Chapter 517: I think the new king has no wise and sage appearance!
When the youngest brother.

Once again, it popped out of Zhu Zai's mouth.

Yan Shaoting was tense all over and alert.

Ever since Zhu Zaigui, the new crown prince, the current heir apparent and soon the new emperor, started discussing civil and military affairs with him, Yan Shaoting began to feel alert.

Humans are very complex creatures.

And people never stay the same and follow the rules.

The complexity of human beings means that they are destined to be in a state of constant change.

Does Zhu Zaigui have the same political skills as the old Taoist priest?
Yan Shaoting can't be sure now.

But he could see that the heir wanted to control the empire.

Now he proposed that he should be appointed as the Left Vice-Chief Censor of the Censorate and the Left Vice-Minister of the Ministry of War, and jointly supervise the Beijing army with Zhenyuan Marquis Gu Huan, one civil and one military.

True.

This is Zhu Zaigui's trust in himself.

But at the same time, the other party hopes to use the power of himself and the Yan family to bring the Beijing army under the imperial power.

Then.

The old Taoist priest used himself to increase tax revenue for the court, and now the prince wants him to reorganize the military?
Yan Shaoting bowed his head silently: "Your Highness has always been wise and intelligent, and has a kind heart. I am young and incompetent, but I was appreciated by the late emperor, and I am also loved by Your Highness. How dare I refuse?"

He took on the new task assigned by the successor monarch.

Yan Shaoting also silently changed his address.

He was very careful and changed the old Taoist priest's name to "the late emperor".

Zhu Zaigui smiled slightly, "The Beijing Army is in the imperial palace, but it is also the distant support of the nine borders, ready to support the various towns at any time. In the past 200 years of the country, the Beijing Army has been repeatedly reorganized, but the results are minimal. I think that in the matter of training and reorganizing the army, it is not the quantity of soldiers that matters, but the quality, and the generals that do not matter, but the strategy. The Beijing Army still needs to be reorganized now, eliminate the old and weak, recruit strong men from various guards and local areas, and then train them diligently. Select generals who are good at fighting and good at strategy to command each camp to meet the needs of the nine borders."

Yan Shaoting nodded silently and listened.

Just as he had guessed, Zhu Zaigui had naturally begun to assume the role of the sole controller of this empire.

Even if it is a matter of reorganizing the Beijing army, it also needs to be covered up as a pretext to meet the emergency needs of the nine borders.

But this sentence can be regarded as giving myself a task.

It belongs to the specific guidance of the leadership work content.

Zhu Zaigui's face was calm, and he changed the topic to something more distant. "Originally, the emperor asked you to go to Nanjing for the taxation of the southeastern provinces. You did a good job. The twelve prefectures of Nanzhili are all clearing the land. But now that you are back, someone in Jiangnan needs to stay and supervise this matter. I was thinking about whether Master Zhang could come back first, but after thinking about it, I think Master Zhang should continue to stay in Jiangnan. If there is no close and knowledgeable person there, I will not feel at ease."

After talking about armaments, we now turn to finance and taxation.

Especially the southeastern provinces, which accounted for half of the Ming Dynasty’s financial and tax revenue.

Yan Shaoting had no choice but to follow suit and echoed, "Governor Zhang has been an official for many years and has great prestige in the court. With him in charge of Southern Zhili, I think the local authorities will not dare to go too far against the court's orders. Your Highness's arrangement is quite appropriate."

Zhu Zaigui just smiled and said, "But Master Zhang will eventually have to return to Beijing to work. Someone still needs to take on the positions of Governor-General of Zhejiang, Governor of Zhejiang, and Governor of Yingtian..."

After saying this, Zhu Zaigui turned around and looked at Yan Shaoting.

His eyes flickered and he said casually, "Now that Runwu has returned to the capital and has stayed in the south for a few years, I think you know best who should take up these positions and know the importance of them. If you are free now, you might as well think about it for me. I have been in the capital or in the academy for a long time, so I don't know many ministers in the court very well."

What does it mean?
Yan Shaoting was cautious and spoke slowly, "National official positions have always been recommended by officials in the Ministry of Personnel and decided by the cabinet. Positions such as the Governor-General of Zhejiang and Zhili have the meaning of frontier control. How dare I make a comment? I am afraid that I will be impeached for usurping the throne."

Zhu Zaigui waved his hand and said, "You have been summoned back to the capital, but your original mission in Jiangnan has not yet been assigned. Naturally, you have the responsibility to recommend officials for Jiangnan. And I just want you to recommend a few people. The Cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel will naturally also submit a list of names."

Seeing Zhu Zaigui like this.

Yan Shaoting could only answer carefully: "I think... Mr. Tan Lun, who originally worked in the palace and later went to the southeast, can be one of the vacancies in the southeast."

