After the news from Zhejiang came.
Zhu Houzhao was discussing how to deal with it with the ministers, because the matter involved a vassal like King Huai, and he really tore it all out, pulled out the radish and brought out the mud, it is estimated that all the officials of the Ming Dynasty would be stuck.
"Which lineage is King Huai from?"
There are so many relatives in his family that he can't even remember them.
Wang Hao, Han Wen and other ministers were not surprised. Prince Huai had no sense of presence in the court, so it was no wonder that the prince didn't know about it.
Gu Zuo, the left minister of the household department, said: "Back to your highness, the line of King Huai has been passed down to the seventh son of Emperor Renzong. Today, King Huai is the fourth generation."
Renzong... Zhu Houzhao thought about it carefully. He didn't know what to call this distant person.
"This matter involves the vassal king. I still have to report it to my father so that he knows about it." Zhu Houzhao lowered his eyebrows slightly, "But I can promise you gentlemen that even if this matter involves the vassal vassal, what Liu Daxia said will not happen. Things."
In February of the seventeenth year of Hongzhi, Liu Daxia petitioned all those who were not from the old system left by their ancestors and harmed the army and the people to be exterminated. Many of them were unfavorable to the powerful, so the powerful tried their best to stop it. Emperor Hongzhi could not make up his mind. We will discuss it after issuing the decree.
So Liu Daxia responded: The matter belongs to foreign officials of the imperial court, and everyone approves it. A little bit about the powerful people, it was discussed and verified. I'm so stupid, I don't know why?
This incident was celebrated by foreign ministers as Liu Daxia's glorious deeds. Liu Daxia's image of a loyal minister became more realistic, and his reputation would be left in the history books.
This is what Zhu Houzhao was referring to.
"Your Highness is serious." Wang Hao knew the Crown Prince's intentions. "The Holy Father has always valued the relationship between relatives. Your Highness should not force this matter, so as not to worry about leaving the green hills without firewood."
Han Wen and Gu Zuo heard that the relationship between Wang Hao and the prince had reached this level. Doesn't it mean that it won't be too late to do this when you become the emperor in the future?
"Besides... Wei Chen believes that this Zhejiang case should not involve other provinces." Wang Hao said eagerly: "Zhejiang's case is complicated. Once it is allowed to be involved at will, Jiangxi, Henan, Huguang and even the capital will all be affected. It is unavoidable. There is a drought in Shandong and there are Tatars in the north. It is really not appropriate to turn every province upside down. Your Highness, with all due respect, the two people who went to Zhejiang this time belong to Jin Yiwei and Zhang Yongze. Being an internal official and working with factory guards to do this is already making irresponsible remarks."
Zhu Houzhao put down his feet and leaned to one side. He didn't have any expression at all. He just looked to the other side and said, "Min Shangshu, what do you say? Speaking of which, you are still from Huzhou, Zhejiang. You should understand the landscape and people's feelings in Zhejiang."
Min Gui was not satisfied when he heard this, "His Royal Highness is the crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, and all ministers, like all his colleagues, are also ministers of the Ming Dynasty. There should be no difference between Zhejiang and Jiangxi. Wang Hua, the governor of Zhejiang, is also from Zhejiang. He can Be fair and upright, why can’t a humble minister?”
Zhu Houzhao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and pointed at him, "They say you, Min Chaoying, have a weird temper and a stubborn personality. I think that's true. I just said that you know Zhejiang better. When did you say that I have a sectarian perspective?"...
Min Gui blushed slightly, but simply bowed, "If not, then I made a mistake by asking His Highness to apologize. But I still have to make my true feelings known to Your Highness. As for the situation of this corruption nest in Zhejiang, It is shocking. If it is not dealt with, the imperial court will lose the support of the people. Therefore, as the Minister of Punishment, I also agree. However, I think that in the future, we should not investigate like this. Firstly, there is too much noise and people's hearts are floating; secondly, it will be dealt with in a very short time. Hundreds of officials did not have time to examine the case carefully, and many of them were unjust, false, and wrong; thirdly, the reputation of His Highness was also very bad."
