Daming: I was exposed by Zhu Di's Sims life!

Chapter 307 Zhu Gaoxuan: The scorching fire is approaching

"That's it, let's eat first."

In this awkward atmosphere, Zhu Gaoxuan took the lead in breaking the deadlock.

The old man was silent for a moment, and said, "Yes."

He greeted Tang Cheng, and not long after, a group of maids lined up carrying wooden carved food boxes and put the food on the dining table.

Different from the simple meals in the past, today's lunch is extraordinarily rich.

Shrimp with pepper and vinegar, roast goose, sheep’s head and hoof, goose meat, salty drum, mustard and lamb tripe plate, garlic and vinegar white blood soup... There are twelve dishes and two soups in total. Knowing that the prince likes to drink, he also added a jar of crane Annual tribute wine.

Normally, Zhu Gaoxuan would have brought up the chopsticks to show off, but today neither he nor the old man has much appetite in the face of this sumptuous delicacy.

He filled himself with a glass of fine wine to relieve his worries.

Seeing this, Zhu Di also poured himself a glass, and the two drank like this.

After a few glasses of fine wine, he was a little tipsy, and the atmosphere couldn't help but eased up a lot. Zhu Di asked, "I heard people say that you threw a dead man in Xiangshan?"

Zhu Gaoxuan raised his eyebrows and said, "Father's news is quite well-informed, it hasn't been long, right?"

Zhu Di snorted coldly, and said, "Did you really think that I, the emperor, would be blind and deaf if I left Jinyiwei?"

What he said was also to remind the other party that he, the emperor, was not too old to be dizzy. Even if he delegated power to the East Palace, he still had a solid background in controlling the court.

Zhu Gaoyi immediately said: "Wang Quan, the servant of the Ministry of punishment, has been missing for half a month. Jin Yiwei ransacked the city of Beijing and found no one. The co-author was killed and buried in the Cotinus cotinus forest in Xiangshan."

The old man frowned slightly: "There is such a big mess, have you found out who killed it?"

"I killed it."

"?"

Zhu Di calmed down and asked, "Why?"

Zhu Gaoxuan said unhurriedly: "Wang Quan, in a few years, he has become a servant of the Ministry of Punishment from being a principal in a few years. It can be said to be extremely fast. Isn't the father curious, why does he make such a success?"

"Just because he is the representative figure in Beijing launched by the left-behind party in Nanjing!"

Zhu Di was a little puzzled: "Nanjing Jianguo left behind the party?"

"Nanjing Jianguo is my elder brother."

Zhu Gaoxuan said quietly, "I am still King Qi. When my eldest brother was still the crown prince, the court was divided into three parties. One is the Northern Patrol Party. Before you moved the capital to Beijing, you often patrolled the North. These officials who followed you Followed you to fight north and south, took control of the military, and now they are all in Beijing to help you manage the army."

"The second party is the Hanwang party. His party is more mixed. Some are the old ministries who followed him during Jing Nan, and some are officials who were bought by him later. The most typical one is Liu Rong, the former censor of the left capital. When the Hanwang sun sets, the Hanwang party will naturally be wiped out."

"The last party is the left-behind party in Nanjing. My elder brother has been in charge of the country for many years. His party members are spread all over the world, but the most concentrated place is in Nanjing. These people follow my elder brother and work hard."

"Although my elder brother has lost power, the Nanjing Jianguo Remaining Party still exists. Although it is a little more decadent than before, the centipede is dead but not stiff, and its foundation still exists. It is still an extremely strong party. The most difficult thing is because My elder brother is in Jiangxi, and the left-behind party has escaped his control."

Zhu Di felt a little absurd: "You mean, the Ming Dynasty now has a power that is not under the control of the court, but is intertwined in the court?"

Zhu Gaoxuan nodded: "Not bad."

The old man asked: "Then why have I never heard of the existence of this force?"

"The left-behind party is mainly entrenched in Nanjing. It is deeply rooted, not visible, and not exposed. Especially after the boss took over, they have no leader for a long time, and they almost fell apart."

Zhu Gaoxuan said, "They don't have a strong purpose, so they haven't made any big moves, but they are still consciously supporting officials in their own party, and Wang Quan, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, is the representative official they supported in Beijing. This is not a difficult task for them. Their power spreads all over the world, and they can bring Wang Quan political achievements with just a little operation. They have no shortage of money and power. In this way, Wang Quan can easily be promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment position."

Zhu Di asked: "Since that's the case, how did you know about this party?"

"Although the left-behind party is well hidden, the change of officials, especially the transfer of the minister of the Ministry of punishment, has to go directly to the Wenhua Palace and be reviewed and approved by the emperor or the state supervisor. If you put a little thought into it, it is not difficult."

Zhu Gaoxuan thought for a moment, and said: "Father, how long has it been since you dealt with the government affairs?"

Zhu Di: "..."

He touched the tip of his nose, trying to hide his embarrassment.

Good guy, it turned out that he left all the government affairs to the East Palace and hadn't dealt with the government affairs for a long time, which made his eyes and ears dull.

