The delay in the transportation of water has obviously affected many matters in the north, and the shortage of food has been revealed in some places, as for the governor's palace of the transportation of water, there is also an explanation, it is nothing more than that the canal has not been renovated for a long time, which has affected the transportation of water and so on.

Zhu Youzhen didn't have that much patience and wouldn't listen to the explanation of the Caoyun Governor's Mansion, he decided that this was Zheng Xunrui's challenge, maybe Zheng Xunrui had sensed that the situation was wrong, so he started to take action.

Zheng Xunrui's attitude made Zhu Youzhen furious, he didn't have the patience to continue to endure it, as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he said that the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister, Zheng Xunrui's courage is too big, and he dares to challenge the emperor's authority, isn't it more hateful than Yuan Chonghuan and others, in this case, if the court still has no performance, wouldn't it seem weak.

By this time, Zhu Youzhen had already regarded Zheng Xunrui as an outlier, an alternative that must be cleanly removed, because Zheng Xunrui had threatened the rule of the imperial power.

People's thinking changes, sometimes it is very strange, when Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne, he was faced with a mess left by his brother, the Ming Dynasty was in danger, he dreamed of sleeping at night, thinking of being able to revitalize the Ming Dynasty, thinking of being an emperor through the ages, so he decisively cleaned up the eunuchs, reused the ministers, and even to everything that Wei Zhongxian insisted on at the beginning, all the objections, all the suggestions put forward by the ministers of the court, all agreed, and in the first four years of his reign, he abolished the military supervision system, and did not allow the eunuchs to control any power, He unreservedly trusted the cabinet and recommended cabinet ministers in the way of recommendation, and his trust in Yuan Chonghuan reached an unstoppable level, and even Yuan Chonghuan endured such a big thing as killing Mao Wenlong without asking for an order.

But over time, with age. Zhu Youzhen found that he was wrong, not only did the situation of the Ming Dynasty not get better, but it became worse and worse, and the rogues plundered, shaking the north, and the Golden Tartars invaded every three or five times. Threatening Beizhili and the capital, and natural disasters were even more frequent, he blamed all this on the Manchu ministers of civil and military affairs.

From this time on, Zhu Youzhen no longer fully trusted Wenchen, he began to trust and reuse the eunuchs around him, let the celebrant assist him in controlling the power of the cabinet, and re-send the prison army to control the army.

Zheng Xunrui's ability once made Zhu Youzhen happy, especially the young Zheng Xunrui. When he took the initiative to apply for an external transfer as the champion of the palace examination and the revision of the Hanlin Academy, and became the prefect of Yan'an Prefecture, Zhu Youzhen was happy in his heart, and later Zheng Xunrui formed the Zheng Family Army, which did not need the imperial court to allocate a penny of silver for military salaries, and the Zheng Family Army fought in Shaanxi and stabilized the situation in Yan'an, Yansui and Shaanxi in a short period of time, which made Zhu Youzhen feel abnormal.

Later, when Zheng Xunrui was promoted and reused. Zhu Youzhen also tried his best to override public opinion, so that the young Zheng Xunrui was in a high position. Moreover, Zhu Youzhen rarely allowed Zheng Jiajun to develop and grow.

But all this has changed now, once the Zheng family army is really strong, especially when the other armies of the Ming Dynasty are generally weak, Zhu Youzhen began to feel uneasy.

Suspicion is like a cancer, it can grow with a little cultivation, and it cannot be controlled.

Zheng Xunrui was not openly disloyal to the imperial court. But Zhu Youzhen already felt the great danger.

Under such circumstances, many things are difficult to control, and behind the suspicion, there must be actual actions, Zhu Youzhen even felt. Zheng Xunrui and Zheng Jiajun have surpassed the threat to the imperial family of Houjin Tartar and Liukou.

After the Zheng family army led by Zheng Xunrui once again defeated the Houjin Tartars and made Dolgon reluctant to withdraw his army, Zhu Youzhen's suspicion and suspicion had reached its peak.

But Zhu Youzhen is still sober, he knows that he can't deal with Zheng Xunrui casually, after all, there is no problem with people, if Zheng Xunrui is convicted at will, then everyone in the world will avenge his grievances, and it is very likely to cause turmoil in the court, you must know that those Wenchen are not fuel-efficient lamps, so the damage to his reputation Zhu Youzhen is huge, which is also impossible for Zhu Youzhen to accept, so taking measures secretly has become the most effective means.

Zhu Youzhen, who was sitting on the imperial chariot, had a cloudy and sunny face.

Wang Chengen beside him, his face showed caution, he knew that the emperor was not in a very good mood during this time, and he needed to pay more attention not to provoke the emperor to lose his temper, the emperor was thinking of Zheng Xunrui's matter, if this matter could not be solved, the emperor's mood would not be better.

However, if you want to solve this problem, it is not as simple as words, Wang Chengen has already reported the method he discussed with Zhou Yanru and others to the emperor, but there is no response, fortunately, Zhou Yanru has sent the housekeeper back to his hometown and made the corresponding arrangements, I believe that the officials and scholars of Nanzhili will unite and will be able to limit Zheng Xunrui's power.

