"This is the end of the matter, let's eat first."

In this embarrassing atmosphere, Zhu Gaoxian took the lead in breaking the deadlock.

The old man was silent for a moment and said, "Yes." ”

He said hello to Tang Cheng, and it didn't take long for a group of palace maids to line up with wooden withered flower food boxes and put the food on the table.

Unlike the simple meals of the past, today's lunch is extraordinarily rich.

Pepper and vinegar shrimp, roast goose, braised sheep's head and feet, goose meat, salty drum mustard lamb tripe plate, garlic vinegar and white blood soup...... There are a total of twelve dishes and two soups, knowing that the prince likes to drink, and a jar of Crane Year tribute wine is added.

In the past, Zhu Gaoxian had already mentioned Kuaizi Kaixuan, but today, whether it was him or the old man, he had no appetite in the face of this sumptuous delicacies.

He filled himself with a glass of wine and borrowed it to kill his sorrows.

Seeing this, Zhu Di also poured himself a glass, and the two of them drank like this.

After a few glasses of wine, a little drunk, and the atmosphere couldn't help but ease up a lot, Zhu Di opened his mouth and asked, "I heard that you threw out a dead man in Xiangshan?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian raised his eyebrows and said, "Dad's news is quite well-informed, it's not been long, right?" ”

Zhu Di snorted coldly and said, "Do you really think that without Jinyiwei, I, the emperor, will be blind and deaf?" ”

When he said this, he was also reminding the other party that he, the emperor, was not too old to faint, and even if he delegated power to the East Palace, he also had a strong foundation to control the court.

Zhu Gaoxian immediately said: "Wang Quan, the servant of the Criminal Department, has been missing for half a month, and Jinyiwei has turned over Beijing City and has not found anyone. ”

The old man frowned slightly: "There is such a big mess, have you found out who killed it?" ”

"I killed it."

“？”

Zhu Di calmed down and asked, "Why?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian said unhurriedly: "Wang Quan, in a few years, from a principal, to the position of the waiter of the criminal department, it can be called a god's speed, isn't my father curious, why is he stepping forward?" ”

"Just because he is a representative figure in Beijing who was launched by the Nanjing Prison Left Behind Party!"

Zhu Di was a little puzzled: "Nanjing Prison Left Behind the Party? ”

"Nanjing Jianguo, it's my eldest brother."

Zhu Gaoxian said faintly, "I am still the king of Qi, when my eldest brother was still the crown prince, the court was divided into three parties, one is the Northern Patrol Party, before moving the capital to Beijing, you often toured the north, and these officials who followed you on the northern tour followed you to fight in the south and the north, and held military power, and now they are also in Beijing to help you manage the army." ”

"The second party is the Han King Party, his party is more mixed, some are the old departments that followed him during the Jing Dynasty, and some are the officials who were later bought by him, the most typical is the former Left Capital Yushi Liu Rong, but then the Han King sunset, and the Han King Party naturally disappeared."

"The last party is the Nanjing Prison Left Behind Party, my eldest brother has been in charge of the country for many years, and his henchmen are all over the world, but the most concentrated place is Nanjing, these people follow my eldest brother and work diligently."

"Now although my eldest brother has lost power, the Nanjing Prison State Left-behind Party still exists, although it is slightly decadent compared to before, but the hundred-legged centipede is dead but not stiff, the heritage still exists, and it is still an extremely strong party. The most tricky thing is that because my eldest brother is in Jiangxi, this left-behind party has been out of his control. ”

Zhu Di felt a little ridiculous: "You mean, the Ming Dynasty now has a force that is not controlled by the imperial court, but is intertwined in the imperial court?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian nodded: "Not bad." ”

The old man asked, "Then why have I never heard of the existence of this force?" ”

"The left-behind party is mainly entrenched in Nanjing, deep-rooted, inconspicuous, and dewy, especially after the boss became a vassal domain, they have been leaderless for a long time, and they have almost fallen apart."

Zhu Gaoxian said, "They don't have too much purpose, so they haven't made much moves, but they are still consciously supporting the officials in their own party, and Wang Quan, the servant of the Criminal Department, is the representative official they supported in Beijing." This is not a difficult thing for them, their power is all over the world, and if they operate casually, they can bring Wang Quan political achievements, and they are not short of money and power, so Wang Quan can be easily promoted to the position of the squire of the Criminal Department. ”

Zhu Di asked, "In that case, how did you know about this party?" ”

"Although the left-behind party is well hidden, official changes, especially those of the criminal department, must go directly to the Wenhua Palace, and the emperor or the prison state will review and approve it, if you use some thought, it is not difficult."

Zhu Gaoxian pondered for a moment and said, "Father, how long have you not dealt with court affairs?" ”

Zhu Di: "......"

He touched the tip of his nose, trying to hide his embarrassment.

Good guy, it turned out that it was because he threw all the government affairs to the East Palace, and he hadn't dealt with the government for too long, which caused his ears and eyes to be dull.

