When Empress Xu arrived, Fatty Zhu suddenly became obedient, bowed and stood tall, as well-behaved as a baby weighing more than 200 pounds.
Queen Xu looked at him carefully and found beads of sweat on her temples, so she asked, "Did your cousin bring you here to practice martial arts?"
Zhu Gaochi nodded, "Yes, he was holding a bamboo pole and driving me to run... Mother, the child does not dare to bully my cousin, but he does not regard me as a prince at all and does not respect the child at all. I hope that the mother will make the decision for me."
Empress Xu gave him a big look, "Are you promising? Have you learned how to complain? You beat Cao Guogong, do you need me to settle the score with you?"
Fatty Zhu's face suddenly changed with fright, and he hurriedly said: "Queen Mother, that was also done by my cousin. He deliberately framed Duke Cao Guo. Please take a closer look, Queen Mother!"
"What are you aware of? We are guarding Beiping together, worried and frightened. I don't want to eat and drink, but you have a big appetite... I really didn't expect that I can use this matter to help you get rid of your gluttony. Jing
Chang is attentive."
Empress Xu reached out and patted her son's generous shoulder, and sighed: "Your father is brave and good at fighting, and the Xu family is also a famous general. You are from two families, but you are getting fatter and fatter. You can only read. Mom is worried when you look at it. Don't worry.
It's my fault that your father doesn't like you... From now on, you should work hard with your cousin to develop a good figure, learn bow, horse, riding and archery from me. From now on, you will be a good emperor with both civil and military skills."
Zhu Gaochi grinned, he couldn't escape Xu Jingchang's palm.
In fact, he didn't have such strong ambitions. He just wanted to live a few more years, ensure his health, and successfully inherit the throne. He didn't want another Jingnan War.
Xu Jingchang smiled slightly, "Perhaps Bachelor Jie won't have so much time in the future."
Also, Xu Jingchang often played chess and drank in the General Affairs Department. After drinking, he was immoral and urinated in the corner of the General Affairs Department... It is also true that he was not careful.
Can this be given casually?
Empress Xu thought for a while and said: "You first inherit your father's title of Duke Dingguo, which is a hereditary and irreplaceable title... Then, my aunt will find a position for you in the Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army. Also, Jinyiwei is short of a chief governor.
, I’ll leave it to you.”
Empress Xu sneered, "He has to agree even if he doesn't agree. Can my aunt still brag to you?"
This is a turmoil for all officials, because according to the rules, all officials need to report their faults, and then the Ministry of Personnel and the Supervisory Office will give comments to all officials and decide whether to rank high, middle or low.
There are eight criteria for Beijing inspections, namely: greed, cruelty, inaction, carelessness, old age, illness, impetuousness, and weak talent.
When Queen Xu saw Xu Jingchang stunned, she thought he was dissatisfied, and then said: "The King of Han has told me many times that now his properties are increasing and there are more and more ways to make money.
It's just that if everyone passes the vigorous Beijing inspection, what's the deterrent effect?
"Aunt, let my nephew say something crazy. It is actually not easy for the princes in the court to plot against me. The reason why I don't want to stay as the General Secretary is that the current General Secretary is getting more and more...
I have the atmosphere of the Prime Minister's Palace, I am a noble person, and I am incompatible with the court. This is also the reason why they want to win me with all their lives."
Queen Xu took a serious look at her eldest nephew. You want to say that Xu Jingchang is a person who is indifferent to fame and wealth? That is a lie!
But this time the undercurrent is surging, and not only everyone is aware of it, but it's pretty much it.
Time has entered August, and it has been more than a full year since Zhu Di succeeded to the throne.
Xu Jingchang chuckled and said, "Aunt, please bother me. If they have a way to remove me from the position of General Secretary, it proves that I am not capable enough and my virtue is not worthy of the position. If I rely on my aunt's protection, I can force myself to stay in this position."
There is nothing interesting in that position. If you ask me to say, I will be dismissed from office. I am just cultivating myself at home, practicing Kung Fu with my cousin when I have nothing to do, and teaching His Highness Pope Sun how to read and write. I will go to the palace when I have time.
Here, look at my aunt, isn't this wonderful? There is no mess of silk and bamboo, no trouble of writing documents. Only then does she look like a noble person."
The little boy Zhu Zhanji also followed suit and said: "Cousin, I trust you too... If you can get rid of Master Jie and don't let him force me to study every day, I will make you my prime minister in the future."
Many noble people gave him money and made money together.
And it’s not like Xu Jingchang can only rely on his aunt to survive, that would be too hopeless.
Zhu Gaochi glared at his unlucky son fiercely, "If you continue to be so naughty, don't even think about becoming the emperor! Your father has the final say!"
Jian Yi carefully examined all aspects and finally came up with a convincing conclusion...Except for Chang Chao, Xu Jingchang took more than half of his days off.
Queen Xu listened carefully for a long time and thought carefully for a long time.
Is Xu Jingchang doing nothing?
The Governor's Mansion of the Fifth Army represents military power, and the Imperial Guards represent unparalleled intelligence capabilities. They manage the royal industry, which is financial power, and there is also a hereditary and irreplaceable Duke. This is no longer a matter of fame and fortune... This is Qin Shihuang's family banquet.
, it’s all a win!
