The night before going to the East Palace, Liu Jian and two cabinet ministers met with Shi Daishan, the censor of Zuodu, Fu Han, the newly appointed Minister of Rites, and Zeng Jian, the Minister of Industry.
During the Zuo Shunmen Incident, Dai Shan was not in the capital that day. It was considered a good fortune and great luck.
But afterwards, he would feel the pressure of public opinion or the shame in his heart, pushing him to continue to carry the banner against the prince.
Liu Jian knew this. In fact, he himself also felt a kind of pressure, because the cabinet did almost nothing in the Zuo Shunmen incident.
If Xie Qian hadn't suffered a few blows for Wu Kuan in the end, the current situation would have been even worse.
So he has to do today's conversation.
"...His Majesty has issued an imperial decree asking the prince to supervise the country. On that day, Binzhi, Yu Qiao and I were all in the Qianqing Palace." Liu Jian took the lead and began to speak, "It has been almost two years since the tenth year of Hongzhi to the present. At that time, everyone must know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince plans things in advance and has strange strategies. Even this time he is supervising the country, His Highness has already requested His Majesty's will. The measures taken during the supervision of the country cannot be changed at will in the future. What is this? You mean? Your Highness knows that some measures will not be supported by everyone."
Dai Shan, Fu Han, and Zeng Jian are all white-haired old men in their sixties. Their thoughts are more conservative, especially Zeng Jian, the Minister of Rites. He saw with his own eyes that gentlemen such as Wu Kuan and Cheng Minzheng were demoted by the prince or demoted. Or deposed.
Liu Jian was also very worried that they would do something like Zuo Shunmen again. Even if they were not strong enough, sometimes it would not be impossible for a single person to stand up to the prince.
The coordination work of his cabinet was not enough last time.
There are lessons to be learned this time.
"His Royal Highness is different from the princes of previous dynasties. Who knows that it will be unexpected to suddenly supervise the country now?"
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian stroked their beards. Liu Gelao's consideration still made sense.
Liu Jian is not worried about the Minister of War and the Ministry of Personnel, but he is very worried about these three people.
"I don't know Mr. Liu Ge..." Dai Shan was about to speak.
But Liu Jian raised his hand and said, "Let me finish first. Before the incident at Zuo Shunmen, do you remember that His Highness the Crown Prince punished Uncle Shouning and Uncle Jianchang?"
The three old men nodded.
"Why?"
Fu Han was surprised, "Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling violated the laws of the imperial court. Although His Royal Highness is a man with strange thoughts, he still attaches great importance to observing etiquette and obeying the rules. Why should we punish them two?"
Liu Jian asked back: "But Shouning Bo and Jianchang Bo violated the imperial laws. It was not a matter of one or two days, nor was it unique to the eleventh year of Hongzhi. Why did it happen just before the Zuoshunmen Incident?"
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"On the contrary, things will go well if things are slow. His Royal Highness is indeed a genius, but after all, he is not yet skilled in government affairs. He said that one thing must be completed in one year, and that is also a plan. Are there no difficulties in the process? There are no changes. ? If my colleagues in the DPRK can give me, Liu Jian, some time to slow down the work, and in the process, I can change some details according to the actual situation and His Highness’s suggestions, everything will still turn around, and there will be no Zuo Shun. Gate change?!"
Liu Jian finished this sentence one after another, and everyone began to understand the difficulties of this cabinet chief.
"Today I brought three people here to talk about this matter. Dong Gong is a decisive lord, resolute and courageous, and powerful. You can never use force to overwhelm such a lord! When the relationship becomes rigid, all parties will The purpose is not for government affairs, but for winning or losing, then the Zuo Shunmen incident will happen again. Of course, I, Liu Jian, am not blindly flattering. If His Highness takes any measures that are harmful to the country and the people, I will not use this official title. , I also want to join you in admonishing!"
The head of the cabinet said this:
Zhu Houzhao didn't know.
He only knew that he was being visited by the most important group of officials of the imperial court in the East Palace today, and the mood and atmosphere were quite good.
Even Qiu Yun, the little palace maid, was very tired. Originally, she only had to pour tea for the prince, but there were only a few guests, so that was not many. But today, the six ministries and nine ministers plus the cabinet, there are more than a dozen important officials at once, but they are a little confused.
The main reason is that different people have different tastes. For example, the prince only drinks plain tea, and you adults are older, but this may not necessarily be the case.
"...I went to Qianqing Palace again in the morning. The imperial doctor said that my father's illness was caused by overwork and was not caused in a day or two. The illness went away like a thread. If you think about it thoroughly and don't hurt the roots, it's not It can take a day or two to rest well. If it gets better a little bit, then it stops working. If it goes on like this, it will be a serious problem once it becomes a serious illness."
Zhu Houzhao was also a little worried. The emperor's health was not good, and the atmosphere in the palace was not cheerful. Naturally, he was not very comfortable living in the environment.
Moreover, his relationship with Emperor Hongzhi was different from that of ordinary emperors and princes. He still hoped that Emperor Hongzhi would get better.
"My father ordered me to supervise the country. As a minister and a son, I have the unshirkable responsibility. But I also know that the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty had tens of thousands of people. This is a heavy responsibility. I also hope that Mr. Ge and the six ministries and nine Your Majesty can encourage and help, and aside from mentioning it, at least we will not cause any more worries to our father. Do you agree with what I say?”….
