In the early dynasties, the three cabinet members held back their strength and prepared to send Yang Yiqing to Liaodong at the court meeting, and at the same time further rein in him so that he could return to the "right path".

But before the ministers entered the palace, Xiao Jing, the eunuch who was in charge of the seal, brought a few people over.

When Liu Jian and the others saw this posture, they were all wondering, could it be that the emperor was sick or couldn't go to court? If you can't fight with the emperor directly in the court, the efficiency of work will be greatly reduced, after all, many of them will stay in the middle, and even if they are approved, many of them are not directly instructed by the emperor.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Your Majesty has a decree to leave only the ministers, scholars, squires and officials of various departments to enter the palace with our family." Xiao Jing, as a messenger, brought Zhu Youji's will to him.

The ministers felt inexplicable, and many people looked at Liu Jian, Ma Wensheng and others with puzzled eyes, wanting to find answers from them.

But the cabinet and the public scholars are also in a state of confusion, just like others.

A speaker from the six branches stepped forward and asked, "Gonggong Xiao, this morning is an inner court discussion?" Or is there something else going on? I'm afraid it's not in accordance with the rules to do this, right?"

Xiao Jing said: "Your Majesty's will is the rules, please return to your respective positions, and the errands of the court cannot be neglected."

Seeing that there were still people who wanted to step forward and fight, Liu Jian stepped forward and said, "Let's keep our duty."

Because others didn't know what medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd, even if someone had an opinion, in the end, they all returned to their own positions in a low voice, and the rest of the top ministers followed Xiao Jing and his party into the palace.

After the group entered the main palace of the palace, they did not go to the Fengtian Palace, but passed through the Zuoshun Gate in the direction of the Wenhua Palace.

Xie Qian quickly took a few steps to Liu Jianjian's side, and said in a low voice, "Today is not the day of the feast, why should I wait?"

Liu Jian was silent.

Even Li Dongyang gave Xie Qian a look, meaning let's not talk nonsense.

And Xie Qian looked at the two waiters in the team and the military department, and muttered, "Zhang Bingkuan is not here either, I don't know what kind of reputation he is doing."

Before the group finally arrived at the Wenhua Palace, they saw that the crown prince Zhu Houzhao had already brought more than a dozen speakers of the East Palace, and they were already waiting, and among the group there was still Zhang Zhou, Xie Qian pointed to Zhang Zhou, and was about to say something, and then he realized that there seemed to be nothing wrong with Zhang Zhou standing with the speakers of the East Palace, because Zhang Zhou's status as a bachelor was still retained.

In addition to the speakers of the East Palace, there were also eunuchs in the palace, including Li Rong, Zhang Yong and others.

"You pavilion elders, all the Qing families, and there are also gentlemen from this palace, this palace has been waiting here for a long time."

Zhu Houzhao was not very old, but he looked very imposing when he spoke, and walked over to the minister who entered the palace and said, "My father has been unsafe recently, and he can't take care of the government, so he specially asked me to listen to the government in the Wenhua Palace as the crown prince. I am young, shallow, and know very little about the affairs of the court, so I hope you will mention more."

Liu Jian stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty's meaning, is it to let the crown prince temporarily supervise the country?"

Xiao Jing smiled and said, "Elder Liu Ge, Your Majesty has not mentioned anything like the prison of the country, the crown prince has no experience in governing the country, and he is only here to observe, you can tell you anything in front of the prince in the Wenhua Palace."

Liu Jian frowned slightly.

It is said that it can be stated directly, which is equivalent to saying that it is said that it is spread out in the court, but this Wenhua Hall is no better than Fengtian Palace, here it is said that there are fewer people who make the most important decision, and the ministers often play a lot of times, which is deliberately proposed against the emperor, and now that the emperor is not there, is it necessary to fight with such a hairy child as the prince?

It's like the company held the most important shareholders' meeting, but the major shareholder did not come to the court, and only brought his son, who had no decision-making power, to observe.

Zhu Houzhao said with a gentle smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, the bookcases and chairs inside have been prepared, please move."

Saying that, Zhu Houzhao turned around first and went inside.

More than a dozen speakers in the East Palace, under the leadership of Wang Wei, Liang Chu and others, also went to the Wenhua Palace.

However, only Zhang Zhou stood there with a smile, looking kind, but it was easy for Liu Jian and others to think that this was a provocation, who let these ministers only follow Xiao Jing to come, and Zhang Zhou entered the palace early and went to Wenhua Hall to walk with the prince first?

has the identity of Mr. Prince, and he also has a unique advantage in accompanying the prince to listen to politics.

