My father is Jiajing

Chapter 374 Prince Yu's Comments
Hu Zongxian, who was making great efforts in Shuntian Prefecture to learn how to set up new patrol police in the Beijing Special District, never dreamed that Emperor Jiajing would waste his talent and want to put him in a position to deal with the royal family and vassal states.

You have to know that the royal family is not a force to be underestimated. They may seem to be fat pigs raised by the imperial court, but in fact their voices can influence certain political trends.

Just like Emperor Jiajing's predecessor, Emperor Wuzong Zhengde, there were two vassal kings who rebelled during his reign. One was the Prince of Anhua Zhu Zongxuan mentioned above, and the other was the Prince of Ning Zhu Chenhao of Nanchang.

The banner under which these two people rebelled was that the emperor was unjust, and they wanted to learn from Emperor Taizong Yongle's rebellion to purge the court and restore order.

But no matter whether their slogans were sincere or false, as long as they dared to rebel, it would be a blow to the emperor's prestige.

Therefore, whether it was the public opinion at the time or the official conclusion later, it was unclear whether it was the yin and yang of Emperor Zhengde who did not do his job and lost the hearts of the royal family, which led to the rebellion of the princes.

From this we can see that these seemingly powerless princes are actually a different kind of opinion leaders. If they are provoked, the emperor will definitely have a hard time.

Therefore, if you want to deal with the vassal kings, you must have a legitimate reason and do it openly.

Otherwise, if you keep cleaning up, you might end up following the fate of the cute little Jianwen.

But except for half of these princes who had brain seizures, most of them lived like happy pigs and had no major problems to complain about.

Therefore, it is harder than climbing to the sky to touch them.

Moreover, according to past history, any minister who took the lead in dealing with the vassal kings, no matter how just his starting point was, would end up either being spared and leaving a way out for himself.

Or he could just rush into it and not only overthrow the vassal king, but also ruin his own future.

Of course, this does not mean that the emperor has to be so heartless and ungrateful.

It is because the word "filial piety" is so heavy.

A minister who dared to attack the royal family, no matter how loyal and useful he was, would be hidden by the emperor after he was used once, so as not to give him a reason to attack the emperor for not being friendly to the royal family.

Therefore, anyone with a normal mind and a little bit of intelligence would not be willing to be the emperor's knife to kill the royal family.

Therefore, no matter what Emperor Jiajing thought, even if he really asked Hu Zongxian to investigate the murderous incident in the fiefdom of Prince Hui Zhu Zaizhen, Hu Zongxian would find a way to make excuses to get away with it.

After all, this is not an easy life.

Moreover, Hu Zongxian had great ambitions. How could he be so eager to become a knife just to show his loyalty to the emperor?

This is obviously not in line with Hu Zongxian's political thinking.

Therefore, Emperor Jiajing could only think about this idea. After two years when there is some solid evidence, the most legitimate way would be to directly deal with Prince Hui Zhu Zaizhen in the form of an imperial edict.

Just when Emperor Jiajing was depressed about the affairs of the royal family, Zhu Zaigui was also happily chatting with Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng.

Zhu Zaigui laughed and said, "This Hu Zongxian is really very wise. He managed to turn a dead end into a victorious situation. He also recruited the Five Cities Army and the Patrol Censor. He is really amazing!"

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng glanced at each other and replied with a smile: "Your Highness is right. Hu Zongxian's move is indeed brilliant. But the inner city of the capital is different from the special district of the capital where we are now."

"The Capital Special District is originally an outer city. There are not many high-ranking officials and nobles here. Most of them are civilians and merchants who make a living in the capital. These people are much easier to manage than the high-ranking officials and nobles in the inner city. We only need to follow the established rules and the government orders can be implemented smoothly."

"But in the inner city of the capital, the interpersonal relationships there are complicated, there are countless high-ranking officials and nobles, and it is common for some evil slaves to bully others by taking advantage of their power. If you expect to learn our methods and manage the inner city equally, in my opinion, this is difficult." After listening to Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng's analysis, Zhu Zaigui nodded in agreement and said, "That's right. But things in the world cannot be abandoned just because they are difficult. Since Hu Zongxian can start this, it shows that he is a man with aspirations, otherwise he could just lie down like Wang Youzhao and not care about anything."

