Jinyi champion

Chapter 1046 To go or to stay?

Zhu Hao received Zhu Si's "forgiveness" and could concentrate on his "Taoism" research.

Of course, Zhu Hao did not enter the Taoist temple as a Taoist priest, but as a court official, and he explained what he did in advance. He wanted to enter the Taoist temple for pure cultivation, and he did not intend to study alchemy or the way of heaven.

Anyway, just go in and mess around regardless of things.

As for what your emperor likes to think, that's up to you.

Zhu Hao entered the Taoist temple, which had no effect on what he did.

in the hall.

Regarding the emperor's promotion of Gui E as a Hanlin scholar, discussions were in full swing. Although some people stood up against it when the court was pushed, they were always recommended by others, such as Gu Dingchen, Li Ting, etc., and Gui E was in the emperor's mind. There is still a gap in status.

However, one person recommended by Liu Chun made the emperor a little bit more interested, and that was Zhang Bangqi.

Zhang Bangqi is also a servant of the Imperial Academy, the same as Gui E's current position, but there is one thing, that is, Zhang Bangqi has been an official for a longer period of time, and he knew the little emperor earlier, just because Zhang Bangqi did not participate in the ceremony. Unable to gain the absolute trust of the emperor.

After the deliberation of the imperial court was postponed, Gui E's appointment as a Hanlin scholar was still unresolved.

Afterwards, Zhang Zuo personally went to Taiqing Temple in the south of the city to find Zhu Hao and ask his opinion on the matter.

Zhu Hao was wearing loose clothes, but not Taoist robes. When he came out, he saw Zhang Zuo still yawning.

Zhang Zuo asked puzzledly: "Sir, what are you..."

"Didn't sleep well."

Zhu Hao said, "After all, this place is not as soft as the high bed at home, but I have adapted a lot in the past two days, but I am a night owl, and I can't sleep well at night, but I always doze off during the day."

Zhang Zuo was speechless for a while.

These days, it is really rare to see people working at night.

But thinking about it, it was Zhu Hao who helped the emperor read the memorials overnight, and he was used to turning day and night upside down, and usually spent the day catching up on sleep. Didn't the emperor also take advantage of this to squeeze Zhu Hao desperately?

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The two sat down and talked about Zhu Si's promotion of Gui E.

This is not the first time to explain the situation to Zhu Hao, so Zhang Zuo is very careful when speaking, for fear of offending the other party. After all, Gui E is currently standing on the opposite side of Zhu Hao, and he is about to assume the same position as Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao said: "Didn't it be him? Why do you still ask my opinion?"

Zhang Zuo tentatively asked: "That's it, can you write a note and recommend it in the name of the Imperial Academy?"

This request sounds excessive at first glance.

Gui E is a Hanlin Bachelor, and he is with Zhang Cong. In order to make Gui E a Hanlin Bachelor more legitimate, Zhu Hao, who still has the name of being in charge of the academy, wrote a note to support...

Zhu Hao asked with a smile: "Someone will accept what I wrote?"

According to Zhu Hao, are you taking me as Yang Tinghe?
Whatever you do, just write a note...

I'm afraid that even the chief assistant Fei Hong dare not write a note with such confidence. Once this kind of thing falls into the hands of political opponents, he will be impeached.

Zhang Zuo said: "But without your support, even if he was promoted to a Hanlin bachelor, he would still be criticized."

Zhu Hao nodded: "If Your Majesty really needs it, then I will write it. How to write it? Please enlighten me, Eunuch Zhang."

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Zhu Hao wrote a "recommendation letter" and asked Gui E to be a Hanlin scholar.

Zhu Hao could understand that the emperor wanted Gui E to change from Zhang Cong's follower to a relatively neutral existence, at least not to choose sides between Zhang Cong and Zhu Hao.

Zhu Si has already begun to have some emperor's strategy, and his move is just to balance the relationship between Zhu Hao and Zhang Cong.

If Zhang Cong himself is a Hanlin Bachelor, with a Gui E attached, and Zhu Hao doesn't care about things, then the balance between Zhang Cong and Zhu Hao will be broken, and the emperor will be worried about using Zhang Cong. Will you use the Hanlin Academy's errand to do something next time?
The last time it was leaked that the emperor was going on a tour, if any other tricks were made for the superior, the emperor would never let him go.

With Zhu Hao's note, at the court meeting the next day, the emperor logically agreed to make Gui E a Hanlin bachelor on the grounds that Zhu Hao, the head of the Imperial Academy, supported it. There were originally some people who objected, but Liu Chun, because of Zhu Hao's respect for Gui E, support, and instead came forward to agree with the matter.

Liu Chun's original intention was to calm things down.

Since Zhu Hao thinks that Gui E should be promoted, there is no need to fight any more, anyway, the emperor must use someone from the Yili School.

If it's not Gui E, it's Fang Xianfu or Huo Tao. It's unrealistic to even use the relatively neutral Zhang Bangqi.

As a result, on the first day Gui E returned to Beijing, he went directly to the Hanlin Academy to become a Hanlin bachelor.

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Zhu Hao was in the Taoist temple, and the news was blocked. He didn't pay attention to the situation of the court all the time like before.

Zhu Si sent people to investigate, and found that Zhu Haozhen became a man of idle clouds and wild cranes, concentrating on studying Taoism there, but drawing some blueprints from time to time at night. Si Even if he knew what Zhu Hao was painting, he wouldn't think it was so strange.

Anyway, in Zhu Si's eyes, Zhu Hao liked doing research since he was a child.

