Zhu Hao received "forgiveness" from Zhu Si and could concentrate on his "Taoism" research.
Of course, Zhu Hao did not enter the Taoist temple as a Taoist priest, but as a court official. What he did was explained in advance. He wanted to enter the Taoist temple for pure cultivation, and he did not intend to study alchemy or the way of heaven.
Anyway, just go in and mess around without caring about anything.
As for what your emperor wants to think, that's up to you.
Zhu Hao entered the Taoist temple, which had no impact on what he did.
In the court hall.
Regarding the emperor's promotion of Gui E to the Imperial Academy, there was a heated discussion. Although some people stood up to oppose the recommendation, the candidates recommended by others, such as Gu Dingchen, Li Tingxiang and others, were not as popular as Gui E in the emperor's mind.
There is still some gap in status.
However, one person recommended by Liu Chun made the emperor a little more interested, and that was Zhang Bangqi.
Zhang Bangqi is also a Hanlin Attendant, and has the same position as Gui E. However, one thing is that Zhang Bangqi has been an official for longer and has known the young emperor earlier. It is just because Zhang Bangqi did not participate in the discussion of etiquette, which made him
Unable to gain the emperor's absolute trust.
The imperial court postponed the decision, and Gui E's appointment as a Hanlin scholar is still unresolved.
Afterwards, Zhang Zuo personally went to Taiqing Temple in the south of the city to find Zhu Hao and asked his opinion on the matter.
Zhu Hao was wearing loose clothes, but not Taoist robes. When he came out, he saw Zhang Zuo still yawning.
Zhang Zuo asked in confusion: "Sir, what are you..."
"Didn't sleep well."
Zhu Hao said, "After all, the high bed here is not as soft as the high bed at home, but I have adapted a lot in the past two days, but I am a night owl, so I can't sleep well at night, but I always doze off during the day."
Zhang Zuo was speechless for a while.
These days, it’s really rare for people to work late at night.
But think about it, it was Zhu Hao who helped the emperor review memorials all night long. He was used to switching between day and night. He usually caught up on his sleep during the day. Didn't the emperor also take advantage of this and squeeze Zhu Hao as hard as possible?
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The two sat down and talked about Zhu Si's promotion of Gui E.
This is not the first time he has explained the situation to Zhu Hao, so Zhang Zuo is very careful when speaking, for fear of offending the other party. After all, Gui E is currently on the opposite side of Zhu Hao, and the one who is about to take up the post will still hold the same position as Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao said: "Didn't we agree that it was him? Why do you still ask for my opinion?"
Zhang Zuo asked tentatively: "That's it. Could you please write a note and recommend me in the name of the Hanlin Academy?"
This requirement may sound excessive at first glance.
Gui E became a Hanlin bachelor, and he was with Zhang Cong. In order to make it more legitimate for Gui E to become a Hanlin bachelor, he asked Zhu Hao, who still has the title of head of the academy, to write a note of support...
Zhu Hao smiled and asked: "Will anyone adopt what I write?"
According to Zhu Hao, do you think I am Yang Tinghe?
Whatever you want to do, just write a note...
I'm afraid even the chief minister Fei Hong doesn't dare to write a note so confidently now. Once such a thing falls into the hands of political opponents, it will be impeached.
Zhang Zuodao: "But without your support, even if he was promoted to a Hanlin bachelor's degree, he would still be criticized."
Zhu Hao nodded: "If His Majesty really has such a need, then I will write it. How to write it? Please give me some advice, Eunuch Zhang."
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Zhu Hao wrote a "letter of recommendation" and asked Gui E to become a Hanlin bachelor.
Zhu Hao can understand that the emperor wanted Gui E to change from Zhang Cong's follower to a relatively neutral existence, at least not to choose sides between Zhang Cong and Zhu Hao.
Zhu Si had begun to possess some of the emperor's strategies, and his move was just to balance the relationship between Zhu Hao and Zhang Cong.
If Zhang Cong is a Hanlin bachelor himself, with a Gui Calyx attached, and Zhu Hao does nothing, then the balance between Zhang Cong and Zhu Hao will be broken, and the emperor will be worried about using Zhang Cong. Who knows what this old boy will do?
Will you use the Hanlin Academy's errands to write articles this time?
Last time, it was revealed that the emperor was on a tour. If he caused any trouble for his superiors, the emperor would never let him go.
With Zhu Hao's note, the emperor naturally agreed to appoint Gui E as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy on the grounds of Zhu Hao's support at the court meeting the next day. There were originally objections, but Liu Chun because of Zhu Hao's disapproval of Gui E
support, and instead came forward to agree with this matter.
Liu Chun's original intention was to calm things down.
Since Zhu Hao thought that Gui E should be promoted to the throne, there was no need to fight anymore. After all, the emperor would definitely choose someone from the Yili faction.
If it’s not Gui E, then it’s Fang Xianfu or Huo Tao. Even using the relatively neutral Zhang Bangqi is unrealistic.
As a result, on the first day after Gui E returned to Beijing, he went directly to the Hanlin Academy to take up the post of Imperial Bachelor.
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Zhu Haoren was in the Taoist temple and had little information. He did not pay attention to the situation in the court as much as before.
Zhu Si sent people to investigate and found that Zhu Hao had really become a man of idle clouds and wild cranes, concentrating on studying Taoism there, only drawing some drawings from time to time at night. This habit lasted throughout Zhu Hao's career growing up in Prince Xing's Mansion, so Zhu Hao
Even if he knew what Zhu Hao was drawing, he wouldn't find it strange.
Anyway, in Zhu Si's eyes, Zhu Hao has loved doing research since he was a child.
