Chapter 148: The Rapids Bravely Retreat from Chen Fangzhou

Zhu Qizhen was taken aback.

He has always felt that the position of the head of the cabinet is a sweet and sweet, and countless courtiers are fighting openly and secretly for this position.

Most of the old ministers died in office.

There are not many people who can really retreat from the rapids.

Even if you want to retire, there are problems of one kind or another.

And Chen Xun didn't have such a problem.

Inside, Zhu Qizhen has no intention of resigning the prime minister, outside, Yan Ran's great victory, and the westward migration of the thorn are all presided over by Chen Xun, even though many people are submissive to Chen Xun to the emperor, but most of them also admit that Chen Xun is qualified and capable of serving as the first assistant, and even the statement of the three decrees is less.

It can be said that today's Chen Xun is the most glorious time period of his life.

But he didn't want Chen Xun to choose to retreat at this time.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Mr. Chen, what do you mean by this? ”

Chen Xun said: "Your Majesty, the old minister is not an outstanding talent, but he is just a seniority, and he has reached the current position, and now he can be famous all over the world, which is enough." The old minister also knew that within a few months, there would be a big change in the cabinet, and Wang Ge Lao and Teng Guogong would not be in the cabinet. ”

"It's better for the ministers to step back together and make way for Your Majesty to refresh politics."

Zhu Qizhen frowned and said, "Are you so unoptimistic about me?" ”

Chen Xun said: "Your Majesty, a generation has a generation of laws, the minister is a Jinshi during the Yongle period, and it is not appropriate for Your Majesty to pay the old minister with the new law." Moreover, there are many affairs to change the law, and it is really not something that the minister can afford. ”

Zhu Qizhen didn't believe a word of what Chen Xun said.

But he deeply understood one thing, that is, what Li Xian said was right.

To implement any policy, we must first win souls. And the so-called soul winning, speaking of which, can also be the right person in the right position.

Fundamentally, it is a personnel struggle.

As soon as Wang Anshi came to power, he sent all his former ministers out and suppressed Sima Guang for more than ten years and was not allowed to leave Luoyang. Although it may seem a little unauthentic, it is the most suitable.

Chen Xun's actions, in Zhu Qizhen's opinion, are that most of the courtiers are not psychologically prepared to change the law.

Chen Xun said that he was overwhelmed, but in fact, he didn't want to be pointed out as the first disaster by future generations.

If Li Xian was a basin of cold water at the beginning, Chen Xun's resignation was a basin of ice water.

Zhu Qizhen was a little excited for a while, and he didn't mean to stay Chen Xun.

First of all, Chen Xun, the chief assistant of the cabinet, is originally different from the previous cabinet chief assistant, and the previous cabinet chief assistant all had their own political opinions to a greater or lesser extent.

Even Zhou Chen also has financial propositions.

And Chen Xun is a person who maintains the affairs of the cabinet.

He was in the political environment of the Ming Dynasty,

Far from being unavailable.

Since Chen Xun is so optimistic about him, Zhu Qizhen is willing to keep him, and it is just a matter of gathering and dispersing between the monarchs and ministers.

Zhu Qizhen kept two sentences as usual. Chen Xun naturally refused one by one, and Zhu Qizhen said: "Since Mr. has made up his mind, I will not force me to stay, but in recent months, I have been busy with political affairs, is it not too late for Mr. to leave in the spring next year?" ”

Chen Xun also knows this very well.

When a company executive leaves, don't do it, let alone a cabinet leader. Transposition is never a simple matter.

Chen Xun immediately said: "The old minister understands. ”

Zhu Qizhen asked casually: "After Mr. goes, who can be the first assistant?" ”

This is almost a tradition, that is, when the first assistant leaves, Zhu Qizhen will ask the next first assistant.

And most of the time, Zhu Qizhen will agree to come down.

This is also Zhu Qizhen's attempt to maintain the normal coherence of the cabinet.

Chen Xun said: "Your Majesty thinks that Li Xian can take on this position. ”

Zhu Qizhen was not surprised by this result. Li Xian's previous actions have already shown that the decision between the two is connected. It is also normal for Chen Xun to recommend Li Xian.

Zhu Qizhen said: "I know. ”

As for whether to use Li Xian, Zhu Qizhen will naturally consider it.

Chen Xun couldn't help but say: "Your Majesty treats the courtiers with the grace of heaven and earth, and before the ministers leave, there is a word, please let Your Majesty know it." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sir, please speak." ”

Chen Xun said: "The benefits are not hundred, the law is not changed, this ancient wisdom is precepted." There is naturally a reason for the imperial court to make laws, although some places need to be revised in the past hundred years, but Your Majesty must be cautious. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "I understand. ”

Zhu Qizhen was perfunctory, and he almost didn't want to hide it.

