Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1580 Political Affairs Hall Four

The rain outside was disturbing, but inside the eight-story house, there was a lot of silence, with the curling sandalwood smoke, and the two powerful prime ministers in the court, the left and right prime ministers, were drinking tea.

"Do you really think so?" Cai Yong squinted his eyes and looked at Hu Zhao here. To him, Hu Zhao was considered a junior, but in the imperial court, he was the only one who surpassed him. of courtiers.

Daming has left and right prime ministers.

But in fact, the prime minister is just an empty post. What matters is the ranking of the ministers participating in the Zhaoming Pavilion. Those ministers who can enter the Zhaoming Pavilion are regarded as the prime ministers of the Ming Dynasty in the eyes of the world.

And among so many prime ministers in Zhaoming Pavilion, Cai Yong might not be able to rank among the best, but the only one who can firmly suppress him in all aspects is the Prime Minister of Zhaoming Pavilion, Hu Zhao.

Hu Zhao is the kind of person who is really low-key but cannot be ignored. He is versatile in both civil and military affairs. Whether it is in government affairs, military counselor, or the overall situation of the entire court, he is the only one besides Mu Jing who can take the helm. people.

Whether it is Xi Zhicai or Liu Jin, they are far behind.

Xi Zhicai is not good at government affairs, and Liu Jin is not familiar with military affairs. The Political Affairs Hall and the Privy Council seem to be two tracks that have no communication except military expenditure review.

The separation of powers between civil and military forces in the Ming Dynasty is a principle that has gradually formed.

Hu Zhao is the only one who shoulders the military and political power, and is in charge of the direction of Ming Dynasty. He has a high position and authority, and is the only minister who can check and balance the monarchy.

If Daming ruled the world, his position alone would be comparable to the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty.

"Cai Xiang, there are some things that others can't understand, but you can!" Facing Cai Yong's question, Hu Zhao sighed in his heart, and said, "If your majesty is determined to push you up, you There is no way to hide, instead of hiding it, it is better to do it in a down-to-earth manner, if Cai Xiang can pull me down, it can only be blamed for my lack of ability, and I cannot be responsible for the future of Da Mingwei, so I don’t blame anyone!"

"I can understand, but I may not be willing to do it!" Cai Yong said: "You and I are both frustrated people from the previous dynasty. I even imagined that the previous dynasty could regain the rivers and mountains and rebuild the universe. I was even willing to give everything for it, but gradually , when the light of Daming has shone everywhere, I also gave up. To vote for Daming and to abandon the Han Dynasty is against my will. "

He narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a little melancholy in his pupils, and said: "Perhaps no one would have thought that the young man who lost his father and was about to be self-reliant at the age of sixteen was almost cornered. Can we make such a career again, our son of heaven is not only strong in destiny, but also firm in will, and there are really few people who can stop us from doing what we want to do!"

"It's even what you say!"

Hu Zhao nodded, responded softly, and said: "Although Liu Zhongsun has flaws, he has been conscientious all these years. I thought he should never touch him. It is because I underestimated His Majesty's persistence in the New Deal. Until now Even if I am willing to keep Liu Zhongsun, I may not be able to stop the attack of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. He is determined to move the Political Affairs Hall, even if it is not Liu Zhongsun, Qin Song, and Bao Su, they will all be targets!"

"Qin Song and Bao Su are the core, I'm afraid His Majesty will not let you go?" Cai Yong narrowed his eyes and said: "Qin Song has been in charge of the Ministry of Officials for many years, and the officials of the Ming Dynasty are deeply in the heart. If the New Deal is to be implemented, his support is indispensable. The Ministry of Housekeeping, for Daming to guard the world's money, silk, rice and grain, is our Daming's purse, he often said that fighting is spending money, it depends on who spends it harder, he will not let the Ministry of Households go!"

"Ok!"

Hu Zhao also thought of this, so he asked Liu Jin to retreat on his own, using retreat as an advance, and first stabilized the household department and the official department. Even if Mu Jing got the Zhengshitang, it might not be able to shake the foundation of the Zhengshitang.

In this way, even if the New Deal comes in a turbulent manner, I can still maintain the stability of the government to some extent.

"But Your Majesty has only acted against Liu Jin so far, and the meaning behind it is a bit hard to fathom!" Cai Yong stared at Hu Zhao, and he found it really difficult to see something from Hu Zhao's expression.

"It's nothing more than a matter of succession!"

