Chapter 40: This is the kind of person who makes rulers not approach Confucian ministers

The Empress Dowager did as she expected.

Zhu Qizhen had no time to deal with palace affairs at all.

It's just that the chief officer of the twenty yamen has seen clearly and clearly divided the duties and powers of each yamen. Apart from that, he doesn't have much time to care about these things.

The main reason is that Li Shimian's homework is too close.

Li Shimian was a role model, upright and serious, and was very attentive to Zhu Qizhen's education. Moreover, he could clearly understand Zhu Qizhen's progress by just asking a few questions.

The homework assigned every day is almost tailor-made.

Zhu Qizhen had no extra time, and he was still learning about government affairs.

Although there is no room for him to interfere in the government affairs, he cannot not know what is happening in the court.

"If you want to have more free time, you must replace Li Shimian." Zhu Qizhen thought to himself: "But how to replace him?"

Wang Zhen had a lot of sexy ideas, but Zhu Qizhen rejected them one by one.

Wang Zhen's main idea is too sinister.

Li Shimian did not make any mistakes, he could be regarded as a good official, and he was appointed by the Empress Dowager. Even if he did not give Li Shimian face, he would still give it to the Empress Dowager.

Zhu Qizhen suddenly thought of Zhang Zhong and said to himself: "Zhang Zhong is obviously a thoughtful person." He ordered Zhang Zhong to enter the palace and told him about this matter. He said: "Master Li is very good, but now he is not.

What I need is. Do you have any way to make Master Li retire as an official?"

Zhang Zhong coughed twice.

Although Zhang Zhong wears the title of Guard Commander of Qianqing Palace, he is not on duty at Qianqing Palace on weekdays. The real ones on duty are Shi Jing and Zhang Dachuan.

Both of them have pretty good skills.

Although Zhang Zhong was in name only, he had the right to enter the palace at any time.

Zhu Qizhen often chatted with Zhang Zhong sometimes.

This young prince is really knowledgeable, knows all the stories in the world, and can read literature like the palm of his hand. No matter what Zhu Qizhen asks, he can answer fluently.

It's just that my body is too weak.

If he were allowed to come to the palace every day, his life would be killed.

You must know that the Forbidden City is quite large. The Ming Dynasty did not have any privileges for riding horses in the Forbidden City. Zhang Zhong had to enter the palace and walk in.

It takes several miles to walk, which is too physically taxing for Zhang Zhong.

Zhu Qizhen could only see Zhang Zhong once every three to five days.

Zhang Zhong lived up to Zhu Qizhen's expectations and said almost immediately: "Your Majesty wants Mr. Li to be innocent and avoid being an official. It is impossible, but he can use the strategy of controlling floods in Jiulong."

After hearing this, Zhu Qizhen's eyes lit up and he said: "Controlling floods in Jiulong? It's really a good plan."

Nine dragons work together to control the water, but no one is in charge.

It would be a little troublesome to avoid Li Shimian, but it would be much easier to promote a few more people to serve as lecturers. Moreover, Zhu Qizhen also knew that being an emperor's teacher was not what many scholars expected.

For this matter, we just need to go with the flow.

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while, but still didn't know where to start. He said, "Can you do this for me?"

Zhang Zhong said: "Wei Chen obeys the order. It's just that if we want to let this matter take its course, it will take some time."

Zhu Qizhen smiled slightly and said: "It doesn't matter." His mood was a little low for a while, and he said: "Master Li is actually good. It's just not what I want to learn."

Zhang Zhong returned to the British government.

I lay on the bed for a while before I regained my composure.

During this period of time, although he did not enter the palace often, he was not idle. In his study, several large tables were joined together, with countless open books marked with cinnabar and pressed down with paperweights.

There are also several ropes crossing the air, with clips on them holding sheets of paper filled with articles.

These are all Zhang Zhong's notes.

After Zhang Zhong initially offered advice to the Qianqing Palace, he gradually understood Zhu Qizhen's thoughts.

However, he doesn't care.

If before this, what he thought was just an idea, but now he wants to organize this idea into an article.

Whenever he felt physically weak, he felt like time was waiting for him.

He didn't know how many years he had left to live, but his writing would last forever. If he could leave an immortal work, his life would not be in vain.

It's just that he knows his own business.

