Faced with the obviously malfeasance of the sixth-rank magistrate of Jinghai County, Zhu Cilang was able to do a few words of reprimand without pain, and could not speak too much, so as not to make people impatient, and they looked up on the spot. All of this was that Zhu Cilang did not have actual power. Although the imperial edict gave Zhu Cilang the power to make decisions in an instant, his father Zhu Youjian did not give him the Shangfang sword or the power to deal with officials. Therefore, even if Zhu Cilang was furious and wanted to deal with anyone hard, he would write memorials to his father obediently. It can be expected that his memorials would definitely not have much effect. Zhu Youjian was thinking of approval, and the people in the cabinet would try every means to stop him. There were too many reasons. Zhu Cilang was young and had no experience. The best reason was that he was young and had no experience.

This situation will last until March 17, or even longer. The news that Zhu Youjian hanged himself in Coal Mountain came out, and Zhu Cilang became the emperor and could truly have power.

However, Zhu Cilang couldn't wait that long, and many things had to be dealt with immediately, especially after arriving in Shandong, Zhu Cilang had to have the power to deal with officials directly, or even directly kill officials.

Writing a memorial to his father Zhu Youjian and asking for power was a huge joke. There was only one emperor, and it was impossible for others to share power, even his own son.

Under such circumstances, Zhu Cilang could only target Cao Huachun, the eunuch of the Sili Supervisor.

If Cao Huachun is sincerely supported, Zhu Cilang can do a lot of things, make decisions directly, and kill corrupt officials, because in everyone's eyes, Cao Huachun represents the emperor. Zhu Cilang's decision was approved by Cao Huachun, and he must have received the emperor's approval.

This situation seems very sad. The crown prince of the Ming Dynasty had to rely on eunuchs if he wanted to exercise his power, but unfortunately the reality was so cruel.

After several days of observation, Zhu Cilang realized that Cao Huachun was really good. He didn't talk much, was righteous, was loyal, had a certain sense of justice, and had a sense of serving the people in his mind.

This may be related to Cao Huachun's origin, from the bottom of the family, and is a child in the family of ordinary people.

During the Chongzhen period, after an interesting and funny incident, when Zhu Youjian just ascended the throne, the power of the eunuch Wei Zhongxian was too great, which made Zhu Youjian feel uneasy and worried that he would suffer from Wei Zhongxian's plot. Not to mention being an emperor, it would be difficult to survive. Therefore, Zhu Youjian did not hesitate to eradicate Wei Zhongxian, eradicate the power of the eunuchs in the court, and exchanged his own safety. After cleaning up the eunuch group, Zhu Youjian relied on the civil servant group. In this process, Zhu Youjian abolished the Western Factory, greatly weakening the power of the Jinyiwei, and causing the power of the civil servant group to rise like a rocket.

By the eighth year of Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian gradually felt that the power of the civil servant group was too great. They were crazy about usurping interests, forming groups to compete with the imperial power, and guarding against each other, trying to limit the imperial power. So Zhu Youjian gradually began to use eunuchs, trying to restore the Western Factory and increase the power of the Jinyiwei. The civil servants could not fully oppose the use of eunuchs, so they found ways to let eunuchs enter the army, but they could not get involved in major events in the court. The civil servant group refused to agree with the other two things even though they tried their best.

Due to the chaos in various places and the lack of real peace, Zhu Youjian had no way to fully expand the power of eunuchs, and could not allow eunuchs to represent the emperor to compete with the civil servant group. Not to mention the reset of the Western Factory, the power of the Jinyiwei was not expanded.

Zhu Cilang, who traveled through time, was very clear about this history and changes.

The two powers are at a disadvantage. Zhu Cixuan knew that after he took power, he would also have to use eunuchs in a short period of time to suppress the civil servant group. At the same time, he would expand the power of the Jinyiwei, let the Jinyiwei investigate the civil servant group, and make the civil servants in the court and local areas feel afraid.

The civil servant group in the late Ming Dynasty had become the most shameless bureaucratic landlords. What they thought and did was for their own interests. They ignored the country and the sufferings of the people. They fought desperately at home, used party struggles to eliminate dissidents, consolidate and strengthen power, and externally, they formed a group to compete with all forces, including confronting the imperial power.

Such a situation cannot be improved. Even if Zhu Cilang has millions of soldiers, he will inevitably have a failed ending.

After deep thought, Zhu Cilang decided to rely on and reuse Cao Huachun, Li Jizhou, Qiu Zhizhong and others to make these people their absolute confidants first and make eunuchs become confidants. It is relatively easier for eunuchs to become confidants, and eunuchs are more loyal. In this process, what Zhu Cilang needs to do is to limit the power of eunuchs and not let them do whatever they want.

