As expected, Yang Tinghe ran into a wall with Queen Mother Zhang again.
As he expected, since last year, Empress Dowager Zhang had tried her best to avoid contact with foreign ministers, or to prevent Emperor Jiajing from thinking that she, the empress, was leaning towards outsiders.
In Yang Tinghe's view, Empress Dowager Zhang's move was tantamount to telling him that the Ai family was very satisfied with the emperor's son and that his throne was stable. The court should not mess around anymore. The new emperor would make the decision in everything, and the Ai family would retreat.
Behind the scenes, if you have any problems, don't come to bother Ai's family. Go to the court and tell him. Just treat him as a normal emperor.
Without the assistance of Empress Dowager Zhang, Yang Tinghe's biggest supporter in the court was gone, which made him feel that his time as chief assistant was numbered.
What the emperor did one after another seems to be to compete with him for gains and losses in the court, or rather to take advantage of his reputation and violently export it. Now Yang Tinghe is no longer as loyal as before among the scholars, and many scholars have begun to
He had dissent and secretly criticized Yang Tinghe for his manipulation of government affairs more and more.
Zhu Hao's home.
After Sun Jiao knew that the relationship between Zhu Hao and Sun Lan was not "normal", he went to Zhu Hao's residence to visit him when he had something to do.
In order to avoid being gossiped about, Zhu Hao always greets him in advance, one or two days in advance, or more than half a day in advance, so that Zhu Hao can be mentally prepared.
If I want to visit your home, I can't just have my daughter at home waiting for me to come over, right? You two must greet me together!
Sun Jiao was also worried about his daughter and son-in-law.
Zhu Hao's words made Sun Jiao feel very reasonable.
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Sun Lan prepared in the inner courtyard for a long time, preparing a large table of food and preparing to treat her father to a family dinner.
Sun Jiao looks old-fashioned, but he is the kind of person who attaches great importance to family.
Zhu Hao was rushing back from outside, so she was too.
"Um."
Being a family member is much more tiring than being a friend.
Sun Jiao also came to Zhu Hao with anger that day.
Zhu Hao said: "Look what Mr. Sun said, I am a member of Hanyuan. What good will it do to me if I don't choose a commoner?"
At the beginning, Lou Suzhen often visited Tang Yin. Zhu Hao originally thought that things between the two of them would be smooth sailing and there would be no obstacles.
Zhu Hao said: "Perhaps in Mr. Sun's opinion, I am too radical in doing things, but in fact, many times, I am just helping the country. What Your Majesty wants to do, I just make suggestions and act as a consultant, not myself."
Leader, Mr. Sun, don’t take my role too seriously.”
Sun Lan was curious, isn't her husband very busy?
How can you send off your father-in-law and still have time to stay at home and read?
The selection of the library was the emperor's choice, so his son-in-law was just an "accomplice". There was no need to say that his son-in-law had offended scholars all over the world. Sun Jiao, an old official with a Jinshi background, felt at ease and continued to support his son-in-law's actions.
Zhu Hao planned to let Zhu Si take the initiative to promote the Great Ceremony and complete the elimination of the opposition forces in North Korea and China, just like in history.
Think about it too.
After Yang Tinghe's fall, it is estimated that such a person will soon become a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, and he will be able to join the cabinet in a few years. Even those who become the chief minister will care about some common people who entered the Hanlin Academy two years later than Zhu Hao.
Custard?
Is it to create opportunities for the two of them to get closer?
"Father is gone?"
Zhu Hao laughed.
Speaking of which, Zhu Hao hasn't seen Lou Suzhen for a long time.
Zhu Hao used Sun Lan's mouth to inform Lou Suzhen that the workshop was about to be relocated. In fact, he wanted to tell Lou Suzhen that a major upheaval in the court was about to begin.
This is the result of the game between the emperor and his ministers. The court is always like this. There will inevitably be conflicts between the emperor and the powerful ministers, and the final winner is mostly the emperor.
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"...Canceling the library selection is your idea again? If you do this, you are really going to offend all the scholars in the world. What good will it do to you? You can't just forget your identity as a scholar when you are in Hanyuan!"
He values his family and is about to die, so he naturally cherishes his children very much.
In this case, it is reasonable for the emperor to cancel the selection examination.
Zhu Hao said: "He is leaving. I left him to eat, but he insisted on going back. It seems that your two brothers will go home tonight. He also said that I will take you back to see them later."
Sun Jiao was "enlightened" by Zhu Hao and felt calm for a moment, feeling that he had been worrying too much.
At first, Sun Jiao felt indebted to Sun Lan because he refused Prince Xing's marriage request and decided at home that Sun Lan would never marry. Although Sun Lan is now married to a woman, Sun Jiao still feels that this is a political marriage.
, it is inevitable that from time to time, I will have thoughts of being ashamed of my daughter.
Sun Jiao always felt that the emperor's compromise was paving the way for a larger conspiracy.
After arriving, I found that my husband was the only one sitting at the desk reading.
Although this session is the first real Beijing examination after the new emperor ascends the throne, the ones selected are also the first batch of disciples of the emperor, but because these people were selected when Yang Tinghe and other civil servants controlled the government, then
In addition, during the previous examination, some people believed that the civil service group had tampered with the examination results in order to select party members loyal to Yang Tinghe to enter the court, which naturally caused the emperor to feel repulsed.