This also made Zhu Di's heart full of questions:

He has only been in charge of politics for two years, and the court is already a little out of his control, so how did Emperor Jiajing, who has not been in court for twenty-four years in the simulation, monopolize power and strategize?

He couldn't figure it out, he had to say that Emperor Jiajing was really a god, and he used the imperial technique to reach the peak, but unfortunately, this person's talent was used in the wrong direction.

Zhu Di set his eyes on Zhu Gaoxian, including himself, there were a total of sixteen emperors in the Ming Dynasty, and no emperor could compare to Jiajing in terms of strategy, but Zhu Gaoxian could.

Moreover, Zhu Gaoxian's talent is on the most correct path.

This is his son and his most trusted and valued heir.

Zhu Di pondered for a moment and asked, "What is your plan to kill Wang Quan?" ”

"Lead the snake out of the hole."

"Elaborate."

"Snake, naturally, refers to the left-behind party in Nanjing."

Zhu Gaoxian talked eloquently, "The party left behind in Nanjing is too deeply hidden, and if you want to find out these people, it is difficult to do it even if you do all your best." Instead of working hard, use some ingenuity. ”

"Although the left-behind party has a wide range of forces, it is not easy to support a squire of the third grade, and it is a lot of manpower, material resources, energy and financial resources, they put Wang Quan up, they want Wang Quan to help them develop their influence in Beijing, and the officials protect each other, interlocking. Spending huge resources to bring Wang Quan up, giving them a good start, the value created in the future is far greater than the initial investment, this is a business that does not lose anything. ”

"But now, Wang Quan is dead, and all their investment has been wasted, Dad thinks, if it's you, you have spent your money to do business, and your temper is so good that you can stand it?"

This is thanks to the Yongle Dynasty and Zhu Gaoxian sitting in Beijing, so the problem of party struggle in the Ming Dynasty is very small.

Today, there are six major parties in the Ming Dynasty that are not under the control of the emperor:

The faction of the two kings in the north and south, the faction of the military generals in the northwest, the faction of the three northeastern provinces, the faction of King Qi, the faction of the East Palace, and the faction left behind in Nanjing.

Unfortunately, five of the six major parties are Zhu Gaoxian's faction.

The relatives of the two capitals in the north and south, led by the British Duke Zhang Fu, the Duke of Chengguo Zhu Yong, and the Marquis of Anyuan Liu Sheng...... all stood on Zhu Gaoxian's side.

The Northwest Military General faction is now the military center of gravity of the Ming Dynasty, led by Liu Rong, Marquis of Guangning, and Zhu Gaoxian.

Most of the current high-level officials of the factions in the three northeastern provinces, Liaodong, Jianzhou, and Goryeo, were single-handedly promoted by Zhu Gaoxian, and the degree of loyalty is self-evident.

The faction of King Qi was the force developed by Zhu Gaoxian in Nanjing, and its core members were Yang Rong, the first assistant of the cabinet, Su Wu, the imperial history of the left capital, Xia Yuanji, the secretary of the household department, Lu Chaoyang, the tax governor, and Su Wen, the commander of Shandong......

The Donggong faction is the newcomer force cultivated by Zhu Gaoxian after moving the capital to Beijing, the most typical of which is Shen Qingyu, who is in charge of Jinyiwei, and Zhang Muzhi, the current second-in-command of Jinyiwei......

Five of the six major parties are Zhu Gaoxian's people, and the isolated and helpless left-behind party seems to be a little weak and unruly, and there is no party struggle at all, the Ming Dynasty is all my people, who is qualified to play party struggle with me.

If it is the end of the Ming Dynasty, for a big party, let alone a squire, even if the cabinet members die, they will not take it to heart, and it is a big deal to change another one.

Emperor Chongzhen reigned for 17 years, and the cabinet chief assistant was replaced for 19 terms, which shows how fierce the party struggle is, and even some officials have not even remembered the name of their superiors, and this superior has been ousted.

In contrast, the actions of the left-behind party can be said to be harmless to humans and animals.

Even so, Zhu Gaoxian did not intend to let go of the left-behind party.

The left-behind party is harmless to people and animals, because they are too weak, and they dare not probe in the face of Zhu Gaoxian's pressure, if their power is strong enough to threaten the imperial power, how can they still be harmless to people and animals, today Zhu Gaoxian killed one of their servants, and tomorrow they will dare to shout for a new prince!

】

The notorious Donglin Party, when it was weak at the beginning, simply wanted to flaunt its integrity, advocate practical learning, and want to resist the fierce party struggle in the court. But after they became the largest party in the court, the Donglin Party, which initially opposed the party struggle, became the party with the most fierce party contention, frantically suppressing other parties and doing whatever it took to compete for power.

The boy who slays the dragon eventually becomes an evil dragon, and for a country that cannot be destroyed by external forces, internal problems can easily push him down.

