Rise From the Humble

In the afternoon, King Yu and King Jing went to the Xiyuan Lecture Office again to listen to the lecture. This time the lecturer was Zhang Juzheng, editor of the Hanlin Academy.

Zhang Juzheng attached great importance to this lecture.

Although one of the main tasks of the editor of the Hanlin Academy is to lecture on Sutra banquets, this was the first time that he gave sutra lectures to King Yu and King Jing, and it was also the first time that he had such a close and long time with the only two emperors of the Ming Dynasty. Prince contact.

There must be one, and only one, of the two princes who can inherit the throne and be honored with great honors.

So which prince can sit on that chair? !

seeing is believing.

Zhang Juzheng also wanted to take this opportunity to observe the two princes with his own eyes to see if he could discern any clues.

Who wouldn’t want to follow the dragon’s merits? !

When he received the oral instruction from the Holy Scriptures in the morning, Zhang Juzheng was at his residence receiving Qi Jiguang, who came to the capital to report the urgent military situation in Jimen.

Zhang Juzheng and Qi Jiguang got to know each other last year. At that time, Ida Khan's army was directly targeting the capital. Qi Jiguang, who came to the capital to participate in martial arts examinations, volunteered to guard the city. Zhang Juzheng and Li Chunfang met Qi Jiguang when they went to labor at the city wall.

Later, Qi Jiguang became the official of the nine gates of the capital, which was also the result of Zhang Juzheng's recommendation to the Minister of War several times.

Zhang Juzheng admired Qi Jiguang, and Qi Jiguang admired Zhang Juzheng, and the friendship between the two flourished.

Qi Jiguang came to the capital to report the emergency military situation in Jimen to the cabinet. However, Yan Song was busy writing a speech at that time, so he squeezed out time from his busy schedule to summon Qi Jiguang. After listening, he didn't say anything, and just asked Qi Jiguang to go back and wait for the news.

Qi Jiguang waited for several days without any news, so he had to wait in the capital while looking for ways to get the approval as soon as possible. The military situation in Jimen is urgent. The longer we delay, the worse it will be.

After hitting a wall several times, Qi Jiguang thought of his friend and Bole Zhang Juzheng. He heard that Zhang Juzheng often visited Yan Song's mansion, so he wanted to send a message to Mr. Yan Ge through Zhang Juzheng to get approval as soon as possible and return to Jimen.

Just when Qi Jiguang was visiting Zhang Juzheng, Xiaohuangmen came with Emperor Jiajing's oral edict to announce the decree. After receiving the Holy Spirit's oral instruction, Qi Jiguang said goodbye with a wink and left. Zhang Juzheng was focused on preaching, so he did not force him to stay. After bidding farewell to Qi Jiguang, Zhang Juzheng ordered the concierge to close the door to thank the guests and prepare wholeheartedly for the afternoon sermon. .

Hard work pays off.

Zhang Juzheng's lecture in the afternoon was very successful. The two princes were deeply impressed by Zhang Juzheng's profound literary knowledge and political ability, and they were very respectful.

After the news reached the harem, the response was much greater than when Zhu Ping'an and the others gave their lecture yesterday.

Before Zhang Juzheng's sermon ended, Concubine Lu Jing in the harem sent soup to Emperor Jiajing several times. Even Concubine Du Kang went there. Emperor Jiajing had a migraine when the wind blew in his ears.

"I really want to put up a sign here saying 'No political interference in the harem'"

After cleaning up, Emperor Jiajing pointed to the door, half talking to himself and half to Huang Jin.

Huang Jin stood aside with his body bowed, as if he didn't hear it. He couldn't accept such words.

"Forget it, I can let them act coquettishly, but my country cannot let them act coquettishly. This time I have to take care of it even if I don't want to." Emperor Jiajing muttered to himself again, and then took the photo He patted Huang Jin on the shoulder and said, "Huang Ban, I will give Yang Guoliang, Zhu Ping'an and Zhang Juzheng a banquet tonight."

