Chapter 501: His future is decided by Bingkuan

After the court meeting, Zhu Youtang was walking on the way back to Qianqing Palace, with Li Rong next to him holding an umbrella.

"Didn't everything stop?" Zhu Youtang said.

Li Rong reminded, "Your Majesty, there are still some rain stars. You should take care of yourself. The road is slippery. It is better to have someone carry Luan Jia over."

Zhu Youtang smiled and shook his head. He shook his head and said, "It's just a few steps away. It's nothing. Has Marquis Weining informed you?"

On that day, only Li Rong, the Superintendent of Ceremonies, accompanied Zhu Youtang to attend the court meeting, and that day it was Wang Chun, the Marquis of Weining, was ordered to transfer Datong as the commander-in-chief, which was another move by Zhu Youtang in the layout of the northwest.

Li Rongdao "has sent someone to tell him to come to the inner court to see him after the meeting. The servants will come to greet him."

"Yes."

Li Rong was stunned for a moment.

How much does the emperor trust Zhang Zhou?

Does the next rain have anything to do with Zhang Zhou?

This rain is neither Zhang Zhou’s prayer for rain nor Zhang Zhou’s prayer for rain. What he asked for was not predicted by Zhang Zhou’s prophecy. It was just an ordinary rain. How could it be so closely related to Zhang Zhou and even related to the fate of the country and the people’s livelihood?

I can’t understand.

In the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youtang met with Wang Chun and specifically explained to Wang Chun the precautions for going to Datong.

“You don’t have to force anything.” Zhu Youtang said, “My father’s reputation in the army is not low. You don’t need to express yourself after you go there. After a few years of experience, the military and political affairs in the north will be able to rely on you in the future. By the way, Bingkuan also mentioned to me that your second brother should also go to the northwest, but I haven’t chosen a job for him yet.”

Wang Chun knelt on the ground after listening. I was so excited that I burst into tears.

In addition to being good at giving gifts and flattering, everyone in the Wang family is also a "drama artist".

This is due to Wang Yue's influence.

What outsiders can’t understand is that Wang Yue, as a famous general in the Ming Dynasty, actually likes to flatter and use some unconventional methods to win over. Through this, Wang Yue obtained the current status of the Wang family. Wang Yue Chun himself has no other skills, so naturally he can only learn from his father's skills first.

"I will do my best to repay the emperor's favor." Wang Chun kept telling his loyalty in front of the emperor.

Zhu Youtang nodded and said, "Now that the northwest is employing people, your Wang family can be considered a loyal family, and I can trust it. It's just that this matter in the army involves too many entanglements, and I don't care. I’ll explain it to you in detail. Please listen to Bingkuan more.”

Don’t listen to the emperor but listen to a minister

Even Wang Chun is not easy to agree with.

Li Rong explained from the side, "Your Majesty wants Marquis Weining to listen more to Cai Guogong's opinions on running the army. It was Cai Guogong who recommended you to Your Majesty this time. You can't let His Majesty down.", and cannot live up to Cai Guogong's praise. ”

Wang Chun finally agreed and kowtowed, “I accept the order.” ”

“Haha.

Zhu Youtang stood up with a smile, walked to Wang Chun, helped Wang Chun up personally, and said with a smile, "Wang Qing, you are still too reserved. In fact, you should learn from Bingkuan, wherever you go." It's all very carefree, there's no need to kneel here, I'm not that kind of harsh person. There is no need for so many etiquettes between monarchs and ministers. ”

Wang Chun was already in tears at this time.

It felt as if he was going to hit him to death immediately to repay Zhu Youtang’s kindness.

Zhu Youtang was about to talk to Wang Chun again and take the opportunity to gather people's hearts. Li Rong saw a young eunuch at the door passing a message and hurriedly walked over to ask about the situation.

"What's going on?" Zhu. Youtang looked over.

Li Rong came over and whispered something into Zhu Youtang's ear.

Zhu Youtang said, "Why did she have the nerve to come to see me?" Let her wait outside. Wang Qing's family, I have a map here, which I usually read, so I will give it to you. You can study it carefully after you take it back. From now on, Datong's military affairs will depend on you. "

Giving a map as a gift has little value in itself, but "the courtesy is light but the affection is heavy." The emperor is willing to give the map he has seen every day. What an honor it is.

