Domineering Daming

"A chance?" Zhu Youjian asked in confusion, not knowing why.

Just as Zhu Xu was about to speak, Liu Shimin appeared at the door and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Ye and others have arrived."

Zhu Xu nodded and said: "Let them wait, I will talk to Brother Huang."

Liu Shimin agreed, turned around and walked a few steps, facing Ye Xianggao, Zhao Nanxing and the others said: "My lords, later, the emperor is talking to King Xin."

Ye Xianggao naturally had nothing to do, and nodded with a smile.

Zhu Xu was interrupted by Liu Shimin, and had to reorganize. Looking at Zhu Youjian, he said, "Brother Emperor, your position as a co-governor is unknown, and the ancestral law cannot be followed. Therefore, I decided to open a separate room in Wenzhao Pavilion." , you will lead Ye Xianggao to assist the government, and all government affairs will be handled by you."

Zhu Youjian was stunned. Although what Zhu Xu said seemed to make sense, he always felt awkward and unreasonable after thinking about it.

He also knew that he couldn't resist Zhu Xu's decision, so he straightened out his thoughts seriously, and said, "Your Majesty, the cabinet is the most important yamen for all dynasties to assist government and handle government affairs..."

Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "I know all of this. Don't you think the emperor can't see that I want to sort out the government affairs? A Wang Wenyan was written in the cabinet, and he dared to bribe the cabinet. Do you think Ye Xianggao People really don't know? Or do you think I really don't know anything?"

Zhu Youjian couldn't say a word when Zhu Xu blocked him, and he also knew that the Donglin Party had made great efforts to save Xiong Tingbi, and no one in the government and the opposition knew about it.He also knew who Wang Wenyan was.

However, he still couldn't agree with it. It seemed simple to set up another cabinet, but it was actually very complicated.The cabinet is the most crucial point of Ming Dynasty, it involves all aspects, and it cannot be abolished with a single sentence.

Zhu Xu also understood, and continued to flicker: "I have no intention of abolishing the cabinet and government affairs immediately. Brother Huang will lead Ye Xianggao and others to deal with them. When the right time comes, I will abolish them before establishing them."

Zhu Youjian took a deep breath, suppressed the awkwardness in his heart, and said: "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance. I think it should be discussed by the court..."

Zhu Xu smacked his lips secretly, Zhu Youjian was getting more and more difficult to be fooled, he sat up straight, his face was flat, and his tone was a little blunt: "Brother Emperor, if the court can make a decision, I won't ask you to discuss it. "

Zhu Youjian couldn't help but get half shorter when he saw that Zhu Xu was acting like an emperor.

Zhu Xu stood up, picked up the teacup, took a sip, turned his back to Zhu Youjian and said, "Brother Huang has been in the cabinet for more than half a year, and he knows what government affairs are like now. If I don't take care of it, it will only get worse. , no matter how difficult it is to clean up, time will never wait."

This sentence hit Zhu Youjian's key point, and he didn't need to care about anything else, but when it came to "national capital", he was three points more nervous than Zhu Xu.

After struggling in his heart for a while, he stood up, looked at Zhu Xu, and said in a deep voice: "I understand, I'm going to see Master Ye and others."

Zhu Xu's mouth curled up. Zhu Youjian was smart enough to understand his intentions so quickly.

Turning around, he said calmly: "Well, Cao Huachun, you go with the emperor and move the cabinet here as it is, and the treatment is the same as that of the cabinet."

"According to the order."

Cao Huachun agreed, and accompanied Zhu Youjian and turned to the outside.

After Zhu Youjian left, Zhu Xu suddenly let go of his tense face, let out a deep breath, and smiled.With Zhu Youjian's persuasion, even if these adults really see something, they have to agree if they disagree.

Sure enough, half an hour later, in the room on the far right of Wenzhao Pavilion, Ye Xianggao respectfully saluted Zhu Xu: "I pay my respects to the emperor."

With his hands behind his back, Zhu Xu looked at Ye Xianggao and said in a provocative voice: "My lords, this is the cabinet. Your job is exactly the same as that of the cabinet. You are my ministers. You must hand over all the government affairs of Ming Dynasty. For you, from now on, King Xin will be the chief minister of the cabinet, and you will all be ministers, assisting me to manage the Qing government and rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty..."

Ye Xianggao and the others were all veterans of the officialdom, and where Zhu Xu's inexperienced speeches could move them, they all kept their faces still and listened with a slight bow.

Zhu Xu talked for a while, seeing that no one responded, he also felt a little embarrassed, but after all, he had fooled this group of people and promised some routines, Zhu Xu left with some unfinished business.

Zhu Xu returned to Wenzhao Pavilion, and not long after, Fu Changzong appeared in Wenzhao Pavilion.

