My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Chapter 90 Han Xu is a smart man
"Second minister, what is this???"

In the evening, as soon as Zhang Wenda stepped into Han Xu's study, he saw the food on the tray on the desk.

Stewed meat, rice, dishes and chopsticks.

"It was sent by Nanyuan's father-in-law."

Han Xu, who was closing his eyes to rest his mind, opened his eyes and said after hearing this.

This thing was delivered to the cabinet in the afternoon. He was not sure what the emperor meant, and he didn't dare to throw it away, so he took it back to the house.

"Your Majesty gave it to me. The elk meat this autumn is so delicious that you must try it. I just wanted to invite you to taste it together."

Han Xu said as he stood up from the chair, took out another pair of bowls and chopsticks, and handed them to Zhang Wenda.

"That would be disrespectful."

Knowing that the bowl of white rice was placed on the table by the emperor, Zhang Wenda was very wise and did not move, but tasted the elk meat.

"The world is difficult and the emperor is arbitrary. As the censor of Zuodu, what I do is almost the same as the clay statues of Bodhisattvas in the temple."

Picking up a piece of cold venison with chopsticks, Zhang Wenda didn't eat it in a hurry.

"Your Majesty, it's not simple. Ever since Wang An hanged himself and the Wei Dynasty executed people with sticks, everything in the inner court and the outer court has been changing. This is not a good thing for us in Donglin, or for the evil parties such as Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang. .”

"..."

Listening to Zhang Wenda's words, Han Xu silently chewed a piece of venison.

Zhang Wenda is right to say that the current court includes more than just the chief officials of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Cabinet and the Six Ministries and Nine Temples. Apart from doing things, they are almost like clay statues.

Unless the emperor asks, there is no right to advise.

The two cases of Guangzong's ascension to the throne, Hongwan, and moving to the palace in history allowed Donglin to take advantage of everything.

The red pill case eliminated Fang Congzhe, the chief minister of the cabinet.

The palace transfer case gave Donglin enough political fame.

Coupled with the fact that Zhou Jiamo, the official minister, held the seal, the later Zhongzhengying Dynasty came into being.

The little emperor showed very strong subjectivity.

Regarding the thirteen Gu Ming ministers left behind by his father, Liu Yisui was imprisoned, Gu Zao was beheaded alive, Zhou Jiamo went to the Hanlin Academy to compile records for Shenzong, Huang Jiashan became an official in old age, and Yang Lian was "tested for his abilities". Fang Congzhe also retired due to illness, and the five people left the court for various reasons.

Among the remaining seven people, Han Xu and Zhang Wenda are Donglin.

Sun Ruyou is a member of the Zhejiang Party.

Zhang Weixian is an honorable person.

Li Ruhua is too old to do the job, and the emperor obviously wants to replace Li Ruhua with Bi Ziyan.

Huang Kezuan and Fan Jishi are neutral and work hard.

Although Donglin has the advantage in terms of numbers, the essence of politics is power.

Han Xu asked the emperor to personally approve the memorial and it was inscribed, so he had no power.

Zhang Wenda was restricted by the new impeachment memorial format.

Neither man has any real power in his hands.

The current authorities in the imperial court are Zhou Yingqiu of the Ministry of Personnel and Bi Ziyan of Duzhi Division.

And these two people were obviously following the emperor.

"Before I came here, I heard that officials from the Department of Science and Technology were already communicating."

Holding back the solidified oil on the venison, Zhang Wenda swallowed hard.

"I heard that those people were very dissatisfied with the emperor's connivance with the factory guards, and they were clamoring to help the country."

"Come and taste the green bamboo leaves from my hometown."

Without answering in a hurry, Han Xu picked up a small jar of wine from the table, poured a small cup for Zhang Wenda, and then continued.

"There is a serious shortage of officials in the Ming Dynasty, and there is no one available."

"The emperor's foundation in the court is weak and no one can trust him."

"It has long been inevitable that the emperor will use and condone the factory guards."

