Jinyi champion

Since Empress Dowager Zhang gave a banquet to the cabinet ministers in the Wenhua Palace.

Zhu Si became "honest" and never argued with the cabinet for almost anything afterwards. Zhu Si also listened more to the opinions of the cabinet and the ministers of the six ministries regarding court affairs. Ministers argue.

The state of mind seems to be peaceful, making ministers feel unprecedented "relaxation", but some people can still feel inexplicable "pressure".

That day, Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian left the cabinet early, and when they were about to leave the palace, they saw a few Jin Yiwei passing by.

Jiang Mian said: "Does Jiefu have time? There is a banquet at the house today, how about..."

"Um."

Yang Tinghe also thought it was too early to go home, so Jiang Mian went to Jiang's mansion together.

Jiang Mian's mansion is next to the mansion of Li Dongyang, the former chief assistant. This is the gathering place for officials and officials on the west side of Daming Gate. Many ministers live here. In fact, Zhu Si went to the mansion when he went out of the palace, and Zhu Hao usually commented on it. The "official office" of the memorial is also nearby.

But the capital city is not a small place, even if they come from the same workshop, they are separated by a few streets, and they are usually not seen at all.

There was a banquet at Jiang Mian's mansion, but Jiang Dong, Jiang Mian's nephew, the son of Jiang Mian's brother Jiang Min, came to Juren to visit Jiang Mian in Beijing. Jiang Mian held a banquet at home to entertain relatives and friends.

Yang Tinghe came here as the chief assistant, but he just showed his face before the banquet, which was regarded as a great courtesy to the younger generation.

Arrived in the inner hall.

Jiang Mian sat down with Yang Tinghe to discuss the affairs of the court. There were many things that could not be said in the cabinet, but there were not so many taboos in private.

Jiang Mian came up to express his desire to leave the court as soon as possible.

"...These years of working for the court affairs, I am really exhausted. Many times I have been unable to do what I want. In the past two years, I have been plagued by illness, and I have to lie in bed for ten months from time to time...It's not that I don't want to serve the country, but I am unable to do it."

In fact, Jiang Mian was also tired of court disputes.

The new emperor ascended the throne, and Ming seemed to have settled down. Jiang Mian felt that he didn't need to stay in the court to be idle, and even Liang Chu retired. Why did he stay?

Yang Tinghe said: "You can't do it, so others will be fine? Stay in the court for a few more years, and when the transition is stable, no one will force you."

I don't want to tell you any big reasons. Yang Tinghe's words are almost an order. If you want to retire, you have to survive these two years before you say it.

"Jie Fu, in fact, our Majesty, at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, had a pragmatic style, or wanted to make great achievements in a few years, even if he was suspected of acting too hastily, it did not violate my Confucian benevolence and forgiveness, in fact, it is up to you to advise And guiding His Majesty, I think it is enough, there is really no need..."

Jiang Mian spoke highly of Zhu Si.

He is not afraid of not knowing the goods, but he is afraid of comparing goods. This adopted little emperor is simply much better than the former Wu Zong, who has a good root. The two are not in the same class at all.

Even compared to Emperor Xiaozong, the current emperor is no different.Although Xiaozong was benevolent, he was actually incompetent, and he paid attention to governance by doing nothing all his life.

After Zhu Si ascended the throne, he sought to make a difference, so he had quarrels with Yang Tinghe everywhere.

Yang Tinghe interrupted Jiang Mian's words with his hand, and his tone was a bit tough: "As an emperor, you should keep your ancestral business in mind. No matter how much you do, it is not as important as keeping your duty... If you can't even do the mean, then talk about it." He Renshu? In the past year, has the court been tormented by him less?"...

Yang Tinghe didn't listen to other people's persuasion at all.

This was also the main reason why Liang Chu left the court. Since the young emperor ascended the throne, Yang Tinghe has become the de facto prime minister of Ming Dynasty through his support. He is no longer just a vase-like cabinet minister. When it is grasped with one hand, the faction of North Korean and Chinese officials is not regarded as selfishness, but it has formed a huge force that can stand up to the emperor.

Since ancient times, it is not uncommon for powerful ministers to disrupt the country. It cannot be said that you, Yang Tinghe, have the merits of supporting you, you can lie on the credit book, boss around, and even the emperor can be ignored.

Liang Chu, as the cabinet boss who temporarily acted as the chief assistant when Yang Tinghe was guarding the system, can almost sit on an equal footing with Yang Tinghe in many cases. Knowing that there is no law to persuade Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu can only choose to leave sadly.

At that time, Yang Tinghe didn't say anything to persuade him to stay, which shows how deep the gap between the two is.

Jiang Mian said: "Recently, I heard that His Majesty has asked about the imperial edict a lot, and he has the intention of pardoning the officials who were blamed and implicated in the previous dynasty. I don't know what you think, Mr. Jiefu?"

Another "gossip".

Jiang Mian couldn't say these words in front of others, he couldn't even tell Yang Tinghe where he heard the news from.

Yang Tinghe shook his head: "I'm afraid that today's ministers want to return to the court in the past, and use military affairs to disturb the people...Since ancient times, the king has not been restricted, and it will only accelerate the corruption of the court. You must not take it lightly because of his benevolence. .”

From Yang Tinghe's point of view, Zhu Hao's actions are all aimed at the civil official group, wanting to monopolize the power and completely suppress the civil servants.

Jiang Mian heard it.

Now Yang Tinghe has lost patience with Zhu Si, but Yang Tinghe will show hostility to ponder over Zhu Si's deeds in detail.

For example, if Zhu Si wanted to pardon a group of ministers in the Zhengde period or last year who were involved in the courtier case, such as Wang Qiong and others, Yang Tinghe would think that Zhu Si wanted to use Wang Qiong to restrict civil servants.

