Lu Bing wanted to speak and stopped, but he didn't move.

So Zhu Houxi noticed the movement and raised his head to look at him again: "What?" ”

"Your Majesty's use of troops is imminent......" Lu Bing gritted his teeth, "The minister thinks that it is true that some Xun Qi invited the monks to enter the mansion, but if it is only because of this, it will ...... Some of the fuss is overblown. Your Majesty, to be honest, many of the lords' mansions are actually ladies who want to do these things. Ladies and gentlemen...... Some don't care, and some don't even think about it. ”

Zhu Houxi frowned: "According to what you say, you can't find two or three samples?" Lu Bing, I've been helping people intercede more and more recently. ”

His words were heavy, and Lu Bing immediately knelt down: "Your Majesty forgives your sins!" Your Majesty is clear, and the minister is also loyal. The minister thought that instead of beating, it was better to investigate secretly. With solid evidence, it is more natural to ask the Tibetan people for their crimes, and it is more effective to warn the ministers. ”

Zhu Houxi was thoughtful and let him get up first.

After a while, he asked, "Since you haven't written it clearly, you must have eyebrows." Which one might be the problem? ”

“…… If His Majesty really wants the ministers to investigate, the ministers will ask the rest of the horses to also see His Majesty together and corroborate each other. ”

When Zhu Houxi heard this, he became serious, and immediately said to Huang Jin: "Go and proclaim!" ”

It stands to reason that after night like this, the emperor has begun to reduce the handling of state affairs.

But Lu Bingben just sent the report as usual before he was put on duty, and then he was left behind.

Yu Chengye has returned to the mansion, and now when he heard the call, he hurried into the palace again.

In the night, he went directly to the Qianqing Palace and walked into the Xinuan Pavilion.

One of the two is Zhu Houxi's brother-in-law, and the other is his brother-in-law.

Only then did Zhu Houxi look at Lu Bing: "Can you say it?" ”

Lu Bing looked at Yu Chengye, and then said: "Chengguo Gong, Xianning Hou, Ding Xibo." ”

Yu Chengye's heart was shocked.

One is Zhu Xizhong, president of the Construction Bureau, one is Qiu Luan, who was transferred to Yunnan as the chief military officer of Yunnan because King Yue went to Yunnan Province last year, and the other is Jiang Fu, the chief manager of the grain reserve in Sichuan.

"If you need Maoxian's proof, you will say it first!"

Zhu Houxi already had some guesses in his heart.

When Zhu Feng attacked the knighthood, Zhu Houxi had already promulgated the rule that if the honorable relatives were ineffective, they would be demoted to the rank of succession. He was the Marquis of Chengguo at that time, and it was in the battle of Waidian that he made meritorious contributions in logistics transfer, so that he was restored to the duke and took over the position of the British Duke Zhang Lun to take charge of the Emperor's Assets Bureau. During that time in Yunnan, he laid the foundation.

Jiang Fu was also a "victim" of demotion and succession, and his ancestor was Jiang Gui, Marquis of Dingxi. From the Battle of Jingyan, he followed Zhu Di to fight, and together with Zhang Fu, he conquered Annam in the south, and made many military exploits when Taizu was in the north. During the Xuande period, he pacified Songpan in Sichuan Town, drove away Adai Khan and Duoer Zhibo from Gansu in the early years of orthodoxy, and then led a large army to the south to conquer Luchuan...... It can be said that from Yongle to the early years of orthodoxy, Jiang Gui is one of the manifestations of the abundant martial arts of the Ming Dynasty.

However, there is a lack of successors.

As for Qiu Luan...... He preceded the new policy, so he was still a marquis. For so many years, Zhu Houxi did not exist and did not give Qiu Luan a chance, but he was not reused.

It should be said that there is indeed prejudice, because the Qiu Luan in Zhu Houxi's mind is afraid of war, greedy for profit, and even betrayed the country. And this time, Qiu Luan, who was thirty-seven and in the prime of life, was sent to Yunnan, and Zhu Houxi planned to see if he could make meritorious contributions with Mu Shaoxun.

