eldest son of Ming dynasty

"master?"

It started to rain in the capital, and the servants in the mansion held an umbrella in their hands.

Wang Jia glanced at it and took it over.

After that, in the courtyard of the courtyard, a figure walked out from under the eaves of the corridor. The rain was pattering, hitting the umbrella and dripping along the edge of the umbrella.The ground was hit by raindrops one after another.

This is a thunderstorm, and there will be rumbles from time to time.

Wang Jia had to go out of the hall at this time, in fact, because the emperor had already arrived at the gate of his mansion.

Zhu Houzhao took advantage of the heavy rain and Jian Cong went out of the palace when no one was paying attention. Although he would get wet, he was not afraid of summer.

The rain was rushing along the eaves and it was about to form a rain curtain. Surrounded by the crowd, the emperor exposed his body and stood in front of Wang Jia.

Wang Ji was overwhelmed by the flattery, and hurriedly knelt down: "My minister sees Your Majesty!"

"Get up." Zhu Houzhao, the young emperor, dressed in a smart and simple attire, looks like a rich man, "You send someone to find Wang Bo'an."

Zhu Houzhao walked in the front with his hands behind his back. At this time, the wind was strong, so he went to the main room first, and Wang Jia followed behind.

The emperor not only sent Wang Jia, but also went to the palace in person. Although the order to open the sea has not yet been issued, the whole court is guessing what big things Zhejiang and Fujian are going to do.

Zhu Houzhao is busy now, but it only lasts about seven or eight hours a day. He mainly does man-to-man work. Except for big things like Kaihai, other affairs are left to the cabinet or the six ministries. Don't ask about the details, just give the results.

Duan Chu, the magistrate of Xinghua Prefecture, and Fu Wenji, the magistrate of Fuzhou Prefecture, were all around him, and they often listened to him talk about how the capital is...how your majesty is...to be honest, Duan and Fu are too far away.

"Yes."

It was Meng Ying who was brought back by him before and was left behind.

Wang Jia explained: "The ancients have said that it is too late. Your Majesty will entrust your ministers with the affairs of Zhejiang and Fujian, so you can trust your ministers. At the beginning, the Temple of Filial Piety was also very diligent in administration, which made the dragon body always hesitant. Your Majesty's diligence. I am deeply touched by the Temple of Filial Piety, but my heart is distressed. I will leave Beijing soon, and I hope that Your Majesty will take good care of the dragon body!"

This is the advantage of the emperor's close ministers. The people below scold each other, it depends on who the emperor trusts.

What is taken away is people, but what cannot be taken away is the shock of the ruling and opposition parties.

In terms of military tasks, Yu Zichu should be less stressed. Fujian is a place with many hills, eight mountains, one water and one field. From a military point of view, there has been nothing to do since ancient times.

"Ok?"

Therefore, Zhu Houzhao can continue to receive reports that the commanders of a certain guard in these two places have been replaced, and the ones who are suggested to be promoted are also those who were below.

This memorial was written in May, and at the end of June, a reply came, not only the reply, but also a colleague of the capital, who turned out to be the Shaoqing Zhang Li of Dali Temple, and now he was directly airborne.

Zhu Houzhao didn't understand.

More than a month ago, Tan Wenyi was ordered to serve as the commander of the Zhejiang capital, and Yu Zichu served as the commander of the Fujian capital.

"Your Majesty, you have already left Beijing."

Zhu Houzhao vented his breath, and put aside the government affairs in his mind,
"If these words of yours are heard by the Kodao spokesperson, you will not be charged with the crime of luring the emperor to enjoy himself? Don't worry, sir, I know my body well."

Otherwise, it would be bad if the chief envoy and the envoy could shake off their prestige.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern!"

The emperor always had such an inherent advantage. Even if he had already attacked in this way and held these areas even tighter, the local forces who were not satisfied would not dare to do anything.

So after a period of time, when Wang Jia took office, Zhejiang and Fujian, from the chief envoys to the commanders of the capitals, and then to the commanders of the guards, were basically the emperor's people.

