The only thing Zhu Houzhao had some doubts about was whether Li Dongyang and Xie Qian had ordered such memorials themselves. The purpose was also to test the emperor's reaction.
If the emperor listened to the memorial's advice, he would be in agreement with them.
If the emperor did not listen, as long as he did not severely punish the person who submitted the memorial, it would at least be seen that the emperor had no intention of disturbing the cabinet.
From the perspective of Li and Liu, this is a conspiracy that can significantly strengthen their status in the court.
Zhu Houzhao had no choice.
Because as long as he doesn't want to cause chaos in the court, he can't punish him too harshly, otherwise many ministers who have received the message will not know what to do.
"Your Majesty...it's late at night..."
Liu Jin bent down and reminded from the side.
Zhu Houzhao played with the memorial in his hand, smiled and said, "There are experts in the court."
"The tallest person is Your Majesty. How can anyone else be higher than Your Majesty?"
In fact, it would not be good if the emperor responded mediocrely or ignored the advice to strengthen Li and Xie's powers, because then others could also see that there was a rift between the emperor and Mr. Li Ge and Mr. Xie. Even such Even though they were unwilling to submit a petition, it meant that they still wanted to withdraw them.
This will still cause some turmoil.
Therefore, unless we really want to make personnel adjustments at this time, the only way to do this is to accept advice.
I had never heard of this censor named Rong Zigong before. Suddenly, such a high-level memorial was issued, and Zhu Houzhao felt that someone was definitely secretly promoting the situation in the court.
After that, he kept this memorial in mind, keeping it unchanged to cope with all changes, at least to see what the next move would be. As for saying that this would cause some noise, it didn't matter. He also wanted to see the person behind it.
Or, maybe he was overthinking.
The most important thing is that he doesn't want to accept this kind of fight. To be honest, in his opinion, this is not a fight, but just internal friction within the civil service system. Because there will be no real changes and no benefits will be produced by fighting over and over again.
The emperor's figure left the Qianqing Palace, and before the candles were blown out, there was a scene of Zuoshu lying under the brush.
After that, he soaked in the fragrant soup. Except for that time when two nobles came to serve him, Qiu Yun was still in charge of everything thereafter, including tonight.
The girl rolled up her sleeves and tied a pale purple cloth belt around her waist, revealing her arms like snowflakes, and her neckline was slightly open, as bright as snow.
"Qiu Yun."
"Huh? Your Majesty calls for a slave?" Qiu Yun turned around. She was sorting out the clothes that the emperor would change into later, and now she wanted to hang them all up.
"How are the two nobles doing in the palace? I went to ask, but I heard nothing but good things."
Qiuyun kept moving, turned around and picked up a towel to wipe his back, and said: "I heard that your servant is quite nice. Your Majesty has a good temper and is generous to others. He also takes good care of the two nobles. If you can have What’s not good? Although this place is not as comfortable as the Mei Mansion, girls have to get married, and once they get married, they have to follow the rules of their husband’s family.”
"That's good." Zhu Houzhao turned his head and said, "Are you willing to get married?"
Qiuyun paused and replied with a bit of embarrassment: "I only want to be a little maid to serve His Majesty."
Zhu Houzhao suddenly mentioned women at this time because he heard some rumors that Queen Mother Zhang had been waiting for good news. As a result, a period of time had passed, and the bellies of the two women... were silent. Not only was there no movement, but monthly reports came one after another.
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These days, it’s not the men’s fault that things like this happen, it’s all about the women’s belly failing to live up to expectations.
But Zhu Houzhao has basic biological knowledge.
He was always worried about the fact that the righteous people in history had no heirs.
In fact, although he is not a powerful man, he is still brave and good at fighting. If there is any problem, then... there seems to be nothing that can be done.
It's okay now, but in a few months, if it's still like this, the ministers in the DPRK and China will probably start to care.
"In a moment, I will finish washing and let them wait for me in the bedroom."
"Why did your Majesty forget?" Qiu Yun reminded from the side, "The two nobles are inconvenienced. The second noble is faster, but it will take two or three days to be clean."
Zhu Houzhao slapped his forehead, and then he sighed, not knowing whether it was intentional or not, "What should I do?"
Then he glanced at Qiuyun and said,
As a result, when their eyes met, they made their hearts tremble.
There isn't much room for romance in the palace, and even hints have to be so direct.
