Looking at the fifth uncle in front of him, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but think of the trick that the second uncle played when he first listened to politics outside the Huagai Palace a few years ago.
Do the people in Lao Zhu's family all have hidden genes in this regard?
Zhu Yunxi looked at Zhu Zhu, who looked uneasy and looked at him from time to time, with a slight smile on his face.
He raised his eyes and looked around. Not far from the Bianjian intersection, a pergola was built that was not too big, but was enough shade to rest and drink tea, probably to take care of the farmers who usually worked in this medicine field.
Zhu Yunxi raised his hand, took Zhu Zhu's arm, and was about to lead him towards the pergola.
Zhu Zhu's body trembled, his face became tense, and he whispered: "Brother Hei, please give me a word."
Zhu Yunxi patted Zhu Xi's arm and said softly: "Fifth uncle, go over there and sit down."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Yunxi kept walking and gave Zhu Xi a slightly sideways look.
Zhu Zhu nodded blankly and looked back behind him, only to see that many accompanying officials had already walked over.
However, Zhu Yunxi quickly gave the signal, and the officials naturally turned to the other sides at the intersection.
After Zhu Yunxi pulled Zhu Ru into the pergola, he raised his hands and pressed Zhu Ru on the bench.
"Fifth Uncle, do you still remember what happened to Second Uncle back then?"
After pressing Zhu Tie's button, Zhu Yunxi's eyes hinted faintly.
Zhu Xi took two deep breaths and nodded: "Remember."
After finishing speaking, Zhu Xi lowered his head and looked deeply at the soil of the medicine field at his feet. However, the original uneasiness and panic on his face completely disappeared.
Only you know best what you have done.
But Zhu Xi also knew that although the old man had killed countless people over the years, when had he ever been really cruel to his own family?
Even the eldest nephew of the imperial grandson in front of him has never been ruthless.
Otherwise, what would the person currently imprisoned in Fengyang City say?
I heard that the man in the Fengyang City Palace has already made an engagement with someone, and will only wait for the date to get married.
Everything that happened from the time he left the Lanyang County Yamen to the Yaotian was just to show a fearful and acknowledgment of guilt in front of his eldest nephew.
The second child made the old man so angry at first, but now he is in charge of several errands of changing the land tax affairs.
Own……
It's just a matter of being more sincere. The eldest nephew of the emperor's grandson who oversees the country can do whatever he wants.
At this moment, Zhu Yunxi was standing in front of Zhu Xi, so naturally he couldn't see the expression on his old fifth uncle's face when he lowered his head.
Just thinking about everything that happened after he met King Zhou today, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but feel a little wary in his heart.
As the King of Zhou of the Ming Dynasty clan, and having been a vassal for more than ten years, is Zhu Xi really the kind of person who will expose everything without forcing a confession or interrogating?
A smile appeared on Zhu Yunxi's face, and he slowly squatted down and looked up at Zhu Xi: "Fifth Uncle, have you ever thought about it, the old man is now old and has not used a knife for many years, let alone us?
Do you want to do it with your own family?”
"I don't!"
Zhu Rui was slightly shocked, and raised his face with an uneasy expression again.
Zhu Yunxi took a handful of grass from the side, spread it on the ground, then sat down cross-legged, patting his calf gently with his palm: "Fifth Uncle, there are only two of us uncle and nephew now, you don't have to hide anything. Don't you, Fifth Uncle?
What do you think your nephew can do to you?"
Zhu Xi took a breath and stared at Zhu Yunxi, who was sitting cross-legged in front of him.
Why does this kid have to say it clearly!
"What do you want me to do?" Zhu Ru sighed softly.
Zhu Yunxi's face suddenly condensed: "If the fifth uncle wants to be freed from guilt, he must have equal credit! Whatever the fifth uncle knows and the people he knows, the court will never let anyone go!"
Even though Zhu Rui was careless in his heart, he felt really uneasy when he heard this. He repeated in a low voice: "If this is the case, something big will really happen..."
"It's just a situation where there are no officials in the Central Plains." Zhu Yunxi replied nonchalantly, but there was a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
Zhu Rui stared when he heard this.
Zhu Yunxi continued: "Perhaps the fifth uncle has been paying attention to different things recently and has not paid attention to other things about my nephew this time. The fifth uncle should know that this time my nephew is bringing officials from various departments and departments of the imperial court."
Zhu Ru nodded.
