Domineering Daming

Empress Dowager Zhang's complexion changed suddenly. She entered the palace at the age of 16. She didn't understand the ruthlessness and cruelty of the prince seizing the heir. If Emperor Taichang had not occupied the title of heir, I am afraid that the throne would not fall into their lineage.

She didn't say any more, she nodded lightly and said: "I don't worry about the emperor's work, from now on I will close the gate of the Palace of Compassion and Ning, and hide away."

Zhu Xu also laughed, and said, "If only I could close the door with one glance like the emperor's wife."

Empress Dowager Zhang came over to straighten his clothes, and asked about food and sleep with concern.The uncle and sister-in-law talked for a while, and Zhu Xu wanted to keep her for dinner, so Empress Dowager Zhang left because she was worried about little Yongning in the palace.

After Queen Mother Zhang left, Zhu Xu rested for a while, looked at Cao Huachun and said, "Did Wei Zhongxian make a move?"

Cao Huachun said: "Yes, Gu's house has been confiscated, and people have also been imprisoned."

Zhu Xu nodded, heaved a sigh of relief, and said, "Now, the adults of the outer court have something to do."

Without Gu Bingqian as chief assistant, the way for the Donglin Party to join the cabinet was completely cleared. Next, Ye Xianggao, Zhao Nanxing and others may not still have the mind to entangle the matter of the British Duke.

"Your Majesty, Sun Chuanting, and Yuan Keli jointly signed the memorial."

Liu Shimin hurried into Wenzhao Pavilion and handed Zhu Xu a playbook.

Zhu Xu quickly took it over, opened it, and felt relieved.

Yuan Keli and the Penghu General Soldier joined forces to recover Penghu and defeated the Dutch. Taiwan had already been recovered, and the Dutch retreated.

In fact, Taiwan is still very desolate and there are not many people. The chief secretary of Fujian also organized people to emigrate and reclaim wasteland at the request of Yuan Keli.

On the other hand, Sun Chuanting defeated the Annan invading army, pursued for thirty miles, recovered the entire territory of Guangxi, and wiped out three thousand enemies.

"Okay, great."

This is a rare piece of good news. Zhu Xu took the booklet, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Decree, Xiong Wencan was ordered to form a southern navy in Fujian, the governor of the five provinces of Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Taiwan. Yuan Keli Returning to Shandong, Prime Minister of Northern Sea Affairs. Sun Chuanting returned to Beijing, troops and horses stayed in Henan, and ordered to serve as Minister of the Ministry of War. Lu Xiang was promoted to supervise Shandong, Hong Chengchou supervised Shaanxi, and Yang Sichang supervised Shanxi."

Liu Shimin bowed slightly at the side, and agreed, "Observe the order."

Zhu Xu was happy, put this memorial aside, then picked up another one, thinking at the same time, this arrangement is enough to deal with anything.

Liu Shimin looked at Zhu Xu, and said, "Your Majesty, there is another one."

Zhu Xu was startled, glanced at him, took it and opened it, and immediately raised his eyebrows.

This is the joint memorial of Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Chonghuan. The content is roughly that Nurhachi, the chief thief, is dead, and Huang Taiji, the new chieftain of the thief, intends to negotiate peace.

Zhu Xu's good mood was swept away by this memorial. He didn't care whether Huang Taiji's peace talks were true or not. He only said that Xiong Tingbi and Yuan Chonghuan had already had a dispute in Liaodong. Not a good thing.

Liu Shimin bowed his body, lowered his gaze, and quietly observed Zhu Xu.He knew very well that the emperor had a plan for Liaodong, whether it was Yuan Chonghuan's "five-year flat Liao" or the current "negotiation of peace", the emperor did not like it.

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table, and there was a crisp sound of horseshoes. After a while, he suddenly said: "Decree, Sun Chengzong is ordered to speed up. Before the end of the year, the southwestern provinces must be rectified and come to Beijing before the Lantern Festival. The Department of Household Affairs will add 30 shi to Sichuan grain from next year. In addition, Li Jingbai, the governor of Shandong, is responsible for promoting drought-resistant crops such as corn and sweet potatoes. Wang Congyi is the governor of Henan, Shen Xun is the governor of Shanxi, and Yu Dacheng is the governor of Shaanxi. The other responsibilities are the same. All provinces, order the chief secretaries and governors of the localities to supervise and urge them, not to be negligent!"

Liu Shimin said: "Observe the order."

Zhu Xu waved his hand, the pressure in his heart became more and more urgent, and he couldn't tolerate any negligence.

At this moment, the ministers who wanted to rush into the palace and splash their blood on the golden throne received a shocking news.

Chief Assistant Gu Bingqian was stripped of his membership and sent to prison!

