Jinling Imperial Capital.
The scholarly court is discussing matters.
Zhu Yunwen sat high on the dragon chair.
Three "great talents", Qi Tai, Minister of the Ministry of War, Huang Zicheng, Minister of Taichang Temple, and Fang Xiaoru, a scholar of Hanlin Academy, are all here.
These three people are the first in the scholar court and Zhu Yunwen's confidants.
A series of new policies in Jianwen's restructuring were all authored by the three of them.
Others, such as Chen Di, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Wang Dun, the minister of the household affairs department, Zhang Zhen, the minister of the official affairs department, Zheng Ci, the minister of the ministry of industry, and Bao Zhao, the minister of the punishment department, were in the second rank of the scholarly court.
These five ministers were the team left to Zhu Yunwen by Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and he carefully selected the talents to assist the administration.
It's just that compared to Qitai, Huang Zicheng, Fang Xiaoru and others, these five ministers obviously lack the holy family members and are difficult to balance with them.
Wang Bu, the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, came forward and raised the issue of the people in Beiping Prefecture being short of food.
"Your Majesty, the Beiping Mansion has not resumed production due to the war in the late Yuan Dynasty. As the cold winter approaches, if the supply of grain and grass in Beiping is cut off, countless people in Beiping will starve to death!"
"Please, Your Majesty, put the people first and restore the food and grass supply in Peiping!"
He had a good personal relationship with Bao Zhao, so Bao Zhao wrote a secret letter to him, asking Wang Dun, a veteran assistant to the government, to give his advice to prevent any "villain" from getting in the way.
As for who this "villain" is, who else could it be besides those three people?
As soon as he heard Wang Dun's words, Zhu Yunwen's expression suddenly changed slightly.
Wang Duan was a veteran minister who followed Taizu's rule in Xiaoyun. It was rare for an important official of the feudal dynasty to be qualified and stay in his position for a long time. However, Wang Duan was as famous as Yunnan's Chief Envoy Zhang Wei (currently the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs).
He was in charge of Zhejiang for ten years, repairing water conservancy, running education, reducing corvee labor, punishing rape and eliminating malpractice, selecting talents and appointing talents. He was quite popular in politics and evaluated his performance during the imperial examination. He was praised by Taizu himself as "the best of Fang Yue".
Therefore, facing Wang Dun, a veteran minister who assisted the government, Zhu Yunwen respected him very much and never dared to neglect him.
However, before Zhu Yunwen could speak, Huang Zicheng jumped out and firmly opposed providing grain and grass to Beiping Mansion.
"Your Majesty, King Yan has sent caravans to various state capitals to buy grain and grass. The wolf's ambition has been revealed!"
"If we provide food and grass to Beiping Mansion at this moment, it would be tantamount to siding with the enemy!"
Huang Zicheng, the minister of Taichang Temple, accompanied him to the East Palace in his early years. He often talked with Zhu Yunwen about reducing the vassal state, and he was well aware of the new emperor Zhu Yunwen's intention to reduce the vassal state.
Therefore, after Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, Huang Zicheng began to clamor for the imperial court to reduce the vassalage. He also worked with Qi Tai, Minister of the Ministry of War, to formulate and implement the plan to reduce the vassalage!
As long as the great cause of reducing the vassal state is completed, Huang Zicheng will be able to take a further step with this achievement!
Although the minister of Taichang Temple is good, he is far inferior to the six ministers. This is the real top civil servant who holds the central power!
If it weren't for the qualifications and prestige of veterans such as Wang Dui and Zhang Can, His Majesty the Emperor would not have made a major change in the six departments in the early days of his accession to the throne. Huang Zicheng would have been promoted to the chief officer of the first department to take charge of the central power!
"Absurd!" Wang Duan was angry, "According to what Taichang Qing said, is it possible that the imperial court will ignore the people of Beiping Mansion just because of King Yan?"
"I dare to ask Da Si Nong, once the King of Yan rebels, what will the court do? The crux of the problem in the Beiping Mansion is King Yan. After King Yan is punished, the court will naturally appease the local people!"
"Huang Zicheng, you are simply not a son of a man. Beiping Mansion's grain production is not high. How do you ask the people to spend this cold winter? Are you still a human being..."
"Da Si Nong, this matter involves the country of the Ming Dynasty, so don't be merciful to women..."
Seeing Wang Dun and Huang Zicheng quarreling, Zhu Yunwen suddenly felt a headache.
One is an old minister left by Emperor Taizu, and the other is his confidant, and both of them have reasonable grounds. What should we do?
However, the four words "raise troops to rebel" in Huang Zicheng's mouth touched Zhu Yunwen's sensitive nerve.
Just as Zhu Yunwen was hesitating, Qi Tai, Minister of the Ministry of War, slowly stood up.
