Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji and others came to visit again, and all the big guys gathered together.
"Li Shangshu, this time the people from the south move to the north, the cabinet will also be involved," Jian Yi asked: "What do you think of the cabinet?"
What can I think? Li Qing rolled his eyes, "The Holy Will is very clear. Whoever does well will take the initiative. As long as the Sixth Department does a good job, they will not be able to argue with each other."
Xia Yuanji smiled bitterly and said bluntly: "Jian Shangshu means, do you have any specific countermeasures?"
"Li Shangshu is a great talent. I think he already has a clue, so I hope you can give me some advice." Everyone flattered him.
Although they hate Li Qing in their hearts, they also recognize that Li Qing's ability, especially his influence on the emperor, is simply unparalleled.
Li Qing glanced at the crowd and said, "There is no evidence, but I have a piece of advice. Do you want to listen to it?"
"Please speak clearly to Li Shangshu," Jian Yi said.
"To put it bluntly, the migration of people this time is competition. Since it is competition, it can be divided into benign and malignant." Li Qing said: "If you want the cabinet to be unable to stand up, you must first wipe your butt clean;
Don’t forget, there is also the Metropolitan Procuratorate watching over you. The words of an official can be said to kill someone. If you play a cruel trick at a critical moment, it will not only make the person involved feel uncomfortable, but it will also affect the overall situation, and it is not surprising that you will even lose because of it."
Li Qing took a sip of tea and said calmly: "You don't want to be a stepping stone for the cabinet or the Metropolitan Procuratorate, right?"
A group of people were silent.
After staying in this position for so long, who hasn’t done something embarrassing?
Li Qing stood up with a majestic look on his face: "I will make a statement today. No matter what you do, our Ministry of War will fully promote the national policy of migrating people from the south to the north this time and spare no effort;
I can’t guarantee what will happen to the Six Ministries, but I can guarantee that my Minister of War will never be exiled to Nanjing.”
He glanced at his two ministers and said domineeringly: "You two can rest assured, as long as I am here, no one in the cabinet can replace you."
The minister is so powerful...the ministers on the left and right of the Ministry of War were almost moved to tears.
Others looked at their own ministers, Jian Yi, Xia Yuanji and other ministers with hopeful expressions, and quickly made promises.
Seeing that the situation was clear, Li Qing said seriously: "Today is different from the past. There is no room for carelessness this time. If you don't want to be eliminated, you should treat it with all your energy."
After a pause, he said, "If it's not because of Li's unpleasant words, if anyone is still trying to fish in troubled waters this time, then there's no need to do it at all and just pack up and go to Nanjing to take up the post."
Jian Yi took a deep breath, stood up and said, "What Li Shangshu said makes sense. This time is different from the past. Don't take chances anymore."
…
Not long after the group left, Zhu Zhanji came.
"Uncle Qing, my father has asked me to take charge of the army." Zhu Zhanji said happily.
"Congratulations." Li Qing said lightly and then said nothing.
"..." Zhu Zhanji asked, "Where do you think it would be more appropriate for me to start?"
"Whatever." Li Qing said speechlessly, "You are not a child anymore, and you know the Ming army quite well. Why does such a grown-up have no opinion at all?"
Not only did Zhu Zhanji fail to pretend, but he was scolded by Li Qing, and he couldn't help but have black lines on his face.
Seeing Li Qing frowning, he asked curiously: "Uncle Qing, what are you thinking about?"
"Since the Emperor agrees, you should take charge of the army as soon as possible." Li Qing said seriously, "There may be trouble in the near future."
"Rebellion?" Zhu Zhanji was stunned for a moment, "You mean my second uncle is going to rebel?"
Li Qing asked back: "Are you so sure that your second uncle will rebel?"
"Uh..." Zhu Zhanji said sarcastically, "I have also heard about my second uncle. Frankly speaking, he was tricked by grandpa. With his temperament, he will definitely not be able to swallow this."
"He won't rebel." Li Qing shook his head, "Le'an is only a county town. He has no guards and no city. He is only a thousand miles away from the capital. Why should he rebel?"
"What if... what if?"
Li Qing asked: "If one day he really rebels, how do you plan to deal with it?"
"I..." Zhu Zhanji thought for a while, "If he knows the current affairs, I will let him spend his later years in the Han Palace in the capital."
"What if he doesn't understand current affairs?"
Zhu Zhanji was silent for a moment, "Kill!"
Li Qing sighed secretly: He is indeed Zhu Di's most promising heir. He is really decisive in killing and not showing mercy to his own uncle.
