Domineering Daming

Hai Lanzhu understood, and said softly: "Yes, my concubine understands."

Zhu Xu smiled, sat on the chair, and looked at the heavy snow falling outside.

I don't know if it stopped last night, but the snow seems to be getting bigger and bigger, and everything that comes into view is covered in silver and white.

Liu Shimin hurried over from the other end and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, my maidservant."

Hai Lanzhu quickly sat up straight and maintained a good posture. After she entered the palace, Empress Dowager Zhang did a lot of training.

Zhu Xu looked at him and said, "What is it?"

Liu Shimin came over and said: "Your Majesty, the Qin Tianjian monitored the heavy snow yesterday, and now the news has come that almost the whole of Hebei, most of Shanxi, Henan, and a part of Shandong are also covered with heavy snow. Other places may be snowed today. Stop, it’s hard to say what’s near the capital.”

Zhu Xu felt relieved, as long as it wasn't a large-scale snow disaster, he said: "Well, with such a heavy snow, tell the cabinet, whether you are busy or not, let's take a few days off in a staggered manner. It is rare to have a time to relax throughout the year. "

"Yes." Liu Shimin said.

"Is there anything else?" Seeing that he didn't move, Zhu Xu asked again.

Liu Shimin glanced around, leaned closer and said in a low voice, "There is a letter from the governor's office in Shaanxi, and the king of Xin is unwilling to go to Beijing."

Zhu Xu raised his brows, picked up the wine glass on the table again, took a sip, shook his head and said, "My brother, he always rushes to catch up with bad things, and once there are good things, he refuses to move... ..."

King Xin's character, in fact, is very clear to the government and the public now. He didn't accomplish anything in Wenzhao Pavilion back then. He was indecisive, partial to listening to partial belief, and stubborn.

Liu Shimin didn't dare to say much, bowed and waited for Zhu Xu's letter.

"If you don't come, don't come." Zhu Xu put down his glass and said, "There is only so much I can do, let him go."

Liu Shimin nodded slightly, and said, "Your maidservant will leave."

Zhu Xu ignored Liu Shimin and turned to look at the heavy snow outside.

He wants to form a huge fleet to visit Europe. In addition to trade and showing off force, he also needs to formulate a series of international rules with Europe. These rules will give Europe, which is still weak and chaotic, the illusion that the Ming Dynasty is the world. The most advanced system and the most powerful force in the world, the East is the country of civilization!

Only in this way can Daming rule the world and become a world leader!

At the same time, many unnecessary troubles can be avoided in the next ten years of extremely weak Ming Dynasty.

Then, the identity of this envoy is very important, and it must have enough weight!

Originally, Zhu Youjian was the most suitable candidate. He was the elder brother and prince of the Ming Emperor. In the eyes of outsiders, he must be extremely important in Daming.

Now that he's on strike, another one has to be chosen.There were only a few available to the imperial clan of the Ming Dynasty, and they were all distant branches, which did not have enough weight at all.

After much deliberation, Zhu Xu set his sights on his uncles, that is, in the current clan, the fifth younger brother of his father Guangzong, King Rui, Zhu Changhao.The brothers in front of King Rui are all dead, and he is considered the oldest in this branch, King Ping Kaixin, and he is also the most honorable prince in name.

King Rui is also interesting to talk about. Back then, Emperor Shenzong wanted Guangzong, who was still a prince, to be crowned king. He was also one of the "Three Kings".Over the years, he has done a lot of business secretly. He is the richest in the clan, but he cries for being poor every day. He often asks the Ministry of Households for money, and once wrote a letter to Zhu Xu, saying that "a grain of rice is hard to survive, and the pot and bowl are full of dust."

Zhu Xu twirled the cup with a smile on his face.

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Chapter 832 Pardon Rejected

It took three full days for the heavy snow in the capital to start to weaken, but the sporadic snowflakes still haven't completely stopped, and it looks like it will persist until the end of the month.

As a result, the weather in the capital seems to be extremely cold. According to the new detection method of Qin Tianjian, the temperature has approached minus 25 degrees. This is the highest temperature during the day, and it will be lower at night!

Such bad weather was extremely rare in the history of the Ming Dynasty. If there were records of the past, it would be rare!

In the entire palace, almost everyone was wrapped up thickly.Zhu Xu also cut down nearly half of his manpower, and most of them hid in the room, unwilling to take a risk.

Little Yongning, who was usually lively and lively, was now confined to his bedroom, refusing to come out no matter what, wrapped like a rice dumpling, hugging the stove, reading a book there very quietly.

In the imperial study room, there were five stoves burning, but he still couldn't reach out. Zhu Xu felt that his face was frozen, and everything was cold, so he didn't want to touch it.

