"If you leave now, the government and the public may be in troubled times. Someone is obviously behind this this time, otherwise the emperor will seize his love, so he can continue to stay."
In Liu Jin's study, Ding Guogong Xu Guangzuo looked at Liu Jin and said.
If Liu Jin goes home and observes mourning for three years, this time is really too long. Three years is enough time for a lot of things to happen and enough time to change a lot of people and things.
To be honest, Xu Guangzuo hoped that Liu Jin could continue to work and not go back to observe filial piety. With Liu Jin as the chief minister of the cabinet, everything would go smoothly for everyone.
Moreover, Liu Jin's ability was strong enough, his prestige was high enough, and he was deeply trusted by the emperor, which was enough to frighten the careerists in both the government and the public.
"No need."
"Power is very addictive, but a person's life is limited and one cannot waste all his life on it."
"What's more, now that I've reached this point, it's time to think about retreating from the rapids. I don't want to end up with a happy ending."
Xu Guangzuo is one of his own, the brother of his wife Xu Waner. The two families wear the same pants, so there are certain things they can say to him.
"Your considerations are reasonable. Now that you are at this point, you should really think about retreating from the rapids."
After listening to Liu Jin's words, Xu Guangzuo's eyes widened slightly, he thought for a moment, and then nodded in agreement.
Liu Jin has been the chief minister of the cabinet for many years, and he is also the Duke of Liao. He is quite prestigious in the army. All the generals in the army have followed Liu Jin in conquering Nanyang, the Western Regions and other places.
In addition, Liu Jin and the three families of Ying Gong, Ding Guo Gong and Cheng Guo Gong wore the same pants. Liu Jin was deeply rooted among the civil servants and military generals of the government and the public.
In addition, Liu Jin's huge family fortune accumulated over the years, and the large and small businesses under his command, any one of them would be a well-known large business, and it is no joke to be rich enough to rival the country.
If it were another emperor, he would probably have been suspicious and wary of Liu Jin for a long time. Emperor Hongzhi trusted Liu Jin more. Of course, this was also related to the fact that Liu Jin had always been trusted by Emperor Hongzhi. These many industries, Emperor Hongzhi and
The princes are all major shareholders, and their wealth is even greater than Liu Jin's.
Therefore, the emperor can trust Liu Jin. Otherwise, if it were another person in history, it is possible that his family would have been confiscated and his family exterminated.
Are there many such things since ancient times?
There are too many things about cunning rabbits dying and being cooked by lackeys, and flying birds doing their best and hiding their bows.
Emperors are ruthless. In order to stabilize the situation, Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty could directly kill the teacher who was still on his way to court. He could do such a thing. Don't expect the emperor to really have too much conscience.
As long as there is a need or exchange of interests or something, they will not hesitate to take action on someone. Even if this person once expressed his heart to the emperor, he still cannot escape the fate of a chess piece. Since it is a chess piece, it can be discarded when necessary.
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Emperor Hongzhi is a rare good emperor in the history. He has a really good heart, is very kind, and has a big heart, so Liu Jin can achieve where he is now.
But Emperor Hongzhi is getting older and older now. He is already over fifty years old. Even though he is well-educated, his health is declining.
If there is any trouble in the future, he will definitely think about his son Zhu Houzhao. If he feels that Liu Jin threatens Zhu Houzhao's status, he will naturally kill Liu Jin without hesitation.
Now start to slowly retreat from the rapids. This is the wisest choice.
Three years of mourning is enough for a lot of things to happen and a lot of things to change.
"So, when it's time to retreat, retreat. In life, don't be too obsessed with it. Sometimes if you let it go, you will be much more relaxed."
Liu Jin smiled and said.
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Liu Jin returned to his hometown to observe filial piety with Ding You, and immediately left the affairs of the court behind without any nostalgia. He did not promote or arrange officials of his own faction, nor did he suggest who Emperor Hongzhi should appoint. Who and what.
It was completely neat and tidy that I put down my affairs with the government and the opposition and went back to my hometown to observe mourning.
As soon as Liu Jin left, the government and the public began to become active, as if it was a pool of stagnant water before, but now it looks more like full of vitality.
Among them, the most touching thing is naturally who will join the cabinet.
Once Liu Jin left, only Wang Shouren and Han Wen were left in the cabinet. According to past practice, another minister must be promoted to the cabinet to supplement them.
The ministers who can join the cabinet are generally at the level of Minister of the Six Ministers, such as Yang Yiqing, Jiang Mian, Zhong Fan, Yang Tinghe, and Mao Ji, who are fully qualified to join the cabinet.
Yang Yiqing, Jiang Mian, Zhong Fan, and Mao Ji were already at the level of six ministers. When Yang Tinghe was building the railway in Sichuan, Emperor Hongzhi went to Sichuan and felt that he was still very good and capable, so he recruited him again. He was promoted and put in a more important position, and now he is also the Minister of Rites.