Inside the Mandarin Palace.

The ministers sat down.

Different from the usual court discussions, this time is more like a feast, the average status of the ministers who come is higher than in the court, and the age and seniority will be higher, probably considering that it takes time to adapt and prepare for the prince to listen to the government this time, and the emperor is also very thoughtful, and everyone can sit down.

Zhu Houzhao sat on the throne of the crown prince that should have belonged to him, as he usually listened to, and next to him sat Zhang Zhou and Wang Wei on the left and right, which was his "right-hand man".

In this way, even the head of the cabinet can only sit in the position of the head of the guest seat, and the rest of the people are ranked according to the seniority of the court, and they sit separately.

Xiao Jing, as the eunuch in charge of the seal, stood behind Zhu Houzhao, as if he usually accompanied Zhu Youzhu to participate in the court meeting, but Li Rong, Zhang Yong and others had chairs to sit behind Zhu Houzhao, just like observers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, don't be restrained, if there is anything to do, I have a lot of puzzles, and I will definitely report it to my father when I go back, so that my father can decide."

Zhu Houzhao still looks polite.

This is the first time he has shown his ability to govern in front of people as the crown prince, and he seems to cherish the opportunity, but at best it is just for fun, let him sit there all morning, and he will not be depressed to death.

The ministers present did not speak, and they seemed to be waiting for others to speak, or to find someone with weight to come out and make a sample.

Zhu Houzhao said: "Since you don't say it, then let me talk about it first."

As he spoke, as soon as he stretched out his hand, Xiao Jing immediately began to pull out of his arms.

Your ministers don't want to mention it, but what you usually mention will be reported in the form of a song, since I, Zhu Houzhao, came out to listen to the government as the crown prince, and I didn't prepare at all, isn't it a joke from you?

"I have seen the ministers of the DPRK and China who have not been dealt with recently, and I have also learned from Mr. Zhang, Xiao Gonggong and others that the most important thing that has not yet been decided today is the rebellion of the Jurchens in Liaodong, and the Jurchens have looted villages in southern Liaoning and other places, and the previous strategy of settling the Jurchens does not seem to be effective, what do you think?"

Zhu Houzhao smiled.

It seems that even what he said was planned for him in advance.

The ministers present are already ready to move.

If no one came out to perform before, it was because they felt that this kind of performance was unnecessary, but from the opening method of the prince, they realized that today's so-called discussion of politics is likely to be serious, except for the absence of the emperor, in fact, there are people who have identities to decide things.

Especially Zhang Zhou.

If Zhang Zhou and Zhu Houzhao decided at the same time, and even the celebrant didn't have any opinions, wouldn't the emperor approve it?

It doesn't seem to make much difference whether there is an emperor or not on the spot.

In an instant, the level of this discussion in the Wenhua Hall seemed to have increased by several grades.

Liu Jian said: "The Jurchens were placed in various places in Liaodong, in the name of dividing and conquering, but because they were scattered everywhere, they could not be controlled in detail, so that they became chaotic internally. There was already a conflict between the Jurchen people and the Han people, and if they settled in the same place, whether it was an increase in crimes such as fighting, robbery, etc., it would also easily cause malpractices in local governance. Please put the Jurchens back in place, and settle them in western Liaoning, northern Liao, etc., either to the border, or to put them in a wild place."

Zhu Houzhao nodded and said, "Dispersion is not easy to manage, and it is easier to control if it is centralized. That's what it means, right?"

Liu Jian arched his hand and said, "Yes."

"But." Zhu Houzhao said, "Now that there is chaos, if they are placed again, doesn't that mean that they will form a Jurchen village again? and they will form a tribe and cause more disturbance to the land."

Xie Qian couldn't help but remind, "Your Highness, Elder Liu Ge meant to send the Jurchens to the border

and place them in earthen forts, fortresses, etc., near the Tatars, and use the border troops and horses to deter them, so that they can defend themselves in peace."

Zhu Houzhao said: "Thank you for the reminder, but this palace still thinks that this is not a good solution to this matter."

I'll go.

Xie Qian almost wanted to hit someone when he heard this.

You hairy boy, you have never been to the court, and you have never dealt with government affairs, you said that you are here to observe, where do you have so many opinions? Isn't that a good solution to this? So what is the best way to do it? Why don't you go to heaven?

