My life skills in Daming Liver

Su Ze moved to the hotel next to Lingji Palace by himself. He was discussing folk art with a young scholar who came here admiringly, when he suddenly received a greeting card from the waiter.

After seeing the name on the greeting card, Su Ze said to the young scholar, "Valentine guest is here, brother, please come back tomorrow."

The young scholar quickly stood up and said goodbye to Su Ze.

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng stepped into the room, and Su Ze was also watching them.

It can be said that these two people are the most famous people in the history books that Su Ze has seen since traveling.

Needless to say, Zhang Juzheng is almost a figure who cannot be avoided in the study of Ming history.

In fact, Gao Gong was also quite important in the middle and later period of history. During the six years of Emperor Longqing's reign, Gao Gong was almost the policy implementer at that time. The famous Longqing Kaihai was completed under the auspices of Gao Gong.

It can be said that many of Zhang Juzheng's policies are actually a continuation of Gao Gong's policies.

Gao Gong is tall and tall, with a serious face that makes him look righteous. At this time, Gao Gong is in his forties and is in the golden age of his official career.

In contrast, Zhang Juzheng's appearance was even more outstanding. It was said in history books that Zhang Juzheng had an outstanding appearance. Su Ze really wanted to praise Zhang Juzheng when he saw it. Zhang Juzheng was indeed a handsome man.

With a delicate beard, Zhang Juzheng is much fairer than Gao Gong, and his facial features are much softer. He is now in his thirties and still belongs to the ranks of young officials.

But obviously Gao Gong is older, but it seems that Gao Gong is more irritable, and the younger Zhang Juzheng is more stable.

Su Ze was looking at Gao Gong Zhang Juzheng, and Gao Gong Zhang Juzheng was also looking at Su Ze.

For Su Ze, a young man who has risen to fame this year, Zhang Juzheng appreciates his literary talent on the one hand, but also treats him as a junior.

After all, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng won the Jinshi early on. They are all Hanlin officials, and they are already senior reserve cadres of the country.

In fact, the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty were promoted very quickly. For example, it is now the 37th year of Jiajing, which is 1558 AD. The current Zhang Juzheng is still an editor of the Imperial Academy. Just 14 years later, Zhang Juzheng was already the chief assistant of the cabinet.

This kind of promotion speed would be very explosive in future generations. It is equivalent to a researcher in a policy research office who was promoted to the position of prime minister in only 14 years.

They naturally have a sense of psychological superiority towards Su Ze. Whether it is the academic circle or the cultural circle, they all revolve around the power circle of officialdom in the end.

But at this time, Zhang Juzheng didn't dare to underestimate Su Ze any more. He was a small person who stirred up the capital through a novel.

What's more, Su Ze is still so young. He is only in his twenties, so he can use such a method!

Zhang Juzheng himself is a handsome man, and he also thinks that Su Ze has a good face, a steady demeanor, and the demeanor of a celebrity.

"Gao Jiangdu, Zhang Hanlin, I'm going to Su Ze, please be polite."

Su Ze's attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, which made Gao Gong appreciate him. Gao Gong even forgot his purpose of coming, he said:

"I have already read Su Rulin's new work, and it really is another masterpiece that has been sung all over the world!"

Zhang Juzheng coughed, Gao Gong then restrained his smile.

Su Ze looked at Zhang Juzheng and said, "Zhang Hanlin didn't come to see Su for literary matters, did he?"

Zhang Juzheng looked at Su Ze in surprise, only to hear Su Ze point out his purpose directly.

"Mr. Xu Ge is your teacher. You want me to change the postscript in the book this time?"

Zhang Juzheng narrowed his eyes, and now he was even more surprised.

There are many literary geniuses in their twenties, such as Wang Bo in the Tang Dynasty, who was able to write famous works handed down in his teens.

However, a political genius in his twenties is very rare. For example, when he first entered the officialdom, Zhang Juzheng encountered many obstacles without seeing clearly the situation in the court.

Later, after he took sick leave and wandered around for three years, he finally had some insights into life. When he returned to the Imperial Academy, he changed his previous publicity and became very cautious in his words and deeds.

During this period of time, Zhang Juzheng was indeed observing the court, studying the current political struggles of the court, and at the same time studying the official documents and edicts in the collection of the Imperial Academy.

But before Su Ze entered the officialdom, he was able to point out his goal with a single sentence. This political acumen is much stronger than he was back then!

Zhang Juzheng was not ashamed because of this, but said directly: "Su Rulin, since you already know the purpose of my visit, I would also like to ask you to withdraw the postscript. You must also know that the traitorous party is powerful, please take the overall situation into consideration. General Yu’s matter can be figured out gradually, there may not be no other way, why should the matter go to this point?”

Su Ze sneered in his heart, but this was what he expected.

