Shaanxi/Xiang is indeed too big, so big that the court cannot provide comprehensive disaster relief, or even cannot suppress civil unrest with all its strength.

The land is vast and sparsely populated, and this word is also very suitable for use in Shaanxi/Xi. If the rioters are in a mobile battle, it will be enough to cause headaches for the entire Ming Dynasty.

This also made Zhu Xu even more anxious about re-drawing the province, and he could not delay the Wen Zhaoge arbitrarily.

While flipping through the memorial, Zhu Xu said lightly, "Go, urge Wen Zhao Pavilion to ask the emperor to submit the memorial as soon as possible!"

"Yes." Liu Shimin agreed, turned around and walked out of the imperial study room, and walked towards Wen Zhao Pavilion.

Zhu Youjian was not in a good mood these days. Firstly, Zhu Xu insisted on levying taxes on the rich and damaged the foundation of the Ming Dynasty. Secondly, the members of Wenzhao Pavilion fought openly and secretly to restructure the province, which made him dizzy. Thirdly, the disaster situation in Shaanxi/Xiangxi became increasingly serious, and his disaster response yamen began to be unable to do so. Five hundred thousand taels of silver and one million stones of grain were sent out without any echo, which made him even more worried.

Xinwang Mansion.

Princess Zhou settled her child and walked over. Looking at the sad-looking King Xin, who was rarely drunk in the mansion, said softly: "Prince, you have to drink to drown your sorrows even more sorrowful. You might as well go out for a walk."

In order to "revitalize the Ming Dynasty", King Xin tried his best to restrain himself. He did not take any wine, sex, money and energy. He was worried about the government every day and night. He was occasionally bored and just went out for a walk. It was rare to drown his sorrow with alcohol.

Zhu Youjian let out a breath, looked at Princess Zhou drunkenly, and sighed: "National affairs are getting more and more difficult, and all officials are favored for personal gain. I also have many conflicts with the emperor. My hands and feet are confined and the major policies are difficult to implement. Can it be resolved by going out for a walk?"

Princess Zhou did not understand government affairs, so she walked behind Zhu Youjian, pressed his shoulders, and said softly: "Prince, what the concubine said is that you should walk more with the emperor and get close to you, and you cannot be in such a stalemate..."

Zhu Youjian also knew about the conflict between him and Zhu Xu. In addition to the previous psychological prejudice, this conflict also had a very different political view, which cannot be resolved by simple closeness.

Fortunately, Zhu Xu still remembered the last emperor's teachings and did not abolish him as the Prime Minister, so that Wen Zhao Pavilion would exist. However, Zhu Youjian was not sure how long it would last.

This time, Zhu Xu wanted to collect taxes from the rich. The biggest thing about this "rich" is the officials all over the world. These people are the foundation of the Ming Dynasty, so he must not agree to Zhu Xu's slight move.

He is now using the procrastination technique. With his understanding of Zhu Xu, he may not be able to delay it for long.

This made him feel even more upset, and he drank one cup after another.

Wang Chengen came in from outside, looked at Zhu Youjian's expression, sighed in his heart, took out a memorial from his arms, and said, "Prince, come to Zongdao, come to Beijing, sir."

Zhu Youjian suddenly looked up and said, "Really?"

This Lai Zongdao was the former Minister of Rites and was known for his "cleanness". Although he participated in the compilation of the "Three Dynasties' Essentials", he was also the main force in destroying the "Three Dynasties' Essentials". He had a huge influence in the clear stream, especially when the Donglin was gone!

Zhu Youjian was looking for a good talent, and this was the first person he invited to Zongdao!

Wang Chengen handed the memorial to Zhu Youjian and said, "Yes, Lord Lai has entered the palace and asked to see the emperor."

Zhu Youjian's expression was very excited and he became much more awake. When he looked through the memorial, he found that what Lai Zongdao reported was in line with his wishes, including the destruction of the "Three Dynasties' Important Documents", the declaration of important positions in the court, the efforts to clear government affairs, the integration of government orders, etc.

