Jinyi champion

Chapter 1042 Anxiety
Su Xigui did not help Huang Zan find Zhu Hao.

In the end, Huang Zan had no choice but to go out in person with a cheeky face, and his purpose was different from others. He didn't ask Zhu Hao what his future plans were, only for himself to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials.

Zhu Hao received Huang Zan at his home.

It was night now, and for a night owl like Zhu Hao, he was not in a hurry to rest before Haishi at night, but Huang Zan's arrival at Haishi made him very resistant.

"...Huang Butang, His Majesty has never discussed with me about the arrangement of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Even if I am a Bachelor of the Imperial Academy, His Majesty made his own decision and informed me. I'm afraid I can't help you with what you said."

Zhu Hao was straightforward.

I've done everything I can to help you, but if I can't help you now, there's really nothing I can do.

Do you think that the relationship between me and the emperor will always be so harmonious and there will be no conflicts?
Huang Zan asked tentatively: "Then...according to Xueshi Zhu, who should take over this position?"

After hearing Zhu Hao's evasive words, Huang Zan didn't ask Zhu Hao to help him anymore. Now he really wanted to know who would be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and Yang Yiqing couldn't always be in charge, right?

Zhu Hao shook his head: "I don't know."

What he said was the truth, but in Huang Zan's ears, it was purely concealment, and he didn't want to tell the inside story.

"Bachelor Zhu, I don't have any other intentions. I just want to ask clearly so that I can be prepared for the future." Huang Zan couldn't blow his beard and stare at Zhu Hao.

When he was allowed to enter the cabinet, he had agreed to leave after half a year, but now half a year has passed, and he has taken root in the position of Minister of the Household Department. Even if he is asked to withdraw from the court, he is unwilling.

So he tried his best not to anger Zhu Hao.

They obviously have different positions on many things, but they still have to pretend to be affectionate. Even Zhu Hao feels that Huang Zan is too hypocritical for his official position.

But you can't blame the other party. Among the officials of the Ming Dynasty, Huang Zan is considered good. This kind of person will at least show everything, unlike Yang Ting and that group of people, who are all cunning and philistine at heart, but they always show righteousness Ling Ran's appearance.

"Xueshi Huang, if you insist on asking this, I really don't know, but since you asked, I can try to analyze it for you." Zhu Hao replied seriously, "Your Majesty transferred Old Yang to the Imperial Academy. The main purpose of the court is to prevent it from interfering with the court affairs too much, can you understand that?"

"Yes."

Huang Zan had to admit that Yang Yiqing's involvement in the emperor's affairs was too much.

Gradually, even Huang Zan felt that Yang Yiqing was a bit like his old rival Yang Tinghe, who wanted to stand out in everything, which was the emperor's most disgusted.

Zhu Haodao: "If your majesty wants to replace someone, it must not dissuade or give advice to your majesty, but he can't be a hard-core nursing school like Qiao Shangshu before... You know, your majesty prefers to use someone who has participated The person who discussed the ceremony will take on this important task."

Huang Zan had a glimmer of hope in his heart, and asked, "That means...the old man has a chance?"

Zhu Hao wanted to say, you have no chance.

Do you think everyone else is stupid?With your sloppy appearance in the court, let you be the official secretary, who can you call on?Will others listen to you?

Zhu Hao added the selection criteria: "This person must have prestige, and it is best that all officials should be convinced by him no matter whether he participates in the ceremony or not."

When Huang Zan heard this, he smiled awkwardly as if he had fallen from the sky, face down.

He seemed to understand that what Zhu Hao meant was that neither of us is suitable, so don't think too much about it!

"Ugh!"

Zhu Hao sighed and said, "In fact, Yang Butang is the best in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and he can help His Majesty win the hearts of the people. But it is a pity that he wants to join the cabinet and help the country in the most direct way, so that he has never I have considered the issue of who will be awarded the position. His Majesty transferred him to the position of Hanlin Bachelor, mostly on a temporary basis, so that he has not arranged a successor for the Minister of the Ministry of Officials at all."

Huang Zan asked again: "Then who has the best chance?"

Zhu Hao said: "Unless there is someone in the cabinet, or someone outside the court, it's hard to say."

Huang Zan shook his head and smiled wryly.

He heard Zhu Hao's meaning, Zhu Hao felt that no one in the court was qualified to succeed Yang Yiqing as Minister of the Ministry of Officials except for the cabinet scholar, which made Huang Zan very unconvinced.

But in fact, what Zhu Hao wants to say is that the decision of who is qualified is in the hands of the emperor, and the emperor's criteria for employing people is not whether the person is capable or not, but what is the person's political orientation and whether Yang Tinghe is in the court the rest of the party.

At present, the emperor's selection of officials has almost one purpose, that is to wipe out all the remnants of Yang Tinghe in the court one by one.

In the original history, starting from the fourth year of Jiajing, Emperor Jiajing appointed some fringe officials transferred from Nanjing, as well as those little-known members of the Yili School. It was for this reason that Yan Song had the opportunity to rise rapidly .

Huang Zan said: "Then... Is it really possible that I don't have a chance at a high position?"

"Have."

Zhu Hao said, "You need Huang Butang to fight with His Majesty yourself. Only His Majesty can decide this matter. It is meaningless for you to tell me. If His Majesty agrees, you can go up. If His Majesty does not agree, anyone who says it is useless!"

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When Huang Zan left, he was extremely depressed.

Zhu Hao's suggestion was to ask him to ask the emperor, but it was unreliable. Could it be that he ran in front of the emperor and recommended himself?Am I crazy?

After sending Huang Zan away, Zhu Hao felt a little lost.

It was as if Tang Yin was sitting next to him again, rolling his eyes at him, asking him why he was torturing Huang Zan so much, and then asking in detail who was more likely.

