Zhu Yijun didn't want to restrict or oppose Zhang Juzheng. He also didn't want to stop Zhang Juzheng's reforms and do it himself.
First of all, it wasn't realistic. No one would mess around with a ten-year-old emperor.
Second of all, Zhu Yijun couldn't do it. After all, he wasn't in charge of the court.
There were three appointed ministers in the court, led by Cabinet Secretary Gao Gong. They were a powerful force.
The second force was Zhang Juzheng, led by the Vice Cabinet Secretary. Both sides had laid out their plans and were ready to fight at any time.
These two people used to work for his father's mansion. They had gone through thick and thin with his father, but now they couldn't share his wealth.
The next morning, Zhu Yijun woke up early. He washed up with Feng Bao's help. Glancing at the thin eunuch beside him, Zhu Yijun smiled and said, "Chen Hong, is there anything important today?"
"Your Royal Highness, the Cabinet will come to discuss the Crown Prince's ascension," Chen Hong said with a smile.
Zhu Yijun nodded and glanced at Feng Bao with a smile. The court was at daggers drawn, and the palace wasn't any better.
After all, in his father's mansion, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were familiar with the eunuchs.
Now that the Crown Prince was about to ascend the throne, Lee Myung-bak would be the one in charge. Therefore, the eunuchs' role was obvious.
The struggle in the court would inevitably spread to the palace. Chen Hong was a eunuch supported by Gao Gong. At the same time, Chen Hong had Meng Chong, who was his loyal follower.
Feng Bao naturally had a lot of people. Most importantly, Feng Bao's status was very high. After his father ascended the throne, Feng Bao was in charge of the Imperial Stables and the Commander of Dongchang.
Zhu Yijun wanted to take Dongchang from Feng Bao, but it was very difficult.
Stretching himself, Zhu Yijun said faintly, "Then let's get ready to listen!"
After washing up, Zhu Yijun brought a large group of people to Kunning Palace. He first greeted the Empress, Lady Chen, and then went to greet his mother. Then he stayed at his mother's place to eat breakfast.
Zhu Yijun saw his mother glancing at Chen Hong with displeasure in her eyes.
Zhu Yijun smiled. Of course, he knew why his mother didn't like Chen Hong and the others. The reason was simple. These people flattered his father.
Meng Chong, the eunuch in charge of the Department of Rites, was one of them. Chen Hong and Teng Xiang were willing to do anything to curry favor with his father.
Zhu Yijun had always felt that the Daming Emperor's short life was directly related to these eunuchs.
All kinds of beauties, all kinds of tonics, and all kinds of drugs were obtained by them.
Several emperors had died like this. His father died on the belly of a woman, and the Taichang Emperor died after a month on the throne.
The reason was also very simple. He slept with ten women at night and ate all kinds of drugs. Not to mention a weak emperor, even a strong man of the later generations couldn't take it!
The Jiajing Emperor ate chemical pills all day and lived for more than sixty years.
The reason was very simple. If he didn't like women, he wouldn't take the medicine given by the eunuchs.
It was even worse than the pills refined by Daoist priests. It could be seen what these eunuchs had obtained.
His father died at a young age and his mother became a widow at twenty-eight. Moreover, when his father was still alive, they also presented him with all kinds of beauties. It was strange that his mother had a good impression of them.
She really wanted to kill them. The facts proved that his mother also did the same.
However, Zhu Yijun didn't care about this. He knew that in this matter, he couldn't help Chen Hong and the others. More importantly, there was no need to care about their deaths.
"Jun 'er, a few cabinet scholars are coming. Don't talk nonsense," Lee Lee reminded Zhu Yijun.
Looking at his mother, Zhu Yijun smiled and nodded his head innocently. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, Imperial Mother. I know what to do."
They didn't have to wait for long before a few people were led in. They were the three appointed ministers.
In the middle was a man around fifty years old. He was tall and had a red face. His long beard was neatly combed, and there were some white spots in it.
With one look, Zhu Yijun knew that this person was the red-faced man of the later generations.
He was impatient and bad-tempered, but he was bold and decisive when doing things.
He had a mouth but no heart. Once he lost his temper, he would easily speak without thinking.
He didn't know how to hide, but the red-faced man was usually loyal and worth befriending.
The facts proved that Gao Gong indeed had such a personality. Many people thought that Gao Gong was tyrannical and tyrannical, but compared to Zhang Juzheng, Gao Gong was probably a small sorcerer in the presence of a great sorcerer.
Zhang Juzheng was more sinister than Gao Gong and was more adept at playing tricks than Gao Gong.
Although it was for reform, Zhang Juzheng was also tyrannical and tyrannical. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said, "I am not an image, but an image." It also wouldn't have been repeated for so many years.
This was also the source of the Wanli Emperor's dissatisfaction with Zhang Juzheng. Moreover, Zhang Juzheng was lenient to himself and strict to others. Towards his own student, the Wanli Emperor, he was strict with him.
He repeatedly mentioned to the Wanli to "save money and love the people" and "protect the foundation of the country". Not only did he not allow the Emperor to eat well, wear well, and live well (forbidding the reconstruction of Ci Qing Palace, Ci Ning Palace, and Wu Ying Palace), he even stopped the expenses for fireworks and lanterns in the palace during festivals.
What about Zhang Juzheng himself?
He was extremely extravagant. When he went out, his sedan chair had to be carried by thirty-two people.
There was a living room, a bedroom, a kitchen, and even a servant girl to serve him. When he was tired from work, he could walk to the window and look at the scenery outside the sedan chair.
Usually, when he ate a hundred dishes, he still complained that there was "no place to eat".
Not to mention whether it was overstepping the boundaries, just this extravagance alone was enough to make the Wanli Emperor's heart feel satisfied.
As a teacher, if he did not set an example for his students, it was no wonder that the Wanli Emperor's rebellious mentality was so serious.
Standing half a body's length to the left of Gao Gong was Zhang Juzheng. Zhu Yijun curiously sized up this famous cabinet chief in the future.
Zhang Juzheng's contributions were naturally there. On this point, Zhu Yijun naturally had to acknowledge. Zhu Yijun, who came from the future, naturally knew that there were two sides to looking at people and things.
Contributions were contributions, and mistakes were mistakes. They could not be mixed.
He could not ignore mistakes because of public affairs, and he could not ignore contributions because of mistakes. In any case, Zhu Yijun felt that Zhang Juzheng's reform was good. It was better to be more thorough and directly put people in the fields.
If Zhang Juzheng put people in the fields, his reform would probably not be able to continue.
Zhu Yijun smiled very happily. In his heart, he said, "It's okay. You do it first. When you die, I will continue."
"Don't worry. I will definitely not abolish your new law. Instead, I will carry it forward. Do a good job."
Zhu Yijun trusted Zhang Juzheng. He knew that Zhang Juzheng had ideals, wanted to reform, and wanted to leave his name in history. Otherwise, he would not have spent a huge sum of money to bribe Feng Bao so that he would not cause trouble.
Thinking of this, Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao. This guy was really a scourge.