Judging from the historical records of later generations, Emperor Jiajing seemed to be a debauchery monarch on the surface. He seemed to have not made any political achievements worth mentioning during his reign.

Forty-four years in power, he hid in the palace to practice alchemy all day long, without any intention of inquire about the government affairs. What's even more ridiculous is that in order to refine alchemy, he also collected the menstrual blood of the virgins everywhere, which made the heavens angry and the people resented. Even the palace maids in the palace could not bear this inhuman torture, and they attacked them in groups, trying to strangle the perverted emperor with their clothes.

At that time, Wu Jie also felt that this guy was not a thing. But later he went to college and read relevant historical documents, and then he was shocked to find that Emperor Jiajing was not only a qualified monarch, but also an amazing politician.

Politicians do not care about personal morality and comment on a historical figure based on their personal character. This is not only inappropriate, but also materialistic. Many things need to be viewed dialectically.

When Jiajing ascended the throne, the Chinese officials in the court were powerful and the power of the monarch was not obvious. The matter of the great ritual discussion fell on any emperor and was already broken by the bureaucrats. However, Jiajing turned it into a possibility and used this matter to knock down a group of court officials and held the power firmly in his hands.

In the past 30 years of reign, although he practiced all day long, the government affairs of the court were still in order and did not fall into chaos. From this point of view, this person is not only not stupid, but also an amazing person.

That is, starting from Jiajing, the monarchy's power became stronger and the government's orders were fully understood, which led to the prosperity of the Wanli period and the vigorous development of the budding capitalism.

The politics of the Ming Dynasty was very strange. Once the monarchy was consolidated, the national strength would rise. On the contrary, by the Chongzhen year, the monarchy was weakened and the country was controlled by a group of scholars and officials. Without checks and balances, the Ming Dynasty would perish.

The reason is simple. The literati and bureaucratic groups in the Ming Dynasty were too great. If there was no force that could balance it, the problem would be serious.

Because the balance literati and officials needed to have mature political skills, Emperor Jiajing's ability was at least third among the successive emperors of the Ming Dynasty, second only to Taizu and Chengzu.

Such a powerful king is naturally extreme. You civil officials say you want to let King Jing leave the capital. That's right, this is the reason. But even if you want King Jing to be a vassal, it's up to me to decide when it's your turn to talk about it.

So, Emperor Jiajing simply ignored the ministers' memorials, and was annoyed by the trouble and sent the Jinyiwei.

After repeated incidents, many ministers have been dismissed from office and taken away after a few years.

But the civil servants were not afraid and continued to talk about the matter of Li Crown and asking King Jing to get out.

This matter is related to the foundation of the country and the stability of the future government, and a storm is brewing.

The reason why Yang Zongzhi wanted to write a book and published it in the world to create momentum for the crown prince of King Yu was just to take advantage of the issue and reprint the case of the grand ceremony in the early Jiajing period to see if he could take this opportunity to overturn the case for Yang Tinghe and Yang Shen.

Even if they cannot be rehabilitated now, once King Yu ascends the throne in the future, things may not be without a turnaround when Yang Zongzhi's contributions are taken.

As for the thoughts of Prefect Lin, Wu Jie could understand it. As he said before, Lu Bing was scolded by the emperor for speaking for Prince Yu. Since Lu Bing had the idea of ​​burning Prince Yu's cold stove, Prefect Lin naturally had to stand up to see if he could win a minister who could follow the dragon.

Unfortunately, they still failed to understand Emperor Jiajing's thoughts.

With Jiajing's character, will public opinion be allowed to spread in the matter of establishing a crown prince?

I'm afraid this matter may not be as beautiful as Yang Zongzhi and the others thought.

Now, Yang Zongzhi strongly invites Wu Jie to help compile the new book. In front of the prefect, Wu Jie is not easy to refuse.

And Yang Zongzhi was determined to do this, which was related to filial piety and righteousness, and could not convince them at all.

