Zhu Houxi looked at Emperor Zhengde, who had a gloomy face, and began to persuade: "Big brother, you dissipate your anger first, you can't blame Gu Dayong for this matter, since it was Yang Tinghe who prevented Gu Dayong from going out of the city to save the car, there must be a handiwork of the civil official group here." ”

Zhu Houxi didn't say that it was okay, but when he said this, Zhengde was even more angry, threw the tea cup in his hand on the ground, and roared angrily: "Are they really going to die?" ”

In Zhu Houxi's heart, if he didn't have his knowledge reserve from the future, the two brothers might really die.

Zhu Houxi saw that Zhengde's anger could not be lowered, so he could only persuade again: "Big brother, don't get angry, take care of the dragon body, we still have a lot of things to do at the moment, half of the mighty battalion is still in Jiang Bin's hands, if it is not handled properly, these people are likely to become a very threatening gangster."

The civilian clique has already started to do it, which means that some of them want to tear their faces, and our brothers have to guard against it. ”

Zhu Houxi reiterated two particularly important things again, hoping that Zhengde can come to his senses, face the current predicament, and not be carried away by anger and cheapen those bad people in vain.

Zhengde took a few deep breaths, tried to calm down his mood, and then said: "I have asked Jinyiwei, Jin Wuwei, and Xianxiangwei to supervise Jiang Bin's affairs, Jiang Bin is difficult to fly, you are waiting to cash in your two acres of land, and I must punish Jiang Bin's nine clans when the time comes."

Regarding the civil official group, who is behind the scenes, I still don't know, Yang Tinghe is just a chess piece pushed out by the other party, there must be someone else behind the scenes. ”

Zhu Houxi was surprised: "Can't even Jinyiwei find out?" ”

During the Zhengde period, the ability of Jinyi Wei was still very strong, otherwise he would not have investigated Jiang Bin after Zhu Houxi's accident.

It's just that this time when Zhu Houxi's question came out, Zhengde shook his head a little helplessly and said, "Jinyiwei can't find out either." ”

Zhu Houxi felt that even Jinyiwei couldn't find out who was at the helm of the civil official group, either this person didn't exist at all, or the other party was too deeply hidden, and Zhu Houxi believed that it was the latter.

Seeing that Zhu Houxi suddenly stopped talking, Zhengde asked out loud: "What, is the imperial brother afraid?" ”

"No, it's just that the current situation is very different from what the younger brother knows, and the younger brother needs to figure out his thoughts."

Hearing Zhengde's question, Zhu Houxi hurriedly explained, for fear that Zhengde would misunderstand that he was cowardly and afraid, so he would take everything on him in the future.

Zhengde sighed with emotion: "The current Ming Dynasty is no longer the era of Taizu and Chengzu, at that time they had male soldiers in their hands, and there were many generals under them, as the so-called Xiucai rebellion failed for three years, even if those civil officials had backbone, they could not shake the foundation of the Ming Dynasty.

But now the form is different, Wensheng and Wu are weak, giving them great authority, so that the royal family has to oppose the civil officials, in order to give an explanation to the people of the world, I can only avoid its edge. ”

If you don't know the price of firewood and rice, Zhu Houxi listened to Zhengde's heartfelt words, as if he understood what kind of price he had to pay as an emperor, he was not understood by the world, he paid a lot for the Ming Dynasty, he knew everything about Wen Taowu, but he was such a person, who was called unlearned and unskilled by later generations, stubborn, and only knew how to play.

Zhu Houxi suddenly said seriously: "Please also ask the eldest brother to give the younger brother some time." ”

"What do you want to do?"

"The younger brother wants to take charge of the criminal department after the hereditary title."

Faced with the problem of Zhengde, when the last four words were spoken, Zhu Houxi almost finished them word by word.

"In charge of the Punishment Department?"

"Yes, the Shi family brothers control the Ministry of Officials, the promotion of officials, and the world's money will be under the management of the royal family, and the rest of the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Punishment, the Ministry of Industry, the younger brother wants to take charge of the Criminal Department, as for the new military department, the younger brother already has a candidate in his heart."

Hearing that Zhu Houyu had a candidate for the secretary of the military department, Zhu Houyu couldn't help but ask, "Who is it?" ”

"Wang Shouren."

For Wang Shouren, of course, Zhengde is no stranger, Ning Wang Zhu Chenhao rebelled, rushed to quell the chaos of Zhengde, was intercepted by Wang Shouren, for which Zhengde Wang Shouren was very dissatisfied, and now I heard Zhu Houyu propose to let Wang Shouren be the secretary of the military department, I don't understand what medicine is sold in Zhu Houxi's gourd.

Zhu Houxi continued: "Wang Shouren has great talent, and this person has been harmed by Liu Jin before, and he can also lead the army to quell the rebellion for the stability of the Ming Dynasty, which shows his courage and loyalty, isn't it a waste to let such a talent go?" ”

Zhengde frowned and thought about it, Zhu Houyu didn't urge, and after Zhengde figured it out, he asked Zhu Houxi: "Originally, you proposed to let Shi Xuan take over Wang Qiong's position, and I plan to let Wang Qiong continue to be the secretary of the military department, if Wang Shouren is now made the secretary of the military department, then how will Wang Qiong deal with it?" ”

Wang Qiong, in Zhu Houxi's memory, is definitely an opportunist, and he is very good at drilling, and he has some talents, otherwise he would not be used again by Emperor Jiajing.

"Transfer Wang Qiong to the cabinet."

Zhengde was surprised: "Are you sure? When Wang Qiong enters the cabinet, he will be out of the control of you and me at that time,"

It's not that Zhengde doesn't believe Zhu Houxi, it's really unpredictable, he is worried that after Wang Qiong enters the cabinet, he will no longer listen to the royal family, if that is the case, they will have another obstacle.

Zhu Houxi said with certainty: "Wang Qiong is good at drilling camps, but he is a smart person, he knows who is in charge of this Ming world, he will not destroy his future, and his handle will soon be sent to the eldest brother, as long as he grasps Wang Qiong's handle, he will not escape the palm of our brothers." ”

Seeing that Zhu Houyu was so confident, Zhengde was also relieved at the moment, and said to Zhu Houxi: "Just do as you say, and when Wang Qiong's handle appears, I will look for him." ”

After discussing the personnel transfer of the six departments with Zhengde, Zhu Houxi got up to say goodbye and prepared to return to the East Palace, today he was also tired for a day, and he urgently needed to go back to take a hot bath and relax his body and mind.

As for the remaining Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry, Zhu Houxi does not plan to interfere for the time being, the reason is very simple. The officials can control the promotion of officialdom, and if they control the officials, they can cultivate talents they can trust and take over various important positions.

The household department, money and grain are all in the household department, and without the financial support of the household department, Zhu Houxi could not change the status quo of the Ming Dynasty at all.

The Ministry of War, the gun out of power is not an empty word.

The Criminal Department, only by controlling the Criminal Department in the hands of the royal family, can all private fraud be eliminated and all officials are afraid.

The Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Industry, except for the need for a large amount of expenses, have no role for the time being, so Zhu Houxi did not find himself unhappy and was in a hurry to take over these two departments.

As soon as Zhu Houxi arrived, outside the gate of the East Palace, before he entered, he was blocked by a palace maid.

"Shizi, my mother is invited."