The King Chun would inevitably think that even Zhang Zhou was not treated like this

Of course, this map was drawn by Zhang Zhou, and the one for the emperor was naturally very detailed, but it would be a problem to make several copies. None, Zhu Youtang just used this to express his trust and care for Wang Chun.

After Wang Chun left, Princess Yongkang was able to come in to see the guests who had been waiting outside.

"My sister, I would like to send my regards to your royal brother. May your royal brother be blessed and live forever. My sister must pray to God every day and dare not slack off. "Princess Yongkang said.

Zhu Youtang waved his hands and said, "Okay, there's no need to use the same excuses you used to the imperial grandmother to deal with me. Let's talk about something. ”

What Zhu Youtang means is, I don’t believe in Buddhism, so why are you doing so many false things?

Princess Yongkang said, “Brother, my sister is doing this because of my previous impulse. I came here specifically to apologize to you. I misunderstood the emperor's intentions before, and thought you had some misunderstanding about Mao Ren. This time, he can make great achievements in the northwest because of the support of the emperor. "

"It's not me, it's Bingkuan," Zhu Youtang corrected, "The trouble you made earlier made me very embarrassed. Would someone I trust cheat an eldest princess's consort?"

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Zhang Zhou wanted to trick Cui Yuan because he was jealous

I asked you if Cui Yuan is qualified

Princess Yongkang quickly put on a smile and said, "My sister also knows that I am right." He couldn't afford it, so he wanted to ask the emperor's brother to be a peacemaker. From now on, Maoren would have to rely on him in the Governor's Mansion. ”

“Let’s talk about it later. ”

Zhu Youtang seemed careless.

At this time, Cui Yuan was only taking credit for the battle of Shigoucheng. Because it was the situation, Cui Yuan acted loyally and bravely, but For Zhu Youtang, it’s nothing.If someone else led troops to attack in that situation, they would probably be able to achieve similar results.

So for Zhu Youtang, he has no intention of paying more attention to Cui Yuan in the future.

The main thing is that this sister left a very bad impression on him

If the leader of your family goes on an expedition, you will make trouble, and if you get credit, you will please him and even say Xiang, I really thought that the royal family name of the Ming Dynasty was Zhu, and you, a married princess of the Zhu family, could do whatever you wanted

I will give you what you have, if I don’t give it to you, just hold it back.

Yongkang hurriedly said, "Farewell, brother Huang, Mao Ren finally got a chance to come forward. Besides, he has always wanted to serve the court. This wealth will not go to outsiders. His loyalty is worthy of trust."

Zhu Youtang glanced at his sister and didn't reply for a while.

But the eyes seem to say that the loyalty of your family member can probably be trusted, but your loyalty is obviously greatly compromised.

"Brother, someone is maliciously slandering him in front of you." Yongkang was also unforgiving. Seeing that something was wrong, he immediately showed his aggressive side.

"Bastard"

Zhu Youtang was also annoyed and said sternly, "What do you mean by this? You don't want to say it again. This is Bingkuan mentioning him in front of me." , that’s why I didn’t give him a chance.”

“No, my sister didn’t mean that.” Yongkang quickly denied, “My sister, I heard that you thought you were just trying to achieve military success in the army. Marquis Ning, the eldest son of the Wang family, has been sent to be the commander-in-chief of Datong. It shouldn't be difficult to give Mao Ren an errand. He doesn't have to stay in the border town and come to the capital to help the emperor train the soldiers of the capital camp. With his ability, he can take charge of a battalion. It's no big deal."

Zhu Youtang said with a displeased face, "With your temper, I don't even know what to say about how to employ people in the army. I have my own arrangements. Why do you need to tell me what to do? Do you realize that you are wrong? That’s okay, as long as you ask Bingkuan to agree to me assigning him errands, no matter what Bingkuan says to assign him, I will agree to it.”

“Brother Emperor, what do you mean? Should I ask my younger sister to beg Zhang Bingkuan?"

Yongkang was not happy when he heard this.

If I come to you as a peacemaker, you can’t play tricks on others.

Zhu Youtang said, "The trouble you have caused will naturally be settled by yourself. I am embarrassed to mention to Bingkuan the matter of Cui Yuan being promoted to a high official. Since Bingkuan is the Minister of the Ministry of War, I am not interested in it." He knows the military affairs best. He must know Cui Yuan’s character and his potential very well. I listen to him and arrange errands for Cui Yuan. Is there anything wrong with it?”

“But he”

Yongkang was so angry that he almost stamped his feet.

