Zhu Gaochi has set the tone for today's proceedings. He is here to listen to the ministers' suggestions, not to watch you quarrel. What does this look mean? Does it mean that he, the emperor's grandson, needs to be comforted?
If this is really necessary, then there is no need for today's discussion, and we can simply let you go out and have a good fight.
Zhan Hui and others are well versed in officialdom and scheming, so they can naturally understand the meaning behind these words, and their cold expressions gradually calmed down when they looked at Lan Yu and others.
It's just that Duke Liang Lan Yu didn't have such a city. He wanted to ridicule, but was pressed down by Duke Ying Fu Youde, and said with a smile: "His Highness looks down on us old guys who are ignorant and incompetent. It really makes me sad." We are so grateful that we are so grateful, but we usually read less books and are more knowledgeable than Mr. Bu Zhan and others. I am afraid that many of our opinions will be ridiculed."
When Zhan Hui heard this, he narrowed his eyes slightly and thought that Duke Ying was indeed mature and prudent. Although he was a martial artist, he was really clever in using retreat to advance.
This kind of verbal explanation is clearly to pave the way for future opinions. If there is something wrong or wrong in what they say, it can be attributed to their lack of knowledge.
If later the Sixth Department tries to catch the flaws in these nobles' words, they will be marked as mean. The grandson is watching. The nobles have all said in advance that their standards are not good, and the Sixth Department is still so aggressive. Isn't it wrong? inferior.
Therefore, Zhan Hui did not wait for Zhu Gaochi to respond, but he hurriedly opened his mouth to defend, saying: "I have always heard that Duke Ying is modest, polite, mature and prudent. We, the younger generation, also look up to him.
Just now, Duke Ying was too humble. Not long ago, Duke Ying followed His Majesty in the North and South, and made outstanding military exploits. He conquered Mongolia and Yuan Dynasty, conquered Bashu, and conquered Yunnan and Guizhou. Which one of them is not a unique achievement?
Read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles, get rid of the dust in your chest, and naturally camp in the hills and valleys.
We juniors are just picking up people's wisdom, and when it comes to knowledge, we can't compare with the scenery of the mountains and rivers that Ying Guogong has seen in his battles in the north and south.
If Duke Ying said that he would be laughed at, then we juniors would not dare to speak out. "
Old fox!
Fu Youde cursed in his heart, but he still had a smile on his face and said: "I am too old to be compared to you young people. We old guys used to follow His Majesty in his expeditions, and we were all wallowing in the dead. I came here, how could I have any chance to see the scenery? It was just to survive.
Now that we are older and can still be valued by His Majesty the Grand Sun, we are actually quite embarrassed. We are a group of old men. How can we compare with young and knowledgeable people like you.
Thanks to His Highness for giving us this opportunity, we will treat it as a waste of heat and burn these old bones again.
As the old saying goes, aiming for a thousand miles is what we mean. "
Zhan Huixin thought: Who said these generals are reckless? Isn't this Fu Youde a difficult character?
These words are both overt and covert, telling the family's merits, but they are very obscure. I'm afraid this is a nod to us, the six ministers.
Naturally, he couldn't sit still and wait for death. If Fu Youde had taken the moral high ground, Liu Bu's momentum would be three times weaker when he opened his mouth. The other party's achievements were there. How could Liu Bu and a bunch of civil servants compare with these nobles? ?
Following these words, Zhan Hui immediately said: "The old man is still in trouble, and his ambition is thousands of miles. In his old age, a martyr has a great ambition." This is a poem written by Cao Cao when Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao was already fifty-three years old at that time, and he was still full of arrogance.
Duke Ying Guo did this for the country, the country, and the country, which really makes us, the younger generation, admire him endlessly. There is no need to say that Duke Ying is old. Folks often say that having an old man in the family is like having a treasure. The court still needs a mature and prudent senior like Duke Ying. "
After a verbal exchange between the two, no one lost face. Although it was a secret, they were all smiling on the surface. Lan Yu looked at it and scratched her head, and asked Dingyuan Hou Wangbi beside her in a low voice:
"What did they say?"
Dingyuan Marquis Wang Bixin said: No wonder Duke Ying tried to suppress you just now. If I ask you to speak, I'm afraid you'll be scolding your mother again and lose face in vain.
But the explanation will not be clear for a while. Without explanation, Lan Yu's character may cause trouble. Therefore, Wang Bi whispered: "Dong Liang, just treat them as friends and chat. We haven't gotten to the main topic yet."
Lan Yu's head was full of questions, and she thought to herself that they had been talking about this for a long time, why didn't they even get down to business? When did the old general become so verbose? I had never seen him like this before.
He was anxious, but he had been suppressed by Fu Youde before, and it was difficult to speak at this time, so he had to calm down and wait patiently.
Zhu Gaochi, who was sitting upright, sipped tea. After the confrontation between the two was over, he spoke out to mediate and said: "You are all ministers of the Ming Dynasty. You have worked hard for the country and the country of the Ming Dynasty. You should be harmonious." gas.
Qi can be divided into pure and turbid, and pure Qi can nourish people. If you all have harmonious Qi, everything will be possible, and the Ming Dynasty will prosper. Today's discussion is about the specific charter of the cabinet. There has been some progress before, but the emperor is not satisfied and refutes it.
As the saying goes, if you make a big effort, it will fade again, and it will be exhausted after three times. I think everyone has agreed on this matter today, so as not to worry about it every day. What do you think, sir? "
Zhu Gaochi once again set the tone and brought Zhu Yuanzhang out. None of the ministers dared to disagree, so they all nodded, and no one started talking nonsense.
Seeing that everyone was no longer arguing, Zhu Gaochi smiled and said: "The progress of this matter still needs to be explained by Mr. Zhan, so that all the princes will have an idea."
Zhan Hui accepted the order and said yes, and opened his mouth to talk about the previous progress, and then said: "Your Majesty has read the previous memorials and put forward many valuable suggestions for revising the items. We six departments have discussed it for a long time, but we still haven't made up our minds. , the key point is whether military generals should be allowed to participate in the cabinet."
Just now, Zhan Hui could tell from Taisun's tone that he was also a pragmatic master, so he directly pointed out the biggest problem directly to avoid being obnoxious.
Furthermore, this will also allow this discussion to have an accurate target, so that it will not miss the target midway and turn into a civil and military insult like the last time.
However, he also played a careful trick. He talked about whether military generals should be allowed to participate in the cabinet, but did not mention the specific number of people.
Obviously, this shows the general attitude of the six civil servants. These generals are good at fighting and killing, but how can it be their turn to intervene in military and national affairs?
Our Sixth Division discussed with His Majesty and then issued an imperial edict. The generals just listened and now they actually want to share our cake?
The division of power and interests has always been extremely difficult, and those with vested interests will never easily divide the cake in their hands.
Even though Zhu Yuanzhang personally asked the generals to participate, these civil servants were still unwilling to let go, so naturally they had to dig some holes in their words.
Don't underestimate these small pits and small depressions. The conversation is often dominated by these small pits and small depressions, and is gradually controlled by others.
As for whether specific regulations can be issued today, Zhan Hui thinks that it is really difficult.
During Wang Mang's new dynasty, the issue of an official's salary was discussed for several years, but in the end no plan could be come up with, so that no one from the prince to the subordinate official had a salary.
Therefore, even if a charter can be drawn up during today's discussion, it will be accompanied by the division of interests. It is really unlikely that we will be as harmonious as His Highness Taisun said.
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