But for Liu Chun and Sun Jiao, it could break their legs.
Liu Chun had absolutely no way to refuse. Since his boss had given the order, he could only go to talk to Sun about the matter. Who knows that Ming Dynasty is a place that pays attention to seniority? Although they are both cabinet bachelors, the one who joins the cabinet first will have a higher status than the one who joins the cabinet later.
Being tall and powerful, Liu Chun can only obey orders.
Sun Jiao has a choice here and can turn a blind eye.
If there is a conflict between your ruler and his ministers, why should I be the peacemaker?
But now Yang Tinghe considered that Sun Jiao might refuse, so he asked Liu Chun to come and explain the stakes to Sun Jiao. In addition, Yang Tinghe meant that all future mining operations would be under the name of the Ministry of Household Affairs in accordance with the precedents of Huangzhuang and Huangdian.
It is also in line with Sun Jiao's original intention that all accounts should be handled by the Accounts Department.
Sun Jiao thought about it carefully.
Regardless of whether this is Zhu Hao's plan or not, even if Zhu Hao wants to make profits from it, he cannot let the emperor's small treasury become a self-contained entity and never be under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Seeking power and interests for the Ministry of Revenue, then why should we avoid it?
It is not an easy task for ordinary ministers to meet the Holy Spirit.
First, you need to find someone to report it to, and then wait for an audience. It also depends on whether the emperor has time, and it also depends on whether the emperor is willing to give face.
Sun Jiao had been waiting outside Donghua Gate since noon. After waiting for nearly two hours, the sun was about to set before Zhang Zuocai appeared in front of Donghua Gate and took Sun Jiao to have an audience.
"Sun Budang, actually you shouldn't have come."
There was a bit of regret in Zhang Zuo's tone.
Sun Jiao understood that neither the new emperor nor Zhang Zuo nor Zhu Hao wanted Sun Jiao to be involved in the dispute between the emperor and Yang Tinghe.
Sun Jiaodao: "Regarding the imperial court's mining matters, a large amount of money is involved. As the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, Sun has a bounden duty!"
Zhang Zuo shook his head and smiled, but did not correct anything.
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Zhang Zuo didn't leave the palace until dark.
After leaving the palace, he went straight to Yang Tinghe's mansion.
Regardless of the danger of life, you Yang Jiefu asked Liu Renzhong to come to me, which means that you are the instigator of this matter. Now that I have talked with His Majesty, if I don't talk to you Yang Jiefu, who should I talk to?
Yang Tinghe's study.
Even though Yang Shen, who had brought Sun in, wanted to stay and watch, Yang Tinghe was ruthlessly kicked out of the room.
After Yang Tinghe asked Sun Jiao to sit down, they were separated by a tea table. Yang Tinghe originally wanted his servants to serve tea, but Sun Jiao reached out to stop him.
"To tell you the truth, I have already entered the palace to see Your Majesty."
In terms of age between the two of them, Sun Jiao is six years older than Yang Tinghe. Even if he is not as senior as Yang Tinghe, he is still the elder in front of Yang Tinghe.
Yang Tinghe nodded: "I think Renzhong has conveyed my intention. I wonder what my brother-in-law told your majesty?"
Sun Jiaodao: "Let's talk about your Majesty's opinion... Your Majesty means that leaving the mining matter to the Ministry of Revenue is not feasible for the time being..."
"oh."
When Yang Tinghe heard this, he couldn't help but think about it. What did this potentially mean? The deal had collapsed?
Sun Jiao sighed and said: "Your Majesty's intention is that if the affairs of the DPRK and Central Government are changed day and night just because of the ministers' participation, then where is the emperor's majesty? Furthermore, the matter of mining involves many interests. If it is rashly handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs, it will be seriously affected.
The income of the inner government, after all, the palace has been supported by some additional income in the past two years. You should also know, Mr. Jie, that life in the inner government has been very tight in the past two years..."
Yang Tinghe didn't want to hear these nonsense.
