"What prisoners are offered? What prisoners are offered to quell the civil strife!" Zhu Cilang consciously strengthened his tone.

Wu Qing smiled and knew that the emperor would not give him a relaxed and pleasant task.

Today is Wu Qi on duty in the cabinet. Just when he was about to rest, he was suddenly attacked by Emperor Chongzhen. Chongzhen's meaning is very simple, that is, he captured two princes of the East and the Beile, and then gathered 180 Tartars to offer prisoners at the Meridian Gate. As the secondary assistant of the cabinet and the Minister of Rites, Wu Qi's responsibility is to undertake such activities. However, now the Honglu Temple has basically completed the takeover of the etiquette of the rituals, so Wu Qi is just passing on orders.

The key is that the crown prince opposed the offer of prisoners from the Meridian Gate.

"Your Highness," Wu Qing said leisurely, "In the ninth year of Chongzhen, Sun Chuanting captured Gao Yingxiang, and he was also the one who offered prisoners to the Meridian Gate."

Zhu Cilang couldn't help but choked. He expressed his opposition back then, but unfortunately he was blocked by his father's words "young and ignorant". He slowed down and said, "Mr. Wu, offering prisoners is a great military ritual, in order to demonstrate martial arts. Originally, the capture of rebels should be ruled by the country's law. Once the prisoners are offered, isn't it a ironclad evidence of the failure to cultivate the state's politics? If you want to offer prisoners, you should have military achievements that are as victorious as a temple than outside the territory, and I agree."

Wu Qian thought this was Zhu Cilang's true intention and advised: "Your Highness, defeating the enemy country outside the territory is certainly a great martial art that has been recorded in history, but the "Zuo Zhuan" says: banning violence, slaughtering troops, protecting great power, calming the people, and making wealth are martial arts. Therefore, I know that capturing the Eastern Captain is also enough to offer the martial arts of the Meridian Gate."

"The Eastern Captains have not yet been destroyed, and Liaodong has not yet been restored, so there is no question of banning violence and slaughtering troops; our army is still at a disadvantage, lacks combat power, and cannot be guaranteed to achieve great success and achieve merits; the people are still captured to Liaodong, with blood relatives far apart and have not been rescued, so there is no question of peace and harmony among the people; as for wealth, the vitality of the Ming Dynasty has been almost exhausted until now. It is even more nonsense."

Wu Qi discovered that the crown prince did not have a deep understanding of the meaning of the scriptures, but he was unexpectedly able to quote the scriptures in the debate. It was obviously plausible but seemed to be well-informed, which made people difficult to argue for a while.

"Your Highness is so repulsive of prisoners offerings because..." Wu Qi finally put aside his official habits and asked the core questions straightforwardly.

"After offering prisoners, will the battle against the Eastern Barbarians be considered to be over?" Zhu Cixuan also said bluntly: "The offering prisoners is unfounded. This is one of them. Furthermore, after offering prisoners, will anyone in the court say that the war has been completed and swords and guns are required to enter the Kuma and release them into the southern mountain? Will anyone think that the world is peaceful, and can dance and dance all night long? I think political affairs are like military affairs. Once they are vented, they will be lazy and lazy as always, and they will be weak."

Wu Qi couldn't help but fall into deep thought when he heard this. He followed the East Palace all the way, first there was only the guard camp, and then the servant room gradually emerged. Both showed a different vigor from the past. The guard camp had iron-clad military achievements. It might be more conspicuous, but what really made the rule stable was the servant room.

Regardless of whether the attendant's room is responsible for cruel officials, the facts prove that they are still very commendable in terms of ability, diligence and performance.

"Now there are some clues among the officials from the attendant's room. Those in Beijing are unwilling to work overtime and complain more; those outside are obsessed with socializing and have bad habits. How long will it take? What will it be like in three or five years? Everyone thinks that it will be fine if the revival of Shenjing?" Zhu Cixuan was already vaguely angry.

In the late Ming Dynasty, the official style was connected with the sages and the sages and the sages and the sages and the sages and the sages were attracted by the people. The whole society was full of impetuousness and prosperity from top to bottom, and people's hearts were unstable, which was reflected in the uneasyness of duty!

"Those who are officials do not become officials well, they only think about dealing with the deceiving of the superiors and living a superior life. Even if such officials are not corrupt, they should be killed!

"Those who study hard do not study hard, only want to gain both fame and fortune. When encountering something, they don't think about the truth, and they will only follow the crowd and make noise. Emperor Taizu Gao ordered the world to do things, but the only children could not say it. Why? It is because they are half a bottle of water. The fallacy is full of misleading principles, which deceives the people and corrupts the customs, but they don't know why they read hard and seek knowledge, and they think they understand it!

"Everyone knows that the Donglu has left, died of the rebellion, and the thieves have fled, but who is ready to fight this battle to change customs and customs! Is it a ceremony of offering prisoners to inspire the people or to vent morale?" Zhu Cixuan asked in a row.

Seeing that the crown prince had already reached this point, Wu Yan could not continue to talk about it. However, he could not report to the emperor in this way, so he had to go back to the office first.

Today is different from the past. The former assistants had their own friends who could do errands and make suggestions. Now His Highness the Crown Prince is not allowed to raise private individuals, and all the miscellaneous tasks are borne by the servants. Of course, they cannot discuss strategies with these people, otherwise they will be heard by the Crown Prince.

Wu Yan walked in the house for a long time, but he really couldn't think of a good countermeasure. If he followed the previous practices, he would just mobilize the censor to submit a memorial. Now Taiyuan does not allow news and life is quiet, but they are not good at using it. And it can be imagined that when the emperor saw that there was no movement in the cabinet, he would definitely instruct the Honglu Temple to submit a memorial and request that the offer of prisoners be held. How to write the cabinet's ticket at that time?

