Chapter 493: Down to the South of the Yangtze River
"Can you ask me to send you a letter?" Zhang Weixian felt a little embarrassed.
Although the ministers in the court did not have a specific understanding of the capital, they all knew very well that His Majesty’s understanding of the capital was definitely beyond everyone’s expectations.
Whether it is the Jinyiwei or the Dongchang, Your Majesty spends a lot of money for them every year. Basically no one knows where the money goes, and no one dares to check His Majesty’s accounts.
No major incident happened in the past two years. The Jinyiwei and the East Factory did not do anything, so what did the money do?
Everyone can guess that it is nothing more than to arrange manpower or even buy manpower.
His Majesty knew the disturbances in the capital very clearly. Even in the mansions of various ministers, there might be people from the Dongchang and Jinyiwei, and there were probably many people in their family who were bribed.
In this case, everyone should be cautious in doing things. Even the ministers know that there are people in their own homes.
For example, British Duke Zhang Weixian knew who was a secret spy in his family, but he could not expose it, nor could he drive people away. He could only pretend that he didn't know anything, and he could not hide it from this secret spy when doing things.
This feeling is very unhappy, but this is His Majesty’s arrangement, how dare you turn against each other?
Under such circumstances, the ministers must be careful in every move.
If it is a small move, it won’t be fine, but if it is a big move, I really don’t dare to do it, and I’m afraid of causing trouble for myself.
For example, when His Majesty is going to Nanjing for this incident, Duke Ding is worried about Duke Wei’s Mansion in Nanjing. He wants to help, at least send a message to let them make some preparations early.
But in fact, Duke Ding did not dare to do this. He passed the news and His Majesty knew that such a thing would definitely not make His Majesty happy.
So Duke Ding came to Duke of England, hoping that Duke of England could help him come up with ideas.
Zhang Weixian doesn’t want to care about this kind of destruction. What does it have to do with him?
Even if there is anything in the Duke of Wei’s Mansion, it is just that his Majesty extorted some money. Can they still remove their titles? Or will they arrest and kill their people?
Even if you arrest and kill it, it is not a big deal. After so many years of inheritance, there must be many scum in the family. It may be a good thing to kill a group of people with His Majesty.
What's more, this matter has nothing to do with Zhang Weixian, so he is too lazy to care about it.
Duke Ding said helplessly: "We are all in one mind."
Zhang Weixian glanced at Duke Ding, and the expression on his face was very strange.
What are you talking about at this time? Do you still want to unite and oppose Your Majesty? What do you think of yourself?
In the past, people like me were suppressed by civil servants. Although they had military power on the surface, in fact, power was just that. Over the years, civil servants could deal with people like me if they wanted to deal with them, let alone the emperor?
What about now?
The current emperor not only has the support of civil servants, but also has the emperor's personal army. Zhang Weixian felt that the two emperors' personal army would definitely be invincible.
Although I don’t know what Your Majesty is waiting for and why Your Majesty has not started a war in Liaodong for a long time, Zhang Weixian understood that this was definitely not a reason to provoke Your Majesty.
"You're good at it!" Zhang Weixian left a sentence, turned around and walked out.
Zhang Weixian was too lazy to talk nonsense to Duke Ding. He had to prepare well, and it would be best to see if there was any chance to go to Jiangnan with him.
This should be a good opportunity. After arriving in Jiangnan, there are many things you can do.
Nowadays, the Ming army has a feeling of brewing, and the situation is not very good. Especially after the emperor personally rose, there are many criticisms in various places, and the staff office has received a lot of news.
Zhang Weixian believes that this situation may not last long.
As a relatively famous nobleman in the late Ming Dynasty, and with Zhu Youxiao for so long, Zhang Weixian was able to find some of Zhu Youxiao's ideas.
That is, His Majesty is likely to cause trouble, because of these troops.
Your Majesty is likely to abolish the military household system. After all, the emperor's personal army is recruited. Your Majesty must have this idea, but now there is insufficient money and food.
In fact, Zhu Youxiao really had this idea. As for the army, the Ming army must be streamlined, and future wars will not be won by number.
For a country as big as the Ming Dynasty, the army can be maintained at around one million. Of course, it refers to the firearms troops. In the era of cold weapons, the number of people is determined.
Duke Ding looked at Zhang Weixian leaving, with a helpless expression on his face, and then shook his head with a wry smile.
Although he came to find Zhang Weixian, he was actually here to test His Majesty's attitude.
