Alliance of the Heavens and Ming Dynasty

Chapter 480

"Your Majesty, Mr. Wang Zuowang, Shangshu of the Household Department, seeks an audience."

Liu Jin reported to Zhu Houzhao.

"Wang Zuo?"

Zhu Houzhao frowned, Wang Zuo was not at home to meditate on his past, what did you want to see him at this time?
For the embezzlement of pensions by the household department, Wang Zuo didn't ask for more accountability because of his hard work, but his impression of Wang Zuo was quite bad, and he didn't want to see Wang Zuo much.

However, Wang Zuo is an old minister after all, and since he took charge of the household department, he has never had any problems with his wallet. Wang Zuo has made great contributions to the Taiwu Dynasty's success today.

"Bring him to me."

Not long after, Wang Zuo in light attire came to Zhu Houzhao.

"My minister, meet your majesty."

"Exemption."

Zhu Houzhao was very surprised that Wang Zuo was making trouble instead of official clothes and casual clothes, but he didn't pay much attention to such small details, saying:

"Aiqing came to see me, but what is there to discuss?"

His complexion changed slightly, Wang Zuo seemed to have made up his mind, gritted his teeth and said:

"The subject is old, and I have come here to ask His Majesty to resign, and I implore His Majesty to allow the old subject to return to his hometown and take care of himself for the rest of his life."

Hearing this, Zhu Houzhao was speechless. With Wang Zuo's cultivation at the pinnacle of divine transformation, even living 3000 years would be trivial, old, old and old.

Calculated according to the age of the cultivator, although Wang Zuo looks like a bad old man, he is actually a young man in his prime, and it's not a problem to be a man eight times a night.

"Why did Aiqing want to leave the court? Could it be because of the pension. I don't blame you for this matter, it's not your fault."

"There are too many people, it is inevitable that there will be a few moths. This is a very normal thing. Ai Qing doesn't need to feel guilty."

Zhu Houzhao said sternly that he has a lot of civil and military talents, but there are very few people who can manage the money bag of the household department, and Wang Zuo's leadership is inseparable.

"Your Majesty, part of the reason why the old minister wants to sue his old age and return to his hometown is because of the pension issue. His Majesty handed over the household department to the minister, but the minister failed to manage the household department well. I feel ashamed."

"However, the more reason is that the old minister failed to follow His Majesty's footsteps closely. As our dynasty became more prosperous, the old minister felt that he was not capable enough to control the household department well."

Wang Zuo said sincerely that as the big ship of the Taiwu Dynasty became larger and larger, he also felt more and more strenuous.

He is not considered the top talent, and he is able to maintain the household department with all his strength.

Zhu Houzhao also knew that it was Wang Zuo's limit to let Wang Zuo, a traditional scholar, take charge of the household department and maintain financial stability.

If there is little hope for him to make more achievements, it is the best choice to allow him to resign and replace him with someone who knows how to play with finances. However, it is hard to find talents who know how to play with finances!

"After Aiqing, who will be in charge of the household department?"

Zhu Houzhao asked solemnly.

He has a lot of talents in his hands, such as Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Liu Wenjing and others are all first-class experts in handling government affairs, but these people are not very suitable to be in charge of the money bag of the household department.

"Zhang Juzheng!"

Faced with Zhu Houzhao's inquiry, Wang Zuo recommended a talent that Zhu Houzhao had almost forgotten without hesitation.

"It's him."

Zhu Houzhao's face changed slightly, if Wang Zuo hadn't mentioned it, he would have almost forgotten Zhang Juzheng.

Qi Jiguang was also a talent who was poached by him, and Qi Jiguang was promoted and reused by him, and now he is one of the few people with the most powerful voice in the military department.

But Zhang Juzheng, because of his desire for power, was deliberately ignored by him. He wanted to polish Zhang Juzheng, but he never thought that this polishing would take many years.

There was a sigh in my heart, and a smile appeared on my face unconsciously: "He is suitable to be in charge of the household department."