Unexpectedly, he was now seen by Lu Bing that something was wrong.

"Your Majesty, it's Yunnan-Guizhou Chidao and Yunnan border city." Lu Bingyan was concise and to the point, "Therefore, Chengguo Gong has a lingering shadow in Yunnan, there are many heirs of the Dingxi Bo family, the general army of Xianning Hou Yunnan has greater authority, and the grains, rice, gems, and ivory of the Outer Yunnan Divisions are all good goods." The most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty is no longer short of horses, but Tubo is still short of tea. ”

Zhu Houxi had a calm face and looked at Yu Chengye: "After the Pujin Bridge, you just checked the accounts of the enterprises under the Assets Bureau. Are there any clues? ”

Yu Chengye said truthfully: "There is naturally no major problem with the accounts in the enterprise. But the relationship between the other heirs, relatives, and friends of each family outside the family, the minister does not have the right to investigate thoroughly. If you want to check it out, then now the Ministry of Commerce co-organized. ”

Lu Bing said: "On the minister's side, the people of the Yunnan and Sichuan special service teams heard some rumors. King Yue has been in Kunming for more than a year, and now the provincial generals have entered Beijing to discuss affairs, and there are transfers, but I am afraid that a big war will start. With the war, business is temporarily unsuccessful. In the treacherous places of Outer Yunnan and Tubo, the minister told the truth, the Marquis of Xianning was not known for daring to fight and being good at fighting in the army. has led the troops for many years, and if you talk about the merits, only in the past when the Beijing camp was in turmoil, he made a small contribution. The time also coincided with his meeting, and to be honest, it was not dangerous. ”

“…… Qiu Luan has only been in Yunnan for more than a year. Zhu Houxi looked at Lu Bing, "He is also involved in the business of Yunnan border city?" ”

"Xianning Hou's two brothers, Qiu Feng and Qiu Peng, are now engaged in the jade and ivory business, and this is still the line that Pinghu Hou and others, who worked with Xianning Hou in the Beijing Rebellion, helped to pacify Waiyun. And the old father of the Marquis of Xianning, who was unable to attack the lord due to his disability, actually had the energy to open a rice shop the year before last. The one who supplied him was the cousin of Dingxi Bo Jiang Fu. Sichuan grain storage number, there is really a lot of fertile land. Dingxibo did not dare to delay the heavy task of grain storage in the grain storage number, but the total amount of grain collected from Sichuan and other places in Sichuan and Myanmar was not small. Moreover, the grain in the warehouse does not need to be so good. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Houxi's face was already very gloomy.

Although these things are not unexpected, over time, such problems will definitely arise in the Ming Dynasty.

What he was depressed about was that Qiu Luan, this guy, obviously gave him a chance, but he was shouting that he wanted to take the route of making military merits, but he had been trying to make money for so many years. Not only that, but now that he has arrived in the border area, facing the opportunity to make great contributions soon, his family is actually in contact with the monk here.

There is no need to think that if the war in the southwest is not easy to fight, then these people, who have now formed a chain of interests, will still be able to profit from stable trade with Tibet and Waiyun. Qiu Luan himself did not have to go deep into the harsh environment of Outer Yunnan to fight, so as not to lose his life.

When he lost to Li Quanli in the exercise, hasn't he made any progress after so many years?

When Yu Chengye heard this, he also bent down and saluted: "Your Majesty, although the minister is in charge of the Assets Bureau, he is still young. Many words, spoken by ministers, are not as useful as those of the British Duke and the Chengguo Duke in the past. In recent years, there have been more and more people in various enterprises. After the clan and the honorable relatives, the wealth-seeking scholars, and the profit-seeking businessmen of the people, among the people with a total of more than 7,000 ranks, I don't know how many small circles. And the employees of various enterprises, the companies, commercial houses, and store numbers that they come and go with are innumerable. The minister thought that it was time to really start a vigilance. ”

Zhu Houxi looked at him.

Even if he has the identity of a colt, Yu Chengye is a little young now.

