Soon two days passed, and Wang Ziteng embarked on a journey to the northwest.

With his departure, things are far from over.

In order to cope with the upcoming major war in the northwest, in addition to increasing the amount of grain, grass and ordnance, the imperial court also once again transferred troops from Sichuan, Gansu, Shaanxi and Beijing to the north.

At the same time, with the issuance of the conscription order, the Tibetan Tusi and the northwestern tribes were also assembling their own troops.

If nothing else, when this winter is over, a large-scale war will break out.

Once the war machine was in motion, the ministries of the imperial court were busier than ever.

However, the trees want to be quiet and the wind does not stop, and when Zhu Xianming just felt that he could breathe a sigh of relief, bad news came from Jinling again.

In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Xianming, who had been busy all morning, was having his lunch in the side hall.

"Your Majesty, an urgent report has been sent from the Jinling Thousand Households!"

Looking at Cheng Ying in front of him, Zhu Xianming said in a deep voice: "Nian ......"

The urgent report sent by Jin Yiwei, he knew it was bad news with this sentence alone.

Cheng Ying opened the letter, unfolded it and read: "Beizhen Fusi Left Office Transferred to Jinling Thousand Households to Report ......"

"On the first day of November, at the request of the government of Liyang County, Tianfu, he went to Shangtian Village to resurvey the land, and clashed with the villagers and killed three people.......

"Liyang County Ya couldn't react, so it was rushed into the city by the chaotic people, and the chaotic people in the city fled, and Chen Anhuai, the county magistrate...... ......"

Hearing this, Zhu Xianming frowned and said, "What's wrong?" ”

"Surrounded by rioters......

After saying this, Cheng Ying consciously lowered his head, he could guess how angry the emperor was now.

"Waste ......"

After Zhu Xianming scolded, followed by a "snap", he saw that he directly buckled the rice bowl on the table, and the beautifully decorated imperial bowl was broken into several pieces.

The Son of Heaven was furious and bled and drifted.

More than a dozen eunuchs serving in the hall hurriedly knelt on the ground and lay on the ground, trembling as if they were on the edge of an abyss.

Even Li Qingxiang, who was waiting outside the hall, was so frightened that he shook his body when he heard the movement, and raised his hand to wipe the beads of sweat from his forehead.

He personally sent the report just now.

"Those rice buckets in Jinling are all waste!" The emperor still scolded bitterly.

Originally, the Tianfu civil uprising had been suppressed, but now at a time when the northwest was in turmoil, this kind of thing happened again, and this has really become a situation of internal and external troubles.

got up and came to Cheng Ying, took the letter in his hand, and Zhu Xianming read it carefully.

Although things seem simple, Zhu Xianming knows that there must be people behind him who are instigating him to make the current situation.

After the last civil uprising subsided, Zhu Xianming did not let the in-depth investigation in order not to cause chaos again.

This time, although it was not Ying Tiancheng, which was not besieged, it broke into the county seat directly, and detained the magistrate.

The face of the imperial court, the implementation of the new deal...... all forced Zhu Xianming not to be appeased.

"Let Li Qingxiang come in!" Zhu Xianming knew that this guy was outside.

"Yes!"

Soon Li Qingxiang entered the palace, Zhu Xianming first reprimanded him, and then ordered him to send a message to the Jinling Qianhu Office, so that he must find out the reason for the matter.

Especially those who are behind the troublemakers, this time they must be dug up and severely punished.

"You can't fully trust the Jinling Thousand Households, and your Beizhen Fusi will also send people to investigate in secret!"

"Yes!" Li Qingxiang replied cautiously.

Coupled with the people sent by the Fusi of Beizhen, as well as the secret agents sent by Dongchang a long time ago, the royal family alone has three people to investigate, and they can find out the truth of the matter to the greatest extent.

After Li Qingxiang was ordered to retreat, Zhu Xianming then ordered: "Immediately send an edict to the military department, and order the Jinling Capital Division to start quelling the chaos!" ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Xianming didn't look at the small civil unrest, he paid more attention to the people who hid behind the troublemakers.

If these people are not dug out, the implementation of the new policy will be hindered, and the hatred in his heart will be difficult to dispel.

