Chapter 552. Each has his own plans, who is the fisherman? (Part 1).
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After all, Emperor Deqing was the supreme emperor and had great power. After seeing him get angry, the Huangji Palace, which had been quarreling all the time, quickly became quiet.
After Emperor Deqing denounced loudly, his voice became lower, but the anger in his eyes became more intense, and he said coldly: "You are court ministers, not shrews in the market! This is the Emperor's Palace, not on the street.
Teahouse and theater! How can I behave like you, who are so noisy and hysterical and have no civility and only know how to criticize?! What do I need from you?! How dare I expect you to represent my herdsmen and assist me in governing the world!?
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Emperor Deqing's voice was not loud, but it was very oppressive. Several officials who argued the most fiercely were frightened, hung their heads, and lost their previous momentum under Emperor Deqing's angry rebuke.
However, although Emperor Deqing controlled the situation with an angry rebuke, Emperor Deqing knew very well that the situation was only temporarily under control. After all, the major factions in the DPRK were completely at odds with each other, and they were full of hostility to each other.
, Unless one party completely admits defeat, this conflict will never end easily. Even if Emperor Deqing can forcefully suppress it for a while, the effect will never last long. All kinds of contradictions will only be hidden until a more serious moment in the future.
A violent outburst.
Therefore, at this time, Emperor Deqing looked furious on the surface and rebuked hundreds of officials one after another, which indeed frightened some court officials. However, Emperor Deqing was still calm in his heart and was just thinking about the solution to the situation at hand.
Of the policy.
However, today's situation is so complex and the contradictions among the major factions are as deep as the mutual attacks between the Donglin Party and the Eunuch Party during the Chongzhen period. To resolve such a complicated situation, wisdom, means, and timing are all required
If both are indispensable, how can Emperor Deqing handle it in a hurry?
Emperor Deqing couldn't think of a solution for a while, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed. He just felt that it was a mistake to just wait and see what happened before, and actually allowed the chaos to expand to the point of being uncontrollable! In addition to being annoyed, Emperor Deqing also
He glared fiercely at Zhao Junchen, who was hidden among the officials.
In the morning meeting this morning, Zhao Junchen was extremely low-key from beginning to end, and did not even say a word. However, with Emperor Deqing's wise eyes, he could naturally see clearly that the complex situation in front of him all originated from Zhao Junchen.
Adding fuel to the flames, it is not an exaggeration to say that Zhao Junchen is the mastermind behind today's situation!
It is precisely because of this that Zhao Junchen's low-key disguise now looks even more hateful in the eyes of Emperor Deqing.
Because he did not think of an effective way to resolve the conflicts between the various factions, Emperor Deqing kept thinking angrily while thinking secretly. On the one hand, he wanted to gain more time to think about it and to find opportunities to reverse the situation; on the other hand,
It was also to further suppress the arrogance of the ministers.
Emperor Deqing continued to angrily rebuke: "As ministers of the imperial court, I attach great importance to you, give you salaries, and grant you authority, just to assist me in governing the world, and not to allow you to form cliques for personal gain and attack each other! You guys
Do you really think that I can’t see the reasons behind today’s various performances?! Do you still take me seriously when you are so blatant?!”
After saying that, Emperor Deqing turned to look at the key ministers at the front of the hundred officials, and said: "Where is Shen Changmao!? Where is Zhou Shangjing?! Where is Cheng Yuandao?!... Where is Zhao Junchen?!"
Following Emperor Deqing's speech, three cabinet ministers, Shen Changmao, Zhou Shangjing, Cheng Yuandao and Zhao Junchen, came out one after another. They all bowed their heads and replied: "I am here!"
After Emperor Deqing glared at the four of them again, he finally vented his anger on the four of them and said sarcastically: "Oh? So the four of you are here! I originally thought that the four of you took leave today and did not go to court. !But since you are here, when the officials were quarreling fiercely just now, why did the four of you, as important ministers of the court, not say a word or stop it!? If you just want to stand by and watch the fire from the other side, then just don't worry about it. Why do I need you so high up? I might as well invite a few clay statues to be placed here, at least the clay statues will not cause any trouble to me!"
Seeing Emperor Deqing's rare rebuke to the leaders of several major parties at the same time, all officials in the court were even more frightened, thinking that Emperor Deqing was really angry. They were only afraid that after Emperor Deqing rebuked several key ministers, he would The target of the attack is turned towards himself.
At the same time, all the officials were surprised when they saw that Emperor Deqing actually placed Zhao Junchen and the three elders in the same position when he was scolding him. This meant that Emperor Deqing officially recognized Zhao Junchen's power. In terms of influence and influence, Zhao Junchen is placed at the same level as several cabinet elders.
On the other side, facing Emperor Deqing's rebuke, the four important ministers behaved differently. Cheng Yuandao was frightened, Shen Changmao felt a little aggrieved, Zhou Shangjing looked calm and seemed to have other ideas, while Zhao Junchen remained extremely low-key. You can't see any changes in your mind.
However, after hearing Emperor Deqing's rebuke, all four of them knelt down to apologize, showing due humility.
After Emperor Deqing saw the performance of the four people and the silence of all the officials, a trace of satisfaction finally flashed in his eyes.
In Emperor Deqing's view, the performance of the officials proved that their majesty was still enough to intimidate the government and the public, which made Emperor Deqing feel better.
