Chapter 655: Do things according to the rules

Looking at the gloating expressions of several others, Jiang Fengyuan couldn't stay any longer and brushed his sleeves away. When he returned to his office, he planned to go to the emperor to give Chen Xie some eye medicine, but he thought about it. Since entering the cabinet, he has done this a lot of times, but it has no effect, the emperor just smiled and didn't listen to it at all.

Jiang Fengyuan regarded himself as the emperor's spokesman in the cabinet, so he wanted to mention that the emperor was competing for the right to speak. It seems that he has done a good job, and one of the most recent major events is the imperial examination, and his attitude on this issue has always been very positive. Now there is a problem, that is, the problem of the chief examiner, under normal circumstances, it is the Ministry of Rites Shangshu to do this errand, and now there are two people with the title of the Ministry of Rites, one is Hong Chengchou, this is the actual Shangshu, who took Wei Zao Durban, is faintly already a second assistant. The other is Jiang Fengyuan, who also holds the title of Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, a scholar of Dongge University.

The fact that these two are competing for this main exam is actually an open secret. Jiang Fengyuan attacked everywhere to create momentum for himself, and at the same time, in front of the emperor, he turned around and asked for the position of the main exam. Saying that someone has not entered Hanlin or something like that is not enough to take on this great responsibility, as if the qualifications of this Hanlin are some kind of treasure. If you want to say that in the cabinet, there are only three people from Hanlin now, Zhou Yanru, Yang Tinglin, and Jiang Fengyuan, according to the previous rules, non-Hanlin cannot enter the cabinet, and the current rules, Hanlin is not so popular, which is basically the usefulness of the emperor's secretary team. But judging from Jiang Fengyuan's treatment, there are still one or two cabinet ministers, that is, there are still advantages and quite attractive, but they are not as powerful as before.

Zhu Cihong was influenced by Chen Xie and preferred practical learning rather than these Hanlins. Privately thought. What the East Palace team taught was useful to the king, but it was not good for the country. This is the concept instilled in him by Chen Xie, a king, as long as he gets the hearts of the vast majority of people in the world, this throne will be as stable as Mount Tai. There's no need to deliberately strike a balance.

After the abolition of the celebrant system, Zhu Cihong became another "holy monarch" in the eyes of the ministers of the world, and it was when his reputation was like the rising sun. Because of Chen Xie's construction, he got benefits, and his heart was naturally towards Chen Xie.

No, after Zhu Cihong reviewed some of the recitals sent by the cabinet to him for printing, the normal situation was to take a break and read the book for a while. Today, I wanted to get the chief examiner and the test questions of the imperial examination, but I didn't wait for him to go to the cabinet. The eunuch told him how the cabinet was doing today. In the cabinet, there are some miscellaneous little eunuchs, that is, the eyes and ears of the emperor. Under normal circumstances, Zhu Cihong can quickly know what is happening in the cabinet, this is a necessary means for the emperor, and everyone knows it. It's just not piercing.

Hearing this, Zhu Cihong broke off the idea of going to the cabinet. The reason is that Jiang Fengyuan is too verbose, and he doesn't want to listen to it. Zhu Cihong doesn't like him, but he is the emperor, the one who ranks first, so he has to give him face. Heaven and Earth Monarch Teacher, this can't be messed up. As long as he doesn't make big mistakes. This cabinet minister can die, and there will be him in the next term, which is also an unspoken rule.

"Go, Chen Xiang, please come." Zhu Cihong changed his mind and sent someone to invite Chen Xie. The old class of eunuchs left by Zhu Youzhen. Now that he has entered the capital and sent home to care for the elderly, Wang Chengen took the initiative to ask Zhu Youzhen to guard the mausoleum, and Cao Huachun and Wu Zhi went home to care for the elderly. Now these people around me are all old people from the East Palace. Eunuchs, naturally, are very good at watching the wind and steering, and the eunuchs around Zhu Cihong are the same. Speaking of which, there is not a single eunuch in the entire palace who does not hate Chen Xie. This instigated the emperor and abolished the right of the celebrant to approve the red, which really cost the eunuchs their lives.

What is the Imperial Council, how can it be compared to the power of wearing red? The eunuchs of Bingbi are not one or two, but a group of people. Now the content of the class in the inner study has also changed.,Teach some literacy.,Arithmetic.、Physics and the like.,These things have a fart.。 In the past, the eunuchs in the inner study were studying, and they were going to the cultivation of the inner minister.

"Long live the lord, why don't you invite Jiang Xiang?" This eunuch's name is Wang Zhao, Zhu Cihong's cronie eunuch when he was in the East Palace, and he was in a good mood when he saw Zhu Cihong, and he had the courage to say a word. I never thought that after Zhu Cihong heard this, he suddenly fell silent, stared at him for a long time, and the frightened Wang Zhao knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying: "The slave has many mouths, long live the lord to spare his life." After speaking, he slapped his mouth vigorously, Zhu Cihong did not speak with a gloomy face, and waited for a while before saying lightly: "Someone." ”

Lao Zhou immediately appeared, this old eunuch is the most trusted person in the palace, and now he is in charge of the original factory guard, that is, the detective force of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Zhu Cihong pointed at Wang Zhao and said: "This slave is good at discussing the government, what crime should he be guilty of?" ”

Lao Zhou didn't look at Wang Zhao kneeling on the ground at all, and replied sternly: "Kill with a cane!" Please also ask Long Live Lord to spare his life for the sake of his love for many years. Zhu Cihong snorted, glared at Lao Zhou fiercely and said, "On the day of ascending the throne, I will sue you, eunuchs are not allowed to interfere in politics." Even the Investigation Department of the Independent Commission Against Corruption can only check evidence, and the arrest of people must be approved by the Guò Yushitai. Everything must be in accordance with the system, the system that the first emperor worked hard to establish, I worked hard to maintain and improve, you all know in your hearts. This dog slave was sent to Wang Chengen and asked him to discipline him well. ”

In the final analysis, Zhu Cihong still relented and didn't kill the thing. For the royal family, the eunuch is a dog, his life is not his own, and crushing him to death is a matter of one sentence.

