Zhang Siwei did not answer Zhang Sijiao's question, but at this moment he only stared at the official residence of the chief minister where Zhang Juzheng lived and said:
"You can ride in a chariot in the Forbidden City and live in the official residence with the highest steps. How ambitious and satisfied can you be?"
"Brother will do the same sooner or later!"
Zhang Sijiao said.
Zhang Siwei's face darkened: "Then we have to abolish the Privy Council first!"
Then, Zhang Siwei continued: "I just don't know if all this is the emperor's intention, and Zhang Juzheng is a powerful minister, but he is actually suppressing hundreds of officials for the emperor?!"
"Because no one is really willing to let the emperor really become stronger again!"
Zhang Sijiao said: "Isn't it because you don't want the great Japanese rebellion and the Gengxu Incident to happen again?"
"Oh, what does the Japanese Rebellion and the Gengxu Incident matter to rich families like us?!"
"Even if the country is destroyed, it is just a change of surname and name. No matter which family is the leader in this world, it must be governed by scholar-bureaucrats."
What Zhang Siwei said in front of his younger brother Zhang Sijiao was quite straightforward, and since he was outside, he could clearly see if anyone was approaching, so he was even less afraid, and he continued:
"But it's hard to say whether people like Zhang Jiangling, Fang Jiayu, and Wang Yangcheng really believed what was said in "Zuo Zhuan"."
"Then there's no need to think too much, brother."
"Whether it is the emperor's instruction or not, Jiang Ling cannot be allowed to continue to be in power now. Even if it is really the emperor's intention, we have to defeat Empress Zhang to see clearly that the person behind this is the Empress Dowager. It’s the emperor himself, or the chief ceremonial officer Dagu.”
Zhang Sijiao said.
Zhang Siwei nodded: "You are right, but to defeat Zhang, you must first make him notorious. Village women and children all know his evil!"
Then, Zhang Siwei said to his younger brother: "After you return to Yangzhou, remember to pay people to spread the word about what you saw today, and say that even the dignified privy ministers are lackeys of the Zhang family, and that major military affairs are not important." If the Emperor is played first and Jiangling is played first, then whether the world belongs to the Zhang family or the Zhu family."
Since Emperor Xiaozong of the Ming Dynasty requested from Ye Qi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, to change the Kaizhong of grain to the Kaizhong of silver, a large number of salt merchants began to move inland.
Because salt merchants no longer need to build trading villages in border towns in order to produce grain nearby and exchange for salt, and then go south to exchange for salt. Instead, they move directly inland to the salt-producing Yangzhou area and pay silver at the Ministry of Households in exchange for salt. After importing, you can directly exchange salt in Yangzhou.
As a result, members of Zhang Siwei's family began to move inland early. His younger brother Zhang Sijiao had already moved to Yangzhou and became a big salt merchant in Yangzhou.
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"Many people will have to keep it in the future."
Qianqing Palace.
Zhu Yijun looked at the screen with names written all over it and muttered to himself.
He already knew what happened in the Privy Council, and even what happened when Fang Fengshi was stopped by Gu Xiancheng, Li Sancai, and Wei Yunzhong.
Jinyiwei's spies and agents told him everything these people said.
Again, the financial and taxation reforms of the Wanli New Deal gave the emperor Zhu Yijun enough funds to strengthen Jinyiwei's intelligence work.
Zhu Yijun therefore knew more things.
Even though he is still living in a deep palace.
This is the reality. Everything must be based on the economy. When enough money is given, Jin Yiwei will naturally work more seriously.
Morality such as loyalty and righteousness can only be things that people are more willing to choose after being financially protected.
The same is true for Jin Yiwei.
Compared with the bribes secretly given by powerful officials and gentry, the emperor's money is naturally cleaner and safer, and they are naturally more willing to use the emperor's money to do things for the emperor.
But if the emperor does not give them enough money, they will have to work for the powerful officials and gentry in order to survive. There is a bottom line whether they can help assassinate the emperor or not.
Zhu Yijun also saw more deeply why the Ming Dynasty quickly fell to two capitals in less than thirty years after Wanli, and the country was eventually occupied by slaves.
In Zhu Yijun's view, it can be said that at this time, the Ming Dynasty had already shown signs of its future ending.
And here, his choice as the emperor will play a very decisive role.
Therefore, Zhu Yijun wants to save some people more and more from his heart, not just an emotional impulse.
After Zhu Yijun glanced at the screen and said this to himself, Zhang Hong came over and asked him to get into the carriage and go to the Wenhua Hall.
Zhu Yijun started to get on the chariot and came to the Wenhua Hall.
It is now April of the eighth year of Wanli.
The beauty of the world is about to end, the whole world is getting greener and greener, and the scorching sun is gradually getting hotter.
At this time, Zhu Yijun squinted at the dazzling early morning sunshine, sat on the throne in the Wenhua Hall, and began to listen.
The civil servant who gave the lecture showed no trace of sullenness or joy on his face.
Zhu Yijun himself also glanced at Zhang Siwei, Ma Ziqiang, Shen Shixing, and even Yu Youding, Wang Jiaping, and Shen Yiguan who were standing next to Zhang Juzheng.
