Things in this world, but whatever you run away from often ends up being the worst.

I can't say everything, but I can say that the best way to solve most things is to solve them in time, and if they can't solve them, we must try our best to find a way to make up for the loss.

Escaping is always the worst option.

He also knew this truth first, but he couldn't help it.

In such an era, although it cannot be said that all rulers are self-serving, it can be said that most of them are like this.

When the catastrophe came, the vast majority of rulers wanted to preserve their foundations, so that they would not have no foundations when they rose again.

This time, Zhu Ling killed Zhu Zhanji and then committed suicide in the Warat camp, and he knew better than anyone what it meant, but he had no choice.

It is conceivable that after that, Wara and even the entire northern Ming Dynasty will face Zhu Zhanyan's revenge, which can be called the revenge of exterminating humanity, but what can he do?

Everyone knows Zhu Zhanyan's style of acting, and he clearly wants to you, but you can't say a word.

How so? said that you were wronged, Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Ling were not killed by you.

Yes, many people may know that there is something greasy in this, and even guessed that Zhu Ling is actually playing the role of a dead soldier in this, in order to kill two birds with one stone, not only to remove the obstacle to Zhu Zhan's ascension to the throne, but also to give Daming a reason to go out of the grassland.

But!

Everything must pay attention to a piece of evidence, you don't have evidence, not to mention that there is no way to be sure that people do this, even if you say it, no one will believe it, right?

Therefore, I can only run for the first time.

As the saying goes, if you stay in Qingshan, you don't have to worry about running out of firewood, as long as he lives, then there will be a chance to come back in the future, but if even he is dead, where is there still a chance in Warat?

As for his escape, how many people will die in Warat...... That's not something he can think about.

However, you may also forget that in addition to leaving the green mountains in the Central Plains, there are other old sayings besides not worrying about the lack of firewood.

There is an old saying that goes like this: it is up to man to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen.

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Suncheonfu, the Imperial Palace.

After learning the news that Zhu Qizhen died in the Wara camp, Sun Ruowei had only one feeling: the sky had fallen.

In Sun Ruowei's life so far, in fact, every time he rises, almost every time he rises, he is almost full of Zhu Qizhen's shadow, or it should be said that he has risen by relying on Zhu Qizhen's son.

At the beginning, she was sent to the palace and became Emperor Xuande's childhood sweetheart, relying on Mrs. Peng Chengbo.

But at that time, she did not become the princess as everyone imagined, but became the concubine.

Since then, her life seems to have been decided, from the grandson concubine to the crown princess, and finally became a member of the emperor's harem and died in the palace.

However, it is still the same sentence, it is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to achieve things.

The original concubine Hu Shanxiang gave birth to two children one after another, but they were all girls, and even Emperor Xuande had already become a prince from a grandson, and then became an emperor, and Hu Shanxiang failed to give birth to a son to Emperor Xuande.

However, her Sun Ruowei hit the blow and gave birth to a son for Emperor Xuande.

Since then, there has been the shadow of Zhu Qizhen almost everywhere in her Sun Ruowei's life.

got rid of the identity of a concubine and became a concubine, and even became a queen, because of Zhu Qizhen.

became the queen mother, and even after the death of the queen mother, she took over the power alone, also because of Zhu Qizhen.

But now, Zhu Qizhen is dead, and her son is dead.

Power is gone, identity is gone, and even the future is ......

In this era, there is an unspoken rule that can be regarded as the default: obey the father when you are not married, obey the husband when you marry, and obey the son when the husband dies.

Unmarried to her father, her Sun Ruowei's father was used as a scapegoat as early as the time when the Empress Dowager Zhang was poisoned, let alone her father, but all relatives who were close to her were gone.

Married to her husband, her Sun Ruowei's husband was the first emperor Xuande, who died seventeen years ago.

At this point in her, her husband should have died with her son, but now, her only son and only child is also dead.

At this moment, Sun Ruowei thought that his son's death was probably not as simple as he imagined, and he was afraid that someone was manipulating him behind it.

At this moment, Sun Ruowei regained his spirits.

Indeed, her Sun Ruowei's life has been ruined, her father, husband and son are gone, and she has no support for her future life, and what awaits her is to die alone in the deep palace.

However, she could not let her enemies get their way.

Her son died, but the heir to the throne is not only her son, Zhu Zhanyong and Zhu Zhanrong are not dead, they are both the sons of Emperor Hongxi, although they are not the eldest sons, but from the eldest to the youngest, they are also qualified to inherit the throne.

In short, in a word, the relatives hurt the enemy quickly, she Sun Ruowei has already reached the step of the pain of the relatives, she can't let her enemies be happy.

