The capital is now in a time of great strife. The new emperor holds legal authority, military power, and a group of civil servants and generals, and wants to promote his new policy. This is a moment of chaos but also full of vitality.
The chaos is caused by the sudden demotion of the head of the cabinet, and the vitality is caused by the constant appearance of new faces in the court.
In the Ming Dynasty, it was almost impossible for a cabinet chief to suddenly become the chief envoy. The former subordinates became the current leaders. This mentality change alone has made it difficult for many people to adapt.
Although the emperor said, "The emperor will return to the capital," he was already an old minister of the late emperor. If his favor had not faded, how could he leave the capital? Besides, Liu Jian is already seventy-two years old this year.
How old will you be when you return to Beijing? Can he still live to his nineties?
Therefore, it is actually difficult for Mr. Liu Ge to be the chief envoy, not because of things, but because of people.
Of course he was lonely and sad personally, but only in this way could some of the ideas in the emperor's mind be found and implemented into reality.
So Zhu Houzhao has no regrets.
Returning to the Xinuang Pavilion of Qianqing Palace, he was still a little concerned and asked, "Who went to Liu Xixian's house after the afternoon court today?"
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Liu Jin raised his eyelids, not knowing what he meant.
"...There are Mr. Li Ge, Mr. Xie Ge, six ministers, ministers and below, a total of more than fifty people,"
"People still need to be decent, and *** even more so. But it is not good to only have foreign ministers. One flower blooming alone is not spring, but a hundred flowers blooming. Spring fills the garden. You go and join in the fun, maybe they will still care about the flowers of the next minister. Whose family will it fall into?"
Liu Jin was surprised. Doesn't such a grand occasion mean that Liu Jian has a good official reputation? By the way, now that the emperor has demoted his cabinet minister, isn't it bad for the emperor?
But our Zhengde Emperor did the opposite.
"Your Majesty, do you mean to call this slave?"
"I'm not asking you to go, but all the ceremonial supervisors are going. They feel sorry for an old minister, and I feel sorry for him too. They want to be decent, and I also want to be decent. You can't just turn a blind eye to someone when they lose power, right?"
Local officials will do this, but self-proclaimed gentlemen like the Ming Central Committee may not.
"This slave obeys the order! That slave is leaving now."
Zhu Houzhao has returned to the soft bed. He will not sit still because his butt hurts. After all, his skin is tender now, so he can do a little bit of various postures. Now he is leaning against the quilt and his hands are naturally not idle. You still have to read the memorial.
Listening to Liu Jin walking away, the emperor said again, "Don't go empty-handed. If you have money, give me some."
When her greed for money was pointed out, Liu Jin's face fell again, "Your Majesty..."
"Go quickly! If you take a sip of hot tea later, you won't be able to catch up." Zhu Houzhao didn't intend to look at his face, "Remember, support this Duke Xixian. Otherwise, he will not be able to enjoy it in Shandong."
After saying that, the emperor no longer looked at him.
After he left, Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin's back with some deep meaning and said, "Here comes someone!"
After Eunuch Liu left, naturally there were other young eunuchs who came over immediately when they heard the sound outside, "Your Majesty."...
"Call the people from the attendant's room over."
"yes."
There are currently only six people in the Attendant's Room. In addition to Feng Xi and Guo Shangkun, there are four Hanlin Academy bachelors here to do basic work in sorting out information. It seems that they are all talented people who are high school Jinshi.
Fengxi was limping, and Guo Shangkun was in his twenties, but he was quite talented.
"Yang Yingning is about to enter Beijing. I predict that after he enters Beijing, he will definitely plead for Liu Daxia. You two go and be my lobbyists to persuade him not to do this."
This happened suddenly, and both Fengxi and Guo Shangkun were caught off guard. They didn't know where Yang Yingning was at this time.
"Dare to ask Your Majesty, when you meet Duke Yang Yingning, do you want to say that this is His Majesty's intention?" Fengxi bowed his head and asked.
Zhu Houzhao raised his eyelids
, thought for a moment, "No need. It's my wish for you to go."
I saw both of them looking a little confused.
Zhu Houzhao explained, "This matter is not suitable for cabinet ministers, nor is it suitable for the ceremonial supervisor. Their positions are too high. If they fail to persuade them, wouldn't it mean that Yang Yingning has offended the inner and outer courts? And they have all been involved in government affairs. Shen, I don’t want it to be too complicated. It’s best for the two of you to go, so that it can represent what I mean, and it can also be simpler. This is just a simple persuasion, I won’t blame you if it succeeds or not, just bring it to me.”
At the end of the story, the emperor sighed.
Liu Daxia's outcome has been decided. It is really not good to use Yang Yiqing's political influence to raise this matter at this time.
Especially... Zhu Houzhao also remembered that Yang Yiqing was also a very personal minister of Qingliu. If he gave you a bloody or deadly remonstrance, the situation would not be good.
"Your Majesty... why are you sighing?" Guo Shangkun asked in confusion.
"I sigh because I know that Yang Yingning will definitely do this, and it is almost difficult to persuade him."
Some of the courtiers of the Ming Dynasty were a little agitated, and some of them were fine. As the emperor, there were many ways to knead them, but for people like Yang Yiqing, Zhu Houzhao did not want him to abdicate.
After all, how many people in the DPRK can make him trust him with the defense line thousands of miles northwest?
