Zhong Zhaodou proposed to find the handle of Concubine Zheng in the "Medicine Diet Case", and then forced the third prince Zhu Changxun to surrender to the vassal state. In this regard, Qian Menggao originally hoped to deny it with "Taizu's order", but he did not even follow Taizu's words, and was immediately pushed back by Zhong Zhaodou.
Now, it's Qian Menggao's turn to continue taking the attack.
"Chief Zhong, habits become habits, and customs become customs. However, since there is Taizu's order, the emperor can always invite this ancestor's instruction to be respected as a standard. At least in terms of legal principles, If the emperor does this, I and my ministers can't accuse him of anything."
Qian Menggao was not afraid of the stage. He did not finish what he said, and continued: "Then there is the emperor's temperament...haven't the princes understood this over the years? The emperor is definitely not like the late Emperor Mu Like a temple, he is not someone who will change his mind due to the influence of the outside court.
Of course, when the power of the outer court is extremely high, it is difficult for the emperor to use his own power to overpower the ministers, but he can delay it. No matter what big or important thing, he can delay it because he is the emperor.
No matter how big the matter is, the emperor, as the supreme being in the world, can just say, "This is a big matter, let me think twice." But as ministers, what can we do even if we ask and urge again and again? Still just being anxious.
Therefore, I thought that trying to use the incident of Princess Zheng to force the emperor to make up his mind to canonize the third son of the emperor as king, and immediately ask his country to issue a vassal, was fundamentally wrong - the emperor would definitely not allow it!
No matter how much noise the outer court made, he would just turn a deaf ear and let things freeze there. But the most embarrassing thing at that time will be me and other ministers of the foreign court...
General Xian, Chief Zhong, let me just imagine this: A violent storm is rising throughout the court but the emperor still turns a deaf ear. At this time, the outer court has nothing to do about this situation. So wouldn't this have a greater impact on the power of the outer court? ? "
This statement is true, because in terms of the imperial power of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yijun can indeed achieve the above assumptions - as long as he is willing to look down.
It was difficult for Zhong Zhaodou to refute this time. He could only frown deeply and said in deep thought: "What Section Chief Qian said seems reasonable, but after all, it is just a guess..."
Such a response is obviously not strong enough, but as Zhong Zhaodou, he cannot say anything more powerful. Therefore, Xiao Daheng on the side expressed his attitude on this matter for the first time. He suddenly waved his hand and said: "Okay, two section chiefs, there is no need to argue anymore. What the emperor will think is not something that we and other ministers should speculate on. At the same time, we and other ministers should What we should do now is also beyond our control."
Zhong Zhaodou and Qian Menggao's eyes immediately focused on Xiao Daheng's face, but Xiao Daheng just tightened his face and said coldly: "This is the cabinet's instruction. All we have to do is follow it... If you have any objections, you can do it." Go to the cabinet to argue with the ministers."
After hearing this, Qian Menggao's face darkened, but Zhong Zhaodou raised his eyebrows: Yes, what's the point of Qian Menggao and I arguing here? What needs to be done now is the cabinet's resolution. To put it bluntly, it is the final compromise reached by Mr. Gao Ge and Mr. Shen Ge - although it seems that Mr. Gao Ge has no compromise.
In short, no matter how you put it, Mr. Gao Ge gave such an instruction, Mr. Shen Ge did not express opposition for various reasons, and Wang Yuanfu has obviously always advocated strict handling, so this is the collective resolution of the cabinet.
No civil servant should refuse to implement the collective resolutions of the cabinet, because none of the current cabinet ministers joined the cabinet under the decree of the Central Committee. One by one, they were all promoted to the cabinet through the court. According to legal principles, There is no controversy at all, so their collective resolution also has credibility among scholars.
This is a very interesting phenomenon in the Ming Dynasty. As a science officer established to "use small to control big", you can oppose the views of a certain cabinet elder, and even more violently, you can directly launch an impeachment just because of the cabinet elder's remarks on a certain matter. , however, your "small to make big" approach can only be targeted at individuals, not the entire cabinet.
why? It's because of the Tingtui system.
As mentioned before, the court recommendation system was actually a system that was deliberately elevated in importance by the civil servants. It was used by the civil servants to resist the pressure of imperial power and was endowed with great legal rationality. The logic behind the existence of this legal rationality is that since the cabinet comes from "public recommendation", it represents the entire civil servant group.
What is the imperial court? The imperial court is actually a ruling group composed of "monarchy" and "subordinate power". Although the monarch's power is supreme, obviously nothing can be done without "all ministers and hundreds of officials", so the ministerial power can compete with the monarch's power.
However, the Ming Dynasty's monarchy was so powerful that the prime minister system that represented "subordinate power" in the past was abolished. As a result, "Chen Quan" had to come up with a new representative, otherwise it would be completely useless. This new representative of "subordinate power" is undoubtedly the cabinet that has developed to this day.
