In the middle of March of the eighteenth year of Hongzhi, the emperor removed filial piety for many days, the weather was warm, and after the special matters such as funerals and sending troops made people's hearts fluctuate, the court finally returned to normal.

Now what everyone is thinking about is the words of a son of heaven and a courtier. The power gap between the cabinet and the emperor was clearly visible, the most important of which was the question of deciding where the country was going.

The repetition was first proposed by Yang Yiqing, the governor of the three sides of the northwest, and then discussed by the Military Aircraft Department, and then the cabinet knew about it, and even the nine secretaries of the imperial court gradually heard about it.

But the controversy of the repetition is huge, and it is even related to Liu Gelao's stay.

For example, the so-called three-year plan was put forward for the first time by the Holy Father, and the first national policy put forward for the first time was to expand outward and strengthen military strength, which is certainly unacceptable in the court dominated by civilian officials.

Zhu Houzhao also thought about whether to slow down, after all, it was less than two months since he ascended the throne, but if you think about it carefully, the conceptual things have nothing to do with the length of time.

As for the power in the court, he is no longer small.

And those old men who oppose him basically oppose the matter itself on the basis of recognizing him as the emperor, as long as he insists on it, it should not cause turmoil in the court, although there will still be aftermath.

I'm afraid......

Zhu Houzhao held on to the white jade railing, he hadn't walked out of the Forbidden City for a long time, and Emperor Daxing had just died, so he had to be even more honest.

So I had to stay in such an imperial city, and I had to shoulder the whole world.

Although he has lived there for seven or eight years, this place still gives him a sense of history, and he must be responsible for history.

「…… Dayong should have gone to Zhejiang, Liu Jin, Wang Qiong from Zhejiang, what do you think?" The emperor seemed to be looking from afar, and asked casually.

Liu Jin's mind turned slightly, "The slave just remembers that the old heavenly official said that Wang Dehua was practical and capable, and he was a capable minister, and he didn't understand anything else."

Wang Qiong is indeed capable, although his character is not noble enough, and he likes to make friends with his ministers. So Zhu Houzhao didn't pursue him too deeply. To tell the truth, in these years, from nobles to officials, there are not many people who are not greedy for money and bribes, and they are all killed, and he, the emperor, is a lonely man.

"I know. What about the new arrival? How is he?"

The emperor refers to the person who was transferred from the eunuch of Shandong town to the eunuch of ceremonies.

Many years ago, he had a relationship with Zhu Houzhao, who was still the crown prince, and there was no intersection no matter how early he was, but at that time, You Ji was particularly "sensible" in Shandong, and he had a correct butt and knew that his roots were in the palace, which was very important.

Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, he has become the celebrant of ceremonies, and according to common sense, he is naturally more loyal to the emperor.

But that's just common sense, everything still has to be seen.

When Liu Jin heard this name, a trace of gloom lingered in his heart, "Father-in-law You...... The newcomer is kind of a well-behaved person."

"When, when will I see him?"

See him?

After the emperor finished speaking, he left, but Liu Jin's heart was always puzzled. Because today's saint is not a casual talker, or rather, in a certain relaxed and cheerful atmosphere, he will talk nonsense, but most of the time, this is a purposeful and purposeful Lord.

….

Now that I suddenly said these words to him, I thought that there was something I was not satisfied with.

In a way, this is a very direct representation. Because Liu Jin thinks that he is not a stupid person, and the emperor is not, the emperor is fully aware of these thoughts in his heart after saying those words, but he still has to talk about it, isn't this enough to explain the problem?

And didn't say it directly, just give him a way.

Liu Jin beat the drum wildly in his heart, the civil official said that the companion is like a tiger, he really has to study hard.

"Feng Xi......" the emperor went back to the chamber, "bring a pen."

Liu Jin trembled and didn't dare to speak after him.

Zhu Houzhao ignored him, and said as he wrote, "This letter, send it to Wang Dehua, you can all read it."

After many years of practicing calligraphy, the emperor's handwriting is quite strong and powerful, and he also sees the pen between a stroke: see heaven and earth, know awe, so humble; Seeing sentient beings, understanding compassion, so forgiving; See yourself, know the way back, so open-minded.

This is not actually talking about anything, it is just writing to him to send him a word.

Because Wang Qiong is a talented official, Zhu Houzhao really doesn't want to see him go astray, so he has this to say. Sometimes it doesn't mean that if he is the emperor, he can kill whoever he wants, and he can protect whoever he wants.

The emperor, who is alone, should not have emotional bias, and when it is time to kill someone, his closest relatives must also be knifed.

At this point, Liu Jin finally understood, it was him, it was Wang Qiong, could he still understand?

So he didn't dare to hide it anymore, and knelt down with trembling legs, "Your Majesty, the slave knows that she is wrong!"

Zhu Houzhao is not enough to kill the newly appointed eunuch for 2,000 taels, but there are many means that can be used without killing, just like today. He wasn't actually angry, but there was a word called not being angry and self-assured.

"Family affairs, national affairs, world affairs, I dare not know......

The Emperor's voice echoed through the hall.

Liu Jin understands that every sentence today is specially addressed to him.

In fact, Zhu Houzhao said so much to Li Dongyang yesterday, and it was not because he was interested, or because Li Dongyang happened to be in the cabinet, so he pulled over to chat a few words about the complex and national policy.

Where is it so arbitrary?

The emperor said this so that the cabinet would know his intentions. The political implication behind this move was revealed in advance: the emperor did not want to make things out of control now.

