Zhu Houzhao looked at Yang Lian, nodded, and then said: "I went to Yangzhou. This time is different from the last time. This time it is not to inquire about information, but to do things. You will go back to Dongchang later.

I don’t need you to serve me here for the time being. Someone will go to Yangzhou with you then."

In fact, Zhu Houzhao wanted to go by himself, but he also knew that this was impossible. The court officials would not let him go, and neither would his father and mother.

Zhu Houzhao simply gave up the idea. Yang Lian was good, and Zhu Houzhao thought he could handle it well.

"After you come back from Yangzhou, I guess you will be relegated to the Huanyi Bureau, but don't worry, you will be fine after being aggrieved for a while." Zhu Houzhao looked at Yang Lian and said in a calm tone: "Take more people with you when you leave.

Don't die in Yangzhou, I won't be able to save you by then."

Zhu Houzhao's words were not a joke at all. Yangzhou was dominated by salt merchants. Once fundamental interests were involved, rebellion was possible, let alone killing a eunuch.

"Only touch the salt farm officials, and never involve the local officials in the south of the Yangtze River. The salt merchants pick a few people with bad reputations, and don't make big connections or cling to them. Do you understand?" Zhu Houzhao looked at Yang Lian and asked.

Yang Lian quickly knelt on the ground and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will live up to your Highness's trust."

"You go secretly. The nobles and relatives who work on the surface, of course, are actually secretly. They just look secretly, but everyone knows it, so don't let anyone know about you." Zhu Hou

Looking after Yang Lian, she said: "Do your errands well. If this errand is completed, you will be successful too."

Zhu Houzhao gave a few more instructions. Zhu Houzhao did not intend to get too involved in whether the matter would be successful this time, so he threw the pot to Dongchang.

In fact, even if Yang Lian fails in the end, the blame will at most be put on the head of Yang Peng, the owner of Dongchang Factory, and he will have to accept it willingly.

Yang Lian also left. Zhu Houzhao took a sip of tea and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. The first wave of the eunuch party he created was already on the road. As for how far they can achieve it and how big they can do it depends on themselves.

Come on. But Zhu Houzhao also knew that once they formed capital, the capital would eat people.

The tumbling capital is not so easy to stop, but you have to add something of your own to the tumbling capital.

There was a lot of quarrel in the imperial court about the matter of the officer in charge of the Salt and Iron Department. It can be said that it was a commotion. In the past few days, there have been a lot of memorials criticizing each other among the officials, especially those who are qualified to be the director of the Salt and Iron Department.

Officials came on board, and for a while the whole court was filled with smoke and smoke.

Zhu Youtang could only issue an order to urge the cabinet to submit the list as soon as possible. This matter could not be delayed any longer.

At the same time, Shouning Hou Zhang Heling was punished by the emperor again. This time he not only scolded him, but also directly ordered him to shut up and reflect on his past mistakes. The gossip from the palace was that Shouning Hou Zhang Heling was also reprimanded by His Highness the Crown Prince.

He looked like he was about to fall out of favor.

The autumn night was still a bit cold. Zhu Houzhao walked into the Qianqing Palace wrapped in a large cloak. Not far away was Zhu Youtang who was correcting memorials.

"Father, please drink some hot soup!" Zhu Houzhao asked someone to bring the hot soup, and then said: "It's already cold today. It's only September, and it's already so cold in the morning and evening."

Zhu Youtang put down the pen in his hand with a smile, then raised his head and looked at Zhu Houzhao and said: "When the weather gets cold, wear more clothes, so as not to catch the wind and cold." Zhu Youtang took the hot soup and took a sip, then nodded with satisfaction.

He nodded and said, "It feels a lot better to eat something hot. I've handed over the brochure from the cabinet. Take a look."

Reaching out to take the memorial, Zhu Houzhao took a look at it. There were three candidates listed on it, one was the right minister of the Ministry of Justice, the other was the censor of the right capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the third one was from the Hanlin Academy.

All three of them have sufficient qualifications, and they all seem to be suitable, but Zhu Houzhao knows that none of them are suitable. If these people are allowed to be the officers in charge of the Salt and Iron Division, they will basically be the same as before, absolutely

It is impossible to achieve the goal that Zhu Houzhao wanted.

"Who are you going to appoint, father?" Zhu Houzhao put the memorial back and said calmly.

"These three people are not suitable!" Zhu Youtang did not raise his head, and the expression on his face did not change. He just said in a calm tone: "It is not suitable to be promoted from the Ministry of Household Affairs. How is it different from before? People from the Metropolitan Procuratorate,

Do you know the Ministry of Household Affairs? The Salt and Iron Department is a big matter, how can you be so careless?"

"The same is true for the people in the Hanlin Academy, so this person is not suitable. The memorial is sent back and the cabinet is asked to draft a new candidate."

Zhu Houzhao nodded, picked up the red pen and gave some instructions, and then put the memorial back.

Zhu Youtang raised his head and looked at Zhu Houzhao, and then said with a smile: "What? Are you impatient? Don't be impatient, work slowly and carefully, and you have to give some bachelors in the cabinet some room for maneuver."

Of course Zhu Houzhao understood what Zhu Youtang meant. In fact, this matter is of great importance. If the cabinet really recommends Qi You, the cabinet will definitely be criticized, maybe verbally and written. If there are several memorials in succession.

They were all beaten back, so the emperor decided to use Qi You.

"What if the cabinet does nothing?" Zhu Houzhao looked at his father hesitantly and asked with some uncertainty.

Zhu Youtang looked at Zhu Houzhao: "If you can't guess this, and you are unwilling to do this, then what is the use of this cabinet bachelor?"

Zhu Houzhao was stunned. He didn't expect his father to say such awesome words in such a plain tone.

"Those who cherish feathers should be officials or officials; those who like money should go to work. If you are in the cabinet and cherish feathers, it will not work. If you are in the cabinet, you can also like money, but just liking money will not work." Zhu You

Zang looked at Zhu Houzhao and said with a smile: "I think my vision is pretty good."

Zhu Houzhao didn't know where his father got his confidence, but he wasn't going to say anything, he just waited quietly.

Things soon made Zhu Houzhao admire his father. After the second draft list was handed over, Zhu Youtang called back again without any hesitation. When he handed it over for the third time, it appeared on the list.

Hu Ke gave Qi You's name to the incident. Zhu Houzhao couldn't believe his eyes. He could do it so easily?

Zhu Youtang looked at his son holding the list in his hand and said with a smile: "I'm surprised? Isn't it what a minister should do to figure out the holy will?"

Zhu Houzhao was a little confused. He looked at the list and then at his father. He suddenly understood in his heart that this was a tacit understanding between the monarch and his ministers, which could only be understood but not expressed in words. He was the cabinet bachelor promoted by his father.
Chapter completed!