Chapter Five Hundred and Twenty Nine Factional Dispute
In the blink of an eye, it’s early July.
All was calm in the capital, and after Zhang Cong was sent to Shanxi as deputy envoy of the Provincial Envoy Department, the controversy over the Great Rites Conference temporarily subsided.
In the name of Tang Yin, Zhu Hao reported the accounts of the Daming River Works in the past few years, which did not cause any disturbance for the time being. However, Zhu Hao came up with an idea for Zhu Si and gave each of the Jiubian soldiers two taels of silver. All the silver taels were used.
The remaining silver after the summer grain was put into the warehouse that year also included silver exchanged for salt. At the same time, Northwest was asked to self-examine the silver taels owed to military households in the past few years and asked them to make up for it.
It may seem like a small thing, but it is very useful in winning people's hearts, and it also creates problems for the Ministry of Revenue.
Didn’t you say you have no money? Then I will continue to consume you, let you worry about the money temporarily, and also create an excuse for the new emperor to deal with the river industry.
A major event also happened at the end of June, that is, the mausoleum of Emperor Zhengde was officially named "Kangling", and the volunteer central guard was renamed Kanglingwei, who was responsible for guarding Kangling.
"...The weather has finally cooled down a bit, but it still hasn't even rained today."
Su Xigui hosted a banquet for Zhu Hao that day.
After the opening of the first bank in the capital, Su Xigui always wanted to invite Zhu Hao, the boss behind the scenes, over for a drink, but Zhu Hao always refused on the grounds of being busy with official duties. After entering July, the compilation of "Wuzong Shilu" was on track.
As an ordinary editor, Zhu Hao was not as busy as when he was sorting out manuscripts, so he slipped out to meet with Su Xigui.
Su Xigui poured tea for Zhu Hao, using iced tea.
"This is the herbal tea prepared according to what the young master said... You can try the taste, right?"
Su Xigui looked enthusiastic.
Zhu Hao said: "Dongzhu Su, I heard that the Ministry of Civil Affairs has recently begun to purge the Six Ministries of Nanjing. You don't want to ask me about related matters, do you?"
When Su Xigui heard this, his eyes suddenly widened: "I can't hide anything from the young master. Is there any trace of the matter about Mr. Huang? I heard that Mr. Sun is already on his way to the capital. It is estimated that he will arrive in more than ten days...
Capital City.”
What Su Xigui hoped was for Huang Zan to become the Minister of the Ministry of Beihu.
Hubu is Huang Zan's home field, and it can bring a lot of benefits to Su Xigui.
Zhu Hao shook his head: "It's a bit difficult... Mr. Sun has not arrived in the capital, but his prestige is there, and no one can question his appointment as minister. As for Huang Gong... first make sure that the position of Nan Hubu Shangshu does not change.
If someone wants to transfer him to a casual job, or let him become an official..."
"If I have free time...become the Minister of the Ministry of Rites of the South? Or the Ministry of Officials? Haha, as long as I am a unique official, Mr. Huang is still in good health and can contribute to the court for a few more years."
Su Xigui has Huang Zan as his backer and has made a lot of money. Now he has just cooperated with Zhu Hao to open a bank account. Huang Zan stepped down at the critical moment, which has a great impact on Su Xigui, so he must keep Huang Zan's position at all costs and wait for promotion.
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Zhu Haodao: "As far as I know, some people are trying to make a fuss about the unclear accounts of the Southern Household Department during His Majesty's southern tour. They mentioned that there is a lot of silver in the treasury, and the grain storage does not match the accounts. To put it bluntly, some people want to
The deficit of the Northern Hubu has been transferred to the Southern Hubu, and in addition, Huang Gong has been the right minister of the Northern Hubu in the past few years. This matter..."
"This... how is this possible? When Huang Gong was in Beihu, he was mostly in charge of the food and wages of the Xuanfu. When will it be Huang Gong's turn to intervene in the Taicang warehousing in the capital? People in the court must obey the rules!"
