Domineering Daming

Wang Chengen watched coldly. He knew very well that Zhu Youjian had specially recruited the two leaders of the imperial party in order to get closer and facilitate future administration, but Zhou Shangshu obviously rejected Xinwang.

He glanced at Fu Changzong, seeing that he was indifferent, his heart was shocked suddenly, and he whispered in Zhu Youjian's ear: "My lord, don't say any more. Zhou Shangshu's words are for the emperor to hear."

Zhu Youjian's temples twitched, he quickly calmed down in anger, and suddenly came to his senses.

Zhou Yingqiu was different from Fu Changzong. Fu Changzong was the emperor's uncle. No matter what, he belonged to the emperor and was an "imperial party". His gentle attitude towards Zhu Youjian would not arouse the emperor's dissatisfaction and suspicion.But Zhou Yingqiu is different, if this "hidden face" who is in charge of the world's officials arouses the emperor's suspicion, he may be imprisoned at any time!

Rather than saying what he said just now was teaching Xinwang, it might as well be said that he was showing his loyalty to the emperor.

Although Zhu Youjian had figured it out, he was still angry. He looked at Zhou Yingqiu and said in a deep voice, "I don't need you to teach me how to do things. After I return to Beijing, I will investigate the officials. Don't blame me for severely punishing you!"

Zhou Yingqiu leaned slightly, not to mention that the investigation required the emperor to nod, but he really entered the bureaucracy, what he wanted people to see and what he didn't want people to see, he had the final say, so his expression became more and more indifferent.

Zhou Yingqiu was also helpless. With the promotion of Xinwang's status, not only him, but most of the people except Fu Changzong had to express their "loyalty" to the emperor in different ways, otherwise they might be kicked out of their "official career". At such an age, once kicked out, it is possible to be "non-official" for life!

Fu Changzong had already seen what Zhou Yingqiu was thinking, so he closed his eyes and pretended to sleep there, as if he didn't hear anything.

Zhu Youjian's cruel words were naturally for outsiders to hear, otherwise even if he moved to the cabinet, the situation would not change much.

There are also discussions in other carriages, but it is more about how to reward meritorious deeds this time, how those people will be promoted, and how to fill the vacant positions, especially how many good positions there are in Liaodong, which seems to be a vacuum.

I don't know how long it took before the convoy finally arrived at Xiping Fort and took a break. The convoy was about to change horses, and Xiping Fort was also clearing the road.

During this break, Zhu Youjian's words in the carriage reached Zhu Xu's ears smoothly.

Zhu Xu was taken aback for a moment, and then he thought of Zhou Yingqiu's intentions. Even Zhou Yingqiu's words were not only for him, but also for the so-called "imperial party".

Zhu Xu's heart was clear, but he shook his head helplessly and said, "Zhou Yingqiu is really not giving me peace of mind...Cao Huachun, you go to the emperor's brother's carriage in person, and reprimand Zhou Yingqiu on my behalf, saying that he is 'arrogant and domineering, has no respect for elders', Plead guilty to King Xin immediately, and promise not to do it again in the future!"

Cao Huachun responded, got out of the carriage, and turned to Xinwang's carriage.

Prince Jing and Prince Ping secretly looked at each other, but neither spoke.

King Ping is a good man, but he has a clear mind, and he can't help secretly worrying whether King Xin will create another "Royal Faith Party", which will really touch the emperor's bottom line, and there is no room for relaxation.

Cao Huachun announced Zhu Xu's "oral order" in front of Zhu Youjian. Zhou Yingqiu was calm on the face, not feeling uncomfortable but very happy. After receiving the order, he turned around and bowed to Zhu Youjian, saying: " Before you offend the prince, please ask your lord a lot, don't blame the prince."

Zhu Youjian originally had a bad breath hidden in his heart, but now it was out, he snorted coldly, turned around and got into the carriage, and said in a cold voice: "Zhou Shangshu, let's change to a carriage."

Chapter 493 Declaration

Zhou Yingqiu This is just a small episode, the convoy is still heading north.

Xiping Fort was well prepared, the carriage went fast for a while, and it crossed the Liaohe River and headed straight for Shenyang.

Fifty miles away from Shenyang, He Hucheng was waiting, changed his horse, took a rest, and continued on his way.

Inside Zhu Xu's carriage, only Zhu Xu, Cao Huachun, and He Hucheng were left.

He Hucheng was recommended by Cao Wenzhao, capable of writing and martial arts, tall and big, with a resolute expression.

Sitting in the carriage, facing the emperor, He Hucheng felt somewhat uneasy.

Seriously speaking, he didn't make much credit. Shaanxi and Shanxi are all small troubles. This time he pacified Liaodong and captured Shenyang, and he didn't do much. The emperor left him alone in the carriage, which made him a little uneasy. .

Zhu Xu sat there, smiling and said: "Don't be nervous, I don't eat people, tell me about the situation in Shenyang City."

He Hucheng looked a little relaxed, thought carefully, and said cautiously: "Master Xiong is in charge of the overall situation, and people's hearts are basically stable. Meng Qiaofang, Bao Chengxian, Li Sizhong and others are very cooperative, and some rioters are also killed and arrested. Grab it, it's no big problem..."

