Domineering Daming

Whether it was Prince Jing or the others, they all nodded. Although there were conflicts within the cabinet, the overall interests were the same - that is, if the cabinet caused dissatisfaction with the Qianqing Palace, no one would be able to please it!

When Bi Ziyan left the cabinet, Zhu Xu in Qianqing Palace also heard rumors outside.

Zhu Xu casually threw away a notebook, shook his head and said, "I'm used to having fun, the law is mere law, how can it be possible for them to change their minds obediently and change their minds if they die a few people, so that something will happen as expected..."

Standing not far away, Cao Huachun echoed, "Yes, the decadent trend in my Ming Dynasty has been going on for more than a hundred years, and it is impossible to eradicate it in one fell swoop. After all, we still need some patience."

Zhu Xu flipped through the notebook very bored, and said, "What did the cabinet say?"

"Several elders in the cabinet, Zhang Shangshu from the Ministry of Punishment are all in the cabinet, and they are probably discussing it." Cao Huachun said.This matter is very troublesome for outsiders, but it is too easy for Qianqing Palace.

In the current court situation, there is no need for Zhu Xu to be at the forefront of everything and offend everyone in the world.

Zhu Xu nodded, and said, "Let them go, there will never be a day of peace in this capital. Has Zhang Guogong entered the palace?"

Cao Huachun said: "Yes, it's already in Qianqing Palace, and the Empress Dowager is accompanying her to talk."

Zhu Xu threw away the notebook in his hand, and said, "It's inconvenient for me to disturb you when the father and daughter are talking, so I'll call you after dinner."

"Yes." Cao Huachun said.

Zhu Xu continued flipping through the notebooks. There were more and more trivial matters at the end of the year. Even if there were layers of filtering by the cabinet and six departments, there were still hundreds of copies in his hands.

There is a snowstorm in this prefecture, there is civil unrest in that county, this province impeaches that province, and this official impeaches that official. The more calm the time is, the more evil spirits will go wrong.

When Zhu Chunchen and Xu Yunzhen entered the palace, they were blocked by the cabinet and asked them to go to the cabinet first. As a result, they were angrily reprimanded by the two princes, which caused the intervention of the forbidden army and was taken directly to the Qianqing Palace.

At this time, Bi Ziyan had already taken a step forward and came to Qianqing Palace.

In the warm pavilion, Zhu Xu flipped through the notebook seemingly bored, while listening to Bi Ziyan's memorial.

"Xu Huazhi and Zhu Yingyou fought jealously in the Qunfang Building. They fought a prostitute by mistake and pushed a prostitute down the stairs. She died on the spot. Liang Chengyong, the deputy head of the Inspection Department of the Supervisory Yuan recommended by the minister, and Liang Chengyong, the inspector censor of Jiangsu, deliberately covered up the case and kept the case hidden. This morning, the victim’s fiancé went to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to appeal for grievances, the case was exposed, and the city was in an uproar..."

Bi Ziyan spoke in a tone of a complete onlooker, a third person, and a narrative technique.

Zhu Xu never cared about such small things, but turned his head to look at Bi Ziyan, and said curiously: "Master Bi, people outside say that I am cold-natured, mean and ungrateful, militaristic, so rejoicing, and disregarding the people of the world." Life and death... Where are those who care about the life and death of the world?"

Bi Ziyan's heart skipped a beat when he heard this plausible beginning, raised his hand, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, even in the reign of Taizu Taizong, such things often happened, there is no need to worry too much, strictly enforce the law, and punish severely, as a warning. Just follow suit, not overcorrect.”

Listening to the "exhortation" hidden in Bi Ziyan's words, Zhu Xu smiled and shook his head slightly, and said: "I just received a few memorials, which request me to treat Cheng and Ding with leniency, and even There are also those who want me to make big things small and small things small, what do you think?"

Bi Ziyan's expression remained unchanged, but he sighed inwardly, the unstable situation in this court is due to too many villains, and there are too many people who see the needles.

They are all ambitious people, with various means, and they are constantly disturbing.

Bi Ziyan raised his head and glanced at Zhu Xu, seeing him smiling and feasting, he felt more and more uneasy, and said: "Your Majesty, it's almost the end of the year, and everything is complicated, and there will be more things next year, so don't worry, and please be more patient, Your Majesty. If you act too hastily, things will be reversed.”

Zhu Xu shook his head secretly, these people have followed him for many years, but after all, they still can't figure out his thoughts, and need to be instructed step by step.

"Report to the emperor, Cheng Guogong, Ding Guogong to see you." An inner eunuch outside the door came in and bowed.

Zhu Xu glanced at Bi Ziyan and said, "Let them in."

"Yes."

As soon as the inner supervisor turned around, Zhu Chunchen, Duke of Cheng, and Xu Yunzhen, Duke of Ding, strode into the Nuan Pavilion in court uniform.

"My minister Zhu Chunchen (Xu Yunzhen) sees the emperor, long live my emperor!" The two came side by side and knelt down on one knee to salute Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu took a look at the two of them, and said with a smile: "Old Bi Ge joined you just now, and you came here, it seems that there is something real?"

