Yu Qian replied truthfully: "Your Majesty, this is Chen Yi, the current right minister of the Ministry of Hubu. Shen Yi was the doctor of the Ministry of Hubu at the time. He believed that burning the grain before seeing the enemy was weakening himself.
So he ordered people to burn rotten grass and cover the sky with smoke and flames. When Wala's scouting horse saw it, he was the first to report it.
He first thought that all the grain garrison in Tongzhou had been burned, so he changed his strategy. After winning the battle at Tumubao, he was not in a hurry to attack the capital.
Shen Yi, on the other hand, calmly transported Tongzhou's grain to Beijing. "
Zhu Qiyu nodded and praised: "Chen Yi is calm and calm when dealing with changes; he thinks for the country's long term and does not care about personal favor or disgrace. This is the loyalty of the country.
Shen Yi preserved the food and fodder and delayed the Wala attack. He had such great achievements, but he was not famous.
Those who are good at fighting have no great achievements, this is what they say.
Shen Yi is casual and open-minded, and does not dwell on his achievements. This is virtue, but I cannot be ignorant of rewards and punishments.
The cabinet drafted the decree. Shen Yi was promoted to the Minister of Household Affairs and took charge of the affairs of the Ministry.
As for Mr. Chen Ge, he should be appointed Minister of Rites instead. "
Only then did everyone understand, and after going around and around, it turned out that the emperor was waiting here.
Such an exchange can be summarized as follows: the ministers of the Ministry of Hubu are Shen Yi and Liu Zhongfu; the ministers of the Ministry of Rites are Chen Xun, Yu Shiyue, and Zou Qian.
It is obvious from this that there are now three ministers in the Ministry of Rites.
Unless the emperor wants to create a third minister after the second minister, one of Chen Xun, Yu Shiyue, and Zou Qian will definitely have his position changed.
Yu Shiyue and Zou Qian have not been invited to see the emperor recently, so I'm afraid their prospects are not very good.
No matter what everyone thought, Zhu Qiyu felt tired anyway, so he waved his hand: Let's dismiss the court.
In fact, everyone still had something to report, but the atmosphere today was really not good, so they dispersed accordingly.
Zhu Qiyu returned home, fell on the bed, and couldn't stop sighing.
Lin Xiangyu came over and asked, "What's wrong? Our Emperor Jingtai is being bullied again?"
"Hey, luckily I didn't suffer too much, but I feel tired just thinking about fighting these bastards all day long.
I made adjustments to the Minister of Household Affairs and the Minister of Rites. Chen Xun was transferred to be the Minister of Rites, and Shen Yi was promoted to be the Minister of Hubu.
This Shen Yi has been working in the Ministry of Household Affairs for a long time and is a good hand in managing money and finance. He is also honest and upright, with a view of the overall situation. He is a good candidate. I didn't pay much attention to him before. "
"My husband has a sharp eye and is of course right. But wasn't Mr. Chen Ge good in the past?"
"Hey, how should I put it? I can't say. He is suitable to play the role of a middleman to mediate all parties, and the position of Minister of Rites is suitable for him.
I really asked him to follow me wholeheartedly and fight to the death with Emperor Gong Rang, but he really refused to do it.
Besides, he is already seventy, so there is no need to make things difficult for him. From now on, just let him serve as a cabinet minister and be responsible for peace and harmony. As for the Minister of Rites, he just has a name and retains some dignity. "
Lin Xiangyu nodded and asked again: "Is it better to surrender to the emperor and the prince? Should we send something over? Otherwise, it would be too rude not to visit or express condolences."
"I have ordered the Supervisor of Ceremonies to give the Crown Prince a jade Ruyi, and also rewarded Empress Qian, Empress Zhou, and the concubines of the palace with some silver and brocade.
That's it, don't give me any more gifts, especially not food.
Otherwise, if you ask the emperor, or the prince, or the prince to eat the food you gave him, it will be over soon, and things will become serious.
