golden scales

"In order to defend against intruders, the shepherds in all regions should do their best to conscript corvee, food and grass." Zhu Cihong said: "Leave this matter to the governor of Qin."

As soon as Zhu Cihong's words fell, Feng Shikong, who was standing under Sun Chuanting, walked out with a wat board in his hand, and said in a loud voice: "I am the censor of the right capital, Feng Shikong, the governor of Shaanxi, and I want to enlighten you! Your Highness, Your Majesty." I heard that the governor of Qin corrupted the power of the people. From the age of thirteen to sixty, all of them were included in the requisition list! Isn’t this behavior like drying up marshlands, fishing and burning forests, and hunting? Dare to ask your highness to clearly observe it and correct it!”

"The Minister of Shaanxi Province announced that the political envoy Lu Zhiqi committed the eight crimes against Sun Chuanting, the governor of Shaanxi!" Lu Zhiqi then came out, glared at Sun Chuanting, and pulled out the script that had already been written from his sleeve.

——Hey, is this a bone complication?

Zhu Cihong laughed angrily.Of course he knew that letting Sun Chuanting carry out such a radical approach would definitely cause a backlash, but he did not expect that the governor of a province and the chief executive would rape the governor of the province in public.In particular, they knew that this was the crown prince's own intention, but they still stood up.It seems that the titans from Guanzhong really deserve their reputation, even people who have been officials here for two years can have such a backbone, is it to bully me when I am young, or is it really a place to support another person!

"One!" Lu Zhiqi read aloud: "Sun Chuanting lied to Lang, saying that five thousand soldiers would be enough to put down the bandits. Now that one hundred thousand troops have been lost, and one million dollars has been lost in pay, the intruders have been forced to close their doors. This crime of deceiving the king, How can we set the court plan if we don’t cut it off!” He glanced at Sun Chuanting, and seeing Governor Sun’s eyes closed tightly like a wooden statue, Suo’s surname increased his volume: “Second! Under the vanguard of soldiers, how can it be done by a minister? This crime of disloyalty, not beheaded, is not enough to be a minister!"

Sun Chuanting did not admit that it was his fault that "five thousand soldiers can quell a thief" and he could only blame himself for staying in prison for too long without knowing the circumstances.At most, the king is in a daze, and it must not be regarded as deceiving the king.However, it was said that he marched lightly and disregarded the safety of the crown prince, but it reminded Sun Chuanting of the prince's decree he had received several times before, ordering him to return to Ruzhou.It was precisely because of his refusal to accept the order that Liu Zongmin touched Ruzhou City, and the Qin army was completely defeated... If this crime was sent to the imperial majesty by the supervising army, it would be a shame to die.

Thinking of this, Sun Chuanting suddenly felt that the sky was dark and the sky was dark, and he could only hear Lu Zhiqi's mandarin with a thick Pinghu accent piercing his heart like a sharp knife.

"Lu Zhiqi!" Zhu Cihong yelled violently, and his vocal cords made a sharp crack.

Feeling the wrath from the throne in an instant, Lu Zhiqi stood in front of the hall, but did not continue reading.

Zhu Cihong cleared his throat, looking at the tottering Sun Chuanting, he couldn't bear it.He suppressed the anger in his heart, and said: "Help Governor Qin go to the side hall to rest." The left and right guards hurried forward, helped Sun Chuanting who was physically and mentally exhausted, and went to the side hall.

Zhu Cihong stood up, and said loudly: "Qin Governor is loyal to the country, and he is a good example. Gu thinks that Qin Du has done nothing wrong! Don't send this kind of rumored scripture to Gu! What do you mean by losing one hundred thousand teachers? You Have you seen the roster! Do you know how many routs were gathered! Do you know how many soldiers were killed and injured! You lost [-] soldiers with empty teeth without knowing anything! Lost your whole family! [-]!"

When Lu Zhiqi first heard about it, he only thought that the crown prince was determined to protect Sun Chuanting this time, and set the tone of "no fault for merit".Unexpectedly, after hearing that, he became more and more severe, and he actually accused himself of playing the role of rumors.It is obvious to all that Qin Bing lost so much this time, but how many people did he lose?As for the last "Mourning Your Family" is even more refined!Is this what the prince of a dignified country should say!

For a while, the hall was silent.

Zhu Cihong herself was also frightened.He originally wanted to attribute this excitement to the secretion of hormones, but he knew very well: this is a long-term depression looking for a release.

As a professional manager in his previous life, Zhu Cihong only came into contact with group companies at the most level.He can make a statement within this scope and demand that everyone be united.However, now that he is the crown prince, the improvement of his status has made him have to submit to the political balance and learn to tolerate different opinions.How can this feeling of walking on the balance beam be as refreshing as making a bold move?

——According to another script, Daming only has less than four months to live. Could it be that there is no golden finger that can make these officials in the frontier understand my painstaking efforts and go all out to leave a seed for Daming!

