Domineering Daming

"I want to build a firearms camp, and Lai Qing will help it."

Seeing the bright red seal at the end, Bi Maokang stood up abruptly, his eyes wide open, with a face full of shock and surprise, he looked at Fu Changzong with trembling hands.

Fu Changzong also stood up, smiling calmly.

Bi Maokang was overwhelmed, he was disheartened at first, and because of Wei Zhongxian's chaos, he thought of resigning because of fear, but now he didn't expect that the emperor had noticed him long ago, and wanted to entrust him with such an important matter.

"Master Fu, is this true?" Bi Maokang's lips were trembling, and he looked at Fu Changzong in disbelief.

Fu Changzong let out a laugh, and said, "Master Fu, do you think the officials dare to make such a joke?"

Bi Maokang knelt on the ground with a plop, and shouted to Peking University: "My minister, Bi Maokang, will live up to the entrustment of the emperor, and I will spare no effort!"

Fu Changzong was actually worried. This matter was a risk of beheading, not to mention a fake imperial decree.

After three bows and nine kowtows, Bi Maokang stood up and was still very excited. After ten years of hard work, the goods were sold to the emperor's house, and the most important thing was Mingjun.Originally, Bi Maokang was disheartened, but he did not expect that the emperor is actually a real Ming emperor, who has been secretly working hard for Daming, even a little censor like him has noticed, which shows how hardworking the emperor is.

Seeing Bi Maokang, Fu Changzong suddenly had an idea, walked up to the trembling Bi Maokang, took out the rice paper from his hand, and said with a solemn expression, "Brother Bi, do you remember what Fu said earlier?"

Bi Maokang was still in a state of excitement, and he didn't have the ability to think, so he asked directly, "What did Brother Fu say?"

Fu Changzong hesitated a little, and said: "Brother Bi also knows the situation of the court recently, and it is reasonable to say that such a matter would not be entrusted to me, but now the ministers are regarded as thorns in the eyes of the ministers outside the court, and even the emperor can't control it. If the incident spreads, the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the Qingliu of the Manchu Dynasty, who regard firearms as strange and obscene tricks, may stir up trouble again."

As soon as Bi Maokang's face changed, he opened his mouth to argue, but immediately frowned, feeling a great sense of contradiction in his heart.The emperor is indeed working hard for the country, and it is not wrong for his colleagues in the court to expel Wei Wei and others, but it is really wrong for the colleagues in the court to regard firearms as strange skills and detest them.

Now Bi Maokang's heart was surging and his mind was muddled. After thinking for a while, he still looked at Fu Changzong and said, "Then what does Brother Fu mean?"

Fu Changzong tore up the rice paper in his hand and said solemnly: "The emperor must not be involved in this matter. If someone finds out one day, brother Bi can be said to be the one that I asked you to do. In addition, apart from me, you are right No one should mention this matter, not even your wife!"

Bi Maokang suddenly came to his senses, he clasped his fists fiercely, and said in a deep voice to Fu Changzong: "You don't need to implicate Brother Fu, if someone finds out one day, Bi will resist everything, never implicate anyone, let alone implicate the emperor, let The emperor is in trouble."

What Fu Changzong wanted was this result, but he shook his head righteously and said: "Brother Bi, you don't have to do this. Sharing your worries is what you and I should do. Now the country is facing difficulties and the government is corrupt. The emperor is also suffering from being unable to break free, so he can only look at it from the side. Let's start, I hope you will be more considerate, brother Bi."

Wherever Bi Maokang complained or worried, he almost slapped his chest, bowed his hands and clasped his fists and said, "Right now Fu is only at the command of Mr. Fu, once there is an order, he will do everything!"

Fu Changzong breathed a sigh of relief, he finally managed to fool Bi Maokang, and he still exceeded the quota.

"Brother Bi, come with me, and I'll tell you the details." Fu Changzong pulled Bi Maokang and went out to the study.

"it is good."

Bi Maokang was now dizzy with excitement, and nodded repeatedly upon hearing this.

After the two walked out, Zhu Xu came out from behind, wiped his mouth, and said to himself with sparkling eyes: "I didn't expect my uncle to be so quick-witted, it really surprised me."

"Your Highness, Your Highness." Suddenly, a big inner guard rushed in.

Seeing that Zhu Xu didn't follow him out of the palace, he was slightly surprised: "Are you sent by Cao Wenzhao?"

"It's Your Highness." The guard half knelt in front of Zhu Xu, handed over a sealed envelope, and said, "Master Cao asked me to send it to you."

Cao Wenzhao knew that he was in Fu's residence, and would not send someone to deliver a letter if he had nothing to do. Zhu Xu's face was a little condensed, and he tore it open, and couldn't help sighing.

"If you don't die, you won't die." Zhu Xu was very helpless.

