Empress Dowager Zhang's face was pale, she kept coughing, and she was busy beckoning the palace maids to serve food, and it took a while before she sat down opposite Zhu Xu. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

She wiped her mouth gently, looked at Zhu Xu and shook her head helplessly, and said, "You, don't worry about it at all." ”

Zhu Xu thought that Empress Dowager Zhang said that he didn't have the emperor's appearance, coughed lightly, put Xiao Yongning down, and pretended to say: "Yongning, your mother has taught the imperial uncle a lesson, go, give the imperial uncle a ......."

The little guy was on the ground, his eyes widened, and he stretched out a pair of small hands, and ran crookedly towards Empress Dowager Zhang.

Empress Dowager Zhang listened to Zhu Xu's unseemly words, glared at him, hugged the little guy in her arms, and said, "You didn't let me worry about it before, the bigger it is, the more worry-free it is......"

She coughed several times when she said a word, and covered her mouth with a handkerchief.

Zhu Xu was helpless about her illness, so she could only smile, pick up the chopsticks, knock them and eat them on the table.

Empress Dowager Zhang looked at Zhu Xu and had a headache about his demeanor. Before Zhu Xu ascended the throne, she didn't have a problem with Zhu Xu, Zhu Xu always had a hundred ideas in her heart to deal with her, and after she ascended the throne, she jumped out more and more, so that she couldn't control one or two if she wanted to.

"Eat, eat, eat......" Xiao Yongning struggled in the arms of Empress Dowager Zhang, and his little hands were about to grab the table.

Empress Dowager Zhang took a piece of pastry and handed it to her, then looked at Zhu Xu who was gobbling up and said: "Mr. Bi's family is very knowledgeable, he was born in Hanlin, and his knowledge is good, I will summon him tomorrow, in addition to reading and writing, you should have the demeanor of an emperor, you must also study hard, and you must act like an emperor......

This is also a cliché, but Zhu Xu hates those rules, so he can only agree to it.

Empress Dowager Zhang was relieved to see Zhu Xu nodding, and while feeding Xiao Yongning, she said: "Recently, I wrote to the princess, Princess Ping entered the palace, but she said a lot of good things about you, and many Qingliu adults also praised it, at this time, you have to be stable and don't do anything out of line." ”

Zhu Xu bit the fat in his mouth, nodded his head, but shook his head in his heart. The reason why Qingliu turned is afraid that it is because of the increase in taxes and grain this year, and some people also see that the big part of the clan is omitted, the imperial court has an unprecedented surplus, plus the war in Liaodong has stopped, and the Ming Dynasty has a rare peaceful environment.

This made many people moved, and the Qingliu Donglin people who were disappointed and left thought about returning to the temple and showing their ambitions.

You're going to hold on. The corners of Zhu Xu's mouth couldn't help but curl, and he whispered in his heart.

Empress Dowager Zhang knew Zhu Xu too well, and when she saw his expression, she frowned and said, "What are you thinking?" ”

Zhu Xu's mouth was full of delicious food, as if he hadn't heard Empress Dowager Zhang's words, so he grabbed a piece of tofu and handed it to Xiao Yongning.

The little guy took it with both hands and put it in his mouth, and it didn't take long for his mouth to be full of oil, and his little face was dirty.

Empress Dowager Zhang frowned and frowned, and finally didn't ask, wiped Xiao Yongning's face, and said: "I don't care what you do next, in short, let me and the concubine have a good New Year, and I don't care if you toss flowers next year." ”

"Hey!"

Zhu Xu straightened up and sighed.

He can't guarantee this.

Empress Dowager Zhang knew Zhu Xu, so before the meal was finished, Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't bear the anger in her heart and drove Zhu Xu out of Cining Palace.

Fortunately, Zhu Xu ate most of it, and when he returned to Jingyang Palace, he lay comfortably on the bed.

That is, Cining Palace, he can feel the word 'home', comfortable willfulness.

Early the next morning, Sun Chuanting hurried to the imperial study and asked the inner supervisor to wake up Zhu Xu, who was still sleeping.

Zhu Xu washed his face and came out, looked at him while coming in through the side door, and said, "What happened?" ”

Sun Chuanting was obviously also woken up, looked anxious, frowned and said: "Your Majesty, Shaanxi/West over there, Baishui, Anzhai several counties have been attacked by riots, and they have been pressed before. ”

Zhu Xu frowned, his expression calm.

