kvmb Chapter 695 I see, you are really inflated
Chapter 695 I see, you are really inflated
Emperor Chongzhen's beard trembled.
If Zhang Shikang hadn't reminded him, he would have forgotten about it.
Emperor Chongzhen felt a little guilty, which was somewhat inappropriate, so he asked:
"Ci Lang has been following you for over two months. Has he made any progress?"
Now it was Zhang Shikang's turn to have his mouth tremble.
"Okay."
Even now, this kid's mind is full of words like truth and cannon, such as dignity is only above the edge of the sword and truth is only within the range of the cannon.
After all, Zhang Shikang had little experience in education, so he had no idea that the nonsense he said was taken as the golden rule by this kid.
So on the way back to the capital, Zhang Shikang asked Zhu Cilang to visit more common people's homes, hoping that he would understand that it was not easy for common people to live and that he would understand the foundation of the country.
For example, every meal should be appreciated as it is not easy to come by, and every thread should be cherished as it is not easy to produce.
Then Zhu Cilang understood again. In other words, as long as they were good to the common people and let them have enough food to eat, and then controlled the army to develop firearms, especially cannons, then the Ming Dynasty would be invincible.
Moreover, this guy is now an absolute warmonger. On the way of withdrawing troops from the Liaohe River, Zhu Cilang kept complaining, saying that the Ministry of Revenue was not strong enough and that the Minister of Revenue should be made more difficult so that the two sides of the Liaohe River could be recovered.
Hearing that Lu Xiangsheng was killing people everywhere in Mongolia south of the desert, Zhu Cilang even went to him and said that he wanted to go find Master Lu, but was ultimately rejected by Zhang Shikang on the grounds that the journey was long and unsafe.
If we look at it from the perspective of the court officials' request to the emperor, Zhu Cilang's account was definitely one that he had already ruined, and the best outcome would be to delete it and start over.
I just don’t know what Brother Chongzhen thinks.
Anyway, he felt that there were good and bad sides. Leaving aside the bad side, at least in the next few decades, Zhang Shikang would be dissatisfied with the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
I can be lazy and slack off, but Comrade Xiao Zhu cannot. He has to work hard.
"Well, I think it's not bad. This is not the place to talk, and it's getting late. You should go home first. We can talk again tomorrow when we get to the palace."
Zhang Shikang had been traveling for several days and was extremely tired, so he bowed and left the viewing platform.
Zhang Shikang greeted Sun Weifan, Huang Degong and others, congratulated the brothers of the Second Son Group, and then followed his father towards home.
He did not ride a horse, but took a carriage. In the carriage, Zhang Shikang was holding the seal of Prince Wuying, the red book and other things in his hands, showing off quite proudly.
I thought to myself, Dad, look, your son is now a king, one level higher than you, isn’t that cool?
However, Duke of England Zhang Zhiji closed his eyes to rest and didn't even look at him, which made Zhang Shikang feel disappointed that his attempt to show off had failed.
He probably felt that his father was in a bad mood, so he asked:
"Dad, how's things at home? Are you two old people in good health?"
However, Zhang Zhiji did not pick up his words, but asked Zhang Shikang with a little dissatisfaction:
"What's going on with the Yongping Mansion incident? Didn't your father remind you that when you're in a high position, you should be more low-key.
Why did you do that?
In Zhang Zhiji's view, his son's contribution was already too great, and it was not an exaggeration to say that the court had reached its current situation because of his son.
From the people to the imperial court, from inside the Great Wall to outside the Great Wall, from reform to war, almost all of it was promoted by his beloved son.
The more this happens, the more incompetent the civil and military officials in the court appear. The emperor probably feels the same way.
This is what it means to be more accomplished than your master.
As a person who holds military power and has made outstanding achievements, he should be low-key and even try to publicize his achievements as the achievements of the court and the emperor.
But his son, on the other hand, took advantage of the disaster relief work in Yongping Prefecture to publicize his own merits, making the people of Yongping Prefecture even more grateful to the Duke of Zhenguo.
If this happened in the court a few years ago, the death penalty would have already been established, and at that point, no one would plead for you.
After all, it shows that you are capable. If you don’t die, who will die?
Zhang Zhiji hopes that his son will understand the seriousness of the matter and do something to remedy the situation.
However, when Zhang Shikang heard this, he just said "oh" as if he didn't take it seriously.
"My contribution is already great, so why don't you let me speak?
What's the point?
If they had this ability, they would definitely show off more than my son, and they would probably have built a memorial archway in their hometown.
You have no ability but try to sabotage others. What do you call this?
This is called jealousy! This is called rage out of incompetence! "
Zhang Shikang was so arrogant that he made Zhang Zhiji's beard stand on end.
"Do you know how many people impeached you at this morning's court?
If it weren't for His Majesty's pressure, you wouldn't even know how you died!
I see, you are really swollen!"
Zhang Zhiji was indeed very angry. In the past, he thought his son was very smart, and the suggestions and results he gave were very good from domestic affairs to military affairs.
It means being very aware of one's own identity and position in the court, having great power, being a lone minister, and not making friends with civil servants. This is a good way.
But now it seems that my son is still too young.
Being young means being unstable. If you are promoted too quickly, you will be easily blinded by greed and lose your judgment.
"Oh? Dad, tell me who impeached me? What for?"
Zhang Shikang asked curiously.
This made Zhang Zhiji frown again. He looked carefully at his son's expression and frowned even deeper.
Normally, someone who gets promoted too quickly and is obsessed with money, especially someone in his early twenties, should hate being disapproved of by others, especially when someone reports him to the authorities. The son should be furious.
What's worse, if you grit your teeth and threaten to take revenge, you should at least show an angry attitude.
But why did he look at his son with some anticipation?
"Of course there are quite a few people, at least over a hundred. The content of the impeachment is naturally that you have too much power and are detrimental to the country."
"Is that so? Why are there only a hundred people? What are the remaining thousand-plus officials in the court doing for a living? Why don't they impeach him?"
Zhang Zhiji had a puzzled look on his face, but his mind raced as he stared at his son and asked:
"Did you do this on purpose in Yongping Mansion?"
"Hehe, I know I can't hide it from you, but you have to keep it a secret for me, especially from His Majesty." Zhang Shikang said mysteriously.
He didn't want to hide it from his family. His father had been pretending to be ignorant in the court all these years.
In fact, I know everything about most things, but I just don’t want to get involved and I don’t have the ability to do so.
Zhang Zhiji looked at his son as if he was a fool when he heard this, but Zhang Shikang didn't care at all and just asked again:
"Father, what does His Majesty say?
Do you intend to remove me?"
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