Domineering Daming

The relationship between Xiong Tingbi and Zhu Xu is a bit special. After all, when Zhu Xu was still King Hui, he leaned over, and he was definitely closer than outsiders, so what he said was simple and direct.

Zhu Xu leaned on the wicker chair, tapped on the railing with his fingers, and looked at these people calmly.

Although Daming is full of talents and stars like clouds at this time, it is really not suitable to pick one who can defend Liaodong and defeat Huang Taiji's offensive in a few years.

"But I need time..."

Zhu Xu sighed inwardly, if Yuan Chonghuan were to continue to be placed in Liaodong, he was afraid that he would advance rashly and be incompatible with his layout.

Suddenly, Zhu Xu sat up straight, looked at Mao Wenlong and said coldly: "Mao Wenlong, you are guilty!"

Mao Wenlong felt cold all over, knelt down and said, "I'm guilty!"

Mao Wenlong knelt on the ground with cold sweat on his head.The North Korean side has thoroughly verified his affairs in Liaodong. Killing good men and pretending to be meritorious, and wantonly bullying the North Korean royal family are enough to behead him.

Zhu Xu's voice changed, and he said again: "I heard that you instigated a rebellion against a bandit chieftain?"

Mao Wenlong didn't understand Zhu Xu's intentions, so he knelt there and said, "Yes, he is the son-in-law of the bandit chief, and he knows a lot of things."

Zhu Xu nodded lightly, and said: "Zhen, if you are asked to return to Phi Island, what will you do?"

Mao Wenlong's expression changed slightly, and he said more cautiously: "I am sure, I must be self-denying and devoted to the public, work together with North Korea, rely on Mr. Xiong's arrangements, and continue to restrain Jiannu, so that I can't go south with all my strength!"

Zhu Xu turned his gaze to Yuan Chonghuan again, and said in a cold tone, "Yuan Chonghuan, if I let you stay in Liaodong, what would you do?"

Yuan Chonghuan held up the imperial decree, and said without hesitation: "The minister decided to use Shanhaiguan as the foundation, expand the Ningyuan and Jinzhou defense lines, and gradually advance, within five years..."

"enough!"

Zhu Xu interrupted Yuan Chonghuan, and warned in a cold voice: "I don't need you to return to Liao within five years. What you have to do now is to steadily build the defense of the Ningjin line, and then gradually advance, and Mao Wenlong, Yuan Keli, Li Banghua Let's work together to restrain Jiannu and prevent them from becoming powerful!"

Listening to Zhu Xu's words, Sun Chengzong roughly understood what Zhu Xu meant. The new emperor did not think that the imperial court could eliminate Jiannu and restore Liaodong in a short time.

He didn't wait for Yuan Chonghuan to continue arguing, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, don't worry, the Ministry of War will fully support it, and strictly prevent Jiannu from going south!"

Zhu Xu nodded, compared to Yuan Chonghuan catering to the court's "Five Years of Ping Liao", Sun Chengzong was more in line with his ideas.

Daming has many internal difficulties, which need to be resolved.In another year or two, civil upheavals and wars are everywhere. He needs time to make a lot of preparations.Not to mention him, even the entire Ming court did not have enough energy and ability to fully support the war in Liaodong.

Zhu Xu looked at Xiong Tingbi, and said: "I ordered you to lead the Ministry of War, to supervise Liaodong, and to sit in Shanhaiguan. You should discuss everything with Yuan Chonghuan, Zhao Ledjiao and others. You must plan carefully, avoid internal strife, and defend Liaodong with all your strength!"

Xiong Tingbi also held his breath in his heart, he knelt on one knee and said in a deep voice: "I obey the order!"

Zhu Xu secretly calculated that in Liaodong he could also temporarily relax and concentrate on rectifying the internal affairs.After thinking for a while, he looked at Sun Chengzong and said, "Military Department, give priority to rectifying the coastal guards. In the second half of the year, I will order Yuan Ke's navy to go south to wipe out all coastal bandits. The guards in various places must cooperate closely. The Ministry of War must be eliminated by means of thunder! Especially at the seaports everywhere, I will send Jin Yiwei to watch."

Listening to Zhu Xu's naked pressure, Sun Chengzong bowed and said, "I accept the decree."

Zhu Xu nodded, looked at Zhu Youjian and said, "Brother Emperor, recent government affairs have been cumbersome, and Gu Bingqian was fined by me to confiscate his family property. He shut himself up at home and thought about his mistakes. You have to support the cabinet."

Zhu Youjian couldn't figure out what Zhu Xu was thinking, but he secretly made up his mind that from now on, he would never get involved with any military affairs. He bowed slightly and said, "The minister leads the order."

