Everyone talked for a long time in the Chu Palace, and Wang Yan saw that it was almost the third watch, so he asked everyone to go back first.

He personally sent everyone outside the palace, and watched the group get into the carriage and leave the palace under the escort of the soldiers.

After a short time, the carriages of many officials slowly disappeared into the streets of the night, and there were seven or eight dignitaries, and in the blink of an eye, only one of the princes was left.

Seeing that he was not leaving, Wang Yan knew that he had something to say to himself, so he smiled, "Does my brother want to talk to me?" ”

"That's what I mean!"

Wang Fuzhi also smiled, but he was not as free and easy as Wang Yan, obviously pretending to have something in his heart.

At that moment, the two turned back to the side hall, Wang Yan asked the maid for a cup of strong tea to refresh herself, and then motioned for Wang Fuzhi to sit down, and said, "If my brother has anything to say, I can say it directly now." ”

After Wang Fuzhi sat down, he pursed his lips and groaned for a moment before he spoke: "Your Highness, I don't want to say much just now, I agree with this point for the purging of officials, but now it's like this, is it too anxious, if it causes dissatisfaction among the people below, they may fall to Tang Lu!" ”

Whether the central government sends the imperial historian to inspect the localities, or the central government accepts the trust of the local people, this is a matter that offends the bureaucracy.

There are three factions in the court, so it is easy for some people to switch to others.

Wang Yan was silent for a moment, slowly picked up the teacup with his hand, took a sip, and suddenly asked: "What do you think of the things discussed in the council hall in the past half month, and how has the government been running in the past two years?" ”

Wang Fuzhi didn't expect Wang Yan to say this suddenly, he was slightly stunned, and pondered for a while, "The council hall has gradually improved, although there are some problems in the operation of the government, but the imperial court has increased taxes and won the war, and there are no major mistakes, it can be said that His Royal Highness's reform has begun to bear fruit." ”

After Wang Fuzhi finished speaking, he paused, "Why did Your Highness suddenly ask that?" ”

Wang Yan put down the teacup, and then looked at Wang Fuzhi, "In the past two years, the council hall and cabinet have been operating normally, have you noticed that under this set of rules, we can also implement it if we put aside the Tang Dynasty and the Lu King, and directly compromise with the Zhejiang Party officials, or the officials who support the Tang faction?" ”

Wang Yan's words were a bit imaginative, and Wang Fu didn't understand for a while, what does this have to do with his problem, but he seemed to have grasped a key point, and suddenly his eyes lit up, "Your Highness means that the government is played by our civil official group?" ”

Wang Yan smiled knowingly, "The Zhejiang Party and the pro-Tang faction are essentially the same as us, they support Tang Lu, except for some people, because of loyalty, most people still hope to be able to protect their own interests by supporting Tang and Lu, or engage in political speculation, in order to seek greater benefits, but if they don't need Tang Lu, they can also achieve the purpose of safeguarding their own interests through the council hall and other channels, and even replace the Chu Party in power, my brother said that they will still support Tang Lu?" ”

Wang Fuzhi is a smart man, Wang Yan said this, he immediately confessed to Wang Yan's meaning, looking at the history of several generations of emperors in the Ming Dynasty, it is basically the history of the struggle between imperial power and vassal power.

If, as Wang Yan said, the Zhejiang Party and the pro-Tang faction can get their own interests through the struggle in the court, then why should Tang Lu be provided above? Especially the pro-Tang faction, there is no reason for them to continue to support the Tang.

However, Wang Fuzhi was cautious and did not echo Wang Yan, he groaned slightly, then frowned and asked: "Privately, if this is the case, our faction will have to give up huge interests, I am afraid that several adults will not agree to this, besides, if we really want to let the Zhejiang Party and the pro-Tang faction govern, what should my Wang family do?" From the public point of view, who will replace the imperial power to contain the civil official group, and if it finally develops into a situation like Donglin, a dominant family, what will be done? ”

Wang Fuzhi threw out two questions in a short period of time, and both of them were particularly sharp.

