Jinyi champion

Chapter 626 The enemy advances and I retreat
That night, Yang Tinghe returned to the mansion with a gloomy expression, obviously he hadn't recovered from the blow.

Yang Shen had been waiting in the study early.

After the simple etiquette, Yang Shen asked: "Why is father so persistent in opposing His Majesty's mining?"

Yang Tinghe looked sideways, his son was completely on his side before, but now it seems that even his son does not support his almost self-willed behavior.

"What discussion did you hear in Hanyuan?"

Yang Tinghe asked.

As a father, in Yang Tinghe's view, the change of his son's attitude should be influenced by the public opinion of the people around him.

Yang Shen smiled bitterly, with a somewhat desolate look on his face: "Others are concerned about my identity, so naturally I won't talk about today's events in front of my son, but even if they don't say it, I know that in this matter...they won't stand with my father. side."

In a word, Yang Tinghe felt that he had been betrayed by others.

"Father, in fact, the people who opened the mines in Xishan are basically nobles and some officials of the court. If father insists on closing the coal mines in Xishan, they will definitely oppose it. I'm afraid it will be detrimental to my father's future administration."

Yang Shen meant to persuade Yang Tinghe to stop.

But how could Yang Tinghe not know the trick?
Even Yang Tinghe was very annoyed afterwards, why was he so impulsive at that time, and turned against the emperor in public?
Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that the situation was under control at the beginning, until Tang Yin suddenly appeared and spoke for the little emperor, everything changed since then, his emotions were no longer under control, and he was determined to suppress the little emperor's arrogance , and thus made public outrage.

Yang Shendao: "Fortunately, His Majesty is also very impulsive in court, and there is still room for maneuver in this matter... In my son's opinion, my father can mold His Majesty into an ignorant and incompetent monarch who will act arbitrarily, so that my father's reputation will not be damaged."

The current situation has developed to the point where Yang Tinghe's correctness can only be highlighted by belittling the emperor.

It is equivalent to saying that the reputation of the little emperor should be completely tainted, so as to show that Yang Tinghe is a minister who dares to speak out and offend the faint emperor. As for the dignitaries who opened mines and the officials of the court, he did not care about them, and regarded them as vested interests. Interested parties, even if they know that this will push them to the side of the little emperor, they cannot fail in the field of public opinion.

"Go down, don't worry too much about this matter." Yang Tinghe shouted with a straight face, with his political wisdom, how can he not understand the joints?
As Yang Shen analyzed, as long as outsiders see the little emperor as self-willed and acting like Zhu Houzhao, then this matter will become a Rashomon. The serious consequences of the emperor's centralization of power, then he can also remain invincible.

However, there are some things that need to be seen through without telling the truth. Once exposed, it will greatly hinder the reputation of the father and son. It is better to let it go and see how the situation changes.

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Yang Tinghe wholeheartedly thought that because of the conflict with him, the little emperor would stop court, or speak nonsense at the court meeting.

As long as the little emperor loses his composure, Yang Tinghe will surely win.

As long as others think that Yang Tinghe did the right thing and suppressed the restless heart of the little emperor, victory is within easy reach.

But he was wrong.

Zhu Si has completely calmed down after being relieved by Zhu Hao.

Now Zhu Si clearly knows that it is no longer the key to success or failure just to care about the gains and losses of the Xishan Coal Mine. Even if all the coal mines are lost, at least winning people's hearts back will not be a loss!
Especially those ministers who have huge opinions on Yang Tinghe's bullying and arbitrariness of power, they want to win him over.

So Zhu Si didn't seem to be affected at all.

It was time to review the memorials that day, and even when Zhu approved the proposals for the cabinet, he mostly adopted them. On the second day, he participated in the court council on time as always, and handled government affairs diligently.

in the hall.

Tang Yin was not there, no one mentioned what happened yesterday.

Yang Tinghe looked gloomy, waiting for the little emperor to get angry, but Zhu Si didn't mention a word about the Xishan Coal Mine from the beginning to the end.

As the court proceedings continued, Yang Tinghe felt as if he had lost something.

"Jie Fu, the situation is wrong!"

After the court meeting was over, Jiang Mian leaned over and whispered to Yang Tinghe on the way back to the house.

Mao Ji next to him analyzed: "Perhaps His Majesty retreated in spite of the difficulties and didn't want to start another dispute."

What Mao Ji meant was that there was nothing wrong with it, that is, the little emperor was frightened by Yang Tinghe's dominance yesterday, and the little emperor probably also realized that his throne was hard-won, as long as Yang Tinghe joined forces with Queen Mother Zhang, he could be dethroned from the throne. I dare not argue with civil servants again.

Yang Tinghe is obviously not as optimistic as Mao Ji.

If you want to win people's hearts, you must first portray Zhu Si as an unreasonable and foolish king who acts recklessly and does not follow the rules. It is better to say that he ignores the family law of his ancestors... In short, how can he be so disgusting as the little emperor.

But now the little emperor's deeds have the demeanor of a saint.

Yesterday we were in a fierce fight, but today I can put the old things behind me and not bring my personal feelings into dealing with state affairs.

As one ebbs and another, what do those civil servants and generals think?
They will definitely feel that the little emperor is the material for great things and has the potential to be a wise king through the ages.

On the other hand, you, Yang Tinghe, did too much yesterday, and you didn't set an example for others at all.

"How could this be?"

Yang Tinghe couldn't figure it out.

Based on his previous observations and his understanding of the little emperor, he felt that Zhu Si should belong to the kind of person who is a bit impatient, but frizzy in doing things, very paranoid and self-willed, and does not listen to people's persuasion, otherwise he would not be in the big ceremony. He is so persistent in negotiating peace and mining.

