"What is the situation in the steppe?" Zhu Qizhen asked urgently.

"It's not optimistic, the Tatars are completely pressing on the Varat, and if this momentum continues, the Tatars will unify the steppe in five years at the latest."

"How is this possible?" Zhu Qizhen didn't understand it, and it was difficult to accept it.

"I've supported them with so many firearms, why can't I defeat them?" Zhu Qizhen said hatefully, "Boyan Timur is too wasteful!" ”

Yu Qian shook his head slowly: "The problem shouldn't be here. ”

Zhu Qizhen froze for a moment, slowly dispelled the irritability in his chest, and asked calmly: "How do you say this?" ”

"In terms of conspiracy and calculation, Boyan Timur is indeed inferior to the Tatar leader, but the battle on the steppe is more about fighting strength, real strength." Yu Qian frowned and said, "In the opinion of the minister, the problem is likely to lie with us. ”

"Where are we?"

Yu Qian nodded and slowly spoke: "The minister suspects that someone is smuggling firearms to Tatars." ”

Zhu Qizhen's face changed suddenly, and he said in a deep voice: "Do you have evidence?" ”

"Nope." Yu Qian said, "The minister wants to investigate." ”

"No, you can't go." Zhu Qizhen flatly refused.

"Why?" Yu Qian was puzzled, "Your Majesty, the non-ministers speculated for no reason, in fact, it is no secret that the border soldiers smuggled oil, salt, iron pots and other daily necessities, and the profits in them were not inferior to the maritime trade;

Mr. Li once said that the greed of human nature is endless, and they dare to smuggle salt and iron, but they dare not smuggle firearms. ”

"I know, I know......" Zhu Qizhen kept repeating, and it took a long time before he calmed down, "I believe your guess, but you can't go." ”

Yu Qian frowned and said, "Please also ask the emperor to make it clear." ”

"The army is no better than a temple battle, it is like a powder keg, one careless will explode." Zhu Qizhen said, "If you go, it's okay if you can't find something, but if you really find out something, you will definitely not be able to come back." ”

The civilian clique cannot be wiped out, Yu Qian must be capable and capable, loyal and loyal, and Zhu Qizhen doesn't want him to have anything to do.

"They may not dare!" Yu Qian was a little unconvinced.

Zhu Qizhen said in a firm tone, "They may not dare!" ”

He got up and paced back and forth a few steps, and sighed: "My control of the army, not to mention Taizu and Taizong, is far inferior to the first emperor, the Beijing army is acceptable, but the army on the frontier... Alas!

They're used to being wild, but they don't obey it so much, unless I ......"

"The emperor must not leave the center lightly." Yu Qian hurriedly said, "The court situation has been unstable, as soon as you leave the emperor, the court will be chaotic with the back foot, and... The country has not yet been established, and it is better for the emperor to sit in Beijing. ”

Li Qing told him that he should not let Zhu Qizhen drive the expedition in person, and Yu Qian did not dare not care.

"I understand." Zhu Qizhen is a little angry, and he has been married for a few years, but he doesn't even have an heir.

The imperial doctor said that the queen was cold and needed to recuperate slowly, but after recuperating for so long, there was still no result, which made him very distressed.

"You don't have to worry about the border affairs." Zhu Qizhen said, "I will hand it over to Zhang Fu to do, let's talk about the affairs of the capital first." ”

With a sigh, Zhu Qizhen said in a deep voice: "You know about that group of people kneeling at the palace gate, right?" ”

"Know." Yu Qian said, "Your Majesty, there are too many people involved this time, you can't keep it closed, right?" ”

"That's exactly what I called the teacher for." Zhu Qizhen nodded, "You can't slack off in government affairs, and you, Wang Zhi, and Hu Hu are the only ones left in the six books; Squire... It looks like they're all in, can you three be busy? ”

"What does the emperor mean ......?"

Zhu Qizhen said: "If you are busy, I will all dismiss them, since they are disobedient, why do I keep them?" ”

"Never!" Yu Qian hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, the consequences of doing this are too serious. ”

Zhu Qizhen sneered: "Why, the teacher really thinks that if he leaves them, Daming will not turn?" ”

"That's not what it meant." Yu Qian shook his head, "Such a large-scale dismissal will make the emperor and civil officials completely stand on opposite sides, and there is no possibility of reconciliation." ”

Zhu Qizhen smiled bitterly, he leaned back on the chair, looked up at the sky, and said faintly: "There is no possibility of reconciliation now." ”

Yu Qian was silent for a moment and comforted, "It's still different, if they make a mistake, the emperor can punish them, but if it is a large-scale dismissal, the officials who are promoted later will feel that they are also going to follow the old path, so they will work against you as soon as they come up;

If the emperor concocts it in the same way, it will be a vicious circle, and the court situation will never be better in the future. ”

After a pause, "The emperor can dismiss them, but they can't be deposed all at once, take your time." ”

"Take your time, take your time......" Zhu Qizhen's face was full of bitterness, "It's been orthodox for ten years!" ”

"The emperor is in the prime of spring and autumn, why rush for a while?" Yu Qian comforted, "It's been a long time, and it's changed a lot now, hasn't it?" ”

Hearing this, Zhu Qizhen's face looked a lot better.

