Chapter 169 The relatives want to monopolize power?
Zhu Jianji held the back of his head with both hands, "Is there no room for change?"
Zhu Qiyu said seriously, "This is a big matter and there is no need to discuss it."
Zhu Jianji said nothing, "But I don't have much affection for them, so I just slept with them. I think it's a bit boring. That pure carnal desire is just animal instinct."
Zhu Qiyu's expression suddenly became sad.
He looked at his son with some distress.
Didn't speak.
There is no way, son, who calls you the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty? It is difficult for us people to have so-called love. We only cultivate relationships slowly after getting married.
There is no love even in a lifetime.
We have lived together for decades and have many children and grandchildren. It is just a matter of family affection.
No.
Even family affection is weak.
Because you are the emperor, even if the person beside you is the queen, she is still your minister.
Zhu Jianji also fell silent.
That’s all.
Try to control yourself first, if it doesn't work...just go to bed when you need to.
Said: "Lao Zhu, your operation is very dangerous."
Zhu Qiyu looked confused, "What do you mean?"
Zhu Jianji said: "In the eleventh year of Jingtai, Dulbert's troops invaded the border, and I went to Datong to gild - ah no, I went on a personal expedition, but you forced Tang Xing in, and then he was made a marquis for his merits, and his status and reputation increased.
You surpassed your grandfather Hang Yu. In the thirteenth year of Jingtai, you transferred Tang Xing's brother Tang Qing from the local area to the capital to serve as the chief of the Ministry of Personnel. In just two years, he was already the right minister of the Ministry of Personnel.
And Tang Xing's son Tang Sheng was also promoted to the rank of Doctor of the Six Divisions under the recommendation of Tang Xing's forces. Do you think my position as the crown prince is too stable, so you put some pressure on me?"
Zhu Qiyu sighed: "There is nothing we can do about it. The civil servant group puts too much pressure on me."
There have to be checks and balances.
I had no choice but to reuse my relatives.
However, the son's considerations are reasonable. If the Tang family's relatives are powerful, they are likely to have ambitions, and then there will be a fight for reserves and so on. The consequences will be endless, so we still need to give them a heads up.
Zhu Jianji chuckled, "A lot of pressure? Have you got the checks and balances in place?"
Zhu Qiyu looked confused, "What do you mean?"
Zhu Jianji sighed: "Zhu Xiang's Gongzhao Office reported yesterday that Tang Qing, the right servant of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, is very close to the civil service group, and Tang Sheng, a doctor of the Ministry of War, and Chen Ruyan, a doctor of the Ministry of War, have become close friends."
Zhu Qiyu said thoughtfully, "Chen Ruyan is quite a good person."
Zhu Jianji shook his head, "The devil knows."
In the fourth year of Jingtai, the court was cleaned up based on the confession of Zheng Kai, the remnant of Jianwen, but the person lurking in the Hanlin Academy was not found. Now Zhu Jianji felt that everyone was an enemy.
This is no longer very important. The remnants of Jianwen have been destroyed, and the most that these ministers can do is create some yin and yang.
Can be tidied up at any time.
But the current problem is more serious.
In order to check and balance the civil servant group and regain military power, Lao Zhu has used relatives extensively in recent years. The key is that the relatives he used are not from his own lineage, but from Tang Guifei's lineage.
This is very painful.
Once the Tang family's relatives' power expands to a certain extent, they may covet the East Palace for Zhu Jianjin.
But Hang's relatives will not.
The embarrassing thing is that there are few relatives of the Hang family, and the only ones who are capable of serving as officials are father and son Hang Yu and Hang Min.
He said angrily: "Lao Zhu, don't blame me for not reminding you. If the Tang family's relatives continue to be so powerful, I, the prince, will not be able to sit idly by and do nothing. If it causes unpleasant troubles, you will have to figure it out yourself."
He stood up and said, "I'm going back to the East Palace."
Zhu Qiyu continued to lie down and take a nap, not caring at all.
Anyway, no one can change my son's position.
Tang’s relatives have exclusive power?
They are afraid that they are thinking too much.
The civil service group alone would not allow such a situation to occur. The exclusive power of foreign relatives would not benefit the civil service group at all. Believe it or not, no matter how good the relationship between Chen Ruyan and Tang Sheng was, once the interests of the civil service group were involved, Chen Ruyan could make a U-turn and sell Tang Sheng.