During the official affairs, Xu Yuqing just gave a report to the emperor Zhu Youxiao, saying that since the Tianqi Dynasty, the royal family, the family of the nannies, and the eunuchs have all been granted hereditary titles.

The nanny refers to the Hakka family, and the eunuch Yin refers to Wei Zhongxian.

Chapter 20 Bad Premonition

Half an hour later, Fu Changzong sent Bi Maokang away before returning to the lobby.

"It's all settled." Fu Changzong took a sip of tea and said a little out of breath.This matter is also Zhu Xu, and he would not dare to do it if it were someone else with a knife on his neck.

Zhu Xu chuckled and said, "Don't worry, uncle, it's all small things."

Fu Changzong almost didn't come up, and then he sighed: "I don't know who you learned all this from." Then his face became serious, and he said to Zhu Xu: "When I was sending Bi Maokang just now, His Royal Highness Xin Wang saw it, he Give us a few more glances."

"Fifth brother!" Zhu Xu's face changed when he heard that, and he couldn't help but calm down.

Xin Wang Zhu Youjian, Zhu Xu's fifth brother, the future Chongzhen Emperor!

This is a very complicated person, extremely hard-working, extremely eager to rejuvenate Daming, and spent his whole life working hard.On the other hand, he is mean and ungrateful, extremely suspicious, and doesn't trust anyone.

It is said that in the past ten years, more than [-] chief assistants have been replaced, and there are even more ministers and so on, and basically all of them have not ended well.

Being targeted by such a person, especially the person who will sit in the supreme position in the future, Zhu Xu couldn't help but shudder when he thought about it.

He has never ignored this fifth brother, but there is no record in history of what he did before he became the throne, and his mind is to wait for him to take the throne to see the situation, but he did not expect to meet him like this today.

Fu Changzong only mentioned it to prepare Zhu Xu. In his opinion, King Xin was not as good as his nephew King Hui, because after all, Zhu Xu was young and won the trust and favor of the queen and the emperor. Clan and vassal kings are not allowed to be officials, and King Xin is just a prince waiting to die, which has no deterrent effect.

But seeing Zhu Xu frown so tightly, with a pensive look on his face, his heart skipped a beat. Looking at Zhu Xu, he lost his voice and said, "Xu'er, His Royal Highness Xin Wang will not be involved in this matter, right?"

Zhu Xu was brought back to his senses by Fu Changzong's words, knowing what he was worried about, he laughed and shook his head and said: "Only my uncle and I know the details of this matter, don't worry about Fifth Brother, but don't let him see it in the future, he is a man Too smart, I'm afraid he will have doubts."

Fu Changzong heaved a sigh of relief, although he was also worried about this, but for now there is no need to do anything deliberately, he paused and said: "Then you should go back to the palace as soon as possible, there are dark tides in the court these days, maybe you will have another If there is a storm, don't be implicated in it."

Zhu Xu nodded, and discussed with Fu Changzong about the arsenal, especially the firearms, and left Fu's residence.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhu Xu shook his head and laughed again when he thought of his previous worries.Wei Zhongxian and others were basically kicked out of the palace. Zhu Youxiao said that he might live a long time, and the emperor's wife was pregnant, and without Hakka's destruction, maybe what would happen without his fifth brother?

Thinking of this, Zhu Xu was in a good mood, and said to the guard driving in front: "Don't go back to the palace, go to the east of the city."

"It's Your Highness." The guard driving the car turned around and headed straight to the east of the city.

Not long after, they came to a relatively remote and barren courtyard.

"Your Highness, you are here."

As soon as Zhu Xu got out of the carriage, the door opened, and a young and fair eunuch hurried over and said courteously.

Zhu Xu nodded and walked inside.

"Are you Xiao Cao's apprentice?" Zhu Xu asked calmly as he walked.He hated the yard at this time the most, it took half a day to walk, it was too big!

The little eunuch immediately said: "It's Your Highness, the young Li Deyong, who was originally in the Huanyi Bureau, and later Cao Gonggong appreciated it and arranged him to come here to take care of this courtyard for His Highness."

Zhu Xu walked around the garden, passed through the pavilion courtyard, and finally came to the big courtyard behind.

But now it has been pulled down, only the outer wall remains to confuse outsiders.

Li Deyong was very attentive, and kept introducing Zhu Xu: "His Royal Highness, according to your request, five courtyards are divided, all of which are not connected. In addition, I have also found all the people you asked me to find. In a few days You can move in any day."

Zhu Xu walked in, looked at the five courtyards, and nodded secretly. This Li Deyong looks young, but he is quite reliable in his work.

After reading it, Zhu Xu looked at Li Deyong with satisfaction and said, "Xiao Lizi, um, the job is good. The job is done, and the money is indispensable. At that time, you can choose whether it's the supervisor of ceremonies or the supervisor of the internal officials."