Chapter 585.

These days, Zhang Anshi was particularly diligent in going forward for an audience.

It’s quite a bit of a no-brainer.

Zhu Di has been suffering from health problems lately, and he is indeed a bit old, even his middle voice is lacking a bit when he speaks.

But dying people always want company around them.

Thus, every time he saw Zhang Anshi coming, he could not help but be overjoyed.

It was getting cold.

Instead, it was hot and warm in the Mandarin’s building.

Zhu Di only wrapped in a thin shirt, did not sit down, but just nestled in a small chair, which is laid on a tiger skin.

This skin was shot by Zhu Di himself when he was in Liaodong, and that was already thirty years ago, when Zhu Di, the dragon and the tiger, and now, but the youth is not there.

Zhang Anshi, on the other hand, sat on a brocade pier.

Zhu Di looked at Zhang Anshi, slowly said: “These days, my body is a little bad, but some time ago, read a lot of zhangzhi, my ministers …… hey …… really a word. ”

Zhang Anshi said, “When I was in the Wen Yuan Pavilion to draw up the ticket, I also saw a lot of zazhou, but there is no treacherous words, why does your majesty feel emotional?”

Zhu Di smiled and said, “Usually teach you to read more articles, although I know that most of those articles are useless. But ……”

Zhu paused, then said: “Teach you to read the article, not to teach you to find out from the article what the reasoning and solution to the problem. Rather, it is to teach you how to read and understand the person who writes the article, the article is just a combination of text arrangement, but the person who writes the article, but will inadvertently hide their own little mind behind the article, which since ancient times, the literati is the best is the spring and autumn brushwork, he is sometimes in the Mingli is to praise you, in fact, it is in the ridicule of you it.”

Zhang Anshi’s heart shook as he said, “There’s such a thing?”

Zhu Di but self-concerned, “Hey …… Zhang Qing, these years, I am also considered conscientious, in the world’s people, think is also beneficial, of course, occasionally some bad temper, but also largely, as long as the hundred officials and ministers do not have a bad heart, it is always quite tolerant, compared to the high emperor Taizu, has been is considered to be kind and generous.”

After a pause, Zhu Di added: “Only I found that it seems that no matter what, these people are going against me, once upon a time it was in the open, but now, it’s in the dark, this human heart is really scary.”

Zhang Anshi seriously looked at Zhu Di, at this time more and more feeling, Zhu Di has been old, once upon a time, Zhu Di’s old age, only the physical structure, but now, it is in the psychological.

His Majesty is nowadays more and more prone to emoting and rambling.

Once upon a time, the lordly figure, who was born to die in general, took charge of the world, bold and courageous, the person who leaked out the domineering spirit, now, but there is not much difference with the old man of the ordinary family.

Zhang Anshi’s heart felt a little blocked, could not help but feel for it, and could not help but sigh at the horror of the waning years.

After thinking about it, Zhang Anshi replied, “Your Majesty, I am a realistic person.”

Zhu raised his eyebrows and said uncertainly, “Realistic people?”

Zhang Anshi said, “Over the years, I have followed Your Majesty’s studies, and I have learned one thing, and that is, to judge things, we must all start from reality.”

Zhu Di slightly opened his eyes and said, “Oh? When did I have such reasoning?”

Zhang Anshi smiled and continued: “I believe that only when the top and bottom are in the same interest can they be in one mind. The reason why your majesty is so emotional, is only the hundred officials, and your majesty can not be the same benefit, your majesty wants, is the stability of the river and mountain, is the Ming dynasty’s foundation for ten thousand years. But to the hundred officials, today’s affairs of His Majesty, and their ancestors served the Yuan Dynasty Emperor is no different, are just receiving a salary, but only to get the appointment of the court, to govern the people.”

“It’s because of this fundamental disagreement that it’s inevitable that there will be different views on the same things, between each other.”

Zhu tilted his head in thought before saying, “That being said, there is some truth to it.”

Zhang Anshi then said: “successive dynasties, in order to solve this problem, so vigorously promote Confucianism, is a delusion to try to use the ruler to bridge the fundamental differences between the ruler and the minister, but this in the minister’s view, it seems that the effect is not good, although it has been, the world are in the esteem of the loyal ministers and filial piety, but since ancient times, the real willingness to serve the death of the loyal and a few people, by virtue of the so-called three principles of the nine norms to restrain some people, although there is some use, but the critical moment is not very useful. The so-called three principles and nine constants to restrain a part of the people, although there is some use, but at the critical moment, the use is not very useful.”

