Jinyi champion

After the selection of the emperor, proceed step by step.

The list of candidates has been preliminarily determined, but it will take more than a month for all the personnel to arrive in Beijing, and even the primary election will not start until a month later.

Because Zhu Si is a vassal king who inherited the great rule, there is no one in the court, and the people are very enthusiastic about choosing a queen. The whole reason is that the new emperor has no connections in the court, and they all think about who's girl will become a queen or concubine. The natal family must be able to gain the trust and respect of the new emperor.

Coupled with the fact that some local officials intend to help the new emperor arrange marriages and are eager to make contributions, there are more than [-] candidates in the newspaper this time.

Zhu Si was full of joy waiting to choose his queen and concubines, but he didn't know that his marriage could not be decided by himself. At that time, Empress Dowager Jiang and Empress Dowager Zhang would definitely have disputes over his choice of empress, even if it was not an internal decision. , but the person he likes will also be the new queen, and it is inevitable that the queen mothers of the two palaces will fight.

Right now.

Zhu Wanhong took the initiative to invite Zhu Hao and asked him to go home to visit his grandfather Zhu Mingshan, but Zhu Hao flatly refused.

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mid-October.

Several major events occurred in the court one after another. First, Qiao Yu, the new Minister of the Ministry of Officials, went to Beijing to perform his duties. Qiao Yu basically obeyed Yang Tinghe's words. The appointment and removal of court officials was firmly controlled by Yang Tinghe.

Then there is the war on the northwest frontier.

In the past few years, Xuanda and the trilateral governance have been extremely chaotic. The ministers of the DPRK and China have repeatedly recommended Yang Yiqing, who has been at home all the time, to return to the court to preside over the trilateral affairs.

Zhu Si sent people to recruit twice, but Yang Yiqing flatly refused.

Yang Yiqing is a member of Wang Qiong's faction, and his status is still higher than that of Wang Qiong. It can be said that once Yang Yiqing returns to the court, his huge reputation alone will be enough to suppress the six ministries and stand against the cabinet.

Therefore, even though everyone knew that Yang Tinghe did not want Yang Yiqing to return to the court, there were still an endless stream of recommenders.

Perhaps Yang Yiqing also knew that now was not a good time to return to the court, and he had been evading it all the time.

"... Zhu Hao, look, the surname Yang resigns... I really want to agree directly, so that he will not hang around under my nose!"

Zhu Si came out of the palace that day and picked out one of the memorials he brought with him, which was Yang Tinghe's memorial to resign.

Perhaps Yang Tinghe also felt that the new emperor's wings were getting fuller, so in order to test the new emperor's attitude towards him, he simply sent a memorial to resign...

You must know that this kind of resignation and memorandum will basically be approved after multiple requests. If you make a separate request, the emperor will agree directly without reason.

Even if the emperor agrees, all the ministers will jointly sign a petition to ask the emperor to take back the order and let Yang Tinghe come back, and Empress Dowager Zhang will also put pressure on the emperor.

The result can only be that the emperor loses a lot of chicken feathers, and Yang Tinghe is his chief assistant in the court.

So from the very beginning, I couldn't agree.

Zhu Hao and Zhu Si analyzed the current situation a little bit, and Zhu Si said dejectedly: "You don't need to tell me, I know that the court cannot live without him now, and only with his big Buddha can we restrain those demons... Sigh, It's because I can't drive him away that I feel depressed, when do you think I can drive him away as I wish?"

Zhu Hao said: "It will take at least two years."...

"Two years? No way?" Zhu Si was very dissatisfied, "It's only been half a year now, wait for another two years, and the day lily will be cold. Can't it be earlier?"

Zhu Hao could see that the little emperor really wanted to control the court's right to speak, and he didn't want to be held hostage by Yang Tinghe again.

Now it seems that Zhu Pi has the power in his hands, and he, the emperor, decides all affairs in the court, but when it comes to six affairs, the opinions of the cabinet are mostly taken as the basis. Zhu Si competed for control of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry.

No matter what Zhu Sixia's will is, the people in the six ministries will act according to Yang Tinghe's orders. In addition, the official department is firmly controlled by Yang Tinghe's faction. Zhu Si, the emperor, only shows that he looks good. Not in his hands.

Zhu Hao said: "Be patient. As an emperor, you should know how to endure."

"All right!"

Zhu Si sighed helplessly, took out another memorial, and handed it to Zhu Hao, "Look at this, I listened to you before, let Yinggong and Wu Dinghou be the chief and deputy envoys and admirals.

"Recently, a number of ministers from the DPRK and China have jointly signed a petition, requesting that the Minister of the Ministry of War be the main secretary, remove the responsibility of the British public admiral, and let Hui Anbo come to be Wu Dinghou's deputy. They clearly want me to hand over the military power of the capital regiment .”

Guo Xun, Marquis of Wuding, was the grandson of Guo Ying, the famous founding general of the Ming Dynasty, and had a special status in the Jiajing Dynasty.

As for Hui'an Bo Zhang Wei, his ancestors were from relatives, but it is precisely because of this that people think he is a soft persimmon among nobles and easy to handle.

Previously, Guo Xun was appointed as the deputy to assist Zhang Lun, the admiral of Zuo Yingying, to supervise the regiment camp, mainly because he secretly supported Zhang Cong's big ceremony, that is to say, he belonged to "his own people".

This is what Zhu Hao learned from history, but the reality is that after Zhang Cong entered the ceremony, the people in the court did not openly support it, and even Guo Xun only had a tendency to support it, and did not express it.

The reason why Guo Xun was reused was a dark move by Zhu Hao to help Zhu Si control the military power.

