Chapter 568: Borrowing a Knife to Kill the Supreme Hero
Chapter 568: Borrowing a knife to kill the best, the hero sees the same thing
"Dong Guo was so quick to repay God!"
Although Zhang Yong is currently focused on spending time in the military camp, he will take the trouble to go back to the palace at night. What's more, Gu Dayong, the admiral of the West Factory, rarely stays in the West Factory in Lingji Hutong. Most of them are in the palace.
The horse supervisor was wandering around. He didn't care about the army, and the horse supervisor and eunuch Miao Kui was not wary of him. In addition, Gu Dayong seemed honest and honest, the two of them became warm. So, there was trouble in the palace, and Xu Xun
Almost everyone gets the news as soon as possible, and this time is no exception.
Seeing Xu Xun smiling like this, Dingguo Duke Xu Guangzuo was not sure about his attitude, but he hesitated a little. The two families became close friends because of Wang Shikun. Later, Xu Yanche joined the avant-garde of the government army, and the relationship became even closer.
First floor. He even knew that this time the little emperor could successfully drive Liu Jian, Xie Qian and other old ministers out of the palace. Xu Yanche had done a lot of credit that time, otherwise the emperor would have recruited the elite troops of the 12th Regiment this time.
Guanting, can Xu Yanche become an assistant general at such a young age?
Therefore, although Xu Xun was enigmatic, he would not give up. Instead, he leaned closer and whispered: "Brother Xu, please give me a thorough explanation! I heard that this time, from tax reductions to clearing out the treasury debts,
, I have heard that there are dozens of them, and there is no doubt that some of them involve the military. Moreover, if it can establish prestige for Eunuch Liu..."
Xu Yanche stopped talking, and Xu Xun felt as clear as a mirror when facing the twinkling eyes of Duke Dingguo. In today's court, a large number of cabinet ministers from the Hongzhi period have resigned sadly, and have been replaced by
They are a group of veteran ministers who have the same age and qualifications but have never been able to reach the highest position, such as Lin Han, Zhang Fuhua and other Nandu officials, such as Tu Xun and Gu Zuo, etc.
Wang Hao of the cabinet, Jiao Fang who took over the cabinet second minister in one fell swoop, Liu Yu who was the Minister of War... In short, the pattern is clear - Li Dongyang's group in the middle, and he and Liu Jin.
"Don't worry, Lord Dingguo. There will always be changes in the important areas of Jingying and the 12th Regiment Camp, and we have to plan for them slowly, not so fast. Besides, isn't my father still in Jingying?"
Ding Guogong Xu Guangzuo was afraid that Liu Jin would make a mistake, but he was even more afraid that Xu Xun and Shenying would use the left and right government offices to truly separate such a group of elites. Now I heard Xu Xun say the four words "Slowly Figure",
His eyes lit up and he breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled and said nothing. Just for a while, many nobles came in one after another. He found that Xu Xun and Xu Liang, who rarely went to court, were actually there. Many of them were there.
Everyone was a little stunned, and those who were well-informed couldn't help but whisper.
Not long after sitting down, the drums started to be beaten. The officials who had been sitting in the waiting room got up and went out. It happened that some people were filing out of the civilian room over there. Xu Xun, Lin Han, Zhang Fuhua and others were beaten.
They met each other, but they just nodded slightly, and said hello to Tu Xun. This move immediately attracted the attention of many people. Although Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites, who was last, was the youngest one, he seemed
But he is in a twilight mood, and he is not as elegant as he was when he was the number one scholar.
As the Meridian Gate opened, the officials stood one by one according to the previous sequence. When the quiet whip sounded, they entered the Meridian Gate and crossed the Jinshui Bridge one by one, and finally stood in awe on both sides of Danqi. Because the military attache's sequence has always been public.
Hou Boxun, the commander-in-chief, came forward. Xu Xun and his son were standing quite close to the front. However, there were two other princes and many marquises in front of them, so they were a little far away from the ministers in the literary class. When Luan came from afar,
, the civil and military ministers knelt down one after another.
Although there are two lunar dynasties in total in a month, for Zhu Houzhao, who never likes to be restrained, these two times alone are troublesome enough. Dressed in a crown, he uncomfortably tugged at the tie around his neck. After he ascended to the throne, he saw a large number of people prostrating themselves and kowtowing. He couldn't help but frown. After all the etiquette had finally passed, he waved his hand towards Liu Jin...
