Compared with the previous indifferent rejections, Zhu Youtang saved a little face for them this time and found a reason for the cabinet and the six ministries.
Everyone discussed again, and had an argument about the recommendation of officials. This was delayed for a long time, and until noon, the candidates for the Secretary of the Ministry of War and the president of the Capital Newspaper had not yet been decided.
Everyone originally wanted to go home and have lunch before making the recommendation. Zhu Youtang directly ordered the imperial kitchen to prepare lunch and issued a decree, which meant that today's affairs will be completed today. If these two people cannot be selected, they will not be able to go home today. !
At this time, some people really can't stand it! Directly introduce Yin Zhi who is idle at home. Yin Zhi previously served as the right minister of the Ministry of Rites, and was also a Hanlin scholar. The most important thing is that he and Liu Ji are equal to the cabinet ministers. Such a person not only has a high official position but also has a certain prestige among officials. If he becomes an official, he will definitely be able to block it. Live in the mouth of everyone.
Yin Zhi is different from Wan An's incompetence. He still has some abilities. The most important thing is that he was not dismissed by Zhu Youtang, but resigned and returned home. If Yin Zhi had not saved his face and waited patiently like that before, it is not certain who will get the position of chief minister of the cabinet. Liu Ji is not unclear about this. He doesn't know what Zhu Youtang's attitude is towards him now, but he knows that if Yin Zhi comes out again and serves as Minister of War, it will indirectly threaten him!
Therefore, when Liu Ji heard that Yin Zhi was recommended to come out, he shook his head and objected: "Brother Yin is already old, so let him take care of himself at home. It would be great to spend time with his children! Brother Yin has served the country for more than ten years, so don't let him anymore." This is a trip into troubled waters. Besides, didn’t His Majesty also say that the candidate must be selected from among the officials in Beijing, and Brother Yin obviously does not meet this condition."
At this time, Xie Qian spoke again: "Comrades, as the saying goes, nothing can be done more than three times! We have been rejected by His Majesty twice, and this third time we must pass it no matter what. Since His Majesty said that the Capital Newspaper Co., Ltd. The president can relax the policy, and as long as there are good candidates among the people, he can make special promotions and transfer the capital. Why don't we just work from the private newspapers?"
Although Wei Zhang, the Prime Minister of Dali Temple, and others dislike Xie Qian very much, there is no better way at the moment but to treat the dead horse as a live doctor. Wei Zhang nodded in agreement and said: "This method can be tried, but do you know about the people who do good work in private newspapers?"
Xie Qian smiled softly and said: "I have a person who is worthy of this post. This person is the general manager of Qingzhou Prefecture Newspaper Office in Shandong Province. His surname is Dong and his last name is Guangyuan. Dong Guangyuan has been in this business for more than ten years and has rich experience. He will be appointed as the director of the Capital Newspaper Office. Thriving.”
At this time, Liu Dang didn't know the huge lethality of the Beijing News. He also heard that Dong Guangyuan was just a foot trader. What kind of grandeur could a local newspaper office have, just leave it to them. What is important is that the candidate for the position of Minister of the Ministry of War must be selected.
Party Liu thought twice and decided to recommend Han Junyan, the right deputy censor of the Inspectorate. First of all, in their impression, Han Junyan was timid and fearful and never dared to offend anyone. It is easier to control such people when they are promoted, and you are not afraid that they will not listen to you.
Xu Pu, Xie Qian, and Wang Shu had no objections, so Han Junyan, the candidate for Minister of War, and Dong Guangyuan, president of the Capital Newspaper, were elected.
Sure enough, one person was selected according to Zhu Youtang's wishes. The emperor did not reject it but readily approved it.
In the Xinuan Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youtang put on his military uniform and prepared to go hunting in Nanhaizi. Yanhai read to the emperor the memorial presented today.
"Your Majesty, Li Silai reported that the salt law of the Huaihe River has been basically settled, and he will be able to return to Beijing to report on his work in the near future. Peng Shaolai reported that the salt production in Zhejiang Province in recent years has been given to businessmen on the surface, but in fact it has been contracted by military households. . And this military household has not yet been brought to justice, and he is suspected of being a thief who went to sea." After reading the memorial, Yanhai told Zhu Youtang the general meaning and asked the emperor to make a decision.
Zhu Youtang would also check these memorials from time to time, so when reading the memorials at Yanhai, he would not dare to conceal anything or take quotes out of context.
After hearing this, Zhu Youtang nodded and said: "I have ordered Li Si to stay in Lianghuai for a while, and he must be thoroughly investigated. As for Peng Shao, the situation in Zhejiang is indeed more complicated. I heard that the former governor Kang Yuan and The current governor He Maoxun is Liu Ji’s disciple, which is interesting.”
Yanhai suddenly pulled out another poem and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is happy. Xu Guan, the governor of Liaodong, came to report that the envoys of the Chaoxian Kingdom have departed from the country. The beauty and treasures will arrive in the capital in less than half a month."
After hearing this, Zhu Youtang looked at Yanhai and laughed: "You damn thing, what kind of happy event is this?"
Yanhai smiled and said: "There are beauties! The emperor can have more dragon species. This is of course a great joy."
"Oh, I have just favored Su Yin, and here comes another Chaoxian beauty. I'm afraid the queen is going to complain to me. You have learned to be sweet-tongued recently. Go, go to the inner court to receive the silver reward, I will reward you! In addition, a decree was sent to the chief assistant Liu Ji to come to Nuange to have an audience. By the way, Han Junyan, the new Minister of the Ministry of War, should also be summoned and let him come to have an audience again in the evening."
