Good son-in-law of the Ming Dynasty

Seeing that the abode was about to be pulled into a ball, another eunuch shouted outside: "The Merciful Empress Dowager is here!"

It was quiet in the room.

After a while, I saw the dignified Empress Dowager Zhang walking in.

Everyone hurriedly said: "I have seen the Empress Dowager Cisheng!"

Zhengde: "Queen Mother, why are you here?"

Empress Dowager Zhang was wearing a white fox fur cloak, which was untied in the heat of the room, and Zhang Yong hurriedly took it.

Empress Dowager Zhang went straight to the upper seat, and sat down casually: "The Ai family heard that Mr. Xie Ge was going to the palace to face the saint at night. He thought there was some urgent military affairs, so he rushed over. Xie Qian, tell me, what is it?" matter?"

While talking, she glanced at Emperor Zhengde out of the corner of her eye, but secretly sighed in her heart: My son, now you know how hard it is to be a king, and how powerful officials are, right?

Unexpectedly, a cabinet minister would scare you like this, you really are a child!

To be an emperor is to put the great burden of Jiangshan Sheji on your shoulders alone. This is the beginning, but you can't bear it, so what should you do in the future?

Since Empress Dowager Zhang listened to the government behind the curtain, she implemented the rules and policies of Emperor Hongzhi. She was very generous to the scholar-bureaucrats and won great favor from the civil servants.It is also because of this that the court situation has been able to transition smoothly to the present.

After a year, Empress Dowager Zhang showed her brilliant political skills and gained a certain prestige. She was no longer the ordinary queen in real history.

This is probably the butterfly effect produced by Su Mu, a butterfly who accidentally traveled to the Ming Dynasty.Without Sumu, King Huai would not have staged a coup, and Emperor Hongzhi would not have died two years earlier with both worry and indignation.Otherwise, it would be impossible for Empress Dowager Zhang to listen to politics behind the curtain and develop her political talents.

Xie Qian has a quick temper, but he will not make trouble in front of Queen Mother Zhang.

As soon as you salute, you can come forward. Let's start with the report of the mansion.

According to the report, the Secretary of General Administration only knows how to do what the emperor likes, and does not seek his own government in his position. He has no sense of shame and is a villain.Please punish the relevant people, such as Wu Shiqi, who must be dismissed immediately.

This matter has long been expected by Queen Mother Zhang. In fact, Emperor Zhengde didn't know about it before. Queen Mother Zhang and Su Mu also thought about the consequences of the publication of the Mansion Newsletter in private, and have already dealt with it.

Xie Qian's move today was already expected by Su Mu and Queen Mother Zhang.

After listening, Queen Mother Zhang asked Xie Qian kindly: "The Ai family wants to ask, but it's just a residence newspaper. How can you be the boss of the cabinet and get angry?"

"What the Mansion Newspaper publishes is the direction of the imperial court. If we blindly flatter and praise the saints. If things go on like this, won't the words of an upright gentleman be blocked? The so-called listening to both will make you bright, and listening to others will make you dark. A gentleman can't just listen to good things. He who only knows how to talk and flatter his superiors , can he be a good person?" Xie Qian was very eloquent, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he was eloquent.Directly referring the matter to the allusions of Tang Taizong and Wei Zheng, he talked about the effort of a pot of tea in one breath.

Zhengde and the others were all dumbfounded by what this invincible Tang Seng said, with painful faces on their faces.

But Empress Dowager Zhang maintained a calm smile from beginning to end. To be honest, she was very satisfied after reading this issue of the Di Bao.

Especially in the mansion newspaper, seeing people describe herself as Yao Shun, a female middle school, gave her great spiritual satisfaction.When Emperor Hongzhi was alive, she was just a traditional Chinese woman—her husband and children were her highest ideals—but the times forced her to hastily take charge of a huge empire for a year.

By now, she has become a political figure.

The way of thinking has also changed drastically.

Thinking of how a mere weak woman of her own could achieve such an achievement, and that she would shine in the annals of history in the future, Queen Mother Zhang was so excited that she was about to shed tears.

It's not that she doesn't want to go to the inn, in fact, she has already thought about it, and when Zhengde gets married, she will return all the power at hand to the emperor.After all, she only had such a son, so there was nothing to argue with her own child.

It's just that there is a voice in my heart shouting: Emperor Xian, the Ai family has finally lived up to your expectations, and has safely handed over this country to his son.

At this time, she suddenly had a great affection for Su Mu in her heart, and she was surprised and admired: it was the late emperor who knew people with his eyes, and wanted to leave a character like Su Mu to the emperor.This person is a good hand in financial management. If it weren't for him, the emperor's big wedding and the money from the son's marriage would have nowhere to go. Maybe it would be another joke of our royal family; The appearance of taking the world as one's own, might make noise again.With Su Mu's actions in the mansion newspaper, the whole world was cleansed, and the emperor's personal administration naturally transitioned smoothly and smoothly.This person is both loyal and cold, and he is the pillar of the country.It's a pity that the Ai family still vented their anger on him at the beginning. In terms of knowing people, I am not as good as the late emperor!

Moreover, today's scene was all in Su Mu's calculations, and he had already thought out a way to deal with it in advance.

Let's try Su Mu's method.

Waiting patiently for Xie Qian to finish speaking, Empress Dowager Zhang smiled slightly: "Xie Qing, you understand what you mean by mourning, and you will understand if you listen to it, whether it is good or bad, right?"

"Yes." Xie Qian nodded again and again. After all that was said just now, Empress Dowager Zhang also had a kind attitude.Before he knew it, the anger in his chest subsided a lot.

Empress Dowager Zhang: "Listen, listen, that's how the Ai family understands. Of course, bad words must be heard and learned from, but someone in the court should say good things. If it's all remonstrance, it's nothing to listen to. Civil servants It’s not common for scholar-officials to say, “Let people speak.” Mr. Xie Ge, if the Secretary of the General Administration wants to speak, it is impossible for you not to let others speak, or even use the power of the cabinet. How can the way of a gentleman convince the world?"

"This..." Xie Qian didn't expect Empress Dowager Zhang to use the words of the civil servants to fight back against him, and he was stunned.No, if you listen to it, you will know that is not what you said. There is a logical problem with the Queen Mother's statement.

Xie Qian talks a lot, and when he talks too much, there are many loopholes in his words, and he is easy to be caught.If Liu Jian were here today, he wouldn't be stunned by what the Queen Mother said.

Before Xie Qian could speak, Empress Dowager Zhang said again with a smile: "Actually, this is just a trivial matter, and it is unnecessary to elevate it to block the way of speech. The matter of admonishment is originally a matter of the imperial envoy, not the Secretary of General Administration." The responsibility is not up to the Secretary of General Administration. If there is a disagreement between the court and the central government, you can discuss it with the Secretary of General Administration, right? The court needs to have different voices, so that it can be regarded as a way of speaking out."

The words were impeccable, and Xie Qian had no temper: "The Empress Dowager Cisheng is right."

"As for Xie Qing's family's impeachment of the Supervisor of Rituals, it is also untenable in terms of reason. The Supervisor of Rituals is nothing more than the records of the sub-inspectors in terms of their duties. At least this is the case in terms of the system, and it is not a disorderly government."

Xie Qian always felt that the Queen Mother's words were illogical, but after thinking about it, he couldn't refute it.But he didn't know that this remark was written by Su Mu, and once he knew that he was put on by a nominal disciple, he didn't know how angry Xie Ge would be.