Chapter seven hundred and eighteen: monarch and ministers get each other
Sun Chengzong and Huang Liji have completely different temperaments.
And Huang Liji was obviously happy.
In fact, to be honest, Huang Liji had seen through many things for so many years after his official career.
The chief minister has to do it himself. If I don’t do it, who will do it?
But what is the prime minister?
For the emperor, the chief minister is the emperor's spittoon. If there is a good thing, everything will naturally be attributed to the palace, which is what the saint king did. If something goes wrong, the chief minister should die, so he changed the chief minister and everyone continued to dance and have fun.
What is the chief minister for all officials? If your chief minister refuses to compete for the benefits of our civil officials, he is flattering the palace, competing for the flames and adhering to the power, Zhao Gao and Yan Song.
But if you really compete for the benefits for everyone, what if you can compete for the benefits? It means that you, the chief assistant, is the second most powerful person, Zhang Juzheng! Well, you need to scold you and insult you, so that I am not afraid of power.
Huang Liji is tired after dealing with these insects every day.
You will pass the blame, can you not pass it?
If you like to settle things, I won’t settle things?
Let's waste it all, see who can not stick to the pot.
Therefore, others are ashamed of not being brave enough to take responsibility, and Huang Liji is proud of this.
Others think that the position of the body is a bad thing, but Huang Liji cannot ask for it.
Of course, to achieve this, you must first be thick-skinned. As the saying goes, there is nothing difficult in the world. As long as I am shameless, if you scold me in person, I can even spit on my face and still be happy.
In fact, to put it bluntly, it means not being influenced by bad emotions. Even if someone slanders me, as long as I don’t take it to my heart, then this day will be like the New Year every day, and you will be happy every day.
Sun Chengzong did not think so.
Obviously he doesn't like this.
But at the same time, Huang Liji had no choice.
Because even if you scold him angrily, Huang Liji, as the chief assistant, will still not have any resentment towards you, and will still talk to you happily, have tea with you, and always speak slowly with you. Occasionally, a few words of concern will pop out from him.
Then... Sun Chengzong found that his anger gradually had nowhere to be heard.
Eventually, everything returned to the same state until the next volcano burst.
The records of the court were quickly delivered to the hands of Emperor Tianqi in the West Garden.
When Emperor Tianqi saw the court's documents, his face changed suddenly, and he immediately became furious and cursed: "Huang Liji is like this, so ungrateful, what's the use of keeping it?"
Wei Zhongxian, who was standing by, had already read this document. After looking at the face of Emperor Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian said: "Actually, Mr. Huang's intention is to hope that His Majesty's Holy Punishment. After all, this matter is of great importance and he cannot make decisions."
"He can't make the decision, so just shirk his fault to me?" Emperor Tianqi said unhappily: "Don't think I don't know what he is thinking. What's the use of such a prime minister? He is a monk who rings the bell?"
Wei Zhongxian said obediently: "Yes, Mr. Huang really shouldn't."
Emperor Tianqi said viciously: "It's better to replace Huang Liji..."
Wei Zhongxian nodded and said, "Your Majesty has a good intention. I... I think this is what I should do."
Emperor Tianqi looked at Wei Zhongxian with a strange look: "Since you think I did the right thing, why are you stammering when you speak?"
Wei Zhongxian coughed and said, "I dare not say it."
"After saying that."
"If Your Majesty makes Huang Li become an official, who can take on the position of the chief minister? Is Sun Chengzong? Sun Chengzong is like a fire and is indeed brave to serve, but Your Majesty... The chief minister is a bridge between the palace and the officials, connecting the past and the south, and sharing the worries for the king. Once Sun Gong is the chief minister, he will inevitably be jealous of evil. At that time... I am afraid that many things will be brought out."
"Rolling it out!" Emperor Tianqi said: "What's wrong!"
Wei Zhongxian said patiently: "If you turn it out, then the palace and officials will make noises over many small things... So what should I do if the country is big? Your Majesty, governing a big country is like cooking a small freshman. Grasp a few key things to carry out, and the rest is rarely confused. If you care about everything in the world, then you can't do anything."
"Huang Liji is indeed smooth, but his smoothness eliminates many troubles invisible. He does show his confusion, but it is precisely because of this confusion that some irrelevant things finally ended up suppressing them. The world is full of straight ministers like Mr. Sun who are brave enough to take responsibility, and a capable minister like Brother Zhang. In fact, it is also inseparable from Mr. Huang, who calms the situation and mixes with people."
"Your Majesty is in charge of the court's principles and wants to govern hundreds of millions of people. He is the king of the inner and outer gates. There are 194 prefectures and 2,755 counties in the inner gates. As for the town pavilions, there are countless. It is precisely because of these three that the world can be safe. No one is missing."
Emperor Tianqi was furious and did not send it out, so he had to find a way for himself and said, "I see that Huang Liji is quite diligent in his daily life, but he is very careful, so he will not punish him. However, this year, he will suppress his youngest son's edict first, and I will give him some color."
Wei Zhongxian smiled flatteringly and said, "Your Majesty is really wise. I always listen to Your Majesty's decisions and benefit a lot."