If it was in the pre-Ming Dynasty, the emperor would at least summon his ministers to discuss such a major event, and the development to the present is all up to the emperor's will.

For example, at this time, Zhu Xianming was angry, so he could directly make a ruling.

"Another order was sent to the Jinling Political Secretary, so that they should try to stabilize the situation, and they must not let other prefectures and counties cause chaos!"

"Yes!"

As a chief eunuch in the Qianqing Palace, he couldn't do it at all if he had a bad memory, and Cheng Ying was remembering it carefully at the moment.

"Go and call Dai Quan over again!"

"Yes!"

"And ...... Call the Prince! ”

"Yes!"

After instructing these things, Zhu Xianming waved his hand and signaled that Cheng Ying could go on an errand.

Cheng Ying left after saluting, and Zhu Xianming returned to the table, which had been cleaned up and refilled with a bowl of rice.

The celebrant was not far from the Qianqing Palace, and Dai Quan soon appeared in front of Zhu Xianming, and was ordered by him to do another errand, simply put, to send another team of people to Jinling.

When Dai Quan was ordered to leave, the crown prince Zhu Jingyuan hurried over, and at this moment Zhu Xianming had already eaten and was reading.

Entering the hall, Zhu Jingyuan was called up after saluting, and Zhu Xianming also put down the book.

"Prince, last time you were elected to appease Jinling, are you now in a good position?"

Zhu Jingyuan didn't expect that the old man called himself for this matter.

But he didn't panic at all, because after he returned to the East Palace, he seriously discussed it with a group of scholars, and discussed two extremely suitable candidates.

It's just that the situation in Jinling subsided later, and the matter was over, who knew that now the emperor asked again.

"Dad, my son went back and thought about it, and after thinking about it, he thought of two people......"

"It's just that my son is shallow, and he is afraid that he will miss his father's affairs, so he doesn't dare to say anything!" Zhu Jingyuan's attitude is extremely humble.

Getting up from the chair and walking towards the outside of the main hall, Zhu Xianming asked, "Who are you going to promote?" ”

The prince replied while following: "Li Guichun, the squire of the Criminal Department, is thoughtful and agile, and seven years ago, he was the envoy of Annan and once pacified the civil rebellion in Xing'an Mansion!" ”

"Well, who else is that?"

Zhu Jingyuan then replied: "Liang Qian, the deputy capital of the Imperial Palace, this person is upright and thoughtful, and he has led to the major corruption case of Zhu Jinlong when he was appointed as the governor of Shaanxi Province......

The people recommended by the prince also have one thing in common, these two people are both Zheng Sanpin, and the highest official rank in Jinling is Cong Sanpin, and these two people can be sent to suppress the local government steadily.

Of course, the two people who were recommended also supported the eldest prince, and they can be regarded as their own people in the East Palace.

Stopping on the Dan Majesty Stone outside the main hall of the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Xianming turned around and asked, "Then these two ...... Who do you think is the best fit? ”

The son thought ...... Liang dives is more appropriate! ”

"Why?"

"Jinling has a prosecutorial envoy, if you send someone from the criminal department, it will seem that the court does not trust the place!"

Turning around, Zhu Xianming then asked, "Is this your idea, or what the East Palace Scholars mean?" ”

"Back to my father, this is a discussion between the sons and the scholars!"

Zhu Xianming smiled, and then said: "Then it should be your meaning, since that's the case...... Just send Liang Qian to patrol Jinling! ”

"Yes!"

In the present era, governors are temporary dispatches, set up to do extraordinary things only at extraordinary times, and will be dismissed when things are done.

"Jinling has repeatedly made popular uprisings, what does the prince think about this?"

Obviously, this is another temporary examination, this situation happens from time to time, and Zhu Jingyuan is not panicking at the moment.

"The great policy of the imperial court is to determine the land and formulate the tax system according to the facts, and the original intention is to reduce the burden on the common people......"

However, the local officials were stupid, which made it difficult for the people to understand the difficulties of the court, so they ...... That's why these misunderstandings came about! ”

Only by such a temporary question can the prince's true thoughts be tested.

And today's prince's answer really impressed Zhu Xianming, he thought that the prince would say that the people rebelled, and it must be how the government oppressed......

