Zhu Hao asked: "Mr. Sun, do you understand what I'm saying?"
Sun Jiao didn't say anything, but after careful consideration, he vaguely grasped some context, but he needed Zhu Hao to say it himself.
"Your Majesty's intention is that after Mr. Sun enters the court, he does not need to have the feeling of trying to survive in the cracks, and he does not need to accommodate to Your Majesty in matters such as ceremonial discussions. In addition, Your Majesty intends to transfer his eldest son Yuan to Hanyuan as editor, and
Yin Yizi entered the Imperial Academy to show his favor.
"Mr. Sun is not returning to the court alone. Mr. Fei Ge has come to see him before and will re-enter the cabinet in the near future. In addition, among the veterans of the previous dynasty, His Majesty has recruited Liu Sizhi, Grand Scholar Liu, to return to the court. There are also Mr. Xie Ge and Lin
Shangshu, Shao Shangshu and others, Your Majesty is very respectful to the veterans of the previous dynasty..."
Zhu Hao spoke eloquently.
I used a little coercion before, but now I immediately offered "inducements".
Sun Jiao's eldest son is named Sun Yuan. He was a Jinshi in the ninth year of Zhengde. Unfortunately, he was only ranked 204th among the top three. Now he is the magistrate of a remote small county in Shaanxi. The emperor plans to let Sun Yuan enter the Hanlin Academy as an editor. He can return
When Sun Jiao comes to his side, father and son are of the same mind.
To ordinary people, this is simply a great courtesy.
He also agreed to allow one of Sun Jiao's children to study in the Imperial College.
As we all know, Sun Jiao is one of those people who "comes old to have children". His children are generally young. His youngest daughter is now around the age of hairpins, and his youngest son Sun Jing is only about 20 years old.
For an old-fashioned scholar who has a son in his old age, it can bring blessings to the child and is much more attractive than becoming a central figure in the imperial court.
"Mr. Sun may still have a lot of hesitations. In fact, His Majesty's intention is that some things can be discussed in person." Zhu Hao further said.
Sun Jiaodao: "In person? Are you asking the old man to enter the palace to face the saint?"
Zhu Hao shook his head: "It can be arranged outside the palace, and Your Majesty will come to see you privately. If Mr. Sun has any concerns then, you might as well tell Your Majesty directly."
Hearing this, Sun Jiao seemed very cautious: "Your Majesty is the most powerful person in the world, how can you leave the palace so easily?"
The implication is that I do not support the emperor's "wild behavior" and I do not accept a young scholar like you "speaking nonsense" in front of me, so I can choose not to accept what you say.
Zhu Hao had long known that his "arrogant" words would definitely annoy a conservative veteran like Sun Jiao.
It is also easy to give people the bad impression that after the new emperor ascends the throne, he favors young scholars and wants to follow in the footsteps of Emperor Zhengde.
Sun Jiao didn't know how capable Zhu Hao was. He thought he was valued by the new emperor only because he was a classmate of Zhu Si in the palace, and nepotism was a taboo in the eyes of traditional civil servants.
But this is not important to Zhu Hao.
No matter what you think.
I will use my true ability to win your respect. If I don't do something arrogant now, how can I persuade you, a stubborn cow?
"Lao Sun is highly respected and respected by everyone in the court. I will say this as much as I can."
Just when Sun Jiao thought that Zhu Hao would chatter endlessly, Zhu Hao chose to give it up and said, "When your Majesty goes out of the palace to observe the people's sentiments, you may ask Mr. Sun to accompany you. At that time, I will send someone to inform the meeting."
"What?"
Sun Jiao couldn't help but frown.
The legendary "Emperor's private visit in disguise" only exists in dramas and does not exist in reality at all.
There were so many censors and officials in the court, so why did the emperor take the risk and go to the people to investigate in person after hearing about the rumors? Unless he was like Emperor Zhengde who was ignorant and unskilled and went to the people to do mischief, the emperor would never be connected with the market.
Son.
But in Zhu Hao's description, the young emperor was very close to the people and seemed to care about the sufferings of the people.
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Zhu Hao didn't explain much. After bowing and saying goodbye, he came to the yard accompanied by Sun Jiao.
Sun Jiao originally thought that Jiang Lun and Tang Yin had gone to the side yard to rest with their servants, but unexpectedly he saw the two standing in the yard talking quietly. Seeing that this posture was to let Zhu Hao be the plenipotentiary representative, and the two of them only had to be patient outside.
Just wait.
"Mr. Zhu, are you done talking? Mr. Sun..."
Jiang Lun was not very discerning. When he saw Zhu Hao coming out, he immediately asked what the result was, only to find Sun Jiao standing not far behind with a dark face.
Tang Yin stepped forward and saluted: "Mr. Sun, I don't know about entering the court. Do you..."
Sun Jiao regained his previous kind smile: "I have made it clear that I am old and frail, and it is really difficult for me to support the affairs of the court. Please report back to Your Majesty. I insist on resigning and returning to my hometown."
Tang Yin glanced at Zhu Hao with a sarcastic look, as if to say, doesn't your kid succeed every time he takes action? Why didn't you convince Old Man Sun this time when you were given time to interview him?
"Mr. Tang, let's go back."
Zhu Hao said with a smile.
Tang Yin and Jiang Lun said goodbye to Sun Jiao as if they were obeying their orders.
Sun Jiao nodded, but did not see each other off. He just stood in the yard and watched the three people leave.
At the beginning, the three of them were almost walking parallel to each other, but when they reached the corner of the yard, Tang Yin and Jiang Lun both stopped consciously to let Zhu Hao go out first, and then the two of them followed closely behind.
This ranking of hierarchies is puzzling at first glance.
