Zhu Hou looked at Yang Lian, nodded, and then said: "Go to Yangzhou, this time is different from the last time, this time it is not to inquire about the news, but to do things." Wait a minute, you will go back to Dongchang, you don't need to serve here for the time being, and someone will go to Yangzhou with you at that time. ”

In fact, Zhu Houzhao wanted to go by himself, but he also knew that it was impossible, the courtiers would not let him go, and his father and mother would not let him go.

Zhu Houzhao simply extinguished this idea, this Yang Lian is not bad, Zhu Houzhao thinks he can do it.

"After you come back from Yangzhou, it is estimated that you will be reprimanded to the Huanyi Bureau, but don't worry, it's good to be wronged for a while." Zhu Hou looked at Yang Lian and said in a calm tone: "Take more people with you when you go, don't die in Yangzhou, I can't save you when I want to." ”

Zhu Houzhao's words are not a joke at all, Yangzhou is the world of salt merchants, once the fundamental interests are involved, let alone killing a eunuch, rebellion is possible.

"Only move the officials of the salt works, and never implicate the local officials in the south of the Yangtze River, and the salt merchants pick a few with a bad reputation, don't make a big implication, don't cling, understand?" Zhu Hou looked at Yang Lian and asked.

Yang Lian hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, the slave and maid will definitely live up to His Highness's trust." ”

"You go in secret, the nobles and relatives who do things on the surface, of course, they are actually secret, but they seem to be secret, but everyone knows, so don't let people know about you." Zhu Hou looked at Yang Lian and said, "Do a good job, this errand is done, and you will be done." ”

Zhu Houzhao instructed a few more words, whether this time the matter could be done or not, Zhu Houzhao didn't plan to get too deep, he threw the pot to Dongchang.

In fact, even if Yang Lian failed in the end, then this pot would be deducted to Yang Peng's head at most, and he would have to accept it willingly.

Yang Lian also left, Zhu Houzhao took a sip of tea, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, the first wave of the eunuch party of relatives created by himself has already hit the road, as for how far they can go and how big they can be, it depends on themselves. However, Zhu Houzhao also knows that once they form capital, then capital will eat people.

The tumbling capital is not so easy to block, but you have to add a little bit of your own to the tumbling capital.

There has been a lot of quarrel in the court about the affairs of the officials in charge of the Salt and Iron Division, and it can be said that there has been a lot of uproar, and there have been a lot of questions about the mutual attacks between officials in the past few days, especially on the officials who are qualified to be the officials in charge of the Salt and Iron Division, and for a time the entire court was in a miasma.

Zhu Youzhu could only issue an order to urge the cabinet and ask them to hand over the list quickly, and this matter could not be delayed.

At the same time, Zhang Heling, the Marquis of Shouning, was punished by the emperor again, this time not only reprimanded, but also directly ordered to think about it behind closed doors. The gossip from the palace was that Zhang Heling, Marquis of Shouning, was also reprimanded by His Royal Highness the Prince, looking like he was about to fall out of favor.

The night of autumn was still a little cold, Zhu Houzhao walked into the Qianqing Palace wrapped in a big coat, and not far away was Zhu Youzhu, who was correcting the question book.

"Father, drink some hot soup!" Zhu Houzhao asked people to bring the hot soup up, and then said: "It's cold this day, it's cold, it's only September, and it's so cold sooner or later." ”

Zhu Youzhu smiled and put down the pen in his hand, then raised his head to look at Zhu Houzhao and said, "When it's cold, wear more, don't get infected with the wind cold." Saying that, Zhu Youzhu took a sip of the hot soup, and then nodded with satisfaction: "It's a lot more comfortable to eat some hot food, and the cabinet fold is handed over, you can take a look." ”

Stretching out his hand to take the book, Zhu Hou took a look at it, and there were three candidates listed on it, one was the right servant of the Criminal Department, one was the right capital of the Imperial History of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the other was a person from the Hanlin Academy.

The qualifications of the three of them are enough, and it seems that everyone is quite suitable, but Zhu Houzhao knows that none of them are suitable. If these people are made the heads of the Salt and Iron Division, they will basically be the same as before, and it will be absolutely impossible to achieve the goal that Zhu Houzhao wants.

"Who is my father going to appoint?" Zhu Houzhao put the question book back and said with a calm face.

"None of these three people are suitable!" Zhu Youzhu didn't raise his head, and the expression on his face remained the same, but he said in a calm tone: "It's not appropriate to be promoted from the household department, how is it different from before?" Do the people of the Metropolitan Procuratorate know anything about the household department? Salt and iron division is a big thing, how can it be so hasty? ”

"The same is true for the people in the Hanlin Academy, so this person is not suitable, so I will send the question book back and let the cabinet draw up new candidates."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, picked up the red pen and gave some instructions, and then put the question book back.

Zhu Youzhu raised his head and looked at Zhu Houzhao, and then said with a smile: "What? Anxious? Don't worry, work slowly, and you have to give a few scholars in the cabinet a little room to turn around. ”

Of course, Zhu Houzhao understands what Zhu Youzhu means, in fact, this matter is very important, if the cabinet really recommends Qi You to come up, the cabinet will definitely be criticized, maybe it will be verbal criticism. If several question books are sent back in succession, then the emperor insists on using Qi You.

"What if the Cabinet doesn't do anything?" Zhu Houzhao looked at his father hesitantly and asked with some uncertainty.

Zhu Youzhu looked at Zhu Houzhao: "If you can't guess this little bit and refuse to do this thing, then what is the use of this cabinet scholar?" ”

Zhu Houzhao was stunned, he didn't expect his father to say such awesome words in such a flat tone.

"Those who cherish feathers will be the official of speech, be a Hanlin, and those who like money will go to the camp, so that the cabinet cherishes feathers, that is not good, and the cabinet can also like money, but it will not work if you only like money." Zhu Youzhu looked at Zhu Houzhao and said with a smile: "I think my vision is not bad. ”

Zhu Houzhao didn't know where his father's confidence came from, but he wasn't going to say anything, just waited quietly.

Things soon made Zhu Houzhao admire his father, after the second proposed list was handed over, Zhu Youzhu did not hesitate to call back again, and when it was handed over for the third time, the name of Qi You in the matter appeared on the list. Zhu Houzhao couldn't believe his eyes, he did it so easily?

Zhu Youzhu looked at his son who was holding the list in his hand, and said with a smile: "Surprised? Isn't it the right of a courtier to figure out the divine will? ”

Zhu Houzhao was a little confused, looked at the list, and then looked at his father, and instantly realized in his heart that this was a tacit understanding between the monarch and the minister, and it could only be understood and not spoken. The cabinet scholar promoted by my father is his person, he is a person for the university scholar, and at the same time, he is also setting up a person for himself, the benevolent monarch and the holy lord, and the people are in the dynasty.