Chapter 387 Dad, how to solve it?
As the saying goes, when people sit at home, the pot comes from the sky.
Zhu Zaijing never dreamed that Emperor Jiajing would just give up and ask him to come and supervise the country. Isn't this a trick?
But even such deceptive news still excited Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng and others.
In their eyes, Zhu Zaijing was able to supervise the country, which was what everyone expected.
Therefore, Zhu Zaijing vaguely accepted the task of supervising the country.
However, even with the responsibility of supervising the country, Zhu Zaijing still did not feel proud or arrogant at all.
Because Zhu Zaijing knew that Emperor Jiajing was passing the blame at this time, and his purpose was not to want one person to bear the responsibility for the Huazhou earthquake.
Of course, letting Zhu Zaijing supervise the country is not really to let Zhu Zaijing take the blame, but to better dump the blame on the cabinet and the court.
So the ones who are most panicked at this time are actually the cabinet and others. They cannot evade responsibility by just "fasting and bathing" to pray for the people like Emperor Jiajing. They can only bite the bullet and continue to deal with the Huazhou earthquake. A series of questions followed.
If these issues are handled well, it means the emperor is wise; if they are not handled well, it means the cabinet is incompetent.
At that time, if there is any resentment in the local area, Emperor Jiajing can also stand up selflessly and severely deal with the cabinet officials and the officials who are mainly responsible for failing to rescue the people in the disaster area, so as to show the emperor's integrity. Love people as sons and hate evil as much as hatred.
So at this moment, the three cabinet members, after realizing that they had regained their strength, were actually very panicked, fearing that they would eventually become the emperor's scapegoat and be used to quell the resentment of the people in the disaster area. .
"Dad, is it obvious that the emperor wants to trick us? We have done a lot for the Zhu family diligently over the years, but at this time, the emperor actually hid and let a young boy Supervise the country. Are we asking King Yu to supervise the country? "
After Yan Shifan saw through Emperor Jiajing's operation, he complained to Yan Song angrily.
Yan Song's face became terrifyingly gloomy as he listened to his son's complaints.
How can he not see through things that his son can see through?
But now that we have seen through it, so what? Can we still jump up and say that the emperor should not pray for the people in the disaster area at this time and take the initiative to take responsibility for the Huazhou earthquake?
I don’t want to think about how such a good thing has happened throughout the ages?
Ever since Dong Zhongshu reformed Confucianism and introduced the theory of "influence between heaven and man" to explain the relationship between heaven and the emperor, and was recognized by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the emperor was no longer the original emperor.
The emperor will only become more and more mean and ungrateful. Needless to say, just in the Han generation, there were a lot of prime ministers who took the blame for the emperor's celestial phenomena and disasters.
The dynasties and emperors of later generations also followed the same example. As long as it was a major matter that could not be dealt with, the emperor would not hesitate to explain it to God and the people of the world in the form of "exchange."
The general meaning is that if the world is in trouble now, it is because I have improperly hired people. Now that I have changed people, God agrees, and the people of the world should understand.
So, even Yan Song, who had always thought that he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, couldn't help feeling chilly at this moment. Is His Majesty really going to kill the donkey?
But now that everything that needs to be done in the Ming Dynasty is supported by Yan Song, if he really needs to be replaced, many things may lead to greater disasters in an instant. .
Therefore, Yan Song could not figure out why Emperor Jiajing suddenly fasted and bathed at this time and asked King Yu to supervise the country.
Yan Song angrily said, "That's enough. If you have time to complain, you might as well think about how to solve the current problem."
Yan Shifan shrank his head and said Yan Song was a little afraid of being angry. But Yan Shifan still said stubbornly: "Dad, how to solve it? What is going on in Huazhou in this winter, we can only understand the report sent back by local officials and the imperial envoys sent out. They People are already freezing to death in disaster areas, what should we do about this?"
Yan Song said nonchalantly: "In which year have people not frozen to death? Is it just because of Hua? An earthquake in the state? Besides, the earthquake is a natural disaster. Your Majesty has sincerely fasted and prayed to God. What we ministers have to do now is to protect the Ming Dynasty for Your Majesty and nip all dangers in the bud."
"You go and notify the Ministry of War and ask them to send letters to various security posts in the disaster area to take precautions. If there are monsters who confuse the people in the disaster area and try to cause trouble, they will be captured on the spot!"
Yan Song is still very decisive. It is clear that the current problem is not just about disaster relief.
Because the imperial court has already tried its best, no amount of demands will be unrealistic.
So, stability is the top priority at this time.
As for other problems, you can put them aside for the time being. As long as you survive this winter month and wait until spring, the ice and snow melt and everything recovers. The government is organizing the local people to slowly resume construction and production, and this level has been passed.
After Yan Shifan received his father's instructions, he immediately went to the Ministry of War, explained Yan Song's intention as the cabinet's intention, and asked the Ministry of War to implement it as required.
After Zhu Zaijing heard about this incident, he did not have any reaction. He did not use his status as a supervisor to ask questions.
Because Zhu Zaijing, who had calmed down, also knew that Yan Song's decision was correct. In a sense, the stability of the disaster area was the cornerstone of everything.
As long as the stability of the disaster area can be maintained, not only the disaster relief work can be carried out step by step, but the casualties of the people will be reduced a lot.
So at this time, Zhu Zaijing couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "It turns out that the Yan Party is also a group of capable people. No wonder Taoist Master Jiajing can use them for twenty years. Without any real ability, just rely on How could Yan Song have controlled the state for more than 20 years just by flattering others by writing a few poems? It seems that it is time to take a closer look at Yan Song's abilities."
Zhu Zaijing sat steadily in his study, surrounded by memorials sent by the Secretary of General Affairs. These memorials required his review and approval as the supervisor.
Looking at such a thick pile of memorials, and two large piles of memorials that had just been delivered, Zhu Zaijing couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this work is really not done by humans.
But there is no way, who told Zhu Zaijing to be the prisoner of the country, so he can only bite the bullet and watch it.
Looking at these four or six parallel prose memorials written with gorgeous words, Zhu Zaijing felt a toothache. Can't these intellectuals speak directly? Why do you always like to write such nonsense and only say a few serious words at the end?
No wonder the emperor became lazier as he worked harder. It turned out that this was the problem.
Zhu Zaijing said to Meng Chong who was waiting on the side: "Meng Chong, go and call the steward of the General Administration Department. I have something to ask him."
Meng Chong was also stunned when he heard Zhu Zaijing's order. Damn it, he thought that the first person Zhu Zaijing called should be the cabinet minister, but he didn't expect that the person he called was the General Secretary. What a surprise.
(End of this chapter)