Zhu Houzhao nodded, "I accept Min Shangshu's suggestion, otherwise you will have to have your stubborn temper with me again."
The prince said it with a smile, and Min Gui was not annoyed. He shook his head lightly and said, "I am speaking out for the sake of the country."
What a stubborn old man.
But speaking of it, Zhu Houzhao also felt that the matter in Zhejiang should not be expanded. If all the officials from across the country were dragged out to plow the country, the country would not be healed immediately. This was not his purpose.
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By dismantling the merchant power in Zhejiang to a certain extent and allowing Mei Kejia's smuggling to continue, his goal has been achieved.
political purpose.
In the final analysis, injustice, falsehood and mistakes are inevitable.
However, the sudden rise of prisons by politicians in the past dynasties has never been based on facts, but on politics. In other words, it is not aimed at breaking the law, but at politics.
If during this process, some people are implicated and suffer unfair treatment.
...I can only say that this is politics. Of course there is fairness, truth, honesty, and justice on the surface of politics, but it is only on the surface.
An individual is a speck of dust of the times, and an individual's destiny is completely changed by a major event. This kind of thing has never disappeared, and Zhu Houzhao is not the only one.
What Wang Hao and Min Gui said were all old-fashioned ways to seek the country, and they were all sincerely serving the country and him as the prince. Some people in the court had their own purposes, so he would not listen, but of course his own people were different. .
"By the way, during this investigation, we should also be able to get some money in Zhejiang. Da Situ,"
"I'm here!"
"Is there still a shortage of silver for disaster relief in Shandong?"
Han Wen immediately knelt down and said, "Many of the things His Highness has done are quite controversial, but I know that His Highness is truly kind and loving to the people. Liu Daxia didn't know it before and said that His Highness took the money and deposited it in a private treasury. Didn't he know that His Highness had a private treasury?" There is no selfish intention. On behalf of the people of Shandong, I would like to thank His Highness for your kindness! If Your Highness allows it, I will give you six hundred thousand taels of silver."
There is a private treasury but no selfish motives.
Zhu Houzhao felt relieved after hearing this.
In life, there are always people who like and dislike others. He is used to this and can tolerate it. But if someone really can identify with him, then he still has to be happy.
"I will allow you this money." But Zhu Houzhao was a little surprised, "But didn't you say before that you were short of 800,000 taels of silver? Where did the other 200,000 taels come from?"
Han Wen replied: "If it is a large-scale construction project or the purchase of valuable treasures, I can't think of a way to find two hundred thousand taels of silver. But to help the victims, I have to dig three feet in the ground to find silver. This two hundred thousand taels The two ministers have sent special personnel to neighboring provinces to purchase grain and transport it to Shandong.”….
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but burst into laughter and slapped everyone, saying, "Look, everyone says Han Guandao is honest, but I think you all lied to him!"
"Haha!" Wang Hao, Min Gui, Gu Zuo and other courtiers couldn't help laughing.
"Han Shangshu, what you said makes me happy. If all the ministers in the world were like Han Guandao, I am afraid that the number of hungry people in Ming Dynasty would be less than half." Zhu Houzhao was slightly excited and said quite formally: " Han Wen, you are already the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and you are the biggest official in charge of money and food. I can only reward you as the crown prince's guardian!"
The prince was formal, and the Korean language was naturally not sloppy. He immediately knelt down and paid homage, saying, "I am a humble minister who has been given great service by your highness. I should repay the kindness of your highness for knowing me. I will never dare to take credit and receive rewards."
"No, you must be rewarded for what you say. It's not because of your good words or good answers. It's because of your good job. When I first supervised the country, I said that I was eyeing Qi After the expansion, the money and grain of several counties involved in the distribution of land were involved. You, Da Situ, led you well and managed it well. The situation in several counties was good. In the past few years, you have made efforts to cut redundant food and save redundant expenses, but the results are still the same. Yes. You deserve this reward."
