Chapter 407
"Chang Wilbur can also think of letting you be the chief priest of martial arts."
Concubine Lu Jing served tea to the Taoist priest and said with a smile: "From ancient times to now, there has never been an emperor serving as an official."
"The late emperor." The Taoist took a sip of tea.
The previous emperor often conferred official titles on himself, such as general or vanguard officer.
Concubine Lu Jing said: "But they said that the late emperor was just kidding."
"Is it really nonsense?" Emperor Jiajing said: "The generals in the army are rampant. Given time, the generals will unite and become the second Confucianists now."
At this moment, the civil officials are banding together to fight against the emperor. If the military generals follow suit...
Concubine Lu felt a chill down her spine.
"Qingzhi suggested that I be the chief priest of martial arts for this very reason."
It was drizzling outside, and Emperor Jiajing and Concubine Lu were talking in low voices.
A eunuch came in the rain and fog, Huang Jin went to greet him, "What's the matter?"
The eunuch said, "Minister Yan reported to Your Majesty that more than ten military heroes submitted a memorial saying that the matter of martial arts is too urgent..."
Huang Jin nodded and repeated the story after entering.
"They are the ones who are anxious!" Emperor Jiajing laughed, "They smelled the smell, and that's why they are anxious."
The emperor is the chief priest of martial arts, and the students who come out are the emperor's disciples.
When these disciples of the emperor enter the army, they will form a new force.
"Qingzhi's idea kills two birds with one stone. This kid is smart, but lazy and unwilling to take charge of things." The Taoist smiled gently.
He finished his tea, stood up and said, "Someone will come to your place to ring the bell soon. You know nothing about martial arts."
"I understand." Concubine Lu Jing stood up and saw her off.
The Taoist slowly disappeared in the rain and mist. Concubine Lu Jing sighed quietly, "Your Majesty's spirit is getting better and better, but my heart is getting more and more worried..."
"Your Majesty, the harem has no control over these matters. You can just shirk your responsibilities when the time comes." Chen Yan said with a smile.
"This is not an ordinary matter." Concubine Lu Jing said softly: "This is a matter of life and death."
The news of the reconstruction of martial arts shocked the capital, and even Li Tian was harassed.
"The whole box is full of good stuff. She said frankly that her son is quite brave and is willing to be a disciple of Lord Changwei. Husband, are you going to learn martial arts?"
Li Tian hugged Duoduo and put down the account book.
"Hmm!" Jiang Qingzhi sat down. There happened to be a plate of snacks next to him. He ate a piece of winter melon candy and felt sick. "Probably Siye."
"Si Ye, that's the sixth rank, congratulations to my husband!" Li Tian squatted down with a smile.
"Just be happy!" Jiang Qingzhi said.
If he really wanted to work in the court, he would have to be at least a minister. But a minister under the age of 20 was really shocking, and Jiang Qingzhi didn't want to be tied to specific affairs, so he had never been interested in it.
"I don't know what martial arts involve, but the more people flock to it, the greater the benefits. And the greater the benefits, the greater the danger." Li Tian thought of her father, "Dad seems to be doing well in Taichang Temple, but mom said that Dad often wakes up in the middle of the night and thinks about things until dawn. My husband..."
"I'll talk to my father-in-law later." Jiang Qingzhi said.
Li Tian shook her head. "We have everything we need at home now. I'm just worried about one thing..."
"What?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
"My husband is the enemy of Confucianism. If warriors also become enemies..." There was worry in Li Tian's eyes.
"There are many things that have to be done!" Jiang Qingzhi held his wife's hand. "I won't say anything about going ahead even if there are thousands of people against me, nor will I say anything about not looking back. But if I miss this opportunity, I will never be at peace for the rest of my life."
He looked at his wife and said, "I'm sorry to have made you worry and tired."
"I follow my husband wherever he wants me to go." Li Tian said softly, "But my husband... please be careful."
"What did you hear?" Jiang Qingzhi keenly noticed that his wife was in a bad mood.
