Guizhou Xuanwei Division, in the upper room.

Not to mention Mu Ying, even Hu Xian was stunned.

Could it be that His Royal Highness really took a fancy to those two little widows...... Otherwise, how could there be such a strange idea?

"What's your expression?" Zhu Zhen touched his face strangely. "Do I have flowers on my face?"

"No, no." Hu Xian shook his head and hurriedly flashed. "I'm going to fetch water for His Highness."

"Brother Wen Ying, do you think it's inappropriate?" Zhu Zhen asked Mu Yingdao.

"Well, it's a little ......" Mu Ying said: "In normal times, naturally His Highness can arrange it however he wants." But at the moment, the army is still waiting for us to open the way, is it a more realistic candidate? ”

"Hahaha, rest assured." Zhu Zhen laughed when he heard this: "That Mrs. Xiangxiang and the Liu family are the most realistic candidates. Do you want to ...... Those leaders have their own ghosts, how can we tell who is pro-Ming and who is pro-King Liang for a while? If we choose someone from the opposite side, we will find that something is wrong, and it will be troublesome to change people. ”

"That's right." Mu Ying nodded, he also had the same concerns. "People's hearts are separated from their bellies, and it is useless to rely on loyalty alone, but you have to see people's hearts over time."

"That's right, but I don't have that kind of concern about choosing those two widows." Zhu Zhen said seriously: "I think they are orphans and widows, if they want to stabilize the situation after taking the throne, do they have to inherit the will of their deceased husband, second, they have to hug the thighs of the court, and third, they have to be inseparable from King Liang?" ”

"Yes." Mu Ying nodded and said, "In this way, it can be justified." ”

"Right." Zhu Zhen smiled and took a sip of strong tea.

"But Your Highness, they are women." Mu Ying was still unconvinced: "After observing in the past few days, I see that on their side, the status of women is not high, and the masters of the house are all men." How can her two weak women serve the public? ”

"This king thinks it's okay." Zhu Zhen can't say that my confidence comes from a song, which can't be explained clearly. "And I've heard that there have been some female toasters on their side in history. If there is a precedent, we can follow it. ”

"That's ......" Mu Ying nodded, but she didn't think so, the Han people still have the precedent of Wu Zetian, why haven't they seen the female emperor again?

"Anyway, let's talk to them first." Zhu Zhen actually doesn't know much, except for Mrs. Xiangxiang, she knows Qin Liangyu, so naturally she can't say a Ding Mao, so she still needs to know more about the situation.

~~

Early the next morning, after His Royal Highness the King of Chu got up, he fought a few sets of punches in the courtyard, and went back to the house to have a full meal, and finally recovered his spirits.

"Your Highness, that old Bimo asks to see you." At this time, Hu Xian came in to report.

"Save yourself from going to him, call him in." Zhu Zhen put down his rice bowl, rinsed his mouth, and came to the hall to meet the guests.

"Yes." Hu Xian responded and brought in the old Bimo Longzan Arnold.

"Did Your Highness sleep well last night?" After the old Bimo saluted, he asked with a smile.

"You're always worried, this king sleeps soundly." Zhu Zhen said with a smile.

"That's good, that's good, the two are afraid that His Highness is not used to our poor country." Old Bimo said again: "It would be too rude to snub a distinguished guest. ”

"Haha, don't worry. Guizhou is a good place, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and this king likes it as soon as he comes. Zhu Zhen laughed and said: "You tell the two ladies that it is important to be busy with business first, and you don't need to worry about this king." ”

Seeing that he was so reasonable, Long Zan Arno breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a more respectful smile: "Your Highness is really considerate, no matter how big the matter is, it is not as important as entertaining VIPs." In fact, the two Naye originally planned to come to greet in person, but they were worried that they would violate His Highness's taboo, so they ordered the old man to come first to listen to His Highness's dispatch. ”

"What taboo?" Zhu Zhen was stunned.

"The new widow, men and women are on guard." Longzan Arno is really proficient in Sinology, and even dross is also proficient.

"You guys also talk about this?" Zhu Zhen is even more strange.

"We don't talk about it, but don't the Han people care about this the most?" Longzan Arnold said.

"Hahaha, you've read too many books from the Southern Song Dynasty." Zhu Zhen couldn't help laughing and said, "We really don't care about this. ”

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the atmosphere inherited from Meng Yuan, and the relationship between men and women was still very unrestrained. It was only later with the revival of science that it became more conservative...... That would be decades away.

"That's right." Longzan Arnold smiled embarrassedly, and said in his heart, then I'll go, call them here?

He pretended to be confused and bowed and said: "If Your Highness doesn't dislike it, you will be accompanied by the old decay during this time in Guizhou." ”

"Yes, you are very knowledgeable, and you speak Chinese so well." Zhu Zhen nodded, and asked again: "But Old Bimo must be very busy, and he doesn't have to accompany this king all day." ”

"I used to be very busy, but now I'm free." Long Zan Arnold showed a wry smile and said: "You can accompany you all day from morning to night." ”

"What, you're retired?" Zhu Zhen pressed his hand and asked him to sit down and talk slowly. "Retirement is what it means to be a leader."

After Old Bi Mo Xie sat down, he sighed and said: "We don't have a Zhishi to say anything about it, no matter what we do, we will do it for a lifetime." In the past, the old man was busy with the group because the two Tho Mu relied on him and recommended the old man as the secretary of the propaganda department, and entrusted all the things related to the imperial court to the old man. ”

"Now that the two Tho Mu are gone, the old man has nothing to do." Longzan Arno said lonely again.

"The two Tho Mu are gone, but the Xuanwei Division is still there. At this time, you should be busier, right? Zhu Zhen asked strangely.

"That's ...... so," said Old Bi Mo with a look of shame on his face: "But those Mu Kui together removed the old official position." ”

"They are so bold, the five things appointed by the imperial court are also exempted if they say they can avoid it?!" Zhu Zhen said unhappily: "Has it been reported to the imperial court for approval?" ”

He didn't say this for nothing, because the Xuanfu Division and the Xuanfu Division were administrative institutions set up by the imperial court for ethnic minorities. But it is not that after the establishment is completed, the imperial court will leave it alone, but it will be managed.

The appointment and dismissal of officials was the imperial court's most important management method for these tusi. Although the chiefs such as the Xuanfu envoy and the Xuanfu envoy were all hereditary by the local Tusi chiefs, a considerable number of the deputy envoys and other officials, and the chiefs such as the experience, the capital, and the governor, were appointed by the imperial court.

In terms of reputation, the second official and the chief official must obey the command, so the liuguan should listen to the toast. But the system originally designed by Boss Zhu was to supervise the Tusi with liuguan, so the Tusi chiefs never dared to despise these representatives of the imperial court.

Moreover, the vast majority of local officials are not proficient in Chinese and Chinese characters, and they are also very unfamiliar with government affairs. Therefore, in the actual administration, it is often the liuguan who dominates the operation of the Xuanfu Division and the Xuanfu Division.

Although because of the special role of the Guizhou Xuanwei Division, Zhu Yuanzhang has not sent liuguan, but asked Ai Cui and Song Qin to recommend the second official and the chief official by themselves, and they can be appointed by the imperial court.

However, this is only an expedient measure to win over the east and west of the water, and the national policy of soil flow must be implemented in the future. Otherwise, how could the imperial court still manage the Guizhou Xuanwei Division?

These guys are good, they actually dare to bypass the imperial court directly and remove the second official of the fifth grade on their own. If this is true, it can be countered again......

But obviously, this time they can't follow the old routine, because they will really rebel.

(End of chapter)