Early the next morning, the governor of Shaanxi and Xi.

It was not in the lobby, but in the backyard, Zhu Xu sat under the eaves, and a group of people stood respectfully.

Zhu Xu held the teacup in his hand and slowly fiddled with the tea. He had not spoken for a while.

Behind him was Cao Huachun and Wang Yizhou, surrounded by evil guards, with half-shelf swords and cold expressions.

The yard was very quiet, and no one made a sound, which was in sharp contrast to the noisy outside.

Li Banghua and others were in two rows, standing not far away in front of Zhu Xu, with different expressions and quietly looking at each other.

Now everyone understands that the emperor in front of him...is angry!

They all held their breath and were so nervous that they didn't dare to breathe.

Li Banghua's face was as usual, and he had already noticed it, so it was not surprising.

Zhu Xu fiddled with the tea for a while, put it beside her mouth and took a sip, then looked at Li Banghua and said with a smile: "Governor Li, what do you think before the Apocalypse, Liaodong was defeated in Liaodong and Jiannu became a powerful force, what is the main reason?"

If it were the usual, or to emperors like Apocalypse, they would definitely be Jiannu cunning or incompetent generals, but the one in front of him was Emperor Jing Zheng, who dared to fool him like this?

Li Banghua has been in Tianjin and Wei for a long time, and with Dengzhou Navy, Shanhaiguan is an iron triangle and knows the most about the situation in Liaodong. However, the matters inside are too complicated and involve too much, and they cannot be explained in one or two sentences.

After all, Li Banghua had been through the officialdom for a long time. He raised his hand in a flash and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that there are three things: one, the food and wages are not enough, and the soldiers are in a state of sluggishness. Two, the soldiers are cowardly before fighting, and the soldiers are unintentional. Three, the rules are wrong, and the advancement and retreat are appropriate."

Zhu Xu said "hmm" and it was not unreasonable that what Li Banghua said, but this was not what he was going to talk about today.

He looked up at the sky, then looked at Li Banghua and his group, and said, "It's right, there are these reasons. But I also heard about other things. Man Gui and Zhao Rujiao were incompatible, so Yuan Chonghuan transferred Man Gui to raise horses. Man Gui was angry and led his troops to leave with anger, making a large area an empty city. Later, Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin were in conflict. Yuan Chonghuan used all his skills to force Wang Zaijin to leave. Wang Zaijin watched him besieged by Jiannu in Ningyuan City and refused to save him... Is this right?"

What Zhu Xu said was just the tip of the iceberg. Not only were the fierce battles between the ministers in the court, but there were also many people who were in conflict with the generals on the border.

The historical disputes between Yuan Chonghuan and Wang Zaijin were in full swing, and they involved the entire court. It lasted for several months. In the end, Wang Zaijin was defeated and transferred back to Beijing, but he still slandered Yuan Chonghuan in the court, and finally pulled him off the horse and watched him die in the vegetable market. Since then, there has been a pile of sand outside Shanhaiguan, no one dared to do anything, and no one could get along. The reason why the commander could last for seven or eight years was that the strategy of the Later Jin turned to Mongolia and gave him a chance to breathe, otherwise it would not last long to the north of Shanhaiguan!

After Zhu Xu finished speaking, he continued to fiddle with the tea in his hand. The officials of the Ming Dynasty, regardless of civil officials and military generals, all had great personalities and did not accept anyone. The consequences of being willful can be scared to death.

Li Banghua naturally understood what Zhu Xu said, which was the impact of disagreement among officials and the meaning of prolonging life, which was that the officials failed to work together and did not respect the emperor and the cabinet's policies and strategies, and acted randomly.

This is also a blow to him, asking him to respect the auxiliary ministers of the cabinet, strictly implement the court's policies, and not act without action!

This is very unfair to Li Banghua. In his opinion, he saw many places that the court did not see. He was right. He could not forbid him to do it just because the court did not see it. If so, why should he be selected? Isn’t it enough to be alone?

Li Banghua changed his mind and raised his hand and said, "What the emperor said is that the factional factions in Liaodong were full of endless struggles, which was a major reason for the corruption of Liaodong. I believe that the defeat of Liaodong cannot be attributed to the border generals, the court's policies, the orders of the day are changed every day, and there are many evil soldiers and generals, which makes the generals not willing to fight, so the defeat cannot be stopped."

'Oh!'

Zhu Xu was applauding Li Banghua's words in his heart. What he said really makes sense. It was okay to fool Emperor Tianqi and the court officials at that time, but it was still a little bit bad to fool him!

