Wanli Xinming

Chapter 112 Explained
In the Forbidden City at this time, information from Jiangnan is coming.Since Zhu Yijun came to power, he regarded Jiangnan as the top priority in reforming the Ming Dynasty.Therefore, in the arrangement of the intelligence department, it is divided into three parts.

One is to guard the eunuch's house everywhere, and Li Xiushan is in charge.The focus of his own responsibilities is in Nanjing, focusing on monitoring the movements of the civil and military factions in Nanjing and the political situation in the south; the second is Jinyiwei, which is different from having a bureau in each province. Jinyiwei also set up an intermediate agency in Nanjing. The intelligence departments of Yingtian, Su Song and other places, all the details, were first collected in Nanjing, and analyzed and reported in different categories; the third part is the dark son-Feng Bao is in charge of the six families in the south of the Yangtze River Rishenglong, and secretly spied on, Interfere with Shilin, control public opinion and monitor the eunuchs and Jinyiwei guarding all over the place.

The leaders of the three major intelligence agencies all knew each other and knew that this was the emperor's method of containment, but they did not dare to deceive in series - the chain of suspicion involved was too long and there were too many people.And whether the emperor still has a backer, no one knows.

Therefore, after Zhu Yijun decided to use the Xu family to break the Jiangnan Bureau, the three parties reported the information on the southern trend in detail.Hai Rui asked Wang Yixiu to send someone to get the evidence that the big clan was secretly leading the people's uprising.

Just as Hai Rui said, the Xu family did it on purpose in this action of retiring the farm and the servants.

Xu Jiezhi was in charge of the government and was the best at making the most of the situation.During Yan Song's reign, as the second-in-command of the cabinet, he was able to take advantage of the contradictions of Yan Song's group, as well as his temper and temperament towards Emperor Jiajing, to keep a lot of vitality and righteousness in the court, because of his "compassion and tolerance".

The focus of this "compassion-forbearance" is not the word "forbearance", but refers to Xu Jie's ability to use "retraction and forbearance" to gain sympathy and support under his own unfavorable circumstances, and to turn his own disadvantages into advantages.The main point of the two words is "good", which means good use.

This time Zhu Yijun sharpened his knife, and Xu Jie had already felt the emperor's malice towards the Xu family.If it is an ordinary old minister, when faced with the emperor's overwhelming pressure, most of them will lie down and be the hammer, and then be a disgusting thing full of complaints and strange words.

However, although Xu Jie retired and wandered in the forest, the Retreat Garden still held the ear of Shilin in the south of the Yangtze River.Xu Jie took advantage of his family's huge financial resources to gather literati Qingke, and edited books such as "The Collection of the Classics of the World" with him.

Occasionally interested, he also lectures in person.Every time the news of giving lectures came out, the scholars in the south followed the news.These situations have been repeatedly mentioned in the intelligence reported by Feng Bao, Li Xiushan, Jin Yiwei and other channels, and it is impossible for Zhu Yijun to ignore it.

Xu Jie is a descendant of Nie Bao, a disciple of Duke Yangming, from Wang Xuemen.Although he was not as clean and honest as his teacher Nie Bao, Xu Jie believed that his achievements were not inferior to his teacher.Moreover, the mantle of Wang Xue, who consciously obtained, is the most authentic, so Da Yan gave a lecture without blush.

Zhu Yijun was not disgusted with the form of lectures, but Xu Jie's influence in opposition would inevitably become a resistance to the New Deal.Therefore, Xu Yuanchun was deposed for no reason. In fact, the first meaning was that Zhu Yijun was warning Xu Jie to shut up at home - but it failed to work, so Cai Guoxi's recovery.

What makes Xu Jie influential in the south is also because Zhang Juzheng, his protégé, is in power now, although the relationship between the two is not as harmonious as they appear on the outside.

The history book vaguely remembered that when Xu Jie stepped down, Zhang Juzheng also made some small moves.When Gao Gong and Xu Jie were idle at home, Zhang Juzheng recommended Gao Gong to Emperor Longqing, not Xu Jie.

Does Xu Jie know that Zhang Ju is doing himself?of course I know.But despite this, he still handed over all his political power to Zhang Juzheng, without any hesitation.Because he knew that he would still use this "good student".

Sure enough, in the third year of Longqing, Hai Rui and Cai Guoxi returned in Songjiang, and they were in the right position with great strength.Afterwards, Zhang Juzheng said in a letter to Xu Jie: "I will serve you for one day, and save one day for the good."And wrote to Songjiang local officials, asking them to "comfort" Xu Jie.

It can be seen from these things that in the triangular relationship between Xu Jie, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, everything is from the point of view of a statesman, not the "teacher-student" relationship or the "hidden residence" friendship that the world sees.

In the second year of Longqing, Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong both believed that the administration of the "Licorice State Elder" could not save Ming's increasingly decadent situation, so they had the will to join forces, one charged into battle, the other made a stumbling block, and drove Xu Jie back to his hometown.

Now that Xu Jie went home, Gao Gong continued to clean up Xu Jie, which Zhang Juzheng could not tolerate.Therefore, as one of the lackeys that Xu Jie left to Zhang Juzheng, Dai Fengxiang was able to directly participate in Hai Rui and Cai Guoxi. Zhang Juzheng really did his best in the middle.And Zhang Juzheng also used the matter of Bao Xujie to draw a bottom line with Gao Gong - my people, you can't move!
Closer to home, because of Zhang Juzheng's relationship, after Wanli Nian, the southern part of the official empire would have no idea if he crossed the river and went to see the old prime minister at Tuisi Garden.Therefore, the retreat garden is full of friends every day, and poetry and poetry are sung harmoniously. It is really a good place in the literary world.