"Anyway, the affairs of the outer city of the capital have been taken over by the Beijing Special District, and Shuntian Prefecture can rest easy. But Hu Zongxian is still willing to make trouble and work actively. This shows that he is not an ordinary person!"

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were also surprised to hear Zhu Zaigui speak so highly of Hu Zongxian.

Having followed Prince Yu for so long, they knew very well that the prince they served would not praise anyone easily, but anyone who was praised and affirmed by him must have certain abilities.

Now that Hu Zongxian was praised by Zhu Zaigui, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng immediately understood that their prince had been observing Hu Zongxian for a long time.

No wonder Prince Yu suddenly asked Zhang Juzheng to recommend Hu Zongxian to Xu Jie. It turned out that all this had been judged long ago.

After praising Hu Zongxian, Zhu Zaigui asked, "How are things going in the southeast recently?"

Zhang Juzheng pondered for a moment when he heard Zhu Zaigui asking about the situation in the southeast. Gao Gong replied directly: "I have heard some news recently, and also got the confirmation from Qi Jiguang's letter. The pirates there seem to be getting more serious year by year. And now Qi Jiguang has already begun to organize anti-Japanese forces near Laizhou."

"But according to Qi Jiguang's analysis, the Japanese threat in Laizhou is just a few small bandits, not worth worrying about at all. The real troublemakers are Wang Zhi and his ilk on the Zhejiang Sea."

Zhu Zaigui was also a little surprised when he heard the name Wang Zhi. Isn't this the Ming Dynasty version of Song Jiang? He has already become a king, but he still wants to be officially appointed by the court. Isn't his brain rusty?

Just think about it, from ancient times to the present, except for the time when a country was founded, some powerful self-proclaimed kings might be given benefits to make them rich for generations.

In the years that followed, any bandit leader who surrendered to the imperial court would almost certainly not have a good ending.

Therefore, no matter how great or powerful Wang Zhi was, Zhu Zaigui could only sigh and say, "Capitulationism kills people!"

However, Zhu Zaigui is now a legitimate prince of the Ming Dynasty and is very likely to be the future emperor of the Ming Dynasty, so he still hates these pirates who rebel against the Ming Dynasty.

After all, no matter how beautiful the banner these bastards use, it cannot change the fact that they are digging up the foundation of the Zhu family.

Therefore, as a core member of the Zhu family, Zhu Zaigui would definitely not have a good face towards bandits like Wang Zhi, unless he can be used by me!
Otherwise, his only fate is death!
Zhu Zaigui sighed, "Wang Zhi and the Japanese pirates are the biggest threat to the southeast. Although the Governor-General of Zhejiang, Zhang Jing, has military talent, he has no strategy. It will be difficult for him to get rid of both the pirates and the Japanese pirates."

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng looked at each other again and were very surprised at Zhu Zaigui's judgment, but neither of them intended to refute it.

After all, I have vaguely heard some gossip in the past two years that the champion Marquis Zhu Wuzhi of that year seemed to be Prince Yu himself.

But this news cannot be verified, so no matter who hears such gossip, at most they will doubt it in their hearts and then laugh it off.

However, it was precisely because of such gossip that Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng kept replaying in their minds the events of the Tatars' march south to the capital.

They also miraculously discovered that during that period of time, Prince Yu seemed to have really disappeared, and no one who came to ask for an audience was allowed to enter the palace.

Therefore, when Zhu Zaigui made such an evaluation of a high-ranking official at the position of governor, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng actually felt that it was not just a casual remark, but an appropriate comment.

Of course, Zhu Zaigui at this time did not know what Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng were thinking. He just kept talking to himself: "We can observe Hu Zongxian for another year. If he can only deal with the nobles and illegal slaves living in the inner city in this year, then we can think of a way to push him to Zhejiang to take charge of the overall situation. Maybe he can give us a surprise!"

Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng immediately replied: "Your Majesty is wise."

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