Jinyi champion

Chapter 1069 Unleashed

Zhu Hao has been at sea for two months.

In the past two months, there have been basically no major personnel changes in the court. It's not that Zhu Si doesn't want to make adjustments, but that he doesn't know how to make adjustments.

"...Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu has not heard from Mr. Zhu until now. Now that the autumn grain is about to be put into storage, the several projects that Anlu had previously been built by Bo Yutian have basically been completed, and Bo Yutian is too tired to get up on his couch. Recently, His son Jiang Rong is in charge of everything..."

Originally, Jiang Rong was also Zhu Hao's disciple, so he should go to sea with his master.

But Zhu Hao didn't use Jiang Rong. It was precisely because Jiang Lun's deadline was approaching that Zhu Hao didn't want to make too many changes in Jiang Lun. On Tang Yin, Zhu Hao spent a lot of energy, only to find that many things would eventually come to an end. It is difficult for man to overcome the sky.

Zhu Si yawned, looking listless, and asked: "Is there no news of any ships returning to overseas? This time, no one was alive or dead, and I don't know if the fairy grass was found. What's the point of going to sea then?"

Zhang Zuo didn't know how to answer for a while.

"Forget it, when he left, he wanted to keep him but he didn't, so let him go... I wonder if he will come back before the end of the year?"

Originally Zhu Si was very confident about Zhu Hao's return years ago, but now he became hesitant.

Maybe even Zhu Si felt that Zhu Hao had no intention of being a cow or a horse for him. It seemed that he, the emperor, couldn't use his fame and wealth to attract Zhu Hao back.

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The wind and the sea are calm.

Jia Yong is about to leave the cabinet, and he has entrusted all the errands, just waiting for the approval of the request for speech.

Earlier, Zhu Si rejected Jia Yong's resignation in order to protect the face of the so-called monarch and his ministers, but then he deliberately asked Zhang Zuo to pick on Jia Yong's faults in some matters, and immediately there was a censor who was gathered by Zhang Cong. Impeach Jia Yong's power, especially trouble Jia Yong with the budget at the beginning of the year.

Jia Yong was wronged.

He has no right to speak in the court at all, and the proposed proposals are also restricted by several other people. In addition, he is a member of the Protectorate Sect, and now Zhang Cong is in power in the court, which makes him only a cabinet minister. But he does not have the power that the cabinet ministers should have.

Now that Zhang Cong's calls for joining the cabinet are getting louder and louder, Jia Yong knows that he left the cabinet to make room for Zhang Cong.

Another important minister in the cabinet, Liu Chun, also wanted to resign recently.

Liu Chun simply didn't want to do it anymore.

The emperor didn't want to drive him away, and he didn't encounter any great pressure. On the contrary, he was still the best mediator between Fei Hong and Yang Yiqing. With him working in the cabinet, the atmosphere was much more harmonious, but even so, he did his job well. Tired, it may be that his old friend Sun Jiao set a bad example for him, and now he wants to go back to his hometown to take care of himself.

He was also afraid that he would die in office.

"Renzhong, you can't go."

This day Fei Hong knew that Liu Chun was ready to play the resignation memorial, and came to dissuade him. At this time, the two of them were about to go back to their respective homes, and Liu Chun left Wenyuan Pavilion earlier and earlier.

Fei Hong could see that Liu Chun really wanted to put down the pick.

Liu Chun smiled bitterly and said, "I stayed in the cabinet originally to take up a position for Jing Dao. I didn't care whether Jing Dao did what others liked or not. At least in my heart, he has the ability to take on this important task. But now there is no news of him. Why should I bother myself?"

"Ugh……"

Fei Hong sighed.

Liu Chun spoke so bluntly, clearly telling him that he had no idea about being the chief assistant.

Fei Hong originally wanted to let Liu Chun stay on the grounds that he would retire in a year or two to make room for Liu Chun as the chief assistant, but right now he couldn't say that.