Hu Zhao thought for a while: "As long as Your Majesty takes Liu Jin, the Zhengshitang will be leaderless. At that time, he will be able to break through one by one, and even..."

His eyes burst into a bright light: "He has already talked to Qin Song and Bao Su, even if they can't fall in love with him, at least they are sitting on the wall!"

"It makes sense when you say it that way!" Cai Yong smiled wryly: "The mind of the Son of Heaven is unfathomable, and it is difficult for ghosts and gods!"

"The Son of Heaven, it's not surprising that he has such thoughts!" Hu Zhao was not surprised, he had already fought with Mu Jing many times.

"Then how is Hu Xiang going to do it?" Cai Yong asked modestly. In terms of talent and learning, he is not afraid of the world, but in politics, he still has some shortcomings, so he has to be humble, and there is nothing to be ashamed of. Confucius He said, three people must have my teacher. In this political arena, it is a good thing to learn from others.

"The key is what should Cai Xiang do?" Hu Zhao's eyes were calm and scary.

Cai Yong fell into deep thought when he heard this.

After a while, he cupped his hands and said: "Hu Xiang has the Da Ming in Hu Xiang's heart, and I also have the Da Ming in my heart. They may not be on the same path, but the direction is the same. As for who is right and who is wrong, we don't know who is gong. Who is wrong, leave it for future generations to comment, but just ask for a clear conscience!"

"good!"

Hu Zhao raised the teacup and sipped all the tea in one gulp.

Cai Yong also finished his cup of tea.

This night, the tea ceremony between the two prime ministers of the Ming Dynasty has already determined the future situation of the Ming Dynasty...

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the next day.

When it was daylight, the rain had stopped.

When Mujing was pulled out from Wenrou Township to practice martial arts, the ground was still relatively wet, and it rained for most of the day, washing away the entire Yudu.

It was Zhang Ning's order to keep practicing martial arts for many years, and Zhang Ning would often feed some special moves from the Taiping Martial Arts Classics to make Mu Jing familiar with them.

These moves, Mu Jing felt, were all turtle moves, most of which were defensive, and had never seen offensive moves, as if they were all for defense.

Zhang Ning said very directly to his question: "You are an emperor, what kind of offensive tactics do you want? If you want to kill people, some people will do it for you. What you have to do is to learn these defensive tactics. Saving your life at the right time is the top priority!"

This sentence was recognized by everyone in the harem.

Their expectation for Mujing is that he can return safely from the battlefield every time. Now that Mujing has been classified as the emperor, they don't have much expectation.

Those things that are extremely dangerous to kill the enemy should at least be done less.

Mu Jing can only practice, his fists cannot be separated from his hands, his music cannot be separated from his mouth. In this martial art, he still needs to work diligently to make progress. Even if his talent is not very good, he can still be regarded as a small master now.

If it is really facing assassination, it may not be impossible to stop it.

The heavy rain last night made the sky clearer, the sun rose from the east, and the sunlight became softer.

The family of five, after breakfast, went to work separately.

They all have their own affairs, Mujing regards the emperor as a profession, and goes to work every day, Zhang Ning goes to the medical school, she is now the godfather of new medicine, and there are many disciples and grandchildren under her, if she develops more viciously, maybe she will still I can learn from her father's tricks.

Her father is not a good person. He changed from a magic stick to the boss of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and he accomplished his great cause by relying on his disciples and grandchildren.

Of course, Zhang Ning does not have such a big ambition. Her biggest ambition is to hope that new medicine can be developed.

Huang Yueying went to the Academy of Science and Technology.

Cai Yan and Diao Chan disguised themselves as men and went to Mingfeng Bank. Recently, Diao Chan was taken by Cai Yan no longer a little girl hiding in the harem to mend. After all, she came from a political family. Her ability is not necessarily better than anyone The difference is that she has a soft personality, and she would not dare to go out without Cai Yan standing in front of her.

Mu Jing is not a macho man, he just hopes that he can be a good emperor and also be a good husband. Although in this era, his behavior seems deviant, but who made him the emperor? , is still the emperor who single-handedly brought down the country, who dares to be sloppy, really thinks that his sword dare not kill people.

From the harem to the Daming Palace, he rode a horse. He rode a horse very fast, and it was also to exercise his horse riding skills. After all, sometimes he needed this skill on the battlefield. technology, but at least it must be passable.

Riding also requires more exercise. The time after work every day is the time for exercise.

Under the Daming Palace, he was going upstairs when he met Qin Song.