After reading the narration, when Zhu Yijun met with Zhang Juzheng alone, he said to Zhang Juzheng: "I have refuted the imperial edict for Xie Jie in the incident. Forget it, let's forget about dismissal. It's better to move out to show my generosity. You can't do it because of this." If the speaking officer refuses to speak up according to the system, he will be severely punished, but there is a suspicion that the speaking officer will not be allowed to speak frankly."
Zhang Juzheng beamed with joy and hurriedly bowed his hands and said: "Your Majesty's benevolence can be compared to that of Yao and Shun! The late emperor is alive in heaven, so we should be happy!"
Zhu Yijun just smiled lightly, and he knew that Zhang Juzheng would be happy because he said so.
Because, as a gentleman, I would rather be reviled and misunderstood in the future than to be like Yao and Shun, and let my father be a benevolent emperor.
In essence, Zhang Juzheng was also a civil servant, and the ideals he adhered to were just the ideals of a traditional Confucian scholar.
"But I don't know if Xie Jie is stupid and stubborn, or if he is hiding a hidden agenda;"
"If it's the former, he is naturally not suitable to be a parent and is easily manipulated by subordinate officials;"
"If it's the latter, it wouldn't be a pity to kill him! It's just that there must be a reason to kill, so even so, he can't be killed now; but if he is really this kind of person, being released as an official will only enrich himself. In this way, although he has fame and fortune, Both sides gain, but the people under his rule suffer the most."
Zhu Yijun started talking again at this time.
Zhang Juzheng was stunned again after hearing this.
Wang Jiaping, who was paying attention, was also stunned.
At this moment, Zhang Juzheng had to take the initiative to ask: "How will he be relocated? Please let your Majesty know clearly!"
"As you know, I have always been thinking about Kyushu and all directions, not just the capital or just the north and south!"
"And I heard that there is an island in the east of Fujian called Dongfan, which has been the territory of our Han family since ancient times, so I thought it was not enough to set up a Penghu Inspection Department there. I should set up a prefecture, named Dongpeng Prefecture. , set up a Dongxingquan military preparation road to strengthen management."
"Let this courageous man like Xie Jie be appointed as the prefect of Dongpeng Prefecture."
Zhu Yijun started talking at this time.
Wang Jiaping couldn't help being surprised after hearing this, and looked at Zhang Juzheng.
Zhang Juzheng was also surprised and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty! There are many Han people and barbarians on Dongfan Island, and even the Han people there are mostly desperadoes and wild beasts. Not to mention there are many dangers at sea. He If a civil servant has no power to tie a chicken, is no better at water than a navy master, and is not afraid of wind and waves, it will be difficult for him to govern Dongfang!"
"Everyone has been through experience. This is a chance for me to see if he is just stupid or a traitor."
"No matter what the outcome is, as long as he has good experience, it will be a good thing for him personally and a good thing for the court. I will not tolerate him because of his recklessness, and I will still use him."
Zhu Yijun came back at this time, and asked: "Does the gentleman just trust the people of an inland province to make the capital of his experience, so that the people of the province may be harmed by him?"
"Our restructuring is not only to enrich the country and strengthen the military, but also to benefit the people. We must take into account the feelings of the people."
"I can't just because I'm worried that he won't be able to serve as an official and will cause harm to the people, so I won't implement benevolent policies and break the rule that officials should be dismissed and dismissed according to the system and should not be severely punished, right?"
"Is this what you are willing to do, sir?"
"Besides, Xie Jie is a disciple of the Emperor, a Jinshi, and he is outspoken. I can't just abandon him."
"My own subject, as a king and father, I have to save him when I should."
"In any case, it is better for him to experience the desperadoes and barbarians on Dongfan Island than to experience the people who pay taxes and farm in the interior. If something goes wrong and a civil uprising occurs, it will not cause too much disaster. .”
After hearing this, Zhang Juzheng hurriedly said that he obeyed the order and said nothing more.
After all, the emperor wanted to train his ministers, and it was indeed hard for him not to let the emperor train them and block people's opportunities for progress.
Even if he knew that Xie Jie had a narrow escape from death, it was the emperor who was killing people in disguise.
But he couldn't come up with any legitimate reasons to excuse Xie Jie.
What's more, he himself doesn't like Xie Jie. This will also help deter those who oppose the reform and help them, the ruling ministers, to implement the reform.
Therefore, Zhang Juzheng could only obey Zhu Yijun's conspiracy.
Zhu Yijun knew that Zhang Juzheng, as a civil servant, would still show some mercy to civil servants who did things within the rules. For example, even in history, he did not demote these people too far even if they opposed him seizing love.
For example, in history, Zou Yuanbiao was only exiled to Guizhou, which had been developed in this era and had a chief secretary, but not to Guizhou, which was not too wild.
Liu Tai was only exiled to Liaodong.
Wu Zhongxing and Zhao Yongxian were only dismissed from office in history and were not exiled.
But Zhu Yijun was different. He would rather be merciless and put these civil servants who opposed the New Deal at a distance and let them create some value for land reclamation.
After all, the effect of land reclamation by literati and officials is indeed much better than that of ordinary people.
So many people went to sea along the coast of Fujian, but as a result, few people established any political power in the past hundred years, and they were massacred time and time again by the Western barbarians from across the ocean.
(End of chapter)