The little emperor asked Old Man Sun to send a message and came to me to complain?
I don’t care if your life in the palace is tight. Now the palace’s income is not restricted by the court. This is the most terrifying thing. Moreover, mining can easily disrupt local people’s livelihood. I really don’t believe that the emperors of the Ming Dynasty have ever considered this kind of thing.
What? The only one who dares to carry it out is you, a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers!
Have you forgotten who pushed you to the throne of the emperor?
Sun Jiaoben would like to continue talking.
, but was interrupted by Yang Tinghe reaching out.
Yang Tinghe said: "Brother Zhi Tong, please tell me clearly. Does your Majesty offer any conditions?"
In Yang Tinghe's view, since it is a negotiation, it is a tug of war.
If the emperor doesn't offer any conditions and just says he doesn't agree, that would be a bit ignorant.
As the chief minister of the cabinet, I have taken the lead in making concessions, but you insist on refusing to give in. Then there will be no room for change. If we fight again in the court tomorrow, unless you want to continue to avoid the court, otherwise it will be a situation where the ministers are besieging you.
.
I don’t believe you can keep hiding from the minister!
Sun Jiao said helplessly: "The conditions were really raised."
Yang Tinghe saw that Sun was in a dilemma and knew that the conditions offered by the emperor must be difficult to accept.
Yang Tinghe said: "It doesn't matter if I agree with you."
Sun Jiao shook his head and sighed, as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all. It was just like the emperor was ignorant and randomly making conditions. He said: "Your Majesty wants the mine to be handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs, unless Bohu is appointed as the right-hand man of the Ministry of Household Affairs."
The minister, who specializes in mining matters. If the right minister of the Ministry of Revenue is not available, the right minister of the Ministry of Works... can also be used."
"Hmm."
After Yang Tinghe heard the emperor's conditions, he thought it was really difficult to accept them.
The emperor never gave up his intention to re-enable Tang Yin, and changed his method to seek the official position of minister for Tang Yin.
Sun Jiaodao: "In my opinion, the mining matter fell into the hands of Bohu, which is not much different from leaving it in the hands of Zhongguan and Jinyiwei. The old man said that he would think about it later, and by the way, he also asked for the opinions of all his colleagues.
So I came out of the palace first. Jiefu, what do you think?"
Yang Tinghe said: "From my point of view, this proposal is naturally unacceptable."
"Um."
Sun Jiao nodded, as if he was in complete agreement with Yang Tinghe on this matter, and commented, "Although Bohu has certain talents, he is never good enough to manage the affairs of a department. Such people should be used with caution. Otherwise,
He is the next near sycophant! But one thing, Jiefu, you don’t need to worry too much, that is, Bohu does not value fame and wealth very much. Most of the time, His Majesty is the one making arrangements, and Bohu keeps declining."
Sun Jiao did not forget to say a few good words to Tang Yin, hoping to make Yang Tinghe relax his vigilance towards Tang Yin, but in fact it had no effect at all.
Yang Tinghe has never been able to find an expert to help the emperor, and Tang Yin is currently the most famous aide to the emperor. Even if Tang Yin has no interest in officialdom, as long as he stays in Beijing for one day, he will have the opportunity to be used by the new emperor in the future. How can he make the orthodox civil servants in the court deal with him?
Are you relieved?
Sun Jiaodao: "I have also mentioned to Your Majesty that we can leave the management of the mine to Jingdao."
This sentence immediately brought Yang Tinghe's mind back.
Yang Tinghe felt that Sun Jiao's proposal to the emperor was too direct.
As we all know, Zhu Hao and the new emperor's faction are at loggerheads. This time, Zhang Cong, whom the emperor trusted, intervened to impeach Zhu Hao, triggering a dispute in the court. How dare you, Sun Jiao, ask the emperor to let Zhu Hao manage the mine? Is this really for your son-in-law?
Fight for rights and interests at the risk of offending the emperor.
Where is your grandson from?
Why didn't I know you were from my side?
