Collection of Huaxia: the beginning of the inventory of the top ten ancient figures

Standing at the door of the study, Zhang Juzheng looked at Lin Yi in a daze. His eyes were excited but hesitant.

As soon as he saw Ji Dong, the memories of 20 years ago suddenly came to his mind, but he was shocked to find that Ji Dong was the same as 20 years ago, without any change.

He is now middle-aged. Although his beard and hair are not completely white, he is definitely different from 20 years ago, but Lin Yi has not changed at all.

Hearing Lin Yi's greeting, Zhang Juzheng hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Lin, Mr. Lin."

Zhang Juzheng also said to call Brother Lin, but thinking of Lin Yi's words, and seeing Lin Yi's appearance, he changed his mouth and called Mr. Lin.

Lin Yi's words were right, 20 years later, he has indeed become a Bachelor of Martial Arts Hall and Minister of Rites.

And he also understood why Ji Dong said it many times, it was not a joke.

There was a lot of emotion in Zhang Juzheng's eyes. He looked at Ji Dong, but Lin Yi replied with a smile: "Why are you being polite, my lord."

Zhang Juzheng shook his head slightly, and said: "I didn't know your methods at the time, but now it seems that I don't know people."

Lin Yi chuckled, Zhang Juzheng didn't wear shoes in the first place, standing at the door of the study, the cold wind blowing from outside made him tremble a little, Zhang Juzheng just woke up from the shock of seeing Lin Yi again, and stretched out his hand Ask Ji Dong to go in.

"Sir, it's snowing too much outside the house, please discuss it in detail inside."

Lin Yi nodded, and then went in with Zhang Juzheng. Zhang Juzheng asked someone to bring a copper pot, filled the copper pot with water and put it on the charcoal fire, and sat down with Lin Yi under the window of the study.

From the window here, you can see the snow scene outside, and because you have hot tea in hand, you don't feel how cold it is. Zhang Juzheng took his cloak again, and handed it to Ji Dong.

"Sir, enjoying the snow at night will inevitably be cold, so use my cloak, sir."

Zhang Juzheng looked at Lin Yi with sincere concern in his eyes. As a scholar of the Hall of Martial Arts and a contemporary elder, Zhang Juzheng rarely let go of his masks. Lin Yi thought for a moment, and took the cloak with his hand.

"Thank you, Brother Zhang."

Zhang Juzheng looked at Lin Yi and suddenly laughed. The estrangement that he hadn't seen for 20 years disappeared in this smile. They seemed to have returned to that stream. Love, but no change.

"Brother Lin, please sit down, sit down."

Zhang Juzheng was sitting on one side, and Lin Yi was wearing a cloak, sitting opposite Zhang Juzheng.

"These 20 years are like a flash. When I think of the last time I saw Brother Li, I was still a scholar who went to Beijing to take the exam. Time really flies."

Zhang Juzheng was stroking his beard, and the copper pot made a slight sound on the charcoal fire. He looked at Lin Yi with emotion in his eyes.

Time has passed too fast, these 20 years have been busy, dealing with people from all walks of life, worrying every day, only now, he is a little relieved.

Lin Yi nodded, looked at Zhang Juzheng and said, "Yes, time flies, time changes, I wonder if Brother Zhang's original intention has changed?"

Zhang Juzheng once said that he wanted to join the cabinet, realize his ambitions, realize innovation, be a useful person to Ming Dynasty, and become a minister of Ming Dynasty.

Hearing Lin Yi's question, Zhang Juzheng had a look of determination in his eyes.

Although Zhang Juzheng's temperament has become more and more stable in middle age, this bit of perseverance carries the determination of a young man. He has never forgotten his political ideals, nor his ambitions.

"Although the years are changing, I will not change." Zhang Juzheng said firmly. Now he has not yet implemented the New Deal, and he is still moving towards a higher position.

"I am now a scholar of the Hall of Martial Arts, but I am not the chief assistant of the cabinet. Since Zhang Juzheng is not the chief assistant of the cabinet, my desire for reform cannot be displayed."

Zhang Juzheng used the wooden stick next to him to dig the charcoal fire in front of him, making the charcoal fire burn more vigorously.

"Brother Zhang, what are you going to do?" Lin Yi asked.

Zhang Juzheng reached out for a piece of firewood, held it in his hand and looked at Ji Dong.

"Of course, whoever blocks me will be eradicated. Today's chief assistant is Mr. Xu Jie. In fact, Mr. Xu still has some kindness for me, but if I want to realize my ambitions and ideals, I can only pull him down. .”

Zhang Juzheng threw the firewood into the charcoal fire, and the charcoal fire quickly climbed up the firewood and devoured it.

The atmosphere of the two chatting and chatting made the audience feel very interesting. Lin Yi was wrapped in a big cloak, which covered the Chinese tunic suit, which gave him a feeling of ancient people. Zhang Juzheng was also wearing the official uniform of the Ming Dynasty. The two chatted under the window, just like the old days It is common for officials in ancient times to discuss state affairs together.

"Interesting, hahaha, Zhang Juzheng introduced Lin Yi as a close friend, the two of them really seem to have the feeling of friendship between a virtuous official and a gentleman."

"Isn't that the friendship between gentlemen in ancient times?"

"Very well, my screensaver is born again!"

The audience looked at the two of them, and there was a lot of yearning for such a scene in their hearts.

In the picture, Zhang Juzheng burns the charcoal more vigorously, stretches out his hand to stroke his beard, and after pondering for a moment, he said: "After Yan Song died, the situation in the court has changed a lot. Although I am already a bachelor, I still can't show my edge , and it will take a few more years of planning.”

When Zhang Juzheng was speaking, the water in the copper pot on the charcoal fire had already boiled. He lifted the copper pot and poured water into the teapot next to it.

Lin Yi looked at Zhang Juzheng's actions and asked, "Brother Zhang has been planning reforms since 20 years ago, what is he thinking now?"

Zhang Juzheng was not in a hurry to answer Lin Yi's question, but stretched out his hand to pour a cup of tea for Lin Yi with a teapot, handed it to Lin Yi, and said: "I have already thought about the general matters of the new law. Big gaps, really have to be filled, if we don’t check and fix the five big gaps, it will be difficult for Ming Dynasty to continue.”

Zhang Juzheng stretched out his hand to stroke his beard, and took a sip of tea. Now he does not have the extremely serious look in the court, but he is sitting in front of Lin Yi, his body is upright, the clothes on his body are neat and clean, and even the corners are abnormally folded distinct.

Even though he was sitting under the window, the cold wind was blowing on him, but he didn't tremble at all, and his expression was completely different from that of the boy 20 years ago.

More than ten years of training in the officialdom has made Zhang Juzheng more calm and serious.

Lin Yi drank the tea in his cup, and after listening to Zhang Juzheng finished speaking, he asked, "Which five are the ones that brother Zhang said?"

Zhang Juzheng let out a breath, which condensed into fog in the cold wind. His tone was very slow, but the words fell to the ground with sound.

"The patriarchal clan is arrogant, the common officials are cruel, the officials follow the rules, the frontiers are not repaired, and the money is a big loss!"

"From Emperor Taizu to the present, although I have encountered external troubles and internal troubles, I have come to the present. Although the Ming Dynasty has been peaceful for a long time, there are many internal problems. I have summed up for many years, only to find these omissions , This has been brewing in my heart for a long time, if Brother Lin is willing to listen, I am willing to express my heart."