Daming: Lend the system to Emperor Hongwu at the beginning

Chapter 159 Lao Zhu: Do you want to teach us to be emperors?
"Taizu, it's too risky for you to do so."

"If one fails, not only will the world of our Zhu family be easier for others, but the whole world will be in chaos."

When he went back to the jingshe, Emperor Jiajing saw that the eunuchs had all retreated, and couldn't help looking at Zhu Yuanzhang with a worried face.

"Oh?"

"Then tell me, what should I do?" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Emperor Jiajing with great interest, and really wanted to hear what the Emperor Jiajing had to say.

"Maybe it's because you don't know much about the current situation in Ming Dynasty, then I... ah no, grandson will tell you about it!"

Emperor Jiajing was worthy of his intelligence, he was more up-to-date than Emperor Chongzhen, he quickly adapted to his identity in just one night, and silently added seniority to himself.

"Taizu, my grandson has read Taizu's quotations and the history of the Hongwu period every day these years, so I know what happened to you at that time. At that time, you were just the founder of the country and made trouble. Nothing goes wrong.”

"But the situation is much more complicated now than it was back then. Daming's army is already useless, and even if it exists, it is controlled by civilian officials."

"If the civil servants are not divided into two factions and let them fight each other, then our Zhu family will be emptied by them."

"Sun'er is adhering to this principle and has actively divided the entire civil servant group since the early days of his administration."

"From Yang Yiqing to Zhang Cong to Zhang Fujing, Fang Xianfu, Xia Yan, Yan Song, and Xu Jie, it's the same. Let them compete for power and profit with each other, and Sun Er can sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and control the overall situation."

"As the emperor, we don't need to do things in person, that would be too disrespectful!" Emperor Jiajing laughed.

"Go on!" Zhu Yuanzhang looked at this unworthy descendant who pretended to be smart with a half-smile.

"Now Yan Song is the chief assistant, leading the strict party to control the court, and Xu Jie is the second assistant and leading the Qingliu party to check and balance. Although the strict party is domineering, it is indeed time to depose, but this is not a matter of overnight. We need Do it slowly!"

"You are directly arresting Yan Shifan and convicting him like this, you are trying to scare the snake, and the Yan Party will fight back!" Emperor Jiajing said.

"How will they counterattack?" Zhu Yuanzhang asked with narrowed eyes.

"If my prediction is correct, they will report the disaster first, and at the same time the court's taxes will be reduced. If Yan Shifan is not released by then, civil unrest in various places will start."

"Now half of the imperial court center, as well as the entire two capitals and thirteen provinces belong to them. If they don't do things sincerely and add chaos instead, the entire court situation will immediately become chaotic."

"Is this what Taizu would like to see?" Emperor Jiajing asked.

Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang sinking into deep thought,
Emperor Jiajing suddenly became more energetic. He felt that the Taizu was indeed not as good at controlling the court as he was.

After all, during the Taizu period, the world was won immediately, and there was no need to pay attention to political balance.

But it is no longer the case now. The power of the emperor of Ming Dynasty has not been as heavy as that of Zhu Yuanzhang in the early Ming Dynasty.

This is his perception of the more than 40 years of his career as an emperor.

He felt that it was necessary for him to teach his great-grandfather how to be the emperor of Ming Dynasty.

"Taizu, in my opinion, you shouldn't admit that you have read this memorial at all, so that there is still room for things to change, and you can still maintain the situation where the strict party and Qingliu are fighting without breaking. Let’s get through the current situation of Japanese riots in the southeast and the imperial court having no money.”

"Then wait until the strict party relaxes its vigilance, and then unite with the Qingliu party to liquidate the strict party."

"Of course it's not too late. After the Yan Party makes some counterattacks, you pretend to compromise and release Yan Shifan!"

"There is another advantage of doing this, that is, it can get the support of Qingliu, so that they can deal with the strict party even more!" Emperor Jiajing expressed his thoughts.

He suddenly felt that teaching Zhu Yuanzhang to be an emperor is really a very exciting thing.

"Okay, let's see if this Yan Song will fight back like you said!" Zhu Yuanzhang is very good at nourishing his energy now. If someone dares to teach him to do things in front of him like Jiajing in the past 20 years, he will The big-eared melon seeds have already slapped it.

"Taizu, I think you still want to...!" Emperor Jiajing felt unsatisfied and wanted to continue teaching Zhu Yuanzhang.

"go away!"

"Do you really think you can teach us how to do things?" Zhu Yuanzhang, who was very kind just now, suddenly became impatient, making Emperor Jiajing's face turn red instantly.

But seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's face, Emperor Jiajing squatted in the corner silently knowingly.

Mao Xiang, who watched the whole process next to him, held back his laughter very hard.

This Emperor Jiajing was really brave. He was probably the first person in the world who dared to teach Emperor Hongwu to be an emperor.

And at the same time, in Prince Yu's mansion.

Xu Jie, who just came from Xiyuan, reported the details of his meeting with Zhu Yuanzhang to King Yu one by one.

There were two important ministers beside him.

The first assistant of the Longqing Dynasty was Gao Gong, and the first assistant of the early Wanli period was Zhang Juzheng.

Two people plus one Xu Jie, the three of them dominated the direction of the Ming Empire in the next 30 to [-] years in the original history.

"Bullshit!"

"When did I, the Chief Assistant of the Ming Dynasty, go to the local government for trial because of a case?"

"How could this be His Majesty's decision?"

"Yan Song must have been slandered!"

"This must be a conspiracy by the Yan Party!" Gao Gong was the first to pat the table.

"I don't think so!" Xu Jie shook his head.

"But no matter what, we still have to advise. Now that Yan Shifan has been arrested and sent to Zhao Prison, it is time to liquidate the Yan Party. Yan Song cannot be allowed to go to Zhejiang at this time, or something may happen!" Xu Jie said with a worried face.

Next to him, the future Emperor Longqing, Zhu Zaixi, looked at this and that, and always felt that the matter was a bit big, but he had no idea in his heart.

Zhang Juzheng did not participate in the conversation of several people, and no one noticed that Zhang Juzheng's eyes were bright and scary at this moment.

Unlike Gao Gong and Xu Jie's worries, he smelled something unusual from it.

He has a secret that he has never told anyone.

When his realm of Confucianism and Taoism reached the level of the world, he awakened a very special talent.

He can see the fate of the entire Ming Empire through his talents.

Ever since he awakened this talent, in his eyes, Daming's national fortune has been declining, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't change it one iota.

This made him feel a deep sense of despair.

But just last night, he suddenly discovered that Daming's national fortune had soared a lot.

And it has continued to rise slowly since last night, especially half an hour ago, when Zhu Yuanzhang summoned Yan Song and Xu Jie, the national fortune rose sharply again.

Zhang Juzheng had never seen anything that could cause such a surge in the fortunes of the country, and he had guessed that it might have something to do with Emperor Jiajing.

Hearing Xu Jie's words now confirmed more than half of his guess.

"That's right, the emperor must have changed his mind!"

"It can cause such a big increase in the national fortune, you don't need to think about it to know that it has changed for the better!"

At this moment, Zhang Juzheng breathed a sigh of relief for no reason.

To be honest, after awakening his talent, he has always had a sense of responsibility, about Daming's sense of responsibility.

He felt that this was the mission entrusted to him by the heavens, to save Daming from fire and water, and to turn the tide when the building was about to collapse.

But he was a little out of breath from the oppressive feeling of despair before, he was powerless, although he was full of strategies, he couldn't do anything, he could only stand aside and worry.

He is deeply aware of how small he is when facing a country.

But today, for the first time, he saw a glimmer of light in his despair.

"Da Ming can still be saved." He said to himself in his heart.

"Elder Ge, we heard that Elder Xiao Ge was imprisoned in Zhao Prison!"

"What's going on?" In Yan Song's mansion on the other side, a group of court officials also gathered.

Seeing Yan Song enter the room, a group of people immediately surrounded him.

"The court situation has changed!"

"The emperor wants to send me to Zhejiang to deal with the breach of Xin'an River and the subsequent corruption case!" Yan Song didn't mention Yan Shifan's matter, but sat down tremblingly, his eyes swept over everyone present, Open your mouth at the same time.

"This...is there any reason in the world to let the chief assistant of the cabinet go to a local area to handle a case?"

"There are still so many things in the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty waiting for the elder Ge's instructions, how can the elder Ge leave?"

The faces of a group of people changed to varying degrees upon hearing this.

Yan Shifan was arrested, and Yan Song is going to leave Zhejiang. Does this mean that the Yan Party is about to fall?

If the strict party falls, will they be liquidated?

Everyone's heart began to panic.

"Elder Ge, the emperor must have been deceived by the traitors. Let's jointly sign a letter to clarify the grievances of the elder Ge, so that the emperor can take back the order to send the elders south, and at the same time thoroughly investigate the traitors." Yan Maoqing said.

With him as the leader of the strict party general, a group of people immediately clamored.

Yan Song pondered for a moment and finally said: "Would it be a good idea to write a letter and give it a try?"