"Your Majesty has not commented." Sun Jiao added.
Yang Tinghe narrowed his eyes slightly: "Zhitong, don't you think you shouldn't make this suggestion?"
Sun Jiao said with a smile: "On the contrary, I think it is necessary. Although from the outside, Jingdao is just a Jinshi who has only been in the court for two years and has not done much yet, but he is at least my grandson's son-in-law...
…Seeing that the time left in Lao Chen’s reign is short, I want my son-in-law to make some achievements and take this opportunity to support him. Wouldn’t Your Majesty be willing to give up the favor of Lao Chen?”
Yang Tinghe smiled and said: "Brother Zhi Tong, how can you be someone who is seeking personal gain and disregarding the justice of the court?"
"Hey, Jiefu, what you said is wrong. I am not disregarding the justice of the court. It is precisely because I feel that this boy Jingdao has a pure character, and coupled with his background, his future career may be hindered, so I want to help him.
After all, this is to cultivate talents for the Ming Dynasty, can it be regarded as for personal gain?"
When Sun Jiao said this, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart.
I say this
What kind of nonsense is this?
What a loss of conscience!
Jingdao: What kind of "good character" does that kid have? His future is still blocked? If the guy in front of me retires, I'm afraid that kid will climb up to the position of chief minister. How do I need to help him seek it out? Oh my God.
, please forgive me for my unintentional words, they are all just for publicity.
Yang Tinghe said: "Brother Zhi Tong has gone too far. I have no intention of doing so. On the contrary, His Majesty probably won't agree."
Sun Jiao said: "Whether Your Majesty agrees or not, I will work hard for it. Jiefu, I want to mention something to you, so please agree to it."
"oh?"
Yang Tinghe was puzzled.
You, old man Sun, still have time to beg me?
Sun Jiao said solemnly: "All I ask is that if this thing comes true, Jingdao will no longer be considered your disciple from now on, and you will no longer be able to give orders to Jingdao, not even your son or the people around you!"
Yang Tinghe was silent for a moment.
Sun Jiao seemed to have some trump card that he didn't use, so he negotiated terms with him.
"I know what you are thinking. In fact, as you said, I would rather let Jingdao become a fledgling scholar without factions than get involved in endless court disputes. But before, he was in the whirlpool of the court.
The sinking gets deeper and deeper. The old man sees it and feels anxious in his heart, but he has been unable to do anything for him."
Sun Jiao spoke sincerely.
It seems that in exchange for Zhu Hao's "freedom", he can do things for Yang Tinghe.
Yang Tinghe said: "If I help him, won't it be beneficial to his future?"
Sun Jiao shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "Jiefu, let's tell the truth, there is nothing to avoid, what do you think? As a minister, shouldn't we pursue the king's interests as our highest pursuit, and we must carry out those orders in the name of loyalty?
Things that embarrass the king? Since your majesty ascended the throne, except for some paranoia about birth etiquette, it seems that your majesty has not made any big mistakes, right?"
These words really confused Yang Tinghe.
After Zhu Si ascended the throne, it seemed that he had a lot of mischief, but most of it was just heated arguments with ministers in the court.
Most of the time, the little emperor did not hold grudges, did not act willfully and antagonize ministers, and even if there was a dispute, it was only about the matter and not the person. Even Yang Tinghe, no matter how jealous he was, he always gained the respect of the emperor.
Yang Tinghe said: "Zhitong, what can you do to get His Majesty to agree?"
Sun Jiao said: "There is no other way, but to retreat if you don't make progress. The old man made harsh words. If Your Majesty does not agree with today's proposal, then I will never see my grandson in the court again, regardless of this mining matter.
How much of the income is still under the control of the Zhongguan, but it is just transferred to the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts. Is it completely unacceptable to His Majesty? Or is it that His Majesty cannot even tolerate me as the Minister of the Ministry of Accounts? "
"Isn't this the reason why your husband asked me to come forward to blackmail His Majesty?"