Retire the prime minister, seize the position!

Zhang Haogu showed with practical actions that he would not follow Zhu Youxiao's order and kill the innocent people.

And Zhu Youxiao also decisively told Zhang Haogu with practical actions that there are so many people in the world. Without Zhang Haogu and Sun Chengzong, if you don't become the chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, there are many people who will.

Some people may secretly sigh that Zhang Haogu should compromise and put the overall situation first. At the expense of tens of thousands of people now, he might not be able to build a better New Deal in the future.

But Zhang Haogu didn't want to.

He is already thirty years old this year, and everything he has done and experienced in his thirties has been remarkable enough.

Moreover, Zhang Haogu believed that the blood in his heart was not cold yet, but still warm.

Even after sitting in the temple for eleven years, when I left the temple, I was still the high-spirited young knight in white.

A great chivalrous person should serve the country and the people, right? Today he must make sacrifices for the sake of the so-called overall situation, and tomorrow he must make sacrifices for the sake of the so-called overall situation.

Quan, what's the overall situation? Men should act responsibly, and their family members have already made arrangements. If Zhu Youxiao really wants to exile himself, jail him, or even behead him, he will admit it, but his family members will not be implicated in the end.

, if they are really implicated, they should be able to get the news in advance and run out early.

Thinking of this, Zhang Haogu felt relieved.

"Go away, go away!" Zhu Youxiao said coldly.

Zhang Haogu looked at Zhu Youxiao, who was expressionless and sitting on the throne, cold, ruthless, and aloof.

"Common people, thank you for your kindness."

After bowing respectfully to Zhu Youxiao, Zhang Haogu walked out of Wuying Hall alone, and then walked out of the palace calmly.

Along the way, the eunuchs, maids, guards and generals looked at the former chief minister of the Ming Dynasty with surprise and uncertainty, while Zhang Haogu was as calm as water.

However, in his mind, Zhang Haogu could never put his finger on Zhu Youxiao's aloof, ruthless and silent expression as he sat on the dragon throne.

Just as Zhang Haogu said, Zhu Youxiao has learned the essence of emperors, and Zhu Youxiao has learned the culmination of emperor theories throughout the ages.

The destiny of heaven is selfish, and the emperor is independent.

To be an emperor means to be ruthless, to be aloof, to consider the overall situation at the expense of small righteousness, to be indifferent to human life.

The emperor of the Han Dynasty, no matter how much the two emperors Wen and Jing were praised by the people and called the benevolent monarch and the wise army, Wen Jing still ruled Yang

Zi, Yang Zi is only me, and I am the world.

And even Li Shimin, the Heavenly Khan, did not have a look of compassion when the Xuanwu Sect killed his brothers and forced his father to abdicate. That indifference and coldness was his true expression.

And Zhu Youxiao, who is sitting in the temple like a god who is indifferent to all living things, should be the Emperor of Apocalypse who ushered in the prosperous age of Apocalypse. He should be the Great Khan Naren who surrendered to Nabai from all the tribes in the grassland. He is the one who has truly awakened.

What the bloodline of Emperor Zu Hongwu should look like.

The sun is what it should be, high above the sky, looking warm, but actually cold.

There is nothing wrong with having a heart of stone. Great men are born with a heart of stone. Without a heart of stone, great things cannot be achieved.

Looking at the great figures in history who have made great achievements and left their names in history, which one does not have a heart made of iron and stone, and which one is not capable of abandoning his wife and children, killing his father and brother?

When reaching the top, these big men can give up everything that should be given up, and can do everything for their own benefit. Everything is for their own benefit, everything is for themselves. Black and white are not suitable for the emperor. Gray is the normal state of the emperor. Justice or not

It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong, it's all about selfishness, everything about myself.

There is nothing wrong with this, this is the real emperor.

Zhang Haogu is very satisfied that he can teach such a real emperor. He is also very happy that he is not a real big shot after all. He cannot be indifferent to human life, unable to ignore right and wrong, unable to be ruthless and regretful at the same time.

At the end of the day, he decisively changed his face and killed him, and only showed a bodhisattva heart until the end.

Having done all that he could do, Zhang Haogu left the imperial city with a calm face and looked at Lu Xiangsheng and Gu Yanwu at the gate of the imperial city.

Huang Zongxi and others were waiting in front of his carriage. Zhang Haogu frowned: "What are you doing here?"

Without waiting for anyone to reply, Zhang Haogu said directly: "Go and do whatever you have to do. Don't come to my place. You can go wherever you go."

