Chapter 36: True and False

After Zhu Qizhen sent Zhang Zhong away, he didn't think about what Zhang Zhong would do after that.

In fact, Zhu Qizhen is not used to talking like this.

But now the power is in the hands of the Empress Dowager, although the Empress Dowager is dedicated to cultivating him, but Zhu Qizhen does not dare to be cautious, and every sentence must leave room for himself.

Zhu Qizhen asked Wang Zhen and said, "Wang Daban, what this young prince said, is it right?" ”

Wang Zhen said: "Back to Your Majesty, what Shaoguo Gong said is certainly insightful, which makes the slave and maid breathtaking. But the slave maid has been in the palace for a long time, and there are some things that are not known to the young prince. ”

"What Shao Guogong said is actually a little different from the original facts."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Oh, let's talk about it. ”

Wang Zhen said: "Gonggong Zheng was adrift at sea, and he was once ordered to go to Annan to support, but Gonggong Zheng was a person in the palace, even if the British Duke was in Annan, he was not in command. ”

Zhu Qizhen understood and said: "In other words, the imperial court has influenced each other on the two matters of Annan and Nanyang, but the imperial court has never treated it as a matter. ”

Wang Zhen said: "Your Majesty is wise. The slave had heard an old story in the palace, but she didn't know whether to talk about it or not. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Big companion and I, is there anything else you can't say?" ”

"It is rumored in the palace that Emperor Taizong asked the Hu father and son of Annan, and the pseudo-Hu family tore up the edict and said: 'There is a great rebellion today, why should I be?' ”

"Emperor Taizong is furious, and he will be punished quickly."

As soon as Zhu Qizhen heard it, he knew what the so-called big adversity that Hu Shi said was.

Calculate that the Ming Dynasty sent troops to attack Annan, which was the fourth year of Yongle. And this thing, for example, before that, that is, when Yongle was in the second or third year.

Before the first year of Yongle, it was the fourth year of Jianwen, or the thirty-fifth year of Hongwu renamed by Emperor Taizong.

Emperor Jianwen had only been dead for a few years.

What is the great adversity that Hu is talking about? How could Zhu Qizhen not understand.

I really hit the bullet hole.

Zhu Qizhen smiled lightly and said, "From now on, what Zhang Shaoguo said is true. Is there a way for Otobe? ”

Only then did Zhu Qizhen understand the words of the Empress Dowager.

Every minister who can mix in front of the rank is a master of bullying the king. even said that he would not be able to deceive the king and would not be able to do this position at all.

Zhang Zhong was carefully cultivated by Zhang Fu, although he was a little immature.

But there is also some style.

Zhu Qizhen knew that what Zhang Zhong said conflicted with the facts, but he was still moved by the plan given by Zhang Zhong.

Perhaps Zhang Zhong's original intention was just to promote the return of the imperial court to Jiaozhi. Therefore, it is added layer by layer for the top of the cochin.

If you analyze it carefully, Zhang Zhong has something to say.

Even the most unreliable point is that the feudal vassal kings guard Jiaozhi. And now in the clan, there is really a virtuous king who is praised by everyone, that is, His Royal Highness King Xiang.

Wang Zhen smiled slightly, and said: "The slave maid is looking for Your Majesty, I think that Gonggong Zheng and Emperor Taizong must have a private match, and there should be an archive in the palace." ”

What Wang Zhen said was not just to stuff a volume into the palace Chinese book, and for Wang Zhen, who was in charge of the power of the inner court, it was just a raising of his hand.

In this regard, Wang Zhen was only happy, and had no intention of blocking it.

Of course, Wang Zhen knows that this matter is useless now, and he can only wait for it to be turned out in the future. It is to uphold the will of Emperor Taizong.

It is also in line with Wang Zhen's political views.

After Zhu Qizhen understood the Empress Dowager's political views, he got along with Wang Zhen day and night, and slowly understood Wang Zhen's intentions.

Wang Zhen certainly wanted Zhu Qizhen to be an emperor who made great achievements, just like Emperor Taizong, who conquered Mongolia in the north, exterminated Jiaozhi in the south, and sent Zheng He to the West.

All kinds of deeds, how to say it, are also a generation of heroes.

But there is no selfishness in this.

How did the power of the eunuchs come about?

The essence of the Ming eunuch was one of the tools used by the imperial power against the ministers.

Therefore, if there is really an emperor who recuperates and rests with the people, it may be a good thing for the people of the world, but for these eunuchs, it is definitely not a good thing.

The emperor kept to himself and ruled by the arch, and these eunuchs could only sweep in the palace.

I really thought that everyone gave up these two taels of meat to clean up in the palace.

