Chapter 1338 Encirclement and suppression
Both sides were very cautious in the battle between the Ming Dynasty and Japan. What the Ming Dynasty wanted was a quick victory, and what the Japanese country wanted was a battle surrounded by multiple sides.
Both sides have their own means, be wary of each other and plan.
Capital.
Sun Chuanting and Sun Chengzong appeared together on the third floor of the cabinet, Zhu Xu's class room.
Here, it is called the Imperial Palace by the outside world. All those who can enter and exit are high-ranking officials of the Ming Dynasty and the prelude to the imperial court.
Zhu Xu was reviewing Sun Chuanting's agricultural development plan. When he saw the two of them coming together, he couldn't help but smile, put down the document and stood up and said, "Come on, have a cup of tea, don't worry."
Sun Chengzong looked a bit anxious and said, "Your Majesty, the MIIS has found some situations, and Luo Yangxing is still in the capital."
Zhu Xu sat in the small living room, picked up the teapot, placed it on the small charcoal stove, waved his hand, and said, "Sit down and say, and say in detail."
Sun Chengzong sat down patiently and said, "The cabinet is fighting the rumors with all its might and arrested many people. With clues, he vaguely found the person behind him. Some of them bought the property confiscated by the Jinyiwei back then. Some of them secretly had contact with Luo Yangxing. The appointments of some officials of the imperial court were also strangely affected. I exchanged some information with the Jinyiwei and found some traces. It can be confirmed that Luo Yangxing is still in the capital, but he has not found where he is."
Zhu Xu looked for tea and said casually: "The capital was cleaned up well. Last time Yongning went out to play, I came back and told me that it was a lot of peace now and there were fewer gangsters."
Princess Yongning, the only daughter of the late emperor, had many voices. This princess relied on the favor of the empress dowager and the emperor and did a lot of special things, but fortunately it was not too out of line, so she did not take any serious care and submitted memorials and advice.
However, when the princess goes out to fight with a hooligan, it doesn’t sound good when it is spread.
Sun Chuanting coughed and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that Luo Yangxing or his party will be unwilling to be lonely after all, so I showed my strength. I hope that the case can be solved as soon as possible. With the Luo Yangxing case, the cabinet can naturally rectify the place."
Sun Chuanting also has a complete reform plan for the local area, and is eager to implement it to break the rigid situation in the local area.
Zhu Xu fiddled with the tea and didn't say anything.
Sun Chengzong pondered and said, "Emperor, although Luo Yangxing has cut off contact with Japan, we still don't know how much he betrayed. It's time to bring Luo Yangxing to justice."
Regarding Luo Yangxing, although the senior officials of Daming have been secretly pursuing, this kind of investigation is quite restrained, limited or limited.
This limitation comes from Zhu Xu.
The tea began to bubble and the heat was churning. Zhu Xu poured the two of them a cup of tea and said, "It's almost August. I plan to go out for the summer vacation, so I'll leave the capital to you."
Sun Chuanting and Sun Chengzong were shocked again, a little confused.
If last year was to leave enough room for Bi Ziyan to resign, and to look at the court, what was the purpose of this time?
Zhu Xu picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said, "I don't care about Luo Yangxing's affairs. You can investigate whatever you want. I will also watch the war in Japan. Don't transfer the unimportant memorial to me."
Sun Chuanting, Sun Chengzong immediately understood Zhu Xu's intention, stood up and raised his hand and said, "I obey the order!"
Zhu Xu raised his head and looked at the two of them and said, "Yer is already old and you can't lose your homework. You can take more things with you if you have nothing to do. The cabinet is so government affairs, let him listen to it and have a long experience."
Sun Chuanting and Sun Chengzong looked at each other without saying anything, and raised their hand and said, "I obey the order."
Zhu Xu waved his hand and said, "I am scheduled to leave the capital on the first day of August. The harem and several princesses will follow me. If there are any difficulties on the Empress Dowager's side, you cannot watch it on the wall."
The second grandson had no objection and said, "I understand."
Zhu Xu said "yes" and was supposed to send the two of them.
When the two left, Zhu Xu seemed to have said nothing and picked up the document in his hand again.
This is Sun Chuanting's relevant plan on agriculture, which involves the innovation of agricultural tools, the establishment of special cattle breeding institutions, the construction of water conservancy projects, the selection of agricultural grain varieties, the planning of agricultural areas, etc., which is obviously very thoughtful.
But these must be based on the completion of the "new policy", such as re-measurement and distribution of land, re-registration of households, and improvement of taxes.