Liu Chundao: "But before Jingdao left, I got some news from him."

"I don't know what news it is?"

Fei Hong was surprised.

Before Zhu Jingdao left, he actually sent you news?
Have you notified the emperor?
Liu Chun said with a smile: "Jing Dao said that he has been at sea for at least half a year, because it takes nearly three months to go, and it takes about the same time to come back. As for what he should do after going to sea, it depends on whether the sea is suitable for rooting. I don't understand what he means, overseas is a wild land, why do you want to stay outside for a long time?"

Fei Hong frowned upon hearing this, but did not object or agree.

Liu Chun said again: "But he also told me that there is no need to insist on anything, everything will go with the flow, and the court will let it develop in its proper direction, and I will not interfere."

"What direction?" Fei Hong asked.

He actually wanted to know Zhu Hao's forecast for the future direction of the court.

Liu Chun said with a smile: "He only said that Zhang Bingyong will join the cabinet and may become the chief assistant in the future. I don't know why he has such an idea. But I guess, without the help of the respectful Dao, His Majesty, Only Zhang Bingyong can be reused, that’s probably what it means.”

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Zhang Cong has indeed been working hard for his entry into the cabinet recently.

Originally, he didn't want to enter the cabinet before Zhu Hao. He felt that if he wanted to enter the cabinet, he had to wait for Zhu Hao to enter first.

If he entered the cabinet first, he would become a target. Out of the emperor's trust in Zhu Hao, he would mercilessly drive him away and give Zhu Hao the position of Chief Assistant.

But now Zhu Hao has voluntarily withdrew from the competition, and there has been no news since he went south. It seems that he has no interest in high-ranking officials and high salary. , attracting everyone's attention to him, thinking that it was Gui E who wanted to take the top position, but he hid behind the scenes and secretly worked hard.

"...I have asked the opinions of some people in the Ministry of Rites, and Xi Shangshu has made it clear that he will stand by your side."

Gui E acted as Zhang Cong's pawn.

Huo Tao used to play this role, but Gui E was not in Beijing at that time, and now that Gui E is back, Huo Tao and Fang Xianfu have not fully integrated into Zhang Cong's inner circle, and they are not as wise as Gui E, so almost everything is in the air. Zong always asks Gui E for help.

Zhang Cong thought for a while and asked, "Is there still no news about Zhu Jingdao?"

"It's still the same as before. He said that he took a lot of civilian husbands to sea, and there were female relatives on board. Those who didn't know thought he was going to settle overseas... I don't know what his purpose is, and His Majesty didn't make any noise. Look. It looks like His Majesty still supports his going to sea!"

Zhu Si knew Zhu Hao's longing for overseas places, but he still didn't understand why Zhu Hao would give up his good life and take great risks to go to sea, and put it on people like Zhang Cong and Gui E, let alone why Zhu Hao wanted to go to sea. What did you do.

Zhang Cong asked, "Didn't the local government come forward to stop it?"

Gui E shook his head: "How do you block it? With Zhu Jingdao's status in His Majesty's mind, his status as a Hanlin scholar and Minister of the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, and his authority to govern the Jinyiwei and Coastal Guards, who would dare to jump out?" court death?
"Bingyong, you don't have to worry. Since he chose to go to sea, it means that he has no intention of joining the cabinet. Why don't you and I join the cabinet earlier as we discussed before, and train more trusted subordinates in the future to hold him down! Now in court, no one is firmly on his side, we can arrange everything calmly!"

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Zhang Cong began to perform in front of the emperor, especially in helping the emperor earn money, and helped Zhu Si solve several troubles one after another.

The biggest trouble lies in the emperor's dispatch of money and food to the household department. Zhang Cong now plays the role of the emperor's minion, because Zhu Si basically does not go to court now, and is extremely slack about government affairs, so the household department can delay it as much as possible, so Zhang Cong Cong always mediates as the emperor's special envoy.