After picking up the wine glass and taking a sip, Han Xu continued.

"Don't get involved with those people anymore, otherwise you might be in trouble without realizing it."

"Alas~ Nowadays, the situation in the court is confusing, the roads are blocked, and factory guards are rampant in the capital."

Hearing this, Zhang Wenda sighed.

"After Zhou Yingqiu took office in the Ministry of Civil Affairs, he promoted officials from various prefectural cities to the capital. My power in Donglin was gone."

Hearing this, Han Xu smiled and tapped the meat basin in front of him with the chopsticks in his hand.

"A few days ago, His Majesty released Yang Hao from prison. Although there are still people who want to impeach him and want to kill him to revitalize the government. However, the emperor either returned the memorial to the cabinet or kept it without issuing it."

"I have read a returned memorial, and I still remember His Majesty's approval."

"A poor family misses a good wife; a country in trouble misses a good minister."

"Guan Yu suffered the humiliation of Maicheng, Xu Shiji suffered the humiliation of Liu Heita, Fan Zhongyan made the mistake of favoring water and rivers, and Xu Da suffered the defeat of Lingbei. Isn't he a good commander in ancient times?"

"In the past, there was Amen under Wu, who knew his shame and then became brave, which made Guan Yunchang hate Jingxiang. I didn't know that Yang Jingfu (Yang Hao's courtesy name) was incapable of destroying Liaodong? Killing the commander just because of a defeat is not a quick act of kinship and hatred. What happened?"

"Your Majesty has read so many history books."

After listening to Han Xunnian's emperor's approval, Zhang Wenda sighed after a moment of silence.

"On the eve of the defeat of Saarhu, Yang Hao wanted to train troops in Liaodong to delay the attack, but his courtiers criticized him and repeatedly urged him to advance, which eventually led to a great defeat."

Han Xu was 54 years old this year and his appetite was not good anymore. He put down his bowl and chopsticks and said.

And this cold meat is really unpalatable.

"The Biography of Zhang Ji in the Book of Wei says that after Sima Changming died, Zidezong was established on his behalf. The states and towns under his command were attacking each other one after another. Although Xiaoding is now small, the king is weak and the ministers are strong, and there is no discipline at all."

"Although it happened nearly a thousand years ago, it has the same purpose as the imperial bureau."

"Blessings and misfortunes depend on each other. When your majesty has your own opinion, isn't it a good thing if the situation goes away?"

He poured himself another glass of wine, and this time Han Xu was not in a hurry to drink it.

"But after all these years of waiting, is it possible for me to give up like this?"

Hearing that Han Xu was about to give up on confronting the emperor, Zhang Wenda couldn't believe it.

"Now, both Gao Panlong and Zhao Nanxing have entered the capital. As long as the ministers recommend them, we will still have a chance."

"If the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them; if they are piled up on the shore, the current will be turbulent; if they stand above others, they will be rejected by the crowd."

Hearing this, Han Xu waved his hands and said.

"An independent emperor cannot be influenced by courtiers writing letters." "Gao Panlong left because of disobedience, and Zhao Nanxing was demoted because of party disputes. Do you think the emperor will use them?"

Han Xu pointed out the shortcomings of the two people disdainfully.

"Furthermore, have you forgotten how Zhou Yingqiu selected officials? Now the emperor's first requirement for promoting officials is to serve outside Beijing, and they must be current. Which of them meets this requirement?"

"Foreign officials who come to Beijing have a weak foundation in the court, and they must take the holy will as their main priority in everything."

"What your Majesty is doing now is good governance, and no one in the ministry dares to disobey him."

Han Xu said, shaking his hand.

"We have the people's hearts and minds and elite soldiers in hand. Now we must avoid their sharp edges."

"Avoid its edge?"

Hearing this, Zhang Wenda was a little dissatisfied.

"In the past, how was Zhang Taiyue so powerful? He turned it into a law, determined the acres of land, and cleared taxes. He uprighted his emperor at the top and intimidated his courtiers at the bottom."