In front of Taihe Gate.

Ye Xianggao, Han Huang, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong and others all looked overjoyed after being startled.

Gu Bingqian has always been their biggest stumbling block. If he blocked Ye Xianggao Fuqi, he would also block Han Huang, Gao Panlong and others. Now that he is gone, they will have a smooth road ahead.

No one was more excited than Yang Lian. Although he was the most powerful in the court, his prestige was very low and his weight was not enough. He always felt "isolated and helpless".Now, their Donglin Party has come back to the court, and the momentum of all Zheng Yingchao will be far better than that of Tianqi Dynasty!

Zhao Nanxing couldn't calm down at this time, looked at Gao Panlong and said, "Once the bandit Gu is gone, there will be no resistance from the court, and we can completely prevent the emperor from recklessly ordering, no matter if there is no order from the cabinet, or whether it is from the six departments or not." The right to deny and refute can restrict the emperor, and the rejuvenation of Ming Dynasty is not far away!"

"Master Zhao is right. As long as you control the cabinet, you will be able to suppress the six ministries. If you have the help of science and Taoism, no one will support the emperor no matter how messy he wants to be!"

"Great, let's go back and write the memorial, and send it to the Secretary of General Administration tonight. After the court meeting, we need to fill in the ministers and complete the six parts!"

"Okay, then let's go to see King Xin. The prince has been worried all the time, and he must be happy to see the success."

Ye Xianggao, Han Huang and the others nodded slightly with smiles on their faces.

Although their political opinions are not exactly the same, their goals are the same, exorcising evil and using righteousness, improving state affairs, leading the Ming Dynasty to rejuvenate, benefiting the common people all over the world, and establishing a foundation for eternal life!

"Go, go back now, yes, go back!"

"On the day after tomorrow's court discussion, we must make up for the emperor's mistakes!"

"Soldiers and horses must be withdrawn, Minister of the Ministry of War, must carefully check and select!"

"Not only the Ministry of War, but also the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Industry must be selected carefully. The emperor must not be allowed to get close to villains!"

"Go quickly, don't slow down others!"

More than 40 adults gathered in front of the Taihe Gate discussed and then left in twos and threes, planning to go.

The cabinet is now short of five assistant ministers, six ministers are short of four ministers, six ministers are short of twelve ministers, and there are more others.One radish and one pit, although both belong to cronies, but each has cronies, and they all want to push their own people, so it is inevitable that there will be some competition and exchange, and black box operations.

These people didn't know that it was Wei Zhongxian who copied Gu Bingqian, so they left with confidence.

Enter Ye Xianggao's residence.

Han Huang, Zhao Nanxing, Gao Panlong, Zuo Guangdou, Yang Lian and others were all there.The few of them are considered the high-level members of the Donglin Party, and they are enough to lead the entire Donglin Party in terms of prestige and influence.

However, now there is a problem.

According to their previous discussion, Ye Xianggao, Han Yu, Zhao Nanxing, and Gao Panlong will enter the cabinet first, Yang Lian will be transferred to the Minister of Rites next year, Zuo Guangdou will be the Minister of the Ministry of Industry first, and he will be transferred to Zuodu Yushi next year. In another two years, it will be logical for the two of them to join the cabinet.

But now there is one more cabinet minister and two ministers.

Among them, Fu Chen, the Ministry of Rites, and the Minister of the Household Department are the most important.

Although there were only six people in the lobby, they were divided into three camps.

Ye Xianggao and Han Huang are close in political views, pay attention to the overall situation, maintain the stability of the court, and act moderately; Zhao Nanxing and Gao Panlongdou are radical people, and they want to eliminate all evil parties and use honest people; Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou are relatively gentle , did not necessarily exclude other people in the court cleanly, but was upright and awe-inspiring.

Zhao Nanxing pondered for a while, and spoke first: "Wei Dazhong, you can be the minister of the Ministry of Industry, and Gu Dazhang can be the minister of the Ministry of Rites."

Zuo Guangdou glanced at him, and said somewhat tit-for-tat: "Ruan Dacheng can serve as the Minister of the Ministry of War, and Zhou Qiyuan can be transferred to be Minister of the Imperial Palace."

"Li Qiyuan, you can join the cabinet."

"Li Yingsheng is qualified to be the censor of Qiandu."

Soon, the two sides had a heated argument, but they were both calm. They asked for a lot of money and paid back the money when they landed. It was all for the benefit of their own people, and there was no need to completely tear each other apart.

Ye Xianggao and Han Huang looked at each other, frowning, but this is also Donglin's tradition, they can't oppose it, otherwise it is equivalent to opposing the entire Donglin Party, this consequence, even Ye Xianggao and Han Huang Can't stand it.