Zhu Hao stepped on the thick snow and walked through the palace gate all the way to Qianqing Palace.
Because the snow was still falling, even though the palace had arranged for a large number of eunuchs to come out to clean up the snow, the entire palace was still covered in snow. Zhu Hao didn't even need to pass a message when he arrived at Qianqing Palace. Zhang Zuo led him directly inside, just a simple After the courtesy, Zhu Hao sat in the seat specially prepared for him.
"Jingdao, I have received many petitions in the past two days, all of which persuade me to be more open-minded, but I don't want to give up just yet. I still want to fight those guys who don't understand current affairs for a few more rounds. Only by killing a few can they shock people and relieve my heart. Hate! "
Zhu Si seemed to be discussing with Zhu Hao, but it was more of a notification. Zhu Si seemed very unconfident on the issue of the ceremony, which was equivalent to a dummy emperor fighting with the entire court of civil servants, although the result was He won, but he won by relying on hegemony and without the necessary basis of public opinion, so Zhu Si only thought about how to intimidate, not inducement.
Zhu Hao said: "Relieving anger is not the goal, winning people's hearts is the key. Of course, these are your majesty's own choices, and it is not easy for humble ministers to give advice."
Zhu Hao didn't completely follow the little emperor's wishes, but his tone just said, since I can't persuade you, then I won't persuade you.
"Alas! I also know that you will definitely disagree, but I have only been on the throne for a short time and my foundation is unstable. Especially the people who supported me at the beginning are basically alive now. Even if some people have withdrawn from the court, who can guarantee that they will not How about joining forces and attacking me?"
Zhu Si spoke plausibly, as if he was the reasonable one. Zhu Hao nodded and did not comment on what Zhu Si said. The original purpose of the Great Ceremony was to consolidate imperial power. Since Zhu Si achieved his goal, even if Zhu Hao sympathizes with him Those civil servants are useless.
"I want to discuss with you how to deal with this person Yang Shen." Zhu Sidao said, "Although his father has done a good job in supporting me, he is also my biggest enemy in recent years. He lives in his shadow all the time. We are united. Work together to drive his father out of the court. It's all your planning.
"If it weren't for you, I might still be suffering from his father's cowardice... Jingdao, do you think I should keep him or send him out?"
Until now, Zhu Si has not taken action against Yang Shen. Originally, he and Zhu Hao had discussed a plan to alienate Yang Shen from those civil servants.
But because no one now evaluates Yang Shen's actions in this incident, others even think that Yang Shen organized the Zuoshunmen incident and highly praise him. Of course, it may also be because Yang Shen has a good father.
In short, this made Zhu Si feel that it was not enough to relieve his anger, because Zhu Si had always hated Yang Tinghe, and then classified Yang Shen as a target that must be attacked. Even if Yang Shen was previously promoted to a bachelor's degree at the Hanlin Academy, it was only for Zhu Hao's sake. In terms of face, Zhu Si had no intention of letting Yang Shen go.
Zhu Hao said: "If your Majesty wants to shock people's hearts, then this person should not condone it."
Zhu Hao's words surprised Zhang Zuo. In fact, everything was within reason.
Zhu Hao and Yang Shen were not friends originally, but were in a relationship of mutual use. Zhu Hao had been acting as an "undercover" beside Yang Shen before. Now his purpose has been achieved, and Yang Shen's use value has been squeezed out. Next, he will fall. Zhu Hao doesn't seem to care about what will happen to him.
Zhu Si nodded and said: "It's exactly what I want. I'm going to send him to the sidelines. He will never be able to return to the capital! And his nephew will never be an official again. It's cheap to let him be a military household from now on... He is dead! This is just for the sake of his father, I don’t plan to kill him! Otherwise, because of his fault, he will die a hundred times!”
The emperor gritted his teeth and said these words, as if Yang Shen had really done something that was not allowed by national law.
Zhu Hao finished what he wanted to say and did not comment too much on Zhu Si's vicious words.
"Jingdao, after this matter is settled, you should not just be the right minister of the Ministry of Etiquette. After the ceremony is over, you should take it a step further!" Zhu Sidao said, "I don't intend for you to be a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy. You can just be a bachelor of the Imperial Academy."
You can directly join the cabinet. In the future, I will ask several members of the cabinet to step down and make you the leader and assistant! What do you think?"
Zhu Hao said: "Your Majesty, I am not qualified to take on this responsibility. I am not even qualified to join the cabinet."
Zhu Si smiled and said: "Why?
Are you qualified? When the ceremony is completed, you have the most credit. I can reward you in any way. I will also tell the world that from the beginning of the ceremony, you were planning for me. Your contribution will be revealed to the world.
It's time, I've been waiting for this day for a long time."
"Your Majesty, please think twice before acting. It's better to give me some time." Zhu Hao refused.
Initially, Zhu Si was very excited and wished he could give Zhu Hao an official position right away. But the two brothers finally got through and wanted the emperor and his ministers to rule the world together.
Zhu Hao's persistence somewhat displeased Zhu Si.
Zhu Si had a sullen face for a while, and then sighed quietly: "Jingdao, it seems that you still haven't come out of the position of a civil servant, but it's not your fault. After all, you will still be an official in the future. They can't hate me, maybe they will
This hatred has been transferred to you! Thank you for your hard work! "Zhu Hao just cupped his hand and said nothing.
"I have nothing to reward you. I have seen the emperor's sister recently. She has lost a lot of money, but she still misses you." Zhu Si said, "I have discussed it with my mother. Based on your merits, I should reward you with everything."
