Li Hengbing glanced at Zhou Yanru and said: "Your Majesty, the capital has not yet been calmed down, and the Criminal Department has already struggled to suppress the chaos inside and outside the capital, and the manpower is very insufficient, and there is a shortage of money and food, so I am powerless. ”

When Zhu Cihong heard that it was a matter of money and food, he couldn't help but keep a straight face and couldn't say a word.

Zhou Kui suddenly coughed violently, looked at Zhou Yanru, and said, "Yuanfu, the clan's Yulu cannot be missing, and it must be issued immediately!" ”

Zhu Cihong came to his senses, and said in a somewhat bad tone: "Shoufu, anyone's salary can be short, but the clan cannot be lacking, even if the military salary is embezzled, it must be sufficient!" ”

Looking at the transformation of the little emperor, Zhou Yanru glanced at this Jiading Bo, was silent for a while, and said: "The total tax silver of Chongzhen's twelve years is less than four million, and this year's chaos in the northwest will be sharply reduced by more than three percent." I am thirty-one princes of the Ming Dynasty and one hundred and forty-one princes of the county, if they are all made up, they must be more than three million taels, and the taxes for the whole year next year may not be enough. ”

Zhu Cihong's eyes widened and he said, "Want so much?" ”

Zhu Cihong really didn't expect that the clan would spend so much money and food!

"Then give enough!" Zhou Kui coughed and said loudly.

Zhu Cihong hesitated, three million, the sum of the three salaries of the year, was only this number, he hesitated.

Li Hengbing's eyes flickered slightly, and he suddenly spoke: "Your Majesty, this is not a trivial matter, it is related to the society of the country, it is better to invite all the clans to enter Beijing, discuss carefully, and find a proper way to solve it, so as not to always delay the decision for a long time and hinder the national politics." ”

Zhu Cihong blinked and looked at Zhou Kui.

Zhou Kui gritted his teeth fiercely, swallowed, and said, "Okay." Your Majesty, summon the kings of the world's vassal domains to Beijing! ”

Zhu Cihong has no reason not to believe this grandfather, his family survived to him, there is no uncle, and the grandfather is not familiar with him.

Zhu Cihong not only wanted to solve the trouble in front of him, but also felt that he needed the protection of the clan, and when he saw that Zhou Yanru didn't speak, he said: "Then, pass the decree and let all the clans enter Beijing." ”

Li Heng couldn't see any expression on his face, only a cold look flashed in his eyes.

Zhou Yanru's brows furrowed deeply, and he felt a little tired in his heart.

At first, because the new emperor ascended the throne and held great power, he hoped to become Zhang Juzheng's second and command the world, and he didn't dare to disobey, but this was just the king's request, which made him at a loss.

'Careless......

Zhou Yanru sighed in his heart, but there was no flinch in his eyes. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he must have a way to send Zhou Zheng away and take power alone!

Not long after, the cabinet drafted a decree and ordered the princes of the clan and the princes of the county from all over the country to enter Beijing to discuss the issue of Yulu together.

When King Lu and the others heard the news, they were overjoyed, if all the vassal kings entered Beijing, could those big men in the court still pretend to be deaf and dumb and not pull out a hair?

Expedition to the West Corridor.

Zhou Zheng and the others didn't pay attention to the movement outside, and were still staring at the northwest bandits.

Coordinated by Lu Xiangsheng, with the concerted efforts of people from all walks of life, coupled with the continuous decline of Li Zicheng's army, it can be said that he has been victorious and has continuously compressed the territory of the bandits.

Zhang Heyi kept planting flags on the sand table, and said to himself: "My lord, according to this progress, Li Zicheng can be exterminated by August at the latest." ”

Zhou Zheng stood aside, frowning slightly as he listened.

This is not in line with his plan, and the military reform is still in the preparatory stage, and if the northwest is pacified, he will lose the necessity and justice of the military reform.

At the same time, Li Zicheng's extermination will also cause drastic changes in the situation of the court.

Zhou Zheng's expedition to Xibo is worthless.

Zhang Heyi continued to plant the flag and said: "Tongguan, Sichuan, Guizhou, and there are still troubles ......."

