Domineering Daming

Zhu Xu's eyes moved slightly, and he said knowingly: "You mean, this was cut by Bi Shi as the head of the Royal Political Academy, and it hasn't gone through the cabinet process yet, so it's not considered a formal decision?"

"Yes." Cao Huachun said.

This kind of government affairs, according to the rules, does not need to be submitted to the Supervisor of Rituals for imperial approval, and the cabinet can handle it.

Zhu Xu nodded slightly, tapping his fingers on the table.The power of the cabinet is gradually showing its power, and some of them have broken through the scope he delineated.

"It seems that you must enter the cabinet as soon as possible..."

Zhu Xu pondered in his heart, looked at Song Yingxing and said, "Yes, I know, you can go back and let me know, I will go to the Political Yuan to have a look tomorrow."

Song Yingxing was overjoyed, and quickly raised his hand and said, "Yes, I'm leaving!" In his opinion, the emperor wanted to reject Old Bi Ge's decision.

Zhu Xu watched Song Yingxing leave and leaned on the chair with deep eyes.

Whether it is Bi Ziyan or Sun Chengzong, their ability, vision, and courage are naturally superior to other people nowadays, but in Zhu Xu's eyes, they are still more than safe, not enough to develop, and are restricted in many things.

In addition to the lack of vision, there is also a kind of habitual self-restriction. Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan all have an instinctive defensive behavior. Stand outside and block it firmly.

This seems to Zhu Xu to be a kind of resistance, even resistance. Not only Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan, but most officials refused to contact the outside world. They understand that they are aloof and self-confident inside. unattainable.

Zhu Xu has never studied psychology, but he always feels that this kind of mentality is weird, even abnormal, and needs to be reversed or even broken.

He adopted many methods, including the establishment of the Royal Political Council, creating a new curriculum, greatly reducing Confucian reading materials, and increasing "natural" subjects; summoning a group of great Confucianists to revise books according to his intentions, and becoming more rational; expanding maritime trade and increasing contact with the outside world. Contact, eye opening and more.

But none of these can be effective in a short period of time, and patience is required.

"It's time for me to take some strong medicine." Zhu Xu whispered to himself, then suddenly turned to Cao Huachun and said, "Inform Master Bi that he will go to the Political Yuan with me tomorrow."

Chapter 838

This year's capital city is extraordinarily lively, and intricate problems are intertwined, making the capital, which has been boiling and restless, even more turbulent and treacherous.

It is destined to be a period of great changes. Some people are impatient, some people sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, some hide their heads and show their tails, and some people are like ants on a hot pot.

Zhu Xu sits in the imperial palace, overlooking the world, moving left and right in the torrent, completing his plan step by step.

Regarding the matter of "relegation to the noble", the imperial clan is not calm and the harem is not peaceful, and the government and the opposition are finally boiling.

Some people moved around in private, connected in series, and connected some clans and honorable people together, quietly forming huge nets, interlaced over the capital, densely packed, difficult to distinguish, and to see clearly.

Zhu Xu blocked almost everyone today and quietly handled government affairs in the imperial study.

In recent years, the imperial court has expanded rapidly, yamen have sprung up like mushrooms after rain, and Zhu Xu has been tried one by one.

Jinyiwei's network is getting bigger and bigger now, and its tentacles are rapidly extending to Asia and beyond. In view of the current traffic environment, although the information is still lagging behind, Zhu Xu and the Ming court have a channel to understand the outside world.

Jianxie is a tool that belongs exclusively to Zhu Xu. There is one in Beijing and one in Nanjing. They are relatively calm at present and have not been used yet.

The Fourth and Fifth Halls have been established for more than a year. There are dozens of famous Confucian scholars in the dynasty, including Liu Zongzhou, Ertao and other famous scholars, but they are still making preliminary preparations, and there is still some time before the actual writing.

These are all what he values, and he will reorganize them one by one and make various arrangements. He will personally come forward to appease them, waiting for the court discussion next year.

Zhu Xu was busy in the palace, and Bi Ziyan in the cabinet was not idle either. Although Fu Changzong left with anger, Bi Ziyan couldn't control these things, and he couldn't wait to get involved in the household department. He is the real "chief assistant" of the cabinet, and he will have enough power to promote the "New Deal", lead the six ministries, and sort out the world!

Fu Changzong's request for leave did not immediately cause a shock in the government and the public. Only some sensitive people around Fu Changzong would find out that those familiar faces had been transferred out of nowhere. Didn't come down for a long time.

Fu Changzong made arrangements for many years old subordinates earlier than Zhou Yingqiu, so he was relatively calm, and he was not worried. After all, he was the emperor's own uncle, and Bi Ziyan would not go too far. Bi Ziyan is more!

