Jinyi champion

Chapter 625 Who Wins Who Loses?

When Zhu Hao entered Qianqing Palace, Zhu Si was lying on the desk with his head propped on his hands, feeling very depressed.

Tang Yin and Huang Jin stood aside, and they didn't know how to persuade them. The monarch and his ministers just stood at each other's side, silently caring for each other.

"Zhu Hao, you're here."

Seeing Zhu Hao enter the door, Zhu Si didn't feel much better, and didn't even sit up straight.

Zhu Hao cupped his hands: "My subject, Zhu Hao, see Your Majesty."

"okay."

Zhu Sidao, "I heard from Mr. Tang that you had anticipated that you might encounter today's situation, but you didn't tell me in advance... In fact, you don't have to hide it. I already knew the urinating nature of these ministers. What did they do? I don't find it strange."

In the words, Zhu Si was not as angry and frustrated as before, as if he "looked away".

Zhu Hao said: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, you have won a complete victory."

"Ok?"

All the people present looked at Zhu Hao with puzzled eyes.

Zhu Si also sat up straight and looked at Zhu Hao with eyes like sizing up a monster, revealing an inexplicable expectation in his eyes.

Zhang Zuo asked, "Mr. Zhu, what's going on?"

Zhu Haodao: "Judging from the results, it seems that we have failed. The Xishan mine development and the coal mine auction that we promoted before have nothing to say. It means that we were completely stopped by Mr. Yang Ge. He won the hearts of the people and took the initiative."

Zhu Si had high expectations at first, but he couldn't help being annoyed when he heard the words: "I don't care about people's hearts. I want money!"

Zhu Hao spread his hands: "Eunuch Zhang, didn't you mention to me on the road about Yang Ge after the dynasty was over? Why don't you tell His Majesty."

"what?"

Zhang Zuo was startled for a moment, then thought of something, and said respectfully to Zhu Sidao, "Your Majesty, it is like this. After the court was over, Mr. Yang Ge came out of the main hall. When others see each other, they will stand on the sidelines and no one will talk about it."

Zhu Si asked puzzledly, "What is this?"

Tang Yin heard some clues, and his eyes became brighter: "Your Majesty, in fact, Mr. Yang Ge also thinks that he has failed."

Zhu Sidao: "He failed? He clearly restrained me, is this still called failure?"

Zhu Hao said earnestly: "Your Majesty, Eunuch Zhang has already made it clear to his ministers about the matters in the court. The meaning expressed by Mr. Yang Ge at the court meeting is that His Majesty cannot be the master of all matters in the court. What you did, it just violated this point!"

"I... I don't understand."

Zhu Si continued to shake his head.

Zhu Haodao: "Elder Yang Ge used extreme methods to prevent His Majesty from opening mines and auctioning coal mines in Xishan. He has never thought about how many nobles and officials are opening mines in Xishan now? How many interests are involved behind it? He said that he can seal it How can the nobles and officials whose interests have been damaged tolerate him?

"Before, he was the one who advocated the opening of the kiln, even the auction of the coal kiln was proposed by him, but now he called it off and changed the order from day to night. It was not because this move damaged the interests of the imperial court, but because the imperial court benefited a lot from it. , It’s just that he lost face as a scholar of the First Assistant University. Shengdou Xiaomin may not understand these things, but...couldn’t the Minister of Chaowen Wu understand?
"As a Shoufu University scholar, he doesn't put the interests of Ming Dynasty first, but thinks first about how to limit the power of the monarchy. What he thinks about is how to ensure the authority of civil servants. He doesn't hesitate to sacrifice the interests of the nobles and the treasury of the Ming Dynasty, and even the Shanxi merchants who support him behind him Not to mention that he openly deceived the emperor at the court meeting...

"With all the things here, how can he still be a role model for civil servants? The indifference of the ministers to him shows how disappointed the ministers are in their hearts!"

Originally Zhu Si was downcast, so he had to repeat what he had said in the court hall the next day.

But after hearing Zhu Hao's analysis, he suddenly became enlightened.

Regardless of whether he understood or not, Zhang Zuo hurriedly comforted him: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu is right. Today... old man Yang Ge lost his heart. He was the one who lost."

Zhu Si said anxiously: "Zhu Hao, even if he really lost the hearts of the people, we didn't win, and the money has not been brought back. Isn't the Xishan Coal Mine gone?"

Zhu Hao smiled and comforted: "Your Majesty, how long have we been operating in Xishan? I went to Xishan a few years ago, and then Mr. Tang went there again. It has only been more than a month now, and it is claimed that it has cost tens of thousands of taels. Silver, but in fact all the expenses add up to one thousand taels of silver.

"On the other hand, the rich and powerful in the court, they have been operating in Xishan for decades, and their benefits are huge... Take the relatives of the Zhang family as an example. If the coal mine cannot continue to operate, then the auctioned money will have to be returned. They can afford the loss of more than [-] taels of silver. bear?"

"This……"

Zhu Si thought about it for a while, and it seemed to be the case.

In the beginning, Zhu Hao ran alone. To him, there was no loss at all.

Immediately, Zhu Si thought of something: "But there are still more than a hundred thousand taels of coal mine sales. According to your opinion, do we have to return it?"

Zhu Hao said: "The silver was originally given to His Majesty by the southern merchants. Even if we open mines in another place, they will still donate the silver, or in the future, when there is no opposition from the court, we will get it again if we open mines again. Even get more.