Since the Wenhua Hall is used to discuss affairs in court, the rule of five things being reported in each court is naturally abolished. In addition, the court is originally a ceremonial occasion for official introductions or majesty's speeches. Naturally, this day is not the first time. Shao left the capital to take up his post as an official, and then introduced many new officials to the capital. Among them, the most eye-catching one is the appointment of Zhang Sheng, the Minister of Rites. Although Zhang Sheng is still young and strong, everyone knows that he In the past, the reasons for writing letters to Fuque together with Han Wen are still there, and now it is reasonable to ask for resignation sadly. However, at the next moment when the candidate for the new minister appointed by the emperor from the previous list was announced, if it were not for the officials of Honglu Temple, Waiting eagerly for the correction, the civil servants around almost started talking in amazement.
Xie Duo, the minister of the Imperial Academy and the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, was appointed as the Minister of Rites!
Everyone knows that the reason why Xie Duo holds the title of Left Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Rites is because he is very senior. In order to show respect for the great Confucian scholar, the late emperor made someone serve as Assistant Minister in addition to offering wine. In fact, he did not care about the ministry. Before that, Xie Duo was still posted at Hongwen Pavilion, and now he suddenly became the main hall of the Ministry of Rites. This was so unexpected!
Xu Liang still remembered that when his son was knighted, Xie Duo personally came to congratulate him. Now he couldn't help but cast a sidelong glance at Xu Xun. Seeing his son's calm demeanor, it was obvious that he had known about it for a long time. He couldn't help but sigh to himself. There was a sound. The British Duke Zhang Mao and the Dingguo Duke Xu Guangzuo, who were the leaders among the military attachés, exchanged glances without revealing any trace, and they were both shocked in their hearts.
Liu Jin, who was standing next to Zhu Houzhao, took advantage of the advantage of standing high and seeing far away to see the expressions in the eyes of the civil and military ministers in the front row. Although he was a little annoyed in his heart, he was mostly proud. When these personnel were appointed and dismissed one after another, When it was announced to the public, the ceremonial clerk came out with a thick scroll and said that he was going to practice the Eight Dharma, and he narrowed his eyes.
Winning the position is not my skill, but letting my decrees spread throughout the world and letting everyone in the world know my methods is my skill!
"First, the officials do not need to schedule inspections of officials in the capital..."
"Thirdly, after hearing that the accounts of salt classes in the world have been in disarray for many years, I ordered the Imperial Procuratorate to supervise censor Qiao Dai and others to verify the salt classes of the two Zhejiang provinces..."
"Fifth, the border grain reserves in various places are often in short supply, and the transfer of chief officials does not clear the debts, so that the debts accumulate day by day and the relief is insufficient. If there is any verification in the future, the imperial edict will be used to claim compensation from the previous chief officials..."
Although Xu Xun, who was standing below, had received the news about Zhang Yonggu's great use, he was still surprised when he heard every detail. He used to think that the three major policies of Yongzheng in later generations were enough to offend people and have a strong iron fist. Who would have thought that Liu Jin, a eunuch? , the administrative order was almost as radical as that method, and when you think about it carefully, it can make people take a breath of cold air. Seeing that many people around him were peeking at him, he lowered his eyelids and looked like he was looking at his nose and nose. , but he quickly made calculations in his mind.
No matter whether it is reform or reform, there is never an end, no matter if Liu Jin is responsible for offending people! The officialdom during the Hongzhi period seemed to be clean and tidy, but corrupt officials were not uncommon. It is time for these people to suffer. Another example is the inspection of officials in the capital... It would be better to try to get Zhang Juzheng's famous entrance examination method suggested to Liu Jin. However, this step must be controlled well, not to cause chaos, and not to allow Liu Jin to act recklessly.
Although it was a little late for the new official to take office, he proposed thirteen new regulations for the first time, which shocked all civil and military officials. Liu Jin was naturally very satisfied. He looked at Jiao Fang, thinking of the previous
The things he and Zhang Wenmian tinkered with were deleted, deleted, edited and removed by Jiao Fang. In the end, only these few were left. Even Liu Yu, who had never dealt with Jiao Fang very much, greatly agreed. The result was true for Li Dongyang.
It was a pass, and he was finally satisfied with the old guy.
The purpose of today's court meeting was to announce these decrees, so seeing that these things were over, Zhu Houzhao signaled with his eyes to withdraw from the court. But when he returned to Luan, he summoned Ruisheng and ordered Xu Xun to be called in. The emperor Luan Jia retreated.
