Jinyi champion

Chapter 910 The Difference Between Upper and Middle Levels
Wang Jun got an errand that he wanted to get for a long time, but felt like sitting on pins and needles after he got it--the thought of persuading the emperor to re-initiate the grand ceremony.

The reason why he wants to do a big and vigorous event is because when he took office as Minister of Rites, his status was far inferior to that of the late Mao Cheng, former Minister of Rites. Many people think that it is difficult for him to take on the big job.

Under such circumstances, it is not an easy task to prove that he does have the strength to be a leader.

Now the emperor gave him a good opportunity to show his ability.

If he can successfully persuade the emperor to "return to the shore", it will greatly enhance his reputation in the ruling and opposition parties, and the criticism of others against him will also stop.

But crisis and opportunity coexist. If you succeed, you will be respected by others, but what if you fail?
Why do you think you have the strength to dissuade the emperor?

Right now, the little emperor is looking for him to talk to him first on the issue of the ceremony. Doesn't that just mean that in the eyes of the emperor, he, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, is a soft persimmon who is the easiest to attack?

Otherwise, why didn't the emperor talk to Jiang Mian about this matter first?

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Wang Jun took the Shangzou that he didn't know where he came from, and immediately sent someone to Hanyuan to pass the word that he wanted to meet Jiang Mian.

The two met in the courtyard of Jinyu Alley at noon.

The courtyard was handed over by Yang Tinghe, which was tantamount to a kind of inheritance within the civil official group, and this time Yang Tinghe had greeted the ministers in advance, and he could just come here if he had something to do in the future. This gave Jiang Mian an opportunity to lead the civil servants in an all-round way.

To assume the responsibility of a leader, we must first ensure smooth communication.

Jiang Mian looked at Wang Jun's memorabilia, frowned, and looked rather sad: "I never thought about the two years of peace and tranquility, but His Majesty was secretly accumulating strength and deliberating... This item is definitely not just obtained by His Majesty recently. It should have been prepared long ago, but it was just hidden and not released."

Wang Jun asked: "Then...Jiang Zhongtang, do you think His Majesty intends to take advantage of the vacant period after Mr. Yang Ge's appointment, and deliberately choose this time to attack?"

Jiang Mian raised his head and looked at Wang Jun. The contemptuous little eyes seemed to say, is there any need to ask?

If Mr. Yang Ge and Mao Shangshu were still there, do you think the emperor would dare to raise the issue of etiquette so blatantly?

The emperor seems to disrespect you, Minister of Rites, but he actually doesn't pay attention to me, the successor chief assistant. The situation between us is quite the same.

Jiang Mian didn't answer, but asked instead: "Did Your Majesty tell you about who proposed this memorial?"

Wang Jun shook his head sincerely.

He would not speak out in front of others if he didn’t know something, although Wang Jun felt that this incident might have something to do with Zhang Cong who was summoned to Beijing by the emperor. , such as Gui E and Fang Xianfu, etc., may also be part of the hidden content in the previous Huguang Governor Xi Shu.

"Ugh!"

Jiang Mian sighed heavily, "Then how are you going to deal with it?"

Wang Jundao: "Isn't it because I have no idea that I came to ask Zhongtang for your instructions? In fact, the matter of this great ceremony has long been decided, and it should not be pushed by external forces... If your majesty insists on mentioning it, I'm afraid it will be based on the decision made at the beginning of the first year. , it is difficult for His Majesty to let it go!"

Jiang Mian understood what Wang Jun said.

Since the emperor brought up the old matter again, he naturally expected that he would be opposed by the ministers, and the ministers could also expect that the emperor must have a firm attitude.

Regardless of whether the emperor backs down or not, if the ministers want the emperor to stop pushing forward, they have to choose to back down. Otherwise, the emperor will become entangled, and the ministers will find it difficult to deal with it... Whoever makes the emperor truly rule the world, And the ministers are just wage earners, dedicated to serving the emperor?
Wang Jun continued: "As for your Majesty's decision to add Emperor Xingxian to the imperial examination, the Empress Dowager should strongly oppose it, Zhongtang, let's see if..."

Wang Jun reminded Jiang Mian that now is the time for you to come forward and embody the value of Shoufu University.

Now the emperor only recognizes his biological father and mother, but not his adopted son, who is most annoyed?Of course it was Empress Dowager Zhang who proposed to adopt this little guy under Da Zong's name in the first place!
But Empress Dowager Zhang is in the deep palace, even I, the Minister of Rites, can't communicate with her, but as the chief assistant, you are working in the Forbidden City, and you are the successor appointed by Yang Zhongtang, who once covered the sky with your hands. It's time to inherit the channel of communication with the inner garden of the palace, find a way to connect with the queen mother, and put pressure on the new emperor, right?

"No!"

What Wang Jun didn't expect was that Jiang Mian denied his idea from the very beginning.

Jiang Mian immediately explained: "The matter of etiquette should not be involved in the deep palace. If you and I want to make this court peaceful, we should involve as few people as possible."

"This……"

Wang Jun was confused.

You, chief assistant, look very scared.

No wonder everyone said that you don't even have the ability to be successful, and belittled you to nothing. In your feelings, you are really a mediocre minister who only cares about your own official career and has no regard for righteousness?

Jiang Mian immediately added: "If you really can't dissuade Your Majesty, this official is not suitable!"

It's not to keep the official hat on his head...

