Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly. Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were right. There must be no problems in Ming Dynasty's foreign wars.
Internally, the Xia separatist regime was destroyed.
Externally, this battle must hurt Beiyuan so that they will not be able to invade the Ming border within a few years.
Therefore, war should be the priority, otherwise it will be detrimental to the country.
But at the same time, there was a hint of hesitation in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.
Although it is refreshing to destroy eastern Zhejiang and Jiangnan, the problems left behind are also very fatal.
For example, in the current imperial court, not only is there no one available, but even the vacancies of officials cannot be filled.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't make up his mind for a while as to what to do.
"Uncle Chang, Uncle Xu, this is wrong."
"Those who can conquer and fight well must naturally stay in the army. There is no doubt about this."
"Besides, the imperial court doesn't need these generals. After all, how can one govern a place if they are brave but not wise?"
"Therefore, the intention of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his nephew is to let Uncle Chang and Uncle Xu elect themselves. Regardless of others, priority will be given to those with moral character and a calm mind."
"For example, your personal guard is capable of doing things, has a strong learning ability, and is a good person, so he can naturally be recommended."
"Moreover, the current court needs such talents."
Xiao Han took one step forward, then looked at Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "It shouldn't be difficult to select thousands of officials from the Yingtian Mansion garrison, right?"
"It's not difficult."
Xu Da shook his head.
"If this is the case, then please rest assured, superior."
"Within two days, I will hand over the list to the superior."
Chang Yuchun also had a smile on his face, and then he looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and cupped his hands.
It is no joke to select thousands of officials among the tens of thousands of troops stationed in Yingtian Mansion.
Moreover, if you only focus on moral character, calm mind, and capable work, there are a lot of talents in the army.
"But there's a drawback."
"Sir, most of these people have never been to school. Even if they can read, they probably don't have many."
"And the post of magistrate is also a fifth-grade official, which is equivalent to reaching the sky in one step. Therefore, let alone whether the courtiers can get by, he is just a scholar in the world."
Xu Da raised his eyes again, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still sitting on the dragon chair, and said with cupped hands.
Xu Da's meaning is very simple. Even if the court officials are willing, how can the scholars in the world be willing?
They have read books about sages for most of their lives, not just to gain fame.
But in the blink of an eye, there has been no movement in the imperial examination. Instead, officials are selected from the army. The scholars will definitely make a fuss!
"Um?"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a moment, then lowered his head and looked at Xiao Han.
That meaning is naturally self-evident.
Brat, hurry up, right?
Isn’t this embarrassing Lao Zhu?
How did Lao Zhu know?
Since it was you, Xiao Han, who caused the matter, it will naturally be resolved by you, Xiao Han.
It makes sense!
"Grasp!"
"Whoever dares to cause trouble is an accomplice of East Zhejiang and Jiangnan!"
"On the cusp of the storm, smart people know how to make choices. As for the unsmart people, catch them all."
"But if you don't kill, you will capture them and use them to open up wasteland. After all, such a good labor force will not be used in vain if you don't use it."
Xiao Han didn't even think about it, he just looked at Xu Da and said with a smile: "Besides, if you study for the purpose of becoming an official, then you don't need to study. You can do whatever you want. The court doesn't use it."
"Um."
"Whoever dares to threaten the imperial court is seeking death."
"It's impossible to let him go!"
There was also a hint of coldness in Zhu Biao's eyes.
student?
Want to cause trouble?
hehe.
Is it really disadvantageous to be the sword of Ming Dynasty?
Whoever dares to take the lead will be killed.
Anyone who dares to reach out will have his hand chopped off.
No mercy!
"Besides, Uncle Xu, a few scholars cannot represent the scholars in the world."
"Moreover, in the future, the status of scholars will continue to decline."
Xiao Han raised his eyes again and looked at Xu Dadao: "Besides, compared to the unrest of the people, mere scholars can suppress it with just a few clicks. But even if you want to create public opinion and incite the people, you have to have a great cause."
"What is righteousness? To put it bluntly, it is for the benefit of the people."
"But what does being an official have to do with the people?"
"As long as the people can have enough to eat, and as long as there are no excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes, whoever becomes an official will do anything?"
Zhu Biao also rolled his eyes and followed closely: "Whoever you love will be an official."
