Domineering Daming

Although the Tiger Wolf Guard is said to be "the joint commander of the Ming court and King Shunping", but they are stationed in Tumu Fort, and they all know each other well, and they are still under the control of Daming.

Zhu Xu had planned for a long time, and said without hesitation: "Dorgon."

Shen Yongmao originally hoped that Zhao would be the leader, but when Zhu Xu said the word "Dorgon", his expression changed slightly, he frowned and said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, Dorgon is a slave, he is afraid... ...Isn't it right?"

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, and said: "Don't worry, if he sincerely surrenders, he will surely be rich and prosperous! If there is any change, the next moment will be his death!"

Shen Yongmao knew that Zhu Xu had the means to control them, but the Tiger Wolf Guard was a dagger inserted into the grassland by Daming, and it was destined to grow in the future.

His expression changed, but he still said: "Your Majesty, if you are not of my race, you must have a different heart. I think you can let Zhao lead the teaching as the chief soldier, and Dorgon as the deputy chief soldier. They should be under strict control, just in case."

Zhu Xu waved his hand, and said in a decisive tone: "There is no need to discuss this, Zhao Lijiao is going to let him go to Shaanxi to train cavalry, and cooperate with Hong Chengchou to suppress civil unrest."

It is troublesome for infantry to deal with infantry, but it is different if there are cavalry. Even if there are not many cavalry, it is enough to improve the situation.

Seeing that Zhu Xu had made up his mind, Shen Yongmao was still uneasy and knew that he could not persuade him. He thought that he had to find Sun Chengzong and others to persuade the emperor, so he silently bypassed this question and said: "Your Majesty, I just went to Passing Wenzhao Pavilion, King Xin... seems to disagree with this matter."

In Zhu Xu's expectation, the Ming Dynasty's policy towards Mongolia, perhaps because of the "orthodoxy" involved, has always been the main battle. Although the dynasties have kept changing, the tone has not changed.

During the Wanli period, especially when Qi Jiguang was stationed in Jimen, he was extremely tough. In the later period, the national power was weak and divided by "rewards" and mutual markets. Then when the Houjin rose, the Ming Dynasty needed Mongolian tribes to contain the Houjin, and they also strongly supported it at one time. Chahar Ministry.

But in the Tianqi Dynasty, this situation changed, which was caused by the actual problem of the empty treasury.In history, in the Chongzhen Dynasty, there were the most repetitions. First, they refused firmly and refused to give anything.Later, in the face of Houjin, his combat power gradually increased and recovered, and as Chahar was unable to restrain him, he refused to give it again.

Over and over again, the towns on the Great Wall were not peaceful. In case of natural disasters, the tribes of Monan Mongolia invaded the towns on the Great Wall one after another, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of crimes.

Now, with Daming defeating Houjin, Zhu Youjian is naturally unwilling to give Chahar "year-old coins", which is humiliating to him.

Zhu Xu thought for a while, and said: "I will persuade Brother Huang about this matter, and the Ministry of War will take care of the specific matters."

"According to the order."

Not surprised, Shen Yongmao took out a memorial from his pocket and said: "Your Majesty, I have some thoughts on the civil unrest in Southwest China, please read it over."

Liu Shimin walked over, took it and handed it to Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu glanced at him, flipped through the notebook, and saw the words "Zhu Lian Fa".

Zhu Xu has an ambiguous attitude of neither supporting nor opposing Zhulian, and ransacking the family and destroying the family at every turn will not solve the problem, but will only arouse the inner fear of the officials and the people.Why did officials in the late Ming Dynasty "beg for return" at every turn? Among other things, the power of Xiong Tingbi's transmission of the first nine sides is no small matter.

Zhu Xu watched patiently. Shen Yongmao's implicated law is actually similar to the "Baojia Law", which enforces strict control at the grassroots level.

It states: Rural households in various places, regardless of the main household or customers, form one insurance for every ten households, five guarantees constitute one major guarantee, and ten guarantees constitute one metropolitan guarantee.If there are more than two Ding in the family, one person will be Bao Ding.During the slack season, Baoding was gathered for military training; at night, the wheel patrols were patrolled to maintain peace.

There is also a strict part, which is the essence of the law of implicated companies: once there is a civil disturbance involved, if one person is at fault, one family will be convicted; if one family is guilty, one will be held accountable, and so on.

This Baojia Law came from Wang Anshi in the Song Dynasty. The original intention was good, but many of them were inappropriate, and the interests of the scholar-official class were the most infringed. Therefore, like Zhang Juzheng's reform, it did not last long, and its actual effect has yet to be tested.

But for the current Southwest, whether it can play a role, and whether the imperial court can achieve effective control and supervision during the implementation process is also a question mark.

No matter how good the system is, the key lies in the people!

When the public sentiment is turbulent, if a group of corrupt officials, even mediocre ones, will have a powerful counterproductive effect.

Zhu Xu had reservations about this implicated law, but he was a little moved, and said in a deep thought: "Well, after Mr. Shen goes back, he will discuss it carefully with the Ministry of War, and I will think it over again."

