I'm really not the carpenter emperor

After leaving the Anding Hall, Zhu Xungui breathed a sigh of relief in unison.

No one thought that today's "tranquil banquet" would have any impact on the forces that criss-cross the world.

Zhu Xungui just felt that before they came, they really underestimated the Tianqi Emperor who was promoted by Donglin Party members as a young emperor.

Although the person is young, his technique of controlling his subordinates is very sophisticated.

Wei Guogong Xu Hongji only felt that there were countless burdens on his shoulders, which weighed as much as a thousand pieces of gold, and he sighed. He was afraid that after today, everyone in the world would know that it was his lineage of Wei Guogong who took the lead in surrendering military power.

After handing over the military power, the nobles lost even their only support, and it is unknown whether their wealth and glory can be preserved...

He had just walked down a few steps, and before he stepped down, he heard the footsteps behind him stop, and someone said:

"Your Majesty, please."

Xu Hongji was taken aback for a moment, then smiled casually, without turning his head, stood on the steps and looked outside the palace which was only a short distance away, and said:

"Since Wang Gonggong took over the signboard of Qianqing Palace, he has spent much more time with His Majesty than Wei Zhongxian."

"In the future, the future is infinite..."

Wang Chaofu naturally understood the meaning of Xu Hongji's words, but he didn't want to guess, and he didn't want to talk to this downcast descendant of a hero.

He arched his hands in front of him, smiled slightly, and opened his mouth to reply:

"My lord was just joking. How can a servant girl compare to the factory lord? Even the job of managing the brand is supported by the factory lord, so that he is qualified to be in front of the emperor."

Among smart people, there is often no hysteria, and there are not so many words to say. Xu Hongji turned around and said to him:

"Take me to Face Saint again."

"My lord, please—"

Wang Chaofu evaded sideways, called the eunuch Wang Chengen, and told him to lead Wei Guogong to face the saint, while he stood where he was, watching their backs before entering the Anding Hall.

"Father-in-law, what virtue and ability does Wang Cheng'en have, he has received so many errands, and the servants are not convinced."

At this time, an internal eunuch who had been in the Rites for a long time saw that the fledgling eunuch Wang Chengen went to show his face in front of the imperial court again, and he was jealous and chewed the root of his tongue.

"You don't agree?"

Wang Chaofu turned his head to look at him, with disdain on his face, and asked with a cold snort:

"Sun Jin, how long have you been in the palace?"

"Back to Eunuch, seven years."

Wang Chaofu glanced at him again, which also made the latter bend down and pretend to listen.

"I have been in the palace for seven years, and I have only been in the supervisor of ceremonies for three years. I am also an old man who has served three emperors... Can you find any differences between these three emperors?"

Sun Jin muttered for a while, looking around in panic, not daring to say anything for a moment.

"You, sometimes you have your own thoughts. Our family can rest assured that the imperial servant asked you to go, because you are timid and cautious, and you will not cause any trouble to disturb Your Majesty."

"Why doesn't our family let you do big things, do you understand now?"

Hearing what Wang Chaofu said, Sun Jin was indeed nodding.

He knows that he is timid and has missed many opportunities, but this is also an advantage he has never lost in the past seven years.

"Wang Cheng'en was highly valued by Wang An before. After Wang An's downfall, he joined the factory's family, so he was able to get close to the imperial court."

"This little supervisor is very thoughtful, Eunuch has to be on guard..."

Wang Chaofu chuckled, noncommittal.

How could he not know what Wang Chengen was thinking, and how could the factory owner not know?

Since the factory owner let Wang Chengen get close to the imperial court and gave him this opportunity, it means that this little supervisor has his own way, but who is the factory owner?

In this opportunity, there is also a dead end!

As for whether to go to a dead end, or to withstand the test of the factory owner, the carp leaps over the dragon's gate, and becomes the big crotch in the palace, it depends on Wang Chengen's ability.

Wei Zhongxian went from being a rascal in the market to being close to Quan Eun of today's Emperor Qi. The opponents he defeated were not only Wei Chao and Wang An in secret, but Wei Zhongxian had never seen or used any kind of conspiracy.

Wang Cheng'en is very smart and brave enough to do things, but if he wants to deceive Wei Zhongxian's eyes and try to do something else in front of the imperial court, he is too immature!

In this palace, murderous intentions are everywhere, but someone who is cautious by nature like Sun Jin, who is not good enough to take on important affairs, can stay longer.

"You don't have to be sour on others, it's not certain whether you can live or not."

After saying this, Wang Chaofu left with his hands behind his back, and Sun Jin suddenly realized, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said with a flattering smile: "I will send you off to my father-in-law!"

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The inner hall of Anding Hall is actually the bedroom of Zhu Guobi, Marquis of Funing. The inner eunuchs made a little modification and it became the room where Zhu Youxiao lived temporarily.