Sun Chuanting also mentioned these, believing that in addition to cracking down on illegal acts, legal land owners will use finance to repurchase, or replace land from Liaodong, Annan and other fields to ensure that the country has no land, little land and tenants can get enough land to make a living...
Zhu Xu looked at it silently, picked up the pen from time to time, and wrote a few sentences on the memorial beside him, which was to revise and improve the memorial book Sun Chuanting.
Sun Chuanting was capable and decisive, and understood the situation in the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, he was a little anxious and was inevitably tempted. He needed to stabilize the general direction and protect him.
Zhu Xu no longer needs to interfere in the details. He just explains many things in a few words, and then sits at the highest point, looking down at the development and results of these things, and only makes some corrections when deviating.
Sun Chuanting and Sun Chengzong left the Qianqing Palace and walked towards the outer court in the huge palace.
"What do you think?" Sun Chengzong asked.
Although his official position is half a rank higher than Sun Chengzong, Sun Chuanting is considered a junior of Sun Chengzong. Sun Chuanting did not take offense and knew what Sun Chengzong was talking about. He said calmly: "Your Highness is already seven years old and you really have to be familiar with government affairs. After teaching my studies, I will take him to the cabinet to listen, sit and walk."
Sun Chengzong glanced at him and said, "The Emperor said back then that the Fourth Prince will be appointed as the crown prince in three years, and the time will come soon."
Sun Chuanting was still calm and his steps were not chaotic. He said, "The Emperor was born in the 44th year of Wanli."
Sun Chengzong listened, his expression moved slightly, his head gently, and he didn't say anything more.
The 44th year of Wanli, and now, only 22 years, the emperor is too young.
Even if this matter was quietly eliminated during the conversation between the two, as for the chaos in the government and the government caused by Zhu Ciye's participation in the cabinet and studying the government office, they naturally went to resolve it.
Sure enough, not long after Zhu Xu's words were finished, the government and the public were talking a lot. Many people were already busy writing memorials. Better, they said politely, "The emperor went on a patrol, but His Highness refused to obey, and they had mistakes in filial piety." It was very sharp if they were cruel. They said bluntly, "The country has a legitimate king, but it is not up to the concubine's son, the country is based on the previous one, and the old and the young are in order."
Zhu Xu ignored all these things. Under a piece of paper, the emperor was ready for the emperor's summer escape.
Zhu Xu's every move has always caused controversy and caused all kinds of strange voices inside and outside the court and the country. The people in the capital seemed to have become accustomed to it. They were just a simple discussion about Zhu Xu's second trip to Beijing to escape the summer heat. The topic quickly turned to a series of changes carried out by Shuntian Prefecture at the request of the cabinet.
This is particularly strong in the capital, and there are naturally various discussions. Teahouses and restaurants have almost never stopped.
In an ordinary silk shop, the proprietress is a young woman in her early thirties and still charming, and is bargaining with a customer for a few cents.
"It's really not possible. Look at this satin, it's not from the capital, it's transported from Suzhou. Except for our family, you can't buy it in any other place..."
"Oh, I know, so I'm looking for you. You'll be cheaper. I'll buy more. I'll come to your house next time. Our wife likes your satin the most..."
"It's really not profitable. You have also seen that the lease period of this shop has arrived and the owner wants to take it back. We are selling it at a loss..."
"Just six cents, you can give it a bargain, it's not that bad..."
"It's really not possible. Our shopkeeper is the most petty. Don't make things difficult for me..."
"Then ask the boss to come out and I'll talk to him..."
Behind the curtain, a man led four or five wealthy middle-aged men, frowned and anxiously waiting.
After a while, the woman finally got the customer and then turned around and entered the house.
As soon as she came in, several middle-aged men quickly stood up and said anxiously: "Three Madam, I really can't wait any longer. We must meet Lord Luo. You don't know that the person I accepted was arrested. Sooner or later, I will give it to me..."
The other person continued, "Mrs. Third Madam, the one million silver I had in the Royal Money House was frozen and could not be withdrawn. The Ministry of Justice said that there was a problem with the transaction of buying a house that year, and they wanted to check..."
The third face looked bitter and said, "Mrs. Third Madam, something happened to my business in Shenlong Mansion. They found my smuggling ship. Not only did I detain my goods, but my ship was gone. Although I was using a pseudonym, I will be found soon..."
The fourth look was even more difficult, saying, "Three Lady, our business is all related to Japan. Now the imperial court is conquering Japan, our ships are prohibited from going out to sea, and there are also people from the government taking turns to check the ship. I feel something is going to happen..."