Sun Jiao originally had a lot of doubts in his heart, but now his expression changed drastically.
"master!"
"Father."
Just at this moment, the Miss Sun family, who had never appeared, came accompanied by her old servant.
"fine."
Sun Jiao waved his hand, he now had more doubts in his heart.
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Out of Sun Mansion.
Zhu Hao said goodbye to Tang Yin and Jiang Lun and took a carriage back home. However, after returning home, he went out the back door to meet them again.
"Zhu Hao, what's wrong?"
But it was Zhu Si who left the palace first and went to the other courtyard. He was very concerned about whether Sun Jiao was willing to enter the court.
Tang Yin and Jiang Lun were waiting nearby, as if waiting for Zhu Hao to come forward and explain.
Zhu Hao said: "I have said everything that needs to be said to him. As for Mr. Sun's willingness, it still depends on whether he is too determined to say goodbye. According to my expectation, whether he agrees to join the court or not, he will give two more symbolic seals.
, to express his eagerness to return to his hometown, your Majesty only needs to reject them all and continue to persuade him to stay."
Tang Yin asked: "Does this seem like forcing someone to do something difficult?"
Zhu Hao smiled and shook his head: "Sir, you also saw today that Yang Yongxiu came to the door in person to express his father's attitude that Mr. Sun should not join the court. If Mr. Sun listened to my words and agreed to stay without thinking, wouldn't it be inappropriate?
Give Yang Ge some face?"
"That's true."
Tang Yin nodded in agreement with these statements.
Zhu Si had a bright mind and said with a smile: "That means Mr. Sun has actually been persuaded by you, but he just can't live with it because of his face, so he continues to refuse. In fact, after two or three attempts, he will choose to stay?"
Zhu Hao said: "That's probably the case, but it may not be accurate. Again, it depends on whether he is determined to leave."
Zhu Si smiled and said: "As long as you take action, anything can be done easily. I've never seen anything you haven't accomplished... Oh, by the way, Mr. Fei Ge has come to the palace to meet me. He will be there in two days."
I will return to the cabinet, so there will be five people in the cabinet, and I have two people, Mr. Yuan Ge and Mr. Fei Ge, who can help me speak."
Zhu Hao sighed: "Your Majesty, please don't be too optimistic. No matter who returns to the court, they have to take the perspective of Confucian officials in many matters. They are for official career and reputation. Only those who have no hope of official career and are marginalized will speak up.
"
"First Evolution"
"Well……"
Zhu Si didn't quite understand.
Tang Yin explained: "Fei Ge Lao and Sun Lao Shangshu returned to the court. They had to side with Yang Ge Lao on matters such as the ceremonial meeting, but on other matters, they would definitely agree with His Majesty. As for what Zhu Hao said
Only those who are marginalized, such as those who are suppressed by Mr. Yang Ge, will keep in step with His Majesty."
"I understand."
Zhu Si nodded, "It means that even if those people are on my side, they may not really agree with my ideas. They just want to use me to suppress their political enemy Yang Ge. And even if they are on Yang Ge's side,
Not all of them support Mr. Yang Ge, they just do it because the situation forces them to do so."
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "As long as your Majesty understands."
Zhu Si was originally very serious, with sharp eyes that looked like he wanted to kill someone. He turned his head and waved his hands, seemingly indifferent, saying: "Oh, it's so boring to govern the country. It's better to use those crooked brains every day. It's better to be in the palace and be carefree.
Why do those officials think so much? Isn’t it good to act rashly? It’s tiring!”
Tang Yin really wanted to say, do you think Prince Xing’s Mansion is not a big dyeing vat?
Prince Xing's Mansion is just a small court, and the internal battles are equally cruel. The factional fights have been going on for a long time. It's just that when you were the heir apparent, you couldn't see these dirty things.
There is currently a dispute in the court. If Zhu Hao had not explained the situation in front of you, you would probably be confused and not understand anything even if you became the emperor, right?
"Zhu Hao, what show are you watching today? Arrange a show to relax."
Zhu Si immediately thought of playing.
Zhu Hao said: "Your Majesty, there is one more thing. If Mr. Sun insists on not staying in the court, you'd better go and meet him in a private capacity."
Zhu Si said impatiently: "Didn't you say that before? I understand. Let's eat first and then go to the theater... You can set a time for meeting Mr. Sun."
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After Yang Shen returned home, he saw his old father returning home in the evening.
"...You are saying that Sun Zhitong has no intention of staying in the court and insists on returning?"
Yang Tinghe frowned slightly after listening to Yang Shen's account of his meeting with Sun Jiao.
"yes!"
Yang Shen nodded, looking very sure, "Old Minister Sun obviously doesn't want to get involved in the disputes in the court, and he didn't give him any room for maneuver from the beginning."
"Um."
Yang Tinghe was very satisfied with this: "When Zi Chong entered the court, he was not afraid of his father. He adhered to his principles and had the same attitude as his father in matters such as great gifts. But it was Sun Zhitong who had had contacts in the past and had established a certain relationship.
We have friendship, but we have not seen him for many years and his position is unclear. Moreover, he is from Anlu and has contacts with the Xingfu, so he has to be careful. Now that he is willing to withdraw on his own, it can be regarded as the end of the past friendship."
Yang Shen said: "But father, judging from His Majesty's attitude, it seems that he insists on keeping him in the court. I heard that he was brought here by force, along with his little daughter... I heard a woman's voice in his house today, maybe it was his daughter. Then
Princess Xing seems to be interested in establishing a marriage alliance for His Majesty..."
There was a hint of disdain in Yang Tinghe's tone, and he shook his head and said, "This is no longer the time when Your Majesty is the heir to the palace. How can the emperor choose his concubines as he pleases? This cannot be messed up by others."