Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 412

Snapped!
Zhu Youxiao slapped the memorial directly on the table in his hand, his breath intensified, and he sneered:

"What a good Qian Qianyi, but he knows how to play a game of borrowing chickens to lay eggs and follow the trend. Now it seems that none of these Donglin Party leftovers are really useful. Apart from flattery, the party struggle is first-rate!

I thought it was Li Mingrui and others who were going to attack Cao Sicheng, but now Jiang Dejing, Qian Qianyi's proud disciple, made the impeachment papers first. . "

After Zhu Youxiao finished speaking, he couldn't help sighing, and came to Ge Youlie a little tiredly.

"People like Li Mingrui are also capable of developing their power. They have extended their hands to the Metropolitan Procuratorate. I don't know if they have forgotten my original intention of promoting them. They are changing their ways to expand their power one by one. Can they still do it for Daming? A few facts are unknown, but it seems that this cabinet should inject some fresh blood."

Zhu Youxiao's words made Wang Chengen, the supervisor of ceremonies who accompanied him, feel tight in his heart, and thought:

"Your Majesty said that, could it be that he has the idea of ​​changing cabinet ministers? Then this means that the civil servants are about to enter a period of investigation, and some officials who are qualified to compete for cabinet ministers have undoubtedly entered the most critical stage at this moment.

However, Wang Chengen knew that he was an internal minister and it was inconvenient to participate in the affairs of the outer court, so he thought about it for a while at most, and asked: "Then, Your Majesty, how should I reply to Jiang Dejing's memorandum?"

"Didn't Sun Chengzong give a memorial the day before yesterday, saying that Hamiwei and Chijin Mongolia have just been recovered because of the Western Expedition, and now officials are going to reform the land and return it to the people?
I expect that Sun Chengzong is now in charge of Shaanxi and several border towns, and obviously has no time to take care of the territories west of Jiayuguan, not to mention the more complicated situation in these territories.

In my opinion, simply set up the Gansu Chengxuan Political Commissioner to govern the vast land from the west of Jiayuguan to Hamiwei, especially the Hetao area!Let the cabinet find a reason to send Cao Sicheng to be the governor of Gansu, and take the official title of Zuoqian Capital Censor. The majestic Zuodu Censor can't maintain neutrality, and there is no need to keep him in the center! "

As he said that, Zhu Youxiao said again: "As for this Jiang Dejing, he is so young that he doesn't think about doing great things for the country, but he is willing to be someone else's running dog and the vanguard of the party struggle. How is this person different from Yang Lian and others! This is also true. The person I hate the most, but killing him is meaningless, and even fulfilled him.

Since he dared to hate the majestic Zuodu Censor, let him go to Hamiwei as a prefect, and let him be the magistrate at the westernmost end of our Ming Dynasty. Central Plains. "

Wang Chengen couldn't help but admire His Majesty Zhu Youxiao's clever response. Letting an old official like Cao Sicheng go to Gansu, although it was considered a demoted post, he didn't suffer much. .

What's more, let Jiang Dejing become the magistrate of Hami and Cao Sicheng's subordinate. This is undoubtedly the best punishment for Jiang Dejing, and it can be regarded as a warning to other officials. It was to serve Daming in a remote place.

After Qian Qianyi learned that Cao Sicheng was relegated to the newly established Gansu Chengxuan Political Commissioner as governor, he was a little disappointed. He didn't expect that His Majesty would not be cruel.

Even the reason for the demotion is very mild, and the method is to praise the truth, that is, the reason is that Cao Sicheng is mature and prudent, clean and self-confident, and because of Sun Chengzong's proposal, the newly attached Hami Shazhou and other places need a calm and capable veteran to stay in charge to prevent disturbances , So let Cao Sicheng be the governor of Gansu.

"Could it be that His Majesty has changed his usual iron-blooded style, turned gentle, and started playing tricks?" Qian Qianyi didn't realize that His Majesty Zhu Youxiao had already criticized him for trying to play tricks on ministers and ministers. His behavior expressed his dissatisfaction. In his opinion, His Majesty Zhu Youxiao might just not want to fight any more, and wanted to strike a balance between him and Li Mingrui.

Because of this, Qian Qianyi didn't feel a little fear because of Cao Sicheng's demotion. Instead, he felt that His Majesty just realized that there might be party disputes and didn't want to be led by the nose, even though he brought his proud disciple Jiang Dejing Because His Majesty wanted to beat him up, he was demoted to Hamiwei as the magistrate, but Qian Qianyi was still in a good mood. After all, he sacrificed one for the matter and defeated a Zuodu censor. In his opinion, this political transaction Not bad.

