Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu looked up at him and said, "Tell me what you really think."

King Ping's face was still like Maitreya Buddha, but he was a little stiff, and said: "The clan is the blood of the royal family, how can outsiders bully me, this minister is worried about damaging the majesty of the emperor..."

Zhu Xu looked at King Ping's smile and was not surprised.Although King Ping was not included in Zhu Xu's cleansing, he also felt the horror of it, especially when the outer court adults shouted at the clan princes.If the clan is really brought under the management of the cabinet, the lives of the clan will be extremely sad.

But Zhu Xu would never allow the clan to drag down the entire country once again, put down his teacup, and said lightly: "Then you should know that Sun Chuanting has asked me for instructions before, and these are my permission? Or, these are my plans, the emperor Uncle, do you even object to me?"

In the past ten years, people who opposed Zhu Xu were far more than those who supported him, but even the clan of his closest relatives, the huge and powerful Donglin, had been wiped out, who would dare to blatantly oppose it?

King Ping sat still, holding a snack in his hand with a smile, and said: "The emperor is joking, how can I be so courageous, even if I don't know that Mr. Sun Ge has asked the emperor for instructions, so I will support it?"

Zhu Xu stood up and said, "Well, go to the cabinet and support me in person."

The corners of King Ping's face twitched, he put down his snacks, looked up at Zhu Xu, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the cabinet will not be used, right? I just agree with you."

King Ping smiled reluctantly. Now that Sun Chuanting was making more and more moves, many people were worried. Rumors spread everywhere, forming a vague force against Sun Chuanting.If he stood up and openly supported Sun Chuanting, he might become the target of these venting anger.

He also saw that the reason why Zhu Xu asked him to come out was to express his opinion to the government and the public. As the former Zongzheng of the clan, the most prestigious and most trusted prince, his status was unusual, and his words naturally carried the most weight.

Zhu Xu looked down at him and said, "Uncle Huang, people will get moldy after a long time."

King Ping heard the dissatisfaction in Zhu Xu's voice, stood up hastily, raised his hand and said: "I obey the order."

Zhu Xu strode out of Prince Ping's Mansion, sat in the carriage, did not go to the palace, but ran to Liu Rushi's small courtyard.

In the carriage, Liu Rushi looked at Zhu Xu's gloomy expression, and said softly, "Your Majesty, it's not going well?"

Zhu Xu lay down on his side, resting his head on her leg, and said thoughtfully in his eyes: "Prince Ping before, I said what I said, and never asked too much. This time, he actually refused vaguely. You say, people Once you get used to an environment, you refuse to move, even if you know that your life will be better if you move... It’s the same for a person, and it’s the same for a country..."

Liu Rushi pressed Zhu Xu's temples with both hands, looked at his tired face with some distress, and said: "They should be afraid, and they are afraid that it will be bad if they fail, so they would rather not have better things than live a comfortable life now. Willing to destroy the present."

Zhu Xu let out a long breath, and said: "Why don't I know the truth, but they are all like this, and the reaction is that this country is like this. If things go on like this, they have no idea that this will bring something to my descendants and my thousands of years of Chinese heritage. What a disaster..."

Liu Rushi lightly eased Zhu Xu's brows. She could understand Zhu Xu's long-term plans as the emperor, and said softly: "Sun Ge is different from Bi Ge. With these preparations, he will definitely be able to complete the emperor's 'New Deal'." , rejuvenate Daming, and bring our Daming back from the ashes."

Zhu Xu crossed his hands, patted the back of his left hand with the index finger of his right hand, thinking quickly in his heart, squinted his eyes, flashing a cold light, and said: "Sun Chuanting's vigor has just emerged, and some people feel very uneasy. They connect up and down, resist, and lament the days How about it..."

The news that Sun Chuanting wants to reform has been spread as he walks around. Every yamen, even the cabinet, feels strong pressure. This kind of pressure is different from Bi Ziyan. Break and stand!

Liu Rushi blinked, and said: "Your Majesty, haven't you seen all the elders?"

Zhu Xu moved and lay down more comfortably, and said: "I want to see again, when I was in the Donglin Party, I could clearly see who was the enemy, but now, I can't see clearly."

Liu Rushi gave a thoughtful "hmm" and gently pressed his temples.

No one knew that Zhu Xu had already entered Beijing, and Zhang Yun and other children stayed in a post station dozens of miles away from the capital because of "the road was blocked by heavy snow".

Sun Chuanting presided over cabinet affairs and held the last meeting before the year.

What they want to review is this year's year-end summary. Bi Ziyan is "in bed." This task can only be done by Sun Chuanting.

This year-end summary naturally becomes the beginning of next year, and it is a weather vane. What Sun Chuanting wants is completely different from Bi Ziyan, and the resistance is quite large.

