Hundreds of households in Liaodong, covering the light with one hand

Chapter 107 King Xin’s preparations for becoming a feudal lord

When Wang Qi and Xiong Tingbi's joint memorial arrived in the capital, the entire city of Beijing knew that from then on, Wang Qi was no longer just a military minister in the court. Behind him were not only the emperor, but also several high-ranking officials. The support of powerful noble ministers and powerful nobles.

Xiong Tingbi clearly signed the memorial on his behalf, and firmly stated that he was leading Wang Qi in Liaodong, and the two parties cooperated without any suspicion.

Sun Chengzong and Xu Guangqi supported him because facts have proved that only Wang Qi can take action in Liaodong affairs, and others can only sigh.

Ye Xianggao had long been Wang Qi's court collaborator. On that day, the chief minister of the cabinet and others personally visited the Liaodong commander, which affected the minds of the entire capital's officials.

Beijing City, Imperial Garden.

"Your Majesty, since Marquis Dingyuan arrived in Liao, the originally fearful capital city has stabilized instantly, and the situation in Liaodong, which was originally precarious, has stabilized instantly," Wei Zhongxian stood beside Zhu Youxiao with a flattering look on his face:

"With just one Wang Qi, he controlled the entire court situation. With a few letters of pardon, he divided the cabinet ministers into several factions. With just a few messages from Jin Yiwei, he got a glimpse of the situation in Liaodong. Your Majesty, your emperor His art has been perfected and he has returned to his original nature!"

Zhu Youxiao was squatting on the ground at this time, with his clothes loose and his arms open, carving his most proud work since he started working as a carpenter: hollow dragon and green barnacles, so he was not very proud of Wei Zhongxian's flattery, and said casually: " What is the art of an emperor? It’s just because I am the emperor and my courtiers cannot overstep it.”

"Hey, Your Majesty, you are being humble. How many emperors and saints have there been in the past, but how many can become ancestors?" Wei Zhongxian handed over the tools and asked the maid and eunuch standing aside to serve the emperor.

Zhu Youxiao stood up from the ground with his hands on his knees.

"What is Lu Enguang doing now?" Zhu Youxiao wiped his hands with a brocade handkerchief, and then took the iced yellow peach water from the palace maid's hand.

The yellow peach water chilled with ice water is sweet and sour.

In order to allow the nobles to enjoy the coolness in the summer, the Shangshan Department will quarry large pieces of ice from Tongzhou and the Grand Canal every winter and store it in deep underground cellars, which can be taken out for use in the summer.

"Do something at the Zhenfusi Yamen," Wei Zhongxian thought for a while before replying softly.

Lu Enguang was originally the commander of the Jinyi Guards in Liaodong, but now he stayed in the capital because of his timidity. It was known that Wei Zhongxian would inevitably gossip and Wei Zhongxian was afraid that the emperor would not be happy.

"Recuperate for a few days and let him return to Liaodong before the end of May," Zhu Youxiao sat on a stone bench in the pavilion and nibbled on a piece of iced watermelon.

Zhu Youxiao is afraid of heat and likes water and ice washing. Although the imperial doctor once said that ice water is tiring for the heart and will put a lot of pressure on the heart and liver, so he should eat less and reduce the amount. However, Zhu Youxiao ignored it and drank iced fruits every day. The soup keeps flowing.

"What does your Majesty mean?" Wei Zhongxian bowed and asked.

"Ask him to help me look after the house," Zhu Youxiao threw away the melon rind, then stood up and walked to the unfinished purple barnacle to continue working.

Wang Qi is currently the most powerful person in Liaodong. Even if Zhu Youxiao thinks highly of Wang Qi, he still understands the meaning of superior achievements.

"I understand, I will ask Lu Enguang to go to Liaoning tomorrow to guard your home and keep an eye on the door for your majesty!" Wei Zhongxian nodded seriously, and after a moment of hesitation, he said: "Your majesty, there is one more thing, I don't know whether to take it seriously or not."

Zhu Youxiao's eyes were focused, and he held a carving knife and gently carved on the surface of the pot: "If you have anything to say, just say it."

