Chapter 881 You decide whether he will stay or not (seeking a monthly ticket)
Tang Yin's request for external transfer was not likely due to Zhu Si or Zhu Hao's intention, but to Yang Tinghe's opinion.
Before officially taking up the official position, the emperor's power must be weakened, and it is safest to transfer the emperor's advisors who are on the surface.
As for Zhang Cong's promotion of the Central Committee, it was not included in any of Zhu Hao's proposals, and Zhu Si did not mention it in front of Zhu Hao. At present, it seems to be more of a speculation by the civil servant faction.
Among the new officials who attached themselves to the emperor, Zhang Cong was the one who took the lead in proposing the great ceremony. Now even if the emperor does not mention it, others will think that as long as Yang Tinghe leaves the court, Zhang Cong will definitely be transferred back to the capital. As for what kind of errand he will take, it is all a matter of ignorance
Guess.
"Jingdao, you and Zhang Bingyong are of the same age, do you know him well?" Yu Chengxun asked.
Zhu Hao nodded: "I have had some contact with him. This person failed many times in the examination, and after finally passing the Jinshi examination, he was eager for quick success. Perhaps because of this, he was too radical in discussing the gift."
"Um."
Yu Chengxun nodded, "Then you should beware of him in the future. Such people often have no tolerance for others. Even though you are the same age as him, I am afraid that he will not help you in your career, but will secretly cause trouble for you."
Yu Chengxun seemed to see through the official's mind.
It stands to reason that Zhu Hao and Zhang Cong are of the same year. If Zhang Cong becomes powerful, he may promote Zhu Hao based on their friendship. However, this is only an idealized situation. It means that two unsuccessful Jinshi scholars in the same year may be able to support each other.
But Zhang Cong was different. This lucky minister had been unsuccessful for many years, and once he gained power, he would act unexpectedly.
It is true that Zhu Hao is the number one scholar, but without the background of the new emperor, Zhang Cong will probably take action to suppress it... Why is it that I am only a second-class scholar, but you are the number one scholar? You are still so young?
How come you were appreciated by Yang Tinghe and entrusted with many important tasks when you were in the capital, but I have to be sent out all the time? Aren't you capable? I will send you to a remote place, out of sight.
The evil of human nature is particularly obvious in the officialdom.
Even if the reality is that Zhu Hao helped Zhang Cong, Zhu Hao also knew that he could not expect Zhang Cong to "repay gratitude". There is no such thing as kindness in the officialdom. The so-called kindness is more often a perfunctory and a means of showing relationships to the outside world. When the person who receives the favor is really powerful,
When holding it, you won't be soft-handed when you strike back.
"Jingdao, "Wuzong Shilu", neither you nor I can complete it ourselves. Speaking of which, we have all done a lot for it. On the day when the book is completed, maybe you and I will have a chance to return to the capital. I hope that you and I can keep it.
The vigor of an official... Come on, come on, I'll give you a toast."
Yu Chengxun said it a bit bleakly, and from his tone, it sounded more like he was being sent away.
The joints involved are beyond Zhu Hao's knowledge. It seems that Yang Tinghe made the arrangements. It is unclear whether Yu Chengxun made a mistake and lost Yang Tinghe's trust, or whether he was sent to another place for an ulterior purpose.
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Then Yang Tinghe resigned for the eighth time.
It was already early July.
There were only six months left before Yang Tinghe left the court in history.
With Zhu Hao's help, the time for Yang Tinghe to become an official was actually ripe, and arrangements could be made for Yang Tinghe to "return to his hometown with honor" without waiting for Yang Tinghe to resign again.
However, before Yang Tinghe received official approval for his official appointment, a series of major personnel appointments and dismissals took place in the DPRK.
First, Luo Qinshun did not go to the Ministry of Rites to fulfill his duties as Minister of Rites as scheduled. He had to return home halfway due to the mourning system. Later, Wang Jun, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was promoted to Minister of Rites and took office immediately.
Lin Jun, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, was appointed as the Crown Prince Taibao after he resigned many times. Jin Xianmin, the censor of Zuodu, was appointed as Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, and he also took office immediately.
As for the post of the censor of the left capital, Yu Jian, the censor of the right capital and the governor of Huaiyang, will take over the post of governor of water transportation. However, it will take some time for this person to go to Beijing to take up his new post.
Peng Ze, Minister of the Ministry of War, was once considered to be the first official of the Yang Tinghe faction to relinquish the post of Minister of War. However, he escaped the disaster by claiming that he was ill. The emperor specifically allowed him to stay in the Ministry of War to recuperate his health, and also allowed him not to participate in the court until he recovered. His position as Minister of War was temporarily
was retained, but the internal affairs of the Ministry of War were mostly handled by two ministers. Even Li Yue, who had previously served as the governor of the three sides, returned to the capital to help manage the affairs of the Ministry of War.
After a series of personnel arrangements, it seems that Yang
Tinghe's people retreated and were replaced by people from the same faction, but this actually made Yang Tinghe's control over the six ministries except the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Works gradually weaker and weaker.
Because this was the eighth time Yang Tinghe had resigned, and this time Emperor Jiajing did not publish the memorial to Yang Tinghe's resignation, many people felt that Yang Tinghe might really be about to retire.
Many people are already preparing for the worst, that is, after Yang Tinghe retires, he will continue to implement Yang Tinghe's policies with Jiang Mian, who is from the same faction, as his chief assistant, that is, to consolidate the military and political affairs in the northwest, reduce the court's fiscal expenditures, expand tax collection in Jiangnan and other places, and at the same time
Reduce the burden on the people of the Central Plains...
A series of measures are actually a means to calm the people. They collect more taxes from wealthy areas, increase relief for relatively backward and disaster-prone areas, and at the same time reduce the emperor's expenditure on building palaces. They use the power of civil servants to limit the imperial power.
