Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 222 Meeting Nanjing Bureaucrats
When Zhu Youxiao said this, Wei Zhongxian quickly touched his round belly, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is blessed, these years, the Ming Dynasty has been flourishing, the people have ample food and clothing, and even veterans have been blessed with this peaceful and prosperous age, not to mention Now that His Majesty has another dragon species, this is a very auspicious thing. The old minister made a wish in front of Guanyin Bodhisattva last year. As long as the little prince is safe and sound, the old minister is willing to fast for a year. It has been exactly three months now, but he still hasn’t lost weight. .”

Wei Zhongxian's words made Zhu Youxiao couldn't help laughing, pointing at Wei Zhongxian and said: "You, you, when did you learn so funny? This Jiangnan is a place of beauty. You have stayed here for more than half a year. Why don't you?" There is no aura, and the mouth is more glib than before."

When Zhu Youxiao said this, all the officials present couldn't help laughing, and they all envied Wei Zhongxian for being favored by His Majesty the Emperor who spoke so kindly. All the officials knew that they were definitely not as good as Wei Zhongxian After all, Wei Zhongxian grew up with Principal Zhu You since he was a child.

Wang Chengen, who followed Zhu Youxiao, was recommended to Zhu Youxiao by Wei Zhongxian before he left Beijing. It’s clear, Your Majesty can’t blame Eunuch Wei for this.”

"Forget it, Mr. Li Ge has spoken for you, and I dare not talk about you anymore." After Zhu Youxiao said this, Wei Zhongxian noticed that the middle-aged man in red robe in front of him was a newly high-ranking and powerful man. The cabinet veteran Li Mingrui played an important role in the recent overthrow of Confucianism.

Although he has already left Beijing, Wei Zhongxian did not pay attention to the dynamics of the capital. He had heard about Li Mingrui for a long time. Now that he can see the real person, and he is also called "Old Li Ge" by His Majesty himself, Wei Zhongxian is even more sure that this new cabinet minister is in His Majesty's hands. With the position in his heart, he also bowed to Li Mingrui.

Li Mingrui also returned the gift, and he was also sizing up the big man in the inner court who once dominated the government and now is now in control of the south of the Yangtze River. Speaking of which, Li Mingrui knew that his rise in the officialdom was due to his participation in the impeachment of Wei Zhongxian. Participating in impeachment caused Wei Zhongxian to fall from the position of Lijian to Nanjing as a guard.

Li Mingrui is not sure whether the old eunuch who grew up with His Majesty hates him, but what he can be sure of is that His Majesty never really wanted to abandon Wei Zhongxian, so Li Mingrui never slandered Wei Zhongxian in front of Zhu Youxiao. , and even boasted Wei Zhongxian from time to time, such as today.

Zhu Youxiao was a little happy to see that Li Mingrui and Wei Zhongxian saluted each other. Although the internal and external ministers had conflicts in power, they could share weal and woe, help each other and maintain the most basic harmony in the face of big right and wrong. The contention disappears invisible.

"Are you Wei Guogong Xu Hongji?" Zhu Youxiao walked up to a bearded old man with a black face and big ears and asked.

Xu Hongji hurriedly replied: "It's the minister, and the minister respectfully welcomes His Majesty to inspect Liudu."

"Back then, Wei Guogong Xu Da drove the Tartars who had enslaved China for nearly a hundred years back to Mobei, and recovered the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, which had been occupied by the Hu people for hundreds of years. He is also one of the great heroes of our Han people for thousands of years, and his merits are no less than that of Wei Qing Qubing of Han Dynasty, Li Jing of Tang Dynasty, and Yue Fei of Song Dynasty."

Zhu Youxiao turned to Wang Chengen and said: "Wang Chengen, Li Mingrui, you can discuss with Wei Guogong later and arrange an auspicious day. After offering sacrifices to the Xiaoling Mausoleum, I want to worship these heroes who have made great contributions to Ming Dynasty and China." Xun Jiu, especially Wei Guogong Xu Da."

After Li Mingrui and Wang Chengen took the order, Xu Hongji hurriedly knelt down to thank him, but Zhu Youxiao helped him up: "You don't have to be so restrained. Speaking of which, your Xu family and our Zhu family have been in-laws since the great grandfather. I only hope that in the future if you Daming is in trouble, so don’t abandon Daming and go, learn from some aristocratic families who recognize thieves as fathers, remember, once there is no Daming, you are nothing, and I also hope that one day, you can have the legacy of your ancestors again, and talk about straddling horses My Ming Dynasty will fight on the battlefield again and expand thousands of miles of mountains and rivers."

When Zhu Youxiao said this, he naturally meant to mention the Xu family. In fact, in the original history, Wei Guogong did surrender to the Qing Dynasty, but in the end he still ended up being demoted to a commoner.In fact, this is quite normal. The Xu family is indeed the home of the founding fathers of the Ming Dynasty, but it is nothing to Da Qingguo. Man Qing would rather raise a group of useless Eight Banners soldiers than raise you the fathers of the Ming Dynasty.

Xu Hongji didn't know that his son Xu Wenjue would surrender to the Manchus in the future, but he still understood Zhu Youxiao's intention to be vigilant against his Xu family, and Xu Hongji couldn't help but secretly startled when he thought of the Confucian family of the Beizong who had just been massacred. I broke out in a cold sweat, indeed what Zhu Youxiao said, his Xu family is not the Confucian family, he does not have a detached position among scholars, and now he has not had any influence in the army after a hundred years, so he really only relies on The glory of the ancestors lives with the grace of Daming.

Hearing what Zhu Youxiao said, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I dare not do things that are not loyal to Daming, and the Xu family will not have such unworthy descendants. If there are, I will be the first to forgive you." He, not to mention fighting on the battlefield, even if His Majesty wants the head of the humble minister, the humble minister will not hesitate."

"This is serious," Zhu Youxiao said, looking at Wang Yongguang, Minister of the Ministry of Officials in Nanjing: "Wang Yongguang, how is Nanjing's defense? Although the world is peaceful, we must not relax in the slightest. During the Jiajing period, a small group of Japanese pirates could break into Liudu City. On the one hand, we must always pay attention to Jiangfang. The threat of the Tartars is still there, and no one can be sure. Whether there will be another Jingkang incident in the Northern Song Dynasty in the future, we should prepare for a rainy day In other words, our Daming must also have its own Caishiji, and the strategic position of Liudu will be very important at that time."

The Minister of the Ministry of War in Nanjing is the official of the Six Departments with the most important functions in Nanjing. Wang Yongguang also knows that he has a great responsibility. It's just a long talk, but now I have limited energy, not to mention whether Nanjing's defense will still have strategic significance in the future.

After listening to Wang Yongguang's brief report, Zhu Youxiao turned to Wei Zhongxian and said, "We are now blocking the gate of this city, affecting the lives of the people, so let's enter the city quickly. I want to see the style and appearance of the ancient capital of the Six Dynasties. When Taizu ascended the throne here and built the Great Ming Dynasty, I don’t know what happened after 200 years of wind and rain.”

As soon as Zhu Youxiao said that, he got on the dragon chariot first, and as soon as he entered the city, he heard the voice of a newspaper boy not far away: "Selling newspapers, selling newspapers, the northern sect of Confucianism was expelled for treason, and the southern sect of Confucianism So far, he has become a direct descendant of Confucianism! Governor Ma Shiying of Fengyang took the lead in collecting commercial taxes in spite of the world's displeasure, whether it is an act of conforming to public opinion or a vicious policy of competing with the people for profit, Juzi Zhang has quite a lot of opinions on this."

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