In the middle of winter, the cold wind is howling, Zhu Youxiao is in the warm pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, eating breakfast leisurely, the content of breakfast is very rich, steamed buns, fritters, milk, etc., the earth dragon in the warm pavilion exudes rolling heat, making it warm like spring.

"Holy Lord, the first assistant party will come from the philosophical court." Just as he was eating, Liu Ruoyu came over and whispered.

"Fang Congzhe, why did he come here so early?" Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment, with some doubts on his face. At this time, it was only about eight o'clock, and for him, he had just finished his morning exercise, and it was the time for breakfast, and he had been on the throne for a few months, so it was impossible for Fang Congzhe not to know this.

"I'm afraid there's something urgent, looking at Lord Fang's face, he looked a little worried." Liu Ruoyu replied.

"Go and bring him in."

"Yes, Holy." Liu Ruoyu bowed and retreated.

Taking advantage of this time, Zhu Youxiao sped up his meal, snorted and ate the food, and then asked the eunuch to take it down. After rinsing his mouth, he went to the study and waited for Fang Congzhe.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." As soon as he entered, Fang Congzhe bowed and worshipped.

"Aiqing is flat." Zhu Youxiao bowed his head, "Sit." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Fang Congzhe knelt down and saluted again.

"Aiqing is an elder, there is no need to be so polite, just be simple." Zhu Youxiao said lightly, twisted in the chair and found the most comfortable position.

Having said that, Fang Congzhe still didn't relax, sitting on the stool with half of his buttocks, his waist as straight as possible. The emperor said this, he didn't dare to really do this, since ancient times, he has accompanied the king like a tiger, not to mention an emperor who has just fought and sharpened his minions.

"Aiqing came to me early in the morning, I don't know what happened?" Zhu Youxiao asked casually.

"Your Majesty......." Fang Congzhe paused, as if he was considering the words, "Since Your Majesty ascended the throne, it has now been three months, but Your Majesty does not go to the court, nor does he supplement officials, and the court has been somewhat unable to maintain it so far." ”

Fang Congzhe's tone was slow, and he observed Zhu Youxiao's expression as he spoke, "Your Majesty is in the red pill case, the upper echelons of the court are one-third empty, and there are many nobles involved in various Qing nobles, and there are many boiling words in Jingshi Li Shu. Although the court has been calm, there is a lot of instability in the place. ”

"Your Majesty should be cautious!" Fang Congzhe said these words with a solemn face, which made Zhu Youxiao's face change slightly.

Knock knock!

His right hand rested on the desk, his index finger tapping rhythmically. He didn't say a word, just squinted his eyes, quietly looked ahead, and thought silently.

Since the last time Wang Wenyan entered Beijing, he gave him a strategy, he just thought about it for a night, and then he was ready to use it, but he didn't want to expand other places, but he just limited the target of the attack to the Beijing Division, and the target of the selection was also the kind of nobles who occupied a wide range of land and were close to the two princes of Cheng and Ying, and he was the two nobles who were most involved, and only the nobles related to the two of them could be implicated.

It has been almost two hundred years since the Ming Dynasty moved its capital to Beijing, and the fertile land around Beijing that can grow crops has long been divided, relying on hereditary titles, most of these fields are occupied by nobles, and only a few are in the hands of others.

Because of this reason, the basic people who caused Zhu Youxiao's implication and attack this time were nobles, and most of them were Jingnan nobles who had something to do with the central guard of the army. Of course, the bureaucrat Zhu Youxiao didn't want to let it go, but in this coup, the arrested Donglin Party members were implicated in the salt merchants he originally planned to crack down, so he didn't continue in the local area, but only arrested the main one.

For him, the local area is a bit far away from him, and he can't take care of it himself, and there are not so many people to manage it at present, and there is no complete operation system. What he really wants to sweep away is still in Jingshi.

After three months of harassment, under Zhu Youxiao's close attention and instructions, after a large-scale arrest, Jinyiwei secretly arrested several nobles who had more estates in their families.

In this turmoil, except for those who were themselves implicated in the Red Pill coup, the civilian officials generally did not suffer much losses, and only the few families in the south who were specifically based on the salt industry were implicated, and the others had no impact. It stands to reason that they have no reason to stop it, and even those who clapped their hands and celebrated accounted for the majority.

Originally, Zhu Youxiao thought that the civil officials should be happy to see his sneaky actions, even if a smart person found out, he would not stop it, after all, in addition to the eunuchs, Xungui is also the opponent of the civil officials.

It's just that things didn't develop like this, I just caught a few of them secretly, and the civil officials here brought them in, and the first assistant Fang Congzhe came over and said something like "Jingshi Li Shu is boiling" and "the place is unstable". Is this a hint that there are people who are dissatisfied and want to mutiny?

Xungui was involved with the guards around the Jingshi and the three major battalions, and Zhu Youxiao knew this, so as soon as he heard him, he knew that this was alluding to Xungui.

Unstable? Has the place changed? Hehe, just these waste firewood that has been lying on wealth for two hundred years? Zhu Youxiao is really not afraid of them. They are nothing more than to gather some sergeants with their influence and make a mutiny or something, what else can they do? Just pop and press it directly.

