In the past, the appointment and transfer of local officials had to go through the cabinet and the Ministry of Personnel, and they had to argue for a long time in the court, which was completely inefficient.

But now Zhu Cixi can do it in one sentence, and then just hand it over directly to the officials. It can be done in about one minute in the court.

Poor Chongzhen had to get up at three or four in the morning to go to court. Sometimes he didn't do anything at the end of the day, just watching the civil servants quarrel!

What now? The morning dynasty is cancelled, and the sun begins to ascend. Under normal circumstances, you retire at two hours, and the dynasty lasts for five days, and you have to rest for two days.

Of course, if a minister has an urgent matter, he can directly go to Qianqing Palace to meet the Holy Spirit. If it is not an urgent matter, he can go directly to the cabinet. After the cabinet handles it, he will report it to Emperor Shenwu.

After a series of appointments ended, Hu Baofuo shook his head:

"If you have something to do, report it early; if nothing happens, leave the court!"

Seeing that there was no one to report, Zhu Cihong got up and retreated, preparing to go south the next day.

This time Zhu Cixiang went south for a long time, and the affairs between the DPRK and the Central Government were left to Sun Chuanting and the cabinet. Zhu Cixiang believed that Sun Chuanting could do a good job.

Compared with the chief ministers of the cabinet in the Chongzhen Dynasty, Sun Chuanting had a great advantage. He was decisive in dealing with things, never procrastinated, was an honest official, and would not form cliques for personal gain. Zhu Cihong was still very satisfied.

Back at the Qianqing Palace, Yue Yang and Shen Yunying were already waiting here. Shen Yunying was still disguised as a man, wearing a flying fish suit with an embroidered spring knife on her waist, and also carried a pistol.

Both of them are now Zhu Cixiang's personal bodyguards. They will not follow Zhu Cixiang to court, but mainly follow and protect him in the Qianqing Palace and when he goes out.

Seeing Emperor Shenwu return, the two men immediately stood at attention, then raised their hands to Zhu Cixiang and said:

"See Your Majesty!"

Zhu Cixiang nodded slightly, without stopping, he walked directly to the dragon chair and sat down. Shen Yunying immediately stepped forward to pour him tea.

Hu Bao used to do this kind of thing himself, but after Shen Yun came to Qianqing Palace, Hu Bao was much freer.

Zhu Cixi picked up the teacup and said:

"Tomorrow I will go south. You and Yue Yang Hu Bao will accompany you. Go back and explain to your family that you may not be able to return to Beijing until the Chinese New Year."

Zhu Cixiang didn't mention this beforehand, but when he suddenly heard that he was going to travel with Emperor Shenwu, Shen Yunying was stunned at first, and then burst into ecstasy. Who wouldn't want to accompany the emperor on a trip to the mountains and rivers?

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will go back and prepare now. I will report to Qianqing Palace tomorrow."

A girl must be prepared when she travels far away, and she must inform her father about this matter. Of course, his father will not object to his daughter traveling with Emperor Shenwu.

In Shen Zhixu's heart, his daughter is now the pride of their Shen family. In the future, his daughter may have the opportunity to enter the harem of Emperor Shenwu, and then he will be the head of the country...

Looking at Shen Yunying's leaving figure, Zhu Cixiang smiled faintly and said to Yue Yang and Hu Bao:

"Don't be envious or jealous. You should also go back and reunite with your family. Prepare to go south with me tomorrow."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hu Bao and Yue Yang smiled at each other, bowed to the emperor, and then exited the Qianqing Palace.

"Cao An, please let Li Ruolian and Fang Zheng meet with me!"

"According to the decree!"

The date for Zhu Cixi's return south this time has not yet been determined, and he later summoned the two leaders of Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

Soon, Li Ruolian, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, and Fang Zhenghua, the governor of Dongchang, walked into the Qianqing Palace.

"Your Majesty, Li Ruolian, comes to see you!"

"Slave Fang Zhenghua, please see the Emperor!"

After the two intelligence chiefs and Emperor Shenwu greeted each other, they stood aside respectfully with their hands lowered.

When Zhu Cixiang first started using Fang Zhenghua, it was just a temporary transition, but he soon discovered that Fang Zhenghua was not only capable, but also loyal to him, and later gave up the idea of ​​replacing him with Yuan Gui.

"Boy, how are you doing in the capital recently? Have you found anyone who wants to harm me and Ming Dynasty?"

Li Ruolian hurriedly handed over his hands and replied:

"Reporting to Your Majesty, everything is fine in the capital. Some time ago, some scholars made trouble, and after the leader and his family were exiled to Mongolia and Liaodong, the capital has been very quiet, and nothing unusual has been noticed."

Founder:

"Reporting to your Majesty, after the last renovation of the palace, the maids and eunuchs were all at peace, and the servants did not find any officials making trouble. Everything has returned to normal!"

Zhu Cixi nodded:

"I will go south tomorrow. The Jin Yiwei must strengthen the investigation and never let any problems occur in the capital. If something unexpected happens and there are not enough manpower, you can go to Lu Xiangsheng to mobilize the Tianxiong Army and retreat!"

Li Ruolian hurriedly bowed to receive the order:

"According to the order!"

Li Ruolian accepted the order and withdrew from Qianqing Palace.

Zhu Cixiang looked at Fang Zhenghua and then said:

"Fang Daban, after I leave Beijing, your Dongchang must ensure the safety of the palace, especially the Supreme Emperor. When he goes fishing, send more people to protect him to prevent his father from accidentally falling into the water!