This also filled Zhu Di's heart with doubts:
He has only been out of government for two years, and the court has already been somewhat out of his control. How did Emperor Jiajing, who has not been in court for 24 years in the simulation, monopolize power and plan strategies?

He couldn't figure it out, so he had to say that Emperor Jiajing was really a god-man, and he had perfected the imperial technique to the pinnacle. It's a pity that this person's talent was used in the wrong direction.

Zhu Di set his sights on Zhu Gaoxuan. Including himself, there were sixteen emperors in the Ming Dynasty, and no emperor could match Jiajing in terms of power and strategy, but Zhu Gaoxuan could.

Moreover, Zhu Gaoxuan's talent is on the most correct path.

This is his son, and he is also his most trusted and most valued heir.

Zhu Di thought for a moment and asked, "What is your plan for killing Wang Quan?"

"Lead the snake out of its hole."

"Details."

"Snake, naturally refers to the left-behind party in Nanjing."

Zhu Gaoxuan talked eloquently, "The left-behind party in Nanjing hides too deeply. If you want to find these people, it will be difficult even if you try your best to find them. Instead of burying your head and working hard, it is better to use some ingenuity."

"Although the left-behind party has a lot of power, it is not easy to support a third-rank minister. It takes a lot of manpower, material resources, energy and financial resources. They promoted Wang Quan because they wanted Wang Quan to help them in the future. Beijing develops power, officials and officials protect each other, and they are interlocking. Huge resources were spent to promote Wang Quan, which gave them a good start. The value created in the future will be far greater than the initial investment. This is a no loss. business."

"But now, Wang Quan is dead, and all their investment has been in vain. Dad thinks, if it were you, who lost all his money in business, would you be able to bear it no matter how good-tempered you are?"

Thanks to being in the Yongle Dynasty and having Zhu Gaoxuan in charge of Beijing, the problem of party struggle in the Ming Dynasty appeared to be negligible.

Today, there are six major parties in the Ming Dynasty that are not under the control of the emperor:

The North and South Beijing Xun Qi faction, the Northwest generals faction, the Northeast three provinces faction, the King Qi faction, the East Palace faction, and the Nanjing left-behind faction.

Unfortunately, five of these six major parties are factions of Zhu Gaoxuan.

The relatives of the northern and southern capitals, headed by the Duke of England Zhang Fu, the Duke of Cheng Zhu Yong, and the Marquis of Anyuan Liu Sheng...all stood on Zhu Gaoxuan's side.

The Northwest generals faction is the military focus of the Ming Dynasty today, led by Liu Rong, the Marquis of Guangning, and Zhu Gaoxuan.

Most of the current high-level officials of the factions in the three northeastern provinces, Liaodong, Jianzhou, and Koryo, were single-handedly promoted by Zhu Gaoxuan, and the degree of loyalty is self-evident.

The King Qi faction is the faction that Zhu Gaoxuan developed when he was in Nanjing. The core members are Yang Rong, the chief assistant of the cabinet, Su Wu, the censor of the left capital, Xia Yuanji, the secretary of the household department, Lu Chaoyang, the tax governor, and Su Wen, the commander of the Shandong capital...

The Eastern Palace faction is a new force cultivated by Zhu Gaoxuan after the capital was moved to Beijing. The most typical ones are Shen Qingyu, who is in charge of Jinyiwei, and Zhang Muzhi, who is currently the second in command of Jinyiwei...

Five of the six major parties are members of Zhu Gaoxuan. The left-behind party, which is isolated and helpless, seems a bit weak. There is no party dispute at all. The Ming Dynasty belongs to me. Who is qualified to play party disputes with me? .

If it was the end of the Ming Dynasty, for a big party, let alone a servant, they would not take it seriously even if the cabinet scholar died, at worst, they would just change it.

Emperor Chongzhen reigned for 17 years, and the chief minister of the cabinet changed [-] times, which shows how fierce the party struggle is, and even some officials have not even remembered the name of their superiors, and the superiors have already been dismissed.

In contrast, the actions of the left-behind party can be said to be harmless to humans and animals.

Even so, Zhu Gaoyi did not intend to let the left-behind party go.

The left-behind party is harmless to humans and animals because they are too weak and dare not probe under the pressure of Zhu Gaoyi. If their power is strong enough to threaten the imperial power, how can they be harmless to humans and animals? Dare to clamor for another prince!

The notorious Donglin Party, when it was still weak at the beginning, simply wanted to flaunt its integrity, advocated practical learning, and wanted to resist the fierce party struggle in the court.But after they became the largest party in the imperial court, the Donglin Party, which initially opposed factionalism, became the party with the most violent faction. It frantically suppressed other parties and used all means to fight for power.

A boy who slays a dragon eventually becomes a dragon. For a country that cannot be destroyed by external forces, internal problems can easily overthrow him.

If the problem of party disputes is not resolved, even if Zhu Gaoxuan leads Ming to destroy all the countries in the world and become the only empire, after his death, the empire will still weaken rapidly.

