Daming Greedy Wolf Star

Chapter 532
Things in this world, if you avoid them, the results will always be the worst.

I can't say everything, but I can say that for most things, the best way is to solve them in time. If you can't solve them, you should try your best to find ways to make up for the losses.

Escape is always the worst option.

Ye Xian also knew this truth, but he had no choice.

In this era, although it cannot be said that all rulers benefit themselves at the expense of others, it can be said that most of them are like this.

When a disaster approaches, most rulers want to preserve their foundation to avoid having no foundation when they come back in the future.

Zhu Ling knew better than anyone what it meant this time that he killed Zhu Zhanji and then committed suicide in the Wala camp, but he had no choice.

It is conceivable that what Oara and even the entire northern Ming Dynasty will face is Zhu Zhanhe's inhumane revenge, but what can he do?

Everyone knows Zhu Zhanhe's acting style. He obviously wants to fuck you, but you just can't say a word.

How to say?You are wrong, Zhu Qizhen and Zhu Ling were not killed by you.

Yes, many people may know that there is something fishy here, and even guessed that Zhu Ling actually played the role of a dead soldier here, in order to kill two birds with one stone, not only removing the obstacles for Zhu Zhanhe to ascend the throne, but also giving Ming Dynasty has a reason to go to the grassland.

but!

Everything must be based on evidence. If you have no evidence, let alone no way to be sure that this is what others did, no one will believe you even if you say it, right?

Therefore, I can only run at first.

As the saying goes, there is no need to worry about leaving green hills without firewood. As long as he lives, there will be a chance to come back again in the future. But if he dies, how can Wala have a chance?
As for how many people would die in Wala if he escaped...that was not a question he could consider.

However, you may have forgotten that there are other old sayings in the Central Plains besides leaving green mountains and not having to worry about running out of firewood.

There is an old saying that goes like this: People plan things, and God makes things happen.

……

Shuntian Mansion, the Imperial Palace.

After learning that Zhu Qizhen died in Wala Camp, Sun Ruowei had only one feeling: the sky had fallen.

In Sun Ruowei's life up to this point, in fact, almost every rise in his career was filled with the shadow of Zhu Qizhen, or it should be said that he relied on Zhu Qizhen as his son to rise.

At first, she was sent to the palace and became Emperor Xuande's childhood sweetheart, relying on Mrs. Peng Chengbo.

But at that time, she did not become the grandson concubine as everyone imagined, but instead became the grandson concubine.

From then on, her life seemed to be fixed, from concubine to concubine to concubine, and finally became a member of the emperor's harem, and died in the palace.

But, as the saying goes, it’s up to people to plan things, and it’s up to God to make things happen.

The original grandson concubine Hu Shanxiang gave birth to two children one after another, but they were all girls. Even Emperor Xuande had been transformed from a grandson to a prince, and then to an emperor. Hu Shanxiang also failed to give birth to a son for Emperor Xuande.

However, she, Sun Ruowei, hit the target and gave birth to a son for Emperor Xuande.

Since then, Zhu Qizhen's shadow has been almost everywhere in Sun Ruowei's life.

It was because of Zhu Qizhen that she got rid of her status as a concubine and became a concubine or even a queen.

She became the empress dowager, and even took over the power after the empress dowager passed away, all because of Zhu Qizhen.

But now, Zhu Qizhen is dead, and her son is dead.

The power is gone, the identity is gone, and even the future...

In this era, there is an unspoken rule that can be regarded as the default: before you are married, you will obey your father, when you are married, you will obey your husband, and when the husband dies, you will obey your son.

Sun Ruowei's father had been treated as a scapegoat when the Empress Dowager Zhang was poisoned. Not to mention her father, all her close relatives were gone.

She married and followed her husband. Her husband, Sun Ruowei, was the late Emperor Xuande, who died 17 years ago.

When she was at this point, she should have died and followed her son, but now, her only son and only child was also dead.

At this moment, Sun Ruowei thought that his son's death might not be as simple as imagined, and that someone might be behind it.

At this moment, Sun Ruowei became inspired again.

Indeed, Sun Ruowei's life has been ruined. Her father, husband and son are gone. She has no support for the rest of her life. What awaits her is to die alone in the palace.

But she couldn't let her enemies get what they wanted.

Her son is dead, but her son is not the only heir to the throne. Zhu Zhanyong and Zhu Zhanyong are not dead. They are both the legitimate sons of Emperor Hongxi. Although they are not the eldest sons, they still have inheritance from the eldest to the youngest. Qualifications for the throne.

In short, in one sentence, the pain of relatives makes enemies happy. She, Sun Ruowei, has reached the point where relatives feel pain. She cannot let her enemies feel happy anymore.

