Wang Jun got an errand that he had wanted to get for a long time, but after he actually got it, it was like sitting on pins and needles - the idea of persuading the emperor to relaunch the Great Rites Discussion.

The reason why he wanted to do a vigorous event was because at the beginning of his tenure as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, his status was far inferior to the late Mao Cheng, the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and Luo Qinshun did not dare to do the errand.

In this case, it is not easy to prove that he does have the strength to be on top.

Now the emperor has given him a good opportunity to show his ability.

If he can successfully persuade the emperor to "turn back to the shore", it will greatly enhance his prestige in the court and the opposition, and other people's criticism of him will also stop.

But crisis and opportunity coexist, success is to get the respect of others, but what if it fails?

Why do you think you have the strength to persuade the emperor?

At present, the little emperor is talking to him first on the issue of the big ceremony, doesn't it just show that in the eyes of the emperor, he, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, is a soft persimmon and is the easiest to attack?

Otherwise, why didn't the emperor talk to Jiang Mian about this matter first?

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Wang Jun took the music that came out of nowhere, and immediately sent someone to Hanyuan to spread the word to meet Jiang Mian.

The two met in the courtyard of Goldfish Alley at noon.

The courtyard was transferred by Yang Tinghe, which is equivalent to a kind of inheritance within the civil official group, and this time Yang Tinghe greeted the ministers of the DPRK and China in advance, and he could come here directly if he had something to do in the future, which gave Jiang Mian an opportunity to lead the civil ministers in an all-round way.

To be a leader, you must first ensure smooth communication.

Jiang Mian looked at the music that Wang Jun brought, his brows were furrowed, and his expression was gloomy: "I didn't think that the two years of calm and calm were just that Your Majesty was secretly accumulating strength and planning ...... This thing was definitely not obtained by His Majesty recently, it should have been prepared for a long time, but it was hidden and not released. ”

Wang Jun asked, "What about ...... Jiang Zhongtang, do you think Your Majesty deliberately chose this time to attack the window period after Yang Ge's old Zhishi? ”

Jiang Mian looked up at Wang Jun, and the disdainful little eyes seemed to say, do you still need to ask?

If Yang Ge Lao and Mao Shangshu are still there, do you think the emperor would dare to raise the matter so blatantly?

The emperor doesn't seem to respect you, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, but in fact, he doesn't take me, the successor of the first assistant, in his eyes, and the situation of the two of us can be called half a catty.

Jiang Mian didn't answer, and asked rhetorically: "Did Your Majesty mention it to you, who proposed this recital?" ”

Wang Jun shook his head sincerely.

He didn't know what he didn't know, he wouldn't say anything in front of people, although Wang Jun felt that this matter was probably related to Zhang Xuan who was summoned to Beijing by the emperor, not necessarily Zhang Xuan himself, or it could be the officials Zhang Xuan made friends with when he was in Nanjing, such as Gui Cao and Fang Xianfu, or it could also be part of the hidden content in the previous Huguang Governor's Xi book.

"Alas!"

Jiang Mian sighed heavily, "Then how are you going to deal with it?" ”

Wang Jun said: "Isn't this because I have no idea why I came to ask you in the middle hall?" In fact, this great gift has been decided for a long time, and it is not something that should be promoted by external forces...... If Your Majesty insists on mentioning it, I am afraid that it will be difficult for Your Majesty to give up with the clear eyes set at the beginning of the first year! ”

Jiang Mian understood the meaning of Wang Jun's words.

Since the emperor brought up the old matter again, he naturally expected that the ministers would oppose it en masse, and the ministers could also expect that the emperor must have a firm attitude.

First of all, regardless of whether the emperor's side retreats or not, if the ministers want the emperor to stop pressing step by step, they have to choose to retreat, otherwise the emperor will be entangled in nonsense, and it will be difficult for the ministers to deal with it...... Who made the emperor the one who really ruled the world, and the ministers were just wage earners, serving the emperor?

Wang Jun continued: "Regarding the matter that His Majesty is going to Xingxian Emperor and the Imperial Examination, the Queen Mother should strongly oppose it, Zhongtang, see if it is ......."

Wang Jun reminded Jiang Mian that it was time for you to come forward and reflect the value of the Shoufu University Bachelor's degree.

The emperor now only recognizes his biological father and mother, but does not recognize his identity as a stepson, who is most annoyed? Of course, it was the Empress Dowager Zhang who originally proposed to pass this little guy to the name of Dazong!

But the Empress Dowager Zhang is in the deep palace, even if it is me, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, I can't communicate with her, but you, as the first assistant, are working in the Forbidden City, or the successor designated by Yang Zhongtang, who once covered the sky with one hand, you should always inherit the channel of communication with the inner garden of the palace, and find a way to connect with the queen mother to put pressure on the new emperor, right?

"No!"

What Wang Jun didn't expect was that Jiang Mian denied his idea from the beginning.

Jiang Mian immediately explained: "The matter of etiquette, don't be involved in the deep palace, if you and I want to make this court peaceful, let as few people as possible be involved." ”

"This ......"

Wang Jun was confused.

You Shousuke, you look scared.

No wonder they say that you don't even have the ability to keep it, and they belittle you to worthless, and you are really a mediocre minister who only thinks about his career and ignores the righteousness?

Jiang Mian immediately added: "If you really can't dissuade Your Majesty, this official is not appropriate!" ”

It's not to keep the official hat on his head......

To put it bluntly, I just don't want to make trouble anymore, I'm tired, what does the little emperor like, Lao Tzu doesn't serve anymore...... That's probably what it means.

