The spring rain was still rustling, and Zhu Houxi, the Jiajing Emperor dressed as a son, returned to the Yangxin Hall of the Qianqing Palace, and while changing his clothes under the service of the inner servant, he said happily: "My little nephew is getting cuter and cuter the older he gets, haha, if Xu Jin knows that his son will be called uncle first, not father, I don't know how he will react?" ”

Huang Jin, the eunuch of the imperial eunuch, said with a smile: "It is estimated that Jing Anbo will beat his son's little buttocks." ”

Zhu Houxi raised his eyebrows and said, "He dares to beat my nephew!" ”

Lu Binghe said with a smile: "Lao Tzu beats his son, and the emperor can't control it." ”

Zhu Houxi laughed and said, "That's what I said!" ”

It is said that Zhu Houxi, this kid, slipped out of the palace after the afternoon today, and went to Jing'anbo Mansion to visit Xie Xiaowan and his little nephew Xu Kang. Not long ago, Xu Kang turned one year old, and due to adequate nutrition, he was able to barely stand and began to babble.

Zhu Houxi, the kid, teased Xu Kang and called him uncle repeatedly with a kick, but the little guy really shouted the word "uncle", it is estimated that the little guy himself felt novel, so he shouted "uncle" for an afternoon like a verbal gong and drum, but Zhu Houxi's kid was upset, and he immediately rewarded a lot of things.

Zhu Houxi changed into casual clothes, rested for a while, sat down in front of the imperial case and prepared to review the recital, suddenly woke up to something, and asked: "Bing, Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao haven't arrived in Beijing yet?" ”

It is said that Huang Jin and Lu Bing have been Zhu Houxi's playmates since childhood, the difference is that Huang Jin is a companion eunuch who lacks parts, while Lu Bing is a follower with complete parts, and now both of them have become confidants and celebrities around the little emperor.

Since returning from the Shanxi disaster relief, Huang Jin was promoted to the imperial eunuch, and Lu Bing was also named a hundred households of Jinyi Wei not long ago, and waited by Zhu Houxi's side all day long.

"Back to the emperor, Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao entered Beijing this morning and reported to the Ministry of Officials in the afternoon." Lu Bing replied smartly.

It is said that Lu Bing's age is younger than Zhu Houxi, but this kid was born tall, his legs are particularly long, his face is red, he walks like a flamingo, and he has the momentum of a military general at a young age.

Zhu Houxi nodded happily when he heard this, the reason why he desperately wanted to fight for his father as an emperor was because he had a deep affection for his father Zhu Youqi, and secondly, he also wanted to establish his own royal orthodoxy. And Zhang Xuan was the first courtier to support him, so although Zhang Xuan was just a new science and technology scholar at the beginning, he still left an indelible impression in his mind.

Now that Zhu Houxi has been on the throne for two years, the throne has been basically stable, unless Yang Tinghe dares to rebel, no one can touch him, so this kid transferred Zhang Xuan back to Beijing with confidence, and he was determined to fight against Yang Tinghe.

It is worth mentioning here that the dispute over the "Great Rites Discussion" seems to be a discussion of rites, but the essence is the struggle between Emperor Jiajing's imperial power and Yang Tinghe's power. This is clearly an irreconcilable contradiction.

Zhu Houxi was happily reviewing the notebook, when the eunuch Bi Yun, the eunuch of the celebrant and the pen, walked in, still holding a large pile of notebooks in his arms, knelt down in front of the imperial case and said sharply: "The old slave asks the emperor for peace." ”

Zhu Houxi raised his head and saw the big stack of music books that Bi Yun was holding, and couldn't help frowning: "Get up, leave it here!" ”

Bi Yun stood up, carefully put the notebook on the right side of the imperial case, and then divided it into two piles, while explaining: "Your Majesty, these are the transcripts sent by the General Political Envoy today, and these are the transcripts that the cabinet has sealed. ”

Zhu Houxi casually picked up a copy of the cabinet seal and opened it, and immediately said angrily: "How can it be reasonable, why did Yang Tinghe reject my will." ”

What Zhu Houxi is holding at the moment is Xu Jin's notebook.

It is said that on the 10th day of the first month of March, Xu Jin put on two books, one is a performance for the 500 battalions, and the other is a request to cast the second batch of flintlock pistols and expand the 500 battalions.

The 500 battalions exterminated nearly 1,000 pirates in Dongtai County, and also seized nearly 700,000 taels of silver, and also "extorted" millions of taels of silver from the Japanese people.

However, although the cabinet headed by Yang Tinghe agreed to reward the 500 battalions of soldiers and also agreed to cast the second batch of flintlock pistols, they opposed the expansion of the 500 battalions, so the transcript approved by the little emperor was returned.

