Zhang Juzheng's father is seventy-two years old this year and suffers from chronic diseases. When he dies, it is beyond the control of classical medicine.

According to historical records, longevity is only three years later.

Therefore, Zhu Yijun must plan in advance - what will happen when Zhang Juzheng retires from office during his filial piety?

It certainly can no longer be as simple as issuing an edict to seize love as it was in history.

What was the situation at that time?

The disciples blocked the door and scolded Zhang Juzheng for being unfilial.

Recommended old officials repeatedly betrayed him.

Even the officials who were regarded as comrades kept silent and did not dare to support him. They all resigned and took up their posts.

The world was in an uproar and the sky was filled with anger. The students in the Imperial Academy mocked the scholars and scholars, the storytellers and actors ridiculed in the streets and marketplaces, and even the merchants stepped in and spread the propaganda.

Ma Ziqiang, Shen Shenxiao, Ai Mu, Wu Zhongxing, Zhang Han, Wang Shizhen... there are too many to mention - even the unofficial historian said that Mr. Shofu was so anxious that he drew his sword and killed himself, crying out of helplessness to the Taoist priest who came to the door to insult him.

In short, with people with ulterior motives as the backbone and the moral guardians coerced, countless people stepped on Zhang Juzheng. The drama of teachers and students turning against each other, and embellished with unofficial history, instantly led the trend and directly put Zhang Juzheng into the moral trap. Bottomless abyss.

A unique drama of the feudal dynasty, the simplest and most effective way to defeat a person is to discredit him morally.

When a person stinks, everything related to him also stinks. New policies, ideas, and even the people who write poems and say good things about them all stink.

Taking Zhang Juzheng's love affair as a dividing point, his prestige declined sharply, and some of his original comrades either resigned and returned home, or simply became strangers to each other.

Correspondingly, the cost of the cabinet's governance has risen instantly and is increasing day by day - if the chief minister's moral corruption is so bad, what good new policies can he come up with?

Let alone being united, it is difficult to achieve even if the face and heart are not in harmony.

At the same time, Zhang Juzheng's mentality and behavior also changed drastically after encountering this incident - Juzheng became more and more unruly after seizing his love.

After each has gone to extremes, how can the state affairs continue to go as planned?

Keep filial piety, keep filial piety.

Even Zhu Yijun found it extremely difficult as an emperor.

Didn't Wanli support Zhang Juzheng's love in history?

The left sentence "It is better to think of me today, suppress your sorrow, and achieve great filial piety", and the right sentence "Yuan Fu relies on me so much, how can he leave me for a day? Patriarchy must be upheld, and kings and fathers are especially important." This is fair. Not enough?

Useless.

How can the emperor be more powerful than etiquette? You have swords, weapons, court and staff, and I also have Qing Shi Zhaozhao.

Does that mean there is no story about the imperial dynasty? There are too many resurrected bachelors.

In the sixth month of the sixth year of Yongle, Yang Rong and Ding You were worried, and they came back in October; in the first month of the first year of Xuande, Jin Youzi and Ding were worried, and they came back immediately; in the fifth month of the fourth year of Jingtai, Wang Wending was worried, and they came back in September; in March of the second year of Chenghua, Li Xian and Ding were worried, and they came back in May. It's everywhere.

Also useless.

The ancestral law is not easy to use at this time, and we have to look at the fundamentalism of the "Book of Rites".

Therefore, Zhu Yijun must prepare for a rainy day.

The foreshadowing of this matter must be subtle and silent. Starting from the junior officials, as the saying goes, there are no rules from the past. From the time you apply for military service, you must serve and keep filial piety for a hundred days, and then you can go out to work.

As for the future? The Ming Dynasty was worried about internal and external troubles, and was it afraid of losing foreign enemies?

The inertia of the human heart has infinite power, and Zhu Yijun naturally wanted to make good use of it.

After a few years of seizing love, everyone will have developed a habit. By then, Zhang Juzheng will be able to silence the Taoist priests if he seizes love again.

If the remaining people with ulterior motives cannot coerce the feudal defenders, how much momentum can they have?

Zhu Yijun smiled confidently.

but……

He had calculated everything, but he didn't expect that Zhang Juzheng shook his head: "Your Majesty also said that a gentleman does not take away people's relatives, nor can they take away relatives."

"My father worked hard to raise me. Now that I have left my hometown, it's fine that I can't meet him again. How can I even plan for my death?"

Zhu Yijun looked at Zhang Juzheng in astonishment.

kindness?

What's going on.

This old man has never had this attitude historically.

Zhang Juzheng looked at the emperor and smiled happily: "As for the new policy... Your Majesty will be able to take care of it at that time. If you are still willing to return to the throne, I will continue to serve your Majesty with all my heart."

Zhu Yijun took a breath of cold air silently.

bad thing.

It seems that it is not a good thing to make people feel too reassured.

He shook his head.