Zhu Di froze, pondered carefully for a moment, before saying, “From the end of the dynasties, Zhang Qing said is not unreasonable, then the way to long-lasting peace and security, in the ruler and ministers with the same desire?”

Zhang Anshi said, “There is a saying that a strongly twisted melon is not sweet, why does Your Majesty need to continue to be preoccupied with this? In fact, there are quite a few words of Confucius Sage that make sense, the stability of the kingdom lies in whether or not the people of the world can be favored, and this is what Confucianism calls the fundamentals of practicing benevolent government.”

“However, the world today, many Confucian students for the understanding of the word of benevolent government, in fact, there may be some deviation from others, the so-called benevolent government, is not an unlimited exemption from taxation, is not always leniency and amnesty. The court to run, inevitably need a lot of taxes, the fundamental problem, not in the exemption, but should be aimed at the people who have the money and food try to collect more taxes, and the poor try to collect less taxes. As for the treatment of criminals, should be severely cracked down on, but but need to try to screen whether there is a wrongful imprisonment, rather than the so-called leniency, amnesty at every turn.”

Zhu Di nodded and said, ”I certainly know these truths. This is the reason why I have abandoned Confucianism for the past twenty years since I ascended to the throne. When I was young, Emperor Taizu Gao gave me the choice of a good teacher to teach me. But I am the most glorious, but decades of military career, in terms of learning, may be far less than the hundred officials, can see, ordinary people can not be compared with me? Nowadays, the world finally has some of the mold, but I still have some uneasiness.”

Zhang Anshi then gazed at Zhu Di and said, “I wonder what is troubling Your Majesty?”

Zhu Di fixedly looked at him before saying, “This …… I can not say good.”

Zhang Anshi then said, “But I have heard one thing, that any uneasiness can be solved by relying on silver, and that perhaps Your Majesty’s internal money is still too little.”

This statement, the original seriousness of the monarchs and ministers play on, but it seems to be a little crooked, Zhu Di eyes suddenly bright, but all of a sudden from the withering, become spiritual up.

Zhu Di’s gaze was obviously a few points brighter than the party, saying, “Yes, who would mind less silver? With silver, the descendants of future generations will be blessed.”

Zhang Anshi revealed a smile, but the words turned and said: “I heard, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, some time ago, Governor of Henan, Guanzhong and other places of the new government, these days will return to the capital.”

Zhu Di said, “Over the years, he is in Henan, Guanzhong, and the royal grandson in Jiangxi, I am intended to sharpen them, but now, I have more and more energy, the world’s tedious matters has really no energy to solve, so the edict, order the crown prince to return to the capital.”

The implication of this, Zhang Anshi but understand, the next, Zhu Di has obviously begun to work on the matter of the Prince Supervisor.

Although from the Yongle seven eight years, Zhu Di began to try to let the crown prince Zhu Gaoqi supervise the state, but in fact, Zhu Di has been the hands of the power to grasp very tight, but now, Zhu Di’s years to this point, it is clear that let the crown prince really participate in the decision-making of the world’s major events, has come to the point of imminent.

Zhang Anshi seemed to have awakened, but his face was as usual.

Although he knew it in his heart, he was unable to say it outright.

But Zhu Dei is

Brows gently wrinkled, with a few points of worry, “Prince these years, but also gradually know how to govern a party, on the new government and the world’s real situation, but also have their own understanding, I am the only rest assured, or his temperament.”

Zhang Anshi was momentarily uncertain, so he said, “Your Majesty’s so-called disposition is ……”

Zhu Di sighed and said, “Of course it is the Prince’s temperament is too mild, acting is still a bit indecisive. Historically, the wise son of heaven, all can do to kill and decisive, those women’s benevolence, how can do to punish the evil and promote the good, so that the world will be settled?”

For this concern of Zhu Di, in fact, Zhang Anshi knew that Zhu Di’s heart existed a long time ago, so he said, “In that case, why doesn’t Your Majesty wait and see what tactics His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will use when he returns this time?”

