Domineering Daming

Bumbutai's letter is not a letter of guilt, but a "letter of merit". In the letter, she didn't mention anything about the child. Instead, she said another thing: she met many Xiyi people in Shenlong Mansion, and the Wa Kingdom. , Myanmar, Nanzhang and other countries have signed a contract. After the summer harvest next year, at least 300 million shi of rice will be brought into Shenlong Mansion.

Strictly speaking, the Ming Dynasty did not lack silver, but food. Bumbutai obviously understood the stakes, and directly "asked for credit" instead of "pleading guilty."

"What a smart woman."

Zhu Xu murmured to himself, and decided to control Bumbutai, otherwise he would let it go, and he didn't know what would happen in the future.

"Have someone send a message to Bumbutai, four words: read it, no reply." Zhu Xu picked up the chopsticks and said.

Cao Huachun was startled, what kind of answer is this?But thinking about it made him feel chills again, these four contained too many things, thinking about it was horrifying!

When Zhu Xu "has read it and will not reply", the cabinet is still in meeting, and the "struggle" is becoming increasingly fierce.

Regarding the relationship between the cabinet and the six ministries, the Dali Temple, the Supervisory Yuan, etc., and the issue of authority and responsibility, the cabinet and other departments had great differences.

Bi Ziyan hopes that the cabinet will have more power. It is best for the cabinet to have all the power and other departments to follow orders. Only in this way can the "New Deal" be strongly promoted and a series of complicated and lengthy established plans can be completed.

But the heads of these departments are naturally not vegetarians, and they will not see their powers taken away by the cabinet for nothing, and become bodhisattvas in the temple-unheard of.

What's more, Wang Qiaonian and Prince Jing will not turn their own power into the power of the cabinet, and they will sing against Bi Ziyan either explicitly or secretly.This made the cabinet meeting more complicated, and Bi Ziyan couldn't control the direction of the meeting even if he put on airs.

Chapter 935 The Incident

It was not until late at night, almost early in the morning, that the cabinet meeting was considered over, but it was agreed to continue in the afternoon. There were too many things that needed to be dealt with quickly.

On the way out of the palace, Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong walked side by side, braving the sporadic snowflakes and the early morning chill, walking slowly.

"You saw it too." Bi Ziyan sighed and said with a tired face.

Sun Chengzong looked at Bi Ziyan's pale cheeks, supported his tired body, and said: "In the past, we said that the emperor was too anxious and advised him to slow down. Now, it's our turn."

Bi Ziyan raised his head to look at the sky, shrunk his neck, and said: "It's not about the matter, I don't know the urgency. The emperor is sitting on the mountain now. We are at the cusp of the storm. How can we not be in a hurry? The cabinet is disturbed, criss-crossing, The emperor's mind is unpredictable, with no end... Tell me, what should we do next?"

Both of them paced slowly, Sun Chengzong said: "The emperor is stuck with these people, probably because he has other intentions, you and I just wait. On such a big matter, the emperor will not mess around. Now The crux of the problem is how to integrate the cabinet? If the cabinet cannot be united, many things will be difficult to handle, as you have seen today."

Bi Ziyan nodded, and said: "The government has been in chaos since Zhang Taiyue, and the faction is full of conflicts. It really needs to be cleaned up..."

"It's not purge, it's unity." Sun Chengzong turned to look at him and emphasized.

Bi Ziyan's expression moved slightly, he looked at him thoughtfully and said: "You mean, win over?"

Sun Chengzong shook his head and said emphatically again: "It's 'unity'."

Bi Ziyan realized something, didn't speak any more, and walked slowly.

After walking for a while, Sun Chengzong said again: "There is nothing to say about big marriages. The emperor doesn't like female sex, and some people rush ducks to the shelves, but after all, there are people in the middle palace, and the emperor has successors. The next step is to perform martial arts, discuss. Great martial arts is also There is nothing to say, the emperor has the purpose of showing off his martial arts and boosting my morale. The key is 'big discussion', I always feel that the emperor is planning something by this."

Bi Ziyan was taken aback, and said, "Big discussion? It's nothing more than discussing the affairs of the country. What other plans can there be?"

Sun Chengzong was also thinking about it, and he said for a long time: "I can't figure it out, but according to my understanding of the emperor, this matter took so much effort, it can't be a simple 'discussing the state affairs'."

