My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 212 I want to kill

Zhu Di was in a very good mood, and he also felt that it was not a problem for his sister-in-law to be in the temple all day, but he had no other way.

Moreover, he also knew about Xu Jingchang and the girl from the Huang family, so he agreed to this marriage naturally.

In this way, the Xu family is indeed a double blessing, and it is worth celebrating.

But just when Zhu Di was overjoyed, the eunuch Hou Xian rushed over and whispered twice in Zhu Di's ear, Zhu Di's complexion changed suddenly, and his anger soared.

Empress Xu also noticed, "Your Majesty puts state affairs first, so hurry back to the palace."

Zhu Di's complexion was deep, and he snorted: "The sky still won't fall, I want to see what they say!"

Xu Jingchang was taken aback by Zhu Di's attitude. He was busy with his own affairs these days and tried every means to get my sister-in-law out of the temple, which was a bit negligent.

But Xu Jingchang knew very well that the news from the imperial court would only be told to Zhu Di when the emperor had to know...such as clearing up land, customs trade, relief to victims, officials greedy for ink...such ordinary things are not common. The political secretary knows first, that is, his Jin Yiwei first understands the information, and there will never be a situation where Zhu Di knows and they don't.

The only thing that Zhu Di could get news in advance was the military situation, and it was the military situation in Beiping... After all, it was Zhu Di's lair that he had been running for many years.

As for the accidents in Beiping, there are no more than two kinds. One is the invasion of the Tartars, and the other is the investigation of military households.

Have Tartars invaded?

It's not autumn yet, so we have to wait until the autumn wind blows, the grass leaves are yellow, and the horses are fat and strong before going south. Moreover, the Ming army is in full swing, and the Mongols will never dare to go south easily.

Even if they go south, the detailed work of Jin Yiwei will send the news to him in advance.

So now it seems that the only possibility is that something happened inside... Zhou Shixiu!

He played Zhu Di, saying that the military households on the Nine Frontiers fled seriously, and it was necessary to check the military settlements and maintain the military household system.Zhu Dienzhun, also sent him to Pingzhangyuan to consult.

Counting the time, there are some days.

Could it be that something happened to him?
Just from Zhu Di's performance, Xu Jingchang analyzed so many things, I have to say, his skills are amazing.

This meal was far from good. Zhu Di wanted to relieve the awkward atmosphere several times, but when he got to the tip of his tongue, he couldn't speak, and only sighed heavily.

Xu Jingchang thought about it several times, and vaguely guessed the truth of the matter, so he couldn't say much.

All in all, it ended in a hurry, and Zhu Di returned to the palace.

Not long after he left, Xu Jingchang received a secret letter from Li Jinglong.

"Zhou Xiu is dead."

Just this one sentence, no need for more, verified Xu Jingchang's judgment, and then his face changed suddenly, and he was speechless for a while.

In the end, something big happened. The people in Peiping are really too bold.

If you think you are far away from the capital, you dare to act recklessly and even the imperial envoys will be killed. You guys are going to rebel!
As for Zhou Shixiu, this person can be regarded as a cadre. He was born in Hanlin, and he was just like Xie Jin and others. It was just because he was regarded as a party of Jianwen. After spending two years, he finally recovered his status. .

Unexpectedly, it was a failure.

He went to Peiping as a senator of the Pingzhangyuan, but he died in Peiping!

"This is hitting me in the face!"

Xu Jingchang gritted his teeth, furious.

But what is surprising is that Xu Jingchang didn't take the initiative to respond, and he didn't even order to investigate.

But everyone knows that the more silent you are, the more terrifying it will be when it erupts.

On the third day, I finally couldn't hold it anymore.

On this day, during the Wuying Palace discussion, Liu Jun, Minister of the Ministry of War, had no choice but to stand up, "Qizou Your Majesty, according to the urgent report from the capital of Beiping, Zhou Shixiu, the councilor of Pingzhangyuan, was patrolling at the mouth of Xifeng and was attacked by Mongolian cavalry. Unfortunately, he died for the country." ...Your Majesty, I beg your Majesty to reward loyalty and goodness so as to comfort people's hearts."

After he finished speaking, he bowed his body, almost breaking his waist, and the entire Hall of Martial Arts was as silent as death, without a word, not even the sound of breathing.

Such a terrible silence made Liu Jun's forehead sweat, and just when he was about to be unbearable, Zhu Di said quietly: "Zhou Shixiu went to investigate the escaped military households on the nine sides and restore the military settlements."

The emperor only said this, but none of the officials could understand, the emperor didn't believe it at all!
Don't talk nonsense with me, do you think I'm a fool!
Zhou Shixiu has a mission and is an imperial envoy. Even if he puts himself in danger, the people below must protect him...and it's Beiping!

It's absurd that there are still Tartars who can assassinate imperial envoys!
I don't want to reward Zhou Shixiu generously, I want to kill people!
At this time, Lu Zhen of Dali Temple suddenly stood up. He was Zhu Gaochi's man, and he was promoted to Minister of Dali Temple, one of the main halls of the three Dharma divisions, really for today.

"Your Majesty Qizuo, I think this matter is quite strange, and should send imperial envoys to investigate it to the end. If there is any hidden truth, we must avenge Zhongliang, so that the traitor has nowhere to hide."

Zhu Di didn't agree directly, but looked at the others.

At this moment Xu Jingchang suddenly stood up, "Your Majesty Qizuo, I want to take a trip to Beiping."

All the ministers were shocked when they heard this.

For such a long time, Xu Jingchang has always pushed people to the front and let others go to the front. When will he make a move himself?
In other words, he decided to make a move. This is no small matter. Beiping, and even Nine Sides, will be bloody!

