Zhang Juzheng was finally persuaded by Zhu Yijun and realized the importance of benefiting the people and making the people happy.

Zhang Juzheng finally paid attention to the common people at the bottom, not only limited to letting the common people not mourn and starve, but also began to realize that the people also needed entertainment, and also needed to deepen their good impression of the imperial government through some activities held by the imperial government, and then have the sense of loyalty and patriotism.

But Zhang Juzheng's expression was still very solemn.

Rao was after leaving the Qianqing Palace.

He hadn't been able to recover from the sudden cold wind, and his mind seemed to be still immersed in the differences between the monarch and the minister during the royal conversation just now.

It is indeed a disagreement, not a conflict, after all, the emperor has not been displeased from beginning to end, and he has not reached the point where he has to resign.

But even if it was just a disagreement, Zhang Juzheng seemed to be interested in rethinking and revisiting after leaving the palace, and instructed the sedan chair man who raised his shoulders: "Don't take a sedan chair today." ”

"Yes!"

However, just when Zhang Juzheng decided to take a walk, Shen Li, the living note official who came out, walked quickly: "Master! ”

Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but stop and waited for Shen Li to come over.

Shen Li took the living note book, Zhang Juzheng bowed first, and then said: "The student wants to ask the teacher to resign from the living note and let the student go out." ”

After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng glanced at Shen Li, and asked with a smile: "Isn't it good to be a close minister of the Son of Heaven?" ”

"Naturally, it's not bad."

Shen Li hurriedly replied, and said: "It's just that Your Majesty said today that although you respect your teacher as a gentleman, you respect the right way to govern the country even more." ”

"The student is ashamed, although he has also worshiped under the teacher for many years, but he has not had such an awareness as His Majesty."

"It stands to reason that students spend more time with their teachers than His Majesty spends with their teachers, but students have never questioned all the teachings of their teachers like His Majesty, and they have not even had the same consciousness as His Majesty today."

When Shen Li said this, Zhang Juzheng gradually felt that something was wrong, and said in his heart: "You have to question me to say that you are a good student, right?" ”

"And although the students are dull in qualifications, they also have the heart to seek the right way to govern the country, so they want to go out, and see what benefits they need to care about besides the benefits of the land?"

"After all, His Majesty told the prime minister that he should not only focus on the benefits of the land, and perhaps the students should not focus on the land. And find a way to solve the problem of increasing tooth growth and limited geographical advantages in the future! ”

Shen Li said.

Zhang Juzheng laughed.

Then, Zhang Juzheng asked Shen Li: "Do you think Your Majesty is really disappointed in being a teacher?" ”

Shen Lidao: "In the opinion of students, the old age of the Son of Heaven is far from people of the same age, and the far-reaching fortunes of the society and the country are also surprising; And the understanding of the powerful and nobles, doctors and even the common people is not as simple as that of those who are longer than the hands of women, it is really like God! ”

"Therefore, the Son of Heaven must understand and understand the teacher, and he is not disappointed, maybe he only has the meaning of persuasion."

"You're right!"

"The one who had a childish heart before, in fact, it wasn't him Gaoxin Zheng alone, why didn't I have such a mind?"

"Although, as I become more and more strongly aware that the wisdom of the Son of Heaven is like a gift from heaven, there is still this kind of mind that I ask for the old man first, and I am more enlightened than it."

"Otherwise, this time, I wouldn't have reached the point where I would say this and let the Son of Heaven down."

Zhang Juzheng replied with his head bowed.

"But fortunately, the master did not directly resign because of this, and forced His Majesty to compromise, and also obeyed the holy will, and did not stick to the pillars; And agreed to add 'Huimin' to the program of the new deal in the future! ”

"The student believes that His Majesty will respect the teacher more because of this, and know the teacher's mind of 'profiting from the society, life and death'!"

Shen Li comforted.

Zhang Juzheng laughed and said: "However, then again, as a teacher, he only dares to make His Majesty and the common people thrifty and extinguish his desires, and he does not dare to make the powerful scholars and doctors like this, which must still disappoint His Majesty." ”

"That's what the master said."

"Your Majesty obviously has half-faith and half-contempt for our scholars, and is willing to believe that our scholars are willing to benefit from the society and disregard life and death, but also have the heart of despising our scholars for being more sanctimonious, and only speaking the words of a saint to others, and never using the words of a saint to do things and behave as a man."

"Therefore, Your Majesty Rao is a minister who is gracious to the implementation of the new policy, and he will also reward him with benefits, such as raising incorruptible silver and rewarding gold, which can be seen from the beginning of the rest of the past."

