Domineering Daming

Zhu Youjian looked at Zhu Xu, saw him pondering, and said: "The vassal kings from all over the country have played to impeach Sun Chengzong for bullying the clan and robbing the government soldiers. I ask the emperor to punish him severely."

Zhu Xu looked at him, smiled slightly, and said, "Well, I have also received the playbook, let me tell you what everyone said."

Zhu Youjian saw that Zhu Xu was really not angry or annoyed, but that he really seemed to be able to listen to what he was saying, so he began to narrate seriously, persuading him calmly.

The two people here were talking, Ni Wenhuan and Wang Shaohui hurried into the palace to see Zhu Xu.

Cao Huachun rushed over, looked at the two of them and asked, "My lords, what happened to enter the palace so late?"

Ni Wenhuan looked solemn, and said: "Eunuch, the Ministry of Criminal Affairs sent all the personnel of the Ministry of Criminal Justice to Jiangxi, all of them were killed overnight, and here are the documents from Jiangxi to the Ministry of Criminal Justice."

Wang Shaohui also stepped forward and said, "Elder-in-law, the courtyard where the people of Dali Temple lived also caught fire, and all of them suffered. Jiangxi submitted a document, accusing Dali Temple of abusing power, and asked me to explain clearly."

Cao Huachun's expression also changed, these people are all from the Ministry of Punishment, they have the documents of Dali Temple, and they are all in the big city, it is difficult for ordinary gangsters to get close to them, except that the local yamen "unintentionally" caused it, there is no other reason at all.

Cao Huachun groaned, pulled a servant and said something in a low voice, and after the servant ran away in a hurry, he said to the two: "My lords, the emperor is talking to King Xin in the cabinet, I will take you directly to King Xin report."

The two looked at Cao Huachun and their hearts moved, and they said, "Okay, let's go, this matter cannot be delayed."

Cao Huachun knew it himself, and took the two of them to the cabinet without haste.

Zhu Xu was listening to Zhu Youjian's words. Now the civil and military people in the Manchu Dynasty, except for him and Gu Bingqian, were basically attracted by Ye Xianggao and others, and then gathered around Zhu Youjian.From his mouth, you can hear the specific thoughts of the ministers.

A servant hurried in and whispered something in Zhu Xu's ear.

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, looked out of the dark door, his face was gloomy, and he let out a dark breath.

"Finally, some people can't stand the demonstration anymore."

Zhu Youjian didn't understand, so he continued: "Your Majesty, governing a big country is like cooking a small dish. You must not rush into it rashly, and you must be cautious in your priorities..."

Just as he was speaking, Cao Huachun led Ni Wenhuan and Wang Shaohui in, and the two of them went up to worship at the same time: "Qi Zuo, my lord, I have something important to report."

Seeing that the two of them didn't speak, Zhu Xu was already thinking quickly.

Seeing that Zhu Xu didn't speak, Zhu Youjian said, "The two adults are flat, so late, what happened?"

The two got up, and Ni Wenhuan said: "Go back to the lord, at the same time, dozens of officials from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple stationed in Jiangxi were killed overnight, and the Jiangxi Senate sent a letter to the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple to verify these." Bandits' identity."

Zhu Youjian stood up fiercely, and said solemnly: "You mean, Jiangxi intentionally killed the officials sent by the imperial court?"

Both of them looked solemn, glanced at Zhu Xu quietly, and nodded heavily.

Jiangxi's doing this is obviously a demonstration to the court and the emperor!This is only for Jiangxi, and it is unlikely that other chief secretaries will take similar actions soon.Once all places oppose it, the court will fall into an embarrassing passivity.

Zhu Youjian's face changed from cloudy to sunny, and he also sensed the seriousness of the matter.

Jiangxi is so blatantly provoking the imperial court, which shows that the local people have the confidence to resist the imperial court, and they are convinced that the imperial court can't do anything to them.

Ni Wenhuan looked at Zhu Youjian's expression, then looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Your Majesty, the inner prisoner sent to Huguang ten days ago to preach the decree is said to have also 'disappeared'."

Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged. He had known the news for a long time. He picked up the teacup and drank it silently.

This is not the first time that this kind of thing has happened intermittently since the Wanli period. After checking and checking, it is nothing more than the actions of bandits along the road, and then strictly ordered the local bandits to be suppressed.

Zhu Xu was calm, but Zhu Youjian was full of anger, and said in a deep voice: "Have you found out who did it?"

Wang Shaohui kept hiding and remained silent. Ni Wenhuan looked at Zhu Youjian and then at Zhu Xu, hesitantly said: "The Jinyi Guards have always been ordered to investigate such things, and the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple are somewhat short-handed."

After Hongzhi, the powers of the local chief secretary, the procuratorate, and the commanding department of the capital have been rapidly expanded, and they have always kept promises at the local level. It is difficult to pass the government order.