Then Zhu Xianming asked: "Then tell me, should the imperial court implement a new policy?" ”

"The son thinks ......"

The prince began to talk eloquently, and today he was recognized by his father twice, which made him answer with extra confidence.

It's just that limited by cognition, after talking about the benefits of the new policy, he still said the shortcomings, which made the emperor dissatisfied with him again.

…………

Another few days passed, and before the emperor's will was delivered, more news came back from Jinling.

The Jinling Metropolitan Division was beginning to transfer troops, and the chaotic people who learned the news scattered as birds and beasts, and also robbed Liyang County by the way.

The situation has developed to this point, in fact, it is not outrageous, these ordinary people who usually divide the land and cultivate the land, it is unrealistic to expect them to confront the official army.

And in this matter, the Liyang gentry can be said to have lifted a stone to shoot themselves in the foot, after all, most of the robbed Liyang county is their property.

Although the civil unrest was quelled again, this time Zhu Xianming had made up his mind that he must dig out the people behind him, so the previous will will not change.

As for the people who were in rebellion, they had to arrest all that they could and then exile them to Annan to defend the border, which was also a routine operation in the past ten years.

As for the situation in the northwest, there is nothing to say, both sides have started to prepare for the war with their cards, and they will start working as soon as this winter passes.

The only thing worth paying attention to and interfering in is the Zasak Khanate, which is on the verge of getting out of control, and will have to adjust its strategy once it rebels against the imperial court.

"Your Majesty, the queen said...... Please come and have dinner! ”

In the study, Zhu Xianming, who heard this, said "um", and the little eunuch who gave the notice consciously retreated.

Besides, on the side of Kunning Palace, Zhu Yunsheng had jumped up with joy, because she had already said that she had moved the queen and could go to see her brother together tomorrow.

After all, they are brothers and sisters who grew up together, and Zhu Yunsheng still cares very much about Zhu Jinghong, the third brother.

"It's been more than two months since the beginning of September...... I don't know how Sister Bao is doing? ”

We are going to meet tomorrow, but it makes Daiyu sad, and Xiangyun on the side shook his head again and again.

"With the thirteenth master taking care of her, Sister Bao will not be wronged!"

Hearing Xiangyun's persuasion, Daiyu nodded slightly, picked up a handkerchief and wiped away her tears.

The two girls were talking, but Zhen Qin followed Zhu Yunsheng on the other side and said, "Princess...... Tomorrow we will bring more things, prepare food and play, and try our best to make the Thirteenth Master have a better life! ”

"I thought of this, maybe that's all I bringed, nothing new!" Zhu Yunsheng said helplessly.

Zhu Yunsheng's words can be said to be in Zhen Qin's arms, and she has put a lot of effort into this matter.

After more than half a year of adaptation, Zhen Qin has now come out of her loss and is full of hope for life again.

According to the imperial court system, there should be two concubines of the prince, even if Yang Jingting occupies one, there is still one place left.

Obviously, Zhen Qin aimed at this position, as long as she entered the Xiangwang Mansion, it would not be a shame for her to be on the side of the sisters in the clan.

After all, the niece of the dignified queen is just a side concubine.

Talking to Zhu Yunsheng in detail about her thoughts, Zhen Qin looked around at everyone left and right, and only felt that the position of the side concubine should be stable, and the two hairy girls could still compete with her.

About half an hour later, it was time for dinner, and the emperor himself was invited.

In the dining room of Kunning Palace, the emperor and queen sat opposite each other, and the palace maids served a good meal at this moment.

"You all stand down!" The queen looked around.

"Yes!"

After everyone in the hall withdrew, Yang Qingyin picked up the chopsticks and personally served Zhu Xianming with vegetables.

"Your Majesty, please use it!"

The queen was too considerate, which made Zhu Xianming a little uncomfortable, so she asked, "Nothing to do...... How do you want to? ”

"Your Majesty's words are too foreign, you and I are husband and wife after all, and the concubines should serve Your Majesty, how can you be courteous and attentive!" Yang Qingyin said with a light smile.

"When the queen and I blush, they didn't talk like that!" Zhu Xianming said calmly.

"Your Majesty has a heart for the whole world, why is he so calculating!"

"What about having a heart for the world, I don't have to be angry with you!"

