Chapter Nine hundred and thirtieth eight out of hand is the money
Yang Shen called Zhu Hao to the library and sat down to discuss in detail the issues related to the Capital Academy with Zhu Hao. Zhu Hao took the trouble and could only listen patiently to Yang Shen's nagging.
Xu Jie outside tried to come in several times, but was blocked by Yu Chengxun. In the end, Sun Jiao sent someone to relieve Zhu Hao... Somehow, Sun Jiao knew that Zhu Hao had returned to the Hanlin Academy, so he immediately went there in person.
He arrived and said he had something to discuss.
"Brother Yongxiu, please forgive me, I have to go and have a good talk with Sun Budang. I can only talk later." Zhu Hao stood up with a smile. Yang Shen looked at the door, his face looked extremely impatient, probably because he didn't want to let Zhu go.
Go away.
But Zhu Hao had a reason, so he stopped staying. He got up and came to the door. Even Xu Jie came over to ask him what was going on, but he ignored him and went straight to the gate of Hanlin Academy.
Yu Chengxun asked Yang Shen, "What happened?"
Yang Shen said: "I wanted Jingdao to fulfill his responsibilities as a minister, but he pushed back in every possible way...Hey, this is really not the right time to say this." "Haha."
Yu Chengxun could only shake his head and smile bitterly.
When Zhu Hao left the Hanlin Academy, he saw Sun Jiao's carriage parked not far away, and Sun Jiao himself was standing in front of the carriage, talking to his coachman about something.
The coachman pointed and said that Zhu Hao had already come out. Sun Jiao turned around. When he saw Zhu Hao, he waved his hand and asked the coachman to drive away. "Respectfully."
The two met, and before Zhu Hao could salute, Sun Jiao greeted him first. Zhu Hao cupped his hands and asked, "What brought Mr. Sun here?"
Sun Huo looked at the entrance of the Hanlin Academy, then turned around and said, "Come for a walk with me."
Probably because he disliked the large number of eyes and ears at the entrance of the Hanlin Academy, he wanted to find a quiet place to talk with Zhu Hao. The two walked for a while.
When they arrived at a place where there was no one around, Sun Jiaocai asked in a low voice: "Do you have any special errands when you return to the Hanlin Academy?" "No."
Zhu Hao did not hide anything and told Yang Shen that he had been sent to inquire about the Capital Academy.
Sun Jiao tied his head and said: "The act of practicing cultivation is too radical. As far as I know, many young people are bewitched by him. If Your Majesty is too insistent on discussing etiquette, he may be tempted to take risks."
Zhu Hao smiled and said, "I wonder what Mr. Sun meant by taking risks?"
Sun Jiao sneered: "Jingdao, with your sophistication, I don't think you can have any plan. You should know the most radical thing he can do. Maybe this is why you have been in contact with him recently, because
You also want to know his specific movements, don’t you?”
Zhu Hao felt a little embarrassed when Sun Jiao said this.
Guard against Yang Shen?
Even if there was the Zuo Shunmen Incident in history, Zhu Hao also knew what was the cause of the Zuo Shunmen Incident. Zhu Hao had already made a plan before he launched the next big ceremony and asked Zhu Si to completely give up the lineage of Ming Xiaozong...
····As for his current contact with Yang Shen, it is purely because Zhu Hao does not want to break up with traditional scholars.
But it was only a matter of time before the two sides broke up.
If the civil service group knew that he, Zhu Hao, was the behind-the-scenes strategist around the emperor, and they had been fooled for so long, how would they look good once the matter was revealed?
"If what Mr. Sun said about taking the risk was that he took people to kneel down at the palace gate, I don't think there is any need to worry too much, because the conflict has not developed to that point yet, right?"
Zhu Hao found that the depth and breadth of the matters involved in his conversation with Sun Jiao were indeed far greater than those of Yang Shen, and the topics they talked about were also more sensitive. "Your Majesty will definitely continue the grand discussion and grant the title of Emperor Xian. By then, conflicts will arise, but
It seems a little early to worry about this now."
Sun Jiao said: "So, I hope that I can return to my hometown to take care of myself before the next meeting."
Sun Jiao once again resigned unceremoniously, but did not tell the emperor. Instead, he directly complained to his son-in-law about returning home. "Haha, Mr. Sun has found the wrong person, right? Mr. Sun still asks His Majesty for such matters.
That's good." Zhu Hao smiled.
"Jingdao, don't think that I don't know. Although you haven't been around the palace very frequently recently, His Majesty still listens to you when it comes to decision-making. Even keeping me in the court was your idea... I don't
I don't want anything else, I just want a good death and reputation.
You still have to be careful... You tied me up in the middle of the court, which really hurts my reputation."
There was helplessness in Sun Jiao's tone, "I am tired, old and sick, how can I have the energy to worry about the affairs of the court? There are so many capable people in the court, do we have to force others to make things difficult?" The tone was very sincere.
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Zhu Hao nodded.
"Is it feasible?" Sun Jiao asked again.
Zhu Hao nodded slightly: "Mr. Sun, the great ceremony will not involve you anymore. I will definitely let you return to your hometown before the end of the year. This is the promise of this younger generation to you."
Sun Jiao's face was full of relief: "Okay, okay, then the matter is settled. I can't afford the big gift a year ago. I can return to my hometown with peace of mind. After I leave, you can do whatever you want. The old lady will never do it in Anlu."
It will bring you some ties to being an official. Whether you become the first assistant or continue to be unknown in the government, it is up to you."
