Domineering Daming

After finishing speaking, Bi Ziyan looked at Zhu Xu and said, "I don't know if the emperor has any instructions?"

Is this a council meeting?It's all a show, right?What is the difference between playing in the Imperial Study Room?Is it just a group of people watching?

"Is this how you usually discuss things?" Zhu Xu picked up his teacup and said calmly.

Bi Ziyan and the others were startled and looked at each other. Sun Chengzong said: "Your Majesty, these matters have already been discussed by the ministers, so I ask the Emperor to make a decision."

"What about the others, don't you have anything to say?" Zhu Xu put down his teacup, looked at the people beside him and asked.

These matters have been discussed a long time ago, and today is the first time the emperor presides over a cabinet meeting. No one wants to cause trouble, and they didn't make a sound when they heard the words, which is equivalent to acquiescing.

Zhu Xu made a "huh" sound, and understood that it would take time to develop a normal discussion meeting.

After a while, Zhu Xu said: "Let's do this. Regarding the matter of 'relegating to the nobility', you should discuss it again. You should hurry up and not delay. Don't worry about the disaster relief. Wait until the governors of the provinces come to Beijing to learn more about it. The specific deployment, as for the appointment of personnel, can be announced, and they will all take office before the year, first meet each other, familiar with each other, and officially take office next year."

"The minister waits to obey the order!" After Zhu Xu's words fell, a group of people stood up and raised their hands in worship.

Zhu Xu pressed his hand and said: "Okay, there is no need to make big salutes in the cabinet in the future, just be casual, let's come here today, and you don't need to worry too much about how you were in the past."

Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong and the others all looked serious, without any relaxation, and said, "Yes."

Zhu Xu raised his eyebrows, turned to Cao Huachun and said, "Send all the memorials I want to approve to the cabinet, and I won't go to Jingyang Palace after that."

"Yes." Cao Huachun responded.

"You guys are busy with your work." Zhu Xu stood up, waved his hands, and walked towards his classroom.

Bi Ziyan and others instinctively raised their hands to "send off the emperor", but stopped abruptly.

A group of people looked at Zhu Xu's back, and they were a little puzzled. Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan looked at each other, and said in a deep thought: "Today, let's do this first, and we will meet again after noon."

Everyone didn't quite know what the emperor was going to do, and they were a little vigilant. They didn't see anything in the cabinet meeting, so they all nodded calmly.

Zhu Xu returned to the classroom, closed half of the door, sat on the chair, looked at the stacked notebooks, and picked up one at random.

The current atmosphere of the ruling and opposition parties in Ming Dynasty is still very rigid, as can be seen from the cabinet. What should have been a fierce controversy turned into a public statement, which was discussed in private long ago, and the completion of the cabinet discussion turned into a decoration.

It should be a good thing for the courtiers to unite and work together, but this may not be the case now.

"It seems that we need to find something for them to do." Zhu Xu said to himself, but he didn't take it to heart immediately, just like in the imperial study, he reviewed the manuscript here.

It was also quiet outside, even if someone shuttled between the classrooms of Bi Ziyan and others, their footsteps could not be lighter.

The cabinet was under heavy pressure, and it seemed that everyone outside was deliberately suppressed.

Cao Huachun is in the classroom on Zhu Xu's right hand, his door is also half open, people come and go, busier than anyone else.

Liu Shimin was in Zhu Xu's left-hand squad room, and there were relatively few of them, but the inner eunuchs also came in and out next to each other without stopping for a moment.

There were three classrooms on each side of them, they also came one after another, crowded and left, whispering constantly.

The secretary of the cabinet, Zheng Youyuan, who was only two feet away from them, had been watching, and he couldn't help feeling that even the cabinet was not so busy. No wonder it was said that the current emperor was diligent in governing, and such a workload could not be helped even if he was not diligent.

This kind of atmosphere didn't last long, as each class gradually settled down to do things, and forgot that there was still Zhu Xu in this section, every class was coming in and out, noisy, endless.

When some officials from outside came in, they were still hesitant to go to see the emperor first, but in the end they were stopped by Liu Shimin, and a new rule was established: come and go, the leader is clear.

At noon, when the imperial dining room came to deliver meals, a group of people suddenly realized that the emperor was still in the cabinet.But then it didn't seem to feel any better, and the cabinet continued in a weird atmosphere.

Not long after noon, Sun Chengzong received the news and hurried out of the cabinet.

——Cao Wenzhao has returned to Beijing.

Chapter 861

When Sun Chengzong left the palace in a hurry, Zhu Xu in the classroom already knew about it.

Cao Huachun stood beside Zhu Xu, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the letter has been delivered, Cao Zongbing should be returning home now."

Zhu Xu was looking at the playbook, nodded indifferently and said: "Yes, I understand."

