Forbidden City, Zhilan Palace.

In the small hall, Zhu Xu and Hai Lanzhu both stretched their heads and looked at the little guy sleeping quietly in the cradle.

Hai Lanzhu had just finished confinement, and she was still a little weak, but her mental state was very good, and while gently shaking the cradle, she said softly, "The emperor is relieved, the concubines have been here for twelve hours, and Cixuan is very healthy, and she will be safe." ”

Zhu Xu smiled and nodded, this is his second son, the little guy has grown now, his little face is white and tender, and he is very cute.

Zhu Xu was just about to speak, Cao Huachun hurriedly came in, and said with a happy face, "Your Majesty, Nan Zhili sent a message, Bu Niangniang was born, and she is a highness!" ”

Zhu Xu's eyes widened and said, "Really? When was it born? ”

Cao Huachun also had a happy face and said, "It was three days ago, Shenlong Mansion, Jiang. Governor Su's yamen has sent a letter, and the mother and son are safe. ”

Although he already had three children, Zhu Xu was still very excited when he heard the fourth, stood up, put his hands behind his back, looked at Hai Lanzhu again, and said to Cao Huachun with a smile: "Okay, pass the decree to the Shenlong Mansion, take care of it, and then let the celebrant take things away, and I will write a handwritten letter later, by the way, let the Hanlin Academy name it, and send it over together." ”

"Yes." Cao Huachun could see that Zhu Xu was very happy, and hurriedly responded.

As soon as Cao Huachun left, Hai Lanzhu stood up, walked to Zhu Xu's side, and said with joy: "Your Majesty, my sister is also born, do you want to take the capital to live?" ”

Zhu Xu glanced at Hai Lanzhu, knowing that she was lonely in the palace, thought about it, and said, "I have to wait a little longer, the confinement will take a month, and the child is small, so don't worry......"

Hai Lanzhu listened, nodded too, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the concubines have a lot of things here, can you bring them to my sister together?" She'll need it. ”

Zhu Xu hugged her with a smile and said, "Okay, you can send it to the celebrant later, and let them bring it over together." ”

"Your Majesty." Hai Lanzhu was a little excited, turned around and walked quickly to prepare.

Zhu Xu exhaled, relieved his excitement, sat down again, looked at the little guy in the cradle, smiled and said to himself: "Cixuan, you have a younger brother, you have to take good care of him in the future......"

The little one fell asleep, still whimpering, his little hands swaying, and then he fell asleep quietly.

Zhu Xu smiled and put the quilt on him.

After a while, Hai Lanzhu packed up and sent her to the celebrant supervisor.

At this time, an inner eunuch walked in and said, "Your Majesty, Lord Zhu has arrived." ”

Zhu Xu nodded, said a few words to Hai Lanzhu, and then got up and walked back to the Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Xu strode into the Dongnuan Pavilion, and when Zhu Zonghan saw it, he quickly knelt down on one knee and said, "Minister Zhu Zonghan sees the emperor." ”

Zhu Zonghan was dressed in brocade clothes, which was the unique costume of the commander of the Jinyi Guard.

"Flat." Zhu Xu took off his robe, sat down on a chair, took a cup of tea, and said, "Say it." ”

Zhu Zonghan is in charge of Moxi, and now Zhu Xu is determined to use troops against Chahar, Moxi, which has always been obscure to the Ming Dynasty, is a stumbling block, and it must be figured out, which is also the purpose of Zhu Xu calling him back.

Zhu Zonghan bowed not far in front of Zhu Xu and said, "Back to the emperor, the minister has already found out." Taijiharakhura, the Dzungar Division, had recently died of illness and was succeeded by his son Batur. This person is ambitious and ambitious, and almost no one in Dzungaria dares to disagree. But he didn't like Huang Taiji, and although the two did not clash openly, Jiannu's movements were restricted. Dzungaria was at odds with the Kazakh Khanate, and there were endless wars, and there were Russians further north, who were also eyeing Dzungaria. If Dzungaria wants to attack Korqin and help Chahar, they still need to pass through the territory of Khalkha, and on the whole, the minister does not think that Dzungar has the ability to go south, let alone Huang Taiji. ”

Zhu Xu turned the teacup in his hand, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Although the situation seems to be good, it is also full of crises. Dzungaria will rise to its head, and in the next ten or eight years, it will annex all around, and its tentacles will extend to Chagatai (West. Tibet), Yarkand et al. Most of Xinjiang), Khalkha (Outer Mongolia), to establish a huge khanate, this khanate will be a big problem for the Ming Dynasty, one of the main enemies in the future!

Behind Dzungaria, there is a growing and strong desire for territory, and her territory is larger than the current Ming Dynasty, and it already has the shadow of the Russian Empire in history. Its way to the west was blocked by the Ottoman Empire, and it could only come east!

Zhu Xu would not wait for them to come to the door, squinted his eyes, pondered for a long time, and said, "Well, you will leave the detailed information for me to see." The infiltration of Moxi and further places should be accelerated, don't care about the silver, I want to see the effect. ”

"Yes, the minister retired." Zhu Zonghan bowed down and slowly retreated.

With Zhu Zonghan's report, Zhu Xu's confidence in his heart was a little more sufficient, and his eyes looked out of the door, and the cold light was beating.

Cao Huachun stood not far away, looking at Zhu Xu's expression, quietly bowing his head, silent.

An inner eunuch came in quietly, looked at Zhu Xu from a distance, and saluted, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother invites you to come over for dinner in the evening." ”

Zhu Xu was stunned, came to his senses, and said, "You go back and tell the imperial sister-in-law, I know." ”

"Yes." The inner supervisor slowly retreated.

