Liu Jian has been in the officialdom for so many years. Except for the period when he was not familiar with the prince at the beginning, he is now more and more accurate in grasping the prince's thoughts.
The prince staged a painful love scene in Kunning Palace. Of course, the queen couldn't really beat him with twenty military sticks. After that, there were some love scenes of mother and son wiping away their tears, and the matter was probably over.
Then, the prince's operation began.
He first went to the Qianqing Palace to plead with the Emperor to strengthen the palace restrictions. Even the emperor's relatives would no longer be allowed to enter or leave the Forbidden City without authorization.
As the saying goes, 'the one who is near is not inferior', after all, the emperor has two eyes and one mouth. If he comes in contact with someone too much, he will inevitably feel disrespectful.
Later, news came out from the palace that Wu Kuan, the right minister of the Ministry of Rites and Zhan Shifu of Zhanshi Mansion, was transferred to the post of governor of water transportation. He was a second-rank official. He was an important local official with real power. He would not be transferred unless he was a close associate of the emperor.
The Governor of Water Transport was directly responsible to the emperor, and controlled the grain shipments of the provinces of Huguang, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, and Nanzhili. All these grains had to be inspected by the Governor of Water Transport before they could go north through the canal, and the Governor of Water Transport had the power to lead troops. To put it bluntly, the Governor of Water Transport had the power to lead troops. If you need food, you will have food; if you need troops, you will have soldiers.
Wu Kuan was the teacher of Emperor Hongzhi and the right minister of the Ministry of Rites. It was not inappropriate to be promoted to this position.
Later, Zhou Jing, the minister of household affairs, was dismissed. The emperor was already annoyed with him, so he was directly sent to Yingtian as governor. At the same time, Han Wen, the left minister of the Ministry of official affairs, was appointed as minister of household affairs, and Jiao Fang, the young minister of Taichang Temple, was appointed to take over Han Wen. , was transferred to the position of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel.
Zhou Du, the minister of Honglu Temple, was removed and sent to Nanjing to serve as Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments. He was succeeded by Cai Yi, the young minister of Honglu Temple, who also had his heart set on the prince's palace.
Bai Ang, the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, was dismissed, and Xie Qian, the cabinet minister, also took over as the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.
The last decree was to order Zhan Shifu, the young master of Zhan Shifu, and Wang Hao to serve as Zhan Shifu.
In the Hongzhi Dynasty, such a large-scale transfer of courtiers was considered intense.
As soon as the decree came out, the cabinet was shocked.
Liu Jian came to the Prince's Mansion with his things.
"The humble minister Liu Jian comes to see His Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Mr. Liu, please get up." Zhu Houzhao was copying the "Departure List", which was also one of his tasks today. "Mr. Liu, why are you looking for me?"
Liu Jian is the chief minister of the cabinet.
He has a responsibility, which is to lead the ministers to be responsible to the emperor.
At the same time, he must also be responsible to his ministers - that is, when the emperor does something unreliable, he must have a posture. If he blindly pursues the emperor, then some imperial censors will call him a "female and a sycophant."
"Your Highness, I am bold today and would like to ask Your Highness, the imperial court seems to be stable, why did you suddenly dismiss two ministers at once? Is there anything inappropriate in the cabinet?"
"Which transfer is inappropriate?" Zhu Houzhao asked, pursing his lips.
"I'm not saying that His Highness's intention is inappropriate, but it's because the changes have been so drastic that it has aroused criticism from both the government and the public, and has caused panic among people!"
"Mr. Liu Ge..."
"Your Highness is not well!" Zhu Houzhao was talking when a very flustered little eunuch came outside.
This caused Liu Jin to become frightened and yelled angrily: "How do I teach you guys? What's so important that you need to yell like this?!"
"Let him talk. What's wrong?"
"Your Majesty... Your Highness, the Chief... the Chief Situ and the Chief Sima led more than a hundred officials from various ministries to kneel down and cry outside the Zuoshun Gate!"….
When Liu Jian heard this, he shouted something bad in his heart. He knew that these transfer orders would arouse the indignation of the officials. This was because the prince was looking at some of them who were disobedient and transferred them.