Let the soldiers and civilians of the northwest live a life in which they will not starve to death but will not have enough to eat. Only in this way can we achieve the kind of benevolent governance respected by civilian officials.
On this day Zhu Si left the palace and arrived at Sixianju.
Zhu Hao had not set foot there for many days before, but he was called over by Zhu Si that day.
After the monarch and his ministers met, they did not immediately talk about Yang Tinghe's resignation and whether he should be dismissed. Instead, they talked about Zhu San first.
Zhu Sidao: "The third sister went to Yongping Mansion. After she came back, she was distraught. She firmly said that she wanted to become a Taoist nun. What on earth did you do to her? The queen mother was very worried. Originally, she said that she would help her find a consort in the past two months.
, now maybe..."
Zhu Hao said helplessly: "I didn't do anything to her."
"I know you won't do anything to her, but maybe she has watched too many dramas and is very unruly and willful. Let's see, is there any way to change her mind?"
Zhu Si put on a posture of begging his friends for help.
But what is involved now is an emotional issue, which Zhu Hao cannot solve.
Zhang Zuo on the side was almost sick with embarrassment and almost wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in. What the emperor and Zhu Hao were talking about was the marriage of a princess from the Ming Dynasty. The person who said it didn't think anything of it, but the person who listened felt uncomfortable.
, it seems that this is not an issue that Zhang Zuo should be concerned about.
Zhu Hao shook his head: "There is no other way, unless I divorce my wife and marry her... Your Majesty knows that this is simply impossible."
Zhu Si patted his forehead and said, "It really gives me and my mother a headache. Why does she fall in love with you? If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have granted you a marriage."
"His Majesty!"
Zhu Hao reminded Zhu Si sternly not to mess around.
Zhu Si smiled and said: "I'm kidding you. I also know what this imperial sister is thinking. Since she doesn't want to get married, let her go. Anyway, the princesses of the Ming Dynasty don't get married as early as the women in the folk."
"It's common for people to get married at the age of twenty. She's not an old girl now, so maybe she doesn't have to worry about getting married. When she really becomes an old girl, maybe she should worry."
After hearing this, Zhang Zuo took two steps back and reached the door. Even if he heard something like this, he still had to pretend to know nothing about it.
"The man named Yang is leaving and resigning for the eighth time. I can't wait for him to submit his ninth or tenth memorial!"
Zhu Si directly took out Yang Tinghe's resignation letter and threw it on the table, officially handing the hot potato to Zhu Hao, "Jingdao, I have always listened to you on the matter of the surname Yang, and this time is no exception.
.I want to know whether it should be approved this time and how to approve it."
Zhu Si seemed to have given Zhu Hao a convenience, letting Zhu Hao decide whether Yang Tinghe should stay or go, but in fact he was giving an ultimatum, indicating that he did not want to wait any longer and left it to Zhu Hao to decide.
An emperor who could endure Yang Tinghe's resignation seven times was considered extremely patient.
Even if Zhu Hao had not read the content of this memorial, he probably knew what it said. He took it and read it briefly. He found that Yang Tinghe's speech was not fundamentally different from the previous seven times, except for some beggars who returned home and hoped that the emperor would allow him to live a long life.
If so, I also gave some advice to the emperor."
"Before leaving, he never forgot to regulate my behavior and make me listen to him. Does he really regard himself as a great hero who supported me?"
Zhu Si was very angry in his words.
Zhu Hao thought.
Isn't Yang Tinghe considered a great hero who supported you?
No matter from which point of view, whether you should be chosen as the emperor at that time is a 50-50 probability, or even less than 50%. This involves a question, whether to adopt a son to inherit the throne for Xiaozong, or to adopt a son for Wuzong.
The question of succession to the throne.
It was also because Yang Tinghe and other civil servants followed the ancient Confucian idea that "the state has the eldest king" and stopped establishing young rulers, they thought of choosing a son for Xiaozong and an adopted younger brother for Wuzong, and Zhu Si successfully ascended the throne.
If she were in Empress Dowager Zhang's shoes, she would definitely want to give herself an adopted grandson. Let her be the Empress Dowager and take charge of the government affairs, which would make it easier to control the overall situation.
After Zhu Si ascended the throne, he quickly suppressed Empress Dowager Zhang's ambition to interfere in the government affairs, which was mostly due to Yang Tinghe, because civil servants did not like women to interfere in politics, and they hated their relatives even more. I have to say...the two relatives of the Zhang family are really shit.
There were no gadgets, and the same was true of Empress Xia's family of Wuzong, which made it impossible for relatives to interfere in politics.
Zhu Hao had analyzed these matters for Zhu Si many times, so Zhu Si would wait patiently for Yang Ting and himself to get out.
When you are an emperor, you must always show your affectionate and righteous side, but in fact, Zhu Si is the one who wants to get rid of Yang Tinghe the most. Who wants a minister who is dictating to him all day long to keep nagging him? Even Zhu Hao helps Zhu Si do things.
, many times we have to follow Zhu Si’s wishes as much as possible.
This leads to the next question. After Yang Tinghe leaves, Zhu Hao's family will inevitably be dominated by the family.
The rift between the emperor and his ministers may have started from the day Yang Tinghe left the court.
From Zhu Hao's point of view, it is still necessary to secretly support a force that can challenge the emperor. This can ensure that the emperor is always in a threatening state, rather than allowing him to regard himself as a political enemy.
"Then let Mr. Yang Ge retire within three days." Zhu Hao said.
Zhu Si touched his palms and laughed: "Okay, okay, it's really good. Now I can finally sleep peacefully. I'll be waiting for your good news!"