"Okay, slave, go right now!"
Liu Ji is old, and he finally selected a candidate today. He wanted to go home and have a good rest, but unexpectedly, an imperial decree came and asked him to go to Nuang Pavilion for an audience. Liu Ji had to sigh and walked towards Nuan Pavilion. "
Not long after, Liu Ji came tremblingly.
Liu Ji saw Zhu Youtang in military uniform and knew that he was going to Nanhaizi for hunting again. He guessed that this conversation would not last long, so he felt a little relieved.
"Old minister, see your Majesty!"
"Here comes Mr. Ge! Please sit down!"
After Liu Ji sat down, Zhu Youtang said: "It seems that Mr. Ge is in poor health recently?"
"Thanks to His Majesty's love, I can still serve the Ming Dynasty with my body like this!"
Zhu Youtang had a smile on his face, but said sarcastically: "You're talking about being loyal to the Ming Dynasty. I'm afraid you won't be willing to give up your power, right?"
Liu Ji heard the meaning of Zhu Youtang's words, but he still pretended to be confused and said: "I can learn from the sun and the moon about my feelings towards the Ming Dynasty! Why do you have to say this? I dare you to make it clear."
Since Liu Ji had said this, Zhu Youtang did not mince words and said bluntly: "Someone told me that the reason why Zhennan garrison Wu Zhun acted so arrogantly was because he had a back-up, and the back-up was in your cabinet. Tell me, Who is Wu Zhun’s backstage?”
Liu Ji slightly closed his eyes and said calmly: "Your Majesty, the cabinet does not have Wu Zhun's backing."
Zhu Youtang asked again: "Then why is it that Wu Zhun's defense at Nanguan in a mere town can be so rampant and lawless?"
"That shows that Wu Zhun's human nature is evil. Some people will forget their original intentions after getting something. Zhennanguan is far away in southern Xinjiang, and the court has no eyes, so he naturally does whatever he wants."
Zhu Youtang sneered and said, "Someone said that the backstage of He Maoxun, the governor of Zhejiang, is you?"
When Liu Ji heard this, his heart trembled slightly. He was not sure whether the emperor knew about this relationship. Although there was a slight fluctuation in his heart, he still said calmly on the surface: "This person has ulterior motives and slanders me. I dare to ask your majesty to punish him for the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
Zhu Youtang's face relaxed and he said: "Okay, you are the head of the cabinet. I have to ask you some things. But you have to remember that there is only one emperor in the world who cannot be replaced, but the head of the cabinet can't be replaced." The assistant can be replaced. Mr. Ge is also tired today, so he should go back and rest early."
After Liu Ji thanked the saint, he thought about it more and more on the way back. He wondered if Wu Zhun could not help but torture him and give him away? Having said that, Wu Zhun's mere defense could not bring him down no matter what, but it was different for He Maoxun. He Maoxun was the governor of Zhejiang, and his official position was from the second rank. If he can't withstand Peng Shao's pressure and makes some mistakes, he will be beyond redemption!
In Nanhaizi, I saw Zhu Youtang wearing a Tartar hat made of fur and a yellow square-collar double-breasted armor without armor pieces or nails. The body was decorated with clouds, shoulders, knees, and clouds and dragons, and the front was decorated with a row of circles. Small buttons. Wear a long red cross-collar narrow-sleeved coat under the armor, and wear a small leather belt around the waist to hang a bow pouch, quiver, eggplant bag, knife, tooth chopsticks, etc.
Because the emperor liked to hunt on horseback, Nanhaizi was also renovated, and a large number of deer, deer, pheasants, rabbits, geese, geese and other birds and animals were raised in the garden. These birds and animals were fed exclusively for Zhu Youtang's hunting pleasure.
"Your Majesty, the news just came. Zhang Peng and Zhang Shangshu couldn't help but were tortured to death in prison. He didn't explain what he had done before he died." Li Guang ran over to report the news to Zhu Youtang.
Zhu Youtang was on his horse, bending his bow and setting an arrow, aiming at the gray rabbit in the distance. After hearing the news, he said lightly, "I understand."
"Whoosh"
An arrow shot out, missed a little, and fell to the ground. Zhu Youtang sighed regretfully, and then asked: "Did Zhang Peng be beaten to death? He was a tough guy, and he didn't even say anything about it."
Li Guang bowed and said: "All the property confiscated by Zhang Peng has been sent to the emperor's internal funds."
"Well", Zhang Peng thought he could just die, right? He sent an order to kill the entire clan. I remember Liu Ji once submitted a memorial to provide bail for his family, but I didn't allow it! Last time the Mongolian envoy came to Beijing and had close contact with Zhang Peng, and he also received a lot of money. I want everyone in the world to know that this is the result of treason and lawlessness. "Zhu Youtang gave the order, and Li Guang trembled, thinking to himself that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger!
Zhu Youtang glanced at the animals running in the hunting ground on his horse, and thought to himself: "My killing power is far inferior to that of Emperor Taizu Zhu Chongba and Emperor Yongle Zhu Laosi! The purpose of his killing spree is to shock Ministers, let them understand that the law cannot be violated. As long as you dare to act lawlessly and wantonly, I will dare to take your head. And let Liu Dang take a look and suppress their arrogance. Liu Dang and Xu Dang in the court Pu and others are competing against each other and restraining each other, so he can ignore it. But if the balance is tilted, then he should take action to balance it.
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