eldest son of Ming dynasty

Chapter 58
Emperor Hongzhi is a good man, and he is in a good mood now.

Should I say it or not, he saw that his son was about to become addicted to the anger of these ministers who used to be indifferent.

Thanks to the birth of a good son, otherwise how could he have enjoyed himself so much today?

Since he was in a good mood, he stopped talking about those words that made the atmosphere tense, and stretched out his hand to appease everyone, "Okay, you two lovers. As for me, let the prince not say a few words. You guys, don't say anything about resigning." That's it. Let us monarchs and ministers go back and talk about the court's method of employing people that matters."

Zhu Houzhao snorted secretly,
He wasn't joking, if these two people really resigned because of today's incident, then he would really go back and issue the order of the East Palace.

After watching for 500 years, you may not be able to do a few serious things, but you have a lot of ways to harm people, and you will never give up until you are disgusted to death.

Right now, though, that really doesn't matter.

"Father, how about this?" Zhu Houzhao thought for a while, "First, can the father issue an edict? Record the conversation between the two adults and the ministers in detail today, and propose that the method of employing people in the court should not be limited to factions. Don't, let alone arbitrarily accuse the courtiers who recommended Wang Yue. Second, gossip should belong to gossip, don't impeach the court ministers indiscriminately, especially Zhang Chaoyong who impeached Lord Zhou Jing Zhou, what kind of person is Master Zhou? , no one is clear, such impeachment is really unreasonable, but if the official is not convicted of the speech, the father does not want to punish him, but he must be named and criticized in the edict as a warning. Third, the three parties Officials should choose candidates based on the standard of being the most competent, no matter who they belong to or who they are not. In the final analysis, all the people in the court belong to the father."

"Yes." The emperor nodded, "What do Zhou Aiqing and Wu Aiqing think?"

Just looking at these three items, the two of them couldn't tell which one was inappropriate.

Although it is far from what they imagined.

But they have already fought with the prince to this extent in front of the emperor today, and the prince has spoken out a truth, which is also good for the country.

In this case, their routine of "the ruler's father is stupid, and his ministers strongly advise" will not work well.

Because Father Jun also has his own reasoning, and it makes sense, but it is different from yours, and you still have to object, what is this called?
This is called non-compliance.

It doesn't make sense, the emperor wants to listen to the minister, right?
If it is publicized, there must be support and opposition on both sides in the field of public opinion.

This is what Zhu Houzhao has to do, that is, when they "bring out the moral scriptures, knock you down with a stick, and say that you can't be more wrong", they must speak out their own reasons.

You can't argue with them until you are speechless, otherwise even if you are forced to issue an edict, you will be declared a foolish king immediately!

If things go on like this, things will be difficult.

Arguing now is different,

You are for the country and the people, and I am also for the country and the people, but the perspective is different. If you insist that I am a foolish king, then I will tease you.Moreover, they tease you with great fanfare and ruin your reputation.

But as far as the current result is concerned, it is really difficult for Zhou and Wu to be satisfied.

So the emperor asked them, and they also felt a little suffocated in their hearts.

"If Your Majesty wants to insist on sending it like this, the humble minister can only accept the order."

These words seem convincing.But what he obeys is the softness of power, not the softness of reason.

But that was enough for Zhu Houzhao.

As for someone thinking it's wrong, that's another matter.Over the past year, there have been many things that have been said to be wrong.But the emperor also wants to do it, and he must insist on using authority to suppress it.

"Master Zhou," the crown prince called him,
"Wei Chen is here."

"The way of the sage says that gentlemen are harmonious but different. I know that you are a gentleman and a straight minister, but I am not a villain either."

"Your Highness is serious, I dare not." Zhou Jing could only sigh helplessly.

"The disagreement between you and me today does not mean that you and I, one is virtuous and the other is not. You are for the good of the court, and I am also for the good of the court. It just means that we are all for the sake of loyalty to the father. Therefore, some words just now , don’t take it to heart.”

Hongzhi nodded, yes, this son of mine is really good, he can handle both tight and loose.

When Zhou Jing heard the prince's warm words, he didn't dare to use his words anymore, and hurriedly knelt down to salute, "Your Highness's words really make this humble official ashamed! My humble official also made some inappropriate things today, please forgive me, Your Highness!"

