Chapter 403: The Cabinet Falls
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After a while, Zhu Chenhao's figure appeared in the back garden, Zhu Chenhao first smiled and stepped on the snow to talk a few words to the ladies and then turned around and bowed to the pavilion, first saluted Zhu Jinjun, Zhu Jinjun glanced at him, and said lightly: "Come, sit down and talk." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
"Yes, Father." Zhu Chenhao maintained a high-spirited smile, sat down under Zhu Jinjun, and said with a smile: "It's cold, but my father has been sitting here for a long time, and my body is afraid that I can't bear it." ”
Zhu Jinjun showed a slight smile on his face and said, "Let's talk about Jingshi, have you arranged everything over there?" ”
Zhu Chenhao said: "My father's orders, my sons have already complied with them, but ......" His face showed a little dislike, and he didn't want to be with Liu Chengfeng.
Zhu Jinjun smiled faintly: "That folk song has already been spread by people, right?" ”
Zhu Chenhao said: "Father, my son really doesn't understand, my father wants to marry his sister to the one surnamed Liu, but why do you want to make rumors about him?" Besides, isn't it enough for this surnamed Liu to offend us? Even if he has great ability, we don't have to ......."
Zhu Jinjun waved his hand to stop him from continuing, and said, "Father's goal is not Liu Chengfeng, but the entire court. ”
"The ...... of the imperial court" Zhu Chenhao was stunned for a moment and said, "Father......"
Zhu Jinjun smiled faintly: "Releasing this rumor is to embarrass the palace, the more embarrassed the emperor is, the more he will definitely ask people, my father asks you, if you are the emperor, who will you ask?" ”
Zhu Chenhao said: "What my father said is not wrong, even if Liu Chengfeng agrees to this family business, the palace will not be willing, if I am the emperor, I will naturally not be willing." But then again, after all, it is the news that our Ning Wangfu has leaked out, and the emperor has to take care of us to save a little face, so if I am the emperor, I will block the news first, try to let as few people know about this matter as possible, and I have to appease us well, and make a hypocrisy. This matter is difficult to say, easy to say, the closest person to the emperor is not Empress Zhang, but Empress Zhang may not be able to come up with any way, and the emperor relies on the most is Liu Jian, a cabinet scholar, presumably this matter will be like Liu Jian asked. ”
Zhu Jinjun nodded his head and said with relief: "What you said is not wrong, but it is not that you will necessarily ask Liu Jian like you, but you will definitely ask Liu Jian." However, Liu Jian is not Xie Qian, although this person is decisive in state affairs, but when it comes to the affairs of the vassal king, he becomes cautious. Therefore, if this king is not wrong in his prediction, he will definitely be vague and unwilling to express his position lightly. ”
Zhu Jinjun took a sip of hot wine, and then continued: "The problem is here, if Liu Jian refuses to express his position, the emperor will be dissatisfied in his heart. ”
Zhu Chenhao was stunned and said: "But even if there is a little dissatisfaction, I am only afraid of ......"
