In modern times, for the college entrance examination party, June is the season of farewell, and the current capital city is also the season of farewell. New scholars have successively been appointed to the civil service department, and those who have worked abroad have left Beijing to return to their hometowns. Before leaving, friends have to show off.

A farewell banquet. The major restaurants in Mingshifang and the long and short pavilions in the suburbs of Beijing were all filled with scholars farewelling each other. Xu Jin also participated in several farewell banquets held in Jiangxi Province in the same year.

In late June, all the newly-recruited Jinshi scholars were basically gone, and Xu Jin resumed his daily life. The advantage of not having to go to the morning court was that he could sleep comfortably until dawn every day, and then calmly eat breakfast before going to work at the Hanlin Academy.

Occasionally, no one will care if I arrive late or leave early.

Xu Jin's work was leisurely and peaceful, but the court was not peaceful at all, and even smelled of gunpowder.

At the court meeting on June 16, Shi Yuan, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, acted as the vanguard and brought up the "Yikao" again. The so-called "Yikao", as the name suggests, is to discuss the imperial examination. To put it bluntly, it is to determine the identity of Emperor Jiajing.

Who is the father!

The traditional ministers headed by Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet, insisted that the young emperor call Emperor Hongzhi Huang Kao, and address his biological parents as Huang Shu Kao and Huang aunt. Zhu Houcong naturally refused, but he was alone and could not distinguish between the classics and the classics.

The ministers were so angry that they simply retreated from the court and returned to the palace.

However, the traditional ministers who thought they were reasonable obviously did not intend to give Emperor Jiajing a chance to breathe, and vowed to settle the matter of "the emperor and me" in one go, so the memorials from the court officials and the officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology were like snowflakes.

Fly to the little emperor's desk.

Zhu Houcong was shocked and angry. He was a stubborn person, but the aggressiveness of the ministers completely angered him. He simply ordered the Supervisor of Ceremonies to keep all the memorials without publishing them, which were enough to fill several large baskets.

Take it to the imperial kitchen and burn it on the spot.

The civil servants of the Ming Dynasty were not afraid of death. The little emperor's actions did not discourage them, but made them more motivated. He handed the memorial to Tian Tianzhao every day, which made Zhu Houcong so angry that he would occasionally sneak out of the palace to find Xu.

Jin complained.

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On June 28th, the weather was fine. Xu Jin returned to work at the Hanlin Academy as usual. He spent an hour in the academy office and sneaked out around noon. Today he made an appointment with an old glass-burning craftsman.

The mirror thing.

"Xu Hanlin stays!"

Xu Jing had just slipped out of the Hanlin Academy and was about to leave when he heard someone calling him. He was startled and thought he had been caught. When he looked back, he couldn't help but secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It turns out to be Brother Bingyong!"

The person who came was none other than Zhang Cong. He stroked his beard and laughed twice: "Brother Ziqian, I'm being rude. Where are you going?"

Zhang Cong is forty-eight this year. He is now a Guanzheng Jinshi and has not yet been specifically awarded an official position. Therefore, he is still wearing a dark blue Jinshi uniform and a black gauze Jinshi scarf. He has obviously just returned from attending the court meeting.

He was caught by his colleagues while sneaking out. Even though Xu Jin was thick-skinned, he was a little embarrassed and lied: "I was about to go to a restaurant on the street to have lunch. The food in the hospital office, haha, Brother Bingyong knows it!"

Zhang Xun couldn't help but suddenly realized that the official rice was provided by the big kitchen, and the taste was indeed not as delicious as the food in restaurants outside. It was normal for a young man like Xu Jin, who was "well-fed" to not like to eat, so he smiled and said: "I just happen to be here."

I'm hungry, if Brother Ziqian doesn't mind, why don't you go with us?"

Xu Jin couldn't help but was speechless. He was going to sneak home. No matter how good the food outside was, it couldn't be as good as his wife's "love meal". But at this time, he was already riding a tiger and had to bite the bullet and said: "As you wish, brother Bingyong

please!"

So the two of them went to the street together and found a relatively clean restaurant. Xu Jin originally wanted to find a seat in the lobby, but Zhang Cong asked for a private room and made it clear that he was treating guests.

Xu Jin couldn't help but feel something in his heart. Zhang Cong was so attentive for nothing. It seemed that he wanted something!

Sure enough, after drinking and eating, Zhang Cong took out a memorial from his arms and said with a smile: "Brother Ziqian, I recently visited the court to observe the government and gained some experience, so I wrote a memorial.

