Historically, Zhang Hong did choose to die on a hunger strike because he was disappointed with some of Wanli's behaviors.

It's just that what people didn't expect was that Zhang Hong said such things today.

Zhu Yijun didn't say anything directly, only silently looked at the dark clouds outside the Zhu Wall.

At this time, the layers of dark clouds are surrounding the entire Forbidden City.

The day is like night.

"Emperor! If you don't do this, you can only watch Zhang Dang become Xu Dang, and Mr. Zhang will also become the second Mr. Xu, the key is to continue to respect him and give the emperor a gift. But I can't blame him at all, and I can't ask him about the crime of betraying the emperor and betraying the entire society! ”

"They have to be forced to be puppets by their protégés, they can't do anything, and even their protégés are bullying the king, and they have to be forgiven in terms of teacher-student friendship."

Zhang Whale choked up as he spoke: "And when I think that the emperor really has to suffer such grievances, and be the son of heaven with such grievances, it is not worth it for the emperor to be a slave!" ”

Zhang Whale then asked: "No, he Zhang Juzheng really got a Zhongxing assistant, and after betraying the emperor, can he continue to be a celebrity of Zhongxing?" And let future generations not know that he has been disloyal and has betrayed the emperor?! ”

"Emperor, in the opinion of the old slave, if Mr. Zhang really agrees to the Xu family and will not reform the system, the emperor can indeed only do what Gonggong Zhang said, continue to give Mr. Zhang dignity, and consider him a famous minister of Zhongxing."

"As the saying goes, if you swallow a broken tooth in your stomach, your husband should be lenient, not to mention, it is rare for people to learn to endure, especially the emperor, after all, the emperor is the son of heaven, if you don't bear it, it will be easy to cause disaster and kill all the people!"

"What's more, in the humble opinion of the old slave, Mr. Zhang has reached this point as a minister now, and he is already more worthy of being a loyal country than many ministers."

"Let him die well, which can be regarded as encouraging future ministers to still have social integrity."

"The emperor can't really regard his husband as an enemy just because he doesn't want to completely offend the world's heroes!"

Zhang Hong followed suit.

"Zhang Hong! Are you still the emperor's house slave?! ”

Zhang Whale directly questioned Zhang Honglai because of this.

Zhang Hong replied: "Father-in-law Zhang, it is precisely because I am the emperor's domestic slave that I would rather die than let the emperor go astray!" ”

Zhang Whale asked Zhang Hong again: "If he Zhang Juzheng really betrayed the emperor, shouldn't he die?!" ”

Zhang Hong asked rhetorically: "Where is the betrayal!" Is it also a betrayal to be unwilling to restructure?! Is it to create the emperor's rebellion, or to abolish the emperor?! ”

Zhang Hong then added: "It's nothing more than that, because of this, Mr. Zhang no longer did his best for the emperor, but wanted to return to his hometown. Father-in-law Zhang, ask yourself, if you become Liu Jin, do you dare to do the same thing as Liu Jin?! ”

"That's enough, shut up!"

Zhu Yijun suddenly said at this time.

Zhang Hong and Zhang Whale didn't say anything more.

At this time, the rain had fallen as dense as a line, and the wind was getting stronger and stronger, but Zhu Yijun did not retreat to the palace, still facing the wind and rain, thinking about how to deal with it.

And the words of Zhang Whale and Zhang Hong kept coming to his mind at this time.

As long as people have different hearts, they have different opinions, and there are differences, even if they are all eunuchs or civil officials.

Zhu Yijun was not surprised by the disagreement between Zhang Hong and Zhang Whale, and even felt that what the two said was reasonable.

If Zhang Juzheng really chose to accept Xu Jie's request for peace, and he, the emperor, would really be in a dilemma.

Zhu Yijun clearly remembers that he once read a book called "The Fifteenth Year of Wanli", which once mentioned:

In this empire, which was governed by morality and dominated by an agricultural economy, whether it was the emperor, the civil servants, the military generals, or the celebrities, they were all free and bound by etiquette and religion.

Zhu Yijun has also realized this over the years, and he can't act recklessly and arbitrarily many times, even if he is the supreme ruler of this era.

That's it.

Zhu Yijun is not the kind of person who is extremely selfish and does his own thing without caring about anyone's feelings.

So, he can accept being bound by some rules in life.

But only if it is.

The restraint was worth it.

If he can be guaranteed to live a relatively free and peaceful, prosperous and luxurious life for a longer time, his own value can be reflected and he will gain a sense of spiritual accomplishment.

