"Si, Master of Ceremonies, Master Hou, this ......"

Not long after, Gonggong Zheng came to the model army station, at this time, in the face of Xu Changqing's call, Gonggong Zheng was definitely more cautious and careful than the summons of Empress Zhou and Zhu Cihong.

But when he heard Xu Changqing say his request in a slow and orderly manner, Rao is Gonggong Zheng had a lot of psychological preparations, and he was stupidly frozen on the spot for a while, not knowing how to react......

"How?"

"Zheng Ye is unwilling, or does he think that I, Xu Changqing, am bragging?"

Xu Changqing looked at Gonggong Zheng with a smile and added some tea for him without hesitation.

“……”

Gonggong Zheng's heart and liver were on his throat, and he smiled bitterly in his heart, if Xu Changqing didn't have this ability, then, in this world, who else can have this ability?

"Master Hou, slave maid, slave maid is not unwilling, just ......"

Gonggong Zheng wanted to speak and stopped.

Although he didn't say it, how could Xu Changqing not understand his thoughts?

smiled: "Master Zheng, you have heard that we Han people have an old saying, which is called being upright and not afraid of shadows!" If you don't go and do something wrong, are you still afraid of the ghost calling the door? ”

“……”

Gonggong Zheng's whole body collapsed, and after a while, he finally nodded with difficulty, but he knelt on the ground with a 'plop': "Master Hou, slave maid, slave maid, this old life of slave maid will be sold to Hou Ye, I only hope that Hou Ye, you, you can pity the slave maid, the slave maid really doesn't want to be an enemy of others......

"Hehe, Master Zheng, this is far away, come, don't worry, take a sip of tea, let's talk slowly."

Xu Changqing pulled him up with a smile, "Master Zheng, I still know your character." Moreover, now this is not my Xu Changqing's request, but our entire Daming, the queen, and His Royal Highness the Prince, all need Zheng Ye to stand up. Zheng Ye, do you think, the prince is new to the city now, if there is no one to assist, can he sleep soundly? And ......"

Zheng Gonggong's ability is still good, clear, exquisite, and knows how to advance and retreat.

His biggest worry at this time is that he will not be able to die well.

This is also the character of people.

Some people have to climb up after sharpening their brains, but they don't know that the higher they stand one day, the harder they will fall.

There are also people who are very transparent about many things, and just want to keep their little duties and live a peaceful life.

Gonggong Zheng is undoubtedly the latter at this time.

The main reason is the situation in the world at this time, and it is impossible to replicate the glory of Gonggong Wei back then, and Gonggong Zheng seems to understand this very well.

Speaking of which, in the history of China, there were two dynasties in which the power of eunuchs was once in power.

One is a strong man, and the other is a dynasty.

Unlike the eunuchs of the strong men, who had more real power and even sometimes spoke vainly to the Son of Heaven, the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty were much more docile.

Even the 'nine-thousand-year-old' father-in-law Wei, who was powerful all over the world and set up shrines everywhere, under the premise that Emperor Chongzhen had just ascended not long and was not very stable, he would do it, and it was no different from the old dog raised by the family.

To put it bluntly, the eunuchs of the national dynasty, even to the level of Gonggong Wei, are just dogs raised by the heavenly family, and everything depends on the Son of Heaven.

Without the support of the Son of Heaven, no matter how good a eunuch is, he can only be a rootless wanderer.

Over the years, the checks and balances between the inner court and the outer court have reached a peak level.

This relationship was especially acute in the later period of the dynasty.

And the biggest capital that the inner court can confront with the outer court is the 'red right' of the celebrant and the celebrant.

The affairs of the state are summarized by the six ministries to the cabinet, and after the cabinet bosses have discussed, they are then submitted to the celebrant supervisor, who reports to the Son of Heaven, and after the Son of Heaven nods, the celebrant will approve the red execution.

Although the celebrant supervisor in this process is a bit similar to the military aircraft department of the later Manchu Qing Dynasty, and has no real decision-making power, it is too easy for them to control something in it.

