Factory owner is king

Chapter 156

Seeking an officer is not an easy task.It is necessary to show your talents in front of the superiors as much as possible within a certain period of time, and at the same time leave a deep impression.In different occasions, the methods and methods used must be different, but in general, it is to focus on four words: match what you like.

Xie Jin joined Dongchang not because he wanted to stay in Dongchang for a lifetime, but because he wanted to use Dongchang as a springboard to return to the court and the center of power. The cost is not important.

On the day Zhu Yuanzhang died, he knelt in front of Xu Ruyi and expressed his wish expectantly.Originally, I thought that Xu Ruyi would shirk, but I didn't expect the other party to agree, but left a question: How do you want to face the saint?

This question is really difficult to understand Jin, the number one genius of Ming Dynasty.Is the Golden Temple right?Recommended by others?These are all ready-made methods, but none of them are what Xie Jin wants. He hopes to become a minister that Zhu Yunqi is close to, not the kind that is randomly given an official position and sent aside.

After some inquiries, Xie Jin got an important piece of information from Ye Yuze, the head of the procuratorate three days ago: The emperor seems to like to go to a certain teahouse to listen to books?
This news gave him great inspiration. After thinking about it for a day and a night, he finally formulated a plan that was self-consciously complete.After reporting to Xu Ruyi, I also got his reply: "Very well, just do this, I will arrange it for you tomorrow, and the rest is up to you."

. . . . . .

Ten taels of silver.

Xie Jin bought an opportunity from the owner of the teahouse to talk for half an hour before Kuaizuyu came on stage.

The owner of the teahouse thinks that Xie Jin is stupid, where is there a gentleman who pays money to go on stage as a storyteller?But the left and right Kuaizui Yushen only came on stage, and there was no one on stage, so he didn't care, the ten taels of silver had already been paid, even if he said it was a mess, it was fine, if he wasn't allowed to come tomorrow, wouldn't it be over?

As for Xie Jin, let alone ten taels of silver, it is a hundred and two thousand taels plus two kidneys, as long as he can get it out, he will never hesitate.

At noon, Xie Jin stood on the stage and began to tell a story. When the master didn't come, he just casually told some short stories or folk tales.To kill time, anyway, he doesn't expect the rewards from the spectators.

Finally, when it was almost time for the end of time, three young tea drinkers walked into the teahouse.

The leading son is dressed in a light blue Wensheng robe, a square scarf on his head, and beautiful jade hanging from his waist.Holding a folding fan in his hand, although he could not be called handsome in appearance, there was a sense of luxury in his imposing manner.

The two behind him, the one on the left with a white face and no beard, looks immature and somewhat feminine; while the one on the right has a disdainful expression, his face is so handsome that it is almost like a demon, his red phoenix eyes are piercing, and it seems to be shining, it is Dongchang Changgong, himself Xu Ruyi, the benefactor.Needless to say, the young man standing in front of him must be Zhu Yunqi, the current sage?

Jie Jin glanced at Xu Ruyi searchingly, and the other party nodded slightly, confirming his idea.

"My lord, you haven't come here for a while." The owner of the teahouse took the time to call out "Make tea." Then he quickly walked up to greet him with a smile on his face: "Kuai Zuiyu came to the stage to open the book at Shen Shi, and now Wei Shi has not yet come." Come on, he hasn't come yet."

"He didn't come?" Zhu Yunwen had a disappointed look on his face, and seemed to have some intention of leaving.

Xu Ruyi said calmly, "Young master, you are here. I just finished eating and I happened to drink some tea to digest my food." He pointed at Xie Jin on the stage: "Although Kuaizuiyu didn't come, but Isn’t there a storyteller on the stage? Just listen to it and think of it as killing time.”

The owner of the teahouse at the side also persuaded: "Yes, young master, listen to it first. It will take less than an hour to say whether it is good or not. When Kuai Zui Yu comes, I will immediately ask him to go up and take it down. What do you think?"

Zhu Yunwen was a rare high-roller. Every time he came, he had to leave [-] taels of silver, and he didn't have to change the money. The boss was not willing to let him go just like that.

Zhu Yunqi thought for a while, nodded and said: "Okay, let's listen to it."

Sitting down in the middle of the front row under the stage, the three of them ordered a pot of scented tea and two or three snacks, and looked at Xie Jin on the stage.

Xie Jin kept his composure, and ended what he was talking about in a few words, then slapped the poor, and began to talk about the "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms" that he had carefully prepared.

The story of "The Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms" is about a rebellion of the feudal states during the period of Emperor Jing of the Western Han Dynasty in history. The seven princes and princes of the Liu family surnamed participated in the rebellion: Liu Bi, King of Wu, Liu Wu, King of Chu, Liu Sui, King of Zhao, and Liu Piguang, King of Jinan , Zichuan King Liu Xian, Jiaoxi King Liu Ang, and Jiaodong King Liu Xiongqu, so it is also called the Rebellion of the Seven Kings.

