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Chapter 559
Lu Wenzhao wanted to say something else, but Zhu Youjian suddenly said: "Lord Lu, Master Ding, Guo Zhen, you go out first, let me talk to Zhang Jin alone."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Lu Wenzhao and the other three quickly left the room. Zhu Youjian did not speak, but continued to look at the Xing Mingce manuscript in his hand.

Zhang Jin was not in a hurry, he sat on the chair and continued to drink tea and eat cakes leisurely.

After a long time, Zhu Youjian finally finished reading the whole Xing Ming Ce, closed his eyes and meditated for a while, then opened his eyes and stared at him and said: "Zhang Jin, if the things in this Xing Ming Ce can be realized, I will Daming can indeed revive its glory. However, the above-mentioned policies contain a lot of treasonous words, but when you think about it carefully, they are destroying the roots of my Daming royal family, and their hearts can be punished!"

Zhu Youjian's reaction was actually expected by Zhang Jin. The biggest problem in the late Ming Dynasty was the corrupt bureaucracy and serious land annexation.

As long as these two problems are resolved, the remaining natural disasters, rebels, Jurchens outside the customs, etc. will not be a big problem.

But to solve these two problems, the difficulty was no different from reaching the sky at that time.

One is the bureaucratic gentry class, which is deeply rooted in controlling the interests of the world, and the other is the royal family Zhu family, which is the largest landlord in the world. No matter which force is involved, it will shake the foundation of Ming Dynasty rule.

In a word, Guozuo has inherited the Ming Dynasty for more than 200 years, and it has been rotten to the bone.

Zhang Jin patted the cake crumbs on his hands, and said calmly, "Has Your Highness ever visited the world of Ming Dynasty in person? Where have you been to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Saibei, Guanzhong, Sichuan, and Lingnan? How many times have you been there?"

Zhu Youjian said: "This king has only been around Zhili, why do you ask this?"

Zhang Jin replied: "Since Your Highness has never personally visited the entire Daming River and Mountains, and only wandered around the capital Zhili, the things you can see are very limited. Your Highness is not in charge of the administration, and has no way of understanding the situation reported in various newspapers. Excuse me. Your Highness, with such a blind eye, how can you say that what Xing Mingce said is treasonous, and his heart can be punished?"

Zhu Youjian said: "You asked the emperor to rectify the officials, reform the local system, and start with me, Zhu Jiafan, the whole Ming Dynasty. The pillars of talent from top to bottom have been offended. Who will be willing to work for the court in the future? .”

"Your Highness's words are really funny, as if some of these talented people are really working for the court." Zhang Jin laughed, "There is a severe drought in Shandong, and the court's disaster relief funds have only [-]% left before they leave the household department. , does His Highness know? Liaodong Jurchens are very powerful, they invaded repeatedly, the frontier army fought and protected Daming, but the military pay was not enough, and His Highness knew?"

Zhu Youjian's face darkened slightly, but he still nodded and said, "I've heard about it a little bit. It's just because I know these things, so the top priority is to get rid of the eunuchs."

"What about after getting rid of the eunuchs?"

"After getting rid of the eunuchs, it is natural that the capable people who were excluded by the eunuchs will be reinstated and reused, so that the talented and virtuous among the scholars can see the determination and sincerity of the imperial court. Shake my Great Ming Dynasty!"

Zhang Jin looked at the confident Zhu Youjian and asked, "Your Highness, do you know why the emperor wants to use Wei Zhongxian?"

Zhu Youjian said without hesitation: "The emperor was still young when he succeeded to the throne, and he was addicted to carpentry and fun. He must have been bewitched by Wei Zhongxian's slander, so he trusted him so much!"

Zhang Jin didn't deny these words either. After all, as a younger brother, Zhu Youjian must know the situation better than himself. Instead, he said: "What Your Highness said is only on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is a last resort."

In fact, the carpenter emperor Zhu Youxiao is not as bad as the history books say. Regardless of his reputation, he is all kinds of unscrupulous, conniving eunuchs, and rarely goes to court, but in fact he also has a lot of helplessness.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the civil official group had become the country's politically correct and uncontrollable monster, which severely restricted the imperial power.Both Jiajing and Wanli had powerful ministers Yan Song and Zhang Juzheng suppressing the entire civil servant group so that the court could run smoothly and do things normally.

But when Zhu Youxiao succeeded to the throne, there was nothing available in the court and he could only be a minister. He wanted to come by himself, but he couldn't handle the civil official group.

In the year of Tianqi, the censors of the Metropolitan Procuratorate were almost all controlled by the Donglin Party, and the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple were also firmly controlled by the civil official group, so that the joint trial of the three divisions basically failed to find anything.

Zhu Youxiao knew that there were serious problems in some cases, but he had nothing to do in front of the officials who opened their eyes and told lies, and could not find criminal evidence and finally had to let it go.

Zhu Youxiao knew that the officials were not 100% with him. Even though he was supported by the Donglin Party, he could only use the eunuchs around him to help him, so that the rights of Dongchang and Jinyiwei continued to expand. Guaranteed to implement their own policies.