Zhu Chunchen's head was covered with cold sweat, he didn't dare to move, he was terribly frightened.Although his son Zhu Yingyou was only an "acccomplice", judging from the emperor's "killing nature" violence, he probably would not let him go easily.

Xu Yunzhen suppressed his uneasiness, knelt there and said: "Go back to the emperor, the evil son has been kidnapped by the minister, please punish him severely! The minister's lax discipline has caused him to offend Tianwei and the court's laws. I am willing to voluntarily give up the title of Dingguo Duke. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Zhu Chunchen beside him was trembling all over, opened his eyes wide, and glanced at Xu Yunzhen quietly.

But Xu Yunzhen didn't move at all, as if a loyal minister with strong bones, he was sincerely reflecting and "confessed".

Bi Ziyan at the side glanced at Xu Yunzhen indifferently, with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

This one "severely punished" first, and then "leniently pardoned". In the final analysis, he still made progress by retreating, but Xu Yunzhen obviously had no experience in officialdom. This kind of method was too low-level to deceive even him, let alone the emperor in front of him.

Zhu Xu looked at Xu Yunzhen, put down the notebook in his hand, and said with a smile: "If I agree to you at this time, I'm afraid I will be crushed to death by the tongues of the whole capital. You are a good idea."

"I dare not!"

Xu Yunzhen's face changed slightly, after all, he was relying on this. Not long after the "Nobility Case", an important honorable minister was expelled from his rank. In that day, there is no way for the honorable nobles to survive, and they must rebel!

If Xu Yunzhen and Zhu Chunchen were sincere, Zhu Xu would certainly be lenient, but these two were obviously here to "blackmail" him.

Zhu Xu looked at the two of them, then suddenly turned his head to look at Bi Ziyan, and said in a tone that suddenly reminded him, "Do you have any mature ideas about the 'Jiu Fan Law' that the cabinet was discussing before?"

Chapter 940 Thanks

The so-called "Law of Discipline" was issued in conjunction with the "Nobility Case", and the cabinet is still "secretly" discussing the follow-up resettlement method for the clan princes, including nobles and ministers, including fiefdoms, annual salary, weddings and funerals. Wait, a series of trivial troubles, no results yet.

Among them is the discussion about moving the clan and Xunqing out of the capital.But this is quite complicated, especially when the national treasury is dwindling day by day, putting it somewhere else is another expense.But staying in the capital all the time is not an option with such a huge population.

Bi Ziyan didn't expect Zhu Xu to ask this suddenly, his expression was slightly startled, and he said immediately: "Back to the emperor, because the controversy is relatively large, there are different concerns and ideas in the Clan Mansion, the Six Ministries, the Supervisory Council, and the cabinet. During the discussion, it didn't take shape."

Zhu Xu nodded, and said: "I have an idea, for those clans, nobles and ministers who violate the court laws and regulations, it is not enough to remove them, but they can't be left alone, and the legal punishment is not appropriate. Why don't these People are sent out, what is missing around my Daming is people, what do you think?"

He looked at Bi Ziyan and said, but Bi Ziyan hadn't responded yet, Xu Yunzhen and Zhu Chunchen's expressions changed slightly.

Emperor, what does this mean?Shall we exile them?

Bi Ziyan immediately understood that Daming now has a vast territory, especially in the South China Sea, where there are so many islands that need to be "educated".

He glanced at Zhu Xu, and then looked at Zhu Chunchen and Xu Yunzhen, who were still kneeling. These two were not very good people. There was nothing good in the ranks of nobles, let alone in the clan.

After weighing the pros and cons, Bi Ziyan quickly nodded and said, "I think it's possible, and I can do it with one stroke." Obviously, what he considered was not the same as Zhu Xu's, and more.

Zhu Xu stretched out his hand to pick up the teacup at hand, then looked at Xu Yunzhen and Zhu Chunchen, and said indifferently: "Tell me, how should we deal with this matter?"

Both Zhu Chunchen and Xu Yunzhen trembled, their faces paled instantly, their whole body trembled, and their hearts were terrified.

At this point, both of them knew very well that the emperor wanted to "exile" them on purpose!

Without waiting for Xu Yunzhen to speak, Zhu Chunchen hurriedly said first: "Your Majesty, I just have no way to teach my son. Although Zhu Yingyou went to the brothel, he didn't beat anyone up. I ask the Emperor to punish him severely!"

Zhu Chunchen just sold Xu Yunzhen.

Xu Yunzhen is not an old bureaucrat, and his cunning is limited. At this moment, he is disheartened, fearful and uneasy. Hearing Zhu Chunchen's words, he feels annoyed in his heart, his eyes flickering rapidly, and said: "Your Majesty, Xu Hua has violated the imperial court's ban and injured people. This crime cannot be pardoned." , Your Majesty, please sentence me to the death penalty!"

Xu Yunzhen sold his son.

"One is more ruthless than the other..."