It is the first time that Zheng Xunrui has been on duty in the Hanlin Academy for less than three months, and he has such an opportunity, which is very good, and the eunuchs in the palace, he is not familiar with it at all, and there is no intersection on weekdays, so it is almost impossible to see the emperor alone.

When I entered the Qianqing Palace, I felt empty for the first time, there was no one else in the Qianqing Palace, every time I came before, it was very lively, but this time it was very quiet.

The emperor is sitting on the royal chariot, looking down at the folds, if you want to say that the workaholic, it is none other than this Chongzhen Emperor, but it is a pity that he did things so desperately, and finally became the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

"Chen Hanlin revised Zheng Xunrui and met the emperor."

"Zheng Aiqing is flat."

After Zheng Xunrui stood up, the emperor continued to speak.

"I must have come to you, you also know what is going on, I didn't expect that the news would spread so quickly, all departments in the capital knew about it, and the palace test champion still had a big impact, and this matter was a great shock to many new science and technology scholars."

Zheng Xunrui lowered his head and did not speak, the emperor was emotional, and he didn't need to speak.

"The cabinet has deliberated and decided to let you go to Yan'an Mansion in Shanxi Province to serve as the prefect, I want to hear what your opinion is."

"The minister obeys the order and has no other opinions, but the minister has the courage to make a request."

"Oh, you actually agreed to go to Yan'an Mansion, it seems that I was wrong, so let's tell me what you want."

"The first article, imploring the emperor to exempt Yan'an Mansion from taxes for three years, and at the same time let Yan'an Mansion not have to bear the military grain and grass, Shaanxi Yan'an, Xi'an and Qingyang, is the most rampant place for the Liukou, the imperial court here to exterminate the Liukou, the army must need some grain and grass, and it must be a local supply, as far as the minister knows, the reason why Yan'an Mansion is difficult to exterminate the Liukou in a short period of time is because the local disaster has suffered from famine year after year, and there is even no harvest on the land, at the end of last year, Yansui famine, the imperial court sent Lord Wu Fu to go to the disaster relief, It is said that there have even been tragic cases of cannibalism, which is shocking. ”

"If Yan'an Mansion continues to supply the army of grain and grass, it must be collected by the government from the people's homes, and the people are too busy to take care of themselves, where is the grain and grass handed over, which will lead more people to become homeless, in order to survive to join the army of the Liukou, the front is exterminated, and the back is increased for the Liukou.

The emperor thought for a moment and spoke.

"That's right."

"The minister thanks the emperor's grace, the second requirement of the minister is to let the minister have enough power to be able to control the state and county officials to which Yan'an Mansion belongs.

"The minister remembered that the cabinet chief assistant Zhou had because of the Jinzhou army mutiny, put forward the strategy of self-reliance, once and for all to solve the problem, the minister is also this idea, although Yan'an Mansion suffered a famine, the people can not survive, this is the biggest problem of the Liukou, but the minister thinks that some officials in Yan'an Mansion are not redeemable, since the disaster has been discovered, why can't they quickly stabilize the hearts of the people, and still collect taxes, this is not forcing the people to rebel, if the officials at all levels can do their duty, At least it can appease the vast majority of the people, so that it is impossible for the rogue to be so rampant. ”

"The minister has the courage to bring up this point, because he is afraid that those officials who act recklessly, relying on many connections, do not take the ministers in their eyes, do not obey the decrees, and do their own thing, even if the ministers have three heads and six arms, there is no way to act in government affairs."

This time, the emperor thought for a while before slowly speaking.

"Use thunderbolt means to show the bodhisattva's heart, your idea is good, I am right."

"Thank you for the emperor's grace, and the minister has a third request."

This time, before Zheng Xunrui could speak, the emperor spoke.

"Zheng Aiqing, why do you have so many requests, if I have made many promises to every local official, is this in the past?"

"The minister understands that the reason why the minister made these requests is to think about the great governance of Yan'an Mansion, the emperor agreed to the minister's request, and the minister naturally has to make a promise, which is no different from the military order in the army, if the minister can't do it, let the emperor dispose of it, on the contrary, if the minister has no requirements, that is, he is ready to go to Yan'an Mansion to mess around, what other adults can do, why can't the minister do it, the minister is bold, there must be not many people who make a military order in front of the emperor."

The emperor's face was slightly gloomy.

Zheng Xunrui's heart also beat, he knew that someone had made a military order in front of the emperor, but unfortunately he didn't do it at all, and he was later killed, this person was Yuan Chonghuan, who promised to exterminate the Houjin Tartar within five years.

But at this time, Zheng Xunrui had no choice, and the request must be put forward, otherwise according to the rules of the imperial court, he went to Yan'an Mansion and was tied hand and foot, even if he had the ability to reach the sky, he could only watch.

"I know, you said the third request."

