Zhu Si was in a good mood that day. When he came out of Kunning Palace, he asked Zhang Zuo's men to call Huang Jin.
"...What does the DPRK think of Yang Yingning's return to the DPRK?"
Zhu Si has now learned to use factory guards to investigate ministers' reactions to events in the DPRK, and he has done a good job. After a period of planning, he has successfully developed many people into factory guards' informants, and the factory guard system has become more complete.
It can be said that the extension of the factory guards' tentacles and the strengthening of their power paved the way for Zhu Si to slack off in court affairs for a long time.
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Even in the deep palace, one can keep abreast of the changes in the situation in the DPRK. Zhu Si has long been tired of the process of going to and from DPRK every day, but now he has not yet recovered from the joy of being an emperor.
Not that he really liked going to the court meeting every day. Due to his laziness, he had long wanted to leave these matters to others. This was why he had always advocated for Zhu Hao to join the cabinet.
In his opinion, with Zhu Hao watching over the court for him, he could do whatever he wanted.
Huang Jin said: "Your Majesty, the ministers in the DPRK have mixed opinions about Yang Laobutang's return to the DPRK. I heard some scholars in the Hanlin Academy talking about it, saying that Yang Laobutang once suppressed dissidents in the DPRK, and there may be a rise in the matter after entering the DPRK. The liquidation of old ministers from the Zhengde period."
"Yeah?"
Zhu Si smiled and said, "Very good."
When the emperor makes decisions that can scare the ministers below, it is considered a success in Zhu Si's eyes. He has always wanted to find opportunities to teach those Hanlin and officials who like to make trouble out of nothing. If Yang Yiqing can meet his needs, it will be the best. .
Huang Jin added: "However, among the six tribes, there is relatively little discussion about Yang Laobu Tang's return to the court. They are more cautious and few people will discuss this matter publicly."
"Um."
Zhu Si nodded again, "This is easy to understand. They are not like those Hanlin and Yushi Yanguan who have nothing to do after they are full. They know better to complete the errands at hand, while those Hanlin and Yushi Yanguan rely on If you only talk about what you say, you will feel uncomfortable if you don't express your opinions for a day."
Zhang Zuo smiled bitterly.
I was also wondering in my heart, are there still people in the world who rely on their words to make a living? Officials must rely on the cooperation of their brains and mouth to complete their errands. How can an official do errands?
Huang Jin said again: "As for Hanlin Academician Zhang, he has not expressed any opinions to the outside world, but he has visited Xi Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, and the two of them had a secret meeting alone. Are they plotting this matter, or what are they talking about... I don't know. Know."
Zhu Si was a little displeased when he heard this: "This Zhang Bingyong has quite a lot of things to do. Isn't it annoying to be a Hanlin bachelor and show his presence when he has nothing to do?"
As he spoke, Zhu Si was very angry at Zhang Cong's attitude.
Both Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin knew that although Zhang Cong was admired by the emperor, he was not a direct descendant of Prince Xing's family. Once Zhang Cong was aggressive in his behavior, he would be disgusted by the emperor.
Historically, the relationship between Zhang Cong and Zhu Houcong was not always as sweet as honey. Once upon a time, Zhang Cong and Gui E were sent to various places by Zhu Houcong.
Zhu Si looked at Zhang Zuo and said, "Didn't you tell him to warn him earlier and ask him to restrain himself? How did he answer?"
Zhang Zuo said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the old slave did remind him, but he...should have agreed at that time."
"Should I have agreed?"
Zhu Si frowned.
Zhang Zuo thought for a while and said helplessly: "Later, he went to Xishan and seemed to have made peace with Mr. Zhu. But after returning to the capital, I didn't see how much respect he had for Mr. Zhu. Instead, he secretly contacted the courtiers, especially
Those ministers who participate in the discussion of rituals often move around frequently."
"It seems that this person's heart is very wild and difficult to control." Zhu Si commented, "Unlike Jingdao, he doesn't want to do an errand for him. I beg for it every time."
Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin looked at each other, but they couldn't tell whether the emperor liked Zhang Cong or Zhu Hao more. One of them was cold and the other was hot about being an official. Neither of them seemed to satisfy the emperor. Perhaps in the emperor's opinion, they were more fond of Zhang Cong than Zhang Cong.
He is colder and hotter than Zhu Hao, so he is a qualified candidate to be his confidant.
As people close to the emperor, the two eunuchs were always wondering about the emperor's mentality.
Zhang Zuo asked for instructions: "Your Majesty, would you like me to have the old slave remind me... and give me a beating by the way?"
Now Zhang Zuo could also see that this little emperor attached great importance to the methods of being a king, and used various methods to control his ministers to make himself look more mature, just like a wise emperor who had been emperor for decades.
But now Zhu Si does not have such capital and means.
Zhu Sidao: "Forget it, let him go. Oh, by the way, what does Jingdao think of this?"
Now Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin have to think about it again.
The emperor was disgusted with Zhang Cong's radical behavior and had sent people to remind him. But now that he learned that Zhang Cong and Zhu Hao had a bad relationship and that Zhang Cong was still very radical in becoming an official, the emperor had no intention of further cracking down on him...
…Does this mean that the emperor also intends to cultivate a force that can compete with Zhu Hao?
It cannot be said that the emperor lost trust in Zhu Hao because of this, but that the emperor had to do this not only to pave the way for the king to rule the world, but also for Zhu Hao's sake.
If Zhu Hao is the only one who stands out in the court, then all the firepower will be directed at Zhu Hao, and he may not be able to withstand it.
