Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Everyone has something they want to stick to, but there is inevitably something they are afraid of. Ding Ming was born in a family of shipbuilding craftsmen, but he is very afraid of water.

Even just mentioning the word "water" now can bring back the unbearable memories of his childhood, causing his tone to become very unnatural.

Afraid of water?

Liu Jin shook his head gently, not sympathizing with the doctor from the Ministry of Industry who was pestering the emperor.

If only he had such great ability to replace Liu Zhang, that would be fine, but now Liu Zhang is about to lead the fleet to retrieve the treasure species, but this doctor who is afraid of water still wants to hold back the matter.

"Go back! What I want are people who can do practical things for the court and people who can truly benefit the people, not compete here to see who has noble moral character!" Zhu Youtang raised his hand gently, not intending to waste any more time. tongue.

When it comes to this, Yu Ming is still in dire straits and still can't understand what he is doing. No matter how outstanding the talent is, it will be difficult for him to entrust him with important responsibilities in the future.

There is not much time left for China to rise, and even I may be constrained by fate, so I cannot give some talents the opportunity to make mistakes.

Although Yu Ming could have sent someone to stop the voyage immediately when he first exposed Liu Zhang's corruption, but who could the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty send there, and who could be more suitable than Liu Zhang?

When it comes to doing things, people with high moral character are usually talkative. If you entrust such people with such a thing that has gone through so much hardship to achieve, you can be sure that it will be in vain.

That's why Liu Zhang's character and morality may be flawed, but this time it's not a competition about whose character and morality is stronger, but who can shoulder the revitalizing mission of overcoming all difficulties and bringing back the treasure species.

"Your Majesty, Yu Ming, retire. Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Yu Ming saluted respectfully, and then left the Yangxin Hall in embarrassment.

The sky in Beijing is gray, and the spring rain that has just stopped is falling again.

Yu Ming walked out of the Nourishing Heart Hall looking dejected. When he saw the continuous spring rain in front of him, a trace of sadness flashed through his eyes.

Although he could understand the emperor's choice, Liu Zhang, a hypocrite who was obviously corrupt and perverting the law, was not the world he wanted to see.

But he still lost in the end. He was just an idiot who was afraid of water. What reason did he have to let the emperor stand on his side?

He knew that the emperor was not wrong!

He also knew that Liu Zhang really deserved to be killed!

What he hates now is this topsy-turvy world!

Yu Ming suddenly resented his own incompetence, even inferior to Liu Zhang and his like. At this time, looking at the rain lines all over the sky, he plunged into the rain curtain and let the cold rain wet his body.

He still wants to change after all, even if his power is very weak.

Yangxin Hall, here is as warm as spring.

After Liu Jin saw Yu Ming leaving, he looked cautious and said: "Your Majesty, do you want to send someone to greet the officials and put Yu Ming away?"

"He is actually not wrong, but he is too idealistic! This world is inherently unfair, and only development is the last word. I hope he can understand me!" Zhu Youtang picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then gently drank He shook his head.

Since traveling to the past and becoming the emperor, his biggest realization is that the emperor cannot do whatever he wants like in the novel, and he has to give in and compromise to get things done.

Compared with the 80 million hungry people and the capital of China's rise, although it is quite helpless to feed a corrupt official with 100,000 taels, it is still worth it.

Even though the imperial court has been vigorously combating corruption, there are still a few truly peaceful officials below. They are all trying to make some money, and the losses can be said to be countless hundreds of thousands of taels.

As for dealing with Yu Ming, there is no need. Since I can tolerate the greedy Liu Zhang, what reason is there to suppress the noble Yu Ming?

Liu Jin was actually afraid that the emperor would hold his breath before making this suggestion, but he could feel that the emperor in front of him was the real wise king, so he flattered him and said: "Your Majesty is wise!"

In the evening, the rain cleared up again, and the air in the whole world took on a brand new look.

As night falls, Qianqing Palace is as bright as day.

Zhu Youtang's daily schedule is basically fixed. He deals with government affairs during the day and reads information from all over the country at night to grasp the latest situation in the empire.

"This slave has met Your Majesty!"

