Chapter 299 True Auspiciousness

Today’s meal at Prince Yu’s Mansion.

I'm afraid it won't be easy to eat.

Zhang Juzheng felt heavy-hearted. He should have understood this truth when he first entered the palace and saw Yan Shifan.

Yan Shifan just waved his hand casually.

"Mr. Zhang, your words are too serious. However, when Hai Rui's case was reported to the cabinet, my father felt that Hai Rui should be severely punished according to the petition of his subordinates. However, Mr. Xu believed that Hai Rui had done nothing wrong and had made great contributions in calming down the violent rebellion of the people in Huizhou Prefecture."

When talking about Xu Jie, Yan Shifan glanced at Zhang Juzheng vaguely.

really.

After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng frowned slightly.

Is this Hai Rui really a fool?
Zhang Juzheng was already angry and annoyed. He could even imagine that if the debate in the capital reached Hai Rui's ears, this stubborn man would probably decide that Lord Xu was the good one.

By then.

Once Lord Xu had a request, for the sake of the country and the people, he hoped that Hai Rui could help him.

I'm afraid that fool will agree immediately.

this moment.

Zhang Juzheng felt complicated and confused.

I have never had any personal prejudice against Hai Rui, and the only differences I have are different opinions on how he works for the court.

In fact, I admire Hai Rui's character even more.

If possible, I would like to have a personality like Hai Rui.

But this is not the case.

Therefore, there is only one Hai Rui Hai Gangfeng in the Ming Dynasty, and there will not be another Zhang Gangfeng.

Yan Shifan added: "According to the Cabinet's opinion, the letter urging Hai Rui to come to Beijing has already been sent out. This time, no matter what excuses or reasons Hai Rui has, there is absolutely no way he can continue to delay his arrival in Beijing."

After saying that.

Yan Shifan then served himself another bowl of soup.

Aged ham and fresh bamboo shoots are stewed together, and the flavors created by the collision of different ingredients are delicious and rich.

Zhang Juzheng was not in the mood to drink the soup.

He had already begun to worry that the stubborn Hai Rui would be used as a gun after entering Beijing.

I told him this at the beginning.

Being an official in the court is not like this.

He just doesn't believe it!
The laws of the Ming Dynasty are clearly stated all day long, and the laws of the country are like this.

If laws and regulations were really useful, there wouldn't be so many corrupt officials in the world!
I felt a little irritated.

But Zhang Juzheng quickly calmed down, looked at Yan Shifan steadily, and a smile appeared on his face.

This Yan Donglou.

In a big circle.

His purpose was actually to hope that he could rescue Hai Rui, so that he would not be used by someone with ulterior motives when he came to Beijing in the future.

at last.

Zhang Juzheng lowered his head and picked up the soup bowl that had been in front of him for a long time.

He took the soup spoon in his hand and gently scooped a spoonful into his mouth.

It was just as Yan Shifan said.

Very fresh and fragrant!

Before he knew it, Zhang Juzheng had finished the whole bowl of soup.

At this time, Yan Shifan reached out and took Zhang Juzheng's bowl, and served him another bowl of soup, and also some ham and fresh bamboo shoots.

Zhang Juzheng no longer cared about it and started to enjoy the food happily.

Zhu Zaigui took the opportunity to look at the two people in front of him, and his heart became even happier.

They are all ministers who work for themselves.

Even Hai Rui could be used for his own purposes in the future.

Of course I am willing to be the peacemaker.

How can there be unity between the ruler and his subjects and harmony when there are quarrels all day long?
Zhang Juzheng, who was at the table, filled his stomach like a gust of wind and clouds.

At this time, he wiped his mouth and said, "Minister Zuo may not know that when I was in Suzhou with Hai Rui, I was scolded by him so badly that he almost pointed at my nose and scolded me for being a treacherous minister."

There is such a thing.

How could Hai Rui be so brave?
Yan Shifan, who had also never met Hai Rui, was filled with curiosity.

Zhang Juzheng changed the subject and said, "It's just that later, the two prefectures of Suzhou and Songjiang were involved in increasing silk production and surveying the land in the two prefectures. Later, I received an imperial decree to return to Beijing, but Hai Rui went on a tour elsewhere early. At that time, I was actually worried that he would get into trouble on the way, so I specially sent two followers to follow him."

This means that the relationship between Zhang Juzheng and Hai Rui was not incompatible.

In other words.

Zhang Juzheng accepted the Hongmen Banquet hosted by Yan Shifan in Prince Yu's Mansion today.

As long as Hai Rui comes to Beijing, Zhang Juzheng will definitely not hesitate to help where it is his responsibility.

Yan Shifan smiled and said, "Now that Prince Yu is the principal of Changping Academy, he can go out of the palace at any time to observe the people. My Ministry of Works also submitted a memorial today, requesting the court to approve the allocation of money and grain to expand the waterway from Changping to Tongzhou, and requesting the court to approve the allocation of people along the route, with one in three households to work on the river."

This statement came out.

Zhang Juzheng was shocked.

As a result, when he looked at Yan Shifan again, there was a bit more confusion and gratitude in his eyes.