Yan Shaoting didn't dare to take Zhu Zaigui's request for him to nominate someone for an official position in the southeast seriously.

It seemed like he was asking me to recommend officials, and that he wanted to give the power of employing people in the southeast to himself and the Yan family.

But there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world.

Especially an heir who is about to ascend the throne and become emperor.

That must be because he is full of ambition and wants to make new achievements.

really.

When Yan Shaoting said Tan Lun's name, a light flashed in Zhu Zaigui's eyes, but it quickly disappeared.

"Then what position can Zili take?"

A moistening thing.

A sub-principle.

They are all courtesy names.

Yan Shaoting understood everything and replied immediately, "Mr. Zili was appointed as the Governor of Fujian in the 42nd year of Jiajing, and was transferred to the Governor of Sichuan last year. He is outstanding in civil affairs and familiar with military affairs. I think Mr. Zili's talents can serve as the Governor-General of Zhejiang and the Governor of Zhejiang. Now that there are urgent matters in the southeast, he can also serve as the Governor of Yingtian. When the situation in the southeast stabilizes, we can select two more capable people to serve as the Governor of Zhejiang and the Governor of Yingtian."

Zhu Zaigui's eyes were dim.

"In this way, half of the southeast will fall on the shoulders of Tan Lun alone."

Yan Shaoting smiled and said, "The more capable you are, the more work you will do. Now is the time when the country needs people. Mr. Zili is an old man in the palace. His character is naturally flawless. He is also familiar with Your Highness, so we can rest assured in using him. But I have to trouble Mr. Zili to take care of this southeast half."

Zhu Zaigui nodded, seeming to agree with Yan Shaoting's statement.

He said calmly: "In this case, we can only make him suffer."

Yan Shaoting smiled without saying anything and lowered his head silently.

In fact, after saying so much, it is not as good as the six words "old man in the palace".

The importance of the southeastern provinces, especially the Zhejiang region, is self-evident.

Zhejiang has been an important tax collection area for the imperial court for many years. In addition, Jiangnan has now begun to investigate the land area, clear out hidden fields, and return them to the people.

For Zhu Zaigui, using people he can trust is far more important than other factors.

Capital.

southeast.

Now everything has been arranged.

Zhu Zaigui then looked outside the bedroom again.

"I think the Grand Tutor, the Cabinet, and several Dukes have been waiting for a long time."

"Runwu, come with me to meet them."

After saying this, Zhu Zaigui took his son and walked out of the bedroom.

Yan Shaoting obeyed all orders and followed behind him.

Just looking at Zhu Zaigui's back, he was wondering in his heart, how long can this successor emperor maintain his current ambition after ascending the throne?
But in short, now that the heir wants to control the government and make a difference, it is not easy for me to stop him.

At the moment...

Let it be.

When they arrived outside the palace, Gao Gong and the others were still waiting there.

See the heir come out.

Everyone hurriedly stepped forward.

"I will see you, Your Highness."

Zhu Zaigui stood on the steps, paused for a moment, then smiled and walked downstairs again.

He started with Yan Song and then lifted up the people present one by one.

This kind of behavior is very polite.

Everyone looked puzzled.

Zhu Zaigui said: "Now that my father has passed away, the affairs of state are as heavy as a thousand pounds. I am weak and incompetent, so I will have to rely on you to bear the brunt of the burden and carry the Ming Dynasty on your shoulders."

As the Prime Minister.

Gao Gong said, "Your Highness is a precious person and will ascend the throne soon. Your Highness has always been kind and benevolent. We, the ministers, have been ordered by the late emperor to assist Your Highness. This is our due intention and our duty. We dare not accept Your Highness's words of respect."

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Zhu Zaigui smiled slightly, walked to Yan Song, and said, "I was previously appointed by my father to study in the academy. Now in this situation, I am afraid that the affairs of the academy will be left behind. The foundation of a strong country lies in education. Although I am reluctant to leave the academy, I have the family lineage to continue. Although the Grand Tutor has left the court, he is still an important official of our court. I beg you to take over the burden of the academy and cultivate talents for the court to carry on the past and open up the future."

Yan Song nodded: "Your Highness is very kind to me. Although I am old, I will serve the country with my old bones as your Highness has entrusted me with this."

He is just in charge of the affairs of the academy and holds the title of principal. Ultimately, the real work of the academy is teaching, and this will naturally be done by the gentlemen in the academy.

However, the prince emphasized the academy at this time, and he has other plans now.

But it seems clear enough.

When the successor was Prince Yu, he had spent several years in the academy. His words and deeds now seemed to show that he regarded the academy as something he had brought with him. If the students from the academy passed the imperial examination and entered the government, they would naturally stand on the side of the new emperor.

This foothold cannot be changed easily.

