Ming Dynasty: My Brother-in-law is Zhu Youxiao - Chapter 440

  Chapter 440 The scholar-bureaucrats haven’t grown up yet? educate them!

   Ganghwa Island.

  At this time, Zhang Guizheng, who was enjoying the Korean women’s dance with Huang Binqing and other Xichang officials, was drinking lightly, feeling very comfortable.

Ganghwa Island was originally a refuge for the Korean royal family when the war crisis was approaching, so there are ready-made palaces here, all roads and transportation are complete, agriculture is also developed, and there are various craftsmen and musicians that meet the needs of the Korean princes and nobles. work.

   Moreover, Ganghwa Island was originally located near Seoul, which is the later Seoul of South Korea. The climate is pleasant, and it is very close to Seoul. Although it is called the sea, the distance is actually as narrow as the river.

   Therefore, Zhang Gui’s temporary rest here is not considered to be suffering in a wild and wild place.

   “How long will it be before the old man and madam arrive?”

  However, staying here, the only thing Zhang Gui misses is his own family.

  So, Zhang Gui also asked Huang Binqing at this time.

Huang Binqing replied: “Liu Zongmin has already sent people out to sea to report. On the way, the court officials did not stop the old lady and his wife, and even His Majesty ordered the state capitals to **** them. Riding on a fast horse, I sent ginseng, etc., and also sent Imperial Physician Wu here, saying that it is for the commander-in-chief to recuperate.”

   Zhang Gui nodded after listening.

  He was not surprised by the reaction of the court.

  Because he knows that now Daming needs him very much, whether it is the emperor or the courtiers, and he will not turn against him.

   “In this way, we don’t need to go to Kagoshima again, and we can stay in Ganghwa Island for a while.”

   Zhang Guiyin said.

Therefore, Zhang Gui really didn’t continue to go to other places for a stroll, but only stayed on Jianghua Island, and only asked Qi Panzong to arrange some craftsmen to carve the contents of various famous poems of the Han Dynasty on the local stones. In addition, some famous figures of the Han family are also carved, covering many aspects of military culture and science, such as Yue Fei, Li Bai, Du Fu, Su Shi, Qi Jiguang and so on.

  Zhang Gui believes that as long as this Jianghua Island can always belong to Daming, then there is no need to worry that Goryeo will use this as an excuse to say that these outstanding people are outstanding in their country.

  And Zhang Gui did this in fact because he wanted to make sure that this place would become the land of the Han family in the future.

  Not long after Zhang Gui lived idle in Jianghua Island, Zhang Guoji and Shang Jinghui’s family members also arrived at Jianghua Island by boat.

   “Husband!”

  Shang Jinghui saw Zhang Gui, whom he hadn’t seen for a long time, and naturally Xiao Biesheng was newlywed, and he was very happy.

   And Zhang Gui also smiled and paused a few more times on the face of the young woman who still saw her charm, and then came over and saluted Zhang Guoji: “Father!”

  Zhang Guoji turned around with some displeasure, and asked: “Are you really planning to abandon the country, the emperor, and the ancestors, and let us come to this isolated island and live a life of voluntary exile with you?”

   “Father, don’t you think this Jianghua Island is not good enough? There are also many buildings here, and there are vast fertile fields. And Chinese characters are used. In a few years, I believe everyone can speak Chinese.”

   Zhang Gui said.

   “Don’t talk about this place, even the capital, I don’t think it is as good as Taikang. The Han people should pay attention to returning to their roots!”

   Zhang Guoji said again: “You are making trouble with the court now, what if His Majesty won’t let me go back?”

Zhang Guidao: “But father should understand that if the son doesn’t make trouble with the court like this, then sooner or later what awaits him in the future will be betrayed by the court’s ulterior motives or selfish scholar-bureaucrats! Just like they betrayed Yue Fei, Yu Qian, and Zhang Juzheng. Of course, the son may not be as good as these people, but looking at the entire history since the Qin Dynasty, there are not many people with high achievements who can end well, especially the foreign relatives and military officials.”

