Brother Zhu Youxiao

Chapter 609

"Three guards in the imperial city, internal funds, these can all be compromised, and it is also possible for the crown prince to take the position, but the decision..."

In Guanlifang, shortly after Lu Yuangao left, Chengde summoned the senior officials of the Yanshan faction in Beijing and told them the bottom line of King Qi.

Faced with Zhu Youjian's bottom line, whether it is military power, internal money, or the prince's power, the senior officials of the Yanshan faction can nod and agree, but they are a little hesitant about the decision-making power.

"In my opinion, the decision can be given to the prince and Long live, but the most important thing is to abolish these harsh laws."

In the small meeting hall, more than a dozen senior Yanshan officials discussed, and Chengde sat in the main seat and watched them discuss.

An official of the Ministry of War stood up and bowed to everyone, and then said:
"I understand the situation of the soldiers and horses. Although there are 60 people, they only need ten battalions to defeat them."

"It's not our original intention to fight the king of Qi. It is absolutely unacceptable to use swords to cause the people to suffer from the war."

"As long as Wansui, the Crown Prince, and the King of Qi are willing to change the harsh laws in the "Law of the Ming Dynasty", and do not change the New Deal system for official schools and official systems, then it can be discussed."

"That's right..." The official of the Ministry of Rites stood up and bowed in a circle, and then said:

"In the pre-Song period, civil servants fought among factions, and there were no factions, but most of them were just exiles and assignments. How did there ever be the theory of punishing the nine and three clans in the New Deal "Law of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Again, the tax sharing system of the king of Qi is a good thing, but is it too frequent once a year for officials to test their merits?"

"In my opinion, it is enough to restore the once every three years."

clap clap clap-

After this person finished his own opinion, there were voices of applause from all around, and everyone obviously agreed with what he said.

The Yanshan faction and the king of Qi did not have any conflicts of interest. Those who hoped that the king of Qi would be the emperor had already abandoned this idea under the corrosion of years and official circles.

Although they keep saying that "the people are more important than the emperor", they also want to consolidate their power and protect their own lives.

If King Qi wants to leave, there is only one change that can be brought to the Yanshan faction, and that is personnel changes.

Throughout the ages, not to mention the court, it is just an ordinary shop. Once the shopkeeper is changed, the accountants, workmen, and grooms below have to be replaced one by one, let alone an emperor?

The hundreds of officials in the East Palace may not seem to be many, but they are all direct descendants of the prince Zhu Ciran.

If Zhu Ciran were in power, would it be possible that this group of direct descendants would still be ordinary officials of the seventh or eighth rank?Who doesn't want to go one step further.

The purpose of changing the law is to prevent Zhu Ciran from making trouble for them after he takes power.

After all, none of the people's buttocks are clean, and a careful investigation will definitely find out the crime of beheading.

If this is the case, then the law should be changed. Even if Zhu Ciran is in power and everyone wants to give up their positions, they will not be arrested by Jin Yiwei and kneel by the Yellow River and beheaded one by one like the civil uprising in northern Shaanxi.

Save your life first, then your rights.

"The prince is in charge, I have no objection..."

In the crowd, an official of the Yanshan faction looked at Chengde, and then said:
"It's natural for a newcomer to take charge of the government and arrange for his own people. This is human nature, and you and I can understand it."

"However, judging from the prince's ruthlessness among the immigrants last year, who can guarantee that the prince will not kill us veterans after he arranges his people?"

"Even if Long Live and the Crown Prince have promised verbally, who knows if they will go back on their word?"

"Being a king is the most shameful thing. The memorials I have rejected to Wanzai and the prince over the years may be piled up to be three feet taller than this house."

"At the Dachao meeting, I aggressively questioned Long live, it was not once or twice."

"Now His Highness wants to leave Fan, he can just leave, so what about me?"

"His Royal Highness will make arrangements..." Chengde couldn't listen anymore, so he interrupted.

He could understand that this group of people wanted to save their lives and power, but they all put the blame on King Qi, which made him unable to listen.

He couldn't help but glanced at everyone, and then continued:
"More than half of you sitting here were once the children of border guards and peasants."

"If there is no kindness from His Highness, can you still wear official uniforms here and criticize His Highness with righteous words?"

