Compared to last year’s relaxed Great Hall, this year’s final Great Hall seems a bit heavy!
The body matter of Wu Guogong Wan Buhai became a lingering cloud that gathered over the heads of Li Zheng and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.
There have been a lot of good news in the past few days. I thought that I could regain the entire territory of Heshuo and Shuo in April next year, but I never thought that Wu Guogong Wan Buhai's body would encounter an unprecedented crisis!
"Jiusi Ai Qing, do you have a plan to report?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have a report from Honglu Temple!"
"Accurate!"
"Your Majesty, Governor An, together with the Western envoys and numerous Western merchants, returned with the fleet. Counting the last few days of sailing again, Honglu Temple recorded that during the period when the Western merchants were in Beijing, they provided the Ministry of Household Affairs with a total of three hundred and twenty-five yuan worth of silver. More than seventy-six thousand six hundred taels!"
"Now they are all under the custody of officers and soldiers in the Honglu Temple warehouse and can be handed over to the treasury at any time!"
Li Zheng finally had a smile on his face and gently stroked his beard: "But after deducting the expenses of supplying the Western envoys, there is still money left!"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, that's right!"
"Okay, after the dynasty is over, Jiang Aiqing will work with you to collect the silver coins and hand them over to the treasury!"
"I obey the decree!"
"Back off!"
"Your Majesty, I have a report from the Minister of Agriculture!"
"Accurate!"
"Although sweet potatoes are high-yielding, they are never as good as refined grains. People in the five prefectures and twelve states around the capital are still enthusiastic about planting sweet potatoes, thus neglecting the cultivation of wheat and other refined grains. All taxes paid are sweet potatoes and other items. This The minister has already submitted the document to the Ministry of Revenue!"
"Hubu, can this matter be settled?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, I have already formulated a plan and am planning to order the surrounding prefectures and counties to reduce the number of acres planted with sweet potatoes in the coming year. This year's sweet potatoes have been shipped to states and counties with food shortages in exchange for fine grain. The losses during the journey are almost negligible!"
"Although sweet potatoes are high-yielding, they can never be compared with refined grains. I hope that His Majesty will issue an imperial edict to order all the prefectures in Dalong where sweet potatoes are planted to re-measure their land. The imperial court will decide the number of acres to be planted based on the state treasury revenue. !”
"Otherwise, once a lot of farming continues, it may not be a good thing!"
Li Zheng was silent for a moment and nodded slightly: "This matter is fully handled by the Ministry of Accounts. I only want to see the final result!"
"I obey the decree. After the court is dismissed, I will draft a memorial when I return and submit it to Your Majesty for your review!"
"My dear friends, is there any memorial to be made?"
Liu Mingzhi opened his eyes and glanced at the civil and military officials. No one came out again. Finally, he slowly took out the memorial from his sleeve and stood up!
"Reporting to the emperor, my son Liu Mingzhi has a report to report!"
"Accurate!"
"Father, there are too many contents in the memorial, and it would take time for me to describe them one by one. It would be better for me to ask my father to read it in person!"
Li Zheng raised his eyebrows, glanced at the thick memorial in Liu Mingzhi's hand and winked at the chief steward: "Send the memorial from Duke Ding!"
"According to the order!"
The chief steward was a little surprised when he walked down the steps and took the memorial from Liu Mingzhi's hand. The memorial in Liu Mingzhi's hand was much more than all the civil and military memorials of the Manchu Dynasty put together!
With a faint smile, he motioned twice to the chief steward, holding Liu Mingzhi's memorial, walking back to where it came from, and respectfully delivering it to Li Zheng's hands!
Li Zheng took the memorial and turned it over gently!
After just reading two pages, Li Zheng's indifferent eyes shrank slightly, and he suddenly closed the memorial and stared at Liu Mingzhi closely!
"Liu Aiqing, you can only hold the title of Minister of the Ministry of War when you go to the north to serve as the governor of the two governments! Who allows you to interfere in the affairs of the Ministry of War without my permission? Interfering in the care of the beards of fallen soldiers? Do you want to bully the emperor?"
The civil and military officials in the court looked at Li Zheng with an angry expression in astonishment, and Dingguo Gong Liu Mingzhi, who stood in the middle with an unchanging expression, secretly guessed in their hearts!
Judging from the meaning of His Majesty's words, could it be that Duke Dingguo interfered in the affairs of the Ministry of War without authorization?
This is overstepping the rules and seems to be a bit overbearing. No wonder His Majesty is so angry!
