Zhang Juzheng breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and said: "Your Majesty's government is a good government, so that the virtuous people will not be stagnant. ”

Zhu Yijun said: "In this case, Mr. will draft an edict after returning to the cabinet." ”

"Obey the order!"

Zhang Juzheng replied.

After Zhang Juzheng returned to the cabinet, he informed Zhao Zhenji of Zhu Yijun's disposition of Yu Maoxue and the repayment of the arrears.

Zhao Zhenji was silent for a long time after hearing this, and finally said: "If it is about benevolence and governance, the servant is not as clear as Your Majesty, and it is not as good as your uncle." ”

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile: "It is precisely because of your Zhao Mengjing's severe governance that His Majesty has the opportunity to be a benevolent monarch." ”

"In this way, this must be the reason why your uncle recommended me to recover."

"By the way, let's also see if Your Majesty can handle things calmly while being too sharp?"

Zhao Zhenji also asked with a smile.

Zhang Juzheng did not comment.

And Zhao Zhenji said: "But Yu Maoxue is resentful of the so-called lack of official income and has a grudge against the examination results, which can be described as a lack of distinction between public and private, ignorance of the general situation, and a small amount of instruments, or the uncle You said that it is appropriate to dismiss your post, Your Majesty will keep it in office, I am afraid that someone will bully Your Majesty in the future." ”

"Meng Jing really thinks that His Majesty is a person who only knows how to govern benevolently?"

"Your Majesty, who can use Hai Rui to judge Feng Bao, although he is young, he is not without a wrist! Your Majesty's temperament is similar to that of the World Temple, but Your Majesty or the difference with the World Temple is that he dares to be the first in the world, but he is afraid that in the future, he will have both the wisdom of the World Temple and the great cause that the World Temple does not have, even if he intends to be benevolent, he will not only know the benevolent government, and will be at the mercy of Confucianism. ”

Zhang Juzheng said.

Zhao Zhenji said: "What do you mean by this? ”

"Today's platform is right, Your Majesty wants Yu Maoxue to pick up Gaoxin Zheng into Beijing, and set up a cabinet for him, so that he can discuss politics in front of the emperor."

Zhang Juzheng said.

Zhao Zhenji was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then laughed dumbly: "This is really the time to return to the first emperor, but his high-tech Zheng Ke is more than me Zhao Mengjing still ignores the etiquette system, and Uncle Dazhen agreed to let His Majesty summon him to Beijing?" ”

"Your Majesty is right to do this."

Zhang Juzheng glanced at him Zhao Zhenji, and then said: "If the restructuring is to continue, we have to let the fewer people who have personal grudges with the servants, the better!" Only then can the majority support the reform, and the minority that does not support it. Otherwise, after ten or eight years, personal grudges will be bad! ”

"Actually, the servant has long intended to settle his suspicions with Gao Xinzheng, but he has no choice but to write several times, Gao Xin Zheng has not replied, and even the servant has planned that as long as he is willing to reply to the letter to show goodwill, the servant will ask the court to restore his official title, instead of using cloth clothes to serve him."

Zhao Zhenji sighed after hearing this: "Uncle is really well-intentioned. However, if he Gao Xinzheng had been measured and knew that forbearance was for the country, Feng Bao would not have picked up a loophole back then, and let him go out of Beijing in embarrassment with a word of gaffe. ”

"So this is where Your Majesty understands the importance of society and the common people better than him. knows that Gao Xinzheng may not give face to the servant, but at least he has to give face to the monarch's father. also knew that Gao Xinzheng had a chance to realize his long-cherished wish by the Son of Heaven if he did not let his unfinished wish in his life be realized, so that he could be less resentful, so that he could enter Beijing to participate in political affairs. ”

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile.

Zhao Zhenji nodded, and asked again: "But when he entered Beijing, this chair at the left head of the cabinet?" ”

"Your Majesty has a council, and the ministers of the cabinet do not enter the cabinet, do not vote, only discuss politics, and have no right to enter the secret."

Zhang Juzheng said with a smile.

"Uncle, please accept Meng Jing's worship!"

Zhao Zhenji suddenly took a step back and made a gesture to Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Juzheng was busy supporting Zhao Zhenji: "Meng Jing, why is this?" ”

"Your Majesty is so good at using people to govern people at a young age, and it is not an insidious trick of power and deception, but a skill that an emperor should have, if it is not for the careful teaching of the uncle, how can he have such a holy king's qualifications?"

Zhao Zhenji replied with admiration.

Although Zhang Juzheng was quite pleased, he still had to say modestly: "Meng Jing has a good reputation, although the servant has teaching, but His Majesty's understanding is the help of heaven, not the work of the servant." What's more, although the servant has the ambition to Jun Yao Shun, but he has not yet been able to make a virtuous mind for His Majesty, and the word fame and fortune still tie the servant, so this time I thought of letting Gao Gong return to the court, if it were not for His Majesty's qualifications, the servant was afraid that it would be difficult to make this statement to His Majesty. ”

"Neither will the servant! Whoever likes him Gao Xinzheng, the first emperor can tolerate him! ”

Zhao Zhenji replied.