Before noon, Fu Changzong looked tired, with white hair in his fortune, looked at Zhu Xu, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, regarding the separation of national tax and local tax, there has been a big backlash from the local government. The Ministry of Household Affairs has tried many methods, but it is still difficult to achieve Pass."

Zhu Xu drank his tea and said with a smile, "No surprise, uncle, sit down and talk."

Fu Changzong sat down as he said, and said: "About the customs, I haven't talked to King Xin yet, but I tried it in Fujian and Guangdong, and it was resisted by all places. Even if there is a will, Jinyiwei secretly assists, but it doesn't have much effect."

Zhu Xu nodded and thought about it: "Well, the manpower is all set up, send them over, and drive the nails first."

Chapter 242 Implementing the Emperor's Will

The affairs of the household department are so messy, besides the original ones, there are also those that Zhu Xu confessed.

Zhu Xu confessed that almost everything was difficult to complete and extremely difficult.It's not that the Ministry of Household Affairs is weak, but that the local government's backlash is too great. Every time an order is issued, the local government either directly resists it, or obeys the law and violates it, and there is no effect at all.

This made Fu Changzong very anxious. Firstly, it was his own pressure.Secondly, he was worried. He could see that Zhu Xu was under a lot of pressure. He was worried that this pressure would force Zhu Xu to take risks.

For an emperor to take risks, the consequences are absolutely immeasurable.

Throughout the Ming Dynasty, Fu Changzong was the only one who could let Zhu Xu speak out about his inner plans with confidence.

He focused on Zhang Juzheng's "one-whip method", and then slightly touched on "the whole family is divided into acres, and the government and gentry are integrated".

"Small Ding into Mu" is a further development of the "one whip method", which is of great significance to a dynasty.

This was the first time Fu Changzong heard Zhu Xu's idea, and he was shocked.

Officials and gentry have been a special group since ancient times, and they are the foundation of a dynasty. No one can easily touch them, and no one dares!

"really!"

Fu Changzong's face was solemn, and he said solemnly: "Xu'er, you must not touch this matter!"

Fu Changzong's long-lost word "Xu'er" came out of his mouth, which obviously showed the seriousness of the situation.

Seeing Fu Changzong's expression, Zhu Xu sighed inwardly.He didn't know the pros and cons of it, but even Fu Changzong said so, he affirmed the importance of Wei Zhongxian more and more!

Zhu Xu didn't say much, just gave Fu Changzong a vaccination, and soon transferred to the matter of promoting drought-resistant crops such as sweet potatoes and corn.

Fu Changzong was in charge of the household department, and Zhu Xu successively sent several governors dedicated to this matter, which also expanded the area sown rapidly.

Fu Changzong held a letter in his hand, read it and said: "Outside Luoyang City, the Ministry of Households has built a large granary, which has already transported nearly 20 shi of rice and grain, and an increase of [-] shi every year. In addition, Shaanxi, Shanxi They are also preparing for construction, buying from various places, and the food they mobilize is also being transported..."

Zhu Xu nodded as he listened, and said: "The place where the grain is stored must be kept secret and heavily guarded. The grain in the big warehouse must not be tampered with for the time being. In addition, the Ministry of Household Affairs must pay close attention to the disaster situation in various places, and it must be prepared in advance. Guess, I can't let the place drag until it can't be suppressed before I know..."

Fu Changzong nodded and wrote down Zhu Xu's words one by one.

The two talked for more than an hour. Zhou Yingqiu, Ni Wenhuan, Xu Dahua and others had six books. Zhu Xu found them one by one and talked about them for a while.

Now the six ministers are all Zhu Xu's people. None of these people are from the Donglin Party or Qingliu Gentlemen. What they care most about is whether the emperor Zhu Xu's words can be done to his satisfaction. Therefore, Zhu Xu's The will bypasses the cabinet and is implemented extremely thoroughly.

Then, Zhu Xu summoned Yang Lian again.

With Gu Bingqian's downfall, Yang Lian seemed to be the most influential in the court. Among the six divisions, the thirteen censors, almost all the officials followed him.

After all, Yang Lian is Zhu Xu's teacher, Zhu Xu asked him to sit down very politely, and then said with a smile: "Master Yang, the emperor's sister-in-law approached me before and told me about continuing the class, and I also plan to resume class , what do you think sir?"

The emperor Zhu Xu can't see him whenever he wants, and he doesn't go to court at all times, hiding in the deep palace without knowing what to do.

Yang Lian was full of words in his heart, but when he heard Zhu Xu's words, he still suppressed it, his face softened, and he thought about it: "Your Majesty, I have thought about it a long time ago. The current state affairs are complicated. Your Majesty also has more time to attend classes and study, to discern the principles of sages..."

Zhu Xu smiled and nodded, as if what the teacher said made sense.

This time, Zhu Xu mainly wanted Yang Lian's Metropolitan Procuratorate to patrol the world and fight corruption.After Yang Lian talked for a while, Zhu Xu shifted to the main topic.