Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 513 The Princess and the Consort

When the war subsides, the struggle for power begins.

However, for Wan Ruo, the newly born Ming Dynasty, everything is under control, the dissatisfaction of the cabinet, and the general's impulsiveness are inevitable products.

In a blink of an eye, the cabinet wrote to the emperor, suggesting that the governors of Gansu and Shaanxi, Yunnan and Guizhou, and Xuanda be added to supervise the management of food and grass, and to appease the local area.

This is an obvious attempt to seize the right to lead the army, and the emperor directly denied it.

Under such circumstances, the balance within the imperial court cannot be interrupted.

The general has too much power and has a strong desire to start a war, so let him control it and just hold the food and grass.

In Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Guizhou, the governors were assigned to be responsible for raising military rations.

Theoretically, one of the key responsibilities of the governors of each town as the highest officer is to manage the food and pay, but the specific management and distribution are the responsibility of full-time officials. According to the ranks from high to low, they are: Household Department Supervisor/Principal Officer, Supervisor ( Road), hall officials (general judgment).

During the Jiajing period, Pan Huang, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, clarified the responsibilities of the payment officials in this way: "As soon as the money and food are paid, the chief secretary is responsible for supervising the food and deliberating externally, and internally instructing all parties, the belly supervisor, and the chief."

Although the governor is in a border town, he is still a member of the household department and belongs to the "Beijing official dispatch", so it is also called "inside".

In the Wanli period, the governor of the Ministry of Households became the permanent official of the frontier. The term of office was three years.

Review and distribute monthly rations;

Manage fields and warehouses;
recruiting forage;

Participate in military decision-making during special periods.

The governor's doctor belongs to tradition, but also has a humble position, which is much more suitable than the governor.

The cabinet is barely satisfied, as long as it can be an eyeliner in the army and prevent random wars from being launched.

Using literature to control martial arts and coercing martial arts has become a habit in a highly centralized feudal society like the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and rebellion within the system is obviously very difficult.

However, Nanjing's struggle for power is just a luxury expectation for Beijing at this time.

It has not been the capital for more than a year, and there is no emperor in charge, and it is impossible to talk about the anecdotes of those officials, which makes the people of Beijing very uncomfortable.

June.

The summer in Beijing is earlier than in previous years, the streets are dusty, and countless people are busy carrying hoes, bricks and mud.

A green-curtained carriage drove across the street in a low-key manner, and carefully walked along the side of the road, for fear of disturbing these energetic working people.

Zhou Shixian opened the curtains, saw the busy crowd and felt the scorching sun, he couldn't help sighing:
"In Beijing City, it is very different from previous years."

The braided hair at the back of his head was cut off, and miscellaneous hair grew on his bare forehead, but compared to before, it was still too short, which made him a little uncomfortable.

Although it is indeed a lot cooler, but don't wear a hat to dry your scalp!
"That's right!" The groom who drove the carriage said, "Young master, after the liberation of Beijing, we must have changed a lot."

"Let me tell you, in the western suburbs, an incinerator was built there. From now on, all the filth and filth in our Forty-Nine City will be sent there to be burned..."

"Hey, let alone, the ground was clean for a few days, but then the houses were demolished, built, and deep trenches were dug. I heard it leads to the Haihe River!"

"Our family has to dig too, so don't disturb Young Master Sun."

Zhou Shixian was not bothered by the long-winded journey along the way. From time to time, through the gaps, he looked at the dusty and busy Beijing, with a thousand turns in his heart.

When Daming came back, Jiang Yueguang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, went to Beijing and directly provided relief with work, feeding countless people.

Afterwards, a big cleaning was carried out in Beijing, and all the filth and dirt, especially the rats, were cleaned up.

Without him, Jiang Shangshu directly stated that the plague and smallpox were infected by rats because of too much filth.

As a result, the entire Forty-Nine City was shaken up, and the inside and outside were consciously cleaned, and the filth that was sorted out piled up like a mountain, and it was burned for nearly a month.

With the nagging of the coachman, the speed of the carriage gradually slowed down, and it arrived in the inner city in a short while.

In the originally bustling inner city, after Li Zicheng's torture and the departure of the Qing Dynasty, there were only a few families left.

And more, it is the craftsmen.

I heard that the nobles from Nanjing were rewarded with mansions, and specially sent servants to repair them in preparation for the relocation of the capital in the second half of the year.

"Squeak-"

The side door opened, Zhou Shixian came to the mansion, and suddenly left the dust, he was a bit uncomfortable.

After taking a bath and changing clothes, Zhou Shixian came to the backyard and saw his wife, who was taking her son to enjoy the shade, the former Princess of Changping, Aimee Zhu.

At the age of eighteen, she gave birth to a baby boy last year. Although she was a little weaker, she managed to save it.

At this moment, Aimee Zhu was sitting on a reclining chair under the shade of a tree, her son was nestling in her arms, pulling the fan wildly, and the woman was also letting him, with her eyes upward, looking up at the sky through layers of leaves. .

The right arm hugged her son tightly, and the sleeve of the left arm was empty, telling her extraordinary.

When retreating outside the customs, the Zhou family did not participate in it. Fortunately, Princess Changping was only a woman, so she was not taken into account and stayed.

"Zhou Lang, you're back."

Noticing Zhou Shixian's footsteps, Auntie Zhu raised her head, a smile appeared on her thin face.

"It's nothing to do today, it's just that those old ministers were wishful thinking, and they came back halfway through the talk."

Zhou Shi showed a sarcastic smile: "Emperor Shaowu has a decisive character, how could he like these soft bones."

Aimee Zhu heard the words, and said calmly: "After all, it is the honorable family of Zhumen who used to be, who would give up that wealth?"

Hearing this, Zhou Shixian approached and said in a low voice: "Princess, I found out the whereabouts of some princes. It seems that the one in Manqing's hands is not the real prince."

"A servant who once served the false prince was found, and the description he described was not the prince in our eyes. It seems that this was intentional by Man Qing."

"Really?"

Auntie Zhu showed a look of surprise, but then she was disappointed and said: "The crown prince is not here, so I don't know whether he is dead or alive. I hope he will keep his name incognito, not return to the emperor's house, and live a good life as a commoner."

"Now that Ming Dynasty has been revived, there is no need for him as a crown prince..."

Speaking of this, Zhu Yu turned her head and said: "Zhou Lang, don't inquire about the Prince's news in the future, it's not good for you and me."

"Yeah!" Zhou Shi showed a smile: "Princess, it would be great if you understand."

As he said that, he sat aside and said affectionately: "You know what? I'm happy when Daming comes back again, but it's not as good as your recovery."

"I'm only happy that Daming's revival can bring you joy, and that we no longer have to be cautious and live life with compromise."

"Yes!" Aunt Zhu agreed, and said with a bright smile, "I am a princess, and you are also a son-in-law. You are aboveboard, and you don't need to look at people's faces anymore."

(End of this chapter)