On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Zhu Haoxin's appointment was officially decided at the court.
The civil servants gained the final face... Although this matter was decided by the emperor, the civil servants still went through the process of court recommendation. First, they arranged for Tong Rui, the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, to serve as the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, deliberately leaving this position vacant.
The election came later, and Zhu Hao, as the only person elected, naturally became the left minister of the Ministry of Industry.
"...Zhu Qing's family, don't be in a hurry to resign from the position of right minister of the Ministry of Rites. I still need you to push the discussion of etiquette a step further. You can't let me down."
Zhu Si mentioned the problem of Zhu Hao wearing multiple hats.
Many people looked at Zhu Hao with envy, jealousy and hatred, but they also knew very well that none of the positions Zhu Hao held was a full-time job. It was similar to what Zhu Hao did in the past, which was just a "joyman" job.
At present, the minister of the Ministry of Industry is still Zhao Huang, and the right minister is Chen Yong. These two people usually have little contact with Zhu Hao.
The ministers all speculated on how far the emperor's proposal to promote the Great Rites Conference should be carried out.
Now the emperor has made it clear that Zhu Hao will be the one to preside over the ceremony, and he does not pay attention to Zhang Cong, the scholar of the Imperial Academy of Litigation who was highly valued before. And because Gui E went to Zhenjiang to invite Yang Yiqing to come out, there is currently no one from Zhang Cong's faction.
The person who takes action.
Even Huang Zan and Tang Yin, the two earliest scholars of the Hanlin Academy of Litigation, now seem to have "retired after their achievements", while Zhu Hao has become the vanguard of Lili.
"The post of left minister of the Ministry of Justice will be filled by Zang Qing's family. That's it."
Zhu Si didn’t like the Ting Tui part very much.
When the emperor came to his throne, what he wanted most was to emphasize the supremacy of imperial power. However, the good habit developed by previous generations of emperors that ministers recommended their own ministers must be discontinued from Zhu Si.
Even though the ministers were full of complaints, since the Zuo Shunmen incident was not far away at this time, many people were afraid of being implicated and harming their families, so they could only endure it.
The emperor did not persuade people with virtue, but used high pressure to force the civil servants to submit. Many times, the civil servants only looked loyal and upright, but in fact they still had the cowardice of the civil servants in their bones, and they could only swallow their anger.
Zang Feng, who had been serving in the Ministry of Punishment for the past two years without any actual duties, finally successfully took over as the Left Minister of the Ministry of Punishment after returning from the northwest. There were calls from the court for Zang Feng to be the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, but it seems that the emperor had no intention of adjusting this.
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The conservative faction of civil servants hoped to arrange for Zang Feng to be sent to Nanjing. Even if Zang Feng was appointed as the Sixth Secretary of Nanjing, it would be regarded as removing a person who could control the military from the emperor's side, which would be equivalent to pulling out the emperor's fangs.
With Zhu Hao's reminder, Zhu Si would not let this happen.
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After the court meeting, Zhu Hao left the palace with the ministers.
Liu Chun came over and said with a smile: "Jing Dao, after you arrive at the Ministry of Industry, you must do a good job for the court."
"Thank you, Mr. Liu Ge, for reminding me."
Zhu Hao felt that such words were very unnutritious.
What errands should I do that I need your advice on?
You, Old Man Liu, are like Sun Jiao, hesitant in speaking, and you want to talk in circles with me?
Liu Chundao: "Later today, when you come to my house, I also invited Bohu. I want to talk to you about something."
Zhu Hao asked: "Is there anyone else?"
"Well……"
Liu Chun did not expect Zhu Hao to have such clear ideas. Obviously, he would not be able to invite both Tang Yin and Zhu Hao at once, especially when both Tang Yin and Zhu Hao had their official positions transferred. Liu Chun said, "How many cabinets are there?"
Everyone who is not on duty must go there."
Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Liu Ge, all court affairs should be completed in the government office, why should we go to the private house to discuss? What's more, there are several cabinet ministers... If His Majesty knows about it, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to the reputation of these cabinet ministers."
"this……"
Liu Chun was contradicted by Zhu Hao and came back.
He was embarrassed.
But think about it, Yang Tinghe made a very bad start at the beginning, twisting the civil servants into a rope, and began to have a tendency to confront the emperor. Although he did this mainly because he was afraid that the little emperor would just inherit the great unification and it would be chaotic.
Now, if Zhu Houzhao acted recklessly and set a bad example, the civil servants could understand Yang Tinghe's thoughts. However, as the imperial power is now stable, if the ministers have to discuss things privately, it will appear that they do not take the emperor seriously.
Are you just openly forming a party like this?
Are you not discussing plotting rebellion in private?
Liu Chun thought for a while and then said: "Depending on the situation, at least Fei Ge will go. You must come."
Zhu Hao shook his head and said: "If you have anything to do, just ask Mr. Tang to go. I'll tell him and let him know everything. You don't have to ask me to go. I've been very busy recently. I may have to go there tonight."
I went to Xishan to spend the night and didn’t have time to keep the appointment.”
"you……"
Liu Chun was speechless again.
After talking to Zhu Hao, Liu Chun suddenly realized that he couldn't hold his head high in front of Zhu Hao because he knew very well that the power in Zhu Hao's hands was even greater than his.
This was a conversation between a subordinate and his superior, but because he was the senior and Zhu Hao was the junior, it was inevitable that he would feel uncomfortable.