"Qin Xiang, so early?"

Mu Jing greeted with a smile.

"Good morning, Your Majesty!" Qin Song saluted quickly, and Daming became more and more repulsed to kneel down to salute, even if it was to see Mujing, unless it was some special occasions, it would be regarded as a salute by bowing his head .

"Qin Xiang is very busy recently?" Mu Jing asked while going up the stairs.

"It's really busy!"

Qin Song said softly: "Last year's war, places like Ruzhou and Nanzhou need to be rebuilt. Many officials in Luozhou and Yongzhou need to be inspected. The personnel reserves of the official department are insufficient, and they need to be carefully inspected. Only then can they be put on the job, and the imperial examination, at least before this year, don’t expect them to have many talents, now every county government is performing, and talents are needed to govern the place, and the bureaucracy is very busy!"

"Be busy!"

Mu Jing smiled and said: "The Ministry of Officials is the foundation of the stability of the Ming Dynasty. To stabilize the place, we must first stabilize the government office. If we want to stabilize the government office, we must first stabilize the hearts of the officials. ah!"

He paused and continued: "Also, the Ministry of Officials must let all officials in the world know a little bit. The officials of the Ming Dynasty serve the people and exist for the people. They are the officials of their parents. If they can't do their duty For work, I would rather take them down directly than give them a chance to have a vegetarian meal!"

"The minister should take orders!"

Qin Song is not stupid, he is very clear that Mujing is warning himself.

He asked the officials not to get involved in the affairs of the Zhengshitang.

He told himself not to think too much. After all, the official department may not be able to do without his own. He can replace a person who controls the official department.

At this time, the flames of war had already ignited, Qin Song really didn't have too much thought, no matter whether it was Hu Zhao's side or Mu Jing's side, he didn't want to stand.

Logically, he should be loyal to Mujing.

But this is for the outside world.

But above the court, that's not necessarily the case. Mu Jing is the son of heaven, but Hu Zhao is also his immediate boss. He is the king, the court, the minister, and the authority...

The official department cannot move.

But as the controller of the official department, he must manage his one-acre three-point land well, and follow the trend. Whoever is Ming's tomorrow, the official department will naturally obey his orders.

Mu Jing didn't care too much.

In his opinion, Qin Song is a very assertive person, and he is different from Liu Jin. Because Liu Jin is ashamed of his children, he neglects to discipline him and has a flaw.

But Qin Song is really a flawless person. Some of his sons gave their lives for the Ming war, and some were thrown into the army by him.

On this point, no one can make a fuss about him.

Qin Song went to the official department, and Mu Jing went straight up to the ninth floor. As soon as he came in, he saw Kuai Liang who was standing at the door, waiting for a long time.

"What's wrong?" Mu Jing was a little surprised.

"Your Majesty, I just received the memorandum, please take a look at it!"

Kuai Liang came up, handed over a memorial book, and said in a low voice: "Son of Liu Jin, he has cast six doors overnight, and now he is in the prison with six doors!"

"so fast!"

Mu Jing looked at the memorandum and frowned slightly. This was just a memorandum played on the six doors, which said that he had surrendered himself, and it was related to the son of the prime minister, so he paid more attention to it and immediately contracted it.

And Kuai Liang's Metropolitan Procuratorate has been watching Liu Jin, and has even filed a case in the procedure, so this memorandum will naturally go directly to the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

"Go first!"

Mu Jing narrowed his eyes and said.

He opened the door and walked in. Huo Yu was already inside. He was cleaning the Mujing desk himself. This could have been done by other people, but for ten years, Huo Yu did it himself.

How many secrets there are in this case, he really dare not trust other people, he has to do it himself, even the people in the departments on the nine floors dare not trust absolutely.

"Sit down!" Mu Jing said to Kuai Liang: "Don't worry, sometimes you have to learn to be steady in order to have hope, nothing can be rushed!"

"Yes!" Kuai Liang calmed down.

"Your Majesty, here's another new playbook!" Huo Yu said in a low voice, "It was submitted overnight by the Political Affairs Hall!"

"Let me see!"

Mu Jing glanced at it, and Liu Jin wrote it himself.

Compare the two plays.

He understood in his heart.

Hu Zhao surrendered.

Liu Jin actually gave up his position as the boss of the Political Affairs Hall and gave up directly without any struggle, which really surprised him.

This also made him a little embarrassed.

Is he going after the victory, or...

(End of this chapter)