After that, Zhang Haogu got on the carriage and drove the carriage leisurely towards home. However, he could never forget Zhu Youxiao's face in his mind.

With a faint sigh, Zhang Haogu raised his whip and drove away in the carriage, leaving everyone behind to watch the carriage leave.

"Lu Xiang" Huang Zongxi looked complicated and didn't know what to say.

Lu Xiangsheng had regained his composure, looked at everyone, and waved his hands: "Everyone go do your own thing, and don't forget your responsibilities."

In the Wuying Hall, Zhu Youxiao finally couldn't maintain his calmness. He threw away the book and then swept everything off the imperial table. Everyone was so frightened that they knelt on the ground in fear and fear.

After a long time, Zhu Youxiao rested on the table and breathed a sigh of relief: "I'm tired, you all can step aside."

When Qian Qianyi rushed to the capital, he found that the news he heard was out of date again.

"What, the chief minister has been dismissed? Removed the chief minister of the cabinet, the bachelor of Wuyingdian, and the minister of the Ministry of official affairs, and then let the governor Sun return to the capital?!" The shock on Qian Qianyi's face who had just returned home could not be increased.

It has only been a few days, how come the news has changed so quickly?! Qian Qianyi was not given much time to react and digest. Soon the eunuch from the palace came to pass the message: "Mr. Qian Ge, the emperor has summoned you to see you in Wuying Hall."

Qian Qianyi had just returned to the capital and had not rested for a while. He immediately followed the young eunuch to the palace.

After entering the Wuying Hall, Qian Qianyi saw the expressionless emperor sitting on the dragon throne. His heart skipped a beat. Qian Qianyi immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, sir."

Zhu Youxiao nodded: "The trip to Japan was hard work. Thank you Qian Ge for your hard work."

Qian Qianyi said quickly: "For the sake of the imperial court, I am very happy."

Zhu Youxiao said with some emotion: "There are not many people who can plan for the imperial court sincerely."

"Although Mr. Qian Ge has just come back, it stands to reason that you should be allowed to rest for a while, but someone has to take on the important matters in the court. The burden of being the Minister of Civil Affairs should be shouldered by Mr. Qian Ge."

Qian Qianyi was confused, Minister of the Ministry of Personnel? Official of Heaven?!

This position has always been at the head of the six departments. With such great power and authority, how could it be possible for him to fall on it?!

This position is valued by the new party.

Although Zhang Haogu has now been dismissed from office and seized the prime ministership, the New Party is still the most powerful, occupying the positions of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Household Affairs. Can they tolerate the position of Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, the heavenly official in charge of the promotion and dismissal of hundreds of officials, falling to others?!

Or, what does His Majesty have in mind?

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind. Qian Qianyi had the intention not to get involved in this matter, but when he looked up and saw Zhu Youxiao's indifferent face, he still thanked him obediently: "Your Majesty, I accept the order."

The next day at the court meeting, Zhu Youxiao formally issued an order to remove Zhang Haogu from the positions of chief minister of the cabinet and minister of the Ministry of Personnel. Sun Chengzong, who had rushed back to the capital from Liaodong, was appointed as the new chief assistant of the cabinet, and Qian Qianyi, who had returned from Japan, was appointed as the chief minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

Shangshu.

The New Party suddenly lost the two important positions of Chief Minister of the Cabinet and Minister of Civil Affairs. Is it possible that the New Party was too powerful and the emperor finally couldn't sit still?

The officials didn't care about it, but when the news spread, the whole world was in an uproar!

That was Zhang Haogu, the chief minister of the cabinet!

He is the new leader who promotes new policies and new laws!

If Zhang Haogu falls, can the New Deal still exist?

For a moment, everyone in the world was panicked, and merchants in various provinces had a shadow cast over their heads. Officials and students in the northern provinces and the south of the Yangtze River in the Central Plains were also confused. How could the emperor and the chief minister cause such a big fuss?

What about the contradiction?

What to do about the New Deal?!

What to do if we open the sea?

What to do with local industrial and commercial policies, overseas trade policies, and many market policies?!

The businessmen were panicking and tried their best to find out the news. However, they couldn't find any information. Everyone kept silent. This made the big businessmen even more panicked. Could it be that there was no news?

Does Ting really want to change existing policies?

The businessmen finally got rid of their original identities and lived a good life for so many years. Will they be beaten back with a stick again?

The merchants really didn't have much confidence in their hearts, and out of worry, they began to hoard gold and silver to prepare for the possible impact.