Ugly, mostly.

From Li Dongyang's point of view, he must be able to catch the emperor's moves.

If you don't want anything, go home and sleep with your head covered, once or twice, the emperor will think that you are a stupid person, at least you don't have a very intimate feeling, so you may be transferred away because of an inexplicable thing, but in fact, the seeds have already been planted.

If it can be caught, it will be a minister who can be easily reused.

So many things can't be said, can't be explained, some people are easy to be trusted by the emperor, this is the true intention of accompanying the king like a tiger, the so-called human heart is separated from the belly, the emperor's heart, who can always and every time to find out?

Fortunately, Li Ge Lao has been up and down in the court for many years, and he will definitely be able to catch it, but the problem is whether he can receive it well.

This was the second time he had recently gone to Liu's Mansion, and this time it was more or less with a holy order. In a sense, this is like a persuasion, last time I didn't say that Liu Ge Lao was moved, and this time I didn't say anything about moving the emperor, and the emperor obviously showed a resolute will.

….

[In view of the general environment,

Liu Jian is also just as smart, and the first thing he said when he saw Li Dongyang was: "Did you fail to mediate Your Majesty?"

"This..." Li Dongyang raised his two arms, and the old man was also a little cute, and called out in a long voice, "Xixian, you have to save some face for me."

Liu Ge is always a person who is not smiling, and when he saw Li Dongyang like this, he just motioned for him to sit nearby.

Then don't waste any time, "What did Your Majesty say?"

"It's a big deal that Liu Ge said, but Your Majesty is also very resolute."

Liu Jian sighed in his heart, this is difficult, "I'm too anxious, and I don't know why, Your Majesty will be fifteen years old next year, but he always feels that time is not enough."

Li Dongyang doesn't think so anymore, "Pavilion Elder, Your Majesty also said that Nan Zhili is fine."

"Nothing? Your Majesty didn't expect that?"

"Of course I did. However, Your Majesty said that the rectification of the Nanzhili officialdom with the matter of the reserve warehouse will cause the whole country to collect grain everywhere to fill the reserve warehouse, and this will be very harmful to the people."

Liu Jian was slightly shocked, it was not the first day of his relationship with the emperor, since he was still the crown prince, all the way to the present, how many eucalyptus have he encountered, which time has he ever been so lenient?

"The biggest misunderstanding that the elder has about His Majesty is that he feels that His Majesty is jealous and hateful. But as it turned out, His Majesty knew what he was doing

Never use brute force to rule the country. Although the proposal of re-enactment is bold, if it can be realized, it will indeed have the effect of breaking the situation."

Sometimes the pros and cons of the matter itself are easy to see clearly, especially Zhu Houzhao is not a person who does not understand the brain, and he will not use national power blindly and confidently without restraint like Emperor Yang of Sui. If the complex is to be successful, generals, cavalry, money and food, this can be done. It's just that cavalry is extremely expensive and needs to be accumulated over several years.

However, in addition to the pros and cons of the thing itself, there are also the people who do the work... His personal gains and losses.

Speaking of which, there are still many people who don't understand this national policy. If the cabinet had been 'conniving, the emperor's, then there would have been a lot of criticism, criticism, and even impeachment.

Liu Jian's brows were locked very deeply, this is the difference between heaven and earth when one step forward and one step forward.

"Binzhi has already listened to His Majesty's reasoning?"

Li Dongyang waved his hand, "You don't need to mention Your Majesty, I'm here for the Pavilion Elder. Your Majesty is very resolute in this national policy, and if the elder still uses troops in the northwest as he did last time, then the outcome must be unpredictable."

"Resolute? Could it be that Yang Yingning's (Yang Yiqingzi) good news has already arrived in Beijing?"

"Not really."

Li Dongyang knew that this was the reason why the emperor said that everything was ready, only the east wind was owed. If defeated, then there is nothing to say, the emperor's prestige will inevitably decline, swallow the bitter fruit of defeat and settle down for a few years. And Yang Yiqing, who played the repetition, is also difficult to get rid of.

But if he succeeds, it's different, today's saint was already very prestigious when he was the crown prince, and now he has military exploits, who can stop him in the court?

So Li Dongyang wants to persuade Liu Jian,

"Then it depends on Yang Yingning's news." Liu Jian laughed miserably, "I don't know who taught it. Your Majesty's dispute in the court has always been prepared, and if it is really a great victory in the northwest, the name of the old man will fall to Binzhi."

Li Dongyang's face changed greatly, "Pavilion Elder! Why bother?!"

"Kong said to be benevolent, and Meng said to take righteousness. It's nothing more than dedicating this life to Da Ming." Liu Jian has been upright since he was a child, and he originally had the title of Liu Mutou in the Hanlin Academy, "In all dynasties, can there be a national policy of setting the poor and the military? Besides, the Ming Dynasty has long ceased to be the grandeur of Taizu and Taizong, so sparing no people's strength, how can my generation not be persuaded? At the age of His Majesty, what can he do with Xu Xu? Why take such risks? Once blocked, the world will be in chaos and the people will not be able to make a living, you and my ministers, aren't you ashamed of Taizu and Taizong, and ashamed of all the people in the world?"

"Life is over with the years, and the body is forgotten with the world. There is no resurrection of Su Meng, and the night is not young."

……

And beyond the Thousand Cow Castle,

The Ming army, dancing in the wind, walked through the snow, and they actually chased them to the Great Wall along the way. In this section of the Great Wall, to the north is the Hetao!

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