Zhu Hao really couldn't understand this middle-aged and elderly people's view on love. They once had families, and they were probably the type who could be close friends but not husband and wife.
"Um."
Zhu Hao said with a flat mouth: "How should I put it? In the middle of this year, there may be some changes in the court situation. To put it simply, His Majesty will soon be fully in charge. It is inevitable that there will be dissatisfaction between the monarch and his ministers. I don't want to get me involved because of business matters.
When you enter it, you can only move everything on hand that can be moved out, at least so that others can't see it."
At that time, the emperor listened to his advice and immediately canceled the increase in spending on southeastern coastal defense, letting the Ministry of Revenue formulate its own allocation plan and letting Sun Jiao make the final decision.
Especially the daughter Sun Lan.
Maybe Tang Yin and Lou Suzhen had some conflicts over certain things, and then... they got into a mood?
Who knows, Lou Suzhen will not go there later.
"Go and tell my wife for me and tell her that I may have to move the workshop out of the capital in the near future, leaving only the women's school and laboratory, so that she can be prepared. If there are not enough female workers, we will recruit them again. Those who are not willing to follow the move will get sick.
A severance package." Zhu Hao said.
She heard that the emperor was probably going to have some head-on conflict with Yang Tinghe, and then Yang Tinghe would most likely hand over the power of the government.
If you are a close friend, you don't have to worry about the trivial things in life, but if you are a husband and wife, you have to care about daily necessities. They no longer respect each other as guests, but have to work hard for life.
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To put it simply, just leave Sun to ask questions and get stuck.
I suggest that the emperor should not choose Shujishi. Do you think I am jealous of talents and targeting a group of juniors?
"So you are still targeting Yang Jiefu?" Sun Jiao asked.
But what does all this have to do with her husband?
Zhu Hao stood up and said, "You don't have to stay at home tonight. I'll tell you later that you can come to our place to meet me if you have nothing to do. If he doesn't trust you, I'll take him to the girls' school later."
Let him know that you have a career. Your father still can't let go of you in his heart."
Sun Lan nodded in relief.
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After all, Sun Lan is also a new woman with independent thoughts. Now she is studying under Lou Suzhen, who is accustomed to being independent. The two are both master and disciple and good sisters. It seems that they have found the meaning of life in Zhu Hao.
Both husband and wife are too busy at home now. She actually doesn't pay much attention to what her husband is doing there. She is super busy in charge of the girls' school and workshop.
But this is the effect Zhu Hao wants to achieve, so Sun Jiao thinks so.
Zhu Hao shook his head: "I'm not targeting anyone. It was His Majesty's decision not to choose a commoner. Basically, I just gave him a little reminder of the consequences. There will be trouble. It seems that His Majesty is on the side of Mr. Yangge.
, but actually don’t you think that His Majesty has a thorn in his heart and has lost his due trust in this generation of Jinshi?”
Sun Lan didn't understand even more.
I met Zhu Hao once before and told me that I would allocate funds for the southeast coastal defense, but it seemed that I was "used" by Zhu Hao. Up to now, Sun Jiao has not even figured out how he was used.
Sun Jiao's face is covered with horizontal wrinkles. His horizontal wrinkles are different from others. Sun Jiao, who was seventy years old, is really old enough to be buried at any time. Among so many people in the court, someone will probably post Sun Zhitong's obituary tomorrow.
No one will be surprised, but they will think that you should have been the first to die.
Zhu Hao is just a consultant beside Zhu Si?
joke!
"hehe……"
Previously, I might have overestimated what Zhu Hao did, thinking that everything was done by Zhu Hao.
Before and after Yang Tinghe became official, the court would form a huge whirlpool, and many people would be involved in it involuntarily.
Sun Jiao, who has a son in old age, attaches great importance to the affairs of his children.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "In Mr. Sun's view, my competitors are just a group of common people who entered the court a year after me, right? Then is my vision too low, just such a small pattern?"
"Well……"
The pattern Zhu Hao said is not enough. It is more like mocking Old Man Sun. Is this the extent of your vision?
But now I think about it, how is it possible? Zhu Hao is just an ordinary young man, he is just a child.
Sun Jiao sneered: "If I put it on you, there will be many benefits. You will lose some potential competitors, right? This is probably the most direct benefit!"
Sun Lan asked in confusion: "Why is this?"
Sun Jiao thought for a while, and although he didn't want to admit it, he nodded in agreement.
What is Zhu Hao's identity?
The most trusted aide around the emperor has always been on behalf of the emperor Zhu Pi. He fought hard with the chief minister, the six ministers, etc., and often did not fall behind. His behavior was unpredictable. The result was that he helped the young emperor for just two years.
Over time, he established a firm foothold in the DPRK.
To say that Zhu Hao is the emperor's chief steward is to underestimate Zhu Hao's value. Now Zhu Hao is equivalent to half the emperor, and is the shadow of Zhu Si.
With Yang Tinghe gone, the emperor must demonstrate his imperial power. At this time, ministers will be given a chance to choose. Are you on the side of the emperor or on the side of the old civil servants and bureaucrats...
Once the choice is made, the emperor will wipe out the opposition forces.
Zhu Hao will then step from behind the scenes to the stage, and what he does among the people will become a constraint. Obstacles must be removed in advance, and there must be no stains that hinder his progress.
I wish my friends good luck in the Year of the Rabbit, good luck, longevity and health, and may all your wishes come true!