Then her tone softened, as if pleading with her brother, "Brother, please stop teasing me. I really know that I am wrong. I went to the Empress Dowager before, but I didn't want to." Be a widow. Now that Mao Ren has achieved military success, it’s time to bring him back. No matter how you say it, Zhang Bingkuan is still a minister, and there are some things that the minister can’t say.”

Zhu Youtang acted like it was none of his business. The expression on his face said, "Then you wait until Cui Yuan returns to the capital and the Ministry of War has made an agreement before sending him errands. You can figure it out yourself."Go back if you have nothing to do. You are not allowed to step into the palace gate again recently, especially your imperial sister-in-law, let alone go there."

"I" Yongkang looked aggrieved, but then he lowered his head and said as if he had given in. "My sister, please retire. ”

“I’m really ignorant. I don’t know what she is doing. Even if she is a person with the imperial surname, would she be so troubled?”

After Zhu Youtang watched Yongkang leave, He was still angry and seemed to be very concerned about this.

Li Rong could see some clues.

In the past, Zhu Youtang was more like a "face melon", regardless of his appearance. As the eldest son of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Youtang is said to be the wise king of the Ming Dynasty, but in fact, Zhu Youtang likes to take care of those trivial matters of his mother-in-law and mother-in-law.

If it weren't for the fact that he was the eldest son of the Ming Dynasty emperor and became the king, maybe he would. He is more suitable to be a housewife.

The emperor said that he did not mind his sister's offense to Zhang Zhou.

Li Rong said, "Your Majesty, Do you want to build a bridge secretly and talk to Cai Guogong?"

"No. "Zhu Youtang said, "I haven't thought about how to use Cui Yuan. His temperament is too upright. Someone told me before that he has neither experience as an official nor in the army. It's time to do what others say. This is both a benefit and a disadvantage. If he is asked to follow a certain strategy to manage an army for a long time, he is not capable of doing so.

Li Rong thought for a while, nodded and said, "What your Majesty said is absolutely true. Prince Consort Cui has little experience in communicating with people in officialdom." ”

Zhu Youtang said, “Such a person is an outlier in the imperial court. How to use him depends more on where there is a need. I believe Bingkuan can consider this.” Also, if Cui Yuan can't handle the family affairs well, I really don't want to use him. I'll leave this problem to Bingkuan. "

Li Rongxin said.

Having a princess as an aunt in the family, although it has the convenience of being a relative of the emperor, is not necessarily a good thing.

You Cui Yuan is really a woman who succeeds and fails. Who makes you have no status in the family? This mother-in-law in your family is too strong and makes His Majesty tired of you

Cabinet Housekeeping

The three cabinet ministers came back. At this time, they were faced with a big problem, so that the three of them chose to remain silent in front of this problem.

The emperor finally couldn't bear it. A fourth cabinet minister is about to be added.

In the twelfth year of Hongzhi's reign, there were rumors that the emperor would add a cabinet minister, or even replace one of the current three cabinet ministers. In order to balance the relationship between Zhang Zhou and the civil servants, the emperor never brought this matter up on the table.

But recently, Zhu Youtang mentioned it directly during the banquet, and also mentioned it. Wang Hao, one of the current bachelors of the Hanlin Academy, is highly praised, and Wang Hua has been praised a lot recently. So much so that the Hanlin Academy system is now talking about the possibility that the new cabinet ministers will be Wang Hao and Wang Hua.

As for Li Jie, Jiao Fang, Zhang Yuanzhen and others who had prospered in the Hanlin system, it seems thatIt seems that this promotion is not among the possibilities.

Of course.

For the Hanlin Academy system, there is one person who can never be bypassed, that is Cheng Minzheng. As for whether the emperor will promote Cheng Minzheng to the cabinet, this matter is still unclear, although Cheng Minzheng has not been appointed recently. He will not appear in the Jing Feng Ri Lecture, but he is always a strong candidate for cabinet minister, and he is the third candidate.

After the three of them sat down, Li Dongyang first raised this topic: "His Majesty is very picky about the votes today. It seems that His Majesty mentioned the candidates for the new cabinet ministers earlier, not just on a whim, but because he has been thinking about it for a long time." I already have a plan in mind."

