Ming politicians

After meeting Sun Chengzong, Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou, Su Tiancheng found out that Zhu Shenxin was very euphemistic when talking about the discussions in the capital. Regarding the matter of the emperor's relatives entering the court to become officials, the voices of opposition were very strong, even There are many reasons why Yushi and Shizhong are preparing to admonish each other with death in the court to prevent the implementation of this policy, but the reason analyzed by Su Tiancheng is the main reason.

The factional disputes in the imperial court have almost reached a fever pitch. Su Tiancheng, who is far away, doesn't know much about these situations. Therefore, he wishfully believes that as long as he can convince the emperor, everything will be logical, but he doesn't know the reality The situation, far from it.

Sun Chengzong and others were under strong pressure. Almost all court officials opposed it. The fatal reason was not because of this aspect. Even Sun Chengzong, Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou were also shaken in their attitudes.

It seems that the struggle between imperial power and ministerial power has been fully highlighted. It is indeed not easy to do this well.

The emperor was still unable to come out to summon the ministers, so Su Tiancheng's thought of meeting the emperor and explaining his views again was obviously a dream.

In fact, Su Tiancheng did not fully anticipate the pressure.

Not to mention the vassal king and the son of the vassal king, even Yibin, who married the princess and princess, was not allowed to enter the officialdom, and his family members were not allowed to enter the officialdom, which shows how strict the rules of the Ming Dynasty are.

Sun Chengzong, Liu Zongzhou, and Zodiac Wednesday had to fight against almost the entire court officials.

Sun Chengzong's expression was very serious, he already knew the purpose of Su Tiancheng's visit.

Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou sat aside and did not speak for a while.

The momentum in front of him already shows how serious the situation is.

Su Tiancheng slowly came to his senses. It seems that in the Ming Dynasty, he wanted to do everything.It is no less than a fierce battle, and my responsibility is not only to implore the emperor to issue an imperial edict, but also to persuade the officials who handle the specific affairs.

"Kun Yuan, the old man has been thinking about what you said for a long time. It's just that there are a lot of discussions in the court, and many colleagues almost disagree that the vassal king and the son of the vassal king should come out to be officials. As for taking the imperial examination, Not to mention, the old man also summed up a lot of opinions and wrote it into a memorial, you can read it first."

When receiving the memorial.Su Tiancheng's heart was sinking. It seemed that Sun Chengzong and the others had indeed changed their understanding.

He finished reading the memorial in the fastest time, and the opinions put forward by Sun Chengzong and others were not that they should not implement this policy, but that they should postpone the promotion in consideration of the current actual situation.

Su Tiancheng was silent for a while.

He needs to think.Those words said in front of the emperor do not need to be said in front of Sun Chengzong and others.They all understand that the biggest pressure at present is that this policy has touched the vital interests of the civil society group, and in order to protect their own interests, anything can be done.In this matter, the emperor became a loner.

At this moment, Su Tiancheng couldn't help admiring Zhu Youjian. No wonder Zhu Youjian asked Sun Chengzong, Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou to handle this matter together. It seems that the implementation has not yet started.Zhu Youjian knew the pressure.

At this time, Su Tiancheng had to rack his brains once again to thoroughly explain Sun Chengzong and others.

In any case, Sun Chengzong and others are also members of the civil official group, and they are important forces. They may also be affected by the implementation of this policy. Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou are great Confucians, and their understanding is somewhat solidified .

"The junior has read the memorial, and feels that it is not appropriate for the adults to propose this memorial."

As if they knew what Su Tiancheng was going to say, the three of them didn't have much reaction.

"Kun Yuan, tell me, what should I do with Master Liu and Master Huang."

"The junior dare not instruct you adults what to do. The junior can only express his own opinion for your reference."

Sun Chengzong and the others did not speak, they looked at Su Tiancheng.

"The relationship between this junior and your lords is unusual, so this junior speaks very straightforwardly. Please, my lords, listen patiently to this junior's explanation."

"The vassal lord and the son of the vassal king should enter the imperial court to serve as officials. This is a suggestion put forward by the younger generation. The younger generation does not want to explain too much about the reasoning behind it. Putting aside those so-called excuses, I just talked about the key points."

"The younger generation has no personal experience of the party struggle within the imperial court, so I can't say it is particularly clear, but the younger generation advocated the establishment of the Zhongxing Academy, with the purpose of breaking this kind of party struggle. Today's imperial examination candidates have fallen into party struggle. The younger generation and Zhang Puzhi Your lords are well aware of the confrontation between the two parties, that is to suppress the power of Fushe and restrict Fushe from reaching out to the imperial examination to select scholars. Perhaps you think that the existence of party disputes is inevitable and will not cause major problems. , this junior will specifically explain this issue.”

