Zhu Jianshen didn't want to break the rules, at least not now. After all... this was just the beginning.
But he had already expected this situation.
imperial study room,
Wan An sat on the soft brocade pier, his heart full of pleasure. Let me ask you, who in the court can sit and have a conversation with the emperor?
I'm afraid... there is only Marquis Yongqing.
Zhu Jianshen took in his expression and asked with a smile: "Have the arrangements been made?"
Wan An hurriedly raised his hand and said, "It's absolutely no problem to return to the emperor."
"really?"
"Hehe... the people below also want to make progress." Wan An said with a smile, "There are many people who want to share the emperor's worries, but because of the authority of their superiors, many people dare not stand up, but after Wei Chen hinted at the benefits, they You will make better choices, after all...who doesn't want to have a good future?"
"Well..." Zhu Jianshen nodded with satisfaction, "After this incident, you will serve as the second assistant to the cabinet."
"Xie Huang...ah? Ci, Cifu?"
Zhu Jianshen said calmly: "What, you are not satisfied?"
"No, no, satisfied. Thank you, Your Majesty." Wan An hurriedly stood up and bowed down, thanking His Majesty for His grace.
"Get up." Zhu Jian took a deep sip of tea and added: "The position of chief assistant is still vacant."
As soon as these words came out, Wan An's disappointed mood became excited again.
There is no first assistant, the second assistant is the first assistant!
Secondly, even if the emperor in the future has a first assistant, it will be his second assistant who is close to the water.
"Your Majesty, all the officials have been kneeling at the palace gate for two days. How about... appeasing me?" Wan An asked.
"Let them kneel." Zhu Jianshen said calmly, "You go about your business and don't worry about them."
Just kidding, he, the emperor, has to be the one to comfort him.
Furthermore, compromising easily will only make people think that he is easy to bully. If he takes action when the group of people are almost exhausted, he will not only eliminate the possibility of taking advantage of others, but also inspire the other party to feel a trace of gratitude. This is the best strategy!
As for the chief minister of the cabinet... this is like a carrot dangling in front of a donkey's eyes. Only when it is dangling can the donkey have the motivation to grind.
Of course, there is also Li Qing's reason for this. After all, he promised Li Qing not to promote Wan An to be the first assistant.
Wan'an didn't know that he had been sentenced to 'punishment' by Li Qing a long time ago. He was still immersed in longing for the position of chief minister. He cupped his hands with a smile on his face and said: "I retire."
"Well, go ahead."
Zhu Jianshen smiled softly. When Wan An left the hall, the smile on his face faded little by little.
"Everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as the beginning is good, the follow-up will be much easier..." Zhu Jianshen sighed and muttered, "I don't know how Li Qing is doing now."
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This side of the grassland.
Li Qing's impassioned speech not only revealed his identity as Marquis of Yongqing, but also stated that as long as he followed the Ming Dynasty wholeheartedly, he would not have to worry about food and drink in the future. When the supplies are in place, the soldiers participating in the war will be rewarded, and the casualties will receive high pensions... so on So much.
The cake was ready, the children were released, and the family could be reunited. Moreover, there was a powerful enemy... Li Qing's operation not only stabilized his internal mood, but also made the target of the attack consistent with the outside world.
With good times beckoning and powerful enemies relentless in their fight, they had no choice. So much so that no one complained that people like Li Qing had attracted powerful enemies...
Seeing that the situation had stabilized, Li Qing immediately began to reorganize his forces.
This tribe has a population of nearly 50,000. Although the two sides suffered losses during the previous conflicts, they only numbered in the thousands. Even...many of the wounded were still able to fight again after recovering.
Moreover, this arson attack, because there was no direct conflict, only killed more than a thousand people along the way, and did not damage the fundamentals. Under Li Qing's mobilization, a large army was organized in less than half a month.
The total number of armed forces from both sides has reached 10,000.
It was only then that Li Qing breathed a sigh of relief and really felt confident.
The precarious situation was finally brought back by him, and the next step was to welcome the enemy's revenge.
Li Qing said, don’t worry about eating and drinking. The Ming Dynasty will bring supplies later, so you don’t have to worry about anything.
He believed that it was better to eat what was in his stomach than to be robbed by others, and...the less food he had to survive, the more dependent the people in this tribe were on Ming;
In the same way, his dominant position will become stronger!
Hezhong looked at the overall situation that was about to get out of control. Under a series of operations by Yongqing Hou, he seemed to have a new look. While he was amazed, he was also deeply impressed——
There is no false scholar under the great reputation. It is not unreasonable for Yongqinghou to dominate the temple for decades!
He was also more confident that an army of ten thousand people could still do just defense.
The enemy's population is large, but it won't be overwhelming. Without him, although the hatred is deep, we can still get by, right?
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Capital.
The ministers knelt for less than half a month. They knelt after the morning court every day until they "fainted", and they continued to kneel during the morning court the next day... and it was said that they suffered a lot.
It was just the beginning of spring and it was still very cold in the morning. Even though they put cotton pads under their knees, the blood circulation was not smooth after kneeling for a long time and they still couldn't bear it.
Of course, Zhu Jianshen also felt uncomfortable. When the ministers made such a fuss, he also became busy and worked in the imperial study room all day long.
After half a month of confrontation, he finally recognized the reality and took the lead in giving in.
The factory guards were not allowed to participate, and the thirteen censors from Beijing went to investigate.