Xie Qian said, "It's just a matter of increasing food and wages in the northwest. It stems from Datong's local financial deficit. After so many years of fighting, Datong is in deficit, and it's not us. The trouble can be solved. Now we don’t ask the Ministry of Revenue, or the Ministry of War, or even ask about the Xuanfu’s grain reserves. It’s all our fault.”

Obviously thank you There are complaints about the relocation.

In the past, the relationship between the cabinet ministers and the emperor was harmonious, and the emperor basically would not cause trouble to the cabinet.

But now with the rise of Zhang Zhou, the emperor seems to dislike the ministers no matter what, which makes the three cabinet ministers a little depressed.

Li Dongyang pushed a memorial to Liu Jian, but did not ask Liu Jian for his opinion on the memorial. Instead, he followed the previous topic and said, "If we really want to add another person, who will be around us?" Should we transfer Cheng Keqin over as I mentioned to His Majesty before, or say ""

We will no longer talk about how to stop it.

The structure of the three-person iron triangle in the cabinet has been established since Xu Pu took office in the 11th year of Hongzhi. It was originally thought that the emperor would add cabinet ministers in the 12th year of Hongzhi to ensure the operation of the cabinet. normal.

But until the fourteenth year of Hongzhi, the emperor did not add any more candidates. He fully considered the face issues of the three cabinet members and made them the de facto prime ministers.

For people like Zhang Zhou who are familiar with history, they know that this iron triangle is very stable and will last for many years until Zhu Houzhao ascends the throne.

But for the authorities, the emperor has given you three years to form a stable relationship with the court, which is considered to be the most benevolent and righteous. The increase should be increased. After all, the normal operation of the court is more important. It can’t be that other yamen have changed their offices and replaced them with new departments, while your cabinet has always been an old man

Liu Jiandao: "Then who do you think is more suitable?"

Xie Qian smiled and said, "I think Wang Dehui is more suitable. If there is any money and food arrangements in the future, with him here, I don't need to worry about whether it is the errands of the Ministry of Household Affairs."

My son Wang Shouren will be responsible for announcing the general system. I, Wang Hua, serve as a cabinet minister, and it involves the allocation of money and food in the Xuanda area. I am responsible for drawing up the votes. I don’t believe that Wang Boan, a son, dares to challenge me

As for the taboo principle

It doesn’t exist at all. Even if it is to avoid suspicion, it should be because the son avoids me, not because of the son’s rise.The son is about to end his official career. Both father and son are orthodox Jinshi origins. This pattern has always been seen between the government and the public, but there are basically no officials who can reach such a high level. As for Wang Shouren, who can directly rely on military merit to be knighted? unexpected.

Li Dongyang shook his head directly, meaning that he did not agree with Xie Qian's view.

Xie Qian said curiously, "Wang Jizhi is definitely not what you are interested in. He and Zhang Bingkuan have a lot of contacts."

Wang Hao has obviously been dismissed by the three cabinet ministers for a long time. Even if they meet each other on a regular basis, they can still talk happily, but Wang Hao is still Zhang Zhou's "seat teacher" in the rural examination. In addition, Wang Hao has been successively promoted to the bachelor's degree at the Imperial Academy and the bachelor's degree at the Hanlin Academy. , all because of the emperor's favor to Zhang Zhou, and in the past two years, Wang Hao did not say that he would make great efforts to exclude Zhang Zhou, which made Xie Qian very wary of Wang Hao.

Li Dongyang looked at Liu Jianyang and said, "Yang Jiefu, in a few months, he will have to serve and return to Beijing."

Xie Qian frowned when he heard this, and then he also set his sights on Liu Jianjin. .

Yang Tinghe.

During the years of Zhang Zhou’s rise, he was a man who stayed away from officialdom. This was mainly because Yang Tinghe was sent back to Shu by the emperor in the spring of the twelfth year of Hongzhi to “visit relatives”, and then encountered the mourning of his mother-in-law. , the twenty-seven-month filial piety period, plus leaving more than a month early, Yang Tinghe perfectly missed almost all interactions with Zhang Zhou.

Liu Jian did not give an answer, but simply wrote lightly, "Actually, Liang Shuhou is not a bad idea."

The popular candidates Wang Hao, Wang Hua, Cheng Minzheng, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang are all Not mentioning it, they made a fuss about Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu. Obviously, in their opinion, these two people seemed to be more suitable than others.

Li Dongyang said, "In the past two years, Shu Hou has been too reclusive and low-key. He has never done anything in the court. He even had a demerit from Honglu Temple at the Sutra Banquet. I am afraid that his reputation is not enough."