When Niu Mengmeng and other palace maids saw Zhu Youtang appearing in Dongnuan Pavilion, they immediately saluted him.

After bathing, Zhu Youtang looked refreshed. When he came to his knees, he looked at Niu Mengmeng who was grinding ink for him and said, "I heard that Concubine Shu called you over during the day?"

"Yes!" Niu Mengmeng lost the liveliness of the past, but he still nodded cutely.

Zhu Youtang liked this oval-faced palace maid very much. He flipped through a piece of information and asked with concern: "Did she give you any trouble?"

"No! This slave is about to report to you that Concubine Shu wants to adopt a cat, but she only requires it to be the descendant of Huzi!" Niu Mengmeng shook his head seriously, and then said the matter.

Zhu Youtang frowned slightly, looking dissatisfied and said: "Isn't the tiger already planning to castrate it? If you really want to raise a cat, are you afraid that there will be no kittens in the palace?"

"Concubine Shu hopes to wait for a month so that the tiger cubs can be bred and then castrated!" Niu Mengmeng swallowed her saliva and relayed it carefully.

Zhu Youtang realized that he really wanted to take over the main palace, so he calmly ordered: "Bring the tiger to Kunning Palace tomorrow and ask the queen to castrate the tiger for me!"

"Yes!" Niu Mengmeng knew that this was a signal to support Empress Chang, so she agreed happily.

Although she can't influence who is the mistress of this palace, but thinking about what happened in the East Palace during that time, she knows that Queen Chang is more like a queen who cares about the world.

Zhu Youtang couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly when he saw that Liu Xuan, the Minister of War, had arrived at the Xuan Mansion.

In view of the unstable factors of the Jurchens in Haixi, he did not plan to send out the Liaodong Army, but entrusted this matter to Beiyuan. Of course, if you want Mongolia to do this for you, you will naturally need to pay a certain economic price.

Beiyuan has been short of all kinds of materials due to years of fighting, and now it can be said that it is a timely help. Although this move helped Manduhai relieve her urgent need, it could also further reduce her strength.

Although Man Duhai gave his daughter to himself, he would never tolerate the emergence of a unified Bei Yuan and strive to completely resolve the Bei Yuan troubles in his lifetime.

The lights flickered, and it was already late at night.

Niu Mengmeng had been standing under the lamp to accompany Zhu Youtang. He was just standing here with nothing to do, but he couldn't help but yawned greatly.

She likes her comfortable life now. She lives a comfortable life every day, can take her cat for a stroll every day, and can get considerable monthly money every month.

Thinking of the letter from home today, and of her brother marrying the most beautiful bride in all the towns and villages, her heart felt warm.

Just when she was still immersed in the joy of bringing changes to her family, she suddenly heard a sound of banging on the table, which scared her and looked at Zhu Youtang hurriedly.

"God bless the Ming Dynasty! Someone comes and puts me in peace!"

Zhu Youtang threw the secret report in his hand on the table, looking very excited.

Qian Yi was in charge of daily living tonight. He was slightly stunned at first. He had the impression that the emperor would read through it for at least half an hour, but he quickly started to organize it.

This Dongnuan Pavilion is a confidential place. When leaving the palace, it is necessary to deal with the candles here and at the same time remove the maids and eunuchs here in an orderly manner.

The most important thing is to arrange the emperor's washing before going to bed, as well as to warm the dragon bed and burn incense. The emperor's sleep is a top priority.

In early spring, the spring cold is severe, so the emperor's current residence is still in a warm room on the lower floor.

Zhu Youtang is served by women every night, and the woman tonight is Concubine Jing.

As her name suggests, Concubine Jing looks very elegant and quiet, her face is as beautiful as that of a Jiangnan beauty, especially her skin is very fair, and her whole body looks more like it has been carefully crafted.

As a Suzhou silk merchant, the reason why she stood out among the 300 Beautiful Girls was largely because of her "big breasts."

In the selection of 300 show girls, the final candidate was actually decided by Zhu Youtang, and as a man, naturally he cannot escape the fate of being a member of the Appearance Association.

There was a lot of clouds and rain, and the fragrance was dripping with sweat.