And these big businessmen and bosses were so frightened that they began to hoard gold and silver as if a catastrophe was about to happen. This naturally made the people below even more frightened. Various gossips spread, and for a while the business people felt as if the sky was about to collapse.

The ground is sinking, and businessmen, big and small, are selling off their properties and hoarding gold and silver.

Prices of gold and silver began to rise crazily, and at the same time all stock futures fell in response. The industry and commerce of the entire Ming Dynasty fell into decline in the blink of an eye. Business was depressed everywhere, and workers and people began to hoard materials and silver. The treasures of the Ming Dynasty were all gone.

It’s about to depreciate!

With such chaos, Zhu Youxiao, who was in the imperial city, naturally received news from all over the world.

Angry in his heart, Zhu Youxiao rushed to the cabinet. Looking at the stock prices sent up by the North and South stock markets and the falling stock trend, Zhu Youxiao's face was extremely gloomy: "How did the stock market fall like this?" Sun Chengzong, the new chief minister of the Ming Dynasty, said about the stock market.

He didn't know enough about industry and commerce, so he could only look at Qian Qianyi.

Today's cabinet situation has changed. Only Zhang Ruitu and Lu Xiangsheng from the new party are left, while four people from the old party have the advantage. Under this situation, the two are naturally unwilling to speak easily.

As the new Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Qian Qianyi was even more troubled. How long had Zhang Haogu of the Ministry of Civil Affairs stayed there? They were all officials from the New Party. What was the use of him, a Minister from the old Party, entering?

Now, before there is time to sort out the administrative problems, the stock market has collapsed, industry and commerce everywhere has become depressed, and the price of gold and silver has skyrocketed. At the same time, businessmen have begun to sell stocks on a large scale. It looks like prices are about to collapse and the world is in chaos. What can he do?

What to do? Now Zhu Youxiao asked, and Sun Chengzong didn't know the situation. Qian Qianyi could only say: "Your Majesty, the businessmen are probably worried about the future of the New Deal."

"Nowadays, there are no proclamations from the imperial court. Businessmen are afraid that the imperial court will overthrow the New Deal and make changes in industrial and commercial policies, so they naturally shrink back."

After hearing this, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help but sarcastically said: "Oh?"

"I deposed Zhang Haogu, are these businessmen so afraid?"

"Is the world's business in such turmoil?"

"The Ming Dynasty will never change without Zhang Haogu?!"

"I don't care what method you use to make the common people and businessmen trust the imperial court. The New Deal will not change and the imperial government's policies will not change. Let them do business with confidence."

After that, Zhu Youxiao left alone, leaving several people in the cabinet looking at each other. Sun Chengzong had a solemn look on his face, Qian Qianyi smiled bitterly, Zhang Ruitu sneered, Lu Xiangsheng was expressionless, and Huang Liji and Qiao Yunsheng even pretended to be

As a fool, he obviously has no intention of getting involved in this matter.

The emperor's request naturally fell on Sun Chengzong and Qian Qianyi.

Although one of these two people understands the New Deal and industry and commerce, he is not a member of the New Party. Although the other is the chief minister of the cabinet, he lacks understanding of the New Deal and new laws, and is even more confused about how industry and commerce operates. Although the two of them intend to stabilize the domestic industry and commerce situation, they

But it is simply unable to stabilize the overall situation.

Factories everywhere are still closing, and workers are starting to be laid off. A large number of workers' working hours and wages have begun to be reduced. Major chambers of commerce and enterprises have also begun to reduce operating hours and expenses, and trade in various parts of the country has begun to shrink.

, at the same time, those big businessmen began to sell stocks to collect funds. Obviously they also knew that only the money in hand was real, and the stocks were all fake.

These big businessmen were all selling their stocks. Even if the court issued notices saying that the new policies and laws would not change, the people would still follow the businessmen and start selling their stocks. Suddenly, many factories declared bankruptcy and ceased production, and many businessmen were injured.

His muscles and bones were strained and his family was bankrupted.

When all kinds of news were gathered to the cabinet, industry and commerce in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Huguang, and the north had already suffered heavy losses. The violent turmoil in the stock market was just one side. The stagnation or even regression of industry and commerce in various places was the most critical issue.

There is obviously a problem with the trust of businessmen and people in the imperial court. The Ming Dynasty's economy is in turmoil, the market is in turmoil, and people in the world are panicked.

He was afraid that Zhu Youxiao repeatedly asked the cabinet officials to come up with plans to solve the problem, but still could not solve the root cause.

