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Chapter 187: The King of Letters is a good shield

Zhu Xu was drinking porridge and looked at him and said, "Hurry, let my uncle come in, and there is no need to inform me if my uncle comes in the future."

Liu Shimin bowed slightly and stepped back to signal that Fu Changzong could go in.

Fu Changzong looked at Liu Shimin with some gratitude. Although it had been a long time, he could not hide his heart's excitement. He secretly reminded himself that his nephew had succeeded and was already the emperor. He could not be as casual as before.

He came over and said to Zhu Xu who was eating porridge, "Since, Fu Changzong..."

Zhu Xu quickly helped him, wiped his mouth with his hands and said, "Uncle, don't be too polite. Sit down, eat some porridge, and tell me about the outside."

When Fu Changzong saw that Zhu Xu did not turn against him because he suddenly ascended the throne, he treated him the same as before, he felt very comforted and sat opposite Zhu Xu with excitement and trepidation.

Fu Changzong was not hungry, so he accompanied Zhu Xu to take a few bites. As they used to say, "There is no problem with the title of rituals and honor. The date of the throne is scheduled for the first day of next month. The year name is still being debated. What is troublesome now is what the position of King Xin is, and there are only three auxiliary ministers in the cabinet, which needs to be added. In addition, Wang Yongguang of the Ministry of War lost his mother Ding You, and the Minister of Works has also handed over the resignation. The Censor of the Censorate of the Censorate also wants to retire and return home. Now they are all controversial."

Zhu Xu sneered, put down the porridge, wiped his mouth and said, "They are really nothing to do and are idle, and they are just thinking about fighting for power and profit."

Fu Changzong was also helpless. This is the current officialdom, no matter who it is.

At that time, Gu Xiancheng resigned from office because of party struggles, but the Donglin Party he founded, Gao Panlong, Li Sancai, Zhao Nanxing and others were all veterans together. Ascending to the high position, was not just a party struggle under the banner of "exorcism and using the righteousness" to engage in party struggles, reject dissidents, and be nepotist, and fall into party struggles and cannot extricate themselves.

Zhu Xu thought for a while and said, "If they want to fight, let them fight, King Xin... The cabinet will be appointed with six people in the future, and there will be no chief minister, and will be governed by King Xin. Minister of Revenue, uncle, Minister of Personnel Zhou Yingqiu, Minister of War, is temporarily short!"

Fu Changzong was shocked when he heard that Zhu Xu had made King Xin govern the cabinet, but then he thought that the Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of War, and Ministry of Personnel were all Zhu Xu's own people. The cabinet was actually not very important. He nodded and thoughtfully: "It is appropriate to do this, but it is probably a waste of effort..."

"No need," Zhu Xu smiled strangely and said, "I have a good shield. Uncle, please accompany them and see when they compete. When the general trend will be determined tomorrow, they will have no choice but to do so!"

Fu Changzong naturally knew that Zhu Xu was not the late emperor and did not act so 'right'. He pondered and continued to explain: "Yang Lian, the prestige of being promoted to the Zuodu Censor, but no one argued for the Minister of Revenue. The Minister of Personnel was very controversial. Gu Ge Lao, Xin Wang, Sun Ge Lao, and Lord Yang all chose to recommend it. As for the auxiliary minister of the cabinet, Lord Yang hoped that Lord Ye would re-open, and Gu Ge Lao and others would oppose it."

Zhu Xu nodded to show that he understood.

The two of them talked for a while, and Fu Changzong left Wenzhao Pavilion and went to Huangji Palace to continue to be his "undercover".

Zhu Xu drank a bowl of porridge and sent Fu Changzong away. He let out a long breath, half lying there, with his thoughts fluttering.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

In Kunning Palace, Empress Zhang guarded Zhu Youxiao's body and stayed asleep. A group of concubines knelt not far away, feeling sad.

The adults in the Golden Palace were still quarreling, and even if their voices were hoarse, they still had no compromise and had no intention of stopping.

It was not until dawn that Fu Changzong could not hide his sleepiness and came to Wenzhao Pavilion again.

Zhu Xu also didn't sleep all night. He rubbed his stiff face and said with a smile, "How about it, what should be settled, have you settled?"

Fu Changzong nodded and took a sip of the tea ceremony. "All matters such as the mourning temple name have been agreed upon, and the year name is set as 'Chongzhen'. I am afraid that other matters will be discussed by the court."

Zhu Xu sighed when he heard the word "Chongzhen", but there was no intention of changing it. What made him helpless was that these adults argued overnight, but the final result was still decided at the court discussion.

"Uncle, you're just resting," Zhu Xu thought for a while and said, "Above the court, you can communicate with Zhou Yingqiu and Zhao Han, don't talk. Let's see how much these adults can perform."

Fu Changzong knew that Zhu Xu was planning again and nodded, "I'm afraid that others don't have the intention to rest, so I'd better go out and watch."

As soon as Fu Changzong finished speaking, Zhu Youjian and Gu Bingqian came to the door and passed a message to ask for a meeting.

Zhu Xu sat on the soft collapse and looked at Fu Changzong and smiled, "You don't need to see it now, just tell them to come in."

Zhu Youjian had a calm face, Gu Bingqian looked solemn and polite. The two walked in side by side and saluted at the same time: "I'll pay homage to the emperor."

Zhu Xu smiled faintly and said, "Pretty, brother, what is the result of the discussion?"

Zhu Youjian had a little more sorrow in his eyebrows. He looked up at Zhu Xu, frowned slightly and said, "Report to the emperor, the emperor, the mourning ceremony, the temple name, the date of the throne, the year name, etc., have already planned it and asked the emperor to check it out."

Cao Huachun took it and handed it to Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu looked around and found that it was exactly the same as what Fu Changzong said. When it comes to the appointment of key officials in the court, he not only did not make any suggestions, but also did not mention a single sentence.

Zhu Xu nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work, the chief assistant, is there anything else to report?"

Gu Bingqian looked different, looked at Zhu Xu quietly, and stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, the court officials are even confused about His Highness Xin's arrangements, so please make a decision."

Zhu Xu showed a embarrassed look on his face, pretending to ponder for a while, and said, "The emperor's will, the five emperors' assisted in government affairs, and now the government affairs are all in the cabinet. Let's do this. King Xin will be in the cabinet in the future. After reporting the cabinet's ticket, he will add the five emperors' tickets."

Gu Bingqian's face changed slightly, and he felt alert. If he added a vote of the King of Xin to the cabinet, wouldn't he have added another King of Xin to the Prime Minister? What's the use of him as the Prime Minister? He was about to argue before he came forward and said, "Okay, Prime Minister, you should be responsible for everything later, so don't make any mistakes."

After Zhu Xu finished speaking, he turned to Zhu Youjian and said, "Brother, regarding the addition of auxiliary ministers in the cabinet, the six ministries are vacant substitutes, you will write a memorandum later. I will take a look and it will be promulgated on the court."

Gu Bingqian's expression changed drastically and said violently, "Your Majesty, I object! The vassal king has been strictly ordering to interfere in politics since the beginning of the ancestors, and must not delegate power..."

Zhu Xu naturally knew what Gu Bingqian was going to say, but he had to use the best shield of King Xin, and his face turned cold and scolded: "Bastard! The fifth brother of the Five Emperors is the will of the late emperor. Who can disobey! If you, the chief minister, don't want to do it, I can now allow you to get rid of your armor and return to the field!"

Gu Bingqian's mouth moved, and the desire for power made him stop his mouth. But he glanced at the side of King Xin, like a great enemy for the ages, and a flame of eliminating traitors for the country was slowly igniting in his heart. (To be continued.)
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