Chapter 829: The Dao Heart Collapses due to Excessive Joy
In Yongshou Palace, the imperial physician is reporting.
"Your Highness Prince Jing's cold has improved, but he still needs to rest for a while."
"Yes!" Emperor Jiajing sat cross-legged on the cushion, and the imperial physician took his leave.
"Your Majesty." Huang Jin came in, "His Royal Highness Prince Yu is back."
"Father." The person standing outside the door was Prince Yu. He quickly glanced at the Taoist priest and then hid outside the door.
The two dragons did not see each other, which killed the nature of father and son. Jiang Qingzhi sneered at this. The same was true for Prince Yu.
Prince Yu was a little melancholy, and Emperor Jiajing stood up and walked over to him, "How was the journey?"
After the army returned triumphantly from Datong, Prince Yu set out alone, taking another route with two hundred cavalrymen.
"People's livelihood in the north is declining, especially in the northwest. People's lives are quite difficult. They are just not starving to death. If a natural disaster comes, I am afraid there will be a disaster."
"Northwest?" Emperor Jiajing narrowed his eyes. "I remember that the local officials in the northwest always said that everything was fine in the northwest, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment."
"Father, the local officials... it's hard to describe."
"Why is it so hard to put it into words?" asked Emperor Jiajing.
"I passed through the northwest this time and saw that many local officials were lazy and greedy. They exploited the people cruelly..."
"Are the officials forcing the people to rebel?" Emperor Jiajing thought of Jiang Qingzhi once, as if he was joking, saying that the people in the northwest are tough and fierce, and if there are changes in the future of the Ming Dynasty, the northwest will be the first to bear the brunt.
"So, what do you think?"
"Rectify the administration of officials, and...seek development."
"Seeking development?"
"Father, rectifying the administration of officials comes first. That is also a preparation for development."
"Talk about it."
"Corruption cannot be eradicated. This has been the case throughout the dynasties. Since it cannot be eradicated, we should first expand the pie and use various means to suppress corruption and reduce corruption... But we must never think of eradicating corruption. That will only make officials all over the world dissatisfied."
"It's mean, isn't it?" Emperor Jiajing smiled, then nodded and said, "First, seek money and food, that is, first stabilize the people, and then slowly make plans."
"Yes."
There was a moment of silence between father and son. Emperor Jiajing coughed uncomfortably and asked, "Have you eaten?"
Prince Yu shook his head, but when he thought that his father couldn't see it, a feeling of grievance welled up in his heart, "Father, the so-called two dragons never meet is mostly a lie."
"Whether it's true or not, we'll talk later." Emperor Jiajing was a smart man, but the smarter he was, the more he respected the will of heaven.
A farmer works from sunrise to sunset and rests from sunset to sunrise, and he never thinks about destiny.
What?
You said I could live another 30 years!
Is this destiny?
For thirty years, I haven’t had time to care whether I will live tomorrow or not. What happens thirty years from now is still a long way off!
Far is a word for distance.
But in many cases it is used for perception.
Thirty years is far away, twenty years are also far away, ten years are also far away...even tomorrow is also far away.
“…The farmer said, live well today, tomorrow is still a long way off!
I thought about it carefully and realized that it was not right, so I said, tomorrow will be here in a blink of an eye.
The farmer said, in the blink of an eye? Young man, I have lived for more than 40 years. If I think about it carefully, it is just a blink of an eye. You said tomorrow, I feel... just like those more than 40 years, it is just a blink of an eye.
Since everything happens in a blink of an eye, how can there be any distance?
Besides, since it is destiny, how can we go against the will of God? Just listen.
What is that sentence called? The whole world belongs to the emperor. What did the emperor say... What world, what ministers..."
When Emperor Jiajing learned that Chen Yao had intercepted the baggage, he kicked the table with his foot, injured his toes, and felt uncomfortable standing for a long time. Huang Jinzhi brought a stool, and Emperor Jiajing sat down, leaning against the door with one hand, and said gently: "It is the whole world, is it the king's land?"
"Yes." Prince Yu nodded outside the door, "So I said, but the whole world belongs to the king, and all the people are the king's subjects? The farmer said, yes! That's exactly what it means... to obey the emperor."
The title of "Emperor" is a bit vulgar, but it is full of awe. Emperor Jiajing couldn't help but smile, "Where's the tea?"
Zhang Tong came and served tea to Prince Yu who was outside the door.
Prince Yu took a sip and continued, "The farmer said, we listen to the emperor, and the emperor listens to God. What is this called... submission?
That's right! It means submission. Whatever the emperor tells us to do, do we dare not do it?
Not to mention the emperor, even if those officials tell us to die, we have no choice but to die!
Hey! It is also said in the drama that if the king orders his subjects to die, they have to die. This is submission.
Kid, we can’t even win over the local officials, so how can we fight against God?
Don't be confused, if there is such a thing as God's will, just submit and do whatever you are told to do."
Prince Yu's voice was very flat, but some meaning could be heard in it. Huang Jin glanced at the Taoist priest, who had his left elbow against the door and his chin supported by his left hand, as if he was in a trance.
"I was puzzled when I heard this, so I asked, I once heard a wise man say that Heaven moves vigorously... which means that we should strive to live and submit to everything. Isn't that just leaving everything to fate?
The farmer laughed and said, "I have lived for more than 40 years. I have seen those who died in their mother's womb and never saw the light of day. I have seen those who died young and only drank milk for a few days. I have also seen those who died at the age of more than ten, and I have also seen those who lived to be more than eighty and were still alive and kicking. Who do you think is better?"