The angry Zhu Youxiao wanted to relax in the imperial garden. Queen Zhang Yan came to try to persuade her, but was stopped by Zhu Youxiao.

"I know what the queen is going to say. There is no need to say these words again."

"It is true that Zhang Haogu promoted the New Deal and the new law, but can he promote it without me?" "This world belongs to me after all. I don't believe that without Zhang Haogu, my world will collapse!"

Now I finally understand that one Zhang Haogu can cause chaos in the world. This new party really needs to be rectified. Otherwise, will I or the new party have the final say in the world?"

Obviously Zhu Youxiao knew the situation in various places, but he thought he could get through this hurdle.

He is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, the central emperor, and he is the most critical. Whether it is other civil servants such as Zhang Haogu, Lu Xiangsheng, or military generals such as Cao Wenzhao and Huang Degong, without him, how can they succeed?!

The emperor will not lack talents. Without Zhang Haogu, he can still govern the world, and the world may become even better!

Now that the New Party is gaining momentum, Zhu Youxiao has long wanted to beat the New Party. It’s just a piece of cake. The New Party is still there, and he can directly direct the New Party to do things. With the New Party’s foundation throughout the towns and villages, he is afraid that he will not be able to cope with this situation.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao stubbornly asked the cabinet to quickly resolve the riots in various parts of the Ming Dynasty, including businessmen going out of business, factories suspending production, workers losing their jobs, economic turmoil in various places, and other issues.

On the one hand, Zhu Youxiao asked the cabinet to solve the problem, but on the other hand, he repeatedly summoned people from the New Party to quickly appease the local area, which made people from the New Party quite dissatisfied and uneasy. Can they solve this?

But Zhu Youxiao didn't care. After all, he believed that whether things were done or not was the problem of the ministers. Could it be that he, the emperor, was the most critical, as well as other civil servants such as Zhang Haogu and Lu Xiangsheng, as well as military generals such as Cao Wenzhao and Huang Degong.

Anyway, without themselves, can they achieve anything?!

The emperor will not lack talents. Without Zhang Haogu, he can still govern the world, and the world may become even better!

Now that the New Party is gaining momentum, Zhu Youxiao has long wanted to beat the New Party. It’s just a piece of cake. The New Party is still there, and he can directly direct the New Party to do things. With the New Party’s foundation throughout the towns and villages, he is afraid that he will not be able to cope with this situation.

The situation? I don’t want it to be like this, but we can’t protect ourselves now. Your Majesty, hehe, Your Majesty doesn’t know what to think.”

Lu Xiangsheng looked at Zhang Ruitu and sighed deeply: "You must also be aware of the turmoil in various places. This industrial and commercial turmoil is only a small thing. Stocks have plummeted. People in all walks of life are going bankrupt. Countless workers have been laid off. Business is sluggish.

The officials are also very frightened, and no one knows what His Majesty is thinking."

"Now, not only the officials, but also the new army are panicking."

Huang Zongxi said: "In the final analysis, whether it is the new party or the new army, it is all handled by you. It is you who introduce the new policy, establish the new law, and run the new army. The officials in the northern, central plains and south of the Yangtze River are all from my Datong Academy.

They are all the so-called new parties:

Everyone in the New Army is also considered the New Party."

"Now that you, the new president, and the chief minister of the cabinet have been dismissed, everyone is naturally frightened and feels that the court is about to change.

Don’t blame the businessmen for hesitating.”

Gu Yanwu said very directly: "The world is not for one person, but for everyone in the world. You bluntly stated that the memorial is for the sake of the common people in the world. How can the emperor add these absurd things to an absurd person!"

Zhang Haogu frowned and said, "Is this what you can say? Where is your respect for His Majesty?"

Cui Chengxiu couldn't help but said: "Chief Assistant, Ming Gong! Don't you still understand?"

"Your Majesty attacked those tens of thousands of people just to test you and us!"

"The new party is powerful. Your Majesty is looking for an excuse to attack you and the new party. Now we have a knife to our necks."

"What on earth do you want to do?" Zhang Haogu couldn't help but ask.

Huang Zongxi asked in return: "Aren't you afraid? Is this world a world for everyone, or a world for one family? Today, your majesty can do it for a reason, a ridiculous

The king of the clan wants to kill half a million people for the sake of the majesty of the royal family. Can't he abolish the New Deal tomorrow for the sake of the royal family and his world, and let all the hard work we have worked for for so many years go to waste?"

"What we are doing today is not only for ourselves, but also for the common people in the world. We cannot let His Majesty make such a mistake again.
Chapter completed!