"Our gas? Which of us? Yang Qingyin asked curiously.

Picking up the chopsticks, Zhu Xianming said calmly: "The fourth child recommended Liang Qian to Governor Jinling, the sixth kid...... I'm looking for someone behind my back, and I'm not looking for Liang Qian! ”

After King Xiang's selection of concubines, now Zhu Xianming feels that he should respond when he thinks of the sixth child, and the idea of passing on the throne to the sixth child in his heart is disintegrating.

It's just that the fourth child he wants to give the position, and his performance in all aspects can't support the world, which really makes Zhu Xianming even more depressed and uncomfortable.

Of course, Yang Qingyin wouldn't know what the emperor thought, so he heard her ask rhetorically, "What does this have to do with me?" Didn't you make it? ”

"I ......"

"That old thirteen, this bastard, should have been made by you!" Zhu Xianming changed the topic, and indirectly admitted that he was conniving at the sixth child.

Yang Qingyin was worried about how to answer, and immediately said when he heard this: "Tomorrow I plan to go to see the old thirteen, do you want to go with me!" ”

"Look at him? See what he does? I get angry when I see him! Speaking of this, the chopsticks that Zhu Xianming had just picked up were put down again.

"Let's take a look...... Now he also knows that he is wrong, he has been grinding his temperament over there for so long, and he thinks that those bad habits have also changed! Yang Qingyin continued to say good things and prepared for the next step to rescue his son.

"He complained all day long, saying that my father was unfair, and that he had picked it up...... You don't know about it, do you? Zhu Xianming said with an unhappy face.

At this time, Yang Qingyin didn't know how to justify, so he could only sneer: "He...... That's it! ”

"Since he doesn't change, let's stay there!"

Before the emperor's words fell, he heard a "snap" on the scene, but it was Yang Qingyin who slapped the chopsticks on the table.

"The surname Zhu ...... The thirteenth is the root of my life, and it is just a matter of letting you beat and punish you all these years, and now you are so harsh on him, do you want my life? ”

"Isn't it because of the Xue family's girl's matter, this girl has been in Shanglin Yuan for more than two months, and she has personally cooked for their three brothers, and she has done all the dirty work, what are you not satisfied with!"

"I see it now...... You're getting too far! ”

The speed at which the queen changed her face made Zhu Xianming dumbfounded, and he was biased against his old wife's reddened eyes, and he didn't dare to continue arguing with her.

"I'll tell you, if you don't go tomorrow, I'll go by myself, why don't I live there with Lao Thirteen, and stay here in Kunning Palace and be angry with you!"

Seeing that the queen was talking more and more, Zhu Xianming finally couldn't help but speak: "Enough is enough......"

The emperor is the emperor after all, and if he is really angry, even as the empress, he will have to be guilty.

However, the next moment, I only heard Zhu Xianming say: "Why don't you go to Shanglin Yuan to have a look...... I'll just go with you, it's a little bit of a big deal, it's worth making a fuss like this! ”

Hearing this, Yang Qingyin finally felt at ease, and at the same time sighed that he had found out the emperor's thoughts.

If the emperor is really determined, no matter what tricks Yang Qingyin plays, it is useless, and the only role she does is to give the emperor a step, and then the relationship between father and son can be eased.

Although it is the emperor who shouts and punishes, Yang Qingyin knows better than anyone else that he loves his youngest son no less than him.

At this moment, since the emperor "obeyed the softness", Yang Qingyin also knew the truth of accepting it when he saw it, so he said: "Your Majesty is really broad-minded, but the concubines do not know what to do, and they should be punished...... The concubine asked His Majesty to surrender her guilt! ”

With that, the queen really got up from her chair, and then she was about to kneel down and confess.

"Alright, alright, I forgive you...... What are you doing with all this hypocrisy, can you still eat this dinner? "Zhu Xianming didn't have a good airway.

"Your Majesty has taught you a lesson, you have learned a lesson!" Yang Qingyin sat back in his chair.

"Don't let the old thirteen know about going to Lin Yuan, I want to take a look...... What they have become of their lives! ”

While serving vegetables to the emperor, Yang Qingyin said: "But it's up to Your Majesty to decide!" ”

(End of chapter)