However, although Emperor Deqing's angry rebuke frightened the officials, he still could not think of a solution to today's situation. So after Emperor Deqing reprimanded the officials again, he showed a look of boredom. With a gray look on his face, he planned to leave the Huangji Hall directly, leaving all the officials here to hang out, and take advantage of the situation to end the morning court. In addition to further showing his angry attitude, he could also gain more time to solve the problem.
However, just as Emperor Deqing stood up from the dragon throne and turned around to leave the Huangji Hall, a certain person who had always kept a low profile suddenly came out to speak.
If we say that the most low-key person in the court during this period of time is definitely not Zhou Shangjing or Zhao Junchen, it is Prince Zhu Heyu.
During Emperor Deqing's southern tour, Prince Zhu Heyu caused a big mess in the commercial tax. After Emperor Deqing returned to Beijing, he had another conflict of views with Emperor Deqing. Therefore, Emperor Deqing has not loved him for a long time. Talk to Zhu Heyu.
On the other side, Zhu Heyu accepted Zhao Shancai's suggestion. In order to reduce the hostility of the officials, he had taken few actions during this period. He almost did not speak in the morning every day, and only occasionally hinted that the "Prince Party" people supported De. Emperor Qing's position was used to ease the conflict between father and son.
But at this moment, Prince Zhu Heyu suddenly came out to speak.
After Prince Zhu Heyu came out of the queue, he raised his voice and said, "Father, I have something to say!"
After hearing the speech of Prince Zhu Heyu, Emperor Deqing left the Huangji Hall without any pause.
In the view of Emperor Deqing, Prince Zhu Heyu has always been reckless and rarely considers the consequences of his words and actions. Today, when the "Prince Party" faced the chaotic situation, not only did they not stop it, but they added fuel to the fire in order to scare the world.
Not chaotic, such a big-picture perspective made Emperor Deqing even more dissatisfied.
Therefore, although Emperor Deqing heard Zhu Heyu's speech, Emperor Deqing had no intention of listening to the end. In Emperor Deqing's view, it was impossible for Prince Zhu Heyu to have any good suggestions. It would be fine if he did not cause trouble at this time.
Not bad.
However, what Prince Zhu Heyu said next shocked Emperor Deqing! His view of Prince Zhu Heyu also changed a lot in an instant.
In fact, Prince Zhu Heyu's speech not only stopped Emperor Deqing for a moment, but also all the officials were shocked, like a huge stone thrown into a calm lake, causing an uproar.
Even those who were as profound as Zhou Shangjing and as low-key as Zhao Junchen, after hearing the speeches of Prince Zhu Heyu, their expressions changed drastically, and they felt that for the first time, the development of the situation in the temple exceeded their expectations.
After seeing that Emperor Deqing's departure had not stopped at all, Crown Prince Zhu Heyu said urgently without waiting for Emperor Deqing to ask: "Father, the situation in the morning court in recent days can be said to be chaotic, with hundreds of officials attacking each other.
, refuse to give in, if things go on like this, the imperial court will only fall into the quagmire of fighting in the future, and it will never be able to get out. In this way, not only will the reputation of the imperial court be damaged, but major events in the court and various government affairs will also be delayed, which is said to be a great chaos in the world.
It’s not an exaggeration!”
At this point, Prince Zhu Heyu's voice paused for a moment, and then he said in a louder voice: "I think that while the officials are quarreling with each other today, some ministers' statements also have some truth.
All kinds of disturbances mostly originate from the vacancies in the cabinet. This vacancy makes all the officials jealous, and they want to get it quickly. After the court promotion, there will naturally be countless fights and chaos! If you want to end these fights and chaos
, the best way is to determine the candidates for the cabinet as soon as possible! However, when deciding the candidates for the cabinet using the method of recommendation, all officials have their own ideas, and no one can convince each other. This not only wastes time, but also triggers contradictions and conflicts.
The situation in today's morning court is clear evidence, so I believe that the cabinet candidates are no longer suitable to be decided by the method of court recommendation. I hope that my father Qiankun will be arbitrary and change the court recommendation to special slips to bypass hundreds of officials.
Appointed by you personally, Father!"
As Prince Zhu Heyu finished speaking, a strange look suddenly flashed in Emperor Deqing's eyes. He was about to leave the Huangji Hall, but he stopped immediately and turned around to look at Prince Zhu Heyu with sharp eyes.
At the same time, all the officials were in an uproar.
As mentioned above, there are two ways to decide on cabinet candidates. One is called "Ting Tui", in which the nine ministers of the Ming Dynasty and the Metropolitan Procuratorate jointly decide on the candidates; the other is called "Special Candidates".
The emperor directly appoints cabinet candidates.
Originally, when the cabinet was first established, "special abbreviation" was the main method for deciding cabinet candidates. However, as the cabinet became more and more powerful and the imperial power was restricted, the "special abbreviation" method became increasingly rare.
On the contrary, "Ting Tui" became the mainstream and became a tacit understanding between the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty.
Now, Prince Zhu Heyu's suggestion breaks the tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers and leaves the decision-making power of cabinet candidates to the emperor. This will undoubtedly greatly enhance the influence of the imperial power...
Therefore, Emperor Deqing was naturally very interested, while all the officials were shocked!
Therefore, this morning meeting will continue.
However, because of the sudden suggestion made by Prince Zhu Heyu, the theme of this morning court suddenly changed from the conflict between major factions to the conflict between imperial power and ministerial power!