With Su Yonglin's mediation and guarantee, Zhou Chong no longer had so many worries.
He nodded, indicating that he understood and would do a series of preliminary work after returning.
The overall merging of the Ministry of Personnel into the Organization Department and the elimination of any officials were the prerequisites for this reform. Zhou Chong had to take a series of countermeasures, not only to silence the Ministry of Personnel, but also to prevent any protests within the Organization Department. sound.
All in all, he needs to take into account the interests of all parties and prevent excessive resistance from affecting the reform itself. It is not easy to do this well.
Of course, this is something to be said later. It is the deep-seated cause of the current problem. To solve this matter, it is not enough to solve the deep-seated problem alone. The imminent dispute over the establishment of the crown prince must also be resolved in an upright and fair manner on the surface.
There are quite a few groups expressing support for Su Yonglin's establishment of the crown prince, starting from the Ministry of Civil Affairs. At present, it seems that they are still a group of middle and low-level officials, and few middle- and upper-level officials have publicly expressed their support. They all seem to be worried about something.
Those who are bolder, such as Kong Maojie and Zhou Chong, have not made any public statements. Obviously, middle and senior officials have more thoughts about this kind of thing and are less likely to make any statements.
Under such circumstances, it was not easy for Su Yonglin to know what kind of thoughts his officials had, but he felt that people who would reveal their flaws would never be able to bear their desires.
For example, Pan Yongjian, although it seems that he has never expressed his public attitude, but with a little investigation, he can find out a lot of dark history, and it is easy for Su Yonglin to target him.
The reason why he didn't take action now was that Su Yonglin wanted to wait and see how many people were still worried about the future, and to what extent this fear and uneasiness could affect their ideas.
By the way, it also allows him to discover a group of enemies hidden among the people, so that he can investigate everything about them, expose them to the broad daylight, and leave them nowhere to hide.
After Kong Maojie and Zhou Chong left secretly, they did not attract anyone's attention.
After that, the other four people in the seven-person decision-making group also secretly came to see Su Yonglin with various ideas.
The most moderate among them was Chen Dao, Su Yonglin's chief minister.
He very gently warned Su Yonglin not to establish a prince, otherwise it would cause huge ideological confusion among the entire Fuxing Society group and destroy the situation that the Ming Dynasty had finally created.
Based on the vital interests of Su Yonglin and the Ming Dynasty, he persuaded Su Yonglin not to listen to some people's opinions and think that establishing a prince would do nothing. In fact, establishing a prince may not solve all problems.
The one with the least gentle attitude among them was Xin Qiji.
Su Yonglin originally thought that Xin Qiji had been in a high position for so many years, and from a hot-blooded boy of eighteen to a middle-aged man in his thirties, he should have become more calm.
The results showed that Xin Qiji had not forgotten his enthusiasm when he was eighteen years old.
"Back then, I told you that I wanted to join the Song Dynasty. This was a common way you used to tease me later, and it was also something I was deeply ashamed of. After so many years, I thought I had forgotten about it. , but I didn't.
I tossed and turned for the past few days and couldn't sleep at night. Then I sat up and thought about it. If you decide to establish a prince to stabilize people's hearts because of your illness, then I will feel that the struggle of more than ten years has been in vain. It is better to go If you vote for Song Dynasty, the result will be the same anyway. "
Xin Qiji faced Su Yonglin angrily and showed great courage.
This made Su Yonglin feel very gratified.
This at least proves that the core strength that he single-handedly promoted and has been united with has not deteriorated. These seven people do have the integrity to be worthy of entrusting them with big things.
After going through ups and downs, it is really a pleasant thing to be able to say such words in front of yourself and express your attitude.
The statements of these seven people allowed Su Yonglin to wipe away the melancholy mood caused by Pan Yongjian's depravity.
how to say?
The two sides of a coin exist at the same time. As for whether it is the head or the tail, no one knows until it hits the ground.
Su Yonglin didn't know either.
