Domineering Daming

"Master Yang, please tell me." Zhu Xu stretched out his hand and said with a smile.

Yang Lian looked at Zhu Xu, trembling all over, and said, "Why does the emperor hate us Donglin people so much? Is it just because of party disputes?"

Zhu Xu stood up again, and asked curiously: "Isn't it enough? Are there still few people who perished due to party struggles in the past dynasties? Master Yang has read so many books. Does he think that as long as he is a so-called 'straight person', the party struggle of a 'gentleman' is Good for the country?"

"Why not?" Yang Lian looked at Zhu Xu, and said in a deep voice, "Everyone in my Donglin is proud and devoted to my Ming Dynasty. As long as you give us a little time, Zhongxing Daming is just around the corner!"

Zhu Xu blinked, this one still hasn't figured it out yet?

Glancing around from the corner of the eye, Zhu Xu said for a while, "Then you all joined the court at the beginning, how did it turn out? The greatest achievement should be creating the eunuchs, right? How many governors of Liaodong died because of your party struggles? How many generals? How many soldiers? How many lands have been lost? Has the court situation improved in the slightest? For the sake of a bureaucrat, Ruan Dacheng took refuge in Wei Zhongxian, is this your arrogance?"

The party struggle between the eunuch party and the Donglin party was not limited to the imperial court, but also extended to every corner of the Ming Dynasty. Among them, Liaodong was the hardest hit area.

These are all facts, and there is nothing to refute, but Yang Lian has his own thoughts and ideas, looked straight at Zhu Xu and said: "That's because there is no Mingjun in the hall! If the former emperor had the emperor's majesty and grand strategy, Where will eunuchs jump up? If the emperor and I, Donglin, work together, everything will be easy, why does the emperor need to work hard now, and personally patrol the world..."

Hearing this, Zhu Xu laughed immediately, and said, "Then, which one of my new policies do you agree with? Come and listen to me?"

Yang Lian opened his mouth to speak but was stuck in his throat. Indeed, he does not agree with most of the current "New Deal".He believes that the emperor is destroying the foundation of Ming Dynasty step by step, and this is the last step to attack the gentry all over the world!If he is in court, he will definitely not allow it!

Zhu Xu turned his head to look at Wu Youwei, and said, "Are you still in charge of the general administration? Prepare an order for me and send it to the cabinet." After speaking, he turned around and left.This Yang Lian cannot be saved, and it is impossible to expect him or them to change their attitude.

"Observe the order!" Wu Youwei said hastily.

Cao Huachun glanced at Yang Lian and followed behind Zhu Xu.

Zhang Wenda felt relieved, and led a group of people around Zhu Xu out of the prison.

Wu Youwei was the happiest. He made a bow to Yang Lian, and hurriedly caught up with Zhu Xu. When Zhu Xu walked out of the punishment department, he looked at Zhu Xu's side face and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, if Master Yang is pardoned, how should I deal with it?"

Zhu Xu paused and turned to look at him.

He forgot about this point. With Yang Lian's level, if he is pardoned, even if he can't recover immediately, there will be people recommending him in the future, which will definitely be troublesome.In other words, in order to make the "New Deal" more smooth, the cabinet will be willing to restore Yang Lian and give the world's scholars a reassurance to reduce resistance.

Zhu Xu's expression remained unchanged, and he said lightly: "How do you think the arrangements should be made?"

Wu Youwei had a plan in mind, he pretended to hesitate for a while when he heard the words, and said: "Your Majesty, Mr. Yang was originally the Censor of the Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. According to the usual practice, he should be promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Officials."

Zhu Xu said "Oh" and said: "He is a guilty minister. He pleaded guilty in Jinyiwei, and he was promoted to Minister of the Ministry of Officials as soon as he was pardoned. Do you think it is appropriate?"

"Do you still care about this?" Wu Youwei slandered in his stomach, and then said with hesitation on his face: "Then, I think the Governor's Court is more appropriate. The courtyard has been vacant, and I think Master Yang is just right."

The predecessor of the Governor's Council was the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which is also regarded as the reinstatement of officials.

Zhu Xu secretly smiled, Wu Youwei has a lot of filings, he pondered for a while, and said: "A cabinet minister who also serves as the Governor is a custom."

Customization is a definite administrative system that cannot be changed!

Wu Youwei glanced at Zhu Xu quietly, hesitated for a long time before saying the last option, and said: "Your Majesty, with Lord Yang's qualifications, you cannot hold a general official position. I think that next year's chief examiner of the imperial examination is a suitable position." .”

Zhu Xu looked at Wu Youwei with a hint of strangeness in his eyes. This guy really shouldn't be underestimated. These positions are really good, and ordinary people can't even think of them.

"It seems that a small envoy is inferior, and a colonial governor is suitable..."

Zhu Xu cherished Wu Youwei's talent, nodded and said: "Your suggestions are not bad, I will consider them."

Chapter 834 Going Further

Wu Youwei listened to Zhu Xu's words, although his expression was calm, his heart was quite excited.

