It was only a week after Mi Fold out of the city, and Su Tiancheng received a holy decree, asking him to go to the capital immediately.

This was in his expectation, such a major matter, if Zhu Youzhen did not react in the slightest, it would be strange, not to mention that he spent a lot of effort on this setback, the reason is very sufficient, and a lot of examples have been cited, which is quite convincing.

Su Tiancheng has made up his mind, this time he will go to the capital, he must gain something, that is to say, he must ask Zhu Youzhen to agree to the suggestion he put forward, in fact, as long as Zhu Youzhen carefully reads his own twists and turns, he will understand the truth.

At the beginning of September, Su Tiancheng came to the capital again, not long after the last time he left the capital, it happened that Wang Furong and Liu Ru were about to give birth, this time they were able to see their children born in the capital, and it was beautiful to think about it.

When he arrived at the official post, before Su Tiancheng had time to rest, the eunuchs in the palace came.

This time, because of the importance of the matter, Su Tiancheng did not leave to go home, but chose to wait at the official post, originally thought that he would have to wait for a few days, who knew that the speed of the road was so fast, at this time Su Tiancheng also understood, it seems that Zhu Youzhen attaches great importance to his own twists and turns, probably carefully watched it, and has thoughts in his heart.

followed the eunuch to the Forbidden City, seeing the eunuch walking directly in the direction of the Heart Cultivation Palace, Su Tiancheng muttered a little in his heart, this conversation is too important, last time I proposed it, and asked Zhu Youxiang, the son of King Fu, to follow the Jiangning camp to fight, and what I got was Zhu Youzhen's reprimand, this time there is also such an ending, everything can not be thought of too beautifully, the emperor summoned into Beijing, if it is for reprimand, it means that the situation is somewhat serious.

Entering the Heart Cultivation Temple, it was empty. I didn't even see the eunuchs who served, Zhu Youzhen sat at the back of the imperial case, and Wang Chengen stood behind him, his head bowed.

This indicates that the conversation was conducted separately, and Zhu Youzhen has not yet made the remarks public. Otherwise, in the imperial court, it will not be so calm, you must know that in the imperial history and the affairs of Lu Dao, it is not a dry meal, if you meet such an opportunity, I don't know how Lu Dao will make a big fuss, and even ask to cut off his Su Tiancheng's head, the words will be said.

Zhu Youzhen's expression was very serious, on the top of the imperial case. There is a recital that Su Tiancheng is very familiar with.

"The prefect of Henan Prefecture and the Jiangning camp all commanded Su Tiancheng to meet the emperor, long live the emperor, long live long live."

"Su Aiqing, don't be polite, I've watched your recital many times, what I said is indeed very reasonable, I am a little moved, and I will send you to the capital. I just wanted to hear your explanation, and I have some questions. You answer carefully. ”

"Obey."

Su Tiancheng felt that his back was sweating slightly, it had entered autumn, the most comfortable season, however, Su Tiancheng still felt a little hot, and this time today, he was sage. It's too critical to miss the slightest.

"I have learned the lessons of so many years, you are all knowledgeable, I don't want to say more, royal affairs. You are very bold to write such a recital, this is a taboo matter for the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, I can't imagine that you can think that this is the second time you have brought it up, the first time is for Zhu Youxiang's matter, I have unceremoniously reprimanded you, I want to know what kind of courage you have, to be able to put forward such a recital again and again. ”

Su Tiancheng stabilized his mind a little.

"The minister has already said in the fold, the heart is selfless and the world is wide, the emperor probably thinks that the minister is not telling the truth, the minister is indeed thinking like this, everything is for the prosperity of the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Youzhen frowned.

"Su Aiqing, I know that you have something to say, I have seen this twist and turn many times, and I feel that I want to speak and stop, here today, I just want to hear you tell the truth, in this Heart Cultivation Palace, except for me, it is the prince, if you have anything to say, don't have any worries."

Zhu Youzhen said these words, there is also a reason, the officials in the court are too powerful, as long as they grasp the slightest reason, they will be impeached and quarreled endlessly, as if their responsibility is like this, but unfortunately the requirements in those imperial histories and things are too high, according to their impeachment requirements, the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty must be perfect, these officials themselves can't do this, to ask the ministers of civil and military affairs of the court to do it, isn't it too funny.

However, such an atmosphere is very prevalent in the imperial court.

Zhu Youzhen trusts Wen Tiren very much, and over the years, Wen Tiren's cabinet chief assistant has done a good job, at least stabilizing the situation in the imperial court, but there are still many officials who impeach Wen Tiren.

From this point of view, Zhu Youzhen is not very interested in the speech official, but he can't stop the speech official's mouth, in that case, I don't know how to talk about him as the emperor below.

