Qianqing Palace.

As the little chamberlain went out again, but after a while, Wang Xijue, who was dressed in a scarlet robe, entered the hall.

"Old minister, see His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"Yuanfu flattened!"

Zhu Changluo put away Fang Cai's troubled look, and his face was gentle.

After giving the seat, Wang Xijue opened his mouth, but Zhu Changluo was slightly surprised again.

"Your Royal Highness, the country cannot be without a king for a day, the old minister has discussed with his colleagues in the cabinet, and now that Emperor Daxing has passed away for more than ten days, he should start preparing for the burial of Fuling and preparing for the enthronement ceremony of His Royal Highness!"

Zhu Changluo was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly.

Is this the method that the old Shousuke came up with? Really...... Utility!

Wang Xijue didn't say much about Zhang Juzheng, but this attitude has been expressed very clearly.

Your Highness, you have a lot to do now, why should you be obsessed with such a thing that is against the entire court?

There are many things that Zhu Changluo needs to do urgently, and there is no doubt that the first thing to bear the brunt of is the enthronement ceremony.

Although Zhu Changluo has now entered the Qianqing Palace, theoretically speaking, no one can compete with him for the throne, but he is not the emperor after all.

That's why he needs to be careful and cautious in every way.

Therefore, the enthronement ceremony is an urgent matter.

And what Zhu Changluo has to do is by no means as simple as ascending the throne, like many emperors, after Zhu Changluo ascends the throne, the first thing he faces is the problem of stabilizing the foundation of his rule.

This question encompasses many aspects, such as the placement of his younger brothers who are still guarding the spirit, such as promoting and reusing his henchmen, gradually grasping the real power of the imperial court, and cleaning up the mess left by Emperor Daxing......

In terms of importance, any item is more important than being attached to a Zhang Juzheng.

In fact, just as Zhu Changluo couldn't understand why Wang Xijue opposed the reversal of the case for Zhang Juzheng a moment ago, this old Shoufu actually couldn't understand why His Royal Highness the Prince, who has always been shrewd and capable, would put down such unwisdom this time, and had to set off such a sensitive topic in the court at this time.

"This matter is to be drawn up by the Ministry of Rites! There is a precedent for all kinds of rituals, so Qintianjian chooses an auspicious day and presents it! Today, Motosuke came to see the main palace, I'm afraid it wasn't to ask about the enthronement ceremony, right? ”

Sighing, Zhu Changluo said slowly.

Since Wang Xijue is unwilling to take the initiative to provoke this conversation, it is up to him to say it.

"Yuanfu's recital about Zhang Gong, the palace has carefully read it, and there is no one around at the moment, so the palace will not lie to Yuanfu, Yuanfu is sparse, and the evaluation is unfair!"

Is it unfair?

Wang Xijue was stunned, and a wry smile also appeared on his face.

Of course, it is unfair, he knows this in his heart, although the credit is not deserved, but Zhang Juzheng's credit has far exceeded the standard of ordinary courtiers, it is no exaggeration to say that if there is no new policy, I am afraid there will be no Ming today.

If Yu Qian is trying his best to turn the tide and save the country from danger, what Zhang Juzheng is doing is to renew his life for the Ming Dynasty and carry the rise and fall of the entire Ming Dynasty with his own strength.

As for his crimes, Wang Xijue is also the first assistant, how could he not know Zhang Juzheng's situation at the time, in fact, there is no second way to choose.

Reform is bound to involve bloodshed and sacrifice, and this is an inevitable thing.

In all fairness, what Zhang Juzheng has done has been very restrained, otherwise there would not have been a vigorous change of affection.

For so many years, the imperial court has indeed been unfair to his posthumous name! It is also natural to correct the name!

But the problem lies in the fact that the government and the opposition have never sought fairness, but only talked about the pros and cons......

"Your Royal Highness, with all due respect to the old minister, no matter how high Zhang Gong's merits are, he is just a deceased person, Zhang Gong has been a country all his life, and he actually looks very lightly at the name behind him, if it makes the court unstable because of this, I am afraid it is not what Zhang Gong wants!"

Wang Xijue took two steps forward and arched his hand.

He is a person who came over from Zhang Juzheng's era, and he also had a friendship with Zhang Juzheng, and he said from the bottom of his heart that he has always admired Zhang Juzheng, admired his courage, and admired his calmness.

In fact, from the very beginning, Zhang Juzheng expected his end.

At his point, it was impossible to leave office and return like an ordinary official, and his fate was already doomed when he embarked on the road of reform.

Therefore, in Wang Xijue's view, whether the evaluation of Zhang Juzheng is fair or not is really not a matter that needs to be valued.

"In that case, the palace is not beating around the bush, what does Yuanfu think of Zhang Gongzhi's reform?"

Seeing that Wang Xijue was reluctant to get to the point, Zhu Changluo was also helpless for a while, so he simply picked it up and said.

Wang Xijue said that he naturally understands that although he is unwilling to let the loyal ministers be wronged, but when it comes to offending the entire courtiers for the so-called fairness in his heart, it is obviously not a rational act, and anyone with a little vision can see that what Zhu Changluo is asking for is not simply to overturn the case for Zhang Juzheng, his real purpose is actually Zhang Juzheng's reform.

"Rush for quick success, a momentary strategy!"

Wang Xijue commented unceremoniously.

"Your Royal Highness Mingjian, about Zhang Gong's reform, the old minister really admires it in his heart, but Zhang Gong's methods make it difficult for the old minister to agree, the big disadvantage of my dynasty, one is in the rule of officials, and the other is in the economy! These two are the core of the country, but in recent years, our tax and silver have been reduced more and more, disasters have occurred frequently in various places, and the economy must be reformed together, Zhang Gong is also focusing on this, but the old minister thinks that the disadvantages of the economy are actually the disadvantages of the rule of officials, if you can clear the rule of officials, you can govern the economy from the root! ”

This was a rare opportunity to expound his political opinions, and Wang Xijue let go of his words and said in a deep silence.

"This is the biggest difference between the old minister and Zhang Gong, the government is not clear, Zhang Gong's reform is just a symptom but not a cure, in the early years of Hongwu, the government is clear, so the national strength of our dynasty is becoming more and more prosperous, and after Emperor Xianzong, the officialdom is increasingly corrupted, the court system is controlled by the bureaucracy, and the silver is wantonly restricted, which leads to the emptiness of the treasury and economic loss! Therefore, if the rule of officials is not clear, even if Zhang Gong can change the economic system, it will only be a symptomatic treatment! ”

Zhu Changluo was stunned for a moment and fell into deep thought.

I have to say that what Lao Shoufu said makes sense......

Although he didn't want to admit it in his heart, Zhu Changluo remembered a sentence that was circulated in later generations, there is no best system, only people who can thoroughly implement the system.

There is no distinction between good and bad systems, and a complete set of systems is fully sufficient to support the normal operation of the country.

But the problem is that no matter how perfect and suitable the system is, it needs people to implement it, and if people are needed to implement it, there will be loopholes, and once the bureaucratic system that controls the system is corrupted, no matter how good the system is, the country will not avoid decline......