What I had been worried about for a long time still happened, Shaanxi/West has always been the most serious place in the drought, and the turmoil was expected for a long time. It just happened in several counties at the same time, indicating that the drought in Shaanxi/western China is already serious and it is necessary to start disaster relief.

At the beginning of this disaster relief, it will not stop at Shaanxi/West, and his surplus this year will not be able to support it for half a year.

Sun Chuanting saw that Zhu Xu didn't speak, and he didn't continue to open his mouth. As a squire in the military department, he considered how to suppress the rebellion, while the emperor considered long-term peace and stability.

Zhu Xu glanced at Sun Chuanting, still thinking in his heart.

If we want to provide disaster relief, we must first ensure that the local governments are honest and honest, and make every effort to appease the victims, so that the victims of the disaster must not feel that there is a huge disparity between the rich and the poor, and they will feel resentful. On the He/Nan side, Zhao Han has been going for more than a month, but he still encountered strong resistance, and the various advances have encountered too much trouble, and Zhu Xu has not been able to free up his hand to reform Shaanxi/West in a short time, or rather, it is too late.

However, this matter can't be delayed, Zhu Xu thought for a long time, and said: "I immediately asked the household department to transfer grain, and the sweet potatoes were 1 million stone each, and they were quickly sent to Shaanxi/West, and then 500,000 taels of silver were allocated." It was decreed that the Shaanxi/Xibu political secretary, the governor, and the prefects and counties at all levels must be on standby, and no civil unrest should be taken lightly. At the same time, the Governor's Yuan, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Officials, three departments, inspected Shaanxi / West in batches, any corruption, favoritism, dereliction of duty, will be severely punished, if there is still a problem, the East Factory must also intervene at any time! ”

Sun Chuanting knew that this was the emperor's statement, and raised his hand and said: "The minister understands that after the minister returns, he will discuss with Shen Shangshu and his colleagues to mobilize the armies of Shaanxi/Western provinces, and the county army will severely suppress the civil unrest." ”

Zhu Xu just said Fu, and Sun Chuanting said Zhen.

Zhu Xu listened to his words, his expression did not move.

He is very aware of the consistent thinking of the Ming official eunuch group, for the construction of slaves has always been the main battle, for the civil unrest, but also to suppress and want to appease, the final result is all severely punished by the imperial court, the end is bleak.

After thinking for a while, Zhu Xu said to Cao Huachun: "The king of the messenger, the secretary of the household, the secretary of the department, the soldier, the king of Ping, Yang Lian came to see me." ”

Now that the disaster has already begun, it is necessary to deal with it seriously.

"Yes." Cao Huachun responded.

Not long after, Zhu Youzhen, Fu Changzong, Sun Chengzong, Shen Yongmao, Zhou Yingqiu, Pingwang Zhu Changrun, Yang Lian and others appeared in the imperial study.

As soon as Sun Chuanting said it, Zhu Youzhen, King Ping, Yang Lian and others all looked at each other, a little unclear.

However, Fu Changzong, Sun Chengzong, Shen Yongmao and others looked gloomy. From the previous Si/Sichuan civil rebellion throughout several prefectures and counties, almost capturing Chengdu/capital, the surrounding areas of Tai/Yuan in the mountains/west, to the current Shaanxi/west, the civil unrest is becoming more and more intense, and there is a tendency to burn the plains.

Zhu Xu didn't speak, looking at Fu Changzong.

Fu Changzong raised his hand and looked at the others: "Since the beginning of the previous year, the scope of the great drought in Shaanxi/West has become more and more, and this year's summer grain has decreased by two percent compared with last year, and everyone knows the drought this year. This is only Shaanxi/west, Si/Sichuan will reduce production by 20%, Hu/Guang 10%, He/Nan, Shan/West, Shan/Dong will also reduce production by more than 10%, and it is expected that there will be more ...... next year"

The so-called 'people take food as the sky', and now the 'sky' is decreasing, indicating that there will be more and more civil unrest.

Zhu Youzhen's expression changed slightly, he originally knew this, but he didn't look at it comprehensively, and now listening to Fu Changzong's words, he was also secretly shocked.

Yang Lian's expression also moved, but he didn't speak.

