Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 719 There is only one person in Daming who can call the wind and rain, and only one person can shelter from the wind and rain!
"Qian Xiang."

Zhang Haogu naturally knew that this was talking about Qian Qianyi.

For Qian Qianyi, Zhang Haogu didn't have much feeling, neither good nor bad. As for the joy after seeing a celebrity, he didn't have much.

He is the Chief Assistant of Daming, and he is one of the top few people in the world. He has seen many so-called historical celebrities, and there are countless celebrities who have served under his command. A single celebrity is still not left behind. Zhang Haogu didn't care about famous celebrities.

"What are you talking about about money?" Zhang Haogu looked at Zhang Ruitu with a slightly unhappy expression.

Zhang Ruitu seemed to think of something, and shook his head: "This Prime Minister Qian is very unusual. Speaking of which, today is the first dynasty, and Prime Minister Qian hasn't come yet."

Just as he was talking, some voices came from the back of the team. Lu Xiangsheng turned his head to look: "Speaking of Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here. Isn't the money minister here?"

A middle-aged man wearing a first-grade crane robe, a jade belt around his waist, a beam crown on his head, and a jade wat in his hand came over.

He nodded slightly to Zhang Haogu and the others: "Yuanfu, all elders."

Zhang Haogu looked at the man with a solemn face in front of him, and he knew that this was Qian Qianyi.

Although Qian Qianyi is 49 years old now, he is well-maintained and has a temperament of his own when he is familiar with poetry and books. The feeling of being a loyal minister.

Of course, as a person who knew some of Qian Qianyi's deeds, Zhang Haogu looked at Qian Qianyi with some strange eyes.

Speaking of it, Qian Qianyi is also one of the leaders of the Donglin Party. He has done all kinds of party struggles and corruption, but after the Manchu Qing entered the customs, he did indeed fight against the Qing Dynasty.

But what made people laugh the most was that the water was too cold, his head was too itchy, and his affair with Liu Rushi, one of the Eight Beauties of the Qinhuai River.

Meaningless, Qian Qianyi is a man of great talent. He is full of talent, excellent poems, good handwriting, and beautiful essays, but none of this can conceal the fact that he is Jiang Qing, Jiang Qing, Shiqing, no matter what the reasons are, no matter whether he secretly instigated against the generals who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty or secretly funded Zheng Chenggong's rebellion against the Qing Dynasty, he has already been characterized.

Of course, things in the past life are different from the present life, maybe Qian Qianyi really has some difficulties, some other ideas, maybe it is to make a compromise, maybe it is to bear the humiliation, or it is cold and itchy, it has nothing to do with Zhang Haogu.

After all, the Manchu Qing was trapped in Liaodong in this life, and they were already besieged to death.

Originally, the Manchu Qing still had a chance to conquer the grassland and North Korea, and completely turned Liaodong into a powerful force in the north. However, after the Battle of the Grassland, the [-] Manchu and Mongolian allied forces were wiped out. Qing has already had several broken bones.

After all, from the later Jin Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, the Jurchens as the core, that is, the current Manchus, had only a few hundred thousand soldiers who could fight, but these hundreds of thousands included all men over the age of 14 and under the age of 60.

If all these people are recruited, it means that the Manchu dynasty will be wiped out.

So although all the people of the Eight Banners are soldiers, in fact, the number of soldiers in the Eight Banners is only 10,000+. The successive losses have caused the loss of half of the youth and strength of the Eight Banners. Now the Eight Banners still want to go out?

It's fine if Daming doesn't beat them.

In fact, the Ming Dynasty really did not plan to kill Liaodong right now. The 15 new troops of the Zhili of the Ming Dynasty went to the grasslands in batches to feel the breath of war and engage in small-scale friction with the Manchus.

What a good whetstone, Zhili's 15 new troops can all go for a walk on the grassland to hone their skills.

Therefore, neither Zhu Youxiao nor Zhang Haogu planned to beat Manqing to death with a stick. Let Manqing be half dead first, and beat him to death directly when he needs it.

Without the external factor of Manqing, Qian Qianyi's life should have nothing to do with the water being too cold and the head being too itchy. As for what kind of person Qian Qianyi will become in this life, Zhang Haogu doesn't care.

As long as he doesn't become an obstacle to Da Ming's progress, he can do whatever he wants.

Looking at Qian Qianyi in front of him, Zhang Haogu put on a smile: "President Qian came at the right time, and he will enter the court soon."

Soon, a bell rang, and the Ming dynasty began.

