Chapter 606 Lessons from the group of turtle grandchildren (seeking a monthly ticket)
After Yang Shen finished explaining to Zhu Hao, he returned home and saw his father. He immediately told Zhu Hao everything about going to Shouning Hou Mansion.
Yang Tinghe asked: "Have you noticed that there is anything unusual about this boy?"
Obviously, Yang Tinghe and his son had some doubts about Zhu Hao, mainly because Zhu Hao did too many things in Prince Xing's Palace. The insiders were not limited to the core figures in Prince Xing's Palace, there were also some who were jealous of Zhu Hao and Zhu Youyang's favor.
The petty officials, after the new emperor ascended the throne, did not receive much benefit. They leaked the inside information of the palace after being bribed by others.
Yang Shen said: "I didn't notice anything wrong. He even reprimanded me in person, saying that this was destroying the harmony between the king and his ministers, and he had no intention of doing anything."
"Um."
Yang Tinghe nodded.
From the perspective of an old fox, we should focus on profit and loss when doing things, whether it is good for others and ourselves, and use this to judge Zhu Hao's behavioral motives.
If Zhu Hao intends to take refuge, Yang Tinghe will naturally have to carefully consider what Zhu Hao can get from him. If Zhu Hao hides behind the scenes to help the new emperor, then he should have nothing to fear. There is really no need to survive in the cracks.
It puts itself in a position of neither superior nor inferior, unkind and unjust.
Besides, Zhu Hao contacted the new scholars on behalf of Yang Tinghe to remonstrate with the emperor, and openly stood on his side at the ceremonial meeting. In the eyes of the stubborn little emperor, it was simply a betrayal. How could he tolerate his close associates taking the enemy's position?
Are you doing some work?
Therefore, considering all aspects of the situation, it is most reasonable for Zhu Hao not to be pleased by the new emperor and to join the civil service group.
This involves a cognitive issue.
From Zhu Hao's background, Yang Tinghe arbitrarily believed that the family behind Zhu Hao was involved in the murder of Zhu Youyang's eldest son and could not be used by the new emperor.
Based on common sense analysis, it was concluded that Zhu Hao could not help the new emperor while trying to undermine the new emperor. This was not in line with the little emperor's personality of spending money and money.
This is the important reason why Yang Tinghe gradually let go of his doubts about Zhu Hao.
"But...there are still some things that I can't explain."
Yang Tinghe pondered for a long time and said, "Yang Dafu did not act arrogantly when he arrived in Nanjing. He had no more contact with Prince Xing's palace in the past, so why did he suddenly betray himself and join him? And since Zhu Hao had contacts with people in the palace, how could he conclude that
Your Majesty will definitely not use him."
Zhu Hao's identity is really difficult for Yang Tinghe to figure out.
For a young man to be recognized by some senior officials of Prince Xing's palace, it was obviously not just because he was a disciple of Tang Yin. With Yang Tinghe's political acumen, he intuitively believed that there must be something fishy behind it.
But he couldn't figure it out. After all, there were many contradictions in it.
Yang Shen said: "Father, let's see how Your Majesty will react after Zhu Hao leaks the news to the people around His Majesty, and then decide whether to use him in the future."
"Um."
After hearing this, Yang Tinghe nodded slightly, stopped insisting, and then handed an imperial edict to Yang Shen.
After Yang Shen read it, he was slightly surprised: "So, His Majesty has compromised on the ceremony."
Yang Tinghe said: "This is also what my father is puzzled about. Logically speaking, this fire in the palace puts His Majesty in an invincible position. Why has he been unwilling to give in before, but then took the initiative to withdraw after taking the advantage? There must be something in it."
What's strange... From this we can also see that what we are facing is not just a stubborn young emperor, there are many things in him that even a father cannot grasp."
If Zhu Si persists in the palace arson case and continues to fight for titles for Emperor Xingxian and his wife, Yang Tinghe will feel relieved, because in his impression Zhu Si is such a person.
But now that Zhu Si clearly occupies the moral high ground, he actively lowers his stance. This casts a layer of mist over the little emperor, making it difficult for people to see clearly. In other words, it makes people feel that the city is very deep. This is something Yang Tinghe does not want.
A scene I saw.
Yang Shen said: "There are constant objections from the DPRK and China, and it is reasonable for Your Majesty to give in. It seems that as long as His Majesty's mining operation fails and the matter of raising money and food for the Southeast Coast Defense falls back to my father, then all the things His Majesty has implemented in the DPRK will be in ruins."
lose."
Yang Tinghe shook his head: "My father is not worried about the cost of southeast coastal defense. I rely on mining and private financing. I will definitely not be able to raise two hundred thousand taels of silver in a short time. This money will be used in the spring. How can I have time to see it?"
, how does the little emperor deal with the counterattack of his nobles?
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Yang Shen heard that his father ordered him to instigate a conflict between the Zhang brothers and the emperor, which was indeed destroying the stability of the court. Zhu Hao was right.
The so-called letting Zhu Hao do the work is more like an excuse.
Even if Yang Shen had reservations in his heart, he could not express them in front of his father. Instead, he agreed more with Zhu Hao's views. Yang Tinghe was indeed unscrupulous in order to achieve his goals, and his trust in Zhu Hao was growing day by day.
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Zhu Hao met Zhu Chen, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, at his official residence.
"...That's it for the time being. The manpower of Zhang's relatives will probably arrive at the original coal mine in the next two days. If a conflict arises, it may not be contained."
Zhu Hao informed Zhu Chen of the matter.
If you want to inform Zhu Si, you have to wait for Zhu Si to leave the palace, or have Zhang Zuo bring the message back to the palace.
