The situation of the weak lord and the strong ministers has begun to emerge after the Yongle year, and it has entered the peak in the Chenghua year, and the ministers are not in the court, which really makes the new Ming Emperor Zhu Youjiao panicked.

Urgently summoned Liu Jian, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, Qiu Jun, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Zhang Ru, the governor of the Nine Sides, Xu Pu, a cabinet scholar, and Liu Ji, a cabinet scholar, to enter the imperial study to discuss.

"Ladies and gentlemen, who can tell me what I should do." Zhu Youzhang's tone was deep.

Among them were his teachers, some of his brothers and friends, and some of his courtiers.

It can be said that these people are the few people in the court who can be trusted by him now, aside from Liu Ji, Liu Jian is the lecturer of the East Palace, his teacher, Qiu Rui is the official of the Ministry of Shangshu he promoted, Zhang Ru has a close relationship with him like a brother, and Xu Pu is the cabinet elder who was substituted after Wan An was deposed.

As the only cabinet scholar who has little to do with the East Palace and only stays in office by virtue of being a person, Liu Ji needs a chance to regain his holy grace. So when everyone else was frowning and thinking about countermeasures, this old politician, who had already begun to calculate as soon as he heard about the boycott of the dynasty, immediately stood up and said: "Your Majesty, the boycott of the court by hundreds of officials is nothing more than the consequence of Your Majesty's incessant advice from the ministers last time. In addition, Jin Yiwei has done a lot of things during this time, which has also made many officials rebellious, which is why this situation will occur. His Majesty only needs to issue an order to appease, and I believe that those who are sensible among the courtiers will soon be guilty of the guilt. ”

Liu Jian said unceremoniously: "The elder of the cabinet is wrong, Your Majesty ascended the throne, and many officials in the court and the central government wantonly attacked, Your Majesty is benevolent and will not be held accountable, they are not ashamed but proud." If Your Majesty decrees to appease again, how can the royal majesty remain! ”

Literati huddle, no matter what, Liu Jian is a member of the civil official group, but this time, he did not stand on the side of the civilian official group.

Fortunately, few of the people present were long-tongued women who liked big mouths, otherwise if it really had to be spread, he, the servant of the Ministry of Rites, might not have a big deal, but his sons and nephews would be the fish in the pond that were affected.

Qiu Jun groaned: "Lord Liu's words are wrong, and what Liu Ge Lao said is not unreasonable. It's just that this appeasement must be measured, and it can't be blindly appeased. We are all literati, and others don't know what those people are, but you and I know best. If Your Majesty is too weak, I am afraid that they will kick their noses in the face. If it is too harsh, it will inevitably be separated from the ministers of the DPRK and China. ”

Zhu Youzhu said lightly: "Then how to grasp this proportion?" ”

Xu Pu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Does Your Majesty want to become a Ming monarch, or do you want to keep the court unchanged like the first emperor?" ”

The old minister who was pulled up by his father to assist him suddenly asked, Zhu Youzhu was a little stunned, and asked after a while: "How about becoming a Ming Jun?" What about staying the same? ”

Xu Pu did not shy away from saying: "The ministers are dead, and the country left by the first emperor to His Majesty is a country full of holes." If Your Majesty wants to become a Ming monarch, you must be clear about everything in the court, what should be killed, what should be caught, and what should be caught. If His Majesty wants to maintain the same situation, the old minister is already old and decrepit, so he can only ask for Zhishi. ”

Zhu Youzhu stood up and said, "I, naturally, I want to be a Ming Jun." ”

Xu Pu glanced at Zhu Youzhu deeply, and then slowly knelt on the ground: "The old minister is willing to be a pawn for His Majesty, and he will not hesitate to do so." ”

Zhu Youzhu took two quick steps to help Xu Pu up, his bright eyes swept around everyone, and then looked at Zhang Ru and asked, "Wenxuan has a clever plan?" ”

From childhood to adulthood, many ghost ideas were come up with Zhang Ru, if it weren't for a Zhang Ru who was not afraid of death and was very smart, he wouldn't be alive now.

So subconsciously, Zhu Youzhu thought of Zhang Ru.

The people who came to the meeting this time were all civil officials, except for Zhang Ru, who was a military general who had read books.

But such a military general can be on an equal footing with a group of fifty-year-old guys, which has to be said to be Emperor Zhu Youjiao's trust in him.

Zhang Ru didn't even raise his eyelids: "The minister agrees with Xu Ge Lao's statement, everything must be done with grace and power, some officials are just afraid, some officials are dissatisfied, and some officials are completely coerced by the so-called literati righteousness." Proportions must be controlled, and those who do this will offend people, and there are not a few. If Your Majesty does not dislike it, the minister, is willing to be a lonely minister of the Ming Dynasty for Your Majesty. ”

Lonely ministers? What is Solitary Minister?

Lonely minister is the emperor trusts you, when no one in the Manchu Dynasty dares to touch you, once you make a mistake, the emperor does not trust you, and none of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military will help you.

It has always been very hard to be a lonely minister, some people are brave enough to survive the rest of their lives, and some people end up in ruin.

Hearing this, Xu Pu couldn't help but glance at Zhang Ru.

Whether in his heart or in his eyes, Zhang Ru has always been a person who survives in the Ming Dynasty Hall by relying on his holy dependents, although he now colludes with Xungui to have a helper in the court, Xu Pu has never seen him as a person.

