On and off, the book looked for nearly one months. But the mood also with Jade Niang of suicide, and filled with emotion.
The book's author Shang because the book also won the sixth annual Mao Dun Literature Prize, you can see the status of this book.
Contents of the book
The book is divided into four copies, because it is the download of the Kindle's version, so four have been put together, looks rather laborious. The four volumes were:
Muran
Mainly described, longqing years high arch as the first auxiliary, Zhang Juzheng is and high arch between the enemy also friends. From the original Jiangxi Bandits, to the last of the incidents of molestation have manifested the Zhang Juzheng is calm and decisive.
Dragon Yin
This book tells the Zhang Juzheng out over when the first auxiliary, encountered some of the difficulties------the pepper and the pension incident. This book mainly revolves around the pepper and the few remaining members, and the high Arch of the "contest."
Golden Wisp Song
This book is mainly about the Zhang Juzheng a series of reform measures: grain field tax, a whip, cotton-padded events, emotional turmoil and so on
Fire Phoenix
The last one tells the 10 years of Wanli, prosperity. The emperor was disturbed by the Zhang Juzheng and was being regulated by a series of moves after its death. Including: Clear Zhang Juzheng is close confidant, copy Zhang Juzheng is home and so on.
On the rule of the country and neglect of self-defense
Zhang Juzheng is advocating a series of reform measures, such as: grain field tax, measurement of land, Beijing, a whip law, test method and so on, the treatment of State is also pro-Pro. But the neglect of self-defense, too many people offend. So that after death everyone blowing, the last house was copied, fame was robbed.
Among them, Beijing, some corrupt officials or not as an official to purge, can be on the home.
A whip means that all kinds of taxes and corvee can be replaced by silver instead.
The Cao Cheng law is to record what officials have done, and to set up official positions in the palace, where vacancies are at a glance.
Measuring land to re-measure land is a good thing for the general public, and local tyrants is a nightmare.
The Grain field levy is a special reward for wretches, so that they also pay taxes.
This will inevitably offend a lot of the big officer, we have bitter dare not say.
Unfortunately Zhang Juzheng is to the late, perhaps because the pro-force pro for too long, the cabinet has become a person in power, the other people are dependent on him, not obedient all kicked away, and finally a bit of relatives and friends of the partisan taste.
To the end, due to day and night tired, got hemorrhoids results Yibingbuqi.
Because of the many ministers, as well as the management of the emperor is very strict, so that the Emperor to his love and hatred, his death, all the things, the appointment of the wise can be replaced.
The new deal in Wanli was ended in this way.
About the poignant love--Jade Niang
Jade Niang is the most interesting line in this book, the first high arch of the dictatorship, Jade Niang is local tyrants Shaoda dedicated to the high arch, but the high arch is more traditional, not much like Jade Niang. Finally, the high arch was brought back to Henan home, Jade Niang want to kill himself, but also cry blind eyes, finally reduced to become a prostitute, fortunately by the Zhang Juzheng are rescued, put in the product incense burner.
Zhang Juzheng is in the first meeting, fell in love with her, so two people gradually became the fairy. Later Zhang Juzheng is taking the opportunity to eradicate Shaoda, on the one hand is to eat jade Niang vinegar, on the other hand is to prevent high arch comeback. But Shaoda is Jade Niang life-saving benefactor, so Jade Niang angrily away from home, finally Zhang Juzheng is speculators one anniversary of the death, Jade Niang rushed to the grave, drank poison.
On the political structure of the Ming Dynasty
In the early Ming Dynasty, because the Prime Minister Hu Weisiang conspiracy to treason, Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime Minister, the establishment of cabinet.
So the emperor, the eunuch composed of the Minister of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Ministry of the Cabinet of the iron triangle formed, why say the iron triangle, because the three parts of each other.
For example, throne by the minister, first to go through the cabinet vote, give a certain deal of advice, and then sent to Sili supervisor. If the emperor does not have time to deal with, the Sili celebrity eunuch Pigong as agent processing.
In this way, it can be seen that the political structure of the entire court has three peak characters-Emperor, Sili palm print eunuch, cabinet first auxiliary.
Wanli years Wanli New Deal, is because Sili palm print eunuch Feng Pao and the first auxiliary Zhang Juzheng positive relationship is very harmonious, so any Zhang Juzheng reform measures can be implemented.
But also because of the reign of Wanli, only 10 years old, do not have the ability to power independently, by Li Taihou and Feng Pao and Zhang Juzheng is acting in office. In order to make, Zhang Juzheng is the opportunity to have a chance.
About Qi Jiguang and SVP
Zhang Juzheng is the appointment of several people, the main right-hand is the civilian SVP, Military attache Qi Jiguang.
SVP is Zhang Juzheng in the same year, at that time, the board chancery, the last Ren Shang Shu. Board Chancery is the first of the six ministries, board Chancery is the largest officer in all officials, except the cabinet, of course. So this official position is also called Tianguan.
And Qi Jiguang is the Jizhou general, the hand capital.
North because Jizhou total Soldiers qi Jiguang, Liaodong Li Chengliang only to defend the capital, the Mongolian Hou Jin dare not invade.
Unfortunately, because of the late Wanli because of the Zhang Juzheng, he did, he will overthrow, he used the people will be replaced, so SVP was to the Shi home, Qi Jiguang was changed to the Guangdong dozen pirates.
"Zhang Juzheng Zheng"--a summary after reading