Concubine Jing’s real name is Su Yuner, she is the most famous beauty in Suzhou City.

The family's ancestral business was in the silk business, and now it has become one of the four major silk manufacturers in Suzhou with its shrewd business methods. Although the Su family has been trying to train their children to develop in the imperial examination over the years, no one has the material to study at all.

If Hongzhi had not deleted the family background of previous draft girls, it would have been difficult for Su Yoon-ah to qualify from Suzhou, let alone ascend to the throne of concubine.

But now her fate has finally changed magically. The daughter of a silk merchant from Suzhou has now become one of the only four noble concubines in the empire.

Su Yun'er's body was fragrant and soft, with the gentleness of a Jiangnan woman. She snuggled up next to Zhu Youtang like a bird clinging to a human: "Your Majesty, what are you so excited about?"

"How do you know I'm excited?" Zhu Youtang asked with a bit of trouble as he smelled the woman's fragrance.

Su Yun'er is a smart and observant woman. She put her hand on Zhu Youtang's belly: "When you are excited, then...!"

"Really?" Zhu Youtang felt a warm current rising in his lower abdomen and said with a mischievous smile.

Su Yun'er's pretty face was slightly red, but she couldn't help but hit Zhu Youtang's chest: "I hate it!"

"When I was looking through the information just now, I saw your family applying for a financial license. Are you aware of this?" Zhu Youtang knew that this woman was thin-skinned and deliberately changed the subject.

Su Yun'er was secretly shocked, ignoring Zhu Youtang's dirty tricks: "Your Majesty, I knew about this matter and thought it was an unimportant matter. If Your Majesty thinks it is inappropriate, I will inform my father to stop this matter tomorrow! "

"I'm not asking for guilt. Your Su family is a home of merchants. It's normal to engage in pawnshops and other businesses. I just hope you know that finance is no longer allowed to engage in loan sharking. It is no longer a profiteering business. You must not operate in violation of regulations!" Zhu Youtang touched Su Yun'er's delicate face, looking serious and authentic.

From ancient times to the present, even in later generations, usury has always occupied a very important position. Now that he has successfully cracked down on the old capital's wealthy class engaging in loan sharking, it is difficult to prevent the newly rising wealthy class from intervening, but Concubine Jing's natal family has to guard against it.

Su Yun'er knew that this man was caring about her so he warned her like this, so she nodded seriously: "I will inform dad to stop this matter tomorrow!"

"I don't interfere with your family's financial industry, I just remind your family not to engage in loan sharking!" Zhu Youtang was stunned for a moment, then emphasized seriously.

Su Yun'er smiled sweetly and said very firmly: "Your Majesty loves the people like a son. In order for the people to have a way to live, he did not hesitate to offend the powerful people in the entire capital to achieve today's results. I am now favored, but I know that we can't do things like usury, and I don't want to do it because of it." My family is a loan shark and His Majesty despises me!"

"Just remind your family to operate in compliance with regulations. I just thought that they were using your name to operate in violation of regulations, so I mentioned this to you!" Zhu Youtang did not want to restrict the Su family's operations, and seemed very concerned. Seriously.

Su Yun'er felt Zhu Youtang's care for her, but she still shook her head seriously: "Money moves people's hearts! Now they may be able to operate in compliance with regulations, but the profits from loan sharking are too great, so they may not do it secretly in the future. Now my grandfather I have retired, and my father is in charge of things, but mainly oversees the silk business. Financial matters must be left to my third uncle or the shopkeeper. I can’t trust any of these people! To be honest with you, your majesty, I helped my father check the accounts a few years ago. As a result, There is no shopkeeper out there who doesn’t tamper with the account books!”

"I didn't expect Concubine Jing to be so capable!" Zhu Youtang couldn't help teasing her when she saw how eloquently this little woman spoke.

Su Yun'er was a little proud, and she raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "I have been smart since I was a child! If it hadn't been for His Majesty's talent show back then, I might have become a famous female shopkeeper in Suzhou now!"

"Okay, then you will be Shopkeeper Su tonight, the famous female shopkeeper in Suzhou City!" Zhu Youtang's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning, but before Su Yuner could react, he turned over and pressed down: "I will see Shopkeeper Su tonight. , isn’t it really awesome!”

