Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 190

As soon as Zhu Youtang said what he said, all the important officials fell silent, obviously everyone was thinking about Zhu Youtang's attitude.

What happened just now, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, seems to be the emperor's appeasement. He borrowed the donkey from the slope, which seems to be the same as before, but the ministers present were not fools. His Majesty was obviously irritated by the threat of Zhong Zhong.Another question was raised by Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang, that is, the question of Qi You succeeding Zhong Zhong as Minister of the Household Department.

Originally, Zhang Yanling, the Marquis of Jianchang, didn't mention it, and everyone didn't think it. After all, Zhong Zhong was still in this position, but after Marquis of Jianchang said this, everyone understood.

The Household Department is indeed very dangerous. Once Qi Zhong is captured, the Household Department will really belong to the Marquis of Shouning and the others. Everyone can see what Qi You has done, and the money is not less.Hubu Shangshu may have such and other shortcomings, but it is a good thing to make money. Everyone knows this, but who knows whether His Majesty is tempted or not.

The court has been short of money these years, but have the lives of these people standing in the court been affected?Not at all!

The family should embrace the money, and you should collect the money yourself. The only one affected is the emperor. If you spend less and less on food all day, will your majesty have no resentment?Now that there is someone who can make money, will His Majesty not be moved?Each of the little relatives has finally become a serious problem today, and the things in it will not be possible without deep thought.

When everyone looked at Marquis Jianchang, their eyes were very unfriendly, and it was all caused by this guy.

After such a commotion, everyone lost interest in the matter of the martial arts academy, but it is not easy to object now.

Marquis Shouning made it clear that martial arts should focus on martial arts, and equal emphasis on civil and martial arts is the way to rejuvenate the country. You can't refute this. Suppressing generals can be done, but you can't say it.If you can say it in Song Dynasty, but you can’t do it in Ming Dynasty. The money is stuck, and people say they take the money. If they are still entangled in money, they will eventually be beaten back to the household.

So the courtiers were silent. Anyway, the nobles and relatives are making trouble, and they spend their own money, so let them make trouble and do it themselves.

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhu Youtang pondered for a moment, and then said: "Since there is no objection, let's settle this matter!" Then he turned to look at Zhu Houzhao: "Prince, this matter will be left to you." Here you go."

"Yes, father!" Zhu Houzhao agreed, with no expression on his face, but a sigh of relief in his heart, it was finally done, although there were some twists and turns in the middle, but it's good to be done.

After the morning court, Zhu Houzhao looked at the civil servants who were thinking about each other, and then at the nobles who filed out, thoughtful in his heart, but he turned around quickly and caught up with his father.At this time, Zhu Youtang's face was dark and his expression was very ugly. Seeing his son coming, Zhu Youtang couldn't help but said, "Do you want to start a party dispute?"

"Do you know how serious the party struggle is? It's not just talk, and the civil and military conflict is a serious matter, do you know?"

Zhu Hou looked at the agitated father, and sighed softly in his heart, but he also knew the reason why his father was so angry. Party disputes have represented internal friction since ancient times, and it can be said that it is the largest among internal frictions. Once the party struggle starts, it will be protracted and difficult to end.Especially like this time, it looks like honors and civil servants, but to put it bluntly, it is civil and military disharmony. Once civil and military discord, foreign relatives fight for power, this kind of party struggle will drag a country into the abyss.

"Father, in the past we didn't fight, not because there was no conflict, but because one side didn't want to fight, couldn't fight, and didn't dare to fight." Zhu Houzhao said softly, but his tone was very indifferent.

"Since the Tumubao, the nobles of Ming Dynasty have been discounted. Yu Qian saved Daming, as if the civil servants have become the heroes who turned the tide and helped the building to collapse. Yu Qian is like this, are all civil servants like this? They reduced the Beijing camp, reduced the four guards in Tengxiang, from the number to the scale, from weapons and armor to military pay, all are being reduced."

"To put it simply, this is because the imperial court spends a lot of money, so let the soldiers feel wronged. After all, there is no war now."

Zhu Youtang wanted to object to Zhu Houzhao's previous words, but now Zhu Youtang is silent about these words, because these are indeed what civil servants often say.This is still the present. During the reign of Chongzhen, the favorite words of officials were "I have wronged the people for a few years."
Smuggling, mining, selling salt, monopolizing violent industries, sucking the blood of this country, and skinning this country.

"Last year, father, do you still remember the incident of the salt merchant begging for salt lessons?" Zhu Houzhao knew that words alone could not convince his father, so he needed an example: "Is the salt merchant out of money? Is it because he can't continue his business? Yangzhou son How much money did I copy? That’s all, no, I didn’t dare to dig back, why? Because standing behind are all these high-sounding ministers who are loyal to the country.”

"Looking at this year's salt qualification auction, how much did it cost? How many ministers are standing behind the list handed over by the cabinet?"

"Is Daming short of money? Daming is not short of money, only you are short of money. Why are you short of money? Because these people took all the money that belonged to Father to their homes."

Zhu Youtang turned his head to look at his son, the expression on his face eased a lot, but his attitude was still very firm, he pondered for a moment and said: "What you said is correct, but the emperor also knows that party struggles can bring disaster to the country. Think of other ways, but once there is a party dispute, there will never be peace in the court, and innovation requires a stable environment."

Zhu Houzhao agrees with the old man’s words. Innovation is indeed a stable environment. Once innovation falls into party struggles, then forget about innovation and think about party struggles first!
"Father, Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong are so powerful, they have the constitution of heaven in their mouths, and they follow the law. Does father know why?" Zhu Houzhao didn't answer his father's words, but changed the subject.

Zhu Youtang didn't expect that Zhu Houzhao would be transferred to this, so he stretched out his hand and slapped Zhu Houzhao: "You've learned how to play tricks, I'm your father!"

Zhu Houzhao shook his head helplessly, all fathers in the world are the same, but Zhu Houzhao also knew that the fire was almost ready, so he continued: "Emperor Taizu started at the end of the year, fought south and north, and had countless soldiers who were good at fighting. Loyalty is the only way for the Emperor Taizu to keep the constitution of heaven in his mouth and follow the law with his words. In a word, those who obey me will prosper, and those who oppose me will perish."

"Looking at the past dynasties, when the emperor has absolute force, his words are the imperial decree, and no one dares to obey and disobey."

(End of this chapter)