Chapter 516 Can be of great use (additional update)
Imperial Palace, inside Qingning Palace.
Empress Dowager Zhang is meeting with her confidant eunuch Zhang Yong, the eunuch of the Ming Dynasty Palace.
This time Zhang Yong saw Empress Dowager Zhang, but she could not kneel down, which made Empress Dowager Zhang puzzled. After asking her in detail, she found out that Zhang Yong came to say goodbye.
"...Empress Dowager, I have been ordered to stay idle now. From now on, I can no longer enter the palace to honor you, nor can I come to pay you respects in the future."
Zhang Yonglao burst into tears.
Empress Dowager Zhang frowned and asked: "You have made great contributions in supporting the new emperor, why did you end up like this?"
Zhang Yongdao: "It was due to the internal affairs of Xiao Huai, the imperial censor, that there were unscrupulous servants in the palace, which implicated the slaves. The slaves accepted the responsibility... It was not that they had any grudges, but they just came to say goodbye to the Queen Mother."
Zhang Yong was implicated in the cases of Qiu Ju and Gu Dayong.
"History of the Ming Dynasty" records: "... Emperor Shizong was established, Xiao Huai, the imperial censor, reported to Gu Dayong, Qiu gathered his generation to bewitch the late emperor, and the evil party turned into evil, and the emperor was ordered to live in peace forever."
Empress Dowager Zhang felt a little relieved and nodded slightly: "You are the admiral of the regiment and hold a key position in the capital. It is reasonable for you to be criticized. As long as you wholeheartedly protect the Ming Dynasty, the new emperor will definitely use you again in the future."
The underlying meaning of this statement is that you were deprived of your official position because of the actions of the civil servants. The Aijia can't help you, so you don't have to cry anymore. No matter whether you really have no resentment or are pretending to be in love, there is nothing the Aijia can do.
"yes."
Zhang Yong wiped away his tears.
Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Then who will take on the duties of imperial eunuchs and admiral eunuchs in the future?"
This is the point.
Although Zhang Yong was a royal eunuch before, he also led the errands of the admiral and regiment. He had a high prestige in the army. Firstly, it was because of King Anhua's rebellion, the suppression of the rebellion of Liu Liu and Liu Qi, and the great victory of Yingzhou.
Even during the Ningwang Rebellion, Wang Shouren mentioned Zhang Yong in his second memorial to express his merits. Zhang Yong was also responsible for the aftermath of Jiangxi.
Zhang Yong's prestige is unparalleled among the eunuchs. After Zhu Si succeeded to the throne, he always respected him and never thought of changing his position. This resignation was an unreasonable disaster, but it also happened to be Zhu Si's fault.
I had no idea, so I just followed the current.
Zhang Yongdao: "I heard that a palace servant named Huang Mingjin, who was born in Naixing Mansion, took over the errands of the slaves."
"oh."
Queen Mother Zhang nodded, she had never heard of Huang Jin's name at all.
Zhang Zuo is not the only eunuch in the Admission Department of Prince Xing Mansion. Headed by Zhang Zuo, Huang Jin, Bao Zhong, Cui Jing, Mai Fu and others also came to the capital. However, not everyone can be entrusted with important tasks at present.
, after all, one carrot after another, if you want to place the eunuchs of Prince Xing's Palace into key positions in the palace, you must gradually suppress those powerful eunuchs.
However, these eunuchs who hold important positions hold considerable power and have huge influence in the court. They are also protected by Empress Dowager Zhang, Yang Tinghe and others, so they need to be divided and disintegrated step by step. It cannot be said that they will all be replaced by Prince Xing's own government at once.
people.
Zhang Yong's replacement this time was part of the civil service group's purge of those close to the late emperor. As one of the "Eight Tigers", Zhang Yong could not escape his involvement, so it was only natural that he should resign.
Zhu Si has always followed Zhu Hao's instructions, using less "his own people" and more using Hongzhi, veterans of the early Zhengde years. In this way, he can convince the public, and at the same time show to the outside world that during the Zhengde period, too many virtuous people were delayed by the late emperor's nonsense.
Now, it's time for them to come out again. From the imperial court to the people in the palace, the emergence of these old people will give the world a feeling that the new emperor has brought order to the chaos.
In this way, the world will help Zhu Si deny the Zhengde Dynasty and affirm the new emperor's actions.
Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Your Majesty still pays too much attention to closeness and distance when employing people. This is not good... I heard that the eunuch in charge of the ceremony is also from Prince Xing's palace."
Empress Dowager Zhang expressed strong dissatisfaction with this.
How many days have you, Zhu Si, been emperor?
First, Yuan Zonggao, who had no experience in the Hanlin Academy, was appointed to the cabinet, and then Zhang Zuo was promoted to the position of chief eunuch of the ceremonial department. Now even the eunuchs of the imperial eunuch and the eunuch of the admiral's camp have been replaced by your people. It is clear that you want to gain more power.
Zhang Yong said hurriedly: "Empress Dowager, I heard that your Majesty has re-enabled Xiao Jing and Eunuch Xiao. In the past two days, Eunuch Xiao has been in the palace to handle affairs. I heard that Wei Bin, the eunuch of Bingbi, should be replaced and the eunuch of Bingbi will supervise the Dongchang. Your Majesty has no control over the palace.
Also ask more questions about matters...there will be no shortage of etiquette..."
After hearing this, Queen Mother Zhang's face turned out much better. She smiled and said, "Is Ke Gong coming back? Speaking of which, I haven't seen him for some days. I wonder if he is in good health now?"
Xiao Jing is now eighty-three years old. He is a veteran of six dynasties and has experienced six emperors: Yingzong, Daizong, Xianzong, Xiaozong, Wuzong and the current Jiajing Emperor. He was already in charge of the Supervisor of Ceremonies during the Hongzhi period. At that time, the Empress Dowager Zhang
It can be said that his position in the palace is stable, and Xiao Jing, who is mature and prudent, can often be seen.
Now that she heard that Xiao Jing was coming back, Queen Mother Zhang suddenly felt that her new son was doing quite well.
Zhang Yong showed with actual words and deeds that he had no resentment. He tried his best to speak for the new emperor and harmonize the relationship between mother and son. He comforted him and said: "Eunuch Xiao is in good health. With him sitting in the palace, he will definitely make people's hearts turn to him."
Empress Dowager Zhang nodded: "Yes, Your Majesty should appoint more veterans. They are experienced and well-connected in the court. They are more familiar with the rituals in the palace and the rules inside and outside the court. It is better than appointing some people who don't know where they came from.
It is better for all nations to have a good government."
"yes."
Zhang Yong answered with a smile.
Empress Dowager Zhang then nodded to Zhang Yong with satisfaction, "If His Majesty comes to pay his respects again in the future, the Aijia will tell him more about your past achievements. You can go home and recuperate first. You have been exhausted in the past few years."
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"Yes, thank you, Queen Mother."
Zhang Yong had previously tried to impress Queen Mother Zhang with warmth, but found that it was ineffective.
Instead, after she spoke for the new emperor, Empress Dowager Zhang felt that he was very knowledgeable and offered to help him speak well in front of the new emperor. Zhang Yong was naturally grateful.
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A series of personnel appointments and removals were made in the palace.
Before, Zhu Si's main focus was on the court. It's not that he didn't want to change the eunuchs in the palace. After all, these eunuchs were related to his personal safety. When he first entered the palace, he even had to send someone to test poisons even when he was eating. His life was so difficult.
Call someone trembling.
According to Zhu Hao, let's not be too busy trying to scare the enemy away.
Need to wait for a chance.
The opportunity is to mobilize the civil servant group. The imperial censors and officials can't be idle. Now that the emperor is a virtuous man, he can go to impeach the eunuchs in power in the palace, and he can always bite a few big fish.
Eunuchs were greedy for power and love money, and no one could withstand the investigation. Zhu Si took advantage of the situation and complied with the "public opinion" and divided these eunuchs into three, six or nine grades for conviction, and gradually replaced all the eunuchs in the palace with his own people or old people who had been suppressed during the previous dynasty.
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The changes in the palace gave Yang Tinghe a headache.
On the one hand, Yang Tinghe hoped to replace some eunuchs who were monopolizing power, but on the other hand, he was afraid that replacing too many eunuchs at once would affect the stability of the court and allow the young emperor to gradually take control of power, and then free up his hands to attack the civil servant group, so he was extremely entangled in this matter.