What's more, Zhu Houxi's sister has passed away. Although Yu Chengye has been reused, it will inevitably make many people feel that it is not a little meaningful.

Listening to the two of them say this, Zhu Houxi already knows where the key point is.

One is the chaos of related party transactions done by the big tree of enterprises under the Huangming Assets Bureau, and the other is the worry of the relatives who are interested in seeking wealth about the instability of the trade market brought about by the upcoming Ming Dynasty's conquest of the Quartet.

These people are missing a string, and have forgotten what the emperor set up these enterprises for.

In the case that the general direction has been determined, they are still trying to delay one or two, or even hinder it?

That's right, in the enterprise, where is it faster than being in the military? When their group of people is old, if the new meritorious ministers don't want their heirs to work hard, then the court and the central government will have greater prestige and more friends. If they let their descendants into the enterprise, won't they squeeze out those positions now?

Zhu Houxi asked solemnly: "What is the purpose of inviting the monk in the Xianning Marquis Mansion in?" ”

“…… said that it was for Xianninghou's father to see a leg disease. ”

"I didn't know that Tibetan Buddhism still has such miraculous effects, which can make disabled legs stand up again." Zhu Houxi looked at the two, "Then go to the secret investigation first!" If the Ministry of Commerce wants to assist in the investigation, I will give an explanation. ”

Huang Zuo also led the Ministry of Commerce, which was originally intended to let his experience in the governance of officials help the Ming business system establish a more honest habit.

Zhu Houxi calmed his face and said again: "Huang Jin, let Guo Xun come to me early tomorrow morning!" ”

……

Because of the friendship between "Xiaoqiuer" and him in the past to "revive the glory of the ministers", the relationship between Guo Xun and Qiu Luan has always been good.

Now Guo Xun is in his sixties, and his son Guo Shouqian is not a material who can fight and dare to fight.

Guo Xun has a good prestige in the army, and he has also promoted many people. And Qiu Luan is the person he has recently "promoted".

recommended him to go to Yunnan before, and this time he strongly advocated the southwest direction with Mu Shaoxun as the main and Qiu Luan as the auxiliary, and advocated a lot of people he wanted to bring to the southwest to make meritorious contributions.

After all, he won a big victory in Waiyun a few years ago, and in Guo Xun's view, the credit of Waiyun is quite good.

I got a message from the palace last night, and Guo Xun went to the Qianqing Palace early in the morning to report.

Zhu Houxi slept and woke up, and he was already calm on the surface.

In the strategy that has been agreed, after the east side is completed and a large amount of war profits can be replenished from Korea and Japan, it will enter the stage of using Tibet as bait and encircling the point to send reinforcements.

Prior to this, it was naturally necessary to make preparations to solve the remaining Mubang and complete a kind of encirclement pressure from the southeast of Tubo.

This trivial matter, except for one aspect of Yunnan, will not focus on anything else.

So Qiu Luan's point has a lot to do with it: you can't drag Mu Shaoxun back, right?

Guo Xun didn't know what the emperor had summoned him for, so Zhu Houxi waited for him to salute and asked him to get up and sit down.

"The Duke of Qianguo has entered Beijing to participate in the military affairs meeting, and I am still a little worried about the arrangements in the southwest direction. The terrain there is treacherous, and it is not easy to transport. The most important thing is that when the Marquis of Xianning first arrived in Yunnan, he was not familiar with the local area. Previously, Yang Wuhou was in Taiwan, and there were people under his command who were greedy for merit and rash to lose their soldiers. Will Xianninghou have problems in this regard? ”

Guo Xun immediately said: "For so many years, he has not had the opportunity to go to the battlefield, and His Majesty should have this concern." However, His Majesty knows that Qiu Luan has been training in Beijing for many years, and he is very familiar with many generals. In the southwest war, there is no need for him to charge ahead. It is even more important to be familiar with the generals of the Shenji Battalion who were transferred to Yunnan under his command and to be able to command them like an arm. Besides, there is also the Duke of Qianguo as the commander, and His Majesty does not need to worry too much. ”

"What about the relationship between the Duke of Qianguo and him?" Zhu Houxi asked again, "After King Yue went to Yunnan, in order to avoid suspicion, the Duke of Qianguo no longer took care of Yunnan's military affairs for the time being. Qiu Luan went to Yunnan, has there been any problems with the Yunnan border army for more than a year? ”

This is a specific local trivial matter, and it is normal for the emperor not to know about it before.

