Domineering Daming

Two days later, Zhu Xu's cold improved a little. In the carriage, Zhu Xu flipped through the memorabilia sent by the cabinet.

Some of these are requests for instructions, some are routine notices, some are just suggestions, and many are impeachment notes.

Zhu Xu looked at them one by one. He always kept a respectful distance from the impeachment playbook, and handed it over to Yousi for investigation. The routine notification was only for those who needed to know. It was suggested that he read it before resting at night, so that he could make records. .

The most important thing is to ask for instructions. These involve government affairs, personnel affairs, money and food, etc., each of which is extremely important, so don't be careless.

The previous part is about government affairs, especially the "New Deal" section, which contains too many details, so complicated that Bi Ziyan and others have no idea, and Zhu Xu needs to figure it out.

Then it is about money and food. The treasury has bottomed out. The cabinet hopes to take over Huitong Commercial Bank and the top ten granaries in advance to supplement the treasury.

Finally, there is the matter of personnel affairs. The governor of Fujian, political councilors from all over the country, the Governor's Council, Dali Temple, the Criminal and Prison Division, etc., have hundreds of appointments and dismissals at one go, plus year-end assessments.

Of course, there is also the candidate for the assistant minister, but the time is too tight and it has not been sent yet. It must be an extremely headache for the cabinet.

Zhu Xu reviewed them one by one, approved those that were approved, and those that were retained, and handled them neatly.

Leaning on the wall, Zhu Xu heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Any more news?"

Cao Huachun opened the booklet in his hand, glanced at it and said: "Chahar has become more peaceful recently, and they are more active in things like mutual markets. The envoys of the Japanese country wrote a letter, hoping to continue to pay tribute to the court, He also wants to send his students to Beijing to study, and at the same time, he also wants to buy firearms and join the joint fleet. There is some unrest in the capital, and some people jumped out to compete for the position of assistant minister. Qian Qianyi...resigned from office and has already returned to Nanjing. "

The corners of Zhu Xu's mouth twitched slightly, and he snorted, Chahar was alright, Waguo just refused to obey, he had to be taught a lesson, the capital didn't need to care, let them jump around, but Qian Qianyi actually resigned , what is going to happen?

With slightly closed eyes, Zhu Xu thought for a while, and said: "At Chahar, leave it for now, it should not be denied. Wa Kingdom, raise the tribute to three times that of Burma. If you don't agree, immediately block Wa Kingdom and prohibit the production of flat sails." Into the sea! Keep an eye on the affairs of the capital and ignore them for now. As for Qian Qianyi, since he has resigned, he will not come back in the future, and any recommended notes will be sent back!"

"Follow the order." Cao Huachun said.

Zhu Xu closed his eyes and dozed off. He was used to the bumps of the carriage, and he had a cold recently, so he was unconsciously sleepy.

But he still endured it, thinking that he was about to arrive in Shaanxi, he opened his eyes and looked at Cao Huachun, and said, "Brother Huang is in Shaanxi, how is it now?"

There is only one emperor brother of Zhu Xu now, and that is the letter king Zhu Youjian!

Cao Huachun knew that this person was a bit special to the emperor, and the emperor always showed mercy to him. Although he didn't know why, he still said cautiously: "The prince lives in seclusion, rarely walks outside, and occasionally donates some money and food. come out."

Zhu Youjian is a very rigid person, not very interesting, or it shows that the cultural accomplishment of the emperors of the dynasty is much worse. From Zhu Yuanzhang to Zhu Xu, there are no painters, calligraphers, poets, etc., compared to the Song Dynasty Those emperors were a lot worse.

Zhu Xu always had sympathy for Zhu Youjian, and he didn't want to treat him too harshly.

The current clan has no land, no business, and only a little salary, which is quite "aggrieved" than before.

Zhu Xu put his right hand on his leg and began to tap out of habit. After a long time, he suddenly said, "Let me tell you, Brother Emperor, that I will be in the west, so I can meet him soon."

Cao Huachun looked up at Zhu Xu and said. "yes."

After saying this, Zhu Xu closed his eyes, really ready to sleep.

Zhu Xu's road was quite a long way around. After entering October, the typhoon finally stopped coming, and the water regime in various places was also under control. After several bursts of dikes, it was still stable, and the water level was declining. Doomed.

