Although technical issues are Xie Hong's profession and he is most concerned about, his identity is here, and the affairs of the court and politics are also inseparable from him. [No pop-up novel network]

In the liquidation, Xie Hong executed a bold and cautious strategy.

said bold because he dealt with high-grade officials, and his methods were also very ruthless, in order to play a deterrent effect; But at the same time, he also cautiously controlled the scope of liquidation, the kind of low-grade officials who followed the trend and played soy sauce, he basically only focused on beating, but in fact he let it go gently.

His approach was quite close to the bottom line of the scholars, but he didn't cross it. Many scholars feel similar to Zhang Sheng, and feel that Xie Hong is similar to those powerful ministers in the past, using the traditional methods of court struggle, but he is more arrogant, and the techniques he uses are not very skilled.

The dissatisfaction and anger of the scholars were accumulating, but Xie Hong didn't care, he was destined to be hostile to the other party, what he wanted was to make the opponent temporarily submissive, and then build the capital into a solid base, and then slowly expand his influence, until finally implement the new policy he envisioned.

If you are still as careful as before, you have to bring a lot of bodyguards with you when you travel, and it is difficult to even protect yourself, how can you implement the new policy?

Therefore, after listening to Zeng Jian's opinions, he combined the methods of political struggle in later generations to sweep away the most stubborn part of the opposition, regardless of what the rest of the people thought in their hearts, at least for the time being, there was no murmur in the court.

However, subduing the court was only a superficial phenomenon, not a one-time measure, and troubles soon followed. Counting the two cabinet ministers, the twelve people with the highest rank and the heaviest power and responsibility in the Ming Dynasty were reduced by nearly half at once, and these positions still had to be filled.

Xie Hong doesn't plan to drastically change the pattern of the court now, such a move stimulates the surname too strong, and it may make the scholars crazy, not to mention, the pattern of the Ming court itself is also quite mature structure, so it is really a bit difficult for Xie Hong Leng Ding to think of a better one.

Not everything in later generations is good, and if it is not localized and conforms to the characteristics of the times, it is likely to lead to the opposite result. Therefore, after the liquidation, what Xie Hong had to do was to install his own people in important positions and try his best to control the situation.

Unlike most political victors, Xie Hong worries not about how to fairly reward meritorious deeds and avoid the breeding of internal discontent, but because there are too many important positions, and he has no one in his hands.

For most politicians, this should be regarded as a happy annoyance, but Xie Hong is really worried, he is not a politician in the first place, and the means he has always used to fight for politics is not a serious means, and he is really a little at a loss for the current situation.

Let's talk about the positions of the two cabinet ministers that have been vacated, Li Dongyang has become the first assistant, and there is no doubt about this. Since he retreated, Xie Hong still had to give the scholars some relief, showing that he was not really a madman, but was liquidating the enemy.

But the remaining two positions are troublesome, strictly speaking, Xie Hong only has three serious scholars in his hands, and the only one who is barely suitable for this position is probably Zeng Jian.

And Tang Bohu actually has no fame, he was dismissed at the beginning, even after the case is overturned, he is just a lifter, if he wants to be a jinshi, he has to take a new scientific examination, and it will be at least three years later. Let a person who is not more than thirty years old, and only a person who has made a name for himself be a cabinet elder, this thing is indeed too mysterious.

Well, I have to say that Tang Bohu doesn't have the time to be a cabinet elder, and now that Tang Dacai has been pointed out by Xie Hong, he has no skills, where is there still time to intrigue in the cabinet? What's more, this kind of work is not his specialty, and it is strange that he can win against an old fox like Li Dongyang.

Putting aside the consideration of loyalty, Yan Song has the potential to be an elder, but the potential is just a potential after all, and whether it can be transformed into actual ability remains to be discussed, after all, Yan Song is only in his twenties now, even younger than Tang Bohu, and the problems he faces are the same as Tang Bohu.

Zeng Jian has both qualifications and ability, and although the appointment of the Ministry of Industry as a cabinet minister is very criticized, with Xie Hong's current power, it will not cause any trouble.

What made Xie Hong hesitate was the old man's body, in fact, if it wasn't for Xie Hong's appearance to reinvigorate the old man, he should have been recuperating for the past year, and the loss of his son in old age and years of stumbling have exhausted most of the old man's energy.

Recommended by Xie Hong to enter the cabinet, this act itself is to announce a complete break with the scholars, and while the scenery is infinite, the oncoming wind and rain can also be imagined. Although Zeng Jian himself expressed his willingness to take on it, but let the old man bear this burden, Xie Hong really couldn't bear it.

didn't have it in his own hands, Xie Hong had no choice but to set his sights on other people, the few people who originally took refuge in Liu Jin were good, such as Jiao Fang, the right attendant of the ministry, was a very suitable candidate.

Although he took refuge in Liu Jin at the beginning, in the eyes of others, this kind of behavior is similar to taking refuge in Xie Hong, Liu Jin only nodded in front of Xie Hong, what is there to bluff for him, the little brother of his little brother?

