Liu Chun didn't drink because he had chest pain, but even so, he was still very happy.
Zhu Hao is now Sun Jiao's son-in-law after all, and he can be considered a family member. When seeing off guests, Weng and his son-in-law see Liu Chun out together.
Sun Jiao said to Liu Chun earnestly: "Renzhong, Jingdao is very methodical in dealing with things. If you encounter any difficulties, you can discuss it with him more. I am not helping him. In fact... I just want to share your pressure."
"Um."
It would be strange for an ordinary person to believe that Sun Jiao was not helping his son-in-law when he heard this without knowing what was going on.
But Liu Chun had been with Sun Jiao for a long time, and he didn't think that Sun Jiao was being pretentious. Since Sun Jiao said that he recommended Zhu Hao to him to help him, he was still willing to believe it.
"Jingdao, if you have time, go to my house more often. Speaking of which, you are not familiar with the people around me, so you should go around more and get closer," Liu Chuntao said.
Sun Jiao laughed and said, "You are not better than me. Are all your grandchildren as old as Zhu Hao? Haha."
This seems to mean something else. Ordinary people would definitely think that Sun Jiao was interested in matchmaking.
But Liu Chun knew that this was obviously not what Sun Jiao meant.
After all, Zhu Hao was Sun Jiao's son-in-law. Could it be that he wanted his son-in-law to take a concubine?
Besides, what is Liu Chun’s identity?
How could he let a girl from his descendants marry Zhu Hao as a concubine when he was already a court elder?
Liu Chun never thought about getting closer to Zhu Hao through marriage.
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"How? I didn't tell you anything, did I?"
After sending Liu Chun away, Sun Jiao smiled and said to Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao smiled, said nothing, and just said goodbye.
Weng and son-in-law see off the guests together. When the guests leave, it is the son-in-law's turn to leave. Who knows that in traditional Chinese etiquette, the son-in-law is also a guest?
Sun Jiao suddenly thought of something. On the first day after his son-in-law returned to the capital, he had not even gotten close to his daughter. He immediately made a sudden statement: "Then you should go back earlier. Your family...especially your mother, should be very happy."
Worry...just go, go."
When Zhu Hao was about to leave, he suddenly stopped, turned around and asked with a smile: "Mr. Sun, are you sure you really have nothing important to tell me?"
Zhu Hao is a smart man.
Before he returned to the capital, Sun Jiao sent someone to greet Sun Lan and told him to come see Zhu Hao when he returned to the capital. It was obviously not for Liu Chun's sake, and it was impossible for Sun Jiao to just miss his son-in-law.
As for Sun Jing's future, Zhu Hao had previously planned for him, and he would stay in Chaozhong until at least the middle of the year...
Therefore, Sun Jiao must still have some thorny issues that he cannot solve by himself and needs Zhu Hao's help.
Sun Jiao sighed: "I didn't want to tell you at first, but since you asked me, I don't have to act coy in front of you..."
Isn’t this what you call pretentious?
Mr. Sun, you are so hypocritical!
"It's like this. The deficiencies in the southeastern coastal defense have been reported to the local authorities. Yang Jiefu is in charge of handling them. Among them, Fujian and Guangdong, among the people who have been captured...are my disciples..."
Sun Jiao almost made it clear.
Zhu Haodao: "The deficiencies in the Southeast Coast Defense accounts are mostly due to embezzlement by the Nanjing garrison yamen and governors at all levels. In the early stage, only a few hundred thousand taels of silver were allocated. Each yamen took a little, but in fact there was not much left. Mr. Sun
You want to say that those people were wronged and we need to try to rescue them?"
Sun Jiao shook his head: "I won't do anything that violates the law, but Jiefu did go a bit too far. It's obvious that the matter has been settled, and the Nanhubu and some people in charge of the grain store have also pleaded guilty and accepted punishment, but they still have to expand the scope.
Implicated. If they are really guilty, I won’t say anything, right?”
Zhu Hao nodded.
I say it's not a cover-up, but in fact it's still a cover-up.
"Then I'll go back and ask Mr. Sun to find out what's going on." Zhu Hao said.
Sun Jiao nodded, but he still had something to say but didn't say it out, probably because he didn't know how to speak.
Zhu Hao said: "I understand that Mr. Sun is worried that Mr. Yang Ge wants to use this to shake the mountain and make Mr. Sun move closer to him...or force Mr. Sun to become an official. Mr. Sun doesn't care whether he leaves the court or not, he just doesn't want to leave.
You’re going to get a bad reputation when you’re here, right?”
"hehe."
Sun Jiao couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly.
Nothing can be hidden from Zhu Hao.
If only his former protégé Gujiu was taken down, he would not take it seriously at all. The problem is that now Yang Tinghe clearly intends to use the topic as an excuse, otherwise why would he target Sun Jiao at this time?
It is also because since the middle of last year, Sun Jiao's tendency in the court has been tilted towards the new emperor. Even if he wants to say that he is neutral, no one will believe him.
Yang Tinghe could still maintain harmony with Sun Jiao before, but now it is different. Yang Tinghe must let Sun Jiao know who is in charge of the court.
"In addition, Huang Gongxian also sent people to the capital to lobby. I guess you know his people. He is the businessman named Su. He is very generous. I don't object to his activities, but I just don't want to bring trouble to everyone at this juncture.
Trouble." Sun Jiao reminded him again.
Zhu Hao nodded.
Yang Tinghe's use of the topic obviously targeted not only Sun Jiao, but also Huang Zan, who was also targeted.
When Huang Zan saw that he was being targeted, he responded in a very special way. He sent Su Xigui to the capital to stuff money into various government offices. When the money was stuffed... he didn't know what it meant to feel distressed at all.