"Mr. Sun is very negative," Zhu Hao said.
Sun Jiao glanced at Zhu Hao: "I have nothing else on my mind. I just wanted to tell you by the way that I will go see Liu Renzhong when I have time. I have retreated, but he will not retreat. Maybe you can ask him to help you...
··At this time, you should explain everything to him."
"Um."
Zhu Hao nodded, "At some time, I will explain everything clearly to Mr. Liu Ge. In the future, we may really need to rely on his influence in the court."
Sun Jiaodao: "I gave you a list before, telling you who are the people I trust. They should be able to help you with court affairs, but don't expect them to stand by you when it comes to matters like discussing etiquette."
This way.
"Of course, it's good to be able to help you, but if it doesn't work, you can also build up your momentum. I'll take care of the aftermath. Come to my house more often when you have time. I'll invite the officials in Beijing to talk to you face to face.
It's better than me saying hello to them. Do you want to see them?"
Zhu Hao nodded: "It's rare that Mr. Sun still has old subordinates in the court. Of course I am willing to use them and work with them to help the Ming Dynasty."
Sun Jiao was deeply pleased after hearing this: "Okay, okay, if you are willing to use it, I can be the introducer. I am even willing to be their guarantee. I don't ask them to make achievements, but only ask them to stay safe. I can live up to my expectations."
A burst of hope!"
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Sun Jiao took the handover seriously. Zhu Hao knew that Sun Jiao was very eager to leave the court this time.
It is said to be before the end of the year, but it is estimated that before the end of the year, Sun Jiao will lose his temper and leave. After leaving the court, he will immediately return to Huguang to live his leisurely life in the clouds and wild cranes, and will never be involved in court affairs again... This is an official official
It is normal for Youzi to be wise and protect himself. This was the case when Liu Jian and Xie Qian resigned from office.
Zhu Hao put Sun Jiao on the sedan chair. This was Zhu Hao's own sedan chair and could only be used to honor the elderly.
Watching Sun Jiao leave, more than a dozen of Zhu Hao's entourage immediately approached and provided personal protection. Zhu Hao neither returned to the Hanlin Academy nor went to any of the imperial yamen, but just walked aimlessly on the street, as if thinking about something.
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"Sir, Eunuch Zhang has been waiting for you for a long time." Zhu Hao walked for a while, and a plainclothes guard acting as an entourage came over and whispered. Zhu Hao nodded.
I strolled forward and arrived at the nearest teahouse. Zhang Zuo arrived not long after.
Zhu Hao seems to be idle, but once he is in the capital, he will be busier than any minister in the court, because Zhu Hao is in charge of most of the things on Zhu Si's side, even the chief minister of etiquette like Zhang Zuo
Almost all the eunuchs were surrounding him.
Zhang Zuo sat down, covered his head and said: "Two things, one is about Shouning Hou and Jianchang Hou... The second thing is that your Majesty wants to renovate the ancestral hall of the palace, and the mausoleum of Emperor Bensheng Kaohsiung also needs to be renovated.
The imperial court does not agree to allocate money and food. Your Majesty wants to increase the expenditure by one hundred thousand taels on the original basis to reflect the specifications..."
After all, Zhu Si was still an emperor in name only. His throne seemed stable, but like almost all emperors of the Ming Dynasty, he was economically and politically held hostage by civil servants.
The civil servants are always passive on the issue of rites, but it is not easy to restrict the emperor from spending money to build a family temple? Just say that you have no money, and the court will not be able to allocate money and food. One thing can drag on for a year and a half, and let
You have the intention but are unable to give us a taste of our civil servants
I felt passive in court.
Zhang Zuodao: "Mr. Zhu, is one hundred thousand taels too much?"
Zhu Hao nodded: "It depends on your perspective. If you want the court to allocate these one hundred thousand taels of silver, not to mention this year, even by this time next year, I'm afraid there won't be enough money to allocate it to repair the imperial palace."
The progress of the mausoleum will be greatly slowed down. Now the court wants to build the railway, which often costs millions of taels of silver. It is not difficult to allocate some of it."
Zhang Zuo sighed with a look on his face: "That is really embarrassing for Mr. Zhu." Zhang Zuo knew very well that the emperor's family was not in good hands now.
Both he and Zhu Hao knew very well that Zhu Si's reputation was based on "economic independence." Because the emperor had his own private treasury and was free from the restrictions of the court in doing things, the emperor could not care what his ministers thought.
The court argued as much as they wanted, but the amount of money the emperor had to spend was not comparable to that of ordinary people. It easily cost hundreds of thousands to millions of taels. No one could manage this small treasury for the emperor.
This is just a large expense. In private, there are so many people under the emperor who are waiting for food, and many of them survive by being parasites.
Zhu Haodao said, "I would like to ask your Majesty to send more manpower to Huguang, Jiangxi, Yunnan and Guizhou and other places to continue mining. Instead of silver mines, we will only mine iron ores and useful metal ores to increase the income of the government."
Zhang Zuowei said, "Could it be that... the income has not increased because we have spent too much money? It will take a long time to make a profit from mining."
Zhu Hao sighed: "I also have this concern. After all, mining cannot be accomplished overnight. I neither know the location of many mineral deposits in the south nor can I explore them myself. Fortunately, I have trained a group of good mining experts in the past and can help. Actually.
If that doesn’t work, let’s postpone the construction of the railway and move forward the construction of the imperial mausoleum..."
"Would that be possible...?"
When Zhang Zuo heard this, he said, "Are you giving up your personal ideals to serve the emperor's interests?"