This group fight between the Ministry of Officials and the Governor's Yuan can be said to be an emergency, and it can also be said to be an inevitable backlog of contradictions.

When the emperor was not in the palace, everything was pushed to the head of the cabinet and became the cusp of the storm.

King Jing and Zhou Yingqiu met in the patrol camp, although the two were not so familiar, it was really embarrassing to meet here at this time.

Although the patrol battalion is under the command of the military department, the status is there, and the lieutenant in the central area is quite tough, and he gave King Jing according to the rules, Zhou Yingqiu gave oral education, and ordered the two to write a 'letter of guarantee', and then they were willing to release them.

King Jing, Zhou Yingqiu didn't have a rut, it was humiliating to put up a shelf here, just to leave quickly, finish the process, lead the people, and quickly return to the yamen, and then refused to show up again.

Naturally, there are waves inside, how to deal with Yuan Renxiao and Wei Xuelian, they can only be temporarily suspended, and it depends on the cabinet and the emperor's intentions.

Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan had already gotten the news, got up from their respective chairs, and looked at the goose feathers and snow outside with their teacups, even if there was carbon in the house and hot tea in their hands, they couldn't warm much.

Sun Chengzong glanced at Bi Ziyan and said, "What are you going to do?" ”

Bi Ziyan also had a headache, and Cining Palace specially sent an internal supervisor outside the door, saying that he was waiting for the news of the emperor's return to the palace, so he didn't come to put pressure.

"The eighth princess hasn't left yet?" Bi Ziyan asked Zheng Youyuan, who was not far from the door.

"No," Zheng Youyuan took two steps forward and said, "The Queen Mother probably has to wait until the emperor returns to the palace." ”

Bi Ziyan held the teacup in one hand, rubbed the tea with the tea lid in the other, and nodded gently.

A horse was beaten, usually it is a small thing, he can be pressed down, now it is the Ministry of Officials, the Criminal Department, and the three yamen of the Governor's Yuan who are beaten in groups, and the horses are tired, if the harem does not stop, the emperor has to put down a heavy board.

"Zhang Wenda hasn't gone to get anyone yet?" Sun Chengzong said.

Zheng Youyuan said: "No, the door of the Criminal Department is closed, and Zhang Shangshu can't seem to pull his face." ”

"If it were me, I wouldn't have the face to go!" Bi Ziyan suddenly snorted coldly. He was very dissatisfied with this matter, and the people of the world would certainly laugh at these scholars, and in the end, the infamy had to be borne by the cabinet.

The three elders of papier-mâché, the second elder of clay sculpture, the blind and deaf cabinet, who wants to get involved in such a reputation!

Sun Chengzong glanced at him, shook his head and said, "Zhang Wenda is confused, we can't follow, if we don't lead people out early, how should this matter be solved?" ”

Bi Ziyan frowned slightly, looked up at Zheng Youyuan knowingly, and said in an unkind tone: "Go tell Zhang Wenda and lead people out immediately." If he doesn't go, the official will personally go to the criminal department to beg him! ”

"Yes!" Zheng Youyuan knew that Bi Ge Lao was really angry when he heard this, so he hurriedly responded and turned around and went out.

Sun Chengzong looked at Bi Ziyan's expression, turned around, and said with a rare relaxed smile, "Don't worry, let's learn more from the emperor." ”

"Learn from the emperor?" Bi Ziyan turned around, and the two sat down at a small table, and Bi Ziyan muttered to himself thoughtfully.

Sun Chengzong put down the teacup and said with a smile, "Push the boat down the river, see the seams, push the bad things to the good side, and then stand ...... after breaking"

Bi Ziyan has been with Sun Chengzong for a long time, and he also has some understanding of Zhu Xu, and gradually heard the taste, and pondered: "You mean, we can take this opportunity to weaken the officials?" ”

"Hmm." Sun Chengzong nodded slightly.

Bi Ziyan sat up straight and thought in his heart. This is indeed a good opportunity, after beating the board of the ministry, no one has anything to say, the key is a 'degree', he can't figure out how much the emperor wants to strengthen the authority of the cabinet, and where is the degree of weakening the six ministries?

After a long while, Bi Ziyan glanced at Sun Chengzong and asked, "What do you think the emperor will do with this matter?" ”

Sun Chengzong pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "Zhou Yingqiu has been unusually low-key recently, presumably the emperor has already said something to him, what do you really want to do, you still need to discuss with him, so as not to cause trouble." ”

Bi Ziyan naturally knows that the tiger will not fall, Zhou Yingqiu has been in the ministry for many years, even if he has the emperor's acquiescence, he can't act rashly, otherwise Zhou Yingqiu will rebound slightly, and the cabinet will be extremely passive, and the impact on the subsequent power recovery plan is immeasurable.

After thinking silently for a while, Bi Ziyan suddenly stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Someone, wait for Zhang Wenda to lead the people, notify the six Shangshu, as well as King Jing, the cabinet is deliberating!" ”

"Yes!" Not far away, a scholar-like figure got up and took the order.

Zhang Wenda got the order of the cabinet, so he had to bite the bullet to lead the people, which can be regarded as the two groups of people who fought to 'reconcile' by themselves, and then they are waiting for the board above.

The snow is fluttering, and the cold wind is howling.

Zhu Xu's carriage rolled in the snow, and finally returned to the city.

Although there was a stove in the carriage, the windows were blown wide open, and the cold wind made everyone wrap their clothes tightly and barely hold on.

The two little girls were crowded in the corner, covered with Zhu Xu's cloak, tightly wrapped, only showing their two eyes, and dozing off in a daze.

"Let everyone hold on a little longer, and go back on vacation after going back, and have a good rest." Zhu Xu said to Wang Wensheng outside.

