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Chapter 889

Although there has not been a deep discussion, Zhao Bing already knows that the two masters also have differences in how to deal with this matter. The stern meaning of the stern means to deal with it with leniently and not to expand the attack surface, so as not to cause panic in the court and the public and accidentally hurt innocent people; while Jiang Yu's opinion is that he must not be lenient, and he must ruthlessly attack those who threaten the imperial power and dig deep into the participants so that no one in the court and the public dares to challenge the emperor's authority.

Zhao Bing knew very well that in the high-end showdown between emperors and power officials, everything was centered on power. Whoever pointed to the pointer would have real power, and whoever could seize the other party. If Zhao Bing had the current strength ten years ago, he would choose to cleanse the alien party without hesitation, and even if he could not kill, he would have put down a whole lot. Over the years, due to his limited strength, he could only choose limited strikes and more compromises to maintain the balance between the forces of all parties in the North Korea and China.

This choice is very hard and helpless, which makes him feel even more aggrieved, just like dancing on a steel wire, for fear of accidentally breaking the hard-won stable situation. However, Zhao Bing knew that no matter how to make up and integrate, people instinctively took sides, and the upper and lower courts were also divided into the Xingchao Party and the Zhengfu Party. Due to his own existence and strong force, the Zhengfu Party was able to avoid being annexed by the Xingchao Party, and gradually formed a subtle relationship in which both sides cooperated and guarded against each other. However, after returning to Jiangnan, as local officials were activated, they were all regarded as the Qiongzhou faction.

Of course, the original pattern has not been broken, but Chen Yizhong's desire to regain power caused a turmoil. He knew that he was no longer tolerated by the ministers of Qiongzhou, so he took advantage of his opportunity to suppress the traitors. He used to win over old officials in Jiangnan as the prime minister of the court to cause trouble. But at this time, the Xingchao Party and the General Party stood together to defeat the enemy.

Originally, this was a good opportunity to reorganize the dynasty, but before Zhao Bing took action, the empress dowager took over, Chen Yizhong died, and two important officials, Yao Liangchen and Wei Tianzhong, were brought down. Objectively speaking, all three of them belonged to the same dynasty faction. Their defeat damaged their strength. He took the opportunity to promote his officials to the throne, but without waiting for further actions to strengthen the control of the Jiangnan officialdom and consolidate the grassroots regime, local officials in Jiangnan took advantage of the situation.

Of course, local officials entering the court cannot rule out the need to rebuild the regime after the alternation of power. However, they can quickly penetrate into the ministry and provinces and serve as middle and low-level officials, so people cannot help but think about it. If someone hadn't deliberately let the water go, how could so many people enter the central key area? But the answer is about to come out. The team of the General's Mansion was originally a low-level official, and Zhao Bing was even a newcomer and had limited interactions with various figures in the court. He had no foundation at all in Jiangnan, and there were very few outstanding figures among old friends.

However, it is very different when they go to the court. They were officials in the old court. Although some people may not have high positions, they made friends with famous scholars and wise men, and many of them had disciples and former officials. Even if they were only local officials in the past, they were indispensable to their former colleagues. Now that they have entered Jiangnan, many of them have been promoted and have some power. Recommending "own people" to enter the court as officials, giving kindness to others can not only gain connections, but also facilitates being confidant and strengthening their own strength. Zhao Bing became more and more frightened the more he thought about it. This will not only involve a wide range of connections, but will also break the balance of power in the court again.

The Xingchao faction has been suppressed by itself by the army and it is difficult to abduct power. In addition, after years of training and training, the people of the General Administration have become useful talents and are gradually entering the central position to reach a high position. Chen Zeweng, Deng Wenyuan, Jiang Xu and others are ranking as prime ministers, and are gradually squeezing their traditional sphere of influence and invading their power. As he is in charge of power, the Empress Dowager is about to withdraw from the court completely. Thinking that he will promote officials of the General Administration in the future, the power of the Xingchao faction will be further reduced, so the reason for this is self-evident...

"Did Your Majesty understand something?" Ying Jieyan argued with Jiang Yu, but still had different opinions and it was difficult to reach unification. Seeing that the little emperor was just listening quietly but not speaking, he put down his bowl and asked.

"Why do I feel like someone has dug a hole for me?" Zhao Bing breathed a long sigh, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

"What does Your Majesty mean?" Jiang Xu said in a little puzzled manner.

"See, two gentlemen, if I admit that I am obscene to the country, it will be a corruption; if I do not admit that, and characterize this matter as slandering the emperor and investigate, it will inevitably involve many people. In that case, they can still say that I do not listen to advice and harm the court officials, and they will still be labeled as a corruption!" Zhao Bing touched his head and smiled helplessly.