Zhu Di pondered for a moment and did not say anything more, only nodding his head.

After two days, Prince Zhu Gaoqi really returned to the capital.

This time back, his body is actually much better, the whole person looks more and more robust, no longer as obese as in the past, the person also looks a lot of spirit.

Zhu Gaoqi back to the capital, first into the palace to see Zhu Di, then went to the harem to pay a visit to their mothers, until dark, before returning to Zhanzifu with a few tiredness.

Zhu Gaoqi and Crown Princess Zhang’s deep affection, but after returning to the Zhanzhi House, although the heart remembers his wife, but did not immediately enter the backyard, because he knew that Zhang Anshi at this time, must have been in the Zhanzhi House of the temple waiting for their own.

Sure enough, as he expected, Zhang Anshi since noon in this waiting, at this time there has been a few points of fatigue, saw Zhu Gaoqi, only to beat the spirit, showing a few smiles said: “brother-in-law.”

Seeing the brother-in-law who has not seen for a long time, Zhu Gaoqi is also happy, nodding towards him, his face is easygoing, the same smile, “I knew you would be here, come on, sit down, this palace is a little hungry, teach people to go to simmer some porridge to drink, you also eat some together.”

Zhang Anshi nodded his head, and then he said bluntly, “This time, when brother-in-law entered the palace, did His Majesty have anything to say?”

Zhu Gaoqi to Zhang Anshi since the trust, directly said, “Father repeatedly said that he is old ……”

Zhang Anshi then sighed: “Brother-in-law …… next may brother-in-law really need to be ready to govern the world.”

These words, naturally, are treasonous, but in front of Zhu Gaoqi, Zhang Anshi has nothing to avoid.

Zhu Gaoqi but nodded, said: “Father’s dragon body lack of peace, has issued an edict, ordered the Palace to supervise the country, just this supervise the country, talk about how easy ……”

Zhang Anshi looked at Zhu Gaoqi and said, “Does brother-in-law mean …… brother-in-law does not have this confidence?”

Zhu Gaoqi shook his head, but said, “If you do too well, you can’t avoid being suspicious, but if it’s not good, you can’t avoid teaching the world to be disappointed.”

“Brother-in-law, I thought otherwise, this is by no means his majesty to brother-in-law’s test ……” Zhang Anshi paused, said: “More likely is his majesty really hope, brother-in-law this time can withstand the test, so as to teach his majesty joy in the river mountain There is a successor.”

Zhu Gaoqi inner complex, he did not worry is impossible, his own father’s temperament is too changeable, he may pull your hand today, from the bottom of his heart to say that you are my son, everything I have is yours, do a good job and work hard.

Turn your head, but you will suddenly start to suspect something, and so you give the order to slaughter the ministers of Zhanzhi who are close to you by your side.

Accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger, which is true for ministers and even more so for the crown prince.

Zhu Gaoqi sighed quietly in his heart again, then said, “So, what do you think?”

Zhang Anshi thought for a moment and said, “My opinion, all of it.”

Saying this, Zhang Anshi pulled out a charter and handed it to Zhu Gaoqi, saying, “As the saying goes, when a scholar is separated for three days, he should be impressed, next, it’s time to teach His Majesty and the world, to look at the means of his brother-in-law.”

Zhu Gaoqi casually flipped through the charter, Ran’s candlelight shadowed in his eyes, he pondered, and after a long time, said, “According to what you say.”

Zhang Anshi returned a light smile!

…………

The real lively thing in the capital is actually instead the recent moves of the Qixia Trading House.

All of a sudden, they began to start creating mansions on the west side of town.

This is the emperor’s forest garden, but for a long time, but also gradually deserted, once upon a time also stationed a guard of men and horses, but now, this guard of men and horses will be redeployed away.

Today’s times are different, in the past, a large number of soldiers and horses were needed to guard the capital, thus, the five military battalions under the Five Military Governor’s Office were set up in the vicinity of Nanjing.

According to the design of Emperor Taizu’s high emperor, the entire vicinity of the capital, are set up a large number of military cantonments, to supply the local garrison of soldiers and horses farming, so that a large number of soldiers and horses can be made to defend the capital, but also save the salary of the soldiers, which can be said to be a multi-purpose.

