Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu lay down again, covered his face with a towel, and said in a muffled voice, "How is Li Dingguo?"

Sun Chengzong is not only high and powerful, but also enjoys a high reputation in Ming Dynasty. He is also a leader in the literary world, but he has few disciples.It's just that Li Dingguo was accepted under Zhu Xu's instruction a few years ago.

Since Sun Chengzong intends to retire, Li Dingguo, as Sun Chengzong's disciple, will inherit his political legacy in the ruling and opposition parties, especially the military.

Cao Wenzhao knew what Zhu Xu meant, so he murmured and said, "Li Dingguo is just at the young age, although he has ability and meritorious service, he can't be promoted too quickly."

Cao Wenzhao's meaning is very clear, Li Dingguo is too young, has no foundation, and if he is too flattering, it will have the consequences of overpowering the seedlings.

Zhu Xu smiled with the face covered by the towel, but did not speak.

The imperial sister-in-law in his palace is having a lot of trouble thinking about Xiao Yongning's marriage. She should choose an ordinary family. She is afraid that Xiao Yongning will not be able to be ruled, and she will cause disasters, and she will not be able to live with Meimei for a lifetime; she has a little background and is afraid of being involved in the chaos of the court. In the middle, Xiao Yongning rarely dies well, and can't live in peace.

It can be said that his mother-in-law, the emperor's sister-in-law, did not have an easy job. She was worried about Zhu Xu in the early years, and now she can't sleep day and night because of Xiao Yongning.

But Zhu Xu had already identified Li Dingguo as his nephew and son-in-law in his heart. Although Xiao Yongning was ignorant now, Li Dingguo seemed to have no intention of it, but he had to be the matchmaker of the emperor's uncle, right?

Cao Wenzhao didn't know what Zhu Xu wanted, so he could only accompany him silently and continue to lie down.

As the emperor grew up, his thoughts became more and more unfathomable, under the invisible majesty, he was not angry and majestic.

After Zhu Xu washed off his exhaustion, he walked around the Cao family courtyard, and then returned to his small courtyard, where he set up hot pot under the eaves.

This early summer is neither hot nor cold, just eating hot pot.

Xingzi has eaten it many times on the road, and he likes this way of eating very much. He kneels next to Zhu Xu and plays with it seriously.

Zhu Xu sat on the chair, still thinking about things in Beijing.

Sun Chuanting wanted to lower the ranks of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment for the purpose of optimizing the court's powers and responsibilities, and there was no lack of intention to take the opportunity to attack opponents, but these two departments are indeed somewhat inappropriate for the current court. The reduction is reasonable and necessary .

Sun Chengzong is in control of the Military Intelligence Department. It is not surprising to know that he has entered the capital secretly. He suddenly wants to retire. He is afraid that he does not want to confront Sun Chuanting head-on in the future. The consequences are too terrible for Sun Chuanting, the cabinet, and "New Deal" will have unpredictable harm.

Of course, he might still be the last one to leave.

It was because of this premonition that he decided to leave early?

Zhu Xu sighed silently in his heart and shook his head lightly.

After all, Sun Chengzong's thinking is very close to that of Bi Ziyan, and he is a supporter of gradual reformism.In the face of Sun Chuanting, who is a radical reformist, and Zhu Xu, who is behind him, he, like Bi Ziyan, has to leave sooner or later.

This is a situation that many people can expect. The difference lies in the timing and the appearance.

Chapter 1443

Knowing that few of Zhu Xu came back, the government and the public were still bustling with their excitement.

Zhang Guowei seemed to sense the crisis, so he called Li Youtang, Xu Jie and others to his home overnight to discuss countermeasures.

As the governor of Shuntian, Xu Jie was also a third-rank official in the imperial court. He was sitting at the head of Zhang Guowei at the moment, with a solemn expression on his face.

Li Youtang is Bi Ziyan's closed student, he is the director of the General Administration of Commerce, a fourth-rank official, and the backbone of Bi's department in the imperial court.

If there was tobacco at this time, the place would have been smoggy long ago, and we couldn't see each other's solemn and worried faces clearly.

After a while, Xu Jie said: "No matter what the purpose of the first assistant is, we must stop him, otherwise the situation in the court will be chaotic."

Li Youtang glanced at him, and said: "Outside the cabinet is full of memorials to impeach Zhang Shangshu, Mr. Zhou Ge went to my place early in the morning, and asked me intentionally or unintentionally: Is the story about Zhang Shangshu true?"

