Jinyi champion

Chapter 973
Zhu Hao went to the Shu for the second time and asked to dismiss the appointment of the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, but Zhu Si refused again without politeness.

The emperor's attitude was that Zhu Hao had no one but Zhu Hao in this position.

Many ministers don't understand why the emperor's attitude is so firm, and they are even more curious about Zhu Hao. He has been promoted to the right servant of the Ministry of Rites. He is still a young man who is not even 20 years old. Even if he accepts the appointment, he may not be able to do it. How long, why do you have to push back and forth like this?
When the court was over, the emperor walked away angrily as if very angry.

Later, when the minister was leaving the palace, he heard that the emperor had sent someone to summon Tang Yin and Zhu Hao to enter the palace, probably because he wanted to cause trouble for Zhu Hao's refusal to be the right servant of the Ministry of Rites.

Such an action made the ministers of the court more certain that Tang Yin and Zhu Hao were one, and this was enough to show that Zhu Hao's appointment as the right servant of the Ministry of Rites was exactly Tang Yin's intention.

Inside the Qianqing Palace.

After Zhu Hao and Tang Yin arrived, the treatment was quite good. The chairs had been set up in advance, and no one who had nothing to do with them was allowed to approach. Zhu Si asked the two to sit opposite the tea table, drink tea with him, and then show off what he gained after becoming the emperor. nice one.

"...They are all tributes. In fact, I don't know what's so good about this tea. It tastes the same when I drink it. Speaking of it, the milk tea that Jingdao made for me tastes better."

Zhu Si laughed and didn't mean to blame Zhu Hao at all.

Although the two monarchs and ministers did not communicate in advance during this tussle, there is still a tacit understanding between friends.

Tang Yindao: "Your Majesty, how should Jing Dao choose to be the right servant of the Ministry of Rites?"

Zhu Sidao: "Mr. Tang, do you have to spoil the fun like this? Anyway, it's time for Jingdao to come forward, and now even Mr. Jiang Ge has retreated. Who else in the court can confront me? Mr. Fei Ge, in fact, I have sent People have asked him for his opinion, and he said that it is entirely feasible for Jingdao to be the right servant of the Ministry of Rites."

"Oh?"

Tang Yin couldn't help taking a look at Zhu Hao, as if saying, respectfully, what do you think?
The emperor asked Fei Hong directly about promoting you. With Fei Hong's cunning and cunning, how can ordinary people match his political sensitivity?Will you immediately understand that you are actually the emperor's man?
Zhu Haodao: "Your Majesty, the minister has drafted an imperial edict, and His Majesty can choose the time to announce it to the public at any time."

"Haha, I already knew that Daoist Jing had already prepared everything, just waiting for me to make a move... Hey, let's take a look." Zhu Si was very excited.

It was said that the ceremony was completed years ago, but Zhu Si didn’t want to wait for a day. He got up and walked around the coffee table, walked to Zhu Hao’s side in two or three steps, took the copy of the imperial edict drafted by Zhu Hao, and said after reading it: “That’s how it should be. , I will directly announce it to the public to see if those people dare to disobey the holy will!"

Tang Yin said: "Your Majesty, can you show me?"

"Ah."

Zhu Si handed it over to Tang Yin.

After Tang Yin read it, he turned his head to look at Zhu Hao, who was calm and frowning, and frowned: "Your Majesty, if such an edict is released, I'm afraid there will be more and more opposition from the court. Unmanageable situation."

Zhu Si smiled and comforted: "Mr. Tang, you are really unfounded...Is there any essential difference between the edict issued by the edict and the part about the rituals? At that time, there were many ministers who opposed it, and they didn't make a fuss. , this time it’s out of control? Jingdao, don’t you think so?”

The emperor wanted to find approval from Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao said cautiously: "Your Majesty, in fact, Mr. Tang's worries are not unreasonable."

"what?"

Zhu Si looked puzzled.

Even Zhang Zuo, who was standing by the side, moved forward unconsciously, wanting to know what serious consequences would be produced if the edict was issued according to Zhu Hao's draft.

Zhu Hao had a serious face: "Your Majesty announced the edict earlier, when Mr. Jiang Ge and others were still there, and the court ministers believed that Mr. Jiang and other old-fashioned officials would definitely come forward to stop them. Give in, and there is room for everything.”

"Ah."

Zhu Si nodded, he was quite intelligent and understood what Zhu Hao said.

Zhu Haodao: "But now that Mr. Jiang Ge and Mr. Mao Ge have retreated from the court, the ministers will think that Mr. Fei Ge is not firm enough in opposing the matter of the ceremony, especially since His Majesty has left no room for it this time. , especially those young officials who have just entered the court with blood, they are likely to cause trouble when they are filled with righteous indignation."

"Do they have to jump out and fight against me?" Zhu Si's face darkened.

He didn't really believe that those little sense organs could cause any disturbance.

I have overthrown even top ministers like Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian, why are I afraid of those insignificant little characters?
Zhang Zuo hastily reminded: "Your Majesty, old ministers like Jiang Ge know how to endure, and are willing to make changes in some matters to avoid the deterioration of the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, while those young officials who have just entered the court... are more difficult to deal with, so let's say Yang Yongxiu, who has always been advocating for the discussion of etiquette, is... more persistent."

"Humph!"

Zhu Si snorted coldly, "Is that called persistence? That's called stubbornness, that's called ignorance! Don't even look at how much you weigh!"

Taking Yang Shen as an example, Zhu Si immediately understood.

