Chapter 54: Ming Dynasty's Concern
Chapter 54: Ming Dynasty's Concern
Inside Prince Yu’s Mansion.
In the afternoon, Gao Gong couldn't contain his excitement and came to Zhu Zaigui.
Seeing Gao Gong smiling, Zhu Zaigui asked curiously, "Sir, why are you so happy?"
Gao Gong suppressed his excitement and said, "Your Majesty is very happy!"
Zhu Zaigui was confused. What was going on? He was the most unlucky person today.
Seeing that Zhu Zaigui had no reaction, Gao Gong stopped using the tactic of first criticizing and then praising.
Gao Gong said: "When I came to the palace, I heard that Your Majesty sent people from the East Factory to the Yan Mansion. In my opinion, the Yan Party is doomed."
Zhu Zaigui made an "oh" sound, as if he was not excited at all.
Gao Gong looked at Zhu Zaigui's reaction and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Don't you think this is something that pleases the people?"
Zhu Zaigui looked at Gao Gong and could not help but sigh, "I can understand Mr. Gao's excitement, but Mr. Gao must have worried too much about this matter."
"Your Majesty just executed Xia Yan last year. Now is the time when the court needs stability. How could Your Majesty touch the current Prime Minister?"
"Does it have to be presented to the world as a court cabinet full of vicious fighting for the people of the world to expect it?"
Zhu Zaigui's words instantly alerted Gao Gong, and Gao Gong's excited mood instantly calmed down.
If those in power are confused, those who are on the sidelines can see things clearly, Prince Yu is not involved in government affairs, so he can see things clearly.
However, people like them who are in the court and have a strong desire to serve the country are easily excited and easily believe everything they hear.
This kind of sentiment is actually a bit like the political keyboard warriors in later generations.
But is politics that simple?
The first priority of politics is stability. Only in a stable environment can the supreme power rest assured.
If you engage in so-called political struggles every other day, and think about overthrowing or supporting someone every other day, that is definitely a way to death!
Because there are no people in power in this world who truly care about so-called justice.
Gao Gong's expression brightened and he bowed to Zhu Zaigui: "Thank you very much for your advice, Your Majesty."
Zhu Zaigui looked at Gao Gong bowing to him and waved his hands quickly: "I was just talking nonsense, sir, just listen to it, don't take it seriously."
But Gao Gong had come to his senses at this moment and realized that what Prince Yu said was absolutely right.
The first priority of the current court is stability. The former Prime Minister Xia Yan and the current Prime Minister Yan Song have been fighting for so many years. Whether it is the officials of the court or the scholars all over the world, they have actually had enough of this boring internal friction of swinging left and right.
Otherwise, His Majesty the Emperor would not have executed Xia Yan directly, ending this endless internal friction in such a quick and decisive way.
From this we can see that the current political situation is just as Zhu Zaigui said, and there will be no major changes at all.
The so-called changes are nothing but wishful thinking of people like Gao Gong.
As for why Zhu Zaigui could see so clearly, it was not because Zhu Zaigui was so smart.
It was because Zhu Zaigui knew some history more or less, and also had a certain understanding of the character of Emperor Jiajing.
If Emperor Jiajing had not been obsessed with Taoism, he would definitely have been an outstanding chosen emperor. He would have been able to reach the pinnacle in all kinds of power struggles and manipulation of human hearts.
Therefore, it is absolutely wishful thinking to expect such an emperor to slap himself in the face and replace the prime ministers he appointed back and forth! Emperor Jiajing was not a tragic emperor like Chongzhen who was addicted to being weak.
Emperor Jiajing was much better at selecting and employing people than Emperor Chongzhen, who naturally lacked trust.
To be honest, anyone who has studied the history of the Ming Dynasty can see that if Emperor Chongzhen had not been so impatient for success, the Ming Dynasty could have survived for at least a few more decades.
Unfortunately, Emperor Chongzhen wanted to prove himself too much, and he thought everyone was a loser, so during his 17 years in power, he changed more than a dozen prime ministers.
Such frequent changes of the Prime Minister not only made the court appear chaotic, but also made it impossible for the court's policies and orders to have a certain degree of flexibility.
In such turmoil, it would be strange if the Ming Dynasty did not collapse.
Moreover, even if some prime ministers are not good people or have poor abilities, at least when they are in important positions, they dare not act recklessly.
Therefore, even if the Ming Dynasty was in a state of decay, it would not die suddenly.
If we had known earlier, Emperor Wanli would have been fine after being idle for more than 20 years, and he would have accumulated a fortune of 30 million taels.
With this 30 million in assets as support, as long as one is not a fool, the Ming Dynasty will have no problem lasting for at least 30 years.
Unfortunately, Tianqi's diving skills were poor, which gave Chongzhen, who was easily impatient and hardworking, an opportunity.
He tortured the already terminally ill Ming Dynasty to death.
It can be said that the fall of the Ming Dynasty was really unfair!
On the other hand, the Emperor Jiajing is not an impatient person at all.
In addition to the fact that making money to become an immortal could make Emperor Jiajing excited, when it came to political struggles, what Emperor Jiajing was best at was taking detours and fighting a protracted war.
The internal struggle of the imperial court will never be spread to other parts of the country.
It can be said that based on this point alone, Emperor Jiajing can at least get an MVP in the list of Ming emperors.
After Gao Gong calmed down, he bowed to Zhu Zaigui again and said, "Your Majesty's words are as valuable as gold and jade. For me, hearing your words is worth more than studying hard for ten years."
Zhu Zaigui smiled awkwardly, "Teacher, please don't flatter your student like that. I know my own worth very well. You are the real pillar of the country, the real pillar of talent. Whether the Ming Dynasty can achieve a true revival in the future depends entirely on noble and selfless people like you. The most I can do is sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labor and watch you perform."
Gao Gong was so moved when he heard Zhu Zaigui's words that he almost cried.
He had no children of his own. After he was appointed by the emperor as Prince Yu's tutor and after he gained Prince Yu's selfless and pure trust, Gao Gong had already made up his mind to protect Zhu Zaigui for the rest of his life and would never allow Zhu Zaigui to be despised or insulted by anyone.
Therefore, Gao Gong had absolutely no second thoughts about Zhu Zaigui.
At this time, Zhu Zaigui looked at Gao Gong and smiled, "Teacher, what are you going to tell your students today?"
Gao Gong took a deep breath and replied, "Anda! This time I want to tell you about Anda, the great threat to the north of the Ming Dynasty."
When Zhu Zaigui heard that Gao Gong was going to talk about Anda, he immediately became excited.
This Anda seemed to be quite powerful. He even fought to the outskirts of Beijing and even wanted to attack Beijing by force at one point.
Zhu Zaigui certainly had to know more about such a powerful man, otherwise it would be a shame to let down the opportunity of traveling through time given by God.
Zhu Zaigui said excitedly: "Okay, sir, please tell me. I have long wanted to know who this Anda is. How could he become such a threat to the Ming Dynasty!"
(End of this chapter)