Domineering Daming

These Ge Laoshangshu are basically selected by Zhu Xu, carefully selected, no one will jump out without ignorance, even if they have different ideas in their hearts.

Zhao Han, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, has followed Zhu Xu for a long time. Seeing this, he followed up and said: "Your Majesty, the selection of officials by the Ministry of Officials in the past two years has basically been biased towards practical ability. Abandon! The officials of my Ming Dynasty should actually do things for the country and benefit the people, how can they be officials who don’t know the five grains and don’t work hard?”

Shen Xun, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, greatly agreed, saying: "I have classified and sorted out ancient books over the years, and have already achieved preliminary results, especially some that have had an important influence on our Ming Dynasty. Together with the Imperial Academy and the Royal Political Academy, we have worked together word by word and sentence by sentence. Considering, compiling and annotating, seeking truth from facts, rather than castles in the air, which can only be expected..."

Fang Kongzhang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, pondered, and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that compiling the classics of sages is a matter of great importance, and we need to be cautious. I will draw them slowly, but newspapers, I think, may be of great use. Nowadays, all scholars should There is no one who doesn't read the newspaper, but some topics can be thrown out, from discussion to discussion, and then to decision..."

Zhong Yangsheng, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, said: "Your Majesty, there are many methods, the key is to put them into action. I believe that in terms of the current situation, it is better sooner rather than later."

The others spoke one after another, basically figured out what Zhu Xu meant, and their attitudes were quite consistent.

Zhu Xu said "hmm", turned to Sun Chuanting, and said, "Mr. Sun Ge, what do you think?"

Sun Chuanting said: "I believe that education alone is not enough. The downfall of my Ming Dynasty is not only due to the decadence of thought. I believe that there are also some problems in all aspects of my Ming Dynasty's etiquette and law, and reforms are needed. The emperor brought it up today, and I also ask you to The imperial decree, I plan to set up an innovation department in the cabinet to review the etiquette and laws of my Ming Dynasty, and sort out new ones that are in line with the current situation of my Ming Dynasty, and the future etiquette laws... As for education, I plan to head the Royal Political Council and cooperate with the Ministry of Rites. The Hanlin Academy, etc., will carry out large-scale renovations, and within three years, new written classics will be promulgated and published nationwide..."

Sun Chuanting as the "chief assistant", his words are basically finalized.

Zhu Xu was very refreshed in his heart. He didn't have to work as hard as Bi Ziyan did. He said very satisfied: "Well, then I will invite you according to Mr. Sun Ge. By the way, what Zhang Shangshu said is right, some things cannot be made public. Speaking, but there are some things that must be said openly, gather strength, and persevere in doing it, not recklessly."

Sun Chuanting understood what Zhu Xu was talking about. This matter really required many people to endorse and tamper with the sage's classics.

"I understand." Sun Chuanting said.

Zhu Xu smiled, looked at the cold dishes on the table, turned to Cao Huachun and said, "Remove it and warm it up, by the way, in a few days I'm going to entertain all the envoys from foreign countries in Beijing, you let the imperial dining room take it." Show me a menu."

Cao Huachun said: "I obey the order."

A group of people looked at Zhu Xu, all bowing, with different expressions.

Regarding this His Majesty in front of him, he is the biggest center of discussion between the government and the public, and he has all kinds of words.

But those who are close to him know that His Majesty the Emperor is talented and broad-minded, but he has a long-term vision.To behave in the world is quite... rigid.Not lewd, not good at drinking, not greedy for money, not fond of antique calligraphy and paintings, no bad hobbies, and no special hobbies.

This is a rather boring person, it seems that apart from government affairs, there is nothing worthy of his attention.

Although the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting have been practiced, they are really mediocre. I am afraid that even the scholar will not be able to win the essay.

But such a person is extremely suitable to be an emperor. He is pure-hearted, self-denying and respectful, calm and magnanimous, diligent, thrifty and loving the people. Is there anyone more suitable to be an emperor than him?

Looking at the re-served dishes, a group of adults picked up their chopsticks cooperatively, with smiles on their faces.

Zhu Xu ate the dishes with a relaxed and freehand tone, and said: "Meet the envoys of various countries, if you have time, you can come and see, listen to, and listen to another culture. For us, we should take the essence and discard the dross." , the most appropriate."

Sun Chuanting ate the food without putting down his chopsticks, and said, "I have met the Dutch envoy before. They are seeking independence, and I hope that I, Ming, can help. At least, I hope to maintain a neutral attitude in Spain."

Zhu Xu nodded, not surprised, and said, "How many things did they buy?"

Sun Chuanting said: "They have placed a lot of orders and have more intentions. They seem to want to see the effect. However, in the name of the cabinet, I have purchased 1000 million shi of grain from them within three years, and there will be more at any time. They bought Fifty medium ships, two hundred small cannons were ordered to arm merchant ships..."

Zhu Xusheng Tang said: "Well, my Ming Dynasty has huge trade potential, so I should dig it out. The cabinet is optimistic about the Royal Trading Company, the Foreign Affairs Bureau, etc., and we must make overall plans and do it wholeheartedly."

