Chapter 866 Scrambling to be the first
Yongshou Palace.
Emperor Jiajing has not been diligent enough in his Taoist practice recently, which has made several of his "fellow Taoists" a little anxious.
Several Taoists looked at each other and finally nominated one person to go over.
"His Majesty."
"Hmm?" The Taoist raised his head, his mind still on the memorial, "What's the matter?"
The Taoist said: "Your Majesty, diligence is the key to success!"
Emperor Jiajing was startled. Only then did he realize that he seemed, no, was indeed a little lazy recently.
It’s not that I’m lazy, but I can’t calm down.
"Well!"
Practicing Taoism is a big deal!
It is related to whether I can live long and see long, and whether I can be included in the ranks of immortals after I die.
Emperor Jiajing, who had worshipped Taoism since childhood, felt a little ashamed. He threw the memorial away, closed his eyes, and then seemed to enter a state of meditation.
In fact, everything is difficult at the beginning. For example, when you sit in meditation in the spiritual practice, thoughts will inevitably come one after another in the beginning. You suppress one and another one comes up, making your mind float and you wander outside unconsciously.
When you encounter this situation, don't force the thought away, and don't have negative emotions such as disgust. Just look at the thought calmly, don't drive it away, don't be disgusted... one gets up, one goes away, one gets up, one goes away...
After you get used to it, you will have fewer and fewer thoughts, and you will become more and more familiar with the process, until even if you have constant thoughts, you can still concentrate on it, as if you are meditating at home with a child whispering to you.
You mutter your things and I sit here doing mine.
This is how the Taoist priest acted. He entered a state of calm according to the inertia of many years.
The heart is like a full moon hanging in the sky, cool and clear, free of thoughts and worries...
"His Majesty!"
Tsk!
What's the matter?
Most likely the matter with the Ministry of Revenue has been resolved, right?
That idiot was smart. Even I didn't think of breaking the old framework, shattering the so-called scope of authority, throwing out the responsibilities of the Ministry of Revenue, and adding a promise, the situation was shattered in an instant.
This must be it!
The full moon instantly turned into thoughts. The Taoist opened his eyes and saw several Taoists looking at Zhang Tong who came in with anger on their faces.
Zhang Tong always thought that these Taoists were messengers of God. He was a little scared when being stared at like that and couldn't help but take a few steps back.
A cold snort was heard and the Taoists turned around.
"Your Majesty, please be focused..."
"Get out!"
"His Majesty!"
"Ok!"
"Yes."
Zhang Tong stared blankly at the Taoists as they respectfully left. After they left, he was very curious, "Your Majesty, aren't you afraid of offending the gods?"
"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, how could you be afraid of any gods?" Huang Jin said with a smile, "What is it? Tell me quickly."
"Oh!" Zhang Tong said, "There's news from the Ministry of Revenue that a fight has broken out."
"Huh?" Dao Ye was startled. "A fight broke out?"
"It is said that he was beaten until his head was bleeding." Zhang Tong looked excited.
This kid... Huang Jin smiled, but was a little curious, "Why did they fight?"
……
"There's a fight going on at the Ministry of Revenue."
Zhilu, the silence in the duty room was broken.
Yan Song's followers rushed in and said happily, "It is said that he was beaten so hard that his head was bleeding."
"Why?" Zhao Wenhua's eyes lit up.
"I don't know."
"Go and find out."
In the Ministry of Revenue, several officials fell down in the voluntary registration room, and the table responsible for registration was overturned. Two minor clerks squatted in the corner with pale faces, watching those officials who were well-mannered in the past fighting for a place.
"Well done, that's a good punch."
"Grab his collar. Oh! I'm going to punch him! How can you kick him if you grab him? There's no distance."
"What are you grabbing? That's a man, not a woman. Grabbing the breast is useless!"
"Well, this monkey stealing peaches trick is very clever."
"Ouch! The bridge of my nose is broken."
Sun Chonglou and Boll were watching the battle outside, commenting and cheering from time to time, fearing that the world would not be in chaos.
Boer turned around inadvertently and found his old rival Sun Bu Tong holding a chair with a flattering look on his face, "Uncle, sit down!"
Bol felt very regretful and patted his forehead, thinking that he had been a little too proud recently.
Jiang Qingzhi sat down and asked, "Old Lu, aren't you going to take care of it?"
Lu Song shook his head. "The world is bustling with people, all for profit. The world is bustling with people, all for profit. You have to pay a price for doing things. Lu Ping."
"Uncle!" Lu Ping came over.
"Have you written down the names of those who caused trouble earlier?"
"take note of it."
"Okay, put these people in the back."
It will be their turn only when there is no one else to go, and the later it is, the worse and more difficult the place they will be assigned will be.
"Old Lu, why have I never noticed that you are so vindictive?" Jiang Qingzhi was a little curious.
"I naturally don't care about ordinary things. Today, this person has taken advantage of me. If I let him go easily, who in the Ministry of Revenue will take my words seriously in the future?"
Jiang Qingzhi was quite touched by Lu Song's words. "Yes!" Zhang Juzheng keenly discovered the problem. "My Lord, the Ministry of Revenue is driven by profit this time. If there are difficulties in the new policy in the future, there is no guarantee that other officials will follow suit."
There is no benefit in not moving!
"Isn't it the lack of wealth that's worrying? Is it the inequality?" Jiang Qingzhi smiled sarcastically, "We need to look at the big picture and the overall situation."
Zhang Juzheng was startled, then he understood, "There are few supporters of the new policy. If we can use bribery to get a group of officials to obey our orders, we will actually win over these people and use this to strengthen the new policy. However, these people forget their principles when they see profit..."