Zhang Guowei's expression changed slightly, and he said, "What else did Elder Zhou Ge say?"

Zhou Yingqiu and Fu Changzong are a pair of pants, their words often represent the meaning of Qianqing Palace, so Zhang Guowei cannot help being nervous.

Li Youtang shook his head and said, "No."

Zhang Guowei didn't dare to relax, and said, "Any news from the Supervisor of Rites?"

Li Youtang said: "No, Eunuch Liu doesn't talk much except for daily affairs."

Zhang Guowei frowned and remained silent.

The downgrading of the Ministry of War not only means that he will lose his status, power, and his future is bleak, but it will also deal a major blow to the Bi Department.

Sun Shoufu's method is too powerful, well-founded, and undeniable. In addition, a group of people follow the wind and waves, forming a general trend of the government and the opposition. They have to bow their heads if they don't bow their heads.

Xu Jie thought for a while, and said: "This matter still depends on the attitude of the emperor. If necessary, please ask Mr. Bi Ge to write a letter to the emperor, clarifying that the Ministry of War cannot be defeated."

If the Ministry of War is down, to some extent, the Bi Department is also over.

Li Youtang objected, saying: "If Mr. Bi Ge wrote a letter to the emperor, I am afraid that the chief assistant will be furious, and they will anger us even more. It is not a last resort, so we can't make such a bad move."

Zhang Guowei agreed with Li Youtang's words, saying: "It is normal for the first assistant to be wary of Mr. Bi Ge. Now our problem is how to prevent the first assistant from downgrading the Ministry of War. It is imminent and there is not much time left."

According to rumors from the cabinet, Sun Chuanting may finalize the case before the crown prince canonization ceremony, and implement it after the ceremony.

Li Youtang and Xu Jie looked at each other without speaking.

Sun Chuanting is powerful and unrivaled. If the emperor behind him doesn't speak, who can stop Sun Chuanting?

Zhang Guowei looked at the two, stood up abruptly, and said, "I'm going to see Mr. Fu Ge!"

Zhang Guowei left as soon as he said he would, regardless of whether Li Youtang and Xu Jie were still there.

Xu Jie and Li Youtang stood up, walked out of the hut, and watched Zhang Guowei's back.

Xu Jie said: "I'm afraid that Mr. Fu Ge may not see him."

Li Youtang looked as usual, and said: "Even if Mr. Fu Ge is the closest to the Heavenly Court, he may not be able to stop the chief assistant. If it were me, I would go to Mr. Sun Ge to make a statement."

Old Sun Ge, that is, Sun Chengzong.

Xu Jie thought for a while, then said: "Mr. Sun Ge has nothing to do with government affairs, but involves the chief assistant. I'm afraid he may not be willing to intervene."

Li Youtang glanced at him, did not speak, and sighed softly in his heart.

When Mr. Bige was promoted, the people who were close to him were very close to him in character, and they couldn't understand some things clearly, or in other words, they deliberately avoided some things and were unwilling to touch them.

Zhang Guowei quickly came to Fu Changzong's mansion and knocked on the door himself.

Fu Changzong wanted to avoid seeing him at first, but after thinking twice, he invited him to the pavilion in the mansion.

Zhang Guowei didn't wait for the courtesy, and couldn't wait to say: "Mr. Ge, don't talk about the court affairs that the Ministry of War is responsible for, but just say that the training camp involves hundreds of thousands of soldiers, not to mention their food and drink expenses. What do you want the Ministry of War to do if you rashly downgrade like this?" Explain to them? If you are not careful, there will be a big mess!"

Fu Changzong drank tea calmly, looked at Zhang Guowei, and said: "Those impeachment memorandums say that you cultivate private individuals in the new barracks and recruit freshmen from the military academy. You also form cliques under the banner of Mr. Bige. Suspicion of forming a clique, these, you have not refuted them, are you acquiescing?"

Zhang Guowei frowned, and said: "Mr. Ge, it's not that the lower officials acquiesce, but that the Qing is self-clearing, and the lower officials don't need to argue. Now, the lower officials are more worried about the impact of the two ministries' downgrades on the government. Please also invite Mr. Fu Ge Advise."

Zhang Guowei refused to admit the accusations of those memorials, and clenched his heart for the country that cared about the government.