Waiting for the emperor to change his clothes, and then waiting for him to lie down on the dragon bed.
Finally, with all kinds of thoughts, he left as if he was running away.
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"Rongzi Gong was born in Shaanxi in the 8th year of Chenghua. His father was a county magistrate. He had studied Confucian classics since he was a child and was knowledgeable. After entering the capital, he often listened to Wang Jizhi's theory of managing the world and applying it. Because of his ability in doing things, he was awarded the title of censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I’m going to write this today.”
Things in the palace cannot be hidden from the cabinet and attendants' rooms.
Xie Qian has the advantage that he can discuss things with his son at home.
The atmosphere was a bit serious today, and the girls in the Xie family didn't dare to speak. Only Xie Yizhong was called into the study by the master after dinner, and then he said what he said above.
"Father, Rong Ziggong's remarks were not given by you and Mr. Li Ge?"
"How is it possible?" Xie Qian glanced at his son and was slightly disappointed that he asked this question. "Use people's authority and control it. My father and Mr. Li Ge have been ministers serving His Majesty for several years. What kind of character does Your Majesty have? , How could we not know? No one can stop those His Majesty wants to use, and no one can persuade those His Majesty doesn’t want to use. Are you asking for trouble by writing such a letter?"
Xie Yizhong still had some basic skills. He frowned and said, "So, someone is trying to disrupt the court!"
"It's not out of the question to cause chaos. No one has the ability to prevent your Majesty from causing chaos. It should be said that he wants to make the situation in the court more clear. Since ancient times, the emperor and his ministers, hey, if you really want to talk about it, your majesty is here He is still a kind person in this regard.”
"Are we going to tell His Majesty in detail about this person's sinister intentions?"
"No, what kind of magnanimity is Your Majesty? Why can't you see this trick?"
"Then let's..."
Xie Qian stroked his beard and said, "If you want me to abdicate, you can't do it with just a memorial like this. We will definitely be pointed out for other crimes. Besides, there might be someone behind the scenes, so we have to take a look. Who makes the decision? My father believes that His Majesty is confused as to who it is and is waiting for him to show up."
As Xie Qian expected,
The emperor chose to leave him alone, which clearly gave an unusual signal that he was unwilling to allow Li and Xie in the cabinet to assume more responsibilities.
This silence is actually a relatively obvious political signal.
Next, the emperor cleaned up this glorious palace.
So on the first day of court after the imperial evacuation, some officials from the Department of Science and Technology began to directly attack the cabinet Li Dongyang for his sinister nature, treachery and bribery. On the surface, it looks clean, but in fact it has no effect at all. It is not as good as when Liu Jian was there.
The attack on Xie Qian is to say that he has little talent and little virtue. When he was the elder of the pavilion, he made his own son the number one scholar, which is really abominable.
In the Ming Dynasty, it was common for cabinet ministers to be impeached, and no matter how outrageous the charges were, it was possible for them to be impeached.
Therefore, evil and evil can also be said. As for Xie Qian, his son did not have the talent of being the top scholar, but he had the reputation of being the top scholar. This had caused him some trouble for a while, and now there is nothing he can do about it if someone brings up the old matter again.
Zhu Houzhao sat on the dragon throne and said nothing about this. He was just more convinced that he really didn't like this kind of struggle for power and position without substantial benefits, but as the emperor, he couldn't stop it.
Because behind this is actually human nature. He could not order his ministers not to have the desire to become the chief minister.
Of course, his job is not to study human nature.
He confirmed this through a stay in high school, that is, someone was indeed interested in the position of Pavilion Elder.
The emperor asked Liu Jin beside him, "After you retire from the court, please ask the two pavilion elders not to leave."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Since I had nothing to do, I left the morning very quickly and had no problem having a late breakfast.
The emperor, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, walked slowly in front, followed by two old men. On the side are some pots and jars with flowers planted in them. This is a small square in front of the temple, through which you can go to the back garden.
"You two can see what's going on in the court. Is there anything you can say?"
Li Dongyang cupped his hands and said, "I am begging your majesty for my punishment. Someone is impeaching me, which shows that there are still some shortcomings between the two of us. We have many omissions in our daily lives, and we are unworthy of your majesty's kindness."
"Do you really think so?" Zhu Houzhao asked sideways in the sunshine.
"Absolutely true."
"The same goes for me, too."
