"Xia Guan really knows, but he can't find it!" Gou Zhixian met Liu Zhong's shocked gaze and looked extremely serious.

Liu Zhong originally didn't believe that Gou Zhixian knew the location of the Li family's silver, but now when he heard this inexplicable answer, he was immediately dizzy.

I know, I can't find it yet, what the hell is this?

Just when Liu Zhong and Gou Zhixian were still worried about the kiln silver hidden by the Li family, the capital was like a giant ship that was undergoing a storm.

Forbidden City, Qianqing Palace.

Since the last boycott incident, there has been a subtle change in the relationship between the monarch and the minister of the Ming Dynasty.

"Good medicine is good for disease, and good words are good for deeds, and I implore Your Majesty to take back your life!"

"The Ming Dynasty cannot be without loyal and upright ministers for a day, and loyal and upright ministers cannot be wronged, and I implore Your Majesty to take back your life!"

"Your Majesty takes Yao Shun as the law, Bo Wei Wu is Guyi, but Wei Wu is suspicious of this, you can still tolerate Youheng, Your Majesty can't be a Liu Min?"

……

Zhu Youzhu originally thought that leaving the court would allow these aggressive ministers to restrain themselves, but as a result, under the leadership of Ma Wensheng, the left capital of the Imperial Court of the Imperial Procuratorate who had just arrived from Nanjing, the words of the official of the Daoist to defend Liu Min became even more intense.

Strike!

Strike!

Strike!

Zhu Youzhi faced the offensive of the Kedao Yanguan, but he chose the most comfortable way, and did not want to waste his energy on this meaningless argument, so he chose to continue sleeping comfortably.

In fact, the reaction of these Wenchen was so fierce this time, which just shows that Wenchen is actually weak-hearted.

Because he liked to read history in his previous life, and Zhu Youzhu was a person who liked to look at history from different dimensions, he still knew a lot about the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Although in the impression of many people, there were many law-abiding Qing officials and virtuous ministers in the Ming Dynasty, and even Xu Jie, who owned 240,000 acres of fertile land, was called a virtuous minister because of his removal of Yan Song.

It's just that civil officials are really so incorruptible?

In the veil of history that has not been lifted, it is true that all officials are like good officials who are as honest as water, and looking through the life of any official is full of good words such as "incorruptible", "upright" and "loving the people".

In the face of the historical truth that has been unveiled, Wenchen's ugliness can still be seen a little.

Not to mention the weak control of an emperor like Hongzhi, even in the middle of the reign of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, the famous Guo Huan case occurred.

In the eighteenth year of Hongwu, Yu Min and Ding Tingju sued Guo Huan, the servant of the household department, for using his power to collude with Li Yu, the political envoy of Beiping Chengxuan, and the envoy to be sentenced to corruption of taxes from Taiping Mansion, Zhenjiang Mansion and other governments, and embezzled about 2 million stone of autumn grain in western Zhejiang.

Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang ordered a strict investigation, and the case implicated 12 political secretaries, involving Zhao Mao, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Huidi, the secretary of the Criminal Department, and Mai Zhide, the waiter of the Ministry of Works, and other high-ranking officials, and a total of 7 million stones were recovered.

In the period of Zhu Yuanzhang, the civil and official groups dared to join forces to covet seven million stones of rice and grain, and the power of today's civil servants has already increased countless times, so it is naturally impossible to really be honest and honest.

The biggest possibility is that since the Ming Dynasty lost the iron-fisted Emperor Taizu, there has been no emperor who has the ability to tear off the mask of the official, until the end of the Ming Dynasty, King Li Zicheng entered Beijing City and copied 70 million taels from the house of Wenchen and other moths, so that he could get a glimpse of the true face.

Although the name of the West Factory in the later period of Chenghua was loud, the factory supervisor Wang Zhi had been expelled to Nanjing, and the West Factory had also disappeared, and Wenchen could also act without fear.

Zhu Youzhi now holds the 12th battalion in his hand, and now he has found out Xie Yikui, and he is even more about to slash at Li Min, the former head of the household department, which makes the entire civil official group afraid.

