Lao Zhu thought for a while and nodded: "That's fine."
I pity the hearts of parents in the world.
Lao Zhu called Li Jinglong in.
Li Jinglong saluted: "Uncle, uncle, father."
Li Wenzhong frowned and scolded Li Jinglong: "Why don't you distinguish between public and private matters? When discussing official matters, there are only the emperor and the prince, but no uncles or uncles."
Li Jinglong's face turned red and he could only salute in a formal manner again: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, Mr. Li. It's time for me to be polite."
Lao Zhu said: "You can go to Shaanxi to train troops tomorrow."
Li Jinglong looked confused: "Shouldn't we let Wei Chen be in charge of the official tooth bureau?"
Lao Zhu glanced at Li Wenzhong: "This is what Master Li meant."
Li Jinglong was shocked and looked at Li Wenzhong.
Li Wenzhong said: "Yes, I suggested it to the emperor. I feel that your ability is not suitable for presiding over the official affairs."
Li Jinglong's hands were clenched until his joints turned white, and he lowered his head.
Zhu Biao couldn't bear it and said: "I also think you should train more soldiers. You can grow faster. The situation in the Guanya Bureau is a bit complicated now. You are still young and you may not be able to cope with it."
In fact, Li Jinglong also vaguely felt that the Guan Ya Bureau today was completely different from when Zhu Bai was there.
It seems that there are countless undercurrents surging and competing below, all waiting for the opportunity to set off huge waves.
Zhu Biao's statement made Li Jinglong feel a lot more comfortable. Then he reluctantly handed over his hand and said, "Yes."
Li Jinglong packed up a few clothes and went to Shanxi to find Zhu Fan on horseback, taking Lao Zhu's autographed letter with him.
Li Wenzhong himself did not give it away, nor did Mrs. Li or anyone in the household allow her to give it away.
So when Li Jinglong left Yingtian, it was really desolate compared to the last time when everyone was surrounded by people.
The people in the court have always been "sharp". After capturing this information, they speculated that Lao Zhu was very dissatisfied with Li Jinglong and even implicated Li Wenzhong.
Otherwise, how could Li Wenzhong's doting on his son make Li Jinglong so pitiful.
Hu Weiyong convened a meeting of his party members, feeling that they could finally break through the last fortress: the Governor's Mansion.
That is to seize military power.
Li Cunyi: "Isn't it a bit too hasty?"
Hu Weiyong: "If we can't seize the right opportunity to seize part of the military power of Yingtian Guards, it will be useless no matter how many official positions we occupy."
He figured it out from what happened when Hu Fuchang was beaten. From bottom to top, this is not feasible in the realm of Yingtian.
Because the guards at Yingtian were all loyal and loyal to Lao Zhu.
It can only be done from the top down.
Li Cunyi: "But Li Wenzhong is his nephew. It is impossible for him to replace Li Wenzhong."
They have followed Lao Zhu for so many years and know him very well.
Hu Weiyong: "The older a person gets, the more likely he is to be confused and the more he likes to be suspicious. We just need to push him from behind. Now that Zhu Bai is gone and the officialdom is in such a mess, no matter how powerful Lao Zhu is, he is still just a human being, how can he have the spirit? Covering everything.”
Li Cunyi pursed his lips: "Then give it a try? You must keep a low profile. Don't alert the enemy."
Hu Weiyong smiled: "You are becoming more and more timid. Most of the people in the court are our people now. Lao Zhu has been ignored. Apart from military power and taxation, he can't speak."
Li Cunyi: "A centipede insect is dead but not stiff. A starved camel is bigger than a horse."
Moreover, it is very possible that Lao Zhu is just holding back.
Could a person who could defeat Dayuan, defeat Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng, and make fierce men like Xu Da submissive, possibly be defeated so easily?
What's more, Hu Weiyong's strategy and ability are not among the top five officials of the Ming Dynasty today, and he is not a match for Lao Zhu at all.
Hu Weiyong was dazzled by Yaxing's victory and did not take Li Cunyi's words to heart at all.
He has even selected someone to arrange for him to enter the Governor's Mansion.
As a result, after waiting for a long time, Lao Zhu had no intention of removing Li Wenzhong.
Hu Weiyong walked around in his study.
I always feel like this is just one step away.
It was like someone was hanging a piece of meat in front of me, leading me to run as hard as I could, but I couldn't reach it.
is it my fault?
Where did I go wrong?
How can we seize the commander-in-chief's seal from the Governor's Mansion? !
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Zhu Biao now reads the brochures every day after court. After reading the brochures, he also goes to the Guanyin Bureau to check the accounts and sits in Guanyinzhuang.
I felt tired before, but now I feel more overwhelmed and exhausted both mentally and physically.
When Zhu Bai was there, he took care of reading the book for Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao didn't need to worry about the official and dental bureaus.
Now I feel that Zhu Bai did more for him than what others saw, but he never complained.
But he was ungrateful and wanted to get Zhu Bai away more than once.
The more tired Zhu Biao felt, the more shame and regret he felt in his heart. These two feelings were like vines intertwined together, entangling his body and mind tighter and tighter, making him breathless.
Nowadays, there is less than one-tenth of the silver left in Guanyinzhuang's warehouse, and most of it is still the share that was agreed to belong to Zhu Bai and is stored here.
If there really is a big war or a large-scale disaster.
I don’t know how long this little money can last.
When Zhu Bai was here, the salt tax doubled.
As soon as he disappeared, the salt tax was immediately reduced.
How can we think of a way to get this thing back?
Zhu Biao looked at the report submitted by the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Department.
The guard came in and reported: "A man named Hu Dafa came to ask for an audience with His Highness."
Ah, yes, there is also an armory.
Hu Dafa couldn't come, so I had forgotten this important matter.
Zhu Biao said hurriedly: "Invite him in."
Hu Dafa came in and handed over his hands: "Your Highness. I'm here to collect this month's wages and materials."
In the past, Zhu Bai would ask someone to deliver it directly every month.
It's been many days late this month and there's been no movement.
He can only ask for it himself.
Zhu Biao asked the new tooth chief: "How did the King of Xiang buy materials and collect wages in the past?"
Chief Ya said: "The materials were purchased directly from the Guan Ya Bureau and sent over. The wages for labor were also drawn from Guan Ya's profits."
Zhu Biao nodded: "Then it's fine as usual."
The tooth leader hesitated for a moment and said: "The number of people coming to the Guan Ya Bureau to trade has dropped significantly this month, so there is no suitable material."
In fact, Zhu Bai directly asked different government and tooth bureaus to transport iron, copper and some things they didn't recognize from the corresponding mining areas, without the official and tooth bureau having to worry about them.
Zhu Biao: "That's temporarily suspended. Pay last month's wages first."
Ya Zhang added: "The emperor already took away all the profits yesterday."
Zhu Biao touched his forehead: "Then I'll pay with King Xiang's money for the time being. Next month, I'll come up with a solution."
It’s really hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice.
How did Zhu Bai plug up so many holes and still make so much profit?
Hu Dafa knelt down and kowtowed.
Zhu Biao said: "If you have something to say, just say it. It doesn't have to be like this."
Hu Dafa: "Your Highness, since the arsenal is about to stop now. Please send your servant to find King Xiang."
He is different from others. His new identity was given by Zhu Bai, and now theoretically only Zhu Biao and Lao Zhu can let him go.