Guo Xun said: "The Marquis of Xianning was younger, and when he arrived in Yunnan, he had a process of getting acquainted with each other with some of the original generals and guerrillas. There are some minor issues, but it's nothing. As for the Qianguo Gong...... The transfer of Xianning Hou to Yunnan was to let the court not worry about Yunnan's self-respect, and he was also cautious in his dealings with the Duke of Qianguo. After arriving in Yunnan last year, it was only because of military affairs that he asked the Duke of Qianguo to come forward and coordinate four times. ”

"Coordination? Four times? What is it exactly? ”

“…… The border situation in Yunnan is different, and it is not purely a battalion under the command of the general army. Between the Tusi soldiers and the battalion soldiers, there were some mishandling of armaments, food and salaries, etc. The specific situation, the minister is the governor of the Chinese military capital and the left governor, but he is not too clear. ”

Zhu Houxi looked at him, stared at him for a moment, and then asked, "It's a pity that the Duke of Qianguo has already left for Yunnan after attending the meeting." When he was in the capital, didn't he say anything to you in private, the important ministers of the Five Prefectures, General Staff Xia and others? ”

"Your Majesty, in the southwest of Gongshi Town, Qianguo, how can you talk about it? As for those things, they are indeed trivial. The arrival of the new official, the current plan, presumably the Marquis of Xianning is just to establish his authority. ”

"A niece in your clan has become a concubine?"

No matter how dull Guo Xun is, after all, he has been "tempered" in the court for so many years. Hearing this now, who doesn't know that the emperor has a new view of Qiu Luan.

He hurriedly left his seat, bent down and said, "There is such a thing, but it is the daughter of Chen's distant cousin." At that time, when they were discussing this matter, the minister was still in Mobei to accompany His Majesty on the northern expedition. ”

Zhu Houxi saw him stand up, so he looked at him calmly: "It's the person you strongly recommend, don't you say that you don't care about it in the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army." The two of you are married, and I don't care. But my plan, you know. If you make a mistake, you won't be able to shirk it. I'll give you another word and ask for a good question. If you find anything in private, report it to me. ”

Guo Xun was frightened: "Your Majesty, could it be that something happened to Qiu Luan?" ”

"I'm still investigating."

I've started to check, so what doesn't that mean?

Guo Xun suddenly said: "This time I was transferred to Yunnan, and many ministers can ask. ”

"Those who were transferred to Yunnan this time were all rushing to make meritorious contributions." Zhu Houxi looked at him, "What you want to ask is the Duke of Qianguo." There are some things that he can't take the initiative to say, but if it's for the sake of a big plan, if you ask me in person, he will naturally answer. He was afraid that he also thought that the imperial court was well prepared, and even if there was a slight constraint, it would not affect the plan. However, there can be no instability! It will take a year or two to prepare for the action in the southwest, don't be prepared, things will be yellow! ”

"Command!" Guo Xun knew that Qiu Luan must have a big problem, so that it might cause a change in the southwest strategy.

He scolded Qiu Luan in his heart, and quickly went back to find out what Qiu Luan had done.

In fact, Qiu Luan didn't have the courage to really do anything, but he didn't have a firm desire to make meritorious contributions, so he was destined not to be in the key position of the southwest strategy at this moment.

At this moment, Qiu Luan's younger brother Qiu Feng was in the mansion and said arrogantly to a monk: "If you believe me, you will hand over to me all the silk business you use to make prayer flags this year." In this way, I will teach you a method, how to relieve the catastrophe of Tibet in front of His Majesty! ”

(End of chapter)