"Maoqing, I will leave the specific matters to you. I still have to go south first. After all, the emperor's fate is hard to do."

"If you have results, let Kuai Ma inform me when the time comes, and I'll come back!"

Hearing Yan Song's words, everyone nodded, approving Yan Song's approach.

After everyone left, Yan Song sat on the rocking chair alone, and began to recall meeting and talking with Zhu Yuanzhang again.

What he remembers most is Zhu Yuanzhang's warning to Xu Jie at the end.

"The future Ming Dynasty no longer needs a strict party, what the Ming Dynasty needs are capable officials!"

Yan Song chewed these two sentences silently.

He has served Jiajing for decades, and what he is best at is figuring out what he wants. He feels that this sentence is not only for Xu Jie, but also for himself.

Coupled with the fact that he was ordered to rectify the officialdom in Zhejiang, it was obvious that he would cut himself off from the strict party!
"But if I don't have the amulet of Yan Dang, can I really live?"

"Even if the emperor really doesn't pursue him, but how many people he has killed over the years, can their relatives, friends and old officials really let him go?" Yan Song narrowed his eyes slightly and thought silently.

"And the most important point, whether the emperor's abnormal behavior today is a sudden whim, or Da Ming's innocence has changed, all of which need him to take another look."

"It just so happened that Zhu Yuanzhang gave him the opportunity to leave the political whirlpool of Beijing. He could go to Zhejiang to watch the changes in Beijing with a cold eye. With Yan Maoqing and the others making a fuss and probing, he will soon see clearly whether the sky of Ming Dynasty has changed. ...."

Three days later, in the warm pavilion in Xiyuan, Zhu Yuanzhang casually threw the memorial in his hand on the table.

Since he replaced Jiajing's position, the supervisor of ceremonies' right to approve reds has been taken back by him as a matter of course.

In any case, it is impossible for him to hand over such an important matter as approving the red to the eunuch.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had finally rested, Emperor Jiajing next to him brought a cup of brewed ginseng tea to Zhu Yuanzhang in a very doggy manner.

Said that he has been with Zhu Yuanzhang these days, and he is more and more sure that this is Emperor Taizu Gao himself.

After all, if you can spend eight hours reading memorials out of twelve hours a day, there is probably no one in all dynasties except Emperor Taizu Gao.

To be honest, Emperor Jiajing admired this very much.

Anyway, since he delegated the right to criticize reds to the Supervisor of Ceremonies 20 years ago, he basically doesn't read memorials much.

"We read it for a long time, and all the memorials are for Yan Song to intercede. These court officials took our words as farts and wanted us to hold back!"

Zhu Yuanzhang took a sip of the tea handed over by Emperor Jiajing, with a cold expression on his face.

Ninety percent of the memorials he reviewed in the past three days were very uniform in content, and they were all about one thing, pleading for Yan Song and Yan Shifan.

It seems that he still underestimated the corruption of the Jiajing Dynasty government.

He originally thought that at least half of the officials in the court were still available, but now it seems that there are probably fewer.

"I have two capitals and one thirteen provinces in Ming Dynasty. Apart from interceding for Yan Song, is there nothing else I can do?"

"Are all the officials so idle?" Zhu Yuanzhang's expression became colder and colder.

"Taizu, this is the strict party demonstrating against you!" Emperor Jiajing reminded at the right time.

"Hmph, we can tell if you don't tell me!"

"This is not a demonstration to us, but to you, Emperor Jiajing!"

"Don't you feel ashamed? You even lick your face and laugh in front of us!"

"Da Sun, pull him out and beat us up hard!" Zhu Yuanzhang gritted his teeth.

From entering this world until now, he had never beaten Emperor Jiajing, but now he couldn't bear it anymore.

The mess left to him by this unworthy descendant is too bad.

"Wow, very good!"

Zhu Yuanzhang walked to the window with his hands behind his back, narrowing his eyes slightly.

Since he came to this world, he has seen it. Not only does Jiajing, an unworthy descendant, want to teach him how to be an emperor, but every civil and military man in the Manchu Dynasty wants to teach him how to be an emperor! "

"Lu Fang!" He shouted towards the outside.

"The servant is here!" Lu Fang, who was secretly practicing "Sunflower Treasure" outside, hurried in to listen to the order.

"Cabinet and six ministries of the Ming Dynasty, we will hold a grand meeting tomorrow. All officials above the sixth rank in Beijing will participate. They are not allowed to ask for leave or be absent. Those who disobey will be punished with the crime of deceiving the emperor."

(End of this chapter)