Zhu Si's strategy for Zhu Hao, so far, is basically obeying his words.
Three days after he ascended the throne, he took his mother to the capital to speak for the Queen Mother, which immediately caused an uproar in the court. After a group of people argued, Zhu Si immediately changed his strategy and made a bolder proposal. Don't you disagree with me bringing my mother to the palace?
Are you coming? Say the name is incorrect? Then I will give you the name!
Not only did I want to name my mother the Queen Mother, but my father also named me Emperor!
At this time, the ministers were in chaos.
The great ritual discussion has taken shape, and the ministers are thinking about how to refute the new emperor from a legal perspective and at the same time let the new emperor know the interests of civil servants.
At this time, the methods of the civil servants also began to appear. While dealing with Zhu Si and preparing to report to the court on the ceremony, they also arranged for six departments to impeach officials in the court who did not belong to Yang Tinghe's faction. The charge they were given was very simple, that is, making friends.
As a chamberlain, you flatter yourself, stick to your position, and don't care about the emperor's favor. Generally speaking, there is nothing wrong with you. If you are guilty, you are guilty.
This time, not only Wang Qiong and Wang Xian were involved in the impeachment, but also Yang Tan, the Minister of Household Affairs, and Li Hao, the Minister of Industry.
This means that among the six bureaus, except for Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites, who was a direct descendant of Yang Tinghe, and Zhang Zilin, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, who was always known for his fairness and strictness and was close to Yang Tinghe, the other four were all impeached.
Among them, Wang Qiong was the most impeached, which shows that the orthodox civil servants hated him deeply.
In particular, Zhang Jiuxu's memorial to Li Ke was the most severe.
Zhang Jiuxu bitterly stated that in the past few years, Wang Qiong had been exclusively responsible for Quan Cheng, and had ignored the appointment and dismissal of northwest generals, as well as the reward and punishment system. Quan Cheng could do whatever he said, and the Ministry of War had almost become a decoration for the court.
In the cabinet, many court officials are afraid of it and avoid it."
These memorials were drafted by the cabinet headed by Yang Tinghe as "strict investigation", which is equivalent to kicking the ball to the new emperor Zhu Si.
When you become the emperor, don't you want to have three fires when the new official takes office? We are afraid that your three fires are not strong enough and will add fuel to your fire. Let's see how you deal with it.
"...His Majesty was questioned by the Yushi Yanguan in the court today. The officials of the Ministry of Science and Technology were even more resolute and demanded that His Majesty punish him immediately. Even if several ministers immediately submitted petitions to resign, it would be of no avail. I guess... the matter will not be settled that easily.
, something big will happen at the meeting tomorrow!"
This time, the person who came to consult Zhu Hao and Tang Yin was no longer Lu Song, but Zhang Zuo himself.
Zhang Zuo is now in great glory.
As the person with the highest position among the eunuchs of the royal palace, after arriving in the capital, he became the chief eunuch of the ceremonial department. Although he did not know much about handling these government affairs, he also knew that he could not completely obey the cabinet votes, otherwise the emperor's majesty would be lost.
To save, he has to come up with his own ideas and balance the interests of several parties. Zhang Zuo's current ability seems to be stretched and exhausted.
When big things happen, Zhang Zuo doesn't have the ability to take charge of the situation, and Wei Bin is muddying the waters again... After all, Wei Bin himself is also the target of impeachment, and Wei Bin is being impeached more severely, so he needs to avoid suspicion.
Now Zhang Zuo could only run outside the palace gate and ask Tang Yin and Zhu Hao for help.
Tang Yin held the teacup in his hand, looked at Zhu Hao, and asked, "What do you think?"
Next to them, Lu Song and Luo An were also very anxious. They were originally prepared to accept Zhu Hao and Tang Yin's suggestion to further deal with Jiang Bin and others, involving issues such as court appearance or conviction, but now these matters can only be put aside for the time being.
Prepare for the court battle in the future.