The northwest is too big, with many lofty mountains and mountains, and dangerous roads, and if Li Zicheng blindly resists stubbornly and does not fight a decisive battle with the official army, it may be very time-consuming and labor-intensive, and he will not be able to do his full work.

Zhou Zheng pondered for a moment and said, "Summoning Lu Xiangsheng, slow down a little faster, and step by step." ”

Meng Hezhou was stunned for a moment, and then said thoughtfully: "Yes." ”

Zhang Heyi was a little confused, so just wanted to ask, Yao Tongshun came in, and said with a smile: "My lord, Jiading Bo has entered the palace, the emperor has issued an edict, and all the vassal kings have entered Beijing." ”

Zhou Zheng suddenly showed a smile on his face, and said: "Send orders everywhere, you must escort these princes well, and there can be no mistakes." If there is anything you don't want to come, please come to the door, be sure to come. ”

Yao Tong said: "It's about the clan, these princes are afraid that they will have to travel overnight, who would not want to come?" ”

Zhang Heyi sneered and said, "These princes, all of them have a lot of money, and they are rich enough to rival the country, and they are really hard enough for tens of thousands of taels of silver." ”

Ding Qi happened to be there, and when he heard it, he said: "If you want to say, this Jiading Bo is still powerful, Li Zicheng forced his wife to death, and his son and daughter-in-law refused to take out the silver, and finally he was forced to be in a hurry, and he actually took out three million taels at once!" Tsk, it's really rich......"

Zhang Heyi said: "I also heard that this Jiading Bo is not sick at all, it is completely because he has no silver, and he is angry and angry, if he has silver, he will be able to ......get better immediately."

A group of people mouthed one by one, and looked down on these noble ministers and princes of the clan very much.

Zhou Zheng also shook his head, waited for a while, looked at Yao Tongshun, and said, "Is Gao Hongtu ready over there?" ”

Yao Tongshun hurriedly said, "Yes." Gao Shilang has already written a recital about the clan's Yulu, and is just waiting for those clans to enter Beijing. ”

Zhou Zheng snorted and said, "Next, we have more things, and we will divide some of our energy to these vassal kings." ”

Zhang Heyi only knew that Gao Hongtu's performance was intended to drastically reduce the clan's fortunes, and he didn't know what Zhou Zheng was going to do, so he asked: "My lord, now that the clan has attracted the attention of the government and the opposition, a bad one may lead to burning, and if Yuanfu seizes the opportunity, he will not scruple about it." ”

Even if Chen Yan, Zhang Sizhi and others will be involved in Zhou Yanru, but if Zhou Zheng has a bigger problem, Zhou Yanru can completely break the wrist of a strong man, sacrifice Zhang Sizhi and others, pull Zhou Zheng off the horse, and take control of the whole world!

Zhou Zheng's eyes were full of coldness, and he said: "The clan occupies millions of hectares of fertile land in the world, and it doesn't pay a single tax, not to mention that it has to pay so much money every year, reward!" Every year, it sits on millions of hectares of fertile land and millions of dollars, and this situation has to change. ”

Yao Tongshun and the others finally knew what Zhou Zheng was going to do, and they all looked solemn.

Ding Qi thought seriously and said: "Second brother, this matter is very difficult, it is a clan, moving them is equivalent to moving the emperor, and the court and outside will not agree." ”

The clan and the emperor are one, and to move them is to shake the foundation of the country, and the court will definitely not agree. Once touched, it is bound to be an uproar.

Zhou Zheng already had a plan in his heart, looked at Yao Tongshun, and said, "Call Li Huazhen to my house at night." ”

Li Huazhen, the current admiral eunuch, admiral Dongchang. Chongzhen has abandoned the East Factory and Jinyiwei for more than ten years, and many people have forgotten the existence of these two institutions.

Yao Tongshun was very clear, and said with a slightly solemn expression: "Yes." ”

Zhang Heyi said: "My lord, even if I make a move through Dongchang, it will be difficult to deal with it properly, and there will definitely be a lot of trouble in the follow-up, and I can't bear it with my prestige." ”