Domineering Daming

Furthermore, there are people who have been watching with cold eyes and waiting for their opportunities.

Qian Qianyi from the Imperial Academy put down his pen at this moment, looked in the direction of the Huangji Hall, and whispered to himself: "I, Qian Qianyi, should come out."

He wrote this memorial, with his position as the leader of Donglin, the power is extremely powerful.He also got the secret thought of Eunuch Cao, the palm print eunuch, that he will have a position as the Minister of Rites next year.

In the south, Wen Tiren, who had resigned from the Ministry of Rites, kept an eye on the court situation. He had already decided to enter Beijing before the new emperor changed the Yuan Dynasty.

Zhou Yanru was also on the same mind, preparing to go north all the time.

Chapter 264

Apocalypse six years, winter, heavy snow.

The Palace of Compassion and Ning is wrapped in silver, and it is all white, with snowflakes falling all over the sky, which is really beautiful.

Little Yongning is almost one year old. She is wrapped in a thick padded jacket and sits on a square car, looking outside with her eyes wide open, full of curiosity.

Zhu Xu was rarely at leisure, sitting by the side, giving the little guy something to eat from time to time.

"Cough, cough, drink some tea and warm up."

Queen Mother Zhang sat on the other side across the tea table, coughing softly.

"Thank you sister-in-law." Zhu Xu took it with a smile and took a sip.Shaking his head inwardly, Aunt Huang's tea art needs to be improved, much worse than that of Yao Qingqing.

"Yeah!"

Xiao Yongning stretched out his small hand, trying to catch the snowflakes falling not far away.

Empress Dowager Zhang glanced at the little guy, coughed a few more times, wiped her mouth, and said with a smile: "King Xin came to see me a few days ago and said that you did the right thing this time."

Zhu Xu put down his teacup and shook his head secretly. Zhu Youjian came to look for Empress Dowager Zhang, probably not to praise him, but to put pressure on him, wanting him to really stop meddling in the government affairs.

"Cough cough!"

Empress Dowager Zhang coughed several times in a row, her face alternately pale and flushed.

Zhu Xu frowned, and said with concern: "Sister-in-law, have you seen the imperial physician?"

Empress Dowager Zhang took a sip of tea, smiled lightly and said, "I've been watching it all the time, minor ailments don't bother me, and I'll be fine after winter."

Zhu Xu understood that Empress Dowager Zhang's body was not suitable for pregnancy, and I was afraid that this was one of the sequelae, so she thought to herself to go back to the imperial physician and ask with a smile on her face, "That's good, by the way, sister-in-law, look... …In your name, all the family members of the clan and princes are announced to the capital, what do you think?"

Empress Dowager Zhang was taken aback, looked at Zhu Xu suspiciously and said, "I know you have ordered King Ping to summon all the vassals to the capital, why did you call their relatives?"

Zhu Xu blinked and said with a smile: "Just to say it casually, by the way, I heard that Concubine Liu is not in good health recently, is it getting better?"

Empress Dowager Zhang is also a smart person, she took a deep look at Zhu Xu, and said calmly: "Healing illness is like spinning silk, how can it be so fast, be patient."

"Yeah." Zhu Xu nodded again and again, and sighed secretly, but he was impatient. He couldn't mess around with the clan no more than courtiers.

Inside Wenzhao Pavilion.

King Xin has already divided his seats, Qian Longxi is ranked first in the auxiliary administration, and the others also have their own positions, corresponding to the six ministries and nine ministers, busy dealing with the accumulated government affairs.

In Zhu Youjian's separate room, Ni Wenhuan reported: "My lord, according to your request, there is no expansion. Except for the three of Zhao Nanxing, there are ten other people who are the brains of this 'palace case', and there is no There are too many ties."

Zhu Youjian was wearing a python suit, sitting there with a dignified demeanor, nodded with a calm expression and said: "Well, Mr. Ni is always at ease in doing things, and it is not suitable to expand for the time being."

It's not that Zhu Youjian is not without anger in his heart, and he also wants to use it to gain power, but his reason tells him that his foundation is not stable now, and he must be stable.