Zhu Xu nodded, including Li Yongfang and others were diehard Jiannu loyalists who had already left with Huang Taiji, and those who could stay were either those who were abandoned, or those who Bao Chengxian wooed to surrender.

Seeing the emperor listening, He Hucheng said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I believe that Shenyang has a special and extremely important position in Liaodong. It is not an exaggeration to build it with ten times the strength of Shanhaiguan!"

Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, he looked at him and said, "If you were appointed Governor of Liaodong, what would you do?"

He Hucheng was secretly startled. Liaodong used to be the focus of Ming Dynasty's attention. Even though it may have weakened a little now, it is far more important than the provinces in the pass. Therefore, whether it is the governor or the governor, the weight will be very important!

He didn't expect that the emperor would hand it over to him, so his expression sank immediately, and he thought about it: "Your Majesty, I will focus on building Shenyang, building cities around, defending each other, and storing grain for at least half a year. Shenyang will also have at least [-] grain. Military and civilian..."

Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, and he shook his head inwardly. Although He Hucheng saw the importance of Shenyang, the structure was very small. The entire Liaodong was a game of chess. Zhu Xu needed someone who could coordinate the entire Liaodong, which involved defense, immigration, and land reclamation. Land, this is tantamount to opening up wasteland and rebuilding a country, and at the same time beware of foreign invasion.

Seeing that the emperor was silent, He Hucheng knew in his heart that he must have let the emperor down, and he was secretly disappointed. Having lost such a good opportunity, he said with some saving intentions: "Your Majesty, I still think that if you want to reclaim Liaodong, you must first We need to build roads, as long as the roads are clear, we can get twice the result with half the effort..."

Zhu Xu nodded and said: "Well, you stay in Shenyang first, and I will discuss with Sun Gelao and others in the future."

He Hucheng felt that he had finally redeemed a little bit, and he was not so depressed in his heart, but secretly regretted that he hadn't asked Sun Chengzong, Xiong Tingbi and others for advice.

"It seems that I have to go to the military academy to sign up." He Hucheng secretly said, the things in the military academy were approved by the emperor himself, and all the emperor's various thoughts were in it.

After a series of long journeys, the convoy finally arrived in Shenyang.

The heavy snow has stopped, and there are many people standing in front of the west gate of Shenyang.

Xiong Tingbi led the way, Meng Qiaofang, Bao Chengxian, Li Sizhong and a hundred others were all wearing Ming Dynasty official uniforms, and they all wore Ming Dynasty ordinary clothes if there were no Ming Dynasty official uniforms, standing straight and orderly in the cold wind.

Zhu Xu and the others had already changed their carriages, showing the majesty and dignity of the Ming emperor.

He was dressed in a dragon robe, standing on the carriage, looking at the moat, the suspension bridge, the tall Shenyang city gate, and the flying Ming flag.

When Xiong Tingbi and others saw it, they knelt down at the same time, and shouted loudly: "I wait to see the emperor, long live my emperor!"

The sound was like thunder, the surface of the moat not far away was fluctuating, and the suspension bridge was trembling.

Zhu Xu got off the carriage, walked over slowly, looked at the group of people, his heart was surging, waved his hand without moving, and said loudly: "Be flat!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

A group of people kowtowed again, then got up, and stood awe-inspiring again, with their heads slightly lowered.

Cao Huachun, Zhu Youjian and others also followed behind Zhu Xu, looking at this group of people, looking at this big city that has been lost for nearly a hundred years, everyone's expressions were complicated and their hearts were uncontrollable!

Bao Cheng came out first, with a roster in his hand, walked up to Zhu Xu, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this is the roster of all registered officials in the Kingdom of Jin. Please have a look at it."

Zhu Xu glanced at him, stretched out his hand to take it, and casually explained his name, age, official position, where he is now, and his ability, etc., all in great detail. It seems that Mr. Bao has done a lot of homework in the past two days.

Zhu Xu threw it to Cao Huachun, put his hands behind his back, and looked at the group of people in front of him. Most of them were Han officials, only a few were Jin people. I am a member of the Ming Dynasty, I will not blame the past, Bao Chengxian, the governor of Liaodong Yamen, participated in politics on the left, Meng Qiaofang participated in politics on the right, and everyone else, each has a reward!"

Bao Chengxian felt relieved, he was afraid that the murderous emperor of Ming Dynasty would go on a killing spree, hearing Zhu Xu's words, he quickly prostrated himself on the ground and said loudly: "I thank the emperor for his grace!"

Except for Xiong Tingbi and others, the rest of the former Jin Kingdom people, including Meng Qiaofang, knelt down and shouted long live.

Zhu Youjian and others stood behind, listening and watching, these are not important, they want to step into Shenyang City as soon as possible, that moment is the most important!

Zhu Xu was also impatient. These people needed to be appeased, and they needed to do things.

Bao Chengxian was very aware of Shang's intentions, Xie Wanen quickly stood up, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, I invite you to enter Shenyang City!"

"I invite the emperor to enter Shenyang!"