For example, Wu Kuan, Zhou Jing and others who had had disputes with the prince before left Beijing directly.
Zhou Du was thrown to Nanjing because he did not fully support the prince's opinions in the Tatar mission incident.
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Will all the officials who have criticized the prince be killed one by one in the future?
Everyone used to live comfortably under Hong Zhi's hands, but now it's suddenly this rhythm. How can we adapt? It would be fine if the Holy One died, but the Holy One is still here!
Therefore, a group of people who had been planning for a long time immediately broke out when stimulated.
After Zhu Houzhao finished writing the last few words, he stood up and said to Liu Jian: "Mr. Liu Ge should have warned me earlier. If I knew about this change, I would not recommend that my father make such a transfer."
Liu Jian was originally surprised that the prince, who had always been wise and refused to give advice, was talking softly.
But the next second, he suddenly froze,
wrong,
be cheated!
Liu Jin on the side was following Zhu Houzhao, so he probably knew that the prince had been planning this matter a few days ago. Now that the overall situation was decided, he laughed softly.
A few days ago,
He had already suggested to His Royal Highness that the civil servants' counterattack this time was different from the previous ones, when he was still sweating.
But unexpectedly, His Highness only used two simple moves.
"Your Highness...have you planned all this?" Liu Jian no longer knew how to describe the current crown prince.
"Mr. Liu," Zhu Houzhao looked into the distance blankly.
"What do you want to say, Your Highness?"
"You taught me and encouraged me to become a holy king. I...have always remembered it."
Zhu Houzhao didn't know why he suddenly said this at this time. Maybe he was giving himself confidence. He would never regret what he did. What he did was to become a truly good emperor.
And if a good emperor wants to do something, it will never be possible without absolute power.
"Liu Jin, please accompany me for a walk."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
"Hey." Liu Jian sighed inwardly.
He originally wanted to be a peacemaker, but he had too little time, and he never expected that the prince would inspire the officials in the outer court to remonstrate like this.
And this imperial edict to transfer officials is a tight curse for all of them.
Outside Zuo Shunmen,
Officials in red robes, blue robes, and green robes knelt on the ground. Some of them cried, some howled, and all they shouted were words like "Taizu, Taizong, late emperor," .
Zhu Houzhao came over in a sedan, and he heard a thundering roar from a distance.
Both Liu Jin and Liu Jian were a little nervous. What if something went wrong?
"Your Highness, why don't you let me go and persuade the ministers first?"…
"No need." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand.
He is now even more untouchable than the old lady on the street. Anyone who touches him will destroy all nine of his tribes.
Outside the Zuo Shun Gate, the ministers did not expect that His Highness the Crown Prince would arrive so quickly. Some of them had serious opinions about the Crown Prince.
He shouted from afar: "His Royal Highness, please take back your order! Stop the army! Don't kill the court ministers without permission!"
"His Royal Highness is at the age when he is leaving the imperial court to study. He should not interfere in government affairs like this!"
…
Zhu Houzhao emerged from the sedan chair. He was actually not that big, but he was such a small man with a calm look. Facing the excited ministers, in a way, it was a bit like one man was in charge and no one could get rid of him!
Liu Jin moved a chair, and it seemed that Zhu Houzhao was going to sit here. He is not Hong Zhi and Jiajing when they were children, and he is not afraid of this scene at all.
To put it bluntly, as long as he wants to, he can become the strongest porcelain king in history.
"Move closer."
"Your Highness..." Liu Jin was panicking. The main reason was that the prince was fine, but he was afraid that these people would rush up and beat him half to death.
"I said move closer!"
"yes!"
Liu Jin moved a few steps forward.
"Closer!"
Moved a few more steps.
Then Zhu Houzhao was willing to sit down.
"Quiet!" The prince looked calmly, looking at all this with indifference.
The civil servants probably never thought that the prince would behave like this.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Ma Wensheng has a high prestige. He wanted to speak at this time, "I have something important to do today, please see His Majesty, and please convey it to His Majesty!"
Zhu Houzhao rested his elbows, tilted his head and said, "Da Sima, in which dynasty and generation of ministers did you pay homage to the monarch like you?"