But with Zhu Xu's secret support, his ideas were incorporated as much as possible.

Except for Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, and other cabinet ministers were there, Sun Chuanting looked at them and said, "The year-end summary has been basically completed, what else do you think?"

This year-end summary has already been discussed by the six departments, and the others have naturally been known for a long time. Now that Sun Chuanting is speaking, it is just a process.

Prince Jing and Wang Qiaonian looked at each other. Prince Jing thought about it and said, "As for the restructuring of the Governor's Yuan, I need to discuss it within the Governor's Yuan. If the cabinet suppresses it, I'm worried that there will be a backlash."

Wang Qiaonian followed: "The current main task of Dali Temple is to promote the deployment across the country and take over the local judicial power. It is still in the critical stage and it is not appropriate to make big moves."

Fu Changzong was silent, which was in line with his usual style. In his heart, he also disagreed with Sun Chuanting's large-scale personnel changes so early, but as an ally, or for Zhu Xu behind Sun Chuanting, he needed support.

Silence is support.

Sun Chuanting is the "chief assistant" of the cabinet, and with Fu Changzong's support, King Jing and Wang Qiaonian's opposition are difficult to succeed.

Sun Chuanting glanced at Fu Changzong, looked at King Jing and Wang Qiaonian with a smile, and said, "I understand your thoughts, but people's hearts are unstable, and tackling difficulties is not an excuse. Reform requires the use of people, who are available, and who can be used. If someone thinks Floating and worrying, what else can you hope for? The common people pay taxes, not to let these officials spend their days in official hats and running around like dogs!"

Wang Qiaonian, King Jing naturally wouldn't suppress Sun Chuanting with a few words, this matter was at their root, how could they easily compromise, and just as he was about to speak, King Ping walked in wobbly with a big belly.

With a smile on his face, he declared in front of the elders of the four pavilions, "As a prince, I should put the country first, support Elder Sun Ge's opinion, and merge the clan mansion into the cabinet for unified management."

When he opened his mouth, the meaning was self-evident. Prince Jing and Wang Qiaonian looked at each other and stopped talking.

King Ping stood up and said such words at this time, and they knew very well who was standing behind them.

Chapter 1308 Sun Chuanting's Means

Sun Chuanting suppressed the cabinet's objections, and other things could be done easily.

With only a few days left, he led his staff to conduct an overnight review of the year-end report and related plans, discuss them, and fill in the gaps. Naturally, he also added a lot of private goods from it.

Currently in the capital, almost all senior officials from the military and political circles are gathered. Everyone is staring at the soon-to-be "Chief Assistant", speculating about his report and what he will do.

Rumors of some personnel changes spread quietly, which naturally caused another wave of undercurrents in the capital. Officials looked at the palace and moved back and forth outside the capital, worried and vigilant about Sun Chuanting, and eagerly looking forward to Zhu Xu's return to the capital as soon as possible.

They were still lucky, even if Zhu Xu did not object to Sun Chuanting's plan, they could still control it and prevent Sun Chuanting from going too "out of line".

In the east of the city, there is Liu Rushi's small courtyard.

In Liu Rushi's boudoir, Zhu Xu sat in front of the small desk, looking at a thick document with a serious and focused expression.

Liu Rushi stood by the door, watching quietly, feeling unprecedentedly satisfied, as if the pain and suffering of these years were not so important.

Su Xi came over with a fruit plate and hot tea, looked at Liu Rushi's expression, smiled lightly, and pulled her out.

"Did you get what you wanted?" Su Xi looked at Liu Rushi narrowly and said with a smile in a low voice.She came back a long time ago, knowing that Liu Ru is in Xingyuan and this is Jingdezhen, they will meet again.

Liu Rushi took out the fruit plate and said, "I heard that old General Qin has entered the capital. Has your general also come?"

Su Xi blushed and said, "Hurry up and send it to your lover!"

Liu Rushi smiled lightly, the young woman was charming, she walked into the room quietly, and put the fruit plate and hot tea beside Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu brought it over subconsciously, still staring at the year-end report sent by Sun Chuanting.

This report, the plan contained in it, is more intense and grand than Zhu Xu expected. There are many things that he didn't think about or didn't care about. Now it seems that they need to be taken seriously.

Obviously, Sun Chuanting did have an idea long ago, that's why he was able to draw up such a huge plan in such a short period of half a year.

Perhaps, this is not all. After all, he has to consider the capacity of the six cabinet ministries, and it is impossible to come up with all his ideas at once.

Zhu Xu was quite excited, looked up at Liu Rushi, picked up the teacup, and said with emotion: "This chief assistant, I have chosen the right one."

Liu Rushi abided by his duty, did not read the report, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the heavy snow has stopped, and the time is about the same. Shouldn't it be time for the Empress and Your Highnesses to return to the palace?"