Chapter 10 Old minister Yu Qian

As a mature emperor, Zhu Qizhen always took action before reform? No, before doing any major things.

Extraordinary things must be kept by extraordinary people. Emperor Wu of Han said this sentence that must be considered at any time.

Things are done by others, otherwise even if it is a good thing and the other person is not allowed, it will be done badly.

Therefore, in order to reform, Zhu Qizhen had to replace officials on a large scale.

Zhu Qizhen wanted to do it quietly and complete his personnel layout from bottom to top. But what did Li Xian do? He was from the Ministry of Personnel.

When Zhu Qizhen intervened in some personnel arrangements on a large scale, Li Xian obviously felt something was wrong.

Nothing else, Zhu Qizhen generally does not interfere in the arrangements of too low-level officials, and this is the power of the Ministry of Personnel and the cabinet.

It’s not that Zhu Qizhen has no power to arrange it, after all, in the Ming and Qing systems, the emperor’s power was almost unlimited. But the premise is that you can control everything.

Zhu Qizhen generally has a spirit of division of labor. He did not interfere in personnel affairs outside the cabinet ministers, the six ministers, governors from all over the country, and the generals of the local garrison. This unusual move naturally attracted Li Xian's high attention.

The situation between Zhu Qizhen and Li Xian is both a cooperative relationship and a mutual rival. Moreover, Li Xian also has the responsibility to overview the overall situation. It is impossible for Zhu Qizhen to interfere in all the personnel layouts, which can be hidden from Li Xian.

Since Li Xian knew, he naturally had to persuade Zhu Qizhen. Both sides had made several comments in private. Almost every time he made a comment, Li Xian had a move to retire.

At the beginning, maybe it was really a threat to retreat as advance.

But then I was really a little discouraged.

If the country had not been in trouble in the past or two years, such as Tibet, the stability of the northern and southern borders, the wars of Duzhan Barbarians, and the flood and drought disasters, these things accounted for a considerable proportion of state affairs.

Now from the perspective of the whole world, the newly occupied northern and southern borders are already in a state of security with Tibet.

The differences between the monarch and the ministers are also time to resolve.

For Zhu Qizhen, Lanzhi had to be eliminated when she was in power.

The prince said, "Father, can you consider it too much?"

Zhu Qizhen said, "Yu Qian?"

The prince said: "That is, Duke Yu is an old minister of the country and a senior official in the country. If Duke Yu is allowed to enter the cabinet, it will be a blessing for the world."

The reason why the prince recommended Yu Qian was that although he was selfish, he had more public intentions.

First of all, the thirty years of Zhengtong. More than thirty years have passed during the Yongle period of Xuande. Over the years, the old ministers in the Yongle period of Xuande have withered one after another.

If Yu Qian was still a junior in his early years of orthodox work, he was truly worthy of the title of veterans and important officials in the country.

Moreover, during the Xuande period, Yu Qian had the famous name of the Blue Sky. People in Henan and Shanxi still missed Yu Qian. Later, he served as the Governor of Zhili, built Hebei Water Conservancy, served as the Governor of Rivers, built the Yellow River embankment, and renovated the canal. Although the fundamental problem was not really solved, it ensured that the Yellow River had not flooded much in recent years.

Later, he went to the northwest and served as the governor of the trilateral. Not to mention his contribution to the tea tax reform, he only said that Yu Qian promoted water conservancy in the northwest, restored the canals of the Han and Tang Dynasties, abolished and rectified the horse farms and garrisons, and encouraged the local water conservancy construction. For several years, he stationed troops and accumulated valleys.

After taking over the Western Regions, it made great contributions to consolidating the Western Regions. It even once dominated Hami and dominated the north and south borders. Its jurisdiction included almost half of China, including Shaanxi and Tibet.

Although he stepped down soon, Yu Qian was a different minister in the hearts of the people and officials.

Especially in the hearts of the people, almost anywhere Yu Qian goes, he can calm the grievances and develop people's livelihood. The people look at him like his parents. The reputation is rare in the world. Even if you don't know about other places now, someone worships Yu Qian in Shuntian Prefecture.

Yu Qian's entry into the cabinet was indeed what everyone expected.

Even Zhu Qizhen was moved

But he didn't know whether he could convince Yu Qian.

