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However, Zhu Xu also experienced more uncomfortable times, sitting there staggering, closing his eyes and pretending to sleep.

A little up and down beside him is Cao Huachun, King Jing and King Ping sitting left and right, King Ping also has his eyes closed, only King Jing Zhu Luhu has been unable to settle down.

After a while, Zhu Luhu looked at Zhu Xu and asked in a gentle tone: "Your Majesty, do you really want to move Wenzhao Pavilion to the cabinet?" ”

Zhu Youzhen can be changed to any place, except for the 'cabinet', which is a symbol of power, and there is no reason why he should not be given power if he enters the cabinet.

This is an express indication that the emperor wants to delegate power to King Xin and support him.

Zhu Luhu didn't know what the emperor was planning, but he knew that this carelessness would have serious consequences.

Zhu Xu couldn't sleep, Wen Yan opened his eyes and looked at King Jing, and said with a smile: "What, what else do you think?" ”

King Xin, King Jing, and King Ping are the three people with the highest status and power in the sect at present, Zhu Youzhen is the emperor's brother, King Ping is in charge of the Zongren Mansion, and King Jing's Supervisory Court covers all the functions and powers of the Imperial Court, although it has not played much role at present, but the hidden power is terrifying.

Zhu Luhu looked at Zhu Xu, bowed slightly and said: "Your Majesty, King Xin lacks foresight and does things repeatedly, and the minister thinks that with his character of being eager for quick success, he is not suitable for presiding over the current government affairs. ”

Zhu Xu didn't speak, he knows Zhu Youzhen's character better, Daming is now a critical time for innovation, we must be cautious and cautious, steadily advancing, we must not give up halfway, the sudden abolition of any policy will make the reform a heavy setback, and even cast a shadow on the overall plan.

Seeing that Zhu Xu didn't answer, Zhu Luhu thought for a while, and then said, "Your Majesty, the minister has no other meaning, but I just hope that the emperor's great cause of innovation can be successfully completed and realize the prosperity of my Ming Dynasty for eternity!" ”

Zhu Xu nodded lightly, looked up at him and said, "I know what you said, so let's do it, you will also enter the cabinet, assist the emperor and brother, help the gains and losses, and pick up the gaps." ”

Zhu Luhu's expression changed slightly, he was silent, his eyes flashed vigilantly, and he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the minister doesn't mean this, but simply thinks that King Xin is not enough to take on the big responsibility......"

Zhu Xu smiled faintly and said, "Well, I know your loyalty, do it well." ”

Zhu Luhu didn't dare to underestimate the emperor in front of him, he was worried, and raised his hand with a stiff neck and said, "Obey the order." ”

The groom was beating his horse in front, and he was speeding north, and the 'carriages' were endless, and only the lights in the glass lampshade in the carriage could barely stay on.

The carriage was quiet for a while, and Zhu Xu suddenly looked at Zhu Luhu again and said: "King Jing, after you return to Beijing, in the Governor's Yuan, you will re-sort out the powers and duties of the cabinet, the six ministries and nine temples, the royal government, the military and the two courts, as well as the local provinces, governments, prefectures and counties, etc., and you must be clear and careful, and you can't give the various yamen, officials the opportunity to shirk, blame, and evade. ”

Zhu Luhu was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "Obey." "But I am more and more nervous in my heart, subdividing power and responsibility, this is obviously a further step in political reform, I don't know how many people will resist, yin and yang, at the same time, he will also be put on fire!

Zhu Luhu didn't know if this was a lesson given by the emperor without leaving a trace, but he knew that he needed to be more attentive in order to gain more trust from the emperor.

King Ping seemed to be asleep, staggering there, but his heart was bright. Zhu Luhu's ambition is too obvious, and openly 'framing' the king will definitely cause the emperor to be dissatisfied, and he secretly shook his head.

Cao Huachun had been kneeling there respectfully, lowering his eyes, raising his eyes to look at Zhu Luhu, and remained still.

After Zhu Xu finished speaking, he closed his eyes and breathed again, as if he didn't care at all about what Zhu Luhu said just now.

