bookrebus Chapter 381 White Turtle or White Gui
Chapter 381 White Turtle or White Gui
This descendant of Zhang Juzheng is completely different from them. He actually holds all the power. Doesn't that mean that the entire Ming Dynasty is completely controlled by him?
What about the emperor?
Could it be the young emperor?
Forget it, let’s just listen to what the little immortal has to say first.
Zhang Juzheng looked upright, and anyone who saw him like this would only think that he was a loyal minister like Yu Qian.
"So the opinions of later generations about you, Senior Zhang Juzheng, are also polarized," Li Wu said. In fact, she thinks that Zhang Juzheng's opinion is more normal.
He asked the emperor to be frugal, while he himself lived a life of luxury.
It took 32 people to carry his sedan chair alone. From this sedan chair, we can see the symbol of Zhang Juzheng's personal power and status at that time.
Zhang Juzheng smiled and said, "Some people like it and some people hate it. Why should we care?"
"Senior Zhang Juzheng, what you said is right. Why should we care about so many things in life? The most important thing is to be happy," Li Wu laughed. Her happiness was priceless.
"The little immortal is quite open-minded," Shang Yang also smiled.
"Senior Zhang Juzheng, you are a veteran of three dynasties, serving under the Jiajing Emperor, the Longqing Emperor, and the Wanli Emperor.
He held many important positions and finally implemented a series of reform measures as the Prime Minister of the Cabinet.
Moreover, Mr. Zhang Juzheng, you were the minister entrusted with the care of the young emperor. At that time, Emperor Wanli was young, and Emperor Longduo entrusted the care of the young emperor to Gao Gong and Mr. Zhang Juzheng. You assisted them wholeheartedly and were a loyal minister as well as a strict teacher.
Senior Zhang Juzheng, you don’t know that Emperor Wanli was respectful and obedient in front of you, but maybe because you were too strict, Emperor Wanli felt that he was suppressed by you in every way, so after your death, he didn’t attend court for more than 20 years. "Li Wu was also extremely helpless. The emperors of the Ming Dynasty were all weird, and there were all kinds of emperors.
The barrage of comments has exploded. They already knew that there was an emperor in the Ming Dynasty who did not attend court. Now they finally know who it is.
Emperor Wanli remained silent. Will he really do that in the future?
Not going to court?
Why?
The ministers during the Wanli period were dumbfounded. No, was their emperor trying to learn from Emperor Wuzong? If something like this happened again, would the Ming Dynasty still exist?
The ministers' faces turned pale. They looked at the comments but dared not to look at them because they were all Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong scolding their emperor.
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Zhang Juzheng was stunned when he heard this. Was he too harsh? He later became the Prime Minister, not bad.
However, he never expected that the emperor would be like this. The current emperor is still relatively obedient. Of course, he is not the only one teaching the emperor.
He has not yet become the prime minister and his power is not that great.
"Am I really too harsh?" Zhang Juzheng asked. He was teaching the emperor.
Li Wu pursed his lips. Of course there were more than that. It was just that when Emperor Wanli grew older, he became annoyed by Zhang Juzheng's strict control, and Zhang Juzheng had too much power at that time.
After all, it is difficult to control children when they grow up. They want power but don’t want to be restricted. They feel like puppets.
"It's hard to say, but the emperor has become more powerful, and Senior Zhang Juzheng has too much power, so," Li Wu did not say it explicitly, but everyone else could understand what he meant.
How could Zhang Juzheng himself not hear it? He shook his head and smiled, without saying anything else.
He didn't even have to guess that this would happen. Too much power would definitely make the emperor wary.
With so many powerful officials in history, how many of them had a good ending?
Like Huo Guang of the Han Dynasty, he was not only a minister entrusted with the care of the emperor's young son, but he also had great power in the court. The emperor had to listen to him like a puppet.
However, Zhang Juzheng felt that he and Huo Guang were naturally different.
Forget it, he still has to reform. Now the Ming Dynasty is already on the decline.
Especially after the Battle of Tumu, the Ming Dynasty became increasingly weak.
The barrage has been discussing this matter. Emperors naturally don’t like ministers with too much power, especially those emperors who are controlled by ministers, which is even more annoying.
Who doesn't want to be in charge of government? No one wants to be a puppet. Being an emperor is frustrating because everyone is told that everything they do is not good enough.
Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was very angry, but he suppressed his rage. He had already imagined in his mind that the young emperor was still young, the court was completely controlled by the ministers, and the emperor was like a puppet.
His descendants became puppets. How could the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty not be angry?
Even if Zhang Juzheng extended the life of the Ming Dynasty, it did not mean that the Ming Emperor could be treated as a puppet.
Crown Prince Zhu Biao and Empress Ma had been observing Emperor Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and knew that he was extremely angry at the moment.
But I still want to listen to the immortal talk about Zhang Juzheng's deeds before making any judgment.
The most important thing is that Zhang Juzheng was too far away from him, so even if he was angry, there was nothing he could do.
He wanted to vent his anger on the ministers and chop off a few heads, but the Queen and the Crown Prince were watching, so he didn't do anything.
Emperors of other dynasties also came up with a series of speculations.
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"Senior Zhang Juzheng, your name is Zhang Juzheng, courtesy name Shuda, and pseudonym Taiyue. You are from Jiangling County, Jingzhou, Huguang, so I also call you Zhang Jiangling.
He assisted Ming Shenzong Zhu Yijun in carrying out the "Wanli New Deal", which is known in history as the "Zhang Juzheng Reform".
Speaking of which, there is a story about when you, Mr. Zhang Juzheng, were born.
It is said that before you, Mr. Zhang Juzheng, were born, your great-grandfather had a dream. He dreamed that a full moon fell into a water jar.
It illuminated the surroundings brightly, as if it were daytime, and then a white turtle slowly floated up from the water.
Your great-grandfather Zhang Juzheng believed that the white turtle was you, so he gave you the nickname "Bai Gui" in the hope that you would bring honor to the family in the future.
Of course, Senior Zhang Juzheng, the turtle you mentioned here is not the turtle, but the gui in the guibiao, so there will be no misunderstanding," Li Wu explained.
The people in front of the sky curtain were silent. To be honest, if the little immortal hadn't explained it, they would have really thought it was a turtle. After all, they had seen a white turtle, so, well, they were just imagining things.
"So it's this Gui. I was wrong just now," Wang Anshi said with a smile. At first glance, everyone would think it's the turtle.
Zhang Juzheng's face turned pale. Why did the little immortal say this? If those people knew his nickname, he wouldn't have to think about how to make fun of him.
They were his mortal enemies, and there were many of them.
Indeed, Gao Gong, Qiu Yu and others in front of the sky curtain laughed, haha, Bai Gui, good, he is indeed a bastard.
If Zhang Juzheng provokes them again in the future, they will call him a turtle!
Of course, Zhang Juzheng didn't know all this, and even if he knew, he would still be somewhat upset.
Who would want their nickname to be known and laughed at by their enemies?
"Senior Zhang Juzheng, shouldn't I be like this?" Li Wu stared at Zhang Juzheng with eyes wide open. He felt that Senior Zhang Juzheng's face looked a little bad. Was he angry?