Then I thought of Li Qing again.

The situation of the DPRK has changed so much, thanks to Li Qing.

Thinking of this, Zhu Qizhen immediately said: "Someone! ”

The little eunuch in the distance stepped forward, "Your Majesty." ”

"You bring some brocade guards, pass on my message, and let Li Qing return to Beijing to see me."

Yu Qian was stunned for a moment, and said: "Your Majesty, now Mr. Li is engaged in business reform in Jinling, this juncture ......"

"Is Jinling important or is the court situation of the Jingshi important?" Zhu Qizhen interrupted, "Let him come back first, I also want to know about the progress of Jinling by the way, but if I can't let him go back." ”

Zhu Qizhen said to the little eunuch, "You go." ”

"Yes, slave and maid." The little eunuch went upside down.

Yu Qian opened his mouth, and it was not easy to persuade again.

"That's... And what about those officials? Yu Qian said, "The affairs of the six yamen, the ministers, Wang Shangshu and Hu Shangshu can still deal with it, what about the Metropolitan Procuratorate and the cabinet?" ”

"Alas......!" Zhu Qizhen was full of resentment, but he could only compromise.

"A fine of one year, confined to home, official business is done, survival of the fittest!"

"The Emperor Shengming!" Yu Qian breathed a sigh of relief and sighed secretly: This court has never been born in peace, when will it be a head!

…

The ministers came out of the prison, all of them were majestic and high-spirited, like generals who had won a big battle, not to mention how majestic they were. óΠъ.oяＧ

The little emperor finally relented.

They are happy and firmly believe that the law does not hold the public accountable.

Isn't it just a year's money, how many Ming officials rely on money to eat?

As for being confined at home, doing official business, and survival of the fittest, in their opinion, it is just the incompetence and anger of the little emperor.

Wang Zhen has wilted, and Li Qing is below.

~

Jinling.

Shen Xin chased and beat fiercely, and successfully killed the rich gentry and took over their property in an all-round way.

Today's Jinling, there is only one Shen Xin.

But Shen Xin's ambition was far more than that, and after solving the rich gentry of Jinling, he immediately moved to Suzhou and Hangzhou.

In the same way, start with raw materials to fight the price war.

This time, though, it didn't go so well.

After all, Su and Hangzhou are not given for nothing, the rich gentry are in collusion to advance and retreat, and Shen Xin is helpless.

On this day, Shen Xin came to Li Qing, hoping to borrow money from the imperial court.

Li Qing decisively refused.

"You can't be a fat man if you eat in one bite, you can't chew too much......" Li Qing persuaded him, and finally persuaded the old Shen above.

"You first stabilize the moment, hurry up and put the industry into operation, production, sales, and making the difference is the right thing." Li Qingdao said, "When your wealth is accumulated, you can do it again to get twice the result with half the effort." ”

Shen Xin nodded and asked, "Lord Qincha, in the future overseas market, how much can the imperial court divide the grass people?" ”

"This official can't promise you." Li Qing shook his head, "But for now, you have a lot of room for development. ”

Shen Xin was about to say something, but when he saw a little eunuch walking in arrogantly, he shut up.

"Master Lee." The little eunuch stepped forward happily, "Our family is polite." ”

"Father-in-law is polite." Li Qing got up and said, "Did the emperor ask your father-in-law to come?" ”

The little eunuch nodded: "Exactly, the emperor said, let your lordship go back to Beijing immediately." ”

"There is a ...... in the palace" Li Qing suddenly stopped and said to Shen Xin, "Boss Shen, let's go back." ”

"Uh... Be. Shen Xin sneered and stood up, and said uneasily, "If Li Qincha leaves......

"Don't worry, there are still six fathers-in-law, father-in-law Liu, and thousands of sons, and nearly a thousand brocade guards, no one dares to do anything to you." Li Qing waved his hand, "You do business well and pay taxes well, there will be no danger." ”

"The grass people are retired."

After Shen Xin left, Li Qing asked, "What happened to Jingshi?" ”

The little eunuch told Li Qing what he knew.

After Li Qing heard this, his brows furrowed: Even Wang Zhen dares to die, will he ......