There is a Daming Lake in Jinan, which is the Daming Lake on the shore of Daming Lake.

The lake is full of trees, and in the spring it is full of greenery, and the blue waves are like a heavenly pond hidden here.

There is a peninsula in the lake that extends inward, and the promenade is also repaired into it.

Zhu Houzhao wanted to wait here for Jin Gui and Gu Renyi, who went down to find news for him, so he stopped in Jinan.

It rained on this day, and the emperor sat on the tower in the middle of the lake, looking at the willows, and the spring rain was like oil, and there was a faint feeling of the south of the Yangtze River.

The wooden door was pushed open, and the rain outside hit the surface of the lake, and the slightly rising water vapor made the lake surface foggy, and occasionally a bird flew by, which was the beautiful scenery in the world.

On the tower, there are the best luthiers in Jinan playing ancient songs, and the aftermath is lingering and lingering.

This kind of time is one of the purposes of his southern tour, how can he be trapped in the city for the rest of his life?

Liu Jian was still waiting as a few days ago, and he asked Gu Zuo beside him, "...... A few days ago, Guan Yanqing discussed the matter, I don't know what His Majesty has to do? ”

"Xixian Gong doesn't know, His Majesty has already explained to the cabinet, but it is not a day's work for such things to be effective, so Xixian Gong does not need to worry. It's just that Guan Yanqing... Xixian Gong is afraid that he will have to endure the pain of cutting his love. ”

Liu Jian was slightly shocked, "Guan Yanqing has been in office for less than three years, and Ren Zhixian has been in office for less than two years. Although it is said that once you are favored, you will rise to the top, but ......"

Gu Zuo knew that Liu Xixian was known as a cold bench.

When he retired from the cabinet, he was still diligent and diligent in Shandong for ten years, which is such a character.

"There are indeed many well-educated people in the court who are quite proficient in the word etiquette. But this credit lies with Guan Yanqing, and the rewards and punishments cannot be understood. As for qualifications...... Does Xixian know about Lu En? ”

Lu En was suddenly promoted and reused by the emperor in the fifth year of Zhengde, and in the second stage of cleaning up the military camp, this person seemed to be born in the eyes of others.

If you want to say that he has a shallow foundation, yes, yes, he does not have any people of his own, but behind him is the emperor, is this still called shallow?

In the past few years, Lu En has even surpassed his Gu Zuo's limelight, and he is red and hot in front of the emperor, just because he can do things well.

Liu Jian is not good at saying anything, he has an upright personality, but he is not a person who wants to oppose the emperor everywhere, Guan Yanqing is just a small section, and it is okay if someone explains it to him, but the emperor listened to the piano on it for a long time, and he wanted to say two sentences.

Waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting, he was really in a hurry.

As a result, he was stopped by Gu Zuo, "Xixian Gong, Your Majesty has not summoned you, what is this going to do?" ”

Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty's generation of holy monarchs, how can you waste time in the sound of gloom, the old man wants to go to admonish." ”

Gu Zuo couldn't cry or laugh, "It's not that the younger generation is talkative, what is Xixian Gong worried about, and he shouldn't worry about His Majesty's ambitions." If you really can't wait, you can go back to the yamen to deal with affairs, why bother Your Majesty? ”

"The emperor is here, where can the old man go?"

"Alas. Just understand your majesty. In the past ten years, there has not been a day when His Majesty has not worked hard, and this time he has the opportunity to go south, and he must always be idle and leisurely. As for the plaything, it definitely won't. The holy decree has been issued, and next year the imperial court will march north to the desert, and all preparations for the supply of military grain, grass, and horses have begun. ”

When they were 'arguing', Zhu Houzhao suddenly walked down from above, he held his hands on his chest, and his steps were very steady.

"Liqing."

"Ah, the minister is here." Gu Zuo immediately stepped forward to meet him.

"Go and send the luthier above, and reward people with a little silver."

"Yes."

After the emperor explained this matter, he approached Liu Jian again, and he raised his eyebrows and said: "I have passed a decree before, strictly ordering all officials in all prefectures, prefectures, and counties not to stop the people from stopping the sedan chair without authorization. This will has been received by the Yamen of the Governor of Shandong, right? ”

"Back to Your Majesty's words, I received it."

"Did you pass it on?"

