Chapter 389: The Scheme

Hangzhou, Zhufu.

Zhu Zuo took the tea and walked into the study, only to see his father writing something on the desk.

He approached slowly, put the tea on the table, and said softly, "Father, take a rest." ”

"Hmm." Zhu Anming responded, but the movements in his hands did not pause at all.

Zhu Zuo looked at the desk and saw a piece of paper on the table, with the words King Wu written on it.

There are ten lines under "King Wu", namely: the household department, the official department, the ritual department, the engineering department, the criminal department, and the military department; The Supervisory Council, the Engineers' House, the Spiegel House, the Privy Council.

This is the current officialdom structure of Wu State, with six ministries and four courts.

Since Lu Yuan was crowned King of Wu, he set up a court and governed the country with six ministries and four courts as the main body.

What made the former Wu Yueguo officials most dissatisfied was that Lu Yuan only knew how to reuse those people from the former Hui'an Mansion, and the high-level officials basically used the people from the Hui'an Mansion, completely ignoring the anticipation of the former Wu Yueguo officials for many days.

Zhu Zuo also complained about this matter, especially when he learned about the identity and background of those officials in Hui'an Mansion, which made him even more dumbfounded.

Among them, except for a few people such as the Guozi Priest Jiu Ji Yan, the Secretary of the Ministry Zhang Dezhong and the Ministry of Industry Yuan Chi, the others have no merit, and they are all some dart masters, Luodi Xiucai, bandits, family members and the like.

For example, Zhanyuan, the waiter of the Criminal Department, heard that he used to be a little dart master.

Wan Tianqi in the Hubu Langzhong used to be a familyman.

Zhang Wande, the squire of the military department, used to be a reckless man.

Although they have been following Lu Yuan for a long time, if they use these people to govern the country, it will be ridiculous and generous at worst, and if it is serious, the country will definitely be in chaos!

In this regard, the officials of Wu Yueguo also carried out activities in secret, spreading their origins, arousing the dissatisfaction of the people of Hangzhou.

It's a pity that the arresters transferred from Hui'an Mansion are very capable, and they easily found out the mastermind behind the scenes, and several Wu Yue officials were put in prison.

Others had no choice but to give in.

Zhu Zuo was already a little disheartened, and he didn't have much hope for the new King Wu.

However, Zhu Anming was unwavering, and ordered Zhu Zuo to inquire about every policy and itinerary of King Wu every day, and continued to look for opportunities for the family.

"Did anything big happen today?" Zhu Anming suddenly spoke.

Zhu Zuo sighed in a low voice: "Another official has been raided. ”

"Who is it?" Zhu Anming was shocked.

"Former internal commander Song Ju."

"Do you know what the reason is?"

Zhu Zuo snorted: "What they said is that the Song family once participated in human trafficking, but I heard that it was the father and daughter of the Xue family who reported it behind it, and the eldest son of the Song family had blackmailed the Xue family before, and now that they have gained power, they will naturally retaliate." ”

"How did they get the upper hand?" Zhu Anming had also heard of the Xue family.

"I heard that Xue Cheng's daughter Xue Yu and Li Ruozhen, the envoy of the Supervision Yuan, are very close, and I think they have taken refuge in that envoy."

Later, his voice was a little choked, and he didn't feel sadness.

Now if you want to survive in Hangzhou, the best way is to take refuge in those foreign Hui'an officials, otherwise you may be raided at any time.

Zhu Anming said in a deep voice: "Don't be so unproductive, things are not as bad as you think, don't you know about the father and son of the Song family?" There will definitely be no fewer murders under their hands, and this is their own disaster. ”

"But father, that King Wu doesn't need us at all, and in the future, our Zhu family will be in Hangzhou, I'm afraid it's ......."

"Not necessarily!" Zhu Anming's eyes flashed with a fine light.

"Father, did you find anything?" Seeing his father's demeanor, Zhu Zuo had some expectations.

"You've been a father for a long time, and you've been working in vain?"

"Father, what are we going to do?" Zhu Zuo lifted his spirits a little.

"I'll tell you later, let me ask you, hasn't the King of Wu moved to the harem recently?"

"Huh? Father, don't you know? Zhu Zuo said in surprise.

"Don't know what?"

"King Wu has transformed the harem into a sapper courtyard!"

"Bastard, my father hasn't been out recently, and you have asked you to help me inquire about the news, if you don't tell me, how will I know!" Zhu Anming didn't have a good airway.

After a pause, he read the three words 'Engineer Academy' and said in a deep voice: "What does the Engineer Academy do?" ”

"The child doesn't know too much."

"In other words, King Wu still lives in the Heart Nourishing Palace?" Zhu Anming asked.

