Domineering Daming

To appease Zhu Youjian is to temporarily appease the Donglin Party, and indirectly to appease the local governors, governors, chief secretary, and procuratorate, so that they can be quiet for a while.

Walking to the Nuan Pavilion, pulling the thin quilt over her body, looking at the beams of the roof, Zhu Xu was still thinking silently.

King Ping has already gone to Sichuan. With the addition of Sun Chengzong and Qin Liangyu, there should be no major problems in the four southwestern provinces. Next, there are the four chief secretaries in the interior.

"Hurry up and hurry up..."

In the haze, Zhu Xu babbled.

With this night's talk, the persecution of the Donglin Party has eased, but the attacks on the chief assistant Gu Bingqian have continued. Pull him off the horse, step on a hundred feet, and make him unable to turn over forever.

In Wen Zhao Pavilion, Gu Bingqian stood in front of Zhu Xu respectfully, his old face was full of anxiety.

The Donglin Party's offensive in the past few days has shocked him.If it wasn't for Zhu Xu's secret protection, he might have been kicked out of power long ago.

Zhu Xu sat on the chair, flipped through the book, and said calmly: "You said, you want to retire and return home?"

The so-called fearsome words, the so-called pen tip is like a knife, at this moment, the Donglin party members are best at "exorcising evil and using righteousness". Although the power in the court is not as good as before, they still cannot be underestimated.

The government and the opposition are aligned from top to bottom, and the offensive is like a fire. Not to mention Gu Bingqian, who is full of bad deeds, even Sun Chengzong, who keeps his body and heart, can't stand it.

Gu Bingqian looked up at Zhu Xu, bowed his body, and said cautiously: "Yes, the old minister is too old to handle the current affairs, I hope the fallen leaves will return to their roots."

Zhu Xu smiled lightly and said, "You are my old man, wanting to return home?"

No expression could be seen on Gu Bingqian's old face, he bowed and said, "Old minister, I'm really sick and overwhelmed."

Zhu Xu's eyes were slightly cold, he put down the book, stood up and said, "I give you two choices, either stay in the cabinet or stay in the prison, you choose one."

Gu Bingqian's face moved, and he knelt down and cried: "Your Majesty, the old minister is guilty, but he is really old and dare not take a big responsibility. I hope that the emperor's associate minister will resign and die of old age in the village."

Zhu Xu was annoyed in his heart, the old man was clearly threatening, and he suppressed his anger and said: "So, if I don't agree to recommend candidates for the Minister of Rites and the Minister of Industry in your memorial, will you decide to resign?"

Gu Bingqian knelt on the ground and said: "It is the duty of the minister to serve the country, but the minister is now in a daze and cannot continue to serve the emperor, please grant the emperor's permission."

Zhu Xu's heart was raging with anger. He had temporarily relieved the pressure of the Donglin Party, but this old thing had a moth at this time. Once his chief assistant left, I was afraid that all the previous efforts of Zhu Xu would be in vain. Useless work!

Cao Huachun watched with fear not far away, this Gu Bingqian is really bold, dare to threaten the emperor at this time.If it was Tianqi or Wanli back then, it would have been possible for him to succeed, but he obviously underestimated the one in front of him!

After a long time, Zhu Xu said with a sullen face, "You go, I will think about it for a while."

A look of joy flashed across Gu Bingqian's old face, he kowtowed and said, "The old minister resigns."

After speaking, he stood up, his face was still sad and old, as if he had stepped into a coffin, he turned and walked away slowly.

Zhu Xu sat on the chair, squinting at his back.

When Gu Bingqian walked out of Wenzhao Pavilion, the old look on his face was swept away, and his eyes sparkled with excitement.

While walking slowly, he said to himself: "With these two books in hand, I am not afraid even if Zhao Nanxing and others enter the cabinet. However, I offended the emperor today, it seems that I have to find a way to appease... ..."

Gu Bingqian didn't care much about offending the emperor, he knew that Zhu Xu couldn't leave him now, and when Zhu Xu could leave him, he believed that Zhu Xu could no longer let him leave easily!

Zhu Xu sat on the chair, his anger hard to dissipate.

An upright official is conservative, unwilling to adapt, obstructing him everywhere, oppressing him not to act rashly.

The faint and sycophantic minister had too much selfishness, arbitrarily exercised power, disregarded the laws of the country, and even the emperor dared to take the opportunity to threaten him.

Zhu Xu didn't think he was a good captain either, but it was too difficult for him to find a teammate he liked, and now even the obedient one was rebelling.