In the past two years, Wang Yan has thought about it while changing, although he doesn't know if he has thought about it, but he has also come up with an idea for him.

"I have also thought about these two questions, and occasionally got a set of statements, I feel that there is some truth, but a person is shallow, it is inevitable that he will not think about it thoroughly, today I will talk to my brother, and my brother will help me read it in detail."

Wang Fuzhi bowed slightly, and Wang Yan then continued: "Over the years, we have offended many people, but we have also made more people profitable. The reforms of our predecessors were mostly aimed at benefiting the people, but they did not cultivate a strong class and could hardly hold on to the gains once they suffered a counterattack, while we cultivated a strong class of bureaucrats, gentry, merchants, and nobles. Within our set of rules, they are all beneficiaries, so it is not easy for someone to think of a counterattack, and my Wang family will not be caught with their hands tied. ”

This idea is indeed a bit of a different way, Wang Fuzhi thought about it, whether it is Wang Anshi or Zhang Juzheng, it is to damage the interests of the gentry and the old aristocracy, reduce the burden of the people, and really did not cultivate a class to compete with the old aristocracy, but only rely on the protection of the imperial power to reform, the emperor's mind changed, it was immediately finished, and the people could not keep the results at all.

The current situation is different from that of previous dynasties, the imperial power wants to fight back, it is not the Wang family that has to face, in addition to the maritime merchants, gentry clans, various workshop owners, and Wuzhong officers under the rule of the Chu Party, the interest groups composed of them, and even under the rule of the Tang and Lu factions, many businesses and clans have also benefited from the new policy of the Chu Party.

Wang Fuzhi seemed to see the rolling trend at once, and saw a huge thing growing wildly.

Wang Yan's meaning is to reply, it is not easy to deal with the Wang family, Wang Yan waited for him to digest it, and then said: "When it comes to giving up interests, I don't want them to make concessions, but to let others fight." Like this time, we didn't do a good job in Suzhou Mansion, and we were violently beaten out by others, and others took the position of Suzhou Prefect, so we had nothing to say. If we want the Zhejiang Party and the pro-Tang faction to put aside the two kings of Tang and Lu, and unconsciously eliminate the two kings of Tang and Lu, we cannot blindly suppress the Zhejiang Party and the pro-Tang faction, but should absorb them into our system, so that Chu, Zhejiang, and Tang can form checks and balances, and avoid the dominance of one faction, so as to make the government run better. ”

Wang Fuzhi frowned, "When did Your Highness come up with such an idea?" ”

Although Wang Yan repeatedly controlled, the regionality of the Chu Party was still too strong, and after Wang Yan was the regent of the imperial court, he was concerned about the entire Ming Dynasty, so there were often conflicts, and with his suppression of Tang Lu and the stabilization of the ruling position of the Chu Party, the conflict became even more obvious.

This time, his brother was corrupt, and the people below sued the governor Yamen, but no one answered, and finally was handled by the Zhejiang Party.

"Probably after the Wang Fuji corruption case!"

Wang Fuzhi understands that although Wang Yan is now a regent, he is similar to the emperor, and he must consider checks and balances.

"Your Highness has already thought it through." Wang Fuzhi sighed, "The Chu Party should indeed be restricted, but His Highness should grasp the scale, after all, this is the foundation of His Highness." ”

"No, the Chu Party, the Zhejiang Party, and the pro-Tang faction, these are all tools, and my real foundation is the merchants, gentry and Xunzhen who benefited from the New Deal!" Wang Yan said with interest, and continued to share his thoughts, "In the final analysis, the royal family, the nobles, and we, the gentry and wealthy families, do not want the world to be overthrown in turmoil, but the world has been handed over to the bureaucracy, and they have power in their hands, and there is no external force to supervise, so I want to further reform, the imperial court will only have the power to govern in the future, and the nobles and clans introduced in the council hall enjoy the right to supervise." What does my brother think? ”