Domineering Daming

"The Emperor is here!"

With a sharp cry from the inner prisoner, Zhu Xu strode forward.

"Your Majesty is here, long live my Emperor!" A group of senior officials saluted Zhu Xu and shouted loudly.

Zhu Xu's "simplification" of etiquette is also reflected between the monarch and his ministers. Looking at a group of people, he sat down on the bench opposite them, waved his hands, and said with a smile: "Excuse me, by the way, I will give you a stool like an adult." , a chair."

Bi Ziyan and the others looked at each other quietly, feeling more and more worried.

The cabinet was worried, and the governors were even more afraid. In their thinking, Zhu Xu supported the cabinet as a matter of course, and even the government affairs of the cabinet should be inspired by him.

No matter what, these people said "thank you" patiently and sat down on the stool brought by the inner eunuch.

Zhu Xu glanced over the faces of Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, Wang Qiaonian, Prince Jing, Sun Chuanting and others, followed by the six ministers, then Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu, and then the governors of various provinces.

Zhu Xu casually took the teacup handed over by the eunuch, took a sip of tea, and then said: "I have read the joint memorial written by the thirteen governors."

Everyone's heart skipped a beat, and they looked straight at Zhu Xu.

Come, it really is because of this!

Zhu Xu didn't give them a chance to interrupt, holding the teacup in his hand, he said, "Let's not talk about the matter itself, let's talk about other things."

Bi Ziyan and the others leaned slightly, their brows knit into a knot. Every time this happens, it indicates that something bigger will happen, and they are extremely vigilant.

"Yan Song, Xu Jie, Gao Gong, Zhang Juzheng, Wang Xijue, Shen Yiguan, Fang Congzhe, Liu Yixiu... what do you think they have in common?" Zhu Xu looked around and asked calmly.

Without waiting for others, Bi Ziyan's face changed slightly.

These people are all the chief assistants of the Ming Dynasty, each of them is not simple, and they were prominent for a while.The most important thing is that these people are all involved in "Party Struggle", and they will do everything possible to overthrow the superiors. Once they are on the throne of the Chief Assistant, they will immediately eliminate dissidents, suppress them wantonly, and give power to the government and the public!

What's more, Zhu Xu's chief ministers of all dynasties had both good and bad reputations, and none of them came to a good end!

Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting and others reacted quickly, and immediately looked at Bi Ziyan.

What does the emperor's words mean?

The six ministers were horrified, and Bi Ziyan's position was quite solid. If he suddenly fell, the consequences would be extremely dire, it would be a catastrophe!

The gazes of the other governors also fell on Bi Ziyan, their eyes widened with shock.

Although they had disputes with the cabinet, they did not want Bi Ziyan to fall, because if he fell, the cabinet and the government would be chaotic, and the "New Deal" that had just seen the light would definitely have unpredictable consequences.

Zhu Xu didn't seem to see their expressions, and continued: "Ten years ago, the court was as big as Ye Xianggao and Zhao Nanxing, as small as Wei Dazhong and Ruan Dacheng, Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin from Liaodong, Zhao Lediao and Man Gui, and so on. There are Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang who are exposed but not visible, you can talk about it, what do you think?"

Everyone's tense expressions suddenly eased, and I don't know how many people quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Even Bi Ziyan leaned over slightly, his expression softening silently.

"Mr. Bi Ge, tell me." Zhu Xu picked up the teacup, blew on the tea, and said.

Bi Ziyan blinked, calmed down as much as possible, and said carefully, "Returning to the emperor, the courtiers' selfishness is greater than public ones, forming cliques and ignoring righteousness, harming the country and the people, causing endless harm."

Zhu Xu nodded thoughtfully, looked at Sun Chengzong, and said, "It makes sense, Mr. Sun Ge, what do you think?"

Sun Chengzong was calm, looked at Zhu Xu, and said: "'Party struggle' is harmful to the country, especially those in positions of power, if they can't uphold justice and keep themselves clean, the subordinates will follow them, and the government will collapse as a result, and the world will be ruined."

Zhu Xu put down his teacup, looked at Sun Chuanting, and said, "Well said, Master Sun, what do you think?"

Sun Chuanting looked calm, pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, all the ministers are fighting for their own interests and seeking profits for their cronies. The misfortune of the country is the beginning of disaster for all people."

Zhu Xu was noncommittal, looked at a group of people, and said: "You said very well, but you still have reservations. Has anyone said something they dare not say?"

Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu didn't know what Zhu Xu was planning. After thinking about it, they lowered their heads and didn't answer.

If they don't speak, the governors behind them don't dare to talk too much.Last year the emperor scolded Zou Weilian to death in Fujian, and scolded Li Banghua and others in Shaanxi to be obedient.

Li Banghua was the banner figure of the "National Controversy" back then, and he couldn't even talk about it. Who would dare to try it lightly?

Looking at the group of people, Zhu Xu straightened his body and said, "Okay, let me tell you."

More than 30 people, including Bi Ziyan, leaned forward immediately to show respect for the hadith.

At the same time, many people felt that His Majesty the Emperor in front of him had acted very differently since his wedding.

"Let's not talk about it, I don't understand it, just talk about Zhao Nanxing and Ye Xianggao."