As time went by, the debate over whether to establish a prince or not became more and more intense in the court. Many people did not continue to keep silent, but stood up and expressed their opinions openly.
What makes Su Yonglin happy is that most people think that establishing a crown prince is wrong and goes against the political commitments made by Su Yonglin himself.
When everyone hoped that he would establish a crown prince, he stated that he would not establish a crown prince, but that he would be the final emperor. He set the tone so high and wanted to be a different kind of emperor through the ages. But now he wants to break his promise and become richer. Is this the style of an emperor through the ages? ?
No one wants to accept this outcome.
The remaining few people just felt that they had figured out Su Yonglin's selfishness and felt that Su Yonglin's selfish desires could not be contained, so they specially tested everyone.
They feel that this is a good opportunity and they cannot let it go. Once they let it go, they don’t know when it will be the next time Su Yonglin musters up the courage to change. They don’t know when they will have the opportunity to change their disadvantaged situation. Yes.
So the opportunity cannot be missed.
The more Su Yonglin kept quiet and continued to use the excuse of sick leave to stay in the palace and not come out to deal with government affairs, the more these people thought that Su Yonglin should be waiting for the final result with great selfish desires.
Because if Su Yonglin is unhappy, he will immediately launch a purge.
So where does the prejudice come from?
Su Yonglin is obviously a gentle person who values unity and friendship, and would never bully anyone who is weaker than him.
The Great Purge is a last resort. Would anyone go to the Great Purge just for the sake of the Great Purge?
It can only be said that some people believe too much in what they want to believe, and this is bound to make them lose everything.
Facing the strange situation, Pan Yongjian was completely unable to sit still.
He thought about it and felt that at such a critical moment in the court situation, there was no room for people like him to continue to hide behind and say nothing.
The younger brothers can charge into the battle, but they need guidance and a leader to tell them where to charge into the battle. When necessary, the leader must also stand up and encourage people.
Otherwise, the younger brother will definitely run away.
Pan Yongjian, who was well aware of this truth, decided to take action and called out all the "comrades" he had contacted during the previous period. They all wrote to Su Yonglin and expressed their absolute support for him to establish the crown prince.
Things have reached the final moment, and when it comes time to see the outcome, once the coward retreats, all the early efforts will be in vain.
Wealth can be found through risk. If everyone wants to be rich and powerful, they must pursue it by taking risks. Do you dare?
When his so-called "comrades" heard this suggestion, they all felt embarrassed.
In addition to Li Le, a member of the Ministry of Civil Service's merit examination department, who has jumped out, Zhou Wei, deputy director of the Propaganda Department, Min Rui, deputy director of the Discipline Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Mao Xiangwen, deputy director of the Civil Affairs Department of the Ministry of General Affairs, Yang Guang, deputy envoy of the Xuanhui Academy, Shangshu Zuo Pei Kang, the doctor in charge, Jin Yu, the doctor in the official department, Ji Xun, and others were reluctant to jump out with him.
They each have their own concerns.
Mainly after the third purge, many people were really frightened by Su Yonglin's decisiveness. They were sure that Su Yonglin would not be lenient to them, so they did not dare to take the initiative to stir up trouble.
Therefore, although Pan Yongjian used his identity as an old man from Jiangnan to contact many colleagues, most of them were firm and uncooperative, while a few were ambiguous and wavering.
The only old man from Jiangnan who really reached out to him was Zhou Wei.
But Pan Yongjian is not disappointed.
Because he believed that everyone still had ideas in their hearts, but they were just frightened by Su Yonglin. Once Su Yonglin's position was weak, everyone's minds would immediately come alive, and countless "radicals" would immediately emerge.
Right now, he is the one who has the courage to charge forward and bring out the courage in everyone's hearts.
"There must be a first person in everything. If no one is willing to be the first person, then I will be the first person! I will submit a petition to His Majesty and formally request the crown prince! Are you willing to join me? Traveling with you?"
