Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Sixth Internal Meeting
Yang Tinghe, the chief minister of the cabinet, was obviously confused because of Zhang Cong's report.
The theory proposed by Zhang Cong in the memorial can be said to be very complete. It is equivalent to redefining Zhu Si's identity in the matter of ascending the throne. It does not break Yang Tinghe's principle of "brothers end up with younger brothers", but they are not biological brothers, but cousins.
younger brother.
Among them, there is even more discussion about the issue of who is closely related by blood to Emperor Zhengde. Who else is there besides Zhu Youji’s son Zhu Si?
Blood theory.
Succession depends on the closeness of blood, not the strict sense of "brothers succeed to brothers"!
Because Zhu Si has never adopted Xiaozong's name, and Zhu Houzhao is not qualified to accept a son for his father... If you die without a son yourself, then you should pass the throne to the first person closest to you according to the law.
, that is, the son of your oldest uncle.
Because this theory was intentionally made public, the government and the public soon learned about it.
For a time, the issue of the new emperor's legal system became the focus of heated discussion among scholars in the capital.
"The effect is achieved..."
On this day, Zhu Hao and Tang Yin went out to watch a play. They sat down in a teahouse and listened to the red-faced people arguing next to them.
Scholars automatically divided into two groups, debating whose son the new emperor should be.
Tang Yin was very emotional.
Lu Song couldn't stand listening anymore. He was about to go up and teach the scholars who casually talked about state affairs, but he was stopped by Tang Yin: "It has nothing to do with you and me, and His Majesty needs such discussions to overturn the tone set by the Ministry of Rites.
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Lu Song thought for a moment, glanced at Zhu Hao, and found that Zhu Hao didn't express anything, so he sat down again.
"Sir, you have seen clearly that you let Zhang Cong come out to stir up the muddy water... Without such a person, this pool of water will become stagnant."
Zhu Hao smiled and nodded.
Tang Yin said: "Do you know what Mr. Yang will do next?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "I don't know the details, I'm just guessing... I have informed His Majesty that he will summon the Minister of Rites and several members of the cabinet to negotiate behind closed doors. Then... haha."
Tang Yin nodded.
He was afraid that Zhu Hao would forget things or lack confidence. Now that Zhu Hao was holding the Zhizhu in hand, he knew that he was overthinking it.
"The princess is driving north. She is already on the way. She heard that the new Minister of Revenue, Sun Shangshu, and his family are also going north. They may be forced to come... How will you get an old minister to accept your logic and help your majesty?
, how about fighting against the old friends of North Korea and China?”
Tang Yin became concerned about Sun Jiao's problem again.
Zhu Hao shrugged: "I can't help it... Appointing an old minister is just a move in itself. Don't think of it as a clever move. Even if Mr. Sun has a relationship with Prince Xing's Mansion, he is not a close friend. In the
On big issues of right and wrong, it is unrealistic to expect Mr. Sun to give him all his help."
Historically, after Sun returned to the capital, he indeed joined Yang Tinghe's camp and favored Yang Tinghe's ideas on the issue of the Great Ceremony.
But this did not affect the new emperor's trust in Sun Jiao, because everyone knew that this was to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Sun Jiao could not return to the court at such an old age just to help a young emperor and ruin his reputation. Historically, it was initiated
Those who discussed the rituals did not end up well in the court of public opinion. Even if Zhang Cong and Gui E became the chief ministers, they were characterized as evil, and their reputations could not be restored in the Ming Dynasty.
This is the power of the civil service group.
Zhu Hao never expected to rely on Sun Jiao to join his side and push the ceremony to a climax.
If you want to achieve great things, you can only force Yang Tinghe to leave the court step by step. Only then will the new emperor truly gain power.
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Inside the Qianqing Palace.
An internal meeting is being held.
After the new emperor ascended the throne, he summoned ministers many times, which also gave them full respect. However, the people he met this time were only five. In addition to Mao Cheng, the Minister of Rites, they were the "four giants" of the cabinet, Yang Tinghe, and Jiang Mian, Mao Ji and Yuan Zonggao.
Because Fei Hong has not yet arrived in the capital, the cabinet is still composed of the four giants.
"...Several members of your family, I just told the memorial of a Guanzheng Jinshi in the court a few days ago. You all know the contents. It involves my origin and the issue of succession. I am not ungrateful. As a person who knows why I got the throne, I don’t want to betray my respect and filial piety to the Empress Dowager. I just want to canonize my biological father as the emperor and my biological mother as the empress dowager. Isn’t this request too much?”
Zhu Si deliberately distinguished the titles of Empress Dowager Zhang and Princess Jiang.
One is the "Empress Dowager" and the other is the "Empress Dowager".
The difference between one word and the other is a huge difference, and the rule it is based on is also proposed by Zhang Cong. When you have a child, you cannot completely forget your parents' kindness just because Prince Xing's son became the emperor. You can choose a compromise method and pursue the future. King Xingxian was named Emperor Xingxian, and Princess Jiang was named Empress Dowager Jiang, without insisting on adding the title "emperor".
This also makes it easier to obtain compromise from civil servants.
Mao Cheng argued hard: "Your Majesty, this is absolutely impossible."
Zhu Sidao: "You just said it's not possible, but you're asking why it's not possible? I am the emperor, and I named my parents emperors and queens. This is the tradition of being kings since ancient times. I have not violated the etiquette and law!