Zhang Cong also knew that he was not the direct superior of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Going to the Ministry of Household Affairs was not a direct order, but to put pressure on the officials by conveying the emperor's attitude, so that people would know his position in the emperor's mind, and gradually adapt to his alone life. The status of the head of civil servants above ten thousand people.

Now it seems that Zhang Cong doesn't even pay attention to several cabinet scholars.

As the eunuch in charge of the ceremony, the most powerful person around the emperor at the moment, Zhang Zuo could have prevented Zhang Cong from doing so, but he didn't show up. On the contrary, he was still behind the scenes, not because Zhang Zuo felt that this person was easy to control... but because After Zhu Hao left, Zhang Zuo seemed powerless to help the emperor handle government affairs, so he had to rely on Zhang Cong.

As a result, the impeachment of Zhang Cong's arbitrariness and violation of power by the DPRK and China has increased.

Originally Zhang Zuo wanted to suppress public opinion, but later found that the ministers of the DPRK and China did not buy it at all, especially the censors. They could not attack the emperor for misbehavior, so they took Zhang Cong, who represented the emperor, as a target.

When Zhang Zuo presented Zhu Si with a bunch of impeachment memorials, he was ready to be punished.

Zhu Si didn't take it seriously, and said coldly: "It has attracted such a big backlash, which shows that Zhang Xueshi is still good at handling things, not bad."

Zhang Zuo probably knew that Zhu Si didn't like the irresponsible remarks of those officials, or some of the thoughts instilled by Zhu Hao before. The emperor should artificially create conflicts in the court, so that the ministers were separated, and the formation of factional infighting The situation is intertwined, only in this way can the emperor reap the benefits of the fisherman.

When Zhu Si discovered that Zhang Cong possessed Zhu Hao's temperament in this regard, he felt that this was a usable talent.

Zhang Zuodao: "According to what the officials said, when Xueshi Zhang came out to meet the courtiers, he often put pressure on the court officials in the name of Your Majesty. Or because of this, the court did not know that there was His Majesty, but only knew that there was Xueshi Zhang...in a non-existent way In the body of the prime minister, do the work of the prime minister."

Zhu Si shook his head and said, "Is it really unacceptable that there are multiple prime ministers in Ming Dynasty?"

"This……"

Zhang Zuo never expected that his master's thoughts were different from others.

The other emperors were afraid that their ministers would have too much power, so they tried every means to stop it, but Zhu Si did the opposite. Perhaps Zhu Hao was the most suitable candidate for prime minister in his mind?

It is precisely because Zhu Si has thought about making Zhu Hao the prime minister more than once that he feels that it is not impossible to let others practice their skills.

"Okay, in the future, if Xueshi Zhang does something that violates the rules, there is no need to tell me, unless he has actually harmed my interests. Let's talk about it at that time."

Zhu Si continued to yawn, "Didn't you say that a few Taoist priests were going to enter the palace recently? Where did the head of the Longhu Mountain go? Also, the ritual of fasting and offering sacrifices has been temporarily suspended, so send someone to invite some Taoist priests back... oh yes Yes, Taoist nun is fine too..."

The emperor suddenly mentioned Taoist nun, Zhang Zuo immediately reminded: "Your Majesty, there is another news that the eldest princess has gone to sea with Mr. Zhu!"

"Don't you already know?"

Zhu Si was not surprised at all.

He would be surprised if his sister didn't follow Zhu Hao.

Zhang Zuodao: "Nowadays there are a lot of criticisms in the court and in China."

"If you criticize, just criticize... Ah no, you can't take advantage of them for nothing. Whoever dares to make irresponsible remarks about my family will let the factory guards arrest them and put them in prison for trial. Hmph, I am worried that no one will give me money. , whoever dares to offend the majesty of the royal family, let him know the fate of doing so!"

(End of this chapter)