Zhu Yijun pondered for a moment and felt that there was nothing wrong with the actions of the Grand Master and the cabinet. They responded quickly and felt better.
Feng Bao looked at the face of the young emperor and comforted him: "Master Zhang is so mature and prudent. Besides... the household department is still relatively well off now, and a lot of grain has been accumulated in Changping warehouses in various places. I think there will be no mistakes."
That's it.
Zhu Yijun whispered again: "I understand."
He raised his head and looked at Feng Bao. His energy seemed to be lifted a little more, and he urged: "Come on, please go ahead. I'm fine."
As the general manager of the inner court, Feng Bao had a lot to do at such a critical juncture.
Think about it.
The old eunuch who was loyal to the royal family bowed and said softly: "Your Majesty said it is true. In this case... I retire."
As Feng Bao left in a hurry.
Zhu Yijun's face looked uncertain for a while. In fact, he felt a little regretful in his heart. Only when he was in crisis did he think of the kindness of his teacher Zhang Juzheng.
When disaster really struck, the eighteen-year-old young emperor suddenly discovered that the only person who could take care of him, the emperor, was the Grand Master.
But he couldn't help but think wildly, worrying that despite the cabinet's strict orders, many officials in various prefectures and counties still failed to act, causing the locust plague to continue to spread.
Why do officials prefer to let the locust plague spread and do nothing?
Firstly, some officials are really stupid. Secondly, if we trace this matter back, we have to mention Kong, the founder of Confucianism and Taoism, and Dong Zhongshu, the man who deceived the public with his monstrous words during the Western Han Dynasty.
What did Dong Zhongshu say?
In order to persuade Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to depose hundreds of schools of thought and only respect Confucianism, he shamelessly developed Kong's theory of the induction of heaven and man into a set of fallacies.
Dong Zhongshu, a shameless magician, said: "Heaven can influence people's affairs and foretell disasters and auspiciousness, and people's actions can also be influenced by heaven."
So here comes the question.
Dong Zhongshu's disciples and grandchildren took it for granted.
Locust and the emperor.
What is the locust plague? It is a manifestation of God's will, so we should not disobey God's will, but should kneel down to worship, or preferably lie down and endure it silently.
Whoever dares to hunt locusts is violating the will of God, and God will send down greater punishments. Isn’t this nonsense?
This thing sounds ridiculous, but it is reality. For example, during the Tang Dynasty, there was a great locust plague, and Prime Minister Yao Chong suggested killing the locusts.
The court was in an uproar at that time, and countless courtiers firmly opposed it!
Although it is recorded in the "Quan Tang Shu" that Yao Chong fought against all opinions and finally responded to the locusts by hunting and killing them, Tang Xuanzong did not issue any handwriting.
Even Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, who was so talented and strategist, did not dare to provoke Dong Zhongshu's disciples and grandsons. He did not even dare to issue an imperial decree ordering the extermination of locusts. Instead, he let Yao Chong handle it on his own.
Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty himself was also afraid that killing insects would lead to a bad reputation.
So Yao Chong had to silently take the blame.
Think about this.
At this time, Zhu Yijun became upset again. He stood up from the dragon chair a little tired and said slowly: "I want to change my clothes."
Several confidant eunuchs woke up from their dreams, woke up from the state of clay sculptures, and hurriedly began to serve the emperor in his daily life.
After a busy period, Zhu Yijun changed his clothes. When he was putting on his dragon robe, a confidant eunuch walked in quietly.
The young eunuch said respectfully: "Your Majesty... Shen Lie asks for an audience."
As soon as he heard that Shen Lie was coming, Zhu Yijun perked up and hurriedly said: "Let him come in."
The little eunuch hurriedly bowed and saluted, and then quietly retreated out. The little eunuch retreated outside the door and wiped his sweat. For some reason, he felt relaxed.
Not long after.
As Shen Lie hurriedly walked into Xiyuan, he casually greeted the familiar guards, people from Dongchang, and eunuchs, and the greetings started one after another.
"Meet Mr. Shen."
"Master Shen, may you be blessed and safe."
Seeing Shen Lieying's tall figure entering Long Live Lord's bedroom, it was strange to say that for some reason everyone in Xiyuan felt relaxed.
It seems that Master Shen, who has the trust of Lord Long Live, is everyone's reassurance.
After another moment.
In the bedroom.
Shen Lie bowed down and saluted as usual: "Long live the little man, long live, long live, long live."
Zhu Yijun stepped forward quickly as usual and said in a deep voice: "No."
As Shen Lie stood up, he dusted himself off.
The monarch and the minister looked at each other, with a tacit understanding on their faces and a deep bitterness on their faces, and then they sighed softly at the same time.
Soon Shen Lie cheered up and whispered: "How is the situation?"
Zhu Yijun had a complicated look on his face and said in a deep voice: "It's not good. I'm about to go to the Wenhua Palace... to discuss countermeasures with the Grand Master. You come with me."
Shen Lie did not dare to neglect and said hurriedly: "Yes."
As Zhu Yijun adjusted his dragon robe, he shouted: "Let's go!"
The two of them walked out of the room, surrounded by a large number of guards, and hurried from the Xiyuan towards the Meridian Gate. After a while, they arrived at the Wenhua Hall inside the Meridian Gate.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
As the emperor walked to the gate of the Wenhua Hall, the gatekeeper roared at the top of his lungs. Officials and eunuchs passing by inside and outside the Meridian Gate knelt on the ground, and shouts were heard everywhere.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Shen Lie stood with a group of Dongchang guards, looking at the open door, quietly waiting for Zhang Juzheng to lead the cabinet ministers to come out to greet him.
But one minute passed, five minutes passed...
Several cabinet ministers came out and bowed to the emperor. A quarter of an hour passed, but Zhang Juzheng was nowhere to be seen.
Until three o'clock in the morning.
Finally, a secretary who was sweating profusely ran out, knelt down on his knees and saluted the emperor, and then said in a low voice.
"The Grand Master said...please don't worry, Your Majesty, just go back and wait for the news."
As soon as he finished saying this, the whole place fell silent for an instant.
The air seemed to be stagnant.
Seeing the emperor's originally excited face gradually turning livid, Shen Lie, who was standing among the guards, also frowned slightly. He felt that Zhang Juzheng had gone too far.
It’s simply unreasonable!
Shen Lie has seen a lot of people like this in Hengdian. Perhaps people with great abilities are so stubborn. They rely on their talents to have extremely high IQ but extremely low EQ.
I don’t know how to be more tactful and speak tactfully...
But the emperor is your boss after all. No matter how critical the situation is, no matter how busy you are, you have to come out to greet him.
How many minutes will it take you to report the current situation to your boss?
How can you, a minister, be so merciless to the emperor?
The emperor has reached the age of eighteen and is an adult. You, the chief minister of the cabinet and the grand master, still firmly maintain the government and refuse to let the emperor personally govern.
But you show no mercy at all. This is really too much.
That’s outrageous!
No wonder after Zhang Juzheng's death, this young man gnashed his teeth and ransacked the Zhang family, uprooting the forces of Zhang Juzheng's lineage, and even wanted to beat your corpse with hatred.
Shen Lie, who was immersed in the situation, understood it.
Should!
At this time, even Shen Lie felt a little annoyed and had to suppress his anger. People like Zhang Juzheng were probably similar to Han Xin's personality.
Perhaps only a broad-minded monarch like Li Shimin could tolerate Liu Bang, but when he saw the young man Wan Li leaving angrily, Shen Lie's brows furrowed even deeper.
