"Uncle, do you think what I said is wrong? Didn't they treat me like this? Did I wrong them? Do you think of me the same way as they do?"
Seeing Zhang Yanling frowning and saying nothing, Zhu Houzhao asked loudly with his eyes wide open.
Zhang Yanling breathed a sigh of relief and said slowly: "I ask the emperor to calm down. I know the resentment in the emperor's heart, and I also know what the emperor has gone through, because I have all experienced these things personally, and I understand them all."
Zhu Houzhao closed his eyes and took a breath, then slowly sat on the chair.
"Since you understand everything, you should understand why I did what I did, and you shouldn't complain to me. You shouldn't leave Jiujiang Mansion, and you shouldn't not pick up the driver." Zhu Houzhao said softly.
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Although he said he would not complain, it was obvious that Zhu Houzhao still felt grudges in his heart.
"Since the Emperor has spoken sincerely to me today, I will also speak out my heart and be honest with the Emperor. Your Majesty, what you just said is the truth. Of course, everything that has happened since the Emperor ascended the throne was not caused by the Emperor. Everything has a cause and effect.
Yes, the crisis was all due to the brewing and development of previous hidden dangers. The late emperor did leave many hidden dangers when he was in power, such as the rebellion of local vassal kings.
Luan Ye did have ambitions and premeditations for a long time. The emperor was young after he ascended the throne, and the power of the outer court expanded, so much so that he actually forced the emperor to deceive the emperor. These are all true. Of course, the emperor cannot be completely blamed for these things, so the emperor
Taking the blame. I agree with these, and I have expressed this view more than once to defend the emperor." Zhang Yanling said.
Zhu Houzhao nodded and said: "Yes, uncle did help me explain a lot and safeguarded my reputation. I remember it all in my heart."
Zhang Yanling shook his head and said: "I am explaining this to the emperor, not to shirk responsibility for the emperor. If the emperor thinks that you are innocent and that you have not made any mistakes in these matters and can just brush them off, then you are completely wrong. I have some mistakes
I regret that these words of defense made by me may have really made the emperor feel this way."
Zhu Houzhao was stunned and looked at Zhang Yanling in surprise.
Zhang Yanling stood beside the table, the candlelight shone on his angular face due to weight loss, and his eyes were bright and twinkling.
"Anyone can complain, but not the Emperor. The Emperor attributes all the responsibilities to the late Emperor and blames others. This is not advisable. The Emperor said that this is not fair, and that is not fair. So, I would like to ask Your Majesty, after the Emperor was born
He is the prince, who became the emperor of the Ming Dynasty when he was only a teenager, and has the territory of the Ming Dynasty and thousands of subjects. Compared with other people in this world, is this fair?" Zhang Yanling said solemnly.
"What do you mean by this?" Zhu Houzhao stood up and asked loudly.
Zhang Yanling frowned and looked at him and said: "What I mean is that since the emperor is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he has to bear all this. This is the reason why the emperor is the emperor. God has chosen the emperor to be the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. The emperor owns the world at the same time.
, we must also take responsibility for the affairs of the world
. Rather than complaining about the so-called unfairness. The beggars begging on the street can rant about the unfairness of fate, but the emperor cannot, nor can the ministers, nor can the nobles. We are born rich and have no worries about food and clothing, so we have no right to complain or say anything wrong.
Fair enough. Your Majesty, are you right?"
Zhu Houzhao slowly sat down and said softly for a long time: "That's true...it makes sense."
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Zhang Yanling said: "To put it in extreme terms, the emperor is responsible for any bad things that happened in the Ming Dynasty. As the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, what he wants to think about is how to revive the Ming Dynasty, let the people live and work in peace and contentment, and let the world
Live a good life. If the situation is difficult, the emperor can still
Is it difficult to beat Emperor Taizu Gao? At that time, Emperor Taizu Gao rose up in troubled times, overcame thorns and thorns, worked hard and worked hard to conquer the country, and handed it over to the hands of future generations. That is called hardship and danger, and it is difficult to move forward. With Taizu
Compared with Emperor Gao, what reason does the Emperor have to complain?"
Zhu Houzhao's face was hot and he was silent.
"The emperor inherited the ancestral legacy and inherited the Ming Dynasty's orthodoxy, and thus inherited all the good and bad things. This has been the case for all previous emperors. They all wanted the country to continue, and they all wanted the Ming Dynasty to become stronger and the people's lives to be better.
Okay. What do you say about the late emperor? He left you a huge mess. But has the emperor ever thought about why the late emperor was known as ZTE while he was still on the throne?
There weren’t so many turmoils and disputes? Why did all this suddenly break out after the emperor came to the throne? The outer court was so powerful, why could the late emperor suppress them and make them obey them? Even after the emperor died many years ago, they still obeyed? The emperor might
He said that it was because the late emperor was forbearing towards them. Then what I want to ask is, why was the emperor forbearing? Why was he respectful to them?"
Zhang Yanling looked at the frowning Zhu Houzhao, waiting for his answer.
Zhu Houzhao said slowly: "Father, this is for the overall situation."
Zhang Yanling clapped her hands, nodded in praise and said: "The emperor is very talented, and he knows it right away. It is for the sake of the overall situation of the Ming Dynasty. The reason why the emperor treated his ministers with respect and forbearance was precisely because the emperor had the overall situation in mind and for the sake of the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty.