"Sir, please don't joke. In the cabinet now, Mr. Gao is weak and sick and finds it difficult to do hard work; Mr. Lu is weak in character and cannot stand alone; Wang Chonggu is good at military affairs but has too much selfishness."

"It is because of my presence that the cabinet can take charge of six ministries, five prefectures, nine borders and thirteen provinces on my behalf, implement the law of examination, and plan for land reclamation. This is something that cannot be done without Mr. I may not be able to suppress my emotions internally, and I can’t express myself alone.”

"Don't say three years, even one year, I can't live without my husband."

"It is important to be filial when it comes to national affairs!"

Zhu Yijun grabbed Zhang Juzheng's wrist and immediately uttered a long paragraph.

When Zhang Juzheng heard the emperor raise the hidden dangers of the cabinet dispute, he couldn't help but cast a glance at the emperor - So you know that the cabinet responsibilities are unknown to the six ministries, so why didn't you say a word before? Now it has become the emperor's excuse.

He shook his head: "Your Majesty, I do not intend to quarrel with you, but please understand the relationship between father and son."

Seeing that Zhang Juzheng's words came from his heart, Zhu Yijun couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

This is what the First Assistant said in history. I will go back first to observe my filial piety, and then come back after I have finished my work - "I will repay my father with twenty-seven months, so that I can finally serve the Emperor."

After that, although he was in love with her, he immediately petitioned for his mother to be brought to the capital to support her.

Emotions are obviously not plastic.

If loyalty and filial piety can be balanced, no one would want their loved ones to be left alone.

Zhu Yijun considered for a moment and sincerely advised: "Sir, instead of crying at the grave for three years, why not bring your parents to the capital in advance to raise them as filial piety, and then return home with coffins and observe filial piety for a hundred days? Wouldn't it be better to preserve your family ties? ?”

After saying this, Zhang Juzheng smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty's words are reasonable, but it is obvious that he does not understand rural people."

"I have sent my parents to the capital several times before. Either because they had no one to feed the chickens or ducks at home, or because they complained that there were no familiar people in the city and it was boring. After staying there for less than half a month, they would clamor to go back."

"I have no way of fulfilling my filial piety."

The climate and money were secondary. With Zhang Juzheng's net worth, it was not difficult to build a manor that was warm in winter and cool in summer. The main reason was that his parents couldn't stay here.

Zhu Yijun scratched his head.

Zhang Juzheng's description gives an inexplicably strong sense of déjà vu.

However, the meaning behind the words is obviously still somewhat loosened.

If his parents can be brought to the capital, the matter of observing filial piety is not out of the question - the main thing is to fulfill his filial piety for his parents, so that he can overcome the hurdle in his heart. As for the form, it is secondary.

Zhu Yijun thought for a moment, and immediately came up with an idea. He muttered: "I heard that your husband often takes big medicine, which makes him powerful. How about having another child?"

"Just say that you are more busy with government affairs now than before, and let them come to Beijing to take care of your one or two grandchildren..."

Zhang Juzheng's current youngest son, Zhang Yunxiu, is only seven years old. It is normal to have multiple younger brothers and sisters.

Zhu Yijun met Zhang Juzheng's stunned eyes and said confidently: "Just listen to my method and keep it safe so that you can support your parents in Beijing and be loyal and filial."

Not to mention whether it works well or not.

Zhang Juzheng couldn't help but feel gratified when the emperor tried so hard to persuade him to stay.

Thinking of this, Zhang Juzheng's attitude relaxed a little.

He hesitated for a moment: "My lord... go back and try, go back and try."

Zhu Yijun smiled in approval: "This year, I will first give a small reward to my husband's parents and let them go to Beijing to receive the decree and stay there for some time."

Zhang Juzheng nodded helplessly.

The two also discussed in detail the matter of Jin Gewusha's resumption.

Some officials were selected, and during the war between the country and the army, after a hundred days of mourning, the plan was successively launched in Jiliao, the Military Department of the Ministry of War, the Huke Department of the Ministry of Hubu, the barbarian halls of Honglu Temple in the Ministry of Rites, and Jingying, etc.

There is always a process to changing customs.

…

The sun gradually rose and reached the top position.

It gives a touch of warmth inside and outside Huangji Gate in early spring.

Qi Jiguang followed a group of officials from outside the capital and stood up in order, standing and bathing in the sun. He felt that after the winter passed, his waist and legs, which had been scarred by many years of fighting, felt much better.

Of course, it’s definitely not as comfortable as kneeling and waiting while wearing knee pads.

It is a pity that this time the emperor showed favor to others and did not have to kneel down - according to the regulations, when a general is present before the court, those who are in the capital do not appreciate kneeling, but those who are outside do.

Qi Jiguang was used to kneeling every time he came to Beijing to meet the emperor, but he felt a little uncomfortable when he was suddenly not allowed to kneel.
To be continued...