Later generations always thought that Zhang Juzheng presided over the reform and regarded him as an iron-blooded prime minister like Huo Guang.

In fact, this is not the case. In the Ming Dynasty, the imperial system had reached its peak. Not to mention Huo Guang, even the prime minister of the Song Dynasty dared not say the words "I can do what Huo Yin does."

Otherwise, Yang Tinghe, who has the merits of being registered, is a veteran of the three dynasties, has the support of the Queen Mother, and is also the leader of the literary world, would not have lost to the newly succeeded Emperor Jiajing.

As for Zhang Juzheng's training of Emperor Wanli as his son, it was only because he was the auxiliary minister at that time, and he had the duty of persuading and educating the underage emperors. Moreover, he was not training as a son, but just a kind of persuasion from a teacher to his disciples.

It was still useful when Wanli was young, but when Wanli grew up, for example, Wanli wanted to embezzle the Bibian silver from Taicang warehouse to buy pearls, Zhang Juzheng tried to persuade the emperor not to listen, Zhang Juzheng could only hold his nose to admit it, and he couldn't stop the emperor from The Ministry of Accounts takes the money.

Later, Zhang Juzheng's father died of illness, and when the court wanted to seize love, the officials at that time rushed to Zhang Juzheng's house to scold him. It was the emperor who came forward to fight with five people before Zhang Juzheng could win the love.

But the five of them became famous after being defeated by the court. Zhang Juzheng only stayed in the position of chief assistant for a year, and then went back to observe his filial piety in desperation.

If Zhang Juzheng's prime minister was really so powerful, such a thing would never have happened.

So it is not so much that Zhang Ju is the iron-blooded prime minister who speaks for himself, it is better to say that he is a super manager who is proficient in power.

Sure enough, Zhang Juzheng did not exchange pleasantries, and directly stated his purpose, and also brought up the politically correct matter of "reversing strictness".

Gao Gong didn't speak, he looked at Zhang Juzheng, then at Su Ze, Su Ze didn't speak for a long time, Gao Gong breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that Zhang Juzheng had persuaded Su Ze.

Unexpectedly, Su Ze said: "I didn't want to understand this matter. What does Yu Shibo's matter have to do with the Yan Party? Could it be that Hu Zongxian fought against the Japanese in the southeast, and the Yan Party is the only one who resisted the Japanese?"

Zhang Juzheng was stunned for a moment. He was also a child prodigy, and his mind turned quickly. At this time, he had already regarded Su Ze as an equal opponent.

He immediately said: "Brother Rulin, everyone is a smart person, why bother pretending to be ignorant? As soon as your "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan" was released, the world said that my teacher, Xu Ge, is always Qin Hui. If he came to attack Master Xu, wouldn't Qingliu be passive?"

Su Ze said coldly: "I wrote the book, talking about Yue Fei, for the sake of Yu Shibo's grievances, what did I do to Mr. Xu Ge? Could it be that Mr. Xu Ge really ordered Yu Shibo to go to prison?"

Zhang Juzheng was stunned, and Gao Gong was also stunned.

"It's really interesting, officials and censors can catch wind and shadows, and participate in Yu Shibo's self-respect. I just published a book to tell the story of Yue Wumu. How can I help the traitor party to bring down Xu?"

Now Zhang Juzheng was completely at a loss for words, he waved his sleeves and said: "Brother Rulin, you are sophistry!"

Su Ze nodded and said, "It's indeed sophistry."

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were stunned again, did they admit it? How can I accept it after admitting it? You are too unreasonable to play your cards!

Su Ze said: "Su does things with no shame in his heart. This "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan" is just to save Yu Shibo. As for whether Xu Ge is always Qin Hui, Su doesn't care."

Zhang Juzheng said: "You! Brother Su, you are also a scholar, don't you know that the overall situation is the most important thing, and tolerance is for the country?"

Su Ze shook his head and said: "Speaking of the overall situation, Yu Shibo is dedicated to serving the country and fighting the Japanese pirates. Isn't that the overall situation? How many anti-Japanese fighters will be chilled if he is framed and imprisoned, and how many innocent people will be affected by the Japanese pirates raging in the southeast? Isn't that the big deal?"

"It's really strange. How come strictness is the overall situation, but anti-Japanese is not the overall situation? Then, Su Mou wrote it right. Elder Xu Ge, like Qin Hui, killed Yue Fei for the 'big situation'?"

Now Zhang Juzheng was completely angry. He glared at Su Ze, but he couldn't say a word.

The reason is also very simple, Su Ze makes sense.

Su Ze also said unreasonably and unforgivingly:

"Anti-Japanese war is also the overall situation. I advise Mr. Xu Ge to also focus on the overall situation, and return Yu Shibo's innocence. If you want to fight, fight it, and then fight after the anti-Japanese war."

