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"What's going on?" Zhao Junchen asked. 【Read the latest chapter】
Lu Yuanan first glared at Linqing Magistrate Zhang Jizhi angrily, and then explained to Zhao Junchen: "This is not the Linqing Magistrate Zhang Jizhi! I usually think that he is quite cautious and diligent in his work, and I feel at ease with him. I have never thought about him. He was so audacious and deceiving me. He lied to me that His Majesty's palace was ready, and I mistakenly believed him! However, when I came to Linqing and inspected the palace, I found that It is a completely empty shelf. Although it looks good from the outside, there is no decoration at all on the inside. How can it be allowed for His Majesty to live in it?"
At this point, Lu Yuanan became even more angry. After glaring at Zhang Jizhi again, he said: "What's even more annoying is that Zhang Jizhi actually planned to let His Majesty stay in such a simple palace! If I hadn't made an impromptu inspection of the palace , I really let His Majesty live in such a simple place. I didn’t say anything about the neglect or the anger that caused His Majesty. I just said that I and other officials in Shandong will have no face in the future. Isn’t it inviting ridicule? ! It really makes me angry!”
After hearing Lu Yuanan's explanation, Zhao Junchen also frowned.
Although I didn't see with my own eyes how crude the palace Zhang Jizhi prepared was, looking at Lu Yuanan's angry look, I can imagine that if we think about Emperor Deqing's character, if he really lived in such a crude palace, he would definitely I felt unhappy, ∈, and the local officials who had prepared such a simple palace would naturally be in bad luck.
However, looking at Zhang Jizhi's panicked look in front of him, he was obviously a cowardly person. How dare you offend Emperor Deqing like this?
So, Zhao Junchen turned his head and looked at Zhang Jizhi. Said: "Oh? I can't tell how courageous you are. You even dare to cheat in His Majesty's palace. Tell me, why do you dare to do this?"
Zhang Jizhi knelt in front of Zhao Junchen, his body trembling more and more. After whispering twice, he finally explained in a trembling voice: "Hui, Hui, Mr. Zhao, your Majesty is here in this state. How dare you make a lie? That place in this state." The palace was originally built during His Majesty's first southern tour, which was only more than twenty years ago. In order to prepare for the southern tour, the imperial court issued 30,000 taels of silver, and the subordinate officials spent most of it on repairing the palace. So, so This palace can be inhabited by people."
Hearing that Zhang Jizhi was still trying to quibble, Lu Yuanan became even more angry and scolded: "You still dare to quibble? Of course, the palace has been renovated. It does not leak or be ventilated, but that's it! Ordinary people can live there. Enter, but as an emperor, how can your majesty live in such a simple place? Let me ask you. Does the palace you prepared have a back garden? The floor tiles, carved poles, bricks, etc. in the palace, can Is it in line with His Majesty’s status? What are the furnishings in His Majesty’s bedroom? Are the ingredients prepared in the palace much better than those in ordinary restaurants? That’s it. Do you still dare to let His Majesty stay? "
Every time Lu Yuanan asked, Zhang Jizhi's body would tremble. His face was pale and his official uniform was soaked with cold sweat. He was obviously very afraid of Lu Yuanan's power. However, he couldn't help but explain in a low voice: "But, if it is based on the scale mentioned by the governor, the 30,000 taels of silver allocated by the court are not enough at all, and there are not enough manpower..."
Following Zhang Jizhi's explanation, all Shandong officials burst into laughter.
"Confused!" Lu Yuanan even scolded: "Can't you take some of the money from Linqing Prefecture's treasury to advance it first? Your Linqing Prefecture is famous for its wealth. Is it possible that you can't even come up with this money? You don't have enough manpower. , don’t you know how to recruit some common people?”
"But, in that case, wouldn't it cause a deficit? In the future, we will have to tax the people of Lin'an to make up for it. Although Linqing Prefecture is rich, the people are not rich, and how can we increase the burden for them? As for conscription The people...most of the prime-age people in Linqing Prefecture work on docks and ships, and receive one day's wages for one day's work. If they are recruited to build a palace and they have no wages, wouldn't it mean that their livelihood is cut off..." Zhang Jizhi still stumbled and explained.
However, such words of asking for life for the people, coupled with Zhang Jizhi's cowardly appearance, make people feel very weird and completely inconsistent.
However, looking at Zhang Jizhi's demeanor, it didn't look like he was lying.
After Lu Yuanan heard Zhang Jizhi's answer, he was even more angry. He subconsciously wanted to say, "It doesn't matter whether those people are dead or alive, as long as they can serve His Majesty well!"
However, when the words came to his lips, Lu Yuanan finally calmed down, knowing that these words could only be said in private, but must not be said in public, otherwise the impact would be really bad.
Therefore, Lu Yuanan pointed at Zhang Jizhi, and for a moment he didn't know what to say. After a long time, he said: "Okay, okay, okay! I never thought that in Shandong, there would be someone like you, Zhang Jizhi, who is willing to think about the people." The blue sky!"
Zhang Jizhi's body trembled again, but he no longer dared to refute.
On the side, Zhao Junchen murmured to himself: "Zhang Jizhi, Zhang Jizhi... this name seems familiar..."