In fact, this story is not very good from the perspective of making money from storytelling, because it lacks the hatred between the country and the family, and the love and hatred that the common people like to hear.But Xie Jin didn't care, and he wasn't doing it to make money, as long as Zhu Yunqi liked to listen, that was enough.

Zhu Yunwen was exactly as Xie Jin expected, when he said the name of "Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms", the relief in his eyes receded.

Zhu Yunqi also read the story of "The Rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms" in history books.In essence, this story is two words: cutting down the feudal clan.

Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty adopted the "Strategy for Cutting Fans" written by Chao Cuo, a royal historian, and decided to cut down Fans and strengthen the centralization of power.It touched the interests of Liu's vassal.Then the Seven Kings rebelled in the name of "The Side of the Qing Emperor". Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty was weak for a while, and ordered Chao Cuo to die in an attempt to appease the anger of the vassal kings.In the end, General Zhou Yafu was ordered to turn the tide and put down the rebellion.

The current situation in the court is very similar to that at that time. The emperor intends to cut down the vassal, the vassal king is ambitious, and the war is imminent.Over the past few days, Zhu Yunqi has reread this history no less than ten times, almost to the point of reciting it backwards.But he was still deeply attracted by Xie Jin's story.

"Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty had the heart of Wenzhi, but the vassal kings in the world were unruly. Even though they were in the same room with the surname Liu, for the sake of power, they still inevitably faced swords and soldiers."

"Grudges can be resolved, but desires cannot be eradicated. Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty killed Chao Cuo, which seemed to have dispelled the righteousness of the Seven Kings to 'Qing Jun Side', but in fact, from the moment the Seven Kings raised their troops, righteousness was just an excuse. That’s all, no amount of comfort or kindness will make them retreat voluntarily. The most important thing the court should do is to strengthen their faith."

"The brave will win when we meet on a narrow road! Any concession will only weaken your own strength and encourage the enemy's arrogance!"

"Although the imperial court won the victory in the end, its own loss was huge, and its vitality was greatly damaged. The root cause is that the imperial court was unprepared in advance. Emperor Han Jing only thought that the imperial court had an advantage in terms of military strength and righteousness, and the odds of winning were slightly higher. They will not resist. But when the vassal kings really rise up and make trouble, how to deal with it? Who will be the commander? The final ownership of the Han Dynasty is also unknown..."

On the way back to the palace, Zhu Yunxuan seemed a lot more silent, frowning all the time, looking thoughtful.Xu Ruyi and Liu Xi followed silently without speaking.

"As one wishes."

"His Majesty."

"I'm afraid that Mr. Storyteller is not simple, you go and find out his background." Zhu Yunqi ordered earnestly.

"Yes." Xu Ruyi bowed her head in agreement.

. . . . . .

Lighting time
Zhu Yunwen buried his head in the copybook, holding a vermilion pen in his hand, reviewing the memorial.Seeing that there are still a few books that are about to be finished, unexpectedly, Liu Xi over there gently put down a stack of new ones.

"Where did this come from?" Zhu Yunqi said a little irritably.

"Your Majesty." Liu Xi said with a wry smile, "This is from the official department. I don't know what the slaves are talking about."

"No more approval. No more approval." Zhu Yunqi dropped his pen and laid his head on the table: "Liu Zhong, let's talk about it tomorrow."

"Yes."

"Your Majesty." Xu Ruyi stepped into the hall, looked at Zhu Yunqi's tired look, and said softly: "The storyteller, my servant has already found out."

"Oh?" Zhu Yunqi raised his head: "Who is it?"

"Xie Jin." Xu Ruyi said, and then handed over the chapter he was holding in his hand: "A well-known talent in the world, he was once a Hanlin scholar."

Zhu Yunwen read the booklet in his hand, and then wondered: "Grandfather asked him to come back ten years later? That's why..."

"Six years." Xu Ruyi continued, and then said: "Your Majesty, today is different from the past. Now is the time of troubled times, when people are employed. The servant feels that many of the stories he said today allude to this dynasty. There are indeed a lot of true knowledge and humble opinions on the matter of reducing the feudal clan. If you think it is appropriate, if you arrange a position for him, I believe no one will say anything."

"Arrange a position, where is such a suitable position for him." Zhu Yunqi shook his head and sighed: "Don't talk about him, Grandpa Huang told me to use Mr. Zhengxue as soon as possible. It has been more than a month now, and I haven't figured out how to arrange him. Where is it? If the position is low, it is inevitable that you will be overqualified, but if the position is high, I am afraid that Huang Qing's family will be dissatisfied and it will be difficult."

