Jinyi champion

Chapter 976 Fangs of Power

The final decisive battle of the Great Rites is about to begin.

On the side of the civil servants, the most active ones are the officials of the Imperial Academy and the Sixth Section, while the principals of the Sixth Section, Lang Zhong and others communicate through the people in the Sixth Section. The degree of participation in the matter was not too high, but people in the Imperial Academy and the six subjects basically talked about "principles" and their positions were extremely firm.

Once there is a decisive battle, they must charge forward, and they are the main force gathered at the gate of the palace.

On the emperor's side, because Zhu Hao had predicted in advance what would happen in the future, Dongchang and Jinyiwei were busy making arrangements.

Huang Jin brought Zhu Chen, the current commander of Jinyiwei, to find Zhu Hao, and the location was in the theater run by Zhu Hao. At this time, there was a continuous play on the stage, and the audience in the audience and the surrounding boxes were very enthusiastic.

"It's another day to make money." Zhu Hao faced Huang Jin and Zhu Chen who came to him for work, and what he said seemed to have nothing to do with the major events in the future.

Huang Jin asked: "Mr. Zhu, I don't know if today's drama is exciting, or tomorrow's upcoming drama is exciting?"

Zhu Hao looked at Huang Jin and smiled slightly. Huang Jin also learned to joke around with him.

"It's all wonderful."

Zhu Hao said, "Tomorrow is nothing more than arresting people and making noise. Don't make things too rigid, but if something goes wrong, you can't be blamed on you... This is a duel between two factions in the imperial court. avoid."

Huang Jin hurriedly asked: "Is there really no way to avoid it?"

Huang Jin probably also had a headache.

What seems to be happening in the future is that the conflict between the monarch and his ministers always breaks out, and the factory guards are just obeying orders.

But changing to the general trend of history, the factory guard who helped the emperor arrest people tomorrow is destined to be nailed to the pillar of shame. After all, the people who control the right to interpret history are civil servants.

Besides, who knows how long Zhu Si can live?
If in the next ten or eight years, Zhu Si dies without a son, and another emperor comes up, then the new emperor will probably have to liquidate the human affairs that happened during the ceremony. One by one is estimated to end badly.

"I can only minimize it as much as possible, but I can't avoid it." Zhu Hao smiled.

Because of the warning in advance, the civil servants kept secret and were afraid to avoid it. When the civil servants knew that going to the palace gate to kneel and admonish would face factory guards beating, kicking, and sticking them, it was inevitable that they would be afraid. Before leaving You have to think carefully about everything, and weigh the pros and cons, and the factory guard is also a headache. After all, if you attack a scholar, you are destined to be infamous forever.

The effect produced is actually two-sided. Both sides are jealous, and their actions are restrained, so that future events will not be as intense as they were in history.

Zhu Hao was also thinking in his heart that he had really tried his best, and hoped that things would develop in a good direction.

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In the theater building, Zhu Chen left first and went back to make arrangements.

Huang Jin stayed behind and asked about the new commander of Jin Yiwei.

"...Eunuch Zhang has already informed that at the end of the year Commander Zhu will be transferred to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and it will only be a few days. Because the successor has not been determined, the efficiency of Jin Yiwei's work has seriously declined, and even some important errands have been delayed. Please show me, Mr. Zhu." Huang Jin said.

Zhu Hao said: "Shouldn't we wait for His Majesty's decree?"

Huang Jin smiled wryly and said, "According to what Eunuch Zhang said, His Majesty has completely followed Mr. Zhu's suggestion on this matter."

It meant that Zhu Hao had the final say on who should be the commander. As long as Zhu Hao said who could be the commander, the emperor would agree to let him be.

This is where Huang Jin is helpless. Although he also admires Zhu Hao, as a servant in King Xing's mansion, he naturally hopes that the little master can be more like a majestic king, instead of relying on Zhu Hao to do everything for him. Decide.

Zhu Hao asked: "Based on Eunuch Huang's intention, who is more suitable to succeed?"

"This...don't dare to talk nonsense."

Huang Jin's character is like this, extremely cautious, even more cautious than Zhang Zuo, with a sense of humbleness in his bones, and the emperor did not give the factory guard too much authority, so he must exercise restraint.

Zhu Haodao: "From the point of view of the close and distant relationship with my subordinates, I prefer Luo Zhenfu, who used to do things with a degree of advance and retreat. He has been in charge of Beizhen Fusi for the past two years. He has handled the case very well and never made people worry or disappointed. But from the perspective of His Majesty's selection of candidates, I still think Wang Zuo is more suitable, in extraordinary times, we need extraordinary people to stabilize the situation."

Huang Jin nodded thoughtfully and said, "In terms of ability to judge things, Wang Zuo is indeed superior. But didn't your majesty say..."

Zhu Hao laughed and said, "Are you trying to say that Jin Yiwei is going to help His Majesty gather wealth? Your Majesty should know that factory guards are the foundation of maintaining the stability of the country. If you use imperial edicts to amass wealth, it will become a black prison. How can the court have peace?" day?

"Currently the imperial court is indeed short of money, but it does not mean that it must accumulate wealth in this way. Your Majesty still hopes that the factory guards can maintain the stability of Ming Dynasty."

"Oh."

Huang Jin felt a little relieved when he heard this.

Besides Zhu Hao who can understand the emperor's mind, who else is stronger?

Previously, everyone thought that deciding who would be the commander of the Jinyiwei based on the ability to earn money was like selling an official position, but it was indeed not an easy task for the Jinyiwei to raise money.