Zhu Jinjun smiled faintly and said: "This is just the beginning, the Jingshi knows about this matter, except for a few clans in the Zongling Mansion, only the emperor and Liu Jian and a very small number of people know." But at this time, someone suddenly wrote a book to poke this matter out, and asked Liu Chengfeng to marry Ning Wangfu? ”
"This ...... How can it be? Zhu Chenhao was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "If this is the case, then the emperor must suspect that this matter was stabbed out by Liu Jian, a cabinet scholar, poked out such a confidential matter, what is this?" It's simply infidelity, it's just...... Will the emperor really be suspicious? What is the benefit of Liu Jian poking this thing out. ”
Zhu Jinjun said: "That's why my father asked people to spread rumors in Beijing, saying that Liu Chengfeng has anti-aspirations, do you really think that this little rumor can bring down Liu Chengfeng?" You are wrong, to spread rumors about Liu Chengfeng, that is, to create a disagreement between the palace and the cabinet, think about it, Liu Jian heard the rumor, with his surname, he will definitely ask His Majesty to recall Liu Chengfeng, but the emperor is the king, but the king knows that he cherishes his feathers the most, and will never recall Liu Chengfeng back to Beijing at this juncture, so that the rift between the cabinet and the palace will appear. If someone came out to poke this thing out, what would the emperor think? Zhu Jinjun smiled coldly and said: "Zhu Youjiao, that kid must have thought that this must be Liu Jianjian who said that he couldn't move the palace, so he made this decision, since Liu Chengfeng can't be called back, then the surname Suo will promote our Ning Wangfu and Liu Chengfeng's in-laws, once they are married, Liu Chengfeng will no longer be trusted by the imperial court, and it is impossible to control Xuanfu." ”
Zhu Chenhao took a deep breath and said, "Father...... This...... This is really a clever plan, this plan is interlocking, it is clear that Liu Chengfeng is going, but in fact, the real purpose is Liu Jian, once the emperor suspects that Liu Jian is secretly making trouble, this Liu Jian will have a hard time, think about it, when the first and auxiliary ministers of the court, in order to oppose the emperor's holy order, he did not hesitate to poke out the secrets of the palace and the clan, which is suspected of disloyalty, once this is the case, the cabinet of the dynasty will definitely fall. ”
Zhu Jinjun brushed his beard and said: "This king's patient, Liu Chengfeng is one, Liu Jian is also one, but speaking of which, the most important thing is this Liu Jian, the rule of Hongzhi depends on the cabinet of the current dynasty, although Liu Jian is not more able to speak than Xie Qian, not more intelligent than Li Dongyang, but this person is decisive, mature and experienced in government affairs, and more importantly, he can unite the cabinet and twist the people of this cabinet into a rope, which is his strength, it is because of him that the world is too peaceful, so that you and my father and son can only miss the opportunity again and again, As long as Liu Jian is eliminated, things will be much easier. ”
Zhu Chenhao was taught by this Zhu Jianjun's words and deeds, and naturally knew the importance of Liu Jian, what Liu Jian is best at is not necessarily how capable he is, but his surname, he is easy-going, which gets along well with his colleagues, with him, this cabinet will be intimate, think about it, if someone else is in charge of this first assistant, whether it is Li Dongyang or Xie Qian, it is very likely to cause contradictions and suspicions between cabinet colleagues, Li Dongyang is resourceful and easy to make people defensive, Xie Qian's surname is upright and most likely to have conflicts with people, It is precisely because of Liu Jian that everyone is safe, but what about once Liu Jian is gone?
If there is a conflict in the cabinet and there is a rift, the emperor has three heads and six arms, but I am afraid that this holy monarch will not be able to do it, and when the time comes, it will only take a little famine, and if the cabinet does not respond in time, it may make the rule of Hongzhi fall apart, so getting rid of Liu Jian is the first and most problematic.
The reason why Liu Jian's position can be as stable as Mount Tai is, on the one hand, that he himself has a high prestige, and on the other hand, because of the trust in the palace, what his father has to do now is to make the emperor suspicious of Liu Jian, and in the name of Liu Chengfeng, he pointed directly at Liu Jian and completely collapsed Liu Jian.
"Father is clever." Zhu Chenhao praised from the bottom of his heart, the most admirable thing about this clever strategy is that it will always make people scratch their heads, just when everyone turns their attention to Liu Chengfeng, they can immediately give Liu Jian a fatal blow.
Zhu Jinjun shook his head: "Gao Ming? What is clever? No matter how clever we are, we are only the life of the vassal king, and the court treats the vassal king like a pig, just begging us to be able to eat and sleep, as long as my father is still this King Ning, there is nothing clever. Let's not talk about this, it's already the tenth day of the first month, and so many days have passed, presumably we in the Beijing Division can do it when we discuss it early in the morning, but I don't know what the situation in the Beijing Division is now. ”
(To be continued)