Zhu Hao laughed and said, "Isn't that what we want?"

"Why?"

Zhu Si's eyes widened, not knowing why.

Zhu Haodao: "Before we used the Duke of England, firstly because we valued his depression and lack of ambition. In addition, his grandfather was an important minister of our Ming Dynasty and had great prestige in the army. But it was also because of the too much power of the Duke of England that we were attacked by civil servants. fear, and when the time is right, we should really replace him."

Zhu Si seemed to understand but half understood: "You mean, the British public is not trustworthy?"

"You can't say that."

Zhu Hao said with a smile, "Generally speaking, the Duke of England is only a temporary appointment by His Majesty at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, for the sake of reassuring people's hearts. He cannot be regarded as an honorary minister of the admiral regiment for a long time. After all, his allegiance is to Daming, not His Majesty."

Zhu Sidao: "I understand, whoever becomes the emperor, he will be loyal, even if Yang Tinghe wants to replace me, he will have no objection."

"Ah."

Zhu Hao nodded, "The words are rough and the rationale is not rough."

Zhu Si quickly realized Zhu Hao's thinking logic, and said with a smile: "As for Wu Dinghou and Hui Anbo, because they didn't have too much prestige before, they weren't enough to deter the soldiers, so the surname Yang would think that they are easy to control. But it is also because They have no status, that's why they are so devoted to me, right?"...

Zhu Haodao: "You can't judge whether they will really die for His Majesty based on their status when they were the first emperor. We still have to be careful to verify."

"How to seek evidence?"

Zhu Si obviously did not want to hand over military power.

It would be best if Zhu Hao and Sun Jiao’s marriage was the same, so that the civil servants would feel that their plot had succeeded and let the civil servants relax their vigilance, but in fact everything was under control. Juggling the enemy's sense of accomplishment.

Zhu Hao smiled and said: "It's very simple. Send Mr. Tang to visit secretly to inquire about the situation. If His Majesty is willing, you can even summon them outside the palace and ask them to serve His Majesty face to face. And send someone to supervise... After all, the admiral The position of eunuch is in our hands, and this will not change."

Wenchen wanted to replace Zhang Lun's position as the admiral of the battalion.

However, civil servants have no right to ask who will be the eunuch of the admiral regiment. Previously, this position belonged to Zhang Yong, but now it falls to Huang Jin from the faction of King Xing's Mansion, which is guaranteed.

Zhu Sidao: "Then let Mr. Tang go, how can I arrange for you to start the layout? As long as the military power is in hand, what's the point of seeing them outside the palace? As long as they are willing to go through fire and water for me, I should value them... It's a pity Zhu Hao, you are not a Xunchen, let you help me control the regiment, so I can sleep peacefully."

Zhu Hao said with a smile: "The minister is a civil servant and has no right to intervene."

Zhu Si sighed: "Then let the Minister of the Ministry of War be the chief admiral..."

"It's just a routine rule. The Minister of the Ministry of War can't sit in the army. Whoever has the authority to deploy troops, the Ministry of War can't make decisions. As long as Your Majesty makes things clear to Marquis Wu'an and Bo Hui, the Ministry of War will be emptied. Why worry? "

"Okay, that's it!"

Zhu Si is full of confidence.

He learned from Zhu Hao that the appointment and removal of personnel and financial power are not important to him for the time being. He must first firmly grasp the military power, so that he can remain invincible, and he will be more confident when bargaining with Yang Tinghe and other civil servants. Emboldened.

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Tang Yin has a new mission.

It is to visit Guo Xun and Zhang Wei secretly, learn an attitude from them, and then invite them to meet Zhu Si, and swear allegiance to Zhu Si face to face.

Only in this way, Zhu Si will formally promote them, and take the official position of the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion to serve as admirals and regiment battalion ministers.

In this matter, Zhang Lun is tantamount to becoming an abandoned child.

Zhu Hao's appointment of Zhang Lun was originally intended to let him go to the Xuanfu to govern the army and shine for the court. Didn't it mean that the Tatars came to plunder the border after the autumn harvest?Then let Zhang Lun go up to the top, and let the British descendants continue to be loyal to the country!

After Tang Yin learned of his mission, he teased: "You are trying to control the Ming Dynasty Hall."

Zhu Haodao: "Letting Marquis Wu Ding and Hui Anbo come to the admirals to supervise the regiment camp was proposed by civil servants, so how can I be in control?"

"Isn't it up to you to decide?"

Tang Yin's face was full of doubts, as if he wanted to persuade Zhu Hao to turn around.

Zhu Hao shook his head: "The right to adjudicate is exclusive to His Majesty."

Tang Yin smiled wryly: "Is it you, you know in your heart that His Majesty obeys you, whoever you say is whoever you say, even the Duke of England... can be dominated by you.

"You don't understand the principle of cooking a rabbit to death, do you?"

Of course Zhu Hao understood.

It was because Tang Yin really thought of him that he spoke so bluntly.

Now Zhu Hao and the emperor have a common enemy, that is Yang Tinghe, when Yang Tinghe falls, Zhu Hao may still be able to prosper for several years, and the conflict between the emperor and his ministers will break out one day in the future.

"I have my measure."

Zhu Hao didn't explain anything to Tang Yin in detail.

If he wanted to gain the emperor's trust, he had to go to the point where the emperor couldn't do without him. Without him, Zhu Hao's court couldn't function normally. Only then would he truly have the gold medal for avoiding death.

It is not enough to be an ordinary minister, he wants to be a person who changes the times, only when the direction of the Ming Dynasty is completely controlled by Zhu Hao, can Zhu Si recognize him as a powerful minister who is under one person and above ten thousand.