The emperor can lower his posture. This is the sage wisdom of the late emperor."
Zhu Houzhao thought silently, as if he had some realization.
"I will not talk about the pros and cons of policies, but the late emperor was not completely without mistakes. For example, he favored nobles, generously rewarded acres of land, and failed to curb the trend of land annexation. For example, the outer court was arrogant and arrogant, and the late emperor failed to stop it in time.
This does leave hidden dangers. But first
During the seventeen years of the emperor's reign, there was no major chaos in the country, and the outer court was also under control. The Ming Dynasty did not deviate from the direction, and the overall situation was stable. This was the credit of the late emperor. However, the late emperor was killed by the traitor Liu Jin and died.
It was too sudden. Maybe the late emperor had follow-up remedial measures, but there was no
The method was realized. The emperor was young when he came to the throne. The former emperor appointed three academicians in the cabinet as his assistant ministers. His intention was to calm the hearts of the foreign court and allow them to assist the emperor with peace of mind. It also allowed the emperor to stabilize the government through them and secure the throne.
.In fact, he had good intentions. But then
The development of things later took a different path. Did the emperor know that when Liu Jin and others were at the Meridian Gate to support the ministers in the outer court, when the emperor decided to fight against the outer court, when Liu Jian, Xie Qian and others were deposed?
, everything has already taken the path that the late emperor did not want to see."
"To depose Liu Jian, Xie Qian and others is to deny the late emperor's last wish. To deny the late emperor will put the emperor into a crisis of trust. Some people who are ready to act will start planning and taking action because they know that the emperor has destroyed
The overall stable situation destroyed the stable situation that the late emperor had worked hard to manage, and they took advantage of it. Once there was an opportunity to launch, they would take action. This is why King Anhua took the opportunity to launch a rebellion not long after the emperor came to the throne.
He saw an opportunity."
Zhu Houzhao said loudly: "Does uncle mean that I should be manipulated by the foreign court? They wanted to impeach you at that time, and forced me to get rid of everyone around me. Didn't I become a loner?"
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Zhang Yanling said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, there are many ways to solve the matter. The Emperor was instigated by Liu Jin and others at the time, so he didn't think much about it. In that situation, I could only stand by the Emperor's side. But I still saved him from Liu Jin.
Many people were killed, such as Wang Shouren. At that time, I felt that Liu Jin had gone too far, so in that matter
After that, I reached a consensus with Li Dongyang, and I gave him a promise to support him in staying and stabilizing the situation in the outer court. None of these ministers told the emperor. There was room for compromise and discussion on the matter, but Liu Jin and others were eager to clear it up.
Dissident, regardless of the consequences, so much so that he almost lost control. Your Majesty, think about it carefully, is this true?"
Zhu Houzhao frowned and recalled the situation when the foreign court impeached the Eight Tigers. Indeed, he was scared at first, but Liu Jin and others cried and begged and bound him with emotions. He also said that after they were removed, the foreign court could do whatever they wanted, and even hinted that they would
When I decided to abolish Li Li, I was angered by the attitude of Liu Jian and Xie Qian, and I didn't think much about anything else. Now that I think about it, it was indeed the result of being instigated by Liu Jin and others.
"No matter what... no matter what... I don't think there is anything wrong with this matter. They went too far. They threatened me, how could I not fight back? How could I tolerate them doing this?" Zhu Houzhao murmured.
Zhang Yanling sighed and said: "Your Majesty, I am not blaming you. I am just reviewing the reasons for all this and summarizing the pros and cons. I also saw that the situation was out of control at the beginning. The outer court colluded with the inner court Wang Yue Fan Heng and others to threaten the emperor. I immediately
So I led the army to escort them. I also thought that they went too far. How dare you do this? I just regret that the matter has reached that point. In fact, it could have been resolved before.
There is no need to go to that step to compromise. After that, I acted much more cautiously. Your Majesty, have you reflected on the gains and losses in this matter? After Liu Jin, has the Emperor learned a lesson? The Emperor wants to have people around him
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with hearing and gaining a sense of security. But after Liu Jin, will the emperor have to restrain those who are favored around him and give them severe warnings?”
Zhu Houzhao was silent again.
Zhang Yanling said: "Your Majesty, I can devote myself to the Ming Dynasty and die for the Emperor, but I can't stand the Emperor's renegade, and I can't stand the Emperor still listening to other people's words and restricting me. Take the matter of banning sea routes, I and the Emperor
push
After many heart-to-heart talks, the emperor personally promised that I would be responsible for military affairs. However, the emperor listened to Jiang Bin and intercepted my warship at will, leaving me passive. Your Majesty, what do you mean?
Should I walk away, should I be angry?"
Zhu Houzhao was sweating slightly on his forehead, his throat was rolling and he was swallowing vomit.
"I hope that the emperor can think about it carefully. If the emperor feels that he is still right, I have nothing to say. When I said these words, I also made plans to prepare the emperor to punish me and I can resign from all official positions.
Whatever happens in the Ming Dynasty from now on, I will not speak even a single word.
.But if the emperor does not want the Ming Dynasty to rebel again, and hopes that the Ming Dynasty will be revived in the hands of the emperor, then he hopes that the emperor will really take action. If the emperor wants to become a wise king, he needs to make changes, and truly change his heart.
I will also do my best to help the emperor realize his ambition." Zhang Yanling said solemnly.
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