But in just one day... the little emperor changed his sex?

How can it be?

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Yang Tinghe returned to the cabinet to check in.

Here, Wei Bin, the eunuch of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, came to spread the message: "Mr. Yang Ge, the empress dowager's order..."

Wei Bin was also a powerful eunuch in the Zhengde Dynasty, making waves in the inner government system.

Nowadays, most of the eunuchs who are as domineering as him have been demoted and transferred to other places, but he is still safe and sound, mainly because he has "contributions to support".

In addition, there are indeed not many eunuchs available in the Fengxing Department of King Xing's Mansion. Even if Zhu Si wants to train his own people, he can't find so many "talented people". He can only find some in the old system. The eunuchs who are in charge of affairs will be reused temporarily by staying with them.

This is also to stabilize the hearts of the people in the court, especially the hearts of the elderly in the palace.

Wei Bin and Xiao Jing, who were used by Zhu Si before, and Wei Bin, who is still employed up to now, are all in this way.

And Wei Bin, as a veteran of the inner palace, mostly obeys the orders of Queen Mother Zhang, and if he has nothing to do, he can help Queen Mother Zhang pass a message or something.

Yang Tinghe took over the Yizhi, and after reading it, his face was gloomy. Although the Empress Dowager Zhang was very polite to him, the first assistant scholar, she also tactfully expressed her willingness to act as a peacemaker between the monarch and his ministers. The implication was that both parties gave up their prejudices and persuaded him The most important thing is state affairs, and we cannot let the monarch and his ministers disagree.

"Jiefu, you..."

Second assistant Jiang Mian came over, really wanting to know what the content of Yizhi is.Yang Tinghe ignored him, closed the Yizhi, looked at Wei Bin and asked, "Does Eunuch Wei have anything else to say?"

Wei Bin smiled and said: "Mr. Yang Ge, you preside over most of the affairs of the court and China now. You are actually the pillar of my Ming Dynasty. Anyone can fall, but you can't... These are the original words of the empress dowager, and it is said that your majesty is young. The pro-government days are short, I hope Mr. Yang Ge will put the court affairs first, and don't hurt the harmony of the monarch and his ministers because of some trivial matters."

Hold and step on.

Empress Dowager Zhang not only affirmed Yang Tinghe's indispensable position in the Ming court, and expressed her support for him, but also pointed out that your actions in the court yesterday were suspected of presumptuousness, which is not easy for the world to accept.

As the chief assistant of the cabinet, you should not be too obsessed with the small profits in front of you, and you should take the overall situation into consideration.

Yang Tinghe wanted to say that if my old bones were not for the long-term peace and order of Ming Dynasty, I would not have prevented the little emperor from "doing anything wrong".

What the little emperor is doing now seems to open up avenues for the court to make money, but this kind of behavior that breaks the rules will definitely lead the court astray.

It's not enough to have Emperor Zhengde, who is doing something wrong, now we need to add Emperor Jiajing?
Daming can't take it anymore!
"The Empress Dowager also said that if Mr. Yang Ge has any objections, he can go to Renshou Palace to greet her, and the Empress Dowager will persuade her personally."

Wei Bin let out another sentence.

meaning is.

If you still can't let go, the Empress Dowager will meet you in person, and it would be meaningless to persuade you face to face.

Yang Tinghe said: "Dare to ask Eunuch Wei, did your Majesty pay a visit to the Empress Dowager yesterday?"

"This... probably not."

Wei Bin was not very sure, he thought for a while before saying, "However, His Majesty sent someone to inform the Empress Dowager about what happened yesterday, and His Majesty seemed to feel that yesterday was a little impulsive... In fact, if His Majesty hadn't intended to ease the situation, the Queen Dowager How can you be willing to build a bridge from it?"

"Oh."

Hearing this, Yang Tinghe finally felt a little better.

Is it true that as Mao Ji said, the little emperor was scared back by his strong words?

If you don't back down early, if you don't back down later, if you take the initiative to forbear at this time, it will make me, Yang, fall into great passivity!

As long as you are strong, even if you are not messing around, as long as the monarch and his subjects form a long-term struggle, then I have the confidence to win back the hearts of the civil servants.

But now that you have softened, and I, a courtier, continue to be tough, isn't that just responding to the criticisms of others... accusing me of deceiving the emperor?Override?Do not understand the respect for the emperor?
Wei Bin said: "Elder Yang, let's do it this way. The Empress Dowager will host a banquet for the elders at the Wenhua Hall, and His Majesty will also be there at that time. Let's treat it as a wedding... I hope the elders don't refuse."

Jiang Mian wanted to ask a few more questions, but hearing that Empress Dowager Zhang was so resolute and determined to be a peacemaker, he felt that these measures were like needles in Yang Tinghe's body.

Instinctively, Jiang Mian pretended to be an ostrich, and when he heard nothing, he returned to the desk and continued to read the memorial.

Yang Tinghe said: "No need."

"If you want, the elders of the pavilion have worked hard to assist the new king. The queen mother did not hold a banquet alone. It was treated as a reward for the elders by the empress dowager and her majesty's mother and son, and invited a few important officials from the court to accompany... That being the case, our family will go back and tell the Empress Dowager that this banquet will definitely be arranged."

Wei Bin's words obviously have an advanced process.

Yang Tinghe could see that this was all at the behest of Empress Dowager Zhang, if he showed that he did not want to reconcile, he would say what he said later.

It can be regarded as giving him a lot of face as the chief assistant.

(End of this chapter)