Li Tian said: "The last time I went back to my parents' home, I heard my sister mention something. Some people said that my husband supports Prince Yu as the crown prince. The fight for the throne has always been the most dangerous..."
"That's it?" Jiang Qingzhi smiled.
"Prince Jing is smart, and he has a group of people supporting him." Li Tian held his hand with his backhand, "Now both civil and military are enemies, if Concubine Lu Jing and Prince Jing in the palace have also become enemies."
That's what a Taoist is like!
So he hid in the West Garden and practiced Taoism.
Jiang Qingzhi looked at his wife for a long time and suddenly laughed.
"Hahahaha!"
Li Tian didn't understand and picked up the account book to look at it angrily.
"You, you!" Jiang Qingzhi said, "You said that they are enemies of both civil and military affairs, but you forgot that even if I revealed my identity as a Mohist master, 20% of the officials in the court would still refuse to associate with those people. When I, a disciple of the Mohist school, enter the government, and stand with these people, what do you mean by enemies of both civil and military affairs?"
Jiang Qingzhi thought of the end of the Ming Dynasty. Even though the world was in ruins and even though those so-called gentlemen were scrambling to surrender to foreign races, there were still countless people with lofty ideals who were making their final efforts for the Ming Dynasty...
Their name is Sun Chengzong.
Their name is Xia Wanchun.
They are called Jiangyin people.
Their name is...Haner!
Jiang Qingzhi's eyes were firm.
"Once the martial arts are successfully rebuilt, generals will be continuously sent to the army. It won't take long. In ten years, the Ming army will have completed the initial blood transfusion. By then, who will be my enemy?"
"As for the palace, do you think His Majesty is a fool?" Jiang Qingzhi said, "The so-called fight for the throne is nothing but the wishful thinking of those people."
Li Tian was stunned by what he said.
"Everything is difficult at the beginning. Once we have gone through this difficult road, the Ming Dynasty will be completely renewed." Jiang Qingzhi said softly, "I said that I wanted to enter the Imperial Ancestral Temple, not for the sake of posthumous fame. I wanted future generations to know that when the Ming Dynasty was in dire straits, there were still people willing to stand up and prolong its life. For this... I spared no effort! And I succeeded."
Jiang Qingzhi went to the front yard and prepared to cook himself.
Li Tian sat there, chuckling for a long time, looking at the rain and fog outside with gentle eyes, "You want to go into the Imperial Ancestral Temple, then where should I go?"
After dinner, Xia Yan asked someone to find Jiang Qingzhi, saying that he had something to do. Jiang Qingzhi finally got Duoduo, and while comforting him, he listened to Xia Yan's story.
"Some people asked me what the rules are for rebuilding martial arts and where students will be recruited..." Xia Yan said, "I know what those people are thinking. They just want to test your majesty's attitude towards the generals in the army, especially the generals.
Qingzhi, the scholars and officials have been rich for generations because of their privileges, and the generals have been well fed and well clothed because of their hereditary positions. Do you know the consequences of touching these things? "
"This is a stable job." Jiang Qingzhi smiled.
"I know you want to break the iron rice bowl of the scholars, but for the warriors..." Xia Yan's eyes were deep, "The military household system has been in place for many years and has already become a system of its own. Once their iron rice bowl is broken, what will happen, I don't know."
……
There were suddenly more and more memorials impeaching Wang Yiqi in the court.
"This is an indirect attack." Yan Song looked at the impeachment memorials and said, "Send them to His Majesty."
"Dad, I dare say that it was Jiang Qingzhi's idea to rebuild martial arts." Yan Shifan said, "To be honest, I am a little surprised by his courage."
"That's not just guts, it's more courage!" Yan Song's eyes were filled with memories, "Back then, my father... was also full of passion, but the officialdom was ruthless and chilled the hearts of many people. Jiang Qingzhi... ah!"
……
"I'm really good at swimming!"
Jiang Qingzhi was bragging to the old dandy.