"No, you brat, there's something in your words!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, who was still fishing in the water, felt a little unhappy immediately. Then he lowered his eyes, looked at Zhu Biao and said dissatisfiedly: "You mean, don't you mean who is the emperor, what does it have to do with the people?"
"That makes sense."
Zhu Biao rolled his eyes, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, cupping his hands and saying: "Anyway, for the people, the level that is inaccessible is to love someone. There is nothing wrong with what you said."
"Old man, there's nothing wrong with you!"
Xiao Han looked at Zhu Biao and almost couldn't help but give Zhu Biao a thumbs up.
Whoever you love becomes emperor.
What does this have to do with the common people?
When the Yuan Dynasty was around, you should be hungry, but you had to be hungry.
After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, we should be hungry, we must still be hungry.
So who is the emperor above?
Ordinary people don't care at all.
I just know that this emperor's background seems to be similar to theirs, so he should be more protective of the people. Apart from that, other things have nothing to do with them.
But I still have to say that if the argument is tough, it has to be Zhu Biao.
If you don’t want to give Lao Zhu face, why don’t you really give him none?
Especially Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were stunned!
It is true that those who are close to vermillion are red, and those who are close to ink are dark. Look at the former Crown Prince, when he was studying with Song Lian, he was gentle, kind, and approachable.
But look at the current Crown Prince Zhu Biao. Although he is still gentle and amiable on the surface, he is as determined and murderous as his father in his heart.
"Good boy, wait until you return to Kunning Palace."
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that veins popped out on his head, but there was nothing he could do about his eldest son. Then he glared at Zhu Biao fiercely and stopped talking.
Anyway, fishing is your job. As for being an emperor, look at Zhu Biao below, and then look at Lao Zhu, who is more like an emperor?
"I have no objection."
Xu Da and Chang Yuchun nodded, then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and bowed.
Besides, since the words have already been said, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun naturally don’t need to say anything more. Moreover, they are also ministers of the Ming Dynasty. If someone really dares to rebel and dare to talk, as military generals They can just do it directly, there are so many things to do.
"Then I'll leave this matter to my two uncles."
Zhu Yuanzhang was lying on the dragon chair, too lazy to move his lips. The corners of Zhu Biao's mouth suddenly twitched a few times, and then he looked helplessly at Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, and slightly cupped his hands.
"Your Highness, please rest assured."
Xu Da and Chang Yuchun looked at each other again and said in unison.
"His Majesty."
"Shan Anren, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, Zhang Mingshan, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Lu Chang, the Minister of the Ministry of Husbandry, Hu Weiyong, the Zuocheng of the Zhongshu Province, and Wang Guangyang, the Right Prime Minister of the Zhongshu Province, would like to see your majesty."
At this time, the three ministers of the six departments and the left and right ministers of Zhongshu Province had also arrived at the entrance of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, and Wang Jinghong, the eunuch next to Lao Zhu, also hurried in to report.
"Let them in."
Just when Zhu Yuanzhang was about to speak, Zhu Biao nodded.
"we"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Biao dissatisfied again, and muttered casually: "It's inappropriate for you to be the emperor. Now when someone asks for an audience with Your Majesty, you have to reply for me, isn't it a bit redundant for us to stay here?"
"Father!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's muttering was not over yet. Zhu Yuanzhang's head over there was already big, and he looked helplessly at Zhu Yuanzhang. Although he did not move his mouth, the look on his face seemed to be telling Zhu Yuanzhang, if you continue, I will wait. Then go to Kunning Palace to find your mother and let her teach you a lesson.
Suddenly, Lao Zhu closed his mouth and swept his hand forward twice.
Mudd!
I always feel like I've been caught by these two guys.
If you always go to Queen Ma, can you still live this life?
That's an old baby who can't be beaten or scolded.
Even if the old baby is unhappy, he can slap Zhu Yuanzhang twice.
forget it.
You old man is the emperor, you have the final say, so shut up.
In this way, Lao Zhu started his paddling routine again.
"Wang Jinghong, go find us a book."
But if you sit here all the time, you can't talk too much, so you should read a book, lest you don't say the right thing, and Xiao Zhu went to Queen Ma to complain again, so I guess you won't be able to get into the bed tonight.
"According to the order."
Wang Jinghong was already used to the two father and son, and immediately went to the side hall to get a book for Zhu Yuanzhang.