These people brought the latest news from the court.For the past two years, Xu Jie has watched Zhu Yijun and Zhang Juzheng govern with a cold eye, and he has long given him two big forks in his heart.He didn't say it, but the words "Meng Lang", "Caoqi" and "So Daxigong" have been typed back and forth in my heart.

What made Xu Jie puzzled was why the emperor's malice towards him came from?What you do is not out of line.The three sons were unworthy, and the most capable Xu Fan had long been convicted by Cai Guoxi. Although Zhang Juzheng was freed after he came into power and was not really exiled, he had no chance of officialdom in his life.Although the eldest grandson is good at studying, when Xu Yuanchun grows up, the influence of the Xu family in the political arena has long been dissipated.

Under such circumstances, why did the emperor treat him, the great hero who helped Bao Bao Emperor Longqing successfully ascend to the throne, in a way that was almost humiliating?It just doesn't make sense!And the emperor's move, which seems sharp, is actually ridiculous.In the Southern Shilin, the emperor almost lost his heart. What good is the emperor to put on a hat that "takes people by virtue of their talents, and humiliates the hero because of their ignorance"?
Don't say that Xu Jie doesn't understand, and Zhang Juzheng doesn't understand either.For the teacher's family affairs, Zhang Juzheng and Zhu Yijun also got into trouble.After all, in Zhu Yijun's belly, there are many policies that cannot be declared in the big article on rebuilding China.At this time, Xu Jie, in his opinion, is not even a small stone blocking the road!
But the people in Shoufu were awkward. They didn't report their thoughts to him, and they lost the intimacy in their usual work.Zhu Yijun found that Zhang Juzheng had a problem with his thoughts, so he had to comfort him and give a seemingly reasonable explanation.

At the end of the second year of Wanli, I took advantage of a certain opportunity for Zhang Juzheng to report his work alone.Zhu Yijun asked him: "The old gentleman wants to measure the world and practice a whip, when did he plan to do it?"

Zhang Juzheng echoed back: "I want to do it in the fifth or sixth year of Wanli. At that time, the emperor must have been married and ruled, and the northeast has been developed successfully, but it is the right time at that time - then the emperor will reorganize the south of the Yangtze River. Not too late."

When Zhu Yijun heard it, he smiled warmly and said, "Then next year and the year after, we will use Pan Jitun to control the river, the Huaihe River, and the river, and the country will expand water conservancy. Where will the greatest resistance be?"

Zhang Juzheng listened and was silent.To manage the river, the imperial court has to spend a lot of money every year.In addition to the normal costs, the officials and officials who manage the river are also troubled by corruption.In addition, a large amount of resources must be used to redeem the families of the lords, otherwise many projects will not be completed. On the one hand, the organization of labor labor requires the cooperation of these families; on the other hand, it is necessary to prevent them from doing bad things.

Why do they want to do bad things?Because of the large and small river basins in the country, the most polders are the homes of these lords.Ordinary small people in polder, the government does not recognize the account, who dares to plant land without property rights?But the lord's family is not afraid. They often leave some unnecessary gates or even deliberately build some tofu dam dams when the court is building water conservancy projects, so that the flood can pass, and they can easily divert water from the polder in the flood control project.

Zhu Yijun said: "I am not against the polder, but against the polder in the flood discharge and flood control project! You have also read Pan Jixun's report that the 'Hengtang Zonglu' in the south of Taihu Lake can not only divide the mountain torrent, but also use it in the dry season. The canals divert water for irrigation, which are two conveniences.”

"However, Pan Jixun also reported that the poldering is also very harmful. Take the Xihe, a tributary of the Wanjiang River as an example, there were originally three estuaries. The dams of those two polders have collapsed—the land of hundreds of thousands of mouths has been established as the Kingdom of Ze!”

Zhang Juzheng listened, sweat dripping from his forehead.Listen to Zhu Yijun continue: "Now take the Xu family as a stalker, because of its great influence! From Lianghe to Jiangnan, who has the most land? Who has the most influence? As long as this monkey is killed, other cockfighting cocks will dare to bark. Are you all turned into quails for me, at the mercy of Pan Jitun!"

Zhu Yijun relieved himself when he saw a wry smile on Zhang Juzheng's face.He said earnestly: "Mr., the imperial court sold the world's salt farms last year and received 600 million taels of silver - one third of which was my silver. I am not a foolish king. If these silvers are used to repair gardens, it will not last ten years. It’s all lost! Now that this large sum of money is used to build water conservancy projects across the country, the purpose is to achieve a coordinated effect—otherwise patching is done every year, and Iyhudi will be destroyed?”

"I didn't use Pan Jixun last year. When I asked him to make a comprehensive investigation, I repeatedly warned him to be 'big hearted', and to think about the governance of the Huaihe River, the river, and the river without considering the cost. I guess he didn't expect the court to come up with 200 yuan. How about we come to control the river?" Zhang Juzheng heard this, and said to himself that I didn't think of it either.

When Zhu Yijun talked about this, he was a little excited: "Overhauling water conservancy in the whole country is a century-old plan. Anyone who obstructs it, I don't mind killing people. The ugly people in the south of the Yangtze River, but first stop!"

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