During the reign of Emperor Hongzhi, Zhu Houzhao's father, there were three famous cabinet ministers, Li Dongyang, Liu Jian, and Xie Qian.

People at that time called them "Li Gong's plan, Liu Gong's decision, Xie Gong's eloquence".

Translated, it means that Li Dongyang is good at planning but not decisive enough, Liu Jian is brave and daring but his brain is not enough, and Xie Qian is a non-stick pan and a master of nonsense literature.

Zhu Houzhao knew their style very well and knew that they were unreliable, so he reused eunuchs such as Liu Jin as soon as he succeeded to the throne to compete with civil officials for power.

Liu Jian was so angry that he pulled Li Dongyang and Xie Qian to resign.

Zhu Houzhao approved it, but not completely.

He only let Liu Jian and Xie Qian return to their hometowns, leaving Li Dongyang alone as the chief minister of the cabinet, because he saw Li Dongyang's good plan but indecisive and hesitant character.

Since the first year of Zhengde, Li Dongyang has resigned or asked for leave many times.

Zhengde only approved the leave, not the resignation, and refused to let Li Dongyang go. Instead, he found all kinds of reasons to promote him and put him on the fire, which made Li Dongyang happy and painful.

With Zhu Houzhao's single name, Li Dongyang's indecisive character was once again reflected.

His heart began to fluctuate frequently.

It turned out that His Majesty deliberately mentioned the matter of opening the sea in order to use treasure notes and cabinets to shut up officials who did not want to open the sea.

This shows that the officials' constant memorials have made His Majesty annoyed.

If we still insist on the sea ban at this time, what reason should the cabinet system continue to maintain?

How should we reject the treasure notes that are like waste paper?

For now, we can only support the opening of the sea, clarify the pros and cons, and sacrifice the small to protect the big.

But I can't say this.

Otherwise, I will inevitably be evaluated as catering to the will of the emperor and greedy for power.

By then, the court and the public will be boiling, will I still have a reputation?

But His Majesty has already named him, so he has no choice but to speak up.

"…Why not listen to the ministers' opinions?" After thinking for a long time, Li Dongyang could only come up with an excuse.

The officials who were waiting for him to make a decision could not help but feel a little disappointed.

Zhu Houzhao was very satisfied, smiled, and continued to press: "I want to restore the ancestral system and abolish the cabinet system. You, the chief minister of the cabinet, don't say anything, but let others speak?"

"This..."

"If you think the cabinet system should not be abolished, that is to say, you think the ancestral system is not unchangeable, then why do you, the chief minister of the cabinet, pretend not to see so many people writing to continue the sea ban?

Or do you have an opinion on opening the sea itself? If so, why don't you write a letter to speak out?"

"Ah, this..."

Seeing that the old boss was stumped, Wuying Palace Grand Secretary Yang Tinghe couldn't stand it anymore: "Your Majesty, the ancestral law cannot be changed, but it also depends on the actual situation.

Since the birth of Baochao during the Hongwu period, it has been more than a hundred years, and it has depreciated severely. At this time, it is still the main salary. Officials will starve to death.

As for the cabinet, although Taizu was Although it was not established, there were already six grand secretaries in four palaces and two cabinets. For example, Wu Chen, a famous minister in the early Ming Dynasty, was the first grand secretary of the Dongge.

In the Yongle Dynasty, Emperor Taizong ordered the formal establishment of the cabinet. The word "ancestor" naturally included His Majesty Taizong.

The maritime ban was different. After the opening of the sea, people flocked out of the Ming Dynasty to do business. The risk was too great and difficult to manage. In the long run, farmers would not have the heart to take care of the land. How could the country be stable? "

Zhu Houzhao retorted: "After the opening of the sea, the treasury tax revenue increased sharply, but you didn't mention it at all, Yang Gelao.

The power of the cabinet today is much higher than that of Taizu and Taizong, but you also turned a deaf ear to it.

I understand. You will do everything you can to support the ancestral laws that are beneficial to you, and do everything you can to discredit them, right?"

Yang Tinghe opened his mouth, intending to continue to quibble, but he didn't say anything in the end.

