Domineering Daming

Sure enough, most of them mentioned the addition of cabinet members and six important posts, and many directly mentioned that Gu Bingqian should step down.Because Gu Bingqian wanted to avoid suspicion, he didn't have any proposals, and most of them were from Wei Guanghui, with only two words "proposed".

At the back, there is also the draft of Xinwang, with the same two characters "to be approved".

"Hey, Mr. Gu Ge is indeed not a vegetarian."

Zhu Xu shook his head. If an old man wants to leave, he must either have made a serious mistake or resign on his own initiative. Otherwise, it would be very difficult for the emperor to remove him directly.Gu Bingqian asked Wei Guanghui to do this, probably to test his mind.

"It's hard to be an emperor." Zhu Xu sighed, and then said to Cao Huachun who was not far away: "The papers sent from now on should be sorted, and anyone who mentions the addition of the cabinet or asks for the Ministry of Households and Ministers of the Ministry of War will be kept in China. If it is not issued, if it is urged again, it will be called back to the cabinet to draft a new draft."

Cao Huachun listened, bowed and said, "It's the emperor."

Zhu Xu looked at another group, which was related to the salt administration, and he also pushed it aside.

"babble……"

Zhu Xu's face showed a strange expression, the booklet in his hand actually belonged to King Ping.

Zhu Xu glanced, looked up at Cao Huachun, and said, "Prince Ping, what have you been up to lately?"

Cao Huachun stood up and said: "Go back to the emperor, King Ping is busy with your business."

Zhu Xu smiled, and said again: "Has the clan's salary been paid out this year?"

Cao Huachun thought for a while and said, "It should be part of it."

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table and said: "From now on, King Ping will be acting as the agent of the clan's mansion, and he will handle all the affairs of the clan. In addition, I will inform my uncle that the clan's salary will stop, and it will be said that the treasury is tight and cannot be paid."

Cao Huachun's expression changed, and he said, "Your Majesty, are you not sending anything? There are still many clan members who haven't received it yet."

Zhu Xu said: "No, if King Ping finds uncle, ask uncle to push it to King Xin, and let King Xin find a way."

Cao Huachun showed concern, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, if this happens, I'm afraid the clan will be unstable."

This is indeed a cautious statement. Zhu Xu didn't care. He lowered his head and continued to flip through the booklet, saying: "It's okay, brother Huang has 300 million taels of internal funds left. When the time comes, part of it will be allocated to the Ministry of Households, part to the Ministry of War, and the rest to the Ministry of War." Just give them all, so what else can they complain about?"

Listening to Zhu Xu's words, Cao Huachun seemed to be reasonable, but he always felt that something was wrong, he hesitated, and said: "Your maidservant, send someone to pass the decree to Ping Wangfu."

Sure enough, as soon as the news came out, coupled with the matter of the Yanzheng, the government and the opposition, even inside and outside the capital, were in turmoil.One after another, the excerpts poured into the Tongzheng Envoy, and appeared in Wenzhao Pavilion after a circle.

Since Zhu Xu went to the court on the first day, he stopped court discussions for several days. In the end, Yang Lian and King Ping all made a fuss to enter the palace to meet the saint, but Zhu Xu didn't see him directly, and asked them to go to see King Xin.

Xinwangfu.

King Ping had a bitter face, and said helplessly: "Jian'er, you can help Uncle Huang. Now King Fu and King Lu are driving me crazy. If I don't give money, my King Ping will be demolished."

Zhu Youjian has been in the cabinet for a long time, and he has become more dignified and unsmiling. He also felt a headache when he looked at King Ping, and said: "Uncle Emperor, it's not that you don't know the situation of the treasury. There is really no money left."

King Ping had a chubby face with doubts, turned his eyes, and said, "Well, then, you are in charge of government affairs now, and such a big country is under your control. Is it possible that you don't even care about your own family members and let us starve to death?"

Zhu Youjian also frowned. It is hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. Although with Zhu Xu's support, King Xin's prestige is getting higher and higher now, but the situation of the Ming Dynasty is such that he has no way to get several 10 taels in a short time. imperial clan.

But the clan's salary cannot be delayed, he thought about it for a while, and said: "Well, I will go to the household department later."

King Ping was overjoyed when he heard that, looked at Zhu Youjian and said with a smile: "Okay, then I'll wait for your good news. The emperor can't see me while studying now, so he can only come to you."

Zhu Youjian sighed in his heart, he is doing more and more things now, he has a deeper understanding of state affairs, and he also understands that state affairs are difficult.The clan used several million taels every year, and the hole would keep getting bigger and bigger, which made him feel a little heavy.