Hundreds of officials filed in from the Meridian Gate, came to the Fengtian Hall, and announced loudly with the servants: "Your Majesty has a decree, and all officials will enter the court."

The civil and military officials headed by Zhang Haogu entered the tall and spacious Fengtian Hall. At this time, Zhu Youxiao was already sitting on the dragon chair, overlooking the officials entering the court.

"Your Majesty, I will greet you, long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live."

All the officials kowtowed to see them, and then fell flat.

Zhu Youxiao raised his hand, and Wang Tiqian at the side immediately opened the imperial decree and read it out: "In accordance with the imperial decree of Tian Chengyun, it is said: Wei Guangwei, the former great scholar of Jianji Temple, is a wolf with ambition and plots to cause chaos."

After finishing the punishment of Wei Guangwei, Wang Tiqian then read out another imperial decree: "Qian Qianyi, the former minister of the Ministry of Rites of Nanjing, has both ability and political integrity, and is commendable for his loyalty. He was promoted to be a scholar of Dongge University and a prince and grand teacher."

Qian Qianyi came out and kowtowed to Zhu Youxiao: "My lord, thank you for your gratitude."

The early dynasty ended and all officials retired. As a Suzhou native and one of the leaders of the Donglin Party in the south, Qian Qianyi first received compliments from southern officials and Donglin Party members. These people undoubtedly regarded Qian Qianyi as a The hope of the Donglin Party in the imperial court, after all, this is the cabinet boss promoted by His Majesty himself.

Seeing Qian Qianyi accepting compliments from hundreds of officials, officials from Wei Guangwei's lineage who had not been purged and some officials from the Donglin Party attached to him one after another, Zhang Ruitu looked a little unhappy: "This Prime Minister Qian is really true."

Zhang Haogu walked slowly: "I heard that, Mr. Zhang, you held a banquet to clean up the dust for Qian Xiang, but he declined it?"

Zhang Ruitu nodded, as if feeling ashamed because of it, he added: "He also refused Prime Minister Huang's welcome banquet."

Although it was because Qian Qianyi did not attend his reception banquet, Zhang Ruitu would not be jealous of Qian Qianyi and fight with him because of this, it was unnecessary, completely unnecessary.

Zhang Haogu said softly: "That's fine, he doesn't belong to us, nor does he belong to the Donglin Party in the north right now, isn't that a good thing?"

"The Donglin Party was originally dominated by wealthy gentry and official families in Jiangnan, Southeast and other places. The south is their foundation. But in the current court, how many cores are there in the Donglin Party?"

"Since the two thieves Ye Xianggao and Han Yu died, the power of the Donglin Party in the court has become weaker day by day. Although Wei Guangwei and Huang Liji are both members of the Donglin Party, they are also members of the Daming Mansion. .”

"How many of those southern township parties and cronies can trust Huang Liji and Wei Guangwei? What's more, these two people haven't done anything."

"Now that Wei Guangwei is down, only Huang Liji is left. He has no foundation in the north, and the Donglin party members in the south don't like him. Being a clay sculpture is his best choice."

"As for Qian Qianyi, being promoted at this time will of course have some influence on us, but it can't affect us. He is just a tool used by His Majesty to check and balance us, but it will not affect our work."

"But having such a person in the cabinet is always an obstacle for us," Zhang Ruitu said.

Zhang Haogu smiled and turned his head to look at Qian Qianyi, who was still accepting compliments from all the officials. Qian Qianyi, who was surrounded by officials from the Southern Faction and Donglin Party, looked at him, and those who didn’t know thought he was the head of all the officials. What about Shousuke?

Shaking his head, Zhang Haogu had a calm expression on his face: "What's the rush? Let's see what he does."

"It is said that a new official has three fires when he takes office. Let's see how this Prime Minister uses his ideas and methods."

"But after all, I'm a colleague right now, so I still have to set up a welcome banquet for Xiang Xiang."

Zhang Ruitu looked at Zhang Haogu: "Yuanfu, what do you mean?"

Nodding his head slightly, Zhang Haogu said slowly: "Naturally, we need to communicate with this Qian, and let him not act recklessly. The current situation of the imperial court is very good."

"Recovering southern Liaoning, flattening the grasslands, conquering Annan, the imperial court laid down a huge territory, obtained countless cattle and sheep, minerals, and population, all of which are wealth."

"Although there have been many disasters in the imperial court in the past few years, they are all within the control range. As long as these resources are digested, Ming Dynasty will definitely usher in a qualitative leap and improvement."

