Domineering Daming

Li Deyong was overjoyed, and quickly said: "It is a small honor to be able to do things for His Highness, how dare I ask for your reward."

Zhu Xu patted his shoulder and walked out with a smile.

Sitting in the carriage, Zhu Xu silently calculated.It can be said that Daming has been corrupted to the extreme, and it is basically impossible to save it without heavy medicine.At this time, Daming needed prescriptions, and even more money.

It's just that Ming's economy has actually developed to the point where it's half-capitalist and half-feudal. If you continue to increase taxes on farmers, not only can't increase taxes, but it will arouse even greater public resentment.If you want to make money, you still have to start with the big landlords, big businessmen and small landlords.

Now this group is extravagant and extravagant, and with his methods, he can quickly peel off a layer of skin from them.

Zhu Xu thought about it, and soon he arrived at the palace, and when he returned to Jinghuan Palace, Cao Wenzhao was already waiting.

"How's it going?" Zhu Xu took off his robe and asked Cao Wenzhao.

Cao Wenzhao looked puzzled, and said to Zhu Xu, "Your Highness, it's very strange that the emperor has kept that scripture."

Retaining it and not posting it means that the emperor thinks that there is no need to respond to the matter or if he cannot respond temporarily, he will keep it and not return it to the cabinet for disclosure.

Zhu Xu stroked his chin with a strange expression on his face, and said to himself, "Isn't this the emperor's temper?"

Although Zhu Youxiao was completely defeated in the face of Qingliu's attack, he is still the emperor after all, and Zhu Youxiao is not such a weak character, so he doesn't have no temper at all.

Zhu Xu thought for a long time, and suddenly said: "Where is the emperor now?"

"Your Highness, in the imperial study." Cao Wenzhao said.

"I'm going to explore the wind." Zhu Xu put on the clothes he had just taken off, and went straight to Jingyang Palace.

Zhu Xu had just approached the imperial study room. If someone had come running over earlier, he would have arrived almost there. Two eunuchs and two guards stood straight in front of the door, motionless, like sculptures.

Suspicious, Zhu Xu paced over with his hands behind his back, his eyes constantly scrutinizing the faces of the four of them.

The four of them remained motionless until they were almost at the door.

Suddenly, Zhu Xu's footsteps stopped, and the eunuch on the left kept blinking at him as a warning.

The corners of Zhu Xu's mouth moved, he nodded slightly, and then walked into the imperial study with a smile on his face.

Before he could yell out, Zhu Youxiao yelled, his tone full of excitement, and waved to Zhu Xu.

"Sixth brother, come quickly, come quickly, and see what I made, how is it better than the Temple of Heaven?"

Zhu Xu was startled, Zhu Xu usually called him the emperor's younger brother, and only when he was extremely happy would he call him the sixth younger brother.

"What exactly happened that I don't know." Zhu Xu suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.

Chapter 21

Zhu Xu suppressed the chaos in his heart in an instant, trotted to Zhu Youxiao as usual, and said with a smile: "What did Brother Huang do?"

Saying so, Yu Guang kept looking at Zhu Youxiao.

At this moment, Zhu Youxiao's face was full of red light, his eyes were bright, as if there was a great happy event, and his whole body was extremely energetic, without any anger or depression at all.

Zhu Youxiao looked at Zhu Xu, laughed very happily, and said, "Sixth brother, look at how I did it. It took more than six hours."

Zhu Youxiao was very satisfied with his work, he kept looking at it, his chest heaved, and he seemed to have a great sense of accomplishment.

"Brother Huang, this is really exquisite. If it is actually made, it will definitely be unprecedented." Zhu Xu flattered absent-mindedly, and glanced at the imperial table, only to see a stack of folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded folded fold ' which by which by the emperor' by hand by the emperor by hand by the imperial bye by the imperial bye, the top one is Xu Yuqing's folded folded folded roll. , which has obviously been approved.