The atmosphere in the carriage was a little strange and then a little depressing.

The snow outside was getting heavier and the carriage was slowing down, but it was good to keep going.

In Zhu Youzhen's carriage, there were Wang Chengen, Fu Changzong, and Zhou Yingqiu.

Fu Changzong and Zhou Yingqiu also already knew Zhu Xu's promise to Zhu Youzhen not long ago, and their expressions were calm, but they didn't take it seriously in their hearts.

Zhu Youzhen also knows very well that these two people are the emperor's henchmen, and he can't handle these two people, even if he moves into the cabinet and becomes the 'first assistant', he can't do anything, no different from being in Wenzhao Pavilion.

Zhu Youzhen smiled, looked at Fu Changzong like a corporal, and said, "Fu Shangshu, this year's tax and silver and tax grain of the household department should have been counted, right?" ”

Fu Changzong leaned over, expressed his respect for King Xin, and said, "Yes, the tax grain is 21 million stones, and the silver is 12 million taels. "The income from silver includes commercial taxes, customs duties, plus tea, salt, etc.

This is also because Zhu Xu doesn't want the household department, or the treasury, to be too embarrassed.

Zhu Youzhen frowned, the tax and silver were increasing, but the tax grain was decreasing, and asked Fu Changzong: "Why is the tax and grain decreasing?" This king remembers that last year it was 30 million stones? ”

Fu Changzong groaned slightly, and said: "Back to the prince, last year, because there was a supplementary payment of grain arrears, the purge in various places was more severe, so there was only a part more, this year, the disaster situation in the whole country has worsened, and the imperial court has exempted many local taxes, nearly half of the southwestern provinces alone, so the tax grain is decreasing, and it will continue to decrease in the future." "Actually, part of the reason is that the household department is promoting sweet potatoes and corn.

The household department did not deliberately conceal it, but Zhu Youzhen couldn't see the details from the book, and his expression was solemn when he heard the words, but his heart was darkly relaxed. Although this is worse than last year, it is much better than the Apocalypse, and even the late Wanli period, so he didn't ask more, turned to Zhou Yingqiu and said: "Zhou Shangshu, the year-end assessment of the Ministry of Officials should have results, right?" ”

Without Jingcha, the importance of the assessment of the ministry is highlighted, and any official who casually adds a negative word to the assessment can be swept into the garbage basket within the ministry and even in the court meeting.

At the beginning, Zhao Nanxing used the word 'impetuous' to drive more than 300 officials from the Zhejiang Party, the Kun Party, the Chu Party and other officials out of the court and the Beijing Division, and its power can be seen!

Zhou Yingqiu's expression was calm, and he said in a calm tone: "Back to the prince, it has been decided." ”

Zhu Youzhen looked at Zhou Yingqiu, and he could hear from Zhou Yingqiu's tone that this 'hidden appearance' didn't like him.

Zhu Youzhen said with a smile in a friendly tone: "Well, after returning to Beijing, please send Zhou Shangshu to Wenzhao Pavilion, and this king will see these assessments." ”

Zhou Yingqiu looked at Zhu Youzhen, was silent for a while, and then said: "Lord Wang, you haven't moved into the cabinet yet, are you too eager?" ”

Zhu Youzhen's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "What does Zhou Shangshu mean by this?" ”

Fu Changzong also looked at Zhou Yingqiu with some surprise, and immediately moved in his heart, secretly feeling that this Zhou Shangshu was cunning and cunning.

Zhou Yingqiu bowed slightly, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "Lord Wang, there are some things that you and I know well, and you shouldn't interfere, I advise you not to interfere." The emperor has a heart and lofty ambitions, and will not worry about the small things in front of him, but as a courtier, you should have a good grasp of the proportions......"

Zhu Youzhen's face was gloomy, not to mention that the emperor allowed him to move into the cabinet, but to say that he was the regent of the previous emperor's edict, didn't he have the power to see the evaluation of officials in the ministry!

Zhou Yingqiu didn't speak after saying this, he sat there, his eyes down, his expression calm, as if nothing had happened just now.