"What the imperial court needs right now is peace, to digest these resources and turn them into strength. I don't care what they think or what they have in mind. I also know some of our own internal thoughts and disputes."

"Partisanship will never dissipate, and factions cannot be stopped. As long as people still have desires and ideas, they will argue because of interests, positions and many other reasons. I know all of these."

"But these must be controlled within a certain range, so as not to cause chaos in the court and affect the overall situation of the court today."

As he said that, Zhang Haogu looked at Zhang Ruitu, those eyes seemed to see through all Zhang Ruitu's thoughts, which made Zhang Ruitu a little nervous. Under such eyes, he felt that he had nothing to hide.

"This is what I mean, and it is what His Majesty means."

Zhang Haogu's words rang in Zhang Ruitu's ears, and Zhang Ruitu came back to his senses. Before he knew it, he was already in a cold sweat.

Patting Zhang Ruitu on the shoulder, Zhang Haogu said, "Let's go, it's time for us to prepare a reception banquet for Xiang Xiang, and inform Huang Xiang and Qiao Xiang to come together. After all, we will be working together in the future, so let's understand first." It’s always good to know.”

Zhang Ruitu nodded and silently followed Zhang Haogu's footsteps.

Thinking about his actions now, Zhang Ruitu shuddered a little, yes, factionalism, factionism, how could the emperor ignore factionism?

Today's His Majesty is a talented and ambitious generation of hero, hero, will he ignore party disputes and the undercurrents in the court?
It's nothing more than that everything is still within the controllable range and has not affected the normal operation of the court.

As Zhang Haogu said, the struggles within the imperial court can never be stopped, there are parties, regions, and their own interests; positions and even family grievances over the years, all kinds of open and secret struggles cannot be stopped.

As long as human beings still exist and have thoughts, they will have their own desires and many choices will be involved, which will never be avoided, after all, human beings are such creatures.

But as long as these battles are within the scope of acquiescence, then it is not a problem, as long as these things do not affect the operation of the court, then it can be regarded as not seeing.

Whether it is Zhang Haogu or Zhu Youxiao, they are very clear about this. After all, it is a good thing for people to have their own desires. Only when they have desires, thoughts, and selfishness can they work hard and ensure the health of the court. The court is functioning normally.

The power of the new party is too great, and the Donglin party is not the opponent of the new party at all right now. Therefore, after Wei Guangwei fell, Zhu Youxiao did not hesitate to promote Qian Qianyi. As one of the leaders of the southern Donglin party, as a soldier A well-known person in the forest, coupled with decades of immersion in officialdom, Qian Qianyi will become Zhu Youxiao's new card to maintain the fragile balance between the old party and the new party.

This fragile balance is very simple. The new party is allowed to suppress the old party or the old party is allowed to suppress the new party, but it is absolutely not allowed to destroy the old party or the old party to destroy the new party. Whoever is strong will be suppressed, and whoever is weak will be supported. Only in this way can the court maintain normalcy healthy operation.

The 260 years of Ming Dynasty has reached the twilight years of a dynasty, and it is hard to revive and upgrade this dynasty. Zhu Youxiao has a lot of ambitions.

The great man can last for 400 years, why can't Zhu Youxiao let Ming Guozuo extend it for another 200 years?
After returning to the Hall of Martial Ying, Zhu Youxiao stretched his body. While exercising, he asked casually: "What is the current situation of the court?"

Eunuch Wei on the side quickly reported the internal movements of the court and the situation of various factions. Zhu Youxiao smiled satisfied after listening to the information.

After the exercise, Wang Tiqian brought hot water and a towel, and Zhu Youxiao wiped the sweat off his face: "Wei Banban, do you think there is anyone in this world who can turn his hands into clouds and his hands into rain?"

Eunuch Wei replied without hesitation: "Yes, it is you, the emperor."

Zhu Youxiao smiled even more happily: "Yes, in this world, the only one who can turn clouds into clouds and rain from hands is only me."

"Speaking of which, I haven't visited the Beijing camp for a few days. Change clothes and bring me armor. I'm going to inspect the Beijing camp!"

Soon, Zhu Youxiao wore the dragon-patterned armor unique to the Ming royal family and rode on the imperial horse. Zhu Youxiao left the palace with a large number of guards and Tiqi, and went straight to the Beijing camp.

The emperor of Ming Dynasty must ensure that he firmly holds the military power.

There is only one person in Ming Dynasty who can call the wind and rain, and only one person can shelter from the wind and rain!
Jingshi East Street, there is a lot of traffic here, merchants, common people, tourists come and go, and there are many foreigners.