Zhu Cihong felt as if all the strength in his body had been exhausted, and he slumped on the throne as soon as his body went limp.

"Your Majesty, Huang Jiong, the envoy of Shanxi Province, dared to say: the imperial court has a ban on Deze, and inherits the propaganda, and is inferior to Yousi, so Youcheng announced the political envoy." Huang Jiong also held the wat board and said: "Sun Chuanting Lu Zhiqi is the governor of a province, and it is his duty to say it, and it is a crime to turn a blind eye."

The local governing institutions in the Ming Dynasty were the envoys who announced the government, the envoys who ordered punishments, and the envoys who commanded the capital.Both command and envoy divisions are military institutions, and the other two divisions are in charge of civil affairs and justice.In the era of the legal system when the people and the punishment were not yet separated, it is natural that Ming Dynasty officials cannot be expected to have a clear idea of ​​​​separating administration and judiciary. Therefore, the chief secretary and the procuratorial envoy, who were not under the control of each other, became the leadership team that jointly managed a province. The chief minister is the main one, and the inspector is the deputy.

Five years after Xuande, the governor became a permanent governor, able to control the three divisions, and became a feudal official who actually held military and political power.Right now, except for the commander of the Shaanxi capital, Cui Erda, who is silent, from the governor down, the chief envoy and the inspector are all on Lu Zhiqi's side, insisting that Sun Chuanting - and the crown prince behind him - are doing something wrong.

What else could Zhu Cihong do besides watching him coldly?Send the Donggong Guards to kill them?It's still a situation where no one is working!

As if to prove that Zhu Cihong's concerns were true, the ministers under the Chief Political Envoy, who participated in the political affairs, participated in the consultation, and the Taoist priests who were in charge of various disciplines, came forward to support Lu Zhiqi and accused Sun Chuanting of his negligence.

"Are you beating a dog in the water?" Zhu Cihong's anger was ignited again, and he shouted in front of the besieging civil servants, "Sun Chuanting was ordered by Gu to do this! Are you accusing Gu of abusing the people!"

The hall suddenly became cold.

This kind of face-to-face confrontation is not the norm in Daming's officialdom.

"This is chaos."

The four words flew lightly into Zhu Cihong's ears from among the ministers of His Highness.

"Who! Who said that!" Zhu Cihong tried hard to suppress his anger, but failed in the end.

"Minister Chang'an County Magistrate Wu Congyi." The third, fourth, and fifth rank officials in front stepped aside a narrow passage, and a seventh rank official with a white face and long beard walked out of it.

Seeing his low rank, Zhu Cihong felt his teeth itch.

"Your Highness, this is a disorderly order, and I dare not follow orders." Wu Cong was righteous and calm, as if facing a random person, without the slightest bit of awe or panic.

——It can really kill people.

Zhu Cilang remembered that every time he comforted Chongzhen, he would slander Chongzhen for lack of fighting experience and poor psychological quality.Unexpectedly, the first time I opened the palace to watch affairs and meet the local guard, I was so angry that three corpses jumped and smoked.

--calm!Calm down!Is this kind of person rarely seen in the previous life?

While Zhu Cihong calmed himself down, he found that the nerves in the fingers of his right hand were trembling uncontrollably.He slowly relaxed his back molars, and waved to the county magistrate.Seeing this, Tian Cunshan knew that the prince had calmed down, so he immediately jumped out and shouted, "Wait, is this the way to talk to His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"Are you the censor of corrections?" The magistrate of Chang'an choked on Tian Cunshan leisurely: "Can the middle official also say that?"

The magistrate of Daming was also a Jinshi, so Tian Cunshan of Neishutang was naturally not able to deal with him.

Zhu Cihong frowned and waved his hands, not wanting to entangle any longer: "I just want to ask: Can Xi'an be defended!"

Feng Shikong immediately stepped forward and said: "Your ministers are responsible for defending the frontier, no matter whether you can defend it or not, you must defend it to the end to repay the country."

"Your servants should guard the territory to the death!" Everyone responded.

"Okay, okay, okay." Zhu Cihong managed to stand up and walked back while talking.

The people standing under the hall are all Ming scholars, not Manchurian slaves, and they will not just wait there just because the superiors are angry and leave.Seeing that the prince had left, everyone came out naturally, which was considered orderly.

Only when Zhu Cihong reached the back did he feel that the invisible shackles on his throat had loosened a bit.He just walked forward, glanced at the guards and maids standing on both sides from the corner of his eye, and suddenly realized that the face looking at him with a smile just now was Wu Shen, the youngest of Wu Ge!

Zhu Cihong stopped, turned around and asked in surprise, "Mr. Wu is waiting for me here?"

Only then did Wu Tong take a step forward, followed Zhu Cihong, and said, "I have been waiting for Your Highness for a long time." (To be continued.)