Jinyi champion

Chapter 530 New Cabinet

After entering July, Zhu Si did not have any more direct conflicts with his courtiers.

However, with the report of the audit results of Hegong, a new disturbance is already brewing.

When the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry received the relevant audit results forwarded by Xinhuang, and found that the apparent deficit was more than one million taels of silver, they naturally had to find a way to make up for it.

As Zhu Hao expected, Huang Zan, who had been the servant of the right in the household department a few years ago, was destined to be pushed out as a scapegoat.

"...The Ministry of Industry is alright, but it involves the governor of Henan and local river engineering affairs. It has been stopped since last year. Now it is difficult to transfer excess money and food from the warehouse of the Ministry of Households. If His Majesty continues to pursue it, I am afraid Many officials from the Ministry of Annual Account and the Ministry of Industry will be investigated, which will cause turmoil in the court..."

Jiang Mian walked out of the cabinet, walked side by side with Yang Tinghe, and soon mentioned the recent river engineering audit.

Yang Tinghe replied coldly: "Didn't Your Majesty want to control the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Works in full control? Let the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Works do their own inspections. Why should outsiders be involved?"

Jiang Mian was worried when he heard this.

Judging from what Yang Tinghe said, it seemed that he wanted to let go of the affairs of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry.

After Zhu Si ascended the throne, in the first batch of personnel appointments and dismissals, although the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of War were abandoned, the two ministers of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry were proposed by Zhu Si on his own initiative and approved by the court. At present, the ministers of the Ministry of Households and Sun Jiao are not yet in place. , and Zhao Huang, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, was in charge of river engineering in the past, and all of them were stamped with the emperor's mark.

This time mobilizing the teachers and mobilizing the crowd, the emperor felt a little bit like using his own people as a knife.

Jiang Mian said: "But the person who examines the accounts this time is Tang Yin who was born in Prince Xing's residence. If he is eager to do meritorious service, he is holding on to He Gong's accounts and wants to find money, what should he do?"

The court officials are basically under the control of Yang Tinghe, and generally speaking, there are no reckless people who don't understand the rules.

But Tang Yin is different.

This is a "Ye Luzi" with an abnormal background. Because he was involved in the case of proving the imperial examination and ruined his future in the imperial examination, he is bound to have a hatred for the orthodox court officials. What a drastic move.

The most fearful thing about the affairs of the imperial court is to go deep into it carefully. On the surface, it looks peaceful, but once you get to the bottom of it, you will find that all the yamen are dirty under the glamor.

Yang Tinghe shook his head: "Let the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry first start with the bureaus of the inner government, especially the inner government offices established in the Zhengde Dynasty, and remove all that can be abolished, so as to save money for the court. If there is any problem, just push it directly to the officials in charge at the time."

According to Yang Tinghe, doesn't the emperor like to check?

Let's get you some fake ones first, and see if you'll accept it as soon as you like it.

If you don’t know how to restrain yourself, then we’ll push out those who were in charge of the river project to die. The most important thing is the former Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, Li Wei. After all, Li Wei also belongs to Wang Qiong’s faction. Zhao Huang is also within the scope of treatment.

Jiang Mian thought for a while, before he knew how the new emperor would make a big fuss, he could only use the bureaus of the inner government. Just in the previous court meeting, there were already discussions about giving up some insignificant and money-consuming bureaus. Get rid of it and save money for the court.

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Zhu Hao planned for Tang Yin to let Tang Yin go to the court to fight against the Confucians, but there is no way to implement this matter for the time being.

In other words, this is only limited to the scope of imagination. If it is really necessary to operate, unless the conflict between the emperor and civil servants reaches an irreconcilable point, Tang Yin should first follow the basic etiquette of civil officials, that is, follow the rules and follow them slowly, so as not to As soon as he became an official, he offended so many people.

This afternoon, after Zhu Si left the palace, he called to see Gong Yeling's play.

Gong Yeling had performed for Zhu Si twice before, and Zhu Si was fascinated each time. Zhu Hao was afraid that Zhu Si's bloody Fang had just brought Gong Yeling into the palace, so he didn't let Gong Yeling appear recently.

"Your Majesty, Miss Gongye is Le Ji. Will His Majesty grant her the status of a benefactor so that she can lead a normal life earlier?" Zhu Hao asked.

Zhu Sidao: "Is there any difference?"

Even if Zhu Si is now the Ninth Five-Year Master, he is still a little unclear about the division of the market class. He doesn't know that in fact, many people in Ming Dynasty have no way to take the imperial examination and live a normal life. The so-called equality of everyone is not It exists in the society of Ming Dynasty.

After Zhu Hao explained, Zhu Si nodded and said, "Let's not talk about Miss Gongye, even everyone in the troupe should be pardoned."

Zhang Zuo said quickly, "Your Majesty, if you pardon too many people at once, it will inevitably make people suspicious."

"That's it..." Zhu Si thought for a while, then smiled and said to Zhu Hao, "Then listen to Zhu Hao, he will give it to whomever he says he will give it to be a benefactor."

While talking, Tang Yin came back escorted by Luo An and saluted Zhu Si.

Zhu Hao asked: "Didn't Mr. Tang go to the Ministry of Industry today to transfer the reunion memorials from Henan and Shandong in the past few years? Didn't the transfer be completed?"

