Chapter 690: State and Family Affairs
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An impeachment against Lu Jin ended in a farce-like situation, which caught the ministers off guard, and at the same time felt a little more jealous of this close minister of the Son of Heaven who had not been in the court for several years. It turns out that a few years have passed, and his weight in His Majesty's mind has not diminished a little.
Those officials who came out to impeach Lu Zhen after Zheng Huachun just now didn't feel a little regretful at this time, their appearance must have greatly offended Lord Lu, and he would definitely retaliate in the future. And some others who didn't go out were secretly glad that they chose to wait and see.
As the ministers with their own thoughts fell silent, the emperor announced the dissolution of the dynasty. Today's court meeting is much longer than in the past, it is almost noon, before it disperses, many of them only then find that their stomachs are already rumbling with hunger, so after saluting, they left the palace in an orderly manner.
Lu Zhen was in the middle of the ranks of the ministers, but there was no trace of victory on his face, but he frowned deeply, looking preoccupied. Of course, he couldn't be happy because of this small victory, because judging from what happened today, his situation in the court was still very bad.
What made him even more uncomfortable was that the ministers were still so resistant to the opening of the sea. It has been several years since he opened up the situation in Shandong, and several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River have also opened the sea ban one after another, and the imperial court has reaped a large amount of money and grain as a result, but these courtiers still have deep prejudices about this.
Lu Zhen can see that except for a very small number of people like Ding Zongshu who can't get along with him because of personal enmity, more people will continue to impeach themselves because of their opposition to the opening of the sea. Because in their eyes, the matter of opening the sea is mainly their own, and once they can really impeach themselves, the matter of opening the sea will naturally be abolished.
This is where he is worried, these opponents do not oppose the opening of the sea because of their own selfishness, and the resistance will only be greater than the opposition for the sake of profit. Or is this the inevitable struggle between innovation and conservatism......
It is necessary to grasp the initiative, at least let the imperial court explicitly recognize the correctness and necessity of opening the sea, in order to ensure the smooth overseas trade in Shandong and other places in the next few years after his departure. Otherwise, maybe when someone will come out to oppose and become a demon. After all, when it is only a passive response, it is always powerless, and taking the initiative to put things on the table is the key to solving the problem!
When he was heading home in a carriage, Lu Zhen finally made such a decision. However, he knew that it was impossible to do this by himself, and he had to contact more courtiers to cooperate, and the only way to make a joint statement to the Son of Heaven was to make a joint statement. It's just that Yu Qian and the teacher are really willing to put themselves on the opposite side of the ministers for this matter?
He really wasn't too sure about that. It's not because they can't trust the vision and courage of these two people, but because their identities are different from their own. The two of them are the leaders of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War, and the burdens and responsibilities on their bodies are much heavier than their own, so they have more things to consider. Once you really become the target of public criticism with yourself, it will be too much to lose.
When the carriage stopped and the family asked him to get off, Lu Jin couldn't come up with a proper plan, and finally had to say in his heart: "Wait for two days to discuss with them and make a decision." "It's over.
At this moment, Lu Zhen began to truly understand and admire reformers such as Wang Anshi and Zhang Juzheng. I just want to move the old rules a little, and I will encounter such strong resistance and opposition when I open a sea ban, and I can imagine how many open guns and arrows those who want to change too many inherent rules will be encountered, and the difficulty is only worse than creating a dynasty.
These complicated and heavy thoughts in his heart were quickly pressed to the bottom of his heart by him when Lu Zhen came to his wife and children, and a happy and warm smile appeared on his face again: "I'm back......" He didn't want to bring the wind and rain outside to the house, and let his wife and children worry about themselves all day.
Chu Yunrong and the others knew that Lu Zhen would return home today two days ago, so they had prepared everything early. But from early in the morning until after noon, they didn't see their husbands come back, which made them a little worried.
It wasn't until they saw familiar people coming from the front yard that they finally breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly stepped forward to greet them. Chu Yunrong walked up to him and asked with concern: "Lu Lang, have you encountered any trouble?" Why did you have to do an errand with the emperor until this time? ”
"It's okay, it's just that there are a lot of things at the court meeting, so it's delayed for a while." Lu Zhen took Chu Yunrong's hand, and came to his son, who was staring at him carefully with his head up, squatted down, and stretched out his other hand.
Lu Yuanyi stared at him for a long time, and then he called softly: "Daddy......" but recognized him, and then opened his arms to hug him.
