In the Wanshou Palace, Emperor Zhizheng looked at the account book in his hand, and did not make a single movement for a long time.

Guo Zhu waited beside him, his face sinking like water.

Wang Ji and the other eunuchs didn't dare to breathe.

For a long time, Emperor Zhizheng suddenly laughed: "Okay, check and check, find my son!" ”

When Wang Ji heard this, his heart moved, but his face remained silent.

Emperor Zhizheng looked up at Guo Zhu and said, "It was handed over to you by Xu He?" ”

Guo Zhu nodded: "Just now, the minister got the account book and immediately entered the palace, without delay!" ”

Emperor Zhizheng looked at Guo Zhu: "Tell me, why did he give you the account book?" ”

Guo Zhu said expressionlessly: "It must be considering the relationship between Xie Kun and the queen mother!" ”

"Avoid suspicion!"

After Emperor Zhizheng said these two words, he looked ahead, his eyes were not instantaneous, as if he was considering whether this reason was worth believing.

After a moment he asked, "Now that the account books are out, what do you think is the credibility of this?" ”

Guo Zhu hesitated for a long time, and finally replied: "According to the minister's opinion, whether the things described in it are true or not, we can't jump to conclusions. ”

"After all, Wang Xuedao's death, who forced it has not yet been clarified, in case it is someone with ulterior motives......"

Before he finished his words, Emperor Zhizheng threw the account book at his feet: "Edit, continue to make up!" This kind of thing, but if you go to Huguang to investigate, it will immediately fall in broad daylight, and what else is behind the snake to add to it? ”

"Yes!" Guo Zhu's face finally changed, and fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.

To be honest, it's not that he wants to make it up, it's really that the matter involves the abolished prince, even if he has to speak carefully, in case Emperor Zhizheng changes his mind one day and lets Zhang Yan become the prince again, then how can he deal with himself?

Emperor Zhizheng said at this time: "Go, recruit that bastard into the palace!" ”

This was said to Wang Ji, and the bastard naturally referred to the abolished prince Zhang Yan.

Wang Ji heard the words and went out of the palace to explain.

Here, Emperor Zhizheng suddenly remembered something and added: "Go, summon the cabinet ministers and the concubine Xu He into the palace!" ”

"Yes......" Wang Ji, who had just walked to the door, turned around and agreed.

After saying this, Emperor Zhizheng frowned and pondered, what to do with the other people in the account book.

After a while, he snorted coldly and said to Guo Zhu: "You go, control all the people in this account book." ”

Guo Zhu raised his eyelids and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, there are a number of micro-ministers above, and there are twenty-seven officials who are above the fifth grade, and they are all arrested?" ”

"Catch them all!"

"Yes!"

Although Guo Zhu is calm on the surface, in fact, he has already set off a huge wave in his heart at this moment, and today the entire capital is going to be a sensation because of this account book!

The first to enter the palace were several cabinet ministers.

After seeing Qin Yan and others, Emperor Zhizheng took off his boots and sat on the couch, because he only tied his hair, his hair was scattered on the couch.

When he saw the minister, he was still holding a book in his hand and reading, and only after a while did he say, "Wait a minute, Xu He will be here soon!" ”

Xu He was called into the palace when he was working at the Hanlin Academy.

I thought that this person had lost his holy favor because of the matter of the former military governor's mansion, but who knew that he was called into the palace again.

Everyone in the courtyard was curious, what the hell is going on? What kind of medicine is sold in the emperor's gourd?

There is more than one thing that the Hanlin Academy can't understand.

Not long after Xu He left, a team of brocade guards broke into the yamen and directly took away Zhang Lan, a bachelor.

This is amazing, Zhang Lan is a famous minister in this dynasty, and he has been working hard in the Hanlin Academy for more than 20 years, why did he suddenly say that he was arrested when he was arrested?

What the hell is going on?