Civil and military officials filed out of the Meridian Gate from Jinshui Bridge. From the palace city to the outer imperial city, although they were still not allowed to make loud noises, the officials had to gather together in twos and threes, all focused on the new deal. However, Li Dongyang and Jiao Fang
Wang Hao all returned to the cabinet, so the seven ministers immediately became the focus. However, in the face of various inquiries, Lin Han, the head of the seven ministers, just shook his head...
"Political reasons are high, and I didn't hear any news in advance."
"This... Lin Shangshu, these new decrees are really too harsh on officials. If they are really implemented like this, there will be big trouble!"
Lin Han and Zhang Fuhua looked at each other, and then said in a deep voice: "Don't worry unreasonably before the decree is implemented. Besides, since it is a decree issued by the cabinet, it is expected that the three cabinet ministers must have thought about it. The implementation of the decree depends on people.
, for example, this is the case for the inspection by the Ministry of Personnel. If you can’t trust me, Lin Hengda, then that’s a completely different story.”
After hearing this, many people felt relieved. Those who usually had a good official reputation were no doubt proud of Lin Han, who was in charge of the civil affairs department and had a well-known reputation. However, those who had always made mistakes in the capital in the past were not so
I was lucky. Some were thinking about finding a way out, and some were wondering whether to transfer foreign officials. Of course, some people saw the loopholes in the new deal and thought to themselves that with so many changes, Liu Jin must need manpower and should he join the team.
past.
When he left the left gate of Chang'an and saw that most of the officials went back to their offices, Lin Han stopped and said to Zhang Fuhua: "That's all. This is too harsh to pursue the debt. I, an official in the Ming Dynasty, always have a meager salary.
Many people live in poverty, and if they carry such a burden, we don’t know how many families will be ruined, and we may even force people to death!”
"You're right... Let's leave aside the others. How could this one be passed so easily? I don't know what Li Xiya was thinking!"
As soon as Xu Xun came to court, he was stopped by Ruisheng and asked his father Xu Liang to leave the palace first. When he learned that the young emperor was not in Wenhua Hall, but ordered him to go directly to Xiyuan, he nodded and left before leaving Xihua Gate.
Hearing someone calling him from behind. When he turned around and saw it was Li Dongyang, Xu Xun couldn't help but look up at the sun in the sky, and then he laughed.
"The sun rises from the west today?"
How could Li Dongyang not know what Xu Xun meant between the lines, but at this moment he had no time to reason about it, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Ping Bei is joking, the emperor just asked the servant to send a message, asking me to go to Ningcuiting in Xiyuan to discuss matters.
"
Li Dongyang was particularly uncomfortable when he mentioned the words Ningcuiting. It should be noted that when Liu Jian and Xie Qian were still in power, all three of them had remonstrated with the young emperor because he spent a long time in Xiyuan. If it weren't for love,
He had no choice but to step into that place. At this moment, he coughed and quickly skipped the topic. Seeing Xu Xun smiling, he turned sideways and let him go first. When he left Xihua Gate, there were fewer people around.
, and Ruisheng had already seize the opportunity to entangle the clerk of the Liyuan Supervisor, and said in a low voice: "Uncle Pingbei, these new decrees this time, the provisions for recovering arrears, please be sure to do something, otherwise the world will be poor.
Officials cannot survive."
Xu Xun was stunned when he heard the words, and saw Li Dongyang's face looking straight ahead. If it weren't for what he just said, he would almost doubt that Li Dongyang didn't say it to him. After being stunned for a while, he laughed dumbly and said: "Yuan Fu
If you want to advise me, if these previous decrees had not passed the cabinet, they would not have been able to enlighten the world. Why didn't you do something about it then?"
Li Dongyang's face froze, and then he sighed bitterly: "Wang Zhenze couldn't fight hard and almost had a conflict with Eunuch Liu, while Jiao Fang insisted on siding with Eunuch Liu. If I fight again, I'm afraid Wang Zhenze will take refuge."
No way. Besides, compared to your words, I’m afraid the emperor may not be willing to listen.”
Although his hands were long, Xu Xun did not reach out rashly to the key areas of the cabinet. At this moment, when he heard Li Dongyang say that Wang Hao almost conflicted with Liu Jin, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, and then said nonchalantly: "Please ask Yuan Fu, I was supposed to
Yes, but this matter is no different than others. You should know how much is owed to the treasuries of the chief ministers and prefectures and counties in the world, plus salt warehouses. Eunuch Liu only needs to say how much food can be brought to the treasury by clearing these, Your Majesty.
