Invincible Zhengde

Chapter 440 Let's Innovate Together
Several people glanced at each other, as if they were shocked by Xie Qian's words.

You must know that this is not a small matter, but they can clearly distinguish the advantages and disadvantages of it.

First of all, the disadvantages of the reformers are all there.Historically, reformists have not had many successes and many have failed, so they may fail if they do this.

However, the situation in front of us is different from the previous ones. This time, His Royal Highness is doing it, His Majesty supports it, and with the current strength of His Royal Highness, basically there will be no major troubles.

Even if things really messed up, they might not be implicated. At most, they would be dismissed from office and go home. It should be impossible to be convicted.Neither His Majesty nor His Royal Highness is that kind of person, especially His Royal Highness.

Speaking of this matter, they trust His Highness the Prince even more.His majesty's personality is relatively weak, which is the kind of emperor they like.

But when encountering such a thing, they prefer His Highness the Prince.Because they are strong and responsible, they will not be blamed if something happens, which is more reliable.

Furthermore, there are many benefits of innovation. If the banner of the reformers is spread, no one will say that they are flattering.

Because I have my own ideas, I am sticking to my own business, which improves my reputation a lot and attracts many innovative people.In this way, more people will support me, which is a very good way of publicity.

They are all old fritters in the officialdom, and they know this clearly in their hearts.

Another very important benefit is that you can communicate better with His Majesty and His Royal Highness, and there will be no disharmony between the monarch and his subjects.

The more critical point is that reputation can be built. In history, no matter whether it is a failed innovation or a successful person, the reputation will not be too bad.

Even Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi, who failed to innovate in the Song Dynasty, what are their names among scholars now?

What is the reputation of Sima Guang and others in the opposition?
This is not the same, and it will benefit them even more.

A few people just thought about it for a while, then looked at each other a few times, and realized it instantly.

Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang, and then asked, "Binzhi, what do you think?"

Among several people, Li Dongyang is the best at planning; Xie Qian has more ideas and is better at speaking, so the outside world has the saying that Li Gongmou and Liu Gong judge Xie Gongyou Kankan.To put it bluntly, Li Gong is superb in strategy, Liu Gong is decisive in handling affairs, and Xie Gong is especially good in conversation.

So this matter came to Li Dongyang's head, and Liu Jian just wanted to hear his opinion.

After hearing this sentence, Li Dongyang thought for a while, and then said: "I think this matter is okay, it has more benefits, and more importantly, it is better for Daming. What we are doing now is actually innovating. It’s just that it wasn’t put on the surface. Now, I think the time is ripe to do it.”

Liu Jian nodded. The three of them had already reached an agreement on cooperation, and this matter was actually considered a final decision.

If it was in the past, then naturally there would be no problem, but now there is an extra Wang Hua.Everyone knows that this is His Royal Highness, so ask for his opinion.

So Liu Jian asked, "Dehui, what do you think?"

Wang Hua glanced at the three people and knew that the three of them had reached an agreement.However, he has no reason to object to this matter. It is good for the Ming Dynasty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. No one will get bad from it.Those whose interests, if any, were touched.

Do the three people present care about this?
They don't care.At their position, what they care about is no longer the small interests of the family, but want to display their ambitions.

This is a good opportunity. As the saying goes, people leave their names after their lives, and geese leave their voices. All the people present have been studying and working as officials for decades, so they naturally have their own ideals and ambitions in their hearts.

If anyone wants to leave a name in history, that is impossible.In order to gain a reputation, you can even sacrifice your own life, let alone such a good opportunity this time?
So Wang Hua also nodded, and then said, "I think this is okay."

So the four of them made a plan. Taking this opportunity, they will submit a test book to His Majesty in the name of the cabinet, and the four of them will sign together, which is the start of innovation.

Of course, this is just a name.In fact, the innovation has already started, but they want to take over some things from Qi You and Liu Qi, and start the innovation with this incident.