Wang Jun saw that Jiang Mian said this, and he had to express his attitude: "If Your Majesty does not change his original intention, then there is nothing to be attached to, he should retreat, at least let the ministers know the attitude of my Ministry of Rites on this matter." ”

Jiang Mian glared at Wang Jun.

Probably Jiang Mian thinks that at this moment, Wang Jun should face the challenge head-on, so negative, what is the point of appointing you as the secretary of the Ministry of Rites?

Jiang Mian reminded: "For today's plan, you should find more people to discuss, how to advise, have a specific plan, and don't be at a loss when things come to an end."

"Your Majesty has been planning for many years, and all kinds of rituals can be quoted from the scriptures, and it is the first thing to say, and the Ministry of Rites is in a hurry to go into battle, and it is inevitable that it will fall behind, so it is necessary to find some great Confucians to declare and advocate for the great gifts, so that the folk scholars can speak out and support it...... The tone of the scholar must be consistent, so that His Majesty is afraid of the vast public opinion and has to retreat. ”

Wang Jun was a little confused when he heard this.

Didn't you just say don't make a big deal out of it?

Now you want to bring things to the people?

At this time, Wang Jun probably figured it out.

I feel that you, the first assistant scholar, don't involve others in the so-called don't want to interfere in the harem, and you don't want to form an alliance with the Empress Dowager Zhang......

But isn't it the best strategy to form an alliance with the Empress Dowager Zhang, who has the power to abolish the throne, and put pressure on the new emperor? Why do you have to skip the key joint of Empress Dowager Zhang?

I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out!

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After Wang Jun met Jiang Mian, it was equivalent to getting the permission of the head of the Wenchen to officially mobilize the courtiers to counter the emperor's move to initiate the Great Rites Discussion.

But Wang Jun can actually not do much, the most direct means is to find some Wenchen to play together, so that the emperor will retreat, these Wenchen must be the kind of prestige and prestige, status and status, important in the court, and it is best to threaten the emperor......

Originally, Wang Jun felt that such upright ministers in the DPRK and China should abound.

But when he went to launch it, he found that even the most upright Wenchen was now in it with a sense of self-preservation when he encountered this matter.

Even Yang Jiefu has retired, why should we be the first birds?

Does the emperor respect who is the father has anything to do with us courtiers?

So much so that on the side of the top civil ministers, it is okay to come forward for this matter, but they are only joint names, and no one wants to be a first-class bird and directly argue with the emperor...... Wang Jun actually knows this in his heart, after all, even Jiang Mian, the first assistant, has such an attitude of muddying the waters, so don't blame others for seeing the wind and steering the rudder.

However, the middle-level Wenchen, led by Yang Shen, reacted extremely fiercely to this matter.

Especially in the places where Confucian scholars gathered, such as the Hanlin Academy and the Guozijian, the discussion about the Great Rites was almost in full swing.

When Wang Jun learned that the Hanlin and the prisoners were full of righteous indignation and wanted to fight with the emperor for the maintenance of the etiquette law, he probably figured out that these people belonged to the "angry youth", and their careers were in a stable period, and one person could not eat enough for the whole family, especially Hanlin, who could not get along and was at most assigned to the local government as officials.

Unlike those top ministers, the position is a radish and a pit, if you annoy the emperor, there is no place for demotion, you are a six-department squire or a five-temple Zhengqing, where can you be assigned? When the governor went to the northwest to guard the frontier? The top Wenchen can't get mixed up in the court, and there is usually only one way to go.

As a result, the attitude of the middle and lower-level civil servants on this matter is clear-cut and the reaction is positive.

Wang Jun didn't know whether this was good or bad.

He was very afraid that the people of the Hanlin Academy and the Guozijian would make trouble, but it seemed that he couldn't make trouble at the moment, mainly because the emperor had not officially issued an edict to inform the world, and the matter of posthumously sealing Zhu Youqi as the imperial examination was just an idea, and he had only mentioned it to him, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Let's wait and see what happens!

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Zhu Si told Wang Jun about the matter, and used this to drive heated discussions between the government and the opposition, but Zhu Si himself was a little weak.

On the Dongchang side, he inquired about the movements of the scholars in the capital at any time, and even sent people to investigate the rumors among the people, so as to determine how much chance the emperor had to win in the debate of the Great Rites.

On this day, Zhu Si went to see the Empress Dowager Jiang, and the old lady urged him to do it as soon as possible, so he had no choice but to call Zhu Hao to the palace.

Zhu Hao appeared in the Qianqing Palace again, this time the emperor was more cautious, except for Zhang Zuo and Huang Jin, there was not even a small servant who served tea and water.

“…… I heard that now from the Hanlin Academy to the Guozijian, there are rumors everywhere that I want to reconsider the big gift, Shilin has a lot of criticism about me, and even some corrupt Confucians actually issued the words of no king and no father, if there is no problem, I think I can let Jinyiwei or Shuntianfu arrest a few people and teach a lesson, so that it may be able to take the role of killing chickens and monkeys. ”

Zhu Si was a little unbearable.

Splash dirty water on the emperor, the emperor can make you have a good life?

With the power of life and death in hand, don't I, the son of tomorrow, lose face? Let you scholars talk about the emperor's family affairs there? Even described me as a foolish gentleman?

If you really think of public opinion, you can do whatever you want?

I didn't kill you directly, but I just punished you with a small punishment and a big commandment, which is polite.

(End of chapter)