Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 293 Can decency be eaten as food?

"Why did the Qing family come to the palace this time?"

In the Dongnuan Pavilion, Zhu Youxiao was sitting on the throne, leaning on the cushions, looking at Qian Qianyi with a smile. Although he knew the purpose of Qian Qianyi's visit, Zhu Youxiao still pretended to be confused.

Although Mr. Shui Tailiang was promoted to the position of second assistant, Zhu Youxiao never trusted him. Letting Qian Qianyi join the cabinet to assist in government affairs was purely for political needs.

His reputation is similar to that of Ye Xianggao. He came from Changshu County, Suzhou. For him to enter the cabinet as the only representative of the Donglin Party, Zhu Youxiao wanted to create opposition within the Donglin Party.

As the first clique in the Ming Dynasty, the Donglin Party, which reached the Tianqi Dynasty, had a complex composition of internal members, with members from all over the world. If you want to break the Donglin Party, you must make it change and undergo structural changes. Only by doing this can they be defeated one by one.

What Zhu Youxiao wants to do now is to pit the Donglin Party outside the southeastern provinces and the Donglin Party from the southeastern provinces against each other, to dissatisfy each other, to plot against each other, and ultimately to achieve the purpose of splitting. Only by dividing this party With good political planning, it will be relatively easy to resolve the maladministration and cancer in the southeastern provinces in the future.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao did a good job.

Hui Shiyang is dead.

Zhang Wenda is dead.

Han Xu fell.

A group of Donglin Party members who were not from the southeastern provinces fell into trouble in the central temple, and along with it, the Donglin Party's internal tilt and changes were also quietly taking place.

The impact of this is huge.

"Your Majesty, I come to the palace this time to share your Majesty's worries."

Qian Qianyi smiled, raised his hand and bowed to the emperor: "Since I entered the cabinet, I have always thought about sharing your majesty's worries and caring for the country. Only in this way can I be worthy of your majesty's trust. I..."

started again.

Zhu Youxiao secretly laughed in his heart. Qian Qianyi's mouth could make anyone live or die. If he knew what kind of character this guy was, it would be easy to be deceived by him.

"Speak the key."

Zhu Youxiao was not used to it. He stretched out his hand to pick up the tea cup and took a sip. "The cabinet has many political affairs to deal with. Qian Qing came to the palace to see me not to say these words."

"Cough cough~"

Qian Qianyi coughed twice. For some reason, Qian Qianyi always felt that after he entered the cabinet, the emperor's attitude towards him was much colder than before.

This can't be done.

Without the emperor's trust and reliance, it is obviously impossible to be the master of the cabinet in the future and overpower the chief minister Zhu Guozuo.

"Your Majesty, I really want to share your worries."

Thinking of this, Qian Qianyi hurriedly explained: "While I was in the cabinet, I heard some rumors that the Shaofu issued bonds to external parties to deceive the emperor and wanted to make money among the people. I was very anxious when I found out about this. I came to the palace to report the situation to His Majesty."

You old man, you are playing tricks on me.

Zhu Youxiao sneered in his heart and looked at Qian Qianyi. His real purpose in saying these words was probably to find out what the bonds were for.

Don't look at things like bonds. They didn't exist in Ming Dynasty in the past, but some things are figured out. If you really want to know more details, it's easy to figure it out.

"The young master is my young master. No one dares to do anything they do without my decree." Zhu Youxiao put down the tea cup and replied with a calm expression.

Zhu Youxiao wanted to use this attitude to make Qian Qianyi understand one thing. Nothing the Shaofu did could escape his eyes. The same reason applies to the cabinet, and the same goes to foreign ministers.How could Qian Qianyi, a lively and thoughtful person, not understand this?

"I dare to ask Your Majesty, what is the purpose of issuing bonds to foreign countries?"

