My father is Jiajing

Chapter 350 Stirring up the storm
Zhu Zaigui's words were almost explicit.

Since Zhu Zaigui could say such words to Hai Rui, Gao Gong, and Zhang Juzheng, he must have had a purpose, otherwise he would never be so foolish as to ask people to come to his house and say such words.

Therefore, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng, who were both very smart, immediately understood the next level of meaning of Zhu Zaigui.

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng bowed to Zhu Zaigui and said, "Your Majesty, what should we do about this matter? Please give us a plan."

Zhu Zaigui listened to what Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng said and smiled shyly. It seemed that his thick-skinnedness and speaking skills were still too immature, and he was seen through by these two people at once.

However, Zhu Zaigui was not embarrassed. He originally wanted them to see through his intentions and do things according to his wishes.

Now that things have come to this, Zhu Zaigui naturally won't hide anything anymore.

Zhu Zaigui took a sip of the teacup in front of him, moistened his throat, and then said, "My intention is actually very simple, that is, to impeach Shuntian Prefecture for inaction. Since the court has delegated the construction of the outer city of the capital to Shuntian Prefecture through the City Construction Department."

"Then we shouldn't just focus on the role of the court. Can't Shuntian Prefecture do something and take on some responsibilities? If Shuntian Prefecture had always been waiting for the court and the Ministry of Revenue to allocate money to it before it would work, then why did the court go to so much trouble to set up a city construction department? Can't the Ministry of Works continue to be responsible?"

"So, my intention is very simple. I am impeaching Shuntian Prefecture for its inaction, which has led to the stagnation of the outer city construction of the capital, turning the capital, the city of the Son of Heaven and the best place, into an unfinished city with potholes everywhere."

As soon as Zhu Zaigui said this, it was like a ray of light coming through the clouds, which had been covering the outer city project of the capital. A crack was immediately opened in the dark cloud that had been shrouding the project, allowing a ray of hope to shine in.

Hai Rui's eyes suddenly lit up. He had been urging Shuntian Prefecture to go to the Ministry of Revenue to ask for money, but the effect was very mediocre. Wang Youzhao was not moved at all, as if this matter had nothing to do with him.

If Wang Youzhao were really to follow Zhu Zaigui's line of thought and impeach Shuntian Prefecture for its inaction, then no matter how capable he was, he would be unable to defend himself when faced with the issue of his duties.

You should know that it was he who petitioned Emperor Jiajing to set up a new government office for the Urban Construction Division. For this matter, Emperor Jiajing even held a special imperial meeting and detained Yan Shifan and others.

Now, times have changed. More than a year has passed, and the Urban Construction Office has long been officially established and has become a subordinate agency of Shuntian Prefecture. It is no longer the original preparatory department.

Therefore, if one wants to clarify the matter of the outer city project of the capital, one has to go to Shuntian Prefecture. If one goes to the imperial court or the Ministry of Revenue, that would be skipping the level, which is obviously not in line with the imperial court system.

Zhu Zaigui looked at the bright eyes and smiled again, "Now that the matter is clear, you should know what to do, right? Go and impeach Shuntian Prefecture. From the day the Urban Construction Office is established, the matter of the outer city project of the capital is no longer the business of the court and the Ministry of Works."

"So, if we want to continue to push this matter forward, we must clearly define the responsibilities and discuss this matter objectively. Only then can we untie this knot and enable the project of the outer city of the capital to enter a new stage of development!"

After Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng heard what Zhu Zaigui said, they couldn't help but stand up from their chairs, "We obey your command!"

Zhu Zaigui looked at Gao and Zhang who stood up, and waved his hand again, saying, "Gentlemen, please sit down and talk. There is no need to do this."

After Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng sat down again, Zhu Zaigui looked at the three people who were now in high spirits. Zhu Zaigui said, "The impeachment should start with Hai Rui. Hai Rui is now the supervisor of the outer city project of the capital, and was recently dismissed from the position of Supervisory Censor. In terms of both reason and emotion, Hai Rui has the right to impeach Shuntian Prefecture."

"What you two gentlemen need to do is, after Hai Rui's impeachment, use your connections to continue to spread the news that the construction of the outer city of the capital may be suspended, as well as the serious consequences that will result from the suspension, to create an unstoppable wave of public opinion and push Shuntian Prefecture to the forefront."

"As for the rest, I will give you instructions when Wang Youzhao is desperate. At that time, you just need to follow my instructions and continue to control the public opinion on this matter. In this way, when this matter reaches the most critical moment, the solution to the problem will come into being naturally."

Zhu Zaigui had brought things to this point, but still did not reveal the final solution.

In fact, this is not because Zhu Zaigui did not trust Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Hai Rui and others.

It’s because his methods are too “against nature” and in great conflict with current values.

Therefore, unless the matter is stirred up to a stage where it is difficult to back down and the whole nation is paying attention and discussing it, Zhu Zaigui's method must not be revealed in the slightest.

Otherwise all efforts will be wasted.

Therefore, at this time, all Zhu Zaigui could do was to bring up the matter first, hoping that everyone would know about it and discuss it.

After all, the capital is a big city with 700,000 to 800,000 people living there on a daily basis. As long as any plan can focus and mobilize the attention and emotions of these 700,000 to 800,000 people to one point, then even the most incredible plan will eventually be tacitly approved by the court and recognized by public opinion.

Otherwise, if one rashly tries to be clever and thinks that one's methods and approaches are hundreds of years ahead of the times and can be invincible, that would be a joke without considering the social environment at that time.

You have to know that feudal dynasties also have their own order and values. Their degree of conservatism and solidity will definitely exceed the imagination of any modern people.

Therefore, if a person thinks he has mastered the code of the development of the times, thinks he is the god of this era, thinks he can call the wind and rain in this era and become a pioneer followed by people all over the world.

Such a person would definitely not survive more than two episodes in the ancient cannibalistic society with strict ethics and morals.

Because compared to modern people, the only thing the ancients lacked was the knowledge of the technological age. Their brains and wisdom were definitely not inferior to those of modern people, and in some aspects they were even better.

Therefore, if one does not consider the current ideological trends of these ancient people and only thinks that they are the gods who can save the times and lead the world, then their end will definitely not be much better than that of Bruno, who kept talking about heliocentrism all day long.

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