Because of this, Zhu Yijun has insisted on participating in the sutra feast and accepting lectures from the first year of Wanli to the current seventh year of Wanli.

Rain and snow are not wasted, and minor illnesses are inevitable.

Wake up early and go to bed early and never be late.

But his motivation to seriously participate in various ceremonies is because he can reassure the people of the world and make Zhang Juzheng more at ease to reform, and he can see more and more accumulated silver in national funds, more and more things can be done to open up territory, and more and more good news he has received.

However, now if Zhang Juzheng does not reform the system, or even formally colludes with Xu Jie and the Jiangnan gentry behind him, and will limit his imperial power, so that he can no longer transform his empire according to his own wishes, then he is naturally unwilling to do these boring and energy-consuming things.

Zhu Yijun actually thought about what Zhang Juzheng would do if he was no longer willing to continue to reform for him.

After all, Zhu Yijun has to admit that what he wants is not only to complete the Wanli reform in history, but to make greater reforms, and then really become an emperor who is not constrained by etiquette and religion, but can transform Chinese civilization and be more arbitrary.

And that means Zhang Juzheng has to do more for him.

Zhang Juzheng is also more likely to be unwilling to do so, and may also block him from doing so on behalf of the entire bureaucracy.

And he may also be able to strike and lie down like the original history, and if he does not participate in the ceremony, he will not even appoint the minister.

Adopt a non-violent and non-cooperative approach, pull everyone up and down the entire empire to sink, and finally let the Manchus seize the world.

In any case, non-violence and non-cooperation, because it does not touch the fundamental interests of the world's powerful officials and gentry, there will not be much risk.

After all, the powerful officials and gentry in the world will not risk the nine clans to get rid of the emperor because the emperor is lazy, at most his reputation is a little worse.

But as long as the urine of the Doctor is not too violent to them, they will not blacken His Majesty the Emperor too hard.

Because His Holiness has three secrets.

As for the descendants, he doesn't need to worry about it anymore, anyway, his children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren.

As the saying goes, after I die, I don't care if he floods.

Who doesn't want to live a life in comfort?

What's more, according to the original historical development, even if he is rotten, he will not become the king of the dead country, and he can undoubtedly indulge in lust for a lifetime.

However, when Zhu Yijun thought of the series of future military strategies of the Ming Dynasty presented by the Privy Council, and the preparations for the war against the Japanese that had been determined, as well as Yu Dayou's smashing of fine wine for the conquest of the Japanese, and Qi Jiguang's long-cherished wish for Hai Boping, as well as his inner desire to go out to see the great rivers and mountains, all of which would be wasted because of his own self-abandonment, he was still quite unwilling.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun also asked himself in his heart: "Is it true that without Zhang Juzheng's support, can you really do everything?" ”

Zhu Yijun has always been very clear that as a person with an independent personality, he can trust a person, but he can't completely rely on a person.

Because a strong person can't have the mind to rely on anyone, like ordinary people, they can't rely on the emperor, their ancestors, their bodhisattvas, and even their parents at home and their friends when they go out.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun has actually thought about what to do on his own for a long time?

That is, if he is really unwilling, when Zhang Juzheng does not support him to continue reform, and he is unwilling to lie down and be the son of heaven who does nothing, what should he do?

Zhu Yijun felt that if this was the case, it would be necessary for him to do something more radical, that is, to lift the dragon chair he was sitting on now, and then re-enlist most of the people who were unwilling to let the big landlords, big bureaucrats and foreign captives harm the common people of the society, and build a new dragon chair.

In this way, it will not be reform, but the overthrow of the conservative and reactionary big landlords, the corrupt and corrupt big bureaucrats, and the foreign invaders who covet China.

Because these three have always been connected and colluded, if you really want to cut the old dragon chair, you can't just cut one chair leg.

However, the cost of doing so is certainly high, and there is a high probability that it will cost you your life.

In addition, now is not the time to really lose the country, so Zhu Yijun has not completely made up his mind.

And thinking that the officials in the world have always been not monolithic, and even often crazy involution, Zhu Yijun still has the intention of taking advantage of this and boiling frogs in warm water to complete his reform purpose.

Zhu Yijunrao asked at this time or in his heart: "Is there really only one Zhang Juzheng in this world?" Could it be that the power of the individual can really change the general trend of the monarch becoming more and more centralized? ”

After Zhu Yijun asked, he looked at the screen that Zhang Juzheng and Tan Lun gave him in the past, and looked at the name on the screen, and was silent for a long time.

(End of chapter)