Several people looked at each other and seemed to be shocked by Xie Qian's words.

You must know that this is not a small matter, but they can also clearly distinguish the advantages and disadvantages.

First of all, the disadvantages of the reformists are all there. In history, the reformists have not succeeded much and failed a lot, so they may fail if they try this.

However, the matter in front of me is different from the previous ones. This time, His Highness the Crown Prince is doing it, and with Your Majesty’s support, and His Highness the Crown Prince’s current strength, there will basically be no big trouble.

Even if things are really messed up, they may not necessarily be implicated. At most, they will be dismissed from office and go home. It should be impossible to be punished. Neither His Majesty nor His Highness the Crown Prince are such people, especially His Highness the Crown Prince.

Speaking of which, they trust His Highness the Crown Prince even more in this matter. His Majesty's character is relatively weak, which is the kind of emperor they like.

But when it comes to things like this, they prefer His Highness the Crown Prince. Because he is strong and responsible, they will not be blamed if something goes wrong, which makes him more reliable.

Furthermore, innovation has many benefits. If the banner of the reformists is spread, no one will say that they are flattering.

Because you have your own opinions, that is, you insist on doing your own things, and your reputation will be much better. At the same time, you will attract many innovative people. In this way, more people will support you and promote your own things.

The above is a very good way.

They are all veteran officials, and they know this very well.

Another very important benefit is that we can have better communication with His Majesty and His Royal Highness, so that there will be no disharmony between the monarch and his ministers.

The more critical point is that you can improve your reputation. In history, no matter whether it is a person who failed in innovation or a person who succeeded, the reputation will not be too bad.

Even Fan Zhongyan and Wang Anshi, who failed in the Song Dynasty's reform, what are their names among scholars now?

What is the reputation of Sima Guang and others in the opposition?

This is completely different and will benefit them even more.

A few people just thought about it for a moment, then looked at each other a few times, and understood instantly.

Liu Jian looked at Li Dongyang, and then asked: "Binzhi, what do you think?"

Among several people, Li Dongyang is the best at planning; Xie Qian has more ideas and is better at speaking out, so the outside world has the saying that Li Gongmou, Liu Gong, and Xie Gongyou Kankan. To put it bluntly, Li Gong has a superb strategy and Liu Gong is decisive in doing things.

Xie Gong's conversation is particularly strong.

So this matter came to Li Dongyang's head, and Liu Jian just wanted to hear his opinion.

After hearing this, Li Dongyang thought for a moment, and then said: "I think this can be done, it has more benefits, and more importantly, it is better for Ming Dynasty. What we are doing now is actually innovating.

It’s just that I didn’t say it outright. Now that things have happened, I feel that the time is ripe to do this.”

Liu Jian nodded. The three of them had reached an agreement on cooperation. This matter was actually settled.

In the past, there would have been no problem, but now there is another Wang Hua. Everyone knows that this is His Royal Highness, so we need to ask his opinion clearly.

So Liu Jian asked: "Dehui, what do you think?"

Wang Hua glanced at the three people and knew that the three of them had reached an agreement. However, he had no reason to object to this matter. It would be good for the Ming Dynasty and His Highness the Crown Prince. No one would get anything bad from this. If

If there are people, they are also those whose interests have been touched.

Do the three people present care about this?

They don't care. When they reach this position, what they care about is no longer the small interests of the family, but the desire to realize their ambitions.

This is a good opportunity. As the saying goes, people leave their names when they pass, and birds leave their voices when they pass by. Everyone present has been studying and serving as officials for decades, so they naturally have their own ideals and ambitions in their hearts.

If anyone doesn't want to leave a name in history, it's impossible. In order to gain a reputation, you can even risk your own life, let alone such a good opportunity this time?

So Wang Hua also nodded, and then said: "I think this is okay."

So the four people made a plan and took this opportunity to submit a title to His Majesty in the name of the cabinet. The four people signed it together, which was the beginning of innovation.

Of course, this is just a name. In fact, the innovation has already begun, but they have to take over some things from Qi You and Liu Qi and start with this incident as the starting point.

As for how to write the question book, it is not difficult for the few people present. Those present were among the top few in the imperial examination, and even got the top prize, so it is not difficult.

The four people wrote the title book together, first stating the importance of innovation, secondly citing a large number of ancient examples and documents, and at the same time affirming the importance of innovation to the Ming Dynasty, and finally providing practical suggestions.

Of course, these are practical suggestions, but in fact they are more superficial, such as clearing up the officialdom, seriousness in military rank, training of new kings, etc.

After consultations between several people, ten major items were finally written, which can be said to cover all aspects. Whether these things can be implemented is not important, what is important is that the slogans should be shouted out.

"This is the program of innovation." Several people discussed it in detail and finally settled on it.

After the question book was written, it was sent up together with the question book from the Ministry of Finance. It can be said that the speed was very fast, and it was also something that shocked the government and the public.