"You said His Highness left, why can't His Highness just leave?"

"Did Your Highness ever say that he wants to be the emperor? Isn't it all your self-speculation and imposition on him?"

"Now I despise His Highness and ignore you. If His Highness really ignored you, I'm afraid you would have been like the hungry people outside the capital. Right now, you are starving and waiting for the train to move in rags."

Cheng De was angry, but he didn't scold anyone, but spoke to everyone in a preaching tone.

Most of the current group of senior officials are students of the second phase of Yanshan. As a student and leader, he naturally has the status to talk about them.

"and also……"

"Oh!"

Cheng De suddenly slapped the coffee table next to him, startling everyone.

"Don't talk about King Qi!" Cheng De scolded:
"After studying in Yanshan for so many years and eating His Highness's rations for so many years, even if you don't call him a teacher, you should still call him Your Highness!"

"I'll lose my composure..." Seeing that Chengde had lost his temper, everyone straightened their minds and quickly bowed to express their guilt.

Seeing their confession, Cheng De withdrew his hand, leaned on the arm of the chair and frowned at the crowd:
"Let's spread things out. If you just want to save your life and keep power, then you don't need to do so many chores. Just three things are enough."

"First, the emperor and the crown prince are not allowed to issue further orders or decrees."

"Secondly, among the new cabinet ministers, we must occupy at least three seats, and the cabinet ministers will always be six seats, which will be rotated every six years. After death or retirement, the cabinet votes to select new cabinet ministers. Also do not arbitrarily withhold cabinet memorials."

"Thirdly, the two factories in the east and the west can be abolished, and Jinyiwei can be kept. Jinyiwei is not allowed to take people at will. It needs the emperor and prince to ask the three divisions to investigate before they can take people. Jinyiwei is still under the direct control of Long live and Jian Guo."

After Chengde crushed the matter, he laid it out word by word for everyone to see.

Zhongzhi and Lingzhi were the two brothers Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youjian's favorite methods back then, because they controlled the army, and as long as they issued the Zhongzhi, the army would immediately arrest local officials.

After the central decree and decree were abolished, the emperor and the crown prince had no choice but to take the route of the cabinet, the supervisor of ceremonies, the sixth department, and the governor's office of the five armies.

So here comes the second thing.

There will always be six seats in the cabinet, and the Yanshan faction will occupy at least three seats in the new cabinet, and the cabinet will be changed every six years. Except for the death of illness and the resignation of the cabinet, the emperor is not allowed to change the cabinet at will.

That is to say, if the emperor wants to issue a decree to settle accounts after the autumn, even if the other three cabinet ministers support it, the Yanshan faction, which retains half of the seats, can choose to reject it.

In this way, the emperor's memorials could not be carried out.

Although it cannot be rejected, at least it can be shelved, and this shelving can last for six years.

By the time of the next cabinet election, it will have been at least 27 years since Apocalypse.

Such a long time is enough for the people of Yanshan faction to nominate new people into the cabinet and continue to maintain this deadlock.

It can be said that both the first and the second are ways that Chengde came up with to satisfy the self-protection of Yanshan faction officials.

As for the third article, it is a compromise to the emperor and the prince.

Although the East Factory and the West Factory were abolished, the Imperial Guards were still there, so that the emperor would not be fooled by his subordinates.

Every move of the officials is still under the eyes of the emperor and the prince.

Such three conditions naturally guaranteed the lives of the officials of the Yanshan School who had offended the emperor and the prince, and also tied the monarchy and the depth of the cabinet.

Without the Dongchang and Xichang, although the emperor can still issue orders, except for the Jinyiwei, the Three Guards of the Imperial City, the Jingjun, and the generals of the Han Dynasty who will directly obey, other officials and soldiers need to be discussed by the emperor and the cabinet.

From this point of view, the monarchy is naturally limited.

Moreover, because Emperor Wanli did not go to court for decades and did not review official memorials, there was a precedent for able ministers and generals to be separated from each other. Chengde also made a rule that the supervisor of ceremonies could not arbitrarily intercept cabinet memorials.

This seems to mean that the ceremonial supervisor is not qualified to intercept the cabinet memorials, but the focus is on the word "random".