It’s obvious what his intention is. I have to say that Eunuch Liu’s move is extremely clever, and it hits the sacred heart.”….
Li Dongyang also admitted that this move was extremely clever. Seeing that Xu Xun was just saying that there was no way to solve the matter, his face was extremely solemn for a moment. However, after he took a few steps forward with heavy steps, another sound came to his ears.
Xu Xun's faint voice sounded.
"Moreover, Eunuch Liu's method is certainly cruel, but as long as it can be controlled, it is not completely impossible. Yuan Fu just said that many officials in the world are very poor, but three years to clear the prefecture, and one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver, expected this
There are also a lot of corrupt officials in the country. In this case, send such people under the nose of Liu Eunuch and let him kill the chickens to scare the monkeys. As for the other truly upright officials, one can be saved one by one. For those who cannot be saved, it is better to have their family ruined than to lose their lives.
.”
Doesn't Li Dongyang know that there are all kinds of corrupt officials in the world? However, even if he is the chief minister of the cabinet, it is impossible to really try his best to find these people one by one. It should be noted that just pulling and pulling will make a difference.
He couldn't afford the consequences. What Xu Xun said at this time was a very cruel idea!
Honest officials will save their lives, but corrupt officials will let Liu Jin kill people!
"But how can Uncle Pingbei guarantee that these corrupt officials will not bribe Eunuch Liu to find a way out for themselves?"
"Yuan Fu is right. Now it becomes clear that there are people next to Eunuch Liu who are watching him." Xu Xun turned his head and smiled at Li Dongyang, showing a pair of well-maintained white teeth, "Besides, since the same thing happened when searching the house
You can get more benefits, so why bother to collect those unknown bribes? Besides, do you get more by copying an honest official, or do you copy a corrupt official?"
Li Dongyang was horrified for a moment. This young boy was so cunning to the core. Why hadn't he noticed it earlier?
The east side of Ningcui Pavilion faces the Taiye Pond. Zhu Houzhao, who has already replaced his cumbersome crown, is sitting lazily on the seat facing the lake, fiddling with the fishing rod. However, he doesn't know
Either the little emperor was unlucky, or the fish were also afraid of his dragon power, but there was no movement from the fishing rod for a full quarter of an hour. He was already impatient, and now he became angry and picked up the fishing rod.
He threw it to the side and when he was about to speak, the sharp-eyed Liu Jin spoke.
"Your Majesty, Li Dongyang and Xu Xun are here together."
Zhu Houzhao looked up and saw that Li Dongyang's face seemed to be covered with frost, while Xu Xun's face was full of sunny smile. The contrast was extremely strong. He couldn't help but hold his chin with interest and said: "Look at this, Li Dongyang and Xu
Xun seems to have had a quarrel?"
Quarrel is good! He would be happy if they just fell out!
Liu Jin thought so in her heart, but said with a smile on her face: "How could this be possible? If Xu Xun and the emperor had not expelled Liu Jian and Xie Qian, how could Li Dongyang be left alone?"
"That's also because he is more knowledgeable than Liu Jian." Zhu Houzhao did not notice the meaning behind Liu Jin's words, and said casually, "Besides, Li Dongyang taught me better than those two in the past, and the government orders are issued smoothly these days.
There are too many, not to mention that my father left me three gentlemen, and I have to keep one of them. Xu Xun was meddling in other people’s business. It’s strange that Li Dongyang was grateful to him. The last time Xu Xun rarely went to his house, the result was that
He came out with a sullen face, and I heard that Li Dongyang smashed a cup as soon as he left."
Liu Jin had also heard of this exaggerated statement. When he heard what Zhu Houzhao said and saw that the two people came in, they looked like they were having trouble. He couldn't help but feel very happy, but on his face, he stepped back a little as the two saluted.
, when Zhu Houzhao raised his hand to offer a seat, he jumped in front of the little emperor and said with a smile: "Did Yuan Fu and Ping Beibo come all the way?"
"Just in time!" Li Dongyang burst out such a sentence somewhat stiffly, and then as if he regretted his mistake, he bowed and said to Zhu Houzhao, "I wonder what the emperor's purpose is in summoning the minister?"...