If the problem of party strife is not resolved, even if Zhu Gaoxian leads the Ming Dynasty to destroy all the countries in the world and becomes the only empire, after his death, the empire will still weaken rapidly.

Zhu Dihu asked suspiciously: "Let's not talk about how you will destroy the left-behind party, even if you let the left-behind party be destroyed, can you really eradicate the Ming party struggle?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian shook his head: "No." ”

Zhu Di was puzzled: "Then what is the point of you destroying the left-behind party?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "The number of Heavenly Dao, the extreme is the opposite, and the prosperity is declining. The scorching fire is nearing extinction. ”

"Everything in heaven and earth has its own natural law, from prosperity to decline, such as from flowers to withering, day to night, everything will have its natural law. Even if the sun is high in the sky from ancient times to this day, it will be extinguished one day, but it is only a matter of time. The sun goes out one day, how can a dynasty established by mortals last forever? ”

It is impossible to cure the problem of party strife, some people will have power, and if there is power, there will be party strife, and what Zhu Gaoxian can do is to delay the process of the empire being rotted by power, and strive to renew the life of the Ming Dynasty.

And he accepted Yuqian as a protégé, which was also to pave the way for the layout.

Zhu Di pondered for a moment and asked, "How do you know that the sun will go out?" ”

Zhu Gaoxian said: "Then I have to popularize the relevant knowledge of stars, red giants, white dwarfs, and black dwarfs for you." ”

Zhu Di said resolutely: "You don't have to. ”

……

After Zhu Gaoxian finished eating, he left satisfied.

The emperor stared at his back, but his eyes were a little complicated.

Zhu Gaoxian talked here for a long time, and even pulled out the topic of whether the sun would go out, but he didn't say a word to Emperor Jianwen.

He was always sure that Zhu Gaoxian must know the traces of Emperor Jianwen, but he refused to tell him!

Otherwise, in the simulation, how did the other party know the content of the last words written by the grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang to Mu Cheng, could it be that Zhu Yuanzhang entrusted the dream to Zhu Gaoxian?

Isn't this pure!

The only possibility is that this kid has a connection with Emperor Jianwen and learned the content of the letter from Jianwen's hand.

"If you don't want to say it, I won't ask."

Zhu Di muttered to himself, "But I believe that you will tell me sooner or later, even before I die." ”

"I don't have much time, fourth."

"This is my last wish."

……

Out of the palace gate, Zhu Gaoxian's face turned cold.

He stood there and thought for a long time, then turned to the direction of the cabinet and found Yang Rong.

Yang Rong bowed and saluted when he saw him: "Your Highness has arrived, and I hope Your Highness will forgive me." ”

"Alright, don't talk nonsense with me here, you know I've always disliked these useless politeness."

Zhu Gaoxian said with a gloomy face, "It's been a while since the capital was moved to Beijing, has the yellow book been sorted out?" ”

Yang Rong shook his head: "The Yellow Book is still in the Yellow Book Library in Houhu, Nanjing, mainly because the Yellow Book is very important and cannot be moved lightly, once there is a slight mistake when it is transferred, there will be problems with the operation of the entire Ming Dynasty." ”

He was embarrassed to say that the cabinet had no intention of moving the Yellow Book from Nanjing to Beijing.

The Yellow Book, that is, the booklet that records the enlistment, contains in detail the township, name, age, dingkou, farmhouse, and assets, and demarcates the household registration according to the occupation, which is mainly divided into three categories: civilian, military, and craftsman. A total of four copies of the yellow book were made, which were sent to the household department, and one copy was kept by the political envoys, the government, and the county. It must be filled in by the person, or written by the self-reported person of the household, if there is concealment of cheating, the parents will be executed, and the family members will be exiled.

Houhu Yellow Book Library, is built on the Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing, the national central file library, all the land and household registration files of the whole country are hidden here, tens of thousands of volumes, the book is expensive. If you want to move the Yellow Book Library to Beijing, it will require extremely great manpower and material resources, and there are risks that cannot be ignored, and once something happens in the process of transporting it, it will not be enough to cut off the heads of the officials concerned to atone for their crimes.

Zhu Gaoxian said categorically: "You don't have to tell me this, I don't care what method you use, I will give you two months to do everything possible to move the Yellow Book Library from Nanjing to Beijing." ”

"I raised you to your current position because I wanted you to help me do things, if I can't do it, what use do I want you?"

Today, the old man mentioned Emperor Jianwen, and Zhu Gaoxian remembered that there was such a wild emperor floating outside.

In fact, it doesn't matter to him whether Jianwen is alive or not, he doesn't take Jianwen to heart at all, but for the old man, this is very important.

This is a knot in the old man's heart, if he doesn't find Jianwen, even if the old man dies, I'm afraid it will be difficult to look at.

And if he wants to get rid of this knot, Zhu Gaoxian thought of a way to start with the Yellow Book.