Listening to politics behind a curtain?Kill the Queen Mother at the beginning!

Chapter 56 Cao Zhengchun: A slave will always be a slave
above the court,

in the hall,

The young man in a dragon robe was sitting on a high seat, quietly flipping through the booklet that Hubu Shangshu had just handed over, his brows were slightly relieved when he saw the last page,
Even hearing about the things that Luo Porridge did earlier, the haze brought by it was dissipated a lot.

"From this point of view, the food and military pay raised recently have achieved very good results, and you, the Minister of the Household Department, are doing well..."

"Reward!"

Zhu Ming took one last look at the number on the booklet before closing it with peace of mind. After all, the Northern Expedition is the top priority for the current Dali court.

"Old minister, thank Your Majesty in advance!"

"However, I don't dare to pretend to claim this power!"

Hubu Shangshu walked out of the ranks and thanked En first, then pointed to a person not far behind him and said:

"The matter of raising rice grains and military salaries is still due to Xie Shilang's hard work these days, so that the states and counties have generously donated money and food, and this has been able to gather more than half of the army's needs in a short period of time. .”

"Ah."

"It's also thanks to the servant."

Hearing the sound, Zhu Ming looked at Xie Wenxue, who was in the row on the left, and nodded in satisfaction. He naturally knew his relationship with Xie Wenyuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and they were brothers of the same mother.

But why his elder brother committed such a serious crime and never mentioned that he should be punished. The reason is also very simple. Since he became an official in the court, he has never had contact with Xie Wenyuan. Above the court, there is a clear distinction between Wei and Wei, and there is absolutely no possibility of participating.

Another reason is his identity. Most of the officials are from aristocratic families. This has long been understood. I also need to rely on their identities to complete some things, such as this Northern Expedition. thing.

If there were no big families of various aristocratic families to take the lead in paying the money, how would those powerful squires be willing to give up, let alone the people at the bottom, who would have to forcefully increase taxes and corvees in the end. Shake the foundation of the country.

The imperial court has not been very stable recently.

I don't want to do this unless I have to.

"Sir, panic!"

"It is definitely not worthy of such praise from His Majesty."

Hearing the sound, Xie Wenxue walked out of the ranks and knelt down in the tunnel.

"Well, you just do your best."

"After this is done."

"I, there will be a big reward!"

Zhu Ming waved his sleeves.

"Is there still a play?"

Zhu Ming looked at the officials and asked in a deep voice, after the matter of the Northern Expedition process was completed, what Luo Porridge did yesterday naturally lingered in his mind.

it's not a big deal,

It's strange that no one mentioned it.

"The minister has no book to play!"

"The minister has no book to play!"

Wherever Zhu Ming looked,
All ministries and courts responded in this way.

Zhu Ming's expression became inexplicably cold when he heard the sound, what happened last night caused a commotion in the capital, even the imperial palace could see the fires burning everywhere in the city, it is absolutely impossible for them not to know.

"My lords, is there something missing?"

Seeing this, the man on the dragon chair asked with a cold face.

The voice fell,

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay,

"Your Majesty, as far as the old minister knows, it seems to be gone."

Jiang Ziming, the censor of Zuodu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, was originally in charge of picketing the conduct of officials, but he naturally walked out of the ranks after hearing the sound, but he pretended to be contemplative, and after thinking about it for a long time, he responded solemnly.

"Oh, really?"

Zhu Ming was inexplicably annoyed,

One must know that the incident on Yongle Street was a blast in the court a few days ago, but no one mentioned yesterday's incident, and one must know that this was only because the person was not on the spot.

"Forget it..."

Zhu Ming frowned and waved impatiently.

"If you have something to play, you will retreat if there is nothing!"

Seeing this, the eunuch said in a loud voice,
But the voice fell,
None of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty spoke out again.
What Luo Porridge did last night did not mention a word,
Li Zhijie, who was in the front row on the left, cast a glance at the censor surnamed Jiang from the corner of his eye, and immediately understood that they were trying to trip up that kid surnamed Luo secretly, and they were also trying to make His Majesty unhappy and cause estrangement.

After the eunuch finished reading,

Zhu Ming was tense for a long time again, but there was no such group of veterans, with thick skin and dark belly, who pretended to be ignorant for half an hour.

"Forget it, let's retreat!"

Zhu Ming finally got up impatiently and left, but before leaving, he glanced at Li Zhijie who was huddled in the crowd, and the meaning was self-evident.

In the imperial study room,

"Li Gong, what do you think of today's events?"

Zhu Ming asked Li Zhijie with his back turned.

