I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 263: There is no such thing as too much talent
In the Qinzheng Hall of Ziguang Pavilion in Xiyuan, sunlight shines into the room through the window panes, making the place extremely bright.

Ever since "Western glass" became a big hit, Zhu Yijun first ordered people to raise and enlarge the windows of Ziguang Pavilion and Qinzheng Hall, and to change all of them from window paper to transparent glass.

As a result, the light in the room became much brighter, and from the outside, the Ziguang Pavilion and Qinzheng Hall looked crystal clear, adding a bit of brilliance.

Zhu Yijun stared at Yang Jinshui who was kneeling on the ground and continued to ask, "Do you want to save that person?"

"I dare not! I just think this person is a talent and want to recommend him to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Talent," Zhu Yijun smiled, put his hands in his sleeves, slowly walked to the window, looked at the lake and sky outside, and said leisurely: "There are so many talents in this world, but to me, there are so few talents in this world!"

Yang Jinshui raised his head, looked at Zhu Yijun's back, and said loudly: "Your Highness, there are many talents in the world that cannot be used by Your Highness, no matter how many there are, they are too few."

Zhu Yijun turned around and stared at Yang Jinshui, "Mr. Huang said that among his adopted sons, you are the smartest. He said that if you were a complete person, you could be as accomplished as Sang Hongyang and Liu Yan.

But I know that besides being good at managing finances and doing business, you are well-versed in classics and history, the mysteries of yin and yang, and the opinions of hundreds of schools of thought. You are well-versed in all kinds of talents and have studied the universe and the human world.

Such a great talent, even if he is disabled, I will still use him. He can become the second Sanbao eunuch, or he can achieve the same merits as Zhang Liang and Cui Hao. "

Yang Jinshui lowered his head and did not answer.

Zhu Yijun waved his hand, "Get up, sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Yang Jinshui bowed his head, stood up and sat back in his original chair.

"Heroes appreciate each other. Could it be that the person you admire is as talented as Chen Ping and Jia Xu?"

"I feel that the person I recommend has the talent to govern the world, the strategy to assist the times, and the integrity to uphold the Nanshan Mountains."

"Oh, I didn't expect you to think so highly of him."

"Your Highness, this boy is resourceful, but I think his strength lies more in his strategy."

“About?”

"Your Highness, I am the one who recommended you. His father was a third-class Jinshi in the 32nd year of the Jiajing reign. He served as the county magistrate of Mayi, the magistrate of Lanzhou, and the magistrate of Xuzhou. He has followed his father since he was young and lived in the border areas. He is familiar with military affairs. He is skilled in archery and horse riding, and he likes to read military books. He is good at strategy and military tactics, and he is both civil and military.

At the age of twelve, he helped his father suppress the rebellion of the Lanzhou tribe. At the age of fourteen, he subdued the local chieftain of Xuzhou with a clever plan. At the age of sixteen, he led the local soldiers to suppress the mountain bandits. I think he cannot be compared with Chen Ping and Jia Xu. I think he should be compared with Wang Jinglue of the Ming Dynasty. "

"Wang Meng and Wang Jinglue?" Zhu Yijun smiled. "Does he deserve it?"

Yang Jinshui answered without hesitation: "Your Highness, I think he deserves it! Your Highness is wise and decisive, and is willing to accept good ideas. Pan Yinglong has the talent of a king's assistant and is eager to make progress. With such a great talent, I dare not not recommend him to Your Highness!"

"Pan Yinglong." Zhu Yijun said word by word, and then pointed to the side, "Qi Yan, read it."

"Yes, Your Highness." Qi Yan, who was standing next to him, responded immediately, and then read aloud: "Pan Yinglong was originally from Shanhua, Tanzhou, Huguang. His father, Pan Qingtan, was transferred from the Tongpan of Xuzhou Prefecture to the Magistrate of Gaoyou. He was honest and fair, which ruined the good deeds of the Yangzhou salt merchant Tian family. Tian Huacheng of the Tian family colluded with some officials in Yangzhou Prefecture and Nanjing to frame Pan Qingtan and put him in prison. Both husband and wife died in prison.

At the time of the incident, Pan Yinglong had just passed the imperial examination and was preparing for the joint examination. However, Tian Huacheng wanted to wipe out the root of the problem, so he first stripped him of his juren title and imprisoned him, preparing to follow suit.

Fortunately, his father Pan Qingtan and his old friends from the same province and hometown were working in Nanjing and helped him escape from prison. Since then, he has been wandering around the southeast, looking for opportunities for revenge. He once changed his name to Pan Shifang and became a staff member of Tan Lun. When Tan Lun was transferred to Ji and Liao in the north, he stayed in the southeast and later joined the Southeast Office of the Coordination Bureau as a staff member of Yang Gonggong.

Yang Jinshui's expression remained normal, as if Qi Yan was thinking about someone else's affairs.