The cabinet was originally just the "secretariat" of the emperor, but now that it has the right to represent the entire "subordinate power", if a civil servant wants to continue to mess around, even if he is a minister of science and technology, he can only target a certain person in the cabinet Express opposition, but cannot oppose the collective resolution of the cabinet.
Because, to a certain extent, it is like standing on the opposite side of the entire civil servant group. It is extremely bad in nature and is equivalent to being called a "literary traitor".
It has to be said that although Xiao Daheng had been silent until now, he was a killer once he spoke. No matter how eloquent Qian Menggao is, as long as you dare not oppose the collective decision of the cabinet, you can only shut up and obey it honestly.
Qian Menggao sighed deeply in his heart and thought to himself: It's a pity. It would have been better if the Prime Minister had not expressed his agreement, or even if he had reserved his opinion - that could be interpreted as that he did not approve and had to reserve his opinion only to maintain the unity of the cabinet. .
It's useless to say anything now, Shi Xiang...forget it, Shi Xiang has no choice. Zhao Yiyang would do anything for his son, but he actually sided with the Real School to help the emperor do evil, so that the master was left alone in the pavilion. He really had no sense of shame. It's hateful! It's hateful!
After Xiao Daheng finished speaking, he waited for a while and did not wait for Qian Menggao to reply. Knowing that he also wanted to understand the reason, he couldn't help but snorted and said: "Since the two section chiefs have no objections, let's put the dispute aside for the time being. , worked together to thoroughly investigate the 'Medicinal Diet Case'.
As for how the emperor reacted...hehe, there will be a tall man holding the sky when it falls. That is a matter for the cabinet, but it is not my turn to wait and be anxious, let alone comment on it. Do you understand? "
Zhong Zhaodou immediately raised his hands and said: "What the General Constitution said is absolutely true, 'The Master said: If you are not in his position, you will not seek his government. Zengzi said: A gentleman cannot think beyond his position.' This is the teaching of the sages. How dare we not follow it?"
Qian Menggao's face tightened and he was already cursing in his heart.
Sing and crowd me, right? Okay, okay, you are powerful, everything you say is right, it is all the teachings of sages. If you want to slap me on the left cheek, not only will I have to hit you with the other cheek, but I will also have to slap my right cheek. I finally understand the difficulty of being a teacher. This situation is really stronger than the person, and I didn’t say anything even though I was making sense.
No matter how angry Qian Menggao was, after all, Xiao Daheng was the president and the leader of the foreign court in this case with a clear imperial edict. Qian Menggao could only hold his hand in his hand and said expressionlessly: "Here."
Over there, Zhao Zhigao acted like a cool official in the capital to raise funds, and here Xiao Daheng also suppressed Qian Menggao. Both major events in the outer court were progressing in an orderly manner.
At this time, Gao Pingshi was not idle either. He had just received news that the emperor had summoned the respectful king Li Huo.
King Gongshun sounds a bit new, but he is actually the former king of North Korea. Previously, North Korea followed the Ming Dynasty's suggestion and attached three requests, and then the emperor ordered it to be accepted. The edict made it very clear: "The king of Joseon, Li Wan, was granted the title of King of Obedience and was granted a temporary residence in the royal palace in Shenjing until the imperial court selected a place for him to return to the country."
In other words, Li Hao, the former king of Korea, was granted the title of prince in the Ming Dynasty and temporarily lived in Beijing. He had to wait for the court to choose a fiefdom for him before becoming a vassal.
There was no original plan for Zhu Yijun to summon Li Hao today, at least the cabinet did not know there was a plan, so Gao Pragmatic did not know what the emperor wanted to talk about when he summoned him. But I think it's either to show that I care about Li Huo, or to talk to him about the fiefdom.
If it's the former, it doesn't matter if it's pragmatic, but if it's the latter, then he feels that something is wrong with the emperor's behavior - whether this matter is big or small, it should be discussed with the cabinet anyway Bar?
However, this was very pragmatic and sensitive, because although Zhu Yijun did intend to discuss the fiefdom issue with Li Hao, it was not to the extent that he had to discuss it with the cabinet.
Zhu Yijun just wanted to test Li Hao's tone. He did not intend to make a decision now, nor did he intend to ignore the cabinet and "I will make my own decision." In name, Zhu Yijun just gave him a banquet and entertained him, and asked Li Huo to accompany him to the opera.
Zhu Yijun didn't deliberately choose the opera for Li Hao. He followed his own rhythm of listening to the opera. Today happened to be the thirty-third episode of "The Story of Huan Sha", so he let Li Hao listen along.