Chapter 198 Vested Interests

Zhu Youjian had a headache, thinking about how to meet Fu Changzong, and how to collect the clan's salary.

At this moment, a group of people gathered in Li Qiyuan's mansion outside the palace, and everyone looked worried.

Li Qiyuan, the former Shangshu of the Household Department, he has been in the position of Shangshu for nearly two years, which is a long time in the late Ming Dynasty. Before that, he was the head of the Household Department, and he just resigned last year. He knows the Household Department best, and, It is also the most influential.

He was next to be Cai Dexing, the former servant of the household department. This is Wei Zhongxian's man. Wei Zhongxian was imprisoned. He resigned in a panic and has been hiding in the capital to watch the wind.

Then there are Guo Yunhou, another popular candidate for Shangshu from the Ministry of Households, Li Sicheng from the Ministry of Officials, Dong Kewei from the Ministry of Industry, Fang Zhuangli from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and Yuanwailang from various yamen. As long as they are qualified to enter, there are a dozen of them.

Cai Dexing looked at Li Qiyuan and said solemnly, "My lord, the price of salt is boiling and the common people are miserable. We can't just sit idly by."

Guo Yunhou also looked worried about the country and the people, and said: "Yes, my lord, now it's not just the capital, the salt price in the south of the Yangtze River has skyrocketed, and even the price of grain has also risen. Chaos."

Li Qiyuan's face was calm, his body was thin, and he sat there with a feeling of calmness and prestige.

He listened to the two people's words, his brows moved slightly, and he said immediately: "I heard that King Xin has already mobilized a batch of salt to Beijing..."

"That's not enough." Cai Dexing did not wait for Li Qiyuan to finish, and said anxiously: "My lord, the key now is that the salt farms in various places have been banned, and not a single grain of salt can be produced. If this continues, no amount of salt will be enough!"

During Guo Yunhou's military career, he was in charge of rice and grain as a deputy envoy in Guangdong. Later, he was the Shaoqing of the Taipusi, the left servant of the Ministry of War, and resigned last year to avoid party disputes. : "My lord, Xiayan is right in front of us. If we delay it, I'm afraid it won't be able to stop for half a year. Now that civil disturbances are rampant, if we add the matter of the Yan government, it will be like a raging fire cooking oil, and it may be difficult to contain it..."

"Yes, my lord, if you don't say a word, there will be chaos..."

"The new emperor doesn't understand anything, and acted recklessly. Now is the time for me to help my mistakes..."

"That's right, you can't let the emperor do such nonsense anymore!"

Li Qiyuan listened to the words of several people, pondered for a while, and said: "Okay, Mr. Ye Ge has also returned to Beijing, I will visit him tomorrow."

"Okay, it would be best if Grand Master Ye spoke."

"Now we can rest assured..."

"If the price of salt can be stabilized, we can return home with peace of mind..."

In Yang Lian's residence, there were also many people who he could not refuse to visit.

There is the inspector of Guangdong, the governor of Anhui, and even a "special envoy" of Fu Wangfu.Most of them are members of the Donglin Party in the south of the Yangtze River, and they can't settle down at the moment, so they come to the door in full bloom.

Almost at the same time, a distinguished guest was also ushered in at Fu Changzong's residence.

The cabinet is second only to Sun Chengzong's, and the third cabinet elder, Wei Guanghui.

Because there are only three elders in the cabinet, his status is even more prominent. Therefore, Fu Changzong opened the door wide and invited Wei Guanghui in.

With his hands behind his back, Wei Guanghui smiled gently, and looked like an approachable and friendly subordinate. He looked at the mansion while walking, and said with a smile, "This is the first time this cabinet department has come to Mr. Fu's mansion."

Fu Changzong was still debating Wei Guanghui's reason for coming, and responded calmly: "I'll make Wei Ge laugh."

Wei Guanghui said with a smile: "It's much worse than the one in my cabinet. If Mr. Fu wants to change his residence, this cabinet can introduce you to a good one. The price is guaranteed to satisfy Mr. Fu."

Fu Changzong thought about Wei Guanghui's words, and said casually: "Where is the house that Wei Ge said?"

Wei Guanghui smiled more, looked at him and said, "It's not far from Mr. Fu's place. It's said that it used to be old Shen Ge's yard."

Fu Changzong frowned slightly, and looked at Wei Guanghui without speaking.

When it comes to old Shen Ge, there is only Shen Yiguan in the Wanli period.This is the leader of the Zhejiang Party. He served as the chief assistant for five years during the Wanli period, and his abilities and methods are first-class.When he was in power, the court was almost the same as the Zhejiang Party, and the Donglin Party or the Chu Party were all beaten and devastated, and they did not dare to act rashly. He was really "Zaifu"!