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Chen Ruyan, a doctor in the Ministry of War, has had a somewhat bleak career in recent years.
From the fourth year of Jingtai to the fifteenth year of Jingtai, he had not been promoted, and other military officials who had been in the same position as him had already gone to other places to become feudal officials.
Maybe I finally figured it out.
In the past two years, Chen Ruyan had become very close to Tang Sheng, a doctor who was transferred to the Ministry of War.
Get off work in the evening.
Chen Ruyan walked to Tang Sheng's company table and said, "Let's have a drink."
Tang Sheng smiled and said, "That's exactly what I meant."
His father, Tang Xing, once told him that His Majesty re-employed relatives of the Tang family in order to regain military power from the civil service group, so he must pay attention to his strategy and do not rush to confront the civil service group.
It is necessary to win over some groups and isolate others.
After three rounds of drinking in Chen Ruyan's mansion, while still slightly tipsy, Chen Ruyan said in a deep voice: "Now your Tang family has the most power in the court since the founding of the Ming Dynasty. I wonder if you have noticed that Your Majesty
What’s on your mind?”
Tang Sheng smiled and said nothing.
Being tipsy doesn't mean he's drunk. He knows what to say and what not to say.
What is your Majesty thinking?
Isn't it just for us, Tang's relatives, to check and balance you civil servants?
Chen Ruyan continued: "His Royal Highness Prince Fu has always been in the palace and has not moved to the Tenth Prince's Palace. He is almost five years old now. In recent years, although His Highness the Crown Prince has been in the name of assisting the government, he has basically been doing nothing in the East Palace, so I think
Your Majesty’s thoughts may very well be——”
No other words can be said.
Click to stop.
We are all smart people, but it would be inappropriate to say it out loud.
And beware of Jinyiwei.
Tang Sheng's heart skipped a beat. He had never thought about this problem. Everyone had seen Prince Zhu Jianji's performance over the years. He had performed impeccably in countering the rebellion in Fujian and Dulbert's harassment of the border.
Chen Ruyan smiled and said one word: "Li."
Tang Sheng suddenly realized.
His Royal Highness’s external performance is impeccable, but what about internally?
The “crimes” are too numerous to describe!
The word deviant is an understatement.
If it were an ordinary nobleman, His Royal Highness would have been expelled from the family tree for his behavior.
Your Majesty could bear it before.
Because I have no choice but to be an only child.
But now we have Zhu Mianjin!
Your Majesty has a choice.
Then swapping reserves...as long as it is done properly, it is possible!
Tang Sheng suddenly woke up.
But he was still wary of Chen Ruyan and said with a smile: "This matter is not negotiable. Drink and drink."
Chen Ruyan smiled darkly in his heart.
Unnegotiable?
I see that when you return to the Hou Mansion tonight, you are going to discuss it with your father, Tang Xing.
No problem.
We, the civil service group, can help you, your Tang family relative!
But you have to clear yourself up about this.
He said with a smile: "If Mr. Anqiu has any ideas, Mr. Tang, please don't drink with Mr. and Mrs. from now on. Mr. and Mrs.'s official position and low-key words do not dare to get involved in these things. If one day he becomes successful and famous, Mr. and Mrs. will come to the mansion again to prepare for today."
The arrogant words are punishable by the thorns."
Tang Sheng was also smiling darkly in his heart.
coward!
Are you afraid that my cousin with Down syndrome will be implicated if he fails?
also.
Anyway, I was just reminded by you Chen Ruyan now, and I still don’t know what father Tang Xing’s attitude is.
Wait until I go back in the evening to make some insinuations.
I'm not in the mood to drink anymore.
After a few drinks, he pretended to be too drunk and said goodbye.
After Tang Sheng left, Chen Ruyan was silent for a while, got up, left the residence and went straight to the Ministry of Industry Minister's Mansion. He had already planted a seed with Tang's relatives. The civil service group could help the seedlings grow. They needed to ask the Ministry of Industry Minister Jiang Yuan and others.
Someone took action - the leading civil servant Hu Hui has already traveled to the west on a crane.
In the following days, the civil service group will suppress the relatives of the Hang family and at the same time show weakness to the relatives of the Tang family, allowing them to dominate the government and the public!
They will expand.
Maybe he really has to compete with Zhu Jianji for the position of the East Palace.
And as long as they are in internal strife, it is an opportunity for the civil service group!