Seeing this, Chen Xun would have held his mind in his heart if he had been on weekdays. But now he knew that this was the time for him to receive, even the last exhortation.

After all, Zhu Qizhen kept him until the beginning of spring tomorrow, and he didn't think that it meant that his power could be maintained until the beginning of spring next year.

In the Qianqing Palace of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Xun came when he wanted to come and leave when he wanted to, but after that, it was not necessarily. In addition, Zhu Qizhen has a bad impression of him, and it is not easy to say whether he can enter the Qianqing Palace again in the future.

Chen Xun naturally wanted to express his heart.

Chen Xun said: "Your Majesty, since the minister became the first assistant of the cabinet, he knows what kind of chief assistant His Majesty wants, an obedient and capable first assistant, and the minister also does this. Whatever His Majesty says, he will do it. Because the minister knows His Majesty's heart, he wants to fight the winner in the tile spur, at this moment the court is in the north of the court, the minister is the first assistant, when the military supplies, hold the grain road, and block the world so that His Majesty can worry. ”

"Non-ministers have nothing to say about the world's major events, and at that time they were not the time to do anything in the world."

Zhu Qizhen heard Chen Xun say this, heart

Although Zhong felt that Chen Xun was looking at the gold on his face, he was also touched in his heart.

Chen Xun continued: "Your Majesty wants to change the law, that is, to use things in the world, at this moment, what Your Majesty wants is not a famous general, but a famous appearance. ”

"The Son of Heaven appoints hundreds of officials to rule the world, and this principle of peace is also. Even if Your Majesty has a thousand hands and a thousand eyes, it is difficult to deal with all kinds of things in the world. Therefore, the first assistant is the most important. ”

"Although Liu Dingzhi is a close confidant of His Majesty, he really thinks that he is a close confidant of His Majesty, and he must not be the first and auxiliary ministers, he must first be His Majesty and then the country, and the ministers that His Majesty wants to use must be the country first and then Your Majesty."

"It's not that he's not disloyal to His Majesty, it's also deeply loyal. The country is the world of our ancestors and ancestors, and it is also the world of your majesty's descendants. The country is safe, Your Majesty is safe, the country is in danger, it is Your Majesty in danger. ”

"Your Majesty first and then the country, so that Your Majesty does not know the hearts of the officials and the wishes of the people. The rebellion of Wang Anshi in the previous dynasty is repeated today. ”

"Your Majesty, please."

Zhu Qizhen listened, although he felt a little unpleasant, but he did admit that what Chen Xun said also made some sense.

Although Zhu Qizhen is the emperor, he has always been high, he always has all kinds of ideas, but he doesn't know what it looks like today. Even how the people near Beijing live, Zhu Qizhen may not be clear.

Yes, he has a lot of ideas that are good. If it can be implemented, it will definitely be able to prosper the Ming Dynasty, but what Emperor Yang of Sui wanted to do at the beginning, was it wrong?

Whether it was the conquest of Goguryeo or the construction of the Grand Canal, it was a necessary thing to do at that time. But he is the king of the fallen country.

has good ideas, but if it is messed up from reality, it will only make Daming fall into the abyss.

And changing the law is a big thing that is more difficult to deal with than playing a spur.

In the war, Zhu Qizhen can still find a way to win with money, but the current situation cannot be solved by throwing money. Therefore, he had to rely on Shousuke.

The first and auxiliary minister he wants must be a person of ability and integrity.

To have the ability is to be able to implement the new policy, and to have integrity is to encounter things that cannot be done, and you must have the character of direct advice.

And Liu Dingzhi is much worse than Li Xian in this regard.

Zhu Qizhen said, "Sir, I understand. This sentence is no longer half-perfunctory.

In later generations, some historians commented on the Ming Dynasty, indicating that there was no good governance, starting from the dismissal of the prime minister. There may be some absolutes in this sentence.

But the logic that followed, Zhu Qizhen only began to understand at this moment.

Since then, Zhu Qizhen's criteria for choosing the first assistant have changed. Yang Pu's original judgment was also wrong, since Zhu Qizhen ascended the throne, to now, Shoufu's power is getting smaller and smaller, but now it is a turning point, Shoufu's power is beginning to get bigger and bigger, although this will test the art of Zhu Qizhen's rule, but it is the beginning of a new era.

It is a time of great change.