In the afternoon in Beijing, after a heavy rain, the extremely hot weather got some relief.
In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Houzhao came out of the stuffy palace wearing a thin shirt and walked along the corridor to the back garden. It was a rare cool time in the summer afternoon after the heavy rain, and Zhu Houzhao couldn't wait to come out for some air.
During the recent period, Zhu Houzhao was uneasy. The Northern Expedition affected his heart and kept him awake at night. The situation in the court had stabilized, but it became a mess with the failure to recapture the Hetao. Under necessity, He had to agree to Zhang Yanling's conditions and once again asked his omnipotent uncle to come out to put out the fire.
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Although the conditions proposed by his uncle were very harsh and made him unhappy, Zhang Yanling was really angry this time. If he refused to come out and clean up the mess, he really didn't expect anyone to be able to clean up the mess.
That night, I was in Zhang Yanling's mansion and Zhang Yanling's study. Zhang Yanling made four conditions to herself.
The first condition was that Zhang Yanling proposed that as long as his northern expedition was successful, the emperor would need to listen to his proposal, dissolve the cabinet, and reform the internal and external structure of the court.
Zhang Yanling said that the current court structure, with the inner and outer courts competing against each other, and the hereditary leadership of the honorary group, has plunged the court into a situation of civil and military divisions in the struggle for power. The court structure must be reformed to completely change this situation and avoid this kind of separation between the inner and outer courts and the honorary and noble groups. A situation in which large interest groups compete with each other.
Zhang Yanling demanded the restoration of the court structure at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the restoration of the position of prime minister, the establishment of left and right prime ministers, Heping Zhang, and other official positions to lead the six ministries. The cabinet was abolished, the power of the inner court to wear red was abolished, and eunuchs were prohibited from participating in politics, leading the army, or even supervising the army.
Zhang Yanling proposed that the frontier troops in the Beijing camp and the local guards and horses should implement a unified military pay and equipment system without specialization. He also said that the leading organization should be reformed and a unified leading yamen should be centralized to command the troops and horses in the world except the Beijing camp. .For example, re-establishing the Metropolitan Governor's Office.
Zhang Yanling said that the chaotic and mutually restrictive structure of the imperial court must be changed, the administrative and military powers should be clarified, the responsibilities of the inner and outer courts should be clarified, and arbitrary and cross-border behavior should be prohibited. The Dongchang Jinyiwei Yamen, which has been full of complaints, should be disbanded, and its responsibilities can be attributed to the imperial guards and the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Departments such as the State Council and the State Council will intensify the supervision of the Censorship Council and allow the Censorship Council to play a greater supervisory role.
Zhang Yanling talked a lot that night. How to restrict government power, how to separate the power of leading and dispatching troops, how the Yushitai played a supervisory role, how to select and assess prime ministers, and so on.
In fact, Zhu Houzhao did not listen to everything, although he also vaguely felt that Zhang Yanling's purpose in doing this seemed to be for the good of the Ming Dynasty. However, this time it was because he and the foreign court launched the Hetao Operation without telling him, and Zhang Yanling was very angry, so He took the opportunity to propose the conditions of disbanding the cabinet and changing the structure.
Although Zhang Yanling said that he would not seek the position of prime minister or governor, the court could appoint others. But in Zhu Houzhao's view, these words were obviously against his will. Zhang Yanling wanted to break the barriers to holding office, and he was not satisfied with it. He leads the capital camp and navy yamen. He wants greater power. He wants to be prime minister and governor.
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In fact, Zhu Houzhao didn't think there was anything wrong. He still knew Zhang Yanling. His uncle was by no means a careerist, and there was no need to worry that he would take away the Zhu family's foundation. He just wanted to do something big.
However, this time Zhang Yanling's tough attitude towards him made Zhu Houzhao feel uncomfortable. Of course, in the final analysis, this matter was still his fault for being impulsive and agreeing to the military plan to regain the Hetao without discussing it with Zhang Yanling. Zhang Yanling should be really disappointed with himself
. He proposed disbanding the cabinet because he wanted to control the situation. In fact, he was also worried that he did not want the situation to get out of control in the future.
For Zhu Houzhao, although he was unhappy and even a little annoyed with Zhang Yanling's reaction this time, he knew clearly that at this moment, only Zhang Yanling could clean up this mess, so he could only agree to Zhang Yanling's condition.
Moreover, when Zhang Yanling went on an expedition, he ordered someone to give the forged gold seal of the Commander-in-Chief of Tomorrow's Army as a farewell gift to Zhang Yanling. That was to tell Zhang Yanling that he would fulfill his promise if he returned in triumph.
, the position of the Grand Governor of the Metropolitan Governor's Office belongs to Zhang Yanling. In other words, the institutional reform of the imperial court will also be carried out in accordance with Zhang Yanling's wishes.
The third condition was Zhang Yanling's request for troop deployment and the strategy of a comprehensive northern expedition. Zhang Yanling asked to be allowed to lead the Fourth Foreign Army, and named Hu Zuguang, the commander-in-chief of Datong, to lead the expedition. He also proposed that this expedition would eliminate the Tatars once and for all.
The problem of the Tatars is to expel the Tatars to Mobei, annihilate most of the main Tatar forces, and ensure the peace of the border towns for at least several decades.
Although Zhu Houzhao felt that Zhang Yanling's bold idea was a bit too ambitious, since it was Zhang Yanling's condition for sending troops, it was okay to have a bigger goal. In fact, he only needed them to clean up the mess this time and ensure the peace of the border town.
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Of course, Zhu Houzhao also knew why Zhang Yanling wanted to take the Fourth Foreign Army away for the expedition. It was a blatant move against Jiang Bin. In the final analysis, he wanted to take the Fourth Foreign Army away from Jiang Bin because of his trust in him.
