Can you live forever

Chapter 113 On rewards for meritorious deeds, there are three longevity

Forbidden City, Fengtian Temple.

After the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, it is natural to reward meritorious deeds.

The relevant personnel and achievements, Cui Wen had already been sent to the capital when he was in Lu'an, and Jiajing had already drawn up a reward. Naturally, the cabinet has no way to raise objections now, and can only follow Jiajing's order.

In the hall, Huang Jin, the former imperial eunuch, read out the imperial decree.

"Fengtian carries the emperor, the edict said."

"The weather changes, Taizu manifests spirits, and the divine weapon descends to Nanjing. At that time, traitors caused chaos, harmed the clan and princes, and wanted to destroy the divine weapon to attack the saint. Fortunately, the little celestial master of Longhushan stepped forward, and the righteous men drew their swords to help each other. After going through all kinds of difficulties and dangers , Escorted the artifact to the capital, and made meritorious service to the country.”

"The achievements of Shengcha are hereby rewarded."

"There are 2108 voluntary martyrs in Nanjing, and 898 martyrs sacrificed heroically. I deeply regret it. I specially gave the heroic memorial archway, which was allocated money by the household department and supervised by the village. The heroes were exempted from three generations of taxes and labor. They were rewarded with a hundred taels of silver. Twenty acres, one son is allowed to study in the Imperial College."

"The 1210 righteous men who arrived in the capital were all given tiger-headed golden belts, admitted to Jinyiwei, and rewarded for their merits. Since then, the local government will not be able to convict anyone who acts chivalrously and righteously, and must be sent to the capital for trial!"

"There is another Wei Guogong, Xu Pengju, who understands righteousness and lives up to his family's expectations."

"Three hundred family members are the pillars of the country. When they enter, they will defend the country on the nine sides, and when they go out, they will punish rape and eliminate evil. He is a general of a hundred, and those with outstanding achievements can be generals of a thousand."

"Xu Ding led Jia Ding Yougong, named General Zhaoyong (third rank), and took the post of deputy general." (The deputy general is second only to the general soldier)

"Wei Guogong, Xu Pengju, has made meritorious deeds. He was added to the Zuodudu of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army, and bestowed on the crown prince Taifu, and entered the Ministry of War in Nanjing."

"Although the Wang family in Shexian County is a merchant, they are loyal to the country. They are specially appointed as the second-rank Zishan doctor of Wang Yuan, and given a bullfighting uniform. They franchise the salt industry. Two new "Dengwen" guidelines are added in Lianghuai, and 40 salts are cited. , is franchised by the Wang family." (300 catties per quotation)
Huang Jin recited the imperial decree here, which caused an uproar in the court. Several academicians in the cabinet knew it, but the ministers didn't know it. Someone was about to write a letter, saying that the salt government must not be changed randomly.

However, as soon as several people took half a step and shouted half aloud, they met the incomparably cold eyes of the emperor, and immediately swallowed their words.

Yes.

None of the cabinet bosses objected, this decree was drafted by the cabinet...

Seeing that the courtiers turned off the fire, Huang Jin cleared his throat, and continued to read: "This time escorting the artifact is a meritorious service, led by Yu Dayou."

"Specially conferred with the imperial equipment, the title - Panlong."

"Let Yu Dayou take part in the martial arts examination, win the title of champion as soon as possible, and serve the country!"

Yu Dayou's reward was not high, and only one of them carried an imperial weapon. This was an official position in the Song Dynasty. It literally meant that it was allowed to bring weapons into the palace, which belonged to the emperor's personal guard.

But for Yu Dayou's award, the focus is on the last sentence.

Jiajing almost hand-picked Yu Dayou as the champion of the next martial arts examination. This is to give the "diploma" first and reuse it.

Next, is the finale.

"Zhang Zhixiang in Tianshi's Mansion was born on April 16, 21th year of Zhengde, the day I ascended the throne. He has the aura of a fairy. It is my auspiciousness and God's blessing to Daming."

"Last year's winter solstice was ordered to go to Beijing."

