Domineering Daming

As soon as Liu Shimin left, Cao Huachun hurried in and whispered in Zhu Xu's ear, "Your Majesty, King Xin is here."

Zhu Xu was still writing, and said indifferently, "Xuan."

Cao Huachun's expression was a little serious, and he said again in Zhu Xu's ear: "Your Majesty, King Xin is here to resign."

Zhu Xu paused at the tip of his pen, turned his head to look at Cao Huachun and said, "What did you say?"

Cao Huachun could see the astonishment and coldness in the emperor's eyes, lowered his head slightly, and said, "King Xin was very dissatisfied with the article published by the Ministry of Rites, and lost his temper in the Ministry of Rites, but the Ministry of Rites did not agree to King Xin, so... "

Zhu Xu understood, his expression returned to calm, and he looked outside.

The position of the chief assistant of the cabinet can only be surnamed Zhu now. Firstly, it is a signal to the royal family to unite the people of the world, and secondly, it is also to deter party disputes. There is no suitable candidate to push up.

King Xin asked Zhu Xu a difficult problem, and at the same time forced the palace!

Chapter 523 Banning the King of Letters

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table, his eyes were slightly cold.

Zhu Youjian's announcement was completely beyond his expectations. The cabinet is the most important part of his next promotion of political reform, and it must not be missed!

Cao Huachun also showed worry. The reason why the emperor stayed in Xinwang was because of his potential importance. If he really decided to "become a vassal", before the emperor was in charge, the court and the emperor would be in an abnormal situation. embarrassing situation.

Not easy to deal with!

In the imperial study room, you can hear a needle drop!

After a long while, Zhu Xu squinted his eyes and said calmly: "Declaration, believe in the king's virtue, and from now on, close your door and think about your mistakes. If you don't have an order, you are not allowed to go out. As soon as the cabinet responds to affairs, it will be handled by the ancestors."

Cao Huachun looked worried, and said: "Your Majesty, will this violate His benevolence... I'm afraid it will cause unnecessary speculation in the government and the public."

Zhu Xu laughed, and said: "Then you underestimate my brother, and he will write a letter to plead guilty in the next few years... Besides, the government and the public are talking about him and impeaching him endlessly, so it is time to give him an explanation." .”

Zhu Xu also wanted to teach Zhu Youjian a lesson, beating him to be obedient.

Cao Huachun didn't know much about King Xin. Hearing Zhu Xu's words, he nodded and said, "Observe the decree, the servants will deliver the decree, and then let the Imperial Army escort him out of the palace."

Zhu Xu nodded and said, "Well, let's go."

Cao Huachun came out of the Rites Supervisor, and after drafting the decree for Zhu Xu to read, he announced the decree to Zhu Youjian who was kneeling outside Jingyang Palace.

When he heard the decree reprimanding him for "poor morality and improper governance", his expression changed slightly, and when he heard that the emperor wanted to confine him in the mansion, his expression changed even more, with an expression of disbelief!

He bet wrong!

He had thought that the emperor would give in, would retain him, and would give him more power, but he never expected that the emperor would not give in this time, but actually wanted to imprison him!

Zhu Youjian's eyes flickered non-stop, and he regretted not listening to Wang Chengen's words.

At this moment, 1 thoughts swirled in his mind, but he didn't have any ideas.

Cao Huachun looked indifferent, looked at King Xin who was kneeling there, and said coldly: "Come on, take me away!"

Zhu Youjian's face kept changing, and he didn't wake up until he was dragged away by the forbidden army. He opened his mouth to say something, but he didn't say a word, and was just escorted out of the palace.

The palace watched countless eyes every day. Although King Xin was not in shackles, he was escorted by the imperial army, and he did not hide it at all, and it spread throughout the capital in an instant.

King Xin has always had this special status in the Chongzhen Dynasty, not to mention that he is still the eldest brother of the emperor. If he falls out of favor and is dismissed, it will shake the entire Ming Dynasty!

It didn't take long for the cabinet to promulgate the edict of the supervisor of ceremonies, and there was an uproar!

"Have you heard? The king of faith lost his virtue and was imprisoned in the mansion by the emperor!"

"I've also heard that there are too many people impeaching him recently, I'm afraid the emperor can't bear the pressure..."