He sat there thinking silently, not agreeing to Gu Bingqian. Once he resigns, it is inevitable that Ye Xianggao, Han Huang, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong and others will join the cabinet. The six members of the cabinet, except for Sun Chengzong who avoids party disputes, are almost all of them. Lin Tiegan and Xin Wang are also people who support Donglin.

If this is the case, the cabinet may really lose control.

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table and thought about all the people inside and outside the court, but he couldn't find a suitable replacement!

After a long while, Zhu Xu's eyes were fixed, and he said, "Cao Huachun, go and invite King Xin to come over."

Some plans have to be advanced!

Chapter 229 Pardon Wei Zhongxian

"I pay homage to the emperor."

Zhu Youjian came to Wenzhao Pavilion and bowed to worship.

Zhu Xu got down from the slump, and said with a smile: "You don't have to see the emperor when there is no one else, come and sit, Cao Huachun, serve tea."

Zhu Youjian became more and more familiar with the emperor's younger brother. The more polite he was, the more difficult things would be for him. He stood up respectfully and said: "The courtesy of a monarch and his ministers cannot be revoked. If the emperor has something to do, please order it."

Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Youjian, and shook his head in his heart, foreign ministers are not easy to deal with, and now even King Xin is not easy to fool.

But Zhu Xu still wanted to fool him, forced him to sit down, and said: "It's all for outsiders to see, come, drink tea."

Regarding Zhu Xu's enthusiasm, Zhu Youjian remained extremely calm, took a sip from the teacup, and then sat still respectfully.

Holding the teacup, Zhu Xu decided to give a sweet date first, and said: "Brother Emperor, I know that the Ministry of Households is short of money, and the cabinet is difficult to manage. I decided to allocate 20 from the internal funds to solve the urgent need first."

Zhu Youjian's expression moved slightly, his firm heart began to melt, and he bowed slightly and said: "On behalf of the cabinet, I thank the emperor."

Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Youjian's expression, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and continued: "Speaking of which, I have been on the throne for more than half a year, and I have neither made any major achievements nor major faults. I am worthy of the emperor's brother. Yesterday, the emperor's sister-in-law brought Xiao Yongning to see I told you a lot about the past..."

Zhu Youjian still couldn't figure out what Zhu Xu wanted to do, so he listened calmly.

After talking for a while, Zhu Xu felt parched and felt that he had almost played the emotional card, so he said: "I also know about the confession of Brother Wu Huang before his death, and Wei Liangqing also pleaded with me a lot. This time, I was wondering if Wei Zhongxian could be released..."

Zhu Youjian's face changed slightly, and anger appeared in his eyes, and he said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Wei Zhongxian is sinister and vicious. He has acted without reason and harmed the court. Countless good ministers and celebrities have been harmed by him. The crime of death is lenient. It must not be pardoned, Your Majesty. Think twice!"

Zhu Yun nodded, and continued: "I also know, but the words of the emperor's brother's "loyalty and conscientiousness, it is a big deal" has been echoing in my mind, and I dare not or forget it, so I came to the emperor's brother Discuss."

Zhu Youjian still refused to agree, saying: "Your Majesty, Wei Zhongxian's actions have caused great harm. If you really want to release it, I'm afraid it will provoke criticism from all over the world. It will be harmful but not beneficial to the current court. I hope that the emperor will be careful!"

Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Youjian with a calm face and firm eyes, obviously making up his mind was different from his.

After a short pause, Zhu Xu smiled again: "I can also understand what the emperor thinks, but, once the yuan is changed next year, the world must be pardoned. Then Wei Zhongxian, I can't just not pardon him, can I?"

Zhu Youjian frowned, he couldn't refute Zhu Xu's reason.

At the beginning, Wei Zhongxian was convicted because Zhang Yanyao almost killed Emperor Tianqi with banned drugs, and then he was involved in the taboo of "regicide and rebellion". However, according to Tianqi, the conviction of Dali Temple was only for corruption For trivial matters, there is no reason why the world should not forgive Wei Zhongxian.

Zhu Youjian sat there with his head down, his expression changing.

Wei Zhongxian, in his opinion, this person is even more hateful than Wang Zhen, and he can't be too heinous.But he also knew that Zhu Xu was determined to let Wei Zhongxian out. He could stop him once today, but he might not be able to stop him a second time.

Thinking about the current court situation, Ye Xianggao and others are destined to enter the cabinet. At that time, the court will be full of people, and the situation is completely different from that of the Tianqi Dynasty. Wei Zhongxian wants to make a comeback. In his opinion, it is impossible!

Zhu Youjian looked up at Zhu Xu, pondered, and said, "Then, I'll go to the Ministry of Punishment myself and bring him in to see the emperor."