He really started to panic, and things seemed to be developing in a direction he had not imagined.
Zhu Yunxi hummed twice: "Does Fifth Uncle know which yamen in the imperial court has the most number of accompanying officials traveling to the Six Prefectures?"
As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi looked at Zhu Xi with clear eyes.
"The Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Household Affairs have the most officials, and there are also a group of two-ranked Jinshi who have been watching politics for two years."
Ministry of Industry! Ministry of Household Affairs!
Zhu Zhu couldn't help but move his neck back.
Zhu Yunxi suddenly changed his words and said: "Does Fifth Uncle know what these two Jinshi who have been in power for two years are studying?"
Zhu Tie opened his mouth and felt as if he had been hit hard on the head by a sledgehammer.
"He is a Jinshi in Xinxue."
Zhu Tong murmured this incident that he had forgotten.
"Yes, they are all two-ranked Jinshi who have devoted themselves to physical and mental studies and have watched politics for two years." Zhu Yunxi showed a smile on his face. The layout of the past few years, left and right, seems to be 'fiddle-making'.
It’s finally time to harvest.
Zhu Xi subconsciously put his hands on the stool, and looked at Zhu Yunxi with his legs crossed and straw on the floor in horror.
"You want to change all the officials in the Central Plains!"
Zhu Rui has thought a lot over the years, but never imagined that it would be like this.
Zhu Yunxi tilted his head and stretched out his hand to drag his chin: "If the Central Plains cannot be trusted, it will involve the whole country, and even lead to internal and external troubles, then my nephew will replace the entire Central Plains for the Ming Dynasty!"
Changed the entire Central Plains.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! When Zhu Zhu heard these words, there was a burst of golden bells roaring in his ears.
"Uncle Wu, officials from the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Industry, as well as people in the Second Ministry watching the government, have now arrived in the six prefectures and counties.
Tang Bi, the commander of Yulin's left and right guards, also led five thousand left guard troops and horses and was stationed in Chenliu County. Not to mention, another 30,000 Beijing troops will arrive in Taikang County, Chenzhou Prefecture from the south in the near future."
Zhu Yunxi was talking, always paying attention to the changes in Zhu Xi's face. He suddenly said, "Oh, by the way, the fifth uncle may have forgotten that the current Henan Dao Dusi is the nephew of Yu Ma, the commander of Yulin Right Guards.
My son had some friendship with him outside the gate of Xi'an. Yu Dusi protected his nephew from the troubled Imperial College students, so my fifth uncle must also know about this."
Kaifeng Prefecture, or even Henan Prefecture, how can they fight with themselves?
Zhu Zhu put his hands on the stool, but his buttocks slowly fell to the ground.
He felt that he was sitting unsteadily on the stool.
Looking at his eldest nephew who had already revealed all his options, Zhu Xi smiled bitterly: "Your second uncle is also responsible for the taxation of land reform in Henan Province. Is it possible that the three guards of Prince Qin's Palace will leave from Tongguan at any time?
Heading east out of Henan?"
Zhu Yunxi was silent for a moment, and finally nodded truthfully.
"The second uncle wanted to deal with the land taxation. Two years in Henan Province seemed to have achieved little results. Last winter, the second uncle hid in the Ancestral Temple for a whole winter and almost gave up everything. This time, my nephew visited the west and rescued six people.
Mansion, my second uncle probably thinks this is an opportunity."
Zhu Zhu shook his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a while, he whispered: "I heard that Brother Bing from the second family is now serving in the army. Brother Chi from the fourth family is in charge of the tax office for you.
"
Zhu Yunxi smiled: "I heard that Brother Zhuo from the fifth uncle's family was also very talented. In the 22nd year of Hongwu, Uncle Wu went to Yunnan. Brother Zhu was the director here in Kaifeng. In those years, the Song Palace and the Zhou Palace were also occupied by Zhu Yunxi.
Brother took care of it very well."
Zhu Ru hummed, and a hint of deep meaning flashed across his face.
Zhu Yunxi glanced at it and couldn't help but chuckle: "In the past few years, Brother Zhuan has been studying in the main hall in Yingtian. I have been delayed a lot due to government affairs. However, I often hear people say that Brother Zhuan is a kind person.
He is always sincere and kind. Whenever the main hall is closed, Brother Stew will hide his identity and go out to the palace to give alms and help the poor. According to his nephew's wishes, in the past few years, when the brothers from each family have grown up one after another, he will
They all have to do things for their families.”
