Domineering Daming

At the same time, they are all very clear that you have no jokes, especially the one in front of you, how can there be any casual remarks, most of them have already thought about it, and take this opportunity to observe the attitude of the outside world.

After all, Zhu Xu was not an idler of poetry and poetry, he felt bored after a while and left this brothel.

After a few more visits, it was really boring. I walked around in other places and turned around.

Zhang Yun spent a lot of insinuations on the sidelines, but Zhu Xu solved it with one sentence, which made Zhu Xu laugh secretly.

In the evening, Zhang Yun leaned against Zhu Xu and said softly: "Your Majesty, the atmosphere in Nanzhili is worse than that in the capital, and the concubine can feel it."

Zhu Xu put his arms around her and said nonchalantly: "It's the first time they see you, it's inevitable. However, this place should be the most enlightened place in the future, even the capital city can't compare."

Hearing this, Zhang Yun suddenly said: "It's strange to say that Cheng Xingbo's wife hinted to the concubine just now, asking whether the imperial court wants to move the capital back to Nanjing, this should not be her asking, nor should the concubine be asking. "

Zhu Xu looked at the roof beams, moved his fingers, and said, "It's not surprising. When Chengzu moved his capital to Beijing, the most important excuse of the Dushi people was to defend against the Mongols. Now that the Mongolian threat has been lifted, in their view, Beijing This bitterly cold place is really not suitable for continuing to be the capital, and there are thousands of reasons for moving the capital to Nanjing, all of which are sufficient. I am afraid they can't wait any longer."

Zhang Yun looked up at Zhu Xu, and said, "The concubine didn't answer, so she went away."

Zhu Xu touched her face and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter if it should be or not. In the eyes of sensible people, everyone knows that it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to move the capital. Let those people go."

Only then did Zhang Yun feel relieved, and then said: "Yongning played outside for a long time today, and the concubine slapped a few words on the sidelines, but she avoided them all. The concubine was afraid of self-defeating, so she didn't dare to ask more questions."

Zhu Xu also had a headache for this girl, and said: "Since the emperor's sister-in-law won't let me take care of it, let's leave it alone. As long as this girl doesn't cause me troubles that are difficult to deal with, I will allow her to be self-willed."

Zhang Yun pursed his lips and smiled, and said: "That's not the case, Yongning is still very measured, and has never caused any big trouble."

Zhu Xu didn't want to talk too much about this girl, so he said, "The day after tomorrow, let's go to the three prefectures of Suyanghang and Hangzhou, then go to Huguang, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Shaanxi, and arrive in Beijing before the end of the year."

Zhang Yun accompanied Zhu Xu to inspect this trip, and he had no objection, so he gave a soft "hmm".

Chapter 1526 Attack on Qin Liangyu

In September, Zhu Xu and others have arrived in Huguang.

The heavy rain poured down, and the river swelled. Not to mention the big city of Changsha, even a small city like Yuezhou was mostly submerged, and the water on the streets reached knees.

On the rather famous Yueyang Tower, Zhu Xu looked at the steles of poems and songs left by the ancients, the couplets carved on the pillars, and the footprints of literati and poets, and his expression was quite emotional.

Zhu Xu looked at the famous "Yueyang Tower" with his hands behind his back, nodded and said: "These are precious treasures left to us by our ancestors, we must cherish them, preserve them, and never destroy them at will."

Behind Zhu Xu are Minister of Industry Zhou Linjiong, Governor of Huguang Yan Qishan and others.

Yan Qishan was a Jinshi in the 37th year of Wanli. He was over [-] years old. Among the many governors of Ming Dynasty, he was considered a member of senior qualifications.

Yan Qishan also looked up at the stele, smiled and said: "What the emperor said is true. My Ming Dynasty has a prosperous culture and education, and the works of the sages of the past dynasties are extremely precious, and the ministers also cherish them very much. The 120 officials in the Yueyang Tower are listed as one It is a high-level cultural holy place, which is always protected and renovated every year..."

Zhou Linjiong said: "I heard that the Royal Political Council has collected books from all over the world, including strange histories, ghosts and immortals, etc., and there is no taboo. I am very excited about this. The sage says that there is no class, and books should naturally There are words without distinction, and it is not a poisonous thing, so it should be tolerated."

Zhu Xu turned around, sat down on the stone chair, and said: "That's the reason. Let's all sit down, that is, I have little talent and little learning, or else with the heavy rain, literati can write at least ten masterpieces."

Zhou Linjiong and Yan Qishan both came from imperial examinations, so there is no problem in writing poems and lyrics, but the emperor in front of him thinks that he has little talent and learning, so how can they stand out without knowing the taste.

Zhou Linjiong sat on Zhu Xu's left hand side. He looked at the ever-increasing lake water and said, "Your Majesty, the Ministry of Industry has been constantly renovating the large and small lakes within Yueyang Lake, Dongting Lake, and Panyang Lake. The river channels of the branch tours have also been continuously dredged, several rivers have been opened up, and many storage lakes, flood discharge channels, flood gates, etc. have been excavated. Although the heavy rain this year is stronger and more urgent than in previous years, it has not formed Flood, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Zhu Xu came from Nanjing, basically by boat, and he was very satisfied with the water conservancy projects of the Ministry of Industry, and he was also very satisfied with Zhou Linjiong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry for the specific implementation.