"There is no purpose, but just now Liu Jin told me that the people who are looking for trouble now include Dongchang, Xichang and Jinyiwei. They are surrounded by captains and guards. People on the road are frightened when they see it. He said that the two factories and one guard are doing something good.
There are no laws at that time, and there is no one to supervise it, so it will not be the same in the long run. Therefore, he suggested that I set up another expert factory, a clamping tool factory and a royal uniform guard, to prevent the people from complaining. After thinking about it, I came to you two.
Let’s discuss it, one civil and one military.”
As soon as these words came out, Li Dongyang felt a chill rise spontaneously. He resisted the urge to refute and asked in a deep voice: "The emperor inquired about this matter, and in a hurry, I didn't have a good idea. It's just that in the emperor's heart
Are there any candidates?"
"Are you going to choose..." Zhu Houzhao glanced sideways at Xu Xun, and suddenly remembered that Xu Xun had categorically said that in front of him before, so he said angrily, "I originally had it, but it's a pity that
Someone once said to me that according to the ancestral rules of the family, we should not be involved in factory guarding, so I asked you two, otherwise I would have issued the order directly at this moment."
Li Dongyang saw the difference in the way Zhu Hou looked at Xu Xun, and he understood in his heart. Although he didn't know why Xu Xun refused to take charge of the factory guard a long time ago, but now he especially hopes that Xu Xun will be in charge of this.
The new expert in the factory is critical, so he immediately said seriously: "If the emperor really has this intention, Uncle Pingbei is naturally the best candidate."
"Cough, cough!"
Xu Xun couldn't help but coughed a few times, and then stood up without looking at Li Dongyang and said: "Your Majesty, Wei Chen's family has ancestral precepts, and we really cannot violate it..."
"I know, I know, I keep saying it is the ancestral teaching. I don't believe that the previous generations of Xing'an Bo could see so far. Sit down for me!" Zhu Houzhao glared angrily, then looked at Li Dongyang and said, "You can see
When the time comes, this guy refuses to take responsibility. Liu Jin recommended him just now, so you two have wasted your efforts."
Liu Jin recommended Xu Xun, although it was a test, but if it was a fake show, it would not be a pity. Being able to wrest the military power from Xu Xun's hands was a cost-effective deal anyway, and this expert factory was left to him
As long as he wanted to, he could find a reason to stop it anytime and anywhere. Although he didn't know if Li Dongyang had the same intention in recommending Xu Xun, but now that things didn't work out, he smiled and said: "Pingbei
Since I don’t want to, how about the three of us secretly write down one person’s name and let the emperor decide?”
As soon as he said this, Zhu Houzhao, who had read a lot of novels, immediately remembered the scenes of ancient people's plans, and immediately applauded loudly. When Li Dongyang saw that Liu Jin had ordered someone to send pen and ink, he couldn't help but glance at Xu Xun sideways.
He was still calm and composed, and he couldn't help but be secretly annoyed that this guy had given up his skills at the critical moment. After taking the paper and pen, he thought about the few military attaches he could remember, and suddenly came up with a bold idea.
No matter what, we can't let Xu Xun really let go!
Zhu Houzhao looked at this and that with great interest. He saw that Li Dongyang only took up his pen and wrote a few words on the paper after hesitating, and then covered it with his hand, while Liu Jin wrote generously.
He came closer and saw clearly at a glance. On the contrary, Xu Xun had not started writing. Seeing that the other two people had finished writing, he picked up the pen and wrote a few words casually. At this moment, Zhu Houzhao immediately urged: "Since I have written everything
, quickly take it out and show it to me!"
As the three pieces of paper were presented to the emperor at the same time, Zhu Houzhao read them one by one, and his expression suddenly became extremely strange. He raised his head and glanced at Liu Jin, Xu Xun and Li Dongyang, and suddenly snorted: "Is it possible that you three have agreed upon this?
?”
Xu Xun's heart moved, and he saw the surprise on Liu Jin's face swept away, and then looked at him with a smile. On the contrary, Li Dongyang was caught off guard, and he said with a smile: "The emperor's words are wrong. I and Yuan Fu came all the way.
I don’t know what the emperor will inquire about, so how can I prepare in advance? But there is a saying that goes well, heroes think alike, and since everyone has written this person’s name, it shows that this person is qualified.”
Zhu Houzhao was just cheating. When he saw Xu Xun's explanation, he waved his hands in disinterest and said: "Okay, you are the only one with the most sense... Ruisheng, go and summon Qian Ning!"