Jinyi champion

Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun did not ask Zhu Hao in detail what he experienced on the road.Perhaps in their view, everything is irrelevant.

It is reasonable for Zhu Hao to stay in Nanjing. After all, Zhu’s family is in Nanjing. Zhu Hao said that he would stay in Nanjing to fulfill his duty as a filial son and grandson when he has no errands. From the perspective of Confucianists, this reason is perfect. No one cares about whether you are honoring your elders at home or not with Zhu Hao.

Whoever asked, it seemed that the person who asked the question was ignorant and did not understand filial piety and etiquette.Regarding Zhu Hao's return to Beijing, Yang Shen didn't even mention it to Yang Tinghe.

It is also because, as Zhu Hao analyzed before, as long as Zhu Hao is not the one who advises the new emperor secretly, then it is meaningless to find out who Zhu Hao is working for. Anyway, he is just an insignificant person, so let him be.

Since Yang Tinghe had doubts, it was impossible to delegate important matters to Zhu Hao.

But this does not affect the personal relationship between Yang Shen and Yu Chengxun and Zhu Hao. At least from the perspective of the two, Zhu Hao has no problems at all. helper.

They are also willing to pull Zhu Hao, a "lost lamb", to let Zhu Hao find the warmth of the organization again. Perhaps in their view, this is saving Zhu Hao, so that Zhu Hao can develop on the right track in his official career.

They also felt that it was a good thing to do.In fact, he just wanted to use Zhu Hao to do things.

 
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After Zhu Hao returned to Beijing, the first thing he had to face was a lot of memorials.

Inside the Sixian residence, Zhu Si was not polite, and personally helped Zhang Zuo, moved a large pile of memorials in front of Zhu Hao, and said with a smile: "I know you are coming back. The memorial has been approved, and all the rest is left to you!"

Zhu Hao really wanted to say, you really don't care about my hard journey, don't you?
In order to rush back to the capital, I haven't slept much for two days and two nights. Now that's all right, when I come back, just stuff me with ten days and a half months of test books and memorials for me to approve?
I really want to thank you!

Zhu Si greeted Zhang Zuo and said: "What are you waiting for? Come here to help, and who else is needed? Zhu Hao, just tell me, I will call you. Now that Mr. Tang is not here, I rely on you alone. It is really hard for you." "

Zhu Hao glared at Zhu Si angrily, and asked, "What about Your Majesty?"

"I'll take a rest. You're not in Beijing for the past few months. I face so many boring things every day, and I'm exhausted. Besides, haven't I mentioned it to you? I want to have a son sooner, isn't this matter Is it also very important? So I leave the matter of approving the memorial to you!"

Zhu Si had an air of brazenness, as if it was only natural to use Zhu Hao's commentary.Zhang Zuo felt unbearable when he heard these words.

How can you be like this when you are an emperor?
Let others do your own business, and still speak so righteously?
Zhang Zuo looked at Zhu Hao sympathetically, probably Zhu Hao was not in the capital, and he was the busiest person. Now that he was finally liberated, he breathed a sigh of relief.

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At night, Zhu Hao worked hard on different memorials.

Among them, the report on military affairs in the Northwest is the most important, but many of them are just begging for money and food. Not only Xuan Dayi needs it, but the three sides are also asking for medicine, and Ji Liao's side is also asking for it. The situation in China has also begun to deteriorate, and the Eastern Mongolian tribes and the first-line Jurchen tribes in Liaodong are about to move. …

In the early Ming Dynasty, the focus of defense was on the Northwest, and the Northeast was not taken seriously at all. They thought it was a group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals, small people who could not stand on the stage. Liaodong only arranged official positions such as governors and admirals, and did not have governors in several regions. official position.

It was not until the Jiajing period that the Liaodong ethnic group began to rise. In the 29th year of Jiajing, the Tatars invaded the capital from the front line of Jizhou, causing the "Gengxu Change." Since then, Liaodong began to establish a governor.

Zhu Hao is familiar with history, so he naturally knows where the key points and difficulties of Ming Dynasty's defense will be in the future.

He may not live to that time, but as a person with a sense of responsibility for the times, he must check for omissions and make up for vacancies.

It seems that the matter of setting up a governor in Ji Liao must be put on the agenda as soon as possible.

"Mr. Zhu, the biggest problem for the imperial court recently is the lack of money, food, and armaments. Fortunately, the situation in Xuanda has stabilized now. It seems unlikely that the Tatars will send troops to Ming Dynasty in the twelfth lunar month of winter. It can be postponed until the beginning of spring next year. "

Zhang Zuo spoke with a bit of rejoicing.That's not wrong.

For the grassland tribes, the biggest barrier for them to fight is the horse, which can be called a nation on horseback. It is precisely because they are good at horseback riding and archery that they are not comparable to the cavalry of the Ming Dynasty, so that they have repeatedly won battles on the plains.

But if it’s winter, even if the weather looks good, when you enter the Daming pass, the cavalry’s advantage will disappear, and it’s very likely that the Tatars will be surrounded by the Ming army because they didn’t retreat in time. The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty If nothing else works, there are too many people. If we fight alone or two, we may lose, but we won't fight one out of ten?At that time, you will not even be able to run, so wait to die!
The war between the Ming Dynasty and the Tatars basically abided by the rule that the Tatars invaded in the autumn when the horses were high and the horses were fat, and each of them called for gold and retreated before winter.