Zhang Juzheng smiled faintly and looked at Lu Tiaoyang, who was not recuperating at home like Zhang Siwei, but continued to stay in the cabinet, but had been silent on the sidelines, like air: "Heqing, why have you been so quiet recently?" ”

Lu Tiaoyang said with a smile: "The Holy Monarch is in power, and the cabinet has two dukes in power, and Tiaoyang only writes and drafts the will." ”

Zhang Juzheng and Zhao Zhenji both laughed and did not speak.

After Yu Maoxue returned to the six departments here, Li Jihe and Yu Zun in the military department were greatly shocked, and they all gathered around, and asked curiously: "Your Majesty has summoned the right platform, what is the matter?" ”

Yu Maoxue said with a smile: "Your Majesty can chase after the king of Yao Shun!" ”

The six subjects were quite surprised for a while.

At this time, Luo Zun first asked: "Why did the public say this, didn't His Majesty believe Jiangling's words and deal with the public?" ”

Yu Mao said: "Jiangling didn't say a word, but it is better than a word, and I will never put a beak into a new policy from now on, unless he is really unfavorable to the people!" ”

The crowd is even more puzzled.

Li Ji also had to ask: "When the public says clearly, so that we are not confused?" ”

Yu Maoxue said to Li Ji: "Isn't it common to say that the public is not full of officials, and he wants to be diligent in the case for the country, but he also suffers from having no charcoal to buy in winter, so that he will be cold when he is tired, and he has no money to buy medicine when he gets cold, and he is afraid that he will die of exhaustion for the new deal, and he will be called lazy?" However, please rest assured that within a few days, the public will make up the arrears and the foreign debts will be paid off. In addition, Shi Gong may have to pay a year and a half, and he is really tired of the exam in vain! ”

"So, Your Majesty wants to make up the arrears?"

Li has asked.

Yu Mao learned: "And it won't fold!" ”

"Although Your Majesty is young, he is not as mean as the auxiliary ministers, but he is sympathetic to the ministers, and it seems that Jiangling is still competent as the emperor."

Li has said.

"That's right!"

"In addition, although I am insincere and do not know the general situation, His Majesty still retained me in the six sections, but I was demoted from the capital to the right to the matter, which shows the benevolence of the Son of Heaven, but now I am not pro-government, Jiangling is in power, and the treasury is indeed empty, and the government of officials does need to be rectified, now I think about it, as long as I wait until Jiangling is no longer the country, and the Son of Heaven is pro-government, maybe not only will there be nothing in the world, or the world of Hongzhi can be reproduced!"

Yu Mao learned to speak.

The civil officials of the Ming Dynasty had the most complex for Renxuan and Hongzhi during this period, and now Yu Maoxue is no exception, and he began to look forward to Zhu Yijun becoming the second Ming Xiaozong in the future.

After Li had heard Yu Maoxue say that the emperor would only degrade him slightly, he was also quite happy, and said: "In this way, the future can be expected to prosper."

The crowd also nodded their heads in the matter.

Only Luo Zun was quite disappointed and left the Six Branches Corridor silently.

In any case, a turmoil caused by the test method ended like this.

Because Zhu Yijun made up for the officials, the grievances of the low-level officials were greatly reduced, and a reward system was set up, but the officials who did not be too harsh on the work did not cause major twists and turns.

And the first year of Wanli began to come to an end calmly.

At the end of the month, the household department did begin to pay the arrears to the hundred officials, and issued an order to the various government offices, and immediately came to the household department to collect the arrears, and all the arrears of the foreign officials were also transported to the treasury of the various political secretaries, and the officials of the political department issued them.

As a result, although the officials of the first year of Wanli were very tired because of being tested for the law, most of them were jubilant when the New Year was approaching.

Not only the officials, but also the palace people in the inner court also paid the arrears, and the Beijing camp and the guards also made up the arrears.

During the Wanli period, although the country had no money, the national economy was very developed, the prices were very low, and the price of grain was only two dollars of silver and one stone, and the official income alone could live a lot of well-off.

Therefore, only enough official salaries were paid, and the New Year was much better.

Therefore, the entire second year of Wanli is really a new year and a new atmosphere.

The market has also prospered.

The king, the subjects, and the people all had more expectations for the first year of the New Deal.

Among them, many ministers have already actively written congratulatory notes for the emperor in advance, after all, the monarch's father is considerate of his courtiers, and he knows that everyone is very tired by Zhang Juzheng, and then he took out the internal money he had just copied Feng Bao and paid everyone enough money.

So who can not be active in writing New Year's greeting sheets.