Zhang Guoji pursed his lips: “I thought about this too, so I came out with you, but now the court has not actually said that we will not allow our Zhang family, you don’t know, because you don’t return to Beijing, the whole court is in chaos inside and outside Yes! Even Duke Ding and Marquis Wuqing have come to ask me when you will return to Beijing, and if you don’t return to Beijing, they won’t be able to sleep!”

   “Because they need me most now, I will bargain at this time!”

“Otherwise, when I return to Beijing, I will fall into the trap they have dug! Everyone wants to gain more power and benefits by flattering me, and then later, all the crises caused by the corruption of society will be wiped out.” Blame it on me alone, so that the emperor or the future emperor thinks that getting rid of me can solve all the problems of the court, and even get rid of my achievements as the emperor to set things right! To use this to praise the emperor, or someone Power ministers! Just like Xu Jie who got rid of Yan Song, and Sima Guang who changed Wang Anshi’s new law.”

   Zhang Gui sneered when he said this: “This trick has been played by my Chinese bureaucrats for thousands of years. They are not tired of it, and I am already tired of it!”

“They really think that I want to go back and be flattered by them, and see how they kneel down and wag their tails in front of me? My son just wants them to grow up a bit now, don’t use their smartness in the wrong place! Learn to put your smartness on the pursuit This is a global matter, and it is planned for a hundred years later!”

   “Through repeated cycles like this, it is true that saints are immortal and thieves are endless!”

Zhang Guoji looked at his son quite helplessly: “Why do you think of the scholar-officials in the world like this? Don’t talk about others, just say your father-in-law. Could it be that he is also a person with ulterior motives or selfishness? When the land is distributed among the people, people actively cooperate, saying that this is good governance, and they even speak up for you in front of their own clansmen, and even promote talents without avoiding relatives, saying that although you are a foreign relative, you are still working for the country.”

When Shang Jinghui listened to Zhang Gui saying that he was about to be framed by the scholar-bureaucrats all over the world when he returned to Beijing, and that the scholar-bureaucrats needed to grow up and mature, he couldn’t help covering his mouth with a smile, but when Zhang Guoji asked Zhang Gui how he evaluated himself When he was his father, he listened seriously.

At this time, Zhang Gui said: “Naturally, it is needless to say that Yue Weng is a selfless minister! But his personal image cannot represent the general image of scholar-bureaucrats. Father, you are a person with a long history, and you have more knowledge than your son. You should understand that in this world. , Rao is a scholar, but also a lot of hypocrisy and selfishness!”

“And the class of scholar-bureaucrats is also doomed to have uncontrollable selfish desires in the pursuit of fame and fortune. There are few people who can truly overcome their selfish desires. Hai Rui may be one, plus my father-in-law. What’s more, even some scholar-bureaucrats Overcoming selfish desires, not emphasizing fame and fortune and adhering to the Confucian sage’s way, but it will also go to another extreme, that is, being too lofty and tending to be pedantic. It is reasonable to admit that as long as you are a foreign relative, you will easily mess up the government, if you are an eunuch, you will easily deceive the emperor, and if you are a powerful minister, you will easily exercise power! It is obvious that Yue Weng is not such a person, otherwise he would not marry us.”

  Shang Jinghui couldn’t help smiling when he heard what Zhang Gui said, and his eyes were full of tenderness when he looked at Zhang Gui.

  Zhang Gui and Zhang Guoji stood side by side in the setting sun.

  Zhang Guoji didn’t speak anymore.

   Obviously, Zhang Guoji no longer knew how to refute Zhang Gui.

   Seeing this, Shang Jinghui took the opportunity to break the embarrassment: “Father, the people around you just said that the medicine is ready! Go and take the medicine.”

  So Shang Jinghui left with Zhang Guoji on his arm.

After a while, Shang Jinghui came to Zhang Gui after sending Zhang Guoji away, brought Zhang Gui a cup of maple dew tea and asked, “Unexpectedly, my husband thinks highly of my father, but I want to ask if my husband Do you think my father hasn’t grown up yet?”

   Zhang Gui looked back after hearing this.

  Shang Jinghui smiled: “Say it!”

  Then, Shang Jinghui swipe his onion-like forefinger into the air, put it on the pink cheek, and asked with a smile, “Did I really ask?”

  (end of this chapter)