Jinyi champion

Chapter 929 It's time to talk about something else besides the ceremony
In the second half of the trip out of the palace, Sun Jiao intentionally moved closer to Zhu Hao, but after Zhu Hao saluted him, he didn't say a word.

No one else was surprised.

In the eyes of outsiders, Zhu Hao's suggestion probably came from Sun Jiao. Otherwise, how could a young man like Zhu Hao confront the emperor face to face in such a big scene with no backer and no background?
Moreover, Sun Jiao's performance afterwards was quite interesting, as soon as Zhu Hao said to add the "Zensheng Emperor Test" to Emperor Xingxian, Sun Jiao immediately came out and agreed.

And you said that you, Sun Zhitong, were not the mastermind of this matter?
After leaving the palace gate, Sun Jiao asked Zhu Hao to get into his carriage.

"Don't look around, the old man will take you to the Imperial Academy." Sun Jiao said.

Zhu Hao thought to himself, when did I look around?
"Old Sun, I didn't say I was going to the Imperial Academy, why did you send me there?"

Zhu Hao looked innocent.

In such private occasions, Sun Jiao finally didn't have to pretend anymore. After letting go of his guard, he seemed to have shed a layer of skin. His figure shrank and he looked very relaxed, but his mouth was not forgiving: " From the very beginning, the purpose of you and Your Majesty was to take the 'Jatan Emperor Examination', right? Why didn't you tell the old man in advance? You know, if the old man didn't come out to speak for you earlier, today's matter would definitely cause trouble."

Zhu Haodao: "There are some things, you don't have to force them. If something should be a big deal, it will be a big deal sooner or later, isn't it?"

"you……"

Sun Jiao immediately understood that the proposal of the so-called "Bensheng Emperor's Examination" was only a temporary compromise, the little emperor must still give his own father an imperial examination, and Xiaozong still wanted to be the emperor's uncle.

In the past, Sun Jiao might have blown his beard and stared at Zhu Hao, but now he has already understood that it is useless to talk more.

"I'm tired, and I want to beg my old man to return to the farm years ago. You mentioned that His Majesty has agreed, so it should be fine, right?"

Sun Jiao is tantamount to bringing up the old story again.

Zhu Hao nodded and said, "I will help Mr. Sun complete the matter of returning home before the year."

Sun Jiao originally thought that Zhu Hao just wanted him to leave the court and not the capital, but now that Zhu Hao answered directly, telling him that he could go back to his hometown, Sun Jiao was somewhat surprised.

But then I thought about it, if I retire from the court, I can at most be regarded as a former Minister of the Household Department, so how can I help these two young people by staying in the capital?Am I taking myself too seriously?

"If you don't go to Hanyuan, where are you going?"

Sun Jiao was silent for a while before asking again.

Zhu Hao said: "Why don't you let Mr. Sun let me go here... I will walk the rest of the way by myself."

Sun Jiao suddenly thought of something, turned around immediately, looked through the transom at the back of the car, and found a group of people following the carriage, and immediately understood that Zhu Hao's identity and status were different from before, just because Zhu Hao got into his carriage. A thing that was originally thought to be insignificant may make many people improve their mental coping.

"Then you go down, remember not to force everything."

Many preaching words turned into this harmless exhortation in the end. Sun Jiao asked the driver to stop, and then let Zhu Hao go about his own business.

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Zhu Hao didn't need to report to the Imperial Academy, even if he returned to the Imperial Academy to write, it didn't mean he had to go back to work.

From Zhu Hao's point of view, no matter whether he is a doctor of the Ministry of punishment or a scholar in the Imperial Academy, it is only part-time. Seriously, and then he can fly kites again.

The purpose of being an official is not to make any special contributions in one's position, but more importantly, to be able to kill big and small while outside the officialdom.

Zhu Hao went to see Tang Yin.

Capital Tang Mansion.

Zhang Zuo arrived early, chatting with Tang Yin while waiting for Zhu Hao's arrival.

Knowing from the subordinates that Zhu Hao had arrived, Zhang Zuo and Tang Yin went to greet him at the door.

"...Mr. Zhu, you have worked hard." Zhang Zuo looked at Zhu Hao this time, not only with reverence, but also with extreme compliments.

Zhu Hao could easily understand Zhang Zuo's mentality.

In the past, Zhu Hao had always worked behind the scenes, and other people were doing the things on the front desk. Zhu Hao usually appeared as a consultant and aide in the form of a shadow in everything big and small, but today Zhu Hao did it once. Standing out, he has officially changed from doing things in the dark to doing things in the open.

Zhang Zuo had always been more accurate in grasping the direction of the wind, and now he realized that it was probably time for Zhu Hao to officially take over.

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Inside Tang Yin's study.

All three are seated, and no one else is allowed to approach the study.

Zhang Zuo first expressed the emperor's attitude towards this matter.

"...Your Majesty is still very satisfied with the current results. The ministers have compromised, and at the same time, they have explained to the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother is still dissatisfied. Your Majesty still cannot inherit the ancestral hall of King Xing's Mansion..."

This shows that the Empress Dowager Jiang lacks people's hearts.

But there is nothing wrong with it.

My son still treats other people as his mother, but he is just a "natural mother", what do you mean?
Who do you look down on?
Old lady, I live in the palace, get the treatment of the queen mother, and can see my son every day, why should there be a "third party" between me and my son?
Before Zhu Hao could say anything, Tang Yin explained for Zhu Hao: "You can't do things in a hurry, you have to push forward step by step."