Zhu Hao said: "In the past ten years, there have been many traitors in the court, and court officials and ministers had to come into contact. Most of the political orders issued were His Majesty's imperial edicts, or someone falsified them. For the six departments, many times
It’s really a last resort.”
Zhang Zuo interrupted Zhu Hao and said: "Mr. Zhu, our family understands what you said. His Majesty does not want to cause too many changes in the court when he ascends the throne, but the problem is... now he is being forced to do something
Make a change.”
Zhu Hao spread his hands: "That will get better!"
Tang Yin finally put down his tea cup and stood up and said: "To put it lightly, did you know that this time, the four ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of War, Ministry of Husbandry and Ministry of Industry were impeached. If all of them change, the situation in the court will also change drastically. If
These four ministries are all controlled by...the cabinet, so His Majesty will have a difficult time moving forward."
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Even if it is a change, does it have to be based on the opinions of the cabinet? Whoever a few bachelors say will be in power will be the one?"
"Well……"
Tang Yin choked back at Zhu Hao's words.
Zhang Zuo's eyes were a little bright and he said: "Our family has actually told your Majesty about this. If we agree to participate in the impeachment and allow several ministers to return to their hometowns after serving as official officials, then we can take the opportunity to select a group of close ministers. Although the cabinet ministers,
Yan Guan disagrees, but as long as the person selected is a person of high moral character and respect, it is fine. But he doesn’t know who can be used and is not a cabinet minister, so Yan Guan tries his best to exclude him."
After hearing this, Tang Yin understood.
He and Zhu Hao didn't have to come up with suggestions for everything. Zhang Zuo also thought of taking charge of his own duties to reflect his value as the eunuch in charge of the ceremony.
Although Zhang Zuo's abilities are not good, Zhang Zuo can definitely provide some basic suggestions.
Zhu Hao said: "It is impossible for all of them to become officials. Wang Xian of the Ministry of War, Yang Tan of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Li Hao of the Ministry of Works did not make any big mistakes. The civil servants do not have deep hatred for them. If they choose, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works may be able to do so.
He escaped unscathed. Because the Bingbu got too close to the officials, it was almost impossible to escape unscathed, so he could only be punished together with the officials."
What Zhu Hao meant was that since Yang Tan and Li Hao had not offended the ministerial system, the problem could be solved by letting them become officials.
But Wang Qiong and Wang Xian must be investigated by cabinet ministers to the end.
Zhang Zuo thought about it for a moment and couldn't help but nod.
"Every matter counts."
Zhu Hao made a few strokes on the paper, "There is a vacancy in the civil service department, and we can't fight for it even if we want to. This must be the main goal of the cabinet ministers to mobilize officials to impeach the four ministries. They want to get the power of evaluation, appointment and removal of officials.
It's better to let them nominate, and there is no need to refuse when the court recommends. The problem lies in the other three departments, the household department must be controlled by trusted people..."
Zhang Zuo suddenly said: "I heard that Huang Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs in Nanjing has a close relationship with Prince Xing's Mansion."
When Zhu Hao heard this, he thought, couldn't it be that Su Xigui's gift had already been sent to Zhang Zuo? He was going to recommend Huang Zan so soon?
Of course Zhu Hao didn't want Huang Zan to get involved in troubled waters at this time, so he immediately shook his head: "Huang Shangshu is probably the target of the cabinet ministers' next focus on impeachment, so there is no need to drag him to the forefront... It would be better to use Anlu's famous Confucianism.
Mr. Sun will succeed you."
Zhang Zuo looked at Tang Yin and saw that Tang Yin didn't express anything. He immediately blinked and said, "This is indeed an excellent candidate."
After all, there was a friendship between Sun Jiao and Prince Xing's Mansion. Although the children were not married in the end, the old Prince Xing, Zhu Youqiu, admired Sun Jiao very much. There was only one big shot at the ministerial level in Anlu. At this time
If there is a change in the court, who can you come to if you don't ask Sun Jiao?
"What about the Ministry of War?"
