Chapter 13 Civil servants and eunuchs
Naturally, it is impossible for Zhu Houzhao to take Zhu Youtang to practice anything too intense. With Zhu Youtang's body, it is estimated that really strenuous exercise is simply too much. What Zhu Houzhao plans to practice with Zhu Youtang is Tai Chi. Speaking of which, Zhu Houzhao was not systematic in his previous life.
He had learned it when he was in college. The school replaced recess exercises with Tai Chi. The final physical education exam of the freshman year was Tai Chi.
Originally, Zhu Houzhao had almost forgotten it. Who knew that his memory had improved greatly in the past few days, but he remembered it again. Zhu Houzhao decided to practice with Zhu Youtang.
In his previous life, Zhu Houzhao once felt that Tai Chi was not tiring. In fact, once you have done the movements well, it is not that easy. If you want to practice it with ease and ease, it will take a long time and a lot of strength. Zhu Houzhao didn't know if Tai Chi could fight.
Anyway, it should be good for exercising for my father. Having said that, there should be a lot of Taoist priests on Wudang Mountain now, right? Find a few of them and come back and ask?
"Come, Father, I will fight you first, and then I will fight in Godfather!" As he said this, Zhu Houzhao made a starting stance, with his elbows and shoulders down.
Zhu Houzhao plays very slowly. In fact, he doesn't learn quickly, but every movement is very standard. His body is really good now.
Zhu Youtang watched his son boxing, and he was a little happy in his heart. At least his son would not be physically exhausted like himself in the future. After finishing the punch, Zhu Houzhao started to pull Zhu Youtang to fight, teaching him one move after another. Speaking of Zhu
Youtang's body was really weak. After learning a few moves, he started to sweat slightly and was out of breath. Of course, this was also related to Zhu Houzhao asking Zhu Youtang to pose.
Seeing Zhu Youtang's appearance, Zhu Houzhao did not let Zhu Youtang continue practicing, but took his father back to wash up.
After washing up, Queen Zhang had already prepared breakfast, and then the food was served. This time, Zhu Youtang ate half more breakfast than usual. When Zhu Youtang left, Queen Zhang held her son with a smile.
He said: "Your father ate so much yesterday, it seems that this boxing is still effective. Come back tomorrow, my dear!"
"Yes, Queen Mother!" Zhu Houzhao agreed and said with a smile. He also planned to stick to it for a long time. Anyway, he had to practice every morning, so it would be good to practice with Zhu Youtang.
Returning to his Xianyang Palace, Zhu Houzhao asked someone to bring some meat. He exercised a lot these days, and his body was growing rapidly. He needed to add some high-calorie food, otherwise his body would not be able to bear it. Although in
Kunning Palace also ate, but Zhu Houzhao did not open his mouth to eat. He was afraid that his parents would be frightened by his excessive appetite.
After eating, Zhu Houzhao changed his clothes under the service of the eunuchs and maids. It was time for his class, the civil service class.
The person who came to teach Zhu Houzhao today was Liu Jian, a famous official who cannot be ignored either in this era or in future generations.
Liu Jian studied under the great Confucian Xue Xuan, and became a Jinshi in the fourth year of Emperor Yingzong's Tianshun reign in the Ming Dynasty. He was a commoner, a good scholar, a Hanlin editor, a Hanlin compiler, and a Shao Zhan official. He also served as his father's minister when he was still the crown prince.
Talking about officials. Liu Jian is my father’s teacher, so his status in my father’s heart is naturally different. This can be seen from Liu Jian’s official position. He is the chief assistant bachelor of the cabinet, and he is also a clerk.
The title of Minister of the Ministry, Young Master and Crown Prince, Grand Master, the first civil official in the Ming Dynasty, not the second choice.
Zhu Houzhao had met Liu Jian before. He was a little old man with a slightly grumpy temper, but he always had a sense of righteousness. Whether he was commenting on ancient and modern times or criticizing people, he always had a sense of righteousness. He even wanted to point at the traitor and scold him.
.Anyway, Zhu Houzhao thought Liu Jian was a cute little old man and he liked him quite a lot. Liu Jian's fate in history was not very good.
Historical records record that after Liu Jian became a scholar, Liu Jin and others became even more arrogant, setting up special agencies and operating everywhere to suppress dissidents, exclude loyal ministers, introduce private parties, and plunder peasants' land wantonly, leading to the rapid intensification of class conflicts.
Large-scale peasant uprisings broke out in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Shanxi, Huguang, Jiangxi and other places. Liu Jian, who retired at home, was heartbroken but had no choice. Liu Jin had also been looking for opportunities to frame Liu Jian. After he retired
In March of the following year, Liu Jin and others falsely accused 53 people of being traitors and put them in the court, with Liu Jian ranking first.
In the fifth year of Zhengde's reign, Liu Jian was demoted to civilian status and took away all his titles. In the same year, Liu Jin was executed, and Liu Jian was restored to his original position.
After sorting out his clothes, Zhu Houzhao came to the Wenhua Hall, which was the place where he studied and where ministers taught him how to study. After waiting for a while in the Wenhua Hall, Liu Jian left the house. After seeing Zhu Houzhao, Liu Jian
Jian smiled, the smile on his face was very sincere.
Speaking of which, Liu Jian really didn't like Zhu Houzhao in the past. After all, he was a serious person himself. How could he get used to Zhu Houzhao's escapades? But now, Liu Jian likes Zhu Houzhao very, very much. He is smart.
He is wise, recites books very carefully, and can draw inferences about anything. He is simply a genius student.
To acquire talented people and educate them is the ideal of every teacher, and this is even more true for the teachers of the Prince, because they educate the future of the country.
"Master Liu!" After Zhu Houzhao saw Liu Jian, he bowed and saluted, very serious, serious and meticulous.
"I have met your Highness!" Liu Jian also bowed in return, and then the master and apprentice took their seats. Liu Jian explained some Spring and Autumn to Zhu Houzhao. To put it bluntly, Spring and Autumn is the art of the emperor, which mainly involves the king's domineering and thick
Hei Xue. Zhu Houzhao listened very carefully, because this is something that is really practical and something that he will definitely be able to use in the future.
Zhu Houzhao has always felt that whether they are civil servants or eunuchs, the greatest role of both parties is the emperor's tools for governing the country.
Balance is the most important thing. It is wrong to blindly say that civil servants are first and civil servants are good. It is also wrong to blindly say that eunuchs are good and eunuchs are first. There are evil people on both sides and evil deeds. To use a saying from later generations to describe
No one’s bottom is clean. It doesn’t make much sense to say whether civil servants are more evil or eunuchs are more evil. Balance is the key. If one family dominates, no one will be better off.
Whether it is Wang Zhen or the Donglin Party, the fate of a dominant family will be very serious. No one can bear it, not even the emperor.
Zhu Houzhao listened to Liu Jian telling him about ancient times and the art of emperors, but Zhu Houzhao was moving closer to the Ming Dynasty in his heart, combining what he learned with the reality of the Ming Dynasty, and adding some views of later generations to re-examine this era and this era.
Chapter completed!