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "I heard that you also proposed a minor repair every five years and a major repair every ten years?"

Zhou Linjiong said: "Yes, for Taihu Lake, Panyang Lake, Dongting Lake and other inner lakes, there is no problem in five-year renovation, but the Yellow River and the Yangtze River need to be inspected every year, and major repairs in three to five years may be necessary."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, and said: "The cabinet proposed to re-establish the governor of the river to deal with the water situation, but I rejected it. This task needs to be assigned to the Ministry of Industry."

Zhou Linjiong could understand the difference, and then said with a smile: "Your Majesty, in the past ten years, the imperial court has carried out unprecedented renovations on the water conservancy in the world, and hundreds of thousands of hectares of fertile land have been created. I don't know how many people will benefit..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Xu suddenly turned his head to look at him, and said: "Before I left the capital, I had a chat with Fang Shangshu. Speaking of you, he originally planned to transfer you to Beijing to be assigned the title of Shangshu to be responsible for field affairs. , you refused?"

Zhou Linjiong knew that Fang Kongxuan admired him very much, and he had been persuading him to enter the capital. When His Majesty asked him about it, he bowed and said, "Back to the emperor, I have been in the Ministry of Industry for ten years, and I have too many things in my hands that I can't get rid of." Open, and I am afraid that the successor may not be able to take over everything, so I think about the beginning and the end, and after finishing these things, I will think about other things."

Zhu Xu looked at him with a sincere expression, no falsehood, nodded approvingly, and said: "My Ming Dynasty has many people who can do things, but there are not many people who can refuse the temptation to be promoted and insist on doing things. Very good, I support you, I will leave you a position in the cabinet."

Yan Qishan, who was on the side, opened her eyes wide and looked at Zhou Linjiong in amazement and surprise. His Majesty the Emperor himself promised that Zhou Linjiong would definitely join the cabinet in the future!

Zhou Linjiong didn't expect Zhu Xu to give him such an answer, so he hurriedly stood up and said, "I'm just doing my duty, I don't dare to take on such a heavy responsibility!"

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "It's very rare in my Ming Dynasty to be able to do my job."

Zhou Linjiong and Yan Qishan are respectful and dare not say more. Now there is a lot of turmoil in the officialdom. It seems that they all support the "New Deal", but there are many kinds of specific actions. .

Some people are timid and afraid of difficulties, and some people speak obscurely, which seems to be on the opposite side.

Naturally, there are also those who sit on the fence, and these people account for the majority in the wave of resignations.

Zhu Xu seemed to speak casually, then turned his head to look at Yan Qishan, and said, "Huguang has always had fertile land and is rich in rice grains. Although there are natural disasters, there are also many other problems."

As the governor of Huguang, Yan Qishan naturally understood the problem, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, the emperor, I have already made a detailed plan, from the most basic land reclamation to the final tax and grain collection, there are increasingly mature plans. The emperor gave his ministers five years to complete the 'New Deal', after five years, Huguang's grain output will surely surpass that of Nanzhili!"

Zhu Xu didn't seem to notice anything about this obviously bragging. Instead, he said approvingly: "Well, it's good to be determined. Both the government and the cabinet are watching, and I hope you will do what you say."

Yan Qishan said in a deep voice: "The ministers must live up to the emperor's expectations!"

Zhu Xu smiled, picked up the teacup, and was about to speak again when Li Deyong hurried in from outside in the rain.

The three of them turned their gazes away. Li Deyong came to Zhu Xu, took out a playbook from his arms, and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, the playbook written by He Sancai, President of Jingshi University."

He Sancai?

Zhu Xu looked at him, took it curiously, flipped through it, his smile gradually disappeared, and finally turned into a cold expression.

Although Zhou Linjiong is not often in the capital, he also knows that this person has a good temper and never loses his face easily.

Yan Qishan didn't change much, she was just curious about what Zhu Xu wrote in this memorial.

Zhu Xu glanced at the two of them and pushed the playbook over.

Zhou Linjiong took it and looked down, his expression changed slightly, and he handed it to Yan Qishan without saying a word.

Yan Qishan took it over, scanned it, frowned slightly, and didn't speak.

Zhu Xu suppressed his anger, looked at Zhou Linjiong, and said, "What do you think?"

Zhou Linjiong pondered for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, I have stayed in Sichuan for a year. Vice Marshal Qin has a high reputation and outstanding achievements. I think this memorial is exaggerated. It is beyond the scope of discussing politics. It is a malicious attack."

Yan Qishan didn't dare to say anything, because this memorial was originally to impeach Qin Liangyu.

The reason is that there has been news recently in Beijing that Sun Chengzong is going to return home before the end of the year because of his old age and frailty.

And the one who succeeded him was not Cao Wenzhao, who had been rumored for a long time, but Qin Liangyu, the deputy marshal who ranked first in the marshal's mansion.

He Sancai's memorandum is an attack on Qin Liangyu's usurpation of the court as a woman, inside and out, citing scriptures and classics, with reasons and evidence, and almost describing Qin Liangyu as a shameless woman who harmed the country and the people and caused chaos to the world.