The ministers were satisfied.
As a result, the emperor became a wise king again, and all the officials became smart and capable, actively handling government affairs, and giving positive feedback to the emperor's compromises.
The relationship between the emperor and his ministers in the Ming Dynasty has been very harmonious to this point. Both sides fight within the rules and no one breaks the rules.
However, what the ministers did not expect was that although the emperor did not break the rules, he once again went deviant...
Early April.
The censor who went to investigate the case returned to Beijing and attacked these old guys head-on!
Officials from Yunnan to the chief envoy were impeached one by one. In the Fengtian Palace, spittle flew everywhere. Almost all officials in Yunnan were not criticized.
Zhu Jianshen was furious. With a wave of his hand, he fired hundreds of people from the chief envoy to the lowest level in one breath!
Good guy, all the officials were shocked.
After seeing that the censors who investigated the case were all promoted, they realized that Ganqing had been tricked by the emperor again.
Isn’t this emperor too good-natured? He actually bribed his ministers... The ministers were very angry and immediately retaliated.
As long as they were promoted by the emperor, they would exclude them all to achieve the purpose of intimidation.
This time, Zhu Jianshen did not go out personally, but asked Wan An to take action;
Wan'an lived up to his expectations and won these unpopular people under his command, so as to play against the officials.
Zhu Jianshen withdrew and once again changed from a contestant to a referee, making the officials extremely uncomfortable.
In May, Wang Zhi returned to Beijing.
In this battle, a total of more than 300 people from the Jurchen tribe in Jianzhou were beheaded. It can be said that... plowing the court and sweeping the holes, the merits are complete.
There was no way, there were not many Jurchen people in Jianzhou, so they plowed twice more and beheaded more than 300 people. It is not an exaggeration to say that plowing the court and sweeping holes.
Zhu Jianshen didn't care about the outcome of the battle. All he wanted was an excuse to promote Wang Zhi. In this way, Wang Zhi, who had been around for a while, was promoted to the position of Royal Horse Supervisor and Supervising Eunuch.
It was only then that the officials noticed the young man, and they immediately became furious.
Is this bitch still alive?
Unexpectedly, before they could take any action, another major event came to the fore. Officials headed by Wan'an reported to Guizhou that there were too many people and asked the emperor to select the best and eliminate the fittest to streamline Guizhou's bureaucracy.
At this time, the ministers no longer cared about revenge, and immediately shifted their strategic focus to the issue of overstaffing.
Everyone understands that Yunnan was the one in the past and Guizhou is now. If they continue to develop at this rate, sooner or later it will be their turn.
These two provinces have always been poor, and not many people entered the imperial examination. But even so, they were still cleaned up. It is not difficult to imagine how "tragic" it will be when it is the turn of the rich land!
Especially the Jiangxi...officials were even trembling, and they were also the ones shouting the loudest.
Of course, they also understood that the emperor's attack on these two provinces was to appease them, but they did not accept this.
Unless... the emperor issued an edict stating clearly that such a policy would no longer be implemented in the future.
In the Fengtian Palace, their appeal was also the same, but Zhu Jianshen was not willing to agree.
In this way, the relationship between monarch and ministers that had been maintained with difficulty for ten years came to an end and was completely broken. ΟиЪ.ōΓＧ
This time, Zhu Jianshen could not be relieved by just being nice or offering some compensation, because he had touched the very foundation of the Ming bureaucracy.
At this point, the ministers have no way to retreat. If they retreat, they will be completely manipulated by the emperor!
Similarly, Zhu Jianshen has no way out. If he retreats, he will fall short of his achievements. And with his example, future generations will also be manipulated.
After all...his 'ancestor' has given up.
Both sides refused to give in, and the atmosphere in the court became more and more intense.
However, the ministers did not kneel at the palace gate again, because this move could not change the emperor's mind. If they wanted to force the emperor to compromise, they could only hit the point that the emperor cared about most.
What does the emperor care about?
Concubine Wan Gui!
As a result, memorials to impeach and slander Concubine Wan Gui came in like snowflakes, and Zhu Jianshen's imperial case was soon filled with papers.
The emperor had no heirs, because Wanfei was jealous, so he asked the emperor to depose Wanfei to get close to the queen, so that he could give birth to a kingdom as soon as possible... and so on.
At the same time, the ministers cried to the Queen Mother Zhou, asking her to uphold justice, and persuade the emperor to think about the country and the country and continue the incense of his ancestors.
This does not count as colluding with the harem, it can be said on the table.
Moreover, the Queen Mother also has the right to speak!
The ministers were sure that the Queen Mother Zhou would definitely help them, because this would improve her voice and even allow her to... interfere in politics to a certain extent!
However, they never expected that Queen Mother Zhou would decline.
Not only did they refuse, but they also fought against them:
The emperor is in his prime in spring and autumn, so there is no need to worry;
There is no dragon son alive, just because the emperor is too busy with state affairs and has a flawless harem. If you are diligent and diligent in relieving the king's worries, how can the emperor not favor the harem?
This time, the ministers were no longer able to be punished.
They really didn't expect that Queen Mother Zhou would give up on such a great opportunity.
Shouldn't it? If it were the former Empress Dowager Sun... she would have to hurry up. What went wrong?
Zhu Jianshen smiled ferociously: Are you out of ideas? good! Next, it's my turn!
