Faced with Han Du's provocation, Qi Tai, led by Zhang Zhen, Chen Di and others, all bowed to the emperor, "I am willing to share the emperor's worries and will never lose face in the court."
Buddha competes for a stick of incense, and people compete for a breath!
No one can bear to be ridiculed by Han Du like this, not to mention that they are all at the pinnacle of power in the Ming Dynasty? In the past, wherever I went, I would not get a lot of compliments and respect.
Han Du snorted disdainfully, looked at Qi Tai, and said, "Since all of you are so courageous, why not take over the Tianfang Seventh Governor's Mansion first."
Qitai's expression changed. He wouldn't believe what Han Du said, but he still believed what the emperor said. After all, the emperor is always gentle and kind, and he would not lie to his ministers, nor would he make such a joke with his ministers.
Since the emperor said that the Seventh Governor's Mansion of Tianfang is a place of melee, it should not be wrong.
And Han Du, the man who killed a thousand swords, actually wanted them to go to Tianfang. Didn't this make it clear that he wanted their lives?
Qi Tai did not argue with Han Du, and directly bowed to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I think we should give full play to the strengths of our respective governors."
"Oh? What do Qi Aiqing think?" Zhu Biao asked with a slightly probing look.
Qi Tai straightened up and said seriously: "Since civil servants are good at herdsmen and military generals are good at fighting. Then military generals should be allowed to serve as governors of war-torn places, while civilian officials should stay in stable places. In this way, the civil servants and military generals can play their respective roles. Long, it can be said to be the best of both worlds.”
"The best of both worlds?" Han Du suddenly sneered and looked at Qi Tai, "What Mr. Qi calls the best of both worlds is that our noble generals fight life and death in the front, and you civil servants sit back and enjoy the benefits?"
"That's too much!" Dongguan Bo He Rong suddenly shouted through gritted teeth.
A pair of big copper bell-like eyes suddenly widened, he took a sudden step, and stretched his thick palm towards Qitai's neck. It seemed as if he wanted to pick up Qitai's neck and lift him up.
With He Rong being a full head taller than Qi Tai and with his powerful body, it was not impossible.
Qitai was as thin as a bamboo pole holding up his clothes. He was frightened when he saw the scene in front of him. He didn't expect that He Rong would have the courage to be rough with him in Fengtian Palace. His legs felt weak for a moment and he couldn't react at all.
"Stop!" Zhu Biao shouted, looking at He Rong with a gloomy face, and scolded: "He Rong, why don't you stop? What do you want to do?"
Although He Rong had an arrogant temper, he admired the emperor very much. Hearing the emperor speak, he immediately stopped.
He turned around and said aggrievedly to the emperor: "Your Majesty, they are too bullying. They let the ministers go to expand the territory, so they can hide behind and take advantage of it. How can there be such a reason in the world?"
Zhu Biao also knew that what Qi Tai and others just said was indeed too much. You can do this quietly, but you can't say it in front of the nobles!
Of course, it was not Qi Tai who said it, but Han Du who exposed their secret plan.
Zhu Biao couldn't help but look towards Han Du.
Han Du happened to raise his eyes and met Zhu Biao's gaze, so he said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I think this distribution is inappropriate. You can't always let us people go through life and death, right?"
Zhu Biao glared at Han Du with dissatisfaction and withdrew his gaze angrily.
Then, Han Du looked at Qi Tai and other civil servants and said, "Don't you usually boast that 'literary can bring peace to the world with his pen, and military can mount a horse to fix the world'? Now that the opportunity has come, why do you want to back down?"
Qitai and others lowered their heads, shrank their necks, and avoided Han Du's gaze. They have long since matured and are no longer the teenagers they once were. I don't think that when they go to the battlefield, they can really be more powerful than those generals who crawled out of the dead.
Several people were speechless by his rebuke, and were about to pursue the victory.
Zhu Biao's voice suddenly came out, "Han Du, you've had enough. All the dear ministers are ministers of the imperial court, and it is natural that each has his or her own strengths."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." When Qi Tai and others saw Zhu Biao supporting them, they immediately bowed in gratitude.
After a pause, Zhu Biao continued, "However, the situations in each governor's mansion are indeed different. You must come up with a way to solve it."
"Your Majesty, if that's the case, let's draw lots to decide. It's up to God to decide whether it's good or bad, and it won't make each other dissatisfied, right?" Han Du smiled and proposed a solution that was not a solution.
Determined by drawing lots?
The position of Governor, who is the focus of the world, should be decided by drawing lots. This is simply child's play. If word gets out, what will the people of the world think of these Gonggun princes?
But no one spoke rashly, because they knew that no matter what method they proposed to decide the governor's position, the other party would not agree.
On the contrary, although the method of drawing lots is a bit absurd, it is indeed the best solution now.
But it's impossible for Qi Tai and others to agree. Draw lots? What if you are unlucky and get the seventh Governor's Mansion in Tianfang? If they really had to fight with those ferocious natives, wouldn't that cost them their lives?
With no way to refute, Qitai and others had no choice but to look at the emperor.
