The civil officials didn't protect the Honours, but they were very active in impeaching them. For a moment, there was an awkward silence in the court.
Zhu Yijun turned his head to look at the Honours side, wanting to see if anyone would come forward to plead for leniency.
As a result, Zhu Yijun was disappointed. No one came forward. Zhu Yijun frowned. It seemed that this Mu Chaobi wasn't very popular!
"Leave this matter to the Cabinet Conference Office!" Zhu Yijun thought for a while and directly gave this all-purpose answer.
There were two Grand Secretaries in the Cabinet, one was Zhang Juzheng, and the other was Lv Diaoyang. Lv Diaoyang's strategy as a Grand Secretary was to follow Zhang Juzheng closely. After all, he was recommended to the Cabinet by Zhang Juzheng.
Basically, Zhang Juzheng had the final say in the Cabinet now. Leaving it to the Cabinet Conference Office meant letting Zhang Juzheng handle it.
As for this matter, Zhu Yijun wasn't interested at all. It was a good opportunity to see Zhang Juzheng's methods.
There were two sensitive issues in the Daming Imperial Court. One involved the Royal Clan and the other involved the Honours. It couldn't be light or heavy.
It was good to leave this headache to Zhang Juzheng. Zhu Yijun once again felt that the Emperor couldn't charge at the front.
Now, Zhu Yijun understood Emperor Tianqi better. Wei Zhongxian was a knife and a shield. He could kill people and take the blame. Anyway, the Emperor couldn't be wrong.
If you want to fight, then go find Wei Zhongxian.
On the contrary, Emperor Chongzhen was very diligent and attentive. However, the buffer between the Emperor and the ministers was gone. It was easy for the ruler and the ministers to oppose each other.
For example, Emperor Chongzhen killed a lot of ministers, but in the end, he was blamed for killing the ministers.
In the end, many ministers were bitterly disappointed in him.
If the civil officials had a character like Yan Song, or if the eunuchs had a character like Wei Zhongxian, then it would be much better. Treacherous officials were in power, and the upright and upright people should support the country. The Daming Dynasty had this kind of political environment and soil.
For example, the current Zhang Juzheng, if he had any problems, he could just hand them over to him. After all, he was still young, and he was the Minister of Decrees.
In the future, if the resentment is too great, he can say that Zhang Juzheng coerced the Emperor to order the world and put himself in the position of a victim.
If he were to rush forward, he wouldn't have a chance.
After Mu Chaobi's matter was settled, it was time to discuss other matters. Zhu Yijun then looked at Zhang Juzheng. Didn't they say that they were going to test the officials?
What about your exam method?
Take it out quickly!
I'm still waiting to see.
Seeing that the emperor kept looking at him, Zhang Juzheng was somewhat puzzled. What was wrong with him?
Until the end of the court session, Zhang Juzheng still didn't say his exam method. This made Zhu Yijun somewhat disappointed.
However, Zhang Juzheng also said that he wanted to inspect the capital and strictly select the officials. In short, he wanted to clean up the officials.
When Zhu Yijun heard this, he became somewhat dispirited. Without the exam method, it sounded like a joke.
In Zhang Juzheng's reform, there was a whip method that Zhu Yijun wasn't interested in. That thing was only a half-finished product. It couldn't even compare to my Great Qing's peddlers.
The only thing that interested Zhu Yijun was the exam method. The official examination system was really awesome.
If the official examination system was combined with the Party School system, tsk tsk, it would be an awesome mess.
It shouldn't be called the Party School. It should be called the Daming Imperial School of Administration. The name sounded quite interesting.
After the court session ended, Zhu Yijun returned to Cining Palace. The weather was getting colder and colder. Zhu Yijun had already asked people to forge the iron stove, but it hadn't been completed yet.
Zhu Yijun had enough of the charcoal basin.
The iron chimney might be a bit more difficult, but Zhu Yijun believed that there were still skilled craftsmen in this era. It shouldn't be a big problem.
"Mother!"
In Cining Palace, Queen Dowager Li was doing needlework and sewing clothes for her youngest son.
Now, Queen Dowager Li basically put all her attention on her children. Of course, most of her attention was on her son.
She was strict with her eldest son, hoping that he would be a good emperor. She pampered her youngest son.
Zhu Yijun didn't think much of it. In his previous life, he had seen many parents who pampered their children. His parents pampered his younger brother, and common people loved their youngest son.
Although his mother was the Empress Dowager, she couldn't change the way she behaved like a common person.
"The court session ended?" Looking at Zhu Yijun, Queen Dowager Li smiled brightly.
Queen Dowager Li was very satisfied with her eldest son. Ever since he ascended the throne, he had been very diligent. He insisted on reading the memorials every day and learning from Master Zhang.
He didn't neglect his knowledge either. Whether it was the palace or Master Zhang, everyone learned from him.
The eunuchs and palace maids in the palace all praised him. The ministers also had many words of praise. The atmosphere of a wise ruler was already showing.
He was also very filial to her. He would come to see her every day and eat with her when he had time.
Practicing martial arts every day, his body became stronger and stronger. Although he wasn't tall, he already had some heroic aura.
"En!"
Of course, Zhu Yijun didn't know what his mother was thinking. He smiled and said, "Mother, don't overwork yourself. Pay attention to rest!"
Queen Dowager Li smiled and looked at her son, "Alright, mother isn't old yet!"
Of course, Zhu Yijun knew that his mother wasn't old. She was only 28 years old this year. In the future, many people wouldn't even get married, let alone have children. She would still play happily every day.
Now, his mother was not only a mother but also the Empress Dowager. It must not be easy.
"You still have to pay attention!" Zhu Yijun said with some feelings, "Did you ask Doctor Li to go to the palace to have a look?"
"Yes!"
Regarding her son's concern, Queen Dowager Li was very happy. She smiled and said, "Doctor Li's medical skills are very good. There is no big problem with mother's body. It's just that there is some leakage of Qi and blood. Doctor Li has already prescribed a prescription to recuperate."
"I heard from Doctor Li that the emperor wants to build a medical school?" Queen Dowager Li looked at her son and asked hesitantly, "I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money, right?"
Zhu Yijun knew that this was another character of his mother: stingy. Of course, it also depended on the situation. For example, when his old son married a wife, she really spent everything she had. She even didn't hesitate to confiscate Zhang Juzheng's house.
He didn't know which idiot instigated it. If he knew, he must kill him.
However, this was what parents were like. The eldest son was the emperor, so naturally, they didn't need to worry about him. As for the younger son, they were afraid that he wouldn't live well.
Parents in the future were the same. For their son to marry a wife, they might spend a lifetime's savings. They might even have to bear a debt for it.
They were both regretless and selfless. Zhu Yijun could understand his mother's thoughts.
"I read the ancient books a few days ago and found that many good medical skills have been lost. For example, the medical skills of Hua Tuo and the Treatise on Typhoid and Miscellaneous Diseases written by Medical Sage Zhang Zhongjing are also incomplete. I want to collect some and then organize them."