Wanli was a little surprised when he heard this, but he was even more delighted. Zhu Youxiao actually thought of three methods: upper, middle and lower.
"Three strategies: upper, middle and lower...but it doesn't matter."
"The best policy is to maintain the current friendly situation between the ceremonial supervisor and the civil servants."
"Why?"
"Because neither my father nor my grandson can directly suppress the civil servants like the emperor. In the past twenty years, it was the emperor who severely suppressed the civil servants, and then the ceremonial supervisor maintained friendship with the civil servants, and so on.
Chaotang operation.
But my grandson boldly said that unless the emperor is here, the ceremonial supervisor should not get close to the civil servants. Therefore, it is a bad idea to continue this phenomenon."
Wanli suddenly smiled and nodded: "Okay, that's very insightful. What about the middle and best strategies?"
"The central strategy is to form a game between the ceremonial supervisor and the civil servants. The two maintain a balance. They fight but do not break up. Each performs its duties and has its role."
"Yes, what about the best strategy?" Wanli didn't ask more about the middle strategy, and was more looking forward to what best strategy he would come up with.
"The best policy is to follow the example of Emperor Chenghua. At that time, Emperor Xianzong regained the Hetao from the north, cleared the caves of Jiannu Liting, pacified the refugees internally, opened a mansion in Yunyang, and cut off the vines and cliffs in the southwest to stop the chieftains who were ready to move.
During the Chenghua period, civil servants could only try their best to cooperate with this path. Concubine Wan Guifei guarded the palace, the east factory, and the west factory and supervised all the officials."
After finishing speaking, the palace of Qianqing suddenly became quiet, and after a pause of ten breaths, Wanli spoke.
"By Xiao Xiao, do you know what the first major event was when Emperor Chenghua ascended the throne?"
"I know, it's to rehabilitate Yu Qian... This important task is to win over the civil servants, but also to grasp the power bit by bit."
"Alas..." Wanli suddenly sighed:
"It's up to you and your father to vindicate Zhang Juzheng, but if you can't take back the power, don't do it! If you can be like Emperor Xianzong, then do it!"
Wanli suddenly emphasized his tone. Zhang Juzheng had been in his shadow all his life, and he really didn't want to see Zhang Juzheng vindicated. But after so many years, he found that Zhang Juzheng had been helping him suppress civil servants and make them do their jobs.
"If the school finds out, I will definitely follow Grandpa Huang's teachings."
Zhu Youxiao suddenly felt a little nervous. When he looked up, he saw Wanli staring at him, and his face was closer than before.
Just as he was hesitating whether to speak, Wan Li said in a low voice and seriously: "My son can't be Emperor Xianzong... but my grandson can definitely do it!"
After he finished speaking, he seemed to have exhausted all his strength, and his spirit suddenly became much weaker.
"Grandpa Huang?"
"It's okay, you should focus on more important things... In this huge palace, after much thought, I found that only the Yin Shou eunuch Liu Shimin is probably smart and can cooperate with you to do something."
Liu Shimin is very strange in my memory, and the original owner has not had much contact with her...
Wait a minute!?
Liu Shimin is Liu Ruoyu!
After all, I have the same name as Zhu Youxiao, so I probably know that a lot of the information recording the harem during this period comes from Liu Ruoyu's "Ziuzhongzhi", which contains much more detailed records about the palace during the Tianqi period than the "History of the Ming Dynasty" compiled by the Qing Dynasty.< /p>
Wan Li finally said: "Although Liu Shimin is friendly with civil servants, it is because I need to control the current situation. Others may not be able to turn around, but this person knows what is happening and why. You may consider using him."
"Thank you, Grandpa Huang!"
After leaving Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao looked back and took another look.
This may be the last time I have a good communication with Wanli.
Grandpa Huang may also know, but he did not talk about other things. Instead, he asked his thoughts on the most important ceremonial supervisor and recommended people who could be used.