Compared with this, Zhu Youxiao was more curious about how it was Fang Congzhe who came to persuade him, not Dingguo Gong? No matter how you look at it, Dingguo Gong has more reasons to come than Fang Congzhelai.

"Fang Aiqing, the Red Pill case is full of suspicions, and the masterminds involved are still under trial, and it is normal for a few more accomplices to occasionally confess, so Qing doesn't have to worry." Zhu Youxiao smiled slightly, and found a reason for his actions.

"The old minister has to worry!" Fang Congzhe sighed, "The fire at the city gate has affected the fish in the pond, and the hundred officials and colleagues are all worried and have no intention of ruling the government. I hope that Your Majesty will understand the difficulties of the courtiers and put out the wrath of the thunder for the time being. ”

"I see." Zhu Youxiao suddenly understood why Fang Congzhe came over. The feeling is that I am afraid that after cleaning up a number of nobles, I will come to clean them up again.

"Hundreds of officials are afraid that they have no intention of going to government! This is putting pressure on me! After chanting it in his heart, Zhu Youxiao came back to his senses, and it seemed that those bureaucrats were afraid that this fire would burn on them.

is not more expensive than Xun, the involvement between civil officials is much more complicated and extensive, if you really want to think carefully, almost all the officials in the DPRK and China can climb it, which is why Zhu Youxiao just secretly got rid of a few families, Fang Congzhe came to the door. I'm scared!

"If you don't stop, I'm afraid that tomorrow the performance will fly like snowflakes, and if you don't do it, it is estimated that there will be a scene of hundreds of officials kneeling and crying." Zhu Youxiao thought secretly in his heart. Now there are a lot fewer people in the DPRK, and if it comes out like this again, it is estimated that the Ming Dynasty really doesn't have to open it.

Thinking about the scene where all his subordinates were opposed, Zhu Youxiao's face couldn't help but change. Although he wanted to replace these people, now was not the time, and this replacement had to be done slowly. This will now be done by a large number of officials, and the imperial court will collapse on the spot.

Seeing it, it touched the anger of the people! Zhu Youxiao was a little flustered in his heart, and he also regretted it slightly, he shouldn't be so impatient, he should take his time. Now there are only 10,000 people, and the flintlock pistol has not been made, so they want to try the land reform, which is too radical.

He is just an ordinary person, he has never been a leader, he has never been in the officialdom, he doesn't know how to act, he is completely according to his temper, relying on the barrel of a gun to go straight.

Now I just wanted to open the knife to the outside world, but I bottomed out and rebounded, and I was pressed to the door.

I was really in a hurry, the gun was not hard enough, and there were not enough reserve talents to take over, so I was anxious to do a big job, but I made a mistake. Zhu Youxiao squinted his eyes, pursed his lips, and thought slowly. He has been a grandson for a few years, and this concentration is still a little, even if he is a little flustered in his heart, his face does not show it.

Give up is time to give up, but you can't just give them up. His mind raced, and he had an idea of his own.

"But I made a mistake, and I don't know the heart of the officials." Zhu Youxiao stood up and sighed, with an expression that he didn't expect, "But it's also those who are to blame, they practiced behind their backs, so that my Tianjin Salt Farm and Tiangong Workshop couldn't leave Beijing with a piece of paper, and I was so depressed." ”

Fang Congzhe's face changed, and he opened his mouth, but he didn't speak. He knew that the emperor was going to put forward conditions, and now he was just creating pressure.

Sure enough, Zhu Youxiao didn't continue to say, no one knows how many people were involved in the original incident. He changed his words, pointed to the east and said, "But thanks to them, I can't expand, I can only concentrate on improving technology, and now the Tianjin salt field can directly produce fine white salt, like flowers and snow, more and cheaper." ”

"The territory of the Ming Dynasty is vast, there are many inlands, and there are still many people who can't afford to eat expensive salt, and I don't know how many people die every year because of eating poisonous salt.

After speaking, Zhu Youxiao covered his face with his hands, looking like he was in tears, but his movements were still a little jerky, which could make people see the contrived demeanor.

"Salt industry?" Fang Congzhe's heart sank, the emperor is going to exchange the salt industry? His mind turned, and he immediately calculated in his mind which places the gentry were closely related to this.

After thinking about it for a while, he had the answer, well, it has nothing to do with himself, most of them are from Donglin's side, and a few have been arrested, and those who have not been arrested are like lost dogs, and they can't live in fear, and other people who are involved with this are also a small minority, which can be exchanged.

"Your Majesty is merciful, and the old minister wants to understand His Majesty's painstaking efforts." Considering it, Fang Congzhe also said in a compassionate tone.

Oh, got it! Zhu Youxiao was a little surprised, he didn't expect to agree so quickly, it seems that he discussed it before coming.

"Ha, borrow Aiqing's auspicious words." Zhu Youxiao snorted.

"It will be as His Majesty wishes." Fang Congzhe smiled, bent down and saluted, "There is only one minister in the cabinet, and there are many trivial matters, if Your Majesty has no other orders, please allow the old minister to retire." ”

"Well, step aside." Zhu Youxiao nodded.

"Yes, the old minister retired." Fang Congzhe saluted again, didn't say anything more, and retreated. It's just that he hesitated again after getting up, slowly took out a book from his arms, and handed it over.