The Head of the Ming Dynasty Spared His Life

It is the emperor!

To become a horse-washing horse in the Eastern Palace, for a young official, it is simply a fortune that fell from the sky.Because his only thing is to play with the prince and teach the prince.Once the crown prince ascends the throne, you will be the emperor's confidant, and it is safe to be a general and a prime minister.

"In this way," Gao Gong said in a low voice, "Zhang Juzheng, and his teacher Xu Jie, will stand by your Highness's side and become your people. Our strength will be even stronger."

Zhu Zaihou was silent for a while: "In this way, we will be hostile to Yan Song in the end?"

"It's impossible." Gao Gong sighed: "Yan Song can be called a genius through the ages. But his ideas are too risky and dangerous. His radical theory of sea power must not be adopted, but should be gradually improved."

Zhu Zaihou hesitated again, and finally made up his mind, nodded: "I trust Master, so I will write the letter according to what you want, Master. I will also summon Xu Jie once to listen to his master and apprentice's suggestions for improvement. Xu Jie also A capable official with a reputation for politics."

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Chapter 334 Wanting to Take Yan Song to Test the Sword [5]

Gao Gong smiled: "This is my second suggestion. As a minister, Xu Jie has the qualifications to be promoted by the court. The next time the court recommends, I suggest that Xu Jie be pushed into the cabinet. The cabinet now only has four elders including Yan Song Not enough. Xu Jie is very smart and low-key. After being pushed into the cabinet, he must be grateful to His Highness!"

The so-called Ting Tui was the legal method for selecting senior officials in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.Since Zhu Di in the Ming Dynasty, the emperors have become more and more lazy and do not want to interfere with state affairs. Gradually, the power of the monarchy has been sidelined, and the power of the cabinet has continued to expand.

Ting Tui is the concentrated expression of the power of the cabinet.

Ting Tui means that when the Ming Dynasty appoints officials of the second rank or above such as Gelao and Shangshu, it must be sacrificed by all Gelao, Liubu Shangshu, Zuodu Yushi, and the "34" son supervisor. A total of [-] people participated in the Jiuqing, including Jiu, the doctor of Guanglu Temple, and a democratic vote. One person has one vote, and the cabinet chief and assistant has two votes.When voting, red beans and mung beans represent whether you agree or not. The vote teller holds an airtight jar, collects beans, and implements a secret ballot.In the end, the winner will be determined by the red and green beans in the jar.

It can be seen that this court push has a strong sense of democratic voting, and the voting results are basically the result of arm wrestling and scheming among various major forces.

In the beginning, Tingtui was only a way to select officials above the second rank in the court. In addition to Tingtui, there was also the emperor's decree, that is, the emperor bypassed the cabinet and directly appointed senior officials.However, as the politics of the Ming cabinet became more and more mature, Ting Tui gradually became the only way for officials above the second rank to be born.

The emperor's central position is becoming more and more embarrassing, often the emperor is willing to give it, but no one is willing to take it.Because officials appointed by the emperor directly without being pushed by the court are very embarrassing and shameful.Even if there are individual official fans who are shameless and do not pass the democratic voting process, they are doomed to be despised and reviled by Shilin the moment they receive the imperial decree. Countless friends from the same year have persuaded them, the pressure is too great, and almost no one can bear it , After two days, he stepped down.

The members of the cabinet, officially known as Grand Scholars, collectively referred to as elders, were the emperor's secretary at the beginning, but in fact their rank was very low, and it was unbelievable that they were sixth-rank officials.But gradually, he became more and more powerful, and had the power to replace the emperor, review memorials, and draw up votes, which was almost a symbol of imperial power.It is the ultimate dream of every scholar in Ming Dynasty to enter the cabinet, and finally become the chief assistant and take charge of the highest authority in Ming Dynasty.

"But Xu Jie, will he join Yan Song when he enters the cabinet?" Although the prince Zhu Zaihou is benevolent, he is still extremely smart, and he thought of the key point as soon as he rolled his eyes.

If my own princelings tried their best to push Xu Jie into the cabinet, but turned to Yan Song in the blink of an eye, wouldn't it make people want to cry without tears?