As one of Zhu Houzhao's masters in the Eastern Palace, Yang Tinghe knew his disciple's eloquence and thinking very well. He knew that if he continued to argue, the other party might say something shocking, and the final result would be more loss than gain.

Seeing that Yang Tinghe was also stumped, Li Dongyang had to take over the conversation: "Your Majesty, I promise that no official will submit a memorial on the issue of opening the sea in the future."

Zhu Houzhao pressed: "What if there is still one?"

"Then I will go to him in person and never bother Your Majesty."

"The chief minister of the cabinet is the chief minister of the cabinet. He can really share my worries."

Li Dongyang seemed not to understand Zhu Houzhao's sarcastic words. He respectfully said "Your Majesty, thank you for your praise" and then returned to the train.

Zhu Houzhao smiled with satisfaction: "Let's adjourn the court."

After that, Zhu Houzhao left first with his hands in his pockets.

Li Chengqian hurriedly followed.

On the way back to the Leopard Room, Li Chengqian couldn't help asking, "Emperor Zhengde, the sea has been opened, you just need to continue to ignore those memorials, why do you have to hold this court meeting?

Looking at the ministers, they don'tIt seems that he has given in now, and he may make trouble secretly in the future. Are you trying to scare him?"

Zhu Houzhao shook his head: "No, this is just an appetizer, the main course is still to come, you will know when the time comes."

"Okay. "

……

Zhu Di took Concubine Li out of the hospital and returned to Hongxi time and space.

The Ming Dynasty in Hongxi time and space was about to go to war with Japan, and an old killer like Zhu Di would naturally not miss the event.

Considering that his body still needed to be recuperated, Li Zhongfu asked him to come for routine physical examinations every day like Zhu Gaochi and take medicine back.

In this way, Zhu Di could only participate in the early troop mobilization and strategic and tactical formulation, and could not go to the front line with Zhu Zhanji.

A few days later, late at night.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui gathered outside the dragon tent with the function of time travel with 50,000 carefully selected elite soldiers.

At the same time, Liu Jin in Zhengde time and space was also sent to Ren'ai Medical Clinic to open the door.

Zhu Houzhao and Li Chengqian had been waiting in the Leopard House for a long time.

"Although Ren'ai Medical Clinic is very soundproof, and Doctor Li also tacitly agreed that we use Ren'ai Medical Clinic to transport troops, it is Doctor Li's place after all.

Our army must be fast and quiet when crossing the border. Did you two remember? "Zhu Di came in person to see his two sons off. Before they parted, he still gave them some uneasy instructions.

Zhu Gaoxu and Zhu Gaosui agreed.

"Everyone follow me, follow one by one, don't squeeze, and don't fall behind." Zhu Gaoxu turned to face the 50,000 troops and waved his hand to give orders.

He was the first to enter the dragon tent.

The others followed.

Only Zhu Gaosui did not move.

According to the plan, he was responsible for the battle.

After entering the Ren'ai Medical Clinic, Zhu Gaoxu nodded to Liu Jin.

Liu Jin quickly opened the door.

Zhu Gaoxu stepped out and arrived at the Zhengde time and space in a blink of an eye.

"The ancestor is here, thank you for your hard work. "Zhu Houzhao, who was leaning against a stone and fanning himself, was the first to discover Zhu Gaoxu and jumped for joy.

After knowing his fate in history, Zhu Gaoxu disliked Zhu Zhanji and had a lot of opinions about Zhu Gaochi.

But he really liked Zhu Houzhao, a lively and smart boy: "Here you are, are you waiting for us here? Have you prepared supper?"

"Of course I have prepared it. There are 50,000 barrels of instant noodles and 50,000 sausages and boiled eggs. I spent 1,200 taels of silver to buy them from Doctor Li."

"You are a sensible boy."

Soon, all 50,000 troops came.

Liu Jin also ran over and reported to Zhu Houzhao: "Your Majesty, everyone is here. They didn't make too much noise during the period and didn't wake up Doctor Li."

Zhu Houzhao nodded: "Very good, go and arrange for people to distribute instant noodles, sausages and boiled eggs to the soldiers."

"Yes." "

After a while, the instant noodles were ready.

Everyone held a bucket of instant noodles and stood there eating.

While eating, Zhu Gaoxu asked: "How far has your plan progressed?"

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