Wanli 1592

Chapter 576 Zhao Zhigao's Last Effort
"The veteran will reply that if the veteran is 20 years younger, he will definitely help His Majesty kill all those who should be killed, and all those who should be reprimanded will be demoted, and try to use state funds for state affairs and internal funds for internal affairs, but Your Majesty, the old minister is too I'm old and there's nothing I can do about it."

Zhao Zhigao removed half of his buttocks from Jindun'er, and knelt down on the ground skillfully.

"Your Majesty, the old minister is incompetent and cannot help His Majesty sort out state affairs. Please also ask Your Majesty to depose the old minister as the chief assistant and let the old minister return to his hometown to retire!"

There was no tremor in Zhao Zhigao's voice, and Zhu Yijun believed that it was his sincere words.

Zhao Zhigao has completely lost control of the cabinet, and also completely lost control of the government, not to mention Zhang Juzheng, even Wang Xijue is not as good as him.

What can be compared is probably that the three pavilions of paper in the Chenghua period were old, but they were emptied by the emperor, the Emperor Xianzong was in power, and the government was still in control, not now!
The imperial power is not what it used to be, and Zhu Yijun can no longer control the country with ease, so he points to the number of cabinet ministers who share his heart with him. Zhao Zhigao finally came out, but the rest of the cabinet ministers emptied him out.

Zhao Zhigao is old and has no energy. Even if he is as strong as Yan Song, he needs his son's back support at this age, and Zhao Zhigao can be said to be fighting alone without foreign aid. The only thing that can support him is probably his own attitude, but Can I change the current situation of corruption in the Ming Dynasty with a single sentence?

impossible……

As Zhao Zhigao lost control of the cabinet, Zhu Yijun also had a premonition that his situation would get worse and worse. If he didn't step up the cultivation of eunuch forces and Jinyiwei forces, he might really be ostracized, and his internal funds would be left to his own devices. Those bastards asked for it.

With four or five million silver, these bastards still can't say enough, even with his toes, Zhu Yijun can figure out how tricky it is.

It's just that he can't lose Zhao Zhigao right now. Even if Zhao Zhigao has lost control of the cabinet, as long as he is still in the position of chief assistant, those people can't do things without scruples. Zhao Zhigao is still sitting in this position, and he How much can you do with this position.

So, Zhu Yijun stood up, walked to Zhao Zhigao's side and helped Zhao Zhigao up with his own hands.

"What did Mr. Ge say? I have just entrusted Mr. Ge with a major matter. How can Mr. Ge say that he is going to return to his hometown? The cabinet of the Ming Dynasty still needs someone as respected as Mr. Ge to be the master. The others are not qualified enough, if the elder feels that the burden is too heavy, I will just ask the cabinet to add more ministers."

Zhao Zhigao was taken aback for a moment, and then immediately realized the emperor's intentions.

The emperor wants to divert the attention of the ministers by using the matter of adding cabinet members to the cabinet, and let the ministers of various factions kill each other for a while, so that he can have a chance to catch his breath. By the way, he wants to examine who among the few people who are replaced is the most in line with his wishes , and then decide who should take the position of chief assistant.

Zhao Zhigao remembered that he once recommended Shen Li to the emperor to be the chief assistant, because he knew that Shen Li was one of the few officials in the decision-making circle who still had a conscience.

Such an official can somewhat take care of the emperor's mind, and maybe he can do some good things, but Shen Yiguan is an absolute party stick, and he doesn't know how many troubles he will cause when he is in power.

According to Shen Yiguan's nepotism character, maybe there will be a new wave of party disputes in the imperial court, and some very bad precedents will be set, so Zhao Zhigao feels that at least Shen Yiguan can't be made the chief assistant, otherwise he will fight with Zhang Siwei is the same as the first assistant, and he doesn't know how much trouble he will cause Daming.

But what the emperor meant was that he would rather let himself, a bad old man in his dying years, continue to occupy the position of chief assistant and not do anything than let Shen Li take the position. Even if he went down at that time, it would not be Shen Li's turn to come up.

Even Cifu probably didn't have a place for Shen Li. In order to make room for others, the emperor would even abolish Shen Li.

Of course, Zhao Zhigao also knew the reason. It was nothing more than Shen Li's excessive force during the national struggle, which, like Zhang Wei, hurt the emperor's heart. The emperor did not trust him and did not allow him to be the chief assistant.

Zhang Wei's charges have basically been reviewed, and he is waiting for an order from the emperor. The best result is to move three thousand miles away, and the normal execution method is to beheaded directly, and his family is exiled. Zhang Wei is over, and the interests behind him The faction group has abandoned him and is looking for a new spokesperson.

If nothing else happens, this time the Jiangxi faction will select a new spokesperson and push him to join the cabinet during the cabinet competition. Anyway, Jiangxi lacks everything, except for the Hanlin and Jinshi.

Now, I don't know what the result will be. The officials hurt the emperor so much that the emperor's rebellious psychology broke through the sky. Even Shen Yiguan would use it.

When will this kind of conflict of spirits that commonly exists in the Great Ming Dynasty Hall end?
National affairs are the most unforgiving contention!
"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that, not to mention the addition of cabinet ministers, the second assistant should be selected. Now the two cabinet ministers except the old minister are not second assistants. The position of second assistant is vacant, which is not conducive to the operation of the cabinet. , even if His Majesty wants to add cabinet ministers, it's best to wait for the second assistant to confirm."

Of course Zhu Yijun knew what Zhao Zhigao meant by saying this, and he wanted to do his best to recommend Shen Li to the emperor.

"The old man thinks, among the current two cabinet ministers, who can be the second assistant?"

Zhao Zhigao took a deep breath.

"Shen carp."

Zhu Yijun nodded, this kind of answer was not what he expected. Although Zhao Zhigao said so, Zhu Yijun's will became more determined.

"Shen Li joined the cabinet later than Shen Yiguan, but he was the second assistant before Shen Yiguan. Isn't it unreasonable?"

Hearing what Zhu Yijun said, Zhao Zhigao's heart sank, but even so, he still wanted to fight for the last hope.

"Shen Li has always been known as a clean and honest man in foreign courts, and has influence in foreign courts. Compared with veteran ministers, he is younger and stronger, and has more courage to do practical things for Ming Dynasty. I hope that your majesty will not be concerned about whether to join the cabinet. Zhang Cong, the chief assistant during the Jiajing period You are only a top-ranked Jinshi, but you can still be the chief assistant, Your Majesty has always respected Lord Jiajing, think twice about your majesty!"

This is Zhao Zhigao's last effort.

However, in Zhu Yijun's view, this is simply indifferent.

Shen Li has a good reputation in the foreign court, so he can unite the officials, and then what?What are you doing to unite your ministers?Still not firing on me?And Shen Yiguan has always had a bad reputation outside, and his relationship with the speaker group is also not good. When he joined the cabinet, he got rid of several speaker officials, and it was at that time that he formed a grudge with Shen Li.

A chief assistant who has a bad relationship with the officials can rely on the emperor to block the emperor's guns, and a chief assistant who has a good relationship with the officials will lead the officials to shoot at the emperor. Zhu Yijun, who has suffered from several chief assistants, is Will not be fooled again.

(End of this chapter)