When Chen Xie entered the palace, he found that the eunuch who led the way had a wrong face, and he was secretly vigilant in his heart, and when he entered the imperial study, he saw Zhu Cihong's face was not good, and he stepped forward to salute and said, "Your Majesty, why are you depressed?" When Zhu Cihong saw him coming, he immediately said, and when he was finished, he said: "Abolish the red of the celebrant and the celebrant guard, these servants are all resentful in their hearts." ”

Chen Xie couldn't persuade him, so he could only smile and say: "Your Majesty, this is a family affair of the Son of Heaven, and it is not good for ministers to speak in vain." ”

Zhu Cihong waved his hand and said, "Brother-in-law, you are your own family, so you don't pay so much attention to it." I should follow my father's example, be strict with myself, and maintain a simple style. In the future, there will not be so many people in this harem to serve, and those who should be sent will have to be sent. ”

Zhu Cihong demanded himself everywhere to inherit the legacy of the first emperor, Chen Xie felt that it was right, but it couldn't be too much. He said with a smile: "Your Majesty, at this time and that time, when the emperor was the first, the country's finances were difficult, and he had to set an example for the world. Moreover, not much of the money spent by His Majesty now comes from the household department. There is no need to embarrass yourself in life, as long as it is not the money from the treasury that is spent, why can't you feel at ease? ”

As soon as Chen Xie said this, Zhu Cihong smiled, which made sense. Today's inner library doesn't have to be able to run mice before. Zhu Cihong presided over the placement of the clan and knew that the royal family had any money-making business, and a fleet was an incredible income every year. The royal grain chain is now also handed over to the clan to take care of, and the profits are handed over every year. With the help of the entire business team, he knows no less than twenty ways to buy and sell and make a living. There are enterprises and farms in the northeast, pastures and caravans in the grasslands, fleets at sea, and even in the northeast, a large area of mountains and forests is occupied, and trees are cut down to sell to shipyards.

"Yes, it seems that the queen wants to buy jewelry, I still promise her." Zhu Cihong laughed self-deprecatingly, and Chen Xie smiled on the side: "Your Majesty, the queen mother is in the world, and there are a lot of places where you need to spend money, so you can't be too tight." You might as well leave some not very important industries to the queen to take care of. ”

As soon as Zhu Cihong heard this, he immediately patted his thigh and said: "It makes sense, just like Sister Kunxing, who is in charge of the business of the three branches of the joint firm Jingshi, Jinan, and Nanjing, it is better to hand over the royal grain store to the queen to take care of it." Chen Xie inadvertently solved a problem for Zhu Cihong, the queen is the daughter of the Zhang family, from an average background, and the prince was married when he was in the East Palace.

After getting married, the Zhang family naturally wants to be crowned with some official titles, and now he is the national ruler, which is even different. The Zhang family is okay, not as jumping as the Zhou family, Queen Zhang was born in a small family, and her life is relatively frugal. Mainly influenced by Queen Zhou, the entire harem is such a big climate. As for Tian Guifei, I will ask for one thing now, don't give my two sons to Nanyang, it's acceptable to go to Liaodong, just don't go to such a far place.

Although thrifty, there are still some women's vanity at work, buy this and buy that, aren't women like this? Zhu Cihong also has a concubine, but her personality is relatively indifferent and she is not very competitive for favor. Empress Zhang's position in the palace is quite stable, so she always mentions material requirements. Zhu Cihong picked the door because he inherited Zhu Youzhen, and he was reluctant to let go.

After some gossip, Zhu Cihong's mood was much better, and he immediately remembered that something serious was coming, and hurriedly said: "Enke is coming, brother-in-law work hard and catch the matter." Chen Xie immediately shook his head when he heard this: "Don't look for ministers for this matter, this is a matter for the Ministry of Rites, and Your Majesty will not be a minister to pull hatred." Zhu Cihong was stunned, pull hatred? What does it mean?

But he was smart, and after roughly understanding, he smiled, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Then forget it, brother-in-law, you say, is it Jiang Aiqing who is suitable?" Or is Hong Aiqing suitable? Chen Xie replied as a matter of course: "Isn't this understood?" Now it is Lord Jiang who assists Lord Hong and is in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Rites. Your Majesty, the imperial court has an established system, why bother with this matter? Do things according to the rules, what's not to understand about this? ”

Referring to this, Zhu Cihong nodded and said, "Yes, system, system, I forgot about this." There must be a system for everything, brother-in-law, your railway, the system doesn't seem to be complete, right? Otherwise, how could Hao Jin not be able to handle it? ”

Looking at his teasing face, Chen Xie couldn't help but secretly slander in his heart, this thing also knows to look at my jokes.

"Your Majesty, there must be a system, when the railway began to survey, let the Tianjin prefect publicize it, requiring all villages to convey that the demolition and compensation along the way must also be fair. I don't know how this Hao Jin is doing, there is a ready-made system, but he can't handle this matter. As soon as Chen Xie said this, Zhu Cihong's expression immediately changed, and he said angrily: "There is still this matter? Check him! See if there is any malfeasance and corruption. ”

Chen Xie said with a smile: "Hao Jin is still good, what he did in Tianjin is okay, it is estimated that this matter is entrusted to non-people, and the minister will go and take a look." (To be continued......)