To say how strong the carpenter emperor's ability to govern the country is, that would be too flattering to him.But the group of ministers under him is not much better, each has his own little thinking and small calculations, and the wage earners dare to fight against the boss, openly respectful and secretly rebellious!

It is recorded in the history books that Zhu Youxiao didn't like going to court, but the real reason was that going to court was useless.The Ming Dynasty had a special process for handling political affairs. The cabinet would take the memorial to the Supervisor of Rites, and then the Supervisor of Rites would ask the emperor for approval.When the matter is unresolved, the cabinet ministers will be invited to discuss it together.

This is like the relationship between the National People's Congress and the Senior Officials' Meeting. You can't just hold a meeting once a year and say that the government doesn't care about things.

Besides, Zhu Youxiao didn't like to go to court, just looking at the faces of a few cabinet ministers was enough, after all, who would want to chat with a group of onmyoji pretending to be serious early in the morning?
With free time, isn't it uncomfortable to sleep in with the harem beauties in your arms?Or wouldn't it be fun to be a carpenter!

Although Zhu Youxiao is not a good emperor, he has self-knowledge, is smart when he should be smart, and confused when he should be confused. He is a very realistic person.

He knew the problems and shortcomings of the Ming Dynasty, but he did not have the ability and courage to improve and correct them, so he simply supported Wei Zhongxian to check and balance the Donglin Party, which was too big to lose, and continued the Ming Dynasty Guozuo for one more year.

Wei Zhongxian is capable and loyal, and the most important thing is that the eunuch's backer will always be the emperor, which makes Zhu Youxiao most at ease.

Even if the eunuch party headed by Wei Zhongxian is developing rapidly, as long as he or the next emperor speaks, he can destroy the eunuch party in an instant. Don't worry that the eunuch party is as big as the Donglin party.

Compared with the pragmatism of the emperor's brother Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youjian seems immature or more conceited. He has read a lot since he was a child and has a lofty ambition to govern the country. I can't help but want to turn the tide and become a generation of Mingjun!
However, no matter how capable he is, he still can't complete the self-healing of his illness.

Zhang Jin is not an expert on the late Ming Dynasty, not even a lover of the history of the late Ming Dynasty, but he thinks there is a saying that is very good.

Before he died, Zhu Youxiao told Zhu Youjian that he could rely more on Wei Zhongxian, saying that he was a loyal minister, but there was something in the truth.

However, Zhu Youjian may be immersed in the joy of being about to ascend the throne, or he is too contemptuous of the eunuchs, so he didn't understand the meaning of his brother's words at all.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao also knew that Wei Zhongxian and his eunuch party had become powerful, and after Zhu Youjian succeeded to the throne, if he wanted to stay in power, he had to get rid of the nine thousand years old.But Nine Thousand Years can be eliminated, and the Eunuch Party cannot fall, otherwise, once the Eunuch Party falls, the imperial court will be dominated by the Donglin Party, and the disaster will be even worse than the Eunuch Party.

The eunuch is a sword in the hands of the emperor. Killing people is bloody, and the sword can be replaced if it is dirty, but you must never abandon the sword and abandon your martial arts. With bare hands, you will only be beaten by the numerous Donglin Party.

Zhang Jin also knew that after Zhu Youjian succeeded to the throne, Wei Zhongxian would undoubtedly die.

Firstly, Zhu Youjian hated the eunuchs deeply, and he made his fortune by winning people’s hearts. Not killing Wei Zhongxian would affect his personal reputation; secondly, Zhu Youjian gave Wei Zhongxian too much power. seize the right to be emperor.As a monarch who wants to do something, Zhu Youjian will not tolerate the other party; three times he can establish his prestige, the new emperor ascends the throne and kills powerful officials to deter the officials, and at the same time, he can also seize Wei Zhongxian's family property to enrich the treasury. Put your confidants in the middle to expand your power and stabilize your dominance.

Three birds with one stone, all benefits and no harm.

Therefore, he did not intend to persuade Zhu Youjian to let Wei Zhongxian go.Wei Zhongxian died as soon as he died, but the eunuch had to continue to use it.

"As a last resort?" Zhu Youjian couldn't help laughing when he heard the words, "I'd like to hear what you have to say."

"It's not that I have a good opinion, but what my father once said."

Zhang Jin quickly used his late father as a shield, so as not to make Zhu Youjian unhappy with what he said later, and the future Emperor Chongzhen didn't want to see him, making it more difficult for him to complete the challenging task.

"Then I'll listen to Xueshi Zhang's advice." Zhu Youjian said.

Zhang Jin sorted out his wording, and then he opened his mouth to analyze the historical information of later generations that he had collected.

Zhu Youjian listened casually at the beginning, but the more he listened, the more serious his face became, and in the end, there was a bit of stunned and sigh that couldn't be hidden between his brows.

He suddenly realized it because of himself, and sighed because of Xueshi Zhang and His Majesty today.One is a talent who can help him revive Daming, and the other is a clever emperor brother who hides and hides.I have read so many books and historical records in vain, and I think I am full of strategy and good governance, but I don't read enough and think deeply enough, which is not as good as these two people.