After talking for a while, Zhu Xu looked at Yuan Chonghuan who was kneeling again, and said: "You have made great achievements in guarding Ningyuan, and you will be given the title of Minister of the Ministry of War, and you will be given silver and jade for python clothes, and another 20 taels of silver."

Yuan Chonghuan was sweating all over his head, and finally realized that the little emperor in front of him was not Emperor Tianqi, let alone the puppet of Zhu Youjian, the king of faith. He was unpredictable, and kneeling respectfully, he said: "I accept the decree, thank you, the emperor, for your kindness."

Chapter 209

After Zhu Xu finished handling military affairs, he returned to Wenzhao Pavilion to deal with the papers.

Liu Shimin sorted them all out in one pile, Zhu Xu picked up the other pile and frowned after looking at it.

This is a joint letter from the Metropolitan Procuratorate, requesting to supplement the ministers of the cabinet, and there are several documents in a row.Xin Wang's vote is intended to be "proposed".

Zhu Xu weighed the booklet, thoughtful.Procrastinating like this is not the solution, but if the chosen one is disobedient, it will only increase the trouble.

He was thinking about the candidate, and suddenly turned his head to look at Cao Huachun and asked, "Qian Qianyi, are you still in the Imperial Academy?"

Cao Huachun turned around and said, "Yes, I'm still compiling "Shenzong Veritable Records."

Zhu Xu nodded, thinking of Qian Qianyi, he thought of another person: Wen Tiren!

It's just that the qualifications of these two people are too low at present, and those who can enter the cabinet now are all members of the Donglin Party or their positions are biased towards the Donglin Party.

After looking at it for a while, Zhu Xu got up and said, "Return the booklet to the cabinet and order uncle Zhou Yingqiu to enter the cabinet to prep for government affairs."

Cao Huachun was stunned, and said: "Your Majesty, is this, do you want them to join the cabinet?"

The ministers of the cabinet are all great scholars with four palaces and two pavilions. The east pavilion is the end, and it often starts from here.

The qualifications of these two people are not enough, Zhu Xu waved his hand and said: "Just participate in political affairs, not join the cabinet."

Cao Huachun understood a little, agreed, and turned around to deliver the decree.

Standing there, Zhu Xu silently calculated that the current cabinet, including Zhu Youjian, Gu Bingqian, Sun Chengzong, Fu Changzong, and Zhou Yingqiu, should be enough. The next step is to make up for the six vacant ministers.

Standing in the Wenzhao Pavilion, Zhu Xu had an inexplicable sense of boredom. He walked outside, looked at the huge palace, and glanced at the rather handsome Cao Bianjiao who was standing in the wind not far away. : "Go, go out for a stroll."

Cao Bianjiao suddenly knelt down on one knee and said, "Observe the order."

Zhu Xu looked at Cao Bianjiao who turned around, he was like a machine, meticulously picking people.

This was different from the silver-clothed teenager he had imagined, so he was inevitably a little disappointed.

When going out of the palace this time, Zhu Xu didn't bring Cao Huachun with him, only Cao Bianjiao and a few plainclothes guards, and quietly left the palace.

Fireworks go down to Yangzhou in March, and although the capital city in March is still a bit chilly, there is also a warm current flowing.

Zhu Xu walked slowly on Zhuque Street with his hands behind his back, and Cao Bianjiao, who was beside him, said with a smile: "Bianjiao, do you know any interesting places in the capital?"

Cao Bianjiao was completely different from his uncle Cao Wenzhao, his face was more handsome and resolute, but he was not good at words. After listening to Zhu Xu's words, he thought for a while and said, "I don't know."

Zhu Xu let out a laugh and said, "Let's go, find a place to listen to the play."

Cao Bianjiao had no objection, just as he was about to keep up with the sudden turn around, not far behind them, several people hurriedly turned around and hid in the crowd.

Cao Bianjiao turned his head slightly, and continued to follow Zhu Xu quietly.

Soon, the two came to a theater, and Zhu Xu looked at the sign beside the door, which said "Legend of the White Snake" in capital letters.

Zhu Xu frowned, and with a look of curiosity, he walked in with his hands behind his back.

The waiter is also a sharp-eyed person. Seeing that Zhu Xu was dressed luxuriously and had a dignified manner, especially the "servants" who followed him were also quite extraordinary, he hurriedly greeted him warmly: "Young master, please come inside, today is the famous actor in the south of the Yangtze River." It's Yuan Qing's first time on stage in the capital, so you're here."

"Oh, good, find me a good seat."

Zhu Xu was very happy, even though he didn't know this person at all, he was very happy to throw a piece of silver.

The waiter took the money, and immediately said with more joy: "Okay, please, my lord, I will find you a good seat to watch the theater."