Sun Chuanting responded without speaking.

Sun Chengzong poured Zhu Xu a glass of wine and said, "Your Majesty, the commander-in-chief is stepping up preparations. The war will start at any moment. Yang Sichang has more demands. Others are easy to talk about, but he wants to control Dorgon."

Zhu Xu was not surprised, and said: "According to the regulations, Dorgon was assigned to him. The framework cannot be surpassed, and the control that should be possessed cannot be lost."

Sun Chengzong said: "Yes, I understand."

The atmosphere eased, and everyone moved their chopsticks more intensively. Wang Qiaonian said, "Your Majesty, Dali Temple hopes to obtain a power, that is, to be able to temporarily suspend its duties to facilitate the trial, otherwise the place will be difficult to accept and there will be more side issues."

Zhu Xu drank the soup and said, "This is not suitable for you. Let the Ministry of Punishment come. With the consent of the Governor's Council or the cabinet, the Ministry of Punishment can suspend some officials of certain ranks for investigation so that they can intervene in Yousi."

Wang Qiaonian said: "I obey the order."

The other cabinet ministers and the six ministers spoke one after another, all of which were usually hidden words, and slowly spoke out through this atmosphere.

Zhu Xu dropped the words to him one by one, making their hearts fall to the ground.

After eating this meal for a long time, the monarch and his subjects were in harmony and got along well.

Many people reeked of alcohol and sent them out of the palace with reason and sobriety accompanied by Cao Huachun himself.

Zhu Xu was in a happy mood, and the adults were also secretly excited, and they went back to their homes, which is another story.

Zhu Xu stayed at Fengzao Palace at night, Li Jieyu already knew Zhu Xu's arrangement, and while taking off his coat, he said, "Your Majesty, will such an arrangement end badly in the future?"

The fact that Sun Chuanting is Zhu Ciye's teacher is an affirmation of Sun Chuanting, and it is also an affirmation of Zhu Ciye on the contrary.

This kind of certainty is not a good thing for the government and the public. It is also not a good thing for the eldest son of the emperor who has a son in the middle palace.

Zhu Xu relaxed his muscles and bones, and said, "It's not for Ye'er, it's for Xie'er. Let's treat Ye'er as an observer."

Only then did Li Jieyu heave a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "The Fourth Highness is already three years old, so he can indeed be enlightened."

Zhu Xu sat on the bed, began to soak his feet, and said: "Uncle Xinjian has observed him for several years, but he is available. The vice president of the Political Yuan, I will reserve a place for him, and let him go in the second half of the year. The teachers of the princes, It still has to be chosen from the House of Representatives.”

As long as his son is fine, Li Jieyu doesn't care about these things. He sits next to him and says, "A lot of people have entered the palace in the past few days, and even I have a few waves here. Get off, I heard that Sister Hai is in a bit of trouble."

Zhu Xu soaked his feet and knew what Li Jieyu said.Although the Mongolian team was led by Horqin Great Khan Badali, the army is the Mongolian coalition army controlled by the minister stationed in Mongolia and does not belong to Horqin. Badali ordered people to come to see Hai Lanzhu, fearing that he wanted Horqin to participate and gain Military exploits and benefits.

Zhu Xu glanced at her and said with a smile: "Li family, Qi's side, you just refused?"

After Li Jieyu died, there were only these two families.But of these two families, one is the Guizheng family, and their status is awkward, and they have never dared to show their heads.The Qi family has long been in decline. Although they have worked hard to rise up, there are no talents who can be used to great advantage, and the progress is weak.

Li Jieyu pursed his lips and said: "The concubine doesn't understand these things, so I dare not agree."

Zhu Xu hugged her with a smile, and said: "Well, I know your sense of propriety. You are in the Li family, and the Qi family purposely has a hard time. In this way, let the Qi family send a child in to accompany the little ones to study. Bar."

Li Jieyu's eyes lit up, and he said politely: "My concubine, I thank the emperor."

Zhu Xu smiled, and said again: "Go to rest early, the summer harvest is coming soon, and tomorrow I will accompany the queen to perform the mulberry ceremony."

"Yes." Li Jieyu said happily.

Sun Chuanting upheld Zhu Xu's will and pushed forward the "New Deal" horizontally, breaking the previous balance. One after another, the big moves were sacrificed one after another, causing more and more movements, and the local demons danced wildly again.

In Taizhou Prefecture, Shandong Province, someone set fire to hundreds of acres of farmland that was about to be harvested. Thick smoke billowed and filled the sky, as if it could be seen from the capital.

The imperial court was furious about this incident, but the local government blamed Zeren on the cabinet, thinking that the cabinet was too urgent and forced the local government to "burn the fields with all their conscience."

One day, there was heavy rain on Mount Tai, lightning and thunder, and a stone tablet on Mount Tai was smashed into pieces, and half of the small village was destroyed by rolling rocks.

This is "God's punishment" and it happened on Mount Tai, which naturally led to countless gossip.

Now the rumors are no longer aimed at Zhu Xu, but concentrated fire on Sun Chuanting.

All of a sudden, rumors spread everywhere, troubled times abounded, and the capital was filled with a sense of tension.