Zhu Di said: "You see me saying that I am a loner and a man of few words. It seems easy for me to keep my word. But in fact, it is not that easy."
"Not to mention anything else, just talking about this new deal, how many opponents are there? How many of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty strongly support it?"
Zhu Di spoke eloquently. He seemed to be in a good mood today, but he said slowly: "Do you really think that... if people in this world want to oppose the New Deal, they will only pick on the faults of the New Deal? What I have faced is all
The most intelligent people in the world. If they want to oppose something, there are many ways to do it. The matter in Jiangxi is just one thing, and the dangers of the swords and swords in the DPRK are too great to be compromised, not to mention the DPRK, even if they are far away.
In a small county thousands of miles away, it would be easy for them to destroy the current situation."
After a pause, Zhu Di continued with some emotion: "As a king, you must be aware of the huge benefits that can be obtained from a major national policy. This is called vision. But people with vision in this world are like the crucian carp crossing the river.
There are countless people who can distinguish between pros and cons. But... if you are truly determined, you can still stick to your determination, no matter if it is coercion or inducement, someone close to you is crying in front of you, or a minister scolds you for being stupid and incompetent.
How many people are there?"
After Zhang Anshi heard this, he couldn't help but sigh.
If Zhu Di hadn't said it this way, he wouldn't have been able to feel it. Now that he said it this way, he could feel it.
Why doesn't he have such pressure? And His Majesty's pressure will never be less than that of a minister like him.
And the reason why Zhang Anshi can grit his teeth and insist on the New Deal is because he has been a man for two generations and already has the so-called correct answer.
A person who has the correct answer knows that the path he is taking is correct, and naturally he has confidence. Therefore, in the eyes of others, Zhang Anshi is stubborn and will not shed tears until he sees the coffin.
But what about Your Majesty?
Your Majesty does not know the answer.
Even if the New Deal was effective, he had no idea what harm it would do or what drawbacks it would show.
But he was able to make a judgment from it, and he was sure that this matter would not be wrong. After that, he faced the advice of countless close ministers, as well as heavy pressure, and even the rebellion that endangered Jiangshan Sheji, as well as those who stabbed out from the darkness.
So far, it seems that Zhu Di still has no intention of wavering.
You come and cry, but I don't care. You use all kinds of rumors to smear, and that's up to you. If you want to rebel, then suppress it. If you have the guts to kill me, then I will destroy your whole family.
This is how Zhu Di handled it.
But if you think about it carefully, would anyone else be able to withstand such pressure?
This is just like Song Shenzong in the Song Dynasty. It's not that he didn't see the problem and wanted to change it, but so what?
After all, the vast majority of emperors are just ordinary people. If they are allowed to withstand the pressure to do something that will truly benefit them a hundred years later, they will have to face countless open and covert attacks, as well as various relatives.
It is almost impossible to pray to the ministers and officials, but still remain unswerving.
There are only a handful of people who can do it since ancient times.
Zhang Anshi said: "I understand what your Majesty means."
Zhu Di smiled slightly and said, "What do you understand?"
"Although my brother-in-law is extremely filial, he is far from your Majesty. My brother-in-law is very meticulous in handling government affairs. He can secure the world and protect the country, but when it comes to pioneering and enterprising, eliminating disadvantages and innovating, he is far behind.
Taizu Emperor Gao and His Majesty."
Zhu Di nodded and said: "That's what I mean. I don't mean that he is weak. As a prince, he has done a very good job. From the Qin and Han Dynasties to the present, there are very few princes like him. But if we want to launch a new policy, we must
He can't build railways and be famous all over the world. But I'm old..."
When he said this, Zhu Di sighed quietly, and then said: "If I had another thirty or fifty years to live, I might be able to take care of it. But now, my body is not as good as before, and living forever is just an illusion.
How many more years can I live?"
When Zhang Anshi heard this, he felt a little sour and uncomfortable. He wanted to say a few words of comfort, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that Zhu Di was obviously serious about talking to him about important matters, so he swallowed his words.
"Because of this, I am eager to build railways in Jiangxi. My original intention is to see if it is feasible for each state capital to build its own railways. As long as the railway is connected, the flow of people and goods from south to north can naturally flow. The parents and officials of the state capitals
, you will gradually become enlightened. For this reason, I even...withdrawn my internal funds..."