There are other matters within the Dongchang, you all need to strengthen your manpower. I don't want any accidents to happen to the capital and the palace. If you encounter something that cannot be handled, you can directly ask Li Ruolian or Lu Xiangsheng for help, go ahead!"

Fang Zhenghua hurriedly bowed and saluted:

"Your Majesty, don't worry. As long as I have a breath of air, I will absolutely guarantee the safety of the palace and the Supreme Emperor. I will resign!"

This time I went south not to tour the mountains and rivers, but to engage in a life-and-death struggle with the southern gentry, officials, landlords, etc.

According to the practices of nobles and other nobles in the past, they could accidentally let Zhengde and Tianqi fall into the water. Who can guarantee that they will not jump over the wall and take revenge on the Ming Dynasty royal family.

Zhu Cixiang could definitely protect himself, but he was worried that they would secretly attack people in the palace to threaten his reforms, so he specially asked Li Ruolian and Fang Zhenghua to explain.

Zhu Cixiang believed that with the current capabilities of Ming Dynasty Jinyiwei and Dongchang, coupled with the Tianxiong Army guarding the capital, they can smash any conspiracy...

Looking at the sky, it was already lunch time. Zhu Cihong got up and went to Kunning Palace. Before leaving, he wanted to have a meal with the Supreme Emperor and his mother.

Chongzhen and the Empress Dowager Zhou were preparing to have lunch, but did not expect Zhu Cihong to come back. Seeing Zhu Cihong come in, the Empress Dowager Zhou was overjoyed and immediately ordered more dishes that the emperor liked to eat.

"Your Majesty, sit down and have a meal together!"

Chongzhen also asked Zhu Cixiang to sit down with a smile on his face. As soon as Zhu Cixiang took his seat, Chongzhen stopped his smile and said:

"I heard that you want to go south in person. Now there are many capable people in the Ming Dynasty. The cabinet and the six ministers are your confidants. Why don't you leave it to them? Why do you have to go south in person? The water in the south is very deep!"

Chongzhen was really worried about Zhu Cixiang going south. He didn't want to see another enlightened emperor accidentally fall into the water.

Queen Mother Zhou also said with a worried face:

"That's right. If the mother doesn't want the emperor to take the trouble to take risks, the National Protectorate Army can just go south!"

If it weren't for Zhu Cihong, Chongzhen would never have been able to leave the capital in his entire life. He knew that all the southern gentry were easy to mess with.

Cutting off people's money is equivalent to killing their parents. Zhu Cixiang will definitely kill a lot of people when he goes south. The troops and money in Jiangnan are controlled by aristocratic families and nobles, and they will definitely not be willing to do so.

Zhu Cixiang smiled slightly and said:

"Father, the Queen and the Queen need not worry. Are the southern gentry and powerful people more cruel than the Jiannu and the Tatars? For the sake of the Ming Dynasty and the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty, the emperor will not be afraid of any monsters or monsters."

Chongzhen shook his head:

"Your Majesty, the Jiannu and the Tatars are very powerful, but they will fight you with real swords and guns, but the gentry and powerful people in the south are different. My father is worried that they will play dirty tricks. I remember what an ancient person said,

The hooligans are not to be feared, but the hooligans are literate..."

"Pfft...cough cough cough..."

Zhu Cixi just took a sip of soup, and when he heard Chongzhen's words, he immediately spurted out the soup. If he hadn't turned around quickly, he would have almost sprayed it into Chongzhen's face, and he couldn't help but cough...

Empress Dowager Zhou gave Chongzhen a charming look, and hurriedly stepped forward to gently tap the emperor's back, with a distressed expression on her face:

"Your Majesty, drink the soup slowly..."

The two little palace ladies hurriedly brought handkerchiefs to wipe Zhu Cixiang's mouth, but Chongzhen looked confused and said hurriedly:

"Drink slowly, no one will compete with you..."

Zhu Cihong took the handkerchief and wiped his mouth, wondering for a while that he didn't know where Chongzhen heard these words.

Ignoring Chongzhen's question, Zhu Cixi coughed twice more and then asked:

"Father, which ancient person said that refugees have culture?"

Chongzhen was stunned for a moment. He finally understood why Zhu Cixiang choked on his soup, and his face was filled with embarrassment...

After thinking for a long time he said:

"It's not an ancient person. My father remembered it wrong. This was said by your aunt while playing mahjong..."

"Damn it, that's what I said!"

After Chongzhen's reminder, Zhu Cixiang suddenly remembered that he had said this when chatting with Aunt Huang, but he never thought that Aunt Huang could say it while playing mahjong.

Did the Emperor always win in mahjong, and the Aunt Emperor came up with this sentence when she was desperate to lose?

Probably not. Chongzhen has always respected Queen Yi'an. Unless there is something fishy between the two of them, could it be that playing mahjong creates a relationship...

Zhu Cixiang looked at Emperor Chongzhen and then at his mother. He did not continue the topic:

"Eat quickly, don't worry about the emperor, you must know that the emperor is the reincarnation of the Ziwei Emperor Star..."

Chongzhen and the Empress Dowager Zhou knew that once Zhu Cixiang made a decision, he would not be able to pull back ten oxen, so they simply stopped trying to persuade him...

After having lunch with his father and mother, Zhu Cixiang stood up to say goodbye. He went directly to Cining Palace. He hadn't seen the emperor's aunt for a long time, so he went to say goodbye before leaving!
To be continued...