Where did the money from the three major levies in Wanli come from? It was not Zhang Juzheng's savings. It can be seen that Zhang Juzheng did have a way of making money, and he was in charge of the household department, which was more than enough.

"Aiqing has contributed a lot to the country in her life. We cannot have the grand occasion today without Aiqing's help."

Zhu Houzhao said solemnly: "Aiqing wants to resign and return to her hometown, and I agree to resign, but there is no need to return to her hometown. The Sun Moon Academy is spacious and grand, and there should be a place for Aiqing."

With Zhang Juzheng as his replacement, he can only retain Wang Zuo too much, but Wang Zuo is a meritorious minister after all, so he should be treated favorably.

If he is no longer an official, he can still do other things. If he can't really let Wang Zuo return to his hometown for the elderly, it would seem that he is too ruthless.

"Sir, thank Your Majesty Long En."

Wang Zuo was very moved.

When the pension case broke out, he felt that he was going to die. After all, Zhu Houzhao gave people the inherent impression of being ruthless and cold.

But he didn't expect that Zhu Houzhao not only didn't blame him, but after he voluntarily resigned, he still arranged a way out for him.

Entering the Sun Moon Academy, the power is naturally not comparable to that of the Minister of the Household Department, but the status is not bad at all. Who doesn't know that the scholars of the Sun Moon Academy are the emperor's confidantes.

Becoming a lecturer of the Sun Moon Academy, life is just a few things, more comfortable than old age, everything is supported by the imperial court, life is more comfortable than a god, not to mention that it is not much worse.

Zhu Houzhao treated him well!

"Get up!"

Zhu Houzhao stepped forward to help Wang Zuo, looking at this veteran who had followed him for many years, he was filled with emotion.

Everyone in the world said that he was ruthless, but how many people knew that if he hadn't been ruthless, he would have been killed by the civil official group that was more terrifying than tigers and wolves.

What happened to the other one, he still remembers it clearly.

Take Zhu Qiyuan and personally send Wang Zuo away. This is a meritorious minister. He is about to leave, so he should send him off with the highest etiquette.

The emperor and the next emperor personally sent each other off. In the entire Taiwu Dynasty, only Wang Zuo had this card. Even Li Dongyang did not have this honor.

Back in the Leopard Room, Zhu Houzhao immediately told Zhu Qiyuan: "It's up to you to recommend Zhang Juzheng as Minister of the Household Department."

It is true that Zhang Juzheng is capable, but this person is a typical example of being arrogant when he is successful. If he says "I am not a minister, I am a photo", as long as he is an emperor, he will not like him.

To make this kind of person willing to be used by oneself, one must either be kind to him, or force him to be honest with strong means, or do both.

What Zhu Houzhao wanted was for Zhu Qiyuan to be kind to Zhang Juzheng, coupled with the absolute suppression of strength, he would not worry about Zhang Juzheng not dying to be loyal to Zhu Qiyuan.

Zhu Houzhao really spared no effort in paving the way for his son.

Zhang Juzheng is one of Zhu Houzhao's team prepared for Zhu Qiyuan.

"I understand!"

Zhu Qiyuan understood Zhu Houzhao's intention in an instant, and felt an indescribable sense of oppression in his heart.

Zhu Houzhao gave too much, so that he had a bad thought, what if he can't do well, will he live up to his father's expectations?
"Don't think too much, father, I am still too early to abdicate. You have plenty of time to prove to me that you can carry this huge empire."

Zhu Houzhao could see what Zhu Qiyuan was thinking at a glance, and he spoke in relief.

Confusion, lack of self-confidence, self-denial, he has experienced all these.

Apart from the difference in status, the emperor and ordinary people are actually the same. The emotions that ordinary people have, the emperor also has, and even stronger.

It's just that compared with ordinary people, the emperor must be strong. Even if he has thousands of emotions, he must hide them in his heart, tell them to himself, and can't vent them wantonly, because when the heart is disturbed, the handling of things will be chaotic.

(End of this chapter)