"Well, what Your Majesty said is right, but I think it's simple!" Ying Jieyan nodded and said in a deep voice after hearing this.

"The planners are meticulous. No matter whether the matter of impeachment of Your Majesty and embezzling the country, they will eventually make profits. Even if the matter fails, if Your Majesty does not pursue the matter, they can continue to enjoy high-ranking officials and generous salaries and test your Majesty's bottom line. If Your Majesty pursues the matter, in order to avoid chaos, it will be enough. The unlucky ones are those little people who still have nothing to do with them, but there is still no shortage of people to surrender." Jiang Yan realized that the problem was not as simple as it was to show, and frowned.

"Oh, these people don't put their minds on state affairs, but they always want to fight for power, causing internal struggles to continue, and even kill the emperor. It's really hateful!" Zhao Bing sighed with a clenched fists.

He has been in this world for quite some time and is very clear about what an emperor is considered to be a lack of virtue. In ancient China, the world was ruled by etiquette and law. The emperor could not kill people at will or disobey the ancestral system. Otherwise, a group of royal families, court officials and even the people in the world would think that the emperor was unethical, and it is very likely that the emperor would be abolished and then support the prince or other royal families to the throne. In ancient times, many emperors had experienced it.

Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, or Emperor Wu of Han's father, ordered the reduction of the vassal kings, but the princes and kings attacked them and claimed that they would clear the monarch, that is, they would leave room for the emperor. On the surface, the reason why the emperor was foolish was because of the slanderous ministers around him. Similarly, Emperor Jianwen of the Ming Dynasty realized the harm of the royal family and the vassal kings, so he insisted on reducing the vassal kings. As a result, Zhu Di rebelled on the grounds of harming the royal family and losing virtue. Jianwen's failure was too confident. Although he was the emperor, he was not a hero like Zhu Yuanzhang who immediately took over the world, and his control over the court was far from reaching that point. He ended up in a rash way without knowing life and death.

"Your Majesty has seen through their evil plan, so he should solve it properly. If he has been delayed for a long time, he will change!" Ying Jie Yan Yan said.

"Well, I understand." Zhao Bing nodded and said, "I am a little puzzled. If the planner can plan this matter so perfectly, he must be a talented person, because his ability will definitely be able to be reused. As far as I know, I guess this person should be from the Ministry of Personnel, otherwise I would not be able to insert these into the Secretariat. Mr. has always been in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. Can you know that there is such a person?"

"Well..." Ying Jieyan pondered for a moment after hearing this, "As soon as Your Majesty reminded me, I thought of someone, Wang Zhen, the right assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel."

"Is it him?" Zhao Bing said in surprise. He still knew Wang Zhen. He was a Jinshi in Chunyou. He started as an editor and was a magistrate of Fuzhou when the country was destroyed. After the establishment of the Xingchao, he was transferred to the Ministry of Personnel to serve as the Minister of the Si Case. He was diligent, talented, and very sensible. Both sides had a good impression of him and was deeply trusted by the chief official. He was promoted to the right assistant minister step by step. It was unbelievable that he suddenly did such a thing.

"If the mastermind comes from the Ministry of Personnel, he should be him. The rank of the officials involved this time is not high. According to the official system of our dynasty, the Shangshu left and the right are the Shangshu in charge, and the officials in charge are higher; the Minister of the Secretariat left and the Right are divided into the Minister of the Personnel, and the officials in charge are lower. This is exactly in line with his jurisdiction, and the Secretary of the Chenshu and the Minister of the Left are both confidants of Your Majesty, and they will never do this." Ying Jieyan analyzed.

"This is strange. With Wang Zhen's resume and talent, the career of the officialdom is definitely not stopped here. After returning to Beijing for a few years of experience, even if he is unable to become a prime minister, it is impossible to become a minister of the Shang Dynasty. Why should he do this?" Jiang Qi was also puzzled and said authentically.

"People's hearts are not enough!" Ying Jieyan said, "Shangshu Chen Zhongwei, the Ministry of Personnel, is about my age, and is over 70 years old. All of them should be retired according to the system. Then, Wang Zhen, who had been in the Ministry of Personnel for many years, may he succeed the position of Shangshu. However, Your Majesty used Chen Zeweng to make up for the lack of left minister, and his niece was selected into the palace. He felt that there was no hope of promotion, so he became resentful to Your Majesty, and he provoked his confidants to cause trouble."

