Since the prince met Liu Ruoyu, Tian Cunshan's heart was like fifteen buckets of water - seven up and eight down, and he was absent-minded all afternoon. No matter how dull he was, he knew that there was an undercurrent in the East Palace, and if he wanted to knock himself to the ground, he had to step on it hard.

This kind of anxious mood almost made him mess up his errand, so he woke up and concentrated on serving the prince in front of him first. However, speaking of which, the crown prince did not give Liu Ruoyu any position, nor did he say that he would restore his eunuch status, which may be a blessing in misfortune.

"Tian Cunshan." Zhu Cihong suddenly shouted.

"The slave is here." Tian Cunshan hurriedly stepped forward.

"Give the general constitution another fish slip." Zhu Cihong said.

The only guest in the warm pavilion is Li Banghua. In the evening, he received the prince's command, entered the meeting in civilian clothes, and was left by the prince for dinner after saying two words. Because of the courtesy of the prince, this meal is quite comfortable, the rice is steamed very soft, and the dishes are also suitable for the appetite of the elderly.

In particular, the fish is slippery, with fresh fish skin, bones, and spines, only the live meat under the tail, back, and gills is chopped into a paste, accompanied by ginger and wine, and kneaded into pills, and can be eaten after boiling in the broth. The mouth is smooth and delicious.

The cost of this dish is not too high, and it can be regarded as a frugal side dish for the family of the late Ming Doctor who enjoys it heavily. It's just that there has never been such a practice on the market, so Li Banghua was quite surprised when he used it, so that the prince could see the clues.

- Your Highness is so attentive and thoughtful.

Li Banghua felt a lot of warmth in his heart, and thanked the prince for treating him as a countryman.

Zhu Cihong waited for Tian Cunshan to go out, and said, "I met Shen Tingyang this afternoon. ”

Li Banghua put down the chopsticks, took the handkerchief and lightly tapped his lips, and had already turned everything he knew about Shen Tingyang in his mind, before he said, "Does Your Highness want to prepare for Nan Xing?" ”

"Does Xiantai think Nan Xingzhi's proposal can be successful?" Zhu Cihong asked rhetorically.

"I think it's worrying." Li Banghua was inspired by Zhu Cihong during the day, and spent an afternoon of self-reflection, and he really regained the righteousness of his prime. He said bluntly: "If you don't say it, Chen Yan won't agree." ”

"Chen Yan, in addition to colluding with the ministers and buying the news, will only make trouble!" Zhu Cihong pursed his lips.

Chen Yan is a jinshi in the second year of the Apocalypse. In the thirteenth year of Chongzhen, he was prosperous, and he learned the questions that the emperor wanted to ask the next day from the mouth of the inner servant, prepared carefully, and answered them like a stream the next day. Chongzhen thought that he had obtained an immortal talent, and he was overjoyed to be promoted to the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of the East Pavilion University, and entered the cabinet, and since then he has soared.

In the first two months, Zhou Yanru, the former first assistant, lied about the military situation, deceived the monarch, and bent the law for bribes...... The East Window incident occurred and he was ordered to commit suicide. Chen Yan was promoted to the first assistant and became the head of the hundred officials. However, in the final analysis, this person can only be greedy for power, and has no talent for governance, and he can't even figure out his intentions, which is simply a mess in Zhu Cihong's opinion.

Li Banghua smiled bitterly: "Since ancient times, villains have been more than successful and more than defeated, and it is extremely difficult for Chen Yan to make some political achievements, but with the red face of the first and auxiliary ministers, it is easy to think of bad things." "How many imperial historians who make a living by singing contrarian tunes, and how many officials who claim to be strong, will gather under this banner to persuade the emperor not to move the capital to Nanxing.

Zhu Cihong was also a little helpless: "In all fairness, the only ministers in this dynasty who can really control hundreds of officials and outline the outline are Wen Tiren and Zhou Yanru. It's a pity that these two people want to fight to the death, and they are both corrupt and despicable people, and they refuse to do the right thing. ”

If the prince had said this ten years earlier, Li Banghua would probably not have thought so. Now that he is getting older, he is indifferent to fame and fortune, so he can objectively examine himself and others.

There is a way that a snake cannot be without a head, especially under the cabinet system of government in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, a virtuous prime minister is more useful than a wise emperor. This means that Wanli can not go to court for decades, but the Ming Empire can still operate normally, and the emperor himself has never lost control of the government.

The prosperity of the Ming Dynasty was largely due to the efficient bureaucratic system, and the decline of the Ming Dynasty was naturally due to the collapse of this system.

As the so-called success is also Xiao He, defeat is also Xiao He.

