Chapter 17 But Pushing Juzheng into the Cabinet
The conversation between Zhengyao and Jiajing undoubtedly showed that Jiajing was not as incompetent as others thought.
At least, at this moment, Jiajing showed himself to be a decisive, calm, wise and orderly person.
It turned out that Jiajing had been suspicious of Yan Song and his son since early in the morning, and this time Zheng Yao was sent to Mongolia in name, but in fact he wanted Zheng Yao to secretly find out some evidence about Yan's father and son's collusion with the enemy and treason, so that they would be unable to do anything about it.
excuse.
Zhengyao is very happy to help Jiajing do these things. For Zhengyao, Yan Song is still a huge threat after all. After all, Yan Song, Yan Shifan, and even Yan Hao all have problems with him, even if he doesn't mess with him.
They, I believe they will also come to trouble us soon.
What's more, Zhengyao still cares about the world. He doesn't want to see the Yan family and his son misbehaving in the court, and then disrupting the imperial court, causing the Jiajing Dynasty to fall into a state of eternal destruction.
"Okay! I know Zhengyao's loyalty, but remember, everything is still the same. Don't act too hastily, otherwise I won't be able to explain to Ning'er when the time comes, and she will definitely make a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace!"
Jiajing nodded and smiled slightly. He didn't dare to let Zhengyao do anything too dangerous. His unscrupulous precious princess was a master who couldn't be offended. If he pissed her off, it would really be a disaster.
It's endless.
Zhengyao smiled lightly and said: "Father, please rest assured, Zhengyao knows how to deal with it. But..."
"But what? Zhengyao has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it!"
Jiajing asked immediately. His face was gentle and he looked very amiable and approachable.
Perhaps, only when facing Zhengyao, Jiajing would show such a relaxed side. Firstly, it was because Zhengyao often helped him solve some problems; secondly, Zhengyao was also his son-in-law and half-son.
, a family, there is nothing that cannot be said.
Zhengyao thought for a while and finally said: "Actually, Zhengyao has something to ask of me. I hope my father will grant me permission."
"Okay! Just say whatever you have! Don't ask for anything! This is not Li Zhengyao's normal character!"
Jiajing also said half-jokingly, as if he was very happy and excited at this moment.
"Well, then Zhengyao will tell the truth!" Since Jiajing was so straightforward, Zhengyao had no reason to beat around the bush again. So he immediately said, "That's it. I wonder if Father knows about Zhang Juzheng?"
"Zhang Juzheng?"
After hearing what Zhengyao said, Jiajing's eyes suddenly flashed with strangeness.
"That's right, it's Zhang Juzheng. This man is also known as Zhang Baigui. He was a Jinshi in the 26th year of Jiajing. He went from editor to lecturer on Hanlin affairs. In the 33rd year of Jiajing, he returned to his hometown to recuperate on the grounds of illness. So far, there have been
For two years.”
Zhengyao nodded and said with his expression unchanged.
Zhang Juzheng was suddenly mentioned, and people couldn't help but wonder, what was the purpose of Zhengyao's move?
"It's him! He's a student of Xu Jie! I've heard of him before. His grades in the imperial examination are pretty good, and I deeply appreciate some of his thoughts and insights. It's just that this person is too stubborn and biased.
Yu Dieban, I originally wanted to make him better and hone his skills before letting him work in the Hanlin Academy. In fact, speaking of it, this person is not bad, and he may make a difference in the future."
Jiajing suddenly slapped his forehead and acted as if he was finally enlightened. After all, he thought of Zhang Juzheng.
But what Zhengyao didn't expect was that in Jiajing's impression, Zhang Juzheng turned out to be a person with potential, and he could get such praise from Jiajing. There were really not many people in the current dynasty.
And it turned out that Jiajing also admired Zhang Juzheng very much. Jiajing also felt that his advanced ideas, reform policies, and plans for governing the country were relatively innovative and should be feasible.
But if you suddenly activate this person, I'm afraid it will arouse a lot of suspicion.
After all, Zhang Juzheng was still young at this time. He was in his twenties and suddenly became the head of the cabinet. I believe many people were dissatisfied. Besides, he had little experience. Young people tend to be impulsive. Sometimes it is good to sharpen and exercise.
Speaking of this, Zheng Yao couldn't help but sigh: It turns out that Jiajing was really far-sighted and had such plans early in the morning. I believe that even Yan Song and the others couldn't guess it.
"Yes, it turns out that the emperor had already made arrangements, but Zhengyao was a little redundant."
Zhengyao suddenly showed embarrassment on his face and tried his best to squeeze out a smile.
Jiajing also pursed his lips and smiled, saying: "Why did Zhengyao say this? Could it be that Zhengyao has something to say about Zhang Juzheng?"
Jiajing naturally did not know that Zhengyao and Zhang Juzheng had ever met, nor did they know that they had become close friends. On the contrary, Zhang Juzheng left the capital in the 33rd year of Jiajing's reign, and Zhengyao took the imperial examination in the golden autumn of the 34th year of Jiajing's reign.
They just came to Beijing, and there was a year difference between them. It is really hard to believe that there is any intersection between the two.