He couldn't help turning his head to look at Liu Shimin, the new Eunuch Bingbi who was accompanying him below. Liu Shimin glanced at him, then lowered his head slowly, with an inexplicable meaning in his eyes.

Zhu Xu was more suspicious. Zhu Youxiao was first forced to drive away a group of caring ministers and nurses who had an ambiguous relationship, and then he was impeached. He should be furious. Now not only the previous anger is gone, but now the impeachment Also nothing happens.

How strange it is!

Zhu Xu quickly scanned the imperial study room, and finally landed on Zhu Youxiao again.

At this moment, he was excited for no reason, looking at the wood carving in front of him, asking Zhu Xu a few words from time to time, Zhu Xu dealt with it absent-mindedly.

"Sixth brother, tell me, if I patrol the south of the Yangtze River, do you think it is feasible?"

Suddenly Zhu Youxiao turned his head to look at Zhu Xu, and said with burning eyes.

Zhu Xu's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately thought of Qianlong's six voyages to the south of the Yangtze River. Even at that time, it was said that the prosperity of Kangxi and Qianlong was too much, not to mention the three years of the precarious Tianqi.

Who gave the idea to Brother Huang?

Zhu Xu thought about it, and suddenly nodded again and again: "Okay, I also want to go to the south of the Yangtze River. I heard that the flowers are blooming there, and it is more fun than the capital."

Zhu Youxiao was very happy with the support of the sixth younger brother, and looked excited and yearning, saying: "I have asked Gu Shangshu to prepare, and the trip will take place in ten days."

"Gu Shangshu? Is it Gu Bingqian? Was it his idea?"

Gu Bingqian succeeded Zhang Wenda as Minister of the Ministry of Officials. It is said that he was going to be a Bachelor of Dongge University, but was stopped by Qingliu.

Zhu Xu's heart turned, and he quickly shook his head secretly. If Gu Bingqian had the ability to influence the emperor, he wouldn't try to curry favor with Wei Zhongxian.

"Who the hell is it?" Zhu Xu muttered to himself, his eyes showing vigilance.

A person who can control the emperor without anyone knowing it is a great threat to him, and he must find a way to find this person!

"Sixth brother, what did you say?" Seeing Zhu Xu whispering to himself, Zhu Youxiao turned his head and asked.

Zhu Xu was taken aback for a moment, and quickly turned his fair face up, and said with a innocent and harmless smile, "I'm wondering who to take with me."

Zhu Youxiao also laughed, but waved his hand and said angrily: "There are not many people on your side, so you can take it with you, I promise."

"Thank you, Brother Huang!" Zhu Xu bowed and shouted in a drawn out voice.

Zhu Youxiao was even happier, picked up the woodworking knife, and looked at the wood carving in front of him again.

Zhu Xu looked at him calmly, still thinking in his heart.Now almost all of Wei Zhongxian and others have been kicked out of the palace, and Hakka has not returned yet, who is so powerful and coaxed Zhu Youxiao so happy?

"what?"

Suddenly, Zhu Xu found that although Zhu Youxiao's face looked ruddy, but upon closer inspection, he found that he was a little pale, and his legs were still trembling.

Zhu Xu frowned even tighter, and whispered to himself, "Could it be that the imperial brother is favored by any concubine?"

Zhu Xu thought about it secretly, and then accompanied Zhu Youxiao to tinker with the woodcarving for half an hour. Zhu Youxiao was already drowsy and shaking, so he breathed out and said to Zhu Xu: "Sixth brother, I'm sleepy." Go to bed first, you can play by yourself for a while."

In Zhu Youxiao's view, although Zhu Xu has some ideas and skills, he is not as good as him after all, and just stays at the stage of "playing".

Zhu Xu hurriedly sent the emperor off, and just as he got up, his eyes fell on Liu Shimin who came out.

When Liu Shimin saw Zhu Youxiao, he quickly lowered his head and ran out in a hurry without daring to breathe.

Zhu Xu frowned, the bad premonition in his heart became stronger and stronger.