Just before, someone made a bet with Zhu Xizhong that if he jumped into the moat and swam a hundred steps during this freezing season, he would lose a painting from the early Tang Dynasty.
Jiang Qingzhi volunteered and asked if he could be a replacement.
Zhu Xizhong looked at his small body. "Your sister-in-law was still complaining yesterday, saying that the weather was getting colder, and she didn't know how you were doing. She asked Dalang, but he didn't know anything. After being beaten by your sister-in-law, he cried and said he wanted to run away from home..."
Jiang Qingzhi bent his arms and showed off his biceps.
"Not even as long as my forearm."
The old dandy said with disdain.
"The number of memorials impeaching Wang Yiqi has increased by 30%." Zhu Xizhong whispered, "Some people say that Wang Yiqi is incompetent, so he lost important documents. But more memorials talk about Mohism. They say that Wang Yiqi relied on you, the emperor's close minister, as his backer, and was arrogant and complacent, so he neglected his duties..."
"hehe!"
Jiang Qingzhi smiled.
Later, the Umrah will begin.
As expected, at the beginning, someone impeached Wang Yiqi.
"…Your Majesty, if that document falls into the hands of Altan, all our defense plans in the north will be scrapped. It will take a lot of time and money to reorganize and plan again."
"Your Majesty, I think the punishment should be severe!"
"If there is no severe punishment, if someone commits such a crime again..."
"How can the Ministry of War be managed by a criminal?"
"Your Majesty, I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
Amid the noise, everyone looked towards the leader of the Mohist School, intentionally or unintentionally.
"Brother, I seem to hear the sound of drums." Zhu Xizhong coughed and walked out. "Guilty or not, the Jinyiwei has not yet reached a conclusion. Why do you want to slander an important official?"
Someone laughed and said, "I heard that the Jinyiwei finished questioning yesterday and did not arrest anyone. So may I ask, Duke Cheng, is this the conclusion?"
If no one is arrested, it means that the loss of the documents has nothing to do with others.
Wang Yiqi cannot escape the blame!
Jiang Qingzhi smiled and said, "This matter is actually not that troublesome. It will only take three days to get the result!"
"Three days?" Cui Yuan thought Jiang Qingzhi was crazy
"That thief thought he could escape justice after escaping the capital, but he didn't know that I had already found his whereabouts. We will get to the bottom of this within three days." Jiang Qingzhi said.
This guy is crazy!
After the court was dismissed, the ministers gathered in groups of three or five to discuss the matter.
"Three days?" The father-in-law caught up with Jiang Qingzhi, "Qingzhi, are you sure?"
Jiang Qingzhi said: "If it's not too troublesome, two days will be enough."
In front, more than a dozen ministers stopped and turned around, looking at Jiang Qingzhi with a sneer.
"Qingzhi, be careful!" Li Huan whispered, "Two fists can't beat four hands..."
You go first, I'll cover you!
My father-in-law is very nice.
But Jiang Qingzhi walked straight over.
The other party also refused to give in, which made Li Huan's scalp numb, but he gritted his teeth and followed his son-in-law, walking up to him and walking shoulder to shoulder.
I feel like my blood is boiling!
But what will happen next?
Li Huan, who was attending a small court meeting for the first time, had no idea.
He saw Zhu Xizhong talking to Yan Song in front of him and glancing over here from time to time. Duke Chengguo seemed to be grinning.
Why?
It was obvious that those civil servants wanted to create conflict!
Li Huan didn't understand why Zhu Xizhong was so ferocious.
Jiang Qingzhi beside him suddenly sped up.
Walked straight over.
The leading civil servant hesitated for a moment, his cheeks trembling, and just when Jiang Qingzhi was about to hit him, he dodged like lightning, as if he was avoiding the god of plague.
Then the second person avoided...
The third person...
More than a dozen civil servants made way for them.
It seemed as if they were welcoming Jiang Qingzhi.
(End of this chapter)