"Old slave, I obey the order." Huang Jin bowed at the waist and accepted the order.

Soon, Zhang Juzheng at the lecture office received an oral instruction from Emperor Jiajing to grant food, which made Zhang Juzheng feel unexpectedly happy.

Zhang Juzheng understood that after Zhu Ping'an and the others finished their sermon yesterday, it was a teacher-appreciation banquet hosted by the two princes.

I didn't expect that today, I would be given a banquet by the Holy One. What an honor it is.

Regarding Zhu Pingan, Zhang Juzheng had a somewhat complicated mood.

As soon as Zhu Ping'an entered the officialdom, he was promoted to the sixth rank of the Hanlin Academy. After only three days, he was promoted to the sixth rank of the Hanlin Academy. Now, only a few months later, he was promoted to the fifth rank of the Hanlin Academy. Bachelor's degree.

As for myself, when I first entered the officialdom, I only entered the Hanlin Academy as a Shujishi. Speaking of which, Shujishi is not a formal official position. After staying in the Hanlin Academy for so many years, I am now only a seventh-rank editor. build.

If Zhu Ping'an was like Yuan Wei, who showed his sage with green poetry, opened a shop and rose to the top step by step, Zhang Juzheng would not have much trouble in his heart.

However, after observing for such a long time, Zhang Juzheng discovered that Zhu Pingan was not a person with only literary talent and empty talk like Yuan Wei. The memorial case some time ago and the theft case in Taicang a few days ago showed that Zhu Pingan was also pragmatic. Extraordinary.

As a result, Zhu Pingan's rapid promotion made Zhang Juzheng feel a little complicated.

Of course, Zhang Juzheng also knew that when Yan Song was in power, it was not a good time to stand up.

It is best to keep a low profile and bide your time.

However, keeping a low profile does not mean being unknown. If you continue to be unknown, you will not be able to get ahead even if you want to, and you will have nowhere to display your talents and pragmatic abilities.

If you can be like Gao Gong and serve as the prince's attendant, keep a low profile and bide your time, then when the prince ascends the throne, it will be your chance to rise.

Through today's lecture, Zhang Juzheng also made his own judgment on the two princes.

If we talk about the chances of taking that seat, of the two princes, Prince Jing naturally has a greater chance. King Jing has at least a 60% chance of being crowned Dabao, while King Yu only has a 40% chance at most.

But if one were to say who would be most beneficial to him if he took that seat, it would naturally be King Yu.

If the master is strong, the ministers will be weak, and vice versa. Only when the master is weak can the ministers be strong.

Nowadays, refugees are scattered in all directions, misfortune has arisen, the state's treasury is empty, and funds are scarce. There are Tatar troubles in the north, Japanese pirate invasions and chieftain rebellion in the south. The Ming Dynasty seems to be in bloom, but in fact the people are in dire straits.

Now that we are in this world and have become officials, we should take the common people of the world as our own responsibility, eliminate the ills, stay true to our roots and be pragmatic, and benefit the world at the same time.

If King Yu ascends the throne in the future, he will have more space to display his talents and serve as the most important person in the world.

Perhaps that was what Gao Gong thought, and that was why he went into the residence of Prince Yu to receive Buddhist teachings.

This time, I also want to enter Prince Yu's Mansion.

Therefore, after hearing Emperor Jiajing's oral instructions to grant a banquet, Zhang Juzheng felt unexpected joy in his heart.

While lecturing, Zhang Juzheng had already received hints from King Jing and King Yu that their palace was still short of a lecturer, and the Holy One also intended to hire another lecturer for them.

The fact that the Holy Spirit gave a banquet at this juncture must have something to do with this.

This time, I have to seize the opportunity.

No matter whether you are promoted to one level, two levels, or three levels, no matter how you are promoted, it will never compare to the merits of Conglong.