Being happy and laughing at Zhu Xu's stupidity at the same time, he followed Zhu Xu out of the Ministry of Punishment, and was about to turn a corner when he heard a burst of noise, one after another.

Zhu Xu turned around and saw that not far away was a group of students who looked like scholars of the Royal Academy of Political Science, surrounded in front of the gate of the Tongzheng Envoy, making a lot of noise, there were dozens of them.

Zhu Xu looked at Wu Youwei and said, "What's going on?"

Wu Youwei is the general manager of the administration, Si You Tongzheng, he naturally knew this, hesitated for a while, and said: "Back to the emperor, these are all scholars from the Royal Political Academy. Those who have just graduated this year will all be sent out of Beijing. This has caused quite a stir in the Royal Political Council, and they all wrote their memorandums and asked the general ministers to communicate with the cabinet to make a statement on their behalf."

Zhu Xu frowned slightly, and said: "You said 'all' just now? Didn't only those who graduated in previous years were transferred out, and those who graduated this year are all arranged in Beijing?"

The corner of Wu Youwei's mouth twitched and then disappeared, bowing his body and saying: "I don't know, it's just that there are rumors that Mr. Bi Ge intends to transfer all the scholars of the Royal Academy of Political Science out of Beijing to calm down the official chaos in the capital. elephant."

This Zhu Xu really didn't know, and turned to look at Cao Huachun on the other side.

Cao Huachun took a step forward, and said: "I don't know this servant, the cabinet has already taken over the Ministry of Officials, if there is any plan, it should be submitted soon, and now...it is estimated that it has not yet been finalized."

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, and probably understood in his heart that the rumor should be true, and Bi Ziyan and others had considered it, so it's not unusual.

The emperor, the cabinet, and the six ministries, if the political ideas are not in harmony, or if the pace is not consistent, it will have too much impact on the country. Zhu Xu has already realized it. This is why he wants to weaken the six ministries and centralize the cabinet. He will be in charge of the cabinet next year , these troublesome things will never happen again—the will of the imperial court is unified, and the government orders and steps are in sync!

"How did you do it?" Zhu Xu wandered in his mind, then looked at Wu Youwei and asked.

Wu Youwei said with a "businesslike" face, "I have already sorted out the memorial and wrote it down briefly, and it will be sent to the cabinet later today."

Zhu Xu nodded and said: "Well, you did a good job, go ahead and appease them. These are the future pillars of my Daming, so I can't hurt their hearts."

"You still care about this? Are you injured less?"

Wu Youwei sneered in his heart, with a calm face, he raised his hand and said: "I obey the order, and I will leave." After saying that, he took a few steps back, turned around and walked towards the Tongzheng Envoy.

Cao Huachun watched Wu Youwei leave, took a step forward, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, are you going to bypass him like this?" In his opinion, this is not like Zhu Xu's behavior at all.

Zhu Xu smiled, put his hands behind his back, turned around and walked towards the palace.

He didn't say much, that's because - he is the Emperor of Ming Dynasty!Some people and some things are no longer in his eyes, and they are only teased occasionally when they are interested. Now in the whole of Daming, who else can threaten him?Let him fear?

No!Absolutely not!

With the power in his hands, the entire Ming Dynasty would tremble three times because of his words, let alone an inconspicuous little official from the fourth rank!

Cao Huachun didn't understand, he didn't understand, he was still following Zhu Xu, passed through several gates, turned into the Meridian Gate, and went straight to the inner court.

As he was walking, Zhu Xu suddenly felt his heart move, and said: "Pass down the decree to the cabinet, and the ministers will be merged into the cabinet, and the yamen will still be kept outside the palace."

Cao Huachun followed and said, "Observe the order."

Looking at the snow scene on both sides, Zhu Xu slowly walked back to the palace.

When Zhu Xu returned to Jingyang Palace, Lu Daqi, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, was reporting to the cabinet.

After Zhou Yingqiu "transferred for other purposes", Lu Daqi has always been in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Officials, and the report is about the assessment, promotion, dismissal, etc. of officials across the country this year.

Bi Ziyan looked at a series of lists and nodded slightly, but Lu Daqi still listened to him, and some people he was optimistic about had entered some positions.In addition to the capital, there are also many transfers outside the capital, but they are all below the provincial governor's office.

According to Bi Ziyan's plan, the magistrates and county magistrates in various places will be rotated in the past few years, away from the places where they have stayed for more than three years, in order to weaken their collusion with the local gentry, which is conducive to the promotion of the "New Deal" and reduces the resistance.

Finally, there is a list of this year's graduates from the Royal Political Council. More than 300 graduates this year have already planned to be transferred outside Beijing. Including the original 200 people in Beijing and China, the total may be more than [-]. They will be filled in Ming Dynasty. Every corner!

Seeing that Bi Ziyan didn't say a word at the end, Lu Daqi raised his hand and said, "Old Bi Ge, Zhou Shangshu told his subordinates before leaving that you must be cautious about the matters of the Royal Political Council. Look, do you want to ask the emperor for instructions? "