Gao Gong felt that what Su Ze said made a lot of sense, and couldn't help applauding.

Gao Gong was originally dissatisfied with this matter. The last time he was persuaded by Zhang Juzheng that the overall situation was the most important thing, but after hearing what Su Ze said today, it seems that what Su Ze said also made sense!

On the contrary, Zhang Juzheng calmed down. He no longer regarded Su Ze as a small juren, but as his biggest enemy in this life.

He was a child prodigy since he was a child. Zhang Juzheng was favored by various court officials when he was less than 20 years old. He was admitted to Juren when he was 16 years old. Gu Lin, the governor of Huguang at the time, appreciated him very much and gave Zhang Juzheng his rhinoceros belt. , once said to others, "This son is a general and a talented person", thinking that he will wear a jade belt in the future.

Zhang Juzheng became a Jinshi at the age of 23, and he was the ninth in the second class.

It can be said that his life has been extremely smooth up to now, and his classmates have long been left behind by him in the same year, and he is a perfect template for the protagonist.

But now he meets Su Ze.

Zhang Juzheng is very clear that Qingliu's advantage over the strict party is reputation.

If Xu Jie's reputation is ruined, what is the difference between Qingliu and Yandang? His debate can be said to have discussed the foundation of Qingliu's party.

Zhang Juzheng calmed down, and Su Ze looked up to him even more.

Sure enough, this kind of people who can leave a name in history are all top figures.

Zhang Juzheng's attitude even improved a lot, he cupped his hands and said: "Brother Rulin, General Yu's right and wrong will naturally be judged by the judiciary in the next year, and it is also the duty of the judge to impeach him."

Su Ze looked at Zhang Juzheng even more surprised now. As expected of a child prodigy, he really reacted quickly!

Zhang Juzheng said again: "General Yu is guilty or not, it has nothing to do with Mr. Yan Ge, and it has nothing to do with Mr. Xu Ge, but Brother Ru Lin, do you really think it is good for the strict party to be in power?"

"If we can stabilize the foundation of the country and expel the treacherous party, then General Yu may not be able to be entrusted with important tasks in the future. Wouldn't it be more effective to fight the Japanese at that time?"

Gao Gong looked at Zhang Juzheng. This was the first time he felt the wrist of his younger brother. This young man who was regarded as a junior had better wrist than many senior officials. No wonder Xu Jie relied on and valued this disciple so much!

Seeing that Su Ze stopped talking, Zhang Juzheng thought he had persuaded Su Ze, and he was relieved.

Su Ze raised his head and said, "Brother Zhang, what is righteousness?"

Zhang Juzheng almost blurted out: "Benevolence is called benevolence, and righteousness is what is done appropriately."

Su Ze said: "In this case, to protect the environment and protect the people, Yu Shibo's resistance to the Japanese is righteousness. Since Yu Shibo drove out the Japanese pirates, why did he have to participate in the performance to support the pirates?"

Zhang Juzheng was stunned, and Gao Gong was also stunned.

Su Ze said: "Unfavorable battles are self-respect for the bandits, and expelling the pirates is also a self-respect for the bandits. If you can put a self-respect on the bandits in everything, what is righteousness?"

"In the end, the imperial court doesn't trust military generals, and thinks they will guard the house slaves. They are also afraid that foreign enemies will enter the house, and they are also afraid that the house slaves will cause chaos. Don't they know the truth of 'the king regards the people as worthless, and the people regard the king as an enemy'?"

"I wrote "Shuo Yue Quan Zhuan" to return justice to the world, not for Elder Xu Ge or Elder Yan Ge."

Zhang Juzheng wanted to continue talking, but Su Ze said:

"Brother Zhang, you don't need to say any more. Right and wrong are right and wrong. You can sacrifice a General Yu today to defeat Yan. Who can you sacrifice tomorrow to defeat Yan? The people of Zhejiang Province?"

Zhang Juzheng was speechless.

Su Ze finally said: "Please go back, please. Su has one last question. What will happen to Qingliu after the strict party is overthrown? Could it be that once the strict party is down, the people of the world will have a better life?"

Su Ze made the intention of seeing off the guests behind closed doors, so Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong could only stand up and leave.

The next day, Su Ze gave a lecture in front of Lingji Palace. He still talked about the "morality of scholars, farmers, businessmen and commerce", this time he talked about the justice of the world.

On the first day of the lecture, only a few curious scholars came to watch, and Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng also watched secretly.

The next day when the news spread, the capital was empty with tens of thousands of people, ministers, ministers and peddlers, all gathered in Lingji Palace to listen to Su Ze's lecture.

After Su Ze finished his lecture, news came from the Forbidden City that Yu Zigao, the son of Yu Dayou, had the "Da Gao" on his head, and appealed for his father in the Department of General Administration.