"How can you come to discuss such a big matter with me just because you are waiting to kneel down to remonstrate with me?"
"Of course, the policy department came up with a solution. The cabinet ministers made the decision, and then the chief assistant and the imperial censor reported it to the king's father, and then the political hall discussed and implemented it." Zhao Jin, the imperial censor of Zuodu, smiled. After saying that, Zhang Yue became even more disappointed and smiled helplessly for a moment, suddenly feeling like he had been kneeling at Huiji Gate for so long in vain.
"I thought there would be boards, or knives and axes, or even worse, chains." Zhang Yue also said this in a pretense of joking.
"There will be no boards, no knives and axes, and no iron chains. If we still need to shed public blood to carry out the reform, doesn't it mean that the reform is becoming more and more drastic, doesn't it mean that the new system will be reformed?" When etiquette prevails, is it more cruel than when old etiquette prevails?" Zhao Jin also smiled and said, and asked Zhang Yue, and then said: "It is impossible for your majesty to discuss urgent matters with every minister. When deciding policies, he will only discuss with a few governors that he is familiar with, and even the governors will not discuss with every minister. Therefore, the prince chose to come here to kneel and remonstrate, which has no big impact on His Majesty and the governors. , there is no need to even borrow the authority of the public, so there is no need to argue with the public." Zhang Yue was silent after hearing this.
"General Constitution, Yuan Fu invites all the ministers in power to go to the political hall to discuss important matters." At this time, Hu Youhui, a minister of the cabinet, came over and said to Zhao Jin.
"Come here!" Zhao Jin bowed his hands to Zhang Yue and left. Zhang Yue stood there, silently watching Zhao Jin enter the Huiji Gate.
At this moment, he realized more strongly that although the noise he made was big, it was more like a joke in the eyes of the people who were really in power.
In the end, I neither got the opportunity to discuss politics from the imperial court nor participate in the overall political affairs, just because I was the deputy censor!
It may even have left an unsteady impression on the emperor, and what he had to admit was that it seemed that the previous method of relying on troublemaking or radical methods to fight for more power had really failed. Not even boards and chains can be won.
As a result, Zhang Yue returned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate even more dejectedly and began to do his job. Not long after, the Secretary of General Affairs returned the document he had submitted to ask for an end to the policy of cleaning up Buddhist temples. Zhu Pi only had two words.
"Not allowed". This made Zhang Yue feel even more annoyed and felt that the core circle of power was still far away from him.
"Your Majesty, after the Privy Council meeting, it is appropriate to appoint Zhang Yue, the censor of the left deputy capital, who is also the minister of war and the censor of the right capital, to recruit the governor. Because of this, the public attaches great importance to the common people. In the past, he advised the common people on the current malpractice. He is a villain of Xu Jie, and he also knows military affairs. He once supervised the Nanjing Navy to ensure that there were no bandits along the river, so he can be the first choice for recruiting troops. In addition, Li Rusong, the Marquis of Tieling, can be his assistant in case there are really stubborn bandits who are unwilling to be recruited. And we can cut it off." Zhu Yijun personally came to the Political Affairs Hall to discuss suitable officials for recruitment and immigration matters.
There are only a limited number of people a person can be familiar with, so it is indeed impossible for Zhu Yijun to rule alone. He really needs everyone to participate in national policies and discuss with everyone in the entire bureaucracy. He will only listen to a few people he is familiar with. The opinions of ten people, sometimes not dozens.
Now there are not dozens of bureaucrats in the political hall, only a few ruling ministers such as Shen Shixing and Qi Jiguang, and it is Qi Jiguang who is speaking now.
Qi Jiguang is the prime minister in charge of military affairs, so he is naturally responsible for how to deal with the rebellious people. Because the emperor adopted the policy secretary's proposal to shed less blood of his own people and more of the blood of foreign barbarians, he set the main tone of dealing with these civil strife as recruiting peace. Therefore, he specifically recommended a civil servant to lead the military and political affairs, and Li Rusong Instead, he was just an associate.