Emperor Tianqi waved his hand: "Stop talking about these things. I want to use Zhang Qing as the supervisor and stand against the opposition. What do you think?"
Wei Zhongxian smiled and said, "I think that if Brother Zhang takes action, I will be able to protect the peace of the people of the Ming Dynasty. Your Majesty has a keen eye to recognize the pearl."
Emperor Tianqi nodded and said, "Then call Zhang Qing, I will explain some things to him first."
Wei Zhongxian did not dare to neglect and quickly asked someone to invite Zhang Jingyi to come.
At this time, Zhang Jingyi was in the Beizhen Fushi Department, full of worrying about the affairs of thousands of households in Fujian and Guangdong, so he looked down at the reports and thought about solutions in his mind.
When someone came from the palace, he summoned Zhang Jingyi into the palace.
Zhang Jingyi actually already knew that the controversy in the court today was discussed.
After all, the Jinyiwei is not a vegetarian. Under Zhang Jingyi's vigorous scrutiny, this is almost everywhere, and it is all over the world.
Zhang Jingyi did not dare to neglect, so he hurriedly entered the palace to meet him.
Under the guidance of the little eunuch, he entered the West Garden and arrived at Qinzheng Hall. He first entered the inner court and said, "My minister Zhang Jingyi, I have met Your Majesty."
Emperor Tianqi was sitting upright, looking down at something. When he heard Zhang Jing's voice, he immediately looked up, and had a smile on his face, and said, "What are Zhang Qing busy with recently?"
"I am following the order to control the North and South Pacification Department, and therefore…"
Emperor Tianqi nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, the Jinyiwei is very safe to do things. The last time I came up with the report about the pirate was very good. Before the thief arrived, I had already figured out the opponent's background. It is a good idea to win!"
Zhang Jing said: "I am really ashamed and I should not be praised by Your Majesty so much. But... I would like to... Your Majesty to give me kindness... Wang Cheng..."
"Wang Cheng..." Emperor Tianqi had some impressions, and without thinking too much, he said, "It is also the queen's brother, your righteous brother?"
"That's right." Zhang Jingyi said honestly: "Originally... I'm going to recommend the wise and avoid relatives. This person is my righteous brother. I recommend him. Besides, he is already the commander of the Jinyiwei. Although he has made some contributions recently, I have indeed been the suspect of selfishness."
Emperor Aoki smiled intimately and said, "It's okay, what are you doing?"
Zhang Jingyi said: "It's just that Wang Chenshi has been responsible for foreign affairs in recent years. Now that our Ming Dynasty has focused on overseas and opened up the sea, every move overseas will inevitably not escape the eyes and ears of the court. The two thousand households in Fujian and Guangdong are mainly responsible for this foreign affairs. However, foreign affairs are different from internal affairs, so they cannot act like other thousand households in the past. Moreover, their responsibilities are serious. If the military officials who are transferred to the jurisdiction of the thousand households in Fujian and Guangdong must have the power to be arbitrary and be subject to less checks and balances.
As the assistant guards Fujian and Guangdong, I am afraid that it will be difficult for me to convince the public. In the future, with overseas development, we need to prepare for the future. Before the merchant ships of our Ming Dynasty arrived and the military horses arrived, the Jinyiwei must enter first. Therefore, I mean... In the Jinyiwei, there must be a Zhenhai Department, which has two thousand households in Fujian and Guangdong, and then a translation hall, Xuanfu Hundred Houses and other yamen. In the Jinyiwei, a special Jinyiwei commander Tongzhi, is controlled by the Jinyiwei. In this way, it will be convenient to act."
Emperor Tianqi became curious, stared at Zhang Jingyi, and said excitedly: "What are the translation library and Xuanfu Baihu Institute for what is the purpose?"
Zhang Jingyi said: "The translation museum is responsible for translating books from various countries and understanding the customs and customs of the countries in the world. The Xuanfu Hundred Houses are responsible for contacting the outside world and cultivating foreign ministers, foreign businessmen and overseas Han people who are kind to our Ming Dynasty. The two Thousand Houses are responsible for foreigners, tiqi, detectives, and spy on the responsibility of spies."
Emperor Tianqi nodded, his face became even more smiling, and he said, "This idea is good, this is a plan for the future. It's very good. Since Zhang Qing has made the idea, just do it."
After saying that, Emperor Tianqi changed his mind and said, "Does Zhang Qing know about the court today?"
Zhang Jingyi did not hide it and said, "I have heard of it."
Emperor Tianqi said: "I plan to let you be the supervisor and take charge of the military and political affairs of various provinces. What do you think?"
Zhang Jingyi said: "Your Majesty treats me like this, but I am really heartbroken. How trust is this? Even if I go through fire and water, I will not repay you. But... I think... what the supervisor did is to establish a sea defense, and to solve the sea of pirates in one fell swoop. It is not enough to build a water camp along the coast of various provinces. After all, it is necessary to control the sea with the sea to succeed. As for the position of supervisor, I dare not accept it. If I accept it, I am afraid that everyone in the world will scold me for having a different intention."
Chapter completed!