When Su Xigui said this, he slapped his forehead and said, "Well, I have known for a long time what their nature is. They will never push things back if they can be pushed outwards. How can we expect them not to shirk their responsibilities randomly? If the loss is not big, I will
I can make up for it by contacting some people, but I’m just afraid of the gap..."
Zhu Hao looked at Su Xigui.
This old boy's attitude towards things is still different from his attitude towards people.
I heard that there was a shortfall, whether it was caused by my own backer or not, but I actually wanted to throw money into it? You, Su Xigui, are such a good person!
Is your family wealth comparable to that of the imperial court?
Do you really think that you are so rich that you can rival the country?
Zhu Hao said: "It's better to let Mr. Huang resolutely resist the false accusations. He can't take everything on himself. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Mr. Huang has worked hard to support the finances of the Ministry of Revenue in the past few years. If he has to bear the responsibility for everything, how can he
Aren't you taking advantage of the wishes of those shameless villains?
"This year, in order to fill the vacancy in the household department, Xia Yan may add another one million salt imports. Even if the southern household department is not short of money, they will have to fight for as much of this batch of salt imports as possible to the south."
Su Xigui thought about it for a while, but didn't understand what Zhu Hao meant.
"It's just to let Nanhu and Beihu fight against each other to pave the way for Mr. Sun to return to the court. Otherwise, how can a new official be appointed as a leader?"
Zhu Hao reminded with a smile.
Su Xigui thought again.
The Beihu tribe is still under the control of Yang Tinghe's faction. When Sun Jiao arrives in the capital, Sun Jiao will still be considered a neutral faction even if he does not join the new emperor. This means that both Nanhu and Beihu have become the new emperor's bag.
Of course, the emperor had to make some fuss before taking control of the northern and southern households.
The Ministry of Revenue not only dealt with the affairs of the department, but also had warehousing matters such as Taicang. Of course, the emperor wanted to have complete control of the financial power. But just controlling the Ministry of Revenue meant that he only got the account books but not the keys to the warehouse.
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"Understood."
Su Xigui is shrewd after all, and Zhu Hao will understand if he wakes up a little bit.
First create a confrontational situation, let Sun hand over to clean up the mess, and then take the opportunity to clean up the affairs outside the situation. This is the new emperor's next plan.
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Finished talking about the business.
Su Xigui no longer has to worry about Huang Zan's position change.
Since the emperor needs Huang Zan's support in Nanhubu, Huang Zan will stay in Nanhubu. Even if Huang Zan is forced to be transferred to the position of Minister of the Ministry of War or Minister of the Ministry of Officials, he will still find Huang Zan.
People from the faction replaced the position of Minister of Nanhube.
The succession of major positions in the Ming Dynasty was very dependent on factions.
Now is the time when the new emperor and Yang Tinghe are fighting for power. The yamen that was originally in control will definitely not let people from other factions get involved. Even if there is a real replacement, people from the same faction must be found. Even if there is a real replacement,
An exchange of interests must have been reached in other aspects.
Just like the Ministry of Personnel, Ministry of War, and Ministry of Household systems in the late Zhengde period, they have always been controlled by the Lu Wan and Wang Qiong factions, with the mediation and acquiescence of Zhu Houzhao, Jiang Bin, and others behind them. Yang Tinghe could not get involved anymore, until Zhengde
After the emperor died and Lu Wan and Wang Qiong fell one after another, this system gradually collapsed. The Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of War returned to Yang Tinghe, but the Ministry of Household Affairs fell into the hands of the new emperor.
Wang Shouren has always been depressed, which is also related to the fact that he belongs to the Wang Qiong faction. Even though Wang Shouren had the opportunity to be promoted in the early years of Jiajing, Yang Tinghe's faction suppressed him to the extreme and tried every means to make him lose Zhu Si's trust.
In addition to Wang Shouren, Yang Yiqing, who is currently idle at home, is in a similar situation.