"Do you think the current court is still the same as the previous one? Will I allow this situation?" Zhu Xu held the teacup and blew lightly.

Li Banghua frowned slightly. The emperor was forcing him to express his opinion in front of a group of senior officials and supporters in Shaanxi.

Naturally, he refused to surrender. Decades of persistence would be so easy to twist.

Li Banghua raised his hand and said, "The emperor is very talented and has made great achievements since he ascended the throne. I admire him deeply. Now that the party struggles have dissipated, the treacherous and slandered, the saints are in the hall, and the wise men use their lives. It is the time when the emperor is united in his heart, to show his plans for the country and revitalize the Ming Dynasty! As a governor of a province, I should take responsibility for the millions of people, pick up the leftovers of the court, and make up for the emperor's secret mission, so as to achieve great achievements in the world!"

Zhu Xu's eyes twitched, and Li Banghua's mouth was indeed straightforward.

Zhu Xu took a sip of tea, then looked at Li Banghua and said, "You mean, you will be absolutely consistent with the court, my ideas and practices, right?" His words were clear enough. These officials in the border areas must be absolutely consistent with him and the court. Only in this way can they work together and complete his political reform plan!

Zhu Xu would never allow these officials to be half-hearted, do whatever they want, fight against each other, and be lawless!

Li Banghua's expression moved, his expression was calm. Facing Zhu Xu's step-by-step approach, he was a little unbearable.

Zhu Xu smiled at the corner of her mouth and looked at Li Banghua quietly.

He didn't say anything, and a prefect suddenly stepped out of the line, raised his hand, and said loudly, "Report to the emperor, I have something to say."

Zhu Xu looked up and looked at it. It should be the prefect of Fengxiang Prefecture. He nodded slightly and said, "Say."

This man was quite indomitable, raised his hand and said in a deep voice, "The emperor has a saying of 'flexibility' in Huguang. I believe that there should be something in Shaanxi and Xi. Times change and world change, and we should adapt to local conditions and be brave enough to make progress."

Li Banghua's expression moved slightly and nodded invisibly.

Zhu Xu's face remained unchanged, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised. What this person said was completely different from what he said. He wanted all regions to be consistent with the court, in terms of policy and attitude, not to deprive them of their power, nor to restrict them from adapting. This was just to pull his words and force him to block him.

But when it comes to this sophistry, the easiest way is to go straight, Zhu Xu is very careful and said, "Is it the opposite?"

The prefect opened his mouth and said something, but he looked up at Zhu Xu and swallowed it back. This was not his ordinary colleague in front of him, so he could not fight to the death.

After he did not speak, a senator took the lead and raised his hand and said, "Report to the emperor, flexibility is not the opposite. I believe that flexibility lies in the matter, change according to the matter, and through change, we can understand it."

Zhu Xu glanced at the man, pointed with his finger, and said with a smile, "What you said is reasonable, the court customization is that 'those who violate the ban are not allowed to be enrolled in the imperial examination and enter the officialdom'. How did Shaanxi and Xi adapt to it?"

There are several prefectures in Shaanxi and Xi that openly declare that they will no longer violate the ban within three years and will be able to enter the imperial examination.

Zhu Xu only found out that Shaanxi and Xi had such a saying that completely ignored the court.

Zhu Xu spoke with examples, which directly hit the key points of these people.

A group of people could no longer speak. No matter how much they could say, the facts were in front of them and they could not make arguing.

Zhu Xu looked around the group of people and slowly said, "Has the disaster relief money and food from Shaanxi been distributed to the victims in full?"

“How much has you been 'working' when it comes to the 'New Deal'?"

"Did you execute the Cabinet's orders truthfully? How much discount did you give?"

"How many things have you done to deceive superiors and subordinates?"

...

Zhu Xu said one by one, his tone was quite calm.

Li Banghua frowned, his heart surging, and his face collapsed tightly.

He never thought he was wrong. He made changes according to the changes in the situation, and served the country and the people without any distractions. What was wrong? Why did the court ignore it and why didn't the emperor look at it?

Although not all the people behind Li Banghua were promoted by him, they were very close to each other and watched Li Banghua turn white for Shaanxi. Xichou turned her head white, sleeping at night, and putting her heart on her heart. He felt extremely uncomfortable when he listened to Zhu Xu's words, and his eyes looked at Li Banghua's back from time to time.

Li Banghua's face changed. After a long time, he sighed in his heart, raised his hand a little lonely, and said, "I am guilty. I ask the emperor to allow me to... retire and return home."
Chapter completed!