In the capital. But the situation has become treacherous.

His Majesty's sudden dispatch of troops to Jiangnan was something that no one expected, and almost no one in the court had consulted with him.

After that, he suddenly killed in Nanjing City, which shook the world, not to mention Jiangnan, and the people in Beijing were also panicked.

All of a sudden, the entire city of Beijing was shrouded in a strange atmosphere.

This atmosphere is indescribable.

Originally, the dispute between the north and the south of the Ming Dynasty, or the dispute between Donglin and the eunuchs, seemed to have disappeared completely at this time.

In its place, there is an inexplicable fear.

Your Majesty's temperament, everyone knows, in a sense, has actually completely gotten out of control.

Many people have been sparse.

And these swords were unexpected by Wei Zhongxian.

He is nine thousand years old, and in his opinion, his godsons and grandsons are all over the government and the opposition, but Wei Zhongxian never expected that these people would completely lose control.

This naturally made Wei Zhongxian realize that something was wrong, so he subconsciously ordered the warrior battalion under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Horse Supervisor to strengthen the vigilance of the Jingshi.

Immediately afterwards, he got His Majesty's will, saying that he would return to the palace soon.

Wei Zhongxian breathed a sigh of relief at this, His Majesty came back, of course, it was easy to say anything.

It's just that at this time, Wu Chunfu, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, hurriedly came to ask for a meeting.

Wu Chunfu can be said to be Wei Zhongxian's confidant, when he first attacked the Donglin Party, within a year, he was promoted from the servant Shaoqing to the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and he was one of the 'Five Tigers' under Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian trusts this person the most, because although the authority of the Ministry of Industry among the six ministries is not heavy, it is essentially ...... Oil and water are the most abundant, and only the most trusted people can do it.

Taking advantage of the fact that Wei Zhongxian was not on duty in the palace on this day, but was resting in the Wei family's mansion outside the palace, Wu Chunfu came with a food box.

Wei Zhongxian was quite happy to see him, because this Wu Chunfu had a deep relationship with him, so when he arrived at the flower hall, Wu Chunfu first saluted Wei Zhongxian, and then took out the food box, opened it, and said with a smile: "Nine thousand years old, this is a pastry made for you by Humble Jing himself, I know you like ......"

Wei Zhongxian laughed: "It's too hard for her, how is she lately?" ”

"It's good."

Wei Zhongxian nodded again, and when Wu Chunfu personally delivered the pastry to him, Wei Zhongxian pinched a piece, tasted it, and then said yes in a row.

Wu Chunfu is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, although he is not a very popular minister, but he is also the most core figure in the court, such a person let his wife cook himself, just to please Wei Zhongxian, the taste of this pastry is two words, but this feeling of superiority makes Wei Zhongxian indulge in it.

Wu Chunfu said with a smile: "When it comes to this pastry, the most difficult thing is to grind the bean paste, it takes time to get up, and it is not easy to achieve a delicate taste." Nature...... Xia Guan categorically had no intention of asking for credit......"

"It's not easy." Wei Zhongxian nodded, and then said, "Is the Ministry of Industry okay now?" ”

"Good is good." Wu Chunfu said: "Now that there is silver in the interior, Your Majesty is willing to give money, and the rewards are more than in previous years, so the Ministry of Industry praises Your Majesty." ”

Wei Zhongxian snorted: "That's fine, use your life well...... Now His Majesty is not in the capital...... You should be more careful......"

"Nine thousand years old." Wu Chunfu looked at Wei Zhongxian and said: "However, speaking of which, the Ministry of Industry allocates so much silver every year, and the Ministry of Industry gets 7.32 million taels of silver every year, but the lower officials heard that just this year, His Majesty allocated nearly 50 million taels to the side of Shun...... This...... The Ministry of Engineering presided over the major projects, which not only required the repair of the royal gardens, but also the ......."

Wei Zhongxian suddenly stared at Wu Chunfu, his eyes were deep, and he said, "What are you saying...... What is the meaning? ”

"This ......" Wu Chunfu looked hesitant and opened his mouth to speak.

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Wei Zhongxian said lightly.

Wu Chunfu continued: "Xiaguan doesn't dare to say this to others, and only when he comes to you can he dare to speak freely. You said, does Your Majesty favor the Zhang family too much, this Ministry of Industry is one of the six, is it not as good as a mere Lushun? Isn't Lushun already divided, and it's just a corner? The Ministry of Industry is in charge of the world's great plans. ”

Wei Zhongxian said lukewarmly: "It seems that you are not convinced?" ”

"What can the lower officials not be convinced." Wu Chunfu smiled and said: "Even if the money allocated to the Ministry of Industry does not fall on the lower officials, it is just ...... Now there are many complaints inside and outside the government and the opposition. ”

As he spoke, he lowered his voice and continued: "Let's talk about the Jinyi Guard, this Jinyi Guard used to be in your hands, but now...... But what does it have to do with you? This is true of Jinyiwei, and so is Lushun. Have you ever thought that if this continues, you and the lower officials will ...... from now on?"

