Chapter 896 Dingyou (Part 2)

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"Please speak for uncle." Zhang Siwei said lightly.

"Although you were born into a family of great merchants, you have always advocated the Legalism and are very repulsive to business." Wang Chonggu said: "Many people don't know this because you haven't had time to show your own ideas, but I know it."

"Facts have proved that I am justified." Zhang Siwei shook his head and said, "In recent years, the world is getting worse and worse, and the whole country has shown a deformed pathology. The fundamental reason is that business is booming, money is the supreme, and everyone is pursuing profit. Last year, in Shanxi Province, there was a ridiculous incident where the number of applicants was less than the job posts to be taken! This is not an isolated case. In Fujian, Guangdong and Guangxi, this strange phenomenon has long been happening in the world that people are unwilling to learn! Why has the golden rule of "all things are inferior, but only high school" for two hundred years, there are signs of collapse. The culprit is the prosperous trend of doing business! Good children do not enter school, but have to do business! Even in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, there are special business schools!"

"When Emperor Taizong of Tang held the imperial examination, he said infinitely proudly: 'Heroes of the world are in my way'!" Zhang Siwei's worries on his face were not false, and he said with a heartache: "This sentence just means that the purpose of the imperial examination is to make the elites use it for the court, so that the country can be guaranteed to be long-term stability. If you allow capable people to be in the wild and not under the control of the court, it will be an unstable factor. In the long run, the court will inevitably lose control of the country, and the country will not be able to perish!" He sighed and said: "And the Ming Dynasty has reached the point where the rituals collapse and music are broken today, which is absolutely inseparable from his support and indulgence. If this person is not eliminated, the country will not be peaceful! So I have never been a personal grudge against him!"

"You have been holding these words in your heart for a long time, right?" Wang Chonggu looked at Zhang Siwei with a strange look and said, "There is a saying in the officialdom that the butt determines the head. It seems that you have made up your mind to be a loyal minister who maintains the rules."

"What do we read in our generation's books on sages? It's just the word "loyalty and filial piety." Zhang Siwei said calmly.

"Well said, well said..." Wang Chonggu laughed dryly, then said with a dark face: "But this is not what you should say!" His tone became higher and higher, and his tone became more and more severe: "Don't forget that the reason why you can be so high is because the Jin Party is carrying a sedan chair for you below. To put it bluntly, the Jin Party is the profit-seeking businessman you look down on!"

"I haven't forgotten my origin." Zhang Siwei shook his head and said, "It is because of this that I have to save the Jin Party and cannot let them and the Southeast Gang go to destruction!" He said with a cold smile: "I understand what my uncle means. You mean that if I oppose industry and commerce, I will be abandoned by my own people. I have considered this a long time ago. You can rest assured that I will give them what I dream of, so that I can stand out for the Jin merchants and accompany the Ming Dynasty all the time!"

"Oh?" Wang Chonggu didn't believe that Zhang Siwei could come up with something better than Shen Mo.

Zhang Siwei smiled without saying a word, put his finger into the Ru kiln white porcelain cup, dipped it in tea and wrote two words on the table - "Imperial Shang".

After Wang Chonggu saw it, he felt a little lost after a long time: "It seems that you have taken everything into consideration..."

"Haha, plan and then move. Didn't my uncle always teach me?" Feeling that he had convinced Wang Chonggu, Zhang Siwei said without any concealing his ambition: "Uncle, you are the Heavenly Official, I will be the Prime Minister. The two most powerful positions in the Ming Dynasty will be ours. Why do we still have to look at the face of an outdated Prime Minister who cannot protect himself? This is still the world of the Ming Dynasty. Unless he dares to rebel, he can only be at our mercy! Do you see clearly? Uncle, our era is coming!" At the end of his speech, his face turned red with excitement.

"..." Wang Chonggu was silent for a while, and said with a worried look on his face: "I'm afraid it's not that simple..." As he said that, he frowned and said: "I have been in office for nearly forty years, from south to north, from politics to army, and I am very experienced. In my opinion, the biggest hidden danger of the Ming Dynasty is that the court's control is too weak. One southeast and the other border army are all self-organized and powerful enough to compete with the court. Over the years, the reason why they have not ignored the dispatch is because they all listen to silent. Once you force him to Liangshan, whether the two listen to the court or not, or even follow the silence, is hard to say."