Moreover, a chief envoy controls the local money, food, tax and silver, and sometimes the court has to appease all parties to collect the money. Whenever it comes to tax collection, it is often the time when they threaten the court and act recklessly.

Zhu Youjian frowned when he heard this, Jinyiwei is now "abolished", and Dongchang is now almost "half-hidden". If you want to find out anything, you can only rely on the Ministry of Punishment.

Zhu Youjian thought for a while but couldn't find a solution, and finally looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Your Majesty, this matter is important, and it must not be let go lightly, and it must not be too aggressive, causing local speculation and fear."

Zhu Xu smiled and waved his hands, and said: "There are many complicated things, let's take it step by step, sit down, and start over."

Zhu Youjian, Ni Wenhuan, and Wang Shaohui were startled, but sat down patiently.

Zhu Xu waited for the three of them to sit down, and said in a deep thought: "First, the ministers of the cabinet, the six chiefs. I also know, Brother Huang, the chief minister is still there. How should Ye Xianggao and Han Huang be arranged?"

Zhu Youjian's expression was serious. This problem not only troubled him, but also troubled Ye Xianggao and others.

No matter what to do, Gu Bingqian is still in the cabinet, still the chief assistant, Ye Xianggao, and Han Huang cannot enter. After all, one of these two was once the chief assistant and the other was the second assistant, and the restart can only be placed as the first assistant.

This is also the reason why the Donglin party members attacked Gu Bingqian wildly, hoping for his downfall.

However, with Zhu Xu's protection, Gu Bingqian's position as chief assistant has always been stable.Gu Bingqian was here, Ye Xianggao and Han Huang couldn't get up, and the two of them stood in front of them, so Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong and others couldn't join the cabinet.

Currently, this is the biggest difficulty.

Zhu Youjian couldn't tell, so Ni Wenhuan and others naturally didn't dare to speak up.

Inside the cabinet, you can hear the quiet drop of a needle.

Chapter 228 Gu Bingqian's Threat

The corners of Zhu Xu's lips curled up slightly, and he continued: "It's not urgent, let's skip it first. The next one, the commanders from all over the country will impeach Sun Chuanting and others. After I go back, I will issue an order to reprimand a few people, and then call them back to Beijing. Commander, I will also appease you."

The commanders of the capital along the coast all impeached Sun Chuanting, and Sun Chengzong usurped military power.

Zhu Youjian saw that Zhu Xu was still calm and did not act recklessly, he relaxed in his heart, bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said: "The next one is that all the feudal towns will impeach Sun Chengzong for bullying the clan. I will also send a decree to reprimand him and order him to leave Fujian immediately, um, go to the four southwestern provinces. In recent years, there have been severe droughts in the four provinces, especially Sichuan. Let him comfort me."

This was even better than what Zhu Youjian expected in his heart, and he quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Zhu Xu smiled and said: "The next thing is to put down the chaos. Yuan Keli has recovered Penghu and is preparing to attack Taiwan. This can wait. Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang are currently in Yunnan and are preparing to crusade against Annan. You can wait." .Others, Qin Liangyu, Sun Chuanting, Hong Chengchou, Man Gui and others will be called to retreat and return to their respective camps."

Cao Huachun was listening on the side, seeing Wang Xin's surprise and surprise, he couldn't help laughing.

The decree to reprimand Sun Chengzong is only for outsiders to see. The command divisions in all coastal areas have been emptied. The emperor's goal has been achieved. There is no need for him to stay in Yunnan. Going to the four southwestern provinces will naturally continue to rectify military affairs and order Qin Liangyu to go back. , It is also to suppress the possible rebound of the command divisions of the four provinces.

As for the imperial family's government soldiers taking everything that should be seized, it was nothing more than showing them Zhu Xu's edict reprimanding Sun Chengzong.

When Sun Chuanting, Man Gui and others went north, they would naturally pass through Jiangxi and Henan. On the surface, it was to appease the government and the people, but in fact, it was still in Zhu Xu's plan.

It's just that the mountains are high and the waters are long. At this time, not everyone can say for sure.

Zhu Youjian was very happy with Zhu Xu's frank and honest words tonight. Although the matter of the cabinet was still pending, he finally got rid of the big stone in his heart.With a respectful expression, he told Zhu Xu some of his views and experience in handling government affairs these days.

Zhu Xu nodded while listening.But he shook his head secretly in his heart. After all, Zhu Youjian grew up in the palace since he was a child, and his vision and strategy were all poor in the end.Most of what he said was the intention of the Donglin party members, plus some of his own ideas, and there was no breakthrough point of view.

It was not until the cock crowed that Zhu Xu left the cabinet and ordered Zhu Youjian and others to be sent out of the palace.

Back at Wenzhao Pavilion, Zhu Xu let out a long breath.