Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu strode out of the Ten Princes' Mansion, sat in Long Zhuo, and let out a long breath.

The face that should be had must be taken care of in the end. If you don't do your utmost to benevolent and righteous, you can't lay a heavy hand on others.

"People's words are terrible."

Zhu Xu said to himself.This time, whether he was treating King Fu or the prince of the clan, he had done his best. If he didn't submit honestly, he couldn't be blamed for killing him.

As soon as he entered the palace, Cao Huachun greeted him, and Zhu Xu asked as he walked, "What's the news from Luoyang?"

Cao Huachun said: "King Fu still doesn't seem to have the intention of going to Beijing, and Wei Zhongxian is also standing still, waiting for the order."

"Give them three days."

There was a hint of murderousness in Zhu Xu's tone, and he said: "Three days later, all clan and vassal kings in the capital who have not handed over their fields and private property, no matter who they are, will let King Lu lead the patrol camp to arrest people! Pass the decree to Wei Zhongxian After three days, there is no more movement from King Fu, so he will be arrested immediately and sent to prison with his identity removed!"

Chapter 356

The capital of the Ming Dynasty, unknowingly, was already different from that of the Tianqi years.

The fiery party struggle has dissipated, replaced by the ruling and opposition parties, Qiqi is dissatisfied with the new emperor.

The little emperor raised troops indiscriminately, abolished the cabinet, expelled the gentlemen, and appointed traitors. Except that he was still underage and could not indulge in excesses, all the things that a foolish king should do have been done.

At this time, all kinds of literary associations and book clubs are everywhere, and they are good at pointing out the current problems. In the past, they used to criticize party struggles and reviled treacherous evil. Now, they are all dark times when there is an unspoken faint king in power and treacherous sycophants.

A carriage that came out of the palace quietly left the Xihua Gate and headed west.

Countless forbidden soldiers followed quietly around, surrounding the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Zhu Xu was shaking his fan, still sweating profusely.

Fu Changzong looked at Zhu Xu's face covered with sweat, and said worriedly: "Your Majesty, as you said, the weather has become more and more strange in recent years. The winter is extremely cold and the summer is extremely hot. It's not yet July. I'm afraid that this year's drought will worsen." deepened further."

Zhu Xu nodded. With his physique, he is afraid of the cold in winter and the heat in summer. He sweats all over his body when there is any movement. He lifted the curtain and looked out. He was still in the capital, and the streets were full of people coming and going, and the heat was steaming.

Fu Changzong also took a good look, and happened to see the branch of Huijin Commercial Bank, where a man was enthusiastically selling tea.

Fu Changzong was moved, and said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid it will be difficult to do business in the future, so we need to make plans early."

Zhu Xu lowered the curtain and said, "Well, I know...the household department must pay close attention to the drought situation, provide timely relief, and dare to kill and bury anyone who dares to be tempted by the relief supplies!"

Fu Changzong responded, looking at Zhu Xu calmly with his eyes. For some reason, in recent days, he always felt that Zhu Xu was good at being hostile.

The carriage wobbled out of the city for a while, and then started to drive smoothly and at a much faster speed.

"Maybe it's because of too much pressure recently?"

Fu Changzong thought to himself, changed the subject, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this new road is really good. It is hard and flat. With this kind of road, it will not hinder the road when it rains. No matter where you go, it should be very convenient."

The road under the carriage is naturally a concrete road. Although this kind of cement road is far inferior to later generations, it is enough for the current Daming. With the current materials, manpower, and prices, even if a cement road from Jingshi to Yingtian is built, it will not be difficult. It doesn't take 20 taels.

Led by the Ministry of Industry, well-trained and skilled road-building officials were dispatched to various places. With the cooperation of localities, people were recruited, and many people went hand in hand. The repairs were amazingly fast.

Zhu Xu was very satisfied with what Xu Dahua did, and said with a smile: "This is not difficult. I have already asked the Ministry of Industry to pass on the road construction method to the state capitals, and ordered them to contact the landlords and donate money and silver. Building roads is a good thing that benefits the country and the people."

Fu Changzong also smiled and said: "For this kind of thing, if you want to come to various state capitals, you will be very enthusiastic."

The corner of Zhu Xu's mouth was smiling. There are still many local officials in Daming who are sincere in their work. They are also keen to accumulate reputation in the local area and do some practical things.Building roads is a political achievement confessed to the imperial court, and it can also be engraved with a stele to leave a name. It is like an indelible "poor achievement". Officials with a little thought will not let it go.

The imperial court paid for the construction of official roads connecting various important cities, and some places built within the state capital to connect with the official roads. A network of roads extending in all directions will be spread all over Daming quietly.

