Since Empress Dowager Zhang gave a banquet to the cabinet ministers in the Wenhua Palace.

Zhu Si was "honest" down, and then almost didn't fight with the cabinet about anything, and Zhu Si also listened to the opinions of the cabinet and the ministers of the six ministries more in court affairs, and there was less time to speak in the court, and basically he would not argue with the ministers on court affairs.

The peace of mind seems to make the minister feel "relaxed" like never before, but some people can still feel the inexplicable "pressure".

On this day, Yang Tinghe and Jiang Mian left the cabinet early, and when they left the palace, they saw several brocade guards passing by.

Jiang Mian said, "Does Jiefu have time? There is a feast in the house today, so it is better to ......."

"Hmm."

Yang Tinghe also felt that it was too early to go home, so it was convenient for Jiang Mian to go to Jiang's mansion together.

Jiang Mian's mansion, next to the former Shoufu Li Dongyang's mansion, is the gathering place of the official eunuchs on the west side of the Daming Gate, and the residences of many ministers are here.

But the capital is not a small place in the end, even if it is out of the same square, it is separated by a few streets from each other, and it is usually impossible to see each other at all.

There was a banquet in Jiang Mian's mansion, but Jiang Mian's nephew, that is, Jiang Dong, the son of Jiang Mian's brother Jiang Yu, gathered people to visit Jiang Mian in Beijing, and Jiang Mian set up a banquet at home to invite relatives and friends.

Yang Tinghe came as the first assistant, but he just showed his face before the banquet, even if it was a great courtesy to the juniors.

Arrived at the inner hall.

Jiang Mian sat down with Yang Tinghe to discuss the affairs of the DPRK and China, and many things that could not be said in the cabinet were not so evasive in private.

Jiang Mian came up to express his desire to leave the court as soon as possible.

「…… Over the years, I have worked hard for the court, and I am really tired, and many times I am unable to do it, and in the past two years, I have been riddled with diseases, and I have to lie on the couch from time to time...... It's not that I don't want to serve the country, it's just that I can't do it."

Jiang Mian was actually tired of court disputes.

The new emperor ascended the throne, the Ming Dynasty seemed to have settled down, Jiang Mian felt that he didn't need to stay in the court to be idle, and even Prince Liang had retired, why did he stay?

Yang Tinghe said, "You can't do it, will others be fine? Stay in the DPRK for a few more years, and when a stable transition is achieved, there will be no one to force it again."

I don't tell you any big truths, Yang Tinghe's words are almost an order, if you want to retire, you will survive these two years first.

"Jiefu, in fact, our majesty, at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, had a pragmatic style, or wanted to make great achievements in a few years, even if he was suspected of being in a hurry, but it did not violate my Confucian style of benevolence, in fact, it is up to you to persuade and guide Your Majesty, I think it is enough, there is really no need to ......."

Jiang Mian has a very high evaluation of Zhu Si.

I'm not afraid of not knowing the goods, I'm afraid of comparing the goods, this little emperor who has passed by is much stronger than the previous Wuzong, and the two are not at the same level at all.

Even if it is compared to Emperor Xiaozong, today's saint is not far behind. Although filial piety is benevolent, it is actually incompetent, and all his life is to rule by inaction.

After Zhu Si ascended the throne, he pursued to make a difference, so he had disagreements with Yang Tinghe everywhere.

Yang Tinghe stretched out his hand to interrupt Jiang Mian's words, and his tone was slightly tough: "As an emperor, you should keep your ancestral business in mind, no matter how much you do is not as important as keeping your duty...... If you can't even do the mean, how can you talk about forgiveness? In the past year, has there been less place for the court to be tossed by him?"

Yang Tinghe couldn't listen to other people's persuasion at all.

This is also the main reason why Prince Liang left the dynasty at the beginning, since the little emperor ascended the throne, Yang Tinghe has become the de facto prime minister of the Ming Dynasty with his merits, no longer just a vase-like cabinet chief, the central government can really grasp the affairs of the central government, the party of the Chinese officials in the DPRK, not a private business, but has formed a huge force that can compete with the emperor.

Since ancient times, it is not uncommon for powerful ministers to disrupt the country, and it cannot be said that if you Yang Tinghe has the merit of supporting the country, you can lie on the merit book and command the emperor, and even the emperor can ignore it.

Liang Chu, as a cabinet boss who temporarily acted as the first assistant when Yang Tinghe was in the system, could almost sit on an equal footing with Yang Tinghe many times, knowing that there were no laws to persuade Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu could only choose to leave gloomily.

At that time, Yang Tinghe didn't say anything to save him, which shows how deep the gap between the two is.

Jiang Mian said: "Recently, I heard that Your Majesty asks more about the edict and prison, and has the intention of pardoning the officials who were blamed and implicated in the previous dynasty, I don't know what you think?"

It's another "grapevine".

Jiang Mian couldn't say these words in front of people, and he couldn't even tell Yang Tinghe where he heard the news.

Yang Tinghe shook his head: "I'm afraid that today I want to return to the court from the old ministers of the previous dynasty and use the military aircraft to harass the people...... Since ancient times, kings have not been restrained, which will only accelerate the corruption of the dynasty. Do not be delighted by his forgiveness."

According to Yang Tinghe's meaning, Zhu Hao's actions are all aimed at the civil official group, wanting to monopolize power and completely suppress the civil ministers.

Jiang Mian heard it.

Now Yang Tinghe has lost patience with Zhu Si, but whenever Zhu Si acts, Yang Tinghe will take out hostile thoughts to figure it out in detail.

For example, if Zhu Si wants to pardon a group of ministers who were implicated in the Zhengde period or last year, such as Wang Qiong and others, Yang Tinghe will think that Zhu Si wants to use Wang Qiong to restrict civil officials.