"Recently, some people have begun to make suggestions in the court, hoping that King Xin will become a vassal as soon as possible." Wei Zhongxian's eyes first glanced at Zhu Youxiao, and then quickly lowered their eyes.

"Huh?" Zhu Youxiao paused his fingers and asked with some doubts: "My brother is only eleven years old, right?"    "Princes of all dynasties came to the vassal state. Before the age of fifteen, they would choose the place where they would join the vassal, and then start building the prince's palace. , and at the same time appointed the royal envoys to the left and right, and began to teach the prince on the vassal duties, appease the people, and get along with the local officials."

In his heart, Wei Zhongxian really wanted King Xin to declare vassal status earlier. Tianqi had not yet given birth to a prince. It was always inconvenient for a teenage prince to stay in the capital at this time.

"This matter will be discussed by the cabinet in a few days and a better vassal land will be selected to be given to my brother." Zhu Youxiao nodded after hearing this, but he didn't think much about it.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao still cared a little about his younger brother. After all, when he was hiding in the mansion, except for the eunuch Wang An, he and Zhu Youjian were dependent on each other.

"By the way," Zhu Youxiao suddenly remembered something. He stopped with the chisel in his hand and turned to look at Wei Zhongxian: "Lu Yu has done a good job these days. That memorial also seems to have done a lot of research on Liao affairs."

"Na Lu Yu has been really diligent recently. He has been supervising the grain stores escorted from the south to Beijing in Jizhou Mansion. Moreover, since His Majesty came to the throne, for the first time since his Majesty came to the throne, our government has had a surplus of grain that it has owed for many years," Wei Zhongxian patted Zhu Zhu's head without leaving a trace. After being flattered by the school, he continued: "As for Liao affairs, among the courtiers, except Master Sun and Master Xu, Lu Yu can be regarded as a very diligent person. And I heard that Lu Yu's nephew, Lu Xiangsheng, I just became a Jinshi this year, but I am willing to give up my work in Dali Temple and follow Wang Qi to Liaodong to share His Majesty's worries and resist the Jian slaves."

"Lu Xiangsheng?" Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and nodded.

I have some impression of that young man. He is a rather heroic and confident young scholar.

It is rare to be willing to give up the comfortable life in the capital and go to a bitter and cold place like Liaodong.

"There are three or four people missing in the cabinet recently," Zhu Youxiao said while doing his work: "Liu Yijing has resigned and Shen has been dismissed. I plan to promote Xu Guangqi and Lu Yu to the cabinet together. Have you paid attention to the affairs of the court recently? By the way, let’s spread some news about the trend, I want to see the reaction of the DPRK and China.”

"My slave understands," Wei Zhongxian was well aware of Zhu Youxiao's move.

He used Wang Qi to kick Liu Yijing and Shen out of the capital, and now used the results of the Liaodong War to promote several of his favorite people to the cabinet. In this way, Emperor Tianqi could completely and truly control the situation of the court in his own hands. .

Donglin Party?
  They are just a bunch of short-sighted literati who are sour.

In his heart, Wei Zhongxian admired Zhu Youxiao's imperial methods more and more.

Everyone in the world said that he was a traitor, but Wei Zhongxian felt that apart from being greedy for some money, he had really done nothing harmful.

On the contrary, the real 'evil' in the eyes of literati is the shadow of Emperor Tianqi behind him.

After a long while, Zhu Youxiao finally stopped his movements, put down the carving knife in his hand, stood up with the help of Wei Zhongxian, and slowly stepped back two steps to observe his masterpiece.

"Your Majesty is truly a god! This thing is so ingenious and beautiful! This is simply an extraordinary thing!" Wei Zhongxian grinned almost to the corner of his mouth.

"Heh," Zhu Youxiao smacked his lips, looking a little disappointed.

Real craftsmen enjoy the process of creation, but the results are quite boring.

"I'll give it to you to enjoy," Zhu Youxiao waved his hand: "I want to go boating in the lake tomorrow, please go and make arrangements!"

"I will make arrangements now. Thank you for your kindness!" Wei Zhongxian bowed to Zhu Youxiao's back.

(End of this chapter)