Domineering Daming

Qian Longxi and others also knew that King Xin needed time to think clearly, so they all agreed and left.

Fan Jingwen sat back at the desk, watched Zhu Youjian's back as he walked back to the classroom, thought for a while, picked up his pen, and planned to write a letter to Ye Xianggao.

Wen Tiren walked out of Wenzhao Pavilion, his small eyes blinked, and the light shone, and he walked out of the palace.

Zhu Youjian stood in the classroom, pushed open the window, and looked outside, his brows were full of troubles and melancholy.

Wang Chengen stood behind him, looked at the white hair looming between his ears, walked over, and said softly, "My lord, please take care of yourself."

Zhu Youjian looked at the majestic palace outside, sighed silently, and said: "In the entire Ming Dynasty, there is no one who is loyal to the country. Everyone has selfishness, and they are all clearly placed in front of this king. No one can be trusted... ..."

Wang Chengen listened to Zhu Youjian's words, but did not make a sound.

If it is said that the one who knows Wen Zhaoge the most is him, the great eunuch who has been watching coldly.

"Let's go."

Zhu Youjian sighed again, turned around and was about to go out.

Wang Chengen followed Zhu Youjian and said, "My lord, where is this going?"

Zhu Youjian's eyebrows became more and more serious, and he said indifferently: "Go see Zhao Nanxing and Yang Lian. Without their help, this king can't do anything."

Wang Chengen knew that Zhu Youjian had always felt that his hands were tied, that his superiors were controlled by the emperor, and his subordinates were controlled by the Six Ministries. Even if it was the Donglin Party, he could only come to his door to ask for work.

Wang Chengen is just a domestic slave, he can't say much, he can only follow quietly by his side.

As soon as the news came out, there was naturally an uproar.

It spread throughout the entire capital in almost half an hour, and all scholars knew that King Xin of Wenzhao Pavilion was trying to reform the imperial examination system that had existed for thousands of years. In addition, the rapid spread in all directions.

With King Xin standing in front and Zhou Yingqiu secretly assisting, Zhu Xu didn't worry at all, and let the rumors and rumors fly everywhere outside.

Two days later, the platform.

Zhu Xu sat there, while King Lu stood respectfully in front of Zhu Xu, even feeling a little uneasy in his heart.

Outsiders don't know the rumors outside the palace, but he knows that King Xin definitely has no courage to reform the imperial examination system, let alone the ability!

"Relax, relax." Zhu Xu looked at King Lu's tense body and said with a smile, "It's nothing serious."

King Lu bowed slightly, becoming more and more worried.

Zhu Xu drank a cup of herbal tea, ignored King Lu's expression, patted his leg slowly with one hand, and said, "Prince Jing will return to Beijing in a few days, and I am very satisfied with his trip. The clan is somewhat prejudiced, and its behavior is a little extreme."

King Lu looked up at Zhu Xu, then bowed lower.

The emperor's self-criticism in front of you is definitely not to apologize to you, most of the time he wants to ask you, or in other words, he has a difficult task for you.

King Lu knew this truth well.

Zhu Xu knew very well that this King Lu was not a simple person, so he smiled in a very gentle tone: "Uncle Ping Wang said in front of me many times that King Lu is very capable, and he has helped him a lot in the Governor's Council." busy."

King Lu didn't speak, the longer the routine, the more serious the matter.

Zhu Xu went around a few words and got to the point, saying: "Li Jingbai, the governor of Shandong, went to the memorial. The Chief Secretary of Shandong, according to the procuratorate, there are many lawbreakers in the Jinan government, but he has many constraints and it is difficult to accomplish things. Please ask the imperial court to send another imperial envoy. Investigate."

King Lu finally understood Zhu Xu's meaning, thinking that King Jing had promoted a large number of people in Nanzhili, and now he had a great prestige in the clan, he was also a little emotional, so he resisted not saying anything.

Zhu Xu didn't speak either, picked up the teacup again, and took a sip.

Compared with other chief secretaries, Shandong is very small, with only six prefectures under its jurisdiction, and it is very close to the capital, so it is not difficult to deal with it.It's just different from Jiangsu. This is the real abolition of the three divisions and the reform of the governor system, which will have a huge impact on other chief divisions, and the backlash will increase greatly.

However, Zhu Xu needs to centralize power now, and needs to integrate all the forces of Ming Dynasty to deal with the imminent natural disaster.

Zhu Xu put pressure on King Lu for a while, and continued: "When you arrive in Shandong, I will transfer all the officials from the Chief Secretary and the Procuratorate. , Lu Xiangsheng's Dragon Army, you can also mobilize it in an emergency. If you have other needs, you can tell me."

King Lu was a little excited when he heard that, with such power, he alone has the final say on the whole Shandong!Naturally, this is within the range allowed by Zhu Xu.

"Go back to the emperor."

Lu Wangqiang suppressed his excitement, and said calmly on the surface: "I need some helpers, I hope the emperor will allow it."

Zhu Xu waved his hand, and said grandly: "Well, you just drafted a memorial for the request, do you have any more?"

King Lu thought for a while, frowned again, looked at Zhu Xu seriously and said, "Your Majesty, my minister...please send back to Prince Lu's residence."

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, then smiled and said, "You are an imperial envoy, so I agree to this request."

King Lu also took the risk to test it out. Seeing Zhu Xu's willingness to agree so happily, his heart sank again.

This trip to Shandong was probably far less simple than what the emperor said was just to investigate and deal with corruption.

Firstly, there was no reason for him to refuse, and secondly, he didn't want to refuse either.He raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "I thank the emperor, I will definitely fulfill my mission!"

Zhu Xu stood up, put his hands behind his back and said, "Well, go ahead and write a detailed memorial for me. I want to know what you want to do."

King Lu responded, left the palace, and immersed himself in writing the playbook, and at the same time began to meet some people secretly.

Early the next morning, King Lu's memorabilia arrived at the Supervisor of Rites.

Zhu Xu flipped through the pages and smiled secretly.

This King Lu was different from King Jing, he was thinking of "sneaking in", first he went to Shandong silently, and then quietly investigated, obtained the evidence, and killed him with one blow.

"Alright."

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes and smiled strangely.

Cao Huachun's expression on the side moved. He knew from Zhu Xu's expression that things would definitely not develop in the direction that King Lu hoped.

"Your Majesty, this is today's playbook." Liu Shimin walked in from the side door, followed by five young eunuchs, each carrying a plate, which was full of playbooks.

Zhu Xu looked surprised and said, "Why are there so many today?"

Liu Shimin bowed and said: "The emperor, most of them impeached Xin Wang and demanded the dismissal of his prime minister."

Zhu Xu immediately felt rejoicing secretly, what would he do if there was no King Xin?

After thinking for a while, he smiled and said, "There is no need to give it to Wenzhao Pavilion anymore. You, the supervisor of ceremonies, can deal with it."

Liu Shimin nodded, and handed over another playbook, saying: "Your Majesty, this is the list of this year's martial arts."

Zhu Xu reached out to take it, opened it and turned it over.

The Ming Dynasty also emphasized literature and restrained martial arts. The so-called martial arts had long been reduced to a formality, but almost all the soldiers who commanded troops were literati, and there were few exceptions.

Naturally, this was not what Zhu Xu wanted, so he opened it and looked at it.