Yang Tinghe confidently classified Wang Qiong in the category of opposing the party, and never thought that Wang Qiong had also made great contributions to the imperial court.

Is Wang Qiong an upright minister?

Not counts!

Wang Qiong has a lot of stains, but most of the time it is because of the corruption of the court during the Zhengde period, and the ministers were in power, and in order to maintain the stability of the court, those loyal ministers had to put down their bodies and adopt the strategy of "saving the country by curves", and skillfully maneuvered with the faint monarch and the near her.

At that time, the Ministry of War was the bridgehead model for Emperor Zhengde to control the court, what can you do if you let a military department Shangshu? Later, Wang Qiong became the secretary of the ministry, and the assessment, appointment and dismissal of officials were not all under the control of Zhu Houzhao and the ministers around him?

In the matter of protecting Yang Tinghe, Liang Chu, Jiang Mian and other cabinet scholars, Wang Qiong made great efforts, and also recommended Wang Shouren and other capable ministers to quell the rebellion of King Ning, and the great victory in Yingzhou in the northwest also had Wang Qiong's credit......

But Yang Tinghe doesn't remember Wang Qiong's goodness, he just wants to kill him with a shot, and he is more afraid that Wang Qiong will come back and form a force that can confront him.

On corruption and perversion of the law, Yang Tinghe's younger brother Yang Tingyi is even worse, but it's not good yet?

Jiang Mian found it more and more difficult to talk to Yang Tinghe.

In the past, he could discuss some court affairs and exchange opinions as a friend, but now Yang Tinghe's attitude is becoming more and more tough, and when the two talk about him, he has a sense of reporting to his superiors.

Before, Jiang Mian thought that Yang Tinghe had to keep his face tight and maintain his prestige in public occasions such as the cabinet, but now he understands that Yang Tinghe's personality has changed, and even in this kind of private occasion, there will be no accommodation in the slightest.

"But recently, Your Majesty has rarely directly interrogated about court affairs, and if this goes on for a long time, are you afraid that Your Majesty will lose his enthusiasm for court affairs? The Holy Monarch that we have painstakingly cultivated, I am afraid that before it has taken shape, it will begin to run wild in the government......

Jiang Mian still tried his best to persuade him.

You Yang Tinghe is so strong, you are hitting the self-confidence of the little emperor, don't think that everyone is as pampered as you, people are enthusiastic to do something practical, they are in a hurry, but they can't be killed with a stick, right?

Just became an emperor, has the ability, can still do things, and repeatedly suppresses, what is the result? The result is that the little emperor no longer takes the affairs of the court seriously!

This is what you Yang Tinghe wants to achieve?

"If the emperor has no intention of going to the court because of a little setback, how can he talk about the Holy Lord? Since ancient times, which of the Holy Ming monarchs has not walked step by step on thin ice? Born in sorrow and died in peace, if the emperor does not even have the slightest heart of sorrow, still expect him to achieve great things? Besides, now that the four seas are peaceful, he only needs to keep it, so don't you really expect him to expand his territory, how much can he do?"

Yang Ting and Zhen Zhen have words.

Jiang Mian shook his head and smiled bitterly.

I can't talk about it at all.

"Gift-......"

Since it is meaningless to persuade Yang Tinghe, let's talk about the matter of the Great Rites Discussion, at least on this point, the two have the same opinion.

Recently, Zhu Si did not deliberately strive for the big gift, and Jiang Mian could only avoid the important and talk to Yang Ting casually.

……

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Yang Tinghe's change was facilitated by Zhu Hao step by step.

After Yang Tinghe and Zhu Houxi ascended the throne in history, although there were many disagreements between the monarchs and ministers, at least they still maintained great respect for the new emperor, and gradually delegated power, so that Emperor Jiajing became a king with real power step by step, and gave up the position of the first assistant in three years.

Jiajing's transformation came twenty years after his accession to the throne.

The corruption of the dynasty in the middle and late stages of Jiajing's reign was because Zhu Si was not a diligent person, and he also had an inexplicable stubbornness, the pursuit of longevity, and a suspicious personality......

Zhu Hao gave Zhu Si advice, it seemed that he was helping Zhu Si, but in fact, it was to make Zhu Si eager to seize power, to offend Yang Tinghe, and force Yang Tinghe to stop it, then the contradiction between the monarch and the minister would naturally form, and Zhu Si could only rely on Zhu Hao to fight against it......

Zhu Hao knows one thing, if Zhu Si trusts Yang Tinghe more, then he Zhu Hao is nothing, and even the person who betrayed him may be the people around him, or even Zhu Si himself.

But now the situation is ......

It is impossible for Zhu Si to make peace with Yang Tinghe, and Zhu Si was deflated in terms of the Great Rites Discussion, which made him secretly compete in his heart, so that Zhu Hao's value by Zhu Si's side became more and more prominent.

If you want to fight, there are no capable people around the emperor, and almost all the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty are on Yang Tinghe's side, who can you count on?

「…… The second batch of 40,000 taels of silver has been allocated to Jianghuai and other places to purchase money and grain, as well as the iron tools mentioned by the little master, etc., which will be sent to Xishan in the spring and summer...... It is a shame to say that Yongping Mansion has never had any big iron mines, and I have also consulted experts in mining and said that it is very difficult to explore the mine. I'm afraid I'll have to go there myself......

Su Xigui went to Shandong in March and just came back.

The previous purchase of the mine was stopped by Yang Tinghe, but Su Xigui's enthusiasm for investing in the coal mine did not decrease in the slightest, and Zhu Hao also sold the output to Su Xigui, and sold it with Su Xigui's business network all over the world.

At present, the two are still the best business partners.

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