The reason is very simple, Zhang Ru is too young, and throughout history, he has never seen any young man who can make any waves in a peaceful and prosperous era.

These words made the civil officials who originally had no good impression of Zhang Ru temporarily promoted a little bit of good officials to him, but if it is to say that it has completely changed, it is not a problem that can be solved in a few words.

Zhu Youzhu was very moved to grab Zhang Ru's hand, opened his mouth and just wanted to speak, only after seeing Zhang Ru's fierce eyes did he realize that something was wrong, and put his hand down without embarrassment, he turned to Xu Pu and asked, "If I let go, Elder Ge and Wen Xuan may help me stabilize the dynasty?" ”

"The old minister will never give up!"

"The minister will live up to expectations."

There are two completely different ways of responding to the peace, the former is from the old and respectful pavilion elder Xu Pu, and the latter is from the heroic young general Zhang Ru.

The old and the young looked at each other very tacitly and smiled, and then finalized the preliminary policy with several other people, and after eating a meal rewarded by the emperor, they each left the palace.

As soon as the important ministers of the middle of the chamber left, Liang Fang had already appeared in front of Zhu Youzhu with several mysterious people shrouded in black robes.

As soon as he saw Liang Fang, Zhu Youzhu looked displeased: "Liang Fang, what are you doing here?" Who are they? ”

He has always been unhappy with Liang Fang, if it weren't for the fact that Qin Ji is not very skilled in some aspects now, he wouldn't bother to pay attention to a minister like Liang Fang.

Liang Fang, who was quite self-aware, also knew the new emperor's attitude towards him, and said very respectfully: "Your Majesty, these are the Nine Guards of Tianmen left by the first emperor to His Majesty. ”

Zhu Youzhang's face softened slightly, and he said, "Take off your mask." ”

Xu Hai obediently took off his mask for the three old guys at the head, and then knelt down on his knees and saluted: "Minister, Xu Hai, Chu Hong, and Hu Tou see Your Majesty." ”

"Hurry up, please." Zhu Youjiao, who thought that several people were strong men at first, immediately put away his arrogant attitude after seeing the faces of the three people.

You must know that they are characters who have never even come back after the death of their father, and they can be relied on by their father as the nine guards of Tianmen, and they are worthy of his courtesy corporal.

After helping a few people up, someone moved seats for the three of them, and Zhu Youzhu said: "A few people have worked hard." ”

Xu Hai looked indifferent: "The minister's life was given by the first emperor, and it is not hard to do things for the royal family." ”

To be honest, Xu Hai didn't have much feelings about this new emperor, after all, he was just a guard by Zhu Jianshen's side, and he had never had any dealings with Zhu Youzhang.

Zhu Youzhu was unimpressed by his attitude: "What are your plans in the future?" ”

Xu Hai bowed and said, "Obey Your Majesty's arrangement." ”

Zhu Youzhu said again: "That's it! You're getting older, so stay with me! There should still be people in the Nine Guards of Tianmen, I haven't seen these people, when will they come to see me? ”

The power left by his father, he wants to hold in his hands.

Xu Hai faintly: "Your Majesty doesn't need to worry, since Your Majesty has made arrangements, there are three of us old guys in the capital, as long as there is one of our old guys, Your Majesty should not worry." The first emperor made arrangements for them, and in a short time, they would not reveal their identities. ”

"Even I can't know?" Zhu Youzhu said strangely.

He didn't know what his father was doing behind his back, but the mysterious feeling was bad, and he didn't like the feeling of being out of his control.

After becoming the emperor, I have to say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who has always been benevolent, has undergone subtle changes in some aspects, and this change is something he himself has not felt.

Xu Hai said with a smile: "The minister doesn't know what arrangements the first emperor made, those little dolls obey the first emperor's words, but it doesn't mean that they will obey us." ”

Zhu Youzhu said with disappointment: "That's it, since it was arranged by my father, I just asked, the three of them will lead the forbidden army first!" ”

This was supposed to be a good benefit, but Xu Hai rejected it bluntly: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, the minister can't agree." ”

Zhu Youzhu asked, "Why?" ”

Xu Hai replied: "The first emperor said that the ministers are ground rats and cannot see the light. The ministers can protect His Majesty in secret, and they can train a team to come out, but they can't show their heads. ”

They are all old men, although they disobey their own intentions, Zhu Youzhu is not easy to refuse, so he has to reluctantly nod.

After asking Qin Ji to arrange for a few old men to stay, he immediately asked Zhang Ru, who had just returned to Beizhen Fusi, to come back. As soon as they met, Zhu Youjiao, who was defenseless against Zhang Ru, said: "My father left me the Nine Guards of Tianmen to find time for you to meet." ”

Zhang Ru smiled: "The minister already knows about this? ”

Zhu Youjiao's eyes widened: "What? You already knew? Why didn't you tell me? ”

Zhang Ru said: "Knowing that they would come to see Your Majesty, the minister didn't say anything. Besides, on that occasion, it is not suitable to talk about the nine guards of Tianmen. ”

He was talking about talking about things in the imperial study in the morning, and Zhu Youzhu immediately understood.

After chatting a few words, Zhu Youzhu tried several times and didn't ask Zhang Ru how he wanted to deal with the ministers of the DPRK and China, and finally had to give up. When it came to the meal, Zhu Youzhu left him to eat, but Zhang Ru pushed him off.

At home, there is a woman waiting for her, this woman has no name, no status, she is just a woman who is willing to follow her, and moreover, she is her beloved woman.