Gao Gong and others had no objection to this.

Although there was no explicit decree from the imperial court at the time, Changping Academy had already become an undisputed semi-official and semi-private existence.

But Zhu Zaigui continued, "I was talking to Runwu earlier. He mentioned that he had returned to the capital under the secret decree of his father, but his post in Jiangnan had not yet been handed over. I asked him to recommend a few people to see if they could take over the post in the southeast. Runwu mentioned Tan Lun and Tan Zili, and I think they are good. But according to the rules, the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel still need to discuss it to see if Tan Zili can take on the post of Governor-General of Zhejiang and concurrently Governor of Zhejiang and Governor of Yingtian?"

Yan Shaoting was stunned.

Yan Song also glanced sideways at his strange grandson.

Gao Gong frowned slightly, while Li Chunfang looked at Yan Shaoting with an unfriendly look.

The reason why Gao Gong frowned was that the successor monarch did not discuss the heavy responsibility of the southeast with him, but instead decided it after discussing it with Yan Shaoting alone.

Even though the prince only wanted the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel to discuss the matter again, the words that Tan Zili would be appointed as the governor-general of Zhejiang and concurrently the governor of Zhejiang and Yingtian had already been spoken. What else was there for the cabinet to discuss?

As for Li Chunfang.

Naturally, it was because the court was changing from the old to the new, and he was worried about the new structure of the court.

Now the Yan family has become extremely powerful in the court.

He and some of the people under him seemed to have gradually become old and no longer useful.

This sense of crisis was overwhelming, so how could he not be worried and nervous?

Just as Gao Gong was worried that the successor emperor would favor the Yan family, Li Chunfang was worried about the conflict between the old and the new in the court.

The cabinet's deputy minister Yuan Wei was the first to speak: "I know Tan Zili. He is a man of both civil and military talents. Southeast China is in need of talents right now. He has served in Southeast China before, so he is worth using. Speaking of which, Lord Zhao was originally in Southeast China, so he must have had some dealings with him."

After Yuan Wei affirmed the prince's proposal, he turned the conversation to Zhao Zhenji.

Zhao Zhenji understood and said immediately: "When I was the governor of Yingtian, Tan Zili was in Zhejiang. I heard that he was good at governing the people and was familiar with military affairs. When I was promoted to the governor-general of Zhejiang and the governor of Zhejiang, Tan Zili was in Fujian and handled everything properly. Now the court has a new policy, the southeast is urgent, and Tan Zili is a person in the palace. It is feasible to use him to serve in the local area."

Two people in the cabinet have already confirmed it.

Gao Gong also knew the value of the person in the palace that Zhao Zhenji mentioned.

He could only temporarily put aside the thought that his successor had not discussed this matter with him, and said concisely: "I second the proposal. Tan Zili can be used."

Zhu Zaigui nodded and said, "Since the elders all think Tan Zili is good, let him go to the southeast. However, the rules cannot be abolished, and I cannot do this. Let the cabinet handle this matter, otherwise Master Gao will have to trouble you."

at last.

Zhu Zaigui's gaze returned to Gao Gong and he also called out "Master Gao".

in this way.

Gao Gong finally calmed down a little, nodded, bowed and nodded: "This is my humble duty, please rest assured, Your Highness."

Zhu Zaigui smiled knowingly, and then his face calmed down: "Since that's the case, today is the first day that my father has passed away. There are many funeral ceremonies, so please go and take care of them."

This means there is nothing more to say.

Gao Gong and others did not want to stay here any longer, so they bowed and took their leave.

Yan Shaoting excused himself and went forward to support his old man. He followed his son and walked out of the palace behind the crowd.

Walk back from the Qianqing Palace to the outside of the Huangji Gate.

The heads and corpses on the ground had been cleaned up by the eunuchs.

However, when the ground was washed, the blood stains were still splattered everywhere, and the snow on the ground still had traces of bright red, silently telling people what had happened here not long ago.

Cross the Neiwulong Bridge.

Gao Gong and others went to the cabinet.

Yan Shaoting accompanied the old man all the way out of the imperial city.

Although their family walked out of the palace together with the three dukes Xu Yande, Zhang Rong and Zhu Xizhong.

But he never said anything along the way.

It seemed that everyone was thinking about the current situation in their hearts.

They just greeted each other at the end.

Yan Song was supported by Yan Shaoting as he walked out of the west gate of Chang'an and headed towards Yanfu Lane.

Not long after.

There was a carriage parked by the roadside.

Yan Shifan and his men are waiting here.

Help the old man into the car, then carry Yan Wuyou in.

Yan Shaoting had just sat down.

Yan Song spoke in front of his son, grandson, and great-grandson.

"I don't think the new ruler has the appearance of a wise and enlightened person."

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