Zhou Yingqiu and Fu Changzong were chatting while cooking wine, and by the way, they could help the whole group to ensure that there would be no trouble.

Zhou Yingqiu's people did not cause trouble. The snow outside the palace was getting heavier and heavier, but it could not stop the craze of rumors. As snowflakes permeate every corner of the capital.

Teahouses, wineries and brothels are the most lively at this time, with laughter and lewd words endlessly.

After a while of joy, their enthusiasm quickly shifted to the government. At this time, the Ming Dynasty's Shilin class liked to talk loudly and were keen on the government and was particularly sensitive to the trends of the government and the opposition.

"Have you heard that? Zhou Yingqiu is going to be 'referred to him' and probably will return home."

"Returning home? He thinks beautifully! How many people have he offended over the years? He is the most dedicated to dealing with the Donglin Party. Not to mention going back, he was deprived of his post today and was beaten to death on the street that night!"

"That's right. Zhou Yingqiu is the Minister of Personnel this year, how could he just say it?"

"That's not our good emperor's final decision. He is famous for his ruthlessness and mercy. Even King Xin and his brother can be sent to Shaanxi. What is an outsider!"

"This Zhou Yingqiu fell. I don't know how many people will be implicated. Think about it, the imperial court has basically changed over the years, and most of them are related to him..."

"What's the big deal? Another batch is just to change it. I wonder how many people are going to flatter the emperor. Is there still a shortage of people to be officials in the Ming Dynasty?"

I don’t know how many complaints and complaints were heard happily at this time and resounded endlessly.

The girls in the clothes on the side, soft and soft and soft fragrance, became their greatest comfort and pride.

The heavy snow did not stop at all, and there was a sign of weakening. The ground in the capital was already thicker, flooding the feet, and the weather became even colder. A gust of cold wind roared, stirring the inside and outside of the capital.

In a yard in the east of the city, the best charcoal is burning, and the huge room is like spring, warm and comfortable.

Wang Ji and Taoist priests were playing chess, with chess pieces densely filled with almost all over the board, and the two were still making moves.

Wu Youwei stood aside, looking calm and calm, looking at it with a little smile.

After a while, Wang Ji coughed and said, "Immortal Master, Zhou Yingqiu has fallen. It has no effect on our plan, right?"

The Taoist priest still looked like a fairy-like figure. He smiled and touched his beard and said, "Not only is it okay, it's a good opportunity."

Wang Ji also laughed, and he also knew the reason why it was easy to fish in a muddy water, so he didn't say more.

After a while, Wu Youwei said to the Taoist priest: "Immortal Master, Zhou Yingqiu's defeat was a chance for us. Shouldn't we do something?"

The Taoist priest glanced at him and said, "What are Lord Wu going to do?"

Wang Ji also held the chess piece and looked up at him.

Wu Youwei did not hide it and said, "Old Master, Immortal Master, Jing Zheng is unpopular, and everyone in the world knows that even his confidants are defeated. We should take advantage of the situation. Although the Minister of Personnel may not be able to win, some key positions, such as the Wenxuan Department, should be controlled in our hands!"

The immortal master smiled with fairy aura and looked at Wang Ji and said, "Mr. Wu's words...are some truth."

Wang Ji looked motionless and said, "Is it Lu Chunru who told you?"

Wu Youwei's eyes changed slightly, and he said, "Yes. Yuan Renxiao will have to peel off his skin if he doesn't die this time. We can take the opportunity to arrange some people to the Ministry of Personnel, and it may not be impossible to win some key positions."

Wang Ji glanced at him and looked at the Taoist priest again.

The Taoist priest made a comeback and said, "You might as well give it a try. As long as you don't alert the enemy, it will be beneficial to win."

Wang Ji nodded slightly, and then said, "Lu Chun is so impure, he is a remnant of the eunuch party. Now he is just a forced one. He must draw a clear line in the future. You must know what you want."

Wu Youwei was overjoyed and said, "Yes, the lower officials understand."

The Taoist priest touched his beard and smiled at Wang Ji.

No matter how lively it is outside the palace, it is not as quiet as the palace. Zhu Xu came to Yuzao Palace and did not bring the cold air into the inner room, but just stood outside and watched.

Li Jieyu brought him a new coat and said softly, "Your Majesty, don't worry, Ci Ye just coughed a few times, and it's much better now."

While wearing clothes, Zhu Xu nodded and said, "Children are weak in resistance, especially in such weather, they are not careless at all. You must be careful when taking medicine. It is three parts poisonous for medicine, and the child is still young..."

Li Jieyu prepared Zhu Xu's clothes and said, "Well, I'm careful. Now I'm watching day and night, and I'm not leaving anyone for a moment."

Zhu Xu changed his clothes and felt much more comfortable. He looked at Zhu Ciye again. Seeing that he was sleeping happily, he said, "Well, we probably can't sleep well this winter, so work harder."

Li Jieyu chuckled softly, then bit his lip slightly and said, "Your Majesty, it's not a good idea to always sleep in the imperial study... I have a few palace maids in the palace who are quiet and decent, if the emperor..."

Zhu Xu understood immediately, and waved his hand quickly and said, "Let's talk about it in the future. I'll go first. Take good care of Ci Ye."

Li Jieyu nodded gently and sent Zhu Xu out of the palace.

Zhu Xu was walking in the corridor, shook his head secretly. He was so busy that he was not touching the ground, so he still had the intention to favor women.

