As soon as Zhu Hao arrived at Xishan, he entered engineer mode.
Lu Song has stayed in Xishan for a long time, and is now responsible for building the city wall around Xishan, preparing to open up Xishan into a new city closest to the capital. This city, which was formed based on mines, has a large height difference. Building the city wall
It's not an easy task.
In order to ensure the stability of the new city, without garrisoning too many people, we can only improve the weapons and use the difference in weapons to ensure that the place is not disturbed by foreign barbarians or bandits.
Zhu Hao originally did not recommend spending huge manpower and material resources to build a city, but Zhu Si was very enthusiastic about it.
Zhu Si wants a city that is completely his own, especially now that Xishan is still the only area connected to the capital by train.
at the same time.
In the capital, a grand discussion about abolishing Zhu Youtang's imperial examination is underway, and Zhu Si's only purpose is to establish that his only father is Zhu Youtang.
And when Zhu Hao went to Xishan and Tang Yin didn't take care of things, the main pressure on this matter fell on Zhang Cong... Even Xi Shu was not too enthusiastic about it. In Xi Shu's view, establishing Zhu Youqi as the
Just take the imperial examination. After all, the throne comes from Xiaozong. Now completely denying Xiaozong will only cause legal problems.
Now Zhang Cong is eager to express himself.
Although Gui E went to Zhenjiang, Zhang Cong still tried his best to seek help from Fang Xianfu and Huo Tao, and drafted the edict in a short time without Zhu Hao's help.
At the end of the court meeting that day, Zhang Cong personally sent the copy of the imperial edict he drafted to the palace and presented it to Zhu Si.
Zhu Si was not very satisfied after reading it: "I have said that I only recognize one father, but I have not said that I will completely give up my filial piety to Emperor Daxing Xiaozong."
Zhang Cong thought to himself, you only want one father, but you still maintain filial piety to the other?
Is not this contradictory?
Zhu Sidao: "Didn't I tell you before that I would appoint Emperor Xiaozong of Daxing as the imperial uncle?"
Zhang Cong was very embarrassed after hearing this.
Kao refers to his deceased father, Emperor Bo Kao... This title sounds very fresh when he hears it. It has never been used since ancient times. Why do you want to create such a rare term to cause trouble for yourself?
Zhu Si became more and more dissatisfied with Zhang Cong, and waved his hand and said: "I will draft it again when I go back, and then send it to you after it is completed. Alas, it really makes me worry."
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Zhang Cong came out of Qianqing Palace feeling a little depressed.
Even though he has done a good job and followed the emperor's instructions, he still arouses disgust. This is clearly telling him... you are just not as good as Zhu Hao. With him here, you won't have these troubles at all.
Zhang Cong returned to the Hanlin Academy and Fang Xianfu was already waiting for him.
"how?"
Fang Xianfu stood up and asked.
Zhang Cong did not say anything about being rejected by the emperor, and said in a gentle tone: "Your Majesty, this matter needs to be considered, especially the title of Emperor Xiaozong needs to be changed."
Fang Xianfu said: "Your Majesty, you don't want to be called Emperor Bokao, right? I have discussed this title with people, and they all think it is inappropriate or may cause etiquette disputes, so why not..."
Zhang Cong interrupted Fang Xianfu angrily: "Is it your family matter or the royal matter? Who should you listen to?"
"this……"
Fang Xianfu didn't expect Zhang Cong to lose his temper suddenly. Fang Xianfu wasn't angry after being reprimanded like this. He just felt that Zhang Cong was a little out of control. He wanted to persuade him but didn't know where to start.
Zhang Cong calmed down for a moment, then lowered his tone and said: "Now that Zhu Shilang is not in the capital, we have to be loyal to the emperor and the country and do things well so that His Majesty can take a high look. If we can't even do this
, If we have to go against His Majesty and tell His Majesty that this won’t work and that won’t work, then what’s the difference between us and ordinary civil servants?”
"Oh I got it!"
Fang Xianfu finally understood at this time that they were not courtiers in the traditional sense at all.
They are just a group of upstarts who follow the emperor's wishes and flatter him. Now they almost look down on themselves.
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The matter of the great ceremony was not advanced until the tenth day of the lunar month. Zhu Si kept urging, but Zhang Cong finally wrote a new draft on the afternoon of the tenth day of the lunar month and was ready to submit it to the court tomorrow.
It was also on this day that Fei Hong sent someone to tell Zhang Cong that he would visit the Hanlin Academy.
Zhang Cong could only gather his emotions and meet Fei Hong, who came alone, in his official room.
"Nave."
Zhang Cong saluted Fei Hong respectfully.
Fei Hong nodded and motioned for Zhang Cong to sit down.
After the two sat down, Fei Hong said: "Your Majesty discussed the etiquette and asked the Ministry of Rites. He said that you haven't reported it yet?"
"I'll report it tomorrow." Zhang Cong said.
Fei Hong asked: "I wonder where the progress has been?"
When he came up and asked the key question, Zhang Cong replied without thinking: "It's all up to your Majesty, I don't know yet."
When Fei Hong heard this, he knew that Zhang Cong was deliberately trying to shirk the blame.
You have helped the emperor draft the edict, but you don’t know how far the emperor has advanced?
You, a Hanlin scholar, are only responsible to the emperor. Even when my chief minister came to ask you, you refused to reveal the slightest information, right?
"Bingyong, you have been in the imperial court for a long time, and you should know many things. Officials should not interfere too much in royal affairs. If there are major changes in royal etiquette, they should be discussed extensively instead of behind closed doors."