"Your Majesty~"
Zhu Biao immediately scolded Han Du: "What kind of lot will be drawn? The dignified Ming Governor, a third-grade official, in charge of the power of life and death in a government, how can it be decided by drawing lots? I have decided that civil servants should be given priority as much as possible when they serve as governors. Placed in the relatively stable governor's palace in Nanyang and Korea."
"Your Majesty!" Han Du wanted to speak.
Zhu Biao suddenly glared at him and said quickly: "Shut up!"
Han Du had no choice but to close his mouth angrily, his face full of dissatisfaction.
Seeing that Han Du didn't speak, Zhu Biao looked away.
Such an action made Qi Tai and others feel very happy. You Zhenhaihou Niu, why don’t you continue to be a bull? Even if the emperor is partial to us, you can only watch and I'm so anxious to death!
"Your Majesty!" All the civil servants immediately bowed to Zhu Biao with great gratitude.
Zhu Biao continued: "However, the governors of Luzon and Old Port are still appointed by distinguished officials."
Although the civil servants felt a little pity, they gritted their teeth and acquiesced because the emperor had just blocked the aggressive Han Du for them.
"Also," Zhu Biao looked sideways at Zhang Yan and ordered: "You also need to arrange some capable ministers to take charge of the somewhat dangerous Governor's Mansion." After all, you need to be strong to make iron. There are some things Zhu Biao did not say clearly. But Zhang Yan and others also understood.
The emperor can help them once, but he cannot always favor them.
"I obey the order!"
Zhu Biao stood up, reached for the memorial, threw it away, and said: "Go down and discuss it. After three days, the memorial will be submitted again to confirm the governors of each governor's palace. Retreat from the court!"
"I respectfully send you off to the Emperor. Long live my Emperor! Long live the Emperor~"
After Zhu Biao left, Han Du and Zhang Yan looked at each other.
"snort!"
The two sides gave each other a disdainful look and walked out of the hall coldly and arrogantly.
Both sides have quotas for governors, but they need to select them quickly. After all, they only have three days.
Han Du is better. After all, there are so many counts among the nobles, who wouldn't want to serve as governor for one term? Moreover, they all came from fighting on the battlefield, and they would not be afraid even if they went to Tianfang.
But it is different for the civil servants. The limited quota and the eager eyes of the nobles force them to carefully select people with outstanding talents.
Otherwise, if the civilian governor behaves too arrogantly in the past five years, I am afraid that in the next five years, not even half of the quota will be available on the civilian side.
...
The next day, Zhu Biao called Han Du to the palace early in the morning.
The reason used was that the Queen wanted to see Han Du.
Han Du came to Kunning Palace and saw a girl dressed up for the first time. He couldn't help but smile and sighed: "What are you going to do?"
It’s just to see yourself, but you’re dressed like this. Are you trying to give yourself a blow?
Han Jingyun couldn't hold himself any longer. He immediately turned around and stamped his feet inside, saying softly: "Your Majesty, let me tell you that it's too stupid to reveal it like this."
"Hahaha, it is natural for the queen mother to wear the phoenix crown and rosy robe in the world. Although he is your brother, he should salute you first."
Zhu Biao came out of the hall while smiling.
"Meet the Emperor, meet the Queen." Han Du bowed down with an indifferent expression on his face.
"Get up." Zhu Biao stretched out his hand.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty."
Han Du straightened up and glanced at Zhu Biao helplessly. He asked: "It would have been better for the emperor to summon the ministers directly, so why are you beating around the bush?"
Zhu Biao suddenly laughed twice and said, "I'm not beating around the bush, but it's the queen who really wants to see you."
When Han Jingyun heard this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes at Zhu Biao, then curled his lips and looked away without saying anything. But the meaning is expressed very clearly, just say it.
A trace of embarrassment appeared on Zhu Biao's face, he coughed twice and said, "Stop standing, go in and sit down."
Han Du nodded and followed Zhu Biao in.
Han Jingyun did not sit down, but said: "You guys chat, I'll go see how the royal meal is prepared."
After saying that, he left with the maid following him.
Han Du glanced at the girl's leaving figure, turned back and smiled at Zhu Biao. Is this what you said about the girl missing me?
Zhu Biao smiled awkwardly and said, "What do you think of a civilian serving as governor?"
Han Du gave Zhu Biao a strange look. You had already made your decision before you asked yourself what you thought?
After thinking for a while, Han Du said with a smile: "Actually, I have no objection to civilian officials serving as governors. I even hope that more civilian officials can go out and take a look."
Zhu Biao looked at Han Du with a smile and said nothing, waiting for his next words.
"The emperor doesn't believe it?" Han Du asked with a smile.
Zhu Biao shook his head slightly and said: "I believe it! But I am very strange. Didn't you strongly oppose a civilian serving as governor yesterday? Why is it this attitude now?"
Han Du nodded and explained: "I object, not because I am afraid that civil servants will take up the governor's quota. But I am worried that they do not understand the situation overseas. If they still hold on to the old ideas of serving as officials in the Ming Dynasty, , I’m afraid I will suffer a big loss. If this damages Ming’s overseas layout, that would be bad.”
