Autumn of the 17th year of Chongzhen

Chapter 672 Garden Talk
The winter sun was shining brightly, and Zhu Yujian, accompanied by Pang Tianshou, walked in the imperial garden along the path among the flowers and plants, with Zhu Yujian in front and Pang Tianshou behind, while walking in the city of Guangzhou.

"Your Majesty is in a very good mood these past few days, and the ministers are also happy for His Majesty when they see it." Guangnan flowers bloom all seasons, and Pang Tianshou followed behind and said with a smile.

Zhu Yujian has been in a very good mood these past few days. He rarely smiled when he heard this, "Oh, is it so obvious?"

"How dare the minister talk nonsense, your Majesty is in a good mood, and the dragon's body is also refreshed." Eunuch Pang Tianshou said in a unique voice.

Zhu Yujian was really in a good mood recently. There was news from the north that there was a crack in Jianyi. According to Hauge, Chuanshan had broken with Dorgon, and the danger of subjugation that had been pressing on Daming had been removed.

Because of this incident, he had more faith in Dorgon's intention to seek peace. After all, Jianyi split and Dorgon was too busy to take care of himself. At this time, it was a wise move to seek peace with Daming.

Zhu Yujian originally thought that he would be able to restore the southern capital in his lifetime, and he had reached the limit of worshiping Xiaoling, but he didn't expect that he would be able to take back Nanjing and Huainan soon.

At this time, he really wanted to work on the throne for another 20 years. If he could be given more time, he was confident that he would at least continue the Zhu family's reign for a hundred years. Like Cheng Zu, he got the title of "ancestor", and his posthumous title should also be "Wen, Wu, Ming, Kang".

Zhu Yujian smiled slightly on his old face, and continued to walk forward. Suddenly, he seemed to ask casually: "Have you read the Hengyang fan's brochure?"

Hearing this, Pang Tianshou also showed a smile on his face, "Report to Your Majesty, Zhezi's ministers have read it."

Zhu Yujian stopped, and sat down on the stone pier in the imperial garden, "Hengyang fan has resigned from his position as secretary of the Ministry of War this time, and intends to go to Huguang to supervise the division, and recommend Du Aiqing to replace him in the cabinet. What do you think?"

Recently, there have indeed been major changes in the Guangjing court. Pang Tianshou, as the chief eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor, had to go through the ceremonial supervisor for all the scriptures, so he naturally knew it clearly.

This Wang Hengyang didn't know which tendon was wrong. A large number of Chu party officials were transferred out of the court and sent to other places by him. Plan to separate and protect yourself.

Among the many forces in the DPRK, it was the Chu Party that influenced him to intervene in the DPRK. These people relied on the support of the Five Loyalists, and they were domineering and did not take him seriously.Regardless of what Wang Yan was doing for Pang Tianshou, in his opinion, the withdrawal of the Chu Party from the imperial court was definitely an excellent opportunity for him.

With the lack of the Chu party in the court, he was still able to deal with those civil officials.

"Why didn't you reply?" Zhu Yujian waited for a while without hearing a response, so he couldn't help looking up at Pang Tianshou and asked.

Pang Tianshou realized that he had lost his composure, and hurriedly saluted and said, "Your Majesty, this minister is just wondering why Hengyang Fan did this."

Zhu Yujian frowned, "Then what can you come up with?"

Pang Tianshou was mainly thinking about how to use this opportunity to develop his power in the court, but he didn't think deeply about Wang Yan's intentions. When the emperor asked him at this time, if he couldn't answer the question, he was deceiving the emperor. To be close to the courtiers, he does not lack the ability to change on the spot.

Pang Tianshou bent down and saluted, "Your Majesty, the ministers think that the Hengyang Fan probably wants to separate the southwest and establish a fan to protect themselves."

Zhu Yujian listened, and was slightly silent. He and Wang Yan made it like this, and he himself knew the reason. For the sake of the Zhu family, Li Shanchang, who was in his 70s, was slandered as a rebel, and Xu Da was also forced to death. Most of Yuan Xun was slaughtered.

These people are all people who have followed the Taizu for many years, and they are all stone pillars of the Ming Dynasty. Xu Daruo may be able to break Mongolia in Mobei, and Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang may be able to get rid of the dross of the Yuan Dynasty in the system. They may be beneficial to the world if they stay, but they are Zhu's threat, so Taizu showed no mercy.

You can share adversity, but you can't share wealth, this is the emperor's home.There is no righteousness between a monarch and a minister. If he wants to maintain the stability of the country, Zhu Yujian cannot have the benevolence of a woman. He is old and the prince is still young. He has no time to wait for the world to settle down like the Taizu, and then go to clean up the royal family step by step. This is doomed to advance the conflict between him and Wang Yan.