As for how to write the title book, it was not difficult for the few people present.Those who were present were all in the top of the imperial examination, and even the number one scholar, so it was not difficult.

The four people wrote the title book together, firstly stating the importance of innovation, secondly citing a large number of ancient examples and documents, at the same time affirming the importance of innovation to Ming Dynasty, and finally providing practical suggestions.

Of course, it is a practical suggestion, but it is actually more superficial, such as Qingming officialdom, serious military rank, training new monarchs and so on.

Under the consultation of several people, ten articles were finally written, which can be said to cover all aspects.Whether these things can be implemented is not important, what is important is that the slogans should be shouted out.

"This is the program of innovation." Several people discussed in detail and finally settled on it.

After the writing of this question book was finished, it was sent up together with the Ministry of Accounting's question book. It can be said that the speed was very fast, and it was also an event that shocked the government and the public.

When the news spread, it can be said that there was an uproar in the court.

No one expected that the cabinet would come up with such a big deal, and it was bigger than what the Ministry of Household Affairs came up with.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youtang's expression was very strange, and he didn't recover for a long time. It can be said that his face was in a daze.

When his son raised this matter, what Zhu Youtang was most worried about was opposition from officials, especially from the cabinet.

You must know that the cabinet has a lot of power. If the cabinet is not passed, it is difficult for the emperor to do some things.But the cabinet cannot be abolished, because the cabinet is the leader of the civil servants.

If there is no cabinet, then the civil servants will lose their command, and the imperial court will be even weaker in controlling the localities; because of the existence of the cabinet, the imperial court can control the civil servants very well.

This has been accumulated over the years, and it is unrealistic to abolish the cabinet.

Therefore, when the emperor made a decision, he would fully respect the opinions of the cabinet; if he didn't want to respect the opinions of the cabinet, he would change to an obedient cabinet minister, such as Emperor Jiajing using Yan Song.

But Zhu Youtang never imagined that things would turn out like this.

Not only did Zhu Youtang's original worry not happen, but the cabinet also came up with a more radical plan, directly calling for innovation, and directly throwing aside the ancestral tablet they held high before.

This made Zhu Youtang a little uncomfortable.

After contemplating for a long while, he came back to his senses, and sighed softly. Zhu Youtang wondered if something happened to his son again.

So he turned his head to look at Yang Peng beside him, and then said, "Go find the prince."

When he got the news that his father wanted to summon him, Zhu Houzhao was confused.

I didn't do anything, could it be because of the booklet from the Ministry of Household Affairs?
But my father already knew about that!

However, Zhu Houzhao understood the news that came later.

After hearing the news, Zhu Houzhao also had a suspicious face, and then a strange face.He didn't expect the cabinet to come up with such a thing.

But after Zhu Houzhao thought about it for a while, he understood.

The cabinet is fighting for power and leadership in innovation. At the same time, it is also gaining its own reputation and stabilizing its position.

To them, such behavior is nothing but beneficial.Because they have grasped their desire to innovate, they must support it.

They even bundled the innovation work with the household affairs.

If you want to promote the affairs of the household department, then you must support their innovation; if you don't support any innovation, then don't do the affairs of the household department.

Sure enough, they were all old foxes, they were quick and ruthless, and they didn't give themselves any room to manipulate. They could only agree, because they had no other way to go.

But thinking of Zhu Houzhao, he laughed at himself.

I think so much, and it is also a good thing for me that they support me.With the support from the cabinet, it is much more convenient to do many things by myself.

You must know that there is an obvious phenomenon in the officialdom, that is, officials are not afraid of the emperor, and many times they can force themselves to the emperor. It is not uncommon for them to do this kind of thing.

But there are really not many people who dare to offend the cabinet scholars.No matter whether it is the senior scholar who is more authoritative, or the senior scholar who is called the paper-pasted Sange old man, ordinary officials dare not offend.

Because the emperor has a bottom line in doing things, you need to abide by the rules; but this is not the case among officials, and officials know officials better and know where your weaknesses are.