After a while, Zhao Junchen finally had an impression. After looking at Zhang Jizhi again, he said in surprise: "Oh? I remembered that after the prince tried the 'Southern Tour Preparation Fraud Case', he returned to the capital and impeached hundreds of officials in one go. However, at the same time, they also asked for credit for several local officials, saying that during the preparations for the southern tour, these officials not only did not take bribes, but were considerate of the people, considered the people wholeheartedly, acted frugally, and had an honest style. He is a rare capable minister, and among these local officials, your name is Zhang Jizhi!"
After hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Zhang Jizhi couldn't help but be surprised.
Zhang Jizhi was not a princeling official, and was naturally timid and cowardly. When Prince Zhu Heyu left the capital for trial and passed through Linqing Prefecture, he also summoned Zhang Jizhi for questioning. However, Zhang Jizhi was frightened when he saw Prince Zhu Heyu. I couldn't even speak clearly, and it took me a long time to explain things clearly.
Zhang Jizhi originally thought that Prince Zhu Heyu had a very bad impression of him, but he didn't expect that Prince Zhu Heyu would actually ask for credit for him after returning to Beijing! Subconsciously, I felt a little happy.
However, the joy only lasted for a moment. Then Zhang Jizhi suddenly thought that the Mr. Zhao in front of him seemed to have a bad relationship with the prince Zhu Heyu. If it was because the prince asked for credit for him, Zhao Junchen mistakenly thought that he was As a disciple of the prince, I am afraid that my next situation will be very unbearable!
As a result, Zhang Jizhi's face became paler and his body became more and more trembling. He wanted to explain to Zhao Junchen, but he didn't know where to start. He looked like he would faint at any time.
Seeing Zhang Jizhi's appearance, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but become interested in him.
According to Zhao Junchen's impression, officials like Zhang Jizhi, who would rather offend Emperor Deqing than let the people suffer, are generally bold, strong-minded, and righteous. However, the Zhang Jizhi in front of him is not only He looks a bit wretched, and is as timid as a mouse. He kneels down in front of him whenever he wants, showing no trace of momentum or dignity.
But it happened that such a person would rather risk being punished by Emperor Deqing than increase the hardship of the people, which made Zhao Junchen couldn't help but feel surprised.
Of course, those noble people in the court dared to do things against Emperor Deqing's will, and even dared to directly contradict Emperor Deqing, but this was only because they were sure that Emperor Deqing would not kill officials unless absolutely necessary. Even if Emperor Deqing Killing them will also achieve their eternal reputation, so they don't know how to be afraid, and therefore they are fearless.
However, people like Zhang Jizhi who know clearly but still insist on thinking about the people are, in some respects, much more valuable than those Qingliu people.
However, seeing that Emperor Deqing was about to arrive in Qingzhou, Zhao Junchen did not have the time to continue to understand Zhang Jizhi in depth. He just looked at Zhang Jizhi deeply, then turned to Lu Yuanan and asked: "Just now, Governor Lu, you said that you and everyone My colleagues have already discussed a way to make up for it, but I don’t know what it is?”
Lu Yuanan explained: "In Linqing Prefecture, there is a wealthy businessman named Li. The luxurious and exquisite Li family's mansion is very famous even in Shandong. It can be used as a resting palace for His Majesty. Now I have convinced the Li family to let They will move out for a few days and hand over the mansion to His Majesty for temporary stay. Moreover, I have sent people to clean up the Li Mansion. I believe Your Majesty will be very satisfied. However, I hope Mr. Zhao can take care of this matter secretly. One or two, otherwise we and other local officials would not be able to explain to His Majesty if the palace is temporarily changed."
With that said, Lu Yuanan stared at Zhang Jizhi coldly, and added: "I hope Mr. Zhao can rest assured that as long as you help us with this matter, we in Shandong will definitely repay you, and I also promise Mr. Zhao that in addition to Lin Lin, Outside of Qingzhou, the reception arrangements and preparations for the palace in other places in Shandong are all in order, and Master Zhao will never be troubled again. As for this Zhang Jizhi, I will take care of him as soon as His Majesty leaves Linqing Prefecture."
On the side, after hearing Lu Yuanan's words, Zhang Jizhi's body trembled again, and he murmured twice, but he did not dare to say anything.
Zhao Junchen, on the other hand, was silent.
While Zhao Junchen was pondering, someone suddenly shouted loudly: "Look, His Majesty's dragon boat has appeared."
Zhao Junchen turned around and saw the shadow of the southern patrol fleet at the end of the canal. Although it was still far away, the ship was very fast and would arrive at Linqing Prefecture in about a quarter of an hour.
Seeing this, Lu Yuanan was also a little anxious and asked: "Master Zhao, what do you think of my proposal?"
Thinking that Li Lide would gain a foothold in Shandong in the future, he needed Lu Yuanan's support. Although Lu Yuanan was rumored to be a disciple of the chief assistant Zhou Shangjing, selling him a favor at this time might not be without benefits in the future, so Zhao Junchen finally nodded and agreed. He said: "In this case, Your Majesty, let me take care of the matter and never embarrass Governor Lu and all my colleagues in Shandong."
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ps: Well, the second update today!
It's almost ten o'clock now. The outbreak plan has failed. I'm so sorry!
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