When it was time for lunch, Zhu Xu rubbed his hands, looked outside, and asked, "Is it colder outside?"

Standing beside Zhu Xu, Cao Huachun said, "Yes, I heard that the ink at the Ministry of Accounting is frozen, and Fu Shangshu took a holiday for this. There are more charcoal fires at the Ministry of Punishment, and almost water leaked. The tea at the Ministry of Rites It has been cooking, and it got cold accidentally..."

Zhu Xu drank the hot soup, and then felt better, and said, "What about the playbooks from various places?"

Cao Huachun glanced at Zhu Xu, and said: "Shuntian Mansion did a general check. The north of the capital is almost covered by heavy snow. Henan, Shanxi, and Shandong are better. The specific disaster situation may have to wait for the snow to melt. estimate."

Zhu Xu nodded, and just as he was about to eat, he said again: "Tell the cabinet that the government should form a long-term, continuous, and uninterrupted detection system for disasters, not limited to floods, droughts, plagues, locusts, snowstorms, etc. The series must be well predicted, and at the same time, a complete set of policies and measures must be formed for prevention, disaster resistance, disaster relief, and post-disaster reconstruction.

"Follow the order." Cao Huachun responded.

Zhu Xu didn't speak any more, and ate quickly, but he only drank a few more mouthfuls of soup. His appetite was gone. After cleaning up, he wiped his mouth. He looked at the sporadic snow outside and said, "How is the road cleaning outside?" gone?"

Cao Huachun glanced outside, and said: "Return to the emperor, since yesterday, the patrol battalion and Shuntian Mansion have been organizing people to clean up constantly, wearing water boots should be fine."

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table, thinking in his heart.

Last year was the year when he established the "New Deal", and this year is even more important. He will further strengthen the "New Deal" and declare his unshakable will!

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers on the table more and more urgently, shrank again, squinted his eyes, and said: "Go, let Wu Youwei wait outside Chengtian Gate, I'm going to see Master Yang."

Cao Huachun's heart moved slightly, he bowed and said, "Yes."

Zhu Xu looked outside and let out a deep breath, his eyes were deep.

Master Yang, that is, Yang Lian, Yang Dahong, back then, Empress Dowager Zhang worried that Zhu Xu would be in danger if he got involved in the court party struggle, so she specially found Yang Lian, who was considered an excellent official in the Donglin Party at that time, to be Zhu Xu's teacher. Asylum one or two.Yang Lian is rigid and strict, and he has not taught Zhu Xu a few times in total. There are great changes in the court every day, and Yang Lian's mind is also on the party struggle. In addition, Zhu Xu was also preparing for the battle for the throne at that time. Xuan's class was suspended.

Waiting for Zhu Xu to ascend the throne, a series of major events are imminent, and naturally there is no way to attend class.Then, the Donglin Party attempted to gain power again, which touched Zhu Xu's bottom line. Yang Lian slowly came to his opposite, until finally he was completely wiped out by the enraged Zhu Xu at the court meeting, and all of them were sent to prison.

At that time, because of the great impact of this case, Zhu Xu adopted the method of keeping it secret and closing it quickly, cutting him off, shutting him down, and exiling him into exile.

Yang Lian was sentenced to life imprisonment because of his special status, and has been locked in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice since then.

It can be said that Zhu Xu and Yang Lian, the master and apprentice, did not have a few lessons from the beginning to the end, and Yang Lian was also different from the emperors of the previous dynasties, in name only.

Wu Youwei provided Zhu Xu with an interesting way of dealing with it, that is, "amnesty".

This "amnesty" is indeed a very good way of dealing with Zhu Xu now.It not only releases goodwill to the world's scholars, bridges the rift, and reduces confrontation, but also determines the Donglin case. Once Yang Lian is "amnesty", the Donglin case will be completely determined and become a thing of the past!

Wu Youwei didn't even think that Yang Lian's "amnesty" would not only fail to help him, but would also block Dong Lin's way of resurrection!

With his thoughts settled, Zhu Xu changed into a piece of regular clothes, wearing water boots, wrapped up in a thick bag, and left Jingyang Palace.

When he came to Qianqing Palace and saw the people coming and going inside, Zhu Xu suddenly felt a little moved, and said to Cao Huachun: "Let someone go to the cabinet to have a look. If the draft of the reconstruction comes out, show it to me first. , don’t rush to settle down.”

"Yes." Cao Huachun said.

Zhu Xu walked all the way, the palace was cleaned well, at least the main roads were cleared, and there were thick snowdrifts everywhere, which might not melt in ten days and a half months.

A group of people passed through the Meridian Gate, Chengtian Gate, exited the Chang'an Right Gate, and then turned into the West Princess Gate.