The emperor raised his head slightly, with an invisible emotion on his expression. He wanted to calm down the matter.
One way to calm this matter is to accept remonstrance and put more burdens on these two people from now on. But Zhu Houzhao was unwilling to use this method. Because he is the emperor, he cannot let the 'people behind the scenes' decide his actions, regardless of whether there are people behind the scenes or not.
No one should decide the behavior of the emperor, and even guide him to accept it.
"Since the twelfth year of Hongzhi, the imperial court has randomly inspected the granaries in some places every year. You have all seen the snow in the past two days."
Li Dongyang nodded, "I saw it, I'm about to report it to Your Majesty."
"It seems that our monarch and his ministers want to go together." Zhu Houzhao crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows and said: "I want the two elders to lead this year's inspection team. When we go out of Beijing and go to places, you can go see it for yourself."
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian were stunned. They both saw a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.
But Zhu Houzhao said to himself: "You can have a little more time, but the main thing is to look carefully, especially not to be deceived by the subordinates below. In March, it snows heavily in the spring... If you don't have any money at this time, Food, I really don’t have a bottom line in my heart. If a tragedy really happens, how can you say that our monarchs and ministers talk about the names of monarchs and virtuous ministers every day? "
"Your Majesty's holiness and love for the people are rare in ancient and modern times!" Li Dongyang said with admiration and resolute acceptance of this holy will: "I and Yu Qiao will definitely act impartially and never hide their personal interests. They will definitely complete this random inspection. Patrol!”
At the same time, Li Dongyang and Xie Qian thought that this was the emperor's solution.
As soon as it was determined that there would be a disturbance in the court, these two people were immediately sent to the capital! No matter how big the whirlpool is here, my family is not here anyway!
Moreover, this errand was neither light nor heavy, and it was difficult to see what the emperor was thinking. To be honest, it is a bit of a loss for Tangtangge to do the job of patrolling the censor. To put it mildly, today we value the people and local government affairs. We can send Elder Ge to the northwest and the Imperial Master to the southeast. Now we can send Elder Ge to inspect the granary. What's wrong with this?
Even if there is.
A heavy snowfall two days ago can also make it disappear!
In other words, God’s invisible snowfall has been taken into account.
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian both sighed for a moment, His Majesty the Emperor is indeed an expert in balancing the court, but his wrist is slippery, and even so, he cannot catch the flaw.
As for Zhu Houzhao, he is not a wild ball player with flashy moves, he wants to pursue practical results. It is safest to send them to do this at this time.
First of all, they themselves have the name of Qingliu.
Secondly, someone was shot out of nowhere, and it was the time to become alert, so I absolutely did not dare to 'make a breakthrough' at this time and do something like accepting bribes.
Who would go out to pick up guests when the wind is tight?
In this way, the inspection of the granary can be guaranteed to be effective and authentic to the greatest extent, rather than turning into a publicly funded tour.
He was still worried at first. After Zhang Mao got him to supervise the Northwest Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, it was really hard for anyone in the court to give him such trust. Many people have the name of Qingliu but not the reality of Qingliu.
At this time, someone suddenly fired such a gun, which was considered just right.
"Mr. Li, Mr. Xie." Zhu Houzhao started walking again, "You are the elders and bachelors. You can act easily when you get to the place. Don't be afraid of some voices from the court, or be timid. Once something happens during the inspection , what should be dealt with should be dealt with, regardless of who he is, the officials of the Ming Dynasty are yours."
"Yes, I and the others will remember His Majesty's teachings."
"If there are some serious injustices outside the granary, you have to take care of them. No matter what, in the eyes of local officials, your officials are really powerful. In the eyes of the common people, you have direct access to me. If there are injustices The matter is really in your hands, if you don't care about it, the people will give up."
Zhu Houzhao still wants to say these words. Because the two of them may not dare to do it.
"yes!"
Come out of the palace,
Li Dongyang and Xie Qian had complicated moods.
"I thought that Your Majesty would continue to win those tricks."
Xie Qian said: "The same."
None of them felt that the emperor intended to cause any trouble at this time, because they knew the emperor, for no reason. In fact, the emperor did not like to cause disputes. From the past, it was only when something happened that he encountered something intense.
But it is not easy to ask the emperor to really return to their past.
In this case, just ignore it and put it off.
"It seems that we are not as good as your Majesty."