Thinking of this, Sun Ruowei immediately returned to her room, took out the seal that should have belonged to her son but had been in her hand, symbolizing the emperor, and walked towards the Ministry of Rites.

At the same time, the Ministry of Rites.

With the help of Zhu Zhanhe, Chen Xun and others once again regained most of the power in the power center of Shuntian Mansion. Although there are still some departments that have not been completely controlled, those are not considered important departments.

And as time goes by, these departments will definitely be regained control by King Wu's lineage like other departments.

The most important thing is: Zhu Qizhen is dead.

Zhu Qizhen's death, especially the cause of Zhu Qizhen's death, greatly encouraged Chen Xun, and he immediately understood that the world representing the lineage of King Wu was coming.

Zhu Qizhen's death, especially the cause of death, anyone with a bit of political mind knows what it means. For Chen Xun and others, this means that the pinnacle of their lives and ideals is about to come.

Although they previously controlled the cabinet and the six ministries, and had documents appointed by the emperor to prove the legitimacy of their positions, everyone knew that they were not orthodox.

When people talk about them, they will always point out their positions based on the situation of King Wu's lineage.

But it will be different in the future.

With this emperor... oh no, he should be called the late emperor now. With this emperor's personal expedition, at least the people of Shuntian Mansion will understand what the prince of Wu Wang, whom they despised at the beginning, has brought to them. Peace and ease.

When Zhu Zhanhe ascends the throne as a matter of course, they will be the real chief ministers of the cabinet and the six ministers. Not only will no one point at them anymore, they will even have to treat them with respect.

Moreover, it is respectful from the heart, rather than being forced to bow down due to their power.

"Are you all ready?"

As the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, Chen Xun's power can be said to be very great, and as the chief minister of the cabinet, the matters that need to be handled by him are not as simple as one plus one.

"Don't worry about it here! His Royal Highness has already given the order! This time the logistics will not go to the Ministry of Household Affairs! The Xiangzhou Prefecture will be fully responsible! All we have to do is ensure smooth logistics!"

"The Ministry of War? Send someone to find Yu Qian! He will be responsible for the affairs of the Ministry of War for the time being! Also! Give him this secret letter from His Highness the Crown Prince!"

The staff department, which is usually quite leisurely, is now crazy busy, and as the boss of the staff department, Chen Xun is even more busy.

"Chen Shangshu."

While Chen Xun was busy flying up, Xia Xuan came to the Ministry of Personnel.

"Xia Shangshu?"

Logically speaking, Xia Xuan should be the younger of Chen Xun. After all, Chen Xun is the same generation as Xia Xuan's father, Xia Yuanji, but Chen Xun has never had any airs in front of Xia Xuan.

First of all, it's because Xia Xuan is indeed very powerful. Although he has completely inherited the skills of his father Xia Yuanji, it is not much different. In some places, he is even better than his predecessor and is better than his father.

Secondly, it's because Chen Xun has always been business-oriented when it comes to official matters. Although not at all, he rarely mixes personal emotions.

If this were not the case, I am afraid he would not have been reused by Zhu Zhanhe to this day.

"Chen Shangshu, I have been clearing out the account books of the Accounting Department these days. Until just now, I have cleared out all the accounts up to last year, but..."

Xia Xuan said and waved to the people behind him, and soon someone came in carrying a lot of account books.

"There is a big problem!"

Chen Xun looked at Xia Xuan and felt a little headache.

He had long known that after King Wu's lineage withdrew from Shuntian, the court that was taken over by the scholars of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism would have problems. After all, although the scholars of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism and Gongyang Xue came from the same Confucian school, they had no ideological differences. It's a big difference, but it can be regarded as a difference between clouds and mud.

The Gongyang School was very strict. In addition, the King of Wu was in power at that time, which could be regarded as a continuation of Zhu Zhanhe's personal style. It can be said to be quite strict on corrupt officials.

Of course, corruption cannot disappear completely, but compared to the Yongle Dynasty, the names under the leadership of King Wu are much better.

As the Gongyang scholars were suppressed after King Wu's line withdrew from Shuntian, Gongyang's thoughts were also suppressed, and the political atmosphere returned to the past.

Therefore, Chen Xun had long known that taking over Shuntian again this time would reveal many problems, especially in the accounting settlement, but what he didn't expect was that it would come so quickly.

"How serious is it?" Chen Xun took a deep breath, prepared himself mentally, and looked at Xia Xuan.

"Well..." Xia Xuan muttered, looked at the small book in his hand, and then raised his head with a serious expression.

"Nine out of ten are a little light..."

……

Chen Xun staggered.

To be honest, he knew that the matter was serious and probably guessed how serious it would be. He was not even surprised that all court officials under the rule of the orthodox emperor had corruption problems.

However, preparation is preparation. When he heard Xia Xuan say this with his own ears, he was still a little shocked.