Zhu Youjian suddenly stood up from the collapsed seat, walked to the bonfire and stared at the raging flames, and said without turning his head: "Xueshi Zhang and His Majesty both can see that the problem wants to be solved, but why is there no way to get the best of both worlds?" ?”

"Your Highness, there is no way in the world to have the best of both worlds. There is a poem that says it well. There is a way to have the best of both worlds, and you will live up to the Tathagata and not to your honor." Zhang Jin said.

Zhu Youjian looked back at him curiously: "Who made this poem? I have read so many poems, but I have never seen such a sentence."

"Uh..." Zhang Jin didn't expect the other party to ask such a thing, "It should be a Dalai Lama named Tsangyang Gyatso."

"The Dalai Lama?" Zhu Youjian thought for a while, stared at him and shook his head, "You are lying, the Dalai Lama in Tibet is now passed down to the fifth Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, and the first four are Yunten Gyatso , Sonam Gyatso, Gendun Gyatso, and Gendun Juba, there is no one named Tsangyang Gyatso at all, how could someone who does not exist pass down poetry!"

Zhang Jin couldn't help being stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and he thought, who knows this shit!

Most ordinary people who have heard this poem in later generations do not know the author. Even if they know that the author is Tsangyang Gyatso, it is impossible to know what era the other party lived in.

It seems that Tsangyang Gyatso was not born at this time, or was born a Dalai Lama who has not yet become this life?

Seeing that he was speechless, Zhu Youjian couldn't help laughing and said: "Don't be nervous, I didn't point it out to blame you, I just want to know the literati of this poem, if it's not convenient for you to say it, then forget it."

He turned the topic back to the serious matter, "It turns out that His Majesty's reuse of Wei Zhongxian has such a deep meaning, but I was thinking too simply. Zhang Jin, what unique insights does your father have about Wei Zhongxian and the eunuchs?"

Zhang Jin quickly rummaged through the memory treasure house in his mind and reviewed the information collected on the Internet, and replied: "Your Highness, Wei Zhongxian can be killed, but the eunuch party cannot be dispersed. If Your Highness wants to rectify the administration of officials and improve taxation according to the method proposed by Xingming Policy , to revitalize Ming Dynasty, there must be someone available, and these people must be absolutely loyal, who else can have these people besides helpless eunuchs?"

Zhu Youjian said: "Even if the Donglin Party is not good, there are other officials who are loyal to the court, and I can use them."

The Donglin Party is very powerful, but not all cats and dogs can enter, people also pay attention to status, at least they must be a Jinshi with a reputation, and the basic background is Jiangnan scholar-bureaucrats.

Don't look at this group of scholars who read the books of sages and talk about world affairs, but when their own interests are threatened, they put on a philistine face.

The Donglin Party represented the interests of merchants and landlords in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and opposed the imperial court’s taxation of industrial and commercial people. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Chongzhen knew Wei Zhongxian’s strength, the Donglin Party canceled or reduced these tax burdens, making the source of fiscal revenue in the late Ming Dynasty more single, and all of them were suppressed. It was one of the chief culprits of the troubled times in the late Ming Dynasty.

"Although the other officials are not from the Donglin Party, the Donglin Party is very powerful, and they will definitely beckon and shirk when they do things. One day, ten days will succeed. When will the Ming Dynasty be prosperous?" Zhang Jin shook his head and asked.

"Then what should I do? Did Xueshi Zhang say that?" Zhu Youjian asked.

"Using the Eunuch Party to check and balance the Donglin Party, and selecting capable people from the Donglin Party to work for the court in the future can liberate the opponent's hands and feet to a certain extent, show their revenge and strengths, and contribute to the revitalization plan." Zhang Jin replied.

The Donglin Party also has powerful people who are capable and willing to do their jobs, but it is a pity that they are bound by the interests of the group, and they are tied up in doing things, and they cannot perform at all.As long as they are freed from the shackles, they must be able to make a difference.

"This plan may be feasible." Zhu Youjian pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

By virtue of this, Zhang Jin explained to Zhu Youjian in detail how to use falsehood and deception to find out the taxation situation in various parts of the country in one or two years, and then proceed to carry out reforms quickly and accurately.What needs to be paid attention to in the reform, what kind of difficulties will be encountered, and how to deal with these difficulties is the best way.

These are the improvement methods discussed on the Internet that are most in line with the situation in the late Ming Dynasty, but Zhang Jin cannot predict what problems will be encountered in the actual operation, so the future Emperor Chongzhen can only make his own discretion.

However, he gave the other party a word, that is, serious illness needs strong medicine.The Ming Dynasty already had several advanced malignant tumors on his body, and he could only recover by gritting his teeth and removing them completely.

　I didn't go back for the whole year last year, so this year I went back to my hometown to visit the grave in Qingming. Starting tomorrow, I will not be able to update for a total of four days, and it will resume on the [-]th.

　　In addition, let’s talk about the next arrangement of this book. After the Xiuchundao script is finished, the reality will have a plot ending. The last copy will be Tang Detective 3, just like the above-mentioned plot will be magically changed.

　　Well, that's it, Happy Tomb-sweeping Day everyone!
　　No, it should be a happy Ching Ming Festival holiday!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)