Wang Chengen is absolutely loyal to the emperor, it can be said that in the entire Ming Dynasty, he is the most trusted person by the emperor, I think when the emperor was still a believer, because of the calculations of Wei Zhongxian and the Hakka family, he was worried every day, and he was with him Wang Chengen at that time.

Such a relationship is by no means something that can be shaken by a few words from others.

It is precisely because of the existence of this relationship that Wang Chengen can say a lot of words that others dare not say, even if he is reprimanded by the emperor, at most a day will pass, and there will not be much to do.

How to deal with Zheng Xunrui's matter, Wang Chengen insisted on his own understanding, he believed that it was necessary to take it slowly, gradually separate the people around Zheng Xunrui, so that Zheng Xunrui's strength was gradually weakened, and then he could take the next step, and even if he took the final action, he had to find sufficient reasons.

Transferring Zheng Xunrui from Huai'an is only the first step, let Zheng Xunrui serve as the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, the purpose is to isolate, so that Zheng Xunrui will lose the support around him, and then in a short period of time, Zheng Xunrui will be transferred to Liaodong, so that Zheng Jiajun and Houjin Tartar will work hard, and take the opportunity to weaken the strength of Zheng Jiajun, if Zheng Jiajun can completely exterminate Houjin Tartar, that is the best thing, if not, presumably Zheng Jiajun and Houjin Tartar will suffer heavy losses, at that time, just find Zheng Xunrui's shortcomings and do it, It's just a matter of course.

Wang Chengen felt that this plan was seamless, and even if Zheng Xunrui knew the trickiness, he had no choice but to obey.

"Wang Chengen, Zheng Xunrui is so bold, he actually dares to make a fuss from Caoyun, if I let him be the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, wouldn't it be a sign of weakness."

Wang Chengen trembled a little in his heart, he understood what the emperor meant, and even more so knew the emperor's temper, if he dealt with it according to the emperor's will, it would definitely not work, and he might eventually make a big mistake.

"Your Majesty, the slave maid thinks that if you want to take it, you must first go with it, and transfer Lord Zheng away from Huai'an, in fact, it is to shake the foundation of Lord Zheng, Zheng Jiajun only defeated the Houjin Tartars last year, if you forcibly denounce it at this time, it is unreasonable."

Zhu Youzhen's face was gloomy, and he looked at Wang Chengen for a while.

"That is, if you dare to say this in front of me, if it were someone else, I would have to wonder what his motives were."

Despite what the emperor said, Wang Chengen's body still trembled, the emperor was high, and there were too many things to think about every day, although he had the emperor's greatest trust, but such trust could not withstand suspicion again and again.

"Your Majesty, the slave and the maid have discussed with Lord Zhou for a long time, and they think that with such a treatment, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces can't say anything."

"I know what you mean, I remember that the Donglin Party and Zheng Xunrui are very good opponents."

"What the emperor said is that the slave maid proposed to send Zheng Xunrui to serve as the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, there is such a consideration, Nanzhili is the most concentrated place of the Donglin Party, let Zheng go to Nanjing, he will definitely have a fight with the Donglin Party, the emperor can coordinate in the middle, the slave and the maid think that if Zheng Xunrui and the Donglin Party must have a dispute, so that they can fight with each other, they can weaken the strength of both sides to the greatest extent."

Zhu Youzhen thought for a while and nodded slightly.

"That makes sense, it seems you've thought it through."

The emperor's words made Wang Chengen feel a lot more relieved, in fact, the emperor has always been a little suspicious of Zhou Yanru, after all, there is a special relationship between Zhou Yanru and Zheng Xunrui, and no one can conclude whether Zhou Yanru will have any connection with Zheng Xunrui.

Seeing the emperor standing up, Wang Chengen hurriedly stepped forward and carefully supported the emperor's arm with both hands.

"Wang Chengen, I still want to see what Yang Aiqing's attitude is, you go and inform Yang Aiqing."

Wang Chengen walked quickly to the door, and instructed the eunuchs waiting at the door to inform Yang Tingshu, the imperial historian of the left capital, to come to the Qianqing Palace, and the emperor wanted to summon Yang Tingshu.

When he turned around, the emperor spoke again.

"Wang Chengen, what do you think of Zhou Aiqing and Yang Aiqing's attitude, and whether they are trustworthy."

The emperor's inquiry made Wang Chengen have a cold feeling, in the past two years, the emperor's suspicion has been very heavy, and the emperor is basically not particularly trusted by the civil and military ministers in the court.

Such a situation is definitely not possible, but Wang Chengen did not dare to remind him in this regard, after all, this involved the emperor's face.

After thinking for a while, Wang Chengen spoke.

"Your Majesty, the slave and maid don't dare to talk nonsense, Lord Zhou and Lord Yang used to have a very good relationship with Lord Zheng, and the slave and maid have been on business with Lord Zhou during this time, and I feel that Lord Zhou is still doing his best, as for Lord Yang, the slave and maid basically have no contact, and they dare not make judgments at will and mislead the emperor's decision."

After a slight sigh, Zhu Youzhen spoke.

"Wang Chengen, I know what you think, and I often think it's not good, but I can't help it." (To be continued......)