If we continue to dig deep like this, we will inevitably pull out the radish and bring out the mud, and I am afraid that the entire civil official group will suffer.

It is precisely in this way that on the surface, the civil official group is trying to save Li Min, the former head of the household department who has been imprisoned, but in essence, it wants to prevent Zhu Youzhi from investigating the corruption case of the court officials.

"Your Majesty, the font of Xie Yikui's account book is difficult to distinguish between true and false, and the account book comes from a private money store, I am afraid that a traitor made a fake account to frame the courtiers! Today, Li Min was rashly arrested and imprisoned, and he had no family wealth, which was not done by Shengming, so I implore Your Majesty to think twice! Wan An, who was wearing a python robe, came to the Dongnuan Pavilion and pleaded with Zhu Youji.

Zhu Youzhu sat at the desk, looked at Wan An who was kneeling on the ground, and said, "Wan Ge Lao, you are doing things for me, I am not a mean and unkind person, so don't get involved in this matter!" ”

"The old minister obeys!" Wan An felt Zhu Youji's care, and also thanked him.

It's not that he wants to stand on the opposite side of Hongji, but he also has a bitterness in his heart. After all, if this investigation continues, it will be difficult for other officials to protect themselves, and it will be equally difficult for him to protect his safety.

He can unconditionally support His Majesty's reform of the salt administration, but if His Majesty really wants to keep holding officials for corruption, then he may really have to think about the safety of the old and young in his family.

Zhu Youzhi still had a good impression of Wan'an, and immediately said undoubtedly: "Go down!" ”

"The old minister retires!" Wan An is a person who knows how to measure, that is, he gets up and says.

Li Min's case is actually a war without gunpowder, and it has a bearing on the credibility of the entire civilian clique.

For a long time, in the public's concept, eunuchs are the most greedy people, relatives are the bane of the country, Wuxun is a bunch of straw bags who don't know how to lead troops to fight, and Wenchen is the pillar of the country.

Especially in the direction of virtue, the civil official group has always flaunted itself as a moral model, which also conforms to the mainstream concept of a virtuous person in a high position.

It's just that Zhu Youzhu changed his style to the dynasty, and after holding the military power, he did not rush to reform, but slashed the butcher's knife directly at their civilian clique.

Li Min and Xie Yikui have good reputations in the government and the opposition, and once it is really found out that these two people are big corrupt officials of the Ming Dynasty, it will undoubtedly be a heavy blow to the credibility of the civilian official group.

Zhu Youzhu faced hundreds of officials pleading for Li Min, but he did not intend to compromise.

If Liu Zhong can't do this errand for himself, then he will send others over, and he really doesn't believe that he can't find this Ming moth.

"Your Majesty, it's time for lunch!" Qin came over from Guiyou's dining room and reminded cautiously.

Zhu Youzhu didn't expect that it was already noon, but he didn't raise his head and said: "Withdraw, I have no appetite today!" ”

"Yes!" Qin Conggui knew that the prince in front of him was no longer the indecisive prince, so he responded respectfully.

Liu Jin on the side was worried about Zhu Youji, but his mouth moved, but he didn't dare to squeak. His Majesty made a decision, but it was not his turn to dissuade him, and it seemed that no one dared to dissuade him now.

As for the Empress Dowager, since Her Majesty did not agree to pardon Qingyun Marquis on the spot that day, she did not set foot in the Qianqing Palace again.

In the afternoon, Jia Jun, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, arrived.

As the first person to raise a book since the Ming Dynasty, Jia Jun's appearance conditions are still good, with thick eyebrows and big eyes with a standard Guozi face, giving people a decent feeling.

It's just that his eyes are obviously a little active, and he always gives Zhu Youzhi the feeling that he has always been treacherous.

Jia Jun came to the saint and immediately saluted: "Jia Jun, the secretary of the Ministry of Ministers, respectfully invites Sheng'an!" ”

"I'm very safe!" Zhu Youzhu was in a bad mood today, and he seemed perfunctory.