When the news spread, it can be said that the whole country was in an uproar.

No one expected that the cabinet would bring up such a big thing. Compared with the thing done by the Ministry of Revenue, this is bigger.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Youtang's expression was very strange. He didn't come back to his senses for a long time. It could be said that he looked confused.

When his son raised this matter, Zhu Youtang was most worried about opposition from officials, especially the cabinet.

You must know that the cabinet has great power. If it is not through the cabinet, it will be difficult for the emperor to do something. However, the cabinet cannot be abolished because the cabinet is under the leadership of civilian officials.

If there is no cabinet, then the civil servants will lose their leadership, and the court's control over local areas will be even weaker; because of the existence of the cabinet, the court can control the civil servants very well.

This has been accumulated over the years, and it is unrealistic to abolish the cabinet.

Therefore, when the emperor makes a decision, he will fully respect the opinions of the cabinet; if he does not want to respect the opinions of the cabinet, then he will change to an obedient cabinet minister, such as Emperor Jiajing's Yan Song.

But Zhu Youtang never expected that things would turn out like this.

Not only did what Zhu Youtang originally worried about not happen, the cabinet also came up with a more radical plan, which directly called for innovation and directly threw aside the ancestral tablets they had held high before.

This made Zhu Youtang a little uncomfortable.

After pondering for a long time, he came back to his senses and sighed softly. Zhu Youtang wondered if his son had done something else.

So he turned to look at Yang Peng beside him, and then said: "Go and find the prince."

When he got the news that his father was going to summon him, Zhu Houzhao was confused.

I haven't done anything myself. Is it because of the question book from the Ministry of Accounts?

But dad already knows about that!

But Zhu Houzhao understood the news that came later.

After hearing the news, Zhu Houzhao also looked suspicious, and then looked weird. He did not expect that the cabinet would do such a thing.

But after Zhu Houzhao thought about it for a while, he understood.

The cabinet is fighting for power and taking the lead in innovation. At the same time, it is building its reputation and consolidating its position.

Such behavior is simply beneficial to them without any harm. Because they know exactly what they want to innovate, they must support it.

They even bundled innovation matters with household affairs matters.

If you want to implement the affairs of the Ministry of Accounts, then you must support their innovation; if you do not support any innovation, then you should not engage in the affairs of the Ministry of Accounts.

As expected, they were all old foxes who struck quickly and accurately without giving themselves any room to operate. They could only agree because they had no other way to go.

But thinking about Zhu Houzhao, I laughed to myself.

I think a lot, and it is a good thing for me that they support me. With the support from the cabinet, it is much easier for me to do many things.

You must know that there is an obvious phenomenon in the officialdom, that is, officials are not afraid of the emperor. In many cases, they can force the emperor to do it. It is not like they have never done this kind of thing.

But there are really not many people who dare to offend the cabinet bachelor. No matter it is the bachelor with more authority or the bachelor who is known as the old man of the Three Pavilions, ordinary officials do not dare to offend.

Because the emperor has a bottom line when doing things, you need to abide by the rules; but this is not the case among officials, and officials know officials better and know where your weaknesses are.

It’s not for nothing that someone with a high official rank can crush someone to death. What’s more, if you are so much older, it only takes one sentence to crush you to death.

Therefore, with the support of the cabinet and others, Zhu Houzhao's affairs will be easier to handle.

When Zhu Houzhao came to Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youtang had already recovered his mood.

Looking at his son who walked in, Zhu Youtang still had some doubts in his eyes.

Zhu Youtang had some doubts about whether his son was behind the scenes, but after thinking about it, it was unlikely.

He understands his son's character and will not do anything outrageous; he also understands the bachelors in the cabinet. If his son really does something, these people will not give in easily and will be punished.

Resign.

This kind of operation can only be regarded as a routine operation for them, so they say this thing out of sincerity.

This made Zhu Youtang feel a little uncomfortable. It's not that he didn't support this matter, but that there was some psychological gap.

Dad is so heartbroken and needs to make amends.

As for how to make up for it, it's very simple. I need to build a palace recently. The scenery in Xiyuan is nice, so I can ask my son to pay for it.

In recent years, as he has become rich himself, Zhu Youtang has also begun to reach out for enjoyment, but he is still reluctant to spend his own money, but there is no new pressure to spend his son's money.

Zhu Houzhao didn't care about his father's thoughts, just spend a little.

Anyway, the money will eventually be dispersed into the hands of the people. Whether it is doing work or providing materials, it is the money they earn.

After years of self-development, the government projects of Ming Dynasty have become a bit like those of later generations.

Wherever you have a project, countless people will flock to it, wanting to get a piece of it.

Although this is not an infrastructure project, it is a project for the emperor's enjoyment, and it may sound unpleasant to say it, but this kind of thing is also necessary.
To be continued...