Your life is over. "
After finishing speaking, Zhu Qiyu then added: "In the future, we must keep a distance from Queen Zhou and the Crown Prince, and we must no longer have private contact, otherwise we will not be able to explain clearly if there is a problem.
And you can call Wang Cheng, Shu Liang, Zhang Yong, and Wang Qin here tomorrow. I have decided to send them out to avoid the limelight.
Before I leave, I want to give them some serious advice. "
"Ah? Where will my husband send them?"
"Wang Cheng, Zhang Yong, and Wang Qin were sent to inspect Sanyang's family property. Shu Liang went to the Xuan Mansion to serve as a guard eunuch and supervise the military affairs of the Xuan Mansion."
Lin Xiangyu asked curiously: "Then Jin Ying, Xing'an, Cao Jixiang and others have become more powerful and took the opportunity to cause trouble? Is your husband afraid that they will not rebel?"
Zhu Qiyu snorted coldly: "Rumors have begun to spread in the streets and alleys of the capital that I want to depose the prince and make your son the prince instead.
Up and down the government, many officials and people were agitated.
Just think about it, if Emperor Gongrang and his family didn't rebel, these things would never end.
We have never been able to gain the upper hand in public opinion.
So this reaction was created by them.
Also, don’t go out again from now on. Fifteen of you sisters, don't go out and about, in case someone jumps over the wall in a hurry. "
Lin Xiangyu agreed little by little, and Zhu Qiyu asked again: "How much money does our family have?"
"Didn't I rob Wang Zhenyu's party again before? The money was used to pay military salaries to the three guards, which was enough for three years.
Our fertile farmland is rent-free for tenants for three years, so it will not generate any income this year.
We depend on those shops for our daily lives. All industries such as casinos and brothels have been sold off, leaving only some restaurants, grain stores, and cloth stores.
But there are too many shops to support it, and business is good, so the annual income is more than one million taels.
We sisters thought that we usually only spend 30,000 taels of silver every year on eating, drinking, and buying some clothes and jewelry.
So we don’t need these monthly routines, save them for your husband to do big things. "
Zhu Qiyu smiled and said: "Don't worry, take it, you are my big deal."
Lin Xiangyu also smiled and said: "Don't worry, husband, if you don't give our sisters so much money, we won't murder our husbands. As the saying goes, dogs don't mind the family being poor. Even if there are only a few handfuls of rice in the house to cook, we sisters will have to do it." Stick to your husband and drink rice soup."
"Dog? Rice soup? Is there something wrong with my understanding? Are you implying something?"
Lin Xiangyu smiled sweetly and didn't say much. She just turned around and lay on the bed.
A night of silence.
In the next few days, Zhu Qiyu, in addition to meeting the new Jinshi, was playing with his beloved concubines at home, and he was quite at ease.
As for the undercurrents surging in the capital and people's thoughts, Zhu Qiyu ignored them and allowed them to ferment.
…
But on April 15th, in the Nangong Palace, Zhu Qizhen reluctantly got out of bed, and with Xing'an's support, he went to wander in the garden.
Because when the Nangong was first built, it was for the emperor's grandson Zhu Zhanji to live. Therefore, Nangong can be regarded as a smaller version of the Forbidden City.
There is no shortage of pavilions, pavilions, exotic flowers and plants.
The palace is also majestic and majestic.
Zhu Qizhen sat down in a pavilion and asked Xing'an, "What's the big deal in the palace recently?"
After being an emperor for a long time, he always hopes to be able to make his own decisions and handle military and state affairs while talking and laughing.
Recently, Zhu Qizhen always likes to ask what big things are going on in the palace. Xing'an always scratches his head. The palace is full of trivial affairs, how can there be so many big things.
But today is really different. Xing'an replied cheerfully: "Your Majesty, something big happened in the Supervisor of Ceremonies. The four young eunuchs Wang Cheng, Shu Liang, Zhang Yong, and Wang Qin left the capital together."
"Li Jing?"
When Zhu Qizhen heard this, he immediately became energetic.
