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After evening, Qianqing Palace returned to silence.

The emperor and the cabinet had a big quarrel today, and this matter will still get out.

However, Zhu Houzhao is not a guilty personality. He will not consider whether he has not "respected the elderly and cherished the young". He is actually reflecting on whether Qingliu has over-appointed Qingliu in recent years.

Liu Jian, Li Dongyang, Xie Qian, Wang Hao, Yang Tinghe, He Jian...

These people indeed gave them too much face.

Normally, these people are of good character and are very famous. If such a clear figure reigns, the country will at least be harmonious. To put it simply, the light of righteousness is still there.

But in fact, it seems that there are many side effects. After all, there are still a small number of people with high moral character. Under the lax government, there are many people with evil intentions.

Moreover, these people are a bit stubborn and their reasoning doesn't make sense. It's okay if nothing happens, but if they really do something, they have to obstruct it in every possible way.

This is his fault. Maybe he has relaxed a little after living a good life for a long time. I don't want to see the court in chaos, and I always want to live in peace.

Judging from what happened this time, it will probably be necessary to appoint more officials who are not commensurate with the mainstream in the future.

Although they are not gentlemen in the Confucian discourse system, they are more bold in politics, and they often hold certain views. They are also firm-willed and will not be easily affected by gossip. To say the least, they will never always come up with benevolent policies. , Kanzheng’s old-fashioned stuff.

Such officials...

Zhang Cong and Wang Qiong are considered representatives.

Including Zhang Zilin now.

There is also Wang Shouren, who also has brains, at least he has not been brainwashed.

Zhang Cong has entered the cabinet, and Zhang Zilin has also made adjustments.

Wang Qiong... He is the same age as Zhang Zilin, and he is 57. However, because this person was the person who reused Wang Shouren in history, Zhu Houzhao had an impression of him. He was present in the court until the tenth year of Jiajing. He was considered a very long-lived person. .

Living longer is a great advantage.

Zhu Houzhao folded his hands on his chest and put his thumb on his chin, pacing back and forth and thinking.

Wang Qiong has been the governor of Shaanxi for a long time.

At the beginning, he used Wang Qiong and Zhou Shangwen to cooperate, so that one could stabilize the northwest.

However, now that Xinjiang has been incorporated into the territory, the situation has changed again.

And Zhou Shangwen has left, Yang Yiqing... Yang Yiqing is indeed capable.

In addition, he was originally the head of the cabinet and had disciples and former officials all over the world, so it should not be difficult to find someone to match him.

In this case, let Wang Qiong return to Beijing. This guy comes from three religions and nine streams. As long as it works, he will use any method.

Liang Chu, the current Minister of Civil Affairs, has stayed in the position of Tianguan for too long.

If we want to change the style of employing people in the future, then the Minister of Staff must be replaced by someone else.

"You address."

"The servant is here."

"Go and call Yuchang."

"Yes."

After the people arrived, Zhu Houzhao immediately ordered, "Draft two decrees. The first one is to transfer Wang Qiong, the governor of Shaanxi Province, to Beijing to serve as the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. The second one is to transfer the current Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Liang Chu, to the position of Yushi of Zuodu. Give him a minor guarantee. Act as soon as the order comes and make sure there is no mistake."

"Yes!"

A serious imperial edict will not be that simple. You must write a few words of approval and the like. This is the job of the attendant's office and the cabinet, and Zhu Houzhao does not care about it.

What he wants to care about is actually what should the Zuodu Yushi who is sitting now do.

After some thought, he decided to transfer this person to the Ministry of Rites as Zuo Shilang.

From the perspective of the court as a whole, it has a special meaning for officials like Zhang Zilin and Wang Qiong to come to Beijing one after another. However, Zhu Houzhao has decided to act more roughly. Their good days of fine work are gone forever.

After ordering Fan Yuchang, Zhu Houzhao also asked people to send him the information of some officials from various places.

The chief envoy of Henan can enter Beijing, why can't others?

Even if the moral character is not that good, as long as there is a slight bottom line and strong ability to do things, then it is fine. It is time for Qingliu to retreat.

But a little later, Mao Yuwen entered the palace to deliver the news, interrupting his meditation.

Ning Fan's matter is equally important.

In real history, King Ning made a series of preparations for rebellion. During this process, ministers and eunuchs constantly exposed his unruly words and deeds.

Many people said with hindsight that he was going to rebel at first glance.

In fact, these are unfounded. Rebellion is a big thing, and no one can predict it before he actually does it.

And his preparation mainly focused on two things.

The first is to use the banner of 'Wise King'. Why did Zhu Houming know that King Ning was evil but did not do anything to deal with him? It is because this King Ning has always been a good king in people's minds from Hongzhi to the early years of Zhengde. Of course, this person used his brains and deliberately maintained it.

For example, in October of the second year of Zhengde, when the "Records of Xiaozong" was being compiled, King Ning Shangshu put forward his own opinions on the compilation of the records, saying that he had done so in mourning rituals, asking for temple rituals and music, and re-burying his grandfather, King Ningjing. After being commended by the imperial edict, I requested that these contents be recorded in the book.

The reply from the Ministry of Rites not only agreed with his opinion, but also praised King Ning highly, saying that "King Ning's good writing, courteousness, and filial piety are commendable, and it is appropriate to reward him with an edict to encourage the clan."