Therefore, after Zhang Cong proposed the Great Ceremony Discussion, no matter what Yang Yiqing or Wang Shouren's previous opinions were, they all stood on Zhang Cong's position and supported the strategy of the Great Ceremony Discussion proposed by Zhang Cong. This was also the result of factional fighting, because they knew that
Supporting Yang Tinghe will not bring any benefits to himself. It is better to support the new emperor to bring about a turn for the better in his career.
"Young Master, I have also received news that Mr. Yang Ge intends to transfer Qiao Shangshu of the Southern Military Department to the capital to be Shangshu of the Northern Civil Affairs Department. I heard that this matter has reached the stage of court promotion. I wonder... is there any relevant news?"
After Su Xigui ensured that Huang Zan's status would remain unchanged for the time being, he was concerned about what the officialdom of the Southern Sixth Department would be like next.
It is obvious that in the next six southern ministers, people from the Yang Tinghe faction will be promoted. Those who are not from the Yang Tinghe faction will at most remain in their original official positions, and some may even be ordered to become officials. Jiang Bin and Qian Ning are dead, but the relationship between the two is
The involvement is not over, and with the previous involvement of Lu Wanyu, many people have been involved for no reason.
All I need is a reason for you to resign.
Zhu Hao said: "His Majesty's intention is to appoint Wang Zhongcheng, the governor of southern Jiangxi and counselor of military affairs, as the Minister of the Southern War Department. This matter is being fought for."
"Is it... accurate?"
Su Xigui's face looked happy.
Because Huang Zan and Wang Shouren have a long history of friendship, and both of them are members of Wang Qiong's faction. Now that the backer has fallen, people from the old Wang Qiong faction will definitely join the group to keep warm.
Huang Zan's position would be more stable if he was the previous Minister of the Southern Ministry of War.
Zhu Hao shook his head: "It's not easy to handle."
"hiss……"
Of course Su Xigui knew that the position of Minister of the Southern Ministry of War was originally from Yang Tinghe's faction. How could he easily hand over the position to Wang Shouren?
Even if Wang Shouren was born in Miaohong and was the son of Wang Hua in the Hanlin Academy's cabinet system, after all, Wang Shouren had never been involved in the officialdom of the capital, nor had he joined Yang Tinghe's faction. Even if he had contributed to the suppression of King Ning's rebellion in Jiangxi, he would still be squeezed out by Yang Tinghe.
"Wang Zhongcheng... maybe he doesn't want to serve as a minister in the court, right?"
Zhu Hao said again.
Su Xigui asked: "The young master doesn't plan to help?"
Zhu Hao wanted to say that it wasn't that I didn't want to help, but it was just the wrong time.
Knowing that there was a conflict between Wang Shouren and Yang Tinghe, he still tried his best to help. This would seriously aggravate the conflict between the emperor and Yang Tinghe. The focus of the fight between the emperor and Yang Tinghe was still on the ceremony, which was the issue of the title of Princess Jiang. It was not good.
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Zhu Hao is familiar with history. Wang Shouren finally obtained the position of Minister of War in Nanjing in the 16th year of Zhengde. However, in February of the following year, Wang Hua passed away. Wang Shouren had to return to his hometown to guard the system. He was unable to deal with the new emperor in the court for the next three years.
Huangsheng helps.
If you want to make good use of Wang Shouren's card, it is best to wait for Yang Tinghe to fall.
Moreover, Wang Shouren is indeed not an administrative official who manages the six yamen. His ability lies in managing local areas, suppressing bandits, suppressing bandits, and even guarding the nine borders. That is Wang Shouren's unique skill.
Zhu Hao said: "The Southern Military Department, your Majesty is bound to win this time, but the methods need to be considered. Mistress Su Dong has to worry about this. The court is currently extremely short of military pay. Your Majesty means that you want Mr. Tang to be in the household department."
To go further, at least...become the head of the household department, but you need to have meritorious service."
"oh……"
Su Xigui then smiled and said, "I understand, I understand. I will take care of the military pay."