"It's time to leave Beijing. Wang Cheng, Zhang Yong, and Wang Qin were sent to inspect Sanyang's property, and Shu Liang was sent to guard Xuanfu."
The amount of information was a bit large, and Zhu Qizhen was completely confused.
The first thing is to search Sanyang’s property. Isn’t this a little too crazy?
Zhu Qizhen confirmed to Xing'an: "The three Yangs you mentioned refer to Yang Shiqi, Yang Rong, and Yang Pu, right?"
Xing'an replied: "Of course, besides the three pavilion elders, who else can be called San Yang."
Zhu Qizhen frowned when he heard this. My younger brother was too cruel. When he was in power, he was so hostile to Sanyang that he only killed Yang Shiqi's son. But now his younger brother wants to take the blame.
Xing'an continued to report: "Your Majesty, the emperor held a small court meeting a few days ago. I heard that not only was the great purge of Sanyang established at the court meeting, but he also vaguely compared the late emperor to the Han Yuan Emperor."
Zhu Qizhen frowned even more when he heard this: "Is that true?"
"Reporting to the emperor, this is indeed true. Moreover, the emperor also emphasized what Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty said: 'The one who messes with my family is the prince!'. This not only denies the late emperor, but also insinuates you, the emperor.
Your Majesty, think about it, Emperor Yuan was the crown prince of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty; and you are the crown prince of Xuan Temple.
The emperor is alluding to the failure of your personal expedition. "
As he spoke, Xing'an burst into tears, knelt on the ground and cried: "The sage has a saying, the Lord is worried about the humiliation of the ministers, and the Lord humiliates the ministers to death. In order to protect our country, the Ming Dynasty, the Emperor just led the Sixth Division and personally conquered Wala.
The emperor has suffered so much for the Ming Dynasty, but no one sympathizes with him. Instead, he sarcastically mocks the emperor. All the slaves and maids feel unwilling to do so for the emperor. "
Zhu Qizhen looked around and hurriedly scolded: "Why don't you get up and cry like crazy. If someone with intentions sees it, report it to the emperor and you will be rewarded."
Hearing this, Xing'an had no choice but to stand up.
Zhu Qizhen then asked: "For the current plan, we must be patient and wait for the emperor to make mistakes. We must not act on impulse. Tell us again, why did the emperor send all four of his most trusted eunuchs to Beijing on errands?"
Xing'an replied: "This slave knows that there are rumors in the streets recently that the emperor intends to depose the prince. Now it has become a big deal and everyone knows it.
Public opinion was turbulent, and few people supported the change of crown prince.
Now Wang Cheng and others are weak and isolated in the palace. In order to protect them, the emperor sent them out of the capital to temporarily avoid the limelight. "
Zhu Qizhen nodded and asked another question: "With my younger brother's ability, it doesn't seem like he can't do anything about the rumors, right?"
"Whether the emperor is indifferent to this or is helpless, this servant doesn't know."
Xing'an instinctively resisted believing in the emperor's power.
Zhu Qizhen also didn't want to admire his younger brother's outstanding abilities all day long.
People tend to believe what they want to believe.
How many people think about things that make them unhappy all day long but are unable to change them.
Instead of enduring the frustration of being powerless, it is better to lie to yourself more.
…
The capital city is still in turmoil, and Shanxi is not at peace either.
In the governor's office of Xuanfu, Li Bingzheng sat in the hall in a daze with a sad face.
There were two other staff sitting at the bottom, dazed with Li Bing.
Just when everyone was looking at each other, the guard suddenly sent a greeting card.
Li Bing took a look and found out that he was applying for a position as a staff member.
Li Bing has been recruiting staff for more than three months, but he has been unable to find suitable ones.
Although the two current staff members have outstanding knowledge and abilities, they have followed him for a long time, and they also lack understanding of the mess in Shanxi.
Therefore, Li Bing needs to recruit several staff who are familiar with Shanxi affairs.
The imagination is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. In three months, Li Bing could not even recruit a suitable staff member.
(End of chapter)