It turned out that the most difficult ones to deal with were not old officials like Yang Tinghe, Fei Hong, Qiao Yu, and Wang Jun, but young officials represented by Yang Shen.

This group of people is fearless, and if things get serious, they must be the ones who take the lead.

Zhu Si looked at Zhu Hao: "Then respectfully, how should we deal with it?"

Zhu Haodao: "Since it is necessary to determine the ceremony once and for all the remaining steps to be combined into one step, then there is no room for it. At that time, the court officials will try their best to stop it, or they will kneel down collectively at the court meeting, or the palace gate Crying and complaining, etc., put pressure on His Majesty."

"Then I'll kick them out!"

Zhu Si clenched his fists tightly, with a ferocious look on his face, almost gnashing his teeth.

Before anything happened here, the emperor was already angry, Zhang Zuo and Tang Yin didn't quite understand, would things definitely go in the direction Zhu Hao predicted?

Zhu Haodao: "Using coercive means to solve the problem is difficult to subdue people's hearts. It is best to use the means of division and disintegration... I am going to see Yang Yongxiu."

Zhu Si sighed: "Respect, this time I prefer you to be the right servant of the Ministry of Rites, I guess Yang Yongxiu already knows that you are my man, if you go to see him again, he will definitely trouble you.

"I think you'd better not go, and stay away from him in the future! This kind of person is ungrateful for profit. He thought he was very upright, but in the end he gave him a bachelor's assistant, and he could betray even his colleagues. The big deal is that I will take care of him." Make it public and make his colleagues look down on him, so he won't be able to make trouble anymore."

Tang Yin hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, it is best not to take this step unless it is absolutely necessary."

Tang Yin really didn't want to ruin Yang Shen's reputation, not that Tang Yin defended Yang Shen, but felt that Zhu Si's actions would first damage his emperor's majesty.

As the Ninth Five-Year Lord, actually used dirty means to win over the ministers, and then exposed the secret afterwards?

The emperor is rich all over the world, so he shouldn't solve the problem by tricky means.

Zhu Hao looked at Tang Yin, and said to himself, Tang Bohu still has an almost paranoid "sense of justice", which means he regards himself as a traditional literati.

Zhu Hao said: "Your Majesty can take this step, but the premise is that I have to talk to him first, or make another deal."

"Ok?"

Now even Zhu Si didn't understand.

If we trade again, will Yang Shen become a Hanlin scholar?

Zhu Hao said: "Your Majesty, please give me the last two days. In the morning of the day after tomorrow, Your Majesty can issue an imperial edict at the court meeting. Today and tomorrow, I will try my best to divide and disintegrate the people in the Imperial Academy, and minimize the possible crisis in the day after tomorrow."

……

……

Zhu Si naturally agreed to Zhu Hao's proposal.

In the last two days... Zhu Si wanted to give Zhu Hao this face no matter what, even though he was reluctant in his heart.

Zhu Hao and Tang Yin went out of the palace together.

Tang Yindao: "Jingdao, you also know that those civil servants will definitely cause trouble. If you still make such a suggestion, can't you wait until the world is indifferent to this matter, and then discuss the ceremony? Even if there are voices of opposition in the court, It won't be like today... His Majesty has just ascended the throne, and the days to come will be long."

What Tang Yin meant was that Zhu Si was young, and when he was less than 20 years old, he was eager to pursue his father's throne and return to the lineage of Prince Xing's mansion. conduct.

Why must it be done under such a hasty situation and under so much pressure?

Zhu Hao didn't defend himself, and said: "Your Majesty asked me to do it, I can only obey. Your Majesty can't afford to wait."

It's not that I want to, but that I have to.

You Tang Yin said so much, trying to persuade me, you might as well persuade the emperor.

"Your Majesty has always listened to your words. If you say no, even if he is reluctant, he will think it over." Tang Yin insisted on pinning the blame on Zhu Hao.

Zhu Hao said: "Your Majesty has the same heart, why should I take a huge risk to persuade him to turn back?"

"you……"

Tang Yin found out that he had fallen into Zhu Hao's logical trap.

Zhu Haodao: "From the very beginning, the ceremony involved cruel factional struggles. Do you think that His Majesty will be able to fully control the government if Mr. Jiang Ge and the others retire? The key to the ceremony is to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy. Since the old and the new can never be in harmony, even It's not because of the ceremony, it's just a trivial matter in the court, there should still be voices of opposition."

"The court will be in chaos because of this!"

Tang Yin didn't know what to say, "I think it's not that His Majesty is being paranoid now, but that you have led His Majesty astray! You are more stubborn than Your Majesty."

Zhu Hao suddenly smiled, and asked Tang Yin with a smile: "Actually, the question is very simple. If we don't mess up the court, how can you and I stay neutral in the court? After ten or eight years, we will climb up step by step?"

"Uh……"

Tang Yin was speechless for a moment.

Zhu Hao continued to laugh and said: "Mr. Tang can't enjoy the victory brought about by my paranoia and His Majesty, but at the same time say it's wrong to do so.

"Because of our paranoia, some seemingly unreasonable employments can be realized. The court's Yili sect has gradually established a foundation, and His Majesty's decrees can be better conveyed to the court's yamen. And you and I, a Hanlin scholar, A right servant of the Ministry of Rites can also secure his position."

"Mr. Tang, take a long-term view. Right now, it seems to be a battle of ideas. In fact, the root is a struggle for power. I am helping His Majesty consolidate the imperial power!

"Is there any reason to consolidate imperial power without bloodshed?"

(End of this chapter)