. Since the imperial sister is deeply in love with you, I decided to give her to you."
"Your Majesty!" Zhu Hao was speechless. What do you call a reward? You are simply teasing your ministers.
Zhu Si said helplessly: "I have no choice, unless I want to see the emperor's sister lonely and helpless all her life. You know she is stubborn as hell. Besides, she is not young now. If she doesn't get married, others will gossip about her."
"Since your identity is no longer a secret, she will marry you without asking for status. Just treat her well." "Congratulations, Mr. Zhu."
Just when Zhu Hao was feeling depressed, there happened to be a booing Zhang Zuo next to him to congratulate him.
Zhu Hao said: "My parents ordered me to marry a matchmaker. As a princess, I should not choose her own marriage... Please think twice, your majesty."
"Don't think twice. I want to consolidate the relationship between you and me in this way. From now on, you will be my brother-in-law. I also know that it is not easy to be a prince-in-law, so I will not give you the position of prince-in-law. You will still be
My loyal minister, the old minister of the cabinet, carries me on his shoulders and takes care of the government affairs for me!
"By the way, Jingdao, I will give you another mansion. I hope you will like it. Sister Huang, you can do whatever you want when you marry me. Anyway, I will explain the situation to the world. This is not a secret! "
Regarding the issue of Zhu San, Zhu Si really didn't care about anything. He just wanted to confirm the kinship relationship with Zhu Hao through this marriage, and at the same time, he also told the people of the world that we, the king and the ministers, are of the same mind.
Zhu Hao knew better that Zhu Si wanted to use this method to dispel his concerns about the relationship between monarch and ministers.
Everyone would guess that after Zhu Hao accomplished something, there would be a situation where "the rabbit died and the dog was cooked". Zhu Si now has the emperor's palace, and the prime minister can hold a boat in his belly, so of course I, the majestic Ninth Five-Year Plan, can also do it. To show grace for this, sending your sister to Zhu Hao is the best way to express goodwill.
Zhu Hao walked through the snow again and walked out of the palace. Zhang Zuo accompanied him. "Congratulations, Mr. Zhu." Zhang Zuo expressed congratulations again.
Zhu Hao shook his head with a grimace and said, "Princess Shang is not a good thing to me."
Zhang Zuo smiled and said, "You don't need to tell us what you think in front of our family. You can just decide on these matters yourself."
Gan Jiandi is just Xiaoqian County. It’s not trapped. It’s lively. It’s not trapped. It’s Zhang Zuo.
Mu Hou concealed it from Zhang Zuo, and only bought the old one to seize Ding. This was a concealment from Mu Si, because Zhang Zuo would take some words back to let Zhu Si know.
Just as he was talking, a group of people came over from the opposite side. They were Chief Assistant Fei Hong and Minister of Civil Affairs Qiao Yu. They were led by Gao Zhong, the eunuch and eunuch. When they saw Zhang Zuo and Zhu Hao together, Zhu Hao had just left. When he walked out of Qianqing Palace, he probably guessed what Zhu Hao was here for.
Zhang Zuo actually accompanied Zhu Hao in a very respectful manner, which shows that Zhu Hao's identity is not simple.
Zhu Hao did not go over to greet each other, they just glanced at each other from a distance and then passed each other.
Zhang Zuodao: "Your Majesty summoned them to ask them about the treatment of the people in the prison. Your Majesty wants to get the support of these people."
Zhu Hao nodded.
Although the emperor insisted on going his own way, he wanted to gain legal support. After all, those who knelt in front of Zuo Shun's gate to remonstrate had provoked the emperor.
It cannot be said that it is completely inappropriate to punish arrogant behavior on this basis.
The seeds of conflict between the monarch and his ministers have been planted, and Zhu Hao no longer wants to think about what is right and what is wrong.
"Mr. Zhu will also go to the imperial prison when he has time to catch up on the trial. Only if you personally make the judgment will your majesty... feel at ease. There are many things, but I am afraid that the people in Dongchang and Jinyiwei are not doing a good enough job."
Zhang Zuo didn't want to dig a hole for Zhu Hao, but he really felt that there were some things that Zhu Hao had to do.
This also made Zhu Hao realize that Zhang Zuo was not too supportive of what the emperor was doing, but the only thing Zhang Zuo could do was to let Zhu Hao use his political skills to calm down the war as much as possible.
Zhu Hao said: "As a civil servant, how can I interfere with this?" Zhang Zuo said with a smile: "It's okay, everyone knows that His Majesty trusts you... There are some things that His Majesty has wanted to tell you for a long time, but he was afraid that you would disagree. In fact, Your Majesty is also afraid that Mr. Zhu will have sympathy for Yang Yongxiu. After all, Mr. Zhu and Yang Yongxiu have been dating for a long time, and it is inevitable that they will develop some feelings... Who in this world is really a heartless person?"
Zhu Hao shook his head: "I don't want to have any friendship with a person who only wants to use me. Eunuch Zhang is worrying too much."
"yes."
Zhang Zuo sighed, "Those civil servants are sometimes too utilitarian, but because of this, they will be dismantled one by one by Your Majesty and you, isn't it? Your Majesty is going to agree to Qiao Shangshu's resignation in the next two days. Your Majesty also said that if you If you don’t want to join the cabinet, then I’ll appoint you as Minister of Civil Affairs.”
"I can't afford it, I can't afford it!" Zhu Hao shook his head repeatedly.
Zhang Zuo smiled and said: "Your Majesty is in urgent need of support from people in the court, and the one who can make His Majesty the most at ease is you. Now that there is no obstacle, you can be any official!"