Jiang Bin, and Jiang Bin was a blatant blow to Zhang Yanling for his repeated offenses.
Zhu Houzhao knew that all this was the result of his failure to punish Jiang Bin. This time, Zhu Houzhao could not and did not want to protect Jiang Bin. After all, it was better for the Fourth Foreign Army to go on an expedition than to pull away the Beijing camp.
Furthermore, Jiang Bin failed to live up to his expectations. This person has never brought surprises to him. He is a mediocre person. In this situation, he cannot ruin the overall situation for this mediocre person. Instead, he should stay away from him.
That night, the third condition Zhang Yanling put forward was to rectify the civil service and conduct a major screening and cleanup of the civil servants of the foreign court. Zhang Yanling's request was very simple. He would find out the reasons for the defeat of Hetao, and whether the people involved were
Whoever, dig to the bottom, uproot them all, kill those who deserve to be killed, and clean up those who deserve to be cleaned up. We must eradicate all the entangled forces among the civil servants.
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Of course Zhu Houzhao understood that what Zhang Yanling did was in response to his failure to hold Yang Ting, Fei Hong and others accountable. Zhu Houzhao knew it in his heart. If he approved the plan and held Yang Tinghe accountable for the improper plan, wouldn't it be his own fault?
Slap yourself in the face? Therefore, even though they knew that the explanations given by Yang Ting, Fei Hong and others were to shirk responsibility to Yang Yiqing and others, they could only acquiesce.
It is better to attribute the failure of the Hetao operation to the rashness and mistakes of specific military operations than to attribute the responsibility to the plan being wrong from the beginning. This also prevents oneself from being involved. After all, he has committed the crime himself.
If you make such a big mistake again, you will really lose the trust of people in the world.
Zhu Houzhao knew that nothing could be hidden from Zhang Yanling, so he simply confessed his concerns to Zhang Yanling. Zhang Yanling also gave Zhu Houzhao face. He assured Zhu Houzhao that the cleanup of the outer court must be based on conclusive evidence and would not involve the emperor.
He will not cling to the plan to fight the Loop itself.
Zhu Houzhao could only agree to this second condition.
The fourth condition proposed by Zhang Yanling surprised Zhu Houzhao. It was a request about his personal issues. Zhang Yanling asked Zhu Houzhao to issue a decree to marry Zhu Qingyi, the princess of Prince Qing's Palace, to him as his wife. And he confessed
The fact that he and Zhu Qingyi already have a son.
This made Zhu Houzhao very surprised. But at the same time, he felt that it was funny rather than angry. He never expected that his uncle and the princess of Prince Qing's Mansion already had a son. It was really a bold move. However, this was unexpected.
In the eyes of Zhu Houzhao, who was free and uninhibited, it was actually nothing.
Especially since this matter is nothing compared to the current major events.
On the contrary, this just showed that Zhang Yanling respected the etiquette of superiority and inferiority and was afraid of rules. Otherwise, he would not have to ask for his permission. This made Zhu Houzhao feel more at ease with Zhang Yanling.
Zhu Houzhao naturally wanted to give Zhang Yanling this favor. He told Zhang Yanling that as long as he could achieve the goal of the Northern Expedition and return in triumph, he would issue a decree to grant a marriage to clear up the matter.
That night, Zhu Houzhao made compromises and promises, some of which were sincere, and some of which were just perfunctory. Zhu Houzhao also played some tricks. Some things still need to be discussed with Zhang Yanling later to see if there is any change.
.When the time comes, if you speak softly and beg for permission, maybe Zhang Yanling will give in.
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Of course Zhu Houzhao was unwilling to be forced to make some concessions that he was unwilling to make, but at this time, he needed Zhang Yanling. In the future, he did not want to lose this uncle who allowed him to sit on the throne with peace of mind.
After the heavy rain, the air in the back garden of Qianqing Palace was refreshing. The heavy rain washed away the heat and made the flowers and trees look brand new. The air was filled with the smell of earth after the rain. The small waterfall on the rockery turned into a white horse after the rain.
There was actually a roaring sound in the pool.
Zhu Houzhao stood under the gallery and saw Wang An, the personal eunuch, walking quickly.
"My servant reported to the Emperor that Mr. Jiang from the Jinyiwei Yamen was outside the palace asking for an audience." Wang An reported.
Zhu Houzhao frowned and said: "Why is he here again? Didn't I say I won't see you? Go tell him that I am busy and I won't see you."
Wang An apologized and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I have said this, but Mr. Jiang refuses to leave. He said that he would like to meet the Emperor and have something to say to the Emperor. After that, he will leave."
Zhu Houzhao frowned and said, "What did he say? I don't see him."
Wang An whispered: "Your Majesty, I heard that Mr. Jiang is going to submit his resignation to the Emperor in person and return to his hometown in Yuzhou to return to his fields. The Emperor will just have to see him. If it is true and approves his resignation, from now on he will
I will not come to the palace to bother the emperor again. Besides, Mr. Jiang is the commander of Jinyiwei Yamen after all. He is always missing, and the officials outside will talk nonsense again."
Zhu Houzhao was stunned and said in a deep voice: "How did you know that he was going to resign? Did he tell you?"
Wang An hurriedly said: "My maid has also heard about it. Mr. Jiang has come to the palace five or six times in the past few days to ask for an audience. Even if he does not resign, I am afraid he has important matters. Will the emperor see you? If not, my maid will ask him to leave.
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Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and said, "No."
Wang An sighed, bowed, and turned to leave. Zhu Houzhao suddenly shouted: "That's all, let him see me. Bring him here."
Wang An was overjoyed and said hurriedly: "I obey the order!"
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