"See your majesty, see your highness the prince."
"I have met the Duke of Wei, the Duke of E, and the Marquis of Suning."
As soon as these old actors walked in, they were the first to look at Zhu Yuanzhang and Zhu Biao, and then turned to look at Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, and Xiao Han, and bowed.
"Forgive me."
Zhu Biao glanced at Zhu Yuanzhang who was concentrating on reading, and his head was a little swollen with anger. Then he looked at the three ministers and the left and right ministers of Zhongshu Province, and said softly.
"I've met a few adults."
Xu Da and Chang Yuchun were too lazy to talk, but Xiao Han looked at these powerful people with a smile and said softly.
These few people also nodded. After greeting each other, Zhang Mingshan took the lead to step forward, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang and the Crown Prince Zhu Biao, and bowed: "I wonder what your Majesty and His Highness the Crown Prince summoned the old minister to do."
"Did you miss a holy greeting?"
Zhu Yuanzhang, who had been holding back for a long time, raised his eyes, looked at Zhang Mingshan who was asking, and asked softly.
This sudden statement made the whole audience feel embarrassed instantly.
"Your Majesty, greetings."
The three major ministers and the left and right ministers of Zhongshu Province hurriedly said respectfully.
It's a waste of time to answer, just say hello directly.
Otherwise, I won’t be able to eat today and I’m afraid I’ll have to walk around.
"I am safe."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Zhang Mingshan, waved his hand and said: "We have left everything to His Highness the Crown Prince, so if you have anything to do, you can discuss it with the Crown Prince without asking me."
"According to the order."
All the ministers said in unison.
"Next, it seems that we have nothing to do. Tian De, Boren, you two come with us to Kunning Palace, we old brothers, have a good chat."
Zhu Yuanzhang yawned, then looked lazily at Xu Da and Chang Yuchun and asked, "How is it?"
"It's what I asked for."
Xu Da and Chang Yuchun said in unison.
This occasion was a bit serious and not suitable for their brothers, so they had better get off the slope and go to Lao Zhu's place for a meal.
"gone."
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and walked directly off the dragon throne. Without even looking at Zhu Biao and Xiao Han, he and the Xu Da brothers left the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
"I will respectfully send you off to Your Majesty."
Although the person left, the etiquette must not be forgotten. Xiao Han took the lead again, looked at Zhu Yuanzhang's back, and bowed slightly.
"Just feel free to sit down."
After Zhu Yuanzhang ran away, Zhu Biao walked directly onto the dragon chair and sat down. Then, he looked at Hu Weiyong and other ministers and waved his hand.
"Thank you, Your Highness."
There was another set of red tape, and immediately, Hu Weiyong and other ministers sat on both sides. The ownership of this seat had a hidden mystery, so you couldn't sit around.
For example, Xiao Han's seat is close to Zhu Biao. After all, he is a first-class minister and has a title.
As for Hu Weiyong and Wang Guangyang, according to their status as left and right ministers, they sat opposite each other.
Next came the three ministers, who were all second-rank officials in the court. They were also seated on both sides, but they were also lower down and did not dare to go any further.
Whoever gives up the front seat, all the ministers who have sat in it must be marquis, otherwise, you really are not qualified to sit down.
"Hu Zuocheng, most of the people in the court purge this time are from eastern Zhejiang and Jiangnan. Moreover, among them, the Jiangnan people are involved in many important positions in Zhongshu Province. Will it affect the daily operations of the court?"
Zhu Biao glanced at Xiao Han, who was sitting on a chair reading a book, then turned to look at Hu Weiyong and asked softly.
"Report to His Highness the Crown Prince."
"There will definitely be some problems, but fortunately, the officials of the Zhongshu Province deal with more accidents on weekdays, which are relatively complicated, so they can still be dealt with. But with just the effort of these few days, it is estimated that it will not be possible in a few days." Within a few days, the Ministry of Education will be completely overwhelmed."
Hu Weiyong pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhu Biao and sighed: "After all, the affairs of Zhongshu Province are the most arduous for the imperial court. The lack of officials can be seen early this morning. Officials at all levels are busy Lu Lu, I don’t even have time to eat.”
Hu Weiyong did not cheat at all. The situation in the Zhongshu Province this morning was really a mess. But thanks to Li Shanchang's ability to handle internal affairs, he was definitely the leader. After many twists and turns, the Zhongshu Province would not collapse in a short period of time.