If Yu Qian could stand on the same front with him, things would be much easier. If Yu Qian strongly opposed it, Zhu Qizhen would have no choice.

After all, Yu Qian has such a reputation, and he dare not say that he has an invincible golden body. At least Zhu Qizhen cannot touch him easily. Otherwise, the impact will be too great.

Zhu Qizhen did not return to the prince directly, but turned his head and asked Huaien, "Where is Duke Yu?"

This time, Zhu Qizhen summoned some important officials from other places to the capital for Christmas, and even those who retired were among them, so naturally he could not let go of Yu Qian.

Huaien said: "It was reported that Yu Gong should have entered Beijing today, but when he crossed the Yellow River, he suffered a cold and rested for two days. It is estimated that he would not be able to miss the day before Christmas."

Zhu Qizhen sighed softly in his heart and said, "Mr. Yu is old too."

Yu Qian is older than Li Xian. Now he is 66 years old. He is not very good at hearing this, but this is another worry in Zhu Qizhen.

After all, the affairs of the cabinet are very heavy.

However, no matter what, Zhu Qizhen added Yu Qian to the list of candidates for the cabinet chief assistant. Liu Dingzhi was still confused and had an added strong competitor.

Yu Qian didn't know that he actually had a chance to join the cabinet.

But he may not necessarily think of this opportunity.

Because people are different.

Some people are like Hu Yi, even though he is eighty-year-old, his face is flushed and his hair is young. He has been retreating for several years and is in his leisurely spring in his hometown.

In recent years, it is said that studying medical skills and learning from local famous doctors has made great progress. At the age of 91, people still walk without anyone to support themselves, their thinking is not messy, and their speech is orderly.

It is also the oldest one among the old ministers invited during this birthday banquet for thousands of years.

It is said that when the Ministry of Rites set the list, it did not invite Hu Yi. Nothing else, Hu Yi was too old and from Jiangsu, and was too far away from Beijing. He was afraid that he would travel thousands of miles, and the happy event suddenly turned into a funeral.

This is not easy to deal with.

Unlike Qianlong who held a banquet for Thousand Elders, I don’t know how many elderly people were tortured to death.

But he didn't expect that Hu Yi personally sent his son to ask why he didn't invite him after he invited others? Is he, a former Grand Secretary of the Cabinet, not qualified?

Only Hu Yi can be made up.

For Hu Yi, he spent the first half of his life searching for Jianwen's whereabouts, and the second half of his life was concentrated in these four or nine cities. Although his hometown was in Jiangsu, he had been in his hometown for a long time and thought of Beijing.

Moreover, the Ming Dynasty is so prosperous now that he wants to participate even more. Even if he dies, he still has something to say when he meets Emperor Taizong.

But Yu Qian is different.

Yu Qian started to build Hebei water conservancy and spent most of his efforts on water conservancy.

These things that directly deal with the local area are hard work. Yu Qian even practiced it and did not dare to be negligent at all. He really thought that local officials and clerks were innocent people, but when he saw Yu Qian, he obediently.

Of course, Yu Qian used his means to suppress them, making them terrified and afraid, and did not dare to tamper with the project, which resulted in such a great result.

But such a large project is a lot of tricks.

Sometimes, how can outsiders know what seems natural and the effort consumed in it?

There has never been any reason for this.

So this fatigue accumulates on Yu Qian's body. At this moment, Yu Qian's hair is no longer a trace of black hair, and he looks much older.

Maybe I was tired and ill all the way, and after coming to the capital, I was extremely tired. I just hurriedly paid a visit to Zhu Qizhen.

Seeing Yu Qian like this, Zhu Qizhen didn't say much, but just arranged for him to take a break. It would not be too late to talk about something after Christmas.

Yu Qian returned to his home. Although Yu Qian was not in the capital, he was given a title in the capital.

I just fell asleep in a daze. The next day, the left and right were about to scream. It was no wonder that it was Christmas. Although I didn’t have to go to the morning court, he also had to attend the military parade.

Yu Qian did not dare to neglect, so he cleaned up, put on his court clothes, and waited in line outside the Forbidden City. There were already many people waiting here, and almost all the Jinyiwei dispatched to seal the rewards on Chang'an Street. It was absolutely impossible for the people to approach the Chengtian Gate Tower.
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