Jia Jun got up from the ground and asked Zhu Youji directly: "Your Majesty, I don't know why you summoned your ministers here?" ”

"I just got a report, why hasn't the S.H.I.E.L.D. camp broken ground yet?" Zhu Youzhi's face was slightly gloomy, and he immediately asked straight to the point.

For the sake of the safety of the Beijing division and the greater use of the Aegis Battalion to defend against the Mongols, the new camp was chosen on a small hillside about ten miles north of Beijing, but it was to build an earthen fort and camp yard there.

It's just that a few days have passed, and although he has ordered the twelve supervisors to select three thousand elites from the twelve battalions, the selected camp is still not moving.

Jia Jun seemed to have already guessed Zhu Youji's intention to summon him, and replied from a professional point of view: "Back to Your Majesty, the new camp is located in the northern suburbs, ten miles away from the north gate of the Beijing Division. It's just that if you want to follow the scale set by Your Majesty, you not only have to conscript thousands of people, but also have to prepare materials, plus you have to carry the workers' food, and there are many other things to prepare, please Your Majesty will give the ministers three more days to prepare, and guarantee to break ground after three days! ”

This......

Liu Jin turned his head to look at Jia Jun, who was talking eloquently, although he didn't know anything about this kind of architectural thing, he always felt that this Ministry of Industry Shangshu was deliberately exaggerating.

"At today's rate, when will it be completed?" Zhu Youzhu felt that he had listened to a bunch of nonsense, so he asked bluntly.

Jia Jun thought for a moment, but shook his head lightly and said: "Your Majesty, the project you want is too big, it is already the winter season, and the Spring Festival is coming soon, many materials may be in short supply, and it is difficult for workers to be homesick, so the minister can't give a fixed number!" ”

"Don't talk about whether you have any of these, give me an accurate number immediately, otherwise let Chen Zheng, the left waiter of the Ministry of Works, come over!" How could Zhu Youzhu not know that these were all prevarications, and said in a deep voice.

Jia Jun found that this matter could no longer be sloppy, so he even reported a date and said: "Your Majesty, if you really want a date, it will be completed in March next year!" ”

"Next March?" Zhu Youzhi couldn't help but laugh when he heard this date.

Jia Jun didn't dare to touch Zhu Youji's anger, so he said cautiously: "Your Majesty, although the time is guaranteed to be completed in March, the minister will definitely work hard and will not let you down!" ”

"Let's go down!" Zhu Youzhu knew that Jia Jun was wearing the same pants as those Wenchen, so he waved his hand.

Jia Jun secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and respectfully saluted: "The minister retires!" ”

At this point, since their Wenchen could not stop His Majesty from preparing for the construction of the Aegis Battalion, they naturally took the delay as the top.

Since the establishment of the military camp, it has been slowly dragged by their Ministry of Engineering, and the equipment and weapons after that have also been dragged by the Ministry of War, and the Ministry of Households, which is responsible for the supply of horses, can also be dragged further, and this matter will definitely not allow Zhu Youzhi to smoothly attack the Aegis Battalion.

They don't have any other skills, but grinding foreign workers has always been their strength, and His Majesty is a person after all. When a person's spirit is slowly consumed, Zhu Youzhi will inevitably take care of one or the other, and even have to compromise in the end.

"Damn it!"

Jia Jun had just left, and Zhu Youzhu was so angry that he gritted his teeth and scolded.

I thought that this kind of Wenchen was subdued by himself, but now it seems that these people are healed and forgot the pain.

Earlier, he rescued Li Minze, but now he is trying in vain to stop himself from building the Aegis camp, these Wenchen have been peaceful for too long, so they don't treat the emperor as an old man.

Zhu Youzhu slowly calmed down, and instructed Liu Jin: "Song Cheng, Shaoqing of Xuandali Temple! ”

Although the Qianqing Palace seems quiet, it is always full of people.

Guo Yong brought a lot of music again, but he deliberately put a small stack of music in front of Zhu Youzhu and said, "Your Majesty, there was an urgent report from Huguang just now!" ”

Urgent?

Zhu Youzhu couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then picked up the top note, but suddenly blurted out: "Wang Yue killed the king of Chu on the street?" ”

(End of chapter)