When talking about women, Zhu Xu remembered the queen chosen by the old concubine, and thought to herself that she had to find an opportunity to take a look. She had to settle down first and settle down.

As soon as Zhu Xu arrived at the imperial study, Cao Huachun said, "Emperor, the decree has been drafted. Will it be stamped?"

Sitting down on the chair, Zhu Xu took it over and looked at it, thinking in his heart, and said, "In the future, the will will be drafted by the cabinet first, and this will will be issued again."

"Yes." Cao Huachun said.

Zhu Xu subconsciously took the memorial at hand and was stunned. This was the secret letter from the Jinyiwei.

Zhu Xu took a look and found that it was sent by the Jinyiwei Intelligence Center located in Ryukyu, and he continued to watch it unexpectedly.

Then he showed a strange look on his face, which described the recent changes in Ryukyu. King Shangfeng was further undermined, Ryukyu's reforms were accelerating, and the people from the court also penetrated into all aspects. Shang Lian's governor's yamen was strengthening the control of Ryukyu. He was working hard to train the army and was also buying arms from the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Xu smiled and didn't care. He was also happy that Ryukyu could be more independent and might be able to help a lot in the future.

The letter also wrote about some situations in the Satsuma clan and Kyushu, saying that the Kyushu people were expanding and several countries in Kyushu could no longer suppress them, so they asked the shogunate for help. The shogunate began to send people to participate. Five thousand people had already crossed the Guanmen Strait and participated in the suppression near Shimabara.

Zhu Xu looked at the letter and narrowed his eyes.

The "Little Glacier" should have a greater impact on the island. Japan is obviously suffering extremely serious injuries now, with civil unrest and wars endlessly.

Zhu Xu slowly tapped his fingers on the table, and suddenly said, "I sent an order to Kagoshima base, Kagoshima, and Kuroshima, and ordered them to recruit Japanese samurai, preferably pirates, Japanese pirates, and so on. We will train for three thousand people first, and I will be useful next year."

Cao Huachun was stunned and said, "Abide by the order."

When Zhu Xu thought of this, he said, "How many ships have been prepared in Bumubutai now?"

Cao Huachun thought for a while, stepped forward, looked at Zhu Xu's table, picked up a memorial and said, "This is a memorial on Bumubutai. I remember that there are ten fleets, which may exceed a hundred."

Zhu Xu took it and opened it, looking at it with ten lines at a glance.

Bumubutai wrote in the memorial book in detail. These fleets are not entirely owned by Akaba Trading Company. Many of them are cooperative or other commercial companies. Moreover, fleets of Ryukyu, the Netherlands, Spain, etc. have not yet been fully stationed, so there may be more in the future.

These fleets are now targeted trade, demarcating fixed routes, trade commodities, and even trading objects. It can be said that Bumubutai has done a very solid job and plans are detailed.

The Ming Dynasty was still very unfamiliar with maritime trade, but there were more merchants in Fujian coastal areas and were more familiar with maritime trade.

Things take time. If you can’t become fat in one bite, you must gradually become familiar with it and go out, especially if you cross Malacca, which will be of great significance to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Xu did not intend to interfere with Bumubutai's actions. He thought for a while and said, "What is the current situation of the warship of Tianjin Wei?"

Cao Huachun said: "It has basically been completed and you can try to launch the water in one month, but it is winter now. The Ministry of Industry and the shipyard still hopes to test the waters after the New Year and should be available in the middle of the year."

Zhu Xu shook his head and said decisively: "I can't wait! I will have it in March next year. I will ask them to check it thoroughly for me. There must be no accident. This warship will be ocean-going. If it disintegrates in the middle, I will want all of them to have their heads!"

Cao Huachun already knew Zhu Xu's purpose and raised his hand and said, "I obey the order, and I will draft the order again, and denounce the Ministry of Works, the Royal Court and the Tianjin Shipyard."

Zhu Xu had a firm attitude and said sternly: "Tell them that next year, I will take civil and military officials to see it. If they can't do it well, prepare all the coffins in advance!"

"Abide by the order." Cao Huachun said.

Zhu Xu waved his hand, continued to pick up the memorial, and started his normal work.

Although Zhu Xu's decree has not been issued yet, the cabinet is already preparing.

There were so many people in the two major yamen beaten up, and a son-in-law was beaten. In addition to administrative punishment, it also involved "punishment". A group of people had to go to Dali Temple.

Yuan Renxiao and Wei Xuelian are now imprisoned in the Jianxie Department. The Jianxie Department basically inherited the territory of the Dongchang and Jinyiwei in the past. Now they are extremely low-key. Even if they are imprisoned, they are just taking a simple record and dare not touch other things. They have complete evidence and no need to do anything. Then they are handed over to the Ministry of Justice to prepare for trial in the Dali Temple.

Logically speaking, such cases are easy to deal with. If the leader is sentenced to half a year or a few months, and the fine is fined for some money.

The problem is that the rank of Dali Temple is too low, and the Dali Temple ministers are only from the third rank. It is okay to say that Yuan Renxiao of the Ministry of Personnel and Wei Xuelian of the General Office of the General Office. Gong Yonggu is the royal relative and the son-in-law, and there is no trial of the Three Divisions, which makes Wang Qiaonian worry.

He had just taken office, and before he could retrieve the case of Yang Lian and others, there was another case now.
Chapter completed!