So he originally tried to persuade the emperor not to leave the palace easily, but he held back.Regardless of the tempers of the previous emperors, this one is really not out to play.

But for coastal defense, there are also five guards and twelve guards here, namely Funing Guard, Zhendong Guard, Pinghai Guard, Yongning Guard and Zhenhai Guard.It's just that basically in the reign of Hongzhi and Zhengde, the combat effectiveness of these guard troops has dropped greatly.

"He has made great contributions in Zhejiang. You go with Mr. this time, and I hope you can make great contributions."

Tan Wenyi went to Wang Qiong, and Yu Zichu went to Fengxi. Each of them had their own means, but in essence it was nothing more than an old routine of pulling one faction against another.

Because the emperor can go to the courtier's home, it shows that the courtier's favor is not comparable to ordinary people.

Most people will not rebel, they are still more willing to follow in the footsteps of the court.

Wang Jia didn't expect the emperor to start talking about court affairs without taking a sip of tea after sitting down.

When they get together, they can even affect the officialdom in Fujian, because the magistrates and county magistrates are also afraid that the imperial court will start a big case in Fujian, so in fact, they are both overtly and secretly.

In the past, Wang Qiong had the final say on Zhejiang matters, but in the future it will be Wang Jia's call.

In addition, Fengxi also noticed that some local clans in Fujian began to form a group, probably because they all sensed the danger.

The example of the Zhejiang nest case in the 17th year of Hongzhi was the first. At that time, several big families in Zhejiang were uprooted. Now the imperial court is rushing towards Fujian with a momentum of a lion fighting a rabbit.

Mei Kejia felt the emperor's determination, so he didn't dare to stay in the capital for a long time, he should go back soon, as long as the matter is over, he can relax.

……

"Your Majesty's holy chariot is here, and I have lost my way to welcome you. Please forgive me."

Zhu Houzhao paused for a moment, but only for a moment, "Got it."

The threshold of the chief envoy's yamen is about to be broken. Fengxi himself has investigated some local big merchants in Fujian. Fengxi already knew that the four families of Zhang, Guo, Cheng, and Sun were prominent families in the local area, and that some of the Zhang and Guo families were officials in the court, so special attention should be paid to it.

The weather in the south is hotter.

Many prominent families in Fujian's rural areas are already feeling uneasy.

"His Majesty……"

Wang Jia's mansion is a courtyard with three entrances. After passing through two gates, the view suddenly opens up. The courtyard is much larger, and there is a pavilion in the center, surrounded by four-sided corridors. The two are connected, which is quite impressive.

However, it was not an empty talk in the Ming Dynasty that imperial power not go to the countryside. A county magistrate basically would not go down, and the local clans below the county level played a role.

This is correct management. If, like Putin, a company in such a big country has to ask the president to ask for wage arrears, then it is basically out of control.

……

After fighting several times, Fengxi felt really boring.

Two days later, the carriage of the palace left the capital.

After some rectification, although it cannot be completely formed into an iron barrel formation, such a mess of punches actually disrupted some of the local people's plans. After all, a large number of people go up and a lot of people go down. Know where 'your people' went during this turmoil?

Liu Jin was at the side of the imperial case, and said respectfully.

Even the people who were sent down to the Yamen by the chief executive were beaten by the villagers.

Zhu Houzhao smacked his mouth, "You told me not to worry too much, then I don't have to say some things. Anyway, you two, I have 1 hearts. The rest is nothing, pay attention to your own safety. .”

Sometimes the chief envoy's words are not easy to use. The original inspector Lin Jiaqing has become the backbone, and several magistrates and county magistrates often get together.

Wang Shouren is thin and thin. It's hot and he's wearing thin clothes. Looking at it makes people feel a little worried. He clasped his hands and said: "Thank you for your majesty's concern, relying on your majesty's blessings, my father is still in good health."

"Yes, Wei Chen obeys the order."