"Your Majesty, you...your health is in critical condition!" Concubine Jing found that a hand had grabbed her waist, but she bit her lower lip as a reminder.

Zhu Youtang wanted the information just now, and saw the new shopkeeper Su in front of him: "It's okay!"

Um……

Concubine Jing no longer wanted to refuse, or she simply couldn't refuse.

That night, a cat that looked a bit like a tiger squatted on a stone pillar. He was used to hearing noises coming from the dormitory in Qianqing Palace.

But it looked up at the bright moon in the sky, feeling a kind of sadness at this moment. Even if he wants to be castrated, he will have to wait for several days, but now he has become a victim of the struggle in the palace. Tomorrow will be the day when his glory will be gone.

The spring rain in the capital is continuous, and the battles in the court are endless.

In the next few days, Yu Ming did not continue to impeach Liu Zhang.

Just because Liu Zhang couldn't catch up after he set sail, he still really understood the emperor's painstaking efforts. I'm afraid only Yu Ming himself knows this.

"Come!"

"Come again!"

"Keep splashing!"

…

However, Yu Ming did a crazy thing. Every day, he would go to his house and order the servants to pour water on his body.

However, Qingliu, headed by Qiu Jun, the left minister of the Ministry of Rites, and Cheng Minzheng, the minister of Taichang Temple, did not stop impeaching Wang Yue. They not only demanded that Cheng Si be released, but also demanded that Wang Yue be held accountable.

Faced with such an endless stream of memorials, Zhu Youtang still decided to support Wang Yue and did not make any response to these memorials, and even punished several officials.

But what was supposed to come finally came.

Faced with Cheng Si who was eating sludge crazily every day, Wang Yue did not sit back and wait for death. Instead, he tried to investigate from the people on the same ship, hoping to solve the mystery of the shipwreck through these people.

It's just that although some of the people on the ship heard some unusual noises outside, they had been hiding in the cabin and shivering. No one saw Cheng Si personally deal with Wang Shouren and the three of them, so naturally they didn't know the truth of what happened that night. Condition.

"I have failed the emperor's favor!"

Wang Yue knew that he was in the wrong and had failed the emperor's favor. He knew that only by leaving could he calm down the public opinion storm, so he immediately wrote his resignation.

His life was full of twists and turns, including the high-spirited life of being named on the gold medal list, and the joyful life of leading his troops to kill the enemy and be granted a title, but in the end he was defeated in the imperial struggle.

Fortunately, he met a rare wise king in a century, who restored him from exile and gave him supreme power and sufficient trust, so that Wang Yue finally did a lot of practical things.

Although he reached the pinnacle of his life by becoming a cabinet scholar and in charge of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, he could only leave in despair.

He was defeated, but he was not defeated.

Although Cheng Si was not sanctioned by the law, he went crazy after all, and evil was punished.

Now that he has been affected by the Cheng Si incident, and now that Cheng Min's political situation is trying to destroy him, he is destined to be unable to hold this position. It's just not a bad thing, now he can finally return to his hometown to take a look.

Wang Yue handed the written resignation to Hu Jun, looking a little helpless and said: "Send this memorial to Xi'an Gate immediately. We will leave the capital today!"

"Yes!" Hu Jun nodded helplessly knowing that Wang Yue had decided to leave.

Before leaving the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Wang Yue came to the prison again and looked at Dongfang Wudao in prison: "I am about to leave the capital, but there is only one thing that I can't let go of!"

"What's the matter?" Dongfang Wudao took the wine jar Wang Yue brought over, leaned against the wall and took a sip.

Wang Yue looked at Dongfang Wudao seriously, and then expressed his guess: "Since you can calculate what happened to my grandson and me, you must have got a glimpse of the secret! The word beauty you mentioned to His Majesty that day, I've been trying to find the answer this time, and judging from the way you did the character test for Gou Huowang and the others, I'm afraid the beauty doesn't refer to a woman, right?"

Dongfang Wudao was about to give a more obvious hint, but suddenly noticed Wang Yue's back, and he was stunned.