But now, after the emergence of model battalions, the Ming Dynasty has begun to gradually tend to the recruitment system, for the original military households, although not immediately disbanded, but also began to authorize them to seek their own livelihood, such an imperial decree was issued, the rest of the world’s military households, but also hesitant to hesitate, after all, the grandchildren of several generations have been in the military, and now suddenly have to seek their own livelihood, it is difficult to avoid the people are afraid of.

Just the capital of the military households is very different, the capital was the first to open the new policy, trade is the most prosperous, whether it is everywhere in the business, or countless workshops are in need of a lot of manpower, compared to the military cantonment in the cultivated land, and has always been living in hardship for the military households, as long as a handful of gas, no matter where, can find a mouthful of rice to eat, and the day than before to be much better.

Because of this, once the edict was issued, the other guards in the world have not moved much, but the guards in the capital are almost dispersed.

Of course, if you just let them perish on their own is also impossible, especially for the military officials, after all, it is not easy to make a merit, got a military position, or relying on ancestral shade, hereditary official position, ordinary military households, naturally reluctant to demobilize, but for them, this is not less than the end of the world.

In order to slow down this kind of complaint, so the military academy, had to the original hereditary military position for some inclination, for example, Zhu Di specially created a small military academy, authorized hereditary military position of the sons and daughters of the children since childhood can be free of money and grain enrollment reading, the learning, by and large, is also the military academy of some knowledge, for them to be able to really get the military academy to provide a better condition.

In general, but as long as in the martial arts school seriously drill and study, the examination into the martial arts academy is not much problem, as for those who are really bad mud can not help the wall, but also can only blame his own.

In addition, if there are military ministers who are willing to go overseas, the court will still give them their original official positions, so that they can serve in the feudal princely houses.

Since ancient times, the so-called New Deal, is essentially a game of pie, once you break the original pattern, is bound to encounter great resistance, after all, so many gentry and military ministers, take away people’s money such as parents of murderers, the wrath of the piker but blood splattered five steps, can seem to be these people who hold the power and authority of the people once angry, the consequences are extremely difficult to predict.

This initiative can be successful, in addition to Zhu Di is the son of heaven on the horse, there is enough prestige, one of the most important reasons, but because with the overseas development, the Ming Dynasty is in urgent need of a large number of civil ministers and military generals, therefore, the pie has become bigger.

So essentially, the pie, which has gone from you taking a bite and him not getting a bite, has turned into him taking a little more and you taking a little less, and while it does breed resentment, it doesn’t make people red hot and lift the table.

The military households were demobilized, so the large number of military cantonments around the capital, naturally, fell back into the hands of the emperor.

These lands, though capable of growing crops, were actually of little value as agriculture developed and grain production increased, plus the need for arable land was no longer urgent after the New Deal.

Qixia merchant bank, directly from the palace purchased a large amount of land, then began to create mansions, a moment, but also lively.

At this time, the Wen Yuan Pavilion in the head, Zhang Anshi is sitting idly with the public, Shi Shiran sip of tea, and then seemingly unintentionally said: “the west of the city of the Feilinwei that piece of land, His Majesty’s low price sold to the Qixia business firms, the Feilinwei that area, and the palace not far away, and the capital, is only a stone’s throw away, such a place, His Majesty intends to open up, the construction of the mansion, the share of reward for the capital in the Wen Wu Zhu Gong ……”

When he said this, all the maesters subconsciously strained their ears.

Zhang Anshi said something about being a stone’s throw away, but in reality, it was still too far away from the capital.

It’s not that the straight line distance is far, but in the planning of Nanjing City, in order to defend the needs of the Feilinwei piece, is away from the city gate, so that, want to enter the city, you have to go around a long way.

Yang Rong and the others, too, listened carefully to Zhang Anshi’s words.

But at this moment, suddenly a eunuch came in a hurry and said anxiously, “Gentlemen, His Highness the Crown Prince has an edict, ordering the University Sergeant of the Wen Yuan Pavilion to accompany him to the Featherwood Guard.”

When these words came out, Yang Rong and the others looked at each other in disbelief, and some even raised their eyebrows with complex expressions.

They obviously realized that there seemed …… to be something going on right now.

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My body is probably too tired these days, so I wasn’t feeling well for the first two days, so I didn’t update, and I’m just now coming to explain to you all, so I apologize.