Zhu Yijun smiled helplessly.
In fact, when Zhu Yijun was giving a lecture at the Wenhua Hall today, Zhang Juzheng was forced to compromise and appoint Hai Rui while dismissing Xu Fan and Xu Kun. This was only because Feng Bao went home temporarily to recuperate and replaced Feng. Zhang Hong, the protector, was just unwilling to interfere with the emperor.
Otherwise, Feng Bao could have used the excuse that Mr. Zhang's handling result was politically correct and could not be refuted, and first asked the emperor to agree to approve the red vote, so that Zhang Juzheng's vote would directly become an imperial edict!
Therefore, Zhu Yijun forced Zhang Juzheng to change his mind during the Wenhua Hall lecture in the morning, which does not mean that Zhu Yijun's methods are so clever, that he can directly force Zhang Juzheng to surrender.
Only at this time did Zhu Yijun realize that there was actually a gap between him and Feng Baobi in terms of power struggle.
Without Feng Bao, he could rely on his status as emperor and as a time traveler to know the current Ming Dynasty better than the historical Wanli, and he could suppress Zhang Juzheng in some government affairs.
But once Feng Bao came, he couldn't suppress Zhang Juzheng at all, nor could he make Zhang Juzheng obey his will.
Because Feng Bao could completely use his status as a minister who cared about life, coupled with the trust of the two empresses in Zhang Juzheng and Confucian ethics, to force himself, the emperor, to unconditionally obey Zhang Juzheng's will.
Moreover, Zhu Yijun himself had to admit that Feng Bao was very good at acting.
Because if Zhu Yijun hadn't known that Feng Bao was more greedy than Zhang Juzheng in history and was good at domineering power, based on Feng Bao's words now, he would only believe that Feng Bao was really thinking about him, and the resistance that prevented him from exercising imperial power was just From the Queen Mother of the Two Palaces and Zhang Juzheng.
After all, on the surface, Feng Bao was only analyzing for himself, and he did not force himself, the emperor, to follow his wishes. From the beginning to the end, he only persuaded himself to listen to Zhang Juzheng.
"Your Majesty?"
Feng Bao did not act tyrannical in front of Zhu Yijun, but spoke calmly.
There was even a hint of caution in Feng Bao's tone after confirming that Zhu Yijun might be different from ordinary young emperors in that he was early and wise.
Therefore, Feng Bao asked again at this time, instead of directly ordering people to take Zhang Juzheng's votes for approval.
Not only that, when Feng Bao saw that Zhu Yijun didn't speak, he took the initiative to suggest with a smile: "Your Majesty, if you really want to be arbitrary, you don't need Mr. Yuan Fu, Mr. Zhang, that's not impossible. Anyway, I must listen to your Majesty in everything." Ordered."
Zhu Yijun looked at Feng Bao: "Daban, you misunderstood! How could I not want to believe Mr. Yuanfu Zhang? What I believe the most is Mr. Yuanfu Zhang, and you. You two are the guardians left to me by my father. Minister. Without any of you, I would be uneasy."
Zhu Yijun said and ordered: "Praise the red! You are right. If you have any doubts, I can ask Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang and ask him why he did this. But I cannot act arbitrarily because of this and make Mr. Yuan Fu Zhang disappointed." behavior, and because of this, he got the name of a lonely man."
Zhu Yijun cannot really ignore Queen Mother Li now, nor can he abandon Zhang Juzheng.
On the one hand, if he really disobeys Empress Dowager Li now, Empress Dowager Li can completely break up with him, join forces with Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao, charge him with any crime, and then get rid of him.
On the other hand, from the perspective of long-term interests, he still needs Zhang Juzheng to complete the reforms in the early years of Wanli for him and lay the foundation for his future pro-government. He is not yet suitable to fight with the bureaucracy personally.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun could only obey Feng Bao's wishes at this time.
"Your Majesty's Holy Wisdom! The late Emperor has a spirit in heaven and will also be happy."
When Feng Bao saw that Zhu Yijun was so knowledgeable, he was delighted and did not forget to flatter him.
Naturally, he could not force Zhu Yijun to act according to his will, but he could use various reasons to make Zhu Yijun act according to Zhang Juzheng's will, and he could make Zhang Juzheng act according to his will.
Because whether Zhang Juzheng was worthy of the Queen Mother's trust or not was all a matter of his words.
Feng Bao gritted his teeth and endured the pain on his face, and approved Zhang Juzheng's vote.
Zhu Yijun watched this scene with his own eyes without saying a word.
He knew that it might be because he was too smart, for example, he actually knew people like Hai Rui, Xu Fan, and Xu Kun, and had prepared rhetoric in advance to reject Zhang Juzheng's opinions on the vote. Feng Bao, the political leader of Zhang Juzheng and Empress Dowager Li, The alliance became more vigilant, so much so that Feng Bao had to work through wounds himself.
"It would be great if Feng Bao didn't exist. It would be great if a eunuch like Zhang Hong, who would not take the initiative to interfere with him, would be the chief of etiquette!"
Zhu Yijun thought so in his heart.
"Back to Your Majesty, although Zhao Zhenji is very talented, he often speaks without restraint and does not have the grace and magnanimity expected of an assistant minister. I am concerned that he is not generous enough, so I have not used him. If Your Majesty insists on using him, I will make a new vote."
On this day, while taking a break from lectures in the Wenhua Hall, Zhu Yijun still asked Zhang Juzheng why he didn't use Zhao Zhenji's affairs.
Zhang Juzheng also answered his reasons, and did not show any tyranny. He said that if the emperor insisted on using it, he would not object.
Zhang Juzheng's statement was naturally because he had known in advance that the ticket that Zhao Zhenji was not allowed to use had been criticized, so he was pretending to do so.
Zhu Yijun had to say at this time: "No need! Mr. Yuanfu Zhang can explain the reason so that I am not confused. How can I not follow Mr.'s wishes for no reason? I have ordered the Chief of Ceremonies to approve Mr.'s original draft. Let this Zhao Zhenji live the rest of his life at home!"
Zhang Juzheng breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time raised his hands: "Your Majesty trusts me, I only want to repay your kindness just in case!"
Zhu Yijun just smiled helplessly.
In fact, Zhu Yijun knew that the real reason why Zhang Juzheng did not use Zhao Zhenji was that Zhao Zhenji was not as honest as Lu Tiaoyang.
Moreover, in history, Zhao Zhenji was as outspoken as Hai Rui. He directly scolded Yan Song many times, and was sent to jail and beaten for it. He was just lucky enough not to be beaten to death.
It can be said that he has a completely different personality from Zhao Zhenji in a certain TV series.
Once such Zhao Zhenji enters the cabinet, he will naturally not listen to Zhang Juzheng, and Zhang Juzheng will naturally not appoint someone who is unwilling to listen to him.
Zhu Yijun also understands this, and also knows that since he now wants to use Zhang Juzheng to offend the bureaucracy for himself, thereby solving the most urgent problem of the treasury emptiness of the Ming Dynasty, he really needs to give Zhang Juzheng great trust and allow Zhang Juzheng to use his own abilities. Those who can move should not think about checking and balancing Zhang Juzheng at this time.
This is another reason why Zhu Yijun agreed to Feng Bao's approval before this.
But what Zhu Yijun is really unsatisfied with is that his power is too small. He may not be able to prevent Feng Bao from harming his sister in the future, nor can he prevent Zhang Juzheng from going too far in attacking dissidents. In addition, he does not have any power to revise Zhang Juzheng's reforms.
The fundamental reason for all this is that Feng Bao is not a ceremonial supervisor who will really listen to him, the emperor!