"Your Majesty, it is early autumn now, and there is still some time before the cold winter."
"Master Kou Bao, the chief minister of the Ministry of Punishment, has personally gone to Peiping to capture the criminal Zhu Gaoxu. If the King of Yan refuses to hand over the criminal Zhu Gaoxu, then the imperial court can directly question King Yan Zhu Di and take the opportunity to destroy the Yan King's palace!"
“It’s still not too late to restore Beiping Mansion’s food and grass supply after this!”
Unlike Huang Zicheng, who was eager to make meritorious deeds, Qi Tai served successively as the director of the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of War, and he always acted in a mature and prudent manner.
Moreover, Qi Tai couldn't bear to ignore the people of Beiping Mansion even if it was just to reduce the vassal status.
Of course, the reduction of vassals must still be carried out. After all, this is a policy that benefits the country and the people, and it cannot be interrupted just because of obstacles!
So Qi Tai proposed a compromise, which was to wait for King Yan Zhu Di to respond.
If King Yan Zhu Di refuses to hand over the criminal Zhu Gaoxu, then the court can take the opportunity to kill him, and there will be no need to seal off the Peking Mansion.
Zhu Yunwen thought about it carefully, and it really made sense.
But he then asked: "What if King Yan hands over the criminal Zhu Gaoxu?"
Qi Tai looked solemn and said sternly: "This proves that King Yan's plan is really different. The court must go forward and kill King Yan quickly!"
As soon as these words came out, all the ministers were a little confused.
He honestly handed over his son and responded to the court's call. Why do you still say that he has evil intentions and want to kill him as soon as possible?
"The Qi Qing family means..."
"I have heard that King Yan prefers his second son Zhu Gaoxu. I would like to ask all of you, this is King Yan Zhu Di. Will you be willing to hand over Zhu Gaoxu?"
A bright light flashed in Qi Tai's eyes, "If King Yan Zhu Di really hands over Zhu Gaoxu, it will prove that he has different intentions. This person is good at hiding and hiding, and he has always been good at using troops. He must be cut off as soon as possible!"
With this explanation, everyone understood it.
Especially the new emperor Zhu Yunwen, a flash of murderous intent flashed in his eyes!
He still remembers the look of disdain and disdain that King Yan Zhu Di looked at him at the canonization ceremony of his grandson!
Oh, so what if you are brave and good at fighting?
The person sitting on this dragon chair now is me, Zhu Yunwen!
"Qi Qing's family, then do what you want!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Now there are strong soldiers spying on the northern border. In order to prevent things from changing, in the name of border defense, we sent troops to guard Kaiping, and transferred all the guards of King Yan to the outside of the wall to cut off his wings!"
"Accurate!"
This concludes the proceedings.
Wang Dun's request was always ignored.
The discussion later turned into cutting off the vassal vassal. How to cut off the Yan King Zhu Di who had strong soldiers and horses!
Wang Dun looked at the scene in front of him coldly, feeling a little sad for no reason in his heart!
After walking out of the Qianqing Palace, Zhang Wei, the Minister of Civil Affairs, chased after him.
"Da Si Nong, are you worried about the lack of food for the people in Peiping?"
"No, I am worried about Daming!"
Wang Dun cursed in a low voice: "The new emperor is indecisive and loves false fame. If he wants to kill Yan King Zhu Di, he can just kill him. Why go to such trouble and sacrifice the people of Beiping Mansion for Yan King Zhu Di!"
"Now that the three sycophants Qi Tai, Huang Zicheng, and Fang Xiaoru have brought trouble to the country and brought chaos to the government, I am only afraid that the great country left behind by Lord Hong Wu will..."
"Da Sinong, be silent!"
Zhang Yan interrupted him hastily, fearing that others would overhear him.
"Qitai Huang Zicheng is still young, so Meng Lang can understand his behavior, but Fang Xiaoru..."
"Him?" Wang Dun sneered, "Do you know what our Hanlin bachelor is doing recently?"
"Especially Fang Xiaoru, a Hanlin scholar. He got 'inspiration' from the heavy taxation in Jiangnan. He repeatedly petitioned to restore the well-field system in Jiangnan. It's really ridiculous!"
Zhang Yan: "..."
Restore the well-field system?
Could it be that you have that serious disease in your head?
Thinking of these bad things, they both lost interest in chatting and left.
But the words they just talked about were soon presented to Zhu Yunwen in the form of a secret report.
"Indecisive? Love fame?"
Zhu Yunwen's face was gloomy, and then he sneered.
"Two guys who rely on their old age and sell off their old age are really short-sighted!"
"The King of Yan, Zhu Di, is about to plot a rebellion, and the imperial court's influence could affect his whole body. How can I give Yan Ni a chance to resist?!"
"In this case, we can only suffer for the people of Beiping Mansion first!