Thinking of this, Sun Ruowei immediately returned to her room, took out the seal that should have belonged to her son, but had always been in her hands, symbolizing the emperor, and walked towards the Ministry of Rites.

At the same time, the Ministry of Rites.

With the help of Zhu Zhanqi, Chen Xun and others once again regained the vast majority of the power in the power center of Shuntianfu, although there are still some departments that have not been completely controlled, but those are not important departments.

And as time goes by, these departments will definitely be re-controlled by the Wu Wang line, just like other departments.

The most important thing: Zhu Qizhen is dead.

Zhu Qizhen's death, especially the cause of Zhu Qizhen's death, gave Chen Xun great encouragement, and made him instantly understand that the world representing the lineage of King Wu was coming.

Zhu Qizhen's death, especially the cause of death, but anyone with a little political acumen knows what it means, and for Chen Xun and others, this means that the peak of their life and ideals is coming.

In the past, although they also controlled the cabinet and the six ministries, and had the emperor's appointment documents to prove the legitimacy of their positions, everyone knew that they were not orthodox.

When people talk about them, they will always point fingers at their positions based on the situation of King Wu's lineage.

But it will be different after that.

With this time the emperor ...... Oh no, now it should be called the first emperor, with this first emperor's imperial expedition, at least the people of Shuntianfu will understand what kind of peace and comfort they spurned the prince of Wu brought to them.

In the future, when Zhu Zhanyan ascends to the throne logically, they will be the real cabinet chief and the six scholars, not only will no one point fingers at them, but they will even have to be respectful.

Moreover, it is from the heart of respect, not forced to bow their heads by their power.

"Are you all ready?"

As the secretary of the ministry, Chen Xun's power can be said to be very large, and at the same time, as the head of the cabinet, the things that need to be handled and handled by him are not as simple as one plus one.

"Don't worry about it here! His Royal Highness has already commanded it! This time, the logistics will not go to the household department! The Xiangzhou Mansion will be fully responsible! All we have to do is ensure the smooth flow of logistics! ”

"The military department? Send someone to find Yu Qian! He is in charge of the affairs of the military department for the time being! And also! Give him this secret letter from His Royal Highness! ”

The officials, who are still idle on weekdays, are already busy at the moment, and Chen Xun, as the boss of the officials, is even more busy without touching the ground.

"Chen Shangshu."

Just when Chen Xun was busy flying, Xia Xuan came to the ministry.

"Xia Shangshu?"

It stands to reason that Xia Xuan wants Chen Xun to be younger than Chen Xun, after all, Chen Xun is the same generation as Xia Xuan's father Xia Yuanji, but Chen Xun has never had any frame in front of Xia Xuan.

First, it is because Xia Xuan is indeed very powerful, not to mention that he has completely inherited his father Xia Yuanji's ability, but it is not too much, and even better than his father in some places.

The second is because in business, Chen Xun has always been businesslike, although he does not say that he does not have it at all, but he rarely mixes personal emotions.

If this were not the case, I am afraid that he would not be able to be reused by Zhu Zhanyan to this day.

"Chen Shangshu, I have been clearing the accounts of the Ministry of Accounts for the past few days, until just now, I have cleared out all the accounts up to last year, but ......"

Xia Xuan waved to the people behind him as he spoke, and soon someone walked in with a large pile of ledgers.

"There's a big problem!"

Chen Xun looked at Xia Xuan, a little headache.

He had long known that after King Wu withdrew from Shuntian, there would be problems in the imperial court taken over by Cheng Zhu Lixue, after all, although Cheng Zhu Lixue and Gongyang Xuezi were from the same Confucianism, they were not very different in thought, but they could be regarded as a difference between cloud and mud.

The study of the ram is very strict, and the king of Wu was in charge at that time, which can be regarded as a continuation of Zhu Zhanyan's personal style, and it can be said that he is quite strict with corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

Of course, corruption cannot disappear completely, but compared to the Yongle Dynasty, the daimyo under the reign of King Wu is much better.

And as the ram scholars were also suppressed after the withdrawal of King Wu from Shuntian, the idea of ramology was also suppressed, and the political atmosphere of the court returned to the past.

Therefore, Chen Xun had long known that he would find out a lot of problems in the account clearing this time, especially in the account settlement, but what he didn't expect was that it would come so quickly.

"How serious?" Chen Xun took a deep breath, mentally prepared, and looked at Xia Xuan.

"Hmm......" Xia Xuan groaned, looked at the small book in his hand, and then raised his head with a serious face.

"Nine times out of ten, it's a bit light......"

……

Chen Xun stumbled.

To be honest, he knew that the matter was serious, and probably guessed how serious it would be, and he was not surprised that even the court officials under the rule of the orthodox emperor were all corrupt.

However, preparation is preparation, and when he heard Xia Xuan say this with his own ears, he was still a little surprised.