Yang Tinghe confidently classifies Wang Qiong as rebellious against the party, never thinking that Wang Qiong also made great contributions to the imperial court.

Is Wang Qiong an upright minister?

Not counting!

There are many stains on Wang Qiong, but most of them are due to the corruption of the imperial court during the Zhengde period, and the sycophant ministers were in power. In order to maintain the stability of the court, those loyal ministers had to put down their bodies and adopt the strategy of "curve to save the country" Clever maneuvers.

At that time, the Ministry of War was the bridgehead for Emperor Zhengde to control the court. What can you ask a Minister of the Ministry of War to do?Later, Wang Qiong became the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and the evaluation, appointment and dismissal of officials, etc., were not all under the control of Zhu Houzhao and the courtiers around him?

In the matter of preserving Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu, Jiang Mian and other cabinet scholars, Wang Qiong has made great efforts. He also recommended Wang Shouren and other capable ministers to put down the chaos of King Ning. …

But Yang Tinghe doesn't remember Wang Qiong's kindness. He just wants to beat him to death. He is more afraid that Wang Qiong will come back and form a force that can confront him. "Chao Gang", but what the party did was to fight against dissidents.

In terms of corruption and breaking the law, Yang Tinghe's younger brother Yang Tingyi is even worse, but isn't he doing well now? …

Jiang Mian found that it was getting more and more difficult to talk to Yang Tinghe.

In the past, he could discuss some court affairs and exchange opinions as a friend, but now Yang Tinghe's attitude is getting tougher. When the two talk, he has the feeling that a subordinate is reporting to a superior. As a superior, Yang Tinghe can't listen to a word. Opening your mouth is a lesson and regulation, and you don't give face at all.

Before, Jiang Mian thought that Yang Tinghe had to keep a sullen face and maintain a dignified appearance in the cabinet and other public occasions, but now he realized that Yang Tinghe's personality had changed, and even in such private occasions, he would not be accommodating at all.

"However, His Majesty has seldom directly intervened in court affairs recently. If this continues, is it possible that His Majesty will lose his enthusiasm for court affairs? The sage and enlightened master we have painstakingly cultivated may start to neglect court affairs before it takes shape..."

Jiang Mian still tried his best to persuade him.

You, Yang Tinghe, are so strong that you are hitting the little emperor's self-confidence. Don't think that everyone is as flattered as you are. He is so enthusiastic and wants to do something practical. He is in a hurry, but he can't be killed with a stick, right?
He just became emperor, capable, and able to do things, and he was repeatedly suppressed. What is the result?The result is that the little emperor no longer takes court affairs seriously!

Is this what you, Yang Tinghe, want to achieve?

"If the emperor has no intention of going to court just because of a little setback, how can he talk about the lord? Since ancient times, which sage monarch has not stepped forward step by step? Born in sorrow and died in peace, if the emperor does not even have the slightest heart of sorrow None, and you still expect him to achieve great things? Besides, now that the world is in peace, he only needs to keep his achievements. Could it be that he really expects him to expand his territory and make a lot of achievements?"

Yang Tinghe speaks plausibly.

Jiang Mian shook his head and smiled wryly.

I can't talk about it now.

"In terms of gifts..."

Since it is meaningless to persuade Yang Tinghe, let's talk about the big ceremony, at least on this point, the two have the same opinion.

Recently, Zhu Si didn't try to fight for the big gift, so Jiang Mian could only avoid the important ones and talk to Yang Tinghe casually.

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Zhu Hao contributed to Yang Tinghe's change step by step.

In history, after Yang Tinghe and Zhu Houcong came to the throne, although there were many grievances between the emperor and his ministers, at least they maintained great respect for the new emperor and gradually delegated power, so that Emperor Jiajing gradually became a king with real power. Since then, Zhu Si has started a journey of "making great efforts to govern" for more than ten years.

Jiajing's change came [-] years after he ascended the throne.

In the middle and late stages of Jiajing's reign, the Chao Gang was corrupted because Zhu Si was not a diligent person, but also had an inexplicable stubbornness, pursued longevity, and had a suspicious personality...

Zhu Hao's advice to Zhu Si seems to be helping Zhu Si, but in fact, it is to make Zhu Si eager to seize power, to offend Yang Tinghe, and force Yang Tinghe to stop it. Relying on Zhu Hao to fight against...

Zhu Hao is clear, if Zhu Si trusts Yang Tinghe more, then Zhu Hao is nothing, and the person who betrays him may be someone close to him, or even Zhu Si himself.

But now the situation...

It was no longer possible for Zhu Si to make peace with Yang Tinghe, and Zhu Si was stymied in terms of the ceremony, making him secretly compete in his heart, so that Zhu Hao's value by Zhu Si's side became more and more prominent.

If you want to fight, the emperor has no capable people around, and almost all the ministers of the court are on Yang Tinghe's side. Who can you count on?
"...The second batch of [-] taels of silver has been transferred to Jianghuai and other places to buy money and food, as well as the ironware mentioned by Xiaodangjia, which will be sent to Xishan at the turn of spring and summer. It is ashamed to say that Yongping Prefecture has never had any large iron mines, and I have also asked the experts who opened the mines, and they all said that it is very difficult to explore the mines. I am afraid that Xiaodangjia will personally You have to go..."

Su Xigui went to Shandong in March and just came back.

The matter of buying mines was stopped by Yang Tinghe before, but Su Xigui's enthusiasm for investing in coal mines has not diminished in the slightest. Zhu Hao also sold the output to Su Xigui, using Su Xigui's business network all over the world to sell.

The two are still best business partners at the moment.
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