Chapter 377 Applying pressure! The situation between North Korea and China has been decided!
After Zhu Gaojie listened to Wang Zhi's words, he turned his attention to the bachelors without commenting.
"You are the pillars of the imperial court. What do you think of what Wang Shangshu just said?"
Since Yang Rong became the chief minister of the cabinet and took control of the power of the cabinet, the several bachelors have basically become decorations. Of course, their status is very high and respected, but their actual power has been reduced to an extremely low level.
Although they are both full-level bachelors, they are actually the mascots of the cabinet.
In terms of actual power, these cabinet scholars are not even as good as the six ministries and nine ministers.
Of course, this was also the result of Zhu Gaojie's deliberate suppression.
After all, he only needs an obedient cabinet, not a cabinet that is decentralized and constrains him!
Seeing Zhu Gaojie asking questions at this time, several academicians were stunned.
Do you want us to agree or disagree?
Yang Shiqi is the most ambitious among these people. His thoughts are racing in his mind. Could it be that His Highness the Crown Prince wants to give us a chance?
After all, Yang Rong is old. Although he is highly valued, when the prince ascends the throne, he will naturally reconsider the candidate for the chief minister of the cabinet, just in case he wins the favor of the prince...
Thinking of this, he immediately made a decision in his mind.
"Your Highness, I believe that although what Wang Shangshu said has some truth, it does not distinguish the priorities."
Yang Shiqi stood up and said with a serious face:
"The country of Tatar is so ambitious and determined to destroy our Ming Dynasty."
"In addition, this is a time of heavy national affairs and the people are worried. If the court does not respond positively and eliminate the evil atmosphere, I am afraid it will bring great harm to the Ming Dynasty..."
When Wang Zhi heard this, he immediately narrowed his eyes.
When did this man named Yang join the prince?
Sure enough, he is not a good person like Yang Rong!
"Well, Yang Qing, please continue."
Zhu Gaojie nodded slightly and motioned for him to continue.
After Yang Shiqi received the encouragement, he immediately felt confident. He knew that what he said was right!
"Now that rumors are spreading, there must be a reason for them. Either the Tatars sent spies to spread the rumors carefully, or someone from the Ming Dynasty was involved in it."
"His Royal Highness ordered the Jinyi Guards to conduct a detailed investigation, which is really a very satisfying move!"
Yang Shiqi first flattered Zhu Gaojie, and then said:
"I think that although the Tatars are good at riding and shooting, they have been driven to the northern grasslands for many years. It is said that the tribes have fought with each other many times and they are no longer as brave as they were before."
"On the other hand, our Ming army has great morale in the hands of His Royal Highness. They are all elite soldiers and generals who have been on the battlefield for a long time."
"At this great opportunity, we should work together with all our strength to completely defeat the invading Tatars with frontal force and strengthen our Ming Dynasty's majesty!"
Seeing that Yang Shiqi was on the right path, Zhu Gaojie suddenly felt happy.
As expected, he was the chief assistant of "Er Yang" during the Yongle period, and his vision was unique.
After the Jingnan was settled, the old man was worried about the comeback of these foreign races from the north. Not only did he move the entire Ming Dynasty's center of gravity to the capital, he also sent troops to clean up the north every three days.
The purpose is to prevent the recurrence of the old events of the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties.
After all, these nomadic alien races have been a serious problem for the Central Plains dynasties since ancient times. If they are not careful, they will be invaded by alien races. Those who are lucky can drive them back, but they will usually get bitten hard.
Those who are unlucky, just like the Song Dynasty who is the god of racing in the Gaoliang River, are completely indifferent...
Therefore, Zhu Gaojie must get rid of the Tatars!
In the hall, everyone had different expressions when they saw Yang Shiqi being so impressive.
Many officials who came from aristocratic families had already gotten wind of the situation and wanted to muddy the waters and give Zhu Gaojia some color.
The civil servant faction in the court wanted to take the opportunity to suppress Zhu Gaojie and undermine his prestige. It would be best to replace him with a prince...
But now listening to this meaning, it seems that several academicians are also on Zhu Gaojie's side?
This is a bit difficult to handle.
After all, although the bachelors have no real power, they still have a respected status and are still one of the candidates for the chief minister of the cabinet. Their opinions will also affect the officials in the DPRK and China to a certain extent.
Therefore, after experiencing a period of strange silence, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty gradually began to whisper.
Zhu Gaojie did not stop this scene, but looked at it quietly, with a smile at the corner of his mouth that seemed to be absent.
Wang Zhi was a little annoyed. On the one hand, he was dissatisfied with the Crown Prince's tough attitude. On the other hand, he was also confused about Yang Shiqi's standing up to support the Crown Prince.
Could it be that this guy secretly defected to the prince?
That's not a good thing!
At this juncture, if the prince's side becomes more powerful, it will bring even greater pressure to them.
Nowadays, the forces in the court are divided into four. Some support the prince, and a very few are neutral. The rest are their civil servant faction and the aristocratic family faction.
Wang Zhi originally wanted to work together to suppress Zhu Gaojie, the restless prince, but judging from the current situation, it seems that the difficulty has increased!
"Your Highness, minister..."
When Wang Zhi was ready to express his opposition again after careful consideration, he was directly interrupted by Zhu Gaojie.
"This is the end of today's government affairs."
"We are determined to completely eliminate the Tatars!"
"Let Jinyiwei strictly investigate and deal with the rumors first, and then make arrangements."
"The Ministry of War, the Ministry of Household Affairs, and the Ministry of Rites will discuss together to arrange logistics and food supplies, inspect the troops and horses, and set out to conquer the Tatars!"
"Today's discussion is here for this purpose!"
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Zhu Gaojie was now the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty and was about to ascend the throne soon. Therefore, as soon as he spoke, even though Wang Zhi and many officials were dissatisfied, they had no choice but to retreat back to discuss the matter.
Some officials were even more frightened. If the Jin Yiwei tried to investigate and deal with the rumors, they would always be ruthless, but they must not implicate themselves...
"They say Yang Shiqi is a slippery man, but today's meeting was a bit unexpected."
In the conference hall of the East Palace, Zhu Gaojie had just changed his clothes, holding a tea cup, and said to Yang Rong with a smile:
"I'm afraid I'm still thinking of taking over your position in the future?"
Yang Rong is an open-minded person, and coupled with his old age, he can see clearly:
"This person has some knowledge and a reluctant temperament, but he's just good at catering to his wishes, so that's not a bad thing."
"But if he wants to be the chief assistant, His Highness still needs to train him a lot."
Zhu Gaojie nodded. The position of chief minister of the cabinet is an extremely important position. He cannot occupy this position unless he is one of his own confidants. Moreover, he must be knowledgeable and capable and can keep up with his own pace.
He did not mention the matter again, but discussed it with Yang Rong for a while before returning to the palace.