"Auntie, do you think this is too much? Can Your Majesty agree?"
But Xu Jingchang was indifferent, as if he wished he could be removed from his position as General Secretary... It's a bit strange no matter how you look at it.
This is also the reason why news continues to leak out that Xu Jingchang is being targeted through the Beijing Police.
I thought that what he wanted from Xie Jin was already too much, but I didn't expect that Queen Xu had something even more exciting.
Zhu Zhanji was so frightened that he shut his mouth obediently and did not dare to say anything. All he could do was keep his little eyes moving.
Those at the top level will be promoted through evaluation, those at the middle level will not be promoted or demoted, and those at the bottom level will be transferred and demoted.
"My dear nephew, my aunt is asking you, do you know about the actions of the courtiers? Do you have any plans? If you don't want to, I will use this face to tell your majesty that no matter what, you must keep your position."
Otherwise, how could someone as cautious as Jian Yi make things look like the Three Gorges flood discharge?
He was afraid of suddenly removing Xu Jingchang and arousing the queen's anger, so he released the news in advance to test the direction of the wind.
Except for some corrupt officials who were found out, most people got through safely.
Xu Jingchang smiled more and more happily. In fact, Queen Xu was like a nuclear weapon to him... As long as Queen Xu was around, the Xu family was as stable as a mountain. No one dared to take the risk of offending the queen and do something evil to Xu Jingchang.
Jian Yi looked over it again and again. The first two items were definitely not relevant to Xu Jingchang, and the last four items could not be used indiscriminately.
After seeing through this, we actually understood the reason why Xu Jingchang rejected his aunt. Nuclear weapons can only be placed on the launcher, but they cannot actually be fired.
This was the key point, and Queen Xu turned her attention to Xu Jingchang.
There is money in the palace, and I also have some money on hand. It’s not good to give my three sons to anyone, and they don’t have the ability. I might as well give them all to you and let you help the palace manage the money. What do you think?
?”
From the chaos at the beginning of the successful Jingnan campaign to orderliness, the state affairs continued to get on the right track. Overall, the situation of the Ming Dynasty was gratifying.
When Xu Jingchang heard this, he couldn't calm down.
Queen Xu came here to test Xu Jingchang's tone and comfort her precious nephew.
If the problem is serious, he may be ordered to retire from office and return home.
The result was unexpected. Xu Jingchang was already ready, and Empress Xu was too lazy to do anything else. After chatting for a while, she returned to the palace.
In other words, while others are working diligently, he is taking time off to fish.
Then she stretched out her hand, took Xu Jingchang's arm, and said with emotion: "My dear nephew, you are the grandson of the Xu family and my nephew, the next two emperors of the Ming Dynasty..." She pointed at Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Zhanji.
The two of them continued: "They also respect you, we are a family. You don't have to work hard. The Secretary of General Affairs is working too hard, let's pick a better position."
"My dear brother, you don't have to worry about anything. We are all relatives, serious people. My mother trusts you, and I trust you too."
But the problem comes again, there is no merit and no fault, so why give Xu Jingchang a bad review?
This matter had troubled Jian Yi for several days... Seeing that the time was approaching, Master Tianguan actually came up with an idea.
The Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army is directly in charge of the military power, and the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Guard is in a position that overrides discipline.
The power of the prime minister was restored. Not to mention the courtiers, even Zhu Di was very jealous. With so many people watching, Xu Jingchang could not do much besides tormenting the officials... After working hard for a whole year, his pocket was cleaner than his face.
, with only that pitiful salary and allowance, he was really uninterested.
What remains is inaction and carelessness.
"My dear nephew, if you are really in need, just tell your aunt and she will definitely be able to protect you."
Jian Yi, who was the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, carried out the first imperial inspection of the Yongle Dynasty with a big pen in his hand that decided the fate of hundreds of officials.
Because the existence of Queen Xu has invisibly helped Xu Jingchang to block many storms, if we ask Queen Xu to directly take action and break the rules of the court, it will be equivalent to throwing an atomic bomb into the court, with endless consequences.
Everyone is a top student, so are top students still valuable?
After some evaluation, the General Administration Department is really the only one left. As long as the credit for tax collection is attributed to the Ministry of Household Affairs, there is no specific responsibility. Since there is no specific control, is it unreasonable to say how much credit is given?
Therefore, all government offices passed smoothly.
He didn't feel comfortable saying this to his mother, so he just said: "Mom, my cousin is indeed very good, but I always feel that he has such great ability and it is a bit unfair to follow me. Now there are rumors outside that someone wants to use Jing Cha
, remove my cousin from the position of general ambassador...Mother, can you step forward and tell your father that no matter what, you cannot remove your cousin from his official position!"
It's funny to say that this item was originally very difficult for the officials, but at the beginning of the year, Xu Jingchang forced the officials to make a promise. Now they only need to compare it and see how the results are, and then they can successfully submit the request to the officials.
Departmental communication.
At this time, Fatty Zhu also nodded hastily. He knew very well the status of his mother in the family.
Xu Jingchang was really speechless.
Xu Jingchang sees things very clearly.
These two statements are simply reasonable and irrefutable.
General Jian Yi reported the results of his inspection of the capital, including the testimonials of hundreds of officials, to Zhu Di.
"What the outcome will be depends on the will of the Holy Spirit."
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