Wang Chengen watched coldly, he knew very well that Zhu Youzhen deliberately brought the two leaders of the imperial party to get closer to him and facilitate his future governance, but this Zhou Shangshu obviously rejected King Xin.

He glanced at Fu Changzong, and when he saw that he was indifferent, his heart suddenly shook, and he whispered in Zhu Youzhen's ear: "Lord Wang, don't say it again." Zhou Shangshu's words were for the emperor. ”

Zhu Youzhen's temples jumped, and he quickly calmed down under anger, and suddenly woke up.

Zhou Yingqiu is different from Fu Changzong, Fu Changzong is the emperor's own uncle, no matter what, he is the emperor's person, he is the 'imperial party', and his gentle attitude towards Zhu Youzhen will not cause the emperor's dissatisfaction and suspicion. But Zhou Yingqiu is different, if this 'hidden appearance' who is in charge of the hat of the world's officials arouses the suspicion of the emperor, he may be imprisoned at any time!

It is not so much that what he just said was to teach the king of faith, but to show loyalty to the emperor.

Although Zhu Youzhen figured it out, he was still angry in his heart, looked at Zhou Yingqiu and said in a deep voice: "You don't need to teach you how to do things this king, after this king returns to Beijing, he will check the officials, if this king finds out the lawlessness, don't blame this king for severe punishment!" ”

Zhou Yingqiu leaned over slightly, not to mention that the emperor needed a nod for the investigation, he really entered the ministry, what he wanted people to see, what he didn't want people to see, or he had the final say, so his expression became more and more indifferent.

Zhou Yingqiu is also helpless, with the rise of King Xin's status, not only him, but most people except Fu Changzong have to express their 'loyalty' to the emperor in different ways, otherwise they may be kicked out of the 'official career', with the emperor's age, once kicked out, it may be a lifelong 'no'!

Fu Changzong had already seen Zhou Yingqiu's thoughts, so he closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, as if he hadn't heard anything.

Zhu Youzhen's cruel words are naturally for outsiders to hear, otherwise even if he moves to the cabinet, the situation will not change much.

The other carriages also had their own discussions, but it was more about how to reward meritorious deeds this time, how those people would be promoted, and how to fill the vacant positions, especially in Liaodong, which seemed to be in a vacuum, how many good positions there were.

I don't know how long it took, the convoy finally arrived at Xipingbao, took a short rest, the convoy was about to change horses, and Xipingbao was also clearing the road.

In this gap of rest, Zhu Youzhen's words in the carriage reached Zhu Xu's ears smoothly.

Zhu Xu was stunned for a moment, and then thought of Zhou Yingqiu's intentions, and even Zhou Yingqiu's words were not only for him, but also for the so-called 'imperial party', because he was afraid that some people would not be able to distinguish the situation and would mess up and destroy the government.

Zhu Xu's heart was bright, but he shook his head helplessly and said, "This week Yingqiu really doesn't give me peace of mind...... Cao Huachun, you personally went to the imperial brother's carriage and reprimanded Zhou Yingqiu on behalf of me, saying that he was 'arrogant and arrogant, and had no respect for his elders', and immediately pleaded guilty to King Xin, and promised not to commit it again in the future! ”

Cao Huachun responded, got up and got out of the carriage, and turned to King Xin's carriage.

King Jing and King Ping secretly glanced at each other, but neither spoke.

King Ping is a good man, but he is also bright-eyed, and he can't help but secretly worry about whether King Xin will make another 'King Xinwang Party', which will really touch the emperor's bottom line, and there is no room for relaxation.

Cao Huachun announced Zhu Xu's 'oral message' in front of Zhu Youzhen, Zhou Yingqiu's face was calm, he was not uncomfortable but very happy, received the will, and simply turned around and bowed to Zhu Youzhen, and said: "The lower official offended the prince before, and asked the prince to do a lot, don't blame the lower official." ”

Zhu Youzhen originally hid a bad breath in his heart, but at this moment, he snorted coldly, turned around and got into the carriage, and said in a cold voice: "Zhou Shangshu, let's change the carriage." ”