Zhu Youjian looked at him almost blindly, and the messages were like needles, deeply piercing his mind, making him feel uncomfortable and gradually awakening.

He is the Prime Minister and knows the details. From these reports, he can understand what is happening and what means.

His expression gradually became solemn, his eyes were fixed on the court newspaper, and cold sweat appeared on his head again.

He realized that he was really wrong. The seemingly nonsense emperor was quietly changing the Ming Dynasty, changing at a way he didn't understand and at a speed he didn't understand.

He remembered the words of Princess Zhou again, and he should walk around the emperor more and get close to him.

He sat there, unable to say a word for a long time, and suddenly realized that it had a great blow to him, which caused his always-changing Ming Dynasty to be deeply hurt, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.

Wang Chengen didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only stand quietly next to him and accompany him silently.

Until the sky became dark outside the window, Zhu Youjian suddenly sat up suddenly, with a solemn expression and bright eyes.

He lit the lamp himself, grind it himself, then sat at the table, and wrote a memorial book seriously and respectfully.

Wang Chengen kept watching from the side, and with sharp eyes, he found three big words on the left: ‘Application’.

Wang Chengen's heart was beating. The only one who could make Zhu Youjian apologize was the emperor in Jingyang Palace.

He was a little worried and had no idea what Zhu Youjian was going to do or what crime he was going to ask for.

Zhu Youjian wrote it, picked up the memorial, blew it gently, then stood up and said, "Have you rested?"

Wang Chengen looked out the sky outside the window and said, "It shouldn't be there. The emperor usually rests at midnight."

Zhu Youjian nodded slightly and said, "Well, I'll go to the imperial study."

Wang Chengen looked at Zhu Youjian's expression and felt a little relieved, but he was also worried. When Wang Xin went to apologize, what would the emperor in Jingyang Palace think?

Zhu Youjian didn't think so much about it, and correcting it when he knew his mistake was also one of his qualities. Since it was him who was wrong, it would not be difficult to accept that he had mistakenly accepted it from the emperor.

Zhu Xu was watching the memorial, mainly from Shaanxi/Xiang, and many people were impeaching Hong Chengchou to kill prisoners.

Hong Chengchou defeated Wang Zishun in Bai/Shui and captured nearly 20,000 people. In a "mutineering" he culled dozens of people in the lead. Anyone with a discerning eye can see such a thing, so his impeachment gradually increased.

"I don't worry about it."

Zhu Xu couldn't tell whether Hong Chengchou's strategy of killing prisoners was good or bad. He did not agree or object to his attitude, but it really caused him trouble.

When dealing with these forced rebellious poor prisoners, not to mention the court officials, ordinary people are sympathetic. Such a killing is naturally impeachment for the memorial.

After thinking about it, Zhu Xu still felt that he still wanted to divide Shaanxi/Xiang as soon as possible. Hong Chengchou's 30,000 people could not handle such a large place.

"Let's just rebuke it."

Zhu Xu threw this memorial aside.

Liu Shimin came over and took it, and replied.

Zhu Xu was about to turn over the memorial in his hand, but his heart moved and said, "I'll invite General Qin to enter the palace tomorrow."

The chaos in Shaanxi and Xi are in danger of being out of control. He can no longer let Sichuan get in chaos. Without Qin Liangyu, he feels uneasy.

"Yes." Cao Huachun said.

"Your Majesty, I believe in the king for a visit." Just as Zhu Xu turned over the memorial, an internal supervisor turned around and appeared at the door.

Zhu Xu looked up at the sky and said to himself, "Come on this time, is there something wrong?"

"Please!" Zhu Xu said.

Zhu Youjian took a deep breath, sorted out the court uniform, then stepped into the imperial study room, walked upright to Zhu Xu not far away. Under Zhu Xu's gaze, he knelt on the ground with a thud, held the memorial, and shouted: "I am here to apologize!"

Zhu Xu was stunned, looked at Zhu Youjian kneeling there, and couldn't help but turn to Cao Huachun.

Cao Huachun shook his head slightly, indicating that he didn't know.

Zhu Xu turned to Liu Shimin again.

Liu Shimin also shook his head, walked over quickly, and handed Zhu Youjian's memorial to Zhu Xu.

Liu Shimin took the memorial, and Zhu Youjian bowed down and knelt down there deeply.

Zhu Xu took the memorial book in confusion and looked at it, and his face gradually changed, and his face looked solemn.

This is Zhu Youjian’s apology, which details his actions and mental journey over the past two years. He seriously apologized to Zhu Xu and asked for severe punishment.

Zhu Xu put down the memorial and looked at Zhu Youjian kneeling there quietly, his heart was also volatile.