If there is a war somewhere, even if it is rainy, huge carriages, carrying a load of soldiers, and even cannons, galloping to help, Zhu Xu feels excited just thinking about that scene.

Donkey boo boo~

Suddenly, the carriage shook and stopped abruptly.

Cao Bianjiao, who was driving in front, turned his head and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, there are peasants digging the river ahead."

Zhu Xu opened the curtain and looked outside. He couldn't see the end at a glance. There were peasants everywhere, wearing short hexagrams, and carts of mud were dug out from the river and pushed into the distance.

Fu Changzong also saw it, turned his head and said: "Your Majesty, not only the capital city, but almost all the main branches and tributaries of the Yellow River along the Yangtze River are being cleaned up. The Qin Tianjian has predicted that there will be no rain in the past month. The rain this summer is afraid. It’s all going to be in August.”

Zhu Xumoran, the most notable feature of the Little Ice River is that the rainwater is concentrated for a short time, forming a severe flood, and then continuing to be dry, with nothing growing.

Zhu Xu put down the curtain, sat in the carriage, thought for a while, and said: "Notify all places, when the rainy season comes, find a way to store water, whether it is building a pool or digging a well, in short, there must be no shortage of water, especially in Shaanxi. Henan, Shanxi, Jiangxi, Shandong and other places."

Fu Changzong responded. As the weather became more and more dry, he also agreed with Zhu Xu's thoughts and made serious speculations about the future disaster.

After the civilian husband passed by, Cao Huachun drove the carriage to the west, and they were going to the base of the Firearms Bureau.

At the same time, Lu Wang Zhu Changhao also left the ten princes' mansion, entered the palace, and entered Wucheng Pavilion.

Wucheng Pavilion is opposite to Wenzhao Pavilion, and it is also called "the second floor of Wenwu". Wucheng Pavilion houses the memorial tablets of the Zhu family's successive emperors, and there is also a library, including the Yongle Grand Ceremony.

A wing room in Wucheng Pavilion was changed into a meeting hall, and the 27 one-word princes were sorted according to "official rank" and "generation". Zhu Changhao was assigned to the lower right hand of King Ping, and his lower left hand was King Jin.

The government affairs of the Governor's Yuan are very general and have no real power, and everyone knows what's going on. Except for a few cases that are "violated by official etiquette" occasionally transferred by the Metropolitan Procuratorate, most of the time, they are also responsible. is doing nothing.

The so-called "offensive to official etiquette", such as officials caught prostitutes by the censor, staying overnight in a brothel, fighting in the street and other unseemly things, are held by the censor, and they can't deal with them seriously. Governor come.

King Ping knew that Zhu Xu wanted him to keep an eye on these princes and prevent them from causing trouble, so he sat there, looked around slowly with his stomach upright, and said with a smile: "Everyone is here, today is relatively uniform, no one asks for leave, then King Lu, King De, King Ji, go out to my palace later, there will be a good show today, you will definitely like it..."

Everyone didn't speak, they were used to the governor, or Zongzheng's "no way".

It was the first time that King Lu appeared on such an occasion, seeing that everyone looked at him indifferently, and they all looked like they had nothing to do with themselves. They also learned to lower their heads and squint their eyes, as if they were wandering beyond the sky.

King Ping blinked, put his hands on the table, his fat face was like a rich man with no temper, he said with a smile: "There is no case today, let's talk first, ha ha."

The others didn't answer, feeling extremely embarrassed.

Fortunately, King Ping is also used to it. He looked at King Heng and said with a smile: "King Heng, didn't you say you wanted a salary before? I told King Xin before, and it won't be long before it will be reissued."

King Heng took the throne in the 24th year of Wanli, and now he is getting old. He opened his eyes and looked at King Ping, and smiled with all his strength, "Thank you, my lord."

The others also opened their eyes at this time, with a smile on the corner of their mouths.Mosquitoes are meat no matter how small they are, what's more, the imperial court forced them to hand over so many food fields, and getting some back would be enough to make them happy for a long time.

At this time, Zhu Changhao, who seemed to be resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes, looked around, and coughed.

Chapter 357 The sword is unsheathed

King Lu's cough was like thunder in the quiet meeting hall.

Almost all the princes opened their eyes and looked up at him, including Prince Ping with curious expressions on their faces.

King Lu's entry to Beijing was different from theirs. They came to Beijing to attend the new emperor's enthronement ceremony. To put it bluntly, they were tricked into Beijing by Zhu Xu.As for King Lu, he was "caught" back after claiming that he was sick, so his status was extremely embarrassing.

His cough also had an unusual meaning.