Otherwise, why would Zhu Hao be running out all the time?
Wouldn't it be nice to stay in the capital and work with peace of mind as the emperor's first aide?
Huang Jin replied: "There is currently no definite information about Mr. Zhu's views on this matter, but Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu invited Mr. Yang back to the capital. Logically speaking... he should know the pros and cons of this matter best."
Zhu Si stood up and said: "Actually, I don't quite understand. Although Yang Yingning is a veteran of the four dynasties, has high moral standing and supports the discussion of etiquette, do I need such a veteran to govern the world now? After the Yuan Dynasty, there should be a new atmosphere, why must it be necessary?
Use old people? These old people always have a lot of things to do. One or two of them rely on their old age to show off their skills and point fingers at me based on their past achievements."
Zhang Zuo tried to analyze: "Your Majesty, having these old ministers in the court can calm people's hearts more."
"I don't need to calm people's hearts."
Zhu Sidao said, "I will suppress anyone who goes against me. Even if it's people like Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian, what about them? Aren't they still driven away by me one by one?"
Zhang Zuo wanted to say, could it be that their departure from the court was not due to the awesomeness of your strategy, but because Zhu Hao forced them step by step to the point where they had to retreat?
Huang Jin said: "Your Majesty, there were thousands of royal guards of the Zhu family... The man named Zhu Wanhong was Mr. Zhu's uncle. This time Mr. Zhu also took him to Tianjin, saying that he would lead troops to annihilate the southeast coast.
Bandits... I don't know what Mr. Zhu means."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
When Zhu Si heard this, he couldn't help laughing.
This smile...
Both Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin were a little confused.
Zhu Si smiled and said: "Don't you know this? Jingdao is the most disgusted with him, the uncle of the family, otherwise he would not have driven the Zhu family to Nanjing after I ascended the throne. Everyone in their family has something wrong with them.
, when he was in Anlu, he was responsible for monitoring Prince Xing's Mansion. If Jingdao and his mother hadn't fought hard for it, perhaps Jingdao would have been sent to learn martial arts by them early on, and he wouldn't even have had the chance to take the top exam."
Zhang Zuo wanted to say again, how could I not know this?
I still do a lot of things myself.
No matter how tense the relationship between Mr. Zhu and the Zhu family is, times have changed and the family does not speak the same language. Who knows if he now wants to cultivate the Zhu family and become his own power?
"I think it's a good idea to let the Zhu family exterminate the bandits. I will reward you if you do meritorious service, but if you don't...it's still the same as before, and I won't do anything to them!"
Although Zhu Si didn't have a good impression of the Zhu family, he didn't say he wanted to kill them all.
Huang Jin added: "Your Majesty, Jin Yiwei has read through many past files and learned that during the Hongzhi and Zhengde periods, the factory guards sent a large number of personnel to Anlu to secretly spy on the news in Prince Xing's Mansion. There were even spies and secret agents in Prince Xing's Mansion.
Existence is meticulously crafted.”
"Um."
Zhu Si nodded and his expression became serious.
Zhang Zuo quickly winked at Huang Jin, telling him to stop talking.
But Huang Jin was quite upright, and he wanted to report to the emperor whatever he heard: "The person responsible for the connection should be the Zhu family of the Qianhu family of Jinyiwei. From Zhu Mingshan to Zhu Wanhong, the two generations of Jinyiwei have done a lot of sorting and reporting.
, involving all aspects of the palace..."
"Who is the secret agent hidden in the palace?"
Zhu Si suddenly interrupted and asked.
Huang Jinwei said: "After I took charge of Dongchang, I discovered that someone had touched the files and erased all the traces of identity that had been carefully crafted in Prince Xing's palace..."
Although Zhu Si did not have any deep hatred towards Zhu Hao and the Zhu family, he would not tolerate the spies lurking in Prince Xing's palace. It was because these people were picking on the inside and outside, and now that he was the emperor, he would of course single out these duplicitous people.
Then dispose of it.
Of course, Zhu Hao had already expected this, so he destroyed this part of the information in advance.
It was not to protect Lu Song alone, but to prevent the old relatives of Prince Xing from being suspicious of each other.
The emperor had no evidence, so he would not continue to ask this question.
"You have been in charge of Dongchang for several years, why did you only find out now?"
Zhu Si was very dissatisfied with this answer.
Huang Jin said: "Your Majesty, you ordered me to not doubt the people around me as much as possible."
"This is what Jingdao told me."
Zhu Sidao, "Are you trying to silence me with my words?"
When Huang Jin heard this, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to admit his mistake.
"well!"
Zhu Si sighed and said: "Times have changed, and I shouldn't continue to investigate, but things are different now. When I first came to the throne, I had to be consistent with the outside world. Not to investigate the inner ghosts was to avoid people's panic, but now the outside world can affect me."
There are almost no people left, and it’s time to liquidate.”
This was said so clearly that both Huang Jin and Zhang Zuo could understand it.
Once the external enemies are gone, internal strife remains.
This is also the law in the field of power since ancient times...
Zhu Sidao: "It's a pity that Jingdao is not in the capital. Otherwise, I would still ask him to investigate. With his intelligence, it would be easy to find out the details of Prince Xing's palace. Or maybe... in fact, he would have known about it a long time ago."
"His Majesty?"
Zhang Zuo was puzzled.
Zhu Si sighed: "The last thing Jingdao wants to do is stir up disputes, he is still too kind sometimes!"