King Ping frowned when he heard this, and when he saw that no one was talking, he had to look at Zhu Xu, raised his hand and said, "Your Majesty, what can you do if you summon us?" ”

Zhu Xu didn't beat around the bush, and looked directly at Zhu Youzhen and said: "Brother Huang, I plan to let your Wenzhao Pavilion take the lead, unite the household department, the official department, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the Supervision Yuan to form a temporary disaster response yamen, which is responsible for the early warning, disaster relief, and follow-up treatment of the disaster situation across the country, involving corruption and disaster relief grain and silver, dereliction of duty, disaster relief, etc., all of which will be severely punished!" ”

Zhu Youzhen's eyes widened, this power is not trivial!

He looked dazed, and hurriedly said, "Obey!" ”

Zhu Xu looked at Sun Chengzong again and said: "The military department must be prepared, the garrisons in various places, and the standing army must be trained more severely, involving empty salaries, corruption, thorns, etc., must be dealt with strictly, the combat effectiveness of the absolute army must be ensured, it must be completely controlled, and they must not be allowed to become 'feudal towns'!" ”

Sun Chengzong, Shen Yongmao and the others were stunned, and they all raised their hands and said, "Obey!" ”

Zhu Xu nodded, looked at Zhu Youzhen and said: "Brother Huang, I have all the authority to hand over this matter to you, and you must deal with it properly, the disaster is like fire, sooner rather than later." After you go back, you gather the officials of the various ministries to hold a meeting in the Wenhua Palace, discuss the perfect method, and then write a note and show it to me. ”

Zhu Youzhen saw that Zhu Xu really gave him power, raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "Obey the order!" ”

Zhu Xu was still relieved about Zhu Youzhen in this regard, and after a few words, he let the group go. He sat there, looking out, and exhaled softly, the cruelest moment had finally arrived.

Fortunately, it's just the beginning, and it's just in time.

Zhu Xu's life and rest gradually became regular, with classes every six days, and other times to review, endorse, and practice calligraphy. Bi Ziyan and Sun Chengzong are both strict readers, although Zhu Xu is the emperor, the requirements are stricter.

Zhu Xu is self-disciplined in the end, and formulates a detailed schedule for himself, and lets Cao Huachun and others supervise it.

Zhu Youzhen's speed is still very fast, with the temporary disaster relief yamen he sat in the establishment of the Wenhua Palace, the six departments, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Dali Temple, the Governor's Yuan, etc.

After Zhu Xu's imperial approval, the appointment and dismissal of officials in Shaanxi/Western China, the distribution of disaster relief salaries, and even the transfer of troops all require the consent or knowledge of Wenhua Palace.

The disaster in Shaanxi/West is not serious, it is more caused by the local county government's excessive pursuit of taxes and grain, and Zhu Xu did not put too much thought into it, but there was no news about the rectification of He/Nan, which caused his dissatisfaction.

Platform.

In front of Zhu Xu stood Zhu Qiugui, the king of Jin, and Zhu Luhu, the king of Jing.

Zhu Xu looked at the two of them and said, "You all know about He/Nan, right?" ”

Zhu Qiugui and Zhu Luhu glanced at each other, Zhu Qiugui knew that he was afraid that he was going to send him to Kai/Feng this time, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, Kai/Feng is a thousand-year-old city, with a profound heritage and complex relationships, and the three-division system has existed for nearly two hundred years, and it is not easy to change course for a while. ”

Zhu Luhu stood there and didn't answer, he knew very well what was going on. He/Nan was not as fierce as Jiang/Su, which caused the whole province to strike and angered the emperor. It's not like the mountain/Neusoft confrontation, it's easy to deal with after all. He/Nan is like a quagmire, Zhao Han arrived at Kai/Feng, like in a swamp, slowly falling, unable to break free, unable to climb out.

But I can't see anyone's overt or implicit resistance, and in the song and dance, his restructuring process has come to a standstill silently, and there has been no progress for more than a month!

This is not something that can be solved by killing people, or arresting people, or co-opting, it is a kind of inertia, which is the entire He/Nan people, and there is no way to reverse it.

Zhu Xu listened to Zhu Qiugui's words, his expression was flat. He did start to lose patience with He/Nan, especially the Shaanxi/West stimulus, and he had to speed up.

He/Nan is the third, Zhu Xu has been restrained, worried that the action is too big and will arouse the vigilance of other provinces, and it will be more difficult to do it below. But the river/south is too complicated, like boiling a frog in warm water, and conventional methods are difficult to work.