Zhu Houzhao looked down at his palm, and he didn't know what he was thinking, but he said quietly: "As far as I know, the Jurchens are brave and good at fighting, if they are given the soil to survive and continue to let them hunt and graze, they will be like their ancestors, and they will repeatedly cause an impact on the Ming frontier, causing a lot of frontier disasters."

Xie Qian said: "The government of restraint was determined by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and it was to control the raze with razing, and if it was incorporated into the Han land, it would be to damage the interests of the Han people."

Zhu Houzhao asked: "Then why can't they be placed in more places, not necessarily in Liaodong, they can be in the south of the Yangtze River, they can also go to the southwest, in short, they can be allowed to settle down, they can be given land to cultivate, they can also be allowed to do business, change their living habits, and no longer live on horseback, isn't it?"

Xie Qian was a little angry again, and this time he glared at Zhang Zhou first.

As if to say, you didn't mention these strange ideas of the prince, right? What kind of mess is it all about?

Zhu Houzhao also immediately turned his gaze to Zhang Zhou and asked, "Mr. Zhang, do you think my suggestion is okay?"

Zhang Zhou said with a smile: "Your Highness's proposal has ideas, but it may be a little troublesome to implement, first of all, regardless of whether there is idle land in various places to settle the Jurchens, let's just say that the current situation in Liaodong should first put down the rebellion. Defeat the Jurchens, and then talk about how to place them."

Who said that if this kid has an idea, it must be mentioned by someone else?

Don't look at this kid's young age, he hasn't been in school for a few days, and he's playful and troublesome, but this kid really has a lot of ideas, and sometimes he is unrestrained.

Zhang Zhou also wanted to say, you people, please don't treat the bear child in front of you as your family's children and grandchildren of the same age, just the pattern of this kid is inferior to ordinary adults, and you will understand if you have more contact with him.

"Hmm." Zhu Houzhao nodded, seemingly agreeing with Zhang Zhou's statement.

First put down the rebellion of the Jurchens, and then talk about resettlement.

But Xie Qian, who was on the side, felt unhappy when he heard it, and interjected, "Hey, Cai Guogong, things must be decided. If I remember correctly, the matter of Fuju Zhenbu people in various places in Liaodong was raised by you, and now that the Fumin is in chaos, we can no longer wait for the rebellion to be settled as before, but should be decided as soon as possible, so as not to mess up the rules and regulations afterwards."

Xie Qian's words fell, and several people around couldn't help but look at him.

Or are you Xie Yuqiao with sharp teeth and sharp mouth.

You are just saying that although Zhang Bingkuan is very good at fighting, he may actually be a layman in the governance of Anbang, otherwise why can the matter of resettlement of Jurchens be so messy?

The angle chosen is alternative and tricky, which can be regarded as "hitting a snake and hitting seven inches".

Zhang Zhou smiled, "Xie Ge's words are reasonable, maybe I was negligent in this matter. Or follow Liu Gelao's suggestion and place the Jurchens in the Liaodong Army afterwards?"

Liu Jian said: "The old man just proposed, how to decide the matter, and wait for the results to be made after the court discussion."

Lao Liu is also a smart person, he knows very well that Zhang Zhou wants him to "take the blame", if he turns around and settles the Jurchens in a place close to the border army, and then there is a rebellion and other situations, then who is responsible?

The tradition of civil officials is not good when resisting, and it is a top trick when shirking responsibility.

Zhu Houzhao couldn't listen to it anymore, and frowned: "This can't work, that can't work, this palace decided to propose to my father and the emperor to put down the rebellion of the Jurchens first, and then talk about how to settle them." Just follow Mr. Zhang's proposal."

Now he is a fool and can see it.

Compared with Zhu Youji's "

Listen to and believe", this little prince is simply a god who respects Zhang Zhou, and he will adopt whatever Zhang Zhou says.

At least your dad still discussed it with us, although most of the time he also adopted Zhang Bingkuan's opinion, but sometimes it was because of your father's attitude that Zhang Bingkuan had to compromise on some things.

And you?

According to your blind obedience, if you really get to the throne in the future, it won't be Zhang Zhouyantang, and everything will be up to him? Don't even have room to negotiate with us and maneuver?

"Your Royal Highness......" When Li Dongyang saw this posture, he naturally wanted to standardize Zhu Houzhao as the crown prince and concubine.