Tang Yindao: "The Ministry of Industry replied that none of these old memorials were kept."

Zhu Si asked suspiciously: "Didn't it mean that all memorials from the previous dynasty should be filed for future historians to organize and record them? Why did the Ministry of Industry say that these memorials were not kept?"

Zhu Hao said: "Your Majesty still can't hear it? In fact, they don't want to give it... because it involves a lot of shortfalls. After handing it over and checking the accounts, they can't make up the shortfall. What's more, they don't even take a positive The household officials of Jiupin take it seriously."

"Bastard! They didn't take me seriously!" Zhu Si was furious.

Zhang Zuo hurriedly said: "Your Majesty calm down."

Zhu Sidao: "Zhu Hao, I have an idea. Instead of waiting for everything to be handled by the cabinet first, we should set up a cabinet by ourselves, and let you take care of all affairs. Mr. Tang will join in. If it is feasible...Mr. Gongsun or other capable people People are also added together, so that if there is any problem, it will be more convenient to solve."

Zhang Zuo stared at him.

New cabinet?
Where does that put me?
Am I not only subject to the cabinet, but also suppressed by the new cabinet?Then I, the eunuch who is in charge of ceremonies, is my nominal internal appearance, isn't it just a decoration?
Zhu Hao looked at Zhang Zuo and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, Eunuch Zhang should be at the head of everything."

Although Zhang Zuo knew that it was impossible for Zhu Si to follow this suggestion, his heart was still warm. Finally, Mr. Zhu remembered that there was me, Zhang.

Zhu Sidao: "He can indeed join in, but if there is something to do, the opinions of Zhu Hao and Mr. Tang should prevail. If it is to be implemented... it needs relatively experienced personnel. It is best to have someone in the court..."

Zhu Hao heard that Zhu Si's idea was similar to the "Military Aircraft Department" established above the cabinet in the Qing Dynasty.

They are directly responsible to the emperor, but they do not have official positions on the surface, that is to say, they are all part-time jobs, but their identity and status are equivalent to that of a prime minister, who controls the military and political power of the court.

Of course, at the beginning of its establishment, it was impossible to reach such a height. This is probably because Zhu Sigang came to the throne and found that the cabinet had too much power. The prime minister system that has been passed down in China for more than a thousand years is necessary.

If the prime minister can be completely controlled by the emperor, it is indeed more efficient in handling affairs, and the emperor can control everything.

"It is impossible for me to go out of the palace every day in the future. It would be best for Zhu Hao and Mr. Tang to enter the palace. At worst, I will find you a place to work in the Xi'an Gate. Keep a low profile when entering and leaving the palace gate, so that no one will notice... "

The reason why Zhu Si wanted to set up such a special institution was probably because it was very inconvenient to communicate inside and outside the palace. Either he was out of the palace, or Zhang Zuo went through it.

It's better to let Tang Yin and Zhu Hao enter the palace directly.

Zhu Hao hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this matter should be discussed in a long-term manner. The play is about to begin. Your Majesty might as well enjoy it while having a meal. We will discuss this matter in detail in the evening."

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Zhu Si ran to the theater.

Although the purpose of going out of the palace is to have fun, Zhu Si has been able to restrain himself until now, because he knows that there are many enemies in the court, and a moment of carelessness may fall into the trap of others, and even lose the throne.

The reason he dared to come out to watch the theater was because Zhu Hao helped him with his official duties. In the future, he would be able to chat with those ministers fluently, and he could also ensure that he could fully understand the main affairs of the court, because Zhu Hao's summaries were very good every time.

"It seems that His Majesty trusts you very much."

Tang Yin came back and sat down to help Zhu Hao review the memorial.

Tang Yin is also practicing calligraphy recently.

According to Zhu Si's request, Tang Yin wanted to help Zhu Hao share part of the pressure, and it was best to imitate Zhu Si's handwriting.

But in fact, there is no need for this at all. In Zhu Hao's view, as long as Tang Yin can distinguish which memorials are important and which are just trivial matters, and separate them into different categories, Zhu Hao will approve some of them on behalf of the emperor Zhu, and the other part will be handed over to the Supervisor of Rites. .

So Tang Yin didn't pay much attention to this. At his age, imitating a teenage boy's handwriting without being noticed was indeed a bit difficult.

Zhu Haodao: "If Mr. Tang can enter the new cabinet, doesn't that mean he is an extremely human minister?"

"Stop talking and laughing."

Tang Yin didn't think this was something to be happy about, "You can't show your face, you've been hiding in the dark, serving the court but not being known to others, it's like traveling in brocade clothes at night. Zhu Hao, you have a bright future, and you can endure the loneliness for a while, but I How many years will this old bone remain in the court? It is said that it is not seeking false fame, but false fame is right in front of you, it is really hard to refuse."

Zhu Hao nodded.

Tang Yin is so "simple" sometimes, at least in front of him, he can be regarded as straightforward.

In the past, Tang Yin wanted to pursue fame, but he didn't have the qualifications. Now he has the qualifications to pursue it, but he is getting old. He finds that there are many things about qualifications and seniority that cannot be overcome, and he is a little discouraged.

Zhu Hao said: "Then Mr. Tang is more interested in pursuing achievements in his official career. Recently, His Majesty intends to let you be the head of the household department. Taking this as an opportunity, there may be a chance to become a center of power."

(End of this chapter)