Domineering Daming

However, the existence of this person is a thorn in the throat of many people in Daming, including Feng Zhu.

"Believe in the king but not the king, the scene is upright but not upright", this rumor has already spread throughout Daming, and even some rural children sang it as a ballad.

This is a thorn in the hearts of the "imperial party" and all officials and gentry who support the "New Deal".They usually don't mention it, don't care about it, it doesn't mean they don't care or care.

After all, this is the elder brother of the current emperor. From the perspective of etiquette, "If there is a descendant, there will be a descendant, if there is no descendant, there will be an elder, and the elder brother will end up with the younger brother." This is the ancestral system and the foundation of the country!However, the former emperor directly passed the throne to the present, bypassing the Xinwang, and the current methods are even more aggressive, stabilizing the throne in a short period of time, unexpectedly hanging the cabinet, governing six ministries, and controlling the court, and then continue to expand the territory. The conflict was transferred, released, and when he cleaned up the Donglin Party, no one would question his succession.

However, with the advancement of the "New Deal", various contradictions emerged one after another, and the methods of attacking the court and the emperor continued like waves and never stopped.

Among them, these eight words are the most fierce, stabbing the government and the public.However, any explanation seems pale and weak, and there is no "ironclad evidence".

If Zhu Youjian returns to Beijing at this time, who knows if it will be used as an excuse to attack the Qianqing Palace and the "New Deal"?

Feng Zhu's heart turned like electricity. He couldn't answer Zhu Youjian's question, and he sighed in his heart. He had sympathy for the prince who had been with him for nearly two years. After hesitating for a moment, he persuaded: "My lord, The emperor cared about the brotherhood, and never thought about what to do to you. Even if you provoke the emperor's anger these years, the emperor will always try to save you. Now that the "Jingzheng New Deal" is at a critical juncture, the government and the people will work together. If you Appearing in the capital will make the government and the public uneasy...the emperor may not be able to protect you."

Hearing Feng Zhu's words, Zhu Youjian's face was gloomy, his eyes were fierce, his chest heaved, and he couldn't help saying angrily: "This king and the emperor are brothers, both are the younger brothers of the late emperor, the son of father Guang, and the ancestor of the gods." grandson, they still dare to force the emperor to kill his brother!?"

Feng Zhu smiled wryly in his heart. The prince was impatient and couldn't think carefully, so he had to persuade him again: "My lord, even if you have made great achievements this trip, the emperor asked you to return to Beijing, do you really dare to go back? What is that?" The place, isn’t your lord not clear?”

Zhu Youjian was angry in his heart, but he couldn't express it, let alone what to say.

For many people, the capital city is the most benign place in the world, but people who have reached a certain status know that it is a huge killing mill. Tomorrow, people are dying every moment. The higher you stand, the more dangerous you stand.

For Zhu Youjian, this is even more so.

After a while, Zhu Youjian calmed down, knowing Feng Zhu's kindness, and said in a calm tone, "How will the emperor arrange me?"

Feng Zhu shook his head, and said: "The emperor always has a comprehensive plan in his mind about the beginning and end of an event. Your whereabouts must have been planned in the emperor's mind long ago, and outsiders have no way of knowing."

Zhu Youjian listened, but agreed, nodded, remained silent for a while, and said: "The emperor... is a good emperor, he is better than me."

Feng Zhu's face changed suddenly, and then he frowned, looked deeply at Zhu Youjian, and said, "My lord, I don't care what you think in your heart, no matter what you think in the past or what you think now, some words, some things, bury In the bottom of my heart, don't say a single word. Don't get me wrong, I don't care about you, I believe in the survival of the palace, and I hope you don't cause trouble to the emperor. The emperor doesn't care about the merits and demerits behind him. The grown-ups here care too."

Zhu Youjian was magnanimous, but fearless, looked at Feng Zhu, showed approval, and said: "The emperor is more accurate than me in seeing people, don't worry, I won't cause you any trouble."

Feng Zhu wasn't worried about Zhu Youjian's troubles, so he clicked and didn't say much. He turned his head to look at the vast sea, and said softly, "I hope this time when I go back, there will be fewer storms and waves, and it will be smoother."

Zhu Youjian didn't know if Feng Zhu's words meant anything, so he didn't answer, and his thoughts flew to the capital.

Jingzheng four years, December 23.

This day is a small year, and the capital is very lively. Although the disaster situation is worsening, it seems that there is no impact in the capital. Every household is full of firecrackers, resounding throughout the capital.

Logically speaking, the imperial palace should be more lively. After all, the birth of the first prince in September is celebrated by the whole world, so it should be celebrated with great fanfare.

But there was a voice from the Qianqing Palace, which suppressed the memorials from the Sixth Ministry of the Cabinet and other officials from the foreign court who asked for congratulations. There was no celebration in the palace, and everything was peaceful as usual.

On this day, it was even more bleak, the maids coming and going, the eunuchs were cautious, not daring to breathe—the second princess Zhu Shujin died young.

In Zhilan Palace, Zhu Xu looked at the bed, pale, with red and swollen eyes, Hai Lanzhu, who was sick, held her hand, and comforted her softly: "It's our blessings, we can't keep Shuyu, she will come back next time." If you reincarnate, you will be cast into a good family, so don't worry about her."

Hai Lanzhu kept crying, describing her as thin and heartbroken.

Cixuan was already four years old. Seeing her mother and concubine crying sadly, she couldn't help crying along with her. With the quilt covering her back, she cried, "Mother concubine, mother concubine, don't cry, my sister will definitely come back..."

