Han Xu, Sun Ruyou and other important officials in the court who were relatively close to the Donglin Party in the past now supported this reform aimed at strengthening the emperor against their will, and there was nothing they could do about it.
After all, they don't dare to violate the Holy Will now.
Because they also know that the current emperor has the support of some civil servants such as Fang Congzhe, and if they insist on violating the holy will, they will end up in a terrible end.
And if they honestly support the reform, they can receive a large sum of money in pension money after they become officials in the future.
Therefore, they who were not fools answered like this.
Fang Congzhe smiled because of this, knowing that none of the important ministers who were still in the court would dare not take the emperor into his eyes.
Therefore, Fang Congzhe said next: "Very good! Next, I will ask you to discuss in detail how to implement this matter. When the time comes, the Ministry of Rites will write a title and submit it to the emperor, and then use this as a guideline to issue an order. All ministries and departments will implement it!”
"yes!"
Han Xu, Wang Xiangqian, Sun Ruyou and others responded accordingly.
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"Your Majesty, I have discussed it with other academics in the cabinet and the officials of the Ministry of Rites. They all believe that the new policy of academic administration and ritual reform is good governance. They even said that this new policy is beneficial to the present and has great merit. Qianqiu, it can be seen that the veterans in the DPRK are still very loyal to the country, and the implementation of the new policy of academic administration and etiquette will be smooth."
After that, Fang Congzhe went to the palace to report to Zhu Youxiao the results of the court discussion on academic affairs and etiquette reform.
Zhu Youxiao nodded because of this. He could guess that the civil servants below him would not be so willing. Fang Congzhe must have used some intimidation methods, but he was too lazy to expose it. He could only assume that the ministers below him really supported it. Said: "In that case, we should implement it immediately. The total amount of food required should be reported as soon as possible. Which official positions need to be added should also be reported. We will discuss it with the officials of the Ministry of Husbandry and the Ministry of Personnel."
"yes!"
Fang Congzhe replied, and then said: "After reaching an agreement with the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Personnel, I will serve as the Ministry of Rites and the Governor to implement the new policy. However, I am worried that local officials will use the academic affairs to levy a large amount of fire tax." , and further exploited the people, the emperor believed that the fire consumption should be returned to the public, and the imperial court should set the standards for the fire consumption. This would prevent local officials from imposing arbitrary taxes, and the central government could control the use of the fire consumption. It would be left to the local governments. Whether you want to study or stay in the central government as a way to support your integrity and honor, it should be decided by Your Majesty himself! Please give your Majesty a clear warning!"
Zhu Youxiao had mentioned the return of Huo Huo to the public before, but because Xichang and the Ministry of Household Affairs were busy collecting the tax, he put it aside for the time being.
However, Fang Congzhe remembered this matter, and he thought that now that the imperial court was implementing the clearing of land and land in southern Zhili and had to suspend the clearing of land, the Ministry of Revenue and Xichang did not have much room to play, so he took the initiative to bring it up. Let the Ministry of Revenue and Xichang start to engage in fire-power transfers to the public to strengthen centralization. Strengthening centralization will naturally strengthen imperial power.
Zhu Youxiao was quite happy about this. After all, Fang Congzhe took the initiative to suggest that Fang Congzhe return to the public without waiting for him, the emperor, to take the initiative again. This made Zhu Youxiao feel that Fang Congzhe had become more enlightened and was really actively fulfilling his role as emperor. As for political conception, a qualified chief assistant can think of what the emperor wants, and even take the initiative to propose it at the right time, instead of just waiting for the emperor to take the initiative.
This made Zhu Youxiao and Fang Congzhe feel more at ease.
"That's right! Yuan Fu will discuss with the Ministry of Revenue and Xichang about returning the fire to the public at that time."
Zhu Youxiao directly agreed with Fang Congzhe's suggestion.
But Zhu Youxiao also took the initiative to consider the difficulties involved and asked: "Will the governors of the provinces be unwilling to do this? If anyone is unwilling, will Aiqing have suitable candidates to replace the governors who are unwilling to do this?"
"Your Majesty, I have been prepared. If something goes wrong at that time, I am willing to take the blame! In addition, speaking of this, I still have something to report. This time Pan Taili, the governor of Shandong, was imprisoned by the Guards for obstructing the emperor's order. The incident of the beating to death of Qianzong Zhang Tongchang has just been reported. I believe that Zhang Tongchang should not be held accountable for this matter because Zhang Tongchang left with the emperor's order. Therefore, whether it is based on discipline or close relationship, he should rather Believe in the words of those who have the emperor's orders, but do not believe in public opinion, just because the country should govern the world by the emperor's constitution, and not by public law. If the world is governed by public law, where will your majesty be placed? Therefore, the minister's vote is planned to be given to Yousi Punish Pan Taili for obstructing the emperor's order."
After Fang Congzhe answered, he handed over the memorial to the Shandong Governor and said: "This is my draft, please read it to your Majesty!"
