The ruthless emperor in the late Ming Dynasty forced Chongzhen to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 261 The Gentleman and the Villain

"Husband, Li Banghua is hypocritical and cherishes his reputation. He is really not suitable to preside over the Northwest relocation. If Wu Sangui was in charge, it is probably almost done by now!"

In the imperial study room, seeing that Zhu Cihong was in a bad mood because of the incident in the northwest, Hong Niangzi also hated Li Banghua a little bit.

In fact, she knew that the little emperor had always valued Li Banghua very much, even surpassing Ma Shiying and Ni Yuanlu, so this time he did not hesitate to take on such a heavy responsibility.

Who would have thought that in order to take into account his own reputation, Li Banghua acted cautiously and was extremely conservative, so far he refused to kill, and now he even reported the incident of Huihui, it is really abominable.

He Li Banghua, a civil servant, knows that he cares about his reputation, and he is afraid of being called a butcher by later generations. Does the emperor not want to be famous?

Therefore, as a tour envoy to the Northwest, he shouldn't report this kind of thing at all.

"Hey! Relocating people is a civil affairs matter, and it's not appropriate to let a general take charge of it. I hope Li Aiqing won't let me down again this time."

Zhu Cihong waved his hand, feeling really disappointed with Li Banghua in his heart, he knew that it wasn't because Li Banghua was not capable enough, nor was he lacking courage.

It's because he doesn't want to do the dirty work for the emperor, and he doesn't even believe in the emperor. He is worried that he will be killed in the future, and he will be stigmatized for thousands of years, so he looks forward and backward like this.

He finally understood why the emperors in ancient times hated ministers who talked about benevolence and righteousness, and preferred to use Ma Shiying, a treacherous minister who had no integrity.

"The concubine is disgusting. He actually reported the return of the Northwest. He must have been prepared to be dismissed by the husband. Speaking of which, this person really doesn't know what to do. He is far worse than that Ma Shiying."

The red lady said bitterly with her big belly.

"Hehe, my concubine, don't be angry, lest you get pregnant. A treacherous minister has its uses, and a minister who sticks to integrity also has his own uses. I don't care if you are loyal or not, but this time I used it in the wrong place!"

Zhu Cihong smiled and helped her to the dragon chair and sat down. This time he really hired the wrong person. Even if Wei Zuode was to do this kind of thing, he would be better than Li Banghua.

Originally, he planned to completely reform the administrative judiciary and make the judiciary completely independent after the final version of the land reform in the north and south was also implemented.

In the future, Ma Shiying's cabinet will be in charge of the administration, Li Banghua will be in charge of the judiciary, and Ni Yuanlu will be in charge of the legislation.

So Li Banghua and Ni Yuanlu are equally important in his plan as Ma Shiying.

Of course, the three of them are just a temporary transition. The civil servants who really want to create the future with him must be Jinshi after the new imperial examination.

These old antiques, no matter gentlemen or villains, will be swept into the dustbin of history within ten years.

"Oh! A minister like this who is full of benevolence, righteousness and morality only cares about his own reputation and is unwilling to be united with the emperor. Apart from wasting the court's salary and arranging people behind his back, the ministers and concubines don't know what else they can use it for."

Hong Niangzi didn't know what Zhu Cihong was thinking, and she didn't have the slightest affection for those civil servants, especially civil servants who talked about benevolence, righteousness and morality.

"It seems that my concubine has a lot of resentment towards those honest gentlemen! But above the court, gentlemen and villains are indispensable."

Zhu Cihong also knew that she was made into a child-eating female devil because she was spread rumors behind the backs of those talented scholars in Nanjing, and she still has a grudge against those scholars.

"Are they considered honest gentlemen? Hypocrites are almost the same. How can a real honest gentleman use such indecent means to deceive children?

In my opinion, Li Banghua is also just a person who is trying to gain fame, not as good as that real villain Wu Sangui! "

Hong Niangzi curled her lips, feeling annoyed at the thought of those civil servants in Nanjing spreading rumors about her behind her back.

Although this matter was suppressed by her in the same way at the beginning, who knows if it will be secretly passed on to future generations in private?

She didn't care about her reputation before, but now that she is pregnant with the dragon species, she is a little worried, fearing that her reputation will affect her child.

I also thought that the more worried and melancholy I became in my heart, I couldn't help asking: "Your Majesty, if you give birth to the emperor's son, do you really plan to become the prince? The status of the concubine is humble, and he is not seen by those scholars. The concubine is worried. future…"

"Okay, dear concubine, let's not mention these things. We husband and wife work together to create the foundation of my great Ming Dynasty. Future generations will only sing praises to us. If the emperor's son is naturally crowned prince, if it is a princess, then we will continue to work hard. "

Zhu Cihong also knew that women would become sentimental after pregnancy, and now the red lady who is not afraid of the sky and the earth is no exception. She started to think wildly and became suspicious, so she had to quickly change the topic and offer a word of comfort.

Sure enough, seeing what he said, Hong Niang felt relieved a lot, she leaned her head in his arms, and the look of happiness on her face was about to overflow.

After a long while, he said again: "Husband, in fact, you don't need to accompany my concubine. In the troubled autumn in the south, it's better for your husband to sit in town in person."

Hong Niangzi knew that Zhu Cihong didn't really care about the affairs of the Northwest, but really cared about the affairs of the South, especially the imperial examinations and maritime trade.

"It's okay, let's go south after my concubine gives birth. I'm actually very relieved about the affairs in the south. Although my aunt's ability is slightly insufficient, she has Ma Shiying in politics, Zuo Liangyu in military affairs, and now in maritime affairs. With Zheng Sen, and with the assistance of these three people, it is enough to deal with all crises and solve all troubles."

Zhu Cihong waved his hand. Although the south is indeed the most important at this stage, especially the advancement of imperial examinations and commerce, which is related to the future of the Chinese ethnic group, but as long as the progress is steady and there are three people to assist, Zhang Yan is fully capable of controlling the overall situation. He will not be here for a while. How big of an impact.

"It seems that your husband values ​​Zheng Sen very much?"

Seeing that he compared Zheng Sen with Zuo Liangyu and Ma Shiying, Hong Niangzi was quite surprised, and she couldn't help being curious about Zheng Sen in her heart.

Because she knew that if Zheng Sen didn't have an earth-shattering talent, as a disciple of Qian Qianyi, His Majesty would never reuse him.

How much His Majesty hated that Qian Qianyi, she couldn't be more clear. In the future, he will definitely be hacked into pieces and his skin cramped.

"Well, this person's ability is second to none. The main thing is his knowledge and understanding of maritime affairs. I am afraid that among the scholars in my Ming Dynasty, it is difficult for anyone to surpass him. The key is that this person is still ambitious and dares to think and do things. It is the most rare among today's scholars."

Zhu Cihong nodded. He really valued Zheng Sen very much, even surpassing all the current generals.

In the future, Daming will go to the sea and conquer the world, this guy can definitely take on the big responsibility.

(End of this chapter)