"How long will it take for our men to arrive?" Something has happened, the only way is to solve it with ideas, and it is useless to be shocked.

"It's going to take at least a little more than a month." Xia Xuan gave a deadline.

Chen Xun's "our people" actually refers to the people of Xiangzhou Mansion, this time King Wu is in charge of Shuntian, it is not limited to Shuntian, they will hold the entire Ming Dynasty, including the throne in their hands.

However, the replacement of officials is not a trivial matter, although the Xiangzhou government has never stopped in cultivating talents in the past ten years, and has also made a lot of achievements, but this is not a trivial matter.

The replacement of officials needs to be handed over, and Xiangzhou Mansion, as the line of King Wu, and even Zhu Zhanqi also lives in Xiangzhou Mansion, and it is not only Xiangzhou Mansion that governs it.

Including Xiangzhou Mansion, as well as Nanzhou Mansion, the old land of the Timurid Empire and the whole of Europe, although the affairs of these places will be handled simply, they will eventually be sent to Xiangzhou Mansion.

This also means that the six departments on the side of Xiangzhou Mansion are not as simple as people think, and the complexity of various things is even far beyond that of Shuntianfu.

Moreover, even if someone from Xiangzhou Mansion can get there today, it is not something that can be started immediately.

Let's talk about the household department, Xia Xuan came with Zhu Zhanyan, it has been almost two months, and the affairs of the household department are still not fully controlled, because it is too troublesome.

The same is true of the Ministry of Officials in charge of Chen Xun, because it is the department in charge of officials in the world, so it is not simple, in addition, the Criminal Department may have a lot of unjust, false and wrongful cases, and the Ministry of Industry may have a lot of money from the imperial court.

It may be easier to deal with the military department that continues to be used for Qian and the Ministry of Rites, which has fewer things at the moment.

"The Queen Mother has arrived!"

Just when the officials were already busy taking off, the eunuch's characteristic voice sounded, making everyone raise their heads.

"Ministers, welcome the Queen Mother......"

Although his heart was full of doubts, Chen Xun still led people to welcome Sun Ruowei's arrival.

"Chen Shangshu, this palace is here to make a will."

Sun Ruowei walked into the ministry, looked at the official who was kneeling on the ground, and said directly.

"Dare to ask the Queen Mother, is it the Queen Mother's decree?" Chen Xun lowered his head, but his voice was sonorous and powerful, and he was not silenced.

With just one sentence, the entire ministry fell silent.

These two words can extend a lot of things.

For example, the emperor's decree is the will, and the empress dowager's decree is also the will, but the meaning of the same will is very different.

If Zhu Qizhen is still alive and in Beijing, Sun Ruowei came with the emperor's seal and said that he wanted to issue a holy decree, that is, the queen mother assisted the young master, and if she said something ugly, she would listen to the government.

In that case, it is estimated that no one will obey, even if it is Chen Xun, at most, he will bow his head after weighing it.

After all, he is just a minister, even if he wants to stop it, he has to go through Zhu Zhanyan, and he himself does not have that power.

But now it's different.

Although Sun Ruowei is the queen mother, but Zhu Qizhen, the emperor of the current dynasty, died, Sun Ruowei has no reason, if Zhu Qizhen has a queen, then it will be fine, but the problem is that Zhu Qizhen does not.

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics, and even if the queen mother is the emperor's mother, it is still not possible.

In other words, Chen Xun's sentence was ostensibly asking Sun Ruowei if he was going to issue the Empress Dowager's decree, but in fact, he was telling Sun Ruowei that this time is different from the past, and there are some things you used to be able to do unscrupulously, but now you can't.

Moreover, it is estimated that Sun Ruowei also came to the Ministry of Officials after being frustrated, because according to the process, what he was looking for was not the Ministry of Officials, but the Ministry of Rites.

Obviously, Sun Ruowei should have gone to the Ministry of Rites first, but after Zhu Zhanyan entered Beijing this time, the Ministry of Rites was taken over by Hu Hui, the former secretary of the Ministry of Rites.

Who is Hu Hu? That is an old minister who is about to enter the age of antiquity, and this time when he entered Beijing, Zhu Zhanyan cut off irrelevant people as much as possible.

That is, except for soldiers and officials, there are no idle people, etc.

is a person in the line of King Wu, and he is an old man who is close to ancient times, and his family is still in Xiangzhou Mansion, if he has to save some face for the three words of the queen mother, he will not give Sun Ruowei a soft nail and blame the matter to the ministry.

It was only at this time that Sun Ruowei realized that she was no longer the person she used to be.

Without a son, even in this Shuntian Mansion, or even in the palace, it is difficult to move an inch.

(End of chapter)