"Jianfan self-protection?" Zhu Yujian murmured, if Wang Yan's instructions were accepted and Du Yinxi was transferred to the imperial court, wouldn't all the provinces in the southwest fall into Wang Yan's hands? too big.

Pang Tianshou was good at observing words and demeanor, and he spent all day thinking about the emperor's words and deeds. Seeing the expression on the emperor's face, he didn't seem to want to agree with Wang Yan's advice, but he felt anxious.

If Wang Yan doesn't leave the court center, how can he regain his prestige, Pang Tianshou immediately bowed and said: "Your Majesty, forgive me for what I said frankly, it is actually a good thing for Your Majesty that Hengyang Fan is far away from the court. "

After hearing this, Zhu Yujian looked at him and asked, "Oh? How should I say it?"

"Your Majesty, now Guangdong and Guangxi are in the hands of the Hengyang Fan, and Huguang is in the hands of He Tengjiao. Dufutai only controls Hunan's civil power and Fubiao people. The Hengyang Fan has a lot of power. Now it is time to finalize a peace agreement with the North. Once If it is achieved, the imperial court will have more lands in Jiangnan and Huainan. If the Hengyang Fan is in power, it will inevitably intervene in Jiangnan and Huainan, and the power will be even more difficult to control. I think it is better to respond to the request of the Hengyang Fan, so Your Majesty will lose the power of civil affairs in Hunan. , but can be arbitrary in the court, use Jiangnan and Huainan to quickly expand the power of the court, and then turn around to cut down the feudal clan."

But Zhu Yujian couldn't make a decision so easily, "Hengyang Fan is the governor of the five provinces, and Gui Fan is in his hands. If he is allowed to control the five provinces, I'm afraid it will not be easy to cut down the Fan in the future!"

In order to compete with civil servants, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty paid great attention to cultivating the eunuchs around him. For the emperor, the eunuchs and internal officials, these servants were his own, so he specially sent people to teach the eunuchs to read and write.

At the beginning, Zhu Yujian hated eunuchs very much. This was also a problem with the successor training system of the Ming Dynasty. checks and balances.

Pang Tianshou must drive Wang Yan out of the court, otherwise, with Wang Yan's attitude towards the eunuchs, he would have no chance to stand out.

"The rich land in the world is not in the east but in the west, and in the south and not in the north. Your Majesty controls Jiangnan and Huainan, and with the help of Jiangxi and Fujian, it is not difficult to cut down the feudal clan. Hengyang Fan is known as the five provinces, but apart from Guangdong and Huguang, it is still relatively rich. Guangxi and Guizhou are both barren lands, and they have to face the rebels in Yunnan. Eastern Sichuan and southern Sichuan are also full of mountains, and they have to face the captive Hauge. These places have to pay money. The Hengyang Fan actually got it only from Hunan. Civilian power, but he has to bear the pressure of Yunnan and Sichuan and Shaanxi for the imperial court, while His Majesty can concentrate on running Jiangnan, and the ministers think this is a good thing."

Zhu Yujian frowned. He and Wang Yan walked all the way, knowing Wang Yan's ability, he really didn't dare to let him control Southwest.

Seeing that the emperor was still hesitating, Pang Tianshou became angry with anxiety, so he said again: "Your Majesty, since the Song Dynasty, the Chinese system has become more and more perfect. Your Majesty has seen the successful cases of foreign ministers' rebellion. The Wu family in the Southern Song Dynasty has made great contributions. It was pacified in less than two months, and the power of the Wei party was no less than that of the Hengyang Fan, but Emperor Yizong's imperial edict disappeared immediately."

Confucianism has prevailed for hundreds of years, and the orthodox thought has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. The emperor entrusts orders to heaven, grants power to act on behalf of heaven, and the power of officials comes from the emperor, which is a top-down relationship. Therefore, the Wei Party has almost no way to fight back against the imperial power. However, what Wang Yan wanted to build was a bottom-up relationship. His power came from the gentry and landlords who supported him. The situation was different.

But the emperor and Pang Tianshou didn't understand this point. Zhu Yujian thought for a while. He didn't have the ability to suppress Wang Yan. Instead of fighting in the court and making people's hearts turbulent, which made the Qing court cheaper, maybe Wang Yan's proposal was approved first. The two sides will be able to relax temporarily and start their own business first.

Only in this way, I am afraid that after the Manchu fight is over, I am afraid that there will be another internal fight in the future.

Zhu Yujian hesitated for a long time, and finally nodded, "You can send the booklet later, after I approve it, let the cabinet implement it."

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