Li Mingrui did not feel disappointed because of Cao Sicheng's relegation. Based on his understanding of His Majesty Zhu Youxiao, he could guess that Cao Sicheng had escaped a catastrophe. Especially before the complete elimination of Jiannu is about to be carried out, the last thing His Majesty wants to happen is any major turmoil within the imperial court, and Qian Qianyi's use of Zhu Youjian to punish himself is undoubtedly a taboo of His Majesty . ,

From Li Mingrui's point of view, Qian Qianyi was obviously asking for trouble. Even though he got Cao Sicheng on his side to leave the Metropolitan Procuratorate as he wished, it also indicated that this old Qian Ge would not be far from becoming an official.

Therefore, at this moment, Li Mingrui not only did not feel depressed because of Cao Sicheng's relegation, but also felt a little joy in his heart.

Of course, on the surface, he still showed a very unhappy look, and even sent Cao Sicheng to the Shili Changting in a very high-profile way, and promised to take care of Cao Sicheng's family members who stayed in the capital.

Now that His Majesty Zhu Youxiao has demoted Cao Sicheng, it means that he already knows that Cao Sicheng is not a lonely minister, otherwise His Majesty will protect Cao Sicheng as he did Lu Xiangsheng back then, and he will just simply pull him out despite the objections of the Censor Yanguan.

Therefore, Li Mingrui no longer deliberately concealed his relationship with Cao Sicheng, and his high-profile performance was not only for Qian Qianyi to see, but also to be seen by His Majesty Zhu Youxiao. He wanted His Majesty Zhu Youxiao to know that although he made friends with other ministers, But not for himself, but for his own political ideas, so when he bid farewell to Cao Sicheng, he deliberately told Cao Sicheng loudly that since he became the governor of a province, he should increase business taxes, develop commerce and trade, and reproduce the glory of the Silk Road.

Li Mingrui is well aware that although His Majesty opposes party formation, he does not object to officials coming together because of the same political ideas, especially the same political ideas as His Majesty today.

Li Mingrui said it loudly so that the people in Dongchang could hear it, and then let His Majesty Zhu Youxiao know.

Zhu Youxiao did know about the conversation between Li Mingrui and Cao Sicheng that afternoon, and couldn't help laughing: "Our old Li Ge can also act, so what he said was impassioned."

As he said that, Zhu Youxiao couldn't help asking Liu Ruyu, the admiral of Dongchang: "What is Qian Qianyi doing today?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Mr. Qian Ge has been resting in the mansion today, but his son met a man named Guang Shiheng in Baoyun Tower today. Yuan is a popular candidate for the first-class place next year, and his uncle Chen Yuting is the censor of Nanjing Youdu, and he seems to want to use Qian Qianyi's place to take charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Liu Ruyu didn't wait for Zhu Youxiao to continue asking, so he took the initiative to introduce Chen Yuting: "This Chen Yuting was a Jinshi in the 44th year of Wanli. People don’t seem to be content with retirement in Nanjing.”

Zhu Youxiao couldn't help frowning when he heard this, and said: "What an old Qian Ge, I just demoted Cao Sicheng, the censor of Zuodu, and he couldn't wait to arrange a new censor of Zuodu for me. It's too hasty."

Liu Ruyu could clearly feel that His Majesty was dissatisfied with Qian Qianyi's behavior, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, this elder Qian Ge might follow the same path as Wei Guangwei.

Everyone can see that what His Majesty wants is an obedient chief minister, not a chief minister who treats the emperor like a monkey.

Unsurprisingly, after that, Qian Qianyi did recommend Chen Yuting to Zhu Youxiao, but Zhu Youxiao did not agree to Qian Qianyi. On the contrary, news came that Chen Yuting died suddenly at home not long after.

After Li Mingrui learned about this, he felt much happier because of this, and couldn't help saying to Gong Yonggu, his son-in-law: "In addition to being shameless and invincible, this Qian Muzhai is obviously full of muddleheadedness. He thinks he is extremely smart, but I don't know that I have been played by His Majesty for a long time, and now I can't wait to put my own person in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, but I don't know that this will make His Majesty even more disgusted. Our previous plan was just to let Qian Qianyi dismiss him and return to his hometown to retire , now it seems that it is not difficult for him to be beheaded."

Although Gong Yonggu is the captain of the consort and belongs to the class of honored relatives, he has always been a person who pays attention to his reputation, so he is the most shameless towards people like Qian Qianyi. Now Li Mingrui said that he wanted Qian Qianyi to win The fate of being beheaded for public display also made Gong Yonggu curious, and hurriedly asked: "I wonder if Mr. Li Ge has any tricks to punish such a shameless person?"