"Uncle can see clearly." Zhang Siwei nodded and said coldly: "So you must not let silence return to the southeast!"

"You want..." Wang Chonggu's face changed drastically: "Are you crazy?"

"I'm not crazy!" Zhang Siwei said coldly: "Don't worry about this matter, just wait and see!"

"You are playing with fire, playing with fire!" For a moment, Wang Chonggu felt that he was really old. Now he could only pray that Yang Bo, who has always been very accurate in his life, must not be careless this time.

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The system of dynasty officials' system of obedience has never been easier for more than two hundred years. As soon as an official gets an obituary at home, he must immediately write a memorial to the emperor, begging to go home for three years. The emperor will immediately approve it and ask the Ministry of Personnel to complete the matter of cancellation of the official's negligence. If it is not allowed, it is called a robbery. Except for war, this kind of thing rarely happens. Moreover, because of the incident of Zhang Juzheng's robbery, no one dares to cross the thunder.

Even if the silence is to worry about now, even if the well-being of many people is dependent on him, there is no reason to stay. Because the Prime Minister is a moral model that is admired by everyone, and is recognized as a person who is only one step away from becoming a saint. His noble reputation is not only a strong shield to protect him at all times, but also a thorn that always binds him, so that he cannot do anything contrary to the morality of the masses.

How could a person with a moral perfection like Mr. Chen take away love? So even the officials who were most reluctant to leave could not speak up and could only come to the door in a constant stream, and in the name of mourning Mr. Shen, he expressed his reluctance to the prime minister in tears. Silence was in the curtain of filial piety, and usually he did not come out to meet people, and his son would thank the guests.

But on this day, Cabinet Grand Secretary Lu Shusheng, Left Censor Hai Rui, Ministry of Works Secretary Zhu Heng, Ministry of Revenue Secretary Wang Guoguang and other veterans came together. Naturally, he could not see anyone again. After performing the ceremony in the mourning hall, he invited several people to the back hall to use tea.

After the lecture, several officials saw that he was in a state of disgrace and looked dull, and they couldn't bear to disturb him. But they had to say what they should say. Lu Shusheng said: "Yuan Fu was in a serious disaster and should not have bothered the state affairs anymore. However, you are the pillar of the imperial court. Now you have to worry for three years, and all the officials feel at a loss. If you want to follow the needs of the court, we wish you could take away the love, but that would be a harm to you, and you can imagine but not do it."

"I passed by my hometown in Shaoxing since the sixth year of Longqing. I have never seen my family again in the past eight years. I didn't expect that the yin and yang would be separated forever. When I think of this, I was heartbroken and decided to go back to guard the tomb for three years to fulfill my filial piety." I said with a silent expression: "The memorial requesting Ding You has been sent to the palace, and I think I will be approved soon."

"We won't stop you from fulfilling your filial piety," Lu Shusheng said, "But what to do with state affairs? What to do with the new policy? You have to come up with a charter, right?"

After hearing Lu Shusheng's words, he fell into silence. Although he had decided not to break or establish, how could he let go of the Wanli New Policy, which had been hard work for more than ten years, be it? He knew very well that the new policy would be very likely to be destroyed by his departure. During this period, he repeatedly thought about this issue and wanted to make arrangements for the future court while he could still control the situation. But he understood that the effect it could play was minimal...

Because defeating him, the powerful minister of Tianzi, would make Emperor Wanli expand himself to the point where no one could control himself, and the era of imperial power was swaying and the rebellion of Shunchang was coming. Reason told Silence that now it was not about using someone, but about protecting those precious talents.

As long as there are people, the system can be rebuilt at any time. Everything in the past has to be given up...

Despite this, he still wanted to save the new policy as much as possible. He licked his dry lips and cheered up his spirits: "After I leave, the emperor will definitely take over power. Whether the status quo or an acceptable situation can be maintained is the candidate for the chief assistant." The wise man did not say secret words, and there was no need to be confused with these big bosses. He said directly: "The person who is about to take over the position of Zai Kui is Zhang Fengpan. This man has a bright mind, seems respectful, but in fact it is unpredictable. Although he was in line with me in the past, I dare not say what will happen in the future."