Why didn't Wanli Ye go to court for more than 20 years, but he still firmly controlled the whole world?

Three.

1. Personnel.

2. Financial rights.

3. Military power.

Having mastered these three lines, and as a monarch's father, who, who would dare to challenge his authority?

At this time, with Xu Changqing's chicken soup and encouragement, Gonggong Zheng also became a lot more transparent, and solemnly said to Xu Changqing: "Master Hou, although the slave and maid are stupid, but at this critical juncture, the slave and maid, the slave and the maid are willing to contribute to the Ming Dynasty and the people of the world......"

"Hehe, that's right."

Xu Changqing smiled and patted Gonggong Zheng's shoulder, "Time is pressing, I won't stay with Zheng Ye more, Zheng Ye can go back and prepare early." In addition, on the side of the Imperial Horse Supervisor, Zheng Ye has been paying more attention recently. ”

"Boom!"

Gonggong Zheng's mind was slightly relaxed, but suddenly he mentioned it in his throat again, how could he not understand the meaning of Xu Changqing's words?

The Imperial Horse Supervisor is in charge of the military, and there is no doubt that this position must be Xu Changqing's henchman!

However, when Gonggong Zheng put his mind at ease, Xu Changqing was able to say it so clearly, there was no doubt that he really trusted him.

Watching Gonggong Zheng leave, Xu Changqing breathed a long sigh of relief, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

In later generations, there was a saying: "Put power in a cage." ”

It is undoubtedly extremely difficult or even unrealistic to do this at this time.

Because the world of the Ming Dynasty is too big, the means of communication are not developed, and the transportation is even more inconvenient, how can it be completely controlled?

However, in the way of balance of the emperor's art, Da Ming has reached a peak.

The balance between the inner court and the outer court, the balance between the inner court and the inner court, and the balance between the outer court and the outer court, are interlocking and leaky.

To be fair, at the age of 9,000, although the atmosphere of the court is not good, the balance in all parts of the world is extremely even, and the general trend can be maintained.

However, after Emperor Chongzhen was 9,000 years old, the ceremonial supervisor was inferior to the military aircraft department, completely abolished, the eunuch party was completely defeated, the Donglin family was dominant, and the factory guards could not make ends meet, almost like a waste, is this the choice that a wise emperor will make?

Historically, the biggest problem of the small court of the Southern Ming Dynasty was still in the 'party struggle'.

It's also ridiculous to say that the mutual bites between these literati are definitely much more ruthless than they were against the eunuchs at the beginning.

Rather than this, it is better to re-establish the contradictions between the two camps.

Including in the future, at the local level, Xu Changqing is also ready to adopt this model.

After all, the 'secretary' and 'mayor' of later generations are really too suitable for the national conditions at this time......

……

Not long after Gonggong Zheng left, Queen Zhou sent a reply, Xu Changqing opened it and saw that there was a graceful lip print on it......

This made Xu Changqing's mood quickly improve.

With the support of Empress Zhou, the establishment of the inner court is no longer a big problem, and once the inner treasury is quickly established, the contradiction does not need Xu Changqing to bother at all.

The inner treasury has no money, they will figure it out themselves.

Li Taibai said: "Life must be happy, don't make the gold bottle empty to the moon." ”

In the afternoon, he dealt with some trivial matters, and after settling down, Xu Changqing changed into a rough businessman's head, and his face was full of beard, and he looked in the mirror and saw that he almost didn't know himself anymore, so he nodded with satisfaction, and beckoned Wang Xi and a few soldiers who had already changed their clothes, and went out in a good way.

There's nothing more profound than getting to know a city like a city.

At this time, the framework of the overall situation has been preliminarily determined, and even if there is a collision in the future, it will be difficult to get out of this track, and Xu Changqing must also have a deeper understanding of the city of Nanjing.

It is also necessary to understand what the people here are thinking, what are the biggest difficulties, and what demands need to be solved urgently, but they have not been solved for a long time.

Nothing like these things can be more real than what I have experienced.

Back then, even if he was as shrewd as Yuan Gong, how could he have thought that his son, his confidants and aides, would join forces and collude to have two newspapers, inside and outside?