When Zhu Di said this, he couldn't help but became furious, and his eyes were as big as a bell.
Zhang Anshi was so frightened that he immediately dodge his eyes.
Zhu Di continued: "But now it seems that I am too eager to achieve success. This is called doing something knowing that it is impossible to do. It is precisely because of my recklessness that this result occurred."
Zhu Di's face gradually filled with anger and became a little regretful.
Zhang Anshi hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "At the beginning, I actually had a vague feeling that something might happen, but... I was afraid that His Majesty would be suspicious of me and criticize me, so I didn't dissuade him."
Zhu Di glanced at Zhang Anshi: "I have already reflected on my problem. Now it is time to talk about your problem."
"Ah...this..."
Zhu Di said slowly and authentically: "I heard that you were in charge of the Jinyi Guards. Even though you were in charge of the Jinyi Guards, you were only responsible for the South Town Fusi, and you rarely interfered with the North Town Fusi and the newly established East Town Fusi.
, and still let them do their own thing. Even when it comes to official promotions in the guards, you rarely interfere, but instead ask the pro-military governor's office to make the decision, right?"
The Jinyiwei is affiliated to the Pro-Army Jingwei Yamen, and has 22 pro-army guards under its jurisdiction. Theoretically speaking, this Jingwei Yamen is the immediate superior of Zhang Anshi, the commander of the Jinyiwei.
However, by the Yongle period, this so-called Jingwei Yamen Office had almost ceased to exist.
Because the twenty-two imperial guards are all forbidden troops and are directly subordinate to the emperor, any commander can be regarded as having a high position of authority and is deeply trusted by the emperor.
Under Zhu Di's unblinking gaze, Zhang Anshi had no choice but to say: "The Nanzhen Fusi is in charge of supervising the Jinyiwei upper and lower official schools. I thought... as long as the supervision is good..."
Zhu Di shook his head and said: "I don't think you have this idea, nor do you want to be lazy. I'm afraid you just think that Jinyiwei has great power and you don't want to get involved in it all, right?"
"this……"
Zhang Anshi thought it was too difficult for him. Facing the emperor, how should he answer this question?
Zhu Di glared at him angrily and said: "Damn it, you want to implement the New Deal. If you don't bother to come up with this New Deal and live a down-to-earth life, it will be fine. But now that you have implemented the New Deal, don't you know
, once the New Deal is launched, will the whole world be filled with fire? I don’t know how many people have tried their best to kill me and you, but you still think about avoiding suspicion all the time? "
Zhang Anshi was sweating profusely and stammered: "I...I think..."
Zhu Di said sternly: "I have appointed you as the commander, you will do what the commander should do, take life and death, hold the power, and do not shy away from others' words. Just like I ordered you to be the governor of the Right Dudu Mansion, what you take is
You have everything under control, no matter how big or small it is. Otherwise, what is the use of you, the Commander-in-Chief of the Commander-in-Chief and the Governor-General of the Right Command?"
"I cannot hold all the power in this world in my hands. It must be distributed to all ministers. If you don't hold this power of life and death in your hands, it will fall into the hands of others. I can trust you, but I can't.
Others."
When Zhu Di said the last words, Zhang Anshi couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. He quickly said yes and silently wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Zhu Di looked extremely serious and continued: "From today on, take responsibility for me and keep a close eye on the Jin Yiwei and the Right Governor's Mansion. Not only that, but also the model camp! If not, if something goes wrong, who will protect you?
?”
Zhang Anshi met Zhu Di's unquestionable gaze and finally said: "I understand."
"Your Majesty, we are going to Tianmen Mountain ahead." Zhu Yong ran over excitedly.
Zhu Di looked up at him and said, "Tianmen Mountain? How far away is Tianmen Mountain from Nanjing City?"
"I'm afraid it will take seven or eight hours."
Zhu Di suddenly turned cold and said: "Seven or eight hours, that's still very early, what are you calling!"
Zhu Yong chuckled. He was at the stern of the boat and heard Zhu Di's high-pitched voice at the bow. In all likelihood, it was his eldest brother who must have been scolded, so he deliberately lightened the atmosphere.
Zhu Yong said: "Your Majesty, this Tianmen Mountain is also the capital city. This place is Wuhu County and belongs to Taiping Prefecture. Is this not... this is not..."