"Yuan Fu's draft was very appropriate, and the Supervisor of Ceremonies immediately approved it."
Zhu Youxiao replied that he had actually known about Zhang Tongchang's murder of the governor through Dongchang and Zhang Tongchang's own memorial, but Zhu Youxiao never expressed his position. He just wanted to see the attitude of the civil servants. Now Fang Congzhe He was naturally very satisfied with this statement. After all, it meant that Fang Congzhe did not force himself, the emperor, to give an explanation to the civil service group on behalf of the civil service group.
Fang Congzhe therefore held up his hands and said, "I would like to thank Your Majesty for accepting my proposal."
Then, Fang Congzhe continued: "Now that the governor of Shandong is vacant, I recommended that Sichuan Governor Xu Keqiu be transferred to this post. In addition, I recommended that Zhu Xieyuan, the right chief envoy of Sichuan who participated in countering the rebellion in Sichuan, be promoted to governor of Sichuan. In this way, at least There will be no problem in Shandong and Sichuan implementing the Huohuo rule in the future, because I remember that these two men once suggested when they were local inspectors that the imperial court should uniformly formulate the Huohu regulations to prevent local officials from wantonly exploiting the people!"
"allow!"
Zhu Youxiao admitted that Fang Congzhe was very good at governing. Because of Pan Taili's murder, he actually thought of transferring the governor to prepare for the next Huo Hao return to the government, instead of lingering over Pan Taili's matter, and even taking advantage of it. If he has the opportunity to unite the civil servants to confront the emperor, he can be regarded as a qualified politician, rather than a politician who only competes for power and gain.
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And because of this, Zhu Youxiao made up his mind and met with Wei Zhongxian.
Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but ask: "Recently, has Dongchang found out which ministers are dishonest behind their backs? Especially the one with a high reputation!"
Wei Zhongxian knew who the emperor wanted to ask, so he hurriedly replied: "Back to your lord, the ministers are much more careful now than before, but there are no cats in the world who are not sneaky, and many of them will still show their flaws. What do you think? That's what happened to that person. Although he didn't do anything, the people who were close to him suddenly went to Luoyang, Henan!"
"Prince Fu?"
Zhu Youxiao suddenly thought of this person.
For a moment, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help clenching his fists and suddenly said: "Wei Zhongxian!"
"The slave is here!"
Wei Zhongxian replied.
Zhu Youxiao said: "My Ming Dynasty has never had any prime ministers, only chief assistants, and the chief assistants must be loyal to me. To deal with these disloyal people, you Dongchang must come up with some means. They should fall into the water." If you fall into the water, you should die suddenly."
Wei Zhongxian understood the meaning of Zhu Youxiao's words and knew that the emperor felt that Ye Xianggao no longer had the need to check and balance Fang Congzhe, so he replied: "I understand! I will do it now!"
"Back off!"
Zhu Youxiao smiled and said to himself: "Sometimes, for such extraordinary people, only extraordinary methods can be used. After all, it is difficult for these cunning people to find out the evidence. No matter whether you think about it or not, If you want to give me an accident, I have to let you know that I can give you an accident at any time!"
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Fulu Mountain, Fuqing County.
"Mr. Ge, Mr. Li came to Fujian to enjoy the mountains and rivers. How about you take Mr. Li to go hiking?"
Li Zhizao came to Fujian to visit Ye Xianggao, so he took the initiative to ask Ye Xianggao to take him to climb high and see the distance.
Ye Xianggao thought that Li Zhizao was close to people like Yang Tingyun and Xu Guangqi, and Xu Guangqi was likely to be the one to check and balance Fang Congzhe in the future. After all, Xu Guangqi was also favored by the emperor, so he readily agreed without expecting anything else. misfortune.
But when Ye Xianggao and Li Zhizao came to a high place and were watching the mountain scenery on the rocks, Li Zhizao's servant Lai Rui came over with a gourd spring water: "You two, please drink the mountain spring water. We have climbed all the way up the mountain. I must be tired too.”
"Well, Lai Rui, you are quite discerning."
Li Zhizao said with a smile, and then said to Ye Xianggao: "Mr. Ge, please go first."
Ye Xianggao turned around and took the gourd, stretched out his sleeves to cover the mouth of the gourd and drank. He turned his back to the cliff and was about to ask his servant why he didn't follow.
But at this time, Lai Rui suddenly pushed Ye Xianggao while his master was looking away, and pushed Ye Xianggao directly off the cliff.
"No, sir, Mr. Ge lost his footing and fell!"
Lai Rui shouted quickly.
Li Zhizao, who was looking at the scenery in the distance, also heard a thump from the cliff below. It was obviously the loud noise made when Ye Xianggao fell into the deep pool under the cliff.
Li Zhizao immediately turned around and looked at Lai Rui. Shock, fear, and doubt all came to his face. After a while, he shouted hurriedly: "Quick! Quick! Notify the Ye family! Mr. Ge fell off the cliff and fell into the water!"
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