Zhu Haodao: "I heard that the recent cruel officials in Jinyiwei often harass the high-ranking officials and dignitaries of Shuntian Mansion, even those with titles. This trend cannot last long."

"Uh... yes."

Huang Jin hesitated for a moment.

He thought to himself, Mr. Zhu seemed to be the one who proposed to develop a few people in Jinyiwei who can do things and dare to do things, right?He also said that these people should be used to attract the firepower of the censor officials in the court. Isn't this cruel official able to use his skills?Now you say you want to restrain yourself?
"When the time is right, Jinyiwei needs to rectify internally, but let's focus on tomorrow's affairs first."

While Zhu Hao was talking, his eyes were still on the stage.

Huang Jin pondered for a while, even though he understood every word Zhu Hao said, he didn't seem to understand it very well.

Tomorrow's matter is indeed very important, but what does it have to do with the internal rectification of the factory guard?
There is also the so-called "appropriate time", when is it?Really want to rectify, rectify who?Is it mainly to rectify the system, or to rectify people?

Huang Jin couldn't help thinking about it. Sure enough, it was difficult to guess the thoughts of the courtiers around the emperor. They seemed to have said everything, but they didn't seem to say anything. This meant that they still had to visit and inquire frequently in the future, otherwise it would be easy to work Going off track, it seems that in the future the factory guards... will all fall into the hands of this little champion who was born in Jinyiwei.

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Zhu Hao didn't deliberately play riddles for Huang Jin.

As the emperor's most trusted staff member, Zhu Hao usually doesn't feel that there are so many grandiose matters in the court that he needs to deal with. After the big ceremony is over, the long-term peace and stability of the Ming Dynasty is composed of small things accumulated day by day, just like flipping through a volume. "Records" found that the things that an emperor experienced every year were mostly small things, and it was not likely that he would encounter a major event with far-reaching influence in one or two years.

Zhu Hao told Huang Jin to rectify, more to remind that the factory guards, as the maintainers of Ming order, must first ensure that there are no internal disturbances.

From the perspective of a minister like Zhu Hao, it is necessary to put the power of factory guards in a cage.

Although Zhu Hao himself was born in Jinyiwei, he knows very well that once the power of factory guards is out of control, the court will fall into a state of boundless darkness, courtiers will become officials in fear, and the people will also worry about being overwhelmed by inexplicable powers. Looting, the final result... is that society falls into darkness.

Zhu Hao wants to develop capitalism and market economy in Daming, a dark society is not what he wants to see.

He not only wants to suppress the power of officials, but also pulls out the fangs of factory guards. He even wants to suppress the imperial power properly... As the most trusted subject of the emperor, this is actually very contradictory. He wants to help the emperor consolidate the imperial power , but also keep the imperial power within a reasonable range, so that there is still room for conflicts and relaxations between the monarch and his ministers, so that the two sides can form a game for a long time.

It's not easy, everything has to be balanced.

"It seems that after the ceremony, it's my turn to make decisions for those civil servants." Zhu Hao looked at the stage and murmured to himself.

There was another knock at the door.

"My lord, Su Dongzhu asks to see you."

Su Xigui is here again.

Zhu Hao let Su Xigui enter the private room, Su Xigui bowed down directly, kowtowed to Zhu Hao, and said, "Caomin pays homage to Assistant Zhu."

When we met last time, Zhu Hao was just a scholar in the Imperial Academy, but now he has become the minister of the Ministry of Rites and has the qualifications to join the cabinet.

Zhu Hao smiled and said, "Su Dongzhu, are you making fun of me? Get up, get up, I haven't officially assumed office yet, no, I didn't go to today's court meeting, and the third resignation memorial has already been handed in."

Su Xigui got up from the ground with a smile on his face.

"Zhu Shilang, I heard that something big will happen in the court tomorrow?"

Su Xigui explained his purpose.

It seems that the emperor hasn't issued the imperial edict yet, and the civil servants haven't responded. Everything is calm, but the wind has let out. The stunned youths of the Imperial Academy and the Sixth Division are already preparing to occupy the palace gate for a deadly remonstrance. Many people in the court They all received the wind, and now they are waiting for the emperor to take action, and those young civil servants came out to resist desperately.

Zhu Hao nodded: "It seems that everyone knows it. Why is a confidential matter suddenly known to everyone in the market?"

Su Xigui smiled and said, "Do you think it's possible that someone is deliberately releasing the news?"

"Oh."

Zhu Hao nodded, "You don't mean to say that that person is me, do you?"

"No, no, I have absolutely no such intentions. I just want to say that it is better to have news than no news. At least His Majesty can make preparations so that the so-called clear currents in the court will not be disturbed. The impact of the incident is too great, so that the court cannot maintain stability."

After all, Su Xigui was actually trying to figure out how far the conflicts would erupt in the future.

He was asking for Huang Zan, but also for himself.

Zhu Haodao: "It's not a matter of a day or two in the court. Your Majesty's insistence has not changed. On the contrary, colleagues in the Imperial Academy have always been gradually giving in to their proposals for the ceremony. Unfortunately, it is finally time to retreat. The point of no return depends on how far they are going to make trouble tomorrow. But even if the trouble is unstoppable and there is a bloody incident, the court after tomorrow will not be the court?"

"Uh……"

Su Xigui understood that what Zhu Hao meant was not afraid of big troubles tomorrow.

Zhu Hao sighed: "It seems that after tomorrow, there will be a large number of official vacancies in the court, and many people will fill them."

(End of this chapter)