eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 132 About how the palace supervises the country...

On the night before going to the East Palace, Liu Jian and the two cabinet ministers met with Zuodu Censor Shi Daishan, the newly appointed Minister of Rites Fu Han and Minister of Industry Zeng Jian.

When the Zuo Shunmen incident happened, Dai Shan was not in Beijing that day, which was considered a good fortune, a big luck.

But afterwards, he would feel a kind of pressure from public opinion or the shame in his heart, pushing him to continue to carry the banner of opposing the prince.

Liu Jian knew this, but he himself felt a kind of pressure because the cabinet had done almost nothing in the Zuo Shunmen incident.

If Xie Qian hadn't taken a few boards for Wu Kuan in the end, the current situation would be even worse.

So today's talk, he has to do it.

"...Your Majesty has issued an imperial decree for the crown 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 say, "From the tenth year of Hongzhi to the present, it has been almost two years. I think you all know that His Royal Highness is planning ahead of time, and has strange plans. Even this time, His Highness has already requested His Majesty's will, and the measures taken during the supervision of the country cannot be changed at will in the future. What is this? What do you mean? Your Highness knows that some measures will not get everyone's support."

Dai Shan, Fu Han, and Zeng Jian are all white-haired old men in their 60s. Their thinking is more conservative, especially Zeng Jian, the Minister of Rites. dismiss.

Liu Jian was also very worried that they would have another Zuoshunmen change. Even if they were not strong enough, sometimes it was not impossible for a single person to stand up to the crown prince.

Last time, the coordination work of his cabinet was not enough.

There are lessons to be learned this time.

"His Royal Highness is different from the princes of previous dynasties. Now that he is suddenly in charge of the country, do you know that there will be some unexpected actions?"

Li Dongyang and Xie Qian stroked their beards, and Mr. Liu Ge's consideration was very reasonable.

Liu Jian is not worried about the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but he is very worried about these three people.

"I don't know Mr. Liu Ge..." Dai Shan wanted to speak.

But Liu Jian raised his hand, "Let me finish first. Before Zuoshunmen's change, do you remember that His Royal Highness punished Shouning Bo and Jianchang Bo?"

The three old men nodded.

"Why?"

Fu Han was surprised, "Zhang Heling and Zhang Yanling violated the court's laws. Although His Highness the Crown Prince is a person with a strange mind, he still attaches great importance to observing etiquette and rules. Punish the two of them, and why?"

Liu Jian asked back: "However, Shou Ning Bo and Jian Chang Bo violated the court's laws. It was not a matter of a day or two, and it was not a unique thing in the 11th year of Hongzhi. Why was it just before the Zuo Shunmen change?"

"Elder Liu Ge means...Your Highness did this on purpose."

"It's not particularly intentional, but at least it means that His Highness already knows that the ministers will do something at a certain time, and then it's a strict palace ban?" Liu Jian was actually expressionless, but Li Dongyang and Xie Qian knew , Liu Ge was always slightly angry about what happened that day.

"What is your majesty's character? What is your majesty's character? If it is your majesty, the Zuo Shunmen change may not happen, but if it is your majesty, if the courtiers do that, it will definitely happen! To ease the relationship between the two parties, I didn't expect that the imperial decree would come at that time."

"Even so, I still have the opportunity to persuade Ma Wensheng, Wu Kuan and others. Many of His Royal Highness's propositions are a little radical, but they are not unreasonable. Their purpose is not to make money for themselves, nor to embarrass the government on purpose." Gentleman Zhong, come to think of it, what is His Highness the Crown Prince not considering for the common people? No matter His Highness wants to use this name or has other plans, at least the land is divided into the hands of the common people, and the common people have really benefited. So, still We must resolutely oppose, can His Royal Highness not cast a thunderbolt?"

"Besides, many people don't believe me, Liu Jian. There are still people criticizing me, Liu Jian, for hiding during the Zuoshunmen incident. Is that true? When you meet a British Lord like His Highness, don't say that there were hundreds of officials that day. How about doubling it again?"

"On the contrary, slow things down. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is indeed a genius, but he is still not proficient in government affairs. He said that one thing should be completed in one year. That is also a plan. There are no difficulties in the process? There are no accidents." ? If my colleagues in the DPRK can give me Liu Jian some time to slow things down and change some rules according to the actual situation and His Highness’s suggestion in the process, then everything will turn around, and there will be Zuo Shun The change of the door?!"

Liu Jian continued to finish this passage, and everyone realized the difficulty of the cabinet chief.

"Today, I have invited the three of you to talk about this matter. The East Palace is the lord of Yingjuan, resolute and resolute, and powerful. You must never use power to overwhelm him! When the time comes, the relationship will become rigid, and all parties will The purpose is not for the government, but for winning or losing, then the Zuo Shunmen incident will happen again. Of course, I, Liu Jian, am not blindly flattering me. If His Highness does something that harms the country and the people, don’t use this official title. , I also want to make an admonition with everyone!"

The Chief of the Cabinet has this to say,
Zhu Houzhao didn't know.

All he knew was that he received a visit from the most important officials of the imperial court in the East Palace today, and the mood and atmosphere were pretty good.

It was Qiuyun, the little maid, who was so tired that she only needed to serve the prince's tea. It's amazing that there are a few guests, but that's not too many.But today, with the six ministries and nine ministers plus the cabinet, there are more than a dozen important officials at once, but they are in a hurry.

The main reason is that different people have different tastes. For example, the prince only drinks weak tea, and the adults are old, but it may not be the case.

