Chapter 788: Controversy Between the Old and the New
Sun Jiao is now addicted to being an official.
In the past, I didn't want to return to the court because I didn't want to get involved in the fight between the emperor and the civil servant factions, and I didn't want to survive in the cracks. That would make me live a very miserable life.
But now that Sun Jiao has gone beyond the scope of an ordinary household minister, and there are vague signs of becoming a powerful minister, one must think carefully about whether it would be a pity to retire like this.
Even if you are not obsessed with officialdom, don’t you want to realize your ambitions?
Anyone who is an official would not want to have a larger official position, higher authority, and a greater say in the government before taking office.
After being "pacified" by his son-in-law, Sun Jiao finally figured out that he would rather stay in the court and make a difference, so his anger subsided and he prepared to do something more when he returned.
Don’t you, Yang Jiefu, think that I want to form my own party?
Then form a party and show it to you!
Who said that the Minister of Household Affairs is not qualified to compete with the Chief Minister of the Cabinet?
After all, Daming’s money bag is under my control. No matter how awesome you are, you still have to rely on me for everything?
Besides, now the emperor is very supportive of the Ministry of Household Affairs, let's see what Yang Jiefu can do.
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Sun Jiao left.
Zhu Hao came out of the study and saw Yu Chengxun waiting for him outside the door.
Yang Shen was not in the Hanlin Academy that day. Yu Chengxun knew that Sun Jiao came to see Zhu Hao, so he naturally wanted to know what Weng and his son-in-law said. Now that Sun Jiao had become a powerful force in the court, Yang Shen told Yu Chengxun in detail
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"...Mr. Sun just came to tell me some family matters." Zhu Hao spoke very perfunctorily, revealing an attitude of, "I'm just lying, but I don't want to tell you."
Yu Chengxun said: "Jingdao, don't feel any difficulty... If you have any problem, it's better to say it."
Zhu Hao sighed: "Then let me ask Brother Maogong, what is Mr. Sun's situation now that he is in the court? I mean, which faction does he lean towards? Don't say that all work for the court is irrespective of faction. In the future, I
Can I still have contact with him?"
"this……"
Yu Chengxun didn't know what to say for a while.
Yang Shen had previously said some sentimental words to Zhu Hao in public, as if he envied Zhu Hao's free will and regarded Zhu Hao as his lifelong confidant.
They say so, but in fact from Yang Tinghe to Yang Shen, they had to deliberately distance themselves from Zhu Hao, because Zhu Hao can no longer become the core figure of Yang Tinghe's faction.
From the time Zhu Hao was assigned to Nanjing to investigate the case, and then after he returned to Beijing and served in the mines on behalf of Yang Shensheng for two months, Zhu Hao was actually put into another book by the emperor. His future political future was bleak, and because Zhu Hao was born in An
Lu and Yang Tinghe had doubts about Zhu Hao, and they could no longer tell Zhu Hao the most important things.
In other words, Yang Shen and Zhu Hao now have more of a personal relationship, and the two sides have tried their best not to interact with each other in official matters.
If Yang Shen still wants to use Zhu Hao's background to spy on some information, or if he wants Zhu Hao to jointly participate in some kind of concert, then it is pure use, not full cooperation between political allies.
Zhu Hao said: "Mr. Sun has probably realized that he is no longer trusted among civil servants, and His Majesty has long lost patience with him. Now he only wants to finish what he is doing and leave the court early.
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Yu Chengxun was surprised: "He wants to serve as an official and return to his hometown?"
Zhu Hao shrugged: "Isn't he always like this?"
"But……"
Yu Chengxun almost blurted out, now that Old Man Sun has become the leader of a force that cannot be underestimated in the court, is he so willing to retreat?
But there were some things he couldn't tell Zhu Haoming.
Zhu Hao said: "The relationship between Mr. Sun and I is mostly within the family, and we rarely talk about official business. There is no need for him to tell me everything. If he has any ideas, it is better to ask him himself."
The implication is that Mr. Sun expressed his intention to become an official in front of me. If you don't believe it, don't think I'm lying to you.
Old man Sun is so cunning, why does he need to tell me so much?
Just because I am his son-in-law?
In the officialdom, there is a gap even between biological father and son. You are also a son-in-law. Could it be that your father-in-law would tell you everything about something?
Don't be naive. If he comes to see me, it will be strange if he can say something useful.
After all, Yu Chengxun was also the son-in-law of a powerful minister. He relied on the reputation of his father-in-law Yang Tinghe to get around in the court. Others gave him face, rather than giving face to Yang Tinghe. He seemed to understand the situation Zhu Hao was talking about and nodded immediately.
, no more questions.
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After Yu Chengxun went back in the afternoon, he found Yang Shen and told him about Sun Jiao coming to see Zhu Hao.
Yang Shen frowned: "Now that Sun Zhitong is in the holy family, he is willing to give up his immediate fame and wealth and go back to be a country man? If he really wants to become an official earlier, why did he talk to Jingdao alone about this?"
The implication was that he didn't believe that Sun Jiao went to Zhu Hao just to talk about becoming an official.
Yu Chengxun said: "Yongxiu, I don't doubt Jingdao's words, because Sun Butang should know that Jingdao has a close relationship with us. How could he tell Jingdao his intentions and stance in detail?"
"That's true."
Yang Shen thought about it for a moment and nodded.
In Yang Shen's eyes, Sun Jiao has become a figure like an old woman and a cunning old fox.
How could such a person tell Zhu Hao the detailed situation if he knew that Zhu Hao was close to Yang Shen?
