Chapter 862 Jane is in the Emperor’s Heart
"How is this boy?"
Zhang Juzheng took his leave, and Jiang Qingzhi asked Wang Yiqi with a smile.
The old king stroked his beard and said, "You are smart and decisive. But I think you can come to my military department."
Seeing Jiang Qingzhi smiling but silent, Wang Yiqi said, "The subsequent reform of the Ministry of War requires a sharp sword to intimidate those military men. Zhang Juzheng does things in an unconventional way... If this boy enters the Ministry of War, I will be watching over him. Within five years, I will give Chang Wei Bo a doctor. What do you think?"
"In five years, he was promoted to Langzhong, and in ten years, he was promoted to Shilang or Shangshu?" Jiang Qingzhi pointed at Wang Yiqi, "Old Wang, Zhang Juzheng has great talent, but he still needs to be honed. Especially his character."
Not everyone can suppress the arrogance in Zhang Juzheng's bones. The empress dowager in the harem in history could not do it, and Feng Bao could not do it even more.
Emperor Wanli couldn't do that either.
"You can't control him!" Jiang Qingzhi laughed at Lao Wang's disapproving look, "Any great talent is often arrogant, Xu Wei is like this, Yan Shifan is like this, and Zhang Juzheng's arrogance is no less than those two."
In fact, in Jiang Qingzhi's eyes, Zhang Juzheng was more arrogant than the other two.
How many regents in the Ming Dynasty dared to undermine the emperor?
Even if Yang Tinghe had joined forces with Empress Dowager Zhang, they did not dare to go any further under the counterattack of Emperor Jiajing.
Zhang Juzheng dares!
Even though he was extremely powerful at the time, Yan Shifan never dared to challenge the Taoist master directly throughout his life.
Zhang Juzheng dares!
Xu Wei thought that everyone in the world was a bunch of idiots. After his boss Hu Zongxian fell from power, he felt heartbroken and felt that no one in the world could appreciate his talent anymore.
Yan Shifan is talented but cowardly!
Xu Wei was bound by the relationship between the emperor and his subjects, and he was also self-abased and self-destructive. So although he seemed arrogant, he was actually a pitiful man.
Zhang Juzheng!
He is the most courageous person in the Ming Dynasty!
Will I be unable to control this guy?
Jiang Qingzhi thought about it and smiled.
Take one step at a time!
Hanlin Academy.
After Zhang Juzheng came back, he went to see the head of the court first.
"Want to leave?"
"Yes."
"Where to go?"
Jiang Qingzhi raised the banner of the new policy, and the next step was to recruit troops, which was the consensus of everyone.
Unexpectedly, the first person he recruited was not a certain agent, but Zhang Juzheng, a scholar-official.
"I don't know." Zhang Juzheng raised his head, his eyes sharp, "I am deeply grateful for the care of the Hanlin Academy."
I hold a grudge!
I will never forget the time I spent in the Hanlin Academy.
Tsk!
The dean smiled and waved his hand, "Take care of yourself."
In his opinion, Jiang Qingzhi recruited Zhang Juzheng first because Zhang Juzheng was labeled as a disciple of the Mohist school, which was worth a fortune.
After Zhang Juzheng left, the head of the court laughed and said, "A piece of horse bone is only good enough for a seventh-rank official. The political world is ruthless. When the new policy is implemented, many people will take action against you. Arrogance... Wait a few years and see if you are still arrogant!"
Chen Xian's voice came from outside, very enthusiastic, which made the dean frown slightly, "Where is your moral integrity?"
"Uncle, where are we going?"
"I don't know yet."
"I don't know?"
"Ok!"
Someone sarcastically asked, "Is he going to be an official?"
"The best way for us Shujishi is to gain experience in the Hanlin Academy. To become an official is to commit depravity. In a few years, we will be lost in the crowd."
There was a sudden silence outside.
"Is Zhang Juzheng here?"
A strange voice was heard and the dean stood up.
"It's me," Zhang Juzheng said calmly.
"His Majesty has just ordered that from today on, you will be the editor of the Imperial Academy."
