Wuying Palace.
Zhu Yunwen was at work when Shuangxi approached and reported, "Your Majesty, Gu Sanshen of the Security Bureau wants to see you."
"He's coming back too soon, let him come in."
Zhu Yunwen reviewed the memorial and gave instructions.
Gu Sanshen walked into the main hall, saluted, and said: "I have disgraced my mission. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
Zhu Yunwen put the memorial aside, looked up at Gu Sanshen, and asked calmly: "Are you injured?"
Gu Sanshen did not feel ashamed, but directly replied: "Swapping injuries for lives is a common tactic on the battlefield. Although I defeated Guo Luan, I was careless and failed to subdue him, causing him to hit a tree and fall into coma. He is still struggling to survive. material."
Zhu Yunwen came out and said: "Guo Luan can hurt you, which shows that he is good at it. He wants to commit suicide, and you may not be able to stop him even if you want to. I don't blame you for this. Tell me, what did he confess?"
"Jinling!"
Gu Sanshen gritted his teeth and said.
Zhu Yunwen was slightly stunned, and then said: "Guo Luan is saying that the person behind the scenes is in the capital?"
Gu Sanshen nodded heavily and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I request you to cancel the leave of the palace maids and eunuchs, strengthen the palace ban, guard inspections, mobilize elite soldiers to guard the capital gates, and it is inappropriate for private visits to occur incognito..."
Zhu Yunwen saw that Gu Sanshen had made the situation so serious, but he smiled easily and said: "Guo Luan, can I sleep and eat uneasily? There is no need for such turmoil. If the person in the dark has the ability to reach into the palace, , Haha, let him take a look, I have a security bureau and a human heart, if this is not enough to protect me, how can I be prepared?"
"But Your Majesty, if any eunuchs or maids are kidnapped and forced to..."
Gu Sanshen said worriedly.
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, the palace maids and eunuchs in the harem are not the palace maids and eunuchs of the twenty-four yamen. If they fail to obey the decree, they rarely leave the palace, and they are from a pure family, so there is no need to worry. As for the twenty-four yamen, there is no need to worry about it. Over at the Fourth Yamen, the Security Bureau just needs to keep a close eye on you."
Gu Sanshen kowtowed and said, "To ensure that nothing happens, I request that all people entering the palace be strictly searched and interrogated. I also ask for the Emperor's permission."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Gu Sanshen, nodded, and said: "Let the female officials cooperate. Get up, who do you think in Jinling has the ability to lay out the Kaifeng Mansion and control the situation thousands of miles away?"
Gu Sanshen stood up and said solemnly: "In my opinion, no one has this ability at present. Although King Yan is a general, he is the most suspect, but the Security Bureau monitors him the most, and King Yan has not made any changes. Wang, Min and Dai gave up their military power and devoted themselves to business. Although they had influence, they no longer had power."
"Most of the other princes are young and have never joined the feudal vassal. They have absolutely no strength or mental capacity to organize Kaifeng Mansion. As for the court, there is no such person yet. I thought about it for a long time when I came, but I still have no clue."
Zhu Yunwen pondered.
As Gu Sanshen said, the princes in the capital either have no military power or are too young. It is really difficult to find a prince who has both military power and financial resources.
"Could it be that Guo Luan deliberately misled?"
Zhu Yunwen said doubtfully.
Gu Sanshen was taken aback and replied uncertainly: "When he said the word "Jinling", he was extremely sincere and didn't seem to be a fake. After that, he devoted himself to seeking death. He couldn't be fake..."
It is said that when a person is about to die, his words are also good.
Zhu Yunwen shook his head and said: "Since you think Guo Luan's words are credible, then let the Security Bureau expand the scope of surveillance to include the prince of the feudal lord and the main officials of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion."
"According to the order."
