Wanli 1592

Chapter 248 The Strange Monarch
The more Zhu Yijun thought about it, the more he felt that what Wang Xijue said was right. In the face of the national struggle, he was actually alone and helpless. Not only the civil servants did not support it, but even his own mother did not support it.

For this old mother, Zhu Yijun was afraid and respectful and did not dare to violate it. When Zhang Juzheng was still there, in the sixth year of Wanli, Zhu Yijun drank too much and made himself messy. His younger brother, King Lu, came to the throne. After that, Zhu Yijun knew that his mother preferred the younger ones, and didn't like the older ones very much, just because he was old enough to take the throne at that time.

In the ten years of Wanli, my mother's political skills were fully displayed, and she cooperated with Zhang Juzheng and Feng Bao to reverse the reality of the declining situation inside and outside the court. Zhu Yijun has never denied this point, and he will not deny it now. So he couldn't disobey his mother's wishes. Earlier, in order to ensure his status, he deliberately spoiled his younger brother into a bear child, indulged him in everything and protected him, which made King Lu's reputation worse and worse.

When Lu Wang got married, he simply sent the Buddha to the west, and let a wedding torture the ministers and the court. Millions of taels of silver were poured down, and the national treasury was almost emptied by him. He also continued to cover up Lu Wang's various actions, completely destroying the possibility of Lu Wang threatening his throne. Although the price is indeed a bit high, it is not meaningless. At least no one can threaten his throne. His old lady He can no longer threaten him with his younger brother.

But this also caused a rift between him and his old lady. Queen Mother Li is indeed old and careless, but she is smart. She can see Zhu Yijun's various behaviors. She knows what Zhu Yijun wants to do, and she has the heart to restrain him. My youngest son, but how can the old lady stand up to the sweet talk of her youngest son?Over time, she just let it go, as long as her son is happy, what else does he care about?

It's just that in her heart, Empress Dowager Li was dissatisfied with Zhu Yijun's methods of destroying her own brother, so from the time Zhu Yijun came to power after Zhang Juzheng's death, she did not provide any help to Zhu Yijun, and did not use her prestige in the ruling and opposition parties. When the Empress Dowager was able to help the emperor, she didn't care about it. When it came time to fight for the country, Zhu Yijun wanted to seek her help and asked her to endorse, but the old empress refused.

You don't let your younger brother be the emperor, why should I let your son's younger brother be the emperor?No!
Zhu Yijun was dumbfounded, and only then did he realize how he offended his old mother, to make up for it?How to make up for it?The old lady has a lot of resentment towards herself, and she will not provide any help at all. When the officials forced the palace, the Empress Dowager Li also lived in the inner palace. She didn't give Zhu Yijun any support. Zhu Yijun really There is no way but to find a way to delay this matter until three years later.

Seeing that the three-year deadline is up, during this period Zhu Yijun tried every means to repair the relationship with his old lady, hoping that his old lady could support him, as long as the old lady's queen mother issued a decree to support the emperor a little, Zhu Yijun's situation would be much better.

He kept sending money, food, and play to King Lu, and allowed King Lu to act mischievously in the local area, but none of this moved the old lady, who just didn't do anything, and didn't even want to see him. Finally, He gave up, knowing that it was impossible for him to get any help from the Queen Mother. Zhu Yijun knew that no matter what, he could only rely on himself.

But how should we rely on ourselves?

He couldn't sleep all night, thinking hard about the solution to the problem, and finally, the good news he wanted came, and two of them came in one breath.

One is Xiao Ruxun's great victory, which solved the most serious economic problem for him in one go and filled his pockets. If you have money, you will have confidence, and if you have soldiers, you will also have confidence. Xiao Ruxun was single-handedly promoted and appointed, and now he has made great contributions. Prestige soared, so did the status and prestige of the emperor, which was an increase in influence.

The other is the more critical role of the chief minister of the cabinet. Before Wang Xijue, all the chief ministers of the cabinet were against the emperor. From the death of Zhang Juzheng to the resignation of Zhao Zhigao, he has not received much support from the cabinet. , but the cabinet is a very important place where the emperor and his ministers wrestle, and it is very fatal for the emperor not to get the support of the cabinet ministers.

Forget it, one after another, one after another, I don't know why those old guys came forward and succeeded in an endless stream, Zhu Yijun still didn't believe in evil, and dismissed one after another, finally, he waited for a second-five boy in the civil service.

Zhu Yijun is also very clear that Wang Xijue is definitely not his friend, because he is a civil servant, but at the same time, he is not a friend of the officials, because he has served the emperor, and in the eyes of the civil servants, those who serve the emperor and obey the emperor's orders are enemies. In Zhu Yijun's view, the enemy's enemy is my friend. No matter whether Wang Xijue will become his friend or not, at this moment, Wang Xijue's direction is very important.

So Zhu Yijun decided to accept Wang Xijue, and adopted Wang Xijue's strategy, so that he would change from being a pawn of the emperor's attack on the emperor's horse to a front-line defender defending the emperor against the attack of the officials, and attracting the artillery fire of the officials to him. Anyway, as long as the emperor does not take action Without making a sound, no one can dismiss the chief minister of the cabinet. Even if he loses his prestige, he can follow Yan Song's example and firmly nail him to the cabinet to keep himself at peace.

What's more, Wang Xijue's suggestion is very tempting. He uses the righteous title of the eldest son to delay time. As long as there is no candidate for the position of crown prince, everything will turn around. As long as he persists, there will always be hope. He doesn't want to do it Liu Bang also looks down on Liu Bang, he can't even decide to pass on his own throne, so what kind of emperor is he? If he can't even protect his beloved son, what kind of emperor is he?
When Zhu Yijun was young, he was oppressed too much by Zhang Juzheng, which made his rebellious mentality particularly strong, and the strength of his rebellion was even stronger. The period of rebellion was very long. The only difference from Wu Zong was that Wu Zong put it into action, but he didn’t, he just Nonviolent noncooperation.

"What Wang Qing said really touched my heart. Well, I will issue a warrant to the cabinet in another day, and Wang Qing will write it as an imperial decree and issue it. Wang Qing, don't disappoint my expectations of you!"

Zhu Yijun looked at Wang Xijue pointedly. Wang Xijue knew that this was the voting certificate that Zhu Yijun asked him for. After handing over the voting certificate and choosing a team, he would be on the emperor's ship. There was no way to turn back, and there was even a possibility He bears the notoriety of being a snake and a rat, but compared with power, all of this is too far away. What he needs is power and status!
For this, he spared no expense.

"Old minister obeys!"

Wang Xijue finally put his butt in the right position.

Zhu Yijun was very satisfied. The first cabinet minister who swore allegiance to him and advised him in so many years finally appeared. The feeling of commanding the cabinet bosses by remote control is so comfortable, and the authority of the emperor is so wonderful. At that moment, Zhu Yijun's desire for power, which had been dormant for a long time, broke out suddenly.

However, this pair of monarchs and ministers who should be aboveboard, get along like secret agents, which makes people feel ironic and puzzling.

(End of this chapter)