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Chapter 212 Old Fox

"Your Highness, the family members outside are asking when the Jinyiwei will release the people. Please tell me about this matter." Luo Yangxing asked the first question under Zhu Cixuan.

Zhu Cilang replied casually: "Now they are anxious, tell them to go to the left courtyard and hand over the money first. The rule of our Beizhen Fushi Department is to not show off the rabbits and not release them if they don't see silver!"

Luo Yangxing was secretly happy. The young prince was now becoming more and more like an Jinyiwei. He hurriedly gave a gift: "Your Highness will do it now."

The Northern Town Fushi was originally the commander of Luo Yangxing, and Zhu Cilang was just the deputy to assist. Unexpectedly, Zhu Cilang turned his back as soon as he came. Now the Jinyiwei treats Zhu Cilang as the boss, and Luo Yangxing becomes the deputy.

In addition to Zhu Cilang's identity as a crown prince, the situation of the Jinyiwei putting the cart before the horse has also occurred in history.

Who has the greatest power among the Jinyiwei does not depend on who has the highest military rank, but on who is in charge of the Northern Town Fushi.

For example, Yuan Bin, the captain of the Jinyiwei who "don't leave" when Emperor Yingzong was captured, was appointed as the deputy commander of the chief commander after Emperor Yingzong's restoration. Generally speaking, the highest commander of the guard was the commander, and the chief commander was both the third rank. However, because Yuan Bin himself was "fearing all over the world and avoiding things" and did not want to take on matters, the power was first in the hands of Lu Gao, who was also in charge of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison. After Lu Gao was killed, he fell into the hands of Menda of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison of the garrison.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince, Lord Xue, the chief assistant of the cabinet, asked for a meeting." An Jinyiwei came in to report.

Zhu Cixuan came to the Beizhen Fushi today, as if he was waiting for this person. He smiled slightly: "This guy finally came, let him wait. Tell him that I am busy. So many people are using money to redeem people, and he can't see it. I will talk about it when I finish my work."

The Jinyiwei retreated, and Zhu Cilang deliberately left Xue Guoguan, just to kill him.

At that time, the chief minister of the cabinet was less than one person and more than ten thousand. How arrogant was the chief minister of the cabinet? As the first minister in the cabinet. In the Ming Dynasty, the " chief minister" was a respectful title for the Grand Secretary of the Cabinet or a few Hanlin Bachelors who ranked first in the cabinet. There was no explicit provision for the chief minister of the cabinet, but it was a product of political practice.

In the early years of Jiajing, Longqing and Wanli, the first auxiliary and the second auxiliary had a strict boundary. The first auxiliary had the most power. He presided over the major policies of the cabinet, especially when he had the power to vote, the second auxiliary dared not compete with it. In addition to the cabinet, the first auxiliary has also become the head of civil officials and can effectively influence the six ministries.

After Zhang Juzheng, the power of the cabinet chief minister declined. But even so, the chief minister was still an important figure.

Even the chief minister of the cabinet raised his arms and led the ministers to advise, and even forced Emperor Chongzhen to abolish Zhu Cilang.

For such an opponent, they either win over or suppress it. Zhu Cixuan chose the latter because Xue Guoguan is not a good thing.

The shopkeeper of Zuixianlou was also arrested by the people from the Beizhenfusiu Office because he refused to pay taxes. The Zuixianlou was also sealed off by the Jinyiwei. This Zuixianlou is Xue Guoguan's money tree.

He was anxious when he heard about this, so he also came to the Beizhen Fushi Office early in the morning, wanting to see Zhu Cilang, so he asked him to open the shopkeeper and allow Zuixianlou to continue business.

Xue Guoguan originally thought that he was the chief minister of the cabinet. The crown prince always had to give him some face. After all, he played an important role in the court. This young prince was also afraid of him.

Unexpectedly, when the Jinyiwei came out to pass the message, the crown prince would not abandon himself at all.

He said that His Royal Highness is busy with official duties and let himself stay for a while.

Xue Guoguan was so angry that the crown prince was so famous. Humph, the mountains and rivers didn’t turn, let’s take a look.

He wanted to leave, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that he couldn't do anything. He couldn't get along with anyone and couldn't get along with money. I'm going to endure this today. Good, you prince, let's take a look at the mountains and rivers.

From sunrise to noon, even the families of other prisoners outside the Beizhen Fushiya Office had paid the money and dispersed one after another.

Finally, after waiting for two hours, Xue Guoguan was still calm. At this time, an Jinyiwei from the Northern Fufu Division walked out and saluted Xue Guoguan respectfully: "Mr. Xue, the Crown Prince is welcome."

The chief minister of the dynasty was different from others. Xue Guoguan did not show any sign of anger, but instead waved his hand to the Jinyiwei: "Please."

When he arrived at the yamen of the Fusi Prefecture of Beizhen, Zhu Cilang was looking at some files handed over by his subordinates. It seemed that Zhu Cilang created an illusion of being extremely busy.

When Xue Guoguan came in, Zhu Cilang raised his head. He slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, damn it, damn it, why didn't you guys come earlier when you Lord Xue come. Oh, I'm too busy, too busy. I actually forgot that Lord Xue is here, forgive me for your sins. Come on, come and have a tea! Lord Xue, please sit down."

Zhu Cilang was enthusiastic, but Xue Guoguan was still neither humble nor arrogant. He could not see happiness nor anger. He just gave people a kind of politeness to keep others from thousands of miles away. He bowed to Zhu Cilang: "Your Highness the Crown Prince is busy with official duties, but the old minister has disturbed him a lot."

"Oh, no matter how busy you are, you can't let Lord Xue wait outside for a long time. But I don't know what kind of quotations are there for Lord Xue to come to my North Town Fushi."

Zhu Cixuan asked knowingly that he was angering Xue Guoguan. Only by angering someone can he understand his temper and nature. Next, he can find a way to deal with him.

Unexpectedly, Xue Guoguan, who had been in the officialdom for a long time, was an old fox. Zhu Cilang was too young compared to him. He was not angry at all. He just said lightly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince forgives the crime. The old minister comes uninvited. It is the old minister's crime. Speaking of which, it is a Zuixian Restaurant under the old minister's name. The shopkeeper did not know the rules and did not pay commercial taxes. So, he was caught in the imperial prison by the Jinyiwei. Alas, I came to redeem the people of the first place, and thanked the prince."

Zhu Cilang was stunned: "Thank you? I don't know what happened to me to let Lord Xue thank you."

"The shopkeeper of Zuixianlou offended the Jinyiwei and his crimes are unforgivable. The Jinyiwei is determined to collect commercial taxes for the court, which is a major issue for the country. But this guy is not reasonable. If His Royal Highness had not caught him in the imperial prison, the old minister would have to break his leg."

Zhu Cilang smiled: "Mr. Xue misunderstood. If I had known that the Zuixian Tower belonged to Master Xue, I would not charge any money."

Xue Guoguan's face changed and he said seriously: "Your Highness's words are wrong. The old minister is an auxiliary minister of the cabinet and should have an example. Not to mention that the Jinyiwei is here to collect this matter, even if the Jinyiwei does not come, the old minister should take the initiative to pay the commercial tax."

Zhu Cilang pretended to be moved: "Oh, it turns out that Lord Xue is so sensible, but I am not. Lord Xue. Don't worry, I will tell my father what is going on in front of my father. If all the ministers in the world are like Lord Xue, why worry about the world not going on?"

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is too honored, and the old minister is just doing his job."
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