"If you want me to say, it is a good thing that King Xin is dismissed. The clan's political affairs are against the ancestral system, and it happens that the emperor should rectify it..."

"That's right, the emperor has come of age, the posthumous photos of the late emperor have already been completed, the letter king should be a vassal... no, leave Beijing..."

What the common people talk about is taken for granted, but officials in the ruling and opposition parties don't think so.

The sudden downfall of King Xin means that the cabinet will be reshuffled, and even the six departments will have great changes. The six departments will affect the whole country, which indicates that the entire Ming Dynasty's officialdom will be shaken!

The bureau of the Ming Dynasty has been relatively stable since the Chongzhen Dynasty. The six ministers have hardly changed, and the Wenzhao Pavilion is not there, so the party struggle is difficult.But this time is different, the cabinet is reset, and countless ambitious people see hope and want to win a good position or two!

Many people were very sensitive to the court situation. British Duke Zhang Weixian, Empress Dowager Zhang's biological father Zhang Guoji, Prince Ping Zhu Changrun, etc., even Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu and others were alarmed and entered the palace one after another, begging to see Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu had expected it a long time ago, and asked Cao Huachun to wait outside the gate of Jingyang Palace, and according to his original words, he would send one to another.

In this way, everyone can breathe a sigh of relief. These people are all "vested interests" of the Chongzhen Dynasty. No matter which cronies, as long as the party struggles resume, it is not in their interests.

Zhu Xu has his own concerns about Zhu Youjian's matter. Looking at the six books written, although they are not comprehensive, they all have a rough model. With this, there is a development plan for next year and the next few years.

Zhu Xu's mind is full of these now, and he can't look at other things. He raised his head for a while, shook it again, let out a breath, opened his eyes wide and looked outside, but he still couldn't focus, and his expression was a little dazed.

Liu Shimin has already returned, and has been paying attention to Zhu Xu. Seeing his expression, he knew that he had exhausted his energy. He took a step closer and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, it's the end of the year, and the capital is very lively. Do you want to go out of the palace to have a look?" ?”

Speaking of which, Zhu Xu really hasn't been out of the palace for a long time. After thinking about it, he smiled and said, "Well, well, let's go out and relax. It's still early, let's go further."

Liu Shimin was about to arrange someone, but he was startled when he heard the words, and said, "Where is the emperor going?"

All the reforms are for the root - land reform, Zhu Xu wants to see how the farmers are living now.Although the vicinity of the capital may be much better than the southwest, but after all, seeing is believing, and I will have a bottom line in my heart.

"Twenty miles out of the south gate!" Zhu Xu stood up. There was a farm there, which was under Huitong Commercial Bank. The tax and rent collected were nearly double that of the Southwest policy.If it is said that the southwest is one out of thirty, it is almost one out of fifteen near the capital.

Liu Shimin replied thoughtfully, and left Jingyang Palace to make arrangements.

A group of people were all in casual clothes, and they looked like young masters from rich families, with a middle-aged servant and six or seven strong men.

A group of people quietly left the palace, Zhu Xu was sitting in the carriage, walking slowly, looking around on both sides of the street.

Daming actually didn't attach much importance to the Chinese New Year, but the Lantern Festival after the new year was extremely lively, but even so, there were still a lot of people coming and going on the streets.

"My lord, do you want a couplet? It was written by the imperial court..."

"My lord, do you want a lantern? It's exclusively handmade, you can't buy it elsewhere... ah..."

"My lord, do you want a mirror? It's the best New Year's gift for the ladies. It only costs two taels of silver..."

The Zhu Xu who was promoted was very fresh. It wasn't that he had never met him before, but he hadn't met him for a long time, and he bought a few if he liked it. This made his carriage immediately surrounded, and it was so crowded that it was almost impossible to move.

After finally getting out of the city, Zhu Xu's carriage also piled up a lot of gadgets.

There are no machines now, and most of the things are handmade. It looks rough, but it also shows more care.

The carriage headed south all the way, and soon came out of the concrete road. The carriage was bumpy and slowed down.

Zhu Xudian felt uncomfortable, so he simply got out of the car, led a few people to walk slowly, and saw a piece of farmland in the distance, the strange thing was that nearly half of it was empty, and there was nothing on it.