“Otherwise,” Liu Jiandao said, “it’s best not to get this matter out of control.”

The implication is that we cannot say that the next person to join the cabinet must be one of ours, but we cannot say that because of this, Give up soliciting and recommending.

Cheng Minzheng and Wang Hao can basically be ruled out because they are not our people.

Wang Hua can be wooed, but because of Wang Shouren's relationship and the fact that his actions do not meet our expectations, he also tries to stay aside as much as possible.

As for Li Jie, Jiao Fang, Zhang Yuanzhen and other bachelors, the emperor himself did not consider them as candidates. When they became bachelors, the emperor put them aside, which means that the bachelors have already This is their limit as an official, so don't even think about joining the cabinet.

Then choose from the "new and cutting-edge".

Obviously Liu Jian is most optimistic about Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu, but Liu Jian prefers Liang Chu to Yang Tinghe.

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Obviously Xie Qian is thinkingLater, Liang Chu was also considered more suitable than Yang Tinghe.

Li Dongyang asked, "Are you worried that Yang Jiefu may have stayed away from officialdom in the past two years since he returned to Shuzhong, and that his intentions are unclear and his relationship with Zhang Bingkuan is not clear enough."

Liu Jian chose to remain silent and not answer such a sensitive question.

Obviously Li Dongyang had a very good relationship with Yang Tinghe, and Liu Jian was afraid that he would say the wrong thing, so he asked Li Dongyang to convey the words to Yang Tinghe, which would affect the internal harmonious relationship.

For Liu Jian, he still regarded Yang Tinghe as "one of his own."

Xie Qian said, "Zhang Bingkuan was able to determine that Jiefu's mother was seriously ill before he returned to his hometown, so that Jiefu could rush back before his mother's death and serve him on the bedside, which achieved his reputation of filial piety." , It is not good for him to betray such kindness easily. If he is allowed to join the cabinet, it will probably affect his work."

The implication is that instead of finding someone who doesn't understand, it is a tough attitude towards Zhang Zhou. If you are still a gentle person, it is better to find someone who is opposed to Zhang Zhou from the beginning.

Even in terms of ability, Liang Chu may not be as good as Yang Tinghe, but the key is that Liang Chu and Zhang Zhou are not of the same mind

"Let's find out." Liu Jiandao, "Bin Zhi , it's up to you. In fact, this matter depends more on His Majesty's attitude, but if it involves Ting Tui, you must always be prepared. You don't want to have any troubles in the selection of Hanlin bachelors, even if Jie Fu comes back. Later, he was unable to join the cabinet, and His Majesty also promised to let him increase his bachelor's position. I still remember this."

"Yes."

Li Dongyang nodded.

When the emperor was considering candidates for Hanlin bachelors, he also considered Yang Tinghe and Liang Chu according to the cabinet's proposal. However, the emperor was very determined to let Yang Tinghe return to Shuzhong to visit relatives. At that time, he also said that he would wait for Yang Tinghe. After returning to the court, he was given a position as a Hanlin bachelor.

It is not necessary to be a Hanlin bachelor now. It is also very good to be a bachelor or a bachelor.

As long as Yang Tinghe can be promoted after coming back, Li Dongyang will have an explanation for him, and it will not be considered as pushing Yang Tinghe to the opposite camp.

At the entrance of the palace.

When Yongkang came out, her carriage had been waiting for a long time, and her nurse, a woman in her forties, came to greet her and personally brought her a horse stool.

Yongkang’s biological mother has passed away, and the closest family member to her in the family is this wet nurse.

"The eldest princess is unhappy." The wet nurse was half a mother and could see that Yongkang was in a bad mood.

Yongkang said angrily, "I thought that the emperor's brother could directly transfer the consort back and find a job in the capital camp, but unexpectedly he started to give me problems. Or the emperor's brother never thought of him seriously." This brother-in-law."

After all, the wet nurse came from the palace, so she quickly advised, "Your Majesty, be careful what you say."

Yongkang said indifferently, "Brother Huang actually asked me to ask Zhang Bingkuan. , and also said that Zhang Bingkuan’s errands were decided by him. Is this to prevent his sister from coming to Taiwan? If you don’t want to give, just say so. There is no need to give me such a difficult problem., let me lose face and ask for help, I must not do it.” Please remember to bookmark, the latest and fastest website, free to read without anti-theft