Zhu Di asked suspiciously: "Let's not talk about how you will destroy the left-behind party, even if you let the left-behind party be destroyed, will you really be able to eradicate the Ming Dynasty party struggle?"

Zhu Gaoyi shook his head: "I can't."

Zhu Di was puzzled: "Then what's the point of killing the left-behind party?"

Zhu Gaoxuan was silent for a moment, and then slowly said: "The number of the law of heaven, when it reaches the extreme, it will reverse, and when it is at its peak, it will decline. The smoldering fire will soon be extinguished."

"Everything in the world has its own natural law, from prosperity to decline, such as from blooming to withering, from day to night, everything has its own natural law. Even the sun that has been hanging high in the blue sky since ancient times , will go out one day, it's just a matter of time. The sun will go out one day, how can the dynasty established by mortals last forever?"

It is impossible to cure the problem of party struggle. Someone will have power, and there will be party struggle if there is power. What Zhu Gaoxuan can do is to delay the process of the empire being corrupted by power, and strive to continue the life of Ming Dynasty.

And he accepted Yu Qian as his disciple, which was also paving the way for the layout.

Zhu Di thought for a moment and asked, "How do you know the sun will go out?"

Zhu Gaoxuan said: "Now I have to popularize the knowledge about stars, red giants, white dwarfs, and black dwarfs for you."

Zhu Di resolutely said: "It's absolutely unnecessary."

……

After Zhu Gaoyi finished his meal, he left contentedly.

The emperor stared at his back, but his eyes were complicated.

Zhu Gaoyi babbled here for a long time, even bringing up the topic of whether the sun will go out, but he didn't say a word about Emperor Jianwen's visit.

He was always sure that Zhu Gaoxuan must know the whereabouts of Emperor Jianwen, but he refused to tell him!
Otherwise, in the simulation, how did the other party know the content of the last words written by the great grandfather Zhu Yuanzhang to Mu Sheng? Could it be that Zhu Yuanzhang entrusted Zhu Gaoxuan with a dream?

Isn't this pure nonsense!
The only possibility is that this kid has contact with Emperor Jianwen and learned the contents of the letter from Jianwen.

"If you don't want to say it, I won't ask."

Zhu Di muttered to himself, "But I believe that you will tell me sooner or later, even before I die."

"I don't have much time, fourth child."

"This is my last wish."

……

After leaving the palace gate, Zhu Gaoxuan's expression turned cold.

He stood there thinking for a long time, then turned to the direction of the cabinet and found Yang Rong.

When Yang Rong saw him, he bowed and saluted: "His Royal Highness is here, and we are far away to meet him. I hope His Highness will forgive you."

"Okay, don't talk nonsense with me here, you know I don't like these useless politeness."

Zhu Gaoxuan said with a sullen face, "It's been a while since the capital was moved to Beijing, has the yellow book been sorted out?"

Yang Rong shook his head: "The yellow book is still in the yellow book library in Houhu, Nanjing, mainly because the yellow book is of great importance and should not be moved lightly. Once there is a slight mistake in the transfer, the operation of the entire Ming Dynasty will have problems."

He was embarrassed to say that the cabinet had no plan to move the yellow book from Nanjing to Beijing.

The yellow book, that is, the booklet recording tax and service, details the township, name, age, population, land and house, assets, and is divided into three categories: civilian, military, and craftsman according to occupation and household registration.A total of four copies of the yellow book were made, which were sent to the Ministry of Household Affairs, and one copy was kept by the chief minister, government office, and county.It must be filled out by myself, or the household self-reports and asks someone to write it for you. If there is any concealment or cheating, the parents will be executed and the family members will be exiled.

The Houhu Yellow Book Library is a national central archive built on the Xuanwu Lake in Nanjing. All the land and household registration files of the whole country are stored here, with more than tens of thousands of volumes, which are precious.Moving the Yellow Book Library to Beijing requires enormous manpower and material resources, and there are risks that cannot be ignored. If something happens during the transfer, beheading all the relevant officials will not be enough to atone for the crime.

Zhu Gaoxuan said firmly: "You don't have to tell me these things. I don't care what method you use. I will give you two months to try my best to move the Yellow Book Store from Nanjing to Beijing."

"I lifted you to your current position because I want you to help me with something. If it can't be done, what's the use of you?"

Today the old man mentioned Emperor Jianwen, and Zhu Gaoxuan remembered that there was still such a wild emperor floating outside.

In fact, whether Jianwen is still alive is not important to him, he doesn't take Jianwen to heart at all, but to the old man, it is very important.

This is a knot in the old man's heart. If Jianwen is not found, even if the old man dies, he may not be able to rest in peace.

And to get rid of this knot, the way Zhu Gaoxuan thought of was to start with the yellow book.

　After time travel, I wanted to live a life of flirting with women from a good family, but the older brothers in my family couldn't live up to it, so they had no choice but to go home and inherit the Wanli family business until they died.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)