But this won't last long. After all, officials also have to eat and rest. Otherwise, after a while, all officials from the Zhongshu Province will probably be sick at home.
"Then all the censors from the Censorship Station will be transferred to the Zhongshu Province to assist you in handling the daily government affairs of the Zhongshu Province."
Zhu Biao thought for a moment, then looked at Hu Weiyong and said: "After all, you can take a break anywhere, but Zhongshu Province can't take a break. This is related to the government affairs of the imperial court, so you can't be careless."
Zhu Biao was always decisive in his work. With a wave of his hand, he transferred all the censors from the Yushitai to Zhongshu Province in an attempt to stabilize the situation.
This scene made Xiao Han nod secretly. He was indeed the prince he had trained, Zhu Biao, who had the courage to first transfer all the censors from the Censorship Station to Zhongshu Province.
After all, the duty of the Yushitai is to target hundreds of officials, but now that the imperial court does not even have enough officials, it still has this Yushitai, which is nothing but chicken feathers?
"Your Majesty the Crown Prince."
"All the imperial censors are transferred to Zhongshu Province?"
"What about the Yushitai?"
But some people were satisfied, while others opened their eyes wide, just like the current Minister of Revenue, Lu Chang, who stood up immediately, looked at Zhu Biao and said with his hands in hand.
Liu Bowen, the leader of the Eastern Zhejiang Party, is in charge of the Yushitai. The group of gentlemen from Eastern Zhejiang are basically all in the Yushitai. Therefore, after yesterday's great purge of the court, there are still many censors left in the Yushitai. Who's next?
So isn't this equivalent to directly abolishing the Yushitai?
"The Yushitai will be put on hold for now."
"We'll talk about it after this period of time has passed."
Zhu Biao said without even thinking.
"Your Highness, it is indeed an indisputable fact that there is a shortage of officials in the imperial court, but the Yushitai cannot be moved."
Lu Chang shook his head directly, looked at Zhu Biao and said hurriedly: "Because the officials of all major provinces need the supervision of the Yushitai, once the Yushitai is shelved, the court will inevitably lose its control over the officials of the provinces. Supervision, by then, these officials will feel as if they have no shackles in their hearts. Once they cannot restrain themselves, only the people will suffer."
Sure enough, Zhu Biao was stunned for a moment, and then he frowned. The first thing that came to mind was naturally Jin Yiwei, but Jin Yiwei was still in his imagination, and it was impossible to realize it in a short time. Therefore, there was no way to solve this problem. ,
"Your Highness, Lu Shangshu is right, the Yushitai cannot be shelved, it can only be seconded."
Seeing this, Xiao Han could only stand up, look at Zhu Biao and Lu Chang, and said: "Therefore, there is no need to recall the censors who have been sent out. After all, the supervision between officials in major provinces is still We have to continue, and the censors who stay in the capital will be seconded to Zhongshu Sheng to assist Zhongshu Sheng in handling daily government affairs. Moreover, the imperial court has already thought of a way to deal with the lack of officials, so the problem can be solved in half a month at most."
Although there are not many censors staying in the capital, they can barely cope with the political affairs of Zhongshu Province.
"Hu Zuocheng, what do you think?"
Lu Chang turned to look at Hu Weiyong again and asked softly.
"My lord, I have no objection."
A flash of light flashed in Hu Weiyong's eyes, and then he looked at Zhu Biao and bowed slightly.
It was a good idea to second the officials from Yushitai to Zhongshu Province. How could Hu Weiyong not be willing to do so?
Don’t forget, Hu Weiyong will be the one to decide the future Zhongshu Province, and there are checks and balances between Yushitai and Zhongshu Province, so Hu Weiyong has no way to interfere with Yushitai.
But it's different now. There are two or three big cats and kittens in the Yushitai. As for Chen Ning, the newly promoted Yusheng Zhongcheng yesterday, in Hu Weiyong's eyes, he is not a piece of cake at all.
Therefore, if he failed to win over Chen Ning, Hu Weiyong didn't mind killing Chen Ning. Then, Hu Weiyong thought of another person. He remembered that there was an official who wanted to kowtow to him. He seemed to be at the Yushitai, right?
It seems to be called Tu Festival, right?
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