Fengxi didn't talk about scheming, ingenuity, means, or layout. A memorial was sent up, and the Fujian inspector Lin Jiaqing disregarded the sacred intentions, disregarded the personal interests of the people, and tried to unite the powerful clan to fight against the court.

"My minister remembers His Majesty's good intentions back then. He did not come in haste to make meritorious deeds. When I go to the southeast, I will definitely stick to my heart and live up to Your Majesty's high expectations."

"It's very simple. If the leader doesn't cooperate, then turn around."

Even going to his house today is actually a political consideration.To a certain extent, the emperor felt that things in Zhejiang and Fujian must be very difficult, so he came here specially to give him a "platform".

Of course, there are also individual people, who are timid, or who have not integrated into the original Fujian officialdom, will come to the governor's office. Among them, Duan Chu, the prefect of Xinghua Prefecture, is the most obvious.

At the emperor's age, he didn't have the slightest playfulness, which really moved him.

Afterwards, the Mei Mansion also had a carriage heading south.

So once he encountered strong resistance, he dared to suppress it decisively.

Zhu Houzhao didn't care, "You'll be going south in a few days. After much deliberation, I still have to come here. This time you're going south, the first thing you do is to supervise the autumn grain, and the second thing is to be the Shibo Secretary. After the two major events are ready, the imperial court will issue an order to open the sea. In the past few days, I have read the "Records of Emperor Taizong" and recorded in detail the situation of the officials of the Municipal Shipping Department at that time. rank; vice-promoters, rank two, rank six; officials, post-chengs, rank nine. It’s not a big deal, but the rank of the rank of the secretary of the Shibo Division is too low, and I want to be promoted on top of it. Sanpin, what do you think?"

How to do?
dismissed.

Duan Chu said: "But they have the support of local wealthy families, even if they really don't cooperate, what should we do?"

"Sometimes I really don't understand what these people are trying to cover up. They are in groups of three or four, cooperating with each other and not implementing the orders of the chief envoy's yamen. They intend to delay Fujian Qiugeng, and the money and grain cannot be collected. ? Let His Majesty punish me? This is really a stupid move because I don't know Your Majesty too well."

Fengxi is lame, sitting on a chair looks harmless to humans and animals, but when he speaks, he is very determined, "Even in the court, His Majesty still hates using people's livelihood as the price of political struggle."

"In the past few months, there shouldn't have been any ministers who have spoken to your majesty, so you want your majesty to concentrate on government affairs?"

While talking, Wang Shouren came in from the outside. He twisted the rainwater from the corner of his clothes, dusted it twice, and then came and knelt down.

"Well, Mr. Wang, don't forget about the promotion of the Shibo Division to the third rank. The Shibo Division has a lot of silver taels, so we can't let its rank be too low."

Everyone seems to have an aura of common hatred, anyway, no matter what you check, you will say you don't know.

"Be flat." Zhu Houzhao crossed his legs, "Bo'an, is everything okay this time when you go back to your hometown to visit relatives? How is your father?"

But for Tan Wenyi and Yu Zichu, their purpose of coming here is not to solve the problem of the corruption of the guard system, they are to control the power of the Zhejiang and Fujian capitals.

In this way, Fengxi joined forces with Zhang Li and Yu Zichu to summon prefects and county magistrates in the name of the Three Divisions of Fujian.

As for the governor of Fujian, he was a cowardly and honest man. Although his official position was higher than Fengxi's in name, Fengxi was the master of the former attendant's office.

A few days later, Fengxi's wooden wheelchair pushed out of the office of the chief envoy, looked at the crowd of prefects and prefects, and said, "Do you want to be officials of the imperial court, or of the local clan?"

In fact, what is so terrible about the clan?As long as the army is in the hands of the court, it is nothing more than a matter of how many people are arrested.But for these officials, they are already captured prey.To put it simply, the clansmen have conflicts of interest with them,
As long as the court pursues it, one family will fall, and all officials will fall.

But Fengxi is not a philanthropist, he didn't come to take care of the mood of these people, and he used a little trick to make Yuan leave under the paperwork of the inspector. Now his words carry a lot of weight, please understand for yourself.