"Yes." Zhang Juzheng's voice suddenly rose, as loud as iron or stone.
How long has it been?
He had just returned from the Ministry of War and his position had changed.
In other words, after he left, Jiang Qingzhi asked someone to ask the palace for instructions. The Taoist nodded without hesitation, and then the Ministry of Personnel approved it without hesitation and sent someone to the Hanlin Academy to notify them as soon as possible.
And he is a Hanlin compiler, from the sixth rank!
"Jiang Qingzhi...what a big move!"
The head of the academy was shocked, thinking that Zhang Juzheng had wasted several years in the Shujishi position, and even if he was promoted, he would only be promoted to the seventh rank at most, but this time he jumped to the sixth rank...
You have to know that the officialdom is difficult. Even if you are promoted half a level, you can suppress countless people.
Countless officials sigh in despair before reaching the half level, and some are even stuck at that half level for their entire lives.
However, Zhang Juzheng overcame this hurdle easily.
After lying dormant for several years, he suddenly ascended to fame.
The Dean of the Court naturally would not feel in awe of this sixth-rank official, but he could glimpse Jiang Qingzhi's attitude towards Zhang Juzheng.
This is Benber's man!
The Hanlin Academy had been suppressing Zhang Juzheng, and Jiang Qingzhi was just a bystander. At that time, many people said that Zhang Juzheng was an abandoned running dog and a traitor to Confucianism in vain.
But now it seems that Jiang Qingzhi clearly used the Hanlin Academy as a whetstone to sharpen Zhang Juzheng.
Just like Zhou Xia back then.
Strictly speaking, Zhou Xia was a loser who chose to retreat in the face of adversity. But even so, Jiang Qingzhi still arranged him in the Mohist base outside the city to become his executor, similar to the general manager of later generations.
kind!
This is how many people evaluate Jiang Qingzhi's arrangement.
Never give up, never abandon!
But Zhang Juzheng managed to survive.
What did this guy say before?
The dean had been careless before, but now he was a little nervous.
He was not afraid of Zhang Juzheng, but he was afraid of Jiang Qingzhi behind Zhang Juzheng.
"It seems so... I am deeply grateful for the care of the Hanlin Academy."
Damn it!
This guy is holding a grudge! And he even hinted that revenge is inevitable.
Outside, everyone in the Hanlin Academy was equally shocked.
"From the sixth rank!"
"Zhang Juzheng was ranked second in the imperial examination. Even if he was promoted, he would only be an editor in the Hanlin Academy at best. He is a seventh-rank official!"
"Half a level! Half a level! Jiang Qingzhi's face is so shameless! Shameless!"
"What about the dean? You need to give us an explanation for this matter!"
"That's right. Has the position of the Hanlin Academy become a toy for Jiang Qingzhi to give to anyone he wants?"
Squeak!
The door opens.
The dean came out.
Several scholars who had been enemies with Zhang Juzheng in the past looked at him with a sneer, thinking that the head of the academy had no good feelings towards the Mohist school. From the fragments of words they had said in the past, it could be seen that the head of the academy also had no good feelings towards Jiang Qingzhi.
There is still more to say about this matter!
So what if it's the Ministry of Personnel? This is the Hanlin Academy. If the president is not happy about something, it's possible that the appointment will be rejected.
Zhang Juzheng turned around and smiled slightly.
"You should do your job well when you go there." The dean said sternly, "Also, you must come back to report for duty every once in a while. Don't treat the Hanlin Academy as an inn. It is the rule of our Hanlin Academy that seniors teach juniors. Don't forget it!"
Zhang Juzheng was stunned, wondering why this person was so arrogant at first and respectful later?
He was so smart that he immediately thought of what he had said before and realized that the dean was worried about revenge from Jiang Qingzhi.
It’s nice to lean against a big tree and enjoy the shade... Zhang Juzheng felt a little uncomfortable, but the feeling soon disappeared.
