"Your Highness, please wait a moment. I have one more thing to ask you." Qian Qianyi shouted when he saw Zhu Cilang getting up to leave.

"Mr. Qian, please speak."

"Did your Majesty's decree say how to deal with Ma Shiying?"

Zhu Cilang sighed: "No, I asked my father, and he told me to make the decision myself."

"Then how does Your Highness plan to deal with Ma Shiying?" Qian Qianyi asked anxiously.

Nothing could happen to Ma Shiying; if anything happened to him, Ruan Dacheng would be implicated.

The reason why he was able to become the prince's aide was all thanks to Ma Shiying and Ruan Dacheng.

Zhu Cilang didn't say anything.

He hasn't figured out how to deal with Ma Shiying yet.

Although Ding Kuichu's defeat and surrender were hateful, Ma Shiying had an unshirkable responsibility for Ding Kuichu's defeat.

If he had not transferred his troops back to Fengyang, Ding Kuichu would not have fallen into Li Zicheng's plan of besieging the city and attacking its reinforcements.

There will be no defeat.

Shi Kefa saw that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, so he hurriedly tried to smooth things over, saying, "We have no experience in how to deal with His Highness Ma Shiying, so this matter needs to be discussed by the ministers before a decision can be made."

Shi Kefa's words made Zhu Cilang come to his senses.

Previously, Ni Yuanlu taught him not to make decisions lightly and to think twice before acting.

When appointing or dismissing a minister, you should listen more to the opinions of other ministers.

Thinking of this, Zhu Cilang said calmly: "You two should leave for now. We will discuss this matter at the court meeting tomorrow."

"I... obey your command." Shi Kefa turned and left.

Although Qian Qianyi wanted to say something, the prince ordered him to leave, so he could only follow Shi Kefa and leave.

As soon as they left, Ni Yuanlu came out from behind.

He bowed deeply to the prince and said, "Your Highness's performance today has exceeded my expectations."

Zhu Cilang looked strange: "It seems that the teacher is still somewhat dissatisfied with the student's performance."

"That's right," Ni Yuanlu said with a serious expression: "If Your Highness were a minister, your performance today would be acceptable. But Your Highness is the crown prince, the future emperor. When treating ministers, you must be dignified and kind, and at the same time, be kind while being dignified." Ni Yuanlu began to educate.

"If Shi Kefa hadn't come to your rescue, Your Highness would have been fooled by Qian Qianyi."

Zhu Cilang was stunned for a moment: "Please explain clearly, sir."

"Okay," Ni Yuanlu stood there with his hands behind his back and asked, "How does Your Highness want to deal with Ma Shiying?"

"I want to make a decision based on the opinions of the ministers. If many people plead for mercy, I will spare him. If few people plead for mercy, I will punish him."

"Wrong! Absolutely wrong!" Ni Yuanlu suddenly raised his voice.

This move startled Zhu Cilang. After he recovered, he stared at Ni Yuanlu and asked, "What did the student do wrong? Is there anything wrong with ruling the country together with the literati?"

"The more you do this, the more it will intensify the factional struggles!" Ni Yuanlu said earnestly, "The way of a wise ruler is to let the wise men do their best to make decisions, and then the ruler will make decisions accordingly."

Ni Yuanlu meant that a wise monarch would allow talented people to express their ideas, and the monarch only needed to make judgments based on their opinions.

Zhu Cilang thought for a moment and asked, "Sir, do you want me to choose someone I trust among the ministers to support?"

"right."

"But..." Zhu Cilang was full of worry. "It's hard to draw the bones of a dragon or a tiger. You can know a person's face but not his heart. There are so many civil and military officials in the court. Who should I trust? Who is the wise minister of the Ming Dynasty?"

"Hahaha!" Ni Yuanlu suddenly burst into laughter.

After laughing, he bowed deeply towards the north with great respect, and then said: "Emperor Shizong once said that there is no such thing as a truly virtuous minister. People's hearts are fickle, and when they are virtuous, they will be employed, and when they are not virtuous, they will be dismissed."

“You can only know whether a person is virtuous or not after you have employed him. This is the way to employ people, and also the way to govern officials.”

"Please recommend someone to me, sir." Zhu Cilang looked at Ni Yuanlu expectantly.

Ni Yuanlu sighed, turned around and looked outside the palace door, then suddenly asked, "Excuse me, Your Highness, who did His Majesty send to deliver the letter?"

"Jinyiwei."

"What's the name of this Jinyiwei?"

Zhu Cilang was stunned.

He didn't pay much attention when the Jinyiwei introduced himself, after all, the other party was just a messenger.

But when he remembered the other person's name, he stood up immediately.

Ni Yuanlu was slightly satisfied with Zhu Cilang's performance: "Your Majesty has sent the wise minister to Your Highness, what else is Your Highness considering?"

After hearing Ni Yuanlu's analysis, Zhu Cilang slapped his thigh and said, "Someone come..."

......

May 28th, Chengtian Prefecture.

"Grandma, grandma, there is an imperial decree from the court." Ma Wannian shouted as he ran.

Qin Liangyu was looking at a map at this time, and her brows frowned slightly when she heard Ma Wannian's voice.

Ma Wannian always called her "Grandma" regardless of the occasion or time.

After she repeatedly warned him, Ma Wannian not only did not change his name, but instead kept calling her grandma.

She stood up and looked out.

I saw Ma Wannian running quickly in front, followed by a dusty middle-aged man.

This person was wearing a blue cloth robe, a dark grey auspicious cloud pattern belt around his waist, and a black net scarf covering his head. He had a pair of bright eyes on his delicate round face, giving people a gentle and refined feeling.

"This person looks familiar." Qin Liangyu said to herself.

At this time, Ma Wannian had already come to the door, "Grandma, this is..."

"Wait!" Qin Liangyu spoke out to stop him without waiting for Ma Wannian to introduce himself.

She said to the visitor: "I know you. You are the great-grandson of Zhang Wenzhong. Your name is Zhang... Zhang what? Don't tell me. Let me think about it!"

"Zhang Tongchang!" Qin Liangyu immediately smiled after calling out this name.

Duke Wen Zhong was the posthumous title of Zhang Juzheng. After his death, the posthumous title Wanli was abolished, but was restored in the second year of the Tianqi reign.

To show respect, people called him Zhang Wen Zhong Gong.

Zhang Tongchang was the great-grandson of Zhang Juzheng.

Zhang Tongchang smiled awkwardly and said, "Governor Qin, you are too kind. I am just a small Jinyiwei. I brought two imperial decrees. One is the imperial decree of His Majesty, and the other is the decree of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Please accept the decree, Governor Qin."