In the capital city, inside the Fengtian Hall.
Lao Zhu looked at the memorial and cursed: "This kid really knows how to mess around. Wherever he goes, something will happen. If this continues, Jiangnan will be destroyed by him!"
"Father, is it possible that Jiangnan is too rotten?" Zhu Yu sighed: "Lao Liu is here to punish corrupt officials, secretly suppress bandits, and frighten Jiangnan. If not, how would we know how rotten Jiangnan is? "
Lao Zhu doesn't look good either. Yangzhou Tong Quan is audacious and breeds bandits.
The Yuan family in Suzhou covers the sky with one hand.
The Songjiang fishermen colluded with merchants and pirates, smuggled salt, connected with pirates, resisted imperial orders, and killed government officials.
Taken individually, any one of these things is a first-rate sin.
These are things he cannot tolerate.
"It's not enough for Lao Liu, Lao Liu will always come back." Lao Zhu put the memorial aside, "The Arch Guard Department is not as good as we thought. It's time to clean up a group of people."
Zhu Yu nodded, "If this knife can't scare everyone well, then change it to another one and sharpen it again.
Father, the Imperial Guard may have so much power that some people forget about it.
There needs to be a yamen to restrict them, keep an eye on them, and prevent them from using power for personal gain! "
"Integrity Department!" Lao Zhu blurted out, "That bastard's method!"
"Yes, the Integrity Department!" Zhu Yu said: "The Integrity Department should just keep an eye on the Guards Department. If the Guards Department doesn't work, let the Integrity Department take over.
There should be a department chief at the same level as the commander! "
"Good idea." Lao Zhu nodded in approval. He used to think that the Arch Guard was the best knife to use, but now he doesn't think so.
The Imperial Guard doesn't know anything about Yangzhou.
The Archguard Bureau doesn't know anything about Suzhou either.
They don't even know about the affairs of Songjiang Mansion.
What do you want them to do?
Do you wait until the culprits get under your nose before you kill them?
So what's the use of them?
"I think the sixth man should be the director of the Integrity Department!" Zhu Yu said.
"Can that bastard agree?" Lao Zhu hesitated.
"Anyone would be complicit, but Lao Liu would not.
Lao Liu is not short of money or people, and I have a hunch that you will lose your bet with Lao Liu.
Since he lost, there is no need for Lao Liu to become a feudal lord.
It's not good to let him stay in the capital with nothing to do. It's better to find something for him to do.
What do you think? Zhu Yu said with a smile.
Lao Zhu sighed sadly, his expression was not enough but he was pleased that the crazy prince at that time actually respected him.
"You have to think about it, this is not good for you!" Zhu Yuanzhang secretly reminded.
Zhu Yu smiled and shook his head, "Having Lao Liu help me has only advantages and no disadvantages!"
He knew what his father meant. He could feel that his health was getting worse, and he didn't know how long he could last.
If he leaves, will his son be able to deal with his wolf-like uncles?
He felt more at ease with Lao Liu's help.
Even, he occasionally felt in his heart that even if he let Lao Liu...
He didn't feel any resistance in his heart.
But he didn't say anything about this to anyone, and he didn't dare to say it. He believed in Zhu Jun's character and the brotherhood between them.
Otherwise, he would not have taught Zhu Jun how to manage the vassal and deal with interpersonal relationships.
Even Zhu Yingxiong was not so serious.
Not only did he save his own life, he also saved the Chang family, and English.
Even if this is the case, so what?
He believed that Lao Liu would not treat his family badly.
Lao Zhu nodded, feeling relieved but also a little anxious, "Okay, but the director of the Integrity Department is still as secretive as the imperial envoy."
"Great kindness, only when you hide in the dark can you win the most hearts!" Zhu Yu said with a smile, stroking his palms.
After the two of them finished chatting about political affairs, Zhu Yuanzhang asked again: "You brought the Lu family back again?"
Zhu Yu nodded helplessly, "She is Yingying's mother after all, and she has been in poor health since the last time she was poisoned. Yingying misses her so much, and Chan'er is also in poor health, making it difficult to take care of her.
So after much thought, I decided to let her come back to prevent the child from crying! "
"Humph, you deserve it!" Lao Zhu snorted coldly, "But it is absolutely impossible to restore her position as the second concubine!"
"My son understands!"
"My second brother recently went to the East Palace to beg you again, right?" Lao Zhu picked up a cup of tea, took a sip and said.
"Well, he said that since he is not allowed to serve under Lao Liu, he is willing to start as a small soldier, regardless of life or death, which is better than doing nothing in the capital and being an idler!" Speaking of this younger brother, Zhu Yu was full of vigilance.
"That's right. He won't be able to make a living if he stays in the capital." Lao Zhu looked at the dome with a headache. In his heart, all his sons should go to guard the border instead of staying in the capital.
Zhu Jun was in a special situation, but even so, didn't he still send him out?
There is no reason to continue to let Zhu Sha stay in the capital.
But he was worried about being released alone.
"What are you going to do with him?"
"I don't know." Zhu Yu said: "The third child is guarding Wuchang Mansion, the fourth child is guarding Beiping Mansion, and the fifth child is guarding Ganzhou Mansion.
There are two places that are more suitable, Jinan Mansion or Weihaiwei.
But Father, we haven't given much help to the sixth son. In addition, the capital is about to be moved and Enke needs to be launched. The court is stretched thin. If we help the second son to form an army, it will be a drag on the court.
Nowadays, various places are engaged in development to promote people’s livelihood..."
"Then we can't continue to let him stay in the capital and earn a living." Lao Zhu had a headache. He also blamed him for spending too much in recent years, which had dragged down the government's finances. Now he couldn't even squeeze out a little money to form an army.
The court had no money, but Lao Liu had money. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but said: "If it doesn't work, let Lao Er borrow a sum of money from Lao Liu and let him repay it on time.
He made a mistake himself and lost all his soldiers. How about letting him taste the pain? "
"No, absolutely not!" Zhu Yu was like a cat with angry hair, "Father, think about how much money Lao Liu has spent in the past two years. Although he can make money and has the Shen family, his expenditures are also hundreds of millions. Calculated in one million taels.
This does not include the debt he incurred in purchasing Fengyang, nor does it include the fact that he supports 30,000 people of his own, and he cannot turn money into money.
Even if the second child only has one bodyguard, it will cost him at least hundreds of thousands of taels of silver in a year. Those two places are not rich. If they want to rely on local tax support, it will take years and months to pay off the sixth child's money.
No matter how bad it is, we can only throw him into a wealthy place.
But isn't Lao Liu currently suppressing bandits in Jiangnan? It won't be long before he takes action against the pirates. What should he do with his second brother?
Are you going to take the credit?
Besides, once a new army is formed, it won’t have combat effectiveness if it doesn’t work for a year and a half. "
