Domineering Daming

Forbidden City, Zhilan Palace.

In the small hall, both Zhu Xu and Hai Lanzhu stretched their heads, looking at the little guy sleeping peacefully in the cradle.

Hai Lanzhu had just finished confinement and was still a little weak, but she was in a very good state of mind. While shaking the cradle gently, she said softly: "The emperor is relieved, there is a female imperial doctor here for twelve hours. Cixuan is very happy." You will be healthy, and you will be safe."

Zhu Xu nodded with a smile, this is his second son, the little guy has grown up now, his face is white and tender, really cute.

Just as Zhu Xu was about to speak, Cao Huachun hurried in and said with a happy face, "Your Majesty, a message has been sent from Nanzhili that Lady Bu has given birth to a Highness!"

Zhu Xu opened his eyes and said, "Really? When was it born?"

Cao Huachun also had a happy expression on his face, and said: "Three days ago, letters came from Shenlong Mansion and Jiangsu Governor's Yamen, mother and child are safe."

Although he already had three children, Zhu Xu was still very excited when he heard the fourth one. He stood up, put his hands behind his back, looked at Hai Lanzhu again, and said to Cao Huachun with a smile, "Okay, pass the decree to Shenlong Mansion, Take good care of it, and then let the inspector of ceremonies take the things for a while, and I will write a letter in my own handwriting later, and by the way, let the Imperial Academy name it, and when it is done, send it over together."

"Observe the order." Cao Huachun could see that Zhu Xu was very happy, so he responded quickly.

As soon as Cao Huachun left, Hai Lanzhu stood up, walked to Zhu Xu's side, and said joyfully, "Your Majesty, my sister has also given birth. Do you want to take her to live in the capital?"

Zhu Xu glanced at Hai Lanzhu, knew that she was lonely in the palace, thought for a while, and said: "We have to wait a little longer, confinement will take a month, and the child is young, so don't worry..."

Hai Lanzhu nodded after hearing this, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I have a lot of things here, can I bring them to my sister? She will definitely need them."

Zhu Xu hugged her with a smile, and said, "Okay, you can send someone to the Supervisor of Ceremonies later, and let them take her there together."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Hai Lanzhu was a little overjoyed, and turned around to get ready.

Zhu Xu let out a breath, relieved his excitement, sat down again, looked at the little guy in the cradle, smiled and said to himself: "Cixuan, you have a younger brother, you should take good care of him in the future..."

The little guy fell asleep, still whining, shaking his little hands, and then fell asleep peacefully.

Zhu Xu smiled and closed the quilt for him.

After a while, Hai Lanzhu packed everything up and was sent to the Supervisor of Ceremonies.

At this time, an inner eunuch came in and said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Zhu has arrived."

Zhu Xu nodded, and after exhorting Hai Lanzhu a few words, he got up and walked back to Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Xu strode into the East Nuan Pavilion. When Zhu Zonghan saw him, he quickly knelt down on one knee and said, "My subject, Zhu Zonghan, sees the emperor."

Zhu Zonghan was dressed in brocade clothes, which were the unique costumes of the commanders of the Jinyi Guards.

"Pingshen." Zhu Xu took off his coat, sat down on a chair, took a cup of tea, and said, "Let's talk."

Zhu Zonghan is in charge of Moxi, and now Zhu Xu is determined to use troops against Chahar, Moxi, which has always been obscure to Daming, is a stumbling block and must be figured out, which is also the purpose of Zhu Xu calling him back.

Zhu Zonghan bowed not far in front of Zhu Xu, and said: "Back to the emperor, I have already inquired clearly. Taijihalahula of the Zhungeer tribe died of illness not long ago, and his son Batur succeeded him. This man is ambitious and With great ambitions, almost no one in Junggar dares to disobey. But he doesn't like Huang Taiji. Although the two did not have open conflicts, their actions to establish slaves were restricted. Junggar and the Kazakh Khanate were at odds, and they fought endlessly, and they went further north. There are Russians, and they are also eyeing Junggar. If Junggar wants to attack Horqin and help Chahar, it still needs to go through the territory of Khalkha. Generally speaking, I don’t think Junggar has the ability to go south, let alone Huang Taiji.”

Zhu Xu turned the teacup in his hand, narrowing his eyes slightly.

Although the situation seems to be good, it is also dangerous.Junggar will take the lead, and in the next ten or eight years, it will annex its surroundings and extend its tentacles to Chagatai (Tibet), Yarkand (most of Xinjiang), Khalkha (Outer Mongolia), and establish a huge Khan Kingdom, this khanate will be the confidant of the Ming Dynasty and one of the main enemies in the future!