"Your Highness!" Wu Kuan was an old acquaintance with him. "The loyalty of my ministers to the country can be demonstrated with every passing day! I would like to ask Your Highness to pass the news on my behalf, and please express your gratitude to Your Majesty!"
"If Mr. Wu doesn't take up the post of Governor of Water Transport, what will he be doing here?"
"I have something important to do. Please see Your Majesty!"
"Imperial edict!" Zhu Houzhao raised his hand, and Liu Jin handed it over. He opened the edict and let them see the words on it. "I order Wu Kuan to be transferred to the post of governor of water transportation! Mr. Wu, you accepted the edict and did not obey it." ?」
"Your Highness, there is no need to make things difficult for Wu Zhan. Your Majesty, Ma Wensheng, is still in his old position. Your Highness..."
"Da Sima," Zhu Houzhao interrupted, "I am asking Mr. Wu something."
"Your Majesty Wu Kuan has obeyed the order, thank you!"
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, "Then go back and take up your post as soon as possible. Water transportation is more important than Mount Tai."
In this case, Wu Kuan would be embarrassed. Should he leave or not?
Now that they're gone, what's going on with them? After working on it for a long time, just say a few words to get rid of it? And since Wu Kuan can be transferred, any of them can be transferred.
Not leaving? That's resistance, and I can justifiably kill you.
…
…
In the cabinet, Xie Qian asked Liu and Li, two cabinet elders,
"It seems that Wu Yuanbo's only option is to ask for an official position."
It's a bit regretful to say it.
Although Wu Kuan is pedantic, he is also a noble and upright gentleman.
However, Liu Jian shook his head, "His Highness did not give him a path to becoming an official. The East Palace had already known that Ma Minsheng, Wu Yuanbo and others were planning this matter. At this time, many people were suddenly transferred away. The emperor was afraid of them and wanted to quickly break up their gathered strength. This gave them the illusion to a certain extent that the East Palace was afraid of them, so it provoked them to take action immediately. But in fact, it was for Taking advantage of the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers... How can he not be accused of being dissatisfied with his father's appointment and then persecuting his father if he becomes an official at this time?"...
…
Zhu Houzhao listened to what Wu Kuan said. In short, it was an appointment given by the emperor, and he did not dare to accept it. "Today, Mr. Liu Ge told me in the East Palace that the transfer of officials by the imperial court has aroused criticism from both the government and the public, and has caused panic. It seems that it is still That’s true. So, my father doesn’t have the power to transfer officials, so everyone is so frightened that they want to cry at Zuoshunmen?!”
"Your Highness!" Wu Kuan's face changed drastically. He would never dare to admit this crime. "I will never complain about your Majesty's appointment! The thunder and rain are all the grace of the king. Not to mention the governor of water transportation, he is also a small border official." You must fulfill your duty as a minister!"
"Mr. Wu can say this, but what do the people of the world think? As soon as the imperial edict of transfer came out, the government and the public criticized it, and then left the door crying. How come you people, who didn't cry sooner or later, are crying at this time? He opened his mouth and said It’s not because of this imperial edict. Well, even if I accept it, then Mr. Wu, you will accept the appointment. Not only are you unwilling to take the post, but you even want to resign. I and my father can only think that you are dissatisfied with this appointment."
At this time, another official said: "Your Highness's sophistry is unparalleled in the world! But you can't wrong Master Wu like this! The ministers have not been transferred, and there is no dissatisfaction with the imperial edict. Only in this way can we explain today's Zuo Shunmen incident and this incident." Doesn’t it have nothing to do with the imperial edict?”
That explains shit.
"Aren't you all gathered together by Wu Kuan?" Zhu Houzhao asked indifferently.
Damn it, this sentence is really a fact!
Wu Kuan's mouth grew bigger, and he was stunned. How... how could this be possible?
In fact, speaking of it, they were indeed aroused by this imperial edict, but that excitement... was not dissatisfaction with the appointment, but your prince's
We need to transfer all our main forces away!
It's just that the details are difficult to distinguish, and we can't just say openly that we people have been planning for a long time. Isn't this a party?
"Your Highness!
Cheng Minzheng suddenly went berserk. He couldn't bear it anymore and suddenly stood up! .
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