"Slaying demons and eliminating evil all the way has proved great merit. Killing overseas evils in Poyang Lake has saved countless lives; to solve the difficulties of the Tiantian Bank, the establishment of a trade union with the rights and interests of all people is a model for Kyushu; In the case of King Huai's injustice, escort Dengwengu to Beijing, add this artifact to Kyushu, and relieve all people from hanging upside down."

"Although he is young, he is already full of vigor."

"The Dharma was passed down in front of the Chengtian Gate in Nanjing, and the testimonials of the immortals have been seen."

"Specially confer Zhang Zhixiang as the Great Ming Imperial Teacher, confer the title of First Grade, and allow him to decide the national policy!!!"

As soon as this statement came out, there was a sensation in the court, and all officials protested. What is this?In the future, will the first assistant be the prime minister, or the national teacher will be the prime minister?Who has the final say in this Great Ming Dynasty Hall?
However, Jiajing simply ignored them.

He personally handed over the Imperial Teacher's Seal to Zhang Zhixiang, and then dragged Zhang Zhixiang away without even shouting to leave the court, leaving only the civil officials of the Manchu Dynasty to look at each other. They asked the elders one after another for advice, but the six elders remained silent , the atmosphere was treacherous for a while.

……

Zhang Zhixiang was dragged to Qianqing Palace by Jiajing, so he had time to talk to Jiajing.

Looking at this young emperor with a jade-like face, his first impression is those eyes, which are subconsciously vigilant and penetrating, as if instinctively wanting to see everything clearly.

His lips are a little thin and cool, although it makes him more handsome, but it loses his honesty.

As an emperor, he is not as unfathomable as he has been in the holy position for a long time. His whole person's temperament is as sharp as a knife. a way out.

It can be seen that he has gone through hardships and dangers along the way.

However, he was not tense to the point of being sensitive, but was extremely confident. When he saw Zhang Zhixiang looking at him, he smiled heartily and joked, "Would the national teacher draw a portrait of me?"

"excuse me."

Zhang Zhixiang came back to his senses and realized that he had lost his composure.

Jiajing didn't care, he pulled Zhang Zhixiang to sit beside him, actually poured tea for Zhang Zhixiang himself, and said: "On the day I ascended the throne, I wanted to see the national teacher, but it was Mr. Yangming who stopped me. Now it seems that Mr. Yangming I plan to read it myself first, and then send the national teacher to see me."

"Haha, you don't have to be restrained."

"I am the only son in my family, and I have never had brothers. Since you were born on the day I ascended the throne, you are born with a predestined relationship with me. When I see you, I feel happy, just like meeting my younger brother."

"The national teacher treats me, just be the elder brother."

Really being treated so favorably by an emperor, a virtuous and corporal, the inner emotions are still very complicated. Zhang Zhixiang also feels that the emperor is kind, and he has an indescribable feeling, as Jiajing said, like seeing a brother.

After thinking about it carefully, Zhang Zhixiang understood what it felt like.

It was a feeling of seeing the same kind, two people who longed for comrades-in-arms met together...

"His Majesty."

"I have three books that I want to hand over to Your Majesty."

Zhang Zhixiang untied the small schoolbag he was carrying, and took out three books from it, "The Purpose of Taiyi Jinhua", "The Origin of Qi Body", and "Analysis Report on the Status Quo of Different Classes in Yingtianfu".

The three books were spread out, and Jiajing glanced at them, then picked up the analysis report.

When this book was in Yingtian, Zhang Zhixiang only wrote the beginning, and later wrote it successively during the 20 days from Lu'an to the capital, and Wang Jiangque gave a lot of reference materials.

In other words, even the imperial court has less complete information than the Wang family in many aspects.

Jiajing is very smart, and he has a good memory. He can remember the general content of a book after reading it three or five times, but when he read this analysis report, he read it very slowly.

He didn't finish reading the less than a hundred-page report until it was dark and the maid came to light the lamp.

He looked at Zhang Zhixiang and asked: "What the national teacher wants to teach is the method of Guozuo's longevity?"

Zhang Zhixiang didn't answer right away, but pondered for a while before asking: "I asked people in the world whether they can live forever; I asked Guozuo whether they could live forever; I asked Wenming whether they could live forever."

"What kind does His Majesty want to learn?"

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