Zhu Houzhao nodded, satisfied with his micromanagement.

For a person like Zhou Jing, it is still possible to be the Minister of the Ministry of Households.Those who are in charge of the money bag need such a character.

As for Wu Kuan,

He didn't bother to care if he was wronged or not.

"You don't have any crimes, let alone forgiveness." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand, "You told the harm of choosing Wang Yue, and I told the benefits of choosing Wang Yue. Many things are good or bad. Half and half, perfect things are always hard to come by. In this case, we will follow the imperial father's imperial decree, Master Zhou and I are human subjects after all, and all authority must be exercised by the superior."

It's hard to refute such words, unless your ten clans have enmity with you and you want to destroy them.

Wu Kuan sighed inwardly,

The crown prince is really a fine person, he brought down his position to be consistent with Zhou Jing with a few words, which not only elevates Lord Zhou, but also elevates His Majesty.

Well now, they are all ministers, and as ministers, they all speak out their own reasons, and then hand them over to the Holy One for decision. This is exactly the gift of a monarch and minister.

This matter has become a theory before the king, and there is a reason for the country and the people.The emperor chooses one and uses it. It is not that he is closed-mouthed and fatuous.

Of course, being a prince like this is stressful.

From this point alone, Wu Kuan admires him.

Thinking back carefully, although the prince seemed to have no intention of asking and answering with them, in fact there was a purpose behind every sentence he wanted to achieve.

Now that the crown prince has said that the power lies with the superior, Zhou Jing has nothing to say, "Since that is the case, please give your majesty a holy judgment!"

Emperor Hongzhi summoned Xiao Jing to come over, "Decree to the cabinet, and it will be issued according to the prince's words. It is necessary to make internal and external officials understand that the court's employment method should not be restricted by factions. The biggest purpose is to select the best for the country. The right person."

"Yes."

In this case, nothing happened, and Zhou Jing and Wu Kuan left.

As soon as the people left, Emperor Hongzhi could no longer restrain his joy, and couldn't help laughing with his arms crossed, "I really never thought that this matter could be done like this?"

Done?Probably, but not guaranteed.

Zhu Houzhao thought to himself: Your old man should really thank my son for his thoughtfulness.

In this way, the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty will not be so difficult to deal with.

He took out a note from his cuff, "Father, my son is investigating this person. Shaanxi Daoist Hu Guimin."

The emperor had a slight impression, "Is it that Hu Guimin who specially opposed Wang Yue?"

"That's right." Zhu Houzhao spread out the piece of paper to him, "Li Guang's account book has his name on it, but after Li Guang's death, he spoke fiercely, and he even took a clear stand against Wang Yue's appointment as the third party. Chief officer. This is a villain and a typical example. My son has already sent someone to investigate him secretly. If father allows, my son would like to invite Jin Yiwei to handle the case together."

"What are you going to do? As a father, I certainly have no reason not to support it." The emperor frowned, "But what do you mean by saying that he is a typical example?"

"It is a typical example of opposing Wang Yue in order to clear up the relationship with Li Guang. It just shows that some people in the court abandon the interests of the court for their own political interests. Now the imperial edict only says 'the most competent'" The standard is used to choose, but it is not said that it must be Wang Yue. A few words will not necessarily make the group of adults put aside their sectarianism. The more likely it is to be with Li Guang!"

Look at the reaction of the various ministers who gave gifts to Li Guang after the case of Hu Guimin.

"Of course, if it's done, we'll just have to follow the law."

This is his style, he likes to keep his hands on things.Be safe in everything.

Because he was his own father, it didn't matter if he said it now, it would give him more peace of mind.

"Okay!" Emperor Hongzhi's eyes flashed.For some reason, he suddenly had the feeling of being a father and son soldier, and the boring government affairs in the past are now much more interesting!
But thinking about Hu Guimin's identity carefully, he felt inappropriate, "Would it make people feel that he was in this way and was convicted for his words?"

Zhu Houzhao's eyes widened, "Father was wronged. My son didn't say anything about him going to Shu. What I said was about him bribing Li Guang!"

(End of this chapter)