These are what he is struggling with now, so he can see clearly in the sect.

"Let's go, go back to Wen Zhao Pavilion!"

Zhu Youjian stood up, breathed a deep breath, and said loudly.

Princess Zhou hurriedly arranged for someone to take a shower, and could not let King Xin go to the palace like this.

Just as Zhu Youjian was taking a shower and changing clothes, he came to Zongdao and entered the palace, and was led by the internal supervisor toward Jingyang Palace.

Lai Zongdao is over 60 years old this year, with white hair and beard, thin face as thin as a knife, bright eyes, and raising his head high, giving people a feeling of strictness and rigidity.

The inner supervisor's expression remained unchanged, but he felt a little nervous. This master was from Hangzhou/zhou Prefecture. He advanced seven times and was prominent for a while. At that time, Wei Zhongxian was in awe of him and never looked down upon him. His retirement was different from Qingliu's "begging for a return from illness". He was really sick and was overwhelmed before resigning. Therefore, the views of the court and the public tended to be consistent with him, "Those who are impartial and dedicated and plan major issues."

Lai Zongdao soon entered the imperial study room. Looking at the young emperor sitting behind the desk and lowered his head to review the memorial, his eyes became colder, as if he was looking at the junior students, and raised his hand and said in a deep voice: "I came to Zongdao, pay homage to the emperor!"

Zhu Xu raised his head, looked at Lai Zongdao, and smiled and said, "Sir, let's calm down."

For this person, there is a detailed description in the booklet on Zhu Xu's right hand, which can be summed up as "going around and taking advantage of the sword". When Wei Zhongxian was in power, he participated in the compilation of the "Three Dynasties" that Wei Zhongxian praised. Wei Zhongxian was in trouble and he strongly demanded the burning. In the eunuch party, the clear streams seemed close but not close, and they seemed far away, and they always did not offend and gained benefits from both sides.

When it comes to the ups and downs of officialdom, this is an old boatman.

Lai Zongdao stood up straight and held up the memorial book and said, "Your Majesty, I am determined to help the gains and losses for the court and tolerate the world. Please take a look at it."

Cao Huachun's eyes moved. He had not heard such a big talk for a long time. He was a little uncomfortable for a moment. He walked over quickly and took the note and handed it to Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu also looked at the master Lai curiously, opened his memoir and glanced at him, his expression remained unchanged, and he was quite surprised.

Lai Zongdao's memorials mentioned more than a dozen, including "prohibiting the internal ministers from leaving the capital, destroying the important rules of the three dynasties, straightening out the powers of various departments of the court, clarifying the national affairs, respecting the ancestor's system, and not doing anything recklessly'.

Zhu Xu was quite strict in internal supervision control. The "Three Dynasties' Essays" cannot be destroyed for the time being. Instead, he sorted out the powers of various departments of the court and clarified the national affairs. This made Zhu Xu's eyes lit up.

As time went by, almost all the powers of the Ming Dynasty were concentrated in the six ministries, which were huge and mixed. There was also Huitong Trading Company outside, which also took on countless privileges, and even had power that exceeded that of ordinary government offices.

To clarify the national affairs, it means that his policies have always been unclear, which is the root cause of various disputes.

The principle of respecting ancestors is quite in line with Zhu Xu's wishes. He used heavy sanctions in troubled times to bring out the policies of Zhu Yuanzhang's administration of officials in the early Ming Dynasty. With a slight change, he could block the mouths of most people in the world!

Regardless of whether it is round or not, what Zhu Xu needs now is an official who can do things and accomplish things. He closed the commentary of Zongdao and said with a smile: "Well, what I have done is very consistent with my wish!"

Lai Zongdao listened to Zhu Xu's words and was indifferent. His thin face became more and more stern. He raised his hand and said, "I have three questions, please ask the emperor to answer truthfully."

Zhu Xu had seen Ye Xianggao Yuanrun, Han Xuan's old-fashionedness, and Yang Lian's self-restraint. They were more or less "strict", but they were still far inferior to the Taoist Tao in front of them.