Although this woman is called the "Three Lady", she is not a formal marriage between Luo Yangxing, but his outdoor room.
Although the woman was wearing a coarse cloth shirt, she had the aura of a superior after sitting down. She looked at the few people calmly and said, "I will tell the master, don't worry, so many storms have come, what's this in front of us? Wait with peace of mind, I'll settle it for you."
As the middle-aged people listened, their faces were no longer as relieved as before, but instead became more and more difficult.
The third lady was too lazy to say more and waved her hand. The "shopkeeper" of the honest man who had been silent all the time quickly drove away several people.
When the shopkeeper came back, there was no ordinary woman's respect for men. She looked at him coldly and said condescendingly, "Where is the master?"
The 'shopkeeper' squatted aside, held his hands in his arms, and looked at the ground and said, "You should know that no one knows where the master is except Mrs. Seven."
The third lady snorted coldly and said, "Where is she? I want to see her."
The 'shopkeeper' turned his head and looked at him, saying, "No one can go to see Mrs. Seven without the permission of the master. Moreover, if she doesn't look for me, I can't find her."
The third lady's voice became colder and angry, and she said, "Then you can always contact her, right? Go and send a message, I want to see her. You have also seen it. Jing Zheng's investigation is getting tighter and tighter. If we don't think of a solution, we will not have a good life."
The 'shopkeeper' hesitated for a while and said, "Okay."
After saying that, he got up and walked outside.
The third lady watched him leave, waved her hand and a maid came over. The third lady said coldly: "Look at him, I want to see where that bitch hid the master."
"Yes." The maid responded softly and followed quickly.
The "bitter" of the third lady, Mrs. Seven, also had a headache.
She is the female guard trained by Luo Yangxing, following her all over her. Now, she is Luo Yangxing's voice-over tube, controlling big and small things.
As the situation in various aspects is summarized, her pressure is getting greater and greater.
With the investigation of the Jinyiwei and the Military Intelligence Department, they kept flipping through old cases, and some hidden things gradually exposed, which had an increasingly greater impact on them, especially in terms of money, and the losses were increasing.
Some people also know many secrets and are increasingly at risk of exposure.
She was hesitating whether to silence her mouth. Once silence is equivalent to cutting off all relationships from that branch, they will lose more.
If there are more soldiers, they will not be able to stand the cart.
Not long after, a maid came in, sent a note and said, "Madam, the third lady wants to see you."
Mrs. Seven took it and looked at it, snorted coldly, and said, "Burn."
The maid burned her back, walked over and whispered, "Madam, are you really missing? I guess the third lady has encountered something, otherwise she would not have sent a message."
Mrs. Qi held her forehead with one hand and said, "The master does not allow us to contact each other, especially at this time, we cannot show up. Tell her to let her handle it carefully. If it doesn't work, go back to the island."
"Yes." The maid didn't dare to say much. Just as she was about to leave, she hurriedly said: "Madam, news has been heard from the Jinyiwei that she will investigate Master very much and will not be so low-key anymore."
Mrs. Seven frowned and said, "The news is true?"
The maid said, "That is a confidant trained by the master many years ago, and it should be true."
The more Mrs. Qi frowned, she waved her hand and said, "You go and prepare, I'm going to see the master."
"Yes." The maid responded.
When Luo Yangxing was reacting, the Jinyiwei and the MIIS began to operate in full swing, with more and more departments involved, and the six departments quickly moved.
One by one, one by one, one by one, and one by one, were quickly investigated. Luo Yangxing's hidden chess pieces, those who bought them in his early years, and those who had been in charge of the past, causing huge fluctuations in the capital.
Luo Yangxing's power is really amazing. Not only the original Jinyiwei, but also the Military Intelligence Department, there are many secret chess in the six cabinet departments and local areas.
At the key point, he also installed people in the palace, some eunuchs and palace maids, who were usually not eye-catching, but unexpectedly, they would be Luo Yangshi’s people!
For this reason, the Silijian was shocked. Cao Huachun and Liu Shimin were rarely punished with sticks, and then the palace was cleaned again. Even the Cining Palace, which has always been high and difficult for outsiders to touch, was involved. Many palace maids and internal prisoners were sent out of the palace because of any suspicion.
Then, the Chief Li Zheng took the lead and directed the Jinyiwei, the Military Intelligence Department, and the cabinet to conduct a more stringent investigation, and any clues were magnified a hundred times to investigate.
Chapter completed!