Of course, the ministers outside are not necessarily good people.

The head of the three Yangs, Yang Shiqi looks good, but his son is an unsuccessful person, and Jinyiwei has already reported it. Misdeeds in his hometown,

It is also the Yang family that is also a tyrant in Ji'an, and all the little things are suppressed. Even human lives are two.

The Empress Dowager may not know, but when she is employing people, let Yang Shiqi deal with it herself.

It's just that the politics of the moment are of temporary use.

In the 70 years since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there have been Jing difficulties, northern expeditions, and southern expeditions, and now there are still nine beacon fires. Resting with the people is certainly beneficial to the scholars, but it is beneficial to the people.

This is the reason why the Empress Dowager's vision is far above Wang Zhen's predecessors.

Zhu Qizhen felt more and more in his heart that the division between truth and falsehood in this world was not so clear.

As long as it can be used, between truth and falsehood, it may not be impossible to use it.

"Ome." Zhang Xuan asked: "The prince of Nanjing, you have to write a letter and ask him to write a note on the affairs of Nanyang and the West, without going through the cabinet, until the Qianqing Palace." also told him everything Zhang Zhong said and asked him to give an opinion. ”

"Yes." Wang Zhen said.

"In Guangxi, can there be internal officials?" Zhang Xuan suddenly asked.

Wang Zhen said: "Originally, there were eunuchs in Guangxi, but after Emperor Renzong ascended the throne, they were all deposed. ”

"Only Hepu, Guangdong, has an internal official, who is responsible for pearl diving."

When Zhu Qizhen heard the word pearl diving, he couldn't help but think of the crown he wore on top of the throne ceremony, and most of the pearls hanging down on it were collected from Hepu.

And pearl diving is not an easy thing.

There is a desire to recall, but can he exempt Hepu Pearl, can he exempt Pearls elsewhere? In the economy of the Ming Dynasty, as long as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty still needs pearls on his head, many things are inevitable.

Even if he wanted to be exempted, the courtiers would not want to be exempted. It's so unseemly.

Zhu Qizhen said: "I remember that the British duke castrated a lot of young children and sent them to the palace, which can be used. ”

The main source of eunuchs in the early Ming Dynasty was to castrate prisoners of war and use them, and later the famous Wang Zhi was a prisoner of war in the Battle of Datengxia.

Wang Zhen said: "Yes, among them, Ruan An Ruan's father-in-law, who is proficient in construction, recently supervised the construction of the Beijing City Tower. ”

Zhu Qizhen didn't know that his words were actually wrong.

He didn't know that in the early Ming Dynasty, the eunuchs were tired, although they could be divided into two batches, Yongle and Renzong, but most of the middle and lower-level eunuchs were not favored at all. Most of them can be divided by place of origin.

For example, the North Korean faction and the Annam faction.

Because there are many eunuchs of Korean nationality and Annam nationality. There are many eunuchs in Annan because of prisoners of war, while there are many eunuchs in North Korea, but it is the Korean women who are favored by the court, since the Hongwu period.

In order to consolidate the favor, North Korea also sent an unknown number of eunuchs.

And Ruan An is the best of them. It can even be said that it is a representative of the Annan faction.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Let him come to see me." ”

"Yes." Wang Zhen immediately agreed.

One of the guards galloped away.

About half an hour later, Ruan An trotted all the way into the Qianqing Palace and met Zhu Qizhen. He immediately threw himself on the ground and said, "Slave and maid to see Your Majesty." ”

"Get up." Zhang Xuan said: "I heard Wang Daban say, Gonggong Ruan, you are proficient in construction, and now you are in charge of Beijing City?" ”

Ruan An looked a little dark and thin, and after listening to Zhu Qizhen's question, he didn't dare to get up at all, almost buried his head in the ground, didn't dare to look up at Zhu Qizhen, and said: "Back to Your Majesty, the prince Miao Zan, the slave and maid family has been built for generations." was simply promoted by Emperor Taizong and entrusted with a heavy task, and he was grateful, and he did not dare to slack off. ”

Wang Zhen said: "Gonggong Ruan is modest, Your Majesty, this Beijing City, is planned by Gonggong Ruan, the palace city, the mansion of the hundred officials, the inner and outer city walls, the three major halls are all written by Gonggong Ruan, even the Ministry of Industry can not change the slightest." ”

"Oh." After Zhu Qizhen heard this, his heart moved. The importance of Ruan's father-in-law skyrocketed, and he secretly said in his heart: "Is this the chief designer of Beijing City?" Immediately said: "Ruan Gonggong sits." ”

Immediately, two little eunuchs went to help, and Ruan An sat down and said, "Your Majesty." ”