Zhu Houzhao interrupted Li Dongyang's words and said, "Mr. Li, if this palace is not mistaken, it was you who played yesterday and proposed to use Ningxia Governor Yang Yiqing to lead troops to Liaodong to quell the Jurchen rebellion, right?" It seems that he wants to let him lead the slaves to do the affairs of the capital and make him the governor of Liaobei?"

Li Dongyang was speechless for a while.

Ben was still worried about the prince's attitude towards Zhang Zhou, and wanted to have a good fight with the prince, who knew that the prince was not much better than Xie Yuqiao in the matter of sharp teeth, so he directly pushed him back.

Zhu Houzhao said: "The matter of counterinsurgency, this palace thinks, in fact, the most experienced should also find Xinbo, he did a good job when he was in Liaodong Ping Jurchen, when he was there, the Jurchen and other aliens were silent, and they didn't even dare to fart...... Ahem, but now Xinjian Bo has more important errands to do, this palace proposed, Tang Yin, who had assisted Xinjian Bo in Liaodong, as the governor of Liaodong, and at the same time patrolled Liaobei, Nu'er did Dusi and other things, what do you think?"

Even the emperor would not speak like that.

When everyone heard Zhu Houzhao talk so eloquently, they came up and recommended Tang Yin, everything seemed to be designed, which deepened the suspicion of Zhang Zhou's opinion on the left and right princes.

Even in the minds of some people, this matter can be decided.

Ma Wensheng said: "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, although Tang Yin has experience in serving in Liaodong, he has no experience in destroying cities and villages, and he is not thorough in leading troops. As for the governorship, he should choose someone else...... Moreover, the position of governor of Liaodong is related to the stability of the border government of Liaodong, and should not be confused with the matter of Ping Jurchen."

Up to this point.

The ministers also found that there was no essential difference in the atmosphere between the deliberations in the Wenhua Hall and the court discussions in the Fengtian Palace.

It's just that their opponents have changed from the combination of Zhu Youzhu and Zhang Zhou to Zhu Houzhao and Zhang Zhou.

What prince has no right to decide, he is just coaxing the child to play...... This may have been the idea at first, but now they don't dare to take it lightly.

Zhu Houzhao asked, "Does that mean that Wang Xian, the governor of Liaodong, should not be replaced?" Then why not just let him lead the troops to Ping Jurchen? There have been Jurchen commotions in various parts of Liaodong, and as the governor of Liaodong, he has not fulfilled his duty to pacify the people, so isn't it natural to replace him?"

As soon as these words came out, the ministers present felt even more that this kid seemed to know quite a lot.

You know Tang Yin, maybe someone mentioned you, but Wang Xian ...... You kid know?

Xiong Xiu, the squire of the military department, said: "Your Highness, Wang Xian, the governor of Liaodong, has experience in resisting the enemy, and has its advantages in resisting the invasion of the Tatars and deterring the Tatars and other tribes. Moreover, it has been less than half a year since he took office as governor of Liaodong, so it is really not suitable for transfer at this time."

"Less than half a year? It doesn't even seem like it's been three months, right?" Zhu Houzhao frowned.

Xiong Xiu said, "This is even more inappropriate."

Zhu Houzhao said: "This is not a change of commander before the battle, what is not suitable for transfer? No matter how powerful Wang Xian is, he just listened to Mr. Zhang's proposal, led his troops to ambush on the grassland, and robbed the Liaodong generals of the credit! The palace thinks that the former governor of Liaodong, Lu Wan, is a good candidate to govern the army, otherwise why did Liaodong change Wang Xian, and the Jurchens began to make trouble?"

Wenchen present felt that he was a little tired of debating with this kid.

The emperor is pragmatic a lot of the time, reasoning and balance, and this kid seems to recognize something and doesn't change it, and he doesn't know what compromise is.

Now the prince actually told them seriously that they had to do this......

"Tang Yin, you think

It's not appropriate, is it?" Zhu Houzhao asked coldly.

Liu Jian said: "Tang Yin should not go to Liaobei to lead the troops."

"Does it have to be Yang Yiqing?" Zhu Houzhao said, "If this person is not effective in Liaobei Pingjurchen, how can he punish the crime?"

Liu Jian said coldly: "It is too early for the prince to say this, if he sends his courtiers to lead the troops with the expectation of conviction, he will lose trust and will definitely make the people in the army unstable. Your Majesty should be asked to make a decision on this matter."