Gu Sanshen took the order.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Gu Sanshen who was leaving, put his hands behind his back, and said to Shuangxi: "The King of Yan was restless, so I surrendered. The King of Zhou conspired to rebel, and I ordered his arrest. Who will be next? Am I too weak, that's why I'm just one Do you want to bully me?"
Shuangxi knelt down quickly, not daring to speak.
Zhu Yunwen underestimated the political complexity of the early Ming Dynasty. Zhu Yuanzhang's sons were not easy to mess with. According to historical records, there were four or five perverted murderers and several conspirators who were very sinister.
I originally thought that I had changed history and eliminated the big threat of Zhu Di, so that other vassal kings would be able to live in peace. But now it seems that once the fire of conspiracy is ignited, it cannot be extinguished without a little more water.
As soon as Zhu Yunwen sat down and was about to continue to approve the memorial, Xie Jin asked to see him and submitted a memorial, saying: "Your Majesty, the envoy Yang Bo who went to Annan has returned to Beijing. This is his report."
After receiving the report, Zhu Yunwen quickly scanned it and said: "Yang Bo's report is inconsistent with the report of the Security Bureau. Yang Bo said that Hu Jiya did not usurp the throne in Annan, only because King Chen died of illness, and Hu Jiya became the Chen family. My nephew was elected as king by the people, do you think it is true?"
Xie Jin shook his head and said affirmatively: "Yang Bo's report is false. The Security Bureau's investigation did not contact Hu Ji Yao, but the investigation was obtained from secrets inside and outside Annan, and Yang Bo went deep into Annan to help Hu Ji Yao The favor, what you see and hear is just the result of Hu Jishen's arrangement."
Zhu Yunwen lowered his head and looked at Yang Bo's report and said, "Make a copy of this report and send it to the envoy of Champa to see his reaction."
"What about Yang Bo?"
Xie Jin asked.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Xie Jin and said, "He only gave you a report, but he didn't give you Hu Jiya's credentials. Naturally, he wants to go to the palace to report. If that's the case, then summon him to the palace."
Xie Jin's expression changed, and he quickly knelt down and said, "I was negligent."
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said, "Sit aside and wait."
Before Yang Bo arrived, the imperial eunuch Wang Yue hurriedly entered the palace and reported to Zhu Yunwen: "Your Majesty, the trend of exchanging copper coins in the central bank was stronger than yesterday. In just one morning, the four banks exchanged 180,000 copper coins. If this continues, The bank's copper coins are afraid that they will bottom out, so the boss proposed to impose restrictions and close two more banks..."
Zhu Yunwen frowned and said: "Can't shut down anymore, continue to exchange!"
"Your Majesty, if we continue like this, I'm afraid we won't be able to sustain it until noon tomorrow."
Wang Yue said worriedly.
Zhu Yunwen slapped the case and said: "Continue to exchange, the copper shortage is copper shortage, I don't believe it can't be solved! Xie Jin, I will tell all the officials later, and there will be a court meeting in the afternoon."
Xie Jin knew Zhu Yunwen's purpose of holding the court meeting. Seeing that Zhu Yunwen was angry, he did not dare to violate it, so he had to agree.
Yang Bozhi, after kneeling down, took out Hu Jiya's credentials and said: "The Hu family has won the hearts of the people, and the Chen family has no descendants, so they are supported by the people and become the king of Annan. There is no intention to usurp the throne." Suspicion. The Hu family wrote to the court personally, firstly to state the facts, and secondly to ask for the title of vassal."
Shuangxi took the credentials and handed them to Zhu Yunwen.
After Zhu Yunwen saw it, he couldn't help but secretly lamented that Hu Jisha was a talent. He was no weaker than Zhu Di in terms of acting and lying. It was recorded in the history books. What's the use of acting anymore?
To seek to usurp the throne is to seek to usurp the throne...
However, the Chen family is not dead yet. Now is not the time to expose Hu Ji Yao, and naturally it cannot deal with Yang Bo.