He had to say helplessly: "The Master of the House, Mr. Zongzhi, was a little unfamiliar with his talent and knowledge in his later years, and he was afraid that he would not be able to take this great task. Besides, the court examination was followed by the seal examination, and then the autumn examination..."

Priest Lin was still a little unhappy. When he heard Wu Jie talk about the exam, he felt relieved and nodded, "Wu Jie, your future is important, Yuli is a bit difficult."

Yang Zongzhi also smiled and nodded slightly: "I feel a little regretful."

The matter was revealed so gently, which also made Wu Jie secretly relieved.

Next, Yang Zongzhi played another chess game with Wu Jie.

Because the words just now were already very deep, everyone's mind was not on the chessboard.

At the end of the game, Yang Zongzhi and Prefect Lin said goodbye. Before leaving, Prefect Lin asked Wu Jie to go to the Chengdu government office to report his name the next day. He encouraged him a few more words, saying that he should enter the examination room in three days and be prepared for his life.

After the two left, Moth came out of the inner room and took a breath of air conditioning: "Young Master, are you Mr. Yang Zongzhi and the prefect?"

“That’s right.”

"Young Master is so amazing. Even Mr. Yang and Prefect Lin visited him in person." Moth's face was full of joy.

Wu Jie was slightly proud: "Put the awl in your pocket, you will stand out."

Montex smiled: "Since even Mr. Yang values ​​the young master so much, then the marriage between Wu and Tang families should be fine."

Wu Jie: "Can you stop mentioning this? I want to prepare for the exam?"

"That's right, the exam is important, don't mess up your mood because of this matter." Moth said: "If the young master gets fame in the future, he is still afraid that the Tang family will not let the matchmaker come over to propose marriage."

"By the way, there will probably be scholars from Chengdu Prefecture visiting these two days. I want to prepare for my homework, and you will block it by then."

"I understand this."

On the second day, Wu Jie went to the prefect's office and registered his name. Everything went well and he just waited to enter the examination room.

When I came back from the prefect's office, I saw many scholars coming to the inn yard. When I saw Wu Jie, I bowed and told myself that I had heard of Wu Shizhen's reputation for a long time, so I admired him very much, so I came to pay my respects.

Moth was so anxious that he jumped up and kept shouting: "My young master is still preparing for the house trial, so you are disturbed."

Since you want to hang out in the scholarly forest, you must not participate in this kind of social engagement.

Wu Jie has become the number one young talent in Chengdu Prefecture because of his outstanding performance at the Jinjiang night banquet. He has become famous so he naturally has to participate in many literary gatherings.

At the beginning, Wu Jie thought about reviewing his homework. But he really couldn't understand the relationship. He thought: What if he doesn't matter, I have the test questions in hand and pass them in minutes, so why bother myself too hard? There are free wine and meals to eat, and you can travel around for free, so why not do it?

At this moment, he stopped reading and was surrounded by a group of scholars and went out.

I participated in several literary gatherings and traveled all over Chengdu, and my head was so hot that I drank all day long.

On that day, he returned to the inn very late. As soon as he entered the house, Moth came in angrily with a basin of hot water: "Young Master has been doing well these few days?"

"It's quite interesting." Wu Jie replied sincerely, whispering alcohol. Literature has their own circles, which are maintained by teachers, students, classmates, and the same year. Once fixed, they will remain unchanged for life. When they enter the officialdom in the future, they will also support each other based on this relationship.

It is impossible for people to live in a vacuum.

Wu Jie will be involved in the officialdom in the future, and these interpersonal relationships are particularly important to him. Being an official means being a human being. If you want to be a promising corrupt official like Zhang Juzheng. As for the honest official like Hai Rui who is afraid of everyone, you should avoid it.

Moth put the wooden basin at Wu Jie's feet and suddenly said worriedly: "Tomorrow is the day to enter the examination room. The young master traveled all day and didn't read a page of books. This exam... is over, it's all over, it's my fault."

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Chapter completed!