This "Huan Sha Ji" was originally called "Wu Yue Spring and Autumn". It tells the story of the two vassal states of Wu and Yue competing for hegemony during the Spring and Autumn Period. There are forty-five chapters in total. Zhu Yijun has been listening to it for a few days and likes it very much. Today's thirty-third episode is titled "die loyal", which is also a word that His Majesty the Emperor likes.
However, the word "like" is true. Whether you like today's drama is another matter.
At this time, Kunshan tune of Shuimo tune was being sung on the stage, and he sang in a clear voice: "Prime Minister, you advised me the day before yesterday that I should not attack Qi. Now that the Grand Prime Minister has led an army to go, we will win. I will lead the six armies today, and I will fight to the end. I dominate the country and dominate the princes, but I am not ashamed to kill you?"
The external voice continued to sing: "I heard that Heaven had abandoned me, so I first induced a small joy, and then brought a big disaster. I can't get rid of the disease of scabies. Fortunately, I can overcome it, but it's just a small joy. The more serious it is, the disease of the heart and heart will attack in one day." , is already a catastrophe.
Yesterday, I heard that my lord was sitting in the palace, and I saw four people leaning on each other. They heard the sound and ran away. This is a sign that the king has lost the public. I also heard that people from the north are killing people from the south, which is a sign of regicide. The country is about to perish, and there must be monsters. If the lord wakes up, the country may be saved, but if he ends up in a coma, his body will also perish. "
When Li He heard "Hearing the sound and dispersed, this king is out of the crowd", he wondered if he thought that there were many people in the Korean court who had attached themselves to the Ming Dynasty, and the smile on his face froze. Then I heard "I heard that people from the north were killing people from the south again", and my face changed even more. I thought of the party struggle in North Korea at that time, after the North Korean Party took control of the situation...
What a coincidence, Zhu Yijun's expression also changed at this time. However, Zhu Yijun's focus is naturally different from that of Li Hao. What he cares about is the entire last sentence: "I also heard that people from the north are killing people from the south. This is like regicide. The country is about to perish, and there must be evildoers. When the lord wakes up, the country Maybe it can be saved, but if it ends up being darkened, the body will also spin to death."
People from the north kill people from the south... Northern ministers kill southern ministers? Who is Beichen and who is Nanchen?
Zhu Yijun couldn't help but think that Wang Jiaping, Liang Menglong, Gao Pragmatic, and Zhou Yong were all from the north, while Zhao Zhigao and Shen Yiguan were from the south. Beichen killed Nanchen... Could it be that he was in response to the impeachment of Zhao Zhigao's son Zhao Fengwei?
Of course, Zhu Yijun does not care whether Zhao Fengwei is dead or alive. What he cares about is "the image of a minister regicide." However, he shook his head a little. It seemed that this was not something he should do, right?
Even if "Beichen" really killed Zhao Fengwei, it had nothing to do with regicide, and these "Beichen" had no motive for regicide at all!
As for "when a country is about to perish, there must be evildoers", who are the evildoers? There is no way that these four Northern ministers are monsters. Wang Jiaping and Liang Menglong are both about to become officials. Zhou Yong is an old man who raises his hands and has a pragmatic attitude in everything he says and does. What kind of monster can he be? What a joke.
As for being pragmatic... Zhu Yijun shook his head as soon as he thought about it.
Qi Zhi's current reputation is indeed great, but he only has a high reputation because he is invincible in every battle. In fact, he has not done anything illegal in any aspect.
Besides, the reason why he has such a high reputation is because he manages the finances for me and collects income from expeditions here and there, which are just doing things for me. I cannot say that he is a monster just because he is conscientious in his work. How can there be such truth in the world?
At this time, the clear voice of "King Wu Fu Chai" sang again: "The old thief is so deceitful, he is the monster of Wu. I did not execute him because of my former king, so I retreat now to fend for myself. No need to worry about seeing you again!"
The "Xiangguo" sang: "In the past, the king did not want to establish you, so I fought with my life. The young master blamed me a lot, but I have done something good for you, so you gave me death. What's the point of my death? But I hate that Wu Palace is full of thorns. The Yue people dug up the ears of your ancestral temple."
Zhu Yijun's expression changed again, and he thought to himself: How can you treat a meritorious official like this? The state of Wu must be destroyed. I should also take this as a lesson and never have any delusional thoughts or unreasonable doubts about loyal ministers and good generals. I am pragmatic. Not long ago, I gave him Chen Han and said, "You are just salt and plum blossoms, and you are the boat's raft." How can I break his promise to others?
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Li Huo next to him let out a long sigh. He couldn't help but turn his head and saw that Li Huo's eyes were red and filled with tears.
Zhu Yijun's heart moved, he put away his previous thoughts, showed a gentle smile, and asked: "I saw that King Shun was deeply involved in the drama, what are your feelings?"
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