Forbidden City, south of the east side of the Qianqing Gate, upper study.

Zhenwu is not in the capital division, and the members of the temple supervisors of the various ministries do not need to go to the early court, so they are naturally a lot easier, but the ministers who go to the study are not lazy at all, but are more busy, and they still have to select the important ones as they do on weekdays, write out the abridgements, and some have to attach simple opinions, and then forward them to Zhenwu thousands of miles away.

For Zhenwu's edict on the way out of the tour, as well as the excerpts that were forwarded back for approval, they had to forward the ministries or provinces, and supervise and coordinate the implementation of the ministries.

Because of this, Zhenwu went out on patrol, and the study was a little busier than usual, plus Ma Qi, Wang Luo, and Fu Anning were taken away, and the ministers of the study who stayed in Beijing were only Zhang Pengxi, Xiao Yongzao, and Song Zhu, so they were naturally even busier.

For Zhenwu to patrol Jin and Shaanxi, Zhang Pengxi and the three of them were all secretly slandered, all the way to the light car and simple follow, fast horses galloping, affecting the timely transmission of the twists and turns, and every province has to toss out the big movements, I really don't know what the master will do next.

Jingshi Wang Gongxungui's restlessness about the innovation of Xi'an's flag affairs, the three people in the study are not very concerned, and now Zhenwu has collected all the military power of the lower five banners, and there is no need to worry about how much wind and waves these empty buckets Wang Gongxungui can toss, and there is still the thirteenth master Yinxiang sitting in the Fengtai camp with heavy troops, there is nothing to worry about.

Zhang Pengxi and the three of them are worried that the gentry in Shanxi will be able to pay grain as an errand in one piece, supervise local officials, abolish fire consumption and other new policies, and now the news has not yet spread, once the news spreads, it will inevitably cause an earthquake, the government and the opposition, officials, gentlemen and businessmen will be boiling, and Jiangnan, which is implementing the apportionment of the land, is likely to react the most, after all, Jiangnan has the most officials and gentry.

And Zhang Pengxi is still supervising the household department. One more layer of concern. Xi'an expanded the new army of 30,000 Janissaries, where did this military salary come from, this is an annual expenditure of two or three million, it is really not clear where this master got the confidence to support such a rapid expansion of the army.

In addition, the creation of the Jin Shang 'Jin and Sheng' ticket number has a great impact on the 'Four Heng', which will inevitably affect the profits of the 'Four Heng'. Affecting the welfare of the Eight Banners, that is worrying, I really don't know how this master calculates in his heart.

Just when Zhang Pengxi was worried, a little eunuch bowed down at the door and said, "Three adults, Prince Lian has arrived." As soon as the words fell, there was a sound outside the door. The slave asked Prince Lian for peace. "Hello.

Prince Lian Yinxi is now deeply respected by Zhenwu, not only in charge of the Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Court, but also the Prince of Zhenwu appointed when he left Beijing, Zhang Pengxi and the three did not dare to slack off, they all put down their work, picked up the summer hat on the table and buckled it, got up to the door to greet him, and saw Yinxi come in. The three of them hurriedly asked for peace and said, "The lower officials and others will ask Prince Lian for peace." ”

Yin Xi stepped into the upper study. But because the sunlight outside is too strong, I can't see the situation inside the house clearly. Hearing this, he waved his hand and said, "No need to be formal." After getting used to it, he glanced at the three of them and said with a smile: "It's all casual." ”

As he spoke, he took off his hat, sat down straight while shaking the folding fan, and asked casually, "Nothing important today, right?" ”

"Go back to the prince." After Zhang Pengxi sat down, he bowed slightly and said: "Nian Qianyao has returned from the Wa Kingdom, and he went ashore in Tianjin yesterday. ”

"That's good news." Yin Yu said and picked up the tea offered by the little eunuch, blew it a little before putting it down, groaned slightly, and then he said: "The emperor is very concerned about the affairs of the Japanese country, turn around first, it should be good news, and the specific matters will be reported in detail after negotiating with Arai Junmei." ”

"Respect the king's order." Zhang Pengxi bowed slightly.

After waiting for a while, seeing that Zhang Pengxi no longer spoke, Yinxi knew that there was nothing worth paying attention to, and after a slight groan, he asked, "Where is the emperor now?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Pengxi couldn't help but glance at the two eunuchs standing at the door, and the two eunuchs who were waiting for bowed down before he bowed down and said: "Back to the prince, judging from the twists and turns that came yesterday, the emperor has arrived in Kaifeng." ”

Zhenwu arrived in Kaifeng, Henan? Yin Yu was slightly stunned, Kaifeng is a transportation hub, the post road extends in all directions, it is very convenient to go north and south, the old fourteen is preparing to return to Beijing from Henan, or is it preparing to go south to Jiangnan? After a slight groan, he said uncertainly: "Is it difficult for the emperor to go down to the south of the Yangtze River?" ”

Zhang Pengxi glanced at him, but he didn't say anything, Zhenwu's whereabouts are not something that these courtiers can guess in vain, Yinxi asked like this, it is quite out of line, could it be that the princes and nobles of the Beijing Division reacted very fiercely to the innovation of Xi'an's flag affairs, or there were bad signs?