Xia Gongming, the imperial censor, hesitated for a moment and came out with the imperial hut in his hand: "Your Majesty, I dare to ask, is Ding Guogong really involved in the affairs of the Ministry of War?"
Li Zheng suddenly turned his attention to Xia Gongming: "So what if the Dalong Law is yes? So what if it's not?"
Xia Gongming breathed a sigh of relief and his expression became a little upright!
"Yes, it's over the limit! As the left minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, I interfered in the affairs of the Ministry of War. I was tyrannical and ignored the rules. I was demoted to three levels and fined three years' salary. I had to think about it for three months. If the matter is serious enough to damage the country's prestige and cause chaos, Chao Gang, you should remove the black gauze on your head, strip off your official robes, throw you into the sky prison, and hand it over to the Third Justice Department for trial!"
Li Zheng clutched the memorial in his hand tightly and turned his gaze to Liu Mingzhi: "Ding Guogong, what's your excuse? You heard what the censor said!"
Liu Mingzhi took a deep breath and looked at Li Zheng's questioning eyes calmly!
"The soldiers use their lives, and the king uses his heart. If the soldiers die in battle, there will be no worries. The king uses his heart to sympathize with the hardships of the soldiers!"
"In the army, the armor is complete; in the food, there is a continuous supply of food and grass; in the war, the courage is to move forward, and in death, there are no worries, and you can do..."
"One hundred victorious armies!"
"I dare to ask your majesty to read through my memorial!"
Li Zheng looked at Liu Mingzhi's extremely calm face and looked back doubtfully, and continued to read the memorial in his hand under the curious eyes of the civil and military officials!
In just a short moment of burning incense, Li Zheng's expression could be described as complex and changeable, and he looked at the civil and military officials with shock and uncertainty.
Everyone was curious about the content of the memorial, how could it make His Majesty, who is so talented, look so complicated!
Song Yu, Jiang Qiliang and others looked at Liu Mingzhi with worried faces. They really didn't know what medicine he was selling in his gourd.
What I am more worried about is the content of Liu Mingzhi's memorial. I am afraid that Liu Mingzhi said something treacherous and treasonous in a moment of confusion. In that case, even if I want to plead for mercy, I can't do anything!
Li Zheng slowly put together the memorial, and looked at Liu Mingzhi, who was looking at him with bright eyes without any hesitation, and heaved a sigh of relief!
After scanning the civil and military officials, his eyes finally fell on Prince Li Baiyu!
The words Liu Mingzhi taught Li Baiyu after returning from the Western Expedition came to mind!
"Suspicion is the biggest taboo in the relationship between king and minister. Knowing people well, being able to use them, and making good use of people is what a king should do!"
"Throughout the past dynasties, it was the king who forced his ministers to rebel, and the ministers had no choice but to rebel. Once a minister had the intention to rebel, a monarch must first examine himself!"
"Father, this is my marshal tiger talisman!"
"Father, this is too shady of you. You want to take advantage of me without giving me any money. I'm going to lose everything just to get this point of artillery!"
"Father, please give me 300,000 taels of silver for carriage and horse expenses. If you don't give me any money, you can also give me some fine wine and a singer to entertain you!"
"Father, I only have a few words of farewell, I hope your father will take care of your dragon body!"
Li Zheng trembled slightly and threw the memorial on the dragon case. Looking at Liu Mingzhi's eyes with a hint of regret, he slowly closed his eyes. Li Zheng clenched his fists tightly and felt indescribable!
"What's wrong with me? Am I getting old? Where was the example of a wise king when I taught the prince? Now I myself have made this little mistake!"
"Liu Mingzhi, I am ashamed of you. But I cannot admit my mistake. I am the emperor and the king! I know I was wrong but I cannot say anything wrong!"
Slowly opening his eyes, Li Zheng had a smile on his face: "Liu Mingzhi, I have approved the matters mentioned in the memorial. With the permission of the treasury, it will be handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of War for processing!"
Liu Mingzhi's body softened and he breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Your Majesty, sir!"
"Ministry of Staff."
"I'm here!"
"Song Yu, Minister of the Ministry of War, fined him half a year's salary!"
"Dingguo Gong Liu Mingzhi was removed from the post of general of Yingzhou's auxiliary state."
"Ah...I obey your order!"
"I am not feeling well. I will leave the rest of the court affairs to the Crown Prince. You will circulate the memorial. If you have any different opinions, report them to the Crown Prince. I will deal with it later!"
"I obey the order!"
"My son, I obey!"
"Liu Aiqing, come to the imperial study with me. I have something to tell you."