"What we have to do is to make the collection of mining tax a statute and let the people know that the imperial court has taken this measure. When Mr. Yang Ge returns to his hometown in the future, or if he thinks about it and no longer opposes it, then we can quickly spread it all over the country. Promote it..."

Hearing this, Zhu Si's face finally relaxed a lot.

Even Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin admired Zhu Hao's ability to persuade others, and it really was well-founded.

Zhu Hao laughed and said: "Besides, even if Yang Ge always wanted to seal the coal mine in Xishan, it might not be possible."

"boom!"

When Zhu Si heard this, he jumped up excitedly, and slapped the table: "Just say you still have back hands, tell me quickly, what can you do to cure him?"

Zhu Haodao: "It's very simple. Let's just talk about the relatives of the Zhang family. They will allow themselves to suffer huge losses? Yang Gelao mentioned that the queen mother should judge and make the decision, but the queen mother is standing on the side of the so-called dragon's veins when it comes to mining. In the cause of loss, or in the interests of the natal family? As long as the Zhang brothers enter the palace and cry, the Queen Mother will definitely stand by His Majesty.

"In addition, there are so many ministers in the DPRK who are mining in Xishan, who will they support?"

Zhu Si suddenly smiled happily: "That is to say, I seem to have lost for the time being, but in fact I won, because the whole court is on my side?"

Zhu Hao nodded: "After this incident, the rift between the monarch and his ministers has already arisen, and the nobles of the court will stand up to smooth things over. When the Queen Mother comes forward, the two sides will definitely make peace. At that time, it is estimated that each of them will take a step back..."

"What do you mean? Why take a step back?"

When Zhu Si heard that he was going to retreat, he was immediately upset.

Zhu Haodao: "In fact, the so-called step back is that we no longer insist on auctioning coal mines, and Yang Gelao agreed to continue mining in Xishan, so that our plan to build official kilns in Xishan can still be advanced. Private capital seems to be unable to enter. But we can secretly absorb money from merchants to open mines, and share part of the profits with them...

"Just because the coal mines are no longer auctioned on the surface, it doesn't mean that we can't continue to cooperate with merchants in private. As long as everything is safe on the surface, even if Mr. Yang Ge knows the inside story, he can only turn a blind eye.

"The final result is that although Yang Ge used extreme methods to contain His Majesty, he failed to achieve any goals in the end. On the contrary, he betrayed his relatives... This is the fundamental reason for our victory."

When Zhu Si heard this, he came out from behind the table, strode to Zhu Hao, grabbed Zhu Hao's arm, and looked very excited.

Zhu Si looked eagerly at Zhu Hao: "I just said that I can't do without you, and I have to rely on you for everything in the court in the future! You are the one sent by heaven to help me achieve great things...Zhu Hao, after the surname Yang retires , I will make you a scholar of Shoufu University!"

It is so polite that people around are envious of it.

Zhu Hao hastily said respectfully: "Your Majesty, I am just doing my duty with due diligence, and I have no desire to be greedy for power and position."

Zhu Sidao: "Don't say such things, you have no power, how do you do things? Now the power is in someone else's hands, you see that it is meaningless for me to be the emperor! This power should be in the hands of one's own people!

"I can also see that you don't have much thought about fame and wealth. You just do things according to your own ideas. I support you!"

Zhang Zuo complimented and smiled at the side: "Your Majesty has such a great talent as Mr. Zhu, it seems that the Ming Dynasty is expected to rejuvenate."

Zhu Si scolded: "Can you talk? What is Zhongxing hopeful? I want to be a wise king through the ages. If I just become the master of Zhongxing, it would be shameful! But now I still think about how to deal with people surnamed Yang, especially those like Zhu. What Hao said... Let old man Yang suffer for the matter of mining in Xishan!"

Zhu Haodao: "It is so necessary to inform the Queen Mother of the news as soon as possible. According to my estimate, today's imperial censor's report on impeachment of Yang Ge for bullying the emperor and arrogating power will soon be sent to the Secretary of General Administration..."

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Inside Renshou Palace.

After hearing the report, Queen Mother Zhang looked very unhappy.

"Isn't it just to open a mine? It's so good, how did it get so bad that the monarch and his ministers are at odds? Yang Zhongtang is the same. The coal mine in Xishan has been open all the time, and it has not affected the dragon veins of Daming. Why did the emperor say that he wants to open mines, but he doesn't agree? Forgive me?"

Although Queen Mother Zhang has no insight on major issues, she sticks to one point.

That is short-term protection.

As a woman, she doesn't care if the interests of the court are damaged or not, as if she doesn't have the ability, but it is true that her two younger brothers were damaged by this incident.

Previously the Zhang brothers had sent someone to appeal to the Queen Mother Zhang, asking her sister to make the decision, she was very upset, now she heard that Yang Tinghe was openly deceiving the emperor in the court, she felt even more uncomfortable.

Do you, Yang Tinghe, want to learn from Huo Guang and openly do the deed?So where do you put me, the empress dowager?
Huang Jin knelt on the ground and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, you want the ministers of the court to come forward to ease the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, so as to ensure the stability of the Ming Dynasty."

Empress Dowager Zhang said: "Without ministers, the Ai family can come forward. Isn't it just Xishan mining? The Ai family agreed! Find someone to send a message to Yang Ge's old mansion, saying that the mines in Xishan have existed for decades, why? As for the sudden abolition today? Wouldn't this affect the peace and contentment of the people in the capital?

"If there is anything he can't think about, he can go to the palace. Ai's family can meet him and have a good chat with him. By the way, Ai's family will call the emperor over and explain clearly in person..."

(End of this chapter)