your Majesty, for the vassal royal family, the imperial court has very strict regulations, and they are all rules to follow."
"Then I should have returned this fold?"
Zhu Yijun asked, his heart "chuckled", could it be that Mr. Zhang ......
"Yes."
Zhang Juzheng replied very simply,
"The ancestral system of the imperial court is like this, Your Majesty naturally abides by it, but it ......"
After a pause, Zhang Juzheng said.
"Now the world is not yesterday's world, if you blindly stick to the rules, but fall into the inferior, just like the reform presided over by the ministers, if you are blindly conservative, what is the reform? And what the Yi clan said in the compromise is also very reasonable, such as today's peace for a long time, the land is becoming increasingly tight, the vassal king's clan not only owns thousands of hectares of fertile land, but also eats Zonglu every year, easy to seal the Nanyang, the clan can vacate the land to the people, so that the landless people have land to cultivate, and can reduce the expenses of Zonglu, reduce the burden of the court and the people......"
Zhang Juzheng analyzed it like this, and Zhu Yijun, who was still thinking about Mr. Zhang's "selfishness", couldn't help but feel embarrassed. In fact, he had already thought very clearly in his heart that all the clans in the world must be thrown to Nanyang this time, otherwise, he would not be able to eat and sleep, and he would not be able to sleep at night. Even in the future, future generations will definitely be the same, in case there is another Shen Xing in the court, it will even ...... It's Mr. Zhang...... This is also for the good of Mr. Zhang!
“…… Therefore, the imperial court naturally can't fold and seal it back, but, how should this "easy to seal Nanyang" be easy to seal, this matter can not be ignored by the imperial court, after all, this involves a wide range of things, such as "easy to seal Nanyang", how to distribute Zonglu, although Yi Fan said that after easy to seal Zonglu, so that the clan can stand on its own, but in the final analysis, the friendship of relatives can not be ignored, and then although Nanyang is said to be fertile for thousands of miles, but after all, it is "fertile", and there are millions of untamed barbarians. When the time comes, how to explain to the people of the world, so this guard is absolutely indispensable, if you want to change the seal, you must first consider these issues......"
Of course, Zhang Juzheng knew the emperor's thoughts. To be honest, in this matter, his mood is very conflicted, after all, this is a tightening spell on himself. As a minister, of course, he will not rebel, but now that he has the name of a powerful minister and the food of a powerful minister, how will the relationship between the monarch and the minister be maintained in the future?
In fact, deep down, he also considered retreating bravely, but he couldn't let go of the world, after all, in front of Zhu Yijun, he was not only a minister, but also a teacher. It is this teacher-student relationship that makes him responsible for teaching the emperor, and in his lifetime, through reform, let the Ming Dynasty live forever.
For so many years, the emperor has been obedient to him, and he has been extremely serious about studying state affairs, and Zhang Juzheng is happy in his eyes. To tell the truth, if it were not for the emperor's support, the implementation of the "one whip" law in Qingzhang Field, which is a major measure related to the national economy and people's livelihood, would not have been successfully realized.
But on, the emperor is growing up!
Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, throughout the ages, there are countless examples of the emperor killing the ministers or killing their children and grandchildren behind the ministers, for their own safety, "easy to seal the South Seas" has become the only choice.
This not only saved the emperor, but also saved himself and his family.
"Did Mr. Zhang read the article in Ming Pao before?"
Taking a deep breath, Zhu Yijun said his true intentions with a solemn expression.
"What if the Yi Fan Nanyang is a prince?"
"Yi Fan Nanyang is a prince...... The"
After a moment of silence, Zhang Juzheng said.
"Nanyang is thousands of miles away from my Ming Dynasty, there is a difference between the middle, and there are thousands of miles of mountains and forests, even if it is returned to the three guards in the Yi Domain, there is no harm in thinking about it, and there is a barbarian companion, so it doesn't hurt to count, Yi Fan is the marquis, but you can also save just ......"
Looking up at the emperor, Zhang Juzheng expressed his worries.
"It's just that in the future, if there is a barbarian rebellion, I am afraid that not only will it be difficult for the Yi clan to stand alone, but if there is no companionship of the imperial court, I am afraid that the hundred officials will definitely have some complaints......"
Zhu Yijun has always been humble in military and political affairs, and when he saw Zhang Juzheng say this, his brows immediately wrinkled, and after thinking about it, he also agreed with these, and he really needed to give an explanation to the world.
"In my opinion, what should I do?"
"The minister thinks that the Propaganda Department can be set up in a critical place in Nanyang, and a military cantonment can be set up, with tens of thousands of soldiers, what about it? If there is a barbarian rebellion, the Xuanwei Division can send troops to rescue, as for the second? You can also give an explanation to the world, once there are princes who are not subservient, Xuan Wei Si can lead the troops to quell the chaos, and there is no need to work the army of the imperial court, so presumably the princes of the court and the central government will not object. ”
Zhang Juzheng's suggestion made Zhu Yijun nod secretly in his heart, this is indeed a good way, even if the vassal king is divided into Nanyang, it is inevitable that there will be some concerns, after all, the princes are also leading the troops, but there is a consolation division, at least it can be deterred.
"There are barbarians looking around on the outside, and there is Xuanwei in the center inside, and there is the power of the Son of Heaven, well, Mr. Zhang's view is very good......"
Listening to the emperor's approval, Zhang Juzheng said again.
"It's good to set up a consolation department, but the selection of this consolation envoy must be very cautious, otherwise, I am afraid that there will be chaos in vain......"