Holding the wine jar in his hand and shaking it in front of Zhang Wenda's eyes, Han Xu continued.

"But Zhang Juzheng passed away suddenly, didn't all his ambitions go to waste?"

Looking at the expression on Han Xu's face, Zhang Wenda was a little unsure of what he meant.

"But, Your Majesty is so talented, how can I use up all my energy?"

"Where do you want to go?"

Giving the other party a big eye roll, Han Xu said with a smile.

"I see His Majesty acting rather impatiently."

Putting the wine jar down, Han Xu continued.

“There are many places that can be used.”

"One sheep in hand is worse than a thousand sheep in sight. What we can do now is to keep our official position, participate in it, and follow the temptation. How can we not achieve our goal?"

"This?"

Zhang Wenda was a little confused.

"Young Seedling Law, have you heard of it?"

"Wang Anshi's strategy for reform in the past?"

"good."

Hearing this, Han Xu nodded.

"In the past, Wang Anshi lent money and grain to a family that was not receiving the money. He would pay it back when the grain was ready in the coming year. This would not only relieve the people's needs, but also make the court rich."

"However, when it was promoted throughout the world, it became a bad government among the people. Why?"

"Because of the officer who did it."

"Hahaha."

Now, Zhang Wenda understood what Han Xu meant and immediately laughed.

No matter how good the policies formulated by the emperor are, they will eventually be implemented below.

In Donglin, there are many officials in Beijing, but there are also many officials outside Beijing.

I don’t know what Han Xu and Zhang Wenda said in the end. Anyway, Zhang Wenda left Han Xu’s house with a smile.

As Zhang Wenda left, the capital gradually became quiet at night.

"Damn, these bastards."

After all, Ding Xiu did not dare to kill Jin Yiwei in the capital in broad daylight.

Then, he was arrested because he didn't have a serious job.

Even if he is the family of Qi Jin, the former deputy commander-in-chief of Zunyi and now the commander-in-chief of Shenyang.

In other words, after he revealed that he was Qi Jin's family member, the Jin Yiwei opposite became even more excited to pursue him.

It was very cold late at night in autumn. Holding an empty bowl and waiting in line for rice, Ding Xiu felt very numb.

He was a wealthy layman and a descendant of the Qi family army, and he actually worked as a security guard for the emperor's mine!
"I said, why are you here?"

Holding a bowl of thick rice, Ding Xiu grumbled and ate, when a voice suddenly came from his ear.

Turning his head, Ding Xiu saw a face that he hated very much - Lu Wenzhao.

Lu Wenzhao, who had just escorted a group of refugees over, saw a familiar figure. He stretched his neck to see if he knew someone, and then walked over.

After patting Ding Xiu on the shoulder, Lu Wenzhao looked at him curiously.

"Brother."

For the sake of his senior sister Ding Baiying, Ding Xiu had reluctance written all over his face.

"I was caught here by Jinyiwei for wandering around the city."

"Ok?"

Hearing this, Lu Wenzhao turned his head curiously and looked at the eunuch Guo Zhen beside him.

"Father-in-law?"

"The Governor means people who have no real income and are wandering on the streets, especially those so-called family members raised by rich and right-wing families."

Guo Zhen said, looked Ding Xiu up and down, and then said.

"Looking at the clothes he's wearing, I guess he has a few brushes in his hands, so he was selected into the security department."

"This security department, is this what the emperor means?"

"Um"

Hearing this, Guo Zhen nodded.

"The Security Section of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is managed by Dongchang and is responsible for managing the safety of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' properties. This boy is lucky. From now on he will be able to eat royal food."

"Hey, who wants to eat the same thing?"

Hearing this, Ding Xiu whispered unconvinced.

"You kid, you don't know what's good or bad."

After kicking Ding Xiu on the butt, Lu Wenzhao hated the fact that iron cannot become steel.

"Since you don't want to be a security officer in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, how about I recommend you to join the Imperial Guard?"

(End of this chapter)