Zhu Si did not often go out of the palace after the year. Contact inside and outside the palace took time. In fact, Zhu Hao was not in a hurry to inform the emperor about the matter. Regarding the response at the coal mine, Zhu Hao even had more say than Zhu Si.
To be honest, Zhu Si didn't know the inside story, so he had to listen to Zhu Hao in everything.
Zhu Chen asked hesitantly: "Is that a fight or a retreat?"
Zhu Chen finally stabilized his position as the commander of the Jinyi Guards and began to have political considerations.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Logically speaking, what the enemy wants to see must be what we try to avoid. But in this matter, I think we can make the matter as big as the enemy wishes."
Zhu Chen said: "Let Shouning Hou and Jianchang Hou be cast aside by everyone in the world."
Zhu Hao smiled: "Not really, even if they don't lead people to fight with weapons, they would have been despised by the world long ago. This time, some people have to be put down!"
There are some things that Zhu Hao can only say to Zhu Si.
Zhu Hao actually didn't care about the issue of coal mine ownership. He mainly wanted to embarrass Empress Dowager Zhang.
I just made your two brothers take the blame. They agreed to take away their coal mines in exchange for the two sides living in harmony and not interfering with each other. But as soon as they turned around, the Zhang brothers led people to fight with the people of the new emperor. Let me ask you, Zhang
What face does the Queen Mother have to discipline the new emperor?
The new emperor has repeatedly given in, but the Zhang family behind you is so aggressive and disrespectful to the royal family. In the future, Zhu Si will not even have to go to the Empress Dowager Zhang to pay his respects.
Zhu Hao said: "In this way, I will transfer Jin Yiwei Deputy Qianhu Lin Bonian to guard the coal mine, and notify Mr. Tang to prepare early. As soon as the opponent arrives, regardless of whether to take action or not, start fighting directly! In terms of personnel, use more old Jin Yiwei people, and try to use old officials from Prince Xing's Mansion.
Just sit back and wait until the situation is under control before getting out to clean up the mess."
Zhu Chen was a little worried: "Should we wait for His Majesty's decree?"
Zhu Hao sighed: "I'll inform you and wait for His Majesty's decree to come down. I'm afraid I won't have enough time. It's a long way from here to Xishan. If you need to mobilize manpower in advance, it won't be done overnight."
"Understood, I'll do my humble job now..."
Zhu Chen understood that even if Zhu Hao did not get the new emperor's will on this matter, he had to listen to Zhu Hao because the matter was urgent.
If things were delayed because he had to go and ask for orders step by step, Zhu Si would definitely turn his anger on Zhu Chen later.
Now Zhu Hao is equivalent to the emperor's first staff member, and he must listen to Zhu Hao's advice.
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In the afternoon of the same day, Jin Yiwei sent Luo An to Kangling in the north of the capital city to notify Lin Baihu, now Deputy Lin Qianhu Lin Bonian, to lead a team to guard the mausoleum and go to Xishan to change defenses.
He also specially asked Lin Bonian to bring Zhu Hao's second uncle, Zhu Wanjian, a member of the Jinyiwei Bai family, with him.
"Deputy Lin Qianhu, what are we doing here?"
Zhu Wanjian was riding on the horse, which was extremely bumpy and his body was ups and downs, as if he would fall off the horse at any time.
In the past few months in Kangling, Zhu Wanjian's bad temper has been basically worn away. It was also a problem that no one in the army would tolerate him. When he arrived in Kangling, he was assigned to endure hardships. He was said to be a member of a hundred households, but in fact, he could be mobilized by his subordinates.
With no more than two people, even eating is a problem most of the time. We have to ask our grandparents to fill our stomachs half full, and we have to do some manual labor from time to time.
Lin Bonian said: "The superiors only know that they must take you with them... something will definitely happen. You can't even understand this."
Zhu
Wan Jian was startled and instantly felt Lin Bonian's hatred for him.
Perhaps it was precisely because of his relationship with the Zhu family that Lin Bonian had not had a good life until now. Now he was transferred by the court to Xishan to inspect the coal mines. Although he did not explain clearly what it was about, he could feel that it was definitely not something good.
Errands.
If you can't get angry at Luo An who came to deliver the order, you can only vent your anger on Zhu Wanjian.
Zhu Wanjian said: "Then can you allow me... to go back to the capital's home first?"
Lin Bonian looked at him with sarcastic eyes and said disdainfully: "Your family has moved to Nanjing a long time ago. They are probably all in Xusuo now. Is it possible that no one informed you? Before your brother left, he treated you like
It’s quite annoying, you Zhu family just don’t know how to do things, no wonder you haven’t been able to curry favor with Qianlong in Anlu for so many years!”
Zhu Wanjian's face was full of dissatisfaction.
In my heart, I blamed my mother for losing me, and I was also angry. I complained that Lin Bonian had gained so many benefits from the Zhu family, but now he didn't even give himself enough to eat.
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In the evening, Zhu Hao saw Zhu Si coming out of the palace.
After Zhu Si heard Zhu Hao's plan, his eyes shone and he said with excitement: "Okay! It's time to fight! Teach those turtles a lesson for daring to make trouble on the head of the King of Heaven. They really regard themselves as my uncle."
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Zhu Si's excitement showed that he had indeed been depressed recently.
Zhu Hao said: "We must fight again and again, but we must stop it in moderation and not affect our plans for mining."
Zhu Si sneered and said: "Not only can their coal mines not be returned, they will also be taken away from others!"
Zhang Zuo wanted to say something, but he kept silent and stared at Zhu Hao longingly.
"Your Majesty, you must follow the rules when doing things, so as to win people's hearts." Zhu Hao said, "I have investigated your coal mines in various places in Xishan. The output... is a bit too low, the labor cost is too high, and it is extremely dangerous. These
Coal mines are of little value to us, and there is really no need to rob them."