At the same time, news came one after another from the southeast coast defense, saying that on the ground in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the fleet sent by Zhu Hao, in conjunction with the Jinghai troops, wiped out the bandits along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang with lightning speed, leaving only a handful of bandits.
The bandits fled along the coast in two directions: south and east.
Those who went east were probably escaping toward the Japanese country.
Those heading south are probably waiting for an opportunity to rise again.
Lu Wan's name was mentioned repeatedly in local memorials because of his contribution to the war against bandits.
After the court discussion, Lu Wan returned to the attention of the court ministers as "inspector of the coastal guards of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong" and as the censor of Youqiandu. This meant that... Lu Wan was guilty of the crime.
When the body is completed, the merit will be replaced by the crime.
Even if Lu Wan is still far from being reinstated, at least the Lu family no longer has to bow down to others.
As a result, many ministers in the DPRK were worried.
After all, Lu Wan had served as Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Minister of the Ministry of War and other positions before, and his reputation in the government and the public was not low. Lu Wan and Wang Qiong had a very good relationship. Lu Wan took the first shot. Wang Qiong was also reactivated in the northwest, but
I haven't made any achievements yet.
If Lu Wan and Wang Qiong return to the court...even Yang Yiqing will be worried about their influence in the court.
Especially the frontier army, which was the core of the Ming Dynasty's military power. As Peng Ze's power was gradually eliminated, some old troops cultivated by Wang Qiong and Lu Wan have emerged with their outstanding abilities.
And at this very moment.
The candidates for the governors of the three sides have been put on the table again.
There was almost no suspense this time. Zang Feng, the previous governor of Xuanda, went to the three sides to governor military affairs as the censor of the right capital and the left minister of the Ministry of War.
Because Zang Feng was a confidant cultivated by the emperor from the beginning, no one had any objections to his appointment this time, and it was also because Zang Feng did not show up on matters such as the Dali Conference. Even if Zang Feng had always been at odds with Yang Ting and Peng Ze, Peng Ze
The forces that Ze cultivated in the northwest have been recognized as lacking in capabilities.
The emperor was able to re-activate Wang Qiong and Lu Wan, so it seemed reasonable to appoint Zang Feng to the northwest.
At this time, many people miss Tang Yin...
Letting Zang Feng go to the northwest is really not as good as letting Tang Yin go. Although Tang Yin was born in Prince Xing's palace, at least he has never been greedy for power. He has always kept a low profile in the northwest and acted extremely cautiously. In addition, he has no power of his own.
, very easy to control.
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Zang Feng left for the northwest in mid-March.
On this day, Lu Zhanqing went to the Taoist temple to see Zhu Hao. She was wearing a Taoist robe and wanted to hide her from others, but when she appeared in front of Zhu Hao, Zhu Hao felt that she was trying to hide herself.
After all, Lu Zhanqing has a beautiful and fragrant appearance. No matter how hard she hides it, it is still easy for people to recognize her as a woman at a glance.
There is no room for female Taoist priests in Taiqing Temple. She always looks out of place here.
Fortunately, no one has been watching around the Taoist temple recently. It seems that even Zhu Si has lost interest in Zhu Hao's whereabouts.
"Why don't you go to court or go to other places to do your own thing? Why do you want to stay here?"
Lu Zhanqing put down the basket he was carrying and took out some snacks from it.
Apparently she made them all by herself.
Zhu Hao doesn't like to ask the women around him to perform in matters such as eating and drinking. He is more casual about eating and can eat anything.
But Zhu Hao still gave Lu Zhanqing face, picked up the snack and took two bites.
"There is no place for me in the court. If I go to another place, and I am afraid that His Majesty will send people to chase me back, I might as well stay in the Taoist temple and have some peace and quiet."
Zhu Hao said this, but it was obvious that he had a comprehensive plan.
Staying temporarily means that he is not ready to leave yet. Once he decides to leave, he will never stay, and there must be a way to prevent Zhu Si from chasing him.
The biggest problem right now is the number of manpower.
Zhu Hao needs enough people to assist him. Even if he wants to conquer the overseas natives, he still needs a group of people loyal to him. In fact, Zhu Hao has an idea for this group of people... namely Lu Song, Lu Bing and his son, and Guan De.
Zhao and Guan Jing et al.
Of course, the fleets and soldiers previously sent out to search for the New World were also his retained forces.
He had to bring more people with him in order to not fall behind in the battle with the Francois in the New World. Although the weapons he could provide were more advanced, his opponents were still not a group of indigenous people using wooden javelins and bronze arrows.
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At that time, he can unite with the indigenous people to fight back, and then recruit some of the troops... It would be best to stage a drama like the American continent conquering the European continent...
Of course, these are all unrealistic fantasies, and Zhu Hao has no intention of putting them into practice.
He is still in the planning stage and needs more drawings, more technology, and more manpower and material support.
"Your grandfather will come to the capital to report on his work recently. Do you want to see him?" Zhu Hao asked.
Lu Wan had achieved military exploits in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and he would be responsible for the next step in clearing up the maritime frontier. But before that, he had to go to the capital to receive his position, and he also came to express his allegiance to Zhu Si.
To level the sea, don't be hasty.
Lu Wan is leading troops along the southeast coast. Zhu Hao would have a hard time using him.
Although Lu Wan wants to inherit Zhu Hao's kindness now, such an old minister... is not as useful as Lu Bing and other newcomers. This kind of person is actually a politician at heart and will not follow Zhu Hao to take risks.
Lu Zhanqing's attitude was firm and he said: "I will obey the master's instructions."