Domineering Daming

The cabinet has more than enough security, but not enough development.What he needs is a cabinet that is bold, capable, and bold going forward.

After an unknown amount of time, Empress Dowager Zhang stood beside Zhu Xu and said softly, "Your Majesty, is it too serious to dismiss Zhou Shangshu?"

Although Gong Yonggu is a relative of the emperor, it is a bit serious to dismiss the majestic Minister of the Ministry of Officials because of this, and he is still the emperor's confidant.

Zhu Xu turned his head and saw Mrs. Zhang showing a worried look behind her. Zhu Huiti was even more nervous and uneasy. She waved her hands with a smile and said, "It's okay. I'll take this opportunity to hit some people too. Don't worry."

Empress Dowager Zhang nodded slightly when she saw this, and then patted Zhu Huiti's hand, saying: "The emperor has a sense of proportion, you don't have to worry, go and see the son-in-law again quickly, and don't let him worry, everything is up to me and the emperor." You decide."

Only then did Zhu Huiti feel a little more at ease, and bowed down and said, "Yes. Thank you, Queen Mother, and thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly and smiled.This birth has been too long, even if you want to get close, you can't get close.

Zhu Huiti left the Palace of Compassion and Ning with light steps, feeling a little comforted in her heart, no matter what, she was a princess after all, and she and the emperor were siblings, and she did not watch her being bullied.

After Zhu Huiti left, Empress Dowager Zhang sat down, looked at Zhu Xu and said, "Is it really all right? Zhou Yingqiu is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. He has been with you for five or six years, and he is no different from your uncle. So...do you want to appease me?" ?”

Zhu Xu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Huang, don't worry, I've already made arrangements, and he won't complain."

Empress Dowager Zhang felt relieved, and got up again and said, "You should go back earlier, Ciye has been coughing a lot lately, you have to take care of it carefully, nothing will happen to you, I'll go see Yongning too."

Hearing this, Zhu Xu got up and said, "Well, I'm going to Yuzao Palace to have a look."

These days, it is not bad if three out of ten children can survive. Although Zhu Xu asked the Tai Hospital to study how to treat newborn babies to ensure the survival rate, there is not much progress, so we should not be careless.

When Zhu Xu went to Yuzao Palace, some news spread from the palace.

It was all intentionally spread by the cabinet, first to quell criticism from the people, and second, to make some temptations to give some people a time to adapt.

Prince Jing was in the cabinet, listening to the news, sitting in the classroom, frowning slightly.

As soon as this "review book" is written, his reputation may be ruined, and it will become the talk of Daming after dinner, and even thousands of years later, it will be a joke in other people's mouths.

Standing in front of him was a middle-aged man, whom he brought from the Governor's Council, and who was in charge of him, his name was Cheng Yueneng.

Cheng Yueneng looked at Prince Jing's expression, his heart moved, and he stepped forward and said, "My lord, the emperor wants you to be a virtuous king."

King Jing was startled, then raised his head and said, "Your Majesty? What do you mean by that?"

Cheng Yueneng approached, and said in a low voice: "My lord, since it is a 'criticism', I must review my gains and losses, and analyze what you have done these years, as long as you want to promote it, you must restrain it..."

King Jing immediately understood, and said, "You mean, the main point is that this king has done things in these years, and Wei Xuelian's matter has been mentioned in one stroke?"

Cheng Yue Neng shook his head quickly, and said: "Wrong! What the prince did should be mentioned in one stroke, but Wei Xuelian's matter should be written in a special way, and a profound review should be made."

Prince Jing looked at him, pondered the meaning of his words, and suddenly said with a sense of comprehension: "The more this is the case, the more outsiders will be curious about what happened, and they don't care much about Wei Xuelian's affairs?"

Cheng Yue Neng nodded with a smile, and said: "That's right, what's more, the Ministry of Officials is at the forefront of the storm this time, we can't take the lead."

Prince Jing nodded slightly. Zhou Yingqiu has been in the official department for many years. The most powerful one.

Prince Jing could guess that this was probably planned by the emperor long ago, but it still shocked him quite a bit.

Fortunately, Prince Jing said that he had already expected it in his heart, but it was different when it was spread outside.

This is the first time since Chongzhen that the Minister of the Ministry of Officials has fallen from power. After careful calculation, since Chongzhen, none of the six ministers of the Ministry of Officials has been "repurposed for other purposes", let alone the emperor's cronies, Minister of the Ministry of Officials Zhou Yingqiu!

He is second only to Fu Changzong, Shangshu of the household department, and his downfall is destined to cause an uproar.

Many people were so shocked, they dared not imagine, never imagined that a small incident would lead to Zhou Yingqiu's downfall!