"The third requirement is to implore the court to allocate a certain amount of grain, grass and silver, if the minister goes to office empty-handed, there is no way to conjure up the grain, let alone the silver, the minister also knows that the court is very difficult, but good steel is used on the blade, the emperor can give the minister some grain, grass and silver, and the minister can make Yan'an Mansion rule within three years."

This time the request was made, and the emperor didn't speak for a long time, perhaps thinking of something else.

Qianqing Palace is very quiet, Zheng Xunrui tried to calm himself, this time to Yan'an Mansion, it is not a joke, he needs to make a lot of preparations, as for making a request, it is a matter of course, the first two requests, the emperor has agreed, even if it is very good, the last request, but it is incidental, this is like begging for money, it doesn't matter if you don't want it, anyway, it's just something to talk about.

The emperor finally spoke.

"I can agree to the first two requests, but I can't agree to the third request, I have been exempted from paying taxes for this year, and your request is nothing more than thinking about two more years, which is also silver."

"Thank you, Emperor Longen."

"As for your military order, you don't need to say so much, what I want to see is action, what I say is useless, anyone can make a commitment in front of me, but in the end, a few people can do it, I am not the kind of person who is unkind, if the minister does not do a good job, he will punish you and let you go to Shaanxi, I think about it carefully, it is also good, your attitude today makes me feel gratified, you have no idea of not wanting to go to Shaanxi."

The emperor stood up silently, looked at Zheng Xunrui, and spoke word by word.

"When you come to Shaanxi, you are shouldering a heavy responsibility, I hope you know yourself, and I hope you will make achievements."

When Zheng Xunrui withdrew from the Qianqing Palace, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He doesn't know much about the emperor, and all his understanding is from historical materials, but there are many evaluations of Zhu Youzhen, each with his own reasoning, and no one can convince others, but one thing is clear, that is, Zhu Youzhen is the king of the dead country.

In fact, he also had some doubts, when Zhu Youzhen ascended the throne, he was only eighteen years old, his mind could not be so mature, and it was normal to suddenly assume such a big responsibility, and it was normal to find support, but the ministers of the court were difficult to rely on, and there were a lot of big words, and very few really did it, in such a situation, Zhu Youzhen's heart did not change, it was a miracle.

Yuan Chonghuan expressed his position in front of Zhu Youzhen, thanks to the great victory of Ningyuan in the sixth year of the Apocalypse, Yuan Chonghuan led 20,000 soldiers to guard Ningyuan City, there was an enemy in front of him, and there were no reinforcements in the back, and he resisted the attack of more than 100,000 Houjin Tatars.

It is also because of this reason that Zhu Youzhen trusted Yuan Chonghuan very much, and promoted Yuan Chonghuan one after another after ascending the throne, so that Yuan Chonghuan served as the governor of Jiliao as a cabinet minister, and all the matters of the prime minister Liaodong, asking for money to give money, and asking people to give people, what was unexpected, Yuan Chonghuan killed Mao Wenlong, the right governor of the Ming Dynasty, who guarded Phi Island in June of the second year of Chongzhen, so that the Houjin Tartars lost their worries, and in October of that year, Houjin immediately entered the customs in a big way, swept through the north Zhili, until the army arrived on the outskirts of Beijing, so that the Beijing division was under martial law, and Yuan Chonghuan, who was the governor of Jiliao, I didn't know any news, and hastily led the defenders of Shanhaiguan to come to reinforcements.

This incident left a huge shadow in Zhu Youzhen's heart, in fact, at this time, Yuan Chonghuan's death date had arrived.

This period of history, Zheng Xunrui is very familiar, every time he sees it, he is embarrassed, the key is that Yuan Chonghuan boasted about Haikou in front of Zhu Youzhen, and guaranteed that it would take five years to exterminate the Houjin Tartars, but the Houjin Tartars were going to end the Ming capital, and Yuan Chonghuan, who was stationed in the Shanhaiguan area, didn't know anything, which was an unforgivable mistake.

When he slowly walked towards the Hanlin Academy, Zheng Xunrui's mind flipped, in fact, he didn't need to go to the Hanlin Academy, the holy decree would come down soon, in this holy decree, there must be a request from him, and it was also the sword of Shang Fang after he took office, there was no point in going to the Hanlin Academy, and there were many Shu Jishi, and the eyes that looked at him were also unusual.

As he was walking on the road, a middle-aged man in plain clothes stood in front of him.

"May I ask if it's Lord Zheng of Hanlin Revision?"

"Exactly, may I ask who your Excellency is and is there anything wrong?"

"I am under the order, please Lord Zheng move, my lord is invited."

Zheng Xunrui was a little puzzled, he also had some bearing in the middle-aged man, who was his master.

"Don't worry, Lord Zheng is my lord in the cabinet."