"Delivered."

"Okay." The emperor's face was not very good, "Then you send someone to ask, what is the matter with the bandits in Xujiazhai in Dongping County, Yanzhou Prefecture?" ”

Liu Jian's face changed slightly, and he knelt down tremblingly, "I don't know what Your Majesty said, is it because of the bandits endangering the people?" ”

"Exactly."

Bandits, bandits, that's a common problem.

And it is a problem of all dynasties, and there will also be prosperous times, because some are the kind of outlaws who escape from the pursuit of the government, he is either not full, he just committed something, so there is no way to survive except for falling into the grass.

is also a common problem, so Zhu Houzhao does not plan to pursue Liu Jian, but this matter has to be resolved, "The emperor is here, and the people of Shandong know about it." I can't just eat and drink with you. It's not that I'm harsh on you, Shandong Dazhi and Lu Wu bandits have been shouting for a few years. You can't just talk about it, right?

I already know about this matter, this gang of thieves and robbers on the Liangjing Straight Road, the local people are deeply affected, I heard that the Son of Heaven is coming, and some villagers jointly want to stop the sedan chair, but they are blocked back by the local magistrate. Do you know about this? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister knows about Xujiazhai in Dongping County, but he really doesn't know about dissuading the people in Dongping County."

"Good. Why do you know Xujiazhai and not exterminate it? ”

Liu Jian said: "The minister is guilty. Your Majesty did not know that since last year, the ministers had begun to suppress this gang of bandits, but there were also high-ranking people among them, and the official army did not have the elite of the Beijing camp and the border army. Moreover, the old minister thought that the gentleman was benevolent, and the minister heard that many bandits were also deceived into going up the mountain, which was not the original intention, and it was unnecessary to increase the killing in vain. So lately, if we can appease you, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? ”

In other words, when it was being resolved, the emperor came.

But it is not known what kind of solution will be made.

Liu Jian's two answers made Zhu Houzhao a little suspicious of his level, but after thinking about it, he couldn't get rid of it, and he could only be appeased.

For so many years, he would not easily laugh at the ancients, and those seemingly unwise decisions may be the final choice.

But there is one thing he is glad about - this kind of pedantic person is fortunate to have thrown him out of the cabinet, otherwise he would have to be anxious to face him every day.

Zhu Houzhao was slightly dissatisfied, he stretched out his index finger, and said quickly and unceremoniously: "I don't know who the magistrate of Dongping County is, you go and arrest this person, and after you arrest it, you will be sentenced to the crime of resisting the decree, which is what was said in the previous decree." Once the Chrysostom of the Son of Heaven is opened, how can it be changed? Secondly, the prosperity is also inevitably troublesome, which does not negate your merits in Shandong, so I will not expand this case indefinitely. As for this bandit, I will let the Shenwu Guard suppress it. So be it, you go and arrest him now, interrogate him, and see if I have wronged him. ”

"The old minister obeys."

Zhu Hou looked at his back and sighed a little. Sometimes, the feudal bureaucracy still has a certain state of dysfunction.

"You are here."

"The slave is here."

"Jin Gui and Gu Renyi told me as soon as they arrived in Jining that they would leave for Huai'an as soon as they came!"

"Yes." You Di's voice lowered a little, "Then let Shenwuwei suppress the bandits......"

"I've blown up fleas with artillery, do I have to wait for him for a month?"

Behind You Di, Gu Zuo also brought out the piano master, this is a woman, she refused to leave after coming down, insisted on kneeling in front of Zhu Houzhao, and said: "The emperor is benevolent and virtuous, and the people of the people of a county have thanked the emperor for his grace!" ”

Hearing her words, Zhu Houzhao felt a little comforted and introspected, "Don't take the good as small, don't take the evil as small." For me, a group of mountain bandits is really not a matter of concern, but for you, this is a matter of life, since I am the Son of Heaven and the father of the people of the world, how can I treat the lives of my people as small things? You Di, after the Shenwuwei commander Xu Guan comes for a while, don't tell him that I am in a hurry, let him suppress the bandits safely and thoroughly, lest the wildfires burn out inexhaustibly, and the spring breeze blows again. ”

Gu Zuo was greatly moved after hearing this, he really didn't know what to say to Emperor Zhengde.

(End of chapter)