Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu sent internal eunuchs to participate in this purge, naturally to strengthen the control of the army and ensure the strictness of the imperial authority.

That night, Zhu Xu and Sun Chengzong talked by candlelight, and they were the only two of them.

No one knew what they were talking about, but Sun Chengzong left Jingdezhen the next day and rushed to the capital.

On the second day after Sun Chengzong returned to the capital, because of Qin Liangyu's meritorious service in suppressing bandits in the three provinces of Shaanxi, Sichuan and Guizhou, he was named deputy marshal.

In the originally empty meeting hall of the Grand Marshal's Mansion, a new chair was added to Marshal Sun Chengzong's left hand, and the three characters "Qin Liangyu" were engraved on the back of the chair.

November, known as golden autumn.

Since it was the autumn grain season, the entire imperial court was told to run, and everyone wanted to see the effect of the "New Deal", or there were natural disasters.

Naturally, it didn't take long for the tax and food situation to be sent to Zhu Xu's desk.

"900 stone..."

Zhu Xu looked at this number with a playful look.

This year, he issued a decree to exempt three prefectures and 26 counties from taxation, and the reduction and exemption was even more, but it was 100 million shi more than Xialiang.

Is this because of the "New Deal"?

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table slowly, and said, "What does the cabinet say?"

Cao Huachun naturally knew what Zhu Xu was asking, and said: "According to the inspection, most of the extra ones are from Jiangsu, Jiangxi, and Shanxi provinces. I heard that Jiangsu and Jiangxi have more rain this year, and the disaster situation has eased."

Zhu Xu still can't see that the two provinces of Nanzhili and Jiangxi are clearly caused by pressure.

Chapter 1295

Beijing.

The elders of the six major pavilions of the imperial court have returned to Beijing, and the six ministers have also returned one after another.

This year is quite a special year, especially since Zhu Xu is not in the capital, everyone seems to have lost their backbone, everything feels empty and unsure.

But what needs to be done must continue.

The first person to report was Prince Jing.

There was a cup of strong tea on the table in front of King Jing, and he said, "The situation below is improving, but it is more complicated than we expected. In Shandong, I will form a candidate for the Supervisory Council in Yanzhou Mansion. On the first day, the government office was shut down. Burned, and the next day, seven of the people I proposed were killed by bandits on the road, and fourteen governors who had not yet taken office resigned... It was better in Nanzhili, but they were constantly reported for corruption. Corruption, encroachment, murder, collusion with bandits..."

Wang Qiaonian sighed, and said: "I established Dali Temple in Jiujiang Prefecture, Jiangxi Province, and asked officials and citizens to resolve cases in Dali Temple, but no one cooperated. The local officials seemed to be doing their best, but in fact they had small calculations. They fought with me openly and secretly. Difficult. My playbook is still being written, and it will be finished before the end of the year, and then it will be discussed by the Ministry and submitted to the parliament for review."

Sun Chuanting traveled to many places and said: "Now there are many problems, mainly concentrated in the localities, the government, the gentry, and the bandits. They are basically a group of people. They united against the imperial court and against the 'New Deal'. What we are facing is the Ming Dynasty. The accumulated lesions of more than 200 years need to make up their minds."

Sun Chuanting's last words made the elders present look at Bi Ziyan vaguely.

Bi Ziyan has been stabilizing the government and is unwilling to damage the grassroots too much.

Bi Ziyan drank a cup of tea silently without speaking.

Fu Changzong spoke at the right time, and said: "In recent years, the government has been in turmoil, and there have been many rumors between the government and the public. The court is still supporting it. This is still the case in Beijing, and the chaos outside Beijing will only become more chaotic. The governor's office has been established for many years, and the control over the local area may not be as good as it used to be. Sanji..."

These are things that the Ming court was unwilling to face in the past, that is, the old nest of the Ming Dynasty was too heavy and deep, plus disasters and chaotic situations, the new system established on top of these problems seemed abnormally floating, even empty.