A bright light flashed in Zhu Xi's eyes.
But Zhu Yunxi looked at Zhu Xi silently and said, "It's just... Fifth uncle, although the old saying goes that descendants will have their own blessings, if the previous generation makes mistakes, it will also affect the descendants.
"
Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but think of future generations. If anyone wants to enter an official career, everyone must go through a rigorous background check, going up to three generations.
Matters involving children and grandchildren cannot be tolerated by people with conscience who do not think carefully and weigh them.
Zhu Tong thought for a long time, and then whispered: "Will you use the clan's descendants to serve as officials in the court?"
According to the systems and laws that have been added to the Ming Dynasty over the years, the Ming Dynasty's clan princes, county princes, etc. must stay in the fiefdom and guard the local areas or borders for the country, but there has never been any mention of letting an adult or
The person who inherits the royal title from the clan and serves as an official in the imperial court of the capital.
Zhu Yunxi asked outside: "Isn't it possible that no one from our family is serving as an official in the court now?"
Zhu Xi immediately laughed at himself.
"Yeah...Brother Chi and Brother Bing, I heard they are doing very well."
While chanting in his mouth, Zhu Xi took a deep breath, puffed up his chest, looked at Zhu Yunxi, and smiled twice: "Brother Xi, tell me what you want Uncle Wu to do for you."
"Fifth Uncle, please return to Kaifeng Fucheng safely now, and do whatever you need to do on weekdays." Zhu Yunxi said his arrangement directly.
Zhu Xi couldn't help but let out a sigh.
This is different from what I thought.
Shouldn't he, like the second brother, use the three guards of the Zhou Palace, and then take Zhu Yunxi's people to kill the Kaifeng Palace from top to bottom by name, so that the accompanying officials and those who
Are the intellectual scholars who have watched the government for two years taken over the local government offices?
Zhu Yunxi moved his buttocks and continued: "If possible, my nephew even hopes that when those people want to do something, Uncle Wu can help them and let them do it more thoroughly."
Zhu Ru frowned.
Is there such an operation?
He chuckled: "Are you trying to lure the snake out of its hole?"
Zhu Yunxi nodded and shook his head: "With those things from Cao Zhisheng and you, the fifth uncle, you don't actually need to do this. But my nephew is thinking, do Cao Zhisheng and you, the fifth uncle, know everything they do?
My nephew thinks that may not be the case."
Zhu Rui, who understood his current position and the results he had hoped for, finally regained his appearance as King of Zhou at this time.
He frowned and nodded after pondering for a moment: "That's right. If you want to catch everyone in one fell swoop, you have to make them move first. Only in this way can you see clearly who is involved.
.”
Zhu Yunxi stood up and extended his hand to Zhu Rui.
Zhu Zhu looked up, smiled slightly, and held out his hand.
Pulling Zhu Ting to his feet, Zhu Yunxi even patted the dust off the old fifth uncle's body with a close gesture.
Then the two of them walked out of the pergola.
Zhu Yunxi looked at the endless medicinal field in front of him, then turned around and said: "Fifth Uncle, if you make a mistake, you will be beaten. This is something that will not change. What will happen to the Song Palace and the Zhou Palace in the future still requires Fifth Uncle to think carefully."
Zhu Ru nodded.
Zhu Yunxi said again: "My nephew borrowed a sentence from my fifth uncle and gave it to my fifth uncle. Look carefully before the car falls off the cliff."
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"You really just let him go?"
On the official road outside the Zhouwangfu Medicine Field west of Lanyang, Tian Mai looked at the Zhouwangfu team leaving and asked in a low voice.
Zhu Yunxi looked behind him at the medicinal fields that had already been taken over by the accompanying officials, and said softly: "Is it that important now whether we let the fifth uncle go back?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Are you not afraid..." Tian Mai suddenly paused and whispered even more: "Do you still want him to be used as bait?"
Zhu Yunxi smiled and did not answer Tian Mai's question. Instead, he said, "I'll ask you to keep an eye on the people you arrange in the Song Palace and Prince Zhou's Palace these days."
Tian Mai was shocked, cupped his hands and said, "I accept your orders."
Zhu Yunxi waved his hand: "Go back to the county office."
After returning to the county government, Zhu Yunxi also received news from Pan Deshan.