Liu Jian raised his hands and bowed, "Your Highness's loyalty and filial piety are as strong as those of our ancestors. I will also work together to fulfill my responsibilities as ministers!"
This is to say good things first.
But everyone knows that His Royal Highness is not a person who only speaks good words.
Zhu Houzhao glanced at everyone, "It turns out that Wu Kuan, Zhou Jing and others, I and I had a fight in front of the emperor, not once or twice, but three or five times. After fighting over and over again, I made one point to my father, which is to Of course we must be pragmatic and pragmatic, but we cannot be pragmatic all day long. Now that I have taken on the responsibility of supervising the country, I have to say something first. If you feel something is wrong, you can also say it. Speak freely today and set the direction. Don’t waste time on these anymore.”
"Your Majesty, please give me your instructions!"
"Okay." Zhu Houzhao paused for a while, thinking about it, "Let's talk from a pragmatic point of view. There are six departments in the imperial court, namely officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and workers. Each has its own responsibilities. As far as the ministers are concerned, the most important thing is For example, in the Ministry of Household Affairs, how much money and food are there in the world? The imperial court has exempted taxes from disaster-stricken areas. So how much will the annual income be reduced compared to last year? Does this need to be a number? The number I am referring to is not an approximate number, but It is an accurate number. In addition, God will not always provide food for you. If the Yellow River is to be built, will the Ministry of Hubu be able to get the money? Yes or not, this is a result, and the Minister of Hubu must be aware of it. "
"Another example is the Ministry of Personnel. There are many officials in the world. Not everyone in the Ministry of Personnel knows about it, but you need to know the resumes of important officials in important places, right? Beijing inspection is an important means of evaluating officials. I know that you also Are you doing it, but it’s over after you finish it? How will the subsequent performance of those officials who have received excellent grades in the Beijing Inspection and Examination? I am not trying to cause trouble for them, but the Ministry of Civil Affairs must also plan to cultivate officials with good government affairs capabilities."
"The above matters are just examples. For details... you ministers can sort out the affairs of the ministry yourself. The point is that once I ask about something, you have to find out who should be in charge of it. The person in charge should be The answer is good, what is the current situation, what problems exist, and whether it can be solved. If not, it is OK. I said that it cannot be a result. At that time, we can work together to analyze the reasons and find solutions. "
"But you must not ask three questions. The minister himself doesn't know. He has to ask the minister, and the minister will ask the responsible officer. In that case, what political affairs do you come to discuss with me every day? It is better to let the chief come. "
When everyone heard this, they started to sweat on their backs. The prince is indeed not easy to deal with.
Zhu Houzhao didn't care about them. If he made them comfortable, the people of the world would feel uncomfortable. "...So, pragmatism is the first point. The second is my personal habit..."
In fact, he wanted to talk about execution, but this word probably doesn’t exist these days. After thinking about it,
He said: "The second point is that everything must have a result. Unless I am not present for the things you are responsible for, as long as it comes into my sight, I will definitely watch you and give you a result. .For example... Mr. Liu Ge,"
"I'm here."
"In the eleventh year of Hongzhi, the imperial edict clearly stated that brave soldiers should be selected from the Beijing camp and the army should be reorganized. What happened to this matter now?"...
Liu Jian responded with a courtesy, "Your Highness, this matter has been started since the eleventh year of Hongzhi. After selection, merger and retraining, the four guards of Zhenwu Guard, Xuanwu Guard, Xingwu Guard and Yingwu Guard were reorganized. A total of twenty-two thousand."
"Mr. Liu Ge is worthy of being the head of the cabinet. The data are detailed and the progress is clear. But there are hundreds of thousands of troops in the Beijing camp, but in the end only 20,000 soldiers can be selected? Why...why?"
Several cabinet ministers and monks looked at each other in confusion, not knowing what to say.
"What's wrong?" Zhu Hou looked at them with a strange expression.
"Your Highness...this matter has something to do with Li Guang." Li Dongyang replied, he wanted to be more tactful, "Li Guang induced your Majesty to build a large-scale construction, and because of insufficient funds, he borrowed soldiers from the Beijing camp. This case started , now in the capital camp... more than 10,000 people are building Wanchun Palace, 5,000 people are cultivating God and Optimism, 8,000 people are building houses for Shouning Bo and Jianchang Bo, and more than 10,000 people are building Chongzhen Temple in Xingji. palace……"
Xingji is the hometown of Queen Zhang - Xingji County, Hejian Prefecture, North Zhili.
This reason is indeed not to be blamed on these ministers. It concerns the royal family itself. What can they do? Ordinary people would not dare to mention it to the emperor.
"Okay, then this is the problem." Zhu Houzhao asked, "How do you think you are going to solve it?"
"Your Highness, this problem doesn't seem to be that complicated... All I need is a decree from Your Highness..."
Zhu Houzhao interrupted Du Yu Shi Daishan, "Of course I know how to solve it. But I am asking you how to solve it."
How can it be solved? Bring those people back. But this kind of thing involves his relatives, so he, the prince, cannot start to say what to do.
At least it has to be the consensus of everyone in this room.
In this way, you can put it out there and say: The organization has decided...
Whoever wants to oppose then will have to oppose everyone in this room.
And this is not easy. .
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