Zhu Haogong cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Liu Ge, please continue your work. I'll take my leave first. After leaving the palace, I will immediately go to the train station and rush to Xishan. This traveling back and forth is really tiring."
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Liu Chun returned to the cabinet to check on the room and informed Fei Hong of the situation.
Fei Hong frowned and said, "You invited him, but he didn't go?"
Liu Cundao: "But Jingdao said that he will let Bohu tell everything he knows tonight."
"Since I asked Bohu to say it, why should I go to your house? Wouldn't it be the same if I came here directly?"
Fei Hong was a little helpless.
Could it be that if the chief minister wants to say a few words to you, Zhu Hao, you, Zhu Hao, won't even give you face? You really don't take your colleagues in the DPRK and China seriously.
Liu Chun asked: "Then...send someone to call Bohu...?"
"Yeah." Fei Hong nodded.
Liu Chun still had hidden worries: "It's okay for Bohu to come, but do you think you should talk to the two of them about this matter..."
Liu Chun felt that he could only speak half of what he said today, and had to avoid many things. This was what made him feel uncomfortable.
Fei Hong said: "No need, you and I can just come out to meet you. Forget it, go to the Hanlin Academy instead. I'll talk about etiquette later and let Bohu wait there!"
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Tang Yin received a notice that he was going to the Hanlin Academy to discuss the matters discussed in the ceremony. He also pointed out that it was the first and second assistants who invited him, so he must go.
This made Tang Yin very angry.
It was agreed that I would join the cabinet, but it was just a formality. Shouldn't you, the civil servants, try your best to keep me away from the core of power? Why are you taking the initiative to get close to me?
Are you deliberately trying to cause trouble for me or something?
However, when Tang Yin received a report from the Jin Yiwei, telling him that this was what Zhu Hao meant, and the letter from Zhu Hao... After learning that Zhu Hao asked him to tell everything he could, Tang Yin felt that he was going to the Hongmen Banquet.
He went anyway.
In the Hanlin Academy, the meeting place was an official room, which was the office that Yang Shen used when he was a lecturer. Because Yang Shen left in a hurry and the number of talents in the Hanlin Academy was declining, this room has not been arranged.
As a result, there are many Yang Shen's belongings inside, including books left by Yang Shen when he was in office.
"Bohu, sit down."
Liu Chun came out to welcome Tang Yin into the room.
After the three of them greeted each other, they each took their seats.
Tang Yin said: "You two, if you have something to report, you can just tell me. Why...do you want to come here?"
Liu Chun glanced at Fei Hong, and then said softly: "Bohu, I just want to ask you something, and it is something we must know now. Is the person who has been advising His Majesty in the past respectful?"
Tang Yin thought to himself, have you just realized it now?
It’s a little too late!
I have a lot of secrets that I have wanted to tell people for a long time. If you don't ask now, I will probably take these secrets to my grave.
"It's him."
Tang Yin answered very simply.
Anyway, it was what the original owner asked me to say, and I don’t feel any psychological pressure to say it. However, I still have to look at the actual situation and decide for myself what can and cannot be said.
Liu Chundao: "Did the matter of discussing etiquette come from him?"
"yes."
"What about Xishan Coal Mine and Yongpingfu Iron Mine?"
"It's him too."
"Then the people who were employed by the northwest military and government..."
"Oh, he should have suggested this to His Majesty, but it's hard to say whether it was him, because I was not informed of the details in detail. But I guess that it is most likely him."
"Then you will be transferred to the three military affairs offices within the general system..."
"It's still him!"
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Liu Chun had many questions, basically asking about the major events Zhu Si did in the first two years of his administration and how involved Zhu Hao was.
Tang Yin is actually not very involved in these matters, so there will be many things that he doesn't know or can't determine, but he basically adheres to the principle of honesty... It's probably Zhu Hao's, and he doesn't deny it.
"Bohu, these words of yours make me very anxious." Liu Chun said.
Tang Yin said: "Mr. Liu, do you want to say that when these things happened in the court, Jingdao was not in the capital sometimes, so maybe I am talking nonsense here and it is far-fetched? To be honest, Jingdao not only likes to arrange the current situation.
He also likes to predict future events. Generally speaking, he can basically predict what will happen in the future."
"Conjecture?"
"Yes, from the death of the previous emperor to the enthronement of the new emperor, and then to the disputes between emperors and ministers that occurred during the ceremony, they were all calculated by him. I am also very surprised how he can calculate it, but as far as I know, he
Maybe he’s learned alchemy or something like that.”
"Alchemy?"
"Oh! It's a pity to say that I have known him for many years. He rescued me from Nanchang and introduced me to Prince Xing's Mansion as a guest. Later, His Majesty's ascension to the throne and other matters were almost all planned by Jingdao. At that time,
When Emperor Xingxian was still alive, he relied heavily on me. As you know, many things happened as they happened, relying entirely on Jingdao to make plans behind the scenes. But now that His Majesty has taken charge of Prince Xing's Mansion, almost everything is planned by him.
It has nothing to do with me at all."
This series of answers almost shocked Liu Chun to the point of being burnt on the outside and tender on the inside.
Then Liu Chun asked the question he was most concerned about, and he also asked it for Fei Hong: "Before leaving, Sun Zhitong once asked Jingdao to help His Majesty review the memorial..."
"Well... oh! How should I put it? Haha... I don't know... I really don't know!"
On the key issue, Tang Yin can only pretend to be Hutu.