Moreover, Zhang Juzheng was only a minor official in the court and had no status or reputation at all. How could he attract Zhengyao's attention?
Jiajing didn't understand. He didn't understand what Zhengyao wanted to do.
"Haha, in fact, like my father, Zhengyao also thinks that he is a good person, has many ideas, and is calm and calm. He is the material to do great things." Zhengyao nodded again, and he sincerely admired Zhang Juzheng, and then
, Zhengyao said again: "In fact, Zhengyao this time
I believe the emperor's purpose in saying this is very clear. Yes, Zhengyao wants to recommend Zhang Juzheng to the cabinet. Zhengyao believes that once Zhang Juzheng enters the cabinet and becomes a bachelor of Wenyuange, the people in the court will become more and more right.
My father is powerful, and I believe Yan Song will definitely restrain himself."
"Join the cabinet?"
Entering the pavilion is not something you can do just by entering.
First of all, there must be a certain number of years of serving as an official in the court; secondly, officials of a certain rank and above and handling a certain number of major events must be qualified to join the cabinet; finally, to be admitted to the cabinet, one must have the recommendation of the cabinet minister.
OK.
In other words, no matter which one it is, it will be difficult for Zhang Juzheng to achieve, and it will definitely be difficult to join the cabinet.
Of course, in fact, these are just formalities. As long as Jiajing agrees, who can say no?
It's just consent. It's impossible to get people in for no reason. This will inevitably cause unfairness to other people.
"That's right! Zhengyao believes that once Zhang Juzheng joins the cabinet, he will soon get along with Mr. Xu Jiexu. By then, Yan Song's followers will not be powerful in the court for long!"
In fact, the purpose of sending one more person in is to weaken Yan Song's power in the court. It is not impossible that Yan Song's followers will be slowly embezzled and eventually disintegrated!
After all, the ministers inside the court are all masters of the situation. Once someone gains power, they will all move closer to this side. On the contrary, if anyone loses power, a group of people will soon leave.
"Well, what Zhengyao said is not unreasonable. Zhengyao also wants to promote Zhang Juzheng to the cabinet. Unfortunately, I can't be too insistent. If the ministers don't agree, I can't do it for this matter.
And just fall out with Yan Song!"
Although the suggestion was good, Jiajing still had his own difficulties after all. Although he was an incompetent mediocrity, he did not want to be scolded.
Being too stubborn will eventually lead to a lot of dissatisfaction. If it arouses public anger, this will just lay the foundation for those who deliberately rebel.
At that time, the other party can legitimately take away his throne, and he can only watch helplessly, helpless.
"Father is wise, and what he said is absolutely true! However, of course, father does not need to worry about this matter. Since Zhang Ju is a student of Mr. Xu, it is best for Mr. Xu to come forward in this matter.
As for the reason, it can be said that the father deliberately asked Zhang Juzheng to return to his hometown. On the surface, it was to recuperate, but in fact, he wanted to understand the public sentiment and secretly work for the court! In this way, others would naturally not find any reason to object. I believe that even if Yan Song has seven
Despite all the talk, he could only remain speechless, because the truth was on his father's side!
Of course, this still requires the help of Mr. Xu’s eloquence.”
Zhengyao seemed to have already thought of a way to deal with it, and immediately spoke to Jiajing, but what he said was clear and logical.
"Yes, Zheng Yao's method is very good! Zhang Juzheng is indeed a rare talent. Don't let Yan Song see that I deliberately want to promote him to the position of cabinet chief!"
In fact, whether a person is good or not depends entirely on his mouth. Although Jiajing and Zhang Juzheng did not have any in-depth exchanges, at least Jiajing has seen the test questions that Zhang Juzheng took when he took the imperial examination. The person who can conquer Jiajing is naturally Zhang Juzheng.
It's not someone who just pretends to be fake.
"Well, this is necessary! Well, Zhengyao has no requests now. He just hopes that after tomorrow, he can get what he wants as soon as possible, and then make the crimes of Yan's father and son and others public to the world.
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Zhengyao looked very much looking forward to it, which was actually understandable.
The power of the Yan family and his son became more and more powerful, and Zhengyao felt increasingly threatened by his actions. His intuition told Zhengyao that Li Chengfeng's death was even caused by the Yan family and his son.
Therefore, both public and private, Zheng Yao had reason to investigate everything, word for word, and every detail.
"Well, that's okay! Then I'll go back to the imperial room first! The rest of the time will be left to Zhengyao, you and Ning'er, but Zhengyao needs to remember that although Ning'er has a bad temper, you can't either
Always accommodating her will make her dependent, and when you go to Mongolia, she will start acting up again!"
Before leaving, Jiajing did not forget to make a joke about Zhengyao. It seemed that he was really relaxed at the moment.
"Haha, father, don't worry, Zhengyao knows what to do!"
Zhengyao just smiled lightly and walked out of the gate of Qianqing Palace with Jiajing. After watching Jiajing leave, Zhengyao turned around.
"It seems that the reason why Zhang Juzheng is so famous is because of me!"
Thinking of this, Zhengyao couldn't help but snicker secretly in his heart. He actually created a great man by himself. This is more exciting than winning the martial arts examination and becoming the number one scholar in martial arts!...)
Chapter completed!