After May, the number of people in the north suddenly increased, and the number of these people was really not small, including Zhang Xuan, Ma Bin, the general soldiers of each town, Wang Shouren and Zhou Shangwen, plus the civil officials of the relevant provinces of Shaanxi and Shanxi.

However, in fact, there are very few very special things, and most of them are still carried out around Qingtun.

Originally, Zhu Houzhao also knew that there were some riots in Yulin Town, but since Zhou Shangwen went, the report to him was much more concise, basically one or two sentences, and the content of what was said was one word: going well.

Zhengde's five years have come to the middle of the year, and half a year has finally gone from chaos to gradual subsidence.

In this case, in fact, Zhu Houzhao's heart is basically decided, but the follow-up is actually more important. For example, how to effectively divide the fields and do a good job in the adjustment of a large number of middle- and lower-level generals, such as 100 households and 1,000 households.

It's a long process, longer than most people think, and even if the modern government carries out reforms, it will take three or four years to complete them.

And he, the emperor, did not completely let go of these things, basically every change in the guard had to be sent to the imperial case, which was also a reason for the decline in efficiency, but how could he close his eyes and let the people below do things like the adjustment of the generals of the guard and the plan of reorganizing the troops in various places?

Therefore, in Lu En's eyes, the emperor is as busy as a spinning top every day.

On the first day, the emperor was bowing, and although he was smiling on the surface and respectful in the palace, he was disdainful in his heart.

He didn't think that it was etiquette for the emperor to receive his courtiers like this, and he was also a little suspicious of playfulness.

Two days later, however, his mind began to change.

Because in addition to the exercise of stretching his body, the emperor is basically not meeting with the minister or reviewing the recital, of course, he doesn't know what the situation is in the harem.

Moreover, he could hear everything he discussed with his courtiers, and he was shocked when he heard about national affairs with his own ears, and even some of them exceeded his imagination.

But that's all he had to do with Zhu Houzhao.

Later, after Zhu Houzhao met with Gu Zuo alone to discuss Shangtun, he suddenly mentioned this person and asked, "Is that person named Lu En really a very talented person?" ”

Gu Zuo smiled and said firmly: "There is a great talent." ”

"Is it a good division of fields?"

"Your Majesty, is it not talented that a minister has the audacity to say something offensive and that he has divided the land well, and that this man really cares about the people, and is willing to make hard efforts to carry out His Majesty's will one by one?

Besides, now that the imperial court's nine sides have gone down to promote Qingtun, and there are more 100,000 troops on each side, whether it is Jinglubo or Wang Shouren, they always have to go back. After going back, who will divide the tens of millions of acres of military fields one by one? In fact, His Majesty also knew it in his heart, so he let Jinyiwei have one round of inspections and two rounds of inspections. ”

The so-called word wakes up the person in the dream.

Zhu Houzhao suddenly came to his senses, and nodded thoughtfully, "This kind of 'courage' can only be said, and it is only Liqing who dares to speak up." What you said is very reasonable, and it will be of great benefit to the country and the people. I don't think you're bold, but I'm very pleased.

As for this Lu En, I don't think he is a person who has no monarch and father in his eyes, and tens of millions of people in the Ming Dynasty live on one acre and three points of land, and the talent who divides the fields clearly is the biggest talent. ”

Gu Zuo's heart was moved, the Son of Heaven always had amazing words, Zhengde, was indeed different from any emperor he knew from the history books.

"Your Majesty." Gu Zuo's tone of speech was a little moved, "In fact, Weichen thinks that to divide the fields clearly, it is not only necessary to be diligent and capable, but also to have the integrity to fight for the people." A gentleman should be like a bamboo, the air is covered with frost, and the wind and bones will not change. ”

"If it's really that good, you just let people go to Shangtun?"

Gu Zuo was embarrassed, "Your Majesty, Shangtun is not easy." ”

"Eh," Zhu Houzhao stretched out his hand, "Don't complain to me, I want you alone, and the rest will be given to you." ”

There is still a bit of mutual agreement between their kings and ministers.

Of course, he has lost his temper in the past, but it doesn't matter, who still has that face to prevent the emperor from losing his temper at him?

After Gu Zuo left, Zhu Houzhao returned to the Qianqing Palace and found that Lu En was still standing.

In fact, he was going to come to talk to him, but when he got closer, this guy didn't react, and after a closer look, he was in a daze!

You Ji admires this guy, and his heart is so big that he can't be boundless!

"Hmph."

The emperor snorted, then continued to ignore him, and went to the imperial case to sit down on his own.

"The minister is out of order, please punish Your Majesty!" Lu En finally reacted and knelt down in a slight panic.

"Morality and righteousness do not succeed in indecency. Teach the right and vulgar, and be indecent. Divide disputes and defend lawsuits, and indecent indecisiveness. Monarchs and ministers, up and down, fathers and sons, brothers, indecisive. Zhu Houzhao seemed to grab someone else's pigtails, and directly moved out of the Confucian classics, "This is the words in the "Book of Rites", since you can be admitted to the Jinshi, you must have also learned. Have you forgotten all these years? ”

This is somewhat insulting, especially to a self-respecting reader.

Lu En only felt a tingling in his heart, but he could not defend himself.