He didn't say any more, but the meaning of the words was self-evident!

Wei Zhongxian sighed and said: "We know what you mean, in the past few years, you have followed us, and you have indeed been out of the limelight, which of you people is not on the rise, and which one is not on the one side?" But what about now...... We also know that you are from Quanzhou, and the political envoy of Fujian Province is there, so I am afraid that you will also have to prepare the land of Qingzhang. How much land does your Wu family have in Quanzhou? ”

When Wu Chunfu heard this, he bowed his head and did not answer.

Wei Zhongxian said: "We heard that there are many people and few places on the side of the Fujian Political Envoy, and many people have to secretly go to the sea, or even go to the West...... You see, we should be the richest place in the kingdom tomorrow, but what is the result? The people of the Ming Dynasty need to go through a lot of hardships and go overseas to make a living. Tell me, this ...... This central country of the Ming Dynasty is not even as good as a Western vassal? ”

"We naturally know that if you use these words to advise you, you will definitely not like it, after all...... We are people who have no children and grandchildren, and we are not like your Wu family, who are gentry and have already had a family property. Naturally, we can't advise you to be generous. It's just that now His Majesty has decided to implement the new policy, and at this point, it is impossible to change it. You are the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, you have to promise, if you don't promise, you have to promise! As for that old ......."

Originally, he wanted to call Brother Zhang, but Wei Zhongxian soon realized that that dog thing seemed to be notorious now, and this reputation was even more stinky than his nine-thousand-year-old! So he changed his words and said: "That Zhang Jingyi...... It's just to share your Majesty's worries, you said that Your Majesty favored him, which is true, but this is the emperor's heart, at this time, against Zhang Jingyi, is against Your Majesty, we are slaves and ministers, do we really want to go to the step of chaotic ministers? You have seen the fate of those Liaodong generals, and why haven't you seen the fate of those chaotic parties in Jiangnan? Listen to us and do your own thing...... Don't learn from some people out there......"

Wu Chunfu listened, nodded busily, and said, "Yes, yes, Jiuqian-seoul is right." ”

He said no more about it, sat idle for a moment, and then got up to take his leave.

After waiting out of Wei Zhongxian's mansion, he immediately sat in the sedan chair, his face became wrong, and then he instructed the sedan chair man: "Go to Liu's mansion." ”

Half an hour later, he arrived at a mansion, but he couldn't help but grit his teeth and say: "Persuade people to be generous, not human!" ”

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Wei Zhongxian smiled and asked his son Wei Liangqing to send Wu Chunfu out, waiting for Wei Liangqing to come back and restore his life.

I saw that my father Wei Zhongxian was sitting still at this time, and he was playing with a string of prayer beads in his hand.

Wei Liangqing said obediently: "Dad, the person sent it away." ”

Wei Zhongxian said lightly: "What did you say before leaving?" ”

"Don't say anything, just let your son take care of his father more, I'm afraid you won't be in good health." Wei Liangqing said honestly: "He has been thinking about ......"

Wei Zhongxian sneered, his eyes shrewd, and interrupted Wei Liangqing's words: "You, after all, are too young to know what this means." ”

"This ...... This ......" Wei Liangqing was dumbfounded for a moment, and his eyes were full of confusion.

Wei Zhongxian closed his eyes, sighed, and said a little tiredly: "They are forcing us......"

So Wei Liangqing was puzzled and said: "But I see that he is still obedient to his father, how can he ......?"

Wei Zhongxian opened his eyes slightly and said, "You don't understand, power is both top-down and bottom-up, how do you think it came from our nine thousand years old?" Pair ...... It is His Majesty's trust in us, so we can master the national policy in the celebrant supervisor. But what about the next? With just one celebrant and supervisor, even if there is an East Factory, do you think it ...... Is it really possible to be in power for a while? ”

"You're wrong, the reason why we are here today is because there is a large group of people, no matter what the reason, they have taken refuge in our door to solve our problems for us, so ...... The will issued by the imperial court, some people can disobey the yang and the yin, but the things we explain to the future, people are scrambling to do it, do you know why? ”

Wei Liangqing obviously never thought about these things, and looked at Wei Zhongxian in shock at this time and said, "For...... Why ......"

Wei Zhongxian sighed and said: "The affairs of the imperial court, even if they are done, it is the duty of a courtier, even if it is not done...... But if he can't do it, others may not be able to do it well, at most, he will be reprimanded, so the court's clear decree may not be effective. But the things we explain are different, because no matter what we explain, everyone knows that we will miss his feelings, we will know that he is able to do things, and we will appreciate him, and naturally, everyone will rush to do it. ”

Wei Zhongxian said: "So over the years, as long as someone does something, we will give them any benefits, so that everyone knows that there will be rewards for doing things for us, so there are more and more people who are willing to do things for us." But now ......"

Wei Zhongxian looked at Wei Liangqing, who was still confused, speechlessly, and then said, "Now...... The situation is very different. ”

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