After all, Fu Changzong is the emperor's uncle, and he has been in the household department for many years, his protégés and former officials, close friends, and I don't know how many people are watching him.
Zhou Yingqiu has now been 'transferred to another use', because of the deliberate suppression, there is not much fluctuation, if Fu Changzong falls again, it may cause a monstrous officialdom shock, and even damage the emperor's prestige, affecting the 'New Deal'!
Zhou Yingqiu and Fu Changzong are the two major scholars of the Ministry of Officials and the Ministry of Households, and they are the two most critical pillars of Zhu Xu's control of the political situation.
Zhou Yingqiu is now at home, if something happens to Fu Changzong, it is easy for the government and the opposition to speculate that Zhu Xu, the emperor, may 'fall from power', causing an unpredictable political crisis, which will affect the entire Ming Dynasty, affecting all aspects, and the consequences are unpredictable!
Fu Changzong pondered for a while, looked up at Bi Ziyan and said, "Elder Bige, don't be in a hurry. ” Bi Ziyan looked at Fu Changzong and said knowingly: "If Fu Shangshu cooperates, this official can minimize the impact and strive to complete the reform of the household department before the year." ” As soon as this sentence came out, Fu Changzong frowned, and he had to cooperate with people to grab people's things, and he was talking about 'innovation', and he, the old Shangshu of the household department for many years, felt harsh no matter how he heard it.
But he also knew that it was Zhu Xu's established plan to take over the cabinet, so he suppressed his anger and said: "What should the cabinet elder do, just as he is told." ” Bi Ziyan could feel that Fu Changzong's tone was wrong, and he still said: "This official intends to split some of the functions and powers of the household department, some of which are directly under the direct jurisdiction of the cabinet, strictly control the government affairs of the household department, especially the entry and exit of money and grain, and reallocate the officials of the household department......
Fu Changzong's eyelids jumped, this Bige boss had such a big appetite that he actually wanted to swallow the household in one go, and he was simply treated as nothing!
If it was usual, he would never be polite to Bi Ziyan, but firstly, this is Zhu Xu's national politics, and secondly, he is about to leave, and he still needs to have a harmonious relationship with the cabinet, otherwise as soon as he leaves, his relationships will be in danger, and he needs to be patient.
However, Fu Changzong was still deeply disgusted by Bi Ziyan's aggressiveness, and said with an impassive face, "The weather has been cold recently, and the lower officials have been not feeling well, and today I also came to ask the cabinet for leave, and I also asked Bi Ge Lao for permission." ” Bi Ziyan saw that Fu Changzong looked like a picker in front of him, and he was also angry in his heart, and directly pushed the boat down the river and said, "Okay, the specific innovation method will be notified to the household department, and it will also be discussed with the emperor, Fu Shangshu can rest assured." ” Seeing that Bi Ziyan insisted on this, Fu Changzong was angry in his heart, and got up and said, "The next official will leave." ” Bi Ziyan didn't speak again, watching Fu Changzong leave, he let out a long breath in his heart, and his face was calm.
Although there may be many consequences for offending Fu Changzong, he can bear these compared to his plan!
Fu Changzong walked out of the cabinet and looked in the direction of Jingyang Palace, hesitating whether to go or not.
Bi Ziyan's impatient messing around is likely to disrupt all six departments, and he and Zhou Yingqiu have 'resigned' one after another, which may cause a huge shock to the government and the opposition.
Now it is the end of the year again, and next year's big meeting is not far away, so there can be no big mess.
Fu Changzong stood in place, thought for a long time and turned away.
The root of this matter is still the emperor's established plan, Bi Ziyan is following the plan, although he is in a hurry, the emperor will not do anything because of this.
When Fu Changzong walked out of the palace, a message exploded over the capital.
'Degrade'!
One of the most widely rumored versions is that King Lu played, the clan population was too large, and the age was not enough, and the British Duke Zhang Weixian suggested 'demoting the knight', the duke was demoted to the common people for three generations without merit, and the prince was demoted to the common people for five generations without merit.
In the clan in the capital, there are hundreds of thousands of nobles, and they all rely on the court to live, and the 'demotion of the lord' not only means that they will be the commoners who have nothing after three generations, but also means that their years will be greatly less, and the good days will not be there!
This is tantamount to their lives!
A group of clansmen and nobles who were drunk and dreamed of death in the wind and snow, wine and wealth, suddenly sobered up, and inquired about the news all over the capital, spreading these true and false news beyond recognition and turning them into rumors.
After almost an hour, a group of people showed their magical powers, using various connections to inquire about the news in the palace, and then a group of men, women, and children crowded at the gate of the palace, asking to see the emperor, the queen mother, the concubine, and even Li Jieyu, Hai Lanzhu did not escape.
King Lu, King Jin and others also summoned a cadre of the princes of the clan, including King Jing, more than a dozen princes gathered in the Zongren Mansion.
The most discussed thing they discussed was about the 'demotion of the lord', and they all discussed the clan population, the age of Lu, and the difficulties faced by the imperial court, and finally discussed the matter of 'demotion to the lord'.
As soon as this matter was done by the prince, even King Jing did not dare to admit it and kept silent.
A group of princes couldn't discuss the reason for a long time, and King Lu and others had already expected it, it was nothing more than a formal notice, and it depended on whether the situation changed in the future.
The treacherous and cunning Zhang Weixian has now been pushed to the cusp of the storm, and the rumors outside are all his ideas, which makes him speechless, hiding in the house and not daring to go out.