The first thing is to get the support of Cao Huachun. For several consecutive days, Zhu Cixuan lowered his figure and handled everything with Cao Huachun, laying the foundation for winning Cao Huachun's support and loyalty. It seems that the effect is still good now. Of course, Zhu Cixuan will also hint that Li Jizhou and Qiu Zhizhong will handle the relationship with Cao Huachun well and add another layer of insurance.

The large group of people is approaching Shandong and will be able to arrive at Dezhou City, Shandong in one day.

Zhu Cixuan had to give it a try and start his second big bet. The first time he won the bet and got the opportunity to go to Nanjing to supervise the country.

It was getting dark, and a large group of people set up camp in the village next to the official road.

Li Banghua and others entered the house to rest and rushed to the road for more than ten days, and the iron-killed people would be exhausted.

"Mr. Cao, please walk around and take a look. I have been rushing for so long and I rest every day when it gets dark. Gu still wants to walk around and think about it carefully."

The ten Jinyiwei were about five meters away from Zhu Cixuan and Cao Huachun, and they looked at everything around them vigilantly.

Zhu Cilang stood beside the official road, turned his head to look at Cao Huachun, he was about to speak directly, it was already the most critical time, and there was no need to continue to beat around the bush.

"Mr. Cao, the team will enter Dezhou, Shandong in one or two days. When Gu left the capital, he brought the confession of the original military department to Zhong Guang Shiheng. There was a Shandong general Liu Zeqing who gave Guang Shiheng nearly 100,000 taels of silver. After Gu arrived in Shandong, he naturally wanted to investigate Liu Zeqing. This was not a trivial matter, and Lord Cao also knew about it."

Cao Huachun nodded.

"Your Highness, I know about this."

"Just as long as Lord Cao knows it. Gu has avoided those clichés. Gu just wanted to ask Lord Cao how to investigate Liu Zeqing."

Cao Huachun was stunned for a moment and hurriedly bowed to Zhu Cilang.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince is so serious. You must rely on your decision to investigate Liu Zeqing's affairs. If your Highness has any instructions, I will do my best to do it."

Zhu Cilang shook his head, looked at Cao Huachun, and stared directly into Cao Huachun's eyes.

"Mr. Cao, you were not very familiar with Gu before. It was only when you left the capital that you gradually became familiar with him. Master Cao was knowledgeable and had a good reputation in the palace. He was deeply trusted by his father. Gu was very clear about this. Therefore, when Gu talked about key things with Master Cao, he would go straight and not hide anything. Lord Cao didn't have to hide it. Yes, no, no, no explanation, and Gu would not ask the bottom line."

Seeing Zhu Cilang's expression becoming serious, Cao Huachun's face also became serious.

"I remember the words of His Highness the Crown Prince. What I did was for the emperor and for the court."

Zhu Cilang smiled slightly.

"Mr. Cao said it well, what exactly is the purpose of what Gu did? Time can decide."

Cao Huachun nodded and stopped talking.

"Mr. Cao, Gu is now naked. Let's say that if Gu checks out that Liu Zeqing has a big problem, what should Gu do? Report to his father and the court? According to the current situation, will his father allow it? Will the cabinet agree? Gu wants to integrate the financial and military strength of the south. If he reports everything to his father and the court, Lord Cao thinks that Gu can do it well."

"Under such a situation, I sincerely ask Lord Cao what to do."

Cao Huachun closed his eyes and did not answer.

"Mr. Cao, you don't speak, Gu understands the meaning. Gu just said that he will not ask the bottom line."

"I just feel that the Ming Dynasty has reached the edge of the cliff. If no one stands up and does something, it will be really dangerous. When the danger comes completely, I'm afraid there is nothing to do."

"When Gu left the capital, he said that more than 90% of the civil servants in the court did not think about the country and the country, and all they thought about were their own interests. They did not care about the country of Ming Dynasty. Gu said in front of his father that if the thief Li Zicheng entered the capital, some officials in the court would probably turn around and go to join him."

"Gou wants to do things and do things well. If Gu follows the ancestral system and be safe and stable, it is the most appropriate. Those censors cannot find any problems, but Gu cannot do this. If Gu follows the old ways, the country of Ming Dynasty will be dangerous. Gu is sorry to the emperor and the court. Therefore, after careful consideration, Gu still has to do something."

"What Gu needs is power that is arbitrary on the spot. If Gu determines that there is a problem with the official, he does not need to ask for an order and can deal with it directly. If Gu needs to dispatch troops, he can dispatch it directly."

"If you want to do all this, you need to get the support of Lord Cao."

"I have said all the things that should be said. If Lord Cao needs time to think, there will be one or two days."

Zhu Cilang just finished speaking, Cao Huachun opened his eyes.

"Your Highness, I just said that everything I do is for the emperor, for the court, what Your Highness does is really for the emperor and the court, and I obey the orders."

"Those who should be said by me are the ones I should say, and there is no need to say more about His Royal Highness."

Zhu Cilang's face showed a smile.
Chapter completed!