……

When Xu He arrived in the Wanshou Palace, Emperor Zhizheng only glanced at him and said lazily: "Since they are all here, let's talk about it, now the situation in Huguang is precarious, and the court has not been able to find out where the thieves are. ”

Qin Yan and Wu Xingbang were a little inexplicable when they heard this, and the matter of Huguang was not known on the first day, so you didn't ask us to come over to make suggestions? Why?

However, Wu Xingbang has a good brain, although he doesn't know much about military affairs, he still thinks of a rut that is not a rut: "Your Majesty, I suggest that Sichuan, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Jiangxi, Henan, etc., as long as it is a province bordering Huguang, all should be vigilant, and all the provincial capitals should send people to guard their own provinces, so as not to let the anti-thieves rise up and spread to other provinces!" ”

This is indeed the truth, although it is a lot of money, but in the face of unknown risks, such precautions are necessary.

However, Wu Xingbang only gave a general suggestion, but did not have any practical methods, and it seems that the military is indeed its shortcoming.

Qin Yan was a little sad by Emperor Zhizheng for a while, and he was a gourd at this time, and he didn't speak in a sullen voice.

Xu Song saw that he didn't mean to express his position, so he had no choice but to speak: "What Lord Cifu said is very true, the imperial court can refer to the southeastern provinces to prepare for the Japanese, unify the powers, and set up the governors of the four provinces!" ”

Wu Xingbang was curious: "Why the four provinces?" ”

Xu Song explained: "The Sichuan soldiers and horses have been prepared and are gathering on the border between Huguang and Sichuan, and it is impossible for the thieves to return to Sichuan!" ”

"Guangxi is located on the border, and some of the thieves are going north from Guangxi, and it is not their purpose to come to Guangxi!"

"Jiangxi, Sheng Zhengqi's department is exterminating the anti-thieves in the area of Yuanzhou Mansion and Lingguan, and the army is gathered, and the anti-thieves will not go to Jiangxi."

"Now only Henan, Shaanxi, Nanzhi and Huguang provinces need to unify their powers! Therefore, a governor should be set up to be responsible for the suppression of bandits in the four provinces! ”

When Emperor Zhizheng heard this, his face finally eased slightly: "Is there a candidate?" ”

The plan was proposed by Xu Song, and the candidate naturally couldn't be himself, so Xu Song retreated.

Qin Yan finally spoke up at this time: "The best candidate is still Xu Ge Lao!" ”

When Xu He heard this, he secretly scolded this old boy in his heart for not having a good heart.

However, Emperor Zhizheng didn't want to veto it directly.

Just kidding, now that Xu Song is a military professional among the ministers, it is impossible for him to let Xu Song go.

Qin Yan threw out that Xu Song was just an introduction, and his real candidate was actually ......

"Zuo Sizhong, the squire of the military department, a native of Yaozhou, Xi'an Prefecture, Shaanxi, is familiar with military affairs, and he is still from Shaanxi, which seems to be more suitable."

Although Xu Song is in charge of the military department, he has already said that he is an old man of the Bicycle Pavilion, and the people in the military department are not his protégés.

However, this Zuo Sizhong is actually Qin Yan's son and daughter's family, and Qin Yan's daughter is married to Zuo Sizhong's second son.

Xu He doesn't know much about this Zuo Sizhong, he only knows that his grandfather is the deputy of Dali Temple, and his father is a judge, so it can be said that he was born in a family of eunuchs.

With such a birth, he said that he knew about military affairs, and he didn't know where Qin Yan's argument came from?

Oh, by the way, he's a squire in the military department, so he understands military affairs by default?

It's weird!

After unifying the powers, it will be easy to do next, the provinces will besiege it, and the Tusi of the Sichuan Guards and the Sheng Zhengqi Department in Jiangxi will be ordered to guard against the situation in Huguang.

"Your Majesty, the food ......" Qin Yan's most concerned question was this.

Emperor Zhizheng seemed to be in a hurry, waved his hand and said, "You go down and discuss it, write a note." Xu He, you stay! ”

After several ministers left, Wang Ji ran up in small steps: "Your Majesty, your ...... That master is now in the side hall! ”

"Tell him to get in!"