Gao Gong blinked and smiled inscrutably.

"Your Majesty, there is no need to worry about this matter." He lowered his voice and said, "Xu Jie and Yan Song have blood feuds that cannot be resolved. He has always buried his hatred against Yan Song in his heart and dared not speak to others, but for a moment Nothing has changed."

"Why does Xu Jie hate Yan Song so much?" Zhu Zaihou asked in surprise.

"Because Xu Jie's teacher is Xia Yan!" Gao Gong smiled slightly.

Zhu Zaihou immediately realized it!

Xia Yan was the chief minister of the cabinet who was killed by Yan Song (in front of him)!

What's more, he was murdered by Yan Song's treachery when he had made contributions to the country but was not at fault.

Yan Song and Xia Yan are from the same hometown, and they are both very pleasant people in Jiangxi.So Xia Yan treats this junior from his hometown with great love and care, like a big brother.But later found evidence of Yan Song's embezzlement and perversion of the law. The upright Xia Yan decided to punish Yan Song, but he couldn't bear to push him to the end, so he let him restrain himself.

Yan Song was extremely humble, and knelt in front of Xia Yan. For days and nights, when Xia Yan didn't see him, he couldn't afford to kneel.

Xia Yan finally relented, let Yan Song go, and warned him not to commit another crime.

But Yan Song avenged his kindness, and finally found an opportunity to drive Jiajing and Xia Yan apart, and pushed Xia Yan into the fire pit on unwarranted charges, and was sentenced to beheaded.

Xu Jie was Xia Yan's student, and he was so distressed by the murder of his mentor, he kept the hatred in his heart all the time, but on the surface, he was extremely enthusiastic about Yan Songxu and his submissiveness.

Because of this, Xu Jie was infamous, and countless people pointed and scolded Xu Jie for being ungrateful, forgetting the blood feud of the teacher, and talking and laughing happily with Yan Song, the treacherous official of the enemy.

Gao Gong, on the other hand, knows clearly that Xu Jie's forbearance is by no means forgetting the blood feud of his mentor, but is accumulating strength, ready to devour Yan Song at all times...

The longer he endured, the greater the power of revenge. Xu Jie's revenge against Yan Song must be a hundred times bloodier than Yan Song's against Xia Yan!

At this time, Gao Gong suggested that Zhu Zaihou use the power of the princeling party to push Xu Jie into the cabinet. In fact, he gathered the party members for the prince, and his intention to deal with Yan Song was very obvious.

Zhu Zaihou thought about Xu Jie's talent, and finally nodded: "This king understands, master will do as you want."

Gao Gong smiled.

In this way, Xu Jie and Zhang Juzheng, the master and apprentice, both received Zhu Zaihou's kindness. One entered the cabinet and the other became the emperor's teacher. They will unite more loyally with the prince.The power of the princelings will surely increase greatly.

He turned his head and went out, writing a memorial to the emperor, requesting that Zhang Juzheng be transferred to wash the horses for the East Palace.

When Gao Gong was about to leave, he heard Zhu Zaihou in the house, watching "The Rise of the West", and sighed quietly: "Yan Song, Qing is a beautiful woman, why should I be a thief? It's a pity, a pity!"

Gao Gong stood still, raised his head, shook his head, and sighed.

He also admired Yan Song's talent very much.

His high arch is also very talented, and he has the world in mind!

Only a genius like him would feel sympathy for the same genius Yan Song.

Gao Gong, deeply understands that Daming is dying, and if 2.2 is not reformed, it will definitely perish.

However, the prescription he prescribed for Daming was much milder than that of Yan Song.

Living in a different position, although Gao Gong is conceited, he may not have the courage to write "Theory of Sea Power" like Yan Song to guide Ming Dynasty to the road of reform.

Gao Gong actually admires Yan Song very much, it can be called admiration.

But this does not prevent him from regarding Yan Song as his number one enemy!

The more talented a chief assistant like Yan Song is, the more dangerous he is!

The Song Dynasty died in the radical Wang Anshi reform.The seal is in front, how can it not be seen?

"It's exciting to be an enemy with someone like you." Gao Gong silently looked at the sky, feeling a surge of excitement in his chest.