According to what Yan Shifan said, the Ministry of Works had already requested it.

Then Shuntian Prefecture would naturally have to assume the responsibility of co-organizing the event.

Then as Yan Shifan said, if one out of three households along the line were to be taken, wouldn't that be the beginning of his implementation of the new law in Shuntian Prefecture?
How to determine which one out of three households should be selected?

That naturally requires a check of the household registration of people along the route.

From Changping to Tongzhou, passing through Shunyi.

There is no need to check the population and household registration in Changping, as all records are clear now and can be found in the Changping Public Security Bureau's archives.

But in the direction of Shunyi to Tongzhou, he could use this incident to check the population and household registration of the two places.

So this is what Zhang Juzheng was puzzled about.

Why did Yan Shifan bring up this matter, and he had already reported it to the court before he knew about it.

He also knew that this was aimed at his own reforms.

Could it be that Yan Shifan was really a reformist?
But his slogan of reform is the ancestral law.

It’s really hard to agree with.

Or is it because of Yan Shaoting?
Otherwise, why would this matter involve expanding and opening up a waterway canal from Changping to Tongzhou?

Zhang Juzheng immediately asked: "Why was the Ministry of Industry chosen to be in Changping?"

Yan Shifan did not speak a word.

Prince Yu Zhu Zaigui had already raised his head, burped, and then said with a smile: "In fact, I also heard about this matter in Changping a few days ago, because Master Yan and his men in Changping have come up with something good again. Once it is confirmed, the canal connecting Changping and Tongzhou will definitely be approved."

"Oh?"

Zhang Juzheng showed curiosity.

That said.

Today's matter is not simple. It seems to be another big game of chess.

And in Changping.

Zhou Yunyi, the director of the Imperial Observatory, who had been idle for more than a year, finally remembered what his main job was.

He spent several days observing the celestial phenomena on the Jiashan Mountain behind the academy.

At last.

Zhou Jianzheng waved his hand.

Excavation starts in three days!
Correct.

correct.

According to Zhou Jianzheng's calculations, three days later would be the best time to dig sweet potatoes in Changping. With everything in place and right people, there would surely be a bumper harvest.

And three days is enough time for the news from Changping to reach where it should go.

"What did you say?"

"Did Yan Runwu really produce a crop that produces more than 10 dan per mu?"

"How can this be true? How can this be true!"

Xu Mansion.

Xu Jie, who had just returned home from Wenyuan Mansion, looked at his advisor who had informed him of the news with a look of shock on his face.

The lawyer nodded and said, "The news came from Changping. It is true. However, we have to wait three days to find out the exact yield of the crop."

Xu Jie was shocked.

No matter what, I couldn't believe it.

The yield per mu is more than ten stones?
You know, even if you own the best first-class irrigated fields in the world, the annual yield per mu is only three or four shi.

If Yan Shaoting really found and produced grain with a yield of more than ten stone per mu, he could become a saint on the spot!

Xu Jie immediately looked at his master: "What's going on in Xiyuan?"

The master shook his head and said, "There is no movement in Xiyuan this time. I just heard that Huang Jin from the Imperial Household Department has taken the factory guards to Changping."

Seeing his own prime minister frowning in thought.

The master said, "I think the emperor may have asked them to go and see for themselves whether the news is true. After all, if the emperor believes this news, he will definitely order the court to rest as he did last time."

Last time.

It was the time of the so-called Changping Debate.

After that incident, no one in the literati circle could attack Yan Shaoting on the subject of Confucian classics anymore.

As long as Changping exists, Yan Shaoting is a true disciple of the School of Mind and a person who truly practices the unity of knowledge and action.

After a while.

Xu Jie then said, "When the time comes, submit a memorial and say that I am ill."

The master's brows moved immediately: "Does the Prime Minister want to go and see it in person?"

Xu Jie nodded.

He sighed.

"How can I not see this kind of thing with my own eyes?"

Xiyuan.

Just as the news from Changping continued to shock the civil and military officials in the capital.

Jiajing, however, looked solemn.

He kept looking at Lu Fang: "Tell me, is the news from Changping true?"

Lu Fang shook her head: "I know that guest Yan planted the sweet potato in Changping, but they have sent people to watch over it, so I have never had the chance to get close."

"Bastard thing!"

The emperor couldn't help but curse under his breath.

Lu Fang lowered his head.

The emperor is scolding Yan Shaoting.

After a while.

Jiajing continued, "I still remember the last time this bastard said that there is no such thing as auspicious signs in the world. It's just something that the people of the Central Plains have never seen before."

Lu Fang turned her eyes and nodded: "Master, you have a good memory. I remember saying the same thing."

Jiajing added: "However, if the yield is really that high, I am willing to call it a good omen, and I am willing to owe him a favor!"

Lu Fang frowned.

The emperor's words were very serious.

Jiajing had a gloomy look in his eyes.

He has indeed ruled the country with ease, and he would not worry about the lives of the people, but if he could have such high-yield crops, he would be worthy of being called a wise and enlightened monarch by future generations!
It all depends on whether Yan Shaoting can create true auspiciousness this time.

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