This clearly forces officials to make a choice between the emperor and the crown prince.

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"It's so angry!" Chongzhen walked around the Kunning Palace quickly, slapped the folding fan in his hand, and said angrily: "My name is Triumph, how can I not offer prisoners? Although Yu Li Weixia finally has a full face! Otherwise, it would be better than not to say anything like "Triumph in person"! Is the Crown Prince going to force me to death!"

Zhou Hou sat on the throne and slurped silently.

"Tell me, are you going to force me to death?" Chongzhen insisted on Zhou Hou to express his opinion.

Zhou Hou then opened his mouth and said: "I heard that good things are not avoided, and evil things are not done. The Holy Emperor is full of sincerity, how can he have minor flaws?"

Chongzhen stopped walking, and he felt like a cat was scratching his heart, saying, "Okay, okay, you are all right! It's my fault!"

Seeing that her husband was so sad, Zhou Hou couldn't bear it and advised: "Brother Chun has been very sensible since he was a child. It must be his reason for his opposition to offer prisoners. Why didn't the emperor call him to ask him in person? It was inappropriate for the ministers to pass the message."

"Will he tell me to contradict me in person? How can I be a father and a king?" Chongzhen curled his lips.

"I'll go and talk to him." Zhou Hou breathed a sigh of relief and agreed.

This is also the purpose of Chongzhen coming to Kunning Palace.

Zhou Hou looked at the sky, and it was not dark yet. If nothing unexpected happened, the eldest son of the emperor would have had a meal with foreign ministers in Wenhua Palace, and then he would have to meet two groups of people before he would return to Zhongcui Palace to rest. However, at that time, most of the time after Hai was over, he might not be able to stand it, so he would have to let him have a meal earlier tomorrow morning.

Chongzhen also knew that Zhou Hou had made a point and could only last another night. The emperor and Empress talked about the marriage of their eldest son and daughter. Zhou Hou was worried that the country would hold many ceremonies in a row, and the money and food were not enough. However, Chongzhen had 44 million silver as the foundation, and was very generous and said that there was no problem. With this joy, the depression in the emperor's heart was also fading a lot.

Zhu Cixuan was going to meet with several officials from the Ministry of Works that day and asked them about the dredging of the canal. Now, grain transported from Annan, Fujian and Zhejiang are all transported by sea, but it can only be said to be a temporary solution and dare not shout the slogan of "abolishing the grain and changing the sea". The reason is of course because the Grand Canal runs through the north and south, and a ship of grain passes through the gate to seek gates. There are bad rules everywhere, and it depends entirely on red envelopes to open the way until Tongzhou goes ashore and enters the warehouse. Countless people reach out to get money.

The court is still clean now, but there are hundreds of thousands of people who rely on the river to make a living below. What should we do if the generals are making trouble? Now the Cao Gang is just a prototype, and there is no unified helm leader, but it has also formed a regional gang, so it may not be impossible to cause trouble. Therefore, Zhu Cilang only said that he should first dredge the canal and then restore the canal transportation, which is a slow strategy.

There are also benefits after dredging of the canal. One is to facilitate domestic private transportation and pave the way for postal services. At the same time, the Grand Canal also shoulders the irrigation task of surrounding fields. After dredging, it is convenient for local prefectures and counties to carry out water conservancy projects. Finally, the Grand Canal also has the function of flood discharge and can temporarily act as a waterway. It can be said that the Grand Canal is an eternal project that is more affordable than the Great Wall.

If Emperor Yang of Sui listed these benefits one by one without saying that he was going south to see Qionghua, then he might have really competed with Dayu.

After walking back to the inner palace from Wenhua Palace, Zhu Cixuan first asked his parents about his depression and had already fallen asleep. Then he returned to Zhongcui Palace, wrote his diary, and lay down on the bed with his clothes and fell asleep.

Although the intensity of work is not as good as in previous life, it is close to the limit for this seventeen-year-old body.

Lu Suyao brought the palace maid in, took off Zhu Cilang's clothes and clothes with ease, fanned the insects and rested in shifts.

The work of the previous day just ended, and the work of the new day began again.

Zhu Cixuan woke up when he was dressed by the palace maids, and he had already put on his middle clothes at that time. He avoided the candle fire and said, "When is it now?"

"Your Highness, it's three o'clock now. Because the emperor's wife has the will, I went to have a meal earlier today, and it was a quarter of an hour in advance." The palace maid stepped forward and explained.

Zhu Cilang's head was still a little drowsy, so he focused a little, and said, "Water."

The palace maid next to him had prepared warm water and quickly handed it over.

Zhu Cilang finally felt much more comfortable after drinking it all. He wiped his face and rinsed his mouth, put on his crown and clothes, and went to the Qianqing Palace.

As Zhu Cilang expected, the emperor's father had not come out yet, only his mother pulled him to speak, and in a few words he talked about the matter of offering prisoners at the Meridian Gate. Zhu Cilang had no sense of accomplishment for being able to touch the emperor's mind so thoroughly, but said, "My mother, this matter is about to be reported to the father."

Seeing that his son had an idea, Zhou Hou was not inconvenient to say more, so he just waited for the emperor to come out.

Chongzhen hid behind the curtain of the ear door, stood up briefly after hearing this, and then came out "just" with a solemn expression, as if he had just followed the heavens and communicated with each other through feelings.

"Father, recently, there have been people talking to their sons about the offering of prisoners at the Meridian Gate." Zhu Cilang saw the ceremony and immediately opened the right path.

"Oh? How do you say it?" Chongzhen suppressed his inner fluctuations, as if he had nothing to do with him.
Chapter completed!