The fact is indeed the case. The officials outside the imperial palace who were originally anxious, as the Ministry of Criminal Justice quickly closed the case, they all calmed down. They did not cause too much trouble and gradually calmed down. Especially at the end of the year, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

As soon as Ni Wenhuan came out, Zhang Woxu went in. He was over 80, old-fashioned, but full of energy. He bowed and said in a loud voice, "Your Majesty, you need to decide on the ceremony of enthronement ceremony, the change of Yuan and so on."

This matter involves all aspects, and it cannot be done by the Ministry of Rites alone.

Zhu Youjian accepted the note with a blank face, and said, "Well, after I have read it, I will call Mr. Zhang to discuss it again."

Zhang Wo continued to bow, and said: "There is also next year's imperial examination, officials from various places, test questions..."

It was the first time Zhu Youjian really took power, and encountered too many difficulties, but had to make a decision and shoulder the responsibility.

Zhang Woxu stayed there for half an hour, Xu Dahua from the Ministry of Industry went in and talked for another half an hour, followed by Zhou Yingqiu from the Ministry of Officials.

Holding the memorial book, Zhou Yingqiu said like a few treasures: "My lord, about next year's assessment, the appointment and promotion of officials from various places..."

Zhu Youjian sat there, listening carefully, nodding his head from time to time.

The last one is Fu Changzong from the household department. No one dares to despise him now, not to mention that he holds the money bag of Ming Dynasty, the most important thing is that he represents the will of Emperor Zhu Xu.

Fu Changzong had the privilege to sit opposite King Xin in the side room. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the tax revenue for next year has been calculated, and after deducting the salt tax and tea tax, the real silver is less than 100 million taels. It has little effect, and I'm afraid it will be greatly reduced, because the disasters in various places are getting worse..."

Zhu Youjian frowned, that is to say, Daming's annual tax revenue was less than 100 million taels, because the salt tax was cancelled, and now it is controlled by the emperor's private firm.

Fu Changzong didn't expect him to be able to solve it, and continued in a simple and subtle manner.

"My lord, regarding the establishment of the customs, I think it's the right time."

"There are more and more wastelands in the country's dry land. The lower officials believe that they should be checked and used, and they should not be abandoned."

"My lord, the disaster is getting more and more serious now. The officials suggest that we should collect a tax from the rich. Anyone who has more than a certain amount of money and grain must pay the tax..."

Zhu Youjian listened, some nodded, and some shook their heads firmly, such as increasing the tax on the rich and checking the acres of land.

Zhu Youjian knew very well in his heart that these cannot be moved, especially at this time, they are the cornerstone of Ming Dynasty, if they are moved, they will be pushed to the opposite side, which will cause chaos in the world!

Fu Changzong was just probing, or laying an ambush. Once the time is right, he can do it without Zhu Youjian's order.

Zhu Youjian is very busy, he is in a mess, if he can't stay in the palace overnight, he can't wait to spend twelve hours a day on government affairs.

It stands to reason that Zhu Youjian is busy, which means that Zhu Xu is very relaxed.

In fact it is not.

Royal study.

Sun Chuanting stood in front of the imperial table and said: "Your Majesty, Jiannu has won a great victory. Neikalkha was divided between the Chahar tribe of Mongolia and Jiannu. Huang Taiji has also returned to the army, but the soldiers and horses have not been disbanded. It is possible to go south to Xiaolinghe."

Although Zhu Xu had already guessed, he still shook his head secretly when he heard it.

Lin Dan Khan destroyed the Great Wall by himself. Not only did he not curb the construction of slaves, he allowed it to grow bigger, and even helped him. Now that he has lost his barrier, his superficial Mongol Khan can't stop Huang Taiji at all. I'm afraid it will still be the same as in history , In two or three years, they will be defeated and die, and Mongolia will either surrender or be an alliance or be annexed, and it will not become an obstacle to Houjin at all.

Zhu Xu pondered for a while, looked at Sun Chuanting and said, "Master Sun, I have been hesitating whether to sell the red cannon to Lin Danhan to resist Jiannu."

Sun Chuanting's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, no! Lin Danhan only controlled Chahar, and he was no match for Jiannu at all. If he was given to Lin Danhan, he would soon be in Jiannu's hands and destroy Liaodong. defense!"

Ever since Yuan Chonghuan repelled Nurhachi with artillery, everyone in Ming Dynasty realized the importance of artillery, so they would never allow Jiannu to have artillery.