"Yes." Wang Wensheng said.

The more than fifty guards in the snow looked very thinly dressed, and when they heard this, their faces were excited, and their eyes flashed with reverence as they looked at the carriage.

"Your Majesty." As soon as he entered the city gate, Wang Wensheng came to the carriage and said, "The celebrant sent someone to wait." ”

Zhu Xu was stunned and said, "Come up, talk as you go." ”

"Yes."

The carriage stopped and continued to walk forward, and an inner eunuch came in tremblingly, half-kneeling and said, "Your Majesty, the slave and maid were sent by Gonggong Liu, and something happened in the capital." As he spoke, he handed a notebook to Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu glanced at him curiously, stretched out his hand to take it, opened it and looked at it, and couldn't help pinching his chin with one hand, and his face moved.

In the notebook, Liu Shimin explained what happened, as well as the movements of the six cabinets, and the situation of the eighth princess in Cining Palace.

"It's a little earlier than I expected......" Zhu Xu muttered to himself. The conflict between Wei Xuelian and Yuan Renxiao seems to be caused by the anti-corruption action of the Anti-Corruption Bureau, but in essence, it is the fundamental contradiction between these 'mud legs' of the Royal Political Yuan and the scholars and doctors from the imperial examination.

These scholars and doctors have worked hard for more than ten years to get into the department, and these people in the Royal Politics Yuan can enter the ranks after a few years in the Royal Politics, why!

After entering the city, the wind became lighter, and the little girl poked out her little head, looked at Zhu Xu with wide eyes, and said, "Uncle Huang, what happened?" ”

Zhu Xu glanced at her and said with a smile, "It's nothing, some policies are not perfect, I have to think about it again, you squint for a while, and you will soon enter the palace." ”

"Oh." The little girl saw that it was not lively, and she was a little disappointed and retracted her neck.

Zhu Xu closed the notebook and reflected in his heart.

The reforms he has carried out over the years are relatively rough, even if it is a 'New Deal', it is a big framework, which needs to be slowly refined, filled, and improved.

Although the establishment of the Imperial Academy and the popularization of academies in various places are conducive to expanding the scope of education and improving the overall quality of the people, the abolition of the imperial examination is also conducive to sending scholars from all over the world to the political Yuan, weakening the influence of Confucianism, enhancing the sense of identity with 'materialism', and helping to develop science and technology, the side effects are also somewhat large and are constantly emerging.

After a long time, Zhu Xu slowly squinted his eyes and whispered to himself, "It's an opportunity, and I can send another sweet date out by the way......

Cao Huachun looked at Zhu Xu's expression, bowed slightly, and said, "Your Majesty, should you go to the cabinet first or ......?"

Zhu Xu looked up at him, and immediately said 'hmm', patted his knees with the notebook, and said, "Go to Cining Palace, I also want to see how the cabinet handles." Besides, I can't get close to these sisters, so I have to make up for it. ”

"Yes." Cao Huachun said.

The carriage quickly turned into the palace, and Zhu Xu was still thinking about his sisters.

His father Guangzong had a total of seventeen children, and only six survived, the eldest son Zhu Youxiao, that is, the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the fifth son Zhu Youzhen, and the sixth son Zhu Youxu is him, and there are three sisters, the fifth sister Princess Ningde, the sixth sister Princess Suiping, and the eighth sister Princess Le'an.

Zhu Xu and several sisters are not close, all because the palace is not clean, such as the eighth sister Princess Le'an, his biological mother is Xi Li, Li Xuanshi, an ambitious woman, really can't get close. However, her husband Gong Yonggu is the most promising one in the clan, and Zhu Xu is quite optimistic.

This time, Gong Yonggu was beaten for no reason, and Zhu Xu had to make the decision for others.

After the Qianqing Palace, several people gave up the carriage, wrapped themselves in clothes, and trotted towards Cining Palace.

Xiao Yongning was the most anxious, pulling Li Xiangjun straight to Cining Palace, his little face was white from the cold.

In Cining Palace, Empress Dowager Zhang and Eighth Princess Zhu Huiyuan were still talking and comforting.

Huan'er got the news early, walked in quietly, and whispered in the ear of Empress Dowager Zhang, "Niangniang, the emperor and the princess are back and are on their way to Cining Palace." ”

Empress Dowager Zhang's soothing face suddenly turned a little colder, and said, "Well, you go to the door and wait." ”

"Yes." Huan'er turned and stood at the door again.

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Zhu Huiyuan and said, "Don't worry, the emperor is here, and the palace will talk to him." ”

Zhu Huiyuan bit her lip lightly and nodded, in fact, she was a little afraid of Zhu Xu, after all, Zhu Xu was notoriously harsh to 'his own people', if he didn't care about her and her husband Gong Yonggu, she wouldn't have a problem.

"Mother, Mother......"

Xiao Yongning screamed before she could reach Cining Palace, she now deeply realized the benefits of her mother - she was frozen miserably and needed warmth.

When Empress Dowager Zhang heard this, she remembered that Yongning also followed Zhu Xu out, listening to her shouts, her heart jumped, and she hurriedly walked to the door.

"Queen Mother......" The little girl rushed over, hugged the Empress Dowager Zhang, and looked up with her little face, full of grievances.

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at her pale little face, and then looked at Li Xiangjun standing aside tremblingly, and hurriedly said: "Come in, come in, Huan'er, close the door, regenerate the fire, by the way, make a pot of tea......"

Huan'er was also frightened when she saw it, and said repeatedly: "Yes......"

As a result, as soon as Zhu Xu arrived at the door, the gate of Cining Palace was about to close.

"Hey, I haven't gone in yet......"