"Your Majesty seems unwilling to believe that the rewards of giving clothes, giving words, and even giving parents and officials, and giving them archways will be a great incentive for our scholars, and they will also reward a lot of silver, and feel that although our scholars do not seek profit on the surface, they only value virtue, but in fact they also want virtue and profit."

Shen Li smiled after returning: "But it seems that this effect is indeed better, every year, during the festival, Your Majesty receives more congratulatory sheets than the first emperor, indicating that the ministers who are willing to praise Your Majesty are indeed more than the ministers who are willing to praise the first emperor, I am afraid that it is because Your Majesty has sprinkled the silver well." ”

"That's exactly what happened!"

"I intend to let Your Majesty show more mercy to your courtiers, but not to reward the rich and noble, not to mention the extravagance of national funds, and also to regard the courtiers as not gentlemen but villains seeking profit."

Zhang Juzheng sighed: "I have been trying my best to teach him, to believe that the scholars are mostly gentlemen, to rely on the scholars to govern the country, just for the monarch, need to take care of his yin and yang, admit that the scholars have public intentions and selfish intentions, and to spur and suppress their selfishness, but did not make him feel that the scholars are not much higher than the eunuchs and the common people, and therefore have a contempt for the scholars." ”

"The teacher doesn't have to be disappointed."

"Although Your Majesty has such thoughts, I still believe that my scholar is also a good person."

"It's just that the prime minister is the emperor's teacher, and His Majesty is not only a minister, but also a teacher, so the words and deeds of the master are more important to Your Majesty, ten times better than other courtiers!"

"Therefore, as long as the master can set an example for the world's corporal doctors, Your Majesty will gradually change his opinion of our scholars, and in the future, he will not gradually reach the point where he really only values honors and nobles, and even spoils eunuchs."

Shen Li said.

After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng looked at Shen Li, and asked in a deep voice, "You mean, I am still worthy of being a teacher?" The half of His Majesty's contempt for the scholar is first of all due to my misdeeds?! ”

"The teacher is angry!"

Shen Li hurriedly returned to his hands.

Zhang Juzheng "snorted" and didn't talk to Shen Li again.

As soon as he got home, Zhang Jingxiu greeted him: "Father, it is reported that He Xinyin has fled into Beijing!" ”

Zhang Juzheng's face became even worse after hearing this: "What is he doing in Beijing?" Still going to lecture? ”

Zhang Jingxiu said: "I don't know, I also heard from a few classmates." ”

Zhang Juzheng said: "Ignore him first." In the future, the brothers should be more frugal and thrifty, and don't learn other anointing and hakama, or even prostitutes gambling money, and ruining the family style! ”

"You know, there are already factory guards watching at home."

"Father, don't worry, we've been on good terms."

"Even if the second brother reads, he borrows it in the temple on the outskirts of the city, and in his spare time, he can only talk about Buddhism with the old monk, after all, it is not easy to go down the mountain."

"As for children, you know, not to mention women, even dogs don't have a dog, and now they are only serving a few ugly maids in the house by their mothers."

"And the child has always been a vegetarian, not seeking delicacies from the mountains and seas, and ordinary clothes are mostly purchased once every two years."

Zhang Jing said.

After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng felt more and more that something was wrong, so he slammed the table, got up and asked Zhang Jingxiu:

"What do you mean by this, in this family, I am the only one who doesn't know how to be thrifty?!"

"And you can only use the way you don't dare to be extravagant to secretly persuade my father?!"

Seeing that Zhang Juzheng was so angry, Zhang Jingxiu hurriedly knelt down: "Father is angry!" The child has no such intention, the child just said, even if someone from the factory guard buys someone in the house, but the father doesn't have to worry, we are not afraid of the shadow crooked, the left and right are not afraid! ”

"What's more, the Son of Heaven Shengming will not forcibly accuse the emperor's family, and damage his royal face, so that people will know that the emperor's master is a hypocrite!"

"Still talk to me!"

Zhang Juzheng exhaled and spoke.

Zhang Jingxiu had to kowtow and said: "Father, the child has no such intention!" ”

"That's it!"

Zhang Juzheng himself sat back at this time and said: "The student is advised, and the son is also advised, what else can the father say?" Then lead by example, even if you don't dare to let the world's powerful gentlemen and doctors worship thrift and suppress luxury, then let yourself worship thrift and suppress luxury! Let out all the people who can be released from the house, and reduce all the expenses that can be reduced! ”

(End of chapter)