Zhu Yun
Wen happily said to Yang Bo: "You worked hard on your mission and found out the truth about Annan, which is a great contribution to the court. Go down and rest, I will not forget your reward."
Yang Bo said happily: "I dare not slack off on your orders."
When Jie Jin saw that Yang Bo had left, he said to Zhu Yunwen in confusion: "Your Majesty, although Yang Bo has brought the Hu family's credentials, the report is obviously false. If you don't deal with it, it is extremely merciful. How can you reward him?"
Zhu Yunwen shook his head slightly and said seriously: "Although the news brought by Yang Bo is untrue, Ming Dynasty needs this false news. This is strong evidence that we will not be involved in the Annan dispute for the time being."
Xie Jin suddenly realized.
Zhu Yunwen did not intend to directly intervene in the dispute between Annan and Champa at this time, but was waiting for a better time.
"Tell the envoys in Champa that Annan has received the Ming Dynasty's edict and will stay safe."
Zhu Yunwen held Annan's credentials and said.
Jie Jin nodded heavily and said: "According to the investigation by the Security Bureau, the strength of the city is still there. Even if Annan invades in a large scale, the country will not be in danger of overthrow in a short time. And Annan Hu Jiya has usurped the throne not long ago, and he also needs to spend energy to rectify it. Domestically, we must consolidate the local areas and move south flawlessly in a short period of time. Then we will sit back and watch the changes and slowly chart the course."
Zhu Yunwen smiled and said: "We have plenty of time to plan slowly, but we still need a few suitable candidates. I heard that Zhang Yu has a son named Zhang Fu, who is quite talented. Xu Huizu recommended this person several times, what do you think?"
Xie Jin looked surprised. What did Zhu Yunwen mean? We were short of a few suitable candidates, so we talked about Zhang Fu instead? Could it be that he wanted Zhang Fu to lead his troops south and pacify Annan?
"I have heard of Zhang Fu's famous minister, but he has not been a head coach and lacks experience. If he is to be reused, he still needs to be honed."
Yawen library
Xie Jin said cautiously.
Zhu Yunwen agreed with Xie Jin's remarks, and Zhao Kuo's talk on paper should not be repeated. Without the four-year Jingnan Campaign, whether Zhang Fu could have grown to the level in history needs to be addressed.
Jade is not cut, not a device.
"Zhang Fu was ordered to be the commander of the Nanning Guards in Guangxi, and he was also in charge of the Elephant Taming Guards and the training place."
Zhu Yunwen said solemnly.
Xie Jin nodded in agreement, and seeing that there was nothing else to do, he left and arranged various matters.
At the impromptu court meeting in the afternoon, Zhu Yunwen once again called on the officials to take out the copper coins to the bank to exchange for silver to help the court stabilize the silver and copper, but the officials seemed to be deaf, and they were all silent.
"I know that some of you exchange silver for copper at the bank. I don't blame you. But you have to think clearly. The purpose of the central bank is to bring silver and copper back into balance. Aren't you worried that silver will become cheap and copper will become expensive? Is silver more valuable than copper?"
Zhu Yunwen reminded the officials, but they remained unmoved.
Although they do not understand the laws of the market, they also know that imperial power is different from copper coins. When there is a copper shortage, no matter how much money is said, it is still a copper shortage. What can really quench thirst is water, not steamed buns.
In order to wake up these officials, Zhu Yunwen even cryptically revealed his trump card: "I have ordered the Ministry of Industry to search for copper mines. It will not take long before the copper shortage will be solved. Don't damage the foundation by hoarding copper coins."
A sweet talk can't do anything for a copper coin.
Zhu Yunwen walked out of Fengtian Palace and rubbed his face. He almost told these idiots directly that copper coins were about to depreciate and that they should increase their holdings of silver quickly, but they couldn't hear them.
Since you want to pluck the royal family's wool, then come and let you see what the invisible hand is and what the great shift of the world is!
