Zhu Xu didn't expect Bi Ziyan to suddenly ask this question, and he was a little surprised.

King Jing's face was slightly gloomy, and the anger in his heart towards Bi Ziyan rose sharply. It stands to reason that they are all cabinet ministers, and even if they have any ideas, they should communicate first, instead of directly stabbing the emperor and slapping him in the face and embarrassing him.

King Jing couldn't bear Bi Ziyan anymore, and said directly to Zhu Xu: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that no matter where the power of the law is, the cabinet should not interfere, otherwise it will become a tool for some people, which is not conducive to the realization of the goal of the 'New Deal'." ”

Zhu Xu revised the Ming Law, and anyone with a discerning eye can see that it is because the government before the Apocalypse was corrupt and the ministers fought viciously, and this Ming Law was used to curb the selfishness of the courtiers and strengthen the discipline of the court.

King Jing's sentence is also very meaningful, implying that Bi Ziyan is suspected of vainly trying to manipulate the power of law formulation and revision for personal gain.

Bi Ziyan mentioned it so suddenly, in fact, he wanted to test Zhu Xu, and wanted to see Zhu Xu's mind clearly and where the future political reform would go? But he didn't expect King Jing to 'turn against the water' at this time, which made him fall short.

Bi Ziyan frowned, and had to admit that King Jing's words were clever, although he knew that he was referring to him, but he couldn't refute it, and he had to agree with it in a high-profile manner.

He also had anger in his heart, in the end, he was better cultivated, and he pressed it, looking at Zhu Xu and said: "The minister believes that the cabinet and the six ministries, the Governor's Yuan, Dali Temple, etc. can participate, but they cannot decide the formulation of the law, the power to amend, and it needs to be independent of the imperial court, so as to play a role in restraining the officials in the world, curbing corruption, party strife, etc." ”

King Jing originally wanted to be angry again, but seeing that Bi Ziyan's tone slowed down and changed his conversation, he couldn't speak again, and sat still with an expressionless face.

Zhu Xu looked at Bi Ziyan, then at the other four, his face was as usual, he picked up the teacup, took a sip, and thought about it freely.

For the legislature, Zhu Xu had an idea for a long time, but this idea is very immature, and it is not safe enough, it is really easy to become a tool for the party struggle of the ministers of the imperial court, if it develops to a certain extent, it is easy to abolish the country and usurp the throne.

How to ensure that the independence of the legislature is not eroded and manipulated is a very big issue, and Zhu Xu has been thinking about it for a long time without a proper solution.

He has a vague outline in his heart, but he still wants to wait a little longer, take a closer look, and wait until the situation in the court and the political system are stable.

However, since Bi Ziyan said it, he couldn't help but get to the bottom of it, and after thinking about it again and again, Zhu Xu looked at the three of them and said with a slightly gloomy face: "I am also thinking about this matter, the Supervisory Yuan is responsible for supervision, and it is true that it can no longer be a legislator, but I am still thinking about how to build a legislature." Now the 'New Deal' is a critical moment, you can't be distracted, you know this matter in your heart, you can think about it again, but don't put it into action, and you can't reveal it, so as not to float people's hearts and let some people lead to thoughts that they shouldn't have......"

Bi Ziyan had Zhu Xu's words, and then he quietly breathed a sigh of relief, if the Governor's Yuan continued like this, it would be too terrible, and it was necessary to take measures as soon as possible.

King Jing became more and more dissatisfied with Bi Ziyan in his heart, and sitting there, he felt out of place with the cabinet and isolated.

Sun Chengzong and Sun Chuanting were almost in the same mind as Bi Ziyan, their expressions remained unchanged, and their eyes were secretly relaxed.