Having said this, Bi Ziyan's heart moved slightly, and he said as if thinking of something: "Before we asked the emperor for the right to revise the Ming law, the emperor was vague, and said that the revision of the law by the Governor's Council required the approval of the Great Discussion Council. , I'm afraid there are some plans."

Sun Chengzong frowned, and said puzzledly: "What does that mean?"

How did Bi Ziyan have the concept of "democracy", he only vaguely felt that it was related, but he couldn't figure it out, he said after a while: "I will understand after a while, let's do the things right now, go back and rest for a while, and continue the discussion in the afternoon. "

Sun Chengzong murmured, looked at him and said: "Let's learn from the emperor, and talk to the ministers in private about some matters, find out what they think, and then hold a discussion to break through each one."

This was also Bi Ziyan's idea. He said, "Well, I'll talk to King Jing. Baigu should be fine. You can go to Wang Qiaonian's side. For the sixth department, we will be three of us, and we can persuade you if we try."

"That would be the best."

After discussing with each other, they left the palace gate.

At the same time, Prince Jing had already left the east gate of Chang'an and returned to the Governor's Court.

As soon as he stepped on the threshold, a group of people rushed up, chattering loudly.

"My lord, is the cabinet meeting over? Is there a result?"

"My lord, what will our Governor's Council do next? Especially the appointment, can it be passed? The cabinet won't embarrass us again, will it?"

"My lord, the cabinet has suppressed our Governor's Council again and again. What exactly is this going to do?"

"My lord, we can't back down anymore!"

A group of people made a lot of noise and surrounded Prince Jing completely.

Most of the people in the Governor's Council were "unsuccessful" people in the past. Now the court is in urgent need of manpower, and they all support the "New Deal", so many opportunities fall on them.For example, the 22 censors, governors' councils, and newly established institutions all need them, or they recommend candidates.

Prince Jing already knew that those appointments were stuck with Zhu Yuna, and at the same time, many people appointed by the Governor's Council were dismissed by the cabinet. These were unreasonable. He looked at a group of people with a sullen face, and reprimanded: "Important matters for the court must be announced before they are announced." , don’t inquire about it! Do whatever you need to do!”

Seeing that they were in trouble, everyone slowly dispersed unwillingly, and looked back at Prince Jing every step of the way.

Prince Jing's expression was a bit unsightly. The cabinet's personnel appointments this time were clearly intended to suppress the Sixth Ministry and the Governor's Council. Fortunately, the Sixth Ministry was the third-ranked assistant minister. He really didn't show any kindness!

Prince Jing entered the classroom angrily, and closed the door.

A group of people outside suddenly started whispering and gathered together, wondering whether the cabinet was suppressing the Governor's Council again.

"Master Liang, what do you think?"

A person approached the middle-aged man who had been busy on the desk and did not participate in the discussion, and said in a low voice.

The middle-aged man raised his head and glanced at him, and said calmly: "It's not up to you and me to decide what's good, after all, let's see how the prince competes with the elders in the cabinet."

This person glanced at others, and said in a low voice: "Lord Liang, I heard that Mrs. Ling has an old relationship with Duke Dingguo's mansion. Now that Duke Dingguo and other holy relatives are in prosperity, I don't have any ideas..."

"Nonsense!" Master Liang snorted coldly, and said, "I have never had anything to do with Dingguo's mansion, don't stop talking!"

The man was taken aback for a moment, looked at him in surprise, didn't say any more, got up and left.

Mr. Liang frowned secretly, and immediately got up and left the Governor's Council as if nothing had happened.

The capital city of the Ming Dynasty has never been calm since when, it is full of turmoil and waves.

After Zhang Taiyue, it became more and more intense, until Wei Zhongxian's purge of the Donglin Party reached a climax, and after Zhu Xu ascended the throne, major incidents followed one after another, pushing the "hustle" of the capital to an unprecedented level.

The past six months have been relatively calm, but the surge inside is like a gradually boiling oil pan, with steam rising from the surface, and I don't know what is brewing inside, and what kind of heat it will be.

Fish and Algae Palace, bedroom palace.

The sky was getting brighter and the golden rooster was singing dawn. Zhu Xu and Li Jieyu woke up early, hugging each other and speaking some secret words in the boudoir.

Li Jieyu's pretty face turned red, and she pressed against Zhu Xu's shoulder, daring not to make a sound.

"At noon, I will invite Duke Zhang, Princess Yong'an, and Concubine Gong Yonggu to a banquet at the Palace of Compassion and Ning. You will also go at that time. It will be considered a family banquet..." Zhu Xu said.