If Zhang Weixian agrees, it means that Your Majesty's attitude has been loosened; if Zhang Weixian disagrees, it means that Your Majesty's attitude is uncontroversial.
Now that I have got the answer I want, Duke Ding is also preparing to leave the palace. Anyway, I can't control this matter, so I just ignore it and leave here first.
The news soon spread, and the emperor was going south, which was a big deal.
For some officials in the south, their hearts began to tremble in an instant.
When the emperor left the palace, what he did was vivid in his mind. It was a human head that fell to the ground and blood flowed into a river.
Now His Majesty is going to leave the palace again, and it is Jiangnan. Who knows what will happen?
Even some businessmen in Jiangnan were very confident, especially those who had done some illegal business, who were so trembling.
Nothing will happen to this?
A large number of merchants in Zhangjiakou were killed, but they were unsure. They even involved Shanxi merchants, and many of them were searched for their homes. Will His Majesty be the same as before when he went to Jiangnan?
Everyone was unconfidence in their hearts, and public opinion was rampant for a while, and the voices of opposition could be said to be very popular.
As for the reasons for opposition, of course there are all kinds.
Zhu Youxiao didn't care about this, but just summoned a few ministers in the palace.
The leader is naturally Zhao Bingzhong, and Chen Sihai is by his side.
These two people are now Zhu Youxiao’s confidants. They have not been promoted for several years, but no one dares to underestimate them.
They have handled a lot of cases these days, and all cases involving officials are now basically under their jurisdiction. They now have a bit of the meaning of the Ming Dynasty Discipline Inspection Commission, and they can be said to be very strong.
Zhu Youxiao looked at the two people in front of him and said, "Is it almost ready?"
In fact, although Zhu Youxiao didn't seem to have done anything in the past four years and was very stable, the secret arrangement never stopped.
Whether it is the Jinyiwei of the East Factory or their side, they are all quickly arranged. Many things are arranged unknowingly, and even the Ministry of Internal Affairs will cooperate.
Under such circumstances, Zhu Youxiao mastered a lot of things. In the past, he just didn't start lifting the cover. Now it's time to go, so that these people have to lift the cover hard so that they can know what state-owned national laws are.
After hearing this, Zhao Bingzhong said directly: "Your Majesty, you have almost prepared."
"This is the best thing." Zhu Youxiao nodded and said, "This time I will take you with you, it depends on your performance. Don't let me down."
Zhao Bingzhong and the others nodded at the same time, stood up and bowed and said, "Don't worry, your Majesty, I will definitely not let Your Majesty down."
Zhu Youxiao nodded again and said, "Okay, you two will go, go back and prepare well, and you will set off in a few days."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhao Bingzhong and the others agreed again, turned around and walked out.
After Zhao Bingzhong and the others left, Zhu Youxiao stood up, moved his muscles and walked towards the harem.
In fact, there are still troubles in the harem. Although Zhu Youxiao hasn't been out for several years, the time will definitely not be too short if he wants to go out this time.
The queen needs to explain it, after all, she had already made the queen very dissatisfied when she ran out. The women in the harem still need to be comforted.
But I guess I will be very tired these two days. In the next few days, Zhu Youxiao did not attend court and hid in the harem.
The ministers could not find Zhu Youxiao, so they could only use the question book to object.
Unfortunately, it was useless. In this situation, they could only watch Zhu Youxiao prepare to set off.
Because I have never stopped preparing to go south, it can be said that it is underway in full swing.
Two more days later, the court issued an imperial edict.
This time, Xu Guangqi accompanied him.
On the other side of the Staff Office are Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli.
As for Zhang Weixian and Han Dong, they just stayed in the capital to assist in the government.
He was appointed the eldest son of the emperor, Zhu Ciliao, as King An, and was in charge of the country when Zhu Youjiao left Beijing.
Although His Highness An is only six years old now, such a heavy responsibility has been pressed on his shoulders.
When my father wanted to go out to play, he could only keep him. As for his governing power, it was basically nominal, and Zhang Weixian, Han Yu and others were the ones who were in charge. However, this name is sometimes very important.
So things were finalized.
Zhu Youxiao stood in front of the palace and looked into the distance, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.
Zhu Youxiao didn’t know what would happen if he would go out this time, nor would he know what would happen. It would probably not be so easy for him to go to Jiangnan this time.
After all, in the court, there are many people who oppose what they do, and more people are afraid of it. Maybe someone will take risks.
You should know that my son is still young now, and if he dies, then this situation will become interesting.
Chapter completed!