This catastrophe also belonged to Daming, I don't know how much money it saved for Daming.

At this time, all localities became more concerned about the construction of river channels, and wrote letters one after another, asking for money to continue digging rivers, building water conservancy, and large-scale expansion of some important areas to prevent floods from coming again.

However, the national treasury was already very tight at this time, and the mainstream opinion of the imperial court was to tighten money and reduce expenditures significantly, and it would no longer continue such projects on a large scale.

Xiangyang Prefecture.

This city can be regarded as a high-class mansion in Huguang. Due to the disaster, the income has also dropped sharply, and life is not good.

The magistrate Tang Yize stood on the left side of Zhu Xu with some trepidation.

This is the backyard of the government office, Zhu Xu took a sip of strong tea, looked at him with a smile and said, "No need to be cautious, I know you are doing well in Xiangyang."

Now the officialdom of the Ming Dynasty regards the emperor Zhu Xu as a scourge and avoids it. Now that Zhu Xu has arrived in Xiangyang, the magistrate naturally dare not be careless.

Tang Yize is 38 this year, a Jinshi in 44 years of Wanli, Liu Zongzhou's apprentice, official voice, scholarly reputation is very good, he looked at Zhu Xu, with a tense expression, and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Qian and others will all be here tomorrow , do you want to summon first?"

Zhu Xu thought for a while, and said, "Don't be in a hurry, let them get ready, I will summon them in two days."

Chapter 778 Sudden Illness

Huguang governor Qian Longxi and others have now arrived in Xiangyang, because Zhu Xu has occupied the government office, they can only live in the post station.

As soon as he participated in politics and councils, the magistrate was very nervous and uneasy.

The emperor was furious in Fujian and demoted the whole of Fujian to three ranks. In the end, the governor and Fuzhou magistrate were dismissed. Don't want to follow in his footsteps.

A group of people were looking at Qian Longxi, constantly probing.

"My lord, has the emperor said anything, or made any special arrangements?"

"The emperor should just pass by, right? Maybe he wants to encourage him?"

"If you encourage me, why don't you summon me immediately?"

"Everywhere in Huguang is conscientious and has never let up. The emperor should not be too harsh, right?"

"Is Zou Weilian not serious? Wasn't he dismissed from office? It is said that he is seriously ill now, and it seems that he will die soon..."

"He deserved it. He knew that the emperor wanted to punish Xiyi, but he still contradicted the emperor, saying that 'the untouchables have quarreled overseas, and they deserve to die'..."

"Then I, Huguang, have never violated taboos, so the emperor will not punish me severely, will he?"

Qian Longxi frowned and looked ugly when he heard a group of people making noise.

He was a little envious of the governor of Huguang. Now he was busy with disaster relief and couldn't come, so he had to be alone in the front. If the emperor was angry, the anger could only be directed at him alone.

There was fine sweat on his head, and at the same time, he was reflecting in his heart. If he did something wrong, he would catch the emperor's pigtails, and he had to deal with it early.

"My lord, we have to have a charter, we can't let the emperor ask three questions, or the donkey's head is wrong..."

"Yes, my lord, think of a way, so you can't be blind..."

"My lord, you are from the capital, you should know something about the emperor, right?"

……

The conversation of a group of people fell on Qian Longxi again, hoping that he could find a way. Of course, they meant to use him as the top.

Qian Longxi remained silent with a sullen face. He was indeed from the capital, but he didn't know much about the emperor.

When he was in Wenzhao Pavilion, Jingyang Palace was like a deep pool with no bottom in sight. No one could guess the emperor's true intentions, just like Zou Weilian's story about the massacre of overseas merchants by Frangji. It was natural to ignore it, but the emperor's reprimand was like a slap in the face, so that everyone could not refute it, and admitted it tremblingly, ruining his reputation for half a lifetime.

Qian Longxi was thinking about everything, whether there was anything the emperor could use to reprimand them. Thinking about it this way, each one was dangerous, and his heart became more and more uneasy and difficult to be at peace.

There was a group of people buzzing incessantly beside his ears, Qian Longxi became more irritable, raised his head, and said expressionlessly: "Okay, everyone is quiet, just wait for the emperor to summon you, be careful not to speak out."

As soon as Qian Longxi's words fell, everyone immediately fell silent, and then looked at each other from behind, turned around one after another, sat in their seats, and didn't say a word.