For a time, all kinds of rumors and rumors emerged one after another, permeating the official circles in the capital, infiltrating in all directions, and spreading throughout the capital.

Some said that it was because Zhou Yingqiu sold officials, embezzled nobles, and extorted bribes. Wei Xuelian found the evidence, and finally the incident happened; There are also some people who say that Zhou Yingqiu had rebellious intentions, conspired against the law, was exposed by others, and wanted to implicate the nine clans and so on.

Rumors, true and false, echoed endlessly in the capital, which instantly covered up the fact that Gong Yonggu was beaten and the officials of the Governor's Council beat him up.

What is puzzling is that the bureaucracy, which should have been the most uneven, and Zhou Yingqiu's old students, close friends, all were quiet as usual, and no one came out.

This scene scared more people, thinking that these people were also afraid of being implicated and dared not speak out. Zhou Yingqiu kept his distance from the officials.

At this time, Zhou Yingqiu was making wine in the mansion, chatting leisurely.

In a small side room, Zhou Yingqiu was cooking wine, opposite him sat Fu Changzong, and a little farther away, there were a few other tables, all of which were Zhou Yingqiu's confidantes, close friends and so on.

Zhou Yingqiu poured Fu Changzong a cup of hot wine, and said with emotion: "I've been busy all these years, and I can't be free all day. Looking back, I really have never drank so leisurely."

Fu Changzong deeply felt the same way, and said: "I have worked harder than you for several years. When the emperor was in the hidden residence, I followed him here and there, and I haven't been able to catch my breath until now."

Some people not far away, some of them had received hints, but they still didn't understand why Zhou Yingqiu was suddenly "employed" for "other purposes".

Zhou Yingqiu ignored the others, took a few mouthfuls of food, looked at Fu Changzong and said, "Master Fu, can the emperor reveal your whereabouts?"

The two of them had already received the news from the outside. At this moment, there was no need for Fu Changzong to hide it. He nodded and said, "Well, the emperor intends to set up a prime minister's office in six provinces including Shaanxi, West, and Sichuan for unified management. Prime Minister, three years, three years later, into the cabinet."

Zhou Yingqiu was actually not clear about his whereabouts. Hearing Fu Changzong's words, he suddenly said: "So that's it. According to this, I may also go to the south."

The questions and answers between Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu immediately let the people around him breathe a sigh of relief.It turned out that this was planned long ago, Shangshu Zhou did not fall from power, he clearly wanted to go out to be plated with gold, and then directly join the cabinet when he came back!

This group of people were all worried, and smiled. Three years was not long, and Zhou Yingqiu's age was just right.

Hearing Zhou Yingqiu's words, Fu Changzong shook his head and said, "There is no need to set up a prime minister's office in the south. I guess you are going to the north."

Zhou Yingqiu was slightly stunned, and said, "North, Liaodong? Yes, that's right, I'm afraid Master Sun is going to join the cabinet."

The Lord Sun that Zhou Yingqiu talked about was Sun Chuanting, the Prime Minister of Liaodong. In terms of rank, he was half a rank higher than the six ministers, so he was the most suitable to join the cabinet.

Fu Changzong took a sip of his wine and said, "I also guessed this. Prince Jing told me through his mouth that the cabinet intends to recommend Mr. Sun to the cabinet, so I think you should go to the north."

Zhou Yingqiu nodded knowingly, he knew very well that the reason why the cabinet recommended Sun Chuanting was probably because he didn't want to be rejected by the emperor again, otherwise he would lose the qualification for nomination. To ensure consistency in thought and policy, then Sun Chuanting is almost the only candidate.

Chapter 828

Zhou Yingqiu and Fu Changzong were cooking wine and chatting, and by the way, they gave a thorough investigation to ensure that there would be no trouble.

Zhou Yingqiu's people really didn't add to the chaos, the snow outside the palace was getting bigger and bigger, but it couldn't stop the hot development of gossip, as the snowflakes filled every corner of the capital.

Teahouses, wine shops, and brothels are the most lively at this time, with laughter and lewd words.

After a while of jubilation, their enthusiasm quickly shifted to the government. At this time, the Ming scholar class likes to talk, is keen on the government, and is extremely sensitive to the movements of the government and the opposition.

"Have you heard? Zhou Yingqiu is going to be 'transferred', and he is probably going back to his hometown."

"Returning home? He thinks beautifully! How many people has he offended these years? He is the one who has done the most to deal with the Donglin Party. Let alone going back, he was dismissed today and will be beaten to death on the street that night!"

"It's true, Zhou Yingqiu is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials after all, how can he fall as soon as he says it?"

"It's not our good emperor who has the final say. He kills donkeys and is famous for being mean and ungrateful. Even King Xin and his own brother can be sent to Shaanxi. What is an outsider!"