Domineering Daming

"Second?" Gu Hengbo asked impatiently.

Zhu Xu glanced at her and said, "Secondly, the court has shown its determination to reform the New Deal. Even the thousands of gentry courts in Beizhili can brazenly attack them. Those who oppose the New Deal should naturally be cautious and cautious." point."

Everyone nodded calmly, which is true.

Zhu Xu started talking, and he had no scruples, and continued: "Thirdly, the cabinet is restored, and the imperial court intends to reshape the prestige of the cabinet. This time, no matter whether it is the gentry in Beizhili, or Wei Zhongxian and Dongchang, they are destined to be buried with them. An authoritarian stepping stone for the cabinet."

The news of Wei Zhongxian's treason has not yet been reported, and as soon as Zhu Xu said this, Gong Dingzi said loudly: "Brother Zhu's statement is very wrong."

The others, including Liu Yin and Chen Zilong, frowned. Zhu Xu's words were beyond their expectations. It was a blind spot they had just discussed, and they had never touched it, so they couldn't help thinking.

All eyes looked at Zhu Xu, and then fell on Gong Dingzi.

Gong Dingzi sat up straight, glanced at Gu Hengbo, Lang smiled and said: "No one in the world knows that Wei Zhongxian has been impeached repeatedly, and the emperor tried his best to protect him. Now that he has made great contributions to the court, how can he be buried with him? Even if the court does not like eunuchs The party will not deal with Wei Zhongxian in a short time, let alone Dongchang!"

"Young Master Gong is right." Gu Hengbo followed habitually, and said, "East Factory was established by Emperor Taizong, and its roots are deeply rooted. How can it be abolished easily?"

Liu Yin did not draw conclusions lightly, looked at Chen Zilong and said, "What do you think, Ren Zhong?"

Liu Yin and Chen Zilong are very close, they are very similar in conversation, self-cultivation, and knowledge, they are the kind of friends who can talk very well.

Chen Zilong is not a mediocre person, but the incident in Shuntian Mansion last time gave him a big blow. Hearing this, he thought for a while and said: "The court officials have hated the eunuchs for a long time. This incident shocked the entire Ming Dynasty. If we take this opportunity to cut off the eunuchs The Party is possible, but it is too early to say that the East Factory will be abolished."

Liu Yin nodded thoughtfully, she was skeptical about other people's words, but he had to trust Chen Zilong's words more, after all, his father was the Prime Minister of Shuntian Mansion, so he was close to the court.

Gong Dingzi and Gu Hengbo looked at each other with a smile. There are also weights in the circle, and they need to increase their weight.

Zhu Xu raised his brows and said with a smile: "The words of the family."

Liu Yin felt that Zhu Xu's words were insightful, at least they didn't discuss Wei Zhongxian's matter just now, so he smiled softly and said, "I don't know if Mr. Zhu has other opinions."

Everyone's eyes fell on Zhu Xu unconsciously again, and they were quite curious, wanting to hear if there were any other unexpected words.

Gong Dingzi looked forward to it even more, if he could refute it a few more times, it would show his ability and vision even more.

Picking up the wine glass, Zhu Xu took another sip. The Jiangnan rice wine was delicious and refreshing. After a while, he said, "We just talked about the imperial court. Now let's talk about the emperor's intentions."

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone's expressions changed. Discussing the current situation and political affairs is one thing, but trying to figure out the emperor's mind is another.

Naturally, Zhu Xu didn't need to care about these things. When the topic opened, he said directly: "Look at the court affairs, look at the Six Departments of the Cabinet, and second, look at the emperor. Although most of the government affairs come from the Six Departments of the Cabinet, the Emperor's thoughts cannot be ignored."

"After Zhang Taiyue, the emperor and his courtiers became more and more divorced, especially after the 'national dispute', the emperor and his courtiers became almost antagonistic. What the emperor wanted to do, the courtiers must do everything possible to oppose and stop it. What the courtiers wanted to do Things, the emperor is absolutely unwilling, this kind of secret 'battle' has been going on for decades..."

"Who is the current emperor? Since he ascended the throne, he has pacified and established slaves, wiped out the Donglin, banned the clan, reformed the military system, political system, etc. He is ambitious and talented. How can he be restrained by the courtiers? Although he is targeting the gentry this time Yes, it’s not like there is no intention to hit the morale of the courtiers, gather the imperial power, and remind the courtiers that the imperial power is supreme..."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. They discussed the current situation and focused on the present. How could they think so much, especially the delicate relationship between the emperor's mind and the courtiers.

Zhu Xu couldn't stop talking, and continued: "This is the first. The emperor wants to attack the arrogance of the courtiers, so that they can abandon the inexplicable arrogance, be more pragmatic, and focus on government affairs. The second is to give officials all over the world A reminder, that is, when the Ming Dynasty must reform, it will not hesitate to dig up bones to cure poison!"

A group of people were intimidated by Zhu Xu, and they all listened carefully. After all, not everyone can figure out the emperor's mind, and this courage alone is extraordinary.

"The most important point is our emperor's style of doing things and the purpose of this turmoil." Zhu Xu stopped talking when he said this.

Gong Dingzi is a young man who strives to make progress. He is very concerned about this, and has forgotten to step on Zhu Xu to increase his weight. He hastily said: "The emperor's style of doing things, the purpose of this time? Brother Zhu, please elaborate."