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness!"
Korean is indeed very useful in Zhu Houzhao's hands. The main reason is that he is quite pragmatic, talented and honest.
Of course, the national treasury sometimes runs out of money, and this is not his problem. The Ming Dynasty's financial model made it rich in just a few years.
After the discussion in the East Palace today, the officials went away satisfied again. Even if others were not appreciated, Han Wen's conversation with the prince also made them feel happy.
They are all veterans and have served at least two emperors. They have read so much about the history of gentlemen, villains, and cowardly kings. How many of them really govern the country and care for the people like the current prince?
Now this official is at least not tired.
On the contrary, when Min Gui, the Minister of Punishment, returned home, he encountered
His eldest son's second son, Min Bingsheng, had just returned home. In fact, he was also his eldest grandson, because Min Bingsheng's previous son died shortly after he was born.
Min Bingsheng didn't know whether he had obtained some treasure or encountered some great good thing. When he returned to the mansion, he was extremely happy. He jumped up and down while walking, and he was also happy when he met the servants. He was generously rewarded.
Min Gui saw this and couldn't help but snorted.
In traditional education, such unstable performance is definitely unqualified. Min Gui is strict with himself, let alone his children and grandchildren.
Soon after, Min Bingsheng went to his study and knelt down,
"Grandpa, my grandson realizes his mistake."
Min Gui threw him a book, "I asked you to read Han Changli's article. How did you read it? Did you understand "Preface to Dong Shaonan"?"
With Min Gui's character, everyone in the family was afraid of him, and Min Bingsheng was no exception. He was immediately speechless when he was scolded so harshly.
Min Gui became even more angry, "Tell me! What did you do today? Did you hang out with someone again?"
Min Bingsheng did not dare to hide it, "Replying to what Grandpa said, today my grandson went to the poetry gathering with Cao Jiyi and other imperial officials."
How could Min Gui not know about his grandson's urinary properties? There would be no poems in the poetry gathering, it would only be famous prostitutes and dance music. ….
However, the name Cao Jiyi made him alert. He was one of the censors whom the prince had rebuked last time.
"What are you talking about together?"
"It's nothing, I just said... I talked about the return of the memorial from the East Palace. This matter has never happened before, so my grandson just listened out of curiosity. Grandpa, didn't you say that His Highness is the emperor of the Ming Dynasty? How could he return it like that? Many memorials?"
Min Gui's face changed greatly when he heard this. He had already heard the doubts about the prince in his grandson's words, and he immediately became even more angry, "Ignorant boy, what do you know?! Nothing the prince does or says every day is not for the people, and you, you Do you think that saying a few words about caring about the country and the people after these people will make you look great? Go back to your room and study! You are not allowed to leave the house again without my permission!"
"Grandpa! The prince killed so many people in Zhejiang, and my grandson personally heard that there were good people who were wrongly accused!"
Min Gui didn't expect this little bastard to dare to resist, "Come here! Lock him up for me!"
"Grandpa!" Min Bingsheng shouted, but he was dragged down by the servants of the mansion.
Min Gui didn't know who was spreading these words behind his back, but he would not let his grandson out again, otherwise he didn't know what trouble he would cause.
It seems that he felt unworthy for His Highness. In his opinion, the prince's character was even better than that of the emperor. The emperor was always willing to build a Taoist temple or something, and the prince himself strongly opposed these things. The same is true when it comes to dealing with the issue of vassalage.
Looking at Han Guandao again, he was rewarded for bringing blessings to the people. This was simply what the saint did.
Now this problem may be big or small, but after thinking about it, Min Gui decided to write a memorial. While speaking out for the prince, he also reminded him that some people and certain words should not be allowed to do or say without hesitation.
But at this time, the prince didn't find his father. He went around several times before arriving at Kunning Palace, but the emperor knocked him out with just one word. He is getting married when he is only fourteen! .
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