He was also quite curious about Lai Zongdao's "three questions" and said, "Lai You asks me, I know everything I can say."

Cao Huachun was also quite curious and didn't know what the old man was going to ask.

Lai Zongdao raised his hand, looked solemn, and said in a deep voice: "First question: Taizu drove Tatars back to China. There are so many difficulties and endless words. Yesterday, there was a disaster of Jiannu coming to the city and the country was overthrown. Even if he was lucky enough to return, would the emperor have a crown prince to defend the southern capital? To ensure that our Ming Dynasty was fully protected?"

Zhu Xu brows slightly when he heard this. When Zhu Di moved the capital to Beijing, he had an edict to order the emperor to defend Beijing, the prince to defend Nan, and the country of the Ming Dynasty. This is indeed a ancestral system, but where does he have a prince now?

In Zhu Xu's generation, only King Xin had one son.

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes and looked faint. He remembered that in history, Emperor Chongzhen could have asked the prince to go to Nanjing, but in the end, he was definitely not allowed to argue with the court officials. Not only did he die by himself, but he also made the Southern Ming lose his integrity and fall into civil strife, various thrones fighting for the throne, and the regents of the country broke out one after another.

Zhu Xu tapped the table with his fingers. After a long time, he looked at Lai Zongdao with a rigid face and slowly said, "I really don't think about this matter. If there is a next time, I will enthrone the eldest son of the king as the prince and stationed in Yingtian."

Lai Zongdao looked at Zhu Xu deeply, still raised his hand, and said in a deep voice: "The second question: Since ancient times, the sage king, Qing, Zheng, Lian, Ming, dare to ask the emperor, who has possessed since he ascended the throne?"

Zhu Xu's expression moved slightly again. He could not occupy the "Qing" and his reputation for good money had long been spread all over the world. "Justice" was not considered, and he was known to everyone by nepotism. "Integrity" could not be said, and his treasury was probably the most since the Ming Dynasty. "Ming" should have been counted, but the eunuch party was accused of the re-chief of the eunuch party and even promoted it. Now the eunuch party was called to be beaten by the world, and he, the emperor, had already been given the title of "unlucky king".

Zhu Xu tapped his fingers a little faster. It was not bad that Zong Dao was a cunning person. He was always on his vital point, but he couldn't even have an attack.

He pondered for a while, and said calmly, "I don't take any of them, but I have a clear conscience!"

Lai Zongdao's expression remained unchanged, his eyes flashed with a glimmer of light. After a while, he said: "The third question: Since ancient times, people have been water and kings and boats, and all the people are in the water. What does the emperor regard him as a person?"

Zhu Xu was about to open his mouth, but he was stunned. There was a deep meaning in the words of Zongdao.

Zhu Xu tapped the table with his fingers and slowly slowed down. After a while, he didn't speak, and his eyes were looking at this Lai Zongdao. This old slippery man had no reason to make things difficult for him, a powerful emperor.

Lai Zongdao's face was not diminished at all, and his eyes were staring at Zhu Xu with bright eyes.

After a while, Zhu Xu spoke slowly and said, "My Zhu family is entrusted by all people and holds the authority of the world. It is neither water nor boat, it is also water and boat, and all people are in the water. I am in the water, and all people are in the boat. I am in the boat. The king and the people are in the same boat, and we will work together and rest together!"

Lai Zongdao's expression moved slightly, his eyes drooped slightly, and after a while, he smiled and said, "The Emperor is wise!"

Zhu Xu also smiled and said, "Lai Qing's three questions are not just you who are asking me?"

Lai Zongdao took out another memorial from his arms and raised it up and said, "I will present ten thousand words to the people of Jiangnan."

Cao Huachun quickly stepped forward and handed it to Zhu Xu.

Zhu Xu's eyes moved, and when he turned the book to watch, he smiled more and more.