In the imperial study, Zhu Xu had already ordered people to spread the word 'all gone', but Empress Dowager Zhang of Cining Palace, the old lady of Renshou Palace, and even Li Xie Yu of Yuzao Palace, and Hai Lanzhu of Zhilan Palace did not dare to hold it up, and some of them had to be treated carefully and could not be lazy.
That night, the old lady who had been coughing called Zhu Xu, Empress Dowager Zhang and others over, took Zhu Xu's hand, and said a lot of things seriously.
Out of the Renshou Palace, Empress Dowager Zhang also talked to him a lot on the way, and gave a very serious 'advice' to the 'demotion of the lord' he wanted, with a cold tone and alienation, this attitude was unprecedented.
Even Li Jieyu, who has always been obedient to him and never asks about political affairs, also said tactfully, 'It is difficult to support alone', which is meaningful.
Back in the imperial study, Zhu Xuchang let out a long breath, looked at Cao Huachun and sighed: "This matter is more stressful than I expected......
Cao Huachun bowed down and did not speak, he was present throughout the harem and knew the situation Zhu Xu was facing.
The old lady and the Empress Dowager Zhang are very clearly opposed, this is not ordinary pressure.
Zhu Xu sat on the chair, his fingers tapping slowly on the tabletop, and his heart kept changing.
He didn't talk too much with the old lady and Empress Dowager Zhang, because it was unnecessary and meaningless.
Daming is now in the sect, the number of nobles is hundreds of thousands, and the annual age of Lu is nearly six million stones, this population, the age of Lu is still expanding, not to mention that the most intense period of the Xiaoice River is coming, just to say that this number is expanding unlimitedly, it is also an extremely terrible thing!
Zhu Xu shuddered when he thought about it, not to mention that the Ming Dynasty was dragged down in history, and the clan was one of the original sins!
He had to change, he had to act, and the sooner the better!
Before, they only confiscated their acres of land and various industries, but now what Zhu Xu has to do is to strictly limit the expenditure of this clan and nobles to a certain range, so as not to drag down the country and become a huge burden on the expenditure of the imperial court!
Just thinking about it, an inner eunuch hurriedly ran in and said, "Your Majesty, Song Yingxing of the Royal Political Court is asking to see you outside the palace." ” "Song Yingxing?"
Zhu Xu was stunned, and then said: "Pass." ” Song Yingxing came soon, he was in a hurry, and said while saluting: "Weichen sees the emperor, the minister is in a hurry to see, please don't blame the emperor." ” Zhu Xu also guessed and said, "What's the urgency?"
” Song Yingxing looked anxious, and said: "Back to the emperor, the budget of the Royal Political Yuan for next year was originally two million and seven thousand taels, and the cabinet has just notified that it intends to cut it in half, if this is the case, the impact will be too great, and many plans in the Political Yuan will be forced to be interrupted, and even the subsidy for students will not be ......."
Zhu Xu raised his eyebrows, looked at Cao Huachun and said, "Why don't I know about this matter?"
"He has always taken care of the royal court, and he doesn't know about such a big thing.
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Cao Huachun glanced at Song Yingxing and said, "Bi Ge is always the president of the Royal Political Yuan, if the budget is cut in his hands, he should need to go through the cabinet process again." ” Zhu Xu's eyes moved slightly, and he said knowingly, "You mean, this was cut by Master Bi as the president of the Royal Political Yuan, and he hasn't gone through the cabinet process yet, and it's not a formal decision?"
” "Yes."
Cao Huachun said.
This kind of government affairs, according to the rules, does not need to be submitted to the celebrant and the royal approval, and the cabinet can handle it.
Zhu Xu nodded lightly, his fingers tapping on the table.
The power of the Cabinet is gradually becoming more powerful, and some of them have gone beyond what he has delineated.
'It seems that we have to get into the cabinet as soon as possible......
Zhu Xu pondered in his heart, looked at Song Yingxing and said, "Well, I know, you go back and inform me, and I will go to the political court tomorrow to have a look." ” Song Yingxing was overjoyed, and hurriedly raised his hand and said, "Yes, the minister retires!"
In his opinion, the emperor was going to reject Bi Ge Lao's decision.
Zhu Xu watched Song Yingxing leave, leaning on the chair with a deep gaze.
Whether it is Bi Ziyan or Sun Chengzong, their ability, vision, and courage are naturally better than those of others now, but in Zhu Xu's eyes, they are still more than safe, and they are not enough to develop, and they are limited in many things.
In addition to not looking far enough, there is also a kind of habitual self-limitation, Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan have an instinctive defensive behavior, no matter what they strive to be 'safe', and try their best to keep the outside world out and block it to the death.
In Zhu Xu's view, this seems to be a kind of resistance, even resistance, for the outside world, not only Sun Chengzong, Bi Ziyan, most officials refuse to contact, understand, internally, they are high in the Heavenly Empire, and their self-confidence is unattainable.
Zhu Xu has not studied psychology, but he always feels that this mentality is very weird, even perverted, and needs to be reversed or even broken.
He adopted many methods, including the establishment of the Imperial Political Yuan, the creation of a new curriculum, the drastic reduction of Confucian reading materials and the addition of 'natural' subjects, the summoning of a group of Confucian scholars to revise books according to his intentions, and the expansion of maritime trade, increasing contact with the outside world, and opening up the world.
But none of this can be done in a short period of time, patience is required.
"It's time for me to get some drastic medicine."
Zhu Xu muttered to himself softly, and suddenly turned to Cao Huachun and said, "Inform Master Bi and go to the political court with me tomorrow." ”