Fei Hong said this politely, but he almost pointed at Zhang Cong's nose and scolded him for being ignorant of current affairs.
Zhang Cong seemed not to feel Fei Hong's anger at all. His expression was calm and his tone was unhurried: "I don't understand these red tapes."
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Fei Hong's doubts were dismissed with just one sentence.
Fei Hong couldn't help but frown.
He thought to himself that he originally thought that Zhu Jingdao was the outlier in the court, but it seemed that the real outlier was Zhang Bingyong. Looking at him like this, he didn't look like a serious person at all. He only focused on how to cater to the emperor.
"Okay, you can decide on your own."
Fei Hong stood up to leave.
Zhang Cong probably also felt that it was not a good thing to offend the chief minister of the dynasty in this way, but Zhang Cong despised Fei Hong from the bottom of his heart. He felt that the old man was just a mediocre person. He was not even a little worse than Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian before. Moreover, Zhang Cong also
I feel that Fei Hong will retire from the DPRK soon.
In the past, he would not have dared to treat Fei Hong so lightly.
But now... when it comes to matters of ceremony, Zhang Cong felt that he had to be tough on the head of the civil service. If he didn't have this attitude, he would really just follow the crowd. How could the emperor think highly of him?
"Zhongtang, I also have something to remind you." Zhang Cong said.
Fei Hong turned around and looked at Zhang Cong, probably thinking that Zhang Cong was going to admit his mistake, so he said: "But it doesn't matter."
Zhang Cong said: "The people who are in charge of discussing etiquette now are not me, but Mr. Tang Ge and Mr. Zhu. If you have any questions in the middle hall, just ask them."
"Um."
Fei Hong frowned when he heard this.
Zhang Cong thought he was surprised by the status of these two people in the court, but he didn't know that Fei Hong was just curious about what Zhang Cong meant by saying this.
Obviously, Zhang Cong is suspected of sowing discord.
Don’t you know what that kid Zhu Hao has done? Then I’ll tell you, he was the one who brought about the Great Etiquette Conference. If you have any grievances against him, I can just watch from the side.
"Um."
Fei Hong thought again and realized that Zhang Cong had nothing to hold in. He nodded slightly and left without looking back.
This move made Zhang Cong puzzled.
Could it be that Fei Hong went back to prepare to deal with Zhu Hao?
But if that's the case... is it possible that Fei Hong leaked Zhu Hao's true identity to more people? What if the emperor knew that the leak was related to me?
When Zhang Cong asked someone to reveal Zhu Hao's identity before, he didn't have much concern, but now facing Fei Hong, the scheming chief assistant, he felt unsure.
"I've said everything I need to say. I think I can give Zhu Jingdao a cup of wine."
Zhang Cong felt angry, so he took out the drafted edict again, studied and refined it again, and made sure that every word was accurate, and no one could make any corrections after reading it.
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Zhu Haoren is at Xishan Mine.
Lu Song and his son gave the edict drafted by Zhang Cong to Zhu Hao for review. This was a new draft, but Zhu Si was worried about it and sent someone to send it to Zhu Hao for detailed review.
Behind Lu Song was Lu Bing, who had just arrived from the capital.
Lu Bing was carrying a silver gun, and he didn't know if he was just posing or if he was really good at this thing... Zhu Hao always felt that Lu Bing looked more and more like Guan Jing now.
"Very good, just do it this way." Zhu Hao said.
Lu Song asked: "Your Majesty sent someone to ask, doesn't it need to be corrected?"
Zhu Hao said: "What are you correcting? I can feel that Academician Zhang is very diligent in doing things, but sometimes there are situations where he goes too far and does not do enough. He is just too eager..."
Lu Song thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty seems to have been blaming Academician Zhang for not doing things properly, rather than going too far."
"You don't understand. I said he is too eager. He wants to be a cabinet minister and control the ministers, so he now follows the rules. It is this inherent rule and tacit understanding among civil servants that is the most important to him.
The constraints." Zhu Hao said.
"oh."
Lu Song didn't understand the key point.
Zhu Hao said: "Xiao Bing, do you understand?"
Lu Bing smiled and replied: "I don't understand what you are talking about."
Lu Song also said: "This child has a simple mind and strong limbs. He is not good at reading and is not very good at these things."
Zhu Hao thought to himself, that's not possible. We all grew up together. Lu Bing is not that stupid and he studies hard. Even if he doesn't pass the exam, he should have no problem passing the county exam or something like that. Such a smart kid.
, in the future, he can be the commander of the imperial guards and control the government. How can he be a young boy who is not familiar with the world?
Is there something wrong somewhere in between?
"Lu Qianhu, later on let Xiao Bing get more exposure to the affairs of the DPRK and let him learn from it," Zhu Hao said.
Lu Song said: "But he is not good at martial arts."
The father wanted to cultivate his son, so he could only choose one aspect. He probably thought that the direction of Wen would be enough if the emperor only had Zhu Hao, so he wanted to train Lu Bing into a military general.
But now Zhu Hao's intention is to let Lu Bing learn both civil and military skills.
"Martial arts requires long-term training. During this period, it will not be a disadvantage for him to learn more about how to be an official."
Zhu Hao said, "If Your Majesty wants to control the ministers, you may not need one or two of us to be the chief assistant or minister. As long as we can shine in key positions, you can't escape the power of conspiracy."
Lu Song had a hint of hope: "I hope so in my humble position, but I'm afraid that he... won't be able to do it."
"Will not."
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "He is so smart, he will definitely know something once he is prompted."