"You still don't understand." At this moment, Zhang Juzheng had not experienced the several periods of dormancy and tempering in history, and his vision and methods were much worse. Jiang Qingzhi said: "Politics is not black and white. People with mysophobia should not enter the political world. If they do, they will only find themselves bored. Politics is based on interests and goals. It is about overcoming obstacles along the way, and even using every possible means."
"My lord, aren't you worried that I might hear all this and find out your background?" Lu Song asked with a smile.
Jiang Qingzhi smiled and said, "This is the second point I want to make. Including today's inducement with benefits are all means, and the purpose is the core point.
What is your purpose? It determines your belief in this life. Our purpose is the New Deal, and the purpose of the New Deal is to pull the Ming Dynasty out of the abyss. Is that noble?"
"Ok!"
"When you have a noble goal, your heart here," Jiang Qingzhi pointed to his chest, "will be full of strength. Even if the road ahead is full of thorns, even if there are towering mountains and deep seas, you will still move forward."
Zhang Juzheng nodded and said softly, "For a noble purpose, abandoning the so-called gentleman's way of black and white is also noble."
"The so-called gentleman's way is a confinement. But one thing must be remembered, people will expand and change. The words 'be cautious and prudent' can be a motto!"
Be cautious when alone!
He is the same in front of others and behind their backs.
Be consistent.
Instead of being a gentleman in front of people and a villain behind their backs.
"Yes." Zhang Juzheng knew that this was a teaching to him.
Jiang Qingzhi suddenly worried that he might teach a Zhang Juzheng who was more sharp-tongued and more disregarding of all rules than the one in history.
"Almost done." Jiang Qingzhi said.
Zhang Juzheng went over and said, "Stop!"
"Ah!" Sun Chonglou watched the lively ending with regret, as those officials looked at each other miserably.
Lu Song stood beside Jiang Qingzhi and said with a smile: "This young man has good qualifications."
"That's right." Jiang Qingzhi said with some complacency, and then thought of Gao Gong and the big beard. If he recruited this guy, the Gao-Zhang duo...
Wouldn't that mean that if gods stand in the way, gods will be killed; if Buddhas stand in the way, Buddhas will be
Jiang Qingzhi sighed and shook his head.
Gao Gong was too strong. Although he thought he could suppress this person, once this person joined the new policy team, he would inevitably become a ferocious catfish, making everyone uneasy.
That's it!
In order to maintain a good situation of stability and unity, Jiang Qingzhi had to give up this idea.
"You can't just see things in black and white. This statement resonates with me. But for a young man like Zhang Juzheng, isn't it too early? He has understood this so early... The official career is difficult. Isn't Lord Wei afraid that he will go astray?"
Lu Song himself has experienced countless hardships and tests, and he knows how difficult it is to maintain one's original heart.
"What we need now is a sharp sword. Old Lu, I won't hide it from you. The new policy is more difficult than ascending to heaven. Without a sharp sword in hand, I can't do it alone."
Jiang Qingzhi looked at Lu Song and thought that today's incident was a huge blow to this Confucian general, to the point that this guy actually watched his subordinates fight in a group and even prepared a blacklist to settle the score later.
"Old Lu, come here!" Jiang Qingzhi said seriously.
Lu Song glanced at him and shook his head, "No."
"Oh!" So stubborn!
To be honest, putting aside their personalities, if Jiang Qingzhi had to choose between Gao Gong and Lu Song, he would choose Lu Song without hesitation.
The officials came out of the duty room in embarrassment and looked at Jiang Qingzhi.
The complexity of his eyes made even the later movie star, who was famous for his ever-changing eyes, feel inferior to him.
The man in front of them easily made them rebel with just a few words.
After the fight, it was difficult for this group of people to get together again and put pressure on Lu Song together for something.
"We..." An official raised his sleeves to cover his face, feeling extremely ashamed. "What a shame!"
"It's not shameful to get promoted and make money." Someone said coldly.
No one responded, but it was obviously the consensus.
"What is Taoism, what is the difference between Confucianism and Mohism, what is righteousness, all of them disappear in the face of interests. Old Lu, is such a Confucian worth it?"
Jiang Qingzhi sighed.
Lu Song's eyes were firm. "Master traveled around the world to promote Confucianism. Countless predecessors followed suit just to spread Confucianism. Today's great situation was created by our predecessors. Now Confucianism and Confucianism are facing a crisis. How can I retreat?"
That's it!
Jiang Qingzhi stood up and stretched, "Hurry up on this matter."
"I know." Lu Song said, "When will we drink together?"
Jiang Qingzhi said with a half-smile, "Aren't you, Old Lu, afraid of being criticized for being too close to me?"
Why did those people attack Lu Song today?
It was not just about the land inventory issue; the main reason was that Lu Song and Jiang Qingzhi were too close.
"I have a clear conscience."
Damn!
This guy actually has a gentleman side.
Jiang Qingzhi shook his head and left the Ministry of Revenue.
Hu Zongxian came over and whispered, "Zhang Juzheng has good talent, but my Lord, this person has a big vision. If you give him a chance to soar to the sky, I'm afraid you won't be able to control him in the future."
"Why should we suppress it?" Jiang Qingzhi smiled, "Besides, why can't we suppress it?"
"I'm afraid even Xu Wei can't suppress this man." Hu Zongxian said.
"I'm here!" Jiang Qing got on the horse.
Hu Zongxian was stunned, then slapped his forehead.
"I actually forgot that Zhang Juzheng is much older than my uncle. Even after he died, my uncle is still alive. So, what are you worried about?"
(End of this chapter)