Liu Yin and the others also looked at it, they all thought it was new, they had never heard of it.

Zhu Xu smiled and said: "Our emperor has done everything thoroughly. For example, Yanzheng, he completely abolished the former Yanhu and Yanyin, and fundamentally changed it. For example, the military system, He abolished the five armies' guards, military households, and guards, and established the eighteenth army. Another example is the government, where are the three divisions now? The governor, the governor, so this time, the court has the purpose of the court, and the emperor has the intention of the emperor .”

Chen Zilong faintly heard something, pondered carefully, and said nothing with a sullen face.

Gong Dingzi was very anxious, and asked quickly: "What is the emperor's purpose?"

Gu Hengbo was also quite moved, and stretched his head to look at Zhu Xu.

Liu Yin frowned. Although she was well educated, how could she guess this kind of government affairs, let alone guess Zhu Xu's mind.

She looked at Zhu Xu quietly, waiting for him to speak.

Zhu Xu took another sip of wine and said with a smile: "In fact, some things are not difficult to see, such as the reform of the government system, the cabinet, the six ministries, the reform of the central court is basically completed, and the reforms of the local capitals, governors, and governors are almost the same. If we continue, the magistrate, county magistrate, and the relatively low-level official system, with the character of our emperor, must be destroyed and rebuilt. Therefore, this time he seems to be targeting the gentry, but in fact he wants to destroy the entire political ecology of Beizhili ,Re-establish……"

"The cost of this method seems to be a bit high, but it is actually a political cost, and the cost in agriculture is very small. After all, Beizhili does not produce much grain, and there is still more than a month of summer grain. It is enough to buffer, and it is a once-for-all solution. At the same time, it will set a benchmark for reform and accumulate experience. According to the emperor's past behavior style, I estimate that it won't be long before he can't wait to forcefully promote it to the world..."

"With the lesson of Beizhili, the governors and governors of all regions must be careful. Even if they don't want to, they must try to implement the New Deal. Otherwise, if the emperor takes action at the local level, these governors and governors will not be able to be officials safely. It is foreseeable to be emptied, and then go to prison or go home to farm..."

Gu Hengbo was just a "famous prostitute" after all, and what he heard was cloudy, but he just looked at Gong Dingzi with wide eyes.

Gong Dingzi had already fallen deeply into Zhu Xu's words and couldn't extricate himself, but he felt that Zhu Xu's words were very reasonable, and was thinking about how to cater to the emperor and how to ascend to the throne as soon as possible.

Mao Pijiang sneered in his heart, he thought that Zhu Xu was very good at talking nonsense, he was the court and the emperor, and his words were absurd, but he was good at bluffing people.

Chen Zilong has done a lot of research on current government affairs. The words of this "Zhu Muyu" may seem absurd, but they are actually very possible. After all, the emperor in the palace is unpredictable and has always acted strangely. No one knows what he wants to do. what to do.

At this time, suddenly a young man ran over, shouting as he ran: "There is news from the capital that Wei Zhongxian plotted against him, and the imperial decree has been issued. Wei Zhongxian will be put to death immediately, and the East Factory will be abolished!"

Everyone's eyes widened sharply, and they turned to look at Zhu Xu in disbelief.

Just now they laughed at Zhu Xu, saying that it was impossible to abolish the East Factory, but the news came so quickly!

Gong Dingzi showed admiration, with a "friendly" smile on his face.

Mao Pijiang looked shocked, and looked straight at Zhu Xu in disbelief.

Chen Zilong frowned tightly, thinking about the big and wealthy family surnamed Zhu in his mind.

On the other hand, Liu Yin was quite calm, picked up a glass of wine, and said solemnly to Zhu Xu, "Brother Zhu has a quick mind, a long-term vision, and a strategy in his chest that is beyond my younger sister's reach."

"You're welcome." Zhu Xu held the wine glass and took a sip gently.

"This is my little sister's post." Liu Yin took out a red post with lotus flowers from her bosom and handed it to Zhu Xu, "No matter when and where, if brother Zhu comes, my little sister will sweep the couch to welcome you."

Chapter 637 Liu Rushi's Opinion

Zhu Xu smiled, stretched out his hand to take it, and said politely, "If you have free time in the future, I will definitely bother you."

Liu Yin looked at Zhu Xu seriously, with a smile on his lips.

The others kept looking at Zhu Xu, curious about his identity and origin.

The person who came to report the letter was also dressed in a Confucian shirt, sitting at the head of Mao Pijiang. It seemed that his status was not high, and he said impatiently: "The news just came from the capital that Wei Zhongxian, together with Wei Guogong and some other remnants of the lords who were convicted of crimes, carried out In the rebellion, thousands of rebels invaded the capital, and within half an hour they were all wiped out, and the capital has been initially calmed down. By the way, the emperor ordered the king to supervise the country and wipe out the rebellion."

"Wei Guogong..."

Everyone couldn't help their hearts skipping a beat. The Duke of Wei is not an ordinary noble. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there has only been the Xu family. The Zhang family has two princes. The Duke of the Zhang family was conferred by the current emperor during the Chongzhen period!

Wei Guogong has guarded Nanjing for generations, and his status is second only to the British Duke who guards Beijing. He actually raised his troops to rebel, and it makes people feel chills to think about it.

Naturally, Zhu Xu knew it earlier, holding the wine glass, he also felt emotional in his heart.