"I said, of course, more than 80 is better.
The farmer said that the young man who died in his teens had a normal life of food and clothing, had never done anything wrong, and had not eaten the wrong thing. He just suddenly fell ill and then died.
The one who lived to be over 80 years old, started eating, drinking and having fun when he was over 10 years old, and drank at least this amount of alcohol every day... five kilograms. He ate whatever was delicious and played whatever was fun.
His family was rich, and he spent his free time eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. The doctor said that if he continued like this, he would not live to be 30 years old. But the doctor has been dead for more than 30 years, and he is still alive. Boy, what do you think this is?"
"I thought about it and said, this is destiny. The farmer said, that's right! He is alive because God wants him to live, no matter how hard you try, he won't die. The young man who died in his teens was not allowed to live by God, no matter how you try to save him, he won't survive."
Prince Yu paused for a moment and said, "The farmer said, boy, you look pale, are you sick? If you are sick, treat it. If you are cured, you will be fine. If you are not cured, you should eat and drink. Don't forget it in your heart.
Remember, surrender, and accept whatever God gives you. Living in fear all day long is not living, it is suffering. It is better not to live, to be neither human nor ghost. "
Prince Yu finished speaking.
There was silence inside and outside the door.
Huang Jin stood diagonally opposite to Emperor Jiajing and was able to see the royal father and son.
Emperor Jiajing was still in a trance.
Prince Yu lowered his eyes slightly and looked at the curling steam from the teacup in his hand in the cold wind.
After an unknown amount of time, a sigh came from inside the door: "Submission!"
"Yes." Prince Yu said, "Since you are powerless to resist, then... surrender."
"I can submit." Emperor Jiajing's eyes were gentle, "but you and the fourth brother cannot."
This is a riddle.
——I don’t care about life or death, but I can’t bear to see you two die.
Two dragons do not meet each other... Prince Yu meant that if God wants me to die, then I will die. I would rather die than let the words "two dragons do not meet each other" alienate my father and son.
What Emperor Jiajing meant was: I can’t bear it!
I couldn't bear to see my son take risks.
The departure of the former crown prince made Emperor Jiajing believe that statement without a doubt, or at least feel full of fear.
Huang Jin felt that the Taoist would go crazy if another son died.
"Father!" Prince Yu was a little disappointed.
"You left the army, and I don't know what happened. Chen Yao, the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, intercepted the food and grass transported to the army. Now the army is short of food, and I don't know what to do."
Prince Yu was stunned and put the matter behind him. "Father, if the army is short of food, there may be a mutiny. If 60,000 soldiers mutiny, the capital will be in danger!"
"Qingzhi should be in the army right now. Do you think he can calm the troops down?"
Prince Yu had gained a lot of experience during his military service. Hearing this, he said, "Sixty thousand people, sixty thousand thoughts, people are very hungry... During this trip north, I didn't eat for a day, and I got angry. Sixty thousand people didn't eat for a day, and the anger gathered..."
The anger of sixty thousand people!
I'm afraid my uncle is in danger.
"Father, I will go to the army right away." Prince Yu turned around and wanted to leave.
"No need." Emperor Jiajing said calmly, "According to the timetable, if there is a mutiny in the army, it will be too late to stop it now. It will be useless for you to go."
"But uncle..." Prince Yu stamped his feet, "Once the army mutinistes, those people will be bloodthirsty and dare to take action against anyone."
"I know."
When the troops mutinied at Mawei Slope, Emperor Minghuang of Tang had no choice but to execute his beloved concubine. Whatever the soldiers said was the truth, and if the emperor said even a word of objection, he would immediately become a dead soul at the hands of the rebels.
Emperor Jiajing said in a gloomy voice, "I was about to implement a new policy when this happened. This is heaven... Is this heaven's will? Submit, submit. If I submit, what will happen to the Ming Dynasty?"
Prince Yu thought of Jiang Qingzhi's danger at the moment, and his eyes turned red. "Father, we must find a way to find out the news about my cousin."
"The people from the Embroidered Uniform Guard and the Eastern Depot have gone." Emperor Jiajing said calmly.
But the hand holding the jade awl couldn't help but exert force.
The army mutinied and killed anyone they saw in the chaos.
"Your Majesty, Duke Chengguo and others request to see you."
"Ok!"
Zhu Xizhong and Cui Yuan are here.
"His Majesty!"
Emperor Jiajing heard Cui Yuan's voice.
The old prince consort's voice was filled with exaggeration that disgusted Emperor Jiajing, like ecstasy.
"His Majesty!"
At this time, a sharper voice was heard.
"Your Majesty, it's Rui Jingxian."
Cui Yuan was walking towards him quickly, and the old prince consort's face was full of joy!
It's like he just became a groom.
Zhu Xizhong was almost the same, his face also glowed with joy and he looked particularly proud.
Rui Jingxian came later but arrived first. He rushed all the way to the door, knelt down, and spoke in one breath.
"Your Majesty, you are so happy!"
Emperor Jiajing was shocked and said, "Speak!"
The heart of Tao!
Started to tremble.
"Your Majesty, when the army was short of food and mutinied, Chang Wei Bo arrived alone and calmed the army. Afterwards, local food and grass were continuously delivered. The army is out of danger. I congratulate your majesty!"
Emperor Jiajing stood there in a daze.
Daoxin!
Collapsed!
Collapse from joy!
(End of this chapter)