When Qi Yan finished reading, Yang Jinshui said respectfully, "Your Highness is wise."

"He's waiting outside the West Garden?"

"Your Highness, I arranged for him to wait at Xi'an Gate without asking for your order. Please forgive me, Your Highness."

"Qi Yan, go call this Pan Yinglong in."

"Yes."

Zhu Yijun put his hands in his sleeves and continued to talk to Yang Jinshui: "You have done a great job in the southeast. It can be said that without your planning and maneuvering, Hu Zongxian would have had a hard time suppressing the Japanese and it would not have been possible to accomplish it so quickly. There is also the establishment of the Ming Navy, the transfer of troops from the southeast to the north, the replacement of border troops, and then the Battle of Liuhe, the destruction of Xin'ai, and the pacification of Jianzhou. The troops are not yet settled, and the food and grass must go first. Without the money and food you raised in the southeast, none of these would have been accomplished.

Yang Jinshui, you have made a great contribution!"

Yang Jinshui stood up quickly and said respectfully, "Your Highness is very kind! Serving the royal family and relieving your Highness' worries is only my duty as a servant."

"There are only a few civil and military officials who can do their duty well!" Zhu Yijun looked at Yang Jinshui and encouraged him, "Yang Jinshui, do your job well, and I will reward you. Qi Yuanjing has been conferred a title, and Hu Ruzhen, Xu Wenchang, Tan Zili, Wang Zijian and others will soon be conferred a title of nobility.

"They gave you a title, so why can't you, Yang Jinshui, be given one? Is your merit less than theirs?"

Yang Jinshui's eyes widened, not daring to believe what Zhu Yijun said. After a while, she trembled and said, "I am a disabled person, and I dare not hope for something that goes against the ancestral rules."

"Ancestor's rule, haha." Zhu Yijun laughed twice and continued, "In my eyes, anyone who performs his duties conscientiously, is loyal to the country, and has made meritorious contributions can be granted a title.

Official ranks and titles are used to reward those who serve the country and the people and repay their loyalty to the emperor.

"It doesn't matter what your background is, it only counts your achievements. Yang Jinshui, although you are a disabled person, you don't give up on yourself, you don't do frivolous things, but you work hard, do your duty, and make great achievements. If you don't give a title to someone like you, it's unfair for the emperor to be so, and it's intolerable!"

Yang Jinshui's face was covered with tears, and she knelt down: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your grace!"

"I know you asked Mr. Huang to look for your relatives. Mr. Huang found your sister's son, your nephew Lu Wannian, in your hometown. I will take the initiative and you can adopt him as your son, raise him well and teach him well. When he grows up and becomes a talented person, he can inherit your title and continue your incense."

Yang Jinshui kowtowed repeatedly with tears in her eyes: "Even if I die a thousand times, I can never repay your grace."

Zhu Yijun squinted his eyes and looked at Yang Jinshui's back. After a while, he said, "Okay, get up. My eunuch in charge of the seal of the Shaofu Supervisor and the future Marquis, with tears all over your face, what a shame."

Yang Jinshui lay on the ground and cried silently. His back twitched for a while. Finally, he stood up, raised his head, and wiped the tears from his face with his sleeves.

"I am sorry for my misbehavior, Your Highness."

"It's okay for you to express your true feelings. It's okay."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

After waiting for a while, Qi Yan reported outside the door, "Your Highness, Pan Yinglong is here."

"Call in."

Zhu Yijun immediately noticed Pan Yinglong, who was following Qi Yan. He was tall and handsome, and could be described as a handsome man.

"I, Pan Yinglong, pay my respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Pan Yinglong knelt on the ground and saluted loudly, but he heard silence above his head, as if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Yang Jinshui, who were standing in front of him just now, suddenly disappeared.

Pan Yinglong's Adam's apple twitched up and down a few times, but he didn't dare to stand up straight or raise his head.

He remembered Yang Jinshui had told him that the Crown Prince was a man of deep scheming and insightful. Could it be that his plans in Songjiang had been seen through by the Crown Prince?

Eunuch Yang said that His Highness hated people who acted on their own initiative and were smart. In His Highness' eyes, was my action acting on my own initiative and was it considered smart?
Ten breaths, twenty breaths, forty breaths, sixty breaths
The sweat on Pan Yinglong's forehead dripped onto the ground, and the sweat on his back flowed forward, soaking not only the back of his clothes, but also a large area of ​​his chest.

His Adam's apple trembled back and forth, and he became more and more anxious. He had planned this plan to attract His Highness's attention. Did he accidentally violate His Highness's taboo?

No wonder Eunuch Yang had such complicated attitude towards himself after learning the truth.

"Pan Yinglong!"

Half a minute later, Zhu Yijun finally spoke. Pan Yinglong seemed to hear the sound of nature, but the next sentence made him feel like he was falling into an icy cave.

"You have schemed so much that even I was included in your plan!"

(End of this chapter)