Perhaps the purpose of Sun Jiao coming to Zhu Hao is to ask them to ask what Zhu Hao said, and then distrust Zhu Hao, forcing Zhu Hao to move closer to his Sun Jiao faction?
If we analyze things purely from the surface, it is indeed impossible for Sun Jiao to come to Zhu Hao just to talk about some family matters or simple matters about getting an official career. But if we look at it from a deeper level and think of Sun Jiao as an old fox, then what is his intention?
It's hard to figure it out.
In this case, it cannot be said that Zhu Hao is hiding something.
Yu Chengxun said: "Sun Butang's power in the court has only just begun to rise. Those who are close to him are mostly veteran ministers who have failed in the court, or some upstarts who have not yet been respected. Most of these people are the flattery of the fool.
Senior, in fact, in my opinion, there is no need to worry at all."
Yu Chengxun didn't take Sun Jiao too seriously.
Under such high pressure from Yang Tinghe, as long as the civil servants can do something, who will move closer to the third party?
It would be polite to say that those people were just flatterers. It was precisely because they were not appreciated by Yang Tinghe and had no way to seek refuge with the emperor directly that they considered moving closer to Sun Jiao. The motivations of these people were not clear.
How can a simple person be an accomplished person?
Yang Shen said: "Then is it possible that he wants to take Jingdao for his own use?"
"Uh...it seems possible."
Yu Chengxun's eyes lit up, and he seemed to understand something, "Jing Yongxiu, I think that's what you said... Among the younger generation, Jingdao can be considered a leader, right? Sun Butang really needs to be like him in Hanyuan.
Young people like Jingdao come to listen to his orders. Perhaps it is because Sun Budang is trying to recruit him that Jingdao cannot speak clearly in front of us."
Yang Shen shook his head: "I still feel like something is wrong... Logically speaking, no matter what Sun Zhitong's purpose is, he shouldn't go directly to Hanyuan to find Jingdao. It's unbelievable."
Yang Shen still has some brains.
He couldn't understand that as Sun Jiao was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, there was no need to go to the Hanlin Academy to find Zhu Hao in person, whether it was family matters or official matters. Just like when Zhu Hao returned to Beijing last year, Liu Chun shouldn't have gone to the Hanlin Academy to find Zhu Hao in person.
Same.
They are all a bit "over the top".
It just exceeds the standard for receiving juniors.
If you admire someone, send someone a message and let him or her go and see him. If you can give him a visit, it will be a great gift to the late student.
Now he took the initiative to meet me, as if he was not afraid of embarrassment at all.
Liu Chun could also explain that this was to express gratitude for Zhu Hao's previous life-saving grace.
How should we explain Sun Jiao's behavior?
He said that Old Man Sun missed his son-in-law, so he had to go to the Hanlin Academy to meet him, and he wanted to make a fuss to the point where everyone knew about it?
So Yang Shen couldn't understand why Zhu Hao was really that important.
, you can let Sun Jiaoyu deign to take the initiative to meet you, and you are not afraid of other people's rumors?
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Yang Shen didn't want to understand, but he didn't tell Yang Tinghe.
If it were Yang Tinghe who knew about this, he would definitely have further doubts about Zhu Hao.
But now there is also a rift between Yang Shen and Yang Tinghe.
As a son, now when working for his father, he is no longer as unreserved and dedicated as he used to be. Some things will be hidden in his heart and no longer stated openly.
On the other side, the formation of the Sun Jiao faction has become clearer.
In the court hall the next day, Sun Jiao directly proposed to extend the term of Governor Xuanda Zang Feng as the Minister of Household Affairs, and openly opposed Yang Tinghe's proposal to abolish Governor Xuanda and the governors of the three sides.
For a time, the court hall was full of gunpowder.
If Sun Jiao formed a faction before, it was only in its infancy. This time, he directly brought the conflict to the surface and told others that Sun Jiao was now going to break with Yang Tinghe.
Zhu Si asked curiously: "Sun Qing's family, according to what you said, the Tatars may make a comeback this year, but judging from the current situation, there is no sign of this yet. Although whether there is a chief governor in the northwest is just a matter of words.
Things, but with the general control, it will mean that the military situation in the northwest is urgent, and a lot of farmland and people's livelihood issues will have to be given up, which will have a great impact on the lives of the military and civilians... Do you have a better reason?"
Now Zhu Si has become a theatergoer.
Many ministers felt that Sun Jiao should have sided with the young emperor before he came out to oppose the abolition of Governor Xuan and the three governors.
However, the core figures of Yang Tinghe's faction now feel that Sun Jiao is preparing to form a third party in the court. On the surface, he favors the new emperor, but in fact he wants to form a new civil servant who can compete with the emperor after the collapse of Yang Tinghe's faction.
Faction.
This is a dispute between the old and new factions of civil servants.
Of course, now that the new faction is headed by Sun Jiao, the main opinion in the court is still leaning towards the new emperor and relying on the new emperor's protection to fight against the old faction headed by Yang Tinghe.
In this way, the emperor could sit down and watch the people below fight.
From the emperor's perspective, he was actually happy to see this scene.
Sun Jiaozuo: "The northwest has experienced more than a year of war. The wilderness is desolate and the people have no fixed place to live. It is necessary to take measures to stabilize the people in the name of the general government. This is not only to prevent the Tatars from making a comeback, but also to strengthen the guarantee for the stability of the people in the northwest.
It can be said that there is a basis for both advancement and retreat..."
"If you only use the position of governor to manage military and civilian affairs in the northwest, it will be difficult to take into account the overall situation once there are coordination and coordination matters in various places. Your Majesty, please think again."