At the same time, news came from the defense of the southeast coast one after another, saying that on the ground in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, Zhu Hao dispatched a fleet to cooperate with Jinghai soldiers and horses to wipe out the bandits along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang with lightning speed. Only a very small number of bandits Kou fled south and east along the coast.

Those who went east probably fled in the direction of Wa Kingdom.

Those heading south are probably waiting for an opportunity to make a comeback.

Because of Lu Wan's contribution to the war against bandits, his name was mentioned repeatedly in the local memorials.

After court discussions, Lu Wan returned to the court minister's field of vision as the "governor of the coastal guards of Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong", as well as the censor of the capital of Youqin, which means... Lu Wan took the blame The completion of the body will be a crime.

Even if Lu Wan is still far away from returning to his official position, at least the Lu family no longer has to bow their heads to others.

As a result, many ministers in the DPRK and China are worried.

After all, Lu Wan used to be Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Minister of the Ministry of War, etc., and his prestige in the government and the public is not low, and the relationship between Lu Wan and Wang Qiong is quite good. Lu Wan fired the first shot first. Haven't done anything yet.

If Lu Wan and Wang Qiong return to the court... even Yang Yiqing will worry about their influence in the court.

Especially the frontier army, that is the core of the military power of the Ming Dynasty. As Peng Ze's power is gradually disappearing, some old troops cultivated by Wang Qiong and Lu Wan have emerged with their outstanding abilities.

And also at this time.

Regarding the candidate for the governor of the three sides, it was mentioned on the table again.

This time there was almost no suspense. The former Xuanda Governor Zang Feng, as the censor of the right capital and the left servant of the Ministry of War, went to the three sides to governor military affairs.

Because Zang Feng was the emperor's confidant from the very beginning, no one has any objections to being activated this time, and it is also because Zang Feng did not take the lead in matters such as the Dali Conference. Even if Zang Fengsu came to discord with Yang Tinghe and Peng Ze, Peng Ze The influence that Ze cultivated in the northwest has been recognized as incompetent.

Even Wang Qiong and Lu Wan were able to reactivate the emperor, so it seemed reasonable to appoint Zang Feng to the northwest.

At this time, many people miss Tang Yin...

Letting Zang Feng go to the northwest is really better than letting Tang Yin go. Although Tang Yin was born in the Xing Palace, at least this guy has never been greedy for power and position. He has always kept a low profile and acted extremely cautiously in the Northwest. In addition, he has no power of his own. , very easy to control.

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Zang Feng left for the northwest in mid-March.

That day Lu Zhanqing went to the Taoist temple to see Zhu Hao. She was wearing a Taoist robe and wanted to hide from others, but when she appeared in front of Zhu Hao, Zhu Hao felt that she was trying to cover up.

After all, Lu Zhanqing has a beautiful appearance, no matter how much she conceals it, it is still easy to be recognized as a woman at a glance.

Female Taoist priests are not allowed to stay in Taiqing Temple, she always looks out of place when she comes here.

Fortunately, there was no one watching around the Taoist temple recently, it seemed that even Zhu Si had lost interest in Zhu Hao's whereabouts.

"Why is the master not in court, or going out to do his own business? Instead, stay here?"

Lu Zhanqing put down the basket he was carrying and took out some snacks from it.

Apparently she did it all by herself.

Zhu Hao doesn't like to let the women around him show off in things like eating and drinking. He is more casual in eating and drinking, and he can eat whatever he wants.

But Zhu Hao still gave Lu Zhanqing face, picked up the snacks and ate two bites.

"There is no place for me in the court. If I go to other places, and I am afraid that His Majesty will send someone to chase me back, I might as well stay in the Taoist temple and try to keep my ears quiet."

Zhu Hao said so, but obviously he has a comprehensive plan.

Staying temporarily means that he is not ready to leave. Once he decides to leave, he will definitely not stay, and there must be a way to make Zhu Si unable to catch up.

The biggest problem at present is still the shortage of manpower.

Zhu Hao needs enough people to assist him. Even if he wants to conquer overseas aborigines, he must have a group of people who are loyal to him. In fact, Zhu Hao has already made up his mind about this group of people...that is, Lu Song, Lu Bing and his son, as well as Guan Dezhao. and Guan Jing et al.

Of course, the fleet and soldiers sent out to search for the New World before are also his reserved forces.

He had to bring more people, in order not to lose the wind in the fire battle with the Frangroids in the New World. Although the weapons he could provide were more advanced, the opponents were still not a group of natives with wooden javelins and bronze arrowheads. .

At that time, he can unite the natives to fight back together, and then absorb some of the troops... It's better to have a drama like the American continent conquering the European continent...

Of course, these are unrealistic fantasies, and Zhu Hao has no plans to put them into practice.

He is still in the planning stage and needs more drawings, more technology, and more manpower and material support.

"Recently, your grandfather will come to the capital to report on his duties. Are you going to see him?" Zhu Hao asked.

After Lu Wan made military exploits in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, he will be responsible for the next step of clearing the sea, but before that, he has to go to the capital to claim his position, and he is also here to show his allegiance to Zhu Si.

To pacify the sea and the border, there is no rush.

Lu Wan led troops along the southeast coast, Zhu Hao probably had a little difficulty in using him.

Don't think that Lu Wan wants to accept Zhu Hao's kindness now, but such an old minister...is not as easy to use as Lu Bing and other newcomers. This kind of person is actually a politician at heart and will not follow Zhu Hao to take risks.

Lu Zhanqing had a firm attitude and said, "The concubine obeys the master's orders."

(End of this chapter)