"The son born to the empress is already full moon. As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a king for a day, let alone a heir. When the Zhao king was born by only the concubine Hui, the courtiers didn't care about who would set up a prince. Controversial, but now that the empress has a son-in-law, do you think these civil servants, especially those who pay attention to etiquette and order, will not interfere with the emperor's family affairs and force His Majesty to establish a heir at an early date?"

When Li Mingrui said this, Gong Yonggu couldn't help but suddenly realized and nodded: "That is to say, just like the dispute over the establishment of a heir and an elder in the period of the first emperor, today's civil servants will also interfere in His Majesty's family affairs because of this?"

"The son-in-law thinks that with His Majesty's temperament, these officials will not be able to make trouble. Just wait and see, Qian Qianyi will not be far from death if he dares to propose the establishment of the crown prince. At that time, we only need to add fuel to the flames."

Li Mingrui got up and said goodbye to Gong Yonggu, but happened to come to a place not far from Xiyuan, the imperial city. Li Mingrui couldn't help but think of the letter king Zhu Youjian who was escorted into the capital by him.

As an old Hanlin who had no one to rely on in the imperial court, Li Mingrui knew that his rise did not depend on how good he was in the officialdom, but that he had the same ruthless and decisive character as his majesty today.

And like Lu Xiangsheng, I was pulled up from the bottom by His Majesty today, without relying on that cabinet minister or that minister.

Therefore, in Li Mingrui's consciousness, the interests of His Majesty Zhu Youxiao are related to his interests, so he must consider all factors that may harm His Majesty's interests for His Majesty.

Li Mingrui has always been worried about the letter king Zhu Youjian, but he doesn't know what to do. He has no other choice but to take a few glances at Xiyuan's location.

But what Li Mingrui didn't expect was that Qian Qianyi, who was still the chief assistant of the cabinet, also appeared here at this moment.

Li Mingrui couldn't help but went up to say hello, and bowed his hands stiffly to Qian Qianyi: "I've seen Ge Lao."

Perhaps Qian Qianyi wanted to annoy Li Mingrui on purpose, so he accepted Li Mingrui's gift with his chest upright, and Li Mingrui blushed for a while, but he didn't say anything.

On the other hand, Qian Qianyi couldn't help being very surprised by this, and deliberately asked loudly: "Mr. Li Ge just came back from seeing King Xin?"

Li Mingrui knew that Qian Qianyi's words were intentional, so he couldn't help but laughed loudly and asked: "Qian Ge is just joking, King Xin is still the one who wears a crime, how dare the subordinates approach him, it's just a coincidence to pass by." It’s just in this area, why is Mr. Qian Ge going to see King Xin? I heard that Mr. Qian Ge taught His Highness Xin Wang back then, so it’s understandable to come to see his students now, so I won’t bother you as an official. .”

Hearing what Li Mingrui said, Qian Qianyi couldn't help feeling anxious, and was about to scold a few words when he was surprised to see Zhu Youjiao walking over, waving a fan like an ordinary son of a wealthy family.

The two hurriedly stopped their bickering, bowed down and saluted Zhu Youxiao, and said in a low voice, "I have seen Your Majesty!" But in order to prove that they are more pious than each other, they actually competed to see who bent over the other very much, but Unexpectedly, bending like this, the two of them fell to the ground at the same time, which made Zhu Youxiao laugh on the spot.

Zhu Youxiao naturally knew that these two people were fighting each other, but he didn't expose it, but deliberately asked: "Why do the two lovers have time to meet here today? Are you going to visit King Xin? "

Zhu Youxiao's words made Qian Qianyi and Li Mingrui feel horrified and frightened. They didn't want His Majesty Zhu Youxiao to think that they were the ones who supported Xinwang Zhu Youjian.

But the two of them didn't know what to say to explain except for murmuring.

Zhu Youxiao saw that the two of them were deflated, but he couldn't help but feel more at ease in his heart, and said in his heart: "I'm so frightened by such a joke, so it seems that I can't be regarded as a trustworthy chief assistant."

Of course, perhaps Qian Qianyi and Li Mingrui don't know how His Majesty Zhu Youxiao feels at this time, and they just want to take this opportunity to perform well in front of His Majesty Zhu Youxiao, at least to make His Majesty feel better about themselves. Be nice and believe in yourself as a capable person.

Zhu Youxiao was also happy to take this opportunity to chat with them a few more words, but to Zhu Youxiao's surprise, this Qian Qianyi suddenly brought up the matter of establishing the crown prince in the end.

(End of this chapter)