Domineering Daming

"The imperial examination is still clean!"

Xiong Wenju led a group of people and directly overturned the coachman, making a gesture to overturn Zhou Yanru's carriage and push Zhou Yanru down.

Zhou Yanru was furious, he is a man of virtue, prestige and official position, how could he allow a group of white clothes to beat him!

"Presumptuous, stop it!" Zhou Yanru shouted angrily as he staggered on the carriage.

"beat!"

Xiong Wenju led a group of people and overturned the carriage directly.

Zhou Yanru fell to the ground, struggling to get up, but was caught back by seven or eight feet in an instant.

"What are you doing? I'm an official of the imperial court. You guys are treason... ah..."

The scholars were so angry that they couldn't hear him. They regarded him as the real culprit of the "examination leak case", surrounded him angrily, punched and kicked him!

"Kill you corrupt official!"

"Who else is an accomplice!"

"Quickly tell me, who have you bribed to help you suppress the case!"

The scholars were very angry, their hands and feet were even harder, and they showed no mercy.

The guards guarding the gate were stunned for a while, and then came to their senses. They rushed over one after another, drove the scholars aside, rescued Zhou Yanru, who was already bruised and swollen, and was covered in injuries, and sent him to the palace.

A group of scholars blocked the door, roaring angrily, and even wanted to rush into the palace, but were blocked by the guards.

It didn't take long for Zhou Yanru to appear in Wenzhao Pavilion, standing in Zhu Youjian's class room, still gently wiping the wound, and crying out in pain from time to time.

Zhu Youjian walked up and down with a gloomy and terrifying expression.

Wang Chengen stood not far away, expressionless, looking at Zhu Youjian with a worried expression.He knew very well that this prince valued "propriety" the most, and this group of scholars actually beat Wen Zhaoge cabinet members and important court officials in front of the palace gate, especially when it was "unreasonable"!

"Hateful, should be killed!"

It took Zhu Youjian a long time to growl, his face was full of murderous intent!

Wang Chengen's face changed slightly, and the hostility in Wang Xin's heart was aroused.

Zhou Yanru was always filled with anger today. Seeing Zhu Youjian's anger, he immediately added fuel to the fire and said, "My lord, this case must be settled as soon as possible, otherwise I am afraid that the court will never have peace, and I will definitely not be the only one who will be beaten." one person!"

"Beating the imperial court official is lawless! How about the investigation by the Ministry of Punishment!?"

Zhu Youjian growled, put his hands on the table, and stared at Zhou Yanru coldly.

Zhou Yanru's heart trembled, he had a bad premonition, and he still insisted: "My lord, there is no progress in the Ministry of Punishment, and the situation is getting worse and worse!"

Zhu Youjian's eyes showed a murderous look, and he said directly to Wang Cheng'en: "Let Wei Zhongxian come to see me!" He doesn't believe in the Ministry of Punishment anymore, even though Wei Zhongxian is even more unreliable, but he is better than the Ministry of Punishment. After all, Dongchang is now hanging in Wenzhao Pavilion under.

Wang Chengen glanced at Wei Zhongxian, bowed and said, "Yes."

Jingyang Palace, inside the Imperial Study Room.

Cao Huachun stood by Zhu Xu's ear, and whispered what happened outside the palace gate into Zhu Xu's ear.

Zhu Xu raised his eyebrows and smiled at the corner of his mouth. He could already foresee that Zhu Youjian would be furious.

He quickly restrained his expression, took a sip of tea from his teacup, looked at Qian Longxi and Jiang Dejing who were standing not far away, and said, "My lords, what do you think of Zhejiang and Jiangsu provinces?"

Jiang Dejing glanced at Qian Longxi, but didn't speak first.They still don't know which one of them is going to Zhejiang and which one is going to Jiangsu.

Qian Longxi looked at Zhu Xu, raised his hand with an expression of understanding and studying for a long time, "Your Majesty, I believe that whether it is Jiangnan or Jiangbei, the political reform is still superficial, or it has not been deepened. People's hearts."

Zhu Xu nodded faintly. The system reform cannot be accomplished overnight. What he is doing now is only the top-level design. It will take time to complete it completely.

Seeing Zhu Xu nodding, Qian Longxi continued: "In addition, the various yamen did not perform their duties seriously, such as the Governor's Yuan. The minister believes that the Governor's Yuan should be established step by step from the province, the government to the county, and call for support from the government. This will not only help to stabilize the political reform, but will also be able to implement various policies and regulations of the imperial court..."