Is it possible to withhold memorials?Of course you can, but you have to give a name. For example, if you are not satisfied with the appointment of an official, you can discuss it and change it, but you can't stop it and keep it in the middle, which will affect the normal operation of Daming.

From this point of view, this is a good thing for the diligent emperor, and it is also a good thing for the lazy but capable emperor.

Cheng De's original intention was that he didn't want to repeat the situation in which Wanli did not promote generals and civil servants, which would lead to the failure of the generals and ministers of the Ming Dynasty.

However, although his intentions were good, for the people in the hall, apart from the first and second clauses being beneficial to them, the third clause was not very beneficial, and even had some disadvantages.

What they want is to get rid of all the East Factory, West Factory, and Jinyiwei, and now they want to keep a Jinyiwei, so they always feel that their affairs will be exposed one day in the future.

"We can talk about Jin Yiwei again..."

A censor from the Metropolitan Procuratorate stood up and bowed in a circle, expressing his thoughts.

"This is a big matter, we should discuss it..."

"Indeed, but it's too late tonight, why don't we discuss it in detail tomorrow?"

"good……"

The officials could see that Chengde was different from them, so they prepared to leave with an excuse and communicate in private.

Cheng De can naturally see their tricks, but for Cheng De, he is not in a hurry right now.

He is waiting for someone, two people who can support him.

"In that case, let's go first."

Chengde knew that there was nothing to discuss with this group of insects, so he waved his sleeves and let them leave first.

"I'll take my leave..."

Seeing Chengde speak, they also scrambled out of the small courtyard, and finally only Chengde was left at home.

After a quarter of an hour, the servant who took care of Chengde's daily life walked into the small courtyard.

He looked at the meeting hall and found that after the discussion was over, he stepped forward and walked into the meeting hall, wanting to add water to Cheng De's teacup.

But Chengde raised his hand to stop him, and said a little tiredly: "I'm a little hungry, let's get a bowl of noodles to eat."

"Yes..." Hearing the words, the servant quickly added water, then put down the kettle, and went to work in the kitchen.

While he was busy, Zhu Youxiao, who was thousands of miles away, had already received news from the capital.

When he learned that his younger brother had already set a date to join the vassal, he was in a daze at first, and then quickly reacted, thinking of the Yanshan faction with a large number of people.

"Long live, the Yanshan faction is so suppressed, why can it still occupy so many positions in the army and in the local area?"

For some reason, a young eunuch appeared beside Zhu Youxiao. From that appearance, he seemed to have a close relationship with Zhu Youxiao and spoke boldly.

For his words, Zhu Youxiao did not blame him, but sighed:
"Suppression is suppression. It can be suppressed by the central government. Officials and colleges are trained. After being screened, outstanding students are added to the military and political circles with the Yanshan label."

"Ma Yu, do you know how many teachers and students Daming has now?"

Zhu Youxiao asked the little eunuch, and the little eunuch quickly responded:
"The servant girl read the memorials of the Ministry of Rites a few days ago, and taught about 760 million students and about [-] million students."

"More than [-] million..." Hearing this string of numbers, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but think of the Zhejiang Party back then.

No matter how the Zhejiang Party was defeated, it was still able to rise rapidly. The reason for this was the scholars of the Zhejiang Party all over the south of the Yangtze River.

They studied in Jiangxi, Nanzhili, and Zhejiang, the three provinces in the south of the Yangtze River. They visited famous teachers, and then went to the imperial examination through the introduction of famous teachers.

The system of the Zhejiang Party is essentially the system of the Yanshan faction.

In the past, the students of the Yanshan School who came out of the Yanshan Academy were shut down later, so they recruited teachers and asked them to select talents from government schools for them.

There are more than 3 million people, and the number of students graduating every year is a huge one million. It is normal to select [-] to [-] people to replace the assigned officials.

The hematopoietic function does not change, and the blood that comes out is always blood full of cancer cells.

"Since there is a problem with the official school, why not start with the official school?"

Ma Yu quickly understood what the emperor meant, which made Zhu Youxiao look at him with admiration:

"I didn't expect you to be so alert besides being a good carpenter."

"But there are some things you don't understand, so don't say more."

"Your maidservant takes orders..." Hearing what the emperor said, Ma Yu quickly shut his mouth.