"Do you have any objections?" After Qi Jiguang's performance, Zhu Yijun asked the other ministers present.
Shen Shixing stood up and said, "I second the proposal!"
"I second the proposal!"
"I second my opinion!"... Then, other ministers in power also expressed their second opinion, that is, they had no objections.
Zhu Yijun therefore directly approved Qi Jiguang's performance. Later, Shen Shixing reported to Zhu Yijun on behalf of the cabinet: "Your Majesty, after the cabinet meeting, it was recommended that Lv Kun, the right minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, the right deputy censor of the capital, the left minister of the Ministry of War, the governor, and the governor should provide work relief and immigration relief!"
"Jin Xuezeng, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, was also the right deputy censor of the capital, the left minister of the Ministry of Commerce, and the governor of Dongyi trade affairs. Because Lu Kun knew the people and understood the affairs, it was perfect for disaster relief and immigration. Jin Xuezeng was familiar with Dongyi affairs, so he went to Dongyi to buy land. It's the most appropriate." Zhu Yijun nodded and immediately approved what Shen Shixing had played.
"I didn't expect that the strategy set by the imperial court was to recruit people, which is in line with the new etiquette." Zhang Yue told Zhao Jin, the censor of Zuodu, after receiving the order that he be responsible for recruiting rebellious people.
Zhao Jinze said: "Although the recruitment is in line with the new etiquette, it does not conform to the wishes of the local gentry. It should be done with caution. Generally speaking, it is difficult to do many things without the support of the local gentry." Zhang Yue nodded: " Of course I know." Zhang Yue then began to prepare to go to Shaanxi to supervise the recruitment process, but the day before he left, Li Che came to see him and said: "I was sent by Enfu. I'm here to see you." After hearing this, Zhang Yue hurriedly asked, "I wonder if Yuan Fu has any advice?"
"What Yuan Fu means is that although the Duke is sent to recruit people according to the order, there is no need to really recruit people. You can learn from Hu Ruzhen's example of deceiving and killing Wang Zhi!" Li Che said in a low voice.
Zhang Yue couldn't help but be startled after hearing this: "Why is this?" Li Che said: "Isn't Yuanfu worried that the public will offend the local gentry? Yuanfu can just recruit the wealthy gentry, not really recruit the thieves. common people."
"I have to ask Yuan Fu about this!" Zhang Yue said and stood up to leave. Li Che said: "If Gong leaves, Yuan Fu will naturally not admit it, and will even punish his subordinates severely because of this, which will affect their official career." It's a small matter to interrupt, but wouldn't it be a big deal to vent his anger on Yuan Fu for this?" After hearing this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but sit back and glanced at Li Che.
Li Che raised his eyebrows and smiled proudly. After a while, Zhang Yue raised his hands to Li Che and said, "Please inform Yuan Fu. The subordinates already know what you mean." Then, Zhang Yue, Li Rusong, and Lu Kun arrived in Shaanxi after the Qingming Festival in the 14th year of Wanli. , and began his recruitment.
After arriving in Shaanxi, Zhang Yue first invited Li Rusong to his house and asked Li Rusong: "Although I am the associate minister, I am a marquis and a close minister of the emperor. Are you really willing to listen to my orders?" Li Rusong? Said: "Of course! Your Majesty is now supervising the recruitment and placement matters on behalf of the Emperor. How dare you not listen?"
"Seriously?" Zhang Yue asked. Li Rusong said: "Of course we are serious. If there is any disobedience, I can kill you with military orders!" Zhang Yue laughed and said: "I don't believe it!" Li Rusong had to simply whisper: "The development of foreign mines will bring great losses to my family. There are many mines outside the customs." It could have been mined privately by my Li family, but now it is mined by the government to benefit the world. How can I, my Li family, be willing to let this huge profit happen!" After hearing this, Zhang Yue said: "I believe it."