"I heard that recently because of the imperial examination, someone wanted to transfer him to the Sixth Department of Nanjing to be the chief minister, and he was promoted overtly and secretly. So you want to take revenge on him, don't you?"
As soon as this statement came out, several people present looked at each other.
Even they themselves don't know this kind of thing.
Only Yang Tinghe looked gloomy, because this was exactly what Yang Tinghe had secretly discussed with Shi Yuan, the Minister of Civil Affairs.
As a former Hanlin scholar and minister of the Ministry of Rites, Shi Yun had no practical experience in many matters. He was mostly controlled by Yang Tinghe in court affairs. Yang Tinghe promoted Shi Yun, who did not have enough reputation, to this position just to facilitate control. It just fits the needs of the population.
Historically, Shi Jun was replaced by Qiao Yu in July. He only served as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel for two months before he was transferred to be in charge of the Diangao of Zhan Shifu.
Yang Tinghe said: "Your Majesty, the appointment and dismissal of personnel in the DPRK is the responsibility of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. If there are vacancies in the Six Ministries of Nanjing, they will be filled by DPRK Zhongguan Zheng Jinshi, which is also in compliance with the old system."
As soon as these words came out, everyone present knew that this was really the case.
It is said that Zhang Cong overturned the previous bureaucracy's deliberation ceremony as "treachery" and "death" for crimes, but in fact it cannot be done like that. Just because the civil servants disagree with you, you will kill them? Wouldn't that become a one-word court?
And now the emperor will definitely defend Zhang Cong to the death. The conflict between the emperor and his ministers will cause a huge gap because of Zhang Cong's life and death. The best way is to secretly send him an order to get out. Nanjing Sixth Department, just stay with me. You If you don’t return to the capital, you can’t cause any more trouble, right?
The ideal is full, but the reality is...
Nanjing is full of a group of frustrated officials who have been sent abroad. Many people want to climb up and return to the capital to serve as officials. Meeting Zhang Cong, who was sent out for supporting the new emperor, is like grabbing a life-saving straw. History After Zhang Cong arrived in Nanjing, he met Gui E and a large group of speculators, and they continued to do so in Nanjing.
It was in this context that the great ceremony became more and more intense.
Zhu Si sneered: "Mr. Yang Ge, listen to what you are saying. Zhang Cong has reported that Da Li is guilty. It is best for the court to have to be transferred out of the capital and stay away from me, right?"
Yang Tinghe shook his head: "That's not the case."
Zhu Sidao: "Then why are there so many Guanzheng Jinshi, but he was the first one to be released as the head of the Six Ministries in Nanjing?"
Yang Tinghe was well prepared and replied: "This is a group of Jinshi scholars who have been released as officials. Zhang Cong is already old and can be considered mature and prudent. He got top marks in the previous civil service examination, so he was able to be released early."
"Yeah?"
Zhu Si continued to argue, "Why have I heard that Mr. Yang Ge is planning to refute Zhang Cong's memorial with a new memorial? Doesn't this completely seal the way for me to fulfill my filial piety?"
Yang Tinghe felt very passive.
It seemed that Zhu Si could give accurate information on everything.
He did have such thoughts.
Since Xinke Jinshi Zhang Cong proposed the second great ceremony, it is better to "learn from the barbarians and develop skills to control the barbarians", and use Xinke Jinshi to write another memorial, refute Zhang Cong's views one by one, and even the leader has thought about it.
, it is none other than Zhu Hao, the new top scholar.
But just like the previous situation, the emperor knew about it in advance before it could be implemented.
Can the emperor really control things?
Can everything be predicted in advance?
Or is there a traitor around?
Yang Tinghe even had a very scary thought in his mind. Could the person who leaked the secret be my son?
"I just want to honor my biological mother. My late father has passed away and my mother has gone to the capital to take care of her. I want to fulfill my responsibilities as a son of a human being. My mother and concubine are going to the capital soon. If you don't give me any accommodation, then I can only use some methods.
Extreme measures."
Zhu Si's attitude was firm, and his tone was even more threatening, "That's all I have to say. This is just a private meeting, and it is not allowed to be publicized to the outside world. I also hope that all of you will think carefully and weigh it carefully after you return home."
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The internal meeting ended, and Zhu Si left Yuan Zonggao alone to speak.
In fact, it is to give Yang Tinghe and Mao Cheng the opportunity to discuss matters alone. On the way out of the palace, you can have a good discussion with me. If you feel that it is inconvenient for Yuan Zonggao to be around, I will leave him behind, just to confuse the public and prevent you from knowing.
The purpose of my keeping him.
In fact, I just want to catch up with Yuan Zonggao and have a meal.
On the way out of the palace, all three people except Yang Tinghe were anxious.
Mao Cheng said: "What do you mean by this, your majesty? In order to serve the princess, you have even ignored the basic etiquette of a monarch and a minister? What is this? I am not doing this just to make him sit on the golden throne with integrity, but it seems that I am
It’s like it will bring disaster to the country and the people.”
Mao Ji sighed with emotion: "I don't know where your majesty got such persistence."
Yang Tinghe feels like he has one head and two heads.
Wanting to change the emperor seems unrealistic now. Continuing to have a cold war with the emperor will only lead to a freezing point in the relationship between the emperor and his ministers. The emperor will be passive and ministers will be anxious because government affairs cannot be handled in time.
If it goes wrong, it will return to the state of the Zhengde period. The gap between the emperor and his ministers is so deep that even basic communication cannot be achieved.
It seems that the only way to alleviate it is to take a step back.