Tang Yin asked.
"The Ministry of War can't compete even if it wants to."
Zhu Hao smiled and shook his head, "In my estimation, most of the candidates recommended by the cabinet are Peng Ze, who had a deep grudge with Wang Qiong, the Minister of Civil Affairs... This person may quickly fall to the side of the cabinet ministers. Only the Ministry of Works, and maybe also
I can do something interesting."
Zhang Zuo understood and said: "That means that the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War will not fight. We will first get the two ministers of the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Industry. I wonder who will be selected as the minister of the Ministry of Industry?"
As a person who is familiar with history, Zhu Hao would naturally recommend it in order if it were based on historical development to ensure that the political system in the early Jiajing years of the Ming Dynasty would not fluctuate too much and to compress the impact of the butterfly effect within a reasonable range.
But now he no longer needs to be so cautious and conservative.
"Zhao Huang, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry."
Zhu Hao proposed candidates.
After experiencing the verification of history, there have been opportunities for trial and error and correction. Lin Jun, who had been idle at home for ten years, was appointed by the imperial court as Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and then became a member of Yang Tinghe's party, opposing the emperor at every turn. Followed by
Later Tao Yan failed to make any achievements in the Ministry of Industry, and finally handed over the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry to Zhao Huang.
Although Zhao Huang was a civil servant, he had the advantage that he never formed cliques and was a representative of "zhengchen". Such a person would not be used by Yang Tinghe and would not participate in such a conflicting event as the Great Ceremony Discussion.
He will not completely obey the imperial power and is a capable and practical representative of the court.
Zhang Zuodao: "But I don't know much about this person..."
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "I will list his life story and let Your Majesty see this person's abilities. If Your Majesty feels that he is not suitable, there is no harm in choosing someone else."
Zhang Zuo said with a smile: "What Mr. Zhu proposed is naturally for His Majesty's benefit. How could it be inappropriate?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone around him started to think something about it.
Doesn't it mean that Zhu Hao decides on the candidates for the Ming Dynasty? This power... is comparable to that of an emperor. Even if he is not an emperor, he is definitely at the supervisory level. It is estimated that Yang Tinghe will step aside.
Zhu Hao sighed: "These are extraordinary times. I can only do my best to recommend suitable candidates to Your Majesty to the best of my knowledge. In order to compete with cabinet ministers, officials, etc., I have no intention of influencing the situation of the Ming Dynasty."
mean."
"Ah? This is natural. We are all our own people. The purpose is clear. Otherwise, His Majesty would not have sent us to ask Mr. Zhu and Mr. Tang for their opinions."
Zhang Zuo is very knowledgeable.
It was said that they were asking Zhu Hao and Tang Yin for their opinions, but mainly they were asking Zhu Hao for their opinions.
Even Zhang Zuo knew that Zhu Si absolutely trusted Zhu Hao, followed by Tang Yin.
At this time, who can't see that the new emperor regards Zhu Hao as the "prime minister" of the Ming Dynasty?
Besides, now that Zhu Sigong has just succeeded to the throne, he is determined to fight against Yang Tinghe and other civil servants. There is no need to consider whether Zhu Hao is suspected of overstepping his bounds.
Besides, even if Zhu Hao's proposal is inappropriate, if the emperor doesn't take the initiative to propose it, Yang Tinghe will not propose other candidates? If there is no suitable person to fill the vacancy, he will be suppressed by the cabinet ministers, and the final person selected will be the cabinet minister.
Wouldn't it be bad luck for people from the Chen faction?
When we are united to the outside world, internal unity seems to be very important.
"It's getting late. We need to go back to the palace to report. Lu Dianzhan...oh no, I should call you Lu Qianhu. Can you please escort our family back?"
When Zhang Zuo went out of the palace, he was afraid of being stared at, so he dressed lightly, but there was no guarantee that someone would not notice him and carry out the assassination. It can also be seen that everyone in the new emperor's faction was in danger, and such a mentality would make