In the seventh year of the Wanli Calendar (1579), When Shinjong was 17 years old, the Rebbe planned to hold a cultivation ceremony for Shinjong in late February. In a sense, it's a rite of passage.
In the first month, Shenzong had a rash, afraid of wind and cold, and his outing activities stopped. Zhang Juzheng suggested that the cultivation ceremony be postponed until next year.
Two months later, the fever subsided, and Shinjong decided to restore the dynasty. At dawn before the early dynasty, the emperor summoned Zhang Juzheng alone. Zhang Juzheng's "Summoning Chronicle" has a record of this dialogue.
Zhang Juzheng first expressed his thoughts and the joy of being called, and Shenzong replied, "Sir loves it, and I know it." Then, he gave Zhang Juzheng silver, colored satin, cooked food, and wine and rice. Shen Zong said, "Sir, come closer, look at the color of the face." ”
Zhang Ju was moving closer to his knees. The emperor took his hand, asked him to examine his own appearance, and told him: "Eat four times a day, two bowls each time, but do not use meat." In the faint morning light, Zhang Juzheng looked up at the emperor's face and instructed: "It is gratifying to add food after illness." However, when the vitality is restored, it is also advisable to adjust it, and too much fear will hurt the spleen and stomach. He also asked the emperor to pay attention: "After the rash, I am most sick with wind chills and intercourse." The emperor replied that the empress dowager came to inspect every morning and evening, and he had no space at all, so "the three palaces have not been called." After speaking, the emperor said, "Sir, I love you. ”
The two fell into a brief silence. The Divine Sect said that because of the initial recovery of a serious illness, the sutra should be restored first, and then the day of the day of the day should be started in May. Zhang Juzheng prostrated his head and withdrew.
In the dialogue, Zhang Juzheng could not help but rely on the old man to sell the old man, he forgot that the emperor had grown up, and he also treated him as a child to advise. Shen Zong's disposition is not only sensitive and closed, arrogant and selfish, but also ruthless and has a certain evil quality, and at this time, his heart is surging with the mania and rebellion of adolescence and the desire for sex, and he is afraid of Mr. Tai's strict authority, so he pretends to be obedient and obedient. How would it feel for such a person to have to listen to the noise of a great uncle every day, asking him to abstain from lust and be far from a woman?
In February of the eighth year of the Wanli Calendar, the cultivation ceremony was held as scheduled. In March, Emperor Shenzong accompanied the empress dowager to the Gurudwara Mausoleum on Mount Tianshou, the first time he worshipped the ancestral tomb as an emperor. The ceremony of cultivating the book and the gurudwara marked that the emperor's character and will had matured and he could rule the country on his own. On the back of the tiger of the imperial power, Zhang Juzheng has been riding for eight years, and now that the tiger has grown up, should he get off the tiger's back and bow down to the glittering power stage?
Accompanying Gurudwara back, 56-year-old Zhang Juzheng asked for retirement. He wrote, "High positions cannot be stolen for a long time, and great power cannot be lived for a long time", and he "has accumulated too much worry, his form is sluggish, his flesh and qi are premature, he is more than five years old, and his hair must turn white." Eight years ago, Zhang Juzheng was full of flesh and blood, vowing to "be willing to serve the dust with a deep heart" and create a great karma, but now it is becoming more and more dim, and if it does not retreat in a hurry, "it will make the king's affairs not end, and the previous achievements will be abandoned."
The Divine Sect refused, saying, "How can I leave in one day?" How to return to the government and beg for rest as a request, so that the degeneration is restless. ”
Between kings and subjects, one push and one give, and the words are sincere. Is this true? Does Zhang Juzheng really want to leave, and does the emperor really want to stay? Maybe it's all half-truths, testing each other's true intentions.
China emphasizes etiquette and exalts humility, and no matter what is justified, it must be repeatedly resigned, and after repeated urging, it can be accepted. Receiving the holy will of consolation, Zhang Juzheng was once again neglected, this time he proposed to take a long leave, hoping to return to his hometown to recuperate for several years, such as a major event in the country and the emperor's summons, he would come immediately. The song is written more mournfully and earnestly, expressing the urgency and sincerity of returning to the government.
The emperor will report the recital to the empress dowager. Zhang Juzheng's regency was arranged by the empress, and now his whereabouts are still decided by his mother. The empress dowager passed down yi's will, which surprised everyone deeply: continue to assist and wait until the emperor is 30 years old to discuss. Shen Zong had nothing to say, and Zhang Juzheng did not dare to add any more points.
The empress dowager's decision sowed an irreparable curse for Zhang Juzheng. The pro-government of the Divine Sect is far away. On the surface, the monarch and the subject are compatible, infinitely dependent, but the hatred and hatred are like dark fire, burning in the heart, and when the day of the attack, what "dependents rely on the will" and what bird emperor grace will turn into a blood sea deep vengeance.