Domineering Daming

Hearing Sun Chuanting's words, Zhang Wenda looked hesitant. Sun Chuanting's words were not unreasonable, but he was still not very accepting of taxing the gentry.

Zhu Xu would not give him a chance, and said with a final word: "Since the ministers have no objections, this one is over. The cabinet will issue detailed regulations, and no one should delay, blame, or slack off! This matter is related to the community. Those who are half-hearted and half-hearted will not be forgiven immediately!"

Zhu Xu's words were like thunder, and the screams of Ruan Dacheng and others echoed in the hall again, making people shudder.

The corner of Zhang Wenda's mouth twitched, and then he backed away silently.

This court is no longer the court he is familiar with, and he can't change anything by himself.

Chapter 554 "Smooth" court meeting

Zhang Wenda stood in the train, his expression unmoved, and his heart was extremely complicated.

He raised his head and glanced at the emperor who was close in front of him but seemed far away in the sky, and then glanced around.

He is too familiar with the court, he has come and gone for nearly 20 years, but now he is extremely strange.

Speak out in one word and discuss in four directions, no matter it is right or wrong, there will always be people arguing with you, criticizing, endlessly, and one thing may not be completed after ten days and a half months.

He still remembered that in the third year of Tianqi, the emperor in front of him was still just a child, and he wanted to find him, who was still a high-ranking official minister at that time, to be the long history of Prince Hui's mansion, but he refused.

It's only been a while, the Hui Wang back then is already famous, the emperor in Weijiahai, the court has also changed, it is no longer as good as the quagmire of the past, the emperor has said a word, no one dares to say "no"!

He is not the only one who is complicated in his heart, he has not kept up with Zhu Xu, and the ministers who are in the pace of the reform of the court are all in a daze. They are all cautious, and there is something in their hearts that they didn't have before-awe!

No matter what these people thought, as soon as Zhu Xu's voice fell, this matter was a foregone conclusion!

Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, Fu Changzong and others looked at each other quietly, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.After all, the courtiers were not presumptuous towards the emperor, which also showed that the emperor's control over the court exceeded their expectations.

Zhu Xu nodded slightly. The big stick he had hit a while ago was not in vain, and he deliberately passed all the issues in one go. Just as he was about to speak, an inner eunuch hurried in from outside: "Qi Zou the emperor, Wei Zhongxian begs to see you."

Bi Ziyan and the others looked at each other, they all looked at Zhu Xu without setting up this link.

Zhu Xu frowned, and said, "What is he doing here at this time...Xuan."

"Observe the order." The eunuch trotted back.

All the ministers were thoughtful, with serious expressions on their faces.

Wei Zhongxian was a person who held power for a while. At that time, the "eunuch party" had power all over the world, and scholars were afraid of it.It's just that since the Chongzhen Dynasty, except for occasional appearances, there has been no major movement at other times.What is he doing at this critical moment of political reform?

Wei Zhongxian walked in, his steps were neither fast nor slow, his face was dark, and there was no trace of expression.

Looking at Wei Zhongxian, the officials suddenly felt a slight sinking in their hearts. Only now did they realize that the emperor had subdued Wei Zhongxian a long time ago. If he really wanted to do something, this person must be an extremely sharp knife!

They couldn't help but looked at the emperor above again, with a look of caution flashing in their eyes.

Wei Zhongxian didn't know what the ministers were thinking, so naturally he didn't care about it, he came to the front of the hall, bowed and said: "Your servant sees the emperor."

Zhu Xu looked calm, and said: "What is it that you want to see at this time?"

Wei Zhongxian hesitated for a while, and said: "Go back to the emperor, I found out that someone has contact with the southwestern bandits."

The corners of Zhu Xu's face moved slightly, and he said with a warning look in his eyes: "Who?"

The officials were secretly startled, and immediately looked at Wei Zhongxian.The imperial court's attitude towards the bandits is very clear, it is a severe suppression, and they will never let them go!If there are officials colluding with bandits, the crime is not as simple as just beheading!

Wei Zhongxian said: "Returning to the emperor, the specific person has not been reported yet. Dongchang used a few fake news to test it out, and the source is the governor's office in Shaanxi."

Zhu Xu immediately remembered that someone leaked information from the governor's office in Shaanxi last year, and the key was that Li Jingbai's son, Li Yan, was now missing and no trace was found.

He looked thoughtful and didn't speak.