Daming is the undisputed core of the East.

From ancient times to the present, the Central Plains Dynasty has continuously spread its own culture to the four directions, attracting people from all directions to come here.

Ever since the Taizu expelled the Tartars and restored the Central Plains, the Ming Dynasty, as a unified and powerful dynasty after the Han and Tang Dynasties, has always attracted people of all ethnic groups to come here to learn the advanced knowledge and ideas of the Central Plains Dynasty. Then go back to your own country to spread the Central Plains culture, so that the Central Plains culture can spread further and more solidly.

Although there was such a thing as Mingbaozong after Renxuan, the weak Ming was still an unstoppable giant, not to mention that there was Chenghua Zhongxing after Mingbaozong, there was Longqing Tongshang, and there was Zhang Juzheng, the first assistant of Ming Dynasty. Restored a lot of energy.

As for the current Daming, it is stronger and more powerful.

As the core of the Ming Dynasty, the capital has the largest population and the most prosperous scene in the world. There are also missions from various countries, businessmen and tourists from various ethnic groups.

Among other things, there are more than a dozen envoys stationed in the same hall of the Daming Association.

Although it was not the first time for Qian Qianyi to see the prosperity of the capital, he still couldn't help being moved by it and inspired by it. In such a powerful and prosperous Ming Dynasty, it was undoubtedly possible to become a elder and control the fate of this huge empire. It's the pinnacle of life.

But thinking about the invitation he had received, Qian Qianyi couldn't help but sigh again.

It's true that he is a cabinet scholar, but that's all. He is just a cabinet scholar and a prince and grand teacher.

But now in the cabinet, which university scholar is not also the prince's grand teacher or the prince's young teacher?
Not to mention the few princes in the military who are less Fu, and the princes are less guaranteed.

In addition to this false name, he is also worthy of praise as a scholar of Dongge University.

But what about that one?
That is the chief assistant of the Ming Dynasty, the leader of the new party, the undoubted real power faction of the Ming Dynasty, the host of the New Deal of the Ming Dynasty, the most trusted master of His Majesty today, and the strongman who single-handedly pushed the Ming Dynasty to its current prosperity.

In the cabinet, he is the leader of the Donglin Party, so it's really hard to do well.

"Master, we're here."

The voice of the butler outside the carriage brought back Qian Qianyi's thoughts, and he realized that he was already outside the restaurant.

This is a very famous restaurant in the capital of the Ming Dynasty, where dignitaries and dignitaries often patronize, it is useless to have money, it also depends on your status.

Speaking of which, since the Ming Dynasty implemented the New Deal and strictly prohibited corruption, even though they had higher salaries and money to support honest officials, it was impossible for officials to eat and drink at will. It would cost a lot to treat guests in such a place .

But Qian Qianyi knew that the owner of this restaurant had changed long ago following the downfall of Ye Xianggao, Han Yu and others, and the Donglin Party was fully attacked in the north.

The current owner of this restaurant is Zhang Haolong. This name sounds like the story of Ye Gong Haolong, but no one will despise Zhang Haolong.

Because Zhang Haolong's cousin is called Zhang Haogu.

After getting out of the carriage, Qian Qianyi was surprised to find that Zhang Haogu was waiting for him at the door of the restaurant.

"Yuanfu, why are you standing outside?" Qian Qianyi hurriedly got out of the carriage while talking. He is 49 right, but he is not a bad old man. On the contrary, because he has held power for a long time, he has good mental and physical strength. Clean and agile, even more agile than the average person over 40.

"Today I am the host and invited Prime Minister Qian to the banquet. Naturally, my host wants to welcome the guests." Zhang Haogu smiled, stretched out his hand to hold Qian Qianyi's hand, and led him into the restaurant.

When they reached the fourth floor, Zhang Haogu dragged Qian Qianyi into the private room, only then did Qian Qianyi realize that Zhang Ruitu, Lu Xiangsheng, Huang Liji, and Qiao Yunsheng had already arrived, and he was the last one to arrive.

"Qian Xiang, you are late." Qiao Yunsheng said with a smile.

Qian Qianyi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "It's my fault, it's my fault, I'll punish myself, I'll punish myself."

After Zhang Haogu took Qian Qianyi to his seat, the dishes came to the table one after another. Qian Qianyi looked at these delicious dishes and said with a smile: "Yuanfu is a waste of money today."

Zhang Haogu said: "Oh, I didn't pay for this table."

Qian Qianyi was stunned, isn't it Zhang Haogu?
Who is that?
(End of this chapter)