Regarding Zhu Youjian, Zhu Xu's emotions have always been complicated. This person should be a typical example of "heart" and "powerless". After trying his best, he ended up with the king of the destruction of the country. The crooked tree made countless people in the future sad and unwilling.

At the same time, Zhu Youjian's series of shortcomings such as suspicion, fickleness, meanness and ruthlessness, and change of orders every day were also fatal to him and the Ming Dynasty at that time.

Some people say he is pitiful, some people say he is hateful, but in short, they are all complicated and difficult to explain, and they cannot be explained clearly in a few words.

Zhu Xu put down the memorial, walked over, reached out and grabbed Zhu Youjian's arm, and said, "Brother, get up, we brothers, don't need this, there is nothing to say openly!"

Zhu Youjian figured it out and was quite grateful for Zhu Xu's tolerance. He knocked again and said, "I am confused, I hope you can ask the emperor to punish me."

Zhu Xu pulled him hard, and waved his hands at Cao Huachun and others.

Cao Huachun and others bowed slightly and quietly retreated.

Zhu Youjian felt the strength in Zhu Xu's hand, stood up, bowed in front of Zhu Xu, and reviewed with a respectful tone: "Your Majesty, it is really disrespectful to obstruct the emperor's national affairs, and he has no virtue and no ability..."

Zhu Xu was surprised by Zhu Youjian's arrival, but he also saw sincerity in his eyes. He took a deep breath and smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry, I have always known that you are also dedicated to the country. Even if your ideas are different from mine, you have no selfishness..."

Zhu Xu was actually a little ashamed. At first, he just needed a shield to block Qingliu and Donglin Party's attack. Now, seeing Zhu Youjian's sincere apology, guilt surged in his heart.

Zhu Xu felt ashamed, but Zhu Youjian was ashamed on his face and raised his hand and said, "I am short-sighted and cannot fully solve the emperor's national affairs, which has caused countless troubles..."

Zhu Xu moved a chair and said, "Come on, brother, sit down, let's talk well."

Zhu Youjian looked panicked and was about to be humble, Zhu Xu held him down, moved another chair, sat side by side with Zhu Youjian, and said, "Brother, let's not talk about the past, but now the knot of the emperor's heart is the one that collects taxes from the landlords, right?"

This is indeed Zhu Youjian's knot in his heart. He always believed that these people were the foundation of the Ming Dynasty and could not be moved lightly.

He just admitted his mistake and wanted to mention this again. Zhu Youjian turned sideways awkwardly and said, "This is my doubt. I hope the emperor will solve the doubts."

Zhu Xu nodded, knocked his legs crossed his legs invisibly, looked outside, and said with a smile: "Actually, this involves the issue of land annexation. Zhang Taiyue also tried to solve it at the beginning, just that whip method, but once he died, his policies were overturned and no one mentioned it again."

"The land of my Ming Dynasty is more than 600 million acres. Before I ascended the throne, it can be used to collect taxes, less than 200 million acres. The other part is in the hands of the royal family and the part is in the hands of officials. These two groups occupy the best food fields in my Ming Dynasty, but they do not pay taxes!"

"Let me talk about King Fu first. His Fu Mansion directly and indirectly controlled land acres of more than 60,000 hectares, that is, six million acres, more than one hundred and thirty princes and more than three hundred princes. The emperor should be able to know how many land acres they have. These are not taxed."

Zhu Youjian's heart beat slightly when he listened to Zhu Xu's words, but his face was still not moving.

Zhu Xu gently moved his neck and continued, "Talk about the officials, they have only a lot more and no taxes than the royal family, and they also do not pay taxes. This is not the worst. The worst thing is that they are still expanding. At their expansion speed, the remaining less than 20 million acres of land will be divided up in no time. Not to mention disaster relief, I will not even be able to pay the salaries of the officials..."

Zhu Youjian was frightened this time. He knew that Zhu Xu's words were true. Just talking about the land of the royal prince was an amazing number.

Zhu Xu glanced at Zhu Youjian and continued: "Calling taxes is just my preliminary plan. Re-registering household registration, clearing the land acres, and curbing land annexation are my goal."

Zhu Youjian was calm and silent. Many things that he could not understand before were now straightened out. The cabinet was shut down to resolve the party dispute, and the royal family was banned in the capital to recover the huge land, salt administration, military reform, and political reform. He had his own goals. He had no idea about these things before, even if he understood them now, he would not dare to do them and could not do them.