The so-called official high-level crushing people to death is really not for nothing, let alone so many seniors, wanting to crush you to death is just a matter of words.

So with the support of the cabinet, Zhu Houzhao's affairs will be easier to handle.

When Zhu Houzhao came to Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youtang had recovered his emotions.

Looking at the son who walked in, Zhu Youtang still looked suspicious.

Zhu Youtang had some doubts whether his son had used some means behind his back, but after thinking about it, it was unlikely.

He understands his son's character, and he will not do anything out of line; he also understands the few grand scholars in the cabinet, if it is really his son who did something, these people will not give in easily, but will go to the memorial resign.

This kind of operation can only be regarded as a routine operation for them, so they said this matter from their heart.

This made Zhu Youtang a little uncomfortable, not that he didn't support this matter, but that he had some psychological gap.

Dad is so heartbroken and needs to make amends.

As for how to make up for it, it is also very simple. Recently, a palace needs to be repaired. The scenery in Xiyuan is good, and my son can pay for it.

In the past few years, as he has become richer, Zhu Youtang has also begun to extend his hand towards enjoyment, but he is still a bit reluctant to spend his own money, but there is no new pressure to spend his son's money.

Zhu Houzhao doesn't care what his father thinks, just spend a little.

Anyway, the money will end up in the hands of the common people. Whether it's work or materials, it's all their money.

After several years of self-made things, Daming's government projects are a bit like later generations.

Wherever you have a project, countless people will flock to it, wanting to get a share of it.

Although this is not an infrastructure project, but a project for the emperor's enjoyment, it may be unpleasant to say it, but this kind of thing is also necessary.

How to demonstrate the atmosphere of a great power in this era?
That is, the emperor has a good palace and spends money lavishly.

This is really not to say that you have to let the people know that you are rich, and you have to let other countries know that you are rich. This is the most direct way.

Although it is somewhat extravagant, Zhu Houzhao can afford it now.It's not a big deal to spend a few million taels to build a palace for the old man.

Zhu Youtang said directly: "You already know the matter? This is the test book, you can read it for yourself!"

"My son already knows." Zhu Houzhao said.

There is no need to cover up this matter. The news of the imperial court is something that everyone can know, especially after it is published in the title book, it is basically for everyone to know.

If you don't want everyone to know, then it is not the test book, but the memorial, which is already the default rule.

After bringing the question book over, Zhu Houzhao quickly read it.

I have to say that those old guys in the cabinet really write well, and people feel a sense of excitement after reading it.

Naturally, several people in the cabinet knew the importance of this test book, so they worked hard.

This is a proclamation, which not only expresses their attitude, but also wants to last forever.Even if things fail in the end, their evaluation in history will not be low.

Especially as a person who traveled through later generations, Zhu Houzhao knew this better.

The evaluation of Zhang Juzheng by later generations is not low. Although he has many faults, it is because he insists on innovation that his evaluation is very high.

Now that these few people chanted such slogans, they would definitely have a high evaluation.

If they succeed, there is nothing to say, they will be regarded as heroes; if they fail, they will also be regarded as tragic heroes.

Different from the values ​​of later generations, the current values ​​are not judging heroes by success or failure, but judging heroes by integrity. It depends on whether you dare to do it and how you do it.

People like Yue Fei in the Song Dynasty and Yu Qian in the Ming Dynasty are basically like this.Although it failed in the end, these people will be regarded as national heroes, such as Wen Tianxiang.

Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi's evaluations are not low. This is the atmosphere of this era, and Zhu Houzhao still likes it.

After all, integrity is not something to talk about through the ages. If there is no such integrity, this country does not know whether it will be passed on to future generations.

Zhu Houzhao put down the question book with a smile, and then said: "My minister thinks this is a good thing. Several cabinet scholars have outstanding vision, real foresight and foresight, and they are really the pillars of the country. The emperor reused them, which shows that the emperor knows people and is good at responsibility. Great Ming ZTE is expected!"

(End of this chapter)