Zhu Hao appealed to Shu for the second time to reject the appointment of Right Minister of Rites, but Zhu Si refused again without politeness.
The emperor's attitude was that this position belonged to Zhu Hao.
Many ministers did not understand why the emperor was so resolute, and they were even more curious about Zhu Hao. They were promoted to the right minister of the Ministry of Etiquette. He was still a young man who was not even twenty years old. Even if he accepted the appointment, he would not necessarily have such a function. How long will it take? Why do you have to push it back and forth like this?
When the court meeting was over, the emperor walked away angrily as if he was very angry.
Later, when the minister was leaving the palace, he heard that the emperor had sent someone to summon Tang Yin and Zhu Hao to enter the palace. He probably wanted to cause trouble for them because Zhu Hao had been refusing to take up the post of right minister of the Ministry of Rites.
Such actions made the ministers of the court more certain that Tang Yin and Zhu Hao were one and the same. This was enough to prove that Zhu Hao was promoted to be the right minister of the Ministry of Rites completely because of Tang Yin's intention. In the Palace of Qianqing.
Zhu Hao and Tang Yin were treated quite well when they arrived. The chairs had been set up in advance and no outsiders were allowed to approach. Zhu Si asked them to sit down across from each other on the coffee table, drink tea with him, and then show off what he had gained after becoming emperor. nice one.
"...They're all tributes. Actually, I don't know what's so good about this tea. It tastes just like that when I drink it. Speaking of which, the milk tea prepared by Jingdao for me tastes better."
Zhu Si smiled and had no intention of blaming Zhu Hao at all. Although the monarch and his subjects did not communicate in advance during this pull, there was still a tacit understanding between the friends.
Tang Yindao: "Your Majesty, how should I choose to be the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, Jingdao?"
Zhu Sidao: "Mr. Tang, do you have to be so disappointed? Anyway, when Jingdao came forward, even Mr. Jiang Ge has retreated. Who else in the court can confront me head-on? In fact, I have sent Mr. Fei Ge to his side. People asked him for his opinion, and he said that it is completely feasible for him to become the right minister of the Ministry of Rites."
"oh?"
Tang Yin couldn't help but look at Zhu Hao, as if to say, "Jingdao, what do you think?"
The emperor went directly to Fei Hong to ask Fei Hong about promoting you. Fei Hong's old daughter is so cunning. How can she be as politically sensitive as ordinary people? Will he directly understand that you are actually the emperor's person?
Zhu Hao said: "Your Majesty, I have drafted a great ceremony edict. Your Majesty can choose the time to announce it to the public at any time."
"Haha, I knew it. Jingdao, you have already prepared everything, just waiting for me to take action... Hey, let's take a look." Zhu Si was very excited.
It was said that the grand ceremony was completed years ago, but Zhu Si did not want to wait for a day. He stood up and walked around the coffee table, walked to Zhu Hao in a few steps, took the copy of the edict drafted by Zhu Hao, read it and said: "This is how it should be. , I will announce it directly to the public to see if those people dare to disobey the Holy Will!"
"Your Majesty," Tang Yin said, "can you give me a look?" the store owner said. "Your Majesty, can you give me a look? "Yes."
Zhu Si handed it over to Tang Yin smoothly.
After Tang Yin read it, he turned to look at Zhu Hao, who had a calm expression, and frowned: "Your Majesty, if such an edict is issued, I'm afraid the opposition voices in the court will become louder and louder, and there may be a An uncontrollable situation."
Zhu Si smiled and comforted: "Mr. Tang, you are really unfounded... Is there any essential difference between the part about discussing rituals in the edict I issued earlier and this one? At that time, there were many ministers who opposed it, and they didn't make a fuss. , it’s going to be out of control this time? Jingdao, don’t you think so? "
The emperor wanted to find recognition from Zhu Hao.
Zhu Hao said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Mr. Tang's concerns are actually quite reasonable."
"What?" Zhu Si looked confused.
Even Zhang Zuo, who was standing by, moved forward unconsciously, wondering what serious consequences would result from issuing the edict according to Zhu Hao's draft.
Zhu Hao looked serious: "Your Majesty announced the edict earlier. At that time, Mr. Jiang Ge and others were still there. The ministers believed that Mr. Jiang Ge and other conservative old officials would definitely come forward to stop it. Even if they could not be stopped, the monarch and his ministers would have a tacit understanding of their own actions.
Give in and leave room for everything."
"Um."
Zhu Si nodded. He was quite smart and understood the meaning of Zhu Hao's words.
Zhu Haodao: "But now Mr. Jiang Ge and
Mr. Mao Ge has retired from the court. The ministers will think that Mr. Fei Ge is not firm enough in opposing the Dali Conference, especially when His Majesty leaves no room for the middle-level or even lower-level officials in Beijing, especially those young and energetic people who have just entered the court.
Officials, filled with righteous indignation, are likely to cause trouble."
"Do they have to jump out and fight against me?" Zhu Si's face darkened.
He doesn't quite believe that those big-ass petty officials can stir up trouble. I've even defeated top ministers like Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian, so why are I still afraid of those insignificant little characters?
Zhang Zuo quickly reminded: "Your Majesty, veteran ministers like Jiang Ge and others know how to be forbearing and are willing to make concessions on some matters to avoid deterioration of the relationship between monarch and ministers. However, those young officials who have just entered the court...are more difficult to deal with.
Speaking of Yang Yongxiu, who has been making comments on matters of etiquette before, he is... more persistent."
"snort!"
Zhu Si snorted coldly, "Is that called persistence? That's called stubbornness, it's called ignorance! You don't even look at how much you weigh!"