Although the capital is full of turmoil, it is difficult to have peace, but many people still vaguely feel that a hidden and bigger storm is gathering, and they don't know when it will suddenly explode!

The sun sinks and the moon rises, the moon hides and the sun appears.

The next day, Zhu Xu woke up very early, but lying in bed refused to get up.

--it's too cold!Unprecedented cold, a bit colder than the previous two days!

Li Jieyu also woke up, looked at the sky outside, leaned against him, and said softly: "Your Majesty, I can sleep for a while."

Zhu Xu hugged her, looked at the ridge of the roof with his eyes wide open, half of his face was covered by the quilt, and said softly: "Go to sleep, I will come out of the palace later."

Li Jieyu raised his head, looked at Zhu Xu's side face, blinked and said, "Is the emperor going to see Miss Zhang?"

Zhu Xu was taken aback, he always forgot about it habitually, shook his head, exposed his mouth, and said, "If you don't tell me, I've forgotten, let's go take a look today."

Li Jieyu hugged Zhu Xu tightly and didn't speak any more.

Zhu Xu held her with one hand, but his mind turned to Bi Ziyan.

He has a lot of things to talk to Bi Ziyan about, some things will inevitably "hurt" him, especially what happened today.He was wondering how to be as tactful as possible.

After laying around for a while, Zhu Xu got out of bed despite the cold, ate a little and went straight to the Palace of Compassion and Ning.

Empress Dowager Zhang had just had breakfast, she was taken aback when she heard Zhu Xu's intention, and said, "You mean, you want to take Yongning out of the palace?"

Zhu Xu nodded and said, "Well, I'm going to see Miss Zhang, just to settle one thing on my mind."

Speaking of this, Empress Dowager Zhang thought of Zhu Xu's plan to "decline the title". If it is said that the matter is small, the emperor is cold-blooded, has no sense of benevolence and morality, and does not care about the affection of the clan and compatriots. If it is big, it is a violation of the "ancestral system" , is destroying the foundation of Ming Dynasty!

As the former emperor's widow and the current empress dowager, Empress Dowager Zhang will never allow it, and said with a slightly cold face: "Yongning's cold is still not healed, and it's too cold today, so I can't go out with the emperor."

Zhu Xu pinched his nose. Normally, if Zhu Xu went out for a "blind date", Queen Mother Zhang would not know how happy she would be... He changed his expression, showed a flattering smile, and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm going to see the truth alone. It's a bit embarrassing, and it's not suitable. Someone needs to ease it up. Apart from Yongning, I really can't find a suitable candidate. I can't delay this matter. The old concubine has urged her many times..."

Empress Dowager Zhang frowned, feeling very unhappy in her heart, but Zhu Xu was right, this matter cannot be delayed, she glanced at Zhu Xu coldly, and said: "About the matter of 'relegation to the rank'... that's fine, I don’t care about other things, this matter will not agree to you, and the adults in the court will not agree...Yongning is in the bedroom, you can go find her yourself.”

Empress Dowager Zhang hesitated to speak, which made Zhu Xu feel great pressure, rubbed his face, and said: "Yes, I understand."

After leaving the main palace, Zhu Xu sent someone to call Xiao Yongning, who stood outside the Palace of Compassion and Ning feeling a headache.

In his opinion, the matter of "relegation" is inevitable, but it seems that he has been isolated inside and out like never before, and he can't find a single supporter.

Zhu Xu let out a deep breath, looked at the red sun rising from the south, squinted his eyes, and whispered to himself: "I don't need other people's support now..."

He is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and he is arbitrary, who can oppose it, and who can oppose it!

Cao Huachun was not far from him, listening to his words, bowed slightly, as if he didn't hear anything.

After a long time, Xiao Yongning came late, wrapped more tightly, only two eyes were exposed, and Li Xiangjun approached from far away.

The little guy walked up to Zhu Xu, raised his head and said, "Uncle Emperor, I don't want to leave the palace today..."

Zhu Xu snorted softly, stretched out his hand to remove the scarf from her face, and said, "Then you should think about it, if you don't go out with me today, I won't take you to play in the future."

The little guy yelled and covered his face indiscriminately. It was too cold today, she didn't want to go out at all, but before the "temptation of going out of the palace in the future", she quickly retreated, pursed her mouth, and said : "That's fine, I will risk my life to accompany the gentleman..."

Zhu Xu laughed, and said as he walked, "Okay, let's go, if you behave well today, it will be to your benefit."

The little girl quickly followed, her eyes wide open, and she said, "What, what's the benefit?"