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Otherwise, as the leader of the civil service group, if he ordered the Yushi Yanguan not to impeach the eunuchs for their faults, it is estimated that Gu Dayong, Qiu Ju, Wei Bin and even Zhang Yong would not be impeached so quickly.
Being pulled off the horse.
But after Zhu Si hired several old eunuchs such as Xiao Jing, Yang Tinghe felt relieved a little.
This shows that Zhu Si is not nepotistic. In addition, he appointed some veteran officials in the court, such as Sun Jiao, Fei Hong and Xie Qian. It can be regarded as a unity of words and deeds. At least Yang Tinghe did not feel that the new emperor was intolerable in terms of employment.
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"Father, after the report from the Ministry of Rites, Your Majesty has announced that Princess Xing will be sent to the capital in the near future. If Princess Xing arrives in the capital, how can Your Majesty be willing to let Princess Xing live outside the palace for a long time? What should we do if there is a dispute over the title then?
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That day when Yang Tinghe returned home, his mind was filled with court affairs and his thoughts were confused. At this time, Yang Shen appeared in front of him without realizing it.
Yang Tinghe said impatiently: "Let's wait until Princess Xing arrives in Beijing."
Yang Shen said: "Why did my father change his attitude? Doesn't this put the Xinke Hanlin who jointly signed the memorial into an unkind and unjust position?"
It seems that Yang Shen can't understand his father's behavior. On the matter of the ceremony, Yang Shen may be more extreme than Yang Tinghe. This is because Yang Shen is young and energetic, and his status in the government is not high. He only accepts death, unlike Yang Tinghe.
Those who are in charge of the overall situation need to move around.
This is also the reason why Yang Shen's fate was much worse than that of his father. Although he was highly educated, his political stance was deadlocked, almost to the point of being ignorant of current affairs.
He was the initiator of the Zuo Shunmen Incident. In the end, if the emperor didn't find him to blame, who would he look for?
Yang Tinghe took a long breath: "As a father, everything is for the sake of the overall situation. Confucianism pays attention to benevolence and filial piety, and you cannot criticize your majesty too much. His wholehearted support of his biological mother can become an example of benevolence and righteousness in the world. In everything, he must set a good example."
Yang Shen was unwilling to give in, but after being taught such a serious lesson by his father, he could only lower his head and listen to the teachings.
Yang Tinghe said: "As for those new scholars, it is the duty of ministers to speak up and speak out. If Your Majesty cannot tolerate them because of this, then how can Your Majesty claim to be a benevolent monarch? Since ancient times, those who are wise should not judge scholars based on their likes and dislikes. Oh, by the way, that Zhu Hao
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Yang Shen said: "My child also wants to mention Zhu Hao to his father. My child thinks that this son may be of great use."
"oh!?"
Yang Tinghe's mind was full of questions, and he frowned and said, "Didn't you say before that he didn't know how to advance or retreat, just like a grasshopper on the wall? Why did you have such a change in your opinion of him in the past few days? Is it because he obeyed you and took the lead in signing the petition?"
Yang Shen shook his head: "To tell you what my father said, that's not the case. The child is just putting himself in his shoes and thinking about the problem from his own perspective... As a new top scholar from Anlu, he is bound to attract your majesty's attention. He has done nothing wrong in protecting himself, and he has no partiality in matters of right and wrong.
, for children to appreciate.”
"Yeah?"
Yang Tinghe frowned.
In the past, he would never have accepted a fence-sitting faction like Zhu Hao who struggled to survive, but now he had no choice but to think carefully.
Yang Shen said: "When my son entered the Hanlin Academy, his mentality was very similar to his. He still strives for a neutral position, which is really commendable. Father, you said, as a member of the Zhu family of Jinyiwei, it is no longer possible for him to join the new emperor, so why not give full support?
Use his identity for your own benefit?"
Yang Shen turned around and educated his father, you said that Zhu Hao was a descendant of the Zhu family, the royal guard used by the imperial court to monitor Prince Xing's palace, especially that the Zhu family was involved in the murder of the new emperor's brother, but now you don't believe him, what kind of truth is that?
Yang Tinghe nodded.
With his scheming nature, one would naturally wonder if Zhu Hao had ulterior motives in doing so. Perhaps Zhu Hao wanted to play the empathy card with Yang Shen from the beginning?
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