He looked up at Zhu Xu, and his heart was very complicated. His sixth brother has been smart and sharp since childhood, and his behavior is different from ordinary people. At one time, he was worried that Zhu Xu would go on the "evil road", so he sent someone to follow him and complain to Empress Zhang, and even let Emperor Tianqi restrain Zhu Xu at that time.

Looking back now, the sixth brother's vision and pattern were beyond his reach. The dissatisfaction and anger in his heart quietly dispersed.

Zhu Xu looked at Zhu Youjian's thoughtful expression and continued: "The Imperial Heaven Supervision predicts that the drought will last for many years, most of the country will suffer from disasters, and grain production will continue to decrease. The civil unrest in Shaanxi/Western is just the beginning. I am worried that the chaos in the southwest will become increasingly greater. If we do not prepare early, the court will fall into a difficult situation and threaten our Zhu family's country..."

Zhu Youjian's expression suddenly changed and his body was straight. He could give in to other things, but when it comes to their "Zhu Family" country, he would not compromise at all!

Zhu Xu's words continued: "Although Jiannu was crippled by me, the threat is still there. Mongolia and ancient times will be detained from time to time. The Myanmar and Annan are ready to move, and the people of Annan are not at ease. The red-haired people on the sea and the Franji people are in Taiwan from time to time, and they also have the intention of invading again. Brother, my Ming Dynasty seems to be stable, but in fact, internal and external troubles are in turmoil..."

Zhu Youjian naturally knew about these things. He had thought of the scabies that he had felt in the past. Now, looking closely, the Ming Dynasty was really surrounded by enemies and had many crises, and his face became even darker.

"At the time of the God Ancestor, there were the savings left by Zhang Taiyue after the reform. However, the Battle of Myanmar, the Three Battles of Korea and Korea, and the Continuous Battle of Liaodong, the Ming Dynasty had almost been consumed. When the Emperor of Heaven was alive, what was the empty treasury like? What was the situation when I ascended the throne? In such a huge world, the tax silver was only two million? The tax food was reduced by nearly eight million stones compared to the time of the God Ancestor, and it was only ten years..."

Zhu Youjian's mouth moved, but he was still silent. He knew all these things well and tried his best to change them, but they never had any effect.

"The emperor also knows that it is time for me to change the Ming Dynasty. It is impossible to revive the Ming Dynasty by following conservative practices. Now the party struggles are eliminated, and Donglin has been eliminated. The reform is at a critical moment. Brother, you and my brothers should work together to realize the great rejuvenation of the Ming Dynasty..."

Zhu Youjian was ashamed when he listened to Zhu Xu's heart-wrenching words, and his expression changed again and again. He suddenly stood up, knelt on Zhu Xu's face, and said in a deep voice: "I am willing to go through fire and water for the emperor and do my best for my Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Xu smiled, reached out to support Zhu Youjian, and said, "I'll say so much today. The emperor's brother will come to me for a while. If you have anything to say, let's talk openly."

Zhu Youjian had a lot of words and many questions to ask, but now he felt ashamed and did not have the face to wait. He knelt down and said, "Yes, after I go back, I will definitely reflect on my actions, change my heart and turn my head to the emperor, I will do my best to the Ming Dynasty..."

Zhu Xu could see that Zhu Youjian was from the bottom of his heart and was very happy. He watched him leave and couldn't help but breathe a deep breath.

Zhu Xu kept watching Zhu Youjian's back disappear, standing there motionless, with a complicated expression.

"Emperor." Cao Huachun walked over gently and called in a low voice.

Zhu Xu narrowed his eyes, raised his hands behind his back, and said to himself: "You said, can you change, can you change?" Zhu Youjian is a person with personality defects, and this defect will be infinitely magnified in the superiors.

Cao Huachun also looked at the place where Zhu Youjian disappeared and hesitated a little, "Emperor, the country is easy to change, but the nature is difficult to change. I believe in the king's character, I am afraid it is difficult to change."

Zhu Xu nodded silently. Xin Wang's words today shocked him, unexpectedly and reasonable.

However, Zhu Xu's words were also very reserved, and he still could not decide whether to hand over government affairs to King Xin. The Ming Dynasty now cannot withstand the trouble. King Xin's mistake required Zhu Xu to spend several times or even dozens of times to recover and remedy it.

After a long time, Zhu Xu let out another deep breath and said, "Take it slow and transfer some government affairs to the emperor first." Zhu Xu is also cautious now. Zhu Youjian confessed his guilt so sincerely that he could not help but express his feelings.

Shenyang.

Huang Taiji is really lucky. Ning Wan, my sword was originally fatal and extremely poisonous, but he still survived.

He leaned against the quilt wall and looked at the four people in front of him with a smile.

Jirgalang, Degele, Dorgon, Shuotou.
To be continued...