Behind Junggar is Russia, which is growing day by day and has a strong desire for territory. Her territory is larger than the current Ming Dynasty, and it already has the shadow of the Russian Empire in history.Its way to the west was blocked by the Ottoman Empire, so it could only come to the east!

Zhu Xu will not wait for them to come to the door. He squinted his eyes, pondered for a while, and said: "Well, you leave the detailed information, I will take a look. The penetration of Moxi and further places should be accelerated, don't care about money , I want to see the effect."

"Yes, I will leave." Zhu Zonghan bowed and retreated slowly.

With Zhu Zonghan's report, Zhu Xu's confidence was a little bit stronger, and he looked outside the door with a cold light beating.

Cao Huachun stood not far away, looked at Zhu Xu's expression, lowered his head quietly, and remained silent.

An inner eunuch came in quietly, looked at Zhu Xu from a distance, and saluted: "My Majesty, the Empress Dowager invites you to have dinner in the evening."

Zhu Xu was stunned, then came to his senses, and said, "Go back and tell Aunt Huang, I know."

"Yes." The inner eunuch retreated slowly.

Obviously, the Compassionate Ning Palace already knew about Bumbutai's childbirth.

Zhu Xu has a happy event, and the cabinet has finally made gratifying progress. Because of the existence of the "Prime Minister", the governors and the cabinet have enough buffer space, and a series of "New Deal" plans have been "flexibly" disposed of. The original obstacles were removed, the draft of the "New Deal" was drafted quickly, and the government and the opposition were united in a rare way.

The cabinet, Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong and other five people sat in the small conference hall, drinking tea and chatting relaxedly.

"It's finally settled," King Jing said.His Governor's Council is a very important part of the "New Deal", and he was secretly relieved to have a good result.

Wang Qiaonian looked at Bi Ziyan and said, "There is no problem with Dali Temple. Dali Temple has drawn many people from all over the country. They are clean and upright, and they are very suitable. The Political Yuan has cultivated a lot of talents, and the manpower is relatively sufficient. There is no difficulty in planning."

Bi Ziyan nodded slightly, Daming has no shortage of officials, and those with a strong temper are very good in Dali Temple.

Sun Chuanting said: "Appointment according to ability, this should be a guideline for us to select officials in the future."

Sun Chuanting is in charge of the agencies directly under the cabinet, and he is deeply impressed by the "experts" from the Political Yuan.

"Now, there are only three prime ministers left. What do you think?" Sun Chengzong said, bringing the topic to the point.

Since ancient times, official positions have been a radish and a pit, and how many people have smashed their heads to grab them.The "Prime Minister" in charge of several provinces, how powerful this position is, even if these cabinet ministers have no idea.

Three positions, for whom?

The five people looked at each other, and no one spoke for a while.

After a while, Bi Ziyan moved his body, and said: "It stands to reason that we should choose from among the chief officials of the six ministries and nine temples, but the current situation in the court needs to be stable, and it is not suitable to move lightly. We also need to select from the people in the field. You can say who you choose. My cabinet authority has not yet been achieved, and we still need to focus on the overall situation."

Everyone naturally understood what he meant, Sun Chengzong pondered and said, "How is Yang Jingchen?"

Bi Ziyan thought for a while, then immediately said: "Yes."

Yang Jingchen, the minister of rites during the Tianqi period, was well-known and capable, and it was appropriate to have the title of Minister.

"Yes." Sun Chuanting recalled for a while, but there was no objection.

Wang Qiaonian and Prince Jing had no objection to Sun Chengzong's proposal, and both said, "Yes."

"Wang Congyi, how are you?" Prince Jing asked afterward. He was the third in the cabinet, and it was his turn.

Except for Wang Qiaonian, the other three people in the cabinet were "wary" of Prince Jing. After hearing the words, there was a moment of silence, and Bi Ziyan took the lead and said, "Yes."

Wang Congyi, the governor of Shandong in the early days of Chongzhen, this man is full of vigor, outstanding ability, and dares to take the lead in everything, which is not bad.

"Yes." Sun Chengzong said.He knew Wang Congyi, he was not from Prince Jing.

"Yes." Wang Qiaonian said.He has a close relationship with King Jing in the cabinet, after all, they are quite special.

"Yes." Sun Chuanting said.Wang Congyi, he has had contacts in the household department and is a reliable person.

Two out of three, and the last one, it was Wang Qiaonian's turn to speak.