The Jin Party and the Southeast Gang fought fiercely in private, and Zhang Siwei was famously obedient again. The officials always thought he was silent, but they didn't expect that the silent were wary of him, so they couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Yuan Fu was afraid that Zhang Fengpan would change your new policy?"

"Yes, this is what I worry about the most," Chen Silent sighed: "The fortress is easiest to break from the inside. If the chief minister does not maintain the constitution, then all officials can only be squeezed by others."

"Yuan Fu is too worried. There are five upright and reliable Grand Secretary Chu, Lu, Wei, Tang, and Lu in the cabinet, which is enough to check and balance the new chief minister!" Old Zhu Heng raised his voice and said, "If you still feel worried, then recommend a worthy entry into the cabinet. No matter when, the court has the final say in the employment of people. As long as Yuan Fu speaks out the candidate, we will definitely push him into the cabinet!"

Everyone nodded repeatedly and said, "That's what we mean. In recent years, Yuanfu has worked hard to manage, and there are many candidates who can be very useful. If you want to use the mature ones, choose the Sun brothers. If you want to have better results, use the six ministers of the imperial lectures you selected for the emperor, Shen Shixing, Wang Xijue, Xu Guo, Yu Shenxing, Yu Youding, Chen Yubi, etc. These are all qualified candidates for the cabinet ministers."

"None is suitable," Chen Si shook his head and said, "The Sun brothers are my fellow townsmen and in-laws, but they cannot maintain the new policy with confidence. Shen Shixing and others lack qualifications, so it is useless to force them to enter the cabinet, and it will affect their normal promotion."

"Will Yuanfu have a suitable candidate?"

"Today, only one person can stabilize the situation after I go." Silently took a sip of tea and said lightly.

"who?"

"Zhang Taiyue!" said the name silently.

"Yuan Fu recommends him?" Everyone really couldn't understand what Zhang Juzheng has to make the Prime Minister obsessed with him so much: "Zhang Taiyue's ability is naturally unparalleled, but he has been criticized for his work. He had impeached him many times because of the love affair, and he had no choice but to recommend him again this time?"

"I know you have opinions about him, and all the officials are worried that he will take revenge on what happened back then after he comes back." He said quietly and deeply: "I can't guarantee that he will not take revenge. But I know that he will put state affairs first. With him in the cabinet, whether it is the emperor or Zhang Fengpan, he will be cautious about anything he does."

After silently speaking, everyone had to agree and promised that by the end of the year, Zhang Juzheng would immediately submit a memorial request to revive him.

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"Besides human affairs," Wang Guoguang asked while everyone was not talking, "What arrangements did Yuan Fu have for state affairs?"

"Tang Emperor Taizong said that governing the country is no different from recuperating illness. Patients seem to be cured and actually need to be treated and maintained. If there is any violation at this time, they will die. Today, it seems peaceful and in fact they cannot withstand any trouble. The Dukes still need to work together to adhere to the current policies and keep resting with the people. It is great to be able to do these two persistences." Silently said slowly: "Sometimes the problem is there, but the time is not right, you can't solve it. I have actually done very little in the past few years, including royal family, grain transportation, military system, post delivery... I have not moved any of these cancers that will destroy the country if you don't change. I hope you don't move either. These diseases that come from the root will not be cured the day after tomorrow. If you always want to cure the root cause, you will definitely stab the hornet's nest, and it will only end in failure."

After hearing the silent words, everyone was a little silent. They thought that when they were leaving, Ge Lao Chen would say some inspiring words such as "The new policy has not been successful yet, and comrades still need to work hard", or draw a grand blueprint for everyone and set a down-to-earth to deepen reforms in the future.

Who knew that he actually asked everyone not to make trouble and maintain the status quo. At this time, they felt that Chen Ge was underestimating everyone. But it won’t take long to find that even if it maintains the status quo, it will be very difficult...

Five days later, the memorial of the old man Chenge was approved. Five days later, he took his family and children and left Beijing from Xuanwu Gate. On that day, there were thousands of people in Beijing. Not only were the civil and military officials in the court, but the people in the capital also helped the elderly and children and left the city to see each other off...

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