Zhu Houzhao continued to instruct, "You Di, go and find him a copy of the Book of Rites and come over to read it." Let him learn why the courtesy of kings and ministers is important. ”

"Your Majesty!" Lu En fell to the ground and said, "Your Majesty doesn't need to look for it, the Book of Rites is in the hearts of the ministers." ”

"That doesn't seem to be of much use."

Zhu Houzhao continued to be sarcastic.

"It is indeed a capital crime for the minister to offend His Majesty's Tianyan, please give your Majesty a decree."

"That's not possible, you are a loyal minister, a capable minister, the whole world is turbid, you are alone, everyone is drunk, you are sober. I decreed to kill you, wouldn't there be one more dead ghost between heaven and earth? ”

At this point, the emperor suddenly stern, "Kneel to the side!" Don't stand in my way! ”

The Son of Heaven is full of majesty, and Lu En is arrogant in his heart, but he is not desperate, he still honestly retreats to the side. And he also thinks that he has not kept the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, and according to the rules, he will be punished.

After that, the Qianqing Palace returned to its usual appearance.

Lu En also knelt until the evening, during which time cabinet officials came twice, and various ministers in Beijing also entered the palace.

Zhu Houzhao ignored him until he was about to go out, and then he instructed You Ji, "Go and pull him up and see if you can stand firm." ”

"Yes."

You didn't have to do it yourself, after Lu En heard it, he began to stand up on the ground with difficulty, but he fell and made it ugly.

As for Zhu Houzhao, he is going to Wenyuan Pavilion.

After the Wenhua Palace, Wenyuan Pavilion is the imperial treasury of the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and all the important archives of the royal family are preserved, including some back covers of meritorious heroes, famous generals and vassal kings.

In order to prevent fire, the exterior walls of Wenyuan Pavilion are made of bricks and stones.

In fact, the library garden should also be like this, but the scale of the library garden is far larger than the Wenyuan Pavilion storehouse, so the cost is too great.

The reason why he came here was to check some old things about the Zhou Wangfu in Kaifeng, Henan.

"Peng Jiwu (Peng Zezi) fought fiercely with the king of Zhou in Henan, one complained for the people, and the other called for his own grievances, telling me that his land was given to him by my grandfather and grandfather. Jin Gui, you take someone to find out, what Emperor Yingzong and Emperor Xianzong gave the Zhou Palace. Unexpectedly, he turned over old accounts with me, okay, check now, if the first emperor gave him 500 hectares, and he occupied 501 hectares, then he used the name of the first emperor to kill the people. It's not a matter of taking up a few more acres! ”

When the people around him heard the emperor's words, their hearts couldn't help but become solemn.

Perhaps it was the trade of Qingtun and Zhejiang in the north that occupied too many people's attention, and many officials in Beijing actually did not pay much attention to the dispute between the governor of Henan and the king of Zhou.

More people will subconsciously think that even if they have to deal with it in the end, it is just a severe punishment. And there is nothing new in this kind of case.

But the people in the chamberlain understood that the emperor had been communicating with Peng Ze, and every letter would be carefully instructed, and after the approval was completed, he would ask what the progress was now.

But Jin Gui didn't expect that the emperor would be this kind of 'loss' to get home.

If you check it by this standard, how can there be no problem with Zhou Wangfu, and when the time comes, it will be clear that it will be full of mouths.

And if it is a fraudulent use of the name of the first emperor and insulting the first emperor, then as the emperor said, this crime cannot be light.

"Your Majesty," Jin Gui said with a bit of conservatism, "If such an old thing is revealed, the ministers are afraid that the face of the court will be damaged." ”

"Why?"

"King Zhou is a clan, His Majesty's own family, and the clan is arguing to such an extent......"

Jin Gui said it very tactfully, in fact, what it means is that you reward things from your own family, and then fight in front of the whole world because the amount of money is not matched, is it not embarrassing?

The point is that even if the emperor wins, it will seem stingy, after all, you are so harsh on your own family in this matter.

Jin Gui is not the kind of pedantic person, and it is not unreasonable to make such a suggestion. Zhu Houzhao, the emperor, did not dare to speak to the point where everyone around him dared not speak.

"Lune!"

The middle-aged man at the end of the line was full of excitement, and limped forward two steps, "The sin is here." ”

"Tell me, does Attendant Jin make sense?"

Lu En swallowed two mouthfuls of saliva, "The criminal thinks that what Attendant Jin said is very reasonable. ”

"Oh......"

"But."

Zhu Houzhao raised his eyelids, "And but?" ”

However, the sinner also felt that governing the country and pacifying the people was not outside but inside. The court has a good face, or the lives of ordinary people, this is a matter of trade-offs. ”

You Ji's face was shocked, "Don't talk nonsense!" When does it take human lives to maintain the face of the court?! ”

Zhu Houzhao wanted to laugh.

As a result, he didn't expect Lu En to have amazing words, and he said in a somewhat weird way, "If Gonggong You has to say this, of course it's okay." ”

This guy is too real, and there is even irony. As the emperor, he couldn't indulge him too much, so his original smiling face was immediately pulled down, and he left with a cold glance at him, without even leaving a word.

(End of chapter)