"According to the old minister, the Northern Expedition is nothing to worry about."

Li Zhijie pondered.

"Li Gong, why pretend to be confused?"

Zhu Ming turned around and looked directly at the latter.

Looking at that old face, Zhu Ming felt a little disappointed in his heart. Why he was still unwilling to give up Jin Yiwei's sharp knife, instead of completely relying on this loyal and loyal Minister Gu Ming, didn't care about it.

Seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, be wise and protect yourself,
This is the biggest problem of people like them!

"Your Majesty, old minister, I..."

Li Zhijie hesitated,

"Tell me, you know what I'm asking!"

Zhu Ming directly pierced through the skylight and said,
Don't give him the slightest chance to shirk.

"In this way, the old minister will speak bluntly!"

Li Zhijie took a deep breath.

"In my opinion, since the mottled tiger's teeth are too sharp, Your Majesty might as well tie it with an iron chain and feed it with good food and drink on weekdays, so that it will be strong and strong, with sharp teeth and claws, but There is no way to break free from the iron chain, to hurt people indiscriminately, and when His Majesty needs it, loosen it a little and let it go out to eat people..."

"In this way,"

"It won't affect his Jin Yiwei's sharp teeth and claws,"

"There is also a method of restraint."

"I don't know Your Majesty, what do you think?"

After finishing speaking, Li Zhijie clasped his hands and asked.

"Is there a specific charter?"

Zhu Ming was a little moved when he heard the sound.

"Throughout the ages, whether it is the Inspectorate, the Jinyiwei, or other yamen involved in the Tianting, there has been a lot of overlap. The biggest difference is nothing more than the division of power and responsibility."

"Since this is the case, why doesn't Your Majesty set up a new police office, which also only obeys His Majesty's orders, and let it restrain the increasingly powerful Jinyi pro-army?"

After thinking for a moment, Li Zhijie said in detail that he shouldn't have said these words, but he really couldn't stand the arrogant appearance of that boy from the Luo family.

"The new police department?"

Zhu Ming thought for a long time after hearing the sound,
A definite answer has not been given for a long time.

"Let's discuss this matter in the future..."

"I have my own consideration."

After half an hour,

Zhu Ming waved his hands in the end. After all, opening a new yamen involves too much manpower and financial resources.

Of course, the most important point is, who will be the head of this newly established police department?

If the employment is improper,

The colorful tiger has no constraints, not to mention,

Instead, a jackal was added,
"Then, the old minister will leave..."

Li Zhijie looked at Zhu Ming's obviously agitated expression, and didn't try to persuade him too much, knowing his thoughts, he was already cautious, if he pushed too hard, it would be self-defeating.

……

"The new police department..."

"The new yamen..."

After Li Zhijie left,
Zhu Ming sat alone in the imperial study and muttered to himself.

Unknowingly, the sky also became dark.

"Your Majesty, it's time for dinner..."

"Look at..."

At this time,
Eunuch Cao, holding a whisk, shouted outside the door,
"Well, let's pass on the meal."

"There are too many trivial matters recently, let them pick some and send them to the imperial study, I have to deal with political affairs."

Zhu Ming waved his hand and said,
Not much appetite.

"Your Majesty, the porridge is here."

"The old slave sees that His Majesty has gotten angry recently."

"Specially asked the imperial dining room to cook the porridge for you."

Not long after, Eunuch Cao brought in another bowl of porridge, then put it aside quietly, took another pair of bowls and chopsticks, and took it out first. Put it on the copybook in front of Zhu Ming.

"Tell me who is the most loyal to me among the civil and military men of the Manchu Dynasty?"

Zhu Ming looked at Eunuch Cao who was bowing and busy,

Asked a question out of nowhere.

"Hey hey..."

"Your Majesty, this old slave dare not speak nonsense!"

Eunuch Cao knelt down in the tunnel in fear and fear.

"I told you to say it, just say it outright."

"This servant only cares about your body, Your Majesty, thinking about what His Majesty should eat today and drink tomorrow, and this servant is ignorant of government affairs..."

Eunuch Cao explained with a flustered expression.

"You dog slave, you are really boring..."

Hearing the sound, Zhu Ming feigned anger and kicked Eunuch Cao and cursed.

"Your Majesty, a slave will always be a slave, because in my head, I only think about what a slave should do..."

Eunuch Cao spoke very seriously.

"Oh?"

"What use is the head of your dog slave?"

Zhu Ming laughed and cursed,

But I don't know why,
After hearing these words, I felt inexplicably happy.

　Today is also 5.2k, emmmmm...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)