Jiao Fang also knew each other, at the beginning he still passed the word through Liu Jin, but later, he simply ran to the Ordnance Division and waited, expressing the meaning of taking refuge vividly, obviously ignoring the public opinion among the scholars.

Such a person is also relieved to use, although it is not completely without hidden dangers, but as long as Xie Hong can maintain his strength, there is no risk that anything will happen.

Therefore, Jiao Fang, a university scholar, has also been largely finalized, but this matter has not been told to the parties concerned, Xie Hong thinks that it is better to dry him for a few more days, which can be regarded as a small beating.

Don't look at the mountain sound that Liu Jin called at the beginning, but in fact, there are only a few unsuccessful people who have taken refuge in him, Jiao Fang's official position is the largest, and in addition, Liu Yu and Cao Yuan are more weighty.

Liu Yu is a Jinshi in Chenghua for eight years, he was originally a member of Liu Jian's faction, and his promotion to the imperial history of the right capital was due to Liu Jian's recommendation, but he was not the core figure of this faction.

There are many reasons why he is unhappy, but the most important is the contradiction between him and Liu Daxia, when he was said to be the governor of Xuanda, it was because of Liu Daxia's report in front of Xiaozong that he was devalued, and then he has not been used, and can only be mixed in the Metropolitan Procuratorate.

Therefore, he and Xie Hong were closer emotionally, and Xie Hong directly pushed his enemy to a situation where he could never recover, which made him very grateful. Of course, most people who are involved in officialdom will not rely solely on personal feelings to make judgments, and Liu Yu will think and say this way, which is just a means to get closer to each other.

This person, Xie Hong also plans to use it, but it is a little difficult to push him directly to the position of the cabinet minister, not to mention, Xie Hong still needs someone to control the six departments.

As for Cao Yuan, this person is a jinshi in the eleventh year of Chenghua, and he was also born in the Ministry of Industry, and is currently serving as the right attendant, but his prestige and qualifications are even below Liu Yu.

According to Zeng Jian, this person's ability is not outstanding, and it is impossible to let him enter the cabinet, even if he enters the cabinet, he will not be able to win against Li Dongyang, let alone stabilize the situation. Xie Hong felt that instead of reluctantly letting him enter the cabinet to cheer for Jiao Fang, it was better to let him be a scholar and be his own echo worm, Jiao Fang's voice was also very loud, and it was enough to be powerful without help.

In addition to these three people, the only one worthy of attention in Liu Jin's faction is Zhang Cai. This person is about the same age as Tang Bohu, and his name is also very high, and he was promoted to Jinshi as early as the third year of Hongzhi, and many people in the court respected him, including even figures like Ma Wensheng, the secretary of the ministry.

The reason why he took refuge in Liu Jin was more traditional, because he was a fellow villager, and then he was introduced by Jiao Fang, so he took refuge in Liu Jin. According to Xie Hong's information, Zhang Cai's admiration by everyone is not for nothing, but because he does have real talent and learning, so Xie Hong naturally included this person in his field of vision.

Although the loyalty of these people is difficult to guarantee, as long as they officially take refuge in Shilin, then they will not be allowed to be in Shilin. The Jiangnan scholars who were focused on by Xie Hong were all aggressively attacking Li Dongyang and others, not to mention these people who officially took refuge in Xie Hong? These people are completely annihilating the party in the traditional sense.

And Li Dongyang's guess is not wrong, Xie Hong's long-term plan is to let the new-style talents cultivated by the academy gradually enter the court and slowly expel the Confucian forces.

Xie Hong has no prejudice against Confucianism, in the Spring and Autumn Period, when a hundred schools of thought contended, Confucianism was just one of them, this doctrine is not suitable for governing the country, but it is suitable for personal self-cultivation and Qi family, if it is not for Dong Zhongshu and other careerists to fool Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty to raise it, in fact, Confucianism will not cause much harm to China, but it may be beneficial.

However, after Dong Zhongshu, the bureaucracy gradually realized the beauty of Confucianism and promoted it as the way to govern the country and level the world.

The best thing about it is that many of the Confucian theories are vague and can be justified from various angles, which greatly facilitates the administration of those in power, and as long as they want to, the policies are right.

Just as the more complete the legal system of the country in later generations, the more detailed the legal provisions will be; The more unsound the country, the more ambiguous the law becomes. Overly detailed rules are more beneficial to the common man, while vague rules are more beneficial to those in power, and Confucian scholarship meets the latter's requirements.

This is the case with the Da Ming Law, which was formulated according to Confucian philosophy, and a considerable number of criminal laws in it were determined according to the mood of the judges, and if ten officials decided the same case, it was likely that there would be ten outcomes, and each of them could be reasonable.

This not only facilitated the dereliction of duty of officials, but also worked very well in court disputes, and Xie Hong also knew very well about the harm of such a concept of governance, so after playing a trick of returning the favor to the other and framing him, he was even more determined to expel the Confucian forces from the court.

Now that this goal has been set, it is enough to stabilize the situation until the time is ripe, and the people who are now appointed are only transitional roles, and there is no need for much loyalty, and the movements of the courtiers must also be taken into account.

(To be continued)