It's a pity that people are dead.

Zhu Hao felt that he had lost a bosom friend, and it was also a kind of joy to play jokes with Tang Yin.

After Huang Zan returned, naturally he would not ask the emperor. The "shortcut" he thought of was to ask Zhang Zuo, and he still adopted a roundabout tactic, asking someone to send a gift to Wang Zuo, the commander of Jinyiwei, and Wang Zuo would notify Zhang Zuo. , let him go to the Ministry of Household Affairs to meet and discuss in detail.

Zhang Zuoben thought there was something important going on, but knowing that Huang Zan had made an appointment, he went.

Recently, because Zhu Hao doesn't ask about court affairs, Zhang Zuo is extremely busy, because the emperor, like Zhu Hao, also slackens court affairs, which means that Zhu Si and Zhu Hao are posting nets at the same time, and fishing can only let him, who was running errands before, When a person does it, he is so tired that his chest is pressed against his back.

"Eunuch Zhang, this old man would like to ask about the candidates for the Ministry of Officials." Huang Zan was very direct, straight to the point as soon as he came.

Hearing this, Zhang Zuo shook his head and smiled wryly.

Who really cares about what, Zhang Zuo really wants to say, you go to ask that Mr. Zhu, isn't it better than asking our family?

Zhang Zuo said: "How did our family know this? You should ask Mr. Zhu."

Huang Zan said helplessly, "I've asked him, and he said that I can only ask His Majesty."

Zhang Zuo smiled wryly again, Zhu Hao's answer was really straightforward and straightforward, but the situation is similar, the emperor is now complacent about controlling the appointment and dismissal of officials in the court, taking pleasure in transferring officials at will, and sometimes completely disregarding the thoughts of the ministers , and promotion rules.

Generally speaking... the emperor seems to be running wild now, and no one can control it except Zhu Hao, but Zhu Hao still doesn't make a move.

Zhang Zuo said, "Why don't you just listen to Mr. Zhu?"

Huang Zan smiled wryly, "Does even Mr. Zhang think so?"

Zhang Zuo looked around, and after confirming that there was no one around, he leaned forward and whispered: "Or you can find another way, you might as well take advantage of others."

"Who?"

Huang Zan couldn't figure it out.

Zhang Zuo said: "Who is the incumbent, naturally ask the next one."

Huang Zan was even more speechless.

This eunuch actually asked me to ask Yang Yiqing?
Zhang Zuo sighed and said, "Old Master Huang, let's just say what we have said. Recently, His Majesty seems to have some ideas about the use of troops in the Northwest. If you can make more suggestions and exert your strength in the dispatch of food, grass and supplies, Your Majesty Maybe there will be a chance for you to be promoted."

Zhang Zuo didn't go around in circles with Huang Zan either.

Knowing that you, Huang Zan, want to be in power, I will show you a clear path. Don't think about who to ask for. It is better to ask for others than to ask for yourself. It is more important for you to make some political achievements and win the emperor's appreciation than to do anything.

Huang Zan frowned, and asked, "Northwest is going to use troops again? Could it be that the imperial army is going to take the initiative to attack?"

Huang Zan didn't understand.

Although the Northwest has not been peaceful in the past two years, Daming has always maintained a defensive position in the Northwest. If it wants to use troops, it will probably have to wait for the Tatars to kill them. .

Does the emperor want to learn from his predecessors and continue to engage in troubles in the northwest, so that the ministers dare not speak up?

Zhang Zuo said: "I really don't know what the specific arrangement will be. If His Majesty really wants to use troops, it is estimated that Mr. Zhu will come forward and take charge of the military affairs of the three sides."

"what?"

Huang Zan felt that his outlook on life had been subverted again.

The emperor wants to use Zhu Hao to lead troops to the northwest?

That's almost the same as Emperor Zhengde reusing Jiang Bin.

At any rate, Jiang Bin was from a martial arts background, and he had led the army to win battles, but what qualifications did Zhu Hao have?
Even if Zhu Hao had helped Tang Yin win the Battle of Juyongguan, he was still far from being a qualified commander, right?
But this explains why Zhu Hao has never been in charge of the specific affairs of the DPRK and China.

Could it be that Zhu Hao has been actively preparing for the battle?
Zhang Zuo said again: "Your Majesty shouldn't care too much about who will replace the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. It is estimated that the status quo will always be maintained. Our family will leave first."

Zhang Zuo didn't want to talk too much to Huang Zan.

He felt that he was cheated by Huang Zan, since he had nothing important to do, he had to go back to the Supervisor of Rites to preside over Zhu's criticism.

Huang Zan said: "I have prepared a small gift for Eunuch Zhang."

"This... how dare you?"

When Zhang Zuo heard that there was a gift, he suddenly became happy.

Recently, few people have given him gifts, mainly because his official position is very embarrassing, he can't go out of the palace at any time like Huang Jin, the emperor is strict with him, and there is Zhu Hao sitting on his head, making him cautious.

Furthermore, Yang Tinghe left behind a group of veteran subordinates who were a little "ignorant", and generally refused to pay money to get through the joints.

After thinking about it, Huang Zan is more reliable, and his shots are generous.

"Huang Butang, you are too polite."

Zhang Zuo was in a good mood, so he talked more naturally, "May I tell you one more thing, now Mr. Zhu is not very interested in the war in the northwest, he is more concerned about the war in the southeast coast, he has given a series of secret concerts before, and mentioned an expedition Overseas. Our family does not know what he thinks, but it is said that there are things overseas that Ming does not have.

"Anyway, you have to weigh it yourself. Our family doesn't know whether it will help you to be the Minister of the Ministry of Officials! Oh, by the way, don't forget the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, he is also your strong competitor."

(End of this chapter)