Liu Ruoyu...it's obvious that this is a eunuch who can be used openly.
In addition to light, darkness is also needed.
This is the Mohist debate between justice and benefit, and it is also a dialectical need.
Liu Ruoyu can't do the dirty work, so there is a person who is most suitable during Tianqi years.
Zhu Youxiao returned to Ciqing Palace and summoned Wang Tiqian, the eunuch in charge of Ciqing Palace's food.
As soon as he came back, he went to find Liu Ruoyu who had not returned to Ciqing Palace~
That would be tantamount to telling Concubine Zheng and Wang An what she had just communicated with Wanli alone, directly exposing her intention to use Liu Ruoyu.
The emperor must be able to hide his intentions.
If you want to do something that raises a red flag, you must hide your intentions and package it in the name of the Mohist family, otherwise it will become "easily soluble in water" every minute.
After a while, Wang Ti was done.
I saw that he was white and fat, his clothes were still stained with oil, there was a slight smell of chopped green onion and minced garlic, his head was sweating profusely, and he had a naive smile on his face, as if he was honest and honest.
Zhu Youxiao smiled inwardly. He was quite good at acting. He was sweating for some reason and deliberately looked busy.
"My servant Wang Tiqian has met the emperor's grandson."
"Get up, Wang Gonggong, you are an old man from Ciqing Palace. You have always done a good job in taking care of your food. This palace is willing to propose to my father that Wang Gonggong be promoted to Shangshan Eunuch."
"Ouch!" Wang Tiqian exclaimed and knelt down again: "I thank Your Highness, but I don't dare to expect such a status. I only hope that the prince and grandson can eat healthily, eat deliciously and comfortably."
"Well, I have seen your loyalty for so many years. By the way, Eunuch Wang, do you still remember Eunuch Wei Jinzhong who took care of me when I was a child?"
Wang Tiqian thought for a moment: "Remember, there was such an Eunuch Wei back then, and he is probably working as an errand in Jiaziku now. May I ask if His Highness invites him to come back?"
When the emperor's grandson asked about this name, Wang Tiqian knew that he and Wei Jinzhong were going to be named.
"Well, it's my father and the people around me. We always remember our old friendship."
"Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely find Wei Jinzhong back."
"Okay, let's go."
Wang Ti got the job, thinking that it was a good job. He was encouraged to be promoted to the eunuch who was in charge of the entire harem's diet. He was also arranged to bring Wei Jinzhong back, which was equivalent to establishing a personal relationship with Old Wei.
I just thought about it for a while, in fact, who in the palace doesn’t know about Wei Jinzhong?
He is already in his forties, but he is still idle. He has a lot of money in Jiaziku, and he also likes to make friends with thugs in the capital. He is a guy who is not easy to mess with.
However, he was not doing well in the palace. I thought no one except Li Xuanshi would remember him, but now the emperor's grandson thinks of him. What a blessing.
He left the palace in person and happened to meet Wang An coming back with a gloomy face.
The two princes said hello and passed each other.
Wang An, however, had no time to think about what Wang Tigan was doing out of the palace.
Because he was depressed, he just left the palace to meet with Donglin Qunxian, only to realize that something was wrong.
I was quite happy at first, and felt that Zhu Youxuan established a grandson because of his own contribution. Zhu Changluo, who specializes in serving, also gained a good reputation, which is a great thing.
As a result, Zhou Jiamo, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and Yang Lian, Wang Wenyan, and Zuo Guangdou of the Donglin Party all felt that they had been tricked by Wang An's intelligence when they explained what happened in front of Wanli.
"Something is wrong..."
"Emperor Wanli hid such a trick. Although the prince respects civil servants, it's hard to say to the grandson."
After hearing Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou's worries, he looked at Wang An's somewhat regretful expression, but Wang Wenyan smiled slightly.
"My lord, don't be sad about what has happened. It is more meaningful to focus on the present. Pass on more information from the palace to me...
Especially who the emperor’s grandson has met recently~”