Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 463 Xia Yan enters the cabinet and appoints the crown prince!

The person who asked this question was the former Left Censor-in-Chief Wang Shizhong.

After he asked this, he looked at Yang Yiqing seriously.

Xu Jie also looked at Yang Yiqing seriously.

He had only been promoted to the position of Right Deputy Censor-in-Chief of Nanjing a year ago, and his official status was not comparable to that of Yang Yiqing.

Therefore, in Xu Jie's eyes, Yang Yiqing, who was able to defeat Liu Jin and squeeze out Fei Hong, was still an official predecessor worthy of learning and consulting.

Xu Jie naturally behaved like a student in front of Yang Yiqing.

Even Tong Rui, who once served as the Minister of Justice, did not dare to underestimate Yang Yiqing's opinion, and looked at Yang Yiqing seriously.

At this time, Yang Yiqing said while smelling the faint aroma of wine, "Because Your Majesty has always coveted this island country with a prosperous population, and if you really want to unify this place, you must have a minister who can command the army on horseback and the people on foot."

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

"Although I have the ambition to serve my country, my strategy is naturally not as good as Mr. Yang's."

Xu Jie smiled and nodded.

He knew that Yang Yiqing was unwilling to be lonely and wanted to control him as the envoy to continue exercising power in Japan.

But Xu Jie naturally couldn't deny it, and even showed that he didn't want to be controlled.

Because he couldn't be sure that this was not the emperor's intention, and he couldn't directly offend Yang Yiqing, who still had power in the court.

He could only say that the emperor was wise.

Yang Yiqing was even happier to see Xu Jie being so sensible, and said to Xu Jie: "Shaohu, don't underestimate yourself. I have been observing you in the court for a long time. Among the third and fourth rank officials now, few can match your intelligence and calmness. In the future, you will definitely contribute to stopping the impetuous people like Zhang Fujing."

"Mr. Yang, you are too kind!"

Xu Jie saluted with a look of fear on his face.

Yang Yiqing was even more pleased by Xu Jie's humility and couldn't help but drink a few more sips of wine.

Wang Shizhong interjected, "Shaohu has a promising future, but he cannot check and balance Zhang Fujing, who is already in power. Once this man gains power, the peaceful government will be out of the question."

"That's right. Why did His Majesty choose to depose you, Lord Yang, and keep Zhang Fujing?"

"If we talk about eliminating dissidents, doesn't Zhang Cong exclude dissidents?"

Tong Rui also started talking.

Yang Yiqing, whose face was flushed, frowned at this time: "Who can be blamed for this? It's all because Yang Tinghe and his party are too stubborn! They would rather kill the king than compromise, and they are unwilling to accept the current situation of the emperor ruling alone."

Speaking of it.

Yang Yiqing looked at the three people, spread his hands and asked, "So, how do you want His Majesty to choose?"

"Since showing goodwill doesn't work, why not make more use of Zhang Fujing and the others!"

"At least these people won't do anything to Your Majesty after they gain power!"

After Yang Yiqing said this, Xu Jie, Wang Shizhong and Tong Rui all fell silent.

Xu Jie and others naturally had already known through Yang Yiqing that Yang Tinghe was hacked to death by Jiajing.

This made them sigh with regret, and they were surprised that Yang Tinghe was willing to kill the king rather than accept his failure.

Now that Yang Yiqing said this, they had to admit that the emperor's complete leaning towards the reform radicals had a lot to do with the conservative radicals having no bottom line.

Yang Yiqing then broke the silence and said, "But that doesn't mean there won't be people who can check and balance Zhang Fujing in the future, or even bring him down."

"Who?"

Wang Shizhong asked hurriedly, and looked at Yang Yiqing. Xu Jie and Tong Rui also looked over.

Yang Yiqing looked up at the three people and replied, "Xia Guixi!"