Zhu Di pursed his lips and wanted to curse something, but when he saw Zhu Yong smiling brightly, he just said yes: "I understand. I want to be quiet, you two stand down."
Zhang Anshi and Zhu Yong hurriedly left as if they had been granted amnesty.
When he reached the stern of the boat, Zhu Yong chirped: "Brother, luckily I heard the noise and went to rescue him. Your Majesty is old. When people reach this age, they can't help but chatter endlessly and like to curse people. My father is like this."
Zhang Anshi could only watch the rushing river rolling down with his heart full of thoughts. The ship was in the middle of the river, passing by the shadows of the mountains on both sides.
…………
Nanzhen Fusi.
A secret report was sent immediately.
Chen Li had heard some rumors and was so anxious that he sent three groups of captains to Jiangxi.
After hearing the news about the arrival from Jiangxi, Chen Li opened it himself and took a look, and his heart was immediately relieved.
His Majesty is still there, the governor is still there, and his nephew Chen Daowen is also unscathed.
He breathed a long sigh of relief. The sky was gloomy at this time. He was about to take the report immediately and go to the East Palace to report it. He also copied several copies and sent them to the palace, Wenyuan Pavilion, Dongchang and various ministries.
But at this moment, someone suddenly came and said: "Zhou Qianshi is here."
When Chen Li heard that Zhou Yan was coming, he was already in a relaxed mood, and this time Zhou Yan had a good relationship with him.
Chen Li said: "Invite him to come to the public house."
The school captain said, "Zhou Qianshi said that he would summon everyone to the main hall."
Call everyone to the main hall?
Chen Li frowned. He felt that Zhou Yan was very impolite by doing this. He was the person in charge of Nanzhen Fusi. If anything happened, Zhou Yan should come and let him know in advance. He was the official of Beizhen Fusi... this
Doing this is tantamount to directly bypassing his presentation.
Chen Li said: "Can you explain what it is?"
"It is said that there is an edict from His Highness the Crown Prince."
Chen Li was confused, but he still got up and said as he walked: "Let's go."
Chen Li, the Tongzhi of Nanzhen Fusi, led Nanzhen Fusi Qianshi, Zhenfu and each thousand households to the main hall.
At this time, I saw Zhou Qianshi leading several school captains, holding an imperial edict in their hands and looking solemn.
He said seriously: "The Crown Prince has issued an edict. The situation in the capital is urgent. In order to prevent changes, I have been specifically ordered to temporarily control the Jin Yiwei."
As soon as these words came out, Chen Li immediately understood what was going on.
He only needed to take out the urgent report from Jiangxi to clarify the matter, so he smiled slightly and said: "Old Zhou..."
Zhou Yan's face showed an inhumane look: "Chen Tongzhi, these are very special times. It's not that I'm unkind, but it's because of the imperial edict that I've offended you. From now on, all the people from the North and South Town Fusi will be here."
To strengthen the defenses inside and outside the capital, Chen Tongzhi is a veteran in the defense and the most trustworthy. Zhenjiang Prefecture is the gateway to the capital and has the most important relationship. I would like to ask Chen Tongzhi to go to Zhenjiang."
As soon as this statement came out, everyone in Nanzhen Fusi immediately realized that something was wrong.
No matter how important Zhenjiang is, there is no need for a Tongzhi to go there, just assign one thousand households. Chen Tongzhi has been in charge of Fusi in Nanzhen for many years, and the whole operation is inseparable from him. How can he be easily transferred?
What's more, if Zhenjiang is important, isn't it the capital and Qixia that are the most important in the world?
Zhou Yan said to Chen Li with a slight smile: "Chen Tongzhi, you are old, but now, it is time to share the worries of His Highness the Crown Prince, so I am afraid that you will have to go through a hard trip."
Behind him, a member of the Qianhu household stood up and shouted: "Zhenjiang should be humbled. Why do you need to work Chen Tongzhi for such a trivial matter?"
Zhou Yan's face dropped, and he shouted: "How to deal with it is a matter between me and Chen Tongzhi, what does it have to do with you and a thousand households? What, have you forgotten the family law?"
The Qianhu glared at Zhou Yan fiercely, showing an unyielding look, but when he said the word "family law", he finally lowered his head reluctantly.
Chen Li looked at the resentful people, then looked at Zhou Yan, and said lightly: "If I leave Qixia, what will happen to Nanzhen Fusi?"