Li Banghua hurriedly came out, raised his hand to Zhu Xu, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the officials of the Governor's Yamen have not had time to rectify it in the future. Please issue an order from the Emperor to transfer all the clues found in Dongchang to the minister. I will definitely investigate thoroughly."

As soon as Li Banghua's voice fell, Wei Zhongxian said again: "Your Majesty, the servants have also found out that there are people who are colluding to boycott this year's imperial examination, and it is also from Shaanxi."

The corner of Zhu Xu's eyes twitched, he looked at Zhou Yingqiu coldly, and said, "Shangshu of the Ministry of Officials, do you know about this matter?"

Zhou Yingqiu stepped forward, raised his hand and said, "When I returned to the emperor, I didn't know about it, but there must be many people who are not qualified to participate in the imperial examination."

Zhu Xu's gaze turned to Bi Ziyan again, and said lightly, "Master Bi, what do you think?"

Bi Ziyan originally wanted to end this court meeting as soon as possible, but he did not expect Cheng Yaojin to come out halfway, and said in a deep thought: "Your Majesty, this matter can be big or small. I think it should be handed over to the Ministry of Officials for verification. It is not appropriate to intervene."

"His Majesty, please abolish the East Factory!" Suddenly, Zhou Weijing stood up and said to Zhu Xu: "After the New Deal, there are Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, Governor's Court, and the existence of the East Factory. Salary!"

Wei Zhongxian's eyes changed slightly. The reason why he got stuck in at this time was to highlight his existence, not to be dismissed.He quietly glanced at Zhu Xu above, lowered his head and did not move.

Zhou Weijing's words are reasonable, and this reasoning is very similar to Zhu Youjian's tailoring of Jinyiwei in history.

Du Wenhuan, governor of Henan Province, also stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the East Factory should be abolished, not to mention the bad deeds in the past, and it is not necessary in the New Deal."

"The minister seconded the proposal." Shandong governor Huang Liji said.

Then Fu Zonglong, Zhu Xieyuan and others agreed to second the proposal. These people were all victims of Dongchang, and they couldn't help but give it a try when they saw the opportunity.

"It's really twists and turns..."

Although Zhu Xu kept his face sullen all the time, he was actually watching calmly from the sidelines. He could guess a thing or two about these people's thoughts. He glanced at Wei Zhongxian, looked down at the officials, and said indifferently: "East Factory is not today's topic. Everyone The yamen perform their own duties, do not exercise power, let alone seize power!"

The ministers of the Manchu Dynasty did not have the courage to argue with Zhu Xu, they all raised their hands when they heard the words, and then retreated.

Bi Ziyan knew that he couldn't continue, and said: "Your Majesty, regarding the General Taxation Bureau and the detailed tax rules, I need to discuss carefully with you. Please suspend today's court meeting and discuss it after the ministers have completed their discussions."

Zhu Xu looked down at the ministers, and sure enough, seeing that their expressions were not "normal", he nodded thoughtfully and said: "Decree, Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong is the assistant of the left and right, leading the government, and discussing matters in Wenzhao Pavilion tomorrow After the meeting, it will be recorded, and the playbook will be submitted to the Royal Study Room."

"I will obey the order." Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong raised his hand.

Zhu Xu stood up, glanced at the ministers, and shook his head secretly in his heart. This court meeting was completely different from what he thought, and the ministers had different ideas. Even if he forced the political reform, the effect is still unknown for the time being. It will take time to observe slowly ,Complete.

Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong and others were equally complicated.

The emperor was unprecedentedly strong, and the officials did not dare to raise their heads. This court meeting was different from what they expected.

The same is true of Fu Changzong, Zhou Yingqiu and others. This court discussion is neither fish nor fowl, unprecedented.

More people felt uncomfortable, they couldn't tell why, but they had a bad feeling that this court meeting might be a trend, a beginning, completely distinguishing Jing Zhengchao from before Chongzhen, and pointing to a new era. Unpredictable future.

"What will happen to the imperial court and court council after the Ming Dynasty?"

This is the inner thoughts of more than 30 feudal officials. They are the imperial court, and they want to be in the imperial court. Today's court meeting makes them very disturbed.

Zhu Xu went straight out the side door and let out a long breath.

Today was also a big test for him. Although the process was a bit unexpected, the result was within expectations.

Cao Huachun followed Zhu Xu, knowing that he hadn't slept since last night and that today's court meeting was not as smooth as expected, he thought to himself, "Your Majesty, do you want to go out of the palace?"