The purpose of strengthening the clan is to use him as a model for the clan.

Although there were officials reporting from time to time that he was doing many illegal things and wantonly plundering people's wealth and wealth, which was equivalent to engaging in some performance art, it was normal for this kind of thing to happen to a vassal king.

Lao Zhu's family has always protected their shortcomings.

And Zhu Houzhao had looked carefully. Perhaps because the court was very strict in pursuing responsibilities, Prince Ning in this life was actually quite restrained.

This guy is still a smart man after all.

In addition to showing his virtuous reputation, King Ning's second action was to bribe the person in power, named Liu Jin at the time. And helped him successfully restore the palace guard.

This is a very critical move.

Of course, there were ups and downs in the process. It was not until the ninth year of Zhengde that he finally got what he wanted and resumed the royal guard in Nanchang.

Before this action, he pretended to be respectful, but in fact the illegal behavior he committed can only be called hypocrisy, but it cannot be concluded that he intended to commit rebellion.

So now in the 11th year of Zhengde, does Prince Ning have royal guards?

Ha ha, how is it possible.

Zhu Houzhao didn't care who he bribed, or how many times he mentioned it, and no matter how wise the prince was, he would never be able to do such a thing as a palace guard.

But he didn't feel that King Ning had just stopped and given up on his 'big plan'.

This is actually impossible, because as long as a person has the seeds of desire, they will quickly take root and sprout, and gradually lose themselves in the years of 'torture'.

He won't think that this road won't work, so forget it. He will think that this road won't work, so I'll find another one, and he will use various side methods.

For example, if you don't allow him to set up an armed guard on the surface, he can train it secretly, or even recruit rogue bandits to strengthen his team.

In fact, the power is pitifully weak, but the people in the game don't know it.

Wasn't that what Zhu Gaoxu, the king of Han, was like?
The same is true for the recent rebellion of King Anhua. He dared to challenge the imperial court while guarding the barren land in the northwest. How can this be said to be rational? You must know that even Zhu Yuanzhang had to accumulate food and slowly become king.

After all, King Yan and King Ning agreed to divide the world equally. This curse was not easy for King Ning and his family to break through.

All in all, Zhu Houzhao began to strengthen the surveillance of Ning Fan ten years after Zhengde.

This person's character may not be able to contain the chaos in Jiangnan this time.

If he really suppresses it, Zhu Houzhao will not let him go. The behavior he has already committed is enough to kill him, and he will be forced to resist when the time comes.

If he was going to die no matter what, he would definitely take the risk.

Zhu Houzhao can also take the opportunity to eliminate this problem in Jiangxi.

At the moment Mao Yuwen came to see him, many thoughts flashed through his mind, "Tell me, what's going on?"

"Yes." Mao Yuwen knelt down on one knee, his face reflected in the flickering candlelight in the palace, "The Jinyi Weinan Town Fusi Insider Report came to report that Jiangxi Ningfan has been acting strangely recently, and it has become more and more unruly. There are mainly three major events. , one of them, people from Prince Ning's Mansion, began to plunder people's wealth in Jiangxi. Seeing that the imperial court wanted to clear the land, they concentrated on forcibly selling the royal palace's land. Because it was a vassal of the imperial court, some merchants were unwilling to buy it, but they had to buy it. This eliminates the disaster and avoids offending King Ning. Secondly, Prince Ning’s palace intervened in the affairs of clearing land in the south of the Yangtze River. Now many gentry in the south of the Yangtze River have gathered to resist the government. Bandits occur frequently in various villages. The people suffer from this disaster. King Ning sends He had many contacts with these people. This was reported in detail by the insider, but we still don’t know who he was in contact with. Thirdly, King Ning opened his mansion to welcome guests and invited many friends and guests, and the memorial should have arrived in the capital. "

"I haven't seen it yet." Zhu Houzhao shook his head.

Mao Yuwen thought to himself, "It must be coming soon. Prince Ning must have scolded Liu Jin in order to win over people's hearts."

Thinking of the three things he just asked the cabinet to do today, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but laugh, "Then his memorial may not have come at the right time. But I am clear about these people's plans. Whether scolding Liu Jin works or not is less important. The key is I scolded him, but just like that, I am afraid he will be called a virtuous king."

Mao Yuwen did not hesitate and said rather decisively: "Your Majesty, Ning Fan has exceeded the rules and become more and more arrogant. I have the courage to say that this person has a kind face and an evil heart. He is treacherous and cunning. In fact, he has a bigger conspiracy. I I think the court should make a decision early to avoid long nights and nightmares."

Zhu Houzhao clasped his hands behind his back and faced him sideways, "Do you have any conclusive evidence? He is the vassal king and my great-uncle."

He said this to Mao Yuwen, and the meaning was very simple. Don't use small crimes as an example. It would be inappropriate to kill him when the time comes, and it would be uncomfortable not to kill him.

Mao Yuwen buried his head, "In that case... Your Majesty... How about I force him and scare him?"

"You do it, I just want the result."

Mao Yuwen understands this, "Yes, I will live up to the emperor's trust."

The moonlight is bright and clear in autumn, and it is very obvious in the dark night. Under the moonlight, Mao Yuwen left under the emperor's gaze.

Zhu Houzhao raised his head slightly and frowned at a certain moment: Jiangnan is in chaos, so we can't delay it too long to avoid suffering for the people.

(End of this chapter)