As for after he shut up, Zhu Youxiao also looked at the handwriting in his hand, and felt that staying in Jiangnan seemed to be more useful.

"Xuan Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting came to see me."

"Yes……"

Zhu Youxiao was going to ask Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting to see how to deal with this matter. It was impossible for him to watch the stalemate between the Yanshan faction and his younger brother.

Zhu Youxiao walked back to his place, Ma Yu walked out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, and asked someone to summon Hong Chengchou who had just arrived in Nanjing.

While waiting for someone, Zhu Youxiao became interested for some reason, and said to Ma Yu:

"As for the official school, nearly half of the teachers are from Yanshan. If you want to get rid of them, then who can teach and educate people?"

"Besides, can you guarantee that the people who are replaced can teach better than them? Will they become the new Yanshan in a few decades?"

"Long live it is well thought out, it's because the servants lacked consideration." Ma Yu saw that the emperor took the initiative to speak, and hurried forward to bring tea and water.

Zhu Youxiao felt a little comfortable being served, so he also asked, "How is Zhongxian's illness?"

"Back to Long Live... Doctor Wang said that it's just that I'm getting old and have insufficient energy and blood. I just need to cultivate for a few days and feed with ginseng and snow lotus for a few days, and then I'll grow some flesh." Ma Yu responded quickly.

"Hmm..." Zhu Youxiao heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that Wei Zhongxian was fine.

Right now, there are fewer and fewer people who can accompany him, so that Wei Zhongxian's serious illness makes him a little uncomfortable.

"Long live, Gechen Sun is already waiting outside the palace. As soon as Gechen Hong arrived in Nanjing, he received news that his mother was seriously ill. I'm afraid he won't be able to come for a while."

Liu Ruoyu walked into the hall, and Zhu Youxiao was surprised by what he brought, but at the same time he couldn't help but have a headache.

"Sun Chuanting came very quickly, but Hong Chengchou...is really ill at the wrong time."

"Forget it, let Sun Chuanting come in first."

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand to signal, Liu Ruoyu bowed in return, and then exited the hall.

After a few minutes, footsteps sounded in the hall, and Sun Chuanting, dressed in official uniform, walked into the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

"Minister Sun Chuanting, see Long Live, Long Live Long Live Long Live..."

Sun Chuanting was busy with travel and dust, apparently he went straight to the palace without rest after getting off the train.

"Get up, have you heard about everything in the capital? Tell me what you think."

Zhu Youxiao went straight to the topic, and Sun Chuanting didn't hesitate, and after getting up, he bowed and said:

"Long live, now we have to see what the Yanshan faction's demands are. Blindly resisting or rebelling is not in their interest."

"I think that what they think is nothing more than how to keep their power and status after His Royal Highness King Qi takes over."

Sun Chuanting had been thinking about it for several days on the train, so he naturally knew what the Yanshan School's demands were.

He didn't know what Chengde's appeal was, but he knew that most of the officials of the Yanshan faction wanted to ensure that their party's dominant position in the court was maintained.

"I am not a bloodthirsty person. If they are obedient, I will not make things difficult for them."

In fact, Zhu Youxiao had already guessed the appeal of the Yanshan School, but after getting Sun Chuanting's answer, his answer became more correct, so he also expressed his position quickly.

"In the past, the actions of the Yanshan officials towards me and the prince were all for the "common people". Naturally, I will not be angry."

"Apocalypse once established the country with faith, if they don't believe it, I can swear by the Yangtze River."

Zhu Youxiao's phrase "build a country with faith" can stand scrutiny. After all, except for the group of corrupt officials who broke the law, the two brothers Zhu Youxiao did not confront other officials with swords.

Whether it was Fang Congzhe back then, or Zhu Guozuo, Shen Yun, Sun Ruyou and others...

In short, as long as they didn't break the law, Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youjian didn't do anything to them.

Even though they had suppressed Zhu Youxiao and Zhu Youjian, the two brothers were not in a hurry to seek revenge.

Therefore, it is somewhat credible to say these words from his mouth.

However, his words are credible in the eyes of Sun Chuanting, but it is not the same thing in the eyes of officials of the Yanshan faction.

"Long live's idea is good, but I'm afraid they are not so easy to talk to."

