My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 158 Secret Book System
To go or not to go is definitely a difficult decision for Li Li and others.

If they go, it means that they have given up control of Qinghua Mansion, and they can only obey Daming's arrangements in the future.

If you don't go, look at the heads all over the floor, these people are their fate.

"Why, as officials of the imperial court, it is a rule set by Emperor Taizu to go to Beijing for a pilgrimage. You want to disobey Emperor Taizu's will?"

Seeing that these people were silent, Zhu Gaoxu immediately slapped the table and said angrily.

If you don't give his grandfather face, you don't give Zhu Gaoxu face, then don't blame him for getting mad!
Facing Zhu Gaoxu, the murderous god covered in blood, Li Li and the others were terrified. In the end, Li Li had to stand up and forced a smile: "Your Highness, please calm down. The officials and others are not willing to enter the capital, but Jiaozhi is far away from the capital. It’s really inconvenient to come and go.”

"Yes, yes, the journey is too far away, I hope the prince and the envoy Huang Bu will be considerate of me!"

Others also agreed after hearing the words.

"Hmph, this king came here from the capital. What's so far away? If this king can leave, you can't. Are you more delicate than this king?"

Zhu Gaoxu asked with a sneer.

Now Li Li and the others were also stunned speechless. Indeed, other princes can come from the capital, so what right do they have to complain about the long journey?
"I don't care what your reasons are. Within ten days, prepare the artisans and youths that the king needs, and set off for Beijing immediately after ten days. If you dare not follow, you will be punished for treason!"

Zhu Gaoxu didn't care whether Li Li and the others agreed or not, and directly ordered again.

Facing the domineering Zhu Gaoxu, Li Li and others have no right to reason.

If they were placed in the past, they could also secretly unite to fight against the imperial court's orders.

But now most of the Qinghua mansion's tyrants have been killed, and it's their carelessness to say it. I never thought that Zhu Gaoxu would be so decisive, and he did it directly without any warning in advance, so that they had no chance to unite again.

Now there are only a dozen of them left, and there is no trouble at all.

After the banquet was over, Li Li and others stepped over the heads all over the floor, and left the magistrate's yamen in fear.

"Congratulations, Your Highness!"

Yang Shiqi asked for the head to be taken away, and then congratulated Zhu Gaoxu.

"Haha, this matter went so smoothly, thanks to Yang Changshi's plan. These Jiaozhi people are indeed a group of people who fear power and don't care about morality. Only by using this thunderous method can they be obedient and obedient!"

Zhu Gaoxu laughed loudly.

For the long history of Yang Shiqi, at first he still looked down upon him, but because of Zhu Zhanhe's strong recommendation, Zhu Gaoxu reluctantly accepted him.

Unexpectedly, Yang Shiqi was really good. During this period of time, he helped him handle affairs in an orderly manner, and even proposed a whole set of plans for Jiaozhi, so that he could search for more things from Jiaozhi.

"This time, I would also like to thank Your Highness for your great help to eliminate the hidden dangers in Qinghua Mansion. If Your Highness needs anything, I will do my best to cooperate with you!"

At this moment, Huang Fu suddenly interrupted with a smile.

"Emissary Huang Buzheng is being polite. Next, you and Yang Changshi will help me build ships on the one hand, and organize more craftsmen and young adults on the other hand, so that I can sail to the West with me in the future!"

Zhu Gaoxu said very politely.

Huang Fu also knew that Zhu Gaoxu was going to Tianzhu. After all, if he wanted to requisition a large population of Cochin, he would definitely need Huang Fu's cooperation, so when he first arrived in Cochin, he showed Zhu Di's secret decree to the other party.

"Your officer obeys, and will definitely cooperate with Yang Changshi!"

Huang Fu also immediately promised.

For local officials, the number of people under their rule is directly related to their political achievements.

But Zhu Gaoxu recruited Jiaozhi people according to the order, so Huang Fu didn't have to worry about his political achievements at all. Instead, he hoped that Zhu Gaoxu would take away more Jiaozhi people so that he could move more people from Guangdong, Guangxi, and Yunnan. This is also Zhu Di's secret decree agreed.

"Okay, then you can discuss it yourself!"

Zhu Gaoxu waved his hand, with a right-hand man like Yang Shiqi, he would be happy to be a hands-off shopkeeper.

After the banquet was over, Zhu Gaoxu returned happily, while Yang Shiqi and Huang Fu came to the study behind the magistrate's yamen, and they chatted while drinking tea.

"Shiqi, when we parted, I thought you would rise to the top in the court, but I never thought that you would go to Tianzhu with the King of Han."

At this moment, Huang Fu suddenly said to Yang Shiqi, with a bit of regret in his expression.

When Huang Fu was in the capital, he and Yang Shiqi were old acquaintances. He was only four years older than the other, and they both admired each other's talents and learning, so they often got together to drink, but they didn't expect that they would meet again in Jiaozhi after many years.

"Things are unpredictable. When I entered the cabinet, I thought that the cabinet would shine in the future, but I didn't expect that His Majesty even abolished the cabinet, but established a cabinet that is not a cabinet."

Yang Shiqi also smiled slightly, and brought the topic to the newly formed cabinet of the imperial court.

"Speaking of this cabinet, Your Majesty is really clever. A cabinet with no fixed number of members and no fixed location, but with real power, is simply another Jin Yiwei. No matter how powerful it is, it is just a tool in the hands of the emperor, and it may be discarded at any time. !"

When Huang Fu mentioned the cabinet, his expression was quite complicated, because after the cabinet was established, the power in the emperor's hands would be greatly enhanced, and the ministers might no longer be able to restrain the emperor.

"Yeah, I was also shocked when I heard the news on the road, but as an emperor, it is understandable that His Majesty wants to strengthen the power in his hands."

Yang Shiqi sighed and said, as a subject, he didn't want to see too much power in the hands of the emperor.

"In addition to the cabinet, His Majesty recently announced another decree, Shiqi, do you know?"

Huang Fu suddenly asked again.

"What decree?"

Yang Shiqi asked curiously.

"Your Majesty granted permission to let us magistrates directly submit the secret book, and only His Majesty can read the contents of the secret book. Now I am also waiting and watching. I don't know what to write?"

Huang Fu frowned at the end.

"Secret copy? Isn't that just letting local officials supervise and report each other?"

Yang Shiqi was also shocked when he heard the words. With his sharp eyes, he immediately saw that this secret book system was fundamentally for the purpose of dividing and supervising officials, and it was similar to Jinyiwei.

"That's right. It's His Majesty's privilege to deliver the secret copy, at least once a month, and you must send your cronies directly to the capital. You can't use others in between. In Jiaozhi territory, I'm not the only one who has the right to the secret copy, Sun Xin. Waiting for some magistrates, they can also play the secret version."

At the end of Huang Fu's speech, there was a wry smile on his face. He didn't want to be a villain who made a small report, but he was worried that others would report him behind his back, so he asked Yang Shiqi to discuss it.

(End of this chapter)