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Chapter 498 Visit Zhang Juzheng's Former Residence

After leaving the noodle shop, the two drove to Zhang Juzheng's former residence, which is also one of the most unique former residences in Jingzhou!Zhang Juzheng's former residence is located in the east gate of Jingzhou Ancient City. There is a street named after Zhang Juzheng, which is also the only place for tourists to enter and exit the ancient city. Zhang Juzheng's former residence is on this street.Due to historical reasons, his former residence was destroyed by the war long ago. In order to provide a place to remember and commemorate Zhang Juzheng, the descendants rebuilt Zhang Juzheng's former residence in 2007.This is a four-story courtyard building imitating the Ming Dynasty. It is composed of the architectural pattern of the east room and the west garden. In the courtyard, there are "Pengri Tower" and "Chunzhong Hall" named after the emperor Shenzong of the Ming Dynasty, as well as the University Scholars' Palace and Wenchang Pavilion. , Divine Turtle Pond and Zhang Wenzhong Wenzhong Temple, etc. There are also poems and inscriptions written by later generations praising Zhang Juzheng in the garden.

Speaking of Zhang Juzheng, the first thing that Ma Xiaoliang thought of was "The 15th Year of Wanli". As the famous first minister of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Juzheng has always been very controversial, but it is generally recognized that he continued the life of the Ming Dynasty for nearly 100 years!Zhang Juzheng, who holds a high official position (chief minister of the cabinet), not only rectifies the government, practices economy, and is honest and dedicated to the public, but also has strict requirements for his family members. On his father's birthday, a servant will bring a birthday gift and ride a donkey back to celebrate his birthday; his son returns to Jiangling to take the exam. He asked himself to hire a car; his younger brother was seriously ill and returned to his hometown for medical treatment, but refused to use the post station, and wrote a letter saying that he would enforce the law for the court, so he could set an example.When the cabinet was fighting and his political life was in danger, he wrote a verse: "I am willing to serve the world with my deep heart and not to seek my own interests." He did it indeed. For the Ming Dynasty in troubled times, , Zhang Juzheng is indeed a rare talent for governing the country.

In the Ming Dynasty, there was a system of "Jing banquet". The so-called "Jing banquet", "Jing" is when Hanlin scholars or ministers explain the scriptures to the emperor, and "banquet" is when the emperor rewards the ministers and the participating princes for listening to the scriptures to have a meal together after the lecture. eat.Zhang Juzheng used scripture lectures to influence the emperor's policy. Normally, the scripture banquet was once every ten days, but the young emperor Wanli was very interested in the "scripture banquet", so Zhang Juzheng opened a "noon lecture" for him and wrote a book The enlightenment textbook "The Illustrated Commentary on Emperor Jian" with both pictures and texts.The book is divided into two parts. The first part contains 81 stories in total about the wise kings of the past dynasties who yearned for talents, worked hard to govern, and asked about the sufferings of the people. The second part contains 36 stories about people who wasted money, wasted money, indulged in debauchery, neglected government, killed virtuous people, and refused advice, and then perished. Each story They are all equipped with vivid illustrations and rich pictures and texts, which won the little emperor's love and absolute trust. It was precisely in this way that Zhang Juzheng had the opportunity to display his ambitions and carry out reforms.From this incident, we can see Zhang Juzheng's foresight.

When the country was in decline, it was not until the second year of Qi Dynasty (1622) that Emperor Xizong of the Ming Dynasty, who was in decline, remembered Zhang Juzheng, the great hero of the past, and reinstated him, but it was already too late. There is no Zhang Juzheng anymore.Zhang Juzheng had both merits and demerits in his life, but as a feudal scholar-bureaucrat, he could work hard and without complaint, and dared to straighten out the lax political order, making the country prosperous and the people prosperous, and the frontiers safe. He can also be called an upright and good official, worthy of the respect of future generations. .After arriving at Zhang Juzheng's former residence, Zhao Cui was quite interested in the calligraphy and paintings inside. He took a lot of photos and then left!Ma Xiaoliang looked at this place and thought that Zhang Juzheng came to Beijing from here and ended up here again. What a kind of reincarnation!
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