"This is easy to handle." Zhou Yan said: "Nanzhen Fusi has the most important relationship, I can just take charge."
Many people looked at Chen Li, just waiting for Chen Li to turn against him so that everyone could follow him and disobey him.
But Chen Li nodded: "In that case, Zhou Qian is so busy with things, can you please allow me to clean up and set off in a day or two?"
"Okay." Zhou Qianshi said, "There happen to be some matters that need to be settled."
In fact, when he talked about delivery, Chen Li understood everything.
If it is only a temporary appointment, how can it be required to be delivered?
I'm afraid... after this transaction, as a colleague, he went to Zhenjiang, and some people hoped that he would never return to Beijing.
He nodded without any emotion or anger on his face and said, "Thank you."
After that, he walked away under the disappointed eyes of everyone.
…
"Chen Tongzhi..." Someone chased into Chen Li's apartment.
Chen Li packed up some files on the paperwork.
This is Wu Ye, a minister of Nanzhen Fusi.
Wu Ye said angrily: "What does this mean? With a copy of the prince's edict, you can..."
Chen Li said: "Say less and be careful that walls have ears."
Wu Ye looked slightly worried and said: "This matter is strange. I don't think it's simple. The night before yesterday..."
Chen Li looked at Wu Ye with a half-smile but not a smile: "You have to take charge of the affairs of Nanzhen Fusi. Don't let the brothers of Nanzhen Fusi cause any trouble. If not, I will come to you to ask questions in the future.
.”
"Everything is going crazy. As long as Chen Tongzhi..."
"Don't mess around." Chen Li scolded: "Go and do your job, and get off."
Wu Ye was still unwilling to give up, but saw that Chen Li's face was ashen, and finally stamped his feet and left angrily.
Chen Li thought thoughtfully for a moment, and then...he took out the express report from Jiangxi from his sleeve.
After pondering, he calmly placed the message on the candlestick.
The light on the candlestick slowly started to burn as soon as it encountered the letter.
Chen Li immediately threw the half-burned letter into the charcoal basin at his feet, and then...a flame suddenly rose in the charcoal basin, eventually burning everything completely.
"Real gold is not afraid of fire. This time... it's time to see who is the real gold." Chen Li murmured.
…………
Deep house.
Someone hurriedly entered the depths of the courtyard.
"Zhou Qianshi has captured Nanzhen Fusi."
"Very good. Nanzhen Fusi is in charge of Jinyiwei's promotion, rewards and punishments. As long as we can control the rewards and punishments, in less than half a year, we can clean up all the remaining members of Thief Zhang and replace them with our own people. This time it can be regarded as a clearing of the clouds."
"Is this step too risky? If His Highness the Crown Prince had not chosen Zhou Qianshi..."
"You don't know this. You first asked Zhou Qianshi to get rid of the thieves and make a great contribution. His Highness the Crown Prince is kind. Hearing that Zhou Qianshi risked his life to save many people this time, for Zhou Qianshi and His Highness the Crown Prince, these two
I will have the deepest impression on him on the right day."
The man paused and continued slowly: "Of course, this alone is not enough. But if His Royal Highness suddenly hears the bad news about His Majesty and Duke Wei, he will definitely be at a loss. At this time, I am afraid that he
I am completely devastated, having lost two close relatives all at once, plus the chaos that has just occurred in the capital, which makes people suspect that the rebels in Jiangxi are colluding with the rebels in the capital!"
"At this time, His Royal Highness is the weakest, tired and most painful. For the sake of the country and the country, he has to make arrangements for the capital to be foolproof. So at this time, whoever has the deepest impression on him will naturally be able to
I will choose this person. After all, he is still in a hurry to go to the Forbidden City to comfort the Queen!"
"So, Zhou Qian may not have the most seniority in Jinyiwei this time, but for His Highness the Crown Prince, the only Jinyiwei who could name him at that time was Zhou Yan. Who was the person chosen in the end if it wasn't Zhou Yan?
?”
"What's more, Zhou Yan's elimination of thieves has proven that he has nothing to do with those rebellious parties, and he also cares about the people. The prince also believes that if any trouble occurs again in the capital, Zhou Yan's affairs can be handled to his liking. As for Chen Li and others
, if it were not an urgent situation, they might be the best choice, but unfortunately... they are not so lucky. Maybe His Highness may not be able to recall their names for a while. "