Xiao Yongzao didn't have so many scruples, and after a slight sigh, he said: "Lord, Jiangnan has always been an important place for the imperial court to pay taxes, and now it is vigorously promoting the apportionment into the mu, but Shanxi is trying to implement new policies such as the gentry paying grain and working errands in the province at this time, for the officials and gentry in Jiangnan, it is tantamount to a wave of unsettled waves, and it is very likely that there will be a large-scale boycott, and the possibility of the emperor going to Jiangnan is very great." ”

Yinxi nodded slightly, the world's wealth, half out of Jiangnan, if Jiangnan is chaotic, the consequences will be unimaginable, Zhenwu can't prevent this, besides, he already attaches the most importance to Jiangnan, and it must be through Kaifeng to go south to Jiangning and Hangzhou.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a headache, if Zhenwu went to Jiangnan just to stabilize the hearts of Jiangnan officials and gentry, it was nothing, I was afraid that he would not be idle, and he would rectify the flag affairs in Jiangnan, Xi'an demolished the city, sold the city, and lifted the shackles on the local Eight Banners soldiers and their families.

Furthermore, September is approaching in the blink of an eye, and the conquest of Africa should also be put on the agenda, and I don't know how Zhenwu arranged it, and it's not easy to ask.

Seeing that Yinyu was silent, Xiao Yongzao pondered and said: "Lord, Shanxi will inevitably take the opportunity to clean up the deficit and try to implement the new policy, there are many businessmen in Shanxi, and the news of the trial of the new policy cannot be concealed at all, and it will soon spread, does it make the Beijing Daily guide the new policy?" ”

Let the Beijing Daily guide the new deal? Yinxi couldn't help but glance at Xiao Yongzao, this matter is risky, Zhenwu did not speak, nor did he know when Shanxi's new policy would be implemented, rashly published the new policy in the Beijing newspaper, quite inappropriate, before he could speak, Zhang Pengxi had already said in a deep voice: "This discussion is not appropriate, Jiangning has founded a 'Ning Bao', if you want to guide the new policy, Jiangxi Ning Bao is more appropriate, even if the Beijing News wants to publish guidance, it can be after the Nanjing newspaper publishes it." ”

Yinyu nodded and said: "The emperor has always been good at the guidance of public opinion, and it is not appropriate to make extraneous branches at this time. ”

Coming out of the upper study, Yinxi went to the Ministry of Rites and the Lifan Courtyard to go around, and after the routine, he turned back to the mansion, and only then entered the gate, he heard that the Prince of Yu Baotai and the King of Shuncheng County, Mu Buba, were waiting in the flower hall.

When Yinxi entered the door, he noticed that there was no sedan chair at the door, and knew that the two of them came in civilian clothes, it must be for the reform of Xi'an's flag affairs. ”

After a little washing, Yinxi also changed into a regular clothes, and then walked to the study without hurrying, and when he came in, Baotai and Mububa hurriedly got up to salute, and the three of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, and then sat down as the guest of honor.

As soon as he sat down, Mu Buba said: "Eighth uncle, Xi'an has expanded the new army of 30,000 Janissaries, and it is to face all the banner people and people in the surrounding provinces of Shaanxi to recruit, and once hired, all of them will be carried into the Han army flag, in addition, a large number of Han people will be promoted in the form of Manchu and Han marriages, so expanded, how far will our Eight Banners swell in the end?" ”

Seeing that he pointed to Xi'an as soon as he came, Yinxi couldn't help but smile and said, "The expansion of the Eight Banners is the beginning, and you are worried about more people now?" Are the feudal kingdoms of the Americas already overcrowded? ”

"Eighth Uncle." Mu Buba said dissatisfiedly: "What the American feudal kingdom wants is to expand the territory with outstanding sons and daughters, and they are ready to rely on overseas slaves for cultivation and cultivation, and the emperor said that he will provide a large number of slaves, and there is no need for the Eight Banners to expand so much, which will infringe on the existing interests of our bannermen." ”

Prince Yu Baotai also continued: "The people of all the banners in Beijing are now panicking, the banner land and banner production are limited, but the number of banner people is constantly expanding, how can they not worry? Judging from the emperor's measures in Xi'an, I am afraid that the flag land and flag products will be sold gradually, which is the foundation of the survival of the flag people. ”

Yin Yu glanced at the two of them, and then said: "Whether the flag land and flag property will be gradually sold, it is too early to say at this time, as far as I know, the emperor is ready to vigorously operate Xi'an, and Xi'an will be operated as a logistics base, and the establishment of a military workshop is a clear proof.

The situation in Xi'an is special, and it cannot be generalized from this and the other, for the people of the Jingshi banner, you have to explain and guide more, how can the emperor ignore the livelihood of the banner people? Hasn't the livelihood of the flag people changed greatly in recent years? ”

After a slight pause, he continued: "The integration of the Manchu and Han Dynasty and the expansion of the Eight Banners are also the emperor's long-term considerations, the development of the American feudal countries requires a large number of people, and the development of the Americas is not a matter of one or two years, it may take decades of continuous expansion, the Americas are not the Central Plains, not only are most of them barren lands, but also European countries are involved, don't just see the present." (To be continued.) )