"Duke Ding, do you really want to go?"

Xu Jingchang said: "Your Majesty, Councilor Zhou is a colleague of the Pingzhang Academy. It doesn't work if he goes there. Naturally, the deputy envoy is going. If the minister can't do it, I'm afraid I will invite Master Yao to go in person. There must be a right or wrong !"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Di said directly: "Well, then, Ding Guogong will be the border patrol minister, and he will call in five thousand elite soldiers from the Shenji Battalion to protect Ding Guogong."

After Xu Jingchang thanked him, he went away proudly...

broken!

Totally broken!

After the discussion in the Hall of Martial Arts, Jian Yi and Xia Yuanji got together again.

"I have an ominous feeling." Xia Yuanji broke the silence first.

Jian Yi let out a long sigh, "Xia Shangshu, do you know the original intention of the imperial court to establish Nine Sides?"

"Is it to protect the Central Plains and defend against the Tartars?"

Jian Yi shook his head, "No, it's to reassure the people of the country... It's been like this for thousands of years."

Xia Yuanji was puzzled, and Jian Yi said: "The land on the nine borders is more than ten thousand miles away. Even the most heavily guarded places will inevitably be breached by the Tartars. During the Hongwu period, there were many invaders, and the border residents suffered heavy losses. It's just that this loss is only The people on the frontier, the officials in the court, and the people in the interior can't feel it."

Xia Yuanji hesitated a little, but also came to his senses, "The entire frontier defense was handed over to the military households on the Nine Frontiers, so as to reassure the officials in the court and the central government, and let the people in the inland feel at ease in farming and receiving taxes, so that people will not be panicked."

Jian Yi pondered and said: "Xu Jingchang proposed to abolish the military households and let the people of the world share the burden. At that time, I was worried about what would happen. Looking at it today, I completely understand. Xu Jingchang will go, no matter what, the current nine Bianjun Town will definitely be impacted, and the consequences will be disastrous."

Xia Yuanji thought for a while and said, "I'm afraid this matter will fall on Xungui, it has nothing to do with us!"

"No! You can't think like this!" Jian Yi mused, "Once the government and the public realize the problems of the Nine Borders and the loopholes in the border defense, discussions will be triggered, new countermeasures will be considered, and then changes will occur... like The status of Yan Shenggong is the same. A Nishan Confucianism Association, messing around, changed the official school orthodoxy of the court. Now one week is Xiu's death, and it will be endless, completely changing the entire military system... when the time comes I really don't dare to think about what it will look like."

Xia Yuanji's complexion changed drastically, and he kept lamenting, "It's broken, no matter how it changes, I must increase the money! How can I get so much money from my unlucky household department? Jian Tianguan, why don't you think of a way to replace it with someone else?" Hubu Shangshu, Daming's national treasury, I really can't manage it well."

Jian Yi snorted and said, "You can't manage it well? I want to resign from the Ministry of Officials! For the present plan, I can only persuade Xu Jingchang to be noble."

Xia Yuanji was stunned, and asked, "Who do you think is suitable?
Jian Yi rolled his eyelids, suddenly smiled and said, "You should be clear about this candidate."

Xia Yuanji thought for a while, then suddenly frowned, "You mean, it can't be Huang Guan?"

Jian Yi hehe said: "Although we didn't succeed, Huang Guan is still an important minister of the imperial court. He can't be indifferent when the sky is falling and the earth is falling."

After the two discussed it properly, they went down to make arrangements.

At this moment, Xu Jingchang is researching more detailed information... According to the report of the Beiping Metropolitan Division, after Zhou Shixiu arrived in Beiping, he acted vigorously and inspected all the guards.

Among them, Xifengkou and other places had a shortage of [-]%. In order to deceive the world, they even borrowed troops from Duoyan Sanwei to make up the number. Zhou Shixiu found out, and all the officials of the guard were taken down.

Unexpectedly, the officers and soldiers below made trouble and almost mutinied.

Zhou Shixiu transferred grain and grass from the Beiping warehouse to appease the soldiers.

It is said that the effect is very good, and the soldiers are calmed down.

Zhou Shixiu lived at Xifengkou for one night in order to completely calm people's hearts... As a result, that night, some Mongols sneaked in and assassinated Zhou Shixiu.

Now the Beiping Dusi has arrested General Xifengkou and ordered Duoyan Sanwei to hand him over.

This is just news from the capital of Peking.

Almost at the same time, there was also news from Liaodong Dusi and Shanxi Dusi... I heard that the imperial court strictly investigated the military households on the nine borders and rectified the land in the military settlements, which caused panic among the people. The Nine Sides is already a beacon of war, and wars are everywhere.

Sure enough, a single hair moved the whole body, and the entire Nine Sides counterattacked, and it was even more menacing...

"Dinggong, are you really sure?"

The night before leaving, Huang Guan came to inquire.

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "Why, even your old man was alarmed?"

Huang Guan sighed, "I don't intend to protect anyone, I just want to say that moving the Nine Frontiers is no better than the guards in the interior. I'm afraid that this time, the civil and military forces of the government and the public will all target you."

Xu Jingchang smiled slightly, "I know it well."

Huang Guan was startled, and suddenly said quietly: "I don't want my daughter to be a widow!"

Xu Jingchang shook his head firmly, "Please rest assured, they don't have the ability yet."

Huang Guan nodded, "You said it, I can't say anything, just arrange someone to watch you."

Xu Jingchang was taken aback for a moment, and Miss Huang had already walked in.

"Ding Guogong can't be left alone, so just take me with you."

(End of this chapter)