Zhang Zuo said with a smile: "Your Majesty understands, and I have told the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager still urges the matter to be settled as soon as possible. Mr. Zhu, you don't have to think too much, in fact, the Empress Dowager also knows that if the matter is pushed forward too hastily, it will lead to a group of ministers I object, but the Empress Dowager always wants to continue the Xingwang Mansion."

Zhu Hao nodded: "Understood."

Zhang Zuo smiled ashamedly: "Our family is just expressing a little personal opinion, you two don't have to take it to your heart, His Majesty is also very concerned about placing more in the court... My own people, you two can also see that today's court meeting, courtiers Standing on the opposite side, there are very few people in the court who are willing to stand up for His Majesty. For this reason, Your Majesty is very worried!"

Zhu Haodao: "Many ministers are coerced by the mainstream will of civil servants, and they don't really want to oppose His Majesty. At least someone in the cabinet is willing to come forward to make things right. This is a good performance."

Zhang Zuo said with a smile: "Doesn't this further reflect the importance of the two of you in important positions in the court?"

Zhu Hao looked at Tang Yin: "I also hope that Mr. Tang can occupy a high position in the court earlier. While advising His Majesty, he can stand up and speak out for the power of justice at critical moments. I just don't know what Mr. Tang thinks?"

"Ha ha."

Tang Yin gave Zhu Hao a blank look.

Zhang Zuo said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu and Mr. Tang need to carefully consider the selection of Hanlin bachelors and candidates for the cabinet. Your Majesty does not want to see today's situation when we discuss the ceremony next time."

The emperor has a certain demand.

If you lose in the field of public opinion this time, you will lose, and you won't say that you must win next time, but you can't lose so ugly again.

In order to pursue the title of Huang Kao for his own father, the emperor almost opposed the entire imperial court, and the "Junsheng Huang Kao" was not the emperor's ultimate goal. To pursue the title in the future, he had to do it in one step and in the field of public opinion. Bring back a city.

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After Zhang Zuo finished Zhu Si's request, he hurried back to the palace.

Zhu Hao and Tang Yin sent him away, and then the two teachers and students didn't go back to the study, they found two bamboo chairs in the front yard and sat facing each other.

"Have you heard that? Your Majesty doesn't seem very satisfied with you."

Tang Yin winked at Zhu Hao as if making sarcastic remarks.

Zhu Hao shrugged his shoulders: "So what if you are dissatisfied? The great ceremony cannot be accomplished overnight. If the stalemate continues in the court today, the conflict between the monarch and his ministers will become tense or even irreconcilable. , the public opinion led by scholars will be even more unfavorable to His Majesty... Your Majesty's enthronement is short, how can he win the hearts of the people? It is better to take a step back!"

Tang Yin sighed softly: "You don't need to explain too much to me, I just remind you, you can listen or not."

Zhu Hao took out a booklet from his arms and handed it to Tang Yin.

Tang Yin took it and looked at it, and asked curiously, "What is this?"

"Is it hard to understand? It's most appropriate for Mr. Tang to submit a report about the continued construction of the railway from Xishan to Xuanfu." Zhu Hao said.

"Repair the train to Xuanfu Town? Isn't it Juyongguan?" Tang Yin was a little discouraged.

Tang Yin felt that he was physically and mentally exhausted, mainly because he was dragged down by the railway construction. He thought that Zhu Hao would ask him to preside over the railway construction again.

Zhu Haodao: "For trains, in order to realize their strategic intentions, they must be time-sensitive. The Xuan Mansion is the place where grain, grass and supplies are stored in the Northwest. , From then on, it will be easier to transport troops, food, or supplies, and the connection between the Northwest and the capital will be closer."

Tang Yin shook his head endlessly: "The Juyongguan Mountain is dangerous, how can the railway be built over it?"

Zhu Hao pointed to the item, and said: "The above list is very clear. To build a tunnel, or blast the mountain to make a flat road, in short, you have to overcome difficulties, and the main source of funds, in addition to the existing mineral harvest In addition, it is also time to bring up the previously discussed mining tax.”

"you……"

Tang Yin was stunned for a moment, "You boy, you've been talking about big ceremonies recently, and you've forgotten that you advocated the imperial court to levy mining taxes in the first place, and you still want to open up new mines in Xishan?"

"Of course not. There are only so many coal reserves in Xishan. In fact, there are more coal reserves in Yongping Prefecture and Shanxi. We need to explore and develop them at the right time. In the future, all parts of Ming Dynasty will open mines, but eunuchs cannot be allowed to be in charge, and neither can local governments. Involved in this, the mine must be commercialized. The so-called commercialization is to mine with private power, and then the court will tax it.

"Then the imperial court used the increased funds to build railways. At the same time, it also needed to increase arsenals in the capital and the northwest, and the shipyards along the coast also needed a large amount of money and food supplies. I was desperate for money. I had no choice.

"If this round is done well, results will be achieved within two or three years, and His Majesty will no longer have to look at the faces of civil servants when it comes to making the country rich and the army strong.

"To put it bluntly, even His Majesty can only rely on the power of civil servants. The root cause is that people have seized the treasury's money and food. Whoever has money has the right to speak. If it is really impossible to use money in the future, you can gather a wave support."

Tang Yin couldn't listen any longer, he stretched out his hand to interrupt Zhu Hao, and said coldly: "Let your majesty go and bribe the minister, thank you for being able to figure it out! I can help you with this thing, but I won't care about any subsequent matters ... I'll greet you in advance, if you don't agree, then go back where you came from, I'll pretend I haven't seen this thing before!"

(End of this chapter)