"Well, the sir's analysis is very reasonable. From this, although this person is talented, he is narrow-minded and can't sacrifice others for his own interests. He can't use it anymore." Zhao Bing nodded and said, "But I still have doubts in my heart. At the moment, the peace talks between our court and the Mongolian Yuan are at a deadlock, and the negotiations are intermittent. Boyan seems to be in a hurry to reach a peace talk. Did he secretly provoke this matter?"

"Your Majesty's suspicion is reasonable, but the matter has not been found out yet, and I dare not make up for it. If the Mongolian and Yuan dynasties are involved, the problem will be complicated." Ying Jieyan said.

"Your Majesty, if you understand that he colluded with the Mongol Yuan, the matter would be difficult. All officials involved must be examined one by one. At that time, everyone would be in danger..." Jiang Qi said with a serious expression.

"Yes, this aftermath must be considered clearly!" Zhao Bing said. He understood the truth that every man was innocent and was guilty of possessing a treasure. All dynasties have complicated political situations, including royal families, civil officials, bureaucrats, and military generals, forming factions and checking and balanced each other. The royal family is the emperor's support and family members. Without the royal family that holds power all over the country, wouldn't the emperor become a lonely person? Will the ministers listen to him again?

However, the Zhao clan relatives were basically destroyed by the Mongol Yuan regiment, so Zhao Bing lost the strongest support and could only maintain the regime by balancing the rights of all parties. At present, in the troubled times of the world, it is impossible to kill a donkey like a peaceful life. Just like Emperor Kangxi, the Central Plains have been pacified for a long time, and killing an Oboi will not lose the pillar. In the troubled times, they have to compete with the enemy country at any time, so they have to rely on talented ministers, and they cannot completely eliminate dissident ministers. This is really an unpleasant thing.

"Your Majesty will have no fish when the water is clear, and people are not sages. Therefore, the most important thing for those who are superior is to balance the mean, rather than hating evil." Ying Jieyan knew this disciple very well. He was not only meticulous, but also brave to take risks. Therefore, he was worried that the young emperor would not hesitate to label Wang Zhen as colluding with the enemy country in order to solve the problem once and for all, so he would reorganize the court again, and use the situation to expand the matter, and then start a large-scale killing and attack dissidents.

"Sir, I am so careful. I understand that temporary concessions are also a need for attack." Zhao Bing said, but he sighed in his heart whether this old man could read the mind. As soon as he thought of it, he reminded him and warned him.

"Your Majesty understands it. I dare to say something that is taboo. When Taizu Chen Qiao changed into a yellow robe, everyone at that time said that the army was supporting him and had no choice but to support him. In fact, Taizu was forced by the young master." Ying Jieyan held his fists and bowed, and apologized for the first time.

"Sir, don't do this, just discussing the matter, what's the crime?" Zhao Bing waved his hand and said.

"Thank you, Emperor Taizu followed Zhou Shizong Chai Rong to fight the world. The two had a close relationship and were as close as brothers. They were grateful to Chai. It is said that after Chai Rong died of illness, the seven-year-old young emperor Chai Zongxun succeeded to the throne because Chai Rong was a domineering lord and he was always guarding against the autocracy of the foreign relatives when he was alive. Empress Fu was not Wu Zetian, Empress Xiao and others were able to dominate the world in the name of the young master. At that time, the Fu family and his son had to rely on foreign ministers." Ying Jieyan thought about it and said.

"When the world was in dispute, many soldiers of the Later Zhou Dynasty wanted to get the greatest benefits. Obviously, the young emperor was not the best choice. At that time, rumors were already spreading in the Later Zhou army. When the mutiny occurred, soldiers shouted, saying: The emperor is still young, and we fight to fight to the death. Who knows our contributions in the future? Obviously, everyone understands that establishing a capable heroic and emperor can not only protect the foundation since the Later Zhou Dynasty, but also protect everyone's wealth. Therefore, it is natural that the young emperor Chai Zongxun was abandoned by the ministers."

"Well, I understand!" Zhao Bing nodded. In his previous life, he knew that in many Romance, Zhao Kuangyin and Chai Rong had a very special relationship. They all said that Chai Rong, Zhao Kuangyin and Deng En became brothers, which shows how close the relationship was, but it was his good brother who took over his own country.

The old man's statement is fresh, but Zhao Bing thinks carefully that in a sense, the Chenqiao mutiny is not entirely blamed by Zhao Kuangyin. Even without Zhao Kuangyin or other talented and powerful ministers, there is still a possibility of seizing the throne. If you want to blame, you can only blame Chai Zongxun for not being able to hold the throne in troubled times as a child, and blame Chai Rong for his death too early, and he would have to wait for the prince to grow up and make wedding clothes for others.
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