Now it’s the season of winter strikes in the traditional sense, and it’s time to check for omissions and make up for vacancies in the Northwest. However, if the Northwest was harassed by the Tatars, the life of the soldiers and civilians in the Northwest would be very difficult, all because of the serious shortage of food and supplies.

Zhu Haodao: "Most of the farmland in the northwest has been abandoned, and most of the food is allocated by the imperial court from various places, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. It is actually very necessary to re-promote the Chinese law of grain opening."

Zhang Zuowei said: "Such things are not easy, right? Yang Ge is always in power, but whatever His Majesty advocates, no matter right or wrong, will cause stumbling blocks."

"En." Zhu Hao nodded.

Yang Tinghe's current task is to maintain the state of Hongzhi, be conservative, and not allow the emperor to make some changes in order to affect the fate of the Ming Dynasty.

But in fact, it was only during the reign of Hongzhi that the changes were made during the period of Hongzhi. In just 30 to [-] years, the farmland in the northwest has been abandoned like this. In fact, now is a good time to set things right, but no one in history come forward at this time
Perhaps the people in the DPRK also think that it is better to control the economic lifeline of the Northwest in the center of the capital, rather than let the local government run its own course.

Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the military and political affairs in the Northwest have been mainly reflected in the distribution of money and grain. In Zhu Hao's view, the change in the method of grain distribution is more of a "wasting food because of choking". …

"Mr. Zhu, in fact, His Majesty is most concerned about the employment of the imperial court."

As Zhang Zuo said, he put several copies of the reports about the Ministry of Officials in front of Zhu Hao. This was also the main reason why Zhu Si urged Zhu Hao to return to Beijing. I just want him to come back as soon as possible to help deal with the government affairs and not to delay too much on the road.

Of course, it is also reasonable for Zhu Si to want to arrange more "insiders" in the six ministries of the central government and local yamen.But in fact, Zhu Silian didn't know who his "insiders" were, so it was very embarrassing.

He wanted to arrange his own people, but there was no one he could use, so he thought of Zhu Hao, thinking that Zhu Hao could find those who were unwilling or loyal to the emperor among the many officials in the court, and use these people .

This is not only what Zhu Si admired for Zhu Hao, but also what Zhang Zuo and others found incredible.

Because Zhu Si was single and weak after he ascended the throne, it was Zhu Hao who forcibly opened up the situation for Zhu Si in the court, so that now there were forces in the court that could stand up to Yang Tinghe, and Yang Tinghe's camp was no longer as monolithic as it was at first.

"Your Majesty wants to reactivate Wang Qiong." Zhang Zuo specially reminded.

Zhu Si didn't know who could be used by him, but with the education Zhu Hao gave him before, he understood that veteran officials like Wang Qiong, Wang Xian, Yang Yiqing, and Xie Qian could be used, and they would return to court after returning to court. Being able to form a confrontation with Yang Tinghe and form a constraint on Yang Tinghe.

But Yang Yiqing and Xie Qian will not return to the court easily, everyone is waiting and watching, but Wang Qiong is still assigned to work as a coolie in Zhuanglang, does Wang Qiong have the right to choose?

Zhu Si thought about it for a long time, and this person is the most suitable. If I want to use him, he can be called at any time, and he can make Yang Tinghe feel uncomfortable after returning to the court. That is the best candidate.

Zhu Haodao: "Nowadays, between His Majesty and Mr. Yang Ge, there has been a dispute over the matter of employing people in the Northwest. From the perspective of the game, we must not go too far. Besides, Wang Qiong's crimes are mostly due to It has something to do with the former emperor's collusion with female officials, and the placement of cronies in the army to fill his own pockets. There has been a consensus among Confucian officials in the court, unless the situation in the Northwest has reached an uncontrollable level, it is possible for him to commit crimes and make meritorious deeds. On the premise that the old man has already retired, it is absolutely impossible to use Wang Qiong now!"

Zhu Si was confused, Zhu Hao would not make such a low-level mistake.

Now Zhu Sineng is confronting Yang Tinghe, and has the upper hand, saying that Zhu Hao is behind the scenes, but what is more important is Yang Tinghe's compromise on the relationship between the monarch and his ministers.

Even Zhu Hao, the opponent, has to admit that he often took advantage of Yang Tinghe's "high integrity". If there is a more powerful chief minister, such as the future Zhang Juzheng, the relationship between the monarch and his ministers may not be as harmonious as it is now. At that time, Zhu Si estimated that he would be obedient and tread on thin ice, and he would only dare to liquidate when Yang Tinghe died.

Since you are taking advantage of Yang Tinghe's compromise on major issues, if you insist on pushing people to a desperate situation, can they not resist?

On the issue of mining tax, it is a good example.

In the beginning, you want to auction off the Xishan Coal Mine, so it's up to you, let you, the little emperor, make troubles.

But in the future, if you want to make things big and form a rule based on this, if you play tricks, you won't get what you want. Zhu Hao also saw Yang Tinghe's character, so he planned it carefully.

The main purpose, apart from clearly expressing the imperial court's intentions to merchants, is more to make Zhu Si feel an unprecedented pressure, to make him restrain himself, and to trust and rely more on Zhu Hao.

Not for success, only for failure, let you know fear!