Frankly speaking, from a personal perspective, Li Qing did not like Zhu Zhanji very much, but from the perspective of a king of a country, Zhu Zhanji met all his expectations for an emperor.
Zhu Zhanji has the qualities that a wise king should have and is quite capable. Although he is not yet experienced enough, he is already outstanding in all aspects.
Zhu Zhanji has the ruthlessness of his grandfather and the talent of his father. He is ruthless, decisive and not sloppy at all. At the same time, he also has a heart to govern the country and bring peace to the country.
It is the Ming Dynasty's blessing that such a person becomes emperor.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. I want you to take charge of the army as soon as possible, not because of your second uncle."
"That's...?"
"The chaos I'm talking about is Fang Fang."
Zhu Zhanji puzzled and said: "If the city is banned, merchants will be turned into bandits, and if the city is open to bandits, they will be turned into merchants. As soon as shipping is opened, and as soon as the city shipping department is built, both ordinary people and wealthy gentry and landlords can get a share of the pie."
, the thieves who were smuggling before must have abandoned the secret and embraced the light, what trouble could possibly happen?"
"Not thieves, but...officials, gentry, nobles, or vassal kings."
"This...are you saying that they have different intentions?"
"Not necessarily, but it's always right to take precautions before they happen." Li Qing sighed, "The profits from maritime trade are so great that they can quickly help many families rise to great heights.
As long as there is some power, no one wants to take a share of the pie, even the vassal king;
In this process, they come into frequent contact, or form an industrial chain, or cooperate with each other. In short, in the end, their interests will definitely be tied up."
Zhu Zhanji got the point instantly and said solemnly: "If the officials and gentry are tied together, the consequences will be serious."
"Huh? It's not like it will turn the world upside down." Li Qing shook his head: "The current Ming Dynasty is at its strongest. They can't counterattack, and they don't dare to counterattack, but it will cause Ming Dynasty to fall into internal strife."
"In addition, there is another point that is the most important thing." Li Qing said seriously, "Once there is trouble in Jiangnan, the group of people in the court will inevitably take advantage of the situation and clamor to move the capital back to Nanjing;
Even in order to return to Nanjing, they would secretly help the troublemakers, making the trouble worse and worse, and eventually they had to move back."
Zhu Zhanji took a breath of cold air and his expression became serious: "You mean... I will be stationed in Nanjing?"
Li Qing nodded: "You are the prince and you have military power. As long as you go to Nanjing, neither the officials in the south nor the officials in the capital will dare to make any changes.
But you don’t have to be too hasty, it won’t happen so quickly, it will take at least half a year.”
Zhu Zhanji frowned: "I can take over the military power in half a year, and I have no problem personally going to Nanjing, but the problem is..."
He smiled bitterly and said: "It is somewhat taboo for the prince to lead the army. If he goes all the way to Nanjing, I am afraid it will give people the feeling of two emperors in one dynasty, and rumors will spread everywhere."
"Your father is not that kind of person." Li Qing smiled, "Rumors stop among the wise."
"It's different." Zhu Zhanji shook his head and said, "Don't you hear that Duke Zhou was afraid of the rumor day, but Wang Mang was humble and did not usurp the throne?
You have already said that those people want to cause more trouble, so how can they agree to let me go to Nanjing?
If you tell a rumor a thousand times, it will become true. I don't want father and son to be jealous and alienated."
Li Qing was speechless and had no choice but to do the next best thing: "Then you take over the army first. As for the follow-up... it depends on the situation."
"Yes, OK." Zhu Zhanji agreed.
"By the way, there is one more thing." Li Qing said, "This time the migration of people from the south to the north will be unprecedentedly powerful. If the Minister of Finance does not go to the countryside, the main force should be officials from the capital such as Lang Zhong. Yu Qian is a very capable person.
, I am also quite familiar with Jiangnan, and it is really a bit unworthy to stay in this position of Douji Shizhong. Please recommend me."
Zhu Zhanji said with a smile: "You can just tell your father about such a trivial matter, why do you have to ask me..."
"The matter is not big, but the person involved is very big." Li Qing interrupted him and warned, "Yu Qian is an extraordinary person. When you become the emperor one day, I can be your humerus minister."
"Is he really that powerful?"
"Believe me, that's right." Li Qing said calmly, "When did my vision change?"
Zhu Zhanji thought the same thing, "No problem, is there anything else?"
"Hmm..." Li Qing thought for a while and added: "When the time comes, he can have a high position, but not too high."