Zhu Xu didn't want to say much about this matter, holding a teacup and looking like a guest, "Is there anything else?" ”

Bi Ziyan glanced at Sun Chengzong and others, and said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Bingwen, the head of the household department, went to Beijing last time and found a lot of problems. ”

As if he was afraid that Zhu Xu would not agree, Sun Chengzong continued: "The ministers also have the same worries as the emperor, all parts of the city are far away from the capital, and it is difficult to get a glimpse of the whole picture by relying on the book alone. ”

Zhu Xu looked at these people and smiled secretly in his heart, these people are afraid that they have more than this thought, and they have no intention of putting pressure on the place to establish the prestige of the cabinet.

Strengthening the authority of the cabinet is also Zhu Xu's plan, since a few people are attentive, he naturally will not stop it, pretending to be silent for a moment, and said: "It's okay, but the government affairs must be arranged properly and cannot be delayed." ”

"Yes." Bi Ziyan and the others let out a long breath in their hearts, and it was at this time that they could realize how much pressure the people in front of them had put on them.

"Anything else?" Zhu Xu still has the same movements, just like driving people directly.

Bi Ziyan and the others glanced at each other, got up and said, "Ministers, wait ......"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Xu picked up the teacup and pressed it, saying, "Don't worry, I still have something to say." ”

The five of them were stunned, looked at Zhu Xu again, and slowly sat back.

Zhu Xu fumbled for tea and said, "Today, Lu Jiandou came to look for me, saying that he didn't want to take it with him in the patrol battalion, and wanted to go to Beijing to command the troops, what do you think?" ”

Jiandou, Lu Xiangsheng's word.

Bi Ziyan and the others frowned, and looked at each other and thought about it.

Lu Xiangsheng's official position is the chief soldier, in the mountain. East, River. The southern commander of the army for several years, the qualifications are there, plus he is in charge of the patrol battalion, and his status is half a level higher, but it can be said that it is not suitable to go out of Beijing and then command the troops and horses of a province, and the commander of any large battalion is not enough, how should this be arranged?

Sun Chuanting is still a pure civil official, and after hearing this, he thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, do you want Lu Xiang to rise out of Beijing?" ”

"Making the best use of things, making the best use of talents, and entrusting talents with quantity is my concept of employing people." Zhu Xu said lightly.

Sun Chuanting nodded and said, "Your Majesty, it's better to transfer Lu Xiang to the Ministry of War, and hang the rank of squire in the Ministry of War, it will be much easier to transfer out of Beijing in the future." ”

Zhu Xu's eyes lit up slightly, this is a way, it is really good.

Sun Chengzong pondered for a while, and suddenly said, "The minister agrees, it is indeed possible." ”

Bi Ziyan suddenly came to his senses, leaned over and said, "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

King Jing and Wang Qiaonian glanced at each other, and the three pavilion elders had already agreed, so they had to say, "The minister seconded the proposal." ”

Zhu Xu looked at the cabinet agreeing, was stunned for a moment, and then came to his senses. If Lu Xiangsheng is given the rank of squire of the military department, then the patrol battalion will be brought into the military department again.

Zhu Xu's fingers habitually moved a few times, and said with a smile, "Then it's decided, what do you think about Shanhaiguan?" ”

The prominence of the status of Shanhaiguan is because of the large sitting of Jiannu, here is the Gongwei Jingshi, resisting Jiannu, the most solid, the first steep is also the last line of defense, from the Wanli period to build, at the end of the Apocalypse has been quite large. Now that Jiannu has been destroyed, Shen. When the sun returns and the military center of gravity moves northward, Shanhaiguan seems to be a little 'insignificant'.

In this regard, it naturally depends on Sun Chengzong's opinion, and Bi Ziyan and the others all looked at him in unison.

Sun Chengzong groaned, glanced at Bi Ziyan and the others, and said, "Your Majesty, regarding the camp in the Northern Theater, the minister originally planned to put it in Shen. Yang, where the best fit, though, Nishiki. State, Shanhaiguan line, the minister does not plan to place too many soldiers and horses, there are 1,000 people stationed. ”

If according to the current idea of the imperial court, Shanhaiguan will definitely not be allowed to be vacant, so it is too dangerous to wait for the door of the house to be opened and the Jingshi completely opened!