Now, they are willing to face it, and they are going to deal with it.

Sun Chengzong sat next to Bi Ziyan, did not make up the knife, just listened as in the past.

According to the plan, Bi Ziyan will formally retire at next year's parliamentary meeting, and Sun Chuanting will be formally appointed.

Bi Ziyan listened, instead of discussing these issues, he looked at Fu Changzong and said, "When will the emperor return to Beijing?"

How to sum up and end this year's affairs, how to plan for next year, and how to start, all need to be at the helm of Qianqing Palace and nod.

At present, there are no good people in the cabinet, and Fu Changzong is special. He looked at Bi Ziyan, remained silent for a moment, and said, "I don't know either."

Bi Ziyan seemed a little annoyed, turned to look at Sun Chuanting, and said: "The parliament is a key point now, you have to control it well, and don't make any mistakes."

Sun Chuanting still couldn't figure out Bi Ziyan's specific thoughts, so he stopped here with a probing sentence, leaned forward and said, "Yes."

Although there are thousands of clues now, the cabinet is going to sort out these clues, grasp the thread, and clean up one by one next year.

Bi Ziyan looked around again, looked at Sun Chengzong and said, "Does the commander-in-chief also have some plans?"

Everyone was startled, and turned to look at Sun Chengzong.

The beginning of Ming Dynasty next year is destined to be a big change, chaos, unprecedented situation, the army must not be chaotic!

Sun Chengzong made a full circle in Daming, met with all the high-level military officers, and even went to Jingdezhen for the second time, which obviously had something to do with it.

Sun Chengzong pondered for a while, and said: "The army needs to make some adjustments, and it will not hinder the overall situation."

Bi Ziyan was expressionless, and naturally he would not be dismissed by Sun Chengzong's words, and asked again: "When does the emperor plan to come back?"

At this time, Sun Chuanting suddenly interjected, saying: "I think the cabinet should assume the responsibility of the prime minister's government, and we can't wait for the emperor to handle and make decisions on everything."

The current court of Ming Dynasty was established by Zhu Xu, and Daming is very special. The purpose of abolishing the prime minister was to centralize power. Who would dare to monopolize the government and leave the emperor aside?

But when Sun Chuanting said this, he obviously meant something.

Bi Ziyan seemed dissatisfied with Sun Chuanting's "provocation" and said, "Li Youtang, write a letter to the emperor in the name of the cabinet, please return to Beijing as soon as possible."

In the cabinet, no one can challenge Bi Ziyan's majesty, and no one can refute his words.

Li Youtang is the secretary of the cabinet, in charge of all the affairs of the cabinet, he raised his hand and said, "Obey."

After Bi Ziyan finished speaking, he said, "After you finish writing the memorandum, first submit it to the Chief of Staff for review to ensure that there are no omissions or mistakes. Then the cabinet will hold an enlarged meeting for further deliberation. Finally, it will be discussed by the parliament to finalize the draft."

Everyone has no objection, this is a normal procedure.

The atmosphere in today's meeting was not right, and everyone didn't want to continue, so they dispersed one after another.

In the evening, Bi Ziyan got off work on time, left the palace, and walked back.

"I haven't retired yet, my heart is gone."

Bi Ziyan said with emotion, hands behind his back.

Li Youtang followed Bi Ziyan, looked at his hunched back, and didn't speak.

He was also at today's cabinet meeting. Prince Jing and Wang Qiaonian would not be able to change their positions. Whoever becomes the "chief assistant" would need them, so he was a little calmer.Sun Chengzong seemed to have other thoughts. Sun Chuanting and Fu Changzong had been close before, and they obviously had reservations at the meeting.

Bi Ziyan, the "chief assistant" who is about to retire in three months, is indeed a bit out of control of the cabinet.If it is extended to six parts, I will be more worried about floating.

Bi Ziyan looked at the bustling Qianmen Street at night, and said, "What do you think, does Sun Baigu want to step on my dead body to take the throne, or wait for me to hand it over to him smoothly?"