Seeing that Zhu Xu seemed to be concentrating and didn't hear clearly, Cao Huachun said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, this matter is of great importance, do you want to explain a few words?"

Cao Wenzhao, who was not very conspicuous in the court situation, now looks very eye-catching. If his thoughts change, it will have a major and unpredictable impact on the emperor's military reform and even the court situation, so he needs to be careful.

Zhu Xu remained expressionless, and said calmly, "Yes, I see."

Cao Huachun was sure that Zhu Xu had heard clearly, so he didn't say anything, and quietly retreated to his classroom.

Zhu Xu casually put the memorabilia in his hand into the category of "keep it in the middle and not publish it", and continued to pick up the rest, as if he really didn't hear what Cao Huachun said just now.

When Zhu Xu was talking to Cao Huachun, Cao Wenzhao had indeed received the news from Jin Yiwei first, and he was already entering the gate of Cao Mansion.

Cao Wenzhao's uncle and nephew was from Datong, Shanxi Province. He served in the army in Liaodong in his early years, and later followed Zhu Xu one after another. However, they all had residences in the palace, so there was almost no place to stay outside the palace.It was after Cao Dingjiao came to Beijing that Cao Bianjiao bought the house for him. It can be regarded as their residence in the Cao family, and Cao Dingjiao lives here now.

When Cao Dingjiao got the news, he came out in a hurry and said quickly, "Nephew has seen Uncle."

Cao Wenzhao looked at Cao Dingjiao and frowned slightly. The Cao family has been in the army for generations. He, his younger brother Cao Wenyao, and nephew Cao Bianjiao are all members of the army. Hi.

At this moment, he was full of doubts in his heart, and just about to wave his hand, he said in his heart, "Come with me."

Cao Dingjiao knew that this uncle never liked him, so he said cautiously: "Yes."

Cao Wenzhao brought Cao Dingjiao to the side room, waved the others away, and said, "Tell me about the recent affairs in Beijing, especially those related to the emperor, the cabinet, and the Ministry of War."

Cao Dingjiao was slightly stunned, lowered his head and thought for a while before saying: "Uncle, there have been a lot of troubles in Beijing recently, the biggest thing is that the emperor pardoned the Donglin Party, but then Qian Qianyi married a famous prostitute on the Qinhuai River in Nanzhili, which angered me." The emperor and the cabinet are quietly arresting Dong Lin. Mr. Bi Ge and Mr. Sun Ge are no longer concurrently serving as the deans of the two imperial courts, but the emperor himself will concurrently serve. This has not yet been announced. By the way, Zhou Shangshu , Fu Shangshu of the household department has actually resigned..."

After all, Cao Dingjiao was just a small official, he couldn't see through the court situation, and didn't know much, so what he said was related to himself.

Cao Wenzhao frowned, there was nothing he wanted to know, he pondered for a while, and said, "Ministry of War, how much do you know, Mr. Sun Ge?"

Cao Dingjiao glanced at Cao Wenzhao, thought about it seriously, and said, "Nephew doesn't know. But if uncle wants to know, nephew can go out and ask."

Cao Wenzhao seemed rough, but in fact he was delicate and sensitive to some things. He didn't hear anything from Cao Dingjiao, so he shook his head and said, "It's late... By the way, why are you in the mansion? It shouldn't be the last time busy?"

Cao Dingjiao bowed slightly, and said: "Some people are targeting officials from our government, and my nephew is still a 'guilt'."

Cao Wenzhao immediately frowned, what is his identity?It's the old man in the emperor's hidden residence, the emperor's first confidant, the dignified commander-in-chief, the holy family, who dares to take action against their Cao family?To put it bluntly, if you beat a dog to see its owner, is it possible that you still dare to make the emperor look bad?

Thinking of this, Cao Wenzhao's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "Tell me carefully!"

Cao Dingjiao then told the whole story about how Shuntian Mansion used Wan County magistrate's corruption to implicate him.

Cao Wenzhao listened for a while, he was a little confused, so he asked, "What happened next?"

From Cao Dingjiao’s point of view, nothing actually happened afterwards. After thinking about it, he still said: “Prince Jing entered the cabinet before that, and not long after that, Vice President Wang of the Political Council, that is, Wang Qiaonian, entered the cabinet. The appointment of officials has been greatly changed, and the previous suppressive attitude has been changed..."

In Cao Wenzhao's view, none of these were to vent their anger on the Cao family, and they were not like the emperor's style at all.He sat upright, his eyes narrowed.My mind was like electricity, I went through what Cao Dingjiao said in my mind, and then combined with everything I heard on the road, I suddenly opened my eyes, the light was like electricity, and I shouted in a deep voice: "Shen Taolong!"