He was a disciple of the Mohist school, Jiang Qingzhi was a Mohist master, and Zhang Juzheng was arrogant, but that was the rule of the era. Jiang Qingzhi was the master, and Zhang Juzheng was a disciple. It was natural for a disciple to obey the master's arrangements.
Even the later regent could not jump out of this frame at this moment.
"Yes." Zhang Juzheng nodded and returned to the duty room. When he came out again, he was carrying a bag.
Almost everyone in the Hanlin Academy came out.
The atmosphere is a little weird.
Zhang Juzheng walked down the steps calmly, went straight to the gate, turned around and nodded to everyone.
"That's a farewell."
When these words came out, everyone was shocked.
The Hanlin Editor was a Hanlin official, and Zhang Juzheng was not granted any other official position, that is to say, he was still a member of the Hanlin Academy in name.
Zhang Juzheng's words "farewell here" were a clear indication.
I'm not coming back.
Without any other position, it was almost obvious where he could go.
Beside Jiang Qingzhi!
From then on, the wind followed the tiger and the clouds followed the dragon, and Zhang Juzheng soared into the sky.
And the other Hanlin Academy scholars had to continue to endure the hardship.
Chen Xian murmured, "Being beside Chang Wei Bo, what's the difference between that and being in front of the emperor?"
As the big boss of the new policy, Jiang Qingzhi would often discuss political affairs with the Taoist priests, and Zhang Juzheng, his close associate, would often accompany him.
One word was circling in everyone's mind.
"Jane is in the emperor's heart!"
"In a few years, when we meet Zhang Taiyue again, I'm afraid I'll have to bow and address myself as my subordinate first."
A feeling of dejection hung over the Hanlin Academy.
Winter of the 30th year of Jiajing’s reign.
Zhang Juzheng was demoted to the position of Hanlin Editor and followed Jiang Qingzhi.
……
Boom!
Winter thunder is a bit dull, lacking the vitality of spring thunder or the majesty of summer thunder.
"Wow!"
The children next door were awakened by the thunder.
"Dapeng!" Li Tian opened his eyes and just sat up, he found that the man next to him was gone, and then the sound of the door opening next door was heard.
"Give me the child!" Jiang Qingzhi took the child and said with a smile, "This is thunder. The louder the thunder, the smaller the raindrops."
"Wow!"
The child was still crying, and Jiang Qingzhi was humming a song softly.
To this day, the wet nurse is still not used to Jiang Qingzhi's gentleness towards the child.
Even if other powerful people feel sorry for the children, they would at most come to take a look, or more often just ask if the children are okay, and then continue to sleep.
After coaxing the child, Jiang Qingzhi handed him over to the nurse and said, "If he cries again, hold him and comfort him."
The nurse said, "Uncle, you can't spoil your child!"
"This is not spoiling!" Jiang Qingzhi smiled. "Children seem to know nothing, but they actually know everything. When they are frightened, they will seek comfort and protection. This is human instinct. If no one comforts them at this moment, they will feel lonely and helpless. They have grown up... That's all. Just do as you are told."
Li Tian, who was putting on his coat outside the door and preparing to come in, stopped and seemed to be thinking about something.
After Jiang Qingzhi went out in the morning, Chang came and talked about Li Xuan's recent situation.
"She looks a lot thinner, but she won't say anything when I ask. Alas!" Mrs. Chang sighed. One of her two daughters doesn't require her to worry, but the other is a constant worry for her.
"At first I was worried that you had a strange personality and would not be liked by your husband's family after you got married. Your sister is very strong, and I thought you would not suffer any loss in the future. I didn't expect it! People's plans are not as good as God's plans, and now everything has gone wrong."
Li Tian asked an irrelevant question, "Mom, was I afraid of thunder when I was a child?"
"Afraid! Of course I'm not afraid."
"Then... have you and Dad ever coaxed me?"
"Coax! Your father has done it before. Your father has his own way of raising children. He once said that if no one comforts a child when he is young, his personality will become somewhat biased when he grows up."
"What's biased?"
"If you are too sentimental, you will be easily taken advantage of!"
(End of this chapter)