Hai Lanzhu was already weak, and with this illness, she became even weaker. She turned her head to look at Zhu Xu and her son Zhu Cixuan, with a difficult smile on her face, and tears were still falling from the corners of her eyes.

Zhu Xu comforted her for a while, and finally waited until she was tired from crying and fell asleep before leaving Zhilan Palace.

Cao Huachun followed behind Zhu Xu, with his head down, following every step, without the sound of footsteps.

This was Zhu Xu's first loss of a son. Although he knew that this situation was inevitable, but when it happened, he was still indescribably uncomfortable.

Zhu Xu looked around, there was no place to go in this huge palace, after thinking about it, he said, "Let's go to the imperial garden."

Cao Huachun responded, and hurriedly arranged, being cautious, not daring to make any mistakes.

Zhu Xu's every move was watched by countless eyes in the harem. He passed through the three gates and entered the imperial garden, and all the women in the harem knew about it.

Zhang Yun is taking care of her son, Zhu Cixiu.The little guy is four months old, and he is white and tender, very cute.

The little guy was not sick or in trouble. Hai Lanzhu's child's death shocked the harem, and now the entire harem revolved around him, so he didn't dare to be careless.

Listening to the female officer's report, Zhang Yun's pretty face was sad, and she raised her head and said, "Remind me tonight, I'll go see Sister Hai."

The female officer responded, "Yes."

Zhang Yun lowered his head and continued to look at his son in the cradle, his eyes were full of tenderness.

Cabinet building.

Bi Ziyan took off his reading glasses from his head, looked up at Zheng Youyuan, the secretary of the cabinet not far in front of him, and said: "This is a good thing, go to the Political Yuan to buy more, but give it to several adults. "

Zheng Youyuan smiled and said: "Yes, I will go after work and officials later, I think many adults will like it."

Bi Ziyan stood up, flexed his muscles a little, and asked, "Have all the people who went out come back?"

When Zheng Youyuan saw that he was talking about business, he hurriedly said: "Liao Shangshu from the Ministry of Punishment, Xu Shangshu from the Ministry of Industry, and Guo Shangshu from the Ministry of War have all returned, and Zhang Shangshu from the Ministry of Households is still in Shaanxi. It is a bit complicated there, and it will take some time. Mr. Zhao Shangshu has returned from Liaodong. He said yesterday at Shanhaiguan, so he should be back soon. Mr. Baiguge was in Jinan three days ago, and he has already passed Yanzhou, so he is coming soon. Mr. Fuge left Shanxi yesterday, so he will not miss the year-end review ..."

Now it is more and more common for important court officials of the Ming Dynasty to visit Beijing, and it has been even more intensive in the past six months. Almost all the loyal officials of the six cabinet departments have gone out for a visit.

Bi Ziyan listened, thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Mr. Sun Ge was ill a few days ago? Is it serious?"

Sun Chengzong is more than 70 years old, and his life has been rare since ancient times. Especially at this critical juncture, Sun Chengzong, an indispensable person, cannot have any accidents.

"It's nothing serious. I heard that I just caught a cold. I took some medicine and it's mostly healed." Zheng Youyuan said.

Bi Ziyan got up and went out, and said as he walked: "The princess in the palace died young, so don't bother the emperor with some things. After the inspectors and censors from all over the country come back, arrange them to report to the parliament. Official, accompany me to listen, and report to me as soon as possible after the deliberation of the parliament..."

Bi Ziyan has gradually adapted to this council and discovered some benefits of it.For example, things that are difficult to say, difficult to do, and difficult to ask about can all be handled in a legitimate way through this council, and others can't pick the reason, so it's okay on the face of it.

Zheng Youyuan listened, and said: "Yes. By the way, most of the parliamentary deliberations on expenditures in recent years have been carried out, and they still don't understand some details. The minister of the household department will wait to explain."

"According to the regulations, go when you have to. By the way, if there is any problem, report it to me as soon as possible. The Anti-Corruption Bureau has also been watching the parliament recently. If they find out first, we will not look good..." Bi Ziyan left the door of the parliament building, still talking.

Last time, the Anti-Corruption Bureau "accidentally" saw clues from some reports in the parliament, and arrested a Yuanwailang from the Ministry of Industry. What he said in the parliament himself became evidence, and he was speechless. The radish brought out the mud, and a large number of people were pulled out, making the Ministry of Labor and the Cabinet very embarrassing.

Zheng Youyuan said: "Yes, I understand. Then, next year's budget, should we discuss it after Mr. Fu Ge and Zhang Bingwen come back?"

Bi Ziyan paused, and then said: "Well, regarding next year's budget, the cabinet will hold an enlarged meeting, and the parliament will test the pressure so that they don't talk nonsense about this matter."

"Yes." Zheng Youyuan said.The cabinet now has a tacit understanding with the parliament, and the parliament consciously avoids many issues.

Chapter 1221 Impeachment of Wen Tiren

The "New Deal" of Ming Dynasty has entered the deep water area, and the reform is facing a rebound, and the resistance is getting stronger and stronger, and fires are being ignited everywhere.

All kinds of flames are big and small, Zhu Xu has let go, these pressures are all on the six departments of the cabinet, these adults are not before the apocalypse, they can only talk in the court, you compete with each other, now they are quite pragmatic, and solving problems is the first It is already a common practice to go out of Beijing for inspections at every turn.