Zhu Xu looked up at King Jing Zhu Luhu and said, "King Jing, what do you think?" ”

Zhu Luhu knew that he was afraid that he would have to go to open/seal if he was called today, and thought about it: "Back to the emperor, if you want to solve the He/Nan matter as soon as possible, you can only start from scratch." ”

Zhu Xu was stunned and said, "Start a new stove?" Go on. ”

Zhu Luhu looked up at Zhu Xu and said, "You can move the He/Nanbu Political Envoy to Luo/Yang." ”

Zhu Xu's eyes lit up suddenly, he really didn't expect this idea.

This is indeed a good idea, so that whether the river/south is warm water or a mire, you can jump out and stir up the backwater of the river/south. As long as you move, you won't be afraid that you won't be able to clean up!

Zhu Xu stood up, looked at Zhu Luhu and said with an appreciative smile: "Well, King Jing is loyal to the country, and Sida is keen, this method is very good!" Then, if I go to the mountain/west, the sword of the ruling party, the governor of the mountain/west, Zhang Ruitu, and the governor Ma Shilong will all be at your disposal, and when necessary, I will let Lao Cao also listen to your deployment. ”

Zhang Ruitu, a hardcore eunuch, once wrote a lot of 'good' articles for Wei Zhongxian, especially the ancestral hall. Ma Shilong is a person recommended by Sun Chengzong, once served as the chief soldier of Shanhaiguan, and is a general, as for Lao Cao, it is Cao Wenzhao, and his tiger army is stationed in Tai/Yuan Mansion.

King Jing Zhu Luhu is a very measured person, and he will not be stupid enough to dispatch the army, or Cao Wenzhao, this is the henchman of the emperor's henchmen. Even if it is the governor and the governor, he has to discuss, if someone accidentally speaks to the emperor about him, and only says 'out of line', it will be a catastrophe!

Fortunately, there is Jiang/Su and his entourage, he knows how to be very measured, and bowed down and said: "The minister's order." ”

Zhu Xu smiled and nodded, relieved to King Jing, and looked at Zhu Qiugui, the king of Jin, and said: "It is not trivial to move a political office, and it involves a lot. ”

Relocating the governance office of a province, the space that can operate in it is incomparably large, definitely not much worse than Jiang/Su, Zhu Qiugui hurriedly bowed down and said: "The minister obeys the order, the minister will definitely not live up to the emperor's trust!" ”

Zhu Xu smiled and nodded, his eyes moving slightly. On the side of the Royal Political Yuan, it is also time to give lessons to Jiang/Su's group of officials, and those who do not meet his wishes are just sent to He/Nan, Shan/Xi, which can not only break their interest network, but also make use of this group of 'skilled workers' for a second time.

Zhu Youzhen had a headache for Zhu Xu's 'not doing his job', not feeling at ease to study, and making the matter of moving to the provincial capital of He/Nan Province, but he was happy from the bottom of his heart, at least, he could also participate in it, control it, and not let the development of the situation get out of control.

He is in charge of the disaster response yamen of the Wenhua Palace, and he can pay attention to the river/south, the power is expanding rapidly, the prestige and status of the Wenzhao Pavilion are also increasing, and a large number of people have gathered around.

Zhu Xu didn't care much about these, except for the local restructuring and the disaster, he was also staring at the rectification of the four northern towns.

Qin Liangyu's methods were sharp, nearly 300,000 soldiers in the four towns, and in the end there were less than 100,000 left, which were led by Liu Hua, Zhao Shujiao and others, and at the same time of strict training, under the overall planning of the General Staff Department and the Military Department, a huge pocket slowly formed around Xi/Fengkou.

The four towns of Da/Tong, Xuan/Fu and other towns have been purged, plus the Ning/Xia towns that Sun Chengzong had purged before, and the rest are only the soldiers and horses in Liaodong who have not moved lightly and have remained as they are.

As the end of the year approached, all parts of Daming seemed to have died down, and nothing happened, but there was a few good news.

One is Xiong Wencan's southern sailor who encountered a group of pirates with more than 60 ships near Ryu/Qiu and Tai/Bay, was sunk more than 20 ships, and captured hundreds of people, including Zheng Zhilong, who Zhu Xu had been thinking about!

Another piece of good news is that Princess Xin is almost eight months pregnant and is about to give birth.