"Yes, and it's not just him, the three noble concubines are still living in the Heart Cultivation Palace."

Zhu Anming nodded, and after Lu Yuan became Queen Wu, he named his three wives as concubines.

Sun Shaoqing was named Concubine Qing, Qin Youyu was named Concubine Yan, and Su Liuying was named Concubine Yan, all of which he had heard.

It turned out that the official positions of the two noble concubines were cancelled, but King Wu allowed them to participate in court politics, Concubine Qing allowed to inquire about the affairs of the household department, and Concubine Yu was allowed to inquire into the affairs of the Privy Council.

Although his son scoffed at King Wu's approach and felt that the harem should not be allowed to interfere in politics, Zhu Anming was able to understand after learning all of Lu Yuan's experience.

Like Lu Yuan, who was born in a bitter haha, he worked all the way to get to where he is today, and his three wives have contributed a lot in the middle, and it is common for them to repay them.

More importantly, it can be seen that this person is a person who misses the old qi ng, which also explains why he likes to appoint old subordinates.

After analyzing for a period of time, Zhu Anming can be sure that King Wu will definitely use Wu Yueguo officials, because there are not enough officials under him.

But the question is how to ensure that there will be a place for the group of officials he appoints!

He knew very well that King Wu didn't like a family like himself, and he needed to create a breakthrough.

"Father, should we visit Ye Shouxiong, our family gave him a gift during the festival the year before last." Zhu Zuo suggested.

"It's useless to look for him." Zhu Anming waved his hand.

Before King Wu enabled Wu Yue Guo officials, he might find a trusted Wu Yue State official to ask about Wu Yue's officialdom, but this person would definitely not be Ye Shouxiong.

Hey, wait!

Zhu Zuo saw his father's eyes suddenly widen, and asked suspiciously, "Father, what's wrong with you?" ”

Zhu Anming slapped the table hard, stood up suddenly, and exclaimed, "How did I forget him!" ”

Outside the prison.

In front of a carriage, Zhu Anming stood with his hands in his hands, and next to him, there was also a teenager.

Zhu Anming looked leisurely, but he was actually very anxious in his heart, for fear that King Wu had already gone to see that person first.

But even if it's urgent, it's useless, there is a forbidden army stationed outside the prison, and Zhu Anming can't get in at all.

He can only let his son go to Shui Yunfeng, his daughter is about to marry Yu Xun, which can be said to be the most important connection in Zhu Anming's hands.

Soon, Zhu Zuo's carriage came, and he was joined by Shui Mengyao and a bearded man.

Zhu Anming greeted him with a smile: "Niece, I'm bothering you to go, I don't know who this is?" ”

"This is Zhang Hu, my third brother's old department, and now he is a deputy general in the forbidden army." Shui Mengyao looked at the bearded man and introduced.

"I have long heard that General Yu's subordinates are all tiger generals, and when I see it today, it really deserves its reputation!" Zhu Anming smiled and complimented.

Zhang Hu laughed and said with a big grin: "You are quite good at talking, no wonder you were able to be the prime minister of Wu Yueguo before." ”

Zhu Zuo was secretly angry when he heard this, and clenched his fists tightly.

"The general has won the prize." Zhu Anming smiled, looking unconcerned.

Shui Mengyao on the side looked at the prison and frowned, "Zhu Shibo, you don't know what happened when you entered the prison?" ”

Although she has a bit of a man's roughness, she is still very cautious in major matters, this time her father asked him to come over to help Zhu Anming a little, but she didn't feel at ease if she didn't ask the other party's purpose.

"Don't worry, niece." Zhu Anming pointed to the child next to him and said, "I just came to see an old friend, this is his child, I hope they can meet each other." ”

Shui Mengyao looked at the young man for a while, nodded and said, "Okay then." ”

As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Zhang Hu: "General Zhang, I'm sorry for you." ”

"Sister-in-law is polite." Zhang Hu grinned, walked up to several forbidden soldiers, and talked to them.

These forbidden troops were all sent by Hou Kaishan, and since Lu Yuan had not yet given any explanation to the prison, and Zhang Hu spoke, they easily let Zhu Anming in.

Also going in were Zhu Zuo, the boy and Shui Mengyao, and Zhang Hu went back after finishing his errands.

The forbidden army had just taken over the prison and was not familiar with the prisoners, so Zhu Anming could only find someone by himself, and after walking for a while, he was the first teenager to discover his father.

"Daddy! Daddy! The boy ran to a cell, crying out incessantly.

Yu Bo, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, opened his eyes, and when he saw the young man, he exclaimed: "Shao'er, why are you here!" ”

Zhu Anming coughed and smiled: "Brother Yu, are you okay?" ”

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