In the inner hall, Zhu Youxiao tilted his head, held a brush in his hand, leaned over the table, and was concentrating on writing the emperor's own calligraphy.

When Xu Hongji came to the door, he didn't dare to enter again, but just bowed to see.

With Zhu Youxiao's approval, he walked slowly into the house.

As soon as he entered the room, the guard behind him hurriedly closed the door tightly, which also made him look behind him, a little at a loss.

At this time, Zhu Youxiao said "ah" and suddenly got up from the desk.

Seeing him holding the writing brush, he laughed at Xu Hongji, and said excitedly, "Come on, show Wei Guogong, if I put this word in Jinling City, can it be sold for a good price?"

In the first year of Zhu Youxiao's succession to the throne, after all, he studied with Sun Chengzong and other great sages in Maoqin Hall for a period of time.

Although at that time he was required by the officials and was reluctant to study, but he was surrounded by great contemporary "writers", and under the influence of his ears and eyes, his calligraphy and temperament have improved a lot.

To be honest, Xu Hongji did not expect that this young emperor who had not received much royal education since he was a child and succeeded to the throne temporarily, could write so well.

"It's been a long time since I wrote it myself. Today, I'm interested. After I write it, I will present it to Duke Wei, take it outside the city, and sell it for a good price."

Xu Hongji was dumbfounded, but Zhu Youxiao put down the brush, picked up the teacup again, and said to him with an elegant and calm look:

"Now I finally know what kind of disposition those sages in ancient times had when they wrote their works, thought out every word carefully, and wrote such ink marks as Wen Xin Diao Long."

"The country is consolidated, and the sun and the moon are shining."

Xu Hongji looked carefully at the imperial brush that contained the ambition of Emperor Tianqi, and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty's horoscope is dignified in style and strong in brushwork. It is just like the ancient people's theory of correctness and correctness. If it is sold, it will inevitably be a waste of money."

"Ha ha--!"

Zhu Youxiao laughed a few times, waved his hand and ordered the inner eunuch to take another sum, and said loudly: "What's so difficult about this, I am now in the heyday of Spring and Autumn, and there are times in my old age. If Wei Guogong wants it, I will write it for you later. one serving."

"How about hanging it above the main hall of the Duke's mansion and seeing me in person?"

Xu Hongji suffered from being dumb, but the emperor's order has come, and he cannot be disobeyed, so he had to smash his teeth and swallow it in his stomach, and said with a forced smile:

"If this is the case, I thank Your Majesty Long En!"

"Hahaha, Duke Wei, among all the nobles, I like you the most!" Zhu Youxiao lowered his head and wrote, laughed here, and changed the subject:

"Ai Qing, don't let me down."

Xu Hongji shuddered all over, hurriedly bowed his body and said:

"The minister is loyal to His Majesty's heart, sincerity is such a character, the country will be consolidated, and the sun and the moon will shine!"

"Since that's the case, I have something to say to Wei Guogong."

Zhu Youxiao suddenly stopped writing, put his hands in front of the emperor, looked down at the words he had written just now, and said lightly: "I intend to abolish the six ministries and courtyards in Nanjing, and reorganize the five military governors' mansions..."

"What is Wei Guogong's intention?"

Chapter 296 The Sword and Pen Reform

Xu Hongji saw that Emperor Tianqi had many small scars on his hands, all of which were left by the Southwest War, and he often walked on horseback and hunted on weekdays. During this southern tour, he rode his own horse all the time, and did not ride.

When Emperor Tianqi wrote, he often gave people a sense of fear and uneasiness, because what he held in his hand was completely different from the writing brush in the hands of literati, it was a knife and pen in the true sense.

Hearing these words, Xu Hongji really wanted to pretend to be deaf and dumb, and didn't say a single word. The thirteen words just out of the emperor's mouth involved a major change that had never been seen since the establishment of this dynasty.

"Abolish the Nanjing Ministry, and reorganize the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion!"

This sentence was said in the past, Xu Hongji would definitely laugh at the person who said it, this is really whimsical, young and ignorant.

But the one who said it now was the emperor who had already made a decision.

Xu Hongji was speechless, and everything could be connected in an instant.

At the beginning of his accession to the throne, he hid behind the scenes and carried out Wei Zhongxian. The eunuch party repeatedly overturned major cases, bloodbathed Donglin, and cleaned up the court.

This southern tour under the pretext of offering sacrifices to ancestors and inspections was actually the emperor's preparation to personally suppress opposition to reform and stabilize the region.

Until yesterday's An Ding banquet in the Anding Hall, where the king intended but the ministers were ignorant, the emperor took back the military power held by the nobles in Nanjing for more than two hundred years, and implemented the final preparations.

From the beginning of his accession to the throne, Emperor Tianqi has been brewing this reform!

It is bound to set off a wave of fluctuations across the country. If there is no accident, the literati in the south of the Yangtze River will do their best to encourage the people and students, and the voices of opposition will be louder and louder.