Shen Yongmao guessed that Zhu Xu was probably worried that the court's implicated law would make wedding dresses for the rebellious people and train soldiers. He had already prepared a draft and said: "Your Majesty, if you are worried, it is better to find a place to do it first like the past reforms." How about a test?"

Zhu Xu's heart moved when he heard this, and he nodded with a smile, "That's a good idea. The three-year freshmen of the Royal Political Academy are about to graduate, so it will come in handy. If this 'Zhulian method' is really suitable, it can be promoted in the southwest. "

Seeing that Zhu Xu agreed, Shen Yongmao was also very happy, and said: "Observe the order!"

Chapter 440

Shen Yongmao left, and Zhu Xu didn't care to read the playbook, so he stretched himself, thinking that the flowers in the imperial garden were just in bloom, so he stood up and said, "Let's go to the imperial garden for a walk."

Cao Huachun and Liu Shimin turned around at the same time, Cao Huachun wanted to arrange for guards, and Liu Shimin wanted to call the chief inspector to follow.

Just as Zhu Xu walked out of the imperial study, he suddenly asked, "What has Wei Zhongxian been doing lately?"

Cao Huachun took a step forward and said, "Go back to the emperor, he is investigating corruption cases in Shandong, Beizhili, Henan, and Shanxi."

Zhu Xu stepped towards the direction of the Imperial Garden. The four provinces that Cao Huachun mentioned were the first to carry out political reforms. As they stabilized, various problems gradually surfaced. Apart from the need for fine-tuning of the system and policies, the situation is still unclear and will not be accepted. The officials at hand should also be cleaned up.

The reason why Dongchang wanted to take action was not only to deter them, but also to remind the four provinces that they could not follow the old path of the past, they needed to be loyal to the emperor and obey the court.

"Tell him to enter the palace." Zhu Xu looked at the door of the imperial garden, stopped and thought for a while.

Cao Huachun looked at Zhu Xu's back and said softly, "Yes."

This year's summer was extremely hot, with a long drought and no rain. Zhu Xu came to the shade and lay on the swing, looking at the lush green flowers and trees not far away, and finally felt refreshed.

The problems of Ming Dynasty can now be said to have erupted in an all-round way. The external troubles have not gone away, and the internal troubles have arisen again.

Zhu Xu dangled on the swing, looking at the dazzling sky with a dull expression.

The so-called coldness in the heights, the so-called "wild people", the so-called emptiness and loneliness, Zhu Xu now feels very deeply. In this huge Ming Dynasty, there is no one who can let him chat with his heart, express his thoughts, and talk about everything.

After an unknown amount of time, Cao Huachun walked over quietly and whispered beside him, "Your Majesty, Wei Zhongxian is here."

Zhu Xu trembled, opened his eyes, took a deep breath, rubbed his face, sat up and said, "Let him in."

For a while just now, Zhu Xu unconsciously took a nap.

Cao Huachun glanced at the inner eunuch who was not far away, and the inner eunuch turned around and left the round door.

Cao Huachun and Liu Shimin looked at each other, thinking that the emperor hadn't slept soundly for several days.

Wei Zhongxian was dressed in a python suit, walked towards Zhu Xu in a slow pace, and seemed to be in a hurry, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I will see you."

He wore this suit almost everywhere he went, as if he wanted the whole world to know that this was a python suit, and that he was the country's uncle Suning.

Zhu Xu took the herbal tea from the inner eunuch, took a sip, and said with a smile, "Be flat, you did a good job in Jiangnan's affairs, but I can't reward you, I have to punish you."

Maybe it was because the sun was too poisonous this year, Wei Zhongxian's complexion became darker again, dark and deeply wrinkled, like an old farmer, he glanced at Zhu Xu, and said cautiously: "I don't care about rewards and punishments, I only care about the emperor's worries."

Zhu Xu nodded with a smile, and said, "Well, I just like your sensibleness. In Ming Dynasty, there are too few sensible people."

The literati of Ming Dynasty not only had high demands on themselves, but also had higher demands on their monarchs, wishing them to become saints.The strong emperor is fine, but the weak emperor can only be bullied into a mess.

Wei Zhongxian bowed slightly, becoming more and more humble.

Holding the teacup, Zhu Xu looked at Wei Zhongxian and said, "Tell me about your investigation of corruption."

Wei Zhongxian took out a memorandum from his hand and said: "Return to the emperor, the left councilor in Shandong, the two councilors in Henan, three prefects in Shanxi, and the county magistrate in Shuntian Prefecture, all involved in corruption, dereliction of duty, misappropriation of disaster relief food, silver taels, the evidence is solid, Dongchang is raising a case."

Zhu Xu nodded, the so-called wealth is touching, the senior officials who hold great power and lack supervision, it is strange that there is no corruption.But for the time being, he can't decentralize power, and can only use strong external supervision to fight corruption.

After taking another sip of tea, Zhu Xu said, "I plan to downgrade Dongchang and hang it in Wenzhao Pavilion, and obey the king's orders."