Ji Gang left in a hurry, and then next to Xu Jingchang's pond, another person came out, he grabbed the fishing rod and threw it into the pond.

"There are so many bait, if you can't get a big fish, it's hard to explain!"

Xu Jingchang smiled slightly, "Young Master, you have already reached this point, what else do you have to worry about." Don't worry, as long as there is a glimmer of life, the courtiers will not be willing to lay off their staff, you must know that not everyone is as indifferent to fame and fortune as me, and regards official positions as dung. ”

Yao Guangxiao was so angry that he snorted, and the fishing rod in his hand was almost thrown out.

"Boy, don't think you're blind and deaf. Although you have retired, Xie Jin is respectful to you, and you can still meddle in the affairs of the political secretary. And you can talk to Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji and others. is the queen's own nephew, or is he a nobleman...... In the future, if there is anything in the imperial court, if there are any disputes between the parties, you can mediate in the middle. The old man is a little envious, you are much more popular than me. These days, except for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who occasionally comes to see me, the old man can only come to sit with you. ”

Xu Jingchang smiled on his face, Yao Guangxiao didn't tell a lie, he was born incompatible with the civil and official system, and his status was too high and his status was too special, even if he wanted to get close, he didn't dare to come to the door.

Only a young man like Xu Jingchang can talk and laugh with the old monk.

"Coming to me is enough to reassure the young master. Now that the civil officials are bold and moving forward, they have enough courage to challenge the clan. ”

Yao Guangxiao stiffened his face and said solemnly: "Some things, such as rectifying finance and taxation and purging the rule of officials, can be written into the military order and let the six ministries and nine secretaries work hard to do it." But there are some things that really can't be put on the surface...... There's a slash in this! ”

That's right, Zhu Yunwen cut the domain, and when he came to Zhu Di, he also wanted to cut the domain.

Zhu Di relied on Jing Nan to ascend to the throne, so naturally he couldn't let others copy his success.

And there's a very real problem here.

Zhu Yuanzhang was in power, and all the vassal kings were his own sons, father and son, and there was nothing to say.

When he came to Zhu Di, the relationship between him and the vassal king was mainly a brother, and the so-called brothers settled the accounts, and the love was still there, but it was not so reliable.

If Zhu Gaochi succeeds to the throne, he will have to face his uncle, and some cousins who have hardly dealt with each other and are on different sides of the world...... Between the Son of Heaven and the vassal king, as the generations are passed down, the relationship between each other will become more and more estranged, and the family affection will become weaker and weaker.

Lao Zhu can tolerate his sons to eat and drink without worrying and doing whatever he wants, and Zhu Di will strictly restrain his brothers.

This is completely human nature, in fact, Zhu Di saw that King Ning was planted, so he planned to use King Ning as a breakthrough to rectify the clan.

Xu Jingchang smelled Zhu Di's thoughts, cutting the feudal domain is not a fun thing, if one is not operated properly, and then the battle of Jingjing, even if the division is not successful, it will be endless troubles, Chao wrongly advocated cutting the feudal domain, but lost his life, it is just a matter of the Western Han Dynasty, just more than a thousand years.

Out of the instinct of seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, when he sensed that someone was going to engage him, Xu Jingchang happily gave up the position of political envoy...... This time, even if there is any proposal to cut the feudal domain, I don't need to put forward it.

Zhu Di didn't want to let go of Xu Jingchang, so he took out the vital Jinyi Guard, and didn't want to use Xu Jingchang's knife to complete his goal.

And Xu Jingchang realized that Jinyiwei was destined to be behind the black pot, and it would be difficult to have a good end, so he took the initiative to hand over the list to the Ministry of War, and let Wenchen control part of Jinyiwei, even if he wanted to scold Jinyiwei in the future, he would be merciful...... This hand didn't even think of Zhu Di.

He took the initiative to reduce the authority in his hands, and it is worthy of you!

Xu Jingchang is not an outlaw like Ji Gang, and he doesn't need to obey the Son of Heaven and obey every order.

After all, his status and power were not all given by Zhu Di.

Zhu Di saw that the sharp blade in his hand was about to rust, so he was naturally angry, so he opened the knife on the ministers and forced the redundant personnel to be dismissed...... Anyway, he has this strength, and if he is disobedient, he will flip the table.

Looking back on the contest in the past few months, Yao Guangxiao saw it clearly.

In addition to ensuring the normal operation of the government and increasing taxes, Zhu Di was thinking about how to cut the feudal ...... Otherwise, King Ning would not have been kidnapped, and he would not have come so coincidentally.

Zhu Di originally wanted to use taxes to enrich the treasury in the name of rectifying merchants and tracking down tax arrears...... If the vassal king is in business, he is naturally among them.

It's just that this knife didn't cut out, and it was stopped by Xu Jingchang, Xia Yuanji and others.

But Zhu Di is not a person who gives up easily, he is always looking for opportunities.

Until he found out that Jinyiwei and Hubu were sheltering each other and wanted to escape punishment, Zhu Di was furious and sent a thunderous blow to the courtiers.

Either way, I want you to cut down on redundancy and save money.

How to choose, you can see for yourself.

is as strong as Zhu Di, he can't control everything, and he is as wise as Yao Guangxiao, and he can't be counted as a last resort.

Whether it is Xu Jingchang or those important ministers of Jiuqing, they also have their own plans, and when they encounter something they don't want to do, they will try their best to shirk it.