This is a joint memorial of the Jiangnan Shilin Group, with a total of 10,000 people signing it. This means that the Jiangnan Shilin Group bowed to the court, recognized the "nine regulations", released goodwill to him, the emperor, and requested a "reconciliation".

Zhu Xu closed the memorial and said with a slight hint: "I am very pleased with the profound understanding of the Southern Scholars. Wei Zhongxian is too much more than the rules. I will immediately order him to return to Beijing to question the crime."

Lai Zongdao felt relieved when he listened to Zhu Xu's words, and his face was stern and gentle, saying, "I dare to ask the emperor, what is the imperial examination plan?"

Zhu Xu knew that this one could not be eliminated. The abolition of the imperial examinations would have a great impact. However, popularizing education, giving poor families more opportunities, and weakening the southern official group was his established goal and would not compromise.

But he couldn't force the official group to bow his head. Fortunately, he had already thought of a countermeasure and looked at Lai Zong and said: "The imperial examination will not be abolished. It will be held every three years, the provincial, and Beijing exams. Whether you have or not you enter the college, you need to be admitted to the imperial examination."

This time, I came to Zongdao to speak out and echo for the Southern Silin Group. Listening to Zhu Xu's personal words, I felt relieved and said, "The emperor is wise, and all scholars in the world will be grateful for the emperor's kindness."

Zhu Xu shook his head secretly. His academies tend to be practical teaching. Not to mention the six arts, but just talking about "number" and "reason" are not easy to make up for by the rich children who are busy studying the books of sages.

Educational resources will become very precious in the future. Jiangnan Shilin Group is committed to the knowledge of saints, which is clearly an opportunity for poor scholars to stand out.

Zhu Xu is naturally happy to see. Reform is to sacrifice the most profits.

The purpose of coming to Zongdao has been achieved, and he raised his hand and said, "I want to recommend someone to the emperor."

Zhu Xu had a little bit of affection for Lao Shutou. At least he could help solve the 'resentment' of Southern Shilin and smiled and said, "Who is Laiqing recommending?"

Lai Zongdao raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "Former Minister of Personnel, Zhang Wenda. This person is alert and wise and knowledgeable about things. He is not a great talent in the world. If the court does not use it, it is a big mistake."

Zhu Xu immediately raised his eyebrows. He had had a deal with this Lord Zhang, and he was really cunning. In the third year of the Tianqi period, Zhu Xu wanted to trap him and be the chief secretary of the Hui Palace for him, but this person was as smooth as a loach and could not catch him. He could only let him run back to his hometown and do nothing.

In the fifth year of Tianqi, Wei Zhongxian recovered the stolen goods and almost killed him, but Zhu Xu secretly saved his life.

If this person becomes an official, no matter where he is placed, it will be enough to give Zhu Xu a headache. This is someone he is not sure about!

The Donglin Party can suppress the "momentum", the eunuch Party can suppress the "force", and neutral people can directly order it, but Zhu Xu has no way to deal with this old slut, because he can't hold on to him any way.

He is uncontrollable!

In such a thing, Zhu Xu needs to firmly control all power and cannot tolerate anyone adding variables to him!

Therefore, although he admires this person very much, he never intended to enable it, not at all!

Lai Zongdao's arrival this time represents the Southern Shilin Group. Zhu Xu also needs to respond to kindness to be able to "reconcile". He pondered for a while and said, "If Mr. Zhang reopens, Lai Qing, which position do you think is the right one?"

When I came to Zongdao to recommend it, I naturally had a plan and said, "When I go back to the emperor, there are not all staff in Wenzhao Pavilion, so I recommend Lord Zhang to enter Wenzhao Pavilion."

Zhang Wenda was the Minister of Personnel before, and if he wanted to enter, he would enter the cabinet. The cabinet was abolished, and only Wen Zhao Pavilion could arrange it.

Zhu Xu naturally could not put Zhang Wenda in Wenzhao Pavilion. If Wenzhao Pavilion was out of control, then his government affairs would be in chaos.
To be continued...