Please refer to Brother Ziqian for details."

"Brother Bingyong, you're so polite!" Xu Jin calmly took the memorial and opened it, not daring to say anything secretly. Isn't this the famous "Da Li Shu" in later generations!

"The court discussed that the emperor had succeeded to the throne, and it was appropriate to call Emperor Xiaozong Huangkao, change the name to King Xingxian to the emperor's uncle, King Xingxian, and Princess Xingxian to the emperor's aunt, Princess Xingxian. However, it was only limited to King Dingtao of the Han Dynasty and Pu of the Song Dynasty.

The king's story is that he is the son of the latter, and he should not care about his private relatives...

How can there be a country without parents in the world? I established the Qing Dynasty, and I was so angry and heartbroken that I had to clarify the matter for the emperor..."

At this time, what Zhang Cong showed Xu Jin was the "Dali Shu", which was famous for later generations. It was this memorial written by Zhang Cong that set off the "Da Li Yi" dispute in the early years of Jiajing, which directly led to the division of courtiers into

There were two factions, one was the Puyi faction headed by Yang Tinghe, and the other was the Nouveau riche faction headed by Zhang Cong and Ji E.

Why is Zhang Cong's "Dali Shu" so powerful?

Because it hit Yang Tinghe's weakness like a sharp sword. The reason why Mr. Yang Ge was able to confidently ask Zhu Houcong to recognize Emperor Hongzhi as his father was based on the precedents of King Dingtao of the Han Dynasty and King Pu of the Song Dynasty. These two

Everyone inherited the throne as a vassal king, and after inheriting the throne, they all recognized the late emperor as the emperor.

However, Zhang Cong's "Dali Shu" precisely grasped this point as a breakthrough, because both King Dingtao of the Han Dynasty and King Pu of the Song Dynasty were raised in the palace from childhood and trained as heirs to the throne, but the situation of Zhu Houcong was different.

, he lived in the vassal country since he was a child and was raised by his biological father, King Xing. He never promised to recognize Emperor Hongzhi as his father. In addition, Zhu Houcong was still an only son. According to etiquette and law, an only son could not be adopted to others.

Therefore, after being refuted by Zhang Cong's "Da Li Shu", the most powerful basis for Yang Tinghe's claims was no longer tenable. The ministers who originally firmly supported Yang Ge began to split. Some people turned to support Zhang Cong, and of course some

Speculators are out to please the emperor.

Emperor Jiajing was suffering from isolation and helplessness, so he suddenly got Zhang Cong's "Dali Shu", which was like a treasure. Zhang Cong also gained the appreciation of Emperor Jiajing. After Yang Tinghe resigned, he began to make a fortune, and his official position soared like a rocket.

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At this time, Xu Jin closed the memorial and felt quite conflicted. He was an old fox who had experienced ups and downs in the business world, so he didn't understand Zhang Cong's purpose of "correcting" the "Da Li Shu" for himself. He just wanted to give the memorial to Xiao by himself.

It's just the emperor. You must know that if his memorial is submitted through the cabinet, it will definitely be intercepted, and it is very likely that it will not reach the little emperor's desk.

Emotionally, Xu Jin naturally wanted to help Zhu Houcong, but rationally told him that this "Dali Shu" was the trigger for the "Dali Discussion" dispute, and the final result was that Yang Tinghe and other cabinet ministers

All resigned. Of course, these are minor. The most important thing is that Emperor Jiajing became obsessed with studying "rituals", built temples on a large scale, and carried out various sacrificial activities. Apart from wasting people and money, this stuff had no use for the country or the people.

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Zhang Cong saw that Xu Jin had finished reading, with hope hidden in his eyes, and asked, "Brother Ziqian, what do you think? Please give me some advice!"

Xu Jin was quite confused and nodded: "It's reasonable and well-founded. It's very good. The emperor should be very happy when he sees this memorial!"

Zhang Cong was secretly happy when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Brother Ziqian, this memorial... um, could you please pass it on to the emperor? The current situation in the court, haha, brother Ziqian understands it!"

Xu Jin put Zhang Cong's "Dali Shu" in his arms and said casually: "Let's look at it again. If there is a chance to see the emperor, I will present it to you for brother Bingyong."

Zhang Cong was overjoyed and said, "Brother Ziqian, you are so helpful!"

The reason why Zhang Cong was so confident in asking Xu Jin for help was not because of his strong friendship with Xu Jin, but because he felt that Xu Jin was an out-and-out "royalist" and would definitely not refuse anything that was beneficial to the emperor.

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Chapter completed!