Zhu Youjian didn't really believe in the so-called historical officials anymore!
It wasn't that he hadn't read the history of the Ming Dynasty. It seemed that those famous officials with extremely high ratings didn't seem to have any practical solutions.
These famous officials who left their names in history had all left their names in the process of talking nonsense and being talked nonsense. There was not a single person who really proposed to solve the crisis of the Ming Dynasty and save the country.
It was not easy for Zhang Juzheng, who really wanted to do something, to appear. However, he had only been glorious for 20 years before he died.
Those who flaunted themselves as messengers of justice, the embodiment of justice.
Now, they had all fallen under his butcher's knife and become souls under his knife!
Now, he only believed in his own eyes and no longer believed in those so-called famous officials.
This was especially true for the cabinet elders. They had to be careful when using them. Those who could cooperate with him well, regardless of whether their reputation was bad or good, would be promoted and used, or even used greatly.
For example, the current Huang Liji had a very bad reputation in history, but in reality, he was doing a good job in the cabinet, which was in line with his wishes.
Zhu Youjian did not want the kind of real iron-blooded Zaifu. Such capable officials and ministers, Ming did not have them, and even if they did, they had to conform to his own reform ideas.
If he didn't abide by his own changes, he could only kick him out and stay where he was.
As someone who came from the grassroots of the later generations, he knew very well how hateful and harmful the grassroots officials were.
Only by solving the problem of the honesty of the grassroots officials could the Ming Dynasty enter a true golden age.
As for the high-ranking officials, such a big tiger, the purge was for the sake of strategy, national interests, and border security.
If they wanted to win back the hearts of the people, they could only ensure that the grassroots officials were completely reorganized.
As long as the Emperor was strong and had absolute leadership, the higher-ups would be kicked out of the team if they were to cheat or neglect their duties. Not many people were willing to be kicked out by the Emperor.
The change created by the Son of Heaven had already taken shape in the north, and the overall situation was set.
As long as the reform was not targeted at the South, it would not cause any backlash from the Southern Bloc.
Therefore, Zhu Youjian wasn't worried about trouble in the north at all!
The officials in the north had already missed the opportunity to resist and had given the emperor too much time and opportunity to set up his plans. Now, they had become fat sheep in the emperor's eyes.
"Minister Huang, you and Li Biao have been working hard these past few months. I have been watching you. When we go back, bring some spiritual rice home to nourish yourself.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I will do my best until I die!”
Huang Liji finally felt relieved. His efforts had finally paid off. He had also received the recognition of the emperor and was rewarded with spiritual rice.
It was too difficult to become Tian Zi's trusted aide!
From beginning to end, he had sacrificed too much, but he had not obtained the Emperor's approval.
However, His Majesty still entrusted him with an important task and did not kick him out of the cabinet. Instead, he still let him serve as the chief assistant of the cabinet.
Shi Fenglai, this cunning old man, had been eyeing the position of chief assistant for a long time.
After settling the Donglin rebellion case, Shi Fenglai had been active in the court as if he was possessed.
Unfortunately, it was too late for Shi Fenglai to offer his advice. He did not grasp the pulse of the emperor and missed the opportunity to become the emperor's confidant.
"My beloved minister is an important minister of the country. In the past few months, what you have done has won my heart. This is the treatment that my beloved minister deserves!"
Zhu Youjian was very proud. In the imperial court, if one wanted to know who was the emperor's confidant, they just needed to see if they had the spiritual rice, purple rice, and spiritual beans that he had given them.
All of them were members that Tian Zi cared about and was prepared to use.
He had followed the emperor and yet hadn't received such a reward. This meant that he was still some distance away from becoming the emperor's trusted aide.
It was not that Huang Li was very realistic. He was the chief assistant of the empire, but he was not rewarded by the emperor's confidant. This was a slap in the face.
However, Huang Liji was not a so-called gentleman. He was thick-skinned and did not care about the criticism of his colleagues.
What really made Huang Liji anxious was:
Li Biao, who had always been traveling outside, eating and sleeping, and staying away from the royal court, had actually been bestowed with the emperor's spiritual rice.
This made Huang Liji feel extremely uncomfortable. However, he worked hard today and finally got Tian Zi's approval.
Actually, with Huang Liji's contributions in the past few months, he should be treated with spiritual rice.
However, Zhu Youjian deliberately did not give it to him because he wanted to test this old man's true attitude.
If a speculator didn't have a firm will to follow him, then he could only say sorry, Old Huang was out.
When Huang Liji carried three kilograms of spiritual rice out of the palace, he seemed to have changed into a different person. He was full of energy and his eyes were narrowed into slits from his smile.
Seeing Huang Liji like this, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but tease,""Grand Secretary Huang is so lucky today…"
"Isn't the Duke of Wei the same?"
Huang Liji knew how important Wei Zhongxian was to the Emperor!
He didn't dare to underestimate this damn eunuch at all, even though the two of them had once been allies and colluded to fight against Dong Lin.
However, he had misjudged the wisdom and decision-making of the current emperor and almost stood on the wrong side!
Who would have thought that Wei Zhongxian, in the eyes of the world, would definitely purge the old ministers and eunuchs when the new emperor ascended the throne?
However, the emperor didn't follow Donglin's wishes and instead put Wei Zhongxian in an even more important position.
Wei Zhongxian smiled and said," Congratulations, Elder. We're family now!"”
"Congratulations, congratulations!"
Huang Liji and Wei Zhongxian congratulated each other and left the palace.
"I have underestimated this old fellow.”Wei Zhongxian said to his confidant.
He had thought that Huang Liji would gradually alienate him after the new emperor ascended the throne. This was within his expectations.
However, he did not expect Huang Liji to be able to change the emperor's impression and understanding of him under such unfavorable circumstances.
It could be seen that this old fellow had some skills and was a very capable official.
As for the three kilograms of spiritual rice that Huang Liji was carrying, Wei Zhongxian wasn't envious at all!
He now received five kilograms of spiritual rice, ten kilograms of purple rice, and ten kilograms of spiritual beans every month!
Among the officials around the new emperor, he was ranked first, followed by Wang Chengen.
Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli followed closely behind!
As long as an old official was over sixty years old and received the emperor's spiritual rice, purple rice, and spiritual beans, he would become an important official.
The value of the spiritual rice was immeasurable!
Wei Zhongxian felt that he was getting younger and younger because of the spiritual rice.
In Wei Zhongxian's heart, Zhu Youjian had long surpassed the former Emperor Tianqi!
As the servants of the emperor, they knew more about the emperor. The more they knew, the more they felt that the emperor was not a god in the heavens, even having such a rare treasure.
Now Wei Zhongxian was not as busy as he used to be. He was a servant who was good at pleasing the emperor.
In order to increase his weight in the emperor's heart and let the emperor know that he was truly in power, he directly requested the emperor to transfer a batch of talents from all aspects to enrich the East Chamber.
With this group of professionals helping to manage the East Military Yard, his heavy workload was reduced by half in an instant.
Anyway, Wei Zhongxian treated himself as the emperor's dog and didn't want the emperor to suspect him.
Therefore, he decided to let the talents trained by the emperor listen to his subordinates to show his loyalty as a servant.
During this period of time, Wei Zhongxian, Wang Chengen, and Xu Yingyuan were all learning from the emperor. They knew the thoughts of the officials in the court.
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