Obviously, the Cining Palace already knew about Bumu Butai's child.

Because of the existence of the 'prime minister', the governors and cabinets of various localities have enough buffer space, a series of 'new deal' plans have been disposed of 'flexibly', the original obstacles have been removed, the draft of the 'new deal' has been quickly drawn up, and the government and the opposition have rarely been united.

The cabinet, Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong and other five people, sat in the small conference hall, drinking tea, and chatting a little lightly.

"It's finally settled." King Jing said. His Overseer was a very important part of the 'New Deal', and he was secretly relieved that it would have a good outcome.

Wang Qiaonian looked at Bi Ziyan and said, "There is no problem here in Dali Temple, Dali Temple has taken out a lot of people from all over the world, and it is honest and upright, which is extremely suitable." There are a lot of talents cultivated by the Government Yuan, and the manpower is relatively sufficient, so there is no difficulty in planning for the future. *”

Bi Ziyan nodded slightly, there is no shortage of officials in the Ming Dynasty, and the upright temperament is excellent in Dali Temple.

Sun Chuanting said, "This should be a criterion for us to select officials in the future." ”

Sun Chuanting was in charge of the organs directly under the cabinet, and he was deeply impressed by the 'experts' who came out of the political yuan.

"Now, there are only three prime ministers left, what do you all think?" Sun Chengzong opened his mouth and pulled the topic to the point.

Since ancient times, official positions have been a radish and a pit, and how many people have broken their heads to grab it. The 'prime minister' who is in charge of several provinces, how powerful this position is, even these cabinet ministers have no idea how powerful it is.

Three positions, to whom?

The five people looked at each other, and for a moment no one spoke.

After a while, Bi Ziyan's body moved, and said: "It stands to reason that you should be selected from the chief officials of the six ministries and nine temples, but at the moment, the situation needs to be stable, and it is not appropriate to move lightly, and you need to be selected from the people in the opposition. The authority of our cabinet has not yet been fulfilled, and we still need to focus on the overall situation. ”

Everyone naturally understood what he meant, Sun Chengzong groaned and said, "How is Yang Jingchen?" ”

Bi Ziyan thought for a while, and immediately said, "Yes." ”

Yang Jingchen, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites during the Apocalypse, is known for his prestige, his ability is also good, and he has the title of Shangshu, which is suitable.

"Yes." Sun Chuanting recalled a little and did not object.

Wang Qiaonian and King Jing had no opinion on Sun Chengzong's proposal, and they both said, "Yes." ”

"Wang Congyi, how's it going?" King Jing then spoke, he was third in the cabinet, and it was his turn.

Except for Wang Qiaonian, the other three people in the cabinet were all 'wary' of King Jing, and when they heard this, they were silent for a moment, and Bi Ziyan took the lead in saying, "Yes." ”

Wang Congyi, the mountain of Chongzhenchu. The governor of the east, this person is full of spirit, outstanding ability, and dares to be the first in everything, which is not bad.

"Yes." Sun Chengzong said. Wang Congyi understands something, and he is not a person of King Jing.

"Yes." Wang Qiaonian said. He got close to King Jing in the cabinet, after all, both of them were special.

"Yes." Sun Chuanting said. Wang Congyi, he has crossed paths in the household department and is a reliable person.

The second of the three is decided, and there is the last person, it is Wang Qiaonian's turn to speak.

Wang Qiaonian was transferred to Dali Siqing, entered the cabinet, was promoted by a rocket, had very few connections in the officialdom, had a shallow foundation, and had no one to recommend, after thinking for a long time, he said, "Xu Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry has been in Shangshu for a long time, can he be transferred?" ”

Bi Ziyan and others have some ideas about Dali Temple, the power of this institution comes completely from depriving the three divisions, with high grade, great power, and special status, if the party struggle rises again in the future, this institution may be a critical place to disrupt the government!

Therefore, Bi Ziyan, Sun Chengzong, and Sun Chuanting all intentionally or unintentionally suppressed Wang Qiaonian and Dali Temple, naturally, as well as King Jing's Governor's Yuan, these are special institutions outside the traditional political system, and they cannot be careless.

Bi Ziyan thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "The Ministry of Industry is very important, and now is the critical moment to reduce expenditure, and the Ministry of Industry is inseparable from Xu Dahua." ”

Sun Chengzong also said: "The six Shangshu can't be moved for the time being. "Xu Dahua has also been in office for a long time, and Shen Yongmao, the secretary of the Ministry of War, is a person who must not leave at the moment.

Wang Qiaonian could naturally feel Bi, the second grandson's intentional suppression of him and King Jing, the corners of his mouth moved, and he didn't say anything more.

Seeing this, Sun Chuanting said, "North, Liaodong, River. North, mountain. The three western provinces, handed over to Zhou Yingqiu, should have no problem. To the west is Shaanxi. West, IV. Chuan, expensive. The state and other six provinces, it will not be a big problem to hand them over to Fu Changzong. To the east are mountains. East, South Zhili, Zhejiang. Jiang, these three provinces were handed over to Yang Jingchen. The south is cloudy. South, Guangzhou. West, Guangzhou. East, Fu. Built, Taiwan. Wan wait, this should be handed over to Wang Congyi, it should be safe. The rest is the river. South, Huguang, Jiang. The three western provinces, in the hinterland, need a stable person, and the lower official recommends Yu Dacheng. ”