"Your Majesty has an order, and I will do my best. But as your Majesty said, Duke Yang Yingning's visit to the capital must be very dangerous in his opinion. If he doesn't intercede for Liu Daxia, Qingliu will not let him go. Presumably, he will I won’t convince myself in my heart.”
This is the difficulty that Zhu Houzhao is worried about.
"But what if he...just begged?" Guo Shangkun asked in a low voice.
Zhu Houzhao put down the memorial in his hand and sat up cross-legged. "The mouth is growing on him. He wants to say it himself. Who can stop it? But if the situation really escalates and he and I are in conflict, I will have to vent my anger on him. I hope He should not feel aggrieved. It’s not that I can’t afford to hurt his heart, but I don’t want to hurt his heart. In any case, he is a person who has made great contributions to the imperial court.”
At this point, Fengxi and *** both understood.
The emperor knew that he could not be persuaded, but he had to be persuaded. Why? The purpose is not to persuade him, but as a means to win people's hearts.
That’s what it means to look at the first three steps.
The emperor has already seen the scene of begging for mercy, so at that point, can the emperor deal with this person? ….
No, he was a minister who was at odds with the emperor. To put it more seriously, he was taking credit for himself and was arrogant. Does this mean he was not guilty?
Done, this is a minister who has just made great achievements. If this incident comes out, won't it chill the hearts of the civil and military officials in the court?
And let the two of them go in advance, and make it as simple as possible, giving a feeling of earnest advice. It is not an order, not a warning, but a sincere reminder. It means that I, the emperor, do not want to do anything to you, and you have made great contributions. , I still hope to reward you.
How would Yang Yiqing feel like this? Not to mention being moved to tears, at least you feel a warmth in your heart, right?
That’s why I say it’s called conquering people’s hearts.
Feng Xi and Guo Shangkun are both people with exquisite minds, and they can figure out the key points in a moment.
But they are no longer too shocked. They have seen too much about the level of machinations and scheming of today's saints. This is not the first time for such a wonderful plan.
This matter seems simple, but it is not. If nothing is prepared, then a capable minister will immediately start fighting with the emperor, and the emperor will become a human being both inside and outside.
But if you are prepared, the contradiction will be eased, and the situation of division between the monarch and his ministers will be transformed into unity between the monarch and his ministers. This is the skill of being an emperor.
So now they know how to persuade, that is, Yang Yiqing can intercede, because the emperor has said it clearly, and I know that I can't persuade him. But I don't want to break your heart, so don't be too harsh.
Please give me some advice, maybe I can explain it to Qingliu.
Don't let the emperor resign without accepting the advice and kneel in front of the Qianqing Palace for days and nights. This will make the situation rigid and leave no room for choice between the two parties.
Wouldn't it be a big problem?
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
Hearing what Fengxi said, Zhu Houzhao felt relieved. If he had not thought it through, he would still continue to ask because of his stability.
"Yuan Xue (Fengxi Zi), how long have you been by my side?"
Fengxi smiled slightly, "Almost...it has been more than four years. When His Majesty was still in the East Palace, I was in charge of correspondence for Your Majesty."
"You are also thirty-seven this year, right?"
"Thanks to Your Majesty's great love, I remember my age."
"Your legs and feet are not good, so my original plan was to keep you by my side. However, I have been thinking recently that maybe you also have some ambitions, and you may also feel depressed after spending your whole life in that attendant's room. Moreover, You two are close to me and know my temper. If you can go out and serve as officials, you will always treat the people of that side better. I am really confused about this matter."
Feng Xi and Guo Shangkun were greatly moved. The emperor had never said these words before.
Zhu Houzhao shook his head helplessly, "Did I ask the Minister of Civil Affairs to draw up a training plan for provincial officials? These Qingliu are good at writing, but their work is poor. They are all smaller. It's been over a month, I haven't seen anything yet, so I won't mention this. What I mean is that the people around me, even if they don't abide by the law, they all know my bottom line. There are some things I believe you still won't do. Yes. As long as you perform meritorious service for the court, this official of the Ming Dynasty will not have a narrow escape from death. Just like Yang Yiqing, I will use my brains to save his head."
"It's the same with you. You make mistakes occasionally, and that's okay. People always have negligence. As long as you really benefit the people, I will recognize you as a good official. But there are thousands of officials in the Ming Dynasty, and not everyone knows about the young emperor in the Forbidden City. That’s what I’m thinking. Do you want to go out?”
The emperor's words came from the bottom of his heart, and the two grown men Feng Xi and Guo Shangkun also had sour eyes.
"I don't know where I got the good fortune to meet a monarch as kind and loving as Your Majesty in this life. I and I have already made up our minds to be loyal to Your Majesty and the Ming Dynasty throughout our lives!"
"I still believe what people around me say." Zhu Houzhao was also pleased. Gradually, he was always able to train some useful ministers. "Although I can't bear to leave you, the people need good officials more. If there is any vacancy at some time, you can go. I specially chose to say these words when Liu Jin was away, just to let the monarch and his ministers talk more openly. Don't forget to write memorials after you go to the place. I will give the order and you will go. No one is allowed to dismantle the memorial first. If there are deficiencies in the imperial system and the administration of local officials, remember to tell me that the Ming Dynasty is so big that we, the monarchs and ministers, can only manage it well by working together."
Feng and Guo both bowed and bowed: "I sincerely obey His Majesty's decree!"
"Okay. As for the present, let's resolve Yang Yingning's matter first..."
Before this happened, Fengxi and Guo Shangkun returned to the attendant's room and went to rush for paperwork for their subordinates. .
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