"The juniors also believe that party struggles will always exist and it is impossible to eliminate them, but the development of party struggles has one of the most important restrictions, that is, when the country is in danger, everyone must unite as one, and cannot , to do things that are detrimental to the country, the reality is exactly the opposite.”

"The north has been suffering from disasters for many years. The emperor has always thought that he can mobilize supplies from the rich south to support the north. Households, indifferent, still looking out for their own interests, why this happened, it is because some adults in the imperial court think of their own interests, and are afraid that their own wealth will be affected by supporting the North."

"Let's look at the matter of exterminating the rogues. Most of the rogues are active in the north, and the south is rarely connected. Therefore, I don't have much impression of the rogues. It is precisely because of this relationship that when the imperial court is suppressing the rogues, the gentry in the south. Households sit around and discuss, even criticize, thinking that such a thing is not worth fighting, after all, the rogues are the people of Ming Dynasty and need to be appeased, because of these bullshit cognitions and theories, the rogues have been rampant for so many years, and the country has suffered a lot. "

"When it comes to the matter of the Tartars, it is even more infuriating. Some gentry and wealthy households in the south, in order to make a fortune for themselves, no matter how cruel the Tartars are, they still secretly have business contacts with the Tartars. In their view Come on, exterminating the Tartars is a matter for the court, something the emperor needs to worry about, their task is to gain power and make a fortune."

"Whenever the emperor was trying to find a way to increase the revenue of the treasury, some officials would always jump out and talk about competing for the interests of the people, increasing the burden on the peasants, etc. Unfortunately, their original intention was not in this place at all. They What I think of is my own interests. The situation of land annexation is already very serious. Who owns these lands is not the hands of those gentry and wealthy households. household."

"The younger generation has many other examples, so I don't want to list them all. The younger generation discovered the problem, and the solution they thought of was to let the emperor's relatives come out to do things. The purpose of the younger generation is to consolidate the imperial power and limit the power of the ministers, although this is not the root cause. approach, but change always comes step by step.”

"Many adults in the imperial court must have understood the meaning of this. On the surface, they are embarrassed to speak out against words, and use words such as the vassal king's rebellion to restrict the vassal king and the son of the vassal king from entering the court. , they are actually consolidating their own power, and they are not allowed to take a share of the pie."

"The people who have this kind of understanding are mainly some adults who really hold power in the imperial court. As for the many officials below, they are nothing more than following the maintenance. It should be known that every official who takes the imperial examination has become an official before he enters the imperial court. Students of certain bureaucratic groups, they must listen to their teachers, otherwise they will be deceiving their teachers and destroying their ancestors."

"The younger generation understands that it is not as simple as it says to let the vassal king and the son of the vassal king enter the court and become court officials. Even though the emperor has decreed it, those who oppose it still have to make a final game and try their best to prevent this from happening. , under such circumstances, it is conceivable that you adults will encounter difficulties."

"When the sea is flowing, it shows the true qualities of a hero. The green hills stand tall, and the ambition of not falling into the clouds. The emperor asked Mr. Sun, Mr. Liu and Mr. Huang to handle this matter together. He also took into account the difficulties. , temporarily suppressed, or simply stopped implementing, the juniors are worried that it will be difficult for our Ming Dynasty to undergo fundamental changes."

Sun Chengzong, Liu Zongzhou, and Huang Daozhou watched Su Tiancheng without speaking for a long time. They never expected that Su Tiancheng would say such words. If these words were heard by some adults in the court, they would not be cruel. Hands, trying desperately to remove the thorn in his side, but what Su Tiancheng said was indeed reasonable, and the reason for the matter was revealed. Behind the seemingly complicated situation, everyone was for their own interests.

It took a long time before Sun Chengzong spoke.

"I can't think of it, I really can't think of it, Kun Yuan has such a straightforward understanding, I am ashamed, I still think too much, I am already this age, what is there to be afraid of, well, I will fight Get on this old bone and push this forward as hard as you can.”

Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou followed suit.

Seeing such a situation, Su Tiancheng was very pleased. Of course, such a situation cannot be replicated. Sun Chengzong, Liu Zongzhou and Huang Daozhou stayed with him for a long time, and after being influenced by the Zhongxing Academy, the three of them met. He has made a huge change and can accept his point of view. If it is someone else, it is basically impossible.

Now that Sun Chengzong had made up his mind, Su Tiancheng knew that the matter of the vassal king and his son entering the court as an official could be pushed aside immediately. As for what will happen later, only God knows. (To be continued..)