Yang Tinghe's ability was unquestionable and he was also a capable minister. He used to be Zhu Houzhao's teacher. According to the historical trajectory, not long after Zhu Houzhao took office, he became the chief minister of the cabinet.
It's just that Liu Jin, a time traveler, flapped his wings and was sent back to his hometown in Sichuan by Emperor Hongzhi for many years. If Emperor Hongzhi hadn't made a trip to Sichuan during the construction of the railway, he might have been left alone for the rest of his life.
Emperor Hongzhi went to Sichuan and remembered many things in the past. He felt that he could not treat Zhu Houzhao's teacher like this. When he chose Zhu Houzhao's teacher, he also carefully selected him.
The teacher of the Prince of Ming Dynasty is not only a teacher, but also the team of the future Prince. It is very important to choose a talented teacher.
In fact, Emperor Hongzhi made the right choice on this point. This Yang Tinghe was very capable. It was precisely because of his existence that although Zhu Houzhao in the Zhengde Dynasty was acting nonsense, nothing major happened. Even if Zhu Houzhao suddenly Although the situation collapsed, the government and the opposition were also stabilized due to his efforts.
Ministers from both the government and the opposition were also arguing endlessly about who should join the cabinet.
According to past practice, the Minister of Civil Affairs drafted a recommended list of candidates first, and then left it to Emperor Hongzhi to make the decision. Of course, the emperor could also directly appoint ministers to the cabinet. For example, Liu Jin was directly appointed and promoted by Emperor Hongzhi. Cabinet.
Generally speaking, because the former is recommended by ministers after discussion, it must have higher prestige and everyone will be more convinced. After becoming a cabinet minister, his words will have more weight and more ministers will support him.
Relatively speaking, the latter have less prestige and cannot get more support from ministers. They often encounter constraints everywhere when doing things.
Of course, in the end, it still depends on the person. For example, if Liu Jin’s prestige is high enough and his weight is sufficient, everyone will be convinced by his inclusion in the cabinet.
After all, Liu Jin was the number one scholar. He studied in the Hanlin Academy and led soldiers in the army. He also presided over tax reform and became the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs. Later, when he became the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, he implemented administrative reforms and implemented an assessment system and so on.
Therefore, everyone did not have a big opinion when Liu Jin entered the cabinet. Although he was appointed by Emperor Hongzhi, he still had the same prestige and the same right to speak. The key is that after entering the cabinet, Liu Jin still controlled the staff and held great power.
At that time, Liu Jian and Li Dongyang were in the cabinet. One was old and the other was in poor health. It was Liu Jin who was doing everything. Therefore, everyone knew that Liu Jin would be the chief minister in the future and hold great power.
Now there is endless debate between the government and the public about who to recommend to the cabinet.
Some people think that Zhong Fan should be allowed to join the cabinet. Zhong Fan is a reformist official and was promoted by Liu Jin. His entry into the cabinet is naturally what the reformist officials most want to see.
Wang Shouren and Han Wen can also be regarded as reformist officials. They are completely different from the old officials who only talk about benevolence, justice, morality, diligence and frugality. They like to use data to speak for themselves.
This has the support of many local officials, because as long as you work hard on one side of governance, build more roads, reservoirs and dams, encourage births, open more schools, pay attention to taxation, industry and so on, political achievements will be easily achieved.
It is also easy to be promoted and reused. Many officials in the court were promoted in this way, and Zhong Fan is the representative figure.
Just because Zhong Fan was a reformist, he naturally encountered strong opposition from old-school officials. They even supported Yang Yiqing and Yang Tinghe's entry into the cabinet.
The existence of Liu Jin has made these old-school officials unable to hold their heads up. After finally waiting for Liu Jin to leave, they naturally have to quickly recommend their own old-school officials to come up, so that everyone will have more hope and more say.
He will not be suppressed by reformist officials.
There was a lot of quarrel between the two parties because of this matter. For several months, there was no peace at all because of this matter.
Emperor Hongzhi, who had been quiet for many years, suddenly felt as if he had returned to the past. The same was true in the past, when ministers in both the government and the public were arguing endlessly about matters that were not very important.
The morning court turned into a noisy vegetable market instead of a place to discuss national affairs. The really important military and state affairs were not dealt with in a timely manner, and all kinds of trivial matters really made a fuss all over the place.
This is also a characteristic of political struggle.
Political struggle and power struggle have always been throughout the history of human development, and they will not change because of anyone. Only in a few periods, this kind of struggle is relatively mild and calm. Most of the time, the power struggle and
The competition is extremely cruel and fierce.
Everyone wants to climb up the ladder, and everyone wants to have more power, not to mention the fact that it involves parties and struggles over governance concepts, so it will naturally become noisy.