"How long will it take for our people to arrive?" Things have happened, and the only way is to find a way to solve it. Just being shocked is useless.

"It will take more than a month at least." Xia Xuan gave a deadline.

The "our people" Chen Xun said actually refer to the people of Xiangzhou Prefecture. This time the King of Wu's lineage returns to control Shuntian, it is not limited to Shuntian, they will take over the entire Ming Dynasty, including the throne. It's in your hands.

However, the replacement of officials is not a trivial matter. Although Xiangzhou Prefecture has never stopped cultivating talents in the past ten years and has made many achievements, this is not a trivial matter.

The replacement of officials requires handover, and Xiangzhou Prefecture, as a lineage of King Wu, even Zhu Zhanhe lives in Xiangzhou Prefecture, is in charge of more than just Xiangzhou Prefecture.

Including Xiangzhou Prefecture, there are also Nanzhou Prefecture, the old lands of the Timur Empire and the entire Europe. Although matters in these places will be handled simply locally, they will eventually be sent to Xiangzhou Prefecture.

This also means that the six departments in Xiangzhou Prefecture are not as simple as people think, and the complexity of various things even far exceeds that of Shuntian Prefecture.

Moreover, even if people from Xiangzhou Prefecture can arrive today, they will not be able to get started immediately.

Let's talk about the Ministry of Revenue. Xia Xuan came with Zhu Zhanhe. It has been almost two months, and the affairs of the Ministry of Revenue are still not under control because it is too troublesome.

The same goes for the Ministry of Personnel, which is in charge of Chen Xun. Because it is the department in charge of officials all over the world, it is not simple. In addition, the Ministry of Punishment may have many unjust, false and wrong cases, and the Ministry of Works may have a lot of embezzlement of imperial funds.

Maybe it would be easier to handle it if we continue to use Yu Qian's Ministry of War and the Ministry of Rites, which have fewer things at the moment.

"The Queen Mother is here!"

Just when the staff was already extremely busy, the eunuch's unique voice sounded, causing everyone to raise their heads.

"I am waiting to welcome the Empress Dowager..."

Although he was full of doubts, Chen Xun still led people to welcome Sun Ruowei's arrival.

"Chen Shangshu, I am here to issue a decree."

Sun Ruowei walked into the staff department, looked at the officials kneeling on the ground, and said straight to the point.

"Dare I ask the Queen Mother, is this the Queen Mother's decree?" Chen Xun lowered his head, but his voice was sonorous and powerful, and he could not be ignored.

With just this sentence, the entire staff fell into silence.

Will, these two words can extend to many things.

For example, the imperial decree of the emperor is the will, and the imperial decree of the empress dowager is also the decree, but the same decree has very different meanings.

If Zhu Qizhen is still alive and in the capital, and Sun Ruowei comes with the emperor's seal to say that he wants to issue an imperial edict, then the empress dowager is assisting the young master, and to put it harshly, he is listening to politics behind the curtain.

In that case, no one would disobey him. Even Chen Xun would at most give it some thought before bowing his head.

After all, he is just a minister, even if he wants to stop it, he has to go through Zhu Zhanhe, he himself does not have that power.

But it is different now.

Although Sun Ruowei was the empress dowager, but Zhu Qizhen, the current emperor, passed away, Sun Ruowei had no reason. If Zhu Qizhen had a queen, that would be fine, but the problem is that Zhu Qizhen did not.

According to the rules of the Ming Dynasty, the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, even if the empress dowager was the mother of the emperor.

In other words, Chen Xun's words were ostensibly asking Sun Ruowei if he wanted to issue the Queen Mother's decree, but in fact he was telling Sun Ruowei that things are different from the past. You used to be able to do some things unscrupulously, but you can't do that anymore. .

Moreover, it is estimated that Sun Ruowei came to the Ministry of Personnel after being frustrated, because according to the process, the person he was looking for was not the Ministry of Personnel, but the Ministry of Rites.

Obviously, Sun Ruowei should have gone to the Ministry of Rites first, but after Zhu Zhanhe came to Beijing this time, the Ministry of Rites was taken over by the former Minister of Rites, Hu Yan.

Who is Hu Xi?That was an old minister who was about to enter his seventies, and when he entered Beijing this time, Zhu Zhanhe tried to eliminate as many irrelevant people as possible.

In other words, except for soldiers and officials, there are no other people waiting.

He is originally from the lineage of the King of Wu, and he is an old man who is nearly [-] years old. His family is still in Xiangzhou Mansion. If he has to save some face for the Queen Mother, he will not give Sun Ruowei a hard time. , blaming the matter to the officials.

Only then did Sun Ruowei realize that she was no longer the person she once was.

Without his son, even in this Shuntian Mansion or even in the palace, it would be difficult to move forward.

(End of this chapter)