In terms of writing, he actually had little talent. Moreover, the literary world in the early Ming Dynasty was quite silent. Even the so-called masters at that time might not be able to leave a place in history.

Most of the famous civil servants of our time left behind political achievements rather than articles.

However, he saw an opportunity.

Today, Your Majesty is wise and wise, and has a deep heart. Although he tried his best to hide it, his intention to accept Nanyang as his territory has been revealed.

In this case, he was going to write an article "Nanyang Policy" to sort out the history of Nanyang and how to occupy Nanyang and make it a native land.

Only Zhang Zhong could write this article.

After all, Zhang Fu is still alive. He has been in Annan for a long time, so he is not ignorant of the situation in Nanyang. He can give him strategic guidance. Although Zhang Zhong is weak, he has studied since he was a child and has his own opinions on political affairs.

What he has to do is to write these opinions into an unbreakable article.

Just like Jia Yi's "Public Security Policy", etc.

If he could dominate the Ming Dynasty's strategy for the next few decades or even hundreds of years, he would be willing to die.

However, this matter needs to be put aside first.

Zhang Zhong thought for a moment and said: "Send someone to bear my father's name and invite Bachelor Wang Ying to come to the house to make a statement."

Zhang Fu had always been friends with literati. Zhang Zhong also had friends with them. He naturally knew where to start.

Wang Ying was Zhang Zhong’s entry point.

Who is Wang Ying?

Wang Ying is a great figure in today's literary world. As a Hanlin scholar, although he seems to have little power, he is extremely noble. It can be said that since Emperor Taizong, all important imperial edicts of the imperial court were drafted by Wang Ying.

It is said that he was after Director Wang.

He lost his father when he was young and was raised by his mother. When he was extremely poor and unable to make ends meet, someone advised his mother to sell her collection of books at home. But his mother insisted on her refusal and tried her best to raise him.

Wang Ying was a Jinshi in the second year of Yongle. He often accompanied Taizong. A famous anecdote is that Emperor Taizong passed through Liling City during his northern expedition and excavated a monument. No one knew him, but only Wang Ying could understand it.

When Emperor Xuanzong was there, he compared Wang Ying with Song Lian and Liu Sanwu of the Taizu Dynasty and Xie Jin and Hu Guang of the Taizong Dynasty, and asked him to continue his efforts and mistakenly let go of his ancestors.

This shows Wang Ying’s great reputation.

Zhang Zhong chose Wang Ying, of course, because Wang Ying had a strong reputation and was one of the candidates vying for an official position. Another reason was that Wang Ying had a different temperament from Li Shimian.

Li Shimian is like a stone, smelly and hard, he never knows what it means to be tactful and flexible.

But Wang Ying was able to serve Emperor Taizong, and he never made any serious mistakes against such a difficult emperor, which shows his tact.

Of course, this does not mean that Wang Ying is inferior to Li Shimian. In terms of writing and knowledge, Wang Ying is probably superior to Li Shimian. It is just that the Empress Dowager felt that Li Shimian's conduct was the best in the world and he could be called a noble minister.

This is Wei Zheng of this dynasty.

It is more important for the emperor to have upright gentlemen around him and to be influenced by them than to learn a few things.

On that day, Wang Ying went to a banquet and saw that the person receiving him was not Zhang Fu but Zhang Zhong. He became curious in his heart. Because the young prince Zhang often lived in seclusion due to his health.

Rarely seen.

Not to mention inviting people to visit the house for a chat.

After the two exchanged greetings, Zhang Zhong sighed and said: "My nephew invited Xuesheng Wang today, but there is something stuck in his throat, but I don't know who to tell him. Xueshi Wang is a veteran of three dynasties. He is knowledgeable and can definitely teach my nephew. , how to do it.”

Wang Ying smiled as if he were a little old man next door. He looked at Zhang Zhong as if he was watching the naughty child doing something interesting. He said, "Oh, Mr. Zhang Shaoguo, please tell me."

Zhang Zhong said: "My nephew is deeply loved by the Empress Dowager and Your Majesty. He serves as a guard in the Qianqing Palace and bathes in God's grace. There is only one thing I have to say. Your Majesty is suffering."

Wang Ying's smiling brows slowly straightened, and his eyes became solemn. His light was restrained, and there seemed to be something hidden in his eyes. He said, "But there are unscrupulous people in the palace who threaten Your Majesty?"
Chapter completed!