Sun Jiao wanted to remind Zhu Hao that this time things are different from the past. It does not mean that the problem can be solved by recruiting people from the Sanfa Division. It is also easy to be caught by Yang Tinghe's faction. The point is that the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are now Yang Tinghe's people.
Controlling, Lin Jun, the Minister of Punishment, has always been known for his fairness and strictness, and it cannot be said that he is fake and noble, but if Lin Jun really wants to deal with someone, that person will probably suffer.
"Does Mr. Sun have anything else to explain?"
Zhu Hao asked sincerely.
Sun Jiaodao: "I won't say anything unnecessary. When I asked you about the issue, I actually wanted to see if you planned to use this as a counterattack."
"If you really plan to make a fuss out of the issue, remember to stop it in moderation. Yang Jiefu is not an easy person to deal with. He tolerated too much in the past. If you really push him to a dead end, he will have no worries in his actions."
This was said specifically to Zhu Hao.
He was afraid that his son-in-law would be arrogant and arrogant. In the past, he was able to defeat Yang Tinghe. This was because Yang Tinghe did not want to make his reputation too bad. When he confronted the emperor, he tried to be tolerant, but if his fundamental interests were involved, he would not give in. In the end
Zhu Hao may suffer a big loss.
Zhu Hao smiled and nodded.
Sun Jiao is a smart man, and what he reminded Zhu Hao is exactly what worries him the most.
Driving the dog into the back alley is a situation that Zhu Si and Yang Tinghe may encounter until the final step of their struggle.
Why does Zhu Hao keep reminding Zhu Si to be patient?
The reason is that Yang Tinghe cannot be pushed into a hurry until Yang Tinghe's reputation and intertwined forces have been disintegrated to a certain extent. Now even if Yang Tinghe takes the initiative to resign, he cannot agree to it because people from Yang Tinghe's faction are still in control of the government. Yang Tinghe will leave.
Well, will Jiang Mian give the little emperor face?
Who can guarantee that Jiang Mian or Mao Ji will not be the next Yang Tinghe?
In addition to the people in the cabinet who were on Yang Tinghe's side, there were also Qiao Yu, the minister of civil affairs in the central court, and others. It does not mean that if Yang Tinghe became an official, the emperor would definitely be able to take back all the power in the central court.
It must be justified!
Otherwise, just because the emperor agreed to Yang Tinghe's appointment, many ministers in the court would unite to oppose it. Many people would kneel down and persuade the emperor to keep Yang Tinghe. How would Zhu Si step down?
And in the second year of Jiajing.
Yang Tinghe's power began to be weakened, but it was definitely not to the point of collapse, so Zhu Hao has been urging Zhu Si to be patient.
More importantly...
This was also something Zhu Hao couldn't tell Zhu Si clearly.
To put it bluntly, he also wants to prevent the rabbit from dying and the dog being cooked.
Only by establishing Yang Tinghe as a powerful and powerful enemy for Zhu Si can Zhu Si entrust him with important responsibilities. If Yang Tinghe falls, Zhu Hao may not be the next to suffer, but after three to five or seven years, he will have to be careful.
Therefore, before Yang Tinghe falls, Zhu Hao must have his own support.
That's what has been achieved in places like mines and shipyards.
"Don't worry, Mr. Sun, no matter what happens in the court, it will not cause a direct conflict between His Majesty and Mr. Yang Ge. Only when Mr. Yang Ge asks for resignation again and again, Your Majesty will agree, and will retain and send him off with the highest courtesy.
..."
Zhu Hao said seriously.
Sun Jiao gently twirled his beard under his chin and nodded in approval: "As long as you understand, don't force anything. Only in this way can you accomplish great things in the future."
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Zhu Hao did not return to his home, which meant that he did not go back to meet Sun Lan.
He was going to see Zhu Si that night.
When he saw Zhu Si, Zhu Si had been waiting for a long time and said a little depressed: "Zhu Hao, if you don't come to see me earlier when you return to the capital, I know you went to see Sun Butang, but you don't have to be so late, right?"
Zhang Zuo reminded: "Your Majesty, it's just past watch time."
Zhu Sidao: "Spring has just begun and the days are very short. Don't you know?"
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Old Sun invited me, so I had to go. I also met Mr. Liu Ge at the Sun Mansion. He talked about a lot of things during the dinner, including the cabinet."
"Does that mean we can drive away the person named Yang now?"
Zhu Si's eyes immediately widened.
Zhu Hao was not in the capital, and what Zhu Si worried about the most was the daily court meeting. When the court meeting began, he would have to argue with Yang Tinghe and his followers in the court hall.
Although Zhu Si's eloquence is good, he often has the upper hand, and sometimes he feels a sense of accomplishment.
But once or twice was okay, but if things continued like this, Zhu Si felt too tired.
Who wants to face a group of picky ministers every day? These people are trying their best to cause trouble for him as the emperor, and sometimes they are simply unreasonable to spite others.
In other words, the principles they talk about are all absurd and unreasonable principles that sound ridiculous and unreasonable.
Zhu Haodao: "Liu Ge has just joined the cabinet. If Yang Ge is asked to step down, the same question remains. Who should succeed him as chief minister? Theoretically, we need to create conflicts in the cabinet, divide and disintegrate several cabinet ministers, and finally
It’s better to win over the Second Assistant... The Second Assistant who might have been won over by His Majesty before, Academician Liang has already retreated, and Mr. Jiang Ge’s heart does not seem to be on Your Majesty’s side, so..."
Zhu Sibian pursed his lips: "It's over, it's over... From what you said, you still have to wait. It's really depressing!"