Zhu Cihong can only feel small and powerless in the face of this huge civil service system, and the only way is to loosen this system and then cultivate a new system that is efficient and clean. This is the main work content of Zhu Cihong's previous life, which can be described as easy to master, but the only problem is time.

No matter what era it is, it is impossible to train a seller for two days to create a business tycoon.

Even if Zhu Cihong used his memory to find a genius who had not yet been revealed, and to take on important tasks, it was very likely that he would be "killed". People become talents, and even geniuses, full of all kinds of unknown possibilities, and the slightest carelessness will plant melons and beans.

Only by irrigating with time, nourishing with patience, and going with the flow can we harvest the talents we need and play a role.

And now, what Zhu Cihong lacks most is time.

There are still nine months left, and Li Zicheng will march under the city.

In nine months, the world will change hands.

There are still nine months, and Emperor Chongzhen can only hang coal branches by himself in the company of Wang Chengen.

There are still nine months, and it is the tragedy that has been finalized in the historical script - Zhu Cihong's family is ruined.

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In nine months, even if you let it go, how many soldiers can you train? How much silver and grain can be raised? How many loyal men can be gathered to shed their blood for this aging empire?

Tian Cunshan stood outside the door curtain, heard that there was suddenly no sound inside, raised his hand to stop the waiter who was delivering food, and didn't know whether he should go in. He peeked through the crack in the door, and vaguely saw that the prince had a sad face, but there was no anger, so he beckoned him and asked him to follow him in to serve.

No matter which emperor he is, it is impossible to leave people around him. This prince is the only one who always likes to talk to people alone. This made the close eunuchs under great pressure, as if the prince was not at ease even with his closest house slaves.

"Don't be polite to Xiantai," Zhu Cihong pointed to the fish chute that had just been sent in, "I know that many ministers are afraid of feasting like tigers, and they are afraid and can't eat well, which is really against the heart of the heavenly family." ”

"The old minister is a vulgar person, where do you know to be polite." Li Banghua laughed at himself: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the time to grow his body, and he doesn't know how to eat. ”

"Recently, my appetite has not been very good," Zhu Cihong said honestly, "The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, invincible in a hundred battles, this epidemic is menacing, so far I have no real report in my hands, and I have no bottom in my heart." ”

"The minister doesn't believe that His Highness has no success in his heart," Li Banghua lightly swiped it and said with a smile, "If the Inspectorate can do it, please ask His Highness to give an order." ”

"Right now, the Metropolitan Procuratorate has to help me stabilize my position first," Zhu Cihong also smiled, "It is estimated that tomorrow and tomorrow, someone will persuade me to return to the palace." Here I might as well give an explanation to the general constitution: I would rather their whole family die than return to the palace halfway. ”

Li Banghua's heart jumped, and he said secretly: The prince is really strong-blooded, and he can say such murderous words. But it can also be seen that he is determined, I am the one who wants to be a leader, what else can't I let go?

"On the side of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, the old minister should do his best." Li Banghua promised.

"Not only can I not return to the palace, but I also have the right and responsibility to temporarily take charge of the affairs of the Shuntian Mansion." Zhu Cihong said: "The matter of epidemic prevention is mainly based on civil affairs, supplemented by military and political affairs, if you have no power, I am afraid that you will be fooled by the treacherous officials below." ”

"This ......," Li Banghua groaned slightly, "In fact, His Highness's current power is far greater than that of Shuntianfu." Although the Shuntian Mansion nominally dominates the nineteen counties of the five states, the Jingshi is at the foot of the Son of Heaven after all, how can a Sanpin Mansion Yin confront the prince? If His Highness is worried about the slippery officials below, even if he directly skips the Shuntian Mansion and personally sends someone to carry it out, it is okay. ”

"Oh? Can they be skipped? Zhu Cihong was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted. In today's world, officials are "safe and sound" and don't mind the erosion of their power. Especially if this kind of power cannot bring him benefits, it is better to throw it all to other yamen to do.

"The old minister estimates that most of the Shuntian Mansion will pretend to be deaf and dumb." Li Banghua said expressionlessly: "But Your Highness's subordinates, do you have enough people to act?" ”

"I'm going to expand the East Palace Guard." Zhu Cihong said.

Li Banghua was surprised: "Can a soldier do civil affairs? ”

"I am clear about all the rules one by one, those who do it will be rewarded, and those who violate it will be punished." Zhu Cihong said in a deep voice: "When this erosion occurs, the only way to save it is to be severely punished. ”

Li Banghua secretly said in his heart: How can a seriously ill person be saved with tiger and wolf medicine? After all, the prince was still too radical. But speaking out at this moment, it has become my twilight, it is better to let the prince hit the wall slightly, and I will propose it again.

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