Taking Yang Shen as an example, Zhu Si understood immediately. It turned out that the most difficult people to deal with were not the old officials such as Yang Tinghe, Fei Hong, Qiao Yu and Wang Jun, but the young officials represented by Yang Shen.
This group of people is not afraid of anything. If things get serious, they will definitely be the ones to take the lead.
Zhu Si looked at Zhu Hao: "How should we deal with the respect?" Zhu Hao said: "Since we have to confirm the ceremony in one go and combine all the remaining steps into one step, then we will not leave any room. At that time, the civil servants in the DPRK will definitely understand
We tried every means to stop him, either by kneeling down together at the court meeting, or by crying at the palace gate, etc., to put pressure on His Majesty."
"Then I'll kick them out!"
Zhu Si clenched his fists, looked ferocious, and almost gritted his teeth. Before anything happened here, the emperor was already angry. Zhang Zuo and Tang Yin didn't quite understand. Will things definitely develop in the direction Zhu Hao predicted?
Zhu Haodao: "It is difficult to conquer people's hearts by using coercive means to solve the problem. It is best to use the means of disintegration... I am going to see Yang Yongxiu."
Zhu Si sighed and said, "Jingdao, this time I prefer you to be the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. I guess Yang Yongxiu already knows that you are one of my people. If you go to see him again, he will definitely cause trouble for you."
"I think it's better for you not to go and have less contact with him in the future! This kind of person is unjust and unjust. I thought he was very upright, but in the end, if I gave him a bachelor's degree, he and his colleagues would be betrayed. At worst, I would have done nothing to him.
If he makes it public and all his colleagues look down upon him, he will no longer be able to cause trouble."
Tang Yin hurriedly advised: "Your Majesty, it is best not to take this step unless it is absolutely necessary."
Tang Yin really didn't want Yang Shen to be ruined, not that Tang Yin protected Yang Shen, but because he felt that Zhu Si's doing so would first damage his emperor's majesty.
As a noble person, he actually used dirty methods to win over ministers, and then revealed the secret afterwards?
The emperor is rich all over the world and should not use cunning means to solve problems.
Zhu Hao looked at Tang Yin and said to himself that Tang Bohu still had an almost paranoid "sense of justice", and he regarded himself as a traditional scholar.
Zhu Hao said: "Your Majesty can take this step, but the prerequisite is that I have to talk to him first or make another deal."
"Um?"
Even Zhu Si didn't understand it now.
If there is another deal, will Yang Shen be allowed to further become a Hanlin scholar? Zhu Hao said: "Your Majesty, please give me the last two days. Early the day after tomorrow, Your Majesty can issue an edict at the court meeting. Today and tomorrow, I will try to divide and disintegrate the Hanlin Academy."
People should try their best to reduce possible crises that may arise the day after tomorrow.”
Zhu Si naturally agreed to Zhu Hao's proposal.
In the last two days...Zhu Si wanted to give Zhu Hao this face no matter what, even though he was reluctant.
Zhu Hao and Tang Yin left the palace together.
Tang Yindao: "Jingdao, you also know that those civil servants will definitely make trouble, but you still suggest such a thing, can't you wait and let the world be indifferent to this matter before discussing the matter? Even if there are objections in the court at that time,
It won’t be like today... His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the days to come will be long."
What Tang Yin meant was that Zhu Si was young and was eager to pursue his father's title of emperor when he was less than twenty years old.
position, return to the lineage of Prince Xing's Mansion, and it will take ten or eight years to survive the group of ministers in front of me before proceeding.
Why does it have to be done in such a hurry and under so much pressure?
Zhu Hao did not defend himself and said: "Your Majesty asked me to do it, so I can only obey. Your Majesty cannot afford to wait."
It’s not whether I want to or not, but I have to do it.
You, Tang Yin, have said so much and tried so hard to persuade me, why not go and persuade the emperor.
"Your Majesty always listens to you. If you say no, even if he is reluctant, he will think it over." Tang Yin insisted on putting the blame on Zhu Hao's head.
Zhu Hao said: "Your Majesty is so determined, why should I take huge risks to persuade him to turn back?"
"you……"
Tang Yin found that he had fallen into Zhu Hao's logical trap. Zhu Hao said: "From the beginning, the discussion of rituals has involved cruel factional fighting. Do you think that if Mr. Jiang Ge and the others retreat, His Majesty will be able to take full control of the government? The key to the discussion of rituals
, is to distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. Since the old and the new can never be reconciled, even if it is not a discussion of etiquette, but just a trivial matter in the court, there will still be voices of opposition."
"The court will be in chaos because of this!"
Tang Yin didn't know what to say, "I think it's not that His Majesty is paranoid now, but that you have led His Majesty astray! You are more stubborn than His Majesty."
Zhu Hao suddenly laughed and asked Tang Yin with a smile: "Actually, the question is very simple. If we don't mess up the court, how can you and I live in the court? After ten or eight years, we will climb up step by step?"
"Uh..." Tang Yin was speechless for a moment.
Zhu Hao continued to laugh and said: "Mr. Tang cannot enjoy the fruits of my and your majesty's paranoia while at the same time saying that it is wrong to do so.
"It is precisely because of our paranoia that some seemingly unreasonable hiring practices can be realized. The DPRK-Chinese etiquette sect has gradually gained a foundation, and His Majesty's decrees can be better conveyed to all the yamen of the imperial court, as well as to you and me, a Hanlin bachelor,
A right-hand minister in the Ministry of Rites can also secure his position."
"Mr. Tang, you need to take a longer view. At the moment, it seems to be a battle of ideas, but in fact, at its root, it is a battle for power. I am helping His Majesty consolidate imperial power!
"How can there be any reason to consolidate imperial power without bloodshed?"