This dad made Lu Jin's heart happy, and instantly put aside all the fights and troubles outside, and immediately hugged his son: "Good boy, with your father and my demeanor back then, you can still recognize me......"
Chu Yunrong on the side glanced at him unconsciously when he heard this: "What nonsense? It's only been a few days, and of course my son can't forget about you so quickly! ”
"It's better than when I came home two days ago, and my son saw that I was hiding behind." Lu Zhen laughed, and with a little force in his hand, he threw Lu Yuanyi up, causing him to giggle excitedly.
Obviously, as a boy, he was very interested in such games, and no one would play with him at home. So just this toss made him feel close to this still somewhat strange father, and urged with a milky voice: "Daddy...... Still! ”
When Lu Zhen heard this, he was even more happy, and he had more power in his hands, and he threw his son higher. Seeing that the two fathers and sons became close all of a sudden, Chu Yunrong was also happy in his heart. But seeing her son being thrown into the air like this, she was a little worried that she would be hurt, and hurriedly said, "Lu Lang, don't get hurt...... Also, you don't want to think that you only came home once a year before, and your son naturally didn't recognize you. ”
"Forehead ......" was complained by his wife like this, Lu Jin's heart was naturally a little guilty, and his action was stopped, and he hugged his son and walked inside: "I snubbed you before. But don't worry, I won't leave again in a short time when I return to Beijing this time. ”
At this time, Yun Yan also brought her daughter Xueting over, and when Lu Zhen saw this, she also hurriedly went up and talked to her mother and daughter, and teased her daughter for a while. Then, with his children in his arms, he walked side by side with the two daughters into the hall where the meal had been prepared.
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In the next three days, because of the grace of the Son of Heaven to let him rest at home, Lu Zhen stayed at home all the time, not only did he not show his face at the court meeting again, but even those colleagues and friends did not visit them, but just concentrated on accompanying his wife and children at home to make up for the neglect of them in the past few years.
Until the afternoon of the fourth day, after a pair of children who were tired of playing with their father fell asleep with Yun Yan's lunch break, Lu Zhen and Chu Yunrong held hands and walked in the backyard.
After the two walked for a while, Chu Yunrong looked at him and said, "Lu Lang, there are still too many things in your heart that you can't let go, right?" ”
"Why do you say that?" Lu Jin was stunned for a moment and asked casually.
"Don't hide it from me, don't say it's me, even Yun Yan has already seen it. Although you have always been smiling and happy when you accompany us these days, you still have something on your mind in your eyes. In addition, after falling asleep at night, you always toss and turn, and you can't sleep for a long time, and even if you fall asleep, you always frown...... Yun Yan and I have seen these things, isn't it because you are full of worries? ”
Faced with Chu Yunrong's remarks, Lu Zhen was silent. He really didn't expect that he, who thought he was well hidden, would reveal so many flaws. Indeed, although he forced himself to suppress himself, he did not forget for a moment the worry about the opening of the sea. It is said that the person next to the pillow knows you best, and now Lu Zhen really feels the truth.
Seeing him like this, Chu Yunrong smiled softly, and held Lu Jin's hand a little harder: "Actually, you don't have to compensate us like this." Since we are your wives, we should support you and be considerate of you. You are a man, a court official, and naturally there are big things to deal with, how can you stay at home all the time in order to take care of our feelings? I have already agreed with my sister that this time we will only be selfish and let you stay with us for three days. Then, just let you do what you want to do, what you have to do. ”
Lu Jin's heart was moved by these words, and he immediately stretched out his hand and hugged Chu Yunrong into his arms: "Having a wife like this is really the greatest blessing in my life." Yes, there is still too much resistance to the opening of the sea, and I can't let it go halfway. But don't worry, this time, I won't be separated from you for so long like before. ”
"Hmm...... I believe you. Chu Yunrong leaned on Lu Jin's shoulder and responded softly.
Lu Zhen continued: "And those who came to the door before when I stopped bullying me, I won't spare them easily. I'll be angry with you. ”
Hearing him mention this matter, Chu Yunrong was a little worried again: "In those days, I also heard that many people in the court were impeaching you, you will be fine, right?" ”
"Don't worry, their impeachment was blocked by me when I met His Majesty, and it can't hurt me. Next, it's time for me to do something! Gently patted his wife's shoulder to show comfort, but Lu Jin's eyes revealed a light that was completely inconsistent with his tone.
Patience and concession can't get those who oppose to stop, so it's time to use some tough tactics!