Zhu Xu tapped on the armrest with his fingers, and said with a thoughtful face: "Zhao Nanxing and Ye Xianggao, Ye Xianggao is a man with high prestige and popular support, and he is trying his best to support the court situation after Wanli, but Zhao Nanxing doesn't think so, he Classify the political opponent as an "evil party" and want to clean up the court. For this reason, he had a conflict with Ye Xianggao, and tried every means to drive him out. Ye Xianggao, worried that Zhao Nanxing would disrupt the stability of the court, kept suppressing him, Let the situation in the court look stable, but in the end the two were still at odds, internal strife broke out in the Donglin Party, Zhao Nanxing was powerful, and he insisted on overthrowing Ye Xianggao, but he did not become the chief assistant, and there was Han Huang, so, The ministers continued to attack Han Huang, and Han Huang would resign in less than a month. If it hadn't been for the eunuch, Zhao Nanxing might have succeeded. Ruan Dacheng and Wei Dazhong...Wei Dazhong belonged to Zhao Nanxing, and Ruan Dacheng belonged to Zuo Guang Fighting, Yang Lian's people, for the official affairs, the two factions in their Donglin Party fought like a raging fire, and in the end Zhao Nanxing was the best player and won, and the position in the official affairs was given to Wei Dazhong. Of course, Zhao Nanxing knew that he was united at this time. In order to appease Yang Lian, Zuo Guangdou's department arranged an engineering department for Ruan Dacheng. The engineering department is not as good as the official department. He voted for the eunuch party and snatched back the officials who had pulled out their teeth in the middle of the matter. How could Zhao Nanxing give up? In less than a month, Ruan Dacheng was forced to resign and leave Beijing..."

Everyone listened patiently, and could faintly hear something.

The emperor's words were all about the courtiers' struggles. Although it was different from the current one, it was also the relationship between the big witch and the little witch.

"Try Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin again."

Zhu Xu turned around and said: "Yuan Chonghuan is the governor of Liaodong. He wants to push forward the defense line of Liaodong and defend Ningyuan and Jinzhou. Wang Zaijin is the governor of Liaodong. He wants to move all the people of Liaodong into Shanhaiguan. He just needs to guard Shanhaiguan. Yes. The two are the two largest officials in Liaodong. They argued endlessly about this, refused to give in to each other, and even ignored each other in government affairs. They went their own way and destroyed the military affairs of Liaodong. In fact, Mr. Sun Ge should be clear about this matter. The two adults are still incompatible in the end. Wang Zaijin was transferred back. Since then, Yuan Chonghuan has been the only one in Liaodong. ... Man Gui and Zhao Liaojiao are the same, they can't fight each other, it's hard to tolerate, one person even led the army to leave majestically, exposing a large undefended vital area to Jianu..."

A group of adults not far away from Zhu Xu heard that they were dripping with cold sweat.

These are all things that happened not long ago, and they really happened. Some of them have participated in these things, some have witnessed them, and some have heard them.

Although they were resentful, unwilling, and furious before, His Majesty the Emperor said it easily and told them, which still made them uncomfortable and stiff.

After Zhu Xu finished speaking, he took another teacup and took a sip slowly.

Obviously, Zhu Xu's words touched these adults, each of them frowned and thought hard, and there was not a single voice in the huge imperial garden.

"How to govern properly, how to manage well, and how to unite colleagues is a great question. I am still learning, and I hope that all adults can also submerge themselves in thinking about it."

Zhu Xu looked at them, and said slowly: "It's not black and white, it's right or wrong, there's no room for others, it's not between people and people to accept advice and advice. The way to get along is not the way to be an official of the court ministers... I have said so much, I have no other intentions. After you go back, you adults, think about it carefully. If you have any experience, please write a memorial for me. Let's share... let's stop here today, and go to Jingdong Daying tomorrow morning."

Bi Ziyan and the others did not fully understand what Zhu Xu meant. Hearing what he said, they subconsciously stood up, raised their hands and said, "I will leave."

Standing behind Zhu Xu, Cao Huachun watched these complex-looking adults leave.

The officials of Ming Dynasty, perhaps since Fang Xiaoru, and since Wanli, all of them are upright and upright, they can't be broken, and they are all against people in everything.At this juncture, Zhu Xu will not tolerate the "infighting" of these adults and ruin his affairs.

"Hopefully they can reflect on that."

Zhu Xu hoped in his heart, turned his head to look at Cao Huachun and said, "What are the arrangements for later?"

Cao Huachun took a step forward and said: "Return to the emperor, the affairs outside the palace are currently handled by the cabinet, and the arrangements will be discussed tomorrow. In the palace, first go to the Compassionate Palace to have dinner at night, and then go to visit the old concubine, Li Niangniang , Hai Niangniang will also go there, and stay at Kunning Palace at night."

Zhu Xu nodded, and said: "After the martial arts performance, I will invite the governors of various countries and the imperial envoys of various countries to a banquet, and I will make it richer in the Qianqing Palace, and give gifts... Find some representative ones, such as porcelain, silk, tea, Glass products, matches, etc., the quantity should not be too much, just a set will do.”

"Yes." Cao Huachun said.

Zhu Xu sat on the spot, thought for a while holding the teacup, and said, "I've also taken care of the affairs of the cabinet. After a few days, I will free up my hands and take care of them."