In the Shangshu room, the other ministers had left, and Liu Jin was left alone. The Zhengde Emperor Zhu Houzhao wanted to retain Liu Jin.
¡°I really can¡¯t live without Liu Jin now. I have always gotten along very well with Liu Jin. The Ming Dynasty can be as prosperous as it is today, and Liu Jin¡¯s contribution is very big.
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Zhu Houzhao knew this very well.
Liu Jin went home to observe mourning for three years because his mother died of illness. During the three years when Liu Jin was away, Emperor Hongzhi was very tired. He saw this with his own eyes.
As soon as Liu Jin came back, Emperor Hongzhi became much more relaxed. With a loyal and capable minister like Liu Jin, the emperor could be very comfortable and relaxed.
Zhu Houzhao was reluctant to let Liu Jin go. He also wanted to live a good life in a relaxed way.
Liu Jin sighed in his heart. In fact, Liu Jin knew very well that it would not be easy for him to leave. The emperor would not let him leave easily.
Sometimes, if you have a good relationship with the emperor and do too well, it is not easy to leave, unless you are seriously ill or old.
¡°But I am only fifty years old, in good health, and I look like I am in my thirties. Of course, the emperor will not easily agree to let me go home to retire.
But if I continue to do this, I will already be a little bored, and I want to travel around the world to see if I can still walk around when I am older.
What¡¯s more, in this era, with backward medical technology, no one knows how long they can live.
When you are young, you have nothing to worry about if you are physically strong, but as you get older and your body becomes weak, it is hard to say that a minor illness may directly kill you.
Just like Chang Yuchun in history, who died of just catching wind and cold, and Wang Shouren, who died of lung disease in history.
???????????In later generations, these are just minor illnesses. For example, Wang Shouren relied on penicillin to cure his lung disease, otherwise Lao Wang would not be able to thrive.
For Liu Jin himself, when he reaches fifty, he may not have much time left. Naturally, he cannot spend his whole life in the government and the public. He should do what he wants to do in the remaining time. matter.
But it¡¯s not easy to leave.
First of all, as an important minister of the imperial court, I have to retire and take care of myself. Even if I am sick and in poor health, according to the rules, the emperor will repeatedly retain his ministers in order to show his kindness and concern for his ministers.
"Just like when Li Dongyang was in failing health, he wrote several times to request to return to his hometown for retirement, but Emperor Hongzhi refused. He repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, until later, when Li Dongyang was really dying, and Liu Jin was still there.
Emperor Hongzhi then gave Li Dongyang permission to return to his hometown for retirement. After Li Dongyang returned to his hometown for retirement, he also visited some of his close friends in the Ming Dynasty, and then went to the Li Family Chaling Colony in the Persian Gulf. Not long after Li Dongyang returned to the Ming Dynasty, he He died of illness in his hometown.
Such an ending is already a perfect ending for Li Dongyang. In his last moments, he visited close friends, arranged his family affairs, and finally returned to his roots. Perhaps his only regret is that he does not have his own son.
For important ministers of the imperial court, as long as the emperor does not particularly hate them, they will basically retain them over and over again to show the emperor's kindness to his ministers.
Secondly, not long after Zhu Houzhao registered, he was about to retire. This was definitely unacceptable to Zhu Houzhao, and he would definitely be tempted to stay. It was not easy to leave.
"Old Liu, why do you think you are so good and want to retire all of a sudden?"
There was no one else around, so Zhu Houzhao also asked.
"Your Majesty, I have been an official for thirty years now, and I have reached the age of fifty. I know my destiny at fifty, and no one knows how much time I have left."
¡°My ideal has always been that our Ming Empire can become the most powerful country in the world, and I have been working hard for this.¡±
"Now, my Ming Dynasty has become the most powerful, largest and most populous empire in the world. My ideal has been realized, and I have no regrets in life."
"During this process, I have experienced many, many things, and I am very tired."
¡°In the remaining time, I want to travel around the world, see the great rivers and mountains, and see the customs and customs of various places. When my health is no longer good, I will return to my hometown.sp; "What? You want to resign and go home to retire?"
After hearing Liu Jin's explanation, Xu Waner and Li Zhen were both dumbfounded. It turned out that it was because Liu Jin was resigning and going home to take care of himself. The emperor may have felt that he didn't usually reward Liu Jin, so he just rewarded her. A few beauties for Liu Jin.
Of course, this was also Zhu Houzhao's wishful thinking. He liked beauties, so he felt that beauties were the best rewards, so he directly rewarded several beauties to Liu Jin.
But now Xu Waner and Li Zhen are not in the mood to care about beauties. Just a few more women, even if Liu Jin takes concubines, will not threaten their status.
What really needs to be concerned about is Liu Jin¡¯s desire to resign and go home to retire.
This matter has a huge impact on my family. As the saying goes, when the power is in hand, everything is good. Once Liu Jin is no longer the chief minister of the cabinet, this situation may change greatly.
"Yes, I am already fifty years old, and I have reached the age where I know my destiny. I want to travel around the world and see it."
Liu Jin nodded and said.
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