"That's a problem." Xu Ruyi pondered for a moment, glanced at the thick memorial on the table, and pretended to ask unintentionally: "Your Majesty, you are so tired, but today's memorial is not finished yet? "

"Don't mention it." Zhu Yunqi waved his hand and said, "Let's go out for two hours, and today's memorials have been saved up again. I haven't eaten dinner until now. I guess I don't need to sleep today if I want to finish all these papers."

"Is that so..." Xu Ruyi thought for a while, then asked with a smile, "Your Majesty, I have an idea."

"What's the idea?" Zhu Yunwen asked curiously.

"This idea is not easy to explain," Xu Ruyi scratched her head, and then said in a deep voice: "I would like to ask Your Majesty first, can you trust Mr. Fang?"

"Of course I can trust you." Zhu Yunqi said without hesitation: "Mr. Fang is the minister of the humerus left by the emperor's grandfather. I have also seen the strategy in my chest. How can I not trust him."

"Then do you trust that Xie Jin?" Xu Ruyi asked again.

"This..." Zhu Yunqi pondered for a moment, then replied: "Reluctantly. But since the emperor asked him to come back ten years back then, maybe he was also a capable minister for me?
Moreover, many of his opinions on the vassal's policies today are very popular with me. I am not sure that he is loyal, but it should not be a big problem.Ruyi, what exactly are you going to say? "

Xu Ruyi smiled and pointed to the memorials on the desk: "Your Majesty, are you tired of reviewing these memorials every day? Imagine that every day in the future, you will face more and more memorials. Do you wish to have Can I help you personally?"

"Ruyi." Zhu Yunxuan's face suddenly became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "You know, when Grandpa Huang abolished the post of prime minister, he said that future generations would not be allowed to reinstate the post of prime minister. If I do this, I'm afraid there will be big troubles! "

"Your Majesty, how dare I ask you to reinstate the Prime Minister? You have misunderstood." Xu Ruyi explained calmly: "The Prime Minister is the first among hundreds of officials. He helps the emperor handle the world's political affairs. He is a first-class official and is worthy of the name of one person. More than ten thousand people. It is indeed a great threat to the emperor's authority. But the purpose of being a servant is to allow many people to divide the power of the prime minister."

"Differentiation?" Zhu Yunqi looked at Xu Ruyi in confusion.

"Yes, differentiation." Xu Ruyi nodded and said: "You can ask Fang Xiaoru, Xie Jin, or one or two more people to read the memorials presented by the officials first, and write suggestions. Then, your Majesty will review it. If you don't like it, you can change it directly. Wouldn't it save time?

At the same time, set their official ranks lower.In this way, their talents can be fully utilized without compromising your authority.

Moreover, their ranks are very low, so the six senior officials will not follow their orders.Even if they obey, they are not alone, and they will inevitably fight with each other.Everything is inseparable from your power, Your Majesty. You only need to manage a few of them well, and you can know the world's political affairs like the back of your hand. Isn't it a beautiful thing to kill multiple birds with one stone? "

"This..." Zhu Yunwen hesitated.

If there are people from later generations here, they should be able to see at a glance that the idea Xu Ruyi mentioned is exactly the cabinet system of the Ming Dynasty.The cabinet system was created by Ming Chengzu Zhu Di. The reason is that after Zhu Yuanzhang abolished the prime minister system, there were too many official memorials every day, so much that Zhu Di was too busy, so he thought of finding a group of "secretaries" to help him handle government affairs.In fact, this system is well established. As long as the king is not too unreliable, there will be no major problems.

But the ideal is very full, and the reality is very skinny.However, the few kings after Zhu Di were too few to be reliable, so they gave the cabinet scholars far more power than the prime minister.

The reason why Xu Ruyi proposed the cabinet system was to be able to insert Xie Jin into the civil official group so that he could control the court to a certain extent, and the deeper reason was to create another monster organization. Foreshadowing.And the name of that monster organization is called Si Li Jian.

In the first few years, Xu Ruyi indirectly suggested to Zhu Yunqi and Zhu Yuanzhang that the eunuchs should be taught to read and understand etiquette.Afterwards, although Zhu Yuanzhang was still wary of eunuchs, he accepted this point of view to some extent.In the 28th year of Hongwu, when Zhu Yuanzhang dealt with the case of Lanyu, he once issued a secret decree, asking the chief of ceremonies to select talented young eunuchs in the palace and teach them to read and write. , is still young, and is only around sixteen or seventy now, which is unbearable for much use.But no matter what, this is a batch of seeds, and now Xu Ruyi is going to give them the soil to germinate.

(End of this chapter)