Obviously, Yang Tinghe did not want to see Xu Jin's military power continue to increase, so he rejected the will of the little emperor Zhu Houxi.

"The emperor, please calm your anger, it's not the first time that Yang Ge Lao has rejected the emperor's will, let's drink a cup of tea to dissipate my anger first." Huang Jin hurriedly poured a cup of tea for Zhu Houxi.

I don't know if Huang Jin is stupid or deliberate, this sentence is undoubtedly equivalent to adding fuel to the fire. The more Zhu Houxi heard the consequences, the more angry he became, Yang Tinghe was just his own courtier, but he repeatedly refuted his will, so arrogant was just relying on the credit of helping me ascend the throne, how could it be reasonable, I want to dismiss him!

Bi Yun glared at Huang Jin, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, Yang Ge is an upright official, conscientious and conscientious in office, and the state affairs are well organized. ”

Zhu Houxi's face sank and said: "He has a point, that means I am unreasonable?" You old man turned his arm out, didn't he get a lot of benefits? ”

Bi Yun was so frightened that he knelt on the ground, and said tremblingly: "The old slave doesn't dare, the old slave is loyal to the emperor, these are all heartfelt words, and heaven and earth can learn from heaven and earth." If the emperor doesn't believe it, the old slave will resign from the post of celebrant and supervisor. ”

Zhu Houxi's face softened slightly, and he said coldly: "Get up, I am not so mediocre that I can't tell the difference between good and bad, Yang Tinghe is indeed a capable official, this is absolutely undeniable, I just can't be angry." ”

Bi Yun stood up tremblingly, but he didn't dare to say more. Huang Jin gave Zhu Houxi a cold look, and he was so frightened that he hurriedly lowered his head.

It is said that the previous Emperor Zhengde favored the eunuchs, so that the eunuchs disrupted the government, Zhu Houxi learned a lesson, and the control of the internal officials was extremely strict, and he was absolutely not allowed to interfere in politics, and even the eunuchs sent to various places were removed by him.

Throughout the successive emperors of the Ming Dynasty, except for the founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, the eunuchs were the most unpowerful in the Jiajing Dynasty, and there were very few eunuchs who could be counted by name, let alone eunuchs like Liu Jin and Wei Zhongxian. So in the eyes of Emperor Jiajing, the definition of a eunuch is a house slave!

Zhu Houxi, this kid is undoubtedly extremely smart, he was provoked by Huang Jin in his anger just now, and he quickly came back to his senses at this time, and shouted: "Come on, drag this goods down with a cane three times!" ”

Immediately, a waiter came in and dragged Huang Jin down with a cane three times, making the ghost cry wolf in pain.

It is said that Huang Jin's goods are just a Chinese person, and the reason why he suddenly came to a whimsical sentence was purely out of personal feelings, he was not happy with Yang Tinghe, so he wanted to follow the emperor's emotions to yin him, and there was no other ulterior purpose.

Zhu Houxi beat up the unruly Huang Jin, and after a little thought, he said: "Father-in-law Bi, pass on my message, I want to appoint Zhang Xuan as the household department in the matter, and Gui Cao as the criminal department in the matter, and let the cabinet discuss this matter." ”

Bi Yun's heart sank, and he said respectfully: "Yes!" ”

"Go ahead!" Zhu Houxi waved his hand.

Eunuch Bi bowed his head and cautiously withdrew from the Heart Cultivation Palace, only then did he wipe the cold sweat on his forehead, and he couldn't help but secretly sigh in his heart, the emperor has really grown up very fast, and he has already begun to understand the emperor's mental skills.

Zhu Houxi did not continue to make peace with Yang Ting in the matter of expanding the camp of the 500 battalions, but instead wanted to stuff Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao into the Sixth Branch, which was really high in besieging Wei and saving Zhao.

You must know that although there are only seven grades in the six sections, which is one grade lower than the position of the director, this position is extremely important, and it can be refuted and cancelled the documents of the cabinet and the six ministries, and the small system is large, which can be said to be choking the throat of the cabinet.

Moreover, the six branches still have the right to participate in the Chang Dynasty, so if Yang Tinghe wants to prevent Zhang Xuan and Gui Cao from serving in the six branches, he must make concessions and agree to the expansion of the 500 battalions.

This kind of method, even Bi Yun, an experienced old eunuch, can't help but admire, admiring and secretly frightened at the same time, I hope the emperor will be a bright monarch in the future, otherwise the fortune and misfortune of the Ming Society will be unpredictable.