Whether there will be rebellion in the local area is also unknown.

Xu Hongji didn't react until now, because he didn't expect this level at all!

Before the banquet, he vaguely guessed that Emperor Tianqi was afraid of the military power of the nobles in Nanjing, but he didn't expect that he would take back all the military power as a whole.

This time when he was summoned alone, on the way, Xu Hongji thought of all the possibilities from entrusting him with important tasks to killing the donkey, so as to frighten the nobles.

But he still didn't expect that such a thunderous reform would come, which required great decisiveness and perseverance. Throughout the ages, few emperors could do it.

This reform is different from Zhang Juzheng's gradual implementation of reforms during the Wanli period. Just now, the emperor's words made Xu Hongji understand that his purpose was to make short-term, one-off changes in Nanjing.

In fact, he was right about at least one thing.

Zhu Youxiao came down with the Yongwei Battalion, because he had the heart to put down the rebellion, and resolutely suppressed possible opposition in the future!

As for how future generations will say that he, the Emperor of Apocalypse, is to strengthen the imperial power, brutally suppress opposition voices, be wise and powerful, or rejuvenate the Ming Dynasty.

This reform is imperative!

Yongle Emperor Zhu Di moved his capital to the capital after the Battle of Jingnan, but at that time it was only called "Xingzai".

Although the Sui and Tang dynasties also had Chang'an and Luoyang, it can be clearly seen that the "two capital system" of the Ming Dynasty is quite different from them.

In Nanjing, the capital, there is a set of "little imperial court" that is almost the same as the Beijing imperial court. The eunuch system of the six ministries, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the five mansions and the inner court are all available, which can be called the backup of the Ming Dynasty.

After the establishment of the "two-capital system" in the Zhengtong period, the capital became the political and military center of the country, while Nanjing became the economic and cultural center.

From the Zhengtong period to the early Wanli Dynasty, the north and south of the Ming Empire achieved a delicate balance because of this two-capital system.

However, this balance has actually been broken in today's Qi period. During the Chongzhen period in history, the annual tea tax in several provinces in the south of the Yangtze River was no more than six liang, which is a good proof.

Today, the capital is still an administrative and military center, and the prosperous and affluent Jiangnan region has instead become a "drag" for the entire empire.

The entire imperial court is in the capital. Although the officials of the same position in Nanjing are equal to the capital in terms of rank, the actual power is very different.

The two-capital system was established in the Yongle period and was finalized in the Zhengtong period. It has been in use until now, and it has gradually fallen behind the times. The disadvantages far outweigh the benefits, and a reform is urgently needed.

Most of the yamen officials in Nanjing have false titles, and their official duties are idle. There is also a very vivid title in the officialdom for working here, called "official hermit".

Officials at this time generally regarded Nanjing as a place for the elderly. Officials were transferred from the capital court to Nanjing, saying that they went to a rich and prosperous place, but in fact it was a kind of tacit relegation.

In addition to various "official secrets", there is another type of people in Nanjing, that is, nobles.

The so-called Xungui refers to those descendants of the heroes who followed Zhu Yuanzhang to conquer the world and Zhu Di Jingnan. These people are also called the hereditary Xungui group in later generations.

Now the person Zhu Youxiao summoned to meet the saint alone is the descendant of Xu Da, the first hero of the founding of the country, and the No. 1 of the current Xungui Group-Wei Guogong Xu Hongji.

At the Anning Banquet, there were also the descendants of Chang Yuchun, the first great general of the founding of the country, Chang Yanling, Marquis of Huaiyuan, and Liu Kongzhao, the descendant of Liu Bowen, the first counselor of the founding of the country, and others.

These few people all have many followers and are more prestigious in the Xungui Group.

All nobles have one characteristic. Their ancestors all made special meritorious deeds in the process of following Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di.

Either dare to be the first in a certain battle and make military achievements, or protect the lord personally, make a name for himself, and seal his wife and son.

As heroes, these heroes themselves were either brave and ruthless, or good at planning and fighting, and they were often guarded by Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Di in their later years.

His family, from the early Ming Dynasty to the present, has been raised by the Ming Dynasty for generations. The emperors of all dynasties have followed the ancestral system, and they have not been given any say in government affairs.

So just like some relatives of the royal family, among the noble children, occasionally there are some who want to make a difference, and they can only roam the forests and springs, living extravagantly.

Up to now, among the nobles in front of us, few of them are brave and familiar with military books. They are all spoiled and pampered since childhood, and their brains and hands-on ability are not even as good as those military officers who have just graduated from the Shuntian Military Academy.

Zhu Youxiao reformed Nanjing's huge and bloated political system, aiming to abolish a large number of redundant staff who only know how to eat vegetarian food, waste money, and have no effect on the current situation.

The "prosperity" in the south of the Yangtze River has really played a role in the northern provinces that have been suffering from famine year after year due to the small ice river.