"...I went to Qianqing Palace again in the morning. The imperial doctor said that the emperor's illness was caused by overwork, not a day or two. The illness goes away like silk. If you think about it thoroughly, don't hurt the root, it's not true. It's good to rest for a day or two. If you get better, you won't work hard, and so on, once it becomes a serious illness, it will be very bad."

Zhu Houzhao was also a little worried. The emperor's health was not good, and the atmosphere in the palace could not be cheerful. Naturally, he was not very comfortable living in the environment.

Moreover, his relationship with Emperor Hongzhi is different from that of ordinary emperors and princes. He still hopes that Emperor Hongzhi will get better.

"My father ordered me to supervise the country. I am a minister and a son. This palace is duty-bound. But I also know that the two capitals and thirteen provinces of the Ming Dynasty had tens of millions of people. This burden is not light. Qing is able to encourage and assist, without mentioning it, at least we will not add any more worries to Father. Do you agree with my words?"

Liu Jian raised his hands and bowed, "His Royal Highness has a heart of loyalty and filial piety, and you can follow the sages. The ministers will also work together to fulfill the responsibilities of the ministers!"

This is to put the good words first,

But everyone knows that His Royal Highness is not a person who only speaks good things.

Zhu Houzhao glanced at the crowd, "Originally, Wu Kuan, Zhou Jing, and I had fought in front of the imperial court, not once or twice, but three or five times. Pragmatism, of course there must be pragmatism, but you can’t be prudent all day long. Now that I have assumed the responsibility of supervising the country, I have to say something up front. If you feel that something is wrong, you can also say it. Speak freely today, set the direction, and go Don’t waste any more time on these.”

"His Royal Highness please show me!"

"Okay." Zhu Houzhao paused for a while, thinking about it, "From a pragmatic point of view. There are six departments in the imperial court, officials, households, rituals, soldiers, punishments, and workers. Each has its own responsibilities. For example, the Ministry of Households, how much money and food is in the world, and the imperial court exempted the taxation of the disaster-stricken areas, so how much will the annual income be reduced compared to last year? Is this necessary to have a number? It is an accurate number. In addition, God will not always give food to eat. If the Yellow River is going to be repaired, can the Ministry of Households get the money? Whether it can or not, this is a result, and the Minister of the Ministry of Households must know."

"Another example is the Ministry of Officials. There are so many officials in the world. The Minister of the Ministry of Officials will not know every one of them, but you must know the resumes of important places and important officials, right? Jingcha is an important means of evaluating officials. I know that you also I’m doing it, but it’s over when it’s done? How will the officials who have won the honor in the Jingchao perform in the follow-up? This palace is not trying to trouble them, but the Ministry of Officials also has a plan to train those officials with good government affairs ability.”

"The above-mentioned matters, I am just an example. For details...you, the ministers, sort out the affairs of the ministry yourself. The essence is that once I ask something, then I have to find out who is in charge of it. The person in charge, he To be able to answer, what is the situation now, what problems exist, whether it can be solved, if not, it is okay, what I said is not possible is also a result, and then it will be good to work together to analyze the reasons and find solutions.”

"But you absolutely can't ask three questions. The Shangshu himself doesn't know. He has to ask the minister, and the minister then asks the chief in charge. In that case, what political affairs do you come to discuss with me every day? It's better to let the chief come. "

When everyone heard this, their backs began to sweat.The prince is really not easy to fool.

Zhu Houzhao didn’t care about them. If he made them comfortable, the people in the world would feel uncomfortable, "...so, being pragmatic is the first point. The second is my personal habit..."

In fact, he wanted to talk about executive power, but this term should not exist in this year. After much deliberation,

He said: "The second point is that everything must have a result. The things you are responsible for, unless I can't pay attention to them, as long as they come into my sight, I will definitely stare at you and give you an answer." As a result, for example... Mr. Liu Ge, "

"The minister is here."

"In the 11th year of Hongzhi, the imperial decree clearly stated that soldiers should be selected from the Beijing camp to reorganize the army. How is this now?"

Liu Jian replied, "Your Highness, since the 11th year of Hongzhi, this matter has already begun. After selection and merger, the four guards of Zhenwuwei, Xuanwuwei, Xingwuwei, and Yingwuwei have been retrained. 2."

"Old Liu Ge deserves to be the head of the cabinet. The data is informative and the progress is clear. But there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the Beijing camp, but in the end they can only pick out [-] soldiers? This...why?"

Several cabinet ministers and monks looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Hou looked at them with a strange expression.

"His Royal Highness... this matter has something to do with Li Guang." Li Dongyang replied, he wanted to say more tactfully, "Li Guang induced His Majesty to make a big deal, and because of insufficient funds, he borrowed soldiers from the Beijing camp. , Now in the Beijing camp...more than 1 people are building the Wanchun Palace, 5000 people are practicing optimism, 8000 people are building houses for Shouningbo and Jianchangbo, and more than 1 people are building Chongzhen Palace in Xingji... ..."

Xingji is the hometown of Empress Zhang - Xingji County, Hejian Prefecture, North Zhili.

It is true that these ministers cannot be blamed for this reason. It is related to the royal family's own affairs. What can they do?Ordinary people dare not mention it to the emperor.

"Okay, then this is the problem." Zhu Houzhao asked, "How do you think we can solve it?"

"Your Highness, this question doesn't seem to be very complicated... All you need is your Highness's order..."

Zhu Houzhao interrupted Du Yu Shidaishan, "Of course I know how to solve it. But I am asking you how to solve it."

How can it be solved?Call those people back.But this kind of thing involves his 'relatives', so he, the prince, can't say what to do at the beginning.

At least it has to be the consensus of everyone in the room.

That way you can say: the organization has decided...

Whoever wants to object at that time will object to everyone in the room.
And this is not easy.

(End of this chapter)