"I believe that the most urgent thing right now is to adjust Nanjing's city defense first. It is best to transfer officials Fumin and four battalions from the Northern Army, Xining Camp, Ganzhou Camp, Suzhou Camp, and Chang'an Camp to defend Nanjing."

"Four battalions of soldiers and horses, plus Long Live Yiluan Guard, General Dahan, and Xiaoling Guard in the city, then there will be nearly [-] soldiers and horses to guard Long Live's safety, especially..."

"My safety aside, do you think my brother will be in danger?" Zhu Youxiao interrupted Sun Chuanting, and couldn't help worrying about Zhu Youjian.

Although he also knew that there was nothing wrong with Zhu Youjian, he was afraid that someone in the Yanshan faction would jump over the wall in a hurry.

"Long live, don't worry, Your Highness will be fine."

Sun Chuanting made a pledge, and comforted Zhu Youxiao:

"His Royal Highness has not been out of the Qi Palace recently, and the Qi Palace and Baiwangfang are replaced by four cavalry guards."

"In addition, the generals and officers of the Shangzhi Sixteenth Guards have not been changed for 15 years, so they are the least contaminated troops of the Yanshan faction."

"Once something happens to His Royal Highness, nearly [-] soldiers and horses from the sixteen guards in the capital will gather in the capital. Long live, don't worry."

"That's good..." Hearing Sun Chuanting's words, Zhu Youxiao breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, footsteps sounded outside the hall again.

Zhu Youxiao and Sun Chuanting looked, but what they saw was Hong Chengchou, who was busy in the world and had red eyes.

His appearance made Zhu Youxiao and Sun Chuanting who knew his "mother was seriously ill" couldn't help but believe it.

"Long live, I am a step late, please forgive my sin..."

Hong Chengchou knelt down to Jishou and used this great gift to express his panic. Seeing this, Zhu Youxiao also quickly said: "Pingshen"

When Ma Yu heard the words, he immediately went to tell Hong Chengchou to help him up, and Zhu Youxiao also asked about Hong Chengchou's attitude again when he came.

In this regard, Hong Chengchou bowed neither humble nor overbearing:

"Long live, don't worry, Prince Qi's mansion is as solid as gold, and some young people will not dare to invade it."

"As Sun Gechen said, the most worrying thing right now is your safety, long live."

"I suggest that while the fourth battalion of the northern army is being transferred, Qi Wulong and Mu Tianbo of the southern army, Ma Wannian and Mu Yi of the western army should be invited to lead the fourth battalion of troops."

"In this way, Nanjing's soldiers and horses are enough to defend the inner city. As for the outer city, it is too vast. Let alone [-], even [-] soldiers and horses can hardly defend it."

Hong Chengchou expressed his attitude, which relieved Zhu Youxiao.

Facing the matter in Nanjing City, we should not take action at the moment, so as not to irritate the officials of the Yanshan faction.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao also waved his hand and said: "Just do as you said, and the matter in Nanjing is temporarily put on hold, and the case will be investigated after this matter is over."

"Retire, I'm tired..."

"The minister waits to leave..." Seeing that the emperor was tired, Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting bowed to each other, and then retreated step by step until they turned around and exited the palace at the palace gate.

Zhu Youxiao was tired, but they were not tired after traveling and traveling.

Therefore, after walking down the steps, Sun Chuanting bowed to Hong Chengchou:
"Hong Gechen, I'll go back to the station to rest first. Please relax about Lingtang. Auspicious people have their own destiny. Right now, state affairs are the heaviest burden."

"Of course, you and I should also encourage each other..." Hong Chengchou saluted back with red eyes.

Seeing him like this, Sun Chuanting also felt that he was a bit cruel, so he left with a trace of apology.

Hong Chengchou saw him walk out of the palace and get into the carriage, and then got into the carriage with sadness.

But when he closed the car door, the sadness on his face disappeared, except for the red eyes, everything else was no different from ordinary people.

"Go to the other garden to rest..."

"Yes." The groom replied, and then the carriage drove towards the other garden that Hong Chengchou bought early.

No matter how this turmoil is resolved, it will not affect him, Hong Chengchou.

All he has to do is to ensure that he can take the position of chief assistant after the turmoil...

(End of this chapter)