The interesting thing about this thing is that all parties still have to face the problem of cutting the feudal domain in the end.

It's just that this matter neither needs Xu Jingchang to promote, nor does he need to carry it out.

Basically, staying out of the matter and laughing at the situation can be regarded as his success.

And a huge success!

"Xu Jingchang, there are some things I want to remind you. You are certainly very smart, but your calculating energy makes the old man dislike it. Obviously, you should have the courage to do anything, and when you charged into battle, you shirked it in every possible way and stayed out of it. If the courtiers were like you, what would become of the Ming world? ”

Xu Jingchang thought about it very seriously, "Young Master, even if I fight for my life, the Ming Dynasty may not become much better!" And it was much better for the courtiers to bring it up than for me to bring it up. Otherwise, they will be labeled as dividing the flesh and blood, and now they have no choice but to open the knife to the clan, which is the best result. ”

Although he knew that Xu Jingchang had a side of sophistry, he had to admit that what he said made sense.

"Sooner or later, the old man will find something to let your kid rush to the front and complete it with your heart. Instead of staying out of it all the time. Yao Guangxiao gritted his teeth and said.

Xu Jingchang laughed, "I hope Young Master Yao can find ...... But don't worry, even if I find it, I have a way to resolve it, how about we just gamble? ”

Yao Guangxiao said: "The old man won't gamble, because I will win." ”

Xu Jingchang rolled his eyelids, how can this old thief's bald and confident appearance be more annoying than himself?

You wait, sooner or later, I'll let you come and ask me for help.

Xu Jingchang still had the heart to bet with Yao Guangxiao, but the courtiers were in a strong entanglement...... Because Zhu Di asked them to lay off redundant personnel, but each yamen, carefully weighed a circle, except for those who served tea and water, no one could cut them.

It's going to be fatal.

Zhu Di is persecuted and tight, and the time is coming in a blink of an eye.

The big guys are all nervous, and the court is like passing through the ghost gate.

However, when the big guy saw Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji, the two Shangshu were confident and somewhat comforted.

After facing the gentleman, Zhu Di snorted: "What happened to the things I explained?" ”

Jian Yi bowed and said: "Back to Your Majesty's words, the minister carefully verified, it is not easy to eliminate the officials in Beijing. Unless some yamen can be merged, such as abolishing the Zhan Shifu...... After all, the responsibilities of each yamen and the number of officials were all set by Emperor Taizu, and His Majesty was filial, how could it be easily changed? ”

Zhu Di snorted coldly: "Okay, have you learned to take the imperial exam to block my mouth?" I have also consulted the records of Taizu, and it is common to adjust the official system, don't think I don't dare! ”

Jian Yi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty is Yingrui, quite similar to Taizu. It's just that reforming the official system is not a trivial matter, and if it is done in a hurry, there will be endless troubles, and the ministers have the courage to implore His Majesty to be cautious...... Secondly, the minister thought that there were some expenses that could be cut off as soon as possible, and there would be no difficulty, as long as His Majesty ordered a thing. ”

Zhu Di snorted: "Really? ”

Jian Yi said: "The minister did not dare to deceive Your Majesty, when Emperor Taizu set up nine great Sai kings to garrison the frontier...... Time has passed, and today's nine sides are very different from those days. The Mongols surrendered and were at peace. The king of Sai was established by the Emperor and cannot be abolished. However, the three guards of the royal palace under the jurisdiction of the king of Cyprus can all be eliminated. ”

It turns out that the so-called three are actually the three guards of the palace!

Xia Yuanji immediately stood up and echoed, "Your Majesty, King Qi, King Gu, and Acting King, just these three palaces can eliminate 100,000 soldiers and horses and save millions of stone military rations. ”

Zhu Di said angrily: "What do you mean? Could it be that it is not possible to instigate me to cut the feudal domain? ”

Jian Yi said: "Your Majesty, how dare the ministers let Your Majesty cut the domain?" It's just that the world is peaceful, and there is no need for so many soldiers and horses. Lightening the burden of the vassal king and enjoying the glory and wealth with peace of mind is not exactly where His Majesty's true intention lies in caring for his brother! ”

Zhu Di's gaze swept over the ministers, "What about you?" See it that way, too? ”

Liu Jun, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Zheng Ci, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Song Li, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites...... They all came forward.

"Back to Your Majesty's words, the ministers all see it this way. Wouldn't it be beautiful to get rid of the redundant royal palace and three guards, and Your Majesty can give the kings generously and let them bathe in the emperor's grace? ”

Zhu Di took another breath and snorted: "Although you say so, I am afraid that people who are troubled will slander me and bully my brothers and violate the ancestral system, so what can I do?" ”

The Son of Heaven did not agree, what was the plan, and everyone was unsure...... At this moment, Xu Jingchang was unhurried and took a step forward.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that Jian Shangshu and Xia Shangshu, as well as your colleagues, have made sense. But that's only half the truth. ”

Zhu Di couldn't help but laugh, "Could it be that reasoning can still be divided into two halves?" ”

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the princes of the court are certainly for the good of the vassal kings, but the court still doesn't know what the vassal kings think...... So what is the use of the minister thinking that he can send an official letter to each palace asking how many soldiers and horses they need? If the palace really has a legitimate reason, then the palace guards must not be eliminated! ”

When everyone heard this, they all rolled their eyes...... When it comes to lack of morality, it depends on you!

(End of chapter)