Sure enough, as soon as Sun Chengzong's voice fell, Bi Ziyan and the others, even Sun Chuanting, their faces changed slightly, and they looked at Sun Chengzong and looked at Zhu Xu eagerly.

Although it seems to people now that it is indeed dangerous to hang the mountain customs, Zhu Xu knows that it is not dangerous at all, at least for a hundred years. Really one day Shen. Yang has fallen, and Shanhaiguan can't stop the enemy, it is already the era of thermal weapons, there is not enough awareness, and the fortresses that belong to the country are not good at all!

The crux of the matter is that Zhu Xu did not ask about the resettlement location of the northern camp, but wanted to ask Xiong Tingbi.

Since Cao Wenzhao is unwilling to be the chief officer of the northern battalion, he has to find someone to replace him, Xiong Tingbi is the most suitable one, with enough qualifications and prestige.

"Let's talk about this again,"

Zhu Xu decisively put aside this topic and said, "Do you have any thoughts about Xiong Tingbi?" ”

Everyone was slightly stunned, but they didn't expect Zhu Xu to want to ask this.

The five men looked at each other, and there was silence again.

Xiong Tingbi is also a troublesome person, originally from the Chu Party, but he got close to the Donglin Party, and finally defected to His Royal Highness King Hui, who was still in the palace, that is, Zhu Xu, whose identity is quite sensitive and complicated. Over the years, it has been Shanhaiguan, quite low-key, very close to the capital, but in the Donglin Party and other court bureaus, never make a sound, many people are about to forget this.

Zhu Xu mentioned it so suddenly, except for Sun Chengzong and Sun Chuanting, the other three were a little surprised.

Sun Chengzong and Sun Chuanting looked at each other, and immediately spoke, "Your Majesty, but do you want him to be the commander of a large battalion?" ”

Seeing that he asked so directly, Zhu Xu glanced at the five of them, and said: "Western Theater, Qin Liangyu, Yang Sichang in the Southern Theater, Xiong Tingbi in the Northern Theater, Lu Xiangsheng in the Eastern Theater, there is no central region, what do you think?" ”

Bi Ziyan didn't speak, looking at Sun Chengzong and Sun Chuanting, although he had some ideas, he still had to avoid suspicion.

This time, it was Sun Chuanting who spoke, and said, "Your Majesty, the minister suggested that the Eastern Theater be suspended and set up a maritime theater, with the navy guarding the coast to ensure the safety of the Eastern Theater. ”

Zhu Xu's expression moved slightly, thoughtful.

He hadn't thought of this at all, and it was indeed a very novel idea. If there is the concept of a maritime theater, it will definitely help the Ming Dynasty to go to sea, increase the importance of the sea, and even formulate a marine strategy!

With the maritime theater as a buffer, the status of the eastern theater will decline, and it will not hurt if it is not set up.

Zhu Xu thought about it while looking at the others, "Let's talk about it." ”

Sun Chengzong was a little surprised by Sun Chuanting's sudden idea, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the minister has no objection, but according to the current situation, the minister thinks that it should be taken step by step, and the maritime theater can be recorded here by the emperor and the cabinet, and the right opportunity will be restarted." ”

Zhu Xu nodded imperceptibly, this old Sun Ge's thoughts are still a little conservative, and he still has a kind of resistance to overseas, but he has some scruples in front of Zhu Xu and does not say it openly.

Bi Ziyan immediately said, "The minister seconded the proposal, and the minister believes that now is not the time for me to expand the Ming Dynasty, and I still need to maintain the obscurity and repair the internal affairs." ”

King Jing and Wang Qiaonian couldn't speak, and they both looked at Sun Chuanting at the end.

Sun Chuanting didn't expect that Sun Chengzong and Bi Ziyan would oppose it together, so after thinking about it seriously, he still said: "Your Majesty, the minister insists on the minister's idea, Ryukyu can't be abandoned, and the South China Sea can't be lost!" ”