As the administrative center of the Ming Dynasty moved to Xiyuan, even though the three main halls of the Forbidden City had been renovated long ago, it still seemed like a beautiful empty shell.

It's just that today is obviously different from the past, but there is a hint of vitality invisibly. An official is walking quickly along the palace road through the three main halls and heading straight to Qianqing Palace.

"Master!" Zhang Juzheng came to the front hall and saw Xu Jie, looking out of breath and saying the greeting.

A deep confusion arose in his heart. He didn't understand why Xu Jie suddenly called him here from the Hanlin Academy, let alone why he came to Qianqing Palace.

Xu Jie's eyes fell on his favorite disciple, but he asked lightly: "Taiyue, how do you treat me as a teacher?"

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"The teacher has a gift of reinvention to his disciples, and the disciples will always bear this in mind!" Zhang Juzheng immediately knelt on the ground and responded sincerely.

Although he was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing, he wasted nine years due to illness. Fortunately, he was protected by Xu Jie, which enabled him to stay in the Hanlin Academy.

A few years ago, when King Jing was expelled from the capital, he was arranged by Xu Jie to enter Prince Yu's Mansion as a lecturer for Prince Yu, and now he is serving as a fifth-rank Hanlin scholar.

He was able to have such a good status and opportunity, but it was inseparable from Xu Jie's cultivation and support. Especially entering Prince Yu's Palace gave him a great opportunity to join the cabinet and become the prime minister.

Xu Jie immediately stepped forward, seemed satisfied and helped Zhang Juzheng up from the ground and said: "Taiyue, you don't need to be polite to me, get up quickly!"

"Thank you, Master!" Zhang Juzheng kept his loyalty in his eyes and stood up from the ground.

No matter how he views this teacher in his heart, now that he wants to reach a higher level, he cannot do without the help of this teacher. Although he is now Prince Yu's teacher, there are several teachers in Prince Yu's Mansion. , and even has a high arch like a father to King Yu.

Xu Jie looked at the dignified Zhang Juzheng with a smile, and then said seriously: "The emperor is dying. His deadline is today, and he won't even last two hours!"

"Ah, this..." Zhang Juzheng couldn't care less about playing the role of a good disciple, he stared in shock and lost his voice.

Although he had already heard about it, and even speculated that Jiajing might not be able to survive this winter, these were just speculations after all. Now that he heard the exact news, although he felt a little happy in his heart, he was more shocked.

Emperor Jiajing, who has been in power for forty-five years, has really reached his end today.

After all, Zhang Juzheng is not an ordinary person. After only a moment, he asked with enlightenment: "Master, you are so eager to summon your disciple into the palace, but you don't know what you can do for me?"

Seeing Zhang Juzheng's quick response, Xu Jie looked into Zhang Juzheng's eyes with satisfaction and said, "The emperor has closed his eyes now. Our top priority is to draft a will!"

From the beginning, he had no intention of drafting a posthumous edict with Guo, Lin and Gao. When Gao Gong stared closely at Li Chunfang, he had already made a plan in his mind.

According to common sense, he should naturally ask Li Chunfang to draft the testament together, but he could also break the rules. With Li Chunfang dragging Gao Gong and Guo Pu, he drafted the testament together with his disciple Zhang Juzheng.

Just like this, he first moved the emperor to the Longevity Palace, and then called Zhang Juzheng here. This move can be said to be foolproof.

"Disciple, please obey your master's orders!" Zhang Juzheng suppressed the ecstasy in his heart, swallowed secretly and saluted.

He was an Imperial Academy editor four years ago, and now he is just a fifth-rank scholar, with a large group of Ci ministers above him in status and qualifications.

Now, he was fortunate enough to be one of the two civil servants who participated in drafting the imperial edict. How could he not be happy?

"Very good, then I ask you to write it!" Xu Jie pointed to the blank edict on the table next to him and said with a face full of joy.

"Disciple, I obey!" Zhang Juzheng nodded gently and stepped forward to pick up the brush he had prepared.

Xu Jie had already prepared the manuscript, and he immediately read it: "The edict says: I will succeed the emperor as a member of the clan, and I will be enshrined in the ancestral temple for forty-five years. I will enjoy the country for a long time, and have no more dynasties. Naizi Fuqi

, how can I hate you!"

Throughout the entire Ming Dynasty, although Jiajing lived shorter than Taizu and Chengzu, he was the longest reigning emperor in the Ming Dynasty due to his accession to the throne at a young age.

Xu Jie turned his head and glanced in the direction of the bedroom, and then continued to read: "But I have been practicing the sage's family law far away, and I have inherited the example of Huang Kao. With a single thought, my only duty is to respect God and help the people, and I just want to do it."

He was often sick, and he excessively prayed for immortality, which led to traitors seizing the opportunity to deceive him and praying that this day would bring prosperity to the construction industry. The sacrifices in the suburban temple were not close to each other, and the rituals that were clearly taught have been abolished for a long time. This is not only against the constitution, but also betrays the original intention."

The posthumous edicts of the Ming Dynasty are somewhat similar to the eight-part essay, and they already have a fixed format.

Usually he reviews his political achievements during his reign and examines his mistakes during his reign, but now he directly denies the two wrongdoings of great etiquette and spiritual practice.

Zhang Juzheng wrote vigorously and wrote the edict without any distractions.

Since he denied the two major faults of Jiajing's reign, Xu Jie naturally proposed remedial measures and said: "Since he ascended the throne, his suggestions have offended all ministers.

He was released and reinstated. The magistrates, etc., who were investigated for their crimes and sentenced to death, and all other things that did not involve working for the people, such as food, work, and shopping, etc., were stopped."

This edict undoubtedly quoted the first half of Hai Rui's view that "the emperor made a mistake and the ministers made a mistake". It can be said that all the faults were put on Jiajing, while the faults of the officials were completely eliminated.

Not only that, officials who were previously convicted of being lax were also "rehabilitated" and "reinstated" at this time. This move undoubtedly greatly safeguarded the overall interests of the civil service group.

In fact, the imperial edict was like a strategic review and adjustment. Like the Zhengde imperial edict, it completely negated the relevant reforms of the Beijing army and directly restored the Beijing army to the old system.

Xu Jie put all the blame on Jiajing, and then corrected Jiajing's behavior. In addition to "investigating the crime and punishing the relevant alchemists," he also stopped the purchase of food and drinks.

Because of this, this edict actually completely denies the practice of cultivating Taoism, and at the same time acknowledges the fault of the officials who were responsible for the punishment. It can be regarded as a measure to "rectify chaos".

Zhang Juzheng played the role of a writer, but he wrote down the content of Xu Jie's dictation on the edict word for word.

"Lord Yuan Fu, I'm afraid it's inappropriate for you to draft the edict like this!"
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