Su Tiancheng's performance is already not simple, of course he doesn't dare to say a lot of words, it involves the internal affairs of the royal family, and if he doesn't pay attention to it, it's a sin to lose his head.

"The emperor said so, and the minister was bold."

Su Tiancheng sorted out his emotions again and talked eloquently.

"Your Majesty, the main purpose of the minister's writing of this memo is to consolidate the imperial power and to make the emperor's will be implemented more quickly.

"The emperor still remembers the story in the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao was preparing to attack Eastern Wu, and the ministers of Eastern Wu all suggested surrendering, but Sun Quan could not surrender, after the minister surrendered, he could still be reused and enjoy the glory and wealth, but Sun Quan was not good, and he would inevitably encounter bad luck, this story actually shows that the purpose of the emperor and the minister is inconsistent."

"The minister said this, not to slander the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs."

"Su Aiqing, in your recital, this issue is emphatically mentioned, I want to hear the truth from you, and if you have anything, you can say everything."

"Your Majesty, if the minister says it, I implore the emperor to think about it carefully, and not to be swayed by the views of the minister, if it is because of these views that the minister said, which affects the stability of the court, the minister will be a sinner for the ages."

Zhu Youzhen nodded, did not speak, from Su Tiancheng's recital, he had already found the problem, although Su Tiancheng did not have a clear statement, but there were some things that he did not think about, or did not find the reason.

"The minister thinks that the biggest problem in the court is still party strife, which is mainly manifested in two aspects, and has formed a chronic disease that is difficult to eliminate.

"The first aspect is that the bureaucracy began to form as a result of party strife, and the civil and military officials in the imperial court have been transformed into a bureaucratic landlord class, and they are officials, landlords, and businessmen in one, and they use the power in their hands to annex land, conceal property, evade taxes, blindly demand, and do not pay attention to dedication, and they seek to make bigger commercial profits, and directly control smuggling, resulting in a sharp decline in the financial revenue of the imperial court, and they even begin to control the army for their own interests, in their eyes, the interests of the state and the interests of individuals are reversed, for their own sake, they will not care about the poverty of the country. ”

"The second aspect, the party strife caused the civil official group to begin to fight against the imperial power, although the civil officials can not be hereditary, but the family children of the officials, the vast majority of them can directly enter the bureaucracy, that is, the imperial examination can not be high school, but also through the form of the national eunuch, into the bureaucracy, they through the form of family and clan, slowly began to control the government, the more clan children enter the court, the more their interests can be guaranteed, the most obvious example, is the sea ban and salt tax matters, These can directly increase the income of the imperial court, but they oppose it, and the minister's practice in Jiangning County is to open the sea ban, levy salt taxes, and prohibit the spread of private salt. ”

"The minister married the county lord Zhu Xianxin, who is a member of the royal family, so he has been thinking about this issue, why many officials in the court, including many ministers, do not hesitate to be whipped or even beheaded, but also directly debate with the emperor in the court, if they are said to be selfless, loyal, the minister does not believe, they do this, won the best reputation, the emperor based on etiquette, can not and dare not punish them, in the long run, many ministers, for a little thing, argue endlessly, Some people even use such forms to prevent the implementation of policies that run counter to their own interests, and if this situation continues, national interests will inevitably suffer. ”

"The minister has always believed that everyone has selfish thoughts, just say that the minister's idea, entering the court as an official, at least can support the family, so that the family has a decent status, if this is not enough, empty talk about what to contribute, it is too false, not convincing."

"The minister suggested that the vassal king come out to be an official and grasp the power, in fact, it has been analyzed for a long time, the status and identity of the vassal king are different, no matter how many ideas they have, they must at least safeguard the interests of the royal family, in this regard, they are different from the civil officials' ideas, after all, they know that the world is whose it is, and the emperor will be able to use them well, and he will definitely be able to receive good results."

A smile appeared on Zhu Youzhen's face.

"Su Aiqing, you finally told the truth, the folds were hidden, these words really didn't dare to be written, I think what you said is very reasonable, it seems that the royal family is not always harmful when they enter the court as officials."

Su Tiancheng's face also showed a smile, his point of view has already implied a layer of meaning, as the emperor, it is necessary to be arbitrary, on major issues, after seeing it, do not hesitate, and do not take into account the opposition of the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs, reform always has to pay a price.

The next conversation went a lot smoother, Su Tiancheng said all his understanding, and even discussed some specific matters with Zhu Youzhen.

Wang Chengen has always lowered his head, occasionally looking up at Su Tiancheng, his eyes are very deep. (To be continued......)