Zhu Xu frowned, with a smile in his eyes, Qian Longxi had indeed done serious research.

Qian Longxi's words continued: "The gentry in the south of the Yangtze River have many misunderstandings about the imperial court. I think that the court newspaper does not do enough. We should vigorously publicize the benefits brought by the imperial court's policies and the great cause of Zhongxing Daming..."

Zhu Xu had a smile on his face, Qian Longxi saw a lot, and these were what Zhu Xu needed them to do.

Seeing that Qian Longxi had said so much, Jiang Dejing rushed to say: "Your Majesty, I believe that the establishment of an academy is conducive to spreading the teachings of saints and adding more talents to our Ming Dynasty. Therefore, after I arrive in Jiangnan, I will definitely implement it with all my strength. The academy, overcome all difficulties to increase the number of students. Also, the minister thinks that the governor’s office is not enough, and the students should also have a yamen to comment on the government and be sympathetic. This yamen can also let the scholars understand the policies of the court..."

Zhu Xu's eyes lit up, he looked at Jiang Dejing, and smiled with satisfaction: "Master Jiang's idea is very good, um, after I go back, I will write a detailed playbook."

Hearing this, Jiang Dejing was excited, and said with a reserved expression, "Observe the order."

Seeing that Jiang Dejing took the lead, Qian Longxi followed closely: "Your Majesty, I believe that the whole country seems to be stable now, but in fact the political reform has brought a lot of chaos. The first duty of the imperial court and local governors is to declare various laws and regulations. , as long as there are laws to follow and evidence to check, then mistakes can be avoided..."

Zhu Xu smiled even more, looked at Qian Longxi and said: "Master Qian's words are also quite reasonable. After returning home, I will write a memorial in detail. In a few days, I will find a time to make a decision through court discussion."

Both Qian Longxi and Jiang Dejing were overjoyed. If the court decided to send them to Jiangnan, it would be a great honor. They could even get rid of the "Wen Zhao Pavilion" label on them and become "Emperor Party"!

Both of them were very excited, and they said all the things they had prepared concisely, which made Zhu Xu quite happy.

Whether it is an official or something else, the most important thing for a person is to have expectations. With expectations, there is motivation. After this incident, he really entered the six departments and ranked in the imperial class!

After half an hour, the two left Jingyang Palace with some unsatisfactory intentions, and went back to their homes, excitedly preparing to write a perfect melody.

As soon as the two left, Liu Shimin came over and said, "Your Majesty, Fu Shangshu has been waiting in the side room for a long time."

Zhu Xu nodded, exhaled lightly, got up and walked towards the side room.

Fu Changzong stood there, just about to salute, Zhu Xu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Uncle, sit down."

Fu Changzong didn't show too much courtesy, after Zhu Xu sat down, he sat opposite him and said, "Your Majesty, I'm here today for year-end inventory."

Zhu Xu's expression moved slightly, and he said immediately: "Uncle said, I'm listening."

The household department's year-end inventory includes not only the household department, but also Huitong Commercial Bank and its various chambers of commerce.

There was a thick account book on the table. Fu Changzong flipped through a page, looked up at Zhu Xu and said, "Your Majesty, last year the Ministry of Households put in 2000 million shi of grain and 300 million taels of silver, and now they are all exhausted. There is a deficit of 150 million yuan in silver." Two, the 800 million shi of food, except for various necessary expenditures, is mostly due to disasters in various places, and most of the deficit is also caused by this.”

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, this was expected, I am afraid that the deficit will continue to increase in the future, and the revenue of the treasury will gradually decrease.

Seeing that Zhu Xu didn't speak, Fu Changzong continued: "The deficit is subsidized by Huitong Commercial Bank. However, the income of Huitong Commercial Bank has also fluctuated, and the growth has slowed down. There are disasters, improper management, and... Jiangnan Resistance over there."

Zhu Xu's eyes changed slightly, he looked at Fu Changzong and said, "Resist?"

Fu Changzong also looked at Zhu Xu, and said with some caution: "It can't be said to be a boycott, but a tacit agreement not to cooperate with the chamber of commerce that Huitong Commercial Bank belongs to."

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, revealing a ray of coldness.

This is a signal that Jiangnan's resistance to the imperial court's political reform has penetrated from those with large vested interests to those with moderate interests. This resistance is likely to be spontaneous and unplanned.