After Wang Shizhong heard Yang Yiqing say that it was Xia Yan, he began to think seriously: "This man is good at catering to the emperor's wishes, but he is a government official, and he likes extravagance and power. He has talent, and recently I heard that he dared to kill Hanlin for the emperor. He must be someone who is unwilling to be under someone else for a long time!"

"That's right. Although this person does not oppose Zhang Fujing on the surface, he has actually been in close contact with me for a long time. Now he has done something that offends the people for Your Majesty, proving his loyalty! There is no doubt that Your Majesty will use him in the future."

Yang Yiqing said to Xu Jie, "So, I have decided to write him a letter, or at least ask Shaohu to convey it."

"I am willing to serve Lord Yang."

Xu Jie bowed in reply.

Yang Yiqing smiled and nodded, and said: "I intend to persuade him to be patient in everything, but he should not be slower than Zhang Fujing in catering to the will of the emperor! Let Zhang Fujing relax his vigilance against him, and even despise him, which will make Zhang Fujing even more arrogant, to the point that Your Majesty cannot tolerate it!"

By the way, after returning to Beijing, Zhang Cong mentioned to Gui E that Zhu Houcong intended to survey all the land in the world.

Gui E was very excited when he heard Zhang Cong mention it: "Is it true?"

Zhang Cong nodded: "Your Majesty is much more cautious than we thought. Therefore, although Yang Tinghe's conspiracy was implemented perfectly, it was still discovered by Your Majesty. This made Your Majesty more aware of the stubbornness of these people. Therefore, Your Majesty finally made up his mind to support us in surveying the land in the world, and he was willing to depose Yang Yiqing on the spot!"

"That's great!"

Gui E stood up and said, "To survey the land in the country, distribute taxes and labor equally, and curb local annexation, the emperor must make the decision himself, especially the emperor who already controls the military power!"

Zhang Cong said: "That's exactly the truth!"

then.

Zhang Cong elaborated: "After discussing with Your Majesty, we decided to spend two years preparing for the land survey. We will select a group of talents for centralized training at the Daming Practical School and Xingming Academy. Then we will pilot a comprehensive land survey in a provincial government office and then gradually promote it throughout the country. During these two years, we will also identify those officials who may not support the land survey and remove them from the court as soon as possible."

Gui E nodded: "Very much!"

Time passed quickly, and before we knew it, it was the autumn of the eleventh year of Jiajing.

The two ministers of the Imperial Study, Wang Qiong and Zhao Huang, have passed away.

Zhang Cong officially became the chief minister of the cabinet.

Gui E became the second assistant.

Xia Yan also entered the cabinet and entered the Imperial Study, becoming one of the ministers in the Imperial Study.

When Xia Yan entered the inner court for the first time and walked towards the imperial study in the Qianqing Palace, looking at the towering palace, he naturally couldn't help but smile slightly, and felt that the rising sun that morning was rising for him.

"Motosuke!"

However, when Xia Yan saw Zhang Cong coming, he still bowed respectfully to Zhang Cong.

Although he had many complaints about Zhang Cong's many propositions, after receiving Yang Yiqing's letter, he still followed Yang Yiqing's instructions and decided to restrain his edge for the time being.

Zhang Cong was a little surprised to see Xia Yan being so respectful, but he couldn't hide his satisfaction. He just bowed and smiled and said:
"Mr. Xia, you are too polite! In any case, you are a senior scholar, so how can I put on airs in front of you? Besides, although I don't interact with you much, I have long regarded you as a close friend, so please treat me as a friend in the future, and don't do this."

"Yes!"

Xia Yan replied with a smile.

Then, Xia Yan took the initiative to say to Zhang Cong: "In this case, Xia Yan would like to ask Brother Bingyong something!"

"Speaking!"

Zhang Cong replied.

Xia Yan walked up to Zhang Cong and whispered, "Brother Bingyong, do you think it's time to appoint a crown prince?"

(End of this chapter)