Early the next morning.

Forbidden city.

Qianqing Palace.

In the Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Qiying was sitting on the dragon couch, reading the folds, and Yuhuatian was standing next to him.

"Is the counterinsurgency army out of the city?"

Zhu Qiying asked expressionlessly.

"Back to Your Majesty!"

Yu Huatian immediately replied respectfully: "Half an hour ago, the 200,000 counterinsurgency army left the city, and General Lu Bu also went north with the army. ”

"Good!"

Zhu Qiying nodded and then said: "Order Jinyiwei, pay close attention to the war in the north, carefully probe the list of rebels this time, and if necessary, immediately arrest them, and if there is resistance, they will be killed." ”

"Honorable ......!"

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"Your Majesty, King Wu'an is asking to see you outside the palace!"

At this time, a little eunuch ran in and reported.

Zhu Qiying's eyes flashed, and he put down the fold in his hand and said, "Pass quickly." ”

"Honorable ......!"

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Soon, Zhu Changming walked in with a pale face.

"The old minister knocks on Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live. ”

"Uncle Huang, please get up. ”

"I've been tired of Uncle Huang these days!"

"Bestow a seat. ”

Zhu Qiying stood up and personally helped Zhu Changming up.

"Your Majesty is serious, everything is for my Ming Dynasty and the society, the old minister should do his best, and he will not regret it. ”

Zhu Changming stood up and sat opposite Zhu Qiying, and said with a resolute expression.

"Uncle Huang said with a smile, you are my Ming Dynasty's Optimus Prime, Dinghai Needle, if you fall, my Ming Dynasty, won't it be messed up. ”

Zhu Qiying chuckled and spoke, he was not joking.

If Zhu Changming hadn't been on the front line these days, he would really be alone and difficult to support alone.

Looking at Zhu Changming's old face, Zhu Qiying's eyebrows touched, and he said worriedly: "Uncle Huang's face is very unsightly today, is he sick?" ”

"It's just a stubborn illness, Your Majesty is not worried, it will be fine in a few days. ”

"At present, there is a shortage of manpower in the six ministries, and many matters in the imperial court have to bother Uncle Huang, at this time, Uncle Huang, you can't go down. ”

"Your Majesty is at ease, and the old minister will do his best to live up to the grace of God. ”

Zhu Qiying sighed bitterly when she heard this, and beckoned: "Although state affairs are important, Uncle Huang must take care of his health." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, the old minister will definitely take care of his body. ”

Zhu Changming's face replied as usual.

"That's good!"

Zhu Qiying took a deep breath, pondered for a moment, rolled his eyes, and spoke again: "I don't know what Uncle Huang thinks of my Southern Eight Prefectures of the Ming Dynasty." ”

"Southern Bafu?"

Zhu Changming's eyes were raised, his expression changed, and he reacted in an instant and replied in a deep voice: "This time the capital is besieged, and the eight prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River have six edicts not to return, and they will not move, which is really hateful, and the officials of the six prefectures may have hidden evil intentions, please prepare your majesty as soon as possible." ”

"First the three northern provinces surrendered without a fight, and then the six southern provinces did not return to the edict, my Ming Dynasty is really full of holes. ”

Zhu Qiying sneered, his eyes shone with a cold light, he thought that the biggest enemy of the imperial court was in the north, but he didn't expect that there was a poisonous snake lying in the south.

Looking at Zhu Qiying's ugly face, Zhu Changming shook his head a little helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, calm down first, the eight southern provinces are different from the five northern ones, and we still need to think about this matter in the long run." ”

"Oh?"

"What's so different? What's so special about it?"

Zhu Qiying asked suspiciously.

"Your Majesty doesn't know anything!"

Zhu Changming sighed lightly and slowly explained: "The eight mansions in the south of the Yangtze River, also known as the land of my great tomorrow, have a vast territory, the land of fish and rice, and the biggest problem is not the officials, but those merchants and families. ”

"The merchants and families in the south have always existed since the Taizu period and continue to this day, but at that time, these merchants and families were all working for the imperial court. ”

"But since a hundred years ago, in the chaos of the heavens, I have resisted the enemy from three sides. ”

"The northern enemy is Wei, Yan, Zhou, and Qi. ”

"Nan Yu Zhao, Chen, Liang, Chu. ”

"The western resistance, the barbarian Rongdi, the national strength has been greatly reduced. ”

It led to the rise of the businessmen of the eight southern provinces, the Jiangshui Alliance formed by the eight families, hundreds of merchants, its own faction, and then out of control, the bigger and bigger, now there are thousands of famous businessmen in the Jiangshui League, and there are many officials in the eight prefectures, all of which are supported by the Jiangshui League. ”

"The kings of all dynasties have also secretly suppressed themselves, but they have not had much effect, and they have not cured the symptoms but not the root cause. ”

"The Jiangshui Alliance has too deep an impact on the eight southern provinces, and the relationship is complicated, and it affects the whole body, and there are many concerns, if there is no way to get the best of both worlds, it is difficult to investigate and interfere. ”

After listening to Zhu Changming's explanation, Zhu Qiying's eyes narrowed slightly and said coldly: "From this point of view, the Jiangshui Alliance is the ultimate hidden danger of the eight southern provinces. ”

"Therefore, please consider the long term of Your Majesty. ”

Zhu Changming's face showed bitterness: "The Jiangshui Alliance's foundation in the eight prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River is too deep, from the officials of the state government to the common people of Limin, and its prestige is far better than that of the imperial court. ”

"Compared to the Jinyang Sect in the north, the problem of the Jiangshui Alliance is the most difficult for my Ming Dynasty. ”

"The first emperor also had a headache about this back then, there were three or four hundred thousand soldiers in the eight prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River, and the division was nameless and could not be beaten, and the edict could only recall some scapegoats, which was insignificant to them. ”

"It has been delayed until now, and he has not even replied to the edict, which is really unreasonable. ”

"It's a hot potato. ”

Zhu Qiying's eyebrows tightened, her little face was a little gloomy, and she thought for a while and said, "Uncle Huang, don't worry, as long as Jiang Shui Alliance doesn't go too far." ”

"Until the five northern provinces are completely subdued and the Jinyang Sect is resolved, I will not attack the Jiangshui Alliance. ”

There's no way, he doesn't have the ability to do it if he wants to, with the situation and troops he controls now, he has more than enough heart and not enough strength.

"It's good that Your Majesty can have this thought. ”

Zhu Changming sighed and looked at Zhu Qiying with satisfaction.

He, the little imperial nephew, gave him too many surprises.

Whether it was what he said or what he did, he didn't look like a twelve-year-old child at all, and he was even more shrewd and old than him, an old man who had lived for more than forty years.

In this regard, Zhu Changming can only look up and sigh, God is not thin on Daming, at the most critical moment of Daming, a holy monarch descended to protect the country and continue the life of Daming.

"Your Majesty, if there is nothing to do, the old minister will go down first. ”

After pondering for a moment, Zhu Changming stood up and bowed goodbye to Zhu Qiying.

Zhu Qiying didn't keep it, nodded and said: "Uncle Huang has worked hard, and the affairs of the government have to be supervised by Uncle Huang. ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, the court can't be messed up. ”

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Wait for Zhu Changming to leave.

Zhu Qiying's face gradually became cold, and he turned his head to look at Yuhuatian and said, "Immediately send an order to Jinyiwei to go to the eight southern mansions to investigate the movements of the Jiangshui Alliance." ”

"If there's anything going on, report it right away. ”

"Honorable ......!"