After many verifications, the officials who stayed in Lanyang this time basically voted unanimously to approve his method of river control, which included confining water to flush out sand, building water dams, and rebuilding the Thousand Miles of Yellow River embankments.
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During this period of time, many accompanying officials from the yamen began to organize documents so as to send the news back to the headquarters yamen in Yingtian City, the capital, as soon as possible.
And Zhu Yunxi also started tedious government affairs.
The water in the six prefectures has basically receded. The main task at the moment is to provide relief through work and mobilize local people to start clearing the siltation and restoring the fields. Afterwards, it is necessary to rebuild the houses and repair the breaches to prevent the occurrence of epidemics.
These things are extremely easy for the officials at this time, especially the accompanying officials this time, and everything can be carried out according to the script.
And many things cannot be done at other times, often just because people are unwilling to do them.
Now, with Zhu Yunxi in charge and the intimidation of countless Jinyi Guards, Yulin Guards, and Beijing troops, no one among the accompanying officials dared to slack off.
As for the embankment of the Yellow River that Pan Deshan has been thinking about for a long time, how to control the river.
Recruitment of river workers will not begin until summer is over, and the government will be free to mobilize more resources.
Been busy for several days in a row.
When Zhu Yunxi stood on the city wall of Lanyang County again and looked up outside the city, he could no longer see the yellow mud on the ground that he saw when he first came to Lanyang.
Visible to the naked eye, the fields outside the city have been cleared one after another, and the blocked rivers, streams and ditches have also been cleared.
Further away, scattered villages are also being renovated.
The imperial court was very willing this time and arranged to rebuild the damaged houses of the entire Lanyang County, as well as some of the houses damaged by floods in other prefectures and counties.
This is the current confidence of the Ming Dynasty!
After looking at the countryside outside the city for a while, Zhu Yunxi couldn't help but look to the west in the direction of Kaifeng Fucheng.
At this time, a burst of shouting suddenly came from outside the city wall on the other side of him.
"Brother Xi!"
"Brother Xi!"
"I'm here!"
Accompanying these bursts of harsh and high-pitched cries were warnings and curses.
Zhu Yunxi was silent when he heard the sound, but a smile appeared on his face.
In just three or two steps, Zhu Yunxi had disappeared from the city wall.
When I saw him again, he had already walked out of the city gate and appeared outside the city wall.
Zhu Yunxi raised his eyes and looked in the direction of the sound.
A team of military horses. In front of them is a burly young general wearing armor and an iron helmet. Behind the young general is a young man in purple robe who looks a bit fat but not that fat.
It was Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Shangbing who were supposed to be staying in Yingtian City.
Zhu Yunxi looked at the two people who suddenly arrived in Lanyang County, couldn't help but smile on his face, raised his feet and hurried over to greet them.
Zhu Shangbing, who was wearing armor and carrying a long sword on his waist, was already running with his face flushed, but he still kept shouting: "Brother Xi! I'm here! I'm here to help!"
"Brother Xi, you really want me to die!"
"Look at me, I lost a whole lot of weight just because I was on the road..."
Zhu Shangbing looked at Zhu Yunxi, who was approaching, and shouted while opening his arms, as if he wanted to give him a solid bear hug.
Zhu Yunxi also had a smile on his face.
When he quickly rushed to Zhu Shangbing's side.
Zhu Shangbing shouted: "Brother Xi! I want to die..."
Snapped.
There was a muffled sound.
Zhu Yunxi's arm hit Zhu Shangbing hard, who was coming towards him and wanted to give him a bear hug. Zhu Shangbing, who was full of joy, was knocked to the side.
Zhu Shangbing, who was caught off guard by this attack, opened his mouth wide, and with a long unfinished ending, he slid away in a flash.
After Zhu Yunxi cleared away the people in front of him, he finally stopped in front of the little fat man whose face was red, probably because he kept reminding Zhu Shangbing.
He opened his arms and said in a deep voice: "Brother Chi! You miss me so much!"
As he spoke, Zhu Yunxi hugged Zhu Gaochi under the gaze of the shocked Zhu Shangbing.
Zhu Gaochi, who was hugged by Kuangdang, coughed twice.
Xiaopang's face was full of disgust, and he kept struggling, trying to escape from Zhu Yunxi's bear hug.
Zhu Shangbing looked at this scene in the distance and couldn't help but curled his lips, his face was full of loneliness, and he murmured in a low voice.
"so……"
"After all, am I the one who wronged my brotherly love..."