Qian Qianyi rolled his eyes, lowered his head slightly and asked: "Recently, there have been many comments and criticisms in the capital and Gyeonggi area, saying that bonds are needed to make money. I know that your majesty loves the people, but you can't stop talking. Come on, I’m afraid someone will misinterpret it..."

"What else could it be for?"

Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly and said: "The construction of the three main halls is frequently mentioned in the court, and the lands in Xiyuan are in disrepair. As the emperor of tomorrow, do I have to consider these issues? I rely on the national treasury. Let’s go and solve it. I don’t know what kind of quarrel the foreign court will cause. We have almost spent all our money on internal funds. I don’t want to issue bonds to solve it. Qian Qing came and told me how to solve it.”

So that’s what it’s for.

Qian Qianyi raised his eyebrows slightly. He had thought about countless possibilities, but he did not think of these. After all, the emperor has always been tightly grasping the affairs of the court from the beginning of Yuji's accession to the throne, which has caused many people to be suppressed.

"Even if your Majesty wants to resolve the above concerns, you should discuss it with the cabinet."

Thinking of this, Qian Qianyi decided to test it again, "Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and his thoughts and worries are all for the sake of the country. The cabinet has no knowledge of this, so the young government started to do this. Now there are many people in the government and the public talking about it, even Some people also secretly slandered and said something inappropriate..."

"Humph!"

Zhu Youxiao snorted coldly and said with a hint of dissatisfaction: "Can decency be used as food? If anyone can help me solve these problems, then I will not resort to such bad tactics."

"Okay, if Qian Qing is really considerate of me and wants to share my worries, then think about buying more bonds when the bonds are issued to the outside world. Anyway, Huangzhuang has a lot of land, and I plan to replace a batch, which can solve these problems. It’s a trivial matter.”

When talking about this, Zhu Youxiao tried hard to control his emotions and not let himself laugh on the surface.

How could Zhu Youxiao not see Qian Qianyi's probing intentions?

However, Zhu Youxiao will definitely not reveal the real purpose of the bonds issued by the Shaofu to the outside world. He can hide it for a day longer. After all, if the strategic plan of developing and building Beizhili is fully rolled out, he will be the first to jump out. Those who stumble must be officials from the southeastern provinces.

This does not matter whether it is the Donglin Party or not.

The chaos in the central temples of the Ming Dynasty and the endless party disputes were difficult to contain. In a sense, it was caused by the dispute between the north and the south of the Ming Dynasty.

From economy to culture to politics, the south of the Ming Dynasty suppressed the north, not to mention the southeastern coastal provinces. Regardless of whether the sea ban was implemented or not, they would engage in smuggling and sea trade privately. In other words, the gap between the north and the south of the Ming Dynasty was continuously drawn. Large, and the advent of the Little Ice Age has added to this gap the element of natural disasters.

Although he didn't want to talk nonsense with Qian Qianyi, for some planning and deployment, Zhu Youxiao also pretended to talk, so as to pass the wrong information to Qian Qianyi, and then spread it through Qian Qianyi.

The emperor loses his ambition by playing with things.

This may be something that is unacceptable to upright ministers, but for ministers who are engaged in speculation, it is what they want to see.

"Go find Liu Chao."

After chatting for more than half an hour, Qian Qianyi left with satisfaction. However, as soon as he left, the smile on Zhu Youxiao's face disappeared and was replaced by seriousness, "The factory fan called Nei Factory, recently. Keep an eye on Qian's house to see who is there, and meet with Qian Qianyi privately."

"In addition, let Liu Chao select some people and secretly spread some news, saying that Qian Qianyi has a lot of wealth in his name, and these things must be done as soon as possible."

"The slaves obey the order."

Liu Ruoyu immediately bowed in response.

Since someone wants to plot and interfere, Zhu Youxiao must accompany him to the end. Regarding the issuance of bonds by the Shaofu, he must gather a batch of gold and silver. Only by getting this matter done, can many subsequent plans and arrangements be carried out. Advance in an orderly manner.

(End of this chapter)