However, not long after slipping out of the barracks through the back door, rain began to fall in the sky again.

This also made Xu Changqing a little helpless.

The north is dying, but the south is raining every day......

"Rock sugar gourd, rock sugar gourd just out of the pot, this guest officer, do you want to have a bunch to try?"

"Oh, fresh chestnuts, just picked from the tree yesterday......"

"Sugar cakes, the best old Liujia sugar cakes......"

Nanjing is prosperous.

Turning a small alley, the atmosphere of the lively market will come to you.

Even if it rains lightly in the sky and there are many pedestrians on the road in a hurry, there are still many umbrellas already prepared and leisurely strolling around the roadside stalls.

Xu Changqing was also relieved a lot, like a dragon returning to the sea, and began to fully enjoy this nature.

However, after walking around for a while, Xu Changqing discovered the difference between Nanjing and Haicheng.

Compared with the prosperity of Haicheng, Nanjing looks prosperous, but it is easy to form two extremes.

Many richly dressed people, slowly, look here, look there, indescribably leisurely.

But more people are tired, numb, and even embarrassed, completely running for life, and there is no hope at all.

Xu Changqing looked at it for a while and frowned a little.

After more than 200 years, how can this kind of deep-rooted root be easily broken?

Even if he is only as tall as Tang Yin, in the end, he still can't hit the street......

"Let's go, go sit down here."

Here, I happened to see a restaurant, and there were many people in it, Xu Changqing waved his hand to Wang Xiyi, who was holding an umbrella, and walked directly to this side.

Wang Xi hurriedly informed a pro-soldier and quickly stepped forward to investigate the situation inside.

However, even if the military literacy of Wang Xi and others is already obvious, no one in the restaurant cares at all, and they are all drinking wine and bragging.

Xu Changqing went inside, listened for a while, and called a table by the window on the second floor.

From that location, you can not only overlook the entire hotel, but also overlook many scenes on the street, and at the same time you can hear a lot of loud braggart.

Coming to the table and sitting down, Wang Xi and the others went to the table next to them, Xu Changqing drank a glass of wine slowly, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

It was as expected.

At this time, most of the people talking about this group of drinkers wanted to get a piece of the pie in the new dynasty.

Of course, after all, the class is limited, and if they can mix a small errand in the yamen, they will be satisfied, enough to show off to others.

Soon, the wine and food came up, and seeing the familiar duck, Xu Changqing couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly, this city has a grudge against ducks......

Just as I was about to taste the difference between this duck from 500 years ago and the later generations, there was a sudden commotion at the door.

"Master Liu."

"Liu Ye auspicious ......"

The people who were originally bragging about the earth-shattering sound were instantly beaten back to the circle, licking their faces one by one, laughing together, and looking at the people who came with great respect.

Xu Changqing was also attracted to attention.

The person who came was a rich fat man in his early thirties, dressed in a white and green silk brocade robe, and a large jade pendant pinned to his waist.

Moreover, his pomp and circumstance are bigger than Xu Changqing.

Xu Changqing only brought six or seven personal soldiers at this time, but this guy brought more than a dozen people.

In the face of everyone's clever greetings, he didn't even roll his eyelids, but walked inside.

There was a horse-faced, thin entourage around who hurriedly shouted: "Old rules, the best dish, hurry up and serve it to our Liu Ye." ”

The shopkeeper's face was suddenly bitter, but he obviously didn't dare to offend this Liu Ye, so he could only say yes.

It wasn't until the group went upstairs and went to a large private room inside that order slowly returned to the restaurant.

Xu Changqing's brows couldn't help frowning slightly.

This Liu Ye is not an ordinary person.

However, Xu Changqing didn't care too much, there were too many of these ground snakes.

Just as he was about to taste a piece of this 500-year-old duck, a scholar in his early twenties suddenly took a low sip on a table not far away, "Bah, scum!" Such a moth, such a grandiose show of power, I am a Ming Dynasty, how can I talk about recovering the country? ”