To put it bluntly, I just don't want to make trouble anymore, I'm tired, the little emperor can do whatever he wants, I don't want to take care of him... probably that's what it means.

Seeing that Jiang Mian had said so, Wang Jun had no choice but to express his position: "If Your Majesty does not change his original intention, then I have nothing to be attached to. If you have to retreat, you can retreat. At least let all the officials know the attitude of our Ministry of Rites on this matter."

Jiang Mian glared at Wang Jun.

Probably Jiang Mian felt that at this moment, Wang Jun should face the challenge head on. If he was so negative, what was the point of appointing you as Minister of Rites?

Jiang Mian reminded: "For the current plan, you should consult more people, how to persuade and have a specific plan, and you must not be at a loss when things are imminent.

"Your Majesty has been planning for years, and he can quote scriptures on all kinds of etiquette and laws, and he can speak clearly and logically. The Ministry of Rituals hastily entered the battle, and it is inevitable that they will be at a disadvantage. Therefore, we need to find some great Confucianism to make a statement on the matter of great etiquette, and let the folk scholars speak out. It's very... the tone of the scholars must be consistent, so that His Majesty is afraid of the vast public opinion and has to retreat."

Wang Jun was a little confused when he heard that.

Didn't you just say not to make a big deal?
Now you actually want to bring things to the public?

At this time, Wang Jun probably figured it out.

Feelings for you, a senior scholar of the capital, you don't want to involve others, you just don't want the harem to interfere in politics, and you don't want to form an alliance with Queen Mother Zhang. Except for other means, you will not stop it at all...

But isn't it the best strategy to form an alliance with Queen Mother Zhang, who has the power to abolish and establish, and put pressure on the new emperor?Why do you have to skip the key joint of Queen Mother Zhang?
Can't figure it out, really can't figure it out!
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After Wang Jun met Jiang Mian, he had obtained the permission of the head of civil servants to formally mobilize courtiers to counter the emperor's move to initiate a grand ceremony.

But there is not much Wang Jun can do. The most direct method is to find some civil servants to jointly play a concert to let the emperor retreat. The kind that can threaten the emperor...

Originally, Wang Jun thought that such upright ministers should be everywhere in the court.

But when he went to mobilize, he realized that even the most upright civil servants in the past, when they encountered this incident, they all had a sense of being wise and protecting themselves.

Even Yang Jiefu has retired, why should we be the first birds?

Who does the emperor respect as his father, does it have any important relationship with us courtiers?

As a result, the top civil servants can come forward for this matter, but they are only joint names. No one is willing to be the first bird to directly argue with the emperor... Wang Jun actually knows this point, after all, even Jiang Mian, the chief Fu also has such an attitude of disturbing the water, so don't blame others for acting on the wind.

But the middle-level civil servants, headed by Yang Shen, reacted extremely violently to this matter.

Especially in the Hanlin Academy, Guozijian and other places where Confucian scholars gather, discussions on the Dali Conference are almost in full swing.

When Wang Jun learned that the Hanlin and the prison students were filled with righteous indignation and wanted to fight against the emperor to maintain the etiquette, he probably understood that these people belonged to the "angry youth" and their careers were in a stable period. If you can't get along, you will be sent to a local government at most.

Unlike those top civil servants, who are in a position of radish and pit, if the emperor is annoyed, there is no demotion and distribution place. Where can you be distributed as a minister of six departments or a minister of five temples?When the governor goes to the northwest to guard the frontier?The top civil servants can't get along in the court, and usually the only way to go is to become an official.

As a result, the attitude of middle and lower civil servants on this matter is clear and positive.

Wang Jun didn't know whether this was good or bad.

He was very afraid that people from the Hanlin Academy and the Imperial College would make trouble, but it seemed that there was no trouble at the moment. The main reason was that the emperor had not officially issued an edict to inform the world that Zhu Youzhao's posthumous title of Emperor Kao was just an idea, and only I mentioned it to him, the Minister of Rites.

Let's wait and see what happens!

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Zhu Si told Wang Jun about the matter, and this led to heated discussions between the government and the public, but Zhu Si himself felt a little guilty.

On the side of the East Factory, they kept inquiring about the movement of the scholars in the capital at any time, and even sent people to investigate the rumors among the people, so as to determine how much the emperor had a chance of winning in the debate on the ceremony.

That day Zhu Si went to see the Empress Dowager Jiang, and the old lady urged him to complete the work earlier, so she had no choice but to call Zhu Hao to the palace.

Zhu Hao appeared in Qianqing Palace again, this time the emperor was more cautious, apart from Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin, there was not even a servant serving tea and water.

"...Respectfully, I have already done what you asked me to do, and I have handed it over to Wang Shangshu, the Ministry of Rites. I heard that from the Imperial Academy to the Imperial Academy, there are rumors that I want to discuss the ceremony again. I have some criticisms, and what's more, some rotten scholars even say that there is no king and no father. If there is no problem, I think Jin Yiwei or Shuntian Mansion can arrest a few people and teach them a lesson. .”

Zhu Si couldn't bear it anymore.

Splash dirty water on the emperor, the emperor can let you have a good life?

With the power of life and death in my hands, don't I want to lose face as a big tomorrow?Let you group of scholars, discuss the emperor's family affairs there?Even described me as a foolish king who behaved wildly?

It's really public opinion, you can talk about it anyway you want?

I didn't kill you directly, but I just punished you slightly, which is considered polite.

(End of this chapter)