Chapter 340
Sitting in the imperial study room, Wang Chengen left with confidence, and the one he changed into was still Fangzhenghua.
Sitting opposite the king and his ministers, Chongzhen asked slowly: "Tell me, why did you do that?" He had to figure it out, he had to understand what Zhao Xing's true heart was.
Zhao Xing smiled slightly: "The emperor no longer suspects that I have conspiracies?"
Chongzhen said cleverly and couldn't help but defend Zhao Xing: "Actually, I'm just teaching you. If you really have conspiracies and intentions to be unjust, how could you say it out loud in front of dozens of nobles on the Changting Pavilion? Are you stupid?" Then he deliberately looked at Zhao Xing with ease: "I can't see that you're stupid."
In fact, young people at this age like to make friends the most. Everyone will be happy to make friends and also feel sad about losing a friend.
The misunderstanding was resolved, but instead cherished friendship even more.
Zhao Xing deliberately showed the ease of being understood, and then handed the tea bowl in his hand back to Fang Zhenghua, and said with a relaxed smile: "But this is also a strange minister. It has caused the misunderstanding between the king and the minister today without communicating with the emperor in advance."
After saying this, Chongzhen completely relaxed and personally defended Zhao Xing again: "The incident happened suddenly and there was no time at all, so let our monarch and ministers discuss it. Besides, in the future, if you are running outside, sudden things will occur one after another. You have to ask me for instructions in advance for everything, and you will miss the opportunity. Oh, by the way, according to your words, the hot dogs will be cold by then." Then he laughed happily.
"If the king and his subjects get along, you have the right to make a decision at the moment." However, he added: "But after the matter is over, I still hope that you will give me an explanation as soon as possible, otherwise another misunderstanding will really hurt people." This is a request and a warning.
After Zhao Xing sincerely admitted his mistake, he began to explain the purpose of his work this time. Of course, the purpose mentioned at this time was different from the purpose stated by those nobles.
"The reason why the emperor was overthrown by the Donglin Party members is that in this court, there is only one party dominant, and you are really alone, you are a lonely man."
As soon as this matter was mentioned, pain appeared on Chongzhen's face.
Zhao Xing said in a tempting manner: "To be very disrespectful, the reputation of the late emperor was not very good outside at the time. The literati rumored that the late emperor was indulging in court affairs, but was obsessed with carpenters, and they called the carpenter emperors."
When he mentioned this, out of infinite respect for his brother, Chongzhen angrily pounded the table: "Bad."
Of course, Zhao Xing knew that Chongzhen was not scolding him, but the nerds who were scolded by him and were blindly treated with eye drops.
"But no matter what we say outside, there is an indisputable fact, that is, Emperor Aoki still firmly grasps the major events in his own hands, and the imperial power has not been undermined, nor has it been lost. The operation of the entire court is still in order, the military has not completely collapsed, and the finances have not been completely corrupted. Why is this?"
At this point, Chongzhen had to admire his brother. He spent most of his time working as a carpenter, but he did not end up like he was busy day and night, but he became more and more chaotic. Why is this?
Seeing his puzzled expression, Zhao Xing continued calmly: "After all, there is only one, that is, there is a powerful minister around him and a eunuch party criticized by the world."
Chongzhen understood a little. After all, when he was in Jiying Hall, when he was following his brother to listen to the lecture on the Great Confucian Classics, he focused on the way of the emperor. The most important point of the emperor knew was the balance of power.
When asked how to deal with Zhao Xing, his sister-in-law also reminded him that she was to establish Zhao Xing as an isolated minister, with the purpose of setting an opposite for the Donglin Party members so that she could balance her left and right.
Zhao Xing continued to analyze: "The eunuch party killed the six gentlemen because they were the backbone of Donglin and the unshakable foundation of Donglin. According to the dark psychological speculation of the minister, this was agreed by the late emperor. Otherwise, if Wei Zhongxian had 800 courage, he would not dare to take the blame for the world."
Chongzhen was a little unhappy and asked coldly: "Why are you guessing so much? You criticized the late emperor so unreasonably, but you were a death sentence." He said that he was guilty of death, but he had no intention of moving.
Even though the emperor said it was a death sentence, Zhao Xing was not worried at all. He continued to smile and said, "These six people were unparalleled for a while, and in the court, they were all in high positions and power. Could it be that a eunuch would take it down if he said he would take it down? Does the Jinyiwei really dare to torture such important officials until death? And in this whole half a year, could Wei Zhongxian really cover up the eyes and ears of the late emperor, and did not know about it? This is impossible."
After Zhao Xing's many rebuttal questions, Chongzhen had no reason to refute and had to admit it silently.
"At that time, if the power of the eunuch party really wanted to do whatever he wanted, it would be easy to eradicate the entire Donglin in one go. But what was the result? What they could do was to demolish the academies in Donglin in various places, dismiss the too radical Donglin party members and stop them. Have they killed people in the later stages? No. From this point of view, I still guessed with my dark mentality that this was the late emperor retaining the power of the Donglin party. The reason for this was to maintain a balance of power in the court, and the emperor was in the middle and left and right to reconcile, and then there was a dangerous and undefeated Tianqi Dynasty."
Chongzhen couldn't help but fall into deep thought. After a long time, he sighed: "It seems that I am still very young and have done the crime of the eunuch party."
Just understand this principle. Once you understand this principle, Zhao Xing can explain the legitimate reasons for what he is doing now.
"It is absolutely impossible to compete with the Donglin Party members who are standing in the court now." This sentence is to withdraw the topic, and it is actually to point out that you should not treat me as a fool. I know everything, but I am willing to let you do it.
Hearing this, Chongzhen's face turned red and he felt a little embarrassed.
Zhao Xing continued: "Since the empress can't shake the big trees in Donglin at all and can't balance them, I have to find a group of helpers. So I used my identity as a son-in-law of the country to find the noble group." Then I stood up, and walked habitually while talking to myself.
This action was a serious rude in front of the emperor, but Zhao Xing did not feel it, and Chongzhen did not blame him. After Fang Zhenghua was surprised, he shut up obediently.
"After suppressing the noble group has been suppressed for a long time, if it continues to suppress it like this, it will be rebellious and will cause major events. The rivers are also sparse and blocked. Instead of letting their resentment accumulate and eventually suddenly burst out and become out of control, then we should take advantage of their loyalty to the Ming Dynasty and the emperor, and take advantage of their suppression by Donglin when they are almost breathless, and pull them up and let them stand up and share the pressure of the Donglin party for